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Vol. 15 No. 5

Build a Suitable Nest and They Will Come By Lori Van Ingen

Birder Cletus Benjamin loves watching the bluebirds that now nest in the birdhouses that he and fellow residents at a local retirement community built and maintain. “Bluebirds are an attractive bird to have around,” Benjamin said. Eastern bluebirds are known for their vibrant colors and sweet songs. The males are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head, and warm red-brown on the breast. Blue tinges in the wings and tail give the grayer females an elegant look. But by the last half of the 20th century, the numbers of bluebirds had seriously declined. According to Wildlife Habitat Management Institute, the decline was due to factors such as the proliferation of the European starling and English house sparrow, the increased use of harmful pesticides, replacement of wooden fence posts with metal posts, clearing of field borders and fence rows to increase cropland acreage, and a growing human population. Now with the help of nest boxes and bluebird trails, eastern bluebirds are a more common sight. For the last four years, Benjamin and his fellow residents have been involved in maintaining a bluebird trail — from building the birdhouses in the woodshop, to driving in the stakes and putting the birdhouses up, to monitoring the trail for bluebird fledglings and keeping records. “We figured we had a few bluebirds here now, so let’s put a whole bunch more nests up,” said Benjamin, who initiated the project. please see NEST page 18 Cletus Benjamin in the workshop where he and fellow birders build their bluebird houses.

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Dear Savvy Senior, How can a person know if they’ve had a stroke? My 70-year-old husband had a spell a few weeks ago where he suddenly felt dizzy for no apparent reason and had trouble talking and walking because his left side went numb, but it went away after a few minutes and he feels fine now. – Seems Fine Dear Seems, It’s very possible that your husband may have had a “mini-stroke,” also known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), and if he hasn’t already done so, he needs to see a doctor pronto. Each year, more than a quarter-million Americans have a mini-stroke, but only about half of them realize what’s happening. That’s because the symptoms are usually fleeting (lasting only a few minutes, up to an hour or two), causing most people to ignore them or brush them off as no big deal. But anyone who has had a ministroke is 10 times more likely to have a full-blown stroke, which can cause longterm paralysis, impaired memory, loss of speech or vision, or even death. A mini-stroke is caused by a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain and can be a warning sign that a major stroke may soon be coming. That’s why mini-strokes need to be treated like emergencies. Who’s Vulnerable? A person is more likely to suffer a TIA or stroke if they are overweight or inactive or have high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, or diabetes. Other factors that boost the risks are age (over 60), smoking, heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and having a family history of stroke.

Men also have a greater risk for stroke than women, and African-Americans and Hispanics are at higher risk than those of other races. Warning Signs The symptoms of a mini-stroke are the same as those of a full-blown stroke but can be subtle and short lived, and they don’t leave any permanent damage. They include: • Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg on one side of the body • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding • Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination • Sudden, severe headache with no known cause Anyone who is having any of these symptoms should call 911 immediately. Or, if you’ve had any of them and they went away, ask someone to drive you to the emergency room or nearby stroke center as soon as possible and tell them you may have had a stroke. Take This Quiz More than one-third of mini-stroke sufferers will eventually have a full-blown stroke, unless their underlying conditions are treated. If your husband did have a ministroke and did not get medical treatment, this self-assessment quiz (known as the ABCD2 tool) can estimate his risk of having a major stroke in the very near future. Age: If over age 60 – one point. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

Blood pressure: If his systolic blood pressure (top number) is higher than 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (bottom number) is higher than 90 – one point. Clinical features: If he had weakness on one side of the body during his mini-

stroke – two points. If he had a speech disturbance without weakness – one point. Duration of symptoms: If his symptoms lasted for 10 minutes to an hour – one point. If they lasted an hour or longer – two points.

Diabetes: If he has diabetes – one point. If his score is three or less, his risk of having a major stroke within a month of his TIA is 2 percent. A score of four or five indicates about an 8 percent risk for stroke within 30 days and a 10 percent risk within 90 days.

And a score of six or seven estimates a 16 percent chance of stroke in 30 days and around 20 percent within 90 days. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org

Volunteers Sought for Parks Programs The York County Department of Parks & Recreation is seeking volunteers for several programs: • The Moonlight Boat Rides on Lake Redman in William H. Kain County Park: Volunteers are needed to assist program participants enter and exit boats and serve refreshments, among other duties. This program is held from dusk until 11 p.m. on several selected nights

May through September. • Hanover Junction and New Freedom train stations along the Heritage Rail Trail County Park: Volunteers are sought to be greeters at these two museums, which are open weekends and selected Wednesdays, May through October. Shifts are 3.5 hours on weekends and 2 hours on Wednesday. Training is provided.

• Wallace-Cross Mill near Felton: Docents are also being sought to greet visitors, learn to operate mill machinery, and present mill tours. Training and shadowing are provided. The mill is open every Sunday from June through September and other selected days during the year. Anyone interested in these volunteer positions are asked to contact Jeri Jones

by phone at (717) 840-7226 or through email at JeriJones@yorkcountypa.gov. The York County Parks highly values the work of its volunteers. Individuals receive invitations to special field trips and events, including the annual midwinter reception in March and the Volunteer Picnic in June. For more information on Park events, go to www.yorkcountyparks.org.

Resource Directory This Resource Directory recognizes advertisers who have made an extended commitment to your health and well-being. Active Adult Communities Roth’s Farm Village Roth’s Church Road, Spring Grove (717) 633-7300

Entertainment Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 898-1900

Animal Hospitals Community Animal Hospital Donald A. Sloat, D.V.M. 400 S. Pine St.,York (717) 845-5669

Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020

Automobile Sales/Service Gordon’s Body Shop, Inc. 10 Mill St., Stewartstown (717) 993-2263 Coins & Currency Steinmetz Coins & Currency 2861 E. Prospect Road,York (717) 757-6980 Energy Assistance Low-Income Energy Assistance (717) 787-8750

Alzheimer’s Information Clearinghouse (800) 367-5115 American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007 or (717) 757-0604

Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Home Care Services Senior Helpers Serving Adams and York counties (717) 920-0707 Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services (717) 630-0067 – Hanover (717) 751-2488 – York Housing/Apartments Elm Spring Residence 118 Pleasant Acres Road,York (717) 840-7676

Social Security Information (800) 772-1213

Springetts Manor Apartments 50 Eisenhower Drive,York (717) 757-1565

Healthcare Information PA HealthCare Cost Containment (717) 232-6787

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 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Minnich’s Pharmacy 976 S. George St.,York (717) 848-2312 Senior Move Management A Life Transition Service (717) 799-0648 Services York County Area Agency on Aging (800) 632-9073 Veterans Services Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Volunteer Opportunities RSVP of Capital Region, Inc. (717) 847-1539

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very month I receive questions from people all over Pennsylvania about all aspects of the Social Security program. I offer this column to share some of those questions and answers with the readers and to strengthen their understanding of Social Security.

Question: How long do I need to work to become eligible for retirement benefits? Answer: Everyone born in 1929 or later needs 40 Social Security credits to be eligible for retirement benefits. You can earn up to four credits per year, so you will need at least 10 years of work to become eligible for retirement benefits. During your working years, earnings covered by Social Security are posted to your Social Security record. You earn credits based on those earnings. If you become disabled or die before age 62, the number of credits needed to qualify for Social Security benefits depends on your age at the time you die or become disabled. A minimum of six credits is required to qualify for Social Security benefits regardless of your age. You can create a my Social Security account to check and periodically monitor how many credits you have. Just go to www.socialsecurity.gov/ myaccount. Question: I have children at home, and I plan to retire next fall. Will my children be eligible for monthly Social Security payments after I retire?

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Answer: Your children may get monthly Social Security payments if they are: • Unmarried and under age 18; • Age 19 and still in high school; or • Age 18 or over and became severely disabled before age 22 and continue to be disabled. For more information, read Benefits For Children available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

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Disability Question: Is there a time limit on how long you can get Social Security disability benefits? Answer: No. Your disability benefits will continue as long as your medical condition has not improved, and you cannot work. We will periodically review your case to determine if you continue to be eligible. If you are still receiving disability benefits when you reach your full retirement age, your disability benefits will automatically be converted to retirement benefits. The amount you receive will remain the same. Learn more about disability benefits at www.social security.gov/disability. Question: Why is there a five-month waiting period for Social Security disability benefits? Answer: Social Security provides only longterm disability, so we can only pay benefits after you have been disabled continuously for a period of five full calendar months. Social Security disability benefits begin with the sixth full month after the date your disability began. You are not entitled to benefits for any month during the waiting period. Learn more at our website: www.socialsecurity.gov/ disability. Supplemental Security Income Question: My grandfather, who is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI), will be coming to live with me. Does he have to report the move to Social Security? Answer: Yes. An SSI beneficiary must report any change in living arrangements before the 10th day of the following month. If you do not report the change, your grandfather could receive an incorrect payment and have to pay it back, or he may not receive all the money that he is due. Failure to report a change to us could result in the deduction of a

penalty from his SSI benefits. Your grandfather also needs to report the new address to us to receive mail from us. You can report the change by mail or in person at any Social Security office. Call us toll-free at (800) 772-1213 (TTY: (800) 3250778). You can get more information by reading Understanding SSI at www.socialsecurity.gov/ssi. Question: I want to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), but I don’t know whether I qualify since I own my own home. Can I still get SSI? Answer: Yes, it is possible for you to qualify for SSI even if you own your own home. To be eligible for SSI, you cannot own more than $2,000 in resources for an individual and $3,000 for a couple. However, we do not count the house you live in as a resource. Of course, if you are disabled, you must file an application and wait for a medical decision on your claim, unless you are over the age of 65. There are other requirements you must meet as well. Learn more by reading You May Be Able To Get SSI, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. Medicare Question: I found out that my daughter submitted incorrect information about my resources when she completed my Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs. How can I get my application changed now to show the correct amount? Answer: You can call (800) 772-1213 (TTY: (800) 325-0778) and let us know. We will match information on your application with data from other federal agencies. If there is a discrepancy that requires verification, we will contact you. For additional information about Medicare prescription drug plans or enrollment periods visit www.medicare.gov or call (800) 6334227. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.

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repairing highways, he was asked to fix a broken washing machine. was blown away the first time I His make-do invention worked, thus encountered foreshadowing visionary his postart, and I mean retirement this literally as hobby of well as turning scrap figuratively. material into I was gyrating standing in an gizmos. open field, Some folks looking at 30 or call Simpson’s more “things” creations that rose 50 feet “windmills,” in the air. They others call them Vollis Simpson’s whirligigs are in Baltimore’s were made of “whirligigs,” American Visionary Art Museum and the cast-off machine and some just Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park , but their first parts, painted in call them weird. home was on his property in Lucama, N.C. vivid colors and But what’s for covered with sure is that they thousands of spin in a small reflectors. breeze, whirl in Suddenly the a wind, and wind came up, shine like the some of the stars when, at parts started to night, they’re spin, and I caught in the began to feel glare of a car’s dizzy. It was all headlights. part of the Since we met New Mexico’s Tinkertown is the life work of experience of him 20 years skilled woodcarver Ross Ward. visiting Vollis ago, Simpson Simpson’s has become an “garden.” icon among Since that folk-art time, I’ve aficionados. His become a fan of smaller pieces the wacky can be seen at worlds created various places, by eccentric including the geniuses. They American remind me that Visionary Art with passion Museum in and Baltimore. Wisconsin’s Dickeyville Grotto incorporates imagination, Many of his shards of glass, fossilized fish, and parts of anything is massive Model T cars. possible. structures have Here, three of been relocated the best: from his property in Lucama, N.C., to the Vollis Whirligig Garden – North Carolina Simpson Whirligig Park Vollis Simpson, who passed away (www.wilsonwhirligig May 31, 2013, at age 94, made his first park.org) in nearby Wilson. Phase one of spinning contraption during World War the 2-acre park opened to the public in II when, in addition to his regular job November 2013. By Andrea Gross

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Dickeyville Grotto – Wisconsin Father Mathias Wernerus started small. In 1925 he decided to honor the three men in his parish who were killed during World War I by building a soldiers’ monument at the edge of the church cemetery. The project grew as Wernerus expanded his vision. He would, he decided, build a roadside attraction in order to promote the two values he felt were essential to a person’s well-being: love of God and love of country. In the following five years before he died at age 58 of an undiagnosed illness, he turned the small plot of land next to the staid Holy Ghost Church into a wonderland of shrines using found and discarded materials: shards of colorful glass, stones from costume jewelry, bits of petrified wood, fossilized sea urchins, starfish, and even the round balls used on top of the gearshifts of old Model T’s. He worked passionately, first gathering rocks from the bluffs of the nearby Mississippi River for the foundation; then making forms from wood and wire, coating them with mortar; and finally, encrusting them with the decorative materials that he collected from around the world. He involved parishioners to help with the building and worked nearly round the clock. He never used a blueprint, yet he was able to use the color and shapes of his materials to create structures that are expressive, balanced, and completely enchanting. www.dickeyvillegrotto.com Tinkertown – New Mexico “Ideas,” said Ross Ward, “are everywhere. Pick them like flowers.” That Ward did, becoming inspired by the Western movies he loved as a child, by the carnivals and circuses

where he worked as a traveling painter, and by materials he found along the way. Now, more than 1,500 miniature carvings, as well as a host of collectibles that include arcade machines and Route 66 road signs, are on permanent display in a rambling 22-room museum outside of Albuquerque. But the real magic in Ward’s make-believe world is a series of incredibly detailed dioramas that represent the Old West of Ward’s imagination. Five mini-folks sit on the porch of a ramshackle house strumming guitars; men in horse-drawn wagons deliver water to the Monarch Hotel; shopkeepers hawk Native American rugs and relics to passersby; and Perry’s Polar Pantry promises to keep residents well fed while the Lucky Nugget Saloon guarantees to keep them well lubricated. There are also circuses populated with clowns, acrobats, elephants, and caged tigers as well as carnivals peopled with freaks and oddities. By the time I get to the minicemetery, I’m so immersed in Ward’s imaginary world that even the carefully carved angels ascending to heaven seem perfectly plausible. www.tinkertown.com Other Wacky Worlds: Winchester Mystery House – San Jose, Calif., www.winchestermystery house.com Abita Mystery House – Abita Springs, La., www.abitamystery house.com Castle Island – Junction City, Kan., www.kansastravel.org/krachtcastle.htm

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Winter Weather Delays Senior Games a Week Organized by the York County Area Agency on Aging and the Senior Games Planning Committee, with a membership of community and business volunteers, the 13th annual York County Senior Games will be held June 22–28. Longtime Senior Games athletes will notice that the event is scheduled a week later than usual. This change was made to accommodate Central York High School, the Games’ main location, whose students will be in school later into June this year to make up schooldays missed due to this winter’s frequent snowfalls. The majority of the 2014 events will be held at the high school, with the exception of seven sports: billiards, bowling, mini golf, 9-hole golf, horseshoes, trap shooting, and target shooting. These events will be held at other community locations as noted below. The opening ceremony will be held Monday, June 23, at 8:30 a.m. at the high school soccer stadium. The closing celebration will occur at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, in the high school cafeteria. The Senior Games registration area

will be open at Central York High School beginning at 9 a.m. June 22 and will remain open every day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through June 28. Participants can pick up their participant bag, including their Senior Games tshirt, and register for additional events at this area. Sunday, June 22 (All events at Central York High School.) Basketball Hoops: Foul Shooting and Hot Shot – Anytime between 9 and 11 a.m. Event also offered on June 28—choose one day. Volleyball – noon Badminton – 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 23 All events at Central York High School (except billiards). Bocce – Begins at 10 a.m.; specific times for age groups will be listed in registration booklet.

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Wii Archery – Anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Event also offered on June 27—choose one day. Ladder Golf – Anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Washers – Anytime between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Soccer Kick – Anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Billiards – 5 p.m. at Cobblestone’s Restaurant and Sports Emporium Tuesday, June 24 Bowling, Singles – 9 a.m. at Hanover Bowling Centre Bowling, Doubles – noon at Hanover Bowling Centre Mini Golf – Anytime between noon and 5 p.m. at Heritage Hills Mini Golf Wednesday, June 25 9-Hole Golf – 8 a.m. at Little Creek Golf Course Horseshoes, Singles – 8 a.m. at John Rudy Park Horseshoes, Doubles – noon at John Rudy Park Target Shooting – 1 p.m. at Izaak Walton League of America Trap Shooting – 6 p.m. at Izaak Walton League of America (5 p.m. optional practice round) Thursday, June 26 (All events at Central York High School.) Shuffleboard – 9 a.m.; specific times for age groups will be listed in registration booklet. Tennis, Singles – 8:30 a.m. Tennis, Doubles – 11 a.m. Wii Bowling – Anytime between 9 a.m.

and 3 p.m. Event also offered on June 28—choose one day. UNO – 9:30 a.m. Hearts – 1 p.m. Friday, June 27 (All events at Central York High School.) Darts – Anytime between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event also offered on June 28— choose one day. Football, Softball, and Frisbee Throws – Anytime between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m Wii Archery – Anytime between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Event also offered on June 23—choose one day. Pinochle – 9:30 a.m. Swimming – 11 a.m.; specific times for age groups will be listed in registration booklet. Poker – 1 p.m. Saturday, June 28 (All events at Central York High School.) Basketball Hoops: Foul Shooting and Hot Shot – Anytime between 8 and 11 a.m. Event also offered June 22—choose one day. Running Events – 8 a.m., 5K; 9 a.m., 50-meter; 9:45 a.m., 100-meter; 10:45 a.m., 4x100 relay; 11:15 a.m., 400meter; 11:45 a.m., Sprint Medley; 12:15 p.m., 1,600-meter Table Tennis – 9 a.m. 500 – 9:30 a.m. Wii Bowling – Anytime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Event also offered on June 26—choose one day. Darts – Anytime between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Event also offered on June 27—choose one day. 3-on-3 Basketball – 12:30 p.m. For more information, call (717) 7719001.

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Why Normandy Was Won: Operation Bagration and the War in the East 1941–1945 By Kenneth C. Weiler n June 1944, the German Wehrmacht had more than 217 combat divisions fighting in Europe. Fifty-seven were in Normandy, Belgium, and Holland— where were the others? Why were they there? Who and what kept them away? These questions and others are answered by author Ken Weiler in his book, Why Normandy Was Won. The Allied return to Europe in northwestern France was fully expected by the Nazi armies, but when they landed on D-Day, why was only a fraction of German fighting divisions there waiting, and why were many not staffed with ethnic Germans? This new look at the crucial struggle in northwestern France and western Russia for the first time connects the two most important fronts in Europe: the Western Front and the Russian Front. It discusses and explains why the best and

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Edward Bonekemper is a Civil War speaker, author, editor, and writer. He has published four Civil War books since 1998: Grant and Lee: Victorious American and Vanquished Virginian; McClellan and Failure: A Study of Civil War Fear,

Incompetence and Worse; A Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant’s Overlooked Military Genius; and How Robert E. Lee Lost the Civil War. Civil War history buffs can purchase his books online at www.amazon.com or email Mr. Bonekemper at ebonekemper@comcast.net. Edward Bonekemper

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Feathered Competitors for Nesting Cavities Clyde McMillan-Gamber everal kinds of small, common birds in South-Central Pennsylvania, including eastern bluebirds, tree swallows, Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice, white-breasted nuthatches, house wrens, great crested flycatchers, and house sparrows, compete for limited nesting cavities. The hollows they use to raise young are caused by woodpeckers, wind breaking off tree limbs, decaying fence posts made of wood, and bird boxes erected by people concerned about bird populations. Each bird species’ allegiance to a specific habitat lessens competition for nesting sites among those birds. That loyalty to a certain environment brings order to where breeding birds will rear offspring. Bluebirds and tree swallows are most imprinted on meadows and fields that have some tall grass, shrubbery, and trees.

And the swallows prefer habitats near water where flying insects are more abundant. Little gangs of tree swallows work together to chase lone pairs of bluebirds away from cavities. However, some male bluebirds, working alone, valiantly defend nesting hollows. But most of the confrontations between bluebirds and tree swallows end in favor of the swallows. However, tree

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many tall trees. These birds compete for nesting sites, but not completely. Chickadees and titmice hatch youngsters before the wrens and flycatchers return north in spring. But house wrens are aggressive, destroying the eggs of small, cavity-nesting birds, which discourages them from nesting where the wrens want to. And because the flycatchers are larger than chickadees and titmice, the latter two species can hatch young in cavities too small for the flycatchers’ use. The aggressive house sparrows compete with small birds for nesting spots, but these non-native weaver finches from Eurasia stay close to human-made structures. Therefore, they are little threat to birds nesting in hollows away from buildings. Look for cavity-nesters this spring. And, maybe, some readers could erect houses for these birds.

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Salute to a Veteran

What’s a submarine commander doing with the likes of Doris Day and Mary Martin? Robert D. Wilcox orman “Red” Stein says, “In New Kensington High School, near Pittsburgh, I was a lot more interested in football, basketball, boxing, and girls (not necessarily in that order) than I was in study.” His parents seemed to have noted that, too, and he was soon enrolled as a sophomore at Valley Forge Military Academy. He says, “That absolutely changed my life. It introduced me to a life of discipline and study.” He still played sports, of course, competing in football, boxing, and track. He also participated in three years of Army ROTC. He remembers that in his sophomore year, he won the school’s championship, boxing against the captain of the football team, which gained him much respect on campus. But it was his play as a halfback on the school’s first undefeated football team that helped win him a scholarship to

North providing the Carolina State inclusiveness University. and fraternity There he of an infantry played one platoon. year before So, when deciding to graduating try for a from the nomination to Academy in the U.S. 1952, Naval submarine LCDR Norman “Red” Stein (far right) with Doris Day Academy. He service was aboard the submarine Blackfin, where he was was fortunate much on his executive officer. enough to mind. land that, and he played sports there, However, he was required to first have a winning the boxing crown at 155 pounds year in surface ships. Assigned to an as a Plebe. He also played jayvee and amphibious landing ship, he headed for varsity football before suffering a knee the Pacific. injury that ended his football career. He especially remembers their serving At the Academy, he met Dusty as station ship in Hong Kong for 20 Dornin, a much-medaled hero days, their role being ready to evacuate submariner of WWII, who impressed U.S. citizens as might be needed. him by picturing life in submarines as He also recalls with affection knowing

the owner of Hong Kong Old Mary’s shop, where seamen from everywhere bought cloth for civilian suits that were tailored for them overnight. Then he got his wish for the submarine duty that was to occupy him for 19 years. Leaving from Key West, he started by patrolling the North Atlantic, where his sub was once hit by the most vicious storm he had ever seen. They had to surface to recharge the sub’s batteries, and he says, “The seas were so high that, on the surface, we couldn’t use the air intakes to get air to the engines. We had to use our snorkel, and were barely able to avoid its being awash. We lost all our communication antennas, all radar, and one periscope. When we submerged, we were still rolling 15 degrees even at a depth of 150 ft. That Atlantic duty was followed by two years as an instructor at the

In Flanders Fields

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In Flanders Fields the poppies blow, Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky, The larks, sill bravely singing, fly, Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago, We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved and now we lie, In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe To you, from failing hands, we throw, The torch, be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us, who die, We shall not sleep, though poppies grow, In Flanders Fields. —John McCrae

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Submarine School at Groton, Conn. Then it was off to the Pacific Northwest, making patrols off Okinawa, Japan, and other islands. He remembers one time in 1963, however, when they returned to Long Beach and were picked to be the sub to appear in a Doris Day movie, “Move Over, Darling,” where Doris played the role of a wife whose passenger plane goes down in the Pacific and who is marooned on a Pacific Island for five years before being picked up by a submarine and returned to the U.S. And, surprisingly, that was not Stein’s only touch with Hollywood. Once, when his sub pulled into Okinawa, Mary Martin was touring with the entire cast of “Hello, Dolly.” It packed a huge field house. Stein and his crew enjoyed the show. Then he sent Mary a card inviting her and the whole cast to tour his submarine,

commanding officer the Sea Fox. She sent of a submarine has a kind note, the right to visit explaining why the honorary members schedule wouldn’t of his crew at any permit that, and time.” Stein sent her a Mary’s husband certificate making her then called Stein to an Honorary say that tickets for Member of the Sea him and his wife Fox crew. Mary later Lonnie would be sent him an waiting for them at autographed playbill the box office. cover for the show, They, of course, writing on it, “Hello, attended. And after Red, from an the show, he and Honorary Crew Lonnie were Member of the Sea Photo courtesy of Jeremy Hess Photography ushered backstage Fox, Mary Martin.” Red Stein today, in retirement, to visit with Mary. Years later, when with his Husky, “Balti.” Stein says, “You Mary was starring on can’t believe how Broadway with warm and cordial she was to us.” Robert Preston in “I Do! I Do!” Stein Stein spent his last Navy years at the sent her a note saying, “The

Pentagon, where he was responsible for the administration of the Submarine Intelligence Program. He remembers once going to the White House to conduct a briefing for a Strategy Committee. How did that go? “Well,” he says, “I got to make Henry Kissinger laugh, so I guess it went OK.” Stein retired from the Navy as a captain in 1978 and spent 12 years working in his dad’s insurance business and “playing a lot of golf.” He and Lonnie then moved close to Annapolis and built a home there. In 2007, another Navy captain friend invited him and Lonnie to look at a retirement community in South-Central Pennsylvania. They came, found it suited them perfectly, and they’ve lived there with their Husky, Balti, ever since. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers Bethany Village – The Oaks

Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 766-0279 • www.bethanyvillage.org

1000 Claremont Road • Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-2031 • www.ccpa.net/cnrc

Number of Beds: 69 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes

Number of Beds: 290 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes

Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF/CCAC; Eagle, LeadingAge PA Comments: Maplewood Assisted Living also available.

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604 Oak Street • Akron, PA 17501 (717) 859-1191 • www.maplefarm.org

Number of Beds: 92 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes

Number of Beds: 46 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes

Comments: A beautiful, full-service continuing care retirement community with a 146-year history of exemplary care.

Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: No Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Claremont provides quality skilled nursing and rehabilitation services for short- and long-term stays.

Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge, LeadingAge PA, Mennonite Health Services Comments: Maple Farm puts the person first so your choices matter. Enjoy the comforts of home with country kitchen, private bedroom, full bath, and great views.

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Number of Beds: 188 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes

Number of Beds: 102 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes

Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: Equal Housing, LeadingAge PA Comments: Person-centered care with reputation for compassion and excellence. Established in 1903. Respite care available w/minimum stay.

Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Our campus offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, personal care, and independent living residences.

Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community

Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

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118 Pleasant Acres Road • York, PA 17402 (717) 840-7100 • www.yorkcountypa.gov

Number of Beds: 50 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes

Number of Beds: 375 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Physical, Occupational Respiratory Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: No 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: No Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: Leading Age, Lancaster Links, LCF, MC Chamber Comments: A church mission dedicated to great care in a loving Christian environment for low-income seniors.

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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center

StoneRidge Retirement Living

1205 South 28th Street • Harrisburg, PA 17111 (717) 565-7000 • www.springcreekcares.com

440 East Lincoln Avenue • Myerstown, PA 17067 (717) 866-3200 • www.stoneridgeretirement.com

Number of Beds: 404 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes

Number of Beds: 194 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: A charming campus offering short-term rehab, specialized respiratory services to include vents and tracs, Alzheimer unit, and long-term skilled care.

Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Continuing care retirement community with two Myerstown sites convenient to Lebanon, Berks, and Lancaster counties.

Tel Hai Retirement Community

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1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344 (610) 273-9333 • www.telhai.org

595 Biglerville Road • Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 334-6249

Number of Beds: 139 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF, MHS Alliance, Leading Age Comments: Dedicated short-term rehab neighborhood with Tel Hai’s own therapy department dedicated to intensive therapy with goal of returning home.

Number of Beds: 135 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: PHCA, PACA Comments: Fully staffed Transitions Healthcare employees in skilled nursing and sub-acute rehab. Tours are encouraged!

Twin Pines Health Care Center 315 East London Grove Road • West Grove, PA 19390 (610) 869-2456 Number of Beds: 120 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: AHCA, PHCA Comments: Beautiful, brand new facility. Top-quality skilled nursing and rehab. Immediate openings!

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Bill Long, Greg Brenneman, and Joni Griffin have been named Volunteers of the Month by the York County Area Agency on Aging for their ongoing service and dedication to the agency and York County’s older adults. Bill Long, a social worker by profession, serves on the agency’s advisory council and is chairman of the planning and finance committee. He finds volunteering informative and meaningful and feels the input of the council members is both welcomed and useful. “The agency is wonderful and offers a lot of opportunities to help,” Bill said. “The work is appreciated by the agency and the citizens you help.” Bill initially began volunteering with the York County Area Agency on Aging by helping to operate the Senior Games and drive-thru flu shot clinics. Greg Brenneman became an APPRISE volunteer after using the program to help answer questions he faced regarding Medicare. He

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appreciated the assistance he received and decided to volunteer for the program. “Volunteering is a win-win,” Greg states. “The consumer and community benefit because of your assistance, while you enjoy the social interaction and satisfaction of giving back.” Joni Griffin, a registered nurse for the Visiting Nurse Association of Hanover & Spring Grove, began volunteering as an advisory council member in 2008, and is currently the secretary and chairperson of its board development committee. By volunteering with the advisory council, Joni has had the opportunity to get to know the agency in a much different capacity. “The more you get involved with the Agency on Aging, the more you understand the diverse programs and services the agency offers to older adults in the York community,” Joni said. “We have a responsibility to spread the word so everyone is aware of what YCAAA has to offer.”

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Calendar of Events

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York County Department of Parks and Recreation

Senior Center Activities

Pre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or any additional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.

South Central Senior Community Center – (717) 235-6060, http://southcentralyorkcountysrctr.webs.com Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – Blanket Knotting Project Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – Line Dancing Class May 28 – All-You-Can-Eat Community Breakfast

May 3, 10 a.m to 4 p.m. – May Day Dog Event, Canine Meadows, John Rudy County Park May 4, 1 to 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Spring Wildflower Walk, Nixon County Park

Programs and Support Groups

Free or minimal charge

May 2, 10:30 a.m. Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York County Meeting Glenview Alliance Church 10037 Susquehanna Trail South, Glen Rock (717) 428-2210 May 6, 7 p.m. Surviving Spouse Socials of York County Faith United Church of Christ 509 Pacific Ave., York (717) 266-2784

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They retrieved some old barn boards wife Dorene, began monitoring the trail. from local farmers, but soon realized it They use the Pennsylvania Bluebird would be easier to just buy Society’s forms to keep new lumber instead of track each week of what trying to square up the old kind of nest is in the house, boards. how many eggs there are, While building the whether there are adults bluebird houses, Benjamin sitting on the nests, and said the residents decided whether any eggs have they should hold a hatched. But, he said, they fundraiser with them to don’t open the nest to look. benefit the community’s After the first eggs have auxiliary. They were sold for hatched and fledged, there $40 a pair, with $32 going A finished bluebird house is often a second couple to the auxiliary and the rest that will build a nest in the ready to be posted. to pay for the building house the same year to raise materials, he said. their own brood, he said. Once the birdhouses were installed, During the first year of the trail, 22 the residents, including Benjamin and his bluebirds fledged, the second year 44

bluebirds fledged, and last year there were 62 fledglings. “We feel pretty happy with it,” Benjamin said. Besides the bluebirds, other birds such as chickadees, wrens, and tree swallows also build nests in the birdhouses, he said. “But there are so many variables concerning other species. Some stay all winter; others are picking out their houses (in March),” Benjamin said. Benjamin hopes the bluebirds get to their nests early enough to beat the wrens and other birds to them. With as many fledglings as they had last year, “I hope the fledglings come back this year and take the houses around campus before anybody else,” he said.

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The residents invited Joan Watroba, of the Pennsylvania Bluebird Society and editor of “Bluebird Trails & Tales” newsletter, to talk with them about starting their trail. “She was quite helpful,” Benjamin said. For instance, Watroba told them about monofilament lines (fishing line) that could be added to the front of birdhouses to keep undesirable birds, like the house sparrows, from entering and taking over the nest. Watroba also suggested where and how to place the birdhouses, such as having the openings pointing to the east, he said. Originally, the residents installed 40 birdhouses, but have since expanded them to 52 houses.

May 10, 7:30 p.m. The Theater of Performing Arts of Southern York County: Tribute to Arlene Henderson St. John the Baptist Catholic School Auditorium 315 N. Constitution Ave., New Freedom Tickets $10 (717) 235-6060

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2004

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Estate planning — wills, trusts, powers of attorney; estate administration, guardianships.

Yes

Wills; powers of attorney; living wills; estate settlement; probate; estate planning; nursing home planning; Medicaid; asset protection planning; trusts. We make house calls!

Yes

Long-term care planning; applications and appeals; guardianships; powers of attorney; estate planning and administration.

Yes

Alzheimer’s & special needs planning; VA & Medicaid benefits; wills; powers of attorney; trusts; long-term care insurance; estate administration; care coordination; nurse on staff.

Yes

Estate planning and administration; long-term care planning; medical assistance; special needs planning and trusts; guardianships.

Yes

Full range of legal services for seniors and special needs clients; retirement, estate, trust, and Medicaid planning; guardianship; estate administration; health insurance advocacy; in-house care manager.

Daley Zucker Meilton & Miner, LLC 635 North 12th Street, Suite 101 Lemoyne, PA 17043 717-724-9821 fax 717-724-9826 ppatton@dzmmlaw.com • www.dzmmlaw.com

Gettle & Veltri 13 East Market Street, York, PA 17401 717-854-4899 fax 717-848-1603 ghg@gettleveltri.com www.gettleveltri.com

1997

Yes

Halbruner, Hatch & Guise, LLP 2109 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011 717-731-9600 fax 717-731-9627 c.hatch@hhgllp.com • www.hhgllp.com

1992

Yes

Keystone Elder Law 555 Gettysburg Pike, Suite C-100, Mechanicsburg 43 Brookwood Ave, Suite 1, Carlisle 717-697-3223 toll-free 844-697-3223 karen@keystoneelderlaw.com www.keystoneelderlaw.com

2010

Yes

Scott Alan Mitchell Rhoads & Sinon LLP Lancaster & Harrisburg 717-397-4431 (L) and 717-231-6602 (H) smitchell@rhoads-sinon.com • www.rhoadssinon.com

1935

1995

Yes

SkarlatosZonarich LLC 17 South Second Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-233-1000 fax 717-233-6740 ebp@skarlatoszonarich.com www.skarlatoszonarich.com

1966

Yes

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