Gettysburg Times by Tom Ford

GETTYSBURG TIMES • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009

Senior Highlights OCTOGENARIAN EQUESTRIAN — Each year, a few residents of St. Catherine’s Nursing Home, Emmitsburg, travel to the Shining Stars equestrian facility at Freedom Valley Worship Center on York Road to enjoy horseback riding. This was the first year for Ada English, 88, pictured taking a ride on Hochie and being assisted by, from left, Brandy Crago, facility director; Mary Van Buren, activities director at St. Catherine’s; and Ellen Dreja, a volunteer at the horse riding center. BILL SCHWARTZ/GETTYSBURG TIMES

10,000 MILES IN 8 YEARS — Doris Mellott, of New Oxford, recently completed 10,000 miles of walking. Mellott joined the YWalking Club at the Hanover YMCA on Jan. 31, 2001 and completed her goal on May 21, 2009, just four days before her 72 birthday. Over the past 8 years, three months and 21 days, Mellott logged her miles at the Y’s indoor and outdoor tracks, the North Hanover Mall, most of the streets of Hanover, a housing development in Hampton and in eight other states. Also pictured with Mellott is Jack Rego, CEO of the Hanover YMCA.

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Fresh produce available to seniors The Adams County Office for Aging, Inc. (ACOFA) in cooperation with the Pa. Department of Agriculture will again distribute fruit and vegetable vouchers to qualifying adults age 60 and over; districbution began Monday. County residents are eligible if they are 60 years of age or older and have a 2008 gross annual income less than $20,036 for a single person and $26,955 for a married couple. Each eligible senior will receive four $5 vouchers for a total of $20 worth of fresh fruits and vegetables purchased at approved farmer’s markets. The produce must be “grown or growable” in Pennsylvania. To receive vouchers seniors need to go to ACOFA or any one of the seven senior centers in Adams County and bring identification to verify age and residence. The income is selfdeclared. This means that by signing for the vouchers, the person is stating that they are income-eligible. There is no need to bring financial documents. A signed, completed Farmers Market Proxy Form is required for anyone picking up vouchers for another eligible person. These forms are available at ACOFA and the senior centers. Vouchers will be distributed on a first come first served basis. Each person may only receive one set of vouchers. Adams County Office for Aging, Inc. is located at 318 W. Middle St., Gettysburg. The locations of the senior centers and their times of operation are listed below. For more information,

please call 334-9296 or 1 (800) 548-3240. * East Berlin Senior Center, 4th Street and North Avenue, East Berlin — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday. * Fairfield Area Senior Center, Fairfield Fire Hall, 106 Steelman St., Fairfield — 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday. * Gettysburg Senior Center, 142 N. Stratton St., Gettysburg — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday. * Littlestown Senior Center, 10 Locust Street, Littlestown 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. * McSherrystown Senior Center, 201 N. Third St.,

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McSherrystown — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Friday * Upper Adams Sr. Center, 2950 Table Rock Road., Biglerville — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday. * York Springs Sr. Center, Lion’s Club Building, York Springs — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

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‘Adventures in Adams County History’ trip set Adams County Historical Society, ACHS, will present its “Adventures in Adams County History” bus trip on July 25. The trip will be hosted by Timothy H. Smith, research assistant at ACHS. He will take the group to several sites of historical interest in the county. This year’s sites will include a visit to a marker along the Mason Dixon Line, and the Lower Marsh Creek and Flohrs Church Cemeteries. Also included will be the locations for several scenes filmed in the county associated with the movies “Gettysburg” and “Birch Interval.” The fee is $35 for ACHS members/$45 non-members and includes an all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar at Hoss’s Family Steak & Sea House on Route 30. Register by calling the Society at 334-4723 ext. 201 or online at www.achs-pa.org no later than July 6. The Adams County Historical Society offers these educational programs as part of its mission to collect, protect, and educate the public about the rich history of Adams County. The Society relies on its generous donors and members and, in part, on the General Operating Support Grant for the official county historical society from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, matched by an appropriation from the Adams County Commissioners, for its financial support.

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