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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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Happy Holidays! As On-Line Publishers, Inc., sees the conclusion of its 20th anniversary year, we are grateful to our dedicated staff, loyal readers, and supportive advertisers who have all enabled us to continue to grow in our mission to serve the mind, heart, and spirit of the 50+ community. We wish to thank each of you for helping to make 50plus Senior News a fun, interesting, and unique source of information and entertainment for our readers in Central Pennsylvania. At this special time of giving thanks and reminiscing, the staff of On-Line Publishers wishes you, our friends, warmest holiday wishes.
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Emergency Numbers Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 Food Resources
Kidney Foundation (717) 652-8123
Social Security Information (800) 772-1213
Myerstown Senior Community Center (717) 866-6786
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (717) 652-6520
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (800) 827-1000
Northern Lebanon County Senior Community Center (717) 865-0944
Housing Assistance
Lupus Foundation (888) 215-8787
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
Hearing Services Hearing & Ear Care Center (717) 553-0667 Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Hospitals
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
Medical Society of Lebanon County (717) 270-7500 WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital 252 S. Fourth St., Lebanon (717) 270-7500 Hotlines Energy Assistance (800) 692-7462
Housing Assistance & Resources Program (HARP) (717) 273-9328 Lebanon County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (717) 274-1401
Independent Living Communities Country Acres Manufactured Home Park, LP 1600 Kercher Ave., Myerstown (717) 866-5496
Medicare Hotline (800) 638-6833 Legal Services
American Diabetes Association (717) 657-4310
IRS Income Tax Assistance (800) 829-1040
Medical Supply (800) 777-6647
American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association (717) 207-4265
Medicaid (800) 692-7462
Arthritis Foundation (717) 274-0754 Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (717) 787-7500 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400
Medicare (800) 382-1274 PA Crime Stoppers (800) 472-8477 PennDOT (800) 932-4600 Recycling (800) 346-4242
Senior Move Management
Travel AAA Central Penn (717) 657-2244 Veterans Services Governor’s Veterans Outreach (717) 234-1681
Insurance
Pennsylvania Bar Association (717) 238-6715
American Lung Association (717) 541-5864
Senior Center of Lebanon Valley (717) 274-3451
TLC Ladies (717) 228-8764
Lebanon HOPES (717) 274-7528, ext. 3201
Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Hotline (800) 541-2050
American Cancer Society (717) 231-4582
Palmyra Senior Community Center (717) 838-8237
Medical Equipment & Supplies
Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Volunteer Opportunities RSVP of the Capital Region, Inc. (717) 847-1539 RSVP Lancaster County (717) 454-8647
Office of Aging Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging (717) 273-9262 Pharmacies
RSVP Lebanon County (717) 454-8647 RSVP York County (443) 619-3842
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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,
Freestanding Advent calendar house.
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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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’ www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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.”
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Calendar of Events
Lebanon County
Community Programs
Free and open to the public
Dec. 23, 6 to 7 p.m. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Family Support Group Linden Village 100 Tuck Court, Lebanon (717) 274-7400
If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.
Lebanon County Parks and Recreation All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted. Dec. 6, 1 to 4 p.m. – Christmas Music by the Fire
Library Programs Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802 Dec. 1, 6:30 p.m. – Adult Coloring Club Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624 Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523 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
1995: The Year in Goodbyes As 50plus Senior News celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we hope you’ll enjoy a monthly peek back at the world in 1995! This month, some of the notable figures who passed in 1995:
Selena Quintanilla – March 31 Burl Ives – April 14 Howard Cosell – April 23 Ginger Rogers – April 25
Jerry Garcia – Aug. 9
Above: Elizabeth Montgomery Right: Dean Martin
Mickey Mantle – Aug. 13 Howard Koch – Aug. 17 Dean Martin – Dec. 25
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Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 Myerstown Baptist Church, 59 Ramona Road, Myerstown Dec. 4, 1 p.m. – Bowling at Goodwill Fire Company Dec. 16, 9 a.m. – Holiday Breakfast at Berry Patch Dec. 31, noon – New Year’s Party at Country Fare Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html Dec. 18, 12:30 p.m. – Pinochle Club Dec. 24, 10 a.m. – Watch Little House on the Prairie Christmas Dec. 31, 1 p.m. – New Year’s Eve Bingo Party
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Maple Street Senior Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon Dec. 4, noon to 2 p.m. – Pizza Party Dec. 8, 10 a.m. to noon – C hristmas Party at Hershey Country Club Dec. 11, 8:30 a.m. – Christmas Breakfast at Mel’s Diner
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Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville Dec. 7, 11 a.m. – Hanukkah Special Dec. 10 – Christmas Party Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m. – R oaring ’20s New Year’s Eve Noon Party
Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra Dec. 4, 11:30 a.m. – Christmas Banquet at Heisey’s Diner Dec. 22, 10:30 a.m. – Christmas Carol Karaoke Dec. 23, 10:30 a.m. – C hristmas Party with Meal and Gift Exchange
Rose Kennedy – Jan. 22
Lana Turner – June 29
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Solutions for all puzzles can be found on page 14 brainteasers
Film Stars of the ’50s and ’60s Find the last names of famous film stars of the ’50s or ’60s hiding in each sentence. Here’s an example: A LITTLE BRAN DOES ME A LOT OF GOOD Answer: BRANDO Reason: A LITTLE BRAN DOES ME A LOT OF GOOD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
WHEN I VENTURE A GUESS I’M USUALLY RIGHT HE KNEW MANY OF THE PEOPLE AT THE PARTY WHO WAS THE BOSSA NOVA KING? THE COMPANY HAD TO FILL A KEY POSITION HE WILL BE EATING PEACHES TONIGHT DON’T WALK ON LAVA LONGER THAN FIVE SECONDS HE DID NOT PERMIT CHUMPS TO ENTER HIS HOUSE MANY THINGS CAN BOG ARTISTS DOWN THE SAILOR ENJOYED THE NIGHTCLUBS IN HAWAII A DEGREE IN MATH OPENS MANY DOORS
Colors of the ’50s and ’60s Find the colors associated with things that were popular in the ’50s and ’60s: 1. _____ Submarine 2. _____ Sails in the Sunset 3. Old _____ cigarettes 4. Professor _____ in Clue 5. _____ shoes with pink shoelaces 6. Devil with the _____ Dress On 7. Rinso _____ 8. _____ flannel suit 9. Creature from the _____ Lagoon 10. Buster _____ 70 Written by Alan Stillson. Please see http://stillsonworks.com SUDOKU
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1. Direction 5. Heroic verse 9. Blue-green 13. Indian state 14. Pop 15. Wolf (Sp.) 16. Comforts 17. Clip 18. Ripened 19. Crimp 21. Digit 22. Crown 23. Hard liquor 24. Plaudit
26. Bundle 29. Tropical tree 31. Comic falls 35. Anger 36. Fuel 37. Turk. title 38. EU member 40. Ceremonial staff 42. Up next 43. Actress Clayburgh 44. Gr. letter 45. Fritter away 46. Religious song 47. Cheer
48. Squeak 50. Tub 52. Just about 55. Resort 56. Opuses 60. Saddle horse 61. Variety 63. Linen type 64. Bull (Sp.) 65. Poker term 66. Weighty 67. Cameo stone 68. Votes 69. Write down
12. Lymph gland 13. Month (abbr.) 20. Coal 25. Name 26. Heir 27. Stadium 28. Auto mishaps 30. Hardwood 32. Daisylike flower 33. Gr. letter 34. Bernhardt, for one 39. Toy car name 40. Title
41. Spice 43. Indonesia city 46. Gangster 49. Composition 51. Before charger or jet 52. World org. 53. Golf club 54. Indiana city 57. Food selection 58. To be (Lat.) 59. Her 62. Your (Fr.)
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8 Fun Facts about Hanukkah By Viva Sarah Press/ISRAEL21c
The dreidel (a special spinning top for 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).”
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. 3. Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hannuka. Hanukkah also goes by the
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The Dreidel, a special spinning top for Hanukkah.
The Hanukkiyah, a nine-branched candelabra used during Hanukkah.
names of the Festival of Lights and 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. 4. Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel. Get
your spinning finger ready: It’s time to remember when the Greeks were in town and forbade Jews to learn Torah. Tradition holds that kids used to meet up in secret to learn, but if a Greek soldier happened upon their meeting they would pretend to be gambling with their dreidels. Israeli author/politician Avram Burg is said to have the largest dreidel collection in the world, counting more than 3,500. Dreidel, by the way, is a Yiddish word which comes from drei—to turn or spin.
5. Most popular Jewish holiday. Though it is one of the most wellknown 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
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more important than buying wine for Sabbath. 6. Menorah vs. Hanukkiyah. The menorah is a seven-branched candelabra used in synagogues. The hanukkiyah is a nine-branched candelabra used during Hanukkah. Because the hanukkiyah can also be called a Hanukkah menorah, confusion often sets in. Tradition states that the hanukkiyah should have all candles or wicks at the same level, with only the shamash—the ninth candle or wick, for lighting the other eight—a bit higher or lower. 7. Lighting in the right direction. GPS navigation could help when organizing the hanukkiyah. According to accepted rules, you should place the candles right to left to correspond with the direction in which you read the Hebrew language. But you should light the candles from left to right, giving more attention to the new candle first. 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 candle-lighting 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
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Salute to a Veteran
In World War II He Flew His Plane from a Navy Cruiser Robert D. Wilcox
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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 single-engine 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”). The pilot flew a circling, 360-degree
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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 Central Pennsylvania, 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.”
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Assisted Living Residences/Personal Care Homes Bethany Village — MapleWood
325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 717-766-0279 • www.BethanyVillage.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 100 Assisted Living Residence: Yes Private: 100 Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: 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: One-bedroom suites; secured memory support neighborhood; skilled nursing – The Oaks.
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
Health Fee-for-Service Available: No Alzheimer’s Care: No Respite Care: Yes Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Yes Pets Permitted: No Comments: *SSI depends on availability. A veteran-approved “home for heroes” facility, all in a beautiful, rural setting.
Heatherwood Retirement Community
3180 Horseshoe Pike • Honey Brook, PA 19344 610-273-9300 • www.heatherwoodretire.com Total AL and/or PC Beds: 82 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: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
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.
Homeland Center
1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102 717-221-7727 • www.homelandcenter.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 50 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: No Short-term Lease: Yes Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: Yes Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Health Fee-for-Service Available: No 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: Exemplary care in a caring, beautiful environment has been provided for more than 148 years. Our continuum includes a hospice program.
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
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: No Comments: Excellent care in a lovely environment. Call to schedule a visit.
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!
Mennonite Home Communities
1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 717-393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 150 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
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: Supportive, encouraging environment. Various room types and suites available. Secure memory care offered.
Moravian Manor
300 West Lemon Street• Lititz, PA 17543 717-626-0214 • www.moravianmanor.org Total AL and/or PC Beds: 55 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: Yes* 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: No** Comments: *Or applied to final bill. **Pet visitation only.
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Total AL and/or PC Beds: 96 Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Yes Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
Personal Care Home: Yes Private: Yes Semi-private: No Private Pay: Yes SSI Accepted: Yes* Short-term Lease: No Entrance Fee/Security Deposit: Minimal Part/Totally Refundable: No Outdoor Areas/Fitness Center: Yes Medication Management: Yes On-call Medical Service: Yes
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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Health Fee-for-Service Available: Yes Alzheimer’s Care: Yes Respite Care: No Social Programs: Yes Housekeeping/Laundry Service: Yes Transportation (Scheduled): Yes Personal Car Permitted: Pending Approval Pets Permitted: Yes Comments: *Only after resident spenddown. Plan ahead by joining our waiting list. Call for details.
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Savvy Senior
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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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 mouse arrow over the sender’s name. If the sender’s email address doesn’t appear, click on the name. Well, looky looky there. Highly suspicious, right? The email addresses exposed are not those of people working in security for my email provider. I’m certainly not going to click on the link in the email sent by Uncleluckyg@ aol.com, Jawsiii555@aol.com, or chrisbrown@216parasigs.org.uk, and neither should you. If you receive an email like these and expose that it’s a fraudulent sender, click on Junk or Spam, not Trash. We want to send these kinds of emails through your email server’s filter so they can try to prevent further contact.
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Now … when you receive an email that has a sender’s name that you do recognize (a friend, business associate, or family member), but the email is suspicious (a vague email suggesting you click on a link), be sure to check and see if the sender really is who you think it is. Do this by clicking on the sender’s name
to expose the email address. Pictured is a perfect example. My name appears as the sender and in the subject (which tips me off right away that something is fishy). Nothing in the body of the email is personal or specific to me or the recipient—just a ploy to get you to click. If you receive an email like that one,
do not click on the link! Instead, check and see who really sent you the email. In this case, after clicking on my name, we see that the email actually came from enriquemoran1@elfiscalista.com, whoever that is. Again, the next move would be to click on Junk or Spam, not Trash. You won’t be banishing your friend, coworker, or family member’s email address to your Junk folder, but instead the rogue sender who make it look as though it came from someone you know. How did the scammer get their grubby hands on the names that they use and abuse? Possibly when you or someone you know didn’t practice good netiquette by using the TO box instead of BCC when sending a mass email. For those of you who send emails to more than one person, may I make a gentle computer suggestion? When you send a mass email, do not input all of your recipient’s email addresses in the TO address box. That choice exposes all recipients to each other’s email addresses—something I prefer not to have happen. To avoid this, you can use the BCC area to input addresses instead of TO or CC. BCC means blind carbon copy. Any email addresses in BCC cannot be seen by any of the other recipients. Abby Stokes, author of “Is This Thing On?” A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming and its companion website, AskAbbyStokes.com, is the Johnny Appleseed of Technology, singlehandedly helping more than 300,000 people cross the digital divide.
Brainteasers Film Stars of the ’50s and ’60s WHEN I VENTURE 6. LAVA LONGER KNEW MANY 7. PERMIT CHUMPS NOVA KING? 8. BOG ARTISTS FILL A KEY 9. SAILOR ENJOYED PEACHES TONIGHT 10. MATH OPENS
Colors of the ’50s and ’60s 1. “Yellow Submarine” 7. Rinso White 2. “Red Sails in the Sunset” 8. Gray flannel suit 3. Old Gold cigarettes 9. Creature from the Black Lagoon 4. Professor Plum in Clue 5. Tan shoes with pink shoelaces 10. Buster Brown 6. “Devil with the Blue Dress On”
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Such is Life
The Loves of Bob’s Life Saralee Perel
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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. 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 In bed, Jordy sleeps in the crook of Bob’s knee or size. The doctor put him on high-strength antibiotics. nestled in his arms. Ike is always nearby. No matter He instructed Bob to raise how uncomfortable Bob his hands above his heart for 20 minutes every hour may be, his rule is: You never move the cat. for two days. If the swelling didn’t get better, Bob would Any time we come home, Jordy stumbles to Bob. Yet be hospitalized. the other cats get there first, Jordy, who is only 2 years leaving him behind. But Ike old, is frail. He tries so hard stays back—at Jordy’s side. to do what our other cats Jordy do—climb where they climb, It’s as if he is saying, like Ruth to Naomi, “Where you go, I run as fast as they run—but will go, and where you stay, I will stay.” often fails, leaving him unhappy and When we got home from the doctor, alone—and out of the pack. We have his brother, Ike, as well. We’ve the swelling had started to go down. Jordy was hiding behind the couch. gotten many pets from the SPCA. Ike’s That night, Bob had to wake every missing one back foot. He is Jordy’s safe hour to raise his arms. Jordy was still harbor—his best friend and protector. They’re inseparable. I can’t imagine what hiding. one would do without the other. “If only he could understand that I love
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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 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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WellPrepared The physicians of Lebanon Orthopaedic Associates are now part of the WellSpan Medical Group. Together, we’re prepared to take orthopedic care in this community to a new level.
Lebanon Orthopaedic Associates and its respected physicians have joined the WellSpan Medical Group. Now, the same team of highly skilled, local orthopedic specialists are backed by Central Pennsylvania’s largest, most comprehensive health system. Together, we look forward to recruiting new specialists and adding resources that will help us grow along with our Lebanon County communities. Because, when it comes to leading a healthy and active life, your goal is our goal, too.
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