By Prescott Knock
Redstone Review

PINEWOOD SPRINGS – The silver tsunami is a term used nationally to refer to the baby-boomer generation that is approaching silver haired status. This large demographic will triple the present senior population by 2030.

There is a new movement in Boulder County comprised of many grass-roots organizations that is collectively helping to transform our culture’s perception of how one’s elder years can be lived, and even how we can relate to end-of-life issues. This vibrant generation knows how to challenge the status quo, and is once again helping our society to envision what our full potential can be through every aspect of life, even living fully through our process of death.

PINEWOOD SPRINGS – The Aging Well in Lyons: Community, Connections & Resources (AWIL) Conference held on May 14 at Lyons Elementary School drew enthusiastic participants interested in the idea of aging in their own homes.

LYONS – The fabulous Quarry Gals sang for the seniors at the Walter Self Housing Center in the community house. The performers snapped their fingers, moved and swayed with the music, and shared big smiles with the packed room of seniors. The audience members returned the broad smiles, and said that it was probably the best Friday musical program of the year.

LYONS – Now local seniors can travel without leaving their chairs. Golden Gang seniors have discovered art in Russia, polar bears in northern Canada, and colorful foods and clothing in India, thanks to volunteer speaker Marie McCreery, and cranes in the Midwest, and soon glaciers in Antarctica through Rolf and Emily.

LYONS – Lyons seniors have recently been involved in a number of activities that took them away from their normal activities in May. They gathered up a large box of pet food and essentials to feed and comfort the wild animals at Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.

LYONS – Springtime in the Rockies puts a spring in the step of Lyons seniors. Many seniors are once again going on strolls around town. The newly renovated Main Street creates new conversations about the many changes seniors have seen over the years.