Enriching Our Life

Lori Davis, Ombudsman Specialist I Volunteer Coordinator. ✲

Lori Davis, Ombudsman Specialist I Volunteer Coordinator. ✲

Restore your voice

Lori Davis Weeachhaveourownway
Friday, November 24, 2023
WE EACH HAVE OUR OWN WAY of expressing ourselves, participating in a community of people, and dealing with the problems of everyday life. These are all situations in which we develop our own way of living in the world.
Descendants of Elijah Oliver were not given life leases and the option to stay in the newly established national park. But the old cabin is in pretty good shap

Descendants of Elijah Oliver were not given life leases and the option to stay in the newly established national park. But the old cabin is in pretty good shap

A WALK IN THE PARK - Daisy Town

Lemoyne Mercer In The 1990s And Early 2000s,
Friday, November 24, 2023
IN THE 1990S AND EARLY 2000S, Shirley and I fished in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The streams are small with a canopy of trees that makes waving a fly rod a challenge, and the fish are sized to fit the streams.
Designed for compression therapy, compression stockings are specially made, snug-fitting, stretchy socks constructed using elastic fibers or rubber. These fibers apply gentle pressure to your legs and ankles, promoting blood flow from your legs to your heart. Compression socks can also reduce pain and swelling in your ankles and legs.

Designed for compression therapy, compression stockings are specially made, snug-fitting, stretchy socks constructed using elastic fibers or rubber. These fibers apply gentle pressure to your legs and ankles, promoting blood flow from your legs to your heart. Compression socks can also reduce pain and swelling in your ankles and legs.

Nobody's Perfect - Compression socks put the pressure on me

News Staff
Friday, November 24, 2023
MY RIGHT LEG WASN’T WORKING TOO WELL because of my multiple sclerosis (MS). It didn’t bend well, it was weaker than my left leg, and I had a condition called foot drop. I visited my neurologist and got a prescription for an AFO (ankle foot orthotic, or brace).
You can see the ritually required trees in the distance. They had to be felled, trimmed and carried by hand up to the mesa top.

You can see the ritually required trees in the distance. They had to be felled, trimmed and carried by hand up to the mesa top.

A WALK IN THE PARK - Sky watchers

Lemoyne Mercer You Are Familiar
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Sponsored by Wood County Park District YOU ARE FAMILIAR with examples of ancient monuments such as Stonehenge and Machu Picchu. You may also know that they functioned as observatories.
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Important birthdays over 50

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
MOST CHILDREN STOP BEING “and-a-half” somewhere around age 12. Kids add “and-a-half ” to make sure everyone knows they’re closer to the next age than the last. When you are older, “and-a-half” birthdays start making a comeback.
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SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING - Grief precedes gratefulness

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Back in the day, church services began with loss and lament. …The church of my youth also feasted. We sang those praises. We too were grateful. But that praise and that gratefulness was weighted with a heavy history burdened with great pain and great fairness.
Open Enrollment Medicare

Open Enrollment Medicare

The ABCDs of Medicare enrollment

News Staff
Monday, September 25, 2023
STARTING THIS MONTH, people age 65 and older will find themselves inundated with commercials, pamphlets, booklets, brochures, and other targeted marketing pieces informing them about the various Medicare options available to them.
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