April 20, 2019
By Carl Hendrickson For the Call I have been asked to serve as master of ceremonies at a fundraiser near the end of the month. This is not the first time I have done so for an event. I also have addressed groups on various occasions and have entertained men and women as part of
[ Read More ]By Tom Coulter Columbia Missourian JEFFERSON CITY — Low-income seniors who pay rent in Missouri could soon be disqualified from receiving a property tax credit if a bill up for perfection this week is approved. Senate Bill 208 would limit the Senior Citizens Property Tax Credit to Missouri homeowners, marking a major change to a tax
[ Read More ]The Mehlville School District’s ‘60Plus’ monthly event was held at Wohlwend Elementary last month. Wohlwend students welcomed their guests by singing songs and handing out Valentines. And Mehlville High’s Food and Consumer Science students ‘cooked up a great meal,’ the district said.
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Back row, left to right: Posing with the Business of the Year award is Stacey Zerban, administrator; Carmen Fronczak, vice president of strategic initiatives; Gayle Randa, chief human resources officer; Carmen Worley, director of outreach. Front row, left to right: Tim Vosse, chief financial officer; and Terry Walsh, president and chief executive officer
[ Read More ]Healthy Living By Carl Hendrickson March is in like a lion. It was named after Mars, the Roman god of war, and was viewed as the beginning of the season for warfare. This is also the month of Mardi Gras (March 5), Ash Wednesday (March 6) and St. Patrick’s Day (March 17). March also is
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Building rendering for the Devonshire Building, with 76 new senior living apartments, part of the Friendship Village Sunset Hills expansion. Photo courtesy of Friendship Village. Friendship Village received a positive response from investors when it issued bonds to complete financing for expansion projects of its St. Louis-area senior living campuses. During the course
[ Read More ]Healthy Living by Carl Hendrickson We now are in the second month of a new year. Have you begun working on new goals for this year? In past articles, I have suggested as a goal to write your story for children, grandchildren, other relatives and close friends. Last month I attended a program sponsored by
[ Read More ]The Mehlville School District’s “60plus” members joined the district last month for a total team effort of an event at Blades Elementary, with Blades choir students performing, Washington Middle School band members playing holiday tunes and culinary students from Mehlville High preparing a “terrific meal” and serving it to the guests. If you are 60
[ Read More ]By Carl Hendrickson A new year. Another year older. Appropriately, my birthday is on New Year’s Day. What resolutions will I make? If you do not make resolutions because you fail to obtain your goals, perhaps you have not developed the ongoing habit of excellence. The early Greek philosopher Aristotle said, “We are what we
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Beth Templin monitors her mother-in-law Cindi Templin’s reflex responses using sensors in the ActiveStep that feed data to a computer. Photo by Erin Achenbach. By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com Tripping seniors could make them steadier on their feet — at least that’s the idea behind ActiveStep, a modified treadmill designed to help seniors
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