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| OHCC LIVING | DECEMBER 2023 |25 Music Lovers Hello to all members of the Music Lovers Club and to those who come out to enjoy our music all month long! We had our elections last month and I am so grateful to our nominating committee for doing a great job in getting our vacancies and new positions filled. Welcome to all our newest Board members. I'm so excited to get started on 2024 with all new and returning Board members. is month concludes our first year as a club and I must say, with almost 150 members, we have a success on our hands. We are blessed with so many who support our music and I'm so very grateful for your encouragement and positive feedback. Next year brings new surprises, challenges and always great music so get ready to enjoy. If you are a music lover, you'll be able to relate to these special quotes. "e true beauty of music is that it connects people" Roy Ayers. "Sometimes music is the only thing that takes your mind off everything else" Unknown. "Music is a piece of art that goes into the ears, straight to the heart" Unknown. "Music has healing power. It has the ability to take people out of themselves for a few hours" Elton John. As December begins, as we prepare for the holiday season and the year end, keep those radios and ear buds and playlists going and enjoy each day's music to the fullest. December also marks the commencement of preparation for our Musical Variety Show. We're calling on OHCC to save the dates on the last weekend of January. Get ready for some musical treats to fill the seats at our Saturday evening and Sunday matinee performances. You don't want to miss it! Our performers begin rehearsing this month and publicity, stage crew and AV committees will be working hard to make sure it's a smash hit with singing, dancing, musicians performing plus comic relief between acts. is show will make you laugh, cry and beg for more. Our General Meeting will be on urs., Dec. 14 in the Mykonos Room. We'll be celebrating with a holiday potluck, some recognition awards, some Christmas/Holiday Karaoke, and lots of good cheer. e Villagers Concert is on Fri., Dec. 15 in Abravanel Hall from 6 to 8 pm (busy week!) and will include lots of seasonal tunes along with the regular dance and sing along songs. Come join the party! Coffee House Monday will continue throughout December so please come down to the Clubhouse and enjoy the musical atmosphere and holiday decorations and treats with your coffee each week from 9:30 to 11:30 am. anks to our Club members, Board, volunteers and players, for all the memories you helped create during of our first year together. And lastly, birthday greetings to our members celebrating one more candle on the cake this month. Vinny Miscioscia, Doug Pewitt, Kevin Sorenson, Lorrie Steen, and yours truly, Debbie Cea. Whoo-hoo! We made it! Respectfully submitted by Debbie Cea Genealogy Interest Group e Genealogy Interest Group is a growing group of individuals who want to find out about their heritage and their ancestry. Curiosity about those who came before and formed us is important. e group provides tools to do your research and help in getting started. For the experienced we can offer suggestions to break through the brick walls of past generations. Meeting with others looking in the same geographical areas is a great help. We have both Apple computers and PCs in the computer room. We will not be meeting in December. Happy holidays and we will see you in the new year! Newcomers are welcome. All sessions can be seen on the TAG calendar. We are happy to offer the World Explorer version of Ancestry.com free of charge in the computer room. is program would cost an individual about $100 a month. We also offer the Family Tree Maker on several of the computers in the lab. A family tree can be started and compiled with either or both of these programs with many hints to assist in your research. Coordinators are Dorothy Miller, Shirley Rock and Peggy Singh. Contact us at rootsatOHCC@gmail.com. Written by: Peggy Singh