If the word “cohousing” makes you think back with unpleasant memories about sharing your cramped college dorm with a noisy, messy roommate, wipe that notion from your mind.
Author Archive | Vanessa
Care Managers Step In When Others Can’t
It’s a sad fact that as we age, our ability to take care of ourselves diminishes. Some people may need only a little help throughout the week, perhaps assistance driving to the grocery store or doctor’s appointments. Others need daily care. And in addition to household management, help with personal needs and medication, some people […]
Managing Your Money
By Vanessa on March 5, 2015 in Boomer and Senior News, Estate Planning, Finances, Retirement, Seniors
When 78-year-old David Finch owned a business selling office and bookkeeping supplies in his younger years, he found himself in financial trouble. “I did everything wrong you could imagine,” he says. One thing he did do well was keep track of his debts. “I had no idea how to run a business,” he recalls.
Camille Ronzio Encourages Education, Strong Families, Art
Camille Ronzio’s volunteer work is a natural outgrowth of her career. She retired in 2003 from teaching high school home economics. “At the end of my career they called it Family and Consumer Science,” she says. It was a field that underwent numerous changes over the decades, and encompassed many more aspects than just what […]
Keeping the Millstones Turning
Driving through the I-5 corridor in the Willamette Valley, there’s a sign near Albany declaring it “The Grass Seed Capital of the World.” While that part of our fertile Willamette Valley is known for grass, there are many small farmers are who actively trying to change that, and the owners of Camas Country Mill have […]
Bill Kievith, Award-Winning Volunteer and employee at 75
By Vanessa on March 4, 2015 in Boomer and Senior News, Business, People Profiles, Retirement, Seniors
Published in August 2013 edition of Boomer and Senior News. Bill Kievith, Award-Winning Volunteer and employee at 75 By Vanessa Salvia It takes a lot to get Bill Kievith riled up. In fact, not even a traffic accident that totaled his car can lead him to express anything other than gratefulness. On a recent […]
Giving Back Keeps Senior Volunteer Anne James Going
Anne James, 67, is the director of the Veneta Senior Meals program. Three days a week James coordinates a team of volunteers to prepare meals for the Café 60 dining room and the Meals On Wheels program.
Bets Cole In Her Studio
Bets Cole is an accomplished painter most known for her plein air landscapes. During the winter when she chooses not to paint outdoors, she works in her studio. In 2012 she embarked upon a series of 50 portraits of local professional women. Her studio is upstairs in her home on an 80-acre farm in Elmira.
Room to Breathe in a Mid-Century Modern Home
Ellie and her husband, John, are the second owners of a 1968 home, architect-designed in the mid-century modern style. The home’s original owners, Elaine and Cecil Armes, designed the home around her Steinway grand piano. The instrument was selected for the home by Fritz Steinway himself, and in 2005 was gifted to the University of […]
Hit the Bull’s Eye With Archery
Does the thought of archery conjure images of Robin Hood’s classic longbow? High-tech carbon fiber compound bows for the modern hunter? The recurve bow, for Olympic-style target shooting? In Eugene, the answer can be all of the above, as options for many different types of archery programs abound here