NOTE____ NOW A ZOOM!!!!!  

The Optimist’s Daughter – Eudora Welty (1972), 180 pp. 15 copies in the library system.

The people of Mount Salus Mississippi always felt good about Judge McKelva.  He was a quiet solid reassuring figure.  The ten years after his first wife’s death he marries the frivolous young Wanda Fay.   The book is a reflective, poignant novel of independence and love, for which Eudora Welty, one of American’s greatest contemporary Souther writers, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

Meet up on Highway 51. (Parking on Highway 51 at the intersection with Tower Drive – there is a large gravel shoulder to park on. Click on the link to see map. Note, there is a Tower Rd that intersects with Highway 51 near McFarland that could be confused with our location. Another way to find it is to search for “Altemus Corners House Bed and Breakfast” in maps, which is at the same intersection.). https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9186274,- 89.1515839,15z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxMy4wIK XMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Please contact Stephanie Vanden Bush (sljacobs2@gmail.com

For the month of May, the Book Club will be reading The Mockingbird Next Door, by Marja Mills, and we are delighted to welcome Ms. Mills to our zoom meeting on May 19! Tom Miller has arranged for her participation, and we will have a unique opportunity to learn more about her experience enjoying and documenting her close friendship with Nelle Harper Lee and her sister Alice Lee in their hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, some 160 miles south of Birmingham.

Book Club May 19, 7:00 PM via zoom Special Quest Marja Mills

Volunteer Opportunity Holy Wisdom Monastery Spring Solar Tilt Tuesday, May 13 3:00-4:30 PM This is a hands-on event to help manually hand crank their solar array into a position for maximum efficiency. The time listed is a guideline. The tilt ends when all the panels are tilted! Optional dinner begins at 5:15 PM for a fee of $22. Advance registration for both events are a must https://holywisdommonastery.org/event/spring-solar-tilt-2/

Taza is the place to enjoy authentic foods of the Mediterranean and its many unique cuisines. From Greece and Turkey, around the Fertile Crescent, and all along the southern Mediterranean Sea to Egypt and Morocco, these are the dishes that stir our passion for food! Directions: Recommend anyone coming from Madison to take Highway 12 & 14 and Exit Ramp #251. There are traffic lights on University Ave. Cross University Ave onto Cayuga St. Taza is on the right. They have an extensive lunch menu with appetizers, soups

Join us in our service activity.    The road is quieter and less busy, which is better for chatting while working. There was a lot of garbage  when we cleaned on April 13th because the new section hasn’t had a group to clean it up for awhile. We really made a difference! Our next cleanup is Friday May 23, 10am-noon. Meet up on Highway 51. (Parking on Highway 51 at the intersection with Tower Drive – there is a large gravel shoulder to park on. Click on the link to see map. Note, there is a Tower Rd that intersects with Highway 51 near McFarland that could be confused with our location. Another way to find it is to search for “Altemus Corners House Bed and Breakfast” in maps, which is at the same intersection.). https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9186274,- 89.1515839,15z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxMy4wIK XMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D Please contact Stephanie Vanden Bush (sljacobs2@gmail.com

Join us for our monthly service activity.  Second Harvest needs our help sorting and dividing donated food items that are distributed to food pantries throughout South Central Wisconsin.  The need is greater than ever.  If you cannot volunteer, your cash contributions are also appreciated so that they can purchase important perishable items such as milk.

Our club members will be hosted in Birmingham from October 19-October 24. There will be a strong emphasis on civil rights with a possible pre or post tour.   Ken & Vicki Warren are coordinators,

Finally, we are excited to announce another author conversation in May! Our book will be The Mockingbird Next Door, by Marja Mills, and Ms. Mills has agreed to meet us by zoom on May 19. There will be more information about this in the May newsletter.