By Jackie Deal
“That’s Gold in Them Thar Hills” (thank you Bugs Bunny, actually “Yosemite Sam”). Friday afternoon the gold was music! For the first time in a l-o-n-g time the Timber Valley clubhouse rang with music. With music and about 30 enthusiastic, happy listeners.
Thanks to all who made yesterday’s Friday Social Hour Music Fest a great success!
By Cathy Deyo
A great day trip is a visit to the Siskiyou Smokejumper Base museum. It is four miles south of Cave Junction at the Illinois Valley Airport. It is an important part of southern Oregon history.
Our tour guide was a smokejumper at the base and shared a lot of information about the people, parachutes, sewing their own jumpsuits, gear, and many stories about the jumpers and how they got to the fires, fought the fires and walking out when the fire was out. The museum is in three buildings, and there are several planes on the runway. There are artifacts, pictures, and graphs to see.
We were the only two people there that morning and had an hour and a half tour. Visit www.siskiyousmokejumpermuseum.org for more information and a contact number, 541-441-4804, for a guided tour.
by Jackie Deal
“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary”…. Well, it was more like 7 a.m. but it felt like midnight. And yes, I felt weak and weary as I peered bleary eyed into my smoothie container. I dumped a handful of beautiful red strawberries in and suddenly I wondered. Continue reading
Thanks to everyone who made the Kentucky Derby event a great success!
At our first official educational event, Herbalist Amber Merrifield enlightened us with information about the growing and use of herbs. In a former life, Amber worked in veterinary medicine giving anesthesia, animal critical care, pharmacology and biomedical treatment. Continue reading
By Fred Prout
Well, it finally happened this morning. Despite fighting tooth and nail to prevent it for many years, and with every fiber of my being, it happened. Now bear in mind that every terrible event in our lives starts out small. Then, gradually, it gains momentum and mass as it comes to get you. Like a single snowflake gathers its friends and relatives, and, tries to roll over and crush you. Continue reading
Come on out to the Clubhouse for Saturday morning coffee and donuts. $1:50. Yep, $1:50 for all the coffee you want and fresh wonderful donuts from Henry’s Donut shop. Why, a cup of coffee costs $2. Or $2:50. And donuts? Some of ‘em are filled and gooey and some are sugary, Um, Um. The laughter (got any good jokes?) and camaraderie can’t be beat. Come on out, you’ll get your money’s worth.
By Jackie Deal
Two L.O.L.s (Little Old Ladies) camping on the Oregon coast for two weeks. Safely parked and now exploring. The R.V. park was south of town; driving into town they passed a sign, “Darlingtonia ¼ mile”. LOL #1: “Sounds interesting.
LOL #2: “Do you suppose it’s a town? A park? A Lake. We’ll check it out later.”
Over the bridge and into …… #2: “Turn! Turn right here. NOW!” Continue reading