Northwest Nude News – 04/03/2014
AANR-Northwest

This week in the Northwest 4/4 – 4/10

*Saturday*
Breakfast – 8am – LARC

Highway Clean Up – 10am – LARC

Bare Bowling – Hidden Springs

80’s Theme Dance – 8:30pm – Lake Bronson

*Monday*
Spa Night @ LadyWell’s – 6:00pm – _SLUGS_

Next week in the Northwest 4/11 – 4/17

*Entire Weekend*
AANR-NW Spring Board Meeting – Sun Meadow Resort

Opening the Mountain – Bare Backers

*Friday*
Meet & Greet @ Campfire – 7:00pm – LARC

*Saturday*
AANR-NW Forums – 10:00am – Sun Meadow Resort

Board Meeting @ Tent – 10:00am – LARC

Board Meeting – 10:00am – Mountaindale Sun Resort

General Meeting – 1:00pm – Mountaindale Sun Resort

April Dinner and DJ Dance – 6:00pm – Mountaindale Sun Resort

Atomic Jive

-7:30pm – Sun Meadow Resort

Theme Dance @ Tent – 7:30 pm – LARC

Easter Potluck – 6:30pm – Squaw Mt Resort

*Sunday*
AANR-NW Board Meeting – 9:00am – Sun Meadow Resort

Executive Board Meeting – 10:00am – Squaw Mt Resort

General Assembly – 12:00pm – Squaw Mt Resort

Nudity, Nudism and our Society

by Mel Kanner

/Number 3 in a series of articles examining the changes that I have
observed to the practice of nudism over the years and our society’s view
of nudity./
Archive: #1
,
Archive: #2

Some comments about the evolution of swim suits and nude beaches:
Through the 20th century swimming attire became less restrictive, more
comfortable. And in some respects, more sexually provocative. In the
early part of the century, women wore attire that covered them from
head to toe, including stockings and a hat. Gradually the swimming
suits got smaller covering less and less. Men went from a one piece
suit that exented from the neck to mid-calf, to two piece suits
consisting of shorts and a sleeveless top. By the 50’s women wore a
one piece skin tight suit , made popular by Esther Williams in Hollywood
productions designed to show women in swim suits. Men were no longer
required to cover their chests.
Then came the “Itsy-Bitsy, Teenie-Weenie,Yellow, Polka-Dot Bikini”. The
swim suit and the popular song appeared in 1960.
Beachwear has evolved even more since then. For a brief period there
was the single-piece topless monokini, introduced by the fashion
designer Rudi Gernreich (1964). It was too avant garde for Americans.
The bikini stayed the standard for a long time. And recently became
even smaller with the thong swim suit, which covers little more than the
pubic area and the nipples. For men, there have been two separate
evolutions: one is the speedo, and the other is a form of baggy shorts
that extends below the knee. The baggy shorts version seems to be the
most common today. I will examine that phenomenon later.
And that is where the evolution has stopped in the U.S, and I think it
has reached a plateau. Even though it seemed to me, as a nudist, that
eventually the swimsuit would disappear and that all public beaches
would permit nudity. That seemed inevitable since this is what seemed
to be happening in Europe and Australia/New Zealand and the Caribbean.
There, topless was becoming the norm; nudist/naturist beaches were
common; more nudist resorts were being developed, some with
encouragement and financing by governments (e.g. Cap d’Agde in France).
Nudist/naturist beaches have increased in number significantly in the
U.S. In 1955 I knew of no public beaches where one could swim nude.
There were probably some out of the way places where it was
traditional to swim nude, but none that were sanctioned by any
government agencies. But, I was so sure that it was inevitable that I
made a bet with a friend that by 1965 there would be a publicly
sanctioned nude beach. I think I lost the bet (neither of us tried to
collect), off by about 10 years.
In 1976, a portion of Blacks Beach, a 900 ft. section, owned by the city
of San Diego, was officially designated by the city as a clothing
optional public beach. Blacks Beach is two miles long, and with the
exception of the 900 ft. section, is owned by the state of Calif, and is
treated as a state park. It can be reached with difficulty — either a
long walk in from either end, or a climb down (and up) a precarious
cliff. It had been traditionally a nude beach, but had never been (and
still isn’t) officially designated as one. Park rangers patrol it
periodically and do not enforce any anti-nudity laws. (The story is a
little more complicated than this. There have been varying degrees of
agreement during the years between our nudist organizations and the
state Parks Dept. on nude use in state parks.)
On opening day, 10,000 nude beach goers packed the 900 ft. section.
Unfortunately, succumbing to pressure from residents in the vicinity,
the city council reversed their decision. Since the 900 ft. section was
no longer officially designated as a “public beach”, the city was no
longer obligated to spend public monies on access, toilet facilities,
maintenance, etc. The section reverted back to being treated as it it
was just another piece of the state park.
I single out Blacks because it was the first nude beach that I was aware
of, and when it was officially sanctioned by the city it felt as if what
I had predicted was finally becoming true. I had been residing again in
San Diego at that time, and I experienced great disappointment in the
setback. However, upon reflection now, it was probably financial rather
than anti-nudity that was the motivator for the San Diego city council
to reverse their decision.
But the right economic model has helped other nude beaches in the
country gain a foothold. The one that seems to work the best is
Haulover Beach in Miami, FL. The beach draws a lot of tourists,
particularly from Europe, who spend money on parking and motels and in
the local stores.
There has been a lot of growth in the number of nude beaches and in nude
use of public lands. There have been many setbacks, too, but overall
there has been a net positive change.
In the next installments I will share some of my observations about the
problems in the U.S. with nude beaches, some ways that we have dealt
with them, and why I think we have reached a plateau in the evolution of
the swimsuit.
(to be continued)

Pending Florida Legislation

Pending Florida Legislation would elevate the penalty of public exposure
of genitalia to a third-degree felony on the second incident.
Additionally, the bill would allow law enforcement officers to make
arrests without a warrant. The Senate bill is SB 254 and can be found
at the following link:
http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2014/0254/BillText/__/PDF

An identical bill is scheduled to pass out of the House and cannot be
stopped.
The AANR Government Relations Team is attempting to influence Senators
to kill their version of the bill before it comes up for a vote. As an
alternative, AANR has proposed amendments, one of which would eliminate
all references to the escalated felony punishment.
AANR has asked all Florida residents to contact their Senators.

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AANR­-NW Rooster Rock State Park Adoption 3/22/2004-3/22/2014

AANR-NW celebrates 10 years as Rooster Rock State adopters.  A huge thank you goes out to the dedicated and committed volunteers who so generously contributed hundreds of hours of volunteer time, financial resources and energy at Rooster Rock State Park.  Volunteers and those who value nude recreation on public lands continue the work.

 What:  Earth Day Tree Planting at Rooster Rock State Park
Where:  On I-84 East of Troutdale take exit #25
When:  April 26   From  9 am – 1 pm

Lava Nursery located in Parkdale, Oregon generously continued their donation of 400 tree seedlings.  We value their contribution and solicit your help to get them planted.  We work in partnership with Oregon State Park staff, Sierra Club members, Safeway employees, SOLV, and members of Friends of the Historic Columbia Gorge Highway.

Please wear weather appropriate clothing to this rain or shine event.  Park tools are limited and we have been asked to bring garden planting tools, 5 gallon bucket, gloves, and drinking water.  However, no tools or experience are required.

A shout out goes to The Willamettans  Clothing Optional Resort (www.willamettans.com) for the volunteer appreciation day pass each volunteer will receive.  Register with AANR-NW at the event to be entered to win a Henry Yuen painting.   Check out Henry’s work at http://www.hevanet.com/hjlyuen/beach.htm   

Following the event we will gather at the TA Truck stop restaurant in Troutdale for a no host lunch and social.  Questions?  Want to donate a raffle prize?  Contribute financially?  Contact the AANR-NW volunteers below.

Robert Kelsey Gimpy.geezer@yahoo.com
Shirley Gauthier sherbog@msn.com

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Northwest Nude News 03/27/2014
AANR-Northwest

This week in the Northwest 3/28 – 4/3

*Friday*
Black Light Karaoke – 7pm – Fraternity Snoqualmie

*Saturday*
Ladies’ Spa Night/Men’s Game Night – 8pm – Lake Bronson

Next week in the Northwest 4/4 – 4/10

*Saturday*
Breakfast – 8am – LARC

Highway Clean Up – 10am – LARC

Bare Bowling – Hidden Springs

80’s Theme Dance – 8:30pm – Lake Bronson

*Monday*
Spa Night @ LadyWell’s – 6:00pm – _SLUGS_

Keep Our Nude Beaches Bare

Many times, it has been mentioned that AANR-NW is in partnership with
the voluntary beach clean-up agency known as SOLVE
.
If you have a Fred Meyer rewards card, here is the way you can sign up
to link your FM card to donate to SOLVE without the expense of actually
using your personal funds.

Go to:
http://www.fredmeyer.com/company_information/FM_Community/Pages/community_rewards.aspx

1. Click on: Link Your Rewards Card now
2. Sign in or set up an account
3. When offered an organization to link to, type in SOLVE – This will
show the SOLVE info Under Organization/Name/Address:
4. Click the circle at the left and press enter.

That’s all there is to it to help keep our nude beaches bare.

Nudity, Nudism and our Society

by Mel Kanner

/Number 2 in a series of articles examining the changes that I have
observed to the practice of nudism over the years and our society’s view
of nudity./

Archive: #1

The first nudist camp I joined in the sixties was Swallows near San
Diego (it is no longer a nudist camp). It was fairly luxurious for its
time, as nudist camps go, with a swimming pool, a tennis court, a
volleyball court and a snack bar, and lots of space for semi-permanent
camping. Median age was about 35, I guess. Not a lot of attendance
during the week, but a couple of hundred people on the weekend with lots
of kids. There was always some sort of festival going on, with
volleyball competition, swimming races, and a king and queen contest.
Most of the members were married, with children. Almost no single
women. And very few single men. Most clubs had a quota on single men.
Some still do. And a few even now still allow only legally married
couples.

The following year I moved to Seattle and joined Fraternity
Snoqualmie. It was much smaller with a pond for swimming. There were
even fewer singles. I had to be vetted before I was welcome.
Membership was predominately married couples with children — people
who had been born in the 1920’s and 30’s. Their children were the
boomers, and ranged in age from infants to teens.

In those days, the norm in our society was marriage, with children.
Women were expected to be married by their early 20’s. Men were
expected to be married by their mid to late 20’s. The model was “Father
Knows Best”. (Men worked outside the home, earning enough to support a
family; women took care of the home.) Divorce was not common and was
difficult to obtain. The pill was just being introduced, and other
forms of birth control were difficult to get. Abortion was illegal, and
almost unthinkable. The sexual revolution hadn’t yet arrived. It was
not considered appropriate for an unmarried couple to share living
quarters. People who were single past a certain age, or not producing
children once they were married, were treated as if there was something
wrong with them*. *

And there was no question that if you were a nudist married couple you
would bring your children with you to camp.

The proponents of nudism also considered that nudism was good for
children. The articles in the magazines talked about how children who
grew up in nudist environments were more comfortable about body changes,
were less curious about sexual differences; that there were fewer cases
of teen pregnancy and fewer early marriages.

Even among the non-nudist population, some nudity was common practice:
Norman Rockwell depicted young boys swimming nude at the “ole swimmin’
hole”. Showers in school, and in the military, were open and communal.
Men swam nude at the “Y”. One of my high school PE classes was
swimming. We swam nude. The girls, of course, had their own PE class.

And there was some acceptance of limited nudity of children in a mixed
sex environment. For example, at public swimming beaches, children
younger than age five often went nude. The swimsuits for pre-puberty
girls usually didn’t include tops. A photograph of a two year old lying
on a rug or sitting in a bathtub was not considered alarming.

How times have changed – in both the nudist and non-nudist environments.
Women usually work outside the home. Divorce is common (50% of
marriages end in divorce). Many couples choose to not have children.
Marriage between gays is now the law in many states, and in most
western countries. Couples living together without being married is
common. Unmarried women are choosing to have children without the
umbrella of marriage.

Our nudist camps have changed also to reflect these societal changes.
Fraternity Snoqualmie no longer has a singles quota. Some clubs allow
any two persons to join as a couple (same sex, brother/sister,
mother/daughter, etc.). Having different surnames is not a problem.
Being gay is usually not a barrier.

But there have been many attitude changes, in both the nudist and
non-nudist environments, that seem to contradict the loosening of
societal restrictions that have taken place. I will discuss these
contradictions in next week’s installment.

(to be continued)

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Northwest Nude News 03/20/2014
AANR-Northwest

This week in the Northwest 3/21-3/27

*Entire Weekend*
Festival of the Arts – Sun Meadow Resort

*Friday*
Trio Voronezh
–
Sun Meadow Resort

*Saturday*
Bare Bowling – Hidden Springs

Tent Up, & Mardi Gras Decorating – 9am – LARC

Mardi Gras Dance – 7:30pm – LARC

Game and Sauna Night – 8pm – Fraternity Snoqualmie
/
SLUGS

*Sunday*
Board Meeting – 11am – Fraternity Snoqualmie

Potluck Lunch – 12:30pm – LARC

General Membership Meeting – 1:30pm – LARC

Next week in the Northwest 3/28-4/4

*Friday*
Black Light Karaoke -7pm – Fraternity Snoqaulmie

*Saturday*
Ladies’ Spa Night/Men’s Game Night – 8pm – Lake Bronson

Nudity, Nudism and our Society
by Mel Kanner

This is the first in a series of articles examining the changes that I
have observed to the practice of nudism over the years and our society’s
view of nudity.
My first introduction to nudism was in the mid 50’s as a teenager, when
I saw a nudist magazine on a newsstand, which I bought and hid from my
parents. There were lots of pictures, all with the genitals air brushed
away. There were many articles showing nude people doing mundane
things, like playing volleyball, sitting around a picnic table,
swimming. There were also many articles on the “philosophy” of nudism.
After a while I got tired of looking at the pictures. So now I knew
what women looked like without their clothes on (sort of, there were
still those air brushed parts.) I turned to the articles. They
portrayed nudism as a better way to live: healthier, fewer social
problems, fewer esteem problems, etc. Very convincing and I vowed to
try it as soon as I could. When I reached the magic age of 21 I wrote
to the nudist camps in my area. I have now been a nudist for over 50 years.
Over the years there have been many changes:
(1) More nudist venues — not just “camps”, with 40 or 50 members,
located in out of the way, out of view, plots of land, but, major
resorts with pools, hot tubs, stores, restaurants, bars, rental units,
tennis courts, etc. — country clubs where one can be nude.
(2) More acceptance by the general public. AANR has done an exceptional
job with its PR campaign to educate the public about nudism. It is now
almost old news for the media, the tee-hee factor is almost gone.
Those are positive changes, but there are also some disturbing,
regressive changes that concern me.
The first is a change in attitude by the public (primarily in the US)
about nudity and children.
(to be continued)

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Northwest Nude News 03/13/2014
AANR-Northwest

This week in the Northwest 3/14 – 3/20

*Saturday*
Casino Night/St. Patrick’s Dinner – The Rogue Suncatchers

Board Meeting -9:30am – Willamettans

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration – 6pm – Willamettans

St. Patrick’s Day Potluck – 6:30pm – Squaw Mt. Ranch

Karaoke – 8pm – Willamettans

St. Paddy’s Day Dance – 8:30pm – Lake Bronson

*Sunday*
St. Patrick’s Brunch @Eola Hills Winery

– 11am – Bare Spirits

Executive Board Meeting – 10am – Squaw Mt. Ranch

General Assembly Meeting – 12am – Squaw Mt. Ranch

General Assembly – 12:30pm – Willamettans

St. Patrick’s Day Potluck – 1pm – Fraternity Snoqualmie

Next week in the Northwest 3/21 – 3/27

*Entire Weekend*
Festival of the Arts – Sun Meadow Resort

*Friday*
Trio Voronezh

– Sun Meadow Resort

*Saturday*
Bare Bowling – Hidden Springs

Tent Up, & Mardi Gras Decorating – 9am – LARC

Mardi Gras Dance – 7:30pm – LARC

Game and Sauna Night – 8pm – Fraternity Snoqualmie
/
SLUGS

*Sunday*
Board Meeting – 11am – Fraternity Snoqualmie

Potluck Lunch – 12:30pm – LARC

General Membership Meeting – 1:30pm – LARC

Festival of the Arts at Sun Meadow

This year, the annual Sun Meadow Festival of the Arts will be March
21-23, with the concert on FRIDAY, March 21. This will be an exciting
concert, with lively music that we will recognize, played on instruments
that we may NOT recognize!

Trio Voronezh

will be here at Sun Meadow on Friday, March 21 to kick off the Festival
of the Arts.
Bring some artwork you own (or borrow some, we don’t care!) to put on
display. Let’s make the lodge an art gallery!

We’re moving the time of the chocolate pot luck but not the date.
Instead of having chocolate during concert intermission, we will have it
on Saturday at our mezzanine party!

Now, about Trio Voronezh:
Trio Voronezh is a musical ensemble that produces incredibly exciting
sounds and compelling arrangements of classics across a variety of
musical styles, all played upon Russian folk instruments. Trio
Voronezh’s astonishing virtuosity and delightful artistic innovation
give the trio the ability to alter the way audiences experience
classical, folk and contemporary repertoire. The diverse repertoire of
the Trio includes the works of Vivaldi, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky,
Shostakovich, and Rachmaninov, s well as Russian folk songs, Argentine
tangos, gypsy dance music, bluegrass and popular songs by Gershwin. The
ever expanding concert material is arranged by the members of the Trio,
and performed with extraordinary virtuosity and musical lyricism
entirely from memory.

The musicians of Trio Voronezh have been playing and performing since
they were young children, around the age of six. They continued their
classical training and pursued further study at the Conservatory in
Voronezh, Russia, which is where they met each other, and the source of
their name.

Information about your next event.

If you would like to highlight one of your upcoming events, please send
the information to nudenews@aanr-nw.org nudenews@aanr-nw.org>

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This week in the Northwest

*Saturday*
Board Meeting – 10am – Lake Associates Recreation Club

Board Meeting – 10am – Mountaindale Sun Resort

General Meeting – 1pm -Mountaindale Sun Resort

Mardi Gras Celebration – 6pm -Mountaindale Sun Resort

*Monday*
Spa Night @ LadyWells
–
6pm – SLUGS

Facebook Censors Spencer Tunick

As a follow up to the Northwest Nude New’s article from two weeks ago,
please see an “Maybe Facebook Would Let Photographer Spencer Tunick Post
Naked Pics If He Worked for /Sports Illustrated/
“,
written on the Village Voice blog, shows the art of Spencer Tunick

that is not acceptable on Facebook, as well as the body painted bikini
that is acceptable on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Facebook page.

AANR Education Foundation

The AANR Education Foundation

is a charitable partner of the American Association for Nude Recreation
whose objectives are to:

* Seek partnerships with individuals, groups and organizations in
support of the creation of art, literature, and scholarship,
relating to the nudist world, its practices, and the wholesome
nature of the human body.
* Endeavor to develop educated persons and leaders in broad areas of
society; and aim to improve people’s lives by developing community
support for nudist resorts, clubs, groups and areas.

At its Mid-Winter Meeting in Kississimme, The AANR Education Foundation
approved a grant that was requested by AANR-Florida, for partial funding
of a study of the economic impact of nude recreation in Florida. Having
such a study will allow other locations to point to the economic success
of nude recreation in Florida. The final report will also contain a
blueprint identifying how the study was done. This will enable the
study to be repeated for any geographic area.

Contributions, which may be tax deductible, will help to provide
scholarships to our young nudists as well as supporting similar studies.
Please see http://www.aanr-ef.org/
for
more information.

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Northwest Nude News 02/28/2014
AANR-Northwest

This week in the Northwest

*Friday*
Black Light Karaoke – 7pm – Fraternity Snoqualmie

*Saturday*
Bare Bowling – Hidden Springs

*Sunday*
Club Presidents’ & Directors’ phone conference 4pm

AANR Mid-Winter Board Meeting

Last weekend the AANR Board Meeting was held in at Cyprus Cove in
Kississimee, FL. At this meeting, the budget was approved. The budget
reflects the changes that are expected from the membership incentive
program. This program was sent to all clubs in a letter that is quoted
below.

/The Program:
A commission of $25 will be paid for each new member to a club
(excluding all transfers) based on total year-end membership. Commission
payments for 2014 will be paid by check in February, 2015, after the
official year end membership count has been tallied. The program will
continue for a minimum of 3 years. All AANR clubs are eligible for this
program!

The annual commission will be based on the increase in AANR membership
either since December 31, 2013 or the highest year-end membership in a
later year, whichever membership number is greater.

Thinking about being a 100% club?
Now is your chance to upgrade your status! When you are a 100% club
until December 31, 2016 you will receive a BONUS commission of $10 for
every AANR club member. That’s $35 per new member! This will be paid in
February of 2017./

So, if you aren’t yet an AANR member, or you can encourage a friend to
join AANR, you will be really helping your club.

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