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It has become a well-deserved and common practice nowadays to thankthe members of our military, both past and present, for their service. Whether it’s a simple, impromptu thank-you between passersby on the

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Central PAThanks its Vets

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year, the success of the now-cult filmcontinues to astound Adams, who, at age87, remains a popular guest at fanconventions and film festivals across thecountry. “It’s amazing the life this movie has,”

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who was abducted by the infatuated GillMan toward the end of the creaturefeature. “It’s a classic beauty-and-the-beast

story, with stunning underwaterphotography filmed at Wakulla Springs,Fla., because of its clear waters. Thelagoon scenes were shot at the UniversalStudios back lot where Gilligan’s Islandwas filmed.”

Underwater, Adams was doubled byGinger Stanley, while Ricou Browningdonned the rubber creature suit forswimming scenes. On land, the creaturewas played by Ben Browning. “Ben began going to fan conventions

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William Powell, Glenn Ford, CharltonHeston, Elvis Presley, Rock Hudson,and many others (seewww.julieadams.biz). “Rock and I were about the same

age, so we became close friends andoften played bridge.”One of her favorite costars was

Jimmy Stewart, with whom sheappeared in Bend of the River twoyears before Black Lagoon. Twodecades later, she reunited withStewart in 1971 for The JimmyStewart Show.“After I read for the part of Jimmy’s

wife, he gave me a little nod as if tosay, ‘You’ve got the job’—and I did.Jimmy was wonderfully informal butprofessional, so it wasn’t hard to pretendto be in love with such a lovely man and

talented actor.” However, critics and audiences were

not so enamored with the show, whichwas canceled after the first season.

“It was quite a charming show butcame out the same time as more edgysitcoms like All in the Family,” saidAdams, who still remembers it fondly.

“My idea of heaven was going to workwith Jimmy Stewart every day for sixmonths!”Unlike the little-remembered TV

show, The Creature from the BlackLagoon continues to gain fans fromnew generations. “Some projects just take on a life of

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Thomas’ features and columns haveappeared in more than 400 magazines andnewspapers, and he is the author of Raisedby the Stars, published by McFarland. Hecan be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com

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Halloween 2013 at Spooky Empirein Orlando Florida

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My tutor hands me a piece ofpaper. “Congratulations,” hesays. “You’re an Oxford

graduate.”Well, not really. A “faux grad” is more

like it. But I do have a certificateverifying my attendance at one of theworld’s oldest and most prestigiousuniversities, one whose alums includekings and saints, economists andentrepreneurs, Nobel Prize winners andOlympic medal winners. And now, me. My husband and I have just

completed “The Oxford Experience,” aone-week program at Christ Church,the largest and arguably most beautifulof the university’s 38 constituentcolleges. During that week, we took classes in

the morning, explored the historiccampus in the afternoon (includingareas that are off-limits to most visitors),and played croquet, danced medieval

folk dances, and went pub-crawling inthe evening.We lived in dorms carved out of

buildings that dated back to the 18thcentury and ate in the Great Hall whereKing Charles I held his parliament inthe 17th century and that was used as

inspiration for Harry Potter’s HogwartsHall in the 21st century. Our fellow students, who included

folks from more than a dozen countries,ranged in age from under 20 to over 90,although the majority were in their mid-to late 60s.

In short, we were taught by experts,surrounded by history, and immersed inculture, and we were members of aninternational community. It’s a headycombination and undoubtedly explainswhy the program, which began in 1990,is so popular. There are six one-week sessions

between the first of July and the middleof August. During each session, there areat least 10 courses, each limited to 12students, who meet with a tutor for threehours every morning. Courses range from the specific

(George Eliot’s Middlemarch) to thegeneral (Moral Philosophy), the artistic(Beethoven: His Life and Music) to thehistoric (The Birth of Europe), thereligious (Sacred Landscapes and HolyPlaces) to the scientific (Human Memoryand the Brain). The courses are so varied, and so well

presented, that more than 50 percent ofthe attendees are repeaters. Indeed, wemet one woman who has come for 10

Amidst the Spires of Oxford:A College Education and a Cultural Exploration

The city of Oxford is oftencalled “The City of DreamingSpires,” a name that comesfrom a poem by Victorianpoet and Oxford gradMatthew Arnold. All Soul’sCollege, one of theuniversity’s 38 constituentcolleges, is known for itsdistinctive twin towers.

Oxford Experience studentscelebrate when they receivetheir “diplomas” during theirfinal dinner in the Great Hall.

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Chester County resident KatherineMcMullen earned Best Care® SeniorServices 2014 Caregiver of the YearAward.The award recognizes a caregiver

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John Montgomery of the Always BestCare office in Exton. The Caregiver of the Year Award is

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At the Coatesville Veterans AffairsMedical Center recently, VA leadershipand employees, veterans, communitymembers, and representatives of electedofficials gathered for a ribbon-cuttingceremony to mark the opening of theSpecialty Care, Urgent Care andDiagnostic Service Center. Construction began in spring 2013,

and the project renovated a 35,000-square-foot existing building withconstruction costs at approximately$13.4 million. Specialty care, including

dermatology, infectious disease,neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics,pulmonary, and urology, along withpain management and compensationand pension exams, will be offered inthe new space. Through the end of 2014, the

provision of urgent care, optometry,podiatry, radiology, and laboratoryservices are expected to transition tothe new space. Project highlights include new

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optimal layout for staffing efficiency,improved patient safety features, andbetter accessibility for persons withdisabilities. The Coatesville VA Medical Center

serves approximately 19,000 veteranseach year and has more than 200,000outpatient visits.

VA Medical Center Opens New Center

Photo: Billy Cargile, visual information specialist

From left, Andrea Hall, education programspecialist (master of ceremonies);

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services; Ketan Patel, associate chief ofstaff for geriatrics and extended care; LynOrdonez, director of primary care; ConnieBelden, radiology manager; Karie Duke,laboratory manager; and Tim Apollo,

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Jerry Buchko says he was fascinatedby airplanes as long as he canremember. As a child growing up in

Donora, Pa., he would spend hoursassembling kits of aircraft that he wouldadd to his personal air force. So it wasn’t surprising that, when he

was able to, he enlisted in the Air Forcein February 1953.After basic training

at Sampson Air ForceBase in New York, heshipped by train toKeesler AFB in Biloxi,Miss. “I was a little

surprised that when itwas 45 F as we steppedon the train, it was 90F when we stepped offthe next day in Biloxi,”he says. “For guys withnothing but our heavywool uniforms, thatwas hot.”He was assigned to

the Basic ElectronicsSchool in Biloxi thattaught virtually all theAir Force men whowould be working inall phases ofelectronics. Buchko did well

there, so well that atthe end of this five-month assignment, hewas chosen to attendthe three-month flight simulation schoolthat taught how to operate and care forthe simulators that gave pilots variouskinds of flight experience withoutleaving the ground. Then it was off to O’Hare AFB in

Chicago, to the 62nd Fighter Squadron asa flight simulator specialist. ThereBuchko had six more months of hands-on experience with the huge flightsimulator under the watchful eye of themanufacturer’s representatives, whoprovided the training.Every F-86D pilot was required to

spend two hours every month “flying”the simulator through various weatherconditions, flying hazards, and aerialattacks set up by the push of a button inthe simulator’s control room by a flight

simulator specialist like Buchko. Realism was the key. There were two

loudspeakers beneath the cockpit thatemitted the whine of a jet engine. Fornight flying, there were flashes oflightening and rumbles of thunder, asneeded. When the pilot entered the simulator,

he had the same instrumentation as inthe airplane itself. Hestarted the engine, calledfor taxiing information,taxied for take-off, andtook off for a mission asdirected by the flightsimulator specialist. And he “flew” it as he

would have flown the F-86D. But, in thesimulator, he was able topractice recovering fromemergencies like fires,flame-outs, and loss ofcontrols that could havebeen fatal in theairplane itself. If hefailed to correctproblems, a loud bellannounced that he hadcrashed. Input from the

control room wascarried through 60miles of wire and 1,262electronic tubes, a totalof 28,000 pounds ofequipment to make thisall happen. To get

everything in motion took 3,000 wattsof electricity per hour. The flightsimulation specialists were responsiblefor keeping all the tubes, wires, andconnections in working order.Specialists like Buchko had to be able

to play the role of operators of towers,instrument-landing systems (ILS),ground-controlled approach systems(GCA), and other systems the F-86Dpilots would be using. There was somuch to know and so many pilots totrain that the simulator was in service 24hours a day. Still, there were hours when pilots

were not being trained. In those hours,specialists like Buchko were encouragedto use the simulator themselves and toset up for themselves flight conditions

He Flew the F-86D Sabre Jet forHundreds of Hours … Without

Ever Leaving the GroundRobert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

A/2C Gerald (Gerry) Buchkoat Keesler AFB in 1953.

Buchko at the controls of theflight simulator at O’Hare AFB in

1954.

like those they would use in actual pilottraining. Buchko took full advantage of that,

putting himself through the same paceshe’d put the pilots through. And that’show he racked up the hundreds of hourshe had flying the F-86D, a jet airplanethat could fly at more than the speed ofsound in level flight.

When his hitch was up in February1957, Buchko left the Air Force as anairman first class and worked for a coupleof years for a factory that made theelectronic products sold by Sears. Hethen entered the Indiana Institute ofTechnology in Fort Wayne, using theG.I. Bill to earn a B.S. as an electricalengineer.

That got him a job with RCA inCentral Pennsylvania, where he workedfor the next 15 years as a power tubeengineer. In that job, the power tubes hedeveloped were used in many of therockets used in the moon shots from theKennedy Space Center in Florida. He then moved to Quality and

Reliability Assurance for another 20 yearsbefore retiring from Burle Industries,Inc., the company that had purchased theRCA plant.In retirement, he now spends one day

a week volunteering with Meals onWheels. He also spends time in hishobby, woodworking. And, wouldn’t you

know, he still spends lots of time in aMicrosoft Flight Simulator, a computergame that permits him to fly manydifferent kinds of aircraft to airportsacross the world. He still can’t quite get over the fact

that the work of the Air Force simulatorthat he used to operate filled an entireroom, while the Microsoft simulator henow uses can do most of the same tasks,although it fits on a single disk that heplays through his desktop computer.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber inEurope in World War II.

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Dear Savvy Senior,My 62-year-old sister was recently

diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and wassurprised when the doctor told her that she’sprobably had it or prediabetes for manyyears. My question is, what determinesprediabetes and how can you know if youhave it? – Surprised Senior

Dear Surprised,Underlying today’s growing epidemic

of Type 2 diabetes is a much largerepidemic called prediabetes, which iswhen the blood-sugar levels are higherthan normal but not high enough to becalled diabetes. The National Institutes of Health

estimates that as many as 79 millionAmericans today have prediabetes. Leftuntreated, it almost always turns intoType 2 diabetes within 10 years. And, if you have prediabetes, the

long-term damage it can cause—especially to your heart and circulatorysystem—may already be starting.But the good news is that prediabetes

doesn’t mean that you’re destined for full-blown diabetes. Prediabetes can actuallybe reversed, and diabetes prevented, bymaking some simple lifestyle changes likelosing weight, exercising, eating a healthydiet, and cutting back on carbohydrates. Or, if you need more help, oral

medications may also be an option.

Get Checked? Because prediabetes typically causes no

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have it don’trealize it.The onlyway toknow forsure is toget a bloodtest. Everyone

age 45 yearsor oldershouldconsidergettingtested for prediabetes, especially if youare overweight with a body mass index(BMI) above 25. See www.cdc.gov/bmi tocalculate your BMI. If you are younger than 45 but are

overweight, or have high blood pressure,a family history of diabetes, or belong toan ethnic group (Latino, Asian, African,or Native American) at high risk fordiabetes, you too should get checked. To help you determine your risk of

diabetes, the American DiabetesAssociation has a quick, online quiz youcan take for free at www.diabetes.org/are-you-at-risk.

Diabetes TestsThere are several tests your doctor can

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If you’rereluctant tovisit yourdoctor to gettested, analternative isto testyourself. Todo that, you’llneed topurchase anA1C hometest kit thatmeasures your

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results are usually sent back within aweek. A1C tests measure the percentage of

glucose in the bloodstream. A reading of5.7 to 6.4 percent is consideredprediabetes, while 6.5 percent or greateris diabetes. If you find that you are prediabetic or

diabetic, you need to see your doctor todevelop a plan to get it under control. For more information on prediabetes

and diabetes, visit the American DiabetesAssociation at www.diabetes.org and theNational Diabetes Education Program(www.ndep.nih.gov), which also offersdozens of free publications you can orderonline or by calling (888) 693-6337.

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Mennonite Home Communities1520 Harrisburg Pike • Lancaster, PA 17601(717) 393-1301 • www.mennonitehome.org

Number of Beds: 92Rehabilitation Unit: NoAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: AAHSA,LeadingAge PA (PANPHA), NHPCO, PHN,HPNAComments: A beautiful, full-servicecontinuing care retirement communitywith a 147-year history of exemplary care.

Homeland Center1901 North Fifth Street • Harrisburg, PA 17102-1598(717) 221-7902 • www.homelandcenter.org

Number of Beds: 188Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: Equal Housing,LeadingAge PAComments: Person-centered carewith reputation for compassion andexcellence. Established in 1903. Respitecare available w/minimum stay.

The Middletown Home999 West Harrisburg Pike • Middletown, PA 17057(717) 944-3351 • www.middletownhome.org

Number of Beds: 102Rehabilitation Unit: NoAlzheimer’s Unit: NoSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational,Respiratory, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesComments: Our campus offers skillednursing and rehabilitation services,personal care, and independent livingresidences.

Maple Farm604 Oak Street • Akron, PA 17501(717) 859-1191 • www.maplefarm.org

Number of Beds: 46Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: NoSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: LeadingAge,LeadingAge PA, Mennonite Health ServicesComments: Maple Farm puts the personfirst so your choices matter. Enjoy thecomforts of home with countrykitchen, private bedroom, full bath,and great views.

This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.

Bethany Village – The Oaks325 Wesley Drive • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055(717) 766-0279 • www.bethanyvillage.org

Number of Beds: 69Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: CARF/CCAC;Eagle, LeadingAge PAComments: Maplewood Assisted Livingalso available.

Claremont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center1000 Claremont Road • Carlisle, PA 17013(717) 243-2031 • www.ccpa.net/cnrc

Number of Beds: 290Rehabilitation Unit: NoAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: NoSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesComments: Claremont provides qualityskilled nursing and rehabilitationservices for short- and long-term stays.

Number of Beds: 375Rehabilitation Unit: NoAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Physical, OccupationalRespiratoryLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: NoSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesComments: Elm Spring ResidenceIndependent Living on campus.

Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center118 Pleasant Acres Road • York, PA 17402(717) 840-7100 • www.yorkcountypa.gov

Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community3026 Mt. Hope Home Road • Manheim, PA 17545(717) 665-6365 • www.mthopenazarene.org

Number of Beds: 50Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: NoSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational,Respiratory, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: NoMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: Leading Age,Lancaster Links, LCF, MC ChamberComments: A church mission dedicatedto great care in a loving, Christianenvironment for low-income seniors.

Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers

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This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers. These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.

Spring Creek Rehabilitation & Health Care Center1205 South 28th Street • Harrisburg, PA 17111(717) 565-7000 • www.springcreekcares.com

Number of Beds: 404Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational,Respiratory, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesComments: A charming campus offeringshort-term rehab, specialized respiratoryservices to include vents and trachs,Alzheimer’s unit, and long-term skilled care.

Tel Hai Retirement Community1200 Tel Hai Circle • Honey Brook, PA 19344(610) 273-9333 • www.telhai.org

Number of Beds: 139Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, RespiratoryLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: CARF, MHSAlliance, Leading AgeComments: Dedicated short-term rehabneighborhood with Tel Hai’s own therapydepartment dedicated to intensivetherapy with goal of returning home.

Transitions Healthcare – Gettysburg595 Biglerville Road • Gettysburg, PA 17325(717) 334-6249 • www.transitionshealthcarellc.com

Number of Beds: 135Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: YesSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational,Respiratory, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: Yes

Scheduled Entertainment: YesPrivate Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: PHCA, PACAComments: Fully staffed TransitionsHealthcare employees in skilled nursingand sub-acute rehab. Tours are encouraged!

Twin Pines Health Care Center315 East London Grove Road • West Grove, PA 19390(610) 869-2456

Number of Beds: 120Rehabilitation Unit: YesAlzheimer’s Unit: NoSkilled Licensed Nursing: YesTherapy: Speech, Occupational, PhysicalLong-Term Care: YesRespite Care: Yes24-Hour Medical Care: YesRecreational Activities: YesScheduled Entertainment: Yes

Private Rooms Available: YesSemi-Private Rooms Available: YesPet Visitation Allowed: YesBeauty/Barber Shop: YesMedicare: Yes Medicaid: YesAccreditations/Affiliations: AHCA, PHCAComments: Beautiful, brand-new facility.Top-quality skilled nursing and rehab.Immediate openings!

Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers

Report Highlights Effect of Aging BoomersWhile rates of smoking and excessive

drinking have declined among olderAmericans, prevalence of chronic diseasehas risen, and many older Americans areunprepared to afford the costs of long-term care in a nursing home, according toa report from the U.S. Census Bureaucommissioned by the National Institutesof Health.The report highlights those trends and

others among America’s older population,now over 40 million and expected to morethan double by mid-century, growing to83.7 million people and one-fifth of theU.S. population by 2050. Population trends and other national

data about people 65 and older arepresented in the report, 65+ in the UnitedStates: 2010. It documents aging as quite varied in

terms of how long people live, how wellthey age, their financial and educationalstatus, their medical and long-term careand housing costs, where they live andwith whom, and other factors important

for aging and health. Funded by the National Institute on

Aging (NIA), part of NIH, the reportdraws heavily on data from the 2010Census and other nationally representativesurveys. In addition, data from NIA-funded research was included in thereport. A key aspect of the report is the effect

that the aging of the baby boomgeneration—those born between 1946 and1964—will have on the U.S. populationand on society in general. Baby boomersbegan to reach age 65 in 2011; between2010 and 2020, the older generation isprojected to grow more rapidly than inany other decade since 1900. The report points out some critical

health-related issues:

• Rates of smoking and excessivealcohol consumption have declined amongthose 65 and older, but the percentage ofoverweight and obese people hasincreased.

• Between 2003-2006, 72 percent ofolder men and 67 percent of older womenwere overweight or obese. Obesity isassociated in increased rates of diabetes,arthritis, and impaired mobility, and insome cases with higher death rates. • Research based on NIA’s Health and

Retirement Study suggests that theprevalence of chronic diseases, such ashigh blood pressure, heart disease, chroniclung disease, and diabetes, increasedamong older people between 1998 and2008. For example, in 2008, 41 percent of

the older population had three or morechronic conditions, 51 percent had one ortwo, and only 8 percent had no chronicconditions. • The cost of long-term care varies by

care setting. The average cost of a privateroom in a nursing home was $229 per dayor $83,585 per year in 2010. • Less than one-fifth of older people

have the personal financial resources to

live in a nursing home for more than threeyears, and almost two-thirds cannot affordeven one year. • Medicare provides coverage in a

skilled nursing facility to older anddisabled patients for short time periodsfollowing hospitalization. • Medicaid covers long-term care in

certified facilities for qualifying low-income seniors. In 2006, Medicaid paidfor 43 percent of long-term care. “Most of the long-term care provided

to older people today comes from unpaidfamily members and friends,” notedRichard Suzman, director of the Divisionof Behavioral and Social Research at NIA. “Baby boomers had far fewer children

than their parents. Combined with higherdivorce rates and disrupted familystructures, this will result in fewer familymembers to provide long-term care in thefuture. This will become more serious aspeople live longer with conditions such ascancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s.”

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OXFORD from page 5

summers and, during many of thosesummers, has stayed for two or moresessions. Although Christ Church is just a few

blocks from the center of Oxford, ourdays on campus were so full that weweren’t able to thoroughly enjoy thetown. So, after “graduation” we allowourselves three days to see the age-oldbuildings and cobblestone alleys of thecity itself.To get an overview, we climb the 100-

plus steps to the top of the Church of St.Mary the Virgin, where we look out overa sea of spires. Steepled churches andturreted buildings are surrounded by hillsof green, and narrow alleys are bisectedby modern thoroughfares. Descending from the stratosphere, we

stop at the Bodleian Library, which, withmore than 11 million volumes, is thesecond largest in Britain; gaze at theSheldonian Theatre, designed by famed17th-century architect Sir ChristopherWren; and meander through the BotanicGarden, the oldest such garden inEngland.

In the shallow river bordering thegardens, we get our first look at punting,a popular Oxford activity that involvespropelling a flat-bottomed boat bypushing a pole against the riverbed.It looks easy, so we rent a boat,

intending to try our skill, but it takes usless than 10 minutes mired in mud torealize that we have no skill. We finallyhire a “chauffeur,” who punts while wecontemplate the view.We get our literary fix by having pub-

grub at the White Horse, figuring that ifit’s good enough for Inspector Morse, it’sgood enough for us; downing ale at TheEagle and Child, the favorite stompinggrounds of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S.Lewis; and visiting the shop that wasfrequented by the real-life Alice inWonderland as well as Lewis Carroll, theman who immortalized her.Finally, on our last day, we treat

ourselves to an all-day tour of theCotswolds. As Martin Cowell, owner of

Absolute Touring, drives his eight-passenger van along windy roads andsmall villages that are inaccessible tolarger vehicles, we enter a world wheresheep graze in fields bordered by stackedstone fences and homes are built frombricks the color of burnished gold.Martin tells us that the Cotswolds has

been deemed an Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty, and it is indeed. But it’smore than that. It’s a poster come to life.Back in Oxford, we stop at a souvenir

shop where I buy a t-shirt emblazonedwith the Oxford University insignia.After all, even a faux grad deserves somebragging rights.

www.oxfordexperience.infowww.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com

Note: Registration for the 2015 OxfordExperience closes May 1, 2015. Themost popular classes fill up early, sonewbies are advised to register ASAP.

Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted;story by Andrea Gross

Luke Gander, owner ofAlice’s Sweet Shop, shows an illustrationof his shop in Lewis Carroll’s novel,

Through the Looking Glass.

Punting is a popular Oxford activity thatinvolves using a pole to propel a flat-bottom boat along a shallow river.

Ifound an outdated container of beefgravy in the back of our refrigeratorwhile gathering ingredients for

dinner. My wife asked why I was placing it on

the kitchen counter instead ofimmediately throwing it away. Shepressed me on this simple little actbecause I do have a tendency to depositdirty dishes in the sink and on thecounter instead of putting them rightinto the dishwasher. One requires more effort than the

other, I guess.So, I got defensive and replied

somewhat flippantly that I needed tokeep the rancid gravy there for severalmonths as I was working on an empiricalstudy to reject the null hypothesis thatclaims flies (and other critters) are notspontaneously generated from inorganicsubstances. A scientist used mutton gravy in one

of the original studies, but beef gravy, Ithought, would serve the same purpose

for my experiment, which I wasn’t goingto do anyway. It’s not necessary to understand the

preceding arcane, scientific jargon. Thetheory of spontaneous generation isantiquated and obscure (and long agodebunked). The reason I thought of it isprobably because I’m also antiquated andobscure (and often debunked). Also, it was my way of temporarily

evading further discussion about myindolence. I didn’t want to waste mytime on any discussion of that. That’smostly because my wife has plenty ofevidence to support her hypothesis that Iam somewhat indolent. I had another incident with leftover

chicken gravy not so long ago. Theforgotten glop had dehydrated into acrackled yellow plug that easily droppedout of the plastic storage cup when Iditched it, which made for a neat andeasy disposal. It just made a muffledplunk when it hit the trash can. Don’t ask me why leftover gravy so

seldom gets used in our house. Maybe it’sbecause we only make gravy in smallmeasures and very little goes unusedduring a meal. What’s left can easily getjammed to the back of the refrigeratorand overlooked.Gravy is not the only leftover that gets

shuffled throughout the refrigerator untilit is forgotten. If there really wasstatistical significance that beasties couldbe spontaneously generated from avariety of non-living substances, ourrefrigerator, at various times, couldbecome a real and thriving ecosystemunto itself. Perhaps a different organism could

arise from each different leftover.Imagine what living thing could slink

from a neglected blue-green, furrytomato. What would you think if youopened the refrigerator door and saw alegless, gape-mouthed creature pop upfrom the casserole dish containing 2-month-old scalloped potatoes? And what about the brute that could

be growing inside a plastic vessel half fullof dried-out baked beans? Could a newspecies of fowl be spawned from thatleftover Thanksgiving turkey leg? I can only imagine the screams of

terror if I went for a glass of juice andsaw the toothy grin of a scaly fiend justwaiting to be set free from the crisperdrawer. If ever there was a time when mywife needed to be there for me, thatwould be it. My wife claims that there is a strong

correlation between forgotten leftoversand my laziness. I reminded her that oneof the basic tenets of statistics is thatcorrelation does not imply causation. Right then, I knew I had overplayed

my hand.

Mike Clark writes a regular column for TheGlobe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington,Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree inorganizational behavior/applied psychologyfrom Albright College. Mike lives outsideColumbia, Pa., and can be contacted atmikemac429@aol.com.

The Way I See It

Mike Clark

Leftovers

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Chester County Library Programs

Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave.,Downingtown, (610) 269-2741Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m. – Film Forum: CleopatraNov. 20, 6:30 p.m. – Downingtown Library’s Writer’s

GroupNov. 25, 6:30 p.m. – Book Club: The Child’s Child by

Barbara Vine

Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times

Chester County Department of Parksand Recreation

www.chesco.org/ccparks

Nov. 16, 6 to 7:30 p.m. – Silent Hunters of the Night,Warwick County Park

Chester County

Calendar of EventsSenior Center Activities

Nov. 4, 2 p.m.Grief Support GroupPhoenixville Senior Center153 Church St., Phoenixville(610) 327-7216

Nov. 4 and 18, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Bereavement Support GroupBrandywine HospitalConference Room 2N201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville(610) 998-1700, ext. 226

Nov. 5, 6 p.m.Memory Loss and Dementia SupportGroupSunrise Assisted Living of Paoli324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern(610) 251-9994

Nov. 6 and 20, 7 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support GroupThe Solana Willistown1713 West Chester Pike, Willistown(610) 725-1713

Nov. 10 and 24, 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupAdult Care of Chester County201 Sharp Lane, Exton(610) 363-8044

Nov. 11 and 25, 5 to 6:30 p.m.Bereavement Support GroupMain Line Unitarian Church816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon(610) 585-6604phoenixbereavement@yahoo.comNondenominational; all arewelcome.

Nov. 11 and 25, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Bereavement Support GroupJennersville HospitalConference Room B1015 W. Baltimore PikeWest Grove(610) 998-1700, ext. 226

Nov. 12, noonFamily Caregiver Support GroupSarah Care425 Technology Drive, Suite 200Malvern(610) 251-0801

Nov. 18, 6 p.m.Family Caregiver Support GroupSunrise of Westtown501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester(610) 399-4464

Nov. 26, 6 p.m.Living with Cancer Support GroupPaoli Hospital Cancer Center255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli(484) 565-1253

Programs & Events Free or minimal charge

Nov. 1 and 15, 5 to 10 p.m.Bingo NightsMarine Corps LeagueDetachment430 Chestnut St., Downingtown(610) 429-8174

Nov. 3, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Dementia: How is the BrainAffected?Sunrise of Westtown501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester(888) 721-3857www.sunrisewesttown.com

Nov. 3–11Veterans Week: Tributes and EventsCoatesville VA Medical Center1400 Blackhorse Hill RoadCoatesville(610) 384-7711, ext. 4272www.coatesville.va.gov

Nov. 4, 11:30 a.m.West Chester University RetireesLuncheonFor restaurant location, pleaseemail darsie@verizon.net

Nov. 5, 12:10 p.m.Shale Gas Creates a U.S.Manufacturing RenaissanceOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener UniversityExton Campus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088

Nov. 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.18th Annual Merchants’ &Community Services FaireTel Hai Retirement Community Garrett Community Center1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook(610) 273-9333

Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.Tel Hai Concert Series: Dr. JaneHagness, Lyric SopranoTel Hai Retirement CommunityChapel1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook(610) 273-9333

Nov. 11, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Veterans Benefits: What You ShouldKnowSunrise of Westtown501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester(610) 399-4464sara.croes@sunriseseniorliving.com

Nov. 12, 12:10 p.m.Fever! The Music and Career of thePhenomenal Miss Peggy LeeOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener University Exton Campus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088

Nov. 19, 12:10 p.m.A Tour of Our Western National ParksOsher Lifelong Learning InstituteWidener University Exton Campus825 Springdale DriveWest Whiteland Township(484) 713-0088

Nov. 29 and 30, 1 to 5 p.m.Annual Model Railroad Open HouseSchuylkill Valley Model RailroadClub400 S. Main St., Phoenixville(610) 935-1126www.svmrrc.com

Support Groups Free and open to the public

Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-690022 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville –www.coatesvilleseniorcenter.orgNov. 6, 7 p.m. – Live, Learn, Grow Baby Boomer

Workshop: “Refresh Your Nest”Nov. 19, 12:45 a.m. – Fall Fashion Show and Shopping

ExtravaganzaNov. 24, 1 p.m. – Thanksgiving Celebration

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been overwhelmingly supportive, withmore than 60 area exhibitors comingtogether for the joint event.The Veterans’ Expo will connect

active and retired military members andtheir families with the benefits andresources available to them through localbusinesses and organizations. Exhibitors represented will include

community service providers, healthcareprofessionals, VFWs, and AmericanLegions, plus businesses coveringeverything from home improvement,legal services, and finance to retirementliving and insurance.“Whether they’ve been out of the

service for a long time and new benefitshave been added or amended, or theyare recently discharged and needassistance, my goal is that more veteransand their families will find the answersthey need and the jobs they must have atthe Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair,”Anderson said.The Job Fair will provide an

opportunity for veterans and employersto meet face to face to discuss availablepositions and connect with VA benefitscounselors, education/training providers,and business-startup assistancerepresentatives, among others. “The more acquainted we became

with the challenges facing our veterans,it became abundantly clear that we alsoneeded to incorporate a job fair into theExpo,” Anderson said. “With more than200,000 men and women leaving themilitary every year, they need jobs.”Workshops and seminars will be

offered on relevant topics, includingresume writing, career planning, andinterviewing techniques.The Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair will

begin with an opening ceremony. TheRed Rose Honor Guard, which has beenhonoring local veterans at funerals andcivic services since 1998, will commencethe proceedings with a special ceremonyhonoring all branches of military service.After the pledge of allegiance, Peggy

Keller, 2011 Pa StatE SENiOr idOl

winner, will perform the nationalanthem, followed by words from three-

star Lt. Gen. Dennis L. Benchoff askeynote speaker.Tom LaNasa, three-time Pa StatE

SENiOr idOl semifinalist, will thenperform “Ragged Old Flag,” JohnnyCash’s spoken-word tribute topatriotism.Later, at 10:30 a.m., Audrey

Bergstresser, department service officerat VFW, Department of Pennsylvania,will present information on veterans’benefits. Through a partnership with Keystone

Military Families, a CentralPennsylvania-based nonprofit, the aim ofthe Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair alsoexpands to benefit troops currentlystationed at home and abroad, especiallythis upcoming holiday season. Representatives from KMF will be on

hand accepting attendee donationstoward its Stockings for Soldiersprogram, which sends holiday carepackages to “fill the stockings” ofAmerican troops. A full list of items requested by

soldiers is available under the “attendeeinfo” section of the Veterans’ Expo &

Job Fair’s website(www.veteransexpo.com). Or, because cash is always needed to

help ship those care packages, guests canopt to make a monetary donation toStockings for Soldiers. They will also beinvited to write a note to a soldier onstocking-shaped cards printed anddonated by Brenneman Printing andARC Marketing.With its connections to community

resources, services, and jobs, theVeterans’ Expo & Job Fair has beendesigned to be of practical benefit to theservicemen and –women it is geared toreach. But Anderson said that, if nothing

else, she hopes the event accomplishesone basic goal: “for the men and womenwho join us to know that we are tryingto show our appreciation for theirservice to our country.”For more information on the

Veterans’ Expo & Job Fair, call (717)285-1350 or visit www.veteransexpo.com.

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This event is FREE forExpo attendees and job seekers!

Please, join us!

Sponsor & Exhibitor Opportunities Available

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November 14, 20149 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Eden Resort • 222 Eden Road, Lancaster

At the ExpoVeterans Benefits & ServicesCommunity ServicesThank-a-Vet ParticipantsRecorder of Deeds will register your DD-214.

Medical/Nonmedical ResourcesProducts and Services AvailableSupport/Assistance Programs

At the Job FairEmployersJob CounselingWorkshops/SeminarsResume Writing AssistanceEducation/Training Services

Special Collection: Stockings for Soldiers

A program through

(See website for details.)

Opening ceremony – 9 a.m.Special appearances, includingLt. Gen. Dennis Benchoff and

the Red Rose VeteransHonor Guard

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