Local Stories
Help Needed for Home-Delivered Meals
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York County senior centers need help preparing and delivering meals to older adults in need.
Rainfall Doesn’t Dampen Senior Games
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The 34th annual Lancaster Senior Games took place May 6-10 at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim.
The Beauty in Nature: Diverged and Converged Turtles
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Eastern box turtles, Blanding’s turtles, and wood turtles are beautifully colored, camouflaged species in the northeastern United States. These species demonstrate divergence (branching out) and convergence (coming together).
Agency on Aging Offering Farmers Market Vouchers
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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging have again partnered to make the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program available to Dauphin County residents age 60 years or older (or who will turn 60 by Dec. 31).
Pen Pal Program Connects Students and Seniors
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What makes a good neighbor? Is it being kind? Friendly? Warm?
Farmers Market Vouchers Available
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Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging will again coordinate the distribution of checks for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
The Beauty in Nature: Woodies and Hoodies
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Wood ducks and hooded merganser ducks are not closely related but have characteristics in common because they share nesting habitats near creeks and ponds in woodlands in much of the eastern United States.
Farmers Market Vouchers to Be Distributed by Mail
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Lancaster County Office of Aging is conducting a mail-only program this year for the Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers.
The Beauty in Nature: Earliest Nesters
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Majestic bald eagles and handsome great horned owls have much in common, though they are in different bird families.