3 RAPS club reports Larry Sawyer shares part of his lunch with a gray jay during the September hike on Mt. Hood. Photo by Laureen Nussbaum. RAPS Hikers head to the Oregon Coast Our September hike was a short one to Lower Twin Lake on Mt. Hood near Frog Lake. It was changed from the published hike to Veda Lake due to rough road. Participating in the hike were Laureen Nussbaum, Larry Sawyer, Marge Terdal, and Maxine Thomas. We ate lunch at the lake while watching some frolicking dogs fetching sticks in the lake. The camp robbers (Gray Jays) were very active. Our October hike takes us to the Oregon coast. On Friday, Oct. 14, we will hike from Fort Clatsop to Sunset Beach. The path takes us through forested hills with a view of the coast, active pastures, and the beach. If you haven’t been to the fort recently, you’ll be able to see the reconstruction after the fire a few years ago. We will meet at 9:00 am at the Cedar Hills Shopping Center outside the DMV office to carpool to the fort. Please confirm your attendance with Larry Sawyer 503771-1616 or larry_sawyer@comcast.net by Thursday, Oct. 13. --Larry Sawyer Bridge Group deals with it Oct. 11 The RAPS Bridge Group meets at 12:30 pm Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Friendly House, 2617 NW Savier St. For further information, call Colin Dunkeld, 503-292-0838. Please call no later than Friday, Oct. 7. --Colin Dunkeld Book Club reads ‘The Eleventh Man’ The RAPS Book Club meets Tuesday, Oct. 18 at 1:30 pm at Mary Brannan’s houseboat. Contact her at brannanmg@comcast.net or 503-239-1077 to RSVP and for directions. We will discuss The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig. The book is described on the back cover as follows: Drawn by the memory of a fallen teammate, TSU’s 1941 starting lineup went down as legend in Montana football history, charging through the season undefeated. Two years later, the “Supreme Team” is caught up in World War II. Ten of them are scattered around the globe in the war’s lonely and dangerous theaters. The eleventh man, Ben Reinking, has been plucked from pilot training by a military propaganda machine hungry for heroes. He is to chronicle the adventures of his teammates, man by man, for publication in small-town newspapers across the country like the one his father edits. Ready for action, he chafes at the assignment, not knowing that it will bring him love from an unexpected quarter and test the law of averages, which holds that all but one of his teammates should come through the conflict unscathed. Looking ahead to November, we will discuss Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford. --Mary Brannan Memorial set for Rudi Nussbaum meritus Professor Rudi Nussbaum died unexpectedly as the consequence of a fall that occurred during a recent visit to Amsterdam. His family has scheduled a celebration of his life to be held at 1:45 pm Sunday, Oct. 23 at University Place, 310 SW Lincoln Street. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests gifts in his honor to any of these organizations: · Mercy Corps International (www.mercycorps.org) · Physicians for Social Responsibility-Oregon (www.psr.org/chapters/oregon/) · Right Livelihood Award Foundation (www.rightlivelihood.org) A memorial notice highlighting Professor Nussbaum’s career will appear in the November 2011 issue of the RAPS Sheet. E
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