Sally Hunt Memorium

Posted on May 8, 2024 by webadmin
We lost our beloved Timber Valley member, Sally Hunt.  Sally passed on Monday evening, April 29.    Sally and her husband, Jim came to Timber Valley on October 23, 2014.  She was a kind, generous and compassionate woman with many talents including sewing, quilting, machine embroidery, crocheting,  glass etching, and many, many different crafts. Sally was  a much loved member of the Sit n Sew  group where she shared many of her talents,  Sally would help anyone and everyone.  She was active as a member of the Welcome Committee’s Contributing Members.  Many of you have welcome gifts made by Sally.  She never met a person she could not talk to and make welcome. Countless moments of joy and happiness with Sally were shared by many of us in the park.
Deepest sympathy to her husband, Jim, son Mike and his wife Cherelyn, daughter Melissa and her husband Dave, grandson James,  granddaughters Marissa and Miranda, and great-granddaughter Cassie, all of whom she loved endlessly.
Sally, we will miss you so much but look forward to catching glimpses of your angel flitting around the park!
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MAY 2024 – PRESIDENT’S NEWSLETTER

Posted on May 7, 2024 by webadmin

The Park is looking beautiful with all the flowers and trees blooming.
Thank you so much to the landscape committee and the people who mow
the lawns. We are one of the most beautiful SKP Parks because of our
employees and our volunteers.
The Finance Committee did an excellent job completing the 2024-
2025 budget. The Board and members attended a workshop where the
Finance Committee went over the proposed budget. The board and
members asked questions of the Finance Committee. The board approved
the 2024/25 budget at a special open board meeting on April 24th. The
maintenance and operation cost for the membership will be $2107.75.
With all the lot relinquishments this spring, Randy, his liaisons and
park volunteers have been busy inspecting, cleaning and putting the lots
and sheds in good condition for the next leaseholders. They have been
doing this during all weather conditions including rain. When lots are traded
this can be a lengthy process before a new member gets their lot. The
leaseholder who trades has seven (7) days to vacate their current lot. Then
Randy and the volunteers must make sure this traded lot is in good
condition. Now this lot goes up for trade and the cycle continues. Thus, no
monies for obtaining membership are coming in until the cycle is complete.
Even though you may only see the Board Members at the agenda
and board meetings, they are always busy. They interact with employees
and members daily. They attend committee meetings and answer text
messages and phone calls.
There was a recent vacancy in the office. The Park posted
recruitment flyers in various locations for a part-time clerical position. The
Park received one (1) resume. The office liaisons, Kim and I interviewed
the candidate. The board was given details of the interview. Once the board
members were informed of this an offer was made to the candidate. Kim
will be training Karriann as soon as possible.

Sue Eytalis, Board President

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OPEN OTHER END

Posted on May 6, 2024 by webadmin

The half-pint carton of milk reposed innocently on the kitchen counter. Aha! Just enough for my breakfast smoothie. I grabbed it up, pushed, pulled, pried, cussed Continue reading →

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TV Log May 5, 2024

Posted on May 5, 2024 by webadmin

If your mobile device does not allow you to view the entire Log, click this link to open the Log in a new window.

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Board Members Needed!

Posted on May 4, 2024 by webadmin
Each year the Board of Directors directs the Election Committee to recruit candidates for the upcoming three (3) openings on the board.  All  members are encouraged to apply.
We’re looking for  dedicated, talented and conscientious people with leadership skills to lead and strengthen our park.  Some of the requirements include attending regular and special meetings, participating in strategic planning, and serving on committees.  If this is you, submit your resume.  If you think this is your friend or neighbor–talk to them about submitting their resume.  This is an important and rewarding position in our park.  Let’s make this a great and competitive election year!
All resumes must be only one (1) page.  Also submit a recent photo.  Take your resume and photo to the office no later than 5:00 pm on May 10, 2024.
Judi Pambrun, Chair of Elections Committee
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Henretta Hedgehog

Posted on May 3, 2024 by webadmin

Yay …It’s May! Henrietta Hedgehog is sitting pretty in her window box  with green-grass colored bows, a bluebird of Happiness and her friends, the butterflies. Warmer weather should be just around the corner. Remember to take in the little sign … Enjoy the Simple Things!

Kim Watkins

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Message to Those on our Active Wait List

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Thom Hoch

Our business office asked me to advise those nearing the top of the Active Wait List to  make sure you check the list often… like every week if you can. The published list is normally updated on Fridays.  It’s that time of year when we have a flurry of activity and the List is moving quickly. It speeds the process along if you’re aware that you’re nearing the top of the list and you won’t be blindsided when the office calls and offers you the next lot.

And Thank You for your interest in Timber Valley.  We look forward to welcoming all of you into our little community here in the wonderful Umpqua Valley of Oregon.

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Social Hour Speaker this Week – 5/3

Posted on May 1, 2024 by webadmin

Troy MillsOn May 3rd, the Sutherlin Police will be the speaker for Social Hour (Community Education Hr.) at 3 p.m. in the Clubhouse. He will tell us what a person in his position has as his responsibility. Troy Mills continues to strive to
keep us safe while managing his cadre officers.

Our officers, like Troy Mills, are subject to a wide range of challenges and traumas while carrying out their duties. These challenges are not just physical, but also emotional. It’s important to remember that they are humans first, and law enforcement professionals thereafter. Understanding their experiences can help us build a stronger, more supportive community.

Troy is also manages a budget for, equipment and training of the people that keep non-compliant folk out of our lives. Troy, you can tell from his smile, is a gentle fellow with a beastly responsibility. Come with your questions and concerns.

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Chapter 9 Breakfast

Posted on April 30, 2024 by webadmin

Chapter 9 Monthly Breakfast & Meeting

Thursday May 2nd – Everyone Welcome

8-9 am Breakfast – Pancakes & Sausage $2

9 am Meeting – Big Room

Please Sign Up in The Dining Room By Wednesday May 1st.

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Update on Logging

Posted on April 29, 2024 by Thom Hoch

It looks like we might get a one year reprieve as market conditions are not very good for the timber industry this summer. A number of local mills are shut down and the rest have cut back on their log purchases. The owner of the property next door to our southern border told me last week that he’s almost certain the logging next to Timber Valley is off for this summer.

As we learn more, there’ll be further updates.

Thom

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Cruise Control

Posted on April 27, 2024 by webadmin

by Fred Prout

Sometimes your life seems to go in one direction. Always forward. A super highway. Doing things. Going places. People. We collect people. And places. Like a bee collects pollen. Life on cruise control. New places. Different people. Eyes always focused ahead. What’s next? And new?   The older we get the faster we seem to go. Time condenses. We perceive it differently. Sometimes we look back at people and events of our life. We smile, and look ahead to the endless highway. No need to feed the gas. Hit the brakes. It’s all automatic. Cruise control. Endless highway. Until…

SPEED BUMP

The other day I heard that a dear friend was ill. Very ill. It hit me hard. We had some adventures together that are indelibly written in my memories. Willie saw my reaction to the news. The shock. A good friend very ill. She reminded me that a burden shared is halved. A laugh shared is multiplied.

Suddenly, more news. Larry didn’t make it. This is the first time I have ever said Larry without also saying Phyllie. They were, are, a unit. An extension of each other. I know everyone who knows them will feel the same.

RV Days

Of the tens of thousands of people we meet, a very few are truly special. Can make us laugh. Or cry. I know my tears will mix with those of many others who spent time with Larry and Phyllie. When you share laughter with someone, it changes you both for the better.

Back in the RVing days, Rita and I stumbled upon a membership RV park. Through sheer luck we got an opportunity to volunteer to work on the activities. That’s how we managed to meet some really great people. Friends. Especially Larry and Phyllie.

TRAILER TRASH

Part of the job was helping with the entertainment. After setting up for the amazing Walt Quigley (the best Roy Orbison ever) we came up with Trailer Trash. We would have Walt play Tequila, and Rita and I would encourage (drag) people from the audience, bounce around like fools and sing the only word in the song. Well, duh,”Tequila “.  Larry and Phyllie were always first up and helped more and more people to join in. They were always willing accomplices to whatever insanity was devised. They always added to everyone’s enjoyment.

TOM JONES

Dick and Charlotte were also friends of Larry and Phyllie. If you ever need to define class, look no further than Charlotte. Beautifully dressed, not a hair out of place. The perfect person to pull off a prank. You would never imagine her capable of doing it. Well, the three couples got together to make some laughs. We went to the local thrift store and bought a pair of ladies bloomers. Size XXXXXXXX. Larry got Walt to sing a Tom Jones song. As he started to sing, Charlotte summoned all her dignity, walked down the center aisle and tossed said bloomers up to Walt on the stage. To his credit he didn’t miss a beat.

SLICES OF LIFE

A few shared moments in our lives. A friendship is born. With very special people. Although I am sharing these words with everyone, they were written for Larry and Phyllie. Phyllie, I know you will have many happy memories of your life shared with The Big Kahuna. Hopefully these words will make you smile. You two touched many lives. Probably more than you know.

Love you guys. You will stay in our hearts forever.

Fred Prout

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Hummingbird Feeding FAQs

Posted on April 26, 2024 by webadmin

Thanks to Trudy Carron for the reminder to clean and maintain our hummingbird feeders.

The National Audubon Society recommends using hot water or a weak vinegar solution, and to avoid using soap as the residue can be harmful.

Learn more at Hummingbird Feeding FAQs (National Audubon Society).

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Social Hour April 26th 3 PM

Posted on April 25, 2024 by webadmin

On a recent visit to the UCAN (United Community Action Network) Daycare UCA, I found
this is not the only service UCAN provides. Sherry Cowen will inform us about many of the
services both children and adults UCAN provides and let us know of opportunities to volunteer.

This program may not sound exciting but our participation always is entertaining. Come,
enjoy a sip of wine or drink of your choice with a snack we bring to share.
Sharon Elliott #36

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Maintenance on Electric Distribution Panels to begin April 30

Posted on April 24, 2024 by webadmin
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Movie of the Week is Hachi: A Dog’s Tale

Posted on April 23, 2024 by webadmin

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Board Members Needed…

Posted on April 22, 2024 by webadmin

TO: Timber Valley SKP Members

FROM: Election Committee
Judi Pambrun, Chair
Rocky Shanahan, Co-Chair

DATE: April 22, 2024

SUBJECT: Board Members Needed!

Each year the Board of Directors directs the Election Committee to recruit candidates for the upcoming three (3) openings on the board. All members are encouraged to apply.

We’re looking for dedicated, talented and conscientious people with leadership skills to lead and strengthen our park. Some of the requirements include attending regular and special meetings, participating in strategic planning, and serving on committees. If this is you, submit your resume. If you think this is your friend or neighbor–talk to them about submitting their resume. This is an important and rewarding position in our park. Let’s make this a great and competitive election year!

All resumes must be only one (1) page. Also, submit a recent photo. Take your resume and photo to the office no later than 5:00 pm on May 10, 2024.

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Letter from the Board President

Posted on April 22, 2024 by webadmin
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The Case of the Kidnapped Housekeepers

Posted on April 20, 2024 by webadmin

One thing’s for certain at The Home For Senior Delinquents. Every day is a new adventure. Breakfast this morning. We have a buffet breakfast that starts at eight am. Some of our folks get there ten to fifteen minutes early, so that,1) they get their fair share,2)they can get their fair share and load up their walkers for later, or never, or for the cat. 3) They have important stuff to do. Like napping.

This morning, Fran, our wonderful cook had to hand out two pieces of bacon per person. See, the people hovering in line are like vultures. Waiting to strip the bones of their prey. Somehow an entire pan of bacon can disappear within minutes. It’s bad enough when the inmates load up their walkers, but, the highest flying and deepest diving are the caregivers. See, some of our inmates are somehow infirm. They hire people to assist them in various ways. Some of these caring individuals swoop in and take enough food for the inmate, themselves, and their seven starving grandchildren. It seems that bacon can turn people into pigs. How’s that for irony?

I could fill a lot of pages describing our various people. Today I’ll concentrate on: The Villain, The Driver, Three Housekeepers, and The Hero.

Walking out of the dining room, I heard Joan. raging at Ronnie, our driver.
So as not to give the wrong impression, I understand that Joan was happy and said nice things. Once upon a time. It could have been when Truman was president and the world changed. “That’ll fix ‘em “ she might have said.

To describe Joan as a vicious, vituperative harridan might be extreme. Or not.
It’s been said that if her walker could fly, they might reconvene the dunking in Salem. Massachusetts, not Oregon. And not donuts.Sorry if I misled you.

As I walk to the elevator Joan is still barking at Ronnie. He’s getting her wrath because for the last six weeks we have had no one on the front desk. Hey, bacon ain’t free you know.

“ I got a call that my housekeeper is sick, she screeched. Time to check the rabies tag? You gotta tell them that I demand that somebody come up and change my sheets and make my bed. Towels. I want clean towels too. And my floor. They gotta clean it. I got rights. I pay my rent. You tell them to get up there now. And another G.. D… thing, tell the kitchen not to let anyone sit in my chair in the dining room. I’ve been here…

Elevator door opens. Inside are three housekeepers, rolling carts, and all. As they start to get out, I, the hero after all, block the door, walk in, backing everyone up, and tell them they are all being kidnapped. For their own good.
I explain that Joan is on the warpath and wants all of your heads. So, up to the fifth floor we go. Three Housekeepers, three rolling carts, and one hero. We all go our separate ways. Another potential disaster averted.

Just another day at the Home For Senior Delinquents. Hey, I just had a thought. Maybe I should have gone over to Joan, opened her walker and handed her eight or nine pieces of bacon to calm her down. What do you think?

Fred Prout

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Do Unto Others

Posted on April 16, 2024 by webadmin

by Jackie Barker (lot 130)

The whole world seems to be going crazy. Road rage, looting of stores by gangs and Karens beyond count are in the news every day. What can be done to stop these insane behaviors?

Perhaps the easiest is to go back to the basic foundation of nearly all religions. They speak of how we should treat our fellow beings. If before you yelled at the driver of another car that annoyed you, you think of how it makes you feel if that driver yelled at you, you then make the world a more peaceful place by smiling instead.

If the looting gangs should think of the Daoism teaching before tearing up a store, “Regard your neighbors gains your own gain and your neighbor loss as your own loss”. Would they still cause all the damage? Probably not, think of how much goodness would be in the neighborhood.

And all the Karens of the world should listen to the Judaism lesson. “That which is despicable to you do not do to your fellow and the rest is commentary, go and learn it.” That would stop a lot of the public confrontations over parking spaces and fence lines and children laughing and playing. Ah, blessed peace and quiet.

Other examples are everywhere.

Buddhism, “Hurt not others with that which pains yourself”

Judaism, “That which is despicable to you, do not do to your fellow, this is the whole Torah, and the rest is commentary, go and learn it”.

Confucianism, “Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire”.

Of course, then one most of us know, the Christian Golden Rule. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Such a brilliant plan for a peaceful life.

Donald W. Pfaff, PhD. Neuroscientist remarked “If it’s really true that all religions have this ethical principle, across continents and across centuries then it is more likely to have a hardwired scientific basis than it was just a neighborhood custom’. Wouldn’t it be great if some powerful entity would just flip the switch and turn it on in all minds?

Peace brother.

Jackie Barker

3/15/24

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The Kitchen Stove is back in Action

Posted on April 12, 2024 by webadmin

The parts for the stove have arrived and are now installed. The stove is now usable. Thank you to all those for making this happen.

Sue Eytalis

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