Valley View Voice
Valley View Retirement Village • Rock of Ages Mennonite Home • M.A.I.D.S. • McMinnville, Oregon • Spring 2013
Gil and Janet Rinard
IN THIS ISSUE:
Gil & Janet Rinard ... 1
From Delvin’s
Desk......................... 2
Chaplain’s Corner .... 2
Patriotism................. 3
Employees of
the Month................. 4
From the Office ........ 4
Wildlife ..................... 5
Big Spring Sale ........ 6
Valley View Voice
Published quarterly
by
Rock of Ages/Valley
View Retirement
Community
15600 Rock of Ages
Road
McMinnville, OR
97128
Editor:
Gordon Martin
Contributing Editors:
Jeanne Christensen
Myrtle Fricke
Sheila Selby
Gilbert “Gil” Rinard was born December
16, 1939 in Denver, Colorado, son of
Conway and Mildred Rinard. His father
and mother were both recorded Friends
(Quaker) ministers. At an early age, Gil’s
family moved to Indiana and then later
settled in California where his father and
mother were co-pastors in the Citrus
Heights Friends Church. He attended
school there and after graduating from
high school he enrolled at George Fox
College in Newberg, Oregon, graduating
in 1961. Extracurricular interests in high
school and college included playing the trombone and football.
Janet was born January 5, 1942 in Portland, Oregon, the daughter of Ivan and Lucille
Adams. She was raised in Portland and graduated from high school there. In 1960
she entered George Fox College where she met Gil a year later.
Janet and Gil were married in December 1961 and moved to Corvallis where they
both took classes at Oregon State University. Their first son, Martin, was born in
Corvallis in 1962. Gil received his MS degree from OSU in Zoology in 1963. They
then moved to Ithaca, New York where Gil continued his graduate work at Cornell
University and received his PhD in Endocrinology in 1966. Their second son,
Damon, was born there in 1964.
Their third son, Nick, was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1968 while Gil was in a postdoctoral program at Case-Western Reserve University School of Medicine. After
finishing the post-doctoral program, the family moved to Atlanta, Georgia where Gil
was on the Emory University School of Medicine faculty for 32 years. He taught
medical students and did laboratory research in the fields of Endocrinology and
Respiratory Physiology. Their fourth son, Clark, was born in Atlanta, Georgia in
1971. Then in 1985 they were blessed with a daughter, Susanna.
Gil took two sabbatical years doing research. First, at University of California at
San Diego (UCSD), La Jolla, California in 1976-77. The second sabbatical was at
Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU), Portland, Oregon in 1990-91.
While living in Atlanta, Gil revived his childhood hobby of raising racing pigeons.
He built backyard housing for his pedigreed pigeons and won many races in
Atlanta-area pigeon clubs. Over the years he created a new statistically-valid
system of performance measurement and developed a national awards system for
(Rinard continued pg 5)
the American Racing Pigeon Union.
From Delvin’s Desk
care about knowing our neighbors. There are
insurance companies that take care of our
misfortunes, when unemployed there are
unemployment checks, when a single mother is in
need we say, “There are numerous government
programs out there.” In fact, for nearly every societal
ill, there is a government program.
What creates community?
Even after living in a house for several years, I
have heard people say, “I don’t know my neighbors.”
We live in a very busy society where people are busy
from dawn to dusk and do not become acquainted
with their closest neighbors.
I prefer the old way where neighbor reaches out to
neighbor; where churches care for hurting
individuals; where not-for-profit organizations
create food banks for the hungry; where neighbors
fill their yards with other neighbors for a BBQ;
where child and youth programs are created; and in
the case of Rock of Ages, where the frail and elderly
are cared for by a not-for-profit organization where
the focus is to meet needs rather than make money.
This seems to me a better way to create and
maintain a caring community. To this end, Rock of
Ages is continually evaluating where we can serve
better, and reach more, with quality programs—this
is our mission as a member of the greater
community.
In high school I was required to watch the movie
“Futurist”—are we living that movie today? One
thing I remember about the movie is the front
porches. Most houses in earlier days, had a large
front porch. Neighbors would sit outside on these
porches and wave and talk to people as they walked
by. Why not? There were no televisions, no
computers, no cell phones, or other technological
hardware to keep people entertained and indoors.
More recently built homes don’t have front porches.
So do home designs, technology and other electronic
appliances keep us from knowing our neighbors? I
think it is deeper than that. We have become a
society that doesn’t need to worry or
Chaplain’s Corner
that are painful and hard to deal with. Several things
that I noticed from the Psalms that help me keep a
proper perspective are:
Lamenting
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How do you deal with pain? How ark Nissley
should one deal with it? There are so
many different types of pain which include not only
the physical, but also the emotional and spiritual. I
find it interesting that “approximately 70 percent of
the Psalms in the Bible are laments and that
approximately 0 percent of the top 150 CCLI songs
(songs sung most in churches) are laments.” Is there
so much less pain in today’s world than there was in
David’s time or is it just that we have learned to put
on a happy face because people will like us better if
we are happy?
—Many of the laments in Psalms end up affirming
trust in God. They list the troubles and then express
a grateful spirit of worship for the One who is our
Deliverer, Healer and Rock.
—To lament is to recognize our need for
intervention from a higher power, which is often
necessary before we are ready to hear, learn or
receive what we need from God.
—We need to express to each other our pain and
then there can be true fellowship or identity with
each other. Encouragement from someone who
understands, and is on a similar journey, is very
important and often makes a major difference for us.
There is a lot of pressure on people to appear happy,
so we often try to mask our pain and pretend that it
doesn’t exist. Many Christians will stress out trying
to make everything look good because they think
Christians have to have it all together or they feel
responsible to make God look good. Does God need
us to make Him look good? He is by definition good
and loves the grateful heart of worship. That does
not mean we should not lament (feel, show, or
express grief, sorrow, or regret) over those things
In dealing with pain, I am so glad we have a Lord
who understands and promises to never leave us or
forsake us, and we can say, as David did in Psalm
18:6, “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried
unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple,
and my cry came before him, even into his ears.”
—Chaplain Mark
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hills of Tennessee, across the plains of Texas, from
sea to shining sea, from Detroit down to Houston
and New York to LA, there is pride in every
American heart and its time we stand and say,---I’m
proud to be an American, God bless the USA!” A much
older but similar song, “God bless America,” was
written by another patriarch in the music industry
by the name of Irving Berlin, and lets us not forget
Bing Crosby singing “White Christmas . “Who is
Bing Crosby ?” my grandchildren
ask. Sadly, I only know the choruses
so I hum or stomp, in place of the
words.
PATRIOTISM: FROM SEA TO
SHINING SEA
By Jeanne Christensen
Funny thing about patriotism or remembering, you
never know when the feeling is going to take over.
It can be triggered by words, music, a picture in a
book, or on the internet. The feeling might be of
sadness, nostalgia, of happier times, or someone’s
words of encouragement.
Patriot’s Day began with families
placing flowers on the grave sites of
soldiers fallen in the LexingtonConcord battle in 1775. After the
Civil War in 1865, it gradually
evolved into military parades,
marching bands, and the making of
soul stirring speeches in the city
square. During World War I a
poem, In Flanders Fields was written
by Lt. Col. John McCrae. The first line says, “In
Flanders field the poppies blow, between the
crosses, row on row...” It was a moving piece
written from the point of view of the dead. We have
all heard it recited, if not in school, then in the
movies or on TV.
Last but not least let’s turn to pure
nostalgia with gravelly voiced Louis
Armstrong.
What A Wonderful World” includes
everything: God, country, green
trees, red roses, clouds, sky, sea to
shining sea, and Mom’s apple pie.
Intended as an antidote for the increasingly racially
and politically charged climate of everyday life in the
US, this song has a hopeful, and optimistic tone
with regard to the future
Louie includes: “…the
rainbow so pretty in the sky, the faces of people
going by, of friends shaking hands saying “I love
you.” I hear babies cry, I watch them grow, they’ll
learn much more than I’ll ever know. Yes, I think to
myself what a wonderful world”. Oh--Yes, Satchmo!
Music is what stirs up my patriotism. There are
many peppy tunes and lyrics to choose from. I will
bypass our national anthem and go onto the kinder
tune of America The Beautiful. There we find spacious
skies, waves of grain, and apple pie from the fruited
plain. And lets not forget to ask God to mend,
“thine evr’y flaw.” America has a lot of those, along
with liberty and law, with lots of grace, “from sea to
shining sea.” Amen!
CORNERSTONE MEMORIAL BRICKS
PROJECT.
Memorial Day is a special time set aside to remember
our loved ones. The Rock of Ages Memorial Brick
Program allows families to honor loved ones and
friends who have passed on. Short messages can be
inscribed on the bricks along with the person’s name
and dates which will be inscribed on a bronze
plaque attached to a brick. This is a way to share
Mom or Dad’s words of wisdom or a friend’s favorite
scripture verse. These bricks are a lasting tribute
and will be set into walkways around the Lodge
near the Library. The funds received will go into the
Endowment Fund that was established in 2004.
This fund provides special assistance to residents in
need.
For information phone the office,
503-472-6212.
Yankee Doodle Dandy from the Broadway musical Little
Johnny Jones was written by the famous icon George
M. Cohen and played at the Liberty Theater Nov 7,
1904. The story is about a jockey riding in the
English Derby, and it somehow became a patriotic
song. This song has an amazing 14 stanzas and
marches on and on. The ditty does mention, “A real
live nephew of my Uncle Sam, born on the Fourth of
July” and of a “phony riding a pony.” Well, it all
rhymes even if it doesn’t make much sense.
After 9/11 a song, “God Bless the USA,” written by
country singer Lee Greenwood became very popular:
“…cuz’ the flag still stands for freedom and they can’t
take that away, from the lakes of Minnesota to the
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March—Effie Schaal
Employees of the Month
By Gordon Martin
Effie said, “That’s a hard
question, It’s not just one thing.
I like the way Rock of Ages does
things, I really like the people I
work with, and I LOVE the
residents!” Effie has worked at
Rock of Ages for 5 years as the
Memory Care late night shift
Rock of Ages employees choose one of their peers each month for their
commitment to making life better for those they serve.
I asked each of these special people this question: “What
do you like most about working at Rock of Ages.”
Employees of the Month for the first quarter of 2013
are:
Lead Caregiver .
January—Rosa Castro
Rosa has been working at Rock of
Ages as a Senior Memory
Caregiver for the past 8 years.
When I asked Rosa my question,
she said, “Everything!”
After
further questioning she said,
“Well, I don’t like doing “pills”
because then I can’t be out with
From the Office
ROCK OF AGES CALENDAR
Big Spring Sale—June 7,8 (see page 6)
Memorial Day
& Homecoming Celebration
the residents.”
May 27—11 AM Program—12 PM Barbeque
(memorabilia table for sharing photos &
mementos)
February—Patti Shenk
Patti is Supervisor of
Housekeeping and has worked at
ROA for two years She said,
“What do I like most about
working at Rock of Ages? The
people—it’s certainly NOT
cleaning toilets!” But she does it
when it needs to be done.
Valley View Air Show—August 10th
8 AM-2 PM—breakfast, hot air balloons,
RC aircraft, helicopter rides, BBQ lunch
featuring the Second Wind Band.
3-9 PM—Gospel and blue grass music
featuring: Gospel Echoes, Bethel Mountain
Band, Jericho Road and Knox Brothers.
Other artists TBA.
The official in
charge said to be
sure to tell you all
how much they
appreciate being
able to hold the
race here at ROA.
In return, we
appreciate
the
respect everyone showed by not leaving litter
behind.
As the Raven Flies By Gordon Martin
The last two Saturdays in March, the ROA campus
hosted the annual As the Raven Flies time trial bicycle
race. This race is one of a series of time trials that
comprise the Oregon Cup of Time Trials sponsored by
the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association.
The 150
competitors raced against the clock. At one minute
intervals, the riders are launched to ride the 12-mile
course over Youngberg Hill and onto Muddy Valley
road. They ride six miles out and then return to the
finish line. The fastest riders finish in about 25
minutes. The racers range in age from 10 to over 70
years. When I asked one racer how he did, he said,
“Any race I finish is a good race, especially if I don’t
get sick to my stomach until I cross the finish line!”
Ed. Note: Did you know that Gil and Janet Rinard’s
son Damon is a well-known designer of these special
racing bikes? Many of them are made of exotic
materials like carbon fiber, etc., and have
correspondingly exotic price tags!
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Valley View Wildlife
Albino Robin
By Gordon Martin
When I was out and
about a few days ago, I
saw this partially albino
Robin
(Turdus
migratorious) . He is a
normally colored male
except for a mostly white
head and a white patch
on his chest and one leg.
He acts like any normal
Robin, gobbling up worms that were stranded out
on the paved road. It took me a few tries to get close
enough to get a good picture of him. Our American
Robin is actually in the Thrush family and is related
to the Varied Thrush that we see around here once
in awhile.
If you are out
and about in
the
evenings
lately, you have
probably heard
a lot of croaking
frogs. They are
male
Pacific
Tre e
F ro gs
(Hyla* regilla)
that are calling
to entice a
female to join
them. These little guys can make a lot of noise by
inflating a sack under their chin that acts like a
resonating chamber for their croaks. They will hide
out in any small pond and call in their dearly beloved
so they can make some tadpoles together.
(Rinard continued from pg one)
Over the years, Janet has accumulated credits from 11
different colleges. However her BA with honors in
History was awarded in 1994 by George Fox
University. Her research resulted in a book, “As
Way Opened”, a history of the Atlanta Friends
Meeting, published in 1999.
Did you know that years ago, in another life, I was
probably the world’s expert on the parasites of these
little frogs? Did you know you can be a “world
expert” on something if it’s a small enough area that
nobody else cares about it? Anyway, while doing
research on the parasites of Pacific Tree Frogs I
discovered a new species of Trematode (a kind of
worm parasite) that lives in the frog’s intestine.
When a scientist discovers a new species, he or she
must then publish a description of it and send
preserved specimens to the national archives so
other scientist can know about it. Well, I did that
and thought I would honor my dear wife by naming
it after her, so the parasite would be forever known
as Glypthelmins doloresi. Oops! She did NOT want a
parasite named after her! So when the research was
published, I changed the name of the parasite to
Glypthelmins hyloreus. Maybe you can figure out how I
invented the species name!
Janet studied the Viola da Gamba, a Baroque-period
stringed instrument. She performed in Early Music
groups for several years in Atlanta, Georgia. Another
interest grew out of taking college classes in the
German language. Janet traveled and studied in
German-speaking countries, mainly Austria, in the
early 1980s.
In various phases of her life Janet enjoyed
recreational biking and swimming. She raised dairy
goats and canned fruits and vegetables from her
garden. She joined book groups and sang in choirs.
She was the bookkeeper for Gil’s pigeon business for
40 years. Over the years Janet dabbled in real estate.
Janet and Gil moved to Valley View Retirement
Village in 2010. In 2011 they celebrated 50 years of
marriage. They have continued to be very active. Gil
plays trombone with local and Portland area bands.
Janet took a Master Recycling Course through the
county and received her certification as a Master
Recycler. She was voted by our residents as the 2013
Volunteer of the Year because of her work with
recycling.
* This species of frog has since been reclassified as being in the genus Pseudacris
rather than Hyla, but that spoils my story!
From the Cloverdale Farms readerboard:
Behind every successful man is a fabulous wife
and a surprised Mother-in-Law
Those who never
work for those who do.
make
mistakes
We are so blessed to have them in our community.
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THE BIG SPRING SALE
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Friday, June 7 —10:00am to 5:00 pm—Saturday, June 8 —9:00am to 4:00 pm
LOCATION: THE ROCK OF AGES ACTIVITY BLDG.
16661 SW Shilo Way, McMinnville, OR
THE PROCEEDS will be added to the emergency employee assistance fund. This fund will be used
for special needs that are not covered other ways. The funds, which are tax deductible, will be raised
by volunteers in partnership with Rock of Ages, which is a non-profit (501-C-3) organization. Rock
of Ages will pay 100% of the administrative costs. For more information, phone the ROA office,
503 472-6212.
SUGGESTED ITEMS TO BE DONATED
FOR THE SALE:
Desks, Cabinets, Chairs, Tools, Cars, Antiques, Collectables, Jewelry, Quilts, Afghans, Linens, Lamps,
Books, Decorations for: Christmas, Valentine, and Easter , Knick-knacks, Glassware, Vases, Purses,
Hats, Shoes, Suitcases. Please NO CLOTHING
VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO HELP WITH THE SALE—CALL THE OFFICE 503 472-6212
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