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Boom Calendar for Grown-ups ~ Curated for Us @ Fifty Plus

Across the Generations

Saddled by corn fields stretching into the vast horizon, Mattoon, Illinois, is about 185 miles south of Chicago with a population of just under 17,000. The rural farmland was an idyllic backdrop for a kid like Will Leitch with a big...
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Fall 25 BOOM Expo

Upcoming Event

Fall 2025 BOOM Expo

The Boom Bash Senior Expo, bigger and better than ever, Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Oconee Civic Center.
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Heidi throwing again

Sociable Sports

By Boom Athens Staff

Heidi Davison, 73, says she’s not coordinated, can’t run fast or jump, so she had never tried any sport until she...
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Driven LBJ Lapel - credit LBJ Presidential Library

Driven: Essential Reading

By Chris Jones

Tom Johnson’s “Driven” stands apart as something rare and precious: an honest reckoning with a life lived at the intersection of...
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Healthy Us

Latest news and advice from respected sources.

Inquiries into Aging

Brain Games: Use or Lose It?

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Wisemen Round Table Discussion

Men’s Roundtable

JOMA meeting

Employee-Owners

Swedish Apple "Pie"

Swedish Apple “Pie”