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Aspen Times file photo With a two-year hiatus from the traditional Fourth of July festivities including the parade and fireworks due to the pandemic and drought conditions, along with concern from elected officials about increased crowds, noise and environmental impacts, Independence Day in Aspen may look different in the future. “A lot of locals leave during this time, because it’s been so commercialized, and it’s not the Aspen they know anymore,” said Ann Mullins, a former Aspen City ...

OBITUARY: Joseph “Joe” Wayne Jacobs By Ken Delaney Jun 24, 2021 | 3:29 PM Joseph “Joe” Wayne Jacobs, 72, of Coldwater passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. A memorial service will be held Monday, June 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Dutcher Funeral Home in Coldwater. The family will receive friends for visitation Sunday, June 27, 2021 from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Joseph was born April 17, 1949 to Charles S. and Helen J. (Summers) J...

UTM Giving back – around the world: U of T grad supports fellow international students during COVID-19 An international student from Tajikistan, Zarina Mamadbekova fostered personal connections for other international students, welcomed new undergrads and created virtual programming to promote physical well-being (photos courtesy of Zarina Mamadbekova) Zarina Mamadbekova’s grandfather was a role model, teaching her lessons she would live by while studying at the University of Toronto...

May 19, 2021 – GMHC CEO Kelsey Louie will step down as the organization’s chief executive officer on June 25 for a new role as CEO for The Door, a New York City-based nonprofit that provides comprehensive youth development services.

During the first surge of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, David F. M. Brown — chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital – moved out of his home for more than three months in fear of transmitting the virus to his family. “At that time, my daughter — who was in our Covid pod — was pregnant, and I was convinced that I was going to get infected, and I didn’t want to infect her or my wife,” Brown said. Though moving out â...

  Born in Ellaville, Ga., Ben Hamilton served his country in the Air Force from 1963 to 1967 as an airman second class. But Airman Hamilton almost never made it to his current age of 77 as he almost suffered a tragic accident at the age of 3.    "We were visiting relatives in Tampa, Fla., and I fell three stories out of a window. Im still here," he said laughing.   He enlisted with a friend in Springfield through the "Buddy Program," which allows small groups to enlist and train toget...

But little did her family know that the “Hope” on the horizon would be a Labrador retriever. In the months after the diagnosis, Ollie lost his sight because of the disease. A short time later, he received a stem cell transplant from his older sister, Abby. Feeling overwhelmed navigating cancer treatments and Ollie’s blindness, Dawn looked for resources to help her son and was pointed towards the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) and, more specifically, its Guide Dog program...

  CALGARY -- April 28th is International Guide Dog Day and 20 Canadians who are blind or partially sighted are graduating with their guide dogs after completing months of intensive training. Fourteen-year-old Gabriel Pigeon and his "Buddy Dog" Maggie are among the 2021 graduates of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs Buddy Program. Pigeon told CTV News Calgary in an interview that throughout training he had a lot of fun and made some new friends but more importa...

Boomers and Beyond: Brookline Senior Center announcements Community Content Food commodity: Due to COVID-19, the senior center conducts its modified Food Commodity program outside the senior center. Participants pick up their food at specified appointment times wearing masks and maintaining strict social distancing. Any low-income senior older than 60 wishing to participate in the program to receive 35 pounds of shelf stable food on the third Wednesday of each month should contact Patricia at 6...

THE NEURODIVERSE AND THOSE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM Most of us know someone that is considered to be on the "Autism Spectrum" or Neurodiverse. These people have social challenges that people NOT on the spectrum dont have to figure out. Things dont always come "naturally in social settings. Although these people are just as loving and caring as anyone else, being on the spectrum can create a feeling of being alone or isolation. Get our free mobile app What most people dont realize about these folk...