May 2023 | Page 16

By MARY FIEWEGER

What fun we had meeting our new members . Thanks to Kim Warram and Sharon Garrick for hosting this fun

FIEWEGER event . All have a

Big Sister . Thanks to those who stepped up to acquaint them with the Niners Play .

The 2023 season is just beginning . The Welcome Back Coffee was a wonderful success . Thanks to Lindy Anderson and her committee , we enjoyed homemade pastries and fresh fruit cups . Congratulations to those winning our three door prizes . Renowned USGA official Jim Gibbons joined us and gave a presentation of “ new rules for 2023 !” We liked the “ accidental ” putt on the green . So if you hit the ball and it does not go in the hole , it was an accident ? For some reason Jim did not agree . So if you accidentally hit the ball on the green with your putter , you can move it back .

Yeah , payouts are back and an additional flight has been added . We will now award four flights ; winnings will be in pro shop credit . All new members have signed up for the “ eclectic .” Sandy McCallister is thrilled .

From Scramble Committee : Chairperson is Leesa Gango

Our first Niners Scramble is on Tuesday , May 9 . These fun events are looked forward to by the members of Charbonneau ladies nine-hole golf league . The theme is “ Golf Babes ,” paying homage to 50 years of golf here at Charbonneau . If you have any vintage golf clothing items hiding away in your closet , this would be a good time to show them off ! There will be nine holes of play in the traditional scramble format followed by a pizza luncheon in the Event Center . The cost of golf is $ 22 and the lunch is $ 17 . Signup is now open in the Niners ’ Scramble book in the pro shop . Pay by one check in the Niners ’ slot in the pro shop . You may also sign up and pay online at www . ladiesninersgolf . com . The deadline is May 3 at 5 p . m .

We welcome a new member , Jan Taylor . Thank you Cheryl Von Bergen for encouraging her to join us . Jan is a native Oregonian . She and her husband ( also native Oregonian ) were living in Eagle Crest . He passed away last year and she wanted to get closer to her two daughters who lived in Newberg . He was a Duck , so “ go Ducks .” They were season ticket holders for all football games . She has six grandchildren . Her two

From left to right , front row : Doreen Knoll , Grace Williams , Jeanette Thatcher and Shellie Silliman . Back row , left to right : Kay Sharp , Ginny Moir , Joann Caravalho , Debbie Schwindt and Mindy Bergquist .

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grandsons are golfers now at West Linn High School ! Jan is a women ’ s health practitioner and her husband was in education and principal of a school in South Africa . Jan was the school nurse there . Her hobbies are knitting and crocheting , reading ( likes detective stories and Kristina Hannah books ) as well as walking . Favorite food ? “ I am Italian so I especially enjoy wine ( with pasta ) and hors d ’ oeuvres .”

And thank you Margie Coffie , Marilyn Huntsinger and Erica Stevens for inviting Kerin Ostrom , Woodburn , to join the Niners . Kerin has retired from Hallmark Real Estate after 42 years ! How old is Marilyn ? Proud to say she is 87 years old and ready to play golf ! By the way , she is still jogging ! Her family is from Woodburn , even her grandparents from the 1800s . She and her recently deceased husband played golf in Palm Desert . Kerin ’ s hobbies are gardening , towle painting , arranging Christmas centerpieces as well as raising plants and assembling flower baskets . Her favorite food is ... she says “ don ’ t laug ,” but it is mustard greens and ham hocks !

“ Let the games begin !” Let ’ s all have a fun time playing , and remember to graciously welcome our new members .

By TRACY MEYER

The class is free . The life saved is priceless .

If you found someone you love unresponsive and not breathing , could you save their life ?

When CPR , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , or defibrillation with an AED , automatic external defibrillator , are performed , survival rates increase two-to-three times .

Charbonneau ’ s Emergency Preparedness and Public Safety Committee is promoting AED , CPR and First Aid training for all residents . We have offered CPR / First Aid training to our volunteer emergency captains and medical staff and are now offering free CPR / AED training for all residents .

Charbonneau has seven AEDs available for emergencies , three in the Activity Center , two in the golf shop , one in the event center , and one in the tennis center . Several homeowners association pool houses also have , or are considering adding , AEDs .

But , without the knowledge or confidence of how to use an AED or do CPR , chances of revival fade . The

following options may help you act when you are called upon to save a life :

� AEDs are easy-touse . Once you push the on button , it will verbally walk you through the steps on how to use the device .

� Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue teaches free handsonly CPR / AED classes at Charbonneau Country Club or your HOA ’ s pool house ( see below for detail ).

� EPPS is working with a vendor to teach the American Heart Association curriculum for First AID , CPR and AED at the CCC ( see below for detail ).

� The Red Cross offers an online First Aid , CPR and AED class : https :// www . redcross . org / take-a-class /.

TVF & R has a class scheduled at the Charbonneau Activity Center on May 3 and more can be scheduled either at the Activity Center or your own HOA poolhouse . The optimal class size is 20 . The class lasts about an hour and it includes practicing on a training AED and a CPR mannequin .

EPPS can also schedule a full First Aid , CPR and AED class at the Activity Center if there is interest . This is a three-hour class and will cost each resident $ 60- $ 65 depending on class size . Completion of the class provides a two-year certification card .

For more information or to register for the May 3 CPR / AED class , please email EPPS member Tracy Meyer at sparky2340 @ gmail . com .

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