‘Voices of Sunrise’

LINGLE – The Western History Center will host a special Sunrise Mine tour, the afternoon of June 23. For more information, contact George at (307) 575-2010.

Calling all Bettys

SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb. – All the “Bettys” or “Bettes” of the area are invited to the quarterly meeting of The Western Plains Betty Club at the Perkins in Scottsbluff, 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 14. Note the change of date to the second Thursday. Guest speaker, Betty Kenyon will share stories of her visit to the Rhine River in Europe.

If you have questions, call (308) 635-7890 or (308) 623-1082.

AARP event in Torrington

TORRINGTON – The Wyoming AARP and state president Kate Sarosy of Casper will present a program, titled Disrupt Aging, at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Friendship Senior Center, 216 East 19th Ave., in Torrington.

A free lunch for all attendees will be served, sponsored by AARP Wyoming.

The Disrupt Aging movement has been alive and well since AARP’s CEO, Jo Ann Jenkins wrote the book, Disrupt Aging, in 2016. The book would go on to be a national bestseller and changed the conversation around aging. It challenging outdated beliefs by detailing how to embrace opportunity and change the way society looks at getting older.  

“It is my hope that this presentation helps those in attendance to reflect on their own beliefs about aging,” Sarosy said. “This event is meant to be interactive and I really look forward to learning how the residents of Goshen County can inspire me to continue to disrupt aging.”

The presentation will include discussion on common stereotypes of aging, taking control of your health, choosing where you live, making your money last, putting your experience to work and more.

The Disrupt Aging presentation is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Anne Gardetto at (307) 532-5966. The program is sponsored jointly by the Goshen County AARP Community Action Group and the Senior Friendship Center, in conjunction with AARP Wyoming.

Immigrant history topic of lecture series

TORRINGTON – The history of Mexican immigrants in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska will be the topic of a series of lectures by University of New Mexico linguistics professor emeritus Eduardo Hernandez Chavez.

Chavez will be in Torrington at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 28, at the Goshen County Library to talk about how immigrants from Mexico who came to the region for the sugar beet harvest adapted to life in the United States in the early 20th Century.

The Goshen County talk is just one in a series. Chavez will be at Fairview Cemetery, 4109 5th Ave., in Scottsbluff, Neb., at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 27, where he will dedicate his book, Elvira: A Mexican Immigrant Woman, 1909-2012. The book chronicles the life of his mother, Elvira Hernandez, who fled her homeland to escape the violence of the Mexican Revolution. The book dedication will take place at her burial site in the cemetery.

Later that afternoon, Chavez will be at the West Nebraska Arts Center, 106 East 8th St., Scottsbluff, where he will talk about social and cultural lives of early 20th Century immigrants. The time is to be announced.

Chavez will also give presentation at 4 p.m. June 29 at the Gering, Neb., Central Library, 1055 P St., at Bard’s Den Books and Beyond, 1623 Broadway, Scottsbluff, at 1 p.m. June 30 and at the Our Lady of Guadalupe Conference Room, 1102 12th Ave., Scottsbluff, at noon on July 1

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