Our Father, how great thou art!

Alpine Meadows

1695 S. Locust Grove Road, Meridian Idaho 83642

July Birthdays

In astrology, those born between July 1st and 22nd are Crabs of Cancer. Kind and protective, Crabs love to nurture others and are tenacious in their pursuit of domestic harmony. Those born between July 23 and 31 are Leo’s Lions. Mixing strength, ambition, creativity, and a flair for the dramatic, it is no wonder that the king of the jungle is a Leo’s mascot.

Richard Petty (race-car driver) – July 2, 1937 Ringo Starr (Beatle) – July 7, 1940 Tom Hanks (actor) – July 9, 1956 Arlo Guthrie (folk singer) – July 10, 1947 Woody Guthrie (folk singer) – July 14, 1912 Ginger Rogers (dancer) – July 16, 1911 Natalie Wood (actress) – July 20, 1938 Lynda Carter (actress) – July 24, 1951 Gracie Allen (comedian) – July 26, 1906 J.K. Rowling (author) – July 31, 1965

Alpine Meadows 1695 S. Locust Grove Road Meridian, Idaho 83642

July 2016

Postage

Information

Honoring our Veterans

Parks and Recreation

Month

Canada Day July 1

Hot Diggity Dog

July 2

Independence Day (U.S.)

July 4

Lincoln Remembered

July 8

Payette vs. Weiser July 14

Starlight Mountain Theatre July 19

Spa Day

July 21

Dining Out Day

July 27

We celebrated our dads in style with an all out country & western theme! We had a delicious barbecue, complete with burgers, hotdogs, salads, beans, corn, breads and tasty desserts. Thanks to Frank, Debi and James for the wonderful meal! Then we had some hoedown fun with the Treasure Valley Line Dancers! They showed us how to get down country style! Thanks Randy Lattimer! And a big thank you to the folks who came out to join the fun! We sure love to see you!

It’s important to remember those who have sacrificed much for the freedoms we cherish. And, we paid tribute to our veteran’s right here at Alpine Meadows for Memorial Day. Below, we have represented Bob (Air Force) Gene (Army) Marion (Navy) & David (Air Guard). A special thank you to Sergeant Rodney Meyers of the Army / National Guard for his discussion

on the US military; past and present.

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Notable Quotable

“Never lose an opportunity of

seeing anything beautiful, for

beauty is God’s handwriting.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson,

philosopher

The Wonderful World of Animals Resident of the month: Harold Johnson

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Jump for

July

On July 20, 2006, German professor

Hans Peter Niesward claimed he had convinced 600 million people

in the western hemisphere to

celebrate World Jump Day.

Everyone would jump at the same time and knock Earth into a new orbit. The result? Extended daylight

hours. A more uniform climate

around the world. The end of global warming. And a

great big laugh. It turns out the entire

holiday was a hoax. Professor Niesward was

actually a German artist named

Torsten Lauschmann. Of course, there’s no need to get jumpy. At 100 trillion trillion pounds, no amount

of jumping can move the earth’s

orbit or axis.

Harold was born in 1924 in a small house near the Boise River. He grew up in the Boise area before following his brothers to Sausalito, CA after graduating high school. He found work at the Marin Ship Yard where he learned to weld, cut and bend the steel for the decking and bulkheads of Liberty ships under construction. As World War II continued to rage, Harold decided to join the Navy in April, 1943 and was able to use his metal working skills while assigned to the Advanced Base Sectional Dry-dock (ABSD-1) stationed in the New Hebrides islands in the South Pacific. After 18 months of overseas duty, he transferred stateside to start pilot training in Louisiana. This ended when he broke his eardrum, but he was able to start earning his private license during this time. After being discharged in October, 1945, he returned to the Northwest, logging around the Yellow Pine area. He continued to improve his flying skills, which came in handy when he met Marjorie Stewart at a Valentine’s Day dance in 1947 at the Robie Creek Dance Hall and took her on their first date, flying around the valley in a two seat Luscombe. They married in July, 1948. Harold continued to log with his brothers in the summer and build houses in the winter. After four years, they started Westland Building Supply and built houses year round for the next 13 years. In 1965, when his brothers retired, Harold and his oldest son built his last house, his own, where he and Margie lived for the next 49 years; raising their children, 2 boys and a girl. Upon retirement at age 68, Harold spent the next two years volunteering his experience to help build the Capital Christian Center, a half day at a time. He spent much of his early retirement years helping friends and relatives with their remodeling projects and helping his middle son build his home. He also traveled with Margie to Korea and China, in support of an orphanage and missionaries. Harold and Margie moved to Alpine Meadows in 2015. They both love the food and the activities. Harold especially enjoys Wii Bowling, watching movies with friends, current events, bible study, exercise and all the wonderful toe tappin music!

Spending time with animals can be great for the mind, body and spirit! Above and right, we had a visit from Patch, a beautiful miniature pony. Thank you to Linda Crawford for the visit! And below, we are on a trip to Zoo Boise. Some of the highlights included the sloth bears, giraffes & the snow leopard. Thanks to JeNeale, Isaiah, Jen and Kat for joining us on

our safari adventure!