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A new meaning of ‘retirement age’
By Melissa Erickson
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Boomers have a live-towork reputation, and true to
form, some are digging in
their heels as they approach
the traditional retirement age
of 65, according to a recent
Gallup Poll.
While the average age at
which U.S. retirees say they
retired has risen steadily from
57 to 61 in the past two
decades, the poll found that
boomers will likely extend it
even further. Nearly half (49
percent) of boomers still
working say they don’t expect
to retire until they are 66 or
older, including 1 in 10 who
predict they will never retire.
need to urgently and collectively shift focus to reduce the
Most people would like to
barriers and increase educaremain in their own homes for tion on new innovations in
as long as they can, but a new technology that bring peace of
study by Philips and the
mind, safety and convenience
Global Social Enterprise Inito aging seniors,” stated Brent
tiative at Georgetown Univer- Shafer, chief executive officer
sity’s McDonough School of
of Philips North America, in
Business found that only 21
the report.
percent of boomers are planning to incorporate technolHome sweet home
ogy solutions or
remodel/retrofit their homes
A new survey by Better
to make staying at home
Homes and Gardens Real Eslonger possible. Almost 80
tate found that 70 percent of
percent of 60- to 80-year-olds people said the home they will
responded that they were not
retire in will be the best home
thinking about upgrading or
they ever lived in. The survey
updating their homes with
found that 57 percent of
new technology, which they
boomers planned to move out
viewed as costly and unimpor- of their current home to live
tant.
in a home they’re better suited
“Now is the time that we
No plans to remodel
to. The optimism continues
with approximately one out of
four boomers saying they are
likely to buy a second home
during their retirement years,
such as a vacation or beach
house.
“Baby boomers are known
for being a hardworking, trailblazing generation. As they
have done with every other
major life event, they are
marching head-on into retirement with big plans and no
desire to change pace. Our
study shows that boomers
continue to surprise with nuances of what they care about
and what they are prioritizing,” said Sherry Chris, president and chief executive
officer of Better Homes and
Gardens Real Estate.
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legislation
SHL takes two pronged approach to ‘Payday Loans’
By J.W. Keene
Managing Editor Kiowa County Signal
T
he Kansas Silver Haired Legislature took an unusual two pronged
approach while attempting to deal
with regulating the predatory ‘Payday
Loan’ industry which effects not only
senior citizens of the state of Kansas but
borrowers of all ages.
The Silver Haired Legislative Committee on Public Affairs working on
SHL Bill No. 3104 to amend provisions
in the Kansas Uniform Consumer Credit
Code governing payday loans made several changes to the proposed Bill given
them for consideration. The following
changes were made:
■ Increases the permissible amount of
the cash advance to an amount to or less
than $1,000 (under current law cash advances are limited to an amount of $500
or less).
■ The changes prohibit a lender from
having more than one loan outstanding
to the same borrower at any one time.
Under current law, the lender is restricted to having no more than two outstanding loans made to the borrower.
■ Prohibit a lender from making more
than one loan to any one borrower
within a 60 calendar day period. Under
current law, lenders are permitted to
make three loans to a borrower during
the specified time period.
The bill also would update the notice
requirements provided with each loan
agreement to reflect the change in the
permissible number of outstanding
loans with the borrower.
Changed the Notice to Borrower to
state: Kansas Law prohibits this lender
and their related interest from having
more than one loan outstanding to you
at any one time. A lender cannot divide
the amount you want to borrow into
multiple loans in order to increase the
fees you pay.
This notice must be printed in at least
10-point bold face type.
■ Change the minimum term of any
loan under Section I of the Bill to (a) No
less than 60 days for any cash advance
less than $500; or (b) no less than 120
days for any cash advance greater than
$500 from the time the loan is made.
The loan shall become due on receipt of
the first payday of the borrower after the
minimum time period expires. In the
event the borrower no longer receives
the income for which the loan is advanced, the loan shall be due seven days
after the minimum time period.
The Committee on Public Affairs approved the changes and forwarded them
to the Committee of the Whole for consideration, debate, amendment and action. The Committee of the Whole
approved Bill No. 3104 as presented in
its final form.
However, the Public Affairs Committee took one further step by passing Resolution 3107, which was later approved
by the Committee of the Whole in its
final form, by suspending the rules and
declaring an emergency, as follows:
A Resolution urging the Kansas Legislature to enact legislation to help combat predatory payday lending practices
that adversely affect elderly and other
residents of Kansas.
WHEREAS, Payday lending, or cash
advance, is the practice of using postdated check or electronic checking account information as collateral for a
short-term loan. To qualify, borrowers
need only personal identification, a
checking account and an income from a
job or government benefits, such as social security or disability payments; and
WHEREAS, Payday loans carry a very
low risk of loss, but lenders typically
charge high fees causing borrowers to
pay more in interest than the amount of
the loan they originally borrowed; and
WHEREAS, Many Payday loan customers are unable to repay their loan
and are forced to get a loan “rollover” at
additional cost; and
WHEREAS Payday lenders earn profits by making multiple loans to cashstrapped borrowers; and WHEREAS,
Payday loan recipients are overwhelmingly lower income taxpayers who can
least afford to pay:
Now therefore,
Be it resolved by the Silver Haired
Legislature of the State of Kansas: That
the Kansas Legislature is hereby urged
to enact legislation ending payday-lending practices.
Various speakers during the Public
Affairs Committee’s consideration and
consideration by the Committee of the
Whole expressed outrage that the state
of Kansas would allow these practices to
continue.
Jane Gingles, Floor Leader of the Kansas Silver Haired Legislature
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lifestyle
96-year-old still going strong after full lifetime
By Josh Arnett
Staff Writer McPherson Sentinel
F
rom farming to teaching to traveling, Wes DeCoursey has done
a lot in just less than a century.
DeCoursey, who celebrated his 96th
birthday Tuesday, hasn’t let age slow
him down.
“I keep in shape by walking a mile
or two each day, and I do some work,”
DeCoursey said. “I can’t explain how
I’m as old as I am and can still move
like I do. My health is just extraordinarily good.”
Hard work has been a part of DeCoursey’s life since his growing-up
years. He was born in 1918 in Nampa,
Idaho, and worked on farms until he
went to college.
“It’s an irrigated area. Our family
lived on 80 acres,” he said. “Water
came from the mountains not far
from Boise.”
In those days, farming was a lot less
high-tech than it is today.
“I didn’t use a tractor,” DeCoursey
said. “Back then, we were still using
horses. I worked on my family’s farm
and a few others.”
DeCoursey attended Manchester
College in Indiana for a year before
finishing at McPherson College. He
said because he belongs to the Church
of the Brethren, McPherson College
was a good fit for him.
School gave him not only a degree,
but a love of sports that would last almost a lifetime.
“I played tennis for college and continued until I was 90,” DeCoursey
said. “My son and I last played in
Chicago.”
Because he was a conscientious objector, DeCoursey avoided going to
war during World War II. Instead, he
became a civilian public serviceman
in 1942 and was sent to Wellport,
Oregon, to plant trees and fight the
occasional fire.
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“It had perhaps 50 people on average,” DeCoursey said of his group.
“We were right on the ocean, which
was new to me. We had a lot of projects like woodworking and printing
photos.”
1942 was also the year he married
Verda Grove, with whom he shared 72
years before she passed away in May.
The couple had three children, who
now live in Chicago; Portland, Oregon; and Holland.
The family is no stranger to travel.
In 1953, the family moved to Pakistan, where DeCoursey taught chemistry.
“During that time, India and Pakistan had a fight, so we went to Iran
to teach,” he said. “We’ve been all over.
We’ve seen the world a bit.”
DeCoursey said his favorite country
outside the Untied States was Italy,
where one of his daughters worked as
a U.S. forest service representative for
two years.
Despite their travels, DeCoursey
has called McPherson home since
1953. After he earned his doctorate
degree in chemistry, he taught chemistry, geology and astronomy at
McPherson College for 34 years.
Verda joined him there, teaching
home economics.
DeCoursey also worked as a
chemist at Hospira. He said some of
his students found their way there as
well.
DeCoursey also started McPherson’s rock and mineral club, which
continues to this day. He still has a
collection of stones he polished from
the shores of Lake Superior.
“As a geologist, I do that sort of
thing,” he said.
Though he has since retired and
moved into The Cedars assisted living, he is by no means resting on his
laurels. He attends exercise classes
three times a week and also works at
The Cedars’ front desk for a few hours
a week.
He said he thinks remaining active
is a great way for seniors to stay
happy and healthy in the community.
“I have to admit my health is so
good, and others have health problems that keep them from being as active as they want to be,” he said. “Still,
it’s certainly important to be able to
keep active.”
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By Melissa Erickson
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Boomers are increasingly pampering their pets
A
t Decadent Dogs in petfriendly South Haven, Michigan, manager Sarah Keeton
sees people and their prized pets on a
daily basis. She’s now noticing something new: the dog grandma.
“It’s really taken off. Their own kids
are grown and out of the house, but the
younger generation doesn’t have kids
yet for grandma to enjoy. So instead,
she’s buying treats for her granddog. I
hear it all the time, ‘I have to take
something back for the granddog,’” said
Keeton, who is happy to oblige with a
full line of gourmet treats that look just
like people food, everything from Moon
Pies to cannolis.
Americans love to pamper their pets,
and pet spending is expected to hit
$58.5 billion in 2014, according to the
American Pet Products Association.
From sparkly leashes and organic food
to posh playhouses and personal trainers, the new trend is that boomers are
spoiling their pets rotten.
“Boomers most definitely enjoy pampering their pets, as they see their pet
as a companion. Their children have
left home to go to college or start their
own family, so people 50 and older appreciate the affection they receive from
their pets and treat them as a member
of the family,” said Dixie Eng, general
manager at the Olde Towne Pet Resort,
Springfield, Virginia.
A premiere boarding facility, Olde
Towne caters to pets and their owners
with one-on-one attention, individual
walks, playtimes and a climate-controlled suite complete with soft music
playing overhead. There’s also heated
indoor swimming pools, a “pawlates”
(like pilates) fitness class, an outdoor
agility training course and even a Fido
Fit Class for chubby puppies.
only the best, and not just jeweled collars and premium food,” said Michelle
Pollack, the company’s interior designer.
La Petite Maison playhouses are popular with people who entertain outdoors and want their pets to be a part
of the party, Pollack said. Some are
large enough to fit six or seven people
inside — standing up — or tiny and
cozy for smaller breeds. They’re not
only comfortable with air conditioning,
dog-themed artwork, media rooms and
stereo and lighting systems, they’re also
made of the highest quality materials
such as hardwood or marble flooring,
custom cabinetry, handmade roof tiles
and architectural details.
Developing a bond
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Industry analysts think that baby
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prices starting at $5,500. You can even
duplicate your own home in a mini
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“For people with the disposable income and who don’t have kids or whose
kids have left home, they have their
pets and they display that same maternal instinct for their pets. They want
While pampering a pet is a way for
owners to express their love and appreciation, some luxe services are a way for
owners and their pets to bond and develop a personal relationship, said
Scott Smith, owner of New York City’s
Biscuits & Bath, which offers dog daycare, boarding, training and other pet
services.
Smith’s clients are often looking for
more than a well-behaved dog.
“Some people want to know what
their dog is thinking. They want to
make their dog happy and more comfortable,” he said.
Biscuits & Bath training runs the
gamut from pets getting their energy
out and using their brains on agility
courses to custom playgroups with outings to different neighborhoods. The
dog day can even end with a relaxing
massage.
“In the past three to five years, I’ve
noticed more and more people in this
age range who are getting a dog after
their kids have gone to college,” Smith
said.
“They want a companion for the next
stage in their life. Dogs are great for socialization. They break down barriers
and help people meet other people. It
gives them something to care for.
They’re very committed to their dog
and they can spend the money if they
want to.”
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history
Airplanes a lifetime passion for Asbury Park resident
By Shana Smith
Special to The Newton Kansan
W
hen a new resident arrives
at Asbury Park it is always
intriguing to hear about
their lives and accomplishments.
John Boylan loves to tell everyone
about his passion for airplanes. As
a young child in a farming community in western Kansas, John remembers watching the airmail
plane picking up and delivering
mail between Garden City and
Ulysses everyday and his passion
began. At the age of 13, John began
building model planes and decorating his room with all the model airplanes.
John graduated high school and
joined the farming community in
the Ulysses area. He is very proud
to say he then married the youngest
teacher in the area. As John turned
25 he continued farming and he
and his wife, Eula raised their three
children while his passion for airplanes continued. The local crop
sprayer operated the airport and
gave flight lessons. John began taking flight lessons three days a week
for 2-3 weeks. One day John’s instructor felt he was ready to make
his first solo flight. During that
solo flight, when John was attempting his second solo landing, the engine quit. The propeller still
worked, but that was it. As John’s
instructor watched, he was very
angry at what he thought was John
just messing around. John completed the landing safely and informed his instructor that the
throttle had become disconnected.
At that moment John’s instructor
signed his license and was assured
John would be a safe pilot.
Throughout the years John
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home for holidays. He also lent his
services to local doctors to help
transfer patients from Ulysses to
hospitals in Wichita. John’s passion for flying was his hobby and it
was used for great purposes.
One year, John saw an ad in an
Air magazine that sold kits to
build airplanes. This was a “little”
more than the model planes he
built as a child. The plane came in
three boxes, one was 12 ft long,
one box contained the engine and
the final box contained the wheels.
The framework of the plane was
made from wood, and a special
type of fabric was ironed and
stretched over the framework. The
fabric then shrunk in place and
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was held on with glue. John kept a
log tracking all of his hours and
steps to build the plane. When all
was complete the single passenger
plane had taken 535 work hours.
Over the years, John decided to
donate the plane to the Mid American Air Museum in Liberal, KS.
The plane is now hanging from the
ceiling on display. A mock cockpit
of the plane is on the floor and
children in SW Kansas who tour
the airport get to operate it by
moving the rutters.
His favorite flights were taking
his children back and forth to college. John’s passion for flying has
been passed down to his children
who have taken flying lessons and
one has a pilot’s license.
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Websites geared toward your interests
By Melissa Erickson
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H
ave a question? Need to connect with someone? Want to
read something uplifting or
funny, newsworthy or trending? Then
starting clicking on these websites targeted at boomers:
AARP
aarp.com
Arguably the most popular boomer website, AARP is a nonprofit advocate for
people 50 and up and their needs, from
retirement to vacation planning. You
don’t have to be one of its 37 million
members to take advantage of website
offerings like in-depth articles on taxfriendly states and ways to save on the
latest technology, health advice, job resources and free online games like Su-
doku. Check out the Life Reimagined
page for opportunities, possibilities and
positive outlooks.
home care help and more.
Stitch
huffingtonpost.com/50
With a tagline of “Life Begins at 50,” on
this site you’ll find refreshing blogs, the
latest health news and everything from
retirement, love, dating, divorce, sex,
parenting and grandparenting advice,
travel and book reviews, and the
thought-provoking “GPS for the Soul.”
Stitch.net
Not everyone is looking for love, but
everybody needs a companion. Stitch
provides companionship for mature
adults and seniors in a safe online community. Stitch conducts background
checks before connecting you with people in relationships that run the gamut
from friendship and marriage, to travel
companions and buddies who meet to
go to the movies or do other activities.
The Senior List
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Because you’re caring for your aging
parents, The Senior List is an invaluable
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If you’re thinking seriously about living
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subjects such as retirement and
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By Josh Arnett
Staff Writer McPherson Sentinel
L
one Tree Township, a 36-squaremile area southeast of McPherson, is home to just less than 500
people.
Thanks to Jake Goering, it is also
home to the Lone Tree historical
marker, which commemorates the history of the township’s name.
In the early 1900s, a large cottonwood tree stood on the north bank of
Running Turkey Creek. Known as the
Lone Tree, it alerted travelers heading
west along the Santa Fe Trail to a possible source of water.
For Goering, the connection is more
personal. He was born a mile from
where the tree once stood and lived in
Lone Tree Township for 19 years.
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“I remember fishing at the tree with
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exposure to pollution while he was
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After doing some research, Goering
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In order to preserve a memory of the
Lone Tree, Goering decided to get a
commemorative marker placed near
where the tree once stood.
“It was an important part of the
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needed a marker,” Goering said.
Goering approached the McPherson
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SEE MARKER, PAGE 23
This marker at 19th Avenue and Commanche Road gives a brief history of a cottonwood tree that used to mark the Running Turkey Creek for travelers as a
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PACE fundraising for center in McPherson
By Teri L. Hansen
Staff Writer McPherson Sentinel
A
regional center dedicated to providing affordable health and social
services to the elderly will soon be
located in McPherson.
Bluestem Communities, the company
awarded a contract known as the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
(also known as PACE) by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services, is working with an architect in
developing the almost $1.5 million facility.
The center is going to be located at Ash
and Elizabeth Streets (the old Midway
Motors building) and is estimated to have
30 employees.
To build and effectively run the program will cost about $4 million. The project needs about $300,000 to get the
McPherson center off the ground.
Fundraising is underway.
“We recognize the growing demand for
services and the inability of the govern-
ment to continue to pay for it,” said Chris
Scott, special project coordinator for
Bluestem. “It is estimated that 44 percent
of people will need long-term care in their
lives.”
PACE is a Medicare program with a
Medicaid state option established in 1997
by the Balanced Budget Act. It is designed
to provide people 55 years and older with
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possible. Only about 7 percent of current
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said Shawn Sullivan, Kansas Department
of Aging and Disability Services secretary.
“The concept behind PACE is the federal government and the state pay a set
amount to a provider who is responsible
to take care of all a person’s health needs,”
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On April 2, Sullivan announced the in-
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largest of its kind in Kansas. It has been a
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Upon the expansion announcement, it
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By James Jordan
The Wellington Daily News
W
ellington pastor Bob
Nickel has been going to
Ukraine each summer for
eight years, helping with various
Bible camps his group sponsors.
This year was a little different
however, as there was a war going
on in the country.
Nickel was mostly on the eastern
part of the country and the war
was 900 miles away on the other
side closer to Russia, but it was
still a major concern to the people
there.
Nickel helped start a group
called Grace to Ukraine several
years ago, and they support them
both financially and by visiting
them in summer to help with bible
camps for children.
There is a poor economy, but
they are survivors. They grow their
own produce and struggle to survive, but they are a hardy people,
he said.
They were not able to go to as
many camps as usual this year because of the war. They are sponsoring as many as 15 camps, but this
year they were only able to visit
about 10 or so. He goes with a
translator.
The camps are like vacation
Bible school. Children of all ages
come to hear gospel messages and
to be fed. They are welcomed by
the public schools, and have meetings on soccer fields and in school
facilities.
Nickel said it is a little ironic
that the facilities were built by
communists in the 1980s, and are
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When visiting, Nickel may speak
through an interpreter, but it is
local pastors who actually run the
camps.
“We just provide some financial
assistance,” he said.
He does get an opportunity to interact with the kids at the camps,
and talks with them about his faith.
“It is the greatest experience to
pray with 60- or 100 kids and lead
them in a prayer though a translator,” he said.
Nickel has been involved with
Ukranian ministries since 2002,
even though he has been visiting
only for the past eight years.
They have bought some houses
over the years that serve as house
churches and gathering places for
young people.
They were in a part of Ukraine
that is close to Poland, and an area
where many jews were killed under
Hitler’s regime.
He was centered in the town of
Valinski, which was a place where
many Jews were killed.
“One of eight people died there.
There has been a lot of suffering,
and people are very appreciative of
what their elders when through.
There is a cohesiveness there that
is impressive. They are a unique
people because of what they have
been through,” he said.
Nickel said the children, as well
as adults are appreciative of the efforts of his ministry. Most people
there speak Russian as well as
Ukrainian. They are athletic and
enthusiastic.” He said.
They had record attendance this
summer even with the war going
on. Many of the camps have around
100 children, but some have 140 or
more.
Nickel said he has gone there
since 2006, and works with a
young pastor there who is a seminary professor and is well respected
in the communities.
That pastor has been to the U.S.
some and has visited here.
People from the Ukraine have
been here and visited churches in
the Midwest to tell them about the
ministry.
They are planning for him to
come this year and visit 20
churches or so.
Nickel said they were a little
nervous at first, but got the goahead from people in Ukraine in
May.
“We had no fear about it. We had
a blessed summer,” he said.
The Grace to Ukraine group is involved in several types of ministry
in Ukraine in addition to helping
run Bible camps.
They help people with medical issues, education, and pastors who
are working there.
Nickel has partnered with another local man, the Rev. Larry
Asman, age 90. They went together
for the first time in 2001, and that
was the start of the ministry.
Both of their ancestors came to
the United States from Ukraine in
the 1870s when Kansas was being
settled. They were Mennonites and
settled in the Newton area.
Nickel was encouraged by what
he saw in Ukraine. He believes God
is doing great things in that country even with the war and various
upheavals going on.
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“People are taking their faith seriously there. The camps are well
attended and we see many people
coming to faith,” he said. “God
works through crisis at times to
wake people up.”
Nickel said there is a lot of openness to the gospel there.
“We are welcomed by the public
schools. The government also invites us to do something for kids in
the summer time,” he said.
“There is more openness to
Christianity there in the public
schools then there is here in the
United States,”
He said people in public there
are more open to religious expression. They have more a sense of
history about them.
Orthodox Christianity is the
major religion, and while it is
Christian it is different then the
Evangelical brand that Nickel offers them.
He said the Othodox church does
not appreciate them being there.
“They tell their people not to
come to us, but they come anyway,”
he said.
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That means being safe and honest online, said
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A recent Pew Research study found that 30
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What both sexes need is a healing period of at
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Two local veterans on Kansas Honor Flight
By Susan Garafalo
T
wo local Korean War veterans
are taking a Kansas Honor
Flight this week to visit war memorial sites in Washington, DC. Although Ed Sharfar and Harold Dyck
served during the same time period,
they never met during their military
years. The two became friends after
moving to Kidron Bethel Village continuing-care retirement community
in North Newton, and will make the
trip together to DC.
Shafar’s daughter surprised him by
submitting the Honor Flight application for her father, and Dyck applied
directly to the program.
When Shafar was drafted, the Korean War was underway. He wasn’t
required to actually enlist because his
brother had been killed during World
War II, leaving him as the last surviving son in the family. However, Ed
and his wife of 2 years discussed the
situation and decided he should
serve. It was 1952 when he left for
basic training at Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri. After additional training at
Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and Fort
Meade, Maryland, he embarked on a
21-day boat ride to Korea with the
Army’s 378th Combat Engineers.
“I was sick for 14 of those days,”
Shafar says, remembering. “My return trip in 1954 was much smoother.
We came back on a three-stack general and the water was smooth like
glass.”
Shafar’s Engineer group built roads
for the Army’s infantry and facilitated
prisoner exchanges near the 38th
Parallel.
“I really wanted to join the 82nd
Airborne, but my wife wouldn’t sign
the papers,” Shafar says with a
chuckle.
“At one point, we were fighting
more Chinese than Korean people,”
says Shafar. “We captured a 15-yearold Chinese boy, and he’d already
been in the service for 10 years. When
it was all said and done, they all were
there because they had to be. And
they missed their families and friends
as much as we did.”
Shafar was awarded the Korean
Service Medal with two Bronze Stars,
a Meritorious Unit Commendation,
the Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, a Korean Veterans’ Medal and the United
Nations Service Medal for his service
in the Korean War. He was honorably
discharged at the rank of sergeant,
and became a lifetime member of the
American Legion and the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Dyck was still single when he was
drafted in 1952 and left for basic
training at Fort Riley, Kansas. Soon
immersed in the Korean War, he
helped deliver rations to the front line
at the 38th Parallel, where he was stationed as a member of the 24th Division, 52nd Battalion Service Battery.
“The best experience of my Army
career was seeing a company of engineers come in to build a road,” says
Dyck. “And right there in the middle
of the road, I spotted a man just a
smilin’ – it was ol’ Don Anderson, a
friend of mine from Newton, Kansas.”
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taking a separate flight
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to meet up with the
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with the 57 veterans
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“I went back to Korea
about 5 years ago with
my family,” says Dyck.
“Our son was there in
the Air Force. Where
there used to be cardboard shacks with tin
roofs, now there are lots
of trees and even a
four-lane highway.”
“I remember there
were only a few buildings in Seoul,” says Shafar of his time in Korea
Ed Sharfar during his enlistment. COURTESY PHOTO
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Both expect the Kansas
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Letters home from Vietnam leave legacy of memories
Edwald and Enick although the correct
spelling was Deanna and Ewald. Here are
selected segments of those letters.
By Gale Rose
Pratt Tribune
T
heir names are just three among the
58,286 on the Vietnam Veterans
Memorial wall in Washington D.C.
But these men, who gave their lives
during the Vietnam War, were from Pratt
County. These hometown men who died
far from home and family were Army
SFC Donald Eugene Moore of Pratt, Marine LCPL Jack Vernon Lackey Jr. of Iuka
and Army PFC Forrest “Frosty” Dean
Hoeme of Preston.
The wall honors those that fell in the
war. Memories of one Pratt County man
listed on the wall, Forrest Hoeme, are
kept alive in letters he sent home to his
aunt and uncle Ewald and Deanna
Hoeme. Their son, Luke Hoeme shared
three letters that include inquiries of
home and family including requests for
pictures of Luke’s older brother Enick
who was a baby.
The letters were addressed to Deannea,
Jan. 6, 1967
Dear Deannea, Edwald and Enick
Hi. Isn’t this the greatest. Here I am on
radio watch and its 3 o’clock in the morning. We have a couple of companys out in
the field now so our 2 F.O.s are out with
them.
We arrived here and got off the ship on
New Years Day. It would have been New
Years Eve back home. The truce was on
but I don’t believe that meant much to
the V.C. because they fired a few times,
not at us but other units…My boat ride
was great. I didn’t even get seasick believe
it or not. And the ocean is beautiful. The
sunrise and sunset on the ocean is really
great…How is Enick getting along? I’ll
bet he is growing like a weed…
Write soon please. Love Frosty
Jan. 31, 1967
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Dear Deannea and Edwald
I think were going to the Delta region
and it just ain’t very nice down there.
Matter of fact it ain’t so hot up here…I
mean 2 companies of this battalion got
hit. There were a few that got it and a few
injured. It really makes me mad, the price
they put on life. All you are is a number
and I’m not kidding. I had buddies that
told me about it. They said they walked
right into a V.C. command post straight
into a 50 cal machine gun. Brother that’s
hell, don’t kid yourself. Kinda wish I was
in a line company. Hate to see them out
and leave me behind…It isn’t really so bad
over her except for the two companies
that got hit. Not much has happened.
Don’t tell the folks about them don’t want
them worrying…
P.S. Send a picture of Enick okay
Love, Frosty
Feb. 18, 1967
Well we are in the Delta now and I
don’t like it. I can hear Bravo Company
now just outside town. Guess they made
contact. It is hell. The enemy is everywhere and so is the water. I was out in the
paddies yesterday. All there is, is mud and
water. Boy, that company sounds like they
are catching hell. Would like to help but
we went though the same thing yesterday.
I have never been as scared before in my
life either…We can’t get clearance to fire
because they are too close in and our
shells won’t arm themselves without 10
charges on them…Well Edwald, you’ll
have to write and give me a run down on
how things are going back at the ranch,
okay. Had better close, write soon.
Love, Frosty
Hoeme was killed just 21 days later on
March 11, 1967. He was 22. He is buried
in the Natrona Cemetery just a mile
north of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in
Natrona.
Luke Hoeme lives in the same house
where Frosty grew up. Frosty went to Natrona Grade School. The Natrona School
closed down and Frosty went to Preston
where he competed in football, basketball
and track. He was drafted a year or two
after he graduated from Preston High
School, Luke said.
Although he was born after Frosty
died, Luke has had two memorable encounters related to Frosty many years
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Luke sold some hay to a man north of
Turon. The man, Stanley Millington,
asked how Luke was related to Forrest.
The Army assigned a soldier to accompany a body home and stay with it though
the funeral. Millington was the soldier assigned to accompany Frosty, Luke said.
On another occasion a man from Missouri had seen Luke’s tractors south of
Preston. He stopped by and wanted to
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Missouri man knew Forrest when he was
in the service and had visited with his
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About
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You hear the ads for it — how to tell
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By Melissa Erickson
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Low T: testosterone. If you’ve
turned on the TV, you’ve seen ads
for it. Maybe you think you need it.
An aging population, an easy ap-
plication and the promise of a quick
fix to common problems have created “the perfect storm” for the low
T craze happening right now, said
Dr. Paul Turek, founder and director of The Turek Clinic, Los Angeles
and San Francisco, which special-
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izes in male fertility and men’s sexual
health care.
Here are the issues that have contributed to the current craze that
seems to claim testosterone equals
youth and vitality:
1. Direct-to-consumer marketing of
drugs. “I cannot imagine a better ad
for testosterone replacement than:
‘Do you fall asleep after dinner? Feel
grumpy? Don’t play sports as well?
Feel tired?’” Turek said.
2. Easy application of testosterone.
“Give a man a shot and see for how
long he takes it — not very long; give
a guy a gel to apply like deodorant
and he’s off and running.”
3. “Early data for testosterone replacement makes it out to be a holy
grail to a long life … but the long
term data is still not in and may end
up showing that testosterone replacement has some serious risks,
too,” Turek said.
Big business
Recent studies have shown that the
number of testosterone prescriptions
written in the U.S. more than tripled
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in the past decade. Prescribed by a
doctor and at walk-up clinics, testosterone is big business. Sales are expected to triple from $1.6 billion in
2011 to $5 billion by 2017, according
to Bloomberg.
Testosterone is a key hormone that
develops men’s muscle strength and
mass and sex drive, said urology specialist Dr. Michael LaSalle of Barnabas Health, Livingston, New Jersey.
It affects body hair growth, bone
density, fat distribution, red cell and
sperm production.
“Testosterone levels change as men
age, typically declining around age
30 about 1 to 2 percent a year,”
LaSalle said. The correct range is between 300 and 1,200 nanograms per
decaliter. Over time symptoms (decrease in energy, libido and work performance, low self esteem, loss of
muscle mass, depression, erectile
dysfunction) may occur, but not all
men who have low testosterone will
experience symptoms, LaSalle said.
“One symptom doesn’t mean a man
has low testosterone,” LaSalle said.
Testosterone replacement is beneficial for men who have a “syndrome of
symptoms,” he said.
What to expect
While self-diagnosis with the help
of the Internet makes low T replacement an attractive treatment, men
should seek out a professional, either
your primary physician or a specialist
in urology or endocrinology, said Dr.
Puneet Masson, director of the male
fertility program for Penn Fertility
Care, Philadelphia, and assistant
professor of urology in surgery.
“Any doctor can prescribe testosterone replacement, but very few
have a true understanding of how to
monitor the therapy, what to look for,
the side effects and benefits and how
well it’s tolerated,” Masson said.
A simple blood test taken twice,
both in the early morning, will confirm testosterone numbers and see if
treatment is necessary.
While many men come to the office
asking for treatment, a good doctor
will conduct a physical and look at
the big picture including other medical conditions, health, diet and exercise and prescribe a medicinal,
non-medicinal or a combination of
treatments, LaSalle said.
Years ago, the treatment was an injectable, which is still available, then
patches and pellets, LaSalle said.
Now most men opt for easy-to-apply,
once-a-day gels, such as Androgel
and Axiron, and the testosterone is
absorbed directly into the body.
“There are more benefits than
there are risks, but there are risks.
That’s why it’s important to have a
conversation with your doctor who
knows your medical history,” LaSalle
said.
A series of studies shed negative
light on testosterone replacement
and a possible increase in the risk of
heart attack, stroke and even death,
LaSalle said. The Food and Drug Administration is now looking into the
safety and side effects of testosterone
drugs.
“It’s great that the general awareness has skyrocketed,” LaSalle said.
“Over 10 million men suffer from
some form of low testosterone, but
only 5 to 10 percent were seeking
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By Carol Bronson
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orty-two years ago, Paul
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making too many red blood cells.
“They pumped out two pints (of
blood) and threw it down the
drain,” Hayse recalled. “Dr Jacks
said to start giving blood.”
That’s at least a partial answer to
why Hayse is at nearly every Red
Cross community blood drive in
Pratt. If he has a conflict, he may
make arrangements to give in Wichita.
Somewhere along the line, Hayse
decided if he was going to be donating regularly, he might as well
set a goal of 100 units.
At the July blood drive, 100-plus
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The Pratt community drive
boasts 35 members of the Century
Club, according to Norma Dixon,
manager of donor recruitment for
the Central Plains Region Blood
Services.
Dan McAnarney, blood drive coordinator, visited with several of
them who were at the community
center Friday.
Roy Purcell came down from
Salina to celebrate his 165 units,
McAnarney said. For many years,
Purcell worked for the Kansas Department of Transportation in
Coldwater, and scheduled trips to
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McAnarney, and did not donate
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(and again and again) was that a
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friend asked Roy to donate, McAnarney said.
Lewis Hillard has donated 118
pints so far. He began donating because his doctor told him to.
Leon Fletcher has about 105
pints, McAnarney related; Alan
Hanson is over 100, as are Arlen
Hair, Teresa Miller and Al Abbot.
McAnarney predicted that the
Pratt County Fair kept some regular donors away. Along with honoring the 100-plus donors, the
Central Plains Region set a 100pint goal for the Pratt drive. They
didn’t make it — 73 units were collected from 76 potential donors,
McAnarney said, but he was excited
about three first-time donors.
Summers are challenging across
the region, Dixon said. In Kansas,
20 percent of donations come from
high school and college drives, and
unless they make an effort to get to
the community drive, many students don’t give during the summer.
After being active while a student, many young adults don’t donate blood when they’re starting
their careers and families.
“We need them to come back,”
Dixon said, and many do, but not
until their children are raised.
The blood drives, held every 56
days, help ensure a constant supply
of blood. Hayse recalled a time
when Evelyn Hillard, manager of
the local Red Cross chapter for
many years, told him to get to the
hospital immediately — no time to
shower or change clothes, this was
an emergency. Blood was on the
way from Wichita, accompanied by
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but he was quickly informed that donation
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regular drive, which
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The special emphasis at the July blood
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Food processor = bread
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We all want our gift-buying
Regifting — a term created by
3.
money to be well spent. “In this
6.
TV’s “Seinfeld” — can be tricky,
economy, you really want to make sure
and it’s rarely OK, Post said. “I don’t say
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you’re giving something that the recipient really likes. You don’t want your gift
to end up sitting in a drawer,” said
Cindy Grosso, owner of the Charleston
School of Protocol and Etiquette in
South Carolina.
By Melissa Erickson
rom your longtime best friend to the newest grandchild, your
boss to your hairstylist, there are plenty of people you need to
buy gifts for. Have you mastered the art of gift-giving? To
help make things a bit easier, experts in etiquette and research
weigh in and offer guidance.
1.
“Gift-giving is always a hot topic,”
said Peggy Post, author and
spokeswoman for the Emily Post Institute. People tend to get anxious about
selecting the perfect gift and “can drive
themselves a little crazy,” Post said.
Do a little detective work to figure out
what the recipient might enjoy. Ask
friends or family for advice or go to the
source themselves. “Once you’ve made a
decision, get excited about it. Never
apologize for your gift. If you’re not sure
they’ll like it, the graceful way is to include a gift receipt,” Post said.
The question of going practical
2.
versus fanciful or luxurious depends on the person, but a new study in
the Journal of Consumer Research
shows that people are more likely to
enjoy receiving practical gifts.
“In general, I think it’s pretty unsurprising that givers want the best gifts
for their recipient whomever they may
be. The surprising thing is that simple
fact causes them to give worse gifts. In
particular, they think about the receiver
and what they want in a very abstract
manner causing them to place a higher
weight on the desirability features of a
gift. In fact, if after choosing the correct
category of gift, the giver instead
thought about what gift they themselves would like, they would wind up
picking a better gift for the receiver,”
said study author Ernest Baskin.
There are two key gift-giving rules
4.Etiquette
to follow, Grosso said.
dictates that you always
■
have the recipient in mind.
■ Always give a gift that’s in good
taste. “Be cautious. You might think it’s
funny, but maybe they won’t,” said
Grosso about gag gifts or gifts that can
call unwanted attention (for instance to
a person’s age).
never do it because we’re a nation of so
much stuff,” she said. Her rules on
regifting:
■ The recipient will really like it.
■ It’s not an obvious cast-off.
■ It must be new and unused.
■ Never regift a handmade, unique or
heirloom piece.
■ The regift must be completely
rewrapped. Be sure to check for old tags
if you’re reusing a gift bag.
A better idea may be “honest
7.
regifting,” Post said. “Don’t pass it
off as a new gift. Instead, let the person
know you received a double of the coffee maker that you already have and
that ‘I’d love for you to have it.’”
Love them or hate them, gift cards
are perfectly acceptable gifts and
5.
Also be sure your gift is up to the
are even better when perfectly suited to 8. times. A bottle of wine was once a
the recipient, said Peggy Newfield, pres- go-to gift, but Newfield said to be very
ident of the American School of Protocol, a division of Personal Best, Atlanta.
One caveat: “The latest statistics show
that millions of dollars of gift cards are
never cashed in,” Newfield said.
cautious of gifting alcohol. The same
goes for items that may cause an allergic reaction such as food items with
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