NOTES FROM AN AMTRAK SURVIVOR

By Maggie Kildee After visiting my daughter in Seattle for a few days near the end of February, I boarded the train for the return trip to Oxnard. Looking forward to a two-day trip, I had reserved a sleeper, loaded my Kindle with books, and generally looked forward to...

THE WIZARD IS COMING TO UVTO!

By UVTO Drama Club “Oz” all began in 1900 with the publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum. The original 14 “Oz” books did well, spawning enough interest for the creation of several stage presentations and more than two dozen film adaptations. The...

SUNDAY MOVIES IN CATALINA HALL THIS MONTH

Widows April 7 2018 (2 hours 9 minutes) Rated R When four thieves are killed during a robbery attempt, their widows suddenly find themselves facing shaky futures. After due consideration, the ladies decide to join forces to finish the botched heist. Starring Viola...

ONE HUNDRED WORDS ESSAY

By Eddy Goldfarb At the Retirement Village… Molly if you want to meet a man, why are you sitting facing the stairs and not the busy elevator? Margaret you don’t understand, I want someone tall, dark and handsome who uses stairs not the elevator. It happened, Molly...

A TIP FROM BONNIE…

By Bonnie Baas Don’t Throw it Away!!! Hi All, So the doctor tells me, “Lose that extra weight.” OK. I am now officially on health food. My first morning is a fruit combo I am blending in a sippy cup. I put in melon, strawberries, yogurt, bananas and any other scraps I...

HAD WE NOT COME HERE?

By Gene Smith There are times, grateful times, I have asked in my head, Not searching, not spying, looking inward instead. And I wonder how is it and what made us know to have chosen this place and now cherish it so. Is it that mount there above standing by? Might it...