Older Americans pandemic purchases range from sensible to silly Some spark delight, while others bring buyer s remorse.
By Patricia Corrigan, Next Avenue May 5, 2021 9:21am Text size Copy shortlink:
When travel restrictions curtailed Jan and Jerry Paul s long-awaited trips to Scandinavia and Italy last fall, they bought a secondhand motor home. Stymied by being unable to fly, we immediately jumped on the road for a two-week tour of the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Glacier national parks, Jan said.
Since then, they have traveled from their home in Colorado to two additional national parks, northern Mexico and Sedona, Ariz. Next, the retirees will head northwest, to explore Washington and Oregon.
Ten people filed for 12 of the 20 town and six school positions opening up.
One person who is not running for re-election, Town Moderator Deborah Fauver, shared in an email Tuesday that while âIâve decided not to run again, but I have recruited a great replacement. Then she added mysteriously: âYouâll have to wait for the sign-up period to find out who it is.â
That person is attorney Chris Meier, a partner with Cooper Cargill Chant in North Conway, which is the same firm where Fauver works as a lawyer specializing in estate planning.
Meier, who also serves on the board of the MWV Trails Association, joked with Conway Town Clerk Louise Inkell on Wednesday that Fauver personally escorted me hereâ to make sure he signed up.