| OHSU plans senior tower as 'living lab'
Oregon Health & Science University on Monday launched a partnership to build a senior housing tower that will put hundreds of prospective patients at its South Waterfront doorstep and create what the university calls a "living laboratory" for university researchers. The university is selling a block in the new neighborhood to Medford-based Pacific Retirement Services Inc., which plans to build a 30-story senior housing building that would offer a range of retirement living options, from apartments to nursing home level care. The arrangement will strengthen OHSU's relationship with Intel, OHSU officials said, as the two can work to develop devices and techniques aimed at making aging easier. Ideas range from computerized gadgets to remind patients to take medication to new drugs or treatments for dementia-related illnesses.
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CARLSBAD The Friday Night Film Series at NMSU-C continues today (Feb. 9) in Room 153 in the Instructional Building. This semester's theme is "Classic American Musicals." "Kiss Me Kate" will be shown at 7 p.m. Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society sponsors the series and admission is free. Storytelling at state park CARLSBAD Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park will be hosting a storytelling program in the Visitor Center at 7 p.m. today (Feb. 9). Storyteller Cynthia Dobson of Santa Fe will present a variety of magical stories for the entire family. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Living Desert State Park at 887-5516. Card playing planned CARLSBAD You are invited to play cards Hand and Foot from 1-4 p.m. Friday afternoons at San Jose Senior Center, 2814 San Jose Blvd.
South Africa: Secure Life for Seniors
KEY to any decision regarding the purchase of a home is to be fully informed. While sectional title or freehold developments may be marketed as retirement complexes, they may not, in fact, offer as many appropriate facilities as a life-rights retirement village does. In weighing up the options Sable Homes MD Jo Pelser suggests that those looking for a retirement community should choose one which enables residents to stay independent as long as they are able, and that offer several levels of stepped up health care as it is needed. .
Senior year an ideal time to learn independence
My college years are a fond but distant memory. Although my recollection of some lessons -- like the difference between early Greek and Roman vase art -- may be a bit fuzzy, others will stay with me indefinitely. I learned that it's better to balance a checkbook once a month, not once in a while. I learned that it's possible to make an entire meal from a bag of frozen vegetables and leftover macaroni. And I learned that one red sweat shirt can ruin an entire load of light-colored laundry. Far from the comfort and security of home, college was not just a time for learning new subjects. It was a time for growing up and learning about life. But the transition from high school to college -- from adolescence to adulthood -- isn't always an easy one. During the high school years, teens do have responsibilities.
Auction-goers snap up lifetime of Selma artist's works
SELMA -- Frances Lanier may be in the deep twilight of her life, but she hasn't been forgotten by friends and fans, many of whom couldn't wait to take a bit of her home with them last week. The 90-year-old Lanier was the star attraction at an auction of her paintings last week at the Selma Performing Arts Center. Watercolors, oils and pen and ink drawings, some dating back more than 50 years, filled the walls and tables set up to display the best of her creative imagination. It was as much a tribute as an auction, and it didn't take long for Lanier to realize that as admirers from Selma, Montgomery and other cities arrived to hug her and then pull out checkbooks and cash. "There are a lot of reasons why they're buying her paintings tonight," said Auburn Montgomery art professor Rick Mills.
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