50plus LIFE Dauphin County June 2016

Complimentary | Dauphin County Edition | June 2016 • Vol. 18 No. 6

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The Green Mountain Gardener

Peony Questions Dr. Leonard Perry

Peonies are a favorite herbaceous perennial, being long-lived, easy to grow, and an heirloom plant, and coming in many colors of red, pink, and white in early summer.

Here are a few questions I’ve received on peonies and answers that should help you have great plants.

“My peonies get tall and flop over. What can I do to prevent this?”

Many older cultivars (cultivated varieties) are prone to this, while many new cultivars have been selected to have stronger stems and to be stockier. So it could be just your particular selections.

Too little light also may cause them to grow taller (and with fewer blooms). If the plants are quite old (maybe 15 to 30 years or more), they

may need dividing.

Some try to stake floppy plants, but this can be tricky.

If you put a cage or “peony ring” around plants before they get too tall, plants may then flop onto the top wire and break there. The trick is to get tall-enough cages or rings to hold plants upright near the tops.

“When is the best time to divide peonies, and how often should they be divided?”

Peonies can live a lifetime given

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sun and welldrained soil and may never need dividing.

If they get too floppy, large, or have few blooms, dividing may help.

It is best to divide plants in the fall after leaves begin to die back, perhaps October. Make sure to have at least three plump buds or “eyes” at the base on each division in order for plants to establish well the following year.

“I have ants on my flowers. Is this bad?”

No, the ants are merely after the

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If the buds turn brown and shrivel, they may have gray mold or botrytis disease. This often appears in cool and damp weather and also may cause stems to turn black. Keep plants weeded, with good air circulation,

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Cool weather also may result in plants blooming later. Another possible cause for small, unopened buds is the tiny thrips insect.

“When should I cut back peonies?”

Wait until late fall, or even early spring, to cut brown or dead stems back. You can cut them back once foliage has mostly turned brown in fall. Cut back close to the ground, as

new growth will come from the base next spring.

“Can peonies be grown in containers?”

Container gardening is quite popular, even including perennials.

Just make sure your containers are large enough to hold the large root systems as plants grow over the years and won’t fall over with such large plants resembling mini-shrubs.

Keep in mind peonies are quite hardy in the ground, yet containers that are above ground and exposed

during winter get very cold. To prevent peonies, and other perennials in containers, from such cold roots in winter, bring containers into a cool, unheated space, such as a garage, from late fall through later winter.

“What is the best way to control weeds in peonies?”

Good ground preparation prior to planting, and keeping up with weeds, is the best control. If grass weeds get established in peonies, there may be herbicides selective for the grass that won’t hurt the peonies. Check your

local garden store, and be sure to read the labels.

Otherwise, if peonies become too weedy, you may need to dig up roots in fall. Weed the area before replanting, or replant elsewhere into clean soil. Be aware that nonselective herbicides, such as those with glyphosate or even ones with an organic acetic acid (vinegar) base, can injure or kill peonies just as they do weeds.

Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor at the University of Vermont.

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Assisted Living Residences Brookdale Harrisburg 3560 N. Progress Ave., Harrisburg (717) 671-4700 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 Funeral & Cremation Services Cremation Society of Pennsylvania Serving Dauphin County (800) 720-8221 Funeral Directors Zimmerman Auer Funeral Home, Inc. 4100 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg (717) 545-4001 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383

Arthritis Foundation – Central PA Chapter (717) 763-0900 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 Home IMPROVEMENT Grand Opening Windows & Doors 46 Warwick Circle, Mechanicsburg (717) 691-5670 Hospice Services Homeland Hospice 2300 Vartan Way, Suite 115, Harrisburg (717) 221-7890

Housing/Apartments B’Nai B’rith Apartments 130 S. Third St., Harrisburg (717) 232-7516 Housing Assistance Dauphin County Housing Authority (717) 939-9301

Realtors Brokers Realty (888) 774-8488, ext. 753 – Office (717) 608-1284 – Cell Services Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging (717) 780-6130

Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937 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 Nursing/Rehab Homeland Center 1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg (717) 221-7902 Personal Care Homes Greenfield Senior Living at Graysonview 150 Kempton Ave., Harrisburg (717) 558-7771

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visit, we liked it more and more.

The people are nicer, the cost of “When I teach, watching the joy living is way less, no traffic, and of kids, women, and beginners hit the schools are way better out here that good golf shot that brings a so we made the move after I got a big smile, it’s very rewarding,” says job as golf pro at Carlisle Country Dan Baker, owner and golf pro at Club,” he says.

Waynesboro Municipal Golf Club.

While working at there, Baker A lifelong career in golf brought learned that the Waynesboro Baker, 58, far and wide across the Golf Club was up for lease by the country before settling in Central borough. After years of neglect, the Pennsylvania in 2001 and later nine-hole course, built in 1958, taking ownership of the public was in bad shape and on the verge course in Waynesboro. of closing, overgrown with brush As a native of Southern and weeds, with grass growing California, he developed a passion in the sand traps and greens that for the sport at a young age when hadn’t been aerated in years. not surfing the waves at Newport Baker, however, saw a diamond Beach, where he would meet his in the rough. wife of 36 years, Vicki.

“The property was really nice.

Born into a family of golf I liked the layout of the course enthusiasts, Baker seemed destined and I thought, ‘Hey, I can do to make the sport his own. something with this.’ So I turned “My grandparents played golf. in a proposal. The city liked it and My uncle was a pro at Huntington called me, and I negotiated with Beach Golf Club, and my dad was them to lease the course for $1 a a really good amateur player—he year,” he says. played on the Navy golf team Baker took ownership of and played in the U.S. Amateur Waynesboro Golf Club in 2014 [Championship] in 1956,” he says. and has been working hard to Baker played on his high school revitalize the course, renovating the golf team, and after graduating clubhouse and parking lot while began the process of becoming reinvigorating the local golfing pro, traveling and playing on community as well. mini-tours before passing the The course has quadrupled its PGA’s Playing Ability Test and number of players since he took completing coursework at the over, and when not managing Florida School of Business, both the course, Baker gives lessons to of which are required to become a golfers of all skill levels.

Class A PGA pro.

“The most rewarding thing for In the early ’80s, he played me is watching people improve,” on the PGA tour, including the says Baker. “It’s a passion. I’ve Bob Hope Desert Classic, Andy been involved in golf, one way Williams San Diego Open, and the or another, my whole life. It Glen Campbell Los Angeles Open. has to be a passion to own your After his stint on the PGA tour, own course. I love people and Baker decided to make a change kids, running golf events and in his career trajectory, becoming tournaments, teaching, building a golf pro and working at courses [upon their] play, and mentoring and country clubs in Arizona, young people who want to become Hawaii, and California before professionals.” moving to Central Pennsylvania in Baker manages to stay active 2001. with golf even when he’s not on Baker and his wife were first the golf course itself. In 2014 he introduced to the area when began hosting a morning talk friends of theirs relocated here. radio show on WIOO 97.9 called “Every time we came out to The Morning Tee Box, where he

and co-host Jeff Goyette discuss all things links-related, from local high school golf matches to the game’s rules and history. He hopes to catch the ear of people who may not be golfers to get them interested in the game.

Baker has even invented a golf training aid that has been featured on Inside Golf on Comcast SportsNet and at the 2016 PGA Merchandise Show, broadcast on The Golf Channel.

The Laser Golf Cap is a baseball cap with a red laser attached that is designed to keep golfers’ heads down on the ball through their golf swing, one of the most important mechanics for a swing that doesn’t result in a slice, hook, or shanked ball.

“I was giving a lesson and noticed that the student’s head was moving during the putting stroke.

As his eyes were following the movement of the putter, his head was moving with it,” he says.

After taping a laser pointer to the brim of a golf cap, Baker was able to keep his student focused on the red dot on the ball and not move his head during the swing.

After getting great results from his students, he patented the idea and retails the cap online. Baker’s instructional video can be found on YouTube by searching for “Laser Golf Cap.” Baker is reflective about the ways that golf has enriched his life.

“I grew up playing golf and just love everything about it,” he says.

“Everything I do, I can relate to golf. I adore my grandchildren and love being with them. I’m teaching my 5-year-old granddaughter Khloe now how to swing the golf club.

“Go play,” he says. “Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to have 10 lessons before you can go on the course. We all started at the beginning, and we were all terrible at one time, but this is one of very few games that you can play all your life, so go out and play and enjoy the outdoors.” www.50plusLifePA.com

Farmers Market Vouchers Soon Available Farmers Market Nutrition Program vouchers, worth $20, may be redeemed for Pennsylvania-grown fruits and vegetables at participating farmers markets and roadside stands in Dauphin County.

FMNP-eligible food is defined as “grown or able to be grown in Pennsylvania.” Vouchers are not accepted for citrus or tropical fruits, such as bananas, oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, tangerines, pineapples, or mangoes.

FMNP vouchers are not accepted for processed food, e.g., jams, honey, nuts, cider, or baked goods. FMNP vouchers cannot be used at grocery stores or supermarkets.

Eligible seniors will receive four vouchers worth $5 apiece for a total value of $20. Customers will not receive change if the FMNP purchase does not total $5. They may be offered additional FMNP-eligible food to make the purchase an even $5.

To be eligible, county residents age 60 and older must have an annual income less than $21,978 for a single

individual, $29,637 for two people; $37,296 for three people, $44,955 for four people, $52,614 for five people, and $60,273 for six people.

The Farmers Market Nutrition Program does not include seniors who are living in nursing home facilities, convents, and residential facilities where meals are provided.

These guidelines are subject to change. The federal guidelines that are in place the day of distribution will be those that are used.

Proof of age and Dauphin County residency are required (driver’s license, photo ID, etc.).

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another must present a completed and signed proxy form from the person for whom they are receiving vouchers.

Contact the agency to have this form sent to you prior to your selected distribution date.

Vouchers are offered on a onetime-only per summer basis. Supplies are limited and are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information or to receive a proxy form, contact Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging at (717) 780-6130.

Voucher distribution will take place at the following sites: Wednesday, June 1, 9 a.m. to noon –

Pheasant Hill Estates, 4400 Pheasant Hill Road, Harrisburg Thursday, June 2, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

– Essex House, 320 Market St., Middletown Tuesday, June 7, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Zion Assembly of Harrisburg, 2101 N. Fifth St. (Fifth and Maclay), Harrisburg Wednesday, June 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

– Mohler Senior Center, 25 Hope Drive, Hershey Friday, June 10, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

– Friendship Senior Center, 5000 Commons Drive, Harrisburg Any remaining vouchers from Essex House, Friendship Senior Center, Mohler Senior Center, Pheasant Hill Estates, and Zion Assembly of Harrisburg will be available at the Agency on Aging office, 2 S. Second St., Harrisburg, by appointment at (717) 780-6130.

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Harrison House of Chester County

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Homeland Center

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It Was 50 Years Ago Today

‘Paperback Writer’ Randal Hill

It’s the spring of 1966. You’re a creative Beatle, and you know that whatever your band releases next will undoubtedly rocket to No. 1 overnight on the hit charts. So you know that it’s OK for you to sometimes try something different, maybe push the envelope a bit.

Maybe even to the point of putting a letter inside that envelope.

It all started one day when Paul McCartney was driving to John Lennon’s estate. McCartney began thinking about, of all things, books.

Books? Hmm. Paperbacks from England’s Penguin Books had become wildly popular there after World War II. They seemed to be everywhere during the 1950s and 1960s. Could there be a song idea here? McCartney began imagining lyrics in the form of a business letter …

Dear Sir or Madam, would you read my book? It took me years to write. Will you take a look?

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“Paperback promising that his book would Writer,” John Lennon sell millions of and George copies, while Harrison also offering decided to have to do anything to please the a bit of fun.

In the song’s potential second chorus, publisher, The Beatles with producer George Martin the two don’t including in the studio at Abbey Road, 1966. sing “paperback lengthening the work or writer” in the “Paperback Writer” background but changing the The Beatles, June 1966 manuscript’s “Frere Jacques” instead. Why? Who knows? style.

The future smash would be different Paperback books in England at that from prior winners in another way. time were usually cheaply produced, Lennon had been complaining that slim volumes and not the “thousand pages” that McCartney describes in the Beatles’ bass lines were never strong enough to suit him. his song.

Also a bit strange was his line, “It’s According to Mark Lewisohn’s The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, based on a novel by a man named this was remedied by recording Lear.” This is an obvious reference to one of Lennon’s favorite authors, poet engineer Geoff Emerick, who explained, “First of all, Paul played and humorist Edward Lear (18121888); however, Lear never actually a different bass, a Rickenbacker.

Then we boosted it further by using wrote a novel. a loudspeaker as a microphone. We When it came time to record

positioned it directly in front of the bass speaker.”

Another engineer, Tony Clark, cut the master for “Paperback Writer,” which became the loudest Beatles release to date. To do this, Clark used a new piece of recording equipment called the Automatic Transient Overload Control for the volume increase.

“It was a huge box with flashing lights and what looked like the eye of a Cyclops staring at you,” he said. “But it did the trick.”

While it was Paul McCartney who composed the fictional scenario, it was John Lennon who had actually been a paperback writer before the song came about. Lennon’s 1964 book In His Own Write became a popular UK publication, as did A Spaniard in the Works a year later. And both had been done in the whimsical style of—yes— that legendary “novelist” Edward Lear.

Randal C. Hill is a rock ’n’ roll historian who lives at the Oregon coast. He may be reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

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Dear Savvy Senior, Does skin cancer run in families? My 63-year-old brother died of melanoma last year, and I’m wondering about my risks of getting this. What can you tell me?

– Younger Sibling Dear Sibling, While long-term sun exposure and sunburns are the biggest risk factors for melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—having a sibling or parent with melanoma does indeed increase your risk of getting it two to three times.

Each year, about 75,000 Americans are diagnosed with melanoma, and around 10,000 people will die from it.

While anyone can get it, those most often diagnosed are Caucasians, age 50 and older.

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Traveltizers

By Andrea Gross

Sea, Sand, and Ships: 12 Days on the North Carolina Coast

A few days before my husband and I leave for a beach vacation on the North Carolina coast, I happen across a news article written by Adam Wagner of the region’s StarNews: “Researchers are calling an ironhulled Civil War-era steamer found near Caswell Beach one of the bestpreserved blockade runners they’ve ever seen …”

It’s been decades since one of these ships was discovered, so this is a very big deal.

No, we won’t be able to see the wreck—it’s still buried under 18 to 20 feet of ocean—but as we read more, we realize how important the sea was to the growth of America.

The United States was settled by seafaring people during the 16th century, blockaded and bombarded from the sea during the 19th, and a

In the 16th century vessels like Elizabeth II sailed the Atlantic to lay claim to the New World.

major port during the 20th.

We have a lot to explore between beach outings.

We time-travel back more than 400 years by going to the Outer Banks near the North Carolina-Virginia state line. Here, not far from the Bodie Island Lighthouse, is Roanoke Island Festival Park, which features a

Roanoke Island Festival Park features an English village of the late 1500s.

full-size replica of a British merchant vessel.

In 1585 seven of these vessels sailed to the New World in order to claim territory for England. The waters were so hazardous that the area is often called “The Graveyard of the Atlantic.”

“A big part of navigating is going the direction the wind wants you

to go,” says a sailor, authentically outfitted in 16th-century garb.

A man standing next to me grins.

“Seems that the history of America was written by the wind,” he says.

Point well taken.

Near the ship is a small Algonquian town, replete with longhouse and dugout canoe, that shows what the mariners found when they followed the wind across the ocean. A few steps farther and we see a representative English village, where a blacksmith and woodworker explain how the first settlers lived.

Life on coastal Carolina had improved considerably by the 18th century, as is evidenced in Beaufort, 175 miles south. Today costumed docents give tours of nine historic buildings and discuss daily life during the Colonial period.

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Of course, living on water’s edge is both a blessing and a curse. Beautiful?

Absolutely. Dangerous? Definitely.

Having learned during the War of 1812 that their young country was vulnerable to attacks by sea, the United States government rushed to build forts along the Eastern seaboard.

But for North Carolina, the enemy came not from across the Atlantic but from across the Potomac.

When the Civil War broke out, the Confederates quickly occupied Fort Macon, which is surrounded on three sides by water. They held the fort for nearly a year, until April 1862 when they were forced to surrender.

We fast-forward through a century and a half during the two-hour drive to Wilmington, the largest city along the coast.

While Wilmington has a 230-block historic district filled with buildings that are both imposing and funky, it also has a vibrant downtown filled with thoroughly modern attractions.

There’s top-notch theater (much of it produced in a 150-year-old building), cutting-edge restaurants, and an eclectic assortment of shops

that, among other things, offer bookshelves laden with 2 miles of books and cupcakes infused with cherry compote.

After ensconcing ourselves in the historic French House B&B, we take a Walk & Talk Tour that covers topics ranging from the town’s early days and the importance of the city’s waterfront location to the role of North Carolina during World War II. Now parked in the river near downtown Wilmington, the USS North Carolina was

The North Carolina coast encourages folks to enjoy the sun as well as the historic sites.

Fort Macon is one of several forts built along the Eastern Seaboard to protect the country from attacks by sea.

Wilmington’s Riverwalk links shops, restaurants, and small parks.

one of the fastest and most highly decorated battleships in the American fleet.

It takes us nearly a half day to see the exhibits, explore the decks, and listen to the recorded stories of the men who lived in the cramped quarters, worked in the engine room, and fired the giant guns.

We’re still in a sober frame of mind as we head toward Southport, a charming community not too far from the North CarolinaSouth Carolina state line.

During the 1500s when the British were settling Carolina’s

northern shore, the Spanish were exploring the future state’s southern coast. Today the area is equally well known as the filming location for the Nicholas Sparks’ movie Safe Haven.

How times have changed!

Finally we get to Caswell Beach.

Off to the left is Old Baldy, the oldest existing lighthouse in North Carolina. Right behind us is the Oak Island lighthouse, the newest and most southern lighthouse in the state.

And in front of us, in the Atlantic Ocean, is the spot where the historic blockade runner was discovered.

We’ve traveled nearly 400 miles, learned about more than 400 years, and slathered ourselves with more than four tubes of sunscreen. It’s been a varied, stimulating, and yet relaxing vacation.

By our standards, that means it’s been a perfect vacation.

For an expanded version of this article, as well as information on how film lovers can “follow the stars” along the North Carolina coast, go to www.traveltizers.com.

Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www. andreagross.com).

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On Life and Love after 50

The 14 G’s of Dating for Mature Adults Tom Blake

Men and women over age 50 often ask me for dating tips. What can they do as they grow older to meet a prospective mate? Here are my 14 G’s for 50-plus dating.

1. Get off the couch and out of the house. This advice is always the first I mention. It’s so simple and yet so important.

2. Get involved in activities you enjoy where you will meet new people. Unsure of where to go? Check out Meetup (www.meetup.com) for a list of clubs and activities in your area.

There are thousands of activities across the U.S. Granted, some are for the younger set; simply weed out those choices. And the site is free!

3. Go alone to these activities if you have to, if you can’t find a friend or group of friends. Granted, this isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do, but it still beats sitting home alone wishing you were somewhere else.

4. Get organized. Don’t wait to plan for upcoming holidays. If you have nowhere to go for July 4, for example, consider volunteering. Try an activity that makes you feel good; nothing is better than helping others.

Plan ahead for other holidays as well. Invite others who have nothing planned to your home for a small potluck dinner party. Start rounding up your single friends now.

5. Go out to enrich your life, but not with the sole purpose of seeking a mate. If the only reason you go out is to find someone, you will become discouraged and frustrated because meeting someone may not happen right away. It might not happen at all.

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people, making new friends, and finding a mate at this stage in our lives require energy and making a concerted effort.

It’s like seeking a job in the current economy, which is difficult.

The people who are successful work the hardest at networking and putting resumes out there.

The same goes for meeting a mate: Make the process as important as you would if you were seeking a job.

7. Get assertive. Note: I am not saying aggressive, but assertive. There is a big difference.

Start conversations with strangers— on a plane, standing in line at the post office or at the bank, waiting for your car to be washed, in line at Starbucks—anywhere there are people waiting and biding time.

If you see someone who looks kind, warm, or friendly, don’t hesitate to make a simple comment or ask him (or her) a question: how he likes the book he’s reading or the car he’s driving.

This tip applies especially to women.

8. Gain flexibility. Open your mind to new avenues, new cultures, and new thinking.

9. Gain efficiency. Don’t waste time by playing games. Either people are interested in a relationship or they aren’t. If you meet someone you think might be a potential partner, and the excuses start flowing, or the games begin, move on.

10. Gain confidence. Improve your appearance; add exercise to your daily regimen. Eat healthy foods. Take care of yourself. You will have more positive energy, which will make you a more

desirable person.

Present a positive attitude.

A smile is the ticket to making yourself approachable and likeable, both necessary when you are seeking a new mate.

11. Grieve and heal before you begin looking for a new mate. If you’ve recently lost a spouse or partner, give it all the time you need.

But that doesn’t mean you don’t go out to enrich your life and be involved with new people. That helps to overcome loneliness. Your life is not over; it has just changed.

12. Gain knowledge and insight through learning and enjoying new experiences. Go back to school. Take an acting class. Travel.

13. Go gray. Remind yourself that being single later in life isn’t so bad. In fact, it’s pretty darned good. It gives you the freedom to do and pursue whatever you want.

14. Give yourself credit and a pat on the back from time to time. After all, you’ve made it this far in life. And, there’s a lot of life ahead to live.

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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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ANAD Eating Disorders Support Group PinnacleHealth Polyclinic Landis Building, Sixth Floor, Classroom 1 2501 N. Third St., Harrisburg (717) 712-9535 June 8, 6 to 7 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Emeritus at Harrisburg 3560 N. Progress Ave., Harrisburg (717) 671-4700 June 14, 6 to 7 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Greenfield Senior Living at Graysonview 150 Kempton Ave., Harrisburg (717) 561-8010 June 15, 1:30 p.m.

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

June 16, 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 June 20, 6:30 p.m.

Support Group for Families of Those with MemoryRelated Illnesses Frey Village 1020 N. Union St., Middletown (717) 930-1218 June 21 to Sept. 13 (Tuesdays), 6 to 8 p.m.

GriefShare Seminar and Support Group Derry Presbyterian Church 248 E. Derry Road, Hershey (717) 533-9667 www.griefshare.org June 29, 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

Community Programs Free and open to the public June 1, 7 p.m.

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

June 22, 7 p.m.

Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Middletown St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Spring and Union streets, Middletown (717) 915-5555 gsk1308@gmail.com

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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

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Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Walking Club Bass Pro Shop – Hunt Room Harrisburg Mall 3501 Paxton St., Harrisburg (717) 805-9540

June 9, 7:30 p.m.

Central Pennsylvania Vietnam Roundtable Meeting Vietnam Veterans of America, Michael Novosel MOH Chapter 542 8000 Derry St., Harrisburg (717) 545-2336 centralpavietnamrt@verizon.net www.centralpavietnamroundtable.org

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PARKS & RECREATION June 5, 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Beginner’s Yoga and Walk, Wildwood Park June 10, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. – Early-Morning Bird Walk, Wildwood Park June 19, noon to 4:30 p.m. – Classics at the Mansion, Fort Hunter Mansion

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cataracts from page 14 common cause of decreased vision and blindness) and affects the majority of those over age 60.

Every year, there are more than 1.5 million outpatient surgeries performed to remove and replace the affected lens. While all surgery has risks, for the most part, cataract surgery is safe and without complications.

A Johns Hopkins publication reported on a study demonstrating that of a million Medicare beneficiaries who had cataracts, patients who had surgery to remove and replace them had a 16 to 23 percent lower hip-fracture risk than those who had cataracts but who didn’t have the surgery.

And it’s never too late, as patients 80 to 84 years of age who had the surgery had the lowest odds of hip fracture among all age groups.

Who would figure that taking care of those cataracts might just well protect your bones? It may be time to see your eye doctor to reduce your risk of breaking your hip.

Gloria May is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in health education. She also holds a Certified Health Education Specialist designation.

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Such is Life

Saralee Perel

Oh No! It’s Growing Season

My husband, Bob, has unearthed his torture chamber—the garden.

Each summer he tosses dead vegetables (they all die) into a charming, humungous compost pile, the rotting of which is the only thing that’s productive in poor Bob’s garden.

At first, he’s best friends with his plants. He coos, “Hello, tomatoes.

You’ll have fruit in no time.”

Then, “in no time,” I’ll hear him shouting, “I hate you, you little good-for-nothing pieces of crap.”

This year, he’s added bird feeders.

“Saralee,” he says a billion times a day, “come see! There’s a bird!”

After I schlep outside for the thousandth time, I respond politely, “Bob, if you call me out again, I will kill you.”

The birdseed sends out invitations to darling little things, like vermin.

I’ll tell you. Even the seedlings Bob plants indoors drop dead.

“Sweets,” I said, “the beauty is in the process, not the results.”

“Oh, really.” He picked up a tiny, dead plant that was supposed to grow peas. “I’m growing death.”

Then one day I noticed our indoor cats staring out the window. I said, “Bob? Come see this.”

What he saw powerfully changed him.

There were seven baby rabbits, no bigger than 4 inches long, suckling on their mother. In an instant, all of them began hopping around the garden like goofy jumping beans.

They hopped in all directions, then seemingly feeling lost, spun around and regrouped as one fuzzy ball of baby bunnies with tiny noses and ears the size of pennies.

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his hand and led him outside near our shell-shaped birdbath. We watched a cardinal splashing away before he spread his bright-red wings in the air to dry.

“Bob, my love, it’s better to focus on what you have, rather than what you don’t have.”

In a moment of glittering clarity, he declared he would not grow a vegetable garden.

Instead he would plant glorious flowers. He would fill raised beds with impatiens, butterfly weed, blue salvia, marigolds, and begonias.

Bob has feeders for chickadees and other common birds. He has specialty feeders for goldfinches, hummingbirds, and woodpeckers. He has seen a mother sparrow bring her babies to the feeder so that her young could learn to eat.

He’s seen a baby blue jay spiraling his way down a tree. Too innocent to be scared, he hopped over to Bob, only to be scolded by his mother who arrived to put him back in the nest.

He has seen a mallard protectively sitting on her perfect nest filled with 11 eggs.

And so, he’s rejoicing along with the birds that find food and shelter because of his tender, nurturing hands. He’s rejoicing along with the wildlife, who have reminded him that our yard is their land.

He is rejoicing because our backyard has been awarded the status of a National Wildlife Federation Mini Refuge.

And he’s rejoicing in his splendorous no-veggies, only flowers, garden.

Nationally syndicated, award-winning columnist Saralee Perel can be reached at sperel@saraleeperel.com or via her website: www.saraleeperel.com.

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The Admiral Hosted Dinner at His Home for Prince Philip

When Clarence Arthur Edward to try to set a record for the number (Cricket) Johnson grew up in of landings aboard a carrier in a single Minneapolis, there were so many day, and he was part of setting that Swedes in Minnesota that the record.

Minneapolis phone directory once And there he got his wings and a had 22 pages of nothing but Johnsons promotion to lieutenant junior grade … which may help explain his rather in December 1954. What was that long name—or his nickname. like?

As long as he could remember, “Once the admiral pinned those he had “a passion to fly.” And in his wings on me,” he grins, “I felt I was senior year of invincible!” high school Johnson flew in 1947, when anti-submarine he had to give tours for a a book report couple of on Man of years, and then Annapolis, was called to he became Norfolk to help enthralled with set up a school the prospect for teaching of a career as a highly a Navy pilot. classified new So, as soon as form of antihe graduated, sub chasing. he enlisted in After that a local Navy he taught at squadron.

Annapolis for After basic a few years and training, he then began a got duty that 10-year posting Rear Adm. C.A.E. Johnson Jr. when he was had him check of Pentagon commander, Naval Base, Philadelphia. out Navy SNJ assignments, trainers and where he warm them up to get them ready worked in the Navy’s Aviation Section for the pilots to fly. Then he took on advanced strategies for tracking and excelled in written exams, after and countering Soviet submarines. which he earned his congressman’s After being promoted to appointment to the United States commander, he served as executive Naval Academy at Annapolis. officer at Naval Air Station Glenview After four years, he graduated as an in Michigan for a couple of years ensign in the spring of 1953 and spent before he was called back to the the summer helping to indoctrinate Pentagon for two more years, where the incoming class. he planned the acquisition of new In September, he shipped to equipment to enter the fleet.

Pensacola, Florida, where he started Leaving there as a captain, he then flight training in the SNJ singlebecame commanding officer of NAS engine trainer. Then it was to New Orleans.

Kingsville, Texas, where he flew the There he learned that the Duke of TBM, which was the heaviest singleEdinburgh, Prince Philip, husband engine aircraft of World War II. of the queen of England, was in Next it was to Norfolk for learning Saskatchewan, Canada, and was to land aboard a carrier. They decided planning a stopover at NAS New www.50plusLifePA.com

Orleans on with increasing his way to the responsibilities, Caribbean. becoming Apparently, deputy of the Prince Philip, Naval Reserve, aware of New reporting Orleans’ fame directly to the as a tourist chief of naval mecca, had operations decided that before he it was close retired as a enough to two-star rear Photo courtesy Willow Valley Communities his intended admiral in Rear Adm. Cricket Johnson in retirement route that it a Pentagon doing his favorite thing: gardening. deserved a ceremony in short visit.

1983.

When he arrived, Johnson invited He then declined the chance him and several of his own key to become what he referred to as staff officers to come to Johnson’s a “Broadway Bandit,” a fulltime home for a five-course dinner, lobbyist. with Johnson’s wife, Liz, doing the Instead, he bought 12 acres along cooking. The filet mignon entree the beautiful Rappahannock River was an especially big hit, and in Virginia and for 10 years became Prince Philip spent the night in the a farmer, supplying a food stand with distinguished visitors section of the vegetables he had grown and fruit bachelor officer quarters. from his 170 fruit trees.

Next morning, as Prince Philip Over the years, he had kept was going through the breakfast close notice of literally dozens of line, he saw some food he didn’t retirement communities. But when recognize. Pointing to it, he asked his daughter, who lived in Newtown the admiral inquiringly, “What is Square, Pennsylvania, suggested one that?” in Central Pennsylvania, he and Liz Johnson said, “Oh, that’s Southern visited it and decided it was just what food. It’s called grits.” they wanted.

“Is it good?” the prince asked.

“In fact,” Johnson says, “it had “Ah … yes,” the admiral replied. plenty of space to permit me to “Covered with lots of butter and farm again, growing the raspberries, with plenty of salt and pepper, it’s strawberries, and fruit that I seem quite good.” to have a green thumb for. So, I’m The prince then helped himself a lucky man … continuing to farm, to a plentiful serving; piled on the as I love to do … and surrounded butter, salt, and pepper; and ate it by warm memories of all those with much appreciation. Then it was wonderful years serving my country back for seconds of this mysterious in our Navy.”

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