Cumberland County Edition
April 2014
Vol. 15 No. 4
Friends on the Dance Floor Dance-Club President Enjoys Decades of Movement, Camaraderie By Rebecca LeFever Dotty Boyanowski wasn’t sure at first that a singles dance club was for her. But, the jive of the bands and quick movement on the dance floor at the Metropolitan Area Dance Club hooked her nearly 30 years ago, and she’s been going ever since. The newly divorced mother of two was asked by a neighbor, also divorced, to tag along to check out the venue. Boyanowski’s neighbor said she wanted to see the bands to find one for her daughter’s wedding. “The thought didn’t appeal to me,” Boyanowski said. “I said, ‘Well, I don’t want to go to a singles club.’” At the last minute, Boyanowski changed her mind. The two women attended the six-year anniversary dinner dance for the club. It was the first of many that Boyanowski would attend. In May, the Metropolitan Area Dance Club will celebrate its 33rd anniversary. Although reluctant to first get involved, Boyanowski, now 76, said she found lifelong friends at the weekly dances. She acts as president of the nonprofit group. For the better part of 30 years, the club was for singles only. It recently opened its doors to couples and holds dances at 6:30 p.m. every Saturday night at PA DanceSport, 585 E. Main St. in Hummelstown. please see FRIENDS page 18 Dotty Boyanowski, president of the nonprofit Metropolitan Area Dance Club, seated in the ballroom of PA DanceSport in Hummelstown, where the club holds its dances.
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The Beauty in Nature
Two Cropland Predators Clyde McMillan-Gamber ropland in some areas of Central Pennsylvania is intensely cultivated to the roadsides and harvested to the ground in autumn, providing little cover for wildlife, except in summer. Corn, alfalfa, and soybeans in the fields and tall grasses and other plants along roadsides are the only shelter wildlife has in those human-made habitats during the growing season. But a few species of adaptable birds, mammals, and insects, including predators, live in manicured farmland. I sometimes notice a red-tailed hawk, peregrine falcon, and other hawks in fields. And I regularly see a pair or two each of American kestrels and red foxes living year around in about 2 square miles of farmland of few trees and no hedgerows. One pair of kestrels roosts at night and
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nests in a cavity in a black locust tree in a small line of tall wild cherry and locust trees on a slight rise in that cropland. Kestrels, being small hawks, eat mice, small birds, and larger invertebrates. I’ve watched those little falcons ingesting beetles, grasshoppers, and earthworms turned up by
plows in spring. They perch on roadside wires and poles to watch for prey. And that is where they consume much of what they catch.
However, kestrels perched on wires and poles in the open must stay alert. Peregrines and Cooper’s hawks, both of which hunt in croplands, are quick and powerful enough to kill kestrels for food. Though they are mostly nocturnal, I occasionally see a red fox or two trotting over harvested hay and cornfields during the day. These foxes prey on the same creatures kestrels do, but they also eat carrion, berries, and fruit. Foxes living in farmland can shelter in corn and hayfields in summer but are hard-pressed for cover the rest of the year. They raise pups in abandoned woodchuck holes and in rock piles and brush heaps piled in hedgerows between fields by farmers. American kestrels and red foxes make a living in croplands. And they add interest to that habitat.
American kestrel and red fox
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Emergency Numbers American Red Cross (717) 845-2751 Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Cumberland County Assistance (800) 269-0173 Energy Assistance Cumberland County Board of Assistance (800) 269-0173 Eye Care Services Kilmore Eye Associates 890 Century Drive, Mechanicsburg (717) 697-1414 Funeral Directors Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc. 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg (717) 432-5312 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 Arthritis Foundation (717) 763-0900 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007 PACE (800) 225-7223 Social Security Administration (Medicare) (800) 302-1274 Healthcare Information Pa. HealthCare Cost Containment Council (717) 232-6787 Hearing Services Duncan Nulph Hearing Associates 5020 Ritter Road, Suite 10G, Mechanicsburg (717) 766-1500 Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY
Home Care Services Home Care Assistance Serving Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties (717) 540-4663
Toll-Free Numbers Bureau of Consumer Protection (800) 441-2555
Hospice Services Homeland Hospice 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 115, Harrisburg (717) 221-7890
Consumer Information (888) 878-3256
Housing Assistance Cumberland County Housing Authority 114 N. Hanover St., Carlisle (717) 249-1315 Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937 Salvation Army (717) 249-1411
Cancer Information Service (800) 422-6237
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Drug Information (800) 729-6686 Flu or Influenza (888) 232-3228 Health and Human Services Discrimination (800) 368-1019
Nursing/Rehab Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902
Medicare Hotline (800) 638-6833
Personal Care Homes Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Services Cumberland County Aging & Community Services (717) 240-6110 Meals on Wheels Carlisle (717) 245-0707 Mechanicsburg (717) 697-5011 Newville (717) 776-5251 Shippensburg (717) 532-4904
Social Security Office (800) 772-1213
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Smoking Information (800) 232-1331 Social Security Fraud (800) 269-0217
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Insurance Apprise Insurance Counseling (800) 783-7067
Passport Information (888) 362-8668
Veterans Services American Legion (717) 730-9100 Governor’s Veterans Outreach (717) 234-1681 Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Veterans Affairs (717) 240-6178 or (717) 697-0371
National Council on Aging (800) 424-9046 Organ Donor Hotline (800) 243-6667
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Health Anxiety Can Make You Ill Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES ow nervous are you about getting sick from what’s “out there”? Are you constantly worried about catching or falling prey to some malady or contagion? Can you relate to the poor, anxious zebra trying to live on the plains while dodging a dozen hungry lions? Every day, even if we don’t get out of bed, our health and well-being— even our lives—are put at some level of risk. The goals of health educators are:
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• To accurately frame these concerns so patients can better understand them • To work with patients on a reasonable plan for avoiding the risks altogether (or at least for minimizing their impact) • To help patients more effectively deal with the anxieties these dangers can provoke Which risks get your attention and which do you ignore? How influenced are you by the popular media as opposed to what your doctor tells you? How crazy with worry are you making yourself and those around you over what you perceive to be threats to your health and life? Factors that increase our anxiety levels over health matters include: Our dread of suffering. The threat of disease associated with misery (cancer, for instance) leads us to pay more attention to factors reportedly associated with it than to those associated with, for instance, heart disease, which, in general, is a condition not associated with pain. But with this, we tend to overlook the fact that heart disease kills more of us than does cancer. Exotic diseases. We panicked over the H5N1
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avian flu that killed a hundred people in Asia, yet many of us neglected to get immunized against the seasonal flu that takes the lives of thousands every year right here at home. Rare conditions. We are seemingly more concerned about getting brain cancer from our cell phones than we are about the perils of talking on them while driving or even crossing the street.
Sudden and catastrophic events. After 9/11, many folks chose to drive their cars to their destinations rather than board an airplane, even though intellectually they understood that the highways are more dangerous than the skies. Of course we should pay attention to life’s hazards; the issue is how much attention they deserve, how much fretting we should do about them, and to what extent we should readjust our lives in order to manage them. Here’s the irony: Excessive
worrying about your health can actually make you more miserable than whatever it is you are worrying about. Fussing over every little risk often results in physical symptoms like headaches, insomnia, fatigue, and diffuse muscle aches. Emotionally, those with a consistently high level of health anxiety can become irritable and snappy; mentally, they often exhibit poor problem-solving skills and spotty concentration. Remember, it isn’t the stress itself that makes us sick; it’s how we manage or fail to manage it. If you suspect you are overly preoccupied with health hazards or your friends and relatives are telling you it’s time to learn to manage your anxieties more effectively (“Lighten up!”), it’s time to let your doctor help you. Discussing your specific concerns will give you an “evidence-based” perspective (meaning based on research, not rumor), and your doctor may have recommendations for specific relaxation techniques: exercise, biofeedback, hypnosis, therapy, or medication. You don’t have to live your life like that zebra! Gloria May is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in adult health education and a Certified Health Education Specialist designation.
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 the books online at www.amazon.com Edward Bonekemper or email Mr. Bonekemper at ebonekemper@comcast.net.
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Walk to Cure Arthritis Let’s walk to find a cure for arthritis this spring by participating in the Arthritis Foundation Central PA Office’s 2014 Central Pennsylvania Arthritis Walk on Saturday, May 17. The walk will be held at the U.S. Army and Heritage Education Center, 950 Soldiers Drive, Carlisle. The Walk to Cure Arthritis is a noncompetitive, 5-kilometer (3.1-mile), or 1-mile course with varying distance options to accommodate all levels of fitness. Come out with your friends, family members, coworkers, and even your dog. Individual walkers and teams are encouraged to walk in honor of a loved one with arthritis, while men, women, and children living with arthritis lead the way, wearing special blue honoree hats to signify their action in taking control of their condition. Individuals who raise $100 or more will receive a t-shirt. There will be a VIP and team tailgate party new this year. Any individual who raises $500 or more will be invited to the VIP area. Any team raising $1,000 or more will be invited to the team tailgate party. Arthritis affects more people than you might imagine. There are 52 million men and women in the United States with doctor-diagnosed arthritis. That’s 52 million reasons to care. That’s 52 million reasons to find a cure. Children are also affected. Nationwide, there are more than
300,000 children who suffer from a form of juvenile arthritis, 11,500 of whom live in Pennsylvania. Funds raised from the Walk to Cure Arthritis support hundreds of programs to help people prevent and control arthritis. It also funds promising arthritis research that is critical to finding new therapies, treatments, and eventually a cure for arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation is the only nationwide, nonprofit health organization helping people take greater control of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, control, and cure arthritis and related diseases. The Arthritis Foundation also provides a large number of community-based services located nationwide to make life with arthritis easier and less painful. By joining our 2014 Walk to Cure Arthritis, you help us find a cure for arthritis. Make a difference in the lives of those with arthritis by joining the movement and signing up to participate in the Central Pennsylvania Walk to Cure Arthritis on May 17. You may register online at www.arthritiswalkcentralpa.kintera.org. For more information on the Walk to Cure Arthritis, please contact Douglas Knepp at dknepp@arthritis.org or (717) 884-7525. Together we can change lives, and we look forward to seeing you at the Walk to Cure Arthritis in May.
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Pets Are Gaining in the Weight Department America is facing an obesity crisis, and it’s not just humans who are in danger. Even our pets are getting heftier. According to the National Pet Obesity Survey, more than 50 percent of cats and dogs in the U.S. are overweight or obese, adding up to more than 80 million pets. And pets aren’t the only members of the animal kingdom who could stand to lose a little weight, apparently. An international research team tracking animals used for study in www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
strictly controlled research facilities found that male and female chimps grew plumper between 1985 and 2005, with males experiencing an average weight gain of 33.2 percent and females gaining an average of 37.2 percent—increasing their odds of obesity more than tenfold. What are the reasons behind the weight gain? Possibly the use of sugary foods as a reward for good behavior, as well as lack of exercise due to the fact that research animals don’t have to search for food as vigorously as they do in the wild.
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Calendar of Events
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PA State Parks in Cumberland County
Senior Center Activities
April 27, 2 to 3:30 p.m. – CSI Plant Sleuth, Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
Big Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-4478 91 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, Newville April 4 and 11 – Income Tax Help by Appointment April 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Healthy Steps for Older Adults April 25, 9:30 a.m. – What Happens When You Call 911?
Support Groups April 1, 7 p.m. CanSurmount Cancer Support Group HealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg (717) 691-6786 April 3, 6:30 p.m. Too Sweet: Diabetes Support Group Chapel Hill United Church of Christ 701 Poplar Church Road Camp Hill (717) 557-9041
Free and open to the public. April 8, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Carlisle Area Men’s Cancer Support Group The Live Well Center 3 Alexandria Court, Carlisle (717) 877-7561 sirbrady12@gmail.com April 9, 1:30 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group HealthSouth Rehab Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg (717) 877-0624
Community Programs
April 15, 1 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren 501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg (717) 766-8880
If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration. Free and open to the public.
Mondays and Wednesdays, noon to 12:45 p.m. – Silver Sneakers Class: Muscular Strength and Range of Movement, Living Well Fitness Center, 207 House Ave., Suite 107, Camp Hill, (717) 439-4070 April 9, 11:30 a.m. – NARFE West Shore Chapter 1465, VFW Post 6704, 4907 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, (717) 737-1486, www.narfe1465.org, Visitors welcome; meeting is free but fee for food.
AARP Driver Safety Programs For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse. April 4, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Hampden Township Rec. Building, 295 S. Sporting Hill Rd., Mechanicsburg, (717) 761-4951 April 9, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Mechanicsburg Senior Center, 97 Portland St., Mechanicsburg, (717) 697-5947 April 28, 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. – Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Center, 225 Salt Rd., Enola, (717) 761-4822
Book Review
In Fear of Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Journal By Carl Constein
hen author Carl Constein’s wife, Amy, was diagnosed in 1980 with what was then a strange, new affliction, Constein made two resolutions: he would be the best caregiver he could, and Alzheimer’s disease would not put him down. He also promised to someday write a book in his wife’s honor. Now, 22 years after her passing, he has kept his word. With In Fear of Alzheimer’s, Constein writes about the disease and care but also tells the story of the lives and dreams of one beloved Alzheimer’s patient and her caregiver. The content of the book is divided into three parts: the story of Amy and Carl before and during her long malady, the devastating disease itself, and the vagaries of caregiving.
Constein uses both a light, conversational writing style as well as an expository style to reflect the book’s dual purpose: a reflective, loving memoir and an informative aid for today’s caregivers. For more details or purchasing information about In Fear of Alzheimer’s, contact Constein at carlconstein@gmail.com or (610) 927-8753.
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About the Author Carl Frey Constein, Ed.D., has published four novels, a memoir, and three World War II books about his experience as a World War II pilot. His career in education includes English teacher, curriculum director, and school superintendent. He lives in Berks County.
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Southampton Place – (717) 530-8217, www.seniors.southamptontwp.com 56 Cleversburg Road, Shippensburg April 15, 9:30 a.m. – Easter Celebration April 22, 9:30 a.m. - National Jelly Bean Day April 29, 10 a.m. – Independent Living Program Shippensburg Area Senior Center – (717) 300-3563, Christ United Methodist Church, 47 E. King St., Shippensburg Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. – Quilting Club April 26, 6 to 10 p.m. – Town and Gown Ball at Shippensburg University Campus Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.
Cumberland County Library Programs Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle, (717) 243-4642 April 7, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. – Monday Bosler Book Discussion Group April 9, 1 to 2 p.m. – Wicked Wednesday Book Discussion Group April 25, 1 to 2 p.m. – Just Mysteries! Book Club Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill, (717) 761-3900 April 14, 6:30 p.m. – Twisted Stitchers April 17 – Mobile Device Basics: iPad, iPhone, and IPod (5:30 p.m.); Android (6:30 p.m.); Kindle and Nook (7:30 p.m.) April 25 thru 27 – Book and Media Sale New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820 April 3, 10:30 a.m. – Book Sale April 12, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Write-On Writers Workshop April 23, 6 to 9 p.m. – Pennwriters Writing Group
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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori
Top 10 Collectibles Lori Verderame have identified very valuable objects 3. Quilts and coverlets – Grandma’s for numerous clients that were quilt (and even pieces that have not overlooked by other appraisers over been sewn together) and coverlets in the years. In most homes, I can spot chenille and other materials command $25,000 worth of valuables that have monetary attention at auctions and been overlooked. antique shows. I have helped people consider the true value of their mother’s Lladro 4. Wooden chairs – Solid-wood collection and how to sell it, make construction retains value in rocking families take a second look at the money chairs, painted chairs, Windsor chairs, that could be gleaned from Grandpa’s and kitchen chairs of maple, oak, and rock collection, and point out how cherry. much that ugly 5. Precious metals painting in the guest (platinum, gold, silver, bedroom is really etc.) – Any item or pieces worth. of items made of precious Most families who metals hold their value are downsizing, and always will. cleaning out estates, or trying to deal with the 6. Artwork – Just because objects collection by you can’t identify it, don’t relatives over a lifetime know who the artist is, or do not know the real don’t like the piece doesn’t value of their stuff on mean it isn’t valuable. the market. Don’t overlook sculpture, I have compiled this paintings, or works on top 10 list of the paper. objects that are more valuable than you Photo courtesy of staff of www.DrLoriV.com 7. Cookie jars and think. Don’t overlook Solid-wood bamboo stoneware crocks these items because I side chair, circa 1920. have seen them change 8. Sports equipment people’s lives. (fishing rods, golf clubs, etc.) Don’t let these objects go without realizing the much-needed money that 9. Architectural objects attached to your they could bring to your family. Most home or business – Built-ins are big, and people know that vintage toys are wrought-iron railings, fireplace tiles, valuable, but did you know that computer parts can bring home the cash lighting fixtures, and door and cabinet hardware are only some of the items that too? bring considerable dollars. Don’t rely on an appraisal that only focuses on one thing—specialty 10. Boxes (yes, simple boxes!) – Pay appraisals—since no one collects only one type of thing. Don’t let anything go attention to wooden boxes of all types: with and without locking mechanisms, without an in-home appraisal that souvenir boxes, tea boxes, cigar boxes, covers everything. jewelry, knife boxes, and the list goes on. If you can put something in it, somebody 1. Costume and fine jewelry – Most wants to give you money for it. people think that only the real bling is worth money, but costume-jewelry Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, pieces command high prices, too.
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and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discovery channel’s Auction Kings. To learn about your antiques: www.DrLoriV.com, www.Facebook. com/DoctorLori, @DrLori on Twitter, and (888) 431-1010.
It is with profound sadness that we note the loss of Ben Barber, 50year WHYL radio personality, who passed away in February after a two-year battle with bladder cancer. He was 70. Ben served several years as a judge for our PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition auditions. His comfortable, friendly demeanor and vast musical knowledge enhanced and warmed the experience for both contestants and staff. He will be greatly missed.
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Summer Smiled Sy Rosen thought being a grandparent was going to be easy, and my major job was to spoil my grandchild. Our first granddaughter, Summer, was born about seven weeks ago, and my plans were simple. When she was old enough, I would stuff her with ice cream and candy and bounce her on my knee while whispering in her ear, “You love Grandpa best.” Little did I know that being a grandparent would make me a nervous wreck. It all started when I got a slightly worried call from my daughter Ann. She told me that Summer hadn’t yet reached her milestone of making eye contact. Up until that point, I didn’t know about milestones and, believe me, ignorance was bliss. When Ann was growing up, the only milestones I worried about were her dating, driving, and getting into college. I guess milestones have been around for a while, but because of the Internet, it seems like everyone is now talking about them. Anyway, according to Ann, when a baby reaches approximately 6-10 weeks of age, she’s supposed to be making eye contact. Summer just hit 6.5 weeks and she wasn’t doing that yet. I told Ann to calm down, she was jumping the gun, and that Summer had plenty of time to reach this benchmark. And then, of course, I worried like a crazy person. I drove over to Ann’s and did my best to make eye contact with Summer. I quickly moved my body to whatever direction Summer was looking—if her eyes moved to the left, I would quickly move to the left; when her eyes moved to the right, I would move to the right. It was a form of Grandpa Aerobics. It didn’t work, of course, and I went home still worried. On the plus side, I think I lost 4 pounds.
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And then, two days later, my daughter called and told me that Summer was making eye contact. My granddaughter was obviously a genius. So that milestone was accomplished, and I again resumed my master plan: bouncing Summer on my knee and whispering in her ear, “You love Grandpa best.” A few days later my daughter called, worried that Summer hadn’t made her social-smile milestone. Again I told Ann there was nothing to worry about— considering everything that was going on in the world, maybe Summer didn’t feel like smiling. Maybe she would start smiling when the national unemployment rate went down. I tried to joke, but of course I was worried about this benchmark, so I went over to Ann’s and started smiling like crazy at Summer, trying to get her to smile back. She must have thought I was a giggling madman. Anyway, I went home without having any success, but a few days later I got a call from Ann saying that Summer finally smiled. The next time I saw Summer (about 10 minutes later because I rushed over), she did smile for me—a wonderful, joyous, magnificent smile that made my heart soar. I realized it wasn’t exactly the same accomplishment as her getting into Harvard (that will happen in a few years), but it was still pretty darn exciting. OK, with those two milestones accomplished, I can finally relax. Except, of course, when it’s time for Summer’s other milestones: raising her head, babbling, cooing, rolling on her back, reaching and grabbing, responding to her name, gesturing, pretend playing, sitting, crawling, walking, and saying her first word. Oh, man, who said being a grandparent was easy? Oh, that’s right; I did.
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Living Your Best Retirement
The Way I See It
The Way I See It: The Retirement Lesson Mike Clark n most mornings, I get up with my wife to help her get ready for work. Certainly, she can get ready all by herself, and she often prefers that. This is because I sometimes get in her way. I can be more of a bother than a help. But if she wants breakfast, I’ll make it; if she needs help getting a lunch together, I’ll fetch what she needs to fill her little red lunch cooler; and when it’s cold and frosty outside, I’ll slog through whatever awaits outside the front door to start her car so the heater is always cooking when she gets in. I’m waiting for her to ask me to sit in the driver’s seat until the leather is warm (we don’t have those fancy heated seats). She has hinted at that. I’m big-hearted, but I will not be manipulated. Ordinarily, mornings are turmoil free. On the other hand, there have been mornings that were about as much fun as harvesting a bushel of Brussels sprouts. I’m always tempted to head back to the sack on those days, but after some rational thought, I declare that this is also my kitchen and
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I won’t be intimidated. Then I head to the living room and sulk until my wife leaves for work. Sometimes it is noon before my attitude is properly adjusted; morning television doesn’t help. No matter, because all mornings are still better than the one I lived through just after I retired. It was the first snow of the season when my wife crawled out of bed to start her workday; I hardly noticed. And I certainly didn’t think anything at all about the weather forecast from the night before.
Any conscious thought I could muster about anything quickly faded into a dark, dreamy blankness. Then I was aroused from my deep slumber by a scraping sound—shovel blade on macadam, I thought. When I rolled over, I noticed again that I had the bed all to myself. I spread my arms and outstretched legs, pulled the cotton blanket over my shoulders, and nestled in the comforting warmth. There was another scraping sound—ice scraper on windshield, to be sure. I stirred slightly. Then there was the jarring explosion when the front door slammed shut. Weighty footsteps lumbered through the house and then, silence. By now I was sitting upright, awaiting an explanation about the ruckus going on downstairs. I sensed trouble, I tell you. My wife quietly slipped out the garage door, leaving me to ponder the meaning of her disruptive behavior. I knew she would clear things up when she got home from work. And she did. please see LESSON page 13
Church of God Home The Church of God Home, Hanover Street, in Carlisle has served senior adults for the past 66 years. The continuing care retirement community (CCRC) provides independent living, personal and skilled nursing care, respite stays, and rehab services. LeTort Manor offers 36 one-bedroom apartments with fully equipped kitchens and bathrooms. Independent living residents enjoy their midday meal in a beautiful dining room. LeTort Manor residents are free of the worry of maintaining a home, cutting grass, housekeeping, or any number of things that could go wrong at a property. Life is easy and carefree. Personal care assists as more help is needed and skilled care provides a full spectrum of services necessary for residents needing 24-hour care. Physical, occupational, and speech therapies are provided in a state-ofthe-art setting. With the caring staff, beautiful surroundings, and delicious food, Church of God Home is the place to be!
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Homeland Hospice A COMMUNITY OUTREACH OF HOMELAND CENTER
Anne, Spiritual Counselor
Jim, Social Worker
Chrissy, RN
WHO WE ARE Homeland Hospice is a group of highly trained, compassionate, caring individuals who provide the highest quality of care to patients and their families.
WHAT IS OUR PHILOSOPHY? At Homeland Hospice, we work as a team to provide care to patients with a life-limiting illness, encouraging patients and their families to live each day as fully as possible. Our focus is on symptom management, believing everyone has the right to die pain-free while retaining their dignity.
WHAT ARE OUR SERVICES? Hospice care is provided in the home of the patient, whether it be a private home, assisted living facility, nursing home, or hospital. Hospice services are tailored to meet the individual needs of the patients and their families. These services are provided by: physicians, registered nurses, medical social workers, certified home health aides, therapists, spiritual counselors, bereavement counselors, and volunteers. We provide medical equipment, supplies, and medications related to the hospice diagnosis. We also provide specialized therapies such as massage, music, pet, and art in addition to photography and beautician/barber services. Providing hospice care in Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York, Adams, Franklin, and Mifflin counties.
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Pennsylvanians who served in the United States Armed Forces can now apply to get a veterans designation on their driver’s license or non-driver’s identification card. Gov. Corbett signed Act 176 2012 into law, allowing for the issuance of a Pennsylvania driver’s license or identification card that clearly indicates that the bearer is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces. “There are many special benefits available to the brave men and women who served this country,” said State Sen. Rob Teplitz (D-Dauphin/York). “This V
from service under conditions other than dishonorable, according to PennDOT. Once the veterans designation has been added to your license or ID, it will automatically appear each time the license or ID is renewed. There is no fee for the veterans designation when renewing a license; however, qualified applicants who want to change their ID before renewal must pay the duplicate license fee. License renewal applications on PennDOT’s website (www.dmv.state.pa. us). For more information, call PennDOT toll-free at (800) 932-4600.
Want to Get Smarter? Watch What You Eat Want to increase your brainpower? Cybernetic implants aren’t the answer (except in science-fiction stories), but some foods may actually help your brain work better. No guarantees, but try some of these mental boosters: Walnuts. A Spanish study found that people who eat a small handful of
walnuts a day saw their memory improve by 19 percent. Coffee. It helps you wake up, and a British study suggests that just 20-30 milligrams of caffeine (less than 1 cup) can enhance mental agility.
Spinach. The magnesium in Popeye’s favorite food may not make you instantly stronger, but it can increase the blood flow to your brain along with the rest of your body—at least according to a Japanese research team.
Mussels. Seafood is considered brain food, right? Mussels provide high levels of vitamin B12, which can help insulate your brain cells as you age. Asparagus. Eating your vegetables is good for you. Asparagus is packed with folate, which can decrease the risk of depression.
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LESSON
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The next snow event gave me a chance for redemption. The snow blower was now strategically placed just inside the garage door, ready to attack. An ergonomic snow shovel sat just outside the front door, to the left. A shelf inside held a long-handled scraper and brush combination. She put it there, high
enough that I didn’t even have to bend. My wife had made things quite clear about my post-retirement routine. This is a cautionary tale for any man who cavalierly enters into retirement while his wife must still slog off to a job, especially during the endless, bitter days of snow and slush and sleet and rain.
While that alarm is still ringing, make sure you are up and running with shovel in hand, or snow blower blowing. Have the car cleared of ice and snow, and get back inside to rustle up a lumberjack breakfast for that working lady of yours. There could be swift and unutterable consequences if you fail to heed this
advice. Trust me. Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational behavior/applied psychology from Albright College. Mike lives outside Columbia, Pa., and can be contacted at mikemac429@aol.com.
Did You Know? Current retirement statistics: • Average retirement age – 62 • Average length of retirement – 18 years • Average savings of a 50-year-old – $43,797 • Total cost for a couple over 65 to pay for medical treatment over a 20-year span – $215,000 • Percentage of people ages 30-54 who believe they will not have enough money put away for retirement – 80 percent • Percentage of Americans over 65 who rely completely on Social Security – 35 percent • Percentage of Americans who don’t save anything for retirement – 36 percent
• Total number of Americans who turn 65 per day – 6,000 • Percentage of population that is 65 years of age or older – 13 percent
Americans older than 50 account for: • Percent of all financial assets – 77 percent • Percent of total consumer demand – 54 percent • Prescription drug purchases – 77 percent • All over-the-counter drugs – 61 percent • Auto sales – 47 percent • All luxury travel purchases – 80 percent Source: Statistic Brain, January 2014 (www.statisticbrain.com/retirement-statistics)
Amount Needed in Savings for Retirement Monthly income need $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 $6,000 $7,000 $8,000 $9,000 $10,000
Savings needed for 20 years
Savings needed for 30 years
$166,696 $333,392 $500,087 $666,783 $833,479 $1,000,175 $1,166,871 $1,333,567 $1,500,262 $1,666,958
$212,150 $424,300 $636,450 $848,601 $1,060,751 $1,272,901 $1,485,051 $1,697,201 $1,909,351 $2,121,501
The above sums assume your portfolio will earn a 6 percent annualized return during the course of your retirement and endure 2 percent annual inflation erosion.
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Salute to a Veteran
He Served His Country in 3 Wars: WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Robert D. Wilcox fter graduating high school, John Lauer enlisted in the Army Air Corps two weeks after we were attacked at Pearl Harbor. Little did he know then that his military service would last for 28 years … and take him to four continents stretching from Asia to Europe. First stop for Lauer was Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss., for basic training. Then it was to Angel Island off the coast of San Francisco, where he was one of 7,000 men who squeezed aboard the former luxury liner SS Mariposa for a 20-day trip to Melbourne, Australia. They were accompanied by the HMS Queen Elizabeth and a single destroyer escort and zigzagged all the way across the Pacific. What was it like to have that many men on one ship? “Well,” he says, “the bunks were stacked four high, and you hardly had room to turn over. “But a bigger problem was the food. They served two meals a day, breakfast and midday. You got in this long line of guys and inched your way forward for breakfast, and by the time you got your food and ate it, it was time to get back in the line again to be able to get your midday meal.” When he finally got to Melbourne, what was that like? Grinning broadly, he says, “With all the young Aussie men at war and with all those Aussie girls without them, believe me, it was paradise.” But after two months there, it was to
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who fought to the last man before the assault was quelled. When his hitch in Vietnam was over, Lauer returned to the U.S. and retired from the Army in 1969. He went to work for the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry for the next 12 years. As part of the Work Incentive Program, he played a major role in the resettlement of 30,000 Vietnamese who had been brought to Fort Indiantown Gap. Working with a Vietnamese interpreter, he interviewed thousands of Vietnamese in the course of settling them in their new homes and preparing them for meaningful work. He retired in 1982 and now lives in a local retirement home. Thinking back, he says he fondly remembers a Mrs. Gingrich, who was his sixth-grade teacher. “She did more to set me straight than anyone else,” he remembers. “She impressed on me the importance of learning things … and then remembering them.” As if to prove that, he reels off the names of all 67 Pennsylvania counties, in alphabetical order, from Adams to York. Then he asks with a grin, “How’s that for something I learned 82 years ago?” Today, at age 94, he enjoys sharing yarns with other veterans and benefiting from the many quiet diversions of a pleasant retirement life. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
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Brisbane where, at RAAF Not long after that, he Base Amberly, he was was on his way overseas trained in stainless and again, this time to a base aluminum welding of near Taranto, Italy, where aircraft. And a year later, he again headed the pay he crossed the Coral Sea section. He says the to New Guinea, where he climate there was so great spent two years patching “that millionaires from all up C-47s. over the world had homes Then there was there to enjoy it.” another year on the Lauer was liked by a nearby island of Owi. He colonel there who once remembers that a B-24 flew him on leave to crash landed in the bomb Greece. Lauer then took a dump there “and about hydrofoil to a Greek blew up the island.” island that was the place He was then moved to where Gregory Peck, Tacloban, Leyte, the little Private John R. (Bud) Lauer in David Niven, and Australia in 1942. town on whose beach Anthony Quinn were to General MacArthur later make the classic film would later wade ashore in his return to The Guns of Navarone. the Philippines. Then the bombs were Then it was to a base near Paris for a dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, year before returning to the U.S. Lauer and the war was over. spent 1967 at Malstrom AFB, Montana, Lauer returned to the U.S. and was where temperatures of minus 40 degrees discharged as a staff sergeant. After a were not unusual. There he headed the month, he thought better of that and pay section and made master sergeant. reenlisted, giving up a stripe to do so. That was followed by training in At Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., California on handling the automatic he got his staff sergeant stripe back and rifle before he was flown to Vietnam. Tan was trained in accounting and finance, Son Nhut Air Base, where he landed, was and that’s what he did all the following a huge field that he says “handled more years in the service. traffic than O’Hare, in Chicago.” There was a five-year hitch in Panama, Living off base, he came to the field where he made tech sergeant. Then it by bus one morning to find that 3,000 was to Korea, where he spent five Vietcong were assaulting the base. It months in 1954 heading up the payroll came as a surprise to a base that was section at his base before returning to the thought to be “secure.” He was handed a U.S. rifle and helped turn back the Vietcong,
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Other Certifications and Services: Good Samaritan Home Health is a Pennsylvania-licensed home health agency that is Medicare certified and Joint Commission accredited. We work with your physician to provide nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, wound care, and specialized care as needed.
Other Certifications and Services: Good Samaritan Hospice provides services to patients and their families facing a life-limiting illness. We are Pennsylvania licensed, JCAHO accredited, and Medicare certified. We provide services 24 hours per day with a team approach for medical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs.
Medicare Certified?: Yes Other Certifications and Services: Exemplary personalized care that enables patients and families to live each day as fully as possible.
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Computers Designed Specifically for Seniors Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, What computers can you recommend for seniors with very limited computer skills? I am interested in getting one, but at 76, I need one that’s designed simplistically for me. — Inexperienced Senior Dear Inexperienced, There are actually several companies who make and sell computers designed specifically for seniors who have little or no computer experience. Here are some top options to check out. Desktops If you’re primarily interested in a home desktop computer, the Telikin (www.telikin.com, (800) 230-3881), which has been on the market for a few years now, is an excellent option. Ready to go right out of the box, this all-in-one, touch-screen computer provides a big-button menu that displays all your favorite functions on the screen at all times. By simply touching the menu option of your choice with your finger, you can get instant access to the Web, email, games, video chat, photo sharing, news, weather, and more. Available in three sizes: the 18-inch LCD touch screen with a 320-gigabyte hard drive that costs about $699; the 20www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
inch LCD touch screen with 500 (www.mygait.com, (866) 469-4248), gigabytes for about $999; and the 22which costs about $899 plus a $20 inch LCD touch monthly service fee. screen with 500 This mousegigabytes and a operated PC has a faster processor for 20-inch, highabout $1,179. resolution monitor; a All Telikin large-letter, colorcomputers come coded keyboard; with built-in one-click speakers, a Web functionality for all camera, a pages; a simple zoom microphone, a wired feature that lets you keyboard, and a magnify your email mouse. or webpage up to The Telikin Elite touchscreen computer 200 percent; and an They even offer “tech buddy” ergonomic trackball software that your loved ones can mouse that’s easy on the hand and wrist. download on their computers, so they It also comes with a built-in Web can access your Telikin remotely to help camera, DVD/CD player, unlimited you when need be. storage space, dozens of games, and a Running on Linux software instead of unique customer-service package that the standard Windows or Mac OS, the guarantees protection against viruses and Telikin is also virus resistant and comes spam, provides ongoing computer with a 60-day trial period, a one-year updates, and offers a help line if you ever warranty, and free tech support. get stuck or need assistance. It’s also worth noting that Telikin has a partnership with firstSTREET—a Tablets senior product direct-marketing If you’re interested in something company—that is also selling the 22mobile, there are several new seniorinch Telikin but has rebranded it as the specific tablets on the market you should “WOW! Computer for Seniors.” look into like the Claris Companion Another option to consider is the (www.clariscompanion.com, (866) 284MyGait Elite Computer 4939), which combines a computer,
digital picture frame, mobile phone, and passive monitoring device into one package. It has a 10-inch touch screen with huge text and buttons and amplified sound, and it comes in a thick bamboo frame that’s easy to hold on to, plus a stand that props it up. It also provides simplified access to email, text messaging, the Web, video chat, and photos. Along with exercise videos, medication, and other reminders, it gives family members the ability to easily monitor you if you need an extra hand. It even lets you or our loved ones personalize the tablet to handle your specific needs and abilities. The Claris Companion offers a variety of pricing packages, starting at about $100 with a two-year contract, plus a $59 monthly subscription fee. Another option to consider is the InTouch Senior Tablet (www.seniortouch pad.com), which is also a 10-inch tablet that provides simple, one-touch, bigbutton access to the Web, email, text messaging, your calendar, video chat, medication reminders, and more. The Senior Tablet costs about $400. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org
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While the studio that hosts the events is professional, those who attend on Saturdays go just for fun. “Anyone can come to our door,” Boyanowski said. What kept Boyanowski going for so many years was the sense of community created by the group. There is no age limit, but there is a lot of love. “One of the nicest things I’ve heard about our club is that they are a caring group,” Boyanowski said. If anyone has health issues, troubling times with family, or any other need, you can be sure a member will step in to provide support and encouragement. And they all love to dance. “I don’t profess to be the best dancer, but I like music and I like people,” Boyanowski said. “I just kept going.” Boyanowski said her neighbor lady eventually remarried, but the connection that Boyanowski found with the group kept her going. “I was married for 22 years and it was difficult to be single again,” she said. “Even though my husband and I would go dancing occasionally with a group, after a while, you just don’t go that often. I just kind of felt that I wasn’t sure I belonged there. Actually, I guess it was for me.”
The personalities singles group involved, it was meant to really is a be a social good time.” group with The the bands, which possibility of rotate at the meeting studio, someone. provide But for music for many of many styles those who of dance, attended in including the early ballroom, years, swing, and Current officers for the dance club include, from left, Boyanowski line dancing. Gert Soulliard, secretary; Dotty Boyanowski, president; said, they While and Jeanne Smith, treasurer. had reasons being part of to be hesitant a group for about meeting someone. Many went just so long has its benefits, there also have for the fun of it. been struggles. The group has regular dances, but also “I like people and to be out among dinner dances for holidays, including a people,” Boyanowski said. “Some people picnic dance in the summer. The most have been there as long as I have, but recent New Year’s Eve party had almost when you start losing members, now, 80 people in attendance. that’s tough.” Dances cost $15 for non-members Despite getting older and having and $12 for members. Members pay a recently celebrated the birth of a greatyearly $40 membership fee. great-grandchild, Boyanowski isn’t “Most of our bands have been playing slowing down. for us a long time,” Boyanowski said. “I don’t feel that I’m that old,” she “When you get those musician said. “My daughter says I don’t act my
age. And I say, ‘Why should I start now?’ We have fun.” Getting involved in the club helped Boyanowski stay connected within her community and stay limber, she said. When she was asked to run for president recently, she said, she felt a bit reluctant. “I decided at the last minute just to do it,” she said, laughing. “Sometimes I get talked into things.” Even though the group now welcomes married couples, there are many who simply want to encourage people to dance. Anyone new is welcomed to dance with someone more experienced to learn new things, she said. That’s one aspect she believed helped her when she first got involved. One goal that Boyanowski has is to attract younger generations to the dance club. She believes there are more opportunities to get into dance than when she was a young adult, but it isn’t always taken advantage of. “It’s such a beautiful experience,” she said. “I wish more people would find the joy in that.” For more information on the Metropolitan Area Dance Club, call (717) 774-2171 and ask for Gert Soulliard.
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Small Changes Coming Up in 2014 Later this year, Social Security will stop providing benefit verification letters At Social Security, our goal is to in our local offices. You can still get an provide the best service possible to instant letter online by creating a everyone who comes to us for help, personal my Social Security account at whether they’re applying for disability www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount, or by benefits or getting verification of their calling our toll-free telephone number at Social Security (800) 772-1213 to number. request one by mail. By investing in In addition, we Technology is new technologies will discontinue vital to delivering and finding providing Social innovative, costSecurity number quality service. effective ways to printouts. These deliver service, we printouts have no are able to reach this goal. Technology is security features and could be easily vital to delivering quality service, and we misused or counterfeited. continue to provide more options for If you need proof of your Social customers to do business with us over the Security number and you do not have Internet or through self-service kiosks. your Social Security card, you may apply We are making changes in the way we for a replacement card by completing the provide some services so we can serve the Application for a Social Security Card and vast majority of Americans better and providing the required documentation. more efficiently. Most people won’t even You’ll find the application online at notice the changes. So allow us to fill you www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ss-5.pdf. in. As always, we continue to work By John Johnston
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Security, how to get a benefit verification letter, and other services offered at our website. Watch the webinar at www.social security.gov/webinars. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.
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