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Importance of mental wellness for your health

Family Features Research shows anxiety, stress and depression can have a negative impact on physical health and may even increase the risk for heart disease and stroke. In fact, the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health, identified a strong interconnection between the mind, heart and body in its scientific statement, “Psychological Health, Well-Being and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection.” “Research has clearly demonstrated negative psychological factors, personality traits and mental health disorders can ...

At McCoy House, a star-spangled exhibit

By CJ Gill Sentinel reporter cgill@lewistownsentinel.com LEWISTOWN — The McCoy House Museum, owned and operated by the Mifflin County Historical Society, will open for the summer season, starting Sunday. This year dawning a new museum-wide exhibit of historic, vintage and ...

Mifflin County Historical Society announces Destination History 2023 trip

LEWISTOWN — The Mifflin County Historical Society has announced details for the Destination History 2023 trip. This year's trip will visit Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine from Tuesday, September 12 to Sunday, September 17, 2023. Stops on the trip will include Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Experience, Trapp Family Lodge, Lake Champlain Chocolates/Cabot Cheese/Smuggler's Distillery, Lake Winnipesaukee Scenic Railroad, Kennebunkport, Lighthouse Lovers Cruise, Downeast Maine Lobster Bake, tour of Portland, Portland Head Light, Old Port, shopping at Freeport and L.L. Bean. ...

German shepherd wounded in Ukraine gets new start as Hungarian police dog

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After a rocket attack in eastern Ukraine, half of Rambo’s face was mangled and bloody. Shrapnel had ravaged the right side of his head, and it was uncertain if he would survive. The 3-year-old German shepherd, who had accompanied Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines of the war, underwent emergency surgery that saved his life. Now, Rambo is training with the Budapest police department in neighboring Hungary and serving as a reminder that dogs — and people — with disabilities can do great things. Recovered from his brush with death in northeastern ...

Nesting sea turtles and more great reasons to visit Florida this summer

Wealth of Geeks Now is the time to go to Florida to watch sea turtles nest along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts. But turtles are far from the only reason to visit the Sunshine State this summer. 1. Summer is turtle nesting season along the Florida Coast May through October is designated turtle season in Florida. Sea turtles crawl from the ocean to the sandy shores to create over 385,000 nests. Whether you head to the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast or Loggerhead Marinelife Center on the Atlantic Coast, learning about these magnificent ...

Art of blacksmithing taught during summer classes at W. Va. business

KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Southwood Farm Forge is holding special blacksmith classes throughout the summer for students interested in learning about the trade. Eric Johnson, owner of Southwood Farm Forge and participant in the Over the Mountain Studio Tour, helps people of all ages learn how to work with metal. Johnson became interested in blacksmithing when he was around 10 years old after seeing his father and grandfather work with metal. When things would break, his father would always try to fix things by himself. After graduating college years later, Johnson began working in ...