CORONA VIRUS PROTECTION

Posted on March 13, 2020 by webadmin

REAL handwashing is the best defense against Covid 19 but I’ll bet over half of you don’t wash properly. Do you turn off the faucets with your newly washed hands? You’ve recontaminated yourself! Might as well not have washed. So now, if you have a few doubts, read the rest of this.
First, don’t just pittty, patty wash the tops and bottoms of your hands. Get in between your fingers and around your thumbs. And scrub. Scrub! It’s the friction that loosens the germs and lets the soap and water wash them off. Germs DO live between your fingers; it’s nice, warm, moist and dark. Ideal. Also it’s been shown on hand washing tests with cultures that the area around the thumbs is most often missed.
Next, anything you touch can reinfect your hands. Turn off the faucets with a paper towel. If you have to manually trigger the paper towels then cover your hands with a paper towel there too. Think how many dirty hands touched that paper towel dispenser. (Dispense a paper towel before you start washing.)
The door knob. Did you just grab it with your newly washed hands? Reinfected!! Door knobs are probably some of the most contaminated objects on earth. Cover your hands: paper towel or your shirt tail.
Now coughing: Do you daintily (gentlemanly) cough into your hands—and then everything you touch is going to be contaminated with fresh germs! Shame on you! Cough into the crook of your elbow. Nobody uses that area to open or touch other things. Most viruses can live for hours, days even, on a hard surface. It’s not known for sure if Corona viruses can.
And yes, if you don’t have soap and water, hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol are good. Carry a small one with you.
Also, they’re saying masks don’t do any good against corona viruses so don’t waste your money. Why panic? At this point they’re (CDC) saying that the death rate from Covid 19 is lower than MERS and SARS rates. Yes, it’s going to spread worldwide but fear and panic won’t help. You’re more likely to die in an automobile accident than from Covid 19. Whatever your fear level, wash your hands properly!

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Jacquelin Viljoen McLaughlin, former TV member

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Thom Hoch

Former member Jacquelin Viljoen McLaughlin, age 90, passed away February 10, 2020. Jackie and her husband Harold helped to build and later lived full time in Timber Valley SKP Park in Sutherlin, OR beginning in 1989. Jackie and Harold moved to the Garden Valley Retirement Center in 2014.

The members of Timber Valley extend our condolences to the family. We’re so grateful for the hard work and effort put forth by Harold and Jackie, and all the other original founders and builders of Timber Valley. A very special group of people to be sure.

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Claude Garrett, Lot 191

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Thom Hoch

Our community is saddened by the recent loss of  Claude Garrett, Lot #191, who died on March 7, 2020 in Roseburg, OR. He is survived by his wife, Daphne. Claude and Daphne have been members of Timber Valley since 2004.

The members of Timber Valley extend our condolences to Daphne and the family.  Please contribute any stories or memories you have of Claude in the comments below.

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Robert (Bob) Lister, Lot 24

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Thom Hoch

Our community is saddened by the recent loss of  Robert (Bob) Lister, Lot #24, who died in Roseburg, OR on March 6, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Genevieve and daughters Kristine Godbey, Lot #147 and Dianne Good, Lot #192. Bob and Genevieve have been members of Timber Valley since 2010. Bob was a veteran, serving in the Navy. Bob and Genevieve also spent many years making our park entrance landscaping beautiful, changing the decorations with each season.

The members of Timber Valley extend our condolences to Genevieve, Kristine, and Dianne.  Please contribute any stories or memories you have of Bob in the comments below.

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Ed Bonham, Lot 127

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Thom Hoch

Our community is saddened by the recent loss of  Ed Bonham, Lot #127, who died in Quartzsite, AZ on March 3, 2020. The long-time musician is survived by his wife, Ruby Bonham. Ed and Ruby have been members since 2014. (Ed in 2014, Ruby in 2019). Ed provided hours of entertainment wherever he traveled with his wonderful musical talent.

The members of Timber Valley extend our condolences to Ruby and the family.  Please contribute any stories or memories you have of Ed in the comments below.

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Terrance (Terry) Brimhall, Lot 96

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Thom Hoch

Our community is saddened by the recent loss of  Terrance (Terry) Brimhall,, Lot #96, who died in Mexico on October 29, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Patricia (Trish) Brimhall. Terry and Trish have been members of Timber Valley since 2002. Trish has decided to relinquish the lot.

The members of Timber Valley extend our condolences to Trish and the family.  Please contribute any stories or memories you have of Terry in the comments below.

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Sydney Ward (Sid) Bowen, Lot 193

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Thom Hoch

Our community is saddened by the recent loss of  Sydney Ward (Sid) Bowen, Lot #193, who passed away in the Phoenix, AZ area on February 24, 2020. The former U.S. Marine is survived by his wife, Patricia (Pam) Bowen. Sid and Pam have been members of Timber Valley since 2008.

The members of Timber Valley extend our condolences to Pam and the family.  Please contribute any stories or memories you have of Sid in the comments below.

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Douglas County Case

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Dick Shanahan

This came out today from Douglas County

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What’s Happening with the Park’s Water Usage?

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Thom Hoch

It was just a year ago that we were working on the park’s water system – replacing the water service riser on every lot. That project was completed at the end of April last year. As many of you know, we’ve also been measuring the park’s water usage on a daily basis since before the project started. Now, with more than a year’s worth of data, we can now do some meaningful year over year comparisons.

The graph (below) shows our average daily water usage in gallons for every month since September of 2018. The blue dashed line is the last few months of 2018, before the water project. The red line is 2019. And the green line is 2020. On this graph, February of 2020 is reporting only a partial month.

The last four months of 2019 and January of 2020 are the most interesting on this graph in that we can see and compare this year with last year. What these five months tell us is that our usage is down for every one of those months. In some cases, down substantially.

Take September as an example. In 2018 we used an average of 15,236 gallons of water every day. In 2019, we used an average of only 10,173. That’s more than 5,000 gallons… every day! Clearly, the project to tighten up our water supply system is paying big dividends. At roughly a penny per gallon, saving 5,000 gallons is saving $50 every day… Or $1500 for that month.

So, as the months and years go by, our savings will grow and recover the cost of the project in short order. And, remember, if we hadn’t done the project, the leaks would have continued to get worse and the cost of eventually doing the project at a later date would have grown too.

This graph is always available to our members on our website… on the member’s only page.

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Our Gift Collection for Kids

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Dick Shanahan

Once again the generosity of our members is remarkable.
Here a a few photos from Rod Z and a link to more.


This is where they went from here.

More photos here.

 

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