×

Senior News

Resolve To Have Healthy Bones

We have all been there. The start of a new year starts us thinking about ways to make some improvement to our health or wellbeing. All too often we make general statements of “Losing Weight”, “Increasing Strength”, or “Getting More Sleep”. But, in order to set yourself up for ...

Retiree Cooks Up Volunteer Career At Illinois Mission

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Bored with retirement, Ron Rasberry got off the couch and headed to the kitchen. Not his, but the South Side Mission’s. “I just wanted to stop being lazy,” Rasberry, 71, says with a chuckle. “That couch was killing me.” Hoping to improve his kitchen ...

Senior Action Council Is Ready To Help The Elderly

If you have not heard of this New York StateWide Senior Action Council, listen up- this could be helpful to you or someone you know. This organization is a powerhouse! The web site is https://www.nysenior.org/ According to the web site the mission statement speaks volumes! ¯ The purposes ...

Mortgage Help Is Available

This month New York State has launched a new program to help homeowners who are struggling to keep up with their mortgage payments due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The New York State Homeowner Assistance Fund (NYS HAF) is a federally funded program dedicated to assisting homeowners who are at risk ...

School Sweethearts Who Lost Touch For Decades Marry At 82

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — It turns out sometimes the backdrop of a fairy-tale ending is the parking lot of a Walmart store. That was the case for Jane Billedeaux and Harris Putnam, who got married Nov. 13 outside a Walmart near Myrtle Beach, where Billedeaux has worked as a host for nearly ...

‘Tis The Season Of Giving

My husband and I were having one of those conversations that married couples have. Money talk. What we didn’t realize is that our 5-year-old daughter was listening. She chimed into the conversation with “Well, why don’t you just give it to someone who needs it?” with all the ...