Gwen Albers

Helen Dunn of Hermitage plays a hand of bridge at Penn Ohio Duplicate Bridge Club in Liberty Township, Ohio. The 100-year-old plays the card game three times a week.

Helen Dunn has poor eating and sleeping habits and doesn't exercise. And although she no longer smokes or drinks, the Hermitage woman can't explain how she became a centenarian.

I’m a big believer that things happen for a reason.

The 37th Annual Amish Hospital Benefit Auction is set for 8 a.m. Saturday at New N.W. Sales Co. at 2006 Mercer-New Wilmington Road, New Wilmington.

Members of the Army National Guard pose for a photo with World War II veterans Don Hartzell, 98, of Pulaski Township (left), and George Mason, 102, of Cranberry, in Washington, D.C.

Members of the Army National Guard pose for a photo with World War II veterans Don Hartzell, 98, of Pulaski Township, left, and George Mason, 102, of Cranberry in Washington, D.C.

PULASKI – Pulaski Township’s Don Hartzell felt like a celebrity when he recently visited Washington, D.C.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Pulaski Township’s Don Hartzell felt like a celebrity when he recently visited Washington, D.C.

Sam Varano holds a sign that reads ‘Squealing with glee, Sam is 70!' for his birthday Thursday. His wife, Bev, scattered 70 handmade pigs on their New Bedford lawn for his birthday.

Special Creations Training Center at 819 state Route 18 in Wilmington Township provides the mentally and physically challenged Amish with life skills in a real-world setting.