Senior and Family Help Spot

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Hello from Chambersburg, Pennsylania and welcome to our website created especially to make it easy for all in the family, young or older to find information from some special websites on the Internet. We will introduce you to some Tutorials for learning the computer and some Educational Websites as we try to help you find some of the good stuff on the internet. Take a stroll into the WEB and let’s all have fun with many LINKS that we can recommend. This site includes humor, recipes, stories, LINKS to some games, vacation spots, health tips, music, links to newspapers from all over the world, and lots of information that is FREE to search on the Internet. ENJOY ALL THE FUN! (Watch for more future additions to this website!) (Harold)

QUOTE OF THE DAY!
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach that person to
use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks!

If you are looking for my other website, click here! --"Harold's Christian Web page"

Click below to open our other interesting pages on this website, or continue to
scroll down this page and visit the many other website links listed below.

Enter here for the website of the United States Post Office to see the listing of the new postage rates effective MAY 11, 2009.

Local Gasoline Prices-Gas Buddy.com - Enter a State or City Zip Code to check out daily prices at gas stations across the nation and a location map.

Check out the No. 1 Oil Price Source for crude oil and commodity prices. http://www.oil-price.net.

This link will connect to ACTIVE LIVING, a 16 page Franklin Co. Guide to Retirement published monthly by Public Opinion Newspaper, Read interviews and stories about seniors in the local area. Enter here to read the August 2010 issue on line. Click for page numbers.

Heavens Gates.com website presents a good selection of old Gospel Hymn Music from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s by many famous different musicians.

Local and State WEATHER REPORT from The Weather Channel -- Select a STATE, then select from the list of CITIES by alphabet A to Z for any State of the U.S.A.

The U.S. National Debt Clock Website.

INFORMATION ON A HEALTH SUBJECT selected monthly from other website links. - "WHAT IS VASCULAR DEMENTIA?" from the Help Guide.org on line Website.

THE TEACHERS CORNER - Make your own printable worksheets. Word scramble maker, crossword puzzle generator, word search generator, sudoku puzzle maker and more. Play or print out many puzzle games on line from this website.

All my faves with many links to hundreds of special websites to news, weather, recipes, businesses, search engines, maps, and much more. Just point and click for selection of websites.

Website for www.cardcow.com - View OLD PICTURE POST CARDS in the USA. Select State and City for town views. Example - 10,211 views for the State of Pa., 37 for Chambersburg, Pa.

The Pennsylvania RX Price Finder website. Go to beginning search. Select the city or zip code. Insert name of the medication and view prices for 300 medications to obtain the cheapest drug store prices for your city. You can select a link to see a video on the webinar for instructions for using the website.

AllRefer.com - Reference & Health

This educational resource provides a comprehensive collection of reference, encyclopedia, health, gazetteer, country studies, and educational databases. Includes more than 150,000 articles on topics covered under health, history, science, people, places, arts, sports, plants, animals, technology, philosophy, religion, literature, and more.

Please note -- If you click on a link below to many of these other web sites, it will open up another browser window. To come back to this homepage, just click the little (x) at the top-right of the screen on the page when you are done viewing the other websites.

TIPS & HELP FOR LEARNING THE COMPUTER: Free Online Tutorial, Word Basics for Microsoft Word 2007 for Windows by the Baycon Group. Learn about the features of the new MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7. What is the Windows 7 for your computer? Information on the NEW 2007 Windows VISTA program from the wikipedia.org.website. Mousercise - Easy training showing how to use the mouse! Power Point Basics 2007 Tutorial by Denise Etheridge from the Baycon Group website. Free and online. Tutorial- Microsoft Word XP 2002-2003--by the Baycon Group. Mail Merge Tutorial for Microsoft Word. Microsoft Excel 2007 Tutorial Free and on line by Denise Etheridge from the Baycon Group. Excel--Creating a Spreadsheet Tutorial. Tutorial on how to use OUTLOOK EXPRESS for email. Make-a-Web-Site.com - How to create your own website. Web Source for HTML codes and tags. Your guide to professional web site design and development. Gizmo's Freeware Reviewed and rated to help you find the best program for your needs. www.wisecleaner.com - Free downloads to delete junk files that are no longer used for software programs on your system. Wise Disk Cleaner and Wise Registry Cleaner. Digital Camera Tutorial--tips for taking digital pictures from imphotorepair.com website.	NEWSPAPERS ON LINE: USA Today – National Newspaper. CNN.COM - Read the news Read news from the FOX NEWS website. Public Opinion – Daily Newspaper for Chambersburg, Pa. Shippensburg, Pa. News Chronicle - Valley Times Star. Hagerstown, Md. Daily Newspaper, Herald-Mail. Your 4 State.com - news and weather for the 4 State area from Hagerstown, Md. The Record Herald--Waynesboro, Pa. Frederick, Maryland Newspost Newspaper on line Cumberlink Sentinel--Carlisle, Pa Newspaper Pennlive.com with the Harrisburg, Pa. Patriot-News - Midstate news--Today in Central PA. Lancaster online newspaper--Read the news and weather in the Lancaster, Pa. newspaper. Franklin Shopper - Classified advertising for the Tri-State Area. Echo Pilot Newspaper from Greencastle, Pa. Pleasant Hall Fire Co.--See pictures of accidents and fires. Franklin Fire Company, Chambersburg Pictures of news and events. Rescue Hose Company--Pictures of news and events in Greencastle, Pa., Franklin Co. area. Total News.com--Links to News Websites from all over the World. USA NEWSPAPER LISTING--Select a State, then Select a City to read the local Newspaper Links for the USA on this website. Also read the College Newspapers online.
HOW TO DO THINGS: Do It Yourself Website - Free instructions for making most any kind of home repairs. Fix It Club--Common repairs made easy. How to Get Rid Of Things Website--Interesting information for computer problems, debt, housekeeping pest control, physical health care, personal hygiene and more. How To Clean Anything.com - Helpful, cleaning thrifty tips on many subjects. ehow.com--Clear instructions on How to do (just about) Everything. How Stuff Works - Learn how everything works. Hundreds of subjects using clear language and tons of illustrations. Learn that.com - How to do most everything. A very popular website providing Free online courses and free tutorials for doing things including computer help. Do It Yourself.Com, General Car Repairs. Hometime.com, How to make repairs in your home. Repair Clinic.com - Appliance Repair Clinic Have a problem – learn how to fix most any appliance.	Enter Here for the Music Midis Spot Enjoy the Hymns, Contemporary and Classical Music on line. Note that you must have the correct plug-ins and a sound-card and speakers to listen to the music. You can also listen to instumental National Anthems for most countries of the world including the USA and you might be interested in the LINK for Travel Notes to the countries of the world. NATURE - BIRDS, ANIMALS AND BUGS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WEBSITE giving information, pictures, sounds and some videos of most of the animals, birds, bugs, fish, mammals and reptiles. Very interesting and educational! American Kennel Club - Meet the different breeds of dogs. See the pictures and learn all about dogs. HiCats.com Check out the different breed of cats and see pictures. Enature.com - America's Wildlife Resource Website. Enchanted Learning website - All About Birds. Got Pets On Line--View 100s of animals and bird pictures. What's That Bug.Com - One of the best BUG sites on the net.
GAMES TO PLAY ON-LINE: Jigsaw Puzzles -- Many Puzzles to put together 6 pieces to 240 pieces – "Jigzone" (Very easy on the web) The Millionaire Quiz Game like you watch on Television. TETRIS. Play this game from the Astrodragon Game Website. SAMEGAME--Play this popular game from the Astrodragon Game Website. Play The CHECKERS GAME on line with Chocolate Chips. Idiots Delight -- Solitaire Card games A new Spider Solitaire game to play on line Orisinal Games - Play 50 Free and Simple Games on line. Instructions included. Kids should love this website. Have fun-Play the Apple Picking Game. It might drive you nuts! www.thinks.com - Many FREE games and puzzles to play on line including sudoku, word searches, crosswords and more. Use the fly swatter to see how many flies you can kill. Astrodragon Game Index. See listing and select from many free games you can play on line.	MISCELLANEOUS: wunderground.com, Search the zip code for any city in the country and check out the weather. Also view over 200,000 scenic weather related pictues from all over the world. Click on wunder photos to view the latest photo snapshots. View the slide shows. USA Cities On Line - Chambersburg, Pa.or select another city of the USA. Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor--Click a county to view the list of exhibit sites in Pennsylvania along US Route 30. Sperlings BEST PLACES - Enter zip code and get statistics on schools, cost of living, climate, crime rates for USA cities. People of Influence Painting - The painting is likely too large for your computer screen. Use the scroll bars to view the entire picture. Click on the picture of individual to see name and double click to read the biography of each individual. www.bing.com - Free Clip Art Images. Free Clip-Art.com -- Check out this website for free clip-art. Angelrays - Free animated e-cards and e-greetings for all occasions. 123 Greetings--Send greeting cards on line to friends.
RECIPES and COOKING INFORMATION: All Recipes – Select and get many recipes as listed by categories. Web site for Betty Crocker with recipes and cooking information. Easy Recipes from Glenda's Kitchen Corner. Recipezaar - The World's Smartest Cookbook -- 95,000 Recipes shared since 1999. Check out thousands of FREE recipes. Food Network--Links to the TV Cooking Shows and Recipes. Food conversion Information	E-MAIL, VIRUSES AND INTERNET HOAXES "Truth or Fiction" -- check out e-mail stories and virus warnings Snopes.com Urban Legends reference pages. Search for internet hoaxes, myth, fraud, chain letters, etc. Urban Legends - Don't Believe Everything You Read! Symantec.com, Search for computer viruses alphabetically.
VACATION SPOTS AND MAP SEARCH AROUND THE COUNTRY: Mapquest - Find a map and driving instructions for most anywhere in the USA. RAND McNALLY.COM - Explore the Americas, MAPS and Travel Directions to all over the world. MULTIMAP.COM - Plan your route for speed or scenery. FREE TRIP.Com - Will show driving instructions to most anywhere in the USA and will show listing of Lodging Facilities along the way. Mapblast - Maps and driving instructions to most anywhere in the USA. Pa. Visitors Network – Places of interest in the Counties of Pennsylvania. Franklin County, Pa. Visitors Bureau. Check out the tourist attractions, motel listings, eating places including many of the menus on line and website links and photos to attractions in Franklin County. Information from wikipedia.org on the 2175 Mile USA Appalachian Trail state by state from Georgia to Maine Website for Lancaster County, PA. Information Center. Website for Historic Gettysburg, Pa. Website for the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg, Pa. New York Visitors Network -- Places of interest in the State of New York www.nps.gov - Information on most all National Parks of the USA. Outer Banks of North Carolina. Web Sites of East Coast Beaches in the USA. Metro Travel Map & Washington D.C. information. Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Transit Authority--Check out the locations of the Metro Stations. Washington, DC Registry--Tourism--attractions, museums, monuments, maps. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. AMTRAK Train schedules and reservations. Great Florida vacation spots and information. Department of Tourism for Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Welcome to Branson, Missouri, where you'll find world-class entertainment for the whole family in the natural Ozark Mountains. USA Tourist.com - California Attractions. Discover Myrtle Beach.com--Visit this website for vacation information to Myrtle Beach, S.C. Travel Alaska Information Website for Go Hawaii--Explore Hawaii Niagara Falls Live--Information for a visit to Niagara Falls. Travel Now - Check out hotel rates for different cities. Travelocity - Air Line Tickets and information. Orbitz – Special travel Site -- Book your air flights, hotels) Expedia.com - For all your travel needs--discount airfares, flights, hotels, rental cars, vacation packages, cruises. Answer 20 questions to pass the GMAC Insurance Drivers Test. TRAVEL COUPONS--Print out Travel Discount Coupons. The Universal Currency Converter - Foreign exchange rates for the American Dollar	GENEALOGY: WorldConnect-Rootsweb-Welcome to the Hans & Hannah Wenger Genealogy Project. NOTE: In order to provide privacy to living individuals, individuals born after 1920 are not displayed. Access to living individual information may be had via the DLWDB CD. The public database is now a part of the WorldConnect Project. Select name from alphabetical listings. Rootsweb.com -- The oldest and largest world wide Genealogy Web Site. Ancestor Hunt Records - The Mormon Genealogy Website. Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites On The Internet. Welcome To The Franklin Co., PA. USGENWEB Project including Historical and Genealogy Resources in cooperation with Roots Web. Enter here for a website showing many old PENNY POSTCARD pictures from all over the Country. Click on the State and then the County. Click on the post card picture to enlarge the picture. Website Link for Find A Grave.com - Click this LINK to view cemetery grave sites and information with pictures of many tombstones in Franklin County, Pa. Website Link for Find A Grave.com - Click this LINK to view cemetery grave sites and information with pictures of many tombstones in Cumberland County, Pa. Ellis Island database -- Ellis Island Immigration Records
	Some good SEARCH ENGINES: Google Yahoo Dogpile Ask Jeeves Switchboard.com -- People Search--type in last Name,City and State to search for someone's address and phone number. Website for PhoneNumber.com - Includes People Search, Phone Directory, Reverse Phone, Zip codes, Reverse Address. You can type in street number or leave the address number blank to find all residents on your street for city and state. Anywho.com--Reverse Phone Directory -- Select Reverse Lookup - Type in a phone number to find a person's name and address. USA Zip Codes Database by states, select city. Yellow Pages.com - Find people, maps, travel directions. E-BAY - Buy and Sell on the Internet.
	ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS: Crayola.com --Entertainment for the kids Kidsgeo.com--Geography puzzle games for kids--put the States of the USA in place. School Discovery Education Videos - MATH -Home Work Help Math is fun. Speed math for kids. Try it! Learn to tell time, drag the hands of the clock to show time. The Children's Chapel--A ministry of the Lorain County Free-Net Chapel featuring many Bible Stories. Magickeys.com--Read some children's story books online. Cyberspace Farm -- Learn about farm life. Children will learn about farm animals and healthy eating through word games, mazes and picture puzzles.
EDUCATIONAL: The Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Daily Word Search Puzzle. Merriam Webster On Line--Online Dictionary and Theaurus. Your Dictionary.com - The last word in words and much more. See the 100 most misspelled words in English. Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling brought to you by the Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Discovery School Puzzle Maker-Wordsearch Setup Form - Create and print your own Puzzles. Presidents USA,net. View a listing of Presidents and resources about the USA Presidents. PA. Department of Education. Information on Schools in Pennsylvania. The Oakes Museum at Messiah College, Grantham, Pa. Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa. Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pa. Pennsylvania State University. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Page By Page Books.com to read many books on line. P Allen Smith.com - Bringing you fresh ideas from the garden. "National Gardening Association" Web Site. How To Fold The USA Flag. Carbuying Tip Center - Information to consider when making a purchase of a new or used car. AUTO REPAIR - Index of Illustrations and other link pages from About.com website.	SPECIAL INFORMATION: A Visit To The Whitehouse www.usa.gov. website - Government information by topic. Congress Org - See a listing of e-mail addresses and write your representatives about bills being passed in Congress. PA.PowerPort Website - Includes Links to Govennor Rendall, State Agencies, State Legislators and much requested information from the State of PA. The world clock -- Check the official time of any country in the world and also a calendar for coming years. Earthquakes - Significant Earthquake and News Headlines Archive Consumer Reports - Check out ratings on products. www.charitynavigator.org Find a charity you can trust. Click on the A-Z Directory to check out the financial ratings on most Charity Organizations in the country. Menno Haven/Penn Hall, Retirement and health care center in Chambersburg, Pa. Messiah Village Retirement and Health Care Center at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Golden Mouse Computer Club - At Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Interesting website for Seniors). TreasuryDirect.Gov.website--Growth Calculator and information on Savings Bonds. AARP - Stories, Puzzles, Health and News for Seniors. Social Security Information On-line Medicare Information PC Magazine--The Independent Guide to Technology. Kelley Blue Book - Check out the selling price of your vehicle Auction Zip.Com - Select by State and City to find over 5000 upcoming auction listings from over 2300 auctioneers. Realtor.com - Find a Home in the USA--Over 2 million Homes for sale. Select the State and City and the desired price range.
SPECIAL CHRISTIAN LINK CONNECTIONS: Bible-Gospel.co Search any scripture in the Bible in many different translations. Go to view for a list of all chapters and verses of the Bible Net Ministries -- Many different Web Devotionals on-line to read including "Daily Bread". Enter here for a directory of some of the Christian TV Ministries Websites. Crown. Org.-- Crown Financial Ministries--How To Manage Your Money. Click here for TwoPaths.com--a Christian Bible study site devoted to better understanding the Bible and its messages for the modern world. Features include TwoPaths Bible Studies, Bible Stories, Bible Quizzes, Bible FAQ, Jesus' Teachings, Wisdom of the Bible, Bible Crossword Puzzles, Bible Word Search Puzzles and Ask a Bible Question. Website for Dr. Robert Schuller-Crystall Cathedral-Hour Of Power. Focus on the Family – (Website for James Dobson). In-Touch Ministries website with Charles Stanley. Christianity Oasis - Many links to Christian information, recipes, games, and much more. Andie's Isle, Enjoy great Christian and Patriotic music with voice, words, beautiful graphics, game links, and information. Visit the Coral Ridge Church Organization website. Dr. James Kennedy. Jack Van Impe Ministries, International--Prophecy News Headlines. My-Tgif Index Website with many good stories, e-Greetings and family fun pages. Also Tips and Guides to learn the computer.	HEALTH INFORMATION: Family Doctor.org--From The American Academy of Family Physicians Health A to Z encyclopedia - Family Health Center with much information on diseases and conditions. NIH Senior Health Website featuring many topics of Health Information from the National Institutes Of Health. Visit the website for Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania. Johns Hopkins Medicine & Hospital American Heart Association Website American Diabetes Association Home Page American Cancer Society Inteli Health Diseases WEB MD Health Website. Check out A-Z for Information on diseases. Also listing of Drugs and Supplements and other Health News Enter here for a tour and demo of the website VISIBLE BODY.COM - Discover Human Anatomy like never before with illustrations and many animations of all parts of the body. Just The Facts.org--check out Life Before Birth. Summithealth - Select the Nursery and see a picture of the recent babies born at the Chambersburg or Waynesboro Hospitals. Keystonehealth.org, Chambersburg area Community Health Center Medicine Net.com -- Alphabetical listing of diseases and much information.

Enter here for website of On-Line Publishers, Inc. providing useful information to SENIORS including goods, services and activities available throughout Central PA. Publications include "Senior News" "Senior Living" and "Senior Directory".

Click here to read a very humorous e-mail going around on the net, entitled "Holiday Inn and The Nursing Home". - (Author Unknown)

Click below for some stories to test your memory received by e-mail!

Do you Remember?	Things Griped about in 1959
How the Times Have Changed	Time Gets Better With Age
100 Years Ago--The Year of 1903	Benefits For Growing Older
Why The English Language Is So Hard To Learn	The Cost of Raising Children
Dusting	Survival in the Past
Special poem for Senior Citizens	Childen's 1st grade teacher Proverb Collection

Click here to read this Interesting LETTER FROM CAMP.

Click here to read the details of a serious ACCIDENT REPORT.

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