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Celebrating Central PA’s Many Cultures page 14
How to Calculate Your Retirement Number page 8
Combating Colon Cancer page 10
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5 Truly Effective Ways to Fight Cold and Flu Suzy Cohen
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I think I am a real germaphobe because I get very conscious when someone sitting next to me starts coughing, especially when they don’t cover their mouth. I’ll let the first one slide, but if it happens again, I am apt to leave or hand them a tissue. Cover it! Is it just me, or are you that way too? If you feel like you’re coming down with something, here are five considerations: 1. Oil of oregano is a super-strong germ fighter—the essential oil of oregano sold at health-food stores and online in a little dropper bottle. Pour one or two drops in your own “medicinal herb tea” (wink) and then drink it. It will not taste pleasant. You will probably curse me. But it’s going to
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help you. Squeeze some lemon and honey into it. The key ingredients in oregano are carvacrol and thymol, both of which inhibit the growth of hundreds of microorganisms.
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me once, saying, “Do you realize we live in Colorado? She thinks your little ‘medicinal herbs’ are a different kind of ‘green’ tea!” The EGCG in green tea was shown in numerous studies, including a 2005 “Antiviral Research” article, to have antiviral effects by unraveling the viral membrane.
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From I Love Lucy and All in the Family to Married … with Children and Seinfeld, structuring a sitcom around four lead characters often proved a successful formula. “It was the perfect format for The Honeymooners,” said Joyce Randolph, who starred as Trixie in the popular 1950s series based on two tenement-dwelling couples: the Kramdens and the Nortons. As the sole surviving member of the original series cast—which included Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, and Audrey Meadows— Randolph, who turned 91 last year, continues to be identified with the show. “I worked mostly in theater and early TV, but people still recognize me as Trixie,” said Randolph. “I’m amazed by the show’s longevity.” The Honeymooners was originally a series of short sketches on the DuMont Network’s Cavalcade of Stars and later featured regularly on The Jackie Gleason Show at CBS. “I had done a breath mint commercial and got a call that Jackie wanted ‘that serious actor’ to audition for a skit called ‘The Honeymooners’ and to play the sewer worker’s wife,” recalled Randolph. “It didn’t pay much and my character was less developed than the other three, but I was happy to have a job.” Gleason soon recognized that the chemistry between himself, Carney, Meadows, and Randolph had sitcom potential and expanded The Honeymooners into a half-hour series that ran initially for 39 episodes during 1955-1956. The show was filmed with a live audience at the Adelphi Theater in Manhattan and generally without full rehearsals. “Jackie hated to rehearse and
wanted shows to be spontaneous, so Art, Audrey, and I would go over the script together on Saturday mornings,” said Randolph. “Jackie ran everything and nobody told him what to do. “He was extremely talented, and for a big guy was incredibly
Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, and Joyce Randolph in The Honeymooners on CBS.
Recent Joyce Randoph photo provided by Randoph’s son, Randy Charles.
light on his feet doing physical comedy. For one roller-skating skit, I went with Art and Audrey to practice at a roller-skating palace here in New York. But we never saw Jackie practice. He just came out on the skates and amazed us.” Gleason, however, was not the most convivial of coworkers. “Jackie was a very strange man, not overly friendly and very moody,” said Randolph. “He just never sat around and talked. Audrey was very professional
and would have the whole script memorized. If Jackie forgot a line, she got him back on track. “Art was quiet, and it was well known he had a long history of problems with alcohol, but was a wonderful and talented guy.” And while fans like to imagine their sitcom stars from a favorite show palling around after hours, that wasn’t the case with The Honeymooners’ foursome. “We just didn’t hang out,” said Randolph. “At 9 o’clock, when we finished filming, we all went our own way.” Randolph continued in the role when it once again became part of a new Jackie Gleason show. But when Gleason moved to Florida and revived The Honeymooners in several TV movies and in another show from 1966-1970, Randolph wasn’t invited. “Years later I saw Audrey, and she said Jackie had looked for me, but couldn’t find me,” Randolph recalled. “Well, that was a lot of nonsense. Jackie wanted to use his longtime friend Jane Kean to play Trixie, and that’s what he did. “But that was fine with me because I wasn’t going to move from New York where my husband had his job, and I was happily raising my son.” Today, when she ventures from her New York apartment of 55 years, Randolph happily greets devoted Honeymooners fans. “Strangers still come up and want to hug and kiss me and tell me how much they love the show,” she said. “You learn to accept it, but it’s fun and people are nice. The show continues to influence my life.” Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers. Follow @TinseltownTalks
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On Life and Love after 50
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Pat stated that Len Nearly every had not dated since Friday for 15 years, I’ve published and his wife had died two years before. She had emailed a newsletter dated, but “not very called On Life and successfully,” in the 3.5 Love After 50. One of my longtime years since she had lost her husband. subscribers is Pat, who became a “Why was he on BikerKiss.com?” I widow shortly Pat and Len in Lone Butte, asked. after the newsletter British Columbia. She said, “Although started and lived in he’s not a biker type, he has a Honda Shickshinny, Pa. In 2005, Pat sent me an email saying motorcycle. After a few dates, we knew there was no turning back. Love is she had met a wonderful man named Len on a website called BikerKiss.com. wonderful the second time around. We are like two kids—holding hands, She wrote, “I had not heard of that laughing, motorcycling, and enjoying website until a girlfriend, who had just the simple things.” bought a motorcycle, told me about it. In 2009, I included Pat and Len’s I went on it as sort of a joke. Len is also from Pennsylvania; however, he lives 85 story in How 50 Couples Found Love miles away.” please see GOING STRONG page 11
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Robert D. Wilcox
This Marine’s World War II Service Took Him 15,000 Miles through the Pacific
In the first 17 years of his life, Carrol G. Smith had scarcely been outside New Jersey, where he lived in Cranford. That changed a bit when he decided to go to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. And it changed a lot more when, at the end of his first semester and nearing his 18th birthday, he left college in 1942 to enlist in the Marine Corps. Parris Island, S.C., where he went to boot camp, was a long trip for him. But, as he learned later, it was to be negligible in the miles he was to travel as a Marine. Was Parris Island as tough as it was reputed to be? “Nah,” he says, “not for me. At home I had worked in a feed store, where I was used to slinging those huge bails of feed I delivered to
farmers. So I was in to feed the azimuth, good shape and really elevation, and range enjoyed what turned information for out to be a real test for attacking enemy aircraft to the anti-aircraft guns. some of the guys.” Another thing he did Then it was to well was firing the M-1 Treasure Island, Calif., rifle. He qualified at the by troop train coaches coveted “sharpshooter” fitted with bunks. There, they were soon loaded level that was to mean so much to him later. on the Navy destroyer Carrol G. Smith After boot camp, USS Thatcher to take he dreamed of being them to Hawaii. When they arrived assigned to sea duty. But in Oahu, Smith taught radar he was told that he could ask for any kind of duty at all … as long as it was maintenance before being transferred radar operator, since that was what to an anti-aircraft battalion on the the Marines needed right then. island of Kauai. The DC-6 plane So he was soon off to Radar that flew him there gave him the first Technician School at Camp Lejeune, airplane ride of his life, and there he got more training that prepared him N.C., where he learned how to use for going into combat. radar to correct fire for artillery and
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was when we anchored off the Admiralty Islands, and everyone piled off to get a beer or two at Duffy’s Tavern. I’ll never forget how wonderful that beer tasted after weeks at sea,” Smith adds. “Our next stop and destination was the Palau Island group, where we assaulted Angaur, one of the islands of the group.” How did that go? Wagging his head slowly, Smith says, “It was a terrible experience. I was 19 at the time and found out quickly that it made men out of boys. Throughout the island, the Japanese had built pillboxes, bunkers, dugouts, and antitank trenches. “Our battleship, Tennessee; four cruisers; and 40 Douglas SBD dive bombers had been thoroughly lambasting the island, but to conquer it took 36 days of fighting and blasting the Japanese from their caves with explosives, tanks, artillery, and flamethrowers.” Smith says, “Two things about that ordeal that I’ll never forget were the first sight of tracer bullets coming at me … and nights in the jungle, before the island was secured, when we didn’t know where the [Japanese] were. We also learned to live with land crabs that were 6 to 8 inches in diameter.” After Angaur, Smith was ordered to another anti-aircraft battalion
on Guam, where he learned that he had been accepted for the Merchant Marine Academy in King’s Point, N.Y. By that time, he had lost interest in that, however, and his next stop was to Saipan, where he trained for the dangerous job of shore observer. Doing that, he would sneak ashore, hide, and observe where the big shells from the naval armada off shore were landing and then report by radio to the Navy ships the corrections they should make in azimuth or range. After the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan surrendered, Smith sailed for Nagasaki, where he did occupation duty and had a chance to see the “total and absolute destruction” of the city caused by the atomic bomb. A point system was set up to decide the order in which men would be brought home. Since Smith had been overseas for about 22 months, he was high on the list. So he soon boarded a Liberty ship in Sasebo and sailed to San Diego. From there it was by train to Bainbridge, Md., where he was discharged as a sergeant on Jan. 7, 1946. Summing up his wartime service, he now says simply, “It was the most tremendous experience of my life.” Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
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Dear Savvy Senior, Can you help me calculate about how much my wife and I need to save for retirement? We are both in our late 50s and want to see where we stand. – Looking Ahead Dear Looking, Calculating an approximate number of how much you’ll need to save for a comfortable retirement is actually pretty easy and doesn’t take long to do. It’s a simple, three-step process that includes estimating your future living expenses, tallying up your retirement income, and calculating the difference. There are even a host of online calculators that can help you with this too.
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figure around 75 to 85 percent of your current gross income. That’s what most people find they need to maintain their current lifestyle in retirement. If you want a more precise estimate, track your current living expenses on a worksheet and deduct any costs you expect to go away or decline when you retire, and add whatever new ones you anticipate. Costs you can scratch off your list include work-related expenses like commuting or lunches out, as well as the amount you’re socking away for retirement. You may also be able to deduct your mortgage if you expect to have it paid off by retirement, as well as your kids’ college
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bills, you’re all set. If not, you’ll need to tap your savings, including your 401(k) plans, IRAs, or other investments, to make up the difference.
So, let’s say, for example, you need around $55,000 a year to meet your living expenses and pay taxes, and you and your wife expect to receive $30,000 a year from Social Security and other income. That leaves a $25,000 shortfall that you’ll need to pull from your nest egg each year ($55,000–$30,000 = $25,000). Then, depending on what age you want to retire, you need to multiply your shortfall by at least 25 if you want to retire at 60; 20 to retire at 65; and 17 to retire at 70—or, in this case, that would equate to $625,000, $500,000, and $425,000, respectively. Why 25, 20, and 17? Because that would allow you to pull 4 percent a year from your savings, which is a safe withdrawal strategy that, in most cases, will let your money last as long as you do. If you need some help, there are a bevy of free online retirement calculators to assist you, like the ones offered by T. Rowe Price (www.troweprice.com/retirement) or Financial Mentor (www.financialmentor.com/ calculator). Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org
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expenses. Your income taxes should also be lower. On the other hand, some costs will probably go up when you retire, like healthcare, and depending on your interests, you may spend a lot more on travel, golf, or other hobbies. And, if you’re going to be retired for 20 or 30 years, you also need to factor in the occasional big-budget items like a new roof, furnace, or car. Tally Income Step two is to calculate your retirement income. If you and/or your wife contribute to Social Security, go to www.ssa.gov/ myaccount to get your personalized statement that estimates what your retirement benefits will be at age 62, full retirement age, and when you turn 70. In addition to Social Security, if you or your wife has a traditional pension plan from an employer, find out from the plan administrator how much you are likely to get when you retire. And, figure in any other income from other sources you expect to have, such as rental properties, part-time work, etc.
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Combating Colon Cancer By Claire Yezbak Fadden It’s your first physical since you turned 50, and instead of wishing you a happy birthday, your doctor hands you a referral for a colonoscopy. Not the gift you had in mind, but quite possibility the best present you can give yourself. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), and is expected to cause about 49,190 deaths this year. Most health experts consider colorectal cancer highly preventable, pointing to early detection and routine checkups to save lives. In fact, according to the ACS, the death rate from colorectal cancer has been dropping for more than 20 years. Doctors credit the decreased numbers, in part, to screenings that detect colorectal cancer at its earliest stages
when it is easier to treat and possibly cure.
the initial amount is small,” said Ly. “There are some cases where a patient may not recognize the symptom or diagnose themselves as having hemorrhoids and purchase over-thecounter products as a treatment.”
Evaluating the Risk “While discussing bowel movements and following through with an invasive procedure may be Screening uncomfortable,” Options said Quan Ly, Doctors agree M.D., “finding that the single colon cancers at most important an early stage often reduces the thing you can do to combat length, severity, colorectal and cost of cancer cancer is to be treatment.” screened. Ly, a surgical March is oncologist at the “And to Colon Cancer Awareness Month follow through University of Nebraska Medical to make a colonoscopy appointment when one is Center in Omaha, acknowledges that the topic is difficult to broach because recommended,” reminded Ly. A colonoscopy lets a doctor closely many people are uncomfortable look at the inside of the entire colon talking about changes in their bowel and rectum by using a thin, flexible, movements, constipation, or diarrhea hollow, lighted tube that has a tiny with their physician. “It may take a patient some time to video camera on the end. The doctor is looking for polyps or signs of cancer. realize there is blood in their stool, if
Polyps are small growths that, over time, can become cancer. The exam itself takes about 30 minutes. This test is recommended once every 10 years. However, depending on your individual risk factors, your physician will determine how frequently you need to repeat it. A sigmoidoscopy is similar to a colonoscopy; however, a doctor examines only the lower part of the colon and the rectum for signs of cancer or polyps. The scope used is about 2 feet long, enabling the doctor to see the entire rectum but less than half of the colon. This test takes between 10 and 20 minutes and is recommended once every five years, depending on your personal risk for colon cancer. For individuals over the age of 50 with no symptoms and no family history of colon cancer, some doctors recommend using a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) screening kit. This is a non-invasive test, which can be done at home by collecting three stool samples on three different days. The test can
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detect blood in the stool and some cancers; however, it doesn’t typically notice any pre-cancerous cells that may be present. “Many people don’t consider themselves at risk for this disease,” added Dr. Ece Mutlu, a boardcertified gastroenterologist in Chicago, Ill. “The truth is everyone is at risk. Some groups are just at a higher risk. Early detection and routine checkups for colon cancer can save lives.” Just the Facts The most recent estimates for the number of colorectal cancer cases in the United States:
• 93,090 new cases of colon cancer • 39,610 new cases of rectal cancer • The lifetime risk for developing colorectal cancer is about one in 21. This risk is slightly higher in men than in women. For more information, visit the American Cancer Society at www. cancer.org. To learn more about advances in colorectal cancer research, visit the National Institutes of Health website at www.nih.gov/science/colorectalcancer.
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GOING STRONG from page 5 After 50, a book I wrote that revealed how 50 couples had met later in life and to give hope to singles that finding a mate is possible. Pat and Len’s story had two important lessons: long-distance relationships can work, and when people venture out of their comfort zones, positive results can occur. From time to time, I follow up with the couples featured in the book to see how they are doing and to get an update on their lives. Last month, I checked in with Pat and Len. She wrote, “Len and I are still together, into our 12th year now and still going strong. And we’re still riding. Since 2005, we’ve covered close to 175,000 miles across the U.S. and Canada. “Our life as a couple is one of great contentment; we spend a lot of time together but we also do things apart from each other. I’m busy with volunteering at our library. And yoga takes up a few mornings each week. “We both love music and go to many concerts; we have eclectic
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Are Like Family. musical tastes, so there is always something new and fun to listen to. “We are truly blessed,” Pat said. “We found the right person at the right time, and life is good. The most important thing to me as I have gotten older is having someone to laugh with and enjoy all of the crazy, silly things that life is made up of. Quirkiness is a good thing.” Pat and Len found love where they least expected to find it, which often happens to older singles. They also met the challenges of a long-distance relationship. And now, they are active, still on the bike and very much in love. And, BikerKiss.com is still operating. If you see an older couple whiz by on a motorcycle, wave! It just might be Len and Pat, living the good life and happy they met nearly 13 years ago.
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Terri Schlichenmeyer
NFL Confidential: True Confessions from the Gutter of Football
Johnny Anonymous, author of the new book NFL Confidential, came to football later than most boys. Looking to fill a void after his mother died, he joined his high school team as a freshman. Neither he nor his father knew a thing about football, but Anonymous learned quickly, just as he learned that he had talent for the game. “Back in high school, football was fun,” he says, but in college, “it was a full-time job.” College ball was serious, both mentally and physically; it was also where Anonymous began to understand what football would do to his brain and body. He suffered injuries playing college ball and he considered quitting, but going pro was a chance to “make a … ton of money.” He was cut from his first pro team, through no fault of his own. He
started as third-string at his second team and soon decided that standing on the sidelines was an easy way to make a living—but then his teammates started getting injured. They were out. Anonymous was in, at least for awhile. He tried to bring fun back into the game. He tried to remember that it was a game, “not World War III,” and he endured hassle from his coach and from fans. He repeatedly lost, then found, the anger that made him good at playing offense, and he ate constantly to maintain the weight the coaches unofficially said he had to have. He hurt everywhere, often, until
his teammates returned from their injuries and Anonymous stepped back because that’s what players do. “… This isn’t a fairytale,” he says. “This isn’t a Hollywood story. This isn’t a happy ending. “This is the NFL.” There’s a reason why author Johnny Anonymous has changed “names, timeline, details, the usual” in this book. “Go ahead, try” to figure out who he is. I’m sure the league would like to know, too, because NFL Confidential is TNT on paper. But here’s the rub: It’s easy to wonder if Anonymous is hiding behind a pseudonym in order to embellish the truth—because this
Community Programs/Support Groups Free and open to the public March 1, 7 p.m. Surviving Spouse Socials of York County Faith United Church of Christ 509 Pacific Ave., York (717) 266-2784 March 4, 10:30 a.m. Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York County John Rudy Park 400 Mundis Race Road, York (717) 428-2210 March 7, 9:30 a.m. Green Thumb Garden Club Meeting Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2650 Freysville Road, Red Lion (717) 235-2823
March 8, 6 to 9 p.m. Medicare Facts for New or Pre-Retirees Penn State Extension Offices Meeting Room 1, York County Annex 112 Pleasant Acres Road, Springettsbury Township (717) 771-9008 www.ycaaa.org March 17, 7 p.m. St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with The Kiltie Band of York Senior Commons at Powder Mill 1775 Powder Mill Road, York (717) 741-0961 March 19, 1 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt and Celebration Senior Commons at Powder Mill 1775 Powder Mill Road, York (717) 741-0961
Parks and Recreation March 5, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Maple Sugaring Story Walk, Nixon County Park March 12, 10 a.m. to noon – Eastern Penn Mushroomers Club Meeting, Nixon County Park March 18, 6 p.m. – History and Restoration of Wallace-Cross Mill, Cross Roads United Methodist Church, Felton
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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.
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book is funny, very entertaining, and more than a little smart-alecky, readers may be tempted to dismiss his words. It would be likewise easy to say that it’s just a profanity-laced, updated North Dallas Forty, until you consider that what Anonymous describes seems to be on display, to a greater or lesser degree, each August through February: injuries, mental abuse, domestic issues, substance abuse, and more. So … truth? Or just a good story? You’ll have your theories, but either way, I think you’ll love this book. For die-hard fans of the ol’ pigskin, NFL Confidential is a big win.
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Library Programs Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014 Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club
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Novelty Songs of the ’50s and ’60s Find the names of these zany songs from the ’50s and ’60s, based on the information given: 1. 1957 – Royal Teens, clothing: Sh _ _ _ Sh _ _ _ _ 2. 1957 – Ames Brothers, baby girl: T _ _ Na _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ of Sh _ _ _ L _ _ _ 3. 1958 – Sheb Wooley, swinger from space: T _ _ P _ _ _ _ e P _ _ _ _ e E _ _ _ _ 4. 1958 – David Seville, wise words: W _ _ _ _ Do _ _ _ _ 5. 1958 – Playmates, little car: B _ _ _ B _ _ _ 6. 1959 – Paul Evans, loved Fred: Se _ _ _ Li _ _ _ _ Gi _ _ _ 7. 1959 – Johnny Horton, alligator shoots cannonball: Ba _ _ _ _ of N _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ s 8. 1960 – Hollywood Argyles, caveman: A _ _ _ _ O _ _ 9. 1963 – Allan Sherman, letter to parents: H _ _ _ _ Mu _ _ _ _, H _ _ _ _ Fa _ _ _ _ 10. 1969 – Johnny Cash, bad dad: A B _ _ N _ _ _ _ S _ _ Fashion of the ’50s and ’60s Find these phrases that described fashions that were popular for some time during the ’50s and ’60s: 1. P _ _ d _ e Sk _ _ _ 2. S _ d _ _ e O _ f _ _ _ 3. B _ _ _ y So _ _ _ 4. P _ d _ _ Pu _ _ _ _ s 5. C _ _ _ sk _ _ C _ _ 6. Be _ _ B _ _ _ _ ms 7. P _ t _ _ Pa _ Co _ _ _ _ 8. P _ _ _ _ _ x H _ _ 9. W _ d _ T _ _ 10. N _ _ r _ J _ _ _ _ t 72 Written by Alan Stillson. Please see http://stillsonworks.com
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1. Adventure story 2. Epochal 3. Fringe benefit 4. Filipino 5. Solidified carbon dioxide 6. Soft-finned fish 7. Landrovers 8. Likewise 9. Compleat Angler author Izaak ___ 10. Macaw 11. Waldorf, e.g. 12. Lacerated 13. Aquatic bird
26. Lampblack 28. Muffin, maybe 31. Inactive 34. Dross 35. Jamboree 38. Mexican dish 39. Pelvis 40. Clotheshorse, maybe 41. Land parcel 42. Swear 44. Solar disk 45. Valley 46. Common contraction
48. Hydriodic acid salts 51. Root vegetable 52. Bone cavities 53. Mauna ___ 55. Low dam 57. It, in a game 61. Family member 63. Think 65. Warheads 66. Ace 67. Malaria 68. Resource 69. Logs Z’s 70. Domestic
18. Patron saint of Norway 22. Common 25. Plant disease 27. Away 28. Grandma’s word 29. Oil type 30. Some books 32. Fr. school 33. Fawns over 36. Beverage 37. Bolsheviks founder 40. Dull 43. Sandpiper 45. Schematic
47. Most up-to-date 49. Playful aquatic mammals 50. Dreary 52. Stadium 53. Moon goddess 54. Burden 56. Rel. image 58. Enamored, to the hilt 59. Pocketbook 60. Exploit 62. Downwind 64. Agent (abbr.)
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Culture Club President Helps Blend Central PA’s Melting Pot By Lori Van Ingen
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Ukrainian-born Vlada Prymak moved to the United States more than 20 years ago looking for better opportunities for her young family. Living in a democracy was very important to her, she said. Prymak lived in Kyiv, only 30 miles from Chernobyl when it had its nuclear disaster in 1986. “I saw so many terrible things happen. A lot were dead because of radiation and the aftermath of the tragedy … I wanted my life better than that.” So after she had earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and engineering from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, she and her husband moved to start their own American dream. Prymak—who had been a straight-A student in an English boarding school as a young child— was fluent in Ukrainian, Russian, and English, but not in American English, so she pushed herself to learn American English from the time she arrived in the U.S. Prymak held numerous positions after arriving in this area; she was a manager for Estee Lauder Cosmetics and Lord & Taylor. She also worked at a Volvo dealership, getting great experiences interacting with affluent people, who know how to achieve. “It opens your mind to what they do,” she said. Prymak is now a certified licensed
insurance professional and member of her local rotary club. “The more you put into life, the more you get. Learn always and be an example for others. If you just sit at the computer and look at someone else’s life, you will not get a better education or life,” she said. The mother of two children, a 24-year-old son and a 14-year-old daughter, Prymak had gotten involved in the Swarthmore Parents Council when her son attended college there. But after he graduated, she wanted to do something to help her own community that she could be passionate about. That something came along when she found World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania. According to its website, the World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania strives “to foster education, understanding, and tolerance; to build a community that welcomes people of different cultures and traditions; and to promote a shared humanity and a better society.” The club—which formed in March 2001 as the Cultural Community Club and became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization when it changed its name in 2009—presents free programs the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Approximately 60 to 110 people attend each program to learn about traditions and culture. Five years ago, Prymak and
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tension and cultural divide among world communities,” according to its website. The World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania received the 2011 Penn State Hershey Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Community Service Award. And in May 2015, it received a certificate of appreciation from the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg as its founding institution. In December, Prymak received the Diversity Champion Award for 2015 from the Campus Council on Diversity at Penn State Hershey Medical Center for her “outstanding efforts, passion, and dedication to diversity.” “I’m not a shy girl, but I am humbled to receive such recognition,” Prymak said. Among her duties as president, Prymak works with sponsors and donors of the club and does a lot of networking. But she also spends a great deal of time trying to find great speakers for each meeting. She meets with potential speakers and listens to their presentations elsewhere to be sure she finds just the right speakers who would be interesting for the World Culture Club members to hear. She doesn’t look for “boring college lectures” but presentations that are exciting, hold your attention, and open your mind. Among the prominent speakers at the World Culture Club were Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Brainteasers
Novelty Songs of the ’50s and ’60s 1. “Short Shorts” 6. “Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)” 2. “The Naughty Lady of 7. “Battle of New Orleans” Shady Lane” 3. “The Purple People Eater” 8. “Alley Oop” 9. “Hello Muddah, Hello 4. “Witch Doctor” Fadduh” 5. “Beep Beep” 10. “A Boy Named Sue”
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her daughter, then aged 10, did a presentation on the Ukraine for World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania. From that point on, then-president Diana Carel-Diaz came alongside Prymak and mentored her. “Diana was important to me,” Prymak said. “She prepped me a long time to be more active (in the club).” Prymak held several positions in the club, and little by little she became ready to take over as president when Carel-Diaz retired two years ago. “All of the board members were supportive of me through the transition,” she said. Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania has been built on the traditions of “embracing diversity and overcoming intolerance, ignorance, and prejudice against other cultures, races, and traditions through educational programs,” Prymak said. The Central Pennsylvania area—from Lancaster to Hershey, Harrisburg to Carlisle—is such a diverse place, she said. “There is so much diversity in culture and countries. We want them to feel more welcome.” The club initially began as a place where people from other countries could feel more comfortable and welcome and adjust to a new environment. But it evolved to become increasingly centered on the educational aspect of their programs to “help alleviate the
Fashion of the ’50s and ’60s 1. Poodle Skirt 6. Bell Bottoms 2. Saddle Oxford 7. Peter Pan Collar 3. Bobby Socks 8. Pillbox Hat 4. Pedal Pushers 9. Wide Tie 5. Coonskin Cap 10. Nehru Jacket
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choir; and sewing The RSVP of sundresses for the “Little the Capital Region Volunteer of the Month Dresses for Africa” mission. for March is Patti She is active in the Hullmann in York Jacobus Lions Club County. and is a member of Hullmann tutors at Jackson Elementary the Dallastown Area Communities That Care School in the York City for the Dallastown Area School District for Patti Hullmann School District. RSVP. She makes fleece Her reason for scarfs for the students volunteering is that she feels very at Jackson. blessed with her life and wants to Hullmann is a retired kindergarten teacher from the share those blessings with others. Dallastown Area School District, is RSVP of the Capital Region is married to Terry, and has two sons: very blessed to have her as an active volunteer in York County. Kyle and Ben. She enjoys walking For more information about her three dogs, sewing, baking, gardening, and playing the piano. volunteering with RSVP in York County, contact Scott Hullmann’s other activities include: walking dogs at Animal Hunsinger at (443) 619-3842 or yorkadamsfranklin@rsvpcapreg.org. Rescue, Inc.; singing in her church Do you know a 50+ volunteer who gives selflessly to others? Tell us what makes him or her so special and we will consider them for 50plus LIFE’s Volunteer Spotlight! Submissions should be 200 words or fewer and photos are encouraged. Email preferred to mjoyce@onlinepub.com or mail nominations to 50plus LIFE, Volunteer Spotlight, 3912 Abel Drive, Columbia, PA 17512.
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bringing in the younger generation and getting them involved. “It all starts with the children,” she said. “By understanding others’ traditions and how others live their lives, we can better accept what differences there are ... and how to solve conflicts peacefully.” For more information on the World Culture Club of Pennsylvania, visit www.worldcultureclubpa.org.
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Cortes and Dr. Hector Ortiz, an assistant professor at Central Penn College. But the speakers she is most proud of are two students who spent a year in Romania and Croatia as part of a study abroad program. Their presentation, “Youth Around the World: Realities and Possibilities,” was “stellar,” she said. Prymak was excited about
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