Dauphin County Edition
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Vol. 16 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 the Linglestown woman 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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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.
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Small Changes Coming Up in 2014 At Social Security, our goal is to provide the best service possible to everyone who comes to us for help, whether they’re applying for disability benefits or getting verification of their Social Security number. By investing in new technologies and finding innovative, cost-effective ways to deliver service, we are able to reach this goal. Technology is vital to delivering quality service, and we continue to provide more options for customers to do business with us over the Internet or through self-service kiosks. We are making changes in the way we
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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.
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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori
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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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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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Salute to a Veteran
He Served His Country in 3 Wars: WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Robert D. Wilcox lthough John Lauer was born in Mount Joy, Pa., he lived most of his young life in Harrisburg. After graduating from William Penn High School there, he 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
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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 Private John R. (Bud) Lauer in bunks were stacked four Australia in 1942. 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 Brisbane where, at RAAF Base Amberly, he was trained in stainless and aluminum welding of aircraft. And a year later, he crossed the Coral Sea to New Guinea, where he spent two years patching up C47s. Then there was another year on the nearby island of Owi. He remembers that a B-24 crash landed in the bomb dump there “and about blew up the island.”
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April 10, 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Art in the Wild Lecture by Daniel Mack, Wildwood Park April 12, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Clean Up Your Earth Day, Wildwood Park April 13, 2 to 5 p.m. – Dauphin County Egg Hunt, Fort Hunter Park
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April 24, 5 to 9 p.m. – Mohler Senior Center, 25 Hope Drive, Hershey, (717) 533-2002
Dauphin County Library Programs
Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public. April 8, 6 to 7 p.m. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Graysonview Personal Care Community 150 Kempton Ave., Harrisburg (717) 561-8010
April 17, 1:30 p.m. Hershey Area AARP Chapter #3466 Meeting Spring Creek Church of the Brethren 335 East Areba Ave., Hershey (717) 832-3282
April 16, 1:30 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group on East Shore Jewish Home of Harrisburg 4004 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg (717) 441-8627
April 23, 7 p.m. Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Middletown St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Spring and Union streets Middletown (717) 915-5555 gsk1308@gmail.com
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He was then moved traffic than O’Hare, in to Tacloban, Leyte, the Chicago.” little town on whose Living off base, he beach General came to the field by MacArthur would bus one morning to later wade ashore in find that 3,000 his return to the Vietcong were Philippines. Then the assaulting the base. It The SS Mariposa that took Lauer bombs were dropped came as a surprise to a and 7,000 other troops to on Hiroshima and base that was thought Melbourne, Australia. Nagasaki, and the war to be “secure.” He was was over. handed a rifle and Lauer returned to the U.S. and was helped turn back the Vietcong, who discharged as a staff sergeant. After a fought to the last man before the assault month, he thought better of that and was quelled. reenlisted, giving up a stripe to do so. When his hitch in Vietnam was over, At Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., Lauer returned to the U.S. and retired he got his staff sergeant stripe back and from the Army in 1969. He went to was trained in accounting and finance, work for the Pennsylvania Department of and that’s what he did all the following Labor and Industry for the next 12 years. years in the service. As part of the Work Incentive There was a five-year hitch in Panama, Program, he played a major role in the where he made tech sergeant. Then it was resettlement of 30,000 Vietnamese who to Korea, where he spent five months in had been brought to Fort Indiantown 1954 heading up the payroll section at Gap. Working with a Vietnamese his base before returning to the U.S. interpreter, he interviewed thousands of Not long after that, he was on his way Vietnamese in the course of settling them overseas again, this time to a base near in their new homes and preparing them Taranto, Italy, where he again headed for meaningful work. the pay section. He says the climate He retired in 1982 and came to live in there was so great “that millionaires from a retirement home in Lancaster County. all over the world had homes there to Thinking back, he says he fondly enjoy it.” remembers a Mrs. Gingrich, who was his Lauer was liked by a colonel there who sixth-grade teacher. once flew him on leave to Greece. Lauer “She did more to set me straight than then took a hydrofoil to a Greek island anyone else,” he remembers. “She that was the place where Gregory Peck, impressed on me the importance of David Niven, and Anthony Quinn were learning things … and then remembering to later make the classic film The Guns of them.” Navarone. As if to prove that, he reels off the Then it was to a base near Paris for a names of all 67 Pennsylvania counties, in year before returning to the U.S. Lauer alphabetical order, from Adams to York. spent 1967 at Malstrom AFB, Montana, Then he asks with a grin, “How’s that where temperatures of minus 40 degrees for something I learned 82 years ago?” were not unusual. There he headed the Today, at age 94, he enjoys sharing pay section and made master sergeant. yarns with other veterans and benefiting That was followed by training in from the many quiet diversions of a California on handling the automatic pleasant retirement life. rifle before he was flown to Vietnam. Tan Son Nhut Air Base, where he landed, was Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II. a huge field that he says “handled more
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Keep It Positive By Lisa M. Petsche
phrases such as “I can,” “I will” and “I choose.”
There is no shortage of information in the media about how to improve your well-being through positive lifestyle changes such as eating more nutritiously, exercising, and not smoking. Did you know, though, that changing your mental attitude can also go a long way toward improving your life? Even if you don’t consider yourself a naysayer, make it a point over the next few days to scrutinize everything you think and say. You might be surprised. For instance, how much of your selftalk and communication with others contains the words “can’t,” “don’t,” “shouldn’t,” “couldn’t” and “never”? Do you often start sentences with “If only,” “I can’t believe” or “I hate it when”? And do you tend to use phrases such as, “it’s impossible,” “that’s terrible” and “why me”? Unfortunately, it’s much easier to be pessimistic and critical of ourselves, others, and the world in general than to be optimistic and enthusiastic. It doesn’t help that the mass media thrives on disaster, failure, and discord. All this publicity not only perpetuates the negativity but also creates more. And it’s true that misery loves company: when we complain aloud, other people usually join in, reinforcing the gloom. Negative thinking takes many insidious forms: doubt, worry, catastrophizing (magnifying the importance of upsetting events), focusing on our own shortcomings or those of others, seeing only the flaws in proposed plans, dwelling on what we perceive to be lacking in our lives, approaching life from the perspective of entitlement (believing that we are owed certain things), denial; inflexibility, hopelessness, and regarding the world as an uncaring, even hostile place. By-products of such thinking include self-absorption, depression; defensiveness, self-criticism, destructive criticism of others, sarcasm, distrust, blame, jealousy, bitterness, self-pity; avoidance, indecision, chronic complaining, low self-esteem, resistance to change, helplessness, and passivity. Negativity is harmful to your physical and mental health, generating stress that can lead to illness. Also harmful to your spiritual well-being, it’s a significant drain on your life energy. Here’s how to re-focus and accentuate the positive instead.
• Be generous with praise and encouragement and cautious with criticism, giving only the constructive type. • Cultivate a healthy sense of humor. Read the comics, watch a TV sitcom now and then, or rent funny movies. Don’t take yourself or others too seriously. • Accept realities you can’t change and focus on those you can influence. • Trust that there’s a valuable lesson in every type of adversity. And remember that no matter what happens, you always have a choice about how to respond. • Stay connected to people who care. Minimize contact with those who are negative or self-centered. • Find an outlet for expressing your thoughts and feelings, such as talking with a friend or keeping a journal. • Pick your battles. Don’t make a major issue out of every concern. • Don’t dwell on past mistakes, hurts, or other unpleasant events. • Look for the good in people and situations. Demonstrate empathy, give others the benefit of the doubt, and practice forgiveness. • Do something you enjoy each day: read, listen to music or take up a hobby. • Identify sources of stress in your life, then eliminate as many as possible and learn to manage the rest. Practice relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, meditation, or yoga. • Seek help from your primary physician or a counselor if you continually feel sad, angry, or overwhelmed. • Let go of the need for perfection, and be flexible about plans and expectations. Take things one day at a time. • Be receptive to learning new ways of doing things and try new activities. • Do nice things for others. • Set aside some quiet time each day – it nurtures your spirituality and helps to keep you grounded. Finally, focus on the good things in your life, such as supportive relationships, and seek beauty and tranquility — through appreciation of art and nature, for example. Count your blessings and learn to live in the moment, enjoying life’s simpler pleasures.
How to counteract negative tendencies • Limit your exposure to the news. • Use positive self-talk. Emphasize
Lisa M. Petsche is a clinical social worker and a freelance writer specializing in health matters.
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Veterans Designation Driver’s License Applications Now Available Pennsylvanians who served in the Certificate of Release or Discharge from United States Armed Forces can now Active Duty/DD214 or equivalent for apply to get a veterans designation on service in the United States Armed their driver’s license or non-driver’s Forces, including a reserve component or identification the National card. Guard, and who A V designation on their Gov. Corbett were discharged or signed Act 176 released from ID will provide veterans 2012 into law, service under with convenient proof allowing for the conditions other issuance of a than dishonorable, of eligibility for the Pennsylvania according to services and discounts driver’s license or PennDOT. identification Once the offered in gratitude to card that clearly veterans our heroes. indicates that the designation has bearer is a veteran been added to of the United States Armed Forces. your license or ID, it will automatically “There are many special benefits appear each time the license or ID is available to the brave men and women renewed. who served this country,” said State Sen. There is no fee for the veterans Rob Teplitz (D-Dauphin/York). “This V designation when renewing a license; designation on their ID will provide however, qualified applicants who want veterans with convenient proof of to change their ID before renewal must eligibility for the services and discounts pay the duplicate license fee. offered in gratitude to our heroes.” License renewal applications on Qualified applicants for a veterans PennDOT’s website (www.dmv.state.pa. designation on their driver’s license or ID us). For more information, call card include those who have received a PennDOT toll-free at (800) 932-4600.
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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 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.
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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
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
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• 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)
knew she would clear things up when she got home from work. And she did. 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.
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 $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
Savings needed for 30 years $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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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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Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
Traveling in the Past By Andrea Gross s I sat squashed in the middle seat of the jumbo jet’s row 32—a woman with a screaming infant on one side of me, a man reeking of aftershave on the other—it was easy to fantasize about old-time travel. Was it really as unhurried, comfortable, and, yes, romantic as I imagined? My husband and I decided to find out. We’d fly in an open-cockpit airplane, sleep in a Victorian-era railroad car, visit a 1930s luxury ocean liner, and, for good measure, see some big-finned, gas-guzzling autos.
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Guests don helmet and goggles for their 15-minute biplane ride.
Fantasy Flights in Florida We begin in Florida, where a tall man who calls himself “Waldo the pilot” hands me a helmet, goggles, and scarf. Feeling like Snoopy, I climb into the open-cockpit biplane and, a few minutes later, I’m soaring above a patterned landscape of blue lakes and green farmland. The wind blows in my face,
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Biplanes soar over Polk County, Fla., approximately midway between Orlando and Tampa.
Trains are parked behind Chattanooga’s old Terminal Station, which now serves as a hotel.
and the view, unencumbered by small, glass windows, stretches forever. This is not at all like sitting in the center seat of row 32! I’m at Fantasy of Flight, the brainchild of avid aircraft collector Kermit Weeks. In addition to the biplane flights, the attraction features a museum with 40 rare and vintage aircraft and several interactive exhibits. Visitors can climb through a real World War II bomber, tour the restoration area, or try hang-gliding through a state-of-the-art simulator. A place where fantasies come true? You bet! www.fantasyofflight.com Vintage Trains in Chattanooga No one knows exactly which train inspired “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” the song made famous by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, but there are several contenders parked behind the southern city’s grand Terminal Station. The station, which now serves as the
Local Couple Celebrates 58 Years Together
April is a month that is strange Because it is a month of change. Earth is arousing from its rest, For the time of year that’s best. Winter has passed for the year But summer is not really near. There are days when it will snow But showers quickly make it go. You may put on a coat at morn, Later it’s too hot to be worn. The sun will shine on garden plots But flowers only show in spots. Much of the ground still looks bare But many seeds are waiting there. Summer birds appear in the sky; Many things change as days go by. April begins on All Fools’ Day And ends up at the month of May. Written and submitted by John McGrath
Matthew and Shirley Mae Hampton of Harrisburg will celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary April 7. They were married in Harrisburg in 1956. Mr. Hampton worked as the food service manager for the Department of Welfare for 25 years. Mrs. Hampton worked 29 years as a computer specialist at DLA System Design Center. They are the parents of Keemie Titus, Columbia, Md., and Carlos Hampton, Upper Marlboro, Md. They have four grandchildren.
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Guests can sleep in a Victorian-era sleeper car.
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CHESTER COUNTY lobby of a Holiday Inn, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The old baggage area has been turned into a restaurant that, in addition to downhome food, features up-and-coming Chattanooga performers. The trains have 48 sleeper cars filled with Victorian-era ambiance yet replete with queen-sized bed and wireless Internet connection. All that’s missing is the familiar clickety-clack rattle of the wheels as the trains carried their passengers into what was then one of the major terminals in the United States. Now really, couldn’t they have piped in the sound? www.choochoo.com An Auto Museum in Reno It’s hard to decide which car I prefer. Elvis’s 1973 Cadillac Eldorado Custom Coupe is certainly attractive, but John Wayne’s 1953 Corvette 2934 convertible also has a certain cachet. The National Automobile Museum in Reno showcases more than 200 classy cars, most of which were owned by Bill Harrah, the late casino magnate. To get the full flavor of the collection, I walk through the galleries in chronological order, starting with Gallery 1, which features cars from the 1890s to 1910s, and work my way up to Gallery 4, where the oldest car is from 1950. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
But it’s the “streets” that most capture my imagination. Here, parked in front of period-authentic shops and gas stations, the cars represent more than a mode of transportation; they depict 20th-century America. www.automuseum.org A Luxurious Liner in Long Beach Do I really want to spend the night aboard The Queen Mary? On one hand, the ship ferried the likes of Greta Garbo, David Niven, Charlie Chaplin, and Clark Gable across the Atlantic. On the other hand, since its retirement and subsequent opening as a museum/tourist attraction/hotel in Long Beach harbor, the ship has also become known as a haven for ghosts. (Not that I’d mind being visited by the ghost of Gable, but his is not among the 150 reported spectral sightings.) I settle for a tour that takes me through some of the 314 original staterooms. The standard rooms are small, but the larger ones remind me that once upon a time, journeying to a destination was as much fun as what you did when you got there. www.queenmary.com Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).
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Year Est.: 1997 Counties Served: Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York RNs: Yes LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: No Medicare Certified?: Yes
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Year Est.: 1911 Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: Yes
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Year Est.: 2009 Counties Served: Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York, Adams, Franklin, Mifflin RNs: Yes LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes
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.
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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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Year Est.: 2012 Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, York RNs: No LPNs: No CNAs: No Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No
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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 someone. The great-grandchild, Boyanowski isn’t is professional, those who attend on Many went bands, slowing down. Saturdays go just for fun. just for the which rotate “I don’t feel that I’m that old,” she “Anyone can come to our door,” fun of it. at the said. “My daughter says I don’t act my Boyanowski said. The group studio, age. And I say, ‘Why should I start What kept Boyanowski going for so has regular provide now?’ We have fun.” many years was the sense of community dances, but music for Getting involved in the club helped created by the group. There is no age also dinner many styles Boyanowski stay connected within her limit, but there is a lot of love. dances for of dance, community and stay limber, she said. “One of the nicest things I’ve heard holidays, including When she was asked to run for president about our club is that they are a caring including a ballroom, recently, she said, she felt a bit reluctant. group,” Boyanowski said. picnic dance swing, and “I decided at the last minute just to If anyone has health issues, troubling in the line do it,” she said, laughing. “Sometimes I times with family, or any other need, summer. The dancing. get talked into things.” Current officers for the dance club include, from Even though the group now you can be sure a member will step in to most recent While left, Gert Soulliard, secretary; Dotty Boyanowski, provide support and encouragement. New Year’s being part of welcomes married couples, there are president; and Jeanne Smith, treasurer. many who simply want to encourage And they all love to dance. Eve party had a group for people to dance. Anyone new is “I don’t profess to be the best dancer, almost 80 so long has welcomed to dance with but I like music and I someone more like people,” Boyanowski experienced to learn said. “I just kept going.” new things, she said. Boyanowski said her That’s one aspect she neighbor lady eventually believed helped her remarried, but the when she first got connection that involved. Boyanowski found with One goal that the group kept her Boyanowski has is to going. attract younger “I was married for 22 generations to the dance years and it was difficult club. to be single again,” she She believes there are said. “Even though my Members of the Metropolitan Area Dance Club gather for holiday-themed dances, more opportunities to husband and I would go get into dance than dancing occasionally such as St. Patrick’s Day (left) and Halloween. when she was a young with a group, after a adult, but it isn’t always taken advantage while, you just don’t go that often. I just people in attendance. its benefits, there also have been of. kind of felt that I wasn’t sure I belonged Dances cost $15 for non-members struggles. “It’s such a beautiful experience,” she there. Actually, I guess it was for me.” and $12 for members. Members pay a “I like people and to be out among The singles group was meant to be a yearly $40 membership fee. people,” Boyanowski said. “Some people said. “I wish more people would find the joy in that.” social group with the possibility of “Most of our bands have been playing have been there as long as I have, but For more information on the meeting someone. for us a long time,” Boyanowski said. when you start losing members, now, Metropolitan Area Dance Club, call But for many of those who attended “When you get those musician that’s tough.” (717) 774-2171 and ask for Gert in the early years, Boyanowski said, they personalities involved, it really is a good Despite getting older and having Soulliard. had reasons to be hesitant about meeting time.” recently celebrated the birth of a great-
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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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