On Wednesday, December 14, we all enjoyed a wonderful holiday roast beef dinner, complete with Christmas carolers, a gift exchange game and to top it off an ice cream social. We would like to extend a very special thank you to our volunteer carolers Georgene Daubanton, Gerry Anderson, Nikki Boostrom, Jane Howard and Melissa Breitsprecher. As we ring in the... READ MORE >
Winter has arrived. It seemed like it was fall and then I turned around and it was winter! I am not quite ready for the cold weather this year. My lawn furniture is now covered with snow still on my deck, instead of tucked away safely in my garage. Along with many other chores, I haven’t finished putting up my... READ MORE >
Things are really starting to quiet down around the county. It is quite a change from the rush of August, with Fisherman’s Picnic. The colors are changing as are the temperatures. It has been beautiful touring around the county. The cooler weather reminds one that there is little time left to do all the chores and batten down the hatches... READ MORE >
The Senior Center has been busy doing some fundraising. We have had two rummage sales, one in July and one in August during Fisherman’s Picnic. Between the two rummage sales we raised over $1,100. Thank you to all of the folks who donated items for sale! We also had a stand outside of the Senior Center grilling and selling brats,... READ MORE >
Summer is now full upon us at the Senior Center. Everyone is busy, busy! At press time, most of us are looking forward to Fisherman’s Picnic. During the Picnic we see many folks we haven’t seen in awhile, have some fun, see the bustle in town, maybe even have a fishburger. Many of us have family and other company coming... READ MORE >
The Cook County Council on Aging Inc. seems to be a mystery to a lot of people. I have been receiving a lot of questions about who they are and what do they do. The Cook County Council on Aging, also known by the acronym CCCoA, is the governing board that oversees the Cook County Senior Center. The organization started... READ MORE >
Just when we think life is moving along smoothly here at the Senior Center, we had a wrench thrown at us about moving up to the new Community Center. Who decided this? The countyappointed community center steering committee. They took it upon themselves to assign us a space in the new community center, move us up there and take our... READ MORE >
The recent warm weather was a welcome respite. I’m sure we are all tired of snow! I hope the warm weather, along with the robins, is here to stay. Which brings us to talk about all of our snowbird friends. We were happy to see Stanley and Sally Suck return from a winter in Coolidge, Arizona. We look forward to... READ MORE >
The recent warm weather was a welcome respite. I think it gave us all a taste of spring fever! Which brings us to talk about all of our Snowbird friends. We were happy to see Dan Kehoe return from a long trip to Phoenix, AZ. We look forward to seeing all of our other Snowbird friends as they return home.... READ MORE >
