york county 50plus senior news may 2012

By Alysa Poindexter

Dan Knaub may seem like an ordinary guy from Central Pennsylvania,

but underneath that cap and behind that cheery disposition is a man with an

extraordinary job as a marine biologist, videographer, and activist birthed

from a fascination with some of the largest creatures on Earth: 50-ton

whales.

From full-time banker to full-time founder and president of the Whale

Video Company—amongst many other notable titles—Knaub’s zeal for

whales has allowed him to take a dive into a thriving career centered on these

gigantic yet mysterious ocean dwellers.

He has created more than 50 programs on humpback whales used by

some of the nation’s largest whale nonprofit organizations, including the

Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), the International Fund

for Animal Welfare (IFAW), and the Cetacean Society International (CSI).

It was Knaub’s first deployment trip to Vietnam in 1959—only days after

officially gracing adulthood—that he had his first whale encounter.

“I was 18 years and 2 days,” said Knaub. “I figured it was a great time to

see some things and do some things before I went to college.”

He had no idea that some of those “things” would include witnessing a

pod of sperm whales between San Francisco and Hawaii on a journey that

Diving Into a50-Ton Passion

Dan Knaub has spent many hours on the open water

over the course of hundreds of whale-watching trips.

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Book Review

Three Under a TreeBy John Kildea

“It couldn’t have been a more

beautiful spring day … There we

were, the three of us, sittin’ side

by side on a grassy knoll, our backs up

against a big old oak tree, mouth ajar

and eyes wide open. Having met only

hours before, we were strangers, it was

true, but nonetheless, quite relaxed,

chatting as if we’d known each other for

years.”

From the creative mind of John

Kildea, Three Under a Tree takes readers

into the minds of the last soldier killed in

the Civil War and the last American

soldiers killed in World War I and

Vietnam as they attempt to uncover what

has brought them

together.

The entire book is a

perfect blend of

historical fact and

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chapter brings the reader

closer to unveiling the

secrets that truly link the

men together through

seemingly authentic

conversation.

It is thoroughly

engrossing as Kildea

provides readers with a

closer look into the lives

of the men who have

fought to protect our

country. They relate to

one another by sharing

personal stories before and

during their military

careers, despite being

from different time

periods.

Kildea provides a voice

to the soldiers of the past

through humbling

perspectives on topics that

are still relevant today.

Autographed copies of

the book are available

directly from the author by sending a

check or money order for $25 to John

Kildea, 3715 Village Road, Dover, PA

17315.

About the AuthorJohn Kildea worked almost 45 years as

an operating room nurse and spent 23 of

those years in the United States Army

Nurse Corps. The retired Dover, Pa.,

resident is the author of many articles in

nursing and medical journals. In 2006,

he published his first book, No Names,

No Faces, No Pain: A Voice from Vietnam,

a memoir of his time as an operating-

room nurse in Vietnam.

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It’s an American tradition to pay

tribute to the men and women of the

Armed Forces each Memorial Day—

especially honoring those who have made

the ultimate sacrifice while serving our

country.

If you are a military service member

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Have you ever spent a

Saturday morning going to

yard sales? The signs are all

around you, but you don’t want to

drive around aimlessly or waste

money buying junk. Whether you

are buying or selling, here are some

tips for making the most of your

time in the yard.

Don’t Forget the Cash

Yard sales are not like a quick trip

to the convenience store. You will

need more than just your keys, cell

phone, and credit card.

You need coins and small bills in

order to take home the best from a

yard sale. Don’t ask a yard sale seller

to break a $50 bill; it could be the

end of your negotiations.

Don’t Sell Everything

Some things aren’t supposed to be

sold on the front lawn. Don’t sell

original art or jewelry at yard sales.

There are not enough people

shopping at a local yard sale to

attract high prices. Yard sales are not

the place to get big bucks for your

heirlooms.

Don’t Get Up Early!

I have made it a lifelong rule that

there is no good reason, other than a

house fire, to get up before 8 a.m.

Don’t get up at the crack of dawn to

try to beat everyone to a yard sale.

You won’t miss a thing.

In fact, you can get the best prices

around lunchtime as most yard sale

hosts are ready to call it quits. By

noon, sellers are exhausted, and they

don’t care what you pay for that

Wedgewood cachet pot as long as

you take it with you. It is a great

time to negotiate or even get stuff

for free.

Don’t Buy Damage

Condition is a key to value. If you

pick up a tattered linen from a yard

sale, thinking that it is some

fabulous antique Amish quilt, you

are probably paying hard-earned

money for the same rag that you

might use to wax the car.

Someone else’s tattered piece isn’t

automatically a wonderful antique.

Don’t fantasize about a yard sale

find. If it is in poor condition, leave

it on the lawn.

Don’t Buy Parts

I always say that buying parts is

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shoppers. Don’t buy incomplete sets

or games with missing pieces. Buy

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percent.

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As an antiques appraiser with a

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Take Time to RememberA few solemn thoughts to

ponder and share this Memorial

Day:

“Although no sculptured

marble should rise to their

memory, nor engraved stone bear

record of their deeds, yet will their

remembrance be as lasting as the

land they honored.” – Daniel

Webster

“Perform, then, this one act of

remembrance before this day passes:

Remember there is an army of

defense and advance that never dies

and never surrenders, but is

increasingly recruited from the

eternal sources of the American

spirit and from the generations of

American youth.” – W.J. Cameron

“I have never been able to think

of the day as one of mourning; I

have never quite been able to feel

that half-masted flags were

appropriate on Decoration Day. I

have rather felt that the flag should

be at the peak, because those whose

dying we commemorate rejoiced in

seeing it where their valor placed it.

We honor them in a joyous,

thankful, triumphant commem-

oration of what they did.” –

Benjamin Harrison

“These heroes are dead. They

died for liberty—they died for us.

They are at rest. They sleep in the

land they made free, under the flag

they rendered stainless, under the

solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the

tearful willows, and the embracing

vines. They sleep beneath the

shadows of the clouds, careless alike

of sunshine or of storm, each in the

windowless place of rest. Earth may

run red with other wars—they are at

peace. In the midst of battle, in the

roar of conflict, they found the

serenity of death. I have one

sentiment for soldiers living and

dead: cheers for the living; tears for

the dead.” – Robert G. Ingersoll


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On Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese carrier

planes, without warning,

dropped the bombs on Pearl

Harbor that were to involve the United

States in the largest war the world had

ever seen.

Two days later, Donald B. Wren went

to the recruiting station in Chicago to

enlist. He says he’ll never forget that day.

The freezing-cold wind blew strongly

down the several-block-long line of men

waiting to enlist.

Then, for Wren, it was off to Santa

Ana, Calif., on a troop train for basic

training. For many of them, who had

never been farther than Chicago, that

was a life-changing experience. And after

five days and nights, they arrived at

Santa Ana.

After much training, Wren was chosen

on May 19, 1942, to become an aviation

cadet. That was followed by months of

flying training, after which he won his

wings as a pilot and was assigned a crew

of five other men and shipped to

Baltimore, where he

picked up a brand-new B-

26 Marauder twin-engine

bomber from the factory.

The B-26 was already

called the “Widowmaker”

due to its high rate of

accidents during takeoff

and landings. It had to be

flown at exact airspeeds,

particularly on final

approach and when one

engine was out. Its usual

approach airspeed of 150

miles per hour then had to

be strictly maintained or it

would stall out and crash.

Wren and his new crew then flew to

Miami. The next day was Christmas,

when they were awakened at 6 a.m.,

given a bag of oranges and a pat on the

back, and sent off on the long flight to

Europe via South America; Ascension

Island, a tiny dot halfway

across the Atlantic; Africa;

and finally to England,

where they were assigned

to the 554th Bomb

Squadron, 386th Bomb

Group.

There Wren was to fly

97 combat hours on 29

combat missions,

participating in the

Normandy and Air

Offensive European

campaigns. Many of those

missions were knocking

out bridges in preparation

for the D-Day invasion.

Did his crew suffer any casualties?

“Yes,” he says quietly, “we sure did.

My co-pilot was killed, our bombardier

suffered flak damage to his right eye and

was removed from the crew, our flight

engineer ‘went to pieces’ and was

grounded, and a flak burst below the

belly of the plane put enough metal in

our waist gunner’s butt to land him in

the hospital.

“Then, on my 29th mission, on May

31, 1943, we were shot down and had to

bail out over France. My radio operator

and I had had ‘double E’ training (escape

and evasion), so we made it to the trees,

where I spent the next 13 days hiding

out in the countryside under fir trees

whose branches swept the ground, in

hedgerows, and in haystacks.

“Food consisted of the carrots, green

beans, peas, and radishes that could be

‘liberated’ at night from local gardens,

but my weight went down to 137

pounds.

“I awakened one morning with a

French milkmaid standing over me. She

turned out to have family in the French

He Spent 93 Days as an EvadeeBehind Enemy Lines

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Salute to a Veteran

Captain Donald B. Wren in

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underground, so she ran off to get her

father. And from then on, the

underground took care of me.”

Wren buried his uniform clothes and

was given appropriate civilian clothes, a

French beret, a work card, and even

wooden-soled shoes. The only thing he

kept was his dog tags. He and other

evadees were transferred from one

farmhouse to another. Once, after

spending 30

days in one

room, alone

with nothing

to occupy his

time or

mind, he

climbed out

of a window

and was on

his own.

While

walking

down a dirt

path, he

heard a motorcycle with two Germans

aboard approaching. There was no time

to hide, so he kept walking. The

motorcycle stopped in front of him, and

the Germans looked him up and down.

“I felt sure that they could read a sign

on my chest saying, ‘I am an American,’”

he says. “They asked the way to a nearby

town. I couldn’t understand more than

the name of the town and had no idea

where it lay, but I kept my mouth shut

and pointed straight ahead. When they

left, I scampered back to the room I had

left. Somehow, the room no longer

seemed boring or confining.”

There were other close scrapes. Once

he was eating in a small restaurant with

the underground when some German

officers came in and shook hands all

around. “I just shook hands and

grinned,” he says, “and my rescuers got

me out of the place quickly.”

After 93 days behind enemy lines, the

Allied troops went by, and Wren was safe

at last. He met up with his radio

operator, and they got an old German

motorcycle operating again. They drove

from one

American camp

to another,

gathering up

food supplies

that they could

take to the

people who

had cared for

them.

They finally

reached an

American

airfield, and a

flight took

them back to England. Since they had

been behind the lines, they were

promptly flown to the U.S. for

intelligence debriefing.

Later, he was a flight instructor and

saw combat in Korea and Vietnam.

“But that,” he says, “is another story.”

Wren retired from the Air Force as a

colonel in 1976, and later he and his

wife, Mariann, came to Central

Pennsylvania to enjoy life in a retirement

community, never far from thinking of

the hazards he faced as a B-26 pilot in

Europe in our nation’s greatest war.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in

Europe in WWII.

Don and Mariann Wren in Lancaster in 2009.

Older Drivers Self-PoliceNearly 90 percent of senior drivers say

it’s important to them to keep driving—

and they will do what it takes to stay

safe, according to a recent survey by the

American Automobile Association

(AAA).

Helping to dispel the all-too-common

myth that seniors are dangerous drivers,

AAA’s survey indicates that motorists age

65 and older often “self-police” their

driving or avoid driving situations that

put them at greater risk of a crash.

In fact, 80 percent of senior drivers

voluntarily avoid one or more high-risk

driving situations. More than half (61

percent) of these drivers avoid driving in

bad weather; 50 percent avoid night

driving; 42 percent avert trips in heavy

traffic; and 37 percent avoid unfamiliar

roads.

“By 2020—just eight years from

now—it’s estimated that nearly one in

six people will be age 65 or older and

most of them will still be licensed to

drive,” said AAA President and CEO

Robert L. Darbelnet. “No matter how

active and healthy seniors are today, it’s

evident that anxiety about giving up the

keys is still an age-old concern.”

Pennsylvania ranks fourth highest in

the nation for traffic fatalities where a

65+ driver was involved. There were 265

fatalities in Pennsylvania crashes that

involved senior drivers in 2010.

Pennsylvania has about 1.6 million

drivers who are 65 and older—about 18

percent of the state’s total number of

licensed drivers.

The top 10 states for fatalities

involving a driver 65 or older are (in

order of most to least): Florida, Texas,

California, Pennsylvania, North

Carolina, Georgia, New York, Ohio,

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hy should seniors get

discounts?

The practice of senior

discounts is widespread. They are offered,

for example, at fast-food establishments,

museums, movie theaters, Amtrak,

Southwest and United airlines,

Disneyland, some colleges and

universities, and, thanks to the “Golden

Age Passport,” seniors receive free entry

into national parks.

From mid-life through the “Golden

Age,” median income declines as we get

older. The U.S. Census Bureau reported

that in 2007 the median income of

households headed by a person 45 to 54

years old was $65,476.

Median income for householders 55

to 64 years old declined to $57,386. For

those 65 years and older, it fell to

$28,305.

But don’t seniors have offsetting

“compensation” through paid-up

mortgages and minimal clothing and

transportation expenses? They do, but

they also have higher healthcare expenses.

The average annual expenditure for

healthcare in the period 2005-2007,

according

to the

Census

Bureau,

rose from

$2,792 for

individuals

45 to 54

years of age

to $4,967

for those 65 to 74 years of age

(prescription and nonprescription drugs

are included).

Poverty knows no age distinction, so

why not allow discounts to others? It

happens that discounts are offered to

easily recognizable groups—for example,

the military, children accompanying their

parents for lodging and meals (“kids eat

free”), and the aged.

Senior discounts can create an

awkward moment when patrons are

offered a discount at the cash register but

hesitate to

admit they

are in their

senior years.

They would

hope to be

carded when

purchasing

alcoholic

beverages—

an unlikely event—or asked if the adult

daughter “is your sister?”

Deference is extended to seniors in

considerations other than discounts

offered by retailers. Some electric utilities

will suspend turning off power to seniors

with past-due accounts during extremely

hot or cold periods. The IRS and AARP

have programs to assist low-income

seniors in tax preparation.

Meals on Wheels provides food to

seniors with limited mobility.

Interestingly, that organization, in its

2008 study, found that “seniors age 80

and over were less likely to be food

insecure compared to 60- to 64-year-

olds.”

One program that does not

discriminate by age is Medicare. It

provides benefits to needy children,

disabled individuals, and low-income

seniors.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research

analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a SeniorCitizen, a book of personal-opinion essays,

free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints.

A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Lifeand Learning was released in January 2012.

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healthy snack high in protein. Remove eggs from the refrigerator about 30 minutes

before cooking to avoid cracking. Place in a medium saucepan and add enough cold

water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to a boil. When water is boiling, remove the pan from

the heat and cover. Let stand 15 to 17 minutes. (I use 17 minutes, but most sources

say 15 minutes.) Drain the water and crack the shells. Peel while still warm and

refrigerate until needed, but no more than three days.

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

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Makes 2 servings

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup diced red pepper

1 1/2 cups refrigerated hash browns or frozen shredded

hash browns, thawed

8 spears asparagus, cut into

2- to 3-inch pieces

1 cup fresh baby spinach leaves

1 clove garlic, minced

4 eggs

1/4 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Hot pepper sauce, if desired

1/2 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese or cheddar cheese

Heat the butter and olive oil in a 9-inch nonstick skillet over medium

heat. Add the onion and red pepper and cook two to three minutes or

until softened. Add the potatoes and cook about five minutes or until the

potatoes begin to brown.

Add asparagus and continue cooking about three minutes until bright

green. Add the spinach and garlic and cover. Cook one minute until the

spinach is wilted.

Beat the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and a few drops hot pepper sauce in a

medium bowl until smooth. Pour over potatoes. Cook five to eight

minutes, lifting edges and allowing uncooked egg to flow underneath.

Heat the broiler. Sprinkle frittata with cheese and broil two to four

minutes or until center is set. Cut into four wedges to serve.

Tip: For variations, include experiment with fresh vegetables. When I

use zucchini, I chop it and cook it with the onion. For leftover vegetables,

add them with the spinach.

Easy Vegetable FrittataBy Pat Sinclair

As summer approaches, I’m always looking for nutritious recipes that require

little effort.

An Italian frittata is a complete meal the way I prepare it. Fresh asparagus

celebrates spring and abundant zucchini heralds the end of the season. Try

topping it with sliced tomatoes before adding the cheese.

There are endless variations, and it’s a great way to use up small amounts of

leftover vegetables. Eggs provide healthy protein, and you can replace two eggs

with egg substitute or egg whites if you are limiting cholesterol.

Not all frittatas contain potatoes, but adding them makes the meal more

substantial. Just add some fresh fruit and dinner’s ready!

This Month in History: MayEvents• May 9, 1862 – During the American Civil War,

General David Hunter, Union commander of the

Department of the South, issued orders freeing the

slaves in South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia

without congressional or presidential approval.

The orders were countermanded by President

Abraham Lincoln 10 days later.

• May 14, 1804 – Meriwether Lewis and William

Clark departed St. Louis on their expedition to

explore the Northwest. They arrived at the Pacific

coast of Oregon in November of 1805 and

returned to St. Louis in September of 1806,

completing a journey of about 6,000 miles.

• May 31, 1889 – More than 2,300 people were

killed in the Johnstown flood in Pennsylvania.

Heavy rains throughout May caused the

Conemaugh River Dam to burst, sending a 75-

foot-tall wall of water pouring down upon the city.

Birthdays• May 1 – American labor leader Mary “Mother”

Jones (1830-1930) was born in County Cork,

Ireland. She endured misfortune early in life as her

husband and four children died during the yellow

fever epidemic of 1867. She also lost all of her

belongings in the Chicago Fire of 1871. She then

devoted herself to organizing and advancing the

cause of labor, using the slogan, “Join the union,

boys!” She also sought to prohibit child labor. She

remained active until the very end, giving her last

speech on her 100th birthday.

• May 8 – International Red Cross founder and

Nobel Prize winner Henri Dunant (1828-1910)

was born in Geneva, Switzerland. He was also a

founder of the YMCA and organized the Geneva

Conventions of 1863 and 1864.

• May 19 – African-American playwright Lorraine

Hansberry (1930-1965) was born in Chicago, Ill.

She is best known for A Raisin in the Sun (1959) a

play dealing with prejudice and black pride. The

play was the first stage production written by a

black woman to appear on Broadway. She died of

cancer at the age of 34. A book of her writings,

entitled To Be Young, Gifted, and Black, was

published posthumously.


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The physician and audiologist team

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No two people are exactly alike; each

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Also, deciding when you are personally

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decision that you are not ready to make.

York ENT offers the full range of the

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After the patient makes the decision

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office should there be problems with

your ear health or changes in your

hearing.

Call York ENT Associates today at

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you are interested in discussing your

hearing loss and the possibility of a

hearing aid. We are located in the

Brockie Medical Center at 924 Colonial

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As the brown-gray mood of winter

melts, giving way to warmer

temperatures, crocus, and pudgy,

chirping robins, nature’s ultimate finger,

asparagus, begins poking its purple tips

through the warm soil.

I’ll never forget Mom cautioning my

brothers and me as we ran through the

family garden using asparagus spears as

swords in our swashbuckling fantasy.

“Don’t run while you have asparagus in

your hands. You’ll poke someone’s eye

out!

This low-calorie, luxurious

member of the lily family

was historically

reserved for royalty

and rulers and is

derived from the

Greek word asparago,

meaning to “sprout” or

“shoot up.”

History tells us that

Roman emperors were so fond

of asparagus that they kept a

special fleet of ships solely to

fetch it. Ancient Romans

hoarded it, since they

believed asparagus spears

cured all ailments, which is

evidence of man’s

recognition of food as medicine. Ancient

Chinese herbalists have used asparagus

root for centuries.

The edible young shoots are one of the

most nutritional, well-balanced veggies.

• 5 ounces provides 60 percent of the

recommended daily allowance for

folacin—required for blood-cell

formation growth and the prevention of

liver disease, cervical cancer, colon and

rectal cancer, and heart disease.

• Asparagus contains potassium, which

helps regulate the electrolyte balance

within cells and helps maintain normal

heart function and blood pressure.

• It contains fiber, thiamin, and B6 and is

one of the richest sources of rutin,

which strengthens capillary walls.

• Asparagus is especially rich in the

antioxidant nutrients vitamin A,

vitamin C, and vitamin E.

• Asparagus is a diuretic and a laxative;

for those who are sedentary and suffer

from gravel, it’s been found beneficial,

as well as in cases of dropsy.

• Asparagus contains steroids that mimic

pheromones, which purportedly make

you attractive to lovers.

This generous gift of the universe

contains more glutathione than other

produce. It assists cells in breaking down

toxic peroxide and other oxygen-rich

compounds, preventing them from

destroying DNA. Glutathione repairs

damaged DNA, stimulates immune

function, recycles vitamins C and E back

to their active forms, and removes toxins.

In 1991, an Italian researcher

reported a compound found

in asparagus that had

shown some antiviral

activity in test-tube

studies. The root contains

compounds called steroidal

glycosides, which may have

anti-inflammatory properties to

ease the pain of arthritic-related

conditions.

Without getting busted by

the grocery cops, bend a stalk

and select a bunch that is

firm with tightly closed

buds. The thickness of

the stalks makes no

difference. The color should be bright

green with subtle purple hints.

Discoloration and fading can guarantee

it’s old.

After cooking, if your asparagus has

gone limp, you’ve blown it. All of

asparagus’s delicious cosmic healing

qualities are ruined by cooking too long;

raw is best. Steam it for one minute.

Pay attention; over-cooking deserves a

good flogging. “As quick as cooking

asparagus” was a Roman saying, meaning

something had to be accomplished

rapidly.

To steam: Place washed, whole,

trimmed asparagus on a steamer rack over

rapidly boiling water. Cover and begin

timing.

Serving suggestions:

• Try asparagus with minced, fresh garlic

and lemon juice squeezed over the top.

• Chop it up raw and toss it into a salad.

• Drizzle it with soy sauce, toasted sesame

oil, and chopped green onions.

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• Yogurt, low-fat mayonnaise, or non-fat

sour cream are easy toppings.

• Complement asparagus with a glass of

Chenin Blanc, Fume Blanc, or French

Colombard.

• Chives, chervil, parsley, savory, and

tarragon infused with olive oil are

delicious poured over asparagus.

After eating asparagus, somewhere

between 20 to 40 percent of the

population detect their urine smells

foul. This is caused by the sulfur and

methanethiol compounds in the

splendid spring vegetable.

Not a good-enough reason to avoid

this honorable rite of spring. Just don’t

poke someone’s eye out.

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The Church of Latter-Day Saints’

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valuable resource for genealogical

researchers. It is undergoing design

changes that are almost complete.

The old site, in many ways more user

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asp. As explained on the old site, most of

the records and indexes on that site have

been added to the new one, and other

features of the old website have been or

will be moved in coming weeks. Unless I

state differently here, I refer to the new

site.

It permits, but doesn’t require, free

registration with a username, password,

and email address. However, registration

is required for a very important feature

on the new site.

LDS work goes on continuously to

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available only on microfilms (reels of

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microfiche (small, flat sheets of

miniaturized

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At the new site, you’ll see a page with the

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It may sound trivial, but when

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then the name of the town.

Anyway, once you click on “Search”

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your email to complete the registration.

Once registered, to order a film, go to

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You’ll see a page headed “Online Film

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must assure that the film is delivered to

your “default” FHC, the center where

you wish to research the film. On the

right is a little “house” icon (for

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directions to select a default FHC.

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Contrary to what one cranky television

doctor (House, M.D.) would like you to

believe, lupus is a very real disease that

hundreds of thousands of people deal

with every day.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease in

which the patient’s immune system

attacks healthy parts

of his or her own

body, resulting in

inflammation,

swelling, and pain,

among other

symptoms.

What can make lupus dangerous is

when it attacks vital organs such as the

heart, lungs, or liver. It is more likely to

affect women than men, as well as people

of non-European descent. However, if

caught early, those affected by lupus have

a good chance of living normal and

healthy lives.

Symptoms of lupus include the

following, and if it seems like many apply

to yourself, you may want to visit your

doctor:

Fatigue. Most people who have lupus

suffer fatigue whenever the disease is

about to flare up. This is a near-universal

symptom, regardless of how strong or

mild the case is.

Joint and muscle pain. Arthritis is

another common side effect of lupus.

Almost three-fourths of all patients report

joint and muscle pain to be the first sign

that they have

lupus. Look for

arthritis in the

wrists, small joints

of the hands,

elbows, knees, and

ankles.

Skin irritation. Many lupus patients

wind up with skin rashes, especially on

the face. Sores, flaky red spots, and scaly

rashes are also possible and can be located

on the face, neck, back, hands, and arms.

Chest pain. The disease can cause

inflammation of the heart and the lungs,

which can result in very strong chest

pains that can put people at an increased

risk of a heart attack or a stroke.

Celebrities who have had lupus include

singers Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, and

Toni Braxton, as well as My Favorite

Martian actor Ray Walston.

Sometimes it Is, in Fact, Lupus

May is LupusAwareness Month

In early 1950s television, Richard

Carlson starred in I Led Three Lives.

Each episode started with a dramatic

voiceover: “This is the fantastically true

story of the Herbert A. Philbrick, who,

for nine frightening years, did lead three

lives—average citizen, member of the

Communist Party, and counterspy for

the FBI.”

I always thought if we could count

“average citizen” as one of our lives, we

all could claim at least two—for instance,

average citizen and housewife or average

citizen and pipe fitter.

It may be a stretch to call celebrities

average citizens, but if we do, several

from past and present have led three

lives, just like Herbert A. Philbrick.

Take Dorothy Rodgers, wife of

composer Richard Rodgers, who always

fought being summarized as “wife and

mother.” She wrote books on home

decorating and invented a toilet cleaning

“jonny mop,” which she sold to Johnson

& Johnson.

Jamie Leigh Curtis, daughter of Janet

Leigh and Tony

Curtis, and a movie

star in her own

right, holds the

patent on a

disposable diaper

that comes with a

moistened baby

wipe attached.

New Yorker

writer Ian Frazier

often writes about

fishing, but his

patent is for a

different kind of pole—one that removes

debris stuck in trees.

Ever yearn to write, but say you

haven’t the time? Draw inspiration from

Edward Streeter. Streeter retired from his

37-year banking career in 1956, a couple

of years after his novel, Mr. Hobbs’

Vacation, hit the bookstores. Later it was

transformed into a hit movie starring

Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O’Hara.

But Streeter already knew about

Hollywood. You see, back in the ’40s, he

made time to write Father of the Bride

despite his daily commute to New York’s

Fifth Avenue Bank.

Anyone with more LPs than CDs

remembers the choral harmony of Fred

Waring and His Pennsylvanians. Waring

played in orchestras to put himself

through Penn State, where he studied

architectural engineering, not music.

His engineering knowledge stood him

in good stead as he helped work out the

kinks in another inventor’s basic blender

design. Voila! The Waring Blender was

born.

Hedy Lamarr shocked European

movie-goers by skinny dipping in the

1933 Austrian-Czech film Ecstasy. In

Hollywood she is remembered as much

for turning down what became Ingrid

Bergman roles in Gaslight and Casablanca

as for starring in such pictures as Samson

and Delilah and The Strange Woman.

But the woman Louis B. Mayer once

called “the most beautiful girl in the

world” was not just another pretty face.

Back in 1942, Lamarr shared a patent for

a “secret communication system” that was

designed as a guidance device for U.S.

torpedoes. The invention, based on

“frequency hopping,” was so far ahead of

its time that the military couldn’t use it

until the 1960s. In

today’s digital age,

it helps keep cell

phone calls secure.

Even ardent

baseball fans may

have trouble

recalling

journeyman

catcher Moe Berg.

A defensive

specialist, Berg got

in just 662 big-

league games

during 15 seasons in the 1920s and ’30s.

Berg’s I.Q. might have been higher

than his batting average. He graduated

from Princeton with honors, and then

earned a law degree from Columbia while

playing big-league ball. Players used to

joke, “Moe Berg can speak seven

languages, but he can’t hit in any of

them.”

One of those languages was Japanese,

which might explain how a ball player

who hit only three homeruns in his first

10 seasons got selected, along with bona

fide stars like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig,

for a 1934 traveling all-star team that

visited Japan. Berg charmed his hosts into

letting him take home movies from the

top of Tokyo’s tallest building, movies

some say were used to plan Jimmy

Doolittle’s Tokyo bombing raid.

Once America entered World War II,

Berg’s fluent German led to missions for

the Office of Strategic Services,

predecessor to today’s CIA. One of his

greatest spy triumphs was discovering that

Nazi Germany’s nuclear research lagged

behind the American atomic efforts.

In any language, Moe Berg would have

made Herbert A. Philbrick proud.

They Led Three Lives

Silver Threads

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Fred Waring exhibit at Penn State.


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As the county’s over-50 athletes prepare

to gather for camaraderie and friendly

competition at the 2012 York County

Senior Games, they have a few changes to

keep in mind this time around.

Organized by the York County Area

Agency on Aging and the Senior Games

Planning Committee, with a

membership of community and business

volunteers, the 11th annual games will be

held June 18 to 23.

Unlike previous years, however, the

majority of the 2012 events will be held

at Central York High School, with the

exception of seven events: billiards,

bowling, mini golf, 9-hole golf,

horseshoes, trap shooting, and target

shooting. These events will be held at

other community locations.

Plus, the opening ceremony is moving

to the first day of events this year and will

be held on Monday, June 18, at 8:30 a.m.

The Senior Games registration area

will be open at Central York High School

beginning at 9 a.m. on June 18 and will

remain open every day from 9 a.m. to 3

p.m. through June 23. Participants can

pick up their participant bag, including

their Senior Games t-shirt, and register

for additional events at this area.

Monday, June 18

All events at Central York High School

(except billiards).

Bocce 10 a.m. – Ages 80+

10:30 a.m. – Ages 75-79

1 p.m. – Ages 60-69

2:30 p.m. – Ages 70-74

3:30 p.m. – Ages 50-59

Wii Golf – Compete in this event

anytime between 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Croquet 10 a.m. – Ages 60-69

11 a.m. – Ages 80+

Noon – Ages 70-74

1 p.m. – Ages 50-59

2 p.m. – Ages 75-79

Ladder Golf – Compete in this event


Washers – Compete in this event


Billiards – 5 p.m.

Cobblestone’s Restaurant and Sports

Emporium, 205 S. George St., York

Tuesday, June 19

Bowling, Doubles – 9:30 a.m.

Hanover Bowling Centre

1630 Broadway, Hanover

Bowling, Singles – 12:30 p.m.

Hanover Bowling Centre

1630 Broadway, Hanover

Mini Golf Heritage Hills Mini Golf

2700 Mt. Rose Ave., York

Compete in this event anytime between

2 and 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 20

9-Hole Golf – 8 a.m.

Little Creek Golf Course

Rte. 116, Spring Grove

Horseshoes, Singles – 8 a.m.

John Rudy Park

400 Mundis Race Road, York

Target Shooting – 2 p.m.

Izaak Walton League of America

7131 Iron Stone Hill Road, Dallastown

Horseshoes, Doubles – 2:30 p.m.

John Rudy Park

400 Mundis Race Road, York

Trap Shooting – 6 p.m.

Izaak Walton League of America

7131 Iron Stone Hill Road, Dallastown

(5 p.m. optional practice round)

Thursday, June 21

(All events at Central York High School.)

Wii Bowling – Compete in this event

anytime between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Event also offered on Saturday, June

23—choose one day.

Shuffleboard 8 a.m. – ages 50-59 and 80+

9:30 a.m. – ages 60-69

1 p.m. – ages 70-79

UNO – 9:30 a.m.

Hearts – 1 p.m.

Badminton – 3 p.m.

Volleyball – 7 p.m. (6:30 p.m.

registration)

Friday, June 22


Football, Softball, and Frisbee Throws– Compete in these events anytime

between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (from 9 to 10

a.m. one line will be dedicated to

triathlon participants only).

Darts – Compete in this event anytime

between 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event also

offered on Saturday, June 23—choose

one day.

500 – 9:30 a.m.

Swimming 11 a.m. – Warm-up

11:30 a.m. – Freestyle, 50-yard

Noon – Backstroke, 50-yard

12:30 p.m. – Breaststroke, 50-yard

1 p.m. – Freestyle, 100-yard

1:30 p.m. – Backstroke, 100-yard

2 p.m. – Breaststroke, 100-yard

2:30 p.m. – Individual medley

Dominoes – 1 p.m.

Basketball Hoops: Foul Shooting andHot Shot – Compete in these events

anytime between 3 and 5 p.m. Event also

offered on Saturday, June 23—choose

one day.

Saturday, June 23


Basketball Hoops: Foul Shooting andHot Shot – Compete in these events

anytime between 8 and 11 a.m. Event

also offered Friday, June 22, from 3 to 5

p.m.—choose one day.

Running Events 8 a.m. – 5K

9 a.m. – 50-meter (age 75+ only)

9:30 a.m. – 100-meter

10:30 a.m. – 4x100 relay

11 a.m. – 400-meter

11:30 a.m. – Sprint Medley

Noon – 600-meter

Pinochle – 9 a.m.

Table Tennis – 9 a.m.

Soccer Kick – Compete in this event

between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Wii Bowling – Compete in this event

anytime between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Event also offered on Friday, June 22—

choose one day.

Darts – Compete in this event anytime

between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Event also

offered on Friday, June 22—choose one

day.

Men’s 3-on-3 Basketball – 12:30 p.m.,

team selection; 1 p.m., tournament

begins

Poker – 1 p.m.

York County Senior Games Return – With Some Changes


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For more information, call

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June 18–23For York County

Residents Age 50+

Both competitive and

non-competitive events!

Compete in favorites such as bocce, horseshoes, swimming,

or bowling, to name a few.

This year, join us for the Opening Ceremony, now held on

the first event day – Monday, June 18!


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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) 235-6060

Weekdays, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – Wii Games

Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – Blanket Knotting Project

Thursdays, 10 a.m. – Senior Bowling League

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488

May 4, 6 p.m. – Volunteer Banquet

May 11, 10:30 a.m. – Mother’s Day Program

May 25, 10:30 a.m. – Memorial Day Picnic

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340

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

Windy Hill Senior Center – (717) 225-0733

May 2, 10 a.m. – Presentation on Aviation in York County

May 10, 10:30 a.m. – Program on Radon

May 16, 8 to 9 a.m. – Pancake Breakfast

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.

May 13, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Mother’s Day Nature Walk, Nixon Park

May 18, 6 to 9 p.m. – Family Fishing Program, Kain Park

May 19, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Native Plant Fest, Pleasant Acres Complex

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

May 1, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York County

Faith United Church of Christ

509 Pacific Ave., York

(717) 266-2784

May 10, noonYCAAA Family Caregiver Support Group

Codorus Valley Corporate Center – Community Room

105 Leader Heights Road, York

(717) 771-9058

May 15, 3 p.m.Caregiver Support Group

Golden Visions Senior Community Center

250 Fame Ave., #125, Hanover

(717) 633-5072

May 17, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support Group

Senior Commons at Powder Mill

1775 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) 225-3220

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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54. Updating a kitchen,

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63. Like some calendars

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would be the beginning of his military

career as well as the spark for an

infatuation that would evolve to greatly

influence his life.

“They just fascinated me,” Knaub said

of the whales.

He always believed he would be in the

banking industry, having pursued it very

early on. After he attended the US Naval

Academy, Knaub acquired a BS in

accounting from Elizabethtown College

and his MBA in banking from

Shippensburg University. He was able to

work in Harrisburg with two large

banking institutions.

However, Knaub’s interests began to

float back into the world of whales after

discovering whale watching—a practice

of observing whales in their natural

environment—in Provincetown, Mass.,

during a 1985 trip with a group of

friends.

It was not until the very last day of

their three-day journey that they were

able to witness their first whale.

“It was foggy,” Knaub recalled, “and

then someone [on the boat] with the

microphone announced, ‘There’s a

whale!’” What he witnessed that day was

the tail—also known as the fluke—of the

whale, which would become a notable

symbol in his company’s logo. “After

eight hours on the boat we thought it

was the most amazing thing.”

The following year, he brought his

wife along to whale watch and they both

witnessed two humpback whales that

came directly up to their boat, slapping

their flukes in the water—an action

called lobtailing.

“They really excited me and fueled

my passion to be a marine biologist,”

Knaub said.

Having brought along his personal

camera, many other whale watchers

would ask Knaub for copies of his

videotapes.

“That was the light-bulb moment for

me,” said Knaub. It would also be the

beginning of his Whale Video Company.

During six months in 1988, he took

175 whale-watching trips, recording

everything he saw. According to Knaub,

a lot of planning goes into a whale-

watching trip and capturing video,

including anticipation of bad weather,

being prepared for seasickness, preparing

backup equipment, and knowing how to

spot a whale.

In Knaub’s videos, there is a distinct

enthusiasm not only from the whale

watchers, but from the whales as well.

The videos show whales blowing ring

bubbles and

breeching, which

is when whales

launch

themselves out of

the water in an

incredible

display.

“Humpback

whales are 50

tons of fun,” he

laughed.

Knaub’s

videos—digitized

and annotated by him—have become

known as the world’s largest video

documentation archive of dolphin and

whale behaviors. They serve as some of

the first notations of certain whale

behaviors.

“We have about 500 [whales]

identified on video,” Knaub said. “[The]

whales have names and personalities and

an interest in us.”

His vast collection of videos caught

the attention of Google, making Knaub

one of the official contributors to Google

Earth and Google Ocean. Knaub also

has videos posted to YouTube that have

accumulated thousands of views.

Knaub said that it simply takes one

trip to excite individuals about whales.

“You would think someone who went on

tens of thousands of trips would be

immune, but it’s as if it is their first

time—there is something magical about

a whale,” he said.

That magic seems to have Knaub

completely captivated as he has made

several connections with the whales he

has videotaped, knowing about 100 on

sight.

“It was their amazing stories that got

me away from banking,” Knaub said.

Quite a few of these whales have

become celebrities amongst whale

watchers and fanatics. The most notable

are Salt and Colt.

Salt, a

humpback whale,

was the first

whale to be

treated as an

individual and

given a name.

She is the most

sighted whale in

the whale world,

being spotted

every year.

Marine biologists

estimate that she

is 43 to 44 years old (most humpback

whales live to be about 75).

Salt is also a mother of 12 calves and

eight known grand-calves. Scientists are

able to keep track of whales by their

markings and scars. Many are even

named after such markings.

Colt is a 30-year-old humpback whale

who is well known for his singing

talents; he has been dubbed “the Frank

Sinatra of the whale world.”

“Colt has a little black mark that

looks like a handgun,” laughed Knaub.

When it comes to selecting names, “you

have to use your imagination.”

Both Colt and Salt are whales that are

available for adoption through a CSI

program that Knaub helped to establish.

Through this organization, your

donation goes toward protecting whales

against inhumane hunting, known as

whaling, and toward environmental

conservation.

Those who choose to adopt are sent a

package that includes a DVD of the

adopted whale that displays Knaub’s

fascinating whale videos. Whale fans are

also able to take direct action by signing

petitions against the hunting and

consumption of whales or by contacting

state legislatures on the CSI website.

“If we tell you about them and show

you stories about their personalities, it’s

like they become friends,” Knaub

explained.

Knaub also takes his vast knowledge

to senior communities and elementary

schools across the nation, giving lectures

that drown out the negative stereotypes

whales are often given: that they are

dangerous creatures responsible for the

decline in fish and other ocean life.

“My company wants to show the

beautiful side of whales,” he emphasized.

Knaub remembered an example of such

a side when a mother whale briefly left

her calf by his boat for a few hours.

“Why would a mother want to bring its

calf to us even when they are treated

badly? They are more trusting than most

people will be.

“They deserve our protection.”

Interested in getting involved with a

few of Knaub’s non-profit organizations?

Whale adoption and cetacean

preservation information can be found

on the CSI website at www.csiwhales

alive.org or by calling (203) 770-8615.

To donate to a whale and dolphin

charity, visit the WDCS International

Charity page at www.wdcs.org or call

their toll-free number, (888) 699-4253.

For more information on the

preservation of all animals, visit

www.ifaw.org or reach them at (202)

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The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

Several species of true frogs in the

Ranidae family live in northeastern

North America. These related

frogs are wood frogs, mink frogs,

carpenter frogs, northern leopard frogs,

southern leopard frogs, pickerel frogs,

green frogs, and bullfrogs.

These frogs eat invertebrates and are

camouflaged to

avoid being

eaten. But snakes,

turtles, mink,

raccoons, herons,

fish, and other

critters ingest

some frogs and

tadpoles.

True frogs

spawn in water in

spring, starting

with wood frogs

in March and

ending with

bullfrogs in June.

Males of each

kind vocalize to draw females to them

for spawning. Each female lays

hundreds of eggs in a mass on the

water’s surface, while her mate fertilizes

them externally.

Tadpoles hatch in a couple of weeks,

depending on water temperature, and

eat algae and decaying vegetation.

Polliwogs change to small frogs in one

summer, except green frogs and

bullfrogs, which metamorphose in two

summers.

Wood frogs live farther north than

other kinds of North American true

frogs, ranging deep into Canada. This

handsome species is tan with a dark

mask around each eye, camouflage for

life on forest floors.

Wood frogs spawn in temporary

woodland pools within a few days,

before cold weather returns. Males float

on the water and croak, sounding like

quacking ducks being strangled. After

spawning, adult woodies crawl under

protective leaves on forest floors.

Skins of mink frogs smell like mink

musk. They inhabit eastern Canada and

the northeastern United States. They are

light green with brown markings. They

spawn among emergent and floating

vegetation in ponds, where males call

“kuk, kuk, kuk,”

like hammers

hitting wood.

Carpenter frogs

live in acidic,

sphagnum moss

bogs on the

Delmarva

Peninsula and

down the Atlantic

Coast. Their

nuptial

vocalizations are

series of two-

syllable

hammering notes.

In April, the

males of the closely related leopard frogs

and pickerel frogs utter growling snores

from the shallow edges of the ponds

they spawn in. Leopards choose grassy

habitats while pickerels live in woodsy

ones. Leopards are greenish with dusky

circles, while pickerels are brownish

with darker rectangles.

Green frogs are the most widespread

and abundant of true frogs, inhabiting

most waterways and impoundments.

They are dull green, with males having

yellow throats during the breeding

season. Males utter notes that sound like

loose strings on a banjo.

The brownish-green bullfrogs are the

largest of true frogs and live in most

impoundments. Males utter deep,

quavering bellows that resemble the

lowing of cattle.

During spring and summer, listen for

true frogs. Their calling is an interesting

part of nature.

Some True Frogsin North America

Southern leopard frog

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