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5 Truly Effective Ways to Fight Cold and Flu Suzy Cohen
I think I am a real germaphobe because I get very conscious when someone sitting next to me starts coughing, especially when they don’t cover their mouth. I’ll let the first one slide, but if it happens again, I am apt to leave or hand them a tissue. Cover it! Is it just me, or are you that way too? If you feel like you’re coming down with something, here are five considerations: 1. Oil of oregano is a super-strong germ fighter—the essential oil of oregano sold at health-food stores and online in a little dropper bottle. Pour one or two drops in your own “medicinal herb tea” (wink) and then drink it. It will not taste pleasant. You will probably curse me. But it’s going to
help you. Squeeze some lemon and honey into it. The key ingredients in oregano are carvacrol and thymol, both of which inhibit the growth of hundreds of microorganisms. 2. Probiotics should be taken daily for proper immunity, but when you feel symptoms coming on, then of course I feel like you should at least double up on the dose. I am not afraid of taking probiotics
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3. FluNada is a natural, over-thecounter spray that I squirt into my throat. You can (and should) spray this product into your nose because this is the point of entry for germs. FluNada contains a homeopathic blend of wintergreen, eucalyptus, and elderberry essential oils. It is sold at Walgreens if you need it right now, and if you’re feeling like you’re coming down with something, now is the time. This product was tested by two independent labs and found to be 99.9 percent effective against multiple cold and flu strains, including swine, bird, and seasonal flu. FluNada provides non-drowsy relief from multiple symptoms, including runny or blocked nose, sore throat, cough, and body aches and pains.
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4. If you keep rummaging around in my purse, you will find teabags of flavored green tea. It is common for me to ask the waitress at a restaurant for a little cup of hot water “because I have my own medicinal herbs.” My husband affectionately scolded me once, saying, “Do you realize we live in Colorado? She thinks your little ‘medicinal herbs’ are a different kind of ‘green’ tea!” The EGCG in green tea was shown in numerous studies, including a 2005 “Antiviral
Research” article, to have antiviral effects by unraveling the viral membrane. 5. Vitamin D is a strong immune modulator and reduces susceptibility to all sorts of infections. Also, D controls the expression of more than 900 genes involved in hundreds of physiological functions. This information is not intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat your disease. For more information about the author, visit SuzyCohen.com
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At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away. Emergency Numbers Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 Food Resources Food Stamps (800) 692-7462 Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging Meals on Wheels (717) 273-9262 Lebanon County Christian Ministries (717) 272-4400 Salvation Army (717) 273-2655 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020
Office of Aging Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging (717) 273-9262
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (717) 652-6520
PA Crime Stoppers (800) 472-8477
Lupus Foundation (888) 215-8787
PennDOT (800) 932-4600
Hearing Services Melnick, Moffitt & Mesaros ENT Associates 927 Russell Drive, Lebanon (717) 274-9775
Recycling (800) 346-4242
Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (800) 827-1000
Home Care Services Senior Helpers (717) 920-0707
Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com
Social Security Information (800) 772-1213
Housing — Apartments Community Homes of Lebanon Valley, Inc. (717) 273-3333
Hospitals Medical Society of Lebanon County (717) 270-7500
Housing Assistance Housing Assistance & Resources Program (HARP) (717) 273-9328
American Diabetes Association (717) 657-4310
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital 252 S. Fourth St., Lebanon (717) 270-7500
Lebanon County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (717) 274-1401
American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association (717) 207-4265
Hotlines Energy Assistance (800) 692-7462
Lebanon HOPES (717) 274-7528, ext. 3201
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Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Hotline (800) 541-2050
American Cancer Society (717) 231-4582
Arthritis Foundation (717) 274-0754 Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (717) 787-7500 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 Kidney Foundation (717) 652-8123
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Senior Centers Annville Senior Community Center (717) 867-1796 Maple Street Senior Community Center (717) 273-1048 Myerstown Senior Community Center (717) 866-6786 Northern Lebanon County Senior Community Center (717) 865-0944 Palmyra Senior Community Center (717) 838-8237
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Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori
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At my recent appraisal stage show in Tulsa, Okla., an audience member presented me with a sixpage-long list of the tips that I had provided during my appraisal show. I was a little taken aback by the volume of paper sheets filled with scribbled notes. I was also pretty impressed by her interest and dedication to take down each smidgen of wisdom that I imparted as I appraised, critiqued, and evaluated objects brought to me. I just didn’t know there was so much info to go around. During my shows, I appraise objects and as they come to mind, using them to offer some tips about researching an object’s history, selling antiques, and museum-based preservation methods. At that particular appraisal show, I was talking with residential realtors and staging professionals. I discussed how to clean out a house and put money in your client’s pocket. I talked about how staging a home for sale and integrating a clean design aesthetic can help make a home more livable as well as more marketable. Whether you are trying to sell your home or just enjoying it for the long term, here are some of
items that you already have and are in storage, try to group them by category. This will provide decorative groupings that are seasonably appropriate. When you put these items away after the season passes, consider using plastic bags (for smaller items) and plastic tubs (for larger items). Mark the bags or tubs by category, like toys and games, china, glass, etc. It will make it much easier to find what you are looking for later. my favorite tips about managing your time and making your home warm and cozy. Room by Room Don’t bite off more than you can chew. For instance, give yourself an entire afternoon to clean out the guest room. By contrast, you probably need to set aside an entire weekend to tackle the attic. Remember that closets filled with items always take longer than you think. Get organized, devote time to your project, and ask family and friends for help. When it comes to collecting antiques, museum professionals like me always stick to categories and try to collect in categories. If you are decorating using
Big WOW Main walls or confrontation walls—which are the first walls you see when you enter a room— are the most important in the decorating scheme. Place an item with a big impact on these walls: a spectacular work of fine art, a superb faux-paint technique, or a bunch of family photos. One big statement piece is plenty. At the opera, only one fat lady sings, and that’s enough! 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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Are libraries in danger of disappearing? A Pew Research Institute report found that most Americans strongly support their local public libraries, with 65 percent saying that the closing of a local library would have a major impact on their community. They like library services that
contribute to education, along with those that help veterans, immigrants, and other special constituencies, and value access to computers and other technologies. Still, library use appears to be trending downward: Forty-six percent of Americans age 16 and older have visited a library or
bookmobile at least once during the past year, down from 53 percent in 2012. Twenty-two percent have used their library’s website in the past year, down from 25 percent in 2012, and 27 percent have gone to the library to use computers and Internet resources, down again from 31 percent in 2012. www.50plusLifePA.com
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Now that it’s March, your annual tax-filing deadline is fast approaching. If you receive Social Security benefits, one of the documents you need to file your federal income tax return is your Social Security Benefit Statement (form SSA-1099/1042S). Your Social Security benefits may be taxable. This includes monthly retirement, survivor, and disability benefits. About one-third of people receiving Social Security benefits must pay taxes on some of these benefits, depending on the amount of their taxable income. This usually happens if you have other substantial income— such as wages, selfemployment, interest, dividends, and other taxable income that must be reported on your tax return—in addition to your Social Security benefits. You will never have to pay taxes on more than 85 percent of your Social Security benefits, based on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rules. To find out if you must pay taxes on your benefits, you will need your Social Security Benefit Statement (form SSA-1099/1042S). You should automatically receive it in the mail each January. It shows the total amount of benefits you received from Social Security in the previous year so you know how much Social Security income to report to the IRS on your tax return. The benefit statement is not available for people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), as SSI payments are not taxable. www.50plusLifePA.com
Whether you file your taxes early or wait until the deadline, Social Security makes it easy to obtain a replacement benefit statement if you didn’t receive one or misplaced it. You can get an instant replacement easily by using your secure online my Social Security account. If you don’t already have an account, you can create one in minutes. Follow the link below to the my Social Security page, and select “Sign In or Create an Account.” Once you are logged in, select the “Replacement Documents” tab to obtain your replacement 1099 or 1042S benefit statement. You can also use your personal my Social Security account to keep track of your earnings each year, manage your benefits, and more. You can also obtain a replacement benefit statement by calling us at (800) 772-1213 or TTY (800) 3250778, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., or by contacting your local Social Security Office. If you live outside of the United States, please contact your nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. But by going online you can print your replacement benefit statement immediately and not have to wait to receive it in the mail. With a my Social Security account, gathering your Social Security information for tax season has never been easier. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.
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On Life and Love after 50
Pa. Couple Met Online Years Ago, Still Going Strong
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Nearly every Friday for 15 years, I’ve published and emailed a newsletter called On Life and Love After 50. One of my longtime subscribers is Pat, who became a widow shortly after the newsletter started and lived in Shickshinny, Pa. In 2005, Pat sent me an email saying she had met a wonderful man named Len on a website called BikerKiss.com. She wrote, “I had not heard of that website until a girlfriend, who had just bought a motorcycle, told me about it. I went on it as sort of a joke. Len is also from Pennsylvania; however, he lives 85 miles away.” Pat stated that Len had not dated since his wife had died two years before. She had dated, but “not very successfully,” in the 3.5 years since she had lost her husband.
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“Why was he on BikerKiss.com?” I asked. She said, “Although he’s not a biker type, he has a Honda motorcycle. After a few dates, we knew there was no turning back. Love is wonderful the second time around. We are like two kids—holding hands, laughing, motorcycling, and enjoying the simple things.” In 2009, I included Pat and Len’s story in How 50 Couples Found Love After 50, a book I wrote that revealed how 50 couples had met later in life and to give hope to singles that finding a mate is possible. Pat and Len’s story had two important lessons: long-distance relationships can work, and when people venture out of their comfort zones, positive results can occur. From time to time, I follow up with the couples featured in the book to see how they are doing and to get an update on their lives. Last month, I checked in with Pat and Len.
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Pat and Len in Lone Butte, British Columbia.
She wrote, “Len and I are still together, into our 12th year now and still going strong. And we’re still riding. Since 2005, we’ve covered close to 175,000 miles across the U.S. and Canada. “Our life as a couple is one of great contentment; we spend a lot of time together but we also do things apart from each other. I’m busy with volunteering at our library. And yoga takes up a few mornings each week. “We both love music and go to many concerts; we have eclectic musical tastes, so there is always something new and fun to listen to. “We are truly blessed,” Pat said. “We found the right person at the right time, and life is good. The most important thing to me as I have gotten older is having someone to laugh with and enjoy all of the crazy, silly things that life is made up of. Quirkiness is a good thing.” Pat and Len found love where they least expected to find it, which often happens to older singles. They also met the challenges of a long-distance relationship. And now, they are active, still on the bike and very much in love. And, BikerKiss.com is still operating. If you see an older couple whiz by on a motorcycle, wave! It just might be Len and Pat, living the good life and happy they met nearly 13 years ago.
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The Bookworm Sez
NFL Confidential: True Confessions from the Gutter of Football
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Three points! That’s all your team He repeatedly lost, then found, needs to win. Can they make it? the anger that made him good at You’re doing your part: You’re playing offense, and he ate constantly wearing your lucky shirt and hat. A to maintain the weight the coaches stuffed mascot is nearby, the team logo unofficially said he had to have. hangs on the wall, and you had coffee He hurt everywhere, often, until his this morning in the official team mug. teammates returned from their injuries You’re doing everything you can for and Anonymous stepped back because a win but, as in the new book NFL that’s what players do. Confidential by Johnny “… This isn’t a Anonymous, other fairytale,” he says. “This forces are afield. isn’t a Hollywood story. Johnny Anonymous This isn’t a happy ending. came to football later “This is the NFL.” than most boys. There’s a reason Looking to fill a why author Johnny void after his mother Anonymous has changed died, he joined his “names, timeline, details, high school team as a the usual” in this book. freshman. Neither he “Go ahead, try” to figure nor his father knew a out who he is. I’m sure thing about football, the league would like to but Anonymous learned know, too, because NFL quickly, just as he Confidential is TNT on NFL Confidential: learned that he had paper. True Confessions from the talent for the game. But here’s the rub: Gutter of Football “Back in high It’s easy to wonder if By Johnny Anonymous school, football was Anonymous is hiding c. 2016, Dey St. fun,” he says, but in behind a pseudonym 241 pages college, “it was a fullin order to embellish time job.” the truth—because this College ball was serious, both book is funny, very entertaining, and mentally and physically; it was more than a little smart-alecky, readers also where Anonymous began to may be tempted to dismiss his words. understand what football would do to It would be likewise easy to say his brain and body. He suffered injuries that it’s just a profanity-laced, updated playing college ball and he considered North Dallas Forty, until you consider quitting, but going pro was a chance to that what Anonymous describes seems “make a … ton of money.” to be on display, to a greater or lesser He was cut from his first pro team, degree, each August through February: through no fault of his own. He started injuries, mental abuse, domestic issues, as third-string at his second team and substance abuse, and more. soon decided that standing on the So … truth? Or just a good story? sidelines was an easy way to make a You’ll have your theories, but either living—but then his teammates started way, I think you’ll love this book. For getting injured. die-hard fans of the ol’ pigskin, NFL They were out. Anonymous was in, Confidential is a big win. at least for awhile. The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. He tried to bring fun back into the Terri has been reading since she was 3 game. He tried to remember that it years old and she never goes anywhere was a game, “not World War III,” and without a book. She lives on a hill in he endured hassle from his coach and Wisconsin with two dogs and 14,000 books. from fans.
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Combating Colon Cancer By Claire Yezbak Fadden
“There are some cases where a patient may not recognize the symptom or diagnose themselves as having hemorrhoids and purchase over-thecounter products as a treatment.”
It’s your first physical since you turned 50, and instead of wishing you a happy birthday, your doctor hands you a referral for a colonoscopy. Not Screening Options the gift you had in mind, but quite Doctors agree that the single most possibility the best present you can important thing you can do to combat give yourself. colorectal cancer is to be screened. Excluding skin cancers, colorectal “And to follow through to make a cancer is the third most common colonoscopy appointment when one is cancer diagnosed in both men and recommended,” reminded Ly. women in the United States. It is the A colonoscopy lets a doctor closely second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, according look at the inside of the entire colon and rectum by using a thin, flexible, to the American Cancer Society (ACS), and is expected to cause about hollow, lighted tube that has a tiny video camera on the end. The doctor 49,190 deaths this year. is looking for polyps or signs of Most health experts consider cancer. Polyps are small growths that, colorectal cancer highly preventable, over time, can pointing to become cancer. early detection The exam and routine itself takes checkups to about 30 save lives. In minutes. fact, according This test is to the ACS, recommended the death rate once every from colorectal 10 years. cancer has However, been dropping depending on for more than March is your individual 20 years. Colon Cancer Awareness Month risk factors, Doctors credit your physician the decreased will determine how frequently you numbers, in part, to screenings that need to repeat it. detect colorectal cancer at its earliest A sigmoidoscopy is similar to stages when it is easier to treat and a colonoscopy; however, a doctor possibly cure. examines only the lower part of the colon and the rectum for signs of Evaluating the Risk cancer or polyps. The scope used is “While discussing bowel about 2 feet long, enabling the doctor movements and following through to see the entire rectum but less than with an invasive procedure may half of the colon. This test takes be uncomfortable,” said Quan Ly, between 10 and 20 minutes and is M.D., “finding colon cancers at an recommended once every five years, early stage often reduces the length, severity, and cost of cancer treatment.” depending on your personal risk for colon cancer. Ly, a surgical oncologist at the For individuals over the age of 50 University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, acknowledges that with no symptoms and no family the topic is difficult to broach because history of colon cancer, some doctors recommend using a fecal occult blood many people are uncomfortable test (FOBT) screening kit. This is a talking about changes in their bowel non-invasive test, which can be done movements, constipation, or diarrhea at home by collecting three stool with their physician. “It may take a patient some time to samples on three different days. The test can detect blood in the stool and realize there is blood in their stool, if some cancers; however, it doesn’t the initial amount is small,” said Ly. www.50plusLifePA.com
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typically notice any pre-cancerous cells that may be present. “Many people don’t consider themselves at risk for this disease,” added Dr. Ece Mutlu, a boardcertified gastroenterologist in Chicago, Ill. “The truth is everyone is at risk. Some groups are just at a higher risk. Early detection and routine checkups for colon cancer can save lives.” Just the Facts The most recent estimates for the number of colorectal cancer cases in the United States:
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The Beauty in Nature
Birds in Plowed Fields Clyde McMillan-Gamber
horned larks walking about and One March afternoon last year consuming seeds and bits of grain. as I was driving in local farmland, I spotted three white objects that moved I could not have seen those camouflaged larks without my field in a freshly plowed field. glasses. Some of I stopped to the male larks, look at them with their blackwith 16-power binoculars and and-yellow face patterns, sang saw they were their tinkling ring-billed gulls songs from walking about perches on clods and eating of soil. earthworms and A ring-billed gull in flight. Suddenly those other invertebrates turned up by a scores and scores of larks took to the air, circled low plow. Flocks of ring-bills often drop in bounding flight over the lumpy into the furrows behind plows to grab earthworms and other little critters just ground, and landed again across the field like grain tossed across the soil. turned up and vulnerable. As I watched the gulls with my While watching the feeding gulls and larks, a few American crows and binoculars, several more of their kind landed on the bare soil to dine, and I please see BIRDS page 12 noticed many sparrow-sized, brownwww.50plusLifePA.com
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Culture Club President Helps Blend Central PA’s Melting Pot By Lori Van Ingen Ukrainian-born Vlada Prymak moved to the United States more than 20 years ago looking for better opportunities for her young family. Living in a democracy was very important to her, she said. Prymak lived in Kyiv, only 30 miles from Chernobyl when it had its nuclear disaster in 1986. “I saw so many terrible things happen. A lot were dead because of radiation and the aftermath of the tragedy … I wanted my life better than that.” So after she had earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and engineering from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, she and her husband moved to start their own American dream.
Prymak—who had been a straight-A student in an English boarding school as a young child— was fluent in Ukrainian, Russian, and English, but not in American English, so she pushed herself to learn American English from the time she arrived in the U.S. Prymak held numerous positions after arriving in this area; she was a manager for Estee Lauder Cosmetics and Lord & Taylor. She also worked at a Volvo dealership, getting great experiences interacting with affluent people, who know how to achieve. “It opens your mind to what they do,” she said. Prymak is now a certified licensed insurance professional and member of her local rotary club. “The more you put into life, the more you get. Learn always and be
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an example for others. If you just sit at the computer and look at someone else’s life, you will not get a better education or life,” she said. The mother of two children, a 24-year-old son and a 14-year-old daughter, Prymak had gotten involved in the Swarthmore Parents Council when her son attended college there. But after he graduated, she wanted to do something to help her own community that she could be passionate about. That something came along when she found World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania. According to its website, the World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania strives “to foster education, understanding, and tolerance; to build a community that welcomes people of different cultures and traditions; and to promote a shared humanity and a better society.” The club—which formed in March 2001 as the Cultural Community Club and became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization when it changed its name in 2009—presents free programs the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. Approximately 60 to 110 people attend each program to learn about traditions and culture. Five years ago, Prymak and her daughter, then aged 10, did a presentation on the Ukraine for World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania. From that point on, then-president Diana Carel-Diaz came alongside Prymak and mentored her. “Diana was important to me,” Prymak said. “She prepped me a long time to be more active (in the club).” Prymak held several positions in the club, and little by little she became ready to take over as president when Carel-Diaz retired two years ago. “All of the board members were supportive of me through the transition,” she said.
Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania has been built on the traditions of “embracing diversity and overcoming intolerance, ignorance, and prejudice against other cultures, races, and traditions through educational programs,” Prymak said. The Central Pennsylvania area—from Lancaster to Hershey, Harrisburg to Carlisle—is such a diverse place, she said. “There is so much diversity in culture and countries. We want them to feel more welcome.” The club initially began as a place where people from other countries could feel more comfortable and welcome and adjust to a new environment. But it evolved to become increasingly centered on the educational aspect of their programs to “help alleviate the tension and cultural divide among world communities,” according to its website. The World Culture Club of Central Pennsylvania received the 2011 Penn State Hershey Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Community Service Award. And in May 2015, it received a certificate of appreciation from the World Affairs Council of Harrisburg as its founding institution. In December, Prymak received the Diversity Champion Award for 2015 from the Campus Council on Diversity at Penn State Hershey Medical Center for her “outstanding efforts, passion, and dedication to diversity.” “I’m not a shy girl, but I am humbled to receive such recognition,” Prymak said. Among her duties as president, Prymak works with sponsors and donors of the club and does a lot of networking. But she also spends a great deal of time trying to find great speakers for each meeting. She meets with potential speakers and listens to their presentations elsewhere to be sure she finds just the right speakers who would www.50plusLifePA.com
be interesting for the World Culture Club members to hear. She doesn’t look for “boring college lectures” but presentations that are exciting, hold your attention, and open your mind. Among the prominent speakers at the World Culture Club were Pennsylvania Secretary of State Pedro Cortes and Dr. Hector Ortiz, an assistant professor at Central Penn College. But the speakers she is most proud of are two students who spent a year in Romania and Croatia as part of a study abroad program. Their
presentation, “Youth Around the World: Realities and Possibilities,” was “stellar,” she said. Prymak was excited about bringing in the younger generation and getting them involved. “It all starts with the children,” she said. “By understanding others’ traditions and how others live their lives, we can better accept what differences there are ... and how to solve conflicts peacefully.” For more information on the World Culture Club of Pennsylvania, visit www.worldcultureclubpa.org.
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March 23, 6 to 7 p.m. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Family Support Group Linden Village 100 Tuck Court, Lebanon (717) 274-7400
Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville March 7, 1 p.m. – Lunch at Farmer’s Wife, Seussical the Musical at NLHS March 16, 10:30 a.m. – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration March 24, 8:30 a.m. – Easter Hat Breakfast at the Hearth
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Library Programs Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802 March 1, 6:30 p.m. – Adult Coloring Club Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624 March 8, 6:30 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Container Vegetable Gardening Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523 March 15, 6 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Native Plants in Your Garden Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800 March 22, 6 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Organic Farming Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347 March 21, 6 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Native Plants in Your Garden Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939 March 15, 6 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Planning and Planting Heirloom Seeds March 21, 6 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Organic Living in the Home (Toxin-Free Alternatives)
parks and recreation All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted. March 5, 1 p.m. – 10 Hike: 10 Winter Trees March 13, 2 to 3 p.m. – “The Year in Wildflowers” Slideshow Presentation March 25, 6:30 p.m. – Spring Amphibians Hike/Search with the Lancaster Herpetological Society
BIRDS from page 9 half a dozen starlings landed on the bare-ground field to eat grain and invertebrates. The gulls and larks have long been adapted to beaches, mudflats, and other habitats with little or no vegetation to get food. In fact, only horned larks and killdeer plovers, relying on blending into their environment, nest in such habitats, including bare-ground fields. But the adaptable crows and starlings probably only recently adjusted to open niches to obtain food. I stopped at another newly plowed field near the first one and saw six American robins, two eastern bluebirds, and a killdeer. The robins and killdeer trotted over the soil to get earthworms, but the bluebirds perched on cut-off cornstalks and mounds of soil to watch for tiny invertebrates in the air and on the ground.
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And in still another newly plowed field, a male American kestrel—a small, peregrine falcon relative—was eating earthworms. There are many plowed fields in southeastern Pennsylvania in March. And every year I look for birds that take advantage of them to get food. Migrant hordes of purple grackles and red-winged blackbirds can also be seen on bare ground feeding on whatever grains, seeds, and invertebrates are available. Many birds of a few kinds are spotted on some plowed fields. Freshly plowed ground seems to have the most feeding birds, I presume because invertebrates were recently turned up and hadn’t burrowed out of sight. Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a retired Lancaster County Parks naturalist.
Maple Street Senior Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon March 9, 11 a.m. – ’50s Luncheon at Career Center March 11, 10 a .m. to 2 p.m. – Younger than Spring Luncheon and Hat Parade March 15, 10:30 a.m. – Trivia with Albright Life Group, Lunch Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 Myerstown Baptist Church, 59 Ramona Road, Myerstown March 3, 8 a.m. – Breakfast and ELCO Musical, Guys & Dolls; Lunch at Vo-Tech Marc h 22, 11:05 a.m. – Consumer Education Discussion: “Home Safety for the Elderly” March 23, noon – Spring Luncheon at Blue Star Restaurant Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html March 2, 10 a.m. – Healthy Steps for Older Adults March 18, 12:30 p.m. – Pinochle Club (New Players Welcome) March 28, 12:30 p.m. – Bingo Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra March 2, 10 a.m. – Bus Trip Fair March 7, 10: 30 a. m. to 4:30 p.m. – Bus Trip: Shady Maple and Good’s Store March 16, 10:30 a.m. – “Food Safety after Flooding” Consumer Education Privately Owned Centers Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. – (717) 274-3451 710 Maple St., Lebanon Washington Arms – (717) 274-1401 303 Chestnut St., Lebanon Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information. www.50plusLifePA.com
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Novelty Songs of the ’50s and ’60s Find the names of these zany songs from the ’50s and ’60s, based on the information given: 1. 1957 – Royal Teens, clothing: Sh _ _ _ Sh _ _ _ _ 2. 1957 – Ames Brothers, baby girl: T _ _ Na _ _ _ _ _ L _ _ _ of Sh _ _ _ L _ _ _ 3. 1958 – Sheb Wooley, swinger from space: T _ _ P _ _ _ _ e P _ _ _ _ e E _ _ _ _ 4. 1958 – David Seville, wise words: W _ _ _ _ Do _ _ _ _ 5. 1958 – Playmates, little car: B _ _ _ B _ _ _ 6. 1959 – Paul Evans, loved Fred: Se _ _ _ Li _ _ _ _ Gi _ _ _ 7. 1959 – Johnny Horton, alligator shoots cannonball: Ba _ _ _ _ of N _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ s 8. 1960 – Hollywood Argyles, caveman: A _ _ _ _ O _ _ 9. 1963 – Allan Sherman, letter to parents: H _ _ _ _ Mu _ _ _ _, H _ _ _ _ Fa _ _ _ _ 10. 1969 – Johnny Cash, bad dad: A B _ _ N _ _ _ _ S _ _ Fashion of the ’50s and ’60s Find these phrases that described fashions that were popular for some time during the ’50s and ’60s: 1. P _ _ d _ e Sk _ _ _ 2. S _ d _ _ e O _ f _ _ _ 3. B _ _ _ y So _ _ _ 4. P _ d _ _ Pu _ _ _ _ s 5. C _ _ _ sk _ _ C _ _ 6. Be _ _ B _ _ _ _ ms 7. P _ t _ _ Pa _ Co _ _ _ _ 8. P _ _ _ _ _ x H _ _ 9. W _ d _ T _ _ 10. N _ _ r _ J _ _ _ _ t 72 Written by Alan Stillson. Please see http://stillsonworks.com
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1. Adventure story 2. Epochal 3. Fringe benefit 4. Filipino 5. Solidified carbon dioxide 6. Soft-finned fish 7. Landrovers 8. Likewise 9. Compleat Angler author Izaak ___ 10. Macaw 11. Waldorf, e.g. 12. Lacerated 13. Aquatic bird
26. Lampblack 28. Muffin, maybe 31. Inactive 34. Dross 35. Jamboree 38. Mexican dish 39. Pelvis 40. Clotheshorse, maybe 41. Land parcel 42. Swear 44. Solar disk 45. Valley 46. Common contraction
48. Hydriodic acid salts 51. Root vegetable 52. Bone cavities 53. Mauna ___ 55. Low dam 57. It, in a game 61. Family member 63. Think 65. Warheads 66. Ace 67. Malaria 68. Resource 69. Logs Z’s 70. Domestic
18. Patron saint of Norway 22. Common 25. Plant disease 27. Away 28. Grandma’s word 29. Oil type 30. Some books 32. Fr. school 33. Fawns over 36. Beverage 37. Bolsheviks founder 40. Dull 43. Sandpiper 45. Schematic
47. Most up-to-date 49. Playful aquatic mammals 50. Dreary 52. Stadium 53. Moon goddess 54. Burden 56. Rel. image 58. Enamored, to the hilt 59. Pocketbook 60. Exploit 62. Downwind 64. Agent (abbr.)
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Robert D. Wilcox
This Marine’s World War II Service Took Him 15,000 Miles through the Pacific them off your food with to feed the azimuth, your hand and quickly elevation, and range grab a bite before they information for were all over it again. attacking enemy aircraft to the anti-aircraft guns. “The only stop we made en route was when Then it was to we anchored off the Treasure Island, Calif., Admiralty Islands, and by troop train coaches fitted with bunks. There, everyone piled off to get they were soon loaded a beer or two at Duffy’s Tavern. I’ll never forget on the Navy destroyer Carrol G. Smith how wonderful that beer USS Thatcher to take tasted after weeks at sea,” Smith adds. them to Hawaii. When they arrived in Oahu, Smith “Our next stop and destination taught radar maintenance before being was the Palau Island group, where we transferred to an anti-aircraft battalion assaulted Angaur, one of the islands of the group.” on the island of Kauai. The DC-6 How did that go? plane that flew him there gave him the Wagging his head slowly, Smith first airplane ride of his life, and there he got more training that prepared says, “It was a terrible experience. I was 19 at the time and found out him for going into combat. quickly that it made men out of boys. In early 1944, all their gear was Throughout the island, the Japanese loaded on the Army transport Sea had built pillboxes, bunkers, dugouts, Sturgeon, and they were off for a twomonth trip to the Palau Islands as they and antitank trenches. “Our battleship, Tennessee; four zigzagged their way across the broad Pacific. cruisers; and 40 Douglas SBD dive bombers had been thoroughly What was that like? Smith says, “It was OK, but, during lambasting the island, but to conquer it took 36 days of fighting and a drill, I slipped while running to my gun position and cut the top of my blasting the Japanese from their caves head. They let an Army medic practice with explosives, tanks, artillery, and flamethrowers.” by sewing it up. When he messed up, Smith says, “Two things about that they took out the stitches and told him ordeal that I’ll never forget were the to try again. “As we went by the Marshall first sight of tracer bullets coming at me … and nights in the jungle, before Islands, they looked great, but any the island was secured, when we didn’t time we were near land, our food was know where the [Japanese] were. We covered with flies. You had to scoop
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In the first 17 years of his life, Carrol G. Smith had scarcely been outside New Jersey, where he lived in Cranford. That changed a bit when he decided to go to Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. And it changed a lot more when, at the end of his first semester and nearing his 18th birthday, he left college in 1942 to enlist in the Marine Corps. Parris Island, S.C., where he went to boot camp, was a long trip for him. But, as he learned later, it was to be negligible in the miles he was to travel as a Marine. Was Parris Island as tough as it was reputed to be? “Nah,” he says, “not for me. At home I had worked in a feed store, where I was used to slinging those huge bails of feed I delivered to farmers. So I was in good shape and really enjoyed what turned out to be a real test for some of the guys.” Another thing he did well was firing the M-1 rifle. He qualified at the coveted “sharpshooter” level that was to mean so much to him later. After boot camp, he dreamed of being assigned to sea duty. But he was told that he could ask for any kind of duty at all … as long as it was radar operator, since that was what the Marines needed right then. So he was soon off to Radar Technician School at Camp Lejeune, N.C., where he learned how to use radar to correct fire for artillery and
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Novelty Songs of the ’50s and ’60s 1. “Short Shorts” 6. “Seven Little Girls (Sitting in the Back Seat)” 2. “The Naughty Lady of 7. “Battle of New Orleans” Shady Lane” 3. “The Purple People Eater” 8. “Alley Oop” 9. “Hello Muddah, Hello 4. “Witch Doctor” Fadduh” 5. “Beep Beep” 10. “A Boy Named Sue”
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also learned to live with land crabs that were 6 to 8 inches in diameter.” After Angaur, Smith was ordered to another anti-aircraft battalion on Guam, where he learned that he had been accepted for the Merchant Marine Academy in King’s Point, N.Y. By that time, he had lost interest in that, however, and his next stop was to Saipan, where he trained for the dangerous job of shore observer. Doing that, he would sneak ashore, hide, and observe where the big shells from the naval armada off shore were landing and then report by radio to the Navy ships the corrections they should make in azimuth or range. After the atomic bombs were dropped and Japan surrendered, Smith sailed for Nagasaki, where he did occupation duty and had a chance to see the “total and absolute destruction” of the city caused by the atomic bomb. A point system was set up to decide the order in which men would be brought home. Since Smith had been overseas for about 22 months, he was high on the list. So he soon boarded a Liberty ship in Sasebo and sailed to San Diego. From there it was by train to Bainbridge, Md., where he was discharged as a sergeant on Jan. 7, 1946. Summing up his wartime service, he now says simply, “It was the most tremendous experience of my life.”
Fashion of the ’50s and ’60s 1. Poodle Skirt 6. Bell Bottoms 2. Saddle Oxford 7. Peter Pan Collar 3. Bobby Socks 8. Pillbox Hat 4. Pedal Pushers 9. Wide Tie 5. Coonskin Cap 10. Nehru Jacket
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Let the Easter Eggs Roll Ever wonder how the tradition of the White House Easter Egg Roll came to be? It began with Dolley Madison, first lady to President James Madison from 1809 to 1817. Mrs. Madison was fascinated to learn that Egyptian children rolled colored eggs on the site of the great Pyramids. She thought the children of the Washington area
would enjoy the activity as well. The first Easter Egg Rolls were held on the Capitol grounds. In 1877 members of Congress grew tired of slipping on the remains of boiled eggs and gave orders to ban the event. So in 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes and his wife, Lucy, officially opened the White House grounds to the tradition.
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