lebanon county 50plus senior news may 2013

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

and, in Schreiner’s hands, Third Quartet.

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By Lori Van Ingen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

please see ABSTRACT page 16

Octogenarian Painter Inspired byNature, American Southwest

The Abstract

Eye Never Ages

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Food & Clothing Bank(717) 274-2490

Food Stamps(800) 692-7462

Hope/Christian Ministries(717) 272-4400

Lebanon County Area Agency on AgingMeals on Wheels(717) 273-9262

Salvation Army(717) 273-2655

Alzheimer’s Association(717) 651-5020

American Cancer Society(717) 231-4582

American Diabetes Association(717) 657-4310

American Heart Association/American Stroke Association(717) 207-4265

American Lung Association(717) 541-5864

Arthritis Foundation(717) 274-0754

Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services(717) 787-7500

CONTACT Helpline(717) 652-4400

Kidney Foundation(717) 652-8123

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society(717) 652-6520

Lupus Foundation(888) 215-8787

Hearing & Ear Care Center, LLC200 Schneider Drive, Suite 1, Lebanon(717) 274-3851

Melnick, Moffitt, and Mesaros927 Russell Drive, Lebanon(717) 274-9775

Care Minders217 W. Penn Ave., Cleona(717) 454-0159

Good Samaritan Hospital252 S. Fourth St., Lebanon(717) 270-7500

Medical Society of Lebanon County(717) 270-7500

Energy Assistance(800) 692-7462

Environmental Protection AgencyEmergency Hotline(800) 541-2050

IRS Income Tax Assistance(800) 829-1040

Medicaid(800) 692-7462

Medicare(800) 382-1274

PA Crime Stoppers(800) 472-8477

PennDOT(800) 932-4600

Recycling(800) 346-4242

Social Security Information(800) 772-1213

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs(800) 827-1000

Hope (Helping Our People inEmergencies)(717) 272-4400

Housing Assistance & Resources Program(HARP)(717) 273-9328

Lebanon County Housing &Redevelopment Authorities(717) 274-1401

Medicare Hotline(800) 638-6833

Pennsylvania Bar Association(717) 238-6715

Lancaster NeuroScience & Spine Associates1510 Cornwall Road, Lebanon(717) 454-0061 or (800) 628-2080

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Stoneridge Retirement Living(717) 866-3204

Annville Senior Community Center(717) 867-1796

Maple Street Senior Community Center(717) 273-1048

Myerstown Senior Community Center(717) 866-6786

Northern Lebanon County SeniorCommunity Center(717) 865-0944

Palmyra Senior Community Center(717) 838-8237

Senior Center of Lebanon Valley(717) 274-3451

Southern Lebanon County SeniorCommunity Center(717) 274-7541

Governor’s Veterans Outreach(717) 234-1681

Lebanon VA Medical Center1700 S. Lincoln Ave., Lebanon(717) 228-6000 or (800) 409-8771

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Seniors deserve specialrecognition if they have servedas remarkable examples of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and Human Services.According to the AOA, the theme

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

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

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

Senior-Citizen Laureates

My 22 Cents’ Worth

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May 29–June 5For Lebanon County

Residents Age 50+

Registration Deadline: May 10

Many events ...various locations ...

immeasurable enjoyment!

Compete in favorites such as bocce, table tennis,

shuffleboard or bowling, just to name a few.

Or participate in the golf tournament

scheduled to begin May 30!

Senior Games Back for 2013

The 28th annual Lebanon CountySenior Games are set to take place May29 to June 5 with a full schedule ofevents for county residents 50 and older.The games will be held at different sitesthroughout the county.

The Lebanon County Senior Games,organized by the Lebanon YMCA,promote physical fitness and fellowshipthrough participation in competitive andnoncompetitive activities.

Participants are divided into severalage divisions and will compete for one ofthree top-place awards in each agedivision, both male and female, for everyevent. The games’ six-day span willinclude horseshoes, golf, shuffleboard,bingo, billiards, and more.

Scheduled events for 2013 are asfollows:

Wednesday, May 29 8 a.m. – 1.5-mile walk or half-mile walk,

Lions Lake9:30 a.m. – Miniature golf, Coleman’s

Park1:30 p.m. – Bowling, Cedar Lanes

Thursday, May 308 a.m. – Golf, Blue Mt. View Golf

Course

Friday, May 318:30 a.m. – Pinochle, Senior Center of

Lebanon Valley 9 a.m. – Table tennis, Senior Center of

Lebanon Valley 12:30 p.m. – Swimming, freestyle; 25-

and 50-meter, Lebanon VA(YMCA)

1 p.m. – Bingo, Senior Center ofLebanon Valley

Monday, June 38 a.m. – Badminton, singles and

doubles, Lebanon VA (YMCA)10 a.m. – Basketball foul shooting,

Lebanon VA (YMCA)11 a.m. – Softball throw, Lebanon VA

(YMCA)12:30 p.m. – Bocce ball, age 70-79 and

80+, Lebanon VA (YMCA)2 p.m. – Bocce ball, age 50-59 and 60-

69, Lebanon VA (YMCA)

Tuesday, June 48:30 a.m. – Billiards, Senior Center of

Lebanon Valley12:30 p.m. – Shuffleboard, Senior

Center of Lebanon Valley

Wednesday, June 59 a.m. – Horseshoes

Registration forms are available atwww.lebcounty.org orwww.lebanonymca.org. The entrydeadline is May 10, and officialregistration forms can be sent toLebanon YMCA (Mark Hubbard) at 201N. Seventh St., Lebanon, PA 17046.

There is a registration fee perindividual registration. For moreinformation, call the Lebanon YMCA at(717) 273-2691.

Sponsors for the Lebanon CountySenior Games are Lebanon County AreaAgency on Aging, Lebanon ValleyFamily YMCA, and 50plus Senior News.

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Lebanon Senior Center Building Reopened

The Area Agency on Aging Senior Center Building recently hosted a ribbon-cutting and grand-reopening ceremony to celebrate its new property and businessventure.

Participating in the event were representatives from the Area Agency on AgingSenior Center Building, Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce officials, andother area public officials. The building is located at 710 Maple St., Lebanon.

The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

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

of vegetation that have yellow blossomslive abundantly on many short-grasslawns in the Mid-Atlantic States.

And the lovely, cheery blooms on theseprostrate plants beautify lawns in Apriland early May. This vegetation includescommon blue violets, ground ivy,dandelions, Indian strawberries, and

yellow wood sorrels. Violets are native toAmerica, but the rest are aliens fromEurasia.

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

Purple and YellowLawn Flowers

please see FLOWERS page 22

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Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796200 S. White Oak St., AnnvilleMay 10, noon – Catered Mother’s Day LuncheonMay 18, 3 p.m. – Annual Country & Western Night at Ono Fire HallMay 29, 10:30 a.m. – Bingo and Picnic Lunch at Coleman’s Park

Maple Street Community Center – (717) 273-1048710 Maple St., LebanonMay 5, 9 a.m. – Active Games (Bocce, Table Tennis)May 15, 4 p.m. – Zumba Demo at 50+ FestivalMay 22, 10 a.m. – Talent or No Talent Show, Art Show, Luncheon

Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-678651 W. Stoever Ave., MyerstownMay 7, 1:15 p.m. – Bible StudyMay 23, 4 p.m. – Dinner and Miniature Golf at Kauffman’s Chicken BarbecueMay 29, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. – Bus Trip: Sweet Treats Tour with Railroad Dining

Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html

Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237101 S. Railroad St., PalmyraMay 13, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – Bus Trip: Amish Country Cookin’ TourMay 14, 9:30 a.m. – Spring Fling at Gretna GlenMay 20, 10 a.m. – 38th Anniversary Open House with Entertainment

Southern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 274-7541Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, Lebanon

Privately Owned CentersSenior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. – (717) 274-3451710 Maple St., Lebanon

Washington Arms – (717) 274-4104303 Chestnut St., Lebanon

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please email information to [email protected] for consideration.

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

Lebanon County Department of Parks and Recreation

All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted.

May 5, 1 to 4 p.m. – Music on the Porch: Bluegrass and Country Music Jam

Lebanon County Library Programs

Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802

Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624

Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523

Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800

Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347

Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939

May 18, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; May 19, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Union Canal Days, TunnelHill Park, 25th Street and Union Canal Drive, Lebanon, (717) 272-1473,www.lebanoncountyhistoricalsociety.org

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

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

Two days later his nephew, Khalid binBargash, seized power. Because theBritish favored another candidate, they

gave Bargash an ultimatum toabdicate immediately. Herefused and assembled anarmy of 2,800 men.

Bargash also seizedthe former sultan’sarmed yacht, the H.H.S.Glasgow, to use as a navyattack ship. British troopspromptly surrounded the

palace while the Royal Navyassembled five warships in

the harbor directly infront of the palace.

Despite Bargash’s last-minute efforts tonegotiate a peace via the

U.S. representative on theisland, the Royal Navy

ships opened fire on the

palace at 9 a.m. on Aug. 27. The Glasgowwas promptly sunk; the palace beganfalling down around Bargash as casualtiesmounted. Bargash retreated to theGerman consulate, where he was grantedasylum.

The war had a duration of 38 minutesand holds the record of being theshortest war in history. Adding insult to

The World’s Shortest War

(and Other Fascinating Military Facts)

Fragments of History

Victor Parachin

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First-Aid Myths that Just Won’t Die

NurseNews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

cold running water.)

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

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

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

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

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

with towels soaked in tepid water isbetter.)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For instance, the late 19th-centuryletterbox that my friend Cindy Shook,the Gallery 63 office manager fromDiscovery’s Auction Kings, picked duringour season four premiere episode is agood example because it had many issues.

First, the interior of the box was notauthentic rosewood but rather woodpainted to look like the grain ofrosewood. When appraising the piece forthe TV episode, I broke the news toCindy that she purchased a lockingletterbox that was only partly from the1800s.

She asked me, “How can you tell?” Itold her to look at the contrasting,different types of wooden pieces used inthe marquetry work on the top of thebox—satinwood, walnut, rosewood, etc.The decorative motif of the marquetryinlay piece featured a recorder, trumpet,and flowers, and this piece was probablycut out of an early-1900s music box—

hence the musical instruments—andreplaced on top of the letterbox.

If you look at the positioning of thedecorative marquetry forms, the flowerson the left and right sides are nearly cutoff, indicating that perhaps the damage tothe original music box was so significantthat the restorer had to cut the woodenreplacement piece so close to thedecorative flowers that there was no spaceleft on either side of the floral motif.

Typically, there would be an area ofblank space between the flowers at bothleft and right sides and the framing of themarquetry piece. But, that is not the caseon this box, which is a telltale sign thatthe box has been reworked and a

replacement piece inserted into the top. Cindy has been in the auction business

a long time and has experience restoringobjects too. She knows her stuff. Her aimwas to purchase an object that wouldattract auction buyers. She succeeded, asthis piece still did well at the Atlantaauction despite the replacement.

The other issue I see with this box isthe highly feminine motif on a verymasculine writing lap desk or letterbox.There is no delicate keyhole hardwareand no floral element anywhere else onthis letterbox. The hardware isstraightforward and functional, and theframing around the box itself shows cleanlines, which are both indicators of a man’sfunctional object from circa 1875–95.

When it comes to evaluating antiques,look at the object closely and let it revealits history to you. Remember, antiquesdon’t lie—people do.

Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, award-winning TV personality, and TV talk showhost, Dr. Lori presents antiques appraisalevents nationwide. Dr. Lori is the expertappraiser on Discovery channel’s hit TV showAuction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com,www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888)431-1010.


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19th-century letterbox withreplacement inlaid marquetry work on

the top.Dr. Lori and Cindy Shook on the set of

Discovery’s TV show, Auction Kings.

injury, the British demanded paymentfrom the Zanzibar government for theshells fired on the country!

Here are a few other fascinatingmilitary facts.

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

The origins of the war go back to theSecond English Civil War foughtbetween Cromwell’s Parliamentariansand Royalists, supporters of Britain’smonarchs. Cromwell’s military pushedthe Royalists into retreat to the Isles ofScilly. The Netherlands, allied withBritish monarchy, backed the Royalists,believing they would be victorious. Eventhough the Royalists were defeated, a

treaty of peace was never signed betweenthe Netherlands and Great Britain.

Finally, in 1985, Roy Duncan,historian and chair of the Isles of ScillyCouncil, wrote the Dutch embassy inLondon noting there was still an officialdeclaration of war. He invited the Dutchambassador to visit the islands and sign apeace treaty. This was done on April 17,1986.

The War of Jenkins’ Ear. Wheneverthere is a military conflict, it has to beidentified with a name. And, there aresome oddities here. There was The Warof Jenkins’ Ear. The war took its namefrom Robert Jenkins, captain of the shipRebecca, who claimed Spanish coastguards cut off his ear in 1731.

With full confidence that hismistreatment would not be tolerated byGreat Britain, Jenkins sailed home withhis ear in a jar. He exhibited his ear in

the House of Commons and so arousedpublic opinion that the government ofthe British Prime Minister RobertWalpole declared war on Oct. 23, 1739.

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

“Neutral” nations of World War II.The official stance of Switzerland duringWorld War II is well known: Thecountry was neutral during this conflict.In that position, Switzerland was joinedby Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Turkey, andArgentina.

However, a closer examinationrevealed that none of these countries wascompletely neutral. Swiss banksconverted Nazi gold to Swiss francs,allowing Germany to use that exchangeto buy desperately needed minerals from

Spain, Portugal, Sweden, and Turkey. Furthermore, Sweden allowed

250,000 Nazi troops to cross its countryin order to reach neighboring Finland,where the Germans battled Soviet forces.Argentina permitted several high-rankingNazi war criminals to find shelter andrelative safety inside their country whenthe war ended.

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

In Spanish, guerilla means “smallwar.” The resistance to Napoleon’s troopsemployed tactics that are typical of whatwe know as guerrilla warfare: fighting insmall bands, sudden raids, ambushes,sabotage, and kidnappings.

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

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

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

The designated pitcher was most alwaysShorty Lehman, a small, middle-aged manwho worked for the local telephonecompany. Shorty not only pitched, but healso coached and encouraged each childwho stepped up to theplate. He never beratedor ridiculed, but hisgood-natured razzingwas constant. Shortywas the positiveinfluence that helped toturn children into goodmen and good women.

The railroadreservoir sat atop a lowhill, and a circularconcrete wall topped with a pointed ironfence kept us out of harm’s way. Thestagnant water within the small basin wascovered with algae and was polluted withold tires, discarded wood, tree limbs,baseballs, and other unidentifiable debris.

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

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

The back hill of the reservoirdescended farther into the railroad beds,making a decent grade for sledding androlling to the bottom in large cardboarddrums that had been discarded by a metal

smelting plant a block away. I don’t knowthat these drums were as much discardedas they were pilfered.

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

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

My brother and I have a black-and-white photo of us standing on top of a

tank while sportingboat shirts and clamdiggers, the fashionrage in the late 1950s.

Not too far over thetracks, just before theactual banks of themighty and treacherousSusquehanna River, laya shallow, timewornchannel of thePennsylvania Canal

system, a part of local history that beganin 1832. We never gave history a thought,though, as we played on the banks and inthe muddy water of that ancientwaterway.

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

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

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

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will range from mild to severe.The NIDCD-funded researchers, led

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The study establishes, at the cellularand molecular levels, that the function ofthis ion channel, previously known to be

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

from high school. And, in 1941 at age18, he was sent to Camp McCain inMississippi for basic training.

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

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

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

There, his battalion was attached toPatton’s Third Army, and that’s whereBlevins first got to see the general upclose. Attached to Third Armyheadquarters, Blevins had been assignedas one of 14 couriers who stuck tightly to

Patton, to deliver theorders that he wasconstantly sending tohis generals.

How was the generalto work with?

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

“Another thing I remember is onetime when some of our guys were on KPand were peeling potatoes. Patton’s dog,

Willie, came aroundand tried to scroungesome of the potatoes.Having no idea it wasthe general’s dog, theypelted him withpotatoes. I’ve oftenwondered what they feltlike when then learnedthat was the general’sdog.”

All this happened inEngland. And thencame the invasion.Blevins’s battalionmissed D-Day but hitthe beach on day three.What was that like?

“Well,” Blevins says,“my Jeep’s engine had beenwaterproofed. And there was a tall pipeto bring air to the engine in the eventthat we sank below water. That was

lucky, because when my LST startedunloading us and I drove the Jeep off theramp, I immediately sank in water overmy head. Because of the waterproofing,though, I was able to drive the Jeep rightonto the beach.

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

The battalion set up camp a shortway off the beach, and for the rest of thecampaign through Europe, Blevins stuckclose to Patton. Sometimes he woulddeliver a message and then find thatPatton’s headquarters had movedforward in his absence, and he had tofind it. Once, it took him two days todo that.

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Dale E. Blevins, left, with abuddy in basic training in 1941.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Another remembrance he has is thetime when, just south of Munich, a

German man directed him to a cave,and when he looked in, there was goldeverywhere. When the Army emptiedthat cave the next day, they took outthree truckfuls of gold.

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

When the war was over, he wentback by ship to New York and the nextday was discharged at Camp Kilmer.

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

What position did he play for theRoses?

“Second base,” he says dryly, “beforeI was beaten out by Nellie Fox.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nature has been Schreiner’s greatestinspiration.

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

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

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

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

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

Schreiner prefers to work inwatercolors instead of oils.

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

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

face. “I developed this allergy over a period

of time within the last three years,” shesaid.

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

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

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

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

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

“I paint something because I want topaint it,” Schreiner said.

When Koppenhaver first sawSchreiner’s artwork three years ago, shewanted to be sure it was maintained forposterity.

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

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

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

A First Friday opening reception forSchreiner’s Back of the Canvas exhibitwill be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 7.The exhibit will run throughoutSeptember. Mulberry Art Studios islocated at 19-21 N. Mulberry St.,Lancaster. For more information onSchreiner’s exhibit, call (717) 295-1949or visit www.mulberryartstudios.com.

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Traveltizers Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel

By Andrea Gross

The scenes drift by—castlesperched on hills, towns withmulticolored buildings, fields

with checkerboard patterns. Then, as ifa shade has been drawn, all I see isdark, gray stone.

The Viking Njord, a new vessel that’slarger and more environmentallyfriendly than most riverboats, hasentered a lock. A few minutes later, itexits, having been gently raised morethan 20 feet.

Thus we cruise from Amsterdam toBudapest, stair-stepping up and downalong three rivers (the Rhine, Main,and Danube), two canals (theAmsterdam and the Main-DanubeCanal), and 69 locks.

It takes us 13 leisurely days to traverse1,200 miles, visit five countries, and timetravel through 10 centuries of Europeanhistory.

Our first stop is Kinderdijk, wherewe’re greeted by 19 windmills, all starkly

outlined against a somber sky. The sceneis so perfect in its simplicity, sostereotypically Dutch, that it could bethe cover of a tourist brochure for theNetherlands.

The mills, which were built in themid-1700s and are still in working

condition, are reminiscent of ones usedin the Middle Ages, when the Dutchrealized that in addition to grindingcorn, wind-powered mills also could helpdrain wetlands and reclaim land from thesea.

Feudal reality again melds withfairytale fantasy as we enter Germany.

Because rivers were once the mainmeans of transportation, towns and citieswere built on their shores, and we’renever very far from land. I step out onthe veranda of my stateroom, and as wesail eastward along the Rhine, I see onecastle after another.

Each is special in its own way—atower here, a drawbridge there, ivy-covered walls everywhere—but they areall also startlingly similar. They werehomes for feudal lords as well asfortresses that defended their fiefdoms,which, I figure, makes them a medievalversion of a governor’s mansionsurrounded by armed guards.

Many days we wander through smallvillages filled with cobblestoned streets,half-timbered houses, and narrowbuildings in rainbow colors. Other timeswe explore big cities where the buildingsare more stately and the ambience moreharried.

But wherever we are, we overdose onchocolate, pretzels, and beer beforereturning to the ship for a white-tablecloth dinner. The days, as well asour stomachs, are full.

It’s in Nuremberg that we bridge thecenturies, moving from the Middle Ages,when the city was the unofficial capitalof the Holy Roman Empire, to the 1930sand ’40s, when it was the unofficial

capital of the Nazis’ Third Reich. “Hitler dreamed of an empire that

would be as large as the ancient Romanone,” says our guide, as we pass theparade grounds where Hitler staged partyrallies. I notice that the nearby building,the massive Kongresshalle, bears astartling resemblance to the RomanColosseum.

We’re still munching on Lebkuchen,the traditional gingerbread cookies thatwe bought in Nuremberg, when the shipenters the lock that takes us to awatershed 1,332 feet above sea level, thehighest point on any European waterway.From here our trip is literally downhill,but each stop gives us another high.

We sail through Austria’s wine countrybefore spending a day in Vienna, wherewe attend a classical concert featuring themusic of Mozart and Strauss. Aboard theship, we learn how to make strudel andlisten to rollicking music as we’re served abuffet of Austrian specialties.

It’s fitting that the river cruise ends inBudapest, a city that is divided physicallyas well as metaphorically by a river.“Buda,” on the west side of the Danube,is the old part of the city, replete with acastle, fortress, and several museums.

Eight bridges join it to “Pest,” themore modern area that, although stillhome to sites of historic and culturalsignificance, is characterized by expansiveboulevards, fine restaurants, and goodshopping.

That night during our last dinneraboard the ship, we sit with friends andreflect on our trip. In less than two weekswe’ve traveled from the hip atmosphereof Amsterdam to the more restrainedelegance of Budapest, walked throughthe winding alleys of ancient towns aswell as the wide aisles of upscaledepartment stores, and learned aboutevents both tragic and heroic.

“It’s been a crash course in Europeanculture and history as well as a relaxingvacation,” says one fellow.

Just then the pianist begins playing afamiliar Gershwin tune, “I GotRhythm,” with the line, “Who could askfor anything more?” and we all startlaughing. It’s as if the pianist has read ourthoughts.

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Dear Savvy Senior,Can exercise help seniors with arthritis?

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

– Sedentary Sally

Dear Sally,Lots of seniors who have arthritis

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

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

Here are some tips to help you getmoving.

Exercises for ArthritisDetermining exactly which types of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

minutes before you move on tostrengthening or aerobic exercises.

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

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

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

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

Exercise ResourcesTo help you exercise at home, there are

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

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

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

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

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

Exercises That Can Help Ease Arthritis Pain

Savvy Senior

Jim Miller

May isNational Arthritis Month

Creativity Matters

Judith Zausner

rue or false?

1. All wheelchairs look alike.

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

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

4. No wheelchair can climb stairs.

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

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

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

Recently industrial designersworldwide have taken the challenge tocreate the exceptional merger of form,function, and uniqueness. Someprototypes are so unusual that they maynever get to market or, if they did, theymay not be able to sell enoughwheelchairs to sustain their business.

Yet wild designs are important becausethey break down the stereotypes, andthen innovative elements start to appearin other models. Also, the reverse is true.Seeing the capability of a wheelchair in aspecial way can trigger thoughts ofadvancing that feature with morefunctionality in a new model.

One of the most remarkablewheelchair innovations is a submersiblemodel. British artist Sue Austin, awheelchair usersince 1996,pursued thisdevelopmentwith a team ofengineers.

Adaptablefor scubadiving, it usesdive thrusters,controlsurfaces, andflotationdevices as well as fins attached to Austin’sfeet to propel under water. Engaged inperformance art, the wheelchair is part ofher Freewheeling project, whichaddresses the intersection of art anddisability.

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

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

predictably also for beach rugby. And a team of designers, Julia

Kaisinger, Mathias Mayrhofer, andBenesch Xiulian,worked togetherto develop theCARRIERWheelchair, whichcan providecompleteindependence forthe user travelingover any terrain.

Its functionsinclude traction toclimb the stairs as

well as a standing position so the usercan be at eye level with other people andhave the potential to reach things thatpreviously could not be reached from aseated position. Another very specialpractical design element would eliminatethe need to physically transfer to a toiletseat.

And there’s the social and psychologicalaspect of being in a wheelchair that theaverage mobile person does not thinkabout. Yet for Alexandre Pain, his designgoal was “Designing for Social Stigma”;he wanted to create change with adramatic and elegant design that does notresemble a wheelchair.

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

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

There will always be people withdisabilities and there will always bewheelchairs, but now designers havetaken the challenge to blend form andfunction. Leaving the classic stereotypebehind has given designers the freedomto bring more versatility to thewheelchair and an enhanced quality oflife to the user.

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

Judith Zausner can be reached [email protected].

The Evolving Wheelchair:Innovation, Adaptability, Design

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“Money cannot buy health,but I’d settle for a diamond-

studded wheelchair.” – Dorothy Parker


Common blue violets are a woodlandspecies adapted to lawns. They havepurple blooms that are three-quarters ofan inch across. Their blossoms and heart-shaped leaves are edible to white-taileddeer, cottontail rabbits, woodchucks, andother critters, as well as people.

Ground ivy is a mint with a pungencythat people smell when cutting grass.This species creeps over the ground andthrough short grass. It has half-inchpurple flowers; rounded, scalloped leaves;and prefers shaded, damp habitats. Itsleaves were once used to ferment and

flavor beer. Dandelions have

inch-wide, yellowblooms. Onlydandelions withshort flower stemsproduce seeds onregularly mowedlawns because long-stemmed blossomsget cut by mowing.

Pretty, seed-eatingbirds, includinghouse finches,

cardinals,goldfinches, indigobuntings, andvarious sparrows, eatdandelion seeds inMay when few otherseeds are available.And dandelionleaves and flowersare edible to people,rabbits, and chucks.

Indianstrawberries trailacross the ground

and through short grass like tiny vines.They have three-quarter-inch yellowblooms and tasteless, but attractive,strawberry-like berries with seeds ontheir surfaces. Squirrels, birds, and othercreatures eat those red berries.

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

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

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Bob Hansen is smitten by two young women in Iowa,and one in Lancaster, PA. But he has to find afull-time job and decide which of the three youngwomen to pursue.

Use a gallon of gas and take a beautiful 9-mile trip through Amish and Mennonitefarm country on Route 23 between Blue Ball and Morgantown.

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Stop off in Morgantown at the Masthof Bookstore (first road after Old Village Inn)and pick up a copy of Choices and Decisions and a local history book.

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

May is National Military AppreciationMonth. As we observe Memorial Dayand MilitaryAppreciationMonth, wewould like to letmembers of ourmilitary knowhow much wevalue what theydo for ournation.

At SocialSecurity, weoffer a widerange of servicesfor our service members.

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

For service members who return homewith injuries, Social Security is here tohelp. Visit our Wounded Warriorswebsite (www.socialsecurity.gov/woundedwarriors). We use an expedited processfor military service members whobecome disabled while on active militaryservice, regardless of where the disabilityoccurs.

It is important to note that benefits

available through Social Security aredifferent than those from theDepartment of Veterans Affairs andrequire a separate application.

Even active-duty military whocontinue to receive pay while in ahospital or on medical leave shouldconsider applying for disability benefits if

they are unable towork due to adisablingcondition.

Active-dutystatus and receiptof military paydoes notnecessarily preventpayment of SocialSecurity disabilitybenefits. Receipt ofmilitary paymentsshould never stop

someone from applying for disabilitybenefits from Social Security.

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

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

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

John Johnston is a Social Security publicaffairs specialist.

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