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Tips for Safely Shopping Online

You can’t see or touch the merchandise, so what makes online shopping so appealing?

Well, the following three aspects, for starters:

1. Comforts of Home: You don’t need to leave your home (or office) to shop. Therefore, no parking hassles, no waiting in long lines, and no fighting for the last iPhone on the shelf.

2. Global Access: Stores all over the world are at your fingertips.

3. Savings: Online retailers save on personnel and other overhead costs. They often pass the savings on to you.

Start with the Familiar Get your feet wet with a visit to the

website of a “brick-and mortar” store you frequent in your area. If you shop at Home Depot, visit their website: www.homedepot.com. Is Macy’s one of your shopping spots? Visit www.macys.com.

Or you could pop into the website of a catalog that you patronize. Perhaps you are a Crate & Barrel (www.crateandbarrel.com) fan or a Harriet Carter (www.harrietcarter.com) loyalist.

Be On the Lookout If, at any time, you see a customer-

service number, jot it down. Websites are notorious for

concealing their contact numbers. For reasons of cost, most sites prefer all correspondence to be by email. I may be old fashioned, but when I have a complaint or question, I’d like the option to speak to a human being.

If you return to the website seeking out their telephone number,

look for Contact Us, Customer Service, or About Us. Scroll to the bottom of the page. Sometimes, what you seek (and they hide) is in very small letters at the end of the webpage.

Satisfaction & Safety Guaranteed To ensure that your credit card

information is safe, most websites encrypt the page where you enter your credit card, making it safer for transmission. You’ll know the page is protected when http at the start of the website address has an added s (https) for security.

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American Diabetes Association (800) 342-2383

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The National Kidney Foundation (717) 757-0604 (800) 697-7007

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someone abuses your credit card (and, remember, the Internet may not have even played a role in the event), under federal law your liability is limited to $50.

If a breach of security on the part of the website revealed your credit card information, the website should pay this amount for you.

The American Bar Association has an informative website: www.safeshopping.org. (Note: It is .org, not .com.) Visit their site for more information before you start

shopping on the Internet. If something happens that

warrants you bringing in the big guns, contact the Better Business Bureau at www.bbbonline.org. You could also fill out a complaint form with the Federal Trade Commission at www.ftc.gov. Type “complaint” in the internal search engine.

You Are in Control If a website is really confusing

or poorly designed, feel free to abandon the mission at any time. In

most cases, you can find the same item being sold on several different websites.

No one can save you from your own bad shopping habits, online or otherwise. Step away from the mouse when considering the 1980s sweater that glows under black lights. It wasn’t a good idea back then, and it certainly isn’t a good idea now.

Do you really need another circular saw? Aren’t two enough? Yes, I know it was a great deal, but stand firm. The convenience of the Internet

can definitely feed the impulse shopper in all of us.

Practice restraint and enjoy your purchases!

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Love is one of the most com-mon reasons why we collect objects or hand down objects.

Objects come with emotions. Most people will not part with a particular item or group of items if they were handed down or amassed by a loved one, family member, or friend.

I feel this way about my father’s nutcracker collection and my mother’s canister set. I wouldn’t part with them no matter what!

And when someone stops collecting or is no longer able to collect, sometimes the collection is handed down.

If you can retain a col-lection for the long term, historically, that collection will increase in value over time. So, hold on to the collection if you can.

And, add to the collection when you can and start to famil-iarize yourself with the collection by learning about its history and market value.

For many, the love of collect-ing is not only commonplace, but also comforting. At other times, a collection can be a burden and present new problems. When a collection comes to you from a deceased loved one, the situation may prove difficult.

For instance, when Frank, a longtime collector of duck decoys, passed away, his collection be-came the property and project of his widow.

Like most widows of collec-tors, Irene was happy that Frank enjoyed the process of collecting

throughout their marriage. Now, with no children or interested relatives to take over the collec-tion, Irene is left in a quandary.

She doesn’t want the duck decoys. Reason No. 1 is that she can’t bear to display the duck decoys as they prompt heartache. The emotional collection reminds Irene of Frank’s passing.

Reason No. 2 is the over-whelming number of duck decoys

now stacked in the basement. Also, the vast collection is un-

familiar to Irene, a non-collector. She can’t identify the decoys’ sculptors, she can’t identify the regional characteristics of each decoy, and she is uninformed and at the mercy of anyone with in-formation about decoys and their market value. She knows these buyers may take advantage of her.

She realizes that auctions may not be the best place to sell the collection because Frank got many of his best decoy bargains by buying at auctions. If a buyer at an auction is getting a bargain, then the person selling the decoy at auction must have lost money on the transaction.

Since Irene can’t tell one wood-en duck from another, she begins to worry. She doesn’t like the idea

of having strangers come into the house to make her an offer on the decoys.

She doesn’t know what a good offer looks like, either. If someone wants to make a killing on this collection and buy it for a song, she is in a vulnerable position.

Now, Irene doesn’t know how or if she should get into the mar-ket, and she doesn’t want to keep the collection. Like many other

families of collec-tors, Irene never thought she’d be left alone with this vast collection.

Tips for this common col-lecting problem include choos-ing one or two favorite decoys to keep as a remem-brance in honor of Frank’s years of collecting.

Get an apprais-al from an ap-praiser who does

not have any financial interest in the decoys—doesn’t want to sell them, doesn’t want to buy them. Be prepared to pay that appraiser for their expertise and time.

Ask the appraiser to tell you the retail value of the decoy col-lection, not an auction value or insurance value of the collection.

Take some time to consider the market information and then make a decision about how you will act. Don’t be hasty. Get infor-mation so you can make a good decision.

Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and former museum direc-tor, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discovery channel. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Fa-cebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.

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How to Protect Your Eyes from Macular Degeneration

Dear Savvy Senior,Is macular degeneration hereditary?

My mother lost her vision from it before she died a few years ago, and now at age 65, I’m worried I may get it. What can you tell me?

– Nearsighted Susan

Dear Susan,Having a parent or sibling with

macular degeneration does indeed increase your risk three to four times.

But the good news is there are things you can do to protect your eyesight and a number of treatments that are available if you do happen to get it. Here’s what you should know.

What is AMD?

Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (or AMD), is the most common cause of vision loss in people over age 50, affecting about 10 million Americans.

AMD is a progressive eye disease that damages the macula, the part of the eye that allows us to see objects clearly, causing vision loss in the center of your vision. This affects the ability to read, drive, watch television, and do routine, daily tasks, but it does not cause total blindness.

There are two types of AMD: wet and dry. Dry AMD, which affects about 90 percent of all people who have it, progresses slowly and painlessly over a period of years, while wet AMD is much more aggressive and can cause severe vision loss in a matter of weeks or months.

Factors that can increase your risk of getting AMD include age (60 and older); smoking; excessive exposure

to sunlight, especially if you have light-colored eyes; certain genetic components; a family history of AMD; high blood pressure; obesity; and being Caucasian.

For anyone over the age of 60, it’s a smart idea to get your eyes examined by an ophthalmologist every year. They can spot early signs of AMD before vision loss occurs.

Early signs, however, may include shadowy areas in your central vision or unusually fuzzy or distorted vision. The Amsler grid (www.

amslergrid.org) is a good tool to check your eyes for AMD.

Preventing AMD

While there’s currently no cure for AMD, there are some things you can do if you’re

high risk. One option is to talk to your

doctor about taking a daily dose of antioxidant vitamins and minerals known as AREDS: vitamins C and E, plus copper, lutein, zeaxanthin, and zinc. Studies by the National Eye Institute have shown that AREDS can reduce the risk by about 25 percent that dry AMD will progress.

Most drugstores sell these eye supplements in tablet or soft gel form over the counter for around $20 to $30, but be aware that not all eye supplements contain the proper formulation. Choose either the PreserVision Eye Vitamin AREDS Formula, PreserVision Eye Vitamin Lutein Formula, PreserVision AREDS2 Formula, or ICAPS AREDS. These four options contain the right formula mix.

Other lifestyle adjustments

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Hello,Back pain and sciatica can completely ruin your life; I’ve

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You have to be somewhere today.There’s no hurry or schedule

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It’s natural: a turn of the calendar, and you’re feeling some inner restlessness. It’s OK to admit it, says Kotb: You sense that there’s more to life, and you yearn to find it. The good news is that it’s never too late to start working toward that perfect spot in your world; in fact, here, Kotb introduces readers to people who did.

Michelle Hauser grew up in Mason City, Iowa, living sometimes with her mother and sometimes with her

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grew up in the lap of luxury with everything she wanted—except parental attention, which she longed for. Her parents loved her, that was a fact, but they were busy with careers and had little time for her.

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So where’s your turning point? It won’t be identical to the ones you’ll find inside Where We Belong, but you’ll get a lot of inspiration just the same—you’ll also get a lot of same. Indeed, the stories here are all very similar and, with one exception,

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Dear Pharmacist, Both my father and brother have

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– P.A.

Just because your relatives have suffered a heart attack, doesn’t mean you will, so realize that in this moment, you are still healthy. Positive thoughts reduce stress hormones like cortisol, which damage the heart.

Because you have a family history of heart disease, remain vigilant about eating a healthy, well-balanced diet; doing aerobic exercise; and taking essential nutrients that help maintain normal blood pressure and cholesterol.

Most Americans take blood pressure drugs. Pharmaceutically speaking, there are more than 100 different pills to tackle high blood pressure. In some instances, these are helpful, but they relax blood vessels temporarily, while the disease process continues.

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What do you think of on cold winter days? Cozy evenings by the fire? A simmering pot of chicken soup on a snowy day?

My husband, Bob, thinks of gluten. You see, he’s started this new

shtick: a lifestyle makeover. I hate this very much.

While making our breakfast of broccoli tofu scramble, he asked me what I felt like doing for the day.

“Being a sloth.”“Why don’t we take a nice brisk

walk?”“We already did that two months

ago.”We sat down to eat after I slathered

(more) butter on my second English muffin. Bob piped up, “I think you should change your lifestyle too.”

With his new eating plan, he chewed ever-so-slowly, waiting until

his mouth was empty before taking another bite. This was all so annoying.

“Why do I have to eat what you eat, Bob?”

“Because I’m the only one around here who cooks.”

“I can’t cook.” I pointed to my cane, which I’ve needed since a spinal cord injury.

“That’s a ‘lame’ excuse.”“Very funny, Bob.”“What does your cane have to

do with anything? You don’t do one single household chore.” Just as I expected, he put his fork down

between each bite.

“Now that’s unfair,” I said. “You know I’m physically unable to do any chores.”

“You can’t wash a plate?” he said.

“I can’t. So sad.”

“Or dust a table?”“Heartbreaking, Bob. Makes me

sick with sadness. My disability makes it impossible for me to do any of those things.”

“You’ve been disabled for 12 years. You haven’t cleaned since the ’70s.”

“Oh.”“You can help, you know. You can

do everything I do.”Darn. I’ve been waiting for him to

figure that out. He continued, “When we go to

the YMCA, I exercise while you eat things from your purse.”

“I have to, Bob. Candy will go bad.”

“The only time I can picture you not eating was when you were walking down the aisle.” Naturally, each forkful he took was the size of a peanut.

If “you are what you eat” is true, Bob’s a carrot. I’m a Big Mac.

“You never meditate,” he said.“Oh no? Watch this.” I got up from

the table, went to the fridge, took a colossal bite of cold pizza, and purred, “Om.”

He didn’t finish his breakfast. “I’m full,” he said. “You also might want to

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consider stopping eating when you’re no longer hungry.” I spooned his leftovers into my mouth.

“Now listen,” I said. “Just because you’re doing all this proper stuff doesn’t mean I have to.”

“Then you’ll need to cook on your own.”

“Bob, I’m begging you. Anything but that.”

The thing is—Bob would actually make me my own meals. He’d even continue to do all the chores despite knowing how much I can do. He’d take care of me anytime rather than think of himself first.

So, guess whose turn it is to make a lifestyle change? I know I should be saying that I’ll do it for myself, but that’s not how I feel.

Bob is the ultimate caregiver and friend.

I’ll do it for him.Right after he washes the breakfast

dishes.

Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance. To find out more, visit www.saraleeperel.com or email sperel@saraleeperel.com.

Obviously, ask your physician which supplement(s) are right for your individual condition:

Arginine – It’s an amino acid that the body makes on its own. You can buy it too. In 2009, researchers at the University of Virginia found that it could help people with heart failure.

Ribose – It’s a naturally occurring sugar that the body uses to make ATP, your energy molecule. Ribose improves blood flow and provides much-needed oxygen to the heart.

Hawthorn – It’s an herb that increases the amount of blood your heart pumps, and it lowers blood pressure over time. Hawthorne turns on an anti-aging switch in your body (a gene called PGC-1 alpha), which

helps you burn fat more efficiently.

Fish Oils – They improve cholesterol ratios and reduce risk of blood clot formation.

Taurine – It’s an amino acid that helps regulate heart rhythm, regulate blood pressure, and lower blood pressure.

Sometimes potassium deficiency contributes to heart problems. If your doctor has told you that you’re low in this mineral, check in your medicine cabinet because some medications are drug muggers and can actually reduce potassium levels.

This information is not intended to diagnose, prevent, or treat your disease. For more information about the author, visit SuzyCohen.com

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Men’s Senior Softball Exists in South-Central Pa.

Two men’s senior softball leagues are seeking interested players from Cumberland, Dauphin, and York counties.

The evening league, a competitive league, is for players 55 and older. Games are played Monday and Wednesday evenings.

This league includes 10 teams and uses a slow-pitch softball with an arc of 6 to 12 feet. Wood softball bats are used and there are 11 defensive players on the field, four outfielders, and seven infielders. Games are seven innings.

Currently, four municipalities—Susquehanna Township,

Mechanicsburg Borough, Derry Township, and Fairview Township—provide fields for play.

The morning league, which is for players over age 62, comprises six teams.

Every player who attends the game is placed in the batting order and must play a minimum of three innings on the field. Games are nine innings.

Games in the morning league are played on a field provided by Susquehanna Township.

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Authentically Arizona: A Trip through Diné Bikéyah

The ruts are long and narrow; some measure nearly a foot in depth. As the driver swerves to avoid them, he plows across a shallow river, causing the van to list and my head to bang against the door of the four-wheel drive. I envision a muddy death.

My husband and I are on an aptly named Detours expedition, one that aims to explore not only the scenic spots, but also the cultural heritage of Arizona. Our particular tour focuses on the state’s Native people, and we’ve definitely lucked out.

Our guide is Donovan Hanley, a member of the Towering House Clan of the Navajo, who sports a waist-length braid, a broad smile, and a striking turquoise necklace. He’s about as authentic as you can get.

“Yá’át’ ééh abíní [good morning],” he says. “Welcome to Diné Bikéyah [The Navajo Nation].”

During the next four days, as we travel to some of the Navajos’ most sacred spots, he intersperses facts about his people’s beliefs and customs with personal stories about his grandfather (a medicine man), his father (a sheep herder), and his 8-year-old niece, who still lives in the same town where he grew up.

As for his necklace, he tells us

that the turquoise stones symbolize creation. Like the sky and water, they provide security and protection.

“The strand on the right is my mother,” he says. “The one on the left is my father. And the loop at the bottom, the strand that connects them, is the umbilical cord. By joining together, they have created me, the future generation.”

Hanley grew up near Monument Valley, a 30,000-acre tribal park near the Arizona/Utah border. The land is filled with stark rock formations that are familiar to most of us from countless movies that depict the American West.

But to the Navajo, the sandstone rocks are more than a filmmaker’s prop; they reflect their way of life and represent some of their deepest convictions.

We tour the valley in an open-air vehicle driven by a specially licensed Navajo guide. In the distance I see The Mittens, a pair of massive buttes that look like the hands of a gloved giant.

“The giant is so big that he can safeguard us,” says the guide.

He continues past spots where medicine men pray, where prospectors have discovered silver, and where a tall, solitary spire resembles the fireplace in

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The Mittens, so called because they resemble the mitten-clad hands of a giant, are two of the most distinctive

buttes in Monument Valley.

Director John Ford often used Monument Valley as a setting for his films, and for many folks it has come

to symbolize the American West.

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the center of a traditional Navajo hogan (home).

Before leaving the valley, we stop at a hogan to learn about the techniques and beliefs surrounding crafts like spinning and weaving. A weaver explains that authentic blankets and baskets always have a “spirit line” that allows the artisan’s creativity to be used anew on subsequent projects.

Although Monument Valley has been inhabited for thousands of years, it’s the red geological formations—the tall, skinny buttes and wide, flat mesas—that are the real attraction. For up-close views of the petroglyphs and cliff dwellings that show the human history of Navajoland, we head to Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

A light, gentle rain—a female rain, says our driver—bathes the cottonwood trees with a soft sparkle and brightens the green that peeks out from the rocks.

We see the farms that belong to the 50 or 60 families who live in the canyon today, study the dwellings left by the ancients, and listen to our driver tell stories about his childhood, when he was raised by his grandmother and

slept on a sheepskin tossed on the floor of her hogan.

We’re admiring a Puebloan compound perched in a canyon alcove far above us when the sky is split by a flash of lightening.

“No problem,” says the driver. “The rain will come from the right. I will

turn my van to the left.” He careens along the bumpy road,

outrunning the rain—the heavy, male rain—that pelts the ground off to the right.

Hanley laughs when we thank him for arranging another authentically Navajo experience.

“Power lies with those who can read the clouds,” he says.

En route back to Phoenix, we stop at Hubbell Trading Post, the oldest continuously operating trading post in the country.

At first glance, it’s a mix of groceries, dry goods, and run-of-the-mill souvenirs. At second, it’s a repository of outstanding Native American art, from antique rugs to modern creations.

As the resident historian tells the story of a Yei rug, a small woman with long, gray hair walks in, carrying a large, paper-wrapped package. She is, says the proprietor, a master weaver, still practicing what threatens to become a lost art. Two women vie to purchase the rug; the visitor from Sweden wins.

As for me, I settle for a simple souvenir that I find at a nearby convenience store. It’s a 9-inch doll outfitted with a necklace similar to Hanley’s. For $8.95 I have security, protection, and wonderful memories.

For more about Arizona’s Native culture and other Arizona attractions, see www.traveltizers.com. Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).

Navajo craftspeople demonstrate traditional crafts in Monument

Valley’s hogan.

Canyon de Chelly is home to many cliff dwellings.

Guide Donovan Hanley uses personal stories to give people

insight into Navajo culture.

A traditional Navajo house, called a hogan, is on display in Monument Valley. Today hogans are most often

used for ceremonial purposes.

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Calendar of EventsDauphin County

suPPort grouPs Free and open to the public

Mondays, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Grief Support GroupMohler Senior Center25 Hope Drive, Hershey(717) 732-1000

Feb. 4 to May 5 (Thursdays) 6 to 8 p.m.DivorceCare 13-Week Support GroupDerry Presbyterian Church248 E. Derry Road, Hershey(717) 533-9667www.derrypres.org

Feb. 9, 6 to 7 p.m.Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support GroupGraysonview Personal Care Community150 Kempton Ave., Harrisburg(717) 561-8010

Feb. 10, 6 to 7 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support GroupEmeritus at Harrisburg3560 N. Progress Ave. Harrisburg(717) 671-4700

Feb. 15, 6:30 p.m.Support Group for Families of Those with Memory-Related Illnesses Frey Village1020 N. Union St., Middletown(717) 930-1218

Feb. 17, 1:30 p.m.Parkinson’s Support Group on East ShoreJewish Home of Harrisburg4004 Linglestown Road Harrisburg(717) 441-8627

Feb. 18, 6 to 8 p.m.Harrisburg Area Parkinson’s Disease Caregiver Support GroupGiant Food Stores Second Floor2300 Linglestown Road Harrisburg(717) 580-7772

Feb. 24, 7 to 8 p.m.Connections Support Group: Families of Memory ImpairedEcumenical Retirement CommunityBuilding 3, Second Floor3525 Canby St., Harrisburg(717) 561-2590

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sEnior CEntEr ACtivitiEsMohler Senior Center – (717) 533-2002, www.hersheyseniorcenter.comMondays, Wednesdays, some Fridays – AARP

Tax-Aide Assistance by AppointmentFeb. 8, noon – Peapod Grocery Delivery and LunchFeb. 19, 11 a.m. – Hershey’s History in Photos

Rutherford House – (717) 564-5682, www.rutherfordcenter.orgMondays, 10 a.m. – Line DancingTuesdays, noon – Circuit Exercise with Personal

TrainingFridays, 11 a.m. – Chair Yoga

Community ProgrAms Free and open to the publicFeb. 3, 7 p.m.World Culture Club of Central PA MeetingPenn State Hershey Medical Center Fifth Floor, Lecture Room B500 University Drive, Hersheywww.worldcultureclubpa.org

Feb. 4, 7 p.m.Central Pennsylvania World War II Roundtable MeetingGrace United Methodist Church433 E. Main St., Hummelstown(717) 503-2862charlie.centralpaww2rt@gmail.comwww.centralpaww2roundtable.org

Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m.Central Pennsylvania Vietnam Roundtable MeetingVietnam Veterans of America Michael Novosel MOH Chapter 5428000 Derry St., Harrisburg(717) 545-2336centralpavietnamrt@verizon.netwww.centralpavietnamroundtable.org

Feb. 21, 4 p.m.Soprano Jennifer Groves: “On the Wings of Song”Derry Presbyterian Church248 E. Derry Road, Hershey(717) 533-9667www.derrypres.org

Feb. 23, 6 p.m.Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Walking Club Gander Mountain5005 Jonestown Road Harrisburg(717) 991-5232

Feb. 24, 7 p.m.Piecemakers Quilt Guild of MiddletownSt. Peter’s Lutheran ChurchSpring and Union streets Middletown(717) 915-5555gsk1308@gmail.com

East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St. Harrisburg, (717) 652-9380Feb. 4, 11 a.m. – Women’s Heart HealthFeb. 21, 2 p.m. – T-shirt Quilts DemonstrationFeb. 23, 9:30 a.m. – Friends of East Shore Area

Library Meeting

Elizabethville Area Library, 80 N. Market St. Elizabethville, (717) 362-9825Feb. 4, 6:30 p.m. – Friends of Elizabethville Area

Library MeetingFeb. 9, 16, 23, 10:30 a.m. – AARP Tax Help for

Older AdultsFeb. 11, 6 p.m. – Thursday Theater

Kline Branch, 530 S. 29th St., Harrisburg (717) 234-3934Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23, 12:30 p.m. – AARP Tax Help

for Older AdultsFeb. 18, 6:30 p.m. – Friends of Kline Library

MeetingFeb. 25, 1 p.m. – The Whats and Whys of

Recycling

Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library 2410 N. Third St., Harrisburg, (717) 232-7286Feb. 27, noon – Midday Movie

McCormick Riverfront Library 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976Feb. 29, 11:30 a.m. – Book Swap Bingo

Northern Dauphin Library 683 Main St., Lykens, (717) 453-9315Feb. 1, 6:30 p.m. – Book Swap Bingo

William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library, 200 W. Second St., Hummelstown (717) 566-0949Feb. 2, 6:30 p.m. – Novel Thoughts Book ClubFeb. 10, 6 p.m. – Second Wednesday CinemaFeb. 16, 1 p.m. – Novel Thoughts, Too! Book

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Feb. 2, 7 to 8:30 p. m. – Wildwood Winter Lecture Series: Pennsylvania’s Common Wealth – Fire’s Role in PA Ecosystems History, Ecology, and Habitat Restoration, Wildwood Park

Feb. 20, 1 to 2:30 p.m. – Cabin Fever Walk, Wildwood ParkFeb. 27, 1 to 2:30 p.m. – Meet a Naturalist: Animals of Wildwood, Wildwood Park

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We owe much of our greater understanding of black history to Carter G. Woodson.

Born to former slaves, Woodson worked hard and against the tide of prejudice to obtain his own education.

In earning his doctorate from Harvard, Woodson was disturbed to find that during his studies, history books virtually ignored the black American population. So he decided to take on the challenge of writing black Americans into the history books.

He established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now called the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History) in 1915, and a year later founded the widely respected Journal of Negro History.

Then in 1926, he launched Negro History Week, the precursor to Black History Month, as an initiative to bring national attention to the contributions of black people throughout American history.

February was chosen as Black

History Month for the significant events and people who figured prominently in black American history.

For example: Feb. 23, 1868: W.E.B. DuBois, civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP, was born.

Feb. 3, 1870: The 15th Amendment was passed, granting blacks the right to vote.

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Advancement of Colored People was founded by a group of concerned black and white citizens in New York City. Feb. 1, 1960: A group of black Greensboro, N.C., college students began a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter. The event marks a watershed moment in the civil-rights movement.

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In World War II He Flew for the Yanks … and for the Brits

At age 94, Richard Boyd is a clear reminder of Hollywood’s handsome Errol Flynn. And he has a dashing past to match, virtually all of which was devoted to aviation.

The exploits started for him in 1941 in his native England, when he was 19 and volunteered for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a crewmember. He was selected for pilot training and began flying the Tiger Moth single-engine biplane. And just before he was to solo, his whole world changed.

The chief of the U.S. Army Air Corps, “Hap” Arnold, had proposed that a limited number of British young men be trained in our aviation cadet program. Boyd was one of five picked from his group and soon was on his way to the U.S. via a holding base in New Brunswick, where a

group of soon-to-be cadets was being assembled.

Then, in 1942 he was sent to

Albany, Ga., to join the aviation cadet class of 42-I, flying the Stearman PT-17. Did he wear an American uniform?

“All but the forage cap, which earmarked me as a Brit,” he says.

In succession then followed basic flying at Macon, Ga., and advanced flying at Valdosta, Ga., where he

got his U.S. wings and RAF rank of pilot officer (the equivalent of our 2nd lieutenant).

He then shipped to Toronto in 1943, where he most memorably met and dated the winsome Rita Mary O’Gorman (more on that later).

It was there that he also was unexpectedly picked to be one of five pilots from his group of 60 to go to Texas to attend the Army Air Corps Central Instructors School at Kelly Field. Having completed that instructor training, he was assigned to Ellington Field in Houston, where he served as an instructor pilot in AT-9s and AT-10s.

In December, he was called back to the RAF, and he shipped from New York for Europe aboard the Queen Mary. What was that like?

With a chuckle, he says, “It was

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Flying Officer Richard E. Boyd in 1945.

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a madhouse. With 16,000 troops aboard, there were bunks stacked everywhere. Mine was actually on the bridge of the vessel.”

The Queen Mary was the largest and fastest troopship during World War II. In her seven years of wartime service, she ran an unescorted, zigzag course for 569,429 miles as she carried 765,429 troops across the Atlantic to England.

Arriving in Liverpool, Boyd was sent to Scotland to train to fly the British way. He laughs at the way a sergeant pilot said, “I understand that you trained in the American Air Force.” When Boyd agreed that he had, the sergeant said briskly, “Ah … we’ll soon correct that.”

That was followed by flying the twin-engine Wellington, then the four-engine Stirling, and finally the formidable, four-engine Lancaster. That amazing bomber could carry almost its own weight with 33,000 pounds of fuel and bombs. It was the only plane that could handle the RAF’s giant, 22,000-pound, special-purpose bomb, the Grand Slam.

While we think of the Brits as bombing in the night while we bombed by day, the RAF bombed a lot by day, as well. Boyd, for example, flew 11 missions by day and 22 at night.

At night, he was four times picked to be “marker crew,” which dropped flares to light up the target. He remembers one night when he had a problem with his radar over Dresden and had to face the flak during three runs over the target to hit it.

He also recalls a daylight mission when they were to bomb German troops at the east end of the Remagen Bridge over the Rheine, only to be called away at the very last minute upon learning that the Yanks had now crossed the bridge and actually were the troops below them.

For his wartime service, Boyd was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.

On V-E Day, Boyd was at home on leave and was assigned to transport

command, where he flew Stirling bombers that had been converted to carry troops and equipment to Karachi, India, to fight the Japanese. What was the closest he ever came to buying the farm?

Scratching his chin, he says, “That has to be the time after the war when I was flying in a York transport plane as an observer. We crashed on landing, and I spent six months in the hospital in a full-body cast. That’s a time I don’t even want to think about.”

Leaving the RAF in 1947, Boyd worked as a flight operations officer for British Overseas Airways. He had been corresponding regularly with Rita, that girl in Toronto, and only then when he had a real job did he feel that he could send the letter that said, “Will you marry me?” along with a one-way ticket to England on the Queen Mary.

Even though they hadn’t been together in person in four years, she came, they quickly married, and for 68 years have never regretted the decision.

In 1951, Boyd joined the Dutch airline KLM for five years before Swissair asked him to work for them and open a New York City office. To do that, he and Rita came to New York, where they lived on Long Island.

Boyd became operations manager, North America, in 1969 and retired in 1986 after 30 years with the company. With his complimentary airline tickets, he and Rita have literally traveled the world.

They came to Central Pennsylvania in 2013 to live in one of its retirement communities. And Boyd is proud of the space it gives him for a “war room” in which he keeps a treasure trove of aviation books, pictures, documents, and awards … all that reminds him of the lifetime he’s been privileged to spend in the cutting-edge world of aviation.

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

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My column started when two female editors in Dana Point, Calif., gave me my first writing assignment. I had just gone through a divorce and thought dating would be easy. It turned out to be difficult, and I wrote about the frustrations of a single guy in his early 50s trying to date again.

I complained and whined that younger women wouldn’t go out with me and women my age expected me to pay for dates.

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They were right. When my first column ran, a woman said: “Who is this sniveling puke?” Another said, “Get the boy a crying towel.”

Women told me my writing became less controversial when I started dating my life partner, Greta.

I’ve written approximately 3,500 articles and newsletters on finding love in the later years, and writing on this topic has been good to me. I’ve published three books and have been interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today show and Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America—very humbling.

My writing scope has broadened to: “On life and love after 50,” as older singles deal with life issues often beyond the scope of just dating.

My advice is applicable to anyone age 50 to 90. Yes, I know people in their 90s who have found love.

While my articles target singles, approximately 35 percent of my readers are married. Many tell me that reading about the hardships singles endure encourages them to appreciate their spouses more. My advice to married couples is usually pretty simple: Stay together and work out any issues.

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The more people he gets the word out to, the better his chances of finding someone. It’s called networking. And it works.

A week after Ken asked for advice, I received an email from a single woman in his city. I asked each one of them separately if they’d like to correspond. They said yes. Had Ken not mentioned his situation to me, I wouldn’t have thought about introducing them.

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5. Get the body moving. Walk and exercise. Be friendly to folks you see along the way. Offer to walk with them if appropriate.

6. Keep expectations in check. Meeting a potential mate won’t be easy, but don’t give up. It takes time.

7. Internet dating is one method of meeting potential mates. For people living in remote areas, online dating may be a necessity to meet new people.

For people 50-plus, online dating is risky. There are scammers and evil people looking for vulnerable and lonely singles. However, it has worked for lots of couples.

If a guy online sounds too good to be true, he is. Trust your instincts. Don’t be naïve.

8. Smile and be friendly, positive, and upbeat. If you are in a post-

office line, or a grocery-store line, be assertive by striking up a conversation—but don’t be overly pushy about it.

9. Check out the website Meetup (www.meetup.com). There is no cost and they have clubs and groups across the U.S. that cover all kinds of special interests.

Pick some different ones and attend them. You will be enriching your life and making new friends.

10. Subscribe to my weekly On Life and Love after 50 e-newsletter at www.FindingLoveAfter60.com. There is no cost. More than 1,000 singles ages 50 to 90 from across the country share their experiences, frustrations, and successes.

Above all, recharge your batteries and get out and meet new people. I’m betting our friend Ken will be up and running in no time.

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