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Thursday, May 17, 2012
Brownwood Bulletin 3
Many possibilities for boomers seeking ‘encore’
DEAR ABBY: “Searching for ‘Me’ in
Texas” (March 4) is not alone! A wave of
78 million baby boomers will soon leave
30-plus-year careers and are looking
forward to an estimated 20 more years
of life.
A vast majority of them are looking for
meaningful opportunities for the second
half of their lives. “Searching” should
seek out a non-profit organization for a
cause she’s passionate about and offer
her skilled services. If “Searching” doesn’t
need an income, she can volunteer.
Finally, instead of seeking a graduate
degree, she could look at her local com-
munity college and find non-credit classes
that interest her and participate without
the pressure of credited course work. —
STEPHANIE IN PHOENIX
DEAR STEPHANIE Your suggestions
are all good ones. Second careers are
becoming more common, and there are
many opportunities for seniors to enjoy
their “encore careers.” Read on for more
options:
DEAR ABBY: Your advice to “Searching”
was dead-on. After a 30-year career in
the insurance industry, I was forced into
early retirement by a corporate buyout. At
59,1 was stunned and unprepared. After
some soul searching, I decided I wasn’t
done with life. I started reading, talking
to friends and praying. There were some
false starts. I tried out for the Peace Corps
but backed out. I got into
an income tax class that
was over my head. Then
I got another insurance
job and found myself
back in the rat race.
I made ends meet by
substitute teaching and
began to realize that,
DEAR ABBY eons as°> I had wanted
to be a teacher. (I had
Abigail Van been talked out of it.) So
Ri irpn I started back to college
DUren for my master’s degree
in teaching.
Talk about scared! It
had been 33 years since I had seen the
inside of a classroom. But my experience
was one of the most challenging, positive
and enriching I have ever known. I met
wonderful people along the way and was
admired for my life experience, insight
and work ethic. It wasn’t all sweetness and
light, but if I had to do it over again I’d do
it in a minute. — CATHERINE IN ILLINOIS
DEAR ABBY: “Searching” might con-
sider volunteering with SCORE — Service
Corps of Retired Executives. Her skills
are needed and would be appreciated.
That way she can dabble in her old work
and have a sense of accomplishment. —
CHARLES IN MARYLAND
DEAR ABBY: As a volunteer coordinator
at a large non-profit, I have many volun-
teers who discovered us as a result of a
retirement search. The AARP’s volunteer
engagement site is www.createthegood.
org, and www.volunteermatch.org is a
nationwide site for searching volunteer
opportunities.
“Searching” needs to think about tilings
she would like to do but couldn’t while
working, and dip her toe in the water. If
she tries something and it isn’t a fit, she
has no obligation and can try another.
It may lead to a paid “encore” career or
fulfill her through volunteerlsm. — JAN IN
YARDEEY, PA.
DEAR ABBY: When I retired at 62,1
decided to return to school for a gradu-
ate philosophy degree. My body may
be weaker, but I like to think most of
my mental faculties are intact. My first
resume may generate humor, but I’ll bring
something to the classroom that may
prove invaluable. That’s 40 years of expe-
rience and 63 years of 20-20 hindsight.
I will call it a good day if I can com-
municate to any student that learning is
fun and education has intrinsic value. —
CALVERT IN NORTH CAROLINA
DearAbby is written by Abigail Van
Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and
was founded by her mother, Pauline Phil-
lips. Write Dear Abby at wwwDearAbby.
com orP.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
THURSDAY, May 17
The Brownwood High School
Project Graduation Powder Puff
Football Game will begin at 7
p.m. at Gordon Wood Sta-
dium. Admission is $3, with
all proceeds going to this
year’s Project Graduation.
The Pecan Valley Kiwanis
Club meets at 6:30 a.m. at
Gomez Restaurant.
The Lake Brownwood Lions
Club meets at 7:30 p.m. at
6751 Highway 279, North
Lake Brownwood.
The Brownwood High School
Band will have its Spring Con-
cert (and final concert of the
year) at 6:30 p.m. at the BHS
Auditorium.
The Brownwood Kiwanis Club
meets at noon at the Brown-
wood Country Club.
The Brown County Lions Club
meets at the Small Business
Incubator, 104 E. Industrial
Blvd., Early, every first and
third Thursday. The meal
starts at 6:30 p.m. and the
meeting will follow at 7 p.m.
The Brown County Museum of
History houses the Firearms
Museum of Texas, which has
opened an exhibit, “Guns
of Empire,” part of a trea-
sure trove of British weap-
ons discovered in Nepal.
Museum hours are from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursdays and
Fridays and from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturdays. For special
tours, call the office at (325)
641-1926 and leave a mes-
sage, or call the museum
manager at (325) 641-8391.
The museum is located in
the old jail building, 212 N.
Broadway.
The New Covenant Commu-
nity Outreach Church presents
Priscilla and Aquilla “Ex-
pounding the Hodos of God”
will begin nightly at 7 p.m.
through Sunday at 1617 Main
Blvd.. For more information
call (325) 752-6564.
The Brown County Historical
Society will meet at 4 p.m. in
the Greenleaf Fisk House,
behind the Coliseum. Speak-
er will be Richard Hodges.
Topic will include the tour
of the Greenleaf Fisk House
and Fisk History. For more
information visit their website
at http://www.browncountyhi-
stroy.org.
Parenting Wisely classes
are ongoing, year round.
This program will teach
methods of improving fam-
ily relationships. It not only
builds respect among family
members, but it helps reduce
the number of fights and
arguments. On Thursday,
child classes are at 8:30 a.m.
(Spanish class), 10 a.m., 3
p.m. and 6:30 p.m. A teen
class is at 1:30 p.m. Addi-
tional classes and times can
be found at www.familysc.
net.
The Vet-to-Vet Peer Support
Group meets at 6:30 p.m.
every Thursday at TSTC,
Building 1. The Vet-to-Vet
Peer Support Group is a
free service for anyone who
has served in the military or
their family members. The
group is helpful to veterans,
active duty military, National
Guard and reserve members
and their family members
who need support due to a
number of issues including
deployment or adjusting to
coming home. All veterans,
regardless of when served,
active duty members, guard
and reserve member, depen-
dents and surviving spouses
are encouraged to attend.
Contact Jim Cox by e-mail at
jim.cox@cflr.us, or by phone
at (325) 642-3150 or (888)
523-5911.
Anger management classes
will be held at 5:15 p.m.
every Thursday at the Family
Services Center, 901 Ave.
B. Anger is a basic human
emotion, and expressing it
appropriately is necessary
to maintain healthy relation-
ships with loved ones, keep
a job and succeed in today’s
world. Anger is not neces-
sarily a bad thing; it can
be used in a positive way.
However, when unleashed
without control, anger can
have devastating results. Call
Tammy for orientation infor-
mation at (325) 646-5939.
Women’s Winner Circle Peer
Support Group will meet from
5:30-6:30 p.m. at 408 Mul-
berry in the Center for Life
Resource Building. Winner
Circle Peer Support will meet
from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
The Bangs Food Pantry, 104
County Road 183, is open
from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. every
Thursday.
The Salvation Army Service
Center of Brownwood Loaves
and Fishes program is open
from noon to 1 p.m. week-
days serving a hot lunch at
403 Lakeway Drive. Every-
one is welcome. Come by
at 11:45 a.m. for a short
devotional held daily prior to
the lunch. Call Donna Harris,
director, at (325) 646-5369
for information.
Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-
centered program, meets at
7 p.m. at 1715 Coggin Ave.
This group is for those strug-
gling with hurts, habits and
hang-ups. For information,
call 641-0308.
The Good Samaritan clothing
room and food pantry are open
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every
weekday except Wednesday
at 305 Clark St. Wednesday
hours are 1 to 5 p.m.
Bangs Senior Citizens meet
at TexasBank in Bangs for a
noon meal. For reservations,
call (325) 625-4779.
Brownwood Group of Alcohol-
ics Anonymous meets from 8-9
p.m. seven days a week at
700 E. Baker. Call 646-5842
for information.
New Way Narcotics Anony-
mous meets at 7 p.m. daily at
602 W. Commerce.
The Browntowner Group of
Alcoholics Anonymous meets
daily at 7 a.m., noon and
6:30 p.m. at 502 W. Austin
Ave. For information, call
(325) 646-4144.
Brownwood Al-Anon meets
from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. each
Tuesday and Thursday at
the Family Services Center,
901 Ave. B, downstairs.
Child care is available at no
charge. Call (325) 646-5939.
A senior citizens dance will
be held in the ballroom at
Travelers Inn in Early. R.C.
Willey and the Sunriders will
provide traditional country
music. The dance starts at 7
p.m. All ages are welcome.
No smoking or alcohol is per-
mitted inside the building.
Trinity Chapel Church Food
Pantry, 1040 Early Blvd., is
open from 2-4 p.m. the first
and third Thursday of each
month for food distribution to
qualified applicants.
The Brown County Historical
Society meets at 4 p.m., usu-
ally at Room 136, Newman
Hall, Howard Payne Uni-
versity. For information, call
Donnie Lappe at 643-3322.
Its website is www.brown-
countyhistory.org.
FRIDAY, May 18
Overcomers meets from 6-7
p.m. on Fridays at Central
Texas Opportunities, Inc.,
1500 Dublin. The Christ-
centered 12-step recovery
support group is working
through a 90-day workbook,
“A Daily Choice,” for all who
are wanting to get free from
controlling addictions. For
information, call (325) 641-
9180 or email overcomers.
bwdtx@yahoo.com.
The Brown County Museum of
History is open from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Thursdays and
Fridays and from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturdays. For special
tours, call the office at (325)
641-1926 and leave a mes-
sage, or call the museum
manager at (325) 641-8391.
Ron Allen leads “A Pro-
phetic Walk through the
Bible” from 10-11 a.m. at
the community room of the
Brownwood Retirement Com-
munity Center, 318 Bluffview,
in Brownwood.
The “Most Excellent Way”
addiction ministry meets from
6:30-8 p.m. every Friday
at North Lake Community
Church, 3131 Harbor Drive.
If alcohol, drugs or other ad-
dictions are ruining your life
and the lives of your loved
ones, we can help you stop
the destructive cycle. Learn
to follow a 10-step program
that can deliver you from
your addictions.
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