In Memoriam, Carl Keck
Carl Keck, former Manager and handyman in Timber Valley Park passed away Sept. 27th after fighting cancer for five years. Carl was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota on August 8, 1942. He served in the Navy before moving to Oregon. Carl worked for Roseburg Lumber and operated three assisted-living care homes.
After he retired as Manager of Timber Valley, he was a much-appreciated handyman who many of us fondly remember. Stacy Holmes, a close friend and co-worker for almost 40 years, calls him “a good person who will be very much missed”. The members of Timber Valley send their condolences to Stacy and Carl’s Family. He will be missed.
On Tuesday, August 22nd, nine of us (including the park manager) got together to discuss the electrical situation in the park and to brainstorm the best ways to address it. The problems we have with outages during hot weather, the right equipment to test the circuits to ensure the equipment is functioning properly, and how we can best educate the park members about limiting their usage when necessary are some of the areas discussed. Today was an organizational meeting, and we will be getting together next week with information gathered by individuals so we can create a plan.
John E. Budovec formerly of Lot #123 was born June 16, 1939 in Chicago. He was
There will be a memorial service at the clubhouse celebrating the life of Keiki Johnson on Monday, August 7. The service will start at 11:00 a.m. in the dining room.
up to feed Dolly and take her out before remembering she wasn’t there anymore. While walking in the park I kept seeing Bob and Rosie, Jim and Peaches and Kris and Cali. Kris told me about Soul 2 Soul where she had been a foster mom to a couple of dogs, then Cali. Cali stole her heart and she adopted her. She explained I could foster until I found the right dog or just continue to foster. Donna Clark and her partner Eric Berg run Soul 2 Soul. They take in dogs and foster them out until a forever home is found. All vet care and food are provided while fostering. It sounded good to me so I called for a home visit and filled out the paperwork to see if I qualified. I did. I told Donna what I was looking for: a small female fuzzy dog that would not jump a two foot fence.
female dog! She was matted with stickers, burrs and ticks. Donna called me and sent a picture. She said she had an appointment with a vet but need a name. I suggested Keri. At the vet she was examined, given a Rabies shot , antibiotics and Bravecto for the fleas and ticks. She was blind in one eye, had had several litters and had an embedded foxtail. They guessed her at 6-8 years old. With a haircut and clean up she was really cute. She was listed as found and began a 30 wait to see if she would be claimed.
right away showed that I am her human. She is such a sweet little girl and loves to snuggle. As she feels more safe, she shows her personality. When we walk, she is greeted by people here in the park who think she is a real cutie. They love her ears.
