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Dear Savvy Senior,
I need to hire a good in-home caregiver to help my elderly father who lives alone. What’s the best way to do this?
Searching Sarah
Dear Sarah,
Finding a good in-home caregiver for an elderly parent is not always easy. How can you find one that’s reliable and trustworthy, as...
“Favorites of District 67” is the most recent “mystery” book to follow me home from a thrift shop. It’s a collection of typewritten pages bound with red construction paper and so old the printing on the front cover cannot be read; it’s been worn off with age. The title is on the first page but...
For many of you reading this, the past week included a visit or five to the Worth County Fair, the first and many would say best community celebration of the summer. And that’s because it’s not just a celebration of one community, but many communities that come together to celebrate what makes them...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I have a pessimism glass on my desk. Every time I have a forlorn thought, I put a dollar in it.
How’s that working out?
The glass is half-empty.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Deep thoughts occur as I drive past his drive...
Dear Savvy Senior,
My wife and I had our estate plan – including a will, power of attorney and advance directive – drawn up about 10 years ago but have recently read that our plan should include a digital will too. What can you tell us about this?
Almost 80
Dear Almost,
If you or your wife spend...
Summer is sandwich time. Picnic baskets, food on the boat, food while watching sports, hikes in the woods, camping and more are all times when food we can hold is preferable to fork-and-knife cuisine. I’ve read that John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, wanted something to eat that he could enjoy...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
Someone robbed me at the gas station.
Oh, no! Do you know who the robber was?
Yes, it was Pump 6.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Deep thoughts occur as I drive past his drive. I had provided fine dining opportunities to...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can I stop my Social Security retirement benefits and restart them later to get a bigger payment? I recently got a nice unexpected inheritance, so don’t need the money from Social Security right now. If possible, I would like to suspend my benefits and restart them at age 70....
I like to call my cookbook library “the crypt” because there are books down there that have been buried for decades! On a recent dig into the stacks I discovered St. Columban’s Parish Cookbook. Compiled in 1984 as a fundraiser for St. Columban’s Catholic School in Chilicothe, Missouri, it was...
The other side of the story;
Thank you Northwood Anchor for your continuing coverage of Worth County’s boards and departments news.
I have been on the Board of Health now for over 20 years. I have served as Vice Chair for many years and now I was voted to serve as Chairperson of this Board. Why...