If you are a Belknap College Alumnus, plan to attend the October
22-24 Reunion in Center Harbor. Among the festivities will be
the dedication of a memorial bench and historical marker in tribute
to the Belknap experience and the Town of Center Harbor that
welcomed us.
Special Attractions in Scottsdale, Arizona
I
visited Phoenix and Scottsdale in October for a site visit in
advance of next year's AAA Annual Meeting. While there, I
toured several potential locations for various events including the
Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix and a neat restaurant located
high up on a bluff called "A Different Point of View." This
visit coincided with another mini family reunion of the Cousins.
A fun time was had by all and this will only be a prelude to larger
get together next May. Enjoy the photos by clicking on
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA.
A Visit to Beautiful Lake Tahoe
In
late September, I stayed in Lake Tahoe for a business meeting.
What a beautiful place and the lake is absolutely pristine clean.
You can see down at least 6 to 8 feel. My co-workers and I
landed in Reno, rented a car and drove about 36 miles to Incline
Village. The drive was spectacular. We crested Mt. Rose
at 9700 feel. The vistas of Reno in the valley, and then Lake
Tahoe were eye popping. We even got to see some snow on the
summit.
Once we
arrived at our hotel - the Hyatt, I was pleasantly surprised to be
upgraded into a cabin that overlooked the lake. It was very
nice as you will see from the photos. The beach area was also
spectacular with the views of the mountains surrounding the lake.
During our stay, we rented the Tahoe Queen, a Mississippi River
Paddle Wheel boat, for a dinner cruise for our conference attendees.
The vistas were great and the food excellent. It was cold that
evening, about 30 degrees, so very few ventured up on deck. I
did, however, and took some photos that you might enjoy.
On the
return trip to Reno, we stopped at the Mt. Rose lookout for some
last photos of the lake. We could have stayed there all day
except for the cold! Click on
LAKE TAHOE to view the photos. Now Henry didn't take his
Nikon this time as I had too much stuff to carry. So these
photos aren't my usual quality, but enjoy them anyway.
Henry Receives Community Service Award
This
March, Henry was invited to attend a special presentation at the Lake
Mary City Hall. At the commencement of the City Commission meeting, Henry
and a few others were surprised when we received Community Service Awards in
appreciation for continued support of Lake Mary programs and events. For the
past several months I've been the sponsor and coordinator of a survey of elder
citizens to help the City better understand their current and future needs and
concerns. This was a project of the Elder Affairs Commission on which I
serve. The Mayor of the City presented the award. Click on HENRY'S
AWARD to see the photo.
Henry
has a Blog
OK, most
everybody these days has some type of "My Space" or Blog for posting
comments and allowing friends to easily post replies. Did you know that
there are over 71 million blogs and each day the number is growing exponentially?
So what is a blog and how can you read and contribute to Henry's blog?
A
blog is a website where entries are written and commonly displayed in reverse
chronological order. Blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject
such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online
diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web
pages, and/or other media related to its topic. The best feature is the
ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format.
Content
from the blog author can be added from any location in the world via just
about any media that has internet access. That means any PC or cell
phone that is enabled with internet access. Photos can also be easily
uploaded and the blog I've selected automatically reduces the photo file size
for faster downloading to your device. Now I don't intend to write a
daily journal, but the blog will enable brief newsworthy updates without the
need for me to create a more complete and formal update on this webpage.
I will continue to post to my website photos and longer noteworthy stories.
Another
nice feature of the blog is that whenever a comment is added, I will receive
an email notifying me of a new post. Now I'm just a "newbie"
to this so I'll be experimenting for a while. If it doesn't work for me,
I may remove it. So help me with some input. Click on hscarfo.blogspot.com
and then post a comment. You might also want to save the site
address to your favorites. Henry's blog can also be accessed from the
left navigation buttons on the HOME PAGE of this
website. You will also see an easy to reply survey on the blog about music on my website.
I've been using background music since I started this site and I'm not sure
that everyone likes it. Now's your chance to provide me some comments!
Henry's
Favorite Links Page New & Improved
If you haven't been to Henry's Favorite Links Page in a while, it might
just be worth a visit. I've added many new links that I find useful and
frequent often. Just about every resource you need can be
accessed from here without spending lots of time searching the web.
The page is organized by category so it should be
easy for you to
find information. Note that site addresses change
frequently. If you find a link that is broken, please let me know.
And, if you have a favorite or useful link that you would like added, just Email
me! Click on Henry's Favorite Links to go to
that page.
