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Dan Cooper grew up in EastLiverpool, Ohio, the son of aNavy officer dad. Unlike

most sixth-graders, Cooper knewexactly that he wanted to do with hislife.

That early, he had his eyes set onattending the U.S. Naval Academyand becoming a naval officer. Andinstead of just dreaming about it, heknuckled down and prepared for it,seriously studying and gaining thebroadest knowledge he could get.

When he graduated from highschool in 1952, he was first turneddown for an appointment because hewas unable to pass the eye test. So heattended Washington & JeffersonCollege for a year before he was ableto gain a waiver for his eyes andbecome a plebe at the naval academy.

Graduating in 1957, he spent 18months as an ensign aboard anamphibious ship before he was able tovolunteer for submarine service. Aftersix months in submarine school, hespent three years as a junior officer atsea on a diesel submarine, after whichhe was selected to spend a year atHarvard, studying internationalrelations.

“Then,” Cooper says, “I was sentorders to be interviewed by AdmiralHyman Rickover, who personally metand selected every officer going intothe Navy nuclear power program.”

How did that go? “Not real well,” Cooper says. “The

admiral had a very confrontationalstyle, challenging everyone to realizehow rough the job would be andquestioning frankly whether they’d beable to handle it. He asked me sternlywhy I wasn’t doing better.

“What I learned later was that thiswas his style. He apparently never metanyone that he didn’t feel could dobetter. And he let them know it in nouncertain terms,” he says. “I’ll behonest: I hoped that as I furthered mycareer, he wouldn’t be around.

“Only later did I realize how muchhe meant to developing a safe nuclearNavy. He was tenacious, patriotic,absolutely dedicated, and supremelygifted in all the other ways he had tobe in order the fashion the nuclear

Navy we have today. Frankly, I can’tthink of one other person who couldhave pulled that off.”

In 1966, Cooper became executiveofficer on the USS Simon Bolivar, anuclear-powered ballistic submarinethat was longer than a football field.It carried 16 Poseidon nuclear missilesand had two separate crews of 14officers and 126 enlisted men.Rotating the crews’ time aboardallowed a much greater time at sea inthe sub’s mission of providing nucleardeterrence.

Cooper served for two years aboardthe Simon Bolivar before he wasassigned as an aide to the vice chief ofnaval operations. That was followedby two years as commanding officerof the USS Puffer (SSN-652), anuclear attack submarine operatingout of Pearl Harbor. Then came threeyears as commander of a submarinesquadron, home based in NewLondon, Conn.

In 1980, he was selected to flagrank (admiral), serving as comptroller,sea systems command. And after twoyears there, he served for three yearsas budget officer for the Navy. Hecontinued to get more responsibilities,becoming director of navy programplanning and budgeting and beingpromoted to vice admiral (three stars).

In 1986 he became commander,submarine forces, Atlantic fleet. Thenit was back to Washington again toserve for three years as assistant chief

of naval operations for underseawarfare, his last post before retiringfrom the Navy in 1991.

As an aside, he recalls that whenthe film The Hunt for Red October wasto be filmed, the script came to hisoffice to make sure it revealed nothingclassified.

He says, “I took the script home toread and told them the next day thatit revealed nothing classified and that,except for one off-color story thatdidn’t reflect well on the Navy, I sawit as a fine, G-rated film that I’d becomfortable in having my wife orgrandmother see.”

Did they delete that story beforereleasing the film? With a smile, hesays, “They did.”

You might think that aftershedding all the responsibilities heshouldered during his Navy days,retirement would become time for alife of relaxation … and perhaps someserious golf. But, when he was offeredthe job of undersecretary for veteransbenefits, Department of VeteransAffairs, he felt he had to say yes.

During his six years in thatposition, he testified beforecongressional committees severaltimes a year. That had been acommon experience for him duringall his years in Washington, when hetestified before Congress frequently asa submariner and navy budget officer.

He also remembers vividly the timewhen a young senator named BarackObama asked him for a personalbriefing on the many aspects of theVA with which the senator needed tobe familiar.

After retiring a second time in2008, Cooper did a detailed analysisof retirement communities and foundone in Central Pennsylvania where heand his wife, Betty, came in 2012 tolive in retirement.

As can be expected, his“retirement” is so full of activities thatmost people would consider it goingfull throttle. And he reflects that it’sfrosting on the cake that so manyother Navy men have discovered thesame retirement community.

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

What Do You Say to Admiral RickoverWhen He Barks at You,

‘Why aren’t you doing better?’Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

CDR Daniel L. Cooper atPearl Harbor in 1975, as he tookcommand of the nuclear-fueled

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“If you imagine the worst-casescenario and it happens, you livedit twice,” says Michael J. Fox.

Do I need to spend my daysimagining something awful happening tomy husband, Bob, or to me? A caraccident? A heart attack? A house fire? If,God forbid, any of these things were tohappen, must I go through the agony ofthem before they even occur, if in factthey ever do?

No.Although I’ve recently written about

my little cat, Jordy, he’s had anotherremarkable experience in his short life.

A few months ago, I wrote that whenJordy was a kitten, his back leg wasdestroyed. Given no medical care,someone had left him to suffer. Bob andI don’t know the person who did this tohim, nor how it happened. Thank Godwe found him and adopted him.

After his leg was amputated, he was a

happy kitten. Now he slips, slides, falls,and bounces right back up, purring thewhole time.

But last week, Bob and I found Jordycrying in pain, unable toget up. Too early in themorning to see our regularvet, we took him to anemergency clinic. Althoughthe doctor was great, shewas unable to help him.

When I was a practicingpsychotherapist, I learnedthat traumas, particularlydeaths, bring up older deaths with nearlythe same intensity as if they had justhappened. Helplessly watching Jordy cry,I relived the last day of the life of my cat,Eddie.

Therefore, instead of imagining theworst-case scenario in the future andliving through it twice, I’m reliving theworst-case scenario of the past.

Two years ago, when Bob broughtEddie’s body home from an emergencyclinic, he gently placed him, still warm,in my arms. I cradled him while I rocked

him and sang to him for onelast time.

I am only hurting myselfby reliving that day again andagain. Only recently have Iallowed myself to relive thegood times, the funny times,like Eddie’s famous glare, hiseyes half shut in an intensestare, looking for anything

that had been added to the room ormoved an inch so that he could pounceon it and smash it to smithereens.

I can choose what to think. And nowI have a choice with Jordy. I can imaginethe worst-case scenario or not.

Jordy’s day turned out gloriously. Ourregular vet quickly diagnosed theproblem as an injury to the hip where

the leg had been amputated. That very afternoon, with no pain and

no crying, Jordy happily joined hisfamily as if nothing had ever happened.

Jordy sleeps between Bob’s knees. Bobdoesn’t move all night because heavenforbid he moves the cat. That night,Jordy slept soundly while Bob blissfullygroaned in discomfort.

Jordy wasn’t dreaming about whateverbad thing might come his way. Twitchinglightly, he was probably dreaming aboutthe chipmunk he loves to watch from thewindow.

I’ll always learn my most importantlessons from my cat.

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 emailsperel@saraleeperel.com.

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Aman far better than I atarithmetic informs me that thenational debt is now more than

$17 trillion. My source for this bit ofominous-sounding financial informationis Oscar, the proprietor of Oscar’s Tap,our neighborhood haven for the jitteryand thirsty.

Oscar, along with mastery of thefoaming technique that makes the glassappear full when it really isn’t, subscribesto the Wall Street Journal, so heobviously understands finance.Apparently there was something new inthe world of big numbers; Oscar wasloaded with numerical information theother evening.

He waited a minute, letting the 17trillion figure sort of soak in, beforeadding that there are now more than 140million Americans working for a living,with most of them paying taxes andproviding about three-fourths of the

government’s income. “Not to worry,” Oscar added rather

hastily, perhaps fearful that I wouldthrow up botharms, abandonmyself to totaldespair, and gohome withoutpaying.

Then Oscardraped himselfover the bar tomake sure Icould hear.

“I’mrounding off the numbers,” he explained,recognizing a bit late the mathematicalnaiveté of his audience, “but you get theidea.”

I didn’t, of course, but I couldn’timagine Oscar had it in him to make upall these numbers, so I guessed thatsomehow in response I was supposed to

divide 17 trillion by 140 million andthen do something about the three-fourths that was involved in this thing.

The troublewas that Icouldn’tremember howmany zeros arein a trillion —just one trillion,let alone 17 ofthem. And Iwas trying mybest to recalldetails of the

140 million number — taxpayers, Ithink they were. All I could think of was“six-figure income,” which I’d been toldrather pointedly my brother-in-law wasmaking, but I suspected that number hadnothing to do with this.

But did the figures include all thezeros in 140 million or not? I mentally

pictured 140 million. There weredistinctly nine numbers in a row.Confusion was already reigning, and Ihadn’t yet had a sip from the draft beerOscar had put in front of me, spilling alittle to make an island out of thepaperboard coaster as he always did, andcalling into play his sodden bar rag.

He slopped it around a bit as I triedto picture in my mind the extended longdivision of the 140 million and the 17trillion. In a flash, I could rememberSister Mary Agatha of the Seven Sorrowsputting the long division problem on theblackboard. She always ended up withthe veil of her black habit streaked withwhite chalk dust.

But her numbers never had a lot ofzeros. Maybe one or two, after we fifth-graders had begun to get the hang of thething, but nothing like what a trillioncalled for. Bluntly, I think Sister MaryAgatha would have been just as thrown

Let’s All Stay Calm about the National Debt

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by all these zeros as I was. The 140 and the 17 were no problem,

but I knew the answer couldn’t possiblybe dividing 17 into 140 and coming upwith whatever that was. It would besmall change to Oscar, and he’d hardlyhave brought the matter up if that’s all itwas.

And dividing the 17 into the 140would come up with a decimal of somesort, which Sister Mary Agatha also

taught, but I was out with mumps thatweek.

“There’s really nothing to worryabout,” Oscar broke into my thoughts inthe nick of time. “It comes out to about80 G’s per head. But that’s over the next30 years or so, and we can just roll itover — most of it, anyway.”

Oscar paused to reassure me. “These guys on TV just want

something scary to talk about. They

don’t understand how it works.”Neither did I, and now I was left

wondering why Oscar had brought thesubject up in the first place, as I watchedhim scoop my five-dollar bill out of thepuddle on the bar, punch “no sale” onthe cash register, and put down a dollarand two quarters in the puddle.

Here was another financial challenge.Should I leave behind the dollar or thetwo quarters as a tip?

I left only the quarters. I figured ifOscar knows that much about highfinance, he doesn’t need a lot of my help.And, besides, I wonder if he made up allthose figures—just so $3.50 for a beerwith a lot of foam wouldn’t seem soexpensive.

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Traveltizers Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel

By Andrea Gross

There’s no doubtabout it. If I livedin the days before

air conditioning and hadoodles of cash to spare, Itoo would escape thesweltering summers ofNew York City by buildinga mega-mansion in theHudson River Valley.

I would have it designedby one of the top architectsin the country, decoratedwith the finest art and antiques, andsurrounded by formal gardens equal to orbetter than those in Europe.

As the weather heated up and thewinter social season wound down, myfamily and I would leave our Manhattanhome, take a steamship—or possibly arailroad—to the east bank of theHudson, and move into our 50-, or 60-,or 70-room manor house.

Once we were comfortably ensconced,

we’d picnic and party until the weathercooled and it was time to move back tothe city.

During the late 19th and early 20th

centuries, this seasonal migration was derigueur for financially successful andsocially prominent New Yorkers. Themen, who were mostly self-madeentrepreneurs or the scions of self-madeentrepreneurs, wanted to live as thoughthey had, in both the literal and

figurative sense, been to the manor born. Many of their opulent estates are now

open to the public and are located withinthe Hudson River Valley NationalHeritage Area, a 150-mile swath of landthat runs from Troy (just north ofAlbany) to New York City.

My husband and I anchor ourselves inthe Mid-Hudson region of DutchessCounty, which contains the summerhomes of the most interesting, or at least

the most well known, of thesuper-elites.

The Vanderbilt MansionOur first stop: the

Vanderbilt Mansion, ownedby Frederick Vanderbilt,grandson of railroad baronCornelius “Commodore”Vanderbilt.

As we tour the mansion,the guide tells us that atGrandpa’s death in 1877, hewas worth $105 million,which, if converted into

today’s dollars, would make him almostfour times as rich as Bill Gates.

When I hear this, I’m surprised thatthe house, although filled with carvedceilings, marble columns, heavy drapes,and delicate tapestries, has only 54rooms.

“This is the smallest of theVanderbilts’ 40-plus homes,” explains theguide. “His relatives called it ‘UncleFreddie’s cottage on the Hudson.’”

Up Close with the Upper Class

New York’s moneyed class likedto build summer estates along

the Hudson River.

The Vanderbilt Mansion wasextravagantly and elegantly

furnished, as befitted the wealthiestfamily in America.

A statue of FDR and ER sits outsidethe Wallace Visitor Center at theFranklin D. Roosevelt National

Historic Site.

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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt areburied in a garden on the Hyde Park

property.

Springwood, which was purchased byFDR’s father in 1866 and updated many

times thereafter, was modest compared tothe estates of its neighbors.

Eleanor Roosevelt’s home, Val-Kill, isthe only National Historic Site

dedicated to a first lady.

Locust Grove Estate was owned bySamuel Morse from 1847 to 1872.

He was an outstanding painter but isbest remembered as the inventor of

the Morse code.

The Vanderbilt Mansion gives a wholenew meaning to the word cottage.

Springwood, Top Cottage, and Val-KillThe nearby homes of Franklin and

Eleanor Roosevelt are more modest whentaken individually, but the property,which comprises The Franklin D.Roosevelt National Historic Site at HydePark, contains three separate homes.

Springwood, where FDR spent manyof his pre-presidential years, is a mere20,000 square feet, and the antiques andart are mixed with family mementos. Ofcourse, the stuffed birds collected by thechild of the family might be lessinteresting had that child not grown upto be president of the United States!

After FDR’s father died, the home andsurrounding land passed to Sara,Franklin’s mother. From that time on, shenot only controlled the family money,but to a large extent she also controlledher only son.

For example, before allowing him tobuild a small retreat on a heavily woodedpart of the property, she made himpromise that he would never spend thenight in that house. She worried that ifhe needed medical attention, anambulance might find it difficult tonavigate the forest roads in the dark.

Roosevelt, who at that time wasprobably the most important man in theworld, protested but eventually agreed tohis mother’s demands, and Top Cottage,which is a cottage in the traditional ratherthan the Vanderbiltian sense of the word,was built in 1938.

Our 32nd president, says our guide,may have had his way with world leaders,but not with his own mother!

The only part of the estate that wasn’tunder Sara’s direct control was Val-Kill,the Dutch Colonial home of EleanorRoosevelt. She wanted cozy andcomfortable, and that is exactly what shegot.

The knotty pine walls are covered withphotos of family and friends, theoverstuffed chairs are mismatched, andthe dishes on the table look exactly likethose used by many middle-classhousewives in the mid-20th century—including my own mother-in-law.

Wilderstein and Locust GroveWe tour two other estates: Wilderstein,

the home of Margaret “Daisy” Suckley,who was a distant cousin and “closefriend” of Franklin Roosevelt—“Howclose,” says the guide, “is not known”—and Locust Grove, the home of SamuelMorse, a man who is best remembered asthe inventor of the telegraph and the codethat bears his name.

We’ll have to visit the other mansionson our next visit. As we’ve learned, theHudson Valley is the place to be in thesummer. The mega-rich of yesteryearhave told us so.

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

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

Caring Hospice Services(800) 390-2998www.caringhospice.com

Year Est.: 1997Counties Served: Berks, Chester,Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster,Lebanon, YorkRNs: YesLPNs: NoCNAs: YesHome Aides: No

Medicare Certified?: YesOther Certifications and Services: CaringHospice looks at hospice care as anapproach to end of life, not a place.We offer a very local, holisticapproach with low patient-to-staffratios. Contact us to learn more aboutthe Caring Hospice experience,because life is for living. JointCommission accredited.

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

Year Est.: 1984Counties Served: Cumberland,Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, YorkRNs: YesLPNs: YesCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services:Providing all levels of care (PCAs,CNAs, LPNs, RNs), in the home,hospital, or retirement communitieswith specifically trained caregivers forAlzheimer's and dementia clients.Home care provided up to 24 hours aday to assist with personal care andhousekeeping. A FREE nursingassessment is offered.

Connections at HomeVIA Willow Valley(717) 299-6941www.ConnectionsAtHome.orgYear Est.: 2014Counties Served: LancasterRNs: YesLPNs: NoCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services:Connections at Home VIA WillowValley delivers unparalleled,personalized care and companionshipin the home, hospital, or senior livingcommunity, by compassionate,reliable, dedicated caregivers who arebacked by the area’s most trustedname in senior living for more than 30years—Willow Valley Communities.

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

Year Est.: 2009Counties Served: Cumberland,Dauphin, Lancaster, Schuylkill,Lebanon, Perry, York, Adams,Franklin, JuniataRNs: YesLPNs: NoCNAs: YesHome Aides: Yes

Medicare Certified?: YesOther Certifications and Services:Exemplary personalized care thatenables patients and families to liveeach day as fully as possible.

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

Year Est.: 2006Counties Served: LancasterRNs: NoLPNs: NoCNAs: NoHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services:Personal care and companionshipservices in your home with all theprofessionalism, friendliness,and excellence you expect ofGarden Spot Village. Contactinfo@gardenspotvillage.org.

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

Year Est.: 1911Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin,Lancaster, Lebanon, SchuylkillRNs: YesLPNs: YesCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services:Good Samaritan Home Health is aPennsylvania-licensed home healthagency that is Medicare certified andJoint Commission accredited. We workwith your physician to providenursing, physical therapy,occupational therapy, speech therapy,wound care, and specialized care asneeded.

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

Year Est.: 1979Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin,Lancaster, Lebanon, SchuylkillRNs: YesLPNs: YesCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services:Good Samaritan Hospice providesservices to patients and their familiesfacing a life-limiting illness. We arePennsylvania licensed, JCAHOaccredited, and Medicare certified. Weprovide services 24 hours per daywith 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.

Affilia Home Health(717) 544-2195(888) 290-2195 (toll-free)www.AffiliaHomeHealth.org

Year Est.: 1908Counties Served: Berks, Chester,Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster,Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill, YorkRNs: YesLPNs: YesCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services:Home care specialists in physical,occupational, and speech therapy;nursing; cardiac care; and telehealth.Disease management, innovativetechnologies, and education help youmonitor your condition to preventhospitalization. Licensed non-profitagency; Medicare certified; JointCommission accredited.

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Intrepid USA(717) 838-6101; (717) 838-6103 (fax)www.intrepidusa.com

Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland,Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster,Lebanon, Perry, SchuylkillRNs: YesLPNs: YesCNAs: NoHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services:Skilled home health specializing inphysical therapy, occupationaltherapy, skilled nursing, and speechtherapy. PA licensed and Medicarecertified. Many insurances accepted.Call to learn more about our clinicalspecialty programs.

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

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

Year Est.: 2002Counties Served: Berks, Lancaster,LebanonRNs: YesLPNs: YesCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services:A PA-licensed, non-medical home carecompany providing companion,personal, Alzheimer’s, and dementiacare from two to 24 hours a day. Callfor a FREE homecare assessment andto learn more about benefits availablefor veterans and their spouses.

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

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

Year Est.: 1962Counties Served: Adams, Franklin,Lancaster, YorkRNs: NoLPNs: NoCNAs: NoHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services: UCPprovides non-medical adult in-homecare services to adults, including DPWand aging waiver programs. PAlicensed and working hand in handwith your service coordinator, UCPprovides personal care attendantswho implement your individualizedservice plan.

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

Year Est.: 2007Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland,Dauphin, Perry, YorkRNs: NoLPNs: NoCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services:Offering nonmedical home care toprovide positive solutions for aging inplace. Companionship, personal care,and our specialized dementia care. Nominimum number of hours. MedicaidWaiver approved. Convenient, freeassessment.

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

Year Est.: 2004Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland,Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, YorkRNs: NoLPNs: NoCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services:Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistanceprovided by qualified, caring, competent,compassionate, and compatiblecaregivers. Personalized service withAssistance for Daily Living (ADL, IADL):companionship, meal prep, bathing,cleaning, and personal care needs. Respitecare, day surgery assistance. Assistancewith veterans’ homecare benefits.

Visiting AngelsCarlisle: (717) 241-5900; Chambersburg: (717) 709-7244

East Shore: (717) 652-8899; Gettysburg: (717) 337-0620

Hanover: (717) 630-0067; Lancaster: (717) 393-3450

West Shore: (717) 737-8899; (717) York: (717) 751-2488

www.visitingangels.com

Year Est.: 2001RNs: NoLPNs: NoCNAs: YesHome Aides: YesMedicare Certified?: No

Other Certifications and Services: VisitingAngels provides seniors and adults withthe needed assistance to continue living athome. Flexible hours up to 24 hours perday. Companionship, personal hygiene,meal prep, and more. Our caregivers arethoroughly screened, bonded, and insured.Call today for a complimentary andinformational meeting.

If you would like to be featured on this important page,please contact your account representative

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November 14, 20149 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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DIYers are enjoying the processof reclaiming, recycling, andrepurposing worn-out,

vintage, and antique objects. I haveseen my fair share of vintage teacupsturned into candlesticks or lamps,reclaimed headboards repurposed intobenches, and drainage gutters reusedfor strawberry planters.

While not everything should berepurposed, some junk can bereconsideredand made intosome cool,contemporarystuff.

Here aresome vintageand antiquepieces thathave been re-done, whichmay provide afew ideas forthose of youwho likeDumpsterdiving, yard-sale hunting,and rehabbingold treasures.

• Old librarycard catalogcabinetrepurposed intoa wine rack

• Oldarmoire guttedand turned intoa liquor cabinet

• Old clarinets and trumpets madeinto garden fountains

• Old but clean fishing creelrecycled into a pocketbook

• Old wicker hamper reclaimed intoan oversized garden planter

• Vintage suitcases reused as coffeetable with glass top

• Old casement window as gardentable top

• Old feed bag material re-sewn asthrow pillows

• Old Ball jars as miniature plantterrariums for kitchen shelf

• Victorian (but clean) chamber potas magazine rack

And my favorite repurposing idea… of course, it has to do with jewelry.

Take thoseold 1950swristwatches(just thewatch, notthe entireband) andlink themtogetherwith a singlemetal loop.Link eachloop to

anotherwristwatchuntil you havelinked enoughto reacharound yourwrist. Thiscontinuouschain link ofwristwatchesmakes a cutebracelet.

For thoseof you whoare all readyto recycle thatold piece of

furniture, besure you know

the origin of what you are repurposingand its value before you undertakeyour DIY project. It’s no fun if youfind out that you repainted an antiquelibrary chair that once belonged toNoah Webster—worth $50,000—andcompletely devalued it.

Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author,and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lorihosts antiques appraisal events worldwide.Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discoverychannel’s hit TV show Auction Kings. Visitwww.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.

Repurposing Ideas

Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Lori Verderame

Photo courtesy staff of www.DrLoriV.com

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

Photo courtesy staff of www.DrLoriV.com

A recycled plastic-spoon mirror won a 4-H ribbon at the Nebraska State Fair.

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Oct. 22, 2014 • 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.Carlisle Expo Center 100 K Street, Carlisle

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Principal Sponsors:

Visitor Bag Sponsor:Carlisle Regional Medical Center

EXPO Guide Sponsor:Ascendant Home Health Care

Seminar Sponsors:Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLC

OSS Health

Media Sponsors:abc27 • The Sentinel • WHP580 • WIOO • WPFG

Supporting Sponsors:Bethany Village at Home

Emeritus at CreekviewEverence Financial

Gateway Health Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

Patron Sponsor:Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania

Putt Your Wayto $100 CashWith the NewPutting Contest!

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Table of ContentsRegistration Form ................................................14

Park ‘n’ Ride Information....................................14

Directions to the EXPO ......................................14

Welcome .................................................................14

What to Expect at the EXPO ............................15

Presenters ...............................................................16

Health Screenings................................................17

Exhibitor Display Map........................................19

Entertainment.......................................................20

Seminars..................................................................21

Door Prizes .............................................................22

50plus Senior News.............................................23

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Dear Friends,I hope you will join us for the 15th annual Cumberland County 50plus EXPO. Each month, 50plus Senior News

brings you information on topics of health, wellness, finance, and much more. This is our opportunity to bring

50plus Senior News to life—your life!

Representatives from an array of businesses are looking forward to speaking with you about issues that areimportant to you! Unbeknownst to many of us, our own communities hold a wealth of information.

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access locations.

OLP EVENTS and Cumberland County Aging & Community Services are happy to be able to present thisdynamic, one-day event to our visitors free of charge.

The 50plus EXPO isn’t just informative, however—it’s also entertaining! Live entertainment at this year’s EXPOwill include container-gardening and Zumba demonstrations, a presentation on senior scam prevention, musicaltheater performances, and more.

Plus—new this year—try your hand at the putting contest! The winner will walk away with $100 cash! Seepage 20 for more details.

This day is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Please stop by their booths, have yourbingo card signed, and talk with them about how they can assist you.

Co-presenter: Cumberland County Aging & Community Services

Principal Sponsors – Homeland Center, Homeland Hospice, 50plus Senior News, (((b))) magazine

Visitor Bag Sponsor – Carlisle Regional Medical Center

EXPO Guide Sponsor – Ascendant Home Health Care

Seminar Sponsors – Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLC; OSS Health

Supporting Sponsors – Bethany Village at Home, Emeritus at Creekview, Everence Financial,Gateway Health, Spring Creek Rehabilitation and Health Care Center

Patron Sponsor – Orthopedic Institute of Pennsylvania

Media Sponsors – abc27, The Sentinel, WHP580, WIOO, WPFG

See you at the EXPO!

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CUMBERLAND COUNTY

It’s going to be a great day at the EXPO!

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This day is about youand whatever is on yourmind. Finances, health,leisure, travel—theknowledge you seek is allavailable at one of ourmore than 90 exhibitors.Each exhibitor booth isloaded with informationand staffed by friendlypeople who are eager andwilling to answer yourquestions.

The EXPO will alsooffer a variety of healthscreenings free to eachvisitor, so be proactiveabout your health and takeadvantage of this convenientopportunity to give your body alittle “tune-up”!

At the Cumberland County 50plusEXPO, you can take your “quest for

knowledge” a step further by sitting in on a freeseminar.

And when you’ve had your fill of the EXPO’sinformative side, help yourself to some lighter,

more entertaining fare!Try your swing at thenew putting contest;check out the container-gardening and Zumbademonstrations; or settlein to a seat for livemusical performances.

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Cumberland CountyAging & Community ServicesCumberland County Aging and Community Services provides a wide range of

services to the community. Their goal is to provide protective, coordination, personalcare, support, and housing services to seniors and their families, people withdisabilities, people at risk of homelessness, and families with young children.

Many services are available to meet these goals and some are listed below.

• Information and referral can provide a caller with details about aging and manyother programs and services within the community.

• Senior centers offer recreation and socialization as well as anutritious lunch.

• Allegations of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation areinvestigated and actions are taken to assure the well-being of theolder adult.

• Shared Ride transportation is available for essential trips.

• Prime Time Health encourages a healthy lifestyle. Assistance with Medicare andrelated health insurance is available through APPRISE.

• The Family Caregiver Support Program assists with the costs of providing care forolder family members.

• Adult daycare provides supervision and activities at a central location during the day.

• The Waiver Program provides at-home care for eligible persons who wouldotherwise be admitted to a nursing facility.

• The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program attempts to resolve complaintsregarding care for those who reside in long-term care facilities.

• The Health Share Community Partnership offers medical care to people of all ageswho are uninsured, underinsured persons, and those who cannot afford a healthcareprovider.

• The Homeless Assistance Program provides case management, rental assistance, andassistance through PPL’s Operation Help Program for near-homeless and homelessindividuals and families.

• Cumberland Cares for Children provides support, resources, and education forearly childrearing and child development for parents of newborns and preschoolchildren.

• Food pantries supported by Aging and Community Services offer nutritious food atregular distribution dates and sites.

• Adults with a physical disability may receive services through the Attendant CareProgram or other Medicaid waiver programs offered by the agency.

Cumberland County Aging and Community Services can be reached by calling(717) 240-6110 or (888) 697-0371, ext. 6110.

CO-HOST

Honorary Chairperson,Valerie Pritchett

Valerie Pritchett anchors abc27 News Live at Five and abc27News at 7 p.m. In addition to her anchoring duties, Valerie alsoreports and coordinates the Val’s Kids program, which featureschildren in foster care who are looking for permanent homes.

Harrisburg is where Valerie, her husband, Joe, and their twodogs call home.

An animal lover, Valerie helps many animal rescueorganizations with fundraising. She serves as honorary co-chairfor the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides AgainstBreast Cancer Walk and is a member of the United Way Women’s LeadershipNetwork.

Valerie Pritchett

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Abbvie ..................................................................210

Academic Wealth Strategies ..................................108AccuQuest Hearing Aid Centers............................206Appleby Systems, Inc. ...........................................167

Bath Fitter .............................................................159Bethany Village .....................................................143

The Campus of The Jewish Homeof Greater Harrisburg.........................................204

Capital BlueCross..................................................180Capital Self Storage ...............................................184CaptionCall...........................................................199

Castle “The Window People”................................209Century Spouting Incorporated .............................196Church of God Home...........................................182Claremont Nursing & Rehabilitation Center ..........154CMG ....................................................................120CMG ....................................................................150Country Meadows Retirement Community ...........116Cremation Society of Pennsylvania Inc..................131

Cumberland County Housing andRedevelopment Authorities................................137

Cumberland Goodwill EMS...................................139Dollar Energy Fund/PPL Epower Team ..................110Drayer Physical Therapy Institute ..........................200Elmcroft of Dillsburg .............................................123

Family Home Medical...........................................202

Geisinger Gold......................................................198Green Ridge Village ..............................................152Health Network Laboratories ................................135HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital

of Mechanicsburg ..............................................155Highmark Blueshield.............................................156Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home & Crematory...........161Holy Spirit Health System .....................................216

Hughes Family Chiropractic Center.......................138Humana MarketPOINT, Inc. .................................142Ideal Study, National Institute on Aging, NIH........166Janney Montgomery Scott, LLC.............................147Kilmore Eye Associates..........................................157Kitchen Saver........................................................190

LeafFilter North, Inc. .............................................124LIFE Lutheran Services Lutheran Home Care

and Hospice ......................................................158ManorCare Health Services...................................169Messiah Lifeways ..........................................207, 208Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing...................................149Miracle-Ear ...........................................................121Mooney & Associates, Attorneys at Law ................130Nerium International ............................................146Office of the Attorney General, Bureau

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PA Public Utility Commission ................................171Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection ........177The Pennsylvania Lottery ......................................126PinnacleHealth .....................................................115Re•Bath & More...................................................178Renewal by Andersen ...........................................173Ricker Sweigart & Associates .................................163Robert E. Meyer, Independent Reliv Distributor ....183RSVP of the Capital Region, Inc. ...........................181Senator Pat VanceRepresentative Sheryl Delozier..213

Sundance Vacations ..............................................106Take Shape For Life...............................................215Thirty-One............................................................214Walnut Bottom Radiology .....................................174West Shore Window and Door .............................134

Window World, Inc. .............................................118

The Woods at Cedar Run......................................176

Your Remodeling Guys..........................................203Zounds Hearing Aids ............................................175

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Cumberland County Aging & Community Services . .101-103

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10:30 a.m. – Judy McMillen, Zumba GoldJudy McMillen, licensed instructor, has been

with Zumba Fitness® since March 2009. Part dance,part fitness, Zumba Gold® provides modified, low-impact moves geared to active older adults. Easy-to-follow fun lets you move to the beat at your ownspeed. For class information, call Judy at (717)512-0484 or visit www.judymcmillen.zumba.com.

11:30 a.m. – Senior Scams, Office of Attorney GeneralJerry Mitchell, education and outreach specialist for the

Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and expert on cyber-crimes and fraud, will present Senior Crime PreventionUniversity, educating seniors on how to protect themselvesagainst fraud and financial exploitation.

You will learn of the latest scams, frauds, and tactics in use tosteal your life savings, how to avoid becoming a victim, andother important consumer information needed to protect yourassets and your identity.

12:30 p.m. – Container Gardening,Stauffers of Kissel Hill

Michael A. Hasco, AIFD, is a member of theAmerican Institute of Floral Designers with adegree in floral design/interior plantscapedesign. Please join Michael as he shares how tocreate a seasonal, mixed container of annuals andperennials, rich with color, texture, and form—aperfect focal point or accent to brighten yourfront door or outdoor living area.

10 a.m. – Allenberry PlayhouseAllenberry Playhouse presents featured

performers from their production of TheMarvelous Wonderettes, playing until Nov. 1.Allenberry Playhouse boasts 66 years of bringingexciting live theater to Central Pennsylvania!

Each year, Allenberry delivers an entertainingassortment of shows, including an originalChristmas show and an interactive MurderMystery Weekend. www.allenberry.com

11 a.m. – The Bug Man, Ryan BridgeRyan Bridge, a.k.a., “The Bug Man,” has a

passion for entomology and for teaching peopleabout insects with fun and educational programs.

An expert in entomology outreach, with aninsect collection that numbers over 150,000, Ryanhas traveled the world on insect-huntingexpeditions. He regularly donates insects to theAcademy of Natural Sciences and the SmithsonianInstitute.

Noon – Matt MacisMatt Macis, at 25 years old, has headlined

venues around the globe, performed withentertainers like Shirley Jones and others, andfronted Michael Jackson’s This Is It band.Declared “a genuine find” by The WashingtonPost, his shows are packed with delightful music,hilarious comedy, memorable song-and-danceroutines, and more!

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11 a.m. – Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLCDon’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home: Tips on How to Create Peace ofMind for You and Your Family and Make Wise Financial Decisions Presented by: Aviv S. Bliwas, Esq.

About seven out of 10 people will need long-term care at somepoint. From around $45,760 per year for in-home care to more than$100,000 per year for skilled nursing care, the cost of care is going upevery year.

So how are you going to pay for this, while providing for a spouse orleaving a legacy to your kids? Learn about benefits you probably nevereven knew existed, how to get qualified for them, and how to protectassets for your loved ones.

Noon – OSS HealthTreatment Options for the Aging Neck and Back: Back Pain, SpinalStenosis, and Disc HerniationsPresented by: Dr. Kenneth Lingenfelter

Dr. Kenneth Lingenfelter, an orthopaedic surgeon with OSS Health,will be presenting “Treatment Options for the Aging Neck andBack.” Come learn about the different treatment options, bothnonsurgical and surgical, for back pain, spinal stenosis (narrowing of thespinal canal), and disc herniations.

Learn about how these spine issues are diagnosed and how thetreatment path is determined. This is a perfect chance to ask questionsand find out more about these conditions.

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The 50plus EXPO committee is looking for volunteers to help at our15th annual Cumberland County 50plus EXPO on October 22, 2014,at the Carlisle Expo Center, 100 K Street, Carlisle, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.If you could help greet visitors, stuff EXPO bags, or work at theregistration desk, we would be glad to have you for all or just part ofthe day. Please call On-Line Publishers at (717) 770-0140.

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Elmcroft of DillsburgWine basket ($60 value)

Emeritus at CreekviewWine basket ($30 value)

Everence FinancialGift card ($100 value)

HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital ofMechanicsburgGift basket ($25 value)

Kilmore Eye AssociatesGift card to restaurant ($25 value)

Law Offices of Aviv S. Bliwas, LLCGiant gift card ($50 value)

Miracle-EarCVS gift card ($50 value)

Mooney & Associates, Attorneys at LawPower of attorney or living will ($150 value)

Nerium InternationalOne bottle of Nerium AD Night Cream ($110value)

New York Life Insurance Co.Wine basket ($50 value)

Orthopedic Institute of PennsylvaniaOIP-branded neon hooded sweatshirt and OIP-branded glass coffee mug ($25 value)

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Scandal is no stranger to any periodof American history, or to anysector of our society. It’s a

misconception that contemporary timeshave brought a severe decline in themorality of our public figures. Thefounders of our republic, otherwisedeeply revered, themselves had episodesof falling from grace.

We tend to not know or to forget thesins of the prominent in an earlierAmerica. Are leaders today more debasedthan those of the 18th and 19th centuries?Maybe the reporting of the follies of ourcontemporaries is more lurid anddetailed than the scandals of bygone eras.

Political figures of our developingcountry were not always role models.Aaron Burr, vice president in PresidentJefferson’s first term in office, asked theBritish minster to the United States for$500,000 to have Burr’s help inseparating Louisiana from the nation.

Two years later, in 1806 when he wasthen out of office, Burr told the Spanishminister to the United States that hisplan went beyond having westernterritories secede. He conspired tocapture our nation’s capital as well. Burrwas acquitted of the charge of treasonbecause his plan was not accompanied bydirect action.

Jefferson, admired for many qualities,reportedly fathered several children byone of his slaves, Sally Hemings, yearsafter his wife died. This scandal firstbroke as public news while Jefferson wasin his first term of the presidency. Hesimply ignored the charge. Today’s presswould not allow that news to lapse.

Alexander Hamilton, our firstsecretary of the treasury, had a three-yearaffair with a married woman thateventually becamepublic. He never heldpublic office after thedisclosure.

President GroverCleveland, presidentduring two separatedterms toward the endof the 19th century,acknowledged hispaternity of anillegitimate son 10years before he becamepresident. He wasunmarried at the time.Other paramours ofthe mother weremarried. Cleveland didthe magnanimousthing and assumedchild support to sparethe others. Ratherthan destroying himpolitically, his noblegesture attractedconsiderable praise.

President Harding(1921-23) had twoaffairs before enteringthe White House. Thelatter romance waswith a married womanthat lasted from 1905until 1920. He kept the matter quietduring his presidential campaign bypaying the woman for her silence, onlyto die of a heart attack while in office.

Some suspected the illicit romance droveMrs. Harding to poison the president, agossip unsupported by evidence.

Recent years haveseen scandalousbehavior among ourmilitary leaders butnever a betrayal ofallegiance to thecountry. That can’t besaid of all militarycommanders decadesago.

James Wilkinsonwas twice thecommanding generalof the United StatesArmy, from 1796-1798 and from 1800-1812. Teddy Rooseveltsaid of him, “In all ourhistory there is nomore despicablecharacter.” After hisdeath, it wasdiscovered Wilkinsonwas a paid agent ofSpain.

Anotherrevolutionary armycommander, GeneralCharles Lee, second incommand underWashington, disobeyedbattle orders issued byWashington, for whom

he held personal contempt as unfit tolead the revolution.

Lee previously had been held prisonerby the British. It was found, after his

death, that during that imprisonment hehad worked to assist British GeneralHowe.

Benjamin Church was the firstsurgeon general of the United StatesArmy during the AmericanRevolutionary War. He was also aninformer to British General ThomasGage. Church was convicted oftreasonous behavior.

No one matched the treachery ofBenedict Arnold, a Revolutionary Warhero who became disillusioned with thecause and bitter at those superiors whoclaimed personal credit for Arnold’saccomplishments.

Appointed to command the fort atWest Point, Arnold offered to surrenderto the British. His treason discovered, heescaped capture by Washington’s forcesand became a general in the British army,leading attacks in Virginia andConnecticut.

Scandals serve a purpose. Theydemonstrate to the ethically frail that themoral and ethical transgressions of eventhe wealthy and powerful can go awry,regardless of their skill in concealment.Follies of the prominent provide publicmorality lessons. The rest of us sin inprivate.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-researchanalyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a SeniorCitizen and A Musing Moment: MeditativeEssays on Life and Learning, books ofpersonal-opinion essays, free of partisan andsectarian viewpoints. Contact him atwaltsonneville@verizon.net.

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There are several firms that cater tothe general public for testing ofindividual DNA. Most of them

actively promote their services and canbe found on the Internet.

The “big four,” with the main thrustsof their services, are: 23andMe (medical,genealogical, and personal ancestry);Family Tree DNA (genealogical, personalancestry); AncestryDNA (genealogical,personal ancestry); and Genographic byNational Geographic (populationgenetics research, personal ancestry).

The first three charge about $100 fora basic test, while NG charges about$200 for a more comprehensive test. Fora detailed comparison of these firms, seehttp://bit.ly/DNATestVendorsCompared.

The premise behind all of these tests isthat humans, like all living things, have agenome—a set of biological “plans” thatdetermines the details of our veryexistence: hair color; eye color; body

shape; susceptibility to asthma, ortuberculosis, or color blindness; ability toprocreate; etc.—the very things thatmake us individuals.

These traits,however, havebeen passeddown from ourancestors via thecoding describedby substancescalleddeoxyribonucleicacids: DNA.

We receivesome of theDNA from one parent, some from theother. Since our parents had parents, they,too, received some from each parent,meaning that part of our DNA is fromour grandparents—and from our great-grandparents and our great-great-grandparents, back to the first humans.

Our DNA is contained mostly ingenes, in our chromosomes, of which wehave 23 pairs. Most of our DNA is of atype called autosomal, contained in 22 of

the 23chromosomepairs. The 23rd

pair is the onethat determinesour sex. In males,the pair comprisesone X and one Ychromosome, andin females it hastwo Xchromosomes.

Thus, the DNA in the Y chromosome(Y-DNA or paternal DNA) is passedonly from male to male.

Another key form of DNA ismitochondrial DNA (mtDNA ormaternal DNA), which can be passedfrom a woman to both male and femaleoffspring but cannot be further passed onby the males. These characteristics meanthat paternal and maternal DNA can(separately) be compared to known DNAcharacteristics of various ethnic andgeographic groups (called haplogroups)that existed in the distant past.

Last time, I noted that one of thegenealogical reasons for DNA testingincludes the desire to know one’s broadethnic or national origins. Many peopleare intrigued by such questions. Do theyhave black, or Jewish, or NativeAmerican ancestry?

While the test vendors use DNAanalyses to indicate a subject’s “ancestrycomposition,” I believe many researchersput undue weight on such descriptions.

For example, my 23andMe ancestrycomposition shows 87.7 percent

European, with 75.1 percent SouthernEuropean and 59.9 percent Italian, and itfound that less than one-tenth of 1percent of my ancestry is Irish or British.

Those findings are not surprising,because I have found by traditional“paper genealogy” that most of myancestors back to the sixth generation inthe mid-1700s were from one of onlytwo towns in central Sicily. The partabout 5.1 percent being Middle Easternor African is intriguing but no moresurprising.

The “small print” says that theseestimates are for one’s ancestryapproximately “500 years ago, beforeocean-crossing ships and airplanes cameon the scene.”

Other results claim to define one’sancestry as far back as 5,000 to 50,000years, but I feel that such “ancestry”simply refers to stages or regions thatthe familial forebears passed throughduring the long history of mankind. Ihappen to believe that all mankinddescended from the first humans inAfrica, so that if the DNA studies wereall completely accurate, everyone’sancestral composition would be thesame: 100 percent African.

Next time, I’ll discuss what DNAtesting can do to answer the questionsI’m most interested in: thosesurrounding “personal ancestry.”

Coniglio is the author of a novella inspiredby his Sicilian research entitled The Lady ofthe Wheel, available in paperback atamzn.to/racalmuto or in an e-book atbit.ly/LadyOfTheWheelKindle. For moreinformation, check out his webpage atbit.ly/AFCGen or email him atgenealogytips@aol.com.

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How Can DNA Results Help Our Search?

The Search for Our Ancestry

Angelo Coniglio

“One of the genealogicalreasons for DNA testingincludes the desire toknow one’s broad ethnicor national origins.

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October is “Talk aboutPrescriptions Month” and marksthe beginning of this year’s

Medicare Open Enrollment Period. It’sthe perfect time to talk about Medicareprescriptions and the Extra Help availablefrom Social Security.

Newly eligible Medicare beneficiariesand current beneficiaries who areconsidering changes to their MedicarePart D (prescription drug coverage) planshould act now. The Medicare OpenEnrollment Period runs from Oct. 15 toDec. 7.

The Medicare Part D prescription drugplan is available to all Medicarebeneficiaries to help with the costs ofmedications. Joining a Medicareprescription drug plan is voluntary, andparticipants pay an additional monthlypremium for the prescription drugcoverage.

While all Medicare beneficiaries canparticipate in the Medicare Part D

prescription drug plan, some people withlimited income and resources may beeligible for Extra Help to pay for monthlypremiums, annual deductibles, andprescription co-payments.

The Extra Help isestimated to beworth about $4,000per year. ManyMedicarebeneficiaries qualifyfor these big savingsand don’t even knowit.

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The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

Blue jays, gray squirrels, and easternchipmunks are interesting towatch gathering and storing nuts

and seeds during September and Octoberin the woods and suburbs of southeasternPennsylvania, as in much of NorthAmerica. These creatures obviously havememories that enable them to findstashed food.

Each species stores food for winter ina way different from the others. Groupsof blue jays flash into pin oak trees withpatches of red or brown autumn foliageamong the green to pick acorns, one at atime, and fly away with them to stashthem in tree cavities and behind loosebark or poke them into loose soil.

Each jay offers a beautiful contrast ofblue feathers among the colored oakleaves, particularly on sunny days.

During winter, jays visit the placeswhere they stashed acorns. They pull out

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Gray squirrels are most obvious inSeptember and October, when theyrummage noisily through trees and deadleaves on the ground for acorns, walnuts,and hickory nuts.

Squirrels rustling through dryleaves make one think of deer or bears inthe woods. They stash nuts in treecavities and bury them one at a time inthe ground. During winter, they visittheir caches to eat stored nuts.

Only rodents have jaws strong enoughand teeth sharp enough to chew throughthe hard husks and shells of walnuts and

hickory nuts. Those foods belong almostexclusively to rodents.

Eastern chipmunks, which are a kindof ground squirrel, scamper noisily overdead leaf carpets in the woods and thelawns of older suburbs in search of nutsand seeds for the winter. They stuff thatfood into their cheeks and whisk it totheir underground burrows.

There they push that food out of theircheeks with their front paws into astorage chamber and zip out to findmore. They do that much of each day,every day in fall.

Chipmunks sleep in their snug densthrough winter, waking up occasionallyto eat stored food and then sleepingagain. Thus they spend the winter inrelative comfort and safety.

Watch for these birds and mammalsgathering nuts this autumn. They areentertaining.

Storing Nuts

Gray squirrel Blue jay

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around the United States. He also has scaled Mount Whitney

and Mount Shasta in California, MountRainier in Washington, Mount Hood inOregon, and Mount Washington in NewHampshire.

He said 50 percent of his climbs arerepeated, while 50 percent are newexpeditions.

“I’ve had amazing adventures,”Beckerich said. “It’s an amazing feelingwhen you get over the top. You’ve workedall day to attain the pinnacle. If I couldbottle it, I’d sell it.”

But Beckerich only stays at thesummits for 15 minutes to half an hourbecause of how fast the weather canchange at those heights.

“You don’t want to give it disrespect.Lightning, hail, wind can strike at anytime.”

Although retired from teaching math,Beckerich is still teaching to the “curiousand committed” at a night school and a

community college in his class“Adventures of a Lifetime.”

He also has given presentations atretirement communities, homelessshelters, sporting-goods stores, and localhigh schools.

Beckerich’stopics range fromchoosing anoutfitter andtraining tips, toorganizing gear listsand getting theright pre-tripmedical tests.

“My mission isto motivate, inspire,and educate peopleof all ages andinterests in their quest to make adifference on the planet, pursue theirdreams, and make each day count,”Beckerich said. “If you take care ofyourself and are not afraid to take a

chance, there are a lot of adventures todo.”

Although he started out climbingalone, Beckerich doesn’t recommend it.

“Tragedies happen,” he said, referringto a recent avalanche at Mount Everest

base camp. “I campedthere two years ago.”

He also had a fallabout six years ago inthe Colorado peakswhen he was byhimself.

“There was a mini-rock slide. I had toself-medicate andwalk to get help. I

had to be medevacedto a Denver hospital. I

was lucky; I just had a severe laceration tomy lower leg,” Beckerich said.

Now, after meeting other climbers withhis same passion, Beckerich goes withthem. This summer he spent several

weeks climbing in the Denver area.“Once you get started on adventures,

people give you other places to go,” hesaid. Now on his wish list iscircumnavigating around Mont Blanc inthe Alps.

Beckerich said in order to takeadventures such as the ones he has goneon, you have to be in shape. He goes tothe gym once a day for a one-hourworkout and takes 1.5-hour to two-hourtreks through nearby parks.

He also has trekked through theAdirondacks on the Appalachian Trail “tomake sure I’m fit. The body has itslimitations … make sure your diet isgood, as well as your sleep habits andlifestyle.

“I’ve been a lucky person. I’ve had myhealth, the opportunity, and the financialability.”

For further information aboutBeckerich’s adventures, contact him atjames_beckerich@yahoo.com.

Beckerich taking a break above basecamp, Plaza de Argentina.

In my day (I’ve gotta come up with abetter expression), there were nodesignated hitters or runners. There

were no closers. I remember seeing Bob Feller pitch a

double hitter on the 4th of July. No, Ididn’t. But I heard he did.

There was no instant replay backthen, like we’re going to have to put upwith from now on. What’s next? Laserbeams at home plate, so there’ll be nomore yelling at the ump?

I guess they’re trying todo away with humanimperfections. Pitchers arethrowing close to 100miles an hour these days,and we’ve got radar toprove it.

They do have a shortershelf life, but we don’t getas attached to players as weused to. So it’s not thathard to see them go.

I know—you’rewondering what myproblem is. But I’m notreally talking to you. I’mtalking to my grandkidsand pretending they’relistening.

I played ball with a $4bat and an $8 glove. Yourfolks are paying $200 fora bat and traveling 200miles for a playoff game.

Photographers and trophy stores aregetting rich off your Little League teams.Am I getting through?

So much for my baseball rant. Yes,their grandma and I were out there everyweekend this summer (and fall) to cheer’em on.

“Good eye, Ashley!” “Good cut, Sophie!”“Good gawd, Wesley!”

Visit NostalgiaRoad.com

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World War II ended almost 70years ago, but the impact ofthe Holocaust still lives with

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• 1995 – Receivedthe Order ofAustralia

• 2011 –Autobiography,My Animated Life

The Universityof SouthernCalifornia’sSHOAHFoundation andthe University’sInstitute for

Creative Technologies are working onan extraordinary project to createholographic interviews available atmuseums worldwide.

Designed to be an interactiveexhibit, it will inform, educate, andcreate a permanent remembrance formany years. After the remainingHolocaust survivors have passed on,their legacies will remain visible andaudible in perpetuity, and the lessonsshould never be forgotten.

Judith Zausner can be reached atjudith@caringcrafts.com.

The Family, oil on canvas painting bySamuel Bak, 1974, private collection.

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The da Vinci® Surgical System uses themost advanced, robotic technologies to assistyour surgeon who controls its movementsduring your operation.

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Using da Vinci technology for minimallyinvasive gynecologic and general surgeryprocedures can reduce blood loss, shortenhospital stays, lessen the need for painmedication, minimize scarring and speedrecovery compared to traditional open andlaparoscopic surgeries.

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