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Once a Trombonist, Always a Trombonist page 4

HIGHLights from 50plus EXPO page 12

Special Focus: Create a Great Funeral page 26

Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori

Tailgating with Vintage Flair Lori Verderame

Collectors look for team spirit and old kitchen collectibles when shopping for tailgating items. Autumn is the season for every type of tailgate … football, soccer, whatever the sport. Team colors are always in style, and vintage pieces from tailgates gone by are sure to make your tailgate party a winner. Condition is important, as is the age of the vintage tailgating items. Table Settings Printed tablecloths from the 1940s will make that old folding table look great all season long. Some of the best folding tables are the wooden poker tables from the 1950s or the notvery-vintage plastic tables from office supply stores. Vintage cloths from the Pop Art time period will cost about $50 to $100 each. Add extra aluminum

folding chairs to the backseat so you can host guests from the opposing team at your tailgate. These won’t cost too much, about $10 each in good condition, because they are easy to come by and always very useful.

Old soda coolers, like those featuring CocaCola or Pepsi logos, will be just the thing to keep your sandwiches and drinks cold while you cheer on your team. Some of these coolers cost upClassic lithographic tin plaid picnic ward of $500 to cooler, circa 1955. $750 in excellent shape. Serve cold-cut sandwiches on white Chow Down bread or deviled eggs from plastic Collectibles from the kitchen and garage are all the rage. For a realistrays in bright colors. Don’t forget the printed, tin lunch pails for storing tic vintage tailgate, use metal cups from the 1960s for soft drinks and necessities like napkins, condiments, and toothpicks. smoothies. Fill plaid thermoses with soup to sip before the kickoff.

Yay, Team! Old, well-worn pennants supporting your team are perfect for decorating your tailgate. Don’t forget to bring along old team sporting equipment, hats, jerseys, and anything in your team’s colors. Wool blankets, wooly mittens, and scarves are must-haves during those crisp autumn days at the game. And when the team colors are not available, go plaid instead. Sit back and enjoy the game in vintage tailgate style. Happy tailgating! Ph.D. antique appraiser and awardwinning TV expert Dr. Lori Verderame is the star appraiser on Discovery channel’s international hit TV show Auction Kings and appears on FOX Business Network’s Strange Inheritance. Visit www.DrLoriV. com or call (888) 431-1010.

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At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away. Coins & Currency Steinmetz Coins & Currency, Inc. 350 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 299-1211 Dental Services American Dental Solutions 221 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster (717) 293-7822 Dental Health Associates 951 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster (717) 394-9231 Lancaster Denture Center 951 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster (717) 394-3773 Smoketown Family Dentistry 2433 C Old Philadelphia Pike Smoketown (717) 556-8239 Susquehanna Dental Arts 100 S. 18th St., Columbia (717) 285-7033 or (717) 684-3943 Emergency Numbers Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110

U.S. Financial (800) 595-1925, ext. 2122 Funeral & Cremation Services Cremation Society of Pennsylvania Serving Lancaster County (800) 720-8221

Healthcare Consultants Patient Advocates Lancaster (717) 884-8011 Hearing Services Hearing and Ear Care Center 806 W. Main St., Mount Joy (717) 653-6300

Gastroenterology Regional Gastroenterology Associates of Lancaster (RGAL) 2104 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster 694 Good Drive, Suite 23, Lancaster 4140 Oregon Pike, Ephrata (717) 544-3400

Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY

grocery stores John Herr’s Village Market 25 Manor Ave., Millersville (717) 872-5457

Independent Living Services (866) 837-4235

Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Cancer Society (717) 397-3744

Office of Aging (717) 299-7979 or (800) 801-3070

American Diabetes Association (888) DIABETES

Employment Lancaster County Office of Aging (717) 299-7979

American Heart Association (717) 393-0725

Entertainment Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 898-1900

American Red Cross (717) 299-5561

Eye Care Services Campus Eye Center 2108 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 100 Lancaster (717) 544-3900 222 Willow Valley Lakes Drive Suite 1800, Willow Street (717) 464-4333

Consumer Information (888) 878-3256

Financial Services Internal Revenue Service (717) 291-1994

Flu or Influenza (888) 232-3228

American Lung Association (717) 397-5203 or (800) LungUSA

Arthritis Foundation (717) 397-6271

CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 Disease and Health Risk (888) 232-3228 Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233

Home Care Services Connections at Home VIA Willow Valley (717) 299-6941

MediQuest Staffing (717) 560-5160

Retirement Communities Colonial Lodge Community 2015 N. Reading Road, Denver (717) 336-5501 Senior Move Management Armstrong Relocation Services 1074 E. Main St., Mount Joy (717) 492-4155 Transition Solutions for Seniors Rocky Welkowitz (717) 615-6507 Travel AAA Central Penn (717) 657-2244

Seniors Helping Seniors (717) 208-6850 Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services Hanover: (717) 630-0067 Lancaster: (717) 393-3450 York: (717) 751-2488 Home Improvement Concrete Authority (717) 556-0077 Haldeman Mechanical Inc. 1148 Old Line Road, Manheim (717) 665-6910 Housing Marietta Senior Apartments 601 E. Market St., Marietta (717) 735-9590

Real Estate Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Rocky Welkowitz (717) 393-0100

Passport Information (877) 487-2778 Veterans Services Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Volunteer opportunities RSVP of the Capital Region, Inc. (717) 847-1539

Insurance Medicare (800) 633-4227 Nutrition Meals on Wheels (717) 392-4842 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com

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501(c)3 nonprofit, was made up of engineers, factory workers, doctors, When Bob Troxell was lawyers, and all sorts of 11 years old, his neighbor busy musicians who didn’t said, “You look like a want to play in dive bars trombonist. Let’s make you on the weekends but loved a trombonist!” to play and jumped at His response was, the chance to perform for “What is that?” audiences who were just as Troxell’s neighbor, who eager to listen and dance. was a band director, helped Members of the Big Big Jazz Band Troxell’s Big Big Jazz him to order a trombone range in age from their 20s to their 90s. Band focused on playing for $13 from the Searsbenefits for nonprofit Roebuck catalog and get organizations throughout started. the county. One year the And now at age 92, group was brainstorming Troxell has decades of ideas for a fun new venue experience playing as a to mix things up. trombonist and leading the “At first someone Big Big Jazz Band that he said, ‘What about a fall started in Lancaster. tailgate?’” Troxell recalled. “Once a trombonist, “But someone else said, always a trombonist,” ‘No, why don’t we do laughed Troxell, who grew The band is made up of musicians something in the winter up in the coal region of from all kinds of professions. when the blahs set in?’ Shamokin in an era when And that’s how we came big bands and jazz music up with the Beat the were thriving. Armstrong World Industries and Winter Blahs Ball.” He served in the United worked at plants in Pittsburgh and Since Lancaster County did not States Navy during World War Macon, Georgia, before ending have any ballrooms at that time, II. He then used the G.I. bill and they held the first Beat the Winter supported himself through school up in Lancaster. He worked for Armstrong for 40 years and made Blahs Ball at the old Guernsey at Penn State University. lifelong friends that he stills sees Barn, which once stood at the “I was the first one in my intersection of Route 896 and family to go to college, so nobody on a regular basis. “It was a lot like playing the Route 30 East. knew anything about college,” he trombone,” he said. “There are “The platforms we sat on were explained. always some new tunes.” what they used to sell cows on, Troxell was toying with the He was even able to play and we had to clean it up a bit idea of pursuing a career in music trombone in a jazz combo with because it smelled like cows too,” when his professor pulled him some of his coworkers, and he laughed. aside to offer a bit of wisdom. He About 800 people showed up, cautioned Troxell against majoring in 1968 he worked with Don Goldstrom, who put together a and they ran out of seats. in music and encouraged him to show that spoofed politics at the “People wanted to come and consider engineering instead. Fulton Theatre. dance, and it was delightful,” said “He said music is a tough “He and Sen. Dick Snyder Troxell. racket, but if you become an wrote the show, and I handled The Beat the Winter Blahs Ball engineer you’ll always have a job the musicians and the musical is still going strong 34 years later, and you can make music your conducting,” Troxell said. and continues to draw crowds avocation,” recalled Troxell. The performance was such a every March. Troxell heeded his advice success that they held it for three Troxell led the band until about and graduated with a degree in nights in a row for the next three three years ago, when he decided engineering in 1948. years to a sold-out crowd every he wanted a break from all of the “He said, ‘Sixty years from administrative work and to “just now, you’ll thank me.’ And I have time. When somebody suggested thanked him every night for many they organize a big band, they did have fun.” that too. The Big Big Jazz Band is years.” The Big Big Jazz Band, a now led by Gary Peters and has Troxell took a job offer from www.50plusLifePA.com

18 members. More information on the band is available at www. bigbigjazzband.org. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the musicians are right out of college in their early 20s, and the oldest goes all the way up to me,â&#x20AC;? said Troxell with a laugh. Music has certainly been one of the key components in making retirement so enjoyable and full for Troxell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The essential thing is that you need to have something that you enjoy, and something that is meaningful,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And not just watching football on TV or even reading a book, but something where physically youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interfacing with other people. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what keeps you going.â&#x20AC;? In addition to playing in the Big Big Jazz Band, Troxell is a substitute trombonist for other big bands and

plays in pickup bands and at his church, First United Methodist. He and his wife, Kay, have been married for 65 years and have two children. For the past 20 years, the couple has traveled to the North Carolina Jazz Festival in Wilmington each February. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are the best traditional jazz musicians in the world,â&#x20AC;? said Troxell, explaining that a highlight of the festival is when the performers invite musicians in the crowd to come onstage and play along. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get to play with the best, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a very wonderful feeling,â&#x20AC;? he continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of like walking back in time to when you were a kid and you thought about doing this, and now you are.â&#x20AC;? Photos by George Grotyohann

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My 22 Cents’ Worth

Be All You Can Be Walt Sonneville

“Be All You Can Be” was the Army’s recruitment slogan from 1980 to 2001. Now that they have retired the slogan, it is fitting for the “army” of those 50 years of age and older to adopt that orphan. The poster model for this army could be a digitally edited, idealized image of Albert Einstein, which has circulated on the internet. It depicts the shirtless Einstein with the body of an Atlas and the recognizable facial features of this renowned genius. What a man! Einstein portrays all he could be. Like all of us, Einstein in real life is denied the possibility of all he could be. He—and we—have the time and opportunity to become only what we can be. As a child, Einstein was slow in learning how to speak. He said he

tended to think in pictures rather than words. The family maid called him “the dopey one.” One of his schoolmasters said he would never amount to much. Fortunately for us, Einstein accomplished much by being all he can be. Be all you can be. Look at your advancing years as a gateway to refresh your unrealized aspirations, a time when you choose to pursue what you want. Life takes from us and denies us many things. One thing it cannot take from us is all of our choices. Some choices belong to us. Our

choices determine what we can be. We don’t have the time to become everything we could be. Washington Irving (1783-1859) was a fine writer, but his fictional character, Rip Van Winkle, was misguided when he rejoiced that he had reached “that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity.” Nonsense, Rip! That is only slightly true. Most of us need some solitude— not idleness—to reflect, to listen to music, to relax in other productive leisure. Productive activity of one’s choice gives us a sense of purpose. We are “over the hill” chronologically, but we are not under

the hill. There is a life of activity ahead of us. Einstein had a guiding perspective. He said, “Life is like a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Keeping your bicycle of life balanced begins with a mindset. Our average lifespan is about 80 years of age, twice what it was about 150 years ago. Adopt the mindset that you have been blessed with two 40-year lives, the last 40 of which are the “bonus decades.” Aging can be a time for growth. Maybe that is why we use the term growing older. Consider the mindset of Pablo Casals, the famed cellist. He was asked by one of his pupils why, at the age of 91, he continued to practice. Casals replied: “Because I am making progress.”

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The American poet May Sarton (1912-1995), when she turned 70, welcomed her advancing years “because I am more myself than I have ever been. When I was younger I was a daughter, then a wife, and then a mother. I have discovered myself in the last 25 years—what are my strengths, what I like to do.” A most impressive rationale for following a chosen hobby was expressed by Winston Churchill in his short book entitled Painting as a Pastime.

Sir Winston had this to say about his enjoyment with that art: “It came to my rescue in a most trying time. Painting is a friend who makes no undue demands, excites to no exhausting pursuits, keeps faithful pace even with feeble steps. “Happy are the painters, for they shall not be lonely. Light and color, peace and hope, will keep them company to the end, or almost to the end, of the day.” He encouraged his readers to “buy a paint box and have a try. There is

close at hand a wonderful new world of thought and craft, a sunlit garden gleaming with light and color of which you have the key. “If you try and fail, there is not much harm done. We must not be too ambitious. We cannot aspire to masterpieces. We may content ourselves with a joyride in a paint box.” What a splendid testimony to one’s chosen hobby. For those not likely to engage painting as a hobby, Sir Winston’s cheery endorsement

is almost sufficient to move one to reconsider this as an activity of growth. “If you try and fail, there is not much harm done.” Walt Sonneville, a retired marketresearch 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 personalopinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contact him at waltsonneville@verizon.net.

It Was 50 Years Ago Today

‘Walk Away Renée’ Randal Hill

Was there ever a real Renée from “Walk Away Renée,” and was the sad story true about her devastated lover sending her home? Renée did exist, but the rest of the tale? Sadly, it was simply the figment of a forlorn 16year-old’s imagination. Renée Fladen was an aspiring teenage ballerina whose boyfriend, Tom Finn, played guitar in a New York City rock band called the Left Banke. One night, Finn brought Fladen to a rehearsal. Michael Brown, the group’s keyboardist/songwriter, fell instantly in (puppy) love with the tall, striking blonde. In agony from his unrequited crush, the highly strung, emotional wordsmith started writing love songs about Fladen. Brown would later confess to Bob Shannon in Behind the Hits, “I was just sort of mythologically in love.” When he wrote his band’s future million-seller, Brown wanted to set his fantasy-crush story in a real place. As a boy in Brooklyn, he had sometimes hunted praying mantises in a vacant lot at the corner of Falmouth and Hampton avenues. It was there that Brown pictured Fladen and himself standing together in the rain below a “one way” sign on Falmouth: And when I see the sign that points one way The lot we used to pass by every day www.50plusLifePA.com

Just walk away Renée You won’t see me follow you back home

to pitch the unusual song that featured reedy lead vocals by band member Steve Martin Cano. Brown’s Smash Records violinist liked the tune, father was released it that Harry fall, and watched “Walk Away Renée” Lookofsky in amazement The Left Banke (Brown’s as “Walk October 1966 real Away Renée” surname). catapulted to No. Lookofsky co-owned New York’s 5 on Billboard’s singles chart. tiny World United Studios, where his Two years later, the Four Tops took son and his pals often hung out after a soulful Motown remake to the Top school. 20. The Left Banke members The Left Banke hit big once more weren’t skilled instrumentalists, but with Brown’s second Fladen-inspired Lookofsky realized that they could composition, the hauntingly ethereal harmonize well and in the style of the “Pretty Ballerina,” which continued then-popular British Invasion groups. Brown’s infatuation with the blond Lookofsky had the quartet tape beauty: a couple of songs to see how they’d sound on a record, but nothing Her hair so brilliant that it hurt my worked until the night Renée Fladen eyes sauntered into World United. For the 1966 recording of the tearAnd Fladen, that unintentional soaked, minor-key lament “Walk heartbreaker? As Renée FladenAway Renée,” Lookofsky brought in Kamm, she forsook ballet to a string quartet to create a moody, eventually become a highly respected “baroque rock” atmosphere. He also classical singer and vocal coach in the added a lilting flute solo inspired by San Francisco Bay area. the Mamas & the Papas’ “California Undoubtedly to her chagrin, Dreamin’.” though, she will be forever linked to Lookofsky then hit the streets the tune that, during the ’80s, was

certified as one of history’s few pop songs to ever receive more than 1 million radio airplays. Randal C. Hill is a rock ’n’ roll historian who lives at the Oregon coast. He may be reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

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On Life and Love after 50

Woman, 68, Frustrated with Dating Tom Blake

Dating again after losing a mate can be overwhelming, particularly for mature women. This week, Brenda (not her true name) shared her frustrations. Brenda said, “I am a widow of two years. A year ago, I was on two internet dating sites for three weeks. I met several men, but they were mostly just awful; they were negative or had

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issues. So I got off both sites. “Recently I got back on one to try again! It’s very strange to be ‘dating’ at this age! I am not looking to remarry or even live with a man, but I do want a special relationship. I had a loving and devoted husband for over 30 years, and I miss being someone’s special someone. “Trouble is, I am 68, and for people

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want to! “I have a full life with friends (even male friends) and activities. I do volunteer work and take salsa and square dance classes. I am fit, healthy, active, intelligent, and educated. I am attractive, fun-loving, warm, and nurturing. I am financially set and have a nice home. “How soon is too soon to give up?” www.50plusLifePA.com

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Tom’s response to Brenda: Brenda, I understand your frustration. Your marriage of 30 years to a loving and devoted husband has set the bar very high for another loving relationship. And I commend you for putting yourself out there on the internet. Here are five suggestions: 1. Reconsider the number of available men. At age 60, the ratio is not four or five women to each available man, but closer to threeto-one. At 68, it is a bit wider. So, although the ratio is daunting, it’s not quite as bad as you have suggested. Plus, the lack of men doesn’t appear to be your problem. You say you’ve met 12 to 13 men for coffee dates, over about a year’s time. www.50plusLifePA.com

That is pretty darned good. Many women who write me haven’t had a date in several years, and you are out with a new guy on average about once a month? Also, in that year, four of the men you dated “for more than a few dates.” That’s pretty darned good also. Again, it’s not the shortage of men that is the issue. 2. Soften your attitude toward dating and the men you are meeting. You say you “hate dating.” Drop the word “hate” from your dating vocabulary.

Also, regarding those 12-13 coffee dates you had, you said you would not be “caught dead” with any of them. Drop those words from your dating vocabulary as well. You also said, “… so many loser men out there.” No man will match what you had with your husband. Lighten up a little on men; there are good ones available. 3. Your problem isn’t meeting men; it is meeting the wrong type of men. I suggest you be more selective in the guys you agree to go out with. Try different internet dating sites. Make a written list of the qualities

you want in a mate and date only men who have those qualities. 4. From what you say, you’ve got many positives. You’re fortunate. Appreciate what you have and get out there and help others who are less fortunate. Give back. Volunteer in several places, not just one or two. 5. How soon is too soon to give up seeking a mate? At 68, you are way too young to give up. Just make a few changes and you will be fine. I know women in their 80s who have met nice partners. For dating information, previous articles, or to sign up for Tom’s complimentary, weekly e-newsletter, go to www. FindingLoveAfter50.com.

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50plus EXPO in Manheim Tailor-Made for Boomers and Seniors From left, WGAL’s Jere Gish; Samantha Michaels of the American Red Cross, accepting RSVP’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award on behalf of winner Shamim Jiwa-Kassam; and Margie Groy, RSVP’s Lancaster County development coordinator.

By Megan Joyce The doors of Spooky Nook Sports saw thousands of faces cross their threshold on Sept. 21, but none of those faces had a workout in mind. That day, local baby boomers, seniors, and caregivers came out to the Manheim facility for the 20th annual Lancaster County 50plus EXPO. The free, one-day event, which provided information and resources for the area’s 50+ community, was co-hosted by OLP Events and the Lancaster County Office of Aging. More than 90 exhibitors displayed products and services in travel, housing, medical services, nutrition, home improvements, finances, and healthcare. Mark Hinkel, of Maytown, was using the 50plus EXPO as a onestop health, medical, and homecare shop, collecting information to help his wife’s parents after their recent health crisis. “I came here today to gather as much information [as I can] to help them and to help us,” Hinkel said. “I found the people that I wanted to talk to, they’ve been very helpful, I’ve got brochures I can take back to my wife—and so all around, it’s been very good.” The day began with the presentation of RSVP of the Capital Region’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award for Lancaster County. WGAL news anchor Jere Gish

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and Margie Groy, RSVP’s Lancaster County development coordinator, named Shamim Jiwa-Kassam, of Lititz, a 10-year volunteer at the American Red Cross. Samantha Michaels, American Red Cross of the Susquehanna Valley volunteer specialist, accepted the award on Jiwa-Kassam’s behalf. Visitors were eligible for door prizes and took advantage of additional free health screenings for blood pressure, bone density, flexibility, balance, and hearing. Pharmacists from Kmart administered flu shots. Donna Gutshall, of Mount Joy, had decided to spend her free time at the EXPO and ended up getting her flu shot while she had the chance. “I heard it on the radio,” Gutshall said of the event. “And so I thought I’ll just stop on by. I just came out to look around for fun.” Waiting lists became necessary as guests signed up for chair massages and manicures from students of Lancaster School of Cosmetology and haircuts and manicures from Attitudes Hair & Nail Salon. Chris Poje, 2010 pa state Senior Idol, began the day’s entertainment with renditions of classic hits like “My Girls” and “Johnny B. Goode.” Poje followed the music by hosting a Family Feud-style game show in which two teams of three contestants each battled to be the first to name the TV show theme song.

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Maureen Leader, marketing and public relations coordinator at Willow Valley Communities, spoke on the diversity and cultural richness of Lancaster city. Leader also elaborated on Willow Valley’s commitment to the six dimensions of wellness—vocational, physical, location, intellectual, spiritual, and emotional—and explained their philosophy of whole-person wellness. “It means seizing the day, following your passion, and not letting age be a determining factor,” Leader said. Costumed actors from Dutch Apple performed songs from their current lineup of shows, such as “I Get a Kick Out of You” and “Friendship” from Anything Goes. Arms were in the air as Holly Beebee from Dancin’ Chairs led the audience in seated dances to songs that included “Dancing

Queen” and “Shake, Rattle, and Roll.” Finally, Christopher Vera, director of the Columbia Historic Preservation Society, shared how this riverfront town helped shaped early America. Founded as Wright’s Ferry in 1726 and in 1788, Columbia was named after Christopher Columbus, and its Quakers freed and revitalized industry and transportation in Lancaster County. OLP Events’ next 50plus EXPO will be Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Carlisle Expo Center, 100 K St., Carlisle. “We always come to see if there’s anything new, anything that could help the people I know or my family,” Cindy York, of Akron, said. “And it’s always entertaining.” For more information, call (717) 285-1350 or visit www.50plusExpoPA.com. Brought to you by: &

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Older But Not Wiser

The Nose Gets Lucky Sy Rosen

The day started off great. I was taking my 3-year-old granddaughter, Summer, for a walk around the neighborhood. We were having a contest—who could spot the most birds. OK, I may have cheated a little and counted one bird twice, but she’s 3 years old has to learn the ways of the world. I was thinking of writing an article about when we should let our grandchildren win when, suddenly, something else happened. We passed this guy who was also going for a walk. He called out to me, “Didn’t you used to be an actor?” I yelled back, “No,” but I have to admit that at first I was really pleased. He thought I looked like an actor! But then, of course, my paranoid side started to take over. He asked if I used to be an actor. Does that mean I’m too old to be an actor right now? And the question, “Didn’t you used to be an actor?” is close to the question, “Didn’t you used to be somebody?” Was he saying I was a “has-been”? That I was washed up and I couldn’t

get any more parts? OK, I’m not an actor, so these feelings are crazy. But as I guess you know by now, crazy is my middle

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The thing is, my relatives happily thought they looked like somebody handsome or beautiful and were content with their delusions. I, on the

I come from a family where everyone has to look like somebody. My Uncle Mort thought he looked like Don Ameche. Unfortunately, he looked more like Don Rickles.

name. Actually, I have two middle names: The first one is “very.” My feelings are at least understandable. I come from a family where everyone has to look like somebody. My Uncle Mort thought he looked like Don Ameche. Unfortunately, he looked more like Don Rickles. And someone once told my cousin Irene that she looked like Veronica Lake. To enhance this look, she always swept down her hair to cover one of her eyes. It didn’t work, and she kept bumping into the furniture.

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other hand, had a terrible complex about my nose. In high school my nickname was The Nose (it was not a very creative high school). I was afraid the actors I looked like were Jimmy Durante and Al Lewis (he played Leo Schnauser in Car 54, Where Are You? and Grandpa Munster). Was the stranger referring to one of those large-nosed actors? Even though I’m in my 60s and should be past all these feelings, it just took a simple question to make all my insecurities rise up. I would have to turn to an expert,

so I asked my granddaughter who I looked like. Without hesitating, she said, “SpongeBob.” “OK,” I replied, “but he’s a cartoon character and I think my body is better than his. You have to pick a real person.” Again, without hesitating, she said, “Bert and Ernie.” “OK,” I replied, “first of all, Bert and Ernie are two people. And secondly, they are puppets.” My granddaughter looked at me and then said, “Grandpop, you’re silly.” We then continued walking, and after a few steps she turned to me and, with a very serious look on her face, said, “You’re more better handsome than Bert and Ernie together.” And that’s all I needed. That made my day. I was better looking than two puppets together. My nickname would no longer be The Nose; it would be The Puppet Master. And the next time Summer and I have a contest about how many birds we see, I’ll definitely let her win. Maybe.

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Social Security News

You Can Still File and Suspend Despite Recent Changes

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You probably heard that changes in the law now affect the way you file for certain benefits. These changes place limits on when voluntary suspension and reinstatement can begin for you and your family members who might also be entitled to benefits on that record. This is not the demise of “file and suspend.” It’s still one of your best tools for boosting your Social Security benefit after you reach your full retirement age. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 made changes to the Social Security claims filed by married couples. The law affected an unintended loophole primarily used by married couples to gain more money.

If you’re full retirement age or older and apply for Social Security retirement benefits, you can suspend your benefits for any amount of time up to age 70. You may do this to earn “delayed retirement credits,” which result in a higher benefit payment when you turn 70 or when you request reinstatement of benefits, whichever comes first. Under the new law, when you submit a request to suspend your benefits to earn delayed retirement

credits on or after April 30, 2016, you will no longer be able to receive spouse’s or widow(er)’s benefits during this voluntary delay period. In addition, if you suspend your benefit, any benefits payable to your spouse and children on your record (except for a divorced spouse) will also be suspended for the same time period. There is an exception. A request for voluntary suspension will not suspend a divorced spouse’s benefit. Also, your

divorced spouse can receive benefits on your record during this voluntary delay period. Remember, you can still plan and make the most of your retirement benefit by filing and suspending. These new rules don’t prevent you from doing what’s best for you and your family. We have a wealth of retirement information at www. socialsecurity.gov/planners/retire. For more information and answer to your questions about these changes in the law, go to www.socialsecurity.gov/planners/retire/ claiming.html. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.

Do and Don’t Say These to People with Depression Clinical depression is part of life for 16 million adults in the United States, according to the National Institute for Mental Health. People with depression often feel isolated and alone, so support is as much a part of treatment as therapy and medication. Here’s what to say—and not to say—if someone you know suffers from depression: Do: • “I’m here for you.” Let people know you’re available to listen when they

knowing that someone understands the challenges of depression can help.

need to talk. Check in regularly to show that you care. • “Let’s do something.” Help them get out of the house. Suggest activities like taking a walk, going to a movie, or getting some coffee.

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Traveltizers

Don’t Fly Over Nebraska By Andrea Gross

In my years of traveling I’ve flown over Nebraska many, many times. I’d look out the window and see neat plots of farmland and the winding ribbon of the Platte River, but not much else. I wasn’t surprised. After all, what else is there between the Miracle Mile of Chicago and the mountains of Colorado? Last summer my husband and I decided to find out. A former state slogan asserts that “Nebraska is where the West begins” and, as we soon learn, it begins just a few minutes after we cross the Missouri River Bridge that runs between Iowa and Nebraska. There, in the middle of downtown Omaha, bronze bison crash through buildings, Canadian geese fly through the air, and a giant wagon train prepares to depart for points unknown. More than 100 larger-

It doesn’t take long to fly over Nebraska, but it’s much more interesting to drive.

than-life sculptures, arranged in two nonadjacent but coordinating parks, provide a glimpse of what the pioneers were about to face. As we fill up our gas tank, a typically pragmatic Nebraskan puts it another way.

Photo credit: Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Spirit of Nebraska’s Wilderness and Pioneer Courage Parks in downtown Omaha feature more than 100 larger-than-life bronze pieces that depict Nebraska’s past.

“Once those pioneers got to Omaha, they didn’t have much choice. They were pretty much in the middle of what is now the United States, not counting Alaska or Hawaii. No matter

which direction they turned, they had 1,500 miles to go before reaching the country’s edge.” Our journey suddenly sounds embarrassingly easy. We only have 450 miles to go before reaching the western edge of Nebraska, and we’ll be traveling in a Honda rather than a covered wagon. But before leaving the town where the West begins, we have to see where Warren Buffett — arguably Nebraska’s most well-known citizen — began. We drive by his home at 5505 Farnam St., where he has lived for nearly 60 years. It’s a nice enough house — two stories, brick, attached garage — but not exactly a billionaire’s estate. According to Zillow, a similar house would sell today for $875,000.

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Buffett stories and sightings are easy to come by in Omaha. An elderly gentleman tells us that he asked the billionaire if he’d ever used senior discounts. He enclosed a stamped, self-addressed envelope with his query, and Buffett answered immediately. “I did get in as a senior citizen at the movies the other night,” he wrote, “and take note: I used your stamped envelope for the reply.” A woman says she saw Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the world’s wealthiest person, at Petrow’s, a family diner replete with fountain bar, where they each ordered the value-priced daily special. But for a quick snack, Buffett is said to prefer Dairy Queen, a holding of his Berkshire-Hathaway company. He usually orders a small Dusty Sundae, which is soft vanilla ice cream topped with malted milk powder. We decide to splurge by spending 60 cents more for a large. Omaha is one place where we can afford to eat better than a billionaire. Following our grand indulgence, we head west on Interstate 80, roughly paralleling the route taken by nearly a half million settlers during

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Warren Buffett and his bridge buddy, Bill Gates, enjoy the atmosphere and prices at Omaha’s Petrow’s Restaurant.

the mid-19th century. The Great Platte River Road, as it was called back then, was the main path for the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, and the Gold Rush Trail. Today it’s an interstate trail for modern travelers. We get another sense of the country’s vastness at Kearney’s Archway, a two-story museum that, as the name implies, arches over the interstate. Inside, a host of exhibits detail Nebraska’s transportation history, from wagons to trains to speeding cars.

Floating down the river in an old feeding tank is a popular activity in western Nebraska.

About 25 miles past North Platte, where we stop to see Buffalo Bill’s ranch and Union Pacific’s giant railroad yard, a small sign advises us that we’re about to enter Mountain Time Zone. We have to adjust our watches as well as our mindset, for it’s here that the West of our imagination really begins. The neat plots of farmland filled with rows of corn become vast fields filled with grazing cattle. And the traffic — as well as the number of rest stops — thins out. Off to the north are the Sandhills,

a seemingly endless rolling prairie that covers nearly a third of the state. Highway 2, which bisects the region from east to west, is ranked as one of the 10 most beautiful highways in the nation. Interspersed amongst the cattle ranches, there’s water, lots of it. In fact, the Sandhills are a recreational wonderland, filled with rivers and lakes that are perfect for fishing, swimming, tubing, and — my favorite — tanking. This is a Nebraska specialty that consists of using a feeding tank meant for livestock, outfitting it with cushy seating, and taking it on a float down a river. Thoroughly relaxed and slightly damp, we return to Interstate 80 and head out to Wyoming. We’ve driven the length of Nebraska and one thing is certain: The best way to see Nebraska is by car — not through an airplane window. For more on Warren Buffett’s favorite haunts as well as other great Nebraska destinations, see www.traveltizers.com. Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www. andreagross.com).

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On blustery days early in October, Sharp-shins’ peak of southbound not so many years ago, when migration is early in October. Sharpies cold wind blew briskly from the are a little smaller than pigeons and north or northwest after a couple streamlined for swift flight, alternately of days of rain or sullen weather, flapping and soaring. I drove to mountain lookouts at They are one of the most exciting Hawk Mountain migrant hawks Sanctuary in because of their northern Berks speed and numbers County or going by any one Waggoner’s Gap on ridge. On days of the Cumberland/ northwest wind, Perry County they zip along line to experience almost one right migrating hawks after another for and eagles. the bulk of each There usually blustery day. were many different The stately redkinds of those tails push through raptors, but mostly here in greatest sharp-shinned and numbers late in red-tailed hawks October and into Red-tailed hawk. soared along the November. A southwest-running bit larger than ridges of those crows, red-tails wooded slopes. The cruise steadily and wind pressure from majestically on behind pushed the outstretched, flat bone-chilling air— wings southwest and the soaring above southwesthawks—up the running ridges, northwest-facing often one after slopes. another. Those But on south southbound raptors or east winds, sailed for miles on they scatter off the those windy days mountains and with scarcely a wing sail south almost Sharp-shinned hawk. beat, saving them anywhere, often one lots of energy. after another in a When hawks are ready to migrate steady stream of themselves. south in fall to avoid winter in the Though several species of hawks north, they go, almost no matter the and eagles migrate over southeastern weather and wind direction. On days Pennsylvania in October, sharp-shins when blustery winds come from the and red-tails are the most abundant north or northwest, those raptors of those migrants and, therefore, the mostly sail along the southwestmost exciting to experience. running Appalachians. Go to a local mountaintop or watch But when winds are from the south the sky from anywhere to see some of or east, or are nonexistent, raptors these migrating raptors. float south on sun-warmed, rising Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a retired columns of air called thermals almost Lancaster County Parks naturalist. anywhere off the mountains. www.50plusLifePA.com

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America the Innovator Americans prize creativity and innovation. The Scientific American website took a look at why, asking various experts to address what drives the creative spark through the United States. Here’s what some of them said: John Kao, CEO, Edge– makers: “What are key elements of American culture that make up the ‘secret sauce’ of innovation? For a start, forgiveness of failure, tolerance of risk, and an appetite for apparently off-the-wall ideas. In Silicon Valley, the saying goes that if you haven’t

failed at least once or twice, you’re not trying hard enough.” Linda Weiss, professor emeritus, University of Sydney: “One of the most striking aspects of America’s

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innovation culture is the belief that nothing lies beyond human power to achieve, that science and technology can solve most problems,

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The Culture of Cigars in Central Pa. By Jeffrey B. Roth Smoking cigars is less about smoking and more about a lifestyle. To aficionados, the cigar represents luxury, style, comfort, leisure, and camaraderie, said Steven Napper, founder and president of the Harrisburg Cigar Club, a roaming social group dedicated to the experience of the cigar culture. Founded in 2009, the club leads a peripatetic existence. “We don’t have a physical location—we are a roaming club,” Napper said. “We meet once a month at different cigarfriendly locations throughout Central Pennsylvania.” Napper was introduced to cigar culture while attending a conference in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware. At the time, Napper did not smoke cigars, but a couple of his coworkers gave

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him a lighter and a cutter. “I fell in love with it,” Napper, a utilities engineer, said. “They told me what to look for, about different brands of cigars. Once we got back to the office, they were ordering cigars, and they’d say, ‘Try this one.’”

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by the level of skill required to fashion a cigar, Castanon applied for a position. It took nine months of training and evaluations before Castanon had become a cigar roller. “I normally look for the best-aged tobacco. We have a team of rollers [at Hain’s] to make different cigar blends,” Castanon said. “We bring the art of making cigars to different events—weddings, private parties, political events. Wherever people think it might fit, we move our operation there to provide a demonstration of how it is done.” Jesus Castanon, part owner of In the late 19th century and Hain’s Pipe & Cigar Shop in York. the first half of the 20th century, Cuba became synonymous with The club membership fluctuates between 30 and 60 at any given time. the best quality cigars available. After the communist takeover of Cuba While one function of the club is by Fidel Castro, the U.S. banned social interaction, it also promotes importation of Cuban cigars. cigar etiquette and educates cigar Many master cigar blenders fled enthusiasts about different brands and the country. They settled in the flavors of cigars. Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and “It’s pretty relaxing,” Napper said. “It gives you time—when you light up other countries in South America. a cigar, it is going to be a minimum of Some moved to Indonesia and the an hour. You meet different people in Philippines, where they continued their craft. the lounges, and everything goes out Castanon said that now Honduras, the door.” Nicaragua, Brazil, Mexico, and Africa Cigars, in this case, are not the are producing premium tobacco. stereotypical old stogie, clenched in Tobacco farming has declined sharply the teeth of a burly, shabbily dressed, middle-aged hobo. The cigars Napper in the U.S., but Connecticut is well is talking about are hand-rolled, using known for its tobacco varieties, such as double claro, Colorado claro, various types of high-quality tobacco Colorado maduro, and oscuro, a leaves. black tobacco leaf also called double Cigars are composed of a wrapper, a binder, and a filter. Made in various maduro. “We grow tobacco in the sizes from parejo, corona, robusto, Dominican Republic now to harvest toro, pantelo, and others, there are our own tobacco leaf,” Castanon said. more than 100 shades of wrappers “My father and my cousins roll cigars used to make cigars, according to in our shop. We’ve been at Hain’s Jesus Castanon, part owner of Hain’s about eight or nine years.” Pipe & Cigar Shop in York. Cigar bars have become trendy Hain’s is one of the oldest tobacconists in the U.S. and has been hangouts in most major cities, said Daniel Falcon, owner of the in continuous operation since 1890. Lancaster Cigar Bar. After becoming Castanon, a master blender, uses an aficionado of premium cigars, various types of tobacco to create his Falcon, a real estate investor, realized signature, premium brands. there were no cigar bars or clubs in Watching Castanon roll cigars offers a glimpse into a ritual and craft Lancaster County. “It was just a hobby for me, until that is hundreds of years old. In 1996, one day when I was out and about Castanon was visiting the Cohiba looking for a place to smoke a cigar Cigar Factory in Cuba. Impressed www.50plusLifePA.com

and have a and women, beer,” Falcon Falcon said, said. “To my and feature surprise, there outdoor seating was nowhere and a place to in town where eat, drink, and you could do smoke cigars. both. There “And we were a couple of don’t do filter establishments ventilation,” where you could Falcon said. bring your “We do own beer, but 100 percent that’s not what extraction. I I was looking pump out over for. I wanted 6,000 CFM something a bit (cubic feet per classier.” minute) of air, Falcon turned which is almost to the internet unheard of; The Ashton Cigar Bar in Philadelphia. and searched and, I grab for cigar bars. the fresh air He discovered from outside the Ashton Cigar Bar in Philadelphia, and pump it into the room after I which offered cigar smokers a place condition it—in winter with heat and to eat, drink, and enjoy cigars. Falcon in summer with air conditioning. said Ashton has a full bar, a walk“[Smoking cigars is] a culture in humidor, and a classy ambiance; in and of itself,” Falcon said. “It is the company also has its own cigar sophisticated, and we see a lot of brands. professional young (and old) men. “I said, ‘Wow! This is a great Regular smokers appreciate it too.” concept,’” Falcon said. Mark Twain summed up the In September 2014, Falcon opened attraction of smoking a premium downtown Lancaster’s Cigar Bar, cigar: “Eating and sleeping are the which carries more than 170 cigar only activities that should be allowed selections. The layout and amenities to interrupt a man’s enjoyment of his of the lounge attract both men cigar.”

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Our Last Will and Testament Saralee Perel

On the way to signing our wills, my husband, Bob, said, “I know it’s hard to talk about, but what do you want done with your body?” “Just take it to the dump.” “This is no time for jokes,” he said. “OK, I’ll be serious. I promise.” “I don’t even know if you want to be cremated or buried.” “Cremated. Just make sure I’m dead. And that I’m wearing clean underwear.” Smartly ignoring my responses, he solemnly said, “Would you want a beautiful ceremony and have your ashes scattered in the ocean?” “Just toss them in the cat litter.” In spite of himself, he laughed, then grew very serious and said, “If I go first, I want you to go on with your life. Find someone else and be happy.” I said, “If I go first, and you even glance at another woman, I will haunt you every night. I’ll make the bed levitate. I’ll appear in a long, white, flowing gown, and I’ll bring your evil mother with me. I’ll—” He cut me off. “We’ve never discussed life support. I don’t want to be kept alive on machines.” “I do. Just make sure the place is kept clean, the laundry’s constantly

getting done, and my husband make that although the years have gone by that I’m well fed.” fun of me again for so quickly, we have each other to hold “I do all that wearing my 20-year- on to, for right now, for this night, for this moment. now.” old blue bathrobe, Maybe I’ll be blessed to fall asleep “And make sure which has holes there’s a TV.” bigger than the holding hands with my best friend We continued biggest pancake ever for many nights to come, to hear his laughter upon seeing me in my blue our drive to the made. appointment with I touched Bob’s bathrobe, to feed our pets together. That would be heaven on earth. our lawyer. He’s a lovely face. He gentle, fine man. The opened his sleepy only lie I’ve ever told eyes and merely Nationally syndicated, award-winning him was when he said, “I know. I feel columnist Saralee Perel can be reached Saralee and Bob. asked me to swear I the same way.” at sperel@saraleeperel.com or via her was of sound mind. We fell asleep holding hands, aware website: www.saraleeperel.com. And so, after we signed our wills, we held hands as we walked outside. I can’t fathom life without Bob. In the middle of that night, I lay awake, crying. I pictured coming home alone someday, and feeding our pets all by myself. I’d need a stool to reach their food. I pictured seeing the first blossom of our salvia—a hummingbird drinking 50plus LIFE’s editorial content the nectar—without Bob having had just earned awards! the chance to see how beautifully his garden had grown. Silver Award I pictured sleepless nights with our “2,000 Miles of Happy Trails” cat in my arms, without Bob beside me by Rebecca Hanlon to share in a three-way embrace. And I thought about never having

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Support Groups Free and open to the public Oct. 5, 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

Oct. 19, 7 p.m. Memory Loss Support Group The Gathering Place (Main Entrance) 6 Pine St., Mount Joy (717) 664-6641

Oct. 10, 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

Oct. 24, 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

Oct. 17, 2 p.m. Lancaster County Parkinson’s Support Group Landis Homes 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz (717) 509-5494

Oct. 26, 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

Oct. 18, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894

Community Programs Free and open to the public Through Oct. 15 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

Oct. 18, 2 to 3:30 p.m. 17th –Century Immigration to America Willow Valley Genealogy Club Willow Valley Communities – Orr Auditorium 211 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster www.genealogyclubwv.com (717) 397-0439

Oct. 3, 6 p.m. Red Rose Singles Meeting Centerville Diner 100 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 406-6098

Oct. 21, 6 to 9 p.m. Music Fridays Downtown Lancaster (717) 341-0028

Oct. 5, 2 p.m. Korean War Veterans Association Meeting Oak Leaf Manor North 2901 Harrisburg Pike, Landisville (717) 299-1990 pcunningham1841@verizon.net Oct. 7, 5-9 p.m. First Friday Artist’s Reception: Perry Tibbins Mulberry Art Studios 19-21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster (717) 295-1949

Oct. 27, 7 p.m. Centerville AARP Chapter 4221 Meeting Pheasant Ridge Community Center 209 Longwood Court West, Lancaster (717) 786-4714 If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.

Library Programs Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 Oct. 20, 6:30 p.m. – Four-Week Beginner’s Crochet Class Oct. 25, 7 p.m. – Pottery of the 17th and 18th Centuries Oct. 27, 7 p.m. – “Tour of Italy” Wine Program

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Senior Center Activities Cocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489 Oct. 4, 10 a.m. – Out to Eat at C&K BBQ Oct. 18, 10 a.m. – Out to Eat at Kountry Korner Oct. 21, 10 a.m. – Music with Lost & Found Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 Oct. 17, 9:15 a.m. to noon – Acrylic Painting Class (Reservations Needed) Oct. 21, 10:15 a.m. – Tai Chi Demonstration Oct. 25, 9 a.m. – Free Flu/Pneumonia Shots (Sign-up Needed) Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Oct. 4, 10:30 a.m. – Code Red: Self-Defense for Seniors Oct. 13, 10:30 a.m. – Music with Dan Martin Oct. 27, 9 a.m. – Free Flu/Pneumonia Shots (Sign-up Needed) 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 Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. – State Rep. Mike Sturla: What’s New for Seniors Oct. 24, 9:30 a.m. – O ffice of Aging Medicare Comparison Oct. 31, 9 a.m. – Free Flu/Pneumonia Shots (Sign-up Needed) Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147 Oct. 6, 9 a.m. – Free Flu/Pneumonia Shots (Sign-up Needed) Oct. 14, 9:30 a.m. – Breast Cancer Awareness Oct. 26, 10:30 a.m. – F ree Flu/Pneumonia Shots (Sign-up Needed) Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 Oct. 3, 9 a.m. – Free Flu/Pneumonia Shots (Sign-up Needed) Oct. 17, 9 a.m. – F ire and Fall Prevention with PA Fire Commissioners Office Oct. 31, 9 a.m. – Tai Chi Demonstration Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 Oct. 3, 9 a.m. – Yoga Class Oct. 10, 9 a.m. – AmeriHealth: Healthy Eating Oct. 11, 9 a.m. – U nited Health Presentation: “Getting Ready for Autumn” Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 Oct. 5, 9 a.m. – F ree Flu/Pneumonia Shots (Sign-up Needed) Oct. 14, 10:30 a.m. – Presentation: “Education under the Nazi Regime” Oct. 17, 10:30 a.m. – Office of Aging Medicare Updates Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 Oct. 11, 9 a.m. – F ree Flu/Pneumonia Shots (Sign-up Needed) Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. – “Healthy Steps for Older Adults” Fall-Risk Program, Part. 1 Oct. 24, 9:30 a.m. – “ Healthy Steps for Older Adults” Fall-Risk Program, Part. 2 Rodney Park Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, noon – Pinochle Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied Activities Thursdays, noon – Bingo

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Federal Actions of the ’50s and ’60s Find the missing words from the federal agencies, programs, acts, and laws that started in the ’50s and ’60s: 1. 1950 – National S_____ Foundation 2. 1950 – Federal Civil D_____ Act 3. 1956 – Interstate H_____ System 4. 1960 – Federal Te_____ System 5. 1961 – P_____ Corps 6. 1964 – V_____ in Service to America 7. 1964 – Food S_____ Act 8. 1965 – Me_____ 9. 1965 – Project H_____ Start 10. 1968 – C_____ Rights Act

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Agencies Have Advantages for Home Care By Barbara Trainin Blank

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The goal of all home healthcare is to keep loved ones at home. But how do you go about it? When seeking a home-care worker, what’s best—to rely on independent contractors or on an agency? And if you do choose an agency, what’s best—one that hires workers as employees or as independent contractors? There are many legal and practical issues to consider. Sue Heinle, owner of Visiting Angels of York, Inc., uses the workersas-employees model only. “We had an option to use independent contractors, but I chose the employee model as the safest model for our consumers,” Heinle said. With independent contractors, the family is the employer of record— responsible for hiring and firing—and there are many risks associated with that scenario. “The family has to handle taxes. If the worker is injured on the job or property, it’s the family’s responsibility,” she said. One major reason family members hire independent contractors is that they’re less expensive, and cost is an issue for most people seeking home care. “But you get the most for your dollars with an agency,” Heinle asserted. The agency takes home-care workers through the screening process. They need to fill out an in-depth questionnaire and pass a Pennsylvania State Police criminal

background check, plus an FBI clearance if they’ve been in the commonwealth less than two years’ time. “We also require two employer references and verification of past employment,” said Heinle. “It’s a rigorous employment process.” Visiting Angels also conducts a health screening— including for TB—of all hires through a medical practitioner. If an individual leaves Visiting Angels’ employment and returns later, the entire screening process is repeated, including for health. An agency can also review the requirements of the job with potential workers, such as the ability to lift so many pounds, as well as their skills in such areas as hand-washing and handling privacy and confidentiality. “We take the worry of legality away from the family,” said Heinle. “All the work has already been done. We carry workers’ compensation in case the worker sprains his/her back or breaks an ankle while lifting the care receiver. The agency is responsible for restoring the caregiver to wellness.” Another benefit is that an agency has a pool of caregivers to choose from and will generally make every

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should have a list of agencies in the area. If you do want to look into hiring independent contractors, one question to ask yourself is: Who covers that person if he/she is sick, goes on vacation, or simply doesn’t show up to work? “An agency can’t prevent someone from going AWOL, but at least there’s a pool of caregivers to choose from as soon as possible. If the agency can’t find a worker, the manager will try to minimize the issue. With independent contractors, you might have to find a family member or neighbor to cover,” said Heinle. Two final points: An independent home-care worker may not have a great deal of supervision; an agency provides more. And if you’re not satisfied with a particular agency, you can always try a different one. What are some legal considerations in choosing home-care workers? Not all home-care agencies treat workers as employees rather than independent contractors, pointed out Vicky Ann Trimmer, an attorney with Daley, Zucker, Melton & Miner, based in Harrisburg and Lemoyne. “But that is changing rapidly,” Trimmer said. “The IRS is cracking down on the ‘gray areas,’ and other agencies … are converting all their workers to employees.” But each agency has its own policy. Independent contractors are paid directly by the family. If they make more than $600, the family has to give them a 1099 form for taxes. “The IRS may determine that please see HOME CARE page 34 Brainteasers

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effort to provide consistent care. Visiting Angels, for example, has a 24-hour service guarantee to replace a worker if the family believes that individual is competent but not a good match with the care receiver in terms of personality. Agencies often offer ongoing training for workers— something that may not be required for independent contractors. Many families often find that having a geriatric case manager on board is helpful. Going the independent route may mean hiring a care manager on your own. “We provide many of the resources of a geriatric case manager, including a quality check [of the caregiving situation] each month,” Heinle said. “This service is not billed separately but is bundled in.” How do you find an agency you can trust? It’s advisable to conduct interviews with at least two or three and ask lots of questions. For example, find out about an agency’s hiring procedures. All home-care agencies in Pennsylvania are required to be licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The Department on Aging’s local office

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Agent Orange: What Vietnam Veterans Can Do to Help Future Generations By Rebecca Hanlon No one noticed it at first. The herbicide used to clear tracts of rainforest during the Vietnam War was given the name “Agent Orange” for the brightly colored stripes on the barrels. And while it did its job of killing vegetation, it also was doing something else in the DNA of men and women who served in the Armed Forces. While U.S. forces would withdraw in 1973, the Vietnam War didn’t end until 1975. But between 1962 and 1971, the United States sprayed approximately 20 million gallons of dioxin-contaminated herbicides over some 6 million acres of Vietnam, according to a report by the National Organization on Disability. All the while, veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and other herbicides were slowly starting to experience their own changes. The

Department of Veterans Affairs received its first reports of conditions related to Agent Orange in 1977. Since then, it has been a long road of determining how Agent Orange might have affected those exposed to its chemicals— even plaguing future generations—and how the government can now provide assistance. Vietnam Veterans of America, based in Silver Spring, Maryland, has been pushing legislation to help collect data from veterans and find ways to help the generations that

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continue to suffer from some of the effects, including spina bifida and an incomplete closing of a fetus’ spine, as well as issues related to learning, attention, and weak immune systems. For decades, Vietnam veterans were denied disability and health benefits for exposure to Agent Orange. It wasn’t until 1991 that certain illnesses were finally linked to the herbicide. But hope might finally be in sight. In 2015, senators pushed for a bipartisan bill that would allow veterans who served in Vietnam and on the surrounding shoreline

and have a disease associated with Agent Orange to receive health and disability benefits. Betty Mekdeci of Birth Defect Research For Children, Inc., in Florida knows how hard of a struggle it has been to provide relief for Vietnam veterans. “It’s a shame that these veterans waited so long for someone to take notice,” Mekdeci said. “The research wasn’t there for such a long time, and it was like we were starting from scratch to get it.” Working with the Vietnam Veterans of America, Mekdeci was able to start a national birth defect registry to help determine how children and grandchildren of veterans were reacting to Agent Orange exposure. While spina bifida is the main defect seen in future generations of male veterans, there are 18 birth defects found in the children and

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grandchildren of female veterans, Mekdeci said. As the data rolled in, Mekdeci said, they expected to see cleft palate and spina bifida pop up in the listings. But it was the nonphysical defects—the pattern of children with learning, attention, and immune disabilities—that caught her attention. “Doctors didn’t know what to do. Families were frustrated,” she said. “We needed to do more research.” Years later, Mekdeci has closely followed legislators who debate the passing of bills that would bring benefits to veterans and their children. “Agent Orange turned birth defect research on its head,” she said. “We thought of birth defects as structural things—heart defects, cleft palate, missing limbs. But it isn’t just bones and organs that form during pregnancy. It’s all the things that make our bodies function.” But getting help for veterans exposed to Agent Orange is still a challenge. The official list of diseases recognized as related to Agent Orange has grown slowly and sporadically, mostly because of underfunding and uneven research, according to the National Organization on Disability. More than a decade after the war, the skin disease chloracne, which causes disfiguration, was the only illness officially associated with Agent Orange exposure. Others have been added, including chronic B-cell leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, ischemic heart disease, Parkinson’s disease, prostate cancer, respiratory cancers, and several groups of cancers found in soft tissue, such as

muscle, fat, and blood. Today, 14 illnesses are recognized by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as being a result of Agent Orange exposure. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, biological children of veterans exposed to Agent Orange may receive a monthly monetary allowance based on their level of disability, as well as vocational training for job placement and healthcare benefits. While Vietnam Veterans of America has focused on the families of veterans, veterans of more recent wars have reported similar heath issues in younger generations. With hopes of initiating research on all toxic exposures to those in the Armed Forces, the Vietnam Veterans of America’s Agent Orange/Dioxin Committee has been hard at work pushing new legislation. The organization introduced identical bills in both chambers of Congress, H.R. 1769 and S.901— the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015. Both bills have bipartisan sponsorship. The Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 directs the VA secretary to select one VA Medical Center to serve as the national center for the research and diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances during service, according to a news release. “We needed this type of research done years ago,” Mekdeci said. “It really can’t wait any longer. The more time passes, the more time we’re missing out on opportunities to prevent more harm. Our veterans deserve more than that.”

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withholding tax, unemployment compensation, health insurance, and life insurance of the workers. “Otherwise, there’s a much bigger burden on the family,” Trimmer explained. If the person is deemed to be an employee, the family is required to file IRS Schedule H to report the employer’s share of certain taxes. The employee can also request that they withhold income taxes. One issue that arises when the

home-care worker is an independent contractor or direct employee of the family is what happens if the worker is hurt on the job—as a result, for example, of helping the care receiver out of the tub. Who is responsible? You may have to add a rider to your insurance policy. Another issue: What happens if the worker steals something? Is that individual bonded? “Most people looking for care for loved ones go through an agency, since the agency has already pre-vetted the worker and done background checks and criminal checks,” Trimmer said. When you hire directly, you should do a credit report, verify the Social Security number, and find out if the individual is authorized to work in this country. Those are also tasks an agency can do for you. In general, there’s a bigger risk if you hire directly. Of course, there are numerous agencies in Central Pennsylvania, and all follow different processes.

“Some are better than others from an administrative viewpoint,” Trimmer pointed out. “The family should ask about the ease of changing caregivers—getting replacements when a caregiver is ill or just does not show up.” Another consideration is terminating a worker’s services. Pennsylvania is a firing-at-will state, which means you can fire for no reason. But that doesn’t protect an employer from firing for an inappropriate (hidden) reason, such as the worker’s religion or sexual preference, cautioned Trimmer. If you hire someone privately and fire that person, you may be stuck in litigation. The bottom line is to know what you’re getting into before you hire a home-care worker. Make sure your loved one not only receives excellent care, but that you also know what your legal requirements and ramifications are if you hire an independent contractor, either through an agency or on your own.

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