york county 50plus senior news december 2013

Robert and Barbara Buchanan in the studio in their home.

Salute to a Veteran

page 10Chicago’s Christmas Magic

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Inside:

By Alicia Morrissey

Something about Barbara Pillette caught Robert Buchanan’s eye at an artshow in Mount Gretna in 1981. Maybe it was her beautiful artwork, orperhaps it was her kind smile. Either way, neither of them had any idea whatwas in store for them at the moment their eyes locked.

“She was in one booth and I was in another,” Robert reminisced. “Ihelped her carry her work out to her car.”

After that sweet gesture, Robert and Barbara began dating, despite thetwo-hour commute it took to see each other. A couple of years later, theytied the knot. After that, the two artists had to figure out how to mesh notonly their lives, but also their artistic styles and habits.

“I always have to have music on—Barb doesn’t,” Robert said.“I enjoy music, but I do like complete quiet,” Barbara agreed.Laughing, Robert added, “Barb cooperates. She just acquiesces.”Despite their differing preferences for work environment, Robert and

Barbara, who live in Mount Wolf, have found they coexist quite well. Theyboth continued to thrive in their artwork, often asking each other advice on

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Couple Blends Artistic andDomestic Living

A Colorful

Marriage On

Canvas and Off

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Mohs Method a Viable Optionfor Skin-Cancer Surgery

NurseNews

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

My friend Mike is a workingactor, so when a suspicious-looking growth on his cheek,

up near his right eye, was diagnosed as aform of skin cancer, and his doctor toldhim it had to be removed, Mike wasunderstandably out of his mind withworry.

His face, after all, is a big part of hisability to earn a living, and he was “notready to play monsters or slasher victims,”he said.

Mike asked me if I knew anythingabout what he thought was a “moze.” Hesaid he remembered his doctor saidsomething that sounded like that, butthat at the time, Mike was just notlistening and now was embarrassed tohave to ask the doctor to repeat himself.

Whenever a bump or lump or any areaof damaged tissue needs to be taken out,the surgeon also removes some of thesurrounding area as well, closes the

wound, and then sends the whole sectionto a pathologist.

That specialist examines it under amicroscope and then, weeks later, sendsthe surgeon a “pathreport” that ideallyshows that the“margins are clear.”Only then can thesurgeon confidentlytell the patient, “Igot it all.”

The problem withthis traditional two-step method is that not only does thepatient have to wait weeks to find out ifthe surgery was successful, but there isalso the potential for two unfavorableoutcomes: The patient may have toundergo further surgery because thesurgeon didn’t, in fact, remove all theinvolved area, or the patient may havehad a larger area removed than was really

necessary and thus he may have been leftwith a cosmetically unsatisfying result.

Here’s where the Mohs surgical methodcomes in.

This specializedprocedure isn’t somenew kid on thesurgical block. It wasdeveloped in the1930s by Dr. FredericMohs, but as its usetoday is limited toskin cancers, it isn’twell known among

the general public. A Mohs-trained surgeon is also skilled

in pathology, and he himself is able toexamine the tissue he has removed. Thismeans he can make make sure, right thereon the spot, that he took out enough togive the patient a very high probability ofa cure, and it also means he can see whento stop before he takes too much around

the target area. This procedure is a slower process (slice

by slice, so to speak), but it leads to a veryhigh cure rate and a better cosmeticresult.

While the same surgeon can do theclosing, sew up the area, and evenevaluate the area, many times a plastic(reconstructive) surgeon comes in toassist, especially on areas involving the lipsor the nose, areas with curves and folds.This often leads to an even better result.

Mohs is not for every kind of skincancer, and that’s something your doctorcan explain. However, the Mohsprocedure is certainly an approach that isworth discussing, and not just for thosefor whom “their faces are their fortunes,”as they say.

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

“This procedure is a

slower process, but it

leads to a very high

cure rate and a better

cosmetic result.

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Herbs with a Holiday History

The Green Mountain Gardener

Dr. Leonard Perry

Although any aromatic herb isideal for holiday decorations,wreaths, and table centerpieces,

four have biblical links with Christmas. Many crafts shops and florists carry

these dried herb plants along with thebaskets, bowls, and other trimmingsneeded for decorating. You may find live,cut sprigs of them at florists and gardenstores during the holidays, perhaps evenplants in pots.

English pennyroyal, a perennial herb,was said to have been placed in themanger on the night of the Christ child’sbirth and burst into bloom the momentthe child was born.

English pennyroyal adds afragrant aroma to wreathsbut can be toxic if ingested,so keep out of reach of petsand children. It is often usedin potpourri and cosmeticsand is native to southernEurope and western Asia.

Rosemary is one of themost beautiful and fragrantof the seasonal herbs.According to folklore,rosemary will bringhappiness for the comingyear to anyone who smells iton Christmas Eve.

During the flight intoEgypt, Mary is said to havespread her child’s garmentson a rosemary plant to dry.The flowers, originallywhite, turned blue andacquired the sweet scentthey have today.

Another legend claimsthat at midnight on Jan. 5,the “old Christmas Eve,”rosemary plants willsimultaneously burst intoflower in celebration ofChristmas.

Rosemary plants add

attractiveness and fragrance to holidaywreaths and are especially suitable fortussie mussies, which are small bouquetsmade with dried flowers, doilies, andribbons for use at individual placesettings on the holiday dinner table.

Rosemary plants are one of the mostcommon holiday herbs you can find inpots, often trained into various shapes,such as wreaths, hearts, or topiaries.Look for the trailing or pendulousselections, which you can try training ona wire or support into such a shape.

Given a cool location with light—

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Awards Leaving a Tip? Here’s How Much

How much to tip can seem ascomplicated as calculus. You don’twant to seem cheap, but you don’twant to overdo it—especially ifmoney is tight.

Here’s a quick, basic look atwhat’s expected in a variety ofeveryday situations:

Waiter/waitress (full service): 10-15 percent of the bill, before tax

Bartender: $1-$2 per drink, or 15-

20 percent of the total tab

Cleaning service: 15-20 percentper visit

Hairstylist/barber: 15-20 percent

Masseuse: 15-20 percent

Car valet: $2-$10 when picking upyour car

Room service: 15-20 percent

Skycap: $2 for the first bag, then$1 for each additional bag

Hotel housekeeper: $2-$3 pernight (or more for a high-end hotel,or if you’ve got more than twoother people staying with you)

Taxi driver: 15 percent (dependingon the city); an extra $1-$2 if thedriver helps with any bags

Holiday time meansmaking your antiqueobjects look their best,

particularly your silver servingpieces, flatware, and collectibles.

You figure that cleaning silveris pretty straightforward—silverpolish, cloth, elbow grease.Well, actually, it is not thatsimple.

First of all, do you know ifyou have a piece of sterlingsilver or a piece of silver plate?This matters because sterlingsilver and silver plate havedifferent properties.

Silver plate is a piece ofmetal, usually copper, that hasbeen plated with a thin layer ofsilver. If you polish too hard,then you may polish away the silverlayer and reveal the copper beneaththe silver-plated surface.

How-toAs silver oxidizes, it will tarnish.

There is no stopping this process.And, once you notice even theslightest bit of tarnish, it is time toclean your silver.

If you don’t want to usecommercial polish, you can try thisnatural method, but go easy on thesalt because salt can damage yoursilver if you are overzealous.

1. Line the bottom of a plastic tubwith a sheet of aluminum foil.

2. Fill the tub with steaming hotwater atop the foil.

3. Add 1 tsp. salt and 2 tsp. bakingsoda to the hot water. Do not usetoo much salt because salt iscorrosive to silver and silver plate.

4. Place silver items into the tubatop the foil.

5. Leave tarnished items in thesolution for no more than fiveminutes. Once you see your silverpiece looking clean, remove thepiece from the tub.

6. Rinse and gently buff dry using asoft cotton towel.

The Don’ts • Don’t use rubber gloves becauserubber can damage silver plating.

• Don’t use steel-wool padsbecause they may scratch metalsurfaces.

• Don’t use sponges as they mayscratch silver surfaces.

• Don’t over-polish silver plate. Itis very easy to rub away the thinlayer of silver plating and revealthe copper or other base metalunderneath.

• Don’t serve certain foods—eggs,mustard, onions—that will wearaway silver plating.

If you prefer a specialtycommercial silver polish, be sure tochoose either a sterling-silver or asilver-plating polish. Manycommercial polishes do the job well.Read labels and consult themanufacturer’s website if you needmore information.

Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser,author, and award-winning TVpersonality, Dr. Lori hosts antiquesappraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori isthe star appraiser on Discovery channel’sAuction Kings. To learn about yourantiques: www.DrLoriV.com,www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, @DrLorion Twitter, and (888) 431-1010.

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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

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The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

On a cloudy, windy afternoon inmid-December, I entered a localbird blind to experience birds

coming to feeders. Cold wind sighed through pine

needles and rattled deciduous tree limbs.Permanent-resident Carolina chickadeesand tufted titmice dominated the feedersthat blustery winter afternoon, as theyalways do in those 2 acres of second-growth trees on the edge of maturingwoodland.

The small, closely related chickadeesand titmice have much in common,except their handsome appearances. Bothspecies are mostly gray, allowing them toblend into the color of winter, deciduouswoods. But chickadees have jaunty, blackcaps on their foreheads and black bibs.

The slightly larger titmice have peach-colored flanks; large, black eyes; a graycrest on their heads; and a dark “smudge”of feathering above their beaks.

Both kindsof birds arelively andentertaining allday whensearching forfood, “dee-deeing”cheerfully allthe while. Andbecause theyaren’t raisingyoung and treesare defoliated,they are mostvisible inwinter.

Chickadeesand titmiceseek dormantinsects andinsect eggs intrees in woods,

thickets, andolder suburbsin all kindsof winterweather. Andboth come tofeeders, oftenwhensomeone isstandingnearby. Theseeminglyjoyfulchickadeesand titmiceseemunconcernedaboutweather andhumanactivitiesaroundfeeders.

Chickadees and titmice prefer eatingsunflower seeds at feeders. Several birdsoften dart to the feeder at once. Eachbird grabs a sunflower seed with its beakand flies away to open the shell and eatthe meat inside.

When finished, the bird dashes to thefeeder for another sunflower seed.Watching those animated little birdshelps take away winter’s cold.

Chickadees and titmice spend winternights in tree hollows and empty birdboxes. They must stay warm and dry allnight to be in good condition the nextday to look for food. Birds caught in theopen overnight in winter die fromexposure. There probably are as many ofthese tiny, gray birds as there are drycavities.

The tiny chickadees and titmice helpcheer winter days. Enjoy those at yourhome.

Wintering Chickadees and Titmice

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Ellen, the woman who raised me,had live-in quarters in our 15-room, red-brick house. I do believe

that my mother would have enjoyedtending to me, but she conducted herselfin ways that Caucasian women in hersociety were taught to behave.Nonetheless, I don’t think she liked it.

Within five minutes of Ellen servingdinner in the formal dining room, I’dbecome such a whiny irritant that mymother would let me leave the table andeat supper with Ellen in the kitchen.

We’d talk and laugh and put togethercardboard puzzles while we ate. I betMom would have loved to be excusedfrom the table and have had her mealswith us instead.

In the night, I’d run, frightened, to

Ellen’s room. I’d be afraidto go back to sleep afterhaving a bad dream. She’dsay, “Baby, God gave usdreams so he’d have aplace to talk to us. WhenGod talks to us, there’snothing to be scared of.”

I would then fall asleepnext to her in her bed.Whenever my motherdiscovered me there, shenever made me go back to my bedroom. Ithink she not only loved Ellen, but wasalso happy for me that I received maternallove from someone so wonderful.

Ellen put up with my fidgeting whenshe’d dress me to go to girlfriends’birthday parties. When done, she’d get

me giggling while havingme perform a pirouette.Then I’d do a goofy, long,drawn-out bow to whichshe’d respond byenveloping me in herarms.

I think Mom wouldhave gotten a big kick outof dressing me for parties.I also bet she would havewanted to be the one who

put Mercurochrome on my constantlyscratched knees or who’d raid therefrigerator with me in the night and eatthe tuna noodle casserole right from thebaking pan.

My mother’s main undoing was thatshe was convinced her lot in life was laid

out for her. And that there was not adamned thing that she thought she coulddo about it.

I married someone who was not likemy relatives—not Jewish, not wealthy,not even employed. What did I have thatmy mother didn’t? Love. Happiness. Andsociety’s support that it was OK to makemy own path.

I know that Mom would have beenjust as nurturing as Ellen. I wish for hersake she had known that too.

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

Such is Life

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The Help Was a Source of Love

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Dear Savvy Senior,Can you recommend some easy-to-use

television remote controls for seniors? I gotmy 74-year-old mother a new HDTV forher birthday, but the remote control is veryconfusing for her to operate.– Shopping Son

Dear Shopping,It seems like most television remote

controls today come with dozens ofunnecessary buttons that make them veryconfusing to operate.

Add in the fact that many people usetwo or three remotes to operate theirhome entertainment equipment (TV,cable box, VCR, DVD player, etc.) and itcompounds the problem even further.

Fortunately, there are several universalTV remotes available today that arespecifically designed for seniors and thetechnically challenged. These remotecontrols have bigger buttons and fewer

options that makethem much easierto see, program,and operate.

SimplifiedRemotes

Two popularsenior-friendlyproducts toconsider are theFlipper Remote andthe Super RemoteSR3.

The Flipper(www.flipperremote.com) worksall major TVs,including cable,satellite, and digitalTV receiver boxes with only one remote.

Available for $25, it offers a tapereddesign that makes it easy to hold, and for

simplicity it hasonly six large,color-codedbuttons that areexposed (on/off,channel up anddown, volume upand down, andmute).

All otherbuttons areaccessed by slidingthe top paneldown, so theywon’t get in theway during day-to-day TV watching.

Flipper also hasan optional featurethat lets you

program up to 30 of your mom’s favoritechannels for easy access.

The Super Remote SR3 from

Universal Remote Control, Inc. (soldthrough Amazon.com for around $13) isa slightly more sophisticated, user-friendly remote that can control threedevices: TVs, cable or satellite boxes, andDVD players.

It offers a lightweight, ergonomicdesign; large, easy-to-see numericbuttons, each in the shape of the numberit represents; and a centrally located “mybutton” that gives your mom the abilityturn on the TV and set the tuner to herfavorite channel with a single buttonpress.

It also provides four “favorite” buttonsfor one-touch access to her favoritechannels and an “all off ” button that letsher shut down the entire home-entertainment system with a singlebutton press.

Super-Sized RemotesThere are also a number of oversized

Simple TV Remotes Designed for Seniors

Savvy Senior

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York County

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) 235-6060First and Third Mondays, 12:30 p.m. – Card-Making

ClassWednesdays, 9 a.m. – Ceramics ClassWednesdays, 11 a.m. – Dancersize

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340

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

Windy Hill On the Campus – (717) 225-0733

Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693

Please call or visit the centers’ websites for additionalactivities.

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.

Dec. 1, 1 to 3:30 p.m. – Natural Ornament Workshop, Nixon County ParkDec. 6, 6 to 8 p.m. – Hanging of the Greens, Hanover Junction Train StationDec. 8, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Animals in Winter, Nixon County Park

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

Dec. 14, 7 p.m.Cumberland Singers Holiday Concert: The 12 Days of ChristmasChrist Lutheran Church Fileys15 S. Fileys Road, Dillsburg(717) 367-8030www.cumberlandsingers.org

Dec. 19, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support GroupSenior Commons at Powder Mill1775 Powder Mill Road, York(717) 741-0961

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 Group

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

Senior Center Activities

If you have an event you would like to include, please emailinformation to [email protected] for consideration.

TV remotes that are ideal for seniorswith vision problems.

The Tek Partner, Big Button, and TekPal remotes, all made by the Hy-TekManufacturing Company(www.bigbuttonremotes.com, (630) 466-7664) in Sugar Grove, Ill., are three solidoptions to consider.

If you’re interested in an extra-largeremote control, the $40 Tek Partner—

which is 5.5 inches wide and 8.5 incheslong—is their biggest. It offers huge,brightly lit buttons with big, readablecharacters and a narrowed center (3.5inches), which makes it easy to handlefor a big remote.

It also contains only the essentialfunctions, making it easy to use andprogram, and it operates anycombination of TVs, VCRs, DVD

players, cable boxes, and satellite dishes.If you’re looking for something a little

smaller (2.5 by 9.5 inches) there’s the$25, rectangular-shaped Big Buttonremote that offers the same large andilluminating buttons as the Tek Partnerand the exact same features.

Or, if you only want a basic remotefor the TV, there’s the Tek Pal that comeswith just six large buttons (on/off, mute,

channel up and down, and volume upand down buttons) that light up whenpushed.

Available for $19, the Pal will onlywork with televisions that have cablewired directly into the TV.

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

“What’s in a name?” Shakespeareasked, possibly when trying to think oftitles to the many plays he wrote.

Take a look at the original titles ofsome of the world’s best-known booksand imagine how their impact mighthave been different if someone hadn’tsuggested a switch:

• Nineteen Eighty-Four byGeorge Orwell: The LastMan in Europe

• Lolita by VladimirNabokov: The Kingdom bythe Sea

• The Sun Also Rises byErnest Hemingway: Fiesta

• The Fountainhead by AynRand: Second-Hand Lives

• Of Mice and Men by JohnSteinbeck: Something ThatHappened

• Pride and Prejudice by JaneAusten: First Impressions

• The Sound and the Fury by WilliamFaulkner: Twilight

• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald:Gatsby, Among Ash-Heaps andMillionaires; Trimalchio; Trimalchio inWest Egg; On the Road to West Egg; Underthe Red, White and Blue; Gold-HattedGatsby; The High-Bouncing Lover

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Tom McInnes served two tours inVietnam … and found out thatno one was ever really safe there,

not even chaplains. Of course, there was

the everyday realitythat the Viet Congwore no uniforms andlooked like every otherVietnamese person,while their fondestwish was to slit yourthroat if they ever hadthe chance. That wasenough to give you thefeeling that every daymight be your last.

But for McInnes,something elseoccurred that was notat all expected.

On his first

Vietnam tour in 1963, he was a chaplainassigned to the 9th Assistance AdvisoryGroup. One of his main efforts was to

help the Vietnamesepeople in any way hecould—which, as itturned out, didn’t helphim a whole lot.

One day, he was tohelp in taking food tothe Vietnamese in asmall, nearby village. Hewas to travel by“Jeepster” (an enclosedJeep that carried peopleand cargo) with a GIdriver, a gunner, and aGreen Beret medicofficer who could speakFrench and thus couldspeak to some of theMontagnard people

The Viet Cong KeptFinding New Ways

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Salute to a Veteran

Lieutenant ColonelThomas J. McInnes in 1972,

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they intended to help. Four 100-pound sacks of rice were

squeezed into the Jeepster and held thequantities of rice that were to bedistributed to the ill-fed Montagnardpeople, who were our allies. McInnesexplains that, although the Montagnardswere Vietnamese, they were a lot likeour Native Americans.

“Just as the Apaches were separatefrom the Cherokees,” he says, “so werethe Montagnards from each other, withdifferent tribes having their ownlanguage, dress, and culture. But,because of the previous Frenchoccupation of their land, a few of themspoke a little French, and that’s wherethe French-speaking medic came in.”

As their loaded Jeepster started downthe steep hill from their camp, theysuddenly found they had no brakes.During the night, the Viet Cong hadapparently severed the lines to thebrakes, so they barreled down the hill,continuing to gather speed until theycame to a hairpin turn and an evensteeper drop at the bottom.

There the Jeepster took off, hurtlingthrough the air and coming to acrashing halt on its back, with men andrice bags piled one on top of another.

“There were plenty of strains andbruises,” he says, “but, fortunately,

nobody needed to be hospitalized.”His tour of duty was for only a year,

and he was the only Protestant chaplainin the 2nd Corps, which spanned an areaabout half the size of New Jersey. Heroutinely flew in helicopters of all kindsto hold services in the field and to workto help the local Vietnamese.

He did counseling and also advisedthe commander on morale. He enjoyedserving as a sort of ombudsman for thetroops, hearing their complaints andserving their interests.

The year passed rather quickly, andhe was returned to Fort Dix, N.J.,where he served for two years before hissecond one-year tour in Vietnam in1967.

Before joining the military, McInneshad graduated from high school inBuffalo and then had two years atRochester University, where he wasworking toward a degree in chemistry.And it was there that he enlisted in theArmy Air Corps in 1946 and served for18 months before being discharged inAugust 1947.

He had remained in the Reserve,however, and after he entered HoughtonCollege for his junior year, he wasrecalled for 21 months. He was thendischarged as a staff sergeant and was

please see VIET CONG page 13


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Article:“Solace forWounded

Spirits”BY LORI VAN INGEN

To mark the International Day ofOlder Persons in 2012, severalorganizations, including some

United Nation agencies, collaborated in areport entitled “Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and aChallenge.”

That intriguing title provokes one toquestion: What is there to celebrateabout aging, and what are the challenges?The report limited examination ofcelebration and challenge to a singleperspective: “access to, and enjoyment of,the full range of human rights.”

Let us look at a broader spectrum ofchallenges and the silver linings on theshadow of aging that we care tocelebrate. Human rights, which weseniors generally enjoy as Americans, areleft aside.

From our own personal experienceswe can easily identify several physical,mental, and social challenges commonly

associated with aging, some of whichworsen as age increases. What werecognize less easily is that most elderlyAmericans are self-reliant, leadingcontent andproductivelives.

TheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation’sreport (April1998), from its“WorkingGroup on theOlder Adult,”states that only 9 percent of thosebetween ages 65 and 69 need personalassistance, while up to 50 percent ofthose over 85 need assistance witheveryday activities. The implication isthat fewer than half of those over 85 maynot need personal assistance.

The comforting data for those under85 are supported in detail by the federalgovernment’s Administration on Aging inits report “A Profile of Older Americans

– 2011.” Theprofile showsthat for non-institutionalizedelderly ages 65-74, 6 percenthave difficultybathing orshowering, 5percent havedifficultydressing, 2

percent eating, 9 percent getting in/outof bed, and 17 percent walking.

For those ages 75-84, the respectivepercentages are 14, 10, 4, 15, and 28percent. The statistical odds significantlyfavor the absence of such dependenciesfor those under the age of 85.

Before our celebration carries us toofar, one should acknowledge thecommonly reported challenges of aging.They include diminished hearing andvision, higher blood pressure, diabetes, adecrease in muscle mass, and, on averageby the age of 80, a loss of 2 inches inheight and almost half of our sense ofsmell.

For most of us, these are limitationswith which we can function adequately,thanks to prescribed health products andservices and to an increased capacity tocope with routine adversities.

Seniors 65 years of age and olderapparently are more satisfied with theirlives than those in the 50-64 age group.This is the conclusion of a survey askedof respondents, aged 50 years or older, inall 50 states, conducted in 2006 by theCenters for Disease Control andPrevention in its study “The State ofMental Health and Aging in America:

Silver Linings on Our Aging Shadow

My 22 Cents’ Worth

Walt Sonneville

“... emotional happinessimproves with age.”

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Congressman Scott Perry, far left, and Phil Palandro, director of the York County Officeof Veterans Affairs, far right, with member veterans of Windy Hill on the Campus.

Back row, from left, Marlet Rohrbaugh, Windy Hill board; Don Reichard, Windy Hillboard; Dr. David Renaut, Spring Grove School District assistant superintendent;

Phil Keener, Windy Hill board president; Doug Stein, school board president; Donna Hake, Judy Benton, and Dr. Terry Lehr, Windy Hill board members;

and Brent Hoschar, school board member.

Front row, from left, Nancy Wagner, Brenda Flory, and Wendy Leahy, Windy Hill boardmembers; Sarah Moul, Spring Grove student; Andrew Moul, Spring Grove student

council president; Tom Uffelman, Windy Hill board; Cindy Huber, Spring Grove schoolboard; Dr. Robert Lombardo, Spring Grove superintendent; and Tammy Miller,

Windy Hill executive director.

Vets Honored at Windy Hill

Windy Hill HoldsGrand-Opening Celebration

Windy Hill on the Campus held its grand-opening celebration and ribboncutting recently at 1472 Roth’s Church Road, Spring Grove, site of the formerSpring Grove Area Middle School.

More than 250 members of the community attended the event throughout theday. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Secretary Bev Mackerethprovided remarks. The evening ended with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Windy Hill on the Campus is an activity center for older adults who live inthe Spring Grove area community.

The center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.and provides a variety of health, fitness, educational, and social activities. Thecenter also serves a hot meal each day at noon for a donation to residents over theage of 60.

For more information, visit www.windyhillonthecampus.org or call (717) 225-0733.

Windy Hill on the Campus senior center held a special ceremony recently tohonor its member veterans. More than 100 people were in attendance for thespecial event.

Congressman Scott Perry provided the keynote address. Members of theSpring Grove High School Key Club and Spring Grove Chorus were inattendance to present each veteran with a pin and corsage.

Also in attendance were York County Commissioners Steve Chronister, DougHoke, and Chris Reilly and Phil Palandro, director of the York County Office ofVeterans Affairs.

VIET CONG from page 11

able to return to Houghton to finish hissenior year.

It was then that he felt the call to theministry. So, in 1953 he entered EasternBaptist Seminary in Philadelphia,graduating with a Bachelor of Divinitydegree. There he also became an Armysecond lieutenant before his graduationas a chaplain in 1957. After serving as afirst lieutenant in the Reserve, he wasrecalled to active duty in 1962 as acaptain and served as a chaplain at FortBelvoir before going to Vietnam.

He smiles as he recalls that theynoted that on his “dream list,” he hadsaid that he would like to serve in exoticplaces like Hawaii or Thailand.

“The interviewing officer said, ‘I seeyou said you’d like to serve in Thailand.Well, you’re getting your wish. We’resending you to Vietnam, just a little eastof Thailand, where you picked to be.’”

So he was off to Vietnam, where hewas assigned to the 9th AssistanceAdvisory Group … and where his careeralmost ended in the sabotage to hisJeepster.

After his one-year tour there, he was

glad to be back in the U.S., where hespent two years at Fort Dix before beingreturned to Vietnam for his second one-year tour. After returning to the U.S.,he then shipped to Germany for dutyduring the occupation.

Returning to the U.S. in 1972, heentered the chaplain’s school at FortHamilton, N.Y., to earn his master’sdegree. And after service at other bases,he was assigned to Aberdeen ProvingGrounds for two years and retired as acolonel in 1979, having served hiscountry for 33 years.

McInnes now lives in a retirementcommunity in Central Pennsylvania,after a man he taught in a Bible classgave McInnes a ton of material extollingthe wonders of the area.

“My wife, Ruth, and I came to lookit over and couldn’t imagine a morewonderful place to live,” McInnes grins.“So, we came here, and we wouldn’ttrade it for any other place in theworld.”

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

Life Satisfaction” (2006).Nationally, 5.8 percent of

respondents in the 50-64 age group saidthey were “dissatisfied” or “verydissatisfied” with their life. Only 3.5percent of respondents among those 65years or older said they were dissatisfiedor very dissatisfied.

The two states having the highestpercentages of dissatisfied or verydissatisfied respondents, among those 65years or older, were California (4.7percent) and New Jersey (4.6 percent).Hawaii (1.8 percent) and Iowa (2.1percent) had the lowest percentages forthis age group.

In every state, the 50-64 age grouphad higher percentages of thosedissatisfied than the 65 or older group.

The elderly may have more healthissues than those younger, but they find

more satisfaction with life. A UnitedKingdom publication, The Telegraph,cited research that “the elderly brain hasthe ability to let negative memories fademore quickly than the young.”

Other studies, reported by the samesource, found that “older adults reportless distress than other age groups …and emotional happiness improves withage.”

It seems true, as John Webster wrote(Westward Ho) in 1607, “Old wood doesburn brighter.”

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-researchanalyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a SeniorCitizen and A Musing Moment: MeditativeEssays on Life and Learning, books ofpersonal-opinion essays, free of partisan andsectarian viewpoints. Contact him [email protected].


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By Andrea Gross

The day is frosty cold, and Isay a silent thanks to theunknown goose that

donated his feathers to fill myparka.

My husband hands me a mugfilled with Glühwein. The hot,spicy drink burns my throat in anice, cinnamonny way and, as thename implies, makes me glow withholiday cheer.

We, along with several hundredother folks, are braving the weatherat Christkindlmarket, Chicago’slargest open-air Christmas festival.The atmosphere is distinctlyEuropean, with chalet-style stallsoffering a mind-boggling selectionof Alpine delicacies and crafts.

We taste-test a variety of wursts,schnitzels, strudels, and chocolates andgaze longingly at the imported cuckooclocks and nutcrackers. I buy a smallornament for my brother, but, like most

of the Christkindlmarket crowd, I’mmore interested in having fun than inseriously shopping.

Afterward, well fortified with anothermug of Glühwein, we move on to “TheLoop,” where we walk along streets linedwith government buildings, museums,

theaters, public art, parks, restaurants,skyscrapers, and, yes, retail establishmentsboth big and small.

But again, we’re not here to shop.We’re here to see the former MarshallField’s, which was once one of the mostrenowned and most innovative

department stores in the world. It offered the first bridal registry,

the first personal shoppingassistants, the first department-storerestaurants, and the first escalatorsand was the first store to createholiday window displays for thesole purpose of spreading joy.

This holiday tradition, whichbegan in the early 1870s, holds truetoday. There are no windows filledwith glitzy clothes, new appliances,or tempting foods, no attempt tolure folks to the cash register. Thedisplays are meant to bring smiles,not to extract cash. Now how niceis that?

When, in 2005, after a series ofcorporate changes, the iconic storewas acquired by May Company, the

terms included the requirement thatmany Marshall Field’s traditions becontinued.

So although the Chicago store, whichis the third largest department store inthe world, now goes by the name of

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The mall at Water Tower Placedraws crowds with a

combination of festivedecorations and popular stores.

Bugles herald the holidayseason on State Street.

Diners at Macy’s historicWalnut Room sit under a

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Macy’s on State Street, their Christmaswindows continue to delight hundreds ofonlookers.

We walk slowly, carefully admiringeach animated scene, and then enter thestore to view the celebrated domedceiling that’s made of more than 1.6million pieces of iridescent glass.Designed by Louis Tiffany in 1907 andhand-set over a two-year period, it’s aglorious mosaic of serpentine swirls andgraceful ovals in tones of amber, blue,and gold with touches of red.

I stare in awe until my neck begins tohurt, after which we take the escalator upto the fifth floor, where I can see thedetails more clearly.

Eventually we make our way to thehistoric Walnut Room, known for theclassic chicken potpie that was firstserved in 1907. As always during theChristmas season, a 45-foot treefestooned with more than 1,000ornaments brightens the room.

We try to get a table, but no luck. Therestaurant doesn’t take reservations, andthe wait, according to the very nicehostess, will be more than an hour.

Instead we satisfy our hunger bypurchasing—and devouring—someFrango chocolates. The minty truffleshave been associated with the store sinceMarshall Field’s acquired the originalcandy company in the late 1920s.

Although they are no longer made in-store, in my mind there’s no doubt aboutit: Chocolate beats chicken potpie anyseason of the year!

Our final stop is at the Museum ofScience and Industry, which hosts

Christmas Around the World, an annualexhibit that celebrates the world’s—andChicago’s—cultures and traditions. Thefirst such display took place in 1942when Chicagoans of all ethnicitieswanted to show that they supported

America’s World War II allies. The museum placed a single pine tree

in the rotunda, and volunteersrepresenting various nationalities changedthe decorations on a daily basis. Theresult: a rotating display that honoreddiversity as well as community.

In the 70-plus years since then, thatsingle pine has morphed into a 50-treeexhibit that lasts from mid-Novemberuntil the end of December.

We walk slowly, admiring theornaments on each tree. The treerepresenting Kenya is adorned with woodanimal carvings. The one from Denmarkis laden with woven hearts, while the onefrom Bosnia-Herzegovina has miniaturedolls and skis.

And on it goes … Russianmatryoshkas (nested dolls), Romaniansnowmen … an international display foran international city.

As we head back to our hotel, agentleman who is sitting behind me onthe train begins humming an old FrankSinatra lyric, “Chicago is my kind oftown.” My sentiments exactly.

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

The display at Chicago’s Museum ofScience and Industry features trees thatrepresent Chicago’s—and the world’s—

various cultures.

Hot spiced wine helps people stay warmas they enjoy Christkindlmart.

Macy’s window displays capture themagic of Christmas.

Christmas Traditions: The Real Story

The December holidays are a time tohonor traditions handed down over thecenturies.

You might be surprised to learn thatmany Christmas customs actuallyoriginated in older traditions and pagancelebrations. Here’s a quick look:

Christmas Day. Dec. 25 wasdesignated as Christmas Day by PopeSaint Julius I in the fourth century,

reflecting a decision to combine severalpagan festivities into one Christiancelebration.

Dec. 25 previously marked theRoman Saturnalia, as well as thepurported birth date of Mithra, thePersian sun god, and the mythical firstappearance of the Norse god Odin to theworld.

Food and drink. Parties, overeating,and general mayhem are also related to

the Saturnalia.This Romanfestival wasnamed forSaturn, anagriculture god,and wascelebrated withfeasting andgeneral revelry.

Christmaspudding. TheCelts celebratedtheir god of theharvest bymaking a potof porridge andstirring it for him. Later, plum puddingwas made by adding prunes to theporridge, which evolved into what wenow know as Christmas pudding.

Tradition says that each member ofthe family should stir the pot in an east-west manner (as the sun moves across thesky). Flaming brandy poured onto thepudding is also a symbol of the sun’senergy.

Christmasstockings. Thefirst Christmasstocking wassupposedlyderived fromthe charity of akindly Turkishbishop, whoslipped a bag ofgold into thestocking of agirl in need of adowry.

Christmastrees.Decorating

Christmas trees has its origins inGermany. During the winter, thepopulace wanted to encourage tree spiritsto return to the trees and reawaken themin the spring.

The practice originally focused on oaktrees but later came to be associated withfir trees by Christians, who associated thetriangle outline of the firs with the HolyTrinity.


A Fine Winter’s MornAs sunlight unites with

daybreak upon a winter’s sky—daylightpassionately emerges forth.

The sun and the night’s before moonaglaze the sky in blessed

course. Stars had all faded—toslumber as a rose. A gift of

love—from God’s hand—an eternalabode. Written and submitted

by Angelar Wallace

Older But Not Wiser

My daughter, Ann, gave birth lastweek to a beautiful baby girl.Ann was in labor for 29 hours,

which is longer than I held my first job. In the middle of the night (while Ann

was still in labor), my wife, Wanda, andAnn’s husband, Edward, fell asleep. Justmy daughter and I were up.

So in the semi-darkness of the room,where the only light was coming from thehospital monitors in the background, wetalked. We talked about importantmatters:

“So you’re having a baby,” I said.“You figured that out, huh, Dad?”OK, it wasn’t a great start, but this was

my time to pass on some knowledge tomy daughter, to share my years ofwisdom. However, for some reason Iwent into this rambling monologue aboutjust one event:

“I remember when you were growingup, we always tried to make you feel very

special. We treated you like you were thecenter of the universe, but we couldn’tstop the world from sometimes changingthat.

“When you were about 5 years old, Itook you to this children’s show wherethis guy, who was playinga guitar, was takingrequests from the kids inthe audience. And youkept yelling that youwanted to hear ‘Itsy BitsySpider,’ but he didn’t payany attention to you andyou started to cry. I meancry so loudly they couldhear you in outer space.

“So I took you into the lobby andhugged you tightly. And Ann, I wantedto maturely explain to you that eventhough you were very special, there arepeople who won’t treat you that way andthat maybe they’ll even ignore you, but

that’s OK; it’s not a big deal and it’s theirloss.

“Instead, I told you that the guyplaying the guitar was a stupid, doo-doo-headed jerk. OK, that probably wasn’t themost mature thing to say, but I would do

it again. “Anyway, Ann, the

point is—and I do havea point; it just takes mea while to get to it—isthat there will be timeswhen you unfortunatelycan’t protect yourdaughter from theinsensitivity of theoutside world, but if you

raise her right and love her enormously,she’ll be able to handle it. And yourbackup position is to call those insensitivepeople doo-doo heads.”

It was a long-winded story, and itdidn’t really make that much sense, but it

seemed to take Ann’s mind off of thelabor.

The next day, Ann gave birth. I, ofcourse, wasn’t in the delivery room.Edward, the father, had that honor. Also,I was afraid I would faint.

The next day, Ann and Edwardofficially named their daughter. Aftermuch debate, they decided to name herSummer. And it has become the season ofSummer.

Two days later, I held Summer for thefirst time. I was a little afraid because sheis so small and fragile. She weighs 6pounds, 15 ounces, which we roundedup to 7 pounds. I guess in a few yearswe’ll round up her IQ to genius level.

I whispered in Summer’s ear that I’lltake her to the movies and the park, andI’ll feed her ice cream even though herparents tell me not to. And then I startedsinging to her. Of course I sang “ItsyBitsy Spider.”

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how to improve a piece.Occasionally, Robert and Barbara

combine their distinctive skills and createa work of art together. When they dothis, Robert does the basic paintingbefore letting Barbara take over with thedetails. Robert prefers to work inwatercolor and oil; Barbara prefers towork in pastel and oil.

They both do a lot of realism andfrequently paint general scenes, such asfarmhouses or nature scenes. They havefound people have a connection withthose pieces because the scene remindsthem of their childhood home or a placethey used to vacation.

Even though Robert and Barbara areboth successful painters now, theirjourneys to their success were quitedivergent.

In his undergraduate years, Robertstudied illustration at University of theArts in Philadelphia. Later in 1990, hegot his master’s degree in illustrationfrom Syracuse University.

Robert has truly been making a namefor himself through his work. He hasreceived numerous awards, has beenpublished countless times, and isincluded in many collections, such as hispieces in the corporate collection at TheEastman-Kodak Corporation and in TheHarley-Davidson Museum.

In addition to creating pieces forothers to enjoy, Robert has also been

sharing hisknowledgethroughteaching. Formore than 30years, he hastaught courses infine art,illustration,painting, andlife drawing atthe Art Instituteof York.

His teachingsand work havenot goneunappreciated;the school’s artstudio wasrecently namedthe Robert E.BuchananIllustrationStudio.

It is his workas a teacher, out of all the honors andrecognitions, that Robert deems hisgreatest accomplishment. He feels pridein knowing he helped students get a startto a successful career by increasing theirknowledge of the field and honing theirskills.

Barbara’s background, on the otherhand, hasn’t always included painting.For 24 years she worked in graphic

design, and beforethat, she took atwo-year course infashion illustrationat the Art Instituteof Pittsburgh.

It wasn’t until2000, when theYork ArtAssociationcontacted her toteach drawingclasses, that shebegan doing arton a regular basis.Once she started,she didn’t rest. Shestopped doinggraphic design andbegan teachingand painting fulltime.

Barbara taughtat the LancasterMuseum of Art

for a few years and has done a greatamount of commission work for a varietyof clients, including Pfaltzgraff and theHope Lodge in Hershey.

“Art is the focus of my life now,”Barbara said. “The older I get, thestronger my desire to create in the formof painting becomes.”

Aging seems to have had a great effecton Barbara’s confidence as well. As her

interest in painting has increased, so hasher knowledge of the field.

“You have to keep growing and learnnew things,” Barbara said. “There’salways going to be more to learn, andI’m never going to learn it all.

“Every time I do a painting, I try todo it better than I did before. Doing theartwork has made me very content andhappy in my life.”

Robert has found that aging has givenhim a new drive to produce artwork.When he was younger, he was impatient;he always wanted to be doing somethingand going somewhere. He was not asmotivated to paint as he is now.

“You know you don’t have forever,”Robert explained. “[Age] drives you alittle harder to realize you want to makea statement.”

When they got married, Barbara andRobert combined not only their love foreach other, but also their love for art.And through their marriage, they savedeach other emotionally.

“My greatest satisfaction,” Robert said,“is I’ve changed and helped one life onthis earth, which is my wife.”

Barbara and Robert will be showingtheir work in December and January atthe Blue Moon Restaurant at 361 W.Market St., York.

For more information, email Robertat [email protected], call at (717) 224-0973, or visit www.robertebuchanan.com.

CANVAS from page 1

A view of the couple’s home studio and someof their works in progress.

Various examples of Robert’s sketches.

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such as a minimally heated hallway withwindows or an unheated room or garage(but not freezing, around 50 to 60degrees F is ideal)—they can be keptindoors over winter. You’ll be rewardedwith their light-blue flowers throughmuch of fall.

Put your potted rosemary outside insummer, gradually increasing the amountof light over a period of weeks to help

them acclimate. Keep watered but nottoo wet.

Wild thyme, a pungent herb andmember of the mint family, was collectedfrom the fields outside of Bethlehem tomake a soft bed for Mary during thebirth of her child. It is thought to haveantiseptic properties and was burned asincense later in history by the Greeks.

Today thyme is a popular culinary

seasoning but can be used in dried-flowerarrangements, bouquets, and potpourriduring the holiday season. Plant thymenext spring in raised beds or rockgardens.

It is said the Virgin Mary dyed hernewborn’s swaddling clothes by spreadingthem on a bed of wild lavender. Thisherb, also of the mint family, grows as asmall evergreen shrub (but isn’t hardy

outdoors in much of the cold North). It has gray-green leaves, light-purple

flowers, and a sweet, floral scent. Whendried, it can be used whole for wreathsand centerpieces or crushed to use insachets for closets or drawers or to scenta bath.

Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professorat the University of Vermont.

york county 50plus senior news december 2013

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