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Butler County Senior News

March 2014

Volume 8, Number 9

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The Institute for Learning in Retirement offers wide variety of classes and trips for older adults Do you love to learn new things? You’re in luck, especially if you are a Butler County resident. Right up the road in Slippery Rock, you’ll find the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR), a nonprofit memberdirected organization that offers an abundance of fascinating learning experiences for older adults. ILR’s primary instructional site is located at the Extended Learning Center in downtown Slippery Rock, with free and convenient parking.

The spring term begins Monday, March 17 and runs through the first week of June. Classes generally meet for one to eight sessions, with each lasting between 90 minutes to two hours. The listing of subjects is broad and varied.

Are you interested in film, books, painting or physical fitness? How about history, knitting, architecture or our country’s election process? You will be sure to find a class that suits your personal tastes.

ILR also offers day trips as part of its curriculum. Outdoor nature hikes, biking, museum and farm tours, and trips to the city to see the Pittsburgh Opera are part of the available choices.

All the details are taken care of, so you can relax, enjoy and absorb the experience.

Anyone age 50 and older is invited to become an ILR member. Classes are free to individuals ages 90 or older.

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Find out how Special Options Funding program is making more services available to seniors. Read page 8.

Steelers former head coach Chuck Noll profiled in book. See page 13.

Publisher’s Corner

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Owner/Publisher Lynn Webster Editor: Gina Mazza

Are you someone who loves to learn new things? It’s a great time of year to get out of the house one day a week and take a course. Read our cover story about a wonderful resource right in Butler County called the Institute for Learning in Retirement.

Happy spring…. finally!

Lynn Webster

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Butler County hosts household hazardous waste and electronics collections

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utler County will hold 14 collections for both household hazardous waste and electronics this year at 129 Ash Stop Road in Evans City (just off Route 68 and across the road from the Forward Township Building).

All area residents are invited to participate, regardless of county.

Planned collection dates are March 22, April 12, May 3 and 17, June 7 and 28, July 12 and 26, August 16 and 30, September 13, October 18 and November 8.

The following items will be accepted: paint and paint products, pesticides and poisons, automotive fluids, batteries, chlorine products, pool chemicals, household cleaners, flammable liquids, all types of household batteries, asbestos, computers and computer equipment, televisions, DVD and VHS players, cell phones, all other types of electronics, all types of fluorescent light

bulbs, all sizes of propane tanks and mercury.

If you wish to attend one of the collections, call (866) 815-0016. Nominal fees will be charged per pound for all items dropped off. BCSN This program is made possible by the Board of Butler County Commissioners and by a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. To learn more, call (724) 284-5305 or visit www.recyclebutler.us.

Seniors for Safe Driving If you are age 55 or older and have successfully completed a driver improvement program in the past, you only have to attend a one-day refresher course to renew your insurance discount. If you have never participated in a driver improvement program, you must attend a two-day seminar to earn your automobile insurance discount. The insurance discount is five percent of the total premium for a period of three years. Cost for the course is $15 per person.

Here is the upcoming schedule: • March 18 and 19; 5:30 to 9 p.m. at Kelly Chevrolet, 252 Pittsburgh Rd., Butler.

• March 21; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Butler Memorial Hospital, 911 East Brady St., Butler.

• April 25; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at at Butler Memorial Hospital, 911 East Brady St., Butler.

For a complete list of classes, go to www.sfsd-pa.com. To register, call (724) 283-0245 or (800) 559-4880. BCSN

Care You Can Count On

• Our wheelchair van service, Butler Assist Coach, currently operates 10 vans providing transport to and from hospitals, doctor’s appointments, nursing homes, and private events (i.e. funerals, weddings, birthdays, etc.)

Serving the Community Since 1967

• Our Assist Coach is available to individuals: with or without their own wheelchairs; with stairs or other obstacles at their residence; and those needing extra assistance in and out of their wheelchairs.

• BAS also provides emergency and non-emergency ambulance transports to sick and injured patients.

• We operate 10 ambulances from 3 stations, serving the community 24 hours a day.

• Reduced rates are available for members.

Butler Ambulance Service • 106 First Street Butler, PA 16001 • (724) 283-4385

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Potential Cure for Hepatitis C

By Caesar DeLeo, M.D. Medical Director, Gateway HealthSM For Butler County Senior News

Are you at Risk?

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4 A blood transfusion before 1992

epatitis means “inflammation of the liver.” There are several causes of hepatitis, the majority of which are either alcohol related or virus related. Some viruses that attack the liver are preventable (types A and B) through immunizations. However, there is no immunization for hepatitis C. Viral hepatitis affects more than a half a billion persons worldwide, many of who are unaware they are infected.

One million of those who are infected die each year, primarily from cirrhosis or liver cancer resulting from their hepatitis infections. Some persons have no symptoms. When symptoms first occur, they are much like those of the flu. Many of those who are chronically infected are unaware of their infection as the virus can go 20 to 30 years before the development of symptoms. Symptoms can include jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), loss of appetite, dark urine and pale stools. The disease is the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer, and the leading reason for liver transplantation.

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In the United States the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates 150,000 new cases of hepatitis C diagnosed each year and a total of 3 million Americans who may have this disease in its chronic form. The CDC also recommends that all U.S. Baby Boomers, and others at risk get tested for hepatitis C. Chronic hepatitis C is a destructive unwanted guest. Infected persons typically do not know they are infected for years until they begin to show signs of liver damage and failure. At that point treatment options become limited.

Some may need a liver transplant;

You may be at increased risk if you have had:

however, livers are in high demand and short supply. In the U.S. there are 17,000 persons on liver transplant lists, yet only 6,000 livers become available every year.

Up until recent years there were few treatments and effectiveness was not great. Now there are new and more effective treatments that can lead to cure. These drug treatments can have unpleasant side effects and can be expensive. Treatment for hepatitis C is a serious undertaking but one that can lead to cure and a longer healthier life for many persons.

Getting checked is recommended if: you are a baby boomer (born 19451965), have a history of any injection or nasal street drug use, have had multiple sex partners, received a tattoo in an unregulated setting, have a diagnosis of HIV, were born to a parent with known hepatitis C, were ever incarcerated, was ever on hemodialysis or received a transfusion blood product prior to July 1992.

If you or a loved one has never been checked and fall into one of the above categories, there has never been a better time to talk to your doctor about being checked. Do it for yourself, your children, your relatives and friends.

Hepatitis C is not spread by kissing, hugging, sneezing, coughing, or sharing food, eating utensils or glasses.

Since it can be transmitted through blood, it’s important to cover any wounds and clean all surfaces that come into contact with infected blood.

And, don’t share razors, toothbrushes or nail clippers.

4 Blood clotting products before 1987 4 Long-term kidney dialysis treatment 4 Tattoos or body piercings 4 Injected illicit drugs, especially shared needles 4 Sex with partners who have other sexually transmitted diseases or, 4 You are a healthcare worker injured by a needle stick.

Specific treatments for hepatitis C will be determined by your physician based on your age, medical history and the extent of your disease. If you need to be evaluated for a liver transplantation, you will be referred to a transplant hepatologist, who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases.

You may undergo a battery of tests to determine the extent of your liver disease and placed on certain medicines to help keep your liver working until a transplanted organ becomes available.

If it is determined that you are a candidate for liver transplantation, you will be placed on the national transplant registry (waiting list) and provided with instructions on what to do when the hospital calls you for surgery.

The good news is, preventive care and testing can help you from developing serious complications from the disease.

Successful treatments can save your life and newer medicines are even on the market today that eliminate the virus from the body. Take care of yourself and make an appointment with your primary care physician. We can all do our part to reduce the incidence of hepatitis C. BCSN

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Gateway Health Medicare Assured DiamondSM and Medicare Assured RubySM are HMO plans with a Medicare contract and a contract with Pennsylvania Medicaid. Medicare Assured GoldSM and Medicare Assured PlatinumSM are HMO plans with a Medicare contract. Enrollment in these plans depends on contract renewal.

Gateway HealthSM Special Needs Plans are available to anyone with Medicare and Medicaid, or Medicare and diabetes or cardiovascular disorder or chronic heart failure. The benefit information provided is a brief summary, not a complete description of benefits. For more information, contact the plan. Limitations, copayments and restrictions may apply. Benefits, premiums and copayments may change on January 1 of each year. Premiums and copays may vary based on the level of Extra Help you receive. Please contact the plan for further details. *This number will direct you to a licensed insurance agent. To be directed to a general number, please call 1-800-685-5209, TTY: 711, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., 7 days a week. **You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium – The State pays the Part B premium for full dual members. +Benefit coverage depends on plan eligibility. Available in select counties in Pennsylvania. Y0097_302_PA Accepted

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The Institute for Learning in Retirement offers wide variety of classes and trips for older adults Registering for classes and to become a member is easy. You can do so in person at the ILR office in Slippery Rock (see address, below) from Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; or go online to ILR’s website (see below) to print out and complete a registration form. The form can be mailed to the ILR office or faxed (724) 738-1605. Registrations must be received at least seven days before the class starts. Many classes and events are limited in size, so register early.

Continued from page 1 Full- and half-year memberships are available for $60 and $100, respectively.

It includes registration in up to 12 classes and/or trips plus bonus classes and trips, admission to a fun Wind-Up Party, a parking tag from Slippery Rock University and privileges at the SRU library, priority over non-members in registering for classes, and discounts on day trips and other special events.

“We encourage the memberships because you can take up to 12 classes for that membership, but even more importantly, we feel that an important aspect of our program is that people come to more than one class and begin to develop networks and friendships,” says assistant director Connie Smith.

“The social aspect is an important part of what happens here.”

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Are you a teacher or instructor? Do you like to lead trips? ILR welcomes you to send a proposal for a class or trip offering at any time. Suggested classes and trips for the fall 2014 semester are now being accepted until June 1.

So get your thinking caps on and we’ll see you in class! BCSN The Institute for Learning in Retirement is located at 165 Elm Street in Slippery Rock. Donations are accepted. To learn more or to request a class catalogue, call (724) 738-1604, email info@ilretirement.org or visit www.ilretirement.org.

The following is a sampling of ILR class offerings for spring 2014 * African American Short Stories * Antiques and Collectibles * Archaeology: Race in American Archaeology * Before Butler: Excavating Our Past Biosphere in the Future * Book Discussion Group

ILR day trips for spring 2014 * Biking the Western Reserve Greenway * Early American Farm Tour and Lunch * Got Milk? Marburger Farm Dairy Tour * Imperial Glass Museum * Johnstown Tour

* Bowling

* La Boheme: The Opera (Benedum Center)

* Bridge Group: Let’s Play!

* Lawrence County Courthouse Tour

* Civil War: Butler County’s Nine-Month Men

* Mercer County Prison Tour

* Cooking for Two (or One)

* Orphee: The Opera (Benedum Center)

* Election Processes and Procedures: Behind the Scenes * Engraving In’s and Out’s

* Pittsburgh Seminary Museum, E. Liberty Presbyterian Church

* Epitaphs: Verse From the Last Place on Earth

* The Strand Theater: What Would Lucy Do?

* Fairy Garden: Let’s Create It!

* Wildflower Walk at Wolf Creek Narrows

* Film: The Artist’s Series

Participants have the responsibility to select programs appropriate to their abilities and interests. Participants are responsible for being in sufficient good health to undertake the activity safely and for bringing the appropriate clothing and supplies, as advised.

* Genealogy Basics * Islamic Art and Architecture * Jazz Guitarists and Popular Jazz * Knit, Crochet and Chat * Lakota Sioux Indian Culture, II * Latino/a Literature: USA Plus * Lunch and Lecture * Luncheon Out * Nonfiction Readers’ Group * Oil and Gas History * Opera Preview: La Boheme

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* Painting: Mary Hogg Watercolor Group * Paper Dolls: Their History and Art * Physical Fitness: Stuff that Works * Piano: Applied Piano III and/or Basic Theory * Pittsburgh’s Renaissance * Quilt Guild * Quilting: Paper Piecing for Beginners * Scam You, Anyhow! * SEA: Building Rock Solid Businesses * Travel: Tips for Economic Travel, II * World War I: The Tragic Consequences

Western Pennsylvania 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA 16001 | 877-862-6659 | www.vna.com

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* Opera Preview: Orphee

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Butler County Area Agency on Aging

Senior Express

Special Options Funding program makes more services available to more seniors who need them

By Gina Mazza For Butler County Senior News

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his past year, the Butler County Area Agency on Aging (BCAoA) has had a tremendous opportunity to make more services and supplies available to more older adults in the county through a special grant provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. “We are fortunate to have access to the Special Options Funding program, which puts an additional $400,000 in our annual budget to be used in providing more home- and community-based services to area seniors,” says BCAoA administrator Beth Herold.

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In July 2013, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging gave each Area Agency on Aging across the state a percentage increase in funding, based on plans submitted by the individual AoAs. With the overall long-term goal of helping older adults remain safely in their own homes for as long as possible, a good portion of the money is being used to provide additional services that seniors can receive in their residences, like housekeeping and light spring cleaning, and in-home help with activities of daily living such as bathing and meal preparation.

“Due to a lack of adequate funding, we’d had to cut back on some of these services in the past, and the Special Options Funding program has enabled us to reinstitute some of them,” Beth explains.

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Care managers Justin Lefevre and Ann Gayle are delighted that the Special Options Funding program is helping even more older adults in Butler County.

The program is also going a long way in helping seniors with heating assistance. With the cold weather the region has been experiencing this past winter, the timing could not be more perfect.

“About $30,000 of the grant has been used to help adults ages 60 and older cover the cost of deliverable fuels such as propane,” Beth says.

BCAoA has also used a portion of the grant to provide emergency preparedness kits called Snowy Day Boxes to 216 of its Home Delivered Meals (HDM) recipients and other individuals. The boxes contain items such as a

blanket, toilet paper, drinking water, a flashlight and rations of nonperishable food like chicken salad and crackers—enough supplies for individuals to safely survive for a day or two with no heat. Again, with recent power outages due to sub-zero temperatures over the past few months, the timing couldn’t be better. Seniors on the BCAoA HDM roster have also been given an additional 3-pack of meals to keep in their freezers, in case inclement weather conditions prohibit HDM drivers from getting meals delivered as scheduled.

Butler County Area Agency on Aging

Senior Express

During the upcoming summer months (yes, summer will eventually return to southwestern Pennsylvania), the grant will cover the cost of fans and air conditioners for seniors who need them, as well as the distribution of a warm-weather version of the emergency kits, called Sunny Day Boxes.

These will contain items like lip balm, sunscreen, drinking water, handheld fans, nonperishable food and tips on beating the heat.

Of all the additional services that BCAoA has been able to provide as a result of the Special Options Funding program, the most exciting one is being able to use the money for home modifications, Beth points out.

“It’s really wonderful that we’re able to help older adults stay safe in their homes by making simple adjustments like putting grab bars and raised toilet seats in the bathroom, or making other home modifications such as installing ramps. We have an occupational therapist who works with us, so this person will go into the seniors home to see exactly what is needed.”

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Contents of the Snowy Day box include a fleece blanket, flashlight, treaded socks, smoke detector, space heater, toilet paper, bottled water, snacks, fruit juice and hand sanitizer.

All of the services are free, with home modifications being the only exception. “This expense is cost-shared and the percentage is based on the individuals’ income,” Billie Jo explains. “So if a home modification costs $5,000, for example, the senior’s shared amount might be around $500, which can be spread out over a year’s time.”

To handle the influx of calls from seniors who are able to take advantage of the resources being provided by the Special Options Funding program, BCAoA has hired three additional part-time staff. “These staff are helping primarily with doing assessment and marketing the

program,” Beth says. The grant period ends on June 30 but the agency is hoping to receive another round of Special Options Funding for the 2014-2015 fiscal year.”

Beth and Billie Jo both stress that anyone who believes they are in need of any of the above-mentioned services or supplies should call BCAoA to schedule an assessment.

“No question is too trivial,” Billie Jo emphasizes. “Just give us a call and we can talk through what you need.” BCSN To learn more, call BCAoA at (724) 282 3008.

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Another portion of the grant has been used to purchase 60 space heaters to be distributed to older adults, particularly those in the northern tier of the county, who need them. “Our caseworkers are evaluating these situations on an individual basis and giving them to people who we find are using their ovens or unsafe space heaters to heat their homes,” notes Billie Jo Edwards, BCAoA’s fiscal operations officer. “The heaters feature a stay-cool outer shell for safety and wheels so they can be easily moved from room to room.”

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Butler County Area Agency on Aging

Senior Center events

_ Butler Senior Center, 10 Austin Ave., (located in Tanglewood Senior Center), Lyndora, offers the following events: Seniors for Safe driving from noon to 4 p.m. March 4; card party with lunch from noon to 3 p.m. March 5; games with Julie Toth of VNA at 10 a.m. March 6; how to organize at 10:30 a.m. March 13; birthday celebration March 13; St. Patrick’s Day party with funnel cakes March 20; and White Elephant sale with auctioneer Bob March 20, bring one item for sale. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (724) 285-5392. _ Chicora Senior Center, lower level of Moose Hall, 117 West Slippery Rock St., offers the following events: blood pressure screening at 10:30 a.m. March 11; bingo fundraiser with Mike at 10:30 a.m. March 13 and 27. $.50 per card; birthday celebration March 13; health chat at 10:30 a.m. March 13; St. Patrick’s Day party March 20; and soup swap March 25.

Sign up to bring a soup, $1 to taste. A prize will be awarded for the best soup. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday through Friday. Call (724) 445-2551. _ Cranberry Senior Center, Municipal Building, Rochester Rd., offers the following events: Liken services available at 11 a.m. March 6; taking charge of your health at 11 a.m.

March 13; birthday celebration March 13; leadership council meeting at 10:30 a.m. March 14; 500 card party at 12:30 p.m. March 18; colon cancer program at 12:30 p.m. March 19; St. Patrick’s Day party March 20; word bingo at 11 a.m.

March 20; and Relay for Life at 11 a.m. March 27. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (724) 772-6086.

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_ Evans City Senior Center, 426 East Main St., offers the following events: bring a friend to breakfast from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. March 3; Fat Tuesday doughnuts March 4; drum circle from 1 to 2 p.m. March 11; birthday celebration March 13; blood pressure screening at 11:15 a.m. March 13; game night at the races at 5 p.m. March 19; St. Patrick’s Day party March 20; and soup and dessert from 4 to 7:30 p.m. March 27. Cost is $5 per person. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (724) 538-9414. _ Mars Senior Center, Penn Mar Plaza, Gilkey Dr., offers the following activities: blood pressure screening at 11 a.m.

March 6; personal care short term at 11:15 a.m. March 12; birthday celebration March 13; rehab for a healthy heart at

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Senior Express 11 a.m. March 18; St. Patrick’s Day party March 20; bring someone to breakfast March 20; and root beer float fundraiser at 12:30 p.m. March 26. Cost is $1 each. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (724) 625-4466. _ Mount Chestnut Senior Center, Presbyterian Church, 727 Old Route 422, will offer the following events: Bible study at 10:15 a.m. March 3 and 17; blood pressure screening March 6; Wii bowling at 10 a.m. March 10; Wendy’s fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. March 12; birthday celebration March 13; St. Patrick’s Day party March 20; and book club at 11 a.m. March 24. The center is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Call (724) 282-6006. _ North Central Senior Center, West Sunbury Presbyterian Church, will offer the following events: hoagie orders are due March 12; birthday and St. Patrick’s Day celebration March 14; blood pressure screening at 11:15 a.m. March 19; hoagie orders delivered March 19; and Bible study at 11 a.m March 26. Hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. Call (724) 637-2959. _ Slippery Rock Senior Center, Township Building, 155 Branchton Rd., will offer the following events: Fat Tuesday ice cream social March 4. $1 each; Mardi Gras party March 6; birthday celebration March 13; bingo at 11:30 a.m. March 13; St. Patrick’s day party March 20; and bus trip to Phipps Conservatory at 9 a.m. March 25. Cost is $20 each. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (724) 794-6440. _ Southeast Senior Center, Winfield Township Firehall, Brose Rd., will offer the following events: blood pressure screening at 10 a.m. March 6 and 20; birthday celebration March 13; St. Patrick’s Day party March 20; vegetable soup sale March 27. Cost is $5 per quart, must order by March 20.

The center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call (724) 352-2036. _ Zelienople Senior Center, 700 S. Green Lane, Zelienople, offers the following upcoming events: waffle and sausage breakfast from 9 to 10:30 a.m. March 4. Cost is $2.50 per person; senior crime prevention at 10 a.m. March 10; nail painting with Butler Vo Tech from 9 to 11 a.m. March 12; birthday celebration March 13; St. Patrick’s Day party March 20; and GERD at 11 a.m. March 26. The center is open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (724) 452-5292. BCSN

Butler County Area Agency on Aging March Menu

for senior centers

Monday, March 3: Salisbury steak, oven browned potatoes, sweet peas, banana pudding.

Tuesday, March 4: Chef salad, vegetable soup, fruit crisp.

Wednesday, March 5, Ash Wednesday: Fish sandwich, macaroni and cheese, fresh coleslaw, fruit salad.

Thursday, March 6: Baked ham slice, sweet potatoes, broccoli, cake.

Friday, March 7: Tuna salad sandwich, rice Florentine soup, fruit, sugar cookie, Monday, March 10: Hot turkey sandwich, whipped potatoes, corn, vanilla ice cream.

Tuesday, March 11: Ham and swiss sandwich, vegetable soup, fruit.

Wednesday, March 12: Baked lasagna, tossed salad, mandarin oranges.

Thursday, March 13, Birthday menu: Stuffed pork chop, rice pilaf, carrots, tossed salad, cupcake and ice cream.

Senior Express The Butler County Area Agency on Aging

Serving you: About the Area Agency on Aging The Butler County Area Agency on Aging (AAoA) is a community service agency for older adults and has operated in Butler County since 1984. The Area Agency on Aging administers programs and manages services for Butler County residents who are 60 years of age or older. Agency programs and services are designed to serve approximately 38,000 older consumers who call Butler County home.

Butler County Commissioners William L. McCarrier A. Dale Pinkerton James Eckstein Area Agency on Aging Administrator: Beth A. Herold, RN, BSN, MBA

Friday, March 14: Fish sandwich, macaroni and cheese twists, sweet and sour slaw, fruit salad.

Monday, March 17: Baked swiss steak, parsley potatoes, sliced carrots, lemon fluff.

Tuesday, March 18: Chili Con Carne, whipped potatoes, tossed salad, orange gelatin.

How may we help you?

• Community Services for Older Adults and their families • Home and Community Based Services • PDA Waiver Services

Wednesday March 19: Chicken and gravy over biscuit, mixed vegetable blend, fruit.

Thursday, March 20, St. Patrick’s Day menu: Irish stew, green beans garden salad, cake.

Friday, March 21: Egg salad sandwich, corn chowder, pineapple tidbits, mandarin oranges.

Monday, March 24: Baked chicken breast, scalloped potatoes, mixed bean medley, sliced peaches.

Tuesday, March 25: Pepperoni pizza, tossed salad, cucumber salad, fruit crisp.

Access to Services • Information and Referral • Assessment • Care Management

For more information, call or visit our office at Sunnyview Complex 111 Sunnyview Circle, Suite 101 Butler, PA 16001

Wednesday, March 26: Hot roast beef sandwich, O’Brien potatoes, sweet peas, brownie.

Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 27: Spaghetti and meatballs, tossed salad, sherbet.

Phone: (724) 282-3008

(888) 367-2434

Friday, March 28: Breaded fish sandwich, macaroni and cheese, coleslaw, tropical fruit salad.

Website: www.co.butler.pa.us/butler Email: aaainfo@co.butler.pa.us

Monday, March 31: Baked meatloaf, redskin potatoes, sliced potatoes, fruit.

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Entertainment and Events • Harmony Museum, 218 Mercer St., Harmony, will hold a quilt and coverlet show from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. March 8 and from noon to 4 p.m. March 9. There will be heritage quilts and coverlets from museum and private collections displayed, artisans and museum quilters will demonstrate, with many works available for purchase. Call (724) 4527341 for details.

• The Butler Tornado Baseball spring craft show will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 15 at the Butler Senior High School, 110 Campus Lane, Butler Cafeteria. Admission is $2 per person.

Call (724) 285-4454 for details.

• It’s almost time for the third annual St. Patrick’s Day Benefit to be held from 7 to 10 p.m. March 17 at the Fieldstone Barn, 248 Westminster Rd., Saxonburg.

There will be local food and brews, dozens of raffle baskets, 50/50, silent

auction items and more. Local Breweries participating this year include Butler Brew Works, Cellar Door Brewing, Kaliber Brewing and Reclamation Brewing Company. Tickets are $40 each or two for $75. Participants must be at least 21. Call (724) 352-4810 for details.

• Discover how sap taken from a maple tree becomes syrup on the breakfast table at 2 p.m. March 23 at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Rd., Slippery Rock. This annual, free program is open to the public. Registration is not required, but come on time to get a seat for this very popular program. It all begins with an indoor presentation that unravels the mystery of how a tree functions, and considers the many benefits derived from these magnificent, perennial giants. The presentation is followed by a guided, outdoor walk featuring a working evaporator and a taste of

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spring itself, real maple syrup. A vendor will be on hand to offer an excellent variety of local, maple products. Call (724) 794-6011 for information.

• Pennsylvania’s Largest Toy, Comic and Pop Culture Convention Celebrates 24 years at the Monroeville Convention Center, 209 Mall Blvd., Monroeville, April 11 to 13. Hours are from 1 to 9 p.m. April 11; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 12; and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 13. The Steel City Con has 750 vendor tables of new and vintage toys, gold, silver and modern age comic books and much more. Admission is $30 for a single day or $15 for a three day pass; children ages five and under are free. There will also be celebrity guests, free parking, costume contest, panels and workshops, charity auctions, hourly prize drawings and much more. Call (724) 502-4350 or visit www.steelcitycon.com for more information. BCSN

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Steelers former head coach Chuck Noll profiled in new book

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have great respect and admiration for him,” O’Brien notes. “He is like the stern and demanding teacher you had in school that you come to appreciate as you get older and wiser.”

he Pittsburgh Steelers’ Hall of Fame football coach Chuck Noll has this to say about retirement: “When you are retired, you wake up in the morning with nothing to do, and when you go to bed at night, you have half of it done.”

The book also features Butler County’s own Terry Hanratty, who starred as quarterback at Butler Area High School and was an All-American at Notre Dame before being drafted by the Steelers in 1969. He and Art Rooney Jr. share the opinion that Noll is the most important person in Steelers’ history. “They were mediocre for the first 40 years and they have been winners for the last 40 years,” Hanratty comments in the book. “Noll taught the Rooneys how to run a winning football organization.”

Some other Nollisms: “You only get what you demand.” “If you are even thinking about retiring, it’s time to retire.” He is self-deprecating about his perceived lack of humor: “Germans are not good at telling jokes.”

Noll is an admirable fellow, a decent moral man, a good husband and father, and faithful to his Catholic upbringing. He turned 82 this January and has some health challenges that restrict his mobility, as well as some memory loss. He and his wife, Marianne, live in Bonita Springs, Florida. He remains the only coach to claim four Super Bowl championships.

Photo credit: George Gojkovich

Terry Bradshaw and Chuck Noll have a serious discussion.

Photo taken from www.bcshof.com/inductees/1970s-inductees/.

Steeler Terry Hanratty.

Photo provided by Jim O’Brien.

Marianne and Chuck Noll.

An author-signed copy of Chuck Noll: A Winning Way can be ordered by visiting jimobriensportsauthor.com or Amazon. com. The $33.45 price includes tax and shipping. BCSN

Photo provided by Jim O’Brien.

Dan Rooney introduces new coach Chuck Noll in January 1969.

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All of this and much more is detailed in the new book, Chuck Noll: A Winning Way, by Pittsburgh-based sports writer and historian Jim O’Brien. The 640-page book includes 32 pages of full-color photos interspersed with interviews by many of the star players from the Steelers of the 1970s. They share stories about their interactions with Noll over the years. “They find themselves quoting their old coach from time to time, and most of them

Chuck Noll: A Winning Way is the 22nd book that O’Brien has written on Pittsburgh sports subjects. His “Pittsburgh Proud” series and other works include The Chief: Art Rooney and His Pittsburgh Steelers, Immaculate Reflections, and stories on a variety of other Pittsburgh sports teams and personalities—from Franco Harris to Roberto Clemente.

O’Brien’s books are easy to read and are suitable for all ages.

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We could have been here sooner An elderly couple were killed in an accident and found themselves being given a tour of heaven by Saint Peter.

“Here is your oceanside condo, over there are the tennis courts, swimming pool, and two golf courses. If you need any refreshments, just stop by any of the many bars located throughout the area.”

“Heck, Gloria,” the old man hissed when Saint Peter walked off, “we could have been here ten years ago if you hadn’t heard about all that stupid oat bran, wheat germ, and low-fat diets!”

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Johnny: It’s because I saw one on daddy’s lettuce, but now it’s gone.

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