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A Voice for Central PA’s Pets Media Personality Devotes Decades to Animal Advocacy By Megan Joyce It’s a safe bet that Bob Rudy is one of those people who doesn’t often leave his house without a little pet hair on his clothing. And he probably doesn’t mind; in fact, he likely wears the strands proudly, each a tiny, individual talisman reminding him always of the animals he’s spent the better part of his 54 years loving and working to protect. And now, he’s not alone in his mission. In 2008, Rudy married his wife, Debra Vredenburg-Rudy, a psychology professor at Millersville University and the founder of Pet Guardians, a Lancaster County-based nonprofit that finds new homes for pets of the elderly or terminally ill. Rudy is now the treasurer and a board member of Pet Guardians. Together, the couple works daily to locate foster homes and, eventually, new permanent homes for animal lovers who are ill or entering assisted living or hospice care—so that, on top of everything else on their minds, they don’t have to worry about who will care for their pets. Although his charitable work on behalf of our furry friends is now at its zenith, Rudy’s dedication to animals began decades ago and has included so much volunteer work that in 2005 he received the Jefferson Award for Public Service in York County and the March of Dimes’ Community Spirit Award in 2007. please see PETS page 28 Bob Rudy with his pack. From left, Maggie the black lab, Taj the Afghan hound, Rudy the human, Rudy the lab/pit bull mix on bench, and Maggie the Irish setter, seated in front.

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Flu Shots Available this Fall The York County Area Agency on Aging will offer flu shots at participating senior centers this year. The clinics for September and October are: Tuesday, Sept. 20, 9 to 11 a.m. Stewartstown Senior Center 26 S. Main St., Stewartstown (717) 993-3488 Pre-registration is required. Thursday, Sept. 22, 9 to 11 a.m. White Rose Senior Center, Inc. 27 S. Broad St., York

(717) 843-9704 Open to anyone 60 years of age or older. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to noon South Central York County Senior Center 150 E. Main St., New Freedom (717) 235-6060 Pre-registration is required. Open to anyone 60 years of age or older. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. York Community S.E.N.I.O.R.S. 1251 W. King St., York

(717) 848-4417 Pre-registration is requested. Open to anyone 60 years of age or older. Friday, Sept. 30, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Northeastern Senior Community Center Otterbein United Methodist Church 131 Center St., Mount Wolf (717) 266-1400 Pre-registration is required. Open to anyone 60 years of age or older. Monday, Oct. 3, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Windy Hill Senior Center, Inc.

50 N. East St., Spring Grove (717) 225-0733 Thursday, Oct. 27, 9 a.m. to noon Delta Area Senior Center 5 Pendyrus St., Suite 1, Delta (717) 456-5753 Pre-registration is not required. Date to Be Announced Dillsburg Senior Activity Center 1 N. Second St., Dillsburg (717) 432-2216

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Walt Sonneville an you pass a citizenship test? This country’s adult population, and apparently the voting sector of that population, appears to be inadequately informed regarding our form of government and current events. A number of polls reveal astounding misinformation among the electorate. Given the complexities of our country’s history and the time required to remain current in new developments, this is understandable but not acceptable. The voting-age population that participates in the presidential general election declined from 63.1 percent in 1960 to 56.8 percent in 2008. The latter year actually was an improvement from the 2000 election, when 51.3 percent of eligible voters bothered to do so. While the percentage of registered voters who exercise their franchise is of interest, it is crucial that the voting public has a basic understanding of our country’s government, its history, and its economic policies. A representative democracy must have an informed electorate. James Madison, the father of the U.S. Constitution, made the point when he declared, “A popular government, without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy.” The lowest 20 percent of income earners had a 36 percent rate of voting in 2004. The percentage increased as incomes increased until it reached the top 20 percent of income earners, at which point it declined from 67 to 63 percent. This implies that higher income earners generally have the benefit of more education, better access to information, and, perhaps, easier transportation access to the polls. The “farce and tragedy” that worried President Madison are

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indicated by several polls taken over the past decade. Consider the ABC News Poll taken February 2000 when respondents placed Ronald Reagan as the fifth most effective president and George Washington as the sixth. In February 2005 the Washington College Poll had elevated Reagan to the No. 2 spot after Abraham Lincoln, while George Washington fell to eighth place, immediately behind George W. Bush.

Two years later, in 2007, the Gallup Poll ranked Reagan comfortably close behind Lincoln (20 percent and 15 percent) for first and second honors. George Washington was named the seventh most effective president (7 percent). George W. Bush had fallen to ninth place (2 percent). Voters in 1948 appear to have had a better understanding of the rankings of American presidents. A Schlesinger Poll at that time named Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Woodrow Wilson, and Jefferson as our top five most effective presidents. (Of course Reagan and George W. Bush were not nominees in the poll at that time.) When Oregon’s Tom Foley, speaker of the House of Representatives (1989-1995), lost his reelection bid, 30 percent of those voting against him believed his opponent would automatically succeed to the position. (Newt Gingrich succeeded him.) According to a September 2010 Pew Research Center survey, about

25 percent of U.S. voters did not know the Democrats had a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Michael Delli Carpini, dean of the Annenberg School for Communications, states: “Public opinion polling since the 1930s has consistently documented low levels of political knowledge among the public.” Is civics still taught in high schools? Education emphasis today is placed on improvements in reading, math, and science. Should more attention be given to the fundamentals of our multi-layers of government? Could native-born high-school graduates pass the test given to naturalized citizens? Here are typical questions asked of those seeking to become new citizens. For citizens who are seniors, these should be easily answered. 1. What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution? 2. How many U.S. senators are there? 3. We elect a U.S. senator for how many years? 4. We elect a U.S. representative for how many years? 5. If both the president and vice president no longer can serve, who becomes president? 6. Who is the current chief justice of the United States? At a minimum, schools should be encouraged to offer the same citizen-preparation program given to those who wish to become citizens. Anyone should be eligible to attend upon application. Walt Sonneville is a retired marketresearch analyst. He enjoys writing and reading non-partisan opinion essays. Contact him at waltsonneville@earthlink.net.

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Number of Children Living with a Grandparent Has Increased In 2009, 7.8 million children lived with at least one grandparent, a 64 percent increase since 1991, when 4.7 million children lived with a grandparent, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Among children living with a grandparent, 76 percent also were living with at least one parent in 2009, not statistically different from the 77 percent who lived with at least one parent in 1991. These statistics come from the household relationship module of the Survey of Income and Program Participation collected in 2009 and published in the report Living Arrangements of Children: 2009. In 1991, 5 percent of white, 15 percent of black, and 12 percent of

Hispanic children lived with at least one grandparent. By 2009, 9 percent of white, 17 percent of black, and 14 percent of Hispanic children lived with at least one grandparent, a significant change for white children but not for black or Hispanic children. Many children who do not live with a parent live with a grandparent. More than half of the children living with no parents were living with grandparents. Percentages for black children (64 percent) and nonHispanic white children (55 percent) did not differ from Hispanic children (61 percent), but the percentage of Asian children living with no parents who lived with grandparents was lower, at 35 percent.

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Savvy Senior

Options for Retirees Headed Back to School Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any financial resources available to retirees who are interested in going back to college? Since I retired, I’ve been thinking about going back to school to study some topics of interest to me, but, living on a fixed income, I could use some financial help. – College-Bound Senior Dear Senior, There are actually numerous discounts, tuition waivers, tax credits, and other deals that can help boomers and seniors go back to school. Here are some of the opportunities available. Lifelong Learning One continuing education option in the Central Pennsylvania area is the Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning, which offers mental, cultural, and spiritual activities for anyone 55 and

older through various retirement communities in the region. These courses are open to the public, so you do not need to be a resident to participate. In addition to being a great example of learning for the pleasure of it, Pathways’ noncredit courses are often taught by seniors who are experts in their particular field. Topics include literature, religion, computers, hobbies/crafts, politics, music, environment, current issues, and culture.

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Also, be sure to contact your local public library to see if it offers any programs for seniors. Back to School More and more retirees are also heading back to the classroom, looking to pursue their interests, connect with other people, or retool for a new career. But with the high cost of college these days, paying for tuition, fees. and books can be a big strain for many older adults living on a fixed income. Here are some tips that can help you save. Discounted Tuition Your first step is to contact your nearby college to find out what, if any, deals they offer. Many community colleges and some four-year colleges, for example, allow people over 50 to audit classes for free and many offer significantly discounted tuition rates for those who take them for credit. In fact, according to Fastweb, a college financial aid resource, 21 states and Washington, D.C., offer free tuition for senior citizens at some or all of their public colleges. (Textbook costs and sometimes fees are not covered, however.) Credits and Deductions Uncle Sam can offer some assistance too in the form of tax credits and

deductions. For credits, check out the Lifetime Learning tax credit that allows students of any age to claim up to a $2,000 credit each year for college or other post-secondary school expenses. And the American Opportunity credit allows an annual tax credit up to $2,500. The government also provides tuition and fees deductions for students that can cover up to $4,000 in expenses. But, you can choose only one of these three tax breaks: Lifetime Learning credit, American Opportunity credit, or the tuition and fees deduction. To learn more about these benefits, visit the IRS’s Tax Benefits for Education Information Center, which you can access at TaxBenefitsForEducation.info. Scholarships While most scholarships are aimed at traditional undergraduates, there are a number of scholarships offered specifically to adult and nontraditional students. Two good websites to help you find them are fastweb.com and scholarships.com, both of which offer huge scholarship databases and easy-touse search tools. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.

New Medicare Fraud Alert Issued Senior Medicare Patrol programs in North Carolina, Iowa, and Pennsylvania have received reports from beneficiaries who have received phone calls from companies wanting to send them a free back brace. The beneficiary simply needs to give the caller a Medicare number. When the beneficiary tries to follow up with the company, the phone number given for the company

has been disconnected. Remember: Do not give your Medicare number to telephone solicitors, salespeople, and people you are not familiar with. Once given, Medicare can be billed time and again with your number for services you do not want and have not authorized. To report Medicare fraud, call (877) 272-8720.

Clarification The July 2011 article “How to Stop Junk Mail” by Jim Miller advised readers to contact the consumer credit reporting industry opt-out service to reduce unwanted mail. Thank you to readers who expressed concern over needing to give their Social Security number to this service to be removed from mailing lists. While it is generally true that personal information should not be given out, the opt-out service has been checked out and is legitimate. These industries identify consumers by Social Security number and use date of birth to verify the Social Security number; therefore, this information is needed to be removed from the lists. However, if readers are uncomfortable giving this information—then please do not do so. www.SeniorNewsPA.com

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Salute to a Veteran

He Had 10,000 Hours Flying Everything from PT-19s to B-36s Robert D. Wilcox f someone tried to sell Hollywood a script of John (Jack) Collins’ career in the Air Force, they’d be turned down and told that it’s something nobody would believe. Growing up in Wyomissing, Pa., Collins had always been fascinated with airplanes. So he went from making model planes as a child to earning his civilian pilot’s license when he was 18. After soloing, he remembers flying with Lancaster’s premier barnstorming pilot, Jesse Jones, and Jesse’s daughter, Jessie, herself a pilot. Then it was to Franklin & Marshall College for two years before leaving to join the Army Air Corps in November 1942. Nine months later, he was pinning on his wings and gold bar as he graduated from the aviation cadet program as a second lieutenant at Kelly Field in San Antonio. Little did he know then that he’d be flying 14 different types of

aircraft as he They’d surface for amassed 10,000 that. Otherwise, hours of flying the American with the Air planes were Force. looking for He was first periscopes, by sent to Westover eyesight in the Field, Mass., day and by radar where he flew Bat night. When 25s in anti-sub they sighted one, patrols along the they’d drop depth Eastern Seaboard. charges … and, Soon they later, homing switched to fourtorpedoes. engine B-24s that Next could remain assignment for airborne for 12 him was flying Bhours. 24s from Gander John J. Collins, while in aviation cadet Their job was in Newfoundland training at Randolph Field in July 1942. to protect huge on 10-hour convoys leaving submarinethe U.S. The German U-boats had diesel chasing trips toward Greenland, Iceland, engines that needed air to recharge. and back to Gander. Then it was to

Land’s End, England, on sub patrol in B24s down the western coast of Europe to the Strait of Gibraltar and back. A key objective of those flights was to intercept Nazi U-boats as they left and returned to their bases in France and Germany. Then came combat, when Collins was assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group at Hardwick, England, where he flew 30 missions in B-24s. Does any one mission stand out in his memory? “Yeah, well, it would have to be one of my two missions to Norway to bomb out the heavy water facility where the Nazis were producing that essential ingredient for a nuclear bomb,” he said. “Naturally, it was especially heavily defended, and an M-110 came right up our con trail to fire his cannons at us and all but cut off our rudders. We were lucky to get back from that one.” Returning from combat, he drew the plum assignment of being one of three

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pilots assigned to Offutt AFB, headquarters of the Strategic Air Command, to fly the generals to wherever they needed to travel. He often flew the commanding general, Curtis LeMay. Collins says, “General LeMay let you fly copilot, but he always wanted to fly the plane himself. His motto was, ‘If I’m going to die in an airplane, I’m going to do it myself.’” After four years of flying the generals, Collins was asked where he’d like to be stationed. He picked Puerto Rico, and they sent him there to be checked out in the 10-engine B-36, which was the largest military plane the U.S. ever built. It held 32,000 gallons of fuel and was powered by six engines that powered pusher props … and four more jet engines that were used only on takeoffs and above 15,000 feet when added boost was needed. Was the transition from B-29 to B36 tricky? “Not really,” he says. “If you were a qualified pilot, you got a check ride, and that was it.” Was it an easy plane to fly? “Not especially,” he says. “It did take a little getting used to your sitting 32 feet above the runway when the wheels were touching down.” He remembers one mission when he flew his B-36 at 500 feet above the Mediterranean Sea to avoid radar, then climbed to 40,000 feet to the edge of Soviet airspace before breaking off as a reminder to the Soviets that we were still there. “Another thing about the B-36,” Collins notes, “was its extraordinary ability to fly 32-hour missions. The crews alternated during flight to permit

them to get them some rest, but the plane shook and rattled so much that it was tough to sleep. I wasn’t sorry to leave that assignment.” One of his strong recollections is of manning one of the many B-29s in England that were there to carry out our secret threat to the Soviets that, should they shoot down one of our planes that flew the Berlin Airlift, we would wipe out their major cities. Fortunately, the Airlift ended without that happening. Collins retired from the Air Force as a full colonel in November of 1972. In retirement, he worked for Rorer Pharmaceuticals as senior vice president for governmental affairs. Grinning, Collins explains that the company’s most well-known product was Maalox. He notes that his wife, the former June Prange, was a Central Pennsylvania girl, so it was only natural that they look for a place to live in the area. They did, and therefore they now live in one of its comfortable retirement communities. Collins keeps himself busy with enjoying his sailboat, playing a lot of golf, and landscaping his grounds. Recently, June asked him if there was anything special he’d like for his 90th birthday. He said it would really be nice to go up in the mint-condition Piper Cub he had seen at Smoketown Airport. So she found the pilot, made the arrangements, and Collins was taken for the flight on his birthday. It was wholly appropriate for a man whose career had been so uniquely filled with flying. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in WWII.

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don’t think my personality has changed much since I’ve been in high school. I still hate all the cool, popular people while wishing I were one of them. I began wondering if I was the only one stagnating … if everyone else is evolving and transforming. I decided to investigate the concept of personality change and therefore had to do something I usually try to avoid—talk to my relatives. I had lunch with my cousin Arnie. “Heck yes, I’ve changed,” he told me. “I used to be stuck in a rut in that accounting job; everything I did was very predictable. But now that I quit, I’m spontaneous, I’m creative. I act, I write, I paint. You know what that means?” “I’m paying for lunch?” I asked. “Exactly,” he replied with a laugh. I went to see my Aunt Sarah at her apartment. “Oh yes,” she said, “I’m a changed woman. When I was married to

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and they all thought they had changed in some way. This, of course, depressed the heck out of me, and I went to talk to my friend Larry about it. “I think I’m the only person in the world who hasn’t changed since high school,” I complained. Larry said that he’s pretty sure I’ve changed and grown. “Really?” I asked. “Oh yeah, you used to be a totally selfabsorbed jerk.” “Thanks,” I said. “But now look at you; you’re thinking about other people … what they’re going through … how they’ve changed.” I thanked Larry for his nice words and then spent the next three days thinking about how I was no longer self-absorbed. I then realized that if I’m thinking about not being self-absorbed, I probably am self-absorbed. And I thought about that for another three days.

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Mort I really loved him, but I did everything he wanted. Now that he’s passed away, may God rest his soul, I live my own life and do whatever I want to do.” “What do you do?” I asked. “Mostly I think about Mort,” she answered. I went to a coffee shop with my cousin Tommy. Tommy used to weigh about 350 pounds but now, because he exercises and eats the right kinds of food (stuff that tastes like cardboard), he’s down to about 210 pounds. “You know,” he said, “I used to hate myself. I thought everybody was laughing at me. And I was afraid to talk to people, especially girls. Now, I like myself and I’m not scared to ask a woman out.” He then asked the waitress out and she turned him down. He was still proud of himself for trying. I spoke to a few more of my relatives

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got an email from a guy I hadn’t heard from since high school. About 45 years ago we were best friends— two goofballs who did everything together. I remember spending hundreds of afternoons eating Eskimo pies and debating what superpower we would want most. We decided on invisibility because then we could go into the girls’ locker room. I told you we were goofballs. Anyway, as soon as I started reading the email my smile turned into look of bewilderment. He was using terms like transcendental meditation, peace, serenity, and love. He said he now feels a spiritual connection to the universe and has devoted his life to doing good deeds. My first thought was, Man, is this guy messed up. He no longer wants to be invisible. And then I started marveling about how much he’d changed. The thing is, I

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One Book, One Community is a program through the public library systems in Central Pennsylvania designed to encourage dialogue about a particular book, foster lifelong learning, and develop strong community ties. The Help by Kathryn Stockett is this year’s selection. Readers in Central PA will read the book throughout September, with special events and group discussions to follow in October at your local library. www.SeniorNewsPA.com

Register Today for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Today, 78 million baby boomers are approaching the age of greatest risk of Alzheimer’s. In 2011, there are an estimated 5.4 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. This includes 5.2 million people age 65 and over and 200,000 people under age 65 with younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Every 69 seconds, someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s and no treatment available to improve the quality of life for those affected by this debilitating disease. The Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Pennsylvania Chapter’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is its signature event, attended by nearly 7,000 people across the 21 walks hosted in the 59-county territory served by the chapter. The goal is to expand the funds raised to meet the ever-increasing demand for chapter services and support. But it can’t be done without your help! Take a stand. Make a difference: Come out to one of the Walks to End Alzheimer’s listed below: Saturday, Sept. 10 Harrisburg, City Island Registration at 8 a.m. Walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 York, Morgan-Cousler Park Registration at 10 a.m. Walk at 11 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24 Lancaster, Long’s Park Registration at 9 a.m. Walk at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 Chambersburg, Providence Place Registration at 10 a.m. Walk at 11 a.m. Register now by calling (717) 6515020 or emailing tiffani.chambers@alz.org. The Alzheimer’s Association – Greater Pennsylvania Chapter provides a broad array of programs and resources to individuals, families, and health professionals in 59 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties. Within this area, there are an estimated 250,000 individuals with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. In fiscal 2010, the chapter conducted 619 education programs attended by 12,116 individuals. There are 187 chapter support groups that meet monthly to provide valuable answers and caregiving techniques to family members. The chapter also offers the Medic Alert + Safe Return training and enrollment program to register individuals with dementia who may wander and to train public service officials who assist in locating them. Proceeds from the Walk to End Alzheimer’s support these valuable services as well as funding research aimed at finding treatments and a cure

for this disease. Your support ensures that those who are directly affected by dementia, as well as those who struggle with seeing their loved ones suffer, are able to find the compassion, education, and continued assistance they need from the chapter. The chapter also advocates for expanded services and eligibility for families affected by Alzheimer’s at the federal, state, and local levels.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call (717) 651-5020. To register, go to www.alz.org/walk and type in your zip code to register for a walk near you. Alzheimer’s Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter 3544 N. Progress Ave., Suite 205 Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 651-5020 (717) 651-5066 (Fax) (800) 272-3900 (Helpline)

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September September time has come once more Days growing shorter than before Foggy mornings dark and shivering cool Sleepy children dawdling off to school Songbirds are winging southward now Apples hang heavy on the tree bough Late-blooming asters in gardens grow Butterflies still flitter to and fro

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The Beauty in Nature

September is a Pleasant Month Clyde McMillan-Gamber eptember is a pleasant month in southeastern Pennsylvania, perhaps the prettiest of the year. It hosts the climax of the growing season and the start of preparations for winter. Most afternoons are balmy, an extension of summer. But evenings can be crisp, hinting at the coming fall. It has lots of beautiful flowers, a few colored leaves, katydid and tree cricket choruses, and migrant birds and monarch butterflies. It’s a time of harvests and a lovely, intriguing month to enjoy nature. September has many flowers left over from summer. But other blossoms only begin to bloom in September, including yellow bur-marigolds and sneezeweeds, white wild asters, blue great lobelias, fringed gentians, and wild morning glories of a few colors. September hosts a few autumn leaves that annually turn early on black gums, red maples, and staghorn sumacs. These

leaves add red to the landscape and hint at the coming season’s beauty. True katydids in treetops and a variety of tree crickets in shrubbery still chorus during September evenings, as they have since late July. Katydids chant endlessly from after sunset until around midnight about whether Katy did or didn’t. Tree crickets chirp, trill, or chant, as to their kind, into the night. Several kinds of southbound shorebirds from the Arctic tundra and migrating swallows pour through this area during September. Tired and hungry, sandpipers and plovers stop along the shores of local impoundments, waterways, and flooded fields to eat invertebrates they probe out of the mud. Migrant swallows catch flying insects on the wing, continuing south as

they feed. Broad-winged hawks, ospreys, bald eagles, and other kinds of raptors pass over this part of the state in September. Broad-wings migrate south to northern South America in flocks that form every morning. Migrant broadies spend each night in woods and seek rising columns of warm air (thermals) the next morning. When they find a thermal, they circle high in it, often hundreds of hawks at once. At the zenith of the thermal, they peel off together and soar as a flock to the southwest for hours. Periodically they have to find another thermal for lift and that is how they sail to the Amazon Basin. A variety of small birds, including warblers, thrushes, and others, migrate at

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night and feed on insects and berries during the day. There is a way of seeing many of those southbound birds during some September nights. Train a scope or a pair of powerful binoculars on the full moon, or nearly so, to watch for these birds passing before the reflected light of the moon. Orange and black monarch butterflies migrate during each day in September. From this region, those attractive butterflies are either going to Florida or Mexico for the winter. Shocks of harvested field corn and orange jack-o-lantern pumpkins are decorative in the fields during September and help note the season. And both those crops are reminders of the American Indians who first domesticated and cultivated them. September is a beautiful, bountiful month of contentment: a time to enjoy nature.

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Joint Replacement Surgery Surgical Advances Offer Quality of Life to More People — Young and Old

The introduction of a new medical procedure usually follows a predictable pattern—from an experiment, to acceptance, to becoming the standard of care. Consider joint replacement surgery, for example. “A few decades ago, knee and hip replacements were still relatively new and a bit exotic, but today almost everyone knows someone who has had one of these procedures,” says David Whiddon, M.D., a fellowship-trained joint specialist with WellSpan Orthopedics. Dr. Whiddon is one of many specialists who will treat patients at the new WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital, which will open in early 2012 on the Apple Hill Health Campus in York. Often, surgeons recommend joint replacement surgery when nonsurgical alternatives, such as medications or physical therapy, fail to address a patient’s pain. The most common cause of joint pain is osteoarthritis, which occurs when the cartilage between bones wears away over time. Once this happens, the bones rub against each other and joints become stiff and painful. While joint replacement surgery is now fairly common—approximately 300,000 knees and 200,000 hips are replaced each year in the U.S.—the procedures continue to rapidly evolve, according to Whiddon. “There have been great improvements over the years in the design of artificial joints and in the material used in their construction,” he says. In addition to design changes, there have also been a number of surgical advances, including the introduction of minimally invasive techniques and improvements in anesthesia. Taken together, these advances have helped make joint replacement one of the nation’s most popular and most effective procedures. “Joint replacement surgery is now a viable option for many more patients than in the past, including those who were once considered too young or too old to have it,” says Whiddon. “In the past, we often tried to ‘hold off ’ patients from having a joint replacement until they reached their 60s. That was because it was thought that the life expectancy

of the artificial joint itself was only about 10 years. We now know that these artificial joints can last as long as 20 or 25 years. “Today, the age range of people we will consider for joint replacement surgery has expanded to include people from the mid-40s through the 80s and beyond,” continues Whiddon. “I have put new knees in several patients who are in their 90s.” In addition to medical advances, patient demand has played a role in these changes. “People remain active much later in life than they used to,” says Whiddon. “They want to continue playing golf or tennis and don’t want to be stuck in a rocking chair.” How WellSpan Can Help WellSpan Orthopedics offers fellowship-trained subspecialists who can help to assess conditions of the joints and make recommendations for treatment. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (717) 812-4090 in York or (717) 339-2500 in Gettysburg. Introducing Dr. Whiddon Dr. Whiddon earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. He completed a fellowship in adult reconstruction at Tufts New England Baptist Hospital in Boston. Dr. Whiddon is board certified in orthopedic surgery and specializes in joint replacements. Scan the barcode with a QR code reader-enabled mobile phone to view a video featuring Dr. Whiddon. If your device is not enabled, download a QR code reader application from your phone manufacturer’s mobile site. Videos are also available by visiting www.wellspan.org/orthopedics.

Free Health Screenings Health & Wellness Area – WellSpan Health Take the Journey to Good Health Spine Journey – 9 to 11 a.m. Because so many people suffer from spine pain, it’s important for you to try to keep your spine as healthy as possible. Visit WellSpan Health’s area for information, screens, and advice on body mechanics, posture, lifting, and stretching. You will also learn about WellSpan Health’s treatment options should back pain affect your daily life.

Total Joint Journey – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visit WellSpan Health’s area to learn about the latest treatment options for hip and knee arthritis, take a hip and knee arthritis screen, and learn the best exercises to ease pain and stiffness.

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I hope you will join us for the ninth annual York County 50plus EXPO. Each month, 50plus Senior News brings you information on topics of health, wellness, finance, and much more. This is our opportunity to bring 50plus Senior News to life—your life! Representatives from an array of businesses are available to discuss topics that are important to you! Unbeknownst to many of us, our own communities hold a wealth of information: tax-saving strategies, home renovation ideas, health and wellness matters, retirement living options, travel, or great places for entertainment. The 50plus EXPOs are an effective forum for all those “hidden” community resources to gather in one visible, easy-to-access location! On-Line Publishers, Inc. is happy to be able to present this dynamic, one-day event to our visitors free of charge. You could spend the day at the EXPO or, if time doesn’t permit, make a shorter visit. Either way, we’d love to have you come! Our lives are always changing. Maybe you’re new to the caregiving role; perhaps you’re considering downsizing; or you need some assistance with estate planning. Whether you’re looking for medical, financial, or retirement living information, home improvement ideas, travel planning assistance, or great places to go for entertainment, the York County 50plus EXPO has it all. The 50plus EXPO isn’t just informative, however—it’s also entertaining! The sounds of 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Peggy Kurtz Keller will brighten up the Expo Center, Regal Dance Clubs will show you a few new dance steps, and caricaturists Sam Mylin and Nick Kienzle will be creating pen-and-ink likenesses of willing visitors. This day is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Please stop by their booths, have your “bingo card” signed, and talk with them about how they can assist you.

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11 a.m. – Memorial Hospital Diabetes and Heart Disease Presented by: Terri Epler, RN, CDE

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People with diabetes have a higher-than-average risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Taking care of your diabetes and conditions that come with it can help you lower your chances of developing heart disease or stroke. This seminar will examine the link between diabetes, heart disease, and stroke and explore ways to reduce your risk.

RetireSafe President Thair Phillips will discuss the latest news from Washington, DC, including up-to-date reports on H.R. 5305, the CPI for Seniors Act, Social Security, Medicare, taxes, and debt. RetireSafe will cover issues and topics that can save your life or your retirement. Come learn and share your thoughts and concerns—RetireSafe will be listening! RetireSafe is a nonprofit, nonpartisan bronze EXPO sponsor representing 400,000 seniors nationwide and more than 15,000 in Pennsylvania. Learn more at www.retiresafe.org.

Noon – WellSpan Health Stay Active: Understanding the Treatment Options for Hip and Knee Arthritis Presented by: David Whiddon, MD, WellSpan Health Orthopedics and Dan Fleischman, PT, MS, WellSpan Health Rehabilitation People are living longer and thus putting more mileage on their joints. As a result, the incidence of hip and knee arthritis is rapidly growing. Many times, the pain can progress to the point where daily activities become difficult or even impossible. This program will discuss the causes and treatments for hip and knee arthritis, including non-surgical, minimally invasive, and traditional surgical options.

Noon – Bellomo & Associates, LLC Estate-Planning Essentials Presented by: Jeffrey R. Bellomo, Esquire; CELA, Master of Laws (Taxation) Attorney Bellomo will conduct a workshop on estate-planning essentials. The workshop will cover the basics of estate planning from the difference between probate versus non-probate assets and the distinctions between a will versus a trust. Also, the workshop will cover how to protect your family from nursing -home costs, lawsuits, and poor decisions by children, all while you remain in control of your assets.

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What Is an “EXPO”? The 50plus EXPO is an event that’s a unique hybrid of information and entertainment, all geared toward satisfying the needs of the area’s over-50 crowd. This day is about you and whatever is on your mind. Finances, health, leisure, travel—the knowledge you seek is all available at one of our more than 90 exhibitors. Each exhibitor booth is loaded with information and staffed by friendly people who are eager and willing to answer your questions. The EXPO will also offer a variety of health screenings free to each visitor, so be proactive about your health and take advantage of this convenient opportunity to give your body a little “tune-up”! At the York County 50plus EXPO, you can take your “quest for knowledge” a step further by sitting in on as many of our free seminars as you like. Plus, WellSpan Health medical professionals will be presenting brief discussions throughout the day in which they will discuss

important health topics. Now would be a great time to get some of your questions answered from someone who really knows the answers. And when you’ve had your fill of the EXPO’s informative side, help yourself to some lighter, more entertaining fare! Caricaturists Sam Mylin and Nick Kienzle will be creating portraits of anyone willing to be drawn. As you make your way around the EXPO floor, don’t forget to get your “bingo card” checked by the listed exhibitors. Then return the completed card at the registration desk for a chance at winning a door prize. Last but not least, you’ll want to check out the entertainment area for some free ballroom dancing instruction from Real Dance Clubs, and then prepare to be wowed by the talent of your 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL, Peggy Kurtz Keller. At the 50plus EXPO, you can spend an hour or spend the day. Socialize, become better informed, and, most of all—have fun!

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It’s not a ‘Toon … It’s a Caricature! Remember when you used to go to the boardwalk and saw artists drawing caricatures of vacationers? It was fun to watch and you might have thought,“I would love to have one done!” Artists Sam Mylin and Nick Kienzle will be joining us at the EXPO.They will have paper and pencil in hand, ready to create caricatures for some lucky visitors! Sam has been drawing since he was 7 years old. He has a gift for creating caricatures that make people smile. He says,“I love to play with faces!”Through the years he has developed a style that portrays a subject’s distinctive features yet doesn’t offend. Nick has been drawing most of his life, and caricatures are a natural stem from that.To Nick, drawing caricatures is a way to connect with people in an artistic way. His style is fun but not intimidating or mean. It’s about making people smile one caricature at a time! While at the EXPO, stop by and watch the artists! You’re sure to be amazed at the talent, and maybe it will even bring back some fond memories.

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LeafFilter North, Inc......................................................................196 LEAVE A LEGACY York County.....................................................146 Life Force Elder Care Corp ...........................................................175 Lutheran Home Care and Hospice, Inc. .....................................133

Advantage Physical Therapy Associates . . . . . . . . . . . .154 American Cancer Society.............................................................122 American Diabetes Association..................................................127 Appleby Systems ..........................................................................192 Auer Cremation Services of PA...................................................172 Barley Autumn House Senior Living Communities.................129 Bath Fitter ......................................................................................115 Baxter Healthcare Corp................................................................145 Beech Tree Podiatry, P.C. ..............................................................174

Bellomo & Associates, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Betterliving of Central PA....................................................201, 202 Capital BlueCross ..........................................................................123 Circle of Friends - Shadowfax .....................................................177 Clear Choice Hearing Aid Center................................................157 Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania ...................................................170 ComForcare Senior Services .......................................................200 Curves for Women ........................................................................130 Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre.......................................................110 Edward Jones Investments .........................................................164 Elmwood Endoscopy Center, PC.................................................149 Geisinger Gold ..............................................................................150 Gutterglove....................................................................................121 Hanover Hospital..........................................................................197

HealthAmerica Advantra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 Highmark Blue Shield ..................................................................143 Home Smart Industries................................................................161

Jack Giambalvo Buick GMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 – 188 John J. Blevins, D.D.S. ...................................................................107 Kitchen Saver ................................................................................176

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Lutheran Social Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Luthercare......................................................................................135 Manor at Oakridge .......................................................................153 ManorCare Health Services.........................................................148 Members 1st Federal Credit Union............................................111

Memorial Hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113, 114 Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing........................................................152 Miracle-Ear.....................................................................................117

Misericordia Nursing & Rehabilitation Center . . . . . . . 118 Old Country Buffet ...............................................................101, 102 Orthopaedic & Spine Specialists................................160 Orthopedic Institute of PA ..........................................................168 Penn State Cooperative Extension ............................................169 Pennsylvania Home Solutions....................................................166 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission...................................147 Pfizer...............................................................................................179 Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center .....................183 Prudential Bob Yost Homesale Services....................................167 rabbittransit...................................................................................142 Regal Dance Clubs........................................................................199 Renewal by Andersen..................................................................181

The Somerville Showroom .........................................................144 Sonnewald Natural Foods...........................................................194 Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center..................103 St. Anne’s Retirement Community.............................................173 Sundance Vacations .....................................................................158 Susquehanna Dental Arts, PC .....................................................195 Totem Pole Playhouse..................................................................155 UCP of South Central PA..............................................................191

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 USA Optical Inc. ............................................................................182 Visiting Angels ..............................................................................120 Walmart .........................................................................................184

WDAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128 Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC ............................................................171

WellSpan Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 – 140 West Shore Window & Door .......................................................126

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RetireSafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Rite Aid Pharmacy........................................................................125

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Dr. Lori y antiques quiz game, Dumpster or No Dumpster™, has become a mainstay for fans who play along at www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori during my TV appearances and at my antiques appraisal events presented nationwide. I developed the game years ago so folks can enjoy playing as they learn which objects to trash and which they should treasure. Remember, cleaning is not the same as trashing. While you will get rid of stuff by simply throwing it away, you may be liquidating some real money in the process. Typically, when you clean out a house, you have no idea what certain items are, their age, or their value. If you are faced with the decision of what to do with the following items relating to the back-to-school season, which objects should you throw away and which objects should you keep? From the list below, is it a “Dumpster” or a “no Dumpster” item?

1. An original, not a first edition, copy of a Winnie the Pooh book 2. A circa 1970s Happy Days television show lunchbox 3. A small, easel-style chalk blackboard that is moldy from being stored in the basement since the 1950s 4. Your high-school yearbook from 1968 Many people make the mistake of thinking that old books are worthless unless you own a first-edition copy. Of course, first editions are highly sought after, but it is also true that later editions of favorite books are highly regarded. For example, children’s literature that is either antique (more than 100 years old) or vintage (less than 100 years old) is quite valuable. When it comes to the big names in children’s literature or beloved characters like Winnie the Pooh, the Velveteen Rabbit, or Curious George, don’t be quick to dump it! You know that you should keep the lunchbox featuring Ritchie, the Fonz, and the rest of the Happy Days gang. They regularly sell online for a couple of hundred dollars in good condition. You’ll get a few more dollars for it if you sell yours around the time that the school www.SeniorNewsPA.com

buses return to your neighborhood in early September. So, what about the other back-toschool items? Remember that I made this game easy on you. You only have to deal with a few items. Imagine how hard it is to make these decisions when you have an entire house filled with stuff to sort through. That’s why people ask for my help and get an appraisal from me first. Deciding what to do without any expert help can really cost you! As you make decisions, you are pretty sure that you can throw away the child’s chalkboard and the high-school yearbook. The chalkboard is in bad shape so it can go. You are right! In good shape, these sell for $45 to $75. But, condition is directly related to an object’s value and yours is in sorry shape. It’s a Dumpster piece. And, as you stand in the basement holding an old high-school yearbook, you think, Wasn’t it silly that Mom kept this around all these years? So, you don’t really have a sentimental attachment to it anymore and you figure that it is a Dumpster item. One thing to remember about old yearbooks: The only time that your highschool yearbook might be of interest to buyers is if you share the pages with a celebrity. If you had home economics or physical education class with Madonna, Julia Roberts, or the Prince of Monaco, it could be valuable. Otherwise, you can dump it! Keep playing Dumpster or No Dumpster with me and find out what your stuff is really worth! Note: Dr. Lori will be hosting two free antiques appraisal events in Pennsylvania this fall: at the Laurel Mall in Hazelton on Sept. 17 and at the Suburban Fall Home Show at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks on Oct. 22 and 23. For information, call (888) 431-1010 or www.DrLoriV.com.

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Braintwisters 1. What year was Rembrandt born? A. 1556 B. 1606 C. 1656 D. 1706 2. At what university was Rembrandt educated? A. Webster B. Leyden C. Cambridge D. Vrije 3. What was the name of Rembrandt’s first wife? A. Helena B. Franceska C. Hendrickje D. Saskia 4. Rembrandt was the chief painter of what school? A. Italian School B. Dutch School C. Neoclassical School D. Pre-Raphaelite School 5. Rembrandt moved to what city in 1631? A. Amsterdam B. Rotterdam C. Maastricht D. Rome

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The Search for Our Ancestry

Online Help in Finding Genealogical Records Angelo Coniglio ’ve reviewed the main types of primary and secondary genealogical records. In the past decade, public interest in genealogical research has mushroomed, leading to ever more online sites devoted to obtaining information about the lives of our ancestors. In turn, those sites have further sparked growth in the study of genealogy. There are dozens of online sites catering to the serious and not-so-serious researcher. Some, new to the undertaking and dazzled by the array of Internet sites available, believe that every bit of information about each ancestor is there to be had, online, if only the right link is “clicked.” That’s not the case, but much information is out there in cyberspace, as well as information on how to locate the data that isn’t (yet) online. I can present only a limited number in one column, so this topic will be continued next month.

• Cyndi’s List (free): One of the oldest and most-referenced genealogy sites is “Cyndi’s List” (www.cyndislist.com), an eclectic collection of lists of most anything to do with genealogy on the Internet. Cyndi’s List will not give a list of surnames from the part of the world you’re investigating, but it will give links to sites where you can find that information. Nowhere on Cyndi’s List will you find a copy of an actual birth record, but it does identify online and conventional sources of such information. Links can be found on Cyndi’s List for record

sources, for online family trees posted by others, and for local, state, and federal repositories and genealogical societies, as well as tabulations of printed books, newsletters, and other materials pertinent to genealogy. So Cyndi’s List is a starting place, one that can point to other sites or resources where the object of your search can be found. Other examples of the many online “genealogy list” sites are: • http://www.sardallas.org/ GENEALOGYSITES.htm • http://www.progenealogists.com/top50 genealogy2011.htm • http://www.familychronicle.com/web picks.htm • http://genealogy-websites.no1reviews. com/sitemap.html Be forewarned that many of the links found on the above sites lead to commercial sites that require payment before actual records are produced. • State or County Genealogical Sites (free): Every state in the United States and nearly every county has a site with more or less information about genealogical resources available in that jurisdiction. The sites are free, but many specific services or documents are available only through purchase. Type “Genealogy” + “State Name” in a search engine to find these sites. For example, New York state has genealogyrelated websites, including those at

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occupation, origin, and destination. The transcription may be output to your printer. The site’s free, but donations are accepted. No other records besides passenger manifests are available. Ellis Island (free): This site (www.ellisisland.org) permits searches, by given name and surname, of passengers who came to the national immigration center at Ellis Island from 1892 through 1924. Images of passenger manifests are shown, as well as transcribed text versions with ship name and date of arrival, passenger name, age, gender, and origin. Manifest images give more than what is shown in the text versions, especially after the early 1900s, and should be perused carefully for information on marital status, occupation, nearest relative in the originating country, and destination, with name and address of the person to whom the immigrant is travelling. Often, information misspelled or missing on the text transcription can, with diligence, be read from the manifest image. The transcription may be output to your printer, but if the image is desired, it must be purchased and shipped to you. The site is free, with donations accepted. You must register on the site with a username and password, but it can be used at no charge. Membership in the Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation is offered but not required. Once you make a few searches, you’ll find that they can be rerun by please see RECORDS page 29

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With three college degrees to his name (an associate degree in police science; a bachelor’s in humanities/ communications; and a master’s in education/training and development), Rudy has worked in radio and television for almost 30 years. But as is so often the case, his projected career path began elsewhere: with a goal to become a Pennsylvania state trooper after highschool graduation. “I’ve always had a heartfelt desire to help others,” Rudy said, adding that it is “just as well” that his policeman path didn’t pan out. “I would have probably spent more time helping stranded motorists change tires than writing speeding tickets.” His radio work started in the early 1980s and included stints at more than a dozen Pennsylvania radio stations, including, locally, WYCR and WSOX. Over the years, Rudy found ways to fuse his expertise as a communications professional with his passion for animal welfare, beginning with the Helen O. Krause Animal Foundation in Mechanicsburg. Rudy used his trained voice and honed people skills to host many of their fundraising Pet Walks as

well as several other events for the companion, much to the owner’s delight. organization. Sadly, the owner passed away later that Rudy has also hosted numerous events year, and Rudy agreed to adopt Sheena for the York County SPCA, serving on until she herself passed two years later. their board of directors, as host of their By that time, Rudy had already been holiday auction, and, beginning in 2000, owned by several dogs in his lifetime, as the host of Meet the Pets, a television beginning with a beagle named Trixie show aimed at finding homes for pets at during elementary school and Tina, a the shelter. Chihuahua/terrier mix in high school. “Nearly everyone I When he moved out would run into would on his own, Rudy say, ‘How can you do adopted Smokey, an I knew I couldn’t that show every week Afghan mix, from the and not want to take Humane Society. save them all, so I all those animals home Afghan hounds, an did my best to with you?’” he unusual breed with recalled. “Well, I knew convince others to their long, thick hair, I couldn’t save them had always held a adopt them. all, so I did my best to special place in Rudy’s convince others to heart, ever since his adopt them.” grandfather, a state In early 2001, Rudy had his first forest fire warden, saved a kennel full of experience serving as an animal foster dogs in danger of being consumed by a parent when the executive director of the forest fire. The kennel owner had given SPCA asked him to take in Sheena, a his grandfather Wendy, a Westminster Saluki whose owner unexpectedly ended Dog Show award-winning Afghan, as a up in intensive care. token of his gratitude. While Sheena’s owner was in the A few years later, a purebred Afghan, hospital, Rudy managed to “sneak” the Ashley, joined Smokey in the Rudy dog up the back stairs to visit her ailing household. Six months later, Abby,

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It was during his nine years as half of the “morning drive” team of “Mad Dog and Rudy” on WSOX that Rudy decided to throw himself even deeper into community service. “I volunteered to host just about everything I could, helping every organization imaginable, which eventually led to my being presented with the Jefferson Award,” Rudy said. He was also the public service director at WSOX and host of a Sunday-morning show called Music and the Message, during which he interviewed people from the nonprofit community to help spread the word about their efforts. Knowing of Rudy’s love for animals, a listener contacted him about Pet Guardians. Rudy invited the founder and president, Debra Vredenburg, onto his show … and the rest, as they say, is history. “On May 31, 2008, Debra and I got married and began our mission together to save as many animals as possible,” said Rudy. “I continue to host events, but the deal is, if I’m there, Debra is there too with a stand for Pet Guardians.” The Vredenburg-Rudys combined pets: his Afghan, Taj, and Maggie the Irish setter with her Rudy the lab/pit bull mix (yes, Vredenburg-Rudy named her dog Rudy before she even met her husband) and Maggie the black lab— that’s two dogs named Maggie. Add in foster dog Bella and four cats, and the Vredenburg-Rudy household is brimming with well-trained, well-loved animal family members. “Two of the special things Debra and I do together include occasionally taking our pets to area nursing homes and retirement communities for pet therapy visits,” Rudy said. “And every other week, we take two of the dogs to visit with patients at a day treatment center. There’s nothing quite like an Irish Setter unexpectedly jumping up onto your lap and licking you in the face to make you

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love life!” Their household also now contains not one but two Jefferson Award winners—for her tireless efforts with Pet Guardians, Debra Vredenburg-Rudy was the recipient of the 2010 Jefferson Award for Lancaster County. “We strongly advocate preparing for your pets when you’re gone, just as you do with your estate,” advised Rudy. Because Pet Guardians is not a shelter or boarding service—they are essentially liaisons that help find temporary and permanent homes for the animals—they are always seeking foster families who will provide homes for the pets until a permanent adoptive pet parent is secured. To find out more about Pet Guardians, visit www.petguardians.org or email thepetguardians@yahoo.com. Rudy will be the master of ceremonies at WoofStock in Harrisburg on Sept. 18. A Central PA Animal Alliance event featuring live bands, pet contests, food, and rescue organizations from all over Central Pennsylvania, WoofStock will cover a nine-block area along Front Street from North Street down to the Walnut Street Bridge. Rudy and Pet Guardians will also be part of several local parades in the coming months, and Rudy will emcee the Dillsburg Farmer’s Fair Parade on Oct. 15. For Rudy, a lifelong animal lover and advocate, the payoff is in serving as a conduit for the human-animal bond, in perpetuating for others that special connection that has meant so much to him in his own life. “[I love] seeing the joy on the faces of the people who know that their pet will be taken care of as well as the joy of the people getting the pet,” he said. “And especially when they stay in contact with each other; it’s almost like bringing those two families together through the love of that one dog or cat—that’s overwhelming.”

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Niagara Falls. For information on Foote family reunion reservations, contact Charles Gilbert at (716) 834-5236 or at footereunion2011@roadrunner.com. I will post reunion information for your group if you provide me with pertinent information at least three months before the event. Include a contact name and number to be published. Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to contact him by writing to 438 Maynard Drive, Amherst, NY 14226; by email at Genealogytips@aol.com; or by visiting www.conigliofamily.com/ConiglioGenealogy Tips.htm.

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Calendar of Events York County Department of Parks and Recreation

Senior Center Activities

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

Delta Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 456-5753 Eastern Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 252-1641

Sept. 4, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Meadow Walk, Nixon Park Sept. 11, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Yard Tree Care, Nixon Park Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Miller’s Heritage Day, Wallace-Cross Mill

For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse.

Golden Visions Senior Community Center (717) 633-5072 Sept. 6, 10:30 a.m. – Craft with Hanover Garden Club Sept. 9, 10:30 a.m. – Program on Protecting Your Joints Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m. – Patient Empowerment Training Program

Sept. 13 and 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Windy Hill Senior Center, 50 N. East St., Suite 2, Spring Grove, (717) 225-0733

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

York County Library Programs

Northeastern Senior Community Center (717) 266-1400

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

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

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

South Central Senior Community Center (717) 235-6060 Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – Quilting Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – Watercolor Art Classes Thursdays, 9 a.m. – Computer Class: Internet Use

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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

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488 Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m. – Chair Massages Sept. 15, 8 a.m. – Public Scrambled Eggs Breakfast Sept. 20, 9 a.m. – Flu Shots Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340

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

White Rose Senior Center – (717) 843-9704, www.whiteroseseniorcenter.org Windy Hill Senior Center – (717) 225-0733 Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693

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

Programs and Support Groups Sept. 6, 7 p.m. Surviving Spouse Socials of York County Faith United Church of Christ 509 Pacific Ave., York (717) 266-2784 Sept. 13 and 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Women with Depression/Mood Disorders Support Group Emanuel Methodist Church 40 Main St., Loganville (717) 747-8924 mindhearthealing@comcast.net

Free and open to the public Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. York County 50plus EXPO York Expo Center – Memorial Hall East 334 Carlisle Ave., York (717) 285-1350 www.50plusexpopa.com

Sept. 20, 3 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Golden Visions Senior Community Center 250 Fame Ave., #125, Hanover (717) 633-5072

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York Couple Married 74 Years Winfield G. and Margaret E. (Herman) Bier of York will celebrate their 74th wedding anniversary on Sept. 4. They were married in the historic chapel in Valley Forge, Pa., in 1937. Mr. Bier worked for Penn Dairies for 25 years and for Servomation Food and Drink Services for 15 years. Mrs. Bier worked in the school office of York Central School District for 10 years and for Maple Press for more than 10 years. They are the parents of one daughter, Dorothy Eyster of York; two grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren, one of whom is a U.S. Marine.

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Senior Center Director Receives Citizen of the Year Award The Spring Grove Lions Club recently presented its annual Citizen of the Year award to Tammy Miller, executive director of the Windy Hill Senior Center. Miller was presented the award for her work over the past five years in sustaining and growing the senior center. The Lions Club presents the award each year to individuals whose contributions and achievements to the community make them worthy of the special recognition.

Woman’s Club Donates to Windy Hill Center The Spring Grove Woman’s Club recently made a donation of $215 to the Windy Hill Senior Center. The Woman’s Club is a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to various organizations in the Spring Grove community. The Windy Hill Senior Center, located at 50 N. East St., Suite 2, Spring Grove, provides programs and services to older adults. The center serves as a drop-in activity center for adults over the age of 60. For more information on the Windy Hill Senior Center, contact Tammy Miller at (717) 225-0733.

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This Month in History: September Events • Sept. 9, 1776 – The United States came into existence as the Continental Congress changed the name of the new American nation from the United Colonies.

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• Sept. 12, 1953 – John F. Kennedy, 36, married Jacqueline Bouvier, 24, in a ceremony before 750 invited guests at St. Mary’s Church in Newport, R.I., conducted by Archbishop Richard Cushing of Boston. • Sept. 14, 1901 – Eight days after being shot, President William McKinley died from wounds suffered during an assassination attempt in Buffalo, N.Y. He was succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt.

Birthdays • Sept. 5 – Wild West legend Jesse James (18471882) was born in Centerville, Mo. Following the American Civil War, James and his brother, Frank, formed a group of outlaws, robbing banks, trains, stagecoaches, and stores. In 1882, after the governor of Missouri offered a $10,000 reward for their capture dead or alive, a member of the gang shot 34-year-old James in the back of the head and claimed the reward. • Sept. 23 – American journalist and influential commentator Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was born in New York. “Without criticism and reliable and intelligent reporting, the government cannot govern,” he once stated.

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