Christmas is comin’…let the church bells ring! That’s now just a line from one of our songs at the Christian Service Center, that’s a welcome to our annual Christmas concert. It’s one of our traditions here on the desert and this year is now different…except that it’s “bigger and better”. The dates for our annual Christmas cantata and singalong are …
DECEMBER Birthdays & Anniversaries
1st: Porch Pup/Roadrunner Big Guy Ed/Sharon Greene 3rd: Jalopy FF Paul 4th: Cousin Ebb Half Pint Crab 6th: Redneck & Angel 7th: Flyfisher Beehive Bus Ron/Jean 8th: Driller Oregon Jon Ladyfingers …
Getting to know LTVAers
NEWBIES Rich and Judy Nickolaus (CB Handles “Twigpig” & “Geonerd” They are from Oregon. The South Coast, Myrtle Point/ Coquille area. This is their fifth year coming down to Arizona, but their second year at Senator Wash. They were in Page, AZ, two years ago and met a young family who had spent two months here. They told them how …
Activities on the LTVA
Now that everyone is starting to arrive, it is time to give specifics about the activities here. Mon., Wed., & Fri. there is excise in the Gravel Pit @ 9am. Following that is Yoga @ 10. Both of these are in the Gravel Pit Ramada Tues. is the weekly meeting of the EmergencyResponse Team. Held in the trailer behind the …
Peanuts & Nutcracker’s Christmas Light Parade By Pistol Pete & Kookie Uke
Every December people on the desert enjoy a light parade. People decorate their cars with lights and drive around the LTVA. The first time we saw the parade of lights was in December of 1997. We were impressed that out here in the desert something so beautiful could make it feel more like Christmas and we owe it all to …
Jim King From Rebecca King
Jim King was one of a kind. It will be incredibly hard without him here on this earth and he will be greatly missed by us all. Our hope and joy is that we will see him again in heaven and that is what we hope for as believers in Christ Jesus. Jim was born in Kalispell, MT although he …
Angels Angles
By Joyce—Angel November 1, 2016 WE’RE HERE! Redneck and I arrived at our desert home on Sunday, October 9. We were happy to get the same spot we love and where we have been parked for now our seventh season. We spent the better part of the next week unloading and getting settled into our little compound. The next few …
BLM Sacramento: $900 for your LTVA Pass?
The BLM Regional Office in Sacramento has a new Acting Deputy State Director, Danielle K Chi (dchi@blm.gov, 916-978-4649) who is about to sneak through an LTVA Pass rate increase to almost $900 for a single season; that’s $1800 per year for full-timers! While this is currently set for the Northern LTVAs run by the Bishop California Field Office, Danielle Chi …
The Key to Longevity Is Kindness, World’s Oldest Person Said…
By Hey Jude April 1, 2016 One of the world’s longest living people said the secret to her long life was kindness: “Treat people right, the way you want them to treat you.” (Gertrude Weaver from Arkansas, passed away last year at the age of 116). Now, the world’s oldest living person is Michigan woman Jeralean Talley (age 115), and …
When It’s An Emergency
By: Lyn/Desert Rain April 1, 2016 When the worst happens. When your loved one needs help and you need to act fast, will you know what to do? It’s easy to say, “Have a plan, Think ahead, Take control.” These are certainly good ideas, but what does it all mean? Here are some tips to keep you centered and moving …