Breakfast with the Docs: Blood Pressure
Claudia Lora, M.D. will lead a discussion on blood pressure at “Breakfast with the Docs” at 8:30 a.m, Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Blood pressure is considered a barometer of overall circulatory health and is one of the vital signs of the body. High blood […]
The Kindest Cutter of All
Emil Messina’s grandfather was a barber. So was his father and two brothers. “I was born in a barbershop, barbers all around me,” he said. “I don’t know anything else.” Messina, 84, has been a barber since the age of 13, when he was cutting the hair of soldiers during World War II in his […]
Halloween Extravaganza
The public is invited to enjoy an intergenerational choral performance at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Oak Park Arms Retirement Community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. The first and second grade elementary students from the Oliver Wendell Holmes School chorus will join the Oak Park Arms Chorus in the ballroom as part of […]
Bereavement Workshop
A representative from Rainbow Hospice will present a bereavement workshop at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Coping with the loss of a loved one is difficult, and everyone deals with it in his or her own way. While there is no right or […]
A Healthy Walk Around the World
The public is invited to an open house titled, “A Healthy Walk Around the World,” from 1 – 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Oak Park Arms retirement community, 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Guests will receive a passport which can be taken along to the different “countries” (stations) that provide screenings, assessments and […]