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February 2012
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Art Through the Ages By Laura Farnish As an artist for more than four decades, Barbara Warfel’s talent has inspired the young and old alike. “I’ve been bringing art to people ranging in age from 5 to 95 on and off for 40 years,” said Warfel. A gifted painter, Warfel began her career as a high-school art instructor, but her artistic passion is now focused on the opposite end of the generational spectrum. Warfel has been at the forefront of a movement that recognizes the cognitive benefits of art instruction for seniors, especially those with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. “My current path is a product of necessity and bringing together three activities I most enjoy,” explained Warfel. “The necessity was to find meaningful employment. The three activities: teaching art, doing art, and enjoying the company of older people.” Thus, Warfel decided to offer art activities for senior citizens residing in assisted living communities. Her first class, which took place in 1998, was at an assisted living facility in Mechanicsburg. “I really enjoyed working with the seniors there, and they responded very positively to art activities,” said Warfel. These activities ranged from holding a pencil properly to drawing lines and writing names on their canvas. The basics, as Warfel described them, remain the key component in her lessons. “I really work hard on starting with very basic processes—literally, how to hold a pencil correctly,” said Warfel. “It’s important they are not working on please see ART page 14 In addition to her work with seniors, Barbara Warfel produces fine art such as Sierra, which she recently completed.
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“Clean bill of health” This phrase originates from the Bill of Health, a document issued to a ship showing that the port it sailed from suffered from no epidemic or infection at the time of departure.
This Month in History: February Events • Feb. 1, 2003 – Sixteen minutes before it was scheduled to land, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in flight over west Texas, killing all seven crew members. The accident may have resulted from damage caused during liftoff when a piece of insulating foam from the external fuel tank broke off, piercing a hole in the shuttle’s left wing that allowed hot gases to penetrate the wing upon reentry into Earth’s atmosphere. • Feb. 6, 1952 – King George VI of England died. Upon his death, his daughter, Princess Elizabeth, became Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Her actual coronation took place on June 2, 1953. • Feb. 22, 1956 – In Montgomery, Ala., 80 participants in the 3-month-old bus boycott voluntarily gave themselves up for arrest after an ultimatum from white city leaders. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks were among those arrested. Later in 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court mandated desegregation of the buses.
Birthdays • Feb. 6 – Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), the 40th U.S. president, was born in Tampico, Ill. Reagan spent 30 years as an entertainer in radio, film, and television before becoming governor of California in 1966. Elected to the White House in 1980, he survived an assassination attempt and became the most popular president since Franklin Roosevelt. • Feb. 23 – African-American educator and leader W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963) was born in Great Barrington, Mass. • Feb. 26 – American frontiersman “Buffalo Bill” Cody (1846-1917) was born in Scott County, Ind. He claimed to have killed more than 4,000 buffalo within 17 months. He became world famous through his Wild West Show, which traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe for 30 years.
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Saralee Perel ur 5-year-old border collie, Becky, is the weirdest dog we’ve known. My husband, Bob, and I couldn’t love her more. Our older dog, Gracie, is a shepherd/collie mix. She’s the smartest dog we’ve known. We assumed that Becky would watch and learn from Gracie. Boy, were we wrong. Border collies are known for herding sheep. Plus, they need lots more activity than other dogs need and are considered one of the smartest and bravest breeds. But apparently Becky swam through the genetic pool without soaking up one drop of it. If a gun-wielding gangster broke into our house, Becky would go after him with the courage of a SWAT team commander. When a fly is anywhere in the house, she runs, trembling and whimpering, behind the toilet where she stays until I’ve spent half the day finding the fly. Bob has always wanted a border collie. We adopted Becky because we were told she was bred to need no more activity than any other dog and that she didn’t have the herding instinct that all border collies do. That was a bunch of hooey. Becky is not only on the go 24/7, but she also herds everything in her universe. She herds:
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2. Our empty-headed cat Murphy, who doesn’t even notice 3. Apples that fall out of the shopping bag 4. Anything that drops on the floor, including tomatoes but especially meatballs Becky spends time in our fencedin backyard herding her flock. No, not sheep. It’s her flock of clay plant pots that once contained pretty
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flowers. Using her nose to move them along, she herds the pots one by one from the left to the right side of the yard. Then, crouching down with that intense border collie stare that is used for the purpose of intimidation, she makes sure that none of the pots makes a break for it and runs fleeing from the rest of the pack. Then she herds all of them to the left side of the yard. Then back to the right; then left. This keeps her happy for hours.
Becky doesn’t bark. She screams. When she does, she sounds like a woman. She screams when she sees that a miniature painting has been moved 3 inches. She screams when she sees a truck in our driveway—our truck. One day, Bob decided it would be fantastic for Becky to follow her genetic instincts and see sheep. We drove to a farm that had lots of sheep and chickens. Bob’s chest was bursting with pride and anticipation to see her in all of her historic splendor. He said to the farm owner, “Would it be OK if I kept my dog on a leash and took her over to your sheep?” “Sure.” Gracie and I stayed in our truck and watched. Bob walked Becky to the pen where there were a dozen sheep. He
looked so proud, just like a shepherd and his border collie in the ancient hills of Scotland. When they got to the pen, Becky peered at the sheep—her body crouched for a full two minutes in that concentrated border collie stare. It truly was a beautiful sight to see her in her timeless glory. Then she let out a scream so earsplitting that all the chickens jumped a foot off the ground. Bob rushed Becky back to our truck while the farmer came running over, looking around frantically for what he thought was a screaming woman who was severely injured. Meanwhile, all 12 sheep kept doing what they had been doing all along: eating stuff from the ground, still ignoring the doofus border collie who was scared to death of them. There is something that Becky does that she has never been trained to do. When she sees Bob, and he always kneels down to greet her, she slowly stands on her hind legs, puts her front legs gently around his neck, rests her head against his, and hugs him. She doesn’t move no matter how much time Bob spends hugging her and kissing her forehead. Becky loves Bob the way Romeo loved Juliet. And he loves her the same. When Bob leaves the house, Becky stays by the door, no matter how many hours it takes for her beloved leader to return home. She will not move, eat, drink, or do anything other than stand at her post … waiting. When he comes home, the first thing they do is hug. Bob keeps his eyes closed in ecstasy. To me, love is love, whether it’s between adults, between parents and children, between dolphins, between whales. But especially between Bob and Becky. Award-winning columnist Saralee Perel welcomes emails at sperel@saraleeperel.com or via her website: www.saraleeperel.com.
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Sy Rosen he other evening my wife, Wanda, and I were watching TV when our remote control just stopped working, and, unfortunately, our cable box wasn’t set up for changing the channels manually. After confirming that it wasn’t the batteries, Wanda and I looked at each other with desperation and panic—we would have to talk to each other. I read somewhere that the average married couple talks to each other about six minutes a day. I think they may have been overestimating. After a couple of minutes of, “How was your day?” … “OK, how was yours?”… “OK, how was yours?”… “You just asked me that,”… “I was double checking,” I ran to the telephone, called the cable company, and told them we had an emergency situation. The service rep informed me that they no longer bring out remotes, and I would have to pick it up at their local supply store (and by “local” they meant 12 miles away). And then I would have to call the cable company and they would give me instructions on how to program it. I don’t know what was worse, the inconvenience of driving to their warehouse or the fear of having to program the remote myself. And so, in a moment of desperation, I, for the first time, played the senior card! Greatly exaggerating, I said it was hard for me to travel and I would have difficulty programming the remote with my bad senior eyesight. You have to understand that I really don’t like declaring myself a senior, and I hate when, unasked for, I’m given a senior discount (of course I take it). However, here I was, playing the senior card. I was embarrassed, humiliated, and delighted that it worked. The repairman was scheduled for the
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next day, and I asked Wanda if I should dress a little differently to make sure I looked like a senior. She said I didn’t need to change a thing, and I “thanked” her for her help. When the cable guy, an annoyingly confident young man, arrived, I took him into the family room, handed him the remote, and told him it didn’t work. And then … it did work. It worked perfectly. I guess the problem corrected itself. However, the cable guy assumed there never was a problem. At first he looked at me sadly, like I was an incompetent old fool, and then the creep decided to have some fun. He started changing channels like a maniac—lefthanded, righthanded. For a second I thought he was going to use his toes. He then spoke very loudly and slowly, “Remember … you … always … have … to … point … the … remote … at … the … TV.” “Yes,” I sarcastically answered, “if I point it toward the kitchen, it might shut off the refrigerator.” He didn’t get my sarcasm and continued even louder. “And the red button turns it on.” “So pushing that button doesn’t start a nuclear war?” I asked. As he left he asked if I remembered everything. “Do you want me to write it down?” I told him it wouldn’t be necessary as I closed the door behind him. I felt really depressed. The senior card had become the “old man is losing it” card. And suddenly, I received a gift from the heavens. The cable guy forgot his tool belt. He came back in and as I handed it to him, I said he should check all his equipment before he leaves a job. And then in a very slow, loud voice, I added, “Maybe … I … should … write … that … down … for … you.”
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New Census Statistics Available in Time for African-American History Month To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, American historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week. The first celebration occurred on Feb. 12, 1926. For many years, the second week of February was set aside for this celebration to coincide with the birthdays of abolitionist/editor Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, as part of the nation’s bicentennial, the week was expanded into Black History Month. Population • 42 million – The number of people who identified as black, either alone or in combination with one or more other races, in the 2010 Census. They made up 13.6 percent of the total U.S. population. The black alone-or-incombination population grew by 15.4 percent from 2000 to 2010. • 65.7 million – The projected black population of the United States (including those of more than one race)
for July 1, 2050. On that date, according to the projection, blacks would constitute 15 percent of the nation’s total population.
Education • 82 percent – Among blacks 25 and older, the percentage with a high school diploma or higher in 2010.
• 3.3 million – The black population in New York, which led all states in 2010. The other nine states in the top 10 were Florida, Texas, Georgia, California, North Carolina, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio.
• 18 percent – Percentage of blacks 25 and older who had a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2010.
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• 2.2 million – People who identified as black in New York City, which led all places with populations of 100,000 or more. It was followed by Chicago; Philadelphia; Detroit; Houston; Memphis, Tenn.; Baltimore; Los Angeles; Washington; and Dallas. Serving Our Nation • 2.4 million – Number of black military veterans in the United States in 2010.
• 1.5 million – Among blacks 25 and older, the number who had an advanced degree in 2010.
• 9 million – Number of blacks enrolled in college in 2010, a 1.7 million increase since 1990. Families and Children • 62.5 – Among households with a black householder, the percentage that contained a family. There were 9.4 million black family households.
• 44.4 percent – Among families with black householders, the percentage that were married couples. • 1.3 million – Number of black grandparents who lived with their own grandchildren younger than 18. Of this number, 47.6 percent were also responsible for their care. Businesses • $135.7 billion – Receipts for blackowned businesses in 2007, up 53.1 percent from 2002. The number of black-owned businesses totaled 1.9 million in 2007, up 60.5 percent. • 37.7 percent – Percentage of blackowned businesses in 2007 in healthcare and social assistance, repair and maintenance, and personal and laundry services. More information is available at the U.S. Census website, www.census.gov.
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have a home blood pressure monitor! Home monitoring can help you keep tabs on your blood pressure in a comfortable setting. Plus, if you’re taking medication, it will make certain it’s working and alert you to a health problem if it arises. But with all the styles and options available today, selecting one can be confusing. Here are some tips to help you choose. Types of Monitors While there are various types of blood pressure monitors on the market (manual monitors, automatic and semi-automatic upper arm monitors, wrist monitors, and finger monitors), the most popular option that’s also recommended by the American Heart Association is an automatic monitor for the upper arm. The reason? They’re reliable and simple to use. With an automatic arm monitor, you simply wrap the cuff around your bicep, and with the push of one button the cuff inflates and deflates automatically, giving you your blood pressure reading on the display window in a matter of seconds. Semi-automatic models work the same way, except you inflate the cuff manually by squeezing a rubber bulb. Manual blood pressure monitors, on the other hand, aren’t nearly as popular because they require you to check your own blood pressure with a stethoscope, which is difficult for most folks. And wrist and finger monitors are not recommended because they’re not considered to be as accurate. What to Know To help you choose a good monitor that meets your needs, here are several things you need to check into: • Cuff size: If you’re opting for an arm monitor, make sure it has a cuff that fits your bicep. Blood pressure readings will be wrong if your cuff is the wrong size. • Accuracy: Check the packaging to make sure the monitor has been independently tested and validated for accuracy and reliability by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation or the British Hypertension Society. Many monitors on
the market are not, and their readings may not be reliable. A list of validated monitors is available at the British Hypertension Society’s website at www.bhsoc.org. • Display: Be sure you can read the numbers on the display comfortably. Most automatic models offer extra-large digital displays and some even have voice-announced readings. • Extra features: Depending on your wants and needs, many automatic arm monitors come with a variety of additional features, such as a built-in pulse (heart rate) measurement, irregular heartbeat detection, memory to store previous readings, and computer connections so you can download the data to your computer. • Portability: If you plan to take your monitor with you while traveling, look for one with a carrying case. Where to Shop While there are many companies that make and sell automatic blood pressure monitors, the leading supplier in the industry and the one most often recommended by Consumer Reports is Omron (omronhealthcare.com, (877) 216-1333). Other top makers include LifeSource, ReliOn, Microlife, HoMedics, Proton, and Lumiscope. You can find these and other monitors at most pharmacies, medical supply stores, or online at prices ranging from $30 to more than $100, and you don’t need a prescription to buy one. Savvy Tips: After you buy a monitor, it’s a good idea to take it to your doctor’s office so they can check its accuracy as well as teach you the proper techniques of how and when to use it. And for more information on high blood pressure, including tips on how to check it, visit “Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure” at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp. 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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Leaving Your Legacy Are You Prepared to Leave a Legacy? You box toys and shoes for disadvantaged children, collect canned goods, and donate to your favorite charity every year—but have you considered leaving a permanent legacy to help support your cause? Bequeathing money to a charity in your will is one of the best ways to act as a philanthropist through your lifetime and beyond. Many charities rely on legacies to run their programs—some receive as much as 40 percent of their income from bequests. There are many ways to leave a bequest to the charity or charities of your choice. You can donate all or part of your retirement plan, IRA, 401(k), life insurance plan, stock portfolio, or estate. You can even ask a charity to put your money toward a specific cause or program. For example, those bequeathing funds to Running Strong for American Indian Youth (www.indianyouth.org), a nonprofit organization that helps
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American Indians meet their immediate survival needs while creating programs that promote self-sufficiency and selfesteem, can ask that their money support Running Strong’s community garden program or youth programs. If you do not specify how you want your money to be used, the charity will most likely add the money to their endowment, where it can be used to support any number of worthy causes. Many charities offer legacy programs to help potential benefactors give. Americans Helping Americans (www.helpingamericans.org), a nonprofit that helps improve the lives of impoverished people living in Appalachia, created its Americans Helping Americans Legacy Society to recognize those who wish to include the charity in their will. More than 80 percent of Americans give to charities. But a 2007 survey conducted by Indiana University’s Center on Philanthropy found that only 8
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Not a Love Story: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre On Feb. 14, we remember our sweethearts, our loved ones, and of course … the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre of 1929, in which seven Chicago mobsters were lured to a garage on the north side of the city and gunned down by killers hired by notorious gangster Al Capone. The killings erupted from a conflict between Capone and a rival gang led by George “Bugs” Moran, who was the primary target of the massacre. According to one account, Capone hired
members of Detroit’s infamous Purple Gang to carry out the hit. They promised Moran’s crew a shipment of bootleg whiskey in order to get them to a warehouse on Clark Street. Moran was late for the delivery, and the killers may have mistaken one of the gang leader’s men for Moran himself. Two of the four gunmen wore uniforms of the Chicago Police Department and drove a stolen police car. When they entered the warehouse, the gangsters inside initially believed they
were being arrested. They allowed themselves to be disarmed and lined up against the wall before realizing they were about to be murdered. After the gunshots died out, the two uniformed killers and their two accomplices left the building, with bystanders assuming the police had carried out an arrest. A barking dog prompted neighbors to investigate, and they quickly discovered the gruesome scene and summoned the real police. One of the victims, still hanging onto
life, reportedly told the police, “Nobody shot me,” despite the bullet holes riddling his body. He died at the hospital three hours after the shooting. Police identified the shooters, but they were never actually prosecuted for the killing (although one did go to jail for shooting a police officer in an unrelated incident). Still, the outcry over the killings marked the beginning of the end of the Capone gang’s power in Chicago, and it captured the imagination of the public for years afterward.
Why Listen to a Groundhog? Most of us know the tradition of Groundhog Day. On Feb. 2, the legend goes, a groundhog that comes up out of its burrow to check the weather will go back inside if it sees its shadow, and winter will continue for six more weeks. But if the sky is cloudy and it casts no shadow, the harsh winter weather is over. Punxsutawney, Pa., hosts the bestknown Groundhog Day event, featuring “Punxsutawney Phil” (who gained fame in the 1993 film Groundhog Day), but
other towns in Pennsylvania and Maryland hold similar celebrations. Where does the legend come from? It may have origins in ancient European
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Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
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Headlines of History: Washington, D.C.’s Newseum By Andrea Gross JAMES P. BLAIR/NEWSEUM
ne minute I’m standing in front of eight 4-foot wide, 12-foot tall sections of the Berlin Wall. A few minutes later, I’m watching videos of the moon landing, Princess Diana’s wedding, JFK’s assassination, 9/11 … As I walk through the Newseum, Washington, D.C.’s 250,000-square-foot paean to journalism, I’m reminded of the old adage: Yesterday’s news is today’s history. The museum, which is located on Pennsylvania Avenue just blocks from the National Mall, contains more than 35,000 newspapers, including one from 1718 that heralds the death of Blackbeard, the notorious British pirate, and one started by the brother of Benjamin Franklin. It’s filled with journalistically relevant artifacts, like the microphone used by Edward R. Murrow for his radio broadcasts during the Blitz and the notebook used by the Newsweek reporter
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who broke the Monica Lewinsky story. In addition, the Newseum houses hundreds of videos. In fact, a person could spend hours just watching videos—from an eight-minute overview of major events narrated by Charles Osgood to a 25-minute look at the history of sports reporting. I hesitate before walking into the Comcast 9/11 Gallery. Do I really want to relive that horrible day? But of course I go in and sit spellbound as journalists who were there tell what they did to bring the story to the rest of us. The audience is transfixed; the room is completely silent. I feel as if I’m in a church. All told, the Newseum houses 15 theaters and 14 main exhibits. My personal favorite is The Pulitzer Prize Gallery, a collection of photographs that deliver a gut-punch to the soul. There’s the horrified girl who saw her fellow student shot at Kent State, the napalmburned child running down a street in Vietnam, the flag being raised on Iwo
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Jima. Video interviews with the photographers give the story behind the story. In addition, there are a number of temporary exhibits that will only run until the end of this year. One of the most popular and poignant, “Inside Tim Russert’s Office,” shows the famous newsman’s desk arranged exactly as it was on the day of his death. Another, titled “First Dogs,” features nearly two dozen pets that have provided our presidents with apolitical companionship. These include Coolidge’s white collie, which was photographed wearing an Easter bonnet; George H.W. Bush’s English Springer Spaniel, which was credited with writing a bestselling book; and Warren Harding’s Airedale, which attended Cabinet meetings with his master. (One can only wonder what scandals would have been adverted if the dog had barked a few words of caution into the president’s ear.) On a more serious note, the “G-Men and Journalists” exhibit provides insight into the tension between law enforcement and the press, showing how the press prevents abuses of power but also makes the work of the special agents more difficult. More than 200 artifacts complement the photos and newspapers, including the cabin used by the Unabomber and the electric chair that ended the life of Bruno Hauptmann, who steadfastly denied that he was the person who kidnapped the Lindbergh baby. Later, after a quick lunch in the Wolfgang Puck café on the lower level, I explore some of the interactive galleries, which are among the museum’s most popular. In one, reporter-wannabes try reading a news report from a Teleprompter and writing a story on deadline. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
In another, they confront ethical problems. When is it OK to quote anonymous sources? Is it more important to photograph a dying child who’s about to be eaten by a vulture, and thus alert the world to the plight of the Sudanese, or is it better to drop the camera and try to save the child?* I wander out on the terrace, where a guide tells me that the Newseum was built on the site of the old National Hotel. “That’s the hotel where John Wilkes Booth stayed when he plotted the murder of Abraham Lincoln,” he says. Inside I see the newspaper announcing the assassination of the president as well as ones telling of the hunt for Booth. For contemporary events, there’s the broadcast studio where ABC News films its Sunday morning program, This Week. Behind the desk where George Stephanopoulos interviews the week’s newsmakers is the famous view of the Capitol. But even more interesting is the daily display of the front pages of 80 newspapers from across the United States and around the world, posted every morning at 6 a.m. Washington time. They are a stark reminder that while we in the United States may be absorbed with the presidential primaries, the people in New Zealand are focused on something else entirely. www.newseum.org
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a flat tabletop. It makes it so much easier for them to see. The pencil grip I use is not a writing grip; it is a grip which makes it easier for them to use their hands.” Since teaching her first lesson more than 10 years ago, Warfel has provided instruction to more than 18 facilities, such as senior centers, apartment buildings for low-income elderly, and adult daycare centers. “My range of experience working with this population is very broad,” said Warfel. “By observing which creative activities are successful and which are not, and why, I’ve built a strong art program for senior citizens.” Nearly eight years after her first senior-instruction class, she began a new collaboration. The initiative, created in conjunction with a nonprofit arts organization in Harrisburg, was called Jump Street and aimed to provide art classes to those suffering from Alzheimer’s. “I thought, ‘This is the challenge I have been preparing for all these years.’ We met the program services coordinator and set up the schedule,” explained Warfel. “I had only one requirement— select 10 people who could still write
their first name to join the class.” had on her mother’s ability to write her The first lesson was a drawing lesson; name.” however, before everyone got started, Warfel was astounded at the power of they were asked to write their name on such an activity. their piece of paper. “Neuroscientists All members of the are exploring class were able to evidence that do so, except for artistic expression one woman, whose stimulates the illness had growth of new progressed further brain cells and than the others. creation of new After explaining neuron networks in how to draw lines, the cerebral the class spent an cortex,” Warfel hour using the explained. muscles in their “Working with this arms, shoulders, group for almost and backs to two years gave me complete the task. many insights into At the end of the the capacity of the Warfel gives student Joann Greise lesson, everyone mind to create guidance on her drawing. was instructed to while suffering write their name endless losses.” again—including the woman with more She has seen her program’s positive advanced Alzheimer’s. impact on not only the elderly, but on “[She] wrote her first name in their loved ones as well. beautiful, cursive script,” said Warfel. “The families are so happy,” Warfel “Her daughter was there beside her. Her said. “It gives them some peace that eyes grew wide in amazement. She something is still going on in their loved couldn’t believe the effect that one hour one’s mind.”
For her exceptional work, Warfel was awarded Jump Street’s Spectrum Award for Excellence in the Arts in October 2006, recognizing her influential work with senior citizens suffering from dementia. Her innovations also inspired her authorship of a manual, Simple Lines Make a Difference. The manual, designed for non-artist use, guides would-be art teachers through Warfel’s proven methods, providing questions to ask and demonstrating each lesson. Even someone with no artistic background can read the manual and teach the lesson as if Warfel were there. As for the future, Warfel hopes to continue to spread the word about the power of art for the elderly. She would like to provide more seminars for caregivers in order to incorporate her program in retirement homes in various communities. “I’d like to do more of that,” she said. “I think that’s where the important work is.” To learn more about Barbara Warfel and her groundbreaking work with Alzheimer’s patients, visit her website at www.passeri-warfel.com.
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Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville Feb. 9, 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast at the Hearth Feb. 14, noon – Lunch at Infinitos Feb. 29 – Leap Year Party Lunch
All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted. Feb. 10, 7 to 8 p.m. – Cabin Fever Hike
Lebanon County Library Programs Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802 Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624 Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523
Maple Street Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon Feb. 9, 9 a.m. – Valentine Breakfast Feb. 17, 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Bus Trip: Udder Choice Restaurant with Bingo Feb. 29, 9 a.m. – Healthy Steps for Older Americans
Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800 Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347 Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939
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Words of Wisdom for Watching the Big Game The Super Bowl will be played Feb. 5. If you need something to say while watching the game with your friends, try a few of these timeless football quotations: “It ain’t necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it!” – Knute Rockne
Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 51 W. Stoever Ave., Myerstown Feb. 3, 8 a.m. – Golden Sneakers Walking Club Feb. 13, 1:30 p.m. – Pinochle Card Party Feb. 19, noon – Snowman Luncheon at Ozgood’s Restaurant
“When you win, nothing hurts.” – Joe Namath “Three things can happen when you throw the ball, and two of them are bad.” – Darrel Royal
Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html Feb. 15, 10 a.m. – Movie: Facing the Giants and Refreshments Feb. 16, 8 a.m. – Breakfast Bunch at Cedar Grill Feb. 29, 11:30 a.m. – Lunch Bunch at Pizza Hut Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra Feb. 2, 11 a.m. – Groundhog Day Discussion Feb. 14, 11:30 a.m. – Valentine Luncheon at Red Lobster Feb. 21, 11 a.m. – “Presidents Are People Too” Word Game Southern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 274-7541 Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, Lebanon Feb. 13, 10 a.m. – Blood Pressure Screening Feb. 13, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Valentine’s Day Social Feb. 15, 20, 27, 10:30 a.m. – Bingo Privately Owned Centers
“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.” – Lou Holtz
“My advice to defensive players: Take the shortest route to the ball and arrive in a bad humor.” – Bowden Wyatt
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He Had Only His Axe to Slow Down the New 35,000-Ton Battleship Robert D. Wilcox n 1935, when Nevin (Ned) Schlichting graduated from high school in Philadelphia, he faced a problem of most young men of those days. It was the depth of the Depression, and his family had no money to send him to college. Being able to get a good job at all was iffy at best. Then he was told that the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was looking for apprentices in various trades. He decided to apply and soon found he had plenty of competition. Some 600 applicants took an entry test, and only those who scored 100 (out of a possible 100) were even considered. Schlichting scored 100, and he finished the test a lot sooner than most. So, he was No. 43 of the 50 who were picked. He was selected to be a shipwright, which required a four-year apprenticeship, during which he would spend one day a week in class and the other four and a half days learning on the job, as he worked with experienced shipwrights. It was intended that he learn everything there was to know about the construction and repair of naval vessels. When the vast hull of the USS Washington, the battleship he was working on, neared completion, the master woodworker asked him if he would like to ride the ship as it slid down the greased launching ways. That sounded great to him, so he quickly said, “Yes, sir!” Only later did he learn that it was to mean that he had to slow the ship’s momentum as soon as it left the ways, if
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Department (CID). And that led to tours at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., and to New York City, where he did investigative work with the New York City police force. He retired from the Army in 1947 and returned to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, where he was assigned to advance planning on diesel electric submarines. At the same time, he decided to go to night school at Temple University, where he studied marine architecture. And later the shipyard sent him to the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School to study finance and management. Upon his return to the shipyard, his planning assignments included large surface craft such as cruisers and carriers, and he was promoted to control branch head, with a staff of some 80 persons. He retired in 1973 with 37 years of federal service. The next 20 years were spent in Florida. Then he and his wife came to Central Pennsylvania to visit friends, and that led to a permanent move in 1988 to live at a local retirement community. There, he spends much of his time in the woodshop, where he does woodcarving among other chores to help residents with minor repairs. “Quite a change,” he notes quietly, “from the time I spent perched on the side of that battleship with my broad axe, ready to slow that huge ship down if that became necessary.” Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in WWII.
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One major that became necessary. question was whether To do that, a their 90-foot wooden temporary 16x16-inch masts could be used, wooden beam was or whether they secured on the would need to be starboard side of the replaced. Inspecting main deck. It them while suspended extended beyond the from bos’n chairs side of the ship, and a became a job for special anchor was Schlichting and other held by a sturdy shipwright workers. hawser draped over Eventually, the beam. Schlichting was Schlichting was to promoted to the straddle the beam, Central Planning and ready to chop Seaman, 1st Class Estimating Division through the hawser Nevin E. Schlichting in 1945. of the shipyard. with his razor-sharp There he found that broad axe, should the he had some free time, and he joined the river pilot, who was in charge of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve to do security launching, signal him to do so. That service in the Port of Philadelphia at would drop the anchor with its night and on weekends when he was not accompanying chain and slow the working in the shipyard. That service monster ship until the six waiting tugboats could fasten lines to control the continued until disenrollment in October 1945. ship’s movement. Fortunately, that wasn’t needed, and Schlichting still had the urge to serve Schlichting says, “I couldn’t stop in the active military, but despite his sweating.” The tugs carefully attached knowledge of ships, he couldn’t be their lines, and the hull was tugged to the accepted by the Navy because of a finishing dock to have the superstructure deferment from the Philadelphia and other work completed. Shipyard. However, he learned from his A major concern came when our draft board that he could accept government decided to provide the voluntary induction in the Army. So he British with 50 of our aging World War I signed up at Fort Dix, N.J., and was destroyers. All of those ships had been in soon off to Camp Polk, La., for basic “mothballs,” and the job was to bring training. From there it was to San Antonio, them up to par, to enable the British to where, near Fort Sam Houston, he trained use them to lob depth charges at the with the Criminal Investigation deadly German U-boats.
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