Lifestyles over 50 - June 2010 Issue

Lifestyles over 50 Encouraging vibrant and healthy living in the greater Lehigh Valley!

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Things To Do With Grandkids Rails to Trails Human Performance Center – Work For Health WD-40: It Does It All Bereavement Support Summer Music Concerts Fiber Is Good Medicine

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FROM THE EDITOR

Lifestyles over 50

a Thrive LLC Publication PO Box 414, Macungie, PA 18062 www.lifestylesover50.com Publisher: Jeff Tintle, 610-762-9011, jtintle@lifestylesover50.com Editor Art Villafane, 610-774-0919, editor@lifestylesover50.com Copy Editors Laura Putt, Vicki Bezems Distribution Osvanys Osoria, Lissette Lemok, Gustavo Caicedo Miguel Varela, Carlos Rodriguez

Lifestyles over 50 is distributed FREE throughout the greater Lehigh Valley. Copyright 2010 © Thrive LLC. Reproduction of any and all content is not permitted unless express written permission is granted. Opinions expressed in any commentary published in this magazine do not necessarily represent those of Thrive LLC and are not to be regarded as advice (legal, tax, investment or otherwise).

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You can find copies of Lifestyles over 50 at: Libraries • Churches • Senior Centers Fitness Centers • Community Centers • Resource Offices Doctor & Healthcare Offices Independent & Assisted Living Facilities.

Subscriptions are available for $20.00/year.

I hope that the warmer weather is to your liking (don’t forget your sunscreen).

To help enjoy the summer we have a list of music concerts for this month as well as more activities for those of you with grandkids – also check out our unique article on Rails to Trails.

On the healthy lifestyle front we highlight the Human Performance Center – an exercise facility here in the Valley.

Read how a number of people benefitted from its programs. I have been following a healthy program at my exercise facility for about a year now. I must admit that I look stunning.

(Please disregard the previous sentence - I just wanted to hear what it sounded like). Seriously, starting an exercise program is the single most important activity you can do.

We continue with the last segment on hospice, palliative care, and bereavement. We hope that this has been helpful given the sensitive nature of the subject.

There are changes for those of you who have Medigap insurance. Be sure to read our article to see how the changes might affect you. For anyone considering retirement our article on the Social Security Benefits Estimator has invaluable information.

Humor is vital for a healthy life so we, as usual, include a number of humorous and amusing sections. And don’t forget about the puzzle section - stimulate your mind as well as your body. It will reap short and long term benefits.

Lastly, at the risk of repeating myself too often, we are always looking for feedback from you, our readers. Your ideas and suggestions will make this magazine that much better.

Enjoy the summer.

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A Reason to Celebrate This Month: International Surf Music Month, National Accordion Awareness Month, National Bathroom Reading Month, National Candy Month, Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, Potty Training Awareness Month, Fireworks Safety Month, Great Outdoors Month, Dairy Month.

Weeks: 5-12: International Clothesline Week; 6-12: National Headache Awareness Week; 7-12: National Sun Safety Week; 10-13: Superman Week; 13-19: National Flag Week; 14-20: Meet a Mate Week, Universal Father’s Week; 20-26: Carpenter Ant Awareness Week; 24-27: Watermelon Seed Spitting Week; 28-7/4: Fish Are Friends, Not Food! Week.

Days: 1- National Go Barefoot Day, Say Something Nice Day; 2- National Bubba Day, Yell “Fudge” at the Cobras in North America Day; 4- International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression Day; 5- World Environment Day; 6- D-Day, National Cancer Survivors Day; 8- UpsyDaisy Day; 9- Donald Duck Day; 10- Ballpoint Pen Day; 11- Corn on the Cob Day; 12-13- Raggedy Ann and Andy Day; 14- World Blood Donor Day, Family History Day; 19Garfield the Cat Day; 20- American Eagle Day; 22- Stupid Guy Thing Day, 25- Take Your Dog to Work Day. Birthstone: Pearl

Flower: Rose

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When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut.

Approximately two-thirds of people tip their head to the right when they kiss.

No president of the United States was an only child.

Pumice is the only rock that floats in water.

The African cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for two weeks, mates and then dies.

Your foot is the same length as your forearm.

If you plug your nose you can’t hum.

Dutch, on average, are the tallest people.

Kissing is healthier than shaking hands.

An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.

The dial tone of a normal telephone is in the key of “F”.

Cleopatra married two of her brothers.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

The earth is about 6,588 quadrillion tons in weight.

The parachute was invented by DiVinci in 1515.

Ants never sleep.

The human brain is 80% water.

If you keep a goldfish in the dark room, it will eventually turn white.

The phrase “rule of thumb” is derived from an old

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English law that stated you couldn’t beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

‘Jedi’ is an official religion in Australia with over 70,000 followers.

Church of England has apologized to Charles Darwin 200 years after his birth.

Armadillos have four babies at a time and they are always all the same sex.

In 2009 one of eight newly married couples in the U.S. met online.

If you are right handed, you will tend to chew food on your right side. If you are left handed, you likely to chew food on your left side.

Any free moving liquid in outer space will form itself into a sphere because of its surface tension.

A snail can slide over a razor blade without being hurt by producing slime that helps it slide harmlessly.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

Red wine will spoil if exposed to light; hence tinted bottles.

Polar bears, with transparent fluffy fur, actually have black skin.

Lima beans contain cyanide.

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Family and Fun

Things To Do

Let’s Laugh a Bit

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Children’s Story Time Wednesdays 10:30-11:00 AM Moravian Bookshop, Bethlehem. Children between 2 and 4 are welcome. Preregistration is not required.

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See Robin Hood on 4th-7th 10-11 AM at Labuda Center for the Performing Arts in Center Valley.

Tennis Bracelet A woman sees a beautiful tennis bracelet in a jewelry store window. Not having the money to purchase the item, but desperately longing for it, she enters and speaks to the clerk.

“If I were to give you a small deposit for this item, could you possibly hold it for me?”

“Certainly,” replies the clerk. “For how long shall we hold the item?”

“Until my husband does something unforgivable.”

by Laura Putt, Lifestyles over 50

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Catch an outdoor concert and enjoy the summer evening. See the Bethlehem Municipal Band on June 4 at 7:30 PM in Bethlehem’s Rose Garden on Union Blvd.

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Macungie Memorial Park - Antique Truck Club of America Annual Show and Flea Market June 18-20.

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Do something fun with Dad on Father’s Day at Blue Mountain’s Father’s Day Cruise & Picnic. Blue Mountain Ski Area, Danielsville. Enjoy lift rides, live entertainment, amusements, food & beer.

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U.S. 10 Mile Championship. June 6 7:30-10:00 PM. This race is a mass-start competition with more than 30 riders. This race is very exciting and occasionally dangerous as riders fight to keep the pace high and sprinters work to maintain their position for the patented, high-speed, last-minute dash to the finish line.

Valley Preferred Cycling Center, Breinigsville.

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Schnecksville Community Fair June 21-27.

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Attend the Summer Garden Party from 10-4 on the 26th at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm in Stroudsburg.

Tours of the garden will be given throughout the day along with tours of the historic buildings at Quiet Valley which was settled in the late 1760s.

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Cheer on the home team and visit an Iron Pigs game at Coca-Cola Park. Find schedule at http://www. ironpigsbaseball.com.

For more things to do see our site - Lehigh Valley Family: http://www.lehighvalleyfamily.com/

by Art Villafane, Lifestyles over 50

Rough Country Road I was driving my father and grandfather down a rough country road. My inexperience in handling Grandpa’s fourwheel-drive made for a particularly bouncy ride.

Embarrassed, I offered a lame excuse, “The sun shadows through the trees make it hard for me to see all the potholes.”

“Don’t worry,” Grandpa said. “you’re gettin’ most of ‘em.”

Great Truths • The best place to be when you are sad is Grandma’s lap.

• Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.

• Families are like fudge - mostly sweet, with a few nuts.

• Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside.

• Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

• You’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.

Small Town Emergency The small town’s sheriff was also its veterinarian. One night the phone rang and his wife answered. An agitated voice inquired, “Is your husband there?”

“Do you require his services as a sheriff or as a vet?

“Both. We can’t get our dog’s mouth open, and there’s a burglar in it.”

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Community

Rails to Trails

the railroads that once ran on the same routes,” according to Trails.com.

by Vicki Bezems, Lifestyles over 50 After an unusually cold winter and uncommonly low temperatures this spring, most of us are eager to spend some time outdoors - for exercise, fresh air, and a reunion with nature. One of the attractive aspects of the Valley is the abundance of parks and recreational areas nearby.

The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) has worked for 23 years to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines. According to the RTC website, “Rails-to-Trails Conservancy serves as the national voice for more than 150,000 members and supporters, “These rail-trails often follow rivers 19,000 miles of rail-trail throughout the We have trails that form part of the or valleys and offer easy traveling, thanks country, and more than 9,000 miles of national network of Rails to Trails - multi- to the gentle surface grades required for potential rail-trails waiting to be built.

We have supported the tremendous growth and development of rail-trails MONTH DATE EVENT TIME LOCATION 5 National Rail to Trails Day Event* All day Trailhead since opening our doors February 1, June 12 N. Whitehall 8 am Trailhead 1986.”

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use trails that have been converted from abandoned or closed railroad beds. Rail trails are suitable for walking, bicycling, inline skating, wheelchair, horseback riding, fishing, and in winter, cross country skiing.

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The RTC goes on to say, “Further, [RTC] is committed to enhancing the health of America’s environment, transportation, economy, neighborhoods and people—ensuring a better future made possible by trails and the connections they inspire.”

One of the most popular multi-use trails in the Valley is the Ironton RailTrail, located on the former Ironton Railroad route. You can find more information on the Ironton RailTrail at www.irontonrailtrail.org/. For other events throughout the year, visit www.railstotrails.org/getInvolved/ findAnEvent.

Other widely used local rail trails can be found at www.traillink.com/home. aspx. Other resources for Rails-to-Trails information include www.rttcpa.org/, www.dcnr.state.pa.us/greenways_trails. aspx, www.trails.com/stateactivity. aspx?area=11832, www.nepa-rail-trails. org/, www.americantrails.org/resources/ statetrails/PAstate.html For information on how you can get involved in the national and local rails-to-trails movement, visit www. railstotrails.org/getInvolved/index.html.

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Humor

InternetSpeak: “dya kno w2d d00d?”

by Vicki Bezems, Lifestyles over 50

Language: Netspeak. Translation: Do you know what to do, dude? That is, do you know what to do when you get a text message or an IM (instant message), written in netspeak?

According to the www.noslang.com, “Internet slang consists of slang and acronyms users have created as an effort to save keystrokes. Terms originated from various sources including bulletin boards, AIM, Yahoo, IRC, chat rooms, email, text messaging, and some even as far back as World War II.” If you receive instant messages on the Internet or mobile phone text messages, you need to know certain terms that are used frequently, even if misspelled words and missing punctuation are pet peeves of yours! If you have a teenager or adolescent in your life who uses electronic devices to communicate, it’s essential to know some Internet slang - for their safety and well being.

At http://www.noslang.com, you’ll find a slang translator and a slang dictionary, and a list of the 25 Internet Slang Terms All Parents Should Know.

Here is a sampling: ayty - are you there yet bbiam - be back in a minute c/t - can’t talk dawg – friend eil - explode into laughter f2f - face to face g2bl8 - going to be late h&k - hugs and kisses iasb - i am so bored j/k - just kidding kib - okay, I’m back lol - laughing out loud mbl8r - maybe later n/m – never mind o rly - oh really pbly – probably q4u - question for you rehi - hello again

s’ok - it’s okay t2m - talk to me udy - you done yet vbg - very big grin w/e - whatever xlnt – excellent y w - you’re welcome zup - what’s up?

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Allentown’s Human Performance Center Works to Improve Overall Health

by Vicki Bezems, Lifestyles over 50

Allentown’s Human Performance Center (HPC) operates a medically based fitness program that focuses on disease and injury prevention, and quality of life issues.

The HPC was initially established as a rehabilitation Kathleen with personal trainer Brian Zarbatany facility for patients of OAA Orthopedic Specialists. Now, housed in a 45,000 square foot facility on the Integrated Health Campus on Cetronia Road in South Whitehall Township, the HPC offers a wide variety of options for exercising and learning how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

HPC membership includes a complete assessment administered by a degreed exercise specialist. The personal trainer develops an individualized program for each client that includes exercise, education, and strategies to boost motivation.

The HPC’s ten full time personal trainers are all certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA).

Linda HPC 11 years ago to rehabilitate her hip. She had hip surgery in 1999 and again in 2004. Recuperating from the second operation was much easier, she attests, after conditioning at the HPC. Linda works out three times a week; she says it makes her feel younger. “Everybody is friendly,� she reports. “There is no such thing as competition, and no fancy workout clothes.�

Linda appreciates the fact that the personal trainers are always available, are watchful for clients needing help, and are willing to help any member on the floor who has a question or needs guidance.

The HPC makes many programs available not only to members but to the general public, as well. Zarbatany says, “It’s not just about members. If all you do is serve members and not the community you are a part of, you’re not doing anything for overall health.� (continued on next page)

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Kathleen, a retired teacher, joined the HPC to fight the effects of aging on her health and appearance. Now that she is retired, she works out seven days a week, in addition to riding mountain bikes and walking three miles after dinner every night. Three years ago, Kathleen was hit by a car while riding her bike and suffered two broken bones in her arm, plus a concussion. Her level of fitness from working out regularly enabled her to make a quick and complete recovery. “I’m very form oriented. And I’m proud to say that I’m at the same weight as when I got married.�

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Movie Review

Count of Monte Cristo - Movie Review

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The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexander Dumas, is the ultimate story of revenge. We all fantasize about righting the unjust wrongs that have befallen us so this book strikes a chord with everyone.

This movie version does a great job of bringing the novel to the big. Picture this: You are thrown in prison on false testimony for 14 years. This is done because your LVH Aqua – To improve body awareness, fitness, and best friend wants your sweetheart and your confidence to perform physical activity. recent appointment to a high position.

He implicates you in a scheme to reTai Chi – A discipline that integrates mind, body, and instate Napoleon Bonaparte. During your spirit as participants practice a series of slow-moving imprisonment you learn the whereabouts of martial arts exercises. a huge fortune. This is what happens to Edmund Dantes, the Gentle Tai Chi – Designed for individuals who are not able protagonist. He becomes one of the richest men in the world. to participate in our regular tai chi program due to frailty, How will he exact his revenge?

Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, stroke, arthritis, recent This is a enjoyable movie on several levels. The surgery, or cardiac events. cinematography is incredible. Jim Caviezal plays Dantes with Guy Pearce as his former friend and now his most hated Cancer Wellness Program – An 8-week program which enemy. Watch Richard Harris as Dantes’ fellow inmate. offers individuals being treated for or recovering from Harris shows why he is one of our finest actors. The movie is cancer and related symptoms. filled with swashbuckling action, romance and a healthy dose of humor.

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The HPC also offers massage and child minding services.

Try this movie. I know that you will enjoy it.

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AARP

Changes to Medigap

by Pat Nemetch, President APRN, Member of the PA State AARP Long Term Care Committee

state-run prescription drug programs. Now that tax season is over and you know your total income, it’s easy to find out if you qualify.

Like most kids when I was growing up, the time between January and June seemed to pass at a snail’s pace. To me, summer’s arrival always seemed so far away with the promise of warmer weather, blooming flowers and the end of school.

While these days, the months- if not years-fly by, I still see June as a time of change. That’s particularly true this summer.

The program’s income limits were raised a few years ago, so you just could be eligible for help paying for prescription drugs. There are also safety net protections for those who find themselves with a lower income due to a life-changing event. Check with your local Area Agency on Aging for help applying for PACE and PACENET.

For those of you on Medicare with a Medigap insurance plan, the federally-based supplemental plans changed June 1.

These changes were put in place to making shopping for plans easier, eliminate duplicative plans and add new plans with lower premiums and more predictable out-of-pocket costs.

So while you are tending to flower beds and enjoying the warm sunlight and longer days of summer, be sure to take time to separate the truth and myths surrounding the new Health Insurance Reform law. After reading the components, I can tell you the new law is particularly beneficial for those of you on Medicare.

Most importantly: if you already have a Medigap plan that you like, you can keep it. Your plan and benefits will remain the same as long as you continue to pay your premiums on time.

You are also probably aware that parts of the national Health Insurance Reform Law are beginning to take effect.

This month, the federal government will start mailing $250 rebate checks to people on Medicare Part D plans who have reached the dreaded doughnut hole coverage gap. The good news is you do not need to do anything to get your check.

You’ll receive it automatically about three months after you spend $2,830 for out-of-pocket drug costs for the year.

Medicare tracks these costs for you.

That’s just one way the new law is helping older residents.

If you have access to a computer, you can learn more at www.aarp.org/getthefacts, including a user-friendly guide to understanding the benefits of the new law and fact sheets in plain language on prescription drugs and long-term care. The site offers information both for people in Medicare and for those with private health insurance.

Of course if you’d rather hear about the new law in person, AARP is out talking to groups, explaining and highlighting all the changes. Keep your eyes and ears open for a presentation in your area. No matter how you learn about the law, you will want to know all the new effective dates and exactly how to take advantage of the additional benefits.

The midyear point is also a good time to examine eligibility for PACE and PACENET, the nation’s premier

Finally, Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and grandfathers out there.

Never underestimate the power of a single person.

AARP — a stronger voice for change Join us in making a difference in Pennsylvania through advocacy, education and community service.

Volunteering is a wonderful way to help the community and gain a sense of personal enrichment.

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Stuff

Uses for WD-40

by Anonymous

1. Protects silver from tarnishing.

2. Removes road tar and grime from cars. . Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.

4. Gives floors that ‘just-waxed’ sheen without making them slippery.

5. Keeps flies off cows.

6. Restores and cleans chalkboards.

7. Removes lipstick stains.

8. Untangles jewelry chains.

9. Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.

10. Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.

11. Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.

12. Removes tomato stains from clothing.

1 . Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots.

14. Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.

15. Keeps scissors working smoothly.

16. Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes.

17. Loosens stubborn zippers.

18. It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff marks on flooring.

It doesn’t seem to harm the finish and you won’t have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks.

19. Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40!

20. Gives a children’s playground gym slide a shine for a super fast slide.

21. Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers.

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Community

“the times, they are a’changing”

They certainly don’t subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry

by Anonymous man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it.

Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come!

They are now developing a model for paid subscription services.

The Post Office Get ready to imagine a world without the Post Office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way The Book You say you will never give up the physical book that to sustain it. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just about wiped you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages. I said the out the minimum revenue needed to keep the Post Office same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted alive. Most of your mail is junk mail and bills. my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without The Check ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with checks by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online a year to process checks. Plastic cards and online transactions and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the will lead to the eventual demise of the check. If you never paid price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the Post screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the Office would absolutely go out of business. story, can’t wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you’re holding a gadget instead of a book.

The Newspaper (continued on next page) The younger generation simply doesn’t read the newspaper.

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Community Land Line Telephone Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don’t need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they’ve always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes.

Music This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It’s the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing.

Over 40% of the music purchased today is “catalog items,” meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with - older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, “Appetite for Self-Destruction”

by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, “Before the Music Dies.”

Television Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. They’re playing games and other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Cable rates are skyrocketing. It’s time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.

Get a DVR and fast forward through the commercials.

Privacy If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That’s gone. It’s been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7, “they” know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. If you buy something, your habit is put into a zillion profiles, and your ads will change to reflect those habits. And “they” will try to get you to buy something else. Again and again.

All we will have that can’t be changed are memories.

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Health

Bereavement Support

by Art Villafane, Lifestyles over 50 This is the third of our three part series on palliative care, hospice and bereavement.

The bereavement process is unique to every individual who suffers the loss of a loved one. It is the natural response to loss. There is no “normal” nor “typical” bereavement response.

There is no timeframe within which we can “handle” our grief.

However there are some common responses grieving individuals share. These include a range of emotional reactions, dealing with family and friends, and facing holidays and special occasions without their loved one.

Grief may be experienced as a mental, physical, social, or emotional reaction. There can be an initial stage of numbness after first learning of a death, or imminent death, but there is no order to the grieving process.

Living After A Loss Books, pamphlets, audio and video tapes about various aspects of grief and loss are available from bereavement libraries. There is usually a children’s collection of materials written for and about children and adolescents.

There are bereavement services offered through numerous channels throughout the Valley. One such program is offered at St. Luke’s in Bethlehem.

St. Luke’s Hospice provides bereavement support and guidance for family members, caregivers and friends - to every person impacted by death, regardless of whether the loved one has died in its hospice program. Bereavement support services (free-of-charge) continue for a full 13 months following a death. These services include monthly newsletters, support groups, workshops for adults and children, lectures/discussions and services of remembrance.

The Hospice of the Visiting Nurse Association of St. Luke’s is a community resource to anyone dealing with issues of grief and we welcome inquiries about the support groups, workshops, lecture series and other services. Call 610-954-2835 for more information.

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Lehigh Valley Band Concerts for June ALBURTIS Alburtis Park, 328 S. Main St. June 5: Gone Images June 6: Forgotten Mountain & Jesse Wade June 12: Steel Creek June 13: Emily Rose & Country Rhythm & Lehigh Valley Cloggers June 19: JW & The Buicks & Teachers Pet Tribute to Dolly & Shorty June 20: Midnight Special & Majestics with Lester Miller Hoedown Dancers June 26: Aces & Eights June 27: Southern Reign & Outlaws ALLENTOWN West Park, 16th and Turner streets, 7:30 p.m., unless noted June 4: Municipal Band June 5: Pioneer Band, Midway Manor, 7 p.m.

June 8: Marine Band June 12: Allentown Band, Arts Park, Fifth and Hamilton streets, 7 p.m.

June 13: Pioneer Band June 14: Allentown Band, Flag Day Celebration, 3 p.m.

June 16: Allentown Symphony Opera, Aidia, 6:30 p.m.

June 18: Bethlehem Legion Band June 18: Allentown Symphony Jazz Cabaret, Shelly Clark / Friends, 7:30 p.m June 19: Allentown Band, Art in the Park, 2 p.m.

June 19: Municipal Band, Irving Park, 7 p.m.

June 20: Municipal Band June 23: Allentown Symphony Opera, Romeo et Juliette, 6:30 p.m June 23: Royalaires, Dancing Under the Stars, Cedar Creek Parkway, 7 p.m.

June 25: Dave Neith Orchestra June 26: Marine Band, Franklin Park, 7 p.m.

BETHLEHEM Rose Garden, Union Boulevard, 7:30 p.m., unless noted June 4: Bethlehem Municipal Band June 6: Pioneer Band of Allentown June 11: American Legion Band June 12: Allentown Band, 1:30 p.m.

June 12: Dave Neith Orchestra June 13: Dave Neith Orchestra June 18: Municipal Band of Allentown June 20: Bethlehem Municipal Band June 23: Lehigh Valley Italian American Band, Strolling on Main Street, 6 p.m.

June 23: Flutations, Strolling on Broad Street, 6 p.m.

June 25: Bethlehem Municipal Band June 27: American Legion Band Bethlehem Sculpture Garden East of City Hall, rain location, City Hall Rotunda, 6-8 p.m.

June 11: Atlantic Crossing (Folk) June 18: The Subtle Difference (Jazz) June 25: The Large Flowerheads (’60s - with Birthday Celebration) Bethlehem Tunes At Twilight 6-8 p.m., Sun Inn Courtyard, 556 Main Street.

June 3: Dan DeChellis Trio June 10: Kinetic Blu June 17: She Said Sunday June 24: Steve Brosky & Jimmy Meyer COPLAY Swimming pool, Second and Kieffer Sts. Aug. 28: Galavant, 1-4 p.m. and Nick of Time (formerly Sky’s the Limit) 6-10 p.m.

Aug. 29: Johnny Dee 1-4:45 p.m.

Shake, Rattle and Soul 6-10 p.m.

EASTON Centre Square, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

June 25: Turning Tides EMMAUS Community Park Arts Pavilion, 1401 Shimersville Road.

6 p.m., unless noted.

June 6: The Majestics June 13: The Municipal Band June 18: Big Band Ambassadors, 8-9:30 p.m.

June 20: Macungie Band June 27: Marine Band HELLERTOWN Dimmick Park, Durham Street.

Preshow 5:45 p.m.; main act, 7 p.m.

June 13: Preshow, Saucon Valley High School Jazz Ensemble; Main, Jump City Jazz LOWER MACUNGIE 7-8 p.m.

June 5: Macungie Band, Prater Park NAZARETH Nazareth Boro Park, Broad Street Extension, 6:30 p.m.

June 27: Walt Groller Orchestra Nockamixon Historical Society Palisades Middle School, Route 412, Kintnersville. Rain location,

in the school. 6:30-8:30 p.m., unless noted.

June 27: Reminisce NORTH CATASAUQUA North Catasauqua Park, Grove Street, 7 p.m.

June 28: Easton Municipal Band, rain date June 29 NORTHAMPTON June 9: Joe Weber Band, Canal Street Gazebo, 6:30 p.m.

June 16: Forgotten Mountain Boys, Canal Street Gazebo, 6:30 p.m.

June 23: Celtic Adventure, 18th Street and Lincoln Avenue, 6:30 p.m.

June 30: Allentown Pioneer Band, 18th Street and Lincoln Avenue, 7:30 p.m.

PALMERTON Borough Park, 7 p.m.

Rain location, Borough Hall, 443 Delaware Ave. June 13: Palmerton Band June 20: Johnny Dee, Polka Band June 27: Remember When PEN ARGYL Weona Park, 6 p.m.

June 27: Inch & The Echoes PPL PLAZA Ninth and Hamilton streets, Allentown, 11:45 a.m.

June 3: Hector Rosado & Ensemble Siete June 10: Co-Op Bop June 17: Donovan Roberts June 24: Real West PROMENADE SHOPS AT SAUCON VALLEY 2895 Center Valley Parkway, Center Valley. 7 p.m.

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TAMAQUA Tamaqua Train Station, 18 N. Railroad St., 6 p.m.

June 10: Steve Brosky & Jimmy Meyer June 24: Fred Douglas UPPER SAUCON TOWNSHIP Township Park, Preston Lane, Center Valley, 7 p.m.

June 24: Craig Thatcher Band WIND GAP Wind Gap Borough Park, Lehigh and Third streets, 6 p.m.

June 20: Twitty Fever

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Social Security

Social Security Benefits Estimator

Tell Me This Will Not Happen To Us!

by Tom Reiley, District Manager Allentown

You probably don’t need anyone to tell you that times are tough for many people right now. The past year has seen a recession-driven increase in applications for Social Security retirement and disability benefit applications. These increases translate into busier offices and telephone lines.

So if you need information, or want to apply for benefits, visit the most conveniently located office Social Security has: our online office at www.socialsecurity.gov. There, you can apply online for retirement, spouses, and disability benefits. There’s no need to fight the traffic to visit an office or wait for an appointment. Our website makes it simple, allowing you to apply for retirement benefits in as little as 15 minutes.

If you’re not certain you’re ready to apply, we have online resources that can help you decide. Our Retirement Estimator will allow you to enter different scenarios to come up with the retirement plan best for you. You can find it at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.

A Disability Starter Kit makes it easy to prepare for your disability application. The kit explains the documentation and information you’ll be required to share on the application. It includes checklists and worksheets to help with that application. You can find the Disability Starter Kit at www.socialsecurity.gov/disability on the left-hand side of the page.

There are other things you can do online, such as applying for a replacement Medicare card, and requesting an SSA-1099 for tax purposes. You can learn about these and other online services at www.socialsecurity.gov/ onlineservices. When you are ready to apply for Social Security benefits, just visit www.socialsecurity.gov/ applyonline. Local email: thomas.reiley@ssa.gov

Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards. One day they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said, “Now don’t get mad at me ... I know we’ve been friends for a long time, but I just can’t for the life of me think of your name!

I’ve thought and thought, but I can’t remember it. Please tell me what you name is..”

Her friend glared at her for at least three minutes, she just stared and glared at her. Finally, she said, “How soon do you need to know?” ___________________________ Three retirees, each with a hearing loss, were playing golf one fine March day. One remarked to the other, “Windy, isn’t it?” “No,” the second man replied, “it’s Thursday.” And the third man chimed in, “So am I, let’s have a beer.”

Please join us for this important event!

AARP Safe Driver Course June 15 • 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Course cost: $12.00 for AARP members / $14.00 for non-members (Includes lunch courtesy of Traditions of Hanover)

This is the 4-hour refresher course.

Don’t miss this in-depth class — the nation’s first and largest driving course for ages 50 and older.

Must bring AARP membership card, certificate from 8-hour course and driver’s license.

Please register by June 10, by calling 610-882-0400.

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Personal Growth

Write Your Own Obituary

by Alan Allegra

I’m at the age where the first items I check in the newspaper are the police blotter and the obituaries. If I’m not in either one, then I can get out of bed with confidence!

My wife and I have jokingly discussed what I’d like my obit to say. Most obits have the deceased’s nickname in quotation marks. Some are obvious, like “Richard ‘Rich’ Smith.” Some really make you wonder. My favorite is “Dead Rat.” The circumstances surrounding that nickname are left to the imagination. I’d like something more exciting than “Alan ‘Al’ Allegra,” but preferably something that doesn’t involve animals.

Epitaphs are short summaries of a person’s life. I’ve already decided on the words for my tombstone: “I’m glad it’s over with” (Job 5:7). I enjoy reading the occasional biography, especially when I can buy one cheap at the library sale. I recently started to read about one of America’s prominent political families, but their stories were so scandalous that I couldn’t finish the book. Normally, I return books to the library to be resold or give them away but I just threw this one away. I did not want to share it with anyone. It made me think about how I will be remembered if I die before the Lord returns.

Most of us don’t write our own biographies or epitaphs.

However, a divine author is writing down everything we say and do in a permanent record that is not disposable. We generally care about what people think of us. Society may tell us to “Live fast, die hard, and leave a good-looking corpse” but the shallowness of such an admonition is painfully obvious.

No matter what we look like when we die, our character will compose our mental epitaphs.

Rarely will a person be eulogized, even briefly, on his or her looks, wealth or achievements without reference to personality.

“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold” (Proverbs 22:1).

As history and collective amnesia erode our clay tombstones, the inner core of character will be that which stands against the elements of time. A person’s record of achievements can be enhanced by a pleasant reputation or tarnished by pungent recollections. “The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot” (Proverbs 10:7).

We can influence our epitaph by the life we lead, a life that displays our character. It was said of Jesus that he “went

about doing good” (Acts 10:38). After Dorcas died, when Peter arrived, “All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them” (Acts 9:39). Her reputation, “always doing good and helping the poor” (9:36), was evidenced by the tears of her friends and the traces of her finger work.

While we work on our reputation on earth, our works are reported in heaven. Fast living, hard dying, and goodlooking corpses do not figure in the end. Somber words from Scripture: “And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged from the things which were written in the books, according to their deeds” (Revelation 20:12).

“I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken” (Matthew 12:36).

We compose our own epitaph and obit before we decompose. What are you writing with your life?

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From independent living to assisted living and skilled nursing care, Fellowship Community fosters the love of Christ in daily living. And that makes a difference.

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Health

Fiber Is Good Medicine

by Vicki Bezems, Lifestyles over 50 Staying healthy could be as easy as eating more – more fiber, that is. Foods with high fiber content can help you lose weight as well as provide multiple other health benefits.

It also helps to lower the risk of heart attack; stroke; cancer; diabetes; lung problems; and with weight loss, sleep apnea. Fiber helps you lose weight by making you feel fuller with fewer calories.

Daily fiber requirements vary by age, weight and activity level. For an individual fiber calculator to determine your daily fiber requirements and more information on fiber and its benefits, visit the National Fiber Council website at http://www.nationalfibercouncil.org/index.shtml .

Watch for our monthly column on fiber and the five top fiber foods.

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Source: The Full Plate Diet by Stuart A. Seale, M.D., Teresa Sherard, M.D., and Diana Fleming, Ph.D., LDN.

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AARP Driving Course

by Richard Reider, Assistant State Coordinator, AARP Driver Training The AARP Driver Safety Program is a classroom program designed to hone the skills of drivers age 50 and over.

The program is taught in all 50 states. Pennsylvania State Law requires that all who complete the course receive a maximum 10% reduction in their insurance policy. Drivers must retake the course every 3 years to retain the insurance benefit.

First time students are required to take an 8 hour course which is usually broken into two 4 hour sessions. Those who are return students take a 4 hour class. The cost is $14 per person with a $2 deduction for AARP members.

Classes are held at Senior Centers, Hospitals, Churches, Corporations, and department stores in Lehigh and Northampton Counties.

Help your granddaughter

Z become a confident young lady.

Schedule and telephone contact: 4-hr. classes June 15th Allentown Lehigh County Senior Center Beth Rusin 610-437-3700 5PM-9PM June 21st Allentown Sacred Heart Hospital Dianne Spengler 610-776-4690 9AM-1PM July 13th Allentown Lehigh County Senior Center Beth Rusin 610-4373700 5PM-9PM 8-hr. classes June 7th & 9th Sacred Heart Hospital Dianne Spengler 610-776-4690 1PM-5PM June 7th & 14th Bethlehem Traditions of America Michelle DiQuatro 484-281-3576 9:30AM-1:30PM July 10th Allentown Orthopedic Association Bob Fisher 610-530-1838 8AM-5PM If you have questions please call or e-mail me 610-770-9132 or Richard.Reider@rcn.com

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22 Corn syrup brand Roman three Volunteers Hand 25 Roman three Phoebe Home needs volunteers 27 Hand Adrenocorticotropic help care for the exotic birds in home. Extensive training. In-house hormone28 Adrenocorticotropic Tropical bird hormone transporters needed for physical therapy department in AM, PM Some (229 wds.)

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Tues PM - escorts needed. Need someone to visit residents.Joan Clip 32 Fathers for Wickel 610-794-5362 jwickel@ Cafe 34 Clip phoebe.org Money 36 Cafe SENIOR CORPS RSVP for ages Domain 38 Money 55 and over who want to volunteer Expired 39 Domain in Northampton & Lehigh. Lehigh Capital of Norway needs help to share clerical, office 40 Expired skills assisting non-profit agencies.

Folk story 41 Capital of Norway Flexible times. Northampton French "yes" needs help to assemble, distribute Folk story 46 Cylindrical food baskets to needy families.

French "yes" 47 substance Sticky black Baskets packed at New Bethany Ministries Thurs 9a.m.-12 or Cylindrical 48 British princess 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. and then substance 52 Sticky black From Asia delivered. Jill Rothrock 610-691Unemotional 54 British princess 7705, rothrockj@diakon.org for Type of 55 woodFrom Asia Northampton. Karen Nielson 610391-8219, nielsonk@diakon.org for Jewish religious leader Lehigh County. Clerical and gift 56 Unemotional Volcano58 Type of wood shop volunteers needed at various locations. Contact Karen at 610Naughty60 or __ Jewish religious leader 391-8219 or nielsonk@diakon.org Frock 62 Volcano Was County: Filling food __ 64 Naughty orNorthampton baskets. Contact Jill at 610-691Onion-like vegetable 65 Frock 7705 or rothrockj@diakon.org Spot Was 66 Make lace

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Flex hours – days, evenings and/or weekends. Carol Miller: 610-6821420, millerc@diakon.org.

22 Volunteer Center lists agencies needing volunteers. 610-807-0336, www.volunteerlv.org.

Compeer of LV volunteers 4 hrs. a month with a Compeer friend, a person who happens to live with mental illness. Do what friends do together: listen, go for a walk, watch a movie, enjoy a cup of coffee, etc.

Main duty of the volunteer position – HAVE FUN! Call 610.435.9651.

Heartland Hospice seeks caring volunteers to offer bedside support and presence to those facing terminal illness.

Comprehensive training, flex hours.

Janet Daly, Coordinator. 610-2660134 Need drivers for Meals On Wheels in Northampton County, especially the Slatebelt area. Jill 610 691-7705 or rothrockj@diakon.org If interested in helping to transfer food from trucks to shelves on Weds 9AM-12 or 1PM-3:30PM, local food bank needs your help.

Jill @ 610-691-7705 or rothrockj@ diakon.org.

Social & Support Groups Wed, Jun 2 LV Vegetarians. Quaker Meeting House Rt. 512 half mile N. of Rt. 22 Twnshp. Pot luck dinner. 6pm. $3.50 Len 610-7098984 Mon, Oct 14th trip Ace in Hole Oktoberfest with Al Meixner $77 & $87. Leave 8:15 arrive 5:00, 2 day, 1 night trip in Nov(Date TBA) to Turning Point Casino in NY. Shuttle to casino, $30 free play for casino or bingo, $15 meal credit, continental breakfast. Pat 610-7674881 Thurs, Jun 3 Alzheimer’s Support Group, Thurs 1-3 PM St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. 1900 Pennsylvania Ave, Allentown.

Thurs, Jun 3, Allentown AARP Chap. 5415 St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church 140 S.Ott St. Social hour 12-1p.m. Entertainment by the Dream Kids. Biz mtng follows.

610-437-4265, Upcoming trips: Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Jun 9 $67- ‘The Sunshine Boys’, Jul 14

Lifestyles over 50 $75 - “Don’t Start Without Me” call for other trips.

Tues Jun 1 12PM Lower Macungie Seniors. Lower Macungie Ctr 610395-0782.

Tues, Jun 1, 6 pm. Whitehall Senior Grp. Dinner, entertain, Whitehall HS Cafeteria $3. 610264-3721.

Wed Jun 2, 1 pm. Macungie Seniors, Macungie Fire Company.

Ruth, 610-965-9584.

Thurs, Jun 3, 7PM Lower Milford Twnshp Fire Co. 1601 Limeport Pike, spaghetti dinner adults $7 children $4 salad bar, dessert.

Sat, Jun 12, 10:30AM Enjoy gardening, interested in peace issues? Jordan United Church of Christ, Rt 309 and Walbert Ave, Allentown, 2.5 acres dedicated peace garden, custom peace sculpture, peace pole, worship areas, biblical plant & children’s bed, gazebo, swing, trails.

Sat, Jun 12 Bethlehem Garden Club, share garden tips with local pros and hobbyists 610-838-1482.

Mon, Jun 14, 7-8:30 pm. pray & share together for emotional wholeness, women’s support group struggling, or have family struggling with depression, bi-polar, etc. Ebenezer Bible Fellowship, Bethlehem. Linda 610-395-8756.

Tues, Jun 8, Alzheimer’s Support Group, SarahCare Adult Day Service, 610-391-1576 Tues, Jun 8 1pm, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5th & Chestnut Sts, Emmaus. Emmaus Garden Club, Sandi 610.965.2062.

Tues, Jun 8, 7-8:30 pm. Prayer & Share Together for emotional wholeness, women’s support group struggling, or have family, struggling with depression, bi-polar, etc. Asbury Methodist Church, Allentown. Linda 610-395-8756.

Tues, Jun 8, 8:30 AM Lehigh Co. TRIAD free continental breakfast.

Green Meadows of Allentown. 610967-5454.

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Wed Jun 9, 5:30-6:30PM. Alzheimer’s Support Group, share, support. Professional advice from caregivers for Alz. impaired families.

Arden Courts of Allentown 610366-9010.

Wed Jun 9, LV Military Affairs Council – Saucon Manor in Hellertown. 12pm 484-788-0196 or info@lvmac.org to get involved.

Open to all.

Thur Jun 17, 5:30 Alz’s Support Group, Country Meadows of Allentown, Bldg 3. Light dinner 610-395-7160.

Retirement Age Club 1-2;30pm, Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Rd, Hanover.

Mondays 10 and 1. “Loving Hands Quilting Circle”. Country Meadows. Allentown, Buildings 3 & 1, 610-395-7160.

Mondays 10 am. Hi-Neighbors Group, senior group. 2 speakers each meeting. First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem. Jan 610-9547561.

St. John’s Friendly Fifties Mon, Jun14 1:00PM in gym, 1343 Newport Avenue in Northampton.

Fred Schatzle will provide a slideshow as entertainment

Mondays 11:30-2. JCC, Allentown Friendship Circle. Open to 50 and over. Programs and lunch. Ruth 610-865-3646, 1 week in advance.

Tuesdays, 1 pm. Trexlertown Area Senior Group. Trexlertown Fire Co. 610-395-5316.

Thur Jun 17 4:30-6 pm. Alz Support Grp, support for those who provide care and deal with Alz disease. Adult Day Service Bldg, Westminster Village. 610-7828390.

Tuesdays 1:30-4:30. Palmer Senior Group, meet seniors, play cards, share good times.

Charles Chrin Community Ctr Palmer Township 610-252-2098 palmercommunitycenter.org

Fri Jun 18, 10 am. People Meeting People Club, Senior Social Group.

Fellowship Hall, Asbury United Methodist Church.

Wednesdays noon. Fogelsville Senior Group at Fire Company.

Amelia, 610-395-2224.

Thur Jun 17 - Alzheimer’s Support Group for Caregivers 4-5 PM Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. 267-371-4569 Thur Jun 17 7pm. LV Brain Injury Support Group - Good Shepherd Health & Tech Center, 850 S. Fifth Street, Allentown.

Thur Jun 17 12PM Caregivers & Professionals Network Group.

Country Meadows of Allentown, Bldg 3, 610-395-7160 AARP Chap. 3115, Thurs, Jun 3 12PM Whitehall, American Club, 300 Cherry St, Coplay. After social hour, refreshments available. New members welcome. 610-264-9164 Tue Jun 22 Alzheimer’s Support Group 10AM. Old Orchard Health Care Center. Palmer Twp. Jim Baer 610-438-1608.

Tue Jun 22 LV Parkinson’s Support Group, Gerry Haines. Banko Bldg.

10-12PM. Wed May 26 Men of

Wednesdays 1pm St. Stevens Church Franklin & Turner St. Allentown. Cards, bingo & refreshments.

Thursdays at 12. Schnecksville Senior Citizen Group. Peg 610-3958667 Schnecksville Fire Co. Fridays 1 pm. Emmaus Senior Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Emmaus. Erma 610-966-2299.

Exercise Bethlehem YMCA. SilverSneakers 1 M/T/W 10:45AM M/W 3PM. SilverSneakers 2 T 8:30AM & F 10:30AM, YogaStretch Th 10:45AM Sat 8AM, SilverSplash T/Th 9:15am Sat 8:15AM. Suburban Family YMCA. Dates and times adult aquatics classes call 610-867-7588. Silver Sneakers I: Mon, Tues, Thurs at 9:00am,Thurs: 10:00am. Silver Sneakers II Mon 10:00am, Fri: 10:00am Silver Sneakers YogaStretch- Wed: 10am.

Allentown YMCA & YWCA Senior

Fit M-W-F 9:00 am, Silver Circuit M-W-F 9:00 am, Silver Sneakers 1 Mon & Thurs 11:30 am, Silver Sneakers 2 Mon, Tues, Thurs. 1:30 pm, Silver Splash Mon, Wed 9:30 am, Fri 2 pm, YogaStretch Wed 1:30 pm. Dates of adult aquatic classes available. 610-434-9333 YMCA - Easton, P’burg & Vicinity.

Silver Sneakers Cardio Mon1pm Tues 11am, Wed. & Fri. 12pm Silver Sneakers 1 Tues. & Thurs.

12:30pm. Silver Sneakers Yoga Wed. 12:50pm. Low Impact Aerobics Tues. & Thurs. 8am. Aqua Aerobics M-F 9:15am, Tues. & Thurs.

7:00pm. Arthritis Aquatics M-W-F 10:30am, Tues. & Thurs. 1:00pm www.familyymca.org Arthritis Aquatics M-W-F 11:0011:45 AM or 11:45-12:30PM. 3rd St. Alliance for Women & Children.

Month: $38.00 Drop-in: $6.00, more programs, memberships available.

610-258-6271. Aqua Pilates, Arthritis Aquatics, Aqua Aerobics.

Rodale Aquatic Center Allentown 610-606-4670.

Tai Chi and Qigong classes in LV, experienced instructor, reasonable rates. Hilary Smith, RN 610-7516090 or smith.hilarym@gmail.com

Do you have old classic records that you want to sell?

Call Julius Vitali of VINYLALLY HEAR at

610-217-1629 (cell) 610-966-6202 (phone)

Buying classical records and collections

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Dances Wednesday Dances at Lehigh County Senior Ctr: 1-4 pm. 1st & 3rd Wed of month. $7.00 pp includes refreshments. 610-437-3700 www. lehighseniors.org.

Saturday Evening Dances at Lehigh County Senior Ctr: 8-11 pm. $7.00 pp. 610-437-3700.

Allentown Area Swing Dance. Fearless Fire Co. 1221 S Front St. 610-3907550. $7 includes lesson 7pm - 8:30, no partner needed. Jun 1 & 8 Hustle 15 & 22 Country Waltz Jun 29 Salsa. www.allentownswingdance.org Wed 7:30. N. Penn Elks Club, Colmar, Pa West Coast Swing.

Third Fridays Peppermint Dance Club. Church on the Mall, Plymouth Meeting. www.peppermintdanceclub. com Third Friday – Easton Dance Party at Third St. Alliance, N. 3rd St., Easton.

610-330-9950.

Ballroom Dance Sundays at Fearless Fire Company in Allentown, Carol 610-398-8312 schedule and info.

Ballroom on High, Swing, www. swingkat.com

Bingo Mon & Thurs 7 PM. Memorial Hall, Liberty Fire Co. Stockertown. 610759-6811 Wed 5PM game at 6:45PM Volunteer Fire Co Fogelsville Ladies Auxiliary Cash Prizes 610-395-5479 Wed 6PM game at 7PM Lehigh County Senior Ctr. Free coffee and snacks. $15 includes 4 double cards & 1 pack of specials.610-437-3700

Classes and Lectures Maulfair Medical Ctr, Topton. 610682-2104. www.drmaulfair.com. Tues Jun 15 6:30PM: Chelation Therapy, Jun 22 Digestive Health, Jun 29 Living Healthy in Toxic World.

Seniors Who Wish to Re-Enter Workforce. Lehigh County Senior Ctr 1633 Elm St. Allentown, computer

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June 2010 classes limited to 8. Basic Computer I & II, Digital Camera, Digital Photos, Intro to Internet. Classes at center and Whitehall Library.

8- 1.5 hr. classes $40 members $80 nonmembers. Membership $20.

610-437-3700 or dndod@aol.com.

Community Events First and Third Tues, 8 pm. Tickle Me Tuesday, Allentown BrewWorks.

CKP presents comedy, “State of the Union,” Jun 4-20. McCoole’s Arts & Events Place, 10 S. Main St. Qtown. 610.395.7176 ckplayers@ rcn.com Donna Ruggiero Care Net of the Lehigh Valley 610-821-0943 x 226 donna@carenetlv.org Sat, Jun 12, hundreds of walkers will lace up sneakers and walk around historic downtown Bethlehem in support of 23 nonprofit organizations For more information www. walkforahealthycommunity.org.

Free seminar on new lower cost FHA insured HECM reverse mortgages. 10AM Thurs June 17 Palace Diner 3250 Easton Ave, Bethlehem and 10 AM Fri Jun 18 at Perkins Lehigh St. Allentown.

Learn about reduced fees and interest rates. See how reverse mortgages can eliminate monthly mortgage payments and provide additional cash Breakfast included.

Reservations 610 437 7230. afcreversemortgage.com.

Wed, Jun 9 6:30 - 7:30pm St. Luke’s Heart Health Series - Travel-Safe. Join us for expert advice on traveling safely. Dr. Gerald Pytlewski, Dr. Jay Fisher and travel medicine specialist Dr. Jeffrey Jahre - seminar on getting the most of vacations.

Topics: “Cardiac Travel” (chest pain, medications, cardiac warning signs), “How to avoid DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis)” and tips on traveling to foreign countries. St. Luke’s Regional Breast Center 5848 Old Bethlehem Pike Center Valley.

Registration required. St. Luke’s Info Link 1-877-610-6161.

Furry Feet Rescue 610-4385645 www.furryfeetrescue.com Adoption Event - cats & kittens Sat Jun 5, 11AM - 2:30PM Superpetz, 2920 Easton Ave, Bethlehem. Fundraising animals present pending weather Sun, Jun 6, 11AM - 4PM Paw Prints on the Canal, Along Lehigh River Northampton Adoption Event - cats & kittens Sat, Jun 19 11:00AM - 2:30PM Superpetz, 2920 Easton Ave., Bethlehem

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