Community Calendar: May 22, 2018

Posted 5/22/18

Events in and around Goshen County

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Community Calendar: May 22, 2018

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Learn to quilt at camp

TORRINGTON – Registration is open now for a Kid’s Learn to Quilt Camp, hosted by the Goshen County Quilters group.

The camp for youth aged 9 to 17 will run from June 18 – 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the community room at Platte Valley Bank on Main Street in Torrington. Cost will be $25, with all materials provided by the club.

Students will make a lap-size quilt during the class, in the colors of their choice. No sewing experience is necessary.

Registration forms are available at elementary school offices of by calling Terry Haines, (307) 532-5221. Registration deadline is Friday, May 25, and the class is limited to 15 students. A limited number of partial scholarships to cover registration costs are available.

Vintage Market 

TORRINGTON – The Ag Hall at the Goshen County Fairgrounds will be filled with a variety of antique and vintage goodies this weekend for the Prairie Rose Vintage Market.

The market will be open from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 25 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 26. The market will feature antique, repurposed, farmhouse and western items for sale.

Food will be available Friday evening and all-day Saturday.

Wounded Warriors Walk set

TORRINGTON – Come and walk in support of the Wounded Warriors Program with the second annual Memorial Day Ruck 5K run/walk on May 28 in Torrington.

The event kicks off at 8 a.m. on Memorial Day in the parking lot at Eastern Wyoming College on West C Street here. Registration fees are $25 for adults age 13 and older and $15 for youth 12 and younger. Participants will receive a free shirt if registered by May 21.

The event is stroller and dog friendly, with proceeds going to support the Wounded Warrior Program, 

‘Voices of Sunrise’

LINGLE – The Western History Center will host a special showing of the video, ‘Current Voices of Sunrise,’ at the center starting at 7 p.m. on May 24. 

The Western History Center is located five miles west of Lingle on U.S. Hwy. 26. The showing will be free and the public is invited.

The center will also host a special Sunrise Mine tour, the afternoon of June 23. For more information on either program, 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.

The Torrington Telegram welcomes submissions for the weekly Calendar of Events.

To have an event or activity placed on the calendar, please email the editor at abrosig@torringtontelegram.com.

Groups and organizations are responsible for alerting the Telegram to any changes, updates or cancellations in event schedules, location or
contact information.