Safety checklist for seniors homes offered help
Centers for Disease Control reports nearly 20 million seniors 65 plus visit ER annually with injuries many from home hazards. Home Instead survey finds 65 percent of senior homes have at least one safety issue while 48 percent of home accidents are preventable. A free home safety checklist online assessment and guidelines are offered by Home Instead to aid families in safer home aging.
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Centers For Disease Control
Home Instead, Inc
Michael A. Neupauer
Lawrence
Mercer
Mercer Counties
Makinghomesaferforseniors.com
Comcast Awards Leaders and Achievers Scholarships at State Museum
Holly Marshall of New Castle High School and Leila Zeigler of Laurel High School won $1,000 awards as Comcast Foundation funds $187,000 in Leaders and Achievers Scholarships. Gov. Corbett and officials attended a ceremony at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Laura Mickey and Keona Pagley named 2014 Lotus Foundation graduates. The Lotus Foundation aids financially disadvantaged women in Lawrence County pursuing degrees. since 2007, 15-plus recipients have received over $150,000 in support toward an associate or bachelor’s degree.
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Holly Marshall
New Castle High School
Leila Zeigler
Laurel High School
Comcast Foundation
Comcast
Tom Corbett
State Museum of Pennsylvania
The
Lotus Foundation
Laura Mickey
Keona Pagley
Mary Ellen
Lotus
Lawrence County
David E. Henderson
Mary
Ellen Lotus
Richard Lurenta
Deb Hennon
Crisis Shelter
Kevin Green
City Rescue Mission
Evelyn Ward
NAACP
Larry Haynes
Community Foundation
Marion Nord
Lawrence County Association of Family and
Brooke Dicks
Laurel
Michaela Spencer
Ellwood City
Lincoln
Corey Mitchell
Mohawk
Serenity Cady
Shenango
Community Fourth Weekends and Kids Events in New Castle Area
A series of summer events runs July 1 to July 6 across New Castle and nearby towns. Nickelodeon film history for youths, Read Learn Grow at Apple Castle, Independence Day concert by River City Brass Band, Ellwood City Arts Festival, Fourth of July picnics and fireworks, free fishing day at McConnell's Mill, local craft vendors, and a Summer Music Series concert, with locations including Riverplex Brittain Lake Westminster College campus Ewing Park and Pearson Park.
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Nickelodeon
Riverplex
New Castle
Apple Castle
Route
New Wilmington
River City Brass Band
Brittain Lake
Westminster College
Ellwood City
Ewing Park
Spiritual Path Church
Moravia St. Ext
McConnell’s Mill State Park
State Fish and Boat Commission
Pearson Park
Neshannock Township
Red Coat Band
American Mobil Sound
Cash Mob
the Confluence
E. Washington St
Neshannock
Rick Bruening
Financial infidelity harms relationships in national poll
A National Endowment for Financial Education survey of 2035 adults finds one in three admit financial infidelity. Seventy six percent say deception affected their relationship, with 35 percent believing private finances cause divisions and 13 percent leading to divorce. Experts urge honest talks and regular couples compass meetings.
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Chicago
Endowment For Financial Education
Melanie Ross Mills
National Endowment For Financial Education
Mills
MCT Information Services
Car Talk hosts discuss clutch wear and engine life in Pinto tale
Tom and Ray Magliozzi explain how improper shifting and early fourth gear damage clutch discs and shorten engine life. They note clutches wear out over 75,000 to 100,000 miles while transmissions typically last the car’s life.
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Tom
Ray
Kaput
Bill Tom
Ray Magliozzi
Cartalk.com
King Features Syndicate
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Lotus Grads
Nord Awards
Anderson Amphitheater
New Castle News
AGWAY
E. Division Street
URS
Weiler
Weller HA Hardware PA
Marie
Atown Arlies Uneeue Aatisteceaaie
Ncnewsonline.com
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