EXTEND YOUR LIFE BY MAKING FRIENDS At the Activity Center, May will be the time to lay the groundwork for some vital social programming. As I write this column, we just held our “Eight Dimensions of Wellness: Social Health” lunch and learn. While most members know social support is essential to overall health, they may […]

Heritage Palms kicked off its St Patrick’s Day celebration with a parade of 20 or so cars and golf carts decorated in a myriad of green colors to commemorate the holiday. They traveled up Wine Palm and onto Washingtonia Palm before arriving at the Clubhouse. There they were greeted by 430 residents who gathered in […]

L-R: RICH FIREBAUGH; ALYSE GROHOWSKI, SECRETARY; GORDON HODGSON, VICE PRESIDENT; KIM MILLER; RON ASSISE, PRESIDENT; PATRICIA WERNET; GEORGE SMOTHERS; AND JIM WESOLOSKI, TREASURER.

SAND ARRIVES TO LEVEL THE COURTS It’s been a very active and fun season for the members of the HPPA, including a Welcome Back to Season Party, End of Season Party, Breakfast at the Courts, and three fun Round Robin Tournaments. But nothing beats the site of four new courts open for play. The HPPA […]

Our annual Health Fair was held the morning of March 4, and proved to be a great success. With over 150 people in attendance, the Activity Center was a buzz. The screenings were again the highlight and included balance, blood pressure, blood glucose, and postural alignment, to name a few. The 25+ exhibitors in attendance […]

GARY RODGERS WITH HIS TEAM’S PLAQUE. Close to 100 HP men’s tennis players who play in the Lee County age 50 Plus and age 70 Plus respective tennis leagues and their guests, attended the Men’s Year End Tennis Party held April 1 in the Palms Dining Room. HP had three teams in age 50 Plus […]

CRC members with our March 31 speaker, Carol Obermeier. Seated (L-R): Kathy Tarsiewicz, Miriam Shook, and Judy Dinehart. Standing (L-R): Darrell Rau, Gail McIntyre, Carol, and Maryanne Preston, Chair. Not pictured: Kerri Theisen and Sherie Lammers. The Community Relations Committee held its last event on Monday, April 28 in the Activity Center. Keith Robbins, District […]

From Ginny Tullis: The Chicks with Sticks golf group held our annual Can-Am golf tournament mid-March. The flags were flying, and everyone was dressed in their respective colors. It was neck and neck all the way, however, the Canadians managed to squeak out a win. Our group has been in existence for 18 years, and […]

In my last column, I indicated there were two significant components to emotional intelligence (EQ/EI); self-awareness and awareness of others. Today, I want to talk about the two types of self-awareness; cognitive self-awareness (what you are thinking in a given moment) and emotional self-awareness (what you are feeling in a given moment). Are they the […]

From Mike Schmidlkofer: We had our State of Wisconsin party Monday March 3. We had famous Wisconsin food and beverages, played a Famous WI Name game, and had a large raffle for door prizes.