Mayflower descendants land in T.O.


The Society of Mayflower Descendants, Rancho Conejo Colony, will meet Sat., Feb. 23 at Los Robles Greens, east ballroom, 299 S. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks.

Members, prospective members and friends are invited.

Social time is 10:30 a.m. with a meeting at 11 a.m., followed by lunch. The speaker is Tim Estes, president of Fiesta Parade Floats. Fiesta is the maker of the California Mayflower Society float for the 2020 Rose Parade.

Estes will discuss the float design process and fabrication, schedule, milestones and details of the Mayflower design.

Table centerpiece vases are being hand-painted by Vanessa Avalos, 11, a student at Glenwood Elementary School, and Lydia Wharton, 15, a student at La Reina High School.

The cost to attend is $25.

Reservations are required.

For more information or to reserve a seat, email Don Morris at morrisdh@gmail.com.