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Travel Local – Spend Local
While international travel continues to hang in limbo, that doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun experience closer to home — especially since that means you’ll be supporting local businesses in the process. In fact, it presents a great opportunity to see the place...
Springtime Inspirations and Activities
Are you wondering how to spend you spring time free time? Spring is such an exciting time of year. More sunny days in the forecast makes it easier to end the hibernation you’ve done all winter, beckoning you to enjoy the outdoors. Just take a walk around town and...
Late 401K and Retirement Savings Tips
Ask any personal finance expert and they will tell you – it’s never too late to save money. While the general financial advice is to save while you’re young and enjoy the fruits of your labor when you’re older, no two people have the same financial path. Plus, even...
Finding Love: Online Dating for Baby Boomers
You’ve probably seen the ads for online dating or heard a friend talk about how they found a partner through the internet. If that has sparked your curiosity or you’ve been thinking about trying it out yourself – know that you’re not alone. More and more people are...
Wintertime Safety Tips
As temperatures drop and weather forecasts begin to bring the chance for severe weather, it’s important to make sure you’re ready for the worst. Winter storms mean the threat of freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall and icy roads. All of these things can cause real...
Safe Winter Activities to Enjoy
Safe Winter Activities to Enjoy With the colder temperatures upon us, ushering everyone indoors for a majority of the day, you may find yourself asking the question: What am I going to do this winter? With a number of holiday festivities canceled and other typical...
Best Practices for Ordering Online and Collecting Deliveries
With a statewide stay-at-home order still in place, many of the members of our Vancouver retirement community are ordering their essentials online to stay safe and healthy during these uncertain times. Some grocery stores have crowded aisles and some public spaces are...
Safe Summer Outdoor Activities
After months of uncertainty, experts are finally gaining a better grasp of how COVID-19 spreads, allowing us better insight into which activities are safe and which are less so. When it comes to your usual summer schedule, you’ve probably had to rethink some of your...
Best Practices for Ordering Online and Collecting Deliveries
With a statewide stay-at-home order still in place, many of the members of our Vancouver retirement community are ordering their essentials online to stay safe and healthy during these uncertain times. Some grocery stores have crowded aisles and some public spaces are...
COVID-19 Reopening Policy
Knights of Pythias Retirement Center, in accordance with Governor Jay Inslee’s Safe Start Washington Phased Approach to Recovery, Clark County and City of Vancouver Guidelines, along with input from HUD, announces the following COVID-19 reopening policy. Our reopening...
COVID-19 Response
Information for our residents from Knights of Pythias Retirement Center Management at Knight’s of Pythias Retirement Center places the health, safety, and well-being of our residents and their families as our highest priority. Therefore, we have put the following...
Dedicated Shopping Hours for Seniors in Vancouver, WA
Spring Exercise Program
Spring is a great time to increase movement and get energized to improve overall health. People tend to slow down during the winter because it is more difficult to get out and exercise. Winter activities like playing card games encourage sitting for long periods of...
Dealing With Winter Depression
Winter blues can affect anyone when the days are short, the skies are dark, the air is cold, and rain is falling for days on end. But there are ways to fight back winter depression and get yourself on a path to enjoying the season. Healthy Happy Moments Fight Winter...
Keeping Safe and Warm in the Winter Months
Winter months bring cold weather and storms that can cause power outages and other emergencies. Keeping safe and warm during the winter months is easier if you take time to be prepared before extreme cold or storms cause an emergency. Even if you can’t avoid being in...
Local Holiday Festivities
Bazaars and Markets Local artisans, craftsmen, and hobbyists are gathering around town at bazaars and holiday markets to share their wares. These events are a wonderful opportunity to meet creative people in our community and find unique holiday gifts for friends and...
In Search of Health-conscious Halloween Candy that’s Actually Good
Okay, I’m guessing you came to this blog for a couple of reasons. First, you’d like to be a little health-conscious as you hand out treats this holiday season. You don’t want to add to the growing obesity problem among the youth of our country, especially the youth of...
Healthy Eating Habits as you Age
Last year we wrote a blog about eating healthy as you age. That blog can be found here. This month we’re going into a bit more detail to explain some simple changes you can make to your diet to improve your health. Soda A study by the Journal of the American Medical...