Operated by a local nonprofit organization, North-ridge Retirement Center in Lamesa offers a chance for independent living at a very reasonable price. New director Marissa Sorola who has been on the job for about four months, said the center is ideal for those who would like to enjoy independent living. The center is for residents 62 years of age and older, and who are mobile. It is not a nursing home and residents can come and go as they please. “We allow an aide to live with you with a doctor’s prescription, and we allow husbands and wives to live together,” said Sorola. People with ...