With declining U.S. unemployment rates, employers looking to fill positions are facing a more limited pool of candidates from which to bolster their ranks.

With declining U.S. unemployment rates, employers looking to fill positions are facing a more limited pool of candidates from which to bolster their ranks.

When the annual Lancaster Senior Games returns for its 31st year on May 6, Pat Fellenbaum will be there to guide the event she helped start into its fourth decade.

As a mentor to other vets, Army veteran Chuck Tyler attended the recent Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair at the Farm and Home Center in Lancaster not only for himself, but also to scout opportunities for other transitioning veterans.

As a mentor to other vets, Army veteran Chuck Tyler attended the recent Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair at the Farm and Home Center in Lancaster not only for himself, but also to scout opportunities for other transitioning veterans.

Cumberland County’s baby boomers, seniors, and caregivers connected with community resources during the Cumberland County 50plus  EXPO, which returned to the Carlisle Expo Center for its 19th year on Oct. 17.

“This is the most fantastic event in the whole world.”

“This is the most fantastic event in the whole world.”

While much of the morning world was still sipping coffee and coaxing groggy mental gears into full functionality, the waiting crowd of boomers and seniors inside Spooky Nook Sports was ready and raring to go by 9 a.m.

“I’ve been looking for a long time.”

“I’ve been looking for a long time.”

Although some sports require an outdoor setting — baseball, football — there are plenty that can be enjoyed indoors, away from the blistering sun of mid-July.

Although some sports require an outdoor setting — baseball, football — there are plenty that can be enjoyed indoors, away from the blistering sun of mid-July.

Although some sports require an outdoor setting — baseball, football — there are plenty that can be enjoyed indoors, away from the blistering sun of mid-July.

In 2008, two of Beverly Butash’s neighbors talked her into joining them at the York Senior Games.

The gymnasium of Church Farm School in Exton, having just said goodbye to its students for the summer, instead welcomed baby boomers, seniors, and caregivers for the recent Chester County 50plus EXPO.

With the exceedingly wet weather that’s had much of Central Pennsylvania collectively grousing throughout spring 2018, it was unlikely the Lebanon County Senior Games would get through its five-day run entirely unscathed.

With the exceedingly wet weather that’s had much of Central Pennsylvania collectively grousing throughout spring 2018, it was unlikely the Lebanon County Senior Games would get through its five-day run entirely unscathed.

The crowd of guests during the recent Lancaster County 50plus EXPO (Spring) comprised a mixture of moving, talking boomers and seniors, many meandering from booth to booth with relaxed expressions, soaking in the event’s inherent sociability, chatting with friends and neighbors they came across.

The crowd of guests during the recent Lancaster County 50plus EXPO (Spring) comprised a mixture of moving, talking boomers and seniors, many meandering from booth to booth with relaxed expressions, soaking in the event’s inherent sociability, chatting with friends and neighbors they came across.