In chapter 6 of her new book, As I Remember It: A Memoir of Persistence, Tenacity and Humor, Theresa Wanta quotes poet Langston Hughes: “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”…
Baby boomers who are at or approaching the Medicare eligibility age of 65 may be perplexed by the many TV and direct-mail advertisements imploring them to call toll-free numbers to learn about Medicare Advantage plans. People should be wary of…
The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55+ Driver Discount refresher course from noon-4 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at the Thompson Park Activity Center, 1200 Stassen Lane, West Saint Paul. There also will be full eight-hour courses from 9…
The Minnesota Highway Safety Center will offer a 55+ Driver Discount refresher course from noon-4 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the Thompson Park Activity Center, 1200 Stassen Lane, West Saint Paul. The cost is $24. Those who have completed the…
Gilats pens a hard-won guide to overcoming overwhelming grief. It is one thing to grieve and ultimately recover, but it is another to live in a chronic state of acute grief for nearly 20 years,” writes Andrea Gilats in her…
The Minnesota JCC is now collaborating with Giving Voice, a program that brings together people with dementia and Alzheimers and their care partners to sing in choruses that foster joy and well-being. Weekly rehearsals are taking place from 1-2:15 p.m.…
The Thompson Park Activity Center, 1200 Stassen Lane, West Saint Paul, will offer the following: understand your iPad with Ray the Computer Guy from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, February 10 ($40); a musical presentation by Saint Croix Lutheran Academy from 1-2…
The Thompson Park Activity Center, 1200 Stassen Lane, West Saint Paul, will offer a “Folds of Honor” program for older adults from 1-2 p.m. Wednesday, November 10. The 30-minute presentation by Dick Middelton will cover the history of playing “Taps,”…
Nursing homes and assisted-living facilities across this area are experiencing critical shortages in staffing. Positions ranging from dietary workers and housekeepers to nurses and nurses aides remain unfilled as workers retire early or opt for less demanding jobs. Their reasons…
Lori Halbur of Catholic Charities’ Homeless Elders Program remembers well the reactions of her clients. When notices were sent out to older adults staying at an overnight shelter inviting them to move into the Best Western Capitol Ridge Hotel, nobody…
The Linden, a three-story luxury apartment building for adults age 55 and older, has begun welcoming residents after being under construction for the past year at 725 Linden St., just northeast of Highway 62 and Dodd Road in Mendota Heights.…
The publication of Blood Moon left Macalester-Groveland author Patricia Kirkpatrick feeling pensive. Her most recent collection of poetry appeared in March 2020, just as COVID-19 began to cast its long shadow over life as we knew it. “With few readings…
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