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York County Edition April 2012 Vol. 13 No. 4
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By Megan Joyce
As in years past, the contestants for the 2012 PA State Senior Idol
competition will celebrate their diversity: different musical styles, different
stage presentations, and—with ages ranging from 50 to 80 or better—a
few decades between them as well.
But the common thread woven amongst them all seems to be an
essential, cherished love for performance: for the joy it brings both them
and their audiences, for the thrill of connecting to strangers through
something as intangible and evanescent as a song, a dance, or a comedic
routine.
It’s like that for Steve Albright of Jacobus, a retired Maryland native
who works part-time as a pharmacy delivery driver. Though he played the
trumpet for about 10 years during his school years, it wasn’t until his
daughter took up the French horn that his love for his own long-silent
brass instrument was rekindled.
And it wasn’t until a few years even later that his passion for
performance was reawakened as well. Albright was delivering medications
to an area retirement community when he observed a gentleman playing
the accordion for the community’s appreciative residents.
“This just struck a chord with me,” he said. “I remembered the
For the Love ofthe Limelight
Tips and Treatment for
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please see LIMELIGHT page 18
Inside:
Annual PA State Senior Idol
Competition Gears Up for 7th Year
This year’s hopefuls for
the PA State Senior Idol
competition include, from
top, Steven Albright,
Victoria Newcomer, and
Robert Long.
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When Dennis Benchoff was
accepted as a cadet at West
Point in 1962, he could
scarcely imagine that he would one day
become a three-star general. Or that he
would have under his command the
weapons that could kill hundreds of
thousands of enemy troops.
But in 1988, when he was a
brigadier general and commanding
general of the 59th Ordnance Brigade in
Europe, he got the order that was to
present him with one of the most
monumental challenges of his 36-year
military career.
At a depot in Clausen, Germany, we
had amassed 100,000 artillery shells
filled with deadly VX and GD nerve
agents capable of killing hundreds of
thousands of enemy troops.
They were so dangerous that a mere
drop of the VX or whiff of the GD
could kill a person, blocking the nerves
between the brain
and the lungs and
preventing the lungs
from functioning.
Anyone who came
anywhere near those
shells always wore
protective
equipment.
But hadn’t the
Geneva Convention
outlawed the use of
such chemical
weapons?
“Yes,” Benchoff
says, “but not the
ability to have
them, should the
need to use them
ever arise.” He adds, “We, of course,
had no thought of starting a conflict
with chemical weapons. But, on the
other hand, we had to be able to
respond if the
Soviets ever used
chemical weapons to
attack us.”
By the summer of
1988, however,
President Bush had
decided that the
other weapons we
had at our disposal
provided more than
enough deterrent to
any such move by
the Soviets. So he
took the bold step
of deciding to
destroy the entire
cache of chemical
weapons.
The only facility equipped to destroy
such weapons was Johnston Atoll in the
Pacific. Therefore, the first question to
be answered was whether the weapons
should be shipped there to be
incinerated or whether a new such
facility should be built in Europe.
Johnston Atoll is a 1-square-mile
atoll that is about 750 nautical miles
west of Hawaii. It had no indigenous
inhabitants, and in the mid-1980s, it
became our facility for chemical
weapons disposal. It housed what was
essentially a huge furnace that was used
to incinerate such weapons.
For considerations of time, money,
and geography, it was selected as the
place to dispose of the chemical
weapons we had at the Clausen Depot.
That choice of Johnston Atoll was
rather easy, and even sending the
weapons by ship from Germany was
rather straightforward.
The problem was how to get the
huge stockpile of weapons from
Clausen to Nordenham, the German
port from which the vessel would leave
His Assignment: Move Tons of Nerve Gas
to Be Destroyed in the PacificRobert D. Wilcox
Salute to a Veteran
LTG Benchoff at his retirement
ceremony in 1998.
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on its trip to deep in the Pacific.
That’s where Benchoff and his staff
came in. The 59th Ordnance Brigade was
responsible for security and maintenance
of our nuclear and chemical weapons in
Northern Europe, so it was their
challenge to figure out how the move
could be made and then to make it
happen. Above all, they had to make
sure that all went safely.
Their plan became to move the
weapons by truck to a railhead near
Kaiserslautern and then carry them by
rail to Nordenham, where they would be
loaded on a ship that would take them
to the Pacific. Cost of the move? Some
$100 million.
For six months the planning for the
entire operation had been on a need-to-
know basis … highly secret. Then it was
decided that it was about time for us to
take credit for this delicate but highly
important mission.
From the time the decision was made
public, criticism was rampant. Germans
who lived along the route the weapons
would take protested loudly about being
put in grave peril. And peace groups like
Greenpeace
protested
moving such
potentially
deadly cargo
through
Germany and
to the Pacific.
At Clausen,
the weapons
had been
stored deep in
bunkers, with
guards and
motion-
sensing radar
to prevent
saboteurs from taking any action against
them. In making the move, there were
guards everywhere, even helicopters
overhead—everything that was needed
to keep the shipment secure.
Were there any accidents during the
move?
“Well, just one,” Benchoff says,
“when some
canisters fell
off a pallet
being loaded
by forklift.
We had been
using four
teams
working in
six-hour
shifts. We
quickly
formed a
fifth team,
which was to
instantly
replace any
shift that had another such accident.
This wasn’t training; it was a real
mission. So every soldier considered it a
high honor to be part of the operation.
And, with the possibility of their being
replaced on the mission, we never had
another accident of any kind occur
during the whole operation.
“My responsibility ended when the
last pallet was loaded and the ship
sailed beyond the 12-mile limit and
entered international water space.”
The Federal Republic of Germany
recognized the significance of the
mission by awarding Benchoff the
Distinguished Service Cross with Gold
Star, the highest award it gave to a
person who was not German.
Benchoff went on to hold
increasingly important positions until
his retirement from the army in July
1998 as a lieutenant general. He and his
wife, Barbara, now live in Central
Pennsylvania, where he is an adjunct
professor of mathematics for Harrisburg
Area Community College.
Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in
Europe in WWII.
Brigadier General Dennis L. Benchoff with the signs
marking the end of the moving of nerve gas
canisters from Germany in 1990.
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Iam a firm believer in the ritual of
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When to See a DoctorLoud snoring can be a sign of
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Voters will be asked to present ID at
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Act 18 of 2012
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polls that must
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For those with religious objections
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If an individual
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form of ID and may
then proceed using
PennDOT’s existing
procedures for
obtaining a non-
driver ID.
Voters who appear at the polls in
November without photo ID will have
the opportunity to vote by provisional
ballot. They will then need to present
valid identification within six days of
the election to the appropriate county
board of elections.
“If an individual
does not
possess any of
the allowable
forms of ID, he
or she may
obtain a free
photo ID from
PennDOT.
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The 5 Best Senior Acting Performances
Older But Not Wiser
The Academy Awards were a
couple of months ago, and I was
happy to see so many seniors
winning or being nominated.
There was Max Von Sydow, Nick
Nolte, Glenn Close, Christopher
Plummer, and Meryl Streep, and even
George Clooney is AARP eligible. It
made me feel like I was at the early bird
buffet.
Anyway, it got me thinking about
what I consider to be the five all-time
best acting performances by seniors. And
so, without further ado (I always wanted
to use the word ado in an article), here’s
my list:
George Burns – Going in Style. He was
terrific in this poignant yet funny film
about three seniors, struggling to live on
Social Security, who decide to rob a
bank. By the way, Lee Strasberg and Art
Carney, the other two seniors, were also
great in this film.
There is one scene when George
Burns is sitting alone in his room looking
through photos of his past that just
breaks my heart.
Ruth Gordon –Harold and Maude.From the first time
we see the 79-year-
old Maude having
the time of her life at
a stranger’s funeral,
she grabs the screen
and never lets it go.
Maude had an
undeniable zest and
joy for life, and it’s
no wonder that the
depressed Harold
falls in love with
her—we all did.
I loved when she
said, “Harold,
everyone has a right to make an ass out
of themselves. You just can’t let the world
judge you too much.” Since I often make
an ass of myself, I figure these are great
words to live by.
By the way, Gordon was out-of-her-
mind scary in the movie Rosemary’s Baby.
Scary and joyful—the
only other person I
know of with that
range of emotions is
my wife.
Burt Lancaster –Atlantic City. He was
marvelous playing
Lou, a small-time
numbers runner with
a big-time love for the
much younger Susan
Sarandon. It’s a
tremendous acting
performance as Lou’s
false bravado turns
into real dignity.
This was
Lancaster’s last Oscar
nomination and Sarandon’s first. On a
side note, Sarandon herself is now a
senior (and the circle of life continues).
Cast of Cocoon. I’m listing the entire
senior cast because they were all so
wonderful. What I especially liked was
when they touched the alien cocoons and
the years started to fall away, they weren’t
replaced by younger actors. However, it
definitely seemed like they were getting
younger, and this was accomplished by
their terrific acting.
A special nod goes to Jack Gilford as
the senior who decided not to join the
others in the rejuvenation process. He
decided instead to let nature take its
course for him and his ailing wife. He is
magnificent in his wrongheaded dignity.
Art Carney – Harry and Tonto. Art
Carney was 55 years old when he played
Harry Coombes, a 72-year-old widower
who is evicted from his New York City
apartment when it is condemned. He
eventually goes on a cross-country
journey with his cat Tonto to visit his
adult children.
Carney, who won an Oscar for his
performance, plays Harry with
compassion, dignity, and a touch of
outrage. Oh, and to show you how great
an actor he was, when the filming began
he didn’t even like cats.
Sy Rosen
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The high price of gas and the ease of
electronic communication may be
responsible for the drop in the number
of teenagers getting driver’s licenses
recently. But a recent report also notes
that among the older population, the
trend seems to be traveling in reverse.
The University of Michigan’s
Transportation Research Institute reports
that from 1983 to 2008, the percentage
of 16-year-olds who got driver’s licenses
fell from 46.2 to 31.1 percent, and
among 17-year-olds the percentage
declined from 68.9 to 50 percent. For
18-year-olds, the rate fell from 80.4 to
65.4 percent.
Economic factors, along with the rise
of cell phones and other devices that
reduce the need for face-to-face
interaction, may be behind the trend.
In the same time period, however, the
percentage of drivers in the 60 to 64 age
range rose from 83.8 to 95.9 percent;
among drivers 65 to 69, license holders
increased from 79.2 percent to 94
percent; and for adults 70 and older, the
percentage increased from 55 to 78.4
percent.
Improved health and the need to
continue working past the traditional
retirement age may be driving the
increase.
Elders Keep Motoring
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Traveltizers Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
By Andrea Gross
Ilived in California for many years, but
it wasn’t until last year that I began to
learn the secrets of one of its greatest
cities—San Francisco. Oh, I’d walked the
Golden Gate, noodled around Chinatown,
and shopped in Union Square, but I’d
never heard the gossip.
Then I took three neighborhood tours,
each led by residents who showed me the
hidden places and told me the scandalous
stories. Finally, I feel like a native.
North BeachThe American Planning Association
calls North Beach one of 10 “great
neighborhoods in America,” and it’s easy
to see why. It’s a community in every sense
of the word—a place where people walk,
talk, and eat.
That’s exactly what my husband and I
do during our award-winning Local Tastes
of the City Tour. Tom Medin, owner and
guide, begins by giving us the history of
the area. It was, he says, settled by Italians,
and then became a hangout for members
of the Beat Generation and a risqué
nightclub district. But now it’s relaxed into
an area of small shops, eateries, bakeries,
and delicatessens.
He leads us from one to another,
feeding us fascinating facts to digest along
with the food. By the end of the tour,
when we go into Café Trieste, a
coffeehouse frequented by the likes of
Steve Allen, Woody Allen, Pavarotti, and
Bill Cosby, I’m feeling like I am an in-the-
loop San Franciscan.
That night, to solidify our city-wise
credentials, we go to Beach Blanket
Babylon, a San Francisco staple since
1974. We sip wine and watch performers,
who wear outrageous hats that are 4 or 5
feet tall as they spoof all things political
and most things sacred. The man next to
me laughs so hard that he spills his wine
into my lap. I barely notice because I’m
laughing equally hard.
The Secrets of San Francisco
Left: The best way to
understand San Francisco is to
visit its neighborhoods.
Right: Café
Trieste is an
iconic North
Beach
coffee shop.Above: A visitor who
wanders the back
streets of Chinatown
gets a much
different perspective
than one who stays
on Grant Avenue.
please see TRAVELTIZERS page 12
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NurseNews
Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES
Not long ago I met a
gentleman who proudly
announced that at age 71, he
had just passed his state’s bar exam.
He said he recognized that having his
law license would greatly enhance his
business, so he went to law school.
Obviously, how others might define
retirement isn’t how he defines it.
And apparently it wasn’t how
Harland Sanders defined it either, as I
understand that his little fried chicken
business was inspired by a family
recipe but funded by his Social
Security checks.
Why do retirees keep working?
Sure, the extra income, but research
indicates that continuing to work,
even part-time paid or volunteer, is
the way many choose to stay
physically active, engaged in social
interactions, and challenged. (It is said
that the three M’s of successful aging
are moving, mingling, and mastery.)
After all, retirement at 65 sounded
reasonable back when we didn’t live
another 20 or 30 years afterward, but
now? Decades of pursuing only leisure
activities may sound terrific to some,
but certainly not to all.
Sociologist William Sadler coined
the term “Third Age” to refer to the
time in life when, after the “First Age”
(our youth, when we are dependent
on others and pursuing our education
and careers) and after the “Second
Age” (the parenting and working
years), we can stay involved in our
careers or we can explore different
opportunities and learn new skills.
The Third Age is the time when we
can actively work toward making the
most of the life we have left.
But are we physically and
emotionally up to this challenge?
After all, half of us have at least one
chronic health concern, and three-
quarters of us have two or more. Can
we actually do this?
Well, just as the stereotypes of
retirement are changing, so is the
approach to healthcare for those who
are of retirement age. There’s an
increased emphasis on what’s called
“self-management healthcare,” and for
those who are enthusiastically taking
on their Third Age, it seems a good
fit. After all, if we are going to take
charge of our Third Age life, why not
take charge of our Third Age health?
Of course, in truth, our entire
adult lives we have self-managed our
health; this is really nothing new.
Ever since we moved out on our
own, we have chosen and controlled
what we ate or drank, whether or not
we smoked, if we exercised, fastened
our seatbelts, or saw the dentist twice
a year.
So, the issue is not how to start
self-managing our health in this
Third Age, but how to get better at
it.
You may find that your doctor is
shifting away from telling you what
to do and leaning more toward
asking you how he or she can help
and suggesting ways you can take on
more responsibility. Be it how to
prevent or how to manage, your
doctor might be eliciting more of
your active participation in the
pursuit of better health.
You, after all, are your own
primary health provider and now, in
this Third Age, it’s time to get fully
involved.
Gloria May is a registered nurse with a
master’s degree in adult health education
and a Certified Health Education
Specialist designation.
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Lutheran Social Services
The Village at Kelly Drive
750 Kelly Drive, York, PA 17404
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At The Village at Kelly Drive, the beautifully renovated cottages create a new-house
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The Village at Sprenkle Drive, with its contemporary, open, cottage layouts and
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Shrewsbury Lutheran Retirement Village is one of the best-kept secrets around.
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RN Owned and Operated
ChinatownWe’re walking through San Francisco’s
Chinatown, but the bustling crowds of
Grant Avenue seem far away. On the back
streets men are playing mah jong, women
are folding disks of dough into fortune-
cookie packets, and a man is weighing
medicinal herbs for a customer who has a
hacking cough.
“Nee haw, hello,” I say, trying out my
one phrase of Chinese. Our leader—she
doesn’t like to be called a “guide”—laughs.
“No, no, no,” she says. “That’s Mandarin
Chinese. Here in San Francisco, most of
the Chinese speak Cantonese. It’s nay ho.”
That’s only the first of many things we
learn as we follow Shirley Fong-Torres,
a.k.a., the Wok-Wiz, through the part of
Chinatown where, as she says, “real people
live, work, and play.”
She points to a mural on an alley wall
and explains the custom it depicts. “That’s
not just a pretty painting,” she says. “It’s a
picture of one of our Chinese New Year
activities.”
Next we go into a store filled with
imitation cell phones, television sets, food,
and clothing, all made out of paper. The
Chinese, we learn, want to make sure their
relatives have all the comforts of this world
when they journey to the next one.
Again, without Shirley, we’d have
missed the real meaning of what we were
seeing. We’d have thought the items were
simply cute children’s toys.
Nob HillWe take a cable car to the Fairmont,
the grand dame of hotels atop San
Francisco’s Nob Hill. It seems apropos
since the cable car is what allowed the 19th
century’s most privileged folks to live in
rarefied hilltop air, far above the “low-life”
who frequented the docks. The street was
simply too steep for horse-drawn carriages.
Valerie Huff, owner of Hobnob Tours,
meets us and leads us first through the
public rooms of the grand hotel, then on a
two-hour, flat-ground tour of the
neighborhood. Before the earthquake of
1906, the area was filled with grand
mansions and luxury hotels, all but two of
which were destroyed by the post-quake
fires. Today the area is again filled with
homes of the affluent.
Valerie laughs as she dispenses gossipy
tidbits. I learn, for example, that two
feuding barons each hired bodyguards to
protect one from the other, and that a rich
widow disinherited her son when he
opposed her marriage to a younger man.
By the time the tour ends, I know why
Nob Hill is sometimes called “snob hill,”
and I’m reveling in my insider status.
We’ve only begun to explore the
neighborhoods in depth, but for now my
mind is full and my feet are sore!
For more information:
North Beach –
www.localtastesofthecitytours.com,
www.beachblanketbabylon.com
Chinatown – www.wokwiz.com
Nob Hill – www.hobnobtours.com
Photos © Irv Green except where noted; story
by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com)
The cable car always has
been—and still is—the
best way to get to Nob
Hill. (Photo courtesy of
Hobnob Tours)
Beach Blanket Babylon
features performers
wearing hats that are
almost as tall as they
are. (Photo courtesy of
Beach Blanket Babylon)
TRAVELTIZERS from page 9
Good for a Laugh
Questions teachers hope students won’t ask:
How does the guy who drives the snowplow get
to work in the mornings?
Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of
parachutes?
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
Why does monosyllabic have five syllables?
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1. Measure
4. Belt the ___
9. Iota
14. Old NOW cause
15. Come from behind
16. Certain student
17. Deck (out)
18. Succeed
19. Bad loan
20. “Audition,” et al.
23. Jack
24. Thumbs down
25. The __ of Night (old soap)
26. Ever, old-style
30. Start of a giggle
33. Echo
35. Thirst
37. Gardner tomes
41. Monastic officer
42. Apprehensive
43. Econ. figure
44. Scratch
45. Some auction bids
49. Enzyme ending
51. Acquiesce
52. Angela’s Ashes, et al.
59. 1935 Triple Crown
winner
60. Capital of Ecuador
61. Make a lap
62. Clemson athlete
63. Of an arm bone
64. Catullus composition
65. Great balls of fire
66. Roll top?
67. Surfing site
1. Move
2. Roughly
3. Disheveled
4. Cousin of a loon
5. Doctor Who villainess,
with “the”
6. Not to mention
7. Ballyhoo
8. Ogler
9. Tope
10. Like some mothers-in-law
11. Needle holder
12. Wrap up
13. Florida has them
21. Wear oneself out
22. Whichever
26. Visa statement, abbr.
27. Long-tailed primate
28. Detroit’s county
29. Befuddled
30. Skater Babilonia
31. “___ Time
transfigured me”: Yeats
32. Dash widths
34. Suffix with pamphlet
35. Survey choice
36. Decorative plant
37. Car ad abbr.
38. Samovar
39. Van Winkle
40. Little ’un
44. Vereen
46. Prayer
47. Mock
48. Sonnet section
49. Son of Jacob
50. Takes off
51. Lifeless, old-style
52. Cookers
53. Utter
54. Eastern music
55. Prefix with plane
56. Break in the action
57. Series opener?
58. Greek letters
Across
Down
By Myles Mellor and Sally York
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Agency Name
Telephone/Website
YearEst.
CountiesServed
RNs LPNs CNAsHomeAides
MedicareCertified?
Other Certificationsand Services
Alliance Home Help
(800) 444-4598 (toll-free)
www.alliancehomehelp.com
2010 Lancaster �
Providing non-medical companion, respite, and personal care services
throughout Lancaster County. Caregivers matched specifically to you and your
needs. Compassion, 24/7 on-call availability, trained, competent, and reliable.
Medicaid Waiver approved.
Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc.
(717) 569-0451
www.cpnc.com
1984Cumberland, Dauphin,
Lancaster, Lebanon, York� � � � No
Providing all levels of care (PCAs, CNAs, LPNs, RNs), in the home, hospital, or
retirement communities with specifically trained caregivers for Alzheimer's
and dementia clients. Home care provided up to 24 hours a day to assist with
personal care and housekeeping. A FREE nursing assessment is offered.
Garden Spot Village
(717) 355-6000
www.gardenspotvillageathome.org
2006 Lancaster � No
Personal care and companionship services in your home with all the
professionalism, friendliness, and excellence you expect of Garden Spot
Village. Contact [email protected].
Good Samaritan Home Health
(717) 274-2591
www.gshleb.org
1911Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Schuylkill� � � � Yes
Good Samaritan Home Health is a Pennsylvania-licensed home health agency
that is Medicare certified and Joint Commission accredited. We work with your
physician to provide nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech
therapy, wound care, and specialized care as needed.
Good Samaritan Hospice
(717) 270-7672
www.gshleb.org
1979Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster,
Lebanon, Schuylkill� � � � Yes
Good Samaritan Hospice provides services to patients and their families facing
a life-limiting illness. We are Pennsylvania licensed, JCAHO accredited, and
Medicare certified. We provide services 24 hours per day with a team
approach for medical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs.
HomeCare of York/
White Rose Hospice
(717) 843-5091
www.mhyork.org
1988 York � � � � Yes
When your physician recommends part-time or intermittent care, or the
emotional support and pain control of hospice care, we can provide quality,
professional medical care that allows you to stay at home. We provide
individualized services by skilled registered nurses, therapists (physical,
occupational, or speech), medical social workers, and home health aides.
Homeland Hospice
(717) 221-7890
www.homelandcenter.org
2009Cumberland, Dauphin,
York� � � Yes
Exemplary care provided by a highly trained staff who address all patient and
caregiver needs.
Hospice of Lancaster County
(717) 295-3900; (717) 733-0699
(877) 506-0149; (717) 391-2421
www.hospiceoflancaster.org
1980Berks, Chester, Dauphin,
Lancaster, Lebanon, York� � � � Yes
Not-for-profit hospice providing physical, emotional, and spiritual end-of-life
care at home, nursing home, or at one of our two inpatient centers located in
Lancaster County. Palliative care and bereavement support services. JCAHO
accredited. Massage therapy, music therapy, and pet therapy available.
Referrals 24 hours a day: (717) 391-2421.
Home Care Services & Hospice Providers
This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers.
These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.
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Agency Name
Telephone/Website
YearEst.
CountiesServed
RNs LPNs CNAsHomeAides
MedicareCertified?
Other Certificationsand Services
Keystone In-Home Care, Inc.
(717) 898-2825
(866) 857-4601 (toll-free)
www.keystoneinhomecare.com
2004 Lancaster, Lebanon, York � � No
Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistance provided by caregivers who care.
Companionship, meal prep, bathing, cleaning, organizing, and personal care
needs. Respite care, day surgery assistance. Personal organization services.
Assistance with VA homecare benefits. Fiscal management services. Clutter
Stopperssm Organizational Services. PA license #10053601.
Live-In Care of Pennsylvania
(717) 519-6860
(888) 327-7477 (toll-free)
www.liveincareofpa.com
1997
Adams, Berks, Chester,
Cumberland, Dauphin,
Franklin, Lancaster,
Lebanon, York
� � No
For everyone’s peace of mind, 24-hour personal care in the home you love,
yours! Premier, professional caregivers. Extensive background checks. Free
home evaluations.
Sadie’s Angels
(717) 917-1420
www.sadiesangels.vpweb.com
2011 Lancaster � �
Locally owned and operated. On call 24/7. We offer non-medical in home
assistance, errands, yard work, companionship, light housekeeping, meal
preparation. No long-term contracts. Independence is only a phone call away.
Safe Haven Quality Care, LLC
(717) 258-1199; (717) 238-1111
(717) 582-4110; (717) 582-9977
www.safehavenqualitycare.com
2005Cumberland, Dauphin,
Perry, York� � � � Yes
Owners Leslie and Sandra Hardy are members of the Society of Certified
Senior Advisors. We have contracts with the VA and the Area Agency on Aging.
Private insurance and self-payment are also accepted. Friendly faces, helping
hands, warm hearts. Skilled nursing also available.
Seniors Helping Seniors
(717) 933-2077
www.seniorshelpingseniors.com
2010 Dauphin, Lebanon � No
We have active, caring, and compassionate seniors who can relate to your
parents’ needs. We provide meal prep, light housekeeping, companionship, and
so much more.
Visiting Angels
(717) 393-3450; (717) 751-2488
(717) 630-0067
www.visitingangels.com
2001 Lancaster, York � � No
Up to 24-hour non-medical care including companionship, respite care, personal
hygiene and laundry, meal prep, and errands. Choose your caregiver from a
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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) 633-5072April 12, 10:30 a.m. – Music and Dance with The
Silvertones
April 13, 10:30 a.m. – Program on Advanced Directives
April 26, 10:15 a.m. – Mini Health Fair
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) 235-6060Tuesdays, 12:30 p.m. – Staying Young
Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. – Dancersize Class
Thursdays, 9 a.m. – Computer Class
Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488April 10, 9 a.m. – Chair Massages and Pinochle
April 16, 10:30 a.m. – Program: “Laughter Is the Best
Medicine”
April 19, 7 a.m. – Public Breakfast
Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340
White Rose Senior Center – (717) 843-9704,www.whiteroseseniorcenter.org
Windy Hill Senior Center – (717) 225-0733April 5, 1 p.m. – Learn for the Fun of It Program: “The
Mighty Susquehanna”
April 11, 1 p.m. – Learn for the Fun of It Program:
“The Canister Set – Great Food
Starts with Quality Ingredients”
Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693
York County Library Programs
York County Department of Parks and Recreation
Pre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or anyadditional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.
April 22, noon to 1 p.m. – Outdoor Family Yoga for All, Nixon Park
April 22, noon to 4 p.m. – Earth Day Celebration, Nixon Park
April 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Arbor Day Tree Planting Program, Kain Park
Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public
April 3, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York County
Faith United Church of Christ
509 Pacific Ave., York
(717) 266-2784
April 12, noonYCAAA Family Caregiver Support GroupCodorus Valley Corporate Center
Community Room
105 Leader Heights Road, York
(717) 771-9058
April 17, 3 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupGolden Visions Senior Community Center
250 Fame Ave., #125, Hanover
(717) 633-5072
April 19, 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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All-Electronic S.S. Payments Required Next YearTreasurer of the United States Rosie
Rios recently started an official
countdown clock, marking one year
until the March 1, 2013, deadline
when all federal benefit recipients must
receive their Social Security and other
federal benefit payments electronically.
Currently, about 90 percent of Social
Security and Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) payments are being made
electronically.
“The switch to electronic payments
is a win-win for federal benefit
recipients and for taxpayers,” Rios said.
“It provides a safer, more secure, more
convenient way for Americans to access
their federal benefits, while also
improving government efficiency and
delivering more than $1 billion in
savings. The sooner everyone makes the
switch, the sooner we’ll realize those
benefits.”
The Treasury Department published
a final rule in December 2010 to
gradually phase out paper checks for
federal benefit payments.
Since May 1, 2011, all people newly
applying for federal benefits—
including Social Security, Supplemental
Security Income (SSI), Veterans Affairs,
Railroad Retirement Board, Office of
Personnel Management benefits, and
other non-tax payments—have had to
choose direct deposit or the Direct
Express® Debit MasterCard® at the time
they sign up for their benefits.
The Treasury Department included
information in all check recipients’
March 2012 payments, reminding
them to switch ahead of the deadline
and offering them information about
their electronic payment options.
Federal benefit recipients can switch
to electronic payments online at
GoDirect (www.godirect.org) or
through the U.S. Treasury Electronic
Payment Solution Center toll-free at
(800) 333-1795. Check recipients
should have the following information
on hand when making the switch to an
electronic payment option:
• Social Security number or claim
number
• 12-digit federal benefit check
number
• Amount of most recent federal
benefit check
If signing up for direct deposit to an
existing financial institution account,
individuals will also need:
• Financial institution’s routing transit
number (often available on a
personal check)
• Account number and type (checking
or saving)
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gratification that I used to get from
doing that, because [seniors] are the
best audiences—they really are.”
In fact, in his youth, Albright had
once been a member of a band that
used to play at facilities and hospitals in
Baltimore County, Md.
And so, two years ago, he dusted off
his trumpet, warmed up his vocal
chords, and began assembling his
“Songs of the ’60s” program, which he
now performs regularly for thankful
crowds at York County assisted living
facilities, nursing homes, and retirement
communities.
“One time an elderly woman and her
husband came up to me and said how
much they enjoyed [my program] and
said it reminded them of years ago,
listening to their old Bert Kaempfert
Christmas album,” Albright said.
As for Senior Idol, Albright hopes to
make some connections with other local
performers who might be interested in
joining him to produce a Christmas
album of their own—its proceeds
benefiting cancer and Alzheimer’s
disease research, which afflicted his
father and mother, respectively.
“It gives me satisfaction to know that
at least I can do something: I can
provide pleasure for folks that definitely
are much less fortunate than I am,” he
said. “I’m fortunate to be healthy and
have a healthy family … They say
laughter is the best medicine, but I
think music is awfully good medicine
too for the soul.”
Victoria Newcomer would likely
agree to music’s soul-stirring
capabilities. The Mount Joy resident has
been a nursery school teacher for almost
20 years but also has a “weekend job” as
the singer in a small classic-rock band.
Her parents started cultivating their
daughter’s vocal chops early on, calling
on her to perform for their guests
whenever they entertained at their
Pittsburgh home.
“From the time I was 4—whether
[the guests] wanted to hear it or not—
my parents actually had me sing,” she
laughed. “People seemed to enjoy it.”
In her teens she participated in her
high school’s choruses and musicals as
well as a top 40 band she formed with
five friends. At age 16 she started to
sing at weddings, a practice she
continued for the next 25 years. Then,
five years ago, she and a friend began
singing in restaurants, bars, and local
establishments around Lancaster
County on weekends.
“I pretty much stick to classic rock
and blues, but I enjoy all music,”
Newcomer said. “I have an appreciation
for everything.”
She is eager to satisfy her
performance bug at this year’s Senior
Idol competition, hoping her “non-
conformist” and “a little edgy” style and
song choice help her stand out from her
fellow competitors.
“I am a little bit of a ham,” she
admitted. “It’s just an exciting time
when you actually perform and people
are responding to what you’re doing.”
Describing herself as “truly a people
person,” Newcomer is also looking
forward to meeting new people and
anticipates a fun overall experience at
PA State Senior Idol.
“It’s a cool way to showcase those of
us who have made it to the half-century
mark,” she said, then added with an
audible smile: “And my younger son
convinced me to do it.”
Robert Long of Reading, on the
other hand, will be reviving the
standards at Senior Idol, much like he
revived his musicality after a 17-year
hiatus. Long started out with the
acoustic guitar at age 11 and took
lessons for 12 years, switching to the
steel guitar after being told his “fingers
were too short for a regular guitar.” But
the change paid off unexpectedly in
1959.
“The steel guitar came in handy
because, when Hawaii joined the
Union, then they had Hawaiian parties
and people would call me to play
Hawaiian music,” Long remembered.
Through his early adulthood and
beyond, Long played with different
musical groups, including one
formation where he took up electric
bass and another where he sang
harmony behind the band’s female
vocalist. After marrying his wife, a
pianist, the Longs set out as a duo with
the accompaniment of a drum machine,
playing cocktail music in area
restaurants.
When, at age 63, Long retired after a
45-year career at a pretzel plant, he
retired from his music as well. Fast-
forward 17 years, and Long suddenly
rediscovered his vocal gifts while singing
along to some jazz records. Soon, a
friend helped him record 20 songs—
classics like Sinatra—against
prerecorded background music.
“It sort of amazes me with my voice,”
he said. “I haven’t sung in 17 years and
all of a sudden—I’m amazing myself, the
way it sounds. I’m just having such a
good time with it.”
The end result was a complete CD as
well as three sets of 20 practiced songs
that Long now rotates between two
steady, monthly gigs at assisted living
and nursing homes.
“I like to sing for the seniors because
they really enjoy it,” he said. “It makes
you feel good, to see them tapping their
toes and their mouths are going; they’re
humming along with you. It just gives
me a lot of pleasure.”
And, judging by the grateful
welcome he has received from his peers
already, his reception at PA State Senior
Idol promises to be just as friendly.
“I had a lady in a wheelchair last
month come up to me,” Long recalled,
“and she says, ‘You can sing for me
anytime.’”
For more information on the 2012 PA
State Senior Idol competition, call
(717) 285-1350 or check out
www.SeniorIdolPA.com to see clips
from previous years or to download an
application. If your business would like
to support the 50-plus community,
please call to learn more about
sponsorship opportunities.
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The York County Area Agency on
Aging is seeking local residents
interested in volunteering for its
APPRISE, friendly visitor, and
financial counselor programs. These
opportunities are rewarding and allow
for flexible scheduling.
APPRISE is the free state health
insurance counseling program.
APPRISE counselors are specially
trained volunteers who can help
individuals understand the complex
Medicare system and the difficult
decisions facing them.
The counselors can answer questions
about Medicare, Medicare Supplement
Insurance, Medicare Advantage Plans,
Medicaid, and prescription drug
coverage. State training for this
program will be provided by the
Pennsylvania Department of Aging.
A volunteer friendly visitor is
someone who is willing to share an
hour or two each week with a
homebound elderly person. Many of
these elderly people have very limited
social contact.
These visits are often the high point
of their week, whether spent reading,
writing letters, playing cards or board
games, or just chatting. Areas of need
are Spring Grove, Hanover, and
Glenville.
Financial counselors visit older
adults on a regular basis and assist
them with budgeting, balancing a
checkbook, paying bills, and other
financial functions. Financial
counselors work closely with the
consumer’s care manager. No
experience is necessary. Training is
provided.
Local training for all programs will
be offered this spring.
For more information, or if you are
interested in volunteering for either of
these programs, please contact Beth
Grove, volunteer coordinator. She can
be reached at (717) 852-4904, (800)
632-9073, or by email at
[email protected]. Volunteer
applications also can be downloaded
from the York County Area Agency on
Aging’s website, www.ycaaa.org.
Area Agency on Aging Seeks
Various Volunteers
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Can you belt it out like nobody’s business?
Do you belong on Dancing with the Stars ?
Are you wild and crazy like Steve Martin?
Pennsylvanians over 50 are invited to audition for the seventh annual
PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition!
Auditions held at regional locations
Win a limousine trip to New York City
with dinner and a Broadway show!
For more information or an application:
717.285.1350 www.SeniorIdolPA.com
Tues., April 24Body Zone
3103 Paper Mill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Wed., May 2Broadway Classics
Theatre at theHarrisburg Mall3501 Paxton Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Wed., April 25York Little
Theatre27 South Belmont St.
York, PA 17403
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Lancaster, PA 17601NEW
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June 4, 2012 • 5:30 p.m. – Dinner; 7 p.m. – ShowDinner & Performance: $43 Adults; $32 Children 18 & Under
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