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Finding Laughs Between Sorrows Local Theater Vet and Writer Takes on Troubled First Lady By Katie Weeber For years, Central Pennsylvania has been home to a thriving community of artists, musicians, and actors, providing residents with ample opportunity for entertainment and cultural experiences. One member of this community is Candace O’Donnell, who has performed at numerous local theaters and has recently completed a year-long project of researching and writing a monologue for Mary Todd Lincoln. O’Donnell will be performing Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense at the Ware Center in November of this year. O’Donnell has performed throughout the county at venues such as the Fulton Opera House, Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Sight and Sound Theatre, Theater of the Seventh Sister, Sharadin Bigler Theatre (Ephrata Performing Arts Center), and the Brossman Theater. She also appeared in a Smilebuilderz dental commercial and in the independent film Another Harvest Moon. She has been on the board of directors for several local theaters, including that for the Fulton Opera House guild. For most of O’Donnell’s life, however, theater was not her main focus. “I probably had more of an interest in writing before I got into the theater,” she said. Growing up in St. Louis, Mo., O’Donnell showed an early aptitude for English and writing. This talent was fostered by encouraging teachers, including one who took a poem O’Donnell had written and submitted it to the local paper. Shortly thereafter, O’Donnell’s work was in print. please see LAUGHS page 20 Candace O’Donnell (in the period guise of Mary Todd Lincoln) will reveal a rarely seen lighter side of the first lady’s eventful life when she presents her monologue Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense at Millersville University’s Ware Center next month.

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Bald and Kind of Beautiful Sy Rosen was standing on line at the bank and noticed that all four men in front of me were bald, and the row of round, gleaming heads seemed kind of funny to me. I know it’s creepy, but secretly laughing at other people is one of my small pleasures in life. There was a young guy with a full head of hair standing behind me and I decided to share the joke, whispering, “I feel like I’m in a bowling alley.” The young guy smiled and then said, “I guess that happens when you guys hit a certain age.” We were two compadres, sharing a private laugh, when suddenly the words “you guys” registered. And then I did a double take. Actually, if I were drinking water, it would have been a spit-take worthy of Milton Berle. Was my former compadre saying I was also bald? But I wasn’t bald. Or was I? I hadn’t looked at the back of my head in an awfully long time.

I anxiously continued my business at the bank. I was tempted to turn around and ask the teller if I was bald. However, I really didn’t want to call attention to myself. And who knows, maybe the bank has a special service charge for telling someone if they’re bald—they have charges for everything else. So I went home and used the double-mirror technique to look at the back of my head. And sure enough, there was fairly large bald spot back there. It was like a large, pink grapefruit-juice stain on a gray carpet. I felt like I was punched in the stomach—I suddenly realized that I looked older than I thought I did. It was reminiscent of the first time I was given, unasked for, a senior discount. My first thought was that I was being punished for making fun of those other

bald guys. But that was silly. My hair couldn’t fall out because of a bad joke. If that were the case, I would have been completely bald years ago. My second thought was to change the term bald to balding. That little “ing” made me feel somewhat better. I wasn’t quite bald yet. Of course, balding is an active word and it meant the spot was growing, spreading, taking over my head. My third thought was to fix the problem. I researched hair transplants, hair thickening, laser therapy, herbs, wigs, the Donald Trump combover, and that spray that kind of looks like you’re putting shoe polish on your head. I even thought of turning to religion. I’m a Reform Jew, but if I became Orthodox, I would always wear a yarmulke—hiding my bald spot.

OK, I realized I was going a little crazy. I also realized, during my research, that baldness isn’t necessarily a sign of getting older. There were many young people who were bald (and that made me happy). And also, there were some really goodlooking bald men. There was Bruce Willis and there’s uh, Bruce Willis, and did I mention Bruce—OK, I can’t think of anyone else right now, but I’m sure there are lots of them. Anyway, I just decided to accept my situation. I wish I could say I learned some moral lesson about all this—don’t make fun of people because it will come back and bite you. However, the following week I was again at the bank and this time the four guys in front of me all had long, shaggy hair. I turned to the man behind me and whispered, “I feel like I’m at the Westminster Dog Show.” And we both laughed (yes, I know it’s sad).

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Overweight Women Face Increased Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence Extra pounds—even within the overweight but not obese range—are linked to a higher risk of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer despite optimal cancer treatment, according to a new study. The study’s results suggest that extra body fat causes hormonal changes and inflammation that may drive some cases of breast cancer to spread and recur despite treatment. Women who are obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer have an increased risk of dying prematurely compared with women of normal weight. In this new study, Joseph Sparano, MD, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Montefiore Medical Center in

Bronx, N.Y., and patients with his colleagues across other significant the U.S. cancer health issues. As a cooperative groups result, researchers compared the were able to health outcomes of disentangle the obese and influence of overweight patients obesity from other with others in a factors affecting October is large group of cancer recurrence Breast Cancer women with stage and survival. Awareness Month I-III breast cancer The researchers who had found that participated in three National Cancer increasing body mass index—a measure Institute-sponsored treatment trials. of the body’s fat content—significantly All of the trials required participants increased women’s risk of cancer to have normal heart, kidney, liver, and recurrence and death, despite optimal bone marrow function, thereby excluding treatment, including chemotherapy and

hormonal therapy. There was a stepwise relationship between increasing body mass index and poor outcomes only in women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, the most common type of breast cancer that accounts for approximately twothirds of all breast cancer cases in the United States and worldwide. “We found that obesity at diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with about a 30 percent higher risk of recurrence and a nearly 50 percent higher risk of death despite optimal treatment,” said Sparano. “Treatment strategies aimed at interfering with hormonal changes and inflammation caused by obesity may help reduce the risk of recurrence.”

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Social Security Information (800) 772-1213

Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937

Tri-County Association for the Blind (717) 238-2531

Insurance Apprise Insurance Counseling (800) 783-7067

Healthcare Information PA Healthcare Cost Containment Council (717) 232-6787 Home Care Services CareMinders Home Care (717) 454-0159 Safe Haven Quality Care (717) 238-1111 Visiting Angels (717) 652-8899 Home Improvement Dreammaker Bath & Kitchen (717) 367-9753 Hospice Services Homeland Hospice (717) 221-7890 Housing/Apartments B’Nai B’rith Apartments (717) 232-7516 Housing Assistance Dauphin County Housing Authority (717) 939-9301

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The Salvation Army Edgemont Temple Corps (717) 238-8678 Toll-Free Numbers American Lung Association (800) LUNG-USA Bureau of Consumer Protection (800) 441-2555 Meals on Wheels (800) 621-6325 National Council on Aging (800) 424-9046

CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Rehabilitation Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center (717) 565-7000 Retirement Communities Homeland Center (717) 221-7902

Social Security Office (800) 772-1213 Veterans Affairs (717) 626-1171 (800) 827-1000 Transportation CAT Share-A-Ride (717) 232-6100

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Theodore Rickard recent item in our local newspaper described the plight of a man who had been held up and robbed. The bandit took “just a couple hundred” in cash, the victim reported. He sounded rather cavalier about what seemed significant money to me. But he then reported to the police that he also lost his wristwatch. The watch, he said, was worth “about $15,000.” I admit my value system is stuck someplace back in the ’60s. My mental cash register equates $15,000 with the price of a college education—or two midsized sedans. (The cars would be economy models, admittedly, but both of them would be new with that overwhelming new-car smell that nothing else ever quite matches.) Somehow the news item was assuming a disproportionately giant stature in my thinking. There flashed the bizarre mental image of a man wearing two midsized automobiles on this wrist. Obviously I was taking this all too seriously. Behind my wobbling into a mild hysteria, however, there was factually something else. Several months before, I had casually purchased a pink, plastic digital wristwatch at a kiosk in the shopping mall and strapped it on the wrist of the 9-year-old granddaughter, Ellie. The little watch strap was “hot pink” and set off beautifully her yellow tee shirt, the one advertising a music group whose lyrics I can only hope she doesn’t understand. Just the other day Ellie told me that her watch kept perfect time. Just like the computer, she said, right to the minute. Her watch cost me $12.50 plus sales tax. As nearly as I could make

out, it had been made in one of those vague Pacific countries which, in World War II, was not considered worth conquering—by either side. Purchasing it—the watch, of course, not the country—I had a nagging, uneasy feeling that I was being overcharged. But Ellie was delighted with it, and that made it worth a lot.

I pulled myself back from my mental detour and read the rest of the news item. I met with an even bigger surprise. “It’s not the money,” the nonchalant victim declaimed. “But the watch had a great sentimental value. My girlfriend gave it to me years ago.” For some reason, insanely frustrating, this was the end of the news item. Both reporter and editor, apparently, were born without any sense of curiosity. I, for one, could think of a fistful of additional questions. What happened to the romance? The one-time girlfriend who bought diamond-studded love

tokens was obviously loaded with money. I visualized a nubile young heiress impishly bedazzling her suitor. I set the scene on the moonlit terrace of a country mansion, or maybe it was the penthouse high above flickering city lights. She would sashay into his arms, hiding the gift behind her, tilting her face for his kiss. Then in the rapturous moment … Somehow the mechanics of the thing seem to collapse at this point. In presenting her gift, does she just say “here” and hand him the box? Does she fumble the box open and try to put the watch on him? Does it fit his wrist? Does he protest? How does he know how much it cost? The newspaper people missed the really interesting part of this story. Did he give her anything? If it was something of comparable value, where did he get the money or was he born rich, too? I’m quickly losing any sense of sympathy for this robbery victim. And I feel rather sheepish about that. The finances of the young man were in good shape then, it would appear, and have been ever since. There’s a lot of sentimental value in $15,000. But in the years since the romance, now gone kaput, he’s never had to hock the watch. This fellow is not somebody I’d know. And one final question. Is he still a bachelor? Or does he have a wife who would put up with him holding on to the old girlfriend’s gilded love token? I know this much for sure: Ellie’s grandmother wouldn’t put up with that for a minute. 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.

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How to Recognize and Get Help for Depression Jim Miller

Dear Worried, Unfortunately, depression is a widespread problem among U.S. seniors, affecting approximately 15 percent of the 65-and-older population. Here’s what you should know, along with some tips and resources for screening and treatments.

• A persistent feeling of sadness • A lost interest in hobbies or activities that were previously enjoyed • Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or hopelessness • Trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions • Feeling anxious, restless, or irritable • Loss of energy or motivation • Inability to sleep or sleeping too much • Not eating or eating too much • Thoughts about dying or suicide

screenings by mental health professionals at hundreds of locations across the country. The test takes fewer than 15 minutes to complete and is available to people of all ages. To find a site near you, visit www.helpyourselfhelpothers.org. Also be aware that Medicare now covers annual depression screenings as part of their free Welcome to Medicare visit for new beneficiaries and free annual wellness visits thereafter.

Get Help If your husband is suffering from depressive symptoms, A good resource for National Depression he needs to see his identifying depression doctor for a medical Screening Day: is Mental Health evaluation to rule out America possible medical October 11 (www.depressioncauses. Some screening.org), a medications, for national nonprofit example, can produce organization that side effects that mimic offers a free online depressive depression screening test. This test takes symptoms—pain and sleeping meds are just a few minutes and can help common culprits. It’s also important to determine the severity of your husband’s distinguish between depression and problem. dementia, which can share some of the There’s also National Depression same symptoms. Screening Day, which is coming up on If he’s diagnosed with depression, Oct. 11. Sponsored by Screening for there are a variety of treatment options, Mental Health, this is a completely free including talk therapy, antidepressant service that provides depression medications, or a combination of both.

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Recognizing Depression Everyone feels sad or gets the blues now and then, but when these feelings linger more than a few weeks, it may be depression. Depression is a real illness that affects mood, feelings, behavior, and physical health, and contrary to what many people believe, it’s not a normal part of aging or a personal weakness, but it is very treatable. It’s also important to know that depression is not just sadness. In many seniors it can manifest as apathy, irritability, or problems with memory or concentration without the depressed mood. To help you get some insight on the seriousness of your husband’s problem, here’s a rundown of the

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Dear Savvy Senior, Where can I find help for depression? My husband, who’s 68, has become lethargic and very irritable over the past year, and I’m concerned that he’s depressed. – Worried Wife

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a particularly effective type of talk therapy that helps patients recognize and change destructive thinking patterns that lead to negative feelings. For help finding a therapist who’s trained in CBT, ask your doctor for a referral, check your local yellow pages under “counseling” or “psychologists,” or check with the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (www.abct.org) or the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (www.academyofct.org). Another treatment worth mentioning is a relatively new procedure called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). This FDA-approved treatment uses a small electromagnet placed on the scalp right behind the left forehead and delivers a tiny electric current to the part of the brain linked to depression. TMS is currently available in about 420 psychiatrist offices around the country (see www.neurostartms.com) and is very effective for older patients. Savvy Tip: The National Institute of Mental Health offers a variety of free publications on depression that you can order at www.infocenter.nimh.nih.gov, or call (866) 615-6464. 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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Calendar of Events

AARP Driver Safety Programs

Senior Center Activities

For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse.

Bistline Senior Center – (717) 564-5633

Oct. 8 and 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Susquehanna Township Parks and Recreation, 1900 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, (717) 909-9228

Edgemont Senior Center – (717) 236-2221 Friendship Senior Center – (717) 657-1547

Dauphin County Library Programs

Heinz-Menaker Senior Center – (717) 238-7860

East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St., Harrisburg, (717) 652-9380 Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Oct. 19 and 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Book Collection Oct. 24 and 25, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Oct. 26 and 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Book Sale

Highspire Area Senior Center – (717) 939-4580

Elizabethville Area Library, 80 N. Market St., Elizabethville, (717) 362-9825 Oct. 25, 1 to 2 p.m., 6 to 7 p.m. – Monthly Book Drop-Off Oct. 25, 6 p.m. – Friends of Elizabethville Area Library Meeting

Hummelstown Senior Center – (717) 566-6855

Harrisburg Downtown Library, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976 Johnson Memorial Library, 799 E. Center St., Millersburg, (717) 692-2658 Kline Branch, 530 S. 29th St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-3934 Oct. 24–27, times vary – Fall Book Sale Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library, 2410 N. Third St., Harrisburg, (717) 232-7286 McCormick Riverfront Library, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976 Northern Dauphin Library, 683 Main St., Lykens, (717) 453-9315 William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library, 200 W. Second St., Hummelstown, (717) 566-0949 Oct. 2–6, times vary – Annual Book Sale Oct. 9, 6:30 p.m. – Novel Thoughts Book Club Oct. 16, 1 p.m. – Novel Thoughts, Too! Book Club

Hoy/Latsha Senior Center – (717) 939-9833

Jewish Community Center – (717) 236-9555 Lick Towers Senior Center – (717) 233-0388 Lykens Senior Center – (717) 453-7985 Millersburg Senior Center – (717) 692-2657 Mohler Senior Center – (717) 533-2002 www.hersheyseniorcenter.com Royalton Senior Center – (717) 944-4831 Rutherford House – (717) 564-5682, www.rutherfordhouse.org Wednesdays, 12:15 p.m. – Free Aerobics Steelton Senior Center – (717) 939-0693

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Free and open to the public. Oct. 20, 10 a.m. Teamster 776 Retirees Monthly Meeting Union Hall 2552 Jefferson St., Harrisburg (717) 233-8766

Oct. 30, 6 p.m. Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Walking Club Gander Mountain 5005 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg (717) 991-5232

Oct. 23, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Parental Loss Support Group AseraCare Hospice 75 S. Houcks Road, Suite 101, Harrisburg (717) 541-4466

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New Figures on Sleepwalking Sleepwalking may be more common in adults than had been realized, according to data collected from more than 15,000 Americans in 15 states. Researchers found that 30 percent of participants said they had a history of sleepwalking, and that 3.6 percent of those reported an episode of sleepwalking at least one time in the previous 12 months. The study, reported in the journal Neurology, found that nighttime ramblers who had sleepwalked

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at least once in the past year were more likely to have a history of sleepwalking in their family. Other factors associated with sleepwalking included depression (people with depression were found to be 3.5 times more likely to have walked in their sleep twice a month or more), obsessivecompulsive disorder (about four times more likely), and certain types of antidepressants (approximately three times more likely).

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Fragments of History

When Christopher Columbus Discovered … Popcorn Victor M. Parachin hen Christopher Columbus explored the New World, he and his crew purchased popcorn necklaces from natives in the West Indies. American Indians seem to have perfected the art of popping corn. They differentiated between sweet corn, to be consumed by humans, and field corn, suitable for feeding to animals. Then there was what has come to be called “Indian corn,” which pops. Not all corn is capable of popping. The ideal corn kernel needs a composition of at least 14 percent water content so that under heat, the water expands to steam, causing the nugget to explode into a puffy white mass. Here are some other fascinating food facts.

First breakfast cereals. The first cereal sold as a breakfast food was called Granose and was introduced in February 1895 by John Harvey Kellogg. Working with his brother, Will Keith Kellogg, the Battle Creek, Mich., brothers boiled wheat, had it machine pressed into a thin film, cut it up, and sold the pieces as flakes in 10-ounce packets. John Harvey developed other cereals, including the first granola, which he made by grinding up cakes of wheat, oatmeal, and cornmeal. He introduced it in 1898, but granola was initially unsuccessful. Kellogg’s chief competitor was Charles William Post, who produced Grape Nuts in 1897, Post Toasties in 1916, and Post Bran in 1922. The world’s most expensive food is saffron, a yellow-colored spice. At $2,000 per ounce, it is commonly sold in very small amounts, usually about .002 ounce. The high price tag is due to the complicated and time-consuming way of obtaining saffron. It comes from the inside of purple crocuses, which are small bulb plants that flower in the spring. To make just 1 pound of saffron, some 70,000 to 250,000 flower stigmas must be collected by hand. The country that drinks the most coffee is Finland. During one year, the average person in Finland consumes more than 24 pounds of coffee. That’s www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

the equivalent of 4.5 cups per day or an incredible 1,650 cups a year. For the country as a whole, it means that 8.5 billion cups, or 531.5 million gallons of coffee, are sipped each year. Condensed soup was invented in 1897 by 24-year-old chemist John T. Dorrance while working for the Joseph Campbell Preserve Company, a cannery in Camden, N.J. The double-strength condensed soups had the advantage of being cheaper to distribute and sell because water, the heaviest part of the formula, was added by the consumer. With an appealing low price, the canned soups first appeared on the market in 1898. By 1914, Dorrance was president of the company, which changed its name to the Campbell’s Soup Company in 1924. Bubble gum was the creation of Frank Henry Fleer, founder of the Frank H. Fleer Corporation of Philadelphia. In 1906 he developed the first chewing gum and called it Blibber-Blubber. His recipe was improved in 1928 by Walter Diemer, an employee. Diemer called his product Dubble Bubble for its ability to make large bubbles. Before this product, however, chewing gum had been developed in 1848 in Bangor, Maine, by John Curtis. In 1850 he moved to Portland, Maine, where he continue to develop paraffin gums under the brand names Licorice Lulu, Four-inHand, Sugar Cream, Biggest and Best, White Mountain, and spruce gums under the names Yankee Spruce, American Flag, Trunk Spruce, and 200 Lump Spruce. The world’s largest veggie is the yam. While there are some specially grown vegetables that have been recorded at higher weights than the largest yam, true yams can consistently grow up to 9 feet long and weigh more than 150 pounds. These are not usually found in the local grocery store, which carries the smaller

varieties usually weighing less than 1 pound.

They are an excellent source of vitamins A and C, potassium, and iron.

The world’s smallest veggie is the snow pea, which measures about onequarter of an inch, smaller than the size of the average pinkie fingernail. Snow pea pods are flat and bright green in color. They grow to about 3 inches in length, containing between five and seven peas. Because the pod itself is sweet, pods and peas are usually consumed together. Snow peas are eaten around the world but are extremely popular in Asia and the United States.

Frozen food was developed by Clarence Birdseye, a biologist from Brooklyn, N.Y. In 1916 Birdseye began experimenting with ways to retain the flavor and nutrition of cabbage and fish for a long period of time by quickfreezing them in brine. While this worked, it was not to his satisfaction, so he continued experimenting and, in 1924 in Gloucester, Mass., perfected the beltfreezer method. This was a device that subjected various foods to quick-freezing by pressing it between refrigerated plates. Birdseye received a patent for his invention on Aug. 12, 1930. That year, frozen foods with the Birdseye trademark were first marketed in Springfield, Mass.

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Thursday, October 18 2:00 p.m. Understanding the Power of Attorney presented by Jan L. Brown & Associates.

Friday, October 5 11 a.m. Medicare 101 presented by Blue Cross & Blue Shield.

Sunday, October 21 2:00 p.m. Party Like it's 1945! Celebrate with live entertainment by Soul House. Croon to tunes from the 1940s! Dessert will be provided.

Monday, October 8 3:00 p.m. Venetian Hour to celebrate Columbus Day - Italian Desserts and freshly made Cappuccino. Yum! Tuesday, October 9 12:30 p.m. Oktoberfest with a German lunch menu and German music to follow. Saturday, October 13 10:00 a.m. Visit a local Pumpkin Patch with us. We'll provide the transportation and a fall picnic lunch!

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Elder Law Associates of PA 600-A Eden Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 717-560-1500

The Elder Law Firm of Robert Clofine 120 Pine Grove Commons, York, PA 17403 717-747-5995 fax 717-747-5996 clofine@estateattorney.com www.estateattorney.com

Elinor Albright Rebert, Esquire 515 Carlisle Street, Hanover, PA 17331 717-632-4300 fax 717-632-2748 earebert@earthlink.net

Gates, Halbruner, Hatch & Guise, P.C. 1013 Mumma Road, Suite 100, Lemoyne, PA 17043 717-731-9600 fax 717-731-9627 s.nace@gateslawfirm.com www.gateslawfirm.com

Giordano Law/Michael C. Giordano Attorney & Counselor at Law

221 West Main Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-745-4160 fax 717-745-4174 mgiordano@giordanolaw.com www.giordanolaw.com

Going & Plank 140 East King Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 717-392-4131 fax 717-392-1737 amw@goingandplank.com www.goingandplank.com

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Marielle Hazen is one of the founding members and the first president of the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (the state chapter of NAELA). She is also a certified elder law attorney as authorized by the PA Supreme Court.

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1985

Yes

Wills; trusts; powers of attorney; estate planning

Hazen Elder Law 2000 Linglestown Road, Suite 202, Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-540-4332 fax 717-540-4313 info@hazenelderlaw.com www.hazenelderlaw.com

Hoffmeyer & Semmelman LLP 30 North George Street, York PA 17401 717-846-8846 fax 717-852-8780 info@hoffsemm.com www.hoffsemm.com

Jan L. Brown and Associates 845 Sir Thomas Court, Suite 12, Harrisburg, PA 17109 717-541-5550 fax 717-541-9223 jlbassoc@verizon.net www.janbrownlaw.com

1993

Yes

Estate planning (wills and trusts); elder law (nursing home planning and asset protection); estate and trust administration (probate); special needs trusts

2010

Yes

Estate planning and administration; wills; trusts; VA benefits; life care planning; Medicaid asset protection

Keystone Elder Law 555 Gettysburg Pike, Suite C-100, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-697-3223 fax 717-691-8070 info@keystoneelderlaw.com www.keystoneelderlaw.com

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Specific areas of elder law in which the firm specializes:

Law Office of Shawn M. Pierson 105 East Oregon Road, Lititz, PA 17543 717-560-4966 fax 717-427-1676 questions@piersonelderlaw.com www.piersonelderlaw.com

2001

Yes

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Yes

—

Yes

Estate planning; trusts; guardianships; powers of attorney

1987

1998

Yes

Estate planning; Medicaid

Yes

Special/discretionary needs trusts for the elderly; credit shelter and marital deduction trusts; disclaimer planning; general estate planning

Menges & McLaughlin 145 East Market Street, York, PA 17401 717-843-8046 fax 717-854-4362 info@yourlawfirmforlife.com www.yourlawfirmforlife.com

MPL Law Firm, LLP 137 East Philadelphia Street, York, PA 17401 717-845-1524 fax 717-854-6999 jmiller@mpl-law.com www.mpl-law.com

Reese, Samley, Wagenseller, Mecum & Longer, P.C. 120 North Shippen Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 717-393-0671 fax 717-393-2969 info@trustmattersmost.com www.trustmattersmost.com

1986

Yes

Robert M. Slutsky Associates

600 West Germantown Pike, Suite 400 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 610-940-0650 fax 610-940-0638 robertslutsky@verizon.net www.slutskyelderlaw.com

1995

1994

Yes

Asset management; elderly crises management; estate administration; estate planning; wills and trusts; guardianship; Medicaid planning; long-term care planning; POAs; special needs trusts

2000

2006

Yes

Estate planning; wills

2010

2006

Yes

Wills; trusts; living trusts; powers of attorney; estate planning and administration; Medicaid planning

Yes

Long-term care planning; medical assistance/nursing home care; special needs planning; estate planning and administration; guardianship; powers of attorney; etc.

Rominger & Associates 155 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 717-241-6070 fax 717-241-6878 info@romingerlaw.com www.romingerlaw.com

Saidis, Sullivan & Rogers 26 West High Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 • 717-243-6222 635 North 12th Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043 • 717-612-5800 attorney@ssr-attorneys.com www.ssr-attorneys.com

Scott Alan Mitchell of McNees, Wallace & Nurick, LLC 570 Lausch Lane, Suite 200, Lancaster, PA 17601 717-581-3713 fax 717-260-1633 smitchell@mwn.com • www.mwn.com

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Yes

1966

Yes

The firm handles the full range of legal needs affecting seniors (including estate planning, medical assistance and asset protection planning, guardianship, and estate administration). In-house care manager, a nurse practitioner, provides care planning and delivery as well as client advocacy.

1944

Yes

Wills; trusts; estate administration; estate planning; powers of attorney; living wills

Yes

Wills; powers of attorney; living wills; trusts; probate; estate planning and settlement; guardianships; medical assistance planning; asset protection

SkarlatosZonarich LLC 17 South Second Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-233-1000 fax 717-233-6740 ebp@skarlatoszonarich.com www.skarlatoszonarich.com

Smith, Anderson, Baker & Long 25 North Duke Street, 2nd Floor, York, PA 17401 717-845-9641 fax 717-854-1565 sabl.law@juno.com www.sabl-law.com

Young & Young 44 South Main Street, P.O. Box 126, Manheim, PA 17545 717-665-2207 fax 717-665-2422 synicholas@lawyeryoung.com www.lawyeryoung.com

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Yes

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October Nuts Clyde McMillan-Gamber n October, seven kinds of nuts, some of them rustically attractive, are noticed in abundance on the ground of woods, roadsides, and suburban areas in Central Pennsylvania. Those seven are from black walnut, shagbark hickory, American beech, pin oak, white oak, chestnut oak, and red oak trees. Those nuts are food for several kinds of birds and mammals, as well as people. And some of them are decorative and used as part of indoor décor. Black walnut trees are common in the moist soil of bottomlands. They grow hardshelled nuts inside tough, green husks that become dark in time. The inside shells are dark and grooved. The shells and husks are so hard that only squirrels, chipmunks, and mice can chew through them with their sharp teeth, powered by strong jaw muscles, to get the meat. Some people like to collect black walnut nuts. They can be opened with hammers and the meat used in cakes and ice cream toppings. Shagbark hickory trees also grow on bottomlands. They are called shagbark because their bark peels away in long,

vertical strips, giving the trees a shaggy appearance. They have green, fourparted husks and off-white, hardshelled nuts that, again, only rodents can chew into to get the meat. Beech trees have smooth, gray bark and grow on slopes above floodplains. Beech nuts are a half-inch long, triangular, and dark brown. Each nut develops in a thin husk that is a bit bristly. Because those husks are thin and pop open to release the small nuts, wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, crows, blue jays, woodpeckers, white-tailed deer, black bears, rodents, and other critters get fat eating those nuts. Pin, white, chestnut, and red oak trees produce abundant, brownish acorns in rustic, scaled caps that are attractive in themselves. The same animals that eat beech nuts also consume acorns. Pin and white oaks live in the bottomlands, but chestnut and red oaks grow on slopes. This reduces competition for living space among their relatives. Look for some of these attractive nuts on the ground this October. But leave them there so wildlife can eat them.

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My 22 Cents’ Worth and A Musing Moment By Walt Sonneville

eaders of 50plus Senior News may be acquainted with this publication’s bimonthly personalopinion column entitled “My 22 Cents’ Worth.” Walt Sonneville, the author, has two personal-opinion essay books written for the interests of seniors, whom he prefers to think of as “seasoned citizens.” His first book, My 22 Cents’ Worth, released July 2011, was followed by A Musing Moment, published April 2012. Each book contains 33 essays in which the author reconsiders and reconstructs his views on topics such as pet peeves, retirement, grandparenting, doing without a college education, and reincarnation. The essays, ranging from

whimsical to serious, are informative, frequently tinged with subtle humor, and free of partisanship, sectarian values, profanity, and personal memoirs. If the retirement years are truly “golden,” it is partly because seasoned citizens have ample moments to contemplate opinions on topics common to their life journeys. Doing so can be a discovery process in which one experiences a sense of renewal

as prejudices and unexamined assumptions are discarded or revised. The relatively short length of each essay makes them ideal reading for those moments in the day when brevity is appreciated. The essays fit well into a coffee break or that prelude before a night’s sleep.

A third book, planned for release late 2012, will complete the trilogy of the author’s personal-opinion essays. The two books are available on Amazon.com in either a paperback or Kindle edition. About the Author Following a career of conducting and writing market-research studies, Walt Sonneville is happily retired, relaxing by reading and writing personal-opinion essays. He and his wife, Pamela, reside in Gaithersburg, Md. Sonneville earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a master’s from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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Salute to a Veteran

Awestruck, Sitting in His Corsair Fighter Plane in WWII, He Said, ‘After you, Mr. Lindbergh’ Robert D. Wilcox hen he talks about it, Jack Holden can’t help smiling. He explains, “I was taking flight training at Parris Island, S.C., and I was No. 1 for takeoff in my Corsair, when I learned that Charles A. Lindbergh was flying the Corsair lined up behind me. “He, of course, was a living legend after having been the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic many years before, and I just couldn’t think of making him wait for me to take off. So I called the tower and deferred to him … and he then taxied around me and took off.” But what was Lindbergh doing, flying a Corsair fighter at a Marine Corps base like Parris Island? “Oh,” Holden says, “although he was a civilian, he flew a lot of military planes in World War II … and flew about 50

actual combat 1942 with a BA, I had two missions in the flying courses: Pacific. At Parris basic, flying in Island, he was Piper Cubs … teaching us engine-leaning and aerobatics, flying in Waco techniques that biplanes. greatly improved “Then I fuel tried to join consumption at cruise speeds and the Navy. At Floyd Bennett let pilots fly Field, they longer-range asked me if I missions.” And how did had ever had hay fever. I you get to Parris Lieutenant John E. (Jack) Holden in his F4U said yes, and Island? Corsair fighter in Okinawa. they wouldn’t “Well,” he says, “I was in take me. So I Navy flight went to Boston and when they asked me the same training at Brown University, in Providence, R.I. So, before graduating in question, I said no, and they took me.”

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After flight training at various bases, he was in advanced training at Parris Island as a member of Marine Fighting Squadron 312 (VMF-312) when they received their brand-new F4U-1 Corsair fighters. He says that looked like a lot of airplane to him. They gave him the manual to read and then required him to point to all the controls, blindfolded, as they called them out. After that, he was deemed able to fly that powerful airplane. While there, Holden also created the distinctive navy-and-white checkerboard design for the cowling and tail that led to the squadron being called the “Checkerboards.” After earning his golden wings and commission as a Marine Second Lieutenant at Pensacola, he shipped to San Diego and then to Hawaii for more training. From there, the pilots and their Corsairs were loaded aboard the carrier

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USS Hollandia and were off to Okinawa, which was then the scene of the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific in World War II. When the carrier was 125 miles off Okinawa, the Kadena airfield had been declared secured, and Holden and the men of his squadron were to be the first aircraft to fly to that Okinawa airfield with its severely shell-pocked runway. “First, though,” Holden says with a wry chuckle, “we had to get off the carrier. Although none of us had had catapult training, we soon learned that that was the way we were to leave the ship. “One problem was to know how much trim tab to use. We watched our C.O. take off and climb sharply, nearly stalling out. So we dialed back on the trim. The next man flew low, barely skimming the waves. So we added more trim. We finally got it right and saw no more challenges other than dodging the shell holes on Kadena when we landed on April 9, 1945.” Although the airfield had been secured, there were still thousands of Japanese on the rest of the island who pounded the airfield with heavy artillery fire day and night. And the Kamikazes constantly attacked, with pilots dedicated to giving their life in order to do the most damage possible.

Holden’s daughter, Anne, wearing an appropriate jacket at a recent squadron reunion and standing before an F4U Corsair.

On April 12, VMF-312 had their first contact with the enemy. Holden and three of his buddies scrambled to intercept oncoming zeros. To get above the zeros, they climbed to 23,000 feet and then saw a force of 20 zeros below them. They dived on them, destroying eight zeros and badly damaging six more before the enemy turned and fled for home. On May 14, Holden’s squadron was directed to destroy antiaircraft

installations on Kyushu Island, which was heavily fortified by the Japanese. A 10,000-foot dive on the installations resulted in the death of Holden’s commanding officer, Major Richard Day, whose plane was hit and set on fire. Despite this and other losses, the squadron maintained a kill ratio of 11 to one. With the surrender of the Japanese, Holden returned to San Diego aboard an aircraft carrier. Immediate check-in at a

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nearby building was required, and the pilots, eager to see the good old USA again, piled into an elevator that promptly got stuck between floors. It was a Sunday, devoid of maintenance personnel, and they finally escaped only by climbing through the elevator ceiling. Goodbye, South Pacific. Welcome back to the USA! After being discharged in January 1946, Holden worked as assistant advertising director at Armstrong (now Armstrong World Industries) and as vice president at Hubley Manufacturing Company before starting his own toy design company. He now lives in a retirement community in an apartment that is a virtual museum of photos, artwork, and model planes of World War II. He gets his kicks these days by writing a monthly “Wrinkle Valley News” letter that takes a wry look at the affairs of his retirement community and the world, while its masthead says it is “Dedicated to the Dissemination of Misinformation.” Holden has surrounded himself with mementos of those earlier days when, as for so many other veterans, his life was held by such a very slender thread. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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England’s Storied Countryside By Andrea Gross Homes in the Cotswolds are most often made of golden brick and lush with flowers.

t’s the fourth day of my English countryside tour, and I’m finally becoming fluent in English expressions. For example, I now know that the plug in my hotel room must be “earthed,” the reflector in the middle of the road is a “cat’s eye,” and that when the coach pulls off the motorway, I’ll have time to “nip to the loo” or—my personal favorite—“go for a tea and a wee.” I’m also becoming more familiar with English extremes—the grand castles and manor houses of the aristocracy and the small villages of the common folks. Their lifestyles are, as our guide from Insight Vacations would say, as different as “chalk and cheese.” We spend 11 days weaving along twolane roads bordered by fields of barley in the south and pastures of blackface sheep in the north. While modern homes surround some of the midsize cities, the

The Brontë Parsonage is the home of Charlotte, who wrote Jane Eyre, and Emily, who wrote Wuthering Heights. William Shakespeare was born and raised in the small market town of Stratford.

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small towns are filled with buildings that often date back hundreds of years. Some are made of hand-hewn brick, others of stacked stone. Some, especially in the Cotswolds, are tawny gold while those in the north are industrial gray. But all have narrow streets, roofs rippled with age, and bright-hued flowers that scramble up the walls. In short, they’re all picture-postcard perfect. We stop in several of the villages, especially those with literary connections. In Winchester we see the boarding house where Jane Austen died and the cemetery where she was buried. In Grasmere we visit Wordsworth’s home and gravesite; in Haworth, the Brontës’ parsonage; and in Stratford, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. But if these towns are small and unassuming, the castles and manor houses that surround them are large and overwhelming. Many of them fell on hard times after World War I as their aristocratic owners, whose families had owned the property for hundreds of

Medicare OEP Begins This Month The Fall Open Enrollment Period, during which people with Medicare can make unrestricted changes to their coverage options, takes place from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, 2012. The changes for 2013 are not as extensive as those for 2012, which saw the timeframe for open enrollment moving to earlier in the fall as well as an expansion of preventive-care benefits. Next year, the “doughnut hole” will continue to decrease in figurative size. The Affordable Care Act, also known as health reform, closes the Part D doughnut hole—the gap in drug coverage during which people with Medicare must pay the full cost of their prescriptions out of pocket. Health reform phases out the doughnut hole by decreasing the beneficiary’s share of drug costs during the doughnut hole until it reaches 25 percent in 2020 for both brand-name and generic drugs. The phase-out works differently for brand-name and generic drugs, however. In 2013, the discount for brand-name

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years, realized they were land-rich but cash-poor. In order to maintain and pay taxes on their historic homes, they opened them to tourists. This was undoubtedly sad for the aristocrats but wonderfully fortunate for the rest of us. Our tour of the castles and manor houses amounts to a crash course in English history. We stop at Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, and I finally learn to keep straight the fate of Henry VIII’s six wives. “It’s easy,” says our guide. “Just remember the rhyme: Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived.” (Poor Anne was Wife No. 2, beheaded in 1536 after only three years as queen.) Leaping forward four centuries, we visit Chartwell, the adult home of Sir Winston Churchill, who purchased the estate in 1922 and lived there until his death in 1965. In between we visit six other grand estates, glimpsing life as it was hundreds of years ago and, to a lesser extent, as it is today for England’s gentry. Finally, after being immersed in such an aristocratic atmosphere and rereading the passionate prose of Austen and the Brontës, our thoughts turn to Downton Abbey, the hit television show that traces

Hever Castle was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn.

Chartwell was the home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1924 until his death in 1965.

Highclere Castle is used for the filming of the popular television series Downton Abbey.

The church in Bampton Village is the site of dramatic moments in the television series Downton Abbey.

the antics of a fictional upper-crust family and their servants from 1912 through World War I. (The storyline will continue into the early 1920s during the third season, which begins in

January on PBS.) How closely, we wonder, do sites used for filming the series compare to those we’ve just seen on our tour? To find out, we turn to Robina Brown of The Driver-

Guides Association, who drives us to the two main film sites: Highclere Castle (possible, although difficult, to reach by public transportation) and Bampton Village (impossible to visit without a car). Highclere, which is used for both the exterior and many of interior shots of Downton Abbey, is a properly proud edifice, with turreted towers, ornate ceilings, and more than 1,000 acres of mostly manicured lawn. As we walk through the house we recognize several of the rooms—most notably the library, salon, dining room, grand hall, and, especially, one of the bedrooms that was the site of a pivotal plot turn. But for me the real treat is visiting Bampton, a small town that has existed in relative obscurity since the Iron Age but that now is familiar to millions of people across the world. Robin Shuckburgh, chairman of the Bampton Community Archive and owner of the Coach House B&B, points out the buildings that were used to depict the fictional Downton Village. Here, in one of the oldest and bestpreserved villages in England, fact and fiction merge. It’s the perfect end to our countryside tour of, as the Brits would say, the land “across the pond.”

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Across 1. Writer _____ Asimov 6. Quality of a football lineman 9. Shakespeare, e.g. 13. Stallion’s cry 14. University of Rhode Island 15. Used in printing 16. Gymnast Comaneci 17. Man’s tasseled hat 18. Unlace 19. FEMA help, e.g. 21. He’s now a Bronco 23. Defensive ___ 24. Deal with it 25. It airs Sunday night football

28. Silage holder 30. Last year’s BCS runner-up 35. Having wings 37. NCAA’s initial ____-team playoff 39. Academy in Annapolis 40. Welt 41. Yesteryears 43. 1977 football flick, ____ Tough 44. Type of acid 46. Manufactured 47. “____ and proper” 48. Pollute 50. The ____ Show (1976-1980) 52. “Owner of a Lonely Heart” band

53. Film shot 55. Dog command 57. Tide’s color 61. Not very far 64. Raja’s wife 65. Major time period 67. Water nymph 69. Beginning of illness 70. ENT’s first concern? 71. Ownership document 72. Jolie’s other half 73. Conference of last 6 college champs 74. Pittsburgh’s _____ Curtain

Down 1. Overnight lodging 2. Make very hot and dry 3. ____-de-camp 4. Quality of a good player 5. Moves with each first down 6. It makes a car shine 7. Wrath 8. Most famous gremlin 9. Capital of West Germany, 1949-1989 10. Unfavorable prefix 11. Seabiscuit control 12. Small amount of residue 15. Go to NPR, e.g. 20. Enlighten

22. Suitable 24. Quality of a good soldier 25. Muslim ruler, respectfully 26. What a scapegoat is given 27. Shorter than California 29. Used for weaving 31. Tackler’s breath? 32. Each and all 33. Chinese silk plant 34. Takes off weight 36. Nevada Wolf Pack’s home 38. Do over 42. Touch is one of these 45. Starting time

49. One from Laos 51. Brother of No. 21 Across is a leader of this team 54. Genuflecting joints 56. Loyalty to the loyal, e.g. 57. Farmer’s output 58. Alternate spelling of No. 64 Across 59. In or of the present month 60. Athletic event 61. Narcotics agent 62. Evander Holyfield’s ear mark 63. Ivy League’s Bulldogs 66. Charlotte of Facts of Life fame 68. Ctrl+Alt+___

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Alliance Home Help (800) 444-4598 (toll-free) www.alliancehomehelp.com

Year Est.

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2010

Lancaster

Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc. (717) 569-0451 www.cpnc.com

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Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

Garden Spot Village (717) 355-6000 www.gardenspotvillageathome.org

2006

Lancaster

1911

Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill

Good Samaritan Hospice (717) 274-2591 www.gshleb.org

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Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill

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

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Cumberland, Dauphin, York

Good Samaritan Home Health (717) 274-2591 www.gshleb.org

Hospice and Community Care Founded as Hospice of Lancaster County

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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.

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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.

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Exemplary care provided by a highly trained staff who address all patient and caregiver needs.

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Non-profit hospice providing physical, emotional, and spiritual end-of-life care in homes, nursing homes, hospitals, and in one of their two inpatient centers located in Lancaster and Mount Joy. Palliative care, volunteer support, and bereavement services. JCAHO accredited. Massage therapy, music therapy, and pet therapy available. Referrals 24 hours a day: (717) 391-2421 (Lancaster area) or (717) 885-0347 (York area).

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2004

Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

Yes

Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistance provided by qualified, caring, competent, compassionate, and compatable 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. Pampered Care Services©. Clutter Stoppers professional organizational services: PA license #10053601.

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Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, York

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Dauphin, Lebanon

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Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, York

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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.

Keystone In-Home Care, Inc. (717) 898-2825 (866) 857-4601 (toll-free) www.keystoneinhomecare.com

Live-In Care of Pennsylvania (717) 519-6860 (888) 327-7477 (toll-free) www.liveincareofpa.com

Visiting Angels (717) 393-3450; (717) 737-8899 (717) 751-2488; (717) 630-0067 (717) 652-8899; (800) 365-4189 www.visitingangels.com

VNA Community Care Services (717) 544-2195; (888) 290-2195 (toll-free) www.lancastergeneral.org/content/ VNA_Community_Care.htm

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While O’Donnell did participate in theater during high school and college, her focus remained on writing. She majored in English and became a teacher, eventually taking up a position at Elizabethtown College. She had dreams of using her writing skills to become a novelist. After college graduation, O’Donnell continued to participate in activities she enjoyed, and started a family with her husband John, but she was no longer involved in theater productions. Acting, however, runs in O’Donnell’s family genes. Her mother was a Hollywood extra—a glamour girl with blond hair—and, in fact, it was family that brought O’Donnell back to the theater. After 20–25 years away from the stage, O’Donnell found herself shuttling her two sons to the Fulton for show rehearsals. It was during that time that her love for theater resurfaced. “I sort of got hooked back on it,” she said. At the age of 47, O’Donnell returned to the theater, participating in a production of Into the Woods. From there, she began auditioning and performing at local theaters, taking parts in plays, musicals, and monologues. Her

favorite role was Daisy Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy. Forty-seven might not seem to be the ideal age to reenter the theater scene, but O’Donnell embraced it as part of her philosophy of remaining happy and active by participating in things she enjoys. “As you get older, you’re just not as insecure about things. You’re just glad you have the opportunity to do them,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell’s renewed interest in theater soon began to appear in her writing. While researching the history of the Fulton for one of the theater’s anniversaries, O’Donnell discovered that Sarah Bernhardt, a French actress, and Carry Nation, a member of the temperance movement, had both visited the theater in the 1920s. Drawn to these strong women, O’Donnell wrote monologues for each one, in addition to four other skits. She also wrote a monologue for Abigail Adams, wife of the country’s second president. O’Donnell’s writing background, her return to the theater, and her work on the Fulton monologues all prepared her to write her monologue for Mary Todd

Lincoln, something she had been considering for some time. “I’ve always been fascinated by Mary Lincoln. She had such a sad life,” O’Donnell said. In fact, Mary Lincoln’s many tragic life experiences kept O’Donnell from writing about her for quite a while. Lincoln was widely disliked and considered by many to be insane. Three of her four children died, her husband was assassinated, and her remaining son took her to court to have her committed to a mental institution. For O’Donnell, Mary Lincoln’s life did not provide much opportunity for comedy. In a way, however, Lincoln’s sad life might have helped O’Donnell produce her monologue even more than her writing and theater experience, as O’Donnell was able to connect to her on an emotional level. “Honestly, I think more than anything that prepared me to write the Mary Lincoln play was being a mother,” she said. As O’Donnell conducted research for her work, she discovered many littleknown facts about Lincoln, such as her constant overspending and her much higher class status than Abraham

Lincoln. The more she learned about Mary Lincoln, the more O’Donnell was drawn to her—and she was finally able to grasp the humorous threads of Lincoln’s troubled life and weave them into a monologue full of comic relief. “My research has driven me to be passionate about, indeed almost obsessed with, this enigmatic, tragic, sometimes charming, often irritating, and wildly eccentric woman. I want her to be heard,” O’Donnell said. The performance will be O’Donnell’s first experience producing a theater piece and may even help to extend her family theater genes a generation further: O’Donnell’s 8-year-old grandson, Lochlan McLane, will be the voice of Tad Lincoln, one of Mary’s sons, for the production. Once the performance is over, O’Donnell will continue doing the things she’s always enjoyed—swimming, singing, reading, dancing, playing with her grandchildren, and, just perhaps, starting a new monologue about another fascinating historical figure. For more information on Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense, call the Ware Center at (717) 871-2308 or visit www.millersville.edu/ware-center.

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This Month’s Phobia: Being Buried Alive Saralee Perel ecently, I read an article about a speaker at the World Conference on Assisted Dying who advocated the inhalation of helium as a way of taking one’s own life. I said to my husband, Bob, “Helium? No way. My last words would be highpitched squeaky sounds. I’d be saying ‘goodbye’ like a munchkin. How humiliating.” He slowly turned to stare at me with a look that said, “You’re making up another idiotic scenario.” It’s important that we express our final wishes. It’s a difficult subject, but we need to be strong. Bob approached this last week. “Have you thought about cremation versus burial?” I covered my ears with my hands and belted out the song, “I’M GETTING MARRIED IN THE MORNING …” “We should talk about this.” “DING-DONG THE BELLS ARE GONNA CHIME …” “Sweetheart,” he took my hands. “Let’s discuss it.” “Well, if you cremate me, just make sure I’m dead first. And forget organ donation. The doctor will have a nephew who needs a kidney and say I’m a goner while I’m still breathing. Did you know the fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia?” He sighed. “It is truly remarkable that your myriad of phobias now extends until after you’re dead.” “I can’t talk now. I have to do something.” “Wait a minute. We’ve never discussed any of this. Have you ever thought about whether or not you’d want to be maintained on machines if that’s the only

way of keeping you alive?” “You mean if I can’t make my own decisions and I’m declared mentally incompetent?” “Trust me. No one who’s ever met you will notice.” “The answer is yes.” “You want to be kept alive while you lie in one position? While you don’t even feed yourself and somebody does everything for you?” He thought a minute. “Oh, I get it. That’s no different from how you are now.” “One thing I know,” I said, “is you shouldn’t spend much money on my funeral. And I’ll want a senior citizen’s discount.” I couldn’t sleep that night. So I did some writing. Around 3 a.m., I came to bed. “I’ve written my eulogy,” I said, tenderly touching Bob’s cheek. “You’re right about me not facing reality. So … here goes.” I read out loud: Saralee was a paragon of mental fortitude and stability. She wasn’t really a hypochondriac the way each of her 12 doctors said, and was only claustrophobic in the backseats of cars, where she never actually vomited much. Saralee fulfilled her lifelong dream of piloting the space shuttle where, always the Samaritan, she spent most of her time calming the panicking astronauts as they periodically freaked out. Voted “Most Beautiful Person” seven years in a row by People magazine, she was a perfect size five her entire adult life. She will be remembered most for her highly intellectual writing, which always included sophisticated, subtle humor. Every Friday evening, she’d have cocktails with

Norman Mailer at his home in Provincetown, Mass. There, he’d often ask her to read his unfinished works so that she could tell him how to make the endings really good. Bob yanked the paper out of my hands and tore it up. And so, last night I finally talked about my wishes. It was hard. But I remembered that two days after my mother’s burial, I found her living will and her funeral requests. I had not given her what she wanted. This still makes me cry.

I shared my wishes with Bob partly for me. But what mattered even more was that I did it for him. And now, I can resume my normal life with everyday worries. You know—what we’re having for dinner, antibiotic immunities, viruses, rabies, and common stuff like that. 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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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Design Tips from the Museum Professionals Dr. Lori e live in a time when there is an overwhelming abundance of home makeover TV shows, articles, and online blogs about redecorating, redesigning, and reconsidering the objects with which we live. After watching a TV designer transform a perfectly good bedroom into a jungle paradise by stapling—yes, stapling—green plastic leaves and flowers directly to the drywall, I thought that some tips on how museum exhibition designers install art exhibits may prove helpful. As a longtime museum director, I have seen many exhibitions installed. Museum exhibition designers make all kinds of objects look their best in any environment. When it comes to displaying objects, museum pros rely on the basics. Three things are important: the front, the collections, and the guests.

Confront the Front Your home’s front door is like a

onto something when he said, “Less is museum gallery’s confrontation wall. more.” When you enter any room in your Clutter and collections are opposites. home, there is one wall that is right in Displaying similar items near each other front of you or one that you focus on is pleasing to the eye. Arrange collections the most. This wall is the starting point for any together by size, color, material, or texture. This design concept, method shows the called the scope of the confrontation collection and wall. It’s the first highlights the one you confront. similarities and This wall shouts differences. out for something You want visitors important, big, to your home to colorful, bright, look at a collection important, or sexy. The and concentrate on Use favorite objects and antiques to confrontation wall it. They make decorate your home the way museum always makes a great conversation pros do. statement. starters. Clutter is Often, in a museum, this wall hosts unrelated and messy. Reject the clutter the most important work of art in the impulse. exhibition. Don’t ignore it in your home. Put the best object right there. Fragile Yet Family-Friendly In most museums, changing Avoid Clutter exhibitions occur about every three Architect Mies van der Rohe was months or every season. You don’t want

to look at your snowman collection in July and neither do the experts. In museums and in your home, objects on display have to withstand pedestrian traffic and issues like temperature and humidity changes, sun exposure, etc. Make sure your favorite works of art and antiques are far from areas of high heat, away from air conditioning vents or radiators, and out of heavy traffic areas from pets and children. One last tip: If someone holding a staple gun is coming toward your bedroom in hopes of embarking on a redesign, point them in the direction of the nearest museum. Maybe they’ll learn something. Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events nationwide. Dr. Lori is the expert appraiser on the hit TV show Auction Kings on Discovery channel, which airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Visit www.DrLoriV.com, www.Facebook.com/ DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.

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Departure locations are on both East and West Shores. Registration and reservations required. Contact the Honor Bus secretary at (717) 652-3170, ext. 7427, or email honorbus2009@gmail.com. More information can be found at www.honorbusorg.

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Honor Bus veterans posing in front of the state monuments in the Atlantic Theater of the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC.

Central Pennsylvania communities are sponsoring the eighth totally free bus trip for World War II and Korean War era veterans to their war memorials in Washington, DC, on Sunday, Oct. 14. Each deluxe bus is fully escorted with medical staff and all meals are included.

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Flu Shots Available in Dauphin County The Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging and the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Pennsylvania, with a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, will again provide the 2012 standard yearly flu shot and pneumonia shot clinics. If you are 65+ and your primary insurance plan is Medical Assistance (Gateway Assured or AmeriHealth Mercy), you must go to your primary physician for your shots. Similarly, Medicare HMO subscribers, except those with Geisinger Gold and Unison Advantage, must receive shots through their HMO. All other Dauphin County residents age 60 and older are eligible. The benefit programs Medicare Part B, Geisinger Gold, or Unison Advantage for those age 65 and older will cover the cost of the shots. You will be completing a consent form on site. Bring all your medical insurance cards, including Medicare, as well as a return address label for your 2013 mailing. Anyone with an egg allergy may not receive a flu shot but can receive a pneumonia shot. If you are planning to receive a pneumonia shot, please consult your physician first. Each clinic will have designated time slots for shots organized by last name. Please call (717) 780-6130 with questions. Wednesday, Oct. 3 Hoy Towers Senior Center 301 Mohn St., Steelton A–F: 1 to 1:30 p.m. G–M: 9:30 to 10 a.m. N–R: 10 to 10:30 a.m. S–Z: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 5 Rutherford House 3300 Parkview Lane, Harrisburg

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Monday, Oct. 8 Colonial Park UCC 5000 Devonshire Road, Harrisburg A–D: 9 to 9:30 a.m. E–H: 9:30 to 10 a.m. I–K: 10 to 10:30 a.m. L–N: 10:30 to 11 a.m. M–P: 11 to 11:30 a.m. Q–S: 11:30 a.m. to noon T–V: noon to 12:30 p.m. W–Z: 12:30 to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10 Heinz-Menaker Senior Center 1824 N. Fourth St., Harrisburg A–F: 9 to 9:30 a.m. G–M: 9:30 to 10 a.m. N–R: 10 to 10:30 a.m. S–Z: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12 East Hanover Township Municipal Building 8848 Jonestown Road, Grantville A–D: 9 to 9:30 a.m. E–H: 9:30 to 10 a.m. I–L: 10 to 10:30 a.m. M–P: 10:30 to 11 a.m. Q–S: 11 to 11:30 a.m. T–Z: 11:30 a.m. to noon Monday, Oct. 15 Mohler Senior Center 25 Hope Drive, Hershey A–D: 9 to 9:30 a.m. E–H: 9:30 to 10 a.m. I–K: 10 to 10:30 a.m. L–N: 10:30 to 11 a.m. M–P: 11 to 11:30 a.m. Q–S: 11:30 a.m. to noon T–V: noon to 12:30 p.m. W–Z: 12:30 to 1 p.m.

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

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