July 2010 Entries
- By Nancy Ferguson -
SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) Diving
Divers are a strange breed. If necessary they will beg, borrow and perhaps even steal to get to the next location which is reported to have schools of manta rays or that absolutely proven but untouched Spanish galleon with the queen’s treasure still intact. They will suffer any indignity, from carrying heavy and unwieldy mountains of dive gear down interminable airport ramps to accommodations of the most primitive sort, where the only water is immense ocean or what could be carried in bottles, to try for that one great picture...
- By Lois Mallory -
Description:
The UVTO Library Committee has sixteen members, each serving for two years with half of the committee changing every year. Some of the members have librarian backgrounds but most are simply book lovers who want to volunteer. New members are selected by the Library Committee every November from residents who have shown interest by their application to become a member. The Committee’s officers are: chair, Lee Gibbons; vice-chair, Margaret Coe; and secretary/treasurer, Jean Young. The Committee meets every other month on the third Friday.
Purpose:
The overall purpose of the Library Committee is to maintain orderly and...
- By Barbara Warkentien -
In school we were taught almost reverently the significance of "...all men are created equal..." the simple, yet powerful proclamation of the Declaration of Independence. We were told that this brazen confrontation of a powerful monarch by his subjects was not only unheard of; but that through the ages, it has formed the basis of our government and has become an inspiration for freedom-seekers around the world.
After the signing, church bells rang out in Philadelphia and throughout the colonies as people learned of this courageous document which brought them hope that relief from taxation and...
- By Jennifer McGhee -
When I asked Valerie if I could interview her as our Noteworthy Neighbor, she responded, "But I’m just an ordinary person - a retired nurse!" She went on to tell me about one of her first dinners at UVTO. The hostess sat her with a group of three other women and they soon discovered that all four were retired nurses! For those of us who have the pleasure of knowing Valerie, we enjoy her smile, positive energy and her obvious "love of people."
Valerie was born in Washington DC and grew up in Chevy Chase, Maryland....