York County 50plus Senior News May 2013

When not on display in a gallery, much of Etta Schreiner’s abstract artwork is on displayin her apartment. Clockwise, from bottom left, Three Sisters, Cosmic Event, Fanned Out,

and, in Schreiner’s hands, Third Quartet.

By Lori Van Ingen

Eighty-nine-year-old Etta M. Schreiner’s most rewarding experience is tojust sit and paint.

“If there’s a dish of pears or grapes, instead of eating them, I’d paintthem,” Schreiner said.

Over the years, Schreiner has produced more than 200 paintings.In September, Schreiner’s lesser-known Back of the Canvas series will grace

the walls of Mulberry Art Studios’ Louise Gallery. Last summer, aretrospective of Schreiner’s work was exhibited.

Schreiner has always painted. When she was 2 years old, she would “crawlup to where Mom was working at the kitchen sink. To keep me out of herhair while she was cooking, she gave me a piece of paper and a pencil. That’swhat started the whole thing. I sat on the floor since I couldn’t walk yet, andI’d be painting away.”

While she enjoyed painting, Schreiner didn’t go into art as a career.Instead, she earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance fromLebanon Valley College and master’s degree from Penn State.

“I taught farm kids in a one- or two-room school. It was a greatexperience to teach,” she said.

After marrying her husband, Jack, in 1950, Schreiner didn’t go back to

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By John Johnston

Every day of the year, Americansacross the nation remember friends andfamily members who have served andsacrificed for their country.

May is National Military AppreciationMonth. As we observe Memorial Dayand Military Appreciation Month, wewould like to let members of our militaryknow how much we value what they dofor our nation.

At Social Security, we offer a widerange of services for our servicemembers.

Families of fallen military heroes maybe eligible for Social Security survivorsbenefits. Learn more about SocialSecurity survivors benefits at www.socialsecurity.gov/pgm/survivors.htm.

For servicemembers whoreturn homewith injuries,Social Securityis here to help.Visit ourWoundedWarriorswebsite(www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors). We use an expedited processfor military service members whobecome disabled while on active militaryservice, regardless of where the disabilityoccurs.

It is important to note that benefitsavailable through Social Security are

different thanthose from theDepartment ofVeteransAffairs andrequire aseparateapplication.

Even active-duty militarywho continueto receive paywhile in a

hospital or on medical leave shouldconsider applying for disability benefits ifthey are unable to work due to adisabling condition.

Active-duty status and receipt ofmilitary pay does not necessarily preventpayment of Social Security disability

benefits. Receipt of military paymentsshould never stop someone fromapplying for disability benefits fromSocial Security.

If you’ve served in the Armed Forcesand you’re planning your retirement,you’ll want to read our publication,Military Service and Social Security, atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10017.pdf.

You also may want to visit theMilitary Service page of our RetirementPlanner (www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/veterans.htm).

At Social Security, we honor all thosewho served in the military and weremember those who died for theircountry.

John Johnston is a Social Security publicaffairs specialist.

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Seniors deserve specialrecognition if they have servedas remarkable examples of

achievement in their elderly years. Atitle, awarded by a prestigiousauthority such as state governors orthe president, would be fitting. Aproposed title is Senior-CitizenLaureate.

An example of recognition foroutstanding service is the BritishEmpire Medal for MeritoriousService, commonly called theB.E.M. Although it ranks as the fifthof six levels of UK medals, theB.E.M. nonetheless enjoys a proudstatus.

The Jan. 29, 1951,issue of LifeMagazine had afeature article onFanny Thorne, thenan 88-year-old great-grandmother. Shewas awarded theB.E.M. in 1951 byKing George VI tohonor her forcontinuing to toil onher farm, six days a week, from thetime her husband died in World WarI until 1951.

The award was for “her devotedservice to agriculture.” In 1943, atthe age of 80, Thorne demonstratedextraordinary stamina when,according to the magazine, she“shucked an 8-acre field of barley byherself in 11 hours and 30 minutes.”Her routine tasks included threshingwheat, sorting potatoes, and cuttingkale to feed the cattle. She livedalone in her four-room cottage.

This exceptional woman won hermedal by going far beyond whatmight be expected of the humanbody. Medals should be awarded aswell for those who renderoutstanding, if not Herculean,contributions.

Why not an American medalspecifically to recognize seniors whoaccomplish remarkable achievementsin their advanced years? Our countryhas several types of medals torecognize other exceptional civilians.They include the U.S. Presidential

Medal of Freedom, theCongressional Gold Medal, thePresidential Citizens Medal, theNational Medal of Arts, and theNational Medal of Technology andInnovation.

Young people have two types ofmedals awarded, both by the U.S.Department of Justice: the YoungAmerican Medal for Bravery and theYoung American Medal for Service.Seniors are deserving of recognitionfor their services as well.

To promote intergenerationalharmony, seniors able to do so maywish to volunteer for occasional

assignments with nonprofitorganizations, including local andcounty governments, social andfaith-based groups, and serviceorganizations. This would ease thefiscal burdens faced by nonprofitsand burnish the esteem to whichseniors are held.

The U.S. Census Bureau’s“Current Populations Survey” foundthat in 2010 approximately 26.3percent of Americans over the age of16 volunteered. The rate for menand women combined, ages 55–64,was 27.2 percent, dropping to 23.6percent for those 65 and older.Recognizing Senior-CitizenLaureates could encourage raisedlevels of participation.

A report by the Urban Institute,“Volunteer Transitions among OlderAmericans,” using 2002 data, found“the time that adults age 55 andolder devoted to formal volunteeractivities has been valued at $44billion, and this estimate is likely toincrease as the large Baby Boomgeneration grows older.”

What benefit is there to seniorswho volunteer? A study published inthe journal Social Science andMedicine (November 2010) findsthat elderly persons who volunteerlive longer and healthier. The dataare based on a study of 916 non-institutionalized American seniors,ages 65 or older, who are“cognitively functional.”Volunteering provided them a senseof purpose, the study concluded.

May is the appropriate month toannounce the names of perhaps adozen national honorees selectedannually as “Senior Laureates.” May

is designated as“Older AmericansMonth,” a programoriginated by theKennedyadministration. It iscelebrated across thecountry throughceremonies and eventsand is managed by theAdministration onAging of theDepartment of Health

and Human Services.According to the AOA, the theme

for Older Americans Month in 2013is “Unleash the Power of Age.” Thetheme was selected to recognizeseniors as “productive, active, andinfluential members of society,sharing essential talents, wisdom,and life experience with theirfamilies, friends, and neighbors.”

Honoring inspirational seniorswho are civically engaged could raisethe level of volunteerism amongolder Americans, enhance their senseof purpose, support deservingnonprofits, and raise the stature ofseniors among their own andyounger generations. Laureates, leadthe way!

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research analyst, is the author of My 22Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinionof a Senior Citizen, A Musing Moment:Meditative Essays on Life and Learning,and Opinion Essays for Seasoned Citizensand Their Elders. Contact him [email protected].

Senior-Citizen Laureates

My 22 Cents’ Worth

Walt Sonneville


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Up until I was 11 years old, I livedright across the street from thedusty entryway to a

playground—the most imposingplayground that God, railroads, and riverscould ever devise. It wasn’t necessarily safe.But isn’t that the essence of adventure?

A rocky field stretched from thebackyard walkway of a small row house toan obsolete railroad reservoir. This fieldwas our baseball diamond. It was roughlyconfigured, and it was in use daily, asweather permitted.

The designated pitcher was most alwaysShorty Lehman, a small, middle-aged manwho worked for the local telephonecompany. Shorty notonly pitched, but healso coached andencouraged each childwho stepped up to theplate. He never beratedor ridiculed, but hisgood-natured razzingwas constant. Shortywas the positiveinfluence that helped toturn children into goodmen and good women.

The railroad reservoir sat atop a lowhill, and a circular concrete wall toppedwith a pointed iron fence kept us out ofharm’s way. The stagnant water within thesmall basin was covered with algae andwas polluted with old tires, discardedwood, tree limbs, baseballs, and otherunidentifiable debris.

Fish, caught in the Susquehanna River,mysteriously found their way into thefilthy stew, along with some snappingturtles and snakes. We actually triedcatching those creatures with a fishing rodand dough balls made from wet bread. Wecaught a lot of foul carp in that mess.

At the base of the reservoir, a largecellar door led to a dark and dank earthenfloor where an intake pipe and valve thatfed the reservoir stood dormant. It hadbeen locked off for many years as therewas no longer a need to pump water;steam engines hadn’t run this line in ages.But we found enough toads down there toamuse ourselves for hours.

The back hill of the reservoirdescended farther into the railroad beds,making a decent grade for sledding androlling to the bottom in large cardboard

drums that had been discarded by a metalsmelting plant a block away. I don’t knowthat these drums were as much discardedas they were pilfered.

Also, the back hill was like the darkside of the moon; we were hidden fromthe watchful eyes of parents.

But the best part of this playground laybeyond The Rezzie, as we called thereservoir. The tracks of The ReadingRailroad, once the Columbia & Reading,often presented boxcars and flatbeds atrest. These marvelous carriages hauled themost interesting freight. Our favoritecargo was the military equipment that satproudly above the tracks on the flatbed

cars. My brother and I

have a black-and-whitephoto of us standingon top of a tank whilesporting boat shirtsand clam diggers, thefashion rage in the late1950s.

Not too far over thetracks, just before theactual banks of the

mighty and treacherous SusquehannaRiver, lay a shallow, timeworn channel ofthe Pennsylvania Canal system, a part oflocal history that began in 1832. We nevergave history a thought, though, as weplayed on the banks and in the muddywater of that ancient waterway.

My last adventure there was the day we“found” a canoe and paddled our waytoward a small inlet. We all went into thedrink when the canoe became unstablefrom all the movement within, which Ithought was dubious. My doubt was inorder as I just found out this week, afterover 50 years, that my brotherintentionally overturned the boat. He nowowes me a brand-new pair of sneakers.

These adventures, and more, went onday after day in the best playground ever.Each of us has a story of our adventurouschildhood. Think about it whenever yousee a bunch of kids milling about a largescreen, playing video games. You’ll feelkind of sorry for them, I’ll bet.

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

The BestPlayground

The Way I See It

Mike Clark

Triathlon, Wellness Fair to Be Featured at Senior Games

The York County Senior Games willoffer a special challenge for 2013—atriathlon comprised of three events:softball throw, freestyle swimming, and100-meter run.

Another feature will be theinformation and wellness fair, also heldJune 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in theCentral York High School cafeteria.

Organized by the York County AreaAgency on Aging and the Senior GamesPlanning Committee, with amembership of community and businessvolunteers, the 12th annual games will beheld June 17 to 22.

As was the case last year, the majorityof the 2013 events will be held atCentral York High School, with theexception of seven events: billiards,bowling, mini golf, 9-hole golf,horseshoes, trap shooting, and targetshooting. These events will be held atother community locations.

The opening ceremony will be heldMonday, June 17, at 8:30 a.m. at thehigh school soccer stadium.

The closing celebration will occur at3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, in thecafeteria.

The Senior Games registration area

will be open at Central York HighSchool beginning at 9 a.m. June 17 andwill remain open every day from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. through June 22. Participantscan pick up their participant bag,including their Senior Games t-shirt, andregister for additional events at this area.

Monday, June 17All events at Central York High School(except billiards).

Bocce – Begins at 10 a.m.; specific timesfor age groups will be listed inregistration booklet.

Croquet – Anytime between 10 a.m.and 2 p.m.

Wii Archery – Anytime between 10 a.m.and 3 p.m.

Washers – Anytime between 10:30 a.m.and 2:30 p.m.

Ladder Golf – Anytime between 11 a.m.and 3 p.m.

Billiards – 5 p.m. at Cobblestone’sRestaurant and SportsEmporium

Tuesday, June 18

Bowling, Singles – 10 a.m. at HanoverBowling Centre

Mini Golf – Anytime between 2 and 7p.m. at Heritage Hills MiniGolf

Wednesday, June 19

9-Hole Golf – 8 a.m. at Little CreekGolf Course

Horseshoes, Singles – 8 a.m. at JohnRudy Park

Horseshoes, Doubles – noon at JohnRudy Park

Target Shooting – 1 p.m. at IzaakWalton League ofAmerica

Trap Shooting – 6 p.m. at Izaak WaltonLeague of America (5p.m. optional practiceround)

Thursday, June 20(All events at Central York High School.)

Single Tennis – 8:30 a.m.Shuffleboard – 9 a.m.; specific times for

age groups will be listedin registration booklet.

Wii Bowling – Anytime between 9 a.m.and 3 p.m. Event alsooffered on June 22—choose one day.

UNO – 9:30 a.m.Hearts – 1 p.m.Badminton – 3:30 p.m.

Friday, June 21(All events at Central York High School.)

Football, Softball, and Frisbee Throws– Anytime between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.;from 9 to 10 a.m. one line will bededicated to triathlon participants only.Darts – Anytime between 9 a.m. and 3

p.m. Event also offered on June22—choose one day.

Pinochle – 9:30 a.m.Swimming – 11 a.m.; specific times for

age groups will be listed inregistration booklet.

Poker – 1 p.m.Basketball Hoops: Foul Shooting andHot Shot – Anytime between 3 and 5

p.m. Event also offered onJune 22—choose one day.

Volleyball – 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 22(All events at Central York High School.)

Basketball Hoops: Foul Shooting andHot Shot – Anytime between 8 and 11

a.m. Event also offered June21—choose one day.

Running Events – 8 a.m., 5K; 9 a.m.,50-meter; 9:45 a.m.,100-meter; 10:45a.m., 4x100 relay;11:15 a.m., 400-meter; 11:45 a.m.,Sprint Medley; 12:15p.m., 1,600-meter

Table Tennis – 9 a.m.Soccer Kick – Anytime between 9 a.m.

and 2 p.m.Wii Bowling – Anytime between 9 a.m.

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Compete in favorites such as mini golf, horseshoes,swimming, or bowling, to name a few.

Join us for the Opening Ceremonythe morning of June 17!


Senior Games Need VolunteersThe York County Senior Games

Planning Committee is seekingvolunteers to assist with the 2013 YorkCounty Senior Games being held June17–22.

If you have extra time or yourbusiness or community group would bewilling to spare a few hours, there aremany different volunteer opportunitiesto choose from.

Help is needed in the following areas:

• Coordinate the transporting of SeniorGames equipment from storage theweek prior to the games

• Registration, keeping score, andproviding support for the eventcoordinators during the events

• Picking up and delivering supplies andequipment during the games

• Helping at events, restocking supplies,and much more

Volunteering for the Senior Gamescan be just as much fun as participatingin the events. To learn more about themany volunteer opportunities, call (717)771-9001.


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On Aug. 27, 1896, a war wasfought between Great Britainand the East African nation of

Zanzibar. The war broke out after SultanHamad bin Thuwaini, who wassympathetic and friendly toward thecolonial British administration, died.

Two days later his nephew, Khalid binBargash, seized power. Because theBritish favored another candidate, theygave Bargash an ultimatum to abdicateimmediately. He refused and assembledan army of 2,800 men.

Bargash also seized the former sultan’sarmed yacht, the H.H.S. Glasgow, to useas a navy attack ship. British troopspromptly surrounded the palace whilethe Royal Navy assembled five warshipsin the harbor directly in front of thepalace.

Despite Bargash’s last-minute effortsto negotiate a peace via the U.S.representative on the island, the RoyalNavy ships opened fire on the palace at 9a.m. on Aug. 27. The Glasgow waspromptly sunk; the palace began fallingdown around Bargash as casualtiesmounted. Bargash retreated to theGerman consulate, where he was grantedasylum.

The war had a duration of 38 minutesand holds the record of being theshortest war in history. Adding insult toinjury, the British demanded paymentfrom the Zanzibar government for theshells fired on the country!

Here are a few other fascinatingmilitary facts.

World’s longest war. It started in1651 and didn’t end officially until1986, a war declaration lasting 335years. This was a conflict between theNetherlands and the Isles of Scilly,located off the southwest coast of theUnited Kingdom.

The origins of the war go back to theSecond English Civil War foughtbetween Cromwell’sParliamentarians andRoyalists, supportersof Britain’smonarchs.Cromwell’smilitarypushed theRoyalists intoretreat to theIsles of Scilly.TheNetherlands,allied withBritishmonarchy,backed theRoyalists, believingthey would bevictorious. Even thoughthe Royalists were defeated,a treaty of peace was never signedbetween the Netherlands and GreatBritain.

Finally, in 1985, Roy Duncan,historian and chair of the Isles of ScillyCouncil, wrote the Dutch embassy inLondon noting there was still an officialdeclaration of war. He invited the Dutch

ambassador to visit the islands and sign apeace treaty. This was done on April 17,1986.

The War of Jenkins’ Ear. Wheneverthere is a military conflict, it has to beidentified with a name. And, there aresome oddities here. There was The War

of Jenkins’ Ear. The war took itsname from Robert Jenkins,

captain of the shipRebecca, who

claimed Spanishcoast guards cut

off his ear in1731.

With fullconfidencethat hismistreatmentwould not betolerated byGreat Britain,

Jenkins sailedhome with his

ear in a jar. Heexhibited his ear in

the House ofCommons and so

aroused public opinion thatthe government of the British

Prime Minister Robert Walpole declaredwar on Oct. 23, 1739.

The Spanish explained that Jenkinswas smuggling in their territorialproperties and was thus punished.Nevertheless, the War of Jenkins’ Earlasted until 1742.

“Neutral” nations of World War II.The official stance of Switzerlandduring World War II is well known:The country was neutral during thisconflict. In that position, Switzerlandwas joined by Spain, Portugal, Sweden,Turkey, and Argentina.

However, a closer examinationrevealed that none of these countrieswas completely neutral. Swiss banksconverted Nazi gold to Swiss francs,allowing Germany to use that exchangeto buy desperately needed mineralsfrom Spain, Portugal, Sweden, andTurkey.

Furthermore, Sweden allowed250,000 Nazi troops to cross its countryin order to reach neighboring Finland,where the Germans battled Sovietforces. Argentina permitted severalhigh-ranking Nazi war criminals to findshelter and relative safety inside theircountry when the war ended.

How guerrilla warfare came to benamed. Guerrilla warfare goes back asfar as recorded history but received itsname during the Peninsular War of1809-14 when Napoleon fought forcontrol of the Iberian Peninsula,controlled by Spain and Portugal.

In Spanish, guerilla means “smallwar.” The resistance to Napoleon’stroops employed tactics that are typicalof what we know as guerrilla warfare:fighting in small bands, sudden raids,ambushes, sabotage, and kidnappings.

The World’s Shortest War

(and Other Fascinating Military Facts)

Fragments of History

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rue or false?

1. All wheelchairs look alike.

2. All wheelchairs have a gray ordark-colored surface.

3. All wheelchairs cost only a smallfraction of the cost of a car.

4. No wheelchair can climb stairs.

5. Wheelchairs can never be used onsand, mud, or other exceptional terrain.

The answer to all of the above is false.Wheelchairs have come a long way

since their first debut in 1595 as an“invalid’s chair” for Phillip II of Spain.

Recently industrial designersworldwide have taken the challenge tocreate the exceptional merger of form,function, and uniqueness. Someprototypes are so unusual that they maynever get to market or, if they did, they

may not be able to sell enoughwheelchairs to sustain their business.

Yet wild designs are important becausethey breakdown thestereotypes,and theninnovativeelements startto appear inother models.Also, thereverse is true.Seeing thecapability of awheelchair ina special waycan trigger thoughts of advancing thatfeature with more functionality in a newmodel.

One of the most remarkablewheelchair innovations is a submersible

model. British artist Sue Austin, awheelchair user since 1996, pursued thisdevelopment with a team of engineers.

Adaptable forscuba diving, ituses divethrusters, controlsurfaces, andflotation devicesas well as finsattached toAustin’s feet topropel underwater. Engagedin performanceart, thewheelchair is part

of her Freewheeling project, whichaddresses the intersection of art anddisability.

All-terrain wheelchairs are attractinginterest. From moving gracefully on asandy beach to climbing up and downstairs, these wheelchairs have beendesigned with unique sets of wheels.

HEROes Series of Sport Wheelchairs,inspired by Mark Zupan, a quadriplegicand captain of the United Stateswheelchair rugby team, built awheelchair not just for the beach, butpredictably also for beach rugby.

And a team of designers, JuliaKaisinger, Mathias Mayrhofer, andBenesch Xiulian, worked together todevelop the CARRIER Wheelchair,which can provide completeindependence for the user traveling overany terrain.

Its functions include traction to climbthe stairs as well as a standing position sothe user can be at eye level with otherpeople and have the potential to reachthings that previously could not be

reached from a seated position. Anothervery special practical design elementwould eliminate the need to physicallytransfer to a toilet seat.

And there’s the social andpsychological aspect of being in awheelchair that the average mobileperson does not think about. Yet forAlexandre Pain, his design goal was“Designing for Social Stigma”; he wantedto create change with a dramatic andelegant design that does not resemble awheelchair.

To fully understand the dynamics of awheelchair with respect to both itsfunction and challenges of the user, Pain,though himself mobile, spent time in thewheelchair. He found that the mostdifficult aspect was the stigma associatedwith it, and so his goal was to reinventthe wheelchair and morph it into anentity that did not resemble its formerlife.

The result is the electric Tandemscooter, which is quite beautiful and, likea scooter, comes with additional seatingfor another person in the back.

There will always be people withdisabilities and there will always bewheelchairs, but now designers have takenthe challenge to blend form and function.Leaving the classic stereotype behind hasgiven designers the freedom to bring moreversatility to the wheelchair and anenhanced quality of life to the user.

For the disabled, it will provide moremobility and independence and thereforeenhance their social interactions, theiroptions for leisure time, and their self-esteem.

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Trust Your Hearing to the Care of a Physician

York Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)Associates has been a mainstay of theYork County medical community since1966. The office has grown to includefour full-time physicians and four full-time audiologists. The physicians treat abroad range of medical problems,including sinus and nasal problems,dizziness and vertigo, snoring and sleepapnea, thyroid disorders, head and neckcancer, reflux, seasonal allergies, eardisorders, and, of course, hearing loss.

The physician and audiologist teamat York ENT Associates can properlyevaluate your specific hearing loss anddetermine a treatment that is best foryou.

No two people are exactly alike; eachpatient has different degrees of hearingloss as well as different communicationneeds. York ENT recognizes the danger

of a one-size-fits-all approach to hearinghealthcare. That’s why we offerconsumer-specific hearing aids basedupon the wants and needs of the patient.Also, deciding when you are personallyready for hearing aids is a decisionreserved for the patient and their familymembers. The staff of York ENT doesnot believe in pressuring anyone into adecision that you are not ready to make.

York ENT offers the full range of thelatest digital hearing aid technology atsignificantly lower prices than you willfind at a hearing aid dealership; plus, youwill receive the care of a physician atyour visit. If you are noticing a hearingloss and are ready to explore youroptions, please contact our office toschedule a visit. Your first visit to ouroffice will include a hearing test and adiscussion of the results of the test with a

physician. If the physician determinesthat you are a candidate for hearing aids,you will then have a consultation withthe university-trained audiologist todiscuss what type of aid will best fit yourneeds.

After the patient makes the decisionto purchase hearing aids, they areencouraged to come back to the officefor follow-up services. All aids come witha 30-day trial period, a one-year loss anddamage warranty, and a two-yearwarranty for repairs. We are alwaysavailable, by appointment, forreprogramming and cleanings. There isalways a doctor and audiologist in theoffice should there be problems withyour ear health or changes in yourhearing.

Call York ENT Associates today at(717) 843-9089 and let the staff know

you are interested in discussing yourhearing loss and the possibility of ahearing aid. We are located in theBrockie Medical Center at 924 ColonialAve., Building E, in York. For moreinformation, visit our website atwww.yorkent.net.

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One of the questions that I oftenhear at my public appraisalevents is, “How can you tell?”

I draw upon my decades of appraisingand museum experience to gleanimportant information about yourantique pieces: works of art, antiques, orcollectibles. My stage shows are totallyunscripted, and I do not know whatantiques are going to be presented to meat my events beforehand.

So I appraise on the fly, and I spare nofeelings—you either have a gem or youhave a piece of junk!

When someone today asks me how Ican tell the age of something or if anobject is repaired or restored, I tell themto look beyond the beauty. Look at theworkmanship. Look at the construction.Look at the foundation of the piece.That is where the lies hide. We can shinesomething up or decorate a piece to

make it lookgreat, but thetruth is intheconstruction.

Forinstance, thelate 19th-centuryletterbox thatmy friendCindyShook, theGallery 63office managerfromDiscovery’s Auction Kings, picked duringour season four premiere episode is agood example because it had manyissues.

First, the interior of the box was notauthentic rosewood but rather wood

painted to looklike the grainof rosewood.Whenappraising thepiece for theTV episode, Ibroke the newsto Cindy thatshe purchaseda lockingletterbox thatwas only partly

from the 1800s. She asked me,

“How can youtell?” I told her to look at thecontrasting, different types of woodenpieces used in the marquetry work on thetop of the box—satinwood, walnut,rosewood, etc. The decorative motif ofthe marquetry inlay piece featured a

recorder, trumpet, and flowers, and thispiece was probably cut out of an early-1900s music box—hence the musicalinstruments—and replaced on top of theletterbox.

If you look at the positioning of thedecorative marquetry forms, the flowerson the left and right sides are nearly cutoff, indicating that perhaps the damageto the original music box was sosignificant that the restorer had to cutthe wooden replacement piece so close tothe decorative flowers that there was nospace left on either side of the floralmotif.

Typically, there would be an area ofblank space between the flowers at bothleft and right sides and the framing ofthe marquetry piece. But, that is not thecase on this box, which is a telltale signthat the box has been reworked and areplacement piece inserted into the top.

The Truth Is in the Workmanship

Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Dr. Lori

Photo courtesy www.DrLoriV.com

19th-century letterbox with replacement inlaidmarquetry work on the top.


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Cindy has beenin the auctionbusiness a longtime and hasexperiencerestoring objectstoo. She knowsher stuff. Her aimwas to purchase anobject that wouldattract auctionbuyers. Shesucceeded, as thispiece still did wellat the Atlanta auction despite thereplacement.

The other issue I see with this box isthe highly feminine motif on a verymasculine writing lap desk or letterbox.There is no delicate keyhole hardware andno floral element anywhere else on thisletterbox. The hardware is straightforwardand functional, and the framing around

the box itself showsclean lines, whichare both indicatorsof a man’sfunctional objectfrom circa1875–95.

When it comesto evaluatingantiques, look atthe object closelyand let it reveal itshistory to you.Remember, antiques

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Dale Blevins, like many youngmen in World War II, wasdrafted as soon as he graduated

from high school. And, in 1941 at age 18,he was sent to Camp McCain inMississippi for basic training.

If someone had told him in those daysthat he’d one day be working on a dailybasis with the legendary General Patton,he’d surely have come back with, “Are youkidding me?”

But that’s exactly what happened. Out of basic, he was assigned as a Jeep

driver with the 301st Signal Battalion, andafter more training, the battalion wasshipped with 5,000 other GIs from NewYork to Southampton, England.

There, his battalion was attached toPatton’s Third Army, and that’s whereBlevins first got to see the general upclose. Attached to Third Armyheadquarters, Blevins had been assigned

as one of 14 courierswho stuck tightly toPatton, to deliver theorders that he wasconstantly sending tohis generals.

How was the generalto work with?

“He was tough.Strictly business. But hewas colorful. Iremember one time hewas on a pier that wasthick with officers. Hemotioned me throughthem and gave me athick packet to go toone of his generals.Handing it to me, helooked me straight in the eye and said,‘This is top secret. If you get stopped, eatit!’

“Another thing Iremember is one timewhen some of our guyswere on KP and werepeeling potatoes.Patton’s dog, Willie,came around and triedto scrounge some ofthe potatoes. Havingno idea it was thegeneral’s dog, theypelted him withpotatoes. I’ve oftenwondered what theyfelt like when thenlearned that was thegeneral’s dog.”

All this happenedin England. And then

came the invasion. Blevins’s battalionmissed D-Day but hit the beach on daythree. What was that like?

“Well,” Blevins says, “my Jeep’s enginehad been waterproofed. And there was atall pipe to bring air to the engine in theevent that we sank below water. That waslucky, because when my LST startedunloading us and I drove the Jeep off theramp, I immediately sank in water overmy head. Because of the waterproofing,though, I was able to drive the Jeep rightonto the beach.

“When I looked around, I never sawsuch a mess. I couldn’t believe thedestruction. There were destroyedvehicles and the bodies of men strewneverywhere. You could barely get to theroad that our troops had opened to getyou off the beach.”

The battalion set up camp a short wayoff the beach, and for the rest of thecampaign through Europe, Blevins stuckclose to Patton. Sometimes he woulddeliver a message and then find that

He Neglected to Salute General Patton

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

Dale E. Blevins, left, with a buddyin basic training in 1941.


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Patton’s headquarters had moved forwardin his absence, and he had to find it.Once, it took him two days to do that.

He remembers well the time when, atdusk, he passed the general’s car withoutsaluting. The general jumped from thecar, braced him, and barked, “Soldier,didn’t you see the stars on that car? Don’tyou know how to salute?”

Blevins says he explained that it wastoo dark for him to recognize thegeneral’s car, but the general said, “Iwant to see those corporal stripes offyour arm by tomorrow morning.”

Blevins says that, next morning, thegeneral called him in and handed himstaff sergeant stripes, saying curtly, “Here… put these on.”

And Blevins says, “I got out of thereas fast as I could move, before he had achance to change his mind.” He quicklyadds, “Patton was fearless … the best. Ifthey had left him alone, the war wouldhave been over six months earlier.”

Did he ever get shot at? “Only once,” he says. “We were in

Nancy, France. I was sitting, with myhelmet in my lap. The bullet creased theleft side of my helmet but didn’t hit me.The sniper was in a church tower, andother guys took care of him in a hurry.”

Another remembrance he has is thetime when, just south of Munich, aGerman man directed him to a cave, andwhen he looked in, there was goldeverywhere. When the Army emptiedthat cave the next day, they took outthree truckfuls of gold.

Rubbing his chin, he grins a bit andsays reflectively, “You know, I oftenwonder what happened to all that gold.”

When the war was over, he went backby ship to New York and the next daywas discharged at Camp Kilmer.

He played baseball for Major Leaguefarm teams for a while. AfterWatertown, in the Border League, heplayed for the Lancaster Red Roses, inthe Interstate League.

What position did he play for theRoses?

“Second base,” he says dryly, “before Iwas beaten out by Nellie Fox.”

He then worked in construction formany years, living in his hometown,where he lives today.

Asked for anything else he thoughtabout his war years, he says softly, “I’mjust glad I lived through it.”

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

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Addie loved to run along the river’sedge so the wind could blowthrough her long hair, released

from the strict bun her father demanded.When Jed returned from thelumber harvest in thespring, she would fly intohis arms, releasing her pent-up passion from its winterprison.

Little did they know theirforbidden love would set inmotion a series of events thatwould forever change theirlives and make Jed a fugitive.

With a bounty on his headand his infant son hiddenbeneath his coat, Jed sought out the onlyman he felt he could trust—a NativeAmerican Sagamore, the leader of anearby Micmac settlement.

The unlikely partnership defied allodds, overcoming bigotry, betrayal, andthe unforgiving 1820s Maine wilderness,to stake a claim on the primitive NewEngland landscape.

As the strife escalated between GreatBritain and the United States over theborder between Maine and NewBrunswick, Canada, and the rights to its

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First-Aid Myths that Just Won’t Die

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

Iwas about 10 feet behind anotherwoman as we both headed into thenail salon at the mall early one

morning. I wasn’t paying attention tothe salon entry itself and apparentlyneither was she, as neither of us noticedthat their sliding glass doors were closed.

She hit full face on, bounced back(didn’t fall), immediately cried out, andput her hand up to the upper right sideof her face. The glass hadn’t broken, soher skin wasn’t cut, but it was obviousfrom the sickening thud that she wasgoing to have, at the least, a killer blackeye.

The salon owners slid open the doors,let us in, and the woman sat down. Isuggested we get some ice, wrap it in awet cloth, and let her put it on her face.

Any blunt trauma can cause theblood vessels beneath the skin torupture and leak, causing a bruise or, in

medical-speak, a contusion. Theimmediate application of ice (althoughnot directly onto the skin) restricts theblood ooze and, by doing so, can staveoff some of the bruising.

But the woman didn’t want to use iceand she didn’t want to use even a cold,wet towel without ice. What she didwant to do was to retrieve a cream fromher purse and smear it on the side of herface. She’d be OK with just that, soeveryone can stop fussing, please?

Cream as an appropriate preventivefor a bruise? That was a new one for me,but I do now and again run up against anumber of old, familiar first-aid mythsthat just don’t seem to ever die out.

Here are some first-aid myths you’veprobably heard:

1. You should put butter on minorburns to reduce the pain. (Never. Use

cold running water.)

2. The best way to deal with a poisoningemergency is to induce vomiting. (Don’tdo this. Call 911 or Poison Control.)

3. Putting hydrogen peroxide on minorcuts and scrapes is the most effectiveway to prevent infection. (Soap andwater is a better choice.)

4. To stop a nosebleed, tilt your headback and pinch your nose. (Forget thetilt back; you might swallow blood, whichcan cause you to vomit.)

5. Tourniquets are the best first-linetreatment for any bleeding injuries. (Notunless the bleeding is life threatening.)

6. The best way to reduce a fever is toswab down with alcohol. (Swabbing

with towels soaked in tepid water isbetter.)

7. If you witness a seizure, you shouldrestrain the person and put somethingsolid between his teeth so he cannot bitehis tongue. (No. Get the furniture out ofthe way, let the seizure run its course, andcall 911.)

There are great websites devoted tofirst-aid myths and mistakes, and a one-evening first-aid class at your local RedCross or community center is always agood idea. If this subject interests you,pursue it. You may find yourself to be ahero someday.

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

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The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

“Beauty is where you find it.”Two species of plants withpurple flowers and three

kinds of vegetation that have yellowblossoms live abundantly on manyshort-grass lawns in the Mid-AtlanticStates.

And the lovely, cheery blooms onthese prostrate plants beautify lawns inApril and early May. This vegetationincludes common blue violets, groundivy, dandelions, Indian strawberries, andyellow wood sorrels. Violets are native toAmerica, but the rest are aliens fromEurasia.

These lawn plants grow close to theground, and most of their leaves andflowers are missed by mower blades,allowing them to complete their lifecycles. Mowing actually helps thisvegetation grow because it removes grassthat would shade it.

Commonblue violets area woodlandspeciesadapted tolawns. Theyhave purpleblooms thatare three-quarters of aninch across.Theirblossoms andheart-shapedleaves areedible towhite-taileddeer,cottontail rabbits, woodchucks, andother critters, as well as people.

Ground ivy is a mint with a pungencythat people smell when cutting grass.

This speciescreeps over theground andthrough shortgrass. It hashalf-inchpurple flowers;rounded,scallopedleaves; andprefers shaded,damp habitats.Its leaves wereonce used toferment andflavor beer.

Dandelionshave inch-

wide, yellow blooms. Only dandelionswith short flower stems produce seeds onregularly mowed lawns because long-stemmed blossoms get cut by mowing.

Pretty, seed-eating birds, includinghouse finches, cardinals, goldfinches,indigo buntings, and various sparrows,eat dandelion seeds in May when fewother seeds are available. And dandelionleaves and flowers are edible to people,rabbits, and chucks.

Indian strawberries trail across theground and through short grass like tinyvines. They have three-quarter-inchyellow blooms and tasteless, butattractive, strawberry-like berries withseeds on their surfaces. Squirrels, birds,and other creatures eat those red berries.

Yellow wood sorrels have clover-likeleaflets and one-half-inch yellow blooms.Tiny, erect seedpods form where thegolden blossoms were.

Plants with purple or yellow flowershelp make lawns attractive andinteresting during April and early May.Enjoy their beauties.

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Dear Savvy Senior,Can exercise help seniors with arthritis?

I have osteoarthritis and have read thatcertain exercises can help ease the pain, butI don’t know where to start, and I certainlydon’t want to make it any worse than italready is. What can you tell me?

– Sedentary Sally

Dear Sally,Lots of seniors who have arthritis

believe that exercise will worsen theircondition, but that’s not true. Study afterstudy has shown that exercise is actuallyone of the best treatments forosteoarthritis.

Proper and careful exercises can helpreduce joint pain and stiffness,strengthen muscles around the joints,and increase flexibility. It also helpsmanage other chronic conditions that arecommon among seniors with arthritis,such as diabetes, heart disease, andobesity.

Here are some tips to help you getmoving.

Exercises for ArthritisDetermining exactly which types of

exercises are best for you depends on theform and severity of your arthritis andwhich joints are involved. It’s best towork with your doctor or a physicaltherapist to help you develop an exerciseprogram that works for you.

The different types of exercises thatare most often recommended to seniorswith arthritis include:

Range-of-motionexercises:These aregentlestretchingexercises thatcan relievestiffness as wellas improveyour ability tomove yourjoints throughtheir normalrange ofmotion. Theseexercisesshould bedone daily.

Strengtheningexercise:Calisthenics,weighttraining, and working with resistancebands are recommended (two or moredays a week) to maintain and improveyour muscle strength, which helpssupport and protect your joints.

Aerobic exercises: Low-impact activitieslike walking, cycling, swimming, orwater aerobics are all recommended threeto five times per week to help improvecardiovascular health, control weight,and improve your overall function.

It’s also important to keep in mindthat when you first start exercising, you

need to go slowto give yourbody time toadjust. If youpush yourselftoo hard, youcan aggravateyour joint pain;however, somemuscle sorenessor jointachiness in thebeginning isnormal.

To help youmanage yourpain, start bywarming upwith somesimple stretchesor range-of-motionexercises forfive to 10

minutes before you move on tostrengthening or aerobic exercises.

Another tip is to apply heat to thejoints you’ll be working before youexercise, and use cold packs afterexercising to reduce inflammation.

If you’re experiencing a lot of painwhile you exercise, you may need tomodify the frequency, duration, orintensity of your exercises until the painimproves. Or you may need to try adifferent activity—for example, switchingfrom walking to water aerobics.

But it you’re having severe, sharp, orconstant pain; large increases in swelling;

or your joints feel hot or red, you needto stop and see your doctor.

Exercise ResourcesTo help you exercise at home, there are

a number arthritis exercise DVDs you canpurchase to guide you through a widevariety of activities. Collage Video, atwww.collagevideo.com and (800) 819-7111, sells several, as does the ArthritisFoundation Store at www.afstore.org or(800) 283-7800.

Also see Go4Life (http://go4life.nia.nih.gov), a resource created by theNational Institute on Aging that offers afree exercise DVD and book that providesillustrated examples of exercises you cando to improve your condition. You canorder your free copies online or by calling(800) 222-2225.

If you need some motivation or don’tlike exercising alone, ask your doctorabout exercise programs in your area forpeople with arthritis. Hospitals and clinicssometimes offer special programs, as dolocal health clubs and senior centers.

The Arthritis Foundation alsoconducts exercise and aquatic programsfor people with arthritis in manycommunities throughout the U.S.Contact your local branch (seewww.arthritis.org/chaptermap.php or call(800) 283-7800 for contact information)to find out what may be available nearyou.

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

Exercises That Can Help Ease Arthritis Pain

Savvy Senior

Jim Miller

May isNational Arthritis Month


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Calendar of EventsDelta Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 456-5753

Eastern Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 252-1641

Golden Visions Senior Community Center(717) 633-5072

Heritage Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 292-7471

Northeastern Senior Community Center(717) 266-1400

Red Land Senior Citizen Center – (717) 938-4649

South Central Senior Community Center(717) 235-6060

Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – Blanket-Knotting ProjectThursdays, 9:30 a.m. – Zumba Gold for SeniorsThursdays, 10 a.m. – Senior Bowling League

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488May 6, 9:30 a.m. – Floral Arranging May 10, 10:30 a.m. – Mother’s Day CelebrationMay 24, 10:30 a.m. – Memorial Day Picnic and ’50s Music

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340

White Rose Senior Center – (717) 843-9704www.whiteroseseniorcenter.org

Windy Hill Senior Center – (717) 225-0733Thursdays, 1 p.m. – Introduction to Polka DanceApril 30, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – AARP Safe Driver

Refresher Course

Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693

York County Library Programs

York County Department of Parks and Recreation

Pre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or anyadditional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.

May 4, 7:30 to 9 a.m. – Warbler Walk, Rocky Ridge ParkMay 5, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Wildflower Walk, Nixon ParkMay 12, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Mother’s Day Walk, Nixon Park

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

May 7, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York CountyFaith United Church of Christ509 Pacific Ave., York(717) 266-2784

May 16, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support GroupSenior Commons at Powder Mill1775 Powder Mill Road, York(717) 741-0961

May 21, 3 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupGolden Visions Senior Community Center 250 Fame Ave., #125, Hanover(717) 633-5072

Arthur Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock, 32 Main St., Glen Rock, (717) 235-1127

Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club

Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg, (717) 432-5613

Dover Area Community Library, 3700-3 Davidsburg Road, Dover, (717) 292-6814

Glatfelter Memorial Library, 101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove, (717) 225-3220Mondays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Knitting and Spinning GroupMay 30, 6:30 p.m. – Adult Book Discussion: Still Alice by Lisa Genova

Guthrie Memorial Library, 2 Library Place, Hanover, (717) 632-5183

Kaltreider-Benfer Library, 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion, (717) 244-2032

Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center, 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, (717) 252-4080

Martin Library, 159 E. Market St., York, (717) 846-5300

Mason-Dixon Public Library, 250 Bailey Drive, Stewartstown, (717) 993-2404

Paul Smith Library of Southern York County, 80 Constitution Ave., Shrewsbury, (717) 235-4313

Red Land Community Library, 48 Robin Hood Drive, Etters, (717) 938-5599

Village Library, 35-C N. Main St., Jacobus, (717) 428-1034

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What’s Happening? Give Us the Scoop!

Email, texting, and tweeting all makecommunication quicker and easier. But some worrythat electronic communication tools are eroding ourability to write the old-fashioned way: by hand.

A study conducted by Doc-mail, an onlinestationer, found that the average adult (out of 2,000participants) goes about 40 days without writinganything by hand, and one in three haven’t written anote on paper for more than six months.

In addition, 50 percent feel that their handwritinghas significantly declined, with one in seven being“ashamed” of their writing.

Spelling may be another casualty, with four in 10of the participants reporting that they depend onautocorrect for the right words. Many writers mayfind themselves helpless without a keyboard in thenear future.

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teaching. Instead, she began a family.The Schreiners moved around, living inWashington, D.C.; Ohio; andPennsylvania; and they toured a numberof countries. They retired toAlbuquerque, N.M., before moving to aCentral Pennsylvania retirementcommunity 10 years ago.

The Southwest was a big influence onSchreiner, with Aztec colors and tonescreeping into her artwork.

“That’s where I started paintingseriously. My son was raised and I hadmore time,” she said.

Schreiner studied watercolors at PennState and acrylics at Syracuse University.But Schreiner’s passion for abstracts wasfueled by her studies with Robin Bolton,a nationally recognized abstract artist.

Schreiner also has taught a couple ofart classes for amateurs who wanted tolearn to paint or paint better. Schreiner’swork was accepted on three occasions bythe prestigious New York State Fair ArtShows and received a ribbon.

Nature has been Schreiner’s greatestinspiration.

“It gives me the opportunity to bereally original,” she said.

Although she has painted realistic stilllifes, portraits, and landscapes, abstractsare Schreiner’s favorite style.

Schreiner’s “pride and joy” among herabstracts doesn’t have a title.

“It speaks for itself,” she said, addingthat the purple colors are grapes and thewhites are trees, and various designscompose the rest of it.

Cosmic Event and Cosmos are twoother favorite abstracts. For Cosmos, she“flicked” paint onto the canvas and thenbegan outlining three parts to thepainting as land, water, and sky. InCosmic Event, orange colors weavethrough land, river, and trees.

Schreiner prefers to work inwatercolors instead of oils.

“It spreads more, so I can do a lotmore with it,” she said. “You also canblend colors better.”

Schreiner said she is now allergic tosome ingredients in her paints, so shehas to paint with a mask covering herface.

“I developed this allergy over a periodof time within the last three years,” shesaid.

Because of this allergy, Schreiner hasbegun using watercolor markers thatApril Koppenhaver, Mulberry ArtStudios’ gallery owner, gave her.

“It was time to retire my regularpainting and start working in a differentmedium.”

She also is enjoying making abstractcut-out pictures from items like bubblewrap, fabrics, and calendars.

“I cut things of interest to me,” shesaid, and “create shapes and colors thatcome out of my head. I intend tocontinue creating. It’s part of my nature.”

“She’s always experimenting, pushingthe envelope. Not what others want herto paint,” said Koppenhaver.

“I paint something because I want to

paint it,” Schreiner said.When Koppenhaver first saw

Schreiner’s artwork three years ago, shewanted to be sure it was maintained forposterity.

“She’s a serious artist with an eye anda flair,” Koppenhaver said. “It was a thrillto see her art collection, and I’mthankful for the opportunity to showthem.”

Unlike most painters, Schreiner hasutilized both the front and back sides ofher canvases over the years. She wouldget an idea but didn’t have a new canvascut, so she’d just turn over one of herpaintings and get started, she said.

Because her paintings are on bothsides, figuring out how to exhibit them isa challenge, Koppenhaver said.

For more information on Schreiner’sBack of the Canvas exhibit in September,call (717) 295-1949 or visitwww.mulberryartstudios.com.

Swim Your Way to Heart Health

A refreshing swim can help lowerblood pressure and cholesterol. These arevascular health bonuses for people whoare at risk for stroke, the leading cause ofdisability and the fourth leading cause ofdeath in the United States.

In 2010, 137,000 Americans died ofstroke, according to the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention (CDC).

“Swimming is a vascular healthbonanza,” said David H. Stone, MD, amember of the Society for VascularSurgery. “Low-impact swimmingprovides a total cardiovascular workout.Regular exercise strengthens the heartmuscle, resulting in less effort [exerted]and a decrease in blood pressure.”

One in every three Americans over 20years old—74 million Americans—hashigh bloodpressure,according to2010 statisticsfrom theCDC. One inevery sixAmericanadults has highcholesterol(more than250 mg/d L).MoreAmerican women than men have highcholesterol.

In a 2010 University of WesternAustralia study, 100 women swimmers,

ages 50 to 70,lowered theirbad cholesteroland lost moreinches in thewaist and hipsthan walkers.Likewise,swimming iseasy on thejoints anddoesn’t result inoverheating.

The American Council on Exercisesuggests that adults burn 2,000 calories a

week from exercise. A lack of regularphysical activity results in 250,000deaths annually, according to a 2003report in the journal Circulation.

As long as the exercise regimencontinues, the health benefits remain.

After 12 to 14 weeks of a three- tofive-days-a-week exercise regimen of 20to 60 minutes at an intensity of 60 to 90percent heart rate, bad (LDL) cholesterolcan decrease by up to 20 percent,according to Livestrong.com. Anotherbonus: Aerobic exercise can increasegood (HDL) cholesterol.

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Waste NotYour Produce

Dr. Leonard Perry

Research done in the past by theUniversity of Arizona, incooperation with the United

States Department of Agriculture, foundthat on average families throw out up toa quarter of their fruits and vegetablesdue to spoilage.

You can lessen this loss greatly bypurchasing or picking produce at theright stage, not storing certain fruits andvegetables together, storing themproperly (not all like it cool), and usingsome before others.

In regards to purchasing, there are acouple mainpoints. Moststores have theproduce as youenter, so youbuy it before allelse, lengtheningthe time it isnot cool andmoist.

Instead, pickthe produce lastafter you’vechosen the non-perishable goods. Thenget the produce home as soon aspossible. Plan other errands before thisshopping, or carry a cooler (especially ifwarm outside) in your vehicle if notgoing directly home.

Also, pick or purchase at the rightstage and in good condition. Apples orpeaches without bruises, firm oranges,dark-green spinach, bananas that areslightly green and not all the way yellowwith brown spots—these are allexamples of good-quality produce.

While it is tempting to store producein air-tight bags, don’t. As produceripens, it respires, or breathes. Storingany in tight plastic bags stops this,causing them to suffocate and speedingup decay.

As they ripen, some fruits andvegetables emit ethylene—a gas that isodorless and colorless but that can speedripening of other sensitive crops. That iswhy spinach will turn yellow in only acouple of days if in the refrigeratorcrisper along with an apple. So keepsuch ethylene releasers—apples,cantaloupe, and honeydew—separate.

Don’t refrigerate other ethyleneproducers at all, including avocado,

unripe bananas, peaches and nectarines,pears, plums, and tomatoes. If fully ripe,you may store these cool, but return toroom temperature for best flavor.

Other crops not to refrigerate includepotatoes, onions, winter squash, andgarlic. Cold delays ripening and spoilingof many crops, but not these. These arecold sensitive and can lose flavor andmoisture when too cold, or their smellscan taint other produce. Keep in a cool,dry space that stays between 50 and 60degrees (F). They may store a month ormore with proper conditions.

A specialnote onpotatoes:Keep themaway fromlight, as in apaper bag, toprevent themfromgreening andbecominginedible.

Finally,after you’ve bought or picked fruits andvegetables, use the ones first that spoilmost quickly. But don’t bruise or breaktheir skins, such as pulling stems off,before ready to use, as decaymicroorganisms will enter and begintheir work.

In the first one to three days, eat oruse asparagus, ripe avocados, ripebananas, broccoli, cherries, corn, greenbeans, mushrooms, and strawberries.

Next, in days three to five frompurchase, use cucumbers, eggplant,grapes, lettuce and similar greens,pineapple, and summer squash, such aszucchini.

By five to seven days from purchase,plan to use many other crops, such asbell and similar peppers, blueberries,Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, leeks,oranges, parsley, peaches, pears, plums,spinach, tomatoes, and watermelon.

Under proper conditions, severalcrops will store and can be used muchlater after a week, including apples,beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, garlic,onions, potatoes, and winter squash.

Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extensionprofessor at the University of Vermont.

The Green Mountain Gardener

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