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Nearly 300 Overland Park Retirees to Celebrate Fitness at May 11 Outdoor Games at Tallgrass Creek

Submitted by mel tansill on Tuesday, May 8th, 12:46 pm

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An Outdoor Games celebration of individual fitness by nearly 300 residents of Tallgrass Creek retirement community in Overland Park, Kansas. Residents will play Bocce, golf, ladder ball, washers, Frisbee toss, and bean bag toss. The games will kick-off with a Pep Rally-style vocal performance by the Tallgrass Creek Chorale. The games are being organized by a resident-run Wellness Committee that formed a Walking Club that walks the Tallgrass Creek campus’ 65 acres Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

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High School Students and Retirees Find Common Ground on Dance Floor at Tallgrass Creek

Submitted by mel tansill on Thursday, April 5th, 11:26 am

OVERLAND PARK, KS (APRIL 5, 2011) – Residents of Tallgrass Creek retirement community in Overland Park are now practicing their Electric Slide, Macarena and Booty Call dance moves. They are doing this to prepare for their upcoming Wednesday, April 11, nighttime Spring Fling with students from the Blue Valley North High School.

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Tallgrass Creek's Executive Director Peter Crane Offers Tips to Help You Avoid Scams

Submitted by mel tansill on Thursday, March 29th, 2:40 pm

OVERLAND PARK, KS (March 29, 2012) – Scam artists use an array of techniques -- forms sent in the mail, telephone calls, or emails – this time of year to get money from unsuspecting victims.

 

As a public service, Peter Crane, the Executive Director of Tallgrass Creek retirement community in Overland Park, KS, recaps the scams now making the rounds and offers tips to help you avoid them:

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Researched Blue Zone Link Between Lifestyle and Life Expectancy is Evident at Tallgrass Creek

Submitted by mel tansill on Tuesday, March 6th, 10:01 am

OVERLAND PARK, KS (March 6, 2012) – Scientific research conducted in 2004 by National Geographic and Dan Buettner identified pockets around the world where people live measurably better.  In these Blue Zones – in locales such as Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Ikaria, Greece -- researchers found that people who improve their lifestyle can look and feel better at every age and add 12 years to their life expectancy.

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Researched Blue Zone Link Between Lifestyle and Life Expectancy is Evident at Tallgrass Creek

Submitted by mel tansill on Tuesday, March 6th, 10:01 am
Researched Blue Zone Link Between Lifestyle and Life Expectancy is Evident at Tallgrass Creek

 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Scientific research conducted in 2004 by National Geographic and Dan Buettner identified pockets around the world where people live measurably better.  In these Blue Zones – in locales such as Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Loma Linda, California; Nicoya, Costa Rica; and Ikaria, Greece -- researchers found that people who improve their lifestyle can look and feel better at every age and add 12 years to their life expectancy.

 

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New Medicine Available for Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Submitted by Fox4KC Web Staff
Monday, March 5th, 2012, 11:16pm

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — People with one life-threatening disease have only had medicine to treat the symptoms.  Now, there’s a real breakthrough for some with cystic fibrosis.
FOX 4 Medical Reporter Meryl Lin McKean says one metro man is thrilled to start taking a very expensive pill.

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It's Fitness with a Twist at Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community in Overland Park

Submitted by mel tansill on Friday, March 2nd, 9:41 am
It's Fitness with a Twist at Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community in Overland Park

OVERLAND PARK,KS (March 2, 2012) -- Do you avoid exercising because you think the only way to get -- or stay -- physically fit is to spend boring hours walking on the treadmill or doing dozens of dull crunches?

 

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