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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2009

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

As I write this it is definitely Fall. After a couple of
beautiful mild days, stormy weather and snow in the
mountains is returning. The beautiful fall colors are
fading or the leaves have fallen. In my
neighborhood many leaves fell during the last storm
and neighbors got reacquainted as they set about
collecting nature--that is raking--. Fortunately, there
are few leaf blowers. Clearly it is time to think
about winter sports.--OK hikers, good for you for
persevering.

Most have already planned their trips, but if you are
still pondering there are still opportunities to sign up
for some trips. Inquire of the trip leaders. Some
trips are full, but even then there is a good chance to
get on the waiting list. If your schedule is flexible
last minute vacancies do happen and you have a
good chance to be selected.

Our November Social will feature Avalanche and
Snow Safety. Roland Emetaz our speaker has been
active in the area for many years. He recently
returned from a Snow Science Workshop in Davos
and with working with the Czeck Mountain
Services. His program should be informative as well
as entertaining.

Since we are transitioning to winter sports it is a
good time to thank Lynda Shapiro for a great
job coordinating the summer program. Also to
thank the leaders of events: Charlotte Smith and
Judy Williams for hiking; Pete & Elaine Nelson for
rambles; Martin & Susan Butt for trail timers;
Lorena Horton for canoe and kayaking; Warren &
Barbara Jones for Prineville camping; Char Branton
Fenella Robinson for Cape Lookout camping;
Weldon & Manu for the picnic; and then there is

Ellie Betts for trips any season. Because of all their
efforts and those of others who led specific day
trips, summer provided a full slate of activities.
While we may be a ski club there appears to be as
many or more activity days in the summer. A tribute
to all you active seniors. Dale

Executive Board
President ......................................Dale Farley
Vice President ................................Weldon Buxton
Secretary ................ ................... Janet Britton
Club Treasurer ...... ........................ Bob Carson
Past President ..............................Lindsay Parks
Board of Directors

Nan Bogdan

Sue Larson

Bev Carlon

Larry Marsh

Bob Everhart

John Olson

Coordinators
Bridge ..................................Barbara Watson
Canoe/Kayak............................Lorena Horton
Directory.................................Judy Patterson
Finance Committee ....................Prebble LaDage
Hiking .....................Charlotte Smith, Judy Williams
Ramble Leader .............. Peter & Elaine Nelson
Trail Timers Hiking..............Martin & Susan Butt
Membership...........................John & Judy Rau
Nominations.......................................Lindsay Parks
Northwest Ski Club Council ............Sue Rimkeit
Overall Activities ......................Weldon Buxton
Picnic ........Weldon Buxton Manu Bonnet-Buxton
Prime Times Editor ..................... Kathy McBee
Snowshoe.....................................Bev Carlon
Social Mtngs ....Helen Pickell, Velma Schluderman
Summer Activities .......................Lynda Shapiro
Trip Treasurer ...............Jean Munhall, .Paul Fellner
Web Master .................................Martin Butt
Web Support.......... JoAnn Klassen, Joanna Olson
Winter Activities .........................Galen McBee
XC Skiing ...................... Al Levit, Pat Rehberg

ALENDAR OF EVENTS

Note: The activities listed in bold print are for
Cascade Prime Time members only. The non-bold
listed activities are open to all.

Jan 9-16

Big Sky, Mt. DH, XC, SS

Ellie Betts

Flora Huber

Jan 13-15

Primetimers/Trails Club Co-event DH
XC, SS
Peter Nelson

Nancy Overpeck

Jan 16-23

Sun Valley, ID

B. Mary Inkster,

Jan 18-22

Izaak Walton Inn, Mt., XC, SS

Lynda Shapiro
Nancy Overpeck

Jan 23-30

Sun Peaks, BC, DH, XC

Lorena Horton,

Jan 30-Feb 6

Keystone FWSA Ski Trip
Barbara Bousum Bbousum@gmail.com

Feb 1-3

Trout Lake, WA, XC, SS

Bea Hedlund,
Marlene Huntsinger,

Feb 7-13

Silver Star, BC, DH, XC, SS

Sue Rimkeit,

Diana Pearce,

Feb 9-16

Yellowstone MT, XC, SS

Al Levit, Pat Rehberg

Feb 22-26

Methow Valley WA, XC, SS

Ron Ture

Christine Chitsaz,

Feb 22-26

Schweitzer, ID, DH

Marc & Lindsay Parks

Feb 27-Mar 7 Cortina, Italy FWSA Ski Trip

Norm Azevedo

Feb 24-Mar 2 Shakespeare on Skis DH, SC, SS

Tom Carter

Mar 16-20

St. Patty's Bachelor Ski Trip

Helen Wrolstad,

Mar 17-18

Primetimers/Trails Club Co-event DH
XC, SS
Peter Nelson

Nancy Overpeck

Apr 18-22

Mt. Bachelor Ski Trip

Ellie Betts

May 29-Jun12 Austria Hiking & Biking

Franz Oberbauer

Al Levit

Sept 11-24

Holland Bike & Barge

Ellie Betts

SOCIALS: (Monthly Meetings)
Last Monday of the Month 5:30 PM
Hotel deLuxe

(Formerly the Mallory)

729 SW 15

Ave

Portland

Nov 30 Meeting: Hotel deLuxe,
Speaker: Roland Emetaz
December No meeting

ACTIVITIES

Downhill skiing:

Wednesdays

Mt. Hood Meadows
XC Skiing

: Thursdays

Al Levit & Pat Rehberg

Snowshoeing

: Fridays

Bev Carlon

Hiking:

Fridays Year Round Rain or Shine

Charlotte Smith

Morning Rambles

: 2 hour walks every other

Monday, Peter Nelson,

Trail Timers:

Moderate Friday Hikes

Martin & Susan Butt

Ethnic Dinners

: Terry Shumway

Informal Bridge:

all levels

Barbara Watson,

EDITOR Kathy McBee

email:

editor@cascadeprimetimers.org

The "Prime Times" is published bi-monthly (Jan, March,
May, July, Sept & Nov.) Subscriptions are included
with membership. Our cutoff date for publication is the
5

of the month. If you have something you would like

to have published, please send it to the address above

RECAPS

Bike & Barge Bremen, Germany to
Amsterdam Aug 29 Sept 11, 2009

Ellie Betts, Reporter
This year we had a new itinerary created just for us!
Since the starting point was Bremen, we all found
our way there at different times and by different
means.

Manu' & I came in to Amsterdam early to spend 2
days. We had great weather, a super hotel and fun
checking out this 1200 year-old Hanseatic City. We
did a number to things, but our highlight was a visit
to the new Hermitage Amsterdam museum. This is
the only branch of this great St. Petersburg museum
and is the inaugural exhibition with more than 1800
objects. It was entitled, "At the Russian Court
palace and protocol in the 19

Century." It featured

spectacular ball gowns, beautiful portraits, unique
furniture and impressive jeweler and precious
stones. It will be shown for over seven months, and
then a new exhibit will replace it. It is certainly a
"must see" for anyone coming to Amsterdam...we
spent 4.5 hours here! The Altstadt (old city),
featuring the statue of the Bremen Town Musicians,
is close to the Schnoor. This district with its narrow
streets was once the home to simple fishermen, then
the red-light district and now has transformed to
house artisans, shops, restaurants and art galleries.
On the last night there, a big group of us found the
Katzen-Café in a very narrow alley and had a
wonderful dinner.

The 14 from our group joined 12 others from across
the US for our 2-week bike adventure. We
zigzagged across north Germany for a variety of
experiences. There were several highlights. We
biked just over the Dutch border to the Vesting
Bourtange built in 1742. The town is surrounded by
star-shaped moats and high berms as protection

from invaders. Along the way we biked to Bad
Zwischenahn and toured a Bauernhaus Museum, a
large thatch-roofed farmhouse & surroundings
typical of that area in the past.

A highlight near Papenburg on the Ems River was
our tour of Jos. L. Meyer Papenburg or Meyer
Werft founded in 1795. This is a huge 3-building
shipyard that builds large cruise ships, passenger
ships for Indonesia, container ships, gas tankers,
animal transport ships and ferries to be used on the
North Sea and English Channel. They were just
starting to build a new class of ships for
Disney...ones with a "Disneyland" on board. This
tour was fascinating.

From Emden we took a catamaran ferry to Borkum
Island, an East Frisian Island in the North Sea for
the day. This is the western-most island of the
German East Friesian Islands. It is a big tourist
Mecca during the warm weather.

We experienced two days of heavy winds. As we
left Germany and rode into Holland, this changed to
a day of rain. Our leader, Janneke, told us this was
the tail end of Hurricane Danny that had come up
the Atlantic Coast and curved over us. After that
we had good weather again.

As we moved from area to area, we learned the
daily greetings changed. In Bremen it was
"Morgen." On Borkum and in the countryside west
of Bremen it was "Moin, moin." In the countryside
around Groningen it was "Moi, moi. In Friesland it
was "Hoi."

We spent time in Appingedam with its "hanging
kitchens" over the canals. Then it was on to
Groningen, the largest city in the province. Here
we had an extra day where we learned more about
trading and the Hanseatic League and spent time at
the market in the main square.

As we cycled into Friesland, we stopped one night
in Bergum, an upscale vacation area. They have a
most unusual sport there that was derived as a way
to cross all the drainage ditches and small canals in
this area. It is called "fieljeppen" and uses a long
pole over water. You run, grab the pole, shinny up
as fast and far as you can and try to get across the

water as far as possible. It was fun to watch the
practice.

We continued on through Friesland and south
around the Ijsselmeer to ride back into Amsterdam.
It is always a final highlight to ride into this great
city with the locals on the bike paths to the barge. It
is like a graduation ceremony! Our final dinner was
a fabulous Dutch Indonesian banquet. Janneke and
Winfried wrote and presented a song to us called
"Orange Angeline." This goes to the tune of
"Yellow Submarine."

2010 TRIPS

BIG SKY, MT. DH, XC, SS
January 9-16, 2010

Trip Leader: Ellie Betts
We still have room for a few more people on this
trip. Come join us for a week of fun in the Rocky
Mountain powder and sunshine.

Our 15

Year at this ski area covers ski-in/ski-out

lodging, 7 full buffet Breakfasts, 5 day lift ticket/
trail pass, Welcome Party, 6 après ski gatherings, a
hosted mountain tour and more. We will downhill
ski at Big Sky and the adjoining resort of Moonlight
Basin. There is great x-country skiing near by at
Lone Mountain Ranch. You can snowshoe at all
three areas + in between.

Flora Huber will lead a day trip to Yellowstone.
This is a trip not to miss! It is a very special time of
year with everything pristinely covered in snow and
the animals very visible...often in the thermal areas.
Flora does this every year and can give you
additional details on the day's activities.

Call or email me for additional information. Ellie
Betts

TYEE LODGE AT MT. HOOD
DH, XC, SS Jan 13 & 14

Trip Leaders Nancy Overpeck & Pete Nelson.
This is a joint event with the Trails Club of Oregon
and Cascade Prime Timers. We will stay two nights
at Tyee Lodge in Govt. Camp above Mazama
Lodge. X-Country Skiing and Snow Shoeing.
Event includes four meals; two breakfasts and two
dinners. Cost for Trails Club of Oregon members is

$42 and non-members $52. Bring your own snacks,
and lunches, sleeping bag and towels. Meet Wed. at
the sno-park about 7/8 mile after turn off Hwy 26 to
Timberline at 10:00 am. If you don't know where
this is meet at Government Camp restroom are 9:40
am.

No alcohol is allowed at the lodge.
Make checks payable to Trails Club of Oregon.
Make your reservations by Jan 10th with Nancy
Overpeck

Pete Nelson

SUN VALLEY, DH, XC, SS,
Jan 16-23

Trip Leader B. Mary Inkster
There is still space available for you to join us on
our annual trip to Sun Valley. This fun trip offers
something for everyone and many people have
made it an annual tradition. Activities include:
Hosted evening socials where you can meet and
mingle, an elegant dinner with music by the Sun
Valley Trio in the Sun Valley Lodge Dining Room
optional ski clinics for our group, a NASTAR race,
cross country skiing, snow shoeing, ice skating and
soaking in the Sun Valley Hot pool. It's a great
trip. For Information and a flyer please call B.
Mary Inkster. , If you need air/bus
transportation or you are looking for a room mate,
please call Nancy Johnson at . We
hope that you join us.

IZAAK WALTON XC, SS
Jan 18-22

Trip Leader: Lynda Shapiro

Izaak Walton XC Skiing and Snowshoeing Trip:
The end of Daylight Savings Time always brings
the message home. On the first dark afternoon, it
hits that winter is really here. Soon, it will be
snowing and it is now clearly time to make plans for
winter trips. The Izaak Walton trip still has lots of
room. Dates are January 18-22 with travel by
Amtrak on the 17th and 23rd. It is a relatively
inexpensive trip, getting there is almost effortless,
and the XC skiing and snowshoeing are great. In
addition to the groomed trails, there is (at a slight
additional charge) the endless back country expanse
of Glacier National Forest. You can check the flyer

by logging into the website, going to the members
area, and clicking on trips, or contact Lynda Shapiro
for more information:

SILVER STAR,

DH, XC, SS

Feb. 7 13

Trip Leaders Sue Rimkeit, Diana Pearce

We are looking forward to another great trip filled
with gliding, sliding and carving over the dry snow
of central British Columbia. The days to be filled
with sun, powder and great friends ending the day
in the hot tubs of our slope side hotel. The evening
offers dinner in or out in a number of near-by
restaurants & bars, The evening activities can also
be on trails lighted for x-country skiing or snow
shoeing, Silver Star has great ski runs for all
abilities and fantastic x-country skiing with snow
shoeing. The package includes lifts, lodging, in
room hosted dinner, and a dinner out.

We are full at this time but will take a waiting list.
Diana Pearce and Sue Rimkeit

YELLOWSTONE MT, XC, SS
Feb 9-16

Trip Leader: Al Levit & Pat Rehberg
The trip is almost full. A double room is still
available and a male is looking for a roommate.
There is also one woman who might sign up if
another woman is willing to share the double room
with her.

Final payment is due by December 1st so sign up
now. .Al Levit,

SCHWEITZER, DH, Feb 22 - 26

Trip Leaders Mark & Lindsay Parks
The trip is currently full, but the wait list is very
short, so there's still a chance of joining us for 3
days of ski-in / ski-out fun in Idaho's panhandle.
See the trip flyer on the Club's web site or contact

for more info.

SHAKESPEARE ON SKIS

Feb 24-Mar 2
Ashland, Crater Lake and the
Shakespeare festival.

Trip Leaders Tom & Susan Carter

Tom and Susan Carter are organizing a no-host ski
trip to Ashland and Crater Lake. We'll help
coordinate and make some reservations. It's really
fun and the weather is usually nice. Here's our
schedule, you can join us for as many days as you
want.

Day 1: Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010. Drive or carpool
to Ashland, check in at Super 8 motel. Attend play
if you choose.
Day 2 and 3: Thursday and Friday, Feb. 25 and 26.
Ski at Mt Ashland during the day, attend plays in
evening.
Day 4 and 5: Saturday and Sunday, Feb 27 and 28.
Downhill at Mt Ashland or XC in area, attend plays
in evening.
Day 6: Monday, March 1st. XC at Crater Lake and
stay at local ranch.
Day 7: Tuesday, March 2nd. Drive home.

The Super 8 motel is about $70/night for a queen
bed for two. Other rates are comparable. They
have a continental breakfast and a small pool. They
are about the cheapest in Ashland. There are lots
of nice restaurants in Ashland, we can go to
different places each night or be on our own.
Susan and I are members of the Shakespeare
festival so we can get a major discount on tickets.
Trip participants can choose which plays they
want to see and we can buy the tickets. 2010
schedule is out now. Here's the website:
http://www.osfashland.org/index.aspx
Mt Ashland is a nice, small ski area open Thursday
through Sunday only.
I'll ski downhill there for a couple of days then lead
a couple of XC
trips in the area, weather permitting.
XC skiing at Crater Lake is beautiful if the weather
is nice and we'll stay at a local ranch the
last night

The plays don't start till mid-February and skiing is
usually over by mid-march so there is a narrow
window when both are available.

For more info please contact
Tom and Susan Carter

ST. PATTY'S 2010 BACHELOR
SKI TRIP Mar 16-20

Trip Leader Helen Wrolstad
We will be staying at the Deschutes River Lodge in
SunRiver. The price is $175. for 4 nights and 3
dinners. Transportation and lift tickets are not
included. As of this date the trip is full. There are
always cancellations so if you would like to be on
the wait list please e-mail Helen Wrolstad at

BACHELOR/SUNRIVER, DH, XC
April 18-22

Trip Leader Ellie Betts
We will be staying for 4 nights at 2 SunRiver
homes. This gives us the choice of skiing as many
as 5 days. We also have all the SunRiver activities
we can participate in. I currently have room for a
few more people. Snow and ski conditions are the
best at Bachelor in April & May. The winter storms
are over & we generally have sunshine, packed
powder and often some new snow.

If you are interested, please download the trip sheet
from the website or call me and I can send one to
you. I am glad to answer any questions and I will
be at the November meeting as well. Ellie Betts

AUSTRIA BIKING AND HIKING
May 29-June 12

Trip Leaders Franz Oberbauer, Al Levit
This trip has been given final approval so signup is
open. There are limited spaces so if you are
interested in joining us May 29 to June 12. Check
out the flier on the website

HOLLAND BIKE & BARGE

Rivers & Deltas, Sept 11-24,

Trip Leader Ellie Betts
I have 3 rooms left on this trip! The deposit
deadline was October 31, 2009. I will only be able
to hold this space until January 1, 2010. Then I
have to release any remaining rooms to the Bike &

Barge Co. owners to fill. Give me a call if you want
to join us!

This will be our 6

club trip...each covering a

different area in Holland and/or Belgium and
Germany. Since we have done most of the routes,
our company has developed another new one for us
this year. From Amsterdam we head south to the
delta areas of the Rhine & Maas Rivers and ride
east to the Germany border. We visit Nijmegen, the
oldest city in Holland. After a ride through several
German towns, we return on a different route to see
old towns, farms, bucolic scenery, historical places
and other unique sights along the entire trip. We
circle back to Amsterdam and spend our last full
day there.

In the evenings we have tours of the town where we
will be spending the night. Traveling with a barge
as your hotel, restaurant & baggage carrier is a great
way to cycle in Europe. There are 2 daily groups
with Dutch guides from which to choose...a longer,
faster one and a shorter, slower one. Both see the
same major attractions. I just learned that
Janneke will be our lead guide for this trip!

you need a day off, you can travel on the barge as it
moves to the next location for a different experience

You experience Holland at the ground level with the
people. It is great riding, wonderful meals,
sightseeing and just fun camaraderie.
There is a trip sheet posted on our website for you
to print out. If you call me, I will mail you one as
well. Please call or email me for information or with
questions at ,

CROSSED SKIS
BETTY E. FOLLIARD

Betty passed

away unexpectedly as a result of an accident at her
home in West Linn on Oct. 15. She was 82. Betty
was an early member of the Cascade Prime Times
and went on numerous trips with our club. She is
survived by her son, Jack and his wife Susan,
daughter Sandy & husband Bob, 4 grandchildren
and 4 great grand children. Contributions may be
made in honor of Betty to Potluck in the Park, P.O.
Box 12443, Portland OR 97232