By Judie Donaldson I must admit that it’s sometimes hard for me to believe what I read, particularly when something seems so implausible or just doesn’t fit into any corner of my brain. This occurred to me this morning when I read something about ballroom dancing. Bear with me. I’ll explain what stymied me in […]
Voice of the Village: Come Join the Revolution
By Judie Donaldson Let me begin with a confession. I don’t know what I thought about old people when I was young. No, wait. Let me be really honest. I didn’t think a lot about them at all, except that they were old. In fact, I suspect that I discounted them. After all, what did […]
County launches one-stop website for senior services, information
Life for senior citizens in Solano County just became a lot easier. Yesterday, the county’s Department of Health and Social Services launched the website SolanoCares4Seniors.org, a one-stop tool aimed at seniors, their families, caregivers and service providers. The launch was delivered at a special event at the Solano County Events Center in Fairfield, which was […]
Mayor Patterson to speak at Carquinez Village meeting Thursday
The new year will mark an important milestone for the Carquinez Village Project. Come April 3, it will no longer be a project. Instead, the Carquinez Village will become a reality. The Carquinez Village Project was announced in 2015 with the goal of helping aging seniors in Benicia live full independent lives at home. The […]