By Noreen Santaluce
The Nineties Plus Club was started in May, 2012 by Noreen Santaluce to bring together men and women in their nineties. The purpose was to share experiences and information about dealing with the problems of this age group while enjoying companionship, entertainment and gaining knowledge.
The original group consisted of 7 women: Sena Krornchilde, Connie Fauchet, Cecilia Novak, Audrey Wann, Noreen Santaluce, Lidia Vivola and Liz Means Two of them have passed away (Lidia and Liz) and Audrey moved to Arizona. The others are still active members.
The Mid County Senior Center has supported the group since the start, by offering us free use of the facilities for our monthly meetings and giving a free membership in the organization to the members of the Nineties Plus Club.
Through the years we have been entertained by singers, dance groups, school bands, short plays, a harpist, clowns, puppet show, etc. Speakers have given us knowledge about safety, self-defense, local history, painting, exercising and other health matters. Trips have included lunch at the Crows Nest and a tour of Elkhorn Slough.
We published a cookbook of our own vintage recipes with photos and personal observations of our members. The present project involves a booklet of Tony Alonzo’s exercises tailored for our age group
Membership has grown to a roster of 30, with an average attendance of 16 people. Our monthly meetings are held on the second Friday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., with light refreshments served at 2:00.
We always welcome other ninety year-olds and 100 year-olds to come to a meeting and enjoy meeting others who share their memories of the Depression, WWII and happier childhood memories.
Our next meeting on Friday, Aug. 12, will be a celebration of the end of our fourth year. Please join us if you are over ninety and interested in sharing that fact with your peers.
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Call Noreen at 427-9828 or CJ Elizabeth at 359-5814