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Good nutrition, good diet, key factors in healthy living

On June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 By admin

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...

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Joe Roberts of Plano receives Rotary’s Paul Harris Fellow

On May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 By admin

Plano Rotary Club members, at their recent Club meeting, congratulated long-standing member and sergeant-at-arms, Joe Roberts, for achieving the Rotary International honor of Paul Harris Fellow. The Paul Harris Fellow recognition through Rotary International acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name, of $1,000 to The...

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Dying cursive writing should be revived to flourish

On May 18, 2021May 19, 2021 By admin

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...

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Municipal Elections April 6 will include important positions

On March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 By admin

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...

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Adapting to change, there are new, creative, items to try

On January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 By admin

This year is year of adapting. We have lived through more than 10 months of uncertainty, confusion, fear, isolation, and social malaise. We anticipated the beginning of a new year with bated breath. Then in a whirlwind, it was upon us, the New Year. Nothing has changed, COVID-19 is still...

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Many seniors eschew depression, interrupt lonely days

On December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 By admin

What a year! If you had told a bunch of seniors that next year they would be sitting in their cars, in the cold, listening to holiday music on a loudspeaker, receive a boxed lunch to go, and that they would be happy about it, they would have laughed and...

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‘Thinking of You’ Bouquet Project brings joy to seniors

On November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 By admin

There is something new west of us, in our State and hopefully it will spread across the landscape. The “Thanking of You” Bouquet Project is bringing joy into the lives of isolated senior citizens at home. This interesting project started in western Illinois, to thank senior citizens for just being...

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Points to ponder in online communication for clubs

On October 13, 2020October 12, 2020 By admin

Seniors want to stay engaged, but in 2020 we have seen challenges such as never previously. Senior centers, exercise classes, and fun activities like holiday meals, bridge, bingo, and educational programs have been canceled indefinitely. Senior citizens who have proudly stayed active previously found themselves stuck at home this Spring....

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Realistic dream reminder Alzheimer’s patients need care

On September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 By admin

The last thing I did one recent evening was read a friend’s post about her mother’s failing health due to Alzheimer’s. I went off to bed and commented to my husband about how sad it was to watch her go. I thought about my mother. Early the next morning, I...

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Oswego Senior Center settles into temporary site

On August 18, 2020August 17, 2020 By admin

Oswego Senior Center (OCS) recently moved to its new location at 84 Templeton Drive, the Oswego Township building after renting from Oswego School District 308 for the better part of 10 years. Over time, OCS, with increased programs and increased use of the former Traughber Junior High School, which many...

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Senior Services Associates to produce virtual programs

On July 14, 2020July 13, 2020 By admin

Senior Services Associates Aurora activities coordinators, Paul Heinkel and Sean Kelly, have a new partner in Jennifer Huber who joins them as the new activities coordinator at the Yorkville Beecher Center. Huber works at the Beecher Center, 908 Game Farm Road, Yorkville, and will collaborate with Heinkel and Kelly in...

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In spite of COVID-19, senior center holds activities

On June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 By admin

Although the rest of America struggles to get outside to reenter office spaces, reopen retail stores, or dine outside at restaurants and bars, seniors are asked to continue to isolate themselves. Seniors are in the same state of uncertainty that parents of young children find themselves. Although parents wonder if...

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Nonprofit social agencies seek to continue in these times

On May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 By admin

Observing a second month of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders, higher unemployment, and uncertainty in our small businesses, how will our social services agencies plan for a post-COVID-19 economy? We all realize that the ramifications of the COVID-19 health crisis and the resulting economic recession will be felt for years to come....

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In new reality, many seniors continue service to others

On April 14, 2020April 13, 2020 By admin

How are seniors handling this new reality of the COVID-19 health crisis statewide shelter-in-place order, business closures, and ever-changing regulations? By counting their blessings and making the most of life. Most seniors continue doing what they do best: Serve others! Many seniors have lived in isolation previously, and for many,...

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Lunches canceled for Senior Services Associates temporarily

On March 17, 2020March 17, 2020 By admin

Current global health concerns will affect our senior population in many ways, not just illness, but in lost opportunities and in isolation, too. Senior Services Associates offers a variety of services for older adults in their facilities. They may be best known for offering congregate dining, but all luncheons have...

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Census workers will focus on counting seniors, children

On February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 By admin

April 1, 2020 is the 2020 Census day, but the planning, outreach, and follow through has consumed more than a year’s worth of effort, and for seniors there are very important reasons to participate. Census workers are concerned that many of the 60-year-old and older set will not want to...

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Kendall County Senior Providers network connects seniors’ service providers

On January 14, 2020January 13, 2020 By admin

Senior citizens in need may not be aware that there are good friends and advocates in the senior-provider network of professionals looking out for them throughout the year. The Kendall County Senior Providers (KCSP) have been networking together for more than 10 years to improve the lives of seniors. Established...

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Colleen Gocken lives to give; all started with one little book

On December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 By admin

The written word is powerful, according to Colleen Gocken. In fact she has said that what was written in one little book has made all the difference in her life. She is a person who lives to give. A Plano native, Colleen lived in Indianapolis for several years before returning...

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Letter extols virtues of volunteerism column

On December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 By admin

Editors note: Here is a letter to Barb Nadeau about one of her columns: Hello Ms Nadeau, I thought you might find it interesting to hear from someone who read your recent column, and lives in New York state. I recently visited my relatives in Chicagoland and picked up The...

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Increases in new minimum-wage law will change non-profits

On October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 By admin

Be alert, support, and be an advocate for community non-profit agencies. The new minimum-wage law will create substantial challenges for those offering aid to families, the disabled, and the elderly. Many do not realize the impact of the new minimum wage law will have on various non-profit agencies that help...

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