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By Alysa Poindexter
Dan Knaub may seem like an ordinary guy from Central Pennsylvania,
but underneath that cap and behind that cheery disposition is a man with an
extraordinary job as a marine biologist, videographer, and activist birthed
from a fascination with some of the largest creatures on Earth: 50-ton
whales.
From full-time banker to full-time founder and president of the Whale
Video Company—amongst many other notable titles—Knaub’s zeal for
whales has allowed him to take a dive into a thriving career centered on these
gigantic yet mysterious ocean dwellers.
He has created more than 50 programs on humpback whales used by
some of the nation’s largest whale nonprofit organizations, including the
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), the International Fund
for Animal Welfare (IFAW), and the Cetacean Society International (CSI).
It was Knaub’s first deployment trip to Vietnam in 1959—only days after
officially gracing adulthood—that he had his first whale encounter.
“I was 18 years and 2 days,” said Knaub. “I figured it was a great time to
see some things and do some things before I went to college.”
He had no idea that some of those “things” would include witnessing a
pod of sperm whales between San Francisco and Hawaii on a journey that
Diving Into a50-Ton Passion
Dan Knaub has spent many hours on the open water
over the course of hundreds of whale-watching trips.
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Silver Threads:
They Led Three Lives
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Inside:
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Whale Conservation, Videography
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Take Time to RememberA few solemn thoughts to ponder and
share this Memorial Day:
“Although no sculptured marble should
rise to their memory, nor engraved stone
bear record of their deeds, yet will their
remembrance be
as lasting as the
land they
honored.” –
Daniel Webster
“Perform,
then, this one
act of
remembrance
before this day
passes:
Remember there
is an army of
defense and advance that never dies and
never surrenders, but is increasingly
recruited from the eternal sources of the
American spirit and from the generations
of American youth.” – W.J. Cameron
“I have never been able to think of the
day as one of mourning; I have never quite
been able to feel that half-masted flags
were appropriate on Decoration Day. I
have rather felt that the flag should be at
the peak, because those whose dying we
commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where
their valor placed it. We honor them in a
joyous, thankful, triumphant commem-
oration of what they did.” – Benjamin
Harrison
“These heroes
are dead. They
died for
liberty—they
died for us.
They are at rest.
They sleep in
the land they
made free, under
the flag they
rendered
stainless, under
the solemn
pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful
willows, and the embracing vines. They
sleep beneath the shadows of the clouds,
careless alike of sunshine or of storm, each
in the windowless place of rest. Earth may
run red with other wars—they are at
peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of
conflict, they found the serenity of death.
I have one sentiment for soldiers living
and dead: cheers for the living; tears for
the dead.” – Robert G. Ingersoll
Contrary to what one cranky television
doctor (House, M.D.) would like you to
believe, lupus is a very real disease that
hundreds of thousands of people deal
with every day.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease in
which the patient’s immune system
attacks healthy parts
of his or her own
body, resulting in
inflammation,
swelling, and pain,
among other
symptoms.
What can make lupus dangerous is
when it attacks vital organs such as the
heart, lungs, or liver. It is more likely to
affect women than men, as well as people
of non-European descent. However, if
caught early, those affected by lupus have
a good chance of living normal and
healthy lives.
Symptoms of lupus include the
following, and if it seems like many apply
to yourself, you may want to visit your
doctor:
Fatigue. Most people who have lupus
suffer fatigue whenever the disease is
about to flare up. This is a near-universal
symptom, regardless of how strong or
mild the case is.
Joint and muscle pain. Arthritis is
another common side effect of lupus.
Almost three-fourths of all patients report
joint and muscle pain to be the first sign
that they have
lupus. Look for
arthritis in the
wrists, small joints
of the hands,
elbows, knees, and
ankles.
Skin irritation. Many lupus patients
wind up with skin rashes, especially on
the face. Sores, flaky red spots, and scaly
rashes are also possible and can be located
on the face, neck, back, hands, and arms.
Chest pain. The disease can cause
inflammation of the heart and the lungs,
which can result in very strong chest
pains that can put people at an increased
risk of a heart attack or a stroke.
Celebrities who have had lupus include
singers Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, and
Toni Braxton, as well as My FavoriteMartian actor Ray Walston.
Sometimes it Is, in Fact, Lupus
May is LupusAwareness Month
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By Doris Brookens
It’s an American tradition to pay
tribute to the men and women of the
Armed Forces each Memorial Day—
especially honoring those who have made
the ultimate sacrifice while serving our
country.
If you are a military service member
who was wounded and needs to apply for
disability benefits, it’s important to know
that you will receive expedited
processing. Our wounded warriors
initiative is for military service members
who become disabled while on active
duty on or after Oct. 1, 2001, regardless
of where the disability occurs.
Depending on the situation, some
family members of military personnel,
including dependent children and, in
some cases, spouses, may be able to
receive benefits. Learn more about it
at www.socialsecurity.gov/
wounded
warriors.
Did you
know that
May is also
National Military
Appreciation Month? Even more reason
to let members of our military know how
much we value what they do for us and
our nation.
To learn more about the Social
Security benefits for those who have
served in the
military, read the
publication Military
Service and Social
Security. You can find
it online at
www.socialsecurity.
gov/pubs/10017.html;
send an email to
call (800) 772-1213 (TTY
(800)325-0778) to ask for a free
copy to be mailed to you.
Memorial Day is also a good time to
remind families of fallen military heroes
that we may be able to pay Social
Security survivors benefits. If the person
you depended on for income has died,
you should apply for survivors benefits.
Learn more about Social Security
survivors benefits at www.socialsecurity.
gov/pgm/survivors.htm.
The men and women of the Armed
Forces serve us each and every day. At
Social Security, we’re here to serve them
too.
Doris Brookens is the Social Security office
manager in Harrisburg.
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William H. Lentz Jr., 92
(Lt. Col., U.S. Army
Retired), gold-medal-
winning tennis player with Bill
Nicolai, 90, of New Cumberland, in
the 2011 National Senior Games,
directed artillery fire in Europe
during World War II both from the
air and ground-forward observation
posts. His 76 air combat missions
were as an observer in a Piper Cub
over hostile territory.
“On one occasion I heard the
scream of German 88 guns on
my radio. The pilot made a
diving turn, and in a few
minutes we were over the site of
an ambush of the 202nd Field
Artillery Advance Party lying on
their bellies beside their trucks,
exchanging rifle fire with the
dug-in German troops.
“Two 88s were at an
intersection less than a half mile
away. Luckily, one of our
155mm Howitzers in the
advance party had stopped just
short of a slight rise in the road,
not in view of the Germans. I
got the crew to unhook the
gun, turn it around, and fire on the
88 positions. After a few shells from
our Howitzer, the gun crews fled.
“Two days later, the advance party
was again ambushed. When we
arrived, the Germans had captured
the group commander, two battalion
commanders, and 29 others and had
killed seven men. I had to stop our
artillery fire for our prisoners were
being held on the German front
lines. A few days later, we took the
airfield where our soldiers were
being held to find that Col. Billings
had demanded the Germans
surrender, and they did!
“The Russians were closing in on
Berlin. Their Air Force was roaming
our area and shot down two Piper
Cubs, so we were grounded. Gen.
Eisenhower decided not to cross the
Elbe at Sandau, for he was told the
rest of the German Army was in the
south.”
On April 21, 1945, Lentz was
transferred to group headquarters
and sent to the 5th Armored
Division Artillery HQ as the 202nd
group liaison officer until the war
ended. While his former unit was
shipped back to the States for
redeployment to the Far East, he
was in Ebensee, Austria, guarding
German army physicians in a prison
camp who were awaiting trial for
war crimes. He received treatment
from one of the German doctors for
a previous knee injury.
In 1950 Lentz was recalled to
active duty.
“After two months waiting for
orders, I was notified the Army no
longer needed my military
occupational specialty.”
But he joined the Reserves in
1957 when the Army planned an
artillery unit near his home and was
looking for artillery officers. But the
Army changed its plans and made it
an anti-aircraft battalion.
Then, in the summer of 1961,
when the Russians were building the
Berlin Wall, President Kennedy
called up more than 150,000 troops
and the Pentagon called his unit to
active duty as a field artillery
battalion and ordered the unit to Ft.
Sill, Okla.
“Someone at the Pentagon forgot
about the change they had made
three years earlier,” Lentz said.
“Our unit became the Fifth
Battalion of the 43rd Artillery with
12 155mm Howitzers. The new
battalion immediately went to Ft.
Indiantown Gap for two weeks. We
had only three officers trained in
artillery during World War II. The
brand-new, untrained battalion
arrived in Ft. Sill with 500 Reserve
soldiers in September 1961. The
Army post was shocked. Everybody
called us the ‘Christmas Help,’ but
not for long.”
After only six months of training,
the “Christmas Help” made a
record-high score on the Fourth
Army Field Test.
“The previous high was 72 and
our Reserve Unit scored 82.2!”
At the insistence of
someone up the chain of
command, the Fourth Army
gave the unit another test in
the spring of 1962.
On the second test, despite
the more difficult rolling
terrain of the East Range, the
unit made 100 percent in
gunnery and 100 percent in
survey.
“A few days later, the
‘Christmas Help’ was selected
as one of the Army’s strategic
battalions—a great honor.”
The unit returned to
Pennsylvania in August 1962
and was deactivated. Col. Lentz
completed the command and
general staff (C&GS) course at Ft.
Leavenworth, Kan.
“When I moved to Central
Pennsylvania, I became a C&GS
instructor at the Harrisburg Reserve
Center until retiring from the Army
Reserves in 1970.”
Near the end of his career in
training, Lentz was employed with
the Pennsylvania Department of
Education’s Executive Academy,
conducting conferences for school
specialists and administrators,
retiring in 1982.
In 1943, Lentz married Kathleen
Friel while he was stationed in
Oklahoma. She died April 23, 2000,
after 57 years of marriage. He has
three children, William H. III,
Kathleen, and Robert; six
grandchildren; and seven great-
grandchildren.
A lifetime tennis enthusiast and
ambassador for the game for more
than six decades, Lentz was
From ‘Christmas Help’ toTennis Champ – Part 2
Beyond the Battlefield
Alvin S. Goodman
William H. Lentz Jr.
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Book Review
“It couldn’t have been a more
beautiful spring day … There
we were, the three of us, sittin’
side by side on a grassy knoll, our backs
up against a big old oak
tree, mouth ajar and eyes
wide open. Having met
only hours before, we
were strangers, it was
true, but nonetheless,
quite relaxed, chatting as
if we’d known each other
for years.”
From the creative
mind of John Kildea,
Three Under a Tree takes
readers into the minds of
the last soldier killed in
the Civil War and the
last American soldiers
killed in World War I
and Vietnam as they attempt to uncover
what has brought them together.
The entire book is a perfect blend of
historical fact and inventive fiction. Each
chapter brings the reader closer to
unveiling the secrets that truly link the
men together through seemingly
authentic conversation.
It is thoroughly engrossing as Kildea
provides readers with a closer look into
the lives of the men who have fought to
protect our country. They relate to one
another by sharing personal stories
before and during their military careers,
despite being from
different time periods.
Kildea provides a voice
to the soldiers of the past
through humbling
perspectives on topics that
are still relevant today.
Autographed copies of
the book are available
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Road, Dover, PA 17315.
About the AuthorJohn Kildea worked
almost 45 years as an operating room
nurse and spent 23 of those years in the
United States Army Nurse Corps. The
retired Dover, Pa., resident is the author
of many articles in nursing and medical
journals. In 2006, he published his first
book, No Names, No Faces, No Pain: AVoice from Vietnam, a memoir of his
time as an operating-room nurse in
Vietnam.
Three Under a TreeBy John Kildea
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Some True Frogs in North America
The Beauty in Nature
Clyde McMillan-Gamber
Several species of true frogs in the
Ranidae family live in northeastern
North America. These related frogs
are wood frogs, mink frogs, carpenter
frogs, northern leopard frogs, southern
leopard frogs, pickerel frogs, green frogs,
and bullfrogs.
These frogs eat invertebrates and are
camouflaged to avoid being eaten. But
snakes, turtles, mink, raccoons, herons,
fish, and other critters ingest some frogs
and tadpoles.
True frogs spawn in water in spring,
starting with wood frogs in March and
ending with bullfrogs in June. Males of
each kind vocalize to draw females to
them for spawning. Each female lays
hundreds of eggs in a mass on the water’s
surface, while her mate fertilizes them
externally.
Tadpoles hatch in a couple of weeks,
depending on water temperature, and eat
algae and decaying vegetation. Polliwogs
change to small
frogs in one
summer, except
green frogs and
bullfrogs, which
metamorphose in
two summers.
Wood frogs live
farther north than
other kinds of
North American
true frogs, ranging
deep into Canada.
This handsome
species is tan with a
dark mask around
each eye, camouflage for life on forest
floors.
Wood frogs spawn in temporary
woodland pools within a few days, before
cold weather returns. Males float on the
water and croak, sounding like quacking
ducks being strangled. After spawning,
adult woodies crawl
under protective
leaves on forest floors.
Skins of mink
frogs smell like mink
musk. They inhabit
eastern Canada and
the northeastern
United States. They
are light green with
brown markings.
They spawn among
emergent and floating
vegetation in ponds,
where males call “kuk,
kuk, kuk,” like
hammers hitting wood.
Carpenter frogs live in acidic,
sphagnum moss bogs on the Delmarva
Peninsula and down the Atlantic Coast.
Their nuptial vocalizations are series of
two-syllable hammering notes.
In April, the males of the closely
related leopard frogs and pickerel frogs
utter growling snores from the shallow
edges of the ponds they spawn in.
Leopards choose grassy habitats while
pickerels live in woodsy ones. Leopards
are greenish with dusky circles, while
pickerels are brownish with darker
rectangles.
Green frogs are the most widespread
and abundant of true frogs, inhabiting
most waterways and impoundments.
They are dull green, with males having
yellow throats during the breeding
season. Males utter notes that sound like
loose strings on a banjo.
The brownish-green bullfrogs are the
largest of true frogs and live in most
impoundments. Males utter deep,
quavering bellows that resemble the
lowing of cattle.
During spring and summer, listen for
true frogs. Their calling is an interesting
part of nature.
Southern leopard frog
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Makes 2 servings
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup diced red pepper
1 1/2 cups refrigerated hash browns or frozen shredded
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8 spears asparagus, cut into
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1 cup fresh baby spinach leaves
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4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Hot pepper sauce, if desired
1/2 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese or cheddar cheese
Heat the butter and olive oil in a 9-inch nonstick skillet over medium
heat. Add the onion and red pepper and cook two to three minutes or
until softened. Add the potatoes and cook about five minutes or until the
potatoes begin to brown.
Add asparagus and continue cooking about three minutes until bright
green. Add the spinach and garlic and cover. Cook one minute until the
spinach is wilted.
Beat the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and a few drops hot pepper sauce in a
medium bowl until smooth. Pour over potatoes. Cook five to eight
minutes, lifting edges and allowing uncooked egg to flow underneath.
Heat the broiler. Sprinkle frittata with cheese and broil two to four
minutes or until center is set. Cut into four wedges to serve.
Tip: For variations, include experiment with fresh vegetables. When I
use zucchini, I chop it and cook it with the onion. For leftover vegetables,
add them with the spinach.
Easy Vegetable FrittataBy Pat Sinclair
As summer approaches, I’m always looking for nutritious recipes that require
little effort.
An Italian frittata is a complete meal the way I prepare it. Fresh asparagus
celebrates spring and abundant zucchini heralds the end of the season. Try
topping it with sliced tomatoes before adding the cheese.
There are endless variations, and it’s a great way to use up small amounts of
leftover vegetables. Eggs provide healthy protein, and you can replace two eggs
with egg substitute or egg whites if you are limiting cholesterol.
Not all frittatas contain potatoes, but adding them makes the meal more
substantial. Just add some fresh fruit and dinner’s ready!
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325 Wesley Drive
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Elders Keep MotoringThe high price of gas and the ease of
electronic communication may be
responsible for the drop in the number
of teenagers getting driver’s licenses
recently. But a recent report also notes
that among the older population, the
trend seems to be traveling in reverse.
The University of Michigan’s
Transportation Research Institute reports
that from 1983 to 2008, the percentage
of 16-year-olds who got driver’s licenses
fell from 46.2 to 31.1 percent, and
among 17-year-olds the percentage
declined from 68.9 to 50 percent. For
18-year-olds, the rate fell from 80.4 to
65.4 percent.
Economic factors, along with the rise
of cell phones and other devices that
reduce the need for face-to-face
interaction, may be behind the trend.
In the same time period, however, the
percentage of drivers in the 60 to 64 age
range rose from 83.8 to 95.9 percent;
among drivers 65 to 69, license holders
increased from 79.2 percent to 94
percent; and for adults 70 and older, the
percentage increased from 55 to 78.4
percent.
Improved health and the need to
continue working past the traditional
retirement age may be driving the
increase.
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Tom Gugerty
Business Director
Citadel Federal Credit Union
“The 50plus EXPO always
attracts an interested
and engaged audience
by featuring a wide
variety of exhibitors
from the area, under
one roof, in a
convenient, central
location. The Citadel
staff always meets lots
of current and
prospective members
during the event.”
For more information,
call 717.285.1350 or visit
www.50plusExpoPA.com
Through the years, all that’s changed
is our ability to do even more.
For over 80 years, Rolling Green Cemetery and Neill Funeral Homes have served the
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hy should seniors get
discounts?
The practice of senior
discounts is widespread. They are offered,
for example, at fast-food establishments,
museums, movie theaters, Amtrak,
Southwest and United airlines,
Disneyland, some colleges and
universities, and, thanks to the “Golden
Age Passport,” seniors receive free entry
into national parks.
From mid-life through the “Golden
Age,” median income declines as we get
older. The U.S. Census Bureau reported
that in 2007 the median income of
households headed by a person 45 to 54
years old was $65,476.
Median income for householders 55
to 64 years old declined to $57,386. For
those 65 years and older, it fell to
$28,305.
But don’t seniors have offsetting
“compensation” through paid-up
mortgages and minimal clothing and
transportation expenses? They do, but
they also have higher healthcare expenses.
The average annual expenditure for
healthcare in the period 2005-2007,
according
to the
Census
Bureau,
rose from
$2,792 for
individuals
45 to 54
years of age
to $4,967
for those 65 to 74 years of age
(prescription and nonprescription drugs
are included).
Poverty knows no age distinction, so
why not allow discounts to others? It
happens that discounts are offered to
easily recognizable groups—for example,
the military, children accompanying their
parents for lodging and meals (“kids eat
free”), and the aged.
Senior discounts can create an
awkward moment when patrons are
offered a discount at the cash register but
hesitate to
admit they
are in their
senior years.
They would
hope to be
carded when
purchasing
alcoholic
beverages—
an unlikely event—or asked if the adult
daughter “is your sister?”
Deference is extended to seniors in
considerations other than discounts
offered by retailers. Some electric utilities
will suspend turning off power to seniors
with past-due accounts during extremely
hot or cold periods. The IRS and AARP
have programs to assist low-income
seniors in tax preparation.
Meals on Wheels provides food to
seniors with limited mobility.
Interestingly, that organization, in its
2008 study, found that “seniors age 80
and over were less likely to be food
insecure compared to 60- to 64-year-
olds.”
One program that does not
discriminate by age is Medicare. It
provides benefits to needy children,
disabled individuals, and low-income
seniors.
Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research
analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a SeniorCitizen, a book of personal-opinion essays,
free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints.
A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Lifeand Learning was released in January 2012.
Contact him at [email protected].
Should Seniors Get Discounts?
My 22 Cents’ Worth
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Table of ContentsRegistration Form.........................................12
Shuttle Bus Information.............................12
Directions to the EXPO...............................12
Welcome..........................................................12
Presenter..........................................................14
What Is an EXPO? .........................................15
Exhibitor Display Map ................................17
Entertainment ...............................................18
Seminar ............................................................18
Health Screenings ........................................19
Door Prizes......................................................20
Simply bring this completed form with you
to the EXPO, drop it at the registration desk
and you are ready to go!
Just A Tip!
To make registering for door prizes an easy task –
bring along your extra return address labels.
John Smith
123 My Way
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Directions To Hershey LodgeWest Chocolate Avenue & University Drive, Hershey
SHUTTLES:Shuttles to the exhibit hall and back to your parking area
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FROM NORTHTake I-83 South/US-322 East toward Hershey. Take exit 47 for US-322 East
toward Paxton Street/Hershey. Continue straight onto Eisenhower Boulevard. Take
the US-322 East ramp to Hershey. Keep left at the fork to merge onto Paxton
Street/US-322. Take the ramp to Hersheypark Drive/39 West. Merge onto and
continue to follow Hersheypark Drive.
FROM SOUTHTake I-83 North to exit 46B for 322 East toward Hershey. Merge onto Paxton
Street/US-322. Take the ramp and merge onto to Hersheypark Drive/39 West.
Continue to follow Hersheypark Drive.
FROM EASTTake the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) West to exit 266. Turn left onto 72 North.
Follow 72 North to 322 West. Take 322 West to Hershey (approximately 12 miles).
Follow 322 West to the traffic light at University Drive. Turn right on University
Drive. Take the first left into the entrance to Hershey Lodge.
FROM WESTFollow the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) East to exit 247. Take I-283 North to exit
3C and follow 322 East toward Hershey. 322 East becomes 422 East. At the traffic
light, turn right onto University Drive. Take the first right into the entrance to
Hershey Lodge.
Dear Friends,
I hope you will join us for the 13th annual Dauphin County
50plus EXPO. Each month, 50plus Senior News brings you
information on topics of health, wellness, finance, and much more. This is our opportunity to bring 50plus Senior
News to life—your life!
Representatives from an array of businesses are looking forward to speaking with you about topics that are
important to you! Unbeknownst to many of us, our own communities hold a wealth of information on the topics
relevant to your life: money-saving strategies, home renovation ideas, health and wellness matters, retirement living
options, travel, or great places for entertainment.
Our 50plus EXPOs are an effective forum for all those “hidden” community resources to gather in one visible, easy-
to-access location!
On-Line Publishers, Inc. and the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging are happy to be able to present this
dynamic, one-day event to our visitors free of charge. You could spend a couple of hours at the EXPO while you talk
with the exhibitors and have a few precautionary screenings done. If time doesn’t permit, make a shorter visit. Either
way, we’d love to have you come.
The 50plus EXPO isn’t just informative, however—it’s also entertaining! The brass quintet Vintage Brass will
provide live music, followed by 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Peggy Kurtz Keller. See page 18 for more details.
This day is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Please stop by their booths, have your
bingo card signed, and talk with them about how they can assist you.
Co-Host – Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging
Gold Sponsors – Homeland Center, Homeland Hospice, 50plus Senior News
Visitor Bag Sponsor – Premier Eye Care Group
Automotive Sponsor – Ciocca Honda
Bronze Sponsors – Brookline Manor, Lebanon Valley Brethren Home, Madeira Chiropractic,Menno Haven, The Middletown Home, RetireSafe, Sprint CapTel
Media Sponsors – abc27, WHP580AM, WHYL, WIOO
See you at the EXPO!
Donna K. Anderson, EXPO 2012 Chairperson
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Since 1995, the mission of On-Line Publishers, Inc. (OLP) has
been to enhance the lives of individuals within the Central
Pennsylvania community.
We endeavor to do this by publishing 50plus Senior News,
produced through the Mature Living Division of OLP. Over the
years, 50plus Senior News has grown to six unique editions in
Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York
counties.
Now more than ever,
Central Pennsylvania’s
adults over 50 are a
dynamic and inspiring
population who refuse to
slow down and who stay
deeply involved in their
careers, communities, and
family lives, and 50plus Senior
News strives to reflect that in
its editorial content.
Pick up a copy of 50plus
Senior News for articles that
will amuse you, inspire you,
inform you, and update you on
topics that are relevant to your
life. Regular columns appearing
monthly include topics like health,
trivia, book reviews, nature, technology, leisure, veterans’
issues, and, most important, coverage and information
about the goings-on in your county.
Whether you’re looking for some light, amusing reading
or seeking out information on weightier matters, you’ll find it in
our excellent and timely editorial, which is supplied by both
national and local writers for a balanced blend of nationwide
interest and regional relevance. Many of your friends and
neighbors have been highlighted within the pages—or even on
the cover—of 50plus Senior News.
Be sure to check out 50plus Senior News’ new website at
www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com, now featuring editorial and
photo content and offering you, its readers, a chance to offer
your thoughts and commentary on the articles that reach you
each month. And now, you can even find 50plus Senior News on
Facebook!
The advertisers in 50plus
Senior News offer goods or
services to foster a happy, healthy
life. They are interested in
increasing your quality of life, so
please call them when considering
a purchase or when you are in need
of a service.
Although 50plus Senior News has
won many awards for its content
and design over the years, “the
greatest reward is the difference we
make in the community,” attests
Donna Anderson, president of On-
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50plus Senior News—reflecting the
vibrant and energetic lifestyles of its
over-50 readers … and truly Redefining Age!
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Valerie Pritchett Will Join50plus EXPO as
Honorary ChairpersonValerie Pritchett anchors abc27 News Live at Five and abc27 News
at 7 p.m. In addition to her anchoring duties, Valerie also reports
and coordinates the Val’s Kids program, which features children in
foster care who are looking for permanent homes.
Harrisburg is where Valerie, her husband, Joe, and their two
dogs call home.
An animal lover, Valerie helps many animal rescue organizations
with fundraising. She serves as honorary co-chair for the American Cancer
Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk and Daffodil Days events and is
a member of the United Way Women’s Leadership Network.
For more than 15 years, On-Line Publishers, Inc. has celebrated serving
the mind, heart, and spirit of the 50+ community of Central Pennsylvania
through our Mature Living Division of publications and events.
On-Line Publishers, Inc. produces six 50plus EXPOs annually in
Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster (two), and York counties.
These events are an opportunity to bring both businesses and the
community together for a better understanding of products and services
available to enhance life. Entrance to the event, health
screenings, and seminars held throughout the day are free
to visitors.
50plus Senior News is published monthly, touching on
issues and events relevant to the 50+ community. The 50plus
Resource Directory is a resource guide of businesses
interested in your well-being. It is your “50+ yellow pages”
and can be useful in locating products and services to meet
your needs.
50plus LIVING is an annual publication and
the premier resource for retirement living
and healthcare options for mature adults in
the Susquehanna and Delaware valleys.
On-Line Publishers produces (((b)))
magazine, Central Pennsylvania’s premier
publication for baby boomers. (((b))) magazinereflects on the past, recalling the provocative
and history-changing decades of the 1960s
and ’70s; it also examines where baby
boomers are today and identifies the issues they face now—all with a
mind toward representing the mid-state’s own boomer community.
In 2011, On-Line Publishers, Inc. marked its sixth successful year
hosting the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition, making Peggy Kurtz
Keller of Ephrata the 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. Auditions for
2012 were held in late April and early May with the finals night
competition scheduled for June 4, 2012, at the Dutch Apple Dinner
Theatre in Lancaster.
On-Line Publishers also works to inform and celebrate women in
business through our Business Division. BUSINESSWoman
includes professional profiles and articles that educate and
encourage women in business.
Success Stories highlights the achievements of local
professional women so that others may be inspired. It is a
special insert in the March issue of BUSINESSWoman magazine.
POWERLUNCH is an extension of
BUSINESSWoman and is held in York in the
spring and in Harrisburg and Lancaster
during the fall. Executive women are
offered the opportunity for networking, lunch,
seminars, and information from a select number of
exhibitors interested in marketing to women.
The first annual women’s expo was held April 21,
2012, at Lancaster Bible College, and will be held
again in Cumberland County on Nov. 3, 2012, at the
Carlisle Expo Center. This one-day event features
exhibitors and interactive fun that encompasses many
aspects of a woman’s life.
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The 50plus EXPO is
an event that’s a
unique hybrid of
information and
leisure, all geared
toward satisfying the
needs of the area’s over-
50 crowd.
This day is about
you and whatever is on
your mind. Finances,
health, leisure, travel—
the
knowledge
you seek is
all available
at one of our
more than
90
exhibitors.
Each
exhibitor
booth is
loaded with
information
and staffed by friendly people who are eager
and willing to answer your questions.
The EXPO will also offer a variety of health
screenings free to each and every visitor, so be
proactive about your health and
take advantage of this
convenient opportunity to give
your body a little “tune-up”!
The 2012 Dauphin County
50plus EXPO will include
screenings for blood pressure,
hearing, glaucoma,
and more.
Be sure to make
your way around
the EXPO floor
getting the listed
sponsors to stamp
your bingo card,
and return the
completed card for
a chance at
winning a door
prize.
At the 50plus
EXPO, you can
spend an hour or
spend the day.
Socialize, become
better informed,
and, most of all—
have fun!
What Is an “EXPO”?
• Medicare Part D - We have counselors who can
help you sort through and choose the best prescription
drug plan for you.
• Home Delivered Meals - We deliver hot meals 5
days per week, approximately 4,000 meals per week to
senior citizens in Dauphin County. There is no charge
for this service.
• Senior Centers - With 18 Senior Centers throughout
Dauphin County, senior citizens can gather for
fellowship and activities including board games,
cards, dance, tai chi, exercise, computer classes and
trips. There is no charge to join a senior center, and
many of the activities have no cost.
• Adult Day Care - Your loved one can spend the day
engaging in supervised activities at one of seven
facilities that is licensed by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
• Home Care Support - Our Family Caregiver
Support Program can help you care for an older
relative in your home.
• Nursing Home or Personal Care Placement - We
can do an assessment to determine if you or a loved
one is medically eligible for nursing home admission
and provide you with information so that you and your
family can make an informed decision. If you would
prefer to stay in your home instead of going into a
nursing home, we can help you obtain a waiver to
receive that care in your home or in your community.
There is no charge for this service.
• Concerned about possible exploitation, abuse or
neglect of a loved one? Our Protective Services Unit
and Elder Abuse Task Force will intervene to assure
that the health, safety and welfare of the senior citizen
is protected. To report suspected elder abuse or
exploitation, call 1-866-SAFE-111 (1-866-723-3111).
There is no charge for this service.
• Other services are available such as transportation,
long-term care Ombudsman representation and in-
home personal care.
Senior Citizens, What Can Dauphin County Do for You?
If you or a loved one are 60 years of age or older, there are probably services or community resources
available to assist you. We can assist you with a wide array of issues including the following:
Dauphin County Board of Commissioners
Jeff Haste, Chairman
George P. Hartwick, III, Secretary
Mike Pries, Vice Chairman
www.DauphinCounty.org
For more information, please call 717.780.6130
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Proudly Sponsored By:
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Premier Eye Care Group
Bronze
Brookline Manor • Lebanon Valley Brethren Home
Madeira Chiropractic • Menno Haven
The Middletown Home • RetireSafe • Sprint CapTel
Automotive
Ciocca Honda
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AMTRAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Appleby Systems, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Auer Cremation Services of PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Bath Fitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
BetterLiving of Central PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167, 168
BioRX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153
BRONSTEIN JEFFRIES PA OF FAMILY PRACTICE
CENTER P.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175
The Campus of The Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg . .173
Capital BlueCross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Capital Self Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Celtic Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Cochlear Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Cosmopolitan Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Executive Coach, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
E-Z Breathe PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Go Ahead Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Green Eco Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Gutter Magician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Highmark Blue Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Hospice of Central PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Humana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158, 190
ING Financial Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
Kitchen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Macro Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
The Manor at Oakridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
ManorCare Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Mary Kay & Thirty One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152
Memorial Eye Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Messiah Lifeways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180, 181
Miracle-Ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188
Old Country Buffet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184, 185
Orthopedic Institute of PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Owens Corning Basement Finishing Systems . . . . . . . . .192
PA Department of Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection . . . . . . . . .119
Pennsylvania Home Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
PPL ePower Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
ProAdvisor Financial Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
ReBath and More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Renewal by Andersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program
of the Capital Region, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Rheems Nursing Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Ricker Sweigart and Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Rominger & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Rutherford House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Scentsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Senior Home Repairs, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
Spring Creek Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center . . .111
Sundance Vacations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
TASCO, LLC Barrier-Free Renovations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
TLC Ladies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Totem Pole Playhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Traditions of Hershey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
Tri-County Association for the Blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
United Healthcare Community Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
West Shore Window and Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Zimmer-Randall Assoc. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
WIOO .....................................................................................154
WHYL .....................................................................................140
WHP580AM ..........................................................................147
Sprint CapTel ........................................................................126
RetireSafe..............................................................................120
Premier Eye Care Group .....................................................104
The Middletown Home ......................................................107
Menno Haven.......................................................................187
Madeira Chiropractic ..........................................................106
Lebanon Valley Brethren Home........................................151
Homeland Center .......................................................101–103
Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging ................161–163
Ciocca Honda ..............................................................141–143
Brookline Manor ..................................................................146
abc27 ........................................................................109
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11 a.m. – RetireSafe
What’s Next in Washington? What Does it Mean for You?Presented by: Thair Phillips, President, RetireSafe
RetireSafe President Thair Phillips will discuss the latest news from
Washington, DC, including up-to-date reports on H.R. 1086, the CPI for
Seniors Act, Social Security, Medicare, taxes, and debt. RetireSafe will cover issues
and topics that can save your life or your retirement.
Come learn and share your thoughts and concerns—RetireSafe will be
listening! RetireSafe is a nonprofit, nonpartisan bronze EXPO sponsor
representing 400,000 seniors nationwide and more than 15,000 in Pennsylvania.
Learn more at www.retiresafe.org.
Seminar
8 – 8:30 and 9 – 9:30 a.m.: Vintage BrassVintage Brass is a group of five retired/self-employed brass players from the
greater Harrisburg area: Dan Newhouser, trumpet; Dave Rutman, trumpet;
Katie College, French horn; Gil Bishop, trombone; and Jim Milbrand, tuba.
Performances can include classical music, Broadway show tunes, popular
songs, and patriotic numbers. To request Vintage Brass for your event, contact
Dave Rutman at (717) 938-9539 or [email protected].
1 – 1:40 p.m.: Peggy Keller,
2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL WinnerA nurse, teacher, wife, and mother from Ephrata, Peggy Kurtz Keller sung the
national anthem for her high school and is still singing it today at Clipper Magazine
Stadium for the Lancaster Barnstormers. Peggy enjoys singing at the VA Hospital in
Lebanon, for community and civic organizations, and in local theater.
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Executive CoachOne gift certificate for Bob Neff Tours; one gift certificate for Westlake Tours
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TLC LadiesSheetz gift card ($25 value)
Traditions of HersheyGift certificate to Houlihan’s ($50)
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• John Tesh with Music and Intelligence for Your Workday
• Bruce Collier & The Drive Home
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would be the beginning of his military
career as well as the spark for an
infatuation that would evolve to greatly
influence his life.
“They just fascinated me,” Knaub said
of the whales.
He always believed he would be in the
banking industry, having pursued it very
early on. After he attended the US Naval
Academy, Knaub acquired a BS in
accounting from Elizabethtown College
and his MBA in banking from
Shippensburg University. He was able to
work in Harrisburg with two large
banking institutions.
However, Knaub’s interests began to
float back into the world of whales after
discovering whale watching—a practice
of observing whales in their natural
environment—in Provincetown, Mass.,
during a 1985 trip with a group of
friends.
It was not until the very last day of
their three-day journey that they were
able to witness their first whale.
“It was foggy,” Knaub recalled, “and
then someone [on the boat] with the
microphone announced, ‘There’s a
whale!’” What he witnessed that day was
the tail—also known as the fluke—of the
whale, which would become a notable
symbol in his company’s logo. “After
eight hours on the boat we thought it
was the most amazing thing.”
The following year, he brought his
wife along to whale watch and they both
witnessed two humpback whales that
came directly up to their boat, slapping
their flukes in the water—an action
called lobtailing.
“They really excited me and fueled
my passion to be a marine biologist,”
Knaub said.
Having brought along his personal
camera, many other whale watchers
would ask Knaub for copies of his
videotapes.
“That was the light-bulb moment for
me,” said Knaub. It would also be the
beginning of his Whale Video Company.
During six months in 1988, he took
175 whale-watching trips, recording
everything he saw. According to Knaub,
a lot of planning goes into a whale-
watching trip and capturing video,
including anticipation of bad weather,
being prepared for seasickness, preparing
backup equipment, and knowing how to
spot a whale.
In Knaub’s videos, there is a distinct
enthusiasm not only from the whale
watchers, but from the whales as well.
The videos show whales blowing ring
bubbles and
breeching, which
is when whales
launch
themselves out of
the water in an
incredible
display.
“Humpback
whales are 50
tons of fun,” he
laughed.
Knaub’s
videos—digitized
and annotated by him—have become
known as the world’s largest video
documentation archive of dolphin and
whale behaviors. They serve as some of
the first notations of certain whale
behaviors.
“We have about 500 [whales]
identified on video,” Knaub said. “[The]
whales have names and personalities and
an interest in us.”
His vast collection of videos caught
the attention of Google, making Knaub
one of the official contributors to Google
Earth and Google Ocean. Knaub also
has videos posted to YouTube that have
accumulated thousands of views.
Knaub said that it simply takes one
trip to excite individuals about whales.
“You would think someone who went on
tens of thousands of trips would be
immune, but it’s as if it is their first
time—there is something magical about
a whale,” he said.
That magic seems to have Knaub
completely captivated as he has made
several connections with the whales he
has videotaped, knowing about 100 on
sight.
“It was their amazing stories that got
me away from banking,” Knaub said.
Quite a few of these whales have
become celebrities amongst whale
watchers and fanatics. The most notable
are Salt and Colt.
Salt, a
humpback whale,
was the first
whale to be
treated as an
individual and
given a name.
She is the most
sighted whale in
the whale world,
being spotted
every year.
Marine biologists
estimate that she
is 43 to 44 years old (most humpback
whales live to be about 75).
Salt is also a mother of 12 calves and
eight known grand-calves. Scientists are
able to keep track of whales by their
markings and scars. Many are even
named after such markings.
Colt is a 30-year-old humpback whale
who is well known for his singing
talents; he has been dubbed “the Frank
Sinatra of the whale world.”
“Colt has a little black mark that
looks like a handgun,” laughed Knaub.
When it comes to selecting names, “you
have to use your imagination.”
Both Colt and Salt are whales that are
available for adoption through a CSI
program that Knaub helped to establish.
Through this organization, your
donation goes toward protecting whales
against inhumane hunting, known as
whaling, and toward environmental
conservation.
Those who choose to adopt are sent a
package that includes a DVD of the
adopted whale that displays Knaub’s
fascinating whale videos. Whale fans are
also able to take direct action by signing
petitions against the hunting and
consumption of whales or by contacting
state legislatures on the CSI website.
“If we tell you about them and show
you stories about their personalities, it’s
like they become friends,” Knaub
explained.
Knaub also takes his vast knowledge
to senior communities and elementary
schools across the nation, giving lectures
that drown out the negative stereotypes
whales are often given: that they are
dangerous creatures responsible for the
decline in fish and other ocean life.
“My company wants to show the
beautiful side of whales,” he emphasized.
Knaub remembered an example of such
a side when a mother whale briefly left
her calf by his boat for a few hours.
“Why would a mother want to bring its
calf to us even when they are treated
badly? They are more trusting than most
people will be.
“They deserve our protection.”
Interested in getting involved with a
few of Knaub’s non-profit organizations?
Whale adoption and cetacean
preservation information can be found
on the CSI website at www.csiwhales
alive.org or by calling (203) 770-8615.
To donate to a whale and dolphin
charity, visit the WDCS International
Charity page at www.wdcs.org or call
their toll-free number, (888) 699-4253.
For more information on the
preservation of all animals, visit
www.ifaw.org or reach them at (202)
296-3860.
Salt blows near a calf.
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Dauphin County
Calendar of Events
Dauphin County Library Programs
Dauphin County Department of Parks and Recreation
May 6, 8 to 10 a.m. – Photography Walk, Wildwood Park
May 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Garden Faire, Fort Hunter Mansion & Park
May 13, 1:30 to 3 p.m. – Flower Walk: Jack in the Pulpits and Other Spring Flowers, Wildwood Park
AARP Driver Safety Programs
Programs and Support Groups
For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse.
May 21 and 22, 5 to 9 p.m. – Mohler Senior Center, 25 Hope Drive, Hershey, (717) 533-2002
East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St., Harrisburg, (717) 652-9380May 3, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; May 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; May 5, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Friends of East Shore Area
Library Book Sale
Elizabethville Area Library, 80 N. Market St., Elizabethville, (717) 362-9825May 11 and 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Friends of the Elizabethville Area Library Raffle Auction
Harrisburg Downtown Library, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976
Johnson Memorial Library, 799 E. Center St., Millersburg, (717) 692-2658
Kline Branch, 530 S. 29th St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-3934May 10, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; May 11, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; May 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Friends of Kline
Library Book Sale
May 24, 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Friends of Kline Library Monthly Meeting
Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library, 2410 N. Third St., Harrisburg, (717) 232-7286
McCormick Riverfront Library, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976May 24 and 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Friends of McCormick Riverfront Library Book Collection and Sale
Northern Dauphin Library, 683 Main St., Lykens, (717) 453-9315
William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library, 200 W. Second St., Hummelstown, (717) 566-0949May 1, 6:30 p.m. – Novel Thoughts Book Club
May 15, 1 p.m. – Novel Thoughts, Too!
Free and open to the public.
Senior Center Activities
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.Free Art Classes
Thrive
100 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg
(717) 238-1887 or [email protected]
May 7, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.Fitness Fun Sampler: KaBOOM Fitness
Country Meadows of Hershey
451 Sand Hill Road, Hershey
(717) 533-1880
May 14, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.Fitness Fun Sampler: Exerstride® Walking Poles™
Country Meadows of Hershey
451 Sand Hill Road, Hershey
(717) 533-1880
May 19, 10 a.m.Teamster 776 Retirees Club Meeting
Union Hall
2552 Jefferson St., Harrisburg
(717) 233-8766
May 19, 1:30 p.m.Hershey Area AARP Monthly Meeting
Spring Creek Church of the Brethren
335 E. Areba Ave., Hershey
(717) 832-3282
May 21, 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.Fitness Fun Sampler: Personal Training 101
Country Meadows of Hershey
451 Sand Hill Road, Hershey
(717) 533-1880
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Have you ever spent a Saturday
morning going to yard sales?
The signs are all around you,
but you don’t want to drive around
aimlessly or waste money buying junk.
Whether you are buying or selling, here
are some tips for making the most of
your time in the yard.
Don’t Forget the Cash
Yard sales are not like a quick trip to
the convenience store. You will need
more than just
your keys, cell
phone, and
credit card.
You need
coins and small
bills in order to
take home the
best from a
yard sale. Don’t
ask a yard sale
seller to break a
$50 bill; it
could be the
end of your
negotiations.
Don’t Sell Everything
Some things aren’t supposed to be sold
on the front lawn. Don’t sell original art
or jewelry at yard sales. There are not
enough people shopping at a local yard
sale to attract high prices. Yard sales are
not the place to get big bucks for your
heirlooms.
Don’t Get Up Early!
I have made it a lifelong rule that
there is no good reason, other than a
house fire, to get up before 8 a.m. Don’t
get up at the crack of dawn to try to beat
everyone to a yard sale. You won’t miss a
thing.
In fact, you can get the best prices
around lunchtime as most yard sale hosts
are ready to call it quits. By noon, sellers
are exhausted, and they don’t care what
you pay for that Wedgewood cachet pot
as long as you take it with you. It is a
great time to negotiate or even get stuff
for free.
Don’t Buy Damage
Condition is a key to value. If you
pick up a tattered linen from a yard sale,
thinking that it is some fabulous antique
Amish quilt, you are probably paying
hard-earned
money for the
same rag that
you might use
to wax the car.
Someone
else’s tattered
piece isn’t
automatically a
wonderful
antique. Don’t
fantasize about
a yard sale find.
If it is in poor
condition,
leave it on the
lawn.
Don’t Buy Parts
I always say that buying parts is for
auto mechanics, not yard sale shoppers.
Don’t buy incomplete sets or games with
missing pieces. Buy complete games in
their original boxes whenever possible.
Instruction booklets increase value by 15
percent.
Don’t Let it Go Until You Know …What it’s Worth!
As an antiques appraiser with a PhD
and decades of market experience, I
know that most hosts don’t bother to
find out what their objects are worth
before they schlep them from the attic
out to the front lawn.
Do your homework and you can go
home with some great stuff from your
neighbors’ yard sale.
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Asparagus Tips – Grab a Spear, My Dear
Preventive Measures
Wendell Fowler
As the brown-gray mood of winter
melts, giving way to warmer
temperatures, crocus, and pudgy,
chirping robins, nature’s ultimate finger,
asparagus, begins poking its purple tips
through the warm soil.
I’ll never forget Mom cautioning my
brothers and me as we ran through the
family garden using asparagus spears as
swords in our swashbuckling fantasy.
“Don’t run while you have asparagus in
your hands. You’ll poke someone’s eye
out!
This low-calorie, luxurious member of
the lily family was historically reserved
for royalty and rulers and is derived from
the Greek word asparago, meaning to
“sprout” or “shoot up.”
History tells us that Roman emperors
were so fond of asparagus that they kept
a special fleet of ships solely to fetch it.
Ancient Romans hoarded it, since they
believed asparagus spears cured all
ailments, which is evidence of
man’s recognition of
food as medicine.
Ancient Chinese
herbalists have used
asparagus root for
centuries.
The edible young
shoots are one of the most
nutritional, well-balanced
veggies.
• 5 ounces provides 60 percent
of the recommended daily
allowance for folacin—
required for blood-cell
formation growth and
the prevention of liver
disease, cervical cancer, colon and rectal
cancer, and heart disease.
• Asparagus contains potassium, which
helps regulate the electrolyte balance
within cells and helps maintain normal
heart function and blood pressure.
• It contains fiber, thiamin,
and B6 and is one of the
richest sources of rutin,
which strengthens
capillary walls.
• Asparagus is especially rich
in the antioxidant nutrients
vitamin A, vitamin C, and
vitamin E.
• Asparagus is a diuretic and a
laxative; for those who are
sedentary and suffer from
gravel, it’s been found
beneficial, as well as in
cases of dropsy.
• Asparagus contains steroids that mimic
pheromones, which purportedly make
you attractive to lovers.
This generous gift of the universe
contains more glutathione than other
produce. It assists cells in breaking down
toxic peroxide and other oxygen-rich
compounds, preventing them from
destroying DNA. Glutathione repairs
damaged DNA, stimulates immune
function, recycles vitamins C and E back
to their active forms, and removes toxins.
In 1991, an Italian researcher reported
a compound found in asparagus that had
shown some antiviral activity in test-tube
studies. The root contains compounds
called steroidal glycosides, which may
have anti-inflammatory properties to ease
the pain of arthritic-related conditions.
Without getting busted by the grocery
cops, bend a stalk and select a bunch that
is firm with tightly closed buds. The
thickness of the stalks makes no
difference. The color should be bright
green with subtle purple hints.
Discoloration and fading can guarantee
it’s old.
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The Church of Latter-Day Saints’
free site FamilySearch (now at
https://www.familysearch.org) is a
valuable resource for genealogical
researchers. It is undergoing design
changes that are almost complete.
The old site, in many ways more user
friendly, is now at
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.
asp. As explained on the old site, most of
the records and indexes on that site have
been added to the new one, and other
features of the old website have been or
will be moved in coming weeks. Unless I
state differently here, I refer to the new
site.
It permits, but doesn’t require, free
registration with a username, password,
and email address. However, registration
is required for a very important feature
on the new site.
LDS work goes on continuously to
digitally index records and make them
available online, but still, many are
available only on microfilms (reels of
miniaturized photocopies of records) or
microfiche
(small, flat
sheets of
miniaturized
images).
A widely
used service of
the LDS church
is the rental of
these
microfilms/fiche
containing
varied historical
records: land
dealings; civil
birth, marriage,
and death records; and church baptisms,
etc., from widespread sources. At the
new site, you’ll see a page with the main
heading “Discover Your Family History.”
Select the link “Catalog” just below the
title. Click the drop-down tab for
“Search” and select one of the options:
Place-names,
Titles, etc.
I’ll give an
example,
searching for
records from
Columbia, Pa.
Select
“Place-names”
and type
“Columbia” in
the form. As
you start to
type, a list of
possible
matches will
appear. Here I find trouble with the new
site, because the town of Columbia, Pa.,
won’t appear as a choice unless you type
“Lancaster, Columbia.” On the old site,
as soon as you searched for “Columbia,”
it would give a list of all Columbias with
records, from which you could choose
“Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Columbia.”
It may sound trivial, but when
searching for records from a foreign
town, you may not know the name or
correct spelling of that town’s region,
county, or province. FamilySearch would
do well to upgrade the site with a more
inclusive search engine. Be advised:
When searching by place-name, enter the
state, county, or province, if known, and
then the name of the town.
Anyway, once you click on “Search”
for “Pennsylvania, Lancaster, Columbia,”
a list of microfilms/fiche will appear.
Clicking on “Church Records,” for
example, gives a list of such records.
Selecting one—say, Saint John
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; parish
registers, 1881-1935—gives a page
Changes to FamilySearch
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After cooking, if your asparagus has
gone limp, you’ve blown it. All of
asparagus’s delicious cosmic healing
qualities are ruined by cooking too long;
raw is best. Steam it for one minute.
Pay attention; over-cooking deserves
a good flogging. “As quick as cooking
asparagus” was a Roman saying,
meaning something had to be
accomplished rapidly.
To steam: Place washed, whole,
trimmed asparagus on a steamer rack
over rapidly boiling water. Cover and
begin timing.
Serving suggestions:
• Try asparagus with minced, fresh
garlic and lemon juice squeezed over
the top.
• Chop it up raw and toss it into a
salad.
• Drizzle it with soy sauce, toasted
sesame oil, and chopped green onions.
• Yogurt, low-fat mayonnaise, or non-fat
sour cream are easy toppings.
• Complement asparagus with a glass of
Chenin Blanc, Fume Blanc, or French
Colombard.
• Chives, chervil, parsley, savory, and
tarragon infused with olive oil are
delicious poured over asparagus.
After eating asparagus, somewhere
between 20 to 40 percent of the
population detect their urine smells
foul. This is caused by the sulfur and
methanethiol compounds in the
splendid spring vegetable.
Not a good-enough reason to avoid
this honorable rite of spring. Just don’t
poke someone’s eye out.
Chef Wendell is an inspirational food
literacy speaker and author of Earth SuitMaintenance Manual. To order a signed copy
of his food essays and tasty recipes, contact
him at [email protected] or
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TIPS from page 27
describing available records and the film
number they are on (in this case, film
1723649).
Often the records are available online
at the FamilySearch site, and a link will
direct you to them. If not, go to or
contact your closest Family History
Center (FHC) to determine if the film
is there.
If the film you want is not on hand,
it can be ordered for viewing at an FHC.
A change in procedures at most FHCs
now requires microfilms/fiche to be
ordered online. They’re no longer to be
ordered and paid for in person at the
FHCs. You need a working email
account and must be willing to pay for
film rentals by credit card or by using
the online PayPal system.
Online ordering requires registration.
Go to FamilySearch and, in the upper
right-hand corner, click on “Sign In.” If
you’re not yet registered, this will take
you to a page that has a button entitled
“Create New Account.” Click there and
select “FamilySearch Account” for the
general public or “LDS FamilySearch
Account” for LDS church members. Fill
in the information blocks and then
click “Register.” You’ll be directed to
open your email to complete the
registration.
Once registered, to order a film, go
to https://www.familysearch.org/films.
You’ll see a page headed “Online Film
Ordering” where you can sign in. You
must assure that the film is delivered to
your “default” FHC, the center where
you wish to research the film. On the
right is a little “house” icon (for
“Home”). Click there, and follow
directions to select a default FHC.
Select the FHC and return to the
film-ordering page. Enter the desired
film number and click the “Search”
button. If the film is already available at
your FHC, you will be so informed. If
not, you can order it for a short term
(60 days) for $7.50 or as extended loan
(indefinite) for $18.75.
Then proceed as in a typical online
purchase. You will be given an order
number and will receive emails telling
you the progress of your order and
when it has arrived at your FHC. Once
there, it will be filed numerically by
film number. Make a note of that so
that you can locate the film in the
FHC’s files.
If the film is short term, it will have
a due date associated with it. The
patron who ordered the film, as well as
others who may use it, must recognize
that if the film is not renewed online
before that date, it may be returned
without further notification.
Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to
contact him by writing to 438 Maynard
Drive, Amherst, NY 14226; by email at
[email protected]; or by visiting
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In early 1950s television, Richard
Carlson starred in I Led Three Lives.
Each episode started with a dramatic
voiceover: “This is the fantastically true
story of the Herbert A. Philbrick, who,
for nine frightening years, did lead three
lives—average citizen, member of the
Communist Party, and counterspy for
the FBI.”
I always thought if we could count
“average citizen” as one of our lives, we
all could claim at least two—for instance,
average citizen and housewife or average
citizen and pipe fitter.
It may be a stretch to call celebrities
average citizens, but if we do, several
from past and present have led three
lives, just like Herbert A. Philbrick.
Take Dorothy Rodgers, wife of
composer Richard Rodgers, who always
fought being summarized as “wife and
mother.” She wrote books on home
decorating and invented a toilet cleaning
“jonny mop,” which she sold to Johnson
& Johnson.
Jamie Leigh Curtis, daughter of Janet
Leigh and Tony Curtis, and a movie star
in her own right, holds the patent on a
disposable diaper that comes with a
moistened baby wipe attached.
New Yorker writer Ian Frazier often
writes about fishing, but his patent is for
a different kind of pole—one that
removes debris stuck in trees.
Ever yearn to write, but say you
haven’t the time? Draw inspiration from
Edward Streeter. Streeter retired from his
37-year banking career in 1956, a couple
of years after his novel, Mr. Hobbs’
Vacation, hit the bookstores. Later it was
transformed into a hit movie starring
Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O’Hara.
But Streeter already knew about
Hollywood. You see, back in the ’40s, he
made time to write Father of the Bride
despite his daily commute to New York’s
Fifth Avenue Bank.
Anyone with more LPs than CDs
remembers the choral harmony of Fred
Waring and His Pennsylvanians. Waring
played in orchestras to put himself
through Penn State, where he studied
architectural engineering, not music.
His engineering knowledge stood him
in good stead as he helped work out the
kinks in another inventor’s basic blender
design. Voila! The Waring Blender was
born.
Hedy Lamarr shocked European
movie-goers by skinny dipping in the
1933 Austrian-Czech film Ecstasy. In
Hollywood she is remembered as much
for turning down what became Ingrid
Bergman roles in Gaslight and Casablanca
as for starring in such pictures as Samson
and Delilah and The Strange Woman.
But the woman Louis B. Mayer once
called “the most beautiful girl in the
world” was not just another pretty face.
Back in 1942, Lamarr shared a patent for
a “secret communication system” that was
designed as a guidance device for U.S.
torpedoes. The invention, based on
“frequency hopping,” was so far ahead of
its time that the military couldn’t use it
until the 1960s. In today’s digital age, it
helps keep cell phone calls secure.
Even ardent baseball fans may have
trouble recalling journeyman catcher Moe
Berg. A defensive specialist, Berg got in
just 662 big-league games during 15
seasons in the 1920s and ’30s.
Berg’s I.Q. might have been higher
than his batting average. He graduated
from Princeton with honors, and then
earned a law degree from Columbia while
playing big-league ball. Players used to
joke, “Moe Berg can speak seven
languages, but he can’t hit in any of
them.”
One of those languages was Japanese,
which might explain how a ball player
who hit only three homeruns in his first
10 seasons got selected, along with bona
fide stars like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig,
for a 1934 traveling all-star team that
visited Japan. Berg charmed his hosts into
letting him take home movies from the
top of Tokyo’s tallest building, movies
some say were used to plan Jimmy
Doolittle’s Tokyo bombing raid.
Once America entered World War II,
Berg’s fluent German led to missions for
the Office of Strategic Services,
predecessor to today’s CIA. One of his
greatest spy triumphs was discovering that
Nazi Germany’s nuclear research lagged
behind the American atomic efforts.
In any language, Moe Berg would have
made Herbert A. Philbrick proud.
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This Month in History: MayEvents• May 9, 1862 – During the American Civil War,
General David Hunter, Union commander of the
Department of the South, issued orders freeing the
slaves in South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia
without congressional or presidential approval.
The orders were countermanded by President
Abraham Lincoln 10 days later.
• May 14, 1804 – Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark departed St. Louis on their expedition to
explore the Northwest. They arrived at the Pacific
coast of Oregon in November of 1805 and
returned to St. Louis in September of 1806,
completing a journey of about 6,000 miles.
• May 31, 1889 – More than 2,300 people were
killed in the Johnstown flood in Pennsylvania.
Heavy rains throughout May caused the
Conemaugh River Dam to burst, sending a 75-
foot-tall wall of water pouring down upon the city.
Birthdays• May 1 – American labor leader Mary “Mother”
Jones (1830-1930) was born in County Cork,
Ireland. She endured misfortune early in life as her
husband and four children died during the yellow
fever epidemic of 1867. She also lost all of her
belongings in the Chicago Fire of 1871. She then
devoted herself to organizing and advancing the
cause of labor, using the slogan, “Join the union,
boys!” She also sought to prohibit child labor. She
remained active until the very end, giving her last
speech on her 100th birthday.
• May 8 – International Red Cross founder and
Nobel Prize winner Henri Dunant (1828-1910)
was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He was also a
founder of the YMCA and organized the Geneva
Conventions of 1863 and 1864.
• May 19 – African-American playwright Lorraine
Hansberry (1930-1965) was born in Chicago, Ill.
She is best known for A Raisin in the Sun (1959) a
play dealing with prejudice and black pride. The
play was the first stage production written by a
black woman to appear on Broadway. She died of
cancer at the age of 34. A book of her writings,
entitled To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, was
published posthumously.
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