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Estate sales line up yesteryear’s valuables: china, silver, collectibles, oak furniture, 1980s geese decor. Increasingly, adult children of aging parents don’t want – or can’t fit – all that stuff. “It is so common now,” said DeAnne Wilfong, senior move manager and co-owner of Smooth Transitions in Spokane. “The kids were raised on Ikea, Martha […]

Just as Dorothy followed the yellow brick road, bourbon neophytes and aficionados alike can pursue a similarly storied path: the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. Both lead to a world of magic and mystery, adventure and pure awesomeness – and to the Master Distillers who control the levers, so to speak, behind the curtain. The first steps […]

Timi’s Tours has become synonymous with quality travel and opportunities for seniors and travelers of all ages to see the sights of their dreams. Timi’s Tours has been providing trips officially since 2006 when they offered a trip to see Menopause the Musical. Timi Kaufman, owner and founder of Timi’s Tours, said, “The response was […]

Food guidelines may sound challenging at first – no processed food, no sugar, no grains and no dairy. No snacking in between meals, and finish eating two hours before bedtime. All calories are not equal, and the combination of foods is important. Meals should be balanced with 30 percent protein (meats, fish, fowl, eggs), 30 […]

Walk into CrossFit Instinct, and you will see people doing high-intensity workouts. However, CrossFit Instinct Coach Mike Suhadolnik is the first to say that losing weight and getting in shape involves 20 percent exercise and 80 percent what you eat and drink. People may spend an hour in the gym, but what they do the […]

What’s your clutter? Boxes of 30-, 40-, 50-year-old receipts and records? A set of dishes unused for years, but given to you by your mother’s best friend for your first apartment? Your kids’ outgrown bicycles that their kids might use someday? Two extra sizes of clothes, just in case? Depending on who you are, what […]

So you’re nearing 50 or 60, perhaps 70, and you notice your metabolism has slowed down. Your immune response isn’t as efficient as it used to be. You have interesting, new, digestive troubles and you feel overwhelmed by the prescriptive “health foods” at the supermarket and conflicting diet advice from your vegan daughter and paleo […]

John B. Jamison, J.B. Jamison and Pops Jamison have two things in common. On any given day, they’re all storytellers. And they don’t take no for an answer. The names“They’re all me,” says Jamison. “I don’t hide that. Each comes with a different mindset.” Anyone who knows Jamison from his early career as pastor and […]

Museums of all types and sizes rely on volunteers for a myriad of activities, and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) is no exception. ALPLM has a robust volunteer program with 540 active volunteers. Jeremy Carrell, director of volunteer services, says the number, quality and passion of volunteers far exceeds early expectations. Volunteers […]

June Midwest Charity Horse ShowJun 15-17, 10:30am, 6:30pm daily. Premier US horse show features American Saddlebred, Roadster, Morgan and Arabian horses and Hackney ponies. Performances at 10:30am and 6:30pm daily. Free. midwestcharity.com. Illinois State Fairgrounds, 801 Sangamon Ave., 782-6661. Willy WonkaJun 15-18, 8:30pm. Musical is based off Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world-famous candy […]

As an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, including prevention and treatment of athletic injuries, I see a lot of athletes and active individuals of all ages. My goal is to keep people as active as possible and to maximize performance while minimizing injury potential. Exercise is the cheapest form of health insurance, and starting […]

Danenberger Family Vineyards, located in rural New Berlin, harvested and crushed 32 tons of grapes last fall, their biggest year yet. When founder Susan Danenberger began making wine, it may have seemed unlikely that central Illinois would be the home of a winery that would draw guests from around the country. Now established as an […]