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By Megan Joyce
It has become a well-deserved and common practice nowadays to thankthe members of our military, both past and present, for their service.
Whether it’s a simple, impromptu thank-you between passersby on thestreet or more formal, public recognition, Americans have embraced theresounding call to let our men and women in uniform know we appreciatetheir efforts, sacrifices, and bravery.
In this spirit, OLP Events, the events division of On-Line Publishers, Inc.,will present its first Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Friday, Nov. 14, at the Eden Resort, Lancaster.
Area veterans, active military, and their families are urged to attend thefree, one-day event.
Donna Anderson, president and CEO of On-Line Publishers, whichproduces 50plus Senior News and the 50plus EXPOs, said the idea to organizea Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair developed after a special veterans’ area andpatriotic programming were well received during one of last year’s 50plus
EXPOs. “Veterans’ benefits change pretty regularly, but many veterans are unaware
of the benefits they’ve earned,” Anderson said. United in theme and purpose, the Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair will be a
two-for-one experience. Anderson said the response from community has
please see VETS page 19
Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair to Connect
Local Vets with Community Resources, Jobs
Central PAThanks its Vets
Giving to Others Becomesa Trend with Holiday Giftspage 6
How to Tell If YouHave Prediabetespage 16
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Cumberland County Edition November 2014 Vol. 15 No. 11
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The Beauty in Nature
Clyde McMillan-Gamber
My wife, Sue, and I went to BlueMarsh Lake, a large, human-made impoundment in Berks
County, Pa., one sunny, late afternoon inJanuary to see the thousands of gulls thatwere reported coming to that lake tospend the night.
We saw several thousand gulls of sixspecies, in the air, on the water, and on asandy bathing beach. Most of the gullswere ring-bills, an abundant, inlandspecies in the Middle Atlantic States.
But there also were hundreds ofherring gulls, scores of great black-backedgulls, and a few each of lesser black-backed gulls, glaucous gulls, and Icelandgulls. The less common kinds of gulls onthe sand stood tall among the smallerring-bills.
Most of the gulls were crowded on thebuilt beach while we were there, butoccasionally they suddenly rose lightly
into the wind in a greatmass, swirled together overthe water for a minute ortwo, and then settled onthe sand again, creatingexciting spectacles ofthemselves.
Not so many years ago,gulls wintered alongseacoasts, estuaries, andrivers in the Mid-AtlanticStates. Then, only thering-bills wer e regularlyseen inland, mostly onmigration.
But in recent years,because of human-madechanges that benefitgulls, including thebuilding of bigimpoundments andedibles in landfills,
parking lots, and fields,many more gulls of severalkinds have adapted towintering inland, includingin the Middle AtlanticStates.
The gull speciesmentioned above winter onseveral built lakes in thisarea, as long as they havesome open water and fieldsare not deeply covered bysnow. Some of thoseimpoundments includeStruble Lake in ChesterCounty, Memorial Lakein Lebanon County,Ontelaunee Lake in BerksCounty, and OctoraroLake in LancasterCounty, in southeasternPennsylvania.
During each winter sunrise, thethousands of inland gulls, particularlyring-bills, pour silently off the water orice, group after group, and swiftly fly inlarge flocks and long lines in everydirection to various feeding places, all thewhile causing inspiring shows.
And by mid-afternoon, presumablywith full stomachs, they start back totheir nighttime roosts on builtimpoundments. One can see strings ofthem flying rapidly and quietly overfields. And the lines of them become evermore concentrated as they get closer totheir various nighttime destinations onlarge bodies of water.
Lakes, fields, landfills, and otherhuman-made habitats are reasons whywintering gulls of various types areabundant today. They find additionalfeeding and roosting areas and survivewinter in greater numbers.
Inland Gulls
Glaucous gull
Herring gull
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1920�Good�Hope�Road,�Hampden�Twp.
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Church�of�God�Home
801�N.�Hanover�St.,�Carlisle
(717)�866-3204
American�Red�Cross
(717)�845-2751
Central�PA�Poison�Center
(800)�521-6110
Cumberland�County�Assistance
(800)�269-0173
Cumberland�County�Board�of�Assistance
(800)�269-0173
Kilmore�Eye�Associates
890�Century�Drive,�Mechanicsburg
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Cocklin�Funeral�Home,�Inc.
30�N.�Chestnut�St.,�Dillsburg
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Sofas�Unlimited
4713�Carlisle�Pike,�Mechanicsburg
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Alzheimer’s�Association
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American�Diabetes�Association
(800)�342-2383
Arthritis�Foundation
(717)�763-0900
CONTACT�Helpline
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The�National�Kidney�Foundation
(800)�697-7007
PACE
(800)�225-7223
Social�Security�Administration�(Medicare)
(800)�302-1274
Pa.�HealthCare�Cost�Containment�Council
(717)�232-6787
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Homeland�Hospice
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635�N.�12th St.,�Lemoyne
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(717)�240-6110
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(717)�245-0707
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(717)�697-5011
Newville
(717)�776-5251
Shippensburg
(717)�532-4904
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(800)�441-2555
Cancer�Information�Service
(800)�422-6237
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(888)�878-3256
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(888)�232-3228
Domestic�Violence
(800)�799-7233
Drug�Information
(800)�729-6686
Flu�or�Influenza
(888)�232-3228
Health�and�Human�Services�Discrimination
(800)�368-1019
Internal�Revenue�Service
(800)�829-1040
Liberty�Program
(866)�542-3788
Medicare�Hotline
(800)�638-6833
National�Council�on�Aging
(800)�424-9046
Organ�Donor�Hotline
(800)�243-6667
Passport�Information
(888)�362-8668
Smoking�Information
(800)�232-1331
Social�Security�Fraud
(800)�269-0217
Social�Security�Office
(800)�772-1213
American�Legion
(717)�730-9100
Governor’s�Veterans�Outreach
(717)�234-1681
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1700�S.�Lincoln�Ave.,�Lebanon
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Global Survey Shows People WidelyMisinformed about Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is a fatal, progressivedisease impacting at least 44 millionpeople worldwide, yet it is widelymisunderstood.
According to an Alzheimer’sAssociation® 12-country survey, 59percent of people surveyedincorrectly believe that Alzheimer’sdisease is a typical part of aging,and 40 percent of people believethat Alzheimer’s is not fatal.
The survey, conducted inAustralia, Brazil, Canada, China,Denmark, Germany, Japan, India,Mexico, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, andthe United Kingdom, also foundthat 37 percent of people surveyedbelieve incorrectly that you have tohave a family history to be at riskfor Alzheimer’s disease.
The Alzheimer’s Association2014 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts andFigures report released in Marchfound that nearly a quarter (24percent) of Americans hold the samemistaken belief, despite advancingage being the greatest risk factor forAlzheimer’s.
Despite lack of understanding ofthe severity of Alzheimer’s, it is stillone of the most feared diseases.When asked what disease orcondition they were most afraid ofgetting, a quarter of people selectedAlzheimer’s (23 percent), second only
to cancer (42 percent). When asked what disease or
condition they were most afraid of aloved one getting, a third of peoplein Japan (34 percent), Canada (32percent), and the U.K. (33 percent)selected Alzheimer’s.
When considering healthpriorities, 96 percent of peoplesurveyed said that being self-sufficient and not depending onothers—an inevitability asAlzheimer’s disease progresses—isimportant. Being able to pay forlong-term care (88 percent) andcaring for elderly parents at home(86 percent) were also important.
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Country and Age Breakdown• The mistaken belief thatAlzheimer’s is a typical part of agingwas highest in India (84 percent),Saudi Arabia (81 percent), andChina (80 percent).
• The U.K. and Mexico had thehighest recognition that Alzheimer’sis not a typical part of aging (62percent), but 37 percent and 38percent, respectively, were stillmisinformed.
• More than half of people surveyedin Germany (56 percent), Mexico(55 percent), and Brazil (53 percent)do not realize that Alzheimer’s isfatal.
• While 40 percent weremisinformed, more people ages 18-34 (60 percent), 35-44 (61 percent),and 45-44 (58 percent) agreed thatAlzheimer’s is a fatal disease thanpeople ages 60+ (53 percent).
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By John Johnston
Every day—but particularly onVeterans Day—Social Security salutesthose who have put their lives on the linefor our freedom.
Members of the United States ArmedForces receive expedited processing oftheir Social Security disabilityapplications.
The expedited process is available forany military service member who allegeshe or she became disabled during activeduty on or after Oct. 1, 2001, regardlessof where the disability occurred—athome or in the line of duty.
Expedited processing is also availableto veterans who have a compensationrating of 100 percent permanent andtotal (P&T) disability, regardless of whenthe disability occurred.
Some dependent children and spousesof military personnel may also be eligibleto receive benefits.
Visit our website designed specifically
for ourwoundedveterans(www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors),where you willfind answersto a numberof commonlyaskedquestions, aswell as otherusefulinformationabout disability benefits available underthe Social Security and SupplementalSecurity Income (SSI) programs.
Our website includes a fact sheet onthe subject: Disability Benefits forWounded Warriors.
You’ll also find a webinar, “SocialSecurity for Wounded Warriors,” thatexplains the expedited disability process
available towoundedwarriors. Theone-hour videois anintroduction todisabilitybenefits forveterans andactive-dutymilitarypersonnel.
If you wouldlike moredetailedinformation
about the disability process, you canwatch our seven-part video series, “SocialSecurity Disability Claims Process,” atwww.socialsecurity.gov/socialmedia/webinars.
On the Wounded Warriors webpage,you’ll find links to the Department ofVeterans Affairs and Department ofDefense websites. Please keep in mind
that the requirements for disabilitybenefits available through Social Securityare different from those of theDepartment of Veterans Affairs andrequire a separate application.
Military service members are coveredfor the same Social Security survivors,disability, and retirement benefits aseveryone else. Although the expeditedservice is relatively new, militarypersonnel have been covered under SocialSecurity since 1957, and people whowere in the service prior to that may beable to get special credit for some of theirservice.
Read our publication, Military Serviceand Social Security, to learn more. It’savailable at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.
Thank you to our nation’s braveveterans. We salute you on Veterans Dayand every day.
John Johnston is a Social Security publicaffairs specialist.
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By Rebecca Hanlon
It was the beginning of the holidayseason in 2007 when Jenn Knepper wasstarting to dread the approaching cycle ofshopping, gift wrapping, and handing offanother unneeded trinket in the spirit ofChristmas.
The Hershey Medical Center nursetook a break from a long holiday shift tobrowse the local newspaper when sheread a story about a giving circle inHarrisburg. This small group of womenwould gather each holiday to purchaseitems for charities in the name of a lovedone.
“It seemed like the perfect way to givemeaning to a holiday that had, sadly,started to lose that for me,” Kneppersaid.
She contacted the group, and over thenext several years it would join forceswith Gifts that Give Hope, an umbrellaorganization that provides the tools forpeople to organize gift fairs at the start ofthe holiday season.
Knepper’s desire to make the holidaysmore meaningful isn’t a new concept.
Nonprofit organizations throughoutthe region have been noticing a trend incharitable donations being made in place
of the purchase of a physical gift.At a Gifts that Give Hope Fair, dozens
of charities come together in onelocation, offering designated gift items.About 60 percent of the organizationsare locally based, but many do workthroughout the world, Knepper said.
Each nonprofit offers two gift itemsfor purchase, but cash donations also canbe made, she added.
“A lot of us feel like, ‘Oh, what doyou get the person who has everything?’”Knepper said. “Your mom doesn’t needanother sweater. Your dad doesn’t needanother tie. My family is always tellingme they don’t need more stuff.”
Knepper often donates to girls’education programs in Africa because herparents always supported her in gettingher own education. After making thedonation, she’s given a card with adescription of her purchase that she cangive to her parents.
“As an adult, I got to the point whereI was feeling disgruntled about buyingmore stuff that doesn’t have meaning,”Knepper said. “We estimated about1,000 people attended last year’s fair, andthat makes it pretty obvious we’re not theonly ones who feel that way.”
More than MilkOne organization that is featured at
each Gifts that Give Hope Fair is HeiferInternational. Norma Good, a volunteerwho has been involved for 22 years, isgearing up for the 70th anniversary of theorganization.
Heifer International was very popularin Central Pennsylvania at the startbecause local farmers would raiselivestock that was later sent todisadvantaged families in other countries,Good said. Volunteers called “cowboys”would travel on ships with the animals toPoland, Spain, Puerto Rico, or othercountries.
Today, animals are purchased directlyin the country where it will be received.
“It’s better economically and better onthe animal,” Good said.
During this year’s Gifts that GiveHope Fair, people can donate moneytoward the purchase of a sheep or buy aschool of fish.
“People don’t always realize that a cowdoesn’t just provide milk,” she said.“They can make cheese, sell butter, anduse the manure to replenish the nutrientsin their gardens. When you get all ofthat, their health improves. They canbuild roads. Their kids can go to school.
They just feel such a hope that somebodyelse cares and is willing to give them ahand.”
‘Hands-on’ GiftsFor people who want to do more than
donate money, there are severalorganizations that ask people to be morehands-on.
Kat Prickett of Mount Joy has been avolunteer with Operation ChristmasChild, a charity run by Samaritan’s Purse,since she was 11 years old. Her mombecame a project leader at the family’schurch, and together they’d fill shoeboxeswith toothbrushes, school supplies, andcoloring pages to send to children inneed.
Today, Operation Christmas Child has19 drop-off locations in CentralPennsylvania where people can take theirfilled shoeboxes to be shipped to boys andgirls around the world.
Last year, 31,571 boxes were collectedin this area alone, Prickett said.
“Usually, the children who receive abox are getting the first gift they’ve everreceived in their whole life,” she said. “Fora child to know someone across the worldis thinking of them, cares about them,and loves them, that’s amazing.”
Giving to Others Becomes a Trend with Holiday Gifts
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Cumberland County
Calendar of Events
Community Programs Free and open to the public.
Senior Center ActivitiesSupport Groups Free and open to the public.
Mondays and Wednesdays, noonto 12:45 p.m.Silver Sneakers Class: MuscularStrength and Range of MovementLiving Well Fitness Center207 House Ave., Suite 107Camp Hill(717) 439-4070
Nov. 12, 11:30 a.m.NARFE West Shore Chapter 1465VFW Post 67044907 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg(717) 737-1486www.narfe1465.orgVisitors welcome; meeting is free butfee for food.
Nov. 12, 6:30 p.m.Amputee Support Team MeetingHealthSouth RehabilitationHospitalMeeting Room175 Lancaster Blvd.Mechanicsburgwww.astamputees.com
Cumberland County Library Programs
Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle,(717) 243-4642Nov. 3, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. – Monday Bosler Book
Discussion GroupNov. 7 – Music @ BoslerNov. 28, 1 to 2 p.m. – Just Mysteries! Book Club
Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., CampHill, (717) 761-3900Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m. – Twisted Stitchers Knitting and
Crochet GroupNov. 14, 4 to 7:30 p.m. – Blood DriveNov. 22, 1 to 4 p.m. – Friends of Fredricksen Annual
Silent Auction
New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza,New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Write On Writers’
Group
Big Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-447891 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, NewvilleNov. 5 – One-on-One Medicare CounselingNov. 14, 8:30 a.m. – Veterans’ BrunchNov. 20, 11:30 a.m. – Thanksgiving Dinner
Shippensburg Area Senior Center – (717) 300-3563Christ United Methodist Church, 47 E. King St.,ShippensburgMondays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – “Chat It Up” Group
ForumMondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9 a.m. – Steppin’
Sneakers Aerobics ClassThursdays, 12:30 p.m. – Quilting Club
Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.
Nov. 4, 6 p.m.CanSurmount Cancer SupportGroupHealthSouth Acute RehabHospital175 Lancaster Blvd.Mechanicsburg(717) 691-6786
Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m.Too Sweet: Diabetes Support GroupChapel Hill United Church ofChrist701 Poplar Church RoadCamp Hill(717) 557-9041
Nov. 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Carlisle Area Men’s Cancer SupportGroupThe Live Well Center3 Alexandria Court, Carlisle(717) [email protected]
Nov. 12, 1 p.m.Parkinson’s Support GroupHealthSouth Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd.Mechanicsburg(717) 877-0624
Nov. 18, 1 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupMechanicsburg Church of theBrethren501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg(717) 766-8880
If you have an event you wouldlike to include, please email
information [email protected]
for consideration.
Safe Driver Programs
Nov. 11, 12:30 to 4:45 p.m.Bosler Library158 W. High St., Carlisle(717) 243-4642
Nov. 15, 8 a.m. to noon Elmcroft of Shippensburg129 Walnut Bottom RoadShippensburg(717) 532-4165
Nov. 20, 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.Hampden Township Rec. Building5001 Park St. ExtendedMechanicsburg(717) 761-4951
PA State Parks in Cumberland County
Nov. 1, 8 to 9 p.m. – Pennsylvania Owls, Kings Gap Environmental Education CenterNov. 7, 7 to 10 p.m. – Music on the Mountain: Steve Rudolph Trio, Kings Gap Environmental Education CenterNov. 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Monthly Volunteer Workday, Colonel Denning State Park
A lot of families make filling the boxesan annual tradition, getting their kids tobuy items for children their own age andexplaining how not everyone has the samecomforts in life, Prickett said.
Remembering the TroopsIf you’re looking to put your charity
dollars to work in a more localorganization, Keystone Military Familiesis busy sending more than 6,000stockings to soldiers around the world.
Kyle Lord of Shoemakersville gotinvolved shortly after Sept. 11, 2001,when her son, Sgt. First Class Brent Lord,a member of the Army National Guard,
was sent overseas.“I found the only way to keep my
sanity was to take care of other people’skids, so we started care packages for hisunit and later for the rest of the NationalGuard that was deployed at that time,”Lord said.
Men and women who are sent onmissions away from their support staffoften go without hot meals and wear thesame clothes for up to 10 days, she said.They send a lot of granola bars, socks,foot powder, and blister pads to ease thediscomfort.
Keystone Military Families also hosts apantry where military families can stock
up on nonperishable shelf items or frozenmeats. A year ago, they served about 12families a month, Lord said. Today, theyserve 30 to 50 families a week.
“There’s a lot more of our troopscoming home with medical problems, andit can take a long time for them to get thefinancial support they need,” Lord said.“The obvious injuries are the ones thatget taken care of first.”
For many people, they’re not justhelping strangers by donating care-package items, Lord said. They feel they’rehelping their brothers or sisters, fathers ormothers, or even their neighbors.
“Anything we can send them from
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Jerry Buchko says he was fascinatedby airplanes as long as he canremember. As a child growing up in
Donora, Pa., he would spend hoursassembling kits of aircraft that he wouldadd to his personal air force.
So it wasn’t surprising that, when hewas able to, he enlisted in the Air Forcein February 1953.
After basic training at Sampson AirForce Base in New York, he shipped bytrain to Keesler AFB in Biloxi, Miss.
“I was a little surprised that when itwas 45 F as we stepped on the train, itwas 90 F when we stepped off the nextday in Biloxi,” he says. “For guys withnothing but our heavy wool uniforms,that was hot.”
He was assigned to the BasicElectronics School in Biloxi that taughtvirtually all the Air Force men whowould be working in all phases ofelectronics.
Buchkodid well there,so well that atthe end ofthis five-monthassignment,he was chosento attend thethree-monthflightsimulationschool thattaught howto operateand care forthe simulators that gave pilots variouskinds of flight experience withoutleaving the ground.
Then it was off to O’Hare AFB inChicago, to the 62nd Fighter Squadron asa flight simulator specialist. ThereBuchko had six more months of hands-
onexperiencewith thehugeflightsimulatorunder thewatchfuleye of themanu -facturer’srepresent -
atives, who provided the training.Every F-86D pilot was required to
spend two hours every month “flying”the simulator through various weather
conditions, flying hazards, and aerialattacks set up by the push of a button inthe simulator’s control room by a flightsimulator specialist like Buchko.
Realism was the key. There were twoloudspeakers beneath the cockpit thatemitted the whine of a jet engine. Fornight flying, there were flashes oflightening and rumbles of thunder, asneeded. When the pilot entered the simulator,
he had the same instrumentation as inthe airplane itself. He started the engine,called for taxiing information, taxied fortake-off, and took off for a mission asdirected by the flight simulatorspecialist. And he “flew” it as he would have
flown the F-86D. But, in the simulator,he was able to practice recovering fromemergencies like fires, flame-outs, andloss of controls that could have beenfatal in the airplane itself. If he failed tocorrect problems, a loud bell announcedthat he had crashed. Input from the control room was
carried through 60 miles of wire and1,262 electronic tubes, a total of 28,000pounds of equipment to make this allhappen. To get everything in motiontook 3,000 watts of electricity per hour.The flight simulation specialists wereresponsible for keeping all the tubes,wires, and connections in workingorder.Specialists like Buchko had to be able
to play the role of operators of towers,instrument-landing systems (ILS),ground-controlled approach systems(GCA), and other systems the F-86Dpilots would be using. There was so
much to know and so many pilots totrain that the simulator was in service24 hours a day. Still, there were hours when pilots
were not being trained. In those hours,specialists like Buchko were encouragedto use the simulator themselves and toset up for themselves flight conditionslike those they would use in actual pilottraining. Buchko took full advantage of that,
putting himself through the same paceshe’d put the pilots through. And that’show he racked up the hundreds of hourshe had flying the F-86D, a jet airplanethat could fly at more than the speed ofsound in level flight.When his hitch was up in February
1957, Buchko left the Air Force as anairman first class and worked for acouple of years for a factory that madethe electronic products sold by Sears. Hethen entered the Indiana Institute ofTechnology in Fort Wayne, using theG.I. Bill to earn a B.S. as an electricalengineer.That got him a job with RCA in
Central Pennsylvania, where he workedfor the next 15 years as a power tubeengineer. In that job, the power tubes hedeveloped were used in many of therockets used in the moon shots from theKennedy Space Center in Florida. He then moved to Quality and
Reliability Assurance for another 20years before retiring from BurleIndustries, Inc., the company that hadpurchased the RCA plant.In retirement, he now spends one day
a week volunteering with Meals onWheels. He also spends time in hishobby, woodworking. And, wouldn’tyou know, he still spends lots of time ina Microsoft Flight Simulator, acomputer game that permits him to flymany different kinds of aircraft toairports across the world. He still can’t quite get over the fact
that the work of the Air Force simulatorthat he used to operate filled an entireroom, while the Microsoft simulator henow uses can do most of the same tasks,although it fits on a single disk that heplays through his desktop computer.
Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber inEurope in World War II.
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A/2C Gerald (Gerry) Buchkoat Keesler AFB in 1953.
Buchko at the controls ofthe flight simulator atO’Hare AFB in 1954.
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Ifound an outdated container of beefgravy in the back of our refrigeratorwhile gathering ingredients for
dinner. My wife asked why I was placing it on
the kitchen counter instead ofimmediately throwing it away. Shepressed me on this simple little actbecause I do have a tendency to depositdirty dishes in the sinkand on the counterinstead of puttingthem right into thedishwasher.
One requires moreeffort than the other, Iguess.
So, I got defensiveand replied somewhatflippantly that I neededto keep the rancidgravy there for severalmonths as I wasworking on anempirical study toreject the null hypothesis that claims flies(and other critters) are not spontaneouslygenerated from inorganic substances.
A scientist used mutton gravy in oneof the original studies, but beef gravy, Ithought, would serve the same purposefor my experiment, which I wasn’t goingto do anyway.
It’s not necessary to understand thepreceding arcane, scientific jargon. Thetheory of spontaneous generation isantiquated and obscure (and long agodebunked). The reason I thought of it isprobably because I’m also antiquated andobscure (and often debunked).
Also, it was my way of temporarilyevading further discussion about myindolence. I didn’t want to waste mytime on any discussion of that. That’smostly because my wife has plenty ofevidence to support her hypothesis that Iam somewhat indolent.
I had another incident with leftoverchicken gravy not so long ago. Theforgotten glop had dehydrated into acrackled yellow plug that easily droppedout of the plastic storage cup when Iditched it, which made for a neat andeasy disposal. It just made a muffledplunk when it hit the trash can.
Don’t ask me why leftover gravy soseldom gets used in our house. Maybe
it’s because we only make gravy in smallmeasures and very little goes unusedduring a meal. What’s left can easily getjammed to the back of the refrigeratorand overlooked.
Gravy is not the only leftover that getsshuffled throughout the refrigerator untilit is forgotten. If there really wasstatistical significance that beasties could
be spontaneouslygenerated from avariety of non-livingsubstances, ourrefrigerator, at varioustimes, could become areal and thrivingecosystem unto itself.
Perhaps a differentorganism could arisefrom each differentleftover.
Imagine what livingthing could slink froma neglected blue-green,furry tomato. What
would you think if you opened therefrigerator door and saw a legless, gape-mouthed creature pop up from thecasserole dish containing 2-month-oldscalloped potatoes?
And what about the brute that couldbe growing inside a plastic vessel half fullof dried-out baked beans? Could a newspecies of fowl be spawned from thatleftover Thanksgiving turkey leg?
I can only imagine the screams ofterror if I went for a glass of juice andsaw the toothy grin of a scaly fiend justwaiting to be set free from the crisperdrawer. If ever there was a time when mywife needed to be there for me, thatwould be it.
My wife claims that there is a strongcorrelation between forgotten leftoversand my laziness. I reminded her that oneof the basic tenets of statistics is thatcorrelation does not imply causation.
Right then, I knew I had overplayedmy hand.
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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My tutor hands me a piece ofpaper. “Congratulations,” hesays. “You’re an Oxford
graduate.”Well, not really. A “faux grad” is more
like it. But I do have a certificateverifying my attendance at one of theworld’s oldest and most prestigiousuniversities, one whose alums includekings and saints, economists andentrepreneurs, Nobel Prize winners andOlympic medal winners. And now, me. My husband and I have just
completed “The Oxford Experience,” aone-week program at Christ Church,the largest and arguably most beautifulof the university’s 38 constituentcolleges. During that week, we took classes in
the morning, explored the historiccampus in the afternoon (includingareas that are off-limits to most visitors),and played croquet, danced medieval
folk dances, and went pub-crawling inthe evening.We lived in dorms carved out of
buildings that dated back to the 18th
century and ate in the Great Hall whereKing Charles I held his parliament in
the 17th century and that was used asinspiration for Harry Potter’s HogwartsHall in the 21st century. Our fellow students, who included
folks from more than a dozen countries,ranged in age from under 20 to over 90,
although the majority were in their mid-to late 60s.
In short, we were taught by experts,surrounded by history, and immersed inculture, and we were members of aninternational community. It’s a headycombination and undoubtedly explainswhy the program, which began in 1990,is so popular.
There are six one-week sessionsbetween the first of July and the middleof August. During each session, there areat least 10 courses, each limited to 12students, who meet with a tutor for threehours every morning.
Courses range from the specific(George Eliot’s Middlemarch) to thegeneral (Moral Philosophy), the artistic(Beethoven: His Life and Music) to thehistoric (The Birth of Europe), thereligious (Sacred Landscapes and HolyPlaces) to the scientific (Human Memoryand the Brain).
The courses are so varied, and so wellpresented, that more than 50 percent ofthe attendees are repeaters. Indeed, we
Amidst the Spires of Oxford:A College Education and a Cultural Exploration
The city of Oxford is oftencalled “The City of DreamingSpires,” a name that comesfrom a poem by Victorianpoet and Oxford gradMatthew Arnold. All Soul’sCollege, one of theuniversity’s 38 constituentcolleges, is known for itsdistinctive twin towers.
Oxford Experience studentscelebrate when they receivetheir “diplomas” during theirfinal dinner in the Great Hall.
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met one woman who has come for 10summers and, during many of thosesummers, has stayed for two or moresessions. Although Christ Church is just a few
blocks from the center of Oxford, ourdays on campus were so full that weweren’t able to thoroughly enjoy thetown. So, after “graduation” we allowourselves three days to see the age-oldbuildings and cobblestone alleys of thecity itself.To get an overview, we climb the
100-plus steps to the top of the Churchof St. Mary the Virgin, where we lookout over a sea of spires. Steepledchurches and turreted buildings aresurrounded by hills of green, andnarrow alleys are bisected by modernthoroughfares. Descending from the stratosphere, we
stop at the Bodleian Library, which,with more than 11 million volumes, isthe second largest in Britain; gaze at theSheldonian Theatre, designed by famed17th-century architect Sir ChristopherWren; and meander through the BotanicGarden, the oldest such garden inEngland.In the shallow river bordering the
gardens, we get our first look atpunting, a popular Oxford activity thatinvolves propelling a flat-bottomed boatby pushing a pole against the riverbed.
It looks easy, so we rent a boat,intending to try our skill, but it takes usless than 10 minutes mired in mud torealize that we have no skill. We finallyhire a “chauffeur,” who punts while wecontemplate the view.
We get our literary fix by having pub-grub at the White Horse, figuring that ifit’s good enough for Inspector Morse,it’s good enough for us; downing ale atThe Eagle and Child, the favoritestomping grounds of J.R.R. Tolkien and
C.S. Lewis; and visiting the shop thatwas frequented by the real-life Alice inWonderland as well as Lewis Carroll, theman who immortalized her.
Finally, on our last day, we treatourselves to an all-day tour of theCotswolds. As Martin Cowell, owner ofAbsolute Touring, drives his eight-passenger van along windy roads andsmall villages that are inaccessible tolarger vehicles, we enter a world wheresheep graze in fields bordered by stackedstone fences and homes are built frombricks the color of burnished gold.
Martin tells us that the Cotswolds hasbeen deemed an Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty, and it is indeed. But it’smore than that. It’s a poster come to life.
Back in Oxford, we stop at a souvenirshop where I buy a t-shirt emblazonedwith the Oxford University insignia.After all, even a faux grad deserves somebragging rights.
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Luke Gander, owner ofAlice’s Sweet Shop, shows an illustrationof his shop in Lewis Carroll’s novel,
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Punting is a popular Oxford activity thatinvolves using a pole to propel a flat-bottom boat along a shallow river.
The Cotswolds, one of England’smost beautiful districts, is less than
an hour from Oxford.
The Cotswolds is a rural area ofstone cottages and stately homes.Its name is derived from two
Old English words: cots, which means“sheep enclosures,” and wolds,which means “gentle hills.”
Nature’s BountyAutumn leaves so golden yellowOn the ground all strewn about.The morning air so crisp and mellowDeafening stillness seems to shout.
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Remove all wastes from my watersRemove all garbage from my land.Do your bit to enhance my beautyHelp me now; don’t say “I can’t.”
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In the autumn of 1621, the Plymouthcolonists and the WampanoagIndians celebrated the autumn or
harvest feast together. The harvest feast was a longstanding
event in Native American culture and itoccurred long before the Pilgrimsreached Plymouth, Mass. Today, we callthat celebration Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is one of the times whenfamilies reunite to take part in age-oldfamily traditions. While most familiesenjoy a feast of turkey, stuffing, mashedpotatoes, and the trimmings, we alsoenjoy the objects that remind us ofcoming home at holiday time.
Kitchen collectibles are those itemsthat stir memories, like canister sets,mixing bowls, holiday china, hand-painted tea sets, seasonal tablecloths andmatching napkins, ceramic floralcenterpieces, special crystal goblets, well-worn casserole dishes, etc.
The antique andvintage kitchen objectsthat make holidaysspecial can havecollectible andmonetary value, too.Here are the top 10Thanksgiving holidaycollectibles that youcan find in yourmother’s orgrandmother’s kitchenand beyond:
1. Turkey platters ofStaffordshire orLimoges china. These platters aretypically of blue/white ceramic or fullcolor featuring an image of a dressedturkey at the center. They date from themid- to late 19th century to the presentday and remain highly collectible.
2. Macy’s ThanksgivingDay Paradememorabilia.Whatever Iam doing onThanksgiving morningand wherever I amspending Thanksgiving inany given year, I do notmiss this fabulousAmerican event.
The long-runningparade is an Americantradition with celebrityguests, decorated floats,marching bands, high-flying character balloons,
and Santa Claus. The employee-organized parade debuted on Nov. 27,1924, and its long and diverse historyoffers collectors various types of paradememorabilia.
3. Steiff turkey toy. The German stuffed
toy firm Steiff is best known for itsantique mohair teddy bears dating backto the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The toy maker also produced manyother types of stuffed animals from themid-1900s. The 1950s-era Steiff turkeytoy named Tucky is a sought-afterThanksgiving collectible toy.
4. Pilgrim Barbie doll. As you know,Barbie comes in many forms, but atholiday time, Mattel made sure Barbiewas the hostess with the mostess.Collectible Barbie dolls exist in theThanksgiving hostess style and the ever-popular Pilgrim Barbie, too.
5. Authentic antique Native Americanbaskets. These Thanksgiving collectiblesare very pricey for those made in theEastern, Southwestern, and PacificNorthwestern United States, includingAlaska.
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Ranging in value well into the severalthousands of dollars for one goodexample, antique Native Americanbasketry by the Haida tribe and others isquite collectible and valuable.
6. Thanksgiving-related salt and peppershakers. Look for turkey, NativeAmericans, and pilgrim salt-and-peppershakers by various makers such as Napco,Spode, Goebel, etc.
Holiday tables worldwide are enlivenedby the addition of small-scale collectiblesalt-and-pepper shakers in the form ofvarious Thanksgiving-related figures.
7. Presidential Turkey pardonmemorabilia. Paper announcements, TVnews footage, and newspaper reports fromthe White House regarding the annualpardoning of a Thanksgiving turkeyremain a holiday collectible favorite.
8. Toleware holiday trays. Metal trayswith images of turkeys, teepees, and allthe trimmings are popular offerings atantique shops and flea markets in theautumn. They range in value from $25 to$75 depending on size, image, andcondition.
9. Table Talk pumpkin pie tins.WhileTable Talk pie tins have a strongcollectibles interest in the New Englandstates, the rest of the global collecting
market gets into the act at Thanksgivingtime.
These tin pie plates dating back intothe 1900s are not going to bust yourwallet, and they make fun holidaycollectibles for the Thanksgiving buffettable.
10. Norman Rockwell’s Freedom fromWant (Thanksgiving Day) color poster,circa 1941-45. This famous image featuresa family sitting down to Thanksgivingdinner.
Rockwell’s poster was based onPresident Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s FourFreedoms speech and has becomesynonymous with the AmericanThanksgiving feast since World War II.The reproduction poster in goodcondition from the World War II era isworth $125 to $200.
This Thanksgiving, as you collect newmemories and give thanks for family andfriends, remember that your favoriteantiques will remind you of crisp autumndays with loved ones. Have a happyThanksgiving!
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Number of Beds: 375Rehabilitation Unit: NoAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Physical, OccupationalRespiratoryLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: NoSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesComments: Elm Spring ResidenceIndependent Living on campus.
Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center118 Pleasant Acres Road • York, PA 17402(717) 840-7100 • www.yorkcountypa.gov
Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community3026 Mt. Hope Home Road • Manheim, PA 17545(717) 665-6365 • www.mthopenazarene.org
Number of Beds: 50Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: NoSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational,Respiratory, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: NoMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: Leading Age,Lancaster Links, LCF, MC ChamberComments: A church mission dedicatedto great care in a loving, Christianenvironment for low-income seniors.
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The listings with a shaded background have additional information about their center in a display advertisement in this edition.
Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers
This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.
Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center1205 South 28th Street • Harrisburg, PA 17111(717) 565-7000 • www.springcreekcares.com
Number of Beds: 404Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational,Respiratory, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesComments: A charming campus offeringshort-term rehab, specialized respiratoryservices to include vents and trachs,Alzheimer’s unit, and long-term skilled care.
Tel Hai Retirement Community1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344(610) 273-9333 • www.telhai.org
Number of Beds: 139Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, RespiratoryLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: CARF, MHSAlliance, Leading AgeComments: Dedicated short-term rehabneighborhood with Tel Hai’s own therapydepartment dedicated to intensivetherapy with goal of returning home.
Transitions Healthcare – Gettysburg595 Biglerville Road • Gettysburg, PA 17325(717) 334-6249 • www.transitionshealthcarellc.com
Number of Beds: 135Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational,Respiratory, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes
Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: PHCA, PACAComments: Fully staffed TransitionsHealthcare employees in skilled nursingand sub-acute rehab. Tours are encouraged!
Twin Pines Health Care Center315 East London Grove Road • West Grove, PA 19390(610) 869-2456
Number of Beds: 120Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: NoSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes
Private Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: AHCA, PHCAComments: Beautiful, brand-new facility.Top-quality skilled nursing and rehab.Immediate openings!
CCACS OfferingMedicare Enrollment Help
Cumberland County Aging andCommunity Services’ APPRISE Programwill be hosting counseling andenrollment sessions during the remainderof Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period,which ends Dec. 7.
These events will provide Medicarebeneficiaries the opportunity to sit downwith an APPRISE counselor to compareAdvantage plan and/or prescription drugplan options, as well as enroll into a plan.
Appointments are being scheduled atthe Cumberland County Aging &Community Services office at 1100Claremont Road, Carlisle, for Mondaysand Tuesdays through Dec. 5 between 9a.m. and 3 p.m.
Appointments can also be scheduledfor the following dates from 10 a.m. tonoon at these locations:
Nov. 5 – Big Spring Senior Center, 91Doubling Gap Road, Newville
Nov. 13 – Messiah Village, 100 Mt.Allen Drive, Mechanicsburg
Nov. 14 – Mechanicsburg Place, 97 W.Portland St., Mechanicsburg
Nov. 19 and 21 – Schaner Senior Center,98 S. Enola Drive, Enola
Nov. 25 – Shippensburg Senior Center,Christ United Methodist Church, 47 E.King St., Shippensburg
Appointments are required for alllocations. Call Denise Moore (717) 240-6110 or (888) 697-0371, ext. 6110, toschedule. Medicare beneficiaries will beasked to complete and return a worksheetprior to their appointment.
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How much mileage could astudio expect from a 1950sfilm starring a biologist with a
fascination for a secluded fishpond? Quite a bit, when the scientist is
beautiful Julie Adams wrapped in a skin-tight, white-latex bathing suit and thefish turns out to be an angry piscineamphibious humanoid—a.k.a., Creaturefrom the Black Lagoon.Having premiered 60 years ago this
year, the success of the now-cult filmcontinues to astound Adams, who, atage 87, remains a popular guest at fanconventions and film festivals across thecountry. “It’s amazing the life this movie has,”
said Adams from her Los Angeles home. She portrayed scientist Kay Lawrence,
who was abducted by the infatuated GillMan toward the end of the creaturefeature. “It’s a classic beauty-and-the-beast
story, with stunning underwaterphotography filmed at Wakulla Springs,Fla., because of its clear waters. Thelagoon scenes were shot at the UniversalStudios back lot where Gilligan’s Islandwas filmed.”Underwater, Adams was doubled by
Ginger Stanley, while Ricou Browningdonned the rubber creature suit forswimming scenes. On land, the creaturewas played by Ben Browning. “Ben began going to fan conventions
in the 1990s and convinced me toattend my first one in 2003. It’swonderful to meet so many people whostill enjoy your work.”Fans have also shared some
interesting admissions with Adams. “Some told me they became
zoologists or paleontologists because ofthe film. And I met a little girl who wasnamed after my character!” In 2011, the Arkansas-raised actress
self-published her autobiography, TheLucky Southern Star: Reflections from theBlack Lagoon, coauthored with her son,Mitch Danton. The book contains some200 photographs, many unpublishedfrom her personal collection, with a
chapter devoted to Black Lagoon.Of course, the Creature wasn’t the
only biped with whom Adams costarredduring her career. She received topbilling with less scaly characters such asWilliam Powell, Glenn Ford, CharltonHeston, Elvis Presley, Rock Hudson,and many others (seewww.julieadams.biz). “Rock and I were about the same age,
so we became close friends and oftenplayed bridge.”
One of her favorite costars wasJimmy Stewart, with whom sheappeared in Bend of the River two yearsbefore Black Lagoon. Two decades later,she reunited with Stewart in 1971 forThe Jimmy Stewart Show.“After I read for the part of Jimmy’s
wife, he gave me a little nod as if to say,‘You’ve got the job’—and I did. Jimmywas wonderfully informal butprofessional, so it wasn’t hard to pretendto be in love with such a lovely man andtalented actor.” However, critics and audiences were
not so enamored with the show, whichwas canceled after the first season.“It was quite a charming show but
came out the same time as more edgysitcoms like All in the Family,” saidAdams, who still remembers it fondly.“My idea of heaven was going to workwith Jimmy Stewart every day for sixmonths!”Unlike the little-remembered TV
show, The Creature from the BlackLagoon continues to gain fans from newgenerations. “Some projects just take on a life of
their own,” says Adams. “The Creaturestill walks among us.”
Thomas’ features and columns haveappeared in more than 400 magazines andnewspapers, and he is the author of Raisedby the Stars, published by McFarland. Hecan be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com
All photos provided by Julie Adams’ son,Mitch Danton.
Julie Adams Revisits the Black Lagoon
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Nick Thomas
Julie Adams andthe Creature inscenes fromCreature from theBlack Lagoon.
Halloween 2013 at Spooky Empirein Orlando, Fla.
Adams with Jimmy Stewartin 1972.
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been overwhelmingly supportive, withmore than 60 area exhibitors comingtogether for the joint event.
The Veterans’ Expo will connectactive and retired military members andtheir families with the benefits andresources available to them through localbusinesses and organizations.
Exhibitors represented will includecommunity service providers, healthcareprofessionals, VFWs, and AmericanLegions, plus businesses coveringeverything from home improvement,legal services, and finance to retirementliving and insurance.
“Whether they’ve been out of theservice for a long time and new benefitshave been added or amended, or theyare recently discharged and needassistance, my goal is that more veteransand their families will find the answersthey need and the jobs they must have atthe Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair,”Anderson said.
The Job Fair will provide anopportunity for veterans and employersto meet face to face to discuss availablepositions and connect with VA benefitscounselors, education/training providers,and business-startup assistancerepresentatives, among others.
“The more acquainted we becamewith the challenges facing our veterans,it became abundantly clear that we alsoneeded to incorporate a job fair into theExpo,” Anderson said. “With more than200,000 men and women leaving themilitary every year, they need jobs.”
Workshops and seminars will beoffered on relevant topics, includingresume writing, career planning, andinterviewing techniques.
The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair willbegin with an opening ceremony. TheRed Rose Honor Guard, which has beenhonoring local veterans at funerals andcivic services since 1998, will commencethe proceedings with a special ceremonyhonoring all branches of military service.
After the pledge of allegiance, PeggyKeller, 2011 Pa StatE SENiOr idOl
winner, will perform the nationalanthem, followed by words from three-
star Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Benchoff askeynote speaker.
Tom LaNasa, three-time Pa StatE
SENiOr idOl semifinalist, will thenperform “Ragged Old Flag,” JohnnyCash’s spoken-word tribute topatriotism.
Later, at 10:30 a.m., AudreyBergstresser, department service officerat VFW, Department of Pennsylvania,will present information on veterans’benefits.
Through a partnership with KeystoneMilitary Families, a CentralPennsylvania-based nonprofit, the aim ofthe Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair alsoexpands to benefit troops currentlystationed at home and abroad, especiallythis upcoming holiday season.
Representatives from KMF will be onhand accepting attendee donationstoward its Stockings for Soldiersprogram, which sends holiday carepackages to “fill the stockings” ofAmerican troops.
A full list of items requested bysoldiers is available under the “attendeeinfo” section of the Veterans’ Expo &
Job Fair’s website(www.veteransexpo.com).
Or, because cash is always needed tohelp ship those care packages, guests canopt to make a monetary donation toStockings for Soldiers. They will also beinvited to write a note to a soldier onstocking-shaped cards printed anddonated by Brenneman Printing andARC Marketing.
With its connections to communityresources, services, and jobs, theVeterans’ Expo & Job Fair has beendesigned to be of practical benefit to theservicemen and –women it is geared toreach.
But Anderson said that, if nothingelse, she hopes the event accomplishesone basic goal: “for the men and womenwho join us to know that we are tryingto show our appreciation for theirservice to our country.”
For more information on theVeterans’ Expo & Job Fair, call (717)285-1350 or visit www.veteransexpo.com.
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