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42 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | OCTOBER 2021 The Book Club selection for Oct. 12 is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. Here is a brief description from Amazon.com: "Enzo is a lab terrier mix plucked from a farm outside Seattle to ride shotgun with race car driver Denny Swift as he pursues success on the track and off. Denny meets and marries Eve, has a daughter, Zoë, and risks his savings and his life to make it on the professional racing circuit. Enzo, frustrated by his inability to speak and his lack of opposable thumbs, watches Denny's old racing videos, coins aphorisms that apply to both driving and life, and hopes for the day when his life as a dog will be over and he can be reborn a man. When Denny hits an extended rough patch, Enzo remains his most steadfast if silent supporter." Our meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am in the RCN Room #3, and someone volunteers to lead the discussion about the book we have chosen for the month. For more information about the Four Seasons Book Club or to get on our mailing list, please contact me at michelesrosen@gmail.com. ~ Micki Rosen Book Club Four Seasons Veterans Park For the young men who would answer their country's "Call to Arms" after the attack on Pearl Harbor, their love of sports continued. In Veterans Park, baseball and football events during their childhood and the war years are on display the first two weeks of the month. In the latter half the displays highlight their first big party of the school year, Halloween, exchanging cards and attending parties. The Navy's birthday is Oct. 13, 1776 and Navy Day is on the 27th. Oct. 27 was suggested by the Navy League to recognize Theodore Roosevelt's birthday. Roosevelt had been an Assistant Secretary of the Navy and supported a strong Navy as well as the idea of Navy Day. In addition, Oct. 27 was the anniversary of a 1775 report issued by a special committee of the Continental Congress favoring the purchase of merchant ships as the foundation of an American Navy. The 26th is the Day of Deployment. National Day of the Deployed dates back to 2006 when Shelle Michaels Aberle approached then North Dakota Governor John Hoeven to support a proclamation for a day to honor those men and women actively serving in the military outside the U.S. Hoeven was the first governor in the United States to recognize deployed troops through a formal proclamation. Oct. 26 was chosen as the annual date of observance because it was the birthday of Aberle's cousin, U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Hosna, actively serving in Iraq at the time. In 2011, Hoeven, then a state senator, sponsored a resolution designating Oct. 26 as National Day of the Deployed, which passed unanimously. Since then, all 50 states have officially observed the holiday. ~ Len Tavernetti, ltavernetti@ hotmail.com Computer Club In the September meeting, we had a video presentation from the "What does this button do" series that showed us how to use the Google Lens app. We were introduced to how Google Lens can be used to identify and find or buy items you see. Mrs. Geek of "Geeks On Tour" makes these video tutorials that show you how to use your smartphones and technology. You will learn how to use Google Lens. Chris Guld is currently a Platinum Level Google Photos Product Expert. She wrote the book on Google Photos, now in its second edition. Buy Mrs. Geek's Guide to Google Photos on Amazon! Chris has been teaching technology since 1983. She is a past president of the International Computer Trainers Association. Jim is the hardware guy in tech support since '78. He was a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Product Expert. We're old dogs always learning new tricks and we can teach you. Geeks On Tour has recorded a regular live YouTube class called "What Does This Button Do?" It's an educational show about technology with an emphasis on photos and travel-related apps for mobile devices. Join us on the second Tuesday of each month at 10:30 am in the RCN building. For additional information, contact Larry Workman at workman.larry@gmail.com. ~ Larry Workman

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