Spotlight
Summertime, and the music is easy
Summer and outdoor concerts go together like hot weather and iced tea, which is why the bands will play on in performances this month and in August in Tacoma, Steilacoom, Federal Way, Puyallup and Gig Harbor.
Here’s what’s coming up:
Franke Tobey Jones outdoor concerts: All concerts at 6:30 p.m. at 5340 N. Bristol St. in Tacoma. Free. Aug. 7, Puget Brass (British brass band). Aug. 14, The Voelberg Family Band (fiddlers). Aug. 21, Carrie Cunningham and the Six Shooters (country rock). Aug. 28, Pearl Django (jazz, swing).
News
Five senior living communities in Tacoma will jointly host group tours of their facilities on Aug. 13 in an effort to help prospective residents make an educated decision on their potential new home. A spokesman for the communities – Franke Tobey Jones, Weatherly Inn, Tacoma Lutheran Retirement, Narrows Glen and Merrill Gardens – said they
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State authorities claim unlicensed lenders made illegal consumer loans to Washington residents in the form of cash advances secured by future income from pensions. The unlicensed lenders allegedly made at least 95 loans, charging fees that would equate to interest rates ranging from 22.7 percent to 129.9 percent. The maximum rate of interest allowed under
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Community partners support seniors, caregivers
Lutheran Community Services Northwest’s (LCSNW) New Horizons fund-raising brunch raised more than $62,000 to benefit its South Puget Sound (SPS) programs. Held at Tacoma’s Landmark Convention Center, the annual event is LCSNW’s largest fundraiser for its Home Care, Senior Companion, Senior Media Services, Meals on Wheels and Support U programs. Highlights of the event included
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The South Sound-Tacoma 2014 Walk to End Alzheimer’s, sponsored by Alzheimer’s Association, will be held Sept. 13. Coordinated by the association’s western and central Washington chapter, the fund-raising event will be staged at Thea’s Park in Tacoma. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by an opening ceremony at 9:30 and the two-mile walk at
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Lifestyles
Downsizing and reverse purchase: Housing options for seniors Oftentimes, when we reach a certain age we begin conversations with ourselves, friends and family about where we want to live while we age. Do we stay in our current home, downsize to something smaller, move to a retirement/assisted living community, move in with family, or perhaps consider an alternative housing lifestyle? Regardless of what
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Senior Eats
The word for Chop Stix is ‘delicious’ Really good Pho (Vietnamese soup) delicious teriyaki, and egg rolls that have a wonderful unusual wrapper are all available at Chop Stix, a small but wonderful restaurant in Eatonville. Family-run and open at the same spot for about five years, the dining room is in a small house with six tables which are available for
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Senior Adventures
The splendor of Orcas Island Summer is such a wonderful time. It lets us get out and do, even if it is just in the garden. But there is so much outside our yard that it is hard to stay home. Several of us went to Orcas Island for a little outing. The San Juans are known the world over
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Health
AARP: Washington good in long-term care, but … A new report shows Washington’s long-term care system ranks second in the nation, but AARP and other aging advocates caution that budget pressures threaten to turn the clock backward on Washington’s high quality and cost effective approach. The state-by-state “scorecard” from AARP was issued with support of The Commonwealth Fund and SCAN Foundation, national organizations
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