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The Abstract Eye Never Ages Octogenarian Painter Inspired by Nature, American Southwest By Lori Van Ingen Eighty-nine-year-old Etta M. Schreiner’s most rewarding experience is to just sit and paint. “If there’s a dish of pears or grapes, instead of eating them, I’d paint them,” Schreiner said. Over the years, Schreiner has produced more than 200 paintings. In September, Schreiner’s lesser-known Back of the Canvas series will grace the walls of Mulberry Art Studios’ Louise Gallery. Last summer, a retrospective of Schreiner’s work was exhibited. Schreiner has always painted. When she was 2 years old, she would “crawl up to where Mom was working at the kitchen sink. To keep me out of her hair while she was cooking, she gave me a piece of paper and a pencil. That’s what started the whole thing. I sat on the floor since I couldn’t walk yet, and I’d be painting away.” While she enjoyed painting, Schreiner didn’t go into art as a career. Instead, she earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Lebanon Valley College and master’s degree from Penn State. “I taught farm kids in a one- or two-room school. It was a great experience to teach,” she said. After marrying her husband, Jack, in 1950, Schreiner didn’t go back to please see ABSTRACT page 22 When not on display in a gallery, much of Etta Schreiner’s abstract artwork is on display in her apartment. Clockwise, from bottom left, Three Sisters, Cosmic Event, Fanned Out, and, in Schreiner’s hands, Third Quartet.

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Resource Directory Emergency Numbers American Red Cross (717) 845-2751 Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Cumberland County Assistance (800) 269-0173 Energy Assistance Cumberland County Board of Assistance (800) 269-0173 Eye Care Services Kilmore Eye Associates 890 Century Drive, Mechanicsburg (717) 697-1414 Financial Michael Gallagher, DBA Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 320 S. Hanover St., Carlisle (717) 254-6433 Funeral Directors Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc. 30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg (717) 432-5312 Furniture Sofas Unlimited 4713 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg (717) 761-7632 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 Arthritis Foundation (717) 763-0900 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 Health Network Labs (717) 243-2634 The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007 PACE (800) 225-7223 Social Security Administration (Medicare) (800) 302-1274 Healthcare Information Pa. HealthCare Cost Containment Council (717) 232-6787

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Walt Sonneville eniors deserve special recognition if they have served as remarkable examples of achievement in their elderly years. A title, awarded by a prestigious authority such as state governors or the president, would be fitting. A proposed title is Senior-Citizen Laureate. An example of recognition for outstanding service is the British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service, commonly called the B.E.M. Although it ranks as the fifth of six levels of UK medals, the B.E.M. nonetheless enjoys a proud status. The Jan. 29, 1951, issue of Life Magazine had a feature article on Fanny Thorne, then an 88-year-old greatgrandmother. She was awarded the B.E.M. in 1951 by King George VI to honor her for continuing to toil on her farm, six days a week, from the time her husband died in World War I until 1951. The award was for “her devoted service to agriculture.” In 1943, at the age of 80, Thorne demonstrated extraordinary stamina when, according to the magazine, she “shucked an 8-acre field of barley by herself in 11 hours and 30 minutes.” Her routine tasks included threshing wheat, sorting potatoes, and cutting kale to feed the cattle. She lived alone in her four-room cottage. This exceptional woman won her medal by going far beyond what might be expected of the human body. Medals should be awarded as well for those who render outstanding, if not Herculean, contributions. Why not an American medal specifically to recognize seniors who accomplish remarkable achievements in their advanced years? Our country has several types of medals to recognize other exceptional civilians. They include the U.S. Presidential

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Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Presidential Citizens Medal, the National Medal of Arts, and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Young people have two types of medals awarded, both by the U.S. Department of Justice: the Young American Medal for Bravery and the Young American Medal for Service. Seniors are deserving of recognition for their services as well. To promote intergenerational harmony, seniors able to do so may wish to volunteer for occasional

assignments with nonprofit organizations, including local and county governments, social and faith-based groups, and service organizations. This would ease the fiscal burdens faced by nonprofits and burnish the esteem to which seniors are held. The U.S. Census Bureau’s “Current Populations Survey” found that in 2010 approximately 26.3 percent of Americans over the age of 16 volunteered. The rate for men and women combined, ages 55–64, was 27.2 percent, dropping to 23.6 percent for those 65 and older. Recognizing Senior-Citizen Laureates could encourage raised levels of participation. A report by the Urban Institute, “Volunteer Transitions among Older Americans,” using 2002 data, found “the time that adults age 55 and older devoted to formal volunteer activities has been valued at $44 billion, and this estimate is likely to increase as the large Baby Boom generation grows older.”

What benefit is there to seniors who volunteer? A study published in the journal Social Science and Medicine (November 2010) finds that elderly persons who volunteer live longer and healthier. The data are based on a study of 916 noninstitutionalized American seniors, ages 65 or older, who are “cognitively functional.” Volunteering provided them a sense of purpose, the study concluded. May is the appropriate month to announce the names of perhaps a dozen national honorees selected annually as “Senior Laureates.” May is designated as “Older Americans Month,” a program originated by the Kennedy administration. It is celebrated across the country through ceremonies and events and is managed by the Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the AOA, the theme for Older Americans Month in 2013 is “Unleash the Power of Age.” The theme was selected to recognize seniors as “productive, active, and influential members of society, sharing essential talents, wisdom, and life experience with their families, friends, and neighbors.” Honoring inspirational seniors who are civically engaged could raise the level of volunteerism among older Americans, enhance their sense of purpose, support deserving nonprofits, and raise the stature of seniors among their own and younger generations. Laureates, lead the way! Walt Sonneville, a retired marketresearch analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen, A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, and Opinion Essays for Seasoned Citizens and Their Elders. Contact him at waltsonneville@earthlink.net.

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First-Aid Myths that Just Won’t Die Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES was about 10 feet behind another woman as we both headed into the nail salon at the mall early one morning. I wasn’t paying attention to the salon entry itself and apparently neither was she, as neither of us noticed that their sliding glass doors were closed. She hit full face on, bounced back (didn’t fall), immediately cried out, and put her hand up to the upper right side of her face. The glass hadn’t broken, so her skin wasn’t cut, but it was obvious from the sickening thud that she was going to have, at the least, a killer black eye. The salon owners slid open the doors, let us in, and the woman sat down. I suggested we get some ice, wrap it in a wet cloth, and let her put it on her face. Any blunt trauma can cause the blood vessels beneath the skin to rupture and leak, causing a bruise or, in

medical-speak, a contusion. The immediate application of ice (although not directly onto the skin) restricts the blood ooze and, by doing so, can stave off some of the bruising. But the woman didn’t want to use ice and she didn’t want to use even a cold, wet towel without ice. What she did want to do was to retrieve a cream from her purse and smear it on the side of her face. She’d be OK with just that, so everyone can stop fussing, please? Cream as an appropriate preventive for a bruise? That was a new one for me, but I do now and again run up against a number of old, familiar first-aid myths that just don’t seem to ever die out. Here are some first-aid myths you’ve probably heard:

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1. You should put butter on minor burns to reduce the pain. (Never. Use

6. The best way to reduce a fever is to swab down with alcohol. (Swabbing

with towels soaked in tepid water is better.)

2. The best way to deal with a poisoning emergency is to induce vomiting. (Don’t do this. Call 911 or Poison Control.) 3. Putting hydrogen peroxide on minor cuts and scrapes is the most effective way to prevent infection. (Soap and water is a better choice.) 4. To stop a nosebleed, tilt your head back and pinch your nose. (Forget the tilt back; you might swallow blood, which can cause you to vomit.) 5. Tourniquets are the best first-line treatment for any bleeding injuries. (Not unless the bleeding is life threatening.)

7. If you witness a seizure, you should restrain the person and put something solid between his teeth so he cannot bite his tongue. (No. Get the furniture out of the way, let the seizure run its course, and call 911.) There are great websites devoted to first-aid myths and mistakes, and a oneevening first-aid class at your local Red Cross or community center is always a good idea. If this subject interests you, pursue it. You may find yourself to be a hero someday. Gloria May is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in adult health education and a Certified Health Education Specialist designation.

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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

The Truth Is in the Workmanship Dr. Lori ne of the questions that I often hear at my public appraisal events is, “How can you tell?” I draw upon my decades of appraising and museum experience to glean important information about your antique pieces: works of art, antiques, or collectibles. My stage shows are totally unscripted, and I do not know what antiques are going to be presented to me at my events beforehand. So I appraise on the fly, and I spare no feelings—you either have a gem or you have a piece of junk! When someone today asks me how I can tell the age of something or if an object is repaired or restored, I tell them to look beyond the beauty. Look at the workmanship. Look at the construction. Look at the foundation of the piece. That is where the lies hide. We can shine something up or decorate a piece to

painted to look make it look like the grain great, but the of rosewood. truth is in When the appraising the construction. piece for the For TV episode, I instance, the broke the news late 19thcentury to Cindy that letterbox that she purchased my friend a locking Cindy letterbox that Photo courtesy www.DrLoriV.com Shook, the was only partly 19th-century letterbox with replacement inlaid Gallery 63 from the 1800s. marquetry work on the top. office manager She asked me, from “How can you Discovery’s Auction Kings, picked during tell?” I told her to look at the our season four premiere episode is a contrasting, different types of wooden good example because it had many pieces used in the marquetry work on the issues. top of the box—satinwood, walnut, First, the interior of the box was not rosewood, etc. The decorative motif of authentic rosewood but rather wood the marquetry inlay piece featured a

recorder, trumpet, and flowers, and this piece was probably cut out of an early1900s music box—hence the musical instruments—and replaced on top of the letterbox. If you look at the positioning of the decorative marquetry forms, the flowers on the left and right sides are nearly cut off, indicating that perhaps the damage to the original music box was so significant that the restorer had to cut the wooden replacement piece so close to the decorative flowers that there was no space left on either side of the floral motif. Typically, there would be an area of blank space between the flowers at both left and right sides and the framing of the marquetry piece. But, that is not the case on this box, which is a telltale sign that the box has been reworked and a replacement piece inserted into the top.

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Fragments of History

The World’s Shortest War (and Other Fascinating Military Facts) Victor Parachin n Aug. 27, 1896, a war was fought between Great Britain and the East African nation of Zanzibar. The war broke out after Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini, who was sympathetic and friendly toward the colonial British administration, died. Two days later his nephew, Khalid bin Bargash, seized power. Because the British favored another candidate, they gave Bargash an ultimatum to abdicate immediately. He refused and assembled an army of 2,800 men. Bargash also seized the former sultan’s armed yacht, the H.H.S. Glasgow, to use as a navy attack ship. British troops promptly surrounded the palace while the Royal Navy assembled five warships in the harbor directly in front of the palace. Despite Bargash’s last-minute efforts to negotiate a peace via the U.S.

representative on the island, the Royal Navy ships opened fire on the palace at 9 a.m. on Aug. 27. The Glasgow was promptly sunk; the palace began falling down around Bargash as casualties mounted. Bargash retreated to the German consulate, where he was granted asylum. The war had a duration of 38 minutes and holds the record of being the shortest war in history. Adding insult to injury, the British demanded payment from the Zanzibar government for the shells fired on the country! Here are a few other fascinating military facts.

World’s longest war. It started in 1651 and didn’t end officially until 1986, a war declaration lasting 335 years. This was a conflict between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly, located off the southwest coast of the United Kingdom. The origins of the war go back to the Second English Civil War fought between Cromwell’s Parliamentarians and Royalists, supporters of Britain’s monarchs. Cromwell’s military pushed the Royalists into retreat to the Isles of Scilly. The Netherlands, allied with British monarchy, backed the Royalists, believing they would be victorious. Even

though the Royalists were defeated, a treaty of peace was never signed between the Netherlands and Great Britain. Finally, in 1985, Roy Duncan, historian and chair of the Isles of Scilly Council, wrote the Dutch embassy in London noting there was still an official declaration of war. He invited the Dutch ambassador to visit the islands and sign a peace treaty. This was done on April 17, 1986. The War of Jenkins’ Ear. Whenever there is a military conflict, it has to be identified with a name. And, there are some oddities here. There was The War of Jenkins’ Ear. The war took its name from Robert Jenkins, captain of the ship Rebecca, who claimed Spanish coast guards cut off his ear in 1731. With full confidence that his mistreatment would not be tolerated by

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Great Britain, Jenkins sailed home with his ear in a jar. He exhibited his ear in the House of Commons and so aroused public opinion that the government of the British Prime Minister Robert Walpole declared war on Oct. 23, 1739. The Spanish explained that Jenkins was smuggling in their territorial properties and was thus punished. Nevertheless, the War of Jenkins’ Ear lasted until 1742. “Neutral” nations of World War II. The official stance of Switzerland during World War II is well known: The country was neutral during this conflict. In that position, Switzerland was joined by Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, and Argentina. However, a closer examination revealed that none of these countries was completely neutral. Swiss banks converted Nazi gold to Swiss francs, allowing Germany to use that exchange

to buy desperately needed minerals from Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Turkey. Furthermore, Sweden allowed 250,000 Nazi troops to cross its country in order to reach neighboring Finland, where the Germans battled Soviet forces. Argentina permitted several high-ranking Nazi war criminals to find shelter and relative safety inside their country when the war ended. How guerrilla warfare came to be named. Guerrilla warfare goes back as far as recorded history but received its name during the Peninsular War of 1809-14 when Napoleon fought for control of the Iberian Peninsula, controlled by Spain and Portugal. In Spanish, guerilla means “small war.” The resistance to Napoleon’s troops employed tactics that are typical of what we know as guerrilla warfare: fighting in small bands, sudden raids, ambushes, sabotage, and kidnappings.

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May is Better Hearing & Speech Month Devices and Gadgets to Help You Hear Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults. One in three people older than 60 and half of those older than 85 have hearing loss. Hearing problems can make it hard to understand and follow a doctor’s advice, to respond to warnings, and to hear doorbells and alarms. They can also make it hard to enjoy talking with friends and family. Your treatment will depend on your hearing problem, so some treatments will work better for you than others. Here are the most common ones: Hearing aids are tiny instruments you wear in or behind your ear. They make sounds louder. Things sound different when you wear a hearing aid, but a doctor can help you get used to it.

To find the hearing aid that works best for you, you may have to try more than one. Ask your doctor whether you can have a trial period with a few different hearing aids. You and your doctor can work together until you are comfortable. Personal listening systems help you hear what you want to hear while eliminating or lowering other noises around you. Some, called auditory training systems and loop systems, make it easier for you to hear someone in a crowded room or group setting. Others, such as FM systems and personal amplifiers, are better for one-on-one conversations. TV listening systems help you listen to the television or the radio without

being bothered by other noises around you. These systems can be used with or without hearing aids and do not require you to use a very high volume. Direct audio input hearing aids are hearing aids that can be plugged into TVs, stereos, microphones, auditory trainers, and personal FM systems to help you hear better. Telephone amplifying devices. Some telephones are made to work with certain hearing aids. If your hearing aid has a “T” switch, you can ask your telephone company about getting a phone with an amplifying coil (T-coil). If your hearing aid is in the “T” position, this coil is activated when you pick up the phone. It allows you to listen at a comfortable

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sound systems for people with hearing loss. These systems send sounds directly to your ears to help you hear better. Some can be used with a hearing aid and others without. Cochlear (COKE-lee-ur) implants have three parts: a headpiece, a speech processor, and a receiver. The headpiece includes a microphone and a transmitter. It is worn just behind the ear where it picks up sound and sends it to the speech processor, a beeper-sized device that can fit in your pocket or on a belt. The speech processor converts the sound into a special signal that is sent to the receiver. The receiver, a small round disc about the size of a quarter

that a surgeon places under the skin behind one ear, sends a sound signal to the brain. Cochlear implants are most often used with young children born with hearing loss. However, older adults with profound or severe hearing loss are beginning to receive these implants more often. Lip reading or speech reading is another option. People who do this pay close attention to others when they talk. They watch how the mouth and the body move when someone is talking. Special trainers can help you learn how to lip read or speech read. Source: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

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we went back to the States—Rhode Island—got a load there and headed for the South Pacific. We went through the Panama Canal to Hawaii and from there to the invasion of Okinawa. “We lay there 35 days, and then returned to New York and I was discharged from the Navy. The war was over by then.” Kemble went to work in the carpentry shop of the Hershey Foods Corporation in Hershey, doing mostly masonry and concrete work. He retired in June 1982 after 43 years with the company. On Oct. 6, 1943, Kemble married Thelma Garrett. She died Dec. 7, 2010, after 67 years of marriage. Kemble has two sons, Gary Lee and Roy Edward Kemble, and two grandsons, Cody and Trey. In summary, Alvin T. Kemble of suburban Harrisburg, now 88, enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served as a gunner in the USN’s Armed Guard, a little-known unit assigned to protect merchant ships operating under the War Shipping Administration. His first ship, the S.S. James W. Denver, on its maiden voyage, was hit by two torpedoes fired from a German u-boat and sunk on April 11, 1943. Kemble and 18 other men were crammed into a lifeboat adrift for 1,400 miles and 34 days before being rescued by a Spanish fisherman near the Canary Islands. All 19 seamen barely survived the ordeal at sea, but one man was fatally injured in Spain when hit in the head by a tree branch while riding in an open truck. Occupants of four other lifeboats from the Denver were rescued by different ships after shorter periods of time. A sixth lifeboat on the ship was damaged in the torpedo attack and was

unusable. Sixteen of the 85 crew members were listed as missing in action (MIA). Kemble was later assigned to another Liberty ship, the La Follette, which brought cargo to France after the invasion of Normandy in June 1944, and he was involved in the invasion of Okinawa near the end of World War II. The U.S. Navy Armed Guard, of which Kemble was a gunner, also staffed Liberty ships with signal men, radio and radar operators, officers, and other military support personnel—even some Navy nurses in the WAVES—on cargo and troop ships operated by civilians in the Merchant Marines. Approximately 145,000 enlisted men and officers served in the USN Armed Guard during World War II. They sailed on 6,236 merchant ships, including Allied vessels, of which more than 700 ships were sunk and many more were damaged. Armed Guard casualties numbered more than 2,000 killed or missing in action, and many were wounded, a casualty rate that grimly rivals the rate of any of the Armed Forces during WWII. The AG was disbanded following the end of the war. Kemble still meets with some AG and other World War II vets on the first Thursday of the month at the Old Country Buffet on Jonestown Road (Route 22) in Lower Paxton Township. Other senior veterans of all service branches are welcome to join the group, starting about 11 a.m. If you are a mature veteran and have interesting or unusual experiences in your military or civilian life, phone Al Goodman at (717) 541-9889 or email him at klezmer630@comcast.net.

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The Evolving Wheelchair: Innovation, Adaptability, Design Judith Zausner

may not be able to sell enough wheelchair user since 1996, pursued this wheelchairs to sustain their business. development with a team of engineers. 1. All wheelchairs look alike. Yet wild designs are important because Adaptable for scuba diving, it uses 2. All wheelchairs have a gray or they break dive thrusters, dark-colored surface. down the control surfaces, stereotypes, and flotation 3. All wheelchairs cost only a small and then devices as well as fraction of the cost of a car. innovative fins attached to 4. No wheelchair can climb stairs. “Money cannot buy health, elements start Austin’s feet to but I’d settle for a diamond5. Wheelchairs can never be used on to appear in propel under studded wheelchair.” sand, mud, or other exceptional terrain. other models. water. Engaged in – Dorothy Parker Also, the performance art, The answer to all of the above is false. reverse is true. the wheelchair is Wheelchairs have come a long way Seeing the part of her since their first debut in 1595 as an capability of a Freewheeling “invalid’s chair” for Phillip II of Spain. wheelchair in a project, which Recently industrial designers special way can trigger thoughts of addresses the intersection of art and worldwide have taken the challenge to advancing that feature with more disability. create the exceptional merger of form, functionality in a new model. All-terrain wheelchairs are attracting function, and uniqueness. Some One of the most remarkable interest. From moving gracefully on a prototypes are so unusual that they may wheelchair innovations is a submersible sandy beach to climbing up and down never get to market or, if they did, they model. British artist Sue Austin, a stairs, these wheelchairs have been designed with unique sets of wheels. HEROes Series of Sport Wheelchairs, inspired by Mark Zupan, a quadriplegic and captain of the United States wheelchair rugby team, built a wheelchair not just for the beach, but predictably also for beach rugby. And a team of designers, Julia Kaisinger, Mathias Mayrhofer, and Benesch Xiulian, worked together to develop the CARRIER Wheelchair, which can provide complete independence for the user traveling over Do you know a 50+ volunteer who gives selflessly to any terrain. Its functions include traction to climb others? Tell us what makes him or her so special the stairs as well as a standing position so and we will consider them for 50plus Senior News’ the user can be at eye level with other people and have the potential to reach things that previously could not be reached from a seated position. Another rue or false?

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very special practical design element would eliminate the need to physically transfer to a toilet seat. And there’s the social and psychological aspect of being in a wheelchair that the average mobile person does not think about. Yet for Alexandre Pain, his design goal was “Designing for Social Stigma”; he wanted to create change with a dramatic and elegant design that does not resemble a wheelchair. To fully understand the dynamics of a wheelchair with respect to both its function and challenges of the user, Pain, though himself mobile, spent time in the wheelchair. He found that the most difficult aspect was the stigma associated with it, and so his goal was to reinvent the wheelchair and morph it into an entity that did not resemble its former life. The result is the electric Tandem scooter, which is quite beautiful and, like a scooter, comes with additional seating for another person in the back. There will always be people with disabilities and there will always be wheelchairs, but now designers have taken the challenge to blend form and function. Leaving the classic stereotype behind has given designers the freedom to bring more versatility to the wheelchair and an enhanced quality of life to the user. For the disabled, it will provide more mobility and independence and therefore enhance their social interactions, their options for leisure time, and their selfesteem. Judith Zausner can be reached at judith@caringcrafts.com.

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Exercises That Can Help Ease Arthritis Pain Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Can exercise help seniors with arthritis? I have osteoarthritis and have read that certain exercises can help ease the pain, but I don’t know where to start, and I certainly don’t want to make it any worse than it already is. What can you tell me? – Sedentary Sally Dear Sally, Lots of seniors who have arthritis believe that exercise will worsen their condition, but that’s not true. Study after study has shown that exercise is actually one of the best treatments for osteoarthritis. Proper and careful exercises can help reduce joint pain and stiffness, strengthen muscles around the joints, and increase flexibility. It also helps manage other chronic conditions that are common among seniors with arthritis, such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity. Here are some tips to help you get moving.

need to go slow to give your body time to adjust. If you push yourself too hard, you can aggravate your joint pain; however, some muscle soreness or joint achiness in the beginning is normal. To help you manage your pain, start by warming up with some simple stretches or range-ofmotion exercises for five to 10 minutes before you move on to strengthening or aerobic exercises. Another tip is to apply heat to the joints you’ll be working before you exercise, and use cold packs after exercising to reduce inflammation. If you’re experiencing a lot of pain while you exercise, you may need to modify the frequency, duration, or intensity of your exercises until the pain improves. Or you may need to try a different activity—for example, switching from walking to water aerobics. But it you’re having severe, sharp, or constant pain; large increases in swelling;

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Strengthening exercise: Calisthenics, weight training, and working with resistance bands are recommended (two or more days a week) to maintain and improve your muscle strength, which helps support and protect your joints. Aerobic exercises: Low-impact activities like walking, cycling, swimming, or water aerobics are all recommended three to five times per week to help improve cardiovascular health, control weight, and improve your overall function. It’s also important to keep in mind that when you first start exercising, you

or your joints feel hot or red, you need to stop and see your doctor. Exercise Resources To help you exercise at home, there are a number arthritis exercise DVDs you can purchase to guide you through a wide variety of activities. Collage Video, at www.collagevideo.com and (800) 8197111, sells several, as does the Arthritis Foundation Store at www.afstore.org or (800) 283-7800. Also see Go4Life (http://go4life.nia. nih.gov), a resource created by the National Institute on Aging that offers a free exercise DVD and book that provides illustrated examples of exercises you can do to improve your condition. You can order your free copies online or by calling (800) 222-2225. If you need some motivation or don’t like exercising alone, ask your doctor about exercise programs in your area for people with arthritis. Hospitals and clinics sometimes offer special programs, as do local health clubs and senior centers. The Arthritis Foundation also conducts exercise and aquatic programs for people with arthritis in many communities throughout the U.S. Contact your local branch (see www.arthritis.org/chaptermap.php or call (800) 283-7800 for contact information) to find out what may be available near you. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.

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Exercises for Arthritis Determining exactly which types of exercises are best for you depends on the form and severity of your arthritis and which joints are involved. It’s best to work with your doctor or a physical therapist to help you develop an exercise program that works for you. The different types of exercises that are most often recommended to seniors with arthritis include:

Range-ofmotion exercises: These are gentle stretching exercises that can relieve stiffness as well as improve your ability to move your joints through their normal range of motion. These exercises should be done daily.

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Social Security Honors All Who Serve By John Johnston Every day of the year, Americans across the nation remember friends and family members who have served and sacrificed for their country. May is National Military Appreciation Month. As we observe Memorial Day and Military Appreciation Month, we would like to let members of our military know how much we value what they do for our nation. At Social Security, we offer a wide range of services for our service members. Families of fallen military heroes may be eligible for Social Security survivors benefits. Learn more about Social Security survivors benefits at www.social security.gov/pgm/survivors.htm. For service members who return home with injuries, Social Security is here to help. Visit our Wounded Warriors website (www.social security.gov/ wounded

warriors). We use an expedited process for military service members who become disabled while on active military service, regardless of where the disability occurs. It is important to note that benefits available through Social Security are different than those from the Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application. Even active-duty military who continue to receive pay while in a hospital or on medical leave should consider applying for disability benefits if they are unable to work due to a disabling condition. Active-duty status and receipt of

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The Handwriting on the Wall Email, texting, and tweeting all make communication quicker and easier. But some worry that electronic communication tools are eroding our ability to write the old-fashioned way: by hand. A study conducted by Doc-mail, an online stationer, found that the average adult (out of 2,000 participants) goes about 40 days without writing anything by hand, and one in three haven’t written a

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note on paper for more than six months. In addition, 50 percent feel that their handwriting has significantly declined, with one in seven being “ashamed” of their writing. Spelling may be another casualty, with four in 10 of the participants reporting that they depend on autocorrect for the right words. Many writers may find themselves helpless without a keyboard in the near future.

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and flowers are missed by mower blades, allowing them to complete their life cycles. Mowing actually helps this vegetation grow because it removes grass that would shade it. Common blue violets are a woodland species adapted to lawns. They have purple blooms that are three-quarters of an inch across. Their blossoms and heart-shaped leaves are edible to whitetailed deer, cottontail rabbits, woodchucks, and other critters, as well as people. Ground ivy is a mint with a pungency that people smell when cutting grass. This species creeps over the ground and through short grass. It has half-inch purple flowers; rounded, scalloped leaves; and prefers shaded, damp habitats. Its leaves were once used to ferment and flavor beer. Dandelions have inch-wide, yellow blooms. Only dandelions with short flower stems produce seeds on regularly

mowed lawns because long-stemmed blossoms get cut by mowing. Pretty, seed-eating birds, including house finches, cardinals, goldfinches, indigo buntings, and various sparrows, eat dandelion seeds in May when few other seeds are available. And dandelion leaves and flowers are edible to people, rabbits, and chucks. Indian strawberries trail across the ground and through short grass like tiny vines. They have three-quarter-inch yellow blooms and tasteless, but attractive, strawberry-like berries with seeds on their surfaces. Squirrels, birds, and other creatures eat those red berries. Yellow wood sorrels have clover-like leaflets and one-half-inch yellow blooms. Tiny, erect seedpods form where the golden blossoms were. Plants with purple or yellow flowers help make lawns attractive and interesting during April and early May. Enjoy their beauties. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

Calendar of Events

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May 4, 9 a.m. to noon – Volunteer Work Day, Kings Gap Environmental Education Center May 5, 2 to 3 p.m. – “Rugged Beauty of the South” Trail History Program, Pine Grove Furnace State Park May 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Spring Garden Day, Kings Gap Environmental Education Center

Big Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-4478 91 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, Newville May 3 – Doubling Gap Day Trip May 15, 9 a.m. – Chocolate Chip Cookie Bake-Off May 17, noon to 3 p.m. – Watercolor Painting Art Show

Programs and Support Groups Mondays and Wednesdays, noon to 12:45 p.m. Silver Sneakers Class: Muscular Strength and Range of Movement Living Well Fitness Center 207 House Ave., Suite 107 Camp Hill (717) 439-4070

May 8, 11:30 a.m. NARFE West Shore Chapter 1465 VFW Post 6704 4907 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg (717) 737-1486 www.narfe1465.org Visitors welcome; meeting is free but fee for food.

May 2, 6:30 p.m. Too Sweet: Diabetes Support Group Chapel Hill United Church of Christ 701 Poplar Church Road Camp Hill (717) 557-9041

May 8, 1:30 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group HealthSouth Rehab Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd. Mechanicsburg (717) 877-0624

May 7, 7 p.m. CanSurmount Cancer Support Group HealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd. Mechanicsburg (717) 691-6786

May 8, 6:30 p.m. Amputee Support Team Meeting HealthSouth Rehab Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd. Mechanicsburg (717) 944-2250 dehoss67@comcast.net www.astamputees.com May 21, 1 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren 501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg (717) 766-8880

Free and open to the public. May 22, 6 p.m. Introduction to Medicare Session Cumberland County Aging & Community Services 1100 Claremont Road, Carlisle (717) 240-6110 May 24, 7 p.m. New Cumberland Town Band Performance Red Land High School 560 Fishing Creek Road Lewisberry www.nctownband.org May 27, 11 a.m. New Cumberland Town Band Performance New Cumberland Memorial Day Parade Bridge Street and Park Avenue New Cumberland www.nctownband.org

Mary Schaner Senior Citizens Center – (717) 732-3915 98 S. Enola Drive, Enola Mechanicsburg Place – (717) 697-5947 97 W. Portland St., Mechanicsburg Southampton Place – (717) 530-8217, www.seniors.southamptontwp.com 56 Cleversburg Road, Shippensburg May 7, 12:30 p.m. – Blanket and Quilt-Making Party May 8, 10:30 a.m. – Carpool to Senators Baseball Game May 31, 10 a.m. – Walk About Event West Shore Senior Citizens Center – (717) 774-0409 122 Geary St., New Cumberland Please call or visit the centers’ websites for additional activities.

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Cumberland County Library Programs Amelia Givin Library, 114 N. Baltimore Ave., Mt. Holly Springs, (717) 486-3688 Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle, (717) 243-4642 May 15, 1 p.m. – Afternoon Classic Movies at Bosler Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill, (717) 761-3900 East Pennsboro Branch Library, 98 S. Enola Drive, Enola, (717) 732-4274 John Graham Public Library, 9 Parsonage St., Newville, (717) 776-5900 Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, 16 N. Walnut St., Mechanicsburg, (717) 766-0171 New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820 May 4, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Perennial Plants and Yard Sale May 6 and 20, 6 to 8 p.m. – Great Books Discussion Group May 22, 6 to 9 p.m. – Pennwriters Writing Group Shippensburg Public Library, 73 W. King St., Shippensburg, (717) 532-4508 www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

Carlisle Senior Action Center – (717) 249-5007 20 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle

For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse. May 7 and 8, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Camp Hill Borough Building 2125 Walnut St., Camp Hill (717) 737-4548 May 14, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Big Spring Senior Center 91 Doubling Gap Road, Newville (717) 776-4478 May 15, 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Hampden Township Recreation Building 1005 Park St. Extended, Mechanicsburg (717) 761-4951

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The Way I See It

The Best Playground Mike Clark p until I was 11 years old, I lived right across the street from the dusty entryway to a playground—the most imposing playground that God, railroads, and rivers could ever devise. It wasn’t necessarily safe. But isn’t that the essence of adventure? A rocky field stretched from the backyard walkway of a small row house to an obsolete railroad reservoir. This

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field was our baseball diamond. It was roughly configured, and it was in use daily, as weather permitted. The designated pitcher was most always Shorty Lehman, a small, middleaged man who worked for the local telephone company. Shorty not only pitched, but he also coached and encouraged each child who stepped up to the plate. He never berated or ridiculed, but his good-natured razzing was

constant. Shorty was the positive influence that helped to turn children into good men and good women. The railroad reservoir sat atop a low hill, and a circular concrete wall topped with a pointed iron fence kept us out of harm’s way. The stagnant water within the small basin was covered with algae and was polluted with old tires, discarded wood, tree limbs, baseballs, and other unidentifiable debris.

Fish, caught in the Susquehanna River, mysteriously found their way into the filthy stew, along with some snapping turtles and snakes. We actually tried catching those creatures with a fishing rod and dough balls made from wet bread. We caught a lot of foul carp in that mess. At the base of the reservoir, a large cellar door led to a dark and dank earthen floor where an intake pipe and

The Southwest was a big influence on Schreiner, with Aztec colors and tones creeping into her artwork. “That’s where I started painting seriously. My son was raised and I had more time,” she said. Schreiner studied watercolors at Penn State and acrylics at Syracuse University.

But Schreiner’s passion for abstracts was fueled by her studies with Robin Bolton, a nationally recognized abstract artist. Schreiner also has taught a couple of art classes for amateurs who wanted to learn to paint or paint better. Schreiner’s work was accepted on three occasions by the prestigious New York State Fair Art Shows and received a ribbon. Nature has been Schreiner’s greatest inspiration. “It gives me the opportunity to be really original,” she said. Although she has painted realistic still lifes, portraits, and landscapes, abstracts are Schreiner’s favorite style. Schreiner’s “pride and joy” among her abstracts doesn’t have a title. “It speaks for itself,” she said, adding that the purple colors are grapes and the whites are trees, and various designs compose the rest of it. Cosmic Event and Cosmos are two other favorite abstracts. For Cosmos, she “flicked” paint onto the canvas and then began outlining three parts to the painting as land, water, and sky. In Cosmic Event, orange colors weave through land, river, and trees. Schreiner prefers to work in watercolors instead of oils. “It spreads more, so I can do a lot more with it,” she said. “You also can blend colors better.” Schreiner said she is now allergic to some ingredients in her paints, so she has to paint with a mask covering her face. “I developed this allergy over a period of time within the last three years,” she said.

Because of this allergy, Schreiner has begun using watercolor markers that April Koppenhaver, Mulberry Art Studios’ gallery owner, gave her. “It was time to retire my regular painting and start working in a different medium.” She also is enjoying making abstract cut-out pictures from items like bubble wrap, fabrics, and calendars. “I cut things of interest to me,” she said, and “create shapes and colors that come out of my head. I intend to continue creating. It’s part of my nature.” “She’s always experimenting, pushing the envelope. Not what others want her to paint,” said Koppenhaver. “I paint something because I want to paint it,” Schreiner said. When Koppenhaver first saw Schreiner’s artwork three years ago, she wanted to be sure it was maintained for posterity. “She’s a serious artist with an eye and a flair,” Koppenhaver said. “It was a thrill to see her art collection, and I’m thankful for the opportunity to show them.” Unlike most painters, Schreiner has utilized both the front and back sides of her canvases over the years. She would get an idea but didn’t have a new canvas cut, so she’d just turn over one of her paintings and get started, she said. Because her paintings are on both sides, figuring out how to exhibit them is a challenge, Koppenhaver said. For more information on Schreiner’s Back of the Canvas exhibit in September, call (717) 295-1949 or visit www.mulberryartstudios.com.

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teaching. Instead, she began a family. The Schreiners moved around, living in Washington, D.C.; Ohio; and Pennsylvania; and they toured a number of countries. They retired to Albuquerque, N.M., before moving to a Central Pennsylvania retirement community 10 years ago.

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valve that fed the reservoir stood dormant. It had been locked off for many years as there was no longer a need to pump water; steam engines hadn’t run this line in ages. But we found enough toads down there to amuse ourselves for hours. The back hill of the reservoir descended farther into the railroad beds, making a decent grade for sledding and rolling to the bottom in large cardboard drums that had been discarded by a metal smelting plant a block away. I don’t know that these drums were as much discarded as they were pilfered. Also, the back hill was like the dark side of the moon; we were hidden from the watchful eyes of parents. But the best part of this playground lay beyond The Rezzie, as we called the reservoir. The tracks of The Reading Railroad, once the Columbia & Reading, often presented boxcars and flatbeds at rest. These marvelous carriages hauled the most interesting freight. Our favorite cargo was the military equipment that sat proudly above the tracks on the flatbed cars. My brother and I have a black-andwhite photo of us standing on top of a tank while sporting boat shirts and clam diggers, the fashion rage in the late 1950s.

Not too far over the tracks, just before the actual banks of the mighty and treacherous Susquehanna River, lay a shallow, timeworn channel of the Pennsylvania Canal system, a part of local history that began in 1832. We never gave history a thought, though, as we played on the banks and in the muddy water of that ancient waterway. My last adventure there was the day we “found” a canoe and paddled our way toward a small inlet. We all went into the drink when the canoe became unstable from all the movement within, which I thought was dubious. My doubt was in order as I just found out this week, after over 50 years, that my brother intentionally overturned the boat. He now owes me a brand-new pair of sneakers. These adventures, and more, went on day after day in the best playground ever. Each of us has a story of our adventurous childhood. Think about it whenever you see a bunch of kids milling about a large screen, playing video games. You’ll feel kind of sorry for them, I’ll bet. Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He lives outside Columbia, Pa., and can be contacted at mikemac429@aol.com.

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