Each month, nearly 200 seniors in Luzerne County rely on the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank to keep from going hungry. In an effort to “go green,” Masonic Villages is donating money saved on production costs of its Report to the Community to charitable organizations serving seniors across Pennsylvania.  A $2,000 donation was made to the Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank on behalf of the Masonic Village at Dallas.

Americans live in a culture of stuff, often buying in bulk and filling up basements, closets and self-storage facilities (a $22 billion industry), but Masonic Villages provides residents with spacious living options.

To those who never heard the term “sandwich generation,” it may seem like a food craze buzzword. In reality, the “sandwich generation” has nothing to do with food (or a craze).

The impact of snow, or any inclement weather, on maintenance-free living, as enjoyed by residents of the Masonic Villages, could be summed up in two words: not much.

I grew up in the Wyoming Valley. My whole life is here. Yet, when I was fresh faced out of culinary school, I went to Pennsylvania College of Technology, and I started working in the Back Mountain area.

Herbal medicines are the foundation of modern prescription drugs. Most medicines have roots in natural compounds, such as valerian root (valium), red rice yeast extract (cholesterol medicines), foxglove (digoxin) and white willow bark (aspirin.)