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Oregon insurance commissioner allows insurers to keep plans through Dec. 31, 2014

By Dick Weinman, The Thin Edge of Dignity

Congratulations to AARP Oregon’s Community Engagement Director, Bandana Shrestha for winning a 2013 Weston Award. Bandana’s exemplary work in advancing livability and walkability throughout Oregon includes participating in a steering group that helped plan a Walkability Summit with Oregon Walks. Her work was also on display the last Sunday of each summer month during Portland Sunday Parkways. She was an integral part in organizing volunteers for the event, which promotes biking and walking as part of healthy active living. She was presented the award by Oregon Walks, as one of four recipients of the 2013 Weston Award.

This forum on older adult hunger provided an opportunity for folks in and around Coos and Curry County to gather and discuss solutions for hunger. The forum took place in Coos Bay, Oregon at Southwestern Oregon Community College and focused on 50+ hunger in Oregon.

AARP Study Quantifies Social Security Benefits’ Critical Contributions to National, State Economies

Oldest Oregonian to fly in a balloon went up at NW Art & Air Festival

By Dick Weinman, The Thin Edge of Dignity

Did you know AARP holds free community programs on preparing for retirement, how to age in place, caregiving, vital aging, preventing scams, and that AARP fights on real issues that matter to you and your family?

Roberta Schwarz has dedicated her life to helping people. When she moved to West Linn, Oregon, she decided to help a group of people close to her heart, her community. Schwarz has done this by helping to protect the White Oak Savanna, a beautiful, 20-acre piece of land in West Linn, which is being repurposed to become one of the last natural, useable, parks in the greater Portland Metro area. Prior to her involvement, the Savanna was set to become an office building with 400 parking spaces. However, thanks to Schwarz and her husband Ed, her community has a new natural park, a meeting place, significant wildlife habitat, and a rejuvenated oak forest.

King Louie has spoken, and we have our winners for #bestbikePDX!