Seniors Section :: Page 8

• Senior cycling champ retires at 77

  By Sehvilla MannDecember 2, 2010

  

  “Whether you think you can do something or not, you’re probably right.” With this paraphrase of a quote from Henry Ford, 77-year-old champion cyclist Richard Simons sums up the attitude he credits with earning him scores of race victories and multiple world records.

• Scott named new Senior Center director

  By Lauren HeatonAugust 23, 2010

  

  With 20 years of experience in historic preservation and nonprofit management, local resident David Scott took on the position of director of the Yellow Springs Senior Center last week.

• Ice cream social fun for children and seniors

  By Megan BachmanAugust 10, 2010

  

  Crowds came for the free ice cream, face painting, balloons and carriage rides at Friends Care Community Center’s annual summer ice cream social last Sunday. Revived last year, the tradition dates back decades as a community event organized by the 33-year old senior institution.

• Friends drops plans for Barr property

  By Lauren HeatonJune 20, 2010

  

  Leaders of Friends Care Community announced this week that they will not pursue the senior apartment building they had planned for the Barr property downtown, due to the economic downturn and Friends’ commitment to keeping the rent affordable.

• Rodney Bean Day

  By Megan BachmanMay 29, 2010

  

  Yellow Springs Mayor Dave Fobert declared May 28, 2010 to be “Rodney Bean Day,” in honor of Bean’s 11 years of service as the Executive Director of the Yellow Springs Senior Center.

• Low-income senior housing builder presents to Council

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 20, 2010

  At their May 17 meeting, members of Village Council heard a presentation on low-income senior housing from Lynn Dalton, president of the Franklin Foundation of Columbus. The nonprofit group has built 14 senior communities in Ohio, and is interested in partnering with the Village or local nonprofits to build one in Yellow Springs.

• Rodney Bean to leave Senior Center

  By Lauren HeatonApril 2, 2010

  

  Yellow Springs Senior Center director Rodney Bean feels that it’s time for a change, and as the center has been oriented toward campaigning for a new space, now seems like a good time to let someone new take the helm. On May 28 he will step down to let that happen.

• At Friends Community, sweet care and bittersweet holidays

  By Diane ChiddisterDecember 24, 2009

  While Friends Care Community employees work hard all year long, they put in extra effort over the holidays, according to longtime restoration aide Kent Little, who has worked in the local nursing home for 23 years.

  “Employees try hard to make it a good Christmas for residents,” he said this week. “They take pride in what they do.”

• Levy supports local seniors

  By Lauren HeatonOctober 29, 2009

  

  Every Monday morning, 85-year old resident Grace Funderburg gets help cleaning her house on Lisa Lane. Local resident Mary Peterson comes over to vacuum and dust, and the two often share stories about the village they raised their children in. Several times a week Funderburg also gets a ride to town from a volunteer driver […]

• Life’s richness continues at 100

  By Lauren HeatonJuly 23, 2009

  

  Ruth Bean has lived long and fully, from teaching in a midwest country school to walking among lions in Africa. And if she doesn’t remember every detail, given that it’s been 100 years this week since her beginning, she is happy to relive parts of that journey with visitors who do.