Centre County Gazette

She awakes and has a cup of coffee. The woman sits in front of the television and watches game shows and old comedy reruns until it’s time to check for the mail – if she remembers. This grandmother watches several more hours of television programs until she makes a cup of soup and gets ready…

Even though tears are welcome and an appropriate response to death, many people are afraid to cry when they speak about a loved one at a funeral, memorial service, or celebration of life. Deep breathing is something I do when I officiate at services. I tell the families I work with that my intention is…

Plastics are no longer just an environmental issue — they are a direct threat to human health. Found in homes, workplaces and schools, scientists are increasingly finding plastics inside our bodies. Microplastics and toxic chemicals have been detected in human blood, feces, lungs, breast milk, placentas, stomachs and even brains — and babies are exposed…

CENTRE HALL – Residents at Wynwood House in Centre Hall and CARES of Central PA’s VIPs recently got together for a down-home good time square dance.  “September is national square dance month,” said Wynwood House Regional Activities Director Cory Geishauser, “Our best volunteers who come to three out of our five Wynwood locations here in…

Brandpoint When someone in your family is diagnosed with cancer, it can raise questions. Is it a coincidence, or is there something that runs in the family that makes others more likely to get it too? For Jodi, whose mother was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 51, and whose maternal grandfather was diagnosed…