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The Newsletter
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Edited and published by Chuck
Rickard
chuck@rockcomp.org
A past resident of Rock Shadows and now a resident of
Roadhaven, Floyd Jenneman, sent me this Power Point presentation
which I think is something you may want to save. Click
Arizona to view. If the slide show does not start, you
may have to start by clicking slide show. After viewing if you would like to save
it, right click on Arizona and select "Save Target As." Pay
attention as to where it is being saved. Change the save location if
you desire.
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The park is very quiet this time of year but we did have a very
nice celebration on Memorial Day. Ione and Helen and other residents
put together a very nice pot luck dinner in the Gold Room. The food
was delicious and so well presented it was very appetizing. The park
furnished the chicken from Fry's and there were delicious dishes of
baked beans, potato salad, different kinds of salads rolls, cake,
pies and all kinds of casseroles. Everyone enjoyed a nice afternoon
of fellowship and then there were cards in the afternoon.
The park had someone redo the streets 1st thru 5th street and they
look very nice. Some folks are still swimming and enjoying the pool
which by the way is very clean (crystal clear) and they have painted
the patio. Everything looks very fresh and clean around the pool
right now. The weather of course is starting to be in the triple
digits now but we have enjoyed very nice weather throughout the
month of May.
We heard that Irene Ouse's son passed away last week so if anyone
wants to send Irene a card or a letter to offer their sympathy you
all know the address at Rock Shadows. I have not spoken to Irene but
did send a card and looking forward to a short visit soon.
Harry did finally get over his kidney stone surgery and is on his
way to doing well and keeping busy as usual.
Not much else to say except from time to time I will try to send a
little bit of news but I don't get around much and there aren't very
many residents out and about this time of year so will do my best.
Nothing unusual as happened so far and we do miss everyone so hurry
back. Really the heat is not at all that bad.
Celine Johnson
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News From Other
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News from Alberta |
Just a quick note from Alberta, Canada.
We are quite cool here for this time of the year. It has only been 18C.
or 65 F. Congratulation to Ruth and Fred on their anniversary. We live
only a couple of doors from them in Rock Shadows and we are glad to hear
Fred is taking care of himself. We are looking forward to hearing from
many people on the newsletter, and look forward to reading it. We also
enjoy hearing how the Diamondbacks are doing. Keep up the good work
Chuck.
Al & Tanis Sandquist
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More News from Alberta |
This horse pulled wagon from
Ranchester WY came through the village last week. They are on their
way to AK after 7 years of planning and saving. Lots of people came
out to see them. They hope to be in AK before the end of October.
We are still getting the rain and cool temperatures. June is our
wettest month of the year so don't see an end to the moisture in the
near future. The crops are just coming up. The canola should be in
bloom already but no sign of blooms so far.
The two youngest grandsons are having a difficult time getting their
baseball games re-scheduled. They re-schedule several times a week
it seems. Our farmers market season starts this week so hopefully
the weather will hold for the weekend. Aldo, a son in law, is on a
180 km bicycle ride for MS this weekend.
Still wearing long pants and long sleeves here in AB.
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Irv & Penny
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News from Washington State
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Washington has had tons of rain this spring, gives one an excuse
to not be able to mow the lawn. The wheat farmers are jumping for
joy, but the cherry farmers are pulling their hair out as many of
their cherries are splitting due to the rain and then sun. They have
their wind turbines running to try and blow off the wet stuff, but
not all that efficient.
We had a quick wind storm on May 3rd and it blew off our upper roof
which is flat. 45’ x 36’, took off all the roofing right down to the
original boards on the roof. The house was built in 1954, so you
know how old the ship-lap is, brittle, before we could get a
temporary tarp on the roof; it of course rained and damaged 3-4
ceilings in our bedrooms and hall. The insurance company has been
really good to work with, but we do not have the repairs made. Half
of the roof is replaced with new insulation and sheeting, then
tarps. Cannot find a day or two in a row to work without rain. This
week is to prove better, the guys will try and rip off the rest of
the roof and put what is called “ice guard” over all, that will
water proof it and then just wait for the roofer to show up to put
on a white vinyl overlay. If any of you remember, several years back
in Rock Shadows, we had Invincible Roofing come into the park and
install this white stuff over Styrofoam boards on several of the
park models. This is a similar product, guaranteed for 20 years. All
the roofers in the area are so busy, ours has 30 jobs waiting. This
project has consumed all our time it seems.
We went fishing during a rain storm, took the trailer to our
favorite spot 100 miles north for 4 days. The fishing was good and
we had rain gear. We must be fools, but we had fun and enjoyed a
soggy fire!
I have had the whole month of May off, was diagnosed with Type 2
diabetes and other things that come with age. Nothing I can’t
manage, just one more thing to keep us running to the doctors for
those pesky tests and prescriptions. Mel is doing ok, not walking as
he should; his back still bothers him some.
I am working several weeks here in June at the hospital in the
library and then will work in Human Resources in July. We will be
taking our annual vacation week with the family in late July. Then I
work again for the education department in August. Time is quickly
passing and we are hoping to return to Arizona in late October. My
folks are still living on their own, but we decided that we just
need to make plans to get back into a routine. Ralph and Crystal
Wilcox from 953 will be visiting with us next week for a few days on
their way to Montana and Canada. We look forward to spending time
with them and showing them the Washington east side of the state.
Our best to all, sorry to hear of the illnesses and deaths that seem
to be a part of our lives with our friends from Rock Shadows. We
look forward to seeing you this fall and know that we think of you
often.
Mel and Ruth Fisher
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News from Iowa
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It is good to hear
from everyone. Winston and I have been busy with spring planting and
gardening. We have been lucky with allot of rain but no storm
damage. We have one field of corn canopied and another week and most
of it should be. We had another inch of rain last night. I'm
attaching pictures from Memorial day. We go to the service in our
small home town of Brayton. Both our fathers were members of that
Legion group, and the Cemetery is right by our house. The young boy
at the bridge is our grandson Ben. I also enjoy all of Jery's
recipes. Thank you for all your work making the Newsletter happen
Chuck. We are looking forward to seeing allot of you in August.
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More News from Iowa
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We went to a dinner Wednesday night
so that Richard could get his shirt and cap and more details for his
World War II trip. A group has gotten together to take the veterans
to Washington DC to see the World War II Memorial. He will leave
Fort Dodge at 7:00 to fly there and return about 10:30 for a long
day.
Audrey & Richard Morlan
WWII Memorial view from Washington Monument
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News from
Montana
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I guess I'd better get in line
here and get something to Chuck. I will also apologize for not
getting anything in quicker but we did send something in shortly
after we got home plus I sent several through the members
lounge-BBS section.
I sure hope that you will steadily improve with your condition,
Fred. Since we got home, Elsie has had so many tests run that
she has lost count. One thing her legs are not swelling like
they were down south. Plus her stamina is not what it used to
be. Several weeks ago she was getting real dizzy, light headed
and also losing her balance. The doctor said that she has
Vertigo and she never had that before. The doctor set her up to
go to Physical Therapy but that hasn't totally worked very well
either. I have been driving her to where she needs to go as
well. It has been quite depressing for her as well as for me.
I've been needing to see an Orthopedic doctor for while but
because my back was a little worse, I had surgery down in
Arizona. That has been going pretty well but my left shoulder
pain has gotten worse, so I finally went to the Orthopedic
Surgeon Tuesday and after they ran an MRI, they found my rotator
cuff torn. It been affecting my neck, shoulder, left arm and my
hand as well. Our primary care doctor didn't really want me to
have anything done while Elsie's condition was like it is, but
we decided I'd better get it done. I may have to have a home
health care nurse come in or go to a re-hab facility. They
originally had set up a date for me but now that is on hold
until they can check with Medi-care.
I guess that is enough of that. There just doesn't appear that a
person can even get by without having something go wrong. There
is no sense on dwelling about it.
Our weather hasn't really been very nice to us and I'm sure that
some of you feel the same way. But there seems to be a few
people in Nebraska-- like Farmer Bob & Charlie are saying how
nice there garden is doing. Our flowers are looking real nice
but that is about it.
Harry & Lola were in Great Falls Tuesday to do some things &
Lola called us to see if we wanted to meet them for lunch. We
had a real nice lunch and a very nice visit with them as well.
Several weeks ago they were town with Linda & Jim. Also Jim's
mother and his 2 sister's and their husband's all had lunch at
our favorite Mexican restaurant. That was a real nice time with
them as well.
Chuck, thanks very much, as usual, in keeping everything going.
Also to Jery for the wonderful recipe's. Especially for the Ice
Cream Sandwich recipe. Haven't tried it yet but hope to soon.
Everybody stay well and those that are on the mend, get well
real soon!!
Dale & Elsie
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Recipe of the
Week
by Jery Rickard
Zucchini Tomato Frittata
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1/3 C. sun-dried tomatoes (not packed in oil)
1 C. boiling water
1-1/2 C. egg substitute
½ C. 2% cottage cheese
2 green onions, chopped
1/4 C. minced fresh basil or 1 Tbsp. dried basil
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1 C. sliced zucchini
1 C. fresh broccoli florets
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
2 tsp. canola oil
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1. Place tomatoes in small bowl. Cover with boiling water;
let stand for 5 minutes. Drain and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, whisk the egg substitute, cottage cheese, onions,
basil, pepper flakes and reserved tomatoes; set aside. In a 10-inch.
ovenproof skillet, sauté the zucchini, broccoli and red pepper in oil
until tender. Reduce heat; top with reserved egg mixture.
Cover and cook for 4-6 minutes or until nearly set.
3. Uncover skillet. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Broil 3-4 inches from
the heat for 2-3 minutes or until eggs are completely set.
Let stand for 5 minutes. Cut into wedges.
YIELD: 4 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 wedge equals 138
calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 484 mg sodium,
11 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 15 g protein.
Diabetic Exchange: 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable.
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News from Prescott Valley
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Thanks for the great contributions to
our weekly newsletter. A special thanks to Celine for keeping us all
informed about our winter home in Apache Junction. It is appreciated.
Did you enjoy the Power Point Presentation on Arizona?
We are still in a warm dry spell. We have had to run the air conditioner
a few hours some days this past week. I think the temps got up to 97°
here last Sunday. Last year our hottest days were 93°. Nights are always
cool. Generally in the mid 50s.
Next week, the 15th, is the official start of our Monsoon season. The
official start is somewhat arbitrary as it depends totally on weather
conditions. The winds in our area are generally from a Westerly flow.
The weather in California is what we can expect a day or two later. The
beginning of the Monsoon marks a change in this pattern and the winds
shift to a flow from the South. This brings warm moist tropical air
which collides with our hot dry air and forms thunder storms. These
thunder storms pop up at unpredictable times and locations and are very
isolated. And, they can dissipate just as quickly. To illustrate this,
one summer while living in Rock Shadows, The news reports were that
streets were flooded on Ellsworth. All the time the sun was shinning in
Apache Junction. Unlike the Midwest thunder storms which you can watch
forming in the afternoons and watch them move into your area. So, the
definition of a Monsoon is not a pattern of rain but a change of wind
flow.
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Well, the Diamondbacks have won 4 games since the last newsletter. They are
still solidly in
last place in the National
League, Western Division, 12 1/2 games behind first place San Diego. So far they have won
24 games and lost 37 for a
.393 average. I think that there is no hope until they decide to do
something about the mamagement.
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Send me news from
your home area. Send all news to Chuck, just click on Chuck
or send to
chuck@rockcomp.org.
When you include pictures send them as an attachment rather than
inserting them in the body of the message. It makes life much easier for
me.
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Chuck
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