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February 2015

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Taking Your Time to the Bank Neighbors Trade Services as Part of Community Time Banks By Lori Van Ingen Bartering was a concept Polly Weiss was familiar with. So when Weiss came across her community’s time bank, a twist on the old barter system, she was intrigued. “Spend your time, save your money” is the motto of the time bank. All you need to do is “give an hour to get an hour,” she said. Give your time to help a member, “bank” that time, and watch it add up. When you have banked enough hours, contact another time bank member to help you with a project you need completed, and that member banks hours helping you. “It’s easy. If I can do it, anyone can,” Weiss said, “no matter how daunting it looks at first.” When Weiss signed up, she said she could “help design your garden and identify plants or where to put them. I’m not digging, but I will give advice on the garden. Also, I can help to plan a trip.” Her first assignment was to go to one woman’s house to tell her how to prune her garden. She also told the woman, a photographer, where to put benches and arches for her backdrops. “I had a wonderful time,” Weiss said. When she was finished, Weiss logged two hours into the computer on her account. please see TIME BANK page 21 Polly Weiss logs hours in her community’s time bank by providing gardening advice and trip-planning services to fellow members.

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Nostalgia Road

Valentine Blues Dick Dedrick

As 50plus Senior News celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we hope you’ll enjoy a monthly peek back at the world in 1995! • Median household income: $34,076 • Unemployment rate: 5.6 percent • Cost of a car: $12,800 • Cost of a house: $111,000 • Federal debt: $4921 billion • U.S. GDP (1998 dollars): $7,269.6 billion • Federal spending: $1519.13 billion • Consumer price index: 152.4 • U.S. population: 262,764,948

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Feb. 14, 1946; grade six. I had purchased a heart-shaped box of Pangburn’s chocolates for Jeanne Marie Henderson. She was unaware of my feelings, but I thought this gift would be a good way of breaking the ice. Our teacher, Miss Myles, read Jeanne Marie’s name and asked me to present her with the box at the back of the room. There was snickering as I made my way to her desk, but it didn’t bother me. Yes, it did. Especially from Bernard Long, who sat across from Jeanne Marie. The trip back to my desk seemed like a city block. “And here’s a special valentine for you, Bernard,” Miss Myles announced, “from Jeanne Marie.” I’m not sure what my reaction was, but I remember Miss Myles saying,

“Now, Richard.” I glanced over at Jeanne Marie. She smiled. Sort of. This story does not have a happy ending. Her dad, a hardware salesman, was transferred the next month, and that was that. Bernard Long would give me a sneary grin every time we passed in the hall after that. February is my least favorite month. For one thing, I don’t like how it’s pronounced— the way Miss Myles made us pronounce it, anyway. “It’s not Feb-U-ary! It’s Feb-RU-ary!” She was just as adamant about arctic and library. I have wondered about Jeanne Marie—where she lives, how many grandkids she has. And I can’t help but wish she’d read this. Visit NostalgiaRoad.com

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was my mother’s valentine. And she was mine. I’m hoping maybe others can experience the joy I did, with their daughters, mothers, or anyone at all. Dad gave Mom roses. She loved that. Then one year he didn’t and never did again. He was a despondent man. Their marriage wasn’t so great. Mom would voice her anger. Dad kept his in. But it had to manifest somehow. So he no longer did nice things for her. I couldn’t stand seeing my mother unhappy on Valentine’s Day, so I made her my valentine. I gave her lace-trimmed cards and candy. These easy gestures meant the world to her, as they symbolized I loved her. You can probably guess she needed that. She’d get me Valentine’s gifts. But the showstopper was when she put together a “Come as a Flapper” Valentine’s Day party when I was a little girl. Fifteen girlfriends came, all in hyper-manic Roaring ’20s flapper and gangster mode. Mom decorated our dining room with cardboard cherubs, feather boas, and heart-covered place settings. I nicknamed our rooms according to the color of the walls. This one had panels of walnut. We were Jewish so the food was kosher—but flapper style. Using red food coloring, Mom made thin bagels topped with candy sequins and served them as Yiddish garters. Her mini-Reuben sandwiches were called Bugsy Siegel sandwiches. She only approved of Jewish gangsters’ names. My brother said he was Al

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Saralee in flapper regalia, 1960.

Capone. She said, “You’re Meyer Lansky.” The food was under a banner that read, “Shoot first. Ask questions later.” Mom had a thing for gunmen. The party favors were chocolate cigars and, fitting with Mom’s fetish, miniature toy Tommy guns. We shimmied and we boogied all night long. Man—we must have danced until 9! I relived those moments today as I sang the very same song that we danced to at full volume on the record player that wondrous night. Charleston! Charleston! Made in Caro-lin-a, Every step ya’ do, leads to somethin’ new. Man, I’m tellin’ you, it’s a lapazoo! Mom could surely kick up her heels when she was happy. I remember Dad wasn’t at the party at first. Ever the self-nominated family problem solver, I left my party to find my father. As usual, he was alone in his den, smoking his pipe. “Won’t you come dance the

Charleston with me?” I asked. Holding hands, we walked to the party room. Dad could be wonderfully goofy. He put a red feather boa around his neck and danced with me. He had one hand on his hip and the other pointing way up, making silly circles with his forefinger to the rhythm of the music. All the girls were dancing, not missing a beat other than to pull up their mothers’ black fishnet stockings that kept dropping to their ankles. Bangle bracelets clinked. Elbowlength gloves were tossed high in the air. Neither of my parents noticed, as I slowly danced with Dad toward Mom. She was showing fancy Charleston moves that the girls were trying to imitate. She didn’t see how close Dad and I were to her. If I weren’t in the picture, it would have appeared they were dancing together. So I slowly backed away. Then I stopped and stood motionless as I watched my parents dancing together for the first time in my life. And that was the very best part of the great “Come as a Flapper” Valentine’s Day party, held in 1960, in the “Walnut Room” when I was only 9. 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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Fragments of History

Fascinating Facts about American Presidents Victor Parachin oday, the coffee break is a common tradition in homes and offices all around the country. This welcome pause during a workday began during the Civil War by a young William McKinley (who would become America’s 25th president). McKinley briefly attended Allegheny College at the age of 14 and was teaching school at 16. When the Civil War broke out, he joined the Union Army, passing himself off as 20 when he was only 18. While waiting for his commission, he began taking coffee in a cart to Ohio

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Andrew Jackson Official White House Portrait by Ralph E.W. Earl (1835)

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aides, ordering that they not be publicized. Jefferson’s invention of the dumbwaiter. Tired of hauling goods from his cellar to his dining room, Thomas Jefferson created a labor-saving device known as the dumbwaiter. At his home, Monticello, in Virginia, a shaft connected the basement to the dining room. Jefferson rigged a conveyor cart with ropes and pulleys so that items stored in the basement, such as bottles and root vegetables, could be loaded and sent up to the dining room. Andrew Jackson challenges an assassin. Brought up in the frontier section of the Carolinas, Andrew Jackson was not easily frightened by threats. During his 1855 campaign for a

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second term as the individual who now governor of has the honor of Tennessee, Johnson addressing you. I beg learned that threats respectfully to propose were made against his that this be the first life. At one campaign business in order. stop, Johnson Therefore, if any man has challenged his wouldcome here tonight for the be assassin or purpose indicated, I do assassins to meet him not say to him let him face to face. speak, but let him shoot.” Placing his pistol on the table in front A president who of him, he began his fathered 15 children. speech saying: John Tyler was America’s “Fellow citizens: I 10th president and the first to assume office due to the have been informed Portrait of John Tyler, death of his predecessor, that part of the America’s 10th president William Henry Harrison, business to be who died one month after transacted on the his inauguration. For this, he was present occasion is the assassination of

dubbed “His Accidency” by detractors. Tyler married his first wife, Letitia Christian, in 1813. Twenty-nine years and eight children later, Letitia became the first of three first ladies to die in the White House. Tyler also became the first president to marry while in office when, two years later, he married Julia Gardiner, who was five years younger than Tyler’s oldest child. Together they had seven children, bringing his total offspring to 15. This fact prompted Tyler to proudly declare he was “not likely to let the family name become extinct.” When the first Southern states seceded in 1861, Tyler led a compromise movement; failing, he worked to create the Southern Confederacy. He died in 1862, a member of the Confederate House of Representatives.

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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Top 10 Valentine Collectibles Lori Verderame alentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day falls on Feb. 14 and honors the Christian martyr St. Valentine, persecuted by the Roman emperor in 273 AD, as well as the Roman goddess of marriage, Juno. St. Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feast day is now highlighted with the gifting of flowers, sharing symbols of love, and sending romantic cards. While St. Valentine presented the flowers from his garden to young lovers in an effort to promote the Catholic sacrament of matrimony, the February holiday that bears his name has sparked the exchange of various works of art and antiques. Some of the most popular Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keepsakes from the antiques world are:

The courting lamp had graduated markings on the glass to indicate minutes. The marks showed the amount of time left before the fuel source expired and your lover must be on his way home. Today, these rare Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keepsakes are worth $50 to $100.

1. Valentine cards. These small tokens are exchanged between childhood friends and star-crossed lovers alike. Examples

Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s card, circa 1945-55.

Woven hair picture, circa 1880-1900. Antique Victorian amethyst necklace.

from the early 1900s come in the form of postcards and are worth $5 to $10. Vintage examples from the World War II era range in value from $10 to $20 depending on condition, market, artist,

and sentimental message. 2. Courting lamps. The Victorians gave us restrictions on courtship in the form of the courting lamp.

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between $500 and $2,500 for fine examples. 5. Jewelry. There is nothing quite like getting a piece of fine jewelry featuring gold, silver, or another precious metal and gemstones. Costume jewelry is also a popular Valentine’s gift by makers such as Sarah Coventry, Weiss, Trifari, Coro, Monet, Maravella, etc. 6. Candy boxes. Russell Stover, Godiva, and Whitman candy boxes on a livingroom coffee table spoke volumes about this winter holiday. Once these delicious chocolates were devoured, the candy boxes—of decorated, embossed cardboard—were saved through the years. Today, candy boxes in the shape of hearts command $2 to $10 at antique shops. 7. Hair crafts. From circa 1850-1890, weaving human hair was a popular craft project. Women would save their hair from a hairbrush, place it into a hair receiver, and use it later as a material for weaving watch fobs, bracelets, and framed hair flowers. These items were given as presents to loved ones on Valentine’s Day. 8. Dance cards. In the early 1900s, a dance card was a coveted and highly personal object. Some cards were worn like oversized lockets around the neck of the prettiest girl at the party. For some Valentine’s sweethearts, dance cards were made of a metal cover with thin sheets of bone used like paper

to write a future dance partner’s name, promising him the next dance. These rare pieces of Americana are not easy to find and range in value from $50 to $75, depending on condition. 9. Vintage couture. Winter hats, coats, scarves, and formal gloves from that bygone night on the town in celebration of Valentine’s Day are all the rage. Look for period hats of faux fur or felt and leather gloves with fanciful detailing at thrift shops, antiques stores, and flea markets. You will have to save your pennies to buy some of these name-brand pieces, with the highly sought-after hats ranging in value from $250 to $500 each. 10. Flower vases. When you receive that Valentine bouquet, it is wonderful to enjoy the blooms and the fragrance. However, once the roses wilt, the vase from the florist becomes the keepsake. Many of these florist vases from circa 1930 to 1950 have stood the test of time. Ceramic pieces by Royal Haeger, McCoy, and other firms are cherished Valentine collectibles today. In good condition, they command $125 to $150. This Valentine’s Day, as you make new memories, don’t forget to cherish the old ones with antiques and collectibles.

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Feb. 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 24, 12:30 to 2 p.m. Coping with the Loss of a Companion or Spouse Pathways Center for Grief & Loss 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy (717) 391-2413

Feb. 4, 7 to 8:15 p.m. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Willow Lakes Outpatient Center 212 Willow Valley Lakes Drive, Willow Street (717) 464-9365

Feb. 23, 2 to 3 p.m. Parkinson’s Support Group Garden Spot Village Concord Room 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6259 jshaffer@gardenspotvillage.org

Feb. 9, 10 to 11 a.m. Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Garden Spot Village Concord Room 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6076 jmorton@gardenspotvillage.org

Feb. 24, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Coping with the Loss of a Child (of Any Age) Pathways Center for Grief & Loss 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy (717) 391-2413

Feb. 19, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894

Feb. 25, 6 to 8 p.m. Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Support Group Lancaster General Hospital – Stager Room 5 555 N. Duke St., Lancaster (800) 887-7165, ext. 104

Community Programs Feb. 2, 6 p.m. Red Rose Singles Meeting Hoss’s Steak & Sea House 100 W. Airport Road, Lititz (717) 406-6098

Free and open to the public Feb. 7, 7 p.m. Movie Viewing: College (1927 Silent Comedy) Garden Spot Village Chapel 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6000

Feb. 3, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 20, 6 to 9 p.m. Art Reception Opening: Lois Flickinger Music Fridays Landis Homes – Harvest View Lobby at Galleries Downtown Lancaster 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz (717) 341-0028 (717) 581-3935 If you have an event you would like to include, please email www.landishomes.org information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.

Library Programs Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. – Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County Feb. 9, 1 to 3 p.m.; Feb. 17, 6 to 8 p.m. – Scrabble Meet-Ups Feb. 12, 7 p.m. – Lancaster Civil War Roundtable Program: “Beyond the Gatehouse: Gettysburg’s Evergreen Cemetery”

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Cocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489 Feb. 2, 9 a.m. – Haircuts Feb. 4, 10 a.m. – Crafts with Lana Feb. 13, 10 a.m. – Valentine’s Day Party Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 Feb. 2, 10:15 a.m. – Overview of Dementia Feb. 6, 10:15 a.m. – Manicures Feb. 12, 10:15 a.m. – Movie Day with Popcorn and Soda Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Mondays and Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. – Double Deck Pinochle Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. – Wii Bowling Fridays, 5 p.m. – TGIF Dinner Lancaster House North Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 299-1278 Tuesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied Activities Thursdays, noon – Pinochle Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center – (717) 299-3943 Feb. 2, 9:30 a.m. – How to Use the iPad Feb. 5, 10:30 a.m. – Dementia and Alzheimer’s Training Feb. 24, 10:30 a.m. – Healthy Steps in Motion Exercise Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147 Feb. 2, 1:30 p.m. – Pickle Ball Open Play Feb. 4, 10:30 a.m. – Hearing Health Feb. 26, 10:30 a.m. – Ceramics Craft Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 Feb. 5, 10 a.m. – Program by Chef Bill Feb. 9, 10 a.m. – Johnstown Flood of 1889 Feb. 12, 10:15 a.m. – Music and Dancing Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 Feb. 10, 10 a.m. – What is the Job Training Program for Older Americans? Feb. 13, 10 a.m. – Valentine’s Day Celebration Feb. 17, 10 a.m. – Questions You Should Be Asking Your PCP Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m. – Brain Teasers, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s by the Alzheimer’s Association Feb. 20, 11 a.m. – Pet Memories Feb. 25, 9 a.m. – Fall Risk Assessments Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 Fridays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Income Tax Preparation Feb. 13, 10:30 p.m. – Valentine Party Feb. 19, 10:30 a.m. – Shopping at Ferguson & Hassler Rodney Park Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, noon – Pinochle Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied Activities Thursdays, noon – Bingo Please call or visit the centers’ websites for additional activities.

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The Beauty in Nature

Feathered Tree Acrobats Clyde McMillan-Gamber e know woodpeckers perch upright on tree trunks and branches. But there are other, unique tree acrobats in the woods and older suburbs of eastern North America, including three species of nuthatches and one kind of creeper, all of which are a bit smaller than sparrows. Nuthatches walk down tree trunks and branches head first in their quest for invertebrates and their eggs in bark crevices. They are the only family of birds in North America that can do so. And they move upside-down along limbs, clinging to the bark with their sharp toenails as they look for food. Nuthatches have short, stout beaks they probe into crevices in bark from different angles to extract invertebrates and their eggs. Obviously, their foodgathering niche and technique are unique among North American birds. White-breasted nuthatches are white

below and have suburbs dark heads and through most necks and gray of eastern backs and North America. upper wings. Red-breasts Red-breasted nest in mixed nuthatches coniferous/ have orange deciduous under parts and woods of gray backs and Canada and the wings. northern tier Brownstates and headed winter farther nuthatches south. Brown A white-breasted nuthatch. have white heads live bellies, brown permanently in heads, and gray wings and backs. The pine woods from Delaware to the Deep upper parts of each kind of nuthatch South. blend them into the color of tree bark, By living in different parts of the which protects them from predation. continent, nuthatches reduce Nuthatches raise young in tree competition for nesting space and food. cavities. White-breasts are permanent Brown creepers are brown-and-whiteresidents in deciduous woods and striped on top and white below. They,

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too, are camouflaged on tree bark. Each creeper circles up a tree trunk and pokes its long, curved bill into cracks in the bark after invertebrates and their eggs. When approaching the top of the tree, it flutters down to the base of another tree and repeats its foodgathering process. Creepers feed in that way all day, every day. There may be some competition for food between the nuthatches and creepers, but each species has a differently shaped beak to poke in crevices in different ways. What one species can pull out of a crack in bark, maybe the other can’t. So competition may be limited. Watch for nuthatches and creepers on tree bark. Their food-gathering ways are unique and interesting.

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San Antonio’s Grand Fiesta By Andrea Gross It’s 7 o’clock in the morning, and the San Antonio River Walk is almost empty. This is a stark contrast to last night, when an estimated 200,000 folks crowded the area, cheering and waving as 40 boats—each festooned in hot, bright colors and glittering lights— cruised down the meandering waterway that bisects the city’s downtown area. People sat along the walkways that border the river, stood three deep on the arched bridges that span it, and applauded from the balconies of the luxury hotels that line it. After all, this was the Texas Cavaliers’ River Parade, one of the premier events of Fiesta® San Antonio, the city’s annual spring extravaganza. But now, as my husband and I board an open-air boat for a 45-minute narrated breakfast cruise, there are only three boats on the river: two breakfast boats and one containing workers who

The Texas Cavaliers’ River Parade is a highlight of the Fiesta.

In La Villita a craftsman carves and paints figures typical of those found in the Mexican province of Oaxaca.

Children prepare for the popular Battle of Flowers parade. El Mercado, a large outdoor market, is a favorite San Antonio attraction, especially during Fiesta.

are cleaning up the debris from the parade. We enjoy the relative quiet as our guide gives us an overview of the city’s

history and Fiesta activities. “Fiesta is a major part of San Antonio,” she says, as the boat passes La Villita, the site of Night in Old San

Antonio (NIOSA), one of the myriad events that take place during the 11-day party. There’s a pooch parade, a jazz band festival, and a “fun run” for costumed mini-marathoners. There’s food, a coronation, and Friday’s Battle of Flowers Parade. This event is so popular that the city literally shuts down for the day so that locals as well as visitors can watch as floats, bands, and smiling children make their way through the city center. Finally, on Saturday night, there’s the Fiesta Flambeau Parade, reputedly the largest illuminated night parade in the world, replete with a jewel-bedecked queen and stately king, who reign over the festivities. We’re not privy to the private parties where we could see the royal gowns up close, so we go to the Witte Museum for their annual exhibit that showcases past coronation gowns. I ask the curator how much an “average” gown costs. “Let’s just say they cost as much as a high-end luxury car,” she says.

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In between attending Fiesta events, we explore San Antonio, beginning with its most famous attraction, the Alamo. The Alamo began as a mission in 1700, but it’s most often remembered as a fortress, the place where Texas settlers chose certain death rather than surrendering to the overwhelming forces of Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. A little over a month later, on April 21, 1836, other settlers, inspired by their compatriots’ bravery, defeated the Mexican army at the Battle of San Jacinto, thus paving the way for the establishment of the Republic of Texas and its eventual annexation to the United States. Today the Alamo is a museum, housing exhibits that are related to its days of glory. On the first Saturday of every month, costumed actors roam the grounds, depicting life during the early days of Texas. In addition to the Alamo, the Spaniards constructed four other missions, all of which still operate as functioning parishes and hold regular Sunday masses in both English and Spanish. The largest and most well known is Mission San José, which has been restored to its 18th-century splendor and houses an excellent visitor center. Two years ago the simplest way to

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The mural at La Tierra, a well-known restaurant in El Mercado, shows “ordinary people” interspersed with important community leaders and historic figures.

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Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo was once home to 350 Native Americans.

reach these missions was by automobile, but now, due to a multi-year revitalization project, they’re also easily accessible by foot or bicycle. Mission Reach, an 8-mile southern extension of the San Antonio River

Walk, winds through a semi-wilderness area filled with hiking and biking trails as well as portals to each of the missions that make up San Antonio National Historic Park. A 3-mile northern expansion of the

River Walk, aptly named Museum Reach, leads through urban areas to a newly restored area filled with trendy shops and restaurants as well as the San Antonio Museum of Art and the Witte Museum. Of course, in order to explore these areas, we have to fortify ourselves. We choose three restaurants that promise food that’s both traditional and tasty. We’re not disappointed. Guenther House, built in 1859 by the founder of Pioneer Flour Mills, is as notable for its museum of millhouse memorabilia as its buttermilk biscuits. At Viola’s Ventanas, we hear tales of the owner’s mother, whose homestyle cooking is featured in the restaurant; and at El Machito, which reputedly has the biggest grill in Texas, we happily gorge on a mixed platter of grilled cholesterol. Chef Johnny Hernandez urges us to try one of his drinks, which are as Texassized as his grill. Why not? We lift our glasses and toast San Antonio, a city that knows how to party as it preserves its past and embraces its future. www.visitsanantonio.com Note: This year the Fiesta will be April 16-26. Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).

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A Hidden Warning Sign for Heart Attack and Stroke Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, I started a walking program a few months ago to help me lose some weight, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been having some problems with my legs hurting during my walk, although they feel better once I stop. I thought it was just the fact that I am 63, but my friend was telling me about a leg-vein disease called PAD and thinks I may have it. What can you tell me? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Hypertensive Helen Dear Helen, The health condition your friend is telling you about is known as peripheral arterial disease (PAD), and you probably need to be screened for it. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you should know.

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which provides a listing on their website of nearly 50 healthcare facilities that provide free or low-cost screenings. Life Line Screening is another convenient screening resource to check into. This is a private company that travels all over the country offering PAD screenings for around $60 per test. To find an upcoming screening in your area, visit www.lifelinescreening.com or call (800) 449-2350.

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By John Johnston Every year on Feb. 2, we wait to see if Punxsutawney Phil, the world’s most famous groundhog, will predict six more weeks of winter. Huge crowds have waited for Phil’s prediction each year since 1886. For Phil, seeing his shadow predicts six more weeks of winter-like weather. More often than not, he sees his shadow and goes back inside. You, too, can remain out of the cold, and save time and money too, by using our secure online service, my Social Security, to conduct Social Securityrelated business from the warmth of your own comfortable home. When you create a my Social Security account at www.socialsecurity.gov/ myaccount, you can:

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Why Get a Dog? Better Health, for One Thing A dog can be your best friend—and a benefit to your health as well. Here are some ways owning a dog can keep you hale and hearty in mind as well as body: More exercise. Just walking the dog gets you out of the house, but most dog owners do more than dash out for a few minutes once or twice a day. You’ll take longer walks and get more exercise once you’re outside with your pooch. Better mental health. Studies suggest that pet owners are less likely to suffer from depression and other mental health problems. The affection they get from their pets is one factor, along with the need to focus on their pets’ welfare and be more active.

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He Guarded U.S. Embassies in London and Paris Robert D. Wilcox ayne Grant grew up in Norwood, Pa., where he read about the great battles of World War II, especially those involving Marines. He had wanted to be a Marine for as long as he could remember. He knew that the Marines would let you enlist when you were as young as 17, as long as your parents would sign for you to join. So in 1946 when he was 17 and a senior in high school, he put it to his father: Would he sign and permit him to join the Marines? Grant says his dad gave him a long look, then said, “All right. If you’ll stay in high school and finish up, I’ll then sign the papers to let you enlist.” So, Grant did, and his father did sign the papers. Grant—still 17—then headed for the Custom House in Philadelphia, enlisted, and became a Marine.

First stop was Parris home for the newly Island for basic training. established United Was it tough? Nations. “Nah,” he says. “At Then it was to the age 17, I was ready for Brooklyn Navy Yard to anything. I never did guard the members of think of the training as the fleet who were tough, although it went sailing overseas to on for 10 hours a day. combat. From there, it “One interesting was a small move to thing I later learned Floyd Bennett Field, about the Marines was where he was flown to that whenever you London to report to arrived at a new post, U.S. Naval the first thing they did Headquarters at was put you on guard Grosvenor Square on his duty.” way to help guard our Wayne Grant in Paris in 1947. For him, that next London embassy. time meant guard duty Did he have a choice as the delegates of the UN Interim Site in selecting such a place to pull duty? Commission descended on a site in the After a look that seemed to say, “Are Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area in you kidding me?” he says, “No. The Queens, N.Y., to evaluate it as a potential Marines weren’t really interested in where

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you’d rather serve. They were interested only in where they needed you at the moment. That said, though, I have to say that London was a great place to be stationed. People say that the Brits had the view that the thousands of Americans that passed through England during the war were ‘overpaid, oversexed, and over here.’ “That may have been so, but they were also keenly aware of what the Yanks had done for them during the war. In 1947 when I was there, that was still very fresh in their minds, and they couldn’t have been better in the way they treated us.” As pleased as Grant had been about his post in London, his next assignment was one he would have found hard to believe: being chosen to guard the American Embassy in Paris. How was duty there? Did he ever think, “And they pay me for duty here?”

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Grant laughs and agrees that he couldn’t think of a better place, offhand. That answer was amplified when he was asked if there was something about the city that he particularly remembered, and his answer was, “You mean places like Harry’s New York Bar?” Then, more seriously, he names the left bank with its great restaurants, the Louvre, the pretty girls promenading on the Champs-Élysées. “It’s just an amazing city,” he says, “and I wouldn’t give anything for the year I had to explore it. It’s no wonder the world has made it such a favorite place to visit.” When he wasn’t on the town, what was his duty like in guarding the Embassy? “In those days, Europe was still recovering from being so devastated in the war, and we weren’t expecting any serious problems,” he says. “We Marines wore our dress blues, and we made it a point to be spic and span. Our job was to ‘show the flag,’ more or less. “The feeling was that a hoodlum would see the Marines and decide that he had better things to do than tangle with them. We carried sheathed bayonets, of course. But if we got into something that required larger force,

we’d call the Marine sergeant on duty for reinforcements. “But those days were so different than today. Then, you really didn’t expect any real force to be needed. And, fortunately, it wasn’t. After his European duty, Grant returned on a converted cargo ship called the USS Mercury. Arriving in Norfolk, he was given a choice: sign up for a four-year hitch or accept discharge. At that point, he elected to return to civilian life. Returning to his home in Norwood, he soon was hired by Bell Telephone to work as a cable splicer. Over time, he became a field engineer, and then an engineering manager. He retired from Bell in 1985 after 37 years with the company. A friend told him of a retirement community in Lancaster, and he liked it a lot and came there to live in 1997. Thinking back to his Marine life, he says, “The Marines taught me how to get along with other people, how to take orders, and it gave me the discipline to organize my life. I liked everything about life in the Corps, and I still have all the respect in the world for a Marine.” Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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The Green Mountain Gardener

Surviving a Long Winter Indoors Dr. Leonard Perry ne question I often get from gardeners from warmer climates is, “What do you do in winter?” If our north-country winters get a bit long for you, here are five gardening activities to keep your spirits up and get you ready for and thinking about the coming growing season.

1. Order some seeds. This means obtaining some seed catalogs by phone, mail, or Internet, if you don’t already have some. First, though, plan to check in early spring with your local garden store, as they may have what you want. Be careful not to order more seeds than you need or can keep up with. Of course you can wait to start seeds outdoors, but with our shorter growing season in the Northeast, it is best to start at least some plants indoors if you can make the space.

The temptation here is to start seeds too soon, only to have them get leggy. Many small seeds, like begonias, can be started in February, with tomatoes in mid-March, many other flowers in early April, and quick-growing plants—such as squash, melons, sunflowers, or zinnias—only two or three weeks before setting out. 2. Care for your houseplants. Check them often for pests. Fertilize them if they are growing or blooming. Repot ones that are rootbound and dry out quickly. Propagate from cuttings those that may be getting leggy. Simply cut about 4 to 6 inches, remove the lower leaves, and

place stem bases in a medium such as perlite, vermiculite, or a combination. Cover with a plastic bag to keep humidity inside, and check often to make sure it’s not too dry or too wet inside. Keep out of direct sunlight. 3. Review garden catalogs. It is best to figure where plants will go before you buy them. Keep in mind their environmental needs, such as light and soil type, and whether you can supply these. With the costs of shipping, and many mail-order firms selling very small plants, often it is best to check your local nurseries first in spring. Do your research now and then visit them around late

April or early May for the best selection and the best chance to get what you want. 4. Plan a new garden, or to renovate an older one. This applies only if you have room and only if you think realistically that you can keep the new perennial garden maintained. This is not an issue if you are merely replacing a current annual flowerbed or vegetable garden. If the latter, figure where each crop will go, rotating their locations from year to year to minimize diseases. If some perennial beds have gotten out of control through neglect (as have some of mine), perhaps you should plan to just remove the desirable plants and then start over, removing all that remains. 5. Winter is the time to get tools in order, cleaning and sharpening if you haven’t already. Get pots cleaned and

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ready, a good job for a basement or garage. Stock up on supplies while garden stores are slow and you have the time. Look for “green goods,” such as recycled materials and biodegradable pots. These are only a few ideas for how you, as a gardener, can make the most of a long and cold winter.

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Don’t forget to take a break, get outside, and enjoy the winter effects of your garden and public ones. Think how you might improve yours next winter by adding shrubs or trees with evergreen, colorful leaves, berries, attractive bark, or great textures and silhouettes. Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor at the University of Vermont.

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Then Weiss had a peeling ceiling, so she went into the time bank and looked for someone to do the painting. “I emailed them, supplied them with paint and brushes,” and her ceiling will soon be repainted. The member who repaints her ceiling will bank those hours, and Weiss will remove those hours from her account, until she works for more hours to bank. Weiss said it’s easy to bank hours. You can even bank hours by attending the time bank’s meetings: one hour for the potluck meal and one hour for the actual meeting. “I started getting hours by gardening and going to the meetings,” she said. “One day, the facilitator didn’t show up at the meeting. They needed a facilitator, so I facilitated the meeting.” The organization also has a “core group” to handle any problems or any abuse of the time bank. Members of the core group serve for six months and hold separate meetings, she said. Started in 2013 when two existing but smaller local time banks merged, Weiss’s time bank now has 200 members and is continually growing, she said. The members who come to the meetings range in age from their 20s to their 50s and 60s. “It’s kinda’ cool,” Weiss said. They all want to go “back to the basics to help build a community.” The mission of the time bank to

which Weiss belongs is to “provide services without exchanging money and build an interconnected community where everyone’s time is of equal value.” In today’s neighborhoods, many people don’t know the people three houses down from them, Weiss said. So how are they to know who can help them get projects done that they can’t do themselves? But if you get on a time bank’s website, she said, you can find people with varied skills such as painting, party planning, editing manuscripts, licensed childcare workers, tutoring, carpentry, gardening, and massages. Weiss said her group also tries to give back to the community. They have gone Christmas caroling, and for a past Valentine’s Day, their children—even those who were in their 20s—went to an assisted living home to talk to the residents, asking them about themselves. “It was so neat,” Weiss said. “Once they realized we were there not to perform, but to talk to them, they were quite the storytellers.” The time bank also works with local organizations and nonprofits, and any time bank member who volunteers at these member organizations can count those hours as time earned for their account, Weiss said. There are time banks all over Pennsylvania. To find one near you, visit TimeBanks USA at http://timebanks.org or call (202) 686-5200.

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Voices of Change: 8 War Babies Who Entertained America By Richard Pells Do you find yourself stopping on Taxi Driver every time you run across it while channel flipping? Or shedding a tear each time you watch The Godfather? How about singing along to “Mrs. Robinson” on the radio or adding tunes by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez to playlists? If so, you owe a “thank you” to the war babies. Born between 1939 and 1945, singer/songwriters, directors, and actors from the “war baby” generation are largely responsible for reshaping American music and film after World War II. Here’s a look at how elements of American life influenced eight war-baby entertainers as they were growing up in the 1940s and 1950s: Francis Ford Coppola was born in Detroit in 1939. As a child, Coppola contracted polio. Confined to a bed, he created a puppet theater, a traditional form of Italian entertainment, one he reproduced in the early-20th-century segment of The Godfather: Part II. Martin Scorsese was born in 1942 in

Queens. It’s easy to As a boy, see how his Scorsese upbringing had severe in Little Italy asthma prepared and was him for his unable to Oscarengage in winning role physically as Vito demanding Corleone in activities. Coppola’s A The lonesome Godfather: introvert, Part II. he spent much of Faye Bob Dylan and Joan Baez playing at the “March on his Dunaway Washington for Jobs and Freedom” in August 1963. childhood was born in staring out 1941 in the window of his apartment in Little Florida. She picked cotton as a child and Italy in Manhattan. Scorsese’s movies had a difficult relationship with her captured the vibrancy and violence he father, a career soldier who had affairs saw on those streets. with other women. These experiences inspired Dunaway Robert De Niro was born in New to flee from her feelings of childhood York in 1943. As a young man, De Niro alienation, escape to the big city, and studied method acting, which become a star. They prepared her for the emphasized the need for an actor to draw movie role of a lifetime in 1967, as on his or her own psychological resources Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde, and on memories and past experiences. another desperate, lonely young woman

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who hungers for fame. Bob Dylan was born Robert Zimmerman in 1941 in Duluth, Minn. Even as a child, Zimmerman was taciturn, remote, and secretive—qualities that would mark his persona as an adult. He devoted a good part of his youth to listening to blues and country music on the radio. By the late 1950s, as he embarked on his own singing career, Zimmerman renamed himself Bob Dylan in honor of one of his favorite writers, Dylan Thomas. Joan Baez was born in 1941 to a Mexican father and Scottish mother. Her father studied at Stanford and taught military engineers during the war. But despite his background in math and physics, he was a pacifist and refused to work on the atomic bomb. Baez became a lifelong pacifist herself. While growing up in California, Baez began experimenting with rhythm and blues on a ukulele. She also learned to develop her exquisite singing voice as a way of fitting in, as half-Mexican, with her white cohorts.

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Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were both born in 1941 and grew up in Queens. When Simon was 11 years old, he became friends with a classmate, Art Garfunkel, who lived just three blocks away. Both boys came from similar Jewish backgrounds and harbored similar musical ambitions, which their parents encouraged. Once they discovered that they appreciated each other’s voices in harmony, they started to perform as a teenage duo in the 1950s in school and before audiences, even making a recording—all before emerging in the 1960s as two of the most poetic singers

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