Lancaster County Edition
August 2014
Vol. 20 No. 8
For the Love of Felines Councilwoman Heads Successful Feral-Cat Program By Rebecca Hanlon Maria Romano Marcinko is severely allergic to cats. The itchy skin and shortened breaths would send most people running from these critters. But Marcinko can’t stay away. The 58-year-old energetic woman founded a community stray cat program in 2010 shortly after being appointed to a seat on the borough council. The first item on the agenda that was handed to her in September 2009 was for a municipal contract with the local Humane Society. Thousands of taxpayer dollars were being spent each year for the care of stray animals. More than 85 percent of those were feral cats. “I’ve always been an animal lover,” Marcinko said. “They hoped that because I had experience in dog rescue services that maybe I could help with the overwhelming cat population.” The challenge was “staying outside of the box,” Marcinko said. She tried to understand the concerns of residents who became attached to the cats, while at the same time relating to the frustrations of neighbors who wanted strays to stay off their lawns. Feisty feral cats can damage plants, outdoor furniture, and flowerbeds, she said. But there was a solution. please see FELINES page 14 Maria Romano Marcinko stands with a couple of feral cats that will be spayed/neutered and then released where they were found.
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By Rebecca Mills The primary cause of blindness in the United States, cataracts occur as the lens of the eye naturally breaks down with age. By the time you reach age 65, there is a 50 percent chance you already have a cataract. Most people are born with a crystalclear lens, and it stays relatively clear throughout most of your life. Over time, this crystalline lens becomes more opaque because the water and protein that make up the lens begin to clump together. When looking at the pupils of someone with cataracts, it looks like tiny clouds inside their eyes. Just as clouds block out our vision of the sky, these small clouds inhibit a person’s ability to see clearly. The symptoms of a cataract can be quite subtle at first, only causing minimal disruption to your vision. Small parts of your field of view may be fuzzy and out of focus. Cataract sufferers often believe their prescription is just changing, so they opt for stronger glasses or lenses. Unfortunately, getting a stronger prescription only puts a temporary bandage on the problem. Other symptoms may include: glare around lights, double vision, poor night vision, and poor color recognition. While researchers are unsure whether or not cataracts can be prevented, there are steps a person can take in order to lower the risk of developing them. These include: > Wearing protective sunglasses > Not smoking > Reducing alcohol use > Maintaining a healthy weight > Including fruits and vegetables in your daily diet
An optometrist can do some routine procedures to determine whether a patient has cataracts. These include a visual acuity test, looking into the eye with a light, and dilating the pupils to look closely at the lens. If cataracts are found on the lens, talk to your eye doctor about your options and see whether surgery would be the best choice for you. Cataract surgery is recommended if your life is beginning to suffer. Many people decide to opt out of the surgery initially and then undergo it later once their vision deteriorates substantially. The good news is that cataract surgery is a fairly simple procedure. The surgery involves making a small incision in the lens, removing the cataract, and replacing the lens with an artificial one. Normally the doctor will only do the surgery in one eye at a time, waiting a month or so between the first and second eye. As with any procedure, the surgery does come with a risk of infection and bleeding. As many as 85-92 percent of adults who opted to have cataract surgery were satisfied with the results of the procedure, and many of those who weren’t satisfied had other preexisting eye conditions. The surgery itself has a 95 percent success rate, and the people who have their cataracts removed are relieved to be able to keep their vision for years to come. If you think you may be developing cataracts, please contact your eye care professional. For more information on cataracts, visit the National Eye Institute website at www.nei.nih.gov.
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More Seniors Documenting End-of-Life Wishes The percentage of senior citizens with living wills was 72 percent in 2010, a record number and a substantial increase from 47 percent in 2000. The figures come from a study published in the Journal of the American
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Cemeteries Woodward Hill Cemetery 501 S. Queen Street, Lancaster (717) 872-1750 Coins & Currency Steinmetz Coins & Currency, Inc. 350 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 299-1211 Dental Services Advanced Denture Center 39 E. Main Street, Ephrata (717) 721-3004 Dental Health Associates 951 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster (717) 394-9231 Lancaster Denture Center 951 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster (717) 394-3773 Emergency Numbers Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110 Office of Aging (717) 299-7979 or (800) 801-3070 Employment Lancaster County Office of Aging (717) 299-7979 Entertainment Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 898-1900
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Ergonomic Tools that Can Ease Gardening Pains Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good ergonomic gardening gear for seniors? I am a 72-year-old who loves to work in the garden, but I have been plagued by various gardening injuries this year. – Looking for Solutions Dear Looking, There’s no doubt that gardening can be tough on an aging body. Garden work often requires a lot of repetitive stooping, squatting, kneeling, gripping, and lifting, which can lead to back and knee pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and various other injuries. To help make your gardening chores a little easier is a slew of new and improved gardening gear that’s lightweight, comfortable to use, and ergonomically designed to help protect your body from the physical strains of gardening. Here are several that can help.
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Foundation’s Ease of Use Commendation because of their patented PowerGear mechanisms that increase leverage to make cutting three times easier than traditional pruners. The Fiskars PowerGear hand pruners, loppers, and hedge shears all run between $25 and $48. Bahco and Corona also make a nice line of ergonomic pruning tools and handsaws that you can see at www.bahcostore.com or www.coronatoolsusa.com.
Watering: To help make your watering chores a little easier, there are lightweight garden hoses, soaker or drip hoses that can be snaked throughout the garden, and hose chests that can automatically rewind themselves. Some good companies that make these products include Water Right Inc. (www.waterrightinc.com), which makes a variety of super lightweight garden and coil hoses; the DIG Corp. (www.digcorp.com), which makes convenient drip-irrigation kits and micro sprinkler kits; and Suncast (www.suncast.com), the A raised garden table is an option for more leading maker of self-winding ergonomic gardening (Your Garden Solution). hose reels and hose carts.
Gloves: There are a number of specially designed gloves that can improve your grip and protect your hands while you work. Two of the best are the “Atlas Nitrile Touch Garden Gloves” (available at Amazon.com for less than $6), which are coated with a flexible, synthetic rubber. And the “ReliefGrip Gardening” gloves (www.bionicgloves.com, $35) have extra padding in the palm and finger joints, which can improve grip and cause fewer calluses and blisters. Digging tools: There are ergonomic tools that can help protect your wrists by reducing the bending and twisting wrist movement that often comes with digging and weeding. Some good options include Radius Garden tools (www.radius garden.com), which make a variety of curved-handle hand tools (scooper, weeder, transplanter,
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cultivator, and trowel) and shovels that run between $10 and $50. And check out Corona tools (www.coronatoolsusa.com), which makes the ComfortGEL and eGrip hand garden tools. Another excellent product is the “Cobrahead Weeder and Cultivator” (www.cobrahead.com), an all-purpose digging and weeding tool, available in a short-handle version for closeup work for $25 and a long handle for standing work for $60.
Knee and back aids: Kneepads and garden seats can also protect your knees and save your back when working close to the ground. Some popular products sold today through the Gardener’s Supply Company (www.gardeners. com) are the “GardenEase Kneeler” ($70), which is a kneeling pad with support handles; the “Garden Kneeler” ($35) that’s a kneepad/garden bench combo; and the “Deluxe Tractor Scoot with Bucket Basket,” which is a heightadjustable, swivel garden seat on wheels ($90). Pruning tools: Fiskars (www.fiskars.com) makes some of the finest ergonomic pruning tools that have also earned the Arthritis
Container gardening: Raised garden beds, trellises, and container gardening are also easier ways to grow plants and flowers because it brings the garden to you, eliminating most stooping, squatting, and kneeling. The Gardener’s Supply Company (www.gardeners.com) offers a wide range of raised beds and garden containers at prices ranging anywhere between $10 up to $350. Locally, Your Garden Solution (www.yourgardensolution.org, (717) 919-1010) offers raised beds and garden tables in a similar price range. 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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Deal Me In By Mark Pilarski
The Casino Returning Lost Loot is a No-Brainer Dear Mark: Your recent column about someone who found credits in a slot machine brought to mind an incident that happened to me a few weeks ago at the MGM Grand in Detroit. I accidentally left my $97 voucher on the bar. When I came back from the restroom, it was gone. I reported my loss to security. Within an hour, they caught someone on “the eye in the sky” cashing the ticket in. This is one time that I lost my money at a casino and they gave me my money back. – James B. Contrary to some mailbag response that didn’t quite believe what a casino does with the left-behind credits or vouchers, I must reiterate, it really isn’t smart customer service for a casino to pocket lost loot.
Returning player winnings to its rightful owner is one of many ways a casino builds on customer loyalty. Heck, handing a player $97 that justly belongs to him can keep him yanking handles in their casino for life. From the casino’s perspective, customer loyalty comes through having a strong relationship with its players. When a player sees them as a friend and ally, they are reluctant to jump ship to another casino, even if it means they can get a sweeter deal elsewhere. Given the competitive nature of the gambling business, casinos protect their customers as a mother bear does her cubs.
Customers will decide whether to trust a casino based upon their day-today behavior. Handing you back your $97 builds on that trust. Make that type of behavior consistent over time—and here is where many casinos fall short— and the management knows you can be counted on as “their” patron. If their behavior becomes unpredictable, you, the consumer, will find another joint to which you take your money. James, getting your $97 back was a no-brainer for the casino. Dear Mark: Are you aware of a good video poker program that will run on a
Macintosh laptop? I had Bob Dancer’s program on my old PC, which I liked a lot, but it is not available in a Mac version. I would like to find a similar product, but I am not having any luck. – Charlie P. Unfortunately, Charlie, though I have been in the Mac world since its infancy, I too have yet to find software comparable to Dancer’s Video Poker for Winners! It is specifically for that reason that I keep an old PC laptop lying around, as you should too. Besides using VP for Winners! as a video poker game that replicates the IGT machines you see in a casino, you can also use it as a tutorial, create strategies, focus on problem areas, check unusual hands, figure slot club paybacks, and a whole lot more. please see CASINO page 19
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Hyperthermia: Too Hot for Your Health During the summer, it is important for everyone, especially older adults and people with chronic medical conditions, to be aware of the dangers of hyperthermia. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the NIH, has some tips to help mitigate some of the dangers. Hyperthermia is an abnormally high body temperature caused by a failure of the heat-regulating mechanisms in the body to deal with the heat coming from the environment. Heat stroke, heat syncope (sudden dizziness after prolonged exposure to the heat), heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat fatigue are common forms of hyperthermia. People can be at increased risk for these conditions, depending on the combination of outside temperature, their general health, and individual lifestyle. Older people, particularly those with chronic medical conditions, should stay indoors, preferably with air conditioning or at least a fan and air circulation, on hot and humid days, especially when an air pollution alert is in effect. Living in housing without air conditioning, not drinking enough fluids, not understanding how to respond to the weather conditions, lack of mobility and access to transportation, overdressing, and visiting overcrowded places are all lifestyle factors that can increase the risk for hyperthermia. People without air conditioners should go to places that do have air conditioning, such as senior centers, shopping malls, movie theaters, and libraries. Cooling centers, which may be set up by local public health agencies, religious groups, and social service organizations in many communities, are another option. The risk for hyperthermia may increase from: • Age-related changes to the skin, such as poor blood circulation and inefficient sweat glands • Alcohol use • Being substantially overweight or underweight • Dehydration • Heart, lung, and kidney diseases, as well as any illness that causes general weakness or fever www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
• High blood pressure or other health conditions that require changes in diet. For example, people on salt-restricted diets may be at increased risk. However, salt pills should not be used without first consulting a physician. • Reduced perspiration, caused by medications such as diuretics, sedatives, tranquilizers, and certain heart and blood pressure drugs • Use of multiple medications. It is important, however, to continue to take prescribed medication and discuss possible problems with a physician. Heat stroke is a life-threatening form of hyperthermia. It occurs when the body is overwhelmed by heat and is unable to control its temperature. Heat stroke occurs when someone’s body temperature increases significantly (above 104 degrees Fahrenheit) and shows symptoms of the following: strong, rapid pulse; lack of sweating; dry, flushed skin; mental status changes (like combativeness or confusion); staggering; faintness; or coma. Seek immediate emergency medical attention for a person with any of these symptoms, especially an older adult. If you suspect someone is suffering from a heat-related illness:
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• Get the person out of the heat and into a shady, air-conditioned, or other cool place. Urge the person to lie down. If you suspect heat stroke, call 911. Apply a cold, wet cloth to the wrists, neck, armpits, and/or groin. These are places where blood passes close to the surface of the skin, and the cold cloths can help cool the blood. • Help the individual to bathe or sponge off with cool water. • If the person can swallow safely, offer fluids such as water or fruit and vegetable juices, but avoid alcohol and caffeine. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) within the Administration for Children and Families in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services helps eligible households pay for home cooling and heating costs. People interested in applying for assistance should contact their local or state LIHEAP agency or go to http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/liheap.
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Nostalgia Road
When I Was Your Age Dick Dedrick ll I have to do to get my grandkids’ eyes rolling is talk about the good old days. No, I don’t tell ’em how far I walked to school (school was only a block away). But I might say I remember when, if you wanted to change channels on the TV, you had to get up, walk over, and turn a knob. Then I’ll tell them how you had to adjust the rabbit ears to get a better picture. They’re not curious enough to ask me what rabbit ears were, or how great The Colgate Comedy Hour was. They don’t care. They don’t care if I never had a telephone that took pictures. Or how we’d send film into Kodak and get prints back in a week. They’re too busy texting. And they never heard of Kodak. I
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remember when text was not a verb and texting was not a word. Yes, I have a cell phone. I’m not a Luddite. “Does it have a crank on it?” you’re probably asking. No, it doesn’t. It’s a TracFone. No, it’s not smart, but it only costs me $7 a month. When you’re on a fixed income (a euphemism for being broke), things like that matter. I have given up on getting my grandkids to join me in a game of checkers, dominos, or pickup sticks. But I’ve learned to get their attention by asking them to show me their latest video game—a game that interests me about as much as my games interest them. We do have that in common. Visit www.nostalgiaroad.com
Senior Prom Goers Mingle with Hollywood Royalty “Hooray for Taylor, and Audrey Hollywood” was Hepburn. the theme at the Paparazzi fourth annual captured several Lancashire Terrace attendees mingling Retirement with Marilyn Village Senior Monroe. Hors Prom in June, d’oeuvres and where residents cocktails from that walked the red era, along with carpet into the music by DJ Tony golden age of Gro, provided the Hollywood. perfect setting for Walter Bates and Shirley Herr were Photographs of the evening. crowned 2014 Prom King and Queen legendary stars Door prizes were were displayed provided by Tropical around the Fireside Room, including Smoothie, Knight and Day Diner, and Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Liz Penn Cinema. If you have local news you’d like considered for Around Town, please email mjoyce@onlinepub.com
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Aug. 6, 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 Aug. 11, 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
Free and open to the public Aug. 21, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894 Aug. 25, 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 Monday– Saturday through Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mascot Roller Mills and Ressler Family Home Tours 443 W. Newport Road, Ronks (717) 656-7616 resslermill@gmail.com
Aug. 27, 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
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Free and open to the public Aug. 7–9, 7 p.m. Works in the Park Series: 44 Plays for 44 Presidents Creative Works of Lancaster Crystal Park First and Crystal streets, Lancaster (717) 723-8355 www.creativelancaster.org
Aug. 4, 6 p.m. Red Rose Singles Meeting Hoss’s Steak & Sea House 100 W. Airport Road, Lititz (717) 406-6098
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Cocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489 Aug. 4, 9 a.m. – Haircuts Aug. 8, 10 a.m. – Music with Sandy Heisey Aug. 15, 9 a.m. – Compass Mark Presents Chef Bill and Cool Summer Salads Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 Aug. 1, 10:15 a.m. – Summer Movie and Popcorn Aug. 15, 10:15 a.m. – Coke Floats and Trivia Hour Aug. 25, 10:15 a.m. – End of Summer Party/Luncheon Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m. – Trivia with Bob Reigh Aug. 9, 2 p.m. – Gift Basket Bingo Aug. 19, 10:30 a.m. – Penn State Nutrition Program 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 Aug. 13, 10 a.m. – Haircuts and Manicures Aug. 20, 9 a.m. – Picnic at Lancaster County Park Aug. 25, 9:30 a.m. – Zumba Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147 Aug. 13, 10:30 a.m. – Ear and Hearing Health Aug. 22, 9:15 a.m. – Everything You Need to Know About Medical Equipment Aug. 29, 9:15 a.m. – Make and Taste a Healthy Summer Pasta with Chef Bill
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Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 Aug. 7, 10 a.m. – Life Celebration: Solutions Program by Cleta Aug. 14, 10:15 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Sandy Heisey Aug. 21, 10 a.m. – “Is It Worth a Gamble?” by Compass Mark
Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 Aug. 4, 2 to 3:30 p.m. – Career Planning Workshop Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. – Great Decisions Discussion Group: China’s Foreign Policy Aug. 21, 7 p.m. – Outdoor Concert: The Ragtime Willi Band
Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 Aug. 14, 9 a.m. – HP Testing Aug. 19, 10 a.m. – Program by Mental Health America Aug. 26, 10 a.m. – Penn State Nutrition Program
Lancaster County Department of Parks and Recreation Pre-registration is required for these programs. All activities are held at the Environmental Center in Central Park unless otherwise noted. To register or to find out more about these activities or any additional scheduled activities, call (717) 295-2055 or visit www.lancastercountyparks.org. Aug. 15 or 16, 8:30 to 10 p.m. – Astronomy Series and Star Watch, Stoner Park, Manheim Township
Seniors for Safe Driving Aug. 6, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. – Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church, 48 Market Square, Manheim, (800) 559-4880
Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 Aug. 4, 10 a.m. – Millersville Bingo Aug. 15, 10 a.m. – Country Music with JR Wehner Aug. 18, 10 a.m. – Bingo and Birthdays with Oak Leaf Manor Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 Aug. 6, 10:30 a.m. – Learn About Arrowheads by Dick Hoover Aug. 11, 10 a.m. – Bingo with Agape Care Aug. 15, 10 a.m. – Luau and Fun with Mica & Friends 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 Search for Our Ancestry
DNA Revisited Angelo Coniglio egular readers will recall that several months ago I sent a sample of my DNA to AncestryDNA, an offshoot of the subscription genealogy site Ancestry.com. My hope was that I could use my experience to inform readers about the use of DNA analysis in genealogical research. Alas, after sending three separate saliva samples, all were rejected for “insufficient genetic material.” That had me wondering if I was really a robot with no DNA, but I asked for and received a refund of the charges (about $100). Last November, I decided to try again, with another vendor, 23andMe, also at a cost of about $100. This was not without its obstacles, since when I received my test kit, it came with a warning that due to New York state law, my sample could not be accepted if it was taken and/or mailed
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back from New York state. This is because 23andMe not only analyzes genealogical connections, but also addresses medical and health conditions of its participants, and New York requires such laboratories to involve a physician in the sample-taking. Luckily, I had a planned trip to Philadelphia at the time, so I prepared the sample while there and mailed it in from Pennsylvania, which had no such restrictions. But that wasn’t the end of the problems, because shortly after I got acknowledgement of receipt of my
sample by 23andMe, stories began circulating that the firm was at odds with the U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA) over the same concerns expressed by New York state. That concern still exists, but 23andMe has received temporary FDA approval of its operations as long as new customers have access only to their ancestry information, without health results. Customers who purchase 23andMe now must do so with the understanding that health results are not available to them. Since I was never interested in the
medical or health results, I am satisfied with that ruling. About three months after sending in my sample, I received an email from 23andMe stating that my genealogical results were available online. Before I get into the details of the 23andMe testing and what it can show in a genealogical sense, consider the various reasons for having a DNA test: • To determine a close familial relationship between two specific individuals (for example, a paternity test). This requires that DNA from both individuals be tested. • To determine whether a person is susceptible to a certain disease, a potential carrier of a disease, etc. This can be determined by comparing one’s DNA with databases of DNA that show similar tendencies.
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In WWII in the Pacific, There Was a Lot of Water to Fly Over Between Islands Robert D. Wilcox harles Wilson grew up in a small town near Bel Air, Md. Though he didn’t know it then, he was to spend a lot of time over the broad Pacific on the opposite side of the world from his home. In January of 1943, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and entered the aviation cadet program. After basic, he went to classified, where he passed all the requirements to become either a pilot, a navigator, or a bombardier. He chose to become a pilot and started pilot training at Albany, Ga. He soon discovered that there were
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lots of ways to “wash out” of pilot training, and he then went to navigator training at Selma, Ala. There, in December 1943, he won his navigator wings and a commission as second lieutenant. The Air Corps was looking for navigators who had also qualified to be bombardiers, so he volunteered to attend bombardier school at
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Roswell, N.M. He there earned his bombardier wings before being assigned to a B-25 crew at Greenville, S.C. The standard B-25 crew was made up of eight men: pilot, copilot, navigator, bombardier, radio man, two waist gunners, and a tail gunner. In his case, however, it was only seven men, since he served as both navigator
and bombardier. Their route to combat took them to California, Hawaii, and New Guinea. How did they find their way across those great expanses of the Pacific? “That’s where I came in,” he grins. “By looking down through the Norden bombsight, I could see the waves, and that helped me estimate the direction and force of the wind.” And where did he learn to do that? “In Selma,” he says, “right out of the textbook.” But without any real waves to see? “Yeah,” he says airily, “but it worked www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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out just fine when you had real waves to look at. And,” he adds, “I was able to ‘shoot the sun’ to judge our speed over the water.” With a smile, he says, “It had to work, because I didn’t even know how to swim.” After bombing the Japanese on New Guinea and nearby islands, he and his crew were relocated to Morotai Island, where it rained for a solid month. Everything—their clothing, their bedding, everything they had—was continually soaked. Although they flew missions through the weather, everybody got “jungle rot.” Their hands swelled up with the tropical infection so that they couldn’t even write. Fortunately, the medics had an ointment to treat it, but it was an experience that Wilson would prefer to forget. The crew moved again, this time to Palawan Island in the Philippines, where www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
they bombed Luzon and nearby islands. Wilson says all the island settlements were on the edge of islands, close to the water. So they would circle over the land, then, at treetop height, drop bombs on the facilities on their way toward the water so that, if they were hit, they’d be able to ditch in the water rather than crash on the land in Japanese hands. Not all missions involved bombs, though. The Japanese planted crops on some of the islands they captured. The food they produced was needed, because re-supply from Japan was so precarious. Wilson remembers flying missions to spray those crops with oil and destroy them. On another kind of mission entirely, their B-25s were fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks, and they flew a 16-hour mission, leading P-38s to a rendezvous with B-24s off the coast of China,
aircraft that went on to bomb Japanese bases in China. On one other key mission, they were to fly to Leyte Island to cover General MacArthur’s return to the Philippines. They ran into a huge monsoon they tried to climb over, but every time they neared the top of the clouds, they found that the clouds were climbing faster than they were. So they had to abort their shot at history being made. Did he ever get shot up in combat? “No,” he says. “The closest we came was when we were supporting the invasion of Borneo. I saw the B-25 to the left of us go down in flames. Then the same thing happened to the plane to the right of us. But we came through it without a scratch. “Then, after I had flown 53 missions, my tour was over, and I returned to the U.S. on a converted ocean liner. Just before we reached California, we got
news that the A-bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima. And the news that the Japanese had surrendered reached us on the day that I mustered out of the Air Corps at Fort Meade.” Wilson then entered the University of Maryland on the G.I. Bill and in 1950 graduated with a B.A. in mathematics. He taught high school mathematics for a couple of years, and then worked for three years at Aberdeen Proving Grounds using wind tunnels to study the effect of wind on missiles. For many years thereafter, he wrote computer programs for a major finance company. He often thinks of—but rarely discusses—all those hours he flew in the Pacific with nothing below him but water. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
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In just months, Marcinko would become closer to the felines that caused her to sniffle. To solve the problem of wasted tax dollars and control the growing cat colonies, Marcinko adopted a popular track, spay/neuter, and return program. Marcinko and a crew of volunteers took a personal approach. They develop relationships with those who feed and come to love the stray cats. Their first case was a woman pleading for help with the 50 cats who had congregated in her yard. It started when her little boy didn’t like the crust on his peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Tossing the scraps out in the yard for the birds ended up attracting a stray cat. The family continued to feed it but soon found they had attracted an entire colony of hungry felines. What seemed like a cute way to help one feral cat turned into an overwhelming population of hungry felines. While they want the problem fixed, the last thing on their minds was hurting the animals. “Most of these people are older and they don’t have anything else,” she said. “I used to take my business card and throw it in a mailbox and run, hoping that they would call me. It’s a program that requires a lot of patience and
understanding.” In about four Marcinko years, the town learned to pour saved enough out compassion for money to hire two the people who police officers. longed to help the Marcinko, who animals but didn’t retired from want to lose them. county parole and Entire colonies probation, is able are taken to the to get 200 designated clinic at community the caretaker’s service hours a permission. month from “You can’t just people going take one or two at through the a time,” Marcinko system for nonsaid. “It doesn’t violent crimes. work to let Some of them everyone else stay have been doctors, behind to have fun lawyers, and even and make more veterinarians who cats.” return to help In a single midsummer day, more than They are then even after 70 feral cats await care from volunteer spayed or neutered completing their veterinarians inside the program’s facility. by a volunteer required veterinarian, kept for several days to community service hours. recover, and released where they were And even though the program found. primarily caters to controlling the Grant money and donations pay for population, Marcinko can’t resist helping the medical care, while volunteers shell a hurt cat. out hundreds of hours a month to keep Sometimes the cats come to the clinic the program running. PetSmart Charities with broken tails or missing eyes from has been a big supporter, allowing them fights within the colonies. Pregnant cats to renovate an old bank for the surgeries. might also be sent to the Humane
Society, so the kittens have a chance at avoiding the feral life. More than 3,300 cats have been spayed or neutered since 2010, causing the local population to drop by about 75 percent in that time. “I feel really alive when I do this,” she said. “None of us is getting younger, but I hope I can continue to do this, continue to help the community, even as I age.” While the program avoids adopting the cats (most wouldn’t be happy in a home anyway, Marcinko said), the love for these animals is evident. “The reason why this program keeps going is because people love it,” Marcinko said. “Even when I’m in there with my mask on, trying not to handle them, there is love.” Not the type to sit at home in her retirement, Marcinko hopes she can continue to keep busy with the cat program and maybe watch it be adopted by other municipalities. “My mother is 94 years old and lives by herself, and we travel together,” Marcinko said. “I’m just hoping I have her blood and can keep doing this as long as she keeps running circles around me.” For more information about Marcinko’s stray cat program, please call (717) 877-4146.
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The Beauty in Nature
Flowers on Stunted Plants Clyde McMillan-Gamber lower stems of most plants grow above surrounding vegetation so wind and insects can pollinate their blooms. Many kinds of wild, flowering plants in the Middle Atlantic States grow tall or have long flower stems on meadows, lawns, and roadsides. Some of those human-made habitats are regularly mowed, cutting blossoms off with the would-have-been tall plants. However, many plants, including dandelions, chicory, Queen Anne’s lace, nodding thistles, and other species, also grow inch-high stems that don’t get clipped off. Those short stalks produce full-sized, beautiful blossoms that are startling to see among mowed vegetation. Repeated mowing over time allows plants with only short stems to produce flowers and seeds. That vegetation is genetically altered to the constant cutting they endure. And only those plants are
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able to pass their genes in their seeds for very short stems on to their descendants. Eventually, only vegetation that has short flower stems will survive Dandelions (above) on regularly and Queen Anne’s lace mowed (at right) habitats. Therefore, they are tough to eliminate because they produce seeds below where mower blades can reach. Yellow dandelion blooms on dwarfed plants are cheery on mowed lawns and roadsides. And they produce seeds that
birds consume in May, when few other seeds are available. Mowed-off nodding thistles with hot-pink blossoms, chicory that have sky-blue blooms, and Queen Anne’s lace with white flowers grow to be 4 to 5 feet tall along country roadsides. But to be mowed to inch-tall plants is a shock to that vegetation. Still, they are able to produce fullsized, attractive blossoms on their
stunted stalks, making lovely flower gardens along rural roads from June through August. Those gardens are patriotic with red, white, and blue flowers. And the chicory and Queen Anne’s lace blooms could be thought of as reflecting the blue sky with puffy, white clouds. Blooms of dwarfed plants on built habitats, where they wouldn’t be without their adaptation to mowing, produce nectar that bees, butterflies, and other kinds of insects sip, as well as seeds that seed-eating birds ingest. Look for stunted flower gardens along mowed country roads, lawns, and meadows in summer. They are lovely and interesting, especially with the adapting they did to survive, bloom, and produce seeds for future generations. Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a retired Lancaster County Parks naturalist.
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Buffalo, N.Y. — A Vibrant City with Lots to Do and Discover By Brian Hayden Buffalo, N.Y., is a vibrant city filled with lots to do and discover for people of all ages. At the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, you can see one of the world’s most impressive collections of modern and contemporary art, including works by Van Gogh, Picasso, and Warhol. Across the street, you’ll find the striking Burchfield Penney Art Center, which is committed to the art of Buffalo and Western New York. As you walk around the city, you’ll come across some of the finest architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, H.H. Richardson, Richard Upjohn, and Eliel and Eero Saarinen. Buffalo’s emerging Canalside district showcases the city’s waterfront and proud history of shipping along Lake Erie and the Erie Canal. The centerpiece of this district is the commercial slip, the western terminus of the Erie Canal dating from 1825 that has been reexcavated and restored. A system of bike trails, parks, and
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boardwalks comprise Buffalo’s Outer Harbor and offer stunning views of the lake and city skyline. On the subject of history, you can stand where Teddy Roosevelt took the oath of office at the recently renovated Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site or learn about Buffalo’s Native American, ethnic, and industrial heritage at the Buffalo History Museum. Mark Twain spent time in Buffalo in the late 19th century as a newspaper editor; leaves from the original manuscript of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are on display in the
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Mark Twain Room at downtown’s central library. The city is also filled with AfricanAmerican heritage; for starters, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and other giants of jazz performed at the Colored Musicians Club, which is now a museum and still hosts regular gigs by area musicians. If performing arts are your thing, Buffalo has some two dozen theaters, anchored by the magnificent Shea’s Performing Arts Center, which hosts an annual Broadway Series. The Grammy Award-winning Buffalo
Philharmonic Orchestra is led by JoAnn Falletta, who has been hailed by the New York Times as one of the finest conductors of her generation. While Buffalo is justifiably proud of its chicken wings (and no trip to Buffalo is complete without a stop at the Anchor Bar, where wings first took flight 50 years ago this year), the city also has 400 independently owned restaurants, delicious local specialties, a pair of wine trails, and vibrant farmers markets. Don’t miss some Western New York culinary favorites, including beef-onweck sandwiches, sponge candy, and charcoal-broiled hotdogs. Buffalo is also home to several breweries, including Flying Bison Brewing Co. and Hamburg Brewing Company. The first distillery in Buffalo since Prohibition, Lockhouse Distillery, opened in 2013. Shoppers will find everything from hip boutiques in Buffalo’s trendy Elmwood Village, Allentown, and Hertel neighborhoods to major department stores at a number of local shopping centers and malls. Sports fan? Buffalo has a wealth of options, including the NFL’s Bills, NHL’s
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Buffalo, the largest two-day food festival in the country. GardenWalk Buffalo, the nation’s largest free garden tour, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and the Erie County Fair is celebrating its 175th. Buffalo also offers a host of ethnic celebrations, from two St. Patrick’s Day parades to the Galbani Buffalo Italian Heritage Festival, reflecting the city’s diverse roots. There’s even Dyngus Day, the day after Easter Sunday, when polka bands, Polish food, and a parade ring in the end of the Lenten season. If incredible entertainment, dining, art, and culture aren’t enough for you,
Buffalo has one of the wonders of the world—Niagara Falls—just 20 minutes away. At Niagara Falls State Park, you can get up-close with the roaring waters at the Cave of the Winds or venture to the base of the falls on a Maid of the Mist boat tour. For more information about events, attractions, and things to do in Buffalo Niagara, go to www.visitbuffaloniagara.com or contact Visit Buffalo Niagara at (800) BUFFALO. Brian Hayden is the communications manager at Visit Buffalo Niagara.
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Job Opportunities LANCASTER COUNTY EMPLOYERS NEED YOU!! Age 55 or over? Unemployed? The 55+ Job Bank is one of three services offered by Employment Unit at the Office of Aging. Jobs are matched with those looking for work. Based on an evaluation of your skills and abilities, we can match you with a position needed by a local employer. Some employers are specifically looking for older workers because of the reliability and experience they bring to the workplace. There is a mix of full-time and part-time jobs covering all shifts, requiring varying levels of skill and experience, and offering a wide range of salaries. The other services available through the Office of Aging are the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and the regularly scheduled Job Search Workshops.
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— Volunteer Opportunities — Are you interested in volunteering every now and then? Would you prefer not having a weekly or biweekly volunteer commitment? Would you like having the option to accept or decline a volunteer opportunity depending on your schedule at the time? If you answered “yes” to these questions, you may be interested in volunteering for one-time projects in our office or serving as a substitute volunteer. There are times when one or two volunteers are needed for a few hours to help with a mailing or preparation of materials for a workshop. Other times, the volunteer who’s regularly assigned to a consumer to help with a specific task-shopping, laundry, etc.-may be unable to volunteer because of illness or due to being away on vacation. It’s very helpful to have a list of volunteers to call to meet these short-term needs. If you’d like more information about volunteering for Lancaster County Office of Aging, please call Bev Via at (717) 299-7979 or email her at aging@co.lancaster.pa.us.
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