Carmel, CA…Study identifies the cities with the most active retirees. Other CA locations include Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Ventura, Laguna Beach, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Francisco, Davis, Paso Robles, and Sacramento. Infographic showing the 175 top locations where retirees are most active. Staying physically active during retirement is essential for maintaining […]
Pittsburg, PA…Fred McFeely Rogers March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003. Mister Rogers, Presbyterian minister. Host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001. “I think everybody longs to be loved and longs to know that he or she is lovable. And, consequently, the greatest thing that we can do is to help […]
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland…March 17, St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally recognized as the day of his death. He was a fifth century missionary, bishop & Patron Saint of Ireland. “Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.” “I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least […]
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” ~ C.S. Lewis 29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 “Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” ~ C.S. Lewis 29 November 1898 […]
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.— California State Parks, Save the Redwoods League, and Waddell Creek Association today announced the opening of the new Rancho del Oso Welcome Center, a gateway to the western coastal side of Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The new welcome center facility and adjacent public campground will greet visitors to California’s oldest state park and largest expanse of […]
La Jolla, CA…Jonas Salk, October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995 “Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.” “I pictured myself as a virus or a cancer cell and tried to sense what it would be like.” “The reward for work well done […]
Hershey, PA…Milton S. Hershey September 13, 1857 – October 13, 1945. American chocolatier, businessman, and philanthropist. I didn’t follow the policies of those already in the business. If I had, I would never have made a go of it. Instead, I started out with the determination to make a better nickel chocolate bar than any […]
New York, NY…Today we will lead the world in commemorating the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. Twenty-two years after the day that changed our world forever, we will come together to read aloud the names of those lost. Join us live: https://ow.ly/OjIq50PIvEc People gather for the 2017 9/11 Memorial and Museum anniversary ceremony in New York, […]
Hoosick Falls, NY…Anna Mary Robertson Moses, September 7, 1860 – December 13, 1961 or Grandma Moses, an iconic American folk artist who didn’t start her painting career until she was 78. “A strange thing is memory, and hope; one looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today, the other of tomorrow. Memory is […]
Frankfurt, Germany….Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832 “This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.” “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.” […]