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Shorewood senior citizen issues“Many folks think they aren’t good at earning money – when what they don’t know is how to use it.” - Frank A. Clark Every year when I start receiving my W2’s and 1099’s, my mind keeps hearing one of my favorite Beatle tunes, “Taxman.” The organizing of the receipts, medical bills, real estate tax info, etc., begins. The Senior Services Center of Will County provides Tax Counseling for the Elderly, a tax-aid program sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service and the AARP. Volunteers who have completed an extensive training course are available to help senior citizens file tax returns. This …
Seniors have been congregating at the Troy Township Senior Center since 1986, enjoying food, fun and friendship on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Various activities include card games, bingo, monthly birthday celebrations, Wii bowling, computer classes, entertainment and a special Christmas luncheon. In 2006 the seniors moved from the Troy Township Office building into a new Troy Township Community Center building addition. The community room has plenty of space for seniors to enjoy their activities in comfort. The center's architecture includes large glass windows that allow …
"You stay young as long as you can learn; acquire new habits, and suffer contradiction." -- Marie Von Ebner Eschenbach Seniors living in Shorewood have many opportunities for learning something new and acquiring new habits. The Troy Township Community Center located at 25448 Seil Road in Shorewood has various activities for seniors to do just that. One group is highlighted in this column. On Mondays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Joliet Quilters Guild meets to undertake various quilting projects, the end products of which they sometimes raffle off to raise money for non-profit organizations. …
As "baby boomers" such as I attempt being "seniors," it seems at times not to be a comfortable fit. We are the rockers of the 60s but we are not quite ready for the Cracker Barrel rockers just because we are now in our 60s. We were protesters, world changers, the ones who wanted it all. We marched for peace while at war with the system, government, our parents and even ourselves. Now in our 60s, many of us still want peace but possibly now it's peace of mind. We are at war with a government who may be trying to mess with this peace by changing the game plan for attaining happy, healthy, …
