Chester County 50plus Senior News July 2014

Registered horticultural therapist Paula Swearingen, seated, often treats seniorsand people with mobility issues using a ground garden or raised garden table,

such as these offered by certified square-foot gardening instructor Joe Manotti, standing.

By Megan Joyce

In horticulture therapy, a very tangible activity is used to create intangiblehealing.

Much more than simply planting flowers, horticulture therapy is “theengagement of a participant in horticultural activities facilitated by a trainedtherapist to achieve specific and documented treatment goals,” according tothe American Horticultural Therapy Association.

Increasingly, this type of therapy is a highly effective practice for bothseniors and adults with mobility challenges.

Physically, the therapy strengthens muscles and boosts coordination,balance, and endurance. And when it comes to those improved intangibles,horticultural therapy has been shown to increase memory, cognitive abilities,task initiation, language skills, and socialization.

Paula Swearingen, M.Ed. and owner of Floral Touch HorticulturalTherapy and Floral Design, is a registered horticultural therapist who hasseen the evidence firsthand.

“Like most horticultural therapists, I came into this vocation as asecondary career path,” she said.

Swearingen spent 17 years as a mental health and special educationprofessional, working with children, youth, and adults with variousdisabilities.

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The Squint-Eyed Senior

Theodore Rickard

Afew weeks ago the news markedthe 100th anniversary of theopening of Wrigley Field in

Chicago. Wrigley was and still is thehome of the so-often last-place ChicagoCubs.

Despite this, Wrigley still retains asacred, cathedral-like status to anybodyraised, as I was, on Chicago’s Northsideduring the ’30s and ’40s. Summer dayswith the Cubs in town were special.

On game days, the front car on theRapid Transit “El” trains bore detachablemetal signs that read, in capital black onwhite, “BASEBALL TODAY.”

For kids, the best baseball day was aweekday since there’d be lots of emptyseats, even in the bleachers. This was the’30s. The baseball fans who had jobswere at work and the ones that didn’thave jobs didn’t have any money either.

My baseball buddy, 10 years old as Iwas, was David Schwarzen, who went by

the name of “Yankee.” His parents hadcome from someplace in central Europeand his repeated insistence on hiscitizenship as a nickname seemedsomehow related to that.

In the ’30s, 10-year-olds were notexactly flush with pocket money. Mostwere thankful their fathers were wieldingshovels on WPA projects while theirmothers waited for the precinct captainto bring the next “Kelly basket” full ofcanned goods, oatmeal, and flour so shecould cook something for dinner.

My baseball buddy and I were lucky.Our fathers had jobs. And so did we.Yankee had a break-of-dawn paper routeand I had developed a group of regularcustomers to whom I sold the SaturdayEvening Post every Thursday. When thePost went from 5 cents a copy to 10, thecommission on each copy bounded from1.5 cents to 3 cents. I was simply rollingin the stuff.

The alternative to walking 20 blockswas to ride the El to the Addison Streetstation, a block east of the Wrigley Fieldbleachers. Half fare on the El was only 3cents, but you had to be accompanied byan adult.

The trick, of course, was to wait inthe El Station until an adult came alongand then to follow immediately behindand plunk down the three pennies at thecashier cage and just keep going.Somehow we convinced ourselves thatthe cashier didn’t guess what we weredoing.

Once past the cashier, we’d dash to theplatform and pretend to be breathlesswith having escaped pursuit, even thoughwe knew there really was none.

On game days, the old wooden carsbuilt for the 1892 Columbia Expositionwould be put into service and we wouldride on the open platform of the last car.From here, to the passing world, we’d

whoop cheers for the Cubs on our wayto Wrigley Field.

The game would have started beforewe got there. There was no point ingetting there earlier since the bleacherushers didn’t abandon their posts untilsometime in the sixth inning. Then theywould wander into the stands to watchthe game or simply sit on the steps andsmoke cigarettes.

But before dashing in, Yankee and Iwould pool our financial resources topatronize Louis’s hot dog wagon. Louis’shot dogs were 15 cents. This was apremium price for a hot dog, but Louis’swere extra long as well as extra fat, or atleast that’s how they looked to us. Louiswould cut the hot dog in half for us. Wealways ordered “ever’thing on it.”

Usually by the time we’d polished offthe hot dog and licked the last of the

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I plan on visiting mygrandparents’ ancestralvillage of Belpaese in

Sicily this fall. I’d like to contactrelatives who may still be livingthere.

I know my grandparents’ nameson both my paternal and maternalside and their approximate birthdates. They emigrated to the U.S.as young adults around 1900.How should I proceed? – K. Lee Sapi, Buffalo, N.Y.

A: I have found that when folksplan to find “relatives” in the “oldcountry” they tend toconcentrate on relativeswith only twosurnames: their father’sand their mother’s.

That may be becausewe feel “closer” torelatives who havefamiliar surnames. Butif one’s grandparents allleft siblings behind,barring duplication,they would have fourdifferent surnames:your paternalgrandfather’s (the sameas yours); your paternalgrandmother’s; your maternalgrandfather’s; and your maternalgrandmother’s.

So if you look for relatives onlywith your surname, you may leaveout three-quarters of any relativesyou may have there.

If each of your grandparents leftsiblings behind, the children ofthose siblings would be yourparents’ first cousins, and theirchildren would be your secondcousins.

But your grandparents’ siblingsmay have included females. If thosewomen married, their children,your parents’ first cousins, wouldhave surnames different from thefour familiar ones discussed above,and marriages by the females of thenext generation would create evenmore variation.

All of those second cousinswould be as closely related to you,regardless whether their surnamesare different from yours and eachother’s.

Start by finding out if and whereyour ancestral town’s records exist.There may be civil records of birth,marriage, and death, as well as localchurch records of baptisms,marriages, and deaths. They couldbe on Mormon microfilm, on theMormon website FamilySearch(www.familysearch.org) or other freesites, or on the paid siteAncestry.com.

If none of those venues has therecords you seek, you may have tohire a researcher in Sicily to locatethem, if you wish to developenough information before yourvisit.

Then locate your grandparents’Atti di Nascita, or birth records.Sicilian civil records of birth areavailable for the year 1910 andearlier, back to about 1820, in the“Napoleonic format.”

They give a wealth ofinformation including: the name ofthe person presenting the baby forregistration(usually the father); hisage, occupation, and address; thetime and date of the birth; themother’s name; and the names,ages, and occupations of twowitnesses to the registration.

Additional information mayinclude the names of the fathers of

the parents of the newborn and thesignature of the father of the child.

Small towns could have severalpeople of about the same age withsimilar or even identical names, soyou need to be sure that the birthrecords you find are really yourgrandparents’. A list of your parentsand their siblings, by order of age,can help. The names of yourparents, aunts, and uncles shouldbe reflected in the names of yourgrandparents’ parents.

Once you’ve found yourgrandparents’ birth records, you canconfirm your great-grandparents’

names. Now search thebirth records for nearbyyears to identify yourgrandparents’ siblings.Often, birth records areinscribed, years later,with notes that tellwhen and whom thechild married. In thecase of girls, this givestheir husband’ssurnames.

Now put all thatinformation in order, asa list or table thatshows your family tree,

including not only your directancestors, but also their siblings,nieces, and nephews whose namesyou have found and any “new”surnames you’ve uncovered.

When you get to Belpaese, you’llfind that the locals are warm,friendly, and eager to speak withAmericans. That’s when you pullout your family tree! Hopefullyyour new friends will recognizetheir own ancestors’ names andrealize that they’re actually yourrelatives!

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“ever’thing” off our fingers, the ushershad given up and we slipped into thestadium and up the stairs that led tobleacher seats along the right-field foulline. We were convinced that left-handedbatters hit most homeruns and by beingpast right field, we would have a betterchance of retrieving a homerun ball. Butwe never did.

The Cubs right fielder was BillNicholson. You could yell “Hi, Bill” tohim from the bleachers. “Big Bill” wasconsidered a homerun threat, althoughwe never saw him hit a homer. He wassaid to be fond of chewing tobacco. Avid

adult fans would throw packages of chewto him in dull moments, and at the endof a slow inning, he’d trot back into thedugout with a bulging shirtfront full ofPlow Boy or Red Man Plug. These treatscost at least 15 cents each.

The display of such adult extravagancewas a wonderment to both of us. In fact,there are moments when it still seems so— at least to me.

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BASEBALL from page 2

There’s a place just off our familyroom that I like to call myworkshop. Workshop is a

misnomer, however. There’s hardly roomto move in there, let alone do work.

It’s become a place where I go only tolook for tools when something in thehouse breaks, leaks, or falls apart.Sometimes I even think about makingstuff—until I turn the lights on.

I look there because I know I put toolsin there at one time or another. I just don’tremember which ones or where. I storetools in other places, too (whichexacerbates my problem), but the shop isthe principal place for the essentialimplements that I need to maintain ourhome.

Halloween decorations and paint cans(filled to various levels with paint anddried paint scum) are out in the open on ashelf toward the back of the workshop.

I haven’t used either in years, but atleast they are easy to find. I don’t knowwhy Halloween decorations are in there. Icertainly didn’t make them. And the paintcolors are outdated.

Easily finding things that are no longerof any use to me indicates anotherproblem, as of yet undefined. Hoarding?

But specific tools, when I am in urgentneed of them, are hard to find. Not alltools, mind you, are hard to find; large,cumbersome tools are difficult tomisplace, after all. There’s a 10-inch tablesaw right about in the center of the shop.It acts as an anchor and is a symbol of thepossibilities and potential of what could

someday be a viable workshop. To get to it, I must step over a chain

saw, a circular saw, a jigsaw, and a router.All these power tools are in their original,molded-plastic cases, which enhances thesize of each obstruction. Therefore, theyoffer a challenge when trying to climbover them.

The router, by the way, is brand new; Iforgot I had it. I also forget why I boughtit.

I would like to move everything asidewhile walking to my table saw and theworkbench beyond, but pushing theseungainly objects to and fro just jamsthem more tightly against other articlesthat should not be on a workshop floor.These power tools can only be stored inthe spaces in which they sit. I pick themup, and I set them down.

Hand tools are not always so visible,however. And therein lies the gist of mytroubles.

Any relatively flat surface in thevicinity of a job I’m doing is a potentialstorage spot for a small hand tool. It isalso a convenient spot to deposit woodscraps, bent nails, stripped screws, andother, larger tools. It happens oftenenough that a significant supply ofimportant hand tools can end upconcealed under mounds of things thatshould have been discarded long ago.

Oh, the tools and gadgets that I’vetaken the time and care to hang on mylarge, brown peg-board are fairly neat and

The Way I See It

Mike Clark

My Workshop

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Luke Wise grew up in a family ofsix boys and six girls. All the boysbut Wise went in the Army.

His oldest brother served in theartillery in World War II, and at Fort Sillhe trained under Marine artillery officers.

So he gave his kid brother some sageadvice that Luke never forgot: “If youever go into the military, choose theMarines.” So when Wise was 21, that’sexactly what he did.

The Korean War was on, so after hisbasic training at Parris Island, S.C., heshipped out to Korea. There, he was tohave an experience that every Marinemight have dreamed about. He was tohear, “Wise, the general wants to talk toyou.”

The general was the legendary Marine“Chesty” Puller, who had earned anunheard-of five Navy Crosses for valor incombat—although he was best knownfor his comment, “We’ve been lookingfor the enemy for some time now. We’vefinally found him. We’re surrounded.That simplifies things.”

Now, “Chesty” wanted to see Sgt.Luke Wise.

“The only thing that came to mind,”Wise says, “is, ‘What could he possiblywant to talk to me about?’”

He was about to find out. “Sergeant,” the general said, “they tell

me your IQ is off the charts … and thatyou have a photographic memory. I havea hazardous assignment that I won’torder you take, but I’m sure hopingyou’ll volunteer for it.”

He then explained that they neededsomeone to make repeated forays behindenemy lines and report details of

ammunition dumps theenemy had spread out overseveral miles (and one evenacross the Yalu River inManchuria).

What did Wise say? “What do you think I

said? You think I couldstand in front of a man like‘Chesty’ Puller, who hadspecifically asked for me,and tell him, ‘No, General,I think I would reallyrather not’?”

So then, how manymissions did he run, andwhat were they like?

“Well, there were15 of them in all,and they were allpretty hairy. Theyalways meantmoving only atnight, because theNorth Koreantroops wereeverywhere. I wasforbidden to makenotes … everythinghad to bememorized. I wasto zero-in on the ammunition dumpsthat our air observers could see butcould not come close enough to targeton.

“When I got back from missions, thegeneral had me use my code name, ‘Sgt.Dutch,’ and send the exact coordinatesfor best bombing to the carrier, USSOriskany (“The Mighty O”). Her aircraftwould then fly the missions to flatten

those ammo dumps. Wecould often see the dumpserupt in terrific blasts.”

Wise had to extend histour to finish the job, andhe says, “When it wasover, Gen. Puller asked mewhat kind of assignmentI’d like next, saying, ‘Youname it, and you’ve got it.’I figured I ought to go forit, so I said, ‘Sir, I’d like tochauffeur for an admiral.’

“And the next thing Iknew, I was assigned tothe USS Pocono, the

flagship for theCommander,Amphibious Force,Atlantic Fleet. Sureenough, I was theadmiral’s chauffeurand in charge of theship’s orderlies.”

One more thingabout Gen. Puller:Wise later got apersonal letter fromthe general,thanking andcommending him

for the work he did in his clandestinemissions.

Aboard the Pocono, Wise toured theCaribbean, with stops at many exoticports, from Jamaica to Trinidad. Andyes, he was the admiral’s chauffeurwhenever the admiral was ashore.

Wise left active duty in July 1954 butstayed in the Reserve until 1959 as astaff sergeant. He then returned to

Central Pennsylvania and worked inconstruction and cabinetry beforeretiring in 1999.

In retirement, he had one almostunbelievable “small world” experience.He was shopping one day at a localfarmers market, wearing his MarineCorps cap.

A man stopped him and said, “Wesure needed you Marines in Korea.”When Wise asked him how he knewabout that, the guy said, “I was flying offthe Oriskany, bombing the ammodumps that you guys pinpointed for us.”

When Wise asked him if he couldremember the code name of the spotterwho gave him the info, the guy said, “I’llnever forget it. His code name was ‘Sgt.Dutch.’”

To which Wise said, “Well … I’mSgt. Dutch.”

Wise laughs and says, “You shouldhave seen that guy’s jaw drop. Hecouldn’t believe he would ever actuallyrun into Sgt. Dutch. And at the [farmersmarket], of all places. Turned out he wasfrom Florida, just passing through. Whatwere the chances of that? Maybe one ina billion.”

Wise now lives in retirement with hiswife, Collette, in a comfortableretirement community in CentralPennsylvania. But he keeps a collectionof Marine Corps caps that he wears …always glad for the chance to meet othervets with whom he swaps stories of thoseterrible—but wonderful—days in theMarines.

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


Marine General ‘Chesty’ Puller Made Himan Offer He Couldn’t Refuse

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

The USS Oriskany, whose planesdestroyed the North Korean bomb

dumps.

Sgt. Luke Wise uponhis return to the U.S.

in 1953.

WORKSHOP from page 5

in order. I attribute that to the fact that Iseldom use those things. They consist ofscrewdrivers, chisels, nut-drivers, pliers,wrenches, hand saws, hand drills, leftoverplumbing supplies, and miscellaneousdoodads that are all the wrong sizes andtypes for the tasks that I need to tend.

I must have needed them at one time.I mean, why else would they be there?

I have often searched an inordinatelylong time for a tool that I know I have.

And in my frustration, I give up looking.Then I go to the hardware store and buya new tool. It saves me a lot of time, andthe tool I need is usually inexpensive.The hours I waste looking could bespent repairing, I always say.

In the latest episode, my garbagedisposal jammed. You’ll have to ask mywife why, though. Fine, it could havehappened to anyone (as she says). So Iwent down to my workshop to fetch a

quarter-inch Allen wrench to jog theflywheel back and forth, which usuallyclears the jam.

I searched until I found an array ofAllen wrenches lying scattershot in aplace far from where they should havebeen. There was no quarter-inch wrenchin the pile, although I know I haveone—somewhere. In the meantime, Iwent to the hardware store to get a newone.

Someday I’ll clean out and organizemy workshop. And when I do, I’ll morethan likely find two of everything.

I’m going to plan a yard sale.

Mike Clark writes a regular column for TheGlobe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington,Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree inorganizational behavior/applied psychologyfrom Albright College. Mike lives outsideColumbia, Pa., and can be contacted [email protected].

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Dear Ready,That’s correct. Tighter rules on reverse

mortgages that have recently gone intoeffect have made them harder to get,especially for seniors with heavy debtproblems.

The reason the Federal HousingAdministration (FHA) made thesechanges was to strengthen the product,which has suffered from a strugglinghousing market and a growing number ofdefaults by borrowers.

Here’s a rundown of how reversemortgages now work in 2014.

Overview: The basics are still thesame. A reverse mortgage is a loan thatallows senior homeowners to borrowmoney against the equity in their house.

The loan doesn’t have to be repaiduntil the homeowner dies, sells the house,

or moves out for at least 12months.

It’s also important toknow that with a reversemortgage, you, not thebank, own the house, soyou’re still responsible forproperty taxes, insurance,and repairs.

Eligibility: To be eligiblefor a reverse mortgage, youmust be at least 62 yearsold, own your own home (or owe only asmall balance), and currently be livingthere.

You will also need to undergo afinancial assessment to determinewhether you can afford to make all thenecessary tax and insurance paymentsover the projected life of the loan.

Lenders will look at your sources ofincome, your assets, and your credithistory. Depending on your financialsituation, you may be required to putpart of your loan into an escrow accountto pay future bills.

If the financial assessment finds that

you cannot pay yourinsurance and taxes andhave enough cash leftto live on, you will bedenied.

Loans: Nearly allreverse mortgagesoffered today are homeequity conversionmortgages (HECM),which are FHA insuredand offered through

private mortgage lenders and banks. HECMs also have home-value limits

that vary by county but cannot exceed$625,500. See the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development online(hud.gov/ll/code/llslcrit.cfm) for a list ofHUD-approved lenders.

Loan amounts: The amount you getthrough a reverse mortgage depends onyour age, your home’s value, and theprevailing interest rates.

Generally, the older you are, the moreyour house is worth, and the lower theinterest rates are, the more you canborrow. A 70-year-old, for example, witha home worth $300,000 could borrowaround $170,000 with a fixed-rateHECM.

To calculate how much you canborrow, visit the National ReverseMortgage Lenders Association’s website(www.reversemortgage.org).

Loan costs: Reverse mortgages have anumber of upfront fees, including a 2percent lender origination fee for the first

$200,000 of the home’s value and 1percent of the remaining value, with acap of $6,000.

There is also a 0.5 percent initialmortgage insurance premium fee, alongwith an appraisal fee, closing costs, andother miscellaneous expenses. Most feescan be deducted for the loan amount toreduce your out-of-pocket cost at closing.

In addition, you’ll also have to pay anannual mortgage insurance premium of1.25 percent of the loan amount.

Payment options: You can receive themoney in a lump sum, a line of credit,regular monthly checks, or a combinationof these.

But in most cases, you cannotwithdraw more than 60 percent of theloan during the first year. If you do, you’llpay a 2.5 percent upfront insurancepremium fee.

Counseling: All borrowers arerequired to get face-to-face or telephonecounseling through a HUD-approvedindependent counseling agency beforetaking out a reverse mortgage. Someagencies are awarded grants that enablethem to offer counseling for free, butmost charge around $125 to $250.

To locate a counseling agency nearyou, visit HUD’s Home EquityConversion Mortgages for Seniorswebpage (hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/hecmhome.cfm) or call (800) 569-4287.

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We planned our careers, ourchildren’s lives (much to their chagrin),and our travels. But thinking aboutplanning for own death makes usuneasy. We know we should preplan, getit down on paper, and make it official.It’s important. But why?

First, it removes the burden of doingso from our loved ones. A death can bean emotional time without the addedstress of organizing and paying for thosefinal arrangements while in the midst ofgrief. It’s even worse if the death is asudden one, leaving loved onesunprepared and confused. They mayrush to pay for a cemetery plot or gravewithout careful thought.

Second, it ensures our own specificwishes will be carried out. Preplanningallows us to have the funeral reflect whowe are and what we want.

Do you want to be cremated orburied? If cremated, how should theremains be scattered and where? Who

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Depending on one’s religious beliefs,some funerals have to be conductedwithin 24-48 hours. Others have a littlebit more time.

Funeral preplanning saves a familymuch time agonizing over what they“think” your wishes could be as well ashow to pay and who will pay. Accordingto the Federal Trade Commission’sconsumer information, you may wish tomake decisions about your arrangementsin advance but not pay for them inadvance.

If you decide to take this route, keepin mind that over time, prices willfluctuate and businesses may close orchange ownership. It’s a good idea, theysay, to review and revise your decisionsevery few years, and to make sure youcommunicate any and all plans andchanges of those plans to your family.

Any preferences should be put inwriting and copies given to familymembers and your attorney, with onecopy in a place where it can be easilyfound. Avoid putting the only copy ofyour preferences in a safe-deposit box inthe event arrangements have to be madeon a weekend or holiday before the boxcan be opened.

According to the Federal TradeCommission, if you do prepay some orall of the funeral expenses, it’s importantto consider the following:

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• What happens to the money you’veprepaid? States have differentrequirements for handling funds paidfor prearranged funeral services.

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• What happens if you move to adifferent area or die while away fromhome? Some prepaid funeral plans canbe transferred, but it could be at anadded cost.

Whatever planning you do, let yourfamily know the details. Let them knowwhere the documents are filed, whetheror not you have prepaid. You may alsowish to consult an attorney on the bestway to ensure that your wishes arefollowed.

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“As the new millennium approached,it became more important to me tocreate a more balanced life—one where Icould experience joy and pleasure whilestill serving others.”

More than a decade ago, Swearingenresigned her job as an assistant directorof special education in a public schooldistrict, sold her house, and started fromscratch working as a landscape gardenerat a local retirement community.

After completing coursework andinterning under the direction of ahorticultural therapist, Swearingenearned a certificate in horticulturaltherapy from Temple University,effectively combining her background inhuman services with her love of plantsand flowers.

The therapeutic benefits of gardensand gardening have been documentedfor centuries, but it was Dr. BenjaminRush, the “father of Americanpsychiatry” and a signer of theDeclaration of Independence, who firstrecorded the positive effects the therapyhad on patients with mental illness in the1800s.

In the mid-20th century, horticulturaltherapy was used to aid the rehabilitationof hospitalized war veterans, expanding

the practice beyond the confines ofmental-illness treatment.

“Seniors often find themselves facingloss of all types,” Swearingen said. “Theymay often findthat they areoffered feweropportunities tocontribute tothe happeningswithin theirfamily, theirchurches, ortheircommunities.”

Swearingencited theexample of apastor’s wifenamed Janewho hadcreated theflowerarrangementsfor her church for 40 years. After herhusband died, she moved to a skillednursing care community and her healthdeteriorated.

She also became withdrawn andclinically depressed, refusing to leave herroom for months until she gradually

began participating in flower-arrangingprograms.

“Eventually, she proudly found herdesigns on display in the main lobby. She

becamerecognized bythe entirecommunity forher beautifulcreations,”Swearingenrecalled. “Sheimprovedemotionallyand physicallyto the pointthat she wasable to leave theskilled carecommunity andmove in withher family.”

Swearingenalso recounted

her experience with three men whoregularly grew and harvested vegetablesfor the local food bank, raising manypounds of food for their community“despite having ailments such ascongestive heart failure, dementia, andlimited mobility,” she said.

“They grew all of their vegetables inraised garden beds, harvesting from thecomfort and stability of their chairs.”

Raised garden beds are the specialtyand passion of Joe Manotti, certifiedsquare-foot gardening instructor for YourGarden Solution. These gardens consistof soil enclosed by a square frame,usually made of wood, which is raisedabove the surrounding soil.

Raised garden beds are available intwo types: a ground garden is raisedabout 8 inches off the ground, and agarden table stands on legs 3 feet high, aperfect height for those unable to bendover to garden.

Manotti was inspired to offer raisedgarden beds after his aging father, alifelong gardener, had not gardened in 15years due health issues and limitedmobility.

“Two years ago, we built him a gardentable, and this has enabled him to dowhat he had done almost all of his life,and that was to grow his ownvegetables,” Manotti said. “We thought,if he needed this, so did a lot of otherpeople.”

Your Garden Solution’s garden tablesare created by local Amish craftsmen outof Douglas fir, sassafras, and cedarwoods. Manotti recommends atechnique called square-foot gardening,where the 4-foot by 4-foot garden bed is

filled with 6 inches of soil andsubdivided into 16 square-foot sections.

Each square foot grows differentvegetables or flowers, enabling a gardenerto grow a lot of plants in a small space. Asquare-foot garden bed typically yieldsmany more vegetables than traditionalrow gardening and with fewer weeds.

“The average person quits gardeningafter 2.5 years. Why? Because of themaintenance involved, such as weeding,”Manotti said. “Raised beds eliminatemuch of the maintenance since the soil[we offer] is formulated to provide plantswith the optimal growing environment.”

Manotti said that garden tables cangrow most vegetables, with the exceptionof some deep-rooted plants like potatoesor garlic, which need more than 6 inchesof soil.

Raised garden beds—both groundgardens and garden tables—have becomeimportant elements of horticulturaltherapy, enabling horticultural therapiststo bring the practice to patients withphysical limitations.

“Seniors and those with limitedmobility love the garden tables! It enablesthem to enjoy gardening again,” Manottisaid.

Manotti shared the story of a CentralPennsylvania woman with severe arthritisin one knee that prohibited her fromkneeling to tend to a vegetable garden.

As a result, she had not had a gardenfor many years and missed it greatly—until her son told her about square-footgardening and purchased her a gardentable, which quickly yielded so manyvegetables she was able to share themwith others.

Swearingen noted that horticulturetherapy is often used as a complement totraditional therapeutic treatments.Therapists, she said, are trained tosupport participants who have physicallimitations through the use of adaptivetools and proper body mechanics.

“Horticultural therapy is unique inthat it involves tangible outcomes thatare valued by the participant and thecommunity. The activities provideopportunities for decision making,creative expression, and contribution toothers,” she said.

Avid gardeners as well as those whohave never tended a garden in their livescan benefit from horticulture both inand out of a therapeutic setting.

“Plants are not influenced by povertyor wealth, by age or ability,” saidSwearingen. “Nurture them, and theywill grow. The same is true for us—if wenurture ourselves, we will grow. It isnever too late.”

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July 1, 11:30 a.m.West Chester University Retirees LuncheonFor restaurant location, please email [email protected]

July 5 and 19, 5 to 10 p.m.Bingo NightsMarine Corps League Detachment430 Chestnut St., Downingtown(610) 431-2234

July 21, 6 p.m.Medicare Overview by APPRISE MembersExton Library450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton(610) 280-2600

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July 24, 6 p.m.Medicare Overview by APPRISE MembersExton Senior Living600 Pottstown Pike, Exton(610) 280-2600

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Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741July 8, 6:30 p.m. – Film ForumJuly 17, 6:30 p.m. – Downingtown Library’s Writers GroupJuly 24, 1 p.m. – Senior Book Club

Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times

Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.The Wellness Community ofPhiladelphia: Support Group forPeople with CancerThe Cancer Center at Paoli Hospital255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli(215) 879-7733

July 1, 2 p.m.Grief Support GroupPhoenixville Senior Center153 Church St., Phoenixville(610) 327-7216

July 2, 6 p.m.Memory Loss and Dementia SupportGroupSunrise Assisted Living of Paoli324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern(610) 251-9994

July 3 and 17, 7 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support GroupThe Solana Willistown1713 West Chester Pike, Willistown(610) 725-1713

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Deal Me InBy Mark Pilarski

Dear Mark: I was asked to leave acasino by security for, if you canbelieve this, playing someone else’sleftover $12 worth of credits that theyhad left on a slot machine and didn’tcash out.

Although not banned for life, I wasrudely told it was against the law, madeto return the $12, and told not to comeback for 30 days.

You have got to be kidding me!Whatever happened to “finder’skeepers, loser’s weepers?” – Matt N.

For starters, Matt,the casino made yougive back the moneysimply because itdidn’t belong to you.

“Finder’s keepers,loser’s weepers” is nota defense for takingcredits discovered ona slot machine. Youare basing yournewly found booty on the premise thatwhen something is abandoned, whoeverfinds it can claim it.

Unfortunately, within the casino walls,this raises ethical and legal challenges.

On the casino floor, credits left onmachines do not belong to the personwho finds them, but it doesn’t necessarilymean that they belong to the casinoeither. Casinos, as well as some gamingjurisdictions, have specific policies onhow to handle abandoned credits.

The children’s rhyme, “finder’skeepers, loser’s weepers” may apply inchildren’s games but doesn’t pass musterin gambling establishments.

Like a pair of sunglasses left at ablackjack game, in the joints where Iworked, we regarded credits left on a slotmachine specifically as “lost property”and did our best to find their rightfulowner. Today, especially if one uses his orher Player’s card, it is relatively easy totrack the previous player.

Nevertheless, a tip to you and otherslot-playing patrons: before you walkaway from any slot machine, don’t forgetto press the cash-out button.

As for you being 86’d from the casino,well, that might have been a bit over thetop. I have never heard of any leftover-

credits-playing player being given theheave-ho.

That said, that doesn’t mean there arenot swindlers who make a livingscavenging the millions lost each year bygamblers who forget their stored credits(winnings).

The pretender who purposively circlesthe casino floor looking for orphancredits on a slot machine, or even changeon the floor for that matter, can warrantthe dreaded permanent 86 for making afull-time occupation of cruising thecasino eyeing easy pickings.

I will buy,however, that youweren’t a creditconniver looking foran easy score.

So, playing slotmanager for just amoment, my casino-management stylewould not have evenwarranted a wristslap. I was one to

operate more in the spirit of the law, notthe letter of, although, I mustacknowledge that every gamingsupervisor will handle your scenario theirown way.

All I would have told you was that thenext time you find credits remaining onthe machine, you should inform someslot-floor personnel, and then I wouldhave gone on my merry way. Had wefound the previous player, I just wouldhave credited him or her $12.

Now let’s look at the positive here,Matt, of which there is one. For the next30 days, you won’t be playing on amachine that has a house edge of up to20 percent.

Gambling Wisdom of the Week: “Ihave seen a pregnant woman stand at a21 game, oblivious to labor pains, untilwe thought we were going to becomemidwives, and leave only when wesummoned an ambulance.” – Harold S.Smith Sr., I Want to Quit Winners (1961)

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When NASA honored JuneLockhart last October, itwould have been quite fitting

to borrow the above lyrics from apopular Simon and Garfunkel song tosalute the 89-year-old actress.

Best remembered by sci-fi fans for herrole of TV space mom MaureenRobinson in the ’60s series Lost in Space,Lockhart told me recently that theNASA recognition was a highlight of herlong career, which includes a TonyAward, an Emmy nomination, and acouple of stars on the Hollywood Walkof Fame.

“I was presented with the ExceptionalPublic Achievement Medal for my workwith the space agency,” she explained.“I’ve been to two space shuttle launchesand worked with NASA since the 1970s,addressing their employees and travelingon NASA’s behalf to promote the agency.

“So I’m absolutely thrilled by thisrecognition,” she said. “No other actresshas received this honor.”

One of her memorable experiencesoccurred during a space shuttle missionin 1992.

“I called NASA one day and spokewith astronaut Ken Reightler and toldhim I had a good wake-up song for themto use,” recalled Lockhart.

She was referring to “The World isWaiting for the Sunrise,” a catchy ’50shit by Les Paul and Mary Ford. The songheld special significance because thelyrics were written by her father, belovedcharacter actor Gene Lockhart.

“So I went to mission control inHouston, and at around 2 a.m. they

played the song for the crew of theColumbia mission,” she explained.“Then a voice from space came over thespeaker: ‘Some of us up here want toknow what Lassie’s mother is doing inmission control at 2 o’clock in themorning!’”

Lassie, one of TV’s longest-runningshows (1954-1973), was Lockhart’s otherbig hit in which she dispensed maternalwisdom, this time for six seasons as afarm mom. Later, she morphed frommatriarch to medic as Dr. Janet Craig forthree seasons on Petticoat Junction.

“Petticoat Junction was a delight to do

with wonderful scripts,” said Lockhart.“It was great playing comedy after Lost inSpace, which was more dramatic, andLassie, which didn’t have many laughs.”

On the big screen, 12-year-oldLockhart made her debut in the 1938holiday classic A Christmas Carol,alongside both her parents, Gene andKathleen Lockhart, who played theCratchits.

While she went on to costar withgreats such as Gary Cooper in SergeantYork and Judy Garland in Meet Me in St.Louis, A Christmas Carol is special since itwas the only time she appeared with herparents in a motion picture.

But it was memorable for otherreasons, too.

“My daughter, Junie, andgranddaughter, Christianna, have neverlet me forget that the first words I everspoke in movies were: ‘I know, I know–sausages!’” said Lockhart, referring to heron-screen guess for the contents of a foodpackage Mr. Cratchit brings home. “Weall shriek with laugher when we watch itnow.”

In addition to being an advocate forNASA and many other causes, Lockhartcontinues to work and co-starred in thecomedy spoof Zombie Hamlet, which hadits world premiere at the 2012 PalmBeach International Film Festival and wasreleased on DVD in December 2013.

In 2013, she appeared in theinteractive movie series Tex Murphy, agaming platform that combinesanimation with full-motion video of realactors.

“That was a new experience, and Ireally enjoyed it. And in December, I alsocelebrated my 80th year as a paidperformer in the business! I made mydebut at the age of 8 in Peter Ibbetson atthe Metropolitan Opera House.”

While actors are used to receivingaccolades for career milestones, Lockhartadmits to still being quite overwhelmedby the NASA recognition and is, she says,“over the moon about it!”

Congratulations, Mrs. Robinson!

Thomas’ features and columns have appearedin more than 300 magazines and newspapers,and he is the author of Raised by the Stars,published by McFarland. He can be reachedat his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com

Here’s to You, Mrs. Robinson

Tinseltown Talks

Nick Thomas

Publicity photo of Guy Williams andJune Lockhart promoting their roles on

the television series Lost in Space.

National Symphony Orchestra ConductorEmil de Cou, right, listens to Lockhartintroduce a set of space-themed musicduring the “Salute to Apollo” ceremony atthe Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The1960 cast of Lassie. Pictured areJune Lockhart, Hugh Reilly, Jon Provost,

and Lassie.


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