Robert (Bob) Lister, Lot 24

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

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

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

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

This came out today from Douglas County

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

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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Steps to use the AED

I’m sure everyone got them in the correct order!

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Our Gift Collection for Kids

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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Good Time, Good Food 2019 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving dinner was a resounding success thanks to Linda Essex organizing and planning the event. We ate in the large room at the clubhouse and served from the smaller room; excellent idea Linda. The cooking crew worked for two days to get the preparations completed. Special thanks to Linda Essex, Rod and Linda Zebb, Trish and David Hall, Valerie Knowles, Ann Bowman, and Janice Edwards. Then there were other members of the park who contributed great dishes, Wonderful time had by all.
Thank you Rod Zebb for photos and text.

 

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Mega Thanks to our Propane Crew

David Hall, Bob Johnson, Del Healy, and Don Warburton

It was cold, threatening snow,but 40 propane tanks of all sizes were lined up to be filled. It was the day before Thanksgiving and members were wise to make sure their tanks were full before the long weekend.
As the men pumped tank after tank, Randy was on the phone ordering more propane. He knew demand will be heavy when predictions of snow are in the air.
It is cold miserable work and Timber Valley is lucky to have hearty volunteers taking care of us.
At the last Board of Directors a motion to build a small shelter for the propane volunteers was approved. This will be positioned to protect the crew from wind and rain. The marks on the ground are the beginning strokes of that shelter.

 

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