The Oswego Senior Center will be host to many events for seniors. Annual Medicare Forum The Free Annual Medicare Forum will be held 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 27 at the Oswego Fire Department Community Room, 3511 Woolley Road, Oswego. Annual Medicare Forum is a must attend for...
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. James Carmichael’s Proverbs in Scots printed in 1628 came to mind on a recent morning when I pondered subjects for another column for the Seniors’ Voice. I remember my mother reciting that poem to me as a child. If turnips were watches, I’d...
Oswego Senior Center will be host to a Halloween party and lunch at noon Thursday, Oct. 28 at Orchard Valley Banquets, Orchard Valley Golf Course, 2411 W. Illinois Street, Aurora. Three delicious meal choices: Pulled pork sandwich with house salad, or burger with house-made chips, or spaghetti with meat sauce...
September is Fall Prevention Awareness Month. Seniors will continue to see that message on bulletin boards, in newsletters, and in E-mail. The fact is older adults and young children are the most likely to incur serious injury from falls, including brain trauma bone injuries that can be life changing. But...
September marks Hunger Action Month and the timing could not be more symbolic for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry (MWFP) volunteers working on the front lines to feed Aurora area residents. As Summer winds to an end, MWFP volunteers are working overtime to benefit those in the community who are fighting...
For the first time, Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s mobile pop-up pantry will visit Fox Valley senior, low-income and supportive living facilities. A truck with volunteers giving away food and household items will be parked from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Sept. 15, at Mercy Housing, 1259 E. Wilson St....
Oswego Senior Center finds itself back at square one as they look for a new home. It was just a year ago that then acting executive director, Lynn Cullick, said that the Center would be in a new home on Templeton Drive in Oswego for two years and search for...
Please stay connected. I do not want to lose contact with you. In today’s environment, with all our social media options, as well as E-mail, telephones, and texting, it seems hard to imagine that you could lose contact with a close friend or relative. But we all are bombarded with...
The Village of Montgomery Intergovernmental Committee representative said that senior programming and events will return this year. The Village has a long history of supporting the senior community through educational and social engagement opportunities. The popular Dime Jingle will return the third Wednesday of each month beginning July 21, and...
Aging well and staying both healthy and strong is everyone’s dream. So why do so many fall short of achieving that dream? Everyone has had a share of aches and pains, wounds, or accidents. There are thousands of voices, from television to radio to social media, to newspapers, telling us...
The Village of Oswego and Village president Troy Parlier invites seniors for a tour of the Well 11 Water Tower for a special edition of Coffee & Conversation with Village president Troy Parlier at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 19 at the Well 11 Water Tower, 6701 Tuscany Trail, Oswego. No...
Dick Miller of Aurora is captured sharing a rest place with a painted Batavia Bulldog recently.
Do you think the loss of cursive writing affects you or your day-to-day life? Cursive writing is only taught in some schools in the United States which has resulted in a marked decline in the early 21st Century. The No Child Left Behind act of 2001 dropped cursive writing as...
State representatives Stephanie Kifowit, (D-Oswego), Barbara Hernandez, (D-Aurora), Keith Wheeler, (R-Oswego) are partners with The Kane Senior Council and St. Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church in Aurora to provide free frozen meals to seniors on Mondays, once per month, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Athanasios, 1855 5th Avenue...
This volunteer opportunity is for individuals age 21 and over, who desire to make sure seniors, who have been impacted by the pandemic, have enough food. Volunteers are needed to assist Senior Services Associates by delivering five frozen meals to senior clients on Wednesdays. A background check or submission of...
Sandwich resident Phyllis Benson, seated, celebrates her 100th birthday Sunday, May 16.
Is it possible to find balance among groups of all ages and opinions in a post-COVID-19 world? I hope so. Thirteen months after the beginning of the pandemic, some things are finally reopening. Schools have become hybrid-learning facilities. Some cities, villages, and townships, are resuming in-person public meetings. Health departments...
Really, is it time to go to the polls again? Yes. It is. Every so often an opportunity comes along to really make a difference for your future and that of your community. One of those very simple and easy opportunities will present itself to all of us in just...
They’ve had it with Winter and are going to hit the road for Orlando, Fla…figuratively, at least. Residents at GreenFields of Geneva retirement home will participate in the senior living community’s Walk to Warmer Weather fitness challenge. February 1-28 participants will document their time involved in fitness activities, with every...
Are you as tired of the pandemic as I am? We have read a lot about COVID-19 fatigue. According to the American Medical Association, “people are tired of being cooped up due to restrictions on indoor gatherings outside the home. They are tired of wearing masks, social distancing, being away...
