Ralph Levering and Jan Blodgett will talk about Davidson history on Feb. 15.

Lectures about Davidson history, tips for world travel and the 2012 French presidential election are on the schedule over the next few months at the Davidson Senior Scholars. Programs are the third Wednesday afternoon of of the month at the Davidson Parks & Recreation office, 416 Armour St., Davidson.

Here’s the schedule: Continue Reading

Reprinted from Brenda Barger’s Jan. 12, 2012, Around Davidson column.

Bill Tiemann

By BRENDA BARGER
DavidsonNews.net

New Year’s Day was a time to close one chapter and open a new one for the Rev. William Harold Tiemann, a “long tall Texan,” who retired from his duties with “his Davidson flock” on Jan. 1.

Born in Seguin, Texas, some 30 miles east of San Antonio, Bill grew up on a farm where his parents raised cotton, corn, grains, cows, sheep and hogs. He used his 4-H training to show hogs in local county fairs and through FFA was encouraged to show Hereford calves. Continue Reading

Jan Blodgett of Davidson offers the latest in a series of articles about issues facing seniors as they try to “age in place.” The series is presented in cooperation with the Davidson Committee on Aging.

By JAN BLODGETT

As a college town, Davidson’s population has always tended to have a younger slant. The census of 1850 showed 88 children under the age of eighteen
, 73 adults between the ages of 18 and 49
 and only 18 adults over age 50. Now, 160 years later, the 2010 census shows a similar breakdown, with 2,580 under the age of 17, 6,145 between 18 and 54, and 2,114 over the age of 55 (with only 941 over the age of 65).

Despite the relatively low numbers, senior citizens have been an important and integral part of the town. Retirement rarely meant ending their social and civic work. Continue Reading

MOORESVILLE – Lake Norman Regional Medical Center presents a talk Feb. 1 on warning signs, treatments, and prevention of strokes and chest pain at the next Senior Extra meeting Feb. 1. Annabelle Black, RN, MSN, FSN,Clinical Program Coordinator – CP/Stroke is the featured speaker. Continue Reading

Dennis Appleyard, the James B. Duke Professor of International Studies and Economics at Davidson College, will be the guest speaker Wednesday, Jan. 18, in the Davidson Recreation Department’s Senior Scholars series. Continue Reading

(from left) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Senior Centers Board Chair Bob Shaffer, Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain, Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte and North Mecklenburg Senior Center Director Joanne Ahern cut the ribbon at the grand opening celebration Thursday. (Christina Ritchie Rogers / DavidsonNews.net)

More than 100 people turned out for the grand opening celebration at the North Mecklenburg Senior Center Thursday. The center moved in November from its Cornelius location, in River Church on Catawba Avenue, to the Solid Rock Christian Church, on N.C. 115 in Huntersville.

“We believe that today really marks the beginning of expanded services we can offer to seniors in North Mecklenburg,” Charlotte-Mecklenburg Senior Centers Board Chair Bob Shaffer said. “The turnout today underscores the need for such a facility in the northern part of the county.” Continue Reading