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From Dean’s Desk

September 27th, 2006

In the last issue I told you that we are moving away from a paper newsletter, to a digital one. Well, we are closer. After this “Cypress Knee” there is one more issue before the end of the year, and that will be the last full-format, paper version. We are already putting out an email newsletter, and that will continue, but in an expanded format. The “new” email Cypress Knee will still be produced weekly, and it will include the articles about special events and special interest groups that now only appear in the paper version. There will be links to a newsletter section of the website, where all the articles and the calendar will be available all the time. Articles will be left in this section until they are dated, or are superseded by an updated article. Anything that appears new on the website will be featured in the email letter.

We need you to sign up. We can’t send you email if we don’t have your email address, and after the first of the year we won’t be sending the traditional newsletter any longer. The easiest way to sign up is to visit our website and select the “Newsletter” link. You will see a very simple subscription form. If you get a new email address you can subscribe again using the same form.

If you don’t have a computer, or just must have a paper version for some other reason, you can still get it. It will not be in the current format, and will have somewhat less information than the email newsletter, but it will still inform you about upcoming events and other important information. What you will miss are the weekly updates and other timely information. To get the paper newsletter you must sign up for it. Call or write with your name and member number. We will mail to the address on file. We will not mail to non-members.

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Readers of this newsletter know that Cypress Cove is a strong supporter of the American Association for Nude Recreation. We currently require all new Cove members to also join the AANR, although renewal is optional after the first year.  In the future we will be returning to required AANR membership for all Cypress Cove members, but we are giving you lots of notice. There will be no change in 2007, but starting in January of 2008 renewals as well as new memberships will include AANR membership. Members who have AANR membership through another club will not have to pay for AANR though Cypress Cove.

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As odd as it seems, we are still suffering fresh damage from the hurricanes of 2004. The violent shaking caused by storm winds can do damage to tree roots even though the tree is left standing, and that appears to have been the case with several trees in the park. During a dry period like we had this spring and early summer, the trees are not able to take in the water and nutrients they need, and they decline and die before any remedial action can be effective. The number of trees affected is small, but we love our trees, and it is sad to lose them when we thought it was all over.

‘Till next time…

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