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All Weather News http://www.allweatherwalkers.org/ |
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Deadline
for August newsletter: July 21st
How to get it? See Walks From the Past
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Next
Meeting: Tuesday, July 8 - Directions to Street Address: Northbound: …from I-5, take …from I-205, take Southbound: From I-5, take I-205 Exit 7, then very
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Welcome to Phyllis Clancy, our new Membership Director. For those who don’t know here, a picture is here.
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Welcome
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2008 Club Event/2008 Weekend/Wednesday
Walk Calendar:
Events:
July 27: Lacamas Lake Half-Marathon and 4-Mile Walk / Kids K
October 12: Lewisville Park walk
Group Walks: Wednesday Walks - http://home.earthlink.net/~tertia/wed.htm
Weekend Walking: http://home.earthlink.net/~awwliz/weekend/weekend.htm
NORTHWEST REGION'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Please
see: http://www.ava.org/
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July
Birthdays: Webster,
Janet 30-Jul |
Achievements:
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Pres. Chat – Liz Connors
Well, here we are again for another year ending and another year starting
for All Weather Walkers.
I want to thank Joe Titone for taking on the responsibilities again for
the annual potluck.... great turn out with great food!!
Everyone needs to say thanks to Earl Bowen and Jan Breneman for the past
three years of hard work and dedication for keeping the club going
strong!! I've taken on the Presidency again for another year so I'm
looking forward to working with everyone again. Thank you Earl for giving
in and taking on the Vice-Presidency again for another year! I know it is just
routine for you!
Remember, we need to be thinking of new routes or ways to change our
existing YRE's for the upcoming year.
Again, Thanks everyone!!
Walks
from the Past – Joe Titone
In June
2008, Metro, a regional government organization (http://www.oregonmetro.gov/)
sponsored
a tour of Nob Hill, part of
Ms.
Foster became known to the walking community after the publication of Portland Hill Walks, subtitled: 20
Explorations in Parks and Neighborhoods.
This is a thoroughly researched book and you don’t even have to do the
walks to enjoy it. She’ll be publishing
another book of
If you
go to Metro’s web site, the lower right-hand corner has a link to more details
about the book which was given to all who attended the Nob Hill event.
You
have 3 ways to get a copy:
1)
pick
up from one of the many places (e.g. Kaiser Permanente offices) that will
receive a supply of the books
2)
have
Metro mail you a copy for a small fee
3)
download
the book or parts thereof from Metro’s web site
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AWW
BOARD MEMBERS Liz Connors, President Earl Bowen, Vice President Daryl Pulley, Secretary Nira Lang, Treasurer |
AWW
COMMITTEE CHAIRS Earl Bowen, Trailmaster Jill McLean, Historian Jan Breneman,
Publicity/Webmaster
Phyllis Clancy, Membership |
JOIN THE AWW CHALLENGE. There is still plenty of time to
complete the first half of the year – contact
AWW Challenge Completions
Congratulations to those people who have completed the AWW
Challenge so far:
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First Half-Year |
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Barbara Baker |
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Dick Baker |
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Jan Breneman |
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Jean Moeller |
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Second Half-Year |
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A new AWW patch and two free AWW walk certificates will be
awarded to each paid person who completes either or both halves of the year.
Walkers doing both halves are entered into the grand prize drawing next
February and have a choice in the second half of getting an AWW free walk
instead of the patch. Full details about the Challenge were mailed earlier this
year, and can also be found at www.allweatherwalkers.org.
Does your name belong here? Please let Joe Titone know if
you have finished the program.
The
Importance of Walking
-----Walking can add minutes to your
life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in
a nursing home at $7000 per month.
My grand mother started walking five miles a day when she was 60.
Now she's 97 years old and we don't know where the hell she is.
The only reason I would take up walking is so that I could hear heavy breathing
again. 
I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks.
Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to go there.
I have to walk early in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm
doing.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
The advantage of walking every day is that you die healthier.
If you are going to try cross-country walking, start with a small
country.
............And last but not least,
You could run this over to your friends but why not just e-mail it to
them!
Weekend
Walking is back. Check our web site for
the schedule:
http://home.earthlink.net/~awwliz/weekend/weekend.htm
If you’re
doing the AWW challenge, we’ll be doing many of the AWW YREs during these
walks. It’s a great chance to walk with
a group and work on completing your challenge card. Remember we’ll always have 2 leaders, one at
the front, and one at the rear so if you’re slower or want to walk a lesser
distance, someone can help you.
YRE
Renewals – Jan Breneman
Soon the
YRE renewals will be upon us, and several classic routes will return unchanged,
such as Frenchman’s Bar and
Volunteers
are needed to search out new or modified trails from our existing Start Points.
In a couple of cases, we can re-use former routes, but the directions need to
be checked, wheeled and updated to allow for recent changes in neighborhoods or
roads. The AVA national office allows a couple of months, usually plenty of
time, to complete the process.
Also, if
you have any ideas for a new 10k walk route, either as a regular event or a
Year ‘Round, they are welcome! And help is available if you aren’t familiar
with the steps to get started. Sometimes establishing a new YRE Start Point
takes time and it’s best to begin ASAP. Please talk to Jan or Earl.