Colorado Grandparent

Resource guide for grandparents and their families

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Back taxes and Social Security levies

By Alexis Lyn Hailpern, Attorney at Law

 

According to the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, 67 million people received benefits from the Social Security Administration in 2017.  87.7% of the $996.6 billion dollars used to fund social security were sourced from 2017 payroll taxes.[1]

The money withheld from current paychecks pays for current social security recipients. Although employees and employers overwhelmingly fund social security for the elderly and disabled, the Federal government still controls the laws and disbursements of such funds including the use of social security levies in the case of back taxes.

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How to Be the Healthiest Grandparent You Can Be

By Kayla Harris

Photo via Pixabay

 

When it comes to your health, it really is a head-to-toe project. As overwhelming as that might sound, it doesn’t have to be. The key is to incorporate wellness into your everyday life. And if you’re a grandparent, you’re already off to a good start. Being a grandparent can ward off depression, boost social connections, and keep your mind sharp. Research even suggests that grandparents who watch their grandchildren add an average of five years to their lives. Read on for more tips on how to be your healthiest self.

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Denver Jewish Film Festival

 

 

 

 

 

The 23rd Denver Jewish Film Festival presented by the Sturm Family Foundation showcases the best and brightest cinematic moments from newly-released Israeli and Jewish cinema. With more than two dozen captivating screenings, the JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center will once again use the power of cinema to entertain, challenge, and educate our diverse audiences of theater lovers.

 

Listen to an exclusive insight from Steve Wilson and Amy Weiner-Weiss as they give their recommendations for Colorado Grandparents.

 

Look on the calendar page on www.coloradograndparent.com/events for listings. You can also go the Denver Jewish Film Festival’s website at: jccdenver.org/film

 

February 6th is opening night with the showing of “The Last Suit” and includes a VIP Opening Night Reception starting at 6PM. For info: jccdenver.org/film.

 

 

Uninsured rate under Trump surges to highest level since Obamacare began

Los Angeles Times

Link: https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-obamacare-uninsured-poll-20190123-story.html

By 
JAN 23, 2019 

The percentage of American adults without health insurance surged upward in 2018, reaching levels not recorded since before President Trump took office, according to a new national survey that revealed widespread coverage losses over the last two years.

At the end of 2018, 13.7% of U.S. adults were uninsured, up from 10.9% at the end of 2016, when President Obama was completing his second term.

 

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All New Innovative Wizard of Oz Debuts in Denver

Production a million-dollar collaboration between

Colorado Ballet, Kansas City Ballet and Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet

 

by Claudia Carbone

 

Photo: Dorothy’s (Dana Benton) red slippers; photo by Kate Rolston

 

Grandparents, you are in for an extraordinary treat when the family-friendly Wizard of Oz ballet debuts in Denver Feb. 1-10.  The full-length ballet of L. Frank Baum’s beloved story is a first-time collaboration between Colorado Ballet, Kansas City Ballet and Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet. There is strength in numbers.

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THE FROSTING ON THE CAKE

Stephanie Riggs reflects on her parents as grandparents.

 

My grandparent’s felt like the icing on the cake of life to my sisters and me. Grandma’s secret code wink meant a beeline to our pre-determined hiding spot to uncover a stack of brightly colored Peeps in all of their sugary glory! God knows how much I loved that woman! You see my grandmother just knew what my mother didn’t. We LOVED junk food. 
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InSight Lander-An interview with DMNS curator Dr. Steve Lee

Since the dawn of the Space Age, only Earth and its moon have been visited by more spacecraft than Mars. Beginning in 1960, about 40 missions (with about 60 spacecraft) have been launched toward the Red Planet. About 40 percent have succeeded, at least in part. Though the spectacular successes make it look easy, exploring Mars has proven to be one of the most difficult endeavors humans have ever attempted.

 

 

InSight: Probing the Interior of the Red Planet

By Steven Lee, PhD

 

 

Since the dawn of the Space Age, only Earth and its moon have been visited by more spacecraft than Mars. Beginning in 1960, about 40 missions (with about 60 spacecraft) have been launched toward the Red Planet. About 40 percent have succeeded, at least in part. Though the spectacular successes make it look easy, exploring Mars has proven to be one of the most difficult endeavors humans have ever attempted.

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Elf-The Musical, a review

By Claudia Carbone

 

It’s impossible to leave the Arvada Center without feeling a jolly holiday spirit after seeing Elf – The Musical. This non-religious play based on the 2003 movie Elf is taking its place alongside holiday classics like It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street and The Chanukkah Guest.

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