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Free Vets Event to Connect Military to Benefits, Employers
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The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair will return to Berks County Wednesday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Reading Hotel, 1741 Papermill Road, Wyomissing.
Senior Games Announces 2018 Lineup, Honorary Chair
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Are you 55+ and active? Looking to exercise your body, mind, and spirit with likeminded people in your community?
Senior Games Volunteers Needed
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The York County Senior Games Planning Committee is seeking volunteers to assist with the 2018 York County Senior Games, held June 18-22.
Free Healthy Aging Workshop Offered
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The York County Area Agency on Aging will host free educational workshops to learn about the “10-Keys™ to Healthy Aging” from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays, April 6 to May 4, at Windy Hill on the Campus, 1742 Roth’s Church Road, Suite 103, Spring Grove.
Free ‘Stop the Bleed’ Training Offered to Local Educators
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Susquehanna Valley EMS and the East Hempfield Police Department will offer a free Stop the Bleed event for all area educators and staff in Lancaster and Lebanon counties April 7 at the Lancaster Lebanon IU 13, 1020 New Holland Ave., Lancaster.
Increased Physical Activity the Goal of Free Workshop
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The Lancaster County Office of Aging and Lancaster Rec Senior Center will be offering a free program entitled Walk with Ease on Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 3 to May 31, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Lancaster Rec Senior Center, 525 Fairview Ave., Lancaster.
Soldier Stories: The Amazing Survival Stories of Chieu Le
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- Written by Robert Naeye Robert Naeye
It’s difficult to imagine a more desperate situation than the one facing South Vietnamese Air Force pilot Chieu Le on April 30, 1975.
Free Workshop Offered for Chronic Disease Sufferers
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The Lancaster County Office of Aging will be offering a free, six-week chronic disease self-management program for individuals 55 and older from 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesdays, April 3 to May 8, at Bright Side Opportunities Center, 515 Hershey Ave., Lancaster.
The Beauty in Nature: Easily Seen Predators
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- Written by Clyde McMillan-Gamber Clyde McMillan-Gamber
American kestrels, red-tailed hawks, belted kingfishers, and great blue herons are common, easily spotted predatory birds here in southeastern Pennsylvania, as elsewhere.