• Hand & Stone Massage & Spa Coming to The Villages in April

    Published On: March 27, 2019By 2.3 min read

    Many people walk around tense and on guard due to stress-filled workdays and busy lifestyles. Don't worry, help is on the way. A new Hand & Stone Massage and Facial [...]

  • Free Quit Tabacco Class Tonight

    Published On: February 28, 2019By 1.1 min read

    A free Quit Tabacco Class is being offered by the Florida Department of Health in Lake County in collaboration with the Central Florida Area Health Education Center. Though the program [...]

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    Shhh, I don’t want to talk about that

    Published On: February 26, 2019By 2.6 min read

    Some issues may be uncomfortable to discuss with your doctor, but the truth is colorectal cancer is rising among people under age 50. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the [...]

  • Tetley’s Authentic Southern Iced Tea

    Published On: February 11, 2019By 0.9 min read

    People in the South love their sweet tea, and I'm here to recommend a wonderful British tea that makes Authentic Southern Iced Tea. Tetley makes its tea with the best [...]

  • March for Babies is May 4

    Published On: February 11, 2019By 2.7 min read

    Sponsors and supporters of the March for Babies for the March of Dimes met to kick off this year's event. The March for Babies will be held on Saturday, May [...]

  • A New CHALLENGE Comes to Clermont

    Published On: January 29, 2019By 1.9 min read

    Following an announcement by the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Clermont, CHALLENGEFAMILY entered a strategic partnership with Olympus, a unique community development that fuses sport, entertainment, fitness, [...]

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    LSSC Gets Cross Country Head Coach

    Published On: January 18, 2019By 1.8 min read

    Cristy Snellgroves has been named head coach of the Lake-Sumter State College cross country team. She is the first head coach for this athletic program. A two-time U.S.medalist in the [...]

  • Cornerstone Hospice Breaks Ground

    Published On: January 7, 2019By 0.7 min read

    There were more than 125 dignitaries, board members, business owners, and community members at the ground breaking for the expansion at the Hospice House in The Villages at 601 Casa [...]

  • Women for Hospice Donation

    Published On: January 3, 2019By 0.9 min read

    Pictured from left to right from the Women for Hospice board are Sue Ellen Ibach, Connie Prudhomme, Genene Rawls (chair), Chuck Lee, Pat Jenkins, Hope Chest manager, and Wanda May, [...]

    Mother Knows Best: Detox Water

    Published On: February 2, 2018By 1.7 min read

    We learn most of what’s good for us from our mothers. They generally tell us no dessert until the veggies are gone or no cookies before dinner. Kenneth Park is [...]

    Picking the brain of a medical examiner

    Published On: December 28, 2017By 6.1 min read

    With encouragement from her parents, Wendy Lavezzi became a registered nurse after high school, but later she realized there was more she wanted to explore. As a child growing up [...]

    I need a drink?

    Published On: November 28, 2017By 4.1 min read

    Alcohol is a depressant, yet many people feel a drink or two will make them better when they’ve got the blues. You’ll often hear people say they’ve had a bad [...]

    A different kind of cirrhosis

    Published On: November 1, 2017By 4 min read

    Doctors know alcoholism can ruin your liver, but what if you never drink and now your doctor says you have cirrhosis? When Judy Simms was diagnosed this year with stage-4 [...]

    Walk away the pounds

    Published On: November 1, 2017By 2.1 min read

    Walking 20 minutes a day could add years to your life, a recent Cambridge University study shows. When Villager Susan Preston lived in Dayton, Ohio, she walked on a track. [...]

    The gain from a big loss

    Published On: October 1, 2017By 2.4 min read

    Being overweight was always an issue for Caitlin Smith until she found the right place for the help she needed. When you meet Caitlin Smith, you see a vibrant, healthy [...]