Maxine’s “Shakespeare To-Do List” (Maxine is coordinating the RAPS trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in October 2014) In August, send RAPS members participating in the RAPS trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival a “balance due” reminder. The amount due will depend on whether they signed up for a single room, double room, private bath, or if they obtained their own lodging. Mail Wine-Tasting invitations to Shakespeare participants, potential participants on waiting list, and RAPS Board Members. Determine which participants: a) have their own transportation to Ashland; b) NEED transportation to Ashland; c) can offer transportation in their car to others; d) plan to fly to Medford and need a ride from the airport to Ashland; e) would pay additional fee to share cost of private bus for RAPS group. Set date for John Cooper, PSU Shakespeare Professor, to talk to us about the Shakespeare plays we will be seeing and make our experience even more interesting and enjoyable --Maxine Thomas RAPS Group Reports The RAPS Book Group will continue to meet throughout the summer. In June we met at Brian Lewis’s home and talked about the Pulitzer prize-winning novel The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Felicia Wirtz (16344 NW Avamere Ct. #8) will host us on July 15th at 1:30pm as we discuss The Boys in the Boat, a non-fiction account of the 1936 Olympic rowing team by Daniel Brown and Daniel James Brown. Contact Felicia at feliciawirtz@gmail.com or 503-645-0947 to RSVP and for directions. In August, we will meet at Marge Terdal’s beach home on a date yet to be determined. We will discuss a spy novel, A Delicate Truth, by John le Carré. Contact Marge at terdalm@pdx.edu, or Mary Brannan at brannanmg@comcast.net or 503-936-2379 for further information about the August event. Looking ahead, we will read The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan for our September meeting. --Mary Brannan The RAPS Bridge Group will continue meeting throughout the summer on the first Tuesday of each month at in the Anderson Building of Friendly House. This building is on the north side on NW Savier Street, around the corner from the 26th and Thurman main entrance of Friendly House. Play begins at 1:00pm and continues until about 4:30pm. If you wish to join us, please contact me at 503-646-6297. My e-mail address is the.steve.brennan@gmail.com. --Steve Brennan The RAPS Hiking Group has three hikes planned for this summer. July 11 – Hike in the Cannon Beach area, hosted by Jack Cooper and Terry Rohe with lunch at their beach home. August 8 – The beautiful Ramona Falls loop on Mount Hood. September 12 – Past Mirror Lake to the top of Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain. On a clear day, Mount Hood is reflected in Mirror Lake, and the view from the top of the mountain is impressive. Carpool meeting times are usually 9:00am; the meeting place varies depending whether we are going east or west of Portland. Bring a sack lunch for the August and September hikes. Check with Larry Sawyer for more information, and confirm your participation with Larry at 503-771-1616 or larry_sawyer@comcast.net by the day before each hike (Thursday). Note that there is an underscore between “larry” and “sawyer” in that e-mail address. --Larry Sawyer 4
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