Lancaster County 50plus Senior News December 2015 by On-Line Publishers, Inc.

Lancaster County Edition

December 2015

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Celebrating an Emerald Anniversary 50plus Senior News, On-Line Publishers Commemorate 20 Years By Megan Joyce Back in 1995, we were abuzz with the burgeoning online world. The Internet as we would come to know it was beginning to take form; the concept that information could be disseminated and shared immediately on a widespread scale was utterly fascinating and revolutionary. That same year, from her home in Central Pennsylvania, Donna Anderson was working on the premiere issue of her local, monthly newspaper for people over age 50. She needed to choose a name for the nascent corporate entity behind the paper and wisely chose to capitalize on the forwardthinking, information-sharing imagery that the World Wide

Web had pushed into public consciousness. And although the newspaper was very much a print publication at the time, it shared a basic mission with Internet use: the spread of information. Thus, On-Line Publishers was born; and, with it, 50plus Senior News, then called simply Senior News. “Having served as a volunteer at the Office of Aging for a number of years, I became aware that older people in our community needed access to information that was relevant to them at this time of their lives,” Anderson said. The first issue of Senior News became available in Back row, from left, Brantley Lefever, Amy Kieffer, Eileen Culp, Ranee Shaub Miller, Angie Jacoby, Kimberly Shaffer, December 1995. Though Megan Joyce, Janys Cuffe, and Stan Anderson. Front row, from left, Renee McWilliams, Loren Gochnauer, Donna Anderson, Christianne Rupp, Elizabeth Duvall, Lauren McNallen, and Mariah Hammacher.

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Coins & Currency Steinmetz Coins & Currency, Inc. 350 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 299-1211 Dental Services 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 Emergency Numbers

Gifts Edible Arrangements 103 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster (717) 390-3063 245 Bloomfield Drive, Lititz (717) 560-1056 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Cancer Society (717) 397-3744 American Diabetes Association (888) DIABETES American Heart Association (717) 393-0725

Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110

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

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

American Red Cross (717) 299-5561

Employment Lancaster County Office of Aging (717) 299-7979 Entertainment Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 898-1900 Financial Services

Arthritis Foundation (717) 397-6271 Consumer Information (888) 878-3256

Disease and Health Risk (888) 232-3228

Marietta Senior Apartments 601 E. Market St., Marietta (717) 735-9590

Vein Center of Lancaster 90 Good Drive, Suite 301, Lancaster (717) 394-5401 Hearing Services Hearing & Ear Care Center (717) 653-6300 806 W. Main St., Mount Joy Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY

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Armstrong Relocation Co. (717) 492-4155 TLC Ladies (717) 228-8764 Transition Solutions for Seniors Rocky Welkowitz (717) 615-6507

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Medicare (800) 633-4227

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Passport Information (877) 487-2778 Veterans Services Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771

Meals on Wheels (717) 392-4842

CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Physicians

Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233

Internal Revenue Service (717) 291-1994

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

Eastwood Village Homes, LLC 102 Summers Drive, Lancaster (717) 397-3138

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Retirement Communities

Senior Move Management

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Flu or Influenza (888) 232-3228

Gastroenterology

Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services Hanover: (717) 630-0067 Lancaster: (717) 393-3450 York: (717) 751-2488

Medical Supply (800) 777-6647

Glendale Mortgage (888) 456-0988

U.S. Financial (800) 595-1925, ext. 2122

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May•Grant Obstetrics & Gynecology Women & Babies Hospital with other locations in Brownstown, Columbia, Elizabethtown, Willow Street, and Intercourse (717) 397-8177 Real Estate Hostetter Realty Kim Mann (717) 380-7459

Volunteer Opportunities RSVP of Capital Region, Inc. (717) 847-1539 RSVP Lancaster County (717) 454-8647 RSVP Lebanon County (717) 454-8647 RSVP York County (443) 619-3842 Wellness Recovery InSight, Inc. (717) 517-8552, ext. 10

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Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori

Collecting Advent Calendars

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rom the Latin term adventus, Advent means “the arrival.” For centuries, Advent has been a time of spiritual reflection for Christians in anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is believed that the period of Advent has been observed since about the 4th century AD. In the early days of observing Advent, the timeframe lasted from the feast day of St. Martin, held on Nov. 11, until Christmas Day on Dec. 25. Similar to the springtime season of Lent, Advent once included a sixweek-long fast for believers; however, that has since been discontinued. By the sixth century, Advent no longer included a fasting ritual like Lent, and the Advent season was reduced from six weeks to only four weeks in length. Today, the season of Advent remains a time of devotional prayer and anticipation of the Christmas holiday. Like many holiday collectibles, objects relating to Advent, such as Advent wreaths and Advent candles, mark the days leading up to Christmas. Advent wreaths, a circle of evergreens symbolizing eternal life, are widely used. The four red candles represent the four Sundays of the Advent period, and a fifth, white candle in the wreath’s center is called the Christ candle. The Christ candle is the last one to be lit, and it is lit only on Christmas Day. Quite possibly the most recognized of the season’s traditions is the use of the popular Advent calendar. For many collectors, the chronological countdown to Christmas Day comes in the form of an antique or vintagepaper, lithographed, felt, paintingon-canvas, or mixed-media Advent calendar.

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The Advent calendar is particularly popular with children, many of whom spend the greater part of the month of December patiently awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus and counting down the days by opening doors of an Advent calendar in order. According to legend, the first known Advent calendar was handmade in 1851. By the 1880s,

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the Germanic tradition of the Advent calendar began to spread across Europe to North America. Typically made of printed images on paper or cardboard, Advent calendars boast 24 small, numbered doors to be opened daily in anticipation of Christmas. Snowcovered houses, holiday scenes, and winter wonderlands were common imagery used as the backdrop for the 24 miniature doors. Each Advent calendar door is opened to reveal a holiday image, a Bible passage, a piece of candy, or a small gift starting on Dec. 1 and continuing until Christmas Eve; that is, Dec. 24.

The “father” of the modern Advent calendar was a German printer named Gerhard Lang. While working from his Munich, Germany, printing office, Lang produced small, colorful, religious images on paper and cardboard. Each image corresponded to one day in the month of December up to Dec. 24. Circa 1908, Lang produced the first Advent calendar with cardboard doors that opened to reveal the image inside. Throughout much of the early 20th century, Advent calendars were exchanged as gifts around the Thanksgiving holiday in anticipation of Christmas. When it comes to the value of Advent calendars, the characteristics you should look for are good condition (no rips, tears, or stains), intricate patterns or images of a winter scene or holiday events in bright colors, and famous printmakers like Lang, Sankt Johannis, etc. Today, Advent calendars have evolved from lithograph printed images on cardboard to freestanding, dollhouse-style collectible calendars with hinged doors to hide small gifts, money, or candy. Some of these contemporary holiday collectibles are made of pressed board, masonite, and even wood. For collectors, expect to pay $50 to $500 for some of the traditional paper Advent calendars and several thousands of dollars for handmade or handcrafted Advent calendars. Happy holidays! Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and former museum director, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discovery channel. Visit www. DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Facebook.com/ DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.

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Humane League Pet of the Month

Iceberg Meet Iceberg, a female red-eared slider turtle. Iceberg loves to swim around in her tank, and she gets really excited when she gets fresh veggies to munch on. Iceberg also enjoys perching on her rocks and basking in the warmth of her reptile light. She came to us when she was abandoned by her previous home, so we are unsure of who she has previously lived with. Like all red-eared sliders, she is very talented and is able to hold her breath under water for up to five hours! Iceberg would do best in a home that understands that she can grow up to a foot long and will need a bigger tank to fit her new size. This lovely lady is ready to swim home with you today! Iceberg ID No. 204375 For more information, please contact the Humane League of Lancaster County at (717) 393-6551.

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EMERALD from page 2 thoroughly optimistic for the paper’s future, Anderson recalled early challenges. In addition to the demands of producing a monthly newspaper entirely on her own, she found that mid-’90s potential advertisers—needed to support the production of a newspaper free to its readers—were unaware of the vibrancy of the over-50 population. “In 1995, many business owners had a perspective that ‘seniors’ were penniless and sitting in rocking chairs at nursing homes,” Anderson recalled. “Nothing could have been further from the truth.” At the time, Senior News was produced only for Lancaster County. “I distinctly remember one conversation with a business associate and friend who said to me, ‘You are so passionate about bringing information to people; do you realize that you are depriving people in other communities where you don’t publish the paper?’” Anderson said. “Wow—that was an eye opener. I hadn’t realized how much of a difference our publication was making in the area.” Over the next decade, the paper’s coverage would expand to embrace five more Central Pennsylvania counties to form 50plus Senior News’ current six-county coverage umbrella—unique editions for Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties. And with it, On-Line Publishers would expand too. Christianne Rupp, vice president and managing editor, was initially hired in 1996 to take care of billing and then offered to make sales calls for Senior Living (now 50plus Living), OLP’s annual housing directory. “I then became more involved in the overall editorial process, eventually moving away from any billing or sales tasks,” Rupp said. “This is where my true passion lies.” OLP’s line of niche publications eventually grew to include BusinessWoman, a professional women’s magazine, and ((( b magazine ))), a lifestyle baby boomer publication, as well as other annual specialty inserts. “With the youngest of baby boomers now 50 years old, the world has changed,” said Anderson. “And the world as we know it is being redefined by the next generation. Our readers and our advertisers have propelled our success, and we are most grateful.” In 1997, OLP branched out into events; the first 50plus EXPO (then called Celebrate Seniority Expo) brought businesses and the community together for face-to-face interaction. There are now six 50plus EXPOs, four women’s expos, and three Veterans’

Expo & Job Fairs each year. Fall 2015 saw the addition of the first Ladies’ Night Out event. “While social media has exploded, and we’re fully engaged, we know the original ‘social media,’ talking face-to-face, is very important. Our expos provide the perfect opportunity for businesses and service organizations in our area to speak face-toface with their potential customers.” Recognizing the increasing impact of online readership in the 21st century, OLP was an early adopter of digital publishing technology. Its publications have successfully made the leap to digital formats so they can be read online and in print. “Since 1995, much has changed in the publishing industry and in the world. Technology has had a tremendous impact on how information is shared,” Anderson said. “While we fully embrace this brave new world, we know that many of our readers prefer their monthly printed editions of our publications.” In addition to its look—which has undergone several stylistic changes over the last two decades—50plus Senior News’s editorial content has evolved and expanded. Within its pages, readers will find everything from health and wellness, Social Security, and financial issues to perspective/humor columns, veterans’ stories, nostalgia, grandparenting, puzzles, and nature and gardening—and, of course, local events and information. As the newspaper prepares to begin its third decade, even more changes are in the works. “These days, 50plus Senior News has two audiences: baby boomers and senior citizens. Our content remains interesting to both age groups,” said Anderson. “We have a big surprise in store for January to further demonstrate the evolution of Senior News.” Despite changes past and future, OnLine Publishers and 50plus Senior News remain unchanged in their core values and mission: spreading needed information and fostering community connectivity while uplifting the mind, heart, and spirit of the people it serves. “Reaching a 20-year milestone would not be possible without the wonderful, dedicated employees who make up our team,” Anderson said. “My heartfelt gratitude goes out to each and every one of our group who make OLP a great place to work. “Thank you to all of the businesses and organizations who have supported us these past two decades. I couldn’t imagine a better career than president and publisher at On-Line Publishers, Inc.” www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

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8 Fun Facts about Hanukkah By Viva Sarah Press/ISRAEL21c

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1. 44 candles. There are at least 44 candles in each box of Hanukkah candles, enough for one person to light the hanukkiyah (see item six on this list) according to tradition every night. Some boxes include extra candles as they tend to break easily. Today, candles come in a variety of colors, wax types, and even scents. You can also fulfill the mitzvah of lighting the hanukkiyah with oil. 2. Holiday calories. When you eat holiday treats fried in oil, you can’t really expect for them to be fat-free. The average 100-gram sufganiyah (doughnut) packs 400-600 calories. One potato latke has about 150 calories, svinge (a Moroccan cruller) 350-442 calories, and chocolate coins 220 calories each. Israelis devour some 24 million sufganiyot during the eight-day holiday—adding up to 10.8 billion calories.

Hanukkah) features four Hebrew letters. In Israel, the letters are Nun, Gimel, Hay, and Peh. Abroad, they’re Nun, Gimel, Hay, Shin. The letters stand for the Hebrew phrase, “A great miracle happened there (for those outside of Israel)/here (for those in Israel).” 5. Most popular Jewish holiday. Though it is one of the most well-known and celebrated Jewish festivals, Hanukkah is actually a more minor holiday, according to religious tradition, than Passover, Rosh Hashana, or Yom Kippur. The holiday is not even mentioned in the Torah. Some say Hanukkah gained popularity in the late 1800s among American Jews because of the season in which it falls—usually around Christmastime. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. The corresponding Gregorian date varies. Others point to the fun aspect of the holiday as the reason for its popularity. Maimonides wrote that the mitzvah of lighting the hanukkiyah is even more important than buying wine for Sabbath.

3. Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hannuka. Hanukkah also goes by the names of the The Hanukkiyah, a nine-branched Festival of Lights and candelabra used during Hanukkah. Feast of Dedication. As if multi-names weren’t enough, the holiday also has a variety of transliterated English spellings— thanks to the guttural Hebrew sound of the first letter, which cannot be rendered properly in English.

6. Menorah vs. Hanukkiyah. The menorah is a sevenbranched candelabra used in synagogues. The hanukkiyah is a ninebranched candelabra used during Hanukkah. Because the hanukkiyah can also be called a Hanukkah menorah, confusion often sets in. Tradition states that the hanukkiyah should 4. Dreidel, dreidel, The Dreidel, a special spinning top have all candles or wicks at dreidel. Get your for Hanukkah. the same level, with only spinning finger ready: the shamash—the ninth It’s time to remember candle or wick, for lighting the other when the Greeks were in town and eight—a bit higher or lower. forbade Jews to learn Torah. Tradition holds that kids used to 7. Lighting in the right direction. meet up in secret to learn, but if a Greek soldier happened upon their meeting they GPS navigation could help when organizing the hanukkiyah. would pretend to be gambling with their According to accepted rules, you dreidels. should place the candles right to left to Israeli author/politician Avram Burg is correspond with the direction in which said to have the largest dreidel collection you read the Hebrew language. But you in the world, counting more than 3,500. should light the candles from left to right, Dreidel, by the way, is a Yiddish word giving more attention to the new candle which comes from drei—to turn or spin. first. The dreidel (a special spinning top for www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

8. Hanukkah at the White House. Today, the U.S. president and first lady host an annual Hanukkah party for hundreds of American Jewish politicians, organization heads, and school and yeshiva deans. But that wasn’t always the case. Hanukkah made its first appearance at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in 1951, when Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-

Gurion gave Harry Truman a menorah as a gift. In 1979, Jimmy Carter became the first American president to recognize the holiday publicly by speaking at a candle-lighting event hosted by Chabad Lubavitch. Ronald Reagan often spoke about the holiday, and George H.W. Bush attended a Hanukkah party for staff in the Executive Office Building in 1991. Two

years later, Bill Clinton hosted a candlelighting ceremony in the White House with his staff. The first official White House Hanukkah party was held on Dec. 10, 2001. President George W. Bush borrowed a 100-year-old hanukkiyah from the Jewish Museum in New York for the event. Since then, the White House Hanukkah party has been a

coveted get-together. President Barack Obama not only continued the tradition, but added a new one: the Obamas host Passover Seders in the White House as well. But that’s another holiday story. Reprinted with permission from Viva Sarah Press/ISRAEL21c. www.israel21c.org

Such is Life

The Loves of Bob’s Life Saralee Perel

t was three in the morning when I was startled awake. I don’t know who was screaming louder—my husband, Bob, or my little black cat, Jordy. Jordy, whose back leg had to be amputated after we adopted him, was caught on a hanger in the closet; he was upside down, hanging from his one back leg and crying in agony. Bob and I couldn’t untangle him. Jordy was panicking. He was ripping the skin

from Bob’s arms. Blood was streaming. When Jordy was finally released from the hanger, his nails were so imbedded in Bob’s skin that we couldn’t detach him. Bob was writhing in pain as I unhooked Jordy’s nails— one by one—out of Bob’s skin.

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Amazingly, Jordy was OK. But Bob wasn’t. I tried cleaning him up with bloodsoaked towels. At the doctor’s, Bob’s hands were swollen three times their size. The doctor put him on high-strength antibiotics. He instructed Bob to raise his hands above his heart for 20 minutes every

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Dec. 23, 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 Dec. 28, 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 If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.

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Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 Dec. 2, 6:30 p.m. – Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County Dec. 4, 10 a.m. – Literary Travelers Book Discussion: The Hunger Angel Dec. 5 and 12, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Holiday Train Display

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Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 Dec. 1, 10:15 a.m. – Christmas Cards for Soldiers Dec. 9, 10:15 a.m. – H anding Out Christmas Packs to Homeless and Needy Dec. 28, 10:15 a.m. – Christmas Music with Louis Scholte Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Weekdays, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. – Walking in the Gym Wednesdays, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. – Wii Bowling Fridays, 10 a.m. – Bible Study 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 Dec. 17, 9 a.m. – S hopping and Lunch at Shady Maple Complex Dec. 22, 10 a.m. – Holiday Bingo Dec. 29, 10:30 a.m. – Trim Up After the Holidays Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147 Dec. 6, 9:30 a.m. – Seasonal Craft Dec. 18, 10:30 a.m. – Make a Sweet Turkey Treat

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LOVES from page 9 When we got home from the doctor, the swelling had started to go down. Jordy was hiding behind the couch. That night, Bob had to wake every hour to raise his arms. Jordy was still hiding. “If only he could understand that I love him,” Bob said. Finally, Jordy came in. Purring, he took his place at Bob’s knee. “Sweetheart,” I whispered to Bob. “He’s here.” Then Ike came in—to stay with his brother. Bob murmured to them, “I love

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safe harbor—his best friend and protector. They’re inseparable. I can’t imagine what one would do without the other. In bed, Jordy sleeps in the crook of Bob’s knee or nestled in his arms. Ike is always nearby. No matter how uncomfortable Bob may be, his rule is: You never move the cat. Any time we come home, Jordy stumbles to Bob. Yet the other cats get there first, leaving him behind. But Ike stays back—at Jordy’s side. It’s as if he is saying, like Ruth to Naomi, “Where you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay.”

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you. I will always be here to protect you. No matter what may happen, I will always take care of you.” While petting Ike and Jordy with one hand and touching Bob’s face with the other, I softly said in the dark quiet of this night, “All is well. For this beautiful, shining moment—all is well.” Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance. To find out more, visit www.saraleeperel.com or email sperel@ saraleeperel.com.

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The Green Mountain Gardener

The History of Holiday Greens Dr. Leonard Perry

any people usher in the holiday season by decorating their homes with evergreen boughs, sprigs of holly, garlands, and mistletoe. Although now considered a Christmas tradition, writer Lisa Halvorsen explains how this practice is not something recent, dating back many centuries. The Greeks and Romans were among the first to bring evergreen boughs indoors in winter. They were amazed that the evergreen remained green year-round, even during the bleak winter months, and decided that it must have supernatural powers. To them, it symbolized nature and the promise of spring when the earth would be verdant again. In the 1800s, greens were used in this country to make memorials to honor loved ones who had died. Evergreen boughs and other greens were woven into wreaths, crosses, and stars and placed on graves in cemeteries. During the Victorian era, the custom of bringing evergreen boughs and other greens into the house at Christmastime was revived. Many people made elaborate arrangements for mantelpieces and tables using boughs, ivy, laurel, yew, and hemlock. A kiss under the mistletoe, another popular American custom, came

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from Scandinavia, where according to mythology, Balder, the son of Frigga, the Norse goddess of love, was struck dead by an arrow made of mistletoe. As Frigga wept, her tears fell onto the mistletoe and turned into small, white berries. She declared that mistletoe should no longer be used to kill, but to encourage love. Thus, anyone found standing beneath the mistletoe must be kissed. Mistletoe also played an important role in the Druid celebrations of the winter solstice. Because it appeared to grow in the air—the plant wound itself around the tree, its roots never touching the soil—the Druid high priests believed that it was a sacred plant. During the solstice, they would climb the trees, cut down the mistletoe, and toss it to the crowd below. It was considered bad luck if even a single sprig touched the ground. Catching the mistletoe ensured that livestock would be fertile and reproduce. Holly and ivy often are used together in holiday decorations, a tradition that stems from a Middle Ages belief that holly was male and ivy female, and so the two should be intertwined forever. Holly also was please see GREENS page 16

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trudge up steps made of mud and tires, duck under a string of multicolored prayer flags, and enter a round structure with a peaked roof. “You’re in Tibet,” says the guide. Well, sort of. This Tibet is in central Arkansas rather than central Asia, part of the Global Village at Heifer Ranch, which, in turn, is part of an extraordinary program that depicts areas of the world rarely seen by tourists. This Tibet is not one of monks and monasteries, gilded statues and golden Buddhas. Rather, it’s the Tibet of oftforgotten communities, the Tibet of the poor. My husband and I like to travel for many reasons, but our primary goal is to learn and understand how people live today. Thus, for us, Heifer Ranch, which is 45 miles northwest of Little Rock, is a grand travel opportunity, a chance to see the world without a passport. Heifer International got its start in the 1930s when an Indiana aide worker

The recreated Tibet House shows a part of Tibet that visitors rarely see.

A hands-on museum in the Little Rock headquarters explains Heifer’s program and philosophy.

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Heifer attain its goal, which is to do no less than end hunger and poverty around the world. It’s a noble plan, one that seems particularly apropos now as the holiday season approaches. We’re driving to the visitor center, the radio tuned to a station that’s playing Christmas songs, when we suddenly spot a camel resting peacefully in a wooden Thai homes are built on stilts to provide shelter. protection from floods and shelter for animals. A camel in Arkansas? It seems that miracles abound at Heifer. All that’s missing are two more camels and three wise men. The ranch only provides formal tours for large groups, but staff and volunteers do their best to accommodate individuals. We’re in luck. A recent retiree who’s spending several months working at Heifer offers to zoom us around in a golf cart. “Camels were used in our Tanzania project,” he explains. “Between the gift of a camel and Heifer-provided training in sustainable agriculture and animal husbandry, the villagers were able to raise their standard of living considerably. The Tanzanian project is a typical success story.” Our first stop is the Tibetan House. While it’s made of canvas, a sign informs us that in the “real” Tibet, it would be

The trio of small homes depicts those in Africa.

Large groups get to see the ranch via a tractor-drawn bus.

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made from yak hair and sheep’s wool. The design allows it to be collapsed as the family follows the yaks from one grazing ground to another. We move on to see other parts of this recreated world: a Thai shack perched on stilts, a group of African huts with conical roofs, a ramshackle Appalachian

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Event for Vets Helps Bridge Transition to Civilian Life

The Red Rose Honor Guard’s ceremony honored all branches of the U.S. military.

Donna Anderson, president of On-Line Publishers, honored longtime veterans columnist Col. Robert Wilcox for his contributions to 50plus Senior News.

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and a range of businesses that offer discounts or services for military members. Additionally, representatives from the Recorder of Deeds office were on hand to help all honorably discharged Lancaster County veterans enroll in the free Thank a Vet discount program. At the Job Fair, veterans and employers met face-to-face to discuss available positions. Industries present included finance, automotive, warehouse, medical services, administrative/clerical, engineering, management, sales, manufacturing, retail, computer tech/IT, transportation, and more. Wanda Phelan, Army, of Lancaster, was glad she had attended. “I’m a veteran, and I’m in need of a job,” she said. “I got a couple of good ideas as far as websites to visit to apply for jobs, and one of the veterans’ booths was very helpful in letting me know how to apply for healthcare and possible disability.” Job seekers benefited from free resume reviews by Karen Francis, global career development facilitator. Steven Francis, professional photographer, snapped free headshots for job-seeking veterans to use for their social-media profiles. A special noon ceremony opened with remarks from Anderson, followed by the Red Rose Veterans Honor Guard’s raising of the colors. The guardsmen recognized each branch of the military—Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard— individually. Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Beck Jr., keynote speaker, noted that the veterans’ unemployment rate has improved in

Curiosity drove Marine Corps veteran Michael Flannery to the recent Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair, held at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim. A first-time visitor, he was not in need of employment but had come out simply “to see what they had to offer.” Upon surveying the event floor, nestled inside the 700,000-square-foot facility, he was pleasantly surprised by what he found. “I see that there’s a tremendous amount of jobs available,” said Flannery, a Millersville resident. “Honestly, I was surprised to see how many vendors were actually here.” More than 140 exhibitors composed OLP Events’ second annual Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair in Lancaster County. Nearly 400 current military personnel of all ages, veterans, and their families attended the free event, which included both expo and job fair components. The Veterans’ Expo connected active and retired military members with the benefits and resources available to them through local businesses and organizations. “Too often we see [veterans] who just don’t even realize what they have earned, and we want to be sure that you have access to those benefits,” Donna Anderson, president of On-Line Publishers and OLP Events, said during a noontime presentation. The Pennsylvania State Headquarters VFW, the Pennsylvania American Legion, and the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs were in attendance, as well as representatives from educational institutions, veterans’ volunteer groups,

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Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Beck Jr. spoke on the many assets veterans bring to the civilian workforce.

Visitors at the Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair had access to more than 140 exhibitors.

recent years; for post-9/11 veterans in 2014, the rate was roughly 7.2 percent, nearly two points below the 2013 rate of 9 percent. Beck said businesses often ask him why they should consider hiring veterans. “Many veterans have learned what it means to put in a hard day’s work that more often than not is longer than eight hours,” Beck said. “They’ve also come to appreciate the challenge and satisfaction of a job well done. There are many strengths a veteran can bring to the workplace. “Veterans can follow through on projects, even under difficult or stressful circumstances,” Beck said. “Veterans can solve problems quickly and creatively, and they’re easily adaptable to change.” The presentation also honored longtime 50plus Senior News veterans columnist Col. Robert Wilcox, who has profiled and preserved the wartime stories of nearly 200 local veterans

in his 16 years contributing to the monthly publication. “Through his writing, Bob has captured not just the facts of each veteran’s story, but also his or her personal reflections of their time in the armed forces: their feelings, their hopes and fears, and their priceless eyewitness accounts,” Anderson said. A book containing a selection of Wilcox’s writings will be published in 2016. “When I started writing these articles, I really enjoyed it because I had this great gift of being able to talk to all these men over the years,” said Wilcox, a World War II veteran of the Air Force Reserve. The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair will return to Central Pennsylvania Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at the York Expo Center, Memorial Hall – East, York. For more information, call (717) 285-1350 or visit www.veteransexpo. com and www.youtube.com/user/ OnLinePublishers.

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Salute to a Veteran

In World War II He Flew His Plane from a Navy Cruiser Robert D. Wilcox

ank Wolfe says he’s a Pennsylvania Dutchman, since he grew up in Nazareth, Pa. He would have been more than surprised at that time to know that later he was to be fighting in some of the major battles in the Pacific during World War II. He had completed a year at Rutgers University before deciding that the Navy’s V-5 program sounded good to him. If he had the ability to complete it, it offered him a chance to learn to fly and earn a commission. So he signed up, and the Navy sent him first to Colgate University for a few weeks, where he flew a bit in Piper Cubs, and then to the University of North Carolina, where the main goal seemed to be to get him in better physical shape than he had ever dreamed of being. There were some classes in basics of celestial navigation, etc., but half the day went to

The OS2U Kingfisher that Hank Wolfe flew in combat.

Henry K. Wolfe in Navy flight training in 1944.

toughening him up. Then it was to Lambert Field in St. Louis, where he learned to fly in

Stearman biplanes. After that, it was to intermediate flight training at Corpus Christi, Texas, after which he got his wings and commission. He also got to choose the Navy or Marines and singleor multi-engine aircraft. He chose Navy single-engine and soon was on his way to Jacksonville, Fla., to fly the OS2U Kingfisher, which was a singleengine floatplane and the main shipboard

observation aircraft used by our Navy during the war. Which was news to Wolfe. Like most people, he had to learn that a critically important part of battleships and cruisers was the planes they carried as spotters to tell them where to fire their big guns, to assess the damage done, and to improve the accuracy of their firing. Wolfe explains, “Battleships and cruisers carried two Kingfisher floatplanes and three pilots to fly them. To launch a plane, the vessel would turn into the wind, and then literally blast it into the air from a catapult.” Getting the planes back on board called for much skill from the pilot. The vessel couldn’t stop because of the danger from enemy subs, so it made a sweeping turn that created a wake of relatively calm water (Wolfe called it his “runway”). please see CRUISER page 16

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Thank You, Columnists! 50plus Senior News continues to bring important information as well as entertaining articles to the 50+ community. We at On-Line Publishers would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to the editorial contributors of 50plus Senior News: Mike Clark (The Way I See It) Angelo Coniglio (The Search for Our Ancestry) Dick Dedrick (Nostalgia Road) Andrea Gross (Traveltizers) John Johnston (Social Security News) Clyde McMillan-Gamber (The Beauty in Nature) Jim Miller (The Savvy Senior) Victor Parachin (Fragments of History) Saralee Perel (Such is Life) Dr. Leonard Perry (The Green Mountain Gardener)

Mark Pilarski (Deal Me In) Ted Rickard (The Squint-Eyed Senior) Sy Rosen (Older But Not Wiser) Walt Sonneville (My 22 Cents’ Worth) Abby Stokes (Is This Thing On?) Nick Thomas (Tinseltown Talks) Dr. Lori Verderame (Art and Antiques) Robert Wilcox (Salute to a Veteran) Judith Zausner (Creativity Matters)

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thought to have protective powers, while ivy stood for love. The tradition of decorating evergreen trees for the holidays began with Martin Luther in the early 1500s. Legend has it that he was walking through the woods one Christmas Eve and noticed how the sparkly stars shone through the branches of a snow-covered fir. Wanting to share the magic with his children, he chopped down the tree and brought it home. He decorated it with candles to represent the stars. In the 1600s, families in France decorated fir trees with gold foil, paper roses, apples, and sweet treats at Christmastime. German immigrants brought this same tradition with them when they settled in America.

However, Christmas trees did not become widespread in America until the 1800s. Although first sold commercially in New York City in 1851, it wasn’t until four years later, when President Franklin Pierce placed the first tree in the White House, that many Americans adopted the tradition. Electric Christmas tree lights were invented in 1882 by Edward Johnson, Thomas Alva Edison’s assistant. This year, as you deck your halls with holiday greens, think of the history behind these traditions and of the many before you who incorporated greens into their rituals and celebrations. Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor at the University of Vermont.

CRUISER from page 15 The pilot flew a circling, 360-degree approach and landed on the wake and as close to the ship as possible. He then taxied onto a “sled,” towed from a boom on the fantail of the ship, and a crane plucked the airplane up and deposited it on the deck. From training in Jacksonville, Wolfe’s travels overseas took him first to Ford Island, Hawaii, for more training. Then a destroyer took him to the USS Mobile, a cruiser operating in the southwestern Pacific. There he boarded the ship that was to be his home during battles on the Palau Islands, Peleliu, the Philippine Islands, Leyte Gulf, northern Luzon, Cape Engaño, Formosa, the Visayas, and Okinawa. The official Navy records tell of the Air Medals Wolfe earned: “AIR MEDAL – Lt. (j.g.) H.K. Wolfe, A-1, U.S.N.R. – For a series of meritorious acts while participating in aerial flights from 15 April – 17 May 1945.” And, “GOLD STAR – In lieu of second Air Medal – A-1, U.S.N.R. – For a series of meritorious acts while participating in aerial flights from 14–18 May 1945.” What was the most danger he faced? Wolfe says that had to be at Okinawa, when ground fire cut his fuel line, and he had to make a dead-stick landing. In the process, one of his wing floats was torn off, the wing dipped under the water, and the plane cartwheeled, landing on its back and sinking. He says that, as he struggled to release his safety belt and roll back his canopy, “Everything slowed down, and only my training saved my life. I wasn’t able to free

my one-man raft, but I was finally able to free myself and bob to the surface with my Mae West (life preserver). After about a half hour in the water, an LCT (landing craft tank) picked me up.” With a grin, Wolfe explains that the captain then brought him to his cabin and broke out a bottle of choice cognac, saying, “I’ve been saving this for the first time I ever saved somebody from the water.” And they each ceremoniously toasted each other. Soon the war was over, and the Mobile did some mine sweeping of Japanese harbors … including Nagasaki, where they had a firsthand look at the incredible destruction left by the atomic bomb. The ship then came home and Wolfe went by plane and train to New York, where he was discharged as a lieutenant in December 1945. Wolfe then attended the Newark College of Engineering and got a job as engineer with New Jersey Bell (later AT&T), where he worked until retiring in December 1980. After moving to a golf community in Florida for many years, he was told by friends of a retirement community in Lancaster, where he lives comfortably today. When asked what he thinks about his Navy career, he smiles softly and says, “There was more than enough excitement to last me a lifetime. But I still think about that day my plane sank, and it was all I could do to finally free myself and make it to the surface.” Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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Is This Thing On?

How to Detect an Email Scam Abby Stokes

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o you open the door to your home to strangers? I didn’t think so. Then why would you open an email from someone you don’t know? It happens more and more that fake emails arrive in your inbox with a subject meant to scare you into action: “Unsuccessful Attempts to Access Your Email,” “Account Suspension,” or “Yahoo [or AOL or Gmail] Security.” Scammers play on your fear or curiosity, betting that one or both will compel you to not only open the email, but also click on the link in the body of the email. Do not click on that link! At least not yet. Instead, let’s check and see who really sent the email. You’ll notice that the senders on the emails look just as serious as the subjects: “Mail Support,” “Services,” “Support Desk.” Let’s dig just a little deeper. Move your

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Colonial Lodge Community

2015 North Reading Road • Denver, PA 17519 717-336-5501 • www.coloniallodgepa.com Total AL and/or PC Beds: 70 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

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Heatherwood Retirement Community

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Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Private balcony or patio; no wait for availability; no buy-in; simple month/month lease.

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Homewood at Plum Creek

425 Westminster Avenue • Hanover, PA 17331 717-637-4166 • www.homewood.com Total AL and/or PC Beds: 98 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: No Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

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Lakeview at Tel Hai Retirement Community 1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-9333 • www.telhai.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: Yes Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes

Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: Lakeview offers security and peace of mind. Call today to learn more about a 14- to 30-day respite stay and explore supportive living at its best!

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544 North Penryn Road • Manheim, PA 17545 717-665-2445 • www.pleasantviewrc.org Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: *Three-year private pay spending. Maintain independence in an enriching and supportive environment; now offering respite stays.

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Adjusted Flu Vaccine Options Available to Seniors This Year Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about this year’s flu shot? Last year’s vaccine was ineffective at preventing the flu, especially among seniors. What options are available to me this year? – Seeking Protection Dear Seeking, You’re right. Last season’s flu shot was not very effective at preventing the flu. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people who got the shot were just 19 percent less likely to visit the doctor for flu than people who did not get the shot. In good years, flu shot effectiveness is in the 50 to 60 percent range. The reason for the shot’s ineffectiveness last year was because the vaccine was mismatched to the circulating flu viruses, which can genetically shift from year to year. This year, U.S. health officials have tweaked the flu vaccines to include last year’s missing strain, which will hopefully provide better protection. But a flu shot is still your best defense against the flu. So, depending on your health, age, and personal preference, here are the flu www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

vaccine options (you only need one of these) available to older adults this year. Standard (trivalent) flu shot: This traditional flu shot has been around for more than 30 years and protects against three different strains of flu viruses. This year’s version protects against two A strains (H1N1 and H3N2) and one influenza B virus. Quadrivalent flu shot: This vaccine, which was introduced two years ago, protects against four types of influenza— the same three strains as the standard flu shot, plus an additional, new B-strain virus. High-dose flu shot: Designed specifically for seniors, age 65 and older, this trivalent vaccine, called the Fluzone High-Dose, has four times the amount of antigen as a regular flu shot does, which creates a stronger immune response for better protection. However, note that the high-dose option may also be more likely to cause side effects, including headache, muscle aches, and fever.

FluBlok vaccine: Created for adults 18 and older who have egg allergies, this is a trivalent flu vaccine that does not use chicken eggs in its manufacturing process. Intradermal flu shot: For those who don’t like needles, the intradermal flu shot uses a tiny 1/16-inch-long microneedle to inject the vaccine just under the skin, rather than deeper in the muscle like standard flu shots. This trivalent vaccine, however, is recommended only to adults, ages 18 to 64. To locate a vaccination site that offers these flu shots, visit www.vaccines.gov and type in your ZIP code. You’ll also be happy to know that if you’re a Medicare beneficiary, Part B will cover 100 percent of the costs of any flu shot, as long as your doctor, health clinic, or pharmacy agrees not to charge you more than Medicare pays. Private health insurers are also required to cover standard flu shots; however, you’ll need to check with your provider to see if they cover the other vaccination options.

Pneumonia Vaccines Two other important vaccinations the CDC recommends to seniors, especially this time of year, are the pneumococcal vaccines for pneumonia. Around 1 million Americans are hospitalized with pneumonia each year, and about 50,000 people die from it. The CDC is now recommending that all seniors, 65 or older, get two vaccinations: Prevnar 13 and Pneumovax 23. Both vaccines, which are administered just once at different times, work in different ways to provide maximum protection. If you haven’t yet received any pneumococcal vaccine, you should get the Prevnar 13 first, followed by Pneumovax 23 six to 12 months later. But if you’ve already been vaccinated with Pneumovax 23, wait at least one year before getting the Prevnar 13. Medicare Part B covers both shots, if they are taken at least 11 months apart. 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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The Beauty in Nature

Snowshoes and Ermine Clyde McMillan-Gamber

nowshoe hares and ermine, or short-tailed weasels, are mammals living in the mixed coniferous/ deciduous forests of the northern regions of North America. Both creatures are seldom seen by people because of their habitats, being mostly nocturnal, and having brown fur in summer and white fur in the snow. Their fur colors allow them to be nearly invisible in their environments as a defense against predators. Snowshoe hares live across Canada, Alaska, and the northern United States. Their range also extends down the high Appalachian Mountains. They average 4 pounds as adults and have long back legs that allow them to jump up to 10 feet. They have large feet with furry bottoms to get a grip on snow and not sink in it. Hares are related to rabbits but are a bit different from those relatives. Rabbits are born naked and with their eyes closed.

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ne of the most remarkable and popular images associated with Christmas is Santa Claus; however, long before he became Santa Claus, his name was Nicholas, a Christian bishop and saint. Today, St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children, bankers, pawnbrokers, sailors, perfumers, brides, unmarried women, travelers, fishermen, dockworkers, brewers, poets, and prisoners, and he is the patron saint of Russia, Greece, and Sicily. In England, more churches are named after him than any other individual. How a Christian bishop became Santa Claus is an extraordinary evolution. It took place because of a convergence of the Great Depression and a promotional drive by Coca-Cola. In 1931 the United States’ unemployment rate soared to 16.3 percent. The stock market crash of

two years earlier, 1929, was having a widespread and devastating impact on the country. Individuals and families everywhere were affected by the Great Depression, as were America’s largest corporations. One of those—CocaCola—needed to find ways of boosting sales, even during a depression. Their slowest time of year was winter because people perceived their product as something to be consumed only in warm months. Company executives decided to find a way of promoting Coca-Cola as a winter

drink as well as a summer drink. Thus, in 1931 they commissioned American illustrator Haddon Sundblom to develop advertising images featuring Santa Claus leisurely enjoying Coca-Cola in a variety of settings. To develop the ad, Sundblom turned to the popular poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, attributed to Clement Clarke Moore (1832). The poem was immensely popular among American children and was read every Christmas in churches, schools, and homes.

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After reading the opening lines— “’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse”—Sundblom scanned further down the poem to this description of St. Nicholas: His eyes—how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry! His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow; The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath; He had a broad face and a little round belly, That shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.

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That description gave Sundblom just the inspiration he need to create an image of a Santa Claus who was friendly, plump, and gentle. Sundblom used a retired salesman named Lou Prentice as his model for Santa. Prentice had the right physical shape, and “the wrinkles in his face all seemed to be happy wrinkles, which were so evident when he smiled or laughed.” From there, Sundblom successfully created Santa Claus, a largerthan-life figure dressed in red and white, holding a Coca-Cola. Company executives saw the potential in the image, and soon CocaCola advertising showed Santa Claus delivering and playing with toys, reading letters, and enjoying the company of children, all while holding a bottle of Coca-Cola in his hand. The original oil paintings prepared for the Coca-Cola company were adapted for advertising in magazines and books and on billboards, posters, and store displays. Sundblom’s Santa Claus was featured in the leading magazines of the day: The Saturday Evening Post, The New

Yorker, Ladies’ Home Journal, National Geographic, and others. Sundblom’s figure inspired the song “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” written by J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie, and was first sung on The Eddie Cantor Radio Show in November 1934. The song further cemented Sundblom’s Santa in the public mind. To this day, the company continues to put Sundblom’s creation on cases of Coca-Cola during the holiday season. Sundblom’s image of Santa Claus has become so popular and pervasive that it is his Santa that is almost universally featured on Christmas cards, department-store Santas, and movie Santas. Coca-Cola used Sundblom’s original paintings for several decades. Today, those paintings are highly prized pieces of art in the company’s archives and have been exhibited all over the world: the Louvre in Paris, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, the Isetan Department Store in Tokyo, and the NK Department store in Stockholm. And many original Sundblom paintings continue to be displayed at the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Ga.

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