The February edition of The Best Times feature an interview with the world-famous Lennon Sisters, stars of the Lawerence Welk Show; plus, learn about a new crime hotline designed especially for seniors; and find out about six new tax rules that may affect your 2009 return.

The Lennon Sisters started on the Lawrence Welk Show in 1955 and are still performing today.  Kathy and Janet are from the original quartet and have been in show business for 50+ years.  Their younger sister Mimi joined the group full-time a decade ago.  They’ve performed all over the world, have sung for 7 Presidents and still perform regularly in Branson, MO and the occasional concert like the one at GPAC.

The second segment features the new SeniorBsafe program from Crimestoppers.  It’s an anonymous hotline designed to help clean-up crime ridden neighborhoods.  Dialing CRISIS-7 connects you to the Crisis Center which takes your SeniorBsafe report and forwards it to the Crimestoppers office which then takes appropriate action based on the nature of the report.  Callers remain anonymous.  So, let’s say you see gang activity in your neighborhood or a crackhouse down the block -- you can call SeniorBsafe and get police action without fear of reprisals.

The third segment is called “Tax Help”.  You'll learn about six major changes in tax law as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  Some of them involve “refundable credits” which means some people may be eligible for a refund even if they don’t owe any tax -- but you have to file to get the refund.