Author Archives: EngAGE
Salvaging Precious Memories
After a disaster like the April tornadoes that devastated so many areas in the American mid-west and south, what do most people want to recover from the wreckage? Family photos. With winds that scattered debris over many miles, you might think it would be … Continue reading
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News from the Team: Randall Williams
Talented EngAGE art instructor Randall Williams won Best Rendition of An Old Master at the 2011 Pasadena Chalk Festival, June 18 and 19 at Paseo Colorado. There were 600 participants in the festival. Randall’s prize? A five day cruise to Mexico! … Continue reading
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2011 Living Indian Treasure: Arthur Amiotte
The South Dakota Living Indian Treasure Award is presented by the governor of the state to an American Indian elder in recognition of their contributions to Native American art forms. Artists eligible for the award must live in South Dakota … Continue reading
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Tech Boot Camp
From a Wall Street Journal online post: “The Central Oregon Council on Aging, a Redmond, Ore., senior-services agency, enrolled 70 people last year for tech training by teens from a nearby high school’s computer class, and 100 more are signed … Continue reading
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Robert Temple Ayres & the Map of the Ponderosa
“Map to Illustrate the Ponderosa” may be the most famous map in the country. It appeared at the beginning of each episode of the TV show “Bonanza.” As the theme music played, the map gradually burned away, revealing the Cartwright … Continue reading
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One Thousand Origami Cranes Sent to Japan
The tsunami devastated so much in the affected communities in Japan, including elder care facilities. In sympathy, elders from St. John’s Nursing Home in Rochester, NY made one-thousand origami cranes–over one month–and sent them to the elders who are living … Continue reading
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Focus on Blogs: The ChangingAging Blogstream
Did you know that the EngAGE Blog is part of the ChangingAging Blogstream? The Blogstream is “a network of pro-aging blogs that brings together people and ideas and uses social media to communicate a new vision of old age.” It’s … Continue reading
