RAPS Group Reports The RAPS Book Group met on December 15 at the Rose Villa home of Maxine Thomas and had a delightful and lively discussion of David McCullough’s The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914. Charlie White, who had taught a class using McCullough’s book, joined the group. The group felt that they learned a good deal about the political and physical difficulties of constructing a canal. Our January meeting will be at the Terwilliger Plaza home of Marge and Leif Terdal (2545 SW Terwilliger Blvd. #812). We will discuss Elizabeth Gilbert’s historical novel The Signature of All Things. Set in a time when old assumptions about science, religion, commerce and class were being challenged, it is the tale of a botanical explorer, her ventures across the globe, and her love for a man whose ideas were more traditional. Contact Marge at 503-808-7438 or dbmt@pdx.edu to RSVP and for directions. Free valet parking is available at the front of the building. Our February meeting will be at the home of Eileen and Steve Brennan. We will be discussing A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity by Nicolas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The Book Group meets at 1:30 pm on the third Tuesday of every month. New members are always welcome. –Joan Shireman The RAPS Bridge Group will meet (or already has met) on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. We meet regularly on the first Tuesday of each month. Given the timing of the monthly RAPS Sheet let me inform you of a couple of upcoming bridge sessions: February 2, 2016 and March 1, 2016. On December 1, we will gather in Cascade Room (Room 236) of Smith Memorial Student Center at PSU. Playing begins at 1 pm and continues to about 4:30 pm. The RAPS bridge group members 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 held a potluck at the home of Larry and Diane Sawyer on December 16, followed by the planning of the 2016 schedule from January through November. At a request from one hiker with a conflict, we changed the day of the week we hike in 2016. Effectively in January, we will hike on the SECOND TUESDAY of the month. The complete 2016 schedule can be found at the RAPS website, http://www.pdx.edu/raps/calendar-events. Scroll down to the monthly groups at the bottom and click on the 2016 schedule link On Tuesday, January 12, we will hike in Tryon Creek State Park. The trails are short loops, and we will hike a total distance of less than five miles. Meet at the Tryon Creek Information Center at 9:30 am. We will share lunch at a local restaurant to be decided by the hikers. For more information, follow the link below or contact Larry Sawyer at 503-771-1616 or larry_sawyer@comcast.net (there is an underscore between “larry” and “sawyer in that internet address.) Please confirm your participation to Larry by Monday January 11. Tryon Creek Trail Map and address: http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/tryon_map.pdf (there is an underscore between “=” and “site” and between “tryon”and “map” in this internet address.) --Larry Sawyer 5
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