Lancaster County Edition
June 2015
Vol. 21 No. 6
Shall We Dance? Octogenarian Passes ’50s-Era Dance to New Generation of Swing Enthusiasts
By Jason Tabor Ivan Kerns turned 83 last September, but he hasn’t let that keep him off the dance floor. “If you want to stay young, hang out with young people and others who think young,” he says. Kerns is the president of the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club, a volunteer-run organization comprising swing dance enthusiasts. He’s not just the president, however. He’s also an instructor. Swing dancing is the energetic form of dance named after the “swing” style of jazz music made popular in America in the 1920s to 1950s. It is associated with dancers lifting, spinning, or flipping their partners into the air in time to the music. Kerns has been dancing for most of his life. A congenital heart condition sidelined him from sports during high school, and that’s when he got involved in dancing “to have something to do” that was physically active but wouldn’t pose a risk to his health. As a result of his heart condition, Kerns underwent a new, radical openheart surgical technique in 1950 to fix the problem. His doctors informed him he was one of the first 10 people to undergo this revolutionary procedure. “I do believe that I am a world’s record, which I cannot prove—but think I am the world’s longest surviving open-heart surgery patient,” says Kerns. “Sixty-five years later, still here and kicking.” After graduating from high school, he accepted an offer from Arthur please see DANCE page 23
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Dance instructor Ivan Kerns doing the East Coast Swing with one of his students.
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May I Have Your Help? Saralee Perel
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didn’t realize until I got home that I had left my cane in my cart at the supermarket. It was the first time in the 12 years since my spinal cord injury that I was without it. I panicked. After I drove back, I held onto parked cars and outside walls to get in the store. Like a fool, when five shoppers offered to help me, I didn’t accept. I think that when many of us are offered help, such as to carry things or to borrow anything or for a ride to pick up something we need, we say no. I feel so badly for my husband, Bob. It breaks my heart that he helps me so much. Earlier that day, he was washing dishes. I cried, “I’m sorry I don’t wash my tomato juice glass.” He said, “It’s hard for you to stand at the sink.” He put his arms around me. “I love helping you. Wouldn’t you want to help me?” Of course I would. While shopping that day, a woman offered to pick up the bag of popcorn I had dropped. I said, “Thanks so much, but I can do it.” But once I knelt down, I couldn’t get back up. So I held onto a store fixture in order to stand. Who do I think I am? Am I a stronger person for refusing help? No. That’s ridiculous. Apparently I think that asking for help makes me inferior, dependent, and needful. Well, the reality is, I am in need. Most of us are at some point. Is that a sin? Accepting help would show some real strength. There were samples of sandwiches at the deli counter. I tried but couldn’t reach one because I have no balance. I thought, “So what if I’m hungry and can’t reach a sandwich?” A shopper reached one for me. She said, “Please take this sandwich. The world is full of people who want to help.”
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With thoughtful tenderness, she handed me the sandwich and then got one for herself. We quietly enjoyed our snacks. “Oh, it’s delicious,” I said, grateful for more than the sandwich. I stood next to her, cherishing this sweet, touching moment of a stranger who cared about me. We all have pitfalls: a loss of a relationship, avoidance of public speaking, fear of being alone, a bad shoulder. Who is perfectly capable in all ways? Nobody I know. When I left my cane at the store, I felt I had lost an attachment of me. My cane is a part of me, like a real limb. Of course I could get another cane, but this one’s been with me for so long. We had become— sort of—family, my cane and me. Constantly interconnecting with each other. I wanted my cane back so badly. When I saw it behind the store’s service counter, I told the store worker I could get it myself. Then, when I saw the obstacles that would make that hard, I asked a simple question that would change my life. “Would you please get it for me?” Naturally, he reunited me with my cane. I knew then that I’d never turn back. I’m not inferior. I’m not in the way. I’m not bothering anyone. And if I am, whose problem is that? I may be physically impaired, but my greatest handicap has been in not accepting the helping hands of others. Of that, I am no longer disabled. 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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Getting Around When You No Longer Drive Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Where can I find out about alternative transportation options for my elderly mother? She needs to give up driving, but before she does, we need to figure out how she’ll get around. – Searching Daughter
national nonprofit that has 27 affiliate transportation programs in 23 states. With this program, seniors pay membership dues and fees based on mileage. And, most programs will let your mom donate her car in return for credits toward future rides.
Dear Searching, Alternative transportation services vary widely by community, so what’s available to your mom will depend on where she lives. Here’s what you should know. Transportation Options For starters, it’s important to know that while most urban areas offer seniors a variety of transportation services, the options may be few to none for those living in the suburbs, small towns, and rural areas. Alternative transportation is an essential link in helping seniors who no longer drive get to their doctor appointments, stores, social activities, and more. Depending on where your mom lives, here’s a rundown of possible solutions that can help her get around, along with some resources to help you locate them. Family and friends: This is by far the most often used and favorite option among seniors. So make a list of all possible candidates your mom can call on, along with their availability and contact information. Local transportation programs: These are usually sponsored by nonprofit organizations that serve seniors. These services may charge a nominal fee or accept donations and often operate with the help of volunteer drivers. Also check out the Independent Transportation Network (http://itnamerica.org), which is a
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Private program services: Some hospitals, health clinics, senior centers, adult day centers, malls, or other businesses may offer transportation for program participants or customers. And some nonmedical home-care agencies that bill themselves as providing companionship and running errands or doing chores may also provide transportation. Mass transit: Public transportation (buses, trains, subways, etc.), where available, can also be an affordable option and may offer reduced senior rates.
Demand response services: Often referred to as “dial-a-ride” or “elderly and disabled transportation service,” these are typically governmentfunded programs that provide doorto-door transportation services by appointment and usually charge a small fee or donation on a per-ride basis. Many use vans and offer accessible services for riders with special needs. Taxi or car service: These private services offer flexible scheduling but can be expensive; however, they’re cheaper than owning a car. Some taxi/car services may be willing to set up accounts that allow other family members to pay for services, and some may offer senior discounts. Be sure to ask. Another option to look into is ride-sharing services, which connect people who have cars with people who need rides. Uber (www.uber.com), Lyft (www.lyft.com), and Sidecar (www.side.cr) are three of the largest companies offering services in dozens of cities across the U.S.
Hire someone: If your mom lives in an area where there are limited or no transportation services available, another option to consider is to pay someone in the community to drive her. Consider hiring a neighbor, retiree, high school student, or college student who has a flexible schedule and wouldn’t mind making a few extra bucks. Where to Look To find out what transportation services are available in your mom’s community, contact the Rides in Sight national toll-free call center at (855) 607-4337 (or see http://ridesinsight.org) and the Eldercare Locator at (800) 6771116, which will direct you to her area agency on aging for assistance. Also contact local senior centers, places of worship, and retirement communities for other possible options. And check with her state department of transportation (www.fhwa.dot.gov/webstate.htm) and the American Public Transportation Association (www.publictransportation .org). 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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Assisted Living Residences/Personal Care Homes The listings with a shaded background have additional information about their center in a display advertisement in this edition.
Bethany Village — MapleWood
Homewood at Plum Creek
325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-766-0279 • www.BethanyVillage.org
425 Westminster Avenue • Hanover, PA 17331 717-637-4166 • www.homewood.com
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Assisted Living Residence: Yes Private: 100 Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 98 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: One-bedroom suites; secured memory support neighborhood; skilled nursing – The Oaks.
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Excellent care in a lovely environment. Call to schedule a visit.
Colonial Lodge Community
Lakeview at Tel Hai Retirement Community
2015 North Reading Road • Denver, PA 17519 717-336-5501 • www.coloniallodgepa.com
1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-9333 • www.telhai.org
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 70 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: No Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: *SSI depends on availability. A veteran-approved “home for heroes” facility, all in a beautiful, rural setting.
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Discover our newly renovated accommodations and homelike environment with the security of 24-hour nursing care.
Heatherwood Retirement Community
Mennonite Home Communities
3180 Horseshoe Pike • Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-9300 • www.heatherwoodretire.com
1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 717-393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 82 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 150 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Private balcony or patio; no wait for availability; no buy-in; simple month/month lease.
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Supportive, encouraging environment. Various room types and suites available. Secure memory care offered.
Homeland Center
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1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102 717-221-7727 • www.homelandcenter.org
999 West Harrisburg Pike • Middletown, PA 17057 717-944-3351 • www.middletownhome.org
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 50 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 64 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: No Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Exemplary care in a caring, beautiful environment has been provided for more than 147 years. Our continuum includes a hospice program.
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Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: Beautifully appointed apartments overlooking the garden terrace with the safety and security of 24-hour nursing care.
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Moravian Manor
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300 West Lemon Street• Lititz, PA 17543 717-626-0214 • www.moravianmanor.org
3952 Columbia Avenue West Hempfield Township, PA 17512 717-285-6112 • www.stannesrc.org
Total AL and/or PC Beds: 55 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes* Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No** Comments: *Or applied to final bill. **Pet visitation only.
Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Minimal Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: No Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Pending Approval Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Select rooms currently available! Call for details.
Pleasant View Retirement Community 544 North Penryn Road • Manheim, PA 17545 717-665-2445 • www.pleasantviewrc.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 96 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: *Three-year private pay spending. Maintain independence in an enriching and supportive environment; now offering respite stays.
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Here’s to You, Dad Father’s Day started with a dedicated woman: Sonora Smart Dodd, the daughter of a widowed Civil War veteran who had raised her on his own. Dodd came up with the idea for a special day celebrating fathers when listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. She held her own special tribute
for her father on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Wash., and began a campaign for an official celebration thereafter. The idea of
Father’s Day initially met with some skepticism, but in 1919, President Calvin Coolidge expressed support for the holiday, and in 1926 a National Father’s Day
Committee was formed in New York City. In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a proclamation designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day, but it wasn’t until 1972 that President Richard Nixon officially recognized it as a national holiday.
Fly Old Glory with Pride on Flag Day Flag Day became an official national celebration in 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 Flag Day to commemorate the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by the Second Continental Congress on that day in 1777. The idea of setting aside a special day to celebrate the U.S. flag wasn’t new, though. One of the earliest observances of Flag Day occurred in Hartford, www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Conn., in 1861, at the suggestion of George Morris, to pray for the preservation of the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. In 1885, a Wisconsin schoolteacher named Bernard J. Cigrand held a formal
observance of what he called “Flag Birthday” at his school. Cigrand went on to become a passionate promoter of Flag Day, delivering more than 2,000 speeches on the subject, and he is generally considered to be the “Father of Flag Day.”
In 1914, Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane delivered a Flag Day speech in which he said the flag had spoken to him that morning: “I am what you make me; nothing more. I swing before your eyes as a bright gleam of color, a symbol of yourself.” In 1949, President Harry Truman signed an Act of Congress formally establishing June 14 as National Flag Day.
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Salute to a Veteran
The Seabees Moved Liquor in Pontoons, Beer in Wooden Crates Robert D. Wilcox rand-new Navy Ensign Myron (Mike) Geller landed on the Philippine island of Samar in June 1945. If he had been there only a few months earlier, he would have found himself in the middle of an enormous battle, since Samar was smack in the center of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history. Historians also call it one of the greatest military mismatches in naval history. Admiral Halsey had been lured into taking his powerful 3rd Fleet after a decoy fleet, leaving only three escort carrier groups of the 7th Fleet and their destroyers, which had been repurposed to attack ground targets and thus had few of the torpedoes they would normally carry. The northernmost of the three groups, Task Unit 77.4.3 (“Taffy 3”) found itself
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facing a large force of assigned to the 29th Naval Construction Japanese battleships Battalion (Seabees). And and cruisers. Although he found himself on Taffy 3 destroyers had Samar, facing a huge neither the firepower collection of all kinds of nor armor to do so, equipment used by they attacked the huge Seabees: bulldozers, Japanese fleet in order trucks, cranes, dragto permit the safe lines, etc. retreat of their slow As cargo officer, it “Jeep” carriers. was his responsibility to Planes from those sort it all out and get it carriers then strafed, bombed, torpedoed, Ensign Myron (Mike) Geller in securely off the island. We had dropped the two rocketed, and depthNew York after graduation charged the Japanese from midshipman school in A-bombs on Japan, and the Japanese had finally forces, sinking or January 1945. surrendered disabling three cruisers unconditionally. But we still had and causing the Japanese force to turn equipment to take care of and men to tail and fail to take part in the further support. battle in Leyte Gulf. One special concern was the large That was then. But now Geller was
stock of liquor and beer they had to move. Experience was clear that no matter how well you guarded anything alcoholic, it somehow managed to disappear. So they solved that by filling pontoons with the bottles of liquor and then welding the pontoons shut. The beer went into large wooden crates they fashioned and carefully padlocked. The destination was Truk, halfway across the Pacific. It had once been the largest Japanese base in the Pacific. The deep lagoon was 40 miles wide, with high islands and an encircling barrier reef. Often there had been more than 1,000 Japanese merchant and warships moored there awaiting further deployment. However, our submarines had effectively cut off supplies from Japan, with supply convoys receiving nearly 90 percent losses en route to Truk.
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And in February 1944, we put together a huge armada of top-line carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines for attacks that reduced Truk to rubble, with more than 70 shipwrecks, 400 aircraft destroyed, and the base no longer a threat to our forces. Starvation had killed many of the soldiers before the complete surrender of the base in 1945. When Geller and his convoy reached Truk, he got the additional job of water officer, since water was a key need of our soldiers, sailors, and Marines there. He supervised the maintaining of procedures that were essential for purifying the drinking water on the main island. Did he lose any of the liquor or beer on the voyage from Samar? “Well,” he grins, “there was some of the beer that came up missing, but the welded pontoons did a good job of keeping the liquor safe.” By that time, Geller had accrued enough points to go home. So he caught a Navy flight to Guam and another to Hawaii. Then it was by ship to San Francisco and a commercial flight to New York, where he was discharged. Before he ever joined the Navy, he
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had been studying at City College of New York when he decided to join the Navy’s V-12 program that sent him to Cornell University and permitted him to graduate there before he became a Navy ensign. Now, after returning from the Pacific, he was able to use the G.I. Bill to get a master’s degree in industrial management at Columbia University. He wrote his thesis on the power crane and shovel industry and was careful to send a copy of it to manufacturers in that industry. That got him an interview—and a job as sales rep—at the Bucyrus Erie Company upon graduation. He worked his way up in several other companies before becoming vice president of sales at Dynapac, where he worked until his retirement in 1986. He then used his computer to search for the kind of retirement home he thought he would like and found just what he wanted in Lancaster. He feels very comfortable in retirement there and often thinks of those formative years in the Navy and how they helped him so well in choosing the rewarding civilian career he’s had.
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Watch for These Tomato Problems Dr. Leonard Perry f your tomato plants and fruits aren’t looking as healthy as they should, perhaps with leaf spots or diseased fruits, they may have one of several diseases.
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Late blight. The disease that flared up a few years ago in the Northeast, destroying many home and commercial tomato plantings, was late blight—the same fungal disease that gets on potatoes and caused the famous Irish potato famine in the mid-1800s. If you had tomatoes with this, you may recall the nickel-sized or larger spots, olive-green to brown, on leaves. Sometimes the border of these spots is slightly yellow or appears water-soaked. Soon, brown to black lesions grow on stems with brown spots on fruit. Late blight is often around, but conditions aren’t primed for it to spread and get out of control. If it is present,
sprays are available but must be applied early in the season. Once leaves are more than about 10 percent affected, sprays do little good, so plants should be destroyed. Before doing this, make sure you have this disease by checking with the state agriculture department specialists. Early blight. Much more common on tomatoes (and potatoes) is early blight, a different fungal disease. It causes leaf spots, stem lesions, and fruit rots. The name is deceiving, as it more often develops not early but rather on mature leaves.
It usually progress up the plant, starting first with older leaves near the base. Spots may have concentric rings, giving a target or “bulls-eye” appearance. Stem lesions often are sunken with lighter centers. On older fruits, the dark and leathery sunken spots are often on the end attaching to the stem. Rotating other crops for a couple of years in the same spot, particularly smallgrain cover crops, corn, or legumes, can help with disease control. Some cultivars (cultivated varieties) have resistance to early blight (sometimes seen as Alternaria blight). Keeping up with weeding and fertility,
especially nitrogen and phosphorus, and watering early in the day so leaves dry quickly all can help in avoiding early blight. Sprays are available and ideally should be started early in the season. Septoria leaf spot. Another fungal disease, this occurs under similar conditions as early blight does and has similar controls. Its spots are often gray or tan with darker margins and have dark, pimplelike structures in the center that are fairly easily seen. These dark fungal structures are absent from early-blight lesions, nor do the spots have the target-like appearance. If the fruits rot on the ends opposite the stems, this is likely the common blossom-end rot. It is not actually caused by a disease, but by the growing conditions—uneven watering and a calcium deficiency.
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This rot can develop if conditions are hot and dry and are then followed by heavy rain or watering, as the plant can’t absorb enough calcium. Other factors to try to avoid through culture include low potassium or calcium levels; excess magnesium or nitrogen, which causes rapid plant growth; root damage; or high relative humidity. Balanced watering and fertility, and
perhaps calcium sprays to foliage, should keep this under control on tomatoes, as well as on squash and peppers.
As there aren’t easy controls for this, practice crop rotation and control weeds, as many host this disease.
Verticillium wilt. These fungi are in the soil and, if present, can cause plants to wilt, beginning with lower leaves. Lesions on leaves have a v-shape, widest on the leaf margin. Leaves die, and eventually the whole plant can die.
Anthracnose. This is a fungal disease of green, but especially of ripening, fruit. Small, slightly sunken, and water-soaked spots appear, which grow larger and become dark in the centers. As it spreads in the fruit, it causes a softening decay.
To avoid this disease, grow plants on well-drained soils, keep up with weeding, avoid excessive overhead watering, and rotate crops yearly. If this fungus is present, you may need to resort to sprays. Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor at the University of Vermont.
Farmers Market Vouchers Soon Available The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is once again offering vouchers through its Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program. These vouchers, worth $20, can be used to purchase Pennsylvania-grown fruits and vegetables at area farmers markets. Eligible individuals must be at least 60 years of age, reside in Lancaster County, and have an annual income of less than $21,775 for one person or $29,471 for two people. Photo ID with proof of age and residence must be provided. People living in residential facilities where meals are provided are not eligible. Those unable to travel to the distribution sites can still obtain
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vouchers through a proxy, provided a signed form and photo identification of the older person is presented. Proxy forms can be obtained by calling your local senior center, other distribution locations, or the Office of Aging at (717) 299-7979. Distributions will be held on Wednesday, June 10, beginning at 9 a.m. at the following locations: Cocalico Senior Association (717) 336-7489
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Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
An Off-Beat Food Adventure in New Orleans By Andrea Gross he food is tasty, the service outstanding, and the money the best we’ve ever spent. Café Reconcile is New Orleans’ most unusual restaurant. While the French Quarter is exciting, after a few days my husband and I found it both too expensive and too frenetic for our taste. Therefore, we’d moved to the Whitney, a charming historic hotel in the Central Business District. My husband asked a gentleman who works at the hotel for a restaurant that caters to locals rather than tourists. “There’s a place about a mile from here where they train impoverished youth to work in the tourist industry. Can’t get much more local than that. New Orleans has lots of tourists and lots of impoverished youth,” he answered. And thus began our offbeat New Orleans Food Adventure.
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Café Reconcile helps young folks learn life skills as well as work skills.
Big Dreams at a Small Café When we arrive at Café Reconcile almost every table is filled, some with families, others with businessmen and women who are enjoying their lunch break. A bevy of young adults sporting Café Reconcile shirts are cooking, waiting tables, cleaning up. In short, they’re running the restaurant.
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“Most of these young people, who are between 16 and 22 years old, have seen nothing but poverty and violence. Many have mental health concerns, substance abuse issues—and the vast majority have had run-ins with the juvenile justice system. We help them get on track and become self-sufficient members of society,” explains Kelder Summers, one
of the café’s directors. Our server brings us our order: shrimp etouffée with salad for me; fried catfish with two sides for my husband ($10.99 each). He’s deferential, a bit tentative, but determined. I ask him why he joined the program at Café Reconcile. “Because I want to turn my life around,” he says. If the concerned folks who run Café Reconcile have their way, he’ll be able to do just that. After completing a short apprenticeship at a New Orleans restaurant, they’ll help him find a job and track him for a year, offering him advice and support if he feels overwhelmed. By this time he should have the life skills as well as the work skills to break the cycle of poverty. (www.cafereconcile.org) The Intersection of Culture and Cuisine We only have to walk across the street and down the block to reach The
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of money rather than spinach. These were exactly the kind of folks that Antoine Alciatore hoped would patronize his restaurant when he immigrated to New Orleans in 1840. By that time, the 18-year-old boy had spent 10 years as an apprentice for a master chef in a ritzy French hotel, and he was familiar with the preferences of the upper class. He knew they would want more than the simple boiled dishes that were the staple of other Louisiana restaurants. Thus he added French flair in the way of sauces and seasonings and, voilà , a new regional cuisine and one of New Orleans’ most renowned restaurants were born. As we leave, my husband and I both have the same thought. Nearly 200 years ago, a young boy named Antoine learned kitchen skills from a master chef in France in order to ensure a more secure future for himself and his family. Today, another young man is learning kitchen skills at a small cafÊ in New Orleans for much the same reason. Fingers crossed that he has similar success. (www.antoines.com) Photos Š Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).
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As 50plus Senior News celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we hope you’ll enjoy a monthly peek back at the world in 1995! This month, the sports highlights of 1995: • The San Francisco ’49ers defeated the San Diego Chargers 49-26 at Super Bowl XXIX in Miami. • The Major League Baseball strike that had begun Aug. 12, 1994, came to an end April 2, 1995, after 232 days, making it the longest such stoppage in MLB history. • The Houston Rockets defeated the Orlando Magic 4-0 to become NBA champions. • Michael Jordan returned to the Chicago Bulls. • Steffi Graf won Wimbledon for the women; Pete Sampras took top honors for the men. They also won the U.S. Open later that year. • The Atlanta Braves defeated the Cleveland Indians in six games to win the World Series. • Ben Crenshaw won the Masters Tournament for the second time. • The New Jersey Devils defeated the Detroit Red Wings for the Stanley Cup. • The Kentucky Derby champion was Thunder Gulch.
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Senior Games Combine Sports and Socialization By Megan Joyce Did you know Lancaster County is home to more than 850 senior athletes? It’s an impressive number, and one that has held steady for the Lancaster Senior Games, which again welcomed more than 850 competitors over age 55 to its 27th annual games, held May 4–8 at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim. While the overall attendance stayed about the same for 2015, the overall flow of the games improved, according to Pat Fellenbaum, chairperson for Senior Games committee, which organizes the event along with the Lancaster County Office of Aging. It was the second year the weeklong games were held at Spooky Nook, and Fellenbaum said organizers responded to comments from 2014 and arranged the individual events closer to one another inside the massive sports facility. “I think [the athletes] liked it because it wasn’t as Photos by Robert Diller spread out as previous years,” she said. “We tried to draw it in closer so they didn’t have as far to walk.” Intermittent rain Wednesday morning threatened to interfere with the planned outdoor track events, but the competitions continued despite the weather, said Betty Sementelli from the Office of Aging. “[The Senior Games] keep seniors active and engaged in their community,” Sementelli said. “They promote social interaction and fun.” Fellenbaum agreed that the socialization aspect of the games is an important draw for the athletes, especially those who return to compete each year. “They enjoy seeing friends they haven’t seen for a while and making new friends, and I think that’s really important for them,” she said. “And having a good time, laughing—it’s always nice just to look around and see the smiling faces.” The competitors had a broad range of activities in which to engage—everything from running, swimming, and bowling to foul shooting, badminton, golf, billiards, tennis, tai chi, bridge, and Pilates. Sementelli said darts and pickleball were most popular. “One of our goals is to get people not just to come to the Senior Games and do the activities there, but to do the activity throughout the year,” Fellenbaum said. “And I think we have gotten to that point.” New for 2015 were two hour-long educational events, which were well received by attendees, Fellenbaum said. Topics for the presentations included how to guard against senior-targeted scams and advice for maintaining strength throughout the aging process. Fellenbaum laughed that she herself got in more than a little exercise traversing the expanse of Spooky Nook. She clocked 17 miles of walking in just two days of overseeing the many events. She added that after the months of planning and organization required to orchestrate the Senior Games, watching the experiences of the senior athletes is most rewarding for her. “[I enjoy] seeing old friends return year after year and watching the new people come in and see the fun they have, and how they just light up,” she said. “They’re like, ‘Wow, we didn’t know this was here, and we really enjoyed this!’ I just think everybody should try it.” For more information on the Lancaster Senior Games, call the Office of Aging at (717) 299-7979 or visit the Lancaster Senior Games website (www.lancseniorgames.org). For a complete list of 2015 results, visit www.lancseniorgames.org/results. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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My 22 Cents’ Worth
Mr. Webster and Mr. McGuffey Walt Sonneville e are well acquainted with the names of our country’s founding fathers: Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and others. Few of us— including historians—acknowledge the contributions made by Noah Webster and William Holmes McGuffey to the standardization of American culture. These two were founding giants of American language and shared values. Their influence in establishing an American culture for a young nation of diverse ethnic origins helped turn our country toward a united pluralism—our vaunted “melting pot.” Noah Webster (1758-1843) had been a controversial partisan pamphleteer urging the independence of the nation before he published his A Grammatical Institute of the English Language in 1783, the year our War of Independence concluded. He renamed the book in
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1786, calling it The American Spelling Book. It was 32 years later in 1828 that his two-volume An American Dictionary of the English Language, containing 70,000 words and priced at $20, was published. Sales the first year were only 2,500 copies. Eventually it achieved overwhelming acceptance as the price dropped to $6 by 1847, after Webster had died and the book rights were sold to George and Charles Merriam. The Merriam brothers condensed the first two editions of Webster’s dictionary and, in 1847, released a third edition. By
1900, almost 100 million copies had been sold worldwide. Webster’s purpose was to make Americans’ language independent of British spelling. In this effort he was mostly successful. He said our “customs, habits, and language, as well as government should be national.” Americans followed Webster’s lead and abandoned the British spelling of centre, cheque, plough (plow), honour, defence, labour, favour, colour, and other words. But he failed to gain acceptance for his spellings of groop, wimmen, and tung. The country to this day remains undecided as to theatre or theater and ketchup or catsup.
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Our nation could not be culturally fragmented and succeed. Differences in pronunciation, spelling, and values were seen by Webster as pathways to persistent regional separateness. William Holmes McGuffey (18001873) has been called the “Schoolmaster to the Nation.” Author John H. Westerhoff III, in his McGuffey and His Readers: Piety, Morality, and Education in Nineteenth-Century America, stated: “It is estimated that at least 120 million copies of McGuffey’s Readers were sold between 1836 and 1920 … by 1890 [they] had become the basic school readers in thirty-seven states.” There were 44 states in the union by 1890. McGuffey’s Readers did not sell well in New England. They were popular in the newer states of the country, where a frontier mentality prevailed. please see WEBSTER page 19
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The Beauty in Nature
Tree Cavity Critters Clyde McMillan-Gamber any trees, dead and alive, in the Mid-Atlantic States, as elsewhere, have holes in them that were created by wind ripping limbs off those trees or different kinds and sizes of woodpeckers chipping out nurseries for their young. Those trees with cavities are in woods, suburban areas, and farmland. A tree with several hollows is like an apartment complex with several tenants of different kinds. Multiple species of wildlife, other than woodpeckers, live and/or nest in holes in trees in those local environments. Hollows in trees are of different sizes and are used by various-sized creatures. Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice, white-breasted nuthatches, and house wrens squeeze into the smallest cavities in woods and older suburbs. By using the smallest holes, these little birds lessen the chance of being ousted by bigger
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animals. Gray squirrels, flying squirrels, and black rat snakes are some of the critters that live White-breasted nuthatch in mediumsized hollows in the woods. Gray squirrels also live in tree cavities in mature suburbs with their big trees. Some of the rat snakes dwell in holes in trees after they caught and ate the original inhabitants. Eastern bluebirds and tree swallows compete for medium-sized holes in trees in farmland, with the swallows usually winning those contests. Little gangs of
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swallows mob individual pairs of bluebirds at tree cavities until the bluebirds give up and move Barred owl away. But the bluebirds have two advantages over the swallows. Although both species prefer open country to rear offspring, swallows prefer hollows near water, but the bluebirds don’t. And the bluebirds will nest later in summer, when the swallows are finished raising babies and forming flocks to drift south for the winter. Raccoons, barred owls, screech owls,
American kestrels, and wood ducks compete for larger tree cavities in woods, suburbs, and farmland. There they live and raise youngsters. Kestrels rear young in hollows in farmland and suburbs only. Some colonies of honeybees settle into larger tree hollows in farmland and suburban areas where flower nectar and pollen is plentiful. Worker bees build masses of waxy, sixsided cells on wooden walls in those cavities by sweating some of the honey they ate through pores in their exoskeletons. They raise larvae in those cells during warmer months and store honey and pollen in them to feed the larvae and wintering adults. Check trees closely for hollows. Some of those cavities could have one or more interesting creatures living in them. Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a retired Lancaster County Parks naturalist.
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June 2, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Coping with the Loss of a Parent or Sibling Pathways Center for Grief & Loss 4075 Old Harrisburg Pike Mount Joy (717) 391-2413 June 3, 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 June 8, 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
June 16, 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 23, 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 June 18, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894 June 22, 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
Community Programs Through Oct. 17 except Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seasonal Opening: Mascot Roller Mills and Ressler Family Home Ressler Mill Foundation 443 W. Newport Road, Ronks (717) 656-7616 resslermill@gmail.com June 1, 6 p.m. Red Rose Singles Meeting Hoss’s Steak & Sea House 100 W. Airport Road, Lititz (717) 406-6098
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Free and open to the public June 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Penn Township – Pleasant View Community Day Park at Pleasant View Retirement Community 544 N. Penryn Road, Manheim (717) 665-2445 June 11, 1 to 6 p.m. Blood Drive for American Red Cross Pleasant View Retirement Community 544 N. Penryn Road, Manheim (800) 733-2767
June 19, 6 to 9 p.m. Music Fridays Downtown Lancaster (717) 341-0028 June 26, 5 to 9 p.m. Open House: Resident Art Display St. John’s Herr Estate 200 Luther Lane, Columbia (717) 684-2489
Quit Wits and Snappy Comebacks At one time or another, we’ve all been victims of insults that leave us fuming without an appropriate reply. Would that we could have been as quick-witted as these individuals: An actress to actress/writer Ilka Chase: “I enjoyed your book. Who wrote it for you?” Chase: “I’m so glad you liked it. Who read it to you?” Playwright George Bernard Shaw to his wife: “Isn’t it true, my dear, that male judgment is superior to female judgment?” Charlotte Shaw: “Of course, dear. After all, you married me—and I you.”
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Poet Lewis Morris to writer Oscar Wilde: “There’s a conspiracy against me, a conspiracy of silence, but what can one do? What should I do?” Wilde: “Join it.” Member of Parliament to Winston Churchill: “Mr. Churchill, must you fall asleep while I’m speaking?” Churchill: “No, it’s purely voluntary.” Playwright Noel Coward to writer Edna Ferber (who was wearing a tailored suit at the time): “You look almost like a man.” Ferber: “So do you.”
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WEBSTER
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The shared values emphasized by the Readers included cleanliness, courageousness, frugality, honesty, patriotism, perseverance, and piety. They laid the foundation for the succeeding “Greatest Generation,” those young citizens who experienced the Great Depression and World War II and their common values of duty, frugality, and sacrifice. As founders of the American culture, the books of Webster and McGuffey are importantly instructive. What lessons can we learn from these two in establishing themselves as our nation’s first bestselling authors? From Webster’s life we learn that an unrelenting obsession in achieving a stellar mission can be fundamental to success—and that the timing of the release of your work can be critical to its broad acceptance. The books of both authors also demonstrate that dependency on the foundations laid by predecessors is inescapable. Both Webster and McGuffey borrowed heavily from the writings of others. Webster’s dictionary quoted Franklin, Washington, Madison, and many others to define the meaning of words. He also
borrowed extensively from Samuel Johnson’s dictionary, “sometimes verbatim,” according to literary scholar Joseph Reed. McGuffey’s Eclectic Fourth Reader, published in 1838 and meant for children in the seventh and eighth grades, was 324 pages—according to the title page—of “elegant extracts in prose and poetry from the best American and English writers with copious rules for reading and directions for avoiding common errors.” The sources whose work he featured included the Bible, Jefferson, Washington Irving, Lord Bryant, Milton, Shakespeare, and many others. Webster, a Connecticut Yankee, and McGuffey, born in Pennsylvania and reared in Ohio (at that time the western frontier), linked the country culturally. Now it was left for Lincoln to reunite the country politically and the railroads to unite it commercially. Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen and A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, books of personal-opinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contact him at waltsonneville@verizon.net.
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What To Buy – Desktop, Laptop, or Tablet? Abby Stokes an you picture yourself sitting in your backyard watching the roses bloom while “surfing the ’Net”? Or perhaps you’re traveling on a plane with your tablet tucked into your carry-on luggage. Maybe you’re even snuggled up all comfy in your bed answering emails. On the other hand, you might be sure you’ll use the computer only in the warmth of your den and have no intention of moving it. Read on to help you decide whether a desktop, laptop, or tablet best suits your needs. A desktop and a laptop function in exactly the same way, using the same software and allowing you to access the Internet. They both have the same basic hardware (monitor, keyboard, and mouse). They also have the capability of being plugged into a printer or other peripherals using ports. A desktop, which is not portable, comes at a significantly lower price point than a laptop computer. Smaller technology equals higher prices.
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What’s the difference between a notebook and a laptop computer? I once posed a similar question to a farmer when visiting the Berkshires. “What’s the difference between a pig and a hog?” I asked. “Way you spell it,” he answered. That is the same answer for the difference between a notebook and a laptop computer. Two names for the same thing. A netbook (don’t mistake it for a notebook) is a small, lightweight, and inexpensive laptop. A netbook averages 2 to 3 pounds and the screen is quite small—they measure between 5 and 10 inches. Netbooks are less expensive than laptops and can be purchased for as little as $200. How does a tablet compare to a computer? A tablet is a computer. The distinction is that a tablet is fully contained in a single panel and it utilizes touch-screen technology.
So instead of using a mouse to navigate, you simply tap the screen to take an action. The keyboard is even integrated into the touch screen. A tablet can do pretty much anything a desktop or laptop computer can do, but the only option for adding software (referred to as apps) to a tablet is by downloading it from the Internet (there is no CD or DVD drive). The other significant difference is portability. As small and light as a laptop may be, a tablet can be slipped into a handbag or even a large pocket. The sacrifice that you make for something portable like a laptop or tablet is that everything is smaller. You may find some laptop screens difficult to view. If a laptop screen feels too small for you, a tablet screen might seem impossible. And if your hands are large, you may feel cramped using the keyboard or mouse on a laptop or the touch screen on a tablet. But for some people, it is infinitely more important that they can take their technology with them, even if it is a little harder to see or type. So why not buy a tablet if you want something portable? If you’re working with complex spreadsheets, heavily designed documents, or lots of typing, the smaller format of a tablet can make the task more difficult to manage than it would on a laptop. Also, if you need to use a particular software program, be sure there is a version available online for a tablet. The best way to decide is to test drive each choice for yourself. It’s your eyes that need to be able to see the screen and your hands that will be tapping on the keyboard. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ AAStestdrive for a printable test-drive form to bring with you. Abby Stokes, author of “Is This Thing On?” A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming and its companion website, AskAbbyStokes.com, is the Johnny Appleseed of Technology, singlehandedly helping more than 300,000 people cross the digital divide.
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A Different Sort of ‘Senior’
50plus EXPO Moves to MU for 16th Show By Megan Joyce In the span of just a few days, Millersville University said goodbye to one large group of seniors and welcomed in another. The seniors that poured in the doors of MU’s Marauder Court for the 50plus EXPO, however, were seniors of a different kind—not the same group of eager graduates who had departed the campus as newly crowned alumni less than a week earlier. The 16th annual Lancaster County 50plus EXPO (Spring) made the move to the university’s large gymnasium and event space for 2015, bringing with it hundreds of baby boomers, seniors, and caregivers looking to acquire information, get a free health screening done, watch live presentations, or just enjoy a trip out into the spring air. The 50plus EXPO offered guests a chance to make the most of their time, with nearly 100 exhibitors representing everything from finance, medical services, and retirement living to home improvement and beauty products. Millersville resident Gary Hess didn’t have far to travel to this year’s event, as his home is just a few doors down from the university campus. Hess had come to the show seeking information for his future health insurance needs. “I’m going to need some kind of healthcare in about a year and a half, Medicaid or Medicare, so I was talking to those [exhibitors] about that,” he said. “She gave me good advice.”
LANCASTER COUNTY Free health screenings were available for anyone interested in checking on their blood pressure, bone density, BMI, balance, and other potential health concerns. Students from Lancaster School of Cosmetology offered free manicures and mini massages. Hannah Wagner had made the trip to Lancaster all the way from Halifax to attend the 50plus EXPO and took the opportunity to have her ears checked for wax buildup and its related hearing issues. “I like it!” she said of the EXPO. “I like everything—everybody’s so nice.” The live demonstrations and entertainment on center stage were popular attractions throughout the morning and early afternoon. Representatives from Woodcrest Villa presented “Right-Size Your Life: Understanding Why it’s Never too Early to Move to a CCRC.” In addition to video of current residents describing the positives of living in a continuing care retirement community, the presenters encouraged the audience to shop their housing options as early as possible, rather than waiting until a crisis situation arises. Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre actors sang selections from their current lineup of musicals, such as
Oklahoma! and West Side Story. The entire cast of Dutch Apple’s production of Les Misérables brought the EXPO crowd to a standstill with its closing performance, “One Day More.” Christopher & Banks presented a fashion show at noon, showcasing a range of women’s attire for summer 2015 and beyond. Exclusive to this year’s 50plus EXPO, WGAL news anchor Kim Lemon, whose husband is diagnosed with early-onset dementia, hosted a discussion on the disease as well as the challenges of caregiving for someone with dementia. Lemon also answered questions from the audience. Singer and dancer Matt Macis finished up the day, charming the audience with a few dance moves and enthusiastic renditions of classic songs from the 1950s and ’60s. Sue Smith of Columbia was enthusiastic about her appreciation for the 50plus EXPOs and has been to several, collecting items and information to support other seniors in her volunteer work. “I love it! I love just to come out and interact with people. I get things for seniors that can’t get out; I take bags to the food bank where I volunteer,” Smith said. “I love the EXPO … You run into friends and people you haven’t seen for a while; that’s fantastic.” OLP EvENtS’ next 50plus EXPO will be Tuesday, June 9, at Church Farm School, 1001 E. Lincoln Highway, Exton. For more information, call (717) 285-1350 or visit www.50plusExpoPA.com.
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Social Security News
Social Security Supports National Cancer Survivors Day By John Johnston In 2015, more than a million people will be diagnosed with cancer. This alarming statistic affects people and families all over the world. On June 7, 2015, we observe National Cancer Survivors Day in the United States. In support of this day, Social Security encourages checkups, early detection, and awareness, while honoring the survivors who have gone through this battle and defeated the disease. Social Security stands strong in our
support of the fight against cancer. We offer services to patients suffering from this disease through our disability program and our Compassionate Allowances program. Compassionate Allowances are cases with medical conditions so severe they obviously meet Social Security’s disability standards, allowing us to quickly process the cases with minimal medical information. There is no special application or
form you need to submit for Compassionate Allowances. Simply apply for disability benefits using the standard Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) application. Once we identify you as having a Compassionate Allowances condition, we’ll expedite your disability application. Social Security establishes Compassionate Allowances conditions using information received at public
outreach hearings, from the Social Security and disability determination services communities, from medical and scientific experts, and based on our research. For more information about Compassionate Allowances, or to view the conditions currently listed, visit www.socialsecurity.gov/ compassionateallowances. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.
Old Leacock Church Celebrating 275th Anniversary Old Leacock Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 275th anniversary this year. Founded in 1740, the old church is located at the corner of Old Leacock Road and Old Philadelphia Pike, Paradise. Several special events have been planned for 2015. The 13th Annual “Singspiration” Hymn Sing will be held at 7 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month, June 7 to Sept. 6. The event will include musical
accompaniment using the church’s 113-year-old Estey pump organ. On the first Wednesday of the summer months— June 3, July 1, and Aug. 5—there will be an open house at the church from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Church members in
period dress will be on hand to give a tour and answer questions. No reservations needed; drop-ins are welcome. Also from June 7 through Sept. 6, the Leacock Presbyterian Church’s 8 a.m. service will
be held at the old church. Lemonade will be served in the church courtyard after the service. The anniversary celebration will conclude with a homecoming weekend Sunday, Sept. 13, and the 70-year-old tradition of “Old Leacock Day.” The 9:30 a.m. service will be followed by a brief presentation on the church’s history and a potluck picnic. For more information, call (717) 6876619 or go to www.leacockpres.org.
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Murray Dance Studio to teach ballroom dancing on weeknights and weekends, which included swing dancing. During this time, he met his future wife, Leona, and decided to get married and start a family, thinking it “prudent to give up the dancing part” of his life. He and Leona had three daughters, Vicki, Kathy, and Cindy, and Kerns took a fulltime job at AMP Inc. (now Tyco) as a die engineer, where he worked in management before retiring in 1995. In 2001, after 49 years of marriage, Leona passed away from cancer, and Kerns began looking for activities and organizations to keep him occupied and active. He heard about the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club and decided to put on his dancing shoes and check it out. “Turned out that their swing dancing was right up my alley, so I started going each week,” says Kerns. “In 2004, they asked me to become their president.” As president, Kerns guides board meetings and keeps the club moving forward.
That same year, the ’50s-era dancing on club obtained its own to future venue for holding generations,” says dances, and Kerns Kerns. began teaching swing The dances attract dance to students about 50 dancers again, 50 years after most nights, from his retirement from high school and Arthur Murray. college students to The swing dance seniors, many with club celebrated its 10various diverse Photo credits: Jason Tabor backgrounds but all year anniversary last Kerns volunteers as a dance year. The club holds with a love for swing instructor “to pass the ’50s-era dances each week on dancing. dancing on to future generations.” Tuesday and Saturday “To keep things nights and also holds interesting, we teach special dance events various forms of with live bands swing dance,” throughout the year. including East and Dancers can attend West Coast Swing, a “beginner’s” lesson Lindy Hop, and the before each dance, Charleston, says taught by Kerns and Kerns. other instructors at “We love it that all A mural celebrating the swingthe club. ages come to dance. dance era brightens up the dance “The officers and Our advice to studio where the club meets. instructors are beginners is to learn volunteers and do this because of our the basics well first, as all other steps are love of dance and our desire to pass the developed from that firm foundation,
and it makes intermediate and advanced learning much easier and fun.” Kerns is also active outside of the dance studio. For 25 years, he was the president of his table-tennis club. He has won medals in the state and national Senior Games and competed in various USA Table Tennis-sanctioned tournaments. In addition, he is a volunteer at an organization providing support for the homeless, working overnight at a shelter and serving as president and a member of the governing board. He also volunteers at a local theater, where he ushers patrons at live shows. Kerns enjoys spending time with his family—now numbering three children, six grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren—and traveling. He has traveled all around the world and visited most of the continents along the way. “When you retire, retire from work,” says Kerns. “Do not retire from life.” For more information about the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dancing Club and a schedule of their events, visit their website at www.centralpaswing dance.org or call (717) 218-9846.
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