Meals on Wheels at Optimist Village- Fellowship for Southeast Texas Seniors

Southeast Texas Senior Resources  Meals on Wheels / Nutrition & Services for Seniors Southeast Texas has a wonderful culinary history. We have mastered barbecue, Cajun, Tex Mex, Southern cuisine, and fine foods.For many seniors, there comes a time when we just don’t want to cook every meal. For some SETX seniors, the rising cost of groceries makes it hard to keep the fridge as full as we’d like. In Southeast Texas, Nutrition and Services for Seniors pitches in and provides... Read More

Christmas Lights for Seniors to Enjoy at Optimist Village Starting Thanksgiving Weekend

Senior Citizen Housing in Orange TX – Optimist Village Senior Apartments  It’s starting to feel like the holidays for Southeast Texas seniors. One of the big traditions in Orange TX is the Christmas display at Optimist Village Senior Apartments. With hundreds of lights, the attractive Christmas decoration turn this Orange County senior apartment complex into a winter wonderland. Optimist Village is a wonderful senior apartment complex for Orange. Seniors love sharing... Read More

Be the “Cool Neighbor” this Halloween

Senior Halloween Ideas for Southeast Texas Today on Beaumont Senior Fun we ask you to flash back to Halloween in your childhood. Do you remember that neighbor who took extra time decorating their yard? Think back to the guy who dressed up in an elaborate costume and answered the door in character – as a mummy or a vampire or whatever was spooky at the time. All of these decades later you probably remember the houses that gave “good” candy and those that tried... Read More

Southeast Texas Veteran’s News: The National Veteran’s Memorials

Southeast Texas Veteran’s News A visit to the National Veteran’s Memorials In Washington D.C. SETX Seniors was blessed with an opportunity to visit the veteran’s memorials in Washington DC. It was a family trip to see my brother who served his whole career with the US Coast Guard. It was a moving experience. Thank-you to each of you have served. We do a lot of articles on SETX Seniors about and for our Southeast Texas Veterans, so a visit to the nation’s... Read More

Golden Triangle Veterans Honored in Babe Zaharias Park

Southeast Texas Veteran’s Memorial Guide Babe Zaharias Park Southeast Texas has a both a rich history and a good record of creating ways to pass that history down to future generations. The Golden Triangle is also very respectful of our Southeast Texas veterans. The two come together at the Southeast Texas Veterans Memorial at Babe Zaharias Park. The memorial statue was donated by the employees of Conns who dedicated the memorial as a tribute to veterans of all wars from... Read More

East Texas Senior News – Credit Tips for Retirees

Southeast Texas Retirement Planning You have never had bad credit; make sure you also don’t have “no credit”. You’ve spent your whole life managing your money with flawless proficiency. You have a sparkling credit score and very little debt. But is it possible to get to a point where you have so little debt that you could actually fail to register a credit score? For Golden Triangle senior citizens who have paid off most of their major debts, such as... Read More

Southeast Texas Grandparents Increasingly Important in College Savings Planning

Southeast Texas Senior Retirement Planning Will you be helping your grandchild pay for college? Southeast Texas Parents have a lot of nightmares. A child’s illness or injury is understandably very high on the list. Increasingly, so is paying for college. Paying for college is particularly stressful, because parents know when it’s going to happen. Every day for two decades, they see the nightmare grow nearer. From the time a child is born, parents have a pretty accurate date... Read More

Southeast Texas Veteran’s Memorial

Recognizing Veterans in Southeast Texas Golden Triangle Veteran’s Memorials In Southeast Texas, we are fortunate to have the active and influential Southeast Texas Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 292. The members teamed with the Jefferson County Commissioners Court and the Ben J. Rogers Visitor Center to bring Southeast Texas a beautiful memorial commemorating veterans of all generations. Sculptor Ron Petitt was chosen and commissioned to create a veterans memorial to... Read More

Senior Activities – Enjoy Cool Summer Treats Made at Home

Activity Guide for Senior Citizens  East Texas and Golden Triangle Region As temperatures climb this summer, cool down with tasty and colorful frozen treat recipes for your next backyard barbecue or pool party. Offer everyone’s favorite summertime treats – ice cream, sherbet and sorbet – in unique and unexpected ways, such as in refreshing beverages, delicious cake bars or whimsical parfaits. Mold frozen ingredients into bite-size treats using melon ball scoops... Read More

Southeast Texas Senior Resources. Get your Finances Fit for Summer

Southeast Texas Financial Planning for Seniors – Get your finances “fit” for Summer! For many Golden Triangle senior citizens, summer is a time of vacations: Day trips across the state to San Antonio, Big Bend, or Galveston Family reunions with loved ones we haven’t seen all year. Southeast Texas senior road trips with grandkids to destinations like Six Flags and Lego Land. Summer is also a time when SETX seniors tend to overextend our budgets in order... Read More

Southeast Texas Grandparents – Bring Your Grandkids to the Spindletop Museum Spring Break

Grandparents Guide to Beaumont and Southeast Texas Education + Fun = The Spindletop Museum at Lamar University Beaumont Many Southeast Grandparents are looking for the perfect Spring Break activity to share with the grandkids. Spindletop Museum Beaumont TX Head to the Spindletop Gladys City Museum for Gladys City Heritage Days. Southeast Texas Grandparents and their grandkids will enjoy a special passport tour of some of the industries, in addition to oil, that have helped Southeast... Read More