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Study Reveals U.S. Consumers’ Security Habits Make Them Vulnerable to Fraud Despite almost half of U.S. consumers (49 percent) believing their security habits make them vulnerable to information fraud or identity theft, 51 percent admit to reusing passwords/PINs across multiple accounts, such as email, computer login, phone passcode, and bank accounts.

That is according to Shred-it’s recent Consumer Fraud Awareness Survey, which exposes consumer concerns, habits, and knowledge of information security and fraud.

Consumers are not only putting their digital security at risk, but their habits toward physical information security also make them vulnerable to fraud or identity theft.

While nearly 2 in 10 consumers (17 percent) are concerned they could fall victim to a physical security breach, nearly 3 in 10 consumers (27 percent) admit they do not shred paper or physical documents containing sensitive information before throwing them away.

Although consumers may be inadvertently putting their own information security at risk, the study also found they don’t trust companies to keep their personal information safe.

Forty-three percent of consumers believe the personal information they share with brands and companies today could be vulnerable to a security breach.

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• More than one-third of consumers (39 percent) have been a victim of fraud or identity theft.

• Nearly 3 in 10 consumers (27 percent) admit they do not know how to find out if they’ve become a victim of fraud or identity theft.

• W hen asked how they found out they were a victim of fraud, 33 percent found out by monitoring their own accounts for suspicious activity, 29 percent were alerted by a business about a security breach of their information, and 24 percent discovered it by accident.

• If they became a victim of fraud, 1 in 5 consumers (20 percent) admit they would not know how to report and remediate it.

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Consumers believe they can identify fraudulent emails or calls.

• W hile the majority of consumers (72 percent) think they could determine if an email or phone call they receive is part of a fraudulent scam, 16 percent of consumers say they could not and another 12 percent of consumers don’t know.

• Baby boomers (66 percent) are the least likely to believe they could determine if an email or phone call they receive is part of a fraudulent scam or not, compared to Gen Z’s (72 percent) and millennials (74 percent).

Consumers store paper documents containing sensitive information, such as W2 and 1099 forms and Social Security cards, in risky ways.

• Nearly 30 percent of consumers store paper documents containing sensitive, personal information in a box, desk drawer, or unlocked cabinet at home or work.

• More than 1 in 5 consumers (22 percent) admit to not storing or keeping paper documents containing sensitive information.

• W hen it comes to tax documents, such was W2 and 1099 forms, consumers aren’t storing the documents for the recommended period of time before disposing of them. While 31 percent of consumers keep tax documents for more than seven years before disposing of them, 26 percent keep

them for one to three years, 21 percent keep them for four to seven years, and 13 percent keep them for less than one year.

Baby boomers have some of the safest information-security habits, despite stereotypes suggesting otherwise.

• Baby boomers (47 percent) are the least likely to reuse passwords/ PINs across multiple accounts, such as email, computer login, phone passcode, and bank accounts, compared to millennials (55 percent) and Gen Z’s (61 percent).

• Baby boomers (26 percent) are the least likely to store paper documents containing sensitive, personal information in an unlocked cabinet at home or work, compared to millennials (33 percent) and Gen Z’s (31 percent).

• Baby boomers (80 percent) are more likely to shred paper or physical documents containing sensitive information before throwing them away, compared to millennials (67 percent) and Gen Z’s (69 percent).

• More than 9 in 10 baby boomers (91 percent) closely monitor their financial account activity — such as bank statements, credit reports, and credit card statements — each week, compared to millennials (85 percent) and Gen Z’s (86 percent).

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What would life be like without a mortgage payment? Would eliminating your payment soften the stress and financial demands of the golden years?

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Booming Voice

Time of My Life Bill Levine

A few months ago, my childhood friend asked me if I would help out with our high school’s 50th reunion. I immediately said yes. Then I immediately had second thoughts.

Certainly, I had no obvious incentives to attend a prospective Newton South High 50th reunion.

For one thing, all my close friends from high school continued to live in the area, so there was no need to meet, say, a high school buddy who had been incognito since

heading off to breed yaks in Tibet.

And besides, I was never fixated on rekindling my relationship with my imaginary high school sweetheart.

I can offer only normal bragging rights at the reunion, telling classmates that I have had a decent career and been blessed with a family of a wife and two boys.

I wouldn’t be attending to bask in the limelight of a Nobel Prize or to flaunt my killing in cryptocurrency. I wouldn’t please see REUNION page 7

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By John Crawford Liz Richardson has always loved books and always wanted to help people, so she knew her career choice from an early age.

“I have always read and was encouraged to find the answers to my own questions,” Richardson said. “I knew from a young child that I wanted to be a librarian.”

A native of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, now living at Messiah Village, Richardson graduated from Seton Hill College with a Bachelor of the Arts in English and a master’s in library science from the University of Pittsburgh.

Retiring in 2007 did not lessen her desire to help or her love of books; therefore, Richardson decided to bring books to homebound adults at Messiah Village through Cumberland County Library System’s Service to Adult Readers (STAR) program.

Christa Bassett, adult outreach services coordinator for the library system, explained that Richardson participates in STAR’s site-delivery program, in which a volunteer selects and delivers books to a retirement home, adult daycare, or senior center.

“It’s been about four years that I’ve been doing it,” Richardson said.

Through the program, Richardson gathers books from the local community library and takes them to Messiah Village. This way, seniors unable to get to the library can have access to the collection.

Her task involves going through the collection to find books that interest her fellow residents without repeating previous selections. She sorts among the subjects the homebound seniors enjoy, and then refers to the sign-out card to be sure she hasn’t previously checked out the book.

She will occasionally get a specific request and will do her best to follow through on it.

“The people at Messiah Village are like the people anywhere,” Richardson said. “There are some who don’t want to [read about harder topics], and some who want to think about it. It’s not any different from the community as a whole.

“I keep a list of things that are popular,” she added.

Her role requires considerable insight but not necessarily a set schedule or deadline. The community residents know when to expect a new selection.

“They’re not waiting, but if I miss a day or two, they want to know where I’ve been,” she explained with a smile.

Richardson’s work for the residents doesn’t end with the delivery of the Simpson Library books.

Concurrent with her STAR duties, she helps to maintain and enlarge the nascent library at the retirement community.

“I have worked there about four years and been the librarian about three,” said Richardson.

“Someone is at the library every day for a few hours to check in what has been returned and help people find what they need. Most of the time, readers help themselves.”

Helping the library grow has been a community effort that Richardson helps direct.

“Our library is very small and gets most of our books through donations,” Richardson said. “There also is a small budget to buy books. Last year we received a donation from a resident’s family to buy large-print books.”

Large-print books may be an obvious fit for a senior community, but the books themselves weren’t, at least not for the after-hours return receptacle. Richardson and the community needed to upgrade the return and managed to do so from within the village.

“I recently designed a new book return, which is being made in the village’s woodshop” by fellow resident Max Van Buskirk, she said. “Our circulation is increasing, and we are getting more large-print books, which are bigger than a normal book.”

STAR also features a homebound delivery program, where a volunteer selects and delivers library items to a single homebound individual.

“Currently, we serve approximately 100 homebound people across the county with this individualized service,” Bassett said. “This is the type of volunteer service that our volunteer Heidi Stadnicki assists with.”

Massachusetts native Heidi Stadnicki, now of Boiling Springs, has a background similar to Richardson’s, which drew her to the program.

“As a former librarian, I was drawn to STAR as a way to use my skills and give back to others who are unable to visit a library,” said Stadnicki, who delivers books and DVDs to four nursing-home residents and two homebound clients.

“I am thankful for the opportunity to bring pleasure to others in such a simple way.”

Stadnicki works to develop an understanding of her clients’ preferences, much like a site volunteer, but does so on a one-to-one basis. This delivery service provides not only library materials, but also companionship to homebound individuals.

“I enjoy doing reader’s advisory,” said Stadnicki.

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about the books they have read and why they liked or disliked a particular author,” she said. “This input provides me with valuable insight into making my next selections for each client.”

As she gets familiar with each participant’s preferences, the former librarian enjoys trying to expand their choices.

“It is also fun to introduce new fiction and nonfiction books tailored to a client’s interests or hobbies,” Stadnicki said. “Not every choice is a success, but the challenge makes it enjoyable for me as well.”

“Heidi and Liz both willingly go above and beyond the expectations for STAR volunteers,” Bassett said. “They have a love for the homebound participants we serve and for our program. Our program would not be as vibrant as it currently is without the support of volunteers such as Heidi and Liz.”

The STAR program also includes self-service and digital-only programs. As Bassett explained, the self-service program is “for those residents who are still mobile enough to visit their library but, due to health or other concerns, they may not be able to visit as frequently as necessary.”

The digital-only program is for homebound individuals who strictly want to be able to access from their homes the library system’s electronic databases and the e-book and e-audiobook resources available on its website.

While Bassett will always welcome new volunteers for the STAR program, she really wants to reach more recipients.

“Our greater need, for the moment, is to get the word out about our wonderful program to those homebound individuals who could benefit from it,” she said. “We currently have extra volunteers, but I am looking for homebound participants for these volunteers to serve.”

REUNION from page 5 be exacting the revenge of the A/V club nerd by touting my invention of the hologram.

Why, then, was I even thinking of rehashing these years via attending the reunion, and worse, extending the rehash via committee work?

I’m going to my 50th for one reason: to tap into the collective consciousness of our Newton childhoods that will permeate the function hall.

It will be the cumulative creation of 100 or so reunion-attendee classmates who all existed with me in time at the same age and at the same longitude and latitude, with the added bonus of 50 years’ perspective on our most evocative years.

Truly, I expect a memorable event that will be nostalgia on steroids with a dose of wistfulness. For a couple of hours, my mirror image will feature my acne and freckles instead of this other person’s wrinkles and lines.

Our class’s collective consciousness will, I’m sure, unearth a buried-memory time capsule circa 1969 of long-forgotten objects.

We will pull out our mental map of a less busy Route 9, where instead of today’s mega-mall, featuring American Girl Doll tea parties and resident Apple Inc. genius techies, we will see Shopper’s World in Framingham.

This was the premier local shopping center, holding the only west suburban Jordan Marsh and the largest suburban movie showcase: a real, live twincinema complex.

Our class’s aggregate consciousness will dig up memories of all the old shop signs of Newton Center in the 1950s and ’60s.

This means that we will see GARB DRUG where the CVS sign is today. We will remember, instead of CVS’s Goldfish crackers and caramel-based Turtles candy, GARB’s offerings of real goldfish and pre-salmonella-days pet turtles.

The most cogent collective consciousness for me will be the common cultural recollections of the perhaps one-third of my class that called home the Jewish enclave of Oak Hill, a Newton village.

These memories are for me are both nostalgic and, 50 years later, still possessing identity clout. For me and no doubt many of my fellow members of NSHS’s class of 1969, Oak Hill was, in our baby boomer childhoods, under a postwar Jewish cultural current that blew strongly in our neighborhood.

Indeed, the one collective memory that will be as palpable in the room as the NSHS banner is the Oak Hill postwar mantra that we Jews were lukewarmly thrown into the melting pot.

We remember our parents telling us to just be cautious around the gentiles.

We heard the Yiddish names for non-Jewish spouses recited to us, not flatly, but with a sneer.

The Holocaust was not history back then; it was more current events in its emotional impact on the neighborhood. We knew parents who were survivors.

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The powerful memories of growing up not-quite-assimilated 50 or 60 years ago lurk in all of us Oak Hillers. Thus I wouldn’t be unhappy if my younger son meets a Jewish girl on his current birthright trip to Israel, as I remember Oak Hill’s block after block of Jewish couples in the ’60s.

Maybe there will be a 60th reunion, and maybe I will be around to attend.

But maybe not. I am then taking in our 50th as my last shot to experience the wistful and nostalgic collective consciousness of my graduating class.

I won’t need to snag a door prize. I will win by just showing up and grooving out like it’s 1969.

Bill Levine is a retired IT professional and active freelance writer. Bill aspires to be a humorist because it is easier to be pithy than funny. He may be reached at wlevine0607@comcast.net.

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5 Mistakes to Avoid in Retirement Steven Brettler

After a lifetime of planning and saving, you’re finally on the verge of retirement.

However, retirement planning doesn’t stop just because you’re beginning to draw income from your investments.

As you embark on this exciting new chapter of your life, keep your retirement goals on track by avoiding these common pitfalls: 1. Claiming Social Security Too Early It may be tempting to apply for Social Security benefits when you’re first eligible at age 62. But doing so may be costly.

Choosing to receive your benefits before your full retirement age (which varies depending on the year you were born but is around 66 for most people nearing retirement) could reduce your monthly benefit by 25 percent or more.

And if you continue working, for every $2 you earn above a specific threshold — $17,040 in 2018, $17,640 in 2019 — your benefit is withheld by $1 until you reach full retirement age.1 Conversely, for every year you wait to claim benefits beyond full retirement age, the benefit you receive increases by 8 percent annually until age 70.2 So, unless you really need the money, you may want to consider waiting to apply.

2. Taking on Too Much Risk When time is on your side, you may be able to afford to take on riskier investments for greater growth.

As you begin retirement, however, the assets you’ve accumulated to meet your day-to-day expenses become harder to recoup if you suffer an investment loss. So, it’s important to make sure you’re not taking on too much risk.

But as retirement can last a very long time, you may want to consider maintaining some exposure to stocks, especially in the early years of your retirement.

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3. Spending Too Much The assets you have accumulated over a lifetime may seem like an enormous financial resource you can tap into whenever you like. However, those investments may need to last 30 years or more.

Create a list of all your likely expenses, compare it against your income sources, and develop a spending strategy to help you maintain your retirement lifestyle for as long as possible.

4. Miscalculating Required Minimum Distributions Generally, once you reach age 70.5, you must take annual distributions — called required minimum distributions (RMDs) — from your 401(k), IRA, or other qualified plan, whether you need the money or not.

(Roth IRAs and some employer-sponsored qualified retirement plan investors are exempt from this requirement.3) Properly planning your minimum distributions is essential. They are usually taxable at your individual tax rate, and failure to take them could subject you to a penalty — 50 percent of the RMD or whatever portion of it you neglected to take.

Given the complexity of the requirement and the potential for penalties, it’s a good idea to seek RMD guidance from your accountant or tax adviser.

5. Ignoring Healthcare Expenses Overlooking healthcare costs is another area where retirees can face unwelcome surprises.

A 2017 survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute found that health issues often happened sooner than retirees expected and interfered with their ability to afford to do the things they want to do.4 A couple with high prescription-drug expenses throughout retirement could need roughly $350,000 in savings to have a 90 percent chance of having enough money saved to cover their healthcare costs, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.5 Long-term care insurance can help protect and preserve assets meant for your loved ones, while relieving them of fulltime caregiving responsibilities by providing more options for your care.

With many options available and decisions to make as you approach this important milestone, a financial adviser who is familiar with your individual circumstances can help you create a strategy tailored to your goals and the retirement you envision.

Steven Brettler is a financial adviser and branch manager with Morgan Stanley in Greenville, Del. He may be reached at (302) 573-4027 or advisor.morganstanley.com/ steven.brettler.

Footnotes 1 Social Security Administration Fact Sheet, “2019 Social Security Changes.” Retrieved from: https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/ factsheets/colafacts2019.pdf 2 Social Security Administration Benefits Planner: Retirement, Increase for Delayed Retirement section. Retrieved from: https://

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www.ssa.gov/planners/retire/delayret.html 3 Note: If you are still working for a company where you hold a workplace retirement plan and you don’t own more than 5% of the company, you may be able to delay your required distribution date to April 1 of the year following the year you retire.

Nationwide Retirement Institute, “The Nationwide Retirement Institute Consumer Social Security PR Study 2017,” August 2017. Retrieved from: https:// nationwidefinancial.com/media/pdf/NFM-16829AO. pdf?_ga=2.11555895.207418086.1524007905449381559.1524007905

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Comfort Keepers

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Other Certifications and Services: We provide compassionate, in-home care that helps seniors live safe, happy, and independent lives in the comfort of their own homes. Companion care, light housekeeping, personal care, in-home safety solutions, incidental transportation, dementia/Alzheimer’s care, ongoing staff training. Member: Home Care Association of America

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RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs/Home Aides: Yes Direct Care Workers: Yes PT/OT/Speech Therapists: Yes

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(717) 632-5552 www.penncares.org Other Certifications and Services: Homeland at Home is a community outreach of Homeland Center, a non-profit CCRC that has served our region with excellent and benevolent care since 1867.

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Other Certifications and Services: Private pay and waiver-based participants.

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(717) 664-6646 www.pleasantviewrc.org/care-at-home Year Est.: 2007 Counties Served: Lancaster, Lebanon RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

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(717) 509-5800 www.landisathome.org Year Est.: 2007 Counties Served: Lancaster RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

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Year Est.: 1981 Counties Served: Chester, Delaware, Montgomery RNs: Yes LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

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Suffering from sleep problems? One strategy that I think is helpful is to use a weighted blanket. This is an easy, completely natural way to improve your mood, lower stress levels, and fall asleep faster.

Weighted blankets are simply blankets that are specially designed to weigh much more than a typical quilt or comforter.

These blankets range in weight from as few as 4 pounds to well over 30 pounds, and most are filled with plastic beads or natural materials, such as rice or barley.

This extra heft means that the blanket puts pressure on your body when you sleep under it, and this mimics the feeling of close physical contact. In this way, weighted blankets create an atmosphere of physical intimacy and security that can improve your mood and sometimes soothe sensory disorders.

I think these are a great idea if you have akathisia or restless leg syndrome. If you’re still skeptical of the general health benefits weighted blankets could offer, let me share five interesting facts.

3. The modern world makes many people feel isolated. Wrapping yourself in a weighted blanket when you feel alone can increase oxytocin levels and provide instant calm.

4. Could it help with attention problems?

The gentle, tactile feeling of deep-touch pressure can work as a relaxer to significantly increase the concentration and performance of people with ADHD. 5. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be challenging to manage, but using a weighted blanket might help to control the symptoms. These heavier blankets boost your serotonin levels, which works to reduce symptoms of OCD, calm the mind, and, ideally, reduce compulsions.

1. Using a weighted blanket can lower your stress levels and improve your ability to relax. It’s all from an increase in serotonin, which converts to melatonin, your sleep hormone.

For these same reasons, the blankets can also improve other emotional issues or cognitive problems connected to low serotonin levels, including aggression, bipolar disorder, and PTSD. At our deepest core, we all want to be cuddled, right? It’s kind of like that!

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2. Reducing cortisol allows for a better night’s sleep. Studies support a reduction in this stress hormone when using a weighted blanket.

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Senior Games Begins 4th Decade in Lancaster

By Megan Joyce

Sponsors for that first year numbered 10; now, 33 community businesses and organizations support the event.

“We introduce new sports in the activities, so that’s changed When the annual Lancaster Senior Games returns for its over the years too,” Fellenbaum said. “We’re always thinking 31st year on May 6, Pat Fellenbaum will be there to guide the of new things to do and new sports to present, new activities, event she helped start into its fourth decade. new educational programs we think are current.”

Open to county residents age 55 and older, the 2019 The newest sports added to the games’ lineup are cornhole Lancaster Senior Games will be held May 6-10 at Spooky and ladder golf, Fellenbaum said.

Nook Sports, Manheim.

Technology has certainly changed a lot since the late ’80s, In the late 1980s, Fellenbaum, of Lancaster, was working and the computerization of information has affected and for the Lancaster Recreation Commission as its director of streamlined the Senior Games as well. The event has its own senior services when she saw a brochure for a senior games website and Facebook page, and 2019 is the first year online event held in a neighboring county. registration is available.

Inspired, Fellenbaum brought the idea for this admittedly “The really big change is that [originally] everything was “big undertaking” to her boss and soon contacted the Pat Fellenbaum handwritten because there were no computers, so that took Lancaster County Office of Aging to seek their help in a lot of time. But now we have everything computerized,” Fellenbaum said. bringing a senior games competition to Lancaster.

“Plus, all the reports now we can print out, so we don’t have to copy them by The games, which are now coordinated entirely by the Office of Aging, hand.” have changed in many ways over the years, said Fellenbaum, who retired from Fellenbaum said it’s the reactions from the participants that have kept her the LRC in 2005 but is still an active member of the OOA’s senior games committed to the Senior Games for more than three decades. committee.

“It’s so enjoyable,” she said. “You go in and you present these [events], and The Senior Games started in 1989 with just under 500 participants and now people come up to you afterward — and I mean a lot of people come up — consistently registers more than 900. The venue has changed and increased and say, ‘Thank you for doing this.’ I think that really goes a long way.” in size as well, beginning at McCaskey High School before transitioning to As the Lancaster Senior Games continues further into the 21st century, Franklin & Marshall College and now Spooky Nook Sports.

Fellenbaum said more than anything, she wants to see it keep changing, Naturally, volunteer help has had to increase too, from fewer than 100 that remaining relevant and fresh as the next generation of athletes hits 55. first year to now about 300.

“My main thought when we started this was that you see a lot of seniors “The first year, we had 18 events — we now have 47,” Fellenbaum said. “So sitting around — like the old stigma that they’re on rocking chairs. Well, that we’ve gotten rid of some and kept the ones that were most popular.” doesn’t happen [anymore], and I want the younger generation to realize that,” she said.

“If you keep active and you keep participating in things, it’ll keep you young.”

For more information on the Lancaster Senior Games, call the Office of Aging at (717) 299-7979 or visit lancseniorgames.org.

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Here is the full list of events being held during Senior Games week: Monday, May 6 • 3-point shooting • Badminton • Bench press • Bicep curl • Bocce • Darts • Dead lift • Easy Does It exercise • Foul shooting • Geri-Fit • Ladder golf • Pilates • Pinochle tournament • Rock climbing (demonstration) • Swimming • Tai chi • Wii Fit

Tuesday, May 7 • Chair yoga • Football throw • Frisbee throw • Group exercise sampler • Horseshoes • Hotshot basketball • Shuffleboard (ages 55–69) • Softball throw • Table tennis • Tennis • Walking • Zumba Gold Wednesday, May 8 • Cornhole • Frisbee golf • Home run derby • Javelin throw

• Pitch-n-putt • Running • Shotput • Shuffleboard (ages 70+) • Soccer penalty kick Thursday, May 9 • Billiards • Bowling tournament • Golf – longest drive • Modified bowling • Putting contest Friday, May 10 • Nine-pin, no-tap bowling • Celebration dance • Golf – Nine-hole tournament www.50plusLifePA.com

The High Impact of Flat Feet

By Dr. Charlton Woodly

It’s important to get your feet examined by a podiatrist to determine if you have flat feet and what steps to take moving forward.

For those who don’t have flat feet, a podiatrist can determine what preventative measures to take to avoid developing them, such as wearing protective footwear or losing weight.

As we age, we worry about the changes that are overtly affecting our bodies — whether that’s noticing wrinkles or paying attention to something that’s causing pain.

We overlook the fact that aging affects all parts of our bodies, even those that often go unseen, like our feet. But our feet keep us grounded — they are the foundation of the rest of our body and deserve our care and attention.

One of the most common issues people face as they age is flat feet.

Treatment Options There is a range of different methods to treat the symptoms of fallen arches and flat feet.

Most podiatrists will recommend being mindful of the shoes you wear. This means wearing extra-wide fitted shoes or orthotics that are custom designed to support your arch, which can relieve the arch and What are Flat Feet? reduce pain. Custom inserts can also help by taking “Flat feet” simply means there is a low arch or lack pressure off the tendon. of an arch under the foot. All babies are born flat Medication for pain and inflammation helps in some footed; as they grow, arches begin to develop. cases. While these methods treat the symptoms, they For some, the arch never develops. For others, are not long lasting. the arch will develop but can fall after an injury Long-lasting treatment options include being April is National or experiencing the stress of age. This is because conscious of your body and movement. This could the tendons in your foot, or both feet, can become Foot Health Awareness Month mean losing weight to reduce pressure on your feet or damaged. not walking or standing for prolonged periods.

The way I look at a flat foot is based on pronation, People may also resort to therapeutic massages, such as rolling a ball under or the way your foot goes inward. The main tendon, which holds the arch of your foot. A massage is a powerful treatment tool for soft tissue. It allows the your foot up, eventually becomes damaged if it is stretched too much. This muscle to release built-up tension, therefore reducing pain. results in flat feet.

In more severe cases, individuals can turn to surgery. Surgery is minimally invasive and restores the tendons and ligaments that support the arch. This Symptoms While this sounds like a minor inconvenience, flat feet can lead to strain on means it does not involve a long incision and avoids significant damage to the muscles and soft tissue surrounding the foot. the entire body.

In most cases, this approach results in less pain after foot surgery and a faster When you have flat feet, the pain you feel does not usually come from the feet but rather the knee. The foot is in an abnormal position, which makes your recovery; patients can go in and leave the same day. knee hurt.

Though our feet are what keep us grounded, the arches of our feet shouldn’t A lack of an arch can stress your ankles, calves, knees, hips, lower back, and be touching the ground. I recommend visiting a podiatrist to learn more about lower legs. Neck and back pain are extremely common from flat feet. flat-feet prevention to make sure it’s not one of the issues you have to worry about as you age.

Warning Signs and Preventative Care While flat feet can go unnoticed, there are some warning signs that Dr. Charlton Woodly is a board-certified podiatrist with more than 14 years’ treatment is needed. experience providing conservative and surgical treatments at Woodly Foot & Ankle in For example, some people may feel pain in the arch or ankle, and this pain can get worse after being on your feet all day or working out. Some may notice Texas. A specialist in minimally invasive procedures and a hyprocure master surgeon, Woodly is an expert in treating the full spectrum of foot and ankle conditions and swelling along the inside of the ankle as well. injuries.

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The Beauty in Nature

Woodcock Courtship Clyde McMillan-Gamber

I remember the first time I saw a he suddenly takes off in spiral flight courting male American woodcock upward and upward, silhouetted silhouetted against a striking sunset before the brilliant sunset. As he one evening early in April several years ascends on rapidly beating wings, two ago. outer feathers on each wing twitter I was standing in a weedy field by audibly. a bottomland thicket of young trees And when that male woodcock and facing the red, western sky in reaches the zenith of his flight, and, hopes that I would spot at least one perhaps, is out of sight, but with wings woodcock before that lovely sunset. still twittering, he vocally sings a few Soon, series of a chunky, musical robin-sized notes that bird with a seem to long beak tumble to fluttered the ground: out of the “tew, tew, thicket tew — tew, and landed tew, tew, on a bare tew.” patch Then he of soil plummets near me. to the same It was a spot of bare woodcock! ground Male and starts American woodcock. woodcocks his display begin their again. daily courtship displays at dusk from Only hunger, or a female interested in mid-February to early May, weather mating with him, stop his courtship permitting. But the most comfortable displays. time for us to observe those intriguing American woodcocks are inland exhibits is during pleasant April sandpipers that use their long, flexible evenings. beaks to probe in soft, damp soil Often while waiting for the in wooded bottomlands to snare woodcocks to begin their wooing, I earthworms and other invertebrates. hear spring peeper frogs peeping and Woodcocks poke in soil like other American toads trilling musically from sandpipers probe in sandy beaches nearby wooded wetlands … or a pair or coastal mud flats. But woodcocks or small group of Canada geese flying adapted to a different habitat from overhead, some of them honking their relatives, producing a different incessantly. species.

Then, suddenly, one or a few male Being sandpipers, female woodcocks woodcocks fly out of nearby woods or lay four eggs in a clutch. Young hatch woody thickets and land in the little fuzzy, open-eyed, and ready to feed clearing where I am standing and themselves in woodland floors. facing the western sky.

Readers, too, can spot woodcock Almost immediately I hear the nasal courtship displays in the fading light “beeping” of a nearby, love-struck of an enchanting April evening. Just be male woodcock, each beep emitted at in the right place at the right time. two-second intervals in the gathering Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a retired darkness.

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We are looking forward to seeing you at the 20th annual Lancaster County 50plus EXPO. Each month, you enjoy the information that is included in 50plus LIFE, and the EXPO is a great complement to that.

There are returning exhibitors as well as new ones. Your lives change from year to year, and what may not have been of interest to you last year, may be of more importance to you this year. Or perhaps you have become a caregiver.

Representatives from a wide array of businesses are looking forward to speaking with you about issues that are on your mind, whether that is caregiving, health, home improvements, finances, leisure, travel, fitness, nutrition, or something else.

Our 50plus EXPOs are effective forums for all those “hidden” community resources to gather in visible, easy-to-access locations!

For your enjoyment, entertainment and demonstrations have been scheduled throughout the day.

There truly is something for everybody: helpful information on continuing care retirement communities, presentations on weight loss and nutrition as well as native wildlife species, SilverSneakers exercise and cake-decorating demonstrations, and more.

Call your friend or neighbor and make plans now to attend. Or talk to your activity director to make sure they have the 50plus EXPO on their calendar, and hop on board the bus!

OLP Events is happy to be able to present this dynamic, one-day event to our visitors free of charge.

This day is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Please stop by their booths, have your bingo card signed, and talk with them about how they can assist you.

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Directions to Shady Maple Conference Center From York and points west: Take Route 30 East to 222 North. Keep right at the fork to continue on US-222 N. After about 10 miles, take the 322 exit toward Ephrata. Head east on 322 about 7 miles and turn left onto Toddy Drive. Shady Maple will be on your left.

From West Chester and points east: Take Route 30 West toward Downingtown/Lancaster. Take the 322/Manor Avenue exit and turn right onto 322/Manor Avenue. After about 18 miles, turn right onto 897 North. Turn left onto Toddy Drive; Shady Maple will be on your right.

From Lebanon and points north: Head south on 897/South Fifth Avenue and turn left onto 419 North/897 South.

Continue to follow 897 South for 19 miles. Turn left onto Terre Hill Road and continue onto Linden Street. Turn left onto North Earl Street and continue onto 897 South. Turn left onto 23 East/PA-897 South and turn right onto 897 South.

Turn right onto Toddy Drive; Shady Maple will be on your right.

From Christiana and points south: Take Route 41 North and turn right onto Route 30 East. Turn left onto 897 North/ White Horse Road and then turn left onto Amish Road. Turn right onto Buena Vista Road. Turn left onto School Lane Road. Turn left onto 340 West/PA-897 North, followed soon by a right onto 897 North. Turn right to stay on 897 North/Springville Road. After about 5 miles, turn left onto 322 West, followed soon by a right back onto 897 North. Turn left onto Toddy Drive; Shady Maple will be on your right.

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50plus EXPO – Brought to You By: On-Line Publishers, Inc. celebrates more than 20 years serving the mind, heart, and spirit of the 50+ community of Central Pennsylvania through our Mature Living Division of publications and events.

OLP Events, its events division, produces six 50plus EXPOs annually in Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster (two), and York counties. These events are an opportunity to bring both businesses and the community together for a better understanding of products and services available to enhance life.

Entrance to the event, health screenings, and seminars held throughout the day are free to visitors.

The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair — held in York, Berks, Lebanon, and Lancaster counties and in the Capital Area — provides veterans and their families an opportunity to be introduced to exhibitors who are interested in their well-being. The Job Fair connects veterans and employers face-to-face to discuss available positions.

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50plus Living is an annual publication and the premier resource for retirement living and healthcare options for mature adults in the Susquehanna and Delaware valleys.

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The women’s expo is a one-day event featuring exhibitors and interactive fun that encompass many aspects of a woman’s life. Events are held annually in Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, and Cumberland counties.

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Health Partners Plans.....................................................153

Pennsylvania Captioned Telephone Relay...................134

American Senior Benefits Association.........................143

Heritage Floors Inc..........................................................160

Pennsylvania Link to Aging and Disability Resources....L6

Appleby Systems Inc.......................................................164

Hickory House Nursing Home / Heatherwood Retirement Community.....................155

Pennsylvania Lottery / MARC USA................................148

The Highlands at Wyomissing.......................................135

Red Rose Transit Authority.............................................132

Ashley Furniture Industries............................................117 AT&T..................................................................................167 Bath Fitter.........................................................................102 Beautiful Reflection by Maggie.....................................144 Capital Blue Cross............................................................168 CapTel Outreach..............................................................101 CBD American Shaman..................................................169 Center for Interventional Pain & Spine........................115 Central Pennsylvania Cremation Society.....................108 Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory...........130 ClearCaptions, LLC...........................................................104 DoPurely Wellness Center..............................................113 Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre..........................................161 East Earl Chiropractic......................................................152 Elderwood Senior Living at Lancaster.........................114 Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Reading.....................................................................116

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Don’t Miss the Great Lineup of Seminars and Entertainment at the EXPO! 10:15 a.m. – Definitions and Descriptions of Living Choices in a Retirement Community Presented by Michelle Rassler, Vice President of Operations/Executive Director of Landis Homes Retirement communities today have far more choices in living arrangements.

Understanding these choices is important in making informed decisions for you or your loved ones.

Come hear clear, concise definitions of all levels of living within a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC).

9:30 a.m. – Sally’s Iron Mustangs and Sensational SilverSneakers Presented by Sally Winchell, Wellness Director at Bright Side Opportunities Center A dedicated and committed group of members from Bright Side Opportunities Center will demonstrate their typical workout. These “fitness freaks” have come to understand the importance of building muscle to be strong for daily living, to rev up metabolism, and to increase bone density.

11:45 a.m. – Nutrition for Your Body & Mind Presented by Nadia Sharifi, Owner of TrimLine Weight Loss & Wellness Join Nadia and the TrimLine Weight Loss & Wellness team in an interactive seminar to learn how to burn fat, gain control over emotional/ stress eating, get healthy, and prevent or come off medications through the power of the mind and nutrition. It is much easier than you think!

11 a.m. – Reptiles and Amphibians of the World Presented by Mark Layton, Wildlife Center Director at Refreshing Mountain Mark will be presenting more than a dozen live reptiles and amphibians from around the world, including several Pennsylvania native species.

Mark will clear up many misunderstandings about these animals; he will also teach about their environmental importance and colorful diversity.

12:30 p.m. – Basic Cake Decorating Presented by Pam McNeal, Cake Decorating Supervisor at Shady Maple Farm Market Pam will demonstrate simple techniques to create fun party cakes, including a colorful unicorn, complete with lollipop horn and candy-and-cookie mane, and farm animal faces using marshmallows for wool, fruit slices for horns, and more. Pam will also demonstrate how to decorate a sheet cake with piped flowers.

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When the moon is overexposure of the in the seventh house, song. The original and Jupiter aligns Broadway cast with Mars album had been out Then peace will for a while and had guide the planets, and soared to the top love will steer the stars of the Billboard LP ··· charts, where it had The Fifth stayed for 13 weeks.

Dimension would Howe harbored never have made another issue, as their best-known well. record if not for a “I said [that] it’s wallet inadvertently half a song,” he “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” left behind in a recalled. “It’s an The Fifth Dimension taxicab. introduction. It The quintet started as a mid-1960s needs something on the back end.”

Los Angeles pop/soul outfit called the He jetted to New York to evaluate Versatiles. When they signed with the 33-tune musical for himself and Johnny Rivers’s nascent Soul City label, decided that the last three bars of the Rivers demanded that they update their show’s closing (and decidedly antiwar) name; thus was born the cooler-thantune “The Flesh Failures” would cool title of the Fifth Dimension. make a perfect ending, especially after Fast-forward to the fall of 1968. The witnessing the audience joyfully singing outfit, by then hit-making headliners, along with the line “Let the sunshine was performing at New York’s in” over and over.

Americana Hotel. Group member The single’s instrumental tracks were Billy Daniels Jr. took a cab to do some recorded in Los Angeles when the Fifth shopping one afternoon before the Dimension were opening shows for evening’s show and forgot his wallet on Frank Sinatra at Caesar’s Palace in Las the taxi’s back seat.

Vegas.

The next person to enter the cab At a primitive Sin City recording was one of the producers of the studio where trains rumbling by would groundbreaking Broadway rock opera stop recording sessions mid-song, Howe Hair, which had been playing to packed cut the group’s soon-to-be-signature houses since April. tune using two microphones for the five Before long, Daniels’s phone rang singers. with the good news that his wallet had “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” ran been found and that the caller wanted long, so Howe edited it to less than five to return it. The relieved Daniels minutes — a better fit for radio playlists invited the producer and his wife to of the time. As the Fifth Dimension’s see the Fifth Dimension in concert; eighth Top 40 single, it spent six weeks the producer, in turn, invited Daniels’s at No. 1 on the charts and sold 3 group to see Hair. million copies.

At the show, the Fifth Dimension In 1968, the Fifth Dimension had members were so taken with the music earned a Grammy for Record of the that they declared “Aquarius,” the Year for their hit “Up, Up and Away”; musical’s uplifting opening number, “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” brought to be a work that they absolutely must them that same coveted honor two record. years later.

But their L.A.-based producer, Randal C. Hill is a rock ’n’ roll historian “Bones” Howe, felt otherwise, as who lives at the Oregon coast. He may be he was concerned about a possible reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

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Fresh Fare

Simple, Flavorful Recipes to Reimagine Mealtime While it can be easy to fall into a routine of cooking the same recipes week in and week out, getting creative with mealtime can be as easy as making simple swaps and trying new flavor combinations with fresh, high-quality ingredients.

One of the easiest ways to shake things up in the kitchen any night of the week is to reimagine a classic dish by replacing one of the main ingredients.

As an alternative to the typical chicken or beef, fresh pork is a versatile, convenient, and flavorful protein that can easily transform a predictable meal.

Instead of chicken Florentine, try this recipe for Pork Chops in Creamy Roasted Garlic Florentine Sauce, or rethink the typical weeknight stir-fry with this quick and easy Italian Stir-Fried Pork and Pasta.

For more creative yet easy ways to reimagine mealtime, visit Smithfield.com/ ShakeItUp. Pork Chops in Creamy Roasted Garlic Florentine Sauce Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 • 4 Smithfield Boneless Pork Chops • salt, to taste • pepper, to taste • 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided • 8 cloves garlic, minced • 1/4 cup bacon pieces, half-cooked • 1/2 cup chicken stock • 2 cups heavy cream • 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh baby spinach • 1/2 cup chopped fresh tomato • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add minced garlic and partially cooked bacon to skillet; cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and bring to simmer.

Reduce heat to low and add heavy cream.

Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Add spinach and tomatoes to sauce; let spinach wilt. Stir in Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning; simmer about 3 minutes.

Return pork chops to pan along with juices. Spoon Florentine sauce over chops; simmer 3-5 minutes.

Italian Stir-Fried Pork and Pasta Cook time: 30 minutes Servings: 4

Pork Chops in Creamy Roasted Garlic Florentine Sauce

• 1 Smithfield Roasted Garlic & Herb Marinated Fresh Pork Loin Filet • 1 package (8 ounces) spiral pasta • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 2 small zucchini squash, sliced lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch slices • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced • 8 sliced mushrooms • 1/2 cup julienne-sliced sun-dried tomatoes • 1 teaspoon minced garlic • 1/4 cup butter • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Heat skillet or wok to 400 F. Slice pork loin filet into thin strips.

Cook pasta according to package directions.

Add pork strips and oil to heated skillet.

Stir-fry until meat is browned, about 5 Italian Stir-Fried Pork and Pasta minutes.

Add zucchini, onion, mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic, and butter to skillet; stir-fry Season pork chops on both sides with salt and pepper, to taste. until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.

In large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Cook pork chops Drain pasta and add to pork and vegetable mixture with cheese and basil; 4-5 minutes per side until internal temperature reaches 145 F. Remove pork toss to coat. chops from pan and keep warm.

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Severely Wounded in Vietnam, He Spent a Year in an Upper Body Cast

best option for him was to go into the Marine Central Pennsylvania native Joe Novak Corps. But he did not tell his mother, fearing survived grievous wounds as a Marine reconnaissance sergeant in Vietnam. Now he is her disapproval.

Just before his 17th birthday, he boarded a a collector of knickknacks, from an autographed photo of an archbishop to a motorcycle once train for Washington, D.C. But his mother owned by rock ’n’ roll legend Jimi Hendrix. expected him home for dinner. In reality, he was Novak was born in Harrisburg in 1951 and heading to Parris Island in South Carolina for grew up in nearby Highspire. But when he Marine boot camp. was only 2 months old, his father was killed in His mother tried to get him to come home, action in the Korean War. but Novak was determined to become a Marine.

His mother remarried in 1955 to a World His stepfather was proud that he was going into War II veteran, but Novak recalls that he and the corps, but Novak recalls, “He didn’t think his stepfather never saw eye to eye and always I’d make it.” had a distant relationship. And his stepfather But Novak passed every test, often with flying never talked about his war experiences. colors. He recalls surviving brutal training Blessed with a high IQ, Novak found school conditions, with swamps, snakes, and alligators boring. all around.

“Football was the best thing going for me,” he He had run-ins with his drill instructor that Joe Novak, right, and his wife, Terry, inside their recalls. were so bad that he refused to shake his hand log cabin home, which Novak built in the 1980s.

He was such a good offensive lineman that he when he graduated. But when he later ran into played varsity for his high school even when he was in eighth grade. him in Vietnam, Novak told him, “If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t still be here.”

In high school, Novak found himself getting into trouble. He realized the After Parris Island, Novak spent 12 weeks in demolition school, where he

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finished first in his class. He next finished chopper got hit by enemy ground fire. a course in underwater demolition near Novak was sprayed with shrapnel, getting Tallahassee, Florida, again first in his class. hit in the back, neck, and legs. The helicopter Novak is proud that he was promoted flew away while Novak was still in the basket, from private to corporal to sergeant in less swinging back and forth. than a year, which was rare.

He spent 28 days recovering aboard the But Novak did not go to Vietnam right USS Sanctuary. Because his mission had been away. He received further demolition training top secret, he couldn’t tell anyone where he in Virginia and North Carolina. Novak even had been wounded. learned how to assemble and disassemble But three months later, Novak suffered atomic bombs. severe wounds that ended his tour in Because Novak’s father had been killed Vietnam. This time, a rocket landed just 20 Novak’s home is a veritable museum of artifacts relating to in action in Korea, he didn’t have to go into yards away. He suffered a broken collarbone, his hobbies and interests, including this pedal car signed combat. But Novak begged to go to ’Nam, two broken bones in his neck, and the right by late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Sr. asking, “Why waste my capabilities?” side of his body was ripped open.

Novak spent six days of intensive jungleHe spent 12 days undergoing surgery combat training on Okinawa, where, he says, aboard the Sanctuary before he was flown to “snakes fall on you.”

Da Nang and back to the U.S. The Marines sent Novak first to Da Nang, Tragically, his mother received a letter then Chu Lai, and then back to Da Nang, from the Red Cross telling her that her where he sat around doing not much of son had been killed in action. But a friend anything for a month. in a neighboring town informed her that “The colonel didn’t know what the heck to Novak was alive and staying in Walter Reed do with me,” Novak remembers.

Hospital in Washington, D.C. He spent a Finally, he was sent to the A Shau Valley, full year in an upper body cast, and one of near the borders of Laos and Cambodia. his legs was wrapped.

Americans in this intense combat zone had a Novak was not released until 1973, when life expectancy of 30 days. he was still in a body cast, and returned to Novak jury-rigged mines by filling his hometown. When he walked the streets, A few examples of the explosive devices root beer cans with napalm, jet fuel, people would run away. made by the North Vietnamese Army. glass fragments — anything that could “They thought they were seeing a ghost — be fashioned into weapons. He attached they thought I was dead!” says Novak. electronic detonators and then set them up Like many Vietnam veterans, Novak around the perimeter of American bases. had his ups and downs after returning Enemy soldiers would ignite the makeshift stateside. He had successful careers as an auto bombs whenever they tried to infiltrate at mechanic and then as a property manager for night. a realtor, and he developed strong interests in “We never knew until Jan. 7, 1970, how fishing and auto racing. deadly they were,” says Novak.

But his first two marriages ended in After a battle on Landing Zone Ross that divorces. He takes full responsibility for these night, the Americans counted 139 North failures.

Vietnamese bodies (and three POWs) at the Speaking of his first wife, he says, “I had cost of 14 Marines and 58 wounded. severe alcohol problems and severe PTSD. Novak also created small mines and put She couldn’t take it anymore, and I don’t Novak on Landing Zone Ross in 1969. the sensors in elephant and tiger poop in blame her. I was really bad.” and around the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Enemy He spent seven months in detox in 1975 soldiers would trigger the sensors, sending radio signals back to gunners, who and says he hasn’t touched booze since. He married his wife Terry, a cousin of would know exactly where the targets were located. They would fire on the trail President Richard Nixon, in 2013, after six years of dating. The couple lives in all night long. log house in the mountains, which Novak built himself in the 1980s.

“You would not believe the number of bodies we’d find there; they were The house is a veritable museum of pieces he bought or collected over many food for tigers,” he says. years. The photos, models, and knickknacks come from sports, music, religion, In April 1970, Novak used C4 and Semtex explosives to blow up a North hot rods, and other areas relating to his many personal interests. He owns a Vietnamese Army bunker inside caves. Right before detonation, a colonel flew 1949 Ford Convertible and a 1985 Corvette. in on a chopper and ordered Novak to wait until he could pluck souvenirs from “It’s quite a museum between my stuff and her stuff,” he says, speaking of the cave.

Terry.

Novak refused the order, telling the colonel that “he came an hour too late.”

Novak now devotes much of his time to assisting local veterans by helping When the charge was set off, the entire mountain rose up, and the colonel them get medical care, benefits, and pensions. He also helped found Feed My and his helicopter were literally pushed back by the concussion.

Sheep Church and is an active member of Vietnam Veterans Chapter 542 and “I thought, ‘If only the officers listened to the sergeants more, I might Marine Riders. survive this war,’” Novak recalls.

Robert Naeye is a freelance journalist living in Derry Township. He is the former After catching malaria in the jungle, Novak was placed in a basket and was being pulled into a medevac chopper. But before he got into the helicopter, the editor-in-chief of Sky & Telescope magazine. www.50plusLifePA.com

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Tech Talk

Mark Rinaudo

Slow Computers: When Is it Time for a New One?

Question: My computer is running slower and slower, it seems, and I’m not sure if it’s worth upgrading. Is there any hope for this old machine?

I get this question a lot. I usually tell my customers that if you’ve owned the machine for seven years or more, then you have used the effective life of the machine.

If the computer is older than 7 years and it’s running slow or locking up, it’s not really worth the money to try to save it. It’s time to move on to a new or newer computer.

If your machine is newer than 7 years old, then this is where the answer gets tricky. Most new computers that are running slower are suffering from some form of malware on them.

The malware landscape has changed quite a bit over the years. Malware started out as viruses and has grown into a gray area where it’s not as malicious as a virus, but it’s not exactly harmless.

Most malware is installed on your machine by an outside source and is aimed at directing your computer to some location on the internet to

financially benefit the malware’s creator.

If your computer is running slowly, the first place to start is to scan the machine with several malware-scanning tools.

I usually recommend starting with the free version of Malwarebytes. This is the first scan tool I normally use on a machine just to get an idea of how badly infected the machine is. From there, I typically move on to other scan tools that go deeper and search for more obscure malware.

In my findings, malware is the culprit 80 percent of the time. The other 20 percent of the time, it’s hardware related.

A computer has many parts to it, and any one of those parts can cause a severe slowdown.

If your hard drive is starting to die, then you’ll notice your machine running slower and slower and, if you’re able to check it, you’ll notice that the CPU (central processing unit) is barely being used.

If you find yourself in this boat, then there is some good news. With the introduction of the solid-state drive (SSD) — a new kind of hard drive — you can replace that faulty hard drive with new technology that’s 10 times faster than the hard drive your machine originally came with. This upgrade can

Job Opportunities LANCASTER COUNTY EMPLOYERS NEED YOU!!

Age 55 or over? Unemployed? The 55+ Job Bank is one of three services offered by Employment Unit at the Office of Aging.

Jobs are matched with those looking for work. Based on an evaluation of your skills and abilities, we can match you with a position needed by a local employer. Some employers are specifically looking for older workers because of the reliability and experience they bring to the workplace. There is a mix of full-time and part-time jobs covering all shifts, requiring varying levels of skill and experience, and offering a wide range of salaries.

The other services available through the Office of Aging are the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and the regularly scheduled Job Search Workshops.

For more job listings, call the Lancaster County Office of Aging at

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— Volunteer Opportunities — One of the available specialized volunteer opportunities at Lancaster County Office of Aging is that of APPRISE counselor. Counselors work with a diverse group of consumers with one commonality: There is some type of connection to Medicare.

You may work with a consumer who is receiving Medicare and having problems with secondary coverage, or you may be helping the child of a Medicare consumer who’s trying to help a parent who doesn’t have drug coverage.

APPRISE counselors meet with consumers who are new to Medicare, and they screen consumers to determine if they’re eligible for any benefits that help pay for the costs of Medicare.

The orientation process includes shadowing experienced APPRISE counselors, working through online training modules, and attending new counselor training provided by the state Department of Aging. This process occurs during weekdays, mostly at the Office of Aging in Lancaster.

For more information about this volunteer opportunity, contact Bev Via, volunteer coordinator, at (717) 299-7979 or aging@ co.lancaster.pa.us.

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sometimes make your machine faster than when it was brand new.

I usually recommend an SSD upgrade for machines with failing drives that are 5 years old or newer.

This upgrade is very beneficial to the older Mac line of computers.

Other factors that dictate whether the machine is worth upgrading (instead of trashing) are the operating system (for example, which version of Windows or Mac OS you have installed). Your machine may be running an operating system that’s no longer supported with security updates,

or is about to be unsupported.

With these guides in mind, hopefully you’ll be better informed to make a decision on whether to invest your money into an aging machine that may just have another two or three years of life in it, or if it’s time to start shopping for your next computer.

Mark Rinaudo has worked in IT in Shreveport, La., for more than 20 years. He is the owner and operator of Preferred Data Solutions. Email mark@ preferreddatasolutions.com to submit a question for this column.

Program to Help Veterans with Filing VA Claims Veterans who need help filing a VA claim or need help with an existing claim are encouraged to attend a claim-filing program Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Petersburg Fire Company, 6076 Pine St., East Petersburg.

The program will be hosted by Red Rose Chapter No. 80 of the

Disabled American Veterans. DAV service officers will be on hand to help with existing VA claims and filing new claims.

Free coffee and doughnuts will be available in the morning.

Registration is required at davredrosechapter80.org. For more information, call (717) 475-3009 or (717) 725-3131.

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Calendar of Events

Lancaster County

Support Groups Free and open to the public April 16, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Dementia Caregiver Support and Education Group Masonic Village Health Care Center Courtyard Conference Room 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown (717) 367-1121, ext. 33764

Mondays, 10 a.m.; Thursdays, 2 p.m.

Our Journey Together Cancer Support Group Lancaster Cancer Center Greenfield Corporate Center 1858 Charter Lane, Suite 202 Lancaster (717) 291-1313, ext. 143

April 18, 10-11:30 a.m.

Bereavement Support Group Masonic Village Sycamore North Recreation Room 1 Masonic Drive, Elizabethtown (717) 367-1121, ext. 33576

April 3, 7-8:15 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Willow Lakes Outpatient Center 212 Willow Valley Lakes Drive Willow Street (717) 464-9365

April 18, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894

April 8, 10-11 a.m.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Garden Spot Village Concord Room 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6076 jmorton@gardenspotvillage.org

Senior Center Activities April 22, 2-3 p.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group Garden Spot Village Theater 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6259 slapp@gardenspotvillage.org April 23, 6-8 p.m.

Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Support Group Community Meeting Room Kohl’s Wing 142 Park City Center, Lancaster (800) 887-7165, ext. 104 April 30, 7 p.m.

Memory Loss Support Group Landis Homes The Heritage – Warwick Room 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz (717) 581-3939 supportgroups@landishomes.org

Community Programs Free and open to the public genealogyclubwv.com (717) 397-0439

April 1, 6 p.m.

Red Rose Singles Meeting Centerville Diner 100 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 406-6098

April 19, 6-9 p.m.

Music Friday Downtown Lancaster visitlancastercity.com/music-Friday

April 4, 4:30 p.m.

The “Other Women” of the White House: Surrogate First Ladies LancasterHistory 230 N. President Ave., Lancaster (717) 392-4633 lancasterhistory.org/lectures

April 25, 7 p.m.

Centerville AARP Chapter 4221 Meeting Centerville Middle School 865 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 786-4714

April 10, noon Korean War Veterans Association Meeting Woodcrest Villa Eagle Commons Room 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 299-1990 pcunningham1841@verizon.net

April 27, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Claim-Filing Assistance Disabled American Veterans East Petersburg Fire Company 6076 Pine St., East Petersburg (717) 475-3009 davredrosechapter80.org

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World War II Oral History Meeting St. Anne’s Retirement Community 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia (717) 319-3430

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April 30, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Lancaster County 50plus EXPO (Spring) Shady Maple Conference Center Smorgasbord Building

April 16, 2-3:30 p.m.

Willow Valley Genealogy Club Willow Valley Communities Orr Auditorium 211 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster

Library Programs Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 April 8, 6:30 p.m. – History Book Club: Two Years before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana April 9, 6:30 p.m. – Journaling for Life April 17, 6:30 p.m. – Genealogy Club

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Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 April 5, 9 a.m. – Wally the Emotional Support Alligator April 11, 10 a.m. – Dan Martin Country Gospel Music April 18, 10 a.m. – Lancaster County Parks Program: Spring Birds Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 April 10, 10 a.m. – Shake, Rattle, and Roll Games April 18, 10:45 a.m. – MindMatters: Supermarket Marketing April 22, 10:45 a.m. – Team Trivia with Bob Lancaster House North Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 299-1278 Mondays, 9:30 a.m. – Senior Exercise Class Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. – Bingo and Pinochle Fridays, 12:30 p.m. – Party Bridge Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center – (717) 2993943 Thursdays, 10 a.m. – YMCA Exercise April 10, 9 a.m. – Volunteer Recognition April 15, noon – Basket Making Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext.

147 April 8, 12:30 p.m. – Walk with Ease April 11, 10:45 a.m. – Stress Awareness Tips and KPETS by Albright Life April 25, 10:30 a.m. – Penn State Nutrition Program Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 April 8, 9:15 a.m. – Nutrition with Giant April 22, 10 a.m. – Medication and Driving for Older Adults April 24, 10:30 a.m. – Money for Older Adults Series Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 April 5, 9:30 a.m. – Diabetic Care with Madelin from Southeast Clinic April 12, 10:45 a.m. – Fresh Fruit Express April 12, all day – Volunteer Recognition Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – Geri-Fit Fridays, 10 a.m. – Yoga April 10, all day – Volunteer Recognition Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 April 11, 10:30 a.m. – Spring Wildflowers by Lancaster County Parks April 16, 10:30 a.m. – Bon Worth Fashion Show April 18, 10:30 a.m. – Easter Bunny Visits Rodney Park Happy Hearts Club Senior Center (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, noon – Pinochle Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied Activities Thursdays, noon – Bingo Submit senior center events to mjoyce@onlinepub.com.

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Tinseltown Talks

Michael Dante: From Actor to Author Nick Thomas

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It’s not uncommon During filming, a for actors to find a truck lost control when second career away its brakes failed and from the camera after hurtled toward the spending years in front cast, causing Newman of it. to leap out of the In Michael Dante’s way and sending a case, that new vocation cameraman flying. has been writing, “Then it headed beginning with his towards me and Steve 2014 award-winning — I pulled him out of autobiography From the way.”

Hollywood to Michael In Kid Galahad, Dante Way (see another boxing film, Desilu Productions, NBC Provided by Michael Dante michaeldanteway.com).

Dante sparred with Michael Dante, center, as Maab Audie Murphy and Michael Dante “I received the Elvis Presley. He says in Star Trek's “Friday's Child.” on the set of Arizona Raiders.

Ella Dickey Literacy the two performed all Award for it last April in Marshfield, Missouri, at the fight scenes themselves, with Presley landing a their Cherry Blossom Festival,” said Dante. “My blow on Dante, cutting his lip. second book, Winterhawk’s Land, is the sequel “He kept apologizing over and over,” he to the film I starred in and played the title role, recalled, laughing.

Winterhawk.”

On TV, Dante created a memorable character His latest novella is called Six Rode Home, in the original 1967 Star Trek episode “Friday’s which, he says, is “about six horse soldiers who Child,” where the Enterprise crew visit an alien come home from the Civil War, and it’s a great planet and attempt to negotiate mineral rights read.” with a local tribe. His character, Maab, was Dante is well acquainted with early American dressed head to foot in a stiflingly hot costume. life through his films, which included working “The exterior shots were filmed at Vazquez alongside Audie Murphy in two Westerns.

Rocks, near Santa Clarita, California, where “Audie was the greatest American hero of it was 117 degrees,” recalled Dante. “So much World War II, but never talked about his war perspiration drained into my boots that I squished experience. He was a very quiet, sensitive, and Provided by MIchael Dante when I walked — I lost 7 pounds on the first day soft-spoken guy with a great sense of humor who of shooting!”

Michael Dante, recent photo. also wrote beautiful poetry and song lyrics.”

With more than 180 TV and film roles to his Dante’s first film was the 1956 bio-drama Somebody Up There Likes Me credit, Dante remains astonished that his 50-year-old Star Trek role still draws starring Paul Newman as boxer Rocky Graziano and featuring Steve McQueen wide fan attention, recalling an encounter during a trip to the San Diego Zoo in his first role. with his niece and nephew.

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“As we stood by the giant birdcage, I noticed four people staring my way and they yelled, ‘Maab!’ One girl even carried a thick portfolio filled with Star Trek photos. I signed some and asked how she happened to have them with her. ‘You never know when you’ll run into a Star Trek actor,’ was her reply.”

A recipient of many acting awards throughout his career, including the Golden Boot and Silver Spur Awards for his work in Westerns, the actorturned-author says he’s especially proud of his new career.

“Now, I am referred to as award-winning author Michael Dante!”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 700 magazines and newspapers.

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Where Does the Time Go? According to Adrian Bejan, a professor of mechanical engineering at Duke University, our perception of time is rather fluid. Factors including age, activity, and whether we’ve had enough sleep can significantly skew our sense of time.

In an article published in the European Review, Bejan explains, “Time as we experience it represents perceived changes in mental stimuli.”

He came to this conclusion after analyzing research on cognition, vision, and time.

Bejan first became interested in the topic many years ago when he was a member of a Romanian basketball team. He realized that when he was well rested, his level of play improved, as well as his awareness of time.

The research Bejan has reviewed shows not only how our energy affects our sense of time, but also our vision.

Unconscious rapid eye movements known as saccades are just one of the ways our brains interpret stimuli that influence our sense of time.

When we are young and experiencing many things for the first time, our brains process the images we see more rapidly, leading to our sensing a slower passage of time.

As we age, our vision isn’t as sharp, so our brains don’t process images as quickly, leading to a perception that time is passing more quickly.

This can also occur when we are tired or experiencing symptoms from cognitive disorders.

These findings led Bejan to believe that everyone has his or her own sense of time — which has nothing to do with real, physical time or another person’s sense of time.

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On Life and Love After 50

Do Multiple Past Marriages Matter?

Tom Blake

your three marriages may be a red flag to him. You’ll need to explain what happened.

But, if he’s looking for a similar arrangement as you, your three marriages may be a nonissue.

A woman, age 69, recently emailed me with a dating question.

“I’ve been married three times,” she said.

“Should three marriages matter to the men I meet? Might they be a deal-breaker? Turn-off?

Red flag? Or, (hopefully) a nonissue?”

My response: There’s no automatic answer; it depends on several circumstances. Here are nine of my thoughts:

3. How many marriages has he had and why did his marriages end? How long did they last? Or maybe he never married? Is he willing to reveal how many marriages he’s had?

Answers to those questions are important to know. You wouldn’t want to become involved with someone who has a history of terrible marriages or relationships. You need to protect yourself.

1. What is your dating goal? To marry again? Or to meet a nice man-friend with whom you can have a committed relationship?

Would you want to live together, or perhaps have an LAT, a living-apart-together relationship?

Your answer could determine how a potential mate feels about your three marriages. If it’s your hope to marry a fourth time, most men are going to head for the exit before the second date.

2. What are the dating goals of the man you meet? If he wants to remarry,

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4. When a man or a woman is widowed, he or she had no control over losing that spouse. Should that count in his or her previous-marriage tally?

Of course not. (Well, if they’ve had four, and all have died under suspicious circumstances, then that would be a red flag).

You are invited to join the Lancaster County Office of Aging team of volunteer APPRISE counselors who assist Medicare-eligible beneficiaries navigate the often-confusing Medicare system.

APPRISE counselors receive intensive training in Medicare Parts A, B and D, Supplemental Insurances, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicaid, PACE Plus, and other health insurance-related topics. This training allows volunteers to provide unbiased assistance to consumers so they can make an informed decision and choose the plan that best meets their specific needs.

APPRISE counselors assist older and disabled individuals with: • Understanding Medicare A, B, and D • Making informed choices about Medicare Advantage Plans • Deciding what Medicare D Plan (prescription coverage) is best • Selecting a Medigap Policy • Applying for PACE Plus • Determining what financial assistance an individual may be eligible to receive

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5. One woman described her three divorces as “failed” marriages. I don’t like that term. Why? Because most marriages were the right thing to do at that time. But, as years passed, people changed, and marriages faded.

Does that make the marriages failures? No. They just didn’t last forever, although they were good for a while.

6. Often, marriages that end in divorce turn out to be a blessing in disguise, although at the time of the breakup, it didn’t seem that way.

Hence, three marriages that ended could be three blessings in disguise.

7. Before a budding relationship turns serious, the number of prior marriages isn’t as important as the disclosure of them. Also, people had the courage and were willing to take the risk to find happiness.

8. Understanding what happened in your three marriages can help you build a more solid relationship the next time around.

9. There are many other factors to look at besides the number of former marriages. How about adult children? Do any of them live at home? Might they interfere with a new relationship?

And, what about a potential mate’s attitude, or outlook on life? Is the person happy, upbeat, cheerful, in good health, and physically fit? How does he treat you?

These days, seniors may have had two or three marriages. Does that make the people tainted? Are they bad people? No. They’ve just lived life.

I’ve had three marriages, and Greta, my partner of 21 years, also had three. Having the same number of marriages was one of the things we had in common when we were sharing information on our first date, so it was a positive thing that we both had “multiple marriages.”

And despite three marriages each, we’ve enjoyed the best relationship we could ever have hoped for. We live together but aren’t married.

I’ve never had children. And yet, in effect, I have four kids, eight grandkids, and three great-grandkids, thanks to Greta. I love her family dearly, and I’m pretty sure they appreciate me, so why risk changing that dynamic by getting married?

For seniors, should the number of marriages matter? I don’t think so … but when the number reaches four, it’s time to scratch your head.

Five or more, well, it depends on the circumstances, so obviously proceed with caution.

One of my readers, Stella, said, “Take marriage out as a goal, and you open up endless possibilities.”

Another reader, Mary Lou, age 70, married once, said, “Multiple marriages don’t matter at this stage of my life. If I met a man with whom I clicked, no matter the number of marriages or whether he had children, I would be glad for him in my life.”

And reader Jim stated wisely, “Just because a person is available and willing, doesn’t make him or her a good candidate for marriage.”

For dating information, previous articles, or to sign up for Tom’s complimentary, weekly e-newsletter, go to www.findingloveafter50.com.

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