September 2014

The newsletter of the Portland Skyliners Tall Club • Portland, Oregon

The purpose of the Portland Skyliners Tall Club and Tall Clubs International is to promote friendship and good fellowship among tall people and to sponsor activities of interest to all.

Portland Skyliners, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1955

IRS tax-exempt status 501c(07)Organization #93-60311285

Contact informationTelephone: 503-222-7373Website: www.tall.org/clubs/or/portlandEmail: PortlandSkylinersTallClub@gmail.com

Also find us on Facebook and Meetup

Requirements for membershipMinimum height: men 6’2”/women 5’10”Minimum age: 21 yearsClub mascot: GiraffeClub flower: RoseAnnual dues: $25 (due each July 1)

2014–2015 OfficersPresident Doug RobinsonVice President Maggie AndersonTreasurer Carol WilliamsSecretary Sonja SampleMembership Sharon SpeerSocial Cynthia KingCommunications Megan Lukens (Editor)

AppointeesTCI Contact Megan Lukens Historian Mary SmithScholarship Anne GreifTCI Delegate Jeff Jennings

HonoreesMan of the Year Al HarterWomen of the Year Sharon Speer and Susan Kelsey (a tie)Don Lee Award Cheryl Ausmann-Moreno

Portland Skyliners is the Portland, Oregon affiliate of Tall Clubs International™Phone 888-I-M-TALL-2 • www.tall.org

In a hurry? The September Social Calendar starts on Page 10 in this issue.

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If you are already using social media, great! If not, here are the websites for the Skyliners where you can sign up:Skyliners Meetup: www.meetup.com/skyliners Portland Skyliners Website: www.tall.org/clubs/or/portland/ Skyliners Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/28668519263/Skyliners Portlandia: www.facebook.com/groups/PortlandiaWeekendSkyliners Twitter: twitter.com/PDXTallClub

One Beautiful Weekend!By Kate Weigant

On a hot and sunny Sunday, August 17, a number of Skyliners must have left the Sheraton Airport Hotel with warm thoughts of a successful club-sponsored Weekend that was winding down. If you missed it, too bad! Plan to take part next year. Portlandia 2014 was a huge success. It was one of our guests from California who referred to it as “a beautiful weekend.”

For this newsletter, I want to thank all the volunteers and committee members who made it happen. No one put in more working hours than our Weekend

chair, Megan Lukens. Steering the ship calls on many talents! Megan organized our early-bird dinner on Thursday at The Deck, and could be found driving out-of-towners around before, during, and after the weekend. Kate Weigant (that’s me) did the planning and purchas-ing for the lively after-hours gatherings.

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Dan and Gayle Stout came all the way from sunny Minnesota to be part of the festivities. Here they lift a stein at Der Rheinlander at dinner on Saturday night.

Kathleen Cairns-SchafferKathleen Bridget Ann Cairns-Schaffer passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2014 at the age of 63.

Kathy was born in Los Angeles, California, to Catherine Espinosa in 1951. She was raised in Los Angeles and moved to Oregon with her children, Sheri and Darrin, in 1973. She was an active member of her church and gifted singer. While achieving professional successes in her career at Tri-Met, her greatest

joy and source of pride was her family.

Kathy retired from Tri-Met and moved on to become a well-respected spiritual counselor. She enjoyed and cherished working with people and helping them discover, re-define, and clarify their life path.

She leaves behind her husband, John Schaffer; son, Darrin LaFleur; daughter, Sheri Karpa; daughter-in-law, Lori LaFleur; step-son, Brent Richford; grandchildren Brody LaFleur, Kayla LaFleur, Jason Karpa and Jeremy Karpa; and sister, Cassandra Cairns.

A Celebration of her life was held at Taque-ria Nueve on Monday, August 25. It was an open-house style gathering. Several Skyliners were able to attend and offer John our deep condolences.

Kathy will be remembered in love as a treasured wife, mother, and friend.

http://peakefh.com/book-of-memories/1932034/Cairns-Schaffer-Kathleen/obituary.php

John and Kathy generously entertained the Portland Skyliners in their charming backyard on numerous occasions.

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Mary Smith kept track of the registrations, organized a kayak outing for Saturday afternoon, and made some gorgeous goodies for After Hours. Susan Kelsey assisted with tracking the reservations and organizing our finances. Sharon Speer planned and organized all of the interesting options we had for day trips on Saturday. This was our core committee for the weekend.

Of course the committee wouldn’t have been able to function without the able-bodied help of many Skyliners who volunteered to help.

• Registration: Jeff Jennings was on hand to volunteer time at the registration table.

• Transportation to Tony Starlight’s was made possible by Megan Lukens who was able to get the bus donated by her employer for Friday night with Megan serving as bus driver.

• After-hours: Frank Jones assisted with the after-hours setup both Friday and Saturday nights and Doug Robinson (Skyliners Prez) came early to help set up on Friday. Doug Robinson and Will Werner also helped the committee by clearing the after-hours suite on Sunday. Jim Miles contributed his expertise as licensed bartender on both nights. Thanks to Jim, I got to sit down! Jeff Jennings helped get things started in the bar on Friday. Betty Prakken mixed up and served a well-received “Terminator Shake” on Saturday. Vickie Nokleby and Anne Greif baked cookies and brownies for the dessert bar. Susan Kelsey made her superb ranch dip to go with veggie trays, and she

set up the buffet on Friday. Bob Weigant did delivery and pick-up of food items on both nights. Sonja Sample sent us her recipe for authentic cucumber salad (Gurkensalat); it was a hit even with me making it! —continued on page 4

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• Saturday Side Trips: Our trip leaders and drivers made our excursions possible. George Iliff and Shirley Vincent (our members who live in Florida) sponsored the afternoon at the movies. Sharon Speer, Frank Jones, and Betty Prakken provided transportation for a tour of the Columbia Gorge to Hood River and back. A change in venue for the PT boat tour resulted in group leader Jim Mitchell being unavailable to transport people to the PT boat. Fortunately, Ken Johnson of the Seattle Tip Toppers had driven to the Weekend and offered to give everyone a ride. Will Werner led a group downtown for the “Secrets of Portlandia” tour on Saturday morning. Mary Smith organized and led the kayak adventure. Cheryl Ausmann-Moreno came to the aid of some who missed their ride and got them to their destinations. And although their services weren’t required, it was important and appreciated that Maggie Anderson and Cynthia King showed up as backup drivers in case we needed another driver or two. —continued on page 5

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• The 33 Skyliners who supported the Weekend by attending all or part of it or just volunteered were Ann Conlon, Anne Boutwell, George Temme, Cynthia King, Lark Abrahamson, Frank Jones, Betty Baldwin, Margie Wolf, Megan Lukens, David Lukens, Cheryl-Ausmann-Moreno, Larry Johnson, Betty Prakken, Kate Weigant, Bob Weigant, Jim Miles, Maggie Anderson, Jeff Jennings, Jim Mitchell, Mary Smith, Susan Kelsey, Anne Greif, Vickie Nokleby, Sharon Speer, Nicola Cowie, Doug Robinson, George Iliff, Shirley Vincent, Will Werner, Sonja Sample, Lee Kilbourn, Anita Woodside, and Mary Thomas.

So rest up and plan to do it again!

—Kate

Editor’s note: TCI President Walter Narog was here for Augtoberfest. He is writing an article about our Weekend for ExecuTALLk, the TCI newsletter. I will send that issue out to Portland Skyliners as soon as it is ready. —Megan

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Thanks to each of you who has already returned your membership renewal! And if you haven’t returned yours yet, hope you can take a moment to do so soon.

Membership ReportSharon Speer

I have received 49 renewals; that means there are 31 renewals yet to come in. Hopefully everyone who needs to renew will do so soon. If I don’t receive your renewal before the October newsletter is emailed, which should be sometime the last week of September, you will no longer receive the newsletter. However,

Todd Allen 6’5” Todd is a returning Skyliner. Many times Todd has helped the club by providing flowers for club events that needed decorations including an Oktoberfest at Shelley’s where ladies made flower wreaths to wear, pageants, and our reunion party in 2005. He works for a flower wholesale company. Todd is highly interested in the study of history, politics, religion, and philosophy and enjoys music and dancing.

Anne Boutwell 5’10”

Anne is a lifetime member of the Skyliners who took off a couple of years to be on the board of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This year she has completed her renewal form and plans to start coming to events again. She’s off to a good start by attending Portlandia Weekend! Anne is an artist.

Sandra James 5’10-1/2” Sandra stumbled onto our meetup page and decided to sign up. Her first event was attending the combination hike, social hour, and dessert party at Kate and Bob’s last June where Bob measured her. She said she was 5’10½” and was measured in at exactly that. Sandra recently attended the party at Betty Prakken’s becoming eligible for membership. She studied Business/Accounting at the University of Oregon and currently works for DEQ. She has three children—one in college and two in grad school.

Sheryl Lutz 5’11-1/2”

Sheryl was invited by Megan to attend the Halloween party last year. Since then, she has attended several Third Friday Pizza nights, the Portland Spirit 80’s Dance Cruise, and hosted a free class in Water Aerobics at Matt Dishman Rec Center. Sheryl is Principal Broker and Real Estate Consultant at Keller Williams Realty Professionals and also works as an Aqua Fitness Instructor at Villasport Athletic Club and Spa in Beaverton and Aquatics at Multnomah Athletic Club. Megan had the honor of measuring her to qualify for membership.

once you renew, we can provide back copies and put you on the newsletter email list again.

I’m pleased to report that this month we have two returning members and two new members bringing our membership total to 85.

Welcome new members!

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Betty Prakken’s House Party August 2

It was a little hard to tell which was more popular—Jim’s latest drone, or the bubbles that Betty provided for our entertainment.

There was the usual great spread.

More of us got to meet Robert Hicks, a prospective member.

The Willamette River view from Betty’s knocks your socks off.

Best of all, the weather was perfect for taking the party outdoors!

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Congratulations to Sharon Speer and Jim Mitchell—each awarded a much deserved Tall Clubs International™ Merit Award!Each Tall Clubs International™ affiliate club is allowed to nominate up to two of its individual members for recognition by TCI for their generous contributions toward the success of Tall Clubs. The TCI Merit Award winners are announced at the TCI Convention each year.

This year, your Skyliners Board nominated two of our members who have put years of heart and soul into making our club one of the best!

Jim Michell has served on the Board as President and VP. He has hosted more parties than you can count, and most memorably, he turned us loose to build our prize-winning Starlight Parade floats at his place—for at least a dozen years!

Sharon Speer has done so much for our club over the years that she has even been nominated (and will be again) for a TCI Lifetime Achievement Award. Many of our members count her dedicated recruiting effort as the main reason they joined the Skyliners.

We are so fortunate to have members like Jim and Sharon!

Skyliners’ 2009 Scholarship Winner Vies for 2015 Miss Idaho USA TitleKelsey Craft, our 2009 scholarship recipient, will compete for the Miss Idaho USA title September 26-27, in Boise, Idaho. Kelsey attended R. A. Long High School in Longview, Washington, and used her schol-arship award to attend the University of Idaho. She graduated in May 2013 with a B.S. in Exercise Science & Health with an emphasis in Pre-Med. She is work-ing full-time at the hos-pital in Moscow, Idaho, to gain more healthcare experience to help with acceptance into graduate school to become a Physician Assistant. Kelsey is currently Miss Moscow USA and is competing against 26 other contestants to be-come Miss Idaho USA—the winner and the top finalists will receive thousands in cash, prizes, awards, and scholarships. Kelsey competed last year and came in fifth, and she is hopeful that she will do better this year.

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In the photo for the 2014 pageant, she is in the purple dress on the right.

Barb Sherman’s House Party Barb’s deck was well tested for strength when everyone showed up for a perfect evening at her house on August 23. For some reason, people were reluctant to cut into the “hamburger” cake, but they had no problem eating the “French fries.”

Note: Minutes of the August 2014 Portland Skyliners Board Meeting will be included in the October issue of Skylinees. They will be approved at the September 13 meeting.

Portland Skyliners Social Calendar for September 2014

• Board Mtg. 10 a.m.• Mt. Angel Oktoberfest carpools at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

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September Birthdays 5 Carole Trenko 13 Todd Allen 15 Carl Miley16 Barb Ball22 Aggie Inman 23 Cynthia King

Olympic Peninsula RV/Bike Trip Sept. 1–6

Labor Day Camping at Long Beach

• Starbucks 5:30 p.m.• Art Museum 6 p.m.

• Elks Breakfast 10 a.m.• Chuck’s Ducky Derby Party 1–5 p.m.• LTS Seattle (see below)

• Third Friday Pizza at Flying Pie on Stark St.

• Olive Mill Tour 10:15 a.m.

• House Party at Will’s 6 p.m.

• “Komen Race for the Cure” 5K Walk 8 a.m.

• House Party at Cynthia’s 6 p.m.

• Let’s Play Pinochle 4 p.m.

RSVP deadline for Olive Oil Tour on Sept. 20

• Blue Diamond Blues/Dancing 8:30 p.m.

• Blue Diamond Blues/Dancing 8:30 p.m.

• Chapman School Swift Watch 6 p.m.

Long Tall Sally 2-day pop-up shop

in Seattle!The Grand Hyatt Hotel

Menzies Suite, 6th Floor721 Pine St.,

Seattle, WA 98101•

Saturday, September 13 Open 9 a.m. to -5 p.m.

Sunday,September 14Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Alameda District Walk with Carol 6:15 p.m.

They’ll be featuring Long Tall Sally, plus favorites from Tall Girl and Barefoot Tess!

Nothing is officially organized for this event, but if you are interested in carpooling, Sharon has offered to put drivers and riders together. Ph: 505-490-2889.

Wednesday, September 3 • 8:30 p.m.Dance to the Blues with The Fenix ProjectWHERE: The Blue Diamond 2016 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97232 503-230-9590

SPONSOR: Sharon Speer, 503-490-2889

COST: No cover charge

INFO: Fenix, an award-winning saxophonist and vocalist, has backed up and performed with many notable artists both in Oregon and Washington (his former home state). He combines soulful song styling with the power and performance of a Baptist preacher. You can hear his Mississippi Juke Joint roots in every note. Bob Hirsch of the Redwood Empire Tall Club stumbled on this club while here for Portlandia Weekend and raved about it. So Sharon is headed there to check it out. She ran into someone local who also mentioned that this is a great blues joint. They have live music every night with no cover. A relaxed bar with live jazz and blues.

DIRECTONS: It is on Sandy Blvd. between 20th and 21st on the south side of the street.

Thursday, September 4 • 6:15 p.m.Walk with Carol in the Alameda DistrictWHERE: Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 9720 97205

SPONSOR: Carol Williams If you have questions, 503-254-8492

COST: None, unless you count a little shoe leather!

INFORMATION: Carol sponsors an annual walk with the Bergies and invites the Skyliners to also walk with the group. Meet at Alameda School—27th and NE Fremont. We’ll leave at 6:15 p.m. Walk will include stairs with a total of 690 steps and take approx. 1½ hours. After the walk, we will meet at the Alameda Brew House at 48th and Fremont.

Thursday, September 11 • 5:30 p.m.Portland Art Museum for “The Art of the Louvre’s Tuileries Garden”WHERE: Portland Art Museum 1219 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR 97205

SPONSOR: Cynthia King Cell: 971-217-2797

COST: General Admission: $20 Adults; $17 Seniors 55+

DETAILS: Meet at Starbucks at 1440 SW Park Ave. (on the corner of Park and Clay) for the 4 to 5 block walk to the museum. We’ll plan to arrive by 6 p.m. The museum closes at 8 p.m.

INFORMATION: Paris will come to the Park Blocks this summer with this international exhibition celebrating the Tuileries Garden. This stunning exhibition explores the art, design, and evolution of Paris’ most famous garden. It also celebrates garden designer André Le Nôtre (1613–1700)—best known for his grand perspectives and symmetry at the chateaux gardens of Versailles.

The Tuileries, which stretches from the Louvre to the Place de la Concorde in central Paris, was originally created in 1564 in the Italian style and became the city’s first public park in 1667. Created at the behest of Queen Catherine de’ Medici, the garden was designed to enhance the Tuileries Palace, which was destroyed by fire in the 1871 uprising known as the Paris Commune.

Originally, the garden was reserved exclusively for royalty, but starting in the late 17th century, it became increasingly accessible to the public. Art has played a critical role in the history of the Tuileries Garden. Its beauty has inspired generations of artists, and it has also functioned as an outdoor museum with works from the classical to the contemporary dotting its vast grounds. This major exhibition will present more than 100 sculptures, paintings, photographs, and drawings by some of the most acclaimed European and American artists from the 17th to the 20th centuries, including works by Pissarro, Édouard Manet, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and others who have taken inspiration from the iconic Parisian landmark. Visitors will also see monumental sculpture by Coysevox and Bosio from the garden for the first time in the United States.

DIRECTIONS: MAX Station from Westside get off at library/SW 9th Ave; 4-1/2 block walk to library (MAX fees will vary based on where you board)Bus Line 58 from Westside get off at Park & Columbia; one block to StarbucksCarpool with Cynthia; leave her house at 5 p.m.Address is 3310 SW 106th Ave., Beaverton, OR 97005MAX Station from Eastside: get off at 5th & Columbia; walk 4 blocks to Starbucks or 5 blocks to Museum

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Support your club and help your Social Chair by volunteering to host a house party, social hour, or other event. Please contact Cynthia King at: cynceeone@gmail.com or call her at 971-217-2797 with your ideas.

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Saturday, September 13 • 5 p.m. Mt. Angel OktoberfestMt. Angel Oregon has an annual celebration of the harvest in Bavarian style. There is live music in five locations, traditional dancers and dancing in the venues (three of them), German beer, beautiful St. Mary’s Church—a Gothic jewel set in the Willamette Valley, Benetictine Sisters Monastery, Mount Angel Abbey and Books. It is a 4-day event: Car Show, Marathon, Wiener Dog Races, Golf Tournment and more.

WEBSITE: Check out the venues: http://www.oktoberfest.org

WHERE: Mt. Angel, Oregon 97362

SPONSOR: Cynthia King Cell: 971-217-2797

COST: Most events are free, but the special entertainment including the Biergarten and Weingarten are: General Admission before 5:00 p.m. $10 After 5:00 p.m. it goes up to $15

Wristbands are available for unlimited entry and reentry to the entertainment venues. A pass purchased at the afternoon rate is good for the entire day, so come early and take advantage of the reduced pricing.

INFORMATION: The drive will take about an hour, so we need our car pools to be on the road by 3:30 to be sure we make it to Mt. Angel before the 5 p.m. price hike! For those driving on their own, lets plan to meet up at the bleachers by the downtown gazebo at 4:45 p.m.

CARPOOLING:

11:30 a.m.—Carpool with Sharon: She has room for three riders. Call Sharon at cell/503-490-2889

3:00 p.m.—Carpool with Cynthia: She has room for three riders. Call Cynthia at cell/971-217-2797

Both groups meet at the bleachers by the gazebo at 4:45 p.m. If driving on your own, call Cynthia or Sharon to catch

LOCATION/DIRECTIONS:

Oktoberfest is celebrated throughout the downtown area of Mount Angel which lies approximately 40 miles south of Portland and 17 miles north of Salem.

GPS device use address: 5 Garfield St. Mount Angel, Oregon, 97362

From I-5 North – exit: 282A toward Canby/Hubbard through Woodburn and follow the signs to Mount Angel

From I-5 South- take exit 260 toward Keizer and follow signs. Proceed east on Chemawa Road and Hazel Green Road following the signs to Mount Angel.up with the group.

Friday, September 12 • 6 p.m.Vaux’s Swift Watch at Chapman SchoolEvery year in late August, one of Portland’s most spectacular natural events begins: Thousands of Vaux’s Swifts gather in the city as they prepare to migrate to Central America and Venezuela. Migrating swifts often use chimneys as roosts (places to sleep), and they are likely to return to the same roost year after year. One swift population has been returning to the Chapman chimney since the 1980s, and it is one of the largest known roosting sites of migrating Vaux’s Swifts.

On most evenings, Audubon volunteers will be on hand to share information about Vaux’s Swifts.

WHERE: Chapman Elementary School 1445 NW 26th Ave., Portland, OR 97210

MORE INFO: audubonportland.org/local-birding/swiftwatch

SPONSOR: Sharon Speer, 503-490-2889

INFO: Sharon will find a spot for us on NW Pettygrove St. just west of 26th Ave. on the hill behind the school. The birds arrive just before sunset, so coming early allows time to find a good place to park. Bring a sack dinner and chair or blanket. The group may go out for a beer afterwards if there is interest among those who attend.

It was great to meet prospective member, Joan Ambrose (foreground), and to have her join us for free summer concerts in Lake Oswego.

From The Oregonian newpaper, August 30, 2014

Sunday, September 14 • 10 a.m.Gateway Elks Breakfast WHERE: Gateway Elks Lodge 711 NE 100th Avenue, Portland, OR 97220

SPONSOR: Jim Miles

COST: $6

INFO: You get coffee, juice, pancakes or hash browns, eggs cooked to order, and sausage or bacon. Proceeds benefit the Elks’ charities.

DIRECTIONS: From I-205, take the Glisan Street exit and head east. Turn left onto NE 99th Ave. The Elks Lodge is approximately one block on your right. We will most likely be seated by the windows.

Sunday, September 14 • 1-5 p.m.Chuck Applegate’s 10th Annual Ducky Derby Party and Potluck(Not exclusively a Skyliner event, but we’ll have tonsof fun with Chuck’s less vertically enhanced friends!)

WHERE: Chuck Applegate’s home 6731 Apollo Road, West Linn, OR 97068

COST: No charge! Just bring your potluck item and BYOB

INFO: This event was created 10 years ago when Chuck helped a police officer rescue 10 chicks from a storm drain—then the ducks thanked him by marching into his house and camped out under his grand piano! It made the front page of the newspaper. There will be a rep from Duck Pond Cellars (vineyard in Dundee, http://www.duckpondcellars.com/), live music, potluck food, and BYOB. And, yes! There will be duck racing down the 100-foot-long creek. Chuck said there could be 50 to 100 people there.

DIRECTIONS:

From Portland, access Macadam Avenue and head south on Highway 43 through Lake Oswego and beyond Marylhurst College to West Linn. Shortly after passing Mary S. Young Park on your left, turn right onto Pimlico Drive. Turn left onto Summit Street. Turn right onto Apollo Road. House is on the left side of street where Apollo makes a sharp turn to the left and front door and driveway are after the turn.

From I-205, From I-205, take West Linn exit and head north on Willamette Drive (HWY 43). Turn left onto Pimlico Drive. Turn left onto Summit Street. Turn right onto Apollo Road. House is on the left side of street where Apollo makes a sharp turn to the left and front door and driveway are after the turn. If you pass Mary S. Young Park on the right, you’ve gone too far.

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Friday, September 19 • 6:30 p.m.Third Friday Pizza at Stark St. Flying PieThird Friday Pizza is a monthly event where we encourage prospective members to come out and meet us in a comfortable public setting.

WHERE: Flying Pie Pizzeria 7804 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR 97215 503-254-2016

SPONSOR: Sharon Speer, Membership Chair 503-490-2889 pdxsharon@comcast.net

INFO: Space for 20 has been reserved on the main level. PLEASE RSVP to Sharon via phone or email or on our Meetup group at: Meetup.com/skyliners, so that the size of the reservation can be adjusted as needed.

DIRECTIONS: From I-205, take the exit for Stark Street and head west. Flying Pie is on the left at 78th an Stark.

Saturday, September 20 • 6 p.m.Holding-on-to-Summer Bash!WHERE: Will Werner’s home 26330 SW 45th Drive, Wilsonville, OR 97070 503-638-3104

COST: Members $2 with potluck item, $9 without Non-members $7 with potluck item/$12 without Prospective members: Please be our guest. There is no cover charge for your first two house parties. Bring a potluck item if you like, and as with everyone, be sure to BYOB.

FUND: General fund.

INFO: Another chance to potluck with summer’s bounty! BYOB. Any chance we’ll have some dancers? Maybe we can get Will to turn the dining area into a ballroom! Wear your tropical/beach blanket bingo attire—Will suggested bikinis!

DIRECTIONS: I-5 south to exit 286.Turn east on Elligsen to end.Turn right on 65th; go 300 feet.Turn right on Stafford; go 0.3 mile.Turn left on Homesteader; go 1.0 mile.Turn right on 45th Drive; go 0.2 mile.Turn left at bus shelter. Go up hill to the first house on left.

I-205 to Stafford Road, Exit 3.Turn south (left if you were going south on I-205) onto Staf-ford Road; go 3.6 miles.Turn left on Homesteader Road, go 1.0 mile.Turn right on 45th Drive, go 0.2 mile.Turn left at bus shelter. Go up hill to the first house on left. Additional parking at shed before house.

Saturday, September 20 • 10:15 a.m.Oregon Olive Mill Tour

WHERE: Oregon Olive Mill 5510 NE Breyman Orchards Road Dayton, OR 97114 866-828-4372

SPONSOR: Sharon Speer, Cell: 503-490-2889 Email: pdxsharon@comcast.net

WHEN: Carpool leaves at 10:15 a.m. Tour starts at 11 a.m. See directions for carpool info.

RSVP DEADLINE: September 9, 2014

COST: Cost varies from free to $20 depending on your event choice(s).

INFO: Testing the waters, or should I say oils? Sharon is always on the lookout for new and/or unique activities to include on our social calendar. She’s just learned that out in wine country we have a company producing extra-virgin olive oil—Oregon Olive Mill.

There are three options to enjoy. Each requires a minimum of four RSVP’s by 9/9/14.• Free tasting: Includes mill tour (allow 20 minutes) and self-serve tasting with paper cups in the gift shop.• Official Blue Glass Tasting Tour ($20 per person): Includes a guided tour of the Oregon Olive Mill and orchard, introductory olive oil sensory tasting of their 4 estate-milled extra-virgin olive oils (EVOO) using official blue EVOO competition tasting glasses in a private room with tables and seating, and speaker on Oregon olives and oils allowing for Q&A. (About an hour)• Wine tour: $10 for flight of four wines—pinot gris, chardonnay and two different pinot noirs—made from 100% estate grown grapes. DIRECTIONS:

Carpool: If you want to carpool, meet at the Tigard Fred Meyer by the garden center. As you head west on 99W from I-5, Fred Meyer is on the right, and the garden center is at the end of Fred Meyer closest to 99W.

Drive:• Access 99W heading toward McMinnville.• Sometime after Dundee and before Highway 18, there is a weigh station on the right.• Shortly after the weigh station, turn right onto NE McDougall Road.• Then turn right onto NE Breyerman Orchard Road.• Red Ridge Farms and the Oregon Olive Mill will be on your right.

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Sunday, September 21 • 8 a.m.2014 Komen Portland Race for the Cure 5K Fun WalkSponsor: Cynthia King—Reach High Team Captain Cell: 971-217-2797

WHERE: Downtown Portland. Meet the team in the park surrounded by SW Madison St., SW 3rd St., SW Jefferson St. and SW 4th St. at 8 a.m. Look for Cynthia standing on the big bench at the top of the amphitheater in the middle of the park.

HOW: Go online to Komenoregon.org and click “Events.” Click “Race for Cure” with the pink ribbon. Then click on “Sign up” under the race date. Next click “join a team.” Enter team name “Reach High” in the box with red asterisk asking for “team name” and continue to register from there.

COST: Advance fee is $45.00 (remember this goes to a very worthy cause). The price goes up to $50 if you wait until Race weekend to register. Credit cards are accepted for online sign-ups and donations. Checks are accepted for mail-in registrations. Credit cards, cash and checks are accepted on Race Day.

TIME: 5K Fun Walk begins at 8:45 a.m.

ROUTE: SW Naito Parkway and SW Oak Street to Waterfront Park

INFORMATION: It would be smart to take public transportation on Race Day. Parking downtown will be challenging.

If you sign up in advance, team captain Cynthia will have picked up your the team member shirts, pins, race number, etc., a few days prior to the race and whe’ll give them to you when the team meets.

Saturday, September 27 • 6 p.m.“Kiss Summer Goodbye” Yard PartyCelebrating the Autumnal EquinoxWhich occurs on Sept 23! WHERE: “The Recycled Garden” (Cynthia King’s backyard) 3310 SW 106th Ave Beaverton, OR 97005

HOST: Cynthia King 971-217-2797 COST: Members $2 with potluck item, $9 without Non-members $7 with potluck item/$12 without Prospective members: Please be our guest. There is no cover charge for your first two house parties. Bring a potluck item if you like, and as with everyone, be sure to BYOB.

FUND: General fund

INFORMATION: Potluck, BYOB, BBQ available. Fire pit for bonfires and s’mores. Bring a chair. Cynthia has chickens, cats, and dogs and hopes you like them, too. She says her backyard is very rustic and uneven for walking, so wear good shoes.

DIRECTIONS:

Driving north on I-5 take HWY 217 going north. Exit on Walker Rd (last exit on 217 before Hwy 26). Go east at the light (towards Portland) 0.3 of a mile and turn right onto 106th Ave. It will be the 3rd house from the corner on your left.

Driving west on I-84 cross the Marquam Bridge and keep to your left. Continue onto I-405 and take the Beaverton exit onto Hwy 26. Continue thru the Vista Hills tunnel and pass the Zoo. Exit onto Hwy 217 going south. Walker Rd will be the first exit on Hwy 217. At the light turn left (cross over Hwy 217) And drive 0.3 of a mile and turn right onto 106th Ave. It will be the 3rd house from the corner on your left.

From Vancouver go south on I-5, cross the Fremont Bridge and take 405 to Hwy 26, thru the tunnel past the zoo towards the beach. Take 217 south and take the first exit at Walker Rd. Turn left at the signal and cross over Hwy 217, go 0.3 of a mile and turn right on 106th Ave. It will be the 3rd house from the corner on your left.

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Whooz iz it?

Skyliners Lost ‘n FoundStarbucks cup left at Betty Prakkens’ house party on August 2. Let Megan know if it is yours, and we’ll figure out how to get it back to its rightful owner.

Reminder—It’s always good to do a little inventory of what you take to a party so that you don’t go home missing something.

Saturday, October 4 • 8:30 p.m.Bottleneck Blues Band and DancingWHERE: The Blue Diamond 2016 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97232 503-230-9590

SPONSOR: Sharon Speer, 503-490-2889

COST: No cover charge

INFO: Bottleneck Blues Band brings a fresh and fiery mojo to the Portland blues scene. Unbounded energy with a crowd, Bottleneck has often performed three-hour sets with no breaks to keep the dance floor moving. “I’ve never seen a band do that before” raved staff at Portland’s Blue Diamond. Bottleneck brings something for everyone. The band feeds off the energy that comes from real audience involvement. “They have an infectious groove and contagious energy” remarked one couple.

Blues is the music of life, love and loss, happiness and sorrow, and everything that happens in between. All these emotions come to life, and the classic grooves live again while Bottleneck lights up the dance floor. The band covers the classics and performs originals that will move you to your core. Imagine Albert Collins meets Muddy Waters jamming with the Allman Brothers Band. Bottleneck Blues Band will pull you in, get you moving and make you feel alive.

DIRECTIONS: It is on Sandy Blvd. between 20th and 21st on the south side of Sandy.

Sunday, September 28 • 4 p.m. Let’s Play Pinochle! WHERE: Space Room Lounge 4800 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, Portland, OR

SPONSOR: Sharon Speer, 503-490-2889

INFO: This is with the “Portland Cards R Us” Meetup group that Diana and Sharon belong to, not just a Skyliner event. Sharon says if the door to the restaurant on the corner is locked, please enter through the adjacent bar. There is designated parking in the Space Room lot. Beginners welcome. Sharon says they like the game but like to have fun at the same time, so they’re not diehards and won’t bite your head off if you make a mistake. Happy hour food menu and drinks start at 3 p.m. through the rest of the day. They usually play about 2 hours.

DIRECTIONS: Either access SE Hawthorne and head east to 48th and Space Room is on the right, or from I-84 heading east, take 39th (Cesar Chavez) exit and turn right (heading south). Turn left at Hawthorne (heading east). If coming from I-84 heading west, take the 42nd Street exit, at stop sign turn left onto Halsey, left at 39th, left at Hawthorne.

Attention: Sharon has just learned that the Space Room has been sold but doesn’t know the ramifications of the sale regarding use of the facility by Meetup groups. Closer to the event, she will email members and post on Skyliners Meetup confirmation of the location.

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Camping Trip at Mount RanierThe end of July, a small camping crew of three made it to Mount Rainier. Sharon Speer, Jackie Budge, and Ken Geddes enjoyed fantastic weather Friday-Sunday. Unfortunately by arriving on Thursday, Ken and Jackie had to set up camp in the rain. Nomads Larry Kucharek and his daughter Katie from the Las Vegas Tall Club had hoped to join the group, but were unable to hook up with them due to a lack of cell phone reception.

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Save the date!

May 22-25, 2015It may seem too early to think about plans for Memorial Weekend, but here’s the skinny on why you need to start making plans now for your stay at the Belknap Hot Springs Resort.

We have reserved several accommodation options including a room in the main lodge, cabins, tent sites, and RV sites. When these are spoken for, there won’t be any more accommodations available in our group reservation; at that point if you want to go, it will be your responsibility to check directly with the reservation desk to see if there are any cancellations that you can snag or check nearby locations to see if they have anything available.

RESERVATION PROCESS:To reserve a cabin in our block of options, contact Sharon at 503-490-2889. Sharon will match you up with a cabin-mate. We have cabins 1 and 3. To view cabins: http://www.belknaphotsprings.com/cabins.html

To reserve an RV site, lodge room, or drive-to tent site, contact Kate at 971-322-7792. We have reserved sites 4, 12, 15, 29, 39, 46, and 47. To view RV info: http://www.belknaphotsprings.com/rvcamping.html

Here is another accommodation option once the sites we have reserved are filled:Camp Yale: The facility is owned by Belknap and is about a mile from Belknap. They have RV sites and mountain homes for rent. While staying at Camp Yale, one has full access to Belknap’s pools and gardens. http://www.belknaphotsprings.com/campyale.html 541-822-3512)

Memorial Day 2015 Weekend Camping Trip—at Belknap Hot Springs!

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CHANGED TO A NEW LOCATION! — Chestnut Grove Resort, Swiftwater, PA.

Check out the website at www.chestnutgrove.com

Prices are as follows: $330+taxes for two nights/double occupancy. Additional $50/pp/per night in the

room. $390+taxes for Thursday night (room and Friday breakfast ONLY) or $445+taxes for 3 nights, 6

meals.

When you make your reservations, please say you are with the Tall Club. Our main area will be the

poolside cabins. There is an indoor pool and hot tub. BYO towels MAY not be necessary. I will keep you

updated.

A deposit is required (credit card is okay, final payment amount is based on cash). Cancellation policy is

loose but so as to not take any risks, please be pretty

sure that you are attending the weekend before

making your reservations. This is a sister property to

Daniel’s Family Resort, so I am anticipating another

great weekend.

—KAREN

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