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Dr. Lori’s Kid Collectors

At my public antiques-appraisal events held at venues nationwide, many of my audience members are kids.

Some of these kids remind me of my childhood. I was a kid who spent many a weekend touring local flea markets and yard sales with my dad. My dad liked to look for old tools and military objects, and he taught me about them.

But the kids that come to my events collect all types of objects, from fine art to movie memorabilia and more. Young people are very keen collectors. They know what’s hot and what’s not. They learn to become good negotiators and they know how to spot a bargain and how to use their technology skills to sell and trade online.

I often feature kids and their

collections on my antiques appraisal tour. They share their knowledge of a collectible category and talk about diverse collections ranging from Star Wars toys to vintage pottery.

Here are a few of the kids that follow me and are at the core of my Kid Collectors programs.

During the early years of my tour, I met Carly, age 5, who came to my event in Lancaster, Pa. Accompanied by her mother and older sister, she

brought a medal she found in her grandpa’s button jar to one of my events.

What Carly had found was a Native American peace medal that Louis and Clark gave to the Native Americans during their expedition under the auspices of the

Jefferson administration. My evaluation of her valuable

piece of Western history was the impetus for a childhood filled with the joy of collecting. Carly returned

to my program years later to show me a Frederic Remington sculpture of a bucking bronco she bought at an auction, which she added to her growing Western art collection.

Asaya from Virginia Beach, Va., bought an autographed poster of Pete Rose from a thrift store.

He loves baseball, and although the 6-year-old was unfamiliar with the Cincinnati Reds slugger, Asaya liked the piece so much that it started him on his way as an autograph collector. He even asked for my autograph to add to his collection.

I met Ethan, age 11, at my show in Baltimore, Md. He told me that he and his older brother collect “unusual objects” from flea markets and thrift stores.

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Dr. Lori with Emily during Dr. Lori’s Kid Collectors Appraisal event in Tulsa, Okla.

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“If there is something that I have never seen before, I buy it and then search online to see if I can find something similar,” he explained. “It’s like solving a mystery.”

I thought that was great for creative learning and a fine collecting method. Ethan brought me a Medieval Revival base metal sculpture of an equestrian from the 1870s worth $500. The

architectural object was interesting and unusual.

Emily, age 12, brought a painting by a well-known regional artist to my appraisal event in Tulsa, Okla., and we became fast friends.

I asked Emily why she collected paintings and she commented quite intelligently and enthusiastically

about the composition, brushwork, execution, and formalist properties of the painting like a true art historian.

I was so impressed with her command of the field’s vocabulary and knowledge that I asked how long she was collecting, and she said that she studies art in school and has been collecting for a few years.

When she is not helping out

around the farm, Emily adds to her growing art collection with some pretty valuable pieces.

Ph.D. antique appraiser and award-winning TV expert Dr. Lori Verderame is the star appraiser on Discovery channel’s international hit TV show, Auction Kings, and appears on FOX Business Network’s Strange Inheritance. Visit www.DrLoriV.com or call (888) 431-1010.

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I also know the casinos do not cheat, but I realize there are good days and bad days for the house. This brings me

to my question: Has there ever been a casino that had such a run of “bad luck” that it was forced to close its doors? – Jim Y.

In French, Jim, if a gambler were

to win more than the remaining chips on the table, he was said to have “faire

sauter la banque,” which translates to our milder “break the bank.”

The idiom “break the bank” has its origins (c. 1600) in the casino business and is used as a reference to an unlikely instance when the casino

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When Barb Burrell read about a public contest to select the name of the then-nameless Pride of the Susquehanna riverboat, she thought she might as well put an entry in.

“I submitted my name [suggestion] in 1986, and it got picked,” Burrell said. “And I also got a plaque and lifetime tickets for the riverboat.”

And now, 30 years after naming the popular stern-driven paddlewheel riverboat that visitors delight in riding, Burrell also volunteers a few days each week at the riverboat.

“I volunteer with whatever they need help with,” Burrell, 69, said. “They make sandwiches, and I help deliver orders or call names. I help in the office when I can, but I love the kitchen crew.”

Burrell started riding on the riverboat more frequently when she retired.

“There’s nothing like it. It’s just wonderful. You get to see the mountains, birds, and wildlife … and you get the chance to talk to people from all over the United States,” she said.

The riverboat was built by hand on City Island as a community-service project by the Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society and launched in 1988, according to its website (www.harrisburgriverboat.com).

The proceeds that don’t go toward maintaining the riverboat are given to community-service projects benefiting seniors, children, military veterans, and others.

The riverboat is one of only six remaining “authentic” paddlewheel riverboats in the nation, meaning that it only uses the paddlewheels for propulsion and steering.

Burrell had the chance to take part in the riverboat’s 25th anniversary celebration a few years ago, and she was volunteering on the day that the boat welcomed its millionth customer.

Choosing a favorite cruise is not easy for Burrell, who said it really

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“I like the ‘Pirates on the Pride’ and I like the ‘Princess’ ride. I love it all,” Burrell laughed. “I’ll go ride anytime.”

The riverboat also offers daily 45-minute cruises to visitors on all seven days of the week from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Tours can cover history, ecology, and environmental issues surrounding the Susquehanna River.

In the springtime, Burrell delights in seeing lots of children and students visit the boat for field trips.

“I love to see all the kids having fun,” Burrell said.

Her own two grandchildren love going along on the riverboat with her and jump right in to help volunteer with the kitchen crew sometimes.

“The first time they rode with me, they just stood at the back and watched the paddles,” Burrell recalled.

The months of May through November are pretty much nonstop at the riverboat, but during the winter months there are plenty of repairs to be done and lots of preparations for the busier season.

Burrell retired in 2010 when her husband, Larry, became ill and soon passed away. They were married for 42 years.

Burrell lives with her dog, Gus, who is a 10-year-old Jack Russell and black Labrador mix.

“Gus was a stray, and my husband was ill and decided that he wanted to keep him,” she explained. “He just showed up at our door, and he’s still there. He is a feisty little thing, and very protective.”

Before retirement, Burrell owned a cleaning service, and before that she worked in construction. Now she continues to work part time as a cashier.

“If I’m not doing anything, I show up and ride the riverboat,” Burrell said. “Everyone has to experience it. There’s so much to offer on it. There are so many activities, and they’re all worth it.”

Visitors to the riverboat may park in the lots off the Market Street Bridge and can follow the signs marked “riverboat” along the walking paths on the island that lead to the docks where the riverboat is located.

Anyone who is interested in volunteering with the Pride of the Susquehanna riverboat should call (717) 234-6500.

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Burrell encourages everyone who is retired or soon to retire to get involved with something such as volunteering right away.

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For Burrell, volunteering at the riverboat has become one of the parts of her routine that she looks forward to the most.

“You meet so many different people from all different walks of life, and you find out how good your life really is,” she said. “You make people smile, and that’s the best thing.

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does not have the cash to cover winning bets.

Unfortunately, Jim, I cannot find any reference in gaming annuals to any gambler who has won the total reserves of a casino and then asked for the keys to the front door. There are, though, plenty of examples of gamesters who have whooped the casino, badly.

The fact is, Jim, casinos do go broke. Donald Trump himself scuttled three. When you see that happen, it is generally on management’s shoulders, but also competition, failure to comply with a changing marketplace, or because of an economic downturn.

One such tar and feathering happened in Las Vegas when the late billionaire Kerry Packer, an Australian media tycoon, beat the MGM out of $33 million, most of it while playing blackjack.

The casino finally backed him off the game, not because he was a card counter, but because he was more capitalized than the casino. When a player has more financial resources than the house, a casino opens itself up to a serious whooping.

A titanic win, sure; but in 1999, it was reported Packer had a three-week losing streak at London casinos that cost him almost $28 million, and at the time, it was reported as the biggest gambling loss in British history.

A Packer visit was always a risky affair for any casino, as his wins and losses could make quite the difference to its financial bottom line, even for the biggest casinos.

For others, who dream of a winning streak at blackjack where eventually a casino “cries uncle,” there too is some precedent.

In 2011, Don Johnson “broke the bank” by winning approximately $6 million at the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City after previously taking $5 million from the Borgata and $4 million more from Caesars.

His $6 million win cut a devastating swath through the monthly revenue of Atlantic City’s

Tropicana Casino. Incidentally, like

The Donald, the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City also went through bankruptcy in 2009. For the Tropicana, it was because the Casino Control Commission denied their application for a license renewal in late 2007.

The commission cited the management’s “abysmal” regulatory compliance, as well as a “lack of business ability ... financial responsibility ... and a lack of good character, honesty, and integrity.”

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Mark Pilarski is a recognized authority on casino gambling, having survived 18 years in the casino trenches. Pilarski is the creator of the bestselling, award-winning audio book series on casino gambling, Hooked on Winning. www.markpilarski.com

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If you have a PC computer, you’ve possibly seen this window, or something like it, pop up when you turn your computer on. What are you to do?

Well, I don’t want to tell you what to do, but here’s what I’m going to do.

Wait … wait … and then wait some more.

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I don’t chase down the latest and greatest gadgets out there. You’d

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Here are three reasons why I am not an early adopter:

1. If it ain’t broke ... I don’t believe in a “Kleenex society”—use it once and toss it aside. Quite literally, when I find an old tissue in a coat pocket, I’m more than happy to reuse it over and over again.

It takes a lot for me to replace something that’s still functioning fine and meeting my needs. Sure, sometimes I have to endure shocked expressions or ribbing that I’m still carrying an iPhone that is now three generations older than the one available in stores, but I can take it.

Pressure from someone who thinks they know what I need or wants me to have what they have is no reason to give up what I like or am used to.

I don’t base my footwear purchases on what other people are wearing or would like me to wear. Why is technology any different? What I walk in or talk on or type with has to meet my needs—not anyone else’s. I suspect that is true of you too.

2. I’m no guinea pig. If unpaid internships pose an ethical dilemma, why doesn’t selling technology before it performs properly have us equally indignant?

The analogy is weak because an intern doesn’t pay to work, but we

do pay when we buy a phone, tablet, or computer that has been rushed to market before the bugs have been fixed or exterminated.

Since when did paying customers become unpaid usability experts? Yes, fixes come down the pipeline after early adopters make a fuss. Why not offer a discount to early buyers for our expertise and feedback on the new products?

3. I’m sticky. Loyal. Content. Maybe a little bit of each. I’ve never been a fan of change for change’s sake. Statistically that’s true of most baby boomers (born before 1964) and beyond.

It’s not that we sticky ones can’t learn something new or be flexible, but for heaven’s sake, have it be because there’s some kind of improvement with the technology, not just a need for it to look different so some users won’t get bored.

There are incredible technologies out there, and all kinds of amazing things are in the pipeline. Your choice to purchase a new tech device or make an upgrade should be about its benefit to you.

What can it do that your old device can’t? What need does it fill? Does it sound like something you’ll enjoy?

Don’t let anxiety about learning something new prevent you from embracing change, but also be sure that you’re not succumbing to pressure to adopt something new before you’re ready or want to.

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The snazzy red van pulled up to the end of our driveway as I was closing up the tool shed. I had a suspicion who the occupants were, and as I approached, the passenger-side window went down and my brother’s broad grin filled the opening.

He and his wife, Judy, had just purchased the ideal road-trip vehicle. They beat us to it. We had all talked about the need for a vehicle like this; we just didn’t know who would make the move first.

My brother and I and our wives love taking road trips together. We usually take our mid-size sedan because their car is too small to accommodate four mature travelers. Biological and physiological issues begin to accrue over the years; the cruelty of such confined spaces can be merciless on the aged.

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And you never know when you’ll pick up additional baggage and medical devices along the way.

OK, I’ll briefly explain that. On a trip to North Carolina last summer to visit our elderly aunt, my knee swelled to a horrible, painful lump not long after we arrived.

By the end of that evening we were all sitting in the waiting room at Duke University Medical Center.

Eventually, a medical student (Duke is a teaching hospital), who had never performed the procedure before, pumped three large vials of blood from my knee. The poor student trembled as I assured him he was doing a fine job.

They think that a bone fragment might have cut me and caused me to bleed internally. My blood-thinning medicine aggravated the problem. I walked out of the hospital early in the morning on crutches. It was something we had to make room for in a crowded car.

There is so much more to the story, but the point is that even a pair of crutches added to an already-bursting vehicle can be troublesome. That trip was cut short because of my condition, which was unfortunate. There were a lot of places on the itinerary that we missed.

But, as my sister-in-law is fond of saying, we never miss a meal. My crutches worked best when they were propelling me toward an eatery that served southern fried chicken or belly-busting breakfasts.

Our first road trip of the season will be in June, again to North Carolina. We can’t wait to hop into that van and wallow in its rich comfort. We will be free to stretch, slump, and slumber without injuring ourselves or each other. With all that extra room I might still take my crutches.

OK, yes, my knee has been repaired, but if crutches get me to the dinner line just a bit quicker, I think it’s justified.

Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational behavior/applied psychology from Albright College. Mike lives outside Columbia, Pa., and can be contacted at mikemac429@aol.com.

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president or a former president. It is to fly 10 days at half-staff

after the death of the vice president, the chief justice or a retired chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, or the speaker of the House of Representatives.

For an associate justice of the Supreme Court, a member of the Cabinet, a former vice president, the president pro tempore of the Senate, the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate,

the majority leader of the House of Representatives, or the minority leader of the House of Representatives, the flag is to be displayed at half-staff from the day of death until interment.

The flag is to be flown at half-staff at all federal buildings, grounds, and naval vessels in the Washington, D.C., area on the day of and day after the death of a United States senator, representative, territorial delegate, or the resident commissioner from the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

It should also be flown at half-staff on all federal facilities in the state, congressional district, territory, or commonwealth of these officials.

Upon the death of the governor of a state, territory, or possession, the flag should be flown at half-staff on all federal facilities in that governor’s state, territory, or possession from the day of death until interment.

The president may order the flag to be flown at half-staff to mark the death of other officials, former

officials, or foreign dignitaries. In addition to these occasions,

the president may order half-staff display of the flag after other tragic events. The flag should be briskly run up to the top of the staff before being lowered slowly to the half-staff position.

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By Sam Peeples

The Senior Games are coming back to York County for their 15th year. Starting June 20, men and women over 50 will be given the chance to compete against each other in a variety of sporting events for medals and fun.

The games originally began in 2002, lasting a single day. This year, they will feature 44 different sporting events held over a five-day period.

The York County Area Agency on Aging and the Senior Games Planning Committee have been gradually expanding the games since their creation. The games’ staff hopes to promote physical fitness and a healthy lifestyle in the senior residents of the county.

A new event has been added to the swimming roster: a 200-yard freestyle rally held at the YMCA on June 24. Event coordinators will form teams of four from those registered for the event, and it will take place at the

conclusion of the swimming section.The opening ceremonies begin at

their new location, the front lawn outside York Central High School, on Tuesday, June 21, at 8:15 a.m. They will include a color guard, parade of athletes, a torch-lighting ceremony, and a special performance by the band Hearts in Harmony.

The closing ceremonies will be held on Friday, June 24, starting at 3:30 p.m. in Central York’s cafeteria.

Any resident of York County 50 or older may participate in the games. Registration will cost $12 and allows participants to join an unlimited number of events. Some events carry additional fees related to equipment: $4 for

shooting events and mini-golf, $8 for rental of bowling equipment, and $8.50 for nine-hole golf.

The deadline for registration is May 31. Additional participants may be accepted after the deadline

provided space is available and an event coordinator approves, but the fee will be increased to $15.

While senior games staff expect no shortage of participants, more volunteers are always appreciated. With hundreds of people competing

in over 40 events, it takes a lot of hands to keep everything organized and running smoothly.

To volunteer or to view the registration booklet, visit the York County Area Agency on Aging’s website at www.yorkcountypa.gov and look under programs and services or call (717) 771-9001.

Monday, June 20 • Bowling: Singles – 9 a.m. at Hanover Bowling Centre• Bowling: Doubles – Noon at Hanover Bowling Centre• 3-on-3 Basketball – 5:30 p.m. at Central York High School

Tuesday, June 21All events at Central York High

School (except mini golf)• Opening Ceremony – 8:15 a.m. • Bocce – Begins at 9 a.m.; specific times for age groups will be listed in registration booklet.• Soccer Kick – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. • Washers – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. • Ladder Golf – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. • Wii Archery – Drop in between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. • Mini Golf – Drop in between 1 and 5:30 p.m. at Heritage Hills

Wednesday, June 22All events at Central York High

School (except shooting)• Running Events – 100-meter, 8 a.m.; 5K, 9 a.m.; 50-meter, 9:45 a.m.; 4x100 relay, 10:45 a.m.; 400-meter, 11:15 a.m.; Sprint Medley, 11:45 a.m.; 1600-meter, 12:15 p.m.• Shuffleboard – Begins at 10 a.m.; specific times for age groups will be listed in registration booklet.• Throws – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.• Basketball Hoops – Drop in between 3 and 5 p.m.• Target Shooting – 1 p.m. at Izaak Walton League • Trap Shooting – 6 p.m. at Izaak Walton League

Thursday, June 23 • 9-Hole Golf – 8 a.m. at Little Creek Golf Course• Horseshoes: Singles – 8 a.m. at John Rudy Park• Horseshoes: Doubles – Noon at John Rudy Park• Darts – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at John Rudy Park• Wii Bowling – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at John Rudy Park• 500 – 9:30 a.m. at John Rudy park• Basketball Hoops – Drop in between 3 and 6 p.m. at John Rudy Park

Friday, June 24All events at Central York High School

• Tennis: Singles – 8:30 a.m.• Darts – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.• Wii Bowling – Drop in between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.• Pinochle – 9:30 a.m.• Tennis: Doubles – 11 a.m.• Swimming Events Warm-Up – 9:30 a.m.• Swimming Events – Begin at 10 a.m. (all events follow immediately after each other): Freestyle 50-yard, Backstroke 50-yard, Breaststroke 50-yard, Freestyle 100-yard, Backstroke 100-yard, Breaststroke 100-yard, Individual Medley, Freestyle Relay 200-yard• Poker – 12:30 p.m.• Closing Celebration – 3:30 p.m. at Central York Cafeteria

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Do you know a 50+ volunteer who gives selflessly to others? Tell us what makes him or her so special and we will consider them for 50plus LIFE’s Volunteer Spotlight! Submissions should be 200 words or fewer and photos are encouraged. Email preferred to mjoyce@onlinepub.com or mail nominations to 50plus LIFE, Volunteer Spotlight, 3912 Abel Drive, Columbia, PA 17512.

CASA Volunteer Marks 10 YearsRSVP of the Capital

Region’s volunteer of the month for May in York County is Beth Koblitz.

She volunteers at the York County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program. Her first case was 10 years ago; she has advocated for three families and eight children in that time period.

Koblitz has volunteered at her church in various capacities and for the American Red Cross, Multiple Sclerosis Society fundraisers (her son was diagnosed with MS four years ago), and she is a member of the York County coroner’s Care and

Compassion Team.She has been married

for 39 years and has four children ranging in age from 23 to 33 years. Koblitz and her husband operate an electrical contracting company.

She enjoys traveling, playing with her dogs, watching movies, and

following Villanova basketball games.

For more information on volunteering with RSVP of the Capital Region, please contact Scott Hunsinger at (443) 619-3842 or by email at yorkadamsfranklin@rsvpcapreg.org.

Senior Center receptionist Brings Dependability, Friendly Smile

The Red Lion Area Senior Center would like to recognize an outstanding volunteer, Brenda Herr, senior center receptionist.

She has been with the center for four years. When Herr was asked to take the receptionist position, she readily agreed.

Herr is the first impression for anyone visiting the center. Her lovely smile and welcoming personality make regular and new members always feel welcome. Herr’s thorough and organized manner is an invaluable help to the staff.

Herr comes in every day: snow, rain, or sunshine. She started coming in even earlier to assist the meal coordinator with calls. Her reason: “I love being around people and receive a great sense of satisfaction doing

something so worthwhile.”Herr was born in York

County. She is married with one daughter and one granddaughter. She was a bookkeeper for 30 years.

After deciding she needed a change from bookkeeping, she went to work for Goodwill as the lead sales assistant. Her responsibilities included

pricing donations, customer service, and head cashier. When the store closed, Herr came to the senior center.

Herr enjoys shopping, reading, and coloring in adult coloring books. But her favorite pastime and special time is visiting her daughter and family in Philadelphia.

The senior center is a better place because Herr is here. Its staff and members cannot fully express their appreciation for all that she does.

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By Megan Joyce

“I’m a veteran, and I want to look for employers that want to hire veterans.”

For this simple yet significant reason, Marine Corps veteran and job seeker Susan Noel had driven west from her home in Lancaster, shopping her resume amongst the more than 50 employers composing the Job Fair section of the recent Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair in York.

The day was a two-for-one event presented by OLP Events; admission was free to the public.

Held for the second year at the York Expo Center, the Veterans’ Expo connected active and retired military members with the sometimes hard-to-find benefits and resources available to them. At the Job Fair, veterans and employers met face-to-face to discuss available positions.

After words of welcome from Donna Anderson, president of OLP Events, the Korean War Veteran Color Guard began the opening ceremony by displaying the colors. The guardsmen recognized each branch of the military—Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard—individually.

Amy Shaffer, singer from House of Vocals, performed the national anthem.

“It’s good to honor veterans and have great ceremonies … but real-life stuff, stuff that changes people’s lives for the better, is really the most important, and that’s today,” guest speaker Phil Palandro, York County director of Veterans Affairs, said.

Guest speaker and York County Commissioner Susan Byrnes urged local organizations and charitable donors to help fund needed public transportation for the county’s 34,007 veterans.

“Fifty percent of our veterans in this state are under the age of 65, and they’re not able to qualify for

lottery-funded transportation,” Byrnes said. “This is a real barrier for our veterans and their families to get to their medical appointments … so York County has partnered with rabbittransit, and starting today, veterans will ride free on rabbittransit.”

Byrnes urged veterans to call (717) 849-0721 for additional information on the rabbittransit program.

Spring Grove resident and Army veteran Angelo Jurek had just completed his second full circuit of the Expo area, speaking with exhibitors and collecting printed information as he went.

“I’m looking to see what’s out there for help for all the veterans,” Jurek said.

The Expo gathered in one location more than 30 local businesses and organizations offering discounts, important information, and other types of aid to veterans. Exhibitors ranged from VFWs, American Legions, and Veterans Affairs offices to financial services, home-improvement companies, and health insurers.

Company representatives at the Job Fair were looking to fill openings in sales, labor, management, tech, medical services, transportation, clerical, manufacturing, engineering, construction, retail, financial services, and more.

Jordan Rich, Marine Corps, was weeks away from graduating from Penn State with a degree in marketing.

“I’m a vet and I’m a graduating college senior, so I’m just going through the interview process and job-hunting experience right now,” he said.

Job seekers also took advantage of a Resource Center with representatives providing assistance with resume writing; information on VA benefits and Medicare; mock interviews; and guidance on small-business ownership for veterans, women, and the disabled.

Karen Francis, global career development facilitator, offered free resume reviews for veterans prior to the event, and during the event photographer Steven Francis took free, professional headshots for veterans for use on LinkedIn profiles.

York native Marshall Jordan was also about to enter the job market with a newly minted degree in marketing, sales, and business development.

“I’m a senior at York College; I graduate in May and I’m looking for a job,” Jordan said. “I got out of the Marines in 2012, and I started school right away. I’m hoping to find some employment here.”

The Veterans Expo & Job Fair will debut in Berks County June 10 at the Crowne Plaza Reading Hotel in Wyomissing.

The event will also return to the Capital Region Aug. 25 at the Radisson Hotel Harrisburg in Camp Hill and to Lancaster County Nov. 15 at Spooky Nook Sports, Manheim.

For more information, call (717) 285-1350 or visit www.veteransexpo.com.

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Richard “Pete” Petersen says that, when he was growing up in a suburb of St. Louis, his father thought of him as “an undisciplined young man”—so much so that his father strongly urged him to enlist in the Army, where he’d get straightened out.

So Petersen did that in February 1962, and his dad turned out to be right.

Of course, neither of them had any idea that he would one day be shipped off to a place like Vietnam, where the southern half of that country was trying to defend itself from a communist invasion from the north.

Getting there was something of a rocky road. After basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., he shipped to Fort Gordon, Ga., to attend a telegraph operator school.

Having successfully completed that, he was assigned to a New Jersey base that served the needs of Nike missiles guarding Philadelphia.

Then, he was sent to Fort Richardson, Alaska, where in the winter they had two hours of sunlight a day and, every now and then, the wind chill would flirt with 60 below zero.

The rule there was that every newcomer served on KP (kitchen patrol), where he performed all kinds of kitchen duties. And only then was Petersen able to get back to his teletype machine.

During his time there, he also experienced the major earthquake that damaged a big part of the base and “made automobiles bounce up and down like rubber balls.”

Then he one day noticed on the bulletin board that they needed volunteers to go to Vietnam to man gunships. He was approaching the end of his hitch and was thinking of making a career of the Army, but he hadn’t yet seen what combat was like.

So he decided to extend his enlistment and volunteer to go to

Vietnam. And soon he found himself on an airplane headed for Saigon.

When he arrived, they assessed him for serving on a helicopter gunship. But when he told them he had qualified as sharpshooter (which he was pretty proud of), they told him dourly that that wasn’t good enough.

To man a gunship, you had to be no less than excellent in marksmanship. So he was assigned to use his skills as a teletype operator.

He was to send and receive messages for the American “advisers,” which in those days were the

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Early On, He Served Our ‘Advisers’ in Vietnamrobert D. Wilcox

Pvt. richard Petersen after basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.

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You never have to darn your socks.That was a weekly chore for

Grandma, but when you have holes in your socks, you go buy new ones.

You don’t have to settle for just three channels on TV, either, or just one local grocer, but in the new book Dimestore by Lee Smith, you can read about someone who did.

Born in an area of the Appalachians that were so steep that “the sun didn’t even hit our yard until about 11 o’clock,” Lee Smith grew up in the shadow of both mountains and dimestore.

That was her father’s Five and Ten Cent Variety Store, which he’d owned since Smith was a small girl and that he’d operated with the help of family when he was feeling “kindly nervous.”

At those times, he stayed in a state mental hospital in another city, far

away from home in Grundy, Va., population of about 3,000.

Lee remembers those days but doesn’t dwell on them. When either of her parents was hospitalized for mental health issues, she stayed with family—which nearly described everybody in Grundy.

That was back when parents didn’t always know the whereabouts of their children for most of the day, and when product deliveries could

take hours because “visiting” was part of the package.

It was when Saturday nights were spent at the drive-in, listening to bluegrass music before the movie began; and before chain stores replaced locally owned businesses, including Smith’s father’s dimestore.

It was when neighbors took up the slack when it was needed, because everybody watched

out for everybody else. And yet, Smith was “being raised

to leave.”There was life outside Grundy, and

her parents wanted her to have it. And she did: college in another town, jobs in other states, marriage, children, and marriage again. She became a published author, a mental health advocate, a grieving mother.

And through it all, in her heart, Smith never really left Grundy.

How could she? It was home, “the perfect … education for a fiction writer.”

Inside Dimestore, there’s a little something for everybody.

Fans of author Lee Smith’s novels will find introspection here, on reading, writing, and how her novels came together. Most are humorous; some are teary.

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Dimestore: A Writer’s LifeTerri Schlichenmeyer

Dimestore: A Writer’s Life By Lee Smith

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Americans supporting the struggling South Vietnam army.

Thousands of South Vietnamese who opposed the Diem government had fled to the north, where the communists had trained them and then sent them back to infiltrate South Vietnam.

Called the Vietcong, they blended in, completely indistinguishable from the South Vietnamese. So they were able to wage a different kind of war in the south.

As Petersen well remembers, the fear about those forces was an ever-present reality. He and the advisers he served had a constant dread of the innocent-looking men who were actually Vietcong actively trying to find ways to kill them.

Petersen was first assigned to a small Signal Corps detachment near the main base at Da Nang, but he often moved to other locations. Sometimes he was close enough to the fighting with the regular North Vietnam forces to hear the rifles and machine guns fire, but he didn’t have a lot of time to think about it.

When he was through with his shift, he was often detailed to filling sacks with sand to be used as bunkers. He also had helped bring supplies from Da Nang to his unit.

“That was a three-vehicle convoy,” he says. “It was led by a Jeep with an officer and a sergeant. I was in a 3/4-ton truck that came next. And we were followed by a ‘deuce-and-a-half ’ truck.”

On those trips and on others he made as his assignment changed from place to place in his unit, he came to see what Vietnam was like … some primitive practices of the natives, constant flooding from the

soaking rains that went on for days at a time, and the planks that replaced crumbling bridges over which vehicles had to thread their way.

At least, he had by then made E-5 (equivalent to a buck sergeant), and there was the one time that he had R&R (rest and recuperation) for a week in Hong Kong. He smiles as he thinks of the great steaks and the luxurious hotel he enjoyed there.

He was then sent to Hue to help set up a communications center, which he was able to accomplish successfully. And, after two months there, his hitch was up, and he was winging his way back from Saigon to McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, Wash., and then to San Francisco, where he was discharged from the Army.

He then went to New Jersey, where he worked as a plumber’s helper for a while. And he soon started his career as a chemical operator with DuPont in their Chambers Works in Deepwater, N.J.

In 2012, he and his wife, Paula, toured many retirement communities until they found one in Central Pennsylvania that exactly suited what they were looking for, and they moved there.

Today, Petersen keeps in good shape, with a main focus on visiting at the hospital facility at his retirement community to help make life better for the patients there.

But he says he will never forget those tough and dangerous years in Vietnam and how they caused him to so appreciate all the years that followed.

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about life in a small town so isolated that many of Smith’s grade-school classmates had never even been outside the county—priceless pages, evoking nostalgia that feels like a homemade afghan or chocolate chip cookies hot from the oven.

As she does in her novels, Smith makes it seem as though we’ve met her people before, or grew up knowing them as our parents’ friends. Even readers raised in the big city will be convinced that they

hailed from over yonder.You shouldn’t hesitate to give

this book to an elder, with plans to borrow it back soon. It contains the kind of warmth you need on One of Those Days. Yep, Dimestore is a pretty darn good book.

The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Terri has been reading since she was 3 years old and she never goes anywhere without a book. She lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 14,000 books.

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Mennonite Home Communities1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601(717) 393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org

Number of Beds: 188Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled 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: Equal Housing, LeadingAge PAComments: Person-centered care with reputation for compassion and excellence. Established in 1903. respite care available w/minimum stay.

The Middletown Home999 West Harrisburg Pike • Middletown, PA 17057(717) 944-3351 • www.middletownhome.org

Number of Beds: 102Rehabilitation Unit: NoAlzheimer’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: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesComments: Our campus offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, personal care, and independent living residences.

Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center118 Pleasant Acres Road • York, PA 17402(717) 840-7100 • www.yorkcountypa.gov

Number of Beds: 375Rehabilitation Unit: NoAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Physical, Occupational respiratoryLong-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 residence independent Living on campus.

Fairmount Homes333 Wheat Ridge Drive • Ephrata, PA 17522(717) 354-1800 • www.FairmountHomes.org

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Private Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge PAComments: Fairmount is known for its high-quality care and its successful rehabilitation program. We are mission driven and dedicated to faith, family, and community.

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Transitions Healthcare – Gettysburg595 Biglerville Road • Gettysburg, PA 17325(717) 334-6249 • www.transitionshealthcarellc.com

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Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: PHCA, PACAComments: Fully staffed Transitions Healthcare employees in skilled nursing and sub-acute rehab. Tours are encouraged!

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: NoSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes

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It Was 50 Years Ago Today

‘Sloop John B’

“Sloop John B”The Beach Boys

May 1966

Was Capitol Records—one of the industry’s biggest labels—about to make a major mistake with one of its top acts?

The haunting “Caroline, No,” the debut single from the Beach Boys’ new Pet Sounds album, hadn’t sold well. In a panic, Capitol rush-released a second Pet Sounds track.

But would this be a wise move? After all, the Beach Boys’ “Sloop John B” had been sitting on the shelf for nearly a year, it wasn’t an original work from creative leader Brian Wilson, and it was the only Pet Sounds track without melancholia or introspection.

Not to worry. “Sloop John B” took off like a shot, selling 500,000 copies the first two weeks, on its way to No. 3 on the national charts and becoming the 11th Top Ten winner for the

California quintet.The song had a long history.

“The John B Sails” had come from the Bahamas as a story song about a sunken boat. It was brought to America’s attention in 1927 by poet Carl Sandburg’s The American Songbag.

In 1951 the ditty was adapted by the Weavers as “The Wreck of the John B.” Seven years later, the Kingston Trio included it on their debut album. This was the version first heard by future Beach Boy Al Jardine.

In the booklet that accompanied the Pet Sounds CD later, Jardine recalled the summer of 1965.

“Brian was at the piano. I asked him if I could sit down and show him something. I laid out the chord pattern and said, ‘Remember this song?’”

Wilson’s reaction? “I’m not a big fan of the Kingston Trio.”

Jardine then showed Wilson how the song would sound in the Beach Boys’ style.

“The very next day I got a phone call to come down to the studio,” Jardine said. “Brian played the song for me, and I was blown away. [From] the idea

stage to the completed track took less than 24 hours.”

Wilson gave the tune his signature Beach Boys imprint of dense harmonies, as well as the use of a 12-string guitar and some minor chord changes.

He also altered some of the original lyrics: “This is the worst trip since I have been born” became “This is the worst trip I’ve ever been on”—possibly a wink from Wilson to the drug

culture he was embracing, a venture that eventually would all but destroy him.

“Sloop John B” was recorded after Wilson auditioned each group member—Mike Love, Al Jardine, and brothers Dennis and Carl Wilson—to see whose voice would best fit the lead vocal.

Brian Wilson ended up singing the lead on the first and third verses, with Love handling the second-verse chorus.

Jardine had always assumed he would sing the lead—after all, it was he who suggested the future hit—but he later admitted philosophically, “My vocal had a much more mellow approach because I was bringing it from the folk idiom. For the radio, we needed a more rock approach.”

And good rock ’n’ roll was what the Beach Boys were all about.

Randal C. Hill is a rock ’n’ roll historian who lives at the Oregon coast. He may be reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

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Richard Anderson appeared in more than 200 films and TV shows throughout his career.

But it’s not just his well-known role as security chief Oscar Goldman in The Six Million Dollar Man that elicits fan questions on the classic film/television convention circuit.

“They always ask about Curse of the Faceless Man, which we made in 1958 and was my first lead film role,” said Anderson from Los Angeles.

“It was a low-budget remake of The Mummy two decades earlier, featuring a stone monster rather than one wrapped in bandages. I really just learned my lines and tried not to bump into the furniture.”

Two years earlier, Anderson appeared briefly in the venerable sci-fi classic Forbidden Planet.

“That was the last of two dozen movies I did for MGM,” he said. “Sci-fi feature films were rather new in 1956, and it changed the genre forever. The whole movie was shot on one stage, and as filming progressed, the studio gave us more money and the best production staff. We turned out a first-class movie that’s still impressive today.”

Born in New Jersey and raised in New York, young Dick and his brother Bob were weekend matinee regulars at the 96th Street Motion Picture Theater, absorbed in their favorite films: Westerns.

“The stories had heroes and happy endings—I really wanted to live in that world,” recalled Anderson, who outlined his career in the 2015 autobiography Richard Anderson: At Last ... A Memoir, From the Golden Years of M-G-M to The Six Million Dollar Man to Now, co-written with Alan Doshna.

But Anderson wasn’t the only celebrity in his family.

“Katharine, my second wife, was the daughter of Norma Shearer and MGM producer Irving Thalberg.”

Anderson and Katharine were married in 1961, so he never knew Thalberg, who died in 1936, but says he was close to his mother-in-law.

“Norma Shearer was very nice to me; she liked and respected me,” he said. “She gave us a party when we were married—Judy Garland was one of the guests. Norma had a house on the beach, and when we visited her, she would talk about her career and how she ‘had it all’ at one time.”

While Shearer found fame in film and retired just as television was coming of age in the early ’40s, it was TV that made Anderson a household name when The Six Million Dollar Man exploded on the small screen in 1974 for five seasons.

“It was a show that brought back the hero and happy endings, so I told my agent I wanted the part even if I had to pay the producers to let me do it!” laughed Anderson, who also narrated the show’s famous introduction.

“‘Gentlemen, we can rebuild him; we have the technology,’” he quoted. “You can’t imagine how many fans come up to me and say that. It’s the best TV show introduction ever written.”

Anderson continued his Oscar Goldman role in three seasons of The Bionic Woman, becoming one of the few actors to portray the same character in different television series.

As to why he took so long to write a book about his life, “My answer is simple,” said Anderson, who turned 89 last August. “I’m still living it.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers. Follow @TinseltownTalks

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image from the cover of Anderson’s memoir.

Anderson in Curse of the Faceless Man.

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Jack Kelly, Warren Stevens, Leslie Nielsen, and richard Anderson in

Forbidden Planet.

Alan Oppenheimer, Lee Majors, and richard Anderson in

The Six Million Dollar Man.

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Dear Savvy Senior, What will happen to my money and

possessions if I die without a will? – Getting Old

Dear Getting,If you die without a will, what

happens to your assets will be determined by the state you reside in.

Every state has intestacy laws in place that parcel out property and assets to a deceased person’s closest relatives when there’s no will or trust. But these laws vary from state to state.

A good resource to help you find out how your state works is About.com’s Wills and Estate Planning site, which provides a state-by-state breakdown of how your estate would be distributed if you die without a will. See www.stateintestacylaws.com for a direct link to this page.

In the meantime, here is a general (not state-specific) breakdown of what can happen to a person’s assets, depending on whom they leave behind.

Married with children: When a married person with children dies without a will, all property, investments, and financial accounts that are “jointly owned” automatically go to the surviving co-owner (typically the spouse or child), without going through probate, which is the legal process that distributes a deceased person’s assets.

But for all other separately owned property or individual financial accounts, the laws of most states award one-third to one-half to the surviving spouse, while the rest goes to the children.

Married with no children or grandchildren: Some states award the entire estate to the surviving spouse, or everything up to a certain amount (for example, the first $100,000).

But many other states award

only one-third to one-half of the decedent’s separately owned assets to the surviving spouse, with the remainder generally going to the deceased person’s parents, or if the parents are dead, to brothers and sisters.

Jointly owned property, investments, financial accounts, or community property automatically go to the surviving co-owner.

Single with children: All state laws provide that the entire estate goes to the children, in equal shares. If an adult child of the decedent has died, then that child’s children (the decedent’s grandchildren) split their parent’s share.

Single with no children or grandchildren: In this situation, most state laws favor the deceased person’s parents. If both parents are deceased, many states divide the property among the brothers and

sisters, or if they are not living, their children (your nieces and nephews). If there are none of them, it goes to the next of kin, and if there is no living family, the state takes it.

Make a WillTo ensure

your assets go to those you want to receive them, you need

to create a will. An experienced

attorney can make sure you cover

all your bases, which can help avoid family confusion and squabbles after you’re gone.

Costs will vary depending on where you reside, but you can expect to pay anywhere between $200 and $1,000 for a will.

To find local attorneys that specialize in elder law, see the chart on pages 8 and 9.

If money is tight, check with the American Bar Association (www.findlegalhelp.org) to find low-cost/no-cost legal help in your area. Or call the Eldercare Locater at (800) 677-1116 for a referral.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org

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Calendar of EventsYork County

CoMMUnitY pRogRAMS/SUppoRt gRoUpS Free and open to the public

May 2, 9:30 a.m.Green Thumb Garden Club MeetingEmmanuel Lutheran Church2650 Freysville Road, Red Lion(717) 235-2823

May 3, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York CountyFaith United Church of Christ509 Pacific Ave., York(717) 266-2784

May 6, 10:30 a.m.Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York CountyJohn Rudy Park400 Mundis Race Road, York(717) 428-2210

May 7, 2 p.m.Mother’s Day TeaSenior Commons at Powder Mill1775 Powder Mill Road, YorkRSVP at (717) 741-0961

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SenioR CenteR ACtivitieSCrispus Attucks Active Living Center – (717) 848-3610, www.crispusattucks.org

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Dillsburg Senior Activity Center – (717) 432-2216

Eastern Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 252-1641

Golden Visions Senior Community Center – (717) 633-5072, www.goldenvisionspa.com

Heritage Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 292-7471, www.heritagesrcenter.org

Northeastern Senior Community Center – (717) 266-1400, www.mtwolf.org/SeniorCenter

Red Land Senior Center – (717) 938-4649, www.redlandseniorcenter.org

Red Lion Area Senior Center – (717) 244-7229, www.redlionseniorcenter.com

South Central Senior Community Center – (717) 235-6060, http://southcentralyorkcountysrctr.webs.comTuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m. – Stretch YogaWednesdays, 9 to 9:45 a.m. – Intermediate Line Dancing; 10 to 11 a.m. – Beginner Line DancingWednesdays, 12:45 p.m. – HoopFit

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488, www.stewsenior.org

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340, www.susquehannaseniorcenter.orgMondays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Chorus PracticeTuesdays, 6 to 10 p.m. – Bluegrass/Country

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White Rose Senior Center – (717) 843-9704, www.whiteroseseniorcenter.org

Windy Hill On the Campus – (717) 225-0733, www.windyhillonthecampus.org

York Community S.E.N.I.O.R.S. – (717) 848-4417

Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693, www.yorktownseniorcenter.org

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May 5, 7 p.m. – The Debate Over the Lincoln Photographs, Hanover JunctionMay 5 and 19, 7:30 to 9 a.m. – Early Bird Walk Series, Nixon County ParkMay 8, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Mother’s Day Walk, Nixon County Park

Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club

Kaltreider-Benfer Library, 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion, (717) 244-2032May 17, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Volunteer Opportunities with York County Area Agency on Aging

Mason-Dixon Public Library, 250 Bailey Drive, Stewartstown, (717) 993-2404 May 9, 3 to 5 p.m. – Volunteer Opportunities with York County Area Agency on Aging

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The second Sunday in May was officially proclaimed “Mother’s Day” by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914. But it had a long history before then.

In the 19th century, Anna Reeves Jarvis organized Mother’s Work Day to heighten awareness of local sanitation issues in her home state of West Virginia and then expanded her efforts to improve health and sanitation during the Civil War.

Julia Ward Howe (who wrote the words to “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”) promoted a “Mother’s Day for Peace” in 1872.

On May 9, 1905, Anna Reeve Jarvis’s daughter, Anna Marie Jarvis, privately commemorated her mother’s death two years before.

Then, in 1908, Jarvis organized a larger celebration of motherhood at her church in Grafton, W.Va., with more than 400 children and their mothers participating.

After that, Jarvis began working for a national day of recognition for mothers. West Virginia recognized Mother’s Day first, in 1912, followed by Wilson’s proclamation in 1914.

Ironically, the younger Jarvis never had any children of her own.

Mother’s Day: A Short History

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Tony Award Winners of the ’50s and ’60sFind the titles of the Broadway shows that won a Tony Award for Best Musical during the ’50s and ’60s: 1. 1950 – S_____ P_____ 2. 1951 – G_____ and D_____ 3. 1956 – D_____ Y_____ 4. 1957 – My F_____ L_____ 5. 1958 – The M_____ M_____ 6. 1961 – B_____ B_____ B_____ 7. 1964 – H_____, D_____! 8. 1965 – F_____ on the R_____ 9. 1966 – M_____ of L_____ M_____ 10. 1967 – C_____

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When we think of joint pain, we often assume glucosamine to be the star. But not everyone gets better on that. Some people can’t tolerate it because it is usually fish derived.

Natural collagen is available today, and it’s finely ground up in particle sizes that are small enough to get absorbed by your system and incorporated well. It’s not new; there’s a lot of solid research.

Undenatured type II collagen, sometimes seen as UC-II or UCII, is a natural source of collagen that comes from chicken sternal cartilage. That’s the cartilage attached to the breastbone where we get “white meat” in chicken.

Once purified and encapsulated, you can buy it as a supplement.

Several studies point to its benefit for joint health. In a human clinical trial, researchers compared UCII to a combination of glucosamine and chondroitin. After 90 days, the UCII-

treated group had significantly better outcomes than the group taking the chondroitin/glucosamine combo.

Pain diminished among both groups. The collagen-treated group had a 40 percent pain reduction compared to a 15 percent reduction in the other group. So both groups felt improvement, but the collagen group fared dramatically better.

In a more recent study in the Journal of the International Society of

Sports Nutrition, researchers wanted to see how UCII collagen would work in a preventative manner if you exercised too.

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in healthy individuals also proved the merits of collagen.

The scientists chose 55 adults who had no arthritis at rest

but who experienced joint discomfort with exercise or physical activity. Only half of the participants received the collagen; the other group served as the placebo.

The doctors measured knee movements and pain scores after a “step mill” test, which is like walking an endless flight of stairs. After 120 days, they found that the collagen-treated group showed significant improvement in knee range of motion and/or extension of their knee.

In addition, the collagen-treated group could walk that “endless flight of stairs” longer than they could

originally! The placebo group did not enjoy these types of gains.

By the end of the research, about 20 percent of the collagen-treated participants reported zero pain (yes, zero), during or after the step mill testing. There were no adverse effects reported. Think about that the next time you pop a drug that is known to harm your heart or stomach!

Natural UCII can be taken with, or instead of, other joint health supplements. Side effects are not common, and in fact, one nice side effect is how it affects your skin. It’s usually easier on the tummy compared to chondroitin and glucosamine.

It’s sold at health-food stores and online, but I’d still ask your doctor if he/she minds you taking it.

One more thing: The unique molecular characteristics of UCII help prevent your immune system from attacking proteins that wind up in your cartilage and joint tissue.

Simply put, this means it could help reduce an autoimmune reaction that would otherwise lead to more pain and stiffness associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

This information is not intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat your disease. For more information about the author, visit SuzyCohen.com

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The Beauty in Nature

Miniature Masters of Flight

Thinking back to when I was 5 years old and living in Lancaster city, one of the first kinds of birds I saw were flocks of chimney swifts wheeling quickly across the summer sky above row houses, their chattering notes tumbling to the ground as they flew.

I remember being fascinated by them, and I know I was hooked on nature at that young age.

Ruby-throated hummingbirds, chimney swifts, and six species of swallows nest in southeastern Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the United States. They are all miniature masters of flight. Their development is centered on nearly endless flight every day.

They are powerful, agile fliers that stay aloft much of each day to get food. All have tiny legs and feet they use to perch. Those limbs reduce their weight for better flying, but the birds can’t walk, making them dependent on flight to get food.

Though they have different body builds and styles of getting food, hummingbirds and swifts are related in the Apodiformes order of birds.

Although related, the two species occupy different habitats: Hummingbirds hover among flowers to get nectar and insects with their long beaks, and swifts stay high in the sky to snare flying insects with their wide mouths.

But the unrelated swifts and swallows are built alike because they have similar flying-insect foods in the sky habitats they share. Habitats shape all forms of life, allowing each kind the ability to fit into and efficiently use its habitat.

Though hummingbirds, swifts, and swallows eat small insects, they get that food in different habitats, reducing competition for it among those species.

Hummingbirds get insects from flowers at the ground level. Swifts catch insects in the sky, mostly over cities, while swallows snare that same food closer to the ground level, mostly in farmland.

These species of birds raise young in different niches, eliminating rivalry among them for nesting sites. Hummingbirds raise two broods of two youngsters each in grass-and-down cups on top of twigs. They bind those nurseries with spider webs and decorate them with lichens, camouflaging each cradle.

Chimney swifts build twig platforms down the inside of chimneys, using their saliva to hold the twigs together and attach those cradles to the sheer walls.

The six kinds of swallows that nest here do so in a variety of sheltering niches, both natural and human-made. Barn swallows and cliff swallows attach mud-pellet cradles to beams in barns and under bridges, as they have in caves and on cliffs.

Tree swallows and purple martins rear offspring in bird boxes, as they also do in tree cavities. And bank and rough-winged swallows hatch youngsters in burrows they dig into stream banks.

Watch for these miniature masters of flight this summer. They are all noticeable when searching in the proper habitats.

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

ruby-throated hummingbird.

Barn swallow.

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