Saturday, March 17, 2007


DANNY VOLK 1945 - 2007


On Sunday, March 18th at 11AM, Agate Beach Community Church, 5840 NW Biggs St. Newport there will be words spoken of Danny at the morning Church Services. Then at the Longview Hills Club House from 3PM to 5PM there will be a gathering of family, friends and any who would like to attend to remember Danny. If you would like to bring any special thoughts you might have on Danny please feel free to share them. Thank you and may Danny rest in peace after the many years of fighting cancer. Time to rest Danny, time to rest. Please take time in your busy life to stop by the club house to pay your respects. Thank you!

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Local News | kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington: "60 million cans of pet food recalled

01:07 PM PDT on Saturday, March 17, 2007

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.



An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death, the company said.

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Local News | kgw.com | News for Oregon and SW Washington: "60 million cans of pet food recalled

01:07 PM PDT on Saturday, March 17, 2007

ASSOCIATED PRESS

A major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food Friday after reports of kidney failure and deaths.



An unknown number of cats and dogs suffered kidney failure and about 10 died after eating the affected pet food, Menu Foods said in announcing the North American recall. Product testing has not revealed a link explaining the reported cases of illness and death, the company said.

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Machu Picchu - Crystalinks


Machu Picchu - Crystalinks: "The legendary 'Lost City of Machu Picchu' is without a doubt the most important tourist attraction in Peru and one of the world's most impressive archaeological sites."




























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Friday, March 16, 2007

21st century homesteading: Free land in Alaska - CNN.com

21st century homesteading: Free land in Alaska - CNN.com: "ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Anderson, a little town in Alaska's interior, has no gas station, no grocery store and no traffic lights, but it does have plenty of woodsy land -- and it's free to anyone willing to put down roots in the often-frozen ground.

In a modern twist on the homesteading movement that populated the Plains in the 1800s, the community of 300 people is offering 26 large lots on spruce-covered land in a part of Alaska that has spectacular views of the Northern lights and Mount McKinley, North America's highest peak.

And what's an occasional day of 60-below cold in a town removed from big-city ills?

'It's Mayberry,' said Anderson high-school teacher Daryl Frisbie, whose social studies class explored ways to boost the town's dwindling population. Students developed a Web site and Power Point presentation, then persuaded the City Council to give it a go."

Nanotech will let us wear batteries and get 150 mpg - USATODAY.com

Nanotech will let us wear batteries and get 150 mpg - USATODAY.com: "Nanotech will let us wear batteries and get 150 mpg
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Yet-Ming Chiang, founder of A123 Systems, demonstrates the 36-volt Dewalt hammerdrill powered by a four horse power battery designed by his company.
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Yet-Ming Chiang, founder of A123 Systems, demonstrates the 36-volt Dewalt hammerdrill powered by a four horse power battery designed by his company.
By Tom A. Peter, The Christian Science Monitor
WATERTOWN, Mass. — Standing at the base of a gym's climbing rope, Nathan Ball checks his harness and prepares to live every gym student's dream. He flicks a switch on his 'rope ascender' and zips up to the 45-foot ceiling in less than five seconds. The 15-pound battery-powered device, designed by Mr. Ball and three fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology students, can hoist 250 pounds at 10 feet per second (about 7 miles per hour)."

BBC NEWS | Health | Zinc could be key to eye disease

BBC NEWS | Health | Zinc could be key to eye disease: "Zinc could be key to eye disease
Eye
AMD often affects older people
The mineral zinc may play a role in the development of a common cause of blindness, research suggests.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among elderly people in the developed world."

DNA - Evolutions - Vast ice deposits found on Mars south pole: study - Daily News & Analysis

DNA - Evolutions - Vast ice deposits found on Mars south pole: study - Daily News & Analysis: "Vast ice deposits found on Mars south pole: study
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WASHINGTON: Huge deposits of pure frozen water have been found under the southern pole of Mars following a probe by the European spacecraft Mars Express, according to a study released on Thursday.

'While the precise composition of the deposits is unknown, it is believed they are predominantly water ice and that they represent the largest known reservoir of H2O on the planet,' said the study, in the March 15 edition of Science magazine. Researchers used signals sent by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface Ionospheric Sounding (Marsis), which penetrated some 3.7 kilometers below the planet's surface, to make their calculations.

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Longview Hills resident Dan Volk in his early 60's. lost the battle with cancer after fighting this terrible disease for over ten years. A lot of resident may not know Danny, he was a fine person, will be missed here on the hill. Our condolence goes to Sally his wife and Dan's mother Juila Volk who lived near her son. Services are pending.

Rest in peace Dan...........







Calilyforneea Odyese
by ron


When we got here in Beamont, CA. The wind was blowing as it most always does in Beaumont. It is located at the funnel end of the pass from Palm Springs and in the middle of California's Santa Ana wind corridor. It is dry... humidity 15%. It takes a couple of days for me to get acclimated as the temp is in the 90's (gasp!). My nose goes into rebellion mode and starts on demand nose bleeds. It is really hard to keep my finger out of it. (gross I know but this is reality talking here).

Grand kids are here and after an 8 hour drive through some of the most freeway crazed people on earth they are ready with all their puzzles and games. Jacky is up for it but not me. The next four days are me fixing all the stuff that was found during the house inspection and Jacky is packing shelf by shelf. She paces herself well. I on the other hand race into everything full bore. First is the yard gate that allows access to the pool. It is leaning and rubs the sidewalk. My Grandson helps me which is pretty humorous as he is only 5. He has pockets.. Good for storing screws. In trade he only asks to run the electric drill. Rob comes and helps.. scavaging a saw from a fellow (my son was a Marine sergeant) retired Marine Gunnery Sargeant who comes along later to have a laugh at how we are doing.

The gate and I wrestle for most of the day and finally we discover a mounting screw that is 1/4 in diameter that should have been 1/2 in. That caused the gate to lean. Fixed.. nope! Missing paling and opener must be repositioned because the gate is now straight. 90 degrees ugh.

Next up ... Replace the entry door into the garage from the house. Rob put a kitty door in the other one so the katz could go outside. Turns out the door is a solid core door due to a fire regulation and they don't want the cat door in it in order to pass inspection. No you can't just board it up. Has to be replaced. It has hinges that are spring loaded to make the door self-closing
Of course it is a non standard door. These things are cut to fit also the hardware and weather striping will have to be removed and installed precisely as they were on the original door. This takes tools I didn't bring and Rob doesn't have. I go to the local ACE hardware and find a door that can be cut to fit. They will prep the door and put all the hardware on it for $20. DEAL!

This door weighs a ton.. I wrestle it off the wall ... grandson wants to know why I am doing that? I tell him I am breaking Daddy's house. Off he goes to rat me out. Rob helps me wrestle it into the car and I will take it down tomorrow. Rob's pool becons to me and I slide my shoes off and head for a cooling dip.... The water has just melted from some snow fed stream. Myself gets wet no higher than my ankles.

Back in the house I raid the beer supply. Ryan (my grandson awaits. He has his Shogun helmet and sword and a battle axe... he looks determined. Rob (my son) suggests Ryan show me the latest moves from his Karate class. Soon we are in complete all out warfare. I threaten to quit if the sword and battle axe are used. I'm a pussy.

The next morning the door is taken to the hardware and it will be ready that afternoon. The kids left last night for their Mom's home. I have a sore back, split lip and my heel has dried out and split giving me a John Wayne roll to my walk. Two bloody noses today.

The door is finished and I go to get it. They don't want the old one so now I have two doors in the van. I wrestle it out of the van and tote it on the dolly to its new home. Weighs about 70 or 80lbs. Get Jacky to put 3 screws in while I hold it in place. then the other screws go in. The deadbolt and the door mechanism are off by 1/4 of an inch....I quit for the day. At least it appears to fit.

The door is not through with me.. Lacking templates and proper tools I head to the ACE hardware store where they now know me by name. I buy a reamer for my drill figuring to enlarge the holes in the frame and move the frame hardware. Now I find a hammer and chisel would be handy. Make do with a screw driver and a hammer. After reaming and drilling the jamb several times I have a fit on both locks. Now for the spring loaded hinges... I have pins to put in after I increase the tension. Use a nail to pry the hinge around but it bends.. Can't get the tension needed. Back to ACE. Best I can do is an ice pick as a prying tool. ... SNAP! So goes the end of the ice pick..This pretty much takes up the day. Beer and frozen swimming pool...

Wanted a snack about 10pm decided to fix a bowl of Raisin Bran Cereal. Munching and chewing... Snap! Like a gunshot going off in my head.... My top denture has just snapped in two. Now I am toothless on top.

Next day, chapped lips, split lips, split heel no bloody nose ....yet, no teeth. Eat my breakfast gruel and am ready for the door that hates my guts. First the hinges... I find an old drill bit and it fits.. I lever everything and pin the hinge ... it works! But we are not done yet. Now it needs to be painted. Mask off everything and the floor and paint and paint and paint. It takes 3 coats before it looks ok.

Next day.. drive the extra van we brought down to its destination in Artesia. Manage to get myself in the traffic from hell. After diving the van all the way here without an incident I have 2 close calls on the 91 freeway. Rob is following later on he drives like the rest of the maniacs and does not want to be stuck behind me at only 65mph. I gas the van up and ask the attendant where the restroom is? They don't have one. For those of you who have an enlarged postrate you know the feeling. Fortunately sitting down cures the feeling ..Back in the van. I arrive, park the car and go to the apartment complex office. no one home. It is secure you can't get in I call the person... Answering machine no one there. Prostate sending shivers up my spine. back to the van. Call Jacky.. Where is my person. Maybe outback cleaning the garage. Rob follows me into an alley and we find our person. I just want to get to a restroom but have to get the car in the garage for her... Suppose to stay and help unpack but I can't hang on much longer. In the car with Rob.. He misses the first restroom.. Sweat beads on my brow. Finally he finds a Taco Bell but says I may have to pay a quarter to get in.

Back in the car. Rob is silent and drives us home. He is upset.. Something about he lost $3 million in a program he is working on and needs to be back working on it instead of gallivanting all over.
Tense all the way home.

Today, pack.

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Sent in by Wayne Hill
Packing for the Move....

I would like to say I am one not to complain... That would not be true.. I'm ready to moan and groan. Especially when we wake to another 90 deg. plus day while at home a beautiful 32 deg morning is happening.

I'm getting emails wanting to know how we are doing. Tonight I will write the entire miserable experience to date... Stay tuned.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

This afternoon we sadly hear from Barb Dudley....

We were down playing Canasta today and heard that Danny Volk past away. His wife is in California and his mother apparently found him this morning. Thought you would like to know.

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Tornado Responders Slowed By Cell Phones, First Responders In Alabama Used Cell Phones Instead Of New $18M State Radio Network - CBS News

Tornado Responders Slowed By Cell Phones, First Responders In Alabama Used Cell Phones Instead Of New $18M State Radio Network - CBS News: "(AP) In the chaos after a tornado killed nine people in Enterprise, emergency workers had trouble talking to one another because they tried to use their cell phones instead of the state's $18 million emergency communications upgrade, officials say.

'People were frustrated, but all they had to do was turn on their radios,' state Homeland Security Director Jim Walker told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
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Here's some rather interesting facts for you to learn!! .......

1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.
3. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle".
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and
down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He
was albino.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces
will kill a small sized dog.
12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the
shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't
wear pants.
15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
(MORE TO FOLLOW AT A LATER TIME...WATCH FOR IT)

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

MARCH BREAKFAST...SATURDAY MARCH 31..8AM-10AM

HOSTED AND COOKED BY THE CANASTA LADIES....OUR MENU WILL BE BELGIAN WAFFLES TOPPED WITH STRAWBERRY FRUIT COMPOTE AND WHIPPED CREAM, BACON, JUICE AND???. SUGAR FREE JAMS AND JELLIES PLUS THE REGULAR STUFF.

BREAKFAST WILL BE $3.50 PER PERSON OR SEASON PASS HOLDERS WILL BE FREE!!

DON'T FORGET TO SIGN UP FOR THIS ACTIVITY!!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS JACKY
REMEMBER TO MARK THE CALENDAR.. LADIES COFFEE IS TUES MARCH 27
AT 10AM... COME MEET AND GREET.. FIND OUT ALL THE LOCAL HAPPENINGS IN THE PARK... GREAT WAY TO MEET NEW PEOPLE..
THANKS JACKY
TICKET SALES FOR DINNERS

WE'RE ALSO TRYING SOMETHING NEW IN TICKET SALES. YOU MAY ALSO PURCHASE A TICKET FOR A DINNER OR ACTIVITY BY PUTTING YOUR CHECK INTO THE LOCKED CUBBYHOLE SLOT AND GINGER DALE WILL GET A TICKET TO YOU..
TRY IT AND YOU MIGHT LIKE IT...

THANKS JACKY
IT'S THE WEARIN' OF THE GREEN ON SATURDAY MARCH 17 AT 5 PM. WE'RE HAVING A CATERED ST. PATRICK'S DAY DINNER AT THE CLUBHOUSE. SOCIAL HOUR IS AT 5PM AND DINNER WILL BE SERVED AT 5:30 PM... THE MENU WILL BE..
CORNED BEEF
CABBAGE
CARROTS
ONIONS
POTATOES
DINNER ROLLS
DESSERT BAR
COFFEE & TEA
TICKETS ARE $8.50 PER PERSON..

BUY YOUR TICKETS FROM BETTY HANUS, BARB DUDLEY, GINGER STOUT, MARILYN BREAKFIELD & KATHY SMITH
MARK YOUR CALENDAR... SAVE THE DATE.....

TUESDAY MARCH 13...... 2 PM.... DISTRICT ATTORNEY BERNICE BARNETT AND MS EDNA ABBOT WILL PRESENT "IDENTITY THEFT" AT THE CLUBHOUSE.
BRING ALL YOUR QUESTIONS... REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED..SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS JACKY
Wayde Dudley..

sent in a Visa/Mastercard scam that is going on and you should really take the time to read about it. We verified it through the Snope's Urban Legends web site. You can read it by following the link below. Snope's classifies it as true.

Click here to read about it..

Monday, March 12, 2007

Go the Newport Police link on the left side of the page and navigate to the Arrests log to read the latest.

Sent in by Arleta Lucht



Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about current events.
The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandfather replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
'television
'penicillin
'polio shots
'frozen foods
'Xerox
'contact lenses
'Frisbees and
'the pill
There were no:
'credit cards
'laser beams or
'ball-point pens
Man had not invented:
'pantyhose
'air conditioners
'dishwashers
'clothes dryers
'and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
'man hadn't yet walked on the moon

How old is Grandpa???
Your Grandmother and I got married first, . . And then lived together.
Every family had a father and a mother.
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".
And after I turned 25, I still called every man older than me, "Sir"
We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.
If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk.
The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
We had 5&10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, .. . . But who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
In my day:
'"grass" was mowed,
' "coke" was a cold drink,
'"pot" was something your mother cooked in and
'"rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby.
'"Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office,
'"chip" meant a piece of wood,
'"hardware" was found in a hardware store and
'"software" wasn't even a word.
And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap... And how old do you think I am?
I bet you have this old man in mind...you are in for a shock!
Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
This man would be only 59 years old

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Sunday, March 11, 2007

On the way to CA...

We transported a 2nd car down to CA. for a couple of our residents. As we traveled we found yet another use for the FRS radios we hope you are considering acquiring. We were in two cars and me being the usual navigator for one of these jaunts Jacky had a problem. We solved it with our radios. We were chattering all the way here. I told her about the turns coming up and she drove my backseat from 2 car links back. Possibly a new world recored for a back seat driver.
Our Poll results

We see that 51 people view this website from the community. I wish it were more.

Of the 51 .... 16 say they would be willing to read the monthly newsletter on line and receive a calendar via email. That isn't what I thought the answer would be but it's certainly enough to go ahead with the task. I will be showing Charlie how to publish the newsletter on line.. It is really simple... All he has to do is email it to a special address and it will self publish... Simple as that. That is the same way our police dept publishes on their websites. The same way that Lincoln County CERT team and Newport CERT team publish on their websites.

After I get Charlie up to speed I suggest you email me your email address and I will send you a calendar and I will put a link to the newsletter on the left of the webpage. When you feel you are happy with what we've done you just tell Charlie that you get your newsletter and calendar on line so he doesn't have to have one published for you. You snowbirds will probably find this service a real plus.

We've been thinking it would be a real plus for the people who advertise in the newsletter to have ads on the website. The revenue would be for the Social Club. Ads are time consuming and will take a bit of work. They also can run every day of the week. To put them on we will need volunteers to learn how. The ads should not come cheaply. On the other hand the vendor can have a break in that we can have a link for people to click that will bring up their whole menu and what's on special. They will be allowed to change it once a week. This should not be a $10 a month thing. More changes = more money. Large ad= more$.

Think it over Social Club... and answer in the comments if you would. Meanwhile a new poll concerning using the website as an income generator will be up shortly.

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Gas in CA at its highest $3.22

Average $3.15

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Updating Marian Rogers

This was sent in by Barb Dudley...


Ron,

I was going to post this on the website but I thought maybe it would be better for you to do an update since you already had something posted there. Ginny Scherer called me today with an update on Marian's condition. She is doing extremely well, all things considered. She is still in ICU, regained consciousness, and has even said a few words. The first 4 days are the most critical and she is through that, but the next 7 days are also critical. She is still making progress even though she still can't read. She can smile and laugh and, with everything she has been through, that is really saying a lot. She's not home free yet but it sounds like she's on her way. I am sure she can still use prayers and good thoughts from everyone.