EVENT AND DISTANCE AWARDS EVENTS. Elizabeth Morrison Ginny Miller Robert Morrison Susan Berry Bonita Tucker Sheila Morrison DISTANCES

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1 Capitol Volkssport Club NEWSLETTER August, 2013 CVC Annual Potluck -, August 13, 2013 Will be held in the Rose Garden at Priest Point Park 2600 E. Bay Drive NE, We will have a potluck (please bring a salad or dessert to share). Club will provide water, paper plates and utensils. Jeanne Allen will lead a 5k walk beginning at with dinner at 6:30 PM. A brief meeting will follow dinner. EVENT AND DISTANCE AWARDS EVENTS Elizabeth Morrison Ginny Miller Robert Morrison Susan Berry Bonita Tucker Sheila Morrison DISTANCES Ginny Miller Jeanne Allan Robert Morrison Susan Berry Carolyn Warhol Sheila Morrison Congratulations, and keep walking!

2 Page 2 August, 2013 NEWS FROM THE TRAIL... Upcoming Walks - August 2013 Date Time/Location Event/Distance/Rating Carpooling Info *** August 1 Spar Coffee Bar 2123 North 30th St Tacoma Tacoma Downtown YRE K 2A 9:15 AM Drive time approx 30 min. August 5 local walk starting at Bayview August 6 6:00 PM Scatter Creek WA South Unit Parking Lot 180th & Guava Rochester Grand Mound-Scatter Creek Wildlife Area Walk Seasonal YRE K with 5K and 6K options 1B Meet at Starbucks at Trosper and Littlerock Road near Fred Meyer. Drive time approx 20 min. Let Jeanne know ( ) if you are driving directly. August 8 ABC Grocery th Ave S Des Moines Des Moines South Walk YRE B Drive time approx 50 minutes. August 12 local walk starting at Bayview August 13 Priest Point Park Rose Garden 2600 East Bay Drive Priest Point Park Option of YRE K 1C Stamp books before or after at Bayview Thriftway Deli ( W, ). August 15 Pierce County Ferry Dock 56 - Union Ave Steilacoom Bring a lunch with you. Anderson Island walk YRE Y K with 5K and 12K options 2A 8:45 AM Drive time approx 30 min. Ferry fare is $5.00 ($2.50 seniors) for foot passengers. Purchase tickets at the ferry dock or online here. (Contiued on page 3...)

3 Page 3 August, 2013 Continued from page 2... Upcoming Walks August 2013 August 19 August 20 August 22 August 26 August 27 August 29 6:00 PM Lacey Safeway 6200 SE Pacific Lacey Arrow Lumber and Hardware 201 Calistoga Orting South Bay Market 3425 Schinke Rd Mount St. Helens Motel 1340 Mt. St. Helens Way NE Castle Rock I-5 Exit 49 local walk starting at Bayview Lacey Historic Walk YRE B Town and Foothills Trail Orting Walk YRE 0920 local walk starting at Bayview Woodard Bay Walk YRE 1009 Castle Rock Town and Country Walk YRE K with 5K option *** For walks, please contact Jeanne ( or kokolo@olywa.net) to ask questions about the walks or make start point meeting arrangements. *** For walks, please contact Linda ( , cell , lpolzin@thurston.com) or Sheila ( ) to ask questions about the walks or make start point meeting arrangements. *** If you are a rider in a carpool, please feel free to offer the driver gas money. If you are the driver in a carpool, please feel free to accept or refuse gas money if it is offered. Park&Ride at the back of Drive time approx 1 hour. Meet at Starbucks at Trosper and Littlerock Road near Fred Meyer. Drive time approx 1 hour. Register, then drive 2 miles to start point.

4 Page 4 August, 2013 A Beary Nice Time... was had by the 135 people who participated in the volksmarch at the McCleary Bear Festival on Sunday, July 14 th. The weather was perfect, and many compliments were received on everything from the diversity of the walk (town, meadow, Silverdale and many places closer to home; but our guest who came the farthest was H.W. Bear, who came in a box from Florida. Happy Wanderer Bear is the mascot of the local volkswalking club in Port Orange, and a book has been written about him and his adventures. We and the McCleary Bear Festival are now part of his story. Read more about him at Lesley... forest) to the ice cold water at the checkpoint. Walkers came from Portland, Edmonds, hwbear.com. Special thanks to those who spent hours walking the trails and writing the directions, those who woke up early to mark trails, and everyone else who had a part in making this event a success. (If I name names, I'll miss someone.) You're all much appreciated!! Perki BEAR...

5 Page 5 August, 2013 CVC OFFICERS President Bob Morrison, (360) morrisonr@comcast.net Co-Vice-P. Liz Morrison, (360) morsuns@yahoo.com Julie Heath, (360) ijheath@comcast.net Secretary Ann Spargo (360) aspargo@comcast.net Treasurer Sheila Morrison (360) sheila.morrison@comcast.net ESVA Rep. Bonnie Tucker (360) bonniedale@comcast.net Co-Membership Susan Berry, (360) lsberry@comcast.net Karen Younkins(360) jcyounkins@comcast.net News editor Harry Saukants (360) hjsaukants@q.com Publicity Perki Sweet (360) pandpsweet@gmail.com Webmaster Peter Sweet (360) olysweetp@yahoo.com Capitol Volkssport Club P.O. Box 2778 WA Capitol Volkssport Club (CVC) of Washington is a non profit organization dedicated to promoting Public health, fun, recreation, and fellowship through non-competitive walking, biking, swimming or cross country skiing events. Membership is open to all. The American Volkssport Association (AVA), to which all clubs in the United States belong, is one of 54 countries, that make the International Peoples Sports Club (IVV). The AVA s network of 305 Walking clubs organize more than 3,000 walking events as well as occasional bikes, skis, and swims every year in most of our 50 states. ******************* Yearly CVC dues are: $8.00 (individual) per year; $6:00 for 55+; $12.00 for family. Only $2:00 charge for our club s YRE walks. Membership for returning/ongoing members is July. Send membership dues to: CVC, P.O. Box 2778, WA CVC Website: AVA Website: Evergreen State Volkssport Association: We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive at where we started And know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot, Little Gidding Newsletter deadline Friday, August 30, 2013 Anything that you want to include in the newsletter call Harry at (360) or mail to: H.J. Saukants, P.O. Box 2378, Shelton, WA or hjsaukants@q.com