Active Aging

Active aging key to seniors' independence;  Living at home just part of being independent; seniors must keep active, engaged to stay healthy Eric Steven wants to learn how to use a computer so that he can talk over the webcam with his grandkids. "My wife will see our grandchildren on Skype and I don't have the faintest idea how she does it," he says. "I'm embarrassed by my ignorance." Steven, 75, is a member of the Tantramar Seniors College and is at People's Park Towers for a computer class taught by Dennis Damsell, who is 84. "When grandchildren try to teach they go too fast," explains Damsell. Computer class at Tantramar is certainly not fast. But it is a chance for seniors to get out of the house, socialize, and learn something new. "Everybody thinks I'm crazy because I'm 85 and I want to do this," says Ortha Matthews. "Most people at 85, they don't do these things." Matthews is also learning French. Tantramar offers courses in pottery, poker, quilting,…