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1. 10 Tips to Help Seniors Communicate with Their Boomer Children: Tips 1-3

   These tips are taken from the 70/40 Rule,  a small and engaging booklet about communication sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care.  Here are tips 1-3.  1. Be Assertive….There will be situations where people talk to you in ways … Continue

2. South Freeport Garden Tour and Summer Solstice Festival

   June 24 to June 26, 2011 Celebrate the Summer Solstice with Festival and Garden Tours in South Freeport, Maine! There will be book, art and jewelry sales, a lobster dinner, a “Tulip” Quilt Raffle, means, a free … Continue

3. Northern Lights in Maine

   Do you remember the Northern Lights dancing in the sky when you were a kid? I saw them several times, but almost always in winter. Keep your eyes low on the horizon this evening for a chance … Continue

4. Free Elder Caregiver Webinar

   “Meeting the Needs of Family Caregivers in Maine” Register today for this Free Webinar! June 23, 2011 & June 30, 2011 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Plan to attend this two part webinar series from your office … Continue

5. Can you save money by shutting down your furnace? Yes!

   Maintenance people are often asked, now that spring is here and the heating season is drawing to a close, can we shut down our furnace for the summer?  With fuel at over $4 per gallon, it might … Continue

6. Maine Camps: Opening Camp? Watch Out for Mice!

   In mid-May, Maine’s Center for Disease Control & Prevention confirmed the state’s first case of hantavirus, a potentially deadly virus carried by mice and rats. A Somerset County man in his mid-70s is recovering from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. … Continue

7. Maine Financial Planning: Safe Money in Income Annuities

   Kerry Peabody, Long Term Care specialist “Safe money.” Isn’t that a nice phrase – soothing, even. How many of us are at or near retirement age, and worried about something bad happening to our money? Many of … Continue