BRIEFLY FOR BOOMERS:Briefly in Boomers

Celebrating a 90th birthday

Helen Trautwein celebrated her 90th birthday June 3 with more than 100 family members at the Hilton Waterfront Beach Resort in Huntington Beach.

Trautwein came to Costa Mesa in 1933, the year she was married at Christ Church by the Sea in Newport Beach.

In WWII she worked as a first aid instructor for the Red Cross.

The mother of four spent her time working with her children as a Girl Scout leader, a Cub Scout den mother, a PTA president, a room mother and a camp nurse.

According to her daughter Wanda Garro, Trautwein was very active in whatever organization she joined.

Trautwein has 18 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren, and one more is due this year.

Quite the traveler, Trautwein sailed to Europe in 1959 aboard the original Queen Mary. She has journeyed to 16 countries, all 50 of the United States, every Canadian province, and avidly backpacked until the age of 73.

Silver Foxes come to summer

You won’t want to miss this big event. Oasis Senior Center is hosting a summer luncheon with the Silver Foxes. This big-band sensation will take the stage between noon and 2 p.m. Come to the center on Aug. 23 and treat yourself to something nice. Tickets cost $4 and are on sale now. For more information, call (949) 644-3244.

Health insurance counseling available

It can be tough sorting through Medicare and health insurance forms. The Health Insurance Counseling Advocacy Program wants to help you through this difficult process at the Costa Mesa Senior Center. Counselors will be at the center between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month to advise you. Call the center at (949) 645-2356 to make an appointment.

Fighting the battle with Braille

Living with limited vision can be difficult, but there is now a class for those who want to learn to overcome this difficulty. Oasis Senior Center is hosting a Braille community program organized by the Braille Institute. The class meets from 10 a.m. to noon every Thursday at the center. Those who attend will learn techniques to battle impaired vision, so stop by if you want to start making a change in your life. For more information, call (949) 644-3244.