CORNELIUS – Second graders from St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Huntersville will sing for and mingle with seniors at special intergenerational holiday program Tuesday, Dec. 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at North Mecklenburg Senior Center, 18731 W. Catawba Ave., in Cornelius.

All seniors from the community are invited to attend. Admission is free.
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Seniors on stage, front from left: Peggy Daley, Rodney Nall, Sally Nardone; back, from left: Barbara Halling, Judy Fletcher, Loretta Banner, Marion Bricker. Not pictured Norma Stewart, Barbara Parry, Fran Andrich. (Wrenn Goodrum/Davidson Community Players)

Davidson Community Players’ Seniors on Stage acting class presents its first workshop production “Young at Heart: A Laugh-In Experience” this Wednesday, Dec. 8, and Saturday, Dec. 11, at Armour Street Theater in Davidson. Wednesday’s show is at 2 p.m., Saturday’s at 11 a.m.

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Brandon Madden of the N.C. Department of Justice will be guest speaker at the next Davidson Senior Scholars on Tuesday, Dec. 14, addressing the issue of identity theft and scams. The program runs 10:30 a.m. to noon at Davidson Parks & Recreation, 416 Armour St.
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Fran Walshin at her keyboard. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

Last August, DavidsonNews.net columnist Fran Walshin was in Florida visiting a friend with cancer when she came down with an unshakable cough. After doctor visits, she too was diagnosed with cancer – non-smoking lung cancer.

During treatment over the past several months, Ms. Walshin has continued writing her column “Young at Heart.” The 78-year-old Davidson resident’s  experience as a communicator ranges from corporate recruiter to ballroom dance teacher to life and work coach. Her entries typically offer readers inspirational and motivational thoughts about life, work and relationships.

Since her diagnosis, she also has been blogging about her experience with cancer in a separate site called “Fran’s Challenge.” Read the full story

CORNELIUS – Falls are the leading cause of injury and death among people over 65 years old, and studies have shown that those who survive are two or three times more likely to fall again. North Mecklenburg Senior Center is offering a program beginning Nov. 15 that it says will save lives, titled “A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns about Falls.”

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To answer the question “Who Am I?” you would have to look beyond the obvious and into your own life. You are obviously man, woman, husband, wife, sister, brother, mother, father. Let’s look a little deeper and see another aspect of who you are.

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