Member Spotlight

Alice Yerkes

Alice is one of the very first members of MCSC joining in 1974. She is currently living at Aegis and is no longer able to participate in the center’s activities but remains very active in her new surroundings & stays current with the MCSC newsletter.

She will be 99 in June! Alice was born in Northern California and was lovingly adopted by a caring family when she was 2 years old. She grew up in San Jose and graduated from San Jose Sate University with a degree in elementary education. She taught in Los Gatos for several years and married her husband, Gerhart when she was 45.

During the WWII years, she grew a victory garden at her home. She and her husband moved to Felton before buying their home on Pinetree Lane. Their backyard bordered on New Brighton State Park so she enjoyed the company of many critters who visited her.

Alice was very active at the Center. She was a member of the Choraliers, Ukulele Club and many other groups over the years! Alice started playing violin when she was 12 and still plays today. She joins Banjos the Bay every month when they play at Aegis. She can play any song, remembers all the lyrics, plays by ear and never uses sheet music!

Alice has brought joy by sharing her talent with our community and says that music and animals have been the most important things in her life. Thank you Alice, for ALL your gifts and the many years of sharing them at MCSC. 

Emily Troutner

This month we are highlighting Emily Troutner. She has only been a member for a little over a year now, but she has really dived in and joined the club. She started in the office helping with MySeniorCenter initial registration and has continued to help us on many projects and articles for the newsletter.

She has arranged for special speakers and always helps with the folding of the newsletter. If we have a special project, she is one of the first people we think of to help! She is working closely with the gift shop to create advertising and still finds time to participate in weekly activities such as Qigong, Senior Stretch, and the Crafters.

Emily brings a positive energy to the center; she is always smiling and has been a great promoter of our center externally. We are happy she has joined us and appreciate all she does. If you don’t know her, you should. She will brighten your day.