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York County Edition

October 2014

Vol. 15 No. 10

Adventures from on High Retired Teacher Has Scaled Some of World’s Tallest Peaks By Lori Van Ingen Avid might be a tame word to describe James “Jim” Beckerich’s love of climbing. Beckerich, who was a high school mathematics teacher for 36 years, as well as a men’s soccer and baseball and co-ed floor hockey coach, enjoyed having his summers free. It gave him the opportunity to follow his passion. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mount Everest base camp, Machu Picchu in Peru, Ixta and Orizaba in Mexico, and Cotopaxi in Ecuador—the 67-yearold has conquered them all. And just last year, Beckerich climbed to 19,600 feet at Aconcagua Peak, the highest peak in South America and only second in the world to Mount Everest, before running out of gas, just shy of reaching the summit. But, he said, “there are amazing peaks right here in the United States.” Besides these adventures, for two months every summer, Beckerich takes his Nissan, with his climbing gear and clothes, and drives to the Colorado peaks—where he has climbed 40 of the 14,000-foot peaks—or other peaks around the United States. He also has scaled Mount Whitney and Mount Shasta in California, Mount Rainier in Washington, Mount Hood in Oregon, and Mount Washington in New Hampshire. please see ADVENTURES page 26 Beckerich displays his banner of sponsors at high camp (19,600 feet) of Aconcagua Peak, Argentina.

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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Repurposing Ideas Lori Verderame

IYers are enjoying the process of reclaiming, recycling, and repurposing worn-out, vintage, and antique objects. I have seen my fair share of vintage teacups turned into candlesticks or lamps, reclaimed headboards repurposed into benches, and drainage gutters reused for strawberry planters. While not everything should be repurposed, some junk can be reconsidered and made into some cool, contemporary stuff. Here are some vintage and antique pieces that have been re-done, which may provide a few ideas for those of you who like Dumpster diving, yard-sale hunting, and rehabbing old treasures.

• Old feed bag material re-sewn as throw pillows

• Old clarinets and trumpets made into garden fountains

• Old Ball jars as miniature plant terrariums for kitchen shelf

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• Old but clean fishing creel recycled into a pocketbook

Saxophone and trumpet fountains on display at the Kansas City Home & Garden Show.

• Old wicker hamper reclaimed into an oversized garden planter • Vintage suitcases reused as coffee table with glass top

• Victorian (but clean) chamber pot as magazine rack

And my favorite repurposing idea … of course, it has to do with jewelry. Take those old 1950s wristwatches (just the watch, not the entire band) and link them together with a single metal loop.

Link each loop to another wristwatch until you have linked enough to reach around your wrist. This continuous chain link of wristwatches makes a cute bracelet. For those of you who are all ready to recycle that old piece of furniture, be sure you know the origin of what you are repurposing and its value before you undertake your DIY project. It’s no fun if you find out that you repainted an antique library chair that once belonged to Noah Webster—worth $50,000—and completely devalued it. Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discovery channel’s hit TV show Auction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Facebook.com/ DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.

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Get Help Navigating Medicare The York County Area Agency on Aging’s APPRISE Program will offer free personalized counseling during Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period, which begins Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. The annual enrollment period is when Medicare beneficiaries can review their coverage and determine if health and prescription plans continue to meet their needs. By comparing plans and making changes by Dec. 7, Medicare will have enough time to process those changes to ensure that the new coverage will begin on Jan. 1, 2015. Medicare beneficiaries throughout the Open Enrollment Period will be able to receive one-on-one counseling assistance

offered by trained APPRISE counselors at different locations throughout York County. Prescheduled appointments are necessary and can be made by calling the APPRISE scheduling line at (717) 7719042 or (800) 632-9073. Dates and locations for the sessions are as follows: Oct. 20 and Nov. 17, 3:30 to 6 p.m. – West York Area High School, 1800 Bannister St., West Manchester Township Oct. 21, 3:30 to 6 p.m. – Dallastown Area High School, 700 New School Lane, York Township

Oct. 23 and Nov. 10, 4 to 6:15 p.m. – South Western High School, 200 Bowman Road, Penn Township

Nov. 3, 1 to 4 p.m. – Red Lion Area High School, 200 Horace Mann Ave., Red Lion

Oct. 27 and Nov. 20, 4 to 6 p.m. – York Suburban High School, 1800 Hollywood Drive, Spring Garden Township

Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m. to noon – KennardDale High School, 393 Main St., Fawn Township

Oct. 28 and Nov. 18, 10 a.m. to noon – Spring Grove High School, 1490 Roth’s Church Road, Jackson Township

Nov. 19, 1 to 2:30 p.m. – Red Land High School, 560 Fishing Creek Road, Fairview Township

Oct. 30, 1 to 4 p.m. – Northeastern High School, 300 High St., Manchester

Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to noon – York County Area Agency on Aging, 100 W. Market St., York

Oct. 31, noon to 3 p.m. – Susquehannock High School, 3280 Fissels Church Road, Shrewsbury Township

Resource Directory This Resource Directory recognizes advertisers who have made an extended commitment to your health and well-being. Active Adult Communities Roth’s Farm Village Roth’s Church Road, Spring Grove (717) 633-7300 Animal Hospitals Community Animal Hospital Donald A. Sloat, D.V.M. 400 S. Pine St., York (717) 845-5669 Automobile Sales/Service Gordon’s Body Shop, Inc. 10 Mill St., Stewartstown (717) 993-2263

Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020

Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services (717) 630-0067 – Hanover (717) 751-2488 – York

Alzheimer’s Information Clearinghouse (800) 367-5115

Housing/Apartments Elm Spring Residence 118 Pleasant Acres Road, York (717) 840-7676

American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 The National Kidney Foundation (800) 697-7007 or (717) 757-0604 Social Security Information (800) 772-1213

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Healthcare Information PA 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 Elder Healthcare Solutions Serving South Central PA (717) 825-8828 Senior Helpers Serving Adams and York counties (717) 920-0707

Springetts Manor Apartments 50 Eisenhower Drive, York (717) 757-1565 Housing Assistance Housing Authority of York (717) 845-2601 Property Tax/Rent Rebate (888) 728-2937 Insurance – Long-Term Care Apprise Insurance Counseling (717) 771-9610 or (800) 632-9073

Personal Care Homes Providence Place Senior Living 3377 Fox Run Road, Dover (717) 767-4500 Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Services York County Area Agency on Aging (800) 632-9073 Veterans Services Lebanon VA Medical Center 1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon (717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771 Volunteer Opportunities RSVP of Capital Region, Inc. (717) 847-1539 RSVP Lancaster County (717) 847-1539

Asset Protectors 1595 N. Queen St., York (717) 699-2336 Nursing & Rehab Facilities Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 118 Pleasant Acres Road, York (717) 840-7100

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What Do You Say to Admiral Rickover When He Barks at You, ‘Why aren’t you doing better?’

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Robert D. Wilcox

an Cooper grew up in East Liverpool, Ohio, the son of a Navy officer dad. Unlike most sixth-graders, Cooper knew exactly that he wanted to do with his life. That early, he had his eyes set on attending the U.S. Naval Academy and becoming a naval officer. And instead of just dreaming about it, he knuckled down and prepared for it, seriously studying and gaining the broadest knowledge he could get. When he graduated from high school in 1952, he was first turned down for an appointment because he was unable to pass the eye test. So he attended Washington & Jefferson College for a year before he was able to gain a waiver for his eyes and become a plebe at the naval academy. Graduating in 1957, he spent 18 months as an ensign aboard an amphibious ship before he was able to volunteer for submarine service. After six months in submarine school, he spent three years as a junior officer at sea on a diesel submarine, after which he was selected to spend a year at Harvard, studying international relations. “Then,” Cooper says, “I was sent orders to be interviewed by Admiral Hyman Rickover, who personally met and selected every officer going into the Navy nuclear power program.” How did that go? “Not real well,” Cooper says. “The admiral had a very confrontational style, challenging everyone to realize how rough the job would be and questioning frankly whether they’d be able to handle it. He asked me sternly why I wasn’t doing better. “What I learned later was that this was his style. He apparently never met anyone that he didn’t feel could do better. And he let them know it in no uncertain terms,” he says. “I’ll be honest: I hoped that as I furthered my career, he wouldn’t be around. “Only later did I realize how much he meant to developing a safe nuclear Navy. He was tenacious, patriotic, absolutely dedicated, and supremely gifted in all the other ways he had to be in order the fashion the nuclear

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CDR Daniel L. Cooper at Pearl Harbor in 1975, as he took command of the nuclear-fueled attack submarine USS Puffer.

Navy we have today. Frankly, I can’t think of one other person who could have pulled that off.” In 1966, Cooper became executive officer on the USS Simon Bolivar, a nuclear-powered ballistic submarine that was longer than a football field. It carried 16 Poseidon nuclear missiles and had two separate crews of 14 officers and 126 enlisted men. Rotating the crews’ time aboard allowed a much greater time at sea in the sub’s mission of providing nuclear deterrence. Cooper served for two years aboard the Simon Bolivar before he was assigned as an aide to the vice chief of naval operations. That was followed by two years as commanding officer of the USS Puffer (SSN-652), a nuclear attack submarine operating out of Pearl Harbor. Then came three years as commander of a submarine squadron, home based in New London, Conn. In 1980, he was selected to flag rank (admiral), serving as comptroller, sea systems command. And after two years there, he served for three years as budget officer for the Navy. He continued to get more responsibilities, becoming director of navy program planning and budgeting and being promoted to vice admiral (three stars). In 1986 he became commander, submarine forces, Atlantic fleet. Then it was back to Washington again to serve for three years as assistant chief

of naval operations for undersea warfare, his last post before retiring from the Navy in 1991. As an aside, he recalls that when the film The Hunt for Red October was to be filmed, the script came to his office to make sure it revealed nothing classified. He says, “I took the script home to read and told them the next day that it revealed nothing classified and that, except for one off-color story that didn’t reflect well on the Navy, I saw it as a fine, G-rated film that I’d be comfortable in having my wife or grandmother see.” Did they delete that story before releasing the film? With a smile, he says, “They did.” You might think that after shedding all the responsibilities he shouldered during his Navy days, retirement would become time for a life of relaxation … and perhaps some serious golf. But, when he was offered the job of undersecretary for veterans benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, he felt he had to say yes. During his six years in that position, he testified before congressional committees several times a year. That had been a common experience for him during all his years in Washington, when he testified before Congress frequently as a submariner and navy budget officer. He also remembers vividly the time when a young senator named Barack Obama asked him for a personal briefing on the many aspects of the VA with which the senator needed to be familiar. After retiring a second time in 2008, Cooper did a detailed analysis of retirement communities and found one in Central Pennsylvania where he and his wife, Betty, came in 2012 to live in retirement. As can be expected, his “retirement” is so full of activities that most people would consider it going full throttle. And he reflects that it’s frosting on the cake that so many other Navy men have discovered the same retirement community. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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The Search for Our Ancestry

How Can DNA Results Help Our Search? Angelo Coniglio

here are several firms that cater to the general public for testing of individual DNA. Most of them actively promote their services and can be found on the Internet. The “big four,” with the main thrusts of their services, are: 23andMe (medical, genealogical, and personal ancestry); Family Tree DNA (genealogical, personal ancestry); AncestryDNA (genealogical, personal ancestry); and Genographic by National Geographic (population genetics research, personal ancestry). The first three charge about $100 for a basic test, while NG charges about $200 for a more comprehensive test. For a detailed comparison of these firms, see http://bit.ly/DNATestVendorsCompared. The premise behind all of these tests is that humans, like all living things, have a genome—a set of biological “plans” that determines the details of our very existence: hair color; eye color; body shape; susceptibility to asthma, or tuberculosis, or color blindness; ability to procreate; etc.—the very things that make us individuals. These traits, however, have been passed down from our ancestors via the coding described by substances called deoxyribonucleic acids: DNA. We receive some of the DNA from one parent, some from the other. Since our parents had parents, they, too, received some from each parent, meaning

that part of our DNA is from our grandparents—and from our greatgrandparents and our great-greatgrandparents, back to the first humans. Our DNA is contained mostly in genes, in our chromosomes, of which we have 23 pairs. Most of our DNA is of a type called autosomal, contained in 22 of the 23 chromosome pairs. The 23rd pair is the one that determines our sex. In males, the pair comprises one X and one Y chromosome, and in females it has two X chromosomes. Thus, the DNA in the Y chromosome (Y-DNA or paternal DNA) is passed only from male to male. Another key form of DNA is mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA or maternal DNA), which can be passed from a woman to both male and female offspring but cannot be further passed on by the males. These characteristics mean that paternal and maternal DNA can (separately) be compared to known DNA characteristics of various ethnic and geographic groups (called haplogroups) that existed in the distant past. Last time, I noted that one of the genealogical reasons for DNA testing includes the desire to know one’s broad ethnic or national origins. Many people are intrigued by such questions. Do they have black, or Jewish, or Native American ancestry? While the test vendors use DNA analyses to indicate a subject’s “ancestry

composition,” I believe many researchers put undue weight on such descriptions. For example, my 23andMe ancestry composition shows 87.7 percent European, with 75.1 percent Southern European and 59.9 percent Italian, and it found that less than one-tenth of 1 percent of my ancestry is Irish or British. Those findings are not surprising, because I have found by traditional “paper genealogy” that most of my ancestors back to the sixth generation in the mid-1700s were from one of only two towns in central Sicily. The part about 5.1 percent being Middle Eastern or African is intriguing but no more surprising. The “small print” says that these estimates are for one’s ancestry approximately “500 years ago, before ocean-crossing ships and airplanes came on the scene.” Other results claim to define one’s

ancestry as far back as 5,000 to 50,000 years, but I feel that such “ancestry” simply refers to stages or regions that the familial forebears passed through during the long history of mankind. I happen to believe that all mankind descended from the first humans in Africa, so that if the DNA studies were all completely accurate, everyone’s ancestral composition would be the same: 100 percent African. Next time, I’ll discuss what DNA testing can do to answer the questions I’m most interested in: those surrounding “personal ancestry.” Coniglio is the author of a novella inspired by his Sicilian research entitled The Lady of the Wheel, available in paperback at amzn.to/racalmuto or in an e-book at bit.ly/LadyOfTheWheelKindle. For more information, check out his webpage at bit.ly/AFCGen or email him at genealogytips@aol.com.

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Blakey, Yost, Bupp & Rausch, LLP David A. Mills, Esquire

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1984

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2004

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Wills; powers of attorney; living wills; estate settlement; probate; estate planning; nursing home planning; Medicaid; asset protection planning; trusts. We make house calls!

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Daley Zucker Meilton & Miner, LLC 635 North 12th Street, Suite 101 Lemoyne, PA 17043 717-724-9821 fax 717-724-9826 ppatton@dzmmlaw.com • www.dzmmlaw.com

Gettle & Veltri 13 East Market Street, York, PA 17401 717-854-4899 fax 717-848-1603 ghg@gettleveltri.com www.gettleveltri.com

1997

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Halbruner, Hatch & Guise, LLP 2109 Market Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011 717-731-9600 fax 717-731-9627 c.hatch@hhgllp.com • www.hhgllp.com

1992

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Keystone Elder Law 555 Gettysburg Pike, Suite C-100, Mechanicsburg 43 Brookwood Ave, Suite 1, Carlisle 717-697-3223 toll-free 844-697-3223 karen@keystoneelderlaw.com www.keystoneelderlaw.com

2010

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1984

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Wills, trusts, estates, guardianship, long-term medical care planning, public benefits for seniors.

1997

2009

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Asset protection, Medicaid planning, all trusts for special needs, and charitable giving.

McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. 30 Cassatt Ave., Berwyn, PA 19312 610-648-9300 fax 610-648-0433 amcandrews@mcandrewslaw.com www.mcandrewslaw.com

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Reese, Samley, Wagenseller, Mecum & Longer, P.C. 120 North Shippen Street, Lancaster, PA 17602 717-393-0671 fax 717-393-2969 mcs@trustmattersmost.com www.trustmattersmost.com

1986

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Estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, estate administration, guardianships.

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Wills; trusts; living trusts; powers of attorney; long-term care planning; estate planning and administration; VA benefits; Medicaid and Medicare planning.

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Full range of legal services for seniors and special-needs clients; retirement, estate, trust, and Medicaid planning; guardianship; estate administration; health insurance advocacy; in-house care manager.

Saidis, Sullivan & Rogers 26 West High Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 717-243-6222 fax 717-243-6486 attorney@ssr-attorneys.com www.ssr-attorneys.com

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2006

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Scott Alan Mitchell Rhoads & Sinon LLP Lancaster & Harrisburg 717-397-4431 (L) and 717-231-6602 (H) smitchell@rhoads-sinon.com • www.rhoadssinon.com

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1995

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SkarlatosZonarich LLC 17 South Second Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-233-1000 fax 717-233-6740 ebp@skarlatoszonarich.com www.skarlatoszonarich.com

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My 22 Cents’ Worth

Scandals of Past Generations Walt Sonneville

candal is no stranger to any period of American history, or to any sector of our society. It’s a misconception that contemporary times have brought a severe decline in the morality of our public figures. The founders of our republic, otherwise deeply revered, themselves had episodes of falling from grace. We tend to not know or to forget the sins of the prominent in an earlier America. Are leaders today more debased than those of the 18th and 19th centuries? Maybe the reporting of the follies of our contemporaries is more lurid and detailed than the scandals of bygone eras. Political figures of our developing country were not always role models. Aaron Burr, vice president in President Jefferson’s first term in office, asked the British minster to the United States for $500,000 to have Burr’s help in separating Louisiana from the nation. Two years later, in 1806 when he was then out of office, Burr told the Spanish minister to the United States that his plan went beyond having western territories secede. He conspired to capture our nation’s capital as well. Burr was acquitted of the charge of treason because his plan was not accompanied by direct action. Jefferson, admired for many qualities, reportedly fathered several children by one of his slaves, Sally Hemings, years after his wife died. This scandal first broke as public news while Jefferson was in his first term of the presidency. He simply ignored the charge. Today’s press would not allow that news to lapse.

Alexander Hamilton, our first Some suspected the illicit romance drove secretary of the treasury, had a three-year Mrs. Harding to poison the president, a affair with a married woman that gossip unsupported by evidence. eventually became Recent years have public. He never held seen scandalous public office after the behavior among our disclosure. military leaders but President Grover never a betrayal of Cleveland, president allegiance to the during two separated country. That can’t be terms toward the end said of all military of the 19th century, commanders decades acknowledged his ago. paternity of an James Wilkinson illegitimate son 10 was twice the years before he became commanding general president. He was of the United States Benedict Arnold. unmarried at the time. Army, from 1796Copy of engraving by H. B. Hall 1798 and from 1800Other paramours of the mother were 1812. Teddy Roosevelt married. Cleveland did said of him, “In all our the magnanimous history there is no thing and assumed more despicable child support to spare character.” After his the others. Rather death, it was than destroying him discovered Wilkinson politically, his noble was a paid agent of gesture attracted Spain. considerable praise. Another President Harding revolutionary army (1921-23) had two commander, General affairs before entering Charles Lee, second in the White House. The command under latter romance was Washington, disobeyed Thomas Jefferson. with a married woman Copy of engraving by C. Mayer battle orders issued by that lasted from 1905 Washington, for whom until 1920. He kept the matter quiet he held personal contempt as unfit to during his presidential campaign by lead the revolution. paying the woman for her silence, only Lee previously had been held prisoner to die of a heart attack while in office. by the British. It was found, after his

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death, that during that imprisonment he had worked to assist British General Howe. Benjamin Church was the first surgeon general of the United States Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was also an informer to British General Thomas Gage. Church was convicted of treasonous behavior. No one matched the treachery of Benedict Arnold, a Revolutionary War hero who became disillusioned with the cause and bitter at those superiors who claimed personal credit for Arnold’s accomplishments. Appointed to command the fort at West Point, Arnold offered to surrender to the British. His treason discovered, he escaped capture by Washington’s forces and became a general in the British army, leading attacks in Virginia and Connecticut. Scandals serve a purpose. They demonstrate to the ethically frail that the moral and ethical transgressions of even the wealthy and powerful can go awry, regardless of their skill in concealment. Follies of the prominent provide public morality lessons. The rest of us sin in private. Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen and A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, books of personal-opinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contact him at waltsonneville@verizon.net.

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man far better than I at arithmetic informs me that the national debt is now more than $17 trillion. My source for this bit of ominous-sounding financial information is Oscar, the proprietor of Oscar’s Tap, our neighborhood haven for the jittery and thirsty. Oscar, along with mastery of the foaming technique that makes the glass appear full when it really isn’t, subscribes to the Wall Street Journal, so he obviously understands finance. Apparently there was something new in the world of big numbers; Oscar was loaded with numerical information the other evening. He waited a minute, letting the 17 trillion figure sort of soak in, before adding that there are now more than 140 million Americans working for a living, with most of them paying taxes and providing about three-fourths of the government’s income. “Not to worry,” Oscar added rather hastily, perhaps fearful that I would throw up both arms, abandon myself to total despair, and go home without paying. Then Oscar draped himself over the bar to make sure I could hear. “I’m rounding off the numbers,” he explained, recognizing a bit late the mathematical naiveté of his audience, “but you get the idea.” I didn’t, of course, but I couldn’t imagine Oscar had it in him to make up all these numbers, so I guessed that somehow in response I was supposed to

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divide 17 trillion by 140 million and then do something about the threefourths that was involved in this thing. The trouble was that I couldn’t remember how many zeros are in a trillion — just one trillion, let alone 17 of them. And I was trying my best to recall details of the 140 million number — taxpayers, I think they were. All I could think of was “six-figure income,” which I’d been told rather pointedly my brother-in-law was making, but I suspected that number had nothing to do with this. But did the figures include all the zeros in 140 million or not? I mentally pictured 140 million. There were distinctly nine numbers in a row. Confusion was already reigning, and I hadn’t yet had a sip from the draft beer Oscar had put in front of me, spilling a little to make an island out of the paperboard coaster as he always did, and calling into play his sodden bar rag. He slopped it around a bit as I tried to picture in my mind the extended long division of the 140 million and the 17 trillion. In a flash, I could remember Sister Mary Agatha of the Seven Sorrows putting the long division problem on the blackboard. She always ended up with the veil of her black habit streaked with white chalk dust. But her numbers never had a lot of zeros. Maybe one or two, after we fifthgraders had begun to get the hang of the thing, but nothing like what a trillion called for. Bluntly, I think Sister Mary Agatha would have been just as thrown

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by all these zeros as I was. The 140 and the 17 were no problem, but I knew the answer couldn’t possibly be dividing 17 into 140 and coming up with whatever that was. It would be small change to Oscar, and he’d hardly have brought the matter up if that’s all it was. And dividing the 17 into the 140 would come up with a decimal of some sort, which Sister Mary Agatha also taught, but I was out with mumps that week. “There’s really nothing to worry about,” Oscar broke into my thoughts in the nick of time. “It comes out to about 80 G’s per head. But that’s over the next 30 years or so, and we can just roll it over — most of it, anyway.” Oscar paused to reassure me. “These guys on TV just want something scary to talk about. They don’t understand how it works.”

Neither did I, and now I was left wondering why Oscar had brought the subject up in the first place, as I watched him scoop my five-dollar bill out of the puddle on the bar, punch “no sale” on the cash register, and put down a dollar and two quarters in the puddle. Here was another financial challenge. Should I leave behind the dollar or the two quarters as a tip? I left only the quarters. I figured if Oscar knows that much about high finance, he doesn’t need a lot of my help. And, besides, I wonder if he made up all those figures—just so $3.50 for a beer with a lot of foam wouldn’t seem so expensive. A collection of Ted Rickard’s family-fun essays is titled Anything Worth Knowing I Learned from the Grandkids. It is now available in paperback on Amazon.com.

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How to Make an Online Memorial for a Departed Loved One Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about online memorials? My uncle recently passed away, and some of the family thought it would be neat to create an online memorial to pay tribute to him and accommodate the many family and friends who are scattered around the country and couldn’t attend his funeral. – Grieving Niece Dear Grieving, It’s a great idea! Online memorials have become increasingly popular over the past decade, as millions of people have created them for their departed

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There are literally dozens of these types of sites on the Internet today. To locate them, do an online search for “online memorial websites.” In the meantime, here are a few good sites to check into. The biggest and most established site in the industry is Legacy.com, which also publishes about 75 percent of the obituaries in North America each year through its newspaper affiliations. Creating an online memorial through this site (see www.memorialwebsites.legacy.com) will run you $49 for the first year, plus an annual $19 sponsorship fee to keep it visible. Some other popular sites to check out are ForeverMissed.com, which offers a free, barebones option, along with a premium plan that runs $35 per year or $75 for life, and iLasting.com, which runs $49 per year or $99 for permanent display. If you’re on a tight budget, consider LifeStory.com, which is completely free to use but requires you to log in through Facebook to get to it. iMorial.com is free if you allow ads to be posted on your uncle’s page, or it costs $50 without ads. Or, if your uncle used Facebook, you can also turn his profile into a memorial for free when you show proof of death. Once his page is memorialized, his sensitive information will be removed and his birthday notifications will stop, but (depending on his privacy settings) it still enables family and friends to post memories and condolences. In addition, you can also request a Look Back video, which is a short video created by Facebook highlighting your uncle’s pictures and most liked status messages. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org

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Such is Life

The Worst That Can Happen Saralee Perel

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f you imagine the worst-case scenario and it happens, you lived it twice,” says Michael J. Fox. Do I need to spend my days imagining something awful happening to my husband, Bob, or to me? A car accident? A heart attack? A house fire? If, God forbid, any of these things were to happen, must I go through the agony of them before they even occur, if in fact they ever do? No. Although I’ve recently written about my little cat, Jordy, he’s had another remarkable experience in his short life. A few months ago, I wrote that when Jordy was a kitten, his back leg was destroyed. Given no medical care, someone had left him to suffer. Bob and I don’t know the person who did this to him, nor how it happened. Thank God we found him and adopted him. After his leg was amputated, he was a happy kitten. Now he slips, slides, falls, and bounces right back up, purring the whole time. But last week, Bob and I found Jordy

crying in pain, unable to get up. Too I am only hurting myself by reliving no crying, Jordy happily joined his early in the morning to see our regular family as if nothing had ever happened. that day again and again. Only recently vet, we took him to an emergency clinic. have I allowed myself to relive the good Jordy sleeps between Bob’s knees. Bob Although the doctor was times, the funny times, like doesn’t move all night because heaven great, she was unable to forbid he moves the cat. That night, Eddie’s famous glare, his help him. eyes half shut in an intense Jordy slept soundly while Bob blissfully When I was a groaned in discomfort. stare, looking for anything practicing Jordy wasn’t dreaming about whatever that had been added to the psychotherapist, I room or moved an inch so bad thing might come his way. Twitching learned that traumas, lightly, he was probably dreaming about that he could pounce on it particularly deaths, bring the chipmunk he loves to watch from the and smash it to up older deaths with window. smithereens. nearly the same intensity I can choose what to I’ll always learn my most important as if they had just lessons from my cat. think. And now I have a Jordy happened. Helplessly choice with Jordy. I can watching Jordy cry, I relived the last day imagine the worst-case scenario or not. Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationally of the life of my cat, Eddie. Jordy’s day turned out gloriously. Our syndicated columnist. Her new book is Therefore, instead of imagining the regular vet quickly diagnosed the Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories worst-case scenario in the future and problem as an injury to the hip where From a Life Out of Balance. To find out more, living through it twice, I’m reliving the the leg had been amputated. visit www.saraleeperel.com or email worst-case scenario of the past. That very afternoon, with no pain and sperel@saraleeperel.com. Two years ago, when Bob brought Eddie’s body home from an ADVERTISEMENT emergency clinic, he gently placed him, still warm, in my arms. I cradled him while I rocked him and sang to him for one last time.

Scientists Find Perks to Drinking Coffee Coffee helps lots of people wake up every morning, but that’s not the only role it plays. Scientists have unlocked some interesting health benefits associated with caffeine consumption in these areas:

Liver disease. A study conducted in Singapore found that coffee consumption was linked to a 66 percent lower mortality risk in people suffering from liver cirrhosis and related diseases like nonviral hepatitis.

Memory. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have determined that 200 mg of caffeine appears to aid memory retention. The dose of 200 mg is apparently the optimum amount, producing better effects than 100 mg, while 300 mg produced no greater improvement. By the way, 300 mg is the amount consumed daily by the average American—between two and four cups.

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Traveltizers

Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel

Up Close with the Upper Class the most well known, of the super-elites.

By Andrea Gross

here’s no doubt about it. If I lived The Vanderbilt Mansion in the days before Our first stop: the air conditioning and had Vanderbilt Mansion, owned oodles of cash to spare, I by Frederick Vanderbilt, too would escape the grandson of railroad baron sweltering summers of Cornelius “Commodore” The Vanderbilt Mansion was A statue of FDR and ER sits outside New York’s moneyed class liked New York City by building Vanderbilt. extravagantly and elegantly the Wallace Visitor Center at the to build summer estates along a mega-mansion in the As we tour the mansion, furnished, as befitted the wealthiest Franklin D. Roosevelt National the Hudson River. the guide tells us that at Hudson River Valley. family in America. Historic Site. Grandpa’s death in 1877, he I would have it designed was worth $105 million, by one of the top architects in the country, decorated which, if converted into figurative sense, been to the manor born. we’d picnic and party until the weather with the finest art and antiques, and today’s dollars, would make him almost Many of their opulent estates are now four times as rich as Bill Gates. surrounded by formal gardens equal to or cooled and it was time to move back to open to the public and are located within the city. better than those in Europe. When I hear this, I’m surprised that th th and early 20 the Hudson River Valley National During the late 19 the house, although filled with carved As the weather heated up and the centuries, this seasonal migration was de Heritage Area, a 150-mile swath of land winter social season wound down, my ceilings, marble columns, heavy drapes, rigueur for financially successful and that runs from Troy (just north of family and I would leave our Manhattan and delicate tapestries, has only 54 socially prominent New Yorkers. The Albany) to New York City. home, take a steamship—or possibly a rooms. men, who were mostly self-made My husband and I anchor ourselves in railroad—to the east bank of the “This is the smallest of the entrepreneurs or the scions of self-made the Mid-Hudson region of Dutchess Hudson, and move into our 50-, or 60-, Vanderbilts’ 40-plus homes,” explains the entrepreneurs, wanted to live as though County, which contains the summer or 70-room manor house. guide. “His relatives called it ‘Uncle they had, in both the literal and homes of the most interesting, or at least Once we were comfortably ensconced, Freddie’s cottage on the Hudson.’”

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the Dutch Colonial home of Eleanor Roosevelt. She wanted cozy and comfortable, and that is exactly what she got. The knotty pine walls are covered with photos of family and friends, the overstuffed chairs are mismatched, and the dishes on the table look exactly like those used by many middle-class housewives in the mid-20th century— including my own mother-in-law.

The Vanderbilt Mansion gives a whole new meaning to the word cottage. Springwood, Top Cottage, and Val-Kill The nearby homes of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are more modest when taken individually, but the property, which comprises The Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site at Hyde Park, contains three separate homes. Springwood, where FDR spent many of his pre-presidential years, is a mere 20,000 square feet, and the antiques and art are mixed with family mementos. Of course, the stuffed birds collected by the child of the family might be less interesting had that child not grown up to be president of the United States! After FDR’s father died, the home and surrounding land passed to Sara, Franklin’s mother. From that time on, she not only controlled the family money, but to a large extent she also controlled her only son. For example, before allowing him to build a small retreat on a heavily wooded part of the property, she made him promise that he would never spend the night in that house. She worried that if he needed medical attention, an ambulance might find it difficult to navigate the forest roads in the dark. Roosevelt, who at that time was probably the most important man in the

Springwood, which was purchased by FDR’s father in 1866 and updated many times thereafter, was modest compared to the estates of its neighbors.

Eleanor Roosevelt’s home, Val-Kill, is the only National Historic Site dedicated to a first lady.

world, protested but eventually agreed to his mother’s demands, and Top Cottage, which is a cottage in the traditional rather than the Vanderbiltian sense of the word, was built in 1938.

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt are buried in a garden on the Hyde Park property.

Wilderstein and Locust Grove We tour two other estates: Wilderstein, the home of Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, who was a distant cousin and “close friend” of Franklin Roosevelt—“How close,” says the guide, “is not known”— and Locust Grove, the home of Samuel Morse, a man who is best remembered as the inventor of the telegraph and the code that bears his name. We’ll have to visit the other mansions on our next visit. As we’ve learned, the Hudson Valley is the place to be in the summer. The mega-rich of yesteryear have told us so.

Locust Grove Estate was owned by Samuel Morse from 1847 to 1872. He was an outstanding painter but is best remembered as the inventor of the Morse code.

Our 32nd president, says our guide, may have had his way with world leaders, but not with his own mother! The only part of the estate that wasn’t under Sara’s direct control was Val-Kill,

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Resident Celebrates Milestone Birthday When asked how it feels to be turning 100 years old, Mary Bartlett kept it simple. “It’s just the same old, same old,” she said. “Life goes on. I’m grateful to keep going.” So, what’s her secret to longevity? “The way I see it, it is not a secret at all. I was put here for a purpose,” Bartlett said. “When that is fulfilled, that will be the end of my life here on Earth. My purpose is to be kind to others, love them, and help them as much as you can.” Mary Bartlett was born on Sept. 14, 1914, in Texas. She spent most of her childhood in Dallas. Her father, Frank, was a purchasing agent for the Texas Pacific Railroad, while her mother, Grace, stayed at home to raise Mary and her sister. Some of her fondest memories include summers in west Texas, family sing-a-longs, and train trips to places such as New Orleans and Yellowstone Park. “Everything was family oriented back in those days,” Bartlett said. She went on to spend her high school years at Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas, followed by a year at Southern Methodist University. She pursued a degree in languages, with a major in Latin and minor in Greek. She is very proud of the fact that she graduated from the University of Texas with a degree in languages. It was at the university where she met her husband, John Bartlett. She and her husband spent 20 years in St. Louis, Mo., raising their two children, followed by moves to New York City and Georgetown, Conn., where she stayed for 15 years. Prior to joining Senior Commons, she spent 14 years in the southern heat of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. “I loved living in Florida,” she said. “I would always go back; we

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lived right on the water.” Although it’s not quite the same as Florida, Bartlett has been enjoying her stay at Senior Commons at Powder Mill. She loves playing bingo and attending the live concerts and other entertainment events. “It’s safe,” she said. “I’ve never lived in a nicer place with nicer people.” Senior Commons at Powder Mill hosted a surprise birthday party for her in September, and her family also celebrated with events throughout her birthday week and weekend. Bartlett’s advice for living a long, healthy life is to be active. “I loved playing sports, both as a child and as a mother,” she said. “I loved playing with the kids when I had the chance. My good health was partly inherited from my parents, but I did try to eat healthy when I could. I also stayed busy with volunteering for different organizations throughout my lifetime.” Looking back on her 100 years, she has no regrets. “I’ve had a wonderful life and I’ve loved every minute,” she said. “I wouldn’t do anything different.”

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The Beauty in Nature

Storing Nuts Clyde McMillan-Gamber

lue jays, gray squirrels, and eastern Squirrels rustling through dry leaves chipmunks are interesting to make one think of deer or bears in the watch gathering and storing nuts woods. They stash nuts in tree cavities and seeds during September and October and bury them one at a time in the in the woods and suburbs of southeastern ground. During winter, they visit their Pennsylvania, as in much of North caches to eat stored nuts. America. These creatures obviously have Only rodents have jaws strong enough memories that enable them to find and teeth sharp enough to chew through stashed food. the hard husks and shells of walnuts and Each hickory nuts. species stores Those foods food for belong almost winter in a exclusively to way different rodents. from the Eastern others. Groups chipmunks, of blue jays which are a flash into pin kind of ground oak trees with squirrel, patches of red scamper noisily or brown over dead leaf autumn carpets in the foliage among woods and the the green to lawns of older pick acorns, suburbs in Gray squirrel one at a time, search of nuts and fly away and seeds for with them to the winter. stash them in They stuff that tree cavities food into their and behind cheeks and loose bark or whisk it to poke them their into loose soil. underground Each jay burrows. offers a There they beautiful push that food contrast of out of their blue feathers cheeks with among the their front colored oak paws into a leaves, storage particularly on chamber and Blue jay sunny days. zip out to find During more. They do winter, jays that much of visit the places where they stashed acorns. each day, every day in fall. They pull out the acorns, one at a time, Chipmunks sleep in their snug dens crack the shells with their sturdy beaks, through winter, waking up occasionally and eat the meat inside. to eat stored food and then sleeping Gray squirrels are most obvious in again. Thus they spend the winter in September and October, when they relative comfort and safety. rummage noisily through trees and dead Watch for these birds and mammals leaves on the ground for acorns, walnuts, gathering nuts this autumn. They are and hickory nuts. entertaining.

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50plus EXPO Entices Boomers and Seniors to the York Expo Center Visitors took a break from walking by sitting down and enjoying the day’s More than 1,000 community entertainment. The line-up for the day members descended upon the York Expo began with a preview of Dutch Apple Center’s Memorial Hall – East to enjoy Dinner Theatre’s 2014-2015 musical th shows, which include the regional the 12 annual York County 50plus premiere of Mid-Life 2: The Crisis EXPO, a free, one-day event that Continues. provided them with information and Dom DeSantis, founder of Be Safe in resources for the baby boomer and PA, demonstrated self-defense senior communities. techniques with the help of his son, More than 80 exhibitors represented showing the audience vulnerable areas products and services for health and wellness, housing, travel, finances, home on an attacker’s body and sharing scenarios in which certain protective improvement, and leisurely activities. moves would be most useful. “We had a wonderful day,” Cheryl Since 1946 the White Rose Eisenhart, a WellSpan quality staff Barbershop Quartet has been development assistant at the VNA, said. harmonizing in the Among the York community, 121 blood and the group pressure serenaded the screenings attendees of the Eisenhart York EXPO with recorded, she renditions of said that standards tunes representatives from the turn of were also able to the century as well share as arrangements of information YORK COUNTY modern and more about their familiar melodies. WellSpan Call Drayer Physical Therapy offered an Button service. Attendees were able to take advantage interactive session emphasizing the importance of exercise and suggesting of free health screenings for stroke, ways to keep moving and reduce spine, joints, rehabilitation, blood participants’ risk for chronic injuries. pressure, ear, balance, bone density, and Many of the exercises could be BMI. performed seated and focused on Jim Smoker, a resident of Conewago stretching and strengthening muscles in Township and a first-time attendee of both the core and the limbs. the 50plus EXPO, came as a tai chai Matt Macis, a headline entertainer, demonstrator but ended up also brought his lively song-and-dance show partaking of the day’s festivities. to the EXPO stage, engaging listeners “I was surprised at the variety of with his energetic blend of music, exhibitors, and I found some interesting moves, and humor. Macis belted out information to utilize,” Smoker said, familiar toe-tappers by Frank Sinatra and adding that “the availability of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, among individuals who spent their time others. describing their services was quite nice.” Regal Dance Clubs proved that The York County Area Agency on people of all ages and talents are capable Aging and local businesses and of harnessing their inner dancer. They organizations returned to the York wowed the crowd with their graceful County 50plus EXPO to provide Falls moves and smooth routines Free York, an area dedicated to fall choreographed to a variety of Latin and prevention. Here, attendees learned ballroom-inspired rhythms, such as the about falling hazards while undergoing cha-cha, foxtrot, rumba, swing, tango, cane- and walker-safety checks, looking and the waltz. at fall-prevention products, or taking a “It’s only my second year [at the few minutes for a balance screening. By Christina Cardamone

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EXPO],” commented Peg Hengst of York County. “I like the dancing, and it’s usually so interesting.” Another special guest at the 50plus EXPO was the Spirit of ’45 Day Express, driven by Auston and Bonnie O’Neill. The O’Neills, originally from Virginia, have dedicated two years of their lives as ambassadors of the Spirit of ’45 movement, traveling across the U.S. to raise awareness of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in 2015. The couple and their motor home were parked outside the venue and greeted attendees for the duration of the EXPO. The couple has already logged more than 36,000 miles. Attendees mingled freely with the EXPO exhibitors, making it a mutually beneficial event for everyone, noted Scott Dombach, a representative for WDAC. “A lot of people came through

consistently, and even though we are not traditional retail, [the EXPO] keeps us in front of our listeners, and they always appreciate that we’re here,” Dombach said. “It gives us, the businesspeople, the opportunity to talk to a lot of different people from different areas, and it gets your name out there,” said Joe Trimarchi of Century Home Improvements by Century Spouting, Inc. “Give them a brochure, give them a business card, because you never know when you’re going to get that call that says, ‘I was at the 50plus show in York.’” OLP EVENTS will host two more 50plus EXPOs this year: on Oct. 22 at the Carlisle Expo Center and on Nov. 5 at Spooky Nook Sports, Manheim. For more information, call (717) 285-1350 or visit www.50plusexpopa.com.

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Social Security News

Let’s Talk about Medicare By John Johnston

ctober is “Talk about Prescriptions Month” and marks the beginning of this year’s Medicare Open Enrollment Period. It’s the perfect time to talk about Medicare prescriptions and the Extra Help available from Social Security. Newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries and current beneficiaries who are considering changes to their Medicare Part D (prescription drug coverage) plan should act now. The Medicare Open Enrollment Period runs from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. The Medicare Part D prescription drug plan is available to all Medicare beneficiaries to help with the costs of medications. Joining a Medicare prescription drug plan is voluntary, and participants pay an additional monthly premium for the prescription drug coverage. While all Medicare beneficiaries can participate in the Medicare Part D

prescription drug plan, some people with limited income and resources may be eligible for Extra Help to pay for monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and prescription co-payments. The Extra Help is estimated to be worth about $4,000 per year. Many Medicare beneficiaries qualify for these big savings and don’t even know it. To figure out whether you are eligible for the Extra Help, Social Security needs to know your income and the value of any savings, investments, and real estate (other than the home you live in). To qualify, you must be receiving Medicare and have: • Income limited to $17,235 for an individual or $23,265 for a married couple living together. Even if your

annual income is higher, you still may be able to get some help with monthly premiums, annual deductibles, and prescription co-payments. Some examples where your income may be higher include if you or your spouse support other family members who live with you, have earnings from work, or live in Alaska or Hawaii. • Resources limited to $13,440 for an individual or $26,860 for a married couple living together. Resources include such things as bank accounts, stocks, and bonds. We do not count your house or car as resources. You can complete an easy-to-use online application or get more information by visiting www.socialsecurity.gov/medicare. To apply for the Extra Help by phone or have an application mailed to you, call

Social Security at (800) 772-1213 (TTY (800) 325-0778) and ask for the Application for Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (SSA-1020). And if you would like more information about the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, visit www.medicare.gov or call (800) MEDICARE or (800) 633-4227 (TTY (877) 486-2048). While we’re on the subject of open seasons, the open enrollment period for qualified health plans under the Affordable Care Act is Nov. 15 to Feb. 15. Learn more about it at www.healthcare.gov. This Medicare Open Enrollment season, while you search for the Medicare prescription drug plan that best meets your needs—see if you qualify for the Extra Help through Social Security. That’s a winning prescription worth talking about. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.

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NurseNews

Between the Lines of the Headlines Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES

learned the art of successful napping from my dad. Almost every Saturday afternoon, he would put on his pajamas, turn off the bedroom phone, and even don a sleep shade that looked like the one the Lone Ranger wore, only without the eyeholes. He loved being able to sleep for about an hour, awake refreshed, and go about his evening energized as if it were a new day. If you too are a devotee of the afternoon snooze, you’ll appreciate my concern over a recent headline, “Daily Siesta Linked to Increased Mortality in Older Women” and the article’s lead sentence, “Older women who take a

daily nap may be at increased risk of death, researchers here [University of Pennsylvania] said.” The second paragraph reported that in a particular study of some 800 women over age 69, those who self-reported a nap every day were 44 percent more likely to die over a seven-year follow-up period than those who didn’t report a daily doze. Should I urge my friends, family, and

readers to stay awake all day? What about all the Mediterranean country shopkeepers who shut their businesses in the afternoon so they can take their siestas? Are we women napping ourselves to death? And has all the research that to date has extolled the physical and mental benefits of the “power nap” now been scrapped?

Not until I got to the third paragraph could I exhale. It said, “… the findings are likely attributable to underlying medical conditions or sleep disorders.” In other words, the naps themselves weren’t the cause of premature deaths, as was suggested in the headline, but were assessed as signs that something else was medically awry with these women. Taking a nap is not in itself an act that will shorten our lives (thank goodness!), but it took three paragraphs to get there! Headlines are designed to quickly catch our eye and, as such, are often sensationalized and misleading. Most of us are eager to know as much as possible about our health, but when

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Pre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or any additional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.

South Central Senior Community Center – (717) 235-6060, http://southcentralyorkcountysrctr.webs.com Mondays, 9 a.m. – Acrylic Art Class Wednesdays, 10:45 a.m. – Dancersize Oct. 15, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Flu Shots

Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Hawk Watch, Rocky Ridge County Park Oct. 5, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Cider Fest, Wallace-Cross Mill Oct. 19, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Fall Colors Walk, Nixon County Park

York County Library Programs Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014 Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club

Windy Hill On the Campus – (717) 225-0733, www.windyhillonthecampus.org Oct. 30, 4 to 8 p.m. – Fall Back in Time Dance

Glatfelter Memorial Library, 101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove, (717) 225-3220 Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Knitting and Spinning Group Oct. 23, 6 p.m. – Antique Appraisal Clinic

Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.

Programs and Support Groups Oct. 3, 10:30 a.m. Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York County Meeting Glenview Alliance Church 10037 Susquehanna Trail South, Glen Rock (717) 428-2210

Free or minimal charge Oct. 16, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Alzheimer’s Support Group Senior Commons at Powder Mill 1775 Powder Mill Road, York (717) 741-0961

Oct. 7, 7 p.m. Surviving Spouse Socials of York County Faith United Church of Christ 509 Pacific Ave., York (717) 266-2784

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skimming the headlines, we need to keep in mind that:

definitive answer or a sound reason for any lifestyle or habit change.

• “News” is just that, fresh information, and it may not endure the test of time. The Journal of the American Medical Association has reported that as many as a third of published studies are contradicted or at least weakened by subsequent research.

• Studies like the “nap” study are called “observational studies,” meaning, in this case, that the women were merely tracked for a period of time; nothing was done to them like changing their diet or giving them medication. Observational studies suggest areas for further research but rarely provide solid conclusions that would warrant big changes in your life.

• A single study seldom provides a

• Animal studies provide direction for future research, not necessarily conclusions for humans. Do not be overly concerned about results of research done on rats. It’s only a beginning. • Studies funded by companies that have a vested interest in the outcomes should be set aside until an independent researcher takes a look. Follow the money.

• If the news is either too good or too bad to be true, it probably isn’t. Many folks lay at the feet of the media the responsibility for improving our understanding of medical and health news. It seems more reasonable that we share in this task. Gloria May is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in adult health education and a Certified Health Education Specialist designation.

Creativity Matters

3 Living Holocaust Survivors and Their Creative Success Judith Zausner

orld War II ended almost 70 years ago, but the impact of the Holocaust still lives with more than 200,000 survivors worldwide. Although it is difficult to accurately capture exact data on the number of survivors, it is estimated that their average age is 79. And although so many brilliant and talented individuals were killed in camps, fortunately there are individuals who, despite incredible obstacles, are alive and have experienced successful creative lives. Samuel Bak, 81: Painter and Writer An exceptional artist, whom some acknowledge to be the greatest living painter of the Holocaust, has developed his art from a young age. He was born in Lithuania/Poland where, at the age of 9, he had his first exhibition inside the confines of the Vilna Ghetto. Surviving the war with only his mother, they eventually settled in Israel, where he studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. A collection of his works is on permanent display at Pucker Gallery in Boston, and many exhibitions of his art have been in prominent museums and galleries worldwide.

• 2001 – publication of his book Painted in Words: A Memoir (printed in four languages)

• 2002 – received the Herkomer Cultural Prize in Landsberg, Germany

Museum in London; and her own museum, The Leiber Museum, in Springs, N.Y.

Judith (Peto) • 1973 – Coty Leiber, 93: American Fashion Handbag Critics Award Designer Born in • 1980 – Silver Hungary, Leiber Slipper Award was preparing for from the Costume The Family, oil on canvas painting by university Institute of the Samuel Bak, 1974, private collection. matriculation in Museum of Fine London when she Arts in Houston returned home to be with her family despite the new restrictions for Jews. • 1994 – Lifetime Achievement Award “Hitler put me in the handbag from the Council of Fashion Designers business,” Leiber says. Because Jews were of America not allowed to study, she had to learn a trade. • 2010 – Visionary Woman Award from She met and married Gerson (Gus) Moore College of Art & Design Leiber, an American GI, in Budapest, and they settled in New York City. She Yoram Gross, 87: Animation Artist of worked for various handbag companies Stories for Children Born in Poland, he loved music above when, in the 1960s and with all and says, “All I wanted to do was encouragement from her husband, she play Chopin.” began her own company. But he and his family were on Oskar Judith Leiber’s worldwide success is an extraordinary story of hard work, smarts, Schindler’s famous list. They decided to and enormous technical and visual talent. take their own risk escaping by moving and hiding places 72 times. Her handbags are on permanent display He later moved to Israel, where he at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.; the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New worked and learned about documentaries and films, and then moved to Australia York City; the Victoria and Albert

where, with his wife, he honed his animation skills and created experimental films. Well known for his series Blinky Bill and Dot and the Kangaroo, he tells stories to the hearts of children that are rooted in the Holocaust experience and laced with lessons of survival, kindness, and triumph. • 80+ international awards for various films • 1995 – Received the Order of Australia • 2011 – Autobiography, My Animated Life The University of Southern California’s SHOAH Foundation and the University’s Institute for Creative Technologies are working on an extraordinary project to create holographic interviews available at museums worldwide. Designed to be an interactive exhibit, it will inform, educate, and create a permanent remembrance for many years. After the remaining Holocaust survivors have passed on, their legacies will remain visible and audible in perpetuity, and the lessons should never be forgotten. Judith Zausner can be reached at judith@caringcrafts.com.

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Deal Me In By Mark Pilarski

Where’d Ya Go? Dear Mark: With apologies to General Douglas MacArthur, the question still remains: What happens to old slot machines that have outlived their usefulness? I have noticed that some of my favorite machines mysteriously disappear, one casino at a time, until they are just a fleeting memory of spinning reels and flashing lights. Gone, but not forgotten. Is there a graveyard for our dearly departed friends? – Leigh H. Any time you see a slot machine disappear from the floor, from the casino’s point of view, that machine was misbehaving, or better stated, underperforming. All machines, Leigh, need to show reasonable results, or their replacement is inevitable. A gaming machine’s performance is measured by two factors: the amount of coins wagered daily (“coin in”) and the amount collected daily by the casino (“win”). If a machine’s performance falters ever so slightly, a slot manager could decide a change is needed in the slot mix, meaning the placement and positioning of machines on the casino floor. My guess here, Leigh, is that you might also be inquiring about those 20thcentury antique machines from manufacturers like Mills and Jennings or some of the later IGT or Bally machines from the ’70s or ’80s. Their resting places have a variety of

possibilities. The first being, as with any slot machine, they are usually sent to a facility that strips them for usable parts and sorts the rest for scrap. Also, stored in the basement of many casinos is that slot graveyard you speak of, where they live out their lives collecting dust. Some machines might go to a private collection, but, depending on local law, they may have to be rendered inoperable. Many a man cave has one sitting in the corner to pilfer quarters from the owner’s friends. A collector like yours truly would never part with his 1934 Mills Star “Firebird” QT nickel machine, as it pays for the free Guinness or PBR, their choice, offered when some sucker is yanking its handle. Then there are retail establishments specific to the selling of older slot machines in gambling towns like Reno and Las Vegas, where selling gambling equipment is legal. Some of these stores have a decent-sized collection on site. If you are a want-to-be buyer of a “dearly departed friend,” it is important to check state and local laws before you

pull the trigger (handle), although, generally speaking, antique slot machines are legal in most states if they are over 25 years old. You can also do an online search for “old slot machines for sale,” or go to eBay, where a plethora of slots is always for sale. Even though Nevada may be the gambling capital of the United States, the slot machine was actually born elsewhere, in San Francisco. The first mechanical slot machine, the Liberty Bell, was invented in 1895 by Charles Fey, a San Francisco mechanic. Fey’s machine housed three spinning reels, each decorated with diamonds, spades, hearts, and one cracked Liberty Bell per reel. When the bells lined up, they produced your biggest payoff: 10 nickels. The original Liberty Bell used to be on display at the Liberty Belle Saloon & Restaurant in Reno, but since its closing in 2006, it is now exhibited at the Nevada State Museum. Back in the ’40s and early ’50s, those older mechanical slots were chock full of springs and gears that were powered by a player pulling the handle, which started

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the reels spinning. The problem with these early machines was that they were limited in the size of the jackpots because they could only accept one coin, which restricted the number of coins they could pay out. Once the electromechanical machine appeared, it allowed multiple-coin play, which included electrically powered hoppers that could pay out much larger jackpots. When the computerized slots were introduced in the ’80s, machines with progressive jackpots were linked among different machines hundreds of miles apart, offered huge jackpots starting in the millions. Essentially, Leigh, slot machines keep advancing and getting more complicated, necessitating new homes for the older ones. I will write in a future column about some new three-reel mechanical slots with the feel of a traditional slot that are now hitting the floor. Gambling Wisdom of the Month: “Slot machines are the cotton candy and the McDonald’s of the casino. Everyone knows that they’re bad for you, but few can resist their junk-food appeal.” – Andrew Brisman Mark Pilarski is a recognized authority on casino gambling, having survived 18 years in the casino trenches. Pilarski is the creator of the bestselling, award-winning audio book series on casino gambling, Hooked on Winning. www.markpilarski.com

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Nostalgia Road

Sportsalgia Dick Dedrick

n my day (I’ve gotta come up with a better expression), there were no designated hitters or runners. There were no closers. I remember seeing Bob Feller pitch a double hitter on the 4th of July. No, I didn’t. But I heard he did. There was no instant replay back then, like we’re going to have to put up with from now on. What’s next? Laser beams at home plate, so there’ll be no more yelling at the ump?

ADVENTURES

Photographers and trophy stores are getting rich off your Little League teams. Am I getting through? So much for my baseball rant. Yes, their grandma and I were out there every weekend this summer (and fall) to cheer ’em on. “Good eye, Ashley!” “Good cut, Sophie!” “Good gawd, Wesley!”

high schools. “Tragedies happen,” he said, Beckerich’s topics range from referring to a recent avalanche choosing an at Mount Everest outfitter and training tips, to base camp. “I camped there organizing gear lists and getting two years ago.” the right pre-trip He also had a fall about six medical tests. years ago in the “My mission is Colorado peaks to motivate, Beckerich taking a break above base camp, inspire, and when he was by Plaza de Argentina. himself. educate people of “There was a mini-rock slide. I had to all ages and interests in their quest to self-medicate and walk to get help. I had make a difference on the planet, pursue their dreams, and make each day count,” to be medevaced to a Denver hospital. I was lucky; I just had a severe laceration Beckerich said. “If you take care of to my lower leg,” Beckerich said. yourself and are not afraid to take a Now, after meeting other climbers chance, there are a lot of adventures to do.” with his same passion, Beckerich goes Although he started out climbing with them. This summer he spent several weeks climbing in the Denver area. alone, Beckerich doesn’t recommend it.

“Once you get started on adventures, people give you other places to go,” he said. Now on his wish list is circumnavigating around Mont Blanc in the Alps. Beckerich said in order to take adventures such as the ones he has gone on, you have to be in shape. He goes to the gym once a day for a one-hour workout and takes 1.5-hour to two-hour treks through nearby parks. He also has trekked through the Adirondacks on the Appalachian Trail “to make sure I’m fit. The body has its limitations … make sure your diet is good, as well as your sleep habits and lifestyle. “I’ve been a lucky person. I’ve had my health, the opportunity, and the financial ability.” For further information about Beckerich’s adventures, contact him at james_beckerich@yahoo.com.

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He said 50 percent of his climbs are repeated, while 50 percent are new expeditions. “I’ve had amazing adventures,” Beckerich said. “It’s an amazing feeling when you get over the top. You’ve worked all day to attain the pinnacle. If I could bottle it, I’d sell it.” But Beckerich only stays at the summits for 15 minutes to half an hour because of how fast the weather can change at those heights. “You don’t want to give it disrespect. Lightning, hail, wind can strike at any time.” Although retired from teaching math, Beckerich is still teaching to the “curious and committed” at a night school and a community college in his class “Adventures of a Lifetime.” He also has given presentations at retirement communities, homeless shelters, sporting-goods stores, and local

I guess they’re trying to do away with human imperfections. Pitchers are throwing close to 100 miles an hour these days, and we’ve got radar to prove it. They do have a shorter shelf life, but we don’t get as attached to players as we used to. So it’s not that hard to see them go.

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