Word of the Month: Meliorist

David Zapatka Reader, friend and fellow bridge player, Maria, writes, “Hi Dave. I came across this word while reading The Road to Character by David Brooks. He was describing the life and writing of George Eliot. ‘She was a meliorist and a gradualist, believing that people and society were best reformed by slow stretching, not…

Singles Birthday Lunch for December

Kathy Smith December is a very busy and festive month but such an important one for people who have birthdays that month. Often it’s just too busy to celebrate everyone’s birthday so many times it gets combined with Christmas celebrations. In the photo, from left to right, are: Kayrene Braden, Cindie Johnson, Jane Barnhart, Beth…