Senior Goldmine

05/07/2024

Two Americans run into the Queen and don't recognize her! Read about this funny encounter - and much more - in the July 2024 issue of Senior Goldmine. View or download this and other recent issues at www.seniorgoldmine.com/2024-issues .

12/06/2024

Real estate peeps: I'm looking for an acreage where I could start this new business. Seems like a real moneymaker.

10/06/2024

Read the amazing story of how two men survived a freezing night in a boxcar headed for the death camp during WWII. This and much more inspiration and entertainment in this month’s Senior Goldmine.

Go to www.seniorgoldmine.com/2024-issues to view or download recent issues. And feel free to forward this to friends or family who would enjoy it.

11/05/2024

According to AARP, Idaho's 65+ population grew by 56% in the last decade.

28/04/2024

We lost another senior friend in Nampa yesterday. Born on October 7, 1914, Esther Michaelis was most likely Idaho's oldest living resident when she died at 109. She was a grade school and Sunday school teacher in Nampa for years. This was a photo we took of Esther for her Milestone picture in Senior Goldmine at the young age of 104.

14/03/2024

We lost three friends of Senior Goldmine last week. Forsee Mower, Nampa, was 103, one of the more than 50 Idaho centenarians we have had the privilege of knowing and celebrating in the last 13+ years. Dixie Steen, Melba, was 96 and one of the first friends we met in our monthly visits to the Melba Valley-Senior Center. Walt Schoen, Eagle, was 96 and a familiar friendly face at both the Eagle and Star Senior Centers. We'll miss them all.

14/03/2024

08/03/2024

There’s a “pot o’ gold” full of great stories in the March issue of Senior Goldmine. You can view or download this or other recent issues of Senior Goldmine at www.seniorgoldmine.com/2024-issues.

08/03/2024

Ironically, I got the inspiration for my senior focused newsletter, Senior Goldmine, when I was in a Boise coffee shop reading a cheesy little table-top paper called "Coffee News." That was 14 years ago and we've been loving on seniors ever since. I guess you could say Senior Goldmine is my "coffee" in this story.

13/02/2024

Love is in the air - in the February issue of Senior Goldmine! You can view or download this and other recent issues at www.seniorgoldmine.com/2024-issues.

12/01/2024

What better way to start off the new year than with the latest fun and nostalgia-filled issue of Senior Goldmine! You can view or download all recent issues at www.seniorgoldmine.com/2024-issues.

25/12/2023

Warm Christmas Greetings from the Smiths.

20/12/2023

A little child teaches about unconditional love. Sounds like a real-life Christmas story - in our December 2023 issue. View or download it at www.seniorgoldmine.com/2023-issues.

Have a wonderfully blessed Christmas - from your friends at Senior Goldmine.

12/11/2023

My favorite Veteran's Day story!!

RETURN VISIT
An 83-year-old Army veteran arrived in Paris by plane for a vacation with his family. As he was fumbling in his bag for his passport a stern French customs agent asked if he had been to France before.

He replied that he had indeed been to France before. The agent sarcastically said, “Then you should know to have your passport out and ready for me, sir!”

The old veteran replied calmly, “I didn’t have to show it the last time I was here.”

“Impossible!!” the customs agent said. “All foreigners have always had to show a passport to enter France!”

This time the man leaned over and responded in a whisper, “Well, when I came ashore on D-Day in 1944, I couldn’t find a single Frenchman to show it to!”

12/11/2023

Many of our loyal readers are veterans. This issue is for you...and all those who support our veterans. View or download it at www.seniorgoldmine.com/2023-issues.

28/10/2023

OUR SPOOKY OCTOBER COVER STORY:
While this story sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale or an episode of the Twilight Zone, it’s reported to be true. You be the judge.

An Ohio businessman on a sales trip, Saul Rubins, had his car break down on Louisiana Hiway 57, just outside of Dulac, a little town in the bayou country of Louisiana. The night was pitch dark in the middle of a raging thunderstorm. Saul abandoned his disabled vehicle on the side of the road and attempted to hitchhike.
Time passed slowly and no cars went by. It was raining so hard he could hardly see his hand in front of his face.
Suddenly, through the sheets of rain, he saw a car moving slowly down the road toward him, its dim headlights appearing ghostlike in the rain. It slowly and silently crept toward him and stopped.
Desperately needing a ride, Saul jumped in the back seat of the car and closed the door. Only then did he realize that there was no one behind the wheel and no sound of an engine to be heard over the rain. The driver’s side window was open and rain was pouring in.
The car continued to creep silently forward and Saul was terrified, too scared to think of jumping out and running. He saw that the car was approaching a sharp curve and, still too scared to jump out, he started to pray and beg for his life. He was sure the ghost car would go off the road and into the bayou and he would drown!
But just before the curve, a shadowy hand appeared at the driver’s window, reached in and turned the steering wheel, guiding the car safely around the bend. Then, just as silently, the hand disappeared through the window and Saul was alone again.
Paralyzed with fear, Saul watched the hand reappear every time they reached a curve.
Finally, scared nearly to death, Saul had all he could take, jumped out of the car, and ran into town. Soaking wet and in shock, he found his way into a roadside pub.
Voice quavering, he ordered two cups of coffee, black, and then told everybody within earshot about his supernatural experience.
The room became silent and everybody got goosebumps when they realized Saul was telling the truth and not just some drunk off the street.
About 30 minutes later, Claude and Gerardo, dripping wet, walked into the pub. Claude says, “Look, Gerardo, there’s that idiot dat rode in our car when we was pushin’ it in the rain.”

28/10/2023

October is Senior Goldmine's anniversary month. We published our first issue in October 2010 - thirteen years ago. Now 156 issues later, we continue to provide our readers with copious quantities of the highly sophisticated literary content you have come to expect every month. In that vein, on this Halloween weekend we offer you this gem-filled issue, highlighted by a suspense-filled cover story, "Ghost Car in the Rain." Go to www.seniorgoldmine.com/2023-issues to view or download this issue.

14/09/2023

Catching up on our monthly editions! Go to www.seniorgoldmine.com/2023-issues to view or download our recent issues.

07/09/2023

Good times at the Boise Senior Center!

07/09/2023

We lost another dear friend this week. Helen Shaffer, 95, was one of the first persons we met greeting us at the front desk of the Caldwell Senior Center when we first took Senior Goldmine there in 2011. I made a point to go to her table first every month for the past 12 years because I knew her smile and joyful spirit would make my day. Man, I'm going to miss her!

16/07/2023

WIFE (upon greeting just-deceased husband):
"Welcome to Heaven, dear. I've been waiting for you!"

HUSBAND: "I could have been here 5 years earlier if you hadn't made me eat all that oat bran!"

03/07/2023

My office on this glorious Idaho summer day.

03/07/2023

From our readers:

09/06/2023

We love honoring our dads in the June issue of Senior Goldmine – and we’ve thrown in some bad Dad jokes to prove it! Feel free to share this with anyone else who would enjoy it. You can view or download recent issues at www.seniorgoldmine.com/2023-issues.

16/05/2023

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16/05/2023

These are all the states we are sending Senior Goldmine to via subscriptions. Our little hometown newsletter has pretty much gone national!

15/05/2023

The May 2023 issue of Senior Goldmine is now available at www.seniorgoldmine.com/2023-issues for viewing or download.

08/04/2023

SENIOR GOLDMINE FUN DAY FRIDAY AT THE BOISE SENIOR CENTER: When we learned our Boise senior friends wouldn't be getting a hot lunch on Good Friday, we decided to change that! Our Senior Goldmine partner companies came through with 26 pizzas, 12 dozen cookies, 8 dozen custom-made Easter cupcakes, 10 liters of Root Beer and 5 gallons of ice cream for root beer floats, and 15 door prizes for the nearly 80 seniors in attendance. Everyone had a great time. Special thanks to our partners for their participation and donations: JP@ Oasis Senior Advisors, Matt@ Visiting Angels, Darcy@ Victory Transportation, Becky@ the Cottages, Stephen@ NW Reverse Mortgages, Doctor's Hospice and House Calls, Jennifer@ MultiCare, Elena@ Morningstar Senior Living, Kylee@ Brookdale ParkCenter IL, Brian@ Mobility Plus, Kimi@ A Better Solution, Bella and Christy@ Everything Hearing, Simone@ Silver Creek Realty Group, Asia@ Foster Grandparents Program, Claire@ Boise Haven Real Estate, and Harrison's Hope Hospice! Be sure and scroll through all the pics to see all the fun!

06/04/2023

No fooling this time! The April 2023 issue of Senior Goldmine is here, and it's chock full of fun. View or download it here: www.seniorgoldmine.com/2023-issues

01/04/2023

Our April issue is here! Enjoy!