Saturday, July 19, 2008

Selling Your Father's Bones: The Epic Fate of the American West by Brian Schofield - Times Online

Selling Your Father's Bones: The Epic Fate of the American West by Brian Schofield - Times Online: "Joseph was a peacemaker. But when mapmakers in Washington tried to carve up Wallowa and he had to choose between selling his father's bones or saving his father's people, he decided on the latter, fleeing, but also fighting. He led them on a 1,700-mile forced march, humiliating the US Army in three separate rearguard actions."

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 6.7 SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS REGION 0927Z JUL 19: Tsunami NOT expected along US west coast,BC,and AK

Friday, July 18, 2008

Announcing "NET CONTROL" !

Net Control???? What are they up to now?


If you bought an FRS radio because you wanted to be connected to your neighbors and CERT during a disaster, storm or other important events and you wanted the added feature of having a Neighborhood Watch Emergency Network and you have been waiting for improvements and help learning your radio. Now you will be able to practice once a week and get help... Watch and listen as we grow this network to include all that think it is a good idea.

Here is how it works.... Get your radio adjusted to CH 6.16 or CH 6 if you have trouble doing that or have a radio that won't adjust to CH 6.16. Make sure your batteries are ready to go for this Sunday.

Sunday evening and every Sunday evening we are going have the LVH emergency net. Precisely, at 7:00PM, You will hear our first Net Controller come on the air and announce to all that are listening that the net is beginning. He will tell you how it will go and what to say...

After Tom explains the Net you will here a check in process. There will be pauses as he records who has spoken to him and their signal strength. We have about 16 people who will help us this first time. You can participate at the end of the first roll call when Tom asks if there are any late or missed stations.. Just key your Mike and say the same things you have heard other people say... You need to know your first name and your lot or mailbox #... Tom will do the rest....

First times out of the box are always interesting and sometimes down right funny... Join us at NET and begin helping create the safest community ever.

I'll be listening to you on the net... Look for me there my call sign will be
RON #18.

*CERT team members call up your Google Doc's spread sheet on your computer and watch Tom fill it in real time as he runs the net....

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 6.6 OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 0240Z JUL 19: Tsunami NOT expected along US west coast,BC,and AK

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 5.0 OFF COAST OF OREGON 0100Z JUL 19: Tsunami NOT expected

Oregon Coast Safety Tips: Spotting Dangerous Waves


Oregon Coast Safety Tips: Spotting Dangerous Waves: "They kill, injure or maim indiscriminately. They come without warning, and surprise most everyone caught in their deadly path.

They are sneaker waves of the Oregon coast - the biggest possible curse to tourism officials in the state, and the scourge of those too young to be aware of their surroundings or those simply not paying attention on Oregon's beaches."

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 5.6 OFF COAST OF OREGON 2252Z JUL 17: Tsunami NOT expected

Information Statement

Information Statement: M 5.5 OFF COAST OF OREGON 2236Z JUL 17: Tsunami NOT expected

New Stretcher Donated and Supplies

CERT is receiving donations of valuable medical supplies from individuals in our community.

Yesterday, Brian Hudson stopped by and gave the CERT team a collapsible metal stretcher/backboard and neck braces... Thanks Brian... The CERT team will be storing it in one of our earthquake storage bins located at strategic points in our community.

A few weeks ago, Bob Abbott donated a large quantity of emergency medical supplies... That will enable us to build 2 more team, emergency response, Medical Kits.. The most teams we can field now is 4 and that will bring our emergency kits to 4...

We salute our fellow community members in their concern to make the CERT team properly equipped to fulfill their mission and the CERT team hopes to never have to use any of it but we are becoming the best trained and best equipped team around... Thanks to your generosity and our determination.

Once again, won't you support us by coming to our meetings and lend a hand in learning what to do in an emergency? Meetings every Monday 10:00am to 12:00pm..except... the last Monday of the month at 6:00pm.
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The eastern end of U.S. Route 20 — Graham Kislingbury

The eastern end of U.S. Route 20 — Graham Kislingbury: "One day while in Boston in the early 1990s, I noticed a highway sign with the number 20.

“Is this the Highway 20 that starts in Newport, Oregon?” I asked a guy.

“It’s the one,” he told me, adding that it ends (or starts, depending on your geographic perspective) right there in Boston."

There is a video of the end of 20 just click the link above.

For the "FULL STORY" click the title box

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

NewsGator Online

Barbara Bush

"War is not nice."

Stumbling Onto the Untamed on Oregon's Coast


Stumbling Onto the Untamed on Oregon's Coast: "Another spot to keep an eye out for is a hidden spot known as Depoe View Park, lurking behind the northern part of Depoe Bay. Look for Vista St. along the northern part of Depoe Bay, and this will lead you into a neighborhood and a sign that reads 'to the rocks.' Take that lead, and you'll find an amazing span of puffy, bubble-like basalt cliffs where the ocean below crashes with enough power to sometimes make this area shake."

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Biofuels Gone Bad

A new European study reveals that the production of biofuels has directly caused considerable increases in the price of food. Mark Phillips reports from London.

NewsGator Online

"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter."