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The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association, Chapter 55 Meeting FEBRUARY 10 The luncheon is open to current and retired federal employees, their spouses and guests. Visitors are welcome. The luncheon is followed by a presentation and business meeting. The meeting is in a new location. Cattletown Steakhouse and Saloon, 3141 E. Drexel Road, 444-6970, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., attendees pay for their lunch, usually around $12.

Green Valley Stroke Support Group FEBRUARY 13 Facilitated by Leslie Ritter, Ph.D., RN, and supported by Banner - University Medical Center, University of Arizona College of Nursing and Sarver Heart Center. This group is for stroke survivors and caregivers to learn more about stroke, to find positive solutions to shared concerns and to unite in support of each other. Reservations required. La Perla at La Posada’s Zuni Room, 635 S. Park Center Avenue, 626-2901, 10 to 11 a.m., free admission.

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association, Chapter 1874 Meeting FEBRUARY 17 Current and retired federal employees, spouses, guests and visitors are invited to join NARFE Chapter 1874 for its monthly meeting. The January meeting program includes the regional transportation plan. Golden Corral Restaurant, 6865 N. Thornydale Drive, 400-3456, 11:30 a.m., senior meals are $9.95.

Tucson Organic Gardeners Meeting FEBRUARY 18 The Tucson Organic Gardeners Monthly Meeting will feature Kendall Kroesen’s program about growing heirloom fruits and vegetables in the desert. Programs are held the third Tuesday of each month from September to April. The meeting is in the Knox Room at the west side at the front of the church, west of Alvernon and south of Speedway. St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third Street, info@tucsonorganicgardeners.org, tucsonorganicgardeners.org, 6:30 p.m., free.

Southern Arizona Senior Pride Book Club FEBRUARY 19 Tucson LGBTQ seniors will meet to discuss Karen Shiffman Lateiner’s “Timeless Dance: A Story of Change and Loss,” a mother’s memoir about her transgender child. Ward 3 Council Office Conference Room, 1510 E. Grant Road, 312-8923, soazseniorpride@gmail.com, 2 to 3:30 p.m., free admission.

Society of Military Widows Meeting FEBRUARY 19 The Society of Military Widows is dedicated to the needs, concerns and welfare of military surviving spouses and their children. Reservation deadline is February 9. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 2720 S. Craycroft Road, 721.1688, ross2d@aol. com, noon, call for charge.

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