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Adventures from on High Retired Teacher Has Scaled Some of World’s Tallest Peaks By Lori Van Ingen Avid might be a tame word to describe James “Jim” Beckerich’s love of climbing. Beckerich, who was a high school mathematics teacher for 36 years, as well as a men’s soccer and baseball and co-ed floor hockey coach, enjoyed having his summers free. It gave him the opportunity to follow his passion. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mount Everest base camp, Machu Picchu in Peru, Ixta and Orizaba in Mexico, and Cotopaxi in Ecuador—the 67-yearold has conquered them all. And just last year, Beckerich climbed to 19,600 feet at Aconcagua Peak, the highest peak in South America and only second in the world to Mount Everest, before running out of gas, just shy of reaching the summit. But, he said, “there are amazing peaks right here in the United States.” Besides these adventures, for two months every summer, Beckerich takes his Nissan, with his climbing gear and clothes, and drives to the Colorado peaks—where he has climbed 40 of the 14,000-foot peaks—or other peaks Beckerich displays his banner of sponsors at high camp (19,600 feet) of Aconcagua Peak, Argentina.

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Robert D. Wilcox

an Cooper grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio, the son of a Navy officer dad. Unlike most sixth-graders, Cooper knew exactly that he wanted to do with his life. That early, he had his eyes set on attending the U.S. Naval Academy and becoming a naval officer. And instead of just dreaming about it, he knuckled down and prepared for it, seriously studying and gaining the broadest knowledge he could get. When he graduated from high school in 1952, he was first turned down for an appointment because he was unable to pass the eye test. So he attended Washington & Jefferson College for a year before he was able to gain a waiver for his eyes and become a plebe at the naval academy. Graduating in 1957, he spent 18 months as an ensign aboard an amphibious ship before he was able to volunteer for submarine service. After six months in submarine school, he spent three years as a junior officer at sea on a diesel submarine, after which he was selected to spend a year at Harvard, studying international relations. “Then,” Cooper says, “I was sent orders to be interviewed by Admiral Hyman Rickover, who personally met and selected every officer going into the Navy nuclear power program.” How did that go? “Not real well,” Cooper says. “The admiral had a very confrontational style, challenging everyone to realize how rough the job would be and questioning frankly whether they’d be able to handle it. He asked me sternly why I wasn’t doing better. “What I learned later was that this was his style. He apparently never met anyone that he didn’t feel could do better. And he let them know it in no uncertain terms,” he says. “I’ll be honest: I hoped that as I furthered my career, he wouldn’t be around. “Only later did I realize how much he meant to developing a safe nuclear Navy. He was tenacious, patriotic, absolutely dedicated, and supremely gifted in all the other ways he had to be in order the fashion the nuclear

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CDR Daniel L. Cooper at Pearl Harbor in 1975, as he took command of the nuclear-fueled attack submarine USS Puffer.

Navy we have today. Frankly, I can’t think of one other person who could have pulled that off.” In 1966, Cooper became executive officer on the USS Simon Bolivar, a nuclear-powered ballistic submarine that was longer than a football field. It carried 16 Poseidon nuclear missiles and had two separate crews of 14 officers and 126 enlisted men. Rotating the crews’ time aboard allowed a much greater time at sea in the sub’s mission of providing nuclear deterrence. Cooper served for two years aboard the Simon Bolivar before he was assigned as an aide to the vice chief of naval operations. That was followed by two years as commanding officer of the USS Puffer (SSN-652), a nuclear attack submarine operating out of Pearl Harbor. Then came three years as commander of a submarine squadron, home based in New London, Conn. In 1980, he was selected to flag rank (admiral), serving as comptroller, sea systems command. And after two years there, he served for three years as budget officer for the Navy. He continued to get more responsibilities, becoming director of navy program planning and budgeting and being promoted to vice admiral (three stars). In 1986 he became commander, submarine forces, Atlantic fleet. Then it was back to Washington again to serve for three years as assistant chief

of naval operations for undersea warfare, his last post before retiring from the Navy in 1991. As an aside, he recalls that when the film The Hunt for Red October was to be filmed, the script came to his office to make sure it revealed nothing classified. He says, “I took the script home to read and told them the next day that it revealed nothing classified and that, except for one off-color story that didn’t reflect well on the Navy, I saw it as a fine, G-rated film that I’d be comfortable in having my wife or grandmother see.” Did they delete that story before releasing the film? With a smile, he says, “They did.” You might think that after shedding all the responsibilities he shouldered during his Navy days, retirement would become time for a life of relaxation … and perhaps some serious golf. But, when he was offered the job of undersecretary for veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, he felt he had to say yes. During his six years in that position, he testified before congressional committees several times a year. That had been a common experience for him during all his years in Washington, when he testified before Congress frequently as a submariner and navy budget officer. He also remembers vividly the time when a young senator named Barack Obama asked him for a personal briefing on the many aspects of the VA with which the senator needed to be familiar. After retiring a second time in 2008, Cooper did a detailed analysis of retirement communities and found one in Central Pennsylvania where he and his wife, Betty, came in 2012 to live in retirement. As can be expected, his “retirement” is so full of activities that most people would consider it going full throttle. And he reflects that it’s frosting on the cake that so many other Navy men have discovered the same retirement community. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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Such is Life

The Worst That Can Happen Saralee Perel

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f you imagine the worst-case scenario and it happens, you lived it twice,” says Michael J. Fox. Do I need to spend my days imagining something awful happening to my husband, Bob, or to me? A car accident? A heart attack? A house fire? If, God forbid, any of these things were to happen, must I go through the agony of them before they even occur, if in fact they ever do? No. Although I’ve recently written about my little cat, Jordy, he’s had another remarkable experience in his short life. A few months ago, I wrote that when Jordy was a kitten, his back leg was destroyed. Given no medical care, someone had left him to suffer. Bob and I don’t know the person who did this to him, nor how it happened. Thank God we found him and adopted him. After his leg was amputated, he was a

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Two years ago, when Bob brought happy kitten. Now he slips, slides, falls, and bounces right back up, purring the Eddie’s body home from an emergency clinic, he gently placed him, still warm, whole time. in my arms. I cradled him while I rocked But last week, Bob and I found Jordy him and sang to him for one crying in pain, unable to last time. get up. Too early in the morning to see our regular I am only hurting myself by reliving that day again and vet, we took him to an again. Only recently have I emergency clinic. Although allowed myself to relive the the doctor was great, she was unable to help him. good times, the funny times, When I was a practicing like Eddie’s famous glare, his eyes half shut in an intense psychotherapist, I learned Jordy that traumas, particularly stare, looking for anything deaths, bring up older deaths with nearly that had been added to the room or moved an inch so that he could pounce the same intensity as if they had just happened. Helplessly watching Jordy cry, on it and smash it to smithereens. I can choose what to think. And now I relived the last day of the life of my cat, I have a choice with Jordy. I can imagine Eddie. the worst-case scenario or not. Therefore, instead of imagining the Jordy’s day turned out gloriously. Our worst-case scenario in the future and regular vet quickly diagnosed the living through it twice, I’m reliving the problem as an injury to the hip where worst-case scenario of the past.

the leg had been amputated. That very afternoon, with no pain and no crying, Jordy happily joined his family as if nothing had ever happened. Jordy sleeps between Bob’s knees. Bob doesn’t move all night because heaven forbid he moves the cat. That night, Jordy slept soundly while Bob blissfully groaned in discomfort. Jordy wasn’t dreaming about whatever bad thing might come his way. Twitching lightly, he was probably dreaming about the chipmunk he loves to watch from the window. I’ll always learn my most important lessons from my cat. Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance. To find out more, visit www.saraleeperel.com or email sperel@saraleeperel.com.

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The Squint-Eyed Senior

Let’s All Stay Calm about the National Debt Theodore Rickard

man far better than I at arithmetic informs me that the national debt is now more than $17 trillion. My source for this bit of ominous-sounding financial information is Oscar, the proprietor of Oscar’s Tap, our neighborhood haven for the jittery and thirsty. Oscar, along with mastery of the foaming technique that makes the glass appear full when it really isn’t, subscribes to the Wall Street Journal, so he obviously understands finance. Apparently there was something new in the world of big numbers; Oscar was loaded with numerical information the other evening. He waited a minute, letting the 17 trillion figure sort of soak in, before adding that there are now more than 140 million Americans working for a living, with most of them paying taxes and providing about three-fourths of the

government’s income. “Not to worry,” Oscar added rather hastily, perhaps fearful that I would throw up both arms, abandon myself to total despair, and go home without paying. Then Oscar draped himself over the bar to make sure I could hear. “I’m rounding off the numbers,” he explained, recognizing a bit late the mathematical naiveté of his audience, “but you get the idea.” I didn’t, of course, but I couldn’t imagine Oscar had it in him to make up all these numbers, so I guessed that somehow in response I was supposed to

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divide 17 trillion by 140 million and then do something about the threefourths that was involved in this thing. The trouble was that I couldn’t remember how many zeros are in a trillion — just one trillion, let alone 17 of them. And I was trying my best to recall details of the 140 million number — taxpayers, I think they were. All I could think of was “six-figure income,” which I’d been told rather pointedly my brother-in-law was making, but I suspected that number had nothing to do with this. But did the figures include all the zeros in 140 million or not? I mentally

pictured 140 million. There were distinctly nine numbers in a row. Confusion was already reigning, and I hadn’t yet had a sip from the draft beer Oscar had put in front of me, spilling a little to make an island out of the paperboard coaster as he always did, and calling into play his sodden bar rag. He slopped it around a bit as I tried to picture in my mind the extended long division of the 140 million and the 17 trillion. In a flash, I could remember Sister Mary Agatha of the Seven Sorrows putting the long division problem on the blackboard. She always ended up with the veil of her black habit streaked with white chalk dust. But her numbers never had a lot of zeros. Maybe one or two, after we fifthgraders had begun to get the hang of the thing, but nothing like what a trillion called for. Bluntly, I think Sister Mary Agatha would have been just as thrown

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by all these zeros as I was. The 140 and the 17 were no problem, but I knew the answer couldn’t possibly be dividing 17 into 140 and coming up with whatever that was. It would be small change to Oscar, and he’d hardly have brought the matter up if that’s all it was. And dividing the 17 into the 140 would come up with a decimal of some sort, which Sister Mary Agatha also

taught, but I was out with mumps that week. “There’s really nothing to worry about,” Oscar broke into my thoughts in the nick of time. “It comes out to about 80 G’s per head. But that’s over the next 30 years or so, and we can just roll it over — most of it, anyway.” Oscar paused to reassure me. “These guys on TV just want something scary to talk about. They

don’t understand how it works.” Neither did I, and now I was left wondering why Oscar had brought the subject up in the first place, as I watched him scoop my five-dollar bill out of the puddle on the bar, punch “no sale” on the cash register, and put down a dollar and two quarters in the puddle. Here was another financial challenge. Should I leave behind the dollar or the two quarters as a tip?

I left only the quarters. I figured if Oscar knows that much about high finance, he doesn’t need a lot of my help. And, besides, I wonder if he made up all those figures—just so $3.50 for a beer with a lot of foam wouldn’t seem so expensive. A collection of Ted Rickard’s family-fun essays is titled Anything Worth Knowing I Learned from the Grandkids. It is now available in paperback on Amazon.com.

Calendar of Events

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Support Groups

Free and open to the public.

Oct. 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

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

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

Oct. 14, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Carlisle Area Men’s Cancer Support Group The Live Well Center 3 Alexandria Court, Carlisle (717) 877-7561 sirbrady12@gmail.com

Community Programs 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

Oct. 21, 1 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren 501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg (717) 766-8880

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Oct. 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.

Oct. 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cumberland County 50plus EXPO Carlisle Expo Center 100 K St., Carlisle (717) 285-1350 www.50plusexpopa.com

Safe Driver Programs Oct. 14, 8 a.m. to noon AARP Driver Safety Program Messiah Village 100 Mt. Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg (717) 591-7203

Oct. 18, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. AARP Driver Safety Program Elmcroft of Shippensburg 129 Walnut Bottom Road, Shippensburg (717) 532-4165

Oct. 14 and 15, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. AARP Driver Safety Program South Middleton Parks and Recreation 520 Park Drive, Boiling Springs (717) 258-4441

Oct. 23, noon to 4 p.m. Seniors for Safe Driving Gold’s Gym 4450 Oakhurst Blvd., Harrisburg (800) 559-4880

PA State Parks in Cumberland County Oct. 4, 9 to 11 a.m. – Early Autumn Foliage Hike, Pine Grove Furnace State Park Oct. 5, noon to 5 p.m. – Garden Harvest Day, Kings Gap Environmental Education Center Oct. 23, 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Golden Trails: Fall Foliage Walk, Pine Grove Furnace State Park www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

Senior Center Activities

Big Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-4478 91 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, Newville Wednesdays and Fridays Starting in October, 9 a.m. – Eight-week Healthy Steps in Motion Class Oct. 2, 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Flu Shot Clinic Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Day at Doubling Gap Shippensburg Area Senior Center – (717) 300-3563 Christ United Methodist Church, 47 E. King St., Shippensburg Mondays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – “Chat It Up” Group Forum Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9 a.m. – Steppin’ Sneakers Aerobics Class Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. – Quilting Club

Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.

Cumberland County Library Programs Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle, (717) 243-4642 Oct. 6, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. – Monday Bosler Book Discussion Group Oct. 8, 1 to 2 p.m. – Wicked Wednesday Book Discussion Group Oct. 24, 1 to 2 p.m. – Just Mysteries! Book Club Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill, (717) 761-3900 Thursdays, 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Blood Pressure Screenings Oct. 13, 12:30 p.m. – Sneaky Swaps for Savory Success Oct. 28, 12:30 p.m. – Handling Holiday Stress New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820 Wednesdays in October, 7 to 8 p.m. – Amateur Film Production Class Oct. 11, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Write On Writers’ Group

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Traveltizers

Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel

Up Close with the Upper Class the most well known, of the super-elites.

By Andrea Gross

here’s no doubt about it. If I lived The Vanderbilt Mansion in the days before Our first stop: the air conditioning and had Vanderbilt Mansion, owned oodles of cash to spare, I by Frederick Vanderbilt, too would escape the grandson of railroad baron sweltering summers of Cornelius “Commodore” The Vanderbilt Mansion was A statue of FDR and ER sits outside New York’s moneyed class liked New York City by building Vanderbilt. extravagantly and elegantly the Wallace Visitor Center at the to build summer estates along a mega-mansion in the As we tour the mansion, furnished, as befitted the wealthiest Franklin D. Roosevelt National the Hudson River. the guide tells us that at Hudson River Valley. family in America. Historic Site. Grandpa’s death in 1877, he I would have it designed was worth $105 million, by one of the top architects in the country, decorated which, if converted into figurative sense, been to the manor born. we’d picnic and party until the weather with the finest art and antiques, and today’s dollars, would make him almost Many of their opulent estates are now four times as rich as Bill Gates. surrounded by formal gardens equal to or cooled and it was time to move back to open to the public and are located within the city. better than those in Europe. When I hear this, I’m surprised that th th and early 20 the Hudson River Valley National During the late 19 the house, although filled with carved As the weather heated up and the centuries, this seasonal migration was de Heritage Area, a 150-mile swath of land winter social season wound down, my ceilings, marble columns, heavy drapes, rigueur for financially successful and that runs from Troy (just north of family and I would leave our Manhattan and delicate tapestries, has only 54 socially prominent New Yorkers. The Albany) to New York City. home, take a steamship—or possibly a rooms. men, who were mostly self-made My husband and I anchor ourselves in railroad—to the east bank of the “This is the smallest of the entrepreneurs or the scions of self-made the Mid-Hudson region of Dutchess Hudson, and move into our 50-, or 60-, Vanderbilts’ 40-plus homes,” explains the entrepreneurs, wanted to live as though County, which contains the summer or 70-room manor house. guide. “His relatives called it ‘Uncle they had, in both the literal and homes of the most interesting, or at least Once we were comfortably ensconced, Freddie’s cottage on the Hudson.’”

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Springwood, which was purchased by FDR’s father in 1866 and updated many times thereafter, was modest compared to the estates of its neighbors.

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are buried in a garden on the Hyde Park property.

Help 50plus Senior News spread your local news! Eleanor Roosevelt’s home, Val-Kill, is the only National Historic Site dedicated to a first lady.

The Vanderbilt Mansion gives a whole new meaning to the word cottage. Springwood, Top Cottage, and Val-Kill The nearby homes of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are more modest when taken individually, but the property, which comprises The Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site at Hyde Park, contains three separate homes. Springwood, where FDR spent many of his pre-presidential years, is a mere 20,000 square feet, and the antiques and art are mixed with family mementos. Of course, the stuffed birds collected by the child of the family might be less interesting had that child not grown up to be president of the United States! After FDR’s father died, the home and surrounding land passed to Sara, Franklin’s mother. From that time on, she not only controlled the family money, but to a large extent she also controlled her only son. For example, before allowing him to build a small retreat on a heavily wooded part of the property, she made him promise that he would never spend the night in that house. She worried that if he needed medical attention, an ambulance might find it difficult to navigate the forest roads in the dark. Roosevelt, who at that time was probably the most important man in the world, protested but eventually agreed to his mother’s demands, and Top Cottage, which is a cottage in the traditional rather than the Vanderbiltian sense of the word, was built in 1938. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

Locust Grove Estate was owned by Samuel Morse from 1847 to 1872. He was an outstanding painter but is best remembered as the inventor of the Morse code.

Our 32nd president, says our guide, may have had his way with world leaders, but not with his own mother! The only part of the estate that wasn’t under Sara’s direct control was Val-Kill, the Dutch Colonial home of Eleanor Roosevelt. She wanted cozy and comfortable, and that is exactly what she got. The knotty pine walls are covered with photos of family and friends, the overstuffed chairs are mismatched, and the dishes on the table look exactly like those used by many middle-class housewives in the mid-20th century— including my own mother-in-law. Wilderstein and Locust Grove We tour two other estates: Wilderstein, the home of Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, who was a distant cousin and “close friend” of Franklin Roosevelt—“How close,” says the guide, “is not known”— and Locust Grove, the home of Samuel Morse, a man who is best remembered as the inventor of the telegraph and the code that bears his name. We’ll have to visit the other mansions on our next visit. As we’ve learned, the Hudson Valley is the place to be in the summer. The mega-rich of yesteryear have told us so. www.travelhudsonvalley.com www.dutchesstourism.com Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).

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Home Care Services & Hospice Providers Listings with a screened background have additional information about their services in a display advertisement in this edition.

Affilia Home Health

Garden Spot Village

(717) 544-2195 (888) 290-2195 (toll-free) www.AffiliaHomeHealth.org

(717) 355-6000 www.gardenspotvillage.org

Year Est.: 1908 Counties Served: Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill, York RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services: Home care specialists in physical, occupational, and speech therapy; nursing; cardiac care; and telehealth. Disease management, innovative technologies, and education help you monitor your condition to prevent hospitalization. Licensed non-profit agency; Medicare certified; Joint Commission accredited.

Year Est.: 2006 Counties Served: Lancaster RNs: No LPNs: No CNAs: No Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services: Personal care and companionship services in your home with all the professionalism, friendliness, and excellence you expect of Garden Spot Village. Contact info@gardenspotvillage.org.

Caring Hospice Services

Good Samaritan Home Health

(800) 390-2998 www.caringhospice.com

(717) 274-2591 www.gshleb.org

Year Est.: 1997 Counties Served: Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York RNs: Yes LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: No

Medicare Certified?: Yes Other Certifications and Services: Caring Hospice looks at hospice care as an approach to end of life, not a place. We offer a very local, holistic approach with low patient-to-staff ratios. Contact us to learn more about the Caring Hospice experience, because life is for living. Joint Commission accredited.

Year Est.: 1911 Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: Yes

Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc.

Good Samaritan Hospice

(717) 569-0451 www.cpnc.com

(717) 274-2591 www.gshleb.org

Year Est.: 1984 Counties Served: Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services: Providing all levels of care (PCAs, CNAs, LPNs, RNs), in the home, hospital, or retirement communities with specifically trained caregivers for Alzheimer's and dementia clients. Home care provided up to 24 hours a day to assist with personal care and housekeeping. A FREE nursing assessment is offered.

Connections at Home VIA Willow Valley

Other Certifications and Services: Good Samaritan Hospice provides services to patients and their families facing a life-limiting illness. We are Pennsylvania licensed, JCAHO accredited, and Medicare certified. We provide services 24 hours per day with a team approach for medical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs.

Homeland Hospice (717) 221-7890 www.homelandhospice.org

(717) 299-6941 www.ConnectionsAtHome.org Year Est.: 2014 Counties Served: Lancaster RNs: Yes LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

Year Est.: 1979 Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services: Good Samaritan Home Health is a Pennsylvania-licensed home health agency that is Medicare certified and Joint Commission accredited. We work with your physician to provide nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, wound care, and specialized care as needed.

Other Certifications and Services: Connections at Home VIA Willow Valley delivers unparalleled, personalized care and companionship in the home, hospital, or senior living community, by compassionate, reliable, dedicated caregivers who are backed by the area’s most trusted name in senior living for more than 30 years—Willow Valley Communities.

Year Est.: 2009 Counties Served: Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Schuylkill, Lebanon, Perry, York, Adams, Franklin, Juniata RNs: Yes LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes

Medicare Certified?: Yes Other Certifications and Services: Exemplary personalized care that enables patients and families to live each day as fully as possible.

This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.

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Home Care Services & Hospice Providers Listings with a screened background have additional information about their services in a display advertisement in this edition.

Intrepid USA

Senior Helpers

(717) 838-6101; (717) 838-6103 (fax) www.intrepidusa.com

(717) 738-0588 www.seniorhelpers.com/lancastercounty

Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: No Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: Yes

Year Est.: 2002 Counties Served: Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon RNs: Yes LPNs: Yes CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services: Skilled home health specializing in physical therapy, occupational therapy, skilled nursing, and speech therapy. PA licensed and Medicare certified. Many insurances accepted. Call to learn more about our clinical specialty programs.

Keystone In-Home Care, Inc.

UCP of South Central PA

(717) 898-2825; (866) 857-4601 (toll-free) www.keystoneinhomecare.com

(800) 333-3873 (Toll Free) www.ucpsouthcentral.org

Year Est.: 2004 Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York RNs: No LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

Year Est.: 1962 Counties Served: Adams, Franklin, Lancaster, York RNs: No LPNs: No CNAs: No Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services: Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistance provided by qualified, caring, competent, compassionate, and compatible caregivers. Personalized service with Assistance for Daily Living (ADL, IADL): companionship, meal prep, bathing, cleaning, and personal care needs. Respite care, day surgery assistance. Assistance with veterans’ homecare benefits.

Other Certifications and Services: A PA-licensed, non-medical home care company providing companion, personal, Alzheimer’s, and dementia care from two to 24 hours a day. Call for a FREE homecare assessment and to learn more about benefits available for veterans and their spouses.

Other Certifications and Services: UCP provides non-medical adult in-home care services to adults, including DPW and aging waiver programs. PA licensed and working hand in hand with your service coordinator, UCP provides personal care attendants who implement your individualized service plan.

Senior Helpers

Visiting Angels

(717) 920-0707 www.seniorhelpers.com/harrisburg

Carlisle: (717) 241-5900; Chambersburg: (717) 709-7244 East Shore: (717) 652-8899; Gettysburg: (717) 337-0620 Hanover: (717) 630-0067; Lancaster: (717) 393-3450 West Shore: (717) 737-8899; (717) York: (717) 751-2488 www.visitingangels.com

Year Est.: 2007 Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, York RNs: No LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services: Offering nonmedical home care to provide positive solutions for aging in place. Companionship, personal care, and our specialized dementia care. No minimum number of hours. Medicaid Waiver approved. Convenient, free assessment.

Year Est.: 2001 RNs: No LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes Medicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services: Visiting Angels provides seniors and adults with the needed assistance to continue living at home. Flexible hours up to 24 hours per day. Companionship, personal hygiene, meal prep, and more. Our caregivers are thoroughly screened, bonded, and insured. Call today for a complimentary and informational meeting.

If you would like to be featured on this important page, please contact your account representative or call (717) 285-1350.

This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.

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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Repurposing Ideas November 14, 2014 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Eden Resort • 222 Eden Road, Lancaster

This event is FREE for Expo attendees and job seekers! Please, join us! Opening ceremony – 9 a.m. Special appearances, including Lt. Gen. Dennis Benchoﬀ and the Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard

At the Expo Veterans Benefits & Services Community Services Thank-a-Vet Participants Medical/Nonmedical Resources Products and Services Available Support/Assistance Programs

At the Job Fair Employers Job Counseling Workshops/Seminars Resume Writing Assistance Education/Training Services

Special Collection: Stockings for Soldiers A program through

(See website for details.) Hosted by:

Sponsored by: Program Sponsor: USAA

Visitor Bag Sponsor: Susquehanna Bank

Marketing Sponsor: Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars

Liberty Sponsor: Fulton Financial Corporation

Media Sponsors: Blue Ridge Communications • ESPN Radio 92.7

Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities Available

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Lori Verderame

IYers are enjoying the process • Old feed bag material re-sewn as of reclaiming, recycling, and throw pillows repurposing worn-out, vintage, and antique objects. I have • Old Ball jars as miniature plant seen my fair share of vintage teacups terrariums for kitchen shelf turned into candlesticks or lamps, • Victorian (but clean) chamber pot reclaimed headboards repurposed into benches, and drainage gutters reused as magazine rack for strawberry planters. While not everything should be And my favorite repurposing idea repurposed, some junk can be … of course, it has to do with jewelry. Take those reconsidered old 1950s and made into wristwatches some cool, (just the contemporary watch, not stuff. the entire Here are band) and some vintage link them and antique together pieces that with a single have been remetal loop. done, which Link each may provide a loop to few ideas for Photo courtesy staff of www.DrLoriV.com Saxophone and trumpet fountains on display another those of you at the Kansas City Home & Garden Show. wristwatch who like until you have Dumpster linked enough diving, yardto reach sale hunting, around your and rehabbing wrist. This old treasures. continuous chain link of • Old library wristwatches card catalog makes a cute cabinet bracelet. repurposed into For those a wine rack of you who are all ready • Old to recycle that armoire gutted Photo courtesy staff of www.DrLoriV.com old piece of and turned into A recycled plastic-spoon mirror won a 4-H ribbon at the Nebraska State Fair. furniture, be a liquor cabinet sure you know the origin of what you are repurposing • Old clarinets and trumpets made and its value before you undertake into garden fountains your DIY project. It’s no fun if you find out that you repainted an antique • Old but clean fishing creel library chair that once belonged to recycled into a pocketbook Noah Webster—worth $50,000—and • Old wicker hamper reclaimed into completely devalued it. an oversized garden planter • Vintage suitcases reused as coffee table with glass top

(717) 285-1350 • www.olpevents.com

• Old casement window as garden table top

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Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discovery channel’s hit TV show Auction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Facebook.com/ DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.

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15th Annual

Oct. 22, 2014

• 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Carlisle Expo Center 100 K Street, Carlisle

Putt Your Way to $100 Cas With the Newh Putting Contest!

Exhibitors • Health Screenings • Seminars • Entertainment • Door Prizes Sponsored by: Principal Sponsors:

Visitor Bag Sponsor: Carlisle Regional Medical Center

Patron Sponsor: Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania

Seminar Sponsors: Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLC OSS Health

EXPO Guide Sponsor: Ascendant Home Health Care

Media Sponsors: abc27 • The Sentinel • WHP580 • WIOO • WPFG

Supporting Sponsors: Bethany Village at Home Emeritus at Creekview Everence Financial Gateway Health Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

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Table of Contents Registration Form ................................................14 Park ‘n’ Ride Information....................................14 Directions to the EXPO ......................................14 Welcome .................................................................14 What to Expect at the EXPO ............................15 Presenters ...............................................................16 Health Screenings................................................17 Exhibitor Display Map........................................19 Entertainment.......................................................20 Seminars..................................................................21 Door Prizes .............................................................22 50plus Senior News.............................................23

REGISTRATION IS A BREEZE! Simply bring this completed form with you to the EXPO, drop it at the registration desk and you are ready to go! NAME: _____________________________________ ADDRESS: __________________________________

Dear Friends,

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

I hope you will join us for the 15th annual Cumberland County 50plus EXPO. Each month, 50plus Senior News brings you information on topics of health, wellness, finance, and much more. This is our opportunity to bring 50plus Senior News to life—your life! Representatives from an array of businesses are looking forward to speaking with you about issues that are important to you! Unbeknownst to many of us, our own communities hold a wealth of information. Our 50plus EXPOs are effective forums for all those “hidden” community resources to gather in visible, easy-toaccess locations. OLP EVENTS and Cumberland County Aging & Community Services are happy to be able to present this dynamic, one-day event to our visitors free of charge. The 50plus EXPO isn’t just informative, however—it’s also entertaining! Live entertainment at this year’s EXPO will include container-gardening and Zumba demonstrations, a presentation on senior scam prevention, musical theater performances, and more. Plus—new this year—try your hand at the putting contest! The winner will walk away with $100 cash! See page 20 for more details. This day is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Please stop by their booths, have your bingo card signed, and talk with them about how they can assist you. Co-presenter: Cumberland County Aging & Community Services Principal Sponsors – Homeland Center, Homeland Hospice, 50plus Senior News,

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Visitor Bag Sponsor – Carlisle Regional Medical Center EXPO Guide Sponsor – Ascendant Home Health Care Seminar Sponsors – Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLC; OSS Health

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Supporting Sponsors – Bethany Village at Home, Emeritus at Creekview, Everence Financial, Gateway Health, Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Patron Sponsor – Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania Media Sponsors – abc27, The Sentinel, WHP580, WIOO, WPFG

Wheelchairs will be available at the front desk courtesy of On-Line Publishers, Inc.

See you at the EXPO!

Donna K. Anderson EXPO 2014 Chairperson

Just A Tip! To make registering for door prizes an easy task – bring along your extra return address labels.

Park ‘n’ Ride: Messiah Lifeways will be providing shuttle transportation from your parking area to the EXPO entrance. Please, hop aboard!

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Directions to the Carlisle Expo Center • 100 K Street, Carlisle From Baltimore: • I-83 N to PA Turnpike W (I-76) • PA Turnpike to exit 226 (Rt. 11 S) • Travel 2.5 miles, right onto Clay Street • Turn at 2nd traffic light (K Street)

From Philadelphia: • Schuylkill Exp. to PA Turnpike W (I-76) • PA Turnpike to exit 226 (Rt. 11 S) • Travel 2.5 miles, turn right onto Clay Street • Turn at 2nd traffic light (K Street)

From Pittsburgh: • PA Turnpike E (I-76) to exit 226 (Rt. 11 S) • Travel 2.5 miles, turn right onto Clay Street • Turn at 2nd traffic light (K Street)

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It’s going to be a great day at the EXPO! www.50plusExpoPA.com

What to Expect at the EXPO The 50plus EXPO is an event that’s a unique hybrid of information and entertainment, all geared toward satisfying the needs of the area’s over-50 crowd. This day is about you and whatever is on your mind. Finances, health, leisure, travel—the knowledge you seek is all available at one of our more than 90 exhibitors. Each exhibitor booth is loaded with information and staffed by friendly people who are eager and willing to answer your questions. The EXPO will also offer a variety of health screenings free to each visitor, so be proactive about your health and take advantage of this convenient opportunity to give your body a little “tune-up”! At the Cumberland County 50plus EXPO, you can take your “quest for

knowledge” a step further by sitting in on a free seminar. And when you’ve had your fill of the EXPO’s informative side, help yourself to some lighter, more entertaining fare! Try your swing at the new putting contest; check out the containergardening and Zumba demonstrations; or settle in to a seat for live musical performances. As you make your way around the EXPO floor, don’t forget to get your “bingo card” signed by the listed exhibitors. Then return the completed card at the registration desk for a chance at winning a door prize. At the 50plus EXPO, you can spend an hour or spend the day. Socialize, become better informed, and, most of all—have fun! A DI R

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50plus EXPO – Brought to You By: For more than a decade, On-Line Publishers, Inc. has celebrated serving the mind, heart, and spirit of the 50+ community of Central Pennsylvania through our Mature Living Division of publications and events. OLP EVENTS, its events division, produces six 50plus EXPOs annually in Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster (two), and York counties. These events are an opportunity to bring both businesses and the community together for a better understanding of products and services available to enhance life. New for 2014 is the Veterans’ Expo and Job Fair, to be held 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Eden Resort, 222 Eden Road, Lancaster. The Expo provides veterans and their families an opportunity to be introduced to exhibitors who are interested in their well-being. The Job Fair connects veterans and employers face to face to discuss available positions. 50plus Senior News is published monthly, touching on issues and events relevant to the 50+ community. The Resource Directory for the Caregiver, Aging, and Disabled is published annually in distinct county editions and contains information from local businesses and organizations offering products or services that meet the needs of these groups. 50plus LIVING is an annual publication and the premier resource for retirement living and healthcare options for mature adults in the Susquehanna and Delaware valleys.

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Cumberland County Aging and Community Services provides a wide range of services to the community. Their goal is to provide protective, coordination, personal care, support, and housing services to seniors and their families, people with disabilities, people at risk of homelessness, and families with young children. Many services are available to meet these goals and some are listed below. • Information and referral can provide a caller with details about aging and many other programs and services within the community.

Honorary Chairperson, Valerie Pritchett Valerie Pritchett anchors abc27 News Live at Five and abc27 News at 7 p.m. In addition to her anchoring duties, Valerie also reports and coordinates the Val’s Kids program, which features children in foster care who are looking for permanent homes. Harrisburg is where Valerie, her husband, Joe, and their two dogs call home. An animal lover, Valerie helps many animal rescue Valerie Pritchett organizations with fundraising. She serves as honorary co-chair for the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk and is a member of the United Way Women’s Leadership Network.

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On-Line Publishers produces (((b))) magazine, Central Pennsylvania’s premier publication for baby boomers. (((b))) magazine reflects on the past, recalling the provocative and history-changing decades of the 1960s and ’70s; it also examines where baby boomers are today and identifies the issues they face now—all with a mind toward representing the mid-state’s own boomer community. On-Line Publishers also works to inform and celebrate women in business through its Business Division. BUSINESSWoman includes professional profiles and articles that educate and encourage women in business. SUCCESS STORIES highlights the achievements of local professional women so that others may be inspired. It is a special insert in the March issue of BUSINESSWoman magazine. POWERLUNCH is an extension of BUSINESSWoman and is held in York in the spring and in the Capital Region during the fall. Executive women are offered the opportunity for networking, lunch, seminars, and information from a select number of exhibitors interested in marketing to women. The women’s expo is a one-day event featuring exhibitors and interactive fun that encompasses many aspects of a woman’s life. It is held in Hershey and Lancaster in the spring and will be held in Lebanon on Oct. 4 and in Carlisle on Nov. 8.

• Senior centers offer recreation and socialization as well as a nutritious lunch. • Allegations of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation are investigated and actions are taken to assure the well-being of the older adult. • Shared Ride transportation is available for essential trips. • Prime Time Health encourages a healthy lifestyle. Assistance with Medicare and related health insurance is available through APPRISE. • The Family Caregiver Support Program assists with the costs of providing care for older family members. • Adult daycare provides supervision and activities at a central location during the day. • The Waiver Program provides at-home care for eligible persons who would otherwise be admitted to a nursing facility. • The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program attempts to resolve complaints regarding care for those who reside in long-term care facilities. • The Health Share Community Partnership offers medical care to people of all ages who are uninsured, underinsured persons, and those who cannot afford a healthcare provider. • The Homeless Assistance Program provides case management, rental assistance, and assistance through PPL’s Operation Help Program for near-homeless and homeless individuals and families. • Cumberland Cares for Children provides support, resources, and education for early childrearing and child development for parents of newborns and preschool children. • Food pantries supported by Aging and Community Services offer nutritious food at regular distribution dates and sites. • Adults with a physical disability may receive services through the Attendant Care Program or other Medicaid waiver programs offered by the agency. Cumberland County Aging and Community Services can be reached by calling (717) 240-6110 or (888) 697-0371, ext. 6110. www.50plusExpoPA.com

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Health Screenings AccuQuest Hearing Aid Centers – Booth 206 Video otoscope Drayer Physical Therapy Institute – Booth 200 Fall prevention and balance screenings Health Network Laboratories – Booth 135 Glucose screening Hughes Family Chiropractic Center – Booth 138 Myovision screening Miracle-Ear – Booth 121 Hearing screenings Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania – Booths 193-194 Heal scans for bone density Take Shape For Life – Booth 215 BMI Zounds Hearing Aids – Booth 175 Preliminary hearing screening L IPA R C RIN SO

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October 22, 2014 › Cumberland County 50plus EXPO

Thank you, sponsors!

Brought to you by:

CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Proudly Sponsored By: Principal Sponsors:

Visitor Bag Sponsor: Carlisle Regional Medical Center

EXPO Guide Sponsor: Ascendant Home Health Care

Supporting Sponsors: Bethany Village at Home Emeritus at Creekview Everence Financial Gateway Health Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

Patron Sponsor: Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania

Seminar Sponsors: Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLC OSS Health Media Sponsors: abc27 The Sentinel WHP580 WIOO WPFG

The 50plus EXPO is FREE to the community due to the generosity of our sponsors.

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abc27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Academic Wealth Strategies ..................................108 AccuQuest Hearing Aid Centers............................206 Appleby Systems, Inc. ...........................................167

Ascendant Home Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Bath Fitter .............................................................159 Bethany Village .....................................................143

Bethany Village at Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 The Campus of The Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg.........................................204 Capital BlueCross..................................................180 Capital Self Storage ...............................................184 CaptionCall...........................................................199

Carlisle Regional Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164 Carlisle Regional Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 Carlisle Regional Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195 Castle “The Window People”................................209 Century Spouting Incorporated .............................196 Church of God Home...........................................182 Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center ..........154 CMG ....................................................................120 CMG ....................................................................150 Country Meadows Retirement Community ...........116 Cremation Society of Pennsylvania Inc..................131

Cumberland County Aging & Community Services . .101-103 Cumberland County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities................................137 Cumberland Goodwill EMS...................................139 Dollar Energy Fund/PPL Epower Team ..................110 Drayer Physical Therapy Institute ..........................200 Elmcroft of Dillsburg .............................................123

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Emeritus at Creekview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Everence Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Family Home Medical...........................................202

Gateway Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 Geisinger Gold......................................................198 Green Ridge Village ..............................................152 Health Network Laboratories ................................135 HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Mechanicsburg ..............................................155 Highmark Blueshield.............................................156 Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home & Crematory...........161 Holy Spirit Health System .....................................216

Homeland Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127-129 Hughes Family Chiropractic Center.......................138 Humana MarketPOINT, Inc. .................................142 Ideal Study, National Institute on Aging, NIH ........166 Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC.............................147 Kilmore Eye Associates..........................................157 Kitchen Saver........................................................190

Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 LeafFilter North, Inc. .............................................124 LIFE Lutheran Services Lutheran Home Care and Hospice ......................................................158 ManorCare Health Services...................................169 Messiah Lifeways ..........................................207, 208 Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing...................................149 Miracle-Ear ...........................................................121 Mooney & Associates, Attorneys at Law ................130 Nerium International ............................................146 Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection.....................................192

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OSS Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 PA Public Utility Commission ................................171 Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection ........177 The Pennsylvania Lottery ......................................126 PinnacleHealth .....................................................115 Re•Bath & More...................................................178 Renewal by Andersen ...........................................173 Ricker Sweigart & Associates .................................163 Robert E. Meyer, Independent Reliv Distributor ....183 RSVP of the Capital Region, Inc. ...........................181 Senator Pat VanceRepresentative Sheryl Delozier..213

The Sentinel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Sundance Vacations ..............................................106 Take Shape For Life...............................................215 Thirty-One............................................................214 Walnut Bottom Radiology .....................................174 West Shore Window and Door .............................134

WHP580 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 Window World, Inc. .............................................118

WIOO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 The Woods at Cedar Run......................................176

WPFG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168 Your Remodeling Guys..........................................203 Zounds Hearing Aids ............................................175 Co-Host Seminar Sponsor Visitor Bag Sponsor Media Sponsor

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Don’t Miss the Great Lineup of Demonstrations and Entertainment at the EXPO! 10 a.m. – Allenberry Playhouse

10:30 a.m. – Judy McMillen, Zumba Gold

Allenberry Playhouse presents featured performers from their production of The Marvelous Wonderettes, playing until Nov. 1. Allenberry Playhouse boasts 66 years of bringing exciting live theater to Central Pennsylvania! Each year, Allenberry delivers an entertaining assortment of shows, including an original Christmas show and an interactive Murder Mystery Weekend. www.allenberry.com

Judy McMillen, licensed instructor, has been with Zumba Fitness® since March 2009. Part dance, part fitness, Zumba Gold® provides modified, lowimpact moves geared to active older adults. Easy-tofollow fun lets you move to the beat at your own speed. For class information, call Judy at (717) 512-0484 or visit www.judymcmillen.zumba.com.

11:30 a.m. – Senior Scams, Office of Attorney General

11 a.m. – The Bug Man, Ryan Bridge

Jerry Mitchell, education and outreach specialist for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and expert on cybercrimes and fraud, will present Senior Crime Prevention University, educating seniors on how to protect themselves against fraud and financial exploitation. You will learn of the latest scams, frauds, and tactics in use to steal your life savings, how to avoid becoming a victim, and other important consumer information needed to protect your assets and your identity.

Ryan Bridge, a.k.a., “The Bug Man,” has a passion for entomology and for teaching people about insects with fun and educational programs. An expert in entomology outreach, with an insect collection that numbers over 150,000, Ryan has traveled the world on insect-hunting expeditions. He regularly donates insects to the Academy of Natural Sciences and the Smithsonian Institute.

Noon – Matt Macis

12:30 p.m. – Container Gardening, Stauffers of Kissel Hill

Matt Macis, at 25 years old, has headlined venues around the globe, performed with entertainers like Shirley Jones and others, and fronted Michael Jackson’s This Is It band. Declared “a genuine find” by The Washington Post, his shows are packed with delightful music, hilarious comedy, memorable song-and-dance routines, and more!

Michael A. Hasco, AIFD, is a member of the American Institute of Floral Designers with a degree in floral design/interior plantscape design. Please join Michael as he shares how to create a seasonal, mixed container of annuals and perennials, rich with color, texture, and form—a perfect focal point or accent to brighten your front door or outdoor living area.

1 p.m. – Putt Your Way to $100 Cash! Be one of the first 15 putters and sink your best putt! Stop by the stage up to one hour before the contest begins and take your chances on winning $100 cash. Other prizes are available!

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Biblical Teaching • Ravi Zacharias • Tony Evans • R.C. Sproul • Alistair Begg • Ken Ham

Children’s Programs • Adventures in Odyssey • Keys for Kids • Uncle Charlie • Children’s Bible Hour

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Making life better for older adults and those who love them • • • •

11 a.m. – Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLC Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home: Tips on How to Create Peace of Mind for You and Your Family and Make Wise Financial Decisions Presented by: Aviv S. Bliwas, Esq. About seven out of 10 people will need long-term care at some point. From around $45,760 per year for in-home care to more than $100,000 per year for skilled nursing care, the cost of care is going up every year. So how are you going to pay for this, while providing for a spouse or leaving a legacy to your kids? Learn about benefits you probably never even knew existed, how to get qualified for them, and how to protect assets for your loved ones.

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Treatment Options for the Aging Neck and Back: Back Pain, Spinal Stenosis, and Disc Herniations Presented by: Dr. Kenneth Lingenfelter Dr. Kenneth Lingenfelter, an orthopaedic surgeon with OSS Health, will be presenting “Treatment Options for the Aging Neck and Back.” Come learn about the different treatment options, both nonsurgical and surgical, for back pain, spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal), and disc herniations. Learn about how these spine issues are diagnosed and how the treatment path is determined. This is a perfect chance to ask questions and find out more about these conditions.

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Your chance of taking home a great prize from the 50plus EXPO is HUGE! These are just a sampling of the many door prizes provided by our exhibitors.

The EXPO thanks the following companies for their generous contributions: Bethany Village at Home Three gift baskets ($150 value – $50 each)

Kilmore Eye Associates Gift card to restaurant ($25 value)

OSS Health OSS bag, towel, and chair ($40 value)

Century Spouting Incorporated Gift certificate for any project (not a service call) ($100 value)

Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLC Giant gift card ($50 value)

Robert E. Meyer Independent Reliv Distributor One Reliv Now and one Reliv LunaRichX ($135 value)

Dollar Energy Fund/PPL Epower Team Conservation kit ($75 value) Elmcroft of Dillsburg Wine basket ($60 value)

Miracle-Ear CVS gift card ($50 value) Mooney & Associates, Attorneys at Law Power of attorney or living will ($150 value)

Emeritus at Creekview Wine basket ($30 value)

Nerium International One bottle of Nerium AD Night Cream ($110 value)

Everence Financial Gift card ($100 value)

New York Life Insurance Co. Wine basket ($50 value)

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Mechanicsburg Gift basket ($25 value)

Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania OIP-branded neon hooded sweatshirt and OIPbranded glass coffee mug ($25 value)

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My 22 Cents’ Worth

Scandals of Past Generations Walt Sonneville

candal is no stranger to any period of American history, or to any sector of our society. It’s a misconception that contemporary times have brought a severe decline in the morality of our public figures. The founders of our republic, otherwise deeply revered, themselves had episodes of falling from grace. We tend to not know or to forget the sins of the prominent in an earlier America. Are leaders today more debased than those of the 18th and 19th centuries? Maybe the reporting of the follies of our contemporaries is more lurid and detailed than the scandals of bygone eras. Political figures of our developing country were not always role models. Aaron Burr, vice president in President Jefferson’s first term in office, asked the British minster to the United States for $500,000 to have Burr’s help in separating Louisiana from the nation. Two years later, in 1806 when he was then out of office, Burr told the Spanish minister to the United States that his plan went beyond having western territories secede. He conspired to capture our nation’s capital as well. Burr was acquitted of the charge of treason because his plan was not accompanied by direct action. Jefferson, admired for many qualities, reportedly fathered several children by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, years after his wife died. This scandal first broke as public news while Jefferson was in his first term of the presidency. He simply ignored the charge. Today’s press would not allow that news to lapse.

Alexander Hamilton, our first Some suspected the illicit romance drove secretary of the treasury, had a three-year Mrs. Harding to poison the president, a affair with a married woman that gossip unsupported by evidence. eventually became Recent years have public. He never held seen scandalous public office after the behavior among our disclosure. military leaders but President Grover never a betrayal of Cleveland, president allegiance to the during two separated country. That can’t be terms toward the end said of all military of the 19th century, commanders decades acknowledged his ago. paternity of an James Wilkinson illegitimate son 10 was twice the years before he became commanding general president. He was of the United States Benedict Arnold. unmarried at the time. Army, from 1796Copy of engraving by H. B. Hall 1798 and from 1800Other paramours of the mother were 1812. Teddy Roosevelt married. Cleveland did said of him, “In all our the magnanimous history there is no thing and assumed more despicable child support to spare character.” After his the others. Rather death, it was than destroying him discovered Wilkinson politically, his noble was a paid agent of gesture attracted Spain. considerable praise. Another President Harding revolutionary army (1921-23) had two commander, General affairs before entering Charles Lee, second in the White House. The command under latter romance was Washington, disobeyed Thomas Jefferson. with a married woman Copy of engraving by C. Mayer battle orders issued by that lasted from 1905 Washington, for whom until 1920. He kept the matter quiet he held personal contempt as unfit to during his presidential campaign by lead the revolution. paying the woman for her silence, only Lee previously had been held prisoner to die of a heart attack while in office. by the British. It was found, after his

death, that during that imprisonment he had worked to assist British General Howe. Benjamin Church was the first surgeon general of the United States Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was also an informer to British General Thomas Gage. Church was convicted of treasonous behavior. No one matched the treachery of Benedict Arnold, a Revolutionary War hero who became disillusioned with the cause and bitter at those superiors who claimed personal credit for Arnold’s accomplishments. Appointed to command the fort at West Point, Arnold offered to surrender to the British. His treason discovered, he escaped capture by Washington’s forces and became a general in the British army, leading attacks in Virginia and Connecticut. Scandals serve a purpose. They demonstrate to the ethically frail that the moral and ethical transgressions of even the wealthy and powerful can go awry, regardless of their skill in concealment. Follies of the prominent provide public morality lessons. The rest of us sin in private. Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen and A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, books of personal-opinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contact him at waltsonneville@verizon.net.

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The Search for Our Ancestry

How Can DNA Results Help Our Search? Angelo Coniglio Our DNA is contained mostly in shape; susceptibility to asthma, or tuberculosis, or color blindness; ability to genes, in our chromosomes, of which we procreate; etc.—the very things that have 23 pairs. Most of our DNA is of a type called autosomal, contained in 22 of make us individuals. the 23 These traits, chromosome however, have pairs. The 23rd been passed One of the genealogical pair is the one down from our reasons for DNA testing that determines ancestors via the our sex. In males, coding described includes the desire to the pair comprises by substances know one’s broad ethnic one X and one Y called chromosome, and deoxyribonucleic or national origins. in females it has acids: DNA. two X We receive chromosomes. some of the Thus, the DNA in the Y chromosome DNA from one parent, some from the other. Since our parents had parents, they, (Y-DNA or paternal DNA) is passed only from male to male. too, received some from each parent, Another key form of DNA is meaning that part of our DNA is from mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA or our grandparents—and from our greatmaternal DNA), which can be passed grandparents and our great-greatfrom a woman to both male and female grandparents, back to the first humans. offspring but cannot be further passed on by the males. These characteristics mean that paternal and maternal DNA can (separately) be compared to known DNA characteristics of various ethnic and geographic groups (called haplogroups) that existed in the distant past. Last time, I noted that one of the genealogical reasons for DNA testing includes the desire to know one’s broad ethnic or national origins. Many people are intrigued by such questions. Do they have black, or Jewish, or Native American ancestry? While the test vendors use DNA analyses to indicate a subject’s “ancestry composition,” I believe many researchers put undue weight on such descriptions. For example, my 23andMe ancestry composition shows 87.7 percent

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here are several firms that cater to the general public for testing of individual DNA. Most of them actively promote their services and can be found on the Internet. The “big four,” with the main thrusts of their services, are: 23andMe (medical, genealogical, and personal ancestry); Family Tree DNA (genealogical, personal ancestry); AncestryDNA (genealogical, personal ancestry); and Genographic by National Geographic (population genetics research, personal ancestry). The first three charge about $100 for a basic test, while NG charges about $200 for a more comprehensive test. For a detailed comparison of these firms, see http://bit.ly/DNATestVendorsCompared. The premise behind all of these tests is that humans, like all living things, have a genome—a set of biological “plans” that determines the details of our very existence: hair color; eye color; body

European, with 75.1 percent Southern European and 59.9 percent Italian, and it found that less than one-tenth of 1 percent of my ancestry is Irish or British. Those findings are not surprising, because I have found by traditional “paper genealogy” that most of my ancestors back to the sixth generation in the mid-1700s were from one of only two towns in central Sicily. The part about 5.1 percent being Middle Eastern or African is intriguing but no more surprising. The “small print” says that these estimates are for one’s ancestry approximately “500 years ago, before ocean-crossing ships and airplanes came on the scene.” Other results claim to define one’s ancestry as far back as 5,000 to 50,000 years, but I feel that such “ancestry” simply refers to stages or regions that the familial forebears passed through during the long history of mankind. I happen to believe that all mankind descended from the first humans in Africa, so that if the DNA studies were all completely accurate, everyone’s ancestral composition would be the same: 100 percent African. Next time, I’ll discuss what DNA testing can do to answer the questions I’m most interested in: those surrounding “personal ancestry.” Coniglio is the author of a novella inspired by his Sicilian research entitled The Lady of the Wheel, available in paperback at amzn.to/racalmuto or in an e-book at bit.ly/LadyOfTheWheelKindle. For more information, check out his webpage at bit.ly/AFCGen or email him at genealogytips@aol.com.

Learning a Language Benefits Cognition If you’re concerned about suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia as you grow older, you might want to try learning a foreign language. Scientists at the University of Edinburgh studied data on 835 native English speakers living in or near Edinburgh, Scotland. They found that

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Social Security News

Let’s Talk about Medicare By John Johnston

ctober is “Talk about Prescriptions Month” and marks the beginning of this year’s Medicare Open Enrollment Period. It’s the perfect time to talk about Medicare prescriptions and the Extra Help available from Social Security. Newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries and current beneficiaries who are considering changes to their Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage) plan should act now. The Medicare Open Enrollment Period runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. The Medicare Part D prescription drug plan is available to all Medicare beneficiaries to help with the costs of medications. Joining a Medicare prescription drug plan is voluntary, and participants pay an additional monthly premium for the prescription drug coverage. While all Medicare beneficiaries can participate in the Medicare Part D

prescription drug plan, some people with limited income and resources may be eligible for Extra Help to pay for monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and prescription co-payments. The Extra Help is estimated to be worth about $4,000 per year. Many Medicare beneficiaries qualify for these big savings and don’t even know it. To figure out whether you are eligible for the Extra Help, Social Security needs to know your income and the value of any savings, investments, and real estate (other than the home you live in). To qualify, you must be receiving Medicare and have: • Income limited to $17,235 for an individual or $23,265 for a married couple living together. Even if your

annual income is higher, you still may be able to get some help with monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and prescription co-payments. Some examples where your income may be higher include if you or your spouse support other family members who live with you, have earnings from work, or live in Alaska or Hawaii. • Resources limited to $13,440 for an individual or $26,860 for a married couple living together. Resources include such things as bank accounts, stocks, and bonds. We do not count your house or car as resources. You can complete an easy-to-use online application or get more information by visiting www.socialsecurity.gov/medicare. To apply for the Extra Help by phone or have an application mailed to you, call

Social Security at (800) 772-1213 (TTY (800) 325-0778) and ask for the Application for Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (SSA-1020). And if you would like more information about the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, visit www.medicare.gov or call (800) MEDICARE or (800) 633-4227 (TTY (877) 486-2048). While we’re on the subject of open seasons, the open enrollment period for qualified health plans under the Affordable Care Act is Nov. 15 to Feb. 15. Learn more about it at www.healthcare.gov. This Medicare Open Enrollment season, while you search for the Medicare prescription drug plan that best meets your needs—see if you qualify for the Extra Help through Social Security. That’s a winning prescription worth talking about. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.

New Resource Available to Help Older Adults Quit Smoking

Years of Progress, provides new data that links smoking to bone disease, cataract, diabetes, macular degeneration, and erectile dysfunction. Research shows that people who quit smoking, regardless of their age, are less likely than those who continue to smoke to die from smoking-related illness. Although the rates of smoking have

declined in recent years for all age groups, nearly 10 percent of adults over 65—almost 4 million older Americans— continue to smoke. “Most older adults know that smoking is harmful, and many have tried unsuccessfully to quit, often a number of times. But stopping smoking is a difficult goal that still eludes many older smokers,” says Erik Augustson, program director of

the Tobacco Control Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which developed the topic for NIHSeniorHealth. NCI has also included information about the challenges and advantages of quitting when you’re older, smoking’s effect on medications, and how to handle withdrawal, cravings, and more. NIHSeniorHealth is designed to be senior friendly and tailored to the cognitive and visual needs of older adults with short, easy-to-read segments of information, large print, opened captioned videos, and simple navigation.

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The National Institutes of Health has released a new Web resource to help older adults stop smoking. Quitting Smoking for Older Adults, a new topic from NIHSeniorHealth, offers videos, worksheets, interactive features, strategies, quizzes, and more for older smokers who want to or are thinking of quitting. In addition to lung and other cancers, smoking can cause heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The recent surgeon general’s report, The Health Consequences of Smoking – 50

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The Beauty in Nature

Storing Nuts Clyde McMillan-Gamber

lue jays, gray squirrels, and eastern chipmunks are interesting to watch gathering and storing nuts and seeds during September and October in the woods and suburbs of southeastern Pennsylvania, as in much of North America. These creatures obviously have memories that enable them to find stashed food. Each species stores food for winter in a way different from the others. Groups of blue jays flash into pin oak trees with patches of red or brown autumn foliage among the green to pick acorns, one at a time, and fly away with them to stash them in tree cavities and behind loose bark or poke them into loose soil. Each jay offers a beautiful contrast of blue feathers among the colored oak leaves, particularly on sunny days. During winter, jays visit the places where they stashed acorns. They pull out

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the acorns, one at a time, crack the shells with their sturdy beaks, and eat the meat inside. Gray squirrels are most obvious in September and October, when they rummage noisily through trees and dead leaves on the ground for acorns, walnuts, and hickory nuts.

Winter is Coming … Before the weather gets too cold, you should protect your house and family from the elements. Here are some essential areas to check: Roof • Look for missing shingles, cracked flashing, and broken, overhanging tree limbs. • Check the chimney for mortar deterioration and loose bricks. Inspect the underside of the roof, from the attic, for signs of leakage. Exterior • Check the foundation for cracks in the

concrete or low spots in the soil where water can accumulate against the foundation. • Examine the caulking in the siding and around the window and door trims. Heat

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Squirrels rustling through dry leaves make one think of deer or bears in the woods. They stash nuts in tree cavities and bury them one at a time in the ground. During winter, they visit their caches to eat stored nuts. Only rodents have jaws strong enough and teeth sharp enough to chew through the hard husks and shells of walnuts and

hickory nuts. Those foods belong almost exclusively to rodents. Eastern chipmunks, which are a kind of ground squirrel, scamper noisily over dead leaf carpets in the woods and the lawns of older suburbs in search of nuts and seeds for the winter. They stuff that food into their cheeks and whisk it to their underground burrows. There they push that food out of their cheeks with their front paws into a storage chamber and zip out to find more. They do that much of each day, every day in fall. Chipmunks sleep in their snug dens through winter, waking up occasionally to eat stored food and then sleeping again. Thus they spend the winter in relative comfort and safety. Watch for these birds and mammals gathering nuts this autumn. They are entertaining.

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Nostalgia Road

Sportsalgia Dick Dedrick

n my day (I’ve gotta come up with a better expression), there were no designated hitters or runners. There were no closers. I remember seeing Bob Feller pitch a double hitter on the 4th of July. No, I didn’t. But I heard he did. There was no instant replay back then, like we’re going to have to put up with from now on. What’s next? Laser beams at home plate, so there’ll be no more yelling at the ump?

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I guess they’re trying to do away with human imperfections. Pitchers are throwing close to 100 miles an hour these days, and we’ve got radar to prove it. They do have a shorter shelf life, but we don’t get as attached to players as we used to. So it’s not that hard to see them go.

I know—you’re wondering what my problem is. But I’m not really talking to you. I’m talking to my grandkids and pretending they’re listening. I played ball with a $4 bat and an $8 glove. Your folks are paying $200 for a bat and traveling 200 miles for a playoff game.

Photographers and trophy stores are getting rich off your Little League teams. Am I getting through? So much for my baseball rant. Yes, their grandma and I were out there every weekend this summer (and fall) to cheer ’em on. “Good eye, Ashley!” “Good cut, Sophie!” “Good gawd, Wesley!” Visit NostalgiaRoad.com

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around the United States. He also has scaled Mount Whitney and Mount Shasta in California, Mount Rainier in Washington, Mount Hood in Oregon, and Mount Washington in New Hampshire. He said 50 percent of his climbs are repeated, while 50 percent are new expeditions. “I’ve had amazing adventures,” Beckerich said. “It’s an amazing feeling when you get over the top. You’ve worked all day to attain the pinnacle. If I could bottle it, I’d sell it.” But Beckerich only stays at the summits for 15 minutes to half an hour because of how fast the weather can change at those heights. “You don’t want to give it disrespect. Lightning, hail, wind can strike at any time.” Although retired from teaching math, Beckerich is still teaching to the “curious and committed” at a night school and a

community college in his class chance, there are a lot of adventures to “Adventures of a Lifetime.” do.” He also has given presentations at Although he started out climbing retirement communities, homeless alone, Beckerich doesn’t recommend it. shelters, sporting-goods stores, and local “Tragedies happen,” he said, referring high schools. to a recent avalanche at Mount Everest Beckerich’s base camp. “I camped topics range from there two years ago.” choosing an He also had a fall outfitter and about six years ago in training tips, to the Colorado peaks organizing gear lists when he was by and getting the himself. right pre-trip “There was a minimedical tests. rock slide. I had to “My mission is self-medicate and to motivate, inspire, walk to get help. I Beckerich taking a break above base camp, Plaza de Argentina. and educate people had to be medevaced of all ages and to a Denver hospital. I interests in their quest to make a was lucky; I just had a severe laceration to difference on the planet, pursue their my lower leg,” Beckerich said. Now, after meeting other climbers with dreams, and make each day count,” Beckerich said. “If you take care of his same passion, Beckerich goes with them. This summer he spent several yourself and are not afraid to take a

weeks climbing in the Denver area. “Once you get started on adventures, people give you other places to go,” he said. Now on his wish list is circumnavigating around Mont Blanc in the Alps. Beckerich said in order to take adventures such as the ones he has gone on, you have to be in shape. He goes to the gym once a day for a one-hour workout and takes 1.5-hour to two-hour treks through nearby parks. He also has trekked through the Adirondacks on the Appalachian Trail “to make sure I’m fit. The body has its limitations … make sure your diet is good, as well as your sleep habits and lifestyle. “I’ve been a lucky person. I’ve had my health, the opportunity, and the financial ability.” For further information about Beckerich’s adventures, contact him at james_beckerich@yahoo.com.

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friends can visit to share stories, fond memories, and photographs and to comfort one another and grieve. The memorial can remain online for life (or a specific period of time), allowing people to visit and contribute any time in the

loved ones as a way to recognize and remember them. Online Memorials? An online memorial is a website created for a deceased person that provides a central location where their family and

privacy of their own space. Online memorials started popping up on the Internet in the late 1990s but were created primarily for people who were well known. But now, these sites are for anyone who wants to pay tribute to their departed family member or friend and ensure they will be remembered. Content typically posted on an online memorial includes a biography, pictures, stories from family and friends, and timelines of key events in their life, along with favorite music and even videos. Another common feature is the acceptance of thoughts or candles offered please see MEMORIAL page 33

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2004

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Halbruner, Hatch & Guise, LLP 2109 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011 717-731-9600 fax 717-731-9627 c.hatch@hhgllp.com • www.hhgllp.com

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1984

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Wills, trusts, estates, guardianship, long-term medical care planning, public benefits for seniors.

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2009

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McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. 30 Cassatt Ave., Berwyn, PA 19312 610-648-9300 fax 610-648-0433 amcandrews@mcandrewslaw.com www.mcandrewslaw.com

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Yes

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There are literally dozens of these types of sites on the Internet today. To locate them, do an online search for “online memorial websites.” In the meantime, here are a few good sites to check into. The biggest and most established site in the industry is Legacy.com, which also publishes about 75 percent of the obituaries in North America each year through its newspaper affiliations. Creating an online memorial through this site (see www.memorialwebsites.legacy.com) will run you $49 for the first year, plus an annual $19 sponsorship fee to keep it visible.

Some other popular sites to check out are ForeverMissed.com, which offers a free, barebones option, along with a premium plan that runs $35 per year or $75 for life, and iLasting.com, which runs $49 per year or $99 for permanent display. If you’re on a tight budget, consider LifeStory.com, which is completely free to use but requires you to log in through Facebook to get to it. iMorial.com is free if you allow ads to be posted on your uncle’s page, or it costs $50 without ads. Or, if your uncle used Facebook, you can also turn his profile into a memorial

for free when you show proof of death. Once his page is memorialized, his sensitive information will be removed and his birthday notifications will stop, but (depending on his privacy settings) it still enables family and friends to post memories and condolences. In addition, you can also request a Look Back video, which is a short video created by Facebook highlighting your uncle’s pictures and most liked status messages. 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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Creativity Matters

3 Living Holocaust Survivors and Their Creative Success Judith Zausner

orld War II ended almost 70 years ago, but the impact of the Holocaust still lives with more than 200,000 survivors worldwide. Although it is difficult to accurately capture exact data on the number of survivors, it is estimated that their average age is 79. And although so many brilliant and talented individuals were killed in camps, fortunately there are individuals who, despite incredible obstacles, are alive and have experienced successful creative lives. Samuel Bak, 81: Painter and Writer An exceptional artist, whom some acknowledge to be the greatest living painter of the Holocaust, has developed his art from a young age. He was born in Lithuania/Poland where, at the age of 9, he had his first

exhibition inside the confines of the Vilna Ghetto. Surviving the war with only his mother, they eventually settled in Israel, where he studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. A collection of his works is on permanent display at Pucker Gallery in Boston, and many exhibitions of his art have been in prominent museums and galleries worldwide. • 2001 – publication of his book Painted in Words: A Memoir (printed in four languages) • 2002 – received the Herkomer Cultural Prize in Landsberg, Germany Judith (Peto) Leiber, 93: Handbag Designer Born in Hungary, Leiber was

preparing for university matriculation in London when she returned home to be with her family despite the new restrictions for Jews. “Hitler put me in the handbag business,” Leiber says. Because Jews were not allowed to study, she had to learn a trade. She met and married Gerson (Gus) Leiber, an American GI, in Budapest, and they settled in New York City. She worked for various handbag companies when, in the 1960s and with encouragement from her husband, she began her own company. Judith Leiber’s worldwide success is an extraordinary story of hard work, smarts, and enormous technical and visual talent. Her handbags are on permanent display at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.; the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; the

Victoria and Albert Museum in London; and her own museum, The Leiber Museum, in Springs, N.Y. • 1973 – Coty American Fashion Critics Award • 1980 – Silver Slipper Award from the Costume Institute of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston • 1994 – Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council of Fashion Designers of America • 2010 – Visionary Woman Award from Moore College of Art & Design Yoram Gross, 87: Animation Artist of Stories for Children Born in Poland, he loved music above all and says, “All I wanted to do was

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play Chopin.” • 1995 – Received But he and the Order of his family Australia were on Oskar • 2011 – Schindler’s Autobiography, famous list. My Animated Life They decided to take their The University own risk of Southern escaping by California’s moving and SHOAH hiding places Foundation and The Family, oil on canvas painting by Samuel Bak, 1974, private collection. 72 times. the University’s He later Institute for moved to Israel, where he worked and Creative Technologies are working on learned about documentaries and an extraordinary project to create films, and then moved to Australia holographic interviews available at where, with his wife, he honed his museums worldwide. animation skills and created Designed to be an interactive exhibit, it will inform, educate, and experimental films. Well known for his series Blinky Bill create a permanent remembrance for many years. After the remaining and Dot and the Kangaroo, he tells stories to the hearts of children that are Holocaust survivors have passed on, rooted in the Holocaust experience and their legacies will remain visible and laced with lessons of survival, kindness, audible in perpetuity, and the lessons should never be forgotten. and triumph. • 80+ international awards for various films

Halloween Halloween comes this time of year Bringing a night that gives us fear. For witches ride upon their brooms Casting spells that may bring doom. Skeletons climb with all their bones, From beneath their graveyard stones. Goblins and ghosts seem everywhere. Vampire bats soar through the air, Jack-o-lanterns with fiery stare Light the night with flickering glare. Children should be filled with fear, But that thought is never near. They don clothes to match the season And a false face—for what reason? So they go on Trick-or-Treat For all the candy they can eat.

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