Brain Maintenance Pays Off for Greensburg Seniors

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In even the coldest weather, the McKenna Senior Center in Greensburg has a full house. Older adults arrive to play games and socialize. They may not realize it, but they are taking the first steps toward preventing Alzheimer's disease.

Dick Haskell, of Greensburg, meets several others Monday and Thursday mornings to play bridge.

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Brain Maintenance Pays Off for Greensburg Seniors

"I like to play games, period," said Haskell, who began playing bridge at the senior center three years ago. "I've played bridge since I was in college. It's been a few years."

The senior center isn't the only place Haskell can find a card game. At Redmont Place, a community for people older than 55, he joins t...

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