50plus LIFE York County February 2017

Complimentary | York County Edition

Feb. 2017 • Vol. 18 No. 2

Special travel Section: Tours and Trips page 8

new medication copay for vets page 12

what you should know about eye care page 14

Quilt of Valor Presented to Col. Robert Wilcox April 20, 2017 May 31, 2017 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Rose Quilters Col. Robert Guild, D. Wilcox, represented World War at the II Air Force presentation veteran and

by Dorothy longtime Shuman and veterans Dina Cerase. columnist for 50plus LIFE, was Wilcox has served awarded a Quilt With Col. Robert Wilcox’s the MOAA of Valor during Quilt of Valor are, standing, from left, since 1988 a recent meeting Dorothy Shuman, Red Rose Quilters of his local Guild, and Randy Wilcox, Col. Wilcox’s in various capacities, chapter of the son, and seated, from left, including Military Officers J.J. Bentman and Col. Wilcox.

Association. chapter president, member, newsletter editor, Quilts of Valor are awarded and other roles. to deserving veterans and active He also penned 50plus LIFE’s service members for their service to monthly Salute to a Veteran column the nation. The Quilt of Valor is a for more than 16 years, preserving lifetime award. and illuminating the personal Wilcox’s quilt was approved by the national Quilt of Valor wartime stories of more than 200 veterans. Fifty of those stories were Foundation and produced by the published in book form in 2016.

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It Was 50 Years Ago Today

‘Ruby Tuesday’ Randal Hill

The first Rolling Stones single of 1967 listed the “A” (main) side as “Let’s Spend the Night Together,” a rollicking, electric piano-fueled tune that lead singer Mick Jagger attacked with gleeful abandon.

Predictably, though, radio programmers instantly yanked the controversially titled offering from their playlists.

Still, grumpy old Ed Sullivan hired the Stones to sing the song on his top-rated Sunday night variety show but insisted that Jagger substitute the words “some time” for “the night” when he performed live.

In Rolling Stone later, Jagger insisted, “I never said ‘time.’ I really didn’t. I said—mumbled—‘Let’s

spend some Lennon mmmmm and Paul McCartney together.’” But sharing a YouTube clip writing credits, of that night’s performance the majority of Rolling Stones clearly shows tracks list the him singing composers as ‘Let’s spend (Mick) Jagger some time and (Keith) together’ twice Richards.) as he rolls his “Ruby Tuesday” eyes. (Gotcha, “That’s a The Rolling Stones wonderful Mick!)

February 1967 song,” Jagger London Records began promoting the single’s said in Rolling Stone. “It’s just a nice melody, really. And a lovely lyric.

“B” (secondary) side, a wistful Keith Richards ballad called “Ruby Neither of which I wrote, but I always enjoy singing it.”

Tuesday.” (As with Beatles John

Highlighted by the haunting recorder (it sounds like a flute) of Brian Jones, “Ruby” also featured a large double bass that had bassist Bill Wyman plucking the notes while lead guitarist Richards drew a bow across the strings and Jagger delivered such lines as: Don’t ask her why she needs to be so free She’ ll tell you it’s the only way to be The ballad was a lyrical sketch of a free-spirited young groupie who once hung around the band. At least that’s what most thought. Some cited please see ‘RUBY TUESDAY’ page 5

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Animal Hospitals Community Animal Hospital Donald A. Sloat, D.V.M. 400 S. Pine St., York (717) 845-5669 Automobile Sales/Service Gordon’s Body Shop, Inc. 10 Mill St., Stewartstown (717) 993-2263 Dental Services Susquehanna Dental Arts 100 S. 18th St., Columbia (717) 285-7033 or (717) 684-3943 Energy Assistance Low-Income Energy Assistance (717) 787-8750 Entertainment Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 898-1900 Funeral & Cremation Services Cremation Society of Pennsylvania Serving Lancaster County (800) 720-8221 www.50plusLifePA.com

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American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007 or (717) 757-0604 Social Security Information (800) 772-1213 Healthcare Information Pennsylvania HealthCare Cost Containment (717) 232-6787 Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY

Housing Assistance Housing Authority of York (717) 845-2601 Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937 Insurance – Long-Term Care Apprise Insurance Counseling (717) 771-9610 or (800) 632-9073 Nursing/Rehab Facilities Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 118 Pleasant Acres Road, York (717) 840-7102

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High Pain Tolerance May Mask Heart Attack Symptoms

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Heart attacks may go Researchers used ECG results was stronger in women than unrecognized among individuals and participants’ hospital records in men, and statistically with high pain tolerance, putting to determine heart attack status significant in women only, them at an increased risk for (recognized, unrecognized, or no but the sex difference was not poor recoveries, according to new heart attack). statistically significant. research in Journal of the American They found: Heart Association, the Open The larger difference in pain Access Journal of the American • Overall, 8 percent of tolerance between unrecognized Heart Association/American participants were classified as and recognized heart attack in Stroke Association. having silent (unrecognized) women may be because women A heart attack does not always heart attacks and 4.7 percent recognized with a heart attack have obvious symptoms, such as of participants as having might be those women most pain in your chest, shortness of recognized heart attacks. sensitive to pain, presenting with breath, and cold sweats. the most severe symptoms, Ohrn In fact, a said. heart attack “The can happen ‘silent’ in a without silent heart a person attack is the realizing it. complicating It is called a factor—often, silent heart a silent heart attack, due attack is to what is discovered a medically while after referred to the acute as silent incidence at ischemia (lack the doctor’s of oxygen) office or the to the heart hospital, by muscle. coincidence, February is American Heart Month “It is if an ECG unknown is recorded,” why some people experience • Those with silent heart attack Ohrn said. “In that case, it is heart attacks without symptoms. endured the cold pressor test very important to screen for One possible explanation for the significantly longer and were cardiovascular risk factors, such as absence of chest pain is high pain less likely to quit the test than hypertension and cholesterol, and tolerance. To our knowledge, those who recognized heart treat these rigorously according to no previous study has examined attack pain. existing guidelines. the relationship between pain “Also, it is important to think sensitivity and recognition of • Women had fewer heart of a silent heart attack if a patient heart attacks,” said Andrea Ohrn, attacks than men (7 percent presents with signs such as heavy M.D., study lead author and vs. 19 percent), but a larger breathing and swollen legs. These Ph.D. fellow at University of proportion of heart attacks can be symptoms of heart failure Tromsø in Norway. were silent in women than because of a previous heart attack Researchers from Norway in men (75 percent vs. 58 even though there is no record of studied 4,849 adults who percent). one.” underwent a cold pressor test and The high prevalence and poor electrocardiogram.

• More women aborted the cold prognosis associated with silent The cold pressor test measured pressor test compared to men heart attack make this a hidden pain tolerance as participants (38 percent vs. 23 percent). public health issue that constitutes placed their hand in ice-cold a larger proportion of women’s water at 3 degrees Celsius (about • However, the association heart disease.

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‘ruby TUESDAY’ from page 3 actress Tuesday Weld as being the inspiration.

Others claimed that Richards’s lyrics spoke abstractly of the Zen ideal of living in the “here and now,” being conscious of the moment.

Some declared it a paean to hippieera female independence.

Wrong, wrong, wrong, and wrong.

“Ruby Tuesday” was actually about Richards’s one-time girlfriend, Linda Keith, who had left him for another superstar rocker and sent him into an emotional tailspin.

In Life, his autobiography, he says, “Basically, Linda [Keith] is ‘Ruby Tuesday.’ … She went back to New York and took up with Jimi Hendrix, who may have broken her heart, as she broke mine.”

He had written “Ruby Tuesday” a year earlier, alone and in a reflective

mood in a Los Angeles motel room.

“Ruby Tuesday” soared to No. 1 on the Billboard singles charts; “Let’s Spend the Night Together” stalled at a lowly 55.

Later, in According to the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards further explained his composition: “That’s one of those things. Some chick you’ve broken up with. And all you’ve got left is the piano and the guitar … and it’s goodbye, you know.

“And so it just comes out of that, and after that you just build on it … and for a songwriter, hey, break his heart and he’ll come up with a good song.”

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

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Calendar of Events

York County

Community Programs/Support Groups Free and open to the public Feb. 3, 10:30 a.m.

Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York County John Rudy Park 400 Mundis Race Road, York (717) 428-2210 Feb. 5, 10:30 a.m.

Chili Cook-off St. John’s Blymire’s United Church of Christ 1009 Blymire Road, Dallastown (717) 244-0655 stjohnsblymiresucc@comcast.net

Feb. 7, 7 p.m.

Surviving Spouse Socials of York County Faith United Church of Christ 509 Pacific Ave., York (717) 266-2784

Crispus Attucks Active Living Center – (717) 848-3610, www.crispusattucks.org

Feb. 21, 7–8 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Providence Place 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover (717) 767-4500

Dillsburg Senior Activity Center – (717) 432-2216

Feb. 6, 9:30 a.m.

Green Thumb Garden Club Meeting Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2650 Freysville Road, Red Lion (717) 235-2823

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Delta Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 456-5753, www.deltaseniorcenter.com

Eastern Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 252-1641 Golden Visions Senior Community Center – (717) 633-5072, www.goldenvisionspa.com Heritage Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 292-7471, www.heritagesrcenter.org Northeastern Senior Community Center – (717) 266-1400, www.mtwolf.org/SeniorCenter Red Land Senior Center – (717) 938-4649, www.redlandseniorcenter.org

Parks and Recreation Feb. 4 and 11, 9:30–11:30 a.m. – Cabin Fever Hike, Rocky Ridge County Park Feb. 10, 7–9 p.m. – Owl Walk, Hanover Junction Train Station Feb. 12, 2:30–4 p.m. – Historical Program: Atreus Wanner, Nixon County Park

Library Programs Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014 Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club Dover Area Community Library, 3700-3 Davidsburg Road, Dover, (717) 292-6814 Wednesdays, 2:30–4 p.m. – Adult Coloring Group

Golden Connections Community Center – (717) 244-7229, www.gcccenter.com South Central Senior Community Center – (717) 235-6060, http://southcentralyorkcountysrctr.webs.com Tuesdays, 10–11 a.m. – Stretch Yoga We dnesdays, 9–9:45 a.m. – Intermediate Line Dancing; 10–11 a.m. – Beginner Line Dancing Wednesdays, 12:45 p.m. – HoopFit

Glatfelter Memorial Library, 101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove, (717) 225-3220 Feb. 4, 10–11 a.m. – Essential Oils for Winter Wellness

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488, www.stewsenior.org

Guthrie Memorial Library, 2 Library Place, Hanover, (717) 632-5183 Feb. 8, 2–4 p.m. – Outsmarting the Scammers Feb. 21, 6:30–8 p.m. – The Underground Railroad in Adams County

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340, www.susquehannaseniorcenter.org Mondays, 9:30–10:30 a.m. – Chorus Practice Tuesdays, 6–10 p.m. – Bluegrass/Country Music Jam Session

Kaltreider-Benfer Library, 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion, (717) 244-2032 Thursdays, 6 p.m. – Knit Wits Knitting Group Feb. 21, 6–8 p.m. – Adult Movie Night: The Girl on the Train Martin Library, 159 E. Market St., York, (717) 846-5300 Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon – Resume Workshop Feb. 23, 6:30–8:30 p.m. – Community Conversation: Health Needs of York City

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White Rose Senior Center – (717) 843-9704, www.whiteroseseniorcenter.org Windy Hill On the Campus – (717) 225-0733, www.windyhillonthecampus.org Tuesdays, 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold

Join the 2017 One Book, One Community campaign by reading Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein

York Community S.E.N.I.O.R.S. – (717) 848-4417

80 libraries in Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York counties and their community partners present the regional reading campaign.

Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693, www.yorktownseniorcenter.org

Attend free library programs and discussions throughout February and early spring!

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Fragments of History

Fascinating Facts about U.S. Presidents Victor Parachin

Kennedy in the confessional booth. President John F. Kennedy was private about his Roman Catholic faith but did make an effort to attend confession regularly.

However, he worried that as president a priest might recognize him and someday reveal the contents of his confession.

In order to conceal his identity he would be driven to a church with a group of Catholic Secret Servicemen.

At the church he would find an inconspicuous place in the middle of them as they lined up for confession.

Though the attempt was admirable, it didn’t work.

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Father,” and exited immediately.

collapsing in the president’s arms.

Julia, an attractive woman from one Presidential of New York state’s embrace. On Feb. 28, 1844, Sen. David oldest families, had shocked New York Gardiner and his society by modeling daughter, Julia, were as “the Rose of invited guests of Long Island” for a President John Tyler department store ad. on the USS Princeton, For some time, the Navy’s first screw propeller steam ship. the widower President Tyler, 30 The highlight was years Julia’s senior, to be the firing of the had been interested new naval gun called Photo by Leon A. Perskie; Gift of Beatrice and Dr. Stanley Foxman in a relationship “The Peacemaker.”

Official 1944 Campaign It exploded, killing with her, and he Portrait of Franklin D. comforted Julia Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt Abel Upshur and in the wake of her father’s death. In Sen. Gardiner. At the June 1844, they were married. blast, a frightened Julia backpedaled,

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America’s largest stamp collection owned by a president.

As a boy living in New York’s Hyde Park, Franklin Delano Roosevelt began collecting stamps from exotic places.

His fascination with faraway destinations was stirred by his mother, whose side of the family included merchant shippers, sailing across the Pacific to Asian ports. His collection continued through student days at Harvard and later as assistant secretary of the Navy.

Knowing of his interest in stamps, royalty and heads of state often gave him stamps as gifts while he was president. Many of those were rare first-release stamps.

On his death in 1945, his collection—which was America’s largest—was sold for $200,000.

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Health Tips and Advice for Older Travelers Jim Miller

to find out the health conditions of the country you’re visiting and what, if any, vaccinations and/or preventative medications are recommended. See the CDC’s Travelers Health page (www.cdc.gov/travel) or call (800) 232-463 to get this information.

Dear Savvy Senior, My husband and I are recently retired and would like to do some traveling both in the United States and abroad, but we worry about health issues, such as insurance, finding a good hospital if we get sick, etc.

What tips can you offer health-conscious mature adults who want to travel?

– Older Travelers

Check your insurance: If you have health insurance or a Medicare Advantage plan through an HMO or PPO that covers in-network doctors only, check your plan to find out what’s covered if you need medical care when traveling outside your geographic area.

Beneficiaries that have original Medicare are covered everywhere in the U.S. But if you’re traveling abroad, you need to know that original Medicare does not cover medical expenses beyond the border except in rare circumstances, although some Medicare Advantage plans and some Medigap supplemental policies do.

And, many private health plans don’t pay healthcare costs outside the U.S. either. Be sure to check.

If you need coverage when traveling abroad, get a comprehensive travel medical insurance policy that covers medical care, medical evacuation,

Dear Travelers, A dream vacation can turn into a real nightmare if you get sick or injured while you’re away and aren’t prepared. Before setting out, here are some simple steps to help ensure a safe and healthy trip.

Talk to your doctor: If you have a medical condition or health concerns, a good first step is to talk with your doctor now about what precautions you need to take before traveling.

You should also have your doctor’s contact information with you when you travel, as well as a list of your medical conditions and the medications you’re taking in case you need emergency medical care while you’re away.

If you’re traveling outside the U.S., you need

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Tours and Trips and trip-cancellation coverage. See InsureMyTrip (www.insuremytrip.com) and SquareMouth (www.squaremouth. com) to shop and compare policies.

Locate healthcare: Before your trip, find out what health and urgentcare facilities are near the areas you’re visiting. Your hotel can help you with this, or see Urgent Care Locations (www.urgentcarelocations.com) or U.S. Hospital Finder (www.ushospitalfinder. com) for U.S. facilities.

If you’re traveling abroad, the U.S. consulate or embassy in the countries you’re visiting is a good place to get a referral. Enroll your trip with the

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (www.step.state.gov).

Or join the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (www.iamat.org), which provides its members access to a worldwide network of physicians who speak English and have agreed to affordable prearranged fees.

Membership is free.

Pack your meds: Make sure you have a sufficient supply of medications to last the entire trip.

If traveling by air, you need to pack your medicine in your carry-on bag, so if your checked luggage gets lost or

misdirected, you won’t be without.

It’s best to keep your medications in their original containers to get through airport security without delays. It’s also a good idea to bring along a note from your doctor that explains why you take these medications, especially if syringes or other medical supplies are involved.

For airport security requirements, visit the Transport Security Administration’s website (www.tsa. gov) and click on “Disabilities and Medical Conditions.” You can also call TSA Cares at (855) 787-2227 prior to traveling with questions about screening policies, procedures,

and what to expect at the security checkpoint.

Seek mobility aids: If mobility is an issue and you’re flying to your destination, call your airline before you leave and ask them to supply you a wheelchair to use while you’re in the airport.

And when booking hotel reservations, ask for an accessible room that accommodates wheelchairs and walkers.

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

What’s Safer: Food and Beverage Safety for the International Traveler Unclean food and water can cause travelers’ diarrhea and other diseases.

Travelers to developing countries are especially at risk.

In otherwise healthy adults, diarrhea is rarely serious or lifethreatening, but it can certainly make for an unpleasant trip. Take steps to avoid diarrhea when you travel.

What’s Safer • Pasteurized dairy products like milk • “Dry” food like bread or crackers • Water, sodas, or sports drinks that

are bottled and sealed (carbonated is safer) • Hot coffee or tea • Hard-cooked eggs • Food that is cooked and served hot • Meat that is cooked all the way through

• Food from a factory-sealed package or container • Fruit and vegetables you have washed in clean water or peeled What’s Not • Fountain drinks • Water or ice made from the tap or a well • Flavored ice pops

• Unpasteurized dairy products • Food from street vendors • Bushmeat (monkeys, bats, or other wild game) • Food served at room temperature • R aw or undercooked (rare) meat or fish • Raw or soft-cooked (runny) eggs • Unwashed or unpeeled raw fruits and vegetables • Salads Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Tours and Trips Traveltizers

Tasty Traveling

By Andrea Gross

Sometimes we watch sausage being stuffed or ice cream being swirled.

Other times we amble through markets, take a food class, or attend a wine festival. One way or another, food nearly always is an important part of our travels.

And why not? Culinary travel is about more than what people eat; it’s about how they live.

Here, food-based experiences in three diverse spots: Georgia, Wisconsin, and Washington.

Shrimpin’ in Georgia Captain Larry Credle powers up the Lady Jane, an authentic shrimp trawler that’s been refurbished to hold 49 passengers.

“Let’s go shrimpin’,” he says with a grin as we leave the pier in Brunswick, Georgia, to go on a shrimp-catching cruise (www.shrimpcruise.com) in St. Simon Sound.

The crew lowers a huge net until it lies near the bottom of the sound.

Then the boat moves forward at about 2 knots an hour while the net drags along behind, scooping up everything in its path. (Note the origin of the word dragnet.)

After about 15 minutes, the crew raises the net and dumps the contents onto a big table.

Passengers crowd around to touch and hold the catch, which includes shrimp, bluefish, jellyfish, horseshoe crabs, and even a small stingray, a mini-version of the one that doomed Steve Irwin (the Crocodile Hunter).

Then we return them to the water or toss them to the seagulls that are hovering nearby.

Midway through the cruise, First Mate John Tyre brings out a huge pot of boiled shrimp. We dig in with abandon, knowing that we’ll never again enjoy shrimp this much.

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an experience that we can truly take home, both around our hips and in the form of recipes for later!

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With Linda Harding’s help, amateur cooks are able to whip up a tasty meal.

From Farm to Table in Wisconsin Linda Harding isn’t satisfied just teaching folks how to cook. She wants them to understand food, to know what’s gone into the growing as well as the preparing of it.

It’s for that reason that my husband and I find ourselves standing in an organic vegetable garden at Blooming Hill Farm (www.thekitchensage.com) in Plum City, Wisconsin.

As owner Mary Maier-Abel walks us through the fields, Harding, who has an extensive culinary background, extols the virtues of farm-fresh produce.

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shine through,” she says.

After a thorough but all-too-short tour of the farm, we head back to Harding’s home, a delightful 1902 house that she’s refurbished to be both comfortable and efficient.

Under her guidance the five of us, all admitted novices, have no trouble whipping up a masterful meal from local foods: wild mushroom duxelle on crostini; farm-fresh salad with beets and blue cheese; rosemary- and garlic-roasted leg of spring lamb; oven-roasted heirloom potatoes and vegetables; and a positively yummy apple crisp with black walnuts.

Afterward, we sit down and enjoy our efforts. This, we agree, has been

Going to the Market in Seattle Seattle’s Pike Place Market (www. pikeplacemarket.org), one of the oldest continuously operated farmers markets in the nation, is colorful, crowded, and caffeinated, as befits the prime attraction in the city that birthed Starbucks.

There are men hawking fish that, they promise, can be delivered to your home before spoiling, performers strumming guitars, people talking in a multitude of languages.

And while the odor of fish predominates, it’s mixed with the strong smells of curry, kimchi, coffee, and chocolate. As for color, the flowers, which change seasonally, are startlingly bright, the vegetables are overwhelmingly supersized, and the fruit is incredibly sweet.

We let ourselves be swept along with the crowd, and as we do, vendors ply us with samples: a handful of dried fruit, a slice of apple, a chunk of cantaloupe, a taste of jam, and the best chocolatecovered cherry I’ve ever tasted.

We’re not really hungry, but in the name of research we order a halibut sandwich from the Mixed Grill.

Delicious! Four hours later we decide we must try some fish and chips from Lowell’s. Incredible.

We think we’ve seen it all, but just to make sure, the following day we take the Savor Seattle Tour (www. savorseattletours.com). In a space of two hours, our guide serves up bits of market history as well as tastes of more than 20 foods, from freshly made doughnuts to several kinds of piroshky.

I roll home thoroughly sated.

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

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Notable Numbers for Black History Month To commemorate and celebrate the equivalent. The District of Columbia had the highest percentage (50 contributions to our nation made by percent), followed by Mississippi (38.3 people of African descent, American percent). historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The • 1.3 million – The black first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, population in Cook County, Illinois 1926.

(Chicago), in 2015, the largest of For many any county. years, the Claiborne second week of County, February was Mississippi, set aside for this was the county celebration to with the highest coincide with percentage in the birthdays the nation (85.1 of abolitionist/ percent). editor Frederick • 108,473 – Douglass and The estimated Abraham number of Lincoln. black-owned In 1976, employer firms as part of in 2014. the nation’s February is National • 2.2 million bicentennial, African-American History Month – The number the week was of black expanded to military veterans in the United States a month. Since then, U.S. presidents have proclaimed February as National in 2015.

• 84.7 percent – The percentage of African-American History Month. the black population age 25 and over • 46.3 million – The black with a high school diploma or higher population, either alone or in in 2015. combination with one or more other • 20.2 percent – The percentage of races, on July 1, 2015, up about 1.3 the black population age 25 and over percent from July 1, 2014. with a bachelor’s degree or higher in • 74.5 million – The projected 2015. black population, either alone or in • 1.9 million – The number of combination, of the United States black people age 25 and over that (including those of more than one attained an advanced degree in 2015. race) on July 1, 2060. On that date, • 2.8 million – The number of according to the projection, the black people enrolled in undergraduate black population would constitute college in 2015.

17.9 percent of the nation’s total population.

• 11.1 million – The number of black people who voted in the 2014 • 3.8 million – The black congressional election. population in New York on July Source: U.S. Census Bureau 1, 2015, the largest of any state or

Volunteer Spotlight Former Teacher Returns to Education as Volunteer The York County February give back to the community, so volunteer of the month for RSVP DiGiacinto began volunteering in of the Capital Region is the Southeastern School District with the RSVP Joyce DiGiacinto. program. Volunteering York County has always been her home. has been very rewarding DiGiacinto lives near to her, and she plans to continue.

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CCRC Continuing Care

Retirement Communities Designed with their residents’ changing needs in mind, CCRCs offer a tiered approach to the aging process. Healthy adults entering a CCRC can live independently.

When assistance with everyday activities becomes necessary, they can transition to personal care, assisted living, rehabilitation, or nursing care facilities.

Some CCRCs have designated dementia areas that address the progressing needs of people who have any form of dementia. In addition, some communities have sought out and earned accreditation from CARF International, signifying they have met CARF’s stringent set of quality standards. CCRCs enable older adults to remain in one care system for the duration of their lives, with much of their future care already figured out—creating both comfort and peace of mind.

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New Regulation Decreases Medication Copay for Most Vets The Department of Veterans Affairs is amending its regulation on copayments for veterans’ outpatient medications for non-serviceconnected conditions.

VA currently charges non-exempt veterans either $8 or $9 for each 30-day or less supply of outpatient medication, and under current regulations, a calculation based on the medication of the Medical Consumer Price Index would be used to determine the copayment amount in future years.

“Switching to a tiered system continues to keep outpatient medication costs low for veterans,”

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Dr. David J. Shulkin, VA undersecretary for health, said.

“Reducing their out-of-pocket costs encourages greater adherence to prescribed outpatient medications and reduces the risk of fragmented care that results when multiple pharmacies are used—another way that VA is providing better service to veterans.”

This new regulation eliminates the formula used to calculate future rate increases and establishes three classes of outpatient medications identified as tier one, preferred generics; tier two, non-preferred generics including over-the-counter medications; and

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tier three, brand name.

Copayment amounts for each tier would be fixed and vary depending upon the class of outpatient medication in the tier.

These copayment amounts will be effective Feb. 27, 2017: • $5 for a 30-day or less supply – tier one outpatient medication • $8 for a 30-day or less supply – tier two outpatient medication • $11 for a 30-day or less supply – tier three outpatient medication These changes apply to veterans without a service-connected condition or veterans with a disability

rated less than 50 percent who are receiving outpatient treatment for a non-service-connected condition and whose annual income exceeds the limit set by law.

Medication copayments do not apply to former prisoners of war, catastrophically disabled veterans, or those covered by other exceptions as set by law.

Copayments stop each calendar year for veterans in priority groups 2–8 once a $700 cap is reached.

For more information on the new tiered medication copayment, call the Department of Veterans Affairs at (877) 222-8387. www.50plusLifePA.com

CCRC Continuing Care

Retirement Communities Designed with their residents’ changing needs in mind, CCRCs offer a tiered approach to the aging process. Healthy adults entering a CCRC can live independently.

When assistance with everyday activities becomes necessary, they can transition to personal care, assisted living, rehabilitation, or nursing care facilities.

Some CCRCs have designated dementia areas that address the progressing needs of people who have any form of dementia. In addition, some communities have sought out and earned accreditation from CARF International, signifying they have met CARF’s stringent set of quality standards. CCRCs enable older adults to remain in one care system for the duration of their lives, with much of their future care already figured out—creating both comfort and peace of mind.

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Genes May Control Your Coffee Intake The amount of coffee you drink may be based on your genetic makeup.

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of other genes connected to caffeine metabolism.

The gene, PDSS2, hampers cells’ ability to break down caffeine, which causes it to remain in the body longer.

Thus, people with the gene will feel the effects of caffeine longer, reducing

their desire for more.

The scientists examined genetic data from two groups of people in Italy, and they asked participants to record how many cups of coffee they drank each day.

People with a variation in their

PDSS2 gene tended to drink less coffee than those without the variant.

The study was replicated in a similar study carried out in the Netherlands.

So if someone ever tells you that you’re drinking too much coffee, you can blame it on your genes.

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Seeing is Believing: What You Should Know about Eye Care

By Lori Myers

of Pennsylvania aid in the healing Retina process since If you’re over 50, and particularly Specialists, P.C., retinal tissue does if you’re over the age of 65, it may with offices in not naturally look to you like the skies are cloudy, regenerate.

Lancaster, York, or words are blurry on a printed page.

Hershey, State “The macula is But there might be nothing wrong College, and a very specialized with the weather or the printing Camp Hill. It is portion of the quality of that novel you’re reading; it retina,” he says. a leading cause of may be problems with your eyes.

“It provides us central vision loss Diseases such as age-related in people over 50. with our best macular degeneration (AMD), sighting vision “The ‘wet’ macular puckering, or cataracts may form of AMD, and is responsible be the culprit. or neovascular for most of our Both AMD and macular puckering color perception.

AMD, results in are diseases of the retina—the lining vision loss from If you think February is Age-Related Macular of the inside of your eyes. of the retina new, abnormal Degeneration Awareness Month “It’s like the film inside a camera,” blood-vessel as a target, the explains Gary S. Kirman, O.D., macula would be growth under the of Hummelstown. “The retina is the bull’s eye of the retina. The retina retina, which bleed or leak fluid into responsible for receiving light that is the macula,” Ho says. is 10 cell layers thick, but only the focused by the cornea (the clear front According to Kirman, this leaking thickness of tissue paper in total.” surface of the eye) and the lens (inside of blood can happen at any time, the eye). The retina then processes the Age-Related Macular Degeneration and central vision loss can occur light into an image that is transferred very rapidly and be permanent if not (AMD) to the brain via the optic nerve.”

There are two forms of AMD: treated immediately.

According to Kirman, retinal Dry AMD is an atrophy of the “dry” AMD and “wet” AMD, problems need prompt attention to macular tissue that occurs as a result according to Lawrence Y. Ho, M.D., of restriction of nutrients to the sensitive macular tissue, says Kirman.

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Macular Pucker A macular pucker is the development of a semi-translucent fibrocellular tissue that has formed on the surface of the retina inside of the eye. The disease gets its name due to the wrinkling or puckering of the inner layers of the retina as a result of fluid accumulation between the cell layers of the macula.

Other names for a macular pucker that you may hear upon visiting your doctor include epiretinal membrane or ERM, surface wrinkling retinopathy, cellophane maculopathy, preretinal membrane, or preretinal macular fibrosis, says Ho. “The location of this membrane is over the macula, which is the area of the retina responsible for your central visual acuity,” Ho adds.

“Many patients do not have any symptoms when the membrane initially forms, but if it progresses, patients will usually complain of blurry central vision, distortion of images, monocular diplopia, and misropsia, where images appear smaller than normal.”

While a person’s average age of diagnosis of a macular pucker is 65 years old—and the condition can be age related and from a separation of the vitreous from the back of the eye—there are other factors that come into play, according to Ho. The condition can also develop with a history of trauma, retinal vascular diseases, ocular inflammation, retinal tears or detachments, or after intraocular surgery.

“Increased lighting is helpful to improve vision,” says Kirman. “Most times the distorted vision is not improved with new glasses.”

Cataracts Most of us have heard of or have already had cataracts. It’s part of the natural aging process of the lens inside our eyes.

“It is like the old plexiglass rear windows of the old convertible cars made in the ’60s and ’70s,” Kirman explains. “When you bought the car, the window was clear, but a decade later the window was yellowed and clouded.”

The symptoms to watch out for include poor vision at night, glare from headlights, and difficulty reading or watching television. Often, a glasses prescription will change due to the hardening of the lens.

“There are several types of cataracts, but the most common is called a nuclear sclerotic cataract,” says Erik Chotiner, M.D. F.AC.S., www.50plusLifePA.com

a fellowshiptrained corneal, cataract, and refractive surgeon at Memorial Eye Institute in Harrisburg. “This type typically develops slowly as we age.”

According to Chotiner, cataracts are monitored in their early stages with yearly exams as long as the patient’s visual needs are adequate.

According to Chotiner, cataract surgery is an outpatient procedure performed under topical anesthesia that is one of the safest and most beneficial surgeries in all of medicine. There are no Erik Chotiner, M.D. F.AC.S. stitches, and patients see improved vision as early as the day after surgery.

The newest advancement in the treatment of cataracts involves the use of femtosecond lasers to Treatment remove the cataract Dry AMD is and treat corneal Gary S. Kirman, O.D. treated using highrefractive errors to dose multivitamins help patients see better formulated without glasses, says specifically for Chotiner. the retina, says There are also Kirman. Studies new intraocular lens proved the implants now available effectiveness of that may give patients vitamin therapy the ability to see at to reduce the all distances without progression of dry glasses.

Lawrence Y. Ho, M.D. AMD. “Modern cataract “Early detection surgery has merged of dry AMD is very important so that in many ways with refractive surgery, vitamin therapy can be initiated for as many of our cataract patients the patient,” Kirman says. want not only to have their cataracts Specifically, these studies showed removed, but also the ability to see that mineral and antioxidant without glasses after cataract surgery,” supplementation may reduce the risk Chotiner says. of progression for certain types of dry AMD along with vitamins such as Technology and medical advances vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotine, have enabled us to maintain our zinc, and copper. vision, despite our age. Remember the “If a patient is a current smoker, song “I Can See Clearly Now”? Now we advise that they should not take we can say we can! beta-carotine as this may slightly increase the risk of lung cancer in  these patients,” Chotiner says. “These vitamins are available in prepackaged commercial forms.”

Patients with wet AMD are treated  with intravitreal injections, which are given into the eye during a routine     office visit. The eye is anesthetized and     disinfected with antiseptic medication     to minimize discomfort and risk of     infection.  “These injections are usually given     at time intervals, ranging from every month to three months based on  disease activity,” Ho says.  www.50plusLifePA.com

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