Every senior citizen is a library filled with priceless information. Most don't talk about their lives, unless asked. We've learned amazing things by asking and listening. Such is the case with our friend, Lillian Anderson. She's had a most interesting life. We were privileged to spend some time with her recently. The collection of photos on her apartment walls piqued our curiosity. We asked. The tall, attractive lady needed some encouragement. We began by pointing to the professional shot of a pretty young woman ice-skating. Was it of her? It was. She said she'd only taken two ice-skating lessons when Bob Linden, a talent scout for Sonja Henie's Ice Show, discovered her in her hometown in California. He told her she couldn't skate too well, but she looked great and they needed her to go to New York. She went and started her skating career as the straight lady for comedian and juggler, Joe Cook. We got the information out of her that they called her "the glamour girl." ...more

December 21, 2007

Dave Olm's Pro Shop Four Aces League unquestionably is the top league at Pin Chasers Veterans, where high-average bowlers compete. ...more

December 19, 2007

Dave Olm's Pro Shop Four Aces League unquestionably is the top league at Pin Chasers Veterans, where high-average bowlers compete. ...more

December 19, 2007

Dave Olm's Pro Shop Four Aces League unquestionably is the top league at Pin Chasers Veterans, where high-average bowlers compete. ...more

December 19, 2007

Dave Olm's Pro Shop Four Aces League unquestionably is the top league at Pin Chasers Veterans, where high-average bowlers compete. ...more

December 19, 2007

Dave Olm's Pro Shop Four Aces League unquestionably is the top league at Pin Chasers Veterans, where high-average bowlers compete. ...more

December 19, 2007

Dave Olm's Pro Shop Four Aces League unquestionably is the top league at Pin Chasers Veterans, where high-average bowlers compete. ...more

December 19, 2007

Dave Olm's Pro Shop Four Aces League unquestionably is the top league at Pin Chasers Veterans, where high-average bowlers compete. ...more

December 19, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Over the past several years, street fights between young women in the Highway Park district became so common that the neighborhood's residents knew something had to be done. "Fistfights were a major problem," said coordinator Felecia Samuels about the southern Lake Placid district. "Things were becoming more violent. There wasn't a day that went by where you didn't hear about women fighting in the street." To deal with the female-on-female violence, the Highway Park Neighborhood Preservation and Enhancement District Council decided to come up with a "Young Sisters in Unity" group, which it passed along to residents. ...more

December 16, 2007

Candice Beaudin spends most of her time, day and night, caring for her mother, who lives in the house next door. Tending to the elderly woman's physical needs and household chores is a full-time job, said Beaudin, a senior citizen who has multiple sclerosis. ...more

December 8, 2007