Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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Looking for an interesting day trip, one that even some older grandchildren would enjoy? Consider heading north to the Winchester Mystery House, located less than 200 miles away in San Jose. It is easy to imagine how the combined grief of losing both a child and a spouse could be very crippling. But if you had $20,000,000 and all the time in the world to help you cope, can you imagine what you would do? Sarah L. Winchester's response to the deaths of her child and husband left...
Former national talk show host and author Michael Reagan will speak to family caregivers & healthcare professionals about Alzheimer's, dementia, community resources and support during the first annual "Celebrating the Caregiver" conference on Nov 12, sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association of Central California and Auspice Home Care. At press time, the event was slated to be held at the UC Fresno Campus, 550 E Shaw Ave in Fresno from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reagan, the son of...
With a myriad of choices, and window that's open only a few weeks to make them, the annual Medicare Open Enrollment period begins Oct 15. Those new to the program, as well as seniors who have been enrolled for some time, need to pay special attention to a few do's and don'ts when making those selections. "Be aware of the deadlines," said Karen Munger, a licensed insurance agent and owner of Karen Munger Insurance Services, a Visalia insurance agency that specializes in...
George Horatio Derby was a brilliant man whose short 38 years of life was packed with adventure and accomplishment. During his life, this West Point graduate was a newspaper journalist, topographical engineer, practical joker and humorist some say on par with Mark Twain. Very little of his life had any connection with Tulare and Kings counties, but for two months he explored our area. Fortunately for us, his military mission gave us a glimpse of our region just prior to...
A popular trend in home gardening is biodynamic growing. This style has been around in one form or another since ancient Roman times and maybe even longer in Asia. Although it is mostly applied to growing food, it can also be used in growing ornamentals, even native plants. One of the key features of this style of gardening is to feed the soil, not the plant. Taking care of the soil is one of the keys to successful gardening of all species, and plants grown in cared-for soil...