From Wayne and Gwen Black

Wayne and Gwen Black  plus Jim and Gail Krause just returned from a fantastic 4-week tour of France and Italy!  Here's Jim and Gail on a "river cruise".

From Irene Hall

Hi Sue
Enjoy your blog immensely especially at this time of the year when the snow gets lower on the far away mts.

Thought I would send these from my walk this am. That is Mount Nelson the dominant peak in the Purcell Range west of us, the Rockies are to the east. We live in this valley and  although it looks pretty "wintery" I thought I would also send you a picture of the flowers in our downtown area. Both pics taken on my walk this am.
cheers
Irene Hall

From Gordon McKay

Hello Sue

We thought we would send this photo of the harvest that is starting to wind down in southern Alberta.  Gordon's son took this picture with his daughter-in-law, Melanie, driving the combine.

Don and Suzie Nunley

Wow!  Looks like Suzie Nunley had quite a ride.  You GO girl!!

from George and Carol Stuart

Hi Sue and Don......once again....thank you for the report and the pictures!  

I thought you might like to see a few pictures that I took yesterday in our little corner of paradise....Clear Lake, Manitoba!  It was a hot August day .....with pretty sights all around!  

Carol

Congratulations Popkorn!!

This morning July 27 Saturday at approximately 6 AM I teed off from the first hole Tee box and had a hole in one! Fred was my witness and I didn't even walk on the green because he picked my ball up out of the cup!

Wool Hooooooo !!!!!!!

Hard to believe a hacker like me could get a hole-in-one.

Pop Korn Kid aka Ron Johnson

From Tom and Mary Williams

Hi Sue....

We arrived the other day in our old hometown area of Toledo, OH.  While taking a drive through the "old haunts" we noticed a sign at the Community Park where we frequently took our kids and grandkids to play that invited us to attend the "Grand Opening" of the new pickleball courts at the park.  Sure enough, the old, dilapidated tennis and basketball courts had been totally refurbished and right next to them are two shiny new pickleball courts.  So, today we went over to witness the ribbon cutting.  It was a cool, drizzly morning but there were some interested citizens, including the mayor of the small Village of Holland, OH (a Toledo suburb) who is a big supporter and player himself.  Palm Creek's own Al Hager and a large contingent of the Toledo Pickleball Club were there to give a demonstration and a few pointers in the game, encouraging the residents to be proud of the only dedicated public pickleball courts in the area and to get involved in the growing sport.  Al also had some equipment to sell to the folks, but the Village has a dozen new paddles and some balls available for free use.  Palm Creek might be a little jealous of the beautiful shade trees around the courts!

 

Tom and Mary Williams

From Wayne and Verna Sheppard July 13, 2013

Hi Sue,

Attached are a few pictures taken this morning in northern British Columbia just after we left the Yukon.  We have been to Alaska for a few months and had a wonderful time.  We are now on the downward route towards WA where we will volunteer host at 2 different State Parks in August and September.  Love the sky pictures you posted recently.  Looks like you all are having a fun summer.  Bye for now,

Verna

From Sandy Morin

Sandy is spending the summer in Connecticut and points east.

She says: "As you can see, Grace and I are having a good time!"

From Gwen Black

Dear Sue,

I correspond with a group of 6 gals with whom I attended high school 'way back then'.    We all but one live in Canada.  Joy and I grew up together doors apart and experienced the devastation of prairie flooding in the 1950's when our city was flooded,  mosquitoes were king,  and worst of all Polio was an horrifying epidemic.

Joy lives in Chicago now,  and responding to a group email I'd sent enquiring how our Calgary friend and her family were managing she was embarrassed that she had absolutely no knowledge of what was happening in southern Alberta.    This is all too common as all of us who spend our winters in PC know.  Unless we have satellite TV,  there is little to no news of Canada on TV, Radio or in the print media, despite the huge numbers of Canadians who visit the U.S. every year.     

So the information which has gone out on your blog has triggered a snowball effect and folks here are getting emails from their American friends.   It's very heartwarming Sue and it's all because of your amazing and all-encompassing blog.  So thanks for spreading the word.    The situation is desperate so if people want to help,  they could contact their local Red Cross.

Gwen

Notes from our Canadian friends

I wrote to all the Albertans and those in Manitoba that I had email addresses for...to see if they and their homes were safe and secure from all the flooding.

From Orland Nelson:

From Al and Sheryl Rairdon:  Hi Sue, We are good here in Stettler.  We have had lots of rain but our house is dry and safe at this time.  Our friends Arnie and Pattie in #704 weren't so lucky.  They live in High River and there house was flooded unfortunately. 

From Peter and Virginia Beckner:  Hi Sue. We are high and dry here. The floods have been devastating for a lot of people. We drove past High River yesterday and couldn't believe the amount of water that is still there. I would think that there are going to be a lot of people with out a home before this is over. Glad we live a long way away from the rivers. Take care. Peter & Virginia.

From Bart and Bev Greif:  We are high up so we haven't been flooded but we are close enough to the river that we could watch it as it rose and now has gone down. It's the flooding of our downtown that no one ever believed could happen that has been so bad. The Saddledome (our hockey arena ) has water up to the 8th row of seats. It's under 15 ft of water. Our world famous Calgary Stampede is supposed to start on Jul y 5th and the entire stampede grounds have been wiped away. Officials are saying we are still having it but it may be on a smaller scale. It brings in an awful lot of money to this area every year with tourists and such. Another small town about 20 miles south of here have had all 13,000 residents evacuated and they still can't go back.We see this happening in the US all the time but never believed it could happen here. Mother Nature at her finest.Thanks for the concern.

A link to pictures of the floods from Stacey Wheeler:

Flood Photos

From Bill & Lesley Murr

Bill and Lesley are spending a couple months in Lesley's home of England.  Check out the great video Bill created:
(click on the link below)

The Murrs in England

From Linda Steward visiting her sister in Moore Oklahoma

Linda Steward just returned from visiting her sister in none other than Moore, Oklahoma.  Linda and the family (7 people and 3 dogs) spent the day below ground in a storm shelter.  See her recent video here:

From Marilyn Jennings

Thought you might enjoy seeing pictures I took this past weekend as we drove to the lake in British Columbia.
Mamma black bear with her black & brown cub. Next Picture is a Grizzly bear!

From Rich Cunrod

Rich Cunrod sent these awesome photos of a rocket launch that took place on his tiny island paradise in the Marshall Islands last month.  Thanks, Rich!

From Marilyn Jennings & Gordon McKay

Hi Sue,
Just wanted to thank you for your wonderful blog. Your pictures & videos are fantastic, not to mention what a great word smith you are.
We live in Calgary Alberta Canada. Gordon & I have been coming to palm creek for 4 years & renting on the golf course and each year our stay was getting longer & longer. So we decided it was time to purchase our own place!
We bought 1892 on the 15th hole, on April 1st. So only moved in for 7 days,  needless to say we are anxious to return this fall!

Keep up the great blogging, we love it,
Marilyn Jennings & Gordon McKay

P.S I can't seem to get Guest Book to open??

We are missing all the happy hours & are thinking of installing this sink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Linda Steward

Linda Steward traveled back home to visit her sister in ............. Moore, Oklahoma!  She and the family took shelter underground as the tornados struck the area.  Luckily no one in their family was hurt and their house, while damaged, was still standing.

From Don and Suzie Nunley

We arrived at the lake this afternoon. Hooray! 
Tomorrow I go into town for violin class and Don will pick up his fishing boat. Life is good. But, we miss Palm Creek friends. See ya in the fall!

 Don and Suzie

Our friends across the lake took this pic yesterday aft. The rainbow was literally ending on our house! 

From Dave Boldt

SUE:  

 YOU KEEP SHOWING US THE BEAUTIFUL CACTUS FLOWERS, AND MAKE US HOME SICK FOR PALM CREEK.   HERE ARE A FEW MINNESOTA BLOSSOMS WITH LOTS OF GREEN GRASS.

From Marg Ouimet

Hi Sue

Just read your blog this morning and it is really great to be able to keep up on the summer news from Palm Creek . A BIG thank you and great job.

Spruce Grove in Alberta and many other outdoor courts are opened in the Edmonton area. To all our fellow picklers we are playing.

Have a great summer

--
Marg Ouimet 

From Rich Cunrod in the Marshall Islands

Readers:  Rich Cunrod (I call him Flip Flop because of his home and lifestyle) lives in the beautiful Marshall Islands way out there in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  He recently purchased a park model at Site 934.

From Rich:

Hi there, I certainly do not have to contend with that white snowy stuff.  We have finally gotten out of our drought to some extent.  We were around 12 inches behind norm and now we are only 6.25 inches behind. Rain is needed for our lens wells. Windy season starting to pick up some and the open ocean is 7-9 foot waves.  

Here is one of our roads.

from Terry and Jean Turner

We arrived home April 3 and the next day it looked like this. That's not snow. It's hail. That was followed by a thunderstorm. Then a few days later it snowed. Then when that was gone...it snowed again. We came home too soon. The good news is it's nice and warm and sunny now.

Terry and Jean Turner, Site 1422, Iowa

From Ron and Sue Bernth in Hudson, Wisconsin

We are really tired of the snow.  We left PC on April 15 and after a stay in Omaha, NE to see family arrived in Hudson, WI on the 21st.  Since then we have had 70 degree days (2 to be exact) and have had 2 huge snowstorms.  The first one dropped 7 inches but the latest one on MAY 1 delivered 11 inches.  I will send you a pix of the latest storm-its on my phone and have had all kinds of computer/router issues since we got home.  Where is Don when you need him?  There will be no early departures next year!  Take care, Ron and Sue Bernth

From: Dave Boldt of Fairbault Minnesota

May 2nd - Faribault, MN, see what you are missing !!!!!!! No dust in the air  here !!!!!!!

Myron & Ricki Persing

We ALL owe a special thank you to Myron and Ricki for ALL the work they do here at Palm Creek.  They are in charge of all the Greeters who welcome guests to the resort.

To Myron:  Write to me with a list of all the projects you two organize and I'll publish it here.

Hello our PC Friends

        We are here with our son in Roseville Ca. and enjoying the summer. We plan a summer of travel to SD, Ill, and all points in between. We spent Sunday sailing on the bay. Watched  some of the Americas Cup crews training for the races this summer.                   

 

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Myron & Ricki Persing
110 E Center St. # 1208
Madison.SD 57042

  Myron`s Cell # 360-770-2037
  Ricki`s   Cell # 360-770- 5102

  E-Mail    myricki61@gmail.com