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If you don’t like camping anymore, you’re not alone

Sep 03, 2019 01:20PM ● By Michael Murphy

As I grow older, the number of things I enjoy about camping gradually declines. Right now, I’m at the stage where the two things topping my ...

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Let technology make your next flight stress-free

Sep 03, 2019 01:15PM ● By Adam Cochran

This is a great time of year to begin making your holiday travel plans. If you haven’t flown in the last few years, these tech tips will mak...

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Oases like you wouldn't believe

Aug 29, 2019 03:17PM ● By Melanie Wiseman

What to know before exploring Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument With Bill Clinton’s 1996 proclamation that first protected 1.9...

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Welcome to the CLUB: Transforming the landscape of aging

Aug 29, 2019 02:53PM ● By Melanie Wiseman

Images of dragonflies cover the walls throughout the new HopeWest Center for Living Your Best on Compass Drive. For HopeWest, the dragonfl...

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They were stardust; they were golden: Revisiting Woodstock, 1969

Jul 31, 2019 11:08AM ● By Beacon Senior News

Half a century ago, in an atmosphere redolent of cow manure and marijuana smoke, 500,000 young people came together on the hillside of a far...

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Connect with CMU

Jul 31, 2019 11:06AM ● By Melanie Wiseman

11 cool things for seniors to do on campus Retired and looking for something to do? Perhaps you need a change of scenery. Why not get involv...

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Senior Day at the Fair!

Jul 31, 2019 09:29AM ● By Beacon Senior News

Senior Day at the Fair was a great success. Hundreds of seniors turned out in 100-degree heat for their chance to win $1,000 playing BEACON ...

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Working after retirement doesn't have to feel like work

Jul 30, 2019 04:02PM ● By Melanie Wiseman

At 90 years old, sex therapist and media personality Dr. Ruth is not just giving advice about sex anymore. When asked if she thought she wou...

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Putting out the welcome mat

Jul 30, 2019 03:47PM ● By Melanie Wiseman

Airbnb Superhosts make money, friendships by opening their homes to guests When Pat Martin listed her spare room on Airbnb seven years ago, ...

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Looking for love? Try Senior Speed Dating

Jul 30, 2019 11:16AM ● By Beacon Senior News

When you hear the word “date” what do you think? Is it a teenager hitting the town with a young love? Is it dinner and a movie with someone ...

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Magic Circle gears up for 60th season

Jul 03, 2019 11:14AM ● By Beacon Senior News

Magic Circle Players celebrates 60 years of quality live theatre in the 2019/2020 Season.The Montrose community theatre originated in the su...

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Walt Disney’s “Black Sunday”

Jul 03, 2019 11:08AM ● By Randal C. Hill

July 17, 1955, was intended as an invite-only, media-oriented day to celebrate the long-awaited opening of Disneyland. Technically it was ca...

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