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Shorewood man bid goodbye to the past and embraced life

/ Joliet Herald News - Oct. 4, 2015

JOLIET, IL – “Be thankful you have food on your plate.” That was Tom Putman’s mantra, according to his daughter, Ellen Mytnik of Shorewood, whenever she didn’t like certain food at dinnertime. Occasionally, Tom also shared a memory from his own childhood, when he and his family had nothing to eat except bread and water. …

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Support group at Timbers of Shorewood provides encouragement, resources

/ Joliet Herald News - Aug. 4, 2015

JOLIET, IL – When Roger Bromley and his wife, Connie, packed up and moved from their home in Maroa into his mother’s Joliet house to become her caregivers, the responsibility was more than he anticipated. “Her doctor told me I needed to get help – not help with her, but help for me, because of …

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Visually and hearing impaired Shorewood senior creates art

/ Herald News - Dec. 25, 2014

Barb Carson of Shorewood, 86, can’t see and scarcely can hear. But she had no trouble walking around her apartment Monday at the Timbers of Shorewood, showing off samples of her paintings, which spanned decades. There was an oil of one of Carson’s dogs and an oil of her husband, David (deceased); watercolor landscapes, alleys …

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Aid and Attendance for veterans pays for extra care

/ Joliet Herald News - Nov. 22, 2013

Ann O’Connor’s husband John was a World War II and a Korean War veteran, a man who faithfully served his country. During his final years, John’s country served him, O’Connor said, by providing a little-known veterans benefit called Aid and Attendance, under the Improved Pension Program (IPP) payable by the Department of Veteran Affairs, according …

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In touch with technology

/ Joliet Herald News

Louis Bank’s daughter recently bought Bank his first iPad, and boy, is Bank glad she did. The 98-year-old Shorewood man is enjoying songs by Benny Goodman, movies such as “Paint Your Wagon,” reading email updates from his grandchildren and showing off photos from the art show Bank recently hosted as a tribute to his late …

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The Heart of our Community

/ Morris Daily Herald - June 20, 2013

At the June 11 Chamber Business After Hours held at Heartland Bank and Trust in Shorewood, the bank presented the 2013 Heart of our Community award to two recipients. This award was established to recognize local Shorewood residents who have stood out with their time and talent. Nominations were submitted by peers in the Shorewood …

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