3 RAPS SHEET n OCTOBER 2022 RAPS Group Reports Book Group THE BOOK GROUP met on September 20 to discuss The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin. Set in 1939 in London, it is a novel that celebrates the power of books to hold a community together. It is the tale of a young woman who arrives in London just before the German air raids begin, and who is gradually drawn into participation in the community life. Hired to work in a bookshop, she does not like reading and has no knowledge of books. Gradually she discovers the pleasure in reading, first with others in the bookstore, and then in the air raid shelters. Feeling the need to “do more,” she becomes an air-raid warden, with many horrific nights on patrol—duties that we had not known were part of that job. She learns to know and appreciate others in the bookstore and the community. In the end the destruction is so great that her bookstore is the last bookshop in London, and the community is mobilized to rebuild it after a bombing. Group members liked the book and thought they gained new insights into life in London during the Blitz. The book we selected for October is The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann. Described as “a blockbuster adventure narrative,” it sounds as though it would be fun to read. Perhaps as a reaction to having been in wartime London, the group decided it needed a “happy” book for November. We selected the novel This Is Happiness by Niall Williams. We hope it lives up to its title. The Book Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. Traditionally we have met in the homes of various members; currently we are using Zoom for our discussions and plan to continue in this way for a time. All RAPS members are welcome to join the group. —Joan Shireman Bridge Group THE COVID TRANSMISSION new case counts are getting lower and the test positivity numbers are better, too. The RAPS Bridge Group has begun playing in person. We need additional players; do you want to join us? I would like to hear from any interested RAPS members, or others you know might want to play in our group. The RAPS Bridge Group does not require RAPS membership; your friends and relatives would be welcome to join us. Please contact Steve Brennan, 503-889-0146. My email address is: the.steve.brennan@gmail.com. —Steve Brennan Hiking Group THE HIKING GROUP took to the Canby/Molalla logging road trail on September 27. Members hiked the logging road for two miles, then cut off the trail to Swan Island Dahlias, an open-air garden center with 35 acres of dahlias. They ended the day with lunch at the Backstop Bar and Grill in Canby. If you wish to have your named added to the Hiking Group email list, please contact Tom Dieterich at tgdieterich@earthlink.net. In memoriam: Hazel Nauman, 1929-2022 HAZEL NAUMAN, who served as assistant director of registration and records at Portland State, died August 22 in Milwaukie at age 93. Ms. Nauman was born May 18, 1929, to Carr and Lucy Maffitt near Gaston, Oregon. She spent her early childhood on the family farm before the family moved to Sellwood. She graduated from Cleveland High School (then Clinton Kelly High School of Commerce) in 1948. In 1948 Ms. Nauman married Leonard Hammond, and the couple had six children together. They were divorced in 1974. In 1977 she married Arthur Nauman and they made their home in Battle Ground, Washington. Ms. Nauman retired from Portland State in 1994. She is survived by her children, Mark Hammond (Terri); Steven Hammond (Melanie); Laurie Patterson (Virgil); Denise Thill (Randy); Alison Heynderickx; Elizabeth Funk; and her stepchildren, Artie Nauman, Jill Polls, and Janice Hilberg; and 27 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur; her parents; her brothers, Leslie and Oren; and her sisters, Nola, Doris, and Clara. Donations in Ms. Nauman’s memory may be made to Zion Lutheran Church, Oregon City, or the Oregon Humane Society. 1990 PSU Digital Archives Gallery
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