Chester County 50plus Senior News March 2013

Archaeologist Steve Warfel in front of Dill’s Tavern in Dillsburg,where he conducted an investigation for the Northern York County

Historical and Preservation Society in summer 2011.

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By Lori Van Ingen

Indiana Jones, eat your heart out. Central Pennsylvania native Steve Warfel has made his share of amazing

archaeological finds, too.One of Warfel’s finds was a cobble with a face pecked on it that dates back

to 2050 to 1770 B.C. He found it just off the shore of Piney Island, belowthe Holtwood Dam. It was found under water near a habitation layer withcharred remains in a hearth, he said. The cobble is now on display at theState Museum of Pennsylvania.

Another extraordinary discovery was a glass trumpet at Ephrata Cloister.Dating to the period around A.D. 1730, the German religious communalsociety, which was devoted to separating itself from the outside world,probably found the trumpet to be too ostentatious and it was disposed of ina trash pit, Warfel said.

Warfel’s love of archaeology began when he stumbled across anthropologywhile attending Franklin & Marshall College as a pre-med major.

When Warfel heard that the State Museum of Pennsylvania’s archaeologistneeded extra helpers with his dig, he decided to get involved.

“I didn’t know what I was getting into, but I had a little coursework undermy belt,” he said.

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Dear Savvy Senior,What’s the best, conflict-free way to

divvy up my personal possessions to my kidsafter I’m gone? I have a lot of jewelry, art,family heirlooms, and antique furniture,and five grown kids that don’t always seeeye to eye on things. Any suggestions wouldbe appreciated. – Seeking Peace

Dear Seeking,Divvying up personal possessions

among adult children or other lovedones is a task that many parents dread.

Deciding who should get what withoutshowing favoritism, hurting someone’sfeelings, or causing a feud can bedifficult, even for close-knit families whoenter the process with the best ofintentions.

Here are some tips to consider thatcan help you divide your stuff withminimal conflict.

Problem AreasFor starters, you need to be aware that

it’s usually the small, simple items oflittle monetary value that cause the most

How to Divvy UpYour Stuff

Savvy Senior

Jim Miller

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conflicts. This is because the value weattach to the small, personal possessionsis usually sentimental or emotional, andbecause the simple items are the thingsthat most families fail to talk about.

Family battles can also escalate overwhether things are being divided fairlyby monetary value. So for items ofhigher value like your jewelry, antiques,and art, consider getting an appraisal toassure fair distribution. To locate anappraiser, visit the American Society ofAppraisers (www.appraisers.org).

Ways to Divvy The best solution for passing along

your personal possessions is for you to gothrough your house with your kids (orother heirs) either separately or all atonce.

Open up cabinets, drawers, andclosets, and go through boxes in the atticto find out which items they would liketo inherit and why. They may have someemotional attachment to something

you’re not aware of. If more than onechild wants the same thing, you will havethe ultimate say.

Then you needto sit down andmake a list of whogets what onpaper, which willbe signed, dated,and referenced inyour will. You canrevise it anytimeyou want. Youmay also want toconsider writingan additional letteror creating anaudio tape, CD,or DVD thatfurther explainsyour intentions.

You can alsospecify a strategy for divvying up the restof your property. Some fair andreasonable options include:

Take turns choosing: Use a round-robin process where family members take

turns picking outitems they wouldlike to have. Ifwho goes firstbecomes an issue,they can alwaysflip a coin ordraw straws.Also, to helpsimplify things,break down thedividing processroom by room,versus tacklingthe entire house.

Have a familyauction: Giveeach personinvolved the same

amount of “play money,” or use “virtualpoints” to bid on the items they want.This can also be done online at

eDivvyup.com, a website for families andestate executors that provides a fair andeasy way to distribute personal property.

For more ideas, see “Who GetsGrandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?”(www.yellowpieplate.umn.edu), which isa resource created by the University ofMinnesota Extension Service. For a fee,the service offers a detailed workbook,interactive CD, or DVD that givespointers to help families discuss propertydistribution and lists important factors tokeep in mind that can help avoidconflict. You can order a copy online orby calling (800) 876-8636.

It’s also very important that youdiscuss your plans in advance with yourkids so they can know what to expect.Or, you may even want to startdistributing some of your items now,while you are still alive.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to theNBC Today show and author of The SavvySenior Book. www.savvysenior.org.

In the decade prior to andfollowing World War II, mostdays of the week were dedicated

to a routine of specific activities.Mondays were dedicated to

washing the laundry and hanging it todry, secured by wooden pins toslender rope lines in the backyard.Amazingly, clothes hung in freezingtemperatures dried, despite turningstiff as heavy-duty aluminum foil.Undergarments might be hung in thebasement, adding a bit of comfortinghumidity to the heated air in thehouse.

Almost everyone used one or moreof three brands of laundry soap: FelsNaptha bars, Rinso powder, andOxydol powder. Clothes hung outsideto dry always had a “fresh smell”regardless of the brand of soap used.Most homes were heated with coal-burning furnaces that emitted bits ofblack ash (“soot”) through thechimney, speckling laundry hungnearby.

Some homes had only a washboardto scrub clothes. The slightly moreaffluent had a wash machineequipped with dual hard-rubberrollers. When hand-cranked, theserollers squeezed out much of thewater from laundry passing betweenthem.

Americans in the 1930s and 1940shad limited wardrobes. This madefamily laundry manageable untildiapered babies arrived.

Tuesday was given to ironinglaundry. Wrinkle-free fabricsdid not arrive until late in the1900s. President Truman, in1947, asked Americans to noteat meat on Tuesdays so thiscountry could ship more grainto the undernourished peoplein postwar Europe.

Wednesday providedrelaxation at the movies, wheretheatres promoted attendanceby holding a “Bank Night.”The paid admission ticket,usually 25 cents, had identicalnumbers printed at each end.Half of the ticket wassurrendered to the usher uponentry. At intermission a theater

employee would pull the winningticket stub from a jar to award a cashprize of about $20, a coveted sum inthose days.

Thursday was not a dedicated day.The evening was spent listening topopular radio shows that, throughaccompanying sound effects, broughta sense of theatric realism to thelistener.

Friday, for observant Catholics,meant fish for dinner or perhapsmacaroni and cheese. Meat wasbanned as atonement for sins.

There was less opportunity to sinin this era. One lived in a communityclose to aunts, uncles, cousins, andgrandparents. Our behavior wasclosely monitored. No one wanted tobring shame to family members.

Saturday was given to maintenanceof the house, garden, lawn, and car—but not before shopping for thegroceries needed for the week ahead.

Movie theaters featured matineefilms for children, usually presentedin serialized segments to encouragereturn for next week’s episode.Features included Tarzan, CharlieChan, Buck Rogers, and cowboyheroes. Evening films featuredprogramming for adults.

In the 1950s, Saturday-nightmovie attendance declined astelevision gained audiences. Teenswith automobiles favored “cruising”downtown streets to attractcompanionship before heading to thedrive-in snack spot.

Sunday was the time to attendchurch. Proper dress was prescribed—church was not a leisurely event.Attendees often selected the same pewseat every Sunday as though it werereserved. Most retail stores wereclosed all day to observe the Sabbath.

Sunday dinner, usually scheduledfor early or mid-afternoon, typicallyfeatured chicken, mashed potatoes, avegetable, and homemade dessert.Potato salad and ham were frequentchoices for picnic events. Visitingamong relatives and friends providedentertainment, until it was time tohear favored radio programs aired inthe evening.

Today we shop any day of theweek and most hours of the day.Laundry is simplified by automaticwashers and dryers. Any night ismovie night, thanks to DVDs,Netflix, and cable television.

The abandonment of structuredweekdays has impaired seeing ourfriends, relatives, and neighbors atsupermarkets, church, and movietheaters. Life is much moreconvenient as we find ourselvesincreasingly isolated.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-researchanalyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of aSenior Citizen and A Musing Moment:Meditative Essays on Life and Learning,books of personal-opinion essays, free ofpartisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contacthim at [email protected].


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Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES

On a recent car trip through theBritish countryside, we stoppedat one of the most well-

appointed rest areas I’d ever seen: tworestaurants, a video game parlor, a giftshop combo market, a post office, andthe most appreciated feature, a dozenladies’ “facilities.”

On the inside door of each cubicle,there was a poster. It was a line drawingof a woman with her knees held togetherbut her ankles flung far out to each side.Her hands, one over the other, were justabout at her (pardon me) crotch level.

Theillustration’smessage was clear:She really had togo to thebathroom. Underthe image waswritten: “Backalready? Overactivebladder is atreatable medicalcondition. Askyour doctor.” Veryclever, I thought,and great placement.

“Overactive bladder” is the name of adistressing problem that, although it canbecome more troublesome as we growolder, is not a normal part of aging. Thesymptoms are:

• Urinary frequency, meaning havingto go more than eight times in 24 hoursand/or twice during the night

• Urinary urgency, defined as thesudden desire to go with the panickyfeeling that you won’t be able to waituntil you get to a bathroom

• Urge incontinence, referring toactually not being able to hold back yoururine until you get to a bathroom

Some 17 million Americans (mostlywomen) are plagued by overactivebladder symptoms. The underlyingproblem usually lies with the nervesand/or the muscles in that area, althoughthere are other contributors:

• Medications such as sedatives,diuretics (obviously), and sleeping pills

• So-called “trigger foods” that canirritate the bladder: coffee (even decaf ),alcohol, tomatoes, citrus fruits, cornsyrup, honey, milk, carbonatedbeverages, chocolate, cranberries, andeven artificial sweeteners and highlyspiced dishes

Can overactive bladder be treated asthe poster stated? And how? And withwhat degree of success?

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Diet: It has beenreported that half ofoveractive bladdersufferers can easetheir symptoms justby eliminatingtrigger foods fromtheir diet. Once thesymptoms haveimproved, it is often

possible to add these items back, one at atime; however, if there is one food ordrink that’s particularly problematic, itmay have to be permanently avoided.

Bladder retraining: This is a process ofunlearning certain habits, teaching thebladder to hold more urine, andexercising and strengthening pelvic floormuscles.

Medications: There are patches, gels,and pills that, although not a cure, canget a person through the course ofbladder retraining.

However, it takes time, and moreimportantly, dedication. In addition, anoveractive bladder is probably besthandled by a urologist or an ob/gyn withspecialized training.

Of course, none of this will get doneunless the patient cranks up the courageto tell their doctor that there is aproblem in the first place.

Gloria May is a registered nurse with amaster’s degree in adult health education anda Certified Health Education Specialistdesignation.

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Calendar of EventsCoatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-690022 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.cascweb.org

Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown–http://home.ccil.org/~dasc

Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, Malvern

Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square–www.kennettseniorcenter.orgFridays through April 12 (except Good Friday), 9 a.m.

to 2:30 p.m. – Free Tax Assistance by AppointmentMarch 14, 10 a.m. – Session on Early Heart Attack CareMarch 27, 12:30 p.m. – Book Talk: The Light Between

Oceans by M.L. Steadman

Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-524412 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org

Phoenixville Area Senior Center – (610) 935-1515153 Church St., Phoenixvillewww.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org

West Chester Area Senior Center – (610) 431-4242 530 E. Union St., West Chester – www.wcseniors.org

Please call or visit the centers’ websites for additionalactivities.

Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation

Atglen Library, 413 Valley Ave., Atglen(610) 593-6848

Avon Grove Library, 117 Rose Hill Ave., West Grove,(610) 869-2004

Bayard Taylor Library, 216 E. State St., Kennett Square, (610) 444-2702

Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway,Exton, (610) 280-2615

Chester Springs Library, 1685-A Art School Road,Chester Springs, (610) 827-9212

Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave.,Downingtown, (610) 269-2741March 8, 6 to 7:30 p.m.; March 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. –

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

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Wednesdays in March, 9 to 10 a.m. – Warwick Walkers, Warwick County ParkWednesday and Saturdays in March, 9 to 10 a.m. – Hibernia Hiking Club, Hibernia County ParkMarch 9, 8 to 10 a.m. – Birding at Black Rock, Black Rock Sanctuary

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

March 5, 2 p.m.Grief Support GroupPhoenixville Senior Center153 Church St., Phoenixville(610) 327-7216

March 5, 6 p.m.Memory Loss and Dementia SupportGroupSunrise Assisted Living of Paoli324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern(610) 251-9994

March 5 and 19, 5 to 6:30 p.m.Bereavement Support GroupMain Line Unitarian Church816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon(610) [email protected]; all arewelcome.

March 6, 6:30 p.m.Homestead Memory Care SupportGroupTopic: Caregiver Guilt andResentmentThe Residences at Chestnut Ridge2700 Chestnut Parkway, Chester(610) 447-0710

March 11 and 25, 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupAdult Care of Chester County201 Sharp Lane, Exton(610) 363-8044

March 13, noonFamily Caregiver Support GroupSarah Care425 Technology Drive, Suite 200Malvern(610) 251-0801

March 19, 6 p.m.Family Caregiver Support GroupSunrise of Westtown501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester(610) 399-4464

Community Programs Free and open to the public

March 2 and 16, 5 to 10 p.m.Bingo NightsMarine Corps League Detachment430 Chestnut St., Downingtown(610) 431-2234

March 5, 7:30 p.m.Concert: The Brandywine SingersTel Hai Retirement CommunityChapel1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook(610) 273-9333

March 5, 11:30 a.m.West Chester University RetireesLuncheonFor restaurant location, pleaseemail [email protected]

March 9 and 16, 10 a.m.Presentation: The Land of the BibleTel Hai Retirement CommunityChapel1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook(610) 273-9333

March 12, 11 a.m.New Century Club Meeting(Women’s Charity Club)Days Hotel943 S. High St., West Chester(610) [email protected]

March 13, 12:10 p.m.DNA Reveals the Ancient Origins ofOne’s FamilyOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener University ExtonCampus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/olli

March 20, 12:10 p.m.A Firsthand Account of JapaneseInternment during World War IIOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener University ExtonCampus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/olli

March 27, 12:10 p.m.The Recorder Instrument and ItsHistory (Quartet Concert)Osher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener University ExtonCampus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/olli


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Do you know a 50+ volunteer who gives selflessly to others? Tell us what makes him or her so specialand we will consider them for 50plus Senior News’ Volunteer Spotlight! Submissions should be

200 words or fewer and photos are encouraged. Email preferred to [email protected] or mailnominations to 50plus Senior News, Volunteer Spotlight, 3912 Abel Drive, Columbia, PA 17512.

Members of the Zuponcic family ofDowningtown have been activevolunteers on Tel Hai’s campus since July2006.

Cindy Zuponcic remembersresponding to an ad in the ChesterCounty Homeschool newsletter whenher four children were between the agesof 7 and 13. At that time they served asFriendly Visitors in the healthcare centeron Friday afternoons.

Now ranging in age from 14 to 20,the Zuponcic youngsters have moved onto busy and rewarding lives. Sons Bradleyand Steven are in high school with“crazy-busy schedules,” but still find timeto volunteer an average of three hours aweek in the Garden Café in Tel Hai’scommunity center.

In the fall of 2006 the Zuponcicsstarted assisting healthcare center

residents oncommunitytrips, and astheyoungstersgrew olderthey pursuedmore variedvolunteeropportunitieson the TelHai campus.

Theoldest,Elizabeth,participated in the Summer Youthprogram for two years, continued withFriendly Visiting, and was a writer ofresident histories as part of the Slice ofHistory program offered by the volunteerservices department. Currently she is

living andworking inVirginia.

Emmyfollowed inher sister’sfootstepsinitially andthen choseto volunteerin thecampuslibrary,handlingcomputer

data entry and shelving. She was also aGarden Boutique volunteer and stillworks in dining services while attendinga local college.

Bradley, now 16, served in theChildren’s Learning Garden daycare

center, hair care, and chapel. For the pastthree years he has been working in theGarden Café with his younger brother,Steven, now 14. Steven had also helpedout in Heather Gardens, a specializedprogram in a secure setting forindividuals with cognitive impairments.

Cindy still enjoys Friendly Visiting,assisting in the volunteer office withcomputer data entry, writing for the Sliceof History program, and working inhuman resources as well. Cindy alsorecalled everyone helping out with theannual book sale in April for severalyears.

The faithful service of the entireZuponcic family has long beenappreciated at Tel Hai, and it is apleasure to formally recognize their manyyears and varied service to Tel Hairesidents and staff.

Cindy Zuponcic encouraged her four children tobecome community volunteers in 2006.

Family of Volunteers Celebrated

Preventive Measures

Wendell Fowler

In 1972, Americans spent $3 billionon fast food. Today, they spend morethan $110 billion.

And supersizing any meal plumps upmore than 46 million people daily, morethan the population of Spain. Loosenyour belt. You’d need to skip around thegarden seven hours nonstop to burn off ajumbo soda, fries, and a triple bacon-cheeseburger.

Portion control, food wisdom, andself-love are critical for a healthier,peaceful life. By combining addictivefats, sugar, and salt, fast food taps intoyour brain’s opiate reward system,creating a feedback loop that stimulatesyour desire to eat and leaves you wantingmore and more, even as your tummybursts.

Change your plate; change yourweight. “Weight sits like a spider at thecenter of an intricate, tangled web of

health and disease,” writes Walter Willettin Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: TheHarvard Medical School Guide to HealthyEating. The American Institute forCancer Research says those who supersizemeals are probably overweight, thewelcome wagon for “diabesity” and otherdiseases.

One ounce is considered a portion ofwhole grains. Generally, one ounceconsists of one slice of whole-grain breador 1 cup cooked steel-cut oats, brownrice, quinoa, or whole-grain pasta.According to the FDA, people should beeating six to 11 servings of grains perday. A serving is a half cup.

One ounce of cheese equals four dice;1/2 cup low-fat ice cream equals a halfan orange; one medium piece of fruitequals a tennis ball. Brown rice, otherwhole grains, and mashed potatoesshould look like half a baseball. A whole-

grain muffin should resemble a tennisball, not a softball.

Two to three ounces of fish, chicken,and lean red meats should resemble adeck of cards. A serving of raw almondsor walnuts is 22 nuts. Greasy potatochips equaling one serving looks like ahalf of grapefruit, but you must admit, ahalf of a sweet and juicy ruby-redgrapefruit is a much bigger bang for yournutritional buck. A serving of super-nutritious leafy veggies is 1 cup.

The CDC highly recommendssupersizing your fresh, colorful, earth-nurtured, not-canned produceconsumption. Perfection would be sevento nine half-cup portions daily, whichcould be achieved at the local salad bar,sans creamy dressings. Opt for olive oiland vinegar.

Cook from scratch with a variety ofvibrant plant foods daily to absorb the

ethereal health benefits real foods offer.Instead of supersizing, eat just half anormal portion and cut 50 percent of thecalories. Ask for or prepare lunch-sizeportions at dinner. Despite theaffordability, shun “all-you-can-eat”buffets. Remember, pigging outaccelerates aging.

We can’t blame family genes; it’s thewealth of unwholesome, emotionallyadvertised, low-cost, supersized foodunderlying the “diabesity” healthcarecrisis. Just like we’re not born to hate, wewere not created to eat against ournature; we were taught.

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It’s 5:30 in the morning, and I’mshivering on a Maui beach. Thewind is gusting, and the waves are

crashing onto the shore, showering uswith fine particles of mist and sand.

I’m one of about 50 people, mostin swimsuits, wrapped in towels andlooking either supremely serene orvaguely apprehensive. The serenefolks are the Kanaka Maoli (NativeHawaiians) or at least kama’aina(non-Hawaiian islanders). Theapprehensive, like me, are visitors.

We’re here to experience Hi’uwai,a traditional Hawaiian purificationceremony. It’s the opening event ofMaui’s Celebration of the Arts, anannual festival that honors Hawaiianculture, from music to crafts, fromrituals to herbs. (This year, thecelebration will be held March 29-31.)

Clifford Nae’ole, the Hawaiiancultural advisor to The Ritz-CarltonHotel in Kapalua, which is hostingthe event, begins speaking.

“Now it is time for silence,” he says.“When you go into the water, thinkabout what you’ve done, good and bad.When you get out, you’ll leave the dirtbehind.”

He calls us to move closer to eachother as he intones a chant that I can’tunderstand. Then he waves us towardthe water.

I surprise myself by going in, lettingthe water wash over me. The windwhips my face, blows my hair, and Ialmost stumble as the waves come inwith a roar. As I regain my balance, Isense new possibilities. Maybe there’ssomething to this.

Within about 10 minutes, the lastfew people leave the water, and Nae’olehas us face the east where the sky isgetting lighter, a glimmer of pinkpeaking through the trees. A womanleads us in a chant to awaken the sun.

“A new day has begun,” says Nae’ole,and he encourages us each to hug theperson closest to us. I’m standing nearthree people; I hug them all.

There’s More to Maui than Sun and Surf

Hi'uwai, a traditionalpurification ceremony,

opens the annualCelebration of the Arts.

Visitors are encouraged to try out anose flute.

A chant, accompanied by rhythmicdrumbeats, honors the elders.

Local childrendemonstrate the hula.

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After I dry off and fill my stomachwith coffee harvested on the nearby islandof Molokai and toast smeared withroasted pineapple jam, I go to the lobbywhere a large man in native dress isbeating on a 4-foot-tall drum andintoning a chant even more hauntingthan the one on the beach. This, I learn,is the Wehe I Ka ’lpuka, the openingprotocol that honors the elders.

Nae’ole bristles when I ask him if themorning dipand subsequentdrum ceremonywere just theopening shots ina faux festival,designed tocapitalize on thecurrent interestin culturaltravel.

“These are asreal as it gets,”he says firmly. “Iwould not darecreate, invent, ordilute ourculture. Myancestors wouldnot allow it.What you areexperiencing isauthentic andperpetuates allthingsHawaiian.”

The dayswhirl by, athree-ring circusofdemonstrations,performances,and workshops.I create anecklace fromshells andflowers, myhusband learnsto blow a noseflute, and weattend a lectureon Hawaiianherbal healing.

In between,we watchdancers performdifferent stylesof hula, some that are accompanied bypercussion instruments, others by guitarsand ukuleles.

The next day we head for Hana, wherelife ambles on much as it did years ago.The first part of the drive goes quickly.It’s not until we reach Kahului, thewestern terminus of the famed HanaHighway, that the challenge begins.

The 52-mile road consists of 59

bridges, most of which are single lane,and 620 curves. That’s right—620 curvesin 52 miles or, to put it another way, 12swerves per mile! But the scenery, atropical rainforest replete with rushingwater and fruit-laden trees, is worth everygut-wrenching turn.

After about three hours the roadstraightens, and we’re in the smallcommunity of Hana, where the loudestsounds come from the waves and

waterfalls. There’splenty to do—from hiking inHaleakalaNational Park toexamining quiltsand poi boards ata smallmuseum—butthe ambience isso gentle, sotranquil, that wefeel the tensionsdrain away andfor two days dolittle more thanmunch onmango, walk onthe beach, andadmire the falls.

On our wayback we perusethe art galleries inthe historicwhaling town ofLahaina and treatourselves to anevening at theOld LahainaLu’au. There,sitting cross-legged on awoven mat, wehave a final feastwhere we dine ontraditionalHawaiian foodand enjoy amusical journeythroughHawaiian history.

A hula dancerstops us as weleave.

“A hui houkakou,” she says,handing us each a

flower. “Until we meet again.”I nod my thanks and begin plotting

our return.

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


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This cold starting coming on lastThursday; by Friday, it wasaccelerating at full throttle

toward a wretched head- and chest-buster. My wife and I still went out toeat Friday evening. Being able to down ahearty meal while feeling less than well isnot an ideal way to display toughnessand resolve against illness.

Midway between the eatery andhome, I felt something else creeping upon my weakened mass. A perfect stormwas brewing. I was about to be crushedby the agonizing process of negotiating afull-scale assault by not just the cold, butalso a horrible bout of food-borne illnessthat was surely brewing inside.

It was strange, though, how my bodyquickly put the cold aside to clear theway for a relatively short but brutal battleto exorcise the evil bug invasion takingover my body. The two storm systemswere miraculously diverted from collision

by the force of self-preservation, aninnate sense that I could not handle bothafflictions at the same time.

All ofSaturday wasa grueling testof mywillingness tobattle. Andbattle I did.

By Sundayafternoon, thebacteria armywasvanquished.So thereckoningbegan. Mycold took itsrightful placein the dark space that was previouslyoccupied by the poison beasties. And ittook its place with vicious authority.

It felt as though somebody wasrunning a steel-wool pad in and out ofmy throat and chest with a rusty pipe,

my head wasbeing attackedfrom within bya troop of littledemons withball-peenhammers, andmy muscleswere beingpulled andtwisted byunknownforces.

Thesuggestedremedies forthe common

cold can drive you as crazy as the peoplewho swear by them. I stick to myregimen of drinking instant chicken

noodle soup, taking short (or long) naps,whining, and, of course, taking long, hotshowers, minus the joy of singing songsto which I have long since forgotten thewords. I have to preserve my ravagedvoice for better days.

It’s now Tuesday and my wife is eyeingme with that enough-is-enough look. Onher way out this morning, she droppedone of those dust-magnet cloths on thetable and pointed out that the particlelayers were getting thick on the flatsurfaces. She also informed me that thevacuum was downstairs in the familyroom, just in case. In case of what?

Oh, now I get it. She just doesn’trespect my pain.

Mike Clark writes a regular column for TheGlobe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington,Pa. He lives outside Columbia, Pa., and canbe contacted at [email protected].

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The Mirror Monologues(www.themirrormonologues.com) seekssubmissions from women of all ages aboutthe role mirrors play in their lives. Thebest and most representative stories will bewoven into a 90-minute script that will bepresented in New York City in the springof 2014.

The Mirror Monologues was created byfour women: Judith Estrine, Nancy Gall-Clayton, Donna Guthrie, and Linda

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“We want both serious and humorouspieces about a time when you looked in amirror and felt a strong emotion.Examples include: your first eyeglasses,braces, graduation, wedding day,pregnancy, important job interview, and

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Walter Miles was in high schoolin Maryland when theJapanese attacked Pearl

Harbor. And, like many youngsters in those

days, he couldn’t wait to get in uniformand battle the enemy. Several of hisfriends had joined the Navy and toldhim how great it was. So, although hewas only 16, he did as many others haddone, claiming he was 17 and enlistingin the Navy.

The Navy was pleased to have himand, after three weeks of boot camp inNorfolk, sent him to Electrician’s MateSchool in Newport, R.I. Graduatingfrom there as a third class electrician’smate in 1943, he was assigned to thebrand-new USS Intrepid, which was thefifth of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriersbuilt for the Navy during World War II.

It was to have one of the mostdistinguished service records of any Navyship, seeing active service in the PacificTheater including the Marshall Islands,Truk, Leyte Gulf, and Okinawa. AndMiles was aboard for them all.

He boarded the ship in August 1943for its shakedown cruise to Maine, thento Trinidad. Then it passed through thePanama Canal to Pearl Harbor, where ittook on needed supplies and armamentbefore heading to the Marshall Islands,the next objective in the Navy’s massiveisland-hopping campaign.

There, she and the carriers Cabot andEssex destroyed all of the 83 Japaneseaircraft based on Roi-Namur, and heraircraft strafed Ennuebing Island until 10minutes before the Marines reached thebeaches. That opened up the North Passinto Kwajalein Lagoon for the assault onRoi.

Next, the three carriers headed forTruk, the tough Japanese base in thecenter of Micronesia. There they sanktwo destroyers and 200,000 tons ofmerchant shipping in two days.

Miles says he remembers Truk well. “One night I was standing my watch

in the gyro compass compartment. I hadjust sat down with a cup of coffee whenthere was a huge explosion that blew meacross the room. A Japanese plane hadput a torpedo in us about 40 feet fromwhere I was sitting, blowing a huge holein the side of the ship, flooding several

compartments, and distorting ourrudder.

“We were able to limp back to PearlHarbor for temporary repairs, then toHunter’s Point Navy Yard in SanFrancisco for permanent repairs.”

By June 1944, the Intrepid was backin fighting trim and headed for thesouthwest Pacific. She struck airfieldsand artillery emplacements on Peleliu,and then steamed to join the Battle ofLeyte Gulf, the largest sea battle inhistory.

One of her aircraft spotted ViceAdmiral Kurita’s flagship Yamato andaccompanying ships. A day-long attackfrom carrier aircraft then sank oneJapanese battleship and heavily damagedthree more, forcing the Japanese towithdraw.

As the Intrepid’s aircraft hit ClarkField on Oct. 30, a burning kamikazesuicide plane crashed into one of thecarrier’s port gun tubs, killing 10 menand wounding six.

Miles says, “We placed the dead incanvas sacks, each weighted down with a5-inch shell; then, after a religiousceremony, slid them from a board intothe sea.”

Later in the battle, two kamikazescrashed into the flight deck, killing 69men. Miles was part of the crew whofought the flames and successfully putthem out. He says the stress of battle gotto the men in different ways. One, heremembers, couldn’t talk at all. Another’shair went completely gray.

The Intrepid returned to Hunter’sPoint again for repairs, and then went toOkinawa, where they were attacked byscores of kamikazes. A good friend ofMiles’s was manning a 20-mm gun whenhis tub was hit, and he had both legsblown off and died. A twin-enginebomber exploded next to the ship,

spraying fire and body parts across thedeck, and Miles helped fight the fire andclear the deck of body parts.

When the war ended and the Intrepidreturned to Long Beach, they picked upmany soldiers from various islands on thetrip home. Miles went by train toBainbridge, Md., where he wasdischarged on Jan. 10, 1946.

He then earned a BS in educationfrom Salisbury State Teachers Collegeand taught fifth and sixth graders for acouple of years. And then he worked insanitary engineering for 30 years beforeretiring and coming to a retirementhome in Central Pennsylvania.

He’s happy there, saying with a smile,“It’s a great place for anyone whoappreciates good food … and playsbridge.”

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


Aboard the Intrepid, He Saw Actionin Major Battles Across the Pacific

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

Third Class Electrician’s MateWalter A. Miles in Norfolk in 1943,about to board the USS Intrepid.

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The official portrait of HRH theDuchess of Cambridge wasunveiled at London’s National

Portrait Gallery on Jan. 11, 2013, and iscurrently on public display there. Theportrait was commissioned by theNational Portrait Gallery through the ArtFund.

It was painted by the BP PortraitAward-winning artist Paul Emsley (bornin 1947 in Glasgow, Scotland), who hasalso painted such notable figures asSouth African President Nelson Mandelaand author V.S. Naipaul.

Experts are categorizing the paintingwithin the tradition of ItalianRenaissance portrait master Leonardo daVinci, citing a keen ability to capturelikeness and the use of dark and lightareas to convey drama to the image.

Soon other royal portraits will becompared to this painting of the Duchessof Cambridge, like the paintings by Hans

Holbein of the royalcourt members ofKing Henry VIII tothe more current andfamous painting ofPrincess Diana byAmerican artistNelson Shanks.

Onlookers theworld over—that isanyone with a pair ofeyes—have offeredtheir critique of thepainting too. Someadjectives that havebeen used to describe the work of artinclude dark, unflattering, inconsistent,etc.

I think that the way that the artist hascaptured the duchess’ trademark flowing,long hair and coy yet understated smile isan achievement, aesthetically speaking.Of course, the natural beauty of the

Duchess of Cambridgecontributes to thesuccess of the Emsleypainting.

Some say that thepainting shows a moreserious side of theduchess, but I disagreewith that assessment.As an art historian,appraiser, and formermuseum director, Ithink that the paintingdepicts a youthful royalwith a zest for life and

a sincere smile that shows her uniqueunderstanding of her position. The piececaptures her likeness, suggests her vigor,and makes the viewer want to take asecond look.

The duchess sat twice for the artist, inboth May and June 2012. One sittingtook place at the artist’s studio and the

other in the duchess’ own surroundingsat Kensington Palace. Like mostcontemporary portrait artists, Emsleyproduced photographs and worked fromthem to complete the portrait. Thepainting was completed afterapproximately four months of work bythe artist.

The duchess’ eyes are attractive,realistic, and bright. An oddly familiarearring emerges from the duchess’ curledhair, which shows a strong resemblanceto the famous sapphire-and-diamondengagement ring that was once owned bythe late Princess Diana.

The portrait of the Duchess ofCambridge is a bust-length portrait thatdoes not show the sitter’s hands, so theearring may serve as a remembrance ofthe family tradition and the famoushistory of the royal jewels. I think that,as with many works of fine art, theearring may be a symbol of the legacy of

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the royals. This object is a recognizablelink to her husband, Prince William,and his royal lineage.

Reports indicate that the duchesswanted to be portrayed naturally, notofficially. Many who know her say thatincluding the duchess with her smilewas a good and obvious choice.

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton, nowthe Duchess of Cambridge, was born inBerkshire and attended MarlboroughCollege. The duchess studied at theBritish Institute in Florence beforeenrolling at the University of St.Andrews in Fife. She has a degree in thehistory of art.

She married Prince William of Walesat Westminster Abbey on April 29,

2011. She holds an honorary position asa patron of the National PortraitGallery.

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Barking dogs and ambulance sirenscan interfere with a good night’s sleep,but so can a number of physicalconditions. Because sleep is essential toyour health, get familiar with thesecommon disorders and conditions thatprevent restful shuteye.

Teethgrinding.Technicallyknown as“bruxism,”grinding yourteeth cancause pain inthe jaw, aswell as annoywhomeveryou’re sleepingwith. It’s oftenassociatedwith anxietyand stress. Amouth guardcan reducetoothabrasion, so talk to your dentist.

Sleep paralysis. While drifting off tosleep, or waking up, you may suddenlyrealize you’re unable to move your body.The condition can go on for severalminutes.

It happens when part of your brain isin REM sleep and it shuts down yourability to move so you don’t injureyourself during dreams. It’s notdangerous—just unnerving.

Obstructed sleep apnea. Anobstruction in the upper airway can cut

off oxygen for 20-40 seconds as yousleep, preventing you from getting therest you need. And you may not even beaware of the problem unless a partnernotices your breathing difficulty.

Treatment depends on the seriousnessof the condition; surgery is one option,

but lifestylechanges suchas losingweight andavoidingalcohol canalso beeffective.

Nightterrors. Not anightmare,but an intensesensation offear that’smost commonin children.Though scaryfor parentsand kids alike,

night terrors aren’t considered dangerousand usually don’t result in any lost sleepfor the sufferer.

Restless leg syndrome. Anirresistible compulsion to move parts ofyour body as you’re trying to fall asleep,RLS is a neurological disorder that canaffect your arms, torso, and evenphantom limbs.

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The dig was conducted at the Stricklersite, along the shores of the SusquehannaRiver, just south of Washington Boro.This site was where the SusquehannockIndians traded with Europeans.

“We found datable objects from 1640to 1660,” Warfel said.

It was that first dig that Warfel creditswith changing his life.

“The light bulb went off and I had mycareer. Once you’ve got the bug, you’vegot it,” Warfel said.

After graduating in 1971 with a degreein archaeology, Warfel taught four yearsat Sterling High School in Summerdale,N.J.

Each summer, Warfel worked with theState Museum of Pennsylvania. That jobhelped him understand he really wantedto pursue archaeology full time.

“I was lucky enough to land a job withjust an undergraduate degree as anindustrial archaeologist in Paterson,N.J.,” Warfel said. Paterson was thenation’s first planned industrialcommunity in the late 1790s to early1800s.

Then, from 1978 to 1980, Warfelwent back to grad school to earn hismaster’s degree in anthropology fromBrown University, Providence, R.I.

Warfel was hired full time by the StateMuseum of Pennsylvania in 1980. Heworked there until retiring in 2007 as thesenior curator of archaeology.

Since retiring, Warfel, 63, has workedas an archaeological consultant for smalllocal historical societies.

“It’s been fulfilling and busy,” he said.Warfel recently completed work with

the Shippensburg Historical Society,trying to discover the actual site of FortMorris, which stood from 1756 to 1765during the French and Indian War.

During the project’s third phase, Warfelwas fortunate to find evidence of the fortsite and solve the mystery of which ofthree possible sites the fort was actuallylocated on.

During the last phase, “our biggesthandicap was that the fort was located ina part of town that was developed in the1890s. We were working in side yards andbackyards of houses,” he said. “It waschallenging work in an urban setting.”

Locating the entire outline of the fortwas hampered, he said, because theycouldn’t access all of the properties andthere had been a lot of utility disturbancesbecause of the property development.

But the dig yielded a “tremendous”amount of recovered objects, he said.They found 20,000 artifacts.

Warfel also worked with Historic YorkInc. on the Schultz House, the earliest

stone house in York County. It hadreportedly been used as a prison campduring the Revolutionary War.

“We were unable to prove that, but wehope to do more work in the future,”Warfel said.

Warfel worked at two other sites ofnote. The first was in Columbia’s RotaryPark. In the late 1720s, Samuel Blunstonbuilt his home there. Blunston wasWilliam Penn’s land manager. If anyonewanted to settle across the river, he had toget a license from Blunston, Warfel said.

When Blunston died, the property wasdeeded to close friend Susanna Wright,and the home became known as theWright’s Ferry Mansion.

A private company wanted to knowabout Wright’s life in her later years, soWarfel was asked to help.

“As luck would have it, we alsodiscovered a prehistoric site from theShenk’s Ferry culture,” Warfel said. Byradiocarbon dating charred hickory nutsuncovered there, Warfel determined theNative American settlement was from1468.

In the summer of 2011, Warfel workedon a dig at Dill’s Tavern in Dillsburg. TheColonial-period tavern was being restoredwhen elements of another building werefound in the ground.

“They wisely didn’t open the site untilarchaeologists were on hand to expose thearea,” he said. As they dug the site, theyfound an outbuilding, which probably wasa summer kitchen that served the tavern,he said. “I was fortunate to work on it. Itwas a really interesting site.”

But Warfel doesn’t work on digs alone.He said he has a large number ofvolunteers who help him. Because thesmall historical organizations have to raisetheir own funding or get small grants, theycan’t hire many professional archaeologistsand must rely on volunteers, he said.

Most volunteers are either undergradstudents or senior citizens, he said.

Some of the senior volunteers havedonated as much as 3,000 hours of labor.Oftentimes, seniors are more availablethan anyone else because they haveflexible work schedules or they are retired,he said.

“Many have always wanted to do anarchaeological dig,” he said, and arefulfilling their lifelong dreams.

Warfel said he is straightforward withthe physical demands of digging andsifting soil. Those who aren’t up to thephysical challenges are quite useful in thelab, cleaning, labeling, and organizing theartifacts.

What the volunteers do is a “greatservice to their communities,” he said.

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