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By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus Walking past photographs of “Mary Poppins,” “Cinderella,” “Frozen” and “ELF,” Karen Stacy stepped into a room lined with bins containing aprons, scarves, pantaloons and fabric. “Here is where I live,” the 67-year-old Stacy said, motioning to the costume headquarters for Decatur’s community theater group Dream Weavers housed at Central United Methodist Church. Over

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus On any given Saturday, stop by the Historic Union Depot to see a train chugging past replicas of Decatur landmarks — the Princess Theatre with a working marquee, Turner-Surles, Dancy-Polk House, Old State Bank and Tennessee River bridge. The model railroad, which replicates the CSX yard, Norfolk Southern yard and interchange yard, and

A wonderful event for Older Americans Month! Living 50+ Decatur-Morgan Magazine was a sponsor and had an information booth today at the NARCOG North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments annual Older Americans Month Luau event. This event was free admission and open to people 60 years and older living in Cullman, Lawrence, or Morgan County.

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus The travel bug bit Vicki Morese in college on her first trip abroad to Greece. “I still love Greece. It’s a special place for me,” the 65-year-old Morese said. “Growing up, I never really traveled much outside of Lawrence County. That may be why I love it so much now.” That love translated

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus Sitting in one of the stools lining the pool hall, Mitchell Blackwood watched the balls carom off the sides of pockets as Buddy Roper and Bill Thrasher traded shots again and again. “We do make one every now and then,” Blackwood said with a laugh. “It may take some time, a lot of

By Catherine Godbey | Living50Plus As people age, the variety of ways to stay physically active shrink. Gone, for many, are the days of full contact football, basketball, wrestling and baseball. But myriad opportunities remain for individuals to meet the recommended 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity exercise. Think swimming, gardening, yoga and, one of the most popular activities, walking.

By Catherine Godbey | Living 50 Plus Standing next to her castmates, 91-year-old Georgia Rogers led the audience and actors in a singing of “We Shall Overcome.” The song culminated a staging of “A Slave’s Dream,” the debut performance undertaken by Decatur’s senior citizens at Turner-Surles Community Resource Center. “We do a lot of stuff here every day to keep