Former NFL player Bob Schulte enthusiastically cheers for the Minnesota Vikings, the team he played for in the mid-1960s. “I’ve been rooting for the Vikings for a very long time,” says Bob, who is now retired and living at The Courtyard at McHenry. “I played in an era when football legends like Dick Butkus, Vince…
You meet the most interesting neighbors at The Courtyard, like prolific paint-by-numbers artist Jim Shook. Well into retirement, octogenarian Jim Shook revisited a hobby from his youth after his daughter gave him a sunflower paint-by-number kit. Jim, who took painting lessons at age 11, finally picked up a paintbrush again decades later at The Courtyard…
Warm her heart this year with a selection from our Encore Senior Living communities’ carefully curated best Mother’s Day gift ideas. No one knows your mom or grandma better than you, but sometimes finding the perfect gift for her can be tricky. Of course, the best gift of all is sharing time and experiences…