March 2024 Newsletter from the President and More on the Member’s Only Page

Check out the March 2024 Newsletter from the President of the Board, and keep apprised of park actions with the Board Action Tracker on the Member’s Only page. Both are intended to keep members of the Park informed. The web admin team is in the process of organizing this page for easier readability 🙂

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Social Hour March 29th, 3pm in the Clubhouse

We have some really talented members in our park. One of them is Valerie Knowles and she will be telling and showing how to spin yarn along with other soft materials to make fabric. That fabric then is made into clothing. Let’s attend and learn this skill.

Come, socialize, enjoy a snack and have fun!!!

Sharon Elliott #36

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Thursday Movie Night 5pm

MOVIE NIGHT March 15th, 2024

It was heartwarming to witness 15 Timber Valley residents sharing movie night and experiencing a roller-coaster of emotions while watching “The Man from Snowy River”! 🎥🌟

The rugged Australian wilderness, the courage of Jim Craig, and the breathtaking landscapes must have left a lasting impression. Whether it was the thrill of the chase, the bond between characters, or the stunning visuals, this classic film has a way of captivating its audience.

As the credits rolled, perhaps they imagined themselves riding alongside Jim, galloping through the high country, and feeling the wind in their hair. 🐎❤️

May this shared cinematic experience continue to bring joy and camaraderie to the Timber Valley community! 🍿👏

And a special Thank You to Lois and Royce (our resident Aussies) for providing the behind the scenes commentary.

This Thursday please join us for “On Golden Pond”. 5pm FREE Popcorn & Cartoons, movie starts at 5:30. Hope to see you there.

–Richard Hickethier

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TV Log March 24, 2024

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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Thursday March 28 @ 5pm Movie Night – On Golden Pond

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Friday March 22 @ 3pm Social Hour

Do you have a Costco membership so you can shop at a warehouse? If you buy in bulk or can store large containers, there are bargains. Our speaker on Friday will be Sheri Notemboom, who will tell us about services you might not know about but are entitled to as a member. In addition, there will be raffle prizes and snacks. Don’t miss this special guest.

–Sharon Elliott

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Request for Bicycle-Related Donations for Hastings Village

From Dennis Hellawell:

I’m donating a good bicycle to Hastings Village. I’d like to include a bike pump, a few bike helmets and a bike lock. If anyone has any of these items to donate contact Dennis Hellawell 541 315 8642 or at dennish1@mindspring.com.

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Quartzite Country Star

Quartzsite, Arizona is a dusty little town of 2500 on I-10 close to the California border. In the winter months, the population grows to over a million. People come for the weather, ATVing, rockhounding and music.

Musicians from Canada and all over the US reunite with friends from past years. Most of the many RV parks have open jam sessions where anyone can participate. Musicians from beginner to retired professionals gather to sing mostly Classic Country and Bluegrass. Bands form and have names like The Travelers, Skyhawk, The Grandmas and Grandpas, On the Road Again, Jade Street and many more. They play together during the winter then separate to return home. You can go to a music jam every day of the week plus the paid shows and dances. Dances are held several nights of the week. The Travelers played dances for fifteen years until death and age caused them and several other bands to retire. There are still a couple of  bands and now new bands are forming to replace the ones no longer there. The music lives on and will continue as long as there are snowbirds with instruments and a desire to share their music.

The music community is quite large. Listeners move from place to place following their favorite musicians. No matter your level of talent, you are welcomed and encouraged. No one criticizes the newby who can’t stay on key or the 90 year olds who sometimes forget the words but still find joy in singing. Love and acceptance flow from this extraordinary music family as they clap and make the singer feel special. Every winter as people return, friendships are renewed. Some have spanned twenty years or more. When a musician dies, a memorial is performed by his fellow musicians. They are quite touching as people remember favorite stories and play music in their honor.

Older musicians are always willing to help the newcomers with vocals and instruments. As you stand on the stage and sing your heart out, for a few moments you are a star. Anyone willing to take a chance and go on stage can become a Quartzsite Country Star.

Ruby Bonham
3-6-2024

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Saturday May 25, 2024 – Michelle Van Westen Celebration of Life

As many of you know, Michelle Van Westen died on March 12th. David appreciates all of the love and prayers that he has received. There will be a Celebration of Life for Michelle in the clubhouse on Saturday, May 25th, 2024. As the day approaches, more details will be shared.

–Melinda Stanfield

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Jacks and Jills Draft Meeting Minutes on Website

Jacks and Jills draft meeting minutes for February 26, 2024 are also available for review online for your convenience. Visit the Members Only section of the Timber Valley website and scroll to the bottom of the page.

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Saturday March 16 @ 12noon – St. Patrick’s Day Party

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Social Hour Friday March 15 @ 3pm – Jessica Cannon, Director of Sutherlin Chamber of Commerce

On March 15th, the Social Hour will be held at 3 p.m., and the Director of the Sutherlin Chamber of Commerce will be hosted. Jessica Cannon will tell us about the new Ambassador Program. I do not know if Jessica had this idea or if she learned of the Chapter 9 visits to businesses when she visited them. I know the owners told her about the community visits planned by our own Rhonda Scott and Richard Hicketheir.

Sharon and Rhonda are the leaders of the project to support businesses and groups like Lions, Rotary, stores, restaurants, etc. Ambassadors will strive to add members to the current group to educate visitors about where, who, and what opportunities exist in Sutherlin and Oakland. We want to be able to assure visitors that there are plenty of things to do or satisfy their needs.

Come and learn about “Greeters,” “Cash mobs,” and for an example of excursions to
places, such as a winery, where you can learn about viticulture and AirB&B, and, of course,
taste the products.

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Thursday March 14 @ 5pm Movie Night – The Man from Snowy River

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Meet the Office Mascot – Henrietta Hedgehog!

To lighten up the cold, dreary days here at Timber Valley, we want you to meet Henrietta Hedgehog, Timber Valley SKP Park of Oregon’s Office mascot. She is made from pinecones. Henrietta has been a resident of the Office for a few years.

Recently, she has joined in the fun Kim and Kristi have when decorating for the holidays. Her home is the lighted window box.

In February, she adorned a bright pink daisy as a headpiece. This month, for March, she is sporting a very colorful green Shamrock. Stop by the Office to see what her next “fashion statement” will be. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

~ Kim and Kristi
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Social Hour Friday March 8 @ 3pm – Bronze Buns

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Chapter 9 Trailer Tracks Newsletter

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Yesterday’s Social Hour Recap – Chapter 9 Presentation by Jackie Deal

Thank you so much Jackie for your superbly entertaining and informative presentation on Chapter 9 at yesterday’s Social Hour. Thank you Richard for the slideshow, and thank you Sharon as always for scheduling such fascinating speakers! Below is a summary of the presentation, written by Jackie Deal.

By Jackie Deal

What is Chapter 9? For the uninitiated, chapters, rallies, parks etc. are very confusing. So let’s start at the very beginning of Escapees Inc. Escapees started when Kay Peterson wrote, on a manual typewriter, the first newsletter and sent it to her friends and RVing acquaintances. RVers receiving it wanted to get together and thus were born Rallies.

At Rallies folks discovered others from their home area and formed groups called Chapters (there were 57 chapters in the US, 26 are still active).

We, the ninth chapter, were found in Casa Grande, Arizona in 1985 with Don and Pat Kuykendall as the “driving force.” The founders were Oregonians who wintered in Arizona.

Traveling was fun but it wasn’t long before the members of Chapter 9 wanted to park where they could stop, stay for a season, and eventually retire. Thus was born the desire and the search for property to build what became Timber Valley.

In 1986 a land search had begun: Mr. and Mrs. Olson (Secretaries of Chapter 9) wanted a 20 acre parcel in Bandon. Others found sites from Astoria and south on the coast and even into the valley.

October 15, 1988, the news was “The 90.19 acres in Sutherlin will cost $80,000” plus additional costs “for a total of $90,031.” Thus was purchased the land for the wonderful park we now live in. Chapter 9 members provided the money and the “elbow grease” to build Timber Valley SKP Park.

As of 2023 there are four founding members remaining in the park. The rest of today’s Chapter 9 members are more recent ones who want to keep alive the spirit of camaraderie that emboldened those early members to build a park. (The town people call them those crazy old people trying to build a town at the end of South State Street).

Our purpose is “fun and fellowship” (you might add a third “F”: food!). We encourage you to join Chapter 9 and help us keep alive the vision of our founding fathers (and mothers).

Printable Chapter 9 application coming soon on the Timber Valley website.

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Humanity

By Ruby Bonham

Is humanity progressing or regressing? Technology has had a major impact on the way we perceive things The media stirs the pot, keeping people in an agitated state and prone to violence. Truth and fact finding are ignored in favor of the next great headline.

Were we better off 30 or more years ago before the internet was readily available? We had less TV stations and less global news. The news was reported without personal opinions. None of the anchors bashed others for their opinions or lifestyles. Did murders and theft exist? Yes, but were just reported as facts. Commercials were limited and restricted. TV sitcoms were tasteful, no curse words or nudity. Married couples slept in twin beds, fully clothed. Unrealistic? Yes but they were PG rated. The most violence we saw was in our favorite westerns, with their fist fights and shootouts. No weapons of mass destruction or mass murders were committed.

Human bodies were not covered with colored tattoos. Your hair was your natural color with maybe a little help from Clairol. No one sprayed their hair red, green or blue. Men shaved everyday and combed their hair. Women wore bras, granny panties and clothes that covered. Men wore tailored suites without skinny legs and dress shoes with socks. Kids did not compete with other kids for the most outrageous clothes. Were there exceptions? Yes, but school children did not have access to weapons or kill their teachers or fellow students.

There have always been disagreements between people and countries, sometimes escalating to war. Today there is such discord within countries that the people refuse to work together, not caring the harm they do to their people. Countries are at war, rabid leaders choosing to destroy whole cities and the innocent people within. The rest of the world watches in horror but seem powerless to do anything without starting a global war. How did we get to this place where powerful technology is used to harm instead of make life easier for humanity.

Today we have smart phones, tablets and amazing computers, that make our lives easier. Our electricity, water, gas pumps, cash registers and our very lives are dependent on this technology. What happens when that technology is attacked? We have no backup so are left without the basics we need to survive. Are we better off now than we were 30 plus years ago? The answer is yes and no.

Humanity has progressed in some ways but has regressed in morals and behavior. Can we have the new technological lifestyles without the criminal element? Probably not. There has always been a criminal element in the population but today the percentage is much higher. It has become easy to steal and defraud with the help of this new technology. Will humanity destroy itself or will there be a new awakening? Stay tuned

Ruby Bonham
2-21-2024

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Social Hour Friday March 1 @ 3pm in the Clubhouse

I know you have heard of Chapter 9, but:

● Do you know what Chapter is?
● Do you know why Chapter 9 is important?
● Do you know what Chapter 9 members do?
● Do you know how much the Chapter 9 annual dues are?
● Do you know what Chapter 9 does with the money it raises?
● Do you know why you should be a member of Chapter 9?

Jackie Deal will be our speaker at Social Hour on Friday March 1 to answer these questions.

Jackie is the current president of Chapter 9 and wants to tell you about the monthly breakfast changes and much more.

Do not miss this Social Hour.

Sharon Elliott #36

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Join Us for Leap Day Breakfast! Thursday February 29 8:30am – 10am in the Dining Room

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