Senior News

Fit & Strong is a free program designed as an exercise/behavior change program for older adults with lower extremity osteoarthritis.

This evidence-based program has been helping seniors live a more active lifestyle.

Stop in to pick up a tax information packet and schedule an appointment during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Appointments will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Thursday from Feb. 8 to April 11.

Appointments will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Thursday from Feb. 8 to April 11.

Stop in to pick up a tax information packet and schedule an appointment during normal business hours.

Appointments will be scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Thursday from Feb. 8 to April 11.

As a 10-week evidence-based program, each week builds on the previous week. The fun begins Wednesday, Jan. 10.

Come play BINGO and meet new people while learning how to reduce your risk for falls.

Senior Services Associates is here to serve older adults and their families in Kendall County.

Lunch will be served at 11 a.m. and will include fried chicken, twice baked potatoes, carrots, Waldorph salad and soup.

The meal was hosted by Senior Services Associates of Kendall County.

During the month of November, Senior Services will be hosting many programs at the Beecher Center, 908 Game Farm Road in Yorkville.

Matter of Balance is a mix of exercise and education. The exercises will help increase strength and balance.

The cost to join the adventure is $50 which includes transportation, $10 in play credit and a $10 food voucher.

The coach leaves from Beecher Center, 901 Game Farm Road in Yorkville, at 7:15 a.m. and will return about 7 p.m.

All meals meet U.S. federal standards for nutrition for older adults, and the menu has been reviewed and approved by a licensed dietitian with AgeGuide, the state area agency on aging.

Tickets are $40 each; only 250 tickets will be sold. There is one $1,000 grand prize, one winner of $300, one winner of $100 and 12 winners of $50.

Come enjoy an afternoon of food, entertainment and dancing with music by Edizon Dayao.

Car buffs are invited to meet with other automotive enthusiasts and network with other car clubs.

Bergeron previously spent 13 years as the community relations manager for the village of Oswego.

AARP is hosting free income tax preparation services Thursdays from Feb. 9 to April 13 at Senior Services Associates in Yorkville.

Donations like this have enabled FVCS to help seniors continue to live vital and independent lives for the past 50 years.

Betty Erickson, RN, Fox Valley Community Services (FVCS) Adult Day Service Director, was presented the Senior Staff Member of the Year award at Fox Valley Community Services’ recent 50th Anniversary Gala.

This donation supports hundreds of area seniors in maintaining vital and independent lives. FVCS serves DeKalb, Kane, Kendall and LaSalle counties.

No previous tax experience is necessary, but good computer skills are required.

Sandwich resident Trudi Webb was the winner of a handmade quilt raffled off by Fox Valley Community Services at this year’s Sandwich Fair.

An expert panel will present Supplement & Advantage Plans, 2023 Medicare updates, Hospital Stay and Post Hospital/Medicare, Veterans Benefits/Medicare and Immunizations/Medicare.

Volunteers must be able to work on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from February through mid-April 2023.

Ticket include a gourmet dinner by My Chef Catering, entertainment and live and silent auctions.

The panel will share information on talking through, documenting and sharing health, values and preferences of care with others.

Volunteers are needed to decorate Yorkville Beecher Activity Senior Center at Senior Services Associates.

Join Betty Erickson, RN, director of Adult Day Service, and others to share, listen, help, laugh, learn, feel heard and understood.

The public is invited for light refreshments and tours at OSCC before and after the ribbon-cutting.

The drive-thru flu shot clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

Two large tents on Railroad Street in Sandwich directly across from Prindi’s Antiques will house crafts from many local artists and crafters.

The drive-thru flu shot clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

Meals on Wheels (Community Nutrition Network) and Senior Services Associates will host a free resource fair to share local opportunities, resources and programs for adults age 60 or older from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Sept. 22.

Meals on Wheels (Community Nutrition Network) and Senior Services Associates will host a free resource fair to share local opportunities, resources and programs for adults age 60 or older from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Sept. 22.

Most flu shots are free with insurance.

All proceeds from the Sandwich Fair food building, booth and parking lot support seniors in programs that improve and enrich vital, independent living, to enhance dignity and self-respect, and to encourage participation in community life.

Seniors within Kendall County call the Yorkville Senior Services office often, requesting help with household tasks. They are grateful to have someone volunteer their time to help them with yard work tasks, such as shoveling snow, raking leaves and other home chores.

Current programming includes numerous exercise classes; activities such as bingo, dime jingle, bridge; financial and history education; health screenings; group support sessions; and more.

Look for the Versiti Blood Centers big pink bus at the center located at 1406 Suydam Road in Sandwich.

FVCS will be using this grant to remodel the public bathrooms at the Senior Center.

Cindy Worsley received a special recognition from the Kendall County Board in appreciation for 40 years of service to senior citizens as the executive director of Fox Valley Community Services.

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and Senior Services Associates have several volunteer opportunities available.

FVCS supporters can donate through online and mail-in donations.

Worsley has been a longtime proponent of the aging populace and has been influential in promoting senior centers, home services and adult day service since their inception and development.

More than 25 Oswegoland restaurants and businesses are sponsoring the tasting event celebration and raffle drawings at the housewarming party. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door.