Apr 21 2020
By Gary Cox, Spellbinders Volunteer Storyteller My wife and I retired from our small business a few years ago and moved to Josephine Commons in Lafayette, a delightful apartment complex for low income folks over 55. We raised six children here in Colorado. We now have 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. When we were young, …
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Apr 14 2020
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is leveraging telehealth technology to help protect veterans and their family from the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Using video telehealth appointments, veterans can connect with their VA care teams from anywhere, without traveling and exposing themselves, their family, and other veterans to COVID-19. Video telehealth options, such as …
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Apr 07 2020
The University Women’s Club of Boulder, Colorado is celebrating its centennial. Founded in 1919 as the Faculty Women’s Club of CU Boulder, membership was originally restricted to female faculty and faculty wives. Today, membership is open to all women who are friends of the University. The Club’s mission is to promote friendship and strengthen their …
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Mar 31 2020
You may not think about it often, but wild birds use your lawn as a rest stop and place to call home. As you spruce up your lawn and garden for the season, there are simple steps you can take to protect them and help them thrive. According to Spencer Schock, founder of WindowAlert, makers …
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Mar 24 2020
By Paul Sacco, PhD MSW, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Maryland-Baltimore. Nearly half of older adults aged 65 and older report having consumed alcohol in the past year. They may have a drink at a social event or party, to enhance their mood, or as a means of coping with a difficult symptom …
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Mar 17 2020
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, the Colorado Governor has declared a state of emergency and requested all meetings to be cancelled or delayed. 50 Plus will notify our readers when this event will be rescheduled! Once again, with spring in Boulder County comes the Caregiving Symposium. This popular event, brought to you by the …
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Mar 10 2020
The Boulder Police Department, in conjunction with the Association for Community Living, is once again offering its popular Safety First for developmental disabilities. The program curriculum covers decision-making skills related to risk, social boundaries, using public transportation, home security and safety, and the proper way to contact police. Classes are held on Thursdays from 4 …
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Mar 03 2020
Veterans are living in an era of communications miracles. Telehealth is a tool Veterans Affairs (VA) uses to consult remotely with rural patients. They’re even teleconsulting to prepare transitioning Veterans for employment outside the Armed Forces. But telehealth isn’t just a high-tech phone call as They are also diagnosing patients remotely. For example, diabetes is …
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Feb 25 2020
Celebrate our rich cultural landscape at the 7th Annual Boulder Arts Week from March 27 to April 4, 2020! The Week is Boulder’s only large-scale, inclusive celebration of our community’s vibrant arts, culture and thriving creativity. In 2020, Boulder Arts Week features Free and Discounted experiences including art walks, exhibitions, performances, dance, music, theater, public …
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Feb 18 2020
Boulder County Parks & Open Space is looking for volunteers to help with events at Walker Ranch Homestead. Share the history of Boulder County at events hosted by Parks & Open Space. Visitors love to talk to volunteers and learn about what life was like on a working ranch in the late 1800s. Walker …
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Feb 11 2020
The Flatirons Rotary Club of Boulder recently celebrated its Charter Night Dinner commemorating the Clubs charter to operate as part of Rotary International. Twenty-two years ago, Boulder Rotary, led by Norris Hermsmeyer, helped found Flatirons Rotary. It is now one of the 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide with 1.2 million Rotarians whose motto is “Service Above …
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Feb 04 2020
How to Participate ~ including 17-year-olds. Colorado will hold its first Presidential Primary Election in two decades on March 3, 2020 – Super Tuesday! Political parties still hold party caucuses in March, check your local party website, and Colorado still has a primary for statewide and local candidates in June. But ballots for the stand-alone …
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