50plus Senior News Lebanon County October 2013

Jim Wagner’s hunting excursions have taken him around the globe,including New Zealand and Argentina.

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By Chelsea Peifer

The thrill of the hunt started for Jim Wagner when he was only 5 yearsold, and the thrill is just as strong and persistent today at age 73.

A Central Pennsylvania native, Wagner followed his father around in thefields and through the woods while he hunted for small game. They shotpheasants on a regular basis—a bird that is much more difficult to spot inthe region today than it was during his childhood.

Wagner started hunting on his own as soon as he turned 12 years old andit was legal for him to do so. He has been hunting every year since then,skipping out on his favorite hobby only for the four years after high schoolthat he spent serving in the United States Navy, where he had the dangerousjob of operating the boilers in a destroyer ship.

Once back stateside, that boiler knowledge translated into a more than40-year career in the field. Now retired and working part-time, Wagner’shunting adventures have taken him not only all throughout the state ofPennsylvania, but into several other states and countries including Canada,Argentina, New Zealand, and the African plains.

More than 50 mounts of animals he has killed are on display in his home.His wife, Janet, “puts up with it,” said Wagner with a chuckle. At first the mounts were scattered throughout different rooms of their

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Senior Idol Moves to Fall,Talent Follows

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Some sat in the waiting area silently,sporting serious game faces. Othersalleviated performance jitters by chattingand laughing with fellow contestants. Nomatter their prep tactic, though, all thenearly 100 people who auditioned for2013 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL cameprepared and ready to impress.

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IDOL competitionshowcases the vocal,instrumental, comedic,or dance abilities of thestate’s over-50population.

Traditionally held inthe spring, thecompetition was movedto the fall for 2013, amove that did notaffect the spectrum or thequantity of contestantturnout. Individuals from asfar west as WestmorelandCounty traveled to thecompetition’s CentralPennsylvania audition sites.

From this vast talent pool,15semifinalistshave beenselected,having beenjudged on themerits ofability,originality,appearance,and stagepresentation.

These 15performers will vie for the title of 2013PA STATE SENIOR IDOL at the sold-outfinals night competition on Monday,Oct. 14, at The Dutch Apple DinnerTheater, Lancaster. Emcee of the eveningwill be Diane Dayton of DaytonCommunications.

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judges still saw a fair share of othertalents represented. Steve Gallion ofLancaster performed a stand-up comedyroutine. Ernest Batz, Ephrata, played theaccordion that he has played for the last70 of his 75 years.

Christian Kendig, Millersville, reciteda poem—one of his own that had been

published in a poetry anthology. JeanetteMiller of Shippensburg performed arapid-fingered tune on the flute. TomLaNasa of York and Eugene ConstantineHrynkiewicz of Harrisburg bothpresented dramatic monologues: LaNasawith "Ragged Old Flag" by Johnny Cashand Hrynkiewicz with The Tell-TaleHeart by Edgar Allan Poe.

And several contestantscomplementedtheir vocals withtheir ownaccompaniment,such as PaulZavinsky ofHummelstownand TomWilliams ofWestBrandywine,both on guitar,and RossMounds ofHarrisburg onkeyboard.

Deb Olsen ofManheim andRay Ricke Jr. ofYork both paidtribute toMichael Jacksonwith a medley ofhis mostmemorable

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Bill Hoin lives today close towhere he was born 74 yearsago. Even he finds it hard to

believe what happened to himthrough those years.

After graduating from highschool in 1957, he enrolled atMillersville University and earned aB.S. in industrial arts. In order toget his military duty taken care of,he then volunteered for the Army,with the hope for duty that wouldinvolve working with languages.

Instead, he was assigned to theU.S. Army Security Agency, wheremuch of the work was top secret. Itswork was also so complex that muchof the recruiting was done atcolleges, and most of the personnelwere college grads.

After basic training, Hoin wasshipped to Fort Devens, Mass., for asix-month course to becomeproficient at Morse code and thevarious ways codes could be used.

Then he learned that he was toserve as an “observer” in Vietnam.The South Vietnamese at that timewere fighting the communists inthat country, and his role was to dowhat he could to help them andother “observers” withcommunication security.

After more training at ColoradoSprings, Colo., he flew bycommercial aircraft to Saigon,reaching there in January of 1963.He was stationed at Davis Station,an American base in the outskirts ofSaigon, named for a man in hisoutfit who had been the firstAmerican killed in Vietnam.

Hoin’s highly classified workthere was in intelligence gathering:collecting and disseminatinginformation on where NorthVietnamese troops were deployed,where and how they were attacking,and what they were achieving.

The North Vietnamese had theirown coded electronic messages,often transmitted from capturedAmerican equipment. Many of theirbases were underground. Anddefectors from the north, called“Daniel Boones,” were most helpfulin revealing for the Americans the

location of such facilities.Did he have much chance to

know the Vietnamese peoplethemselves?

“Oh, sure,” he says. “It was achallenge, though. Because younever knew whether the man whopoured you a cup of coffee in themorning might be the man trying tokill you that night. The Viet Congand the other South Vietnameselooked alike.”

Hoin’s work took him to manyremote villages, where he got theoverall feeling that most of theVietnamese in the south just wantedto be left alone and avoid gettingkilled.

For Hoin, the death threat wasparticularly strong because the VietCong pervaded the south, and younever knew who they were. It was anew kind of war, not at all likeWorld War II and previous wars,where enemies wore uniforms andwhere you knew who was yourfriend and who was your foe.

“There was a common, every-minute dread that I never forgot,”he says.

He notes wryly that, althoughVietnam was and is anunderdeveloped nation, what usedto be the famed Ho Chi Minh trail

that supplied the North Vietnamtroops is now a paved, three-lanehighway.

He left Saigon to return to theU.S. by air in July 1964, just as thebuild-up of American troops beganin earnest. He was discharged inOakland, Calif., and returned toMillersville University to earn a B.S.in arts education. He remembersbeing called a “baby killer” therebecause of his service in Vietnam.

He taught art and industrial artsin high school in Haddonfield, N.J.,for a year, and then used the G.I.Bill to earn an M.S. in art educationat Glassboro State Teachers College.After that, he taught at the StateHospital for Crippled Children inElizabethtown, Pa.

And that was followed by a jobwith a company called Emtol, wherehe did computer design work andwas involved in equipment andassembly line design for largecompanies like Kellogg, the cerealcompany.

Suffering from the physicalhandicap of epilepsy (and, morerecently, the effects of AgentOrange, from his days in Vietnam)he says that “art became a majortherapy and a career choice” forhim.

He has become an internationallyhonored artist, craftsman, andauthor, exhibiting paintings,silkscreen prints, and weavings inmany local and national shows. Hiswork has been exhibited, forexample, in the Lincoln Center forthe Performing Arts, New York, andthe Brandywine River Museum,Chadds Ford, Pa.

He says, “I now use art to enrichmy life and help others find ways toovercome their handicaps. With thisas background, I helped create alocal art group of veterans doingartwork.”

So, despite his physicalhandicaps, he continues to fill hislife with the art that means so muchto him.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber inEurope in World War II.

He Served in Vietnam Before OurCombat Units Were Deployed There

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Specialist 4th Class William A. Hoinat Fort Devens, Mass., in 1961.


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If one wishes to become a physician,physicist, lawyer, or any otherprofession where entry is limited to

college graduates, higher education isunavoidable. Success has come,nevertheless, to some who have notgraduated from college, and to otherswho dropped out of, or never attended,high school.

Familiar names of those who neverattended high school include authorsWalt Whitman, Charles Dickens, andMark Twain.

High-school dropouts include authorsH.G. Wells, Jack London, DashiellHammett, George Bernard Shaw, andLeon Uris; entertainers Julie Andrews,Lucille Ball, Gene Autry, GeorgeGershwin, and Walt Disney; inventorsBen Franklin, Thomas Edison, andOrville Wright; media leaders HoraceGreeley and David Sarnoff; foodentrepreneurs Wally “Famous” Amos

(cookies), Ray Kroc (McDonald’s), andDave Thomas (Wendy’s); and four-timeNew York Governor Al Smith.

Prominent computer-technologydevelopers rose tofame despitedropping out ofcollege. Amongthem are Bill Gates,Steve Jobs, MarkZuckerberg,Michael Dell, andLaurence Ellison.Another categoryheavily representedby college dropouts is writers of fiction.F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, andWilliam Faulkner are standouts in thisfield.

Countless other college dropouts arein other career categories, includingnewscaster Brian Williams, cable-TVtycoon Ted Turner, White House advisor

Karl Rove, Minnesota Governor JesseVentura, and Michigan Governor GeorgeRomney, the father of Mitt Romney.Eight of our nation’s presidents did not

graduate fromcollege.

PresidentLincoln did notattend either highschool or college.Prime MinisterWinston Churchillnever attendedcollege.

A college degreewas not a career pathway for most adultAmericans. As of 2008, only 29.4percent of Americans, 25 years of ageand older, were college graduates. Thatpercentage does not appear to be rising.

Approximately 72 percent of studentsin the past decade finished high schooland, of these, 52 percent earned a

bachelor’s degree within six years. Hence,these numbers indicate that 37 percentof 21st-century high-school graduatesearned a college degree.

How many college graduates, knownto you, work in the field in which theirdegree is related? The Heldrich Center atRutgers University recently surveyed 571college graduates and found “the portionof graduates who described their first jobas a ‘career’ fell from 30 percent, if theyhad graduated in 2006 or 2007—beforethe 2008 economic downturn—to 22percent if they had graduated in 2009 or2010” (as reported by the InternationalHerald Tribune Sept. 2, 2011).

Gaining a college degree is a worthyaspiration for students who believe theircareer prospects merit the risk ofdefaulting on their student loan. Suchdefaults are below the levels seen in theeconomic recession of the early 1990s

Doing Without a College Degree

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The Pros and Consof DTC Meds

NurseNews

Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES

The direct-to-consumer (DTC)pharmaceutical advertisingformat that leapfrogs over health

professionals and delivers its pitch rightto consumers began back in the early’80s with a small ad for a pneumoniavaccine placed in Reader’s Digest.

Today, you can hardly get through 15minutes of television or talk radiowithout a DTC pitch for anantidepressant, a medication to loweryour “bad” cholesterol, or a remedy forerectile dysfunction.(And isn’t it fun,explaining that one toyour grandchildren?)

In print, about halfof all magazine adpages are devoted tohealth/medicalproducts, and youremail junk box isprobably full ofpromos for dietproducts,incontinenceremedies, and painrelievers.

Given thisbombardment, haveyou ever actuallytaken the next stepand asked your physician about or for aDTC product? If so, how did it go? Didyou feel it enhanced your professionalrelationship or was it met with edgydismissal?

In one study of 500 randomlyselected physicians, 95 percent of themreported that their patients do indeedask about DTC products.

And were these interactions seen bythe doctors as beneficial? “Yes” for 41percent in that the conversations wereperceived to facilitate more opencommunication and to provide anopportunity to educate the patient.

However, for the 59 percent who said,“No, they weren’t beneficial,” it was, inpart, because doctors felt that, in thefirst place, the ads encouraged theoveruse of medications as an easy fix forproblems that could be alleviated byother means, particularly lifestylechanges.

They also felt that manipulative andmisleading marketing tactics created

confusion in their patients’ minds.Doctors reported that patients are sooften befuddled and misinformed aboutthe drug, its appropriateness for themand its risks and benefits for them, thatthe doctors needed to spend considerabletime away from their busy practices inorder to address these misunderstandings;they felt this was not the most effectiveuse of their time.

On the other hand, if those 59percent don’t take the time to educate

their patients whocome to themwaving a DTC drugad and asking if it’sthe right drug forthem, you knowwhat that patientmight then do?Stop talking andbuy the prescriptiondrugs he is so intenton having onlinewithout aprescription!

Millions ofAmericans do this(yes, millions), andif you think it’scomplicated, it’snot. Illegal, yes;

complicated, no. There are not onlywebsites that will sell you the drugs, butthere are also websites that will walk youthrough how to do it.

I know there are many patients who,with their own doctor’s consent andprescription, order drugs from foreignpharmacies, those that meet thestandards of care established by theNational Association of Boards ofPharmacy. There is no denying thefinancial savings involved.

But buying prescription drugswithout your own doctor’s prescription?Remember Groucho Marx’s line aboutnot wanting to join any club that wouldhave him as a member? Same thing: Youdon’t want to deal with any pharmacywilling to sell you a prescription drugwithout your own doctor’s prescription.

Gloria May is a registered nurse with amaster’s degree in adult health education anda Certified Health Education Specialistdesignation.

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but, at 8.8 percent in mid-2011, theyhave reached their highest rate since1997, nearly double the lowest rate of 4.6percent in 2005, according to theDepartment of Education.

There are trade schools and two-yearcolleges that may offer better pathwaystoward gainful employment than four-year institutions.

College graduates, unable to findacceptable employment, too frequently“park their employment search” byattending graduate school. Thispostponement strategy can expand thedebt burden of one’s higher educationwithout enhancing future job prospects.

Many discover upon graduation theyare educated in fields lackingmarketability. They are underemployed—working at jobs that do not require afour-year college education—more oftenthan unemployed. Data from the Bureauof Labor Statistics indicate at least one-third of college graduates in 2008 wereunderemployed.

“Fats” Domino, the singer andsongwriter, summed up the situationsuccinctly, saying, “A lot of fellowsnowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D.Unfortunately, they don’t have a J.O.B.”

Our country needs college graduatespursuing those disciplines responsive tomarket demand. High schools fail toproduce enough graduates keen about thefields of science, engineering, or math—all essential to our national economicsecurity.

Too often the goal is self-aggrandizement in financial careers, anillusion exposed as fantasy once themarket bubbles burst.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-researchanalyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizenand A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays onLife and Learning, books of personal-opinionessays, free of partisan and sectarianviewpoints. Contact him [email protected].

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Medicare BeneficiariesUnaffected

Federal health officials are trying toassuage public confusion over the effectthe Affordable Care Act will have onMedicare.

Medicare isn’t part of the new HealthInsurance Marketplace, so Medicarebeneficiaries need not be concerned. Ifyou have Medicare, you are consideredcovered.

The Marketplace won’t affect yourMedicare choices, and your benefits won’tbe changing because of it.

Here are the top five things to knowabout the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ifyou have Medicare:

1. Your Medicare coverage is protected.Medicare isn’t part of the HealthInsurance Marketplace established by theACA, so you don’t have to replace yourMedicare coverage with Marketplacecoverage.

No matter how you get Medicare,whether through Original Medicare or aMedicare Advantage Plan, you’ll still havethe same benefits and security you havenow. You don’t need to do anything withthe Marketplace during Open Enrollment,which is still Oct. 15 through Dec. 7.

2. You get more preventive services forless. Medicare now covers certainpreventive services, like mammograms orcolonoscopies, without charging you for

the Part B coinsurance or deductible. Youalso can get a free yearly “wellness” visit.

3. You can save money on brand-namedrugs. If you’re in the doughnut hole,you’ll also get a 50 percent discount whenbuying Part D-covered brand-nameprescription drugs. The discount isapplied automatically at the counter ofyour pharmacy—you don’t have to doanything to get it.

The doughnut hole will be closedcompletely by 2020.

4. Your doctor gets more support. Withnew initiatives to support carecoordination, your doctor may getadditional resources to make sure thatyour treatments are consistent.

5. The ACA ensures the protection ofMedicare for years to come. The life ofthe Medicare trust fund will be extendedto at least 2029—a 12-year extension dueto reductions in waste, fraud, abuse, andMedicare costs, which will provide youwith future savings on your premiums andcoinsurance.

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Article:“Solace forWounded

Spirits”BY LORI VAN INGEN

“Where have you been?” aneighbor named Stacysaid.

“Where have you been?” my neighbor,Robert, asked.

I was riding my three-wheeler bikedown our road. The bike is madespecifically for people like me who aredisabled.

“Well,” I said to thedozen or soneighborhood folkswho asked me thesame question. “I tooktime off to bedepressed.”

I was on my bikethat day because of abreakthrough. I canstill visualize myself ona recent afternoon,when I debated aboutopening our front doorand reentering theoutside world. Thebreakthrough occurredbecause of thisthought: “If I keepwaiting until I want todo something, I’ll bewaiting forever.”

Oddly, this new way of thinking beganbecause of a 22-year-old movie I watchedcalled City Slickers. Mitch, played by BillyCrystal, is dreadfully depressed as hetakes us through his comical mid-lifefunk.

During his journey of recovery, he wastaught “the secret of life.” But here’s thething: Finding that secret could neverhave happened until Mitch stoppedwaiting for happiness to come to himand instead took the first step himself.

First steps, I have learned, are nowherenear as huge as they sound. They’reactually quite simple. They have to be.

My husband, Bob, heard me cryingwhen the movie ended.

“I thought it was a comedy,” he said.“It was hysterical.”“Then why are you crying?”“Because it made me realize I’ve

wasted six months of my life by settlinginto depression and waiting, waiting,waiting to come out of it.”

That was the instant I took that firststep. I grabbed my cane and said, “I’m

going to ride my trike.” He tried to stop me. “You’ve been on your feet all day. You

can hardly walk after that. And youhaven’t been on your trike for ages!”

“Bob, if I don’t do this now, I amnever going to do it.” I knew that. I knewthat from the depths of me. I had to do

something to helpmyself.

And it had to benow.

I’d have never donethis had I thought,“I’m going to grab mycane, find the keys,check the weather, findthe bike lock,” and onand on, ending withsomethingoverwhelminglysabotaging like, “andride every day for therest of my entire life.”

I biked down ourroad, loving everyminute. It’s a new me,a new life, and allbecause of one simpledecision.

And so, the secret oflife that Mitch learned?

To paraphrase from the movie: “Justone thing,” Curly, the wise cowboy, said.“You stick to that and the rest is foolishdetail.”

“What is that one thing?” “That’s what you have to find out for

yourself.” For Mitch, it was not about taking an

adventurous trip out West; it was merelyagreeing to read the brochure.

For Mitch’s wife, it was just sayingthese words to him: “I want you to havethat adventure and find … your smile.”

It was when Mitch realized by simplygiving his wife one single kiss: “Today ismy very best day!”

And for me, it was grabbing my oldwooden walking stick.

Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationallysyndicated columnist. Her new book isCracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: StoriesFrom a Life Out of Balance. To find out more,visit www.saraleeperel.com or [email protected].

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Blakey, Yost, Bupp & Rausch, LLPDavid A. Mills, Esquire

17 East Market Street, York, PA 17401717-845-3674 fax 717-854-7839

[email protected]

2 7 1980 1980 No Yes No YesEstate planning, wills, trusts, powers of

attorney, estate administration,guardianships.

The Elder Law Firm of Robert Clofine120 Pine Grove Commons, York, PA 17403

717-747-5995 fax [email protected]

www.estateattorney.com

2 2 1985 1985 Yes Yes Yes Yes

Robert Clofine is the current presidentof the Pennsylvania Association of ElderLaw Attorneys. Medicaid; nursing homeasset protection; estate planning; estate

settlement.

Gettle & Veltri13 East Market Street, York, PA 17401



Wills; powers of attorney; living wills;estate settlement; probate; estateplanning; nursing home planning;

Medicaid; asset protection planning;trusts. We make house calls!

Keystone Elder Law555 Gettysburg Pike — Suite C-100,

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055717-697-3223 fax 717-691-8070

[email protected]


Alzheimer’s & special needs planning;VA & Medicaid benefits; wills; powers of

attorney; trusts; long-term careinsurance; estate administration; care

coordination; nurse on staff.

The Levin Law Firm150 North Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-200,

Radnor, PA 19087610-977-2443

[email protected]

1 1 2007 2007 No Yes Yes Yes

Philip Levin, Esq. concentrates hispractice on wills, trusts, elder law, asset

protection planning, probate and estateadministration.

Scott Alan MitchellRhoads & Sinon LLP

Lancaster & Harrisburg717-397-4431 (L) and 717-231-6602 (H)

[email protected] • www.rhoadssinon.com


Estate planning and administration;long-term care planning; medical

assistance; special needs planning andtrusts; guardianships.

MPL Law Firm, LLP137 East Philadelphia Street, York, PA 17401

717-845-1524 fax [email protected], [email protected]

www.mpl-law.com

2 7 1987 1998 No Yes No Yes

Estate planning & administration; wills,trusts & powers; Medicaid planning;

succession planning; tax consultation &preparation.

Saidis, Sullivan & Rogers26 West High Street, Carlisle, PA 17013 • 717-243-6222

635 North 12th Street, Lemoyne, PA 17043 • [email protected]

www.ssr-attorneys.com


Wills; trusts; living trusts; powers ofattorney; long-term care planning;

estate planning and administration;Medicaid planning.

Scheib Law Offices4813 Jonestown Road, Suite 102, Harrisburg, PA 17109


www.scheiblaw.com

1 1 1992 2000 Yes Yes No Yes

Asset protection; estate planning; probate& estate administration; trusts; Medicaid

planning; long-term care planning;guardianships; conserving assets,

securities & annuities; wills; living wills;financial & healthcare powers of attorney.

SkarlatosZonarich LLC17 South Second Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101



The firm provides a full range of legal services forseniors and special-needs clients (including

estate, trust and medical assistance planning,guardianship and estate administration). In-housecare manager, a CRNP, provides care planning and

oversight, as well as client advocacy.

This is not an all-inclusive list. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.* Indicates that at least one attorney in the firm is a member. Information contained herein was provided by the firm.

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Hearing and Ear Care Center, LLCSupported with Trust

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Linda Gonya-Hartman, Au.D.Audiologist

Traveltizers Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel

By Andrea Gross

It’s 9:30 in the morning, but the airis still cool. Nevertheless, I’mslathered in sunscreen and dripping

with insect repellant. In other words, I’m ready to meet

some alligators on a trip that will takemy husband and me from Georgia’sOkefenokee Swamp, the largestblackwater swamp in North America, toFlorida’s Everglades National Park, aUNESCO International BiosphereReserve as well as a World Heritage Site.

Okefenokee SwampAlong with a dozen other passengers,

we climb into a 24-foot flat-bottomedboat and set out through water that’sthe color of strong tea—a result oftannic acid caused by decayingvegetation.

At 10:08, we spot our first alligator.At 10:12, there’s another one, and thenanother. At 10:32, one leaps out of thewater, arcing in front of us.

“Sometimes they leap 6 feet into theair,” says our guide, Chip Campbell,owner of Okefenokee Adventures. It’s afact I find most disconcerting.

By this time, the gators are appearingevery two, three minutes. There’s oneover there, curled in the grass, gazing atus with steely eyes. And that log overthere … It moved! I stop counting whenI realize I may be tracking fallen trees aswell as prehistoric reptiles.

In short order we become mini-experts on alligators. We learn how to tellan alligator from a crocodile (it’s all inthe teeth—a croc’s lower teeth overlaphis upper); to judge the reptile’s length(estimate the distance between the eyebumps and snout bump; that distance ininches pretty much equals the gator’slength in feet); and to escape one that’schasing you.

“Climb a tree, run in zigzags, or …”Chip laughs heartily, “outrun yourfriend!”

It’s obviously a good day for alligators,

Alligators, Birds, and Plants, Oh My!

The American alligator sometimes growsto more than 14 feet in length.

The guide pushes the boat through theshallow swamp waters.

Georgia’s Okefenokee Swampis home to turtles as well as

alligators and snakes.

Visitors glide through theOkefenokee in a 24-foot

flat-bottomed boat.please see ALLIGATORS page 16

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Melnick, Moffitt & MesarosENT Associates bring Baha 3

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Bone, like air, conducts soundvibrations. Typical hearing aids relyon air conduction and a functioningmiddle ear. But in cases where themiddle ear is blocked or damaged, abone-conduction system may be abetter option.

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Governments print it, misers hoard itunder their mattresses, rich people lighttheir cigars with it—but where does theidea of paper money come from,anyway?

China, actually. The banknoteapparently originated during the TangDynasty (seventh century) to replacebulky copper coins carried by merchants.The coins were minted with rectangularholes in their center so they could bestrung together on cords, but wealthymerchants found that lugging their coinsaround was difficult.

A systemwas born inwhichmerchants lefttheir coinswith a trustedagent inexchange for anote statingexactly howmuch moneywas being held.The merchant could return the note atany time to redeem his or her coins, and

in time, papermoney called“jiaozi” evolved.

In Europe,banknotes firstcame into use inthe 14th century.The term“banknote”derives from notadi banco. Theholder of a note

could redeem it for an amount of silveror gold held on deposit with a bank.

In the New World, the MassachusettsBay Colony was the first of the Americancolonies to circulate its own banknotes inthe early 1690s, but all 13 colonies wereissuing their own notes by the early1700s.

The First Bank of the United States,chartered by Congress in 1789 shortlyafter the signing of the Constitution, wasauthorized to issue banknotes, but theU.S. federal government didn’t startprinting its own paper money until1862.

Lebanon County

Calendar of EventsSenior Center Activities

Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796200 S. White Oak St., AnnvilleOct. 16, 4 to 7 p.m. – Open House with Music by The Toad Creek DuoOct. 22, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. – Friends Helping Friends Day at Boscov’sOct. 31, 10 a.m. – Costume Penny Bingo

Maple Street Community Center – (717) 273-1048710 Maple St., LebanonOct. 11, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Center CarnivalOct. 18, 9 a.m. – Pancake BreakfastOct. 30, 10 a.m. – Lottery Ticket Bingo

Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-678651 W. Stoever Ave., MyerstownOct. 3, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Bus Trip: Penn’s Peak Theatre for The Swing DollsOct. 10, 9 a.m. – Healthy Steps Fall-Prevention ProgramOct. 29, 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Bus Trip: Bird-in-Hand Dinner Theater for Half-

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Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.htmlOct. 17, 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast Club at Classic CreationsOct. 30 – Spooky Party

Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237101 S. Railroad St., PalmyraOct. 15, 11 a.m. – Fall Fest at Quality InnOct. 16, 10:45 a.m. – Craft: Making Gift Boxes from Greeting CardsOct. 30, 10:45 a.m. – Consumer Education and Discussion on Medicare Fraud

Southern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 274-7541Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, Lebanon

Privately Owned Centers

Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. – (717) 274-3451710 Maple St., Lebanon

Washington Arms – (717) 274-4104303 Chestnut St., Lebanon

Please call or visit the centers’ websites for additional activities.

If you have an event you would like to include,

please email information to [email protected] for consideration.

Give Us the Scoop!Please send us your press releases so we can let our readers know about

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What’s Happening?

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

Lebanon County Department of Parks and Recreation

All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted.

Oct. 6, 1 to 4 p.m. – Music on the Porch: Bluegrass and Country Music JamOct. 12, 4 to 5:30 p.m. – Volunteer Picnic Oct. 18, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – The Art of Charcoal Making

Lebanon County Library Programs

Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802

Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624

Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523

Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800

Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347

Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939

Oct. 23, 6 to 7 p.m. – Personal Care Family Support Group, Linden Village, 100 Tuck Court, Lebanon, (717) 274-7400

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Alliance Home Help(800) 444-4598 (toll-free); 717-283-1444www.alliancehomehelp.com

Year Est.: 2010

Counties Served: Lancaster

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes

Medicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services:Providing non-medical companion,

respite, and personal care services

throughout Lancaster County.

Caregivers matched specifically to

you and your needs. Compassion,

24/7 on-call availability, trained,

competent, and reliable. Medicaid

Waiver approved.

Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc.(717) 569-0451www.cpnc.com

Year Est.: 1984

Counties Served: Cumberland,

Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Providing all levels of care (PCAs,

CNAs, LPNs, RNs), in the home,

hospital, or retirement communities

with specifically trained caregivers for

Alzheimer's and dementia clients.

Home care provided up to 24 hours a

day to assist with personal care and

housekeeping. A FREE nursing

assessment is offered.

Homeland Hospice(717) 221-7890www.homelandcenter.org

Year Est.: 2009


Dauphin, Lebanon, Perry, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes

Medicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services:Exemplary care provided by a highly

trained staff who address all patient

and caregiver needs.

Garden Spot Village(717) 355-6000www.gardenspotvillage.org

Year Est.: 2006

Counties Served: Lancaster

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: No

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Personal care and companionship

services in your home with all the

professionalism, friendliness,

and excellence you expect of

Garden Spot Village. Contact

[email protected].

Hospice & Community CareFounded as Hospice of Lancaster County(717) 295-3900www.hospicecommunity.org

Year Est.: 1980

Counties Served: Adams, Berks, Chester,

Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Hospice & Community Care provides

compassionate care and support for

patients and their families facing serious

illness, end of life, and loss. Care is

provided at home, in nursing homes,

hospitals, and our Inpatient Center. Joint

Commission accredited. You are welcome

to call with questions.

Good Samaritan Home Health(717) 274-2591www.gshleb.org

Year Est.: 1911

Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Good Samaritan Home Health is a

Pennsylvania-licensed home health

agency that is Medicare certified and

Joint Commission accredited. We work

with your physician to provide

nursing, physical therapy,

occupational therapy, speech therapy,

wound care, and specialized care as

needed.

Good Samaritan Hospice(717) 274-2591www.gshleb.org

Year Est.: 1979

Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Good Samaritan Hospice provides

services to patients and their families

facing a life-limiting illness. We are

Pennsylvania licensed, JCAHO

accredited, and Medicare certified. We

provide services 24 hours per day

with a team approach for medical,

emotional, spiritual, and social needs.

Home Care Services & Hospice ProvidersListings with a screened background have additional information about their services in a display advertisement in this edition.

ComForcare Home Care(610) 363-1485; (717) 421-0607www.comforcare.com

Year Est.: 2009

Counties Served: Chester, Dauphin,

Lancaster, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:2013 Best of Home Care. Employer of

Choice Award from Home Care Pulse.

ComForcare provides companionship

and/or personal care services up to 24

hours/day, 365 days/year with our

meticulously selected, highly

qualified, and reliable caregivers.

When you can’t be there, ComForcare!


This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.

Safe Haven Skilled Services(717) 238-1111; (717) 582-4110; (717) 582-9977www.safehavenqualitycare.comYear Est.: 2005


Dauphin, Perry

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Owners Leslie and Sandra Hardy are

members of the Society of Certified

Senior Advisors. We have contracts

with the VA and the Area Agency on

Aging. Private insurance and self-

payment are also accepted. Friendly

faces, helping hands, warm hearts.

Skilled nursing also available.

Senior Helpers(717) 738-0588www.seniorhelpers.com/lancastercounty

Year Est.: 2002

Counties Served: Berks, Lancaster,

Lebanon

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:A PA-licensed, non-medical home care

company providing companion,

personal, Alzheimer’s, & dementia

care from two to 24 hours a day. Call

for a FREE homecare assessment and

to learn more about benefits available

for veterans and their spouse.


Visiting Angels(717) 393-3450; (717) 737-8899(717) 751-2488; (717) 630-0067(717) 652-8899; (800) 365-4189www.visitingangels.comYear Est.: 2001


Dauphin, Lancaster, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Visiting Angels provides seniors andadults with the needed assistance tocontinue living at home. Flexible hoursup to 24 hours per day.Companionship, personal hygiene,meal prep and more. Our caregivers arethoroughly screened, bonded andinsured. Call today for a complimentaryand informational meeting.

UCP of South Central PA(800) 333-3873 (Toll Free)www.ucpsouthcentral.org

Year Est.: 1962

Counties Served: Adams, Franklin,

Lancaster, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: No

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services: UCP

provides non-medical adult in-home

care services to adults under DPW and

aging waiver programs. PA licensed

and working hand in hand with your

service coordinator, UCP provides

personal care attendants who

implement your individualized

service plan.

Synergy HomeCare(717) 243-5473www.synergyhomecare.com

Year Est.: 2012

Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland,

Dauphin, Franklin, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: No

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Personal care, companionship, respite

care, light housekeeping, meal

preparation, medication reminders,

errands.

Senior Helpers(717) 920-0707www.seniorhelpers.com/harrisburg

Year Est.: 2007

Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland,

Dauphin, Perry, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Offering nonmedical home care to

provide positive solutions for aging in

place. Companionship, personal care

and our specialized dementia care. No

minimum number of hours. Medicaid

Waiver approved. Convenient, free

assessment.

Live-In Care of PA, Inc.(717) 519-6860; (888) 327-7477 (toll-free)www.liveincareofpa.comYear Est.: 1997

Counties Served: Providing service toover 20 counties including Adams,Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin,Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services: For

everyone’s peace of mind, 24-hour

personal care in the home you love,

yours! Premier, professional

caregivers. Extensive background

checks. Free home evaluations.

Keystone In-Home Care, Inc.(717) 898-2825; (866) 857-4601 (toll-free)www.keystoneinhomecare.com

Year Est.: 2004

Counties Served: Dauphin, Lancaster,

Lebanon, York

RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistance

provided by qualified, caring, competent,

compassionate, and compatible

caregivers. Personalized service with

Assistance for Daily Living (ADL, IADL):

companionship, meal prep, bathing,

cleaning, and personal care needs. Respite

care, day surgery assistance. Assistance

with veterans homecare benefits.


home, but now just one entire room isdevoted to displaying the mounts. Atthis point, when he has a noteworthycatch, he just puts the nice rack on aplaque rather than adding more mountsto the collection.

Wagner devotes four weeks of eachyear to rifle hunting.

“I just prefer rifle,” he said. “I nevergot into archery. I’ve done a lot ofhunting, but there are a lot of guys whowould make me look pretty small.”

Internationally, he has captured zebra,wildebeest, gemsbuck, impala, bushbuck,blezbuck, nyala, southern greater kudu,fallow deer, red hartebeest, Spanish goats,axis deer, black buck antelope, and more.

Wagner has hunted for moose andblack bear in Newfoundland, caribou inQuebec and other parts of the Arctic,black bear in Manitoba and NewBrunswick, and for black bear andmountain goats in British Columbia.

Within the United States he hasgotten mountain lions in Idaho; whitetaildeer in Pennsylvania, Maryland,Missouri, and South Carolina; and mule

deer, elk, and antelope in Colorado.Elk hunting is challenging because the

elk can be so elusive, he said.“The elk is the ultimate animal you

can get,” Wagner said.Hunting for mountain goats is a great

adventure because it usually involvestraversing the rocky crags that theanimals do in order to capture them.Wagner has memories of crawling on hishands and knees all day through themountains of British Columbia to get tothe mountain goats.

“Some of that’s scary when it’s straightpeaks on both sides of you,” he said.“You crawl all day, and it’s dark whenyou leave and dark when you come back.Or sometimes you just camp right outon the mountain.”

Sometimes the hardest part abouthunting is coping with the extremes intemperature. Wagner has been huntingwhen the thermometer read as low as 17degrees below zero and says that’s just“terrible.”

“It gets cold and miserable sometimes,and you feel like you’re freezing to

death,” Wagner said. “And you askyourself if this is supposed to be fun.”

Usually it’s between zero and 15degrees, which isn’t quite so bad, he said.Hunters put in long hours, but whenyou capture the animal you’ve beenpursuing, Wagner says that everythingyou’ve put yourself through is more thanworth it.

“The more you hunt, the better youget, just like everything else,” saidWagner. “Once you get something, youjust keep going for something else.”

South Carolina is his favorite spot tohunt in the country, and he has beentraveling there once a year for the past10 years to hunt deer and wild boar. Hehunts at a 10,000-acre plantation thereand said some of the deer are bigger thanthose in Pennsylvania, reaching 180pounds.

“In Pennsylvania, deer hunting isn’twhat it used to be, but a lot oforganizations are fighting to make itbetter,” he said.

Still on his wish list of places to huntis Texas, where he hopes to get some

whitetail deer.“I think I’ll go until I can’t go

anymore,” Wagner said with a smile onhis face.

On international hunts he gets to trythe meat after it’s been killed and cookedfor the hunters, but none of that can betransported home. But his freezer athome is always stocked with meat—usually whitetail deer, elk, and mule deer.Wagner says that moose is the best meathe has tasted on all of his hunts and isclose to beef in flavor.

Wagner is a life member of the NorthAmerican Hunting Club and a memberof the National Rifle Association, SafariClub International, and a board memberof the Unified Sportsmen ofPennsylvania.

Out of Wagner’s four children andtwo stepchildren, none have become hishunting buddies.

“It’s something that is born in you,”he said. “Some people love it and somepeople hate it. Some people try it for ayear and don’t like it, but I guess it wasjust born in me.”

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Why Do We Enjoy Being Scared?

Halloween may be one of the scariestholidays of the year, but people seem totake delight in being scared in everyseason.

What’s the appeal of ghost stories,horror movies, frightening novels, andthings that go bump in the night?Experts have a few theories:

We like the adrenaline. Fear hasthe same adrenaline-producingeffect as excitement. It feelsgood. Scary movies,stories, and booksare methods ofreleasing adrenaline in a controlledenvironment.

Shared fear helps us bond.The “creeps” create social

bonding. Activities like tellingghost stories around a campfire or

watching a scary movie togetherallow us to form ties with strangers

as well as family and friends.

Horror helps us deal with real-lifeterrors. We can deal with the very realhorrors of modern times bytransforming them into fictional moviesand stories in which the monsters andbad guys are always caught andpunished.


VNA Community Care Services(717) 544-2195(888) 290-2195 (toll-free)www.lancastergeneral.org/content/ VNA_Community_Care.htmYear Est.: 1908

Counties Served: Berks, Chester,

Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster,

Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


Other Certifications and Services:Home care specialists in physical,

occupational, and speech therapy;

nursing; cardiac care; and telehealth.

Disease management, innovative

technologies, and education help you

monitor your condition to prevent

hospitalization. Licensed non-profit

agency; Medicare certified; Joint

Commission accredited.

If you would like to be featured

on this important page, please contact

your account representative

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but even on gatorless days, there’d beplenty to see. The swamp is home to alarge variety of other reptiles, as well asamphibians, fish, mammals, butterflies,and more than 230 species of birds,including egrets, herons, ibis, sandhillcranes, and red-shouldered hawks.

Chip puts the boat in reverse so wecan better see a softshell turtle, whichinstantly submerges to avoid us. Noproblem. Chip heads toward a floodedforest, where, he says, we’re likely to see asnake.

“Most, but not all, poisonous snakeshave cat-shaped eyes,” he tells us.

Since I have no intention of gettingclose enough to a snake to see the shapeof its eyes, I dismiss this piece ofinformation as superfluous.

I’m more interested in learning aboutthe medicinal properties of variousplants—spotting those that will repelinsects, relieve depression, grow hair, andclean hands.

“But there’s no remedy for folks whoget their hands eaten while pluckingplants,” says Chip, and I decide to stickwith the pharmacy for my medications.

By 11 a.m., as another gator glidesby, we’ve seen so many that we’vebecome blasé. We turn our heads butdon’t rush for our cameras. Ourmemory cards are full, but even without

more photos, we know we’ve had a tripwe’ll never forget.http://www.fws.gov/okefenokee;www.okefenokeeadventures.com

Everglades National ParkIt’s a seven-hour, 385-mile drive from

Okefenokee to the Everglades, and Ididn’t want to go.

When I read that the best way to see

the alligators is to walk along a 0.8-mileboardwalk, I turned up my nose. Afterall, I rode in a low-lying boat through aswamp in Georgia, so why would I wantto peer down at gators from a raisedwalkway? So tame. So tacky.

I was wrong. Everglades National Parkis nature at its most convenient andabundant. A one-hour walk along theAnhinga Trail lets us get up close and

personal with more alligators and birdsthan we’d seen from farther away andduring much longer expeditions.

We get about 10 feet down the pathwhen a giant black bird with a yellow billhops on the rail in front of us. He’swaving a small fish in his mouth. Westand mesmerized for several minuteswhile the cormorant shakes the fish intosubmission, positions him in line withhis throat, and swallows him whole.

A few feet farther, a large ospreyspreads his wings, his white upperfeathers looking like a fringed capeagainst the black background.

We turn left along a nice plankpathway. With the water undisturbed bya moving boat, dozens of alligators sunin peace, some half-submerged, othershappily snoozing in the roots of swamptrees, others completely visible.

The boardwalk makes a stable restingplace for tripods, and there seem to bemore photographers than gators or birds.Yet the mood is serene. Despite themanmade conveniences, we feel at onewith nature.www.nationalparks.org/explore-parks/everglades-national-park

Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted;story by Andrea Gross(www.andreagross.com).

A cormorant spreads his wings beforediving into the water for his dinner.

A boardwalk along the Anhinga Trail inEverglades National Park makes wildlife

viewing accessible to all.

An osprey can have awingspan of 6 feet.

ALLIGATORS from page 10


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Ihave appraised many antique andvintage objects in the form ofanimals—from cow creamers to

Kermit the Frog dolls. While objects are collectible for many

reasons, when it comes to animals in artand antiques, it is interesting to note whatan animal form symbolizes and why aparticular animal was highlighted in acertain period of art history.

We love the animals that share ourlives, and in art and antiques, thesebeloved creatures reference important lifelessons. When found in a work of art(painting, sculpture, print) or an antiqueobject (figurine, decorative carving,fetish), the appearance of animals hasspecial meaning.

Bee – Industry and community. Famouswealthy families of the Renaissance andBaroque periods oftentimes commissionedartists to include bees in paintings of theirfamily coat of arms to suggest their publicinterest in serving the community.

Bear – Gentle strength and nurturing. InNative American totem poles, bears areoftentimes carved to suggest the strengthof nature and the nurturing characteristicsof forest animals.

Bull – Wealth. Associated with thefinancial world today, images of bulls werepainted on cave walls in Lascaux, France,and Santander, Spain, dating back toprehistoric times.

Cat – Pride. The ancient Egyptians viasculptures associated cats with pride in

beauty and personal accomplishment. TheFrench Impressionist artist, EdouardManet, painted cats in his masterpieces tosuggest the abilities of a woman to attractmale suitors.

Cock – Passion. Ceramic figurines ofcocks are common decorations in thekitchens of female chefs in France as theyare female power symbols.

Deer – Sensitivity. Walt Disney’sanimated feature film, Bambi, capturedthe longstanding art historical symbol ofthe deer.

Dog – Fidelity. A dog is shown at the feetof a couple on their wedding day in theworld-known Arnolfini Wedding Portrait(National Gallery, London) from 1434 byJan van Eyck.

Dragonfly – Carefree. Louis ComfortTiffany highlighted the dragonfly and

other insects in many of his decorativecreations, including jewelry and lamps.

Eagle – Protection from evil. Americanflag collectors look for intricate anddecorative flags featuring the eagle fromthe late 1700s and 1800s.

Fish – Long life. In their numerousforms, fish symbolize longevity in worksof art dating from the early Christian erato the present.

Horse – Stamina and power. The famoussculpture of a horse turned machine byFuturist artist Raymond Duchamp Villonhighlighted society’s change from anagricultural society to an industrial one inthe early 1900s.

Lion – Power and majesty, guardian.Lions have guarded the gates andentrances of some of the most famoussites in the world. Lions are featured onthe Ishtar Gate, the eighth gate (north) tothe inner city of Babylon. The gate wasordered by King Nebuchadnezzar II in575 BC.

Rabbit – Rebirth. Female artists oftenchoose rabbits as subject matter forpaintings, prints, and works on paper tosuggest the rejuvenation of the earth inspring.

Tiger – Strength, ferocity, power.Japanese artists of the 1700s oftenfeatured tigers in their gouaches,watercolors, woodblock prints, andpaintings.

Turtle – Perseverance. French sculptorscast forms of turtles in bronze and othermetals in the art movement calledanimalier. Animalier, or animalsculptures, were popular with artists suchas Barye and Bonheur in the mid-1860sto the 1880s.

Personally, I have collected art andantiques that feature fish for decades. Itstarted when I was a youngster on theswim team and the association meantsomething important to me. Over theyears, fish have served as pets, and fishobjects have been the basis for some ofmy collections.

This glossary of animal symbolismmay help you collect with a vision inmind and learn about the history of yourfavorite animals.

Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, award-winning TV personality, and TV talk showhost, Dr. Lori presents antiques appraisalevents nationwide. Dr. Lori is the expertappraiser on Discovery channel’s hit TV showAuction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com,www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888)431-1010.

Animals in Art & Antiques

Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Dr. Lori

Lithograph print with girl and her cat

19th-century painting with rabbits


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Dear Savvy Senior,My husband and I (both in our 70s)

would like to get our personal andfinancial information better organized soour kids will know what’s going on whenwe die. Any tips on how to get started? – Unorganized Edna

Dear Edna,Collecting and organizing your

important papers and information is asmart idea and a great gift to your lovedones. Here’s what you should know.

The first step in getting your affairs inorder is to gather up all your importantpersonal, financial, and legal informationso you can arrange it in a format thatwill benefit your caregivers, survivors,and even yourself.

Then you’ll need to sit down andcreate various lists of importantinformation and instructions of how youwant certain things handled. Here aresome key areas to help you get started.

Personal Information• Contact list: A good starting point is tomake a master list of names and phonenumbers of family members, closefriends, clergy, doctor(s), and professionaladvisers such as your lawyer, taxaccountant, broker, and insurance agent.

• Personal documents: This can includesuch items as your birth certificate, SocialSecurity number, marriage license,military discharge papers, etc.

• Secured places: List all the places youkeep under lock and key (or protected by

password), such assafe-deposit boxes,safe combination,security alarms,etc.

• Service providers:Provide contactinformation of thecompanies orpeople whoprovide youregular services,such as utility companies, lawn service,etc.

• Pets: If you have a pet, give instructionsfor the care of the animal.

• Organ donation: Indicate your wishesfor organ, tissue, or body donation,including documentation (seewww.donatelife.net).

• Funeral instructions: Write out yourfinal wishes. If you’ve madeprearrangements with a funeral home,provide their contact information andwhether you’ve prepaid or not, andinclude a copy of the agreement.

Legal Documents• Will and trust: In your files, have theoriginal copy of your will (not aphotocopy) and other estate-planningdocuments you’ve made, including trusts.

• Financial power of attorney: This is thelegal document that names someone youtrust to handle money matters if you’re

incapacitated.Talk to an elderlaw attorney(NationalAcademy of ElderLaw Attorneys,www.naela.org) tolearn more.

• Advancedirectives: Theseare the legaldocuments (living

will and medical power of attorney) thatspell out your wishes regarding your end-of-life medical treatment when you canno longer make decisions for yourself.For state-specific advance directive forms,visit Caring Connections(www.caringinfo.org).

Financial Records• Income and debt: Make a list of allyour income sources such as pensions,Social Security, IRAs, 401(k)s, interest,investments, etc. And do the same forany debt you may have—mortgage,credit cards, medical bills, car payment.

• Financial accounts: List all your bankand brokerage accounts (checking,savings, stocks, bonds, mutual funds,IRAs, etc.), including their location andcontact information. And keep currentstatements from each institution in yourfiles.

• Pensions and benefits: List anyretirement plans, pensions, or benefitsfrom your current or former employer,

including the contact information of thebenefits administrator.

• Government benefits: Informationabout Social Security, Medicare, or othergovernment benefits you’re receiving.

• Insurance: List the insurance policiesyou own (life, health, long-term care,home, and car), including the policynumbers and agents’ names and phonenumbers.

• Credit cards: List all your credit andcharge cards, including the card numbersand contact information.

• Taxes: Keep copies of your income taxreturns over the last five years and thecontact information of your tax preparer.

• Property: List the real estate, vehicles,and other personal properties you own,rent, or lease and include importantdocuments such as deeds, titles, and loanor lease agreements.

Savvy Tips: It’s best to keep all yourorganized information and files togetherin one convenient location — ideally in afireproof filing cabinet or safe in yourhome.

Also be sure to review and updateyour information every year, and don’tforget to tell your loved ones where theycan find it.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to theNBC Today show and author of The SavvySenior Book. www.savvysenior.org

Getting Your Affairs Organized

Savvy Senior

Jim Miller


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