Chester County Edition
May 2014
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CHESTER COUNTY
Build a Suitable Nest and They Will Come By Lori Van Ingen
Birder Cletus Benjamin loves watching the bluebirds that now nest in the birdhouses that he and fellow residents at a local retirement community built and maintain. “Bluebirds are an attractive bird to have around,� Benjamin said. Eastern bluebirds are known for their vibrant colors and sweet songs. The males are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head, and warm red-brown on the breast. Blue tinges in the wings and tail give the grayer females an elegant look. But by the last half of the 20th century, the numbers of bluebirds had seriously declined. According to Wildlife Habitat Management Institute, the decline was due to factors such as the proliferation of the European starling and English house sparrow, the increased use of harmful pesticides, replacement of wooden fence posts with metal posts, clearing of field borders and fence rows to increase cropland acreage, and a growing human population. Now with the help of nest boxes and bluebird trails, eastern bluebirds are a more common sight. please see NEST page 27 Cletus Benjamin in the workshop where he and fellow birders build their bluebird houses.
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Tips for Pocket Watch Collectors page 20
The Wacky Worlds of Eccentric Geniuses page 22
Savvy Senior
The Often-Ignored Warning Signs of a Mini-Stroke Jim Miller
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June 10, 2014 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. FREE! Church Farm School 1001 East Lincoln Highway Exton
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Dear Savvy Senior, How can a person know if they’ve had a stroke? My 70-year-old husband had a spell a few weeks ago where he suddenly felt dizzy for no apparent reason and had trouble talking and walking because his left side went numb, but it went away after a few minutes and he feels fine now. – Seems Fine
Warning Signs The symptoms of a mini-stroke are the same as those of a full-blown stroke but can be subtle and short lived, and they don’t leave any permanent damage. They include:
Dear Seems, It’s very possible that your husband may have had a “mini-stroke,” also known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), and if he hasn’t already done so, he needs to see a doctor pronto. Each year, more than a quartermillion Americans have a ministroke, but only about half of them realize what’s happening. That’s because the symptoms are usually fleeting (lasting only a few minutes, up to an hour or two), causing most people to ignore them or brush them off as no big deal. But anyone who has had a ministroke is 10 times more likely to have a full-blown stroke, which can cause longterm paralysis, impaired memory, loss of speech or vision, or even death. A mini-stroke is caused by a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain and can be a warning sign that a major stroke may soon be coming. That’s why mini-strokes need to be treated like emergencies.
• Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
Who’s Vulnerable? A person is more likely to suffer a TIA or stroke if they are overweight or inactive or have high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, or diabetes. Other factors that boost the risks are age (over 60), smoking, heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and having a family history of stroke. Men also have a greater risk for stroke than women, and African-Americans and Hispanics are at higher risk than those of other races.
• Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg on one side of the body
• Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination • Sudden, severe headache with no known cause Anyone who is having any of these symptoms should call 911 immediately. Or, if you’ve had any of them and they went away, ask someone to drive you to the emergency room or nearby stroke center as soon as possible and tell them you may have had a stroke. Take This Quiz More than one-third of mini-stroke sufferers will eventually have a full-blown stroke, unless their underlying conditions are treated. If your husband did have a ministroke and did not get medical treatment, this self-assessment quiz (known as the ABCD2 tool) can estimate his risk of having a major stroke in the very near future. Age: If over age 60 – one point. Blood pressure: If his systolic blood pressure (top number) is higher than 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) is higher than 90 – one point. Clinical features: If he had weakness on one side of the body during his ministroke – two points. If he had a speech www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
disturbance without weakness – one point.
longer – two points. Diabetes: If he has diabetes – one point.
Duration of symptoms: If his symptoms lasted for 10 minutes to an hour – one point. If they lasted an hour or
If his score is three or less, his risk of having a major stroke within a month of
his TIA is 2 percent. A score of four or five indicates about an 8 percent risk for stroke within 30 days and a 10 percent risk within 90 days. And a score of six or seven estimates a 16 percent chance of stroke in 30 days
and around 20 percent within 90 days. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org
Books: A Great Lesson in History Edward Bonekemper is a Civil War speaker, author, editor, and writer. He has published four Civil War books since 1998: Grant and Lee: Victorious American and Vanquished Virginian; McClellan and Failure: A Study of Civil War Fear, Incompetence and Worse; A Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant’s Overlooked
Military Genius; and How Robert E. Lee Lost the Civil War. Civil War history buffs can purchase his books online at www.amazon.com or email Mr. Bonekemper at ebonekemper@comcast.net. Edward Bonekemper
Resource Directory Dental Services Family Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry 1646 West Chester Pike, Suite 1,West Chester (484) 551-3006 Disasters American Red Cross Greater Brandywine (610) 692-1200 Chester County Emergency Services (610) 344-5000 Salvation Army Coatesville (610) 384-2954 Salvation Army West Chester (610) 696-8746 Emergency Numbers Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Office of Aging (610) 344-6350/(800) 692-1100 Financial Services Internal Revenue Service (800) 829-3676 Funeral & Cremation Services Auer Cremation Services of Pennsylvania 4100 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg (800) 722-8200
This Resource Directory recognizes advertisers who have made an extended commitment to your health and well-being.
Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (800) 272-3900 American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345 American Heart Association (610) 940-9540 Arthritis Foundation (215) 665-9200
Housing
Pharmacies
Eastwood Village Homes, LLC 102 Summers Drive, Lancaster (717) 397-3138
Physicians Housing Assistance Community Impact Legal Services (610) 380-7111 Housing Authority of Chester County (610) 436-9200
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (800) 232-4636 Coatesville VA Medical Center (610) 383-7711
CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com
Housing Authority of Phoenixville (610) 933-8801 Legal Services
Gateway Medical Associates Locations in Coatesville, Downingtown, Lionville, and West Chester (610) 423-8181 Senior Centers Coatesville (610) 383-6900 Downingtown (610) 269-3939
Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233
Lawyer Referral Service (610) 429-1500
Great Valley (610) 889-2121
National Osteoporosis Foundation (800) 223-9994
Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (610) 436-4510
Kennett Square (610) 444-4819
PACE (800) 225-7223
Nutrition Meals on Wheels Chester County Inc. (610) 430-8500
Senior Healthlink (610) 431-1852 Social Security Administration (800) 772-1213 Southeastern PA Medical Institute (610) 446-0662 Hearing Services
Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center (800) 366-3997 Office of Aging Chester County Department of Aging Services (610) 344-6350
Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY
Oxford (610) 932-5244 Phoenixville (610) 935-1515 Wayne (610) 688-6246 West Chester (610) 431-4242 Transportation Rover Community Transportation (484) 696-3854
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The Beauty in Nature
Feathered Competitors for Nesting Cavities Clyde McMillan-Gamber everal kinds of small, common birds in South-Central Pennsylvania, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows, Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice, white-breasted nuthatches, house wrens, great crested flycatchers, and house sparrows, compete for limited nesting cavities. The hollows they use to raise young are caused by woodpeckers, wind breaking off tree limbs, decaying fence posts made of wood, and bird boxes erected by people concerned about bird populations. Each bird species’ allegiance to a specific habitat lessens competition for nesting sites among those birds. That loyalty to a certain environment brings order to where breeding birds will rear offspring. Bluebirds and tree swallows are most imprinted on meadows and fields that have some tall grass, shrubbery, and trees.
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And the swallows prefer habitats near water where flying insects are more abundant. Little gangs of tree swallows work together to chase lone pairs of bluebirds away from cavities. However, some male bluebirds, working alone, valiantly defend nesting hollows. But most of the confrontations between bluebirds and tree swallows end in favor of the swallows. However, tree
Eastern bluebird
swallows nest once a year, with their young leaving the cavities toward the end of June. Some pairs of bluebirds hatch babies after the young swallows fledge those nesting places, enabling the bluebirds to raise a brood. Chickadees, titmice, whitebreasted nuthatches, house wrens, and great crested flycatchers nest in holes in trees in woodlands and in cavities and nest boxes in older suburbs with their
many tall trees. These birds compete for nesting sites, but not completely. Chickadees and titmice hatch youngsters before the wrens and flycatchers return north in spring. But house wrens are aggressive, destroying the eggs of small, cavity-nesting birds, which discourages them from nesting where the wrens want to. And because the flycatchers are larger than chickadees and titmice, the latter two species can hatch young in cavities too small for the flycatchers’ use. The aggressive house sparrows compete with small birds for nesting spots, but these non-native weaver finches from Eurasia stay close to human-made structures. Therefore, they are little threat to birds nesting in hollows away from buildings. Look for cavity-nesters this spring. And, maybe, some readers could erect houses for these birds.
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VNA CCS Announces New Name: Affilia Home Health The home healthcare provider affiliated with the region’s three largest health systems announces its new name of Affilia Home Health. Previously, the provider operated under three separate names: VNA Community Care Services, PinnacleHealth Home Care, and Reading Health Home Care. “The new name better reflects the evolution of our organization over the last 15 years,” said William K. Wilkison, chairman of the Affilia Home Health Board of Directors. “Over this time, Lancaster General Health, PinnacleHealth System, and Reading Health System joined forces to strengthen our ability to provide highquality, patient-focused healthcare services in the home. We now cover all or part of nine counties in SouthCentral and Southeastern Pennsylvania. William V. Dunstan, Affilia Home Health president and chief executive officer, added, “Our new identity symbolizes our transformation into a cohesive, self-sufficient, regional provider of home-based services. Today, we are a complex and vibrant organization that stands apart from, yet still remains closely aligned with, our parent health systems.”
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Affilia Home Health provides services in the home on an intermittent basis. Patients who need skilled care receive one or more of the following services: nursing, medical social work, home health aide services, as well as physical, occupational, and speech therapy. The new name comes from the Italian word “Affiliare,” meaning ‘to join,’ and more importantly, ‘to work together.’ “The second meaning really resonated with our staff,” said Sheila Baublitz, Affilia Home Health chief operating officer. “Working together is something we do every day — with each other, with our patients and their loved ones, and with physicians and other health care professionals. We care for individuals with complex medical conditions. The only way that we can provide them safe, high-quality care is through working together as a team.” Geoffrey Eddowes, Affilia Home Health board member representing Lancaster General Health, said the name fits. Within Affilia, three competing health systems have “come together” to better serve the needs of their patients in the home setting. “Our health systems understood that
by working together we could improve the financial footing of the home health agency,” he said. “When it comes to home health, a well-managed agency operates on a razor-thin margin, while a poorly managed one can be a financial drain on the entire health system.” Affilia board member Mary Agnew of the Reading Health System added that larger organizations are able to spread costs over many patients. They can purchase expensive tools such as sophisticated electronic medical record and scheduling systems, telehealth equipment, and clinical education programs — all of which improve efficiency and quality. Wilkison said PinnacleHealth decided to merge with Affilia because its home health program ran at an operating loss. “In this economy, strategically managing costs is imperative,” he said. “By eliminating duplication of services, we can provide the highest quality healthcare at the best value.” Dunstan noted that the relationship with its parent health systems sets Affilia Home Health apart. “We have developed specialized programs for patients with medically complex health conditions, like
congestive heart failure. We provide selected patients with telehealth home monitoring.”
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About Affilia Home Health Affilia Home Health is an organization of united hospitalaffiliated home health providers serving a nine-county region in South Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania. With offices in Coatesville, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Pottsville and Reading, Affilia Home Health provides high-quality home healthcare that allows patients to recover or to live with an illness in the comfort of their homes. Our unmatched competence and consistency combines the best practices of our affiliate health systems — Lancaster General Health, PinnacleHealth and Reading Health — with the excellence of our staff to deliver a better experience for our patients.
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By John Johnston very month I receive questions from people all over Pennsylvania about all aspects of the Social Security program. I offer this column to share some of those questions and answers with the readers and to strengthen their understanding of Social Security.
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Question: How long do I need to work to become eligible for retirement benefits? Answer: Everyone born in 1929 or later needs 40 Social Security credits to be eligible for retirement benefits. You can earn up to four credits per year, so you will need at least 10 years of work to become eligible for retirement benefits. During your working years, earnings covered by Social Security are posted to your Social Security record. You earn credits based on those earnings. If you become disabled or die before age 62, the number of credits needed to qualify for Social Security benefits depends on your age at the time you die or become disabled. A minimum of six credits is required to qualify for Social Security benefits regardless of your age. You can create a my Social Security account to check and periodically monitor how many credits you have. Just go to www.socialsecurity.gov/ myaccount. Question: I have children at home, and I plan to retire next fall. Will my children be eligible for monthly Social Security payments after I retire? Answer: Your children may get monthly Social Security payments if they are: • Unmarried and under age 18; • Age 19 and still in high school; or • Age 18 or over and became severely disabled before age 22 and continue to be disabled. For more information, read Benefits For Children available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.
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Disability Question: Is there a time limit on how long you can get Social Security disability benefits? Answer: No. Your disability benefits will continue as long as your medical condition has not improved, and you cannot work. We will periodically review your case to determine if you continue to be eligible. If you are still receiving disability benefits when you reach your full retirement age, your disability benefits will automatically be converted to retirement benefits. The amount you receive will remain the same. Learn more about disability benefits at www.social security.gov/disability. Question: Why is there a five-month waiting period for Social Security disability benefits? Answer: Social Security provides only longterm disability, so we can only pay benefits after you have been disabled continuously for a period of five full calendar months. Social Security disability benefits begin with the sixth full month after the date your disability began. You are not entitled to benefits for any month during the waiting period. Learn more at our website: www.socialsecurity.gov/ disability. Supplemental Security Income Question: My grandfather, who is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), will be coming to live with me. Does he have to report the move to Social Security? Answer: Yes. An SSI beneficiary must report any change in living arrangements before the 10th day of the following month. If you do not report the change, your grandfather could receive an incorrect payment and have to pay it back, or he may not receive all the money that he is due. Failure to report a change to us could result in the deduction of a
penalty from his SSI benefits. Your grandfather also needs to report the new address to us to receive mail from us. You can report the change by mail or in person at any Social Security office. Call us toll-free at (800) 772-1213 (TTY: (800) 3250778). You can get more information by reading Understanding SSI at www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi. Question: I want to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but I don’t know whether I qualify since I own my own home. Can I still get SSI? Answer: Yes, it is possible for you to qualify for SSI even if you own your own home. To be eligible for SSI, you cannot own more than $2,000 in resources for an individual and $3,000 for a couple. However, we do not count the house you live in as a resource. Of course, if you are disabled, you must file an application and wait for a medical decision on your claim, unless you are over the age of 65. There are other requirements you must meet as well. Learn more by reading You May Be Able To Get SSI, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. Medicare Question: I found out that my daughter submitted incorrect information about my resources when she completed my Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs. How can I get my application changed now to show the correct amount? Answer: You can call (800) 772-1213 (TTY: (800) 325-0778) and let us know. We will match information on your application with data from other federal agencies. If there is a discrepancy that requires verification, we will contact you. For additional information about Medicare prescription drug plans or enrollment periods visit www.medicare.gov or call (800) 6334227. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.
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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers Bethany Village – The Oaks
Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 766-0279 • www.bethanyvillage.org
1000 Claremont Road • Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-2031 • www.ccpa.net/cnrc
Number of Beds: 69 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Number of Beds: 290 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF/CCAC; Eagle, LeadingAge PA Comments: Maplewood Assisted Living also available.
Homeland Center
Maple Farm
1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102-1598 (717) 221-7902 • www.homelandcenter.org
604 Oak Street • Akron, PA 17501 (717) 859-1191 • www.maplefarm.org
Number of Beds: 92 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Number of Beds: 46 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: AAHSA, LeadingAge PA (PANPHA), NHPCO, PHN, HPNA
Comments: A beautiful, full-service continuing care retirement community with a 146-year history of exemplary care.
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: No Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Claremont provides quality skilled nursing and rehabilitation services for short- and long-term stays.
Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge, LeadingAge PA, Mennonite Health Services Comments: Maple Farm puts the person first so your choices matter. Enjoy the comforts of home with country kitchen, private bedroom, full bath, and great views.
Mennonite Home Communities
The Middletown Home
1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org
999 West Harrisburg Pike • Middletown, PA 17057 (717) 944-3351 • www.middletownhome.org
Number of Beds: 188 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Number of Beds: 102 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: Equal Housing, LeadingAge PA Comments: Person-centered care with reputation for compassion and excellence. Established in 1903. Respite care available w/minimum stay.
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Our campus offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, personal care, and independent living residences.
Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community
Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
3026 Mt. Hope Home Road • Manheim, PA 17545 (717) 665-6365 • www.mthopenazarene.org
118 Pleasant Acres Road • York, PA 17402 (717) 840-7100 • www.yorkcountypa.gov
Number of Beds: 50 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Number of Beds: 375 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Physical, Occupational Respiratory Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: No 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: No Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: Leading Age, Lancaster Links, LCF, MC Chamber Comments: A church mission dedicated to great care in a loving Christian environment for low-income seniors.
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: No Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Elm Spring Residence Independent Living on campus.
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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
StoneRidge Retirement Living
1205 South 28th Street • Harrisburg, PA 17111 (717) 565-7000 • www.springcreekcares.com
440 East Lincoln Avenue • Myerstown, PA 17067 (717) 866-3200 • www.stoneridgeretirement.com
Number of Beds: 404 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Number of Beds: 194 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: A charming campus offering short-term rehab, specialized respiratory services to include vents and tracs, Alzheimer unit, and long-term skilled care.
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Continuing care retirement community with two Myerstown sites convenient to Lebanon, Berks, and Lancaster counties.
Tel Hai Retirement Community
Transitions Healthcare – Gettysburg
1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344 (610) 273-9333 • www.telhai.org
595 Biglerville Road • Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 334-6249
Number of Beds: 139 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF, MHS Alliance, Leading Age Comments: Dedicated short-term rehab neighborhood with Tel Hai’s own therapy department dedicated to intensive therapy with goal of returning home.
Number of Beds: 135 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: PHCA, PACA Comments: Fully staffed Transitions Healthcare employees in skilled nursing and sub-acute rehab. Tours are encouraged!
Twin Pines Health Care Center 315 East London Grove Road • West Grove, PA 19390 (610) 869-2456 Number of Beds: 120 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: AHCA, PHCA Comments: Beautiful, brand new facility. Top-quality skilled nursing and rehab. Immediate openings!
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Volunteer Spotlight Volunteers Celebrated on Campus Tel Hai’s has about 375 active volunteers whose chance for different generations to work together while service may take the form of a friendly visitor, mail providing a vivid history lesson in the first-person. room volunteer, or Meals On Wheels delivery person. Mrs. Schoenbaum’s family initially provided an Their presence may facilitate an event or activity, outline of Margaret’s remarkable life journey—from provide educational programs for all to enjoy, or to Poland to eastern Germany and on to Singapore during escort someone to chapel services or physical therapy on the Holocaust. Joining her future husband in Java in the campus. Each role is of great importance, aiding and Dutch East Indies, she endured his imprisonment by enriching community life. Dutch authorities after the German invasion of Holland. Being active as a volunteer has many benefits, Securing passage on a tramp steamer, they arrived after a including providing regular social interaction, which three-month sea voyage in 1947 and settled in New York helps fight the threat of isolation, combats depression, City. and helps keep one physically fit. Retirement in San Diego proved to be even more Some harder-to-quantify benefits include the building enjoyable. Ruthie and Margaret laughed recalling family From left: Ruthie Sauder and Margaret of relationships between people. Tel Hai’s Slice of History Margaret Schoenbaum in March joys, grandchildren, knitting, making baby clothes and Schoenbaum as a program pairs residents with scribes who create a record after the celebration of the latter’s stuffed animals, and Margaret’s love of soup. (“As long as young woman. of the resident’s “story.” you have soup, you will never go hungry.”) Although 100th birthday in mid-February. One such pairing between Ruthie Sauder, a cottage they walked very different paths in life, both women resident, and Margaret Schoenbaum, a 100-year-old now call Tel Hai home and were blessed with the opportunity to honor a healthcare resident, resulted in the creation of a record of a remarkable life story and a remarkable life, connect, and celebrate the experience of sharing. Do you know a 50+ volunteer who gives selflessly to others? Tell us what makes him or her so special and we will consider them for 50plus Senior News’ Volunteer Spotlight! Submissions should be 200 words or fewer and photos are encouraged. Email preferred to mjoyce@onlinepub.com or mail nominations to 50plus Senior News, Volunteer Spotlight, 3912 Abel Drive, Columbia, PA 17512.
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We are looking forward to seeing you at the 11th annual CHESTER COUNTY Chester County 50plus EXPO. Each month, you enjoy the information that is included in 50plus Senior News, and the EXPO is a great complement to that. There are returning exhibitors as well as new ones. Your lives change from year to year, and what may not have been of interest to you last year, may be of more importance to you this year. Or perhaps you have become a caregiver. Representatives from a wide array of businesses are looking forward to speaking with you about issues that are on your mind, whether that is about caregiving, health, home improvements, finances, leisure, travel, fitness, nutrition, or something else. Our 50plus EXPOs are effective forums for all those “hidden” community resources to gather in visible, easy-toaccess locations! For your enjoyment, entertainment and demonstrations have been scheduled throughout the day. There truly is something for everybody: Senior crime prevention, a mini-performance by Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, yoga, container gardening, and music by Barry Surran, the 2008 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Winner. On-Line Publishers, Inc. is happy to be able to present this dynamic, one-day event to our visitors free of charge. You could spend a couple of hours at the EXPO while you talk with the exhibitors and have a few precautionary screenings done. If time doesn’t permit, make a shorter visit. Either way, we’d love to have you come. This day is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Please stop by their booths, have your bingo card signed, and talk with them about how they can assist you. Call your friend or neighbor and make plans now to attend. Or talk to your activity directory to make sure they have the 50plus EXPO on their calendar and hop on board the bus!
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Directions to the Church Farm School 1001 East Lincoln Highway, Exton, PA 19341 From Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and west: Make your way to the PA Turnpike and travel east to Downingtown exit 312 (old exit 23). Immediately after leaving the toll booth area, look for Route 100 South heading toward West Chester. Travel on 100 South about 3 miles, and just beyond the K-Mart on your left, prepare to make a left turn onto East Business 30. Travel approximately 2 miles to CFS. The admission office will be on the right side of the road.
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From the Lancaster area on the Route 30 bypass: Take the Route 30 bypass east past Coatesville and Downingtown. Follow signs for East 30/Frazer. Get in the left lane to exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left onto West Business 30, and follow 0.3 mile to CFS. The admissions office will be on the left side of the road.
Park ‘n’ Ride: Shuttles to the venue and back to your parking area will be provided by ROVER Community Transportation. Please, hop aboard.
From Washington, DC; Baltimore; and points south: Take Interstate 95 North to Route 202 North (pick up Route 202 near Wilmington, Del). Continue on Route 202 North, and be sure to follow 202 as it bears to the right just below West Chester, Pa. Continuing on Route 202 North, ignore signs that read 100 North/30 West, Exton. Stay on 202 North
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and look for signs that read Route 30/Frazer. Follow these signs and at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left on West Business 30 for 0.3 mile to CFS. The admissions office will be on the left side of the road. From Philadelphia: Take Route 76 West (Schuylkill Expressway) to Route 202 South heading toward West Chester. Continue 9 miles on Route 202 South until you see signs for Route 30, Frazer/Downingtown. As you approach this exit, be sure to follow the sign that reads East 30/Business 30, Exton/Frazer. At the bottom of the exit ramp, turn right onto West Business 30, and follow 0.3 mile to CFS. The admissions office will be on the left side of the road. From Philadelphia International Airport: Take Route 95 South to Route 322 West/North to Route 1 South and turn left. Within a couple of miles, turn right on Route 202 North. Continue on Route 202 North, and be sure to follow 202 as it bears to the right just below West Chester. Continuing on Route 202 North, ignore signs that read 100 North/30 West, Exton. Stay on 202 North and look for signs that read Route 30/Frazer. Follow these signs and at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn left on West Business 30 for 0.3 mile to CFS. The admissions office will be on the left side of the road. www.50plusExpoPA.com
What to Expect at the EXPO The 50plus EXPO is a community event that offers you — boomers, seniors, their families and caregivers — a chance to see what is available in your area that is relevant and of benefit to you and your life. There will be more than 90 exhibitors whose representatives would love to either speak with you in person about their products or services or provide information for you to take home to peruse later. Whatever type of information you are looking for, you’ll find it at the EXPO. Each exhibitor booth is loaded with information and staffed by friendly people who are eager and willing to answer your questions about: leisure, travel, healthcare, housing options, transportation, entertainment, home improvements or modification, government resources, nutrition, finances, jewelry, and health and beauty. In addition to the wide variety of exhibitors, the event features free health screenings, including vision, body mass index, and glucose. There is also entertainment and demonstrations scheduled throughout the day. See page 14 for the terrific lineup! Be sure to make your way around the EXPO floor getting the listed sponsors to sign your bingo card, and return the completed card for a chance at winning a door prize. At the 50plus EXPO, you can spend an hour or spend the day. Socialize, become better informed, and, most of all — have fun!
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Don’t Miss the Great Lineup of Demonstrations and Entertainment at the EXPO! 10 a.m. – Senior Crime Prevention The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s “Senior Crime Prevention University” will educate seniors on how to protect themselves against fraud and financial exploitation. You will learn about the latest scams, frauds, and tactics in use to steal your life savings, how to avoid becoming a victim, and other important consumer information needed to protect your assets and your identity.
12:15 p.m. – Container Gardening Janet Paterson and Helen Mastony, Chester County Master Gardeners, will demonstrate how to create the ultimate container garden - whether using flowers, herbs, or vegetables. They will provide timely tips and information on the benefits of container gardening, which plants do best in containers, how to keep the container looking good all season long, and answer questions from attendees. You will be able to sign up for a random drawing to take home Janet and Helen’s creations to display in your garden!
10:45 a.m. – It’s Music, It’s Comedy, It’s Song and Dance Matt Macis has headlined venues around the globe, performed with entertainers like Shirley Jones and others, and fronted Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” band. Declared “a genuine find” by The Washington Post, his shows are packed with delightful music, hilarious comedy, memorable song-and-dance routines, and more!
1 p.m. – Barry Surran, 2008 PA IDOL Winner
Experience the benefits of less stress, increased flexibility, better balance, improved sleep and muscle tone. Join Lori Rossi of Awakening Wellness Yoga - Qigong & Healing Arts Studio for a chair yoga class. Poses will work the whole body, along with creating a peaceful mind and uplifted spirit. NG RTI PO OR
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Barry will take the stage and sing some of your favorite tunes. In the mid-’60s, Barry Surran toured with the Lehigh University Glee Club and was part of a barbershop group called the Cliff Clefs. Since winning PA STATE SENIOR IDOL, Barry has been performing for senior groups, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, private functions, and at weddings. He performed a three-hour concert at Delaware Water Gap Country Club and was a guest soloist with the Reading Pops Orchestra. Barry continues to perform at DeLorenzo’s Restaurant in Easton, Pa.
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Access & Mobility Specialists ............158
Gateway Health ..................................146
Advanced Medical Homecare Supplies..............................................137
Medicare Solutions – Comprehensive Insurance Advisors ..............................185
SarahCare Adult Day Services of Malvern..........................................157
Gingrich Memorials ............................189
Moore Eye Institute ............................184
Spring Mill Presbyterian Village ........115
Amtrak ..................................................124
Golden Living Center — Rosemont 183
The Moser Group ................................125
Sundance Vacations ............................153
Appleby Systems, Inc. ........................188
Health Network Laboratories ............164
National Penn Bank ............................172
Surrey Services ....................................103
Auer Cremation Services of PA..........167
Heritage Design Interiors ..................106
Nerium International ..........................150
Automatic Liquid Salt Company ......141
PA Public Utility Commission ............166
Bath Fitter ............................................135
Hickory House Nursing & Rehabilitation & Heatherwood Retirement Community ..................101
Brandywine Hospital ..........................171
The Highlands at Wyomissing ..........122
Brandywine Senior Living..................160
IDEAL Study/National Institute on Aging ............................................152
Penn Liberty Bank ..............................134
CaptionCall ..........................................138
Isaac’s Famous Grilled Sandwiches ..145
The Pennsylvania Lottery ..................170
Chester County Eye Care Associates ..110 Citadel Federal Credit Union..............182
Keystone VIP Choice ..........................162
Paoli Pharmacy ....................................129 PECO ......................................................114
Philadelphia Memorial Park ..............113
Take Shape For Life ............................136 Tel Hai Retirement Community ........165 Ware Presbyterian Village ..................112 WCHE ....................................................109 Weaver Memorials ..............................156 Wegmans..............................................105
Premier Orthopaedic ..........................151
WFIL & WNTP ......................................126
Kitchen Saver ......................................111
Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community ..................131
Woodland Heights Retirement Communities................143
Coldwell Banker Preferred ................144
LeafFilter North, Inc.............................104
Reliv – Robert E. Meyer Independent Distributor ................163
Freedom Village, Brandywine............186
LeafGuard ............................................127
Garden Spot Village ............................174
Main Line Health – Paoli Hospital & Bryn Mawr Rehab ........................140
Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center ..................................107
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Kitchen Magic ......................................102
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Ricker Sweigart & Associates ............180
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Rover Transportation ..........................147
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Since 1995, the mission of On-Line Publishers, Inc. (OLP) has been to enhance the lives of individuals within the Central Pennsylvania community. We endeavor to do this by publishing 50plus Senior News, produced through the Mature Living Division of OLP. Over the years, 50plus Senior News has grown to six unique editions in Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties. Now more than ever, Central Pennsylvania’s adults over 50 are a dynamic and inspiring population who refuse to slow down and who stay deeply involved in their careers, communities, and family lives, and 50plus Senior News strives to reflect that in its editorial content. Pick up a copy of 50plus Senior News for articles that will amuse you, inspire you, inform you, and update you on topics that are relevant to your life. Regular columns appearing monthly include topics like health, trivia, book reviews, nature, technology, leisure, veterans’ issues, and, most important, coverage and information about the goings-on in your county.
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Whether you’re looking for some light, amusing reading or seeking out information on weightier matters, you’ll find it in our excellent and timely editorial, which is supplied by both national and local writers for a balanced blend of nationwide interest and regional relevance. Many of your friends and neighbors have been highlighted within the pages—or even on the cover—of 50plus Senior News. Be sure to check out 50plus Senior News’ website at www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com, featuring editorial and photo content and offering you, its readers, a chance to offer your thoughts and commentary on the articles that reach you each month. You can even find 50plus Senior News on Facebook! The advertisers in 50plus Senior News offer goods or services to foster a happy, healthy life. They are interested in increasing your quality of life, so please call them when considering a purchase or when you are in need of a service. 50plus Senior News—reflecting the vibrant and energetic lifestyles of its over-50 readers … and truly Redefining Age!
Many Great Prizes to be Given Away During the 50plus EXPO
Your chance of taking home a great prize from the 50plus EXPO is HUGE! These are just a sampling of the many door prizes provided by our exhibitors.
The EXPO thanks the following companies for their generous contributions: Amtrak 2 roundtrip NYC tickets (value determined by departure)
Hickory House Nursing & Rehabilitation & Heatherwood Retirement Community Gift card to local restaurant ($25 value)
Citadel Federal Credit Union Glass set pair ($16 value)
Nerium International Bottle of Nerium AD Night Cream ($110 value)
Coldwell Banker Preferred Gift certificate to Ship Inn ($50 value)
Reliv – Robert E. Meyer Independent Distributor 1-Reliv Now & 1-Reliv LunaRichX ($135 value)
Freedom Village, Brandywine Spring-themed wine basket ($75 value)
SarahCare Adult Day Services of Malvern Orchid with ceramic pot ($30 value)
Heritage Design Interiors 2 gift certificates to Heritage Design Interiors ($20 value each)
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Ware Presbyterian Village A Taste of Oxford gift basket ($50 value) Woodland Heights Retirement Communities Shady Maple gift card ($25 value)
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Take Shape for Life Gift basket with food and book ($25 value)
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50plus EXPO – Brought to You By: For more than a decade, On-Line Publishers, Inc. has celebrated serving the mind, heart, and spirit of the 50+ community of Central Pennsylvania through our Mature Living Division of publications and events. OLP EVENTS, its events division, produces six 50plus EXPOs annually in Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster (two), and York counties. These events are an opportunity to bring both businesses and the community together for a better understanding of products and services available to enhance life. Entrance to the event, health screenings, and seminars held throughout the day are free to visitors. 50plus Senior News is published monthly, touching on issues and events relevant to the 50+ community. The Resource Directory for the Caregiver, Aging, and Disabled is published annually in distinct county editions and contains information from local businesses and organizations offering products or services that meet the needs of these groups. 50plus LIVING is an annual publication and the premier resource for retirement living and healthcare options for mature adults in the Susquehanna and Delaware valleys. On-Line Publishers produces (((b))) magazine, Central Pennsylvania’s premier publication for baby boomers. (((b))) magazine reflects on the past, recalling the provocative and historychanging decades of the 1960s and ’70s; it also
examines where baby boomers are today and identifies the issues they face now—all with a mind toward representing the mid-state’s own boomer community. On-Line Publishers also works to inform and celebrate women in business through our Business Division. BUSINESSWoman includes professional profiles and articles that educate and encourage women in business. SUCCESS STORIES highlights the achievements of local professional women so that others may be inspired. It is a special insert in the March issue of BUSINESSWoman magazine. POWERLUNCH is an extension of BUSINESSWoman and is held in York in the spring and in Harrisburg during the fall. Executive women are offered the opportunity for networking, lunch, seminars, and information from a select number of exhibitors interested in marketing to women. The third annual Lancaster County women’s expo will be held Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Spooky Nook Sports. The women’s expo premiered in Dauphin County in March 2014 and will return to Lebanon County on Oct. 4 and Cumberland County on Nov. 8. This one-day event features exhibitors and interactive fun that encompass many aspects of a woman’s life.
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The 50plus EXPO committee is looking for volunteers to help at our 11th annual Chester County 50plus EXPO on June 10, 2014, at the Church Farm School, 1001 East Lincoln Highway, Exton, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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If you could help greet visitors, stuff EXPO bags, or work at the registration desk, we would be glad to have you for all or just part of the day. Please call On-LLine Publishers at (717) 285-1350.
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Supporting Sponsors: Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center Gateway Health Isaac’s Famous Grilled Sandwiches Keystone VIP Choice Philadelphia Memorial Park Surrey Services Wegmans
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Saturday, November 14, 2014 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Eden Resort • 222 Eden Road, Lancaster
This event is FREE for Expo attendees and job seekers! Please, join us! With nearly 200,000 men and women transitioning out of the military each year, access to information about benefits and job opportunities is a top priority. The Expo brings federal, state, and local agencies together with area businesses to provide information and resources to veterans and their families. The Job Fair brings veterans and spouses who need jobs together with employers who can benefit from this rich source of talent to aid their organizations.
At the Expo Veterans Benefits & Services Community Services Thank-a-Vet Participants Medical/Nonmedical Resources Products and Services Available Support/Assistance Programs
Media Sponsors: WCHE WFIL & WNTP
At the Job Fair Employers Job Counseling Workshops/Seminars Resume Writing Assistance Education/Training Services
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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori
Tips for Pocket Watch Collectors Lori Verderame here are many objects that I appraise at my public events worldwide: paintings, sculptures, pottery, prints, beaded purses, Native American leatherware, toys, glassware, gold jewelry, silver, swords, guns, historic documents, sports collectibles, movie memorabilia, autographs, and the list goes on. One of the most common items that I appraise—vintage or antique—are timepieces, specifically pocket watches. Many pocket-watch owners don’t know the basics about these little pieces of history. If you have a pocket watch or are interested in collecting them, here are some tips you should know. Pocket watches were introduced prior to the introduction of the wristwatch. The wristwatch was a World War I era invention (circa 1914) used to aid soldiers on the frontlines. Pocket watches were widespread in the 1800s and continue to be of interest today.
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Tips for Your Pocket Watch • If your pocket watch does not open easily, don’t force it open. Use a piece of
dental floss to pry your pocket watch open or ask a professional jeweler to open your pocket watch for you. Never use a pocket knife or other sharp instrument to open your pocket watch.
jewels in your watch (the number of jewels is typically marked on the watch), the more accurate your watch.
• Much of the information about Photo courtesy of staff of www.DrLoriV.com a pocket watch is th 19 -century gold pocket watch. found on the inside case. Look • Pocket watches should be cleaned for maker’s marks, number of jewels, date regularly. The internal mechanism, which stamps, precious metal markings, etc. is made up of various gears, requires regular maintenance by a professional. If • Pocket-watch cases may be made in the gears get gummy or dirty, then the a different part of the world from where watch will not tell time accurately. the watch works were actually made. Don’t assume that the case and the watch • Don’t overwind your pocket watch. are both made by the same manufacturer, Be gentle. as that is not always the case. • The number of jewels refers to the accuracy of the mechanism, and the more accurate the watch, the more valuable it is. The greater the number of
• And, a pocket watch’s case may be made of a precious metal like sterling or solid gold. Some watch cases are more inexpensive and made of silver plate or
are gold filled. Pocket watches are a fun and popular collectible on the antiques market and there are many, many different styles and makers to choose from when amassing your collection. An easy way to tell the time period of your pocket watch is to look at the design of the case and the dial, the style of the font or numbers on the face of the dial, and the decorative face, whether painted on porcelain or embossed in metal. Some of the most popular names in pocket watches are Hamilton, Elgin, Waltham, American Watch Company, etc. Learn some of the basics to make sure you assemble a collection of pocket watches that will stand the test of time. Celebrity Ph.D. Antiques Appraiser, author, and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discovery channel’s hit TV show Auction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Facebook.com/ DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.
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Tinnitus is the sensation of hearing sound when no external sound is present, and is most commonly caused by exposure to loud noises. Typically, those suffering describe it as “ringing ears,” though others describe it as hissing, buzzing, whistling or chirping. For some, it’s a minor annoyance. For others, it can
be debilitating, causing hearing loss, sleep disruption, changes in cognitive ability, anxiety and depression. With this in mind, Starkey Hearing Technologies is helping educate about tinnitus and related hearing issues. If you’re concerned you may have tinnitus, consult a hearing professional to discuss
treatment options. To learn more, visit www.tinnitushearing.com. These days, the good news is that new treatment options, such as innovative sound therapy solutions, can offer relief to soothe those ringing ears.
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Traveltizers
Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
The Wacky Worlds of Eccentric Geniuses been relocated from his property in Lucama, N.C., to the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park (www.wilsonwhirligig park.org) in nearby Wilson. Phase one of the 2-acre park opened to the public in November 2013.
By Andrea Gross was blown away the first time I encountered visionary art, and I mean this literally as well as figuratively. I was standing in an open field, looking at 30 or more “things” that rose 50 feet in the air. They were made of cast-off machine parts, painted in vivid colors and covered with thousands of small reflectors. Suddenly the wind came up, some of the parts started to spin, and I began to feel dizzy. It was all part of the experience of visiting Vollis Simpson’s “garden.” Since that time, I’ve become a fan of the wacky worlds created by eccentric geniuses. They remind me that with passion and imagination, anything is possible. Here, three of the best:
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Vollis Simpson’s whirligigs are in Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum and the Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park , but their first home was on his property in Lucama, N.C.
New Mexico’s Tinkertown is the life work of skilled woodcarver Ross Ward.
Wisconsin’s Dickeyville Grotto incorporates shards of glass, fossilized fish, and parts of Model T cars.
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spinning contraption during World War II when, in addition to his regular job repairing highways, he was asked to fix a broken washing machine. His make-do invention worked, thus foreshadowing his post-retirement hobby of turning scrap material into gyrating gizmos. Some folks call Simpson’s creations “windmills,” others call them “whirligigs,” and some just call them weird. But what’s for sure is that they spin in a breeze, whirl in a wind, and shine like the stars when, at night, they’re caught in the glare of a car’s headlights. Since we met him 20 years ago, Simpson has become an icon among folk-art aficionados. His smaller pieces can be seen at various places, including the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore. Many of his massive structures have
Dickeyville Grotto – Wisconsin Father Mathias Wernerus started small. In 1925 he decided to honor the three men in his parish who were killed during World War I by building a soldiers’ monument at the edge of the church cemetery. The project grew as Wernerus expanded his vision. He would, he decided, build a roadside attraction in order to promote the two values he felt were essential to a person’s well-being: love of God and love of country. In the following five years before he died at age 58 of an undiagnosed illness, he turned the small plot of land next to the staid Holy Ghost Church into a wonderland of shrines using found and discarded materials: shards of colorful glass, stones from costume jewelry, bits of petrified wood, fossilized sea urchins, starfish, and even the round balls used on top of the gearshifts of old Model T’s. He worked passionately, first gathering rocks from the bluffs of the nearby Mississippi River for the foundation; then making forms from wood and wire, coating them with mortar; and finally, encrusting them with the decorative materials that he collected from around the world. He involved parishioners to help with the building and worked nearly round the clock. He never used a blueprint, yet he was able to use the color and shapes of his materials to create structures that are expressive, balanced, and completely enchanting. www.dickeyvillegrotto.com Tinkertown – New Mexico “Ideas,” said Ross Ward, “are
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everywhere. Pick them like flowers.” That Ward did, becoming inspired by the Western movies he loved as a child, by the carnivals and circuses where he worked as a traveling painter, and by materials he found along the way. Now, more than 1,500 miniature carvings, as well as a host of collectibles that include arcade machines and Route 66 road signs, are on permanent display in a rambling 22-room museum outside of Albuquerque.
But the real magic in Ward’s makebelieve world is a series of incredibly detailed dioramas that represent the Old West of Ward’s imagination. Five mini-folks sit on the porch of a ramshackle house strumming guitars; men in horse-drawn wagons deliver water to the Monarch Hotel; shopkeepers hawk Native American rugs and relics to passersby; and Perry’s Polar Pantry promises to keep residents well fed while the Lucky Nugget Saloon
guarantees to keep them well lubricated. There are also circuses populated with clowns, acrobats, elephants, and caged tigers as well as carnivals peopled with freaks and oddities. By the time I get to the minicemetery, I’m so immersed in Ward’s imaginary world that even the carefully carved angels ascending to heaven seem perfectly plausible. www.tinkertown.com
Other Wacky Worlds: Winchester Mystery House – San Jose, Calif., www.winchestermysteryhouse.com Abita Mystery House – Abita Springs, La., www.abitamysteryhouse.com Castle Island – Junction City, Kan., www.kansastravel.org/krachtcastle.htm Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).
Calendar of Events
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Senior Center Activities
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Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819 427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square – www.kennettseniorcenter.org May 1 and 15, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Free Medicare Counseling Session by Appointment May 8, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Blood Pressure Screening May 13, 10 to 11 a.m. – Book Club, Abraham’s Well
May 3, 8 to 10 a.m. – Birding at Black Rock May 4, 1 to 2:30 p.m. – Beginner Nature Photography, Springton Manor Farm May 25, 1 to 4 p.m. – Hibernia Mansion Tours, $3 per person, Hibernia County Park
Support Groups May 1 and 15, 7 p.m. Alzheimer’s Support Group The Solana Willistown 1713 West Chester Pike, Willistown (610) 725-1713 May 6, 2 p.m. Grief Support Group Phoenixville Senior Center 153 Church St., Phoenixville (610) 327-7216 May 7, noon Family Caregiver Support Group Sarah Care 425 Technology Drive, Suite 200 Malvern (610) 251-0801 May 7, 6 p.m. Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994
Free and open to the public May 8 and 22, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Brandywine Hospital Conference Room 1 West 201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville (610) 998-1700, ext. 226
May 17, 8:30 a.m. Busy Buddies 50+ Widows & Widowers Social Group Dutch Way Restaurant, Gap, Rt. 41 Reservations required (484) 667-0738
May 12 and 26, 10:30 a.m. to noon Caregiver Support Group Adult Care of Chester County 201 Sharp Lane, Exton (610) 363-8044
May 20, 6 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464
May 13, and 27, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon (610) 585-6604 phoenixbereavement@yahoo.com Nondenominational; all are welcome.
May 28, 6 p.m. Living with Cancer Group Paoli Hospital Cancer Center 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (484) 565-1253
May 13 and 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Jennersville Hospital Conference Room B 1015 W. Baltimore Pike, West Grove (610) 998-1700, ext. 226
Chester County Library Programs Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741 May 13, 6:30 p.m. – Film Forum May 22, 1 p.m. – Senior Book Club
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Salute to a Veteran
What’s a submarine commander doing with the likes of Doris Day and Mary Martin? Robert D. Wilcox orman “Red” Stein says, “In New Kensington High School, near Pittsburgh, I was a lot more interested in football, basketball, boxing, and girls (not necessarily in that order) than I was in study.” His parents seemed to have noted that, too, and he was soon enrolled as a sophomore at Valley Forge Military Academy. He says, “That absolutely changed my life. It introduced me to a life of discipline and study.” He still played sports, of course, competing in football, boxing, and track. He also participated in three years of Army ROTC. He remembers that in his sophomore year, he won the school’s championship, boxing against the captain of the football team, which gained him much respect on campus. But it was his play as a halfback on the school’s first undefeated football team that helped win him a scholarship to
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North providing the Carolina State inclusiveness University. and fraternity There he of an infantry played one platoon. year before So, when deciding to graduating try for a from the nomination to Academy in the U.S. 1952, Naval submarine LCDR Norman “Red” Stein (far right) with Doris Day Academy. He service was aboard the submarine Blackfin, where he was was fortunate much on his executive officer. enough to mind. land that, and he played sports there, However, he was required to first have a winning the boxing crown at 155 pounds year in surface ships. Assigned to an as a Plebe. He also played jayvee and amphibious landing ship, he headed for varsity football before suffering a knee the Pacific. injury that ended his football career. He especially remembers their serving At the Academy, he met Dusty as station ship in Hong Kong for 20 Dornin, a much-medaled hero days, their role being ready to evacuate submariner of WWII, who impressed U.S. citizens as might be needed. him by picturing life in submarines as He also recalls with affection knowing
the owner of Hong Kong Old Mary’s shop, where seamen from everywhere bought cloth for civilian suits that were tailored for them overnight. Then he got his wish for the submarine duty that was to occupy him for 19 years. Leaving from Key West, he started by patrolling the North Atlantic, where his sub was once hit by the most vicious storm he had ever seen. They had to surface to recharge the sub’s batteries, and he says, “The seas were so high that, on the surface, we couldn’t use the air intakes to get air to the engines. We had to use our snorkel, and were barely able to avoid its being awash. We lost all our communication antennas, all radar, and one periscope. When we submerged, we were still rolling 15 degrees even at a depth of 150 ft. That Atlantic duty was followed by two years as an instructor at the
In Flanders Fields
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In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky, The larks, sill bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved and now we lie, In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe To you, from failing hands, we throw, The torch, be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us, who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow, In Flanders Fields. —John McCrae
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Submarine School at Groton, Conn. Then it was off to the Pacific Northwest, making patrols off Okinawa, Japan, and other islands. He remembers one time in 1963, however, when they returned to Long Beach and were picked to be the sub to appear in a Doris Day movie, “Move Over, Darling,” where Doris played the role of a wife whose passenger plane goes down in the Pacific and who is marooned on a Pacific Island for five years before being picked up by a submarine and returned to the U.S. And, surprisingly, that was not Stein’s only touch with Hollywood. Once, when his sub pulled into Okinawa, Mary Martin was touring with the entire cast of “Hello, Dolly.” It packed a huge field house. Stein and his crew enjoyed the show.
Then he sent Mary a commanding officer of card inviting her and the a submarine has the whole cast to tour his right to visit honorary submarine, the Sea Fox. members of his crew at She sent a kind note, any time.” explaining why the Mary’s husband schedule wouldn’t permit then called Stein to say that, and Stein sent her a that tickets for him certificate making her an and his wife Lonnie Honorary Member of would be waiting for the Sea Fox crew. Mary them at the box office. later sent him an They, of course, autographed playbill attended. And after the cover for the show, show, he and Lonnie writing on it, “Hello, were ushered backstage Photo courtesy of Jeremy Hess Photography Red, from an Honorary to visit with Mary. Red Stein today, in retirement, Crew Member of the Sea Stein says, “You can’t with his Husky, “Balti.” Fox, Mary Martin.” believe how warm and Years later, when Mary was starring on cordial she was to us.” Broadway with Robert Preston in “I Do! Stein spent his last Navy years at the I Do!” Stein sent her a note saying, “The Pentagon, where he was responsible for
the administration of the Submarine Intelligence Program. He remembers once going to the White House to conduct a briefing for a Strategy Committee. How did that go? “Well,” he says, “I got to make Henry Kissinger laugh, so I guess it went OK.” Stein retired from the Navy as a captain in 1978 and spent 12 years working in his dad’s insurance business and “playing a lot of golf.” He and Lonnie then moved close to Annapolis and built a home there. In 2007, another Navy captain friend invited him and Lonnie to look at a retirement community in South-Central Pennsylvania. They came, found it suited them perfectly, and they’ve lived there with their Husky, Balti, ever since. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
The Way I See It
Good Coffee Mike Clark an it be that hard to make good coffee? If you say it depends on the bean and its origin, the type of roast (light, medium, dark), the coarseness of the grind, and a spotlessly clean brewing system, you would be correct. Oh, and efficient flavor extraction requires proper water temperature (195 to 205 degrees Fahrenheit) and a specific amount of time for the coffee grounds to be in contact with the hot water, which depends on how bold you want the flavor to be. It is also recommended that you use filtered or bottled water if your tap water is a bit unpleasant. The chlorine and calcium and everything else that comes from the tap are not particularly beneficial to the taste or the brewer. It can be a lot of fuss getting a great cup of coffee, and many people think it’s worth the effort. Some people, like my friend Betty, just go to the local convenience store at the same time every morning to buy their coffee already prepared. I think I can produce a good cup of brew without a chemistry degree and hocus pocus, however. My interest in good coffee began inadvertently about 25 years ago in my humble row-house kitchen. When I lived
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in town, my father-in-law came to visit just about every Sunday morning; so did my brother. My 12-cup drip brewer was always in action as our caffeine-fueled conversation and razzing sometimes persisted nonstop. It was a subtle remark by my father-in-law and my brother’s subsequent jeering that inspired me to do a better job at producing a good cup of the black potion. On that particular day, I asked my father-in-law if he wanted another refill. He balked and said, “I think I’ve had about enough of that batch.” I asked him what was wrong with it. “I don’t know what you did to it, but it’s not so great.” I replied, “Carl, you wouldn’t know a good cup of coffee.” He smiled and said, “Maybe not, but I sure know a bad cup.” He and my brother then laughed uproariously at the putdown. I snickered
as I felt the blood of humiliation fill my face. To this day, when we are all together, my brother pulls out the sharp dagger of degradation to stab me in the heart. Ever since that day I have made some pretty good coffee. My experiments at variation have often bombed, though. A guy at work always cut back on the amount of coffee grounds he used. He thought that using the recommended recipe was wasteful. The flawed reasoning was that you could get all the flavor from two scoops that you could from six or eight. In an attempt at frugality, I bought into that just long enough to see my coffee go bad again. The thought of another family flogging was too much to bear. I quickly reversed my destructive thought process and have since stuck with convention. After all, the road less traveled does not always lead to enlightenment.
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A couple of years ago I started using a French press. My brother had used one for quite a while, and he told me how much he loved it. Once I got the process and proper ratio of coffee to water figured out, I also embraced it. My friend Frank and his lovely wife, Lynne, have a morning ritual of grinding fresh-roasted beans and French pressing. Frank is even contemplating the idea of roasting his own beans. Have at it, my friend. I now use a single-cup brewing system that uses premeasured cups. You know which one I mean. If I serve a bad cup of coffee now, I can blame it on everything but me. I like that. These premeasured cups also have great names like Breakfast Blend, Donut Shop, and Fog Lifter. I’ve been looking for others such as Waist Slimmer, Bicep Builder, Hair Grower, and Mind Reviver. If you know a supplier of such concoctions, let me know soon; I’m almost at the point where none of them will help. The best coffee, however, is always served at a table with good friends and family. Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He can be contacted at mikemac429@aol.com.
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Book Review
Why Normandy Was Won: Operation Bagration and the War in the East 1941–1945 By Kenneth C. Weiler n June 1944, the German Wehrmacht had more than 217 combat divisions fighting in Europe. Fifty-seven were in Normandy, Belgium, and Holland—where were the others? Why were they there? Who and what kept them away? These questions and others are answered by author Ken Weiler in his book, Why Normandy Was Won. The Allied return to Europe in northwestern France was fully expected by the Nazi armies, but when they landed on D-Day,
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Belvoir, Va., was also the legislative liaison NCOIC with the Army’s SAFEGUARD anti-ballistic missile program at the Department of Defense in Arlington, Va. He has written several articles on historical preservation and identification and is a member of the Hanover Historical Society and co-chairman of its museum committee. He is also a trustee of the Eisenhower Society and a volunteer curator at the Eisenhower National Historic Site, both in Gettysburg.
birdhouses to keep benefit the community’s undesirable birds, like the auxiliary. They were sold for house sparrows, from $40 a pair, with $32 going to entering and taking over the the auxiliary and the rest to nest. pay for the building materials, Watroba also suggested he said. where and how to place the Once the birdhouses were birdhouses, such as having installed, the residents, the openings pointing to the including Benjamin and his east, he said. A finished bluebird wife Dorene, began Originally, the residents monitoring the trail. house ready to be posted. installed 40 birdhouses, but They use the Pennsylvania have since expanded them to Bluebird Society’s forms to 52 houses. keep track each week of what They retrieved some old barn boards kind of nest is in the house, how many from local farmers, but soon realized it eggs there are, whether there are adults would be easier to just buy new lumber sitting on the nests, and whether any instead of trying to square up the old eggs have hatched. But, he said, they boards. don’t open the nest to look. While building the bluebird houses, After the first eggs have hatched and Benjamin said the residents decided they fledged, there is often a second couple should hold a fundraiser with them to that will build a nest in the house the
same year to raise their own brood, he said. During the first year of the trail, 22 bluebirds fledged, the second year 44 bluebirds fledged, and last year there were 62 fledglings. “We feel pretty happy with it,” Benjamin said. Besides the bluebirds, other birds such as chickadees, wrens, and tree swallows also build nests in the birdhouses, he said. “But there are so many variables concerning other species. Some stay all winter; others are picking out their houses (in March),” Benjamin said. Benjamin hopes the bluebirds get to their nests early enough to beat the wrens and other birds to them. With as many fledglings as they had last year, “I hope the fledglings come back this year and take the houses around campus before anybody else,” he said.
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For the last four years, Benjamin and his fellow residents have been involved in maintaining a bluebird trail — from building the birdhouses in the woodshop, to driving in the stakes and putting the birdhouses up, to monitoring the trail for bluebird fledglings and keeping records. “We figured we had a few bluebirds here now, so let’s put a whole bunch more nests up,” said Benjamin, who initiated the project. The residents invited Joan Watroba, of the Pennsylvania Bluebird Society and editor of “Bluebird Trails & Tales” newsletter, to talk with them about starting their trail. “She was quite helpful,” Benjamin said. For instance, Watroba told them about monofilament lines (fishing line) that could be added to the front of
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