A decade of scientific breakthroughs for patients with GIST

In the past decade, some life-threatening diseases have evolved from being untreatable diseases to chronic conditions with the help of significant medical advances. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors, or GIST, are a rare and life-threatening cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. Advances in the treatment of this cancer exemplify the leaps and bounds in scientific innovation and improvements... Read More

Angie and John: A Love Story

Meet  Angie (a blogger for www.AlzheimersBlog.org)  and her husband John, who talk Valentine’s day, marriage, commitment, love and life in the face of Alzheimer’s disease.) Angie is a caregiver for her husband John, who has early onset Alzheimer’s and was diagnosed in 2008. This is the story of how they celebrate Valentines Day. You can follow Angie, as she finds time... Read More

Need a Ride?

Transportation is a critical link that assures seniors access to vital services and getting necessary items needed to live healthy and comfortable lives. Seniors should not have worries about not being able to get to their physician appointments, getting groceries, or being able to handle other important affairs that are necessary to living a healthily and comfortable life. Thanks... Read More

Why going gluten-free doesn’t mean going grain-free

It’s impossible to stroll the aisles in your local supermarket without seeing package after package labeled “gluten-free.” But who really needs a gluten-free diet, and how can you still enjoy grains, even if you are eating gluten-free? Gluten is a protein found in just four grains: wheat, barley, rye and triticale, a wheat-rye hybrid. For people with celiac disease... Read More

An Old Fashioned Valentine Event

You’re invited to attend an evening of sweet traditions from the Victorian Era to today, at the McFaddin-Ward House! Celebrate the old-fashioned, with a new twist! Make the McFaddin-Ward House part of your First Thursday on Calder. Dress in party clothes or your favorite vintage-inspired outfit, come alone or with someone special, and enjoy period music and dance demos. Watch... Read More

Poor sleep in old age prevents the brain from storing memories

The connection between poor sleep, memory loss and brain deterioration as we grow older has been elusive. But for the first time, scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a link between these hallmark maladies of old age. Their discovery opens the door to boosting the quality of sleep in elderly people to improve memory. UC Berkeley neuroscientists have found... Read More

Learn to Prune Roses at the McFaddin-Ward House Rose Garden

Join the Beaumont Rose Society in the McFaddin-Ward House Museum Rose Garden to learn the proper way to prune and care for roses. Cuttings will be available for free after the event, then guests are invited for a free tour of the museum! Saturday, February 2, 2013 Rose Cutting begins at 10 a.m. Museum Tours offered: from 10 a.m.  til  12 noon and again at 1 p.m. until  3:30... Read More

Celebrating Seniors Mardi Gras Style

Celebrating Seniors Mardi Gras Style Thursday, February 7 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Beaumont Civic Center Presented By Best Years Senior Center Exclusively for Seniors!  Join us for entertainment, senior-friendly vendor booths, food, fun & Cajun Music!  FREE parking and entry along with food sampling. “Celebrating seniors Mardi gras Style” offers a day of information,... Read More

Senior Health Fair & Walk in the Park

Spend a Day out in the open air in Central Park, next to the Best Years Center in Beaumont. At this mini health fair and senior walk, there will be plenty of vendors, hotdogs and snacks – plus good ole’ Natural Vitamin D Wednesday May 1, 2013; 9 am – Noon And while you are at the health fair, it’s a good time to visit the New Community Center Too! Presented... Read More

The Mule Skinners at Atria Collier Park

On Thursday, January 31, Atria Collier Park, an Atria Senior Living Community in Beaumont, will have a delightful family band called The Mule Skinners entertaining their residents and also the public that would like to attend. The Mule Skinners band members are three siblings and a friend, all from Lumberton, that have a passion for playing bluegrass music in a lighthearted style... Read More

Annual Book Sale for Beaumont Public Library

It’s time again for the Beaumont Public Library Systems Annual Book Sale held to benefit the library system’s programming. There will be a good mix of donated and gently used library items this year including movies, books, books on tape, large print items, and more. Come browse and find that special item that you have been looking for!   The dates and times of the sale... Read More