Aging Well in the Gorge April 25th 2017

It was a busy weekend with The Dalles Chamber of Commerce putting on three days of Cherry Festival fun. But now it is time for the chamber crew to get a little rest and the rest of us back to drawing board figuring out how to make the best of each day. And speaking of […]

Aging Well in the Gorge April 18th 2017

You can’t be bored this coming weekend, because its “Once Upon a Cherry” time! Thanks to the Dalles Chamber of Commerce, there will be plenty to do uring this year’s Cherry Festival including spotting your friends in the Gorge’s biggest parade starting at 10:00 AM on Saturday. But before the parade, come by the Center […]

Aging Well in the Gorge April 11th 2017

It is often said, “Nothing remains constant except change itself.” But why do we resist change particularly as older adults who have a reputation of being stick-in-the muds, averse to any kind of change? According to Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a professor at the Harvard Business School, there are many reasons why people of all ages […]

Aging Well in the Gorge April 4th 2017

A friend from southern Wasco County once told me there are three stages in life: a time when you do what you are told, a time when you do what you think you should do and the final stage: when you can do what you really want to do. During your retirement years, you have […]