50plus LIFE Lancaster County July 2019

Complimentary | Lancaster County Edition

bending with life’s flow page 4

VA Launches New Healthcare Options page 6

lancaster senior games highlights page 14

July 2019 • Vol. 25 No. 7

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Little-Known Blood Disorder Mimics Typical Symptoms of Aging New research has revealed that hemochromatosis — a genetic condition that causes more than a million Americans to absorb too much iron from their diets — is a much more serious cause of disease and disability than previously thought.

Hemochromatosis is an ironstorage disorder that can cause the body to absorb too much iron from foods and other sources, such as multivitamin supplements with iron.

July is This extra iron can gradually Hemochromatosis build up in the body’s tissues and organs, particularly in the liver Awareness Month cells, heart, pancreas, joints, and pituitary gland. If left untreated, this iron buildup may lead to tissue and organ damage over time.

Hemochromatosis is easy to detect through blood tests and is treated by blood withdrawals, but carriers suffer from a lack of nationwide awareness of the condition.

Two new studies, published in The BMJ and The Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences, showed that hemochromatosis, previously thought to be a lowlevel health risk, actually quadruples risk of liver disease and doubles the risk of arthritis and frailty in older people.

It also causes higher risk of diabetes and chronic pain, and a small number of patients develop liver cancer.

The research was led by a team from the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, the University of Connecticut, and the NIA Intramural Research Program.

Hereditary hemochromatosis is caused mainly by specific inherited alterations (mutations) in the HFE gene. When an individual inherits two altered copies of the gene — one from each parent — they are at risk of developing high iron levels, which may lead to illness or organ damage over time.

However, most people born with two altered copies of the HFE gene will not develop serious complications. People who inherit an altered gene from only one parent are carriers for the disorder, but are not typically affected themselves.

In a study about 10 times larger than any previous look at hemochromatosis rates, the team reviewed data on 2,890 British people who carried the two mutations. They found that 1 in 5 men and 1 in 10 women with these mutations developed additional diseases as they got older, compared to those without the genes.

Hemochromatosis sufferers were also more likely to have chronic pain, decreased muscle strength, and to be frail as they aged.

Hemochromatosis symptoms, such as fatigue and muscle and joint pains, are easily confused as part of typical aging, and the disease often goes undetected until damage is done.

Men and women have the same chance of inheriting two copies of the altered HFE gene. However, men are more likely than women to develop please see DISORDER page 11

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Free Aquatic Exercise Classes Offered The Lancaster County Office of Aging will offer free aquatic exercise classes during the summer months at four local community pools.

Participants must be 60 years of age or older. Registration occurs at each pool site; no membership is required and participants may join a session on any date.

The locations, dates, and times are: Leola Community Pool, 23 E. Main St., Leola – Mondays at 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. through Aug. 7.

Manheim Community Pool, 504 E. Adele Ave., Manheim – Tuesdays and Thursdays through Aug. 8, noon SECA Pool – Community Park, 299 Park Ave., Quarryville – Mondays/ Wednesdays/Fridays, July 1 to Aug. 23, 9 a.m.

Millersville Lions Club Pool, 314 N. Prince St., Millersville – Mondays and Wednesdays, July 8–31, 9 a.m.; Aug. 5–14, 10:30 a.m.

For more information, call the Office of Aging at (717) 299-7979.

Property Tax and Rent Rebates Deadline Extended The deadline for older adults and Pennsylvania residents with disabilities to apply for rebates on rent and property taxes paid in 2018 has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31 this year.

The rebate program’s income limit is $35,000 a year for homeowners and $15,000 a year for renters, and half of Social Security income is excluded.

Spouses, personal representatives, or estates may file rebate claims on behalf

of claimants who lived at least one day in 2018.

The maximum standard rebate is $650, but supplemental rebates for qualifying homeowners can boost rebates to $975.

Property Tax/Rent Rebate application forms and assistance are available at no cost from Department of Revenue district offices, local Area Agencies on Aging, senior centers, and state legislators’ offices.

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

Cancer care Lancaster Cancer Center Greenfield Corporate Center 1858 Charter Lane, Suite 202 (717) 291-1313 Emergency Numbers Central Pennsylvania Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Office of Aging (717) 299-7979 or (800) 801-3070 Employment Lancaster County Office of Aging (717) 299-7979 Entertainment Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 898-1900 Financial Services Internal Revenue Service (717) 291-1994 Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (302) 573-4027 U.S. Financial (800) 595-1925, ext. 2122 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Cancer Society (717) 397-3744 www.50plusLifePA.com

American Diabetes Association (888) DIABETES American Heart Association (717) 393-0725 American Lung Association (717) 397-5203 or (800) LungUSA American Red Cross (717) 299-5561 Arthritis Foundation (717) 397-6271 Consumer Information (888) 878-3256 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 Disease and Health Risk (888) 232-3228 Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233 Flu or Influenza (888) 232-3228 Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Home Care Services Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services Hanover: (717) 630-0067 Lancaster: (717) 393-3450 York: (717) 751-2488

Home Improvement Haldeman Mechanical Inc. 1148 Old Line Road, Manheim (717) 665-6910 Housing Marietta Senior Apartments 601 E. Market St., Marietta (717) 735-9590

Travel Conestoga Tours (717) 569-1111 Passport Information (877) 487-2778 Veterans Services Korean War Veterans Association (717) 506-9424 Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771

Insurance Medicare (800) 633-4227 Vibra Health Plan (844) 660-2961 (TTY: 711)

Volunteer opportunities RSVP of the Capital Region (717) 454-8647

Nutrition Meals on Wheels (717) 392-4842

yoga Little Yoga Place Semi-Private and Private Yoga Landisville, Pa. (717) 471-8328

Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Retirement Communities Harrison Senior Living Locations in Christiana and East Fallowfield (610) 384-6310

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Supermarkets John Herr’s Village Market 25 Manor Ave., Millersville (717) 872-5457

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restaurant, The Downtown Lounge.

After the birth of her first daughter, Sirae, Riley opened her first fitness studio, Jump with Joy, “We are at any given time a sum of our past when she was just 23. experiences. I like to tell my students to gather up She also started a dog-grooming business to help their pebbles of knowledge and eventually it turns into a hill, and that hill will continue to grow into keep the bar afloat during the lean early years of the studio’s operation. Her second daughter, Kayla, a mountain,” says fitness educator Joy Riley. was born shortly afterward.

Her own journey for knowledge and self“Striking a balance between family and career discovery most recently led her to the sandy has always beaches been very of Bali, important Indonesia, to me,” she surrounded says. “As busy by turquoise as I was, my waters, rice focus was on fields, and raising my lush greenery daughters to while she be happy and completed a good mothers 200-hour yoga themselves certification by serving as course. a good role Riley has model to spent most of them.” her life sharing Riley began the knowledge building she’s up her accumulated accreditation with others, and teaching currently as certifications, a professor Riley sitting in Sukhasana (comfortable seated pose) leading fitness of physical in the small, bamboo shala where she trained at the and exercise education Power of Now Oasis in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia. instruction at one of classes at Harrisburg her studio and local community centers before Area Community College’s campuses, and as becoming an instructor at HACC, where she has a country club’s director of tennis, a recreation taught for the past 15 years. center’s tennis pro, and a yoga instructor.

“I love teaching at HACC; each new group A lifelong central Pennsylvanian, Riley was a of students I teach is a new experience with its natural athlete as a child, excelling at swimming, own set of struggles and rewards,” she says. “It gymnastics, and tennis. She swam competitively as a student at Shippensburg University, where she is extremely gratifying to me as an instructor to studied early childhood education and then taught work with students who are working hard to make positive changes in their lives.” pre-k classes for two years after graduation.

Most recently, Riley became a yoga instructor at It soon became clear to her that her real passion The Healing Habitat yoga and wellness studio after for teaching revolved around physical education. completing her certification class in Bali.

“Even while I was in college, I realized that I “I had some of the world’s best teachers from had really fallen in love with physical fitness,” she India, and when I finished the four-week program, says.

I was feeling a bit overwhelmed, like I had so much Fittingly enough, Riley met her husband of 37 more left to learn,” she says. years, Pat, when they noticed each other working Riley traveled to Bali in March 2018 to study out at the local YMCA. while her husband, having recently retired after They married a year later, and Riley then selling the bar to one of his former employees, divided her time between starting a family, joined her. teaching fitness, and helping run Pat’s bar and www.50plusLifePA.com

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On the front cover: Joy Riley in front of the Ubud Water Palace, a Hindu temple in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, which was once the home of the royal family of Ubud.

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One of the biggest lessons she’s learned from yoga is the importance of focusing on the here and now, being in the present, and appreciating the blessings in her life.

“We find ourselves spending so much time concerning ourselves with things in the past we cannot change or worrying about the future, but the only things we can truly control are happening in the present.

We can support other people by uplifting them with kindness right now.”

Riley now relishes the five grandchildren she and Pat spend time with each week.

“I’ve been a grandmother for seven years now, and I love every minute of it,” she says. “They’re the love of my life!”

When not doing fitness instruction, Riley likes to recharge during “Riley Sundays,” where family members take turns hosting dinner and spending time together.

They have also made a yearly tradition out of taking family trips to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

“I’d like to slow a little bit and spend more time enjoying life with our grandkids, but I’m not ready for retirement yet. The fitness world has a way of keeping you young!”

Riley will turn 60 this summer, a milestone that has her feeling reflective, grateful, and optimistic.

“I see it as a new chapter … I have raised my family, run my household, and had many exciting careers. I am a survivor, and I still feel strong and capable. Life is not over after 50.

“Because our bodies may not be what they once were, we may lose some of our confidence,” she continued. “But stop — and realize that with wisdom and courage, we can enter this chapter of our lives with humility, grace, and pride over everything we have been through and should never feel bad about getting older.

“It’s a privilege that is denied to so many. Don’t stop exploring all the possibilities life has to offer.”

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“He got to have a fun vacation while I was hard at work each day,” she laughs.

The yoga instruction took place on the beach, starting at 6:30 each morning and lasting until 4:30 in the afternoon. She, along with a group of other students, studied breath work, cleansing meditation, nutrition, and physical exercise each day.

“It was very challenging, but so rewarding. Most of my classmates were in their 20s and from all over the world. I took on a bit of a motherly role within the group, but we were all equal as students and learners,” she says.

“That role switch — becoming a student again — renewed my compassion for my own students. It reminded me of the importance of empathy for others and understanding other people’s learning needs and individual struggles.”

She credits her friend Emilie Charlotte, owner of The Healing Habitat, for inspiring her to go for her certification.

“As we get older and joint pain becomes more of an issue, yoga can provide beautiful healing powers for the body. I really fell in love with it, and of course me being me, I had to get certified and teach,” she laughs.

Riley views yoga as a philosophy and lifestyle that promotes health of the mind, body, and spirit.

“People associate yoga with stretching and poses, and while that is part of it, the physical aspects serve as a way of preparing the body for what is arguably more important: meditation.

“When I came out of Emilie’s classes at Healing Habitat, I felt physically, mentally, and spiritually sound,” Riley continued. “It’s a special community that provides support, uplift, and kindness in a safe, welcoming space, and I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of.”

Riley tells yoga beginners that choosing an instructor or class isn’t one-stop shopping.

“You need to determine what you’re looking to get out of yoga, and give yourself time to find the instructor you’re comfortable with,” she says.

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VA Launches New Healthcare Options under MISSION Act The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched its new and improved Veterans Community Care Program on June 6, implementing portions of the VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act of 2018 (MISSION Act), which both ends the Veterans Choice Program and establishes a new Veterans Community Care Program.

The MISSION Act will strengthen the nationwide VA healthcare system by empowering veterans with more healthcare options.

“The changes not only improve our ability to provide the healthcare veterans need, but also when and where they need it,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.

“It will also put veterans at the center of their care and offer options, including expanded telehealth and urgent care, so they can find the balance in the system that is right for them.”

Under the new Veterans Community Care Program, veterans can work with their VA healthcare provider or other VA staff to see if they are eligible to

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ONE-DAY TOURS • Cape May Ferry & Trolley...................... July 17 • Assateague Adventure Cruise OR OC, MD....July 20 • Cape May OR Wildwood at Your Leisure... July 20 • NY Statue of Liberty..............................July 20 • New York Do As You Please..................July 24 • Baltimore Aquarium ............................July 25 • Chesapeake Cravings in Annapolis........July 25 • Atlantic City OR Ocean City, NJ..............July 27 • New Jersey Festival of Ballooning.........July 27 • NY Gourmet Shopping..........................July 27 • Riverboats & Railways...........................July 27 • Washington Zoo OR Bible Museum.......July 27 • Cape May Whale & Dolphin Watch.........Aug. 1 • Seeing Eye Dog Institute & Princeton....Aug. 1 • Brewery, Cars & Coal Mine.....................Aug. 2 • Cape May Craft Beer and Crab Festival....Aug. 3 • NY Botanical Gardens............................Aug. 3 • Coney Island...........................................Aug. 3 • Ocean City, MD OR Tangier Island..........Aug. 3

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receive community care based on new criteria.

Eligibility for community care does not require a veteran to receive that care in the community; veterans can still choose to have VA provide their care.

Veterans may elect to receive care in the community if they meet any of the following six eligibility criteria: 1. A veteran needs a service not available at any VA medical facility.

2. A veteran lives in a U.S. state or territory without a full-service VA medical facility, specifically, veterans living in Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

3. A veteran qualifies under the “grandfather” provision related to distance eligibility under the Veterans Choice Program.

4. VA cannot furnish care within these designated access standards: • Drive time to a specific VA medical facility • Thirty-minute average drive time for primary care, mental health, and noninstitutional extended-care services • Sixty-minute average drive time for specialty care • Appointment wait time at a specific VA medical facility • Twenty days from the date of request for primary care, mental healthcare, and non-institutional extended care services, unless the veteran agrees to a later date in consultation with his or her VA healthcare provider • Twenty-eight days for specialty care from the date of request, unless the veteran agrees to a later date in consultation with his or her VA healthcare provider 5. The veteran and the referring clinician agree it is in the best medical interest of the veteran to receive community care based on defined factors.

6. VA has determined that a VA medical service line is not providing care in a manner that complies with VA’s standards for quality based on specific conditions.

In preparation for this landmark initiative, senior VA leaders will visit more than 30 VA hospitals across the country to provide in-person support for the rollout.

The VA MISSION Act: • Strengthens VA’s ability to recruit and retain clinicians • Authorizes “Anywhere to Anywhere” telehealth across state lines • Empowers veterans with increased access to community care • Establishes a new urgent care benefit that eligible veterans can access through VA’s network of urgent care providers in the community VA serves approximately 9 million enrolled veterans at 1,255 healthcare facilities around the country every year.

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Pet of the Month

Aurora She’s beauty, she’s grace, she’ll lick you in the face — she’s Aurora, our newest Pet of the month.

Aurora is a 3-year-old, spayed, female German shepherd mix looking preferably for a female human to adopt because she knows who rules the world.

This lovely little lady enjoys snacking, playing with toys, and going on walks. She’s used to a certain princess lifestyle and would enjoy being an only child so she can have all the cuddles to herself.

Aurora’s ID number is 222935. For more information, please contact the Humane League of Lancaster County at (717) 393-6551.

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This event is FREE to attend.

Veterans (of all ages), the military community, and their families are invited to join us!

The Expo brings federal, state, and local agencies together with area businesses to provide information and resources to veterans and their families.

The Job Fair brings veterans and spouses who need jobs together with employers who can benefit from this rich source of talent to aid their organizations.

We Want YOU! •K orean war veterans (of all service branches) who served anywhere in the world 1950–1955 • Veterans (of all service branches) who served in Korea 1945–present

The mission of the KWVA/USA is to defend our nation. Care for our veterans. Perpetuate our legacy. remember our missing and fallen. Maintain our memorial.

Support a free Korea.

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Come and enjoy the camaraderie of your fellow veterans at a monthly meeting of the local chapter of the Korean War Veterans Association (KWVA).

We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at Wood Crest Villa — Eagle Commons, 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601, starting with lunch at noon. This invitation includes spouses/companions and drivers. There is no charge for attendance. Dress code is casual.

We currently have 90+ registered members. Come join us. Hopefully, you will find it habit forming.

For more information call: Bill Kelley, VP (717) 560-9424.

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And that’s a fork in the road for readers.

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Ultimately, be aware of what you want out of this book, and proceed accordingly. The Trial of Lizzie Borden is an excellent addition to this gruesome story, but wise readers will reserve their personal judgment.

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Fifties Flashback

Mr. Disney’s ‘Black Sunday’ Randal C. Hill

July 17, 1955, was intended as an invited-guests-only, media-oriented day to celebrate the long-awaited opening of Disneyland.

Technically it was called the “International Press Preview,” but Disney employees — and even Disney himself — would afterward come to label it “Black Sunday.”

During the 1930s and 1940s, Walt Disney had visited several amusement parks with his wife and their two daughters. What he saw often tended to be rundown, trash-littered places that usually focused on scary “thrill rides.”

Disney began to envision something better. In 1948, he sketched out a small place that he dubbed Mickey Mouse Park, its primary attraction to be a boat ride. Over the years, though, his once-simple plan morphed into a spectacular venue that would draw people from around the world.

To raise much-needed cash, Disney sold his vacation home and borrowed against a life insurance policy.

Then, in October 1954, the fledgling ABC-TV network helped by offering priceless promotion for Disney’s dream through an hourlong Wednesday-night show called Disneyland.

In 1953, Disney had purchased 160 acres of orange and walnut trees near the farming town of Anaheim, 22 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles. With a crew of 1,200 workers, construction began the next year.

By opening day in 1955, Disneyland’s price tag had reached $17 million (about $125 million in today’s money).

Disneyland officials expected 15,000 of their invited guests to show up for the opening, but over 28,000 excited folks, many wielding counterfeit tickets, jammed into the overcrowded park that day. One enterprising man charged $5 to people who wanted to climb a back fence by www.50plusLifePA.com

Coke and Pepsi,” he grumbled, “but they can’t pee in the streets. Finish the restrooms.” ··· After opening day, adult park visitors paid a $1 admission fee — kids were 50 cents — while the park’s 35 rides each carried a separate cost of 25–35 cents each per adult, with children paying 10–25 cents each.

Two months after opening, the Magic Kingdom had welcomed its 1 millionth customer, the debacle of Black Sunday mercifully forgotten.

Photo courtesy Orange County Archives.

Sleeping Beauty's Castle, Disneyland, 1959.

using a ladder that he brought.

Much to Uncle Walt’s chagrin, his troubles were just beginning that day.

Around the park, workers frantically slathered on paint and hastily planted trees, and beds of weeds suddenly bore signs with Latin plant names.

Many rides were still under construction, and those that operated sometimes broke down. Too many passengers aboard the Mark Twain Steamboat nearly caused it to capsize.

Every park restaurant and concession stand ran out of food and beverages within hours.

A small fire broke out in Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. Adventureland, Frontierland, and Fantasyland had to shut down for the afternoon due to a gas leak.

The temperature that afternoon reached a sweltering 101 degrees, with the now-sticky fresh asphalt seizing women’s high-heeled shoes. While drinking fountains were available around the park, none worked on that fateful day. Plumbers had gone on strike, and Disney had to choose between working water fountains and working toilets.

“Well, you know they could drink

Although Randal C. Hill’s heart lives in the past, the rest of him resides in Bandon, Ore. He can be reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

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Adaptive Gardening: Tips and Tools for Older Gardeners

Jim Miller

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good tools and tips for senior gardeners? My 77-year-old mother loves to work in the garden but over the past few years has been plagued by injuries.

– Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, Aches, pains, and injuries are not uncommon among older gardeners. Because gardening is such a physical activity that often requires a lot of bending and stooping, squatting and kneeling, gripping and lifting, it can be extremely taxing on an aging body.

Back pain and knee injuries are most common among older gardeners, along with carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow.

To help keep your mom injury-free this summer, here are some tips and gardening equipment ideas that can make gardening a little easier.

Warm Up With gardening, good form is very important as well as not overdoing

any one activity. A common problem is that gardeners often kneel or squat, putting extra pressure on their knees.

Then, to spare their knees, they might stand and bend over for long stretches to weed, dig, and plant, straining their back and spine.

To help your mom protect her body, she needs to warm up before beginning. Start by stretching, focusing on the legs and lower back.

And keep changing positions and activities.

Don’t spend hours weeding a flowerbed. After 15 minutes of weeding, she should stand up, stretch, and switch to another activity, like pruning the bushes, or just take a break.

It’s also important that she recognizes her physical limitations and doesn’t try to do too much all at once.

And, when lifting heaver objects, she needs to remember to use her legs to preserve her back. She can do this by keeping the item close to her body and squatting to keep her back as vertical as possible.

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.

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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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Laborsaving Tools The right gardening equipment can help too. Kneeling pads can protect knees, and garden seats or stools are both back and knee savers.

Lightweight garden carts can make hauling bags of mulch, dirt, plants, or other heavy objects much easier. And long-handled gardening tools can help ease the strain on the back by keeping your mom in a standing, upright position versus bent over.

There are also ergonomic gardening tools with fatter handles and other design features that can make lawn and garden activities a little easier.

Easier Watering The chore of carrying water or handling a heavy, awkward hose can also be difficult for older gardeners.

Some helpful options include lightweight fabric hoses instead of heavy rubber hoses; soaker or drip hoses that can be snaked throughout the garden; thin coil hoses that can be used on the patio or small areas; a hose caddy and reel for easier hose transport around the yard; and a selfwinding hose chest that puts the hose up automatically.

There are also a variety of ergonomic

watering wands that are lightweight and easy to grip, and they reach those hard-to-get-to plants.

To find ergonomic gardening tools and the recommended watering aids, check with local retail stores that sell lawn and garden supplies or try online retailers like Gardener’s Supply Company (www.gardeners.com) or Radius Garden (www.radiusgarden. com).

Container Gardening If your mom’s backyard garden has become too much for her to handle, she should consider elevated garden beds or container gardening — using big pots, window boxes, hanging baskets, barrels, or tub planters.

This is a much easier way to garden because it eliminates much of the bend and strain of gardening but still gives her the pleasure of making things grow.

Trellises are another nice option that would allow her to garden vertically instead of horizontally.

“There’s no place like home.”

We agree.

–L. Frank Baum

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit www.savvysenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior book.

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Hereditary hemochromatosis is one of the most common genetic disorders in the United States. Known in Ireland as “the Celtic Curse,” people of Northern European descent have a higher chance of having an altered HFE gene.

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disability rates for those with genetic risk for hemochromatosis.

Anyone with a family history of the condition should talk to their doctor and consider being tested for hereditary hemochromatosis if they are experiencing severe fatigue, unexplained cirrhosis, joint pain, arthritis, diabetes, heart problems, or erectile dysfunction.

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Traveltizers

Starstruck in Hollywood South

By Andrea Gross

Some people prepare for trips by researching facts and reserving accommodations. I prepare for them by watching movies. I hope that, in some mystical way, the film will help me better understand the culture of the place I’m about to visit.

This explains why the night before my husband and I leave Elvis Presley sang “Crawfish,” the opening song for Louisiana, with in the 1958 movie King Creole, from a grillwork my suitcase still not balcony in New Orleans. packed, I’m watching Steel Magnolias.

The film takes place in Natchitoches (pronounced Nack-a-tish), a small town 75 miles southeast of Shreveport.

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A shoot-out scene from Hard Target was filmed on Indeed, it is often Frenchmen Street near Decatur, not far from the called “Hollywood French Quarter.

South.”

Thus my husband and I embark on a road trip through Louisiana that takes us to places where many of these motion pictures were filmed.

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I look out the The most opulent window to see a pink plantation is Houmas building with a green House, home to a balcony, and then museum-quality switch my eyes to the collection of art, video screen to see magnificent gardens, Elvis standing on that and an awardvery balcony as he winning restaurant. croons the opening It’s mostly used as an song of his 1958 hit entertainment venue movie, King Creole. and wedding site, In short order, we which made it the see the French Market, perfect place to film where Clint Eastwood ABC’s Revenge of the filmed Tight Rope; Bridesmaids.

The antebellum mansion on Houmas House St. Louis Cathedral appears in reflected glory in Frenchmen Street, En route to Plantation, as well as the magnificent gardens, This Property is Condemned, a 1966 film starring Shreveport, the where Jean-Claude Van makes it attractive as a location spot for projects Natalie Wood and Robert Redford.

Damme had a shootnorthwest hub of ranging from films to TV series and commercials. out scene in Hard Louisiana’s film Target; and the cemetery where industry, we stop in Baton Peter Fonda rendezvoused with Rouge, the film site of Showing his dead mother in Easy Rider.

Roots, starring Elizabeth Jonathan Rae, owner of New McGovern and Cicely Tyson.

Orleans Movie Tours, hands out Like Steel Magnolias, Roots bags of popcorn, and we munch celebrates life in a small away as we drive through the Southern town, one where Garden District, where the real community — and beauty stars are the grand old houses. parlors — are a fact of life.

Scenes were filmed in But it’s in Shreveport where virtually every room of the we see the true magic of the film house that was used as a industry, for while New Orleans retirement center in The Curious can turn its business district into Case of Benjamin Button, a generic downtown, Shreveport possibly giving it more on-screen has doubled for the North Pole, time than the star-of-record, the Bering Sea, and even the Oak Alley Plantation has been featured in films and TV programs starring heavyweights Brad Pitt.

Biblical City of Sodom. such as Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Fay Dunaway, and John Travolta.

Finally, we drive down a Before ending our starstreet in the Central Business studded Louisiana tour, we District, which often is used to represent Chicago in one movie, Dallas or New make our way to Natchitoches. The houses that were used in the film are private York in another. homes, and the people strolling down Front Street don’t have the dazzling smile “People don’t notice details,” Rae explains. “A row of tall buildings could be of Magnolias star Julia Roberts. But the atmosphere still resonates. anywhere.”

I ask a resident what it’s like to live in Natchitoches.

Like French director Jean-Luc Godard said, “Cinema is the most beautiful “Have you seen Steel Magnolias?” she asks. “That’s what it’s like. We’re a small fraud in the world.”

Southern community.”

Sometimes it really is a good idea to prepare for a trip by watching a movie. ··· Photos ©Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (andreagross.com).

Of the hundreds of movies that have been filmed in Louisiana, only one has won the film industry’s big prize, the Oscar for Best Picture.

That’s 12 Years a Slave, which was filmed on 11 Louisiana sites: five in New Orleans and six on various Louisiana plantations.

We stop first at the closest of these, Destrehan, located on the Great River Road that runs 70 miles between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.

There we see the grand eight-columned main house, the slave quarters, and many of the outbuildings, including the mule shed that was used in the film to represent the gin house.

But it’s at Oak Alley, where films such as Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte and Interview with a Vampire were made, that I feel as if I’m living on a movie set.

There’s the stately plantation home filled with elegant antiques, six reconstructed slave quarters, and Oak Alley Plantation, with its quarter mile of 300-year-old trees that frame the house so perfectly as to please the soul of the pickiest cinematographer. www.50plusLifePA.com

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The Week Where Grown-Ups ‘Get to Play’

By Megan Joyce 2019 marked the 31st year for the Lancaster Senior Games, and the annual event started its fourth decade by setting a four-digit attendance record.

“We broke a record again this year. Last year was the highest attendance at 923, and this year it was 1,007,” Lisa Paulson, senior center program director for the Lancaster County Office of Aging, said.

Of those, 250 were first-time participants, Paulson added. This year’s games also included three 97-year-old athletes.

“Participants often tell us that this is the best week of the year,” Paulson said. “Many of our participants enjoyed the competition that they had when they were younger; this event gives them an opportunity to still be competitive — and they like the medals!”

Open to county residents age 55 and older, the Senior Games started in 1989 with just under 500 participants and 18 events.

This year’s games, held May 6–10 at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim, comprised 47 events, both competitive and noncompetitive, and ranging from shuffleboard, tai chi, bowling, and Pilates to badminton, swimming, running, and table tennis.

The Lancaster County Office of Aging, which coordinates the Senior Games, adds new events to the lineup each year; for 2019, new offerings were ladder golf, chair Pilates, and a rock climbing demonstration.

The most popular events were darts, bocce, and cornhole, according to Paulson.

“Besides the fun of participating in the events, [participants] also get to see many of their friends or people they knew in high school, etc.,” Paulson said. “Other people enjoy the noncompetitive events that we offer, like exercise classes.

“When I’m at the games and I see groups of friends laughing and teasing each other — it is the best reward,” she continued. “I also love seeing the married couples playing together, and we have parent/child teams that play. It’s wonderful!”

Because several of the events are held outdoors, the Senior Games are always at the mercy of Mother Nature to an extent, and this year proved no exception.

The only event severely affected was 18-hole

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golf, which sustained a 15-minute downpour that drove about a third of the players away, Paulson said.

The Office of Aging invests months of planning for each year’s five-day games, but Paulson said participants express appreciation for the amount of time that both employees and volunteers put into the event.

Volunteers now number more than 300, and the 2019 Senior Games were supported by 33 community businesses and organizations.

“One woman told me that she loves Senior Games week because she gets to be a kid again,” Paulson said. “All year long, she has to be an adult, but this week, she gets to play. Next week, she will go back to being an adult.”

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

For a complete list of 2019 results, visit www. lancseniorgames.org/results.

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Lancaster County

Calendar of Events

Support Groups Free and open to the public 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

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

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 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

July 25, 6:30 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Keystone Villa at Ephrata 100 N. State St., Ephrata (717) 366-6330

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

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

July 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 July 1, 6 p.m.

Red Rose Singles Meeting Centerville Diner 100 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 406-6098 July 10, noon Korean War Veterans Association Meeting Woodcrest Villa – Eagle Commons Room 2001 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 299-1990 pcunningham1841@verizon.net July 19, 6-9 p.m.

Music Friday Downtown Lancaster https://visitlancastercity.com/music-Friday

July 25, 1:30 p.m.

Future Preparations from Medicare to Preplanning Burials Coffee Break at United Zion Speaker Series United Zion Retirement Community 722 Furnace Hills Pike, Lititz (717) 626-2071 www.uzrc.org July 30, 7 p.m.

World War II Oral History Meeting St. Anne’s Retirement Community 3952 Columbia Ave., Columbia (717) 319-3430 If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.

Library Programs Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 July 9, 6:30 p.m. – Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County July 15, 10 a.m. – Yoga at the Library July 17, 6:30 p.m. – Genealogy Club

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Senior Center Activities Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 July 10, 10 a.m. – Beach Party Music July 15, 9:30 a.m. – Fairy Garden Craft July 31, 9:30 a.m. – Eye Health Program Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 July 10, 2 p.m. – Ukulele Band July 18, 10:30 a.m. – Zembo Shrine Band July 23, all day – Gorgeous Grandma and Grandpa Day 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 July 3, 8:30 a.m. – Piano Performance July 11, 9 a.m. – Madeline Diaz Diabetes Program July 24, 11 a.m. – Visit by Secretary of Aging Robert Torres Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext.

147 July 10, 10:45 a.m . – “The Difference between a Cold and Allergies” by UnitedHealthcare July 11, 10:45 a.m. – Canvas Painting by Pottery Works July 25, 10 a.m. – Intergenerational Nutrition Program with Preschoolers Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 July 3, 10 a.m. – Trivia with Bob July 15, 10 a.m. – Instrumental Peace Music July 24, 10 a.m. – Prepare to Laugh with Sophie Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 July 4, all day – July Fourth Celebration July 12, 10:45 a.m. – Fresh Express July 15 and 16 – Activities with Summer Youth Program Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 July 5, 10:30 a.m. – Yankee Doodle Dandy Party July 17, 10:30 a.m. – Pottery Works with Claire July 19, 10 a.m. – Pennsylvania Dutch Storyteller Sophie Glutz Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 July 18, 10:30 a.m. – Old-Time Bluegrass Music July 19, 9:30 a.m. – Music with Linda Bradley July 23, 10:30 a.m. – Chenoa Manor Animal Sanctuary 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

Nick Thomas

Congratsamundo to Happy Days’ Anson Williams for Saving Lives

As one of the most popular television shows in the late ’70s to early ’80s, Happy Days helped propel many cast regulars into the production side of show business.

Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Don Most, and Anson Williams all achieved recognition behind the camera as producers, directors, and/ or writers.

Williams played Potsie — the naïve, well-meaning friend to Ron Howard’s Richie Cunningham character — and says the show was almost shelved when the pilot didn’t sell; ABC then aired it as an episode of anthology comedy series Love, American Style.

“When American Graffiti came out (in 1973) and was so popular, ABC reshot another pilot more like Graffiti and changed some of the cast,” said Williams from Los Angeles.

The show became a hit, and Williams partly credits the show’s producer and writer for motivating the cast.

“I had such an education because of Garry Marshall, who inspired us to broaden our horizons.”

Later becoming a successful TV director himself, Williams also branched out into the business world, selling dozens of products on QVC. He recently launched BOGO (Buy One Get One) List, a website to help consumers save money.

“It’s also important for seniors with limited incomes,” he said.

“Improving their lifestyle is paramount to BOGO List.”

Williams is especially gratified with another business venture, Alert Drops, a simple spray he developed to prevent drowsy drivers from falling asleep behind the wheel. He notes that thousands of drowsydriving-related fatalities and many more injuries occur across the United States each year.

“It’s a common but often neglected

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Anson Williams, Marion Ross, and Don Most from Happy Days in a recent photo holding containers of Alert Drops.

Photo provided by Anson Williams.

Anson Williams today.

Photo provided by Anson Williams.

Anson Williams publicity shot from Happy Days.

Williams experienced the dangers of drowsy driving back in the late ’80s while working on the Slap Maxwell TV series.

“After a rough day directing in the hot Palmdale desert, I was driving home and suddenly found myself bouncing around in the car off the road. I’d fallen asleep and was extremely lucky I didn’t kill myself. It scared the heck out of me.”

He later recounted the incident to his “uncle,” Dr. Henry Heimlich — yes, of the anti-choking Heimlich maneuver fame.

Heimlich, who was actually Williams’ second cousin, suggested carrying slices of lemon in the car to counter drowsiness.

“I did that for years and it worked, but who wants to suck on messy lemons when driving? I called Uncle Hank and asked if the same effect could be achieved by putting the lemon ingredients in a spray bottle.

“He said that was a brilliant idea,” Williams said. “We’re (now) saving lives every day, which is very satisfying.”

While still appearing in Happy Days, Williams was inspired to produce the TV movie Skyward, beginning the new phase of his career behind the camera.

While he looks back on those early entertainment days with fondness, he’s especially proud of his achievement away from the camera with Alert Drops.

“I left home when I was 18 with just $100 and made it into show business. To get on a hit show like Happy Days, then become a director, and to have an ‘uncle’ like Dr. Heimlich, who inspired me to create a lifesaving product — what are the chances of all that happening?”

Photo provided by Anson Williams.

Dr. Henry Heimlich with Anson Williams.

problem,” he explained. “Just a spray of Alert Drops on the top of the tongue produces a reflex reaction that

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

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Older But Not Wiser

Just When We Are Getting Good Sy Rosen

I was standing in line at a fast food restaurant, and there was this older guy in front of me. I know, it’s kind of strange for me to say “older” because admittedly I’m older, but he seemed older-older (that’s not the technical term) — about 85.

Anyway, as he was paying his bill, he slowly said to himself, “Now, let me figure out the tip.”

Oh man, I thought, this is going to take forever.

And then the older-older man quickly told the cashier, “Since it’s takeout, I’m going with a 13% tip, so that’s $2.86, and I will round up to $3, which is actually 13.4%.”

“Wow,” I said, “that was great. How did you do that?”

“I used to be a CPA before they put me out to pasture.”

And then he winked at me. A wink that said, “You shouldn’t judge someone by their age, and I’m not older-older, you idiot.” OK, I may have read too much into the wink, but it did get me thinking.

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First of all, I am an idiot — that goes without saying, although a lot of people have said it. Second, I hate the phrase “out to pasture.” I don’t want to be compared to a horse unless it’s Secretariat, Justify, or Mr. Ed (of course, of course).

And most important, often times, just when we are getting good at our jobs, we are asked or forced to retire. If you want to retire, that’s great. But if you want to stay in your chosen profession, you should be able to. Your expertise is needed and wanted and should be sought after.

If you’re a veteran teacher, you’ve learned over the years how to reach your kids through humor and empathy. If you’re an older lawyer, you’ve learned the intricacies of the system and how to best serve your clients. And if you’re a plumber, you’ve finally learned how to crouch under a sink without showing off your butt crack.

These days, there are lots of groups fighting to be heard, to be treated fairly.

And now it’s time for us seniors to initiate our own movement.

We have to hire one of those hot young public relations companies to — wait a minute, what am I thinking?

We have to hire a mature, experienced public relations company to change people’s attitudes and stereotypes — to let employers know that if we occasionally repeat ourselves, it’s because we’re adamant about our ideas.

And if we go to the bathroom a couple of extra times a day, that’s a good thing, because everyone knows it’s in the bathroom where most great ideas occur.

We have to hold rallies and events and make phone calls and appear on the news and go door to door and flood the internet. Yes, older people know how to use the internet. We have to let employers know that we are still valuable!

And younger workers shouldn’t be intimidated, because there’s room for everyone. We will tell companies they should also hire younger people because even though it might take 20 or 30 years, they will eventually know what they are doing.

Sy Rosen has written for many TV shows, including The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi, M.A.S.H., Maude, The Jeffersons, Rhoda, Frasier, Northern Exposure, and The Wonder Years. He now spends much of his time telling jokes to his grandkids and trying to convince his wife that he’s funny.

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1969: A Space Odyssey Some Little-Known Stories about the First Moon Landing, 50 Years Later

By Randal C. Hill By the early 1960s, America was trailing the Soviet Union in space development.

This undoubtedly played a part in President John F. Kennedy’s appeal on May 25, 1961, to a special joint session of Congress when he pronounced, “I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to Earth.”

Rocks, Walks, Heat Following NASA’s directive, Armstrong and Aldrin loaded nearly 50 pounds of moon rocks and soil into the Eagle, took photographs, and conducted tests.

The hardest task then facing the two was the planting of the American flag (which had come from Sears). The moon’s surface was rock-hard, and the astronauts only managed to hammer Old Glory a few inches into the surface, where it subsequently fell over from the Eagle’s takeoff blast.

The pair spent 21 hours and 36 minutes — almost a full day — on the moon. They stayed in their craft for over six hours after they landed, and they also took frequent breaks when they walked on the surface.

The thermally cooled underwear they wore inside their spacesuits helped them fend off the potentially lethal 200-degree Fahrenheit lunar surface temperatures, but Armstrong and Aldrin were always aware that their cooling properties could fail at any moment, so they purposely kept their ambles brief.

400,000 Helping Hands Eight years later, at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 thundered off the launch pad in a billowy cloud of smoke, destined for immortality.

Neil Armstrong, a 38-year-old civilian research pilot, led the three-man crew, which also consisted of Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, 39, and Michael Collins, 38.

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon.

Media coverage naturally focused on the astronauts, but the total number of scientists, engineers, and service and Homeward Bound construction workers involved in the Apollo 11 project had surged to more than The men returned to the lunar module by 1:11 a.m. Then, just before they 400,000 by that crisp, clear summer morning. secured the hatch, Aldrin accidentally tripped the circuit breaker used to In the next 76 hours, the astronauts soared 240,000 miles, averaging over activate the main engine; after a moment of panic, though, he was able to push 3,100 miles per hour. They entered a lunar orbit on July 19, and the next day, the breaker back into the correct position with a felt-tip pen. at 1:46 p.m., their lunar module, Eagle, separated from the command module, Besides the American flag, the astronauts left behind several other items, Columbia, where Collins remained on board to monitor the situation. including a plaque that read: “Here men from the planet Earth first set foot on the moon — July 1969 A.D. — We came in peace for all mankind.”

25 Seconds to Go Armstrong and Aldrin reconnected successfully with Collins and Columbia, The Eagle began its descent to the lunar surface two hours later. and at 12:56 a.m. on July 22, Apollo 11 began its journey home, safely However, when Armstrong prepared to set the craft down, he realized splashing into the Pacific Ocean at 12:50 p.m. two days later. that boulders and craters were scattered throughout the landing site, posing a It is estimated that over 550 million people worldwide had followed the potential hazard. He eased his craft over to a flatter, safer place nearby, but that history-making event on television. maneuver burned fuel that was already running dangerously low.

When the Eagle finally settled onto the moon’s Sea of Tranquility, the I Don’t Believe It! remaining fuel would have only lasted another 25 seconds before the landing Though etched in our collective consciousness, the celebration this month would automatically have been aborted in order to guarantee adequate fuel for of the 50th anniversary of the historical milestone will probably not change the the return flight home.

Armstrong immediately radioed Mission Control in Houston with his now- minds of a small group of conspiracy theorists who, to this day, and contrary to abundant evidence available, believe that NASA faked the July 20, 1969, moon iconic announcement, “The Eagle has landed.” landing.

In 2002, the Washington Post featured a news item concerning Buzz Aldrin.

What’d I Say? The former astronaut was leaving a Beverly Hills hotel when he was accosted by At 10:39 p.m., Armstrong descended from the ship as a television camera a conspiracy theorist who shrieked, “You’re the one who said you walked on the attached to the Eagle beamed the astronauts’ progress back to Earth. moon when you didn’t!”

When he opened the hatch and stepped onto the moon’s surface, he After calling Aldrin a liar, the man waved a Bible in Aldrin’s face and maintained that he had intended to say, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” but a possible momentary microphone glitch had him insisted that he swear the truth on it. The former astronaut settled the matter by knocking the accuser to the ground with a well-placed right cross to the jaw. announcing to the world, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Although Randal C. Hill’s heart lives in the past, the rest of him resides in Bandon, Aldrin followed Armstrong 19 minutes later, being careful not to lock the Ore. He can be reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

Eagle’s hatch, as there was no outer handle … and no Roadside Assistance number to call 240,000 miles away.

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The Beauty in Nature

Summer Saltmarsh Sounds Clyde McMillan-Gamber

Willet

are not seen in saltmarshes until they fly and repeatedly call “pill-will-willet.”

In flight, the white patches on their wings wave like banners, attracting attention to the birds.

Strikingly beautiful male redwinged blackbirds are visible swaying on grass tops and loudly calling

“kon-ga-reeeee” to establish territories and attract mates.

Male red-wings are black with a red patch on each shoulder. Those red beacons are raised each time red-wings sing from their exposed perches.

Camouflaged, but attractive, female red-wings are brown and dark-streaked.

Three species of appropriately named small birds — seaside sparrows, saltmarsh sparrows, and marsh wrens — are also heard in coastal saltmarshes in summer. The sparrows nest among the tall grasses, but the wrens raise young in stands of cattails. And both sexes of each kind of bird are similar.

Seaside sparrows are gray and dark-streaked. Males perch on tall grass or shrubs and repeatedly sing a quiet, wheezy “cut, cut-cheeeee.”

Saltmarsh sparrows are brown and streaked, with a buffy stripe over each eye. Males cling to tall grass and sing a buzzy, gasping “chup, chup-sheeeeeee.”

Marsh wrens are brown and streaked above and white underneath. This species builds bulky cradles of grass and cattail leaves on standing cattail stems above shallow water. Males’ songs are bubbly, loud, and end with a guttural rattle, repeated boisterously over and over.

These are some of the iconic sounds heard in summer saltmarshes. Readers can listen for some of these birds when visiting the Mid-Atlantic seacoast.

Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a retired Lancaster County Parks naturalist.

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Saltmarshes are watery, grassy habitats between barrier island beaches and dunes along seacoasts and the mainland.

Saltmarshes along the Atlantic Ocean from New England to Virginia are alive with a variety of creatures in summer, most of which are there to Great egret raise young.

But only great egrets and snowy egrets, which are large and white, and laughing gulls, which are abundant in saltmarshes and noisy, are obvious to casual observers in summer saltmarshes.

The presence of gulls and other kinds of birds, however, is often noted by the sounds they make, some of them under the cover of the grass. Over the years of visiting Middle Atlantic States saltmarshes, I have heard all those iconic saltmarsh sounds.

Colonies of laughing gulls nest on grassy mats on the ground of saltmarshes.

Their boisterous cries sound like people laughing at some good joke.

These gray-and-white gulls, with black heads, scavenge invertebrates from marshes and catch small fish in marsh channels. But they also scavenge food littered by people on boardwalks and beaches, where gangs of these noisy gulls are most likely to be noticed.

Clapper rails are the size of small, long-legged chickens and are vertically slender to easily slip among grasses in their quest for invertebrates, without attracting predators.

Both sexes of this species are a camouflaging gray-brown and have vertically barred feathering on their flanks. Their calls are a descending “kek, kek, kek” and so on, or “cha, cha, cha, cha.”

Willets are a kind of large sandpiper that consumes invertebrates. They

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Bill Would Expand Access to Assistive Technology for Seniors, Disabled In mid-June, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), the ranking member and chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the 21st Century Assistive Technology Act, which would increase access to assistive technology — devices or services that help seniors and people with disabilities maintain their independence and live where they choose.

The bill, which comes following a hearing in the Aging Committee on the topic, would also help reduce the low employment and high poverty rates of older adults and people with disabilities by helping them live independently and maintain employment.

“Assistive technology helps millions of people live independently and remain engaged in their community, and improves the quality of life for seniors and people with disabilities,” said Casey.

“It is important that we update this bill to support the advances in assistive technology over the last 15 years, so that those who need it can be full participants in every aspect of their lives.”

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The 21st Century Assistive Technology Act (S.1835) Act would update the Assistive Technology Act by clarifying that the program serves all people with disabilities, including veterans and older adults who developed disabilities later in life.

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