DECEMBER 7, 2019 PROGRAM

Come and join our annual Holiday Party for friend-ship, remembrances, fun, good food and entertain-ment. We will remember good friends who we have lost this year. We will honor our valuable and priceless volunteers who run the office and the monthly meetings; provide the newsletter; present us with day and extended tours to places and events we would not otherwise have gone; run our other projects including Tax Aide, the pennies and tabs for the Ronald MacDonald House, and food for the Janet Goeske Pantry; and who have served as officers and on the board of directors. We will also hold an election for the officers and directors for

the upcoming year (the slate to be voted on is on page 3) In addition to chances on the gift baskets and gift cards, we will again be entertained by the fabulous Mission Belles.

JANUARY 2020 PROGRAM

Since we have no meeting in January 2020, we will not have a program. But just wait until February when you will be astounded by those you are hear-ing.

CHAPTER MEETINGS/PROGRAMS

RIVERSIDE CHAPTER 237 AARP NEWSLETTER

December 2019/January 2020

Join us the first Saturday of every month (except in January) at the Goeske Center at 9:30 a.m. for refreshments and 10:00 a.m. for the meeting and program

MEMBERSHIPS THAT EXPIRE DECEMBER, 2019 It is time to renew your membership

Check your newsletter label (below your name) to see if your dues expire this year. You must be a member of the National AARP and your dues must be up-to-date in order to continue or obtain a membership in the local chapter. Local dues are $10 per year/per person. To Pay By Credit Card Add $.50 per person

To join or renew your local AARP membership, please use this form to send your check payable to: Riverside Chapter 237 AARP to our office in Riverside at 4495 Magnolia Ave. Riverside, CA 92501, pay at the office dur-ing business hours or at the monthly meetings. If you are mailing, please enclose this form with your check. ----------------------------------------------------------------------Cut Here---------------------------------------------------------—-- Enclosed is my check for $_____.__ for renewal of my Chapter 237 AARP dues.

Name___________________________________________ Telephone Number (_____) _________________

Address__________________________________________________________________________________

City_____________________________________________ State _________Zip Code___________________

National ID #_______________________________ National Membership Expiration Date_______________

Birth Date (mo./date)__________________ E-mail Address________________________________________

Barbara Purvis, Program Chair

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MEMBERSHIP (continued)

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The following people joined our chapter this Fall. WELCOME! You must be a current memberof the National AARP organization to belong to our local Chapter and to take trips and tours. Your National number and expiration dates are on the mailing label of your AARP magazine. The newsletter will not be sent to you, if your dues are not current. For information on your National membership, call 1-888-687-2277.

Dear Members,

Time has simply flown by this year. I have truly enjoyed being President of AARP Riverside Chapter 237. I have loved meeting and eating with many of you at our Restaurant Fundraisers where we earned a little over $1000 which will help toward financing special chapter doings. I am astounded at your generosity with our monthly Donation Highlights. We donated pennies (several times) for Ronald McDonald House, canned goods, non-perishables and toiletries for JGF Pantry to help local seniors in need, books for young children through AAUW, school supplies for four local elementary schools, towels and supplies for Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption and socks, coats & warm clothes for Calvary Closet! I have also enjoyed visiting with you on many tours this year. My favorites were Mama Mia, Cirque De So-leil, Noah’s Ark, Pageant of Our Lord, Pageant of the Masters, Wheel of Fortune and soon I’m leaving for a Pigeon Forge Holiday! What were your favorites? I appreciate and THANK our tour escorts, Mollie Johnson and Beth Richards, for all the work they did to pull these tours together for us! Please members, do your part and join us on these tours! I must also THANK the office staff, who I made promise that they would continue doing all the things they do while I was President. They are really the people that are currently keeping this Chapter running in the efficient manner that it has for 56 years. They do so many things, that I am afraid to list them least I forget any one important job. THANK you... Nancy Lane, Peggy Cook, Alice Ehlers and Rick Hill for your support! I THANK Barbara Purvis for all the educational information and wonderful entertainment programs she scheduled for our monthly meetings. I THANK the volunteers who help us at our monthly General

Laura Ahrens Karen Anadio Petra Berberick Bryan Bradford

Shirley Cornell Sharon DeSilva Phyllis Garner David Hernandez

Esther Hernandez Eusebia Hernandez Cecilia Jimenez Jacqueline Johnson

Margaret Jones Nils Karlsson June Laughlin Jerry Lomonaco

Barbara Lowry Peter Lowry Edward Luna Ilva Luna

Nancy J McCall Kira Morgan Patty Paffrath Norma Peralta

Randall Ressler Sylvia Ressler Melinda Rosenthal Jerry Saks

Judy L. Salazar Vai Scharlett Christine Simonsen Shirley Walker

Deborah Ward Gary Williams Margaret Williams

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Meetings, at our office front desk and on event tables. We appreciate your help! This year we started a Chap-ter Website, joined Facebook and we accept credit cards! We are moving into the digital age. I THANK the Board Members for approving and helping steer the direction our Chapter is going. I also THANK every one of you for being 240+ strong members of this AARP Riverside Chapter #237 and for the over sixty of you that attend our monthly meetings. Keep coming and bring a friend! Restaurant Fundraiser for January will be Carl’s Jr. Be sure to bring the enclosed Flyer. We will start our first General Meeting on February 1, 2020, with our Donation Highlight of Pennies for Ronald McDonald House. Yes…I love those pennies for Ronald McDonald House! Start saving them now! For 2020, I’d like our Chapter to perform 3-6 Community Service projects. I really need your ideas and help in accomplishing this. Email us at AARPRIV237@sbcglobal.net or write me a note on the index cards on your table at our next General Meeting. Michelle Nichols, President

Debra Christian Linda Ellerman Doris Godfrey

Patricia Hill Laura Jaskulsky Diane K. Maez

Evelyn Middleham Yvonne Monsauret

Mary Moore

Beverly Mueller Paul T. Myers

Timothy Nichols Livia Peterson

Beth Purvis Trudy Strucker Douglas Suda

Jan Walsh

Chrestine Alfaro Monica Arrambide

Mary B. Billson Aurora Chavez Claude Clark Peggy Cook

Rosalie Ferris Nancy Lear

Betty Lou Lemmon

Carla Lordan Jonnie Meyers

Carole Nagengast Karen Oresnik Joan Pasternak

Marion Ruiz Ailene Sorensen Marjorie Watson

Ruth Wilson

Volunteers

are unpaid, not because they are worthless,

but because they are priceless.

Volunteers

don’t necessarily have extra time; they just

have extra heart.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE (continued)

DECEMBER JANUARY

Editor: I want to share with you some Cryptoquotes I received from Beth Richards on Volunteers.

Thank you to all our volunteers. You are the greatest!!!

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What: Holiday Party

Where: Goeske Senior Center

When: Saturday, December 7,2019

Time: 9:30 a.m.

You are cordially invited to attend AARP Chapter 237’s

annual member Holiday Party.

Please join your Chapter 237 friends as we celebrate the holiday season.

There will be special holiday entertainment . Plan to participate in our an-

nual, holiday raffle.

We will recognize our volunteers, commemorate our departed members and

elect next years officers and directors.

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Bring your favorite Christmas cookies and/or snacks

(and the recipe if you’d like to share)

You Are Invited!

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IN MEMORIAM 2019

ROBERT GILMAN

INGEBORG MAXAM LOIS OWENS

RUSSELL PADGETT WAYNE PURVIS

EDITH QUEVEDO ROSELLA REA

GRACE SARRING

Patti Clark Peggy Cook

Joliette Doucet Alice Ehlers Denise Files Ann Foster

Diana Golbaf Merle Hanley

Rick Hill Catherine Himpelmann

Mollie Johnson Nancy Lane

Jim Montgomery Carole Nagengast

Michelle Nichols Nancy Pierce

Barbara Purvis Vangie Steinwand

Karen Sutton DeMaris Vanderriet

Mary Welding Linda Wilson

VOLUNTEERS, 2019

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CHAPTER NEWS

We will have an election of our Chapter Officers and 3 Year Board members today

CHAPTER OFFICERS

Michelle Nichols, Pres 780-1809 m3nichols@yahoo.com Barbara Purvis, V.P. 352-8711 (Prog. Chair)PurvisBarb@aol.co Carole Nagengast, Sec. 242-2791 cnagenga@gmail.com Rick Hill, Treas. 682-1750 woodrme@aol.com Peggy Cook, Asst. Treas. 685-4178 sunrayca@sbcglobal.net

BOARD MEMBERS

3 Year

Nancy Lane 354-2784 njlane24@sbscglobal.net Dee Vanderriet 729-6307 Linda Wilson 367-4645 lindawi@yahoo.com

2 Year

Jo Doucet 689-7450 Jim Montgomery 686-6645 ajamesmontgomery@yahoo.com Mary Welding 543-7252 marywelding@yahoo.com

1 Year

Alice Ehlers 218-2353 stcatin@gmail.com Beth Richards 688-1721 beth-richards@sbcglobal.net Karen Sutton 788-1787 karensutton150@att.net

OFFICE STAFF

Reception

Michelle Nichols 780-1809 m3nichols@yahoo.com Mary Welding 543-7252 marywelding@yahoo.com Linda Wilson 367-4645 lindawi9@yahoo.com

Membership

Nancy Lane 354-2784 Peggy Cook 685-4178 Alice Ehlers 218-2353

Tours Mollie Johnson 686-4399 Beth Richards 688-1721

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Mollie Johnson Beth Richards Nancy Lane Tour Escort Tour Escort "The Casino Gal" (951) 742-5708 (bus) (951) 742-5708 (951) 742-5708 or (951) 686-4399 (res.) TBA (to be announced) indicates that at press time the cost and/or final details of the trip were under negoti-ations and had not yet been confirmed. NOTE: Buses are not equipped with wheelchair lifts.

TOUR INFORMATION

DAY TOURS FOR 2020

CAMP PENDLETON RANCH HOUSE AND LEO CARRILLO RANCH

HISTORIC PARK Oceanside/Carlsbad

Date: Thursday, Feb 13, 2020 Cost: $75.00 Lunch OYO Time: LV Sears: 8:00 am — ETR: 6:00 pm Escort: Mollie A new and fascinating tour that highlights the rancho era of early California. Travel into Camp Pendleton for a guided tour of the Santa Margarita Ranch House Complex – the oldest structure on the base. Built in 1827 it’s a stunning visual of Early California and over the years a home to some of California’s famous families. Historic artifacts and exhibits are included. After a lunch on your own at the Marina, a guided tour of the Leo Carrillo Ranch Historic Park in Carls-bad will tell the story of Leo Carrillo, actor and con-servationist, who created this at the height of his acting career, for nostalgia’s sake! The ranch con-tains 18 of the original buildings. The Park is a se-rene place.

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VINTAGE LUNCH TRAIN & “THE OIL MUSEUM” Fillmore & Santa Paula

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2020 Cost: $98.00 Lunch Included Time: LV Sears: 9:30 am — ETR: 6:00 pm Escort: Mollie All aboard the movie train for a scenic ride through Ventura County’s beautiful Heritage Valley where the mountains & fruit blossoms will delight your senses & remind you of the way train travel used to be. The Fillmore & Western Railway has been the home of the movie trains ever since it was owned by three major studios & has been featured in over 400 films. You’ll travel in style on board vintage passenger cars & enjoy an included lunch of salad, Orange Blossom chicken, rice pilaf, vegetables & dessert on the way to Santa Paula. Included is a tour of the fascinating Santa Paula Oil Museum which highlights the history & inner workings of California’s “Black Gold Indus-try”. Re-board the train for a relaxing ride back to Fillmore with a stop at a garden center & gift emporium where you’ll see one-of-a-kind gift items. It’s truly a wonderful way to spend a ‘Spring’ Satur-day. *******************************************

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DAY TOURS FOR 2020

ABE LINCOLN & ANIMATRONICS Redlands

Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Cost: $86.00 Time: LV Sears: 9:00 am — ETR -5:00 pm Escort: Beth

Our first stop will be The Abraham Lincoln Shrine Mu-seum in Redlands. We will have a Docent led tour to explain ALL the wonderful artifacts concerning this man and all he accomplished. It is here that I saw the Abe Lincoln animatronic which was just wonderful. I felt that he was actually in the room with me. He will be available on our 2nd stop after lunch at the Golden Corral — OYO.

Now, you are in for a treat. You will tour the primary vendor of animatronics for Walt Disney Co, and other entertainment, recreational, dining, shopping and educational leaders facilities. He is a San Bernardino local. Just a few of his clients are: Disney (10 theme parks), Universal, MGM, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Gen-eral Motors, Caesar’s Palace, NASA, Nike, Mattel, Lockheed-Martin and many more. Also, they are sup-pose to have good ole ABE there too.

It’s gonna be a GREAT DAY!!! *******************************************

MAGNIFICENT HORSES San Diego County

Date: Wednesday April 8, 2019 Cost: TBA Times: LV Sears: 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Escort: Beth

What a great day to be outside and enjoy these sights that are not familiar to us. We visit the San Luis Rey Training Center. A lovely one mile track and a smaller one and they have 500 stalls where the trainers wish to have a permanent base for their training and rac-ing operations. Today an included lunch is at an authentic southern Italy cuisine restaurant. AMORE!

MAGNIFICENT HORSES (continued) After our delicious lunch let’s go see more beautiful horses! These horses serve a therapeutic service for physical, mental and emotional health for disabled children and adults. They learn to not only ride but this helps their disabling conditions. The rhythmic motion and warmth of the horse stimulates and exer-cises the rider’s muscles, increasing mobility of the pelvis, hip and spine. The rider experiences weight shift and trunk mobility as if he/she were walking on his/her own. What a wonderful experience to see. On the way home we go the scenic route and hope to see a botanical garden or two. You will enjoy this NEW tour so sign up quick!! *******************************************

“COPACABANA THE MUSICAL” Center Theater, Fontana

Date: Sunday April 19, 2020 Cost: $105.00 All Inclusive Time: LV Sears: 12:30 pm — ETR: 6:30 pm Escort: Mollie

“Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl…”

So begins this tale of romance and stardom that has captivated audiences across the globe with sensa-tional originality. Stephen, a present-day aspiring songwriter, is in the midst of writing a tune that tells the story of Lola, fresh off the plane from Tulsa, who arrives in New York with showbiz aspirations; Tony, a bartender/composer who falls in love with her and helps her become a “Copa” girl; and Rico, who goes a bit too far by abducting Lola and taking her to his ri-val nightclub in Havana. A return to traditional American musical flair, audi-ences will delight in splashy production numbers and a slew of brand new Barry Manilow songs. “Copacabana” is a show that will leave you breath-less. *******************************************

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EXTENDED TOURS FOR 2020

LOOKING AHEAD TO 2020

PIGEON FORGE HOLIDAY

Date: December 15-19, 2019 Cost: $1,959 dbl/$2,439 sgl Times: TBA Escort: Beth

THIS tour has everything CHRISTMAS for you to expe-rience. We start in Knoxville, Tennessee and motor to the pretty state of North Carolina to tour the fabulous Biltmore Estate, built for George Washington Vander-bilt II in 1889—1895. This largest home in America will have over 50 Christmas trees, hundreds of wreaths and thousands of ornaments. They will also have a 35 foot fir tree-with ornaments and presents. We will have a lovely lunch here. This evening we have a live show with beautiful choreography, holiday sets and colorful costumes. Travel through the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. What a sight! We can ride the Aerial Tramway to see the best views of these mountains before we go & try a Moonshine feature. See our 2nd live Christmas show. See flying sugar plum fairies, soaring angels, dancing elves, reindeer, St. Nick and the area’s largest living nativity. Plus there will be singers, dancers, comedians, live ani-mals, beautiful costumes, and lavish sets to round out this wonderful experience. Finally, the day has come to leave this beautiful area. But on our way, we will visit a last half-scale Titanic Museum that contains over 400 artifacts. My beginnings were close to these areas and I know you will enjoy all we see. Come with me & enjoy the sights and meet new friends.

AZALEAS, PLANTATIONS & CAJUNS Date: March 12-18, 2020 Cost: $2,389 PP Dbl -- $2,789 Sgl Times: TBA Escort: Beth Richards

AAH to be in the South in early spring & see the lovely Azaleas! We fly into and out of New Orleans but trav-el all around the area—even into Natchez, Mississippi to start our sightseeing. This city of bygone era pre-Civil War days, is a charming town and we visit two restored historic mansions. We will see lots on our city tour. Back in Louisiana we head for Cajun Country and the famous statue of Evangeline who waited for her Ga-briel. In Baton Rouge we see the past & present Capi-tol Buildings plus the new & old Governor’s Mansions. We will have lunch and tour the Civil War Mansion- Houmas House. Let’s go see the impressive Mardi Gras World, where the best parade floats are built. On our city tour of the “Big Easy”, we will see market-places, wharves, dueling spots, millionaire homes and gardens. In Houma, we get a good taste of Cajun tra-dition, music and hospitality. Start with a swamp boat tour and see the brilliant flora , birds and rep-tiles. Now at a Gator Farm, we see giant ones and even hold a live baby one. We end this wonderful tour with a visit to the National WWII Museum where we see movies, displays of D-Day invasions and more. Come join me and let’s see this area steeped in our history.

With Beth: June Oregon Trails and Portland Rose Festival Summertime Alaska Tour October Upstate New York and Hudson Valley

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IMPORTANT DATES

CHAPTER INFORMATION Address: 4495 Magnolia Ave

Riverside, CA 92501 Telephone: (951) 742-5708 E-mail address: aarpriv237@sbcglobal.net Web site: AARPRiversideChapter237.wordpress.com Facebook: AARP Chapter 237-Riverside Office hours: Monday – 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Thursday – 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Board of Directors Meetings for 2019: Meetings begin at 12:45 pm Monthly Meetings: When: 1st Saturday of the Month except January. Where: Goeske Senior Center Address: 5257 Sierra Street (Corner of Streeter & Sierra) Time: 9:30 a.m. December 12 thru January 5 …………………...OFFICE CLOSED January 20 .OFFICE CLOSED

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Blindness Support Service (951} 341-9244 City of Riverside Information (951) 826-5311 Community Connect 211 CTAP (CA Telephone Access Prog.) 1-800-806-1191 Elder Fraud 1-800-476-7506 HELPline, Riverside County (951) 686-HELP Janet Goeske Center (951) 351-8801 Meals on Wheels (951) 683-7151 Office on Aging (951) 867-3800 Senior Legal Hotline 1-800-222-1753 Senior Transportation Services (951) 687-8080 Y.A.N.A. Program (951) 826-523

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