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March 2020 • Vol. 21 No. 3

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Pennsylvania State Rep. Brett Miller recently stopped by On-Line Publishers’ corporate office to present a citation to Donna Anderson, OLP’s president and CEO, as well as employees to commemorate the company’s 25th anniversary.

Miller, who represents the commonwealth’s 41st District, said he was honored to celebrate

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a successful small business, especially one with a mission of reaching and helping older adults and others in central Pennsylvania.

“The 203 state representatives give their blessing to this citation on behalf of the 12 ½ million people of Pennsylvania to say congratulations on 25 years,” Miller said, “and 25 — or 250 — more years to go!”

Rep. Brett R. Miller presents a commemorative citation to Donna Anderson, president of On-Line Publishers, in honor of the business’s 25th anniversary.

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Traumatic Brain Injury a ‘Silent Epidemic’ Among Older Adults Traumatic brain injury (TBI) happens when a bump, blow, jolt, or other head injury causes damage to the brain.

Every year, millions of people in the U.S. suffer brain injuries, including people over 65, for whom TBI is serious and widespread enough to have been referred to as a “silent epidemic.”

In older adults, traumatic brain injury is responsible for more than 80,000 emergency department visits each year, with three-quarters of these visits resulting in hospitalization, according to a research article

by Hilaire J. Thompson, Ph.D.; Wayne C. McCormick, M.D., M.P.H.; and Sarah H. March is National Brain Injury Kagan, Ph.D., and published by the U.S. Awareness Month National Library of Medicine (www.ncbi.nlm. nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2367127).

The report also found that adults aged 75 and older have the highest rates of TBI-related hospitalization and death. Falls are the leading cause of TBI for older adults (51%), and motor vehicle traffic crashes are second (9%).

Symptoms of a TBI may not appear until days or weeks following the injury. A concussion is the mildest type and can cause a headache or neck pain, nausea, ringing in the ears, dizziness, and tiredness.

People with a moderate or severe TBI may have those, plus other, symptoms: • A headache that gets worse or does not go away • Repeated vomiting or nausea • Convulsions or seizures • Inability to awaken from sleep • Slurred speech • Weakness or numbness in the arms and legs • Dilated eye pupils please see Brain Injury page 7

At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away.

Automobile Sales/Service Gordon’s Body Shop, Inc. 10 Mill St., Stewartstown (717) 993-2263

The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007 or (717) 757-0604 Social Security Information (800) 772-1213

Energy Assistance Low-Income Energy Assistance (717) 787-8750 Entertainment Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre 510 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 898-1900 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 Alzheimer’s Information Clearinghouse (800) 367-5115 American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 www.50plusLifePA.com

Healthcare Information Pennsylvania HealthCare Cost Containment (717) 232-6787 Hearing Services Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Home Care Services Homeland at Home Serving all of York County (717) 221-7892 Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services Hanover: (717) 630-0067 Lancaster: (717) 393-3450 York: (717) 751-2488

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Hospice Services Homeland at Home Serving all of York County (717) 221-7890 Housing Assistance Housing Authority of York (717) 845-2601 Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937 Insurance Medicare (800) 633-4227 Vibra Health Plan (844) 660-2961 (TTY: 711) Insurance – Long-Term Care Apprise Insurance Counseling (717) 771-9610 or (800) 632-9073 Orthopedics OSS Health 1855 Powder Mill Road, York (717) 848-4800

Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com real estate Berkshire Hathaway Paula Musselman (717) 793-9678 (Office) (717) 309-6921 (Cell) Services York County Area Agency on Aging (717) 771-9610 Veterans Services Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Volunteer opportunities RSVP of the Capital Region (443) 619-3842

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Explaining America’s Bloodiest Battle and How the Union Survived

By Gabriele Amersbach How do you explain “I was a history major why 51,000 men were in college and was always killed, wounded, interested in the Battle of captured, or missing in Gettysburg,” says Fowler. just three days of fighting “America was the first in America’s bloodiest successful democracy. battle?

The Civil War was a The tour guides at the test whether or not we Gettysburg battlefield would tear ourselves provide answers that dive apart. It questioned if a deeply into the history democracy can endure. of the time, battlefield Can this really work? tactics and strategies, the “The outcome affected Photo credit: © Doug Kerr personality of the leaders, the whole world. If the The park was added to the National Register and the impact on the United States couldn’t of Historic Places in 1966. individual soldiers and survive the Civil War, civilians. other countries would “This battle was an be less willing to try our important turning point form of government.” in the Civil War,” says His interest led to a lot Les Fowler, a full-time of reading on his subject licensed battlefield — more than 3,500 guide for eight years at books have been written Gettysburg National about this battle.

Military Park.

“No, I haven’t read all He explains that it of them, but I’m working was the first time the on it!” says Fowler.

Southern army — the A deep level of Army of North Virginia knowledge is critical in Fowler’s Licensed Battlefield Guide badge — — was decisively beaten order to become one his “most prized possession” — which signifies and driven from the field of the 150 full-time he is officially licensed by the National Park Service to give tours on the battlefield. of battle. and part-time licensed The Union’s Army battlefield guides at of the Potomac, led by Gen. George G. Meade, Gettysburg. Throughout the national park system, clashed with the advancing Confederates from July there are only two other battlefield parks that 1, 1863, until July 4, when Gen. Robert E. Lee was employ licensed battlefield guides. forced to withdraw his battered army.

Each guide goes through a rigorous process of “The South had fewer soldiers and Robert E. self-study and federal testing that demands in-depth Lee lost many of his elite officers, the flower of knowledge on every historical aspect of the battle. the Confederate Army, during the battle. TwentyWhen Fowler began the process, he was living one months later, the South surrendered,” Fowler in his native Texas and was ready for a new stage of explains. life. He had worked in retail management and the computer industry. At the time he started studying A Passion for History to be a guide, he had his own mountain- and rockFowler is articulate, insightful, and climbing business. knowledgeable about all aspects of the battle, and Fowler took the exam three times until he his passion for his subject matter comes through passed it, over a period of six years. He eventually with every word. He even lives on the battlefield, followed his passion across the country and settled five minutes from the park’s visitor’s center. on becoming a guide at Gettysburg, which had www.50plusLifePA.com

absorbed his interest for much of his “We want to encourage leaders to adult life. learn about the battle,” says Fowler. The “It’s by far the most enjoyable job message? “People put everything on the I’ve ever had,” Fowler explains, after line for their beliefs, but were ultimately eight years on the job. “I can’t think of able to reconcile.” anything else I’d rather be doing.”

He points out that the Eternal Although the pay is modest, and Light Peace Memorial was built with guides do not get vacation or paid donations from both Northern and days off — battlefield guides are Southern states to honor Union and paid through the tours they lead, not Confederate soldiers. The monument through tax dollars — they relish the was dedicated by Franklin D. Roosevelt opportunity to educate their audiences on July 3, 1938, as a part of the about the significance of the battle at ceremonies for the 75th anniversary of Gettysburg. the Battle of Gettysburg.

“Guides can answer any questions The 6,000-acre park holds a total that come our way, from war strategies, of 1,328 monuments, markers, and to the impact of the geology of the memorials. landscape, and the political issues of Fowler concludes that while he loves Approximately 1,800 Union and Confederate veterans attended the time,” Fowler says. They judiciously educating his tour groups on all aspects the dedication of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial in 1938 on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. avoid modern political controversies. of the battle, he wants one takeaway With his deep font of knowledge, message to stand out.

Fowler is able to tailor each tour to meet the specific interests of the audience.

“We as Americans are all one country. The people who fought this terrible battle were able to get over their differences. The Union was restored, and our ‘Welcome to Your New Country — Here’s Your Gun to Defend It’ form of government survived,” says Fowler.

For example, when I mention my German heritage, Fowler quickly notes “The idea of the United States is much more important than our that thousands of Germans were fighting in the battle, as were units of Irish, differences, then and now.”

English, and other immigrant groups.

On the cover: Licensed Gettysburg battlefield guide Les Fowler with a “Sometimes you got off the boat, and then it was, ‘Welcome to your new 12-pounder Napoleon canon behind the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor country — here’s your gun to defend it,’” says Fowler.

Center. Both Confederate and Union armies used this type of canon during What we may have forgotten with the passing of time is that everyone was the Civil War. affected by the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg alone engaged 93,000 Union and 71,000 Confederate soldiers. While battlefield casualties were brutal, thousands more left the battlefield maimed and traumatized.

In the four years of the Civil War, 750,000 people died out of the 31 million people living in the U.S. at the time. With today’s population, that would be a death toll of almost 8 million people.

With 30 Years of “It was a national tragedy,” says Fowler. “One of the reasons we want to keep history alive is so that it never happens again.”

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More than a Million Visitors Each Year More than a million visitors visit the Gettysburg National Military Park each year from all over the world.

This includes busloads of school children; visitors from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York (about 60%, according to Fowler); a “fair share” of Southerners; and soldiers who study tactics (including units from other countries). About 10% of visitors are international.

“It is always a surprise how knowledgeable people from other countries are about our history and even this battle,” Fowler says.

The battle had such an impact on America’s history that most presidents visit the park. Fowler has a few presidential anecdotes ready.

Eisenhower retired in Gettysburg and gave tours of the park to world leaders. Kennedy was scheduled to come to the park for a major event in November 1963 but canceled to go to Texas for his ill-fated final visit. Fowler was there when then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visited the park on Oct. 22, 2016.

Fowler belongs to the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides, an organization that keeps in contact with legislators and gives them free tours, as well as promoting guiding in general. www.50plusLifePA.com

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Soldier Stories

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Pilot Hit by AK-47 Fire While Evacuating the Wounded

was raging, with about 500,000 Americans As a medevac helicopter pilot during two stationed in South Vietnam. tours in Vietnam, Douglas Moore survived Moore commanded a Dust Off unit near Cu 1,874 combat missions. Some of those missions Chi that supported the 25th Infantry Division. left his Huey chopper riddled with bullet holes.

And in one particularly harrowing mission, There, as Moore describes it, he “got to see the Moore escaped death by a fraction of an inch. war up close and personal.

Yet this pilot managed to evacuate 2,782 “I remember being belly deep in a rice paddy wounded patients. or wedged down in a tiny hole in the jungle “I honestly believe that some of those guys someplace with blood-soaked soldiers being went on living or had limbs saved because my crammed into the rear of my helicopter, and crew and I could help,” says Moore. on many occasions, the bullets were coming Moore was born in the small town of Keiser, through the helicopter with us. And that made Arkansas, in September 1936 and was raised Moore’s helicopter picking up patients from the 173rd it rather exciting at times. And it took a great on a small cotton farm nearby. He recalls doing toll on us,” he recalls.

Airborne Brigade in the Hô Bò Woods in June 1965. what all the boys did in this corner of northeast The Dust Off crews were going in where Arkansas: joining the Boy Scouts and playing battles were raging. The combat loss rate was sports.

3.3 times higher than the rest of Army aviation.

After high school, Moore attended Arkansas Moore vividly recalls an eventful 18-hour State University, where he graduated in period in December 1968 when he flew four February 1959. During that period — the medevac missions: one just after lunch, one height of the Cold War — all physically fit men just after dark, another at about 10 p.m., and a were obligated to take ROTC training during fourth around 4 the next morning. their first two years in college.

“I think I can safely say these were four of But Moore volunteered for additional training the most dangerous missions that I flew in during his junior and senior years because he Vietnam. We just got the crap shot out of us anticipated military service and wanted to be an twice,” he says.

A picture of Moore taken in early 1965 officer. He joined the Army right out of college On the final mission, Moore’s unit got by a French photographer working so he could learn to fly airplanes. a call saying a nearby Army battalion had for the Le Monde newspaper chain.

“As a youngster, I had an urge to fly, and the eight critically wounded men and they were military offered flight training,” he says. surrounded by the enemy. Moore knew this mission would be treacherous. As He first trained on airplanes at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where the instructors he flew toward the battle, he could see flares and flashes of artillery. often put the students through difficult situations that they might actually Moore radioed the battalion commander to shut off the flares long enough encounter in combat. to allow his Huey to land blacked out. The commander initially refused, By the early 1960s, the Vietnam War was intensifying. The U.S. Army fearing his unit would be overrun. But they reached a deal where Moore could realized that helicopters were of greater need than airplanes, so it started land with his helicopter’s lights turned off and then take off under temporary training more helicopter pilots. In 1963, Moore was sent to Camp Wolters, darkness.

Texas, to learn to fly choppers.

While landing, Moore could see wounded men scattered over a large area, Moore was ordered to Vietnam in October 1964, where he served in the so it took a long time to load the injured men. While on the ground, the th 57 Medical Detachment out of Saigon. These medevac units were known as enemy began firing at his helicopter and he could hear bullets striking the tail Dust Off, for their call sign. boom and back of his craft.

At this time, the American war effort was just gearing up; the U.S. role was When there was one last man to load, Moore radioed the commander to mainly advisory. Most of the patients that Moore flew to hospitals were South ask him to shut down the flares while he took off. This time, the commander Vietnamese. refused.

After a year in South Vietnam, Moore was transferred back to the U.S. and As Moore took off, tracers began coming up and all around his helicopter. then to Japan, where the U.S. built six large hospitals in the Tokyo-Yokohama As the Huey climbed, bullets started penetrating the cockpit. A round came area. up by his left knee and hit the lever that controls whether the helicopter goes Due to the poor road system in this heavily populated area, the Army up or down. It ricocheted and split his left thumb open. decided to use helicopters to move patients. In his two years in Japan, Moore’s “That hurt like a son of a gun,” says Moore. relatively small helicopter unit transported 63,000 patients.

Moments later he heard a scream right behind him. A round had hit one of After his time in Japan, the Army ordered Moore back to Vietnam for a the patients in the spine, inflicting a mortal wound. second tour of duty, from August 1968 to August 1969. At this point, the war please see Pilot Hit page 9

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Brain Injury from page 3 TBI, which requires emergency treatment, can also cause a wide range of changes affecting thinking, sensation, language, or emotions.

The American College of Emergency Physicians recommends that all elderly concussion patients undergo computed tomography (CT) scans to check for intracranial bleeding, because issues such as age-related cognitive decline or dementia can mask signs of bleeding-induced mental impairment.

However, CT scans are very expensive and expose patients to radiation, and both the healthcare system and patients would benefit from reduced CT scan use.

New research, however, shows that a blood test can differentiate elderly concussion patients with brain tissue damage from those without it.

This finding, published recently in the special brain health collection of AACC’s The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine, could help ensure that elderly patients with severe concussions receive crucial treatment for their injuries.

The Food and Drug Administration had previously authorized a blood test that identifies head injury patients who have brain tissue damage that needs to be assessed via CT scan, but the blood test was not specifically designed for older patients.

So a team of researchers led by Robert H. Christenson, Ph.D., of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, set out to determine how well the test performs in patients age 65 years or older.

To do this, Christenson’s team retrospectively analyzed data from the Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Biomarkers of Traumatic Brain Injury (ALERT-TBI) study, in which 1,959 adult patients with a concussion underwent both a CT scan and blood test for brain tissue damage within 12 hours of their injury.

Christenson’s team compared the results of the CT scan and blood test — which measures two specific proteins — in patients 65 years of age or older and in patients younger than 65.

From this comparison, the researchers found the blood test predicts with 100% accuracy which elderly concussion patients do not have brain tissue damage and do not need a CT scan.

Hospitals can therefore use this test to triage elderly concussion patients so that clinicians can focus on those most likely to require urgent intervention for intracranial bleeding.

Importantly, however, the researchers also found that the test does not accurately identify elderly patients who do have brain tissue damage, which means that the test should only be used as a triage tool, not as a replacement for CT scans.

For more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s TBI webpage at www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/index.html.

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Calendar of Events

Community Programs / Support Groups Free and open to the public Sundays, 6:15 p.m.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Luther Memorial Lutheran Church 1907 Hollywood Drive, York (781) 932-6300 www.foodaddicts.org Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

York Nar-Anon Family Group St. Matthew Lutheran Church Second Floor, Room 208/209 839 W. Market St., York (717) 845-2721 Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Dallastown Nar-Anon Family Group Bethlehem United Methodist Church 109 E. Main St., Dallastown (717) 244-1486 Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.

Shrewsbury Nar-Anon Family Group Grace Fellowship Church 74 E. Forrest Ave., Shrewsbury (717) 235-8390

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March 2, 9:30 a.m.

Green Thumb Garden Club Meeting Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2650 Freysville Road, Red Lion (717) 235-2823 March 3, 7 p.m.

Surviving Spouse Socials of York County Faith United Church of Christ 509 Pacific Ave., York (717) 266-2784 March 6, 10:30 a.m.

Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York County Glenview Alliance Church 10037 Susquehanna Trail, Glen Rock (717) 428-2210 March 17, 7-8 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Support Group Providence Place 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover (717) 767-4500 March 31, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair Wyndham Garden York 2000 Loucks Road, York (717) 285-1350 www.veteransexpo.com

Library Programs Arthur Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock 32 Main St., Glen Rock, (717) 235-1127 March 19, 1:15-3 p.m. – Tech Time Collinsville Community Library 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014 March 5, 4-5:45 p.m. – Tech Time March 10, 6-8 p.m. – Drowning in Plastic: Micro-plastics in Our Waterways Dillsburg Area Public Library 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg, (717) 432-5613 March 2, 6-7:30 p.m. – Natural Solutions: March Medicine Cabinet March 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania Dover Area Community Library 3700-3 Davidsburg Road, Dover, (717) 292-6814 Thursdays in March, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – AARP Tax Preparation March 12, 10-11:45 a.m. – Tech Time Glatfelter Memorial Library 101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove, (717) 225-3220 March 16, 6-7 p.m. – Drawing with Dots: Intro to Stippling Class March 26, 6-7 p.m. – Medicare 101 Guthrie Memorial Library 2 Library Place, Hanover, (717) 632-5183 March 12, 6:30-8 p.m. – Financial Basics: Insurance, Debt, and Retirement March 12, 6:30-8 p.m. – Pet Bereavement Group

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Kaltreider-Benfer Library 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion, (717) 244-2032 March 9, 4-7 p.m.; March 28, 9 a.m. to noon – Book Nook Open March 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. – Green Thumb Garden Club Lecture Series Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, (717) 252-4080 March 19, 4-5:45 p.m. – Tech Time Martin Library 159 E. Market St., York, (717) 846-5300 March 14, 10:30 a.m. to noon – Tech Time Power Session March 15, 2-3 p.m. – York Reads Mason-Dixon Public Library 250 Bailey Drive, Stewartstown, (717) 993-2404 March 5, 1:30-3:15 p.m. – Tech Time Paul Smith Library of Southern York County 80 Constitution Ave., Shrewsbury, (717) 235-4313 March 4, 6-8 p.m. – Buying Direct from Farmers March 14, 10:30-11:30 a.m. – Looking for Miss Crabtree: Classic Film and TV Red Land Community Library 48 Robin Hood Drive, Etters, (717) 938-5599 March 23, 1-2 p.m. – One Book, One Community Discussion of Heartland March 27, 7-8:30 p.m. – Trivia Night Village Library 35-C N. Main St., Jacobus, (717) 428-1034 March 26, 3:30-5:15 p.m. – Tech Time

Senior Center Activities Crispus Attucks Active Living Center (717) 848-3610, www.crispusattucks.org Delta Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 456-5753 Dillsburg Senior Activity Center – (717) 432-2216 Eastern Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 252-1641 Golden Connections Community Center (717) 244-7229, www.gcccenter.com Weekdays, 9 a.m. – Games Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – Pinochle Fridays, 9:15 a.m. – Computers 101 Golden Visions Senior Community Center (717) 633-5072, www.goldenvisionspa.com Heritage Senior Center, Inc. (717) 292-7471, www.heritagesrcenter.org Northeastern Senior Community Center (717) 266-1400, www.mtwolf.org/SeniorCenter Red Land Senior Center – (717) 938-4649 www.redlandseniorcenter.org September House – (717) 848-4417 South Central Senior Community Center (717) 235-6060 https://southcentralyorkcountysrctr.webs.com Fridays, 9 a.m. – Friends Together Craft Class March 4 – Property Tax and Rent Rebate Event March 26, 1 p.m. – Historical Slide Presentation on Stewartstown Stewartstown Senior Center (717) 993-3488, www.stewsenior.org Susquehanna Senior Center (717) 244-0340 www.susquehannaseniorcenter.org Mondays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. – Chorus Practice Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m. – Bluegrass/Country Music Jam Session White Rose Senior Center (717) 843-9704, www.whiteroseseniorcenter.org Windy Hill On the Campus (717) 225-0733 https://windyhillonthecampus.org March 17, 12:30 p.m. – Book Club March 18, 1:30-3 p.m. – Memory Café Yorktown Senior Center (717) 854-0693, www.yorktownseniorcenter.org

Parks and Recreation March 14, 1-2:30 p.m. – Streamside with a Steward: Wetland Walk, Nixon Park March 15, 2:30-4 p.m. – Travel Stories: “Land Below the Wind,” Nixon Park March 28, 1-3 p.m. – History and Mystery of Raab Park, Raab Park

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Pilot Hit from page 6 And just after that, another round came in and hit Moore hard. His head sprung back and smacked the back of the seat. He kicked a pedal to the floor that put the chopper in a descending right turn only about 100 feet off the ground.

Moore instinctively grabbed the stick and pulled it to start climbing. He told his young copilot that he had been hit, and the 20-year-old took control.

If that weren’t bad enough, the fire warning light started flashing.

Somehow, the Huey limped back to base, about 25 miles away, but landed with 37 holes from AK-47 rounds.

“That old gal took us back to Cu Chi despite the fact she was leaking every fluid aboard the aircraft,” says Moore.

But Moore was totally confused during the flight. He realized he couldn’t see out of his left eye, triggering fears of blindness, which would end his flying career.

He later found out what had happened by looking at bullet holes in his flight helmet. An AK-47 round flew through the windshield, hit the very lower edge of his helmet right between his eyes, penetrated the hard outer shell, and then exited by his left ear.

The bullet had shattered the windshield, and pieces of metal and Plexiglas hit the left side of his face, cut his nose, and left an inch-long piece of metal in the corner of his left eye. It also chipped out a piece on the left side of his head.

“I spent five days in the hospital while they picked the things out of my eye and tried to determine whether I had been knocked unconscious. If that had happened, my flying days would have been over. But I spent five days in the hospital, got out, and went back to flying for the rest of my tour,” he says.

Moore survived several more close calls during his tour. Interestingly,

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Moore says that most of what he remembers about Vietnam are the good things, and that most of the bad things have been washed out of his mind over the years.

But he is quick to add, “When I think about Vietnam, I mostly think about the people I served with. I knew some crazy guys over there, and you need people like that to make it fun when fun is about all you had left to keep you going.”

Moore stayed in the Army until March 1989 and retired as a colonel. He earned numerous awards and medals for his 30 years of service, including the Distinguished Service Cross, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star, and a Purple Heart.

He worked 25 years in healthcare administration but is now retired in the small town of Haymarket, Virginia, just south of the Washington metro area.

He’s written a book about his Vietnam adventures, titled A Bullet through the Helmet, with all the proceeds going to a museum for veterans in Indiana.

“I suppose Vietnam means different things to different people,” says Moore.

“But for me, the two years I spent in Vietnam and the two years I spent in Japan between those tours represent the most significant period of my life and one I’m extremely proud of.”

Tragically, Moore lost his first wife of 53 years to Alzheimer’s disease. But on Veterans Day in 2013, he had a chance encounter with a woman named Debby Alexander, whom he had met in Vietnam in January 1969. They are now happily married.

We will tell Alexander’s remarkable story in next month’s issue.

Robert Naeye is a freelance journalist living in Derry Township. He is the former editor-in-chief of Sky & Telescope magazine.

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Cabin Fever Reliever It may be March, but winter hasn’t released its grip on us just yet. If the weeks cooped up indoors have you experiencing the infamous “cabin fever,” prepare to soothe your restless mind!

The next few pages contain puzzles to get your brain’s neurons firing and those synapses sparking — a little satisfactory stimulation to sustain you through the last remaining weeks of cold-season doldrums.

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March is Women’s History Month

Female artists struggled to achieve equal footing in the art world with men.

Looking back to the 17th and 18th centuries, female artists’ work was rarely displayed or revered.

For instance, the National Museum of Women in the Arts has a strong collection of paintings and other art by artists working in the Netherlands during the 17th and early 18th centuries.

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In a classical revival building designed by Wood, Donn & Deming in 1903 and located at 1250 New York Ave. in Washington, D.C., the National Museum of Women in the Arts remains the only major museum worldwide solely dedicated to celebrating women’s achievements in the visual, performing, and literary arts.

The museum was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay, and this month of March — Women’s History Month — is the time to focus on women and their many contributions.

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Art from page 11 Schalcken, Anna Maria van Schurman, and Alida Withoos are part of the museum’s permanent collection.

The Netherlands saw unprecedented economic growth during the late 16th century until the early 1700s. This growth saw a rise of a wealthy merchant middle class. The nouveau riche members of Dutch society at this time sparked high demand for paintings and prints of genre scenes, portraits, and still lifes.

To meet this demand, artists, including talented female artists, produced some of the most captivating works of the Golden Age of Dutch art.

The 18th century in France also saw the rise of female artists such as the court painter, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, the famed artist who painted many portraits of King Louis XVI’s wife, the foreign-born Marie Antoinette, and their children.

By the mid- to late 19th century, the lives of women and of female artists changed as a result of reform movements in response to the Industrial Revolution.

With the primary role of women being that of wife and mother, only 10% of American women remained single. American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) and muralist Violet Oakley (1874-1961) both chose to devote their lives to their art instead of to marriage and children.

The results of this decision were inspirational to other artists. Some women of the era took classes and private art lessons. Cassatt studied art privately and hired studio models to produce her work. She also was one of the first women to attend art school both at home and abroad.

From 1860-62, Cassatt studied at the oldest art school in the

nation, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, and made unescorted trips to Paris to paint and study at the famed Académie Julian.

She painted with American and foreign colleagues — both men and women, including members of the French Impressionists — including her longtime friend and staunch supporter, Edgar Degas.

Today, Cassatt’s paintings and prints focus on portraits and genre scenes and regularly command impressively high prices from collections and at auction.

The names of many 20th- and 21st-century female artists are more familiar to most art lovers, like the Representational artists Grace Anderson and Della Bittner; the Modernists Georgia O’Keeffe, Elizabeth Grandin, and Imogen Cunningham; and the Abstract Expressionists active in the 1950s: Grace Hartigan, Helen Frankenthaler, and Joan Mitchell.

Sculptors with influence, to name a few, include Mary Callery, Louise Nevelson, and Glenna Goodacre. Also, the Feminist art program pioneers Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro became active in the 1970s and remain so to this day.

These innovators helped open the doors for female artists who were formerly shut out of major museums and the lucrative art market. As art reflects our history, social change, and progress, March is a perfect time to reflect on art made by women and visit a museum or gallery highlighting their fine contributions.

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Financial Focus

Planning for the Rising Costs of Healthcare Steven Brettler

Healthcare costs are rising, especially for retirees, and many will need long-term care.

Learn the moves you can make to help prepare yourself.

Longer lifespans and escalating healthcare expenses are driving investors to control their financial exposure to uncovered bouts of care — particularly in retirement.

According to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. spends approximately $3.5 trillion a year on healthcare, or nearly $11,000 per person.

Overall spending rose 3.96% in 20171, faster than the pace of inflation or wage growth.

As spending rises, patients are also shouldering a larger share of treatment costs — driving up out-of-pocket expenses. The elderly, who require the most care, often bear the brunt of the costs.

It is important to take steps to minimize your financial exposure to uncovered medical costs.

But whereas your incentives for saving for retirement are easy to digest — to be able to afford a desired lifestyle after your working years — planning for the less palatable aspects of old age can be more challenging.

Healthcare Costs Planning Many people turning 65 will need some type of long-term care services in their lifetimes.

One year in a private room in a nursing home costs $102,200 today and is projected to reach $184,585 by 2039.2 Even with a robust portfolio, you may have trouble handling such large costs with savings on hand.

Many adults nearing retirement age are concerned about healthcare costs but unsure how to budget for them. Many affluent older Americans are unsure or cannot estimate what their annual healthcare or long-term care costs in retirement will be.

Should they encounter serious medical trouble, the costs will be even higher. Many Americans are not even aware of the uninsured costs they may face in these cases. A stroke, for example, may cause paralysis, warranting expensive 24-hour assistance.

Medicare Part A covers nursing facility care for a limited time, but only after a qualified hospitalization.

However, Medicare will not pay for nursing homes when custodial care is the only care needed, nor will it pay for care for conditions such as Alzheimer’s’ disease. Patients suffering from Alzheimer’s or other cognitive ailments may live for many years, all the while requiring assistance and, as the disease worsens, expensive hands-on assistance.

Protection for Retirement Savings Investors in their 30s or early 40s may weight their retirement-funding strategies toward a portfolio of mutual funds or a managed-account solution to provide upside exposure to the market.

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should also be a consideration, she says.

These days, only a handful of insurers offer long-term care insurance, so another option may be life insurance with a longterm care rider, which allows families to tap into the benefits they would receive upon the policyholder’s death while he or she is alive and requires care.

Another option for funding long-term care expenses is to withdraw or borrow money from life insurance policies or generate income from annuities. Note that either of these options would probably fall short of covering costs if someone needs care for many years.

Paying for Unexpected Healthcare Costs A final consideration is what to do when you’re faced with a large, unexpected medical bill today. One answer may be a securities-based loan, which allows qualified clients to use the eligible securities in a brokerage account as collateral for a loan or line of credit, often at a competitive rate.

When faced with a large healthcare expense, investors often liquidate financial assets to pay for immediate needs. However, this strategy may have unintended costs, such as tax consequences, loss of future growth potential, or an imbalance in your portfolio.

Once approved, a securities-based loan can provide quick access to funds for a variety of needs with the potential to maintain your long-term investment strategy. Your financial adviser can provide you with additional information and help determine if this is the right strategy for you.

Protect Your Finances and Your Health As healthcare costs continue to rise, it’s important to understand the options you have to help protect the assets you’ve spent a lifetime accumulating.

Your financial adviser has access to multiple long-term-care products from a wide variety of respected insurers and can help you choose the one that offers the optimal combination of cost and benefits.

Steven Brettler is a financial adviser and branch manager with Morgan Stanley in Greenville, Del. He may be reached at (302) 573-4027 or advisor.morganstanley. com/steven.brettler.

Disclosures Article by Morgan Stanley 1 Source: CMS.gov Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services https://www.cms.gov/research-statistics-data-and-systems/statistics-trends-and-reports/nationalhealthexpenddata/nhe-fact-sheet. html 2 Genworth 2019 Cost of Care Survey, conducted by CareScout®, June 2019 Cost estimate based on 365 days of care. Estimates how much care might cost in future years based on 3% annual inflation. https://www.genworth.com/aging-and-you/finances/cost-of-care.html Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is not implying an affiliation, sponsorship, endorsement with/of the third party or that any monitoring is being done by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) of any information contained within the website.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and its affiliates and their employees (including Financial Advisors and Private Wealth Advisors) are not in the business of providing tax or legal advice. These materials and any statements contained herein should not be construed as tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their personal tax advisor or attorney for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving personal trusts and estate planning.

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Grief Relief

Victor M. Parachin

7 Effective Mind-Body Ways to Manage Grieving

The Harvard Men’s Health Watch newsletter recently reported on a study led by T.H. Eric Bui, M.D., Ph.D., associate director for research at the Center for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders and Complicated Grief Program at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital.

The study, which was published in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, concluded that a specially designed eight-week mind-body program can help reduce stress in older adults who have lost a spouse.

Here are the seven mind-body techniques they found most effective to manage grief.

depression, agitation, and sorrow related to grief.

Because it’s often hard to find the energy go exercise, it’s important to find ways to motivate yourself to do so, such as joining an exercise group or working out regularly with a friend.

1. Yoga, tai chi, or qigong. Not only can these mind-body activities help you relax, but they can also reverse the effects of stress and anxiety on a molecular level, according to a study in the June 2017 Frontiers in Immunology.

In people who regularly engaged in these practices, researchers found less activity in genes that create inflammation in the body.

Many classes are designed specifically for stress reduction.

To find one of these classes in your community, simply do an online search.

2. Maintain a healthy diet. Stress triggers cravings for sugar and fat, which is why you reach for feel-good, high-calorie, and high-fat processed food during stressful times. Yet these foods can make you feel worse.

Instead, focus on keeping up a well-balanced diet. This means eating vegetables, fruits, lean proteins, and drinking plenty of water.

3. Follow good sleep hygiene.

Grief is emotionally exhausting, but after a loss, people often find that their sleep is disrupted. Either they have trouble getting to sleep or they sleep too much.

“Going to bed at regular hours, following a bedtime routine, and avoiding caffeine and alcohol in the evening helps with more restful sleep,” says Bui.

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“Schedule all exams for the coming year so you don’t miss them, and set timers on your phone or computer to help remind you to take your medications as scheduled, or ask a friend or family member to assist by checking in with you daily,” advises Bui. please see Mind-body page 20 Vibra Health Plan Seminar Dates and Locations:

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Join us in celebrating our silver anniversary by taking a look back at life over the last 25 years … as well as a blast from one of our covers past!

2010 Top Headlines

Entertainment

• A 7.0 magnitude earthquake ravaged Haiti in January, devastating the country and leading to the deaths of an estimated 100,000 to 160,000 people.

• James Cameron’s epic 3D movie Avatar overtook Titanic to become the highest-grossing film to date.

• The Tonight Show conflict among Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, and NBC executives reached a conclusion. Leno resumed his former gig as Tonight Show host; O’Brien and his staff received a $32 million buyout and moved to TBS.

• One of the largest environmental disasters in American history, the Deepwater Horizon, or BP, oil spill released 210 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in April.

• President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in March. The act was the largest regulatory overhaul and coverage expansion of the U.S. healthcare system since 1965.

• The May 23 finale of Lost concluded the television series’ six-season run. The episode generated a polarized response among the 13.5 million fans who tuned in.

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• In October, 33 Chilean miners, trapped 2,300 feet underground after the collapse of their copper-gold mine 69 days earlier, were rescued one by one in a specially built capsule as an estimated 1 billion people watched worldwide.

• The Senate voted to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” a 1994 military policy that forbid openly gay men and women from serving in the military, on Dec. 18.

The repeal became official Dec. 22.

• N otable passings included J.D. Salinger, George Steinbrenner, Rue McClanahan, Lena Horne, Tony Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, Lynn Redgrave, and Dixie Carter.

• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, hosted the 21st Winter Olympics in February. Approximately 2,600 athletes from 82 nations participated in 86 events in 15 disciplines.

• The New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl by defeating the Indianapolis Colts, 31-17.

• In a televised ESPN special, NBA player LeBron James announced he would sign with the Miami Heat rather than return to his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.

• South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup Tournament, which included an appearance

by Nelson Mandela and the world’s introduction to the vuvuzela horn.

• Pro golfer Tiger Woods’s personal and professional lives unraveled in 2010, beginning with an infidelity scandal that led to his divorce from wife Elin Nordegren. Woods also admitted himself for sex-addiction therapy and went on a 20-week hiatus from golf.

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I n November, England’s Prince William, second in line to the throne, and longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton announced their engagement. William proposed with the engagement ring that belonged to his late mother, Princess Diana. They would wed April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey.

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Science & Technology • Apple introduced the iPad in January. Less than three months after its release, the tablet computer had already sold 3 million units and led to a boom in app software.

• A paleoanthropologist’s South African discovery of a new hominid, Australopithecus sediba, was announced to the public in April. Its fossilized remains date back 2 million years.

• Hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” emerged as a source of controversy between environmentalists and economists. The well-stimulation technique uses high-pressure fluid injections to fracture deep rocks and release trapped natural gas and petroleum.

• After analyzing the plume that arose after a rocket booster crashed near the moon’s south pole, NASA learned the moon is about 50% wetter than previously thought, twice as wet as the Sahara Desert.

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Whimsical, magical, and colorful are He went through a number of jobs all the descriptors that come to mind before finding a draftsman position at Inside when viewing Bill What�s Hoin’s artwork.

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The multicolored drawings are “It’s essential that I draw every day.

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“I use mostly gel pens,” Bill says of Just recently Bill had a picture in Healthy Living: . . . . . . . . . . . .

32 his work. “People say that’s what kids the Trees Galore show at the Mulberry use, but anything an artist uses is a Studios in Lancaster. The picture House & Home:............4 tool.” is a Christmas tree decorated with Moneyare Matters .............10 Bill’s fluid drawings bulging angel’s faces. He made copies for his with life. Within the spirals of a Christmas card with the inside saying, Senior Center  picture, you might see many faces, “There’s an angel in your tree.”

Happenings: ................31  birds, and fish. His portraits are done “I was in the very first Lititz in watercolor and gel pens and they Outdoor Art Show in 1967,” Bill says Travel ..........................26 can be very realistic or abstract. of his art career.

“I think most people like News: what I’m This past summer he displayed Veterans ..... ......28 doing because it’s so labor intensive,” 26 pictures at the Lititz show. He Volunteers & Careers Bill says. “Sometimes I leave areas : ...30 has exhibited paintings, prints, and undone so the people looking at it weavings in both one-man and group can add their own. I like to look shows. His work is also on display at artwork that you see something in the National Vietnam Veterans different when you come back to it Art Museum in Chicago in their each time.” permanent collection.  As a child, Bill spent hours drawing Bill views his art as a hobby.  Senior News P.O. Box 8049, Lancaster, PA 17604 tel: 717›299›7000  e›mail: srnews@onlinepub.com and painting, but' eventually stopped “I haven’t really thought of it as www.SeniorNewsPA.com 2003 On›Line Publishers Inc. All rights reserved. as he grew older. money making. I don’t worry about “Vietnam is where I started getting interested in artwork again,” Bill what I’m selling, or going to galleries. It’s more for therapy and an outlet. says of his reacquaintance with art. “I visited villages and saw many artists Money isn’t the point of doing it.” and craftsmen at work. I bought artifacts from the weavers, and when I Working on one picture a day, Bill has no set hours. He likes to go to came back to the States, I started to do more myself.”

Central Market, where a friend runs a bread stand.

When Bill left the Army, he came back to Lancaster and earned “I’ll stand there and draw pictures all morning,” Bill smiles. “I have met Bachelor of Science degrees in industrial arts education and art education so many people in the last year. Sooner or later everyone is going to come from Millersville University. He then went on to earn a master’s degree in through the Central Market.” art from Glassboro State College in New Jersey.

Besides doing his artwork, Bill enjoys going to the health club, walking, And he’s still learning his craft. and being an extreme birdwatcher.

“I took a mono printing class and a papermaking class. If I come He is a volunteer on the board of directors for the epilepsy support unit across a medium that I don’t have experience in or the equipment for, like in Lancaster, where he helps others with information and referrals. He is sculpting, then I take a class.” the outdoor art chairman for the Lancaster County Art Association and He even took a course for making glass paperweights at Wheaton is planning art programs for the future, and he teaches art to a group of Village in New Jersey. homeschooled children.

After earning his degrees, Bill went on to teach high school art for five In his one-page bio, Bill wrote, “I plan to produce artwork, teach, and years. volunteer at various art associations in the area.”

“I came back with a problem from Vietnam. I was diagnosed with Bill is well on his way to accomplishing those goals, and it is a boon to epilepsy two years after Vietnam, and it made it very difficult to teach.” those of us who delight in art. www.50plusLifePA.com

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Study Indicates Colorectal Screening May Need to Begin in Mid-40s

By Keith Brannon A year-by-year age analysis of medicine at Tulane University colorectal cancer rates among School of Medicine and staff U.S. adults finds a 46% increase gastroenterologist at the in new diagnoses from ages 49 to Southeast Louisiana Veterans 50, indicating that many latent Health Care System, said the cases of the disease are likely combined burden of undetected going undiagnosed until routine and detected early-onset screenings begin at 50, according colorectal cancer cases for those to a new study in JAMA Network 45-49 may actually approach that Open. of individuals in their early 50s.

Researchers found that almost “Our data support that the 93% of the cases discovered at incidence of colorectal cancer age 50 were invasive, meaning increases substantially among that most would require more individuals in their early 50s aggressive treatment, including compared with individuals in surgery, and were likely lingering their late 40s, not because rates for some time before diagnosis. are truly lower among those Colorectal cancer is the second aged 45-49 years, but because leading cause of cancer deaths colorectal cancers are present but March is National Colorectal Cancer in the United States. As rates for undetected until diagnosed when younger adults continue to rise, screening is ultimately initiated,�

Awareness Month there is considerable debate about he said. whether to lower the age for recommended screenings.

In 2018, the American Cancer Society called for routine screenings to start at 45. However, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which sets federal screenings standards, currently recommends average-risk screening begin at age 50.

Those against beginning screenings at age 45 have argued that incidence rates in those age 45-49 years have been considered relatively low compared to those aged 50-54 years.

Study authors suspected the risks for those in their mid- to late 40s are Read it online, in print, underestimated because incident data for those age ranges would likely only and on mobile/tablet include cases caught because they presented symptoms and/or have a family devices. onlinepub.com history of cancer, in contrast to those 50 and older, who have cancers also detected due to screening.

To assess this, they examined colorectal cancer incidence rates in one-year increments between the ages of 30 and 60 from 2000-2015. They suspected that if there were many asymptomatic cases of the disease undetected, there would be a marked increase in cases between 49 and 50, when screenings begin.

Researchers found a steep increase, from 34.9 diagnoses per 100,000 people at age 49 to 51 cases per 100,000 at age 50. Sharp increases were also seen in both men (52.9%) and women (39.1%), in white (46.2%) and black (47.3%) populations, and in colon (51.4%) and rectal (37.6%) cancers in this one-year age transition. These incidence increases from age 49 to 50 were not seen in 24th annual prior studies because only age-group ranges were analyzed. edition Researchers also examined the stage at which the cancers were caught and found a spike in localized and regional cancers, which would require surgery and possibly chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

The study adds fuel to the debate about whether screenings should begin at age 45.

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Planning from page 14 Borrowing against securities may not be suitable for everyone. You should be aware that there are risks associated with a securities based loan, including possible margin calls on short notice, and that market conditions can magnify any potential for loss. For details, please see the important disclosures below.

Securities based loans are provided by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association or Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A, as applicable.

Important Risk Information for Securities Based Lending: You need to understand that: (1) Sufficient collateral must be maintained to support your loan(s) and to take future advances; (2) You may have to deposit additional cash or eligible securities on short notice; (3) Some or all of your securities may be sold without prior notice in order to maintain account equity at required maintenance levels. You will not be entitled to choose the securities that will be sold. These actions may interrupt your longterm investment strategy and may result in adverse tax consequences or in additional fees being assessed; (4) Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association or Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (collectively referred to as ?Morgan Stanley?) reserves the right not to fund any advance request due to insufficient collateral or for any other reason except for any portion of a securities based loan that is identified as a committed facility; (5) Morgan Stanley reserves the right to increase your collateral maintenance requirements at any time without notice; and (6) Morgan Stanley reserves the right to call securities based loans at any time and for any reason.

With the exception of a margin loan, the proceeds from securities based loan products may not be used to purchase, trade or carry margin stock (or securities, with respect to Express CreditLine); repay margin debt that was used to purchase, trade or carry margin stock (or securities, with respect to Express CreditLine); and cannot be deposited into a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC or other brokerage account.

To be eligible for a securities based loan, a client must have a brokerage account at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC that contains eligible securities, which shall serve as collateral for the securities based loan.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC is a registered Broker/Dealer, Member SIPC, and not a bank. Where appropriate, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC has entered into arrangements with banks and other third parties to assist in offering certain bankingrelated products and services.

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BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY Insurance and annuity products are offered in conjunction with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCs licensed insurance agency affiliates.

Since life insurance and long-term-care insurance are medically underwritten, you should not cancel your current policy until your new policy is in force. A change to your current policy may incur charges, fees and costs. A new policy may require a medical exam. Actual premiums may vary from any initial quotation. Surrender charges may be imposed and the period of time for which the surrender charges apply may increase with a new policy. You should consult with your own tax advisors regarding your potential tax liability on surrenders.

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Mind-Body from page 15 6. Take on new responsibilities. The loss of a spouse or family member may mean you have to take over certain routine jobs. For example, you now may be in charge of shopping, cooking, housekeeping, or organizing financial records.

While these tasks can be additional stressors, Bui suggests turning them into a positive experience.

“Taking on a new responsibility can keep your mind focused on a task and distract you from your grief,” he says.

“This reminds you that you are not alone, and even if you feel isolated, there may be family members, friends, or even neighbors who can give a supportive hand,” says Bui. Try to balance your need for isolation by remaining social. Set up a weekly lunch or coffee/tea time with a good friend. Make it a priority to communicate with a few people by email, text, or phone call.

Remind yourself that these strategies are ways of practicing self-compassion, reinvesting in yourself, and adapting, in positive ways, to loss.

7. Reach out to your social circle. Though you may wish to withdraw and isolate yourself as your recover from grief, it’s important to maintain connections with others.

Victor M. Parachin, M.Div., is a grief counselor, bereavement educator, and author of several books, including Healing Grief.

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Workshop Planned for Public School Pre-Retirees The Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) for Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Perry, and York County chapters will hold a free preretirement workshop 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Mechanicsburg Middle School.

The workshop, hosted by Cumberland County PASR, is for any public school employee considering retirement in one to four years.

It is open to teachers, librarians, counselors, nurses, maintenance, custodial, cafeteria, transportation, administration,

paraprofessionals, and office staff in all seven counties.

Speakers will be available to provide current and useful information about retirement options, health insurance options, supplemental insurance, and Social Security benefits. There is no charge for attendance.

Preregistration is required.

For questions and to preregister for Dauphin County schools, contact Donna Plummer at (717) 545-8833. Please register by March 24 so that refreshments and materials can be prepared.

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Senior Real Estate Specialist

5 Ways to Declutter Before Listing the Family Home 1. Toss the Trash We often become “clutter blind” to things that collect in our homes. If you have mail waiting to be sorted, handled, and discarded; magazines and newspapers you intended to read (but probably won’t); and things that need to be recycled, donated, or thrown away, do that now.

Go through every room in your house with a garbage bag and a donation bag. (Be sure to shred any sensitive documents so this information doesn’t fall into the wrong hands!)

2. Pare Down Furniture If you have rooms overstuffed with furniture, they’ll appear too small and unwelcoming to potential buyers.

Eliminate all unessential furniture and any upholstered items that are threadbare or excessively worn. It’s better to have less and use your best pieces to stage your home.

3. Depersonalize Your home probably contains your favorite collections, cherished photographs, children’s artwork, postcards, and memorabilia.

These items should be placed in specially marked boxes and tucked away for your move or to give to family members. This will help potential buyers imagine how the home will look with their items.

4. Clear the Surfaces Look at every flat surface in your home. Things tend to collect on countertops, tables, and shelves,

making a home look crowded and giving buyers the impression there’s no room for their life to unfold in this space.

If a surface has more than a single decorative item (or a related group of three things), it’s too “busy” to be inviting to a potential buyer.

5. Un-stuff the Closets Before listing your home, every closet should appear spacious and airy.

Crowded closets look too small to use.

In bedrooms, remove everything except for the in-season clothes you often wear and enjoy most. Everything else should be packed up or donated.

Linen closets should be organized with a maximum of two fresh changes of sheets and pillowcases for each bed. Keep only your nicest towels and washcloths. Retire the ratty ones to the rag box.

The hall closet should hold jackets and coats for the current season and have enough room to accept visitors’ coats.

Count on an SRES® to guide you through the process of buying or selling your home, making the transaction less stressful and more successful.

The Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®) designation is awarded by the SRES® Council, a subsidiary of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).

To learn more about SRES® and access various consumer resources, please visit www.seniorsresource. realtor.

My name is Paula Musselman. As the Senior Real Estate Specialist in your area, I am available to guide you through the process of preparing for a move, including a full market analysis of your home to determine value, as well as helping you with resources to declutter and stage your home and locating contractors, should you need repairs. Count on me to help take the stress out of your move!

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Social Security News

Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement

By John Johnston

Tax season is here, and we have made replacing your annual benefit statement even easier.

The benefit statement, also known as the SSA1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits.

It shows the total amount of benefits you received from us in the previous year so you know how much Social Security income to report to the IRS on your tax return.

If you live in the United States and you need a replacement form SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S, simply go online and get an instant, printable replacement form using your personal my Social Security account at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

A replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S is available for the previous tax year after Feb. 1.

If you already have a my Social Security account, you can log in to your account to view and print your SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S. If you don’t have access to a printer, you can save the document to your computer or email it to yourself.

If you don’t have a my Social Security account, creating one is very easy to do and usually takes less than 10 minutes.

If you’re a noncitizen who lives outside of the United States and you received or repaid Social Security benefits last year, we will send you form SSA-1042S in the mail. The forms SSA-1099 and SSA-1042S are not available for people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

With a personal my Social Security account, you can do much of your business with us online.

If you receive benefits or have Medicare, your personal my Social Security account is also the best way to: • Request a replacement Social Security number card (in most states and the District of Columbia) • Get your benefit verification letter • Check your benefit and payment information • Change your address and phone number • Change your direct deposit information • Request a replacement Medicare card • Report your wages if you work and receive Social Security disability insurance or SSI benefits Visit www.socialsecurity.gov to find more about our online services.

John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.

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Do I Have to File Taxes?

Jim Miller

separately — was below the threshold for your filing status and age, you may not have to file.

But if it’s over, you will.

Dear Savvy Senior, What are the IRS income-tax filing requirements for seniors this year?

I didn’t file a tax return last year because my 2018 income was below the filing requirements, but I got a part-time job late last year in 2019, so I’m wondering if I need to file this year.

– Semi-Retired

• S ingle: $12,200 ($13,850 if you’re 65 or older

by Jan. 1, 2020)

Dear Semi, Whether or not you are required to file a federal income tax return this year depends not only on how much you earned last year (in 2019), but also the source of that income, as well as your age and your filing status.

Here’s a rundown of this tax season’s IRS tax-filing requirement thresholds.

For most people, this is pretty straightforward.

If your 2019 gross income — which includes all taxable income, not counting your Social Security benefits, unless you are married and filing

• M arried filing jointly: $24,400 ($25,700 if you or your spouse is 65 or older or $27,000 if you’re both over 65) • M arried filing separately: $12,200 at any age • H ead of household: $18,350 ($20,000 if age 65 or older) • Q ualifying widow(er) with dependent child: $24,400 ($25,700 if age 65 or older) please see tAXES page 25

Free Tax Assistance Offered Through April 15, the AARP Tax-Aide program will offer free one-onone counseling as well as assistance on the telephone and internet to help individuals prepare basic tax forms, including the 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, and other standard documents.

The following are locations in your area. Please call for an appointment (unless otherwise noted) or visit aarp.org/money/taxaide for more information.

Aldersgate United Methodist Church 397 Tyler Run Road, York Saturday, March 21 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

(717) 771-9042

Grace United Methodist Church 473 Plank Road, New Freedom Mondays, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

(717) 993-3488 Call for appointment weekdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Crispus Attucks Association 620 S. George St., York Mondays, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

(717) 771-9042

Golden Connections Community Center 20 Gotham Drive C, Red Lion Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(717) 244-7229

Messiah United Methodist Church 1300 N. Beaver St., York Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

(717) 771-9042 Call for appointments Monday Wednesday, or Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dover Community Library 3700 Davidsburg Road Suite 4, Dover Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(717) 292-6814 Call for appointment Mondays or Wednesdays, noon to 6 p.m.

Hanover Church of the Brethren 601 Wilson Ave., Hanover Mondays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(717) 633-6353 Call for appointment weekdays 8 a.m. to noon

Eastern Area Senior Center 243 Hellam St., Wrightsville Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Thursdays, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

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Northeastern Senior Center 131 Center St., Mount Wolf Friday, March 20, by appointment (717) 266-1400 Red Land Senior Center 736 Wyndamere Road, Lewisberry Fridays, March 6 and April 3 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

(717) 938-4649

White Rose Senior Center 27 S. Broad St., York Fridays, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

(717) 843-9704 Windy Hill on the Campus 1472 Roths Church Road Spring Grove Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(717) 225-0733 Call for appointments Mondays and Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

York Alliance Church 501 Rathton Road, York Wednesdays 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Saturdays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

(717) 771-9042

Union Fire Company 201 York St., Manchester Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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21st Annual

April 22, 2020 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

LANCASTER COUNTY

Shady Maple Conference Center Smorgasbord Building 129 Toddy Drive, East Earl

21st Annual

May 6, 2020 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Hershey Lodge 325 University Drive Hershey

17th Annual

June 10, 2020 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Church Farm School 1001 E. Lincoln Highway Exton

24th Annual

Sept. 16, 2020 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Spooky Nook Sports 2913 Spooky Nook Road Manheim

18th Annual

Sept. 23, 2020 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

YORK COUNTY

York Expo Center Memorial Hall East 334 Carlisle Ave., York

21st Annual

Oct. 14, 2020 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Carlisle Expo Center 100 K St. Carlisle

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Area Agency on Aging Plans Fall-Prevention Classes The York County Area Agency on Aging will host a variety of free classes that teach how to manage the risk of falling and increase activity levels for adults age 60 and older.

A Matter of Balance targets older adults who have concerns about falling, have fallen in the past, have restricted their activities because of falling concerns, or are interested in improving balance, flexibility, and strength.

The program emphasizes practical strategies to manage falls.

Participants will learn to: view falls as controllable, set goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and exercise to increase strength and balance.

Several series of classes are available during the upcoming months.

Preregistration is required.

Mondays and Fridays, March 2-30 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Northeastern Senior Center 131 Center St., Mount Wolf Register at (717) 266-1400 No class Friday, March 20; snow dates are April 3 and 6.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 30 to June 2 1-3 p.m.

Dover Township Community Center 3700 Davidsburg Road, Dover Township Register with Faye at (717) 771-9610 No class on May 7 or 28.

Healthy Steps in Motion provides a more exercise-focused fallprevention program, in addition to balance improvement. HSIM strives to reduce the risk of falling by building body strength, increasing flexibility, and improving balance.

HSIM starts with a warmup, followed by strength and balance exercises, and ends with a cooldown stretch. There are three levels of exercise to enable participants to continue HSIM for as long as they like.

Preregistration is required.

April 20, 24, 28, and 30 May 4, 6, 11, and 14 2-3 p.m.

Bethlehem United Methodist Church 109 E. Main St., Dallastown Register with Faye at (717) 771-9610 Tuesdays and Thursdays, May 5-28 10-11 a.m.

VNA of Hanover & Spring Grove 440 N. Madison St., Hanover Register with Faye at (717) 771-9610 www.50plusLifePA.com

tAXES from page 23 To get a detailed breakdown on federal filing requirements, along with information on taxable and nontaxable income, call the IRS at (800) 829-3676 and ask them to mail you a free copy of the Tax Guide for Seniors (publication 554) or see www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p554.pdf.

Check Here Too There are, however, some other financial situations that can require you to file a tax return, even if your gross income falls below the IRS filing requirements.

For example, if you earned more than $400 from self-employment in 2019, owe any special taxes like an alternative minimum tax, or get premium tax credits because you, your spouse, or a dependent is enrolled in a Health Insurance Marketplace (Obamacare) plan, you’ll need to file.

You’ll also need to file if you’re receiving Social Security benefits and onehalf of your benefits plus your other gross income and any tax-exempt interest exceeds $25,000 or $32,000 if you’re married and filing jointly.

To figure all this out, the IRS offers an interactive tax-assistant tool on their website that asks a series of questions that will help you determine if you’re required to file or if you should file because you’re due a refund. It takes less than 15 minutes to complete.

You can access this tool at www.irs.gov/help/ita — click on “Do I Need to File a Tax Return?”

Or, you can get assistance over the phone by calling the IRS helpline at (800) 829-1040. You can also get face-to-face help at a Taxpayer Assistance Center. See www.irs.gov/localcontacts or call (800) 829-1040 to locate a center near you.

Check Your State Even if you’re not required to file a federal tax return this year, don’t assume that you’re also excused from filing state income taxes. The rules for your state might be very different.

Check with your state tax agency before concluding that you’re entirely in the clear. For links to state tax agencies, see www.taxadmin.org/state-taxagencies.

New Tax Form for Seniors New for this year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has created a new federal income-tax form specifically designed for senior taxpayers, age 65 and older. Created by the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act, the new two-page simplified federal income tax form is called the 1040-SR. Similar in style to the old 1040-EZ form that the IRS discontinued last year, the new 1040-SR has larger print and better color contrast that make it easier to read.

It also includes a chart to help older taxpayers calculate their standard deduction, which may help ensure that fewer seniors neglect to take the additional standard deduction they are entitled to. For 2019, the additional deduction for those 65 or older or the blind is $1,300.

The 1040-SR form also has specific lines for retirement income streams, such as Social Security benefits, IRA distributions, pensions, and annuities, along with earned income from work wages and tips.

And it allows a child tax credit for seniors who are still taking care of a dependent child or grandchild.

You can report capital gains and losses too, as well as interest and dividends, on this new form. Any of the tax schedules available to those using the standard form 1040 may also be used with the 1040-SR. You should also know that the 1040-SR doesn’t put a limit on interest, dividends, or capital gains, nor does it cap overall income like the old 1040EZ form did.

But, if you have to itemize because of state and local taxes or charitable giving, then you will not be able to use the new Form 1040-SR. Seniors who use tax-preparation software to file their taxes will be able to generate a 1040-SR, but the new form will provide the most significant benefit to taxpayers who still fill out and file their returns on paper.

To use the new 1040-SR tax form for the 2019 filing year, taxpayers, including both spouses if filing jointly, must be at least age 65 before Jan. 1, 2020.

You also don’t have to be retired to use the form — older workers can use it too. But early retirees (younger than 65) cannot use 1040-SR. To see the 2019 draft version of the new 1040-SR form, go to www.irs.gov/ pub/irs-dft/f1040s--dft.pdf.

Tax Preparation Help If you find that you do need to file a tax return this year, you can get help through the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (or TCE) program.

Sponsored by the IRS, TCE provides free tax preparation and counseling to middle and low-income taxpayers, age 60 and older. Call (800) 906-9887 or visit www.irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep to locate a service near you.

Also check with AARP, a participant in the TCE program that provides free tax preparation at more than 4,800 sites nationwide. To locate an AARP Tax-Aide site, call (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findtaxhelp. You don’t have to be an AARP member to use this service.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit www.savvysenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior book.

Free Preretirement Seminar Offered March 12 Are you near retirement or recently retired and confused about choosing Medicare plans?

A free seminar will be held to get the facts and learn to better navigate the Medicare system from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, March 12, in meeting room 148 of the York County on Pleasant Valley Road building, 2401 Pleasant Valley Road, Springettsbury Township.

This free seminar will be presented by the York County Area Agency on Aging APPRISE program. APPRISE is the state health insurance counseling program for all Medicare beneficiaries in Pennsylvania.

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The Bookworm Sez

Mobituaries Terri Schlichenmeyer

Dust to dust.

That’s supposedly what we all become again when we exit, stage left: We are made of dust, and we’ll just be a pile of it when we die. But is that all, or can we hope to live on as a line in a page somewhere?

As in the new book Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg, will someone remember?

Nothing lasts forever.

If you’re old enough to read that, you’re old enough to know its truth: Everything and everybody ends eventually, and some leave without fanfare. We might not even see them go because, as Rocca muses, “not everyone has gotten the send-off they were due …”

That set-things-right need for closure launched Rocca’s Mobituary, which is “an appreciation for someone (or something) who didn’t get the love she or he deserved the first time around.”

Take, for instance, “the long S,” which looks something like a small F and can be found in the Declaration of Independence. It ceased to be used in late 1803 and is gone but not forgotten.

Women don’t wear hobble skirts anymore, and men don’t wear codpieces; doctors don’t believe phrenology helps to diagnose your obsession with cats; encyclopedias won’t help a young author-to-be who thinks he’s gay; and you can no longer visit Prussia because it hasn’t existed since early 1947.

But things don’t just disappear. People do, too.

Once upon a time, every man wanted to dress like a guy named Beau Brummel. We don’t talk about Ada Lovelace these days, or her 19th-century computer programming work.

Few people know who Moses Fleetwood Walker is; and even in today’s political climate, Billy Carter’s name is rarely mentioned.

Reputations can die ignominiously, TV shows get canceled, and careers fade away (or sometimes end with a president’s life). Complacency can die, as can grace. But sometimes, just when we think life is filled Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving with nothing but death, demise, and unpleasantry, it

By Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg can return on the tops of champagne bubbles … c. 2019, Simon & Schuster, 375 pages The first thing — perhaps even the only thing — you need to know is that Mobituaries is absolutely

delightful.

Promise yourself two minutes with this book, and you’ll close its covers a half-hour later. Dip in for a little nostalgia (when did station wagons depart, The help caregivers need to care anyhow?). Step back in time to witness the acts of people who made big for themselves and others! impacts but are now largely forgotten. See how celebrities can eclipse other celebs, even in death.

Like with a bag of potato chips, watch yourself reach into this book for another handful because authors Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg don’t Features wade in too deeply; instead, they give readers just enough to whet appetites but not so much that we get full.

• Directory of Providers And as with any feast, literary or otherwise, you can nibble without • Books and Resources thinking you must have a helping of everything.

• Support Organizations Rattle around and you’ll find that Mobituaries is gently humorous, kindly • Articles inclusive, and plain fun to read. Have it nearby and you’ll know that this book won’t collect dust.

The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old, and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 14,000 books.

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Melinda Myers

Early Spring Prep for a Beautiful Summer Garden

As winter fades into spring, gardeners can’t wait to get busy in the garden. Pruning, cutting back perennials and ornamental grasses, and preparing the garden for spring planting are just a few of the tasks.

Keep yourself and the pollinators overwintering in your garden safe as you start the cleanup process.

Always prune with a purpose.

Start by removing any damaged and diseased stems from shrubs and roses. Watch for insects, such as swallowtail butterflies, that overwinter in protective cocoons and the egg masses of some, such as the hairstreak butterflies.

Prevent problems by destroying overwintering nonnative pests like the gypsy moth. Search the internet and insect books for help identifying

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When pruning, start by removing the damaged and diseased stems of shrubs and roses and wear heavy-duty gloves to keep yourself free from scratches.

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the good and bad guys you may find in your landscape.

Additional pruning may be needed to manage the size and shape or encourage better flowering and bark color. Wait to prune spring-flowering shrubs, like lilacs and forsythia, if you want maximum flowering. Prune these shrubs right after flowering before they set their floral buds for next spring.

Keep yourself safe by wearing safety glasses and gloves. It’s too easy to focus on the task and end up with a stick in the eye. Heavyduty gloves protect and support your hands, allowing you to garden longer with less stress and fewer scratches and bruises.

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The Reel Deal

The Way Back Randal Hill

Blending a classic sports story with a tale of midlife crisis, Warner Brothers’ The Way Back isn’t a predictable Disney-type sports drama or an updated Hoosiers but an unflinching study of life’s pitfalls that can bring down the best and brightest of us.

In high school, he had been a superstar.

Handsome, whip-smart, popular. And on the basketball court, nobody could match the jaw-dropping skills of Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck). By graduation, Jack had earned a full university scholarship and a potential ticket to a 24-karat dream life.

Then, suddenly, he walked away from his beloved sport and forfeited his future.

From an early age, Cunningham liked to drink. A lot. His imbibing morphed from adolescent Animal House-type partying to quiet, full-blown alcoholism.

As a result, he experienced a fall from grace that would devastate his marriage (which included a life-altering tragedy) and any hopes for a successful, or even satisfactory, life.

Since Jack’s glory days more than 20 years previously, the basketball team at his alma mater has fallen with a thud. Then a possible break materializes: The current coach has suffered a heart attack, and Jack — now a middle-aged, chain-smoking construction worker who has never left town — is offered a shot at redemption: coaching a motley team of troubled, undisciplined losers.

Cunningham reluctantly accepts the task, surprising everyone, including

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himself. As it turns out, he has just as much to learn as his players do, but, over time, the boys start to come together as a team and even begin to win some games.

Will his newfound success give Jack the ability to finally conquer the demons that have plagued him for much of his life? Will these high school victories be enough to heal the deep wounds in the former sports legend? Or is this merely a fleeting respite from his inexorable slide into oblivion?

Comedian Al Madrigal portrays Dan, the school’s assistant coach who believes in Cunningham and offers him unconditional support.

For Affleck, this movie must hit awfully close to home. The son of an alcoholic, he had become a problem drinker as an adolescent, enrolling for treatment for the first time at age 18. Over the years, Affleck has candidly discussed his addiction, which he struggles with to this day.

“So proud of this one and the incredible team behind it,” says Affleck, the holder of two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes.

The Way Back is directed by Gavin O’Connor, who last worked with Affleck on 2016’s The Accountant. The script is by Brad Ingelsby.

Randal C. Hill enjoys getting sneak peeks of forthcoming movies from his home on the Oregon coast. He can be reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

Watch for the Mental Health Risks of Social Media Use Social media can help you keep in touch with friends and family, but it’s not always beneficial to your mental health.

It’s been linked to depression, low self-esteem, social anxiety, and other problems. How can you stay sane online? The Philadelphia Inquirer website offers these suggestions: Limit your use of social media. Don’t let Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms dominate your life or interrupt your interactions with people in the real world.

Put your smartphone down during mealtimes, and don’t take it to bed with you. Take breaks from social media from time to time to reduce its hold on you.

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Pay attention to your emotions. Think about why you’re scrolling down the screen and how what you see and read makes you feel.

Are you genuinely enjoying the experience? Do you find yourself getting depressed or angry? Are you checking social media because you want to find out something, or just from habit?

Be mindful about your social media use so you can control it instead of letting it control you.

Prioritize your real-world relationships. Make a point of spending time with your family and friends in person, not just online. From time to time, go through your list of friends and contacts and eliminate those who are no longer relevant to your life. www.50plusLifePA.com

The Beauty in Nature

Warblers I’ve Enjoyed Clyde McMillan-Gamber

Several kinds of warblers, which are small, colorful birds that winter in Central and South America, nest in forests and woody thickets in North America, including in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Often called “feathered jewels,” many kinds of these lively little birds migrate through here early in May, and some species stay here to raise young.

All species of warblers eat invertebrates during the warmer months and feed the Yellow warbler same to their offspring.

All warblers are small, and most of them are difficult to see. Use field guides or get online to see the beautiful colors and patterns that identify each species.

I have fond memories of seven kinds of favorite warblers that I particularly enjoy in southeastern Pennsylvania. Each species has at least one characteristic that makes it interesting.

Palm warblers migrate through here early in April, which is before most warblers do. They inhabit woodland swamps where they walk, while pumping their tails, along edges of shallow puddles on leafy forest floors to get invertebrates.

This attractive species is brown on top, which camouflages it, and yellow below with a rusty cap.

Yellow warblers are yellow all over, making them striking among the leaves of willow trees and bushes, where they nest by ponds and streams. Each male yellow warbler sings lively ditties that attract a female to him in his nesting territory.

Common yellowthroat warblers are olive brown on top and yellow below.

Each male also has a black mask over his eyes. He sings “witchety, witchety,

witchety” to attract a mate to his nesting territory among shrubbery near ponds and small waterways.

Blue-winged warblers hatch young in rows of multiflora rose bushes between fields. This species is olive above and yellow underneath and has a little light blue on each wing. Males emit an interesting, buzzy song that sounds like an elf inhaling and exhaling, “beeee-buzzzz.”

Photo by Tony Castro Louisiana waterthrushes “dance and Blue-winged warbler bob” as they walk along woodland streams in search of aquatic invertebrates. Those extra motions resemble debris bouncing in the current of the stream, which is a form of camouflage.

Waterthrushes rear offspring in leaf-lined notches behind tree roots in stream banks.

Ovenbirds walk on dead-leaf forest floors to get invertebrates for themselves and their young. Brown above and white with rows of dark spots below, ovenbirds blend into leaf-carpeted forest floors.

The usually invisible males ring out “teacher, teacher, teacher” to attract females to them for raising youngsters on woodland floors.

Little flocks of yellow-rumped warblers winter in southeastern Pennsylvania and through much of the eastern United States. They resemble sparrows to some extent, except they are slimmer and have thin beaks and a yellow rump.

During winter, they mostly ingest berries, the reason they can winter in the north.

These are a few of my favorite warblers. Their relatives, and all life, have something of interest as well.

Life on Earth is quite intriguing, more than anything else.

Libraries Lend More than Just Books Libraries are more than just repositories for books and other media. Here are examples of some of the unusual items you might find:

Museum passes. Public libraries in Chicago let patrons check out passes that allow for free entry to various museums throughout the city.

Bakeware. There’s no need to invest in fancy-shaped cake pans that you’ll use once.

If you need to bake a Power Ranger cake or one in the shape of Cinderella’s princess carriage, chances are they might be on a shelf in a storage closet of your library, along with other kitchenware.

Musical instruments. If your library has a well-stocked music and arts department, you might be able to borrow a banjo, bongos, dulcimer, kalmia, or mandolin.

Equipment. Depending on the geography in your area, you might find anything from fishing poles to hiking gear to snowshoes, sleds, tennis rackets, and other sports apparatus.

Humans. Having a “living library” has been gaining in popularity since the idea was introduced in Denmark in 2000.

Nurses, social workers, and knowledgeable people from various fields offer their time and expertise to educate patrons, during operating hours, in the library. www.50plusLifePA.com

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Tools. Libraries in Oakland, California, lend out drills, tape measures, saws, and many other items for quick projects. They also take donations of unwanted tools that are in good shape.

Toys. Board games, building blocks, and even dolls are waiting to be borrowed and shared.

Seeds. Seed libraries are growing in popularity in communities with active gardeners.

Libraries offer the seeds free of charge to patrons, who in turn donate seeds at the end of the season from the plants they’ve cultivated.

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gARDEN from page 27 Consider synthetic-leather, gauntlet-style gloves, such as Foxgloves extraprotection gloves (foxglovesinc.com), which protect hands and forearms from harm yet are supple enough to allow you to work efficiently.

Lightly rake any debris off the lawn and add it to the compost pile. Check for damage and lightly tamp any disturbed areas back in place. Reseed bare spots so grass, not weeds, fills in these spots.

Brush leaves off the crowns of perennials but leave the rest in place for insects that spend winter or summer in the leaf litter. Plus, the leaves help preserve moisture, suppress weeds, and improve the soil as they break down.

Pull mulch away from tree trunks and shrub crowns that may have shifted over winter. Keeping mulch off the stems reduces the risk of future problems that can lead to decline and even death of the plants.

Let perennials and grasses stand as long as possible, since many are homes for beneficial insects. Bundle grasses for easy cutting and removal.

Once cut, loosely stack or stand perennial stems and grasses at the edge of the garden or natural spaces. This allows any insects still present to safely emerge when it’s time to move to their summer homes. Plus, birds will appreciate the easy access to nesting material.

Enjoy the changing of the seasons and the beauty of nature hidden among the plants in your garden. Protect yourself when preparing the garden for spring so you won’t lose time recovering from injuries.

And keeping the pollinators and other beneficial insects safe will improve your garden’s health and productivity throughout the growing seasons.

Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses’ How to Grow Anything DVD series and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV and radio program. www. melindamyers.com, www.longfield-gardens.com

Free Diabetic Workshops Scheduled The York County Area Agency on Aging is offering free diabetes selfmanagement workshops called “Living Well with Diabetes” 9-11:30 a.m.

March 17, 24, and 31 and April 6, 14, and 21 at South Central Senior Center, 150 E. Main St., New Freedom Borough.

Adults 60 and older living with diabetes or prediabetes, and caregivers age 60 and older caring for someone with diabetes, can participate in the

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Temperatures are Falling — in Your Body Most people think the average body temperature for humans is 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

However, as the HealthDay website points out, that’s not quite the case. In fact, it seems to be going down.

The 98.6 degrees standard was established in 1851. A recent study of 25,000 British citizens, though, marked the average as 97.9.

Another study of more than 677,000 temperature measurements recorded in the United States between 1862 and 2017 found that the average body temperature of men born since 2000 is 1.1 degree lower

than in men born in the early 19th century.

Similarly, body temperatures for women born in the 2000s were, on average, about 0.6 degrees below that of women born in the 1890s. That adds up to a decrease of 0.05 degrees every decade since the 1800s.

Scientists speculate that improved healthcare and hygiene over time may have produced a reduction in the average metabolic rate, leading to an overall decline in inflammation, which tends to increase one’s body temperature.

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