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December 2013

Volume 13, Number 10

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Betty Broadmerkel helped bring this one-room schoolhouse to the Hookstown Grange Fairgrounds, home of the South Side Historical Village Association.

See page 4 to learn about holiday performances and events.

Beaver County senior gives back to the community through her love of history

By Gina Mazza For Beaver County Senior News When Frankfort Springs resident Betty Brodmerkel, 91, was a little girl attending a one-room schoolhouse, she may not have

imagined that one day, she’d be instrumental in not only documenting the history of one-room schoolhouses throughout Beaver County, but also helping to upstart and manage one of the county’s historic sites.

Born and raised in Raccoon Township, Betty attended a one-room school through eighth grade. “That’s how I got interested in other oneroom schools,” she says.

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Do you have old train sets in your attic or basement that you don’t want anymore? Learn about how a local man is making lifetime holiday memories for area children through his love of train collecting on page 18.

With the holiday season upon us, it’s a great time to get out and enjoy some seasonal festivities. Read what’s going on in Beaver County on pages 16 and 17.

Happy Holidays!

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Create special memories this holiday season by checking out these performances and events

By Gina Mazza For Beaver County Senior News

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atching the fireworks at midnight. Marveling at the glass, light and blooms at Phipps’ Conservatory.

Taking your grandchildren to skate on the PPG Rink.

Singing along with Pittsburgh legend B. E. Taylor to your favorite holiday carols. There’s nothing like partaking in one or more of Pittsburgh’s homegrown holiday traditions to add a special touch to the season. In Pittsburgh, we have so many cultural arts performances, museums, holiday displays and more to choose from. Round up family and friends, and enjoy one or more of these popular activities happening in and around the city this month.

Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History Share in the wonder and magic of the holiday season at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. Enjoy a free concert, admire the Neapolitan presepio, tour the Carnegie Trees display, visit the Miniature Railroad and Village, or shop in all five museum stores.

The Carnegie Museum Group is headquartered at 4400 Forbes Avenue in Oakland. Seniors ages 65 and older, $12; adults, $15; ages 3 to 18, $11. Price of admission includes both art and natural history museums. For details, call (412) 622-3131 or visit www.cmoa.org.

Consol Energy Center The Osmonds invite you to the “Donnie and Marie Christmas in Pittsburgh” on Thursday, December 12. The Harlem Globetrotters return to Consol this December to entertain sports lovers with their fun moves on Thursday, December 26. To order tickets, call (866) 861-4784.

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Phipps Conservatory Open the doors to a magical world of glass, light and blooms.

With glowing evergreens, festive poinsettias, new illuminated glass installations and the stunning outdoor Winter Light Garden, Phipps is sparkling even brighter this holiday season.

Experience the wonder of Phipps’ Winter Light Garden from 5 to 11 p.m. through January 6, when the Outdoor Garden transforms into a sparkling winter wonderland. The Winter Flower Show, which also runs through January 12. Phipps is located at One Schenley Park in Oakland. To learn more, call (412)-622-6914 or visit www.phipps.conservatory.org.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Revel in the wonder of Pittsburgh’s favorite family holiday tradition, The Nutcracker. The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre creates a full experience from the moment you enter the

Benedum; enjoy the festive music, pick up some glorious trinkets from the Nutcracker Market, or have your photo taken with one of the characters. Hundreds of dazzling costumes, a larger-than-life Christmas tree, 150 performers and Tchaikovsky’s glorious score make The Nutcracker a can’t miss production. December 6 through 29. The PBT premiers its first autism-friendly performance at 2 p.m. on Friday, December 27. To purchase tickets, call (412) 456-6666.

Pittsburgh CLO The holidays would not be the same without Pittsburgh CLO’s “A Musical Christmas Carol.” Join Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and a host of colorful characters for this remarkable holiday presentation. With dazzling special effects, holiday charm and ticket prices even Scrooge would approve of, this Charles Dickens classic is a wonderful way to celebrate all the tradition of the season. Friday, December 6 through Sunday, December 22 at the Byham Theater. To learn more, call (412) 456-1350.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Celebrate the season with favorite carols and holiday music at Heinz Hall with the Highmark Holiday Pops; performance dates are Thursday December 12 through Sunday, December 15, and Thursday December 19 through Saturday, December 21. B. E. Taylor’s popular Christmas Concert returns on Monday, December 16 and Tuesday, December 17, as well as a performance at the stunning Scottish Rite Cathedral on Saturday, December 21.

Michael Bolton Holiday and Hits is Wednesday, December 18, and the Pittsburgh Holiday Doo Wop is Thursday, December 19. If you miss those dates and still want to get in a performance before the new year, check out Rat Pack Christmas on Tuesday, December 24, or from Thursday, December 26 to Sunday, December 29.

Don’t miss the ornate decorations and 25-foot tree in Heinz Hall’s Grand Lobby. For tickets, call (412) 392-4900. BCSN

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Beaver County senior gives back to the community through her love of history named First Energy Glenn Barn. “After it got here, we discovered that it had a big cornerstone with the letters ‘HKMDCCCLVIII’ on it. That confirmed that it was built in 1858.” A crew of Amish homebuilders was then hired to rebuild the barn. “It still has its original woodwork but it looks modern. We have square dances in it during the Hookstown Fair.”

Continued from page 1 “That got me interested in local history and it just took off from there.” Betty became the treasurer of the South Side Historical Village Association when it opened on the Hookstown Grange Fairgrounds in 1995. The village launched that year with the addition of a oneroom schoolhouse originally built in 1875. “It hadn’t been in use since 1953 and the owner of the building didn’t want the school to disappear,” Betty explains. “So we had it moved on a flatbed truck from the Mercer Farm and renamed it Mercer School.”

Betty has watched the village slowly grow since those early days. The next structural donation was a blacksmith’s shop from Ohioville. “The footer was poured and the building was in bad shape, but we made it look like new.”

Next came a log cabin from Ohioville that served as a private home until 1990. “We tore it down log by log and reconstructed it as a log cabin,” Betty recalls. It is now called the Johnson Log Cabin after the family that lived in it.

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In 2011, the village added a 40-feet-by60-feet barn from Green Township that was located on property purchased

by First Energy Corp. “The power company has been buying up a lot of farms around Hookstown, so they donated the barn from the Glenn Farm and gave us money to have it moved,” Betty comments. It is appropriately

The Blacksmith Shop came from Ohioville.

Several years ago, the village expanded even more when a two-room building that was used as a doctor’s office in the 1940s and ‘50s was relocated from Route 30 in Green Township. “Some of the local residents I’ve spoken with over the years remember going to that doctor’s office when they were children.” The building was just formally dedicated in October as Nelson’s Doctor’s Office. The village also has an authentic firebrick oven that is put to use when volunteers bake breads, pizzas, pies and cookies during events there.

The Log Cabin was added next.

Never content to rest on her laurels, Betty already has the next village project in motion. “I’ve always wanted to add a general store with a post office, and in August, we received a donation of a little building from the Ambrose Farm. We’ve moved it and now it’s sleeping for the winter. In the spring, we’ll start remodeling it.”

Mercer School was the first structure to be moved onto the property.

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In the meantime, Betty is busy making preparations for the village’s annual “Evening of Music” fundraiser to be held on December 7. “We had our

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“Betty is quite an inspiration,” comments Bob Rupert, president of the association. “Honestly, I don’t know what we would do without her.”

Betty is also an avid photographer and has documented many of the one-room schoolhouses in the county. Visitors to the village are welcome to peruse her 11 photo albums. She has also written and published a three-volume series of books on the history of the county’s South Side 35 one-room schoolhouses.

In addition to her work at South Side Historical Village Association, Betty is also active with the South Side Area Senior Center in Shippingport. “I’ve been active since it started in 1987. I used to work with the membership and in the

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Nelson’s Doctor’s Office was dedicated several years ago.

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Beaver County senior gives back to the community through her love of history Continued from page 7 kitchen. I attend the monthly meetings regularly.”

She has also volunteered in the nursery of Community Bible Church in Raccoon Township, where she’s been a member since 1967. When Betty isn’t doing all of this, she’s making the drive

to visit her older sister, who lives in an assisted living facility.

Betty graduated from Aliquippa High School and earned her beautician’s license in Pittsburgh. She worked as a hairdresser until 1958 then gave it up to take care of her family, working primarily as a tax collector from 1952 until the 1980s. Betty and her late husband,

Robert, had four children of their own, plus six step-children between the two of them. She also has 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and three greatgreat grandchildren.

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Raccoon Community Building. Only my one great-grandson wasn’t able to be here because he’s in the Air Force. I guess keeping up with all of those little ones is what keeps me young.” BCSN South Side Historical Village is located at 1198 State Route 168 in Hookstown.

The village is open to the public on the second Saturday of every month from April to October. The Village also has a fall social every October and summer social in June every year. To learn more, visit www.sshva.iwarp.com.

The South Side Historical Village Association will host its annual “Evening of Music” fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 7 in the Shippingport Community Building located at 63 State Route 3016 in Shippingport. A $5 donation per family is requested. A silent auction with lots of great gifts will be available. Stop by and grab a bite to eat and pick up some freshly baked Christmas cookies for your holiday table. The village is not eligible to receive federal grants, so it relies on private donations.

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Funds are available to support local caregivers showing the cost of the incontinence supplies he purchased. The following month he receives a check reimbursing him for 90 percent of his costs up to $500. He was able to get reimbursement for $1,800 of the $2,000 he spent to have the ramp built. Jake has read several of the caregiver books provided by the care manager. He attended the annual recognition lunch in May and enjoyed the lunch, educational speakers and gift bags. He is able to call his care manager when he has questions or needs more information.

By Tesi Dye Care Management Supervisor Beaver County Office on Aging For Beaver County Senior News

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ational Caregiver Month was celebrated in November. The Pennsylvania Department of Aging and Beaver County Office on Aging would like to recognize the caregivers who provide for the health and well being of their family members, friends and neighbors.

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging presented a video, “Effective Strategies for Lowering the Effects of Stress on Caregivers,” featuring Dr. Steven Zarit, distinguished professor at the Pennsylvania State University. As of November 22, the video has been posted on the Pennsylvania Department of Aging website (www. aging.state.pa.us) and the Long-Term Living Training Institute website (www.ltltrainingpa.org).

The Beaver County Office on Aging currently has funds available to help support local caregivers through education, benefits counseling, monthly reimbursement and an annual caregiver recognition luncheon. Here is an example of how the program can assist caregivers:

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Jake is the primary unpaid caregiver for his wife, June, who has had dementia

for several years. He provides most of the daily hands-on care for June. He does private pay for some added assistance. He hires his neighbor, Jill, to sit with his wife every Thursday evening so he can go to his church meeting. He also hires an aide from a local home care agency to come three times a week to help get June in the shower.

Jake purchases adult diapers, as June has started to have daily bladder accidents. Working with his care manager, he recently had a ramp installed. At the end of each month, Jake submits receipts showing the amount he has paid his neighbor and the care agency for their work. He also submits receipts

Caregivers cannot receive payment of any kind for the care they provide to the individual. Sometimes applicants think that the Caregiver program will pay them for the work they do. This is not possible. The program reimburses the primary unpaid caregiver for costs they expend to purchase approved services and supplies for the care receiver. Verification of income and assets is part of the assessment and helps to determine the amount of reimbursement.

If you are a caregiver and think you might benefit from this program, call the Information and Referral Department at (724) 847-2262. Let them know you would like to have a home visit and assessment to determine how this program can benefit you and the individual for whom you provide care.

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Pumpkin Bread

By Angela Gentile, Planning Unit Program Monitor Beaver County Office on Aging For Beaver County Senior News Holiday greetings to everyone celebrating Christmas, Kwanza and Boxing Day (Canada). Remember and reflect on the service of our US military on these dates: Pearl Harbor Day, December 7; Battle of the Bulge, December 16; and the official end of World War II, December 31.

If you have not filed for the 2012 Property Tax/Rent Rebate yet, you need to hurry; the deadline is December 31. This program is for older adults and residents with disabilities.

Contact your state legislator or the Beaver County Office on Aging for an application.

You have a small amount of time left to make changes to your Medicare coverage. The Medicare open enrollment ends December 7. Open enrollment gives you an opportunity to review your existing coverage, compare coverage that will be available in the new year, save money or get better coverage.

December is a good month to purchase the following items, which typically go on sale: televisions, boats, champagne, golf clubs, air conditioners, hardware and small appliances.

Remember, Senior Day at the Mall is not held in December. We will see you in January 8, 2014, and it will be a milestone event. Day at the Mall is 40 years old, and you are invited to celebrate by attending the Ultimate Birthday Party.

Beaver Elder Care offered samples of this pumpkin bread at the October Senior Day at the Mall. So many people asked for the recipe that we decided to share it with you.

If you have not donated gifts for the 27th annual Beaver County Office on Aging Surprises for Shut-ins program, you have until Wednesday, December 4. The BCOA casework staff identifies older adults living in their homes and apartments who need some special attention during the holiday season.

1 cup oil 3 cups sugar 4 eggs

Items can be brought to the Office on Aging, located on the first floor of the Beaver County Human Services Building, 1020 Eighth Avenue in Beaver Falls, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, except holidays; or to Center at the Mall, located in the Sears corridor next to Hallmark, Monday 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

2 cups pumpkin (canned) 2/3 cup water 3 ½ cups flour ½ t. baking powder 2 t. baking soda 1 ¼ t. salt 1 ¼ t. nutmeg 1 ¼ t. cinnamon 1 T. pumpkin pie spice 1 cup raisins or chopped nuts, optional Blend oil, sugar, eggs, pumpkin and water. Add flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Spray 3 loaf pans and pour batter evenly into all pans.

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“Journey From Grief to Healing” during the holidays St. Joseph Spirituality Center—a ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, located on the same campus as Villa St. Joseph—will sponsor “Journey From Grief to Healing During the Holidays,” conducted by Sister Mary Ann Thimons, on two Wednesday afternoons (December 4 and 18) from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sessions consist of input, sharing and mutual support with coping with loss during the holidays. There is no fee for this program.

To register, call (412) 600–3247.

Donations can include magnets, soap, tissue, sun catcher, socks, lotion, puzzle books, shampoo, razors, slippers, calendars, powder, perfume, knick knacks, aftershave, shaving cream, body wash, picture frame, lap robes, tea towels, note pads, pens, greeting cards, stamps, playing cards and toiletry items, new gift wrap, new large gift bags and rolls of Scotch tape.

Any questions regarding the program can be directed to Angela Gentile, program coordinator, at the Office on Aging by calling (724) 847-2262 or (888) 548-2262, or by emailing agentile@bcoa.us.

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My Amazing Race

By Angela Gentile For Beaver County Senior News

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t’s the last third of my year for 2013.

What a whirlwind it has become, and I am not finished yet.

Can you believe my Amazing Race started on “Friday the 13th” of September with my sister? For three days, we had fun at the Country Living Fair in Columbus, Ohio. Sponsored by Country Living Magazine, the event took place on the Ohio History Center grounds.

There were tons of cool Midwestern antiques and craft vendors to explore within the grounds and buildings of the Ohio Village. We heard a presentation

by HGTV’s Cari Cucksey of Cash and Cari. We purchased a few neat things and had some great food and desserts.

Then we spontaneously decided to stop at the Longaberger Basket Homestead for a quick visit before returning home. I am happy to report that we had a fabulous time and we survived Friday the 13th weekend with nothing but good luck.

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At the end of September, I jetted off with 15 travelling companions for a whirlwind visit of four countries in an Imperial Europe tour. Here’s an abbreviated glimpse of the journey.

We started in Vienna, Austria, and walked more than 18,000 steps in our first day. Did you watch the TV show “The Amazing Race” November 3, where the contestants needed to climb the 200-foot hill to the Gloriette on the Schonbrunn Palace grounds?

Some of our group did that, too. It was steep with a pea gravel walkway.

I just had to carry my purse, but the contestants of the show had their

backpacks with them, which had to be quite a challenge. The palace was the former summer residence of the Habsburg dynasty.

I got to see Baden, too . . . Baden, Austria. The old Roman city now is a popular spa town. It used to be the summer residence of wealthy residents of Vienna. The visit was brief to have lunch, but I chose to walk and take pictures of this beautiful town. The shopkeepers did not know that there is a Baden in the United States. Then it was off to Bratislava, the beautiful capitol of Slovakia. We saw panoramic views of the city from the castle and enjoyed shopping in the quaint city streets. For several days, we took in the sites of Budapest, Hungary, and saw Matthias Church, Fisherman’s Bastion, Visegrad Hill and Kovacs Margit Ceramic Museum. We rode past many well-known buildings and bridges that you see featured on television. We toured the Danube Bend area and saw the former Citadel and Royal Castle.

The travel brochure said we would leave Budapest and transfer to the train station for an overnight ride into Venice, Italy. But, the travel company does not mention that it is a two-part train ride. The first is a six-hour ride in a six-person seated compartment. Then,

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you have 15 minutes to transfer to the sleeper car train for nearly another six hours. Our first train was late, but we made it. Sleeping in a European train car is a challenge. There is very little room to place your luggage, turn around and get situated. Fortunate for me, my roommate volunteered to climb the ladder onto the top bunk. What an experience this was with our group’s ears popping all at once, the train rocking and going at high speed down hills.

Italy is always my favorite, and the food is the greatest. We had a wonderful visit at St. Anthony’s Basilica in Padua. Venice, the city of small islands, canals and bridges, was fabulous. We had a terrific local guide who took us on a walking tour of many side streets and side bridges that most people do not get to see on their visit. During free time, six of us were on an adventure to find a Murano glass jewelry store with very affordable prices in which an area flight attendant visits each time she is in the city. Now, she did not have the name or street address of the store, just a description of directions. Some of the directions said the building next door is under construction, and I was thinking what building is not under construction in Italy. Nevertheless, we set out and rode a boat to the other side of the island. Amazingly, we found the store.

Now, the one guy in our group has been to Venice seven times and his excellent sense of direction helped us to our destination. Naturally, we all bought lots of jewelry and other glassware for friends and family. Then, there was a leather shop two doors away, and all the ladies bought a leather purse.

Our farewell dinner was at the Trattoria Alla Scala, and our dessert was a cake

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Less than two weeks later, I was off for my annual week-and-a-half trek to Lancaster to visit my college roommate and her family. We did a major clean out and reorganization of her garage.

We did a bunch of shopping and played hilarious Scrabble games with old Jaycee friends. I cooked an Italian dinner for her family and our friends, and I celebrated an early Christmas with her family.

Whew! I am back in Beaver County, but my amazing race is not done. I am coordinating the Beaver County Office on Aging’s 27th annual Surprises for Shut-ins, which provides a bag of gifts and a friendly visit to about 600 older adults age 60 and over living in their homes or apartments all throughout Beaver County. There is a ton of detail work involved with promoting the program, sorting gifts, purchasing gifts and gift wrap, acquiring volunteer help, coordinating gift wrapping open houses, bagging gifts, finding deliverers and making delivery lists. I would like to thank all of you who help our agency pull off this huge undertaking at the end of the year. Many of you donate gifts, wrap gifts, bag gifts and most importantly, deliver them cheerily to brighten the holiday of the isolated elderly. Amazing, it is. BCSN

Senior center menus Call the following senior centers for menu information and reservations: Aliquippa: (724) 857-9989 Baden: (724) 869-4224: Beaver Falls: (724) 846-1959: Center at the Mall: (724) 728-1422: Midland (724) 869-4224.

Volunteers are needed to make a difference in the lives of seniors

By Tesi Dye Ombudsman Supervisor Beaver County Office on Aging For Beaver County Senior News

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t is estimated that 60 percent of residents in nursing and personal care homes receive no visitors. If you have two hours of free time each month, Beaver County’s Volunteer Ombudsman Program needs you.

The Ombudsman Department at the Beaver County Office on Aging is currently recruiting a training class for new volunteers. The Ombudsman Program does not investigate abuse, but the visibility of the program can help to prevent abuse and mistreatment of residents. Volunteers can play a big role to help meet this goal.

Volunteers work as part of the Ombudsman team to spread the word to residents, families and staff about the rights of all residents to be treated with dignity and respect, as well as about the care they are entitled to receive. Volunteers can select activities in which they would like to assist. They can visit assigned homes on a

monthly basis. They can provide training and education to residents, families, staff and the community. They can conduct follow-up visits or calls at the end of Ombudsman investigations and attend resident council meetings. Volunteers can play a big role in helping to train facility residents to become PEER Ombudsman.

They can help staff an Ombudsman table at health fairs or perform clerical functions. They could even help recruit more volunteers. Staff will work closely with new trainees to help them find the role that suits them best.

Potential Ombudsman volunteers need to complete the application form and agree to a criminal background and reference check. They must attend oneand-a-half days of required training prior to becoming certified. They need to be willing to attend regularly scheduled meetings with Ombudsman staff.

Please call the Ombudsman Department at (724) 847-2262 to request the application form. Help us expand to the visibility of the program and ensure all residents are treated with dignity and respect. BCSN

Senior Texting Codes We have been introducing abbreviations for texting and emails in this column every month. Recently, we found some abbreviations specifically for older adults, and some of them are amusing.

ATD

At the Doctor’s

BFF

Best Friend Fell (or) Best Friend’s Funeral

FWIW

Forgot Where I Was

ROFLACGU

Rolling on the Floor Laughing and Can’t Get Up

IMHO

Is My Hearing Aid On?

TTYL

Talk to You Louder

CUATSC

See You at the Senior Center

CBM

Covered by Medicare

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topped with fresh fruit. I am admiring the dessert in my picture. What a sweet way to conclude the trip.

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Keen-Age News . . . For Beaver County’s Active Seniors Beaver County Office on Aging

The Beaver County Office on Aging Your financial gift allows the Beaver County Office on Aging to offer in-home services to frail older adults in their home—because home is where they want to stay.

Your donation in any amount increases our ability to help care for our older adults in need.

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• “Surprises for Shut-ins” • Information and Referral • Ombudsman Service • PDA Waiver Program • Domiciliary Care • Care Management • Benefits Counseling • Day at the Mall • Pre-admission Assessment • Family Caregiver Support Program • APPRISE Program • PrimeTime Health Program • Nursing Home Transition Beaver County Commissioners Tony Amadio, Chairman Joe Spanik Dennis Nichols Beverly K. Sullivan, Administrator Beaver County Office on Aging

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Make your donation payable to: Beaver County Office on Aging Mail to: Beaver County Office on Aging Attn: Planning Department 1020 8th Ave. Beaver Falls, PA 15010 The Beaver County Office on Aging appreciates the following donations: -Carol Lindley made a donation in memory of Herbert Lindley, Isabell Lindley and Flora Lindley.

-An anonymous donation was made.

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Services provided through subcontractors: • Adult Day Care • Attendant Care • Chore Service • Home Companion • Home Delivered Meals • Homemaker • Home Safe Home

• Legal Services • Personal Care • Protective Services • Respite Care • Senior Centers • Telephone Reassurance • Transportation

For more information, call or visit our office at 1020 Eighth Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010.

Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Phone: (724) 847-2262 (Local)

1 (888) 548-2262 (Long Distance)

TDD (724) 728-5700 Website: www.beavercountypa.gov/office-aging

Senior Day at the Mall The #1 Resource in Beaver County for personal, “on the spot” consultation and service for older adults all at one convenient location!

Proudly brought to you by ~ The Beaver County Office on Aging and

and Premier Sponsors: Medic Rescue ~ Concordia Visiting Nurses ~ HIGHMARK in cooperation with The Beaver Valley Mall Next event is January 8, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. www.seniordayatthemall.com

Center at the Mall 2 Dining to donate with Applebee’s December 1.

2 12 Days of Christmas kick-off December 2.

2 Trip to Wheeling Island/Oglebay for shopping and to see the lights December 2.

2 Holiday party for members from 5 to 8 p.m. December 6. Cost is $15 per person or $25 per couple.

2 Bizarre sweater day December 10.

2 New Year’s Eve at the Rivers from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

December 31. Cost is $15 per person.

2 Elvis tribute by Robert Dale at 4 p.m. January 11.

Visit www.centeratthemall.com for all programs, events and fitness center hours and class schedule. Call (724)7281422 to make reservations for upcoming events and programs. BCSN

Baden Circle of Friends Circle of Friends, 371 Linmore Ave., Baden, will offer the following events: H Annual Christmas dinner/dance at 6 p.m. December 6.

H Christmas gift card bingo from 5 to 7 p.m. December 10.

Dinner is at 4:30 p.m.

H Trip to Wheeling Island and Ogelbay at 11 a.m. December 11. Call the center for details.

H Christmas dinner and party, penny bingo from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Wally Merriman entertains at 2:30 p.m.

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Aerobics, cardio and small weight exercise class (monthly fee charged) are offered Tuesday evenings at 6:15 p.m. All ages welcome. Call (724) 869-4224 or visit www.circleoffriendsbeaver.com for a complete schedule. BCSN

New Brighton Circle of Friends Circle of Friends New Brighton, Holy Family Parish, will offer the following events:

H Annual gospel light up night from 5 to 9 p.m. December 6. Cost is $10 per person.

H Birthday celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. December 12.

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elcome to the Katera’s Kove Family.

We are dedicated to providing personal care for individuals who are no longer able to live alone.

We treat every resident as a member of our family in our beautiful 79 bed community filled with all the comforts of home!

Activities • Crafts / Bingo / Card Games • Family Picnics & Special Dinners • Resident Council Meetings • Resident Education • Day Trips & More!

Amenities

• State-of-the-Art Movie Theater • Spacious Bedrooms with wall-to-wall carpeting • Community Rooms with Widescreen TVs • Enclosed Courtyard • Beauty Salon, Chapel & More

Secured Dementia Community With our recent expansion, Katera’s Kove now has the largest secured dementia unit in Beaver County for assisted living residents.

We specialize in continuous staff training on dementia care and are a member of the Alzheimer’s Association. Our beautiful new addition with 29 secure beds will give your loved one a sense of calmness and the best quality of life possible while in our care.

. . . all in a cozy home-like atmosphere!

Katera’s Kove is family owned and operated is family owned operated by sisters,of byKatera’s Lynn Kove Katekovich, RN. and Many employees Lynn Katekovich, andLynn’s Betty Butera.

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Lynnthe andresidents Betty’s parents also reside the Lynn encourages family under involvement for allcare. who Katera’s Kove community their daughters’ reside at Katera’s Kove.

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H Christmas party at 1:30 p.m. December 17.

H Christmas meal served at 11:45 a.m. Decmeber 19.

H Trip to Meadows and Ogelbay December 30. Call the center for details.

Call (724) 846-1959 or visit www.circleoffriendsbeaver.com for a complete schedule. BCSN

Katera’s Kove Assisted Living and Dementia Care Community Lighthouse Motto As Sailors have depended on the lighthouse for safety and guidance, so can you depend on Katera’s Kove for the safety and guidance of your loved ones in need. Here at Katera’s Kove, our staff is considered the beacon of light that shines love, compassion, and safety to all who reside here. So, from your safe harbor to ours, you can rest assured and know that your loved one will be treated with the utmost respect, love and dignity for as long as they reside here at our Kove.

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Center at the Mall, Beaver Valley Mall, Monaca, will offer the following activities:

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Entertainment and Events

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* The 24th annual Beaver County Festival Of Trees will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. December 1 and 6; and from noon to 9 p.m. December 7 and 8. The festival will be held at Bradys Run Park Lodge, Brighton Township. Walk into a Winter Wonderland featuring the Spirit of Christmas. Breakfast with Santa will take place from 8 to 11 a.m. December 7. Call for reservation. A wide variety of creatively designed Christmas trees displayed each with a different theme and wreaths. Visit the North Pole Café, Santa Land, the Candy Lane gift shop and enjoy the model train display. Admission is $4 for ages 13 to 62; $3 for seniors ages 63 and older; $1 for children ages six to 12; and free for ages five and under. Call (412) 303-5650 for details.

excellent wine, friends and a good cause. Featured is the Culinary Arts program plus amazing silent auction items. Dress up in your holiday finest and enjoy a night that allows your gift to benefit Beaver County students that need a hand-up with their dreams of an education. Adults only. Cost is $50 per person. Call (724) 480-3561. * White Christmas will be presented at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, One Lincoln Park, Mainstage Theater, Midland, at 7:30 p.m. December 6, 7, 13 and 14 and at 2 p.m. December 7, 8 and 14. Irving Berlin’s classic holiday movie comes to stage full of dancing, music and laughter. Call (724) 576-4644 or visit www.lppacenter.org.

* Come out to the Shippingport Community Building, 164 State Route 3016, Shippingport, for an evening of music at 6:30 p.m. December 7. Enjoy a variety of community musicians playing the violin, dulcimer, guitars and bongos.

There will be homemade Christmas cookies available for sale, refreshments and a visit from Santa. All are welcome, donations appreciated. Call (724) 8994165 or visit www.sshva.iwarp.com.

* The 17th annual CCBC Foundation Holly Day Gala will take place at 6 p.m.

December 6 at Seven Oaks Country Club, 132 Lisbon Rd., Beaver. Get in the spirit of the season with fine food,

* Christmas at the Village will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. December 7 and from 2 to 7 p.m. December 8 at Old Economy Village, 270 16th St., Ambridge. Step back in time and visit a

* A country Christmas breakfast will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. December 7 at Independence Township Community Center, 116 School Rd., Aliquippa.

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19th Century Christmas village. Walk along a candlelit cobblestone street, window shop and see demonstrators eager to show off their wares. Visit Belsnickel or the Feast Hall where choirs will be performing. Cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children ages three to 11.

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Entertainment and Events * Christmas At The Vicary Mansion will take place from 2 to 8 p.m. December 7 at Vicary Mansion, 1235 Third Ave., Freedom. Various Christmas trees will highlight decorations from different eras. Christmas music presented by local choirs. Demonstrations by bobbin lace makers, tatters and woodcarvers.

Children will be able to make Christmas decorations to take home. All ages are welcome, donations accepted. Call (724) 775-1848 for details. * Tour through a life-sized game of Candyland from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. December 7 at Four Mile Church, 6078 Tuscarawas Road, Beaver. Meet all the characters and hear their “sweet” story as you become a player in the game and get treats along the way, too. Call (724) 495-6520 or visit www.fourmile.org.

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* Hopewell Winter Fest and a visit with Santa will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. December 7 at Hopewell Community Park, 2500 Laird Dr., Hopewell.

Enjoy live animals, free crafts, games, cookie decorating and musical entertainment for the kids. Concession stand will be open. Call (724) 462-6236 or visit www.hopewelltwp.com. * River City Brass presents Christmas Brasstacular at 7:30 p.m. December 11 at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, One Lincoln Park, Mainstage Theater, Midland. Come and sing along to your favorite Christmas carols. Tickets are $21 and $19. Call (724) 576-4644 or visit www.lppacenter.org. * A free holiday concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. December 11 at Penn State Beaver Auditorium, Student Union Building, 100 University Drive, Monaca.

Enjoy holiday music performed by The Beaver County Symphonic Wind

Ensemble and The Monaca Cornet Band.

Call (724) 773-3610. * A Christmas display will be featured at Merrick Art Gallery, 1100 Fifth Ave., New Brighton., from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays beginning December 6 to 20. Come out to see the decorated trees, dollhouses, toys and antiques.

Call (724) 846-1130. * Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center, Mainstage Theater, One Lincoln Park, Midland, presents The Nutcracker at 7:30 p.m. December 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. December 22. Call (724) 576-4644 or visit www.llpacenter.org. *A free Christmas dinner will be held from noon to 2 p.m. December 25 at the Holy Family Social Hall, 1851 Third Ave., New Brighton. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Call (724) 846-6144 for more information. BCSN

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breakfast. There will also be a cookie sale, kid’s craft, crafters, raffles, story time and Santa. Call (724) 378-3739.

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Trains for Tots program makes lifetime holiday memories for local children

By Gina Mazza For Beaver County Senior News

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hen Greg Stewart, 59, of Bethel Park opened the former Stew’s Hobby Shop in Bellevue in 2009, he wanted to do something to both revitalize interest in model trains and give back to less fortunate families in the area.

“My wife and I said to each other, ‘We should do something for kids’,” Greg remembers, and it’s been full steam ahead ever since.

That same year, the Lionel company has just introduced its Little Lines 49-piece train playset, which retails for about $60.

So Greg and his wife, Lynn, founded the nonprofit Trains for Tots and purchased 25 sets with their own money. “Living in Bellevue most of my life, I knew families that were hurting and needed some help at Christmastime, so I had 25 children— ages seven to 13—and their families come into the store, and we gave each of them a brand new train set.”

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Coincidentally, while this gift give-away was going on, one of the customers in the store was train enthusiast Bob Evans of the North Side, a volunteer with the Ohio Valley Lines Museum and Library (OVL) in Ambridge. “A few months later, Bob got in touch with me and asked, ‘What the heck were you doing that day’?” Greg’s answer inspired Bob to get involved.

The second year, with support from the OVL Model Railroad Club, Trains for Tots gave away 75 train sets. By year three, the men had garnered support from other hobby shops in the Pittsburgh area that agreed to donate new Lionel train sets—some valued as high as $350; Trains for Tots made 150 youngsters very happy that year.

In 2012, the program gave away 200 new and reconditioned train sets.

“We don’t just hand them a train set,” Greg explains. “We talk with them about Santa Claus and the meaning of

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Bob Evans and Greg Stewart at the Ohio Valley Lines Museum in Ambridge.

Christmas. We talk about their love of trains and give a little history of model train collecting. We encourage the hobby, which I think is really important with today’s younger generation. They use electronics more than the imagination. The point is to keep the hobby alive with young people.”

In the meantime, Bob called friend Randy Turner of Lockbourne, Ohio, who has extensive experience in repairing old or broken trains. Randy volunteered his services as a train repairman. Having a “resident repairman” enables Trains for Tots to purchase train-related items on eBay or from flea markets, as well as accept donations of incomplete sets or locomotives that are in fairly good condition. Another friend of Bob’s, Tommy Bishop, volunteers to sort, clean and assemble the train sets. Randy Lehrian, yet another of Bob’s friends, custom-makes the labels and boxes that the train sets go in. Steve Yanosik of Trader Jack’s Flea Market in Bridgeville donates boxes and other train supplies.

Greg and Bob want to spread the word that they are always open to receiving

donations from anyone who has unused or unwanted trains and accessories. “All year round, Bob and I hit every antique store, toy market and flea market there is, but there are still tons of trains in people’s attics and basements that are just sitting in dirt or cobwebs,” Greg says. “We know that sometimes when you get to the end of your life or just can’t enjoy the trains anymore due to loss of eyesight or the tediousness of putting them together, you may want to get rid of these trains.

This is a great way to do something to brighten a child’s holiday and clean out your attic or basement at the same time.

We will come to your house to pick it up, then repair or fix it for free and make sure it works 100 percent before we gift it. We take tracks, platforms, race car sets—anything that we can use to give to kids.”

Every year, Trains for Tots has expanded the ways in which it reaches children in the community. Ohio Valley Lines has an open house starting on Thanksgiving weekend and ending in January; each day, three train sets are given away at random times. Other sets are donated to food banks, fire stations, women’s shelters, train clubs, the Ambridge

Chamber of Commerce, The Salvation Army, American Red Cross, Moose clubs and the US Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program.

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Joe Buettner cleans the train display with great care.

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Greg and Bob display trains ready to go pack the trains in custom-made boxes.

Greg is currently a security officer at AGH Suburban Hospital. Greg’s career also includes serving as director of security at UPMC South Side Hospital and MageeWomens Hospital of UPMC, as well as South Hills Village Mall. He was also employed for 15 years as a part-time policeman mainly in Kilbuck Township, Ohio Township and Avalon Borough. “When I was a policeman, we took Christmas trees to families in the area and I could see how much that meant to them,” Greg recalls.

Photo provided by Allegheny Health Network.

Greg donated a Thomas locomotive to Allegheny General Hospital’s new pediatric play area. With him are Robert Guthrie, MD, his wife Lynn and Shafia Memon, MD.

“Most people today have so much and take so much for granted, they may not understand and appreciate what it means to a child to get a train set. I’ve gotten to a point in my life where I’ve done a lot of things and seen a lot of bad things. It might sound stupid but we’re giving these trains to kids that we don’t know anything about, and we see their faces light up. It’s a good feeling.”

“This program just melts my heart and I know that all of us involved just really

enjoy it so much,” Bob adds. “It’s a true labor of love, but the love it gives means more than anything else.” BCSN Trains for Tots is sponsored by Ohio Valley Lines Train Club. To donate previously used trains, drop them off at OVL, located at 1225 Merchant Street in Ambridge or call Greg Stewart at (412) 526-3427. To learn more or to give a cash donation, email info@OhioValleylines. org or visit www.ohiovalleylines.org. All donations are tax deductible.

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This holiday season, 50 train sets were donated to the Allegheny General Hospital pediatric clinic to be given to young patients. In addition, Trains for Tots donated a 250-lb. Lionel Thomas locomotive as part of a play area in the newly renovated pediatrics unit. “We are so pleased to be the beneficiary of Mr. Stuart’s generous gift,” comments Robert Guthrie, MD, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Allegheny Health Network.

“We were able to incorporate the trains as a colorful focal point of our newly renovated play area in the pediatric clinic.

The countless children treated there and at the West Penn Burn Center will receive gifts of toy trains, stamps and coloring materials thanks to the Stuart family.”

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AARP: www.aarp.org. The National site for AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons), a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people, ages 50 years and older. Call 1 (888) 687-2277.

Alzheimer’s Association: www.alzpa.org. Programs and services for individuals and families coping with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. Call 1 (800) 272-3900.

Beaver County Office on Aging: www.bcoa.us. Gives detailed information on aging programs. Call (724) 847-2262 (Local); 1 (888) 548-2262 (Long Distance); TDD (724) 728-5700.

Benefits Checkup: www.benefitscheckup.org. An online questionnaire to help search for a list of all state and federal benefits.

COMPASS (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Application for Social Services): www.compass.state.pa.us. Enables Pennsylvania citizens to apply for social services programs online. Call 1 (800) 692-7462.

Eldercare Locator: www.eldercare.gov. Contains information on the complete array of services and programs of interest for older adults. Call 1 (800) 677-1116.

Government Benefits: www.GovBenefits.gov. The official benefits website of the government that connects people in need to government assistance programs. Call 1 (800) 333-4636.

Medicare: www.medicare.gov. The official government site for Medicare consumer information. Call 1 (800) 633-4227.

Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center: www.pahunger.org.

A non profit organization working to end hunger and ensure food security for all Pennsylvanians. The link for Pennsylvania food programs provides information on various nutrition resources in our state. Call 1 (800) 634-2033.

Pennsylvania Long-Term Care: www.helpinpa.state.pa.us.

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Maximum income for eligibility is: 1 Person $36,500; 2 Persons $41,700 For an application or assistance call (724) 770-5000 Pinney and PRV Associates PO Box 1567, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Newly renovated accessible apartments with roll in showers also available.

There is an admission priority for very low income persons whose incomes are

• 1 Person hh...$13,700 • 2 Persons hh...$15,650 Maximum income for eligibility is: 1 Person $36,500; 2 Persons $41,700 For an application or assistance call (724) 775-1220 or visit Housing Authority of the County of Beaver 300 State Avenue, Beaver, PA 15009 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

My Three Sons Three sons left home, went out on their own and prospered. Getting back together, they discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother.

The first said, “I built a big house for our mother.”

The second said, “I sent her a Mercedes with a driver.”

The third smiled and said, “I’ve got you both beat. Remember how mom enjoyed reading the Bible? And you know she can’t see very well. I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the entire Bible. It took elders in the church 12 years to teach him. He’s one of a kind. Mama just has to name the chapter and verse, and the parrot recites it.”

Soon thereafter, mom sent a letter to each son. “Milton,” she wrote one son, “the house you built is so huge. I live in only one room, but I have to clean the whole house.”

“Gerald,” she wrote to another, “I am too old to travel.

I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Mercedes. And the driver is so rude!”

“Dearest Donald,” she wrote to her third son, “you have the good sense to know what your mother likes. The chicken was delicious.”

Taken from www.bestcleanjokes.com.

Attorney at Law

Wills • Estate Planning • Senior Citizen Law Powers of Attorney • Living Wills Attorney Robert Banks has provided legal counsel to over 5,100 clients since his admission to the Bar in October 1978. During his 32 years of legal counseling Attorney Banks has obtained experience in many fields:

• elder law • estate planning • estate administration • family law

Leetsdale Manor

27 Spencer Street, Leetsdale, PA 15056 Rent-Assisted Housing for Persons Ages 62 and Older 1 bedroom apartments w/ equipped kitchens, wall-wall carpet, A/C, balconies, community room, laundry facility, off-street parking and Secure intercom system.

HUD has mandated that an admission priority be implemented for households whose incomes are 30% of the area median income or less.

Income limits apply (gross annual income) • 1 Person hh...$13,700 • 2 Persons hh...$15,650 Maximum • 1 Person hh...$36,500 • 2 Persons hh...$41,700

1 (800) 238-7555 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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“My goal is to provide area residents with the best possible legal service at a fair and reasonable price.”

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650 Corporation Street, Suite 300, Buchanan Building, Beaver, PA 15009 www.rabanksesq.com

Office: (724) 775-1500 Fax: (724) 774-3560

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