Coquina Daily

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Young@Heart

When the Young@Heart began in 1982 the members all lived in an elderly housing project in Northampton, MA called the Walter Salvo House. The first group included elders who lived through both World Wars. One of our members had fought in the Battle of the Somme as a 16 year old and another, Anna Main, lost her husband in the First World War. Anna was a stand-up comic who at 88 told jokes that only she could get away with. She sang with us until she was 100. We celebrated her 100th birthday with a parade downtown.When the Young@ Heart began in 1982 the members all lived in an elderly housing project in Northampton, MA called the Walter Salvo House. The first group included elders who lived through both World Wars. One of our members had fought in the Battle of the Somme as a 16 year old and another, Anna Main, lost her husband in the First World War. Anna was a stand-up comic who at 88 told jokes that only she could get away with. She sang with us until she was 100. We celebrated her 100th birthday with a parade downtown.

The current performers in Young@Heart range in age from 73 to 88. There are some with prior professional theater or music experience, others who have performed extensively on the amateur level, and some who never stepped onto a stage before turning eighty. None of the current performers of Y@H were part of the original group that formed in 1982, but they have kept alive the spirit of the early pioneers and continue to push the group into glorious new directions.
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Why everyone should have a dog!

Assorted video clips of funny moments with dogs.
submitted by Rita

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Today's Activities at Coquina Crossing

7:45 & 8:45 Aqua Aerobics
9:00 Tennis
9:30 Men's Bible Study
10:00 Beginning Tap/Open Art Class
1:00 Quilters/Rummy/Mah-jongg
2:00 Band Practice
4:00 Ballet/Jazz/Tap Dance
7:00 Billiards/Needlework

Tomorrow's Activities at Coquina Crossing

7:45 & 8:45 Aqua Aerobics
9:00 Pickle Ball/Ladies Golf
9:30 DeLeon Springs Trip
10:00 Chords Practice
11:00 Madhatters
1:00 Bridge
2:00 Combo Band Practice
2:30 Bookmobile
4.00 Pickle Ball
7:00 Mah-jongg/Euchre/Darts

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 by ERIC JEANDRAU