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Seasoned Solos If you are living solo and are interested in day trips, eating out, going to concerts, museums, plays and making friends, join us. The next meeting will be Friday, June 7, at 6 pm in the Craft Room at the Lodge. Join us for the June outings! • Saturday, June 1 - Four Seasons Annual Fashion Show and Tea • Thursday, June 6 - White Water Picnic • Saturday, June 15 - Huck Finn Jubilee in Ontario • Thursday, June 20 - Palm Springs Art Museum For more information contact Toby Davis (951) 769-2380 or Roxanna Morrow (951) 769-6877. ~ Roxanna Morrow Discovery Club It's very important to know some history of where your family once lived. For example, a relative could be living in Smithburg, Virginia in 1860. Without moving to another place, that same relative would be living in West Virginia by 1870. Why? Because in 1863, during the Civil War, the state was split in two, and became Virginia and West Virginia. This same thing has happened many places in North America and around the world. Just look at how many countries in Africa have changed their name during that last 50 years or so. Empires crumble, new regimes take over, places are either split in two or merged into one. Some locations are technically just a "named place," that is, a cross roads, lumber mill, store, church or winery – and nothing else. So your relative could have been born where there was not a real town of any sort. Nature changes places as well. For as long as anyone can remember, many farms in South Dakota were dry, relatively flat places. Then just a few years ago water started to fill in the low spots, swallowing up fields, trees and buildings. Once regularly used roads now lead to the edge of a lake and disappear under water. And people catch fish in places where only a few years ago there were farmers' fields. Here's another surprising statistic. In the mid 1800s much of New England was open farm and pasture land, with few trees. Now, over 85 percent of it is densely wooded with mature growth, and many small hamlets have disappeared in the undergrowth never to be seen again. Pre-1910 – Open pastures and fields were the norm. Travel News Interested in seeing the fall colors of New England? If so, we have the trip for you. Collette Vacations is offering an eight-day trip visiting historic Boston, Woodstock, Vermont Stowe North Conway, New Hampshire, Lake Winnipesaukee Boothbay Harbor and Kennebunkport Maine. You will enjoy ice cream at Ben and Jerry's, cider at the Cold Hollow Cider Mill and soak in the lovely New England countryside. You will see steepled churches, tree-covered mountainsides, quaint villages, the summer home of George H.W. Bush in Kennebunkport and enjoy a lobster dinner somewhere along the way. For more information or to make reservation please contact Cindy Bown at Worldview Travel (760) 340-6661 or cindy@ worldviewtravel.com. ~ Melody Seewoster Bereavement Group Have you lost someone dear to you? Are you feeling sad, overwhelmed, confused? Please come join our interest group. We have found that talking and sharing with others in a warm and nurturing environment can help. We've been there. Our group will begin on Monday, June 3, from 1 to 3 pm. We will meet each Monday at the Lodge, in the Craft Room. We welcome you and we will use our experience to support you during this time of transition. Please sign the interest sheet at the lodge and/or contact Laurie at 951-922-0934 or lauriemlarson425@gmail.com. ~ Laurie Larson NOW – Mature forests cover 85 percent of the land. So learn the history of where your family came from because it can be vitally important. If you would like to be notified of Discovery Club meetings or outings, please contact us. Info., Willis, (951) 769-4482, wefbev@verizon.net. ~ Willis Fagan CLUBS & GROUPS | FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JUNE 2013 35

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