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Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. SaturdaySunny, with a high near 70. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Sunday...
DAYTON–Older Americans Month (OAM) is celebrated every May since it was established in 1963. Led by a federal agency, the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Older Americans Month is a time to recognize older Americans' contributions, highlight aging trends, and reaffirm commitments to serving the older adults in our communities. This year's theme, "Powered by Connection," focuses on the profound impact that meaningful connections have on the well-being and health of older adults – a rela...
DAYTON–Is your "inner artist" wanting to find a way to express himself or herself? A class being offered at the Columbia County Senior Center is just the thing. Monthly art classes are now being offered at the Senior Center, courtesy of the Friends of the Library. The sessions are on the third Wednesday of every month, from 10 a.m. until noon. "It's a hoot," says program leader Lorna Barth. "The Friends of the Library is looking for different ways to support library programs and community p...
By Bridget Small This month, we join the nation to celebrate Older Americans Month. It's also the 10th anniversary of Pass It On, the FTC's fraud education campaign for older adults. As Older Americans Month recognizes the power of social connections, we recognize the many thousands of people who've connected through Pass It On, starting conversations to help others avoid scams. When the FTC first developed Pass It On, we asked older adults what they wanted from fraud education. They told us: cl...
Assisted living facilities help millions of individuals every day. Families can work together to decide if a loved one can benefit from moving into such a facility. When a medical condition, developments associated with aging or another variable affects an individual's ability to live independently, assisted living facilities can ensure such men and women get the help they need to live as fully and actively as possible. It's not always easy to identify when an individual may need to move into...
Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some type of financial fraud or confidence scheme, including romance, lottery, and sweepstakes scams-just to name a few. Criminals will gain their targets' trust and may communicate with them directly online, over the phone, and/or through the mail; or indirectly through the TV and radio. Once successful, scammers often keep a scheme going because of the prospect of significant financial gain. Seniors are often targeted because they tend...
All people, regardless of age or disability, should be able to live independently and participate fully in their communities. Every person should have the right to make choices and to control the decisions in and about their lives. This right to self-determination includes decisions about their homes and work, as well as all the other daily choices most adults make without a second thought. Why Community Living? In survey after survey, when older adults and people with disabilities are asked...
