Jewish Friendship Group: Let’s Get Together

Stan Brein The Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) met this past month once again after a year-long hiatus. It is always great to have an opportunity to socialize with folks with whom you have a common heritage. Recent world events make the opportunity to meet and dialogue all the more important. Members were surveyed prior to…

Rock & Roll Martini Group Rocks Eric Clapton

Dave Parker The February house band (host) for the Rock & Roll Martini Group was Nancy and Jimmy Burns. Jimmy (best known for being the greatest chef in the Navy during his active-duty days) and Nancy chose Eric Clapton as the featured artist for the evening. Eric Clapton is one of the greatest English rock…

What an Adventure!

Charles Gray, an employee at Robson Ranch, was the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Voices United club in February. He talked about his family’s history serving in the military and aviation. His comments reinforced the importance of generational service to the military in our country. The Pentagon estimates 80% of the current…

Do You Have a Safety Net?

Mary Ornberg The Safety Net program is based on a simple premise: A person who is alone (the Home Aloner) and wants the feeling of safety that comes with letting someone know they are okay by a text or phone call checks in daily or twice daily with a volunteer (the Safety Net person) who…