RAPS Group Reports Book Group THE RAPS BOOK GROUP met on November 19 at the home of Eileen and Steve Brennan, and discussed Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. This is the report of an investigative journalist, based on multiple interviews and reviews of records. It details the fraud behind the rise of a Silicon Valley medical technology start-up, and the circumstances of its collapse. For many in the group this was a new world, with a very different set of standards and priorities. However, the ethical issues were familiar, and interesting to discuss. On December 17 we are meeting at Joan Shireman’s house and discussing Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. Amazon describes the book: “Set in New York City in 1938, Rules of Civility tells the story of a watershed year in the life of an uncompromising twenty-five-year-old named Katey Kontent. Armed with little more than a formidable intellect, a bracing wit, and her own brand of cool nerve, Katey embarks on a journey from a Wall Street secretarial pool through the upper echelons of New York society in search of a brighter future.” Does she sound a bit like the ambitious young woman at the center of Bad Blood? But this one is set in 1938—with a very different set of challenges and opportunities. Joan’s home is at 13584 SE Snowfire Dr., Happy Valley. Please email her at joanshireman@gmail.com or call 503-698-9951 to let her know if you can be there. In January we will be reading Lynne Olson’s Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with England in its Darkest, Finest Hour. This nonfiction work explores the origins of an Anglo-American alliance that helped turn the tide during the most widespread conflict in history. The book group meets at 1:30 pm on the third Tuesday of every month. New members are always welcome. . —Joan Shireman 3 Hiking Group ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, the hiking group followed a portion of the Banks-Vernonia State Trail, which was the first linear rail trail state park in Oregon. We began the hike at the Buxton Railroad Trestle, traveling to the Stubbs Park day area, where we enjoyed a sack lunch before returning about 3.5 miles to the Buxton trail head. Our December meeting is a potluck lunch and 2020 hiking planning session at the home of Larry and Diane Sawyer. Please contact Larry Sawyer at 503-771-1616 or larry_sawyer@comcast.net for further information. Additional background information about the 2019 hikes can be found at: https://www.pdx.edu/raps/RAPS-Hikers —Larry Sawyer Bridge Group THE RAPS BRIDGE GROUPmeets in the afternoon on the first Tuesday of each month. We begin play at 12:15 pm and try to finish up by 4 pm. We meet in Smith Center. We have had some new and returning members join us for our last few meetings. Please feel free to be another one of our new members for bridge (we really would welcome more new members). Our next meeting will be on the afternoon of Tuesday, December 3, in Room 329 Smith Center. Please mark your calendars for the following upcoming meetings in winter term: Tuesday, January 7; Tuesday, February 4; and Tuesday, March 3. I will send out the reminder email notice about one week prior to each date we play. If you wish to join us, please contact Steve Brennan, 503-646-6297. My email address is: the.steve.brennan@gmail.com. —Steve Brennan Scott Burns (second from left) curated a fall term RAPS wine tasting event hosted by Jerry and Leslie Marshall at Oswego Hills Winery in West Linn. —photograph by Eileen Brennan
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