Gazette Mature Lifestyles

STATE COLLEGE — Juniper Communities announced it is the first senior living organization to partner with the Vets2PM and the Department of Defense’s SkillBridge Program, providing career resources and opportunities to veterans in the community — including Juniper Village at Brookline in State College. “The Department of Defense SkillBridge program is transforming military transitions by…

UNIVERSITY PARK — When a character on a TV show or movie has a heart attack, they clutch their chest or slump to the ground. “In real life, heart attacks can be much more subtle than they look on TV,” Patrick Fitzsimmons, a cardiologist at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center, said. Sometimes, heart attack symptoms are…

CENTRE COUNTY — Anger and I have had an interesting relationship. When I was a child, somehow I internalized the message that anger was bad and I shouldn’t feel it. As I grew older, I learned that no feelings are bad, they simply are. I understand that in my head, but it has taken time…

CENTRE COUNTY — When adults have their routine eye exams, they commonly have a test for glaucoma. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that damage the eye’s optic nerve and can cause vision loss and blindness. As with most eye issues, early detection and proper treatment can lessen the damage and protect the eyes against…

Submitted by Centre County PA Senior Environmental Corp CENTRE COUNTY — The new year brings glad tidings for several streams in Centre County monitored by a group of “citizen scientists/first observers” whose mission it is to promote public awareness of the importance of clean water. The Centre County chapter of the PA Senior Environmental Corps…

STATE COLLEGE — Juniper Village at Brookline brought its residents and members of the community together with its second-ever Juniper Reads event. The second iteration of Juniper Reads explored the novel “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown. Juniper Reads participants met on Friday, Jan. 10, to discuss the book and its themes…

CENTRE COUNTY — I will never forget the first night I spent alone in my own place as an adult. After graduating from Penn State, I moved to Lancaster to work for the American Cancer Society and got a single-bedroom apartment by myself. On that first night, I was all alone. No family members in…

CENTRE COUNTY — Snow can look really fluffy and pretty when you are watching it fall from indoors, but when you are outside shoveling it, as well as playing, walking or driving in snowy conditions, the accumulation of these white flakes can be hazardous to your health. “Winter weather is tough on everyone. When temperatures…

STATE COLLEGE — Adult Children of Aging Parents Centre County, an organization dedicated to supporting adult children who are caregivers for their aging parents, will host a free educational event on age-related health conditions on Tuesday, Feb. 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Centre Region Active Adult Center in the Nittany Mall. “Are you…

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania state government officials are highlighting resources for older drivers available across the Commonwealth.An event was hosted at the Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg on Thursday, Dec. 5, in observance of Older Driver Awareness Week and to bring attention to transportation alternatives and other accessible resources.“Mobility is essential to quality of life at any…