Seniors set aside stress to enjoy quiet Thanksgiving
News on art, meals, exercise, scams, covid isolation news, celebrate caregivers of Alzheimer patients
Seniors find comfort with home entertainment
News on art, meals, exercise, scams, caregivers, smoke damage, covid new symptoms, and links to voting
The new normal this summer
How does Safer at Home affect seniors in June? Spending stimulus check. Health and scam warnings, and more.
Snowy April leaves like a lamb, and May brings hope
Virus news, activities and more for seniors. What are seniors doing during their virus stay-at-home time?
Families coming together, dealing with COVID-19
Using our newfound leisure time to help break the downhill trend of cultural arts appreciation among the younger generation is the fun focus of this article. Plus summary of the recent changes with COVID-19
Lyons seniors deal with isolation
Here we go with the latest tips for those self-isolation blues. The doors are locked at the Walter Self Senior Center and the Lyons Regional Library. Get news on meals, activities, entertainment and more
Senior activities in Lyons curbed to prevent CODIV-19 spread
Most senior-related events in the town of Lyons have been either cancelled or changed due to CODIV-19. Words to the wise: Don’t overreact, be prepared, and remain calm.
Mailbag: Senior EcoPass renewal too cumbersome
EcoPass price for seniors in Lyons, renewal
Fun activities that keep the brain active
What if I told you that you could add a couple of lucid, happy years to your life and have fun doing it?
Senior Center Activities
One of the most fun things to do is yell “Bingo!” which is one of many activities
Senior News – December 19, 2019
The Senior Center will serve lunch on December 20 and 27. Exercises are cancelled on December 24 and 28. The Walt Self Senior Center is open to residents on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve to make their own fun. Don’t sit home alone! Neighbors are serving a free “Fifth Monday Supper” at 5:30pm, on Monday, December 31st (not a potluck). Oskar Blues & Grill has changed its lunch date to Wednesday, January 8, at 11:30am, instead of January 1st.
Senior News – December 12, 2019
Were you out enjoying the Holiday Season this past weekend? The weather was more mild than we have had in years. A steady crowd wandered the aisles of the Christmas Bazaar. Most people I talked to said they bought themselves a gift! Next came the many varieties of chili offered at the Lyons Community Church, and ditto on the thousands of cookies offered at The River Church cookie-and-cocoa booth in Sandstone Park. The parade favorite was the Alice in Wonderland float, that included many residents dressed up as Cheshire cats. What was your favorite? Did you bring your grandkids for the fireworks? I sat next to two other seniors, and we shouted out loud our “Ohhh’s” and “Ahhh’s” just like when we were kids.