Kansas houses gladiator in training (University Daily Kansan)
Cody Kennedy knows he is not the biggest, the fastest or the strongest, but tomorrow the Olathe senior travels to Austin, Texas to try out for NBC s American Gladiators.
8:02 p.m.: Edgewater Woods hosts first breakfast (The Herald Bulletin)
Anderson has changed dramatically in 40 years. So has Edgewater Woods. In 1968, the senior-living community became just the second such facility in the city. Today, Edgewater Woods offers independent living, respite and long-term care.
Seniors prove laughter is the best medicine (The Courier News)
“Caution,” the sign on the door read. “Adults at play.” Friday morning, 81-year-old Heinz Lange bopped his neighbor on her red, foam nose, then carefully tried to sip from a Styrofoam cup while wearing his own.
TLC acquires Dallas engineering firm (Orlando Sentinel)
TLC Engineering for Architecture, a local pioneer in the design field, is still growing.
Elderly Woman Found Beaten to Death (Eyewitness News Memphis)
Jackson police are investigating the beating death of an elderly woman at a senior living facility. Speak Up! Memphis on this story
State approves Wellington nursing homes (BizJournals)
In license transfers, state officials approved nursing homes that will become part of a $200 million senior community in Wellington, but denied an application for a smaller facility in Miami-Dade County.
St. John s plans another senior community in Brighton (MPNnow.com)
The non-profit corporation will explain the project at a hearing sometime in the next four to six weeks.
TRACK AND FIELD: Senior travels to USA Indoor Championships (Ball State Daily News)
While the Ball State University track and field team returns home at 4 p.m., redshirt senior Amber Williams will be on her way to Boston to participate in the USA Indoor Championships.
Seniors choose retirement communities for their cuisine (Dallas Morning News)
Evangeline Kelly, who’s long enjoyed the Dallas restaurant scene, looks forward to adding another name to her list of local favorites: 3000 Turtle Creek Blvd.
More senior communities welcome pets (Salem Statesman Journal)
The number of senior care communities in the Mid-Valley that allow small pets has doubled since the Statesman Journal did a story about such policies in 2006.