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Round Valley Community Services & Senior Center 356 S. Papago Springerville, AZ 85938 928.333.2516 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR: As you are continuing to get to know me and I, you, I have yet to share something that is very precious to me : Italy! Maybe my soul once lived there and it lingers in me still. When I was 18, I married my high school sweet heart. He was in the Air Force and we were sent to Northern Italy for four years. Not only was I submersed into the culture, going to an international college, living amongst the locals, eat- ing the amazing cuisine, learning Italian but I felt so at home, as if it was a part of me. I still love to visit Italy and dream of some day living there part time. My last visit was in 2019 before COVID—and I’m grateful that I had a chance to go before they shut things down. I would love to share some information with you about September in Italy. My favorite month in Italy is September. In Tuscany, the grape harvest happens in September and is therefore big on the agenda for a region to which wine is very important. When you consider a vineyard, I imagine you think of only very large vineyards with hundreds of workers and of course many are very large but many are local growers, local families, who sometimes harvest and sell their grapes but also make their own wine in their cellars. In fact when you visit a local family, they always offer you a bottle of their wine, Vino Rosso, with an anti-pasta plate. Italians are some of the friendliest and most hospitable people in the world. You will never visit an Italian home and leave hungry or thirsty because they make sure of that. When September comes, it usually means only one thing in Italy: WINE HARVEST TIME! All over the country in every region of the peninsula there is a lot of buzz and excitement around this event, which is part of the culture and an historical tradition. It used to be a moment of celebration, everyone in the village would come around and help within the vineyard, singing and dancing and it used to inspire poets and writers of the calibre of Vivaldi, especially in his famous the Four Seasons concerto. Facts about this time of year: 1. Italy is now the world’s largest producer of wine and produces 20% of the world’s wine. 2. The Italian word for ‘wine harvest’ is Vendemmia and it specifically refers to the harvest of the grapes destinated to wine production, while the harvest of grapes for every day consumption as a fruit is just called Raccolta, or harvest. 3. Italy has been making wines for over 2800 years 4. Italy has 21 regions and 20 of them are wine regions 5. Each year, 1 in 50 Italians is involved with the grape harvest 6. In Italy the harvest happens usually between the end of August, September and occasionally in early October. In countries where the climate is colder than Italy, the harvest happens usually later, to allow the grapes to lose part of their water and increase as a result the sugary flavor 7. Wet grape = not-so-lucky grape! Rule number one of the good harvester is never to pick wet grapes. In fact, this could delay the fermentation process. 8. Have you ever heard of Ice Wines? these are wines that are produced with grapes that have been exposed to at least three months of freezing cold weather (usually during December—February) they are produced in Italy as well and are called Vini di Ghiaccio 9. There are two main methods for the harvest: the first is the manual one where the farmers man- ually pick each bunch cutting it from the vine with a pair of scissors. The second is the one executed with the help of machines, especially when the vineyard is very large. 10. In the past, the pressing of the grapes, in Italian “la pigiatura”, used to be a procedurethe farmers did with their bare feet. Crushing of the grapes starts the vinification, the biochemical process that transforms the sugar and water contained in the grape into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Happy Harvest! Robin Aguero, Community Services Director
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CAN DOGS EAT GRAPES?
Can dogs eat grapes? The answer (and Round Valley
this goes for raisins, too, which are
just dried grapes) is easy: No. Grapes Animal Rescue
and raisins are known to be highly
toxic to dogs, though research has yet A Perfect Place to
to pinpoint exactly which substance in
the fruit causes this reaction. Because find your new Best
of that, peeled or seedless grapes Friend!
should also be avoided.
Gender, breed, or age of a dog has no
influence on the risk of being affected,
and since there is no proven amount Round Valley Animal Rescue is located in Springerville Arizona.
that is safe, you shouldn’t be giving We're a 501(c) (3) non-profit, no- kill animal shelter. Our shelter
your pup grapes or raisins at all. hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 4pm, 928-333-1133. Visit our
Thrift Store located on Main Street across from Junk n Java in
Unfortunately, grape/raisin toxicity Springerville, 928-333-1166. All proceeds from the store go to the
can even be fatal. Ingesting the fruit animals at the shelter. We love and adore each shelter pet that
could potentially lead to acute joins our family and search for their perfect home. We are always
(sudden) kidney failure in dogs. Ac- looking for people to join our team!!
cording to ASPCA Animal Poison Con-
trol Center, they received a total of
3,722 calls involving grapes and rai-
sins in 2018.
PUZZLE PAGE
$5.00 Donation Requested
SENIOR FIELD TRIPS
GLENWOOD CATWALK & SILVER CITY
END OF SUMMER PARTY SEPTEMBER 10th
$25/PERSON
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 16TH DOLLY STEAMBOAT
OCTOBER 8th
$40/ PERSON
11:15 A.M. at Upcoming:
The Senior Park Laughlin
Blue River
If you are interested in one of our upcoming trips,
please contact us for information:
RSVP REQUIRED 928-333-2516 x226 928-245-2528/ 928-333-2516
DOOR TO DOOR
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Local Transportation available throughout
Springerville and Eagar
Monday - Thursday
Requested Donation:
$2.50/ One Way
$5.00/ Round Trip
Show Low :
1st and 3rd Friday of each month.
Make your reservation at least 24 working hours in
$15 Charge for Round Trip advance by calling: 928-245-2528
Or Bus Pass required.
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Per Card
CENTER OPEN
2021 M-Th 7:00a.m.—2:00p.m.
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
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Lunch served at 11:30 Lunch served at 11:30
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CLOSED FOR Lunch served at 11:30 Lunch served at 11:30 Lunch served at 11:30
LABOR DAY
Food Bank
10:00—12:30
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Lunch served at 11:30 Fun, Fit, Fab Lunch served at 11:30 Lunch served at 11:30
Physical Activity
10:45
Lunch served at 11:30
Food Bank
10:00—12:30
Senior Food Box
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Lunch served at 11:30 Lunch served at 11:30 Lunch served at 11:30
Lunch served at 11:30
Craft Workshop
12:00 Food Bank
10:00—12:30
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Lunch served at 11:30 Fun, Fit, Fab Lunch served at 11:30 Lunch served at 11:30
Food Preservation
10:45
Movie Matinee 1:00
Lunch served at 11:30
Food Bank
10:00—12:30
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