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46 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | OCTOBER 2016 On February 27, 1902 a writer was born, John Ernst Steinbeck, in Salinas, California. From the beginning, he wanted to be a writer. His mother was his guide and inspiration when she gave him a journal at a young age. In 1935, with the publication of Tortilla Flat, his career took off and continued until his death in 1968. Two of Steinbecks' well known selections have been chosen for October. Cannery Row, published in 1945, was a big hit. Steinbeck had wandered the area of Cannery Row for many years. His closest friend was Dr. Edward Rickets, and Steinbeck spent many a night drinking and listening to music in Doc's lab. Dr. Rickets became a central character in his book. "Doc has the hands of a brain surgeon, and a cool warm mind. Doc tips his hat to dogs as he drives by and the dogs look up and smile at him." (Cannery Row) Many of the characters were people known to Steinbeck. If you wander Cannery Row today you can still see the places described in the book. People wanted to know what happened to these characters and as a result Steinbeck wrote Sweet Thursday, which was published in 1954. Sweet Thursday is the sequel, but focuses on the lives of the prostitutes living in Cannery Row. "No fairy tale is acceptable unless it is based in truth about something." (Steinbeck, written about Sweet Thursday, 1962) Nancy Justice, our presenter for these books, was a docent at the National Steinbeck Center for over ten years, and she will bring her knowledge of Steinbeck to our discussion. Newcomers are always welcome, even if you haven't read the book, so please join us at 9:30 am on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the Lodge. For more information regarding the Book Club, please call Doreen Sanders at (951) 769-1913. ~ Nancy Justice Book Club The Four Seasons Radio Club meets on-the-air each Wednesday night at 5:45 pm on Channel 3 FRS, and again at 6 pm on 2 meters (145.645 MHz). Our monthly club meetings are held at 10 am in Rec Center North on the last Friday of the month. With the seemingly rapid build-out of homes here in Four Seasons we find ourselves in need of additional FRS communicators to help provide critical information about your neighborhood when a disaster strikes. We provide all the training you will need. Please consider this important service to the community. Also, we invite any licensed Hams to join us. Contact Pete at (951) 845-1363 for more information. ~ Pete Hersey, KJ6NRR Four Seasons Radio Club