Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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March was the first month of the year in the original Roman calendar. That feels right to me. March is a month of flowers and growth, the first full month in which almost everything in the garden is bursting with energy. Even the weather gets in on this act. March may be hot, cold, dry, snowy, rainy or windy. The vernal equinox is March 20, when the sun is above the equator and begins its travels north, closer to us. PLANTING: Spring is the second season of major planting....
Tonight at 6 pm, retired Visalia police detective John Vaughan will reveal information about the Visalia Ransacker, aka the Golden State Killer, during a free community presentation at the College of the Sequoias. The event, to be held in the Ponderosa lecture hall immediately west of the COS Theater at Mooney Blvd and Noble Avenue, hopes to answer the many questions that still remain about the crime spree from the mid-1970s that shook the community. Vaughan said the public will finally hear the stories and learn the...
On April 6, Visalia may become the epicenter of the true crime craze. That's when John Vaughan, a retired Visalia police sergeant and lead investigator of the Visalia Ransacker crime spree from the mid 1970s, will speak at the College of the Sequoias during a much-anticipated event that was postponed last fall due to the latest wave of the Covid pandemic. With television shows and podcasts about true crime having amassed big interest and bigger audiences, it was no wonder...
Recently, the National Safety Council reported that the number of preventable injuries from accidents in our country is at an all time high. In fact, accidents are the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer. From paper cuts, to burns, to stray bullets, to vehicle crashes, the list of potential injury causing mishaps goes on and on. Truly, the world is a dangerous place! But accidents are not just recent phenomena, they were also common in the past....
Every year, 36 million older adults suffer a fall, and with a fall can come serious physical and emotional outcomes. Falls are a leading cause of hip fractures and other serious injuries, but there are repercussions on mental health as well. However, falls don't have to be inevitable. Prestige Assisted Living will present a free webinar, as well as a free online self-assessment, to help seniors and their loved ones learn valuable information that can help them remain safe....
It is tax time again, and I am getting quite a few inquiries regarding whether assisted living costs can be deducted from your taxes. My first step would be for you to discuss this with your accountant to get his professional advice. I have found the following information, courtesy of Kathleen Leahy, CarePatrol, that might be helpful. The majority of the one million American seniors living in assisted living communities pay the fees with their own money. With a monthly median cost of nearly $4,000, assisted living is a...
The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050, due primarily to population growth and population aging. The Global Burden of Disease Study, published in The Lancet Public Health is the first to provide forecasting estimates for 204 countries worldwide. The study also looks at four risk factors for dementia - smoking, obesity, high blood sugar and low...
"From the beginning, I wanted to create a different kind of "Alzheimer's film," said Valerio Zanoli about "Not to Forget," which he wrote, produced and directed. "I was determined to make a film with the right compromise of light situations and dramatic moments. Instead of focusing on an elderly person, I decided to take the perspective of a young caregiver. So, I wrote the story of a millennial who doesn't know anything about Alzheimer's and finds himself taking care of...
"Have You Heard About Greg?" (HYHAG) is a documentary that introduces Greg O'Brien, an investigative reporter, best-selling author and public speaker. Greg takes us into his world where he has survived cancer and now is battling with an incurable disease called Alzheimer's. This disease has taken out Greg's family members: his father, mother, grandfather and uncles. Now Alzheimer's has come for him. He faces the journey with authenticity, humor and a ferocious courageousness...
On January 17, Kaweah Health opened its Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic in downtown Visalia. The clinic, open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 505 W. Main St., is now home to Kaweah Health's cardiothoracic surgery team led by Dr. Frederick Mayer. The clinic offers patients surgical procedures to treat diseases and conditions of the heart and chest performed at Kaweah Health Medical Center. "We are happy to welcome back Dr. Frederick Mayer, who led our inaugural cardiothoracic program,"...
Dividat, a research-based company based in Zurich, Switzerland, recently expanded into the United States with an office in Boulder, Colorado. More than a decade ago, Dividat set out to improve the aging population’s wellbeing through the use of novel technologies initially discovered at ETH Zurich. The outcome was the development of the Dividat Senso Smart Platform – a unique exergaming solution that end-users employ to improve their cognitive motor skills and physical mobility. Dividat helps people with mild cognitive imp...
Exercise helps you stay fit, hale and hearty, and researchers say it may also help you stave off dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Now they have a better understanding of the hidden benefits that aid the brain. Older folks who are more physically active have higher levels of a protein that promotes better communication between the brain's synapses, a new study reports. "Synapses are these critical communicating junctions between nerve cells," said lead researcher Kaitlin...
This issue we will look at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefit called the Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant. This program provides a grant to servicemembers and veterans with certain permanent and total service-connected disabilities, to either help purchase or construct an adapted home or to modify an existing home to accommodate a disability. The SAH Grant helps veterans with a qualifying service-connected disability to live independently in a barrier-free...
The Visalia Rawhide announce the Rawhide Rustler Senior Club will be back in full swing for the 2022 season. The Rustlers Program, which began in 2019, is sponsored by Park Visalia and WellCare by Healthnet. For $30, members receive a grandstand ticket to all ten Wednesday home games. For members who wish to have access to the Michelob Ultra Hall of Fame Club, the price is $60. Every one of these Wednesday games will also double as a Beer and Bingo Night. Members can also...
By spring of next year, the state of California is expected to have its first ever master-planned community that will provide dignified homes, jobs and services for those experiencing chronic homelessness. That community will be in Tulare County. Groundbreaking is scheduled in early August for the Neighborhood Village, a community on West Riggin in Goshen that will have 49 residences for the homeless, each equipped with kitchen and bathroom amenities. The community will featur...