York County 50plus Senior News Feb. 2012

By Laura Farnish

As an artist for more than four decades, Barbara Warfel’s talent has

inspired the young and old alike.

“I’ve been bringing art to people ranging in age from 5 to 95 on and off

for 40 years,” said Warfel.

A gifted painter, Warfel began her career as a high-school art instructor,

but her artistic passion is now focused on the opposite end of the

generational spectrum.

Warfel has been at the forefront of a movement that recognizes the

cognitive benefits of art instruction for seniors, especially those with

dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

“My current path is a product of necessity and bringing together three

activities I most enjoy,” explained Warfel. “The necessity was to find

meaningful employment. The three activities: teaching art, doing art, and

enjoying the company of older people.”

Thus, Warfel decided to offer art activities for senior citizens residing in

assisted living communities. Her first class, which took place in 1998, was at

an assisted living facility in Mechanicsburg.

“I really enjoyed working with the seniors there, and they responded very

positively to art activities,” said Warfel.

These activities ranged from holding a pencil properly to drawing lines

and writing names on their canvas. The basics, as Warfel described them,

remain the key component in her lessons.

“I really work hard on starting with very basic processes—literally, how to

hold a pencil correctly,” said Warfel. “It’s important they are not working on

Art Through

the Ages

In addition to her work with seniors, Barbara Warfel produces fine art such as Sierra,

which she recently completed.

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In 1935, when Nevin (Ned)

Schlichting graduated from high

school in Philadelphia, he faced a

problem of most young men of those

days.

It was the depth of the Depression,

and his family had no money to send

him to college. Being able to get a good

job at all was iffy at best. Then he was

told that the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

was looking for apprentices in various

trades.

He decided to apply and soon found

he had plenty of competition. Some 600

applicants took an entry test, and only

those who scored 100 (out of a possible

100) were even considered. Schlichting

scored 100, and he finished the test a lot

sooner than most. So, he was No. 43 of

the 50 who were picked.

He was selected to be a shipwright,

which required a four-year

apprenticeship, during which he would

spend one day a

week in class and the

other four and a half

days learning on the

job, as he worked

with experienced

shipwrights. It was

intended that he

learn everything

there was to know

about the

construction and

repair of naval

vessels.

When the vast

hull of the USS

Washington, the

battleship he was

working on, neared

completion, the

master woodworker

asked him if he would like to ride the

ship as it slid down the greased

launching ways.

That sounded great

to him, so he

quickly said, “Yes,

sir!”

Only later did he

learn that it was to

mean that he had to

slow the ship’s

momentum as soon

as it left the ways, if

that became

necessary. To do

that, a temporary

16x16-inch wooden

beam was secured

on the starboard

side of the main

deck. It extended

beyond the side of

the ship, and a

special anchor was held by a sturdy

hawser draped over the beam.

Schlichting was to straddle the beam,

ready to chop through the hawser with

his razor-sharp broad axe, should the

river pilot, who was in charge of the

launching, signal him to do so. That

would drop the anchor with its

accompanying chain and slow the

monster ship until the six waiting

tugboats could fasten lines to control the

ship’s movement.

Fortunately, that wasn’t needed, and

Schlichting says, “I couldn’t stop

sweating.” The tugs carefully attached

their lines, and the hull was tugged to the

finishing dock to have the superstructure

and other work completed.

A major concern came when our

government decided to provide the

British with 50 of our aging World War I

destroyers. All of those ships had been in

“mothballs,” and the job was to bring

them up to par, to enable the British to

use them to lob depth charges at the

He Had Only His Axe to Slow Down theNew 35,000-Ton Battleship

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

Seaman, 1st Class

Nevin E. Schlichting in 1945.

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deadly German U-boats.

One major question was whether their

90-foot wooden masts could be used, or

whether they would need to be replaced.

Inspecting them while suspended from

bos’n chairs became a job for Schlichting

and other shipwright workers.

Eventually, Schlichting was promoted

to the Central Planning and Estimating

Division of the shipyard. There he found

that he had some free time, and he

joined the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve to

do security service in the Port of

Philadelphia at night and on weekends

when he was not working in the

shipyard. That service continued until

disenrollment in October 1945.

Schlichting still had the urge to serve

in the active military, but despite his

knowledge of ships, he couldn’t be

accepted by the Navy because of a

deferment from the Philadelphia

Shipyard. However, he learned from his

draft board

that he could

accept

voluntary

induction in

the Army. So

he signed up

at Fort Dix,

N.J., and was

soon off to

Camp Polk,

La., for basic

training.

From there

it was to San

Antonio,

where, near Fort Sam Houston, he trained

with the Criminal Investigation

Department (CID). And that led to tours

at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.,

and to New York City, where he did

investigative work with the New York

City police force.

He retired

from the Army

in 1947 and

returned to the

Philadelphia

Naval

Shipyard,

where he was

assigned to

advance

planning on

diesel electric

submarines.

At the same

time, he

decided to go

to night school at Temple University,

where he studied marine architecture.

And later the shipyard sent him to the

University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton

School to study finance and

management.

Upon his return to the shipyard, his

planning assignments included large

surface craft such as cruisers and carriers,

and he was promoted to control branch

head, with a staff of some 80 persons. He

retired in 1973 with 37 years of federal

service.

The next 20 years were spent in

Florida. Then he and his wife came to

Central Pennsylvania to visit friends, and

that led to a permanent move in 1988 to

live at a local retirement community.

There, he spends much of his time in the

woodshop, where he does woodcarving

among other chores to help residents

with minor repairs.

“Quite a change,” he notes quietly,

“from the time I spent perched on the

side of that battleship with my broad axe,

ready to slow that huge ship down if that

became necessary.”

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in

Europe in WWII.

The USS Washington, being launched in 1940.


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Bob’s Beloved Becky

Such Is Life

Saralee Perel

Our 5-year-old border collie,

Becky, is the weirdest dog

we’ve known. My husband,

Bob, and I couldn’t love her more.

Our older dog, Gracie, is a

shepherd/collie mix. She’s the

smartest dog we’ve known. We

assumed that Becky would watch

and learn from Gracie. Boy, were we

wrong.

Border collies are known for

herding sheep. Plus, they need lots

more activity than other dogs need

and are considered one of the

smartest and bravest breeds. But

apparently Becky swam through

the genetic pool without soaking

up one drop of it.

If a gun-wielding gangster

broke into our house, Becky

would go after him with the

courage of a SWAT team

commander. When a fly is

anywhere in the house, she runs,

trembling and whimpering,

behind the toilet where she stays

until I’ve spent half the day

finding the fly.

Bob has always wanted a

border collie. We adopted Becky

because we were told she was

bred to need no more activity

than any other dog and that she

didn’t have the herding instinct

that all border collies do.

That was a bunch of hooey.

Becky is not only on the go 24/7,

but she also herds everything in her

universe.

She herds:

1. The vacuum cleaner

2. Our empty-headed cat

Murphy, who doesn’t even notice

3. Apples that fall out of the

shopping bag

4. Anything that drops on the

floor, including tomatoes but

especially meatballs

Becky spends time in our fenced-

in backyard herding her flock. No,

not sheep. It’s her flock of clay plant

pots that once contained pretty

flowers. Using her nose to move

them along, she herds the pots one

by one from the left to the right side

of the yard. Then, crouching down

with that intense border collie stare

that is used for the purpose of

intimidation, she makes sure that

none of the pots makes a break for it

and runs fleeing from the rest of the

pack.

Then she herds all of them to the

left side of the yard. Then back to

the right; then left. This keeps her

happy for hours.

Becky doesn’t bark. She screams.

When she does, she sounds like a

woman.

She screams when she sees that a

miniature painting has been moved

3 inches. She screams when she sees

a truck in our driveway—our truck.

One day, Bob decided it would

be fantastic for Becky to follow her

genetic instincts and see sheep. We

drove to a farm that had lots of

sheep and chickens.

Bob’s chest was bursting with

pride and anticipation to see her in

all of her historic splendor. He said

to the farm owner, “Would it be OK

if I kept my dog on a leash and took

her over to your sheep?”

“Sure.”

Gracie and I stayed in our truck

and watched.

Bob walked Becky to the pen

where there were a dozen sheep. He

looked so proud, just like a shepherd

and his border collie in the ancient

hills of Scotland.

When they got to the pen, Becky

peered at the sheep—her body

crouched for a full two minutes in

that concentrated border collie stare.

It truly was a beautiful sight to see

her in her timeless glory.

Then she let out a scream so

earsplitting that all the chickens

jumped a foot off the ground.

Bob rushed Becky back to our

truck while the farmer came

running over, looking around

frantically for what he thought

was a screaming woman who was

severely injured.

Meanwhile, all 12 sheep kept

doing what they had been doing

all along: eating stuff from the

ground, still ignoring the doofus

border collie who was scared to

death of them.

There is something that Becky

does that she has never been

trained to do. When she sees

Bob, and he always kneels down

to greet her, she slowly stands on

her hind legs, puts her front legs

gently around his neck, rests her

head against his, and hugs him.

She doesn’t move no matter how

much time Bob spends hugging

her and kissing her forehead.

Becky loves Bob the way Romeo

loved Juliet. And he loves her the

same. When Bob leaves the house,

Becky stays by the door, no matter

how many hours it takes for her

beloved leader to return home. She

will not move, eat, drink, or do

anything other than stand at her

post … waiting.

When he comes home, the first

thing they do is hug. Bob keeps his

eyes closed in ecstasy. To me, love is

love, whether it’s between adults,

between parents and children,

between dolphins, between whales.

But especially between Bob and

Becky.

Award-winning columnist

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in Time for African-American

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To commemorate and celebrate the

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people of African descent, American

historian Carter G. Woodson established

Black History Week. The first celebration

occurred on Feb. 12,

1926.

For many years,

the second week of

February was set

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bicentennial, the

week was expanded

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Month.

Population • 42 million – The number of people

who identified as black, either alone or

in combination with one or more other

races, in the 2010 Census. They made

up 13.6 percent of the total U.S.

population. The black alone-or-in-

combination population grew by 15.4

percent from 2000 to 2010.

• 65.7 million – The projected black

population of the United States

(including those of more than one race)

for July 1, 2050. On that date,

according to the projection, blacks

would constitute 15 percent of the

nation’s total population.

• 3.3 million – The black population in

New York, which led all states in 2010.

The other nine states in the top 10

were Florida, Texas, Georgia,

California, North Carolina, Illinois,

Maryland, Virginia, and Ohio.

• 2.2 million – People who identified as

black in New York City, which led all

places with populations of 100,000 or

more. It was followed by Chicago;

Philadelphia; Detroit; Houston;

Memphis, Tenn.; Baltimore; Los

Angeles; Washington; and Dallas.

Serving Our Nation • 2.4 million – Number of black military

veterans in the United States in 2010.

Education • 82 percent – Among blacks 25 and

older, the percentage with a high school

diploma or higher in

2010.

• 18 percent –

Percentage of blacks

25 and older who

had a bachelor’s

degree or higher in

2010.

• 1.5 million –

Among blacks 25

and older, the

number who had

an advanced degree

in 2010.

• 9 million –

Number of blacks

enrolled in college in 2010, a 1.7 million

increase since 1990.

Families and Children • 62.5 – Among households with a black

householder, the percentage that

contained a family. There were 9.4

million black family households.

• 44.4 percent – Among families with

black householders, the percentage that

were married couples.

• 1.3 million – Number of black

grandparents who lived with their own

grandchildren younger than 18. Of this

number, 47.6 percent were also

responsible for their care.

Businesses • $135.7 billion – Receipts for black-

owned businesses in 2007, up 53.1

percent from 2002. The number of

black-owned businesses totaled 1.9

million in 2007, up 60.5 percent.

• 37.7 percent – Percentage of black-

owned businesses in 2007 in healthcare

and social assistance, repair and

maintenance, and personal and laundry

services.

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Not a Love Story: The St. Valentine’s Day MassacreOn Feb. 14, we remember our

sweethearts, our loved ones, and of

course … the St. Valentine’s Day

Massacre of 1929, in which seven

Chicago mobsters were lured to a garage

on the north side of the city and gunned

down by killers hired by notorious

gangster Al Capone.

The killings erupted from a conflict

between Capone and a rival gang led by

George “Bugs” Moran, who was the

primary target of the massacre.

According to one account, Capone hired

members of Detroit’s infamous Purple

Gang to carry out the hit.

They promised Moran’s crew a

shipment of bootleg whiskey in order to

get them to a warehouse on Clark Street.

Moran was late for the delivery, and the

killers may have mistaken one of the

gang leader’s men for Moran himself.

Two of the four gunmen wore

uniforms of the Chicago Police

Department and drove a stolen police

car. When they entered the warehouse,

the gangsters inside initially believed they

were being arrested. They allowed

themselves to be disarmed and lined up

against the wall before realizing they were

about to be murdered.

After the gunshots died out, the two

uniformed killers and their two

accomplices left the building, with

bystanders assuming the police had

carried out an arrest. A barking dog

prompted neighbors to investigate, and

they quickly discovered the gruesome

scene and summoned the real police.

One of the victims, still hanging onto

life, reportedly told the police, “Nobody

shot me,” despite the bullet holes

riddling his body. He died at the hospital

three hours after the shooting.

Police identified the shooters, but they

were never actually prosecuted for the

killing (although one did go to jail for

shooting a police officer in an unrelated

incident). Still, the outcry over the

killings marked the beginning of the end

of the Capone gang’s power in Chicago,

and it captured the imagination of the

public for years afterward.

Why Listen to a Groundhog?Most of us know the tradition of

Groundhog Day. On Feb. 2, the legend

goes, a groundhog that comes up out of

its burrow to check the weather will go

back inside if it sees its shadow, and

winter will continue for six more weeks.

But if the sky is cloudy and it casts no

shadow, the harsh winter weather is over.

Punxsutawney, Pa., hosts the best-

known Groundhog Day event, featuring

“Punxsutawney Phil” (who gained fame

in the 1993 film Groundhog Day), but

other towns in

Pennsylvania

and Maryland

hold similar

celebrations.

Where does

the legend

come from? It

may have

origins in

ancient

European

beliefs

involving a

badger or a

bear as a

weather

forecaster, as

well as the

pagan festival

Imbolc, whose

traditions

point to a bear

or a serpent as

a herald of good or bad weather.

In the United States, Groundhog Day

can be traced back to 1841, when a

Pennsylvania shopkeeper wrote in his

diary that Candlemas Day (Feb. 2) was

the day on which, “according to the

Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of

his winter quarters and if he sees his

shadow he peeps back for another six

weeks’ nap, but if the day be cloudy he

remains out, as the weather is to be

moderate.”


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Middletown, PA 17057

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A Farm Pond in Late February

The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

On the morning of Feb. 27, 2011,

I drove past a 2-acre pond along

Cocalico Creek in Lancaster

County farmland, as I have done many

times before.

But that morning I had to stop and

scan that human-made impoundment

with binoculars because scores of ring-

billed gulls were flying over it and

dropping to its surface to catch unwary,

small fish. Meanwhile, other ring-bills

were sitting with a gathering of Canada

geese on a grassy meadow near the

impoundment.

As I watched the gulls, I saw a great

blue heron stalking fish along the shore

and several each of common merganser

ducks and hooded merganser ducks

swimming in separate groups on the

impoundment’s surface. The ducks took

turns diving under water to catch small

fish.

I never

saw so

many ring-

bills around

this pond

before. And

I never saw

mergansers

on it at all

until that

day. The

heron,

ring-bills,

and

mergansers

were

migrants

that

stopped at the pond to eat fish before

continuing on. And it was the sudden

appearance of so many water birds at

that body of water at once that made

me stop for a

look.

There

must be

many fish in

that pond to

have attracted

all those fish-

eating birds.

Many local

ponds are

stocked with

bluegill

sunfish and

large-

mouthed

bass. Both

species spawn

in them, resulting in multitudes of fish

of all sizes, including small ones that

gulls and mergansers catch and larger

ones that great blues eat.

These fish-eating birds capture their

prey in different ways and in different

levels of water. Gulls drop from the air to

take fish from the water’s surface with

their beaks. Mergansers dive under water

from the surface to snare scaly victims

deeper in the water with their bills.

Herons wade in shallow water along the

shores and use their long necks and beaks

to catch fish.

Other local, human-made

impoundments benefit these birds and

ospreys, bald eagles, grebes, various kinds

of herons, mink, and other fish-eating

animals at some point each year. And

those interesting creatures are

entertaining to us who like to experience

nature.

Check local bodies of water when out

in February and March. Many of them

harbor intriguing, fish-eating creatures,

at least part of the year.

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Traveltizers Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel

By Andrea Gross

One minute I’m standing in front

of eight 4-foot wide, 12-foot tall

sections of the Berlin Wall. A

few minutes later, I’m watching videos of

the moon landing, Princess Diana’s

wedding, JFK’s assassination, 9/11 …

As I walk through the Newseum,

Washington, D.C.’s 250,000-square-foot

paean to journalism, I’m reminded of the

old adage: Yesterday’s news is today’s

history.

The museum, which is located on

Pennsylvania Avenue just blocks from the

National Mall, contains more than

35,000 newspapers, including one from

1718 that heralds the death of

Blackbeard, the notorious British pirate,

and one started by the brother of

Benjamin Franklin.

It’s filled with journalistically relevant

artifacts, like the microphone used by

Edward R. Murrow for his radio

broadcasts during the Blitz and the

notebook used by the Newsweek reporter

who broke the Monica Lewinsky story.

In addition, the Newseum houses

hundreds of videos. In fact, a person

could spend hours just watching

videos—from an eight-minute overview

of major events narrated by Charles

Osgood to a 25-minute look at the

history of sports reporting.

I hesitate before walking into the

Comcast 9/11 Gallery. Do I really want

to relive that horrible day? But of course

I go in and sit spellbound as journalists

who were there tell what they did to

bring the story to the rest of us. The

audience is transfixed; the room is

completely silent. I feel as if I’m in a

church.

All told, the Newseum houses 15

theaters and 14 main exhibits. My

personal favorite is The Pulitzer Prize

Gallery, a collection of photographs that

deliver a gut-punch to the soul. There’s

the horrified girl who saw her fellow

student shot at Kent State, the napalm-

burned child running down a street in

Vietnam, the flag being raised on Iwo

Headlines of History: Washington, D.C.’s Newseum

JAMES P. BLAIR/NEWSEUM

The Newseum

complex, just

blocks from the

National Mall, is

deserving of a

banner headline.

SAM KITTNER

The Pulitzer Prize

Photographs

Gallery is filled

with pictures that

have burned

themselves into

the national

consciousness.


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A replica of Tim

Russert’s office as it

looked on the day of

his death is on display

through 2012.

SCOTT HENRICHSEN

The Capitol is visible

from the museum

terrace.

Jima. Video interviews with the

photographers give the story behind the

story.

In addition, there are a number of

temporary exhibits that will only run

until the end of this year. One of the

most popular and poignant, “Inside Tim

Russert’s Office,” shows the famous

newsman’s desk arranged exactly as it was

on the day of his death.

Another, titled “First Dogs,” features

nearly two dozen pets that have provided

our presidents with apolitical

companionship. These include Coolidge’s

white collie, which was photographed

wearing an Easter bonnet; George H.W.

Bush’s English Springer Spaniel, which

was credited with writing a bestselling

book; and Warren Harding’s Airedale,

which attended Cabinet meetings with

his master. (One can only wonder what

scandals would have been adverted if the

dog had barked a few words of caution

into the president’s ear.)

On a more serious note, the “G-Men

and Journalists” exhibit provides insight

into the tension between law

enforcement and the press, showing how

the press prevents abuses of power but

also makes the work of the special agents

more difficult.

More than 200 artifacts complement

the photos and newspapers, including the

cabin used by the Unabomber and the

electric chair that ended the life of Bruno

Hauptmann, who steadfastly denied that

he was the person who kidnapped the

Lindbergh baby.

Later, after a quick lunch in the

Wolfgang Puck café on the lower level, I

explore some of the interactive galleries,

which are among the museum’s most

popular. In one, reporter-wannabes try

reading a news report from a

Teleprompter and writing a story on

deadline.

In another, they confront ethical

problems. When is it OK to quote

anonymous sources? Is it more important

to photograph a dying child who’s about

to be eaten by a vulture, and thus alert

the world to the plight of the Sudanese,

or is it better to drop the camera and try

to save the child?*

I wander out on the terrace, where a

guide tells me that the Newseum was

built on the site of the old National

Hotel.

“That’s the hotel where John Wilkes

Booth stayed when he plotted the murder

of Abraham Lincoln,” he says. Inside I see

the newspaper announcing the

assassination of the president as well as

ones telling of the hunt for Booth.

For contemporary events, there’s the

broadcast studio where ABC News films

its Sunday morning program, This Week.

Behind the desk where George

Stephanopoulos interviews the week’s

newsmakers is the famous view of the

Capitol.

But even more interesting is the daily

display of the front pages of 80

newspapers from across the United States

and around the world, posted every

morning at 6 a.m. Washington time.

They are a stark reminder that while we

in the United States may be absorbed

with the presidential primaries, the

people in New Zealand are focused on

something else entirely.

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Story by Andrea Gross. andreagross.com

*Note: Faced with this dilemma, Kevin

Carter opted to snap the award-winning

photo. Afterward he chased the vulture

away, but haunted by the scene and by

his own priorities, he committed suicide

a few months later.


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Alicia Weiland, Heather Bowser, and

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ongoing service and dedication.

After working in the insurance

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Calendar of EventsDelta Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 456-5753

Eastern Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 252-1641

Golden Visions Senior Community Center(717) 633-5072

Heritage Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 292-7471

Northeastern Senior Community Center(717) 266-1400

Red Land Senior Citizen Center – (717) 938-4649

South Central Senior Community Center(717) 235-6060

Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. –Wii Games

Tuesdays, 9:15 a.m. – Watercolor Art Classes

Wednesdays, 12:30 p.m. – Dancersize Class

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488

Feb. 2, 12:30 p.m. – Bible Study

Feb. 14, 10:30 a.m. – Valentine Party

Feb. 20, 6 a.m. – Make Fasnachts

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340

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

Windy Hill Senior Center – (717) 225-0733

Feb. 1, 11 a.m. to noon – Weekly “Healthy Steps in

Motion” Exercise Program

Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693

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please call or visit their website for more information.

York County Library Programs

York County Department of Parks and Recreation

Pre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or anyadditional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.

Feb. 11, 2 to 4 p.m. – “Beekeeping: Is It for You?”, Nixon Park

Feb. 14, 7 to 9 p.m. – Sweetheart Hike, Rocky Ridge Park

Feb. 19, 2:45 to 4 p.m. – Family Bird Walk, Nixon Park

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

Feb. 7, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York County

Faith United Church of Christ

509 Pacific Ave., York

(717) 266-2784

Feb. 9, noonYCAAA Family Caregiver Support GroupCodorus Valley Corporate Center – Community Room

105 Leader Heights Road, York

(717) 771-9058

Feb. 9, 7 to 9 p.m.Sweethearts Dance

Senior Commons at Powder Mill

1775 Powder Mill Road, York

(717) 741-0961

Feb. 14 and 28, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Women with Depression/Mood Disorders Support Group

Emanuel Methodist Church

40 Main St., Loganville

(717) 501-4294

[email protected]

Feb. 16, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support Group

Senior Commons at Powder Mill

1775 Powder Mill Road, York

(717) 741-0961

Feb. 21, 3 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupGolden Visions Senior Community Center

250 Fame Ave., #125, Hanover

(717) 633-5072

Arthur Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock, 32 Main St., Glen Rock, (717) 235-1127

Collinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club

Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg, (717) 432-5613

Dover Area Community Library, 3700-3 Davidsburg Road, Dover, (717) 292-6814

Glatfelter Memorial Library, 101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove, (717) 225-3220

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

Kaltreider-Benfer Library, 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion, (717) 244-2032

Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center, 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, (717) 252-4080

Martin Library, 159 E. Market St., York, (717) 846-5300

Mason-Dixon Public Library, 250 Bailey Drive, Stewartstown, (717) 993-2404

Paul Smith Library of Southern York County, 80 Constitution Ave., Shrewsbury, (717) 235-4313

Red Land Community Library, 48 Robin Hood Drive, Etters, (717) 938-5599

Village Library, 35-C N. Main St., Jacobus, (717) 428-1034

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• Feb. 1, 2003 – Sixteen minutes before it was

scheduled to land, the Space Shuttle Columbia

broke apart in flight over west Texas, killing all

seven crew members. The accident may have

resulted from damage caused during liftoff when a

piece of insulating foam from the external fuel

tank broke off, piercing a hole in the shuttle’s left

wing that allowed hot gases to penetrate the wing

upon reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.

• Feb. 6, 1952 – King George VI of England died.

Upon his death, his daughter, Princess Elizabeth,

became Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Her actual coronation took place on June 2, 1953.

• Feb. 22, 1956 – In Montgomery, Ala., 80

participants in the 3-month-old bus boycott

voluntarily gave themselves up for arrest after an

ultimatum from white city leaders. Martin Luther

King and Rosa Parks were among those arrested.

Later in 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court mandated

desegregation of the buses.

Birthdays

• Feb. 6 – Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), the 40th

U.S. president, was born in Tampico, Ill. Reagan

spent 30 years as an entertainer in radio, film, and

television before becoming governor of California

in 1966. Elected to the White House in 1980, he

survived an assassination attempt and became the

most popular president since Franklin Roosevelt.

• Feb. 23 – African-American educator and leader

W.E.B. DuBois (1868-1963) was born in Great

Barrington, Mass.

• Feb. 26 – American frontiersman “Buffalo Bill”

Cody (1846-1917) was born in Scott County, Ind.

He claimed to have killed more than 4,000 buffalo

within 17 months. He became world famous

through his Wild West Show, which traveled

throughout the U.S. and Europe for 30 years.

“Clean bill of health”This phrase originates from the

Bill of Health, a document issued to

a ship showing that the port it sailed

from suffered from no epidemic or

infection at the time of departure.


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ART from page 1

a flat tabletop. It makes it so much easier

for them to see. The pencil grip I use is

not a writing grip; it is a grip which

makes it easier for them to use their

hands.”

Since teaching her first lesson more

than 10 years ago, Warfel has provided

instruction to more than 18 facilities,

such as senior centers, apartment

buildings for low-income elderly, and

adult daycare centers.

“My range of experience working

with this population is very broad,” said

Warfel. “By observing which creative

activities are successful and which are

not, and why, I’ve built a strong art

program for senior citizens.”

Nearly eight years after her first

senior-instruction class, she began a new

collaboration. The initiative, created in

conjunction with a nonprofit arts

organization in Harrisburg, was called

Jump Street and aimed to provide art

classes to those suffering from

Alzheimer’s.

“I thought, ‘This is the challenge I

have been preparing for all these years.’

We met the program services coordinator

and set up the schedule,” explained

Warfel. “I had only one requirement—

select 10 people who could still write

their first name to join the class.”

The first lesson was a drawing lesson;

however, before everyone got started,

they were asked to write their name on

their piece of paper.

All members of the

class were able to

do so, except for

one woman, whose

illness had

progressed further

than the others.

After explaining

how to draw lines,

the class spent an

hour using the

muscles in their

arms, shoulders,

and backs to

complete the task.

At the end of the

lesson, everyone

was instructed to

write their name

again—including the woman with more

advanced Alzheimer’s.

“[She] wrote her first name in

beautiful, cursive script,” said Warfel.

“Her daughter was there beside her. Her

eyes grew wide in amazement. She

couldn’t believe the effect that one hour

had on her mother’s ability to write her

name.”

Warfel was astounded at the power of

such an activity.

“Neuroscientists

are exploring

evidence that

artistic expression

stimulates the

growth of new

brain cells and

creation of new

neuron networks in

the cerebral

cortex,” Warfel

explained.

“Working with this

group for almost

two years gave me

many insights into

the capacity of the

mind to create

while suffering

endless losses.”

She has seen her program’s positive

impact on not only the elderly, but on

their loved ones as well.

“The families are so happy,” Warfel

said. “It gives them some peace that

something is still going on in their loved

one’s mind.”

For her exceptional work, Warfel was

awarded Jump Street’s Spectrum Award

for Excellence in the Arts in October

2006, recognizing her influential work

with senior citizens suffering from

dementia. Her innovations also inspired

her authorship of a manual, Simple Lines

Make a Difference.

The manual, designed for non-artist

use, guides would-be art teachers

through Warfel’s proven methods,

providing questions to ask and

demonstrating each lesson. Even

someone with no artistic background can

read the manual and teach the lesson as

if Warfel were there.

As for the future, Warfel hopes to

continue to spread the word about the

power of art for the elderly. She would

like to provide more seminars for

caregivers in order to incorporate her

program in retirement homes in various

communities.

“I’d like to do more of that,” she said.

“I think that’s where the important work

is.”

To learn more about Barbara Warfel

and her groundbreaking work with

Alzheimer’s patients, visit her website at

www.passeri-warfel.com.

Warfel gives student Joann Greise

guidance on her drawing.


1. Stopping point

5. Mischievous god

9. Regional flora andfauna

14. Accomplished

15. Masculine side

16. ___ management

17. Gain wealthwrongfully

20. UK soft drink

21. Perennial plants

22. Refines

25. Clear

26. Provided relief

28. Back talk

32. Cone-like structures

37. Window alternative

38. Subject of parent-childtalk

41. Alleviated

42. Some eyes and teeth

43. “Isn’t it a ____,”Harrison song

44. Old Faithful, e.g.

46. Other side

47. Italian city

53. Pristine

58. Mexican bread

59. Confess

62. New World lizard

63. Gulf leader

64. Fill beyond full

65. Less

66. Fishing site

67. Genuine

1. Drifts

2. Crosswise, on deck

3. Grassy plain

4. Surrender

5. Burn cause

6. Galley tool

7. Turning point?

8. Slight, in a way

9. Established

10. ___ of Court

11. S-shaped molding

12. Check

13. Fine things?

18. Radioactive

19. Chisholm Trail town

23. It grows on you

24. Young herring

27. “Rock the Boat” music

28. Bronx cheer

29. Brings into play

30. Bug out

31. German historianJoachim

32. Dance bit

33. Pad ___ (noodle dish)

34. Leftovers

35. Mind

36. Nod, maybe

37. Pop-ups

39. Astringent substance

40. Perceive

44. Arias, usually

45. Looked secretly

46. Manicurist, at times

48. Place for sweaters?

49. Perspicacity

50. Bartender on TV’sPacific Princess

51. Needle point?

52. Still

53. One of seven branches

54. Supreme Court count

55. Singer Phoebe

56. Rake’s look

57. It’s just for show

60. Melody

61. Blubber

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Down

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Dear Savvy Senior,

What can you tell me about home blood

pressure monitors? My doctor recently told

me that I have hypertension and need a

monitor for the house so I can keep an eye

on it. But with all the choices, I’m a little

overwhelmed. – Hypertensive Helen

Dear Helen,

Everyone with high blood pressure

(140/90 or higher) or pre-hypertension

(between 120/80 and 139/89) should

have a home blood pressure monitor!

Home monitoring can help you keep

tabs on your blood pressure in a

comfortable setting. Plus, if you’re taking

medication, it will make certain it’s

working and alert you to a health

problem if it arises.

But with all the styles and options

available today, selecting one can be

confusing. Here are some tips to help

you choose.

Types of MonitorsWhile there are various types of blood

pressure monitors on the market (manual

monitors, automatic and semi-automatic

upper arm monitors, wrist monitors, and

finger monitors), the most popular option

that’s also recommended by the American

Heart Association is an automatic

monitor for the upper arm. The reason?

They’re reliable and simple to use.

With an automatic arm monitor, you

simply wrap the cuff around your bicep,

and with the push of one button the cuff

inflates and deflates automatically, giving

you your blood pressure reading on the

display window in a matter of seconds.

Semi-automatic models work the same

way, except you inflate the cuff manually

by squeezing a rubber bulb.

Manual blood pressure monitors, on

the other hand, aren’t nearly as popular

because they require you to check your

own blood pressure with a stethoscope,

which is difficult for most folks. And

wrist and finger monitors are not

recommended because they’re not

considered to be as accurate.

What to KnowTo help you choose a good monitor

that meets your needs, here are several

things you need to check into:

• Cuff size: If you’re opting for an arm

monitor, make sure it has a cuff that fits

your bicep. Blood pressure readings will

be wrong if your cuff is the wrong size.

• Accuracy: Check the packaging to

make sure the monitor has been

independently tested and validated for

accuracy and reliability by the

Association for the Advancement of

Medical Instrumentation or the British

Hypertension Society. Many monitors on

the market are not, and their readings

may not be reliable. A list of validated

monitors is available at the British

Hypertension Society’s website at

www.bhsoc.org.

• Display: Be sure you can read the

numbers on the display comfortably.

Most automatic models offer extra-large

digital displays and some even have

voice-announced readings.

• Extra features: Depending on your

wants and needs, many automatic arm

monitors come with a variety of

additional features, such as a built-in

pulse (heart rate) measurement, irregular

heartbeat detection, memory to store

previous readings, and computer

connections so you can download the

data to your computer.

• Portability: If you plan to take your

monitor with you while traveling, look

for one with a carrying case.

Where to ShopWhile there are many companies that

make and sell automatic blood pressure

monitors, the leading supplier in the

industry and the one most often

recommended by Consumer Reports is

Omron (omronhealthcare.com, (877)

216-1333).

Other top makers include LifeSource,

ReliOn, Microlife, HoMedics, Proton,

and Lumiscope. You can find these and

other monitors at most pharmacies,

medical supply stores, or online at prices

ranging from $30 to more than $100,

and you don’t need a prescription to buy

one.

Savvy Tips: After you buy a monitor,

it’s a good idea to take it to your doctor’s

office so they can check its accuracy as

well as teach you the proper techniques

of how and when to use it. And for more

information on high blood pressure,

including tips on how to check it, visit

“Your Guide to Lowering High Blood

Pressure” at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the

NBC Today show and author of The SavvySenior Book. www.savvysenior.org.

How to Choose aHome Blood Pressure Monitor

Savvy Senior

Jim Miller

February is American Heart Month


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White Rose

Chorus.

Officially

known as the

Society for

the

Preservation and Encouragement of

Barbershop Quartet Singing in America

(SPEBSQSA), the society was formed in

1939 and the York, Lancaster, and

Harrisburg chapters were chartered in the

1940s.

The York chapter, a.k.a., the White

Rose Chorus, was chartered in 1946 and

is one of the oldest chapters in the Mid-

Atlantic District. They currently have 12

active members but once had more than

200 active members on their roster.

There has been a recent resurgence of

a capella

vocal groups

thanks to the

success of

television

programs

such as Glee,

American

Idol, and The

Sing-Off.

Barber-

shopping is

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domain of

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generations as most chapters’ average age

is over 60. Although the organization is

always looking for an infusion of youth

to preserve the hobby, many new

members are over 50, as empty nesters

and retirees are more likely to have free

time.

For more information about the

White Rose Chorus or about barbershop

quartet music in general, contact David

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[email protected], or visit

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Ballroom in 2011. Pictured, from left, are Robert Renjilian,

Roger Wiegand, David Kelly, Roger Coleman,

John Patterson, Raymond Bush, the late Robert Eppinger,

Ed Simmons, and Bruce Van Order.


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