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Prized ritual: an hour or so of coffee and talk.
Byline: Cara Solomon
SEATTLE _ Home was hard there for a while, with his wife's health failing, and 52 years of marriage coming to an end. Lloyd Atkinson felt a little lost.
So his daughters made a suggestion: Go get your morning coffee at the Auburn Senior Center. It was only an hour, but it was a solid, stable hour, and in it, Atkinson always knew what would happen. He would walk in and find his old friends from the phone company, teasing and talking silly, in the world outside his wife. "It was good for me, I think," said Atkinson, 76, whose wife, Polly, died recently. "It took my mind off it for a little bit."
Any mental-health expert will tell you: Staying connected in old age is crucial. But men, as a rule, aren't that good at it. Staff at senior centers often have to coax them into committing to a wellness program, or a lecture series that lasts even a few…
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Byline: John Schumacher Jun. 6--This time, Kerron Stewart wants gold. The Auburn University senior played a huge role in the Tigers' national championship last June at Hornet Stadium, finishing second in the 100 and 200 meters and anchoring her school's 4x100-meter relay team to a fifth-place
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- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 9, 2009 700+ words
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- News wire article from: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, GA) May 11, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Christa Turner May 11--AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn's Markita James just couldn't understand it. She had all the ingredients for success -- a great work ethic, dedication, discipline and plenty of talent. The former Smiths Station standout put in the effort as an underclassman, but the senior
- Tipton senior center faces budget woes.
- Newspaper article from: Kokomo Tribune (North Union, IN) August 26, 2006 700+ words
...Holliday came to the Tipton County Senior Center almost three years ago, he escaped...spend his time with. He comes to the senior center every week to play cards and get a...The executive director of the Tipton Senior Center, Karen Dell, has announced that the...
- Senior center proposal may go to Hurst voters.
- News wire article from: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) July 11, 2005 700+ words
...whether the city should build its own senior center as part of $11.7 million in bond...committee. In addition to the proposed senior center, voters could be asked to pay for...seniors through the Bedford/Hurst Senior Center, some elected officials said. For...
- Senior center goes up in flames: Quakertown building was gutted in difficult...
- Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) June 30, 2007 700+ words
...being ushered outside the Upper Bucks Senior Center, where she'd gone to play. "I...plume of smoke mushroomed from the senior center's roof. Card games were no longer...alarm blaze ultimately gutted the senior center in downtown Quakertown Friday, causing...
- Puyallup, Wash., Council Approves Property Tax Raise to Fund Senior Center.
- News wire article from: News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) December 8, 2000 700+ words
...around by the time Puyallup builds a new senior center. But the 86-year-old's odds...city had set aside money for a new senior center, with tentative construction scheduled...s current prosperity and build the senior center sooner. The proposal squeaked by on...
- Michigan Senior Center Recognized with 'Prescription for Better Health Award'...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 17, 2009 700+ words
Traverse City Senior Center, MI is honored for their dedication...healthy lifestyles. Traverse City Senior Center of Traverse City, Mich., was...Wells, director of Traverse City Senior Center. "The award affords a unique...
- Residents differ on senior center plans.
- News wire article from: New Haven Register (New Haven, CT) May 24, 2007 700+ words
...referendum warned that the Bradley Road senior center project was too expensive and too rushed...for the defeat of the $6.8 million senior center and ambulance garage plan, championed...converting Island Avenue School into a senior center. First Selectman Tom Scarpati, a...
- Senior center eyes money for the future: More elderly mean more services needed.
- News wire article from: Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC ) September 20, 2007 700+ words
...aging citizens, the Cabarrus County Senior Center is trying to raise money to expand...program manager at the center. In the senior center's next fundraising event, Elvis...concert. Proceeds will benefit the Senior Center Trust Fund, which will help pay for...
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