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Senior Citizens

  • Drive at Senior Center is celebrating life

    The beginning of 2012 has caused me to stop and reflect on last year and plan for this coming year.
    Our driving force is CELEBRATING LIFE. Plans to accomplish this include, Board, staff, volunteers and most of all , the seniors who attend the Senior Center.  
    We average about 60 seniors per day. Some days they exceed 100. Over a period of six months we will be visited by more than 200.

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  • Holidays celebrated with decorations, brunch, music, fruit, cookies and more

    By TAMARA BYRNES
    and DIANE LANTER
    of the Senior Center

    “Tis the season to be jolly”…. That phrase was very fitting for the seniors in December.  
    Having warmer than usual weather, we needed to get into the spirit of the Christmas Holidays.  
    Tamara and her Tuesday craft class decked the halls with decorations for the tables and the Christmas tree, along with the beautiful wreaths on the walls.   

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  • Stay mentally fit by starting a 'health club' for your brain

    By MARK UNDERWOOD
    Special to The News

    2012 is upon us and many of us are thinking about what the New Year will bring.  
    This time of year is an occasion to get us thinking about our health – specifically brain health.
    Carve out time to give your brain work outs. You can do that by creating your own “health club” that includes ongoing learning.  
    Make a commitment to keep learning, no matter what your age or stage of life, and you are automatically improving your brain power.

    LEARNING CURVE

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  • The Savvy Senior: Are there still senior discounts on airfares?

    Dear Savvy Senior,
    Do airlines still provide discounts to seniors on their airfares? My husband and I are retired and like to travel and are wondering which airlines offer the best discounts to budget conscious seniors.
    – Frugal Travelers

     Dear Travelers,

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  • Contract bridge lessons coming up at Senior Center

    An eight session class of beginning bridge will be held at the Crawfordville Senior Center starting on Friday, Jan. 13 at 12:30 p.m.

    Each session will be held weekly on Friday for one hour. Duplicate contract bridge with partners will be played until 4:30 p.m. 

    There is no charge for persons 60 and older, others will be asked for a $2 donation to the Senior Center. 

    All lesson materials will be furnished and all you need is be ready to have some fun.  Come with a partner or come alone.

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  • Autumn was full of fun activities for seniors

    By TAMARA BYRNES and DIANE LANTER
    Senior Center

    As many of the trees in Wakulla County changed to their glorious autumn colors, so did the Senior Center as we prepared for Thanksgiving.

    Fall colors showed up in our table decorations and beautiful wreaths that the seniors made.  

    Our Volunteer of the Year, Don Allen, rode in an antique pickup truck at the Veterans Day Parade and the Queen of the Senior Center, Charlotte Miller, waved her greetings to all and just had fun in a sporty convertible.

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  • Keep positive outlook for upcoming year

    By RH CARTER
    Executive Director

    The Wakulla County Senior Center Board and staff wish all of you a wonderful 2012.

    We always have an optimistic outlook on our future regardless of obstacles that we encounter.

    We at the Senior Center are doing all we can to enhance the life of our older population.

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  • Give thanks for the gift of life

    We recognize how fast each year passes at this time each year.
    It seems that each year passes faster than the year before.
    Employees, volunteers and other seniors in the Senior Center are always looking back at pictures taken years and even months before and are reminded that life is temporary.
    It motivates all of us to strive to enjoy our life and our friends and neighbors on a daily basis.
    We learn that we have only one opportunity to enjoy each day.

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  • Be a Santa to a Senior will offer help this holiday season

     
    Be a Santa to a Senior, the popular campaign that has delivered 1.5 million gifts to needy seniors throughout North America during the past seven years, again is helping older adults cope in tough economic times.
    The area office of the Home Instead Senior Care network, the world’s largest provider of non-medical in-home care and companionship services for older adults, and NHC Home Care, have teamed up for this year’s project.

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  • The Savvy Senior: What are the best foods for diabetics? and a good cookbook?

    Dear Savvy Senior,
    My 62-year-old husband was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As the cook in the family, I’m interested in finding out the best diabetic foods that he should now be eating, and where I can put my hands on some good diabetic cookbooks. What can you tell me?
    – Diabetic Caretaker

    Dear Caretaker,
    Eating healthy is important for everyone, but it’s even more important for the nearly 26 million Americans who have diabetes – half of whom are over the age of 60.

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