york county 50plus senior news jan. 2012

By Laura Farnish

“I never buy that ‘at this time of your life’ stuff. It’s as though people

think that if you reach a certain age you should just retire and play checkers

at the fire hall, as though that’s the norm.”

For Chet Williamson, the fire hall is merely a staged scene, and checkers

are nothing more than a prop.

As a board chair for Creative Works of Lancaster, Williamson remains

active in the local community through recognizing the kind of performance

and art Lancaster needs and wants. The non-profit organization’s mission is

“to fuel and sustain the city’s cultural renaissance.” Their free and low-priced

shows aim to fill the artistic gaps in Lancaster’s cultural offerings.

Although started several years ago, the organization has been active for the

past year and a half. Their work includes sock puppet parodies, staged

readings in art galleries, and full productions of non-traditional plays.

Williamson’s current involvement, however, is only an addition to his

repertoire of success over the years.

As a young actor, Williamson was involved in regional theater and

industrial shows, which led him into writing. His first short story, sold to

The New Yorker and other markets, was published in the 1980s, followed by

his first published novel in 1986.

Williamson continued to pursue his career as a writer, publishing suspense

and dark fantasy fiction, children’s books, and written work for a local college.

Creativity‘Works’ forLocal Actor

The view from the audience seats is a change of perspective for Chet Williamson,

who has been comfortable on stage for decades.

Grandparenting:

Agonies and Ecstasies

page 6

How Much You’ll Pay

for Medicare in 2012

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Cook’s Note: In Cincinnati, the famous chili restaurants serve so much

cheese on top that everything else is hidden. For four servings of

five-way chili, you will need the following:

12 ounces spaghetti, cooked, drained, and kept warm

1 (16-ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1/2 to 1 cup chopped onion

2 to 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese

When I make two servings, I freeze the remaining chili for another meal.

Reduce the toppings if you are only preparing for two.

Copyright by Pat Sinclair. Pat Sinclair announced the publication of her second

cookbook, Scandinavian Classic Baking (Pelican Publishing), in February 2011.

This book has a color photo of every recipe. Her first cookbook, Baking Basicsand Beyond (Surrey Books), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts

Academy. Contact her at http://PatCooksandBakes.blogspot.com

Serves 4 to 6

2 pounds lean ground beef

1 cup chopped onion

1 teaspoon minced garlic

2 cans (14.5 ounces) stewed tomatoes

1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce

1 cup beef broth

1 to 2 tablespoons chili powder

1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon coarse salt

½ teaspoon ground cumin

Brown ground beef, onions, and garlic in 5-quart Dutch oven. Stir

occasionally to help browning. Pour off any fat. Add stewed tomatoes,

tomato sauce, and broth.

Combine chili powder, cocoa, cinnamon, salt, and cumin into a

small bowl. Stir into beef mixture. Heat chili to a boil over medium-

high heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 30 minutes, stirring

occasionally. Chili can be prepared ahead and refrigerated until serving.

Reheat chili if needed. To serve Cincinnati style, serve with

spaghetti, beans, onion, and lots of cheddar cheese.

Cincinnati ChiliBy Pat Sinclair

Warm chili is the perfect winter supper. Cincinnati’s five-way chili is famous,

and many “fast-food” restaurants feature it.

Skyline Chili is the best known and is no longer limited to Cincinnati.

Chocolate and spices make the flavor different from standard chili.

Serve three-way, four-way, or five-way chili for a hearty meal. Five-way chili

starts with meat sauce and is built with spaghetti, kidney beans, chopped

onion, and lots of shredded cheddar cheese. Serve it with oyster crackers.

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Betcha Didn’t Know That!By Leon Castner & Brian Kathenes

Betcha Didn’t Know That! explores

the interesting world of antiques

and collectibles, sports

memorabilia, stamps, and dolls, among

others.

The book investigates interesting

artifacts, such as the rarest baseball card

in the world and the most popular soft

drink collectible. It differentiates itself,

however, in that it reveals the real stories

about why we collect things, uncovering

the human and humorous side of the

story.

The unusual items

included in the book will

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They will also give you

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historical context, human

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Betcha Didn’t Know

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Leon Castner is a

lifelong appraiser of

personal property, a

writer, and a speaker.

He is also a

registered contractor

and has provided

major appraisals for

the U.S Marshals

Office, the attorney

general, and the

FDIC, among others.

Brian Kathenes, co-author and

appraiser, has appraised items ranging

from the Nixon Watergate papers, the

Batmobile, and memorabilia from the

movie Titanic. He was also the on-air

television appraiser and technology

consultant for the Discovery Channel’s

collectibles show, POP NATION:

America’s Coolest Stuff.

Together, Castner and Kathenes host a

weekly radio program, Value This!

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With the sky-high prices

for gold and precious

metals making headlines,

I thought some information and

useful tips would prove helpful.

Precious metals, gemstones, and

fine-design pieces have dazzled us

through the ages.

Called precious metals, gold,

platinum, and silver are some of the

world’s rarest materials. These three

metals are found in many parts of

the world, but they are not easily

extracted from their natural state.

Precious metals maintain their

luster and shine and resist corrosion

with little care. Objects dating back

to the world’s ancient civilizations,

like the Native Americans,

Egyptians, and Greeks, show us that

these metals endure.

Gold

The ancient Egyptians reserved

the use of gold (yellow

gold) for the pharaohs

and related gold to the

powers of the sun.

White gold is created

by alloying gold with

nickel or palladium,

zinc, and copper. Alloys

are mixtures of different

metals that offer greater strength,

hardness, or malleability to another

metal. For instance, alloying gold

with copper creates pink gold or rose

gold.

Workability, the ability for master

craftsmen to shape these metals, is

important to longevity.

On Your Mark

Pure gold is 24-karat gold, and it

is very soft. This is often too soft for

everyday jewelry, so gold is alloyed

to increase its strength.

In the United States, 14-karat

gold is common and a piece must be

at least 10-karat gold to be sold as

gold jewelry.

Here are some common marks:

• 14-karat would be marked “14 K”

(or “585” in Europe), indicating that

it is 58.5 percent gold.

• 18-karat would be marked “18 K”

(or “750” in Europe), indicating that

it is 75 percent gold.

• 24-karat or pure gold would be

marked “24 K” (or “999” in

Europe), indicating that it is 99.9

percent gold.

If you like gold jewelry, these

marks should be committed to

memory! Look for them at your next

yard sale; you’ll be surprised how

many yard-sale sellers put out real

gold for sale on their front lawn!

Platinum

Platinum is a popular choice for

bridal jewelry as its strength

surpasses that of gold and silver. A

dense metal, platinum weighs more

than gold and has a high level of

purity, making it naturally

hypoallergenic.

Platinum jewelry must show one

of the following marks: “Platinum,”

“Pt,” or “Plat,” which means that

piece of jewelry contains at least 95

percent pure platinum. Platinum

may be worn every day without fear

of damage and is perfect for wedding

rings.

Sterling Silver

Silver is affordable, soft, and

malleable. It has been used to make

objects of adornment dating back to

the Byzantine world.

One of the most common and

recognizable metal marks is the mark

for silver. In the United States, only

jewelry that is at least 92.5 percent

pure silver, or 925/1,000 pure, may

be marked “silver,” “sterling,”

“sterling silver,” “925,” “92.5,” or

“ster.”

Silver is often alloyed with copper

to increase its strength. Silver will

not rust, but it will tarnish. Tarnish

may be restored with polishing.

Another mark is the vermeil

mark, which is evident when a piece

of sterling silver has been

electroplated with karat gold. If the

thickness of the karat gold plating is

at least 100 millionths of an inch

thick, that is referred to as vermeil

(pronounced “vermay”) and

sometimes as “overlay.” This is an

affordable alternative to karat-gold

jewelry.

While I know I have the ladies’

attention, I wouldn’t want to leave

out the gentlemen who enjoy a bit of

bling. Today’s styles are introducing

men to the industrial look in fine

jewelry, achieved by metals such as

titanium, tungsten carbide, and

stainless steel.

Steel-gray color, light weight, and

strength are some of the qualities of

these non-precious metals.

Tungsten is the world’s

hardest metal substance

with a nine on the Mohs

hardness scale (diamonds

rank 10 on the scale).

These metals are less likely

to scratch, but resizing a

ring made of any of these

metals proves difficult.

Here’s what I like to call famous

last words: take care when cleaning

your precious metals, dry your

jewelry before storing it, and place

pieces in separate compartments to

avoid scratching. Keep gold and

silver out of pools, showers, and hot

tubs as chlorine may weaken their

structure and cause breakage.

Know your jeweler and your stuff

when you are selecting valuable

precious metals.

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The car was an Alfa-Romeo 6C

2300 Pescara Spyder, but to

M/Sgt. Gerald Schmidt, it was

just another car. And, as it was his

responsibility in combat ordnance, he

drove it back to his echelon behind the

front lines.

Only much later did he learn that he

had driven such a historic car. During the

great depression in Italy, Mussolini had

bailed out the car manufacturer from

going into liquidation,

so he was presented

with this custom-made

car as a gift. Just 60 of

the 6C 2300 Pescara

Spyders were

produced, and

Mussolini’s auto is

believed to be the sole

one surviving.

Although Mussolini

had his Spyder

specialized by adding

horsepower, he never

added bulletproof glass

or armor plating. He

was often seen riding

around in the car,

saluting crowds as he

stood in the passenger

seat, with flowers and bouquets strewn on

the hood.

Famed test driver Ercole Boratto

became Mussolini’s driver and drove the

car in the 1936 Mille Miglia, a dangerous,

1,000-mile, open-road endurance race in

Italy, coming in an impressive 13th place.

So what else is impressive about the car

Jerry Schmidt once drove so casually? It

sold for $1.1 million when auctioned,

that’s what!

But, in 1945 Schmidt knew none of

that … and couldn’t have cared less,

because he had his hands full while he

was part of our Army’s push northward

through Italy, past the battlefields of

Salerno, Anzio, and Monte Cassino to

take the city of Rome and then on to

Florence.

Throughout, his job was to supply new

trucks to replace those that were

destroyed in combat. He had been

assigned to ordnance when he was drafted

in 1944 because he had gotten familiar

with heavy equipment while working for

International Harvester in Boston, where,

at age 24, he had become the youngest

wholesale manager in the company.

And now, after his outfit had fought

their way into Florence, he ran ordnance

as part of a huge depot the Army had

established there. Then he got the news

that the Army had decided that they

needed him a lot more in the Pacific than

they did in Europe. So he spent 42 days

aboard a troop transport on his way to

the Philippines.

What was it like to

spend that much time

aboard ship?

“It was hell on

wheels,” he says. “That

ship pitched so much

that everyone except

the crew were sick as

dogs most of the time.

When I got off, I

vowed that I would

never get on a ship

again. And, except for

the one that took me

home, I never did.

“The fighting in the

Philippines was

tough,” he remembers.

“The Japanese were

fanatically aggressive

fighters, and we were under fire

constantly, until eventually Manila fell.”

In August, after the U.S. had dropped

the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and

Nagasaki, the Japanese surrendered, and

Schmidt was shipped back to Los Angeles.

He then went by train to Fort Dix, where

he was discharged in January 1946.

He went back to work at International

Harvester, and the company sent him, at

age 26, to Providence, R.I., to build a

new plant to repair and sell their trucks.

After managing that plant for a year, he,

surprisingly, got the company’s backing to

set up his own Cadillac-Oldsmobile

dealership in Providence.

In 1960, he sold his dealership and

came to live in Central Pennsylvania to be

close to his son and his family. In

retirement, things are quiet, but Jerry

Schmidt has much to remember about

the years when he fought for his country

on two different sides of the globe.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in

Europe in WWII.

After the Fall of Romein WWII, He DroveMussolini’s Auto

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

M/Sgt. Gerald K. Schmidt in 1945.


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The role of grandparents has

undergone complications over

the past several decades. Among

them are families geographically

separated, families that have expanded

through the inclusion of step-

grandparents, and evolving practices on

the care and feeding of babies and

toddlers.

Let’s begin with the latter

complication. Those of us born prior to

1946 may have been raised under the

influence of a Dr. John B. Watson,

whose popular book, Psychological Care of

Infant and Child, advised parents to be

firm with children, expect them to act

like young adults, and do not spoil them

with affection, hugs, and kisses.

In 1946 came Dr. Benjamin Spock’s

celebrated book, Baby and Child Care,

taking the opposite view—just in time

for the onslaught of the baby boomer

generation. The Spock book, which went

through several revisions by the time it

had sold more than 50 million copies in

2004 (translated into 39 languages), was

criticized by

some as

promoting

permissiveness

in child

development.

This brings

us to the

matter of the

stereotypical

grandparents,

who reputedly

overindulge

their

grandchildren,

conflicting with the parents who may

prefer more constraint.

Other divergent views between

contemporary parents and grandparents

regarding child rearing might center on

the question of which parent is primarily

responsible for childcare. Grandparents

may advocate the mother as the primary

caregiver, while

mothers today

generally believe

both parents

have a fully

shared

responsibility.

Grandparents

offering child-

rearing advice

may find

themselves at

odds with other

views held by

the parents,

perhaps involving childcare centers,

babysitters, the authority of a stepparent,

and nutritional choices.

Providing a good example to the

grandchildren can be a challenge. When

exceeding the speed limit in a 55 mph

zone, a common occurrence today, how

do you explain this rule-breaking to a

questioning child? Do you tease at the

emotional expense of the children or

anyone else in their company? Do you

thank a person who holds open a door

for you and yours?

Kids learn by example. They can make

better persons of grandparents by

creating in them an obligation to teach

by example.

Ideally, such trials are offset by

pleasures. Exercising with grandchildren

is much more common than in years

past. Today’s grandparents are more agile,

enrolling in fitness centers and enjoying

jogging, hiking, swimming, or biking.

We can relive some of our own

childhood by sharing the discoveries and

joy of the children. One of the main

responsibilities of being a grandparent is

to create happy memories.

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Grandchildren accelerate our

perceptions of them. They change

rapidly as they grow into their formative

years, drawing us into maintaining a

relationship matching their progressive

development.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research

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New VA Campaign Provides

Online Support for VetsMake the Connection, a new

campaign launched by the Department

of Veterans Affairs, is creating ways for

veterans and their family members to

connect with the experiences of other

veterans.

The program’s

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“VA is leveraging this powerful

connection using an approachable

online resource that links veterans to

personal stories from their peers, to VA

resources and support, and to reliable

information about mental health and

resilience.”

The campaign’s central focus is a

website, www.maketheconnection.net,

featuring numerous veterans who have

shared their experiences, challenges, and

triumphs. It offers a place where

veterans and their families can view the

candid, personal testimonials of other

veterans who have

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life experiences, day-

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The website also

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members with

services and

resources that may help them live more

fulfilling lives.

At maketheconnection.net, veterans

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information on mental health issues

and treatment—and easily access

support—in comfort and privacy,

anywhere, anytime. Visitors to the site

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content that is the most relevant to

their own lives and situations.

For more information, visit

maketheconnection.net or VA’s mental

health services website at

www.mentalhealth.va.gov.

“This type of

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be useful in breaking

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television set. I was getting C-Span and the

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of every four Americans is suffering from

some form of mental illness. Think of your

three best friends. If they’re OK, then it’s

you.” – Rita Mae Brown


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now the largest in terms of size and

percent of the population, compared

with any previous census, according to

a new 2010 census brief released

recently from the U.S. Census Bureau

on the nation’s older population.

The group grew at a faster rate than

the total population between 2000 and

2010.

According to the 2010 census, there

were 40.3 million people 65 and older

on April 1, 2010, increasing by 5.3

million since the 2000 census, when

this population numbered 35 million.

The percentage of the population 65

and older also increased during the

previous decade. In 2010, the older

population represented 13 percent of

the total population, an increase from

12.4 percent in 2000.

65 and Older PopulationGrew Faster than Total Population

Between 2000 and 2010, the

population 65 and older grew 15.1

percent, while the total U.S.

population grew 9.7 percent.

The opposite happened between

1990 and 2000, when the growth of

the older population was slower than

the growth of the total population,

with growth rates of 12 percent and

13.2 percent, respectively.

Population Size and Growth VariedAmong the Older Age Groups

Examining the growth of 10-year

age groups within the older population

shows that 85- to 94-year-olds

experienced the fastest growth between

2000 and 2010. This group grew by

29.9 percent, increasing from 3.9

million to 5.1 million.

Among five-year age groups in the

older population, 65- to 69-year-olds

grew the fastest. This age group grew

by 30.4 percent, rising from 9.5

million to 12.4 million. The 65- to 69-

year-old group is expected to grow

more rapidly over the next decade as

the first baby boomers start turning 65

in 2011.

The only older-population age

group to decline between 2000 and

2010 was the 75- to 79-year-old age

group. This group decreased by 1.3

percent from 7.4 million to 7.3

million. The changes in this group

mainly reflect the relatively low

number of births during the early

1930s as fewer numbers of people

entered these ages between 2000 and

2010.

Population of Older MenIncreased at a More Rapid Rate

than Older Women

While women continue to

outnumber men in the older ages, men

have continued to close the gap over

the decade by increasing at a faster rate

than women.

The largest growth rate for a 10-year

age group within the older population

was for men 85 to 94 years old (46.5

percent). Women in this age group also

increased but to a smaller degree (22.9

percent).

In the 2010 census, there were

approximately twice as many women as

men at age 89. This doubling point

occurred about four years older than it

did in 2000 and six years older than it

did in 1990, illustrating the narrowing

gap in mortality between men and

women at the older ages.

> In the 2010 census, there were

53,364 centenarians (people

100 and older), an increase of

5.8 percent since 2000.

> The number of people 65 and

older more than doubled in

21 counties in the United

States.

> Approximately 1.3 million

people 65 and older—or 3.1

percent of this population—

lived in skilled-nursing

facilities in 2010.

> In 2010, the states with the

highest percentage of people

over age 65 were:

Florida – 17.3 percent

West Virginia – 16 percent

Maine – 15.9 percent

Pennsylvania – 15.4 percent

Iowa – 14.9 percent


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• Jan. 5, 1972 – President Richard Nixon

signed a bill approving $5.5 billion over

six years to build and test the NASA

space shuttle.

• Jan. 10, 1863 – The world’s first

underground railway service, the

Metropolitan line between Paddington

and Farringdon, opened in London.

• Jan. 22, 1901 – Queen Victoria of

England died after reigning for 64 years,

the longest reign in British history,

during which England had become the

most powerful empire in the world.

Birthdays

• Jan. 1 – American patriot Paul Revere

(1735-1818) was born in Boston, Mass.

He is best known for his ride on the

night of April 18, 1775, warning

Americans of British plans to raid

Lexington and Concord.

• Jan. 8 – Elvis Presley (1935-1977) was

born in Mississippi.

• Jan. 31 – Jackie Robinson (1919-1972)

was born in Georgia. He was the first

African-American to play professional

baseball. He played for the Brooklyn

Dodgers from 1947 to 1956, was

chosen as the National League’s most

valuable player in 1949, and was elected

to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.


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The Windy Hill Senior Center and the Spring Grove Area

School District recently completed an intergenerational program

called Sages & Seekers, which paired nine senior center

members (sages) and nine students (seekers).

The seniors and students met for eight weeks. The pairs

discussed pop culture and stereotypes and shared interesting

facts about their family and school life. At the end of the eight

weeks, the students wrote a biographical story about their

“sage” and presented it at a program to which family of the

sages and seekers were invited.

This program was modeled from the Sages & Seekers

program developed by Elly Katz from Boston, Mass.

(For more information, see www.sagesandseekers.org.)

The senior center and the school district plan to do this

program each fall.

Program Unites‘Sages’ with ‘Seekers’

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Front row, from left, Mary Jane Panek, Brittny Howard, and

Ardella Williams. Middle row, from left, Gloria Geesey,

Ashton Laughman, Kyle Poe, Devan Mong-Byers, Doug Baker,

Shirley Rhoads, and Alyssa Gallagher. Back row, from left, Emily Forbes,

Loretta Hamme, Carl Alwine, Sierra Curry, Ed Mezynski, Tyler Beckman,

and Bryant Warren. Missing from photo: George Smith.

This Year, Resolve to Do

Something DifferentIt’s January again. Have you made

your New Year’s resolutions yet? Maybe

this is the year to forget the boring,

routine promises you won’t keep.

Try resolving to be more creative in

2012 with these resolutions:

Keep a journal. Spend a

few minutes every day or so

writing down your

thoughts, feelings, dreams,

and ambitions—not your

daily schedule or your

upcoming appointments.

Let your mind wander;

free-associate a little. You

may be surprised at the

ideas you generate.

Read more. Vary your

reading habits and explore

different topics. If you

usually read novels, try a biography. If

you read only history, try a book on

modern-day science. You’ll exercise your

mind and maybe find new connections

between ideas.

Learn something new. Take a class in

something unrelated to your job or your

hobbies—art, auto mechanics,

philosophy, etc. Mastering new skills can

refresh your outlook on life.

Meet new people. Make a positive

effort to make new friends this year (or

professional contacts). Look

for gatherings of people

whose interests match yours,

and network. The more

people you know, the better

equipped you are to learn

and grow.

Create something forthe heck of it. Paint a

picture, write a poem, or

start a garden—not because

you’ll get paid for it, but

because you want to. You’ll

find satisfaction in achieving

personal goals and motivation to keep

trying new things.

Volunteer. Find a cause you support,

and offer your time and service. You’ll

meet new people and enjoy the feeling of

helping out with an important cause.


1. Rapids transit

6. ___ print

10. Arizona’s governor, tofriends

13. Toothpick fruit

14. Defiant one

15. Arapaho foe

16. 1966 Beatles hit

19. Alexei’s father, for one

20. Times to call, inclassifieds

21. Sweet drink

22. Blue eyes or baldness, e.g.

24. Endings for ecto- andproto-

26. Zesty

29. Hollywood pole

30. Nymph

31. Almanac tidbit

32. Latin “I”

35. 1963 Beatles tune

39. Nonclerical

40. Squander

41. ___ the moment

42. Splendor

43. Ridges

45. Wets

48. Analyze, in a way

49. Neurotransmission site

50. Commend

51. 100 paisa

55. Songwritingpartnership

59. College frat.

60. Newspaper chain

61. Skip off

62. Put away

63. Watering holes

64. Garment slits

1. Egyptian Christian

2. Wistful word

3. Mangrove palm

4. Upset

5. Ballad’s end?

6. Side

7. Exasperates

8. ___ Age

9. Bobble

10. Asian plants

11. Special Forces unit

12. Uncool candies?

14. Lifeboat support

17. Vetch or lupin

18. Prayer leader

23. Optical phenomenon

24. Somewhat, in music

25. Mythological plants

26. Murphy Brown bar owner

27. Part of the Corn Belt

28. Jetty

29. Aircraft compartment

31. Elite group

32. Broadcast

33. Palestinian city

34. Half of binary code

36. Offering

37. Some jazz

38. Move

42. Ivy League team

43. Trick

44. Organic compound

45. Model material

46. College leave

47. Gift recipient

48. They remainedundefeated by theRomans

50. “Time’s a-wastin’!”

52. Bartlett’s abbr.

53. Set aside

54. Roll call calls

56. It’s a wrap

57. Prefix with profit

58. King’s title: abbr.

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Tea-ing is Believing

Preventive Measures

Wendell Fowler

Ever observe a restaurant patron

bearing their esoteric teabags and

requesting a pot of hot water?

“… And it better be hot, Bub!”

Tea is my cup of joe, diet cola, and red

wine—my “longevi-tea.” I am thankful

for my tenderly brewed tea leaf friends,

for if I am too cold, tea warms me; if I’m

too heated, it cools me down; if I’m

depressed, it cheers me; and when

excited, it mellows my

harsh.

Charles Dickens

wrote, “My dear, if

you could give me a

cup of tea to clear my

muddle of a head, I

should better

understand your

affairs.” Tea touches

our souls—a stand-up

celebration of

simplicity.

As a youthful food

server, tea drinkers

were a pain in the

teabag, since

maintaining a civilized

cup-o-tea required

more responsiveness

than decanting a cup of java. Teabags

need refreshing and the pot of water must

be kept hot and frequently refilled.

“Waiter, where’s the lemon? Would

you please warm the teacup first with hot

water?” Servers instantly roll their eyes at

the “needy, nerdy tea snob.” Tea gets a

bad rap, despite its uber healthy mojo.

Japanese studies urge eight to 10 cups

of green tea per day to positively affect

cholesterol levels and generally reduce risk

for cardiovascular disease, whether you

smoke, drink, or are weighty. The

connection: Green teas and some black

teas contain the same nutrients and

antioxidants in red wine and cocoa that

undo the effects of a fatty diet and

smoking.

Purdue’s School of Consumer and

Family Sciences says drinking more than

four cups of green tea a day provides

enough active compounds to speed-bump

cancer cell growth—prevention in a

teacup.

Our family dentist noticed that our

cavities’ frequency declined, so when I

read that black or green tea (hot or cold)

aid digestion, are antibacterial, and

contain anti-aging properties, we had our

explanation. Once a day, I slush the green

tea around my mouth as I would a

mouthwash, becoming a bacterial mass-

murderer. The Dental Clinics of North

America explains that the ideal anti-

plaque agents in tea can eliminate disease-

causing bacteria, reducing plaque and

gingivitis.

Natural Health

Magazine reports that

green tea (Camellia

sinensis) contains

catechins, which

destroy bacterial bugs

that cause bad breath.

Those bugs turn sugar

into a sticky colony of

living bacteria, sugars,

proteins, and cavity-

causing acid when they

come in contact with

sugary or starchy

foods.

Malty, smoky, full-

bodied, aromatic green

tea comes from the

leaves of the tea tree.

For centuries, woodsy

green tea has been produced from leaves

that laborers handled gently and heated

soon after harvesting.

By contrast, black tea leaves are

vigorously rolled to make them release a

particular enzyme and are then left to sit

for a few hours, during which time the

enzymes interact with oxygen, causing the

leaves to develop a heartier flavor and a

darker hue.

Join me this year and become a tea

snob. Invite your “nerdy” friends over to

share a freshly brewed pot of tea graced

with raw, local honey.

As you’ve deduced, a wee bit of tea is

good for thee, accompanied by a little

sympathy. Preparing tea is the ceremony

of pouring all one’s attention into the

predefined, patient method. The process

isn’t about drinking tea as much as it is

about the aesthetics of preparing a bowl

of tea from the love from one’s heart.

Wendell Fowler is a retired chef turned

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Back in the days of stock ticker

machines, standardized company

abbreviations or ticker symbols

reduced the costs of quotations ticked

across telegraph lines.

Although ticker tape was an early

casualty to the electronic revolution,

ticker symbols remain. Most are staid

abbreviations: WMT for Walmart, LLY

for Eli Lily, and MAT for Mattel.

But a few companies show a fun-

loving spirit.

Take Steinway Piano, whose LVB

ticker symbol honors Ludwig van

Beethoven.

When you’re ready to invest in the

Avis Budget group, look to what it

rents—CARS. Likewise, Barnes and

Noble reminds us that they sell BKS.

The scientists at the genetic engineering

firm Genentech showed that they can

crack a joke as well as the human

genome when they settled on DNA for

their ticker symbol.

Restaurant chains seem hungry for

laughs: PZZA (Papa John’s), BUNZ

(Schlotzsky’s deli) and YUM for

Yum Brands, which owns

KFC, Pizza Hut,

Taco Bell, and

Long John

Silver’s. Or

maybe you’re

just hungry.

In that case,

EAT with

Brinker

International,

which includes

Chili’s and

Maggiano’s among its

restaurant brands.

How about a beer with your meal?

Ask for one by name. There’s BUD

(Anheuser Busch) or SAM (Boston

Brewing, maker of Samuel Adams). If

you like draft beer, get it on TAP

(Molson Coors Brewing).

Vroom vroom. Kick start your portfolio

with HOG (Harley-Davidson).

Sotheby’s Auction House’s

symbol (BID) explains

how they make

money. With a

heart in its

logo,

Southwest

Airlines

(LUV) must

love its ticker

symbol, too.

Shuffle Master

(SHFL) makes—what

else? Automatic card

shufflers. FACE stands for Physician

Formula Beauty Products, CHIC for

Charlotte Russe women’s wear shops, and

EYE for Advanced Medical Optics.

Majesco Entertainment (COOL), a

video-game maker, has been anything

but cool for investors lately. TILT might

be a more accurate symbol based on its

stock prices.

Pet Sounds is not just an old Beach

Boys album. They emanate from Wall

Street through veterinary chain VCA

(WOOF) and exchange traded fund

Market Vector Agribusiness (MOO).

While the ticker symbol theoretically

has no effect on a company’s

performance, some people believe that a

clever symbol helps to draw attention to

a stock, like an enticing book cover

attracts a browser. Not every analyst

agrees. Hugh Johnson, of Johnson

Illington Advisors, is quoted as saying,

“It’s interesting. But not much more than

that.”

Sometimes investors just want to have

FUN. In that case, they should check out

Cedar Fair, LP, which runs amusement

parks across the country.

Tickled Ticker Symbols

Silver Threads

W.E. Reinka


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I’ll pause in my presentation of online

methods for researching genealogy to

reply to questions from readers. I’ll

pick up that topic again in coming

issues, with Scotland and Ireland.

Q: I’m sure my grandmother was

Sicilian. She spoke that language,

celebrated St. Joseph’s Day and all the other

holidays in Sicilian style, cooked Sicilian

food, and so on, but she said she was born

in Tunisia. How can that be, and how can

I do research on her ancestry? – R.F.L.,

Kenmore, N.Y.

A: Around 1860, in the time of the

unification of Sicily with the Italian

peninsular states, there was extreme

poverty in the Mezzogiorno (southern

Italy and Sicily). After the formation of

the unified Kingdom of Italy, much of

the already meager wealth of the south

was appropriated by northern officials

and opportunists, and the peasants and

laborers of the Mezzogiorno bore the

brunt of the economic hardship.

This social upheaval led to the “great

migration” out of the south, primarily to

the United States, but also to Western

Europe and even Africa, only 100 miles

away across the Straits of Sicily. At the

start of this period, Tunisia was under

control of the Ottoman Turks, but in

1881, it became a French protectorate,

until its independence in 1956.

In the late 1800s and the early 1900s,

Tunis and other coastal cities of Tunisia

received the immigration of tens of

thousands of Italian peasants, mainly

from Sicily and Sardinia. As a

consequence,

by the first

years of the

20th century,

there were

more than

100,000

Italian

residents in

Tunisia,

concentrated

in the large

cities of

Tunis,

Biserta, La

Goulette,

and Sfax,

and even in

smaller

cities.

These

immigrants

established their own churches and

neighborhoods, and while picking up the

Arabic and French tongues, many

retained their Sicilian and Italian

language and social customs. Many made

frequent trips back to their towns of

origin, often convincing others to

emigrate to Tunisia. Some who were

dissatisfied with conditions in Tunisia

eventually emigrated to the United States.

So it’s not unreasonable to think of

your grandmother as Tunisian and

Sicilian. Passenger manifests at Ellis Island

and other U.S. ports, available on Ellis

Island’s free site (www.ellisisland.org) and

the subscription site Ancestry.com, often

show travelers’ last place of residence.

Familiarize

yourself with

the names of

Tunisian

cities, as

these

manifests

may indicate

Tunis,

Biserta, or

the other

large cities

noted above,

or smaller

ones such as

Zaghouan,

Bouficha,

Kelibia, or

Ferryville. If

your

grandmother

came here

through a U.S. port, her manifest may

give the name of the town she came from

and even name the closest relative she left

behind.

Certain Tunisian baptism, marriage,

and death records have been indexed

online at Geneanum.com

(http://www.geneanum.com). You’ll have

to read French or get a French speaker to

help you, but that page gives links to

helpful genealogical sites for Malta,

Sicily, and Tunisia (Tunisie in French).

Clicking on the Tunisie link leads to a

page with the link Bases de données

(databases), and clicking there leads to

choices for baptisms, marriages, and

burials.

Information on parents, spouses, etc.,

is shown in limited text form, but copies

of original documents may be ordered

through the site. Caution—given names

are in French: Salvatore is Sauveur,

Antonio is Antoine, Pietro is Pierre, and

so on.

Q: My grandfather was in the U.S.

Navy during World War II. I would like to

find information about his Navy experience

and the ships on which he served. – M.C.,

Norman, Okla.

A: Ancestry.com has many historical

military records, including U.S. World

War II Navy muster rolls, 1938–1949.

These can be searched at Ancestry.com

for free at many public libraries or at a

Mormon Family History Center. The

database can be searched by the sailor’s

name, date of service, and location.

The search results show images of

original “ship musters.” Many such

records have information on enlistment,

assignment, rank or rating, etc. Once

you find the names of the ships on which

your grandfather served, search free sites

like Wikipedia to get more information

about the ships, including photos.

To see an example of my brother

Guy’s pre-WWII musters, see

http://www.conigliofamily.com/GuyPage

2.htm.

Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to

contact him by writing to 438 Maynard

Drive, Amherst, NY 14226; by email at

[email protected]; or by visiting

www.conigliofamily.com/ConiglioGenealogy

Tips.htm.

Reader Questions

The Search for Our Ancestry

Angelo Coniglio

A section from one of Guy Coniglio’s naval musters.


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) 235-6060

Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – Blanket Knotting Project

Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – Line Dancing Class

Fridays, 9 a.m. – This & That Stitchers Class

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488

Jan. 12, 9 a.m. – Shopping at Shrewsbury Markets

Jan. 13, 10:30 a.m. – Winter Picnic

Jan. 19, 7 a.m. – Public Breakfast

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340

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

Windy Hill Senior Center – (717) 225-0733

Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693

Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.

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.

Jan. 14, 10 a.m. to noon – Eastern Penn Mushroomers Club Meeting, Nixon Park

Jan. 22, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – “The Wonders of the Universe” PowerPoint Show, Nixon Park

Jan. 28, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Public Star Watch, Rudy Park Observatory

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

Jan. 3, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York County

Faith United Church of Christ

509 Pacific Ave., York

(717) 266-2784

Jan. 10 and 24, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Women with Depression/Mood Disorders Support Group

Emanuel Methodist Church

40 Main St., Loganville

(717) 501-4294

[email protected]

Jan. 12, noonYCAAA Family Caregiver Support Group

Codorus Valley Corporate Center

Community Room

105 Leader Heights Road, York

(717) 771-9058

Jan. 17, 3 p.m.Caregiver Support Group

Golden 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) 225-3220

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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Automotive Firsts

Fragments of History

Victor M. Parachin

The millions who attend annual

automotive shows would be quite

surprised to learn that the first

National Automobile Show in November

1900 featured 40 automakers exhibiting

more than 300 cars.

Attendance averaged 6,000 per day,

and visitors viewed braking and starting

contests. A ramp was built to

demonstrate the hill-climbing ability of

the cars, and barrels were placed on the

floor to show the ease of steering an

automobile.

Admission to the “horseless horse

show” was 50 cents. Here are other

fascinating automotive firsts.

First steering wheel. The earliest

automobiles were steered by tillers, much

like a boat. In 1900 the first steering

wheel was used on a Packard Model C

built by the Ohio Automobile Company.

Visitors at the National Automobile

Show looked skeptically at it, referring to

the steering wheel as “that foreign thing.”

In defense of the new innovation,

Packard

officials

declared: “In

machines that

are designed

to travel in

excess of 20

miles an

hour,” a

steering wheel

was an

absolute

necessity.

First caraccident. On

May 30, 1896, Henry Wells of

Springfield, Mass., was driving his

Duryea Motor Wagon in New York City.

He collided with Evylyn Thomas, who

was riding her bicycle. She was taken to

the Manhattan Hospital with a fractured

leg. Wells spent the night in jail.

Three

years later,

on Sept. 13,

1899, the

first auto

fatality took

place.

Henry H.

Bliss, a real

estate

broker, 68

years old,

was

knocked

down and

run over as

he was departing a streetcar at Central

Park West and 74th Street, New York

City. He was rushed to Roosevelt

Hospital, where he died. The car driver,

Arthur Smith, was arrested and held on

$1,000 bail.

First automobile laws. It quickly

became apparent that states would have

to establish rules and regulations on

drivers and their vehicles.

On July 6, 1899, the city of Chicago

authorized a Board of Examiners of

Operators of Automobiles, whose task

was to determine the qualifications of

individuals seeking licenses. The first

board included the city electrician, the

city engineer, and the commissioner of

health.

In 1901, Connecticut became the first

state to enact uniform, statewide motor

vehicle laws. That year, New York issued

the first state license plates for

automobiles and collected a total of $954

in fees. The first vehicle stop sign was

put in Detroit in 1914.

Jacob German has the distinction of

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being the first driver arrested for

speeding. That took place on May 20,

1899, when German, the operator of a

taxicab for the Electric Vehicle

Company, was arrested for driving at a

“breakneck speed” of 12 miles per hour

on Lexington Avenue, New York City.

He was booked and jailed in the East

22nd Street police station.

First speedometer and speed limit.The curved dash of the 1901

Oldsmobile was the first vehicle

equipped with a speedometer.

England was the world’s first country

to establish the speed limit. That took

place in 1902 and was set at 20 miles

per hour.

In the United States, the first national

speed limit law was enacted in 1942 and

set at 35 miles per hour. The following

year, a ban on driving for pleasure was

put into place

because

gasoline was

needed for

the effort of

World War

II.

The 55-

mile-per-hour

national

speed limit

was legislated

in the U.S. in

1974. That

was the first

time since

World War II

that the government instituted such a

regulation.

First car factory. In 1899, Ransom

Eli Olds of Detroit, Mich., began

manufacturing Oldsmobiles at his

factory. In 1901, he produced 433 cars;

2,500 in 1902; and 5,508 in 1904.

Although Olds pioneered car

manufacturing, it was Henry Ford who

would be the first to mass-produce

automobiles. He introduced the low-

priced Model T in 1908, the first vehicle

that was affordable to the general public.

Ford further developed auto

manufacturing in August 1913 by using

a moving assembly line. At his Highland

Park, Mich., plant, a two-rope pulley

was hooked to a Model T chassis,

pulling it past the workers who added

the necessary parts.

By the end of that year, his assembly

line was motorized. The use of an

assembly line increased Model T

production from 7.5 to 146 cars per

hour, making cars even more affordable.

Henry Ford’s assembly line effectively

removed automobile ownership from the

exclusive hands of the wealthy.

First White House car. William

Howard Taft ordered the first official

White House car. It was a White

Steamer.

Taft, who was a large man, was so

impressed with the roominess of the

steam-powered auto that he continued

to use steam vehicles throughout his

term and bought others for personal use

after leaving office.

Other prominent individuals who

preferred White Steamers included John

D. Rockefeller and Buffalo Bill Cody.

First starter. The early autos could

only be started by using a hand crank.

This was often difficult, dangerous, and

almost impossible for women to do.

In 1911, Charles Kettering of

Dayton Engineering Laboratories

Company (Delco) developed and

installed the first self-starter in a

Cadillac.

This, too,

helped

advance

increased

use of the

automobile

by making

it easier for

most

people,

especially

women, to

drive.

First carradio. In

1929, Motorola sold the first car radios

for aftermarket installation. The radios

were developed by Paul Galvin and Bill

Lear, who later became founder of the

Lear Jet. The 1987 Lincoln Town Car

was the first American car to offer a

factory-installed CD player as an

option.

First automatic transmission. In

1940, General Motors offered an

automatic transmission on their

Oldsmobile model. Called the “Hydra-

Matic,” the transmission used four

speeds and added $57 to the price of

the cars. By the late ’40s, the Hyrda-

Matic was being used by Cadillac and

Pontiac as well as independent

automakers such as Nash and Hudson.

First air-conditioned car. What is

now standard on virtually all new

vehicles created a stir when the Packard

Motor Car Company in Detroit

publicly exhibited an air-conditioned

auto Nov. 4-12, 1939, at the 40th

Automobile Show in Chicago. Air inside

the car was cooled to the temperature

desired and then filtered and circulated.

President Taft’s Model M White, 1909


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What will the Medicare premiums and

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– Looking Ahead

Dear Looking,

The new Medicare premium,

deductible, and co-pay changes for 2012

were all announced several weeks ago and

the news was actually pretty good. Here’s

a breakdown of what retirees can expect

to pay for Medicare starting in January.

2012 PremiumsFor most Medicare beneficiaries who

enrolled in 2009 or earlier, your monthly

premiums for Part B (which covers

doctor visits and outpatient care) will

increase only $3.50 to $99.90 in 2012.

That’s much less than was predicted by

the government earlier in 2011.

The increase is the first in four years

for most people with Medicare, mainly

because of the federal law that freezes Part

B premiums when there’s no Social

Security cost-of-living adjustment

(COLA), which was the case in 2010 and

2011. But, Social Security recently

announced a 3.6 percent COLA for

2012.

That 3.6 percent increase will boost

monthly Social Security checks by an

average of about $43 for retirees next

year. So, even after your Part B premiums

get deducted from your Social Security

checks, you’ll still have about $40 more

every month.

The news for younger retirees is even

better. Medicare Part B beneficiaries that

enrolled in 2010 who’ve been paying

$110.50 per month, and those that

enrolled in 2011 who have been paying

$115.40 per month, will see their Part B

premiums go down to $99.90.

And for high-income beneficiaries

who’ve been paying higher Part B

premiums because their annual incomes

are more than $85,000 for individuals or

$170,000 for joint filers, they too will see

their monthly Part B premiums drop in

2012.

Here’s a breakdown of what they will

pay this year based on their income level.

• Individuals with incomes of $85,000 to

$107,000, or married couples filing joint

tax returns with incomes of $170,000 to

$214,000, will pay $139.90 per person

per month for Part B. That’s a $21.60

reduction from 2011’s premium.

• Individuals earning $107,000 to

$160,000, or married couples with

incomes of $214,000 to $320,000, will

pay $199.80—a $30.90 reduction.

• Individuals with incomes of $160,000

to $214,000, or couples with incomes of

$320,000 to $428,000, will pay

$259.70—a $40.20 reduction.

• Individuals over $214,000 or couples

above $428,000 will pay $319.70 each

per month for Part B. That’s $49.40 less

than 2011.

Other Medicare changes you need to

know about that will affect all

beneficiaries include the Part B

deductible, which will be $140 in 2012, a

decrease of $22. And the deductible for

Part A, which covers inpatient hospital

care, will rise by $24 to $1,156 this year.

For more information on all the

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CREATIVITY from page 1

Hoping to combine his two passions,

Williamson began playwriting, and thus

renewed his acting career. For the past

five years, he has done work at the

Fulton Theatre and Theatre of the

Seventh Sister, as well as his work with

Creative Works.

“I hooked up with Creative Works

because they seemed to be interested in

doing the same kind of material in

which I was interested,” said

Williamson. “People who are involved

in theater in any city all seem to know

each other, and there’s a lot of mutual

interest and support within a group like

that.”

Williamson’s leadership

responsibilities vary, however, from his

wide-ranging character roles on stage.

As board chair, Williamson jokes that

his role includes signing thank-you

letters to donors and speaking to the

press on occasion.

His diverse work has included: acting

in several Creative Works productions,

walking around with a sandwich board

with painting on it as part of a roaming

art gallery on First Friday, writing

material for last year’s Christmas

comedy show, creating sock puppets,

making arrangements for productions,

and running a freight elevator.

He regards the board as a group of

equals, sharing tasks accordingly.

“Creative Works is a real

collaborative effort, and everybody does

their part,” commented Williamson.

“One of our board members took

charge of getting all the sock puppets

constructed; another member wrote

brilliant lyrics to a song when we

needed one overnight; another takes

care of the business end; another the

legal question; and so on.”

Williamson also holds the role of

being the eldest member of the group;

however, his youthful ideas and insight

challenge this fact. Even though the

next oldest member is 20 years younger,

Williamson’s edgy ideas often keep

members guessing.

“Age really doesn’t matter when

you’re all working toward the same

goal,” said Williamson. “And you can

never predict anything on the basis of

age.”

And although Williamson could be

casted for retirement, the word is

unseen in his vocabulary.

“I got involved in Creative Works for

the same reason I would have gotten

involved with it if I’d been 40 years

younger—it was the chance to do new,

exciting, and meaningful work,” said

Williamson. “I can never see myself

retiring as a writer or as an actor, so I

might as well find new ways to make

what I do in those fields as much fun as

possible for me.”

In fact, Williamson believes there is

much to learn from the younger

population.

“We always say that the younger

population should learn from the

experiences of their elders. Well, it

works the other way as well,” said

Williamson. “You’re never too old to

learn something new. I’ve learned some

new ways of thinking and problem

solving by working with my younger

colleagues, and I’m hopeful they’ve

learned something from me.”

Similarly, one can never predict the

excitement and enjoyment of their

interest in Creative Works, no matter

what age. Creative Works recently

sponsored a 24-Hour Plays event, in

which six 10-minute plays were written,

rehearsed, and performed within 24

hours. The sold-out venue was packed

with play-goers of all ages.

“A major part of our mission is to

appeal to all ages, 50+ as well as people

in their 20s,” said Williamson. “If we

don’t, where are the theater-goers of

tomorrow going to come from?”

To get in touch with Chet

Williamson, check out his website at

chetwilliamson.com. For additional

information on Creative Works, visit

creativelancaster.org or call (717) 723-

8355.

your income has fallen since 2010 (the

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surcharge.

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on your copayments and deductibles.

To find out if you qualify, contact

your local Medicaid office—call (800)

633-4227 for contact information.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the

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