Officers for the Widowed Persons Association of California Chapter No. 6 were recently installed by outgoing President Amelia Ernst at a luncheon on Dec. 3 at the Woodbridge Country Club. The new officers for 2012 are Shirley Highsmith, president; Willo Schmidt, first vice president; Gwen Mello, second vice president; Carol Henderson, secretary; Earlene Sanders, treasurer; and Amelia Ernst, parliamentarian.

We feel it is important to keep information about our WPAC before the public to continue to reach out to newly widowed persons in our area. The purpose of WPAC No. 6 is to provide a support group for widowed men and women of all ages and promote a wide range of social activities through which widowed persons have the opportunity to make friends and find redirection in their lives. We also support local charities throughout the year.