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Dr. Lori’s Kid Collectors

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

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

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

I often feature kids and their

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

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

During the early years of my tour, I met Carly, age 5, who came to my event in Lancaster, Pa. Accompanied

by her mother and older sister, she brought a medal she found in her grandpa’s button jar to one of my events.

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

expedition under the auspices of the Jefferson administration.

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

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

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

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

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

Lori Verderame

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

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

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

architectural object was interesting and unusual.

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

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

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

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

When she is not helping out around

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

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By Chelsea Peifer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

depends what a person is looking for on their trip—because the riverboat can be used for anything from weddings and business functions to themed dinner cruises and murder mysteries.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“We can use any help that we can get,” Kim Yoder, administrative assistant with the riverboat, said.

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

“Sitting at home is not a good idea. You can end up getting depressed and thinking about all that you can or cannot do,” she said. “Get involved with anything. There are so many things to do.”

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

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

“Get out there and talk to people and let them talk about themselves. You learn so much.”

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Is This Thing On?

3 reasons I’m Not an Early Adopter of Windows 10

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

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

Wait … wait … and then wait some more.

The free upgrade to Windows 10 will be available (for those with PCs running Windows 7, 8.1, or 9) until August 2016. So there’s plenty of time for “early adopters” to discover and protest what’s wrong with Windows 10 and give Microsoft a chance to fix the bugs before I go for the upgrade.

I don’t chase down the latest and greatest gadgets out there. You’d think I’d be an early adopter, but I’m not. I read the reviews about what’s new with technology so I can be current, but I’m slow to make a purchase.

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

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

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

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

I don’t base my footwear purchases on what other people are wearing or would like me to wear. Why is technology any different? What I walk in or talk on or type with has to

meet my needs—not anyone else’s. I suspect that is true of you too.

2. I’m no guinea pig. If

unpaid internships pose an ethical dilemma, why doesn’t selling technology before it performs properly have us equally indignant?

The analogy is weak because an intern doesn’t pay to work, but we do pay when we buy a phone, tablet, or computer that has been rushed to market before the bugs have been fixed or exterminated.

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

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

It’s not that we sticky ones can’t learn something new or be flexible, but for heaven’s sake, have it be because there’s some kind of improvement with the technology,

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

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

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

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

At those times, he stayed in a state mental hospital in another city, far away from home in Grundy, Va.,

population of about 3,000.Lee remembers those days but

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mental health issues, she stayed with family—which nearly described everybody in Grundy.

That was back when parents didn’t always know the whereabouts of their children for most of the day, and when product deliveries could take hours because “visiting” was part of the package.

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

It was when neighbors took up the slack when it was needed, because everybody watched out for everybody else.

And yet, Smith was “being raised to leave.”

There was life outside Grundy,

The Bookworm Sez

Dimestore: A Writer’s LifeTerri Schlichenmeyer

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Lee Smith

Dimestore: A Writer’s Life By Lee Smith

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

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

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

Inside Dimestore, there’s a little

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will find introspection here, on reading, writing, and how her novels came together. Most are humorous; some are teary.

Then there are the best parts of this book: chapters that sparkle and essays about life in a small town so isolated that many of Smith’s grade-school classmates had never even been outside the county—priceless pages,

evoking nostalgia that feels like a homemade afghan or chocolate chip cookies hot from the oven.

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

You shouldn’t hesitate to give this book to an elder, with plans to

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

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

Lending Money to Adult Children? Be CarefulYour children may have outgrown

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It Was 50 Years Ago Today

‘Sloop John B’

“Sloop John B”The Beach Boys

May 1966

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

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

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

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

California quintet.The song had a long history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Calendar of EventsCumberland County

SuPPoRt gRouPS Free and open to the public

May 2, 4 to 5 p.m.Caregivers Support GroupMessiah Lifeways Meetinghouse1155 Walnut Bottom Road, Carlisle(717) 243-0447

May 3, 6 p.m.CanSurmount Cancer Support GroupHealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg(717) 691-6786

May 3, 6 to 7 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support GroupSenior Helpers3806 Market St., Suite 3, Camp Hill(717) 920-0707

May 5, 6:30 p.m.Too Sweet: Diabetes Support GroupChapel Hill United Church of Christ701 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill(717) 557-9041

May 10, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Carlisle Area Men’s Cancer Support GroupThe Live Well Center3 Alexandria Court, Carlisle(717) 877-7561sirbrady12@gmail.com

May 11, 1:30 p.m.Parkinson’s Support GroupBethany Village West – Springfield Room325 Asbury Drive, Mechanicsburg(717) 877-0624

May 11, 6:30 p.m.Amputee Support Team MeetingHelen M. Simpson Rehabilitation HospitalHealthSouth Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg(717) 939-6655www.astamputees.com

May 17, 1 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupMechanicsburg Church of the Brethren501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg(717) 766-8880

May 24, 6 p.m.Multiple Sclerosis Support GroupHealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg(717) 486-3596apcoulson@comcast.net

CommunitY PRogRAmS Free and open to the public

SenioR CenteR ACtivitieSBig Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-447891 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, NewvilleMay 13, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. – AARP Safe Driver

Refresher CourseMay 17, noon – Cumberland County APPRISE

ProgramMay 25, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Small Steps Make a

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Branch Creek Place – (717) 300-3563115 N. Fayette St., Shippensburg

Carlisle Senior Action Center – (717) 249-500720 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle

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Discussion GroupMay 6, 7 p.m. – Music at BoslerMay 27, 1 to 2 p.m. – Just Mysteries! Book Club

Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill, (717) 761-3900May 3, 1 p.m. – Curl Up with the Classics Book

Discussion: Anne of Green GablesMay 13, 4 to 7: 30 p.m. – Blood Drive with the

Central Pennsylvania Blood BankMay 27, 2 and 7 p.m. – Foreign Film Friday

New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820May 17, 2 to 3 p.m. – Adult Coloring Club May 21, 11 a.m. to noon – Couponing for Extreme Savings: Free Items at Rite Aid and CVSMay 25, 6 to 9 p.m. – Pennwriters Writing

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Mondays and Wednesdays, noon to 12:45 p.m.SilverSneakers and Silver and Fit ClassesLiving Well Fitness Center207 House Ave., Suite 107, Camp Hill(717) 439-4070

May 11, 11:30 a.m.NARFE West Shore Chapter 1465VFW Post 75304545 Westport Drive, Mechanicsburg(717) 737-1486www.narfe1465.orgVisitors welcome; meeting is free but fee for food.

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not just a need for it to look different so some users won’t get bored.

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

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

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

Abby Stokes, author of “Is This Thing On?” A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming and its companion website, AskAbbyStokes.com, is the Johnny Appleseed of Technology, singlehandedly helping more than 300,000 people cross the digital divide.

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Over 50? You’re overdue for a colonoscopy.

If you’re over 50, with or without colon cancer symptoms, you need to schedule a colonoscopy soon. Because when found early, there is nearly a 90% chance for a cure. Even better news: with timely and thorough testing, colon cancer is up to 95% preventable. If you wait for symptoms, it may already be too late. Schedule your colonoscopy today.

If you’re over 50, talk to your primary care doctor about screenings, or call Carlisle Surgical Institute at 717-713-2100.

FACT: When colon cancer is found early, there is a 90% chance for a cure.

your own health and your family history so that you can choose the best screening plan for you.

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

rSVp Bids Farewell to Longtime Volunteer

This month, we’re spotlighting a volunteer who lives in Perry County but has volunteered in Cumberland County for many years. Mary Garman has been volunteering for 17 years and, because of health issues, has announced her “retirement.”

She began volunteering through RSVP in 2007 and has logged more than 1,200 hours since then. She’s volunteered with Carlisle Regional Medical Center, PinnacleHealth, the Village at Perry Manor in New Bloomfield, and at the Central Perry Senior Center.

She will be greatly missed by her bingo friends at the senior center, who hope she’ll still be able to join them for a few games on occasion.

For more information about volunteering with RSVP in

Cumberland County, contact Michelle Jones at (717) 541-9521 or perrycumb@rsvpcapreg.org.

Mary Garman, right, with New Bloomfield Mayor Arlis Krammes. Garman received her certificate of

recognition for service at the Mayor and County recognition Day for

National Service.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mother’s Day: A Short History

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May is Better Hearing & Speech MonthMay is Better Hearing & Speech MonthDuncan-Nulph Hearing Associates

Duncan-Nulph Hearing Associates has been serving patients with hearing loss in the Mechanicsburg area for seven years. With its patient base primarily coming from satisfied patients referring their friends and family members, as well as local physicians referring their patients for hearing healthcare services, Duncan-Nulph Hearing Associates has become known for diagnosing hearing problems and helping patients find the best hearing devices to meet their needs.

Because Duncan-Nulph is privately owned, it has access to all of the major hearing aid manufacturers. This provides the audiologists with the ability to find the best and most affordable solution for each patient’s unique needs.

“The hearing aids that people

remember their dad or grandfather wearing are a thing of the past,” said Dr. Kristen Duncan, Au.D., co-owner and audiologist.

“Today’s devices are smaller, more advanced, and offer more natural hearing. There have been continuous improvements in the ability to hear in many types of situations — like in crowded rooms with lots of background noise, quieter one-on-one situations, and even in windy conditions,” says Danette Nulph, Au.D., co-owner and audiologist.

Drs. Duncan and Nulph are proud that many patients come from word-of-mouth referrals from physicians, friends, and family members. “Our patients appreciate the value of the service we provide,” they say.

“Our complete hearing healthcare program includes batteries at no charge

for the life of the hearing instruments, plus all of the necessary follow-up services to ensure our patients are successful with their devices. Our goal is to help people hear better — and we do that by establishing a long-term relationship, not by just selling hearing aids.”

To help more people in the Mechanicsburg and outlying areas in need of hearing healthcare, Duncan- Nulph Hearing Associates is providing complimentary hearing screenings during the month of May.

“In order to allow patients to take the first step toward better hearing, Duncan-Nulph Hearing Associates will provide a complimentary hearing screening to anyone who mentions this article in honor of May is Better Hearing and Speech Month,” Drs. Duncan & Nulph say. “We want to

provide this complimentary service to the community to help you or someone you know get the help they need to get the most out of every day.”

Conveniently located in Mechanicsburg in the Rossmoyne Business Park, they can be reached at (717) 766-1500 or on their website at www.dnhearing.com.

5020 Ritter Road, Suite 106Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

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Kristen Duncan, Au.D.Danette Nulph, Au.D.

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About a third of 65-year-olds consider themselves hearing impaired, and 17 percent of Americans have irreversible hearing loss to some degree.

And of the 35 million Americans with hearing impairment, more than half of them do not use hearing aids.

Hearing is one of our five senses, which also include sight, touch, taste, and smell. Unfortunately, the loss of hearing can trigger isolation and depression because it limits interactivity.

Those of us who can hear and take it for granted may not realize all the ways that hearing engages and enriches our daily life.

It facilitates communication at home, at work, and socially. Hearing enables us to enjoy simple pleasures such as watching television, going to the movies, attending concerts, listening to music, or just talking on the phone with family and friends.

It is also an important sensory mechanism to have for emergency alerts, such as car horns and fire drills, so it can keep us safe.

Since there is such a large population of people suffering from hearing loss—and it is a chronic condition that is ongoing especially in an aging population—scientists are actively working to provide solutions:

The most common cause of hearing loss is from the tiny hair cells (actually small cells with protein-filled protrusions) that die inside our ear. We have about 30,000 hair cells that are responsible for transforming sound waves into nerve impulses for delivery to the brain.

Scientists have established that they can now regenerate these cells in mammals, and work on this repair

may significantly enhance hearing for many people.

3-D printing is a technology that has made remarkable progress in a very short time.

Now scientists at Princeton University are combining “bio-printed organic materials” and electronics to create an ear that can hear things beyond the range of a human ear. When it becomes available, the bionic ear would function like a hearing aid.

ReSound Linx is designed to work with an iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone as well as the Apple watch. It can wirelessly stream sound to your hearing aid, which will also function as stereo headphones.

As a feature of connectivity with your Apple device, you can also chat on FaceTime and enjoy the ability to hear the sound component.

There are benefits to using this device without wireless technology, too—such as situations where there are disturbing noises or whistling sounds.

With medical advances and continuous technological research, those who are hard-of-hearing may

have new communication options to stay connected to the outside world.

In addition, with the widespread use of texting on cellphones, hearing loss is not a disadvantage. The smartphone has made it possible to engage with everyone else, like everyone else.

In this way, current, universal technology has been a boon to the hard-of-hearing.

Judith Zausner can be reached at judith@caringcrafts.com.

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Early On, He Served Our ‘Advisers’ in Vietnam

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

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

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

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

Having successfully completed

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

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

The rule there was that every newcomer served on KP (kitchen patrol), where he performed all kinds of kitchen duties. And only then was

Petersen able to get back to his teletype machine.

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

Then he one day noticed on the bulletin board that they needed volunteers to go to Vietnam to man

gunships. He was approaching the end of his hitch and was thinking of making a career of the Army, but he

hadn’t yet seen what combat was like. So he decided to extend his

enlistment and volunteer to go to Vietnam. And soon he found himself on an airplane headed for Saigon.

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

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

He was to send and receive messages for the American “advisers,” which in those days were the Americans supporting the struggling South Vietnam army.

Thousands of South Vietnamese who opposed the Diem government

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had fled to the north, where the communists had trained them and then sent them back to infiltrate South Vietnam.

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

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

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

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

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

On those trips and on others he made as his assignment changed from place to place in his unit, he came to see what Vietnam was like … some primitive practices of the natives, constant flooding from the soaking rains that went on for days at a time, and the planks that replaced

crumbling bridges over which vehicles had to thread their way.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Col. Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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In the early days of our country, no regulations existed for flying the flag at half-staff and, as a result, there were many conflicting policies.

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Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Collagen for Healthy Joints

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

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

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

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

Several studies point to its benefit for joint health. In a human clinical trial, researchers compared UCII to a combination of glucosamine and chondroitin. After 90 days, the UCII-treated group had significantly better outcomes than the group taking the chondroitin/glucosamine combo.

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

In a more recent study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, researchers wanted to see how UCII collagen would work in a preventative manner if you exercised too.

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

The scientists chose 55 adults who had no arthritis at rest but who experienced joint discomfort with exercise or physical activity. Only half of the participants received the collagen; the other group served as the placebo.

The doctors measured knee movements and pain scores after a “step mill” test, which is like

walking an endless flight of stairs. After 120 days, they found that the collagen-treated group showed significant improvement in knee range of motion and/or extension of their knee.

In addition, the collagen-treated group could walk that “endless flight of stairs” longer than they could originally! The placebo group did not enjoy these types of gains.

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

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

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

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

Simply put, this means it could help reduce an autoimmune reaction

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Dear Savvy Senior, What will happen to my money and

possessions if I die without a will? – Getting Old

Dear Getting,If you die without a will, what

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

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

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

will. See www.stateintestacylaws.com for a direct link to this page.

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

Married with children: When a married person with children dies without a will, all property, investments, and financial

accounts that are “jointly owned” automatically go to the surviving co-owner (typically the spouse or child), without going through probate, which is the legal process that distributes a deceased person’s assets.

But for all other separately owned property or individual

financial accounts, the laws of most

states award one-third to one-half to the surviving spouse, while the rest goes to the children.

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

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

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

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

Single with no children or grandchildren: In this situation, most state laws favor the deceased person’s parents. If both parents are deceased, many states divide the property among the brothers and sisters, or if they are not living, their children (your nieces and nephews). If there are none of them, it goes to the next of kin, and if there is no living family, the state takes it.

Make a WillTo ensure your assets go to those

you want to receive them, you need to create a will. An experienced attorney can make sure you cover all your bases, which can help avoid family confusion and squabbles after you’re gone.

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

To find local attorneys that specialize in elder law, see the chart on pages 16 and 17.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Katharine, my second wife, was

the daughter of Norma Shearer and MGM producer Irving Thalberg.”

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

“Norma Shearer was very nice to me; she liked and respected me,” he said. “She gave us a party when we were married—Judy Garland was one of the guests. Norma had a house on the beach, and when we visited her,

she would talk about her career and how she ‘had it all’ at one time.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Nick Thomas

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Miniature Masters of Flight

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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