50plus LIFE Lebanon County September 2016

Complimentary | Lebanon County Edition | September 2016 • Vol. 11 No. 9

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Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War Terri Schlichenmeyer

Thank you for your service.

You’ve said that many times recently, and meant every word to every soldier. Thank you for keeping us protected. Thank you for your bravery. Thank you for your sacrifice.

And once you’ve read Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

by Mary Roach, you’ll also thank those who serve our servicemen and women.

Chickens are not ducks.

Nevertheless, chicken carcasses are what the U.S. military uses to test its equipment to ensure that it’s safe from “birdstrike,” which describes those instances when flying bird (duck, goose, even starling) meets flying machine.

Birdstrike kills more than just birds, so the military needs to know its equipment can handle feathered

Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War

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foes—therefore, it uses a “chicken gun” to shoot pullets, not bullets.

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Grunt author Mary Roach.

And that, says Mary Roach, “is most of what I have to say about

guns.” Instead of focusing on artillery and battles in Grunt, she focuses on the fight to keep our troops comfortable, hydrated, healthy, and alive.

While it might seem easy, for instance, to outfit many thousand people in identical clothing, what our troops wear is a kind of weapon.

The U.S. government hires fashion designers to develop uniforms that are weather appropriate, as fireproof as possible, and that can repel chemicals.

Even the buttons are tested extensively: “Specifications,” says Roach, “run to 22 pages.”

As for the vehicles troops use for transport, Roach says that engineers must constantly modify them for the safety of our soldiers. That often means that Strykers carry up to 5 tons of extra protection on their frames,

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much of it tested on the cadavers of people who serve “without actually enlisting.”

Military scientists know how to protect the soldiers’ hearing, and other, um, equipment farther below on the body.

“Thanks … to the transgender community,” they know how to fix injuries there, Roach says.

Others strive to teach medics to think in the midst of chaos. They study diarrhea, sweat, bugs, stinky

smells, and sharks. And they know that sleep is one of a military’s greatest defenses.

Camouflage is a familiar sight these days, and it’s usually worn by someone you thank for their service.

For different reasons, the creators of camouflage deserve appreciation, too, as do others who keep soldiers safe.

Grunt explains further.

Now, mind you, there are no vivid recreations of battles in this book, but author Mary Roach tells readers about

the aftermath of battle. You won’t get specs on equipment, but she’ll tell you about how science has improved on the gear soldiers use.

What you will get, however, is a curious-minded tour through the science of war and real, sometimes gruesome but always fascinating peeks far beyond the barracks. And Roach does it with a delightfully lighthearted-yet-serious approach.

Salute!

Supporting our troops is more than

a verbal “thank you.” The surprise is that it also comes from laboratories, volunteers, manufacturers, and exhaustive research, and this book tells you how.

If you love—or were!—a soldier, you’ll want it, because missing Grunt would be a disservice.

The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer.

Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 14,000 books.

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

Emergency Numbers Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 Food Resources Food Stamps (800) 692-7462

CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400

Medicare (800) 382-1274

Kidney Foundation (717) 652-8123

PA Crime Stoppers (800) 472-8477

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (717) 652-6520

PennDOT (800) 932-4600

Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging Meals on Wheels (717) 273-9262

Lupus Foundation (888) 215-8787 Hearing Services Hearing and Ear Care Center 200 Schneider Drive, Suite 1, Lebanon (717) 274-3851

Recycling (800) 346-4242

Lebanon County Christian Ministries (717) 272-4400 Salvation Army (717) 273-2655 Funeral & Cremation Services Cremation Society of Pennsylvania Serving Lebanon County (800) 720-8221 GOLF Lebanon Country Club 3375 Oak St., Lebanon (717) 273-0611 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Cancer Society (717) 231-4582 American Diabetes Association (717) 657-4310 American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association (717) 207-4265

Social Security Information (800) 772-1213

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (800) 827-1000 Housing — Apartments Melnick, Moffitt & Mesaros ENT Associates Community Homes of Lebanon Valley, Inc. 927 Russell Drive, Lebanon (717) 273-3333 (717) 274-9775 Housing Assistance Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Housing Assistance & Resources (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Program (HARP) (717) 273-9328 Home Care Services Lebanon County Housing & Senior Helpers Redevelopment Authorities (717) 920-0707 (717) 274-1401 Hospitals Medical Society of Lebanon County (717) 270-7500 WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital 252 S. Fourth St., Lebanon (717) 270-7500 Hotlines Energy Assistance (800) 692-7462

American Lung Association (717) 541-5864

Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Hotline (800) 541-2050

Arthritis Foundation (717) 274-0754

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Medicaid (800) 692-7462

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Office of Aging Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging (717) 273-9262 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Senior Centers Annville Senior Community Center (717) 867-1796

Lebanon HOPES (717) 274-7528, ext. 3201 Independent Living Communities Country Acres Manufactured Home Park 1600 Kercher Ave., Myerstown (717) 866-5496 Insurance Medicare Hotline (800) 638-6833 Legal Services Pennsylvania Bar Association (717) 238-6715

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250,000 auto enthusiasts to the area.

More than 40 years As a young man and after his first antique-auto devoted car enthusiast, purchase, Sando’s personal Lebanon native Charles W. collection of antique Sando Jr. bought his first vehicles has grown, as well antique car in 1971—a as his appreciation for 1936 Chevrolet. this community of auto Over four decades enthusiasts. later, he has parlayed that “The attraction is lifelong passion for cars different for different into his role as a volunteer Sando with a 1931 Pierce Arrow Model 43 people. Some people enjoy member of the Antique five-passenger sedan. antiques and the cars’ Automobile Club of history; some people enjoy America, based in Hershey, the engineering. Once you where he works as an auto really get into the hobby, appraiser. some people call it ‘the Born and raised in disease,’” he laughs.

Lebanon, where he still Aside from getting resides today with his wife the chance to work on of 36 years, Beth, Sando’s and drive rare classic interest in all things cars, Sando’s favorite part mechanical began when he about his participation was a child.

Sando’s personal antique-auto collection in the club’s events is the “My main interests includes, from left, a 1914 Hupmobile Model 32 interaction and friendships as a young person were touring, a 1922 Hupmobile Model R touring, he’s made with people who sports and building and a 1940 Cadillac model 72 sedan, and a share his interests. flying gas-engine model 1978 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham.

“I really enjoy working airplanes. I was constantly on and driving my antique building something or cars, but with the car he performed electromechanical taking an item apart to hobby and appraising, meeting troubleshooting on high-speed discover how it worked,” he says. people from all over the world copy machines for 26 years.

When he was a teenager, one who share a similar interest After purchasing his first of Sando’s friends purchased a in antique autos is especially antique car, Sando joined the 1951 Chevy that he helped sand satisfying. I’ve made a lot of and repaint. As the vehicle needed AACA in 1972 and upgraded to interesting friends over the years,” repairs and maintenance, the teens a lifetime membership two years he says. later. taught themselves how to fix it.

Sando began appraising vehicles The AACA is a nonprofit After graduating from Penn in the early ’90s, and what began association dedicated to sharing State with an engineering degree, as a favor for a friend led to a and preserving interest in antique he enrolled in classes to get more job doing something he loved. hands-on experience working with autos and educating the public Knowing Sando’s knowledge base about American auto history. classic cars. and passion for classic cars, an The association has more than “In 1972 I began attending elderly friend enlisted Sando’s help adult night school at the Lebanon 60,000 active members and when needing auto appraising 400 local regions and chapters County Vo-Tech School in internationally, holding meets and done for estate work. the auto body and paint class.

Afterward, people in the tours for enthusiasts to show off We were able to take our own antique auto community their vehicles and admire others’. project to work on during class. began coming to Sando for his The AACA was formed in An antique auto was usually my appraising knowledge, and since 1935, and the Hershey region project,” he says. became the organization’s national then he has worked for banks, Car repair and restoration headquarters in 1954. The AACA’s estates, attorneys, and individuals. remained more of a hobby rather There is no “typical” day for largest event is the annual Eastern than a vocation, however. Sando’s an appraiser, but the job entails Divisional Fall Meet held in engineering experience led to a variety and the occasional welcome Hershey, a sort of “museum on job with Xerox Corporation as surprise of discovering something wheels” that draws more than a field service engineer, where www.50plusLifePA.com

he hasn’t encountered before. He keeps a list of current projects on his desk, including meetings with owners and investigations into their cars’ histories.

“I take pictures and lots of notes evaluating all aspects of the vehicle’s condition, including the paint and bodywork, the chrome, and the wheels, figuring out the car’s story. Later, I research the vehicle at the AACA library and write the appraisal,” he says.

Sando encourages anyone with an interest in antique vehicles to get involved with the AACA or come to the organization’s events and speak to likeminded people.

“Owning an antique car is not a requirement to belong to AACA, but participating with a vehicle surely enhances the experience,” he says.

In addition to his passion for antique autos, Sando keeps busy in his local community. He has served as a member of the South Annville

Township zoning board for more than 30 years; he is currently its chairman.

He is also a PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association) official, and 2016 will mark his 38th year officiating high school football games in the Lancaster-Lebanon League.

Sando is a member of the PierceArrow Society, the Hupmobile Club, and the National Woodie Club (wooden-bodied station wagons are one of his favorite types of cars). He

also enjoys spending time with his two children and four grandchildren.

As he approaches 70 and remains as busy as he is, Sando doesn’t see himself slowing down any time soon.

“Wow, where did the time go?

My plans for the future are to keep enjoying all of my activities for as long as I can.”

For more information on the Antique Automobile Club of America, visit www.aaca.org or call (717) 534-1910.

Labor Day: A Short History Labor Day is more than one last chance to fire up the grill before the end of summer. It’s a yearly celebration of the American worker—a tribute to labor’s contribution to the economic and social well-being of the United States.

Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was first to suggest a day to honor those “who from rude nature have delved

and carved all the grandeur we behold.”

Other research seems to support the contention that machinist Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, New Jersey, proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York.

However the idea originated, the first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union.

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The first governmental recognition of the holiday came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. While the first state bill proposing the holiday was introduced into the New York legislature, Oregon passed the first law on Feb. 21, 1887.

Four more states—Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York—created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment that same year.

By the end of the decade, Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit.

By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.

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Danger Abounded, but Fate was Kind to This Vietnam Marine

By Stephen Kopfinger It sounds unlikely, but good luck followed Ken Ford during his tour of Vietnam.

Ford experienced some memorable close calls during his yearlong tour of duty, which lasted from November 1967 to November 1968.

He served with the 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, 1st Marine Division, as a lance corporal assigned as a communications technician.

Ford was assigned his work in that capacity after six weeks of electronics training in San Diego. He repaired encrypted teletype machines and in Vietnam, “we were [fixing] radios, and telephones, and anything having to do with communications,” Ford remembers.

He had already received his basic training at Parris Island in South Carolina and infantry training at Camp Geiger in North Carolina in 1966, after marrying his wife-to-be,

Ken Ford in Phu Bai, July 1968.

Jeralee.

Ford had signed up for service; that action gave a man a fixed time as to when he could start training and duty.

That was different from the whims of the draft, which could ship a soldier out on short notice.

“I would have missed my wedding,” Ford speculates, on taking his chances with the draft.

Ford landed at Da Nang Air Base at, of all times, the day before Thanksgiving. And it wasn’t long until Ford experienced his first brush with danger. He soon found himself

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at a nearby firebase, the name of which he can’t recall.

At that base, however, “we actually had Thanksgiving dinner,” remembers Ford.

But this comforting, welcoming taste of home didn’t last long. Around 8 or 9 p.m., mortars lit the air. Ford had been at the base for just five or six hours before everything broke loose.

He isn’t sure just who fired on the troops, but he has an idea.

“It’s hard to say. I’d have to guess it was the Viet Cong,” he says of the elusive North Vietnamese force known for their stealth. “They could set up mortars and be gone.”

But it was here that luck played into the picture. “[The mortars] do a lot of damage, but they are short range,” says Ford.

“Nobody was seriously hurt. I think they were just trying to [tick] us off!”

Ford and his fellow Marines were soon moved to an airfield at Phu Bai combat base just south of Hue, which is now the civilian Phu Bai International Airport.

They arrived three days before the Tet Offensive, in which the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a huge campaign against South Vietnamese and American forces beginning in January 1968.

Again, luck was on Ford’s side.

“Rockets and mortars and both!” says Ford of what filled the skies when Tet happened. Yet, “for some reason,

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we had very few injuries. We really got lucky.”

Moving about was a big part of Ford’s duty.

“We moved around a lot,” he recalls. “We just pulled into a big old field and set up another base.”

During this time, Ford experienced another hair-raiser—and it wasn’t due to the enemy. One soldier was medevacked in the wake of an incident “because of stupidity,” Ford says. “[This] guy decided to throw a grenade. It hit a rock” and bounced back. “I think he lost an arm. He was definitely medevacked.” Ford was unharmed.

And his good fortune stayed with him another time. After Phu Bai, Ford found himself at An Hoa combat base, where he helped to protect a small landing strip.

“Nobody knows how it happened,” Ford says of what came next. Once again, weaponry was lighting up the sky.

“They think the enemy got hold of our call signs,” speculates Ford. There was talk of “friendly fire.”

In any event, it happened at night,

when the men were seen his son, Patrick, in the mess tent. before departing for That combination of Vietnam, but “our timing and location oldest daughter, Amy, kept the guys alive. was 6 months old Ford left Vietnam before I saw her,” says from Da Nang the Ford.

Tuesday before Ford finished out Thanksgiving 1968. his service at Camp One the way home, Lejeune in North Ford was to enjoy Carolina. Once again, a brief visit in what he found himself he envisioned to be repairing electronics sunny Hawaii. equipment. Ford said “It was raining!” the job was actually he recalls with easier in Vietnam, Ken Ford today. amusement. where if a part broke But there was off, you just made do a serious side to his visit to the with anything that fit to replace it.

“Aloha State.” The unpopularity Not so at Lejeune, where standards of the war among the American were stricter, parts-wise. people had made those who served Ford’s military service ended in unpopular among some elements.

September 1970. He would later work The homebound men didn’t for a rubber company, the former leave the airport, as being seen in Hewitt-Robbins, in Buffalo, New uniform could have had negative York, where Ford had been born, consequences. and on the freight dock for Pacific A happier reception awaited him International Express, a trucking in San Diego, where his wife and company. son were living. There was a new He remembers with fondness addition to the family. Ford had how important getting mail was

in Vietnam, and “my wife wrote to me every day.” The letters didn’t always arrive in order, but they were treasured.

Good luck almost deserted Ford years after he got home from Vietnam. As with many a soldier, he was exposed to the defoliant Agent Orange, which has caused numerous health problems for veterans of the war.

Ford was treated for prostate cancer in 2001, but he is fine today.

These days, Ford keeps busy as secretary and treasurer with Chapter 1008, Vietnam Veterans of America in Lancaster. If you are interested in joining one of the 27 chapters in Pennsylvania, go to www.vva-pa.org to find a chapter near you.

He has visited “The Wall,” the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, in Washington many times with his fellow members.

“Oh, yeah,” Ford says with pride.

“We go every year. We charter a bus on Memorial Day.” The public is always welcome to join them on the bus trip, Ford says.

“We always put out the word—get on the bus!”

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Dear Pharmacist

7 Cool Things to Do with Cucumbers Suzy Cohen

In the winter you can’t get me to buy these, but come summer, there’s always one or two in my fridge.

Cucumbers have a lot of health benefits. They are known botanically as Cucumis sativus, and they’re actually a fruit, not a vegetable.

They’re in the same family as melons, zucchini, and pumpkin.

Cucumbers have many active constituents, among them an anti-inflammatory flavonol called “fisetin” that supports brain health.

Cucumbers offer compounds that are antioxidants, so they help prevent systemic rusting.

Here are some fresh ideas: 1. Soothe itchy eyes. Cut two slices off and lay them upon your eyes. This feels especially comfy if

you have red, itchy eyes from whatever’s blooming.

You can put slices in a jar of water and infuse the water for an hour (refrigerate), and then make a compress out of the cucumber water. Squeeze it and lay that upon your eyes.

2. Juice them. Cucumbers contain lariciresinol, pinoresinol, and secoisolariciresinol, which are three important compounds when it comes

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to reducing risk of reproductive cancers (ovarian, breast, uterine, prostate).

Secoisolariciresinol is also found in flax.

3. Heal burns.

Cut the slices lengthwise and apply to areas of sunburn, or use my compress idea from above.

4. Drink them. Cut cucumbers into half slices along with quarter slices of lemon and put into a beautiful glass decanter or carafe with some ice. Let it marinate for an hour and then drink all day.

Among the many health benefits, you may see a mild diuretic effect, which could help with blood pressure and weight loss.

5. Eat them. The profound medicinal benefits of cucumbers are not apparent to you. I bet you walk right past them in the produce section all the time. These guys can block COX-2 enzymes (similar to Celebrex, a popular medication), dampening down pain-causing cytokines.

While cukes are not as strong as

drugs, I’d still chop some into your salad along with fresh tomatoes and basil leaves. Finish with cilantro-lime vinaigrette. This salad adds fiber, which, in turn, helps you manage weight.

6. Treat acne with them.

Cucumbers have the ability to remove dirt, dead skin cells, bacteria, and leftover makeup residue. It naturally calms and cools a red or inflamed area.

Put a quarter of an unpeeled cucumber in your food grinder along with a tablespoon of witch hazel, two drops of tea tree oil, and five drops of lavender. Grind to a smooth consistency and apply as a “mask” or dab on an area.

7. Make a toner for your face.

Slice cucumbers into 2 cups pure distilled water. Strain out the cucumbers so you are left with cucumber water. Add 1 tablespoon of organic aloe vera leaf juice, 10 drops of essential oil of lavender, and five drops of jasmine.

For oily skin, add to this five drops helichrysum. If you have dry skin, use rose oil.

This information is not intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat your disease.

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Deal Me In

By Mark Pilarski

The Quicker You Go, the Behinder You Get

Dear Mark: If a card counter has an advantage over the casino, wouldn’t it be to the card counter’s advantage to have more hands per hour via a continuous shuffler?

– Travis C. You’ve read it here before, Travis, and you’ll read it again. Speed kills in a casino environment.

Involving what is called “incremental game speed,” the more 99.9 percent of players are exposed to the built-in house advantage on any game the casino offers, the more haste will lay waste to their bankroll.

Most certainly, an automatic shuffler does speed up a blackjack game, and with a continuous shuffler, even more so.

However, reasoning that more hands per hour against a continuous shuffler will automatically allow the house edge to favor the counter is erroneous because continuous shufflers operate by hand-by-hand randomness, making counting cards unmanageable.

Even if you are not a card counter, Travis, continuous shufflers work against you because there are no breaks to change decks and cut the cards, meaning the hands come at a much faster pace than those using non-continuous machine shufflers.

If all other rules are equal, the best games for basic strategy players and the average joe alike are single- and double-deck hand-shuffled games, followed by six- or eight-deck handshuffled shoes. These will yield the fewest hands per hour.

Up next are regular machineshuffled games where the cards are taken out of the machine and put into a shoe, and the worst games for players are those that use continuous shufflers.

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Dear Mark: Is using a player’s card worth it? I don’t seem to win any additional money whether I use one or not. – Nancy C. Are you asking, Nancy, if you are going to win more if you use one? Of course not! That’s not what they are for.

The benefit from using a player’s card is for the slot player to have their play recognized and to earn cash back and comps.

The math of comps is that the casino will return a certain percentage of their expected win in rewards for play. Your expected loss will always be more than the comps are worth.

Besides, Nancy, using a rewards card doesn’t cost you anything—sort of.

Perhaps I shouldn’t say it doesn’t cost you anything. You are expected to circulate your hard-earned cash through a one-armed bandit to get those goodies.

Dear Mark: Every time the dealers have an ace showing, they seem to always get a blackjack.

What are the odds of a dealer getting a blackjack with an ace exposed? – Jerry C. Using a six-deck shoe as an example, there are 96 (16 x 6) 10point cards (10, jack, queen, king) in the deck.

Eliminating the ace showing, there are 311 (52 x 6 – 1) possible cards under the ace. Thus, the odds of a blackjack appearing are 96/311, or 30.86 percent.

I’d say, Jerry, that’s a tad bit less than “always.”

Gambling Wisdom of the Month: “Care and diligence bring good luck.” ­– Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia (1732)

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Lindsay Wagner’s One-(Bionic) Woman Show Nick Thomas

One of the hottest actresses to emerge from the 1970s has been appearing around the country in recent years presenting her stage show, More than a Bionic Woman: An Evening with Lindsay Wagner. “[I’ve been] sharing anecdotes and stories from behind the scenes in my career and showing clips and photos from my personal collection,” said Wagner from her California home.

“So it [is] a lot of fun and, hopefully, fond memories.”

Wagner began appearing in primetime network television series in the early 1970s, with her breakout film role coming in 1973’s The Paper Chase.

But it was her Emmy awardwinning role as TV’s favorite female semi-cyborg in The Bionic Woman that brought her great acclaim,

Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Richard Anderson, and Alan Oppenheimer in The Six Million Dollar Man (ABC).

although her Jaime Sommers character was only planned as a two-part guest-starring role when

introduced as a love interest for Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man. “The story ended by killing

Jaime off, and the response from the audience was huge,” explained Wagner. “They were so appalled that the studio had killed off a character that had resonated so deeply with them and especially their children.

Even a children’s hospital in Boston wrote a letter of protest.

“So the studio had to bring me back for another two-parter to bring Jaime back to life, and the network decided to do the spin-off series.”

Wagner retired her bionic implants after three seasons and three reunion movies to tackle dozens of TV movies throughout the ’80s and ’90s. Those roles often focused on social issues such as domestic violence, adoption, mental health, terrorism, and capital punishment.

“I have always felt that TV could be used not only to entertain, but also

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to highlight important motivational speaker and issues and help continues to act. people embrace their She also actively higher potential,” she promotes a holistic explained. approach to health—a But Wagner almost lifestyle she adopted after never got to enjoy her suffering gallbladder post-Bionic Woman issues and stomach ulcers success. In May in her teens. She was able 1979, almost exactly to avoid surgery after a year after the last receiving counseling episode aired, she was from a doctor and scheduled to fly on minister who shared a Photo provided by Wagner. common philosophy to the ill-fated American Photo credit: Robin Palmer, Spirit & Destiny.

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Lindsay Wagner today. from Chicago to Los And while her famous Angeles that crashed TV character from after takeoff, and today remains the past relied on artificial physical the deadliest single-aircraft aviation strength to survive, Wagner continues disaster in the U.S. to advocate the potential of one’s “I took a flight to Portland instead inner strength. to meet up with my sister and didn’t “We all have the ability to grow hear about the crash until after I had through our difficult circumstances in landed and called my secretary to tell life rather than just survive them,” she her of my change of plans. Everybody says. “You have much more potential thought I had been on the flight so than you realize.” there was a lot of relief, and of course Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn I was shocked and saddened to hear University at Montgomery, Ala., and has what had happened.” written features, columns, and interviews Wagner went on to become for more than 600 magazines and an author, acting teacher, and newspapers. Follow @TinseltownTalks.

Stories of ordinary men and women called to perform extraordinary military service.

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Walk to End Alzheimer’s Alzheimer’s disease is the sixthleading cause of death in the United States and the fifth-leading cause of death for individuals age 65 and older. This devastating and debilitating disease is the ultimate thief—of memories, independence, control, time, and, ultimately, life.

And the disease is often dealt with in silence. Those facing the disease feel a stigma surrounding their diagnosis and often don’t seek the support they need.

At the Alzheimer’s Association, we hear from individuals daily that they “feel alone.” Family and friends stop visiting because of “abnormal” behavior—a symptom of the disease—and caregivers become more and more isolated.

We want patients and their families to know that there is hope, and there is help, through the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Pennsylvania.

There are more than 5 million Americans currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia and more than 15 million caregivers. In Pennsylvania alone, there are more than 400,000 individuals diagnosed.

We are here to provide education and support to the millions who face dementia every day, while advancing critical research toward methods of treatment and prevention, ultimately to end Alzheimer’s disease.

We have offices locally and support

groups throughout the region for those facing this disease to meet with others in similar situations.

We also host the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

This is the association’s largest annual awareness and fundraising event, which occurs during the fall. The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is a day of hope, an opportunity—a day we all come together to see that we’re not alone in our fight.

Some walk to honor and remember those they have lost. Some walk to share stories of living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias. Some walk so that future generations won’t have to face the debilitating and devastating effects of the disease. Some walk because they want to help make a difference and bring this disease to the forefront.

The money raised allows our chapter to contribute to research to find a cure. These funds also help support programs and services that advance accurate and timely diagnosis of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

In addition, money raised ensures significant increases to affordable, high-quality care and support for people with the disease and their caretakers.

Help us break the silence and start the conversation. Join us, along with thousands of others in your community, at the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

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Calendar of Events

Lebanon County

Community Programs/Support Groups Free and open to the public

Senior Center Activities

Sept. 28, 6 to 7 p.m.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Family Support Group Linden Village 100 Tuck Court, Lebanon (717) 274-7400

Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville Sept. 9, 5 p.m. – Fish Fry at Rising Sun Sept. 12, 10 a.m. – CPR Information Class with Take-Home Kits Sept. 1 5, 12:30 p.m. – Lunch Club at Heisey’s with Marcy Simpson from Lebanon Transit

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Library Programs Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802 Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m. – Adult Coloring Club Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624 Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523 Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800 Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347 Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939

parks and recreation All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted.

Sept. 3, 1 p.m. – “10 Hike”: 10 Edible and Medicinal Plants Sept. 4, 1 to 4 p.m. – Music on the Porch Sept. 10, 9 a.m. to noon – Volunteer Work Day

America the Innovator Americans prize creativity and innovation.

The Scientific American website took a look at why, asking various experts to address what drives the creative spark through the United States. Here’s what some of them said:

John Kao, CEO, Edge– makers: “What are key elements of American culture that make up the ‘secret sauce’ of innovation?

For a start, forgiveness of failure, tolerance of risk, and an appetite for apparently off-the-wall ideas.

In Silicon Valley, the saying goes that if you haven’t failed at least once or twice, you’re not trying hard enough.”

Linda Weiss, professor emeritus, University of Sydney: “One of the most

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striking aspects of America’s innovation culture is the belief that nothing lies beyond human power to achieve, that science and technology can solve most problems, and that change invariably leads to better outcomes.”

Shamim M. Momin, director, Los Angeles Nomadic Division: “America is a nation that celebrates its founding on individual freedom and struggle against oppressive systems of belief. It makes sense that, in order to provide each person the opportunity to pull himself or herself up by the bootstraps and succeed on one’s own merits, innovation—literally ‘a new method, idea, or product’— would be the avenue to that success.”

Maple Street Senior Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon Sept. 2 and 16, 10 a.m. – Adult Coloring, Polish Bingo, and Game Day Sept. 7, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Bus Trip: Mystery Trip Sept. 9, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – S’more Summer Fun All-Day Event Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 Myerstown Baptist Church, 59 Ramona Road, Myerstown Sept. 13, noon – Summer Picnic at Ozgood’s Sept. 20, 11 a.m. – Card Making with Ethel Sept. 27, 4 p.m. – Dinner and Golf at The Wetlands Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www. jonestownpa.org/senior.html Sept. 15, 9 a.m. – Breakfast Group at Hometown Restaurant, Palmyra Sept. 28, 11:15 a.m. – Lunch Bunch Outing at Pizza Hut, Lebanon Sept. 30, 12:30 p.m. – Pinochle Club (New Players Welcome) Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra Sept. 12, 10:30 a.m. – “Patriot Day” Word Game Sept. 14, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. – Bus Trip: Hunterdon Hills Playhouse for Squabbles Sept. 21, 10:30 a.m. – Fall Picnic and Entertainment Privately Owned Centers Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. (717) 274-3451 710 Maple St., Lebanon Washington Arms – (717) 274-1401 303 Chestnut St., Lebanon Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information. www.50plusLifePA.com

Simple Swaps for Serious Flavor From burgers to barbecued chicken, many of the best grilled foods are served with creamy condiments—often packing on calories and fat.

Next time you’re ready to grill, experiment with new ways to create simple but robust flavors using fewer ingredients through simple swaps.

Rice vinegars offer a healthy alternative to condiments Grilled Meatballs and Zoodles like mayonnaise or a creamy dressing when grilling.

• 1/4 cup shaved Parmesan cheese Keeping meals simple is easy with • 1/4 cup Nakano Rice Vinegar – naturally gluten-free Nakano Rice Natural or Nakano Organic Rice Vinegar, which includes six or fewer Vinegar – Natural simple ingredients with no artificial • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive preservatives, flavors, or ingredients, oil and no high-fructose corn syrup or • Sea salt, to taste MSG. • Black pepper, to taste Dawn Jackson Blatner, star of ABC’s My Diet Is Better than Yours, Heat grill to medium. author of Superfood Swap, and a In large mixing bowl, combine registered dietitian and nutrition ground meat, kale, crackers, egg, consultant for the Chicago Cubs, has chili pepper flakes, and salt. Use created healthy dishes to heat up the hands to form mixture into 12 balls. grill this season.

Refrigerate 30-60 minutes to help meatballs set.

Grilled Meatballs and Zoodles Mist meatballs with nonstick Servings: 4 cooking spray and place them on Meatballs grill. Grill each side 3-4 minutes, • 1 pound organic ground turkey using tongs to flip to sides that or grass-fed ground beef haven’t been browned yet. Meatballs • 1 cup organic kale, finely should reach internal temperature of chopped 165 F. • 1/2 cup crushed brown rice Using vegetable spiralizer, create crackers zucchini noodles. Toss zucchini with • 1 egg tomatoes, Parmesan, vinegar, olive • 1/4 teaspoon red chili pepper oil, salt, and pepper. flakes Serve each zoodle plate with three • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt meatballs.

• Nonstick cooking spray Nutritional information per serving: 350 calories; 20 g total fat; Salad 6 g saturated fat; 240 mg sodium; • 4 medium zucchini 14 g carbs; 3 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 32 g • 2 cups organic cherry tomatoes, protein. chopped

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Cut avocado in half, remove pit, and scoop out flesh, leaving thin wall of avocado. Dice avocado flesh and set shell aside for serving.

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How to Be Safe with Facebook Abby Stokes

As I type this, there are more than 1.3 billion Facebook users and counting. 1.3 billion! That is more than four times the population of the United States.

Facebook’s site is translated in more than 70 languages, and 75 percent of its users live outside of the United States. It is a global phenomenon.

In case you are not one of the 1.3 billion, here’s a fast primer on Facebook: What people share on Facebook runs the gamut from innovative ideas to great life philosophies to fun self-expression to promotion of their endeavors to tiresome overexposure to moment-tomoment thought processes.

People share photos of themselves and photos they like, as well as links to articles and videos they find interesting.

Accordingly, you may discover that what is posted is truly worthwhile, or you may perceive it as a huge waste of time. For me, it’s a delicate balance of the two.

If you do choose to venture forth with Facebook or if you already have, I want to give you some sage advice to make sure you’re as safe as possible.

Privacy Precautions My one rule of privacy for all online social networking, not just Facebook, is The Front-Door Test: Do not put anything on a website that you would not feel comfortable having taped to the outside of your front door. Simple. Easy to remember. No confusing instructions.

Some people use Facebook and other social networking websites to take advantage of people. The most

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important thing to do is to listen to that voice in your head that says, “This doesn’t seem right.”

I say, “Always go with your instincts!” If something seems hinky, it usually is. Don’t click on what you don’t understand or sounds too good to be true.

Facebook Scams A common Facebook scam is to impersonate someone who already has a profile on Facebook. Often, money is the big motivator. Once the imposter has lured in your existing friends, they plead a sob story and try to extort money.

But some of these imposters do it just because they can. So, besides the creep factor, it is inconvenient, but often harmless. Nonetheless, you want to be on the lookout.

If you receive a friend request from someone you’re already friends with on Facebook, that is the tipoff. Do not accept the second request. Instead, by private email, phone, or text, let your friend know about the fake request.

Then they or you should notify Facebook. This is a common enough occurrence that Facebook has it in the Q&A and help sections.

Here’s Facebook’s response to: How do I report a fake account that’s pretending to be me?

Impostor accounts aren’t allowed

on Facebook. If someone created an account pretending to be you: 1. Go to the impostor profile. If you can’t find it, try searching for the name used on the profile or asking your friends if they can send you a link to it.

2. Click the ellipsis (…) on the cover photo and select “report.”

3. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Facebook will act promptly (it’s in their best interest), and the fake profile might disappear before you have a chance to ask, “What kind of creeps are out there, anyway?”

Don’t be lured in by ads that tout some insider way to see who is viewing your profile on Facebook, or invite you to view some ghastly, morbid photos, or offer the possibility of big prize money. Scam, scam, scam.

Be selective about what you click on and you’ll be fine. There’s so much to enjoy about Facebook. Don’t let these bad apples spoil the benefits.

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

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Songs in Musicals of the ’50s and ’60s Find the titles of the musicals from the ’50s or ’60s with the given songs: 1. “I Feel Pretty” – W_____ S_____ S______ 2. “I Enjoy Being a Girl” – F_____ D_____ S_____ 3. “People” – F_____ G_____ 4. “Climb Every Mountain” – The S _____ of M _____ 5. “Age of Aquarius” – H_____ 6. “Try to Remember” – The F_____ 7. “If Ever I Would Leave You” – C_____ 8. “We Need a Little Christmas” – M_____ 9. “Hey There” – The P_____ G_____ 10. “Where is Love?” – O_____

Famous Funny Folks of the ’50s and ’60s Find these famous funny folks who entertained us during (and before and after) the ’50s and ’60s: 1. G _ _ _ _ _ B _ _ _ _ 2. J _ _ _ B _ _ _ _ 3. S _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ 4. S _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ 5. P _ _ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ 6. R _ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ 7. B _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ 8. M _ _ _ _ _ B _ _ _ _ 9. L _ _ _ _ _ _ B _ _ _ 10. W _ _ _ _ C _ _

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Auto Insurance Discounts for Older Drivers Jim Miller

Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve read that many car insurance companies offer a variety of discounts to older drivers when they retire or reach a certain age. What can you tell me about this? – Discount Seeker Dear Seeker, Most auto insurance companies offer policyholders a wide variety of discounts, many of which can benefit retirees.

Auto insurers love older drivers because they’re experienced behind the wheel and they drive less than younger age groups, which makes them a lower risk for accidents and a safer bet for insurance companies.

While discounts will vary by insurer, many of these benefits can reduce your overall premium by 15 to 20 percent or more, and you are usually allowed to combine discounts to increase your savings, though total discounts are often capped at around 25 percent.

To find out what discounts may be available to you, contact your auto insurer and inquire about these benefits and any others that may help you.

Low mileage discount: Most insurers offer discounts to customers who drive limited miles each year, which is often beneficial to retirees who drive less because they don’t commute to work every day. The fewer miles you drive, the lower your odds of getting into an accident.

The parameters of low mileage differ by insurer, but generally about a 10 percent discount is available for driving fewer than 5,000 to 8,000 miles each year, although smaller discounts may also be available to

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Age discount: Many auto insurance companies offer a general “senior” discount that will reduce your premium just because you’ve reached a specific age. The actual name and amount of the discount

will vary by insurer.

Allstate, for example, provides a “senior adult discount” of up to 10 percent to drivers who are at least 55 years old and aren’t actively looking for full-time work. And Liberty Mutual offers a “newly retired discount” to drivers who reach that employment milestone, regardless of age.

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Driver’s education discount: Many states require insurance companies to offer “defensivedriving” discounts to drivers who take a refresher course to brush up on their safety skills. The discounts vary, usually ranging between 5 and 15 percent.

Driver safety courses are inexpensive, usually costing around $20 to $30, and can often be taken in a classroom or online.

To locate a class, contact your local AAA (www.aaa.com), which operates a Driver Improvement Course for seniors, or AARP (www.aarp.org/ driversafety, (888) 227-7669), which offers the Smart Driver Course to members and nonmembers.

Club member discount: Insurers offer discounts to members of clubs

Safe driving discount: Many insurance providers now offer discounts based on how and when you use your car.

To do this, they would place a diagnostic device in your car that transmits wireless data on how you drive (including how fast you’re going and how hard you’re braking), when you drive, and how much you drive.

Drivers are rewarded for safe driving, for low mileage, and for not driving late at night.

In addition, many insurance providers offer discounts to drivers who do not have any violations or accidents for three or more years.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org

Brainteasers Songs in Musicals of the ’50s and ’60s 1. West Side Story 6. The Fantasticks 2. Flower Drum Song 7. Camelot 3. Funny Girl 8. Mame 4. The Sound of Music 9. The Pajama Game 5. Hair 10. Oliver!

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seniors who drive more than this but fewer than 15,000 miles.

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