When Jay Mau of the area’s renowned Jay Mau Orchestra decided to retire, another member, Del Bergeson of Joliet, stepped up. As the Del Bergeson Orchestra, Bergeson is continuing Mau’s legacy of traditional Big Band melodies, contemporary pop songs and dance hits, along with audience interaction. “Music is the soundtrack of our lives,” said Bergeson, […]

Marjorie Affrunti was shocked when Grace Stugis, 7, showed up at her breakfast table, bearing gifts. Grace gave her a red paper heart wrapped around candy. “I said, ‘Take that back now. You don’t want to lose it.’ She said, ‘It’s for you,’” Affrunti said. Excited about the surprise, Affrunti blew Grace a kiss. “It’s

Gale Ahrens’ first volunteer experience at the Timbers of Shorewood was nearly two years ago when she and her husband Al helped out at the Senior Prom. Al wore a suit and Ahrens wore her favorite black and white dress to match the prom’s theme. They staffed the door, filled water glasses, and strung decorations

This year the Easter bunny will hide more than 10,000 eggs at The Timbers of Shorewood’s sixth annual Hippity-Hop Easter Egg Hunt on April 3. I’ve been writing about their kid-friendly events since my column began, and the senior independent and assisted living retirement community never ceases to amaze me. The hunt is one of

The May 28 wedding of Margaret Wisniewski and Ed Brown was “100 times better” than the small wedding they originally planned three weeks before, the bride and groom said. Once the couple announced they would be married, everyone at Timbers of Shorewood, where they both lived, got caught up in the arrangements — even Timbers’