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7-26-08 News from Prospect
Well, summer is here somewhat unexpected, since we didn't have much of a spring. As usual I am a little late with this report and hope I remember what happened the last few months.
1.) Jack and Esther Brown, Norm and Joan Smedes, Jean Nelson & Dolores Hall went to Convocation. The Prospect congregation provided the morning snacks and I heard they were a hit.
2.) Dennis and Jan Barry arrived from Arizona for their annual hiatus in Prospect. They are very much a part of our group when they are here. We will enjoy their company until the end of July.
3.) Rosie Jenkins had company from Australia. Since Rosie gets company from all over the world, she is responsible for bringing the foreign visitors to church and of course to coffee afterwards. So far, we've had only praise for our hospitality and good coffee.
4.) Out Jean Nelson decided to move back to Colorado, after her mother & husband passed away. We miss her and wish her happiness and her new home.
5.) On the 4th of July we had our 3rd annual potluck at the Jenkin's place. What can I say, the weather was perfect, the food was delicious and lots of it, and everybody in a good mood. Jessica, Maggie & Peter, the under 30 crowd decorated with red, white and blue streamers and bows. The crowd over 30 oohed & aahed and was glad they did the decorating. (The crowd over 30 is not allowed on ladders.) After Father Brown said the Blessing, we chowed down and enjoyed the day.
Since then our weather went from hot to really nice, especially since the smoke from the California fires thinned out. Prospect had it's "Blue Grass Festival" and the "Fly-In." Right now, not much going on, so we discuss gasoline prices, food prices, elections, senior moments and assorted ailments.
By the way, Esther Brown got a new dog. Munch is his name. She missed her dog Mollie that had to be put down last year. Munch is keeping Esther on her toes, because he is only three years old and full of it.
So this is it again. Wish everybody could live in a place like Prospect, we are so fortunate.
Until next time - R.J.
7-14-08 News from
Prospect .
In June, our Organ - which was given to us by the Roman Catholic church in Shady Cove, Our Lady of Fatima, eight years ago - suddenly stopped working. After a lot of fiddling around and calls to two different Organ Repair Persons in the area, the poor thing was found to be beyond financially reasonable help, having been built sometime in the early 1960's.
Dead Organ
Not only would it cost more than it was worth to PERHAPS fix it, it was possibly going to cost $250+ just to get it out of the church and to it's final resting place. SO, after considerable discussion by the Organ Committee, it was decided that the green thing to do - and the energy efficient thing to do, since it was REALLY heavy - was to take it apart right where it was sitting, and then move the parts in an appropriate manner.
GOING
GOING
GONE!
All the wood pieces went into Bob's (above in the yellow shirt) woodshop, a few specific parts went to the fellow who brought us our replacement organ (click on Photo Gallery above), and all the rest was taken away by local folks to sell as scrap.
THE LOST CHORD
Why shed a tear for it's demise?
It was old and lets be concise.
It was purely mechanic,
The thing was organic,
And to discard it is no vice.
But wait, let us briefly recall:
That organ was vital to all.
It was heartfelt we cared,
and its music we shared.
From grace it must not fall!
- Norm Smedes
The new Organ is a Conn, model 580, 3 manual Theater style - and its sound fills the nave delightfully.
- jcb+
TIRED
We pray for all
whose lives
are closely linked
with ours
Especially for -
Alex, Bob
Bette, Dolores
Cecil & Linda Reed
Pat Stevenson
Pat Wooten
If you wish to request that prayers be offered for someone, please make out a card and put it on the prayer board in the church nave.