Photo credit: Jason Tabor

Dance instructor Ivan Kerns doing the East Coast Swing with one of his students.

By Jason Tabor

Ivan Kerns turned 83 last September, but he hasn’t let that keep him offthe dance floor. “If you want to stay young, hang out with young people and others who

think young,” he says.Kerns is the president of the Central Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club, a

volunteer-run organization comprising swing dance enthusiasts. He’s not just the president, however. He’s also an instructor.Swing dancing is the energetic form of dance named after the “swing”

style of jazz music made popular in America in the 1920s to 1950s. It isassociated with dancers lifting, spinning, or flipping their partners into theair in time to the music.Kerns has been dancing for most of his life. A congenital heart condition

sidelined him from sports during high school, and that’s when he gotinvolved in dancing “to have something to do” that was physically active butwouldn’t pose a risk to his health. As a result of his heart condition, Kerns underwent a new, radical open-

heart surgical technique in 1950 to fix the problem. His doctors informedhim he was one of the first 10 people to undergo this revolutionaryprocedure.“I do believe that I am a world’s record, which I cannot prove—but think

I am the world’s longest surviving open-heart surgery patient,” saysKerns. “Sixty-five years later, still here and kicking.”After graduating from high school, he accepted an offer from Arthur

Octogenarian Passes ’50s-Era Dance to

New Generation of Swing Enthusiasts

Shall We Dance?

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Ihave been advising people about yardsales for decades. Here are my toptips for those of you who love yard

sales—as buyers and as sellers. Many of us have spent a weekend

driving around your favoriteneighborhoods to shop on other people’slawns. Typically, you end up buying a few

things that you really don’t need, but youjust can’t leave a neighbor’s lawn withouta watering can, a vintage poster, and abunch of napkins. You spend $17 andcall it a day.

Tips for SellersThere are many things that people

don’t knowabout yardsales, the firstof which is thatyard sales arebig business. You think it

is just small-time stuff withneighborscleaning outthe basementof old junk,but in reality,yard sales are the source of objects thatcommand six-figure price tags in othermarkets … markets far away from thefront yard. That’s right; the high-priced auction

and Internet markets for art, antiques,and collectibles use yard sales as a majorsource for inventory. And, many of the major auction

houses and smaller estate auction housesregularly send out people known aspickers to get some of their auctioninventory from yard sales. These peopleare sent to neighborhoods where thehomes have reached the 50-year mark,assuming that their original owners areready to move on to assisted livingfacilities or downsized residences. Most unknowing yard-sale hosts think

that they are just offering their items tonaïve shoppers and fellow neighbors—well, be warned. You are competing withthe pros out there. These buyers know what you’ve got,

what it is really worth, and where to sellit for top dollar, and they are not in the

game to tell you that you just made a bigmistake putting out that Eastlake table orvintage Guerlain perfume bottle on thefront lawn. And your price is all wrong too! These

guys are going to get you down on theasking price and take away somethingvery valuable that was once in your houseand was once a treasured familyheirloom. Know what you’ve got before you

schlep it out to the front lawn. At mymobile website (www.drloriv.com), youcan send a photo of an object from a yardsale, and I will tell you its value beforeyou buy it. This is how technology willhelp you cash in.

Here is anexample thatwill have youthinking twicebefore you havethat yard sale.Recently, a$425,000 floralstill life paintingthat now hangsin the HoustonArt Museumwas originallysold at a

California yard sale for $18. Yep, the original owner’s family didn’t

know that they had a priceless piece offine art, so they unknowingly offered it ata yard sale for $20. The picker workingfor the auction house got them down to$18, and the auction house later sold itto the Texas museum for a whopping$425,000. That could happen to you. Find out

first.

Tips for BuyersOk, so you get my point, but you

aren’t hosting a yard sale. You want toknow about buying at yard sales. Here aremy tips for buyers.

• Bring cash as it will help yournegotiating power.

• Establish a budget and stick to it.

• Be polite, but always negotiate. Thisisn’t friendship; this is business.

Yard Sale Tipsfrom the Expert

Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Lori Verderame

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• Celebrity items bring big value.

• If it is in poor condition, leave it onthe lawn.

• If there is a box of old jewelry that

looks like junk, there is probablysomething overlooked in that box, likea piece of 14-karat gold or sterlingsilver.

• Bring a magnifying glass, loupe, or at

least your reading glasses.

• Ask the yard-sale seller about the item’sbackground. Even if they don’t know alot about the item, they still probablyknow more than you do about it.

Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author,and former museum director, Dr. Lori hostsantiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Loriis the star appraiser on Discovery channel.Visit www.DrLoriV.com/Events,www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888)431-1010.

York Launches Million Hearts® Initiative The City of York – Bureau of Health

has announced a strategic, citywidepartnership to promote heart health.Cardiovascular disease is responsible

for one of every three deaths in the U.S.,yet many major risk factors for heartattacks and strokes are controllable.That’s why the City of York – Bureau

of Health has initiated a communitycollaboration to launch Million Hearts in

York City, partnering with East SideHealth Center/Family Practice andCounseling Network Resources forHuman Development, Minnich’sPharmacy, and YMCA of York.Million Hearts is a national initiative

aiming to prevent 1 million heart attacksand strokes by 2017 by focusing on theABCS: Appropriate aspirin therapy,Blood pressure control, Cholesterol

management, and Smoking cessation.Locally, we see a need for such an

initiative: 39 percent of adults in YorkCounty have high cholesterol and 34percent of adults in York County havehigh blood pressure, according to theHealthy York County Coalition’s 2012community health assessment.By partnering with a health center,

pharmacy, and community organization

during this initiative, the bureau hopesto spark a change among city residentsand employees to lead healthier lives. Community members are invited to

start by pledging support of better hearthealth at www.millionheartsyork.org. Bytaking the pledge, signers commit toseeing a health professional regularly,eating healthier, getting more exercise,and quitting smoking.

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Dear Savvy Senior,Where can I find out about

alternative transportation options formy elderly mother? She needs to giveup driving, but before she does, weneed to figure out how she’ll getaround. – Searching Daughter

Dear Searching,Alternative

transportation servicesvary widely bycommunity, so what’savailable to your momwill depend on where shelives. Here’s what youshould know.

Transportation OptionsFor starters, it’s

important to know thatwhile most urban areasoffer seniors a variety oftransportation services, the optionsmay be few to none for those livingin the suburbs, small towns, andrural areas. Alternative transportation is an

essential link in helping seniors whono longer drive get to their doctorappointments, stores, socialactivities, and more.Depending on where your mom

lives, here’s a rundown of possiblesolutions that can help her getaround, along with some resourcesto help you locate them.

Family and friends: This is by farthe most often used and favoriteoption among seniors. So make a listof all possible candidates your momcan call on, along with theiravailability and contact information.

Local transportationprograms: These are usuallysponsored by nonprofitorganizations that serve seniors.These services may charge a nominalfee or accept donations and oftenoperate with the help of volunteerdrivers.Also check out the Independent

Transportation Network(http://itnamerica.org), which is a

national nonprofit that has 27affiliate transportation programs in23 states. With this program, seniorspay membership dues and fees basedon mileage. And, most programs willlet your mom donate her car inreturn for credits toward futurerides.

Demand response services: Oftenreferred to as “dial-a-ride” or “elderlyand disabled transportation service,”these are typically government-funded programs that provide door-to-door transportation services byappointment and usually charge asmall fee or donation on a per-ridebasis. Many use vans and offer

accessible services for riders withspecial needs.

Taxi or car service: These privateservices offer flexible scheduling butcan be expensive; however, they’recheaper than owning a car. Some taxi/car services may be

willing to set up accounts that allowother family members to pay forservices, and some may offer seniordiscounts. Be sure to ask.Another option to look into

is ride-sharing services, whichconnect people who have cars withpeople who need rides. Uber(www.uber.com), Lyft (www.lyft.com),and Sidecar (www.side.cr) are threeof the largest companies offeringservices in dozens of cities across theU.S.

Private program services: Somehospitals, health clinics, seniorcenters, adult day centers, malls, orother businesses may offertransportation for programparticipants or customers. And some nonmedical home-care

agencies that bill themselves asproviding companionshipand running errands ordoing chores may alsoprovide transportation.

Mass transit: Publictransportation (buses,trains, subways, etc.), whereavailable, can also be anaffordable option and mayoffer reduced senior rates.

Hire someone: If yourmom lives in an area wherethere are limited or notransportation services

available, another option to consideris to pay someone in the communityto drive her. Consider hiring a neighbor,

retiree, high school student, orcollege student who has a flexibleschedule and wouldn’t mind makinga few extra bucks.

Where to LookTo find out what transportation

services are available in your mom’scommunity, contact the Rides inSight national toll-free call center at(855) 607-4337 (or seehttp://ridesinsight.org) and theEldercare Locator at (800) 677-1116, which will direct you to herarea agency on aging for assistance.Also contact local senior centers,

places of worship, and retirementcommunities for other possibleoptions. And check with her state

department of transportation(www.fhwa.dot.gov/webstate.htm) andthe American Public TransportationAssociation (www.publictransportation.org).

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The York County Area Agency onAging, in conjunction with thePennsylvania Department of Agriculture,is again offering the Senior FarmersMarket Nutrition Program to eligibleYork County seniors.This program provides $20 in

vouchers to eligible seniors to buy freshfruit and vegetables from participatinglocal farm markets.York County residents who are 60

years of age or older and who have agross annual 2015 household income ator below $21,775 for a single person or$29,471 for a couple are eligible toparticipate.All income is included when

calculating total gross income. Proof ofage and York County residency must beshown to obtain vouchers.A Seniors Farmers Market proxy

form, along with proof of age andresidency, is required for anyone pickingup vouchers for another eligibleindividual, including powers ofattorney. The proxy form is available atmost senior centers or can bedownloaded from the Forms &Documents page of the Agency onAging’s website (www.ycaaa.org). Individuals are eligible to receive the

vouchers only once per calendar year.The vouchers can be redeemed betweenJune 1 and Nov. 30.Residents of nursing homes, personal

care facilities, or any residential settingthat offers meals are ineligible to receivethe vouchers.Vouchers will be distributed from

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the following YorkCounty locations, or as long as thevoucher supply lasts:

June 2 – Yorktown Senior Center, 509Pacific Ave., York

June 3 – Crispus Attucks, 605 S. DukeSt., York

June 4 – Heritage Senior Center, 3700Davidsburg Road, Dover Township

June 9 – Windy Hill on the CampusSenior Center, 1472 Roth’s ChurchRoad, Suite 103, Spring Grove

June 10 – White Rose Senior Center, 27S. Broad St., York

June 11 – Red Land Senior Center, 736Wyndamere Road, Newberry Township

June 30 – Delta Area Senior Center, 5Pendyrus St., Suite 1, Delta

July 2 – Dillsburg Senior ActivityCenter, Inc., 1 N. Second St., Dillsburg

July 7 – Hanover Council of Churches,136 Carlisle St., Hanover

July 14 – Susquehanna Senior Center,2427 Craley Road, Lower WindsorTownship

July 15 – White Rose Senior Center, 27S. Broad St., York

July 16 – South Central Senior Center,150 E. Main St., New Freedom

July 17 – Hanover Hospital Wellness &Education Center, 400 York St., Room1-B, Hanover

July 21 – Brown’s Orchards & FarmMarket, 8892 Susquehanna Trail South,Springfield Township

July 23 – Flinchbaugh’s Orchards, 100Ducktown Road, York

July 31 – Red Lion Area Senior Center,20-C Gotham Place, York Township

Anyone requiring further informationshould contact the York County AreaAgency on Aging at (717) 771-9610.

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Brand-new Navy Ensign Myron(Mike) Geller landed on thePhilippine island of Samar in

June 1945. If he had been there only a few

months earlier, he would have foundhimself in the middle of an enormousbattle, since Samar was smack in thecenter of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one ofthe largest naval battles in history.Historians also call it one of the

greatest military mismatches in navalhistory. Admiral Halsey had been luredinto taking his powerful 3rd Fleet after adecoy fleet, leaving only three escortcarrier groups of the 7th Fleet and theirdestroyers, which had been repurposed toattack ground targets and thus had fewof the torpedoes they would normallycarry. The northernmost of the three groups,

Task Unit 77.4.3 (“Taffy 3”) found itselffacing a large force of Japanese

battleships and cruisers.Although Taffy 3destroyers had neitherthe firepower nor armorto do so, they attackedthe huge Japanese fleetin order to permit thesafe retreat of their slow“Jeep” carriers. Planes from those

carriers then strafed,bombed, torpedoed,rocketed, and depth-charged the Japaneseforces, sinking ordisabling three cruisersand causing the Japaneseforce to turn tail and fail to take part inthe further battle in Leyte Gulf.That was then. But now Geller was

assigned to the 29th Naval ConstructionBattalion (Seabees). And he foundhimself on Samar, facing a huge

collection of all kinds ofequipment used bySeabees: bulldozers,trucks, cranes, drag-lines,etc. As cargo officer, it was

his responsibility to sort itall out and get it securelyoff the island. We haddropped the two A-bombs on Japan, and theJapanese had finallysurrenderedunconditionally. But westill had equipment totake care of and men tosupport.

One special concern was the largestock of liquor and beer they had tomove. Experience was clear that nomatter how well you guarded anythingalcoholic, it somehow managed todisappear.

So they solved that by filling pontoonswith the bottles of liquor and thenwelding the pontoons shut. The beerwent into large wooden crates theyfashioned and carefully padlocked.The destination was Truk, halfway

across the Pacific. It had once been thelargest Japanese base in the Pacific. Thedeep lagoon was 40 miles wide, withhigh islands and an encircling barrierreef. Often there had been more than

1,000 Japanese merchant and warshipsmoored there awaiting furtherdeployment. However, our submarineshad effectively cut off supplies fromJapan, with supply convoys receivingnearly 90 percent losses en route to Truk. And in February 1944, we put

together a huge armada of top-linecarriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers,and submarines for attacks that reducedTruk to rubble, with more than 70

The Seabees Moved Liquor in Pontoons,Beer in Wooden Crates

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

Ensign Myron (Mike) Geller inNew York after graduationfrom midshipman school in

January 1945.

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shipwrecks, 400 aircraft destroyed, andthe base no longer a threat to our forces. Starvation had killed many of the

soldiers before the complete surrender ofthe base in 1945.When Geller and his convoy reached

Truk, he got the additional job of waterofficer, since water was a key need of oursoldiers, sailors, and Marines there. Hesupervised the maintaining of proceduresthat were essential for purifying thedrinking water on the main island. Did he lose any of the liquor or beer

on the voyage from Samar?

“Well,” he grins, “there was some ofthe beer that came up missing, but thewelded pontoons did a good job ofkeeping the liquor safe.”By that time, Geller had accrued

enough points to go home. So he caughta Navy flight to Guam and another toHawaii. Then it was by ship to SanFrancisco and a commercial flight toNew York, where he was discharged. Before he ever joined the Navy, he had

been studying at City College of NewYork when he decided to join the Navy’sV-12 program that sent him to Cornell

University and permitted him to graduatethere before he became a Navy ensign. Now, after returning from the Pacific,

he was able to use the G.I. Bill to get amaster’s degree in industrial managementat Columbia University. He wrote histhesis on the power crane and shovelindustry and was careful to send a copyof it to manufacturers in that industry. That got him an interview—and a job

as sales rep—at the Bucyrus ErieCompany upon graduation. He workedhis way up in several other companiesbefore becoming vice president of sales at

Dynapac, where he worked until hisretirement in 1986. He then used his computer to search

for the kind of retirement home hethought he would like and found justwhat he wanted in Central Pennsylvania.He feels very comfortable in retirementthere and often thinks of those formativeyears in the Navy and how they helpedhim so well in choosing the rewardingcivilian career he’s had.

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

The York County RSVP Volunteer ofthe Month for June is Howard Powell. Powell has been a volunteer tutor at

Hanover Street Elementary School forthe past two years. Three days a week, hetutors first-, second-, third-, and fourth-graders with reading, English, spelling,and computer skills.He is known as Mr. Howard to the

students he tutors. Howard lives with his wife in Dover

and has 35 years of IT experience. He

worked at JohnsHopkins Hospital andat the HarfordCounty PublicLibrary as thecomputer supportmanager for 15 years.His hobbies

include reading,football, stock carracing, and going tothe movies.

For more information onvolunteer opportunities withRSVP, the nation’s largestvolunteer program for adultsaged 55-plus, email

york_rsvp@rsvpcapreg.org, visitwww.rsvcapreg.org, or call RSVP’s YorkCounty office at (443) 619-3842 or thestatewide Senior Corps of Pennsylvaniahotline toll-free at (888) 870-2616.

Volunteer SpotlightVolunteer SpotlightComputer Pro Tutors Elementary Students

Jamie Mulhollen, left, teacher at Hanover StreetElementary School, withvolunteer Howard Powell.

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after a few days my husband and Ifound it both too expensive and toofrenetic for our taste. Therefore, we’dmoved to the Whitney, a charminghistoric hotel in the Central BusinessDistrict. My husband asked a gentleman who

works at the hotel for a restaurant thatcaters to locals rather than tourists. “There’s a place about a mile from

here where they train impoverishedyouth to work in the tourist industry.Can’t get much more local than that.New Orleans has lots of tourists and lotsof impoverished youth,” he answered.And thus began our offbeat New

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Big Dreams at a Small CaféWhen we arrive at Café Reconcile

almost every table is filled, some withfamilies, others with businessmen andwomen who are enjoying their lunchbreak. A bevy of young adults sportingCafé Reconcile shirts are cooking,waiting tables, cleaning up. In short,they’re running the restaurant.

“Most of these young people, who arebetween 16 and 22 years old, have seennothing but poverty and violence. Manyhave mental health concerns, substanceabuse issues—and the vast majority havehad run-ins with the juvenile justicesystem. We help them get on track andbecome self-sufficient members ofsociety,” explains Kelder Summers, one

of the café’s directors.Our server brings us our order: shrimp

etouffée with salad for me; fried catfishwith two sides for my husband ($10.99each). He’s deferential, a bit tentative,but determined. I ask him why he joinedthe program at Café Reconcile. “Because I want to turn my life

around,” he says. If the concerned folks who run Café

Reconcile have their way, he’ll be able todo just that. After completing a short

apprenticeship at a New Orleansrestaurant, they’ll help him find a joband track him for a year, offering himadvice and support if he feelsoverwhelmed. By this time he shouldhave the life skills as well as the workskills to break the cycle of poverty.(www.cafereconcile.org)

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Southern Food and Beverage Museum,16,000 square feet dedicated to theculinary heritage of the South, both intoto and in all its regional variations. There are Coca-Cola bottles from

Georgia, fishing nets from Louisiana, aham-smoking rack from Virginia, and anentire wall that explains the history ofthe American cocktail. In addition, behind closed doors but

accessible to the public, there’s a libraryof more than 15,000 books. Most arecookbooks but some are manuals for oldappliances. Finally I may learn how towork my mother’s vintage blender!The museum’s restaurant, Purloos,

which is named after a traditionalLowcountry dish, serves Southernregional fare such as Cape Hatteras clamsand Delta corn tamales, as well SwampPop, a made-in-Louisiana soft drink towhich I soon become addicted.With a Swamp Pop Satsuma Fizz in

hand, we look at a special exhibithighlighting the oldest continuouslyoperated, family-owned restaurant in theUnited States, which just happens to beback in the French Quarter.(www.southernfood.org)

175 Years of French-Creole FoodI know exactly what I want when I

walk into Antoine’s: Oysters Rockefeller,

the restaurant’s signature dish of freshGulf oysters topped with a rich greensauce.

Its name is a tribute to the “rich”Rockefellers who, like the oysters, wereawash with “green”—albeit in the form

of money rather than spinach. Thesewere exactly the kind of folks thatAntoine Alciatore hoped would patronizehis restaurant when he immigrated toNew Orleans in 1840.By that time, the 18-year-old boy had

spent 10 years as an apprentice for amaster chef in a ritzy French hotel, andhe was familiar with the preferences ofthe upper class. He knew they wouldwant more than the simple boiled dishesthat were the staple of other Louisianarestaurants. Thus he added French flair in the way

of sauces and seasonings and, voilà, anew regional cuisine and one of NewOrleans’ most renowned restaurants wereborn.As we leave, my husband and I both

have the same thought. Nearly 200 yearsago, a young boy named Antoine learnedkitchen skills from a master chef inFrance in order to ensure a more securefuture for himself and his family. Today, another young man is learning

kitchen skills at a small café in NewOrleans for much the same reason.Fingers crossed that he has similarsuccess. (www.antoines.com)

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

At the Southern Food and Beverage Museumeach of the 15 Southern states has a displaythat honors its own culinary traditions.

People flock to Café du Monde for its café aulait and beignets.

Mother’s Restaurant is known forpo’ boys that are packed with ham,roast beef, debris, and gravy.

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animals.Gray

squirrels,flyingsquirrels,and blackrat snakesare someof thecrittersthat live inmedium-sizedhollows in the woods. Gray squirrels alsolive in tree cavities in mature suburbswith their big trees. Some of the ratsnakes dwell in holes in trees after theycaught and ate the original inhabitants.Eastern bluebirds and tree swallows

compete for medium-sized holes in treesin farmland, with the swallows usuallywinning those contests. Little gangs ofswallows mob individual pairs of

bluebirdsat treecavitiesuntil thebluebirdsgive upand moveaway. But the

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Raccoons, barred owls, screech owls,American kestrels, and wood duckscompete for larger tree cavities in woods,suburbs, and farmland. There they liveand raise youngsters. Kestrels rear youngin hollows in farmland and suburbs only. Some colonies of honeybees settle into

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Max Freeman died last week, atthe age of 94. He was thetown’s oldest barber. Younger

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up in the mirrors at Max’s:“Mom said I could get a

crew cut!”“Flat top, Mr. Freeman.

Leave the sides, so I cancomb ’em back to a ducktail. Yeah!” “Just a trim—not that much left to

cut, Max.” The barber pole in front of his shop

stopped turning years ago. A faded signon the front window read, “ThreeChairs, No Waiting.” But Max was theonly barber, as far back as I recall. Old magazines, piled around, and the

smell of Lucky Tiger tonic in the air;

Max’s barber’s license on the wall, nextto snapshots of his son. I’d heard his wife left him during the

Depression and took their little boywith her. But each year she’dsend a new photo. “How’s the little guy

doing, Max?” someone wouldask. “Doin’ fine—growin’ like

a weed,” he’d say. The lastpicture of his son was takenin Vietnam, along with threeother soldiers.

Max was old school. He’d take histime. Step back, take a look, massageyour scalp, and lightly brush your neck,with flair, like he was putting thefinishing touches on you. Finally, he’dhelp you on with your coat. Nobody does that any more, do they?

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Ididn’t realize until I got home that Ihad left my cane in my cart at thesupermarket. It was the first time in

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cars and outside walls to get in the store.Like a fool, when five shoppers offered tohelp me, I didn’t accept. I think that when many of us are

offered help, such as to carry things or toborrow anythingor for a ride topick upsomething weneed, we say no. I feel so badly

for my husband,Bob. It breaksmy heart that hehelps me somuch. Earlierthat day, he waswashing dishes.I cried, “I’msorry I don’twash my tomatojuice glass.” He said, “It’s hard for you to stand at

the sink.” He put his arms around me. “Ilove helping you. Wouldn’t you want tohelp me?” Of course I would.While shopping that day, a woman

offered to pick up the bag of popcorn Ihad dropped. I said, “Thanks so much,but I can do it.” But once I knelt down,I couldn’t get back up. So I held onto astore fixture in order to stand. Who do I think I am? Am I a stronger

person for refusing help? No. That’sridiculous. Apparently I think that asking for

help makes me inferior, dependent, andneedful. Well, the reality is, I am inneed. Most of us are at some point. Isthat a sin?Accepting help would show some real

strength.There were samples of sandwiches at

the deli counter. I tried but couldn’treach one because I have no balance. Ithought, “So what if I’m hungry andcan’t reach a sandwich?” A shopper reached one for me. She

said, “Please take this sandwich. Theworld is full of people who want tohelp.”

With thoughtful tenderness, shehanded me the sandwich and then gotone for herself. We quietly enjoyed oursnacks. “Oh, it’s delicious,” I said, grateful for

more than the sandwich. I stood next toher, cherishing this sweet, touchingmoment of a stranger who cared aboutme. We all have pitfalls: a loss of a

relationship, avoidance of publicspeaking, fear ofbeing alone, abad shoulder.Who is perfectlycapable in allways? Nobody Iknow.When I left

my cane at thestore, I felt I hadlost anattachment ofme. My cane is apart of me, like areal limb. Ofcourse I could

get another cane, but this one’s beenwith me for so long. We had become—sort of—family, my cane and me.Constantly interconnecting with eachother.I wanted my cane back so badly.When I saw it behind the store’s

service counter, I told the store worker Icould get it myself. Then, when I saw theobstacles that would make that hard, Iasked a simple question that wouldchange my life. “Would you please get it for me?”Naturally, he reunited me with my

cane.I knew then that I’d never turn back.

I’m not inferior. I’m not in the way. I’mnot bothering anyone. And if I am,whose problem is that?I may be physically impaired, but my

greatest handicap has been in notaccepting the helping hands of others. Of that, I am no longer disabled.

Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationallysyndicated columnist. Her new book isCracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: StoriesFrom a Life Out of Balance. To find out more,visit www.saraleeperel.com or emailsperel@saraleeperel.com.

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May I Have Your Help?

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Father’s Day started with a dedicatedwoman: Sonora Smart Dodd, thedaughter of a widowed Civil War veteranwho had raised her on his own. Dodd came up with the idea for a

special day celebrating fathers whenlistening to a Mother’s Day sermon in1909. She held her own special tribute

for her father onJune 19, 1910, inSpokane, Wash., andbegan a campaignfor an officialcelebrationthereafter.The idea of

Father’s Day initiallymet with someskepticism, but in1919, President CalvinCoolidge expressedsupport for theholiday, and in 1926 aNational Father’s Day

Committee was formed in New YorkCity. In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson

signed a proclamation designating thethird Sunday in June as Father’s Day, butit wasn’t until 1972 that PresidentRichard Nixon officially recognized it asa national holiday.

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Flag Day became an official nationalcelebration in 1916, when PresidentWoodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14Flag Day to commemorate the adoptionof the Stars and Stripes by the SecondContinental Congress on that day in1777.The idea of setting aside a special day

to celebrate the U.S. flag wasn’t new,though. One of the earliest observancesof Flag Day occurred in Hartford,

Conn., in 1861, at thesuggestion of GeorgeMorris, to pray for thepreservation of theUnion at the beginningof the Civil War.In 1885, a

Wisconsinschoolteacher namedBernard J. Cigrandheld a formal

observance of what hecalled “Flag Birthday” athis school. Cigrand wenton to become apassionate promoter ofFlag Day, deliveringmore than 2,000speeches on the subject,and he is generallyconsidered to be the“Father of Flag Day.”

In 1914, Secretary of the InteriorFranklin K. Lane delivered a Flag Dayspeech in which he said the flag hadspoken to him that morning: “I am whatyou make me; nothing more. I swingbefore your eyes as a bright gleam ofcolor, a symbol of yourself.” In 1949, President Harry Truman

signed an Act of Congress formallyestablishing June 14 as National FlagDay.

Fly Old Glory with Pride on Flag Day

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York County

Calendar of EventsRed Land Senior Center – (717) 244-7229,www.redlandseniorcenter.orgJune 11, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Farmers Market

Nutrition Voucher DistributionJune 25, 12:30 p.m. – Ice Cream SocialJune 29, 12:45 – Beginner’s iPad Class

Windy Hill On the Campus – (717) 225-0733,www.windyhillonthecampus.orgJune 10, 10 a.m. – MindMatters Presentation: “Flying

the Big Jets”

Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.

York County Library Programs

York County Department of Parks and RecreationPre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or anyadditional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.

June 7, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Summer Wildflowers, Nixon County ParkJune 10, 7 to 8 p.m. – Porch Talks: The Lincoln Funeral Train, Hanover Junction Train StationJune 14, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Nesting Birds of Nixon Park, Nixon County Park

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

June 1, 9:30 a.m.Green Thumb Garden Club Meeting:“Let’s Recreate Jurassic Garden”Emmanuel Lutheran Church2650 Freysville Road, Red Lion(717) 235-2823

June 3, 6:30 p.m.Lawn Concerts @ the Mansion: Swinginto Summer!Hanover Area Historical SocietyWarehime-Myers Mansion305 Baltimore St., Hanover(717) 632-3207

June 5, 10:30 a.m.Partners in Thyme Herb Club of SouthernYork County PicnicJohn Rudy Park400 Mundis Race Road, York(717) 428-2210

June 25, 7 p.m.Lecture Program: “U.S. Medal of Honor –Beyond the Call of Duty”Hanover Area Historical SocietyWarehime-Myers Mansion305 Baltimore St., Hanover(717) 632-3207

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) 244-2032June 17, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Green Thumb Garden Club Presentation: Gardening for Butterflies

Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center, 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, (717) 252-4080 June 2 and 16, 6 p.m. – KC Knitting and CrochetersJune 11, 1 to 3 p.m. – Chick Lit Book Club: Riding the Bus with My Sister by Rachel SimonJune 11, 2 to 4 p.m. – Meet the Tech Guru

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Murray Dance Studio to teach ballroomdancing on weeknights and weekends,which included swing dancing. During this time, he met his future

wife, Leona, and decided to get marriedand start a family, thinking it “prudentto give up the dancing part” of his life. He and Leona had three daughters,

Vicki, Kathy, and Cindy, and Kernstook a fulltime job at AMP Inc. (nowTyco) as a die engineer, where heworked in management before retiringin 1995.In 2001, after 49 years of marriage,

Leona passed away from cancer, andKerns began looking for activities andorganizations to keep him occupied andactive. He heard about the Central

Pennsylvania Swing Dance Club anddecided to put on his dancing shoes andcheck it out. “Turned out that their swing dancing

was right up my alley, so I started goingeach week,” says Kerns. “In 2004, theyasked me to become their president.”As president, Kerns guides board

meetings and keeps the club movingforward.

That same year, theclub obtained its ownvenue for holdingdances, and Kernsbegan teaching swingdance to studentsagain, 50 years afterhis retirement fromArthur Murray. The swing dance

club celebrated its 10-year anniversary lastyear. The club holdsdances each week onTuesday and Saturdaynights and also holdsspecial dance eventswith live bandsthroughout the year. Dancers can attend

a “beginner’s” lessonbefore each dance,taught by Kerns andother instructors atthe club.“The officers and

instructors arevolunteers and do this because of ourlove of dance and our desire to pass the

’50s-era dancing onto futuregenerations,” saysKerns.The dances attract

about 50 dancersmost nights, fromhigh school andcollege students toseniors, many withvarious diversebackgrounds but allwith a love for swingdancing. “To keep things

interesting, we teachvarious forms ofswing dance,”including East andWest Coast Swing,Lindy Hop, and theCharleston, saysKerns. “We love it that all

ages come to dance.Our advice tobeginners is to learn

the basics well first, as all other steps aredeveloped from that firm foundation,

and it makes intermediate and advancedlearning much easier and fun.”Kerns is also active outside of the

dance studio. For 25 years, he was thepresident of his table-tennis club. He haswon medals in the state and nationalSenior Games and competed in variousUSA Table Tennis-sanctionedtournaments. In addition, he is a volunteer at an

organization providing support for thehomeless, working overnight at a shelterand serving as president and a memberof the governing board. He alsovolunteers at a local theater, where heushers patrons at live shows.Kerns enjoys spending time with his

family—now numbering three children,six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren—and traveling. He hastraveled all around the world and visitedmost of the continents along the way. “When you retire, retire from work,”

says Kerns. “Do not retire from life.”For more information about the

Central Pennsylvania Swing DancingClub and a schedule of their events, visittheir website at www.centralpaswingdance.org or call (717) 218-9846.

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A mural celebrating the swing-dance era brightens up the dancestudio where the club meets.

Photo credits: Jason Tabor

Kerns volunteers as a danceinstructor “to pass the ’50s-era

dancing on to future generations.”

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