December 15, 2018
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
[ Read More ]By Carl Hendrickson It’s that time of year – the black hole between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The time we dread. That time to purchase presents as stores are crowded and shoppers and clerks become impatient and irritable. Did I buy the “right” present? Grandchildren are so difficult to buy for. They grow so rapidly, and
[ Read More ]Antipasto Skewers with Pepperoni Breadsticks 10 skewers 20 cherry tomatoes 20 small mozzarella balls 10 sprigs mint salami log, cut into squares ¼ cup balsamic or red wine vinegar ¼ cup olive oil 1 teaspoon oregano Pillsbury breadsticks (optional) 1 package pepperoni (optional) Take skewers and layer with a piece of salami, tomato, mozzarella and
[ Read More ]Healthy Living by Carl Hendrickson Christmas 1964. I was a senior in law school at St. Louis University. She was teaching in the Lindbergh School District. Over the Christmas holiday, on Dec. 30, we took each other “for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health.” We were young, in our
[ Read More ]Celebrating left to right in front are: Bethesda President/CEO Joe Brinker and St. Andrews President/CEO Mary Alice Ryan with other company officials. Home health agency St. Andrews and Bethesda Home Health just celebrated its 10th anniversary with a gathering that included the agency’s employees, leader-ship from Bethesda Health Group and St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors,
[ Read More ]Senior citizens might receive free or reduced trash services with the next trash contract Crestwood enters. Ward 1 Aldermen Richard Breeding and Mimi Duncan both expressed their desire to see free or reduced waste services for seniors in the next contract. Other cities offer a senior discount. Crestwood is considering the option of terminating its
[ Read More ]Barnes-Jewish Hospital and SSM Health will be offering free flu vaccinations this October in South County and in various locations across St. Louis and St. Louis County. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the best way to reduce chances of contracting influenza or spreading it to others is through an annual seasonal flu vaccination.
[ Read More ]Labor Day. The end of summer. The beginning of school. Or, at least it was when I was young. I’m sure many of you remember not starting school until after Labor Day. Now that summer has ended and school begun, our oldest grandchild has gone away for his first year of college. Leaving home is
[ Read More ]“Healthy Living” by Carl Hendrickson For the Call I’m sure you’ve noticed, as have I, that some friends look and act a decade older than their actual age, while others seem to age slowly, looking and acting a decade younger. What is the difference? How do some seem to slow down the biological clock? My
[ Read More ]Left row, from front to back: Joann Behm, Margaret Baumgartner, Betty Huegerich, Theresa Fuytinck and Tillie Rehagan; right row, from front to back: Maryann Highland, Dorothy Siebert, Margaret Kamper and Barbara Muich gathered for lunch last month at Cafe Telegraph to celebrate 65 years togerther. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Jessica Belle Kramer For
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