RV Living and Electric Use

Posted on July 31, 2024 by webadmin
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In Memoriam Karen Tetrick

Posted on July 27, 2024 by webadmin

Timber Valley’s flag dipped to honor Karen Tetrick who passed July 23, 2024. Karen was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on July 29, 1941. She and Bob were married Jan 20, 1973. Bob says they experienced a bad snowstorm in Utah and he was a day late for their wedding. They were married Jan 20 instead of the planned Jan 19.

Karen was a second grade teacher. She obtained her M.S. in Media Sciences from the
University of Utah and then served as a Media Coordinator. She retired in 1998 and they went RVing. At first they had a van and the women got to sleep inside while the men slept in a tent. They decided that wasn’t quite right so they got a Class A in 1977. They traveled all 49 states, to Alaska twice and into seven provinces. They traveled several years to spend Christmas in Mexico with friends.

Karen is survived by her husband Bob, their daughter Carrie and two grandchildren, Carlie and Colin. Bob is remaining in the park, lot 63.

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Flying Silverware and a hybrid

Posted on July 24, 2024 by webadmin

By Fred Prout

Question: What did the vulture tell her delinquent male child he was having for supper?

What does that have to do with the title of this story?
Absolutely nothing. But hopefully I got your attention. The answer is below. But only if you read the whole thing.

Sometimes the Home For Delinquent Seniors feels more like the home for the aged and infirm. A few days ago I found myself in a big room. We were celebrating this month’s birthdays. About nine of them. Very large room. Beautiful cake. Eight people singing Happy Birthday to nine people who couldn’t bother to make it to their own party. So… Rather than let it get me down, I searched my memory, sorry, I mean my imagination, and found the following.

I have mentioned that sometimes weeks fly by when you are looking for story material. Other times it literally flies in front of your eyes. Did that just happen? Or did I imagine it?

Maddie is a very lovely senior lady. Very prim and proper. Full of life. And stories. That morning Maddie sat with us at the big breakfast table. In the middle of a fascinating story about the joys of winter in North Dakota, a fork seemingly of its own volition, flew from her hand and landed on Dolly’s lap. At first Maddie wasn’t aware of the flying fork and continued the delivery process of scrambled eggs to mouth.

The rest of the table was aware but agog in disbelief. Said fork wasn’t thrown mid delivery. It just sailed across the table. I don’t pretend to know how it happened. It did and I saw it. Some wag even said “ Keep the eggs Maddie. Step away from the silverware.”

My new friend Tim joined us at the table. I could see he was distressed so I asked if all was well. Between sobs he said that now that he and Caryn were living at the Home he sold his beloved pickup. Not just a pickup, but, a PICKUP. Major lifestyle change and one that is obviously bothering him. But the best part of the situation, he said,they were going to go pick up her new Honda SUV and he would inherit her gently used PRIUS . A PRIUS for crying out loud .

He broke down in tears. As a good friend I have made it my mission to find a cheap bicycle horn for him to make him feel better. If you have one please let me know. I’ll go up to a buck fifty.

Now would be a good time to remind you that all the events and lovely people portrayed in my humble scribblings are strictly the result of a warped mind and overactive imagination. So put down the pitchforks and torches. None of the people and events are real. Trust me!!! Honest!!!

Answer to earlier question: “Carrion my wayward son. Carrion “

With apologies to Kansas. The musicians. Not the state.

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COVID on the Rise Again

Posted on July 19, 2024 by webadmin

Summer is here and with it comes the seasonal rise in COVID cases. Many areas of the country are experiencing consistent increases in COVID-19 activity. COVID-19 test positivity, emergency department visits, and rates of COVID-19–associated hospitalizations are increasing, particularly among adults 65+ and in western states. Recent increases in activity level are from very low levels in May 2024, when they were lower than at any time since March 2020. CDC will continue to closely monitor trends in COVID-19 activity.

Increased traveling, mixing in crowds and being close together in the air-conditioning all lead to spread of disease.

Let’s all work together and keep illness minimal in Timber Valley. Wash hands or use hand sanitizer and stay home or wear a mask if you feel ill.

Learn more from this Scientific American article: COVID Rates Are Rising Again. Why Does It Spread So Well in the Summer?

Melinda Stanfield
Lot #2

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A Little Chat About This and That

Posted on July 5, 2024 by webadmin
By Fred Prout

 
It’s Friday morning and I’m pooped. You know how it is. You have a day and night filled with fun and excitement and it’s hard to get to sleep. You pay for the next week in lost sleep. Well, I had to force myself to get up, get my third cup of java and sit down to report on the festivities.

Ratcheds, July fifth, 2024. The back table at the Ratcheds Senior Center. Quill and parchment at the ready. OK my trusty IPAD. Memory jogs provided by T Rex (fka) Thomas King, the beautiful Wanda, Harry Wartzenal, the lovely Tilda Morrow and Callie Marra. She recently bought Sal Minella’s Discount Fish Market and has been a great addition to our little town.

Shirley Shewill brings the much needed coffee pot and adds to the ambiance. “I don’t know if you guys are aware that my divorce is final and I’m taking my own name back.I’m a Knott again. Just like my sibs Willie, May, Dewey and his wife Summer Knott. So my full moniker is Shirley Knott Shewill Knott. How’s that for a mouthful.”

I look up and see Bill and Penny Short heading over. They’re new in town and both work at The Ratcheds Bank and Trust. Pulling up a chair, Penny chimes in “What a day. Do you celebrate the Fourth of July like this every year?” “ Well,” I answer, “ We went all out this year because T and Wanda didn’t march in the My-Oh-My parade last year. Wanda had a bum knee and was in too much pain. So, this year she strutted her stuff like a teenager. Green hat and feathered boas flying in the wind. The boas, not the hat.”

Wanda: “ It took forever to get to where I could even walk let alone march. It took a lot of hard work and T was there to help. I’m just glad my group was in front of the seagulls. The folks dressed up as seagulls had cans of whipped cream they used as make believe bird poop.”

T: “ Of course the Beagle Brigade in back of them worked very hard destroying the evidence. Getting off the subject for a minute, I’m really upset that Americans can’t get anything right these days. Last week we went to Boxco and bought a few things. Took Wanda for lunch. Buck fifty special. After we put everything away I opened the tub of M&Ms. They thought we wouldn’t notice but there were a whole bunch of Ws. When I was putting the 200 rolls of toilet paper away I saw at least 30 rolls were backwards.”

Wanda: “ Shut up T”

T: “Hmpphhh”

Bill Short: “ There goes Awilda Ness from Paradise Poetry . She took one look at me turned red as a beet and walked in the other direction. She saw my very distinctive Mustang in front of the Dispensary the other day. Decided to complain to my boss about having a druggie work at the bank.”

Yours truly: “So what happened?”

Penny: “Well they had a chuckle about it. That night Bill took the Mustang and I followed him. He parked in front of her house and I drove us home. The next morning the phone rang. ‘ Get that stupid car away from my house. I’ve had ten calls saying they know your husband spent the night here “

BS:PS:” As if…”

Jay and Kaye from The Square Circle Wine Shoppe grabbed mugs and wandered over. I noted that they had celebrated another anniversary yesterday. “ We don’t really have to celebrate,” said Kaye. “The whole town does it for us. All we have to do is dress up and march and party like crazy people.  Make sure you tell anyone who missed the party last night, Emcee, Mike Raffone introduced Colonel Dave And The Norman Invaders and the crowd went wild. Bonus Diaz got us started bouncing around to ‘Tequila’. My dad and Willie got into the action as usual. Last year he hurt himself dancing to Old Time Rock and Roll. I had to ask Dave not to play it just in case. Bonus did a great job keeping everyone going and raising glasses. She mentioned how she got her unusual name. She was a surprise late in life baby, so, her mom said she was a bonus. So, Bonus Diaz.”

The Damia sisters walk by and wave. They are new in town so I explained to all that Aggie Damia used to be a professor at the college over in Daisy. She’s fond of saying her sister, Maggie Damia is a real nut. They used to live in that retirement home in Daisy, but, she said it went corporate and started going downhill. Aggie joked that the management turned into a bunch of subservient does. Anything for a buck.

Callie:” Getting back to the party. Things got a little crazier after midnight. Chief Muldoon and Officer Toody had to escort a few revelers home in  car 54. Seems that someone started howling at the full moon and a couple dozen party goers joined in. That was bad enough, but, eight or ten dogs started to join the racket. Of course the full moon is two weeks away but nobody really cared. By the way, you are all invited to a fish fry tomorrow night at Callie Marra’s Calamari. Byo whatevers.”

I think I’ll head home, feed the dog and check my eye lids for leaks. I’ll finish this report later.

Well that’s the news from Ratcheds By The Sea. A little town on the coast where everyone is beautiful and at least one degree off center.

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Henrietta Hedgehog and her Bulldog “Brutus” are Ready to Celebrate the Timber Valley July 4th Festivities!

Posted on July 2, 2024 by webadmin

Look who is all Patriotic this month! Henrietta Hedgehog and her pet  Bulldog, “Brutus,” are ready to celebrate The Fourth of July here at Timber Valley! They will be watching the Golf Cart Parade pass by their window box.

Happy Fourth from the Office and their mascots!

~ Kim and Karriann
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Warmer Weather Is On the Way – Conserving RV Electrical Use

Posted on July 2, 2024 by webadmin
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Communications Committee Bulletin Board Posting Standards

Posted on June 20, 2024 by webadmin

Many thanks to Thom Hoch, Suzi Rupert, and the Communications Committee (Comm Comm) for standardizing park bulletin board postings. Comm Comm is working next month on standardizing the Readerboard and Log to ensure that all park events are consistently and reliably available to all park members, renters, and visitors.

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Thanks to All Who Attended Art’s Birthday Party!

Posted on June 19, 2024 by webadmin

Thank you to everyone who attended Art Hampton’s birthday party! And to the family and friends who traveled here for the big event. 100+ people made a very festive occasion. Thank you Jacks and Jills and Chapter Nine for sponsoring the party. Thank you to all the volunteers who planned it, set up the rooms, prepared and served the delicious cakes, provided the entertainment and the amazing number of people who made clean up pretty darn easy.

I was proud and happy to be a member of Timber Valley Park today. Being part of such a warm and friendly and fun community is pretty special in today’s world. And it takes all of us to make it work – the members who present the event and the members who support that effort by showing up ready to have fun and lend a hand where needed.

We have our differences sometimes and being a self-managed community can be frustrating and hard work but days like today remind us how worthwhile it can be. One of our neighbors turned 100 years old today! And we celebrated that momentous event in grand style and with plenty of laughter.

At the recent Jack and Jills meeting we talked about the upcoming 4th of July golf cart parade. One of last year’s participants said that we not only need “paraders” we need spectators sitting outside their rigs and  “rah-rah-ing” those paraders. Today we had lots of rah-rah-ers and it makes it all worth it!

Thank you for participating today and let’s keep rah-rah-ing!

— Barbara Russell, party committee member

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New Office Mascot – Grundy the Goat!

Posted on June 6, 2024 by webadmin

The Office would like to introduce a newly arrived friend for Henrietta Hedgehog. Please meet Grundy the Goat.

The Office has been very busy with the arrival of packages for our members and guests. This quaint and quirky sign was posted on the inside of the mailroom door to help with a laugh or two. Keeping with the prediction … the goat did arrive!

Thank you, Daphne Garrett for contributing to the prediction. “It is what it is!”

~ Kim
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