August 2023 Newsletter
“Hello, August! Enjoy the fleeting Day Light!”
LEO 7/23 – 8/22
Royal! Leo’s love to bask in the spotlight. Outspoken. Dedicated and loyal to the people they care about. Fearless optimists that refuse to accept failure. Notoriously stubborn.
HAPPY August BIRTHDAYS TO... 8/8 Liz Delay, 8/15 Liz Drumm, 8/17 Vicky Beutel, 8/18 Bernie Wildes, 8/22 Tom Ellerbe, 8/23 Brock Herlick, 8/25 Susan Crawford, 8/31 Phyllis Swenson, 8/31 Ed Cailler
WELCOME NEW MEMBER:
Rabindra Thapa.
SPHC ANNUAL WIENER ROAST...
Will be on Sunday September 17th. We will meet at the Como Park Fire Rings on Como Avenue. (between Hamline & Lexington Pkwy., on the south end of Como Park) The hike will begin at 2:30 pm, followed by the Wiener Roast. The menu will be hot dogs, fruit, chips and s’mores for dessert. Cost is $5.00 payable at the picnic.
Contact: Sharon Heaton 612.207.5926.
LAST CALL –
CLEARWATER FOREST RESORT...
August 13/14/15 2023. Cost is $82. per person. Save your spot by sending a deposit of $25.00, payable to St Paul Hiking Club to Vicky Beutel, 4658 Fable Rd N., Hugo MN 55038. Contact: Vicky Beutel 651.335.8079
SPHC TOP 20 HIKE MILEAGE:
Rose Nelson 167, Sharon Heaton 164, Rick Nelson 159, Sandy Herlick 152, Bernie Wildes 151, Wendy Worner 149, Judy Nelson 141, Don Crawford 140, Brock Herlick 137, Sue Crawford 132, Viv Fickling 124, Patty Peterson 120, Vicky Beutel 111, Bob Tholkes 88, Karen Land 75, Bev Lee 73, Jane Boyer 72, Shirley Lee 69, Jean Boyd 57, Bonnie Wold 57.
TOTAL MILES HIKED THRU 6/2023 = 3156
(Last names A – M 1747, N – Z 1201, Guests 208)
Highest attendance hikes: 26 B Wildes/S Heaton Portland/Summit hike on 3/19, 25 from Herlick’s house on 3/5, 25 Judy Nelson’s Woodbury on 3/26, 25 P Peterson/K Land from Joe & Stan’s on 2/19.
SPHC MILES HIKED THRU 5/2023 = 2714
(Members 2525, Guests 189, Women 1885, Men 640)
HIKES WITH PRECIPITATION:
Drizzle 1/17, 4/4, Rain 2/14, 6/18, Snow 1/3, 3/12, 4/16.
Honey Trivia
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey contains very little water, and bacteria cannot grow in it. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tested and found to be edible.
“Breathe the sweetness that hovers in August.” - Denise Levertov