Mind Matters

In just a few short months, libraries all across Northeast Ohio have found innovative ways to stay connected with their readers, even when their readers can't gather for programs. A great example is Mentor Public Library. Below is a list of their upcoming events. ...

If you’re 60 or better, you can build skills, explore new ideas, enhance understanding and enrich life by attending any state college or university, thanks to the Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Lifelong Learning program. (At some locations, students as young as 50 can enroll for free). Satisfy your thirst for learning at one of these colleges or universities nearby. ...

How does a grandparent hug an iPad? Or wipe the snot from a grandchild’s nose watching from a video screen? As much as the coronavirus is costing jobs and lives, it is also interrupting the relationship grandparents want with their grandchildren. ...

Tackle the first roadblock that keeps you from taking the first step toward positive change. If it’s clutter, clear it. If it’s your internal scold, listen to an encouraging voice instead. Once you take yourself through basic change-ups, you can take on bigger challenges, all the while building your brain and expanding your outlook. This is your world. You can rock it, one life hack at a time. ...

Do you feel bombarded by political news? TV, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram - the ways we get our political news 24 hours a day, seven days a week, can make it feel that we're the ones running for office. Too much of anything can be bad for our health, and that includes political news. ...

Coming to a place of acceptance, we begin to give grief permission to loosen its hold on us. It’s also the realization that continuing to live our life doesn’t mean we’re leaving the loss behind us. ...

What a Ride!
What’s Your Favorite Cedar Point Memory?

Cedar Point is celebrating its 150tth anniversary this year with new rides, a nightly parade and plenty of souvenirs. But there’s one thing that one of the nation’s oldest amusement parks is missing: your memories.

Here’s one: getting panic-stuck in the tube slide at the Fun House. A teen worker slid down and coaxed the young park-goer through. Her family still teases her about it. We’re omitting the name to protect the magazine editor’s identity.

Share your memories, photos and videos at cedarpoint.com

 

Boomers, We’re OK
…And We Prove It Every Day

“Just wait until you’re our age.”

That’s what you might want to say the next time a Millennial or another younger person dismisses your advice or mocks your opinion. The catchphrase, “OK, Boomer,” gained popularity last year as a rebuttal to Boomers who were perceived by Millennials, Gen Xers and others as being out of touch or judgmental. 

Of course, every generation has people who are judgmental and out of touch; that’s not just reserved for Boomers. But OK, we can take a joke, even an ageist one. Let’s hope the term fades with the New Roaring ‘20s (that’s 2020 for you younger folks).

 

Fact Finders
Teams Kick Off Mind Challenge Competition

They’ve been sharpening their trivia skills and adjusting their thinking caps. Now it’s time to discover who knows what for the second annual Mind Challenge for the New Majority.

For the next four months, teams from rec and senior centers throughout Northeast Ohio will be competing weekly in the Mind Challenge trivia competitions. The six-member teams represent more than 20 communities. 

The semi and final matches are set for May 6 at the JACK Thistledown Racino. The first-place team gets $3,500; second place $2,000; third $1,500 and fourth place $1,000.

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Be on the lookout for the Nov./Dec. 2019 issue of Northeast Ohio Boomer & Beyond magazine, rolling out to newsstands and mailboxes November 15-22.

This festive issue will become your go-to guide for traditional and offbeat places to go and things to do as family and friends gather together for the holidays. You’ll also be inspired by our Volunteer Salute to ordinary people in our midst who do extraordinary things with their gifts of time and talent for others. Lively articles about food, films, photographs, Boomer lingo, grandparenting, health, finances and more will make great conversation starters, as well.

You can read the digital version right here and now: https://issuu.com/northeastohioparent/docs/boomernovdec2019

Find a free copy of the glossy print magazine at your neighborhood Marc’s Store, Discount Drug Mart, Giant Eagle, library or over 700 other outlets. Or sign up below to get the magazine mailed directly to your door. Either way, you’ll enjoy pages of motivating stories that will help you enjoy Better Living After 50, right here in Northeast Ohio!

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