Dauphin County 50plus LIFE February 2016

Complimentary | Dauphin County Edition | February 2016 • Vol. 18 No. 2

Finding Love After 50 page 18

Natural Protection for Your Heart page 7

Is This Thing On?

Tips for Safely Shopping Online Abby Stokes

You can’t see or touch the merchandise, so what makes online shopping so appealing?

Well, the following three aspects, for starters: 1. Comforts of Home: You don’t need to leave your home (or office) to shop. Therefore, no parking hassles, no waiting in long lines, and no fighting for the last iPhone on the shelf.

2. Global Access: Stores all over the world are at your fingertips.

3. Savings: Online retailers save on personnel and other overhead costs.

They often pass the savings on to you.

Start with the Familiar Get your feet wet with a visit to the

look for Contact Us, Customer Service, or About Us. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Sometimes, what you seek (and they hide) is in very small letters at the end of the webpage.

website of a “brick-and mortar” store you frequent in your area. If you shop at Home Depot, visit their website: www.homedepot.com. Is Macy’s one of your shopping spots? Visit www. macys.com.

Or you could pop into the website of a catalog that you patronize.

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Be On the Lookout If, at any time, you see a customerservice number, jot it down.

Websites are notorious for concealing their contact numbers.

For reasons of cost, most sites prefer all correspondence to be by email.

I may be old fashioned, but when I have a complaint or question, I’d like the option to speak to a human being.

If you return to the website seeking out their telephone number,

Satisfaction & Safety Guaranteed To ensure that your credit card information is safe, most websites encrypt the page where you enter your credit card, making it safer for transmission. You’ll know the page is protected when http at the start of the website address has an added s (https) for security.

A closed padlock might appear at the bottom of the browser window.

An open padlock or a broken key at the bottom of the window indicates you are not on an encrypted page.

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someone abuses your credit card (and, remember, the Internet may not have even played a role in the event), under federal law your liability is limited to $50.

If a breach of security on the part of the website revealed your credit card information, the website should pay this amount for you.

The American Bar Association has an informative website: www. safeshopping.org. (Note: It is .org, not .com.) Visit their site for more information before you start

shopping on the Internet.

If something happens that warrants you bringing in the big guns, contact the Better Business Bureau at www.bbbonline.org. You could also fill out a complaint form with the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov. Type “complaint” in the internal search engine.

You Are in Control If a website is really confusing or poorly designed, feel free to abandon the mission at any time. In

most cases, you can find the same item being sold on several different websites.

No one can save you from your own bad shopping habits, online or otherwise. Step away from the mouse when considering the 1980s sweater that glows under black lights. It wasn’t a good idea back then, and it certainly isn’t a good idea now.

Do you really need another circular saw? Aren’t two enough? Yes, I know it was a great deal, but stand firm. The convenience of the Internet

can definitely feed the impulse shopper in all of us.

Practice restraint and enjoy your purchases!

Abby Stokes, author of “Is This Thing On?” A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming and its companion website, AskAbbyStokes.com, is the Johnny Appleseed of Technology, singlehandedly helping more than 300,000 people cross the digital divide.

At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away.

Assisted Living Residences Brookdale Harrisburg (717) 671-4700 3560 N. Progress Ave., Harrisburg Cremation Zimmerman Auer Funeral Home, Inc. 4100 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg (717) 545-4001 Dental Services Advara Dental & Dentures 4640 High Pointe Blvd., Suite 72, Harrisburg (717) 564-4600 Eichman Family Dental 348 Beech Ave., Hershey (717) 534-1750 Emergency Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging (717) 780-6130 Floor Coverings Gipe Floor & Wall Covering 5435 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg (717) 545-6103

CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 The National Kidney Foundation (717) 757-0604 (800) 697-7007 PACE (800) 225-7223 Social Security Information (800) 772-1213 Tri-County Association for the Blind (717) 238-2531 Healthcare Information PA Healthcare Cost Containment Council (717) 232-6787 Hearing Services Enhanced Hearing Solutions, LLC 431 E. Chocolate Ave., Hershey (717) 298-6441 Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Home Care Services Senior Helpers (717) 920-0707

Funeral Directors Zimmerman Auer Funeral Home, Inc. 4100 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg (717) 545-4001

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Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020

Hospice Services Homeland Hospice 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 115, Harrisburg (717) 221-7890

American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 Arthritis Foundation – Central PA Chapter (717) 763-0900

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Housing/Apartments B’Nai B’rith Apartments 130 S. Third St., Harrisburg (717) 232-7516

Housing Assistance Dauphin County Housing Authority (717) 939-9301

Services Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging (717) 780-6130

Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937

The Salvation Army Edgemont Temple Corps (717) 238-8678

Insurance Apprise Insurance Counseling (800) 783-7067 Intellectual Disabilities Keystone Human Services 124 Pine St., Harrisburg (717) 232-7509 Medical Equipment & Supplies Ablemart (717) 589-7564

Therapies Madden Physical Therapy 5425 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg (717) 901-9487 Toll-Free Numbers American Lung Association (800) LUNG-USA Bureau of Consumer Protection (800) 441-2555

Medical Supply (800) 777-6647

Meals on Wheels (800) 621-6325

Nursing/Rehab Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902

National Council on Aging (800) 424-9046

Personal Care Homes Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902

Veterans Affairs (717) 626-1171 or (800) 827-1000

Social Security Office (800) 772-1213

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Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori

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Lori Verderame

Love is one of the most comthroughout their marriage. Now, of having strangers come into the mon reasons why we collect with no children or interested house to make her an offer on the objects or hand down objects. relatives to take over the collecdecoys.

Objects come with emotions. tion, Irene is left in a quandary.

She doesn’t know what a good Most people will not part with a She doesn’t want the duck offer looks like, either. If someone particular item or group of items decoys. Reason No. 1 is that she wants to make a killing on this if they were handed down or can’t bear to display the duck collection and buy it for a song, amassed by a loved one, family decoys as they prompt heartache. she is in a vulnerable position. member, or friend.

The emotional collection reminds Now, Irene doesn’t know how I feel this way about my father’s Irene of Frank’s passing. or if she should get into the marnutcracker collection and my Reason No. 2 is the overket, and she doesn’t want to keep mother’s canister set. I wouldn’t whelming number of duck decoys the collection. Like many other part with them families of collecno matter tors, Irene never what! thought she’d be And when left alone with this someone stops vast collection. collecting or Tips for this is no longer common colable to collect, lecting problem sometimes the include chooscollection is ing one or two handed down. favorite decoys to If you can keep as a rememretain a colbrance in honor lection for the of Frank’s years of A vast collection of duck decoys becomes a late long term, collecting. collector’s passion and his widow’s problem. historically, Get an appraisthat collection al from an apwill increase praiser who does in value over time. So, hold on to now stacked in the basement. not have any financial interest in the collection if you can.

Also, the vast collection is unthe decoys—doesn’t want to sell And, add to the collection familiar to Irene, a non-collector. them, doesn’t want to buy them. when you can and start to familShe can’t identify the decoys’ Be prepared to pay that appraiser iarize yourself with the collection sculptors, she can’t identify the for their expertise and time. by learning about its history and regional characteristics of each Ask the appraiser to tell you market value. decoy, and she is uninformed and the retail value of the decoy colFor many, the love of collectat the mercy of anyone with inlection, not an auction value or ing is not only commonplace, but formation about decoys and their insurance value of the collection. also comforting. At other times, market value. She knows these Take some time to consider a collection can be a burden and buyers may take advantage of her. the market information and then present new problems. When a She realizes that auctions may make a decision about how you collection comes to you from a not be the best place to sell the will act. Don’t be hasty. Get infordeceased loved one, the situation collection because Frank got mation so you can make a good may prove difficult. many of his best decoy bargains decision.

For instance, when Frank, a by buying at auctions. If a buyer Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, longtime collector of duck decoys, at an auction is getting a bargain, author, and former museum direcpassed away, his collection bethen the person selling the decoy tor, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal came the property and project of at auction must have lost money events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star his widow. on the transaction. appraiser on Discovery channel. Visit Like most widows of collecSince Irene can’t tell one wood- www.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Fators, Irene was happy that Frank en duck from another, she begins cebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888) enjoyed the process of collecting to worry. She doesn’t like the idea 431-1010. www.50plusLifePA.com

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How to Protect Your Eyes from Macular Degeneration

to sunlight, especially if you have Dear Savvy Senior, light-colored eyes; certain genetic Is macular degeneration hereditary?

My mother lost her vision from it before components; a family history of AMD; high blood pressure; obesity; she died a few years ago, and now at age 65, I’m worried I may get it. What and being Caucasian.

For anyone over the age of 60, can you tell me? it’s a smart idea to get your eyes – Nearsighted Susan examined by an ophthalmologist

every year. They can spot early signs Dear Susan, Having a parent or sibling with of AMD before vision loss occurs. macular degeneration does indeed Early signs, however, may include increase your risk three to four times. shadowy areas in your central vision But the good news is there are or unusually fuzzy or distorted things you can do to protect your vision. The Amsler grid (www. eyesight and amslergrid.org) a number of is a good tool treatments that to check your are available if eyes for AMD. you do happen

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The Bookworm Sez

Where We Belong: Journeys that Show Us the Way Terri Schlichenmeyer

You have to be somewhere today.

There’s no hurry or schedule to follow, but you must get there on time. You don’t have a map or itinerary and the destination might be a surprise, but once you arrive, as happens in the new book Where We Belong by Hoda Kotb (with Jane Lorenzini), you’ll be in exactly the right place.

It’s natural: a turn of the calendar, and you’re feeling some inner restlessness. It’s OK to admit it, says Kotb: You sense that there’s more to life, and you yearn to find it. The good news is that it’s never too late to start working toward that perfect spot in your world; in fact, here, Kotb introduces readers to people who did.

Michelle Hauser grew up in Mason City, Iowa, living sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her

father.

By age 10, she skillfully ran a household; at 12, she landed a paying job because she sensed a need for self-sufficiency; at 14, she worked in a restaurant, where her love of cooking was cemented.

She ultimately became a chef, but throughout her life, she always harbored a dream of being a doctor. It would be even better if her two passions could unite …

Craig Juntenen

Where We Belong: Journeys That Show Us the Way

By Hoda Kotb with Jane Lorenzini c. 2016, Simon & Schuster 272 pages

never wanted children and had taken steps to ensure that it didn’t happen; his wife, Kathi, had known about his tenets when they were dating, and she accepted them.

She was, therefore, very surprised when Craig came home after a golf outing and announced that he had an idea that ultimately changed their lives and their family, when two became five …

Kay Abrahams

grew up in the lap of luxury with everything she wanted—except parental attention, which she longed for. Her parents loved her, that was a fact, but they were busy with careers and had little time for her.

Eventually, she fell into the same situation, but a move halfway across the country helped her find the “family” she needed.

And for successful businessman Lindley DeGarmo, the move away from a sales career meant moving toward a job closer to his heart—and to his soul.

So where’s your turning point? It won’t be identical to the ones you’ll find inside Where We Belong, but you’ll get a lot of inspiration just the same—you’ll also get a lot of same.

Indeed, the stories here are all very similar and, with one exception,

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preexisting wealth shows up quite often in the tales. That may turn a few readers off.

And yet, who doesn’t struggle with New Year’s resolutions? If you’ve made ’em, then you probably do, and author Hoda Kotb (with Jane Lorenzini) offers something here that’ll energize you: true, encouraging stories.

If those everyday people can identify, find, and accomplish lifechanging goals, surely you can, too.

And so, in the end, I mostly enjoyed Where We Belong. It’s a happy book, perhaps just what’s needed to start a year with myriad possibilities. And if you’re eager for that, then this book belongs in your hands.

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Such is Life

I Hate Lifestyle Changes Saralee Perel

What do you think of on cold winter days? Cozy evenings by the fire? A simmering pot of chicken soup on a snowy day?

My husband, Bob, thinks of gluten.

You see, he’s started this new shtick: a lifestyle makeover. I hate this very much.

While making our breakfast of broccoli tofu scramble, he asked me what I felt like doing for the day.

“Being a sloth.”

“Why don’t we take a nice brisk walk?”

“We already did that two months ago.”

We sat down to eat after I slathered (more) butter on my second English muffin. Bob piped up, “I think you should change your lifestyle too.”

With his new eating plan, he chewed ever-so-slowly, waiting until

his mouth was empty before taking another bite. This was all so annoying.

“Why do I have to eat what you eat, Bob?” “Because I’m the only one around here who cooks.”

“I can’t cook.” I pointed to my cane, which I’ve needed since a spinal cord injury.

“That’s a ‘lame’ excuse.”

“Very funny, Bob.” “What does your cane have to do with anything? You don’t do one single household chore.” Just as I expected, he put his fork down

between each bite.

“Now that’s unfair,” I said.

“You know I’m physically unable to do any chores.”

“You can’t wash a plate?” he said.

“I can’t. So

sad.”

“Or dust a table?”

“Heartbreaking, Bob. Makes me sick with sadness. My disability makes it impossible for me to do any of those things.”

“You’ve been disabled for 12 years.

You haven’t cleaned since the ’70s.”

“Oh.” “You can help, you know. You can

do everything I do.”

Darn. I’ve been waiting for him to figure that out.

He continued, “When we go to the YMCA, I exercise while you eat things from your purse.”

“I have to, Bob. Candy will go bad.”

“The only time I can picture you not eating was when you were walking down the aisle.” Naturally, each forkful he took was the size of a peanut.

If “you are what you eat” is true, Bob’s a carrot. I’m a Big Mac. “You never meditate,” he said.

“Oh no? Watch this.” I got up from the table, went to the fridge, took a colossal bite of cold pizza, and purred, “Om.” He didn’t finish his breakfast. “I’m full,” he said. “You also might want to

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consider stopping eating when you’re no longer hungry.” I spooned his leftovers into my mouth.

“Now listen,” I said. “Just because you’re doing all this proper stuff doesn’t mean I have to.”

“Then you’ll need to cook on your own.”

“Bob, I’m begging you. Anything but that.”

The thing is—Bob would actually make me my own meals. He’d even continue to do all the chores despite knowing how much I can do. He’d take care of me anytime rather than think of himself first.

So, guess whose turn it is to make a lifestyle change? I know I should be saying that I’ll do it for myself, but that’s not how I feel.

Bob is the ultimate caregiver and friend.

I’ll do it for him.

Right after he washes the breakfast dishes.

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The ruts are long and narrow; some measure nearly a foot in depth. As the driver swerves to avoid them, he plows across a shallow river, causing the van to list and my head to bang against the door of the four-wheel drive. I envision a muddy death.

My husband and I are on an aptly named Detours expedition, one that aims to explore not only the scenic spots, but also the cultural heritage of Arizona. Our particular tour focuses on the state’s Native people, and we’ve definitely lucked out.

Our guide is Donovan Hanley, a member of the Towering House Clan of the Navajo, who sports a waistlength braid, a broad smile, and a striking turquoise necklace. He’s about as authentic as you can get.

“Yá’ át’ ééh abíní [good morning],” he says. “Welcome to Diné Bikéyah [The Navajo Nation].”

The Mittens, so called because they Director John Ford often used resemble the mitten-clad hands of a Monument Valley as a setting for his giant, are two of the most distinctive films, and for many folks it has come buttes in Monument Valley. to symbolize the American West.

During the next four days, as we travel to some of the Navajos’ most sacred spots, he intersperses facts about his people’s beliefs and customs with personal stories about his grandfather (a medicine man), his father (a sheep herder), and his 8-year-old niece, who still lives in the same town where he grew up.

As for his necklace, he tells us

that the turquoise stones symbolize creation. Like the sky and water, they provide security and protection.

“The strand on the right is my mother,” he says. “The one on the left is my father. And the loop at the bottom, the strand that connects them, is the umbilical cord. By joining together, they have created me, the future generation.”

Hanley grew up near Monument Valley, a 30,000-acre tribal park near the Arizona/Utah border. The land is filled with stark rock formations that are familiar to most of us from countless movies that depict the American West.

But to the Navajo, the sandstone rocks are more than a filmmaker’s prop; they reflect their way of life and represent some of their deepest convictions.

We tour the valley in an open-air vehicle driven by a specially licensed Navajo guide. In the distance I see The Mittens, a pair of massive buttes that look like the hands of a gloved giant.

“The giant is so big that he can safeguard us,” says the guide.

He continues past spots where medicine men pray, where prospectors have discovered silver, and where a tall, solitary spire resembles the fireplace in

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the center of a traditional Navajo hogan (home).

Before leaving the valley, we stop at a hogan to learn about the techniques and beliefs surrounding crafts like spinning and weaving. A weaver explains that authentic blankets and baskets always have a “spirit line” that allows the artisan’s creativity to be used anew on subsequent projects.

Although Monument Valley has been inhabited for thousands of years, it’s the red geological formations—the tall, skinny buttes and wide, flat mesas—that are the real attraction.

For up-close views of the petroglyphs and cliff dwellings that show the human history of Navajoland, we head to Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

A light, gentle rain—a female rain, says our driver—bathes the cottonwood trees with a soft sparkle and brightens the green that peeks out from the rocks.

We see the farms that belong to the 50 or 60 families who live in the canyon today, study the dwellings left by the ancients, and listen to our driver tell stories about his childhood, when he was raised by his grandmother and

Guide Donovan Hanley uses personal stories to give people insight into Navajo culture.

A traditional Navajo house, called a hogan, is on display in Monument Valley. Today hogans are most often used for ceremonial purposes.

Navajo craftspeople demonstrate traditional crafts in Monument Valley’s hogan.

Canyon de Chelly is home to many cliff dwellings.

slept on a sheepskin tossed on the floor of her hogan.

We’re admiring a Puebloan compound perched in a canyon alcove far above us when the sky is split by a flash of lightening.

“No problem,” says the driver. “The rain will come from the right. I will

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He careens along the bumpy road, outrunning the rain—the heavy, male rain—that pelts the ground off to the right.

Hanley laughs when we thank him for arranging another authentically Navajo experience.

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En route back to Phoenix, we stop at Hubbell Trading Post, the oldest continuously operating trading post in the country.

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As the resident historian tells the story of a Yei rug, a small woman with long, gray hair walks in, carrying a large, paper-wrapped package. She is, says the proprietor, a master weaver, still practicing what threatens to become a lost art. Two women vie to purchase the rug; the visitor from Sweden wins.

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Grief Support Group Mohler Senior Center 25 Hope Drive, Hershey (717) 732-1000 Feb. 4 to May 5 (Thursdays) 6 to 8 p.m.

DivorceCare 13-Week Support Group Derry Presbyterian Church 248 E. Derry Road, Hershey (717) 533-9667 www.derrypres.org Feb. 9, 6 to 7 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Graysonview Personal Care Community 150 Kempton Ave., Harrisburg (717) 561-8010

Feb. 10, 6 to 7 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Emeritus at Harrisburg 3560 N. Progress Ave. Harrisburg (717) 671-4700 Feb. 15, 6:30 p.m.

Support Group for Families of Those with Memory-Related Illnesses Frey Village 1020 N. Union St., Middletown (717) 930-1218 Feb. 17, 1:30 p.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group on East Shore Jewish Home of Harrisburg 4004 Linglestown Road Harrisburg (717) 441-8627

Senior Center Activities Feb. 18, 6 to 8 p.m.

Harrisburg Area Parkinson’s Disease Caregiver Support Group Giant Food Stores Second Floor 2300 Linglestown Road Harrisburg (717) 580-7772 Feb. 24, 7 to 8 p.m.

Connections Support Group: Families of Memory Impaired Ecumenical Retirement Community Building 3, Second Floor 3525 Canby St., Harrisburg (717) 561-2590

Library Programs East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St. Harrisburg, (717) 652-9380 Feb. 4, 11 a.m. – Women’s Heart Health Feb. 21, 2 p.m. – T-shirt Quilts Demonstration Feb. 23, 9:30 a.m. – Friends of East Shore Area Library Meeting Elizabethville Area Library, 80 N. Market St. Elizabethville, (717) 362-9825 Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. – Friends of Elizabethville Area Library Meeting Feb. 9, 16, 23, 10:30 a.m. – A ARP Tax Help for Older Adults Feb. 11, 6 p.m. – Thursday Theater Kline Branch, 530 S. 29th St., Harrisburg (717) 234-3934 Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, 12:30 p.m. – A ARP Tax Help for Older Adults Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m. – Friends of Kline Library Meeting Feb. 25, 1 p.m. – The Whats and Whys of Recycling

Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library 2410 N. Third St., Harrisburg, (717) 232-7286 Feb. 27, noon – Midday Movie McCormick Riverfront Library 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976 Feb. 29, 11:30 a.m. – Book Swap Bingo Northern Dauphin Library 683 Main St., Lykens, (717) 453-9315 Feb. 1, 6:30 p.m. – Book Swap Bingo William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library, 200 W. Second St., Hummelstown (717) 566-0949 Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. – Novel Thoughts Book Club Feb. 10, 6 p.m. – Second Wednesday Cinema Feb. 16, 1 p.m. – N ovel Thoughts, Too! Book Club If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.

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Mohler Senior Center – (717) 533-2002, www.hersheyseniorcenter.com Mondays, Wednesdays, some Fridays – AARP Tax-Aide Assistance by Appointment Feb. 8, noon – Peapod Grocery Delivery and Lunch Feb. 19, 11 a.m. – Hershey’s History in Photos Rutherford House – (717) 564-5682, www.rutherfordcenter.org Mondays, 10 a.m. – Line Dancing Tuesdays, noon – Circuit Exercise with Personal Training Fridays, 11 a.m. – Chair Yoga

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World Culture Club of Central PA Meeting Penn State Hershey Medical Center Fifth Floor, Lecture Room B 500 University Drive, Hershey www.worldcultureclubpa.org Feb. 4, 7 p.m.

Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable Meeting Grace United Methodist Church 433 E. Main St., Hummelstown (717) 503-2862 charlie.centralpaww2rt@gmail.com www.centralpaww2roundtable.org Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.

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Soprano Jennifer Groves: “On the Wings of Song” Derry Presbyterian Church 248 E. Derry Road, Hershey (717) 533-9667 www.derrypres.org Feb. 23, 6 p.m.

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We owe much of our greater History Month for the significant understanding of black history to events and people who figured Carter G. Woodson. prominently in black American Born to former slaves, Woodson history. worked hard and against the tide For example: of prejudice to obtain his own

education.

Feb. 23, 1868: W.E.B. DuBois, civil In earning his doctorate from rights leader and co-founder of the Harvard, Woodson was disturbed NAACP, was born. to find that during his studies, history Feb. 3, 1870: The books virtually 15th Amendment ignored the was passed, black American granting blacks the population. So he right to vote. decided to take on the challenge Feb. 25, 1870: The of writing black first black U.S. Americans into the senator, Hiram R. history books.

Revels (1822-1901), He established took his oath of the Association for office. the Study of Negro

Life and History Feb. 12, 1909: The Carter G. Woodson (now called the National Association for the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and Advancement of Colored People was History) in 1915, and a year later founded by a group of concerned founded the widely respected Journal black and white citizens in New York of Negro History.

City.

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Negro History Week, the precursor Feb. 1, 1960: A group of black to Black History Month, as an Greensboro, N.C., college students initiative to bring national attention began a sit-in at a segregated to the contributions of black people Woolworth’s lunch counter. The throughout American history. event marks a watershed moment in February was chosen as Black the civil-rights movement.

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Salute to a Veteran

Robert D. Wilcox

In World War II He Flew for the Yanks … and for the Brits

At age 94, Richard Boyd is a clear reminder of Hollywood’s handsome Errol Flynn. And he has a dashing past to match, virtually all of which was devoted to aviation.

The exploits started for him in 1941 in his native England, when he was 19 and volunteered for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a crewmember. He was selected for pilot training and began flying the Tiger Moth single-engine biplane.

And just before he was to solo, his whole world changed.

The chief of the U.S. Army Air Corps, “Hap” Arnold, had proposed that a limited number of British young men be trained in our aviation cadet program. Boyd was one of five picked from his group and soon was on his way to the U.S. via a holding base in New Brunswick, where a

The Lancaster bomber in which Boyd flew his missions.

Flying Officer Richard E. Boyd in 1945.

group of soon-to-be cadets was being assembled.

Then, in 1942 he was sent to

Albany, Ga., to join the aviation cadet class of 42-I, flying the Stearman PT-17. Did he wear an American uniform?

“All but the forage cap, which earmarked me as a Brit,” he says.

In succession then followed basic flying at Macon, Ga., and advanced flying at Valdosta, Ga., where he

got his U.S. wings and RAF rank of pilot officer (the equivalent of our 2nd lieutenant).

He then shipped to Toronto in 1943, where he most memorably met and dated the winsome Rita Mary O’Gorman (more on that later).

It was there that he also was unexpectedly picked to be one of five pilots from his group of 60 to go to Texas to attend the Army Air Corps Central Instructors School at Kelly Field. Having completed that instructor training, he was assigned to Ellington Field in Houston, where he served as an instructor pilot in AT-9s and AT-10s.

In December, he was called back to the RAF, and he shipped from New York for Europe aboard the Queen Mary. What was that like?

With a chuckle, he says, “It was

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a madhouse. With 16,000 troops aboard, there were bunks stacked everywhere. Mine was actually on the bridge of the vessel.”

The Queen Mary was the largest and fastest troopship during World War II. In her seven years of wartime service, she ran an unescorted, zigzag course for 569,429 miles as she carried 765,429 troops across the Atlantic to England.

Arriving in Liverpool, Boyd was sent to Scotland to train to fly the British way. He laughs at the way a sergeant pilot said, “I understand that you trained in the American Air Force.” When Boyd agreed that he had, the sergeant said briskly, “Ah … we’ll soon correct that.”

That was followed by flying the twin-engine Wellington, then the four-engine Stirling, and finally the formidable, four-engine Lancaster.

That amazing bomber could carry almost its own weight with 33,000 pounds of fuel and bombs. It was the only plane that could handle the RAF’s giant, 22,000-pound, specialpurpose bomb, the Grand Slam.

While we think of the Brits as bombing in the night while we bombed by day, the RAF bombed a lot by day, as well. Boyd, for example, flew 11 missions by day and 22 at night.

At night, he was four times picked to be “marker crew,” which dropped flares to light up the target. He remembers one night when he had a problem with his radar over Dresden and had to face the flak during three runs over the target to hit it.

He also recalls a daylight mission when they were to bomb German troops at the east end of the Remagen Bridge over the Rheine, only to be called away at the very last minute upon learning that the Yanks had now crossed the bridge and actually were the troops below them.

For his wartime service, Boyd was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

On V-E Day, Boyd was at home on leave and was assigned to transport

command, where he flew Stirling bombers that had been converted to carry troops and equipment to Karachi, India, to fight the Japanese.

What was the closest he ever came to buying the farm?

Scratching his chin, he says, “That has to be the time after the war when I was flying in a York transport plane as an observer. We crashed on landing, and I spent six months in the hospital in a full-body cast. That’s a time I don’t even want to think about.”

Leaving the RAF in 1947, Boyd worked as a flight operations officer for British Overseas Airways. He had been corresponding regularly with Rita, that girl in Toronto, and only then when he had a real job did he feel that he could send the letter that said, “Will you marry me?” along with a one-way ticket to England on the Queen Mary.

Even though they hadn’t been together in person in four years, she came, they quickly married, and for 68 years have never regretted the decision.

In 1951, Boyd joined the Dutch airline KLM for five years before Swissair asked him to work for them and open a New York City office.

To do that, he and Rita came to New York, where they lived on Long Island.

Boyd became operations manager, North America, in 1969 and retired in 1986 after 30 years with the company.

With his complimentary airline tickets, he and Rita have literally traveled the world.

They came to Central Pennsylvania in 2013 to live in one of its retirement communities. And Boyd is proud of the space it gives him for a “war room” in which he keeps a treasure trove of aviation books, pictures, documents, and awards … all that reminds him of the lifetime he’s been privileged to spend in the cutting-edge world of aviation.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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Tom Blake

Greetings, Introductions, and 10 Tips for Finding Love My writing scope has broadened to: “On life and love after 50,” as older singles deal with life issues often beyond the scope of just dating.

My advice is applicable to anyone age 50 to 90. Yes, I know people in their 90s who have found love.

While my articles target singles, approximately 35 percent of my readers are married. Many tell me that reading about the hardships singles endure encourages them to appreciate their spouses more. My advice to married couples is usually pretty simple: Stay together and work out any issues.

Let’s have fun together.

Maybe we can help some older singles find love. But to continue writing about senior dating, I need input from readers—your questions, comments, and stories about life and love after 50.

Email me at tompblake@gmail. com and I will respond within a day or two, unless I’m traveling overseas.

Who knows? We might include you in a column.

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I am honored, especially on Valentine’s Day, to be introduced to your newspaper. I have a warm spot in my heart for Pennsylvania. My mother was born in Erie.

My column started when two female editors in Dana Point, Calif., gave me my first writing assignment.

I had just gone through a divorce and thought dating would be easy. It turned out to be difficult, and I wrote about the frustrations of a single guy in his early 50s trying to date again.

I complained and whined that younger women wouldn’t go out with me and women my age expected me to pay for dates.

The editors felt that the single women in Southern California would have a field day taking potshots at my woe-is-me message.

They were right. When my first column ran, a woman said: “Who is this sniveling puke?” Another said, “Get the boy a crying towel.”

Women told me my writing became less controversial when I started dating my life partner, Greta.

I’ve written approximately 3,500 articles and newsletters on finding love in the later years, and writing on this topic has been good to me.

I’ve published three books and have been interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today show and Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America—very humbling.

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Tom’s 10 Tips for Finding a Mate My life partner, Greta, and I had dinner with a widower friend of ours after Christmas.

As we were leaving the restaurant, he said, “I don’t want to be alone anymore. But I don’t know how to meet a potential mate. What do you advise?”

I put together a list that would help him get started. I call it Tom’s 10 Tips for Finding a Mate. The tips apply to both men and women.

1. Let friends, family, and acquaintances know that you’d like to meet other singles. That’s what Ken did with me. He let me know that he was rejoining the human race and wanted to meet new people.

The more people he gets the word out to, the better his chances of finding someone. It’s called networking. And it works.

A week after Ken asked for advice, I received an email from a single woman in his city. I asked each one of them separately if they’d like to correspond. They said yes. Had Ken not mentioned his situation to me, I wouldn’t have thought about introducing them.

2. Get off the couch and out of the house. You won’t meet anybody sitting at home. You need to be where you will meet new people.

Sure, it takes energy and time, but it will give you a purpose. Attend weddings, reunions, church activities, dances, and accept all invitations to events.

Volunteer. Another widower I know volunteers at a nearby hospital twice a week and helps feed the homeless at his brother’s church twice a month. He’s met single women at both places.

3. Go out to enrich your life and meet new people. Do not go out solely to find a mate.

People looking too hard come off as desperate and end up turning off the opposite sex. Often, it’s when we aren’t looking that we meet someone special.

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and more people become single later in life, there are always new and challenging issues.

People often tell me, “I never thought I’d be single at this stage in my life.” My hope is to help as many of them as possible.

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4. Pursue activities you enjoy where both sexes are involved. For guys repairing old cars, you likely won’t meet a potential mate. Ditto for women who are quilting.

5. Get the body moving. Walk and exercise. Be friendly to folks you see along the way. Offer to walk with them if appropriate.

6. Keep expectations in check.

Meeting a potential mate won’t be easy, but don’t give up. It takes time.

7. Internet dating is one method of meeting potential mates. For people living in remote areas, online dating may be a necessity to meet new people.

For people 50-plus, online dating is risky. There are scammers and evil people looking for vulnerable and lonely singles. However, it has worked for lots of couples.

If a guy online sounds too good to be true, he is. Trust your instincts.

Don’t be naïve.

8. Smile and be friendly, positive, and upbeat. If you are in a post-

office line, or a grocery-store line, be assertive by striking up a conversation—but don’t be overly pushy about it.

9. Check out the website Meetup (www.meetup.com). There is no cost and they have clubs and groups across the U.S. that cover all kinds of special interests.

Pick some different ones and attend them. You will be enriching your life and making new friends.

10. Subscribe to my weekly On Life and Love after 50 e-newsletter at www.

FindingLoveAfter60.com. There is no cost. More than 1,000 singles ages 50 to 90 from across the country share their experiences, frustrations, and successes.

Above all, recharge your batteries and get out and meet new people. I’m betting our friend Ken will be up and running in no time.

For dating information, previous articles, or to sign up for Tom’s complimentary, weekly e-newsletter, go to www. findingloveafter60.com.

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