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Jack Satter House’s “Spectacular Seniors 2025” Calendar

Who needs a smartphone when the Jack Satter House residents have given us the calendar of the year? The magnificent mavens of Revere modeled for “Spectacular Seniors 2025," a cheeky fundraising calendar featuring 15 women (ages 70s to 95!) in tasteful semi-nude poses that would make Helen Mirren proud. The pièce de résistance? Shirley Sowsy, who has since passed at age 95, clutching a newspaper strategically over her décolletage, curlers crowning her white hair. Three calendar girls even charmed Kelly Clarkson on national television, with one granddaughter’s assessment ringing truest: “Grandma, you’re a hot bitch!"