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Retiree Works to Share, Preserve Vets’ Firsthand Histories By Lori Van Ingen When 75-year-old Charlie Lloyd was only 3 years old, he and his younger brother waved American flags as convoys of soldiers and tanks passed by on their way to Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, and, ultimately, Europe. “It made a strong impact on me,” Lloyd said. “We can never repay them for their service and sacrifice.” Lloyd himself later served in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, 271st Combat Communications Squadron, from 1961 to 1967, “but we never saw combat” like the World War II veterans did. Lloyd worked in national sales management and then had his own business as an independent contractor, retiring three years ago. When the TV mini-series Band of Brothers was in the headlines in 2001, Lloyd read about the Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable. Curiosity drove Lloyd to his first meeting, and he was hooked. Lloyd heard that Band of Brothers’ Major Dick Winters was a member of the roundtable, but unfortunately Lloyd never got the chance to meet him due to Winters’ health issues. please see HISTORIES page 18 Charlie Lloyd with a cardboard stand-up of local veteran Major Dick Winters, part of the World War II display at his local historical society.
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Blood of Heroes: A Visit to the National World War II Museum By Callie Corley Walking up Andrew Higgins Drive to the corner of Magazine Street, the National World War II Museum rises against the New Orleans skyline like a giant stone vault, holding the history, and perhaps some secrets, of what’s been termed America’s “Greatest Generation.” It’s a history touching every facet of American life. Sixteen million men and women served in the armed forces during World War II. Inside the museum’s five (soon to be six) buildings are the stories of those lives. For many, those stories are also passed down on family trees from generation to generation. The Louisiana Memorial Pavilion is the place to start your journey through the museum. There you can buy tickets and talk to museum volunteers. With a little luck, you’ll hear a firsthand account from one of the approximately 20 World War II veterans who volunteer with the museum. The Memorial Pavilion is also where you start your Dog Tag Experience. With a general admission ticket to the museum, you receive a dog tag allowing you to follow the life of a World War II
Photo by Callie Corley.
Art Arceneaux received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his part in missions flown over Japanese islands during World War II. Talking with a veteran during your trip to the museum brings history to life.
Photo by Callie Corley.
The Atlantic Wall was Hitler’s 3,300-mile defense network. This section was on Utah Beach. The marks are from the thousands of American weapons fired on the German-held beach on D-Day.
Photo by Callie Corley.
The newest addition, added in 2014, is Campaigns of Courage. The Road to Berlin exhibit showcases the grueling challenges servicemen faced.
participant. The Train Car Experience is your first stop with your dog tag, recreating the first leg of a journey that carried millions of Americans away from their families and into service. Throughout the museum you check in at different stations, collecting the stories for your dog tag and learning more about the person whose life you’re following. If your museum trip starts early, Jeri Nims Soda Shop is a great place to grab a snack or a quick breakfast, while The American Sector is a full-service restaurant serving lunch and dinner. You can add a little flair to your visit with a live show at Stage Door Canteen, where music of the war years comes to life. Find the show lineup and ticket information online before your visit at www.stagedoorcanteen.org. Once you leave the Memorial Pavilion, cross the street to the main portion of the World War II Museum. The newest addition, added in 2014, is Campaigns of Courage, considered the heart of the museum experience. The Road to Berlin exhibit showcases the grueling challenges servicemen faced in the European theater, from the deserts of North Africa to Germany’s doorstep.
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The interactive experience brings together the entire campaign from battle to battle and reveals the strategy and the sacrifices that helped win the war. The exhibit presents a uniquely personal perspective on the cost of war, with personal items, such as family photographs, strewn across a beach of real sand from Normandy. The Road to Tokyo exhibit is scheduled to open later this year. Photo by Callie Corley. American assault troops in an LCVP landing Continue your journey through Static displays of restored World War II-era craft approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day, history with a stop at the U.S. Freedom aircraft and vehicles. June 6, 1944. The smoke in the background Pavilion: The Boeing Center. Replicas of is from supporting naval gunfire. six World War II-era aircraft, including everything at the museum, including the real-life stories bring to life a growing B-17 My Gal Sal, are suspended in air threat in Europe and news of Japan’s and in time. The four-story viewing deck Beyond All Boundaries movie (produced and narrated by Tom Hanks) and the attack on Pearl Harbor. provides a 360-degree view of the aircraft. Final Mission interactive experience. The movie affects every one of your The Vehicles of War exhibit offers Each requires an additional ticket and senses, enabling you to better understand a glimpse of what it was like on the happens at pre-set times throughout the magnitude and weight of the war that ground, facing an attack from different the day. Be sure to check times and changed the world. You feel the rumble war machines or being rushed from the prices online before you go at www. of tanks as America enters the war and battlefield with an injury. There you nationalww2museum.org. see and hear steam rising from the jungles will also find the Medal of Honor Wall Beyond All Boundaries is a 4-D as American troops fight for freedom. and “Final Mission: The U.S.S. Tang experience that puts you on the front The production also highlights the Experience.” lines. Archival footage and narrations of courage of Americans at home, as every Set aside enough time to see
citizen—male, female, black, white, immigrant—answered the call and lived up to the demands of wartime. One of the most emotional stories in the museum is that of the U.S.S. Tang. The interactive experience puts you inside America’s most-decorated World War II submarine on its last patrol. The commander gives orders as visitors man battle stations. The experience combines actual tasks with an overhead projection of the submarine’s final, fatal fight. Standing at a duty station, the makeshift compartment rings with the sounds of firing torpedoes and mechanics. There’s a sense of pride as crew members take down more enemy vessels, followed by panic with the realization your efforts aren’t enough to save the ship. If you’ve already been to the museum, the new additions should bring you back on your next trip to New Orleans. You’ll leave feeling prouder than ever to be an American, knowing your cultural heritage runs in the blood of these heroes.
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when they came first (but afterward decreased by degrees). “And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many, besides venison, etc. Besides, they had about a peck of meal a week to a person, or now since harvest, Indian corn to that proportion. Which made many afterwards write so largely of their plenty here to their friends in England, which were not feigned by true reports.” Edward Winslow, in Mourt’s Relation: “Our harvest being gotten
in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together after we had gathered the fruits of our labor. They four in one day killed as much fowl as, with a little help beside, served the company almost a week. “At which time, amongst other recreations, we exercised our arms, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and among the rest their greatest king Massasoit, with some 90 men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five deer, which we brought to the plantation and bestowed on our governor, and upon the captain and others. “And although it be not always so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so far from want that we often wish you partakers of our plenty.”
A study coauthored by a Brigham Young University professor and a BYU undergraduate suggests that people with a genetic predisposition to high blood pressure have a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease. However, authors conclude the connection may have more to do with anti-hypertension November is medication than high blood National Alzheimer’s Disease pressure itself. “It’s likely that this Awareness Month protective effect is coming from antihypertensive drugs,” said without the disease. Data came from co-author John Kauwe, associate the Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics professor of biology at BYU. “These Consortium and the International drugs are already FDA approved. We Genomics of Alzheimer’s Project. need to take a serious look at them BYU researchers worked with for Alzheimer’s prevention.” scholars from Cambridge, the The study analyzed genetic University of Washington, and data from 17,008 individuals with several other institutions on the Alzheimer’s and 37,154 people massive study.
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Crowds Conquer Clouds for 50plus EXPO in York YORK COUNTY
By Megan Joyce Like a wet blanket summer forgot to take with it, the humidity hung heavy in the warm air outside the York Expo Center during early-morning preparations for the recent York County 50plus EXPO. Vendors and staff juggled dripping umbrellas while loading their rain-sprinkled exhibits into Memorial Hall – East. But by the time the first EXPO guests started to trickle in before the 9 a.m. opening, the atmosphere both outside and inside the Expo Center began to clear and lift as the rain lessened and anticipation increased. The 13th annual York County 50plus EXPO, a free, one-day event that provides information and resources for the area’s 50+ community, was presented by OLP Events, the events division of Central Pennsylvania-based On-Line Publishers, Inc. More than 90 exhibitors displayed products and services for travel, housing, medical services, nutrition, home improvements, finances, healthcare, and more. “Basically we’re here just to get information for seniors. We’re new to the area and figured we’d stop on up,” said Pat Hogan of Glen Rock. The Health & Wellness Area, sponsored by WellSpan Health, included ongoing, free screenings for stroke risk, posture, joint pain, balance and more, as well as free seminars on treatment options for pelvic floor
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disorders and stroke care. Kmart’s booth was a destination point for a long line of attendees, who seized the convenient opportunity to sit down for their annual flu shot. Visitors also had the option of attending additional free seminars that covered government updates from Washington, D.C.; heart attack warning signs; hearing loss and hearing aids; group travel; and managing hip and knee arthritis. This was the first visit to the 50plus EXPO for Connie Orwig of York and her husband. “We’re not quite 65, and we wanted more information on some of the options that are available to us. Healthcare is one of them, but other things too,” said Orwig. “My mother lives with us, so [we’re researching home healthcare] in case we ever have a need in the future.” EXPO goers eager to plan their next getaway stopped by the AAA Travel Fair, a special section of the EXPO floor sponsored by AAA Southern Pennsylvania. Within the red-ballooned area, representatives from a dozen AAA travel partners offered information on all kinds of travel, including cruises and group tours. Student stylists from American Beauty Academy in Lancaster were busy throughout the entire event; additional tables were needed to accommodate the line of visitors interested in a free haircut or manicures. Plus, students from
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McCann School of Business and Technology offered free blood pressure checks and chair massages. Falls Free York, an area dedicated to fall prevention, returned to the York County 50plus EXPO again this year. Organized by the York County Area Agency on Aging and local businesses and organizations, Falls Free York was underwritten by the Embracing Aging Initiative of the York County Community Foundation and encouraged visitors to learn about falling hazards in the home. Area staff offered gait/balance screenings, cane and walker checks, foot screenings, assistive-device demonstrations, and more. Carol Wilson of Hanover had taken part in the balance and gait screening and found it a helpful indicator of her current physical-therapy progress. “I have muscle issues with my hip and my leg. [With the test], I can see where my scale is and how close I am to getting at my goal,” Wilson said. “This is the first I ever came here; this is really wonderful.” The day’s entertainment and presentations included Drayer Physical Therapy explaining urinary incontinence; song performances by Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre; AAA Southern Pennsylvania discussing group travel; and PK Dennis with York County Penn State Extension offering advice on container gardening. Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre performed several musical numbers
from their current lineup of shows. Kim Meredith, author of Listen for the Whispers, advised the audience to listen to their intuition; and former White House Chef and Central Pennsylvania native John Moeller discussed his 13 years spent working in the White House kitchen under three presidents. “Between the chefs, the butlers and the maids, we’re the closest ones to [the first family] on a day-to-day basis,” Moeller said. “There’s no Secret Service agent looking over my shoulder saying, ‘That’s a little too much salt you’re putting in the food there.’” Finally, Evan Forrester of FOX43 presented RSVP of the Capital Region’s Most Valuable Volunteer Award for York County to Alan Dubs, who has given more than 1,250 hours in just his first two years as a volunteer at Ferguson Elementary School. “He focused on their educational needs, but as time went on he discovered the students needed something more … He offered himself to them as a male, father, and grandfather figure,” Forrester said. Dubs was humble in his acceptance of the recognition. “I felt honored and filled with joy because of the journey I’ve gone through with my family to bring me to this place where I could receive this award,” Dubs said. OLP Events’ 50plus EXPOs will return in spring 2016. For more information, check www.50plusexpopa. com or call (717) 285-1350. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Honored Volunteer Supports Elementary Students talents to RSVP as a volunteer York County’s 2015 Most in Ferguson Elementary, his Valuable Volunteer, Alan Dubs, daughter’s school. has lived in York city and In his two years as a surrounding communities his entire life. volunteer, Dubs has given more than 1,250 hours to the school’s He attended York city fourth- and first-graders. public schools and did well He focused on their until his senior year. As his educational needs, but as time subjects in school increased in Alan Dubs difficulty, his grades dropped. went on, he discovered the students needed something Due to his low self-esteem, Dubs did not know how to reach out more. The students needed someone to care, listen, and share life’s struggles, since for help. This pattern continued into his college years, leading him to withdraw most of them came from broken homes. from Penn State University after two He offered himself to them as a male, father, and grandfather figure. years. He used to be the one who didn’t know Over the next few years, his family was how to ask for help. Dubs is now the one evicted from their home on numerous occasions and lived in a homeless shelter giving help to those children in need. RSVP of the Capital Region three times. They finally returned to York city, where they received welfare assistance enables volunteers to make a difference throughout eight counties in Southand food stamps and lived in public housing. Central Pennsylvania. They have partnered with the York County 50plus There were many ups and downs with EXPO for this public recognition of an many hard lessons learned. exceptional and generous individual. As time passed, Dubs injured himself in his place of employment, resulting Congratulations to Alan Dubs, RSVP’s in his taking early retirement. The Most Valuable Volunteer in York County for 2015. opportunity arose for him to offer his
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Bert and I By Bill Levine A few years ago, spurred on by my budding genealogical interest and incipient old age, I conducted a brief search for my mother’s maternal family but gave up when I found enough turnof-the-century “Mollie Jacobsons,” my grandmother’s name, to fill up a tenement block. But one known twig of my mom’s maternal family tree has sprouted at least some muted excitement over the years. My mom’s cousin was Bert Parks, whose real name was Bert Jacobson. Born in Atlanta, Ga., in 1914, Bert was the Wink Martindale of the 1950s. He was host of more early TV game shows than you can shake a shtick at—12 in all. Unlike your average ’50s quiz-show host, Bert was scandal free, maybe because his shows like Party Line, introduced in 1947, topped out with grand prizes of $5. My cousin Bertie was most famous for hosting the Miss America telecast from 1955 to 1979, during the golden age of the pageant. No one cared back then that the talents of the 50 beautiful contestants
ranged from baton twirling to baton for some tangible evidence that we were dropping. In those days, a contestant related to truly one of the great mediocre whose ad-lib answer was “wishing for talents of mid-20th century America. She just gave me a shoebox. world peace” was viewed as a statesman I rummaged and not a bimbo. through it and came Watching the up with a tenuous Miss America connection to Bert, telecast was a big a Christmas card deal in those days, from 1959 that just like a Super Bowl featured his kids. It with Velveeta and wasn’t even signed cheese whiz, and “to my favorite of course with Bert cousin.” In fact, emceeing it was a it bugged me that really, really big deal Jewish Bert would in our den. even be sending out But for me, it Christmas cards. wasn’t a wholly In 1961 my satisfying experience. parents went on a trip Why couldn’t to New York, where Cousin Bert get Berk Parks they saw Bert on us free tickets to Broadway as Harold Convention Hall Hill in The Music Man. They did go in Atlantic City and backstage passes backstage to see Bert, in my significant to meet the contestants in swimsuits? absence. What’s worse is that the only gift In fact, until very recently I was quite they brought back from the Big Apple disappointed that I never was able to glom onto Bert’s fame so that our kinship was an unsigned Playbill of The Music Man with Bert on the cover, eschewing impacted my life. the minimum New York City kid’s gift of Early on as a kid, I asked my mom
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a Statue of Liberty keychain. The only benefit I ever enjoyed, until recently, as Bert Parks’ cousin was to use the connection in those awkward ice-breakers that require you to provide an interesting fact about yourself. I was always able to under-whelm my fellow strangers with the fact that Bert was my cousin. This saved me from having to use my second most interesting fact, which was that my Irish terrier, Ginger, modeled a flea collar on the Channel 4 news show. Then in 2013, Bert changed my life. I looked up his Wikipedia entry, having forgotten just when he was host of Country Fair. There, in the first line, was the revelatory blurb: “Parks was born to Aaron Jacobson, a Jewish merchant who had immigrated to the United States from Latvia.” Latvia—my mom’s maternal family was Latvian. Bert had given me the gift of my heritage. What more could I have asked from him? I could only think of one thing. I wished he could have introduced me to Vonda Kay Van Dyke, Miss America 1965, my favorite Miss America because her talent was ventriloquism.
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Cooking Habits across the Globe The answer to “What’s for dinner?” frequently depends on who’s doing the cooking. A survey by consumer research organization GfK looked at cooking habits around the world, gathering data from more than 27,000 people in 22 countries. Here’s how much time is spent weekly
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Who Should Be Screened for Lung Cancer? Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about lung cancer screenings? My husband was a longtime smoker but quit many years ago, so I’m wondering if he should be checked out. – Concerned Spouse  Dear Concerned, According to recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force—an independent panel of medical experts that advises the government on health policies—if your husband is between the ages of 55 and 80, is a current smoker or quit within the last 15 years, and has a smoking history of at least 30 pack-years, he’s at high risk for lung cancer and should talk to his doctor about getting screened. Pack years are determined by multiplying the number of packs he smoked daily by the number of years he smoked.
You’ll also be colon, breast, and prostate cancers happy to know that lung cancer combined. Lung cancer screenings— also occurs which are recommended predominantly in older adults. annually to those at risk—were About two out of every three people covered by all diagnosed with lung private health cancer are 65 or insurance plans older, and the risk and Medicare starting in of lung cancer peaks early 2015. November is Lung Cancer at age 71.  The Medicare Awareness Month Lung Cancer screening, however, will Screening The goal of only cover highannual screenings is to detect cancer early risk beneficiaries through age 74. before symptoms appear, so it can be Lung cancer kills around 160,000 Americans each year, making it the most cured. The five-year survival rate among deadly of all possible cancers. In fact, people with lung cancer when it’s caught in its earliest stage is 77 percent, versus more people die of lung cancer than of
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The Beauty in Nature
Small Birds Wintering in Local Woods Clyde McMillan-Gamber
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everal common kinds of small birds winter in deciduous woodlands and older suburban areas with their many tall trees, including those here in Central Pennsylvania. But each wintering species uses a different part of the woods to get its food. Some species feed from forest floors, while others use various parts of the trees, reducing competition for food among the various types of these birds, though there is some overlap. Resident Carolina wrens and wintering winter wrens have brown feathering that camouflages them on the dead-leaf floors of wooded bottomlands near streams where they search for food. Both species scratch among fallen leaves and poke through brush piles and log piles after a diversity of invertebrates not covered by snow. Little, mixed groups of resident Carolina chickadees, tufted titmice,
and wintering heads and a yellow one on females’. All golden-crowned kinglets flutter these species blend into their woodland vigorously habitat. around twigs and buds in Resident whitebreasted nuthatches their search for tiny, hibernating and wintering brown creepers eat insects and Dan Pancamo Carolina wren. dormant insects insect eggs. and insect eggs These tiny birds from crevices in tree also hang upside down on those bark. Nuthatches walk up and down tree parts to vertical trunks and inspect them peer into cracks more closely. Chickadees for food, which they pull out with and titmice are tweezers-like beaks. gray as winter Carolina chickadee. They are the only woods, except the chicks have birds in North black crowns and bibs. Kinglets are olive America that walk down a tree trunk headfirst. with an orange stripe on top of males’
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Creepers fly to the base of a tree and spiral up it toward the top, while looking into crevices for food, which they extract with their thin, curved-down bills. When they reach the top of a tree, they flutter to the base of the next one and spiral up it. Nuthatches, which are mostly bluegray on top, and creepers, which are brown above, blend into the bark, making them invisible until they move. Four kinds of resident woodpeckers— downies, hairies, red-bellied, and pileated—chip into dead wood after invertebrates wintering there. They have stout beaks for chiseling, two toes in front and two in back to better grip the bark, and stiff tail feathers to prop them up on trunks. The hammering of these woodpeckers on dead wood gives away their presence. Look for these birds in local woods and older suburbs in winter. They are interesting to experience.
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Salute to a Veteran
Admiral Rickover Threw Him Out Not Once, but Twice Robert D. Wilcox
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hen Bill Houley was growing up in Rochester, N.Y., he gave little thought to the military. But he did give some thought to college. To give him a leg up on that, his parents sent him to the prestigious prep school, Phillips Academy Andover. He did well there and was accepted at Yale. But he recognized that going on to an Ivy League college, as so many of the Phillips graduates did, wasn’t exactly his cup of tea. He was looking for high adventure, which led him to decide on trying for an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. And in 1955, at age 17, he was lucky enough to get it. At the academy, one of his officer mentors took him aside and asked if he had given any thought to the submarine service. That would give him ample chance for the close friendships and camaraderie that Houley was looking for.
So, when he was required to select a places as Rome and Paris. At the same time, however, he service as a senior, he chose submarines. In those days, the Navy required requested nuclear propulsion training. And that meant being officers to serve a interviewed by Adm. year aboard a surface ship before service Hyman Rickover, who approved all officers in submarines. So Houley did that and who served in nuclear subs. then attended Naval The admiral Submarine School in was famously a no1960. Next came a nonsense guy with a three-year tour of duty aboard a World War prickly personality. Although he was II-built diesel electric widely seen as a genius sub. who was dedicated Diesel subs were small, cramped, and to his service and was Rear Admiral William P. Houley, slow. But Houley addressing recruits at Naval Station essential to the coming nuclear Navy, he was liked everything about Great Lakes, Ill. not noted for small talk the experience— especially during the deployment to the and making friends. Mediterranean. That provided time to play Houley says, “He was feared, honored, immortalized, but not really likeable. tourist and enjoy visiting such exciting
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When he was first promoted to admiral, he had not been on the promotion list sent by the Navy to Congress for approval. His name was added to the selection list by the Congress itself.” When Rickover interviewed candidates, he was known for often asking questions for which there were no answers. The admiral’s staff had warned Houley to speak quickly and tersely. There was to be absolutely no baloney. So how did the interview with him go then? “Saying it was a disaster is painting too nice a picture,” Houley says. “After throwing me a few questions for which I had absolutely no answers, the admiral quickly lost patience and snarled, ‘Why are you so stupid?’ and threw me out of his office.” The staff said Houley had to prove himself and suggested that he not give up. They gave him a stack of books that
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he was to study for 40 hours a week for six months. He returned to his diesel sub deployment, and, although his hectic schedule gave him little time to study, he was later able to face the admiral again. That time, things didn’t go any better. “The admiral had a yellow-lined pad on his desk,” Houley says. “After a few minutes of conversation, he took a pencil and dashed a straight line on the pad from upper left to lower right. Then, turning it to me, he demanded, ‘Do you know what this is?’ I confessed that I didn’t, and he said, ‘It’s a graph of your life,’ and he threw me out of his office for the second time.” This time, the staff sent Houley to Naval Guided Missiles School, and he studied hard. Of some 30 officers, he scored second, with a score just a hair shorter than the leader. So, after graduation when he was to face Rickover for the third time, it went better, although the admiral, reviewing his grades, sniffed that he was “bottom of the barrel.” At the time, however, the Navy was going through a rapid transition to nuclear power, and experienced officers were much in demand. So even though Rickover was not happy with him, Houley was boosted along the career path he sought. After attending the Navy’s Nuclear Power School, he spent several years in nuclear submarines at sea and in fleet operations in positions of increasing
responsibility, finally qualifying as engineer and for command of a nuclear-powered submarine. This included approval for command by Adm. Rickover. As he rose in rank and position, he had increasingly important responsibilities, including serving as commanding officer, U.S. Naval Submarine School at Groton, Conn., and as commander, Submarine Group TWO, where he was the admiral responsible for 39 nuclear submarine crews. He then served in several positions on the staff of the chief of naval operations, where he was selected for flag rank in 1987. He retired from the Navy in 1994 as a twostar rear admiral. After Navy retirement, Adm. Houley worked with a number of firms and returned to the Defense Department, where he served as the first director, defense reform, under then-Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen. In retirement in 2012, he came to Central Pennsylvania to join several other of his Navy buddies in a comfortable retirement community. The record, let it be said, shows that, as absolutely essential to the Navy as Adm. Rickover was, his judgment of leaders was occasionally less than perfect, as the stellar career of Bill Houley so amply makes clear.
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Volunteers Needed for Park Program The York County Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking volunteers to help with Project FeederWatch, a research and educational project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon that monitors winter bird species across North America. For the 20th consecutive year, volunteers at Nixon County Park will monitor the birds at the Nature Center feeders. Data is forwarded to Cornell so scientists can evaluate trends in populations, diseases, rare sightings, etc. Volunteers are needed to fill one-hour time slots each Tuesday and Wednesday, beginning Nov. 10 through early April.
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Bethany Village – The Oaks
325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 (717) 766-0279 • www.bethanyvillage.org Number of Beds: 69 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF/CCAC; Eagle, LeadingAge PA Comments: Maplewood Assisted Living also available.
Fairmount Homes
333 Wheat Ridge Drive • Ephrata, PA 17522 (717) 354-1800 • www.fairmounthomes.org Number of Beds: 114 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge PA Comments: Fairmount is known for its high-quality care and its successful rehabilitation program. We are mission driven and dedicated to faith, family, and community.
Maple Farm
Number of Beds: 290 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: No Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Featuring Traditions at Claremont, a dedicated, 39-bed, short-term rehab unit. Claremont provides quality skilled nursing and rehabilitation services for short- and long-term stays.
Homeland Center
1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102-1598 (717) 221-7902 • www.homelandcenter.org Number of Beds: 95 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: AAHSA, LeadingAge PA (PANPHA), NHPCO, PHN, HPNA Comments: A beautiful, full-service continuing care retirement community with a 148-year history of exemplary care.
1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601 (717) 393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge, LeadingAge PA, Mennonite Health Services Comments: Maple Farm puts the person first so your choices matter. Enjoy the comforts of home with country kitchen, private bedroom, full bath, and great views.
The Middletown Home
999 West Harrisburg Pike • Middletown, PA 17057 (717) 944-3351 • www.middletownhome.org Number of Beds: 102 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
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604 Oak Street • Akron, PA 17501 (717) 859-1191 • www.maplefarm.org Number of Beds: 46 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Our campus offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, personal care, and independent living residences.
Number of Beds: 188 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: Equal Housing, LeadingAge PA Comments: Person-centered care with reputation for compassion and excellence. Established in 1903. Respite care available w/minimum stay.
Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 118 Pleasant Acres Road • York, PA 17402 (717) 840-7100 • www.yorkcountypa.gov Number of Beds: 375 Rehabilitation Unit: No Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Physical, Occupational Respiratory Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: No Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Comments: Elm Spring Residence Independent Living on campus.
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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers The listings with a shaded background have additional information about their center in a display advertisement in this edition.
Tel Hai Retirement Community
1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344 (610) 273-9333 • www.telhai.org Number of Beds: 139 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: No Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes Scheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF, MHS Alliance, Leading Age Comments: Dedicated short-term rehab neighborhood with Tel Hai’s own therapy department dedicated to intensive therapy with goal of returning home.
Transitions Healthcare – Gettysburg
595 Biglerville Road • Gettysburg, PA 17325 (717) 334-6249 • www.transitionshealthcarellc.com Number of Beds: 135 Rehabilitation Unit: Yes Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory, Physical Long-Term Care: Yes Respite Care: Yes 24-Hour Medical Care: Yes Recreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: Yes Private Rooms Available: Yes Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes Accreditations/Affiliations: PHCA, PACA Comments: Fully staffed Transitions Healthcare employees in skilled nursing and sub-acute rehab. Tours are encouraged!
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Health Matters
Some Advice for Helping Friends in Mourning Lisa M. Petsche
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hen someone you know loses a loved one to death, you want to reach out but may feel unsure of what to say or do. Perhaps you haven’t lost someone close, and it’s difficult to appreciate what your friend is going through and anticipate their needs. Allow me to share some advice. Don’t agonize over what to say. Keep it simple and heartfelt—for example, “I’m so sorry,” “My heart goes out to you,” “I’m here for you,” or perhaps even “I’m at a loss for words.” Avoid platitudes such as, “It’s for the best” or “You still have a lot to be thankful for.” Let your friend do the talking and listen attentively and non-judgmentally. Refrain from giving advice. Accept silence. Sometimes a bereaved person may not feel like talking but would appreciate companionship. Remember, too, that body language— such as a touch of your hand or a hug— can also express support and caring, often better than words. Keep in mind that grief affects one’s body, mind, and soul and that, although there may be similarities, no two people
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grieve alike. Don’t underestimate the pain your friend is experiencing and don’t discourage tears or urge them to “be strong.” Don’t try to withhold your own tears, either; they’re simply a sign that you care. Share memories of your friend’s loved one—kind or funny things they did or words of wisdom they shared with you. Find a favorite photo of the deceased person, frame it, and give it to your friend. Encourage your friend to practice selfcare, getting adequate nutrition, exercise, and sleep and scheduling regular medical checkups, as well as avoiding unnecessary stress. Offer to help in practical ways, such as fielding phone calls, preparing meals, running errands, or walking a dog. Make concrete offers (for example, “I’m going to the grocery store—what can I get you?”) or simply go ahead and do things like
deliver a casserole or tend a garden. Many newly bereaved people experience a spiritual crisis, so don’t be alarmed if this happens with your friend. Listen empathically to doubts and fears. If they persist, encourage your friend to speak with a religious leader. After the Funeral Continue to stay in touch after the funeral is over. That’s when the reality of the loss, with all its implications, sets in, and grieving people need support more than ever. Don’t avoid the subject of the deceased person or mention of their name. It’s comforting to the bereaved to know that others still remember their loved one as time goes by. Be patient. Since grief saps energy, take the initiative in the relationship, calling and arranging visits. Recognize that timelines for healing
vary from one person to the next. Don’t pressure friends into doing things they don’t feel ready for, such as sorting through and disposing of a loved one’s belongings. Encourage friends to seek professional help if they’re not able to function in day-to-day life (suggestive of clinical depression) or they appear stuck in one phase of grieving (denial or anger, for example). Remember special occasions throughout the year that are likely to be difficult: birthdays, wedding anniversaries, and holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas, as well as the anniversary of death. Call or send a card to let friends know you’re thinking about them. Above all, keep in mind that bereaved people don’t expect friends to provide answers to difficult, often philosophical questions—such as “Why did this happen?”—or to take away their pain. What they do want and need is the comfort of knowing they are not alone. Lisa M. Petsche is a social worker experienced in grief counseling. She currently works in hospice palliative care.
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Social Security News
Helping Veterans and Active-Duty Military Members By John Johnston
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n Veterans Day, the nation honors the men and women who risk their lives to protect our freedom. Social Security honors veterans and active-duty members of the military every day by giving them the respect they deserve. A vital part of that is administering the Social Security disability program. For those who return home with injuries, Social Security is a resource they can turn to. If you know any wounded veterans, please let them know about Social Security’s Wounded Warriors website (www.socialsecurity.gov/ woundedwarriors). The Wounded Warriors website
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answers many commonly asked questions and shares other useful information about disability benefits, including how veterans can receive expedited processing of disability claims. Benefits available through Social Security are different from those from the Department of Veterans Affairs and require a separate application. The expedited process is used for
military service members who become disabled while on active military service on or after Oct. 1, 2001, regardless of where the
disability occurs. Even active-duty military who continue to receive pay while in a hospital or on medical leave should consider applying for disability benefits if they’re unable to work due to a disabling condition. Active-duty
status and receipt of military pay don’t necessarily prevent payment of Social Security disability benefits. Although a person can’t receive Social Security disability benefits while engaging in substantial work for pay or profit, receipt of military payments should never stop someone from applying for disability benefits from Social Security. Learn more by visiting www. socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors. Social Security is proud to support the veterans and active-duty members of the military. Let these heroes know they can count on us when they need to take advantage of their earned benefits. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.
Calendar of Events
Community Programs and Support Groups
Free and open to the public
Senior Center Activities
Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m. Green Thumb Garden Club Meeting: Raised Bed Gardening Emmanuel Lutheran Church 2650 Freysville Road, Red Lion (717) 235-2823
Nov. 6, 10:30 a.m. Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York County John Rudy Park 400 Mundis Race Road, York (717) 428-2210
Heritage Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 292-7471, www.heritagesrcenter.org Nov. 9, 10:30 a.m. – Veterans Day Program with Roy Justice Nov. 12, 9 to 11 a.m. – Big Bucks Bingo Nov. 19, 12:30 p.m. – O ld-Fashioned Sing-along with Pianist Ruth Kryshner
Nov. 3, 7 p.m. Surviving Spouse Socials of York County Faith United Church of Christ 509 Pacific Ave., York (717) 266-2784
Nov. 5, 7 p.m. Martin Leese Lecture Program: Carlisle Indian School – Hanover Involvement Hanover Area Historical Society Warehime-Myers Mansion 305 Baltimore St., Hanover (717) 632-3207
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York County Department of Parks and Recreation Nov. 15, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Exploring Birds and More from the Tropics, Nixon Nature Center Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; 1 to 2:30 p.m. – Birds of Prey, Nixon County Park
Library Programs Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014 Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg, (717) 432-5613 Dover Area Community Library, 3700-3 Davidsburg Road, Dover, (717) 292-6814 Glatfelter Memorial Library, 101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove, (717) 225-3220 Guthrie Memorial Library, 2 Library Place, Hanover, (717) 632-5183
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South Central Senior Community Center – (717) 2356060, http://southcentralyorkcountysrctr.webs.com Tuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m. – Stretch Yoga Wednesdays, 9 to 9:45 a.m. – Intermediate Line Dancing; 10 to 11 a.m. – Beginner Line Dancing Wednesdays, 12:45 p.m. – HoopFit Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340, www.susquehannaseniorcenter.org Mondays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Chorus Practice Tuesdays, 6 to 10 p.m. – B luegrass/Country Music Jam Session Windy Hill On the Campus – (717) 225-0733, www.windyhillonthecampus.org Nov. 20, 5 to 8 p.m. – Friday Night Dance Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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Comic Strips of the ’50s and ’60s Fill in the blanks of the names of these comic strips that were popular in the ’50s and ’60s: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
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HISTORIES from page 1 However, “seeing and meeting World War II vets in a forum where they shared their World War II experiences was compelling,” Lloyd said. Lloyd didn’t miss a single Thursdaynight meeting for two years, and eventually offered his assistance if they ever needed it. He now coordinates the speakers and handles many other responsibilities. The Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable began as the Capital Area World War II Roundtable in 2003.
It was founded by William S. Jackson, former member of Gov. Casey’s and Gov. Ridge’s World War II Commemorative Committee; Fred Taylor, Harrisburg attorney and legal representative to the majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; and Jack Thomas, president of the Hershey Civil War Roundtable. The group first met at a public library to gather critical first-person narratives of all branches of the service. Winters, a
Volunteer Spotlight York Retiree Serves Local Café Brenda McCleary is the RSVP of the Capital Region Volunteer of the Month for November. McCleary volunteers at Healthy World Café, where she helps in the kitchen with food preparation, serving meals, cleanup, and whatever needs to be done. She was born in York and graduated from William Penn Senior High School. She has two sons, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. She worked at Schmidt & Ault Paper Company/ St. Regis/Stone Container for 33 years in various administrative positions until the close of the facility in 2000. After it closed, McCleary went to work for 14 years at P.H. Gladfelter until she retired in 2014.
She is a member of OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at Penn State, where she takes classes in various subjects. RSVP of the Capital Region is proud to have her has one of its volunteers who makes a difference in York County. RSVP, the nation’s largest volunteer program for adults aged 55-plus, works with volunteers to help match their time and talents with volunteer positions in the community. For more information, email YorkAdamsFranklin@rsvpCapReg.org or call Scott Hunsinger at (443) 6193842 or the statewide Senior Corps of PA toll-free hotline at (800) 870-2616. www.rsvpcapreg.org
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Brainteasers Comic Strips of the ’50s and ’60s Andy Capp 7. Gasoline Alley Beetle Bailey 8. The Katzenjammer Blondie Kids Brenda Starr 9. Marmaduke Dennis the Menace 10. Peanuts Dick Tracy
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Central Pennsylvania resident, was one of the first speakers. The group’s name was changed to Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable in 2011. As the group grew over the years, it was forced to find larger facilities to accommodate everyone, now meeting in a Methodist church. The Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and has no dues or memberships. Any donations it receives are given directly to the veterans, Lloyd said. About 150 to 175 people—authors, historians, and interested citizens—and two to three dozen World War II veterans attend the roundtable the first Thursday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, “we honor and recognize this generation for their service,” Lloyd said. “The role they played in preserving our way of life was at a most critical period in our history. We’re here because they were there.” Each veteran is given a badge with their name, branch of service, and theater of operations of where they served, so attendees can know whom to thank for their service, he said. Every month the free forum has a different speaker, with a question-andanswer session at the end. “My role has been to be speaker chair for two years,” Lloyd said. “It’s been a challenge to get speakers to share their experiences with us. It’s been a challenge because of attrition. There are 800,000 (World War II veterans) left today and every day almost 500 die. (The veterans) are now in their early to mid-90s.” Lloyd has formed relationships with other World War II groups, such as the Lehigh Valley Veterans History Project, Lancaster Oral History Club, Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, and the Dr. Harold C. Deutsch World War II History Roundtable from Edina, Minn. The groups help each other locate
speakers. But it is still difficult to find people to get their message out, he said. Some of the speakers at the Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable have included an Auschwitz survivor; bomber pilots and tail gunners; a survivor of the Malmedy Massacre; and a veteran who took part in one of the largest Naval battles in history, the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the South Pacific. The group’s November speaker is a veteran who had been in charge of the guards at the Nuremburg Trials and had to face Hermann Goering, the second-most powerful man in Germany behind Adolf Hitler. A submariner who had been to the Battle of Midway is scheduled for December. For the last two years, the Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable has been working with the National World War II Museum to capture World War II vets’ experiences on tape to be preserved in the National Archives, Lloyd said. “We fully understand our clock is ticking. Because the veterans are in their 90s, there’s a sense of urgency to get their stories down as quickly as possible. Our goal is to get as many (veterans’ stories recorded) as we can,” he said. Soon all that will be left will be the historians and authors, and “you just can’t beat firsthand accounts,” Lloyd said. As for Lloyd himself, in July he crossed an item off his “bucket list” by traveling on a two-week battlefield expedition crafted by the roundtable’s business sponsor, Specialty Tours—and he has more than 1,500 photos to prove it. If anyone is aware of a World War II veteran who would be a candidate for sharing his or her story at one of the group’s monthly meetings, please contact Lloyd at (717) 503-2862 or charlie.centralpaww2rt@gmail.com or write The Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable, P.O. Box 215, Hummelstown, Pa. 17036.
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