Evey Freed While our members are busy enjoying their summer break, we are busy planning for the next year. Our first event will be a Potluck Dinner at Doris Codkind’s home on October 16. Our events are open to the public, and we would love to have you join us. More information will be…
Stephanie Hemberg If you are interested in FREE bidding and play of hand bridge lessons (this will include the Stayman and Jacoby Transfer Conventions), please email Stephanie Hemberg at [email protected] and leave a phone number so I am able to call and talk with you. You must be available to play bridge on some…
Susan Reynhout What better time to give thought to nutrition choices than summer? It’s the time of year when there are lots of fresh food options available. Most of us know that good nutrition and exercise are essential for good health, yet many of us struggle to understand the fundamental building blocks of nutrition.…
David Zapatka Friend and reader Connie Wilkinson writes, “I came across something I thought interesting while reading a book The Sugar Barons, by Matthew Parker, about the sugar trade during colonial times in the Caribbean. I always thought ‘toking’ had to do with marijuana, but apparently the word ‘toping’ meant to drink an alcoholic…
Kim Kubsch More than one in three persons over the age of 65 falls each year, often at home. Once a fall occurs, you are three to four times more likely to fall again within six months. Up to 80% of these falls occur in the bathroom. Interesting that during our youth, we have…
Rabbi Irwin Wiener, D.D. Fifty years ago, a song was introduced that became an instant hit. It’s title, “What the World Needs Now.” It caught on for several reasons, but I believe the words ring true today more than ever. All we have to do is turn our TVs on and witness the madness…