Cumberland County Edition
November 2012
Vol. 13 No. 11
Bearing the Burden to Ease Burdens By Lori Van Ingen What has been called “the strangest sporting event” is just another way for Camp Hill resident Steve Jones to help ease the burdens of local families. Jones will be powerwalking with hundreds of pounds of weights to the top of Roundtop Mountain in Lewisberry on Nov. 3 to benefit a girl with leukemia. People who have come to watch his benefit powerwalks over the years often ask, “‘Where’s the hulk?’” Jones said. “They think it’s the spotter.” They are amazed to discover that it is a 5-foot, 9-inch, 200-pound, gray curly-haired man who will be carrying 700 pounds up a mountain, said Jones, who works as a security guard at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill. Although he bills his benefits as powerwalks, Jones really thinks of himself as an “endurance walker.” He walks with ever-increasing weights until he reaches his goal. “I walk with a squat stand (vertical posts with horizontal bar catchers on each side),” he said. The weights sit on the stand and his crew puts them on his bar. “Six or seven people lift the weight up to my shoulders. Two guys go in front of me so I don’t step in a hole because once you turn your leg (it’s all over),” Jones said. Someone also walks behind him to hold his back up because he leans backward with so much weight on him, he said. New weights are added after he walks as far as he can up the mountain, as much as 100 yards with the lowest weight of 340 pounds at the bottom of please see BURDEN page 17 Endurance walker Steve Jones will shoulder up to 700 pounds as he ascends Roundtop Mountain for the Nov. 3 charity benefit.
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The Colonel is a Lady
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he Colonel is a Lady: Le Grande Dame of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, a biography by Beverly Thompson, tells the story of Lt. Col. Evangeline “Jamie” Jamison, an Army nurse who served in three wars and was instrumental in the creation of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. The book’s account covers every aspect of Jamie’s life, from her childhood on the farm in Iowa, where traits that would guide the rest of her life began to take shape, to her life today. In between, she served in three wars, joining the Army after the outbreak of World War II and serving as well during the Korean and Vietnam wars. During her career, she was responsible for saving the lives of countless soldiers
of service leads her around the world and also learn of her tenacity that led to the establishment of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial. Written to engage, educate, and entertain, the book is intended to appeal to all patriotic Americans. The Colonel is a Lady: Le Grande Dame of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial includes a foreword by Ross Perot and is available for sale online at www.thecolonelisalady.com or Amazon.com.
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The Word on GERD Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES erhaps you have heard of “silent” diseases, so-called because they don’t have easily recognizable, clear-cut symptoms and can therefore cause damage to the body without revealing their existence. High blood pressure is a silent disease; so is osteoporosis, early-stage hepatitis C, and a number of sexually transmitted diseases. And then there’s GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease. That’s the condition in which there’s a backwash of acid and/or stomach contents into the esophagus occurring often enough to do harm. The esophagus is the tube through which the food we eat passes from mouth to stomach. Then, what we eat is churned up and broken down by the actions of the stomach’s muscles aided by acids and enzymes. At the junction of the esophagus and the stomach, there’s a valve that allows food to pass into the stomach but optimally doesn’t allow it to go back up. And good thing, as the cells of the esophagus are not as resistant as are those of the stomach and they can be severely damaged by the reflux of acidic stomach contents. (As an aside, the fragility of the cells in the esophagus is one reason not to induce vomiting after ingesting certain caustic poisons; they can cause more damage coming back up than they can by staying in the stomach until they can be medically managed.) However, if this valve (called the LES or lower esophageal sphincter) weakens or fails, the stomach contents can indeed leak back into the esophagus, and over time, this can lead to the wearing away of the walls of the esophagus (erosions), the narrowing of it (strictures), and even cellular changes called Barrett’s esophagus, which has been linked to an increased risk of cancer.
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My 22 Cents’ Worth
What We Owe Native Americans Walt Sonneville he United States owes much to the original Americans. This recognition need not be symbolized by erecting another monument or by creating an additional national holiday. Columbus Day has been a federal holiday since 1937, observed on the second Monday of October. In 1989 South Dakota began to celebrate Native American Day and Columbus Day together. It is unlikely the rest of the country soon will follow their example. California governor Ronald Reagan proposed in 1968 that the fourth Friday in September be observed as American Indian Day. Thirty years later the state assembly made Native American Day an official holiday. Combining Thanksgiving with Native American Day may be more appropriate than merging Native American Day and Columbus Day. Columbus’ arrival in the
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Bahamas subsequently brought to Native Americans diseases, broken treaties, and war. The joint observances of Columbus Day and Native American Day would seem antithetical. The arrival of Columbus led, however, to European colonists benefiting from a legacy of Native American agricultural practices, use of natural medicines, examples of governance, and much more. The cultivation of corn, squash, beans, melons, peanuts, pumpkins, and cotton are New World commodities that today comprise much
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of the world’s agricultural demand. The canoe, toboggan, kayak, and snowshoes were developed by the Indians, and longhouses constructed by Native Americans inspired the simpler log cabins of settlers. In the southeastern region of the United States, tribes extracted salicylic acid from willow bark to relieve pain. This is the main ingredient in today’s aspirin. Medicine men (shamans) of tribes elsewhere used herbs that proved effective in treating ailments from dandruff, nausea, and sore throats to constipation. The standard
reference for accepted pharmaceuticals, the U.S. Pharmacopeia, includes 170 drugs used by the shamans. In a single sentence, Benjamin Franklin both maligned and commended the governance of the Iroquois League. Seeking support for the unification of the 13 colonies, he cited the worthy example of “six nations of ignorant savages.” He was referring to the league of five tribes, formed in 1570, and joined much later by a sixth tribe. The tribes, through a Council of Sachems (leaders), each participated as equals in controlling relations among themselves and other tribes. The council served as the league’s central authority with power not given to it reserved to the individual tribes. This is believed to have inspired a key provision in the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789. please see OWE page 15
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Creativity Matters
For Veterans: Art-Making and Transformation Judith Zausner here are many hurdles in life and, for veterans, some of these hurdles seem insurmountable. The warzone has scorched traumatic memories in their psyches that may sit buried and unreachable. Fortunately, now there are innovative support groups that provide a cathartic relief through creativity. Combat Paper (http://www.printnj.org /combat-paper), a New Jersey nonprofit, is an extraordinary program that travels around the country to help veterans relieve their stress from the effects of war. It fully embraces a creative process in three stages. Starting with “deconstructing,” the veterans bring in their worn combat fatigues for shredding to begin the papermaking process; then, the shredded, small fabric pieces are pulverized to produce paper pulp, which begins the
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“reclamation” process—they get to reclaim their uniforms as paper. The third stage is “communication” because when the paper is dry, they can write poetry or draw images on it to communicate their feelings and/or stories. As they go through this transformation process of their uniforms and, internally, themselves, each person is encouraged to talk and share their war experience with facilitators who also have military backgrounds. For most of these veterans,
it is the first time they have spoken about traumatic events from the combat zone. Since the workshops are closed sessions for veterans only, they feel safe to open up and process emotions and memories that have previously been untouched. This is a community of veterans helping other veterans to heal psychologically, emotionally, and physically through a creative journey of inner exploration. Drew Cameron, an Iraq war veteran
and talented artist, co-founded Combat Paper in 2007 with his idea to “liberate the rag.” “The story of the fiber, the blood, sweat, and tears, the months of hardship and brutal violence are held within those old uniforms,” Cameron says. “The uniforms often become inhabitants of closets or boxes in the attic. Reshaping that association of subordination, of warfare and service, into something collective and beautiful is our inspiration.” With the success of Combat Paper, other organizations have formed to support veterans’ healing through art. Warrior Writers Project (www.warrior writers.org) is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that is a “community of military veterans, service members, artists, allies, civilians, and healers dedicated to creativity and wellness.”
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There is emphasis on writing, although they also encourage other mediums such as painting and photography. To expand their reach, Warrior Writers also offers trainings, retreats, exhibitions, performances, and alternative healing practices that include massage and yoga. They have recently published their third anthology After Action Review, which showcases more than 100 veteran poems, creative writing, and art. Inspired by Combat Paper and Warrior Writers, in March 2011, Veterans in the Arts (www.veteransinthearts.org), a Minneapolis-based organization, began offering classes. Their direction includes
literary and visual as well as musical initiatives. Although new to this approach of creative healing, they have already received the support of 10 art partners to build on their mission. Being deployed overseas will generate feelings of loss of family and friends, but it is very difficult to predict what experiences the soldiers come back with. These organizations strive to heal those wounds through sharing, art-making, and heartfelt support. Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. — Helen Keller Judith Zausner can be reached at judith@caringcrafts.com.
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The Best Foods for Older Diabetics Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, My 62-year-old husband was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As the cook in the family, I’m interested in finding out the best diabetic foods that he should now be eating, and where I can put my hands on some good diabetic cookbooks.What can you tell me? – Diabetic Caretaker Dear Caretaker, Eating healthy is important for everyone, but it’s even more important for the nearly 26 million Americans who have diabetes—half of whom are over the age of 60. Here’s what you and your husband should know. Diabetic Super Foods A healthy diet, coupled with regular exercise and medication (if needed), are the keys to keeping your husband’s blood sugar under control. To help meet your husband’s new dietary needs, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) offers a list of the top 10 super foods for type 1 and type 2 diabetics. These are foods that contain nutrients that are vitally important to people with diabetes, such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, and vitamins A, C, and E. They’re also high in fiber, which will help your husband feel full longer and keep his glycemic index low so his blood sugar won’t spike. And, they’ll help keep his blood pressure and cholesterol in check, which www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
are also critical for diabetics. Here’s what they recommend he eat plenty of. Beans: Kidney, pinto, navy, black, and other types of beans are rich in nutrients and high in soluble fiber, which will keep his blood sugar steady and can help lower his cholesterol.
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Citrus fruits: Grapefruit, oranges, and other citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C, which helps heart health. Stick to whole fruits instead of juice. Fiber in whole fruits slows sugar absorption so your husband will get the citrus-fruit nutrients without sending his blood sugar soaring. Sweet potatoes: High in vitamin A and fiber and low on the glycemic index, sweet potatoes won’t raise your husband’s blood sugar at the same level as a regular potato. Berries: Whole, unsweetened blueberries, strawberries, and other berries are full of antioxidants, vitamins, and fiber. Choose fresh or frozen berries for salads, smoothies, or cereal. please see FOODS page 19
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Alzheimer’s Caregiving: Tips to Prevent Wandering Every day can bring a new change or challenge for caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease. Many people with Alzheimer’s disease wander away from their home or caregiver. Caregivers need to know how to limit wandering and prevent the person from becoming lost.
• Place labels in garments to aid in identification.
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• Keep an article of the person’s worn, unwashed clothing in a plastic bag to aid in finding him or her with the use of dogs.
First Steps Try to follow these steps before the person with Alzheimer’s disease wanders: • Make sure the person carries some kind of ID or wears a medical bracelet. If the person gets lost and can’t communicate clearly, an ID will let others know about his or her illness. It also shows where the person lives. • Consider enrolling the person in the MedicAlertŽ + Alzheimer’s Association Safe ReturnŽ Program (see www.alz.org or call (888) 572-8566 to find the program in your area).
• Keep a recent photograph or video recording of the person to help police if he or she becomes lost.
• Let neighbors and the local police know that the person with Alzheimer’s tends to wander. Ask them to alert you immediately if the person is seen alone and on the move.
Tips to Prevent Wandering Here are some tips to help prevent the person with Alzheimer’s from wandering away from home:
• Keep doors locked. Consider a keyed deadbolt, or add another lock placed up high or down low on the door. If the person can open a lock, you may need to get a new latch or lock.*
• Use loosely fitting doorknob covers so that the cover turns instead of the actual knob.* • Place STOP, DO NOT ENTER, or CLOSED signs on doors. • Divert the attention of the person with Alzheimer’s disease away from using the
door by placing small scenic posters on the door; placing removable gates, curtains, or brightly colored streamers across the door; or wallpapering the door to match any adjoining walls. • Install safety devices found in hardware stores to limit how much windows can be opened. • Install an “announcing systemâ€? that chimes when the door opens. • Secure the yard with fencing and a locked gate. • Keep shoes, keys, suitcases, coats, hats, and other signs of departure out of sight. • Do not leave a person with Alzheimer’s who has a history of wandering unattended. *Due to the potential hazard they could cause if an emergency exit is needed, locked doors and doorknob covers should be used only when a caregiver is present. Source: National Institute on Aging
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Cranberry Pecan Tarts By Pat Sinclair This seasonal tart highlights tangy and tart cranberries and newly harvested pecans. By preparing your own tart dough, you avoid having to waste the extra dough from a refrigerated piecrust. This recipe is really quick, but if you prefer, cut circles from refrigerated piecrust and press into the bottom and up the sides of two small tart pans. I always make four tarts when I take time to bake. The second two tarts can be frozen for later. Makes 4 servings 3/4 cup flour 3 tablespoons cold butter Pinch of salt 2 to 3 tablespoons sour cream Filling 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour Pinch of salt 3 tablespoons light corn syrup 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 large egg, beaten 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1/3 cup chopped fresh or frozen cranberries 1/4 cup toasted chopped pecans Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place the flour, salt, and butter in the bowl of a food processor and process until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the sour cream and process until the mixture begins to clump and come together, about 10 seconds. Add more sour cream if necessary. Shape dough into a ball and divide into fourths. Press into the bottom and up the sides of four 3- to 4-inch tart pans. Continue as directed in the recipe. Combine brown sugar, flour, and salt in a medium bowl. Add corn syrup, vanilla, and egg and mix until well combined. Stir in the cranberries and pecans. Divide into tart pans, using about 1/4 cup in each. Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until set in center and edges are browned. Cool on a wire rack and remove from the pans. Store in the refrigerator. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
Cook’s Note: Cranberries are in season this time of year and are featured in many holiday feasts. Using a serrated knife makes them easier to chop. One of the best things about cranberries is that they are easily frozen. Just place in a food storage bag and seal. Wash the berries before using them in pie, breads, or for sauce. You don’t need to thaw cranberries before using, but you may need to extend your baking time a little. Copyright by Pat Sinclair. Pat Sinclair announces the publication of her second cookbook, Scandinavian Classic Baking (Pelican Publishing), in February 2011. This book has a color photo of every recipe. Her first cookbook, Baking Basics and Beyond (Surrey Books), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts Academy. Contact her at http://PatCooksandBakes.blogspot.com
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Beyond the Battlefield
He Saw the Marines Raise the Flag on Iwo Jima Alvin S. Goodman ene Alexander, 88, of Hummelstown, served in both the Merchant Marine and the U.S. Navy during World War II. Alexander originally lived in New Jersey, but he and his father moved to New York in 1938 when his mother was hospitalized. She died two years later. After graduating from high school with top honors in math and physics, Alexander enrolled at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y., in the summer of 1942. Alexander spent two months at the academy and was assigned to the SS Cotton Mather as a cadet midshipman. He boarded the ship at Baltimore. “About a month later, we were on our way to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.” From there, Alexander’s ship went through the Panama Canal into the Pacific.
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“Then we went through the Mozambique Channel and up Port Taufiq on the southern side of the Suez Canal without incident.” They spent two weeks unloading and loading cargo and returned to Durban. “After a couple weeks, we went to Capetown, South Africa, then across the Atlantic to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Alexander today. Trinidad, ending up in New York City. When we arrived, they told us that the Germans had sunk the ship half a day ahead of us and a half day
behind us and, for a while, we were reported missing.” Returning to the academy for 18 months of intense training, Alexander graduated in May 1944 and was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. After a month at the navy yard, he was assigned to the USS Mifflin and was sent to the West Coast. He received more training on Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. After a month getting the ship ready for sea, it was off to Honolulu and the Marianas. “A few weeks later we were loaded with Marines.” The Mifflin was an attack transport used to launch landing boats and take troops ashore in an invasion. Soon they left in a convoy. “I was an engineer and ran the engines, so I had no idea where we were going. A week later we found that we
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were invading Iwo Jima after having bombarded the island for several days. I watched as they raised the flag on Mount Suribachi. We took a few mortar shells, but I don’t believe the ship was ever in danger. “We were a hospital ship leaving and our hospital section was full, over 60 beds. Doctors were operating constantly.” Alexander’s ship returned to the States after leaving the remaining troops in the Marianas. After a few weeks, they picked up more troops and headed back to Honolulu, before joining a convoy to the Marianas. “Now we got ready to invade Okinawa.”
The main invasion was on the west side of the island. “I don’t think this is common knowledge, but we made a fake invasion on the east side of the island to pull Japanese troops away from the main invasion. “We didn’t land any troops but sent the landing boats loaded with troops toward the shore and then back to the ships. While we were there, kamikaze pilots came after us. Our gun crews shot one down and it missed us by about 30 feet. We got word that the Japanese fleet was coming after us, so our convoy headed south. “For once I was glad that we headed
into a really bad storm. The Japanese fleet decided not to follow us. We continued to the Philippines, unloaded the troops, and headed back to the States. Somewhere around this time I was promoted to lieutenant, JG.” After picking up more troops, Alexander’s ship steamed west to invade Japan. On the way, news came about the dropping of the two atomic bombs and the Japanese surrender. “To say the least, we were relieved. Later I heard the Japanese invasion would have resulted in a half million U.S. casualties. We continued on to Japan and unloaded the troops to occupy the country.”
Then it was back to the U.S. “After a few weeks, we sailed up the river to Stockton, Calif., to dock the ships and put them in mothballs. I was put in charge of mothballing the engine rooms of both the USS Mifflin and the USS Talladega.” Alexander returned to the East Coast and was discharged from the Navy in September 1946. To be continued next month … 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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insulin to break down the glucose in the food you eat, or your cells are unable to process it. Because the symptoms can develop slowly and are easy to ignore for a long time, be on the lookout for these clues: • Increased thirst
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• More frequent urination
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• Tingling or numbness in the hands and feet
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If you’re experiencing these symptoms, your best bet is to see a doctor and get your glucose level measured right away. Most forms of diabetes can be treated through medication and lifestyle changes.
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The Search for Our Ancestry
Collateral Lines and Distant Relatives Angelo Coniglio
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only about their direct ancestors, a little girl named Mary. It’s reasonable to think time spent on researching collateral lines that she followed a naming convention, may help you find valuable information and her parents (who were also your about your direct line. Here’s an great-grandfather’s parents) were named example. Sam and Mary. Say your great-grandfather was Joseph Further investigation of Rose’s history Baker, and his only child was your yields a record of her marriage to Peter grandfather Sam Potter, and that Baker. You know record states her he’s from a father’s name as A little time spent on country (Ireland, Sam Baker, researching collateral Sicily, Greece, deceased, and etc.) in which a her mother’s as lines may help you find man named his Mary Miller, still valuable information first son after his living at the father, so you can time of the about your direct line. reasonably marriage. assume that your You now great-great-grandfather’s name was also know the names of Rose (and Joseph) Sam Baker. Baker’s parents and whether they were But you don’t know Joseph’s father’s alive or dead in the year of Rose’s birth year or Joseph’s mother’s name. You marriage. You’ve cracked the “brick wall” do know that Joseph had a sister Rose, and may now to be able to find records who married Peter Potter. You try for your great-great-grandparents Sam multiple sources from the hometown of Baker and Mary Miller. your great-grandfather and his sister, but Following through with this collateral the birth records are missing for the years line, Rose Baker and Peter Potter’s in which they were born. If you insist on children are your grandfather’s cousins, following only your direct line, you seem making them your first cousins, twice to have hit a “brick wall.” removed. Their children are your second But if you’re flexible enough to bend cousins once removed, and their children your research to include your greatare your third cousins! You would know grandfather’s sister Rose, you find that about none of these blood relatives if you she had two boys and two girls, her did not research a collateral line. second boy named Sam and her second I’ve had several personal experiences
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ach genealogy researcher has his or her own reasons for wanting to find information about his family. The Roman orator and consul Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC – 43 BC) put it this way: “To be ignorant of what occurred before you is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?” For many, the search is important only as it pertains to family members known by the researcher—father, mother, grandparents, and so on—and they show little interest in earlier generations, feeling no firsthand connection with them. Others are very interested only in their paternal line, the one that carries their own familiar surname. Still others search for both paternal and maternal lines but restrict their research to direct ancestors. I believe these approaches reduce the rewards genealogy can bring, and whether I am doing research on my own family or on families of others, I like to include “collateral lines.” These are lines or branches of a family tree that spread “sideways” rather than back in time. Your grandfather’s brother’s family and descendants are in a line that is “collateral” with yours, as are the families and descendants of the siblings of any of your direct ancestors. But even for those who want to know
involving collateral lines. In one case, I helped a friend who was mainly interested in the relatives he personally remembered. I convinced him to trace back a little further, and we found that he had a great-great-grandmother named Luigia Coniglio. I had never heard of her, but when we traced her line (a collateral line, to my family), we found that she was a descendant of my fourthgreat-grandfather, and that my “friend” is actually my fifth cousin! Another advantage of tracing collateral lines is not only that it may, as in the case above, reveal distant living relatives. Those relatives may also have done research on their ancestors, who turn out to be your ancestors, and thereby may be able to give you information about your direct line that you did not previously have. This latter reason is why I post my family tree on sites such as Ancestry.com and RootsWeb (www.rootsweb.com): a distant relative may recognize a name in the tree and contact me with new information. Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to contact him by writing to 438 Maynard Drive, Amherst, N.Y. 14226; by email at Genealogytips@aol.com; or by visiting www.conigliofamily.com/ConiglioGenealogy Tips.htm. His new historical fiction novel, The Lady of the Wheel, is available through Amazon.com.
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The Iroquois League was not the only Native American confederacy. In the southeast the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Creek were members of a league that also dated to the 1500s. Joined later by the Seminoles, they became known to colonists as “the Five Civilized Tribes.” These tribes sought to deal with the United States as equals, but failed when President Andrew Jackson in 1830 signed the Indian Removal Act, exiling them to western territories. Indian trails often became roads for settlers. Indian villages near key waterways and trails became large cities. Among them are Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh. The names of 20 states, located from Massachusetts to www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Arizona, are of Indian derivation as are names of many cities, counties, rivers, and lakes. Thanksgiving would be a vastly preferred holiday to combine with a Native American Day. In his report following his voyage to the Bahamas in 1492, Columbus acknowledged his gratitude when he wrote: “The people of this island are generous with what they have, to such a degree as no one would believe, but he who had seen it.” Likewise, the English who established the ill-fated colony at Jamestown, Va., in 1607 depended on help from the native Powhatan to survive. They had settled on a marshland of stagnant water on the banks of the James River, entirely
unsuited for farming. The Pilgrims, who landed in Plymouth, Mass., in 1620, fared much better. Early mentoring from Squanto, a Pawtuxet, in cultivating corn, drawing sap for maple syrup, and avoiding poisonous plants sustained them. In 1621 the Pilgrims invited 90 Wampanoag Indians to share a feast that lasted over three days—the first Thanksgiving. To the event the Indians brought five freshly killed deer. Harmonious relations with the Wampanoag lasted only 40 years. The time is overdue for other states, if not the federal government, to consider the California example. The Bureau of Indian Affairs indicates how belated this
observance has become, reporting that in 1914, “Red Fox James, a Blackfoot Indian, rode horseback from state to state seeking approval for a day to honor Indians. “On Dec. 14, 1915, he presented the endorsement of 24 state governments at the White House. There is no record, however, of such a national day being proclaimed.” Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen, a book of personal-opinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, was released in January 2012. Contact him at waltsonneville@earthlink.net.
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Cumberland County
Calendar of Events PA State Parks in Cumberland County
Senior Center Activities
Nov. 2, 8 to 9 p.m. – Pennsylvania Owls, Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
Big Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-4478 91 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, Newville Nov. 2, 1 p.m. – Annual Diabetic Forum at First United Presbyterian Church, Newville
Nov. 3, 9 a.m. to noon – Volunteer Work Day, Kings Gap Environmental Education Center
AARP Driver Safety Programs
Nov. 7, 1 p.m. – Free Memory Screening
For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse. Nov. 10, 8 a.m. to noon – Elmcroft of Shippensburg, 129 Walnut Bottom Road, Shippensburg, (717) 532-4165 Nov. 10 and 17, 8 a.m. to noon – Mechanicsburg Senior Center, 97 Portland St., Mechanicsburg, (717) 697-5947 Nov. 14 and 15, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Hampden Township Rec. Building, 395 S. Sporting Hill Road, Mechanicsburg, (717) 761-4951
Programs and Support Groups Nov. 1, 6:30 p.m. Too Sweet: Diabetes Support Group Chapel Hill United Church of Christ 701 Poplar Church Road Camp Hill (717) 557-9041 Nov. 6, 7 p.m. CanSurmount Cancer Support Group HealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd. Mechanicsburg (717) 691-6786
Nov. 14, 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. Nov. 14, 1:30 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group of Central PA HealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital 175 Lancaster Blvd. Mechanicsburg (717) 877-0624
Nov. 13, 7 p.m. R.M.S. Titanic: Facts, Legends, and PA Connections Cumberland County Historical Society 21 N. Pitt St., Carlisle (717) 249-7610
Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m. Amputee Support Team Meeting HealthSouth Rehabilitation Center 175 Lancaster Blvd. Mechanicsburg (717) 944-2250 dehoss67@comcast.net www.astamputees.com
Free and open to the public. Nov. 20, 11 a.m. NARFE Mechanicsburg Chapter Meeting Hoss’s Steak & Sea House 61 Gettysburg Pike Mechanicsburg (717) 545-1603 Nov. 20, 1 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren 501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg (717) 766-8880
Nov. 9, 8 a.m. – Veterans Pancake Breakfast Carlisle Senior Action Center – (717) 249-5007 20 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle 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 West Shore Senior Citizens Center – (717) 774-0409 122 Geary St., New Cumberland Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.
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 Nov. 21, 1 p.m. – Afternoon Classic Movies at Bosler
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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
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the mountain. As the weights become their heaviest, he will walk as far as 10 to 15 yards. His goal is to walk 10 yards with 700 pounds. “It’s tough to do, but I like doing it. It’s part of my life,” Jones said. The 60year-old has powerwalked for 34 years, more than half of his life. At first, Jones powerwalked in Dauphin County at Stony Creek Reservoir by the power lines. “It’s really rough on the rocks,” he said. Later, he switched to Ski Roundtop, going up the Minute Man slope where the chair lifts and lodge are located. In order to get ready for his yearly powerwalk benefits, Jones trains for five months: four days a week for two to three hours. Jones trains so hard because when the weights are set on his neck, it can dislocate his shoulder. “I build calluses on my back and shoulders so I can handle that,” he said. Jones also noted that he does not and has never taken steroids. He is able to do his powerwalks only because of the
intense workouts he does, he said. Once the powerwalk is done for the year, Jones puts the equipment away for a while and instead works out on the machines at his gym. “I do a lot of walking. You have to stay in shape to go up a mountain,” he said. Jones began his powerwalking journey at the age of 26 to build up his “bird legs,” he said. He would walk up 186 steps to his garage with the bar and plates behind his head, and when he was done, he would get some ice cream from the ice cream factory at the bottom of the steps. He also has practiced at the Mulberry Street bridge, crossing at Cameron Street in Harrisburg. “There’s an incline up to the bridge,” he said, “which is like Ski Roundtop.” But he really likes to practice out in a field where nobody is around. He now practices at a 1-acre lot close to his home, which has an empty trailer where he is allowed to keep his equipment. “I’m always pumped up to practice. I can’t wait to do it. It’s in my blood. The
older I get, the more I want to do it. I’ll know when it’s over when I don’t want to practice,” Jones said. The idea of a benefit powerwalk began in 1978 when Jones was working as a bartender. Someone suggested he walk up the split in the mountain with his 160-pound weights to raise money for the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. “It was 90 degrees that day,” he recalled. The following year, he wanted to do something for the little kids. “I saw what families go through and how lucky I was,” Jones said. “Davey Smith was the little guy that got me going. He had cancer, was in a wheelchair and going blind, but he made me smile.” Jones said Smith and his family’s situation hit him hard, so he decided to do something once a year for kids and their families. “Raising a lot of money was not my intention,” Jones said. “I have set no goals, so we won’t be disappointed. In this economy, whatever we get we’re grateful for. I’m glad to get something, is
the way I always look at things. I do it for the personal satisfaction.” He has raised funds for Special Olympics and numerous other charities, “but I like (to raise money) for the little kids the best … I do a different person each year, and they never see me again because when I got close to little Davey, it hurt me.” This year, Jones will be raising funds for the Tuckey family in Biglerville. Sixyear-old Bekah Tuckey was diagnosed with leukemia in August 2011. All proceeds from the powerwalk— which will begin at 11 a.m. on Nov. 3 with a rain date of Nov. 4—go directly to the Tuckey family. Jones has a volunteer staff who will be collecting donations so that people know that none of it goes to himself, he said. To donate, make checks payable to Bekah Tuckey Power Walk Fund, Account No. 473817, Member’s 1st Federal Credit Union, 5000 Louise Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. T-shirts and bracelets also are available for purchase by calling (717) 433-4996 or on the day of the event.
CCACS to Provide Medicare Info, Enrollment During the current Medicare open enrollment period, Cumberland County Aging and Community Services’ APPRISE Program will be hosting opportunities for Medicare Part D comparison and enrollment. These events will provide Medicare beneficiaries the opportunity to sit down with an APPRISE counselor to compare Advantage plan and/or prescription drug plan options, as well as enroll into a plan. Appointments are required for all locations. Please call Denise Graja at (717) 240-6110 or (888) 697-0371, ext. 6110, to schedule. Medicare beneficiaries
will be asked to complete and return a worksheet prior to their appointment. Appointments are being scheduled at the county office for Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Dec. 4. Appointments can also be scheduled for the following dates and locations: Friday, Nov. 2, 10 a.m. to noon Katie’s Place 130 S. Penn St., Shippensburg
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Tuesday, Nov. 8, 10 a.m. to noon First United Church of Christ 30 N. Pitt St., Carlisle
Hospice Volunteers Needed Odyssey Hospice is searching for volunteers to make companionship visits to patients in their homes, assisted living facilities, and nursing facilities in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, Lebanon, York, Adams, and Franklin counties. Volunteers can make visits to patients to read to them, play music or instruments, do crafts with them,
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Essex House 30 N. 12th St., Lemoyne
provided licensed pet therapy, or even help out in the hospice office, located on Trindle Road in Camp Hill. Volunteers must be understanding and compassionate as well as reliable about the time they choose to commit. Orientation and training will be provided at your convenience. If you are interested in volunteering, please call Carole at (717) 612-1200.
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From SEA to ? W.E. Reinka our trip plans may take you from sea to shining sea but, so far as the airlines are concerned, the only SEA you’ll see is Seattle-Tacoma Airport. IATA stands for International Air Transport Association, and it assigns a three-letter identifier code to every commercial airport in the world. You’re familiar with its codes from baggage tags. (By the way, IATA is pronounced “Eye-ah-ta.”) It’s no mystery how IATA came up with BOS for Boston, STL for St. Louis or OAK for Oakland. But perhaps you’re wondering how it ever assigned MCI to Kansas City, IAD to Washington Dulles, or EWR to Newark? Turns out, there was method to the madness. Take Newark. When they started assigning IATA codes, certain prefixes were set aside. The Navy grabbed the “N” prefixes. Navy pilots train at NPA (Navy Pensacola), for instance. Take away the “N” from Newark and EWR makes sense. Nacogdoches, TX? OCH. Likewise, prefixes beginning with W or K are generally not used for USA airports lest they be confused with radio station call letters. (Among the exceptions: WYS West Yellowstone, Mont.; WBW Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; KLS Kelso-Longview, Wash.) Where does that leave our nation’s capital and its three airports with WAS unavailable? Just up the road from Washington sits BWI—Baltimore Washington International. OK, that’s easy enough. But why is Ronald Reagan airport (the old “National”) DCA? Don’t make it harder than it is. Try District of Columbia Airport. That leaves IAD for Dulles. Dulles
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was going to be DIA (Dulles International Airport) but that was too easily confused with nearby DCA, especially when harried airline employees with bad handwriting were scribbling chalk letters on baggage carts. Stick the D at the end and International Airport Dulles doesn’t seem so crazy. Long before the Wright brothers defied gravity, the National Weather Service dotted stations around the country with two-letter city codes. Later, IATA adopted some of those by simply adding an X. That’s why we might fly from Portland, Ore. (PDX), to Los Angeles (LAX). Speaking of the Wright brothers, that sandy Kitty Hawk, N.C., strip is designated FFA for First Flight Airport. Some airports take the initials of their namesakes— JFK for New York’s Kennedy Airport or CDG for Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris. PHF still applies to Newport News/Williamsburg International from its days as Patrick Henry Field. JFK Airport is a rarity in that it changed IATA codes from IDL when it changed its name from Idlewild. Usually once a code is assigned, it stays assigned. So if you hop on board a flight to Indianola, Miss., and you have a really old pilot, you might want to make sure he doesn’t head for New York, seeing how Indianola took over Idlewild’s discarded IDL. An IATA code that starts with Y probably means you’re bound north because the designators for literally hundreds of Canadian airports begin with Y. Detroit’s old Willow Run airport with YIP, a nod to nearby Ypsilanti, Mich., is one of just five U.S. exceptions to “Y means Canada.” Henry Ford’s mile-long Willow Run www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
assembly line turned out a B-24 every 63 seconds by the end of World War II, but when commercial jet travel took off, Willow Run gave way to Detroit Metro (DTW). Why the W? Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Who wants to be FAT? It’s not so bad for Fresno Air Terminal. How do they get CMH out of Columbus? From Columbus Municipal Hangar. Puzzled on CVG being Cincinnati? You’ll understand when I explain that Cincinnati’s airport actually sits across the Ohio River in Covington, Ky. Here’s a stumper. Out of all the “San” and “Santa” cities in California, which airport carries the SAN code? Try San Diego. File MCI for Kansas City under “too late now.” Because of the initial letter K restrictions, the original Kansas City airport was MKC (Missouri Kansas City). When they started planning a big new airport, someone decided that Mid-
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Tomatoes: Raw or cooked, this lowcalorie super food offers vital nutrients like vitamin C, iron, and vitamin E. Serve sliced, steamed, broiled, or stewed, as a side dish, in salads, soups, casseroles, or other dishes. Fish with omega-3 fatty acids: Salmon, mackerel, herring, lake trout, sardines, and albacore tuna are high in omega-3 fatty acids that help both heart health and diabetes. But stay away from the breaded and deepfried variety. Whole grains: Pearled barley, oatmeal, breads, and other wholegrain foods are high in fiber and contain nutrients such as magnesium, chromium, folate, and omega-3 fatty acids. Nuts: An ounce of nuts can go a long way in providing your husband important “healthy fats” along with hunger management. They also contain a nice dose of magnesium and fiber, but don’t overdo it. Nuts are high in www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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