3 RAPS SHEET n JANUARY 2023 RAPS Group Reports Book Group THE BOOK GROUP met on December 20 and discussed David Gergen’s Hearts Touched by Fire: How Great Leaders are Made. Overall we did not like the book as much as we had hoped. We agreed that it seemed “flat” and limited in its depth. It read almost like a handbook or manual. We then spent our discussion trying to figure out why we had not liked it. Eventually we decided that we were the wrong audience for the book, not being likely to want to claim leadership positions in our retirement years. We thought younger readers, involved in seeking leadership positions, might appreciate it more—but then we realized that the stories of contacts with current leaders were stories of contact with people of our generation and would be less interesting to younger people. We finally decided that we were as receptive an audience as the book was likely to find, as a common quality noted in great leaders was a depth of knowledge. All were readers. We will next meet on Tuesday, January 16, still via Zoom. We will discuss The Cellist of Sarajevo, a novel by Steven Galloway. Well reviewed, it is the story of a group of strangers whose lives intersect in war-torn Sarajevo, and how their sense of humanity is changed by their wartime experiences. 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 BRIDGE GROUP has begun playing in person, after a long pandemic hiatus. We need additional players; do you want to join us? We really could use some more players, and we promise not to bite any new players. We need to establish a suitable time to meet. Which days and weeks work best for your schedule? I would like to hear from any interested RAPS members, or others you know who might want to play in our group. TheBridge Group does not require RAPS membership. Your friends and relatives would be welcome to join us. Please rattle your social and family networks to see if you might be able to shake loose a bridge player or two. Please contact Steve Brennan, 503-889-0146. My email address is: the.steve.brennan@gmail.com. —Steve Brennan Hiking Group THE HIKING GROUP will meet in early January to schedule hikes for the year. If anyone wants to hike with us and has ideas for hikes, please contact Tom Dieterich at tgdieterich@earthlink.net. —Tom Dieterich Hikers Terrie Bitton, Mary Lane Stevens, Tom Hard, Pati Sluys, and Deve Swaim at the Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park in Oregon City during a hike in November.
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