RAPS Group Reports The RAPS Book Group is continuing to meet through the summer. We had a delightful meeting in Nancy Chapman’s garden on June 16 and talked about Tracy Kidder’s Mountains Beyond Mountains. The book tells of the work of Paul Farmer in Haiti, and is inspiring in its depiction of what can be accomplished by the dedicated work of a single person, and disturbing in its recounting of the poverty in Haiti. We will be meeting on July 21 at the home of Eileen Brennan and discussing Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Eric Larson. It is the story of the torpedoing of the passenger liner Lusitania during World War I, told in detail and from many perspectives. Eileen’s address is 5945 SW 152nd Avenue in Beaverton. Email her at brennane@pdx.edu or telephone her at 503-646-6297 if you plan to attend. In August, we will be discussing All the Light You Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It is a tale of occupied France during World War II, and examines the forces shaping a German soldier and a French partisan, two very young people whose paths briefly collide. We will meet at the home of Marge Terdal, probably at her beach home. Though we usually meet the third Tuesday of the month, the date may be different in August. In early August, an email to current book group members will provide more definite information about this meeting. Others wanting more information should contact Marge in early August, at 503-808-7438 or dbmt@pdx.edu. On September 15, we will meet to discuss The Residue Years by Mitchell Jackson, a Portland author who writes about growing up as a black youth in a neglected part of the city. The September RAPS Sheet will contain information about the place of this meeting. The book group meets at 1:30 pm on the third Tuesday of each month. New members are always welcome. --Joan Shireman The RAPS Bridge Group will meet (or has already met) on Tuesday July 7, 2015. We meet regularly on the first Tuesday of each month. Given the timing of the monthly RAPS Sheet, let me inform you of upcoming bridge sessions: August 4, 2015 and September 1, 2015. We gather in the conference room of Friendly House’s Anderson Building. This building is on the north side of NW Savier Street, around the corner from the main entrance to Friendly House at 26th and Thurman. Playing begins at 1 pm and continues to about 4:30 pm. We are friendly and are always looking for new players. If you wish to join us, please contact Steve Brennan, 503-646-6297. My email address is the.steve.brennan@gmail.com. --Steve Brennan The RAPS Hiking Group has held two hikes since the May RAPS Sheet appeared. May 21 found three of us on the Weldon Wagon Trail across the river from Hood River. The three of us stopped, identified, and photographed many wild flowers. We were about two or three weeks too late to view whole hillsides yellow with Balsamroot blooms. On June 12, nine hikers took a short 1.5-mile stroll at Smith and Bybee lakes. Many waterfowl were seen, along with beaver and Pacific Painted Turtles. Lunch was at St. Johns McMenamins. Two recent PSU retirees and a guest Japanese instructor from Pacific University joined us. Before you receive the next RAPS Sheet, we will hike from Fort Clatsop to Sunset Beach on July 10, to Umbrella Falls and Elk Meadows on the east side of Mount Hood on August 14, and to Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain near Government Camp on September 11. If you wish more details on these hikes, please contact Larry Sawyer at 503771-1616, or larry_sawyer@comcast.net. (There is an underscore between “larry” and “sawyer” in that email address.) RAPS members who have signed up for email notices from the Hiking Group will receive more details later, and will be able to view hike photographs shared by several hikers. --Larry Sawyer 3
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