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Looking For The Best Place To Retire For Positive Aging? You’ve Found It!

Once again, Gig Harbor has earned a top spot among the country’s best places to retire. Based on factors that help determine the quality of life for retirees, such as tax-friendliness, medical care and social opportunities, an analysis by the financial planning website SmartAsset™ ranked Gig Harbor as the best place in Washington to retire …

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Looking for Something Different to Do? Get Creative!

Dust off a Skillset of the Past Or Try Your Hand at a Brand-new Creative Endeavor. If you’re like a lot of people, now that the winter holidays are over and spring still seems a long way off, you might be tempted to burrow beneath the blankets and set the alarm clock for April. The …

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Try A Holistic Approach to Wellness

It works for rehabilitation and fall prevention, too. With September being Healthy Aging Month, it’s a fitting time to showcase our holistic wellness program here at Heron’s Key. While many people focus on the physical component of wellness, we believe it’s important to take into consideration all aspects of “what makes us tick” when it …

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Community Volunteering & Vitality Go Hand-in-hand

Heron’s Key Resident Weighs in . . . Heron’s Key resident Sue Engen, and many of her neighbors and friends, can be counted among the more than 25% of seniors 55 and older who volunteer within their communities. According to data collected by the Corporation for National and Community Service, this remarkable demographic contributes more …

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