Cumberland County 50plus Senior News May 2014

Cletus Benjamin in the Green Ridge Village workshopwhere he and fellow birders build their bluebird houses.

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By Lori Van Ingen

Birder Cletus Benjamin loves watching the bluebirds that now nest in thebirdhouses that he and his fellow Green Ridge Village residents built andmaintain.

“Bluebirds are an attractive bird to have around,” Benjamin said.Eastern bluebirds are known for their vibrant colors and sweet songs. The

males are a brilliant royal blue on the back and head, and warm red-brownon the breast. Blue tinges in the wings and tail give the grayer females anelegant look.

But by the last half of the 20th century, the numbers of bluebirds hadseriously declined.

According to Wildlife Habitat Management Institute, the decline was dueto factors such as the proliferation of the European starling and Englishhouse sparrow, the increased use of harmful pesticides, replacement ofwooden fence posts with metal posts, clearing of field borders and fence rowsto increase cropland acreage, and a growing human population.

Now with the help of nest boxes and bluebird trails, eastern bluebirds area more common sight.

For the last four years, 20 Green Ridge Village residents have beeninvolved in maintaining a bluebird trail in Newville — from building thebirdhouses in the woodshop, to driving in the stakes and putting thebirdhouses up, to monitoring the trail for bluebird fledglings and keepingrecords.

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Nest and They

Will Come

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The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

Several kinds of small, commonbirds in South-CentralPennsylvania, including eastern

bluebirds, tree swallows, Carolinachickadees, tufted titmice, white-breastednuthatches, house wrens, great crestedflycatchers, and house sparrows, competefor limited nesting cavities.

The hollows they use to raise youngare caused by woodpeckers, windbreaking off tree limbs, decaying fenceposts made of wood, and bird boxeserected by people concerned about birdpopulations.

Each bird species’ allegiance to aspecific habitat lessens competition fornesting sites among those birds. Thatloyalty to a certain environment bringsorder to where breeding birds will rearoffspring.

Bluebirds and tree swallows are mostimprinted on meadows and fields thathave some tall grass, shrubbery, and trees.

And the swallowsprefer habitats nearwater where flyinginsects are moreabundant.

Little gangs oftree swallows worktogether to chaselone pairs ofbluebirds away fromcavities. However,some malebluebirds, workingalone, valiantlydefend nestinghollows. But mostof theconfrontationsbetween bluebirdsand tree swallowsend in favor of theswallows.

However, tree

swallows nest once ayear, with theiryoung leaving thecavities toward theend of June. Somepairs of bluebirdshatch babies after theyoung swallowsfledge those nestingplaces, enabling thebluebirds to raise abrood.

Chickadees,titmice, white-breasted nuthatches,house wrens, andgreat crestedflycatchers nest inholes in trees inwoodlands and incavities and nestboxes in oldersuburbs with their

many tall trees. These birds compete fornesting sites, but not completely.

Chickadees and titmice hatchyoungsters before the wrens andflycatchers return north in spring. Buthouse wrens are aggressive, destroyingthe eggs of small, cavity-nesting birds,which discourages them from nestingwhere the wrens want to.

And because the flycatchers are largerthan chickadees and titmice, the lattertwo species can hatch young in cavitiestoo small for the flycatchers’ use.

The aggressive house sparrowscompete with small birds for nestingspots, but these non-native weaverfinches from Eurasia stay close tohuman-made structures. Therefore, theyare little threat to birds nesting inhollows away from buildings.

Look for cavity-nesters this spring.And, maybe, some readers could erecthouses for these birds.Eastern bluebird

Feathered Competitors for Nesting Cavities

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The home healthcare provideraffiliated with the region’s three largesthealth systems announces its new nameof Affilia Home Health. Previously, theprovider operated under three separatenames: PinnacleHealth Home Care,VNA Community Care Services, andReading Health Home Care.

“The new name better reflects theevolution of our organization over thelast 15 years,” said William K. Wilkison,chairman of the Affilia Home HealthBoard of Directors. “Over this time,Lancaster General Health,PinnacleHealth System, and ReadingHealth System joined forces tostrengthen our ability to provide high-quality, patient-focused healthcareservices in the home. We now cover allor part of nine counties in South-Central and Southeastern Pennsylvania.

William V. Dunstan, Affilia HomeHealth president and chief executiveofficer, added, “Our new identitysymbolizes our transformation into acohesive, self-sufficient, regionalprovider of home-based services. Today,we are a complex and vibrantorganization that stands apart from, yetstill remains closely aligned with, ourparent health systems.”

Affilia Home Health provides servicesin the home on an intermittent basis.Patients who need skilled care receiveone or more of the following services:nursing, medical social work, homehealth aide services, as well as physical,occupational, and speech therapy.

The new name comes from theItalian word “Affiliare,” meaning ‘tojoin,’ and more importantly, ‘to worktogether.’

“The second meaning reallyresonated with our staff,” said SheilaBaublitz, Affilia Home Health chiefoperating officer. “Working together issomething we do every day — with eachother, with our patients and their lovedones, and with physicians and otherhealth care professionals. We care forindividuals with complex medicalconditions. The only way that we canprovide them safe, high-quality care isthrough working together as a team.”

Geoffrey Eddowes, Affilia HomeHealth board member representingLancaster General Health, said the namefits. Within Affilia, three competinghealth systems have “come together” tobetter serve the needs of their patients inthe home setting.

“Our health systems understood that

by working together we could improvethe financial footing of the home healthagency,” he said. “When it comes tohome health, a well-managed agencyoperates on a razor-thin margin, while apoorly managed one can be a financialdrain on the entire health system.”

Affilia board member Mary Agnew ofthe Reading Health System added thatlarger organizations are able to spreadcosts over many patients. They canpurchase expensive tools such assophisticated electronic medical recordand scheduling systems, telehealthequipment, and clinical educationprograms — all of which improveefficiency and quality.

Wilkison said PinnacleHealth decidedto merge with Affilia because its homehealth program ran at an operating loss.

“In this economy, strategicallymanaging costs is imperative,” he said.“By eliminating duplication of services,we can provide the highest qualityhealthcare at the best value.”

Dunstan noted that the relationshipwith its parent health systems sets AffiliaHome Health apart.

“We have developed specializedprograms for patients with medicallycomplex health conditions, like

congestive heart failure. We provideselected patients with telehealth homemonitoring.”

About Affilia Home Health

Affilia Home Health is anorganization of united hospital-affiliated home health providersserving a nine-county region inSouth Central and SoutheasternPennsylvania. With offices inCoatesville, Harrisburg, Lancaster,Pottsville and Reading, Affilia HomeHealth provides high-quality homehealthcare that allows patients torecover or to live with an illness inthe comfort of their homes. Ourunmatched competence andconsistency combines the bestpractices of our affiliate healthsystems — PinnacleHealth,Lancaster General Health, andReading Health — with theexcellence of our staff to deliver abetter experience for our patients.

PinnacleHealth Home Care Announces New Name: Affilia Home Health


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By John Johnston

Every month I receive questionsfrom people all overPennsylvania about all aspects

of the Social Security program. Ioffer this column to share some ofthose questions and answers with thereaders and to strengthen theirunderstanding of Social Security.

QQuueessttiioonn::How long do I need to work to

become eligible for retirementbenefits?

AAnnsswweerr::Everyone born in 1929 or later

needs 40 Social Security credits to beeligible for retirement benefits. Youcan earn up to four credits per year,so you will need at least 10 years ofwork to become eligible forretirement benefits.

During your working years,earnings covered by Social Securityare posted to your Social Securityrecord. You earn credits based onthose earnings. If you becomedisabled or die before age 62, thenumber of credits needed to qualifyfor Social Security benefits dependson your age at the time you die orbecome disabled. A minimum of sixcredits is required to qualify forSocial Security benefits regardless ofyour age.

You can create a my Social Securityaccount to check and periodicallymonitor how many credits you have.Just go to www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

QQuueessttiioonn::I have children at home, and I

plan to retire next fall. Will mychildren be eligible for monthlySocial Security payments after Iretire?

AAnnsswweerr::Your children may get monthly

Social Security payments if they are:

• Unmarried and under age 18; • Age 19 and still in high school; or• Age 18 or over and becameseverely disabled before age 22 andcontinue to be disabled.

For more information, readBenefits For Children available atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

Disability

QQuueessttiioonn::Is there a time limit on how long

you can get Social Security disabilitybenefits?

AAnnsswweerr::No. Your disability benefits will

continue as long as your medicalcondition has not improved, and youcannot work.

We will periodically review yourcase to determine if you continue tobe eligible. If you are still receivingdisability benefits when you reachyour full retirement age, yourdisability benefits will automaticallybe converted to retirement benefits.The amount you receive will remainthe same. Learn more aboutdisability benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/disability.

QQuueessttiioonn::Why is there a five-month waiting

period for Social Security disabilitybenefits?

AAnnsswweerr::Social Security provides only long-

term disability, so we can only paybenefits after you have been disabledcontinuously for a period of five fullcalendar months. Social Securitydisability benefits begin with thesixth full month after the date yourdisability began. You are not entitledto benefits for any month during thewaiting period. Learn more at ourwebsite: www.socialsecurity.gov/disability.

Supplemental Security Income

QQuueessttiioonn::My grandfather, who is receiving

Supplemental Security Income (SSI),will be coming to live with me. Doeshe have to report the move to SocialSecurity?

AAnnsswweerr::Yes. An SSI beneficiary must

report any change in livingarrangements before the 10th day ofthe following month. If you do notreport the change, your grandfathercould receive an incorrect paymentand have to pay it back, or he maynot receive all the money that he isdue.

Failure to report a change to uscould result in the deduction of a

penalty from his SSI benefits. Yourgrandfather also needs to report thenew address to us to receive mailfrom us. You can report the changeby mail or in person at any SocialSecurity office. Call us toll-free at(800) 772-1213 (TTY: (800) 325-0778). You can get more informationby reading Understanding SSI atwww.socialsecurity.gov/ssi.

QQuueessttiioonn::I want to apply for Supplemental

Security Income (SSI), but I don’tknow whether I qualify since I ownmy own home. Can I still get SSI?

AAnnsswweerr::Yes, it is possible for you to

qualify for SSI even if you own yourown home. To be eligible for SSI,you cannot own more than $2,000in resources for an individual and$3,000 for a couple. However, we donot count the house you live in as aresource. Of course, if you aredisabled, you must file an applicationand wait for a medical decision onyour claim, unless you are over theage of 65. There are otherrequirements you must meet as well.Learn more by reading You May BeAble To Get SSI, available atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

Medicare

QQuueessttiioonn::I found out that my daughter

submitted incorrect informationabout my resources when shecompleted my Application for Helpwith Medicare Prescription Drug PlanCosts. How can I get my applicationchanged now to show the correctamount?

AAnnsswweerr::You can call (800) 772-1213

(TTY: (800) 325-0778) and let usknow. We will match information onyour application with data fromother federal agencies. If there is adiscrepancy that requires verification,we will contact you. For additionalinformation about Medicareprescription drug plans orenrollment periods visitwww.medicare.gov or call (800) 633-4227.

John Johnston is a Social Security publicaffairs specialist.

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Continuing with newer features ofthe subscription genealogy siteAncestry.com, consider the 1940

U.S. federal census. This census was released to the public

72 years after its compilation, in April2012, and was quickly indexed bynumerous online sites. Even thoughAncestry.com is a paid site, its 1940census can be accessed free from anycomputer with Internet capability.

Go to Ancestry.com and click on“Search.” On the drop-down menu, select“Census and Voter Lists.” Under “Narrowby Category,” select “U.S. Federal CensusCollection.” (At this point, you couldstart searching all U.S. censuses byindividuals’ names, but continue asdescribed here to go specifically to the1940 census.)

Scroll down the page, and select “1940United States Federal Census FREE!”

Now you can fill out the form

displayed on the left, with specifics—anancestor’s name and other knowninformation—and begin your search. Iespecially like the 1940 census because it’sthe first one in which I (born in 1936)have my name recorded, and what’smore, I can search it throughout my oldneighborhood and find the names ofboyhood friends.

The 1940 census asked many of thesame questions as those from 1910,1920, and 1930: address; name, gender,and age; relationship to the head of thehousehold; and country of birth. But itdoesn’t have some information found onearlier censuses, like age at first marriage,date of immigration, or whether alien ornaturalized.

It did add some questions, including“Where did you live in 1935?” and “Isthere a radio in the household?”

As with all records, be wary of errorsin the original spelling of the name, dates

given, etc., as well as in the transcriptionof the record by the Ancestry.comindexer. Note that these latter errors, ifthey involve the names you are searchingfor, may prevent you from finding yourrelative’s names.

If that is the case, try various phoneticspellings of the name, use initials forgiven names, etc. Be creative—you’d besurprised how a name could by mangledby a marginally literate enumerator,taking information from an illiteratecitizen, speaking a foreign language!

Sometimes no number ofpermutations of a name will have success.If that’s the case but you know theaddress where your relatives lived, onetrick is to search for the name of a nearbyneighbor (if you know them) of yourfamily, possibly neighbors whose namewas not misspelled by the enumerator orthe indexer.

If you find the neighbors, inspection

of nearby entries may yield theinformation recorded for your relatives. Ifyou don’t know the neighbors’ names butknow the address, or at least theneighborhood, there’s another approach:searching by enumeration districts.

Enumeration districts weresubdivisions of localities, established sothat a manageable area could be assignedto each census enumerator, or record-taker. Before the computer age, if youwanted to search a census, you would goto library for a (paper) map that outlinedthe enumeration districts (EDs) for thecity or town you wanted.

You’d find the number of theenumeration district for the street addressof the subject of your research and thengo to a (paper) copy of the census andpage through to the right ED to look forthe information.

A tedious process, but now it can be

Censuses and Enumeration Districtson Ancestry.com

The Search for Our Ancestry

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

Number of Beds: 92

Rehabilitation Unit: No

Alzheimer’s Unit: Yes

Skilled Licensed Nursing: Yes

Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Physical

Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes

24-Hour Medical Care: Yes

Recreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: Yes

Semi-Private Rooms Available: Yes

Pet Visitation Allowed: Yes

Beauty/Barber Shop: Yes

Medicare: Yes Medicaid: Yes

Accreditations/Affiliations: AAHSA,

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Comments: A beautiful, full-service

continuing care retirement community

with a 146-year history of exemplary care.

Homeland Center1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102-1598(717) 221-7902 • www.homelandcenter.org

Number of Beds: 188

Rehabilitation Unit: Yes




Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes









Accreditations/Affiliations: Equal Housing,

LeadingAge PA

Comments: Person-centered care

with reputation for compassion and

excellence. Established in 1903. Respite

care available w/minimum stay.

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

Number of Beds: 102


Alzheimer’s Unit: No


Therapy: Speech, Occupational,

Respiratory, Physical

Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes









Comments: Our campus offers skilled

nursing and rehabilitation services,

personal care, and independent living

residences.

Maple Farm604 Oak Street • Akron, PA 17501(717) 859-1191 • www.maplefarm.org

Number of Beds: 46





Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes








Accreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge,

LeadingAge PA, Mennonite Health Services

Comments: Maple Farm puts the person

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comforts of home with country

kitchen, private bedroom, full bath,

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Bethany Village – The Oaks325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055(717) 766-0279 • www.bethanyvillage.org

Number of Beds: 69





Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes









Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF/CCAC;

Eagle, LeadingAge PA

Comments: Maplewood Assisted Living

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Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center1000 Claremont Road • Carlisle, PA 17013(717) 243-2031 • www.ccpa.net/cnrc

Number of Beds: 290





Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes




Private Rooms Available: No





Comments: Claremont provides quality

skilled nursing and rehabilitation

services for short- and long-term stays.

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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers

Number of Beds: 375




Therapy: Speech, Physical, Occupational

Respiratory

Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: No




Private Rooms Available: No





Comments: Elm Spring Residence

Independent Living on campus.

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

Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community3026 Mt. Hope Home Road • Manheim, PA 17545(717) 665-6365 • www.mthopenazarene.org

Number of Beds: 50






Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes







Beauty/Barber Shop: No


Accreditations/Affiliations: Leading Age,

Lancaster Links, LCF, MC Chamber

Comments: A church mission dedicated

to great care in a loving Christian

environment for low-income seniors.


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Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers

Number of Beds: 194





Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes









Comments: Continuing care retirement

community with two Myerstown sites

convenient to Lebanon, Berks, and

Lancaster counties.

StoneRidge Retirement Living440 East Lincoln Avenue • Myerstown, PA 17067(717) 866-3200 • www.stoneridgeretirement.com

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Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center1205 South 28th Street • Harrisburg, PA 17111(717) 565-7000 • www.springcreekcares.com

Number of Beds: 404






Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes









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Tel Hai Retirement Community1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344(610) 273-9333 • www.telhai.org

Number of Beds: 139




Therapy: Speech, Occupational, Respiratory

Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes









Accreditations/Affiliations: CARF, MHS

Alliance, Leading Age

Comments: Dedicated short-term rehab

neighborhood with Tel Hai’s own therapy

department dedicated to intensive

therapy with goal of returning home.

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

Number of Beds: 135






Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes









Accreditations/Affiliations: PHCA, PACA

Comments: Fully staffed Transitions

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Twin Pines Health Care Center315 East London Grove Road • West Grove, PA 19390(610) 869-2456

Number of Beds: 120





Long-Term Care: Yes

Respite Care: Yes









Accreditations/Affiliations: AHCA, PHCA

Comments: Beautiful, brand new facility.Top-quality skilled nursing and rehab.Immediate openings!

Every day we should hear at least one little song,read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and,

if possible, speak a few sensible words.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

By Andrea Gross

Iwas blown away the first time Iencountered visionary art, and Imean this literally as well as

figuratively. I was standing in an open field,

looking at 30 or more “things” that rose50 feet in the air. They were made ofcast-off machine parts, painted in vividcolors and covered with thousands ofsmall reflectors.

Suddenly the wind came up, some ofthe parts started to spin, and I began tofeel dizzy. It was all part of the experienceof visiting Vollis Simpson’s “garden.”

Since that time, I’ve become a fan ofthe wacky worlds created by eccentricgeniuses. They remind me that withpassion and imagination, anything ispossible.

Here, three of the best:

Whirligig Garden – North Carolina Vollis Simpson, who passed away May

31, 2013, at age 94, made his first

spinning contraption during World WarII when, in addition to his regular jobrepairing highways, he was asked to fix abroken washing machine.

His make-do invention worked, thusforeshadowing his post-retirement hobbyof turning scrap material into gyratinggizmos.

Some folks call Simpson’s creations“windmills,” others call them“whirligigs,” and some just call themweird. But what’s for sure is that theyspin in a breeze, whirl in a wind, andshine like the stars when, at night, they’recaught in the glare of a car’s headlights.

Since we met him 20 years ago,Simpson has become an icon amongfolk-art aficionados. His smaller piecescan be seen at various places, includingthe American Visionary Art Museum inBaltimore.

Many of his massive structures havebeen relocated from his property inLucama, N.C., to the Vollis SimpsonWhirligig Park (www.wilsonwhirligigpark.org) in nearby Wilson. Phase one ofthe 2-acre park opened to the public inNovember 2013.

Dickeyville Grotto – Wisconsin Father Mathias Wernerus started

small. In 1925 he decided to honor thethree men in his parish who were killed

during World War I by building asoldiers’ monument at the edge of thechurch cemetery.

The project grew as Wernerusexpanded his vision. He would, hedecided, build a roadside attraction inorder to promote the two values he feltwere essential to a person’s well-being:love of God and love of country.

In the following five years before hedied at age 58 of an undiagnosed illness,he turned the small plot of land next tothe staid Holy Ghost Church into awonderland of shrines using found anddiscarded materials: shards of colorfulglass, stones from costume jewelry, bitsof petrified wood, fossilized sea urchins,starfish, and even the round balls usedon top of the gearshifts of old Model T’s.

He worked passionately, first gatheringrocks from the bluffs of the nearbyMississippi River for the foundation;then making forms from wood and wire,coating them with mortar; and finally,encrusting them with the decorativematerials that he collected from aroundthe world.

He involved parishioners to help withthe building and worked nearly roundthe clock. He never used a blueprint, yethe was able to use the color and shapesof his materials to create structures thatare expressive, balanced, and completelyenchanting.

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Tinkertown – New Mexico“Ideas,” said Ross Ward, “are

everywhere. Pick them like flowers.” That Ward did, becoming inspired by

the Western movies he loved as a child,by the carnivals and circuses where heworked as a traveling painter, and bymaterials he found along the way.

Now, more than 1,500 miniaturecarvings, as well as a host of collectiblesthat include arcade machines and Route66 road signs, are on permanent displayin a rambling 22-room museum outsideof Albuquerque.

But the real magic in Ward’s make-believe world is a series of incrediblydetailed dioramas that represent the OldWest of Ward’s imagination.

Five mini-folks sit on the porch of aramshackle house strumming guitars;men in horse-drawn wagons deliverwater to the Monarch Hotel;


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Vollis Simpson’s whirligigs are inBaltimore’s American Visionary Art

Museum and the Vollis Simpson WhirligigPark , but their first home was on his

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New Mexico’s Tinkertown is the life workof skilled woodcarver Ross Ward.

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Diabetes and Hearing Loss

Diabetes and hearing loss are two ofAmerica’s most widespread healthconcerns. Nearly 26 million people inthe U.S. have diabetes, and an estimated34.5 million have some type of hearingloss. Those are large groups of people,and it appears there is a lot of overlapbetween the two.

A recent study found that hearing lossis twice as common in people withdiabetes as it is in those who don’t havethe disease. Also, of the 79 million adultsin the U.S. who have prediabetes, therate of hearing loss is 30 percent higherthan in those with normal blood glucose.

Right now we don’t know howdiabetes is related to hearing loss. It’spossible that the high blood glucoselevels associated with diabetes cause

damage to thesmall blood vesselsin the inner ear,similar to the wayin which diabetescan damage theeyes and thekidneys. But moreresearch needs tobe done to discoverwhy people withdiabetes have ahigher rate ofhearing loss.

Since it can happen slowly, thesymptoms of hearing loss can often behard to notice. In fact, family membersand friends sometimes notice the hearingloss before the person experiencing it.

Signs ofHearing Loss

• Frequently askingothers to repeatthemselves.

• Trouble followingconversations thatinvolve more thantwo people.

• Thinking thatothers are mumbling.

• Problems hearing in noisy places suchas busy restaurants.

• Trouble hearing the voices of womenand small children.

• Turning up the TV or radio volume tooloud for others who are nearby.

What should I do ifI suspect a hearing loss?

Talk to your primary care doctor. Youmay then want to seek help from hearingspecialist like: an audiologist, a licensedhearing aid dispenser or a doctor whospecializes in hearing problems. From afull hearing exam, you’ll learn moreabout your hearing loss. You will also betold what can be done to treat it.

Reprinted with permission from TheAmerican Diabetes Association. Copyright2014 American Diabetes Association.www.diabetes.org

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Tinnitus is thesensation of hearing sound when noexternal sound is present, and is mostcommonly caused by exposure to loudnoises. Typically, those sufferingdescribe it as “ringing ears,” thoughothers describe it as hissing, buzzing,whistling or chirping. For some, it’s a

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Age-Related Hearing Loss

Hearing loss that occurs in people asthey age is called presbycusis. Becauseboth ears are usually affected equallyand it progresses gradually, manypeople aren’t even aware their hearinghas changed.

Generally, it becomes difficult tohear higher pitched sounds orfollowing conversations in a noisyroom at first.

The exact cause of presbycusis isnot known but it is believed that thenerve cells that are supposed to convertsounds into nervous impulses that then

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Many factors may contribute toPresbycusis such as arteriosclerosis, overexposure to noise, stress, certainmedications, smoking, beingoverweight, and possibly heredity.

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more interested in football, basketball,boxing, and girls (not necessarily in thatorder) than I was in study.”

His parents seemed to have notedthat, too, and he was soon enrolled as asophomore at Valley Forge MilitaryAcademy. He says, “That absolutelychanged my life. It introduced me to alife of discipline and study.”

He still played sports, of course,competing in football, boxing, and track.He also participated in three years ofArmy ROTC. He remembers that in hissophomore year, he won the school’schampionship, boxing against the captainof the football team, which gained himmuch respect on campus.

But it was his play as a halfback onthe school’s first undefeated football teamthat helped win him a scholarship to

NorthCarolina StateUniversity.

There heplayed oneyear beforedeciding totry for anomination tothe U.S.NavalAcademy. Hewas fortunateenough toland that, and he played sports there,winning the boxing crown at 155 poundsas a Plebe. He also played jayvee andvarsity football before suffering a kneeinjury that ended his football career.

At the Academy, he met DustyDornin, a much-medaled herosubmariner of WWII, who impressedhim by picturing life in submarines as

providing theinclusivenessand fraternityof an infantryplatoon.

So, whengraduatingfrom theAcademy in1952,submarineservice wasmuch on hismind.

However, he was required to first have ayear in surface ships. Assigned to anamphibious landing ship, he headed forthe Pacific.

He especially remembers their servingas station ship in Hong Kong for 20days, their role being ready to evacuateU.S. citizens as might be needed.

He also recalls with affection knowing

the owner of Hong Kong Old Mary’sshop, where seamen from everywherebought cloth for civilian suits that weretailored for them overnight.

Then he got his wish for thesubmarine duty that was to occupy himfor 19 years. Leaving from Key West, hestarted by patrolling the North Atlantic,where his sub was once hit by the mostvicious storm he had ever seen.

They had to surface to recharge thesub’s batteries, and he says, “The seaswere so high that, on the surface, wecouldn’t use the air intakes to get air tothe engines. We had to use our snorkel,and were barely able to avoid its beingawash. We lost all our communicationantennas, all radar, and one periscope.When we submerged, we were stillrolling 15 degrees even at a depth of150 ft.

That Atlantic duty was followed bytwo years as an instructor at the

What’s a submarine commander doingwith the likes of Doris Day and Mary Martin?

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

LCDR Norman “Red” Stein (far right) with Doris Dayaboard the submarine Blackfin, where he was

executive officer.

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow,Between the crosses, row on row,That mark our place; and in the sky,The larks, sill bravely singing, fly,Scarce heard amid the guns below.We are the dead.Short days ago,We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved and now we lie,In Flanders Fields.Take up our quarrel with the foeTo you, from failing hands, we throw,The torch, be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us, who die,We shall not sleep, though poppies grow,In Flanders Fields.

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Submarine School at Groton, Conn.Then it was off to the Pacific Northwest,making patrols off Okinawa, Japan, andother islands.

He remembers one time in 1963,however, when they returned to LongBeach and were picked to be the sub toappear in a Doris Day movie, “MoveOver, Darling,” where Doris played therole of a wife whose passenger plane goesdown in the Pacific and who ismarooned on a Pacific Island for fiveyears before being picked up by asubmarine and returned to the U.S.

And, surprisingly, that was not Stein’sonly touch with Hollywood. Once, whenhis sub pulled into Okinawa, MaryMartin was touring with the entire castof “Hello, Dolly.” It packed a huge fieldhouse. Stein and his crew enjoyed theshow.

Then he sent Mary acard inviting her and thewhole cast to tour hissubmarine, the Sea Fox.She sent a kind note,explaining why theschedule wouldn’t permitthat, and Stein sent her acertificate making her anHonorary Member ofthe Sea Fox crew. Marylater sent him anautographed playbillcover for the show,writing on it, “Hello,Red, from an HonoraryCrew Member of the SeaFox, Mary Martin.”

Years later, when Mary was starring onBroadway with Robert Preston in “I Do!I Do!” Stein sent her a note saying, “The

commanding officer ofa submarine has theright to visit honorarymembers of his crew atany time.”

Mary’s husbandthen called Stein to saythat tickets for himand his wife Lonniewould be waiting forthem at the box office.They, of course,attended. And after theshow, he and Lonniewere ushered backstageto visit with Mary.Stein says, “You can’tbelieve how warm and

cordial she was to us.”Stein spent his last Navy years at the

Pentagon, where he was responsible for

the administration of the SubmarineIntelligence Program. He remembersonce going to the White House toconduct a briefing for a StrategyCommittee. How did that go? “Well,” hesays, “I got to make Henry Kissingerlaugh, so I guess it went OK.”

Stein retired from the Navy as acaptain in 1978 and spent 12 yearsworking in his dad’s insurance businessand “playing a lot of golf.” He andLonnie then moved close to Annapolisand built a home there.

In 2007, another Navy captain friendinvited him and Lonnie to look at aretirement community in South-CentralPennsylvania. They came, found it suitedthem perfectly, and they’ve lived therewith their Husky, Balti, ever since.

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

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Hess Photography

Red Stein today, in retirement,with his Husky, “Balti.”

shopkeepers hawk Native Americanrugs and relics to passersby; and Perry’sPolar Pantry promises to keep residentswell fed while the Lucky Nugget Saloonguarantees to keep them welllubricated.

There are also circuses populated

with clowns, acrobats, elephants, andcaged tigers as well as carnivals peopledwith freaks and oddities.

By the time I get to the mini-cemetery, I’m so immersed in Ward’simaginary world that even the carefullycarved angels ascending to heaven seem

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Other Wacky Worlds:Winchester Mystery House – San

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

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Dear Savvy Senior,How can a person know if they’ve had a

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Each year, more than a quarter-million Americans have a mini-stroke,but only about half of them realizewhat’s happening. That’s because thesymptoms are usually fleeting (lastingonly a few minutes, up to an hour ortwo), causing most people to ignorethem or brush them off as no big deal.

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Blood pressure: If his systolic bloodpressure (top number) is higher than140 mmHg and/or diastolic bloodpressure (bottom number) is higher than90 – one point.

Clinical features: If he had weakness onone side of the body during his mini-stroke – two points. If he had a speechdisturbance without weakness – onepoint.

Duration of symptoms: If hissymptoms lasted for 10 minutes to anhour – one point. If they lasted an houror longer – two points.

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If his score is three or less, his risk ofhaving a major stroke within a month ofhis TIA is 2 percent. A score of four orfive indicates about an 8 percent risk forstroke within 30 days and a 10 percentrisk within 90 days.

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Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle,(717) 243-4642May 5, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. – Monday Bosler Book

Discussion GroupMay 7, 1 to 2 p.m. – Wicked Wednesday Book

Discussion GroupMay 23, 1 to 2 p.m. – Just Mysteries! Book Club

Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St.,Camp Hill, (717) 761-3900Tuesdays through Aug. 26, 6 to 7 p.m. – Master

Gardener Plant ClinicsMay 9, 4 to 7:30 p.m. – Blood DriveMay 13, 7 p.m. – “The Round House” Book Discussion

New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza,New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820May 10, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Write-On Writers

Workshop

Senior Center ActivitiesSupport Groups Free and open to the public.

May 1, 6:30 p.m.Too Sweet: Diabetes Support GroupChapel Hill United Church ofChrist701 Poplar Church RoadCamp Hill(717) 557-9041

May 6, 7 p.m.CanSurmount Cancer Support GroupHealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd.,Mechanicsburg(717) 691-6786

May 13, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Carlisle Area Men’s Cancer SupportGroupThe Live Well Center3 Alexandria Court, Carlisle(717) [email protected]

May 14, 1:30 p.m.Parkinson’s Support GroupHealthSouth Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd.,Mechanicsburg(717) 877-0624

May 20, 1 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupMechanicsburg Church of theBrethren501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg(717) 766-8880

May 14, 11:30 a.m.NARFE West Shore Chapter 1465VFW Post 67044907 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg(717) 737-1486www.narfe1465.orgVisitors welcome; meeting is free butfee for food.

May 16, 7 p.m.Cedar Cliff High School BandConcertCedar Cliff High SchoolCamp Hill

May 26, 11 a.m.New Cumberland Memorial DayParadeBridge St. & Park Ave.New Cumberland

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May 6 and May 7, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Camp Hill Boro, 2125 Walnut Street, Camp Hill, (717) 737-4548May 14, 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. – Hampden Township Rec. Building, 5001 Park Street. Ext.,

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Book Review

In June 1944, the GermanWehrmacht had more than 217combat divisions fighting in Europe.

Fifty-seven were in Normandy, Belgium,and Holland—where were the others?Why were they there? Who and whatkept them away?

These questions and others areanswered by author Ken Weiler in hisbook, Why Normandy Was Won. TheAllied return to Europe in northwesternFrance was fully expected by the Naziarmies, but when they landed on D-Day,

why was only a fraction ofGerman fighting divisionsthere waiting, and why weremany not staffed withethnic Germans?

This new look at thecrucial struggle innorthwestern France andwestern Russia for the firsttime connects the two mostimportant fronts in Europe:the Western Front and theRussian Front. It discusses and explains

why the best and brightest ofthe German armies were notwhere they should have been,defending the beaches atNormandy, but instead deepin the heart and borderlandsof Russia.

About the AuthorKen Weiler, a former staff

sergeant in the U.S. Armywith the Department of

Engineering and Military Science at Fort

Belvoir, Va., was also the legislativeliaison NCOIC with the Army’sSAFEGUARD anti-ballistic missileprogram at the Department of Defense inArlington, Va.

He has written several articles onhistorical preservation and identificationand is a member of the HanoverHistorical Society and co-chairman of itsmuseum committee. He is also a trusteeof the Eisenhower Society and a volunteercurator at the Eisenhower NationalHistoric Site, both in Gettysburg.

Why Normandy Was Won:Operation Bagration and the War in the East 1941–1945

By Kenneth C. Weiler


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Can it be that hard to make goodcoffee? If you say it depends onthe bean and its origin, the type

of roast (light, medium, dark), thecoarseness of the grind, and a spotlesslyclean brewing system, you would becorrect.

Oh, and efficient flavor extractionrequires proper water temperature (195 to205 degrees Fahrenheit) and a specificamount of time for the coffee grounds tobe in contact with the hot water, whichdepends on how bold you want the flavorto be.

It is also recommended that you usefiltered or bottled water if your tap wateris a bit unpleasant. The chlorine andcalcium and everything else that comesfrom the tap are not particularly beneficialto the taste or the brewer.

It can be a lot of fuss getting a greatcup of coffee, and many people think it’sworth the effort. Some people, like myfriend Betty, just go to the localconvenience store at the same time everymorning to buy their coffee alreadyprepared.

I think I can produce a good cup of

brew without a chemistry degree andhocus pocus, however.

My interest in good coffee beganinadvertently about 25 years ago in myhumble row-house kitchen. When I livedin town, my father-in-law came to visitjust about every Sunday morning; so didmy brother.

My 12-cup drip brewer was always inaction as our caffeine-fueled conversationand razzing sometimes persisted nonstop.It was a subtle remark by my father-in-lawand my brother’s subsequent jeering thatinspired me to do a better job atproducing a good cup of the black potion.

On that particular day, I asked myfather-in-law if he wanted another refill.He balked and said, “I think I’ve hadabout enough of that batch.”

I asked him what was wrong with it. “I don’t know what you did to it, but

it’s not so great.” I replied, “Carl, you wouldn’t know a

good cup of coffee.” He smiled and said, “Maybe not, but I

sure know a bad cup.” He and my brother then laughed

uproariously at the putdown. I snickered

as I felt the blood of humiliation fill myface. To this day, when we are all together,my brother pulls out the sharp dagger ofdegradation to stab me in the heart.

Ever since that day I have made somepretty good coffee. My experiments atvariation have often bombed, though. Aguy at work always cut back on theamount of coffee grounds he used. Hethought that using the recommendedrecipe was wasteful. The flawed reasoningwas that you could get all the flavor fromtwo scoops that you could from six oreight.

In an attempt at frugality, I boughtinto that just long enough to see mycoffee go bad again. The thought ofanother family flogging was too much tobear. I quickly reversed my destructivethought process and have since stuck withconvention. After all, the road lesstraveled does not always lead toenlightenment.

A couple of years ago I started using aFrench press. My brother had used onefor quite a while, and he told me howmuch he loved it. Once I got the processand proper ratio of coffee to water figured

out, I also embraced it. My friend Frank and his lovely wife,

Lynne, have a morning ritual of grindingfresh-roasted beans and French pressing.Frank is even contemplating the idea ofroasting his own beans. Have at it, myfriend.

I now use a single-cup brewing systemthat uses premeasured cups. You knowwhich one I mean. If I serve a bad cup ofcoffee now, I can blame it on everythingbut me. I like that. These premeasuredcups also have great names like BreakfastBlend, Donut Shop, and Fog Lifter. I’vebeen looking for others such as WaistSlimmer, Bicep Builder, Hair Grower, andMind Reviver. If you know a supplier ofsuch concoctions, let me know soon; I’malmost at the point where none of themwill help.

The best coffee, however, is alwaysserved at a table with good friends andfamily.

Mike Clark writes a regular column forThe Globe Leader newspaper in NewWilmington, Pa. He can be contacted [email protected]

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“We figured we had a few bluebirdshere now, so let’s put a whole bunchmore nests up,” said Benjamin, whoinitiated the project.

The residents invited Joan Watroba, ofthe Pennsylvania Bluebird Society andeditor of “Bluebird Trails & Tales”newsletter, to talk with them aboutstarting their trail.

“She was quite helpful,” Benjaminsaid.

For instance, Watroba told them aboutmonofilament lines (fishing line) thatcould be added to the front of birdhousesto keep undesirable birds, like the housesparrows, from entering and taking overthe nest.

Watroba also suggested where and howto place the birdhouses, such as havingthe openings pointing to the east, he said.

Originally, the Green Ridge Villageresidents installed 40 birdhouses, buthave since expanded them to 52 houses.

The residents themselves built thebluebird houses in the village’s workshop.They are 4 inches by 4 inches on theinside, the front of the houses are 9 ¼inches, and the backs are 10 ¼ inches,with a slope to the roof.

They retrieved some old barn boards

from localfarmers, butsoon realized itwould be easierto just buy newlumber insteadof trying tosquare up theold boards.

Whilebuilding thebluebirdhouses,Benjamin saidthe residentsdecided theyshould hold afundraiser withthem to benefitthe GreenRidge Villageauxiliary, which provides money forunbudgeted items that make life moreenjoyable for skilled-nursing residents.

They were sold for $40 a pair, with$32 going to the auxiliary and the rest topay for the building materials, he said.

Those who donated money to buildthe birdhouses were given theopportunity to put the house near their

units, with two tothree installed ineach circle. Therealso were fourbirdhouses installedin a meadow west ofthe campus and fivemore along Route233 coming into thecampus, Benjaminsaid.

Once thebirdhouses wereinstalled, the GreenRidge Villageresidents, includingBenjamin and hiswife Dorene, beganmonitoring the trail.

They use thePennsylvania

Bluebird Society’s forms to keep trackeach week of what kind of nest is in thehouse, how many eggs there are, whetherthere are adults sitting on the nests, andwhether any eggs have hatched. But, hesaid, they don’t open the nest to look.

After the first eggs have hatched andfledged, there is often a second couplethat will build a nest in the house the

same year to raise their own brood, hesaid.

“Because the folks on campus are quiteinterested, we post the results in latesummer and put in our newsletter howmany hatched, so everyone knows thesuccess of our bluebird houses,”Benjamin said. “We’ve gotten quite a fewmore bluebirds now than four years ago.”

During the first year of the trail, 22bluebirds fledged, the second year 44bluebirds fledged, and last year there were62 fledglings.

“We feel pretty happy with it,”Benjamin said.

Besides the bluebirds, other birds suchas chickadees, wrens, and tree swallowsalso build nests in the birdhouses, hesaid.

“But there are so many variablesconcerning other species. Some stay allwinter; others are picking out theirhouses (in March),” Benjamin said.

Benjamin hopes the bluebirds get totheir nests early enough to beat the wrensand other birds to them. With as manyfledglings as they had last year, “I hopethe fledglings come back this year andtake the houses around campus beforeanybody else,” he said.

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There are many objects that Iappraise at my public eventsworldwide: paintings, sculptures,

pottery, prints, beaded purses, NativeAmerican leatherware, toys, glassware,gold jewelry, silver, swords, guns, historicdocuments, sports collectibles, moviememorabilia, autographs, and the listgoes on.

One of the most common items that Iappraise—vintage or antique—aretimepieces, specifically pocket watches.

Many pocket-watch ownersdon’t know thebasics aboutthese little piecesof history. If youhave a pocketwatch or areinterested incollecting them,here are sometips you shouldknow.

Pocket watcheswere introducedprior to the introduction of thewristwatch. The wristwatch was a WorldWar I era invention (circa 1914) used toaid soldiers on the frontlines. Pocketwatches were widespread in the 1800sand continue to be of interest today.

Tips for Your Pocket Watch• If your pocket watch does not open

easily, don’t force it open. Use a piece ofdental floss to pry your pocket watchopen or ask a professional jeweler toopen your pocket watch for you. Neveruse a pocket knife or other sharpinstrument to open your pocket watch.

• Pocket watches should be cleanedregularly. The internal mechanism, whichis made up of various gears, requiresregular maintenance by a professional. Ifthe gears get gummy or dirty, then thewatch will not tell time accurately.

• Don’t overwind your pocket watch.Be gentle.

• The number of jewels refers to theaccuracy of the mechanism, and themore accurate the watch, the morevaluable it is. The greater the number of

jewels in your watch (the number ofjewels is typically marked on the watch),the more accurate your watch.

• Much of the information about apocket watch is found on the inside case.Look for maker’s marks, number ofjewels, date stamps, precious metalmarkings, etc.

• Pocket-watch cases may be made ina different part of the world from where

the watch workswere actuallymade. Don’tassume that thecase and thewatch are bothmade by the samemanufacturer, asthat is not alwaysthe case.

• And, a pocketwatch’s case maybe made of aprecious metal like

sterling or solid gold. Some watch casesare more inexpensive and made of silverplate or are gold filled.

Pocket watches are a fun and popularcollectible on the antiques market andthere are many, many different styles andmakers to choose from when amassingyour collection.

An easy way to tell the time period ofyour pocket watch is to look at thedesign of the case and the dial, the styleof the font or numbers on the face of thedial, and the decorative face, whetherpainted on porcelain or embossed inmetal.

Some of the most popular names inpocket watches are Hamilton, Elgin,Waltham, American Watch Company,etc. Learn some of the basics to makesure you assemble a collection of pocketwatches that will stand the test of time.

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Satisfaction

The sun came up all fiery red.No clouds were in the sky.I felt a very gentle breezeAnd breathed a happy sigh.“There’s work to do,” I told myself.“I might as well begin.”A warming trend was in the air.I felt it on my skin.But later on the sun grew hot.“I’ll take a break,” I think.For sweat had come upon my brow,I sipped a cooling drink.As evening came, the sun fell low.Sweet coolness came again.And in the west an afterglowWas sign that it won’t rain.I’m happy then at the day’s end.And what I think is best,To know I’ve done a good day’s workAnd now it’s time to rest.

Written by submitted by Hubert L. Stern

Edward Bonekemperis a Civil War speaker,author, editor, andwriter. He has publishedfour Civil War bookssince 1998: Grant andLee: Victorious Americanand VanquishedVirginian; McClellanand Failure: A Study ofCivil War Fear,

Incompetence and Worse; AVictor, Not a Butcher: UlyssesS. Grant’s Overlooked MilitaryGenius; and How Robert E.Lee Lost the Civil War.

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