Lifestyles over 50 November 2009

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• November 2009 FROM THE EDITOR

As the holiday season approaches we gather with our families and give thanks for all that we have. But others are not so fortunate. There are many throughout the world that lack for much, especially basic health care.

While many of us do what we can to help those who are less fortunate, there are some that go above and beyond. Just such a person in Dorene Shannon, the subject of our ‘Power of One’ story. It is a remarkable story of how one person can start a small relief program and slowly and resolutely build a network of volunteers that helps provide basic medical supplies to third world countries all over the planet - an incredibly inspiring story.

We have a heartwarming story from Carole Christman Koch about the kitchen table in her childhood home. She describes how a table was the focus of the family home.

Also this month we have a story about Elaine Shadler who graces our cover this month. Starting out as a newspaperwoman she changed careers and became a wine connoisseur and educator. Check out her interesting background.

Many of us, including my own family, give thanks at this time, but also must cope with the recent loss of a loved one.

My mother in law died suddenly in July and this will be the first holiday season without her. My family certainly is not alone in this so our story on dealing with grief will hopefully be of benefit to some.

Lastly, we are making a few style and content changes over the next few months. We constantly try improve our magazine. Please let us know what you think. You can always reach me at 610-774-0919 or editor@lifestylesover50.com.

Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season.

Cover photo by Joan Campion

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Food Safety First for Healthy Holidays

by Lois Killcoyne, Extension Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension Northampton County A great source for food safety information is the Partnership for Food Safety Education at fightbac.org. They have been running a series of articles dispelling food safety myths. Sometimes we get our food safety information from friends and relatives who mean well but are misinformed.

Often information is passed down through the generations without being updated according to the latest research. Scientists are continually learning new information based on the latest technology and studies.

With the holidays approaching, it’s important to dispel the following myth: Rinsing poultry before preparation will remove bacteria like salmonella.

Rinsing poultry does not remove bacteria, and this practice will contaminate your sink and countertops with

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raw juices. The bacteria may then transfer onto ready-to-eat foods prepared later. Bacteria on raw meat and poultry will be killed when cooked to a safe internal temperature.

Poultry should be cooked to 165 degrees F. Use a food thermometer inserted into the thickest parts of the bird— both the thigh and the breast - but not touching any bones. Check in two or three places.

Thaw turkey in the refrigerator or in cold water. Allow 1 day in the refrigerator for every four to five pounds. Allow 30 minutes per pound in cold water, changing the water every 30 minutes.

Often holiday meals or buffets extend over a period of hours. Remember that meats, poultry, stuffing, cooked vegetables, and desserts like cheesecakes and cream pies need to be refrigerated within two hours of sitting out at room temperature.

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Learn, Teach, and Be Merry

by Joan Campion

For Elaine Schadler, the path to a startling mature-life career change has led through many vineyards. Who would have imagined that a long-time newspaperwoman would become a wine educator and a facilitator of education for fellow seniors?

For today she is sharing her special knowledge with mature students at Northampton Community College. She also is an adjunct professor in the Community Programs Department – Center for Adult Learning Division at the college.

What she does in the classroom is selfexplanatory: She teaches non-credit courses on every aspect of wine—its history, its culture, how to appreciate it. She treats this great companion of human history with the respect it deserves, and takes satisfaction in helping her students understand and find pleasure in it. Her other job deserves some explanation. “I am in charge,” she says, “of 38 courses—37, really, because what we call Prime Time is a series of talks. “These courses are designed to appeal to mature students. We choose topics they will like.”

“We even have them in the afternoon because a lot of people don’t like to go out at night. The Prime Time talks with various speakers are designed to whet the appetites of prospective students; and they often succeed in doing that.

Somebody will hear a talk that’s personally exciting, and will sign up for a longer course.”

It all began with a newspaper assignment. Ms. Schadler was working for the now-defunct Bethlehem “GlobeTimes” back in the mid-70s. She recalls that at that time the Bicentenary of the American Revolution was being celebrated. “As a journalist, I already wrote a lot about food and drink,” she says. “I even knew a little about wine, but I had no idea how much more there was to know.”

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She was about to be enlightened. “Jim Gaffney, our city editor, wanted me to solve a puzzle,” she remembers. “The puzzle was about a well-known contractor, John Skrip, who lived around Hellertown. He and his family had bought a farm out near Breinigsville. Jim wanted me to find out what they were up to. “So I called, and was invited out. They asked me to stay to dinner. I must have been there eight or 10 hours. We talked. It was a life-changing experience for me.”

For the Skrips too, it might be added, it was a lifechanging experience; only it was something of a slowermotion one. It turned out they had bought the farm so that their children might learn how things grew. When Ms. Schadler visited they were growing grapes, although they had not yet made any wine. But their farm was to grow into the Clover Hill Vineyards and Winery.

For Ms. Schadler, the day in Breinigsville was the beginning of a turbo-charged quest for knowledge about wine. “I studied in France and Germany, learned how to make wines, attained certification in wine judging, and joined some professional organizations—the Society of Wine Educators, and the German and American Wine Societies.”

Her 15 years as a wine educator at Northampton Community College began when she made the acquaintance of a man who already taught wine making at the college. He recommended her to teach wine appreciation. “It’s become a good deal more, because wine is so important in history and culture,” she says. “These days wine is produced in every state of the United States. Even in Alaska, although there they have to bring in the grapes. And it is also made in every temperate part of the world.”

She may well hope her job with NCC’s Community Program Department will help generate the kind of enthusiastic learning that she experienced after that day on the Skrip farm. She is as interested in generating new teachers as new learners. So, how would a hopeful teacher get a chance? Simple.

“Get in touch with me,” says Schadler. “ Tell me your idea. Maybe I can try you out in Prime Time.”

Ms. Schadler may be contacted at eschadler@ northampton.edu.

Coping with Grief

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Dealing with Holiday Grief

by Pastor Tim Wheeler, MDiv

Hard to believe, but it’s upon us again; these crazy last weeks of the year filled with more than we can possibly keep up with. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Years, to name the biggies. In addition, for many there are also birthdays, anniversaries and other memorable dates that are penciled in on the calendar. It is, indeed, a crazy time of the year.

Whether it’s a wedding anniversary, a significant religious event, a national event or a personal one, holidays and special days keep alive memories that are precious and dear to us. Families, communities, religious communities and nations all sense a common bond when celebrating a shared holiday. Families often are reunited, church or temple is full and relationships with those we haven’t seen in some time are renewed. If you some time off during the holidays, they provide for us time to revive and renew.

Yet not everyone will be celebrating in the upcoming weeks. Around us are many who are in the midst of loss, whether in the form of unexpected unemployment, divorce, receiving a terminal diagnosis, broken relationships, miscarriage or the death of someone close. The holiday season that for so many brings great joy and celebration, for others will be a difficult and painful experience. Holidays signal memories, memories of what was and the hopes of what was to be.

Holidays are times of joy, yet what a sharp distinction there will be for some who will find grief and tears in the holidays.

I can only imagine what it must be like to be challenged to ‘Give Thanks!’ or sing ‘Joy To The World’ having recently lost a spouse, child or parent to death.

The very holiday that everyone else celebrates may be the very trigger to unleash the grief and tears of loss. Holidays often have religious significance, but now, instead of encouraging and celebrating faith, some will find their faith challenged and God may seem distant and silent. How do those of us who look forward to the holidays, who can’t wait for a turkey leg, can’t wait to have the kids home from college and are already getting presents stashed away best help those experiencing this holiday grief? I’ve summed it up under five different headings, perhaps these will help you as you joy in the holidays while helping those who are hurting.

November 2009 Remember In what I’ve read about grief and assisting those in grief one statement is always made: Grief is not expressed or experienced the same by all people, let alone all cultures.

Grieving is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Just as every person is unique, so too grief will be unique and we need to give room for individuals to grieve in their way. For those who have experienced grief it’s easy to be quick to share the things that helped us and enabled us to grieve and heal, but always remember that people are different and what helped you may not help them.

It’s important to remember that we can’t assume how someone is doing in their grief journey, we have to talk to them. While talking may indeed trigger tears in some cases, it’s healthy. They may be further along in the healing process than we might have thought. Then again, we might be the only one who has inquired as to their grief.

We must remember that walking with someone through their holiday grief will require availability. It may not be the best time for us, but it may be the time that they need to talk.

To give the gift of availability at any time of day is certainly a wonderful gift seldom given, and yet, what a comfort for others to know that we are genuinely available for them.

It hurts to watch others grieve and we wish we could speed the process, but grief doesn’t work like that, grief takes time and the grief others face will require the gift of our patience with them. The word patient refers to the being able and willing to bear with something difficult.

The most meaningful thing that ministered to the heart of this man when he was torn with grief was a friend who came to visit, sat quietly and hugged him.

Listen The Greek philosopher Epictetus is credited with the quote: “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak”. What does the grieving person need in the holidays? Someone who will listen, someone to listen without changing the subject, without being afraid of tears and with the courage to listen wherever the conversation may lead. It may be stories about the person grieved, it may be the feelings of the one grieving, frustrations, fears and pain, but the gift we give is listening.

Support Along with listening, we can also care for those grieving by supporting them through specific holiday traditions. We can support them by being willing to attend those special holiday events that they choose to be most important. What about those traditions that they had with the loved one now gone?

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They may choose not to carry out some of those traditions, but there may be some they do want to follow through on.

It may be very helpful for us to assist in such traditions like the Thanksgiving dinner, putting up the Christmas tree or decorating the house.

are eating correctly, getting some kind of exercise and finding time to rest. Most of us need this same counsel during the holidays, how much more those bearing the burden of grief?

We may also need to encourage those grieving to take care of themselves. It’s exhausting on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Those in the midst of grief need to be sure they

Pastor Tim Wheeler, MDiv, Chaplain and Bereavement Care Coordinator, Celtic Healthcare and Hospice, Carlisle

We might also consider encouraging individuals to give in honor of their loved one. Volunteering time in service The holidays to those less fortunate or those even more lonely than are full of joy, themselves can reap great rewards. Often, with loss comes smiles, laughter fresh perspectives on priorities and serving in honor of and happiness. others can bring great comfort. Grief can tempt us to fall For the grieving into the trap of feeling that our pain makes us the center of one we may need the universe and giving of time or serving others can bring a to support them clarity and understanding that prevents such thinking. in the experience of these things.

Hug Some may feel Of the things I’ve learned about grief and assisting that being happy, those who grieve, this is the easiest and yet often the most having a good time and even laughing often betrays the loss of meaningful. I once listened to a man who had lost his the loved one. We need to encourage them to recognize that entire family, four children and his wife, in one automobile their happiness in no way minimizes the importance of the accident. The most meaningful thing that ministered to the loved one in their life. After all, in most cases the loved one heart of this man when he was torn with grief was a friend would find great joy in the joy of the one they loved and have who came to visit, sat quietly and hugged him. Sometimes left behind. the best comfort is presence, sometimes the best counsel is silence and sometimes the best comfort is an embrace.

Encourage We need to encourage them to embrace their grief. They The holidays are wonderful times, healthy times, joyful must resist the urge to appear and feel happy when everyone times and yet in the midst of grief they can be painfully else is. When others are laughing and they feel like crying, it’s difficult. If there is someone around you that has experienced OK, even if they need to leave the room for a few minutes. We significant loss recently, you may be the one put in their lives might encourage the individual to write a letter to their loved to listen, support, encourage and hug them. We cannot take one or to set aside a specific time during the holidays to feel away the pain of grief but we can help to shoulder the load, their grief and weep. The key is to embrace the grief without hearten the weary and make the path through this holiday building a lasting relationship with it. season a bit easier to walk.

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Guidelines for Homecare Providers

by Pat Nemetch, President APRN, Member of the PA State AARP Long Term Care Committee

The chill in the air serves as a practical reminder that another summer has passed and autumn is upon us once more. As the leaves change colors and paint beautiful landscapes, much is happening in Harrisburg as well. While most of the attention has focused on the long-overdue resolution of the state budget stalemate, our lawmakers recently accomplished something of great interest to older residents—approval of new regulations for home care agencies and homecare registries.

Way back in 2006, the state legislature passed and the Governor signed Act 69 that licenses some 600 homecare agencies and registries. The need for licensure was obvious: An increasing number of people want to remain at home as they age and are turning to homecare agencies and registries for assistance with such things as bathing, grooming and transportation. The personal nature of these services provided in people’s homes and the growing number of homecare agencies prompted a call for licensure to protect consumers.

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and selfless individuals who understand that professionalism and compassion are guiding principles when they enter the sanctity of a home. Now, those core values are supported by professional standards. Under licensure, consumers and families are offered additional assurances and protections, and private duty providers operate under a structured set of guidelines that uphold industry integrity.

So if you are among the many older residents choosing to stay at home and remain active in the community, be sure to work with a licensed homecare service provider. If you have any questions about providers in your area, contact your local area agency on aging. With the homecare regulations now in force, we now turn our attention to guidelines regulating Pennsylvania’s assisted living facilities. Unfortunately, the story has a familiar ring. The state’s law defining assisted living was heralded when passed in 2007. These days, regulations are being held up while stakeholders and government officials iron out substantial differences.

In the meantime, enjoy time together with family and friends celebrating the holiday that has no religious boundaries.

Happy Thanksgiving to all, and please remember those who are fighting to keep our country free.

Since the approval of the licensing law, regulations to implement licensure stalled as state officials and stakeholders repeatedly disagreed on the details. That delay ended just last month when Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission approved the final regulations, representing the last step in a long journey.

Under the new guidelines, the PA Department of Health will oversee state inspections of homecare providers that provide non-medical care in people’s homes such as assistance with bathing, grooming, light housekeeping, meal preparation and transportation – services that enable the aging population to remain at home where they want to be.

Homecare agencies and homecare registries, must conduct criminal background checks on employees, conduct tuberculosis screenings for all staff and contractors with direct consumer contact. All staff or contractors must also have a valid nurse’s license or successfully completed an approved nurse aide training program, approved home health aide training program, approved personal care training program or a competency examination for persons only providing ADL (Activities of Daily Living) or IADL (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living).

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Making Your Voice Heard

by Art Villafane, Editor, Lifestyles over 50

Bill Johnston-Walsh, Angela Foreshaw, Jeanne Tilghman (center), Maureen McKoy, James Palmquist Often it takes the determination of one individual or a small group of individuals to make their voices heard.

The Allentown AARP Chapter 5415 is a new group led by President Jeanne Tilghman. Surrounded by a dedicated group of volunteers it has grown to over 100 members in a very short time. Its strength is not just in numbers. They actively seek information that is both vital and informative for the members.

In September this small band of focused people was able to get four representatives from the state AARP organization to its monthly meeting! It is difficult sometimes to get just one person to a meeting so having four was quite an achievement. At the meeting each of the four gave a comprehensive presentation on what the state AARP office is doing to bring the needs of its members to government officials. They also took questions from the audience and stayed after the meeting to continue discussions.

This is an excellent example of how people can reach out and get direct communication with their representatives. It takes focus and a strong commitment to serve the needs of the members.

Editor’s Note: Shortly after leaving this meeting two of the AARP representatives (Angela Foreshaw and Maureen McCoy) were involved in a car accident. Tragically, Ms. McKoy lost her life in the accident. Ms. Foreshaw suffered severe injuries. Our thoughts and sympathy go out to Ms. McKoy’s family and a speedy recovery to Ms. Foreshaw.

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The Power of One

by Art Villafane, Editor, Lifestyles over 50 We often hear clichés about how one person can make a difference in this world. Some even scoff at the idea.

We rarely if ever get the chance to actually meet someone who has made a difference. I was fortunate to meet such a person and she lives in the Lehigh Valley.

Her name is Dorene Shannon and she, along with other very dedicated volunteers, have turned a very minor request for help into an aid mission that has helped hundreds of people around our entire planet.

Background: Dorene is a nurse who has been at the Lehigh Valley Hospital for over Dorene Shannon 25 years. In 2000 a friend of her daughter was going to Kosovo on a mission trip. She asked Dorene to donate hospital booties for Kosovo patients. In our hospitals these booties normally are worn once and then discarded. However, they can be washed and reused.

More items slowly started to find their way to Dorene. A chiropractor donated an X-ray machine he no longer needed.

She received 4x4 gauze dressings and gloves that were opened but not used, single use stethoscopes, first aid supplies, splints and crutches. No drugs are given to or distributed by Dorene.

All this happened by word of mouth. As the word spread more and more people collected items that could be sent to third world countries with desperate medical needs. There are also private donations – people donate wheel chairs, walkers, canes, lockers and shelving. In 9 years what started out in one room of her home has grown to the use of a two car garage to other storage facilities, to a permanent (for now) storage facility.

A friend once donated blue under pads for hospital beds.

Dorene told her that those supplies were going to a local hospice. Because of that one donation, a variety of medical supplies including wheelchairs, electric beds, etc. (not usable to that organization) became available and were in turn donated to Dorene. This health care organization continues to this day to donate supplies to her cause. Dorene has also sent dental hygiene products – an often overlooked aspect of medical assistance - to these countries.

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From this small start Dorene collected these kinds supplies and started to send them to countries that were in dire need.

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Feature Story these countries. Often the supplies go along with physicians and nurses who donate their time and skill to these hardpressed countries.

Her organization, Through These Hands, also comes to the aid of people in the United States. After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the surrounding area, Through These Hands sent much-needed supplies to the city.

Some supplies are also distributed to local nonprofit groups.

too overwhelming. Take Dorene’s lead and take small steps to start. The most important point is to take action. And keep taking action. One never knows where it will lead, but if Dorene Shannon is an example, all of us can do extraordinary things.

Those wishing to help or to learn more can contact Dorene at throughthesehands@juno.com or contact me directly (610-774-0919 or editor@lifestylesover50.com).

Naturally, one person cannot do all of this and Dorene is quick to point out that this effort is only possible because of the dedication of volunteers.

Her husband, Bruce, now works full time on this project. There are people throughout the Valley and beyond who, having heard of Dorene’s work, are constantly on the lookout for supplies that can help this worldwide relief effort.

After meeting with Dorene and hearing her story I was struck by this example of the ”Power of One”. How one person, seeing a need and recognizing that she could help, did not just think or talk about it. She turned an idea into action. With little thought as to where this would lead, she followed action with more action. She dedicated herself to helping others. What started out as a simple gesture of collecting booties has blossomed into a worldwide relief effort that has saved lives and brought relief to countless numbers of people.

All of us think about doing something to help ourselves or to help others. More often than not nothing comes of it because we do not know where to start, or think the task is

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Family

The Kitchen Table

by Carole Christman Koch

with real whipped cream. Mom never understood, but the pastor loved his dessert first not last. As kids we were happy about that, but did not like having to be on behavior.

I was raised on a farm with four older brothers and five older sisters. Our kitchen table was not only a place to share a meal, conversation, and laughter, but it also served as a workplace and a game table. It held some four to five chairs at a time - some matched.

As in many homes, the kitchen table was also used as a work table. During butchering season, it was laden with different cuts of meat in pans. Each of us kids and our mother wrapped the cuts of meat in freezer paper and labeled it. From here Pop took the meats in the car to the town nearby where it

The side towards the windows had a wooden bench filled with wood for the kitchen stove. Like the chairs, Mom usually had unmatched dishes as well. I doubt she’d have ever asked for a set of china, but later in life someone did give her a matching set of dishes. She always used table cloths, most having stains from continued use.

By the time I was born, five of the children had married or joined the service. There were many “special” occasions for feasts from birthday to anniversary dinners. As the families grew with more and more grandchildren, the family dinner became an outside picnic.

Not all family meals were fun, but most were. Our mother taught us early about a sense of humor. Before we were allowed to eat, one of us was called on to say the prayer. Our father was the stern one, and as youngsters and into teenhood, the giggles generally started, and like dominoes rolled from one to another, stopping with our mother. She, too, joined in our giggles – at least until our father grumbled or gave “the eye” to us and Mom. To suppress our laughter, Mom and the rest of us held our noses shut. �

Unlike today, in those days, family and friends visited often, especially Sunday afternoons. No matter who visited, Mom --- to our dismay --- invited them to dinner. Mom may have done all the cooking, but it was us kids who ended up with the extra dishes! Of course, when our friends stopped by, we didn’t mind the extra dishes. We always had plenty of food.

Our friends were fed French fries and hamburgers - it was the main dish for teens.

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Cold winter days were fun too. After hours of sledding, Mom’s kitchen table became a haven of hot chocolate and toasted bread sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon. Mom was a great believer in giving back. She always had the pastor and his wife over for Easter and Christmas, serving a delicious duck dinner.

One of the pastors loved Mom’s three-layered jello molds

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Family was stored in large freezers rented by the locals. Other times the table became the place to do the baking, from cookies to cakes to pies - and not just one or two pies at a time, it could be five or six. It could be laden with raisin cakes, sticky buns, shoo fly pies, all kinds of pies, from raspberry to raisin to apple - whatever was in season. Mom didn’t follow recipes for this either - she had the amounts stored in her head!

In the winter season, there was still another job at the table, but it was the kind we enjoyed. It was taffy pulling.

We’d butter our hands thoroughly as we had to work with the taffy when it was hot. We’d take a glob and just pull and pull until it looked like a long candy bar. Homemade taffy was quite delicious.

The kitchen table was also a place to play. I remember it as my playhouse. Tablecloths were draped on all sides. I could

sit for hours in the fairyland or even a zoo, when I allowed the dogs and cats to join me. When we were teens, our house was filled with kids on Sunday afternoons. The table cloth was taken off and the table became a ping pong table.

It was also a place for jacks or even puzzle making. Puzzles were usually laid out on a hard board, which moved into another area when meals were served. I often took a puzzle piece and hid it. Hours later, I made sure to fit the piece and be the one to announce, “I got it. I finished the puzzle!”

I no longer have the kitchen table of my childhood, but I shall always have the memories of a table filled with food, gun, games, and most of all love. In my household, I intend to keep the status of the kitchen table as a place of warmth and friendship.

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Roy’s Reminiscences

by Roy Bellesfield

On a Sunday when I get the new TV schedule for the week to see if there are some things that catch my inquisitive mind, I put a mark on them. When I read about “Untouched America”, I thought, where would that be? So I began to watch the program, and they told about the years it took to film it.

The places they filmed caused me to feel like an explorer, and the thrill of seeing those wonderful places was truly exciting, especially places where they had to live in harsh conditions to wait for the right time for the shots of rare beauty seen by very few people. You are probably wondering what state they were in; it was Utah, a beautiful state. There were Joshua trees and cactus and rock formations that Mother Nature sculpted, and forms and shapes like I’ve never before witnessed. Such grandeur.

There were badgers, lizards, and beautiful wildflowers of many colors and hues; and the most stunning landscapes, all sculpted by wind and water. Some of the scenes were in Zion National Park in places the public never gets to see.

Remember, the people who took these pictures were there for an entire year, so you could see the changing of the seasons, and heavy snow and ice, which added to the beauty of it all.

Another part of this adventure was filmed in Crater Lake National Park, the deepest lake in America; It’s pure water and it has no outlet; rain and snow fills it.

The reason for these rare sights is because visitors never ventured into these places as the landscape could not be penetrated.

They explained the details of their waiting months or years to be at the right place at the right time for the perfect scenes. From beginning to ending, it held my attention; and the narration was so interesting that I did not want to miss a word.

Many years ago, my wife and I belonged to a group of folks who purchased season tickets for travel logs from many places of the world and enjoyed the scenes of nature in its natural beauty. Some of the travel logs took years to make. We were nature lovers and always left the scenery exactly the way we had seen it.

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Living at the foot of South Mountain made it easy to grab our gear and go hiking. Evelyn was a lover of nature and could name wildflowers, shrubs, and trees and took notes from which I wrote stories about our finds along the way.

I was a rock hound and brought home many specimens which remain on the shelves I made to display them. Some I cut and polished and made many kinds of jewelry to wear.

Life was pleasurable for me, having a mate who enjoyed the same things I enjoyed and shared together. Part of our treks included bird watching, knowing them by sight and their habits and their songs.

It was always fun to be outside and see God’s creations which change from time to time and always filled us with awe, and at times an exciting sign of rare birds or plants popping out of the ground showing green shoots after we brushed the dead leaves away, telling us nature exists in the drab shadowy places if we take the time to look more closely.

If you have an inquisitive nature, you will be amazed at the sights and sounds of your surroundings. Just take time to smell the roses!

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After the Fall

by Alan Allegra

As I write this, the sun is leapfrogging the puffy gray clouds, and the promise of rain is in the air. Some of my coworkers have the heat on, some have their window open. Some are in short sleeve shirts, some have white sweaters that smell of mothballs and cedar. It’s a typical fall day.

I’m guessing that autumn is called fall because deciduous trees decide to drop their leaves, mostly on my lawn. Leaves fall, acorns fall, temperatures fall, and gas prices fall. There is a universal law in operation that guarantees that things will fall: it’s called gravity.

There is another universal law in the spiritual world that guarantees people will fall: it’s called sin. In religious circles, when we think of The Fall, we think of Adam and Eve’s disobedience in the Garden of Eden. This was mankind’s entry into sin (Romans 5:12).

When they fell from a right relationship with God, they infected the entire human race with the desire to disobey God. Instead of dropping the forbidden fruit when tempted, they dropped their glory and died like an oak leaf.

Several years ago, there was a television ad featuring an elderly woman who fell down the stairs and cried, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” That commercial has been satirized and mocked, but the situation is not funny. When one falls alone with no one to help, it’s a tragedy.

When Adam and Eve fell and couldn’t “get up” by trying to hide their shame with their own hands, God was there to help. He picked them up, forgave their sin, and promised a future return to glory (Genesis 3:15, cf. Romans 5:17).

Although, like the autumn leaves, they were to return to dust, unlike those leaves, they and their faithful seed would rise again (Romans 6:5).

Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10, states, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” When it comes to falling into sin, it’s good that we have the Lord to pick us up: “For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6).

It’s tragic to read about a mountain climber, pilot or hiker who meets a terrible fate while travelling alone, especially if he or she could have had a friend along to help or run for

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help. Swimmers are warned to have a buddy along in case of trouble, and we feel more secure walking through a bad neighborhood with a companion than alone. Life can be a scary place as well, so it’s good to have company along the way.

Although the Lord Himself has promised to be with us all the time (Psalm 23), He doesn’t intend for us to go through life without human help. The main purpose of the church is to provide a place for people to minister to each other while worshiping God (Hebrews 10:24, 25; I Corinthians 12:7).

Both in and out of church, we are to carry one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2). Just like Christ offers to lighten our burdens (Matthew 11:28), we must bear the weight of others’ heavy loads, and allow them to bear ours.

The fall into sin affects us all, and Jesus will forgive and restore us if we ask. We should also be available to help those in need, and be willing to confess when we have a burden we need help carrying. After the Fall, the world became a difficult place to navigate. Nevertheless, if we live by faith, our cry of, “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!” will not fall on deaf ears.

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Movie Review

Movie Review - Only You

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by Art Villafane, Editor, Lifestyles over 50

Bradley. Overcome with a desire to meet “the love of her life” she flies off to Italy with a girlfriend. She must meet Damon at all costs – even if it means she will lose her fiance.

This is a very pleasant romantic comedy starring two of my favorite actors – Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey, Jr. Marisa plays a young woman who as a child believes her Prince Charming will be a man named Damon Bradley.

Through a predictable series of close calls she keeps missing him by minutes. Finally, she meets him (Downey) or at least it seems that way. Thus begins a comical turn of events on her efforts to fulfill her childhood fantasy.

As an adult she is engaged to marry someone else. Just before her wedding there is a call by a man named Damon

This is a light-hearted, well-paced movie that I am sure you will enjoy. Try it and let me know.

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Sat, Nov 14 10:30AM Enjoy gardening, interested in peace issues? Jordan United Church of Christ, Rt 309 and Walbert Ave, Allentown, 2.5 acres dedicated as Peace Garden, custom peace sculpture, peace pole, worship areas, Biblical plant & children’s bed, gazebo, swing, trails.

Sat, Nov 14 Bethlehem Garden Club, share garden tips with local pros and hobbyists 610-838-1482.

St. John’s Friendly 50’s Mon Nov 9 1PM in gym, 1343 Newport Ave Northampton. Tribute to our veterans by Catholic War Veterans of Northampton - Panny Sisters for entertainment. Apr 15, 2010 bus trip: “Sights and Sounds” production of “Joseph”. $110-$120 pp, lunch at Miller’s Smorgasbord.

Mon, Nov 9, 7-8:30 pm. Prayer & Share Together for Emotional Wholeness, women’s support

group struggling, or have family, struggling with depression, bi-polar, etc. Ebenezer Bible Fellowship, Bethlehem. Linda 610-395-8756.

Thurs, Nov 26 7pm. LV Brain Injury Support Group - Good Shepherd Health & Tech Center, 850 S. Fifth Street, Allentown.

Tues, Nov 10 Alzheimer’s Support Group, SarahCare Adult Day Service, 610-391-1576

Thurs,Nov 26 12PM Caregivers & Professionals Networking Group.

Country Meadows of Allentown, Building 3, 610-395-7160

Tues, Nov 10 1pm, St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5th & Chestnut Sts., Emmaus. Emmaus Garden Club. Sandi 610.965.2062.

Tue, Nov 10, 7-8:30 pm. Prayer & Share Together for Emotional Wholeness, women’s support group struggling, or have family, struggling with depression, bi-polar, etc. Asbury Methodist Church, Allentown. Linda 610-395-8756.

Tues, Nov 10 8:30 AM Lehigh Co. TRIAD free continental breakfast.

Green Meadows of Allentown. Call 610-967-5454.

Wed, Nov 11 5:30-6:30PM. Alzheimer’s Support Group, share, support. Professional advice from caregivers for Alzheimer’s impaired families. Arden Courts of Allentown 610-366-9010.

Wed, Nov 11 Lehigh Valley Military Affairs Council – Saucon Manor in Hellertown. 12pm 484788-0196 or info@lvmac.org to get involved. Open to all.

Thu, Nov 19 5:30 Alz’s Support Group Country Meadows of Allentown, Bldg 3. Light dinner served. RSVP 610-395-7160.

Thurs, Nov 19 4:30-6 pm. Alz Support Group, mutual support for those who provide care and deal with Alzheimer’s disease. Adult Day Service Building, Westminster Village. 610-782-8390.

Fri Nov 20, 10 am. People Meeting People Club, PEP. Senior Social Group. Fellowship Hall, Asbury United Methodist Church.

Thurs, Nov 26 - Alzheimer’s Support Group for Caregivers 4-5 PM Phoebe Richland Health Care Center. 267-371-4569

Thurs, Nov 19 Lehigh Valley Chapter 1371, Nat’l Active & Retired Fed. Employees St. Peters Lutheran Church 1933 Hanover Ave. Allentown, 12PM lunch.

Informative program before brief business meeting. Current and former federal workers invited. First timers and those wishing to have lunch call Ken Zeiner 610-8377246 before Sat. Nov 14. Lunch $7.

Others arrive at 1:00 pm.

Tue Nov 24 Alzheimer’s Support Group 10AM. Old Orchard Health Care Center. Palmer Twp. Jim Baer for more info 610-438-1608.

Tues, Nov 28 LV Parkinson’s Support Group, Gerry Haines (Chair). Banko Bldg. 10-12PM. Wed Nov 25 Men of Retirement Age Club 1-2;30pm, Advent Moravian Church, 3730 Jacksonville Road, Hanover Township.

Mondays 10 and 1. “Loving Hands Quilting Circle”. Country Meadows. Allentown, Buildings 3 and 1, 610-395-7160.

Mondays 10 am. Hi-Neighbors Group, senior group. 2 guest speakers each meeting. First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem.

Call Jan 610-954-7561.

Mondays 11:30-2. JCC, Allentown Friendship Circle. Open to 50 and over. Programs and lunch. Ruth 610-865-3646, 1 week in advance.

Tuesdays, 1 pm. Trexlertown Area Senior Group. Trexlertown Fire Co. Use back entrance. Call Marge at 610-395-5316.

Tuesdays 1:30-4:30. Palmer Senior Group, meet seniors, play cards, share good times. Charles Chrin Community Ctr Palmer

Township 610-252-2098 www. palmercommunitycenter.org Wednesdays noon. Fogelsville Senior Group at Fire Company.

Amelia, 610-395-2224.

Wednesdays 1pm St. Stevens Church Franklin & Turner St. Allentown. Cards, bingo & refreshments.

Thursdays at 12. Schnecksville Senior Citizen Group. Schnecksville Fire Co. Peg 610-395-8667.

Fridays 1 pm. Emmaus Senior Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Emmaus. Erma 610-966-2299.

Exercise Bethlehem YMCA. SilverSneakers 1 M/T/W 10:45AM M/W 3PM. SilverSneakers 2 T 8:30AM & F 10:30AM, YogaStretch Th 10:45AM Sat 8AM, SilverSplash T/Th 9:15am Sat 8:15AM. Suburban Family YMCA. Dates and times of adult Aquatics classes are available. Call 610-867-7588: SilverSneakers I - Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9:00 a.m. and also, Thurs: 10:00 a.m. SilverSneakers II - Mon: 10:00 a.m., Fri: 10:00 a.m. SilverSneakers YogaStretch- Wed: 10 a.m.

Allentown YMCA & YWCA Senior Fit M-W-F 9:00 am, Silver Circuit M-W-F 9:00 am, Silver Sneakers 1 Mon & Thurs 11:30 am, Silver Sneakers 2 Mon, Tues, Thurs. 1:30 pm, Silver Splash Mon, Wed 9:30 am, Fri 2 pm, YogaStretch Wed 1:30 pm. Dates & times of adult aquatic classes available. 610-434-9333 YMCA - Easton, P’burg & Vicinity.

Silver Sneakers Cardio Mon 1pm, Tues 11:00am, Wed. & Fri. 12:00pm Silver Sneakers 1 Tues. & Thurs.

12:30pm. Silver Sneakers Yoga Wed. 12:50pm. Low Impact Aerobics Tues. & Thurs. 8:00am. Aqua Aerobics M-F 9:15am, Tues. & Thurs. 7:00pm. Arthritis Aquatics M-W-F 10:30am, Tues. & Thurs.

1:00pm FREE seminars 7-8PM RSVP

610 258-6158. Nov 23: Natural Solution to Digestive Trouble. Dec 14: 5 Keys to Permanent Weight Loss. www.familyymca.org Arthritis Aquatics Mon, Wed, and Fri 11:00-11:45 AM or 11:4512:30PM. 3rd St. Alliance for Women & Children. Monthly: $38.00 Drop-in: $6.00. Other programs, memberships available.

Call 610-258-6271. Aqua Pilates, Arthritis Aquatics, Aqua Aerobics.

Many days and times available for classes. Rodale Aquatic Center Allentown 610-606-4670.

Tai Chi and Qigong classes in Lehigh Valley, experienced instructor, reasonable rates. Hilary Smith, RN 610-751-6090 or smith. hilarym@gmail.com

Dances Wednesday Afternoon Dances at Lehigh County Senior Ctr: 1-4 pm.

1st & 3rd Wed of month. $7.00 pp includes refreshments. 610-4373700 www.lehighseniors.org.

Saturday Evening Dances at Lehigh County Senior Ctr: 8-11 pm. King Henry entertainment. $7.00 pp.

610-437-3700.

Allentown Area Swing Dance.

Fearless Fire Co.1221 S Front St. allentownswingdance.org. 610-3907550. $7 includes lesson 7pm - 8:30, no partner needed. Nov 3 East Coast Swing Nov 10 East Coast Swing, Nov 17 West Coast Swing Nov 24 West Coast Swing.

Wednesdays 7:30. North Penn Elks Club, Colmar, Pa. West Coast Swing.

Third Fridays Peppermint Dance Club. Church on the Mall, Plymouth Meeting. www. peppermintdanceclub.com Third Friday of month – Easton’s Dance Party at Third St. Alliance, N. 3rd St., Easton. 610-330-9950.

Ballroom Dance Sundays at Fearless Fire Company in Allentown, Carol 610-398-8312 schedule and info.

Ballroom on High, Swing, Kat. www.swingkat.com Fri. Nite Dance Party, first and third Fri Apr-Nov, 7:30-10:30PM $7. Wilson Comm. Ctr. 22nd & Northampton Sts. Easton, King Henry entertainment. 610-2584461

Bingo Mon & Thurs 5 PM, game at 7 PM. Memorial Hall, Liberty Fire Co., Stockertown. 610-759-6811 Wednesdays 5 PM game starts 6:45 PM Fogelsville Volunteer Fire Co. Fogelsville Ladies Auxiliary. Cash Prizes. Call 610-395-5479 Wednesdays 6 PM game starts 7 PM Lehigh County Senior Center Bingo. Free coffee and snacks. $15 includes 4 double cards and 1 pack of specials. Call 610-437-3700

Classes and Lectures Chelation therapy fully explained.

Free lectures. Maulfair Medical Ctr, Topton. 610-682-2104. Free. www.

Do you have old classic records that you want to sell?

Call Julius Vitali of VINYLALLY HEAR at

610-217-1629 (cell) 610-966-6202 (phone)

Buying classical records and collections

drmaulfair.com. Chelation Therapy Sat, Nov 7, 12 PM Digestive Health Sat, Nov 21 6:30 PM How Toxins Impact Your Health Tues, Nov 17 6:30 PM. Seniors Who Wish to Re-Enter Workforce. Lehigh County Senior Center 1633 Elm Street Allentown offers practical computer classes.

Basic Computers I and II, Digital Cameras, Digital Photos, Intro to Internet. Classes limited to 8.

Classes at the Center on Elm Street and Whitehall Library. Eight 1.5 hour classes $40 members $80 nonmembers. Annual membership $20. Info 610-437-3700 or Diane Nolan dndod@aol.com.

Community Events First and Third Tues, 8 pm. Tickle Me Tuesday, Allentown Brew Works.

Dec 2 Lehigh County Senior Center: ShopTill You Drop in Stroudsburg: American Ribbon Outlet,Country Kettle Gift Shop, American Candle Shop. 610-3955105.

Lehigh County Senior Center Dec 6 Shop Till You Drop trip. Lunch and gratuities included. 610-3955105 Janet.

Instructor needed to teach 1hour per week math class to women in a Community Reentry Program.

(6th grade level curriculum in place ). Info on this and interesting assignments Karen Nielson, Senior Corps RSVP, 610-391-8219, nielsonk@diakon. org.

March of Dimes - Signature Chefs Auction Mon Nov 2. Bear Creek Mtn. Resort, Macungie, 610-4397420. Bid on unique and delectable auction packages. Proceeds benefit March of Dimes.

“Day of Pampering” Sat, Nov 7 1-4PM, Village of Palmerton, Princeton Ave., Palmerton. True Autumn Bliss Package includes harvest pedicure, 30 min. massage,

facial & micro-derma abrasion, make-over’s by Mary Kay. Virtual Hair Styles by Elaine. Nutrition & Diet by Peggy Shannon.

Aromatherapy, jewelry, fashion, wine tasting, appetizers and more.

610-824-7406 to reserve.

phoebe.org. Free confidential memory screenings.

Needed - Medicare Fraud Educator: help identify and educate consumers about Medicare and Medicaid abuse and fraud. Regular training sessions and updates by a supportive staff. Ask about the travel stipend.

Concerned about Your Local Environment? Help monitor the water quality in the Little Lehigh.

Training supplied and a once a month commitment needed.

For more information about these and many other interesting assignments, contact Karen Nielson, Senior Corps RSVP 610-391-8219, nielsonk@diakon.org.

National Memory Screening Day Tues, Nov 17 10:30-3PM, Phoebe Terrace Retirement Comm. 1940 Turner St. Allentown 610.794.6555 for info or rreservation. www.

Sat. Nov. 7 1-3pm. Country Meadows of Allentown, 430 Krocks Rd. 610-395-7160. Honor Veterans for military service. Entertainment by “Andrews Sisters”, light refreshments.

State Theater - Easton Wed Nov 4 ABBA Mania, Sat Nov 7 Male Intellect - An Oxymoron?, Thu Nov 12 Englebert Humperdinck, Fri Nov 13 Joshua Tree, Fri Nov 20 Stephen Lynch, Sat Nov 21 Bruce in the USA, Sat Nov 28 Darius

Advertise Here Call 610-762-9011

Northampton Village Inc. Assisted Living Serving the Lehigh Valley Since 1994

“Caring is just the beginning of what we do.”

When Looking for Senior Care, the Question to ask is: - What happens when your loved one has spent all their money?

- Can they stay?

At Northampton Village the answer is YES! Three locations to serve you:

Northampton Village 1001 Washington Ave., Northampton, PA 610-262-1010 The Village at Sullivan Trail 2222 Sullivan Trail, Easton, PA 610-515-0500 Emmaus Village 659 Broad St., Emmaus, PA 610-967-5644 *Inspirations Secured Memory Impaired Unit

w w w. n o r t h a m p t o n v i l l a g e i n c . c o m Please call for a tour and “Let’s do Lunch”! at any of our three locations