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June 2015

Vol. 16 No. 6

Shall We Dance? Octogenarian Passes ’50s-Era Dance to New Generation of Swing Enthusiasts

By Jason Tabor Ivan Kerns turned 83 last September, but he hasn’t let that keep him off the dance floor. “If you want to stay young, hang out with young people and others who think young,” he says. Kerns is the president of the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club, a volunteer-run organization comprising swing dance enthusiasts. He’s not just the president, however. He’s also an instructor. Swing dancing is the energetic form of dance named after the “swing” style of jazz music made popular in America in the 1920s to 1950s. It is associated with dancers lifting, spinning, or flipping their partners into the air in time to the music. Kerns has been dancing for most of his life. A congenital heart condition sidelined him from sports during high school, and that’s when he got involved in dancing “to have something to do” that was physically active but wouldn’t pose a risk to his health. As a result of his heart condition, Kerns underwent a new, radical openheart surgical technique in 1950 to fix the problem. His doctors informed him he was one of the first 10 people to undergo this revolutionary procedure. “I do believe that I am a world’s record, which I cannot prove—but think I am the world’s longest surviving open-heart surgery patient,” says Kerns. “Sixty-five years later, still here and kicking.” After graduating from high school, he accepted an offer from Arthur please see DANCE page 14

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Dance instructor Ivan Kerns doing the East Coast Swing with one of his students.

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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Yard Sale Tips from the Expert Lori Verderame

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have been advising people about yard sales for decades. Here are my top tips for those of you who love yard sales—as buyers and as sellers. Many of us have spent a weekend driving around your favorite neighborhoods to shop on other people’s lawns. Typically, you end up buying a few things that you really don’t need, but you just can’t leave a neighbor’s lawn without a watering can, a vintage poster, and a bunch of napkins. You spend $17 and call it a day.

Tips for Sellers There are many things that people don’t know about yard sales, the first of which is that yard sales are big business. You think it is just smalltime stuff with neighbors cleaning out the basement of old junk, but in reality, yard sales are the source of objects that command six-figure price tags in other markets … markets far away from the front yard. That’s right; the high-priced auction and Internet markets for art, antiques, and collectibles use yard sales as a major source for inventory. And, many of the major auction houses and smaller estate auction houses regularly send out people known as pickers to get some of their auction inventory from yard sales. These people are sent to neighborhoods where the homes have reached the 50-year mark, assuming that their original owners are ready to move on to assisted living facilities or downsized residences. Most unknowing yard-sale hosts think that they are just offering their items to naïve shoppers and fellow neighbors— well, be warned. You are competing with the pros out there. These buyers know what you’ve got, what it is really worth, and where to sell it for top dollar, and they are not in the

game to tell you that you just made a big mistake putting out that Eastlake table or vintage Guerlain perfume bottle on the front lawn. And your price is all wrong too! These guys are going to get you down on the asking price and take away something very valuable that was once in your house and was once a treasured family heirloom. Know what you’ve got before you schlep it out to the front lawn. At my mobile website (www.drloriv.com), you can send a photo of an object from a yard sale, and I will tell you its value before you buy it. This is how technology will help you cash in. Here is an example that will have you thinking twice before you have that yard sale. Recently, a $425,000 floral still life painting that now hangs in the Houston Art Museum was originally sold at a California yard sale for $18. Yep, the original owner’s family didn’t know that they had a priceless piece of fine art, so they unknowingly offered it at a yard sale for $20. The picker working for the auction house got them down to $18, and the auction house later sold it to the Texas museum for a whopping $425,000. That could happen to you. Find out first. Tips for Buyers Ok, so you get my point, but you aren’t hosting a yard sale. You want to know about buying at yard sales. Here are my tips for buyers. • Bring cash as it will help your negotiating power. • Establish a budget and stick to it. • Be polite, but always negotiate. This isn’t friendship; this is business. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

• Celebrity items bring big value. • If it is in poor condition, leave it on the lawn. • If there is a box of old jewelry that

looks like junk, there is probably something overlooked in that box, like a piece of 14-karat gold or sterling silver. • Bring a magnifying glass, loupe, or at

least your reading glasses. • Ask the yard-sale seller about the item’s background. Even if they don’t know a lot about the item, they still probably know more than you do about it.

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York Launches Million Hearts® Initiative The City of York – Bureau of Health has announced a strategic, citywide partnership to promote heart health. Cardiovascular disease is responsible for one of every three deaths in the U.S., yet many major risk factors for heart attacks and strokes are controllable. That’s why the City of York – Bureau of Health has initiated a community collaboration to launch Million Hearts in

York City, partnering with East Side Health Center/Family Practice and Counseling Network Resources for Human Development, Minnich’s Pharmacy, and YMCA of York. Million Hearts is a national initiative aiming to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017 by focusing on the ABCS: Appropriate aspirin therapy, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol

management, and Smoking cessation. Locally, we see a need for such an initiative: 39 percent of adults in York County have high cholesterol and 34 percent of adults in York County have high blood pressure, according to the Healthy York County Coalition’s 2012 community health assessment. By partnering with a health center, pharmacy, and community organization

during this initiative, the bureau hopes to spark a change among city residents and employees to lead healthier lives. Community members are invited to start by pledging support of better heart health at www.millionheartsyork.org. By taking the pledge, signers commit to seeing a health professional regularly, eating healthier, getting more exercise, and quitting smoking.

Resource Directory This Resource Directory recognizes advertisers who have made an extended commitment to your health and well-being. Active Adult Communities Roth’s Farm Village Roth’s Church Road, Spring Grove (717) 633-7300 Animal Hospitals Community Animal Hospital Donald A. Sloat, D.V.M. 400 S. Pine St., York (717) 845-5669 Patton Veterinary Hospital 425 E. Broadway, Red Lion (717) 246-3611 Automobile Sales/Service Gordon’s Body Shop, Inc. 10 Mill St., Stewartstown (717) 993-2263 Coins & Currency

York Denture Center 1720 S. Queen St., York (717) 843-6800 Energy Assistance Low-Income Energy Assistance (717) 787-8750 Entertainment Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 898-1900 Financial Services Asset & Retirement Protectors (717) 792-9274; (800) 503-1028 Funeral Services/Monuments The Tompkins Agency (717) 968-8908

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Alzheimer’s Information Clearinghouse (800) 367-5115 American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400

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The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007 or (717) 757-0604 Social Security Information (800) 772-1213 Healthcare Information PA HealthCare Cost Containment (717) 232-6787 Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Home Care Services Elder Healthcare Solutions Serving South Central PA (717) 825-8828 Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services Hanover: (717) 630-0067 Lancaster: (717) 393-3450 York: (717) 751-2488 Housing Assistance Housing Authority of York (717) 845-2601

Medical Equipment & Supplies Medical Supply (800) 777-6647 Personal Care Homes Providence Place Senior Living 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover (717) 767-4500 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Services York County Area Agency on Aging (800) 632-9073 Veterans Services Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Volunteer Opportunities RSVP of the Capital Region, Inc. (717) 847-1539 RSVP Lancaster County (717) 847-1539

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Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Where can I find out about alternative transportation options for my elderly mother? She needs to give up driving, but before she does, we need to figure out how she’ll get around. – Searching Daughter

national nonprofit that has 27 affiliate transportation programs in 23 states. With this program, seniors pay membership dues and fees based on mileage. And, most programs will let your mom donate her car in return for credits toward future rides.

Dear Searching, Alternative transportation services vary widely by community, so what’s available to your mom will depend on where she lives. Here’s what you should know. Transportation Options For starters, it’s important to know that while most urban areas offer seniors a variety of transportation services, the options may be few to none for those living in the suburbs, small towns, and rural areas. Alternative transportation is an essential link in helping seniors who no longer drive get to their doctor appointments, stores, social activities, and more. Depending on where your mom lives, here’s a rundown of possible solutions that can help her get around, along with some resources to help you locate them. Family and friends: This is by far the most often used and favorite option among seniors. So make a list of all possible candidates your mom can call on, along with their availability and contact information. Local transportation programs: These are usually sponsored by nonprofit organizations that serve seniors. These services may charge a nominal fee or accept donations and often operate with the help of volunteer drivers. Also check out the Independent Transportation Network (http://itnamerica.org), which is a

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Private program services: Some hospitals, health clinics, senior centers, adult day centers, malls, or other businesses may offer transportation for program participants or customers. And some nonmedical home-care agencies that bill themselves as providing companionship and running errands or doing chores may also provide transportation. Mass transit: Public transportation (buses, trains, subways, etc.), where available, can also be an affordable option and may offer reduced senior rates.

Demand response services: Often referred to as “dial-a-ride” or “elderly and disabled transportation service,” these are typically governmentfunded programs that provide doorto-door transportation services by appointment and usually charge a small fee or donation on a per-ride basis. Many use vans and offer accessible services for riders with special needs. Taxi or car service: These private services offer flexible scheduling but can be expensive; however, they’re cheaper than owning a car. Some taxi/car services may be willing to set up accounts that allow other family members to pay for services, and some may offer senior discounts. Be sure to ask. Another option to look into is ride-sharing services, which connect people who have cars with people who need rides. Uber (www.uber.com), Lyft (www.lyft.com), and Sidecar (www.side.cr) are three of the largest companies offering services in dozens of cities across the U.S.

Hire someone: If your mom lives in an area where there are limited or no transportation services available, another option to consider is to pay someone in the community to drive her. Consider hiring a neighbor, retiree, high school student, or college student who has a flexible schedule and wouldn’t mind making a few extra bucks. Where to Look To find out what transportation services are available in your mom’s community, contact the Rides in Sight national toll-free call center at (855) 607-4337 (or see http://ridesinsight.org) and the Eldercare Locator at (800) 6771116, which will direct you to her area agency on aging for assistance. Also contact local senior centers, places of worship, and retirement communities for other possible options. And check with her state department of transportation (www.fhwa.dot.gov/webstate.htm) and the American Public Transportation Association (www.publictransportation .org). Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org

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Fruit and Vegetable Vouchers Available The York County Area Agency on Aging, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, is again offering the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program to eligible York County seniors. This program provides $20 in vouchers to eligible seniors to buy fresh fruit and vegetables from participating local farm markets. York County residents who are 60 years of age or older and who have a gross annual 2015 household income at or below $21,775 for a single person or $29,471 for a couple are eligible to participate. All income is included when calculating total gross income. Proof of age and York County residency must be shown to obtain vouchers. A Seniors Farmers Market proxy form, along with proof of age and residency, is required for anyone picking up vouchers for another eligible individual, including powers of attorney. The proxy form is available at most senior centers or can be downloaded from the Forms & Documents page of the Agency on Aging’s website (www.ycaaa.org). Individuals are eligible to receive the vouchers only once per calendar year. The vouchers can be redeemed between June 1 and Nov. 30. Residents of nursing homes, personal care facilities, or any residential setting that offers meals are ineligible to receive the vouchers. Vouchers will be distributed from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the following York County locations, or as long as the voucher supply lasts: June 2 – Yorktown Senior Center, 509 Pacific Ave., York

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June 3 – Crispus Attucks, 605 S. Duke St., York June 4 – Heritage Senior Center, 3700 Davidsburg Road, Dover Township June 9 – Windy Hill on the Campus Senior Center, 1472 Roth’s Church Road, Suite 103, Spring Grove June 10 – White Rose Senior Center, 27 S. Broad St., York June 11 – Red Land Senior Center, 736 Wyndamere Road, Newberry Township June 30 – Delta Area Senior Center, 5 Pendyrus St., Suite 1, Delta July 2 – Dillsburg Senior Activity Center, Inc., 1 N. Second St., Dillsburg July 7 – Hanover Council of Churches, 136 Carlisle St., Hanover July 14 – Susquehanna Senior Center, 2427 Craley Road, Lower Windsor Township July 15 – White Rose Senior Center, 27 S. Broad St., York July 16 – South Central Senior Center, 150 E. Main St., New Freedom

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The Seabees Moved Liquor in Pontoons, Beer in Wooden Crates Robert D. Wilcox rand-new Navy Ensign Myron (Mike) Geller landed on the Philippine island of Samar in June 1945. If he had been there only a few months earlier, he would have found himself in the middle of an enormous battle, since Samar was smack in the center of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history. Historians also call it one of the greatest military mismatches in naval history. Admiral Halsey had been lured into taking his powerful 3rd Fleet after a decoy fleet, leaving only three escort carrier groups of the 7th Fleet and their destroyers, which had been repurposed to attack ground targets and thus had few of the torpedoes they would normally carry. The northernmost of the three groups, Task Unit 77.4.3 (“Taffy 3”) found itself facing a large force of Japanese

collection of all kinds of battleships and cruisers. equipment used by Although Taffy 3 Seabees: bulldozers, destroyers had neither trucks, cranes, drag-lines, the firepower nor armor etc. to do so, they attacked As cargo officer, it was the huge Japanese fleet his responsibility to sort it in order to permit the all out and get it securely safe retreat of their slow off the island. We had “Jeep” carriers. dropped the two APlanes from those bombs on Japan, and the carriers then strafed, Japanese had finally bombed, torpedoed, rocketed, and depthEnsign Myron (Mike) Geller in surrendered unconditionally. But we charged the Japanese New York after graduation from midshipman school in still had equipment to forces, sinking or January 1945. take care of and men to disabling three cruisers support. and causing the Japanese One special concern was the large force to turn tail and fail to take part in stock of liquor and beer they had to the further battle in Leyte Gulf. move. Experience was clear that no That was then. But now Geller was matter how well you guarded anything assigned to the 29th Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees). And he found alcoholic, it somehow managed to himself on Samar, facing a huge disappear.

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So they solved that by filling pontoons with the bottles of liquor and then welding the pontoons shut. The beer went into large wooden crates they fashioned and carefully padlocked. The destination was Truk, halfway across the Pacific. It had once been the largest Japanese base in the Pacific. The deep lagoon was 40 miles wide, with high islands and an encircling barrier reef. Often there had been more than 1,000 Japanese merchant and warships moored there awaiting further deployment. However, our submarines had effectively cut off supplies from Japan, with supply convoys receiving nearly 90 percent losses en route to Truk. And in February 1944, we put together a huge armada of top-line carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines for attacks that reduced Truk to rubble, with more than 70

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shipwrecks, 400 aircraft destroyed, and the base no longer a threat to our forces. Starvation had killed many of the soldiers before the complete surrender of the base in 1945. When Geller and his convoy reached Truk, he got the additional job of water officer, since water was a key need of our soldiers, sailors, and Marines there. He supervised the maintaining of procedures that were essential for purifying the drinking water on the main island. Did he lose any of the liquor or beer on the voyage from Samar?

“Well,” he grins, “there was some of the beer that came up missing, but the welded pontoons did a good job of keeping the liquor safe.” By that time, Geller had accrued enough points to go home. So he caught a Navy flight to Guam and another to Hawaii. Then it was by ship to San Francisco and a commercial flight to New York, where he was discharged. Before he ever joined the Navy, he had been studying at City College of New York when he decided to join the Navy’s V-12 program that sent him to Cornell

University and permitted him to graduate there before he became a Navy ensign. Now, after returning from the Pacific, he was able to use the G.I. Bill to get a master’s degree in industrial management at Columbia University. He wrote his thesis on the power crane and shovel industry and was careful to send a copy of it to manufacturers in that industry. That got him an interview—and a job as sales rep—at the Bucyrus Erie Company upon graduation. He worked his way up in several other companies before becoming vice president of sales at

Dynapac, where he worked until his retirement in 1986. He then used his computer to search for the kind of retirement home he thought he would like and found just what he wanted in Central Pennsylvania. He feels very comfortable in retirement there and often thinks of those formative years in the Navy and how they helped him so well in choosing the rewarding civilian career he’s had. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

Volunteer Spotlight Computer Pro Tutors Elementary Students The York County RSVP Volunteer of the Month for June is Howard Powell. Powell has been a volunteer tutor at Hanover Street Elementary School for the past two years. Three days a week, he tutors first-, second-, third-, and fourthgraders with reading, English, spelling, and computer skills. He is known as Mr. Howard to the students he tutors. Howard lives with his wife in Dover and has 35 years of IT experience. He

worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital and at the Harford County Public Library as the computer support manager for 15 years. His hobbies include reading, football, stock car racing, and going to the movies.

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Southern Food and Beverage Museum, 16,000 square feet dedicated to the culinary heritage of the South, both in toto and in all its regional variations. There are Coca-Cola bottles from Georgia, fishing nets from Louisiana, a ham-smoking rack from Virginia, and an entire wall that explains the history of the American cocktail. In addition, behind closed doors but accessible to the public, there’s a library of more than 15,000 books. Most are cookbooks but some are manuals for old appliances. Finally I may learn how to work my mother’s vintage blender! The museum’s restaurant, Purloos, which is named after a traditional Lowcountry dish, serves Southern regional fare such as Cape Hatteras clams and Delta corn tamales, as well Swamp Pop, a made-in-Louisiana soft drink to which I soon become addicted. With a Swamp Pop Satsuma Fizz in hand, we look at a special exhibit highlighting the oldest continuously operated, family-owned restaurant in the United States, which just happens to be back in the French Quarter. (www.southernfood.org) 175 Years of French-Creole Food I know exactly what I want when I walk into Antoine’s: Oysters Rockefeller,

At the Southern Food and Beverage Museum each of the 15 Southern states has a display that honors its own culinary traditions.

Servers at Antoine’s often inherit their positions.

People flock to Café du Monde for its café au lait and beignets.

the restaurant’s signature dish of fresh Gulf oysters topped with a rich green sauce.

Mother’s Restaurant is known for po’ boys that are packed with ham, roast beef, debris, and gravy.

Its name is a tribute to the “rich” Rockefellers who, like the oysters, were awash with “green”—albeit in the form

of money rather than spinach. These were exactly the kind of folks that Antoine Alciatore hoped would patronize his restaurant when he immigrated to New Orleans in 1840. By that time, the 18-year-old boy had spent 10 years as an apprentice for a master chef in a ritzy French hotel, and he was familiar with the preferences of the upper class. He knew they would want more than the simple boiled dishes that were the staple of other Louisiana restaurants. Thus he added French flair in the way of sauces and seasonings and, voilà, a new regional cuisine and one of New Orleans’ most renowned restaurants were born. As we leave, my husband and I both have the same thought. Nearly 200 years ago, a young boy named Antoine learned kitchen skills from a master chef in France in order to ensure a more secure future for himself and his family. Today, another young man is learning kitchen skills at a small café in New Orleans for much the same reason. Fingers crossed that he has similar success. (www.antoines.com) Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).

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The Beauty in Nature

Tree Cavity Critters Clyde McMillan-Gamber any trees, dead and alive, in the Mid-Atlantic States, as elsewhere, have holes in them that were created by wind ripping limbs off those trees or different kinds and sizes of woodpeckers chipping out nurseries for their young. Those trees with cavities are in woods, suburban areas, and farmland. A tree with several hollows is like an apartment complex with several tenants of different kinds. Multiple species of wildlife, other than woodpeckers, live and/or nest in holes in trees in those local environments. Hollows in trees are of different sizes and are used by various-sized creatures. Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice, white-breasted nuthatches, and house wrens squeeze into the smallest cavities in woods and older suburbs. By using the smallest holes, these little birds lessen the chance of being ousted by bigger

animals. Gray squirrels, flying squirrels, and black rat snakes are some of the critters that live in mediumWhite-breasted nuthatch sized hollows in the woods. Gray squirrels also live in tree cavities in mature suburbs with their big trees. Some of the rat snakes dwell in holes in trees after they caught and ate the original inhabitants. Eastern bluebirds and tree swallows compete for medium-sized holes in trees in farmland, with the swallows usually winning those contests. Little gangs of swallows mob individual pairs of

bluebirds at tree cavities until the bluebirds give up and move away. But the bluebirds have two advantages Barred owl over the swallows. Although both species prefer open country to rear offspring, swallows prefer hollows near water, but the bluebirds don’t. And the bluebirds will nest later in summer, when the swallows are finished raising babies and forming flocks to drift south for the winter.

Raccoons, barred owls, screech owls, American kestrels, and wood ducks compete for larger tree cavities in woods, suburbs, and farmland. There they live and raise youngsters. Kestrels rear young in hollows in farmland and suburbs only. Some colonies of honeybees settle into larger tree hollows in farmland and suburban areas where flower nectar and pollen is plentiful. Worker bees build masses of waxy, sixsided cells on wooden walls in those cavities by sweating some of the honey they ate through pores in their exoskeletons. They raise larvae in those cells during warmer months and store honey and pollen in them to feed the larvae and wintering adults. Check trees closely for hollows. Some of those cavities could have one or more interesting creatures living in them.

Nostalgia Road

Death of a Barber Dick Dedrick ax Freeman died last week, at the age of 94. He was the town’s oldest barber. Younger men would get their haircuts at Bobbie’s Beautee Bar. But we older guys were still customers. I watched myself grow up in the mirrors at Max’s: “Mom said I could get a crew cut!” “Flat top, Mr. Freeman. Leave the sides, so I can comb ’em back to a duck tail. Yeah!” “Just a trim—not that much left to cut, Max.” The barber pole in front of his shop stopped turning years ago. A faded sign on the front window read, “Three Chairs, No Waiting.” But Max was the only barber, as far back as I recall. Old magazines, piled around, and the smell of Lucky Tiger tonic in the air;

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With thoughtful tenderness, she handed me the sandwich and then got one for herself. We quietly enjoyed our snacks. “Oh, it’s delicious,” I said, grateful for more than the sandwich. I stood next to her, cherishing this sweet, touching moment of a stranger who cared about me. We all have pitfalls: a loss of a relationship, avoidance of public speaking, fear of being alone, a bad shoulder. Who is perfectly capable in all ways? Nobody I know. When I left my cane at the store, I felt I had lost an attachment of me. My cane is a part of me, like a real limb. Of course I could get another cane, but this one’s been with me for so long. We had become— sort of—family, my cane and me. Constantly interconnecting with each other. I wanted my cane back so badly. When I saw it behind the store’s service counter, I told the store worker I could get it myself. Then, when I saw the obstacles that would make that hard, I asked a simple question that would change my life. “Would you please get it for me?” Naturally, he reunited me with my cane. I knew then that I’d never turn back. I’m not inferior. I’m not in the way. I’m not bothering anyone. And if I am, whose problem is that? I may be physically impaired, but my greatest handicap has been in not accepting the helping hands of others. Of that, I am no longer disabled. Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance. To find out more, visit www.saraleeperel.com or email sperel@saraleeperel.com.

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Assisted Living Residences/Personal Care Homes Bethany Village — MapleWood

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325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-766-0279 • www.BethanyVillage.org

425 Westminster Avenue • Hanover, PA 17331 717-637-4166 • www.homewood.com

Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Assisted Living Residence: Yes Private: 100 Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes

Total AL and/or PC Beds: 98 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: One-bedroom suites; secured memory support neighborhood; skilled nursing – The Oaks.

Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Excellent care in a lovely environment. Call to schedule a visit.

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Total AL and/or PC Beds: 70 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

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Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Discover our newly renovated accommodations and homelike environment with the security of 24-hour nursing care.

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Total AL and/or PC Beds: 82 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Total AL and/or PC Beds: 150 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Private balcony or patio; no wait for availability; no buy-in; simple month/month lease.

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Total AL and/or PC Beds: 50 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

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Total AL and/or PC Beds: 55 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes* Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

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Conn., in 1861, at the suggestion of George Morris, to pray for the preservation of the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. In 1885, a Wisconsin schoolteacher named Bernard J. Cigrand held a formal

observance of what he called “Flag Birthday” at his school. Cigrand went on to become a passionate promoter of Flag Day, delivering more than 2,000 speeches on the subject, and he is generally considered to be the “Father of Flag Day.”

In 1914, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane delivered a Flag Day speech in which he said the flag had spoken to him that morning: “I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself.” In 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress formally establishing June 14 as National Flag Day.

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DANCE

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Murray Dance Studio to teach ballroom dancing on weeknights and weekends, which included swing dancing. During this time, he met his future wife, Leona, and decided to get married and start a family, thinking it “prudent to give up the dancing part” of his life. He and Leona had three daughters, Vicki, Kathy, and Cindy, and Kerns took a fulltime job at AMP Inc. (now Tyco) as a die engineer, where he worked in management before retiring in 1995. In 2001, after 49 years of marriage, Leona passed away from cancer, and Kerns began looking for activities and organizations to keep him occupied and active. He heard about the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club and decided to put on his dancing shoes and check it out. “Turned out that their swing dancing was right up my alley, so I started going each week,” says Kerns. “In 2004, they asked me to become their president.” As president, Kerns guides board meetings and keeps the club moving forward.

That same year, the ’50s-era dancing on club obtained its own to future venue for holding generations,” says dances, and Kerns Kerns. began teaching swing The dances attract dance to students about 50 dancers again, 50 years after most nights, from his retirement from high school and Arthur Murray. college students to The swing dance seniors, many with club celebrated its 10various diverse Photo credits: Jason Tabor backgrounds but all year anniversary last Kerns volunteers as a dance year. The club holds with a love for swing instructor “to pass the ’50s-era dances each week on dancing. dancing on to future generations.” Tuesday and Saturday “To keep things nights and also holds interesting, we teach special dance events various forms of with live bands swing dance,” throughout the year. including East and Dancers can attend West Coast Swing, a “beginner’s” lesson Lindy Hop, and the before each dance, Charleston, says taught by Kerns and Kerns. other instructors at “We love it that all A mural celebrating the swingthe club. ages come to dance. dance era brightens up the dance “The officers and Our advice to studio where the club meets. instructors are beginners is to learn volunteers and do this because of our the basics well first, as all other steps are love of dance and our desire to pass the developed from that firm foundation,

and it makes intermediate and advanced learning much easier and fun.” Kerns is also active outside of the dance studio. For 25 years, he was the president of his table-tennis club. He has won medals in the state and national Senior Games and competed in various USA Table Tennis-sanctioned tournaments. In addition, he is a volunteer at an organization providing support for the homeless, working overnight at a shelter and serving as president and a member of the governing board. He also volunteers at a local theater, where he ushers patrons at live shows. Kerns enjoys spending time with his family—now numbering three children, six grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren—and traveling. He has traveled all around the world and visited most of the continents along the way. “When you retire, retire from work,” says Kerns. “Do not retire from life.” For more information about the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dancing Club and a schedule of their events, visit their website at www.centralpaswing dance.org or call (717) 218-9846.

Calendar of Events

York County

York County Department of Parks and Recreation

Senior Center Activities

Pre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or any additional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.

Red Land Senior Center – (717) 244-7229, www.redlandseniorcenter.org June 11, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Farmers Market Nutrition Voucher Distribution June 25, 12:30 p.m. – Ice Cream Social June 29, 12:45 – Beginner’s iPad Class

June 7, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Summer Wildflowers, Nixon County Park June 10, 7 to 8 p.m. – Porch Talks: The Lincoln Funeral Train, Hanover Junction Train Station June 14, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Nesting Birds of Nixon Park, Nixon County Park

York County Library Programs Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014 Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club Kaltreider-Benfer Library, 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion, (717) 244-2032 June 17, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Green Thumb Garden Club Presentation: Gardening for Butterflies Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center, 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, (717) 252-4080 June 2 and 16, 6 p.m. – KC Knitting and Crocheters June 11, 1 to 3 p.m. – Chick Lit Book Club: Riding the Bus with My Sister by Rachel Simon June 11, 2 to 4 p.m. – Meet the Tech Guru

Windy Hill On the Campus – (717) 225-0733, www.windyhillonthecampus.org June 10, 10 a.m. – MindMatters Presentation: “Flying the Big Jets” Please contact your local center for scheduled activities. If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.

Programs and Support Groups June 1, 9:30 a.m. Green Thumb Garden Club Meeting: “Let’s Recreate Jurassic Garden” Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2650 Freysville Road, Red Lion (717) 235-2823

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Free and open to the public June 3, 6:30 p.m. Lawn Concerts @ the Mansion: Swing into Summer! Hanover Area Historical Society Warehime-Myers Mansion 305 Baltimore St., Hanover (717) 632-3207

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June 25, 7 p.m. Lecture Program: “U.S. Medal of Honor – Beyond the Call of Duty” Hanover Area Historical Society Warehime-Myers Mansion 305 Baltimore St., Hanover (717) 632-3207 www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

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Abby Stokes an you picture yourself sitting in your backyard watching the roses bloom while “surfing the ’Net”? Or perhaps you’re traveling on a plane with your tablet tucked into your carry-on luggage. Maybe you’re even snuggled up all comfy in your bed answering emails. On the other hand, you might be sure you’ll use the computer only in the warmth of your den and have no intention of moving it. Read on to help you decide whether a desktop, laptop, or tablet best suits your needs. A desktop and a laptop function in exactly the same way, using the same software and allowing you to access the Internet. They both have the same basic hardware (monitor, keyboard, and mouse). They also have the capability of being plugged into a printer or other peripherals using ports. A desktop, which is not portable, comes at a significantly lower price point than a laptop computer. Smaller technology equals higher prices.

What’s the difference between a notebook and a laptop computer? I once posed a similar question to a farmer when visiting the Berkshires. “What’s the difference between a pig and a hog?” I asked. “Way you spell it,” he answered. That is the same answer for the difference between a notebook and a laptop computer. Two names for the same thing. A netbook (don’t mistake it for a notebook) is a small, lightweight, and inexpensive laptop. A netbook averages 2 to 3 pounds and the screen is quite small—they measure between 5 and 10 inches. Netbooks are less expensive than laptops and can be purchased for as little as $200. How does a tablet compare to a computer? A tablet is a computer. The distinction is that a tablet is fully contained in a single panel and it utilizes touch-screen technology. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

So instead of using a mouse to navigate, you simply tap the screen to take an action. The keyboard is even integrated into the touch screen. A tablet can do pretty much anything a desktop or laptop computer can do, but the only option for adding software (referred to as apps) to a tablet is by downloading it from the Internet (there is no CD or DVD drive). The other significant difference is portability. As small and light as a laptop may be, a tablet can be slipped into a handbag or even a large pocket. The sacrifice that you make for something portable like a laptop or tablet is that everything is smaller. You may find some laptop screens difficult to view. If a laptop screen feels too small for you, a tablet screen might seem impossible. And if your hands are large, you may feel cramped using the keyboard or mouse on a laptop or the touch screen on a tablet. But for some people, it is infinitely more important that they can take their technology with them, even if it is a little harder to see or type. So why not buy a tablet if you want something portable? If you’re working with complex spreadsheets, heavily designed documents, or lots of typing, the smaller format of a tablet can make the task more difficult to manage than it would on a laptop. Also, if you need to use a particular software program, be sure there is a version available online for a tablet. The best way to decide is to test drive each choice for yourself. It’s your eyes that need to be able to see the screen and your hands that will be tapping on the keyboard. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ AAStestdrive for a printable test-drive form to bring with you. Abby Stokes, author of “Is This Thing On?” A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming and its companion website, AskAbbyStokes.com, is the Johnny Appleseed of Technology, singlehandedly helping more than 300,000 people cross the digital divide.

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