by Jhon Freddy Correa

The Latino community invites the entire family of Emmaus to participate in the first International Festival taking place on July 24 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and July 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Goals: Benefits will go toward the school of music, continuing supporting for families to learn the five instruments that we have taught since January, 2010.

Also part of the proceeds will be for the program Mana del Cielo (Manna from Heaven) to keep feeding families who are going through struggles during this time. Another goal is do outreach to the entire community of Racine.

You can help! How? Volunteering, sponsoring, donating gifts and money, coming and bringing all your family and friends.

What will we have? Live music — more than six bands are confirmed so far — and food. Jose’s Blue Sombrero will be our host restaurant during the two days festival. We will have vendors and lots of games for children. Come and be part of a community that believes in a different future!

More information will be announced.

by Karen Sedgwick

All are welcome to join the Stampin’ Up! demonstrators Saturday, July 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in creating eight hand-stamped cards featuring products from our new catalog.

If you have always wanted to try your abilities at making hand-crafted greeting cards, this event is for you! Cost is $15.00. Every regis-tration includes a door prize ticket to win some great prizes.

We extend our sympathy to Dan and Carolyn Wooster on the death of Dan’s mother, Harriette Arlene Wooster (née Green), on June 19. Harriette passed away at Spectrum Health United Rehab and Nursing Center in Greenville, Michigan. Memorial services were held on June 22 with her son Daniel leading the service.

Surviving are her children; Mary (James) Goodall of Ft. Parker TX, Daniel (Carolyn) Wooster of Racine, Michael (Sandra) Wooster of Alliance NE, and Richard Wooster of Seattle WA, grandchildren Talon, Jody, Jackie, Jim and Mary and three great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glenn, in 1998.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Spectrum Health Rehab and Nursing Center Activities Fund.

Keenagers met on Tuesday, May 18. Our special guest was Mayor John Dickert, who discussed his goals for the city of Racine and answer your questions.

The Keenagers are taking the summer off. Please come and join us on the third Tuesday in September for coffee and conversation at 10:00, program at 10:30, and a delicious meal at noon.

by Cathy Meyer

Do you remember how beautiful the Emmaus grounds looked last summer? That was due to a diligent group of people who spent hours tending the shrubs and flowers surrounding the church. Individuals interested in adopting a plot this year for Emmaus grounds care may sign up in the narthex indicating an area of your choice.

Thanks to the generosity of John and Tara Halberstadt, an ambitious gardening project is underway. The Halberstadts are providing a greenhouse for use to grow the seedlings which will be transplanted to the garden plots at St. Andrew Lutheran Church on Four Mile Road.

As a part of the facelift and updating of the Fireside Room, Shirley Velzka and her family are donating new carpeting in memory of her son, Kerry Hunter. Kerry served as the custodian of Emmaus, and the new furniture in the Fireside Room has also been given in his memory.

A gift of Fireside Room furniture, in memory of Emmaus member and custodian Kerry Hunter, has also been made.

Julia Durand celebrated her 100th birthday on October 29.

Julia was a registered nurse from 1931 to 1980, working most of her career in maternity at St. Luke's Hospital. She also worked for a time in the polio unit, and also for a few years at a hospital in Winona, Minnesota.

The Nurses Foundation of Racine honored her as St. Luke’s School of Nursing Alumna of the Year in 1995 in recognition of her service as a founding member of the St. Luke's Alumni Scholarship Board. She has held just about every office on the board of the Kenosha-Racine Nurses Asso-ciation, was treasurer of the Wisconsin Nurses Association, and chaired the Selection Committee of the Nurses Foundation of Racine from 1983 to 2004. During those years, the foundation awarded 196 scholarships totaling over $146,000.

At Emmaus, she has been a church council member and Mary Circle member.