A Newsletter of, by and for the residents of Pine Lakes Mobile Estates.
Now in our sixth year of publication!
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containing the text of our articles,
plus the photographs in color:
And so it was everywhere we went, providing an uplifting healing probably greater than we could have received at home. It was best summed up in the words of a man on a train in Brussels. After he had expressed his personal sympathy and we had shared some of our experiences, he smiled and offered his gentle explanation: "Today, we are all Americans."
More 9-11 Stories appear on page three.
A big �Thank You� goes to the three Pine Lakes residents who supplied us with fascinating accounts of where they were and what they were doing during the infamous disaster of 9-11, 2001.
September 11th, 2001, found Joan, me, our daughter and granddaughter in Paris on the 4th day of our Europe trip. We were in our hotel room, watching the horrifying events unfold on the TV screen, finding it hard to believe it wasn't just a bad disaster movie. We watched in stunned, dazed, disbelieving silence broken only by occasional sobs and a few words spoken in response to what we were witnessing.
With all flights to the U.S. grounded indefinitely, and after having talked with the rest of our family in the States, we decided to continue with our trip. It turned out to be a wonderful healing experience. Everywhere we went we were met with an outpouring of love and support. There was the owner of an internet bar down the street from our hotel in Paris who offered us free, unlimited use of his computers to communicate with our family. There was the woman in Germany who, in the middle of explaining her town�s crest, broke down in tears, saying over and over, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!" At a church in Spain there was a bulletin board with dozens of 3x5 cards pinned to it. A local man explained that on each card was a prayer for America, written by church members.
We want this to be YOUR newsletter, and we�ll be looking to you, our neighbors, for short (300 word limit) articles, also photos for our upcoming issues.
*** October � Trips you took this summer
*** November � Veterans Day � photos of our residents in uniform
*** December � Your most memorable Christmas
*** January � Your most remarkable New Year�s celebration
Please submit all articles and photos to Annette Clift, on paper or via e-mail.
Publisher: Annette Clift 778-2195 [email protected]
Editor: Elizabeth Allbright 778-7541 [email protected]
Business Manager: Kay Grothe 778-3387 [email protected]
Distribution: Jonnie Stowe 776-1696 [email protected]
Our website: www.geocities.com/pineconepress/index.html
The deadline for our October issue is September 15.
COFFEE & DONUTS, Thursday, September 25, 10:00 am to noon. Only $1.00. Come join us!
BINGO NIGHT, Friday September 26, 6:00 pm. $1.00 admission at the door, plus $1.00 per card. The admission money pays for snacks, and the $1.00 per card money is totally given out as prizes.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST, Saturday, September 27, 7:30 to 9:30 am. $4.00 per person. Texas-size French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, Biscuits & Gravy, Juice and Coffee -- and of course, Pancakes! Please sign up and bring your own table service.
LOOKING AHEAD:
OKTOBERFEST, Saturday, October 11, 5:30 pm. Stay tuned! We�ll keep you posted on all the developments.
ATTENTION, CRAFTERS AND ARTISTS!
It�s time to start planning our 28th Annual HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE, right here in the Clubhouse, this year on November 1st. We�re inviting new artists and crafters in the Park, as well as our well-established talent, to show and sell their wares.
A sign-up sheet will be posted in the Billiards Room at the end of September, so get busy with your special creations!
If you have any questions, please call Maria at 778-7764 or Annette at 778-2195.
RECREATION COMMITTEE OPEN MEETING, Friday, September 5, 1:00 pm. Come and help plan activities for the next few months.
GAME NIGHT. Friday, September 5, 6:00 pm. Everyone is invited. No charge! Bring your own refreshments.
LASAGNA DINNER & ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS FOR THE RECREATION ASSOCIATION, Saturday, September 6, 5:30 pm social, 6 pm dinner. $6.00 per person. Needed: cooks, setup, servers, cleanup. Contact Roger, 541-9050, if you can help.
COFFEE & DONUTS, Thursday, September 11, 10:00 am to noon. Only $1.00. Come join us!
Dinner Theatre
with Shirley and Cheryl
Saturday, September 13:
4:30 pm: Social
5:00 pm: Beef Stroganoff Dinner
6:30 pm: The Performance of~~
�Roadside Fantasy�
$10.00 per person
A signup sheet will be posted
in the Clubhouse.
President Roger Olewinski 541-9050 oldski @cableone.net
Vice Pres. Ken Tolliver 442-3770 [email protected]
Secretary Jonnie Stowe 776-1696 [email protected]
Treasurer Shirley Reitsma 708-0923 [email protected]
Sunshine Comm. Joyce Wilson 778-3534 [email protected]
New Resident Greeter Faye Cable 776-0390 [email protected]
E-mail Address: [email protected]
More 9-11 Stories from Residents:
Alan & I were on a Mediterranean Cruise with our friends, Suzette & Kirk Brookshier, on 9-11-01. We were sailing in the Mediterranean Sea on our way to Malta. I had just gone back to our cabin in the morning and turned the TV on to CNN. They were showing the pictures of the planes flying into the World Trade Center buildings and the fire and the collapsing of the buildings. At first, I couldn't believe it was the real thing, but they kept repeating what was happening. I knew it was for real!
Then Alan came in and I told him what was happening. Of course that was a huge concern for everyone on the ship. Later that day the Captain ordered all passengers to their mustering stations where we had to put on our life jackets. In the meantime the whole ship was being searched in case there might be a bomb planted aboard the ship. So when the �all clear� sounded, we were very relieved. We were able to continue the rest of our cruise, as we still had another week to go.
Of course at that time all flights were cancelled, but by the time of our scheduled return flight, which was eight days later, we had no trouble getting home. After the tragedy occurred, people whom we encountered from other countries were very sympathetic toward all of us Americans.
On September 4, 2001, I flew to Nashville, TN to visit my stepdaughter and her husband who live in Unicoi, Tennessee.
I was scheduled to return to Phoenix the afternoon of 9/11. Unicoi, TN is in the mountains and is 60 miles west of Ashville, North Carolina. Being typical women; my stepdaughter and I were too busy talking to listen to the radio. When we arrived at the airport, my thoughts were, �WOW this airport sure doesn�t have much traffic!� I got out and went into the terminal. I thought I had walked into the TWILIGHT ZONE. I was the only one in the terminal; it was the weirdest feeling I have ever had! We then found a nearby mall and stopped to see what was happening. Like the whole world, we were shocked and saddened as we watched the horror on TV.
I made hotel reservations for one night thinking I could fly out the next morning. I kept calling the airlines every hour on the hour to see when my flight would be rescheduled. However, I had one saving grace while waiting for my return flight -- K-MART was within walking distance! I went there every day, knew every blue-light special and think I tried on every piece of ladies� clothing in the store.
At long last, I received word that my flight would leave on Saturday, September 15 at 6:00 a.m. I arrived at the airport promptly at 3:00 am and waited and waited and waited. Finally at 11:00 am they announced we could board. Shouts of joy rang throughout the terminal.
One last note, when I was a young girl I would get these intuitive feelings. On Sunday, September 9, I wanted to return to Phoenix, and this powerful feeling stayed with me throughout the day. Unfortunately, afraid of hurting my stepdaughter�s feelings, I said nothing. Had I followed my intuition I would have been returning to Phoenix on Monday, September 10. I have been told that when you have these powerful feelings, the angels are talking to you. Well, next time I have such a powerful feeling I�m going to listen to my angels.
Old Glory flies throughout the world�
By land and air and sea�
To guard the freedom that is ours�
From every enemy�
Our soldiers stand on distant shores�
Our planes patrol the skies�
And our great ships explore the waves�
In search of foreign spies�
We pledge allegiance to our flag�
With hand and heart sincere�
And bind our conscience to preserve�
The peace we hold so dear�
From every mast our stars and stripes�
Proclaim our faith and pride�
And symbolize the victories�
Of those who fought and died�
May God be always with us, to�
Protect our banner bright�
And help us keep our courage in�
The struggle that is right.
By James J. Metcalfe
�AN EVENING WITH SHIRLEY AND CHRIS�
By Elizabeth B. Allbright
The audience of more than fifty residents laughed out loud and thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the recent, never to be forgotten, performance of three one-act plays performed by Readers Theatre co-stars Chris Coburn and Shirley Reitsma on July 26th.
We all enjoy what is familiar and what reminds us of ourselves. Chris and Shirley chose the plays carefully from a large collection housed in the Prescott Library. Each short play was about a couple and reflected stages of life that we have all lived through.
The first play was �The Park Bench� by Robert Mauro. Chris played the goofy and very talkative man who sat down next to a self-contained woman who is knitting a sweater for the coming winter. She wants to concentrate on her work but he insists on trying everything he can think of to get her attention. Shirley is a hoot as she firmly ignores him. She finally begins to converse when he reflects upon his lost love and admits that she has never married either because her soldier never returned to her.
Each of them gives just enough information about who they have been searching for to tickle the imagination of the audience into thinking that chance has placed the two lovers together. But the years have changed the middle-aged couple and they don�t recognize each other. The audience yearns for the two to ask the questions that will verify their hopes.
Finally, he opens his wallet and hands over a dog-eared photo of the girl he has been searching for. Now, here�s the action behind the action: Terry Reitsma-Moran, Shirley�s daughter, gave Chris a photo of Shirley in a bathing suit when she was a young woman, but Shirley thinks the photo is the prop they have been rehearsing with and doesn�t know about the switch. Her wonderful composure and believable character as a committed old maid was fractured when she saw the photo of herself. Of course, as the script intended, she throws herself into his arms and the audience yells with delight.
Another difficulty for the eager groom, played convincingly by Chris, is his bride�s preoccupation with her new hat which brings up her jealousy about her bridesmaid. The poor man is dodging verbal bullets as fast as he can. He finally begins to nag her about her former interest in Robert Anderson, �that cheap bank examiner.� (References to real park residents are sprinkled through their revised script, much to the enjoyment of the audience.)
As soon as he can get her to focus on the pleasurable evening ahead, his bride remembers �All those people in China.� The pace quickens as the groom rises to hustle his bride off the train. As she tips her hat to put it back on, rice falls from the brim.
After the break, the couple returned to the stage in �Eulogy� by James G. Richardson. We see that both actors are dressed in black, and it is clear they have been married a long time. Chris plays the grieving friend and partner and is practicing the eulogy he intends to give at the funeral. His wife grimly listens, using silence as a shield. Her husband�s effusive praise for the deceased finally gets to her, and much to the delight of the audience lets loose with her version of the man�s character, none of which is complimentary. Shirley is hilarious in her characterization of the long-suffering wife who is fed up with pretending she likes the deceased.
Altogether, the evening of entertainment hit a high standard for Pine Lakes Readers Theatre. From the selection of the scripts, and the clever inclusion of inside jokes to the professional acting and use of timing the entertainment was top drawer. Television doesn�t come close to this kind of fun!
Local Experts Fish Ketchikan
By Curt Cowell
In recent years, fellow Pinelaker Bob Park and I have headed for Ketchikan, Alaska in late summer, hoping to arrive at the same time as the fall Coho salmon run. So far, we have been lucky in this regard. Late August and early September are the best times for this salmon variety, our favorite to catch. There are usually lots of Coho around then, and they like to fight it out on the surface, making for lots of excitement! The fish can run up close to 20 pounds, and usually jump numerous times when hooked, too often throwing off the hooks and escaping!
For the last few years, my son Dave from California, and Bob's friend Big Bob from Florida have been able to meet us there. Dave and I are there the first week, then Dave leaves and Bob comes and we fish together, and then I leave and and Big Bob arrives and he and Bob polish off the remaining available fish. We now keep our folding boat and all equipment stored in Ketchikan, so we can fly in. It takes five days of driving to get to Ketchikan from Prescott, including a long ferry ride from Prince Rupert BC, so we gave that up several years ago.
Ketchikan is well located for the annual arrival of all species of salmon found in Alaska, and they show up in overlapping runs beginning in June, lasting to early October. The Kings come in first and they are the largest, but not so numerous. The Chum, Sockeye and Pinks follow, with the Coho last but not least. The limit up there is six salmon of each type per day! But all the types are usually not present at the same time. We have sometimes caught daily limits of Coho, but usually not quite that many. Skunkings are rare, but not unheard of! We have lost a few days to too much wind; we fish in bays which are usually protected from the worst of the winds, and ignore all but the worst of the rain. Waterproof clothing is mandatory!
The marina where we keep our boat has fish cleaning facilities, and we fish mornings and come in early in the afternoon for processing the fish. We have gotten pretty speedy at it. Then we take the fillets to our Bed and Breakfast apartment, and put them up there each day. The options include pressure cooked canning or vacuum packing and freezing. Bob used to take his car each year, and one year we came back with over 400 one pound cans of fish. But now that we are traveling by air we take frozen fillets.
(Conclusion of the article we have been publishing, taken from the Arthritis Foundation Website):
� Water temperature�Warm water relaxes the muscles and eases joint stiffness. For an arthritis-oriented class, "a water temperature of 84�F to 88�F is recommended, with an absolute minimum of 83�F," says Adler.
� Intensity� Exercising in the water is so much easier, you may be tempted to overdo. "Start off slowly," says Stiskal. "If you're new to a class, don't try to compete with the veterans. Respect your limitations."
� Instructor� Look for a qualified instructor who is knowledgeable about arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program, taught at YMCAs and community pools around the country, is a good place to start.
� Classmates� One of the best things about water aerobics is you can socialize as you exercise. Take a friend, or make new ones in your class. You may have so much fun, working out will start to seem like playing.
Tuesday, September 9, 7:00 pm
in the Clubhouse
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Come and learn about what your homeowners association is doing on a state and local level to preserve your manufactured home lifestyle.
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New and renewal Membership Dues
will be accepted at the meeting.
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Please watch the bulletin boards
for late-breaking information.
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~ Everyone is invited to come ~
Refreshments will be served!
Did you know that Pine Lakes is considered to be one of the safest, most crime-free communities in northern Arizona? So said Lt. Wayne Loughrige of the Yavapai County Sheriff�s Office during his meeting with PLAMHO president Betty DellaCorte and secretary Annette Clift on August 5th.
Also meeting with Betty and Annette was Dwight D�Evelyn, Crime Prevention Coordinator for Yavapai County. The two officers were here to see firsthand how our community is laid out, to learn of any problems we are having regarding nuisances and crime and to see if we need new Neighborhood Watch signs at our Park entrance and places of egress into the forest.
Mr. D�Evelyn had visited our Park previously during our PLAMHO General Meeting on July 1, and gave a fine talk on Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Watch. We look forward to having Lt. Wayne Loughrige explain the Neighborhood Watch program more fully at a future General Meeting.
Yes, we who reside in Pine Lakes have much to enjoy in our forest community. Having a crime-free neighborhood is a great asset. We, along with the Sheriff�s officers, intend to keep it that way.
Betty DellaCorte, President 541-9890
Elizabeth Allbright, Vice President 778-7541
Annette Clift, Secretary 778-2195
Bill Jones, Treasurer
and Grievance Committee Chair 778-9499
Marilyn McDill, Membership 708-0864
Janice Woodson, at large 776-4707
Carole Urbanski, Past President 717-9936
support the printing costs for our edition on paper.
. We cannot get our calendar up on this website.
However, our special activities are listed on Page Two, above.
Our regular. repeated, activities include:
Ladies' Billiards, Tuesday at 9:00 am
Men's Billiards, Wednesday at 10:00 am
Duplicate Bridge, Thursday at 7:00 pm
Hiking Club on Thursday mornings, their schedule posted in the Billiards Room.
Tai Chi Class, Fridays at 9:00 am
And, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during summer:
Two Water Aerobics classes, one at 10 am, the other at 11 am.
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A VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
PINE LAKES OLYMPICS!
BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 4 AND RUNNING THROUGH OCTOBER 11.
EVENTS FOR EVERYONE!
OPENING CEREMONIES AND PAGEANTRY
AWARDS AND MORE!
Ten teams of about thirty households each will compete in a variety of events during September and into October. Each team will have two captains who will communicate with their teammates about events, opportunities, and scoring.
The Goals of the Olympics:
� To promote fitness in the community.
� To have participation count as much as winning.
� To encourage the use of existing facilities at Pine Lakes.
� To have some events that are accessible to anyone.
Some of the Proposed Events:
Badminton, Billiards ,Bridge, Tai Chi, Golf, Horseshoes , Hiking, Noodle Races in the pool,
Pickleball, Ping Pong , Shuffleboard, Tennis, Water Aerobics, Weight loss
Special Program for Shut-ins:
Frank Richey will organize a program for shut-ins. If you are a shut-in or know someone who is, please contact Frank at 778-5293 or steering committee members below.
Please help make these Olympic Games a success by helping your Olympic Games Organizing Committee. BE a participant. BE a Captain. BE a member of the Olympic Games Organizing Committee. Contact your committee for more information, to share your thoughts, and to let them know how you will help.
Chairs: Al Carter 443-7385; Audrey Bond 443-0681
Committee Members: Betty DellaCorte 541-9890; Frank Richey 778-5293;
Marlene Haynes 499-8249.
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