Several hundred adults attended a recent Mesa Senior Expo hosted by Independent Newsmedia that showcased businesses as vendors and sponsors.
The event, held the morning of Nov. 14 at Mesa Market Place Swap Meet, 10550 E. Baseline Road, included resource booths, merchandise giveaways and free information. Attendees and vendors were encouraged to check out the open-air Mesa Market Place happening at the same time.
Mesa resident Rebecca Cullen of Apex Home Repair Remodeling was one of the vendors.
“I thought it was great. I thought they did a great job. It was lots of interest — people were interested, people knew about it ... the weather was really perfect,” she said. “I thought it was a very, very nice event... I got quite a few referrals — yeah, I was very happy.”
Sue Medenwaltt, visiting from Minnesota, said she picked up information from a couple vendor booths.
“I did pick up some useful information — insurance and about dementia. And then I saw the little free doodads,” she said of giveaways.
Mesa resident Mary Jane Lessard liked the medical and dental information she found.
“The doctor does natural health; I think that’s good. And I know what dentist now that is in Mexico that they will drive you to,” she said.
The Mesa Senior Expo included a comprehensive range of products and services related to retirement and improved style of living, including: Apex Home Repair, Wellcare, Garrett Ranous PGIA, Ryze Outdoor Creations, Padel Pals, Desert Financial Wills and Trusts, Lifetime Home Remodeling, Impact Med Solutions, Heaven’s Medical, Captel Outreach, Amazing Dental, Archwell Health, Farm Bureau, Semper Fi Heating and Cooling, Encompass Health-East Valley, MD First Research Chandler, America First Credit Union, Stressless Remodeling, Abrazo Funeral Home, Oak Street Health, AudioNova, For Energy, NuBath, Banner Goldfield Medical Center, Renewal by Andersen, Home Concepts Customer Remodel, and Arizona Relay Service.
For information on future senior expos, call 623-972-6101, email AZads@iniusa.org or go to yourvalley.net/events.
Richard H. Dyer can be reached at rdyer@iniusa.org, or on X @rhdyer. Please submit comments at yourvalley.net/letters or email them to AzOpinions@iniusa.org. We are committed to publishing a wide variety of reader opinions, as long as they meet our Civility Guidelines, https://www.yourvalley.net/civility-checklist/.
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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