York County Edition
May 2015
Vol. 16 No. 5
King and Queen of the Local ‘Monarchy’ Husband-and-Wife Team Work to Preserve Butterfly Population By Lori Van Ingen “Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” – Julia Child Philip and Lindy Malin have done exactly that. When they were married 33 years ago, the Malins knew they were exact opposites and had nothing in common. At that time, Philip was a proofreader for scientific publications and Lindy was director of therapies in a nursing home. If they asked each other how their day was, they knew neither would understand what the other was saying. So they decided to find something they could do together each year of their marriage. They would go to the library and find books about a particular subject, learn about it, and try it out. They called it their “Anniversary Project.” “It’s a good way for couples to stay together,” Lindy, 60, said. The first year, because Lindy was a church musician, they picked music. It please see MONARCHY page 8
Photo courtesy of Barry Zecher
Together, Philip and Lindy Malin founded Malins Monarchy, where they raise and release up to 2,000 monarch butterflies each year.
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‘Games for Life’ Return to York page 5
Highlights from the Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair page 12
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Leslie Caron Danced Her Way to Hollywood Nick Thomas nly a handful of actresses danced in feature films with both Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. One was Leslie Caron. Although her last feature film was a decade ago, she hasn’t exactly been idle since. “I won an Emmy in 2007 for a guest role on Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, which was a grand moment for me,” said Caron from “So I’m not retired and would love to London, where she moved in 2013 from do more television or a movie,” she her native France to be near family. emphasized. Her autobiography, Thank Heaven, Shortly before her birthday last year, was published in 2010, and in 2013 she appeared in an episode of the French TV at the age of 82, Caron even tackled a demanding stage role. crime series Jo.
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“A person of 50 would have found it a bit difficult. I would love to have continued with it to Broadway, but that would have been too strenuous.” Trained as a dancer, Caron’s film career took off after Gene Kelly discovered the teenager performing in the Ballets des Champs-Élysées in Caron at the 2007 Emmys Cover of Caron’s Paris in the late 1940s. autobiography “The husband of a dancer I shared my dressing room with “I traveled to California for a play— somehow knew Gene, who had seen me Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks at the and wanted me to do a screen test for a Laguna Playhouse—which was one of movie,” she recalled. the best parts I’ve ever had. It was a twoThe film turned out to be An character play with six dance numbers American in Paris, and rehearsals were and seven costume changes. tough.
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“I wasn’t used to dancing in ballet shoes for six to eight hours a day,” she said. “And when I arrived in America, I had mononucleosis and was undernourished having lived through World War II and food shortages. So I was very anemic.” Throughout the ’50s, Caron appeared in other musicals, including Daddy Long Legs with Fred Astaire. “Fred and Gene came from different eras,” she noted. “Fred danced on his toes and barely touched the ground—an elegant, fluid dancer. Gene’s dancing was very athletic.” Astaire’s wife, ill from lung cancer, died during production. “He would bury his head in a towel and cry,” Caron remembered. “Fred loved the film, which had a lot of youth and joy, so I think it helped him through a very bad time.”
Caron continued to work in film and TV into the ’90s but says, “I was hitting 60 and beginning to think my career was over, so I embarked on a new venture.” Proving you are never too old to start a new chapter in life, she purchased and renovated an old building by the river just outside Paris, turning it into a successful bed and breakfast. “I managed it for about 15 years until the economy crashed.” Today, Caron hopes for more roles but remains realistic. “I’m not aiming for any Academy Awards. It just gives me a great deal of pleasure to keep working.”
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Flowers Speak Volumes in Fine Art Lori Verderame istory has produced some famous artists who were also avid gardeners. For instance, Impressionist painter Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926) and his colleague, Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1911), tended flower and herb gardens at their famous artist colony of Argenteuil, France, in the early 1870s. At Monet’s home in Giverny, France, the artist enlisted the aid of fellow gardeners to care for his famous water lily pond, which was the subject for his paintings from the early 1890s until his death in 1926. A few years ago, one of Monet’s famed water lily oil-on-canvas paintings, dated 1917, sold for $24.7 million. Imogen Cunningham and Georgia O’Keeffe, of the famous early Modernist art circle active in California and New York, both were gardeners who brought their love of flowers and plants into their mature works of art. Cunningham’s Modernist photographs focused on native flowers, leaves, branches, etc. Her famous Magnolia Blossom: Tower of Jewels held the record for the highest price ever paid for a photograph at auction. Georgia O’Keeffe painted desert flowers and other majestic blooms throughout her long and illustrious artistic career, including cactus flowers, poppies, jack-in-the-pulpits, and various types of lilies. In addition to these famous gardeners, there are many references to flowers in art. Different flowers have different meanings when depicted as subjects in works of fine art and antiques throughout the ages.
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Flowers often reference the bounty of plants, herbs, flowers, trees, nuts, and fruits that were found in the New World. Flowers were highlighted in embroidered and hooked rugs made in New England during the early Colonial period. Likewise, Baltimore album quilts showed an abundance of plants and flowers when the art form peaked in popularity from 1846 to 1852. Some album quilts with embroidered flowers have sold for $40,000 to $50,000. In the 17th century, Dutch still-life paintings of flowers, particularly tulips, were all the rage. The realistic method of painting flowers was important to artists of the period. The artists, so intrigued by the forms of the flowers, showed little regard for the season in which a particular flower grew. In these paintings, tulips would be depicted in a Delft vase along with carnations, iris, hibiscus, zinnias, dahlias, and roses, even if the various flowers bloomed at different times of the year. The preeminent female Dutch baroque artist of this brand of stilllife painting, Rachel Ruysch, painted an oil composition of Honeysuckle and Other Flowers in a Blue Glass Vase that sold for $690,600 at auction. The color of particular flowers offers special meaning when found
in flower gardens. For example, lilies, white in color, are associated with the Virgin Mary, purity, and chastity. They are the flower of choice at Easter Sunday and on the feast day of the Virgin Mary. Deep-orange, dark-red, and gold chrysanthemums were brought from China to Marseilles, France, in 1789 and were hybridized in many forms. In Asia, mums are held in high esteem and associated with long life. One of the best-known paintings of these blooms is Edgar Degas’ Woman with Chrysanthemums from 1865 in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The Dutch were charmed by carnations and often included them in watercolor albums documenting botanical examples. The carnation signified faithful love in marriage. Dutch masters, including Rembrandt, painted these and other flowers in wedding portraits of brides and grooms. Carnations are also carved into Dutch-style corner linen cupboards of hardwoods. These cupboards were traditional gifts to newlyweds setting up housekeeping. On today’s market, the Old Master paintings are worth far more than the antique Dutch cupboards. As flowers speak volumes, you can highlight some of your favorite blossoms by collecting art and antiques with flowers in focus. Happy spring! Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and former museum director, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discovery channel. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.
Coffee, Tea May Benefit Mental Health A cup of coffee or tea helps many people wake up in the morning, but they may also have health benefits later in life, according to recent research reported in Scientific American. One project by the National
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‘Games for Life’ Return to York By Jason Tabor The 14th annual York County Senior Games will be held June 23 to 27, where men and women over 50 will compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in 44 events throughout York County. The Senior Games are organized by the York County Area Agency on Aging in conjunction with the Senior Games Planning Committee. The mission of the annual event is to promote healthy lifestyles and fitness for York County men and women, age 50 and over, through competitive activities. New to this year’s schedule are two days of preview events, scheduled for the week prior to the games. A bowling event takes place on Monday, June 15, at the Hanover Bowling Centre, and a minigolf event will be held on Tuesday, June 16, at Heritage Hills. The majority of events will be hosted at the high school, with the exception of golf, bowling, horseshoes, trap shooting, and target shooting. These events will be held at other community locations as noted below. The opening ceremony kicks off on Wednesday, June 24, at 8:15 a.m. at the Central York High School soccer stadium. Opening ceremonies will include a color guard, the parade of athletes, a banner competition, and the lighting of the torch. The closing celebration will occur Saturday, June 27, at 3:30 p.m. at the Central York cafeteria.
Any York County resident 50 years of age or older may participate in the Senior Games. There is a $12 registration fee that enables participants to register in an unlimited number of events. Registrations should be sent in by May 31. Registrations will be accepted after May 31 if space is available and approved by the event coordinator. (Registration fee after May 31 is $15.) Tuesday, June 23 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 Volleyball – 5:30 p.m. at Central York High School
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Trap Shooting – 5 p.m. at Izaak Walton League Thursday, June 25 All events at Central York High School. Tennis, Singles – 8:30 a.m. Shuffleboard – Begins at 9 a.m.; specific times for age groups will be listed in registration booklet. Tennis, Doubles – 11 a.m. Throws – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wii Bowling – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Event also offered on June 27—choose one day. Friday, June 26 All events at Central York High School.
Wednesday, June 24 All events at Central York High School (except shooting).
Darts – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Event also offered on June 27— choose one day.
Bocce – Begins at 9 a.m.; specific times for age groups will be listed in registration booklet.
Pinochle – 9:30 a.m.
Soccer Kick – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Washers – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Ladder Golf – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Swimming – 11 a.m.; specific times for age groups will be listed in registration booklet.
Poker – 1 p.m. Basketball Hoops – Drop in between 3 and 5 p.m. Saturday, June 27 All events at Central York High School. Basketball Hoops – Drop in between 8 and 11 a.m. 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 – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Event also offered on June 25—choose one day. Darts – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Event also offered on June 26—choose one day. 3 on 3 Basketball – 12:30 p.m. For more information, call (717) 7719001.
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Wii Archery – Drop in between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Senior Games Looking for Volunteers The York County Senior Games Planning Committee is seeking volunteers to assist with the 2015 York County Senior Games, June 23 to 27. If you have extra time or your community group, organization, or business is looking for a team-building opportunity and would be willing to spare a few hours, there are many different volunteer opportunities to choose from. Help is needed in the following areas:
Target Shooting – 1 p.m. at Izaak Walton League
June 23–27 For York County Residents Age 50+
Both competitive and non-competitive events!
• Registration, keeping score, and providing support for the event coordinators during the events • Picking up and delivering supplies and equipment during the games • Helping at events, restocking supplies, and much more To learn more about the many volunteer opportunities, call (717) 771-9001 or email aging@yorkcountypa.gov.
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Things We No Longer Need Mike Clark couple of months ago, I was chatting with a friend about a motorcycle engine she listed for sale. I asked where the rest of the bike was. She said her husband put a new engine in it, and they wanted to get rid of the old engine, which was still in good running condition. They got tired of the thing sitting around in the garage. I told her I was just curious about the listing. I certainly had no need for a motor as my motorcycle days were long over. I didn’t think they were, but my wife declared otherwise; therefore, it must be true. Each time I stumble, trip, fall, or have a close call while mowing the grass or driving the car, she points out the folly of me riding anything with two wheels and a powerful engine. “You’d be horribly mangled, or worse, within days of getting one,” my wife tells me. I tell her I’m already horribly mangled, and worse, as it is. But that whole thing is a different story for another day. My friend went on to tell me how many other things she and her husband
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have sitting around the garage and the house that they no longer have a use for. It’s time to start clearing out, she said. That got me thinking about all the things my wife and I have accumulated over the years that I now consider “junk.” OK, much of the stuff is not really junk. We have a lot of things that are still useful—at least to someone. But we sure haven’t used any of it in years. So, why do we keep it? My friend suggested that it might be because neither one of us had much as kids. She came from a large family, and anything she could call her own was treasured. I went to Milton Hershey School, and I had no treasure to take with me when I entered; anything I needed was provided by the school. When I graduated, I was
given a hundred bucks and a suitcase with some clothes in it. It was much more than I started with, and I was glad to have it. So yes, maybe we tend to cling to things, regardless of their present value to us, because we just like having lots of things to call our own. I think the biggest reason, though, is that gathering and hoarding stuff is universally inherent. Our ancestors were hunters and gathers, after all. Gathering and hoarding was necessary for survival back then. But now? Maybe we haven’t evolved completely. Oh, there are those rare people who adhere to a strict minimalist philosophy or are feng shui fanatics. They don’t share our compulsion to own and squirrel away things. I’m suspicious of those
folks. It is cult-like thinking, as far as I’m concerned. I realize I’ll probably never again use most of the things I have tossed aside. However, as soon as I sell some of it, or give it to some charity, I’ll suddenly need it. It has happened before, I tell you. Nevertheless, I know I must make some tough decisions and start clearing out the things I no longer need, even if I think it might come back to haunt me. Then I told my wife I was going to start clearing out the garage. I had to start somewhere, I said. She wanted to know why I was starting there when my workshop and tool shed were in greater need of a purge. I told her I needed to make room for a motorcycle. That, as they say, is when the fight started. Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational behavior/applied psychology from Albright College. Mike lives outside Columbia, Pa., and can be contacted at mikemac429@aol.com.
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didn’t work out very well because “Lindy is the musical genius and I can’t hold a tune in a basket,” Philip, 55, said. The second year, they tried pottery because Philip had taken a course in pottery in college. “But I don’t like mud under my nails,” Lindy said. That was when they decided that their anniversary project should be something neither one of them knew anything about. They explored many subjects, from snowflakes to stained glass. From golf to angels. From Americana to carving fruits and vegetables. The couple finds that some projects don’t work out well for them, so they don’t continue on with it after their yearpursuit is over. Golf is one of those. “‘Do you mind if we play through?’ was a phrase we heard a lot,” Philip said. But their 1996 project has become a passion for the Malins that they will never let go. For that project, Philip suggested something he had seen one day growing up: A car with a box of butterflies in the back had driven into an open field to release them.
The monarch 14-legged, striped butterfly piqued both caterpillars grow almost of their interests, and before our eyes and the couple decided to talked over morning learn as much about coffee and evening them as they possibly dessert about what we’d could. seen or read about them That summer, they that day.” found six monarch That passion soon caterpillars feeding on became a calling for the milkweed plants beside Malins, talking to a highway exit near everyone they could Male (top) and female (bottom) their home. They find about their monarchs that the Malins named them King, monarchs. rescued and raised sip their Queen, Emperor, Eventually, that led first nectar before taking their Empress, Prince, and to the couple starting first release flight. Princess. Malins Monarchy, Also avid photographers, the Malins where they rescue, raise, and release up to photographed every step of the monarchs’ 2,000 butterflies every year. life cycle. They have since self-published All throughout the summer, the a book about monarchs using those Malins “rescue” monarchs by gathering photos as they had found no other book milkweed (the plant on which monarchs that accurately portrays every aspect of always lay their eggs) from areas where the monarch butterfly. they are scheduled to be mowed down or “As we read, watched, and learned as are in danger of being sprayed with much as we could about these unique pesticides. creatures, we found our curiosity and They then raise the butterfly eggs and interest growing,” Lindy said. “Every day caterpillars in tanks of fresh, clean we’d put fresh milkweed into the glass milkweed. When the larvae transform enclosure we kept them in. We saw the into mature butterflies, the Malins release
them all over the area, so they can lay their 400 eggs on other milkweed plants and then begin their journey to Mexico. The Malins discovered that their monarchs travel 2,500 miles to the El Rosario area of Mexico, and the couple has made their own journeys there to find them. The monarchs usually arrive around the Mexican holiday of the Day of the Dead (Nov. 1), Lindy said. The Mexicans believe that the monarchs that arrive there are the spirits of their ancestors, and they never knew that the butterflies began their lives as eggs and caterpillars in the United States, she said. For their work, the Malins were honored to receive the 2008 Distinguished Civil Leadership Award, which Richard Dreyfuss presented to them at a later date at Millersville University. These days, the Malins (who both are now teachers at a Montessori school) are always looking for ways to share their passion with others. Donning silk butterfly wings—made especially for Lindy by a school colorguard costumer—and a proboscis, Lindy becomes the “Butterfly Lady” for Malins
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Monarchy’s their noses. “edutainment” Everyone also programs, which have loves to try on glasses been presented to that show them how school and college monarchs see, Philip classrooms, nursing said. homes, garden clubs, The Malins are church groups, libraries, excited that the and museums, as well federal government as a state Governor’s has recently After 10 days hanging from the School of Excellence authorized spending top of one of the Malins’ tanks, and the Ned Smith $3.2 million to study a fully developed monarch can be seen through the Nature and Arts Festival the preservation of clear shell of its chrysalis. in Millersburg, Pa. monarch butterflies. The Malins also However, Philip hope to present their said, “We don’t want own TED Talk—one of them to be named as a set of global an endangered conferences on species.” scientific, cultural, and If that were to be academic topics—on the case, no one the monarch butterfly’s would be allowed to story, called “Monarch touch them, and they Milkweed Meadows.” would no longer be Currently, they are able to do their Butterfly Lady Lindy Malin, dressed presentations, nor finalists for one of this as a monarch, demonstrates their year’s local TEDx could they farm out gliding flight for the annual Nature tanks of monarchs to events. and Art Festival at the Ned Smith “I’m a show-and-tell schools and doctors’ Center in Millersburg, Pa. kind of person,” Lindy offices to raise and said. “Some of our release. favorite moments now include the looks Instead, the Malins want to encourage of amazement when people see how tiny as many people as possible to plant the chrysalis is that full-grown butterflies milkweed in their gardens and give the came from.” monarchs more places to lay their eggs. Other highlights include showing “We want to be the Johnny Appleseed people the monarch eggs on milkweed of milkweed,” Philip said. “It’s not a leaves and “frass,” the scientific term for project we’re going to give up.” caterpillar excrement, as well as seeing Malins Monarchy can be reached for people’s eyes cross as a monarch lands on more information at malins@comcast.net.
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May is Better Hearing & Speech Month Savvy Senior
Age-Friendly Telephones Help Seniors Stay in Touch Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good agefriendly home telephones for elderly seniors? My 82-year-old mother has a difficult time hearing over the phone, and her vision and memory aren’t so great either. – Shopping Son Dear Shopping, There are literally dozens of different types and styles of age-friendly phones on the market today that can help seniors with a variety of challenges like hearing loss, low vision, memory problems, and limited mobility.
How to Choose decibels (dB) up To help you to around 55 dB, select a good agewith some friendly phone for offering tone your mom, you adjustments for need to take into high-frequency account her specific hearing loss. needs and wants Most because there are amplified phones lots of options to are also hearingCSC600ER Amplified SOS Alert Telephone choose from. aid compatible from ClearSounds For example, for and come with seniors with hearing loss there are extra-loud ringers and bright ring-flashers “amplified telephones,” both corded and to indicate incoming calls. cordless, that provide various levels of Most amplified phones also come with amplification, usually ranging from 25 big buttons and a lighted keypad that
make them easier to see and easier to operate for seniors with hand tremors or dexterity problems. Some phones even offer “talk back” buttons that speak the number as you dial and announce the number of incoming calls, which is great for people with low vision. If remembering is a problem, you may want to consider a “photo phone” for your mom that lets you insert pictures of family members or friends over preprogrammed buttons, so she can simply press the picture of the person she wants to call, and they’re automatically dialed.
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May is Better Hearing & Speech Month “Emergency alert phones� are another option to consider, especially for elderly seniors who live alone. These phones come with a neck pendant or wristband (SOS button) that your mom would wear, so if she falls down and can’t get up, she can press it, and the phone’s preprogrammed emergency numbers will automatically be dialed. If mobility is an issue, there are “speaker phones� you can purchase that will let your mom activate the phone with her voice. And since telemarketing fraud is so common among the elderly, many agefriendly phones have built-in caller IDs so she can identify who’s calling before she picks up. Some phones even offer outgoing speech amplification for seniors with weak, difficult-to-hear speaking voices. Where to Shop While there are many companies that make and sell age-friendly telephones, the leading suppliers in the industry are
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Prices typically range from $30 up to around $300. Free Phones Another option you should check into is state-funded specialized telecommunications equipment programs, which are available in 47 states. If your mom’s state has a program, you may be able to get her an amplified
Captioned Phones If your mom has severe hearing loss, another option you should know about is captioned telephones that have a built-in display window that would let your mom listen to the caller as well as read written, word-for-word captions of everything the caller is saying. Options available include: CapTel (www.captel.com) sold through Weitbrecht Communications, Inc. (however, many states have programs that offer them for free to residents in need); the popular ClearCaptions Ensemble (www.clarityproducts.com); and the CaptionCall (www.captioncall.com). 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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Giving Veterans a Lift Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair in York Connects Vets with Resources, Jobs By Megan Joyce “The most beautiful thing about veterans is: Nobody’s looking for a handout.” Philip Palandro, York County director of Veterans Affairs, spoke from the heart in his speech during the opening ceremony of the York County Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair, which brought hundreds of vets and active military of all ages, as well as their families, to the York Expo Center April 15. A veteran himself and the father of a son in the Navy, Palandro’s words were both genuine and impromptu. Palandro, already an exhibitor at the event, jumped in to serve as its keynote speaker after a family emergency caused the scheduled speaker to cancel. Presented by OLP EvEnts, the one-day Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair was a two-for-one event, and admission was free to attendees. The Expo connected active and retired military members with local businesses and organizations offering veterans’ benefits and resources. General-interest exhibitors, ranging from home improvement to finance to retirement living, also populated the Expo. At the Job Fair, veterans and employers met face-to-face to discuss available positions. “I came out for the Job Fair end of it and to try to help support other vets. I brought a few people out [with me],” said Robert D., Lancaster, Air Force. “There’s plenty of stuff here, and it seemed like a good variety, anywhere from entry level all the way up to professionals.” Job seekers could also attend four free seminars to help in their transition from ADvErtiSEMENt
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soldier to employee. Topics included translating military skills to civilian opportunities, becoming an entrepreneur, online job searching, and resume writing. “[Some] people might say veterans are getting a handout, but it’s not a handout—it’s a hand lifting up,” Palandro said in his speech. “Nobody wants a handout; they just want opportunities and resources, and Donna [Anderson, president of On-Line Publishers] has provided that here today.” The anchor of the opening ceremony was the solemn display of colors performed by the Korean War Veteran Color Guard. After a processional, the guardsmen recognized each branch of the military— Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard— individually. Amy Shaffer, singer from House of Vocals, followed with a powerful interpretation of the national anthem before Tom LaNasa, Pa statE sEniOr idOL semifinalist, performed “Ragged Old Flag,” Johnny Cash’s spoken-word composition. “I came to see what’s going on, what opportunities there are for vets,” said Irene Law of York, Army. “I’m a nurse, and I found some job opportunities.” It was the first such event in York County, which is home to 40,000 veterans. The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair debuted in Lancaster in November 2014 to address what Anderson noted as the growing need of veterans to find employment and to learn about the benefits they have earned. “There are benefits out there that a lot of veterans are not aware of,” said Christine Frederick, retired PA Army National Guard master sergeant, Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, and state veterans service officer for the Department of Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars. During her presentation, Frederick, who has served 32 years in the military, explained that veterans’ benefits are based on the dates of service, the veteran’s discharge, and the location and length of service. “One key thing to remember is: Never pay to have someone file for any benefits that you might be entitled to,” Frederick warned. “You have earned these benefits, and therefore you should not pay for them; we should be paying you.” The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair will come to the Capital Region Aug. 20 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg in Camp Hill. The event will also return to Lancaster Nov. 13 at Spooky Nook Sports, Manheim. For more information, call (717) 285-1350 or visit www.veteransexpo.com.
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Take a Moment of Remembrance this Memorial Day To ensure the sacrifices of America’s fallen heroes are never forgotten, in December 2000, the U.S. Congress passed and the president signed into law “The National Moment of Remembrance Act,” P.L. 106579, creating the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance. The commission’s charter is to “encourage the people of the United States to give something back to their country, which provides them so much freedom and opportunity” by encouraging and
coordinating commemorations in the United States of Memorial Day and the National Moment of Remembrance. The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation. As Moment of Remembrance founder Carmella LaSpada states: “It’s a way we can all help put the memorial back in Memorial Day.”
Volunteer Spotlight Tenneys Named Volunteers of the Month Barbara (Barb) Barb is an RN and and William (Bill) volunteers at MasonTenney of Delta are Dixon Community RSVP’s May Services during each volunteers for the week. She enjoys her month for York vegetable garden along County. with her sewing/ Bill volunteers as knitting room. a tutor at DeltaPeach Bottom For more information on volunteer opportunities Elementary School with RSVP, the nation’s and volunteers at Barb and Bill Tenney largest volunteer program Mason-Dixon for adults aged 55-plus, Community Services in Delta. email york_rsvp@rsvpcapreg.org, visit He has many hobbies, including www.rsvcapreg.org, or call RSVP’s York hiking, kayaking, and reading. Bill is County office at (443) 619-3842 or the retired from Exelon and has two sons, statewide Senior Corps of Pennsylvania one daughter, and a grandson. hotline toll-free at (888) 870-2616. 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 senior news’ Volunteer Spotlight! Submissions should be 200 words or fewer and photos are encouraged. Email preferred to mjoyce@onlinepub.com or mail nominations to 50plus senior news, Volunteer Spotlight, 3912 Abel Drive, Columbia, PA 17512.
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They served us — now let us serve them! Reserve your space today! The Expo brings federal, state, and local agencies together with area businesses to provide information and resources to veterans and their families. The Job Fair brings veterans and spouses who need jobs together with employers who can benefit from this rich source of talent to aid their organizations.
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He Gulped Hard When a Million Dollars Spilled Onto the Wharf Robert D. Wilcox t the time, Louis Bibri was a lieutenant JG aboard the USS Gold Star, a supply ship the Navy used in World War II to haul supplies to ships across the southwest Pacific. In this case, the “supplies” also included payroll for thousands of sailors, and Bibri had recently been named supply officer for the ship. That made him responsible for all the cargo, including those dollars that had been lifted by a crane and were to be deposited on the ship’s deck. They were, that is, until the crane operator whacked the side of the ship just hard enough to jostle the money off the pallet that was carrying them and spread them all across the wharf. What happened then? “Well,” Bibri says, “we sure didn’t need any help in gathering up the money. But it took a quick phone call from me to the MPs to make sure the
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went there, too.” He remembers how colorful it was to be anchored in one of the many ports and have so many small boats from other Navy ships converging on them to pick up needed supplies. “At times, there would be 75 to 100 boats, all jockeying for position as they closed on our ship to pick up the supplies they needed,” he says. As they traveled from port to port, they were often convoyed by Navy destroyers. But apparently they were valued more while heading toward ports than when returning to Australia, since Bibri remembers a time when, returning from the Philippines, the destroyers simply left behind his 12-knot ship, while the destroyers hustled on ahead to Darwin. In January 1945, the Gold Star was reconverted as flagship for commander, Service Squadron Nine, and made trips to Leyte in the Philippines and Hollandia. Also she sailed to such exotic ports as Biak, Morotai, Tawi-Tawi and Zamboanga. She arrived at Manila in September 1945 after three years and nine months of service entirely in the forward areas, sometimes protected in convoy, but more often sailing unescorted. She was reported sunk by the Japanese five different times: off Guam, in the Sulu Sea, off Makassar, in the Australian Bight, and finally in Bass Strait. In 21 years of service, the ship had never returned to the U.S., making her unique among naval vessels. Before the war, Bibri had graduated from Grove City College in Grove City,
Pa., with a BA in business administration and a major in accounting. He worked as an accountant for U.S. Steel in a position that was free from the draft. Nevertheless, he volunteered for the Navy in June 1943 and was admitted as an ensign. When his Navy hitch ended in April 1946, he returned to civilian life and was quickly hired by Armstrong Cork Company (now Armstrong World Industries) as an accountant at their plant in Fulton, N.Y. He rose there to become assistant controller before being assigned to their Central Pennsylvania plant. He soon became the floor plant’s personnel and labor relations manager. In 1963, he became Armstrong’s general manager, industrial relations, and then director, employee relations, for the company, with its plants throughout the U.S. and overseas. He became a vice president in 1972. He retired from Armstrong in January 1983 and now lives quietly at a Central Pennsylvania retirement community. When asked what he best recalls about his Navy days, he says, “Beside that chance to make lifelong friends of many wonderful shipmates, I would have to say it was the chance to become as familiar with the Southwest Pacific’s many islands as most of us are with the cities of Pennsylvania. It was an experience I’ll never forget.” Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
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county in the state. It was followed by Chester County, which grew by 3,284 people; Lancaster County, 3,198; Montgomery County, 3,025; and Cumberland County, 2,494. Philadelphia County is the most populous county in Pennsylvania, with 1,560,297 residents, followed by Allegheny County and Montgomery County. This information is based on annual population estimates for each of the nation’s counties, county equivalents, metropolitan statistical areas, and micropolitan statistical areas since the 2010 Census and up to July 1, 2014.
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Honoring Our Service Members on Memorial Day By John Johnston As 50plus senior news celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we hope you’ll enjoy a monthly peek back at the world in 1995! This month, the political landscape of 1995: • Republicans take control of Congress (Jan. 4). • U.S. rescues Mexico’s economy with $20 billion aid program (Feb. 21). • Senate rejects balanced-budget amendment (March 2). • UN Council votes easier sanctions for Iraq (April 14). • Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon resigns under pressure for sexual and official misconduct (Sept. 6). • Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin slain by Jewish extremist at peace rally (Nov. 4). • Irish voters approve end to constitutional ban on divorce (Nov. 24). • The federal government of the United States put government workers on furlough and suspended non-essential services from Nov. 14 to 19, 1995, and from Dec. 16, 1995, to Jan. 6, 1996, for a total of 27 days. The major players were President Clinton and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich.
On Memorial Day, we honor men and women who died while courageously serving in the U.S. military. We also recognize active-duty service members, especially those who have been wounded. Cities and towns across the United States host Memorial Day parades to thank our service members and their families for their sacrifices. Policymakers put into place laws and benefits to protect our heroes and their families. For example, Social Security provides survivors, disability, retirement, and Medicare benefits. Not only does Social Security have benefits to protect veterans, but we also provide family benefits to protect service members’ dependents. Widows, widowers, and their dependent children may be eligible for Social Security survivors benefits. You can learn more about Social Security survivors benefits at www.socialsecurity .gov/survivors. Wounded military service members can also receive expedited processing of their disability claims. For example, Social Security will provide expedited processing of disability claims filed by veterans who have a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation rating of 100 percent permanent and total (P&T). Depending on the situation, some
family members of military personnel, including dependent children and, in some cases, spouses, may be eligible to receive benefits. You can get answers to commonly asked questions and find useful information about the application process at www.socialsecurity.gov/ woundedwarriors. Service members can also receive Social Security as well as military retirement benefits. The good news is that your military retirement benefit doesn’t reduce your Social Security retirement benefit. Learn more about Social Security retirement benefits at www.socialsecurity .gov/retirement. You may also want to visit the Military Service page of our Retirement Planner, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/veterans.htm. Service members are also eligible for Medicare at age 65. If you have health insurance from the Department of Veterans Affairs, or under the TRICARE or CHAMPVA programs, your health benefits may change, or end, when you become eligible for Medicare. Learn more about Medicare benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/medicare. In acknowledgement of those who died for our country, those who served, and those who serve today, we at Social Security honor and thank you. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.
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Bethany Village – The Oaks
Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
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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: 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
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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Number of Beds: 95 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
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: AAHSA, LeadingAge PA (PANPHA), NHPCO, PHN, HPNA
Comments: A beautiful, full-service continuing care retirement community with a 148-year history of exemplary care.
Private Rooms Available: No Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Featuring Traditions at Claremont, a dedicated, 39-bed, short-term rehab unit. 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
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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.
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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: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
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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: Elm Spring Residence Independent Living on campus.
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!
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The Search for Our Ancestry
Family Trees vs. DNA Testing Angelo Coniglio usually encourage genealogy researchers to share their family trees online to make connections with others who may be researching similar information. Some folks are hesitant to do so, often because of privacy issues, but even more often because they have worked hard and long to develop and verify all the records, images of documents, photos, family stories, etc., that may be included, and posting all that online, for others to simply copy and use, strikes a sour note. I argue that most folks develop a family tree not only to find ancestors, but also where possible to identify living relatives who have some of the same ancestors—to broaden their own and others’ knowledge of blood relations. Posting a tree online can attract others who are researching the same surnames and towns, and correspondence between
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you and them may benefit both parties. To those who complain that others may take “your tree” and incorrectly use it to show spurious or undocumented, unsourced information, I say, “You can keep your tree accurate and documented. If someone else uses your information and mistakenly adds something to their tree, that’s their problem, and does not reflect on you.” Such concerns, I believe, are minor when compared to the great gains that can be made when you find a distant cousin who has dozens of well-
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documented folks in his tree, who are your previously unknown relatives, and you have connected because he saw your family tree online. That being said, why, then, do I hesitate to upload my tree to a DNA testing site? Simple skepticism. I do have a family tree online at RootsWeb, not connected to any DNA testing site. And after contacting someone identified as a relative by 23andMe or GEDmatch, I have no problem exchanging my offline genealogical database or my online RootsWeb information with that person. This lets us compare names and dates that we ourselves have researched and possibly find relatives or common ancestors we didn’t already know about. But I resist having the information I found merged on a DNA site into some “world tree” that can contain errors or, at best, unsourced and uncorroborated information. Add to that my concern that the software that analyzes my genome could conceivably, by circular reasoning, access my tree and then report results “confirming” the information in the tree, when really, it is information that I myself entered.
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Maybe I’m too much of a doubter, but I’d rather separate the DNA analyses from the paper genealogy and infer connections only after I have considered each separately. I feel that the $100 I paid to have my genetic material (saliva) tested by 23andMe was money well spent, even though it has not yet allowed me to identify a relative who has more information about my ancestry than I’ve already accumulated. It has introduced me to several second to sixth cousins, who share significant portions of their genome (biological blueprint) with me, and together we are making strides to connect our paper genealogies, a feat we hope will identify common ancestors and enlarge that group of souls, living and deceased, who make up our combined families. I would recommend genealogical DNA testing for anyone who has more than a passing interest in their genealogy and personal ancestry. With the proper approach to it (recognizing its capabilities and limitations), you can expand the broad knowledge of your roots, and combined with conventional research, it can even put leaves on those elusive branches of the tree of your direct ancestors.
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Link Found Between Stress and Stroke May is Stroke is a uncoordinated on his or devastating American Stroke Month her feet. experience in which blood is cut off Speech problems. Stroke from a part of the can affect a person’s brain. It can have ability to remember many contributing words or pronounce factors, and one of them correctly, making them, physicians him or her seem now say, is stress. confused or intoxicated. According to the journal Stroke, Drooping face. One side researchers looked at of the person’s face may medical records of droop or look frozen. more than 6,000 men and women who participated in a 16-year study. Difficulty with arm movements. Ask the As part of the study, participants’ person to lift both arms. An inability to anxiety levels were measured. Over the raise his or her hands may indicate a course of time, 416 people suffered at least stroke. one stroke. The researchers determined that the Headache. Stroke can cause a sudden, risk of stroke rose 14 percent among severe headache accompanied by nausea or individuals with higher anxiety levels, as vomiting. measured in terms of such symptoms as extreme nervousness, tension, and general If you observe or experience any of stress. these symptoms, seek medical help right Participants with especially high rates of away. these symptoms were identified as having an increased risk of 33 percent. One possible connection: Anxiety and stress often lead to unhealthy habits like poor nutrition, smoking and drinking, and lack of exercise. Stress also contributes to higher blood pressure, one of the culprits behind stroke. Every minute matters when someone suffers a stroke. Prompt medical attention can make a huge difference in whether the person lives or dies, as well as in the quality of his or her recovery. Be alert for these warnings signs so you can take fast action: Difficulty walking. The person may appear dizzy, off-balance, or
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