[vc_row] [vc_column width='1/3'] Marilee Marrero Stefenhagen Former County of LA Public Library Administrator is having the time of her life as a retiree; meeting fascinating people who are active seniors, and volunteering for Soroptimist International of Norwalk and other women’s groups. [/vc_column] [vc_column width='2/3'] Senior in Action -Sharon Naiman as told...
Stan Keyawa will be 68 in 2023, but has no immediate plans to retire from the family business at Professional Drum Shop in Hollywood. Bob Yeager opened the Professional Drum Shop in 1959 and became Stan’s stepfather in 1970. Stan proudly describes their store as...
Julie: "I've been retired for a year and have already been identified as a ‘people wrangler’. I missed my daily activities and colleagues as the 15- year manager of the San Gabriel Library. So, I jumped right out and got involved in my hometown of...
I don’t know much about my ancestral roots as my parents never talked about them; however, my father, mother, and my older sister fled Communist China to seek a new life in Hong Kong. My father left first, followed by my mother with my...
During business hours Monday through Friday, Phyllis White can be found at her family’s business, White’s Draperies & More, located in Placentia. Phyllis explained why she has not yet retired at age 89, “It keeps my mind active. I love interacting with customers. As a...
[vc_row] [vc_column width='1/3'] Marilee Marrero Stefenhagen Former County of LA Public Library Administrator is having the time of her life as a retiree; meeting fascinating people who are active seniors, and volunteering for Soroptimist International of Norwalk and other women’s groups. [/vc_column] [vc_column width='2/3'] Senior in Action – Dolores Nash as...
You’ve got to dance like there’s no one watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody listening, And live like it’s heaven on earth. William W. Purkey Does that sound simple to you? I hope so. Because it is. You too, can become beyond ordinary. Believe you’re hot and you will...
Kathy Garver, best known for her starring role as “Cissy” in the long-running CBS international television hit, “Family Affair,” will serve as the Celebrity Grand Marshal of the parade. “I’m really looking forward to being the Celebrity Grand Marshal. I am 76 years old, but...
Born in the Philippines on July 10, 1932 of Eurasian descent, Neile Adams McQueen is 57% Basque (Spanish), 10% English and Irish, 26% Asian (Chinese, Japanese and Mongolian) and 7% Polynesian. She spent the Second World War in Japanese-occupied Manila, emigrating to America with her...
Harvey and Laurie Fichtelberg are very active at age 78 and 76 respectively. Their list of outdoor/indoor activities is extensive; playing pickleball several times a week, walking or hiking on trails easily accessible from the Morningside community where they live, using the gym, attending exercise...
Alyssa, age 61 and Gregory (known as Greg) age 68, thought it would be smart to be married on Valentine’s Day. Easier to remember the date, right? They didn’t consider how challenging it would be to find a restaurant reservation when time came to celebrate...
Happy New Year to the Not Born Yesterday readers! Have you made New Year’s resolutions, or decided not to make promises you might break? Hopefully, you will be inspired by this month’s profile to send us YOUR story about how your activities make the world...
Were you born in California? “I was born 74 years ago in France, and my parents brought me at age one to the U. S. when they emigrated. I grew up in the East Bay area in Berkeley and Oakland, CA. My mother and father spoke...
[vc_row] [vc_column width='1/3'] Marilee Marrero Stefenhagen Former County of LA Public Library Administrator is having the time of her life as a retiree; meeting fascinating people who are active seniors, and volunteering for Soroptimist International of Norwalk and other women’s groups. [/vc_column] [vc_column width='2/3'] Senior in Action – Glenn Moeller...
Question: Do you consider yourself an active senior, Brigit? I would say yes, compared to many people my age. I don’t have any serious health concerns because I walk with my dog Teddy every day, exercise three times a week at Curves, eat a healthy low-carb...
Penny: “I always get a charge out of my birthdate, 5/l/51. It’s fun to see people’s reaction to that string of numbers! And coincidently, my younger sister was born on the first of May three years later. My sister’s married name is Younger, so she...