Chester County Edition
May 2011
Vol. 8 No. 5
Discovering Buried Treasure Metal Detecting Offers Key to Exercise, Service, Community, and Adventure By Beth Anne Heesen Metal detectors have become almost as common on beaches as seagulls. It is a popular hobby today, with thousands of people flocking to the sand each year to search for rings, coins, and other treasures. But for Bob Clark, 73, metal detecting is much more than a hobby. He started more than 40 years ago and has been doing it ever since. He began in the late ’60s. “Not many people had metal detectors at that time,” he said, “but as a deputy wildlife conservation officer, I was one of the few that did.” He was also a nature writer, and metal detecting turned out to be a perfect activity for the outdoorsy, adventure-loving man. Clark uses his metal detector extensively for community service, so the hobby has been a joy not only to him, but also to countless others who have benefited from his findings. “People take off rings [at the beach], put them in a shoe, and then come back and throw the sand out of the shoe,” he said. Out with the sand go the rings, much to their owners’ dismay. Clark said he is happy when he can return an item to someone and does not accept rewards. In the early ’70s, Clark joined a ring recovery team. One time, he found a class ring for a Gettysburg woman at Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Cumberland County. “She was very poor, and it was one of the thrills of her life,” he said. The please see TREASURE page 4 Metal-detecting enthusiast Bob Clark at the lakefront beach in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, where he has often unearthed lost jewelry.
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My Diary: A Thank-You to Mom Saralee Perel January 2, 1961: Dear Diary, My sled hit a tree and cracked my head open. My stupid brother said I didn’t crack my head. But I certainly did! Mommy took us out for butterscotch sundays. Goodbye! Saralee Perel I was 10. My brother, Michael, was 14. My poor mother. How could she let us out of her sight? Michael loved terrifying me. He said, “If you hiccup and burp at the same time, you die.” Instantly, I hiccupped. I raced to my parents’ bedroom and cried, “I’ll die if I burp!” Mom patted the bed. Our arms surrounded each other as we fell asleep. January 7: Dear Diary, I have a sore throat. Mommy officially said No School For You. She let me try on her jewelry. Even her GENUINE diamonds. Goodbye! Saralee Perel
I have her clipon earrings, brooches, and “genuine” (costume) diamonds. When I’m sick, I still play with them at times. Sometimes I cry.
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Frankie is the dead one. Mommy won’t get another fish because she is mad I forget to feed them. We had a dog named Friskie. He died because he stopped breathing. Well, that’s all! Except I wish I had a nicer Mommy. Goodbye! Saralee Perel P.S. I really did not mean that.
January 9: Mommy thinks I’m faking my VERY sore throat. I TOLD her my tempeture. Mom rarely slept One hundred well. When I’d need twenty! Goodbye! the bathroom at Saralee Perel P.S. Saralee, her mom, and brother Mike on night, I’d sneak past Mommy’s agrevated the beach in Atlantic City, N.J., in 1955. Michael’s dark door. with me. He’d lunge out January 10: Dear Diary, One of our screaming, “SURPRISE!” I’d go flying 3 feet in the air, then land on all fours. fishes died. They are Frankie and Johnny.
“Mommy!” I always ran to her side. “Michael did it again!” Without opening her eyes, she’d pat the bed, then wrap me in her arms. Once Michael said, “If you sleep on your back, you turn into a corpse in a coffin, and Mom and Dad will bury you alive.” To sleep on my stomach, I’d put pieces of my china tea set against my shoulders, so I’d feel them if I turned. Sometimes they’d break. Mom found out. She cried, holding a delicate teacup with a broken handle. “Please don’t cry, Mommy.” “Grandma gave me this for my bat mitzvah. We had tea parties, like you and I do.” I loved tea parties. We’d have Tetley Tea and Keebler cookies. We sang, “Tea for Two,” emphasizing words by singing them loudly. “Just ME for YOU, and YOU for ME.”
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“There’s some I haven’t broken, Mommy.” It broke my heart then and it does now. February 9: Dear Diary, It’s my birthday!!!! I got Frankie THE SECOND. I told Mommy one hundred times Johnny THE FIRST is lonely. Goodbye! Saralee Perel Can you imagine how irritating it was, hearing me kvetching all day about a fish?
October 23: Dear Diary, Jamie and I bicycled downhill. With NO hands. I fell. The kick stand stuck in my leg. It was pouring red blood. Let me just say it was agony. Mommy took me to my uncle, the FAMOUS Doctor Louis Sachs. Uncle Lou picked out many hundred pebbles under my nose and sewed black stitches on my leg. I almost died. Mommy stopped and bought chocolate cake. Goodbye! Saralee Perel
My mother loved me— unconditionally. I wish I could tell her that I know that … now. I want to say, “I adored the shelter of your arms. You made my world safe.” Sometimes I think I’ll never find solace again. “And Mom? I am so sorry I broke our treasured tea set.” My last entry says, “Dear Diary.” However, I’m changing it for this story, as a final thank-you to my mother.
December 31: Dear Mommy, Well, well, well. Our time together is coming to a sad ending. It’s been SO wonderful having you to talk to. You are my very best friend. I will miss you SO much. I will love and cherish you forever. Love, love, love, love, love, Goodbye. Saralee Perel. Award-winning columnist Saralee Perel welcomes emails at sperel@saraleeperel.com or via her website: www.saraleeperel.com.
Brisk Walks Improve Memory Exercise is good for everyone, but recent research indicates it has special benefits for older people. In a study funded by the National Institute on Aging, 120 people ages 55 to 80 were divided into two groups,
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decreased by 1.5 percent. So whatever your age, remember that taking a brisk walk can keep you healthy throughout your life in many different ways.
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ring had her husband’s initials and digging, and the exercise can One of Clark’s friends makes about inscribed on it. “She was thrilled to range from light to heavy, depending $30,000 a year metal detecting in death when she found out,” he said. on how much someone wants to Ocean City, Md., but that is not the “It was unbelievable.” work on it and where they go. norm. Clark said it is not unusual Clark is a member and past “You don’t have to be in that for him to find 10,000 to 12,000 president of Pen Mar Historical good of shape on sand at the beach, coins a year, but that is not a lot of Recovery Association, a metal but it works you when you’re digging money when 90 percent of those detecting club in Gettysburg with 3 or 4 inches into dirt,” he said. coins are pennies. about 50 members ranging in age Clark and his wife of 52 years, One of the rarest items Clark ever from early teens to seniors. found was an 1824 self-made The team often goes to state coin in the South. Another parks and other grounds to great find was a 100-year-old, search for historical relics. 44-caliber Peacemaker They put the items they find revolver he found under a in plastic bags, and wooden floor in an old barn archaeologists analyze them. out West. The club donates its He said he finds a lot of findings to museums all over junk too, which is why he the country and has made recommends spending at least historical discoveries. Once, $300 for a metal detector. Clark and seven other “You want to find a machine members found 3,500 items that will discriminate against on a 600-acre plot on aluminum,” he said. A few of the items Clark has recovered over the years Gettysburg National Park that Clark’s hobby carries include centuries-old coins, bottles, horse-riding proved the land had been a spectacular social benefits for equipment, and a 100-year-old, 44-caliber battlefield and prevented it him. He enjoys metal Peacemaker revolver, shown at left. from becoming a shopping detecting with club members center. and looks forward to the Thelma, travel all over America. Clark has even used his metal treasure hunt they hold each Wherever they go, he never leaves detector for crime solving. In the October, which he said is “sort of home without his metal detector. He like an Easter egg hunt for adults.” early ’70s, a conservationist officer loves to go to the beach, where sand For a fee, anyone is welcome to was shot in Adams County. He makes metal detecting a lot easier. search for Indian Head pennies, survived but was seriously injured. His wife is not as interested in metal silver, and other items—including a Clark found three shell cases that key to a treasure chest. were linked to the gun of the person detecting as Clark, but she enjoys He eagerly shares findings with spending time on the beach. who shot the officer. others who enjoy metal detecting, Clark said that, for his purposes, “The man [had] panicked,” he the beach is best when it is not busy. although most keep the sites where said. “He was hunting deer and [the they found them secret, just as some Children get excited when they see officer] caught him, so he shot the people keep silent on the special people metal detecting and follow officer between the eyes.” He has ingredients of their most scrumptious also found knives and other weapons them around. “You have to be recipes. “People love to share, but careful with children,” he said. “Ask linked to crimes that occurred long won’t tell you where,” he said. them to stand back and show them ago. Clark said that metal detecting is a what you found.” Another reason Clark metal Metal detecting can bring a profit great thing for a husband and wife to detects is for the health benefits. The do together and that it provides a fun if you work hard at it and are lucky. hobby requires walking, stretching, activity to do with kids and grandkids at the beach, where it is easy to get Bestselling bored. Best of all, Clark said every day of Children’s Books metal detecting is an adventure. “You of All Time never know what you’re going to find next,” he said. “You never know when 1. The Poky Little Puppy by Janette Sebring Lowrey (1942) you’re going to find a gold coin.” 2. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (1902) For more information on metal 3. Tootle by Gertrude Crampton (1945) detecting or the Pen Mar Historical 4. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss (1960) Recovery Association, visit www.gettysburgelectronics.com/ 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling (2000) penmar or contact Don Hinks at 6. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt (1940) (717) 334-8634 or 7. Saggy Baggy Elephant by Kathryn & Byron Jackson (1947) gettysburgelectronics@ 8. Scuffy the Tugboat by Gertrude Crampton (1955) embarqmail.com. The club meets on 9. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (1957) the second Tuesday of every other 10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling month at the National Apple (1999) Museum in Biglerville.
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Chester Valley Little League will have a water balloon toss and candy scramble for young kids, and there will be watermelon- and pie-eating contests for older kids and adults. Bands will play in pavilions by the tennis courts, and there will be a farmers’ market. Food and beverages, as well as snacks and ice cream, will be available for purchase. The Moms Club of Malvern will be collecting personal items, DVDs, and
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Calendar of Events Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation
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Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-6900 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.cascweb.org
May 13, 6 to 7 p.m. – Evening Bluebird Hike, Springton Manor Farm
May 4, 10:30 a.m. – Older American Month History May 9, 12:30 p.m. – Classic Movie May 16, 1 p.m. – Garden Club
May 14, 8 to 10 a.m. – Birding at Black Rock, Black Rock Sanctuary May 15, 2 to 3 p.m. – Springton Heritage Tree Hike, Springton Manor Farm
Chester County Library Programs Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, (610) 280-2615 Chester Springs Library, 1685-A Art School Road, Chester Springs, (610) 827-9212 Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741 Easttown Library, 720 First Ave., Berwyn, (610) 644-3765 Henrietta Hankin Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs, (610) 321-1700 Honey Brook Community Library, 687 Compass Road, Honey Brook, (610) 273-3303 Malvern Library, 1 E. First Ave., Malvern, (610) 644-7259 Oxford Library, 48 S. Second St., Oxford, (610) 932-9625 Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996 – Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times Phoenixville Library, 183 Second Ave., Phoenixville, (610) 933-3013
Tredyffrin Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford-Wayne, (610) 688-7092 West Chester Library, 415 N. Church St., West Chester, (610) 696-1721
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Wellness Community of Philadelphia: Support Group for People with Cancer The Cancer Center at Paoli Hospital 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (215) 879-7733 May 2, 6:30 p.m. Exton PC Meeting: Smart Phones Chester County Library at Exton – Struble Room 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton (610) 363-6328 www.extonpccouncil.org May 3, 11:30 a.m. West Chester University Retirees Luncheon Old Country Buffet 1090 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown (610) 269-1503
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May 4, 6 p.m. Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994
May 9 and 23, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Adult Care of Chester County 201 Sharp Lane, Exton (610) 363-8044
May 7, 10 a.m. to noon “Maturing Gracefully through God’s Grace” Brunch St. Paul’s Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza 1 Hagerty Blvd., West Chester (610) 692-2446
May 11, noon Family Caregiver Support Group Sarah Care 425 Technology Drive, Suite 200, Malvern (610) 251-0801
May 7 and 21, 5 to 10 p.m. Bingo Nights Marine Corps League Detachment 430 Chestnut St., Downingtown (610) 431-2234 May 9, 7 to 8 p.m. Cancer Support Group: Double Hope of Chester County Calvary Fellowship Church 95 W. Devon Drive, Downingtown (484) 319-8167
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Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-5244 12 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org
Spring City Library, 245 Broad St., Spring City, (610) 948-4130
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Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939 983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown – http://home.ccil.org/~dasc
Phoenixville Area Senior Adult Activity Center – (610) 935-1515 153 Church St., Phoenixville – www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org May 11, noon – Birthday Social May 18, 12:45 p.m. – Senior Spring Concert May 23, 12:45 p.m. – Skin Cancer Presentation
West Chester Area Senior Center – (610) 431-4242 530 E. Union St., West Chester – www.wcseniors.org Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.
May 17, 6 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464
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May is Better Hearing & Speech Month Expert Care for Ear, Nose, Throat, Allergy, and Asthma Our physicians specifically treat ear, nose, and throat conditions resulting from allergy, infection, congenital defects, injuries, asthma, cancer, and more immunology-related issues. Our ENT physicians stay updated on cutting-edge research regarding asthma, allergy, and immunology and compromising conditions of the ear, nose, and throat. Each physician aims to provide patients with as many ear/nose/throat, allergy, asthma, and immunology treatment options as possible. Then, our physicians help identify ENT management that fits your lifestyle.
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50plus EXPO Provides ‘A Lot of Info in One Room’ By Beth Anne Heesen Thousands of seniors and baby boomers celebrated St. Patty’s Day at On-Line Publishers’ eighth annual Chester County 50plus EXPO at Church Farm School in Exton. Local businesses, medical facilities, and organizations filled the school’s gym with festively decorated tables that provided useful information, entertainment, and free health screenings to attendees. “It’s an educational thing,” said John Melia of Philadelphia, who came with his wife, Tracy Melia. “It’s good to get literature and see what’s going on.” He and his wife were two of many seniors who received information about local retirement homes, estate planning, healthcare, and places to visit. Tracy Melia said she came to learn about things that affect people her age and is thinking of setting up an exhibit at a future 50plus EXPO. Staff members and many exhibitors were dressed in clover green, giving the day a truly Irish feel. The Lionville Community YMCA won the Best Use of Theme Award for their exquisitely decorated
booth and won a giant, inflatable leprechaun as prize. William Wusch of York said he enjoys the EXPOs so much that he drove 1.5 hours to attend. “It’s something to do,” he said. Whether an EXPO takes place in York, Lancaster, Cumberland, Dauphin, or Chester County, Wusch said he “attend[s] ’em all.” The EXPO provided a convenient spot for seniors to have multiple health screenings. Herbert Hunsberger of Upper Black Eddy had a hearing screening and was pleased that the results were better than he thought they would be. Others received memory, blood pressure, and glucose screenings as well as medication risk and heart assessments. Immunizations were also available for a fee. Some visitors had the experience of sitting for free caricature drawings by artists Sam Mylin and Nick Kienzle, who brought smiles to their amused models’ faces. For antique collectors and those who just had a few unique old items sitting around their homes, William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals gave free
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On Memorial Day, Remember These Battles Memorial Day is a time to remember those brave men and women who sacrificed their lives in defense of their country. It began as a day of remembrance for soldiers of the Civil War, then was extended after World War I to include those who served in all of America’s wars. As you stand in silence or lay a wreath, consider the price we paid for victory in these historic battles that, each in its own way, shaped the nation: Trenton (1776). George Washington defeated Hessian forces by crossing the Delaware for the first major victory in the Revolutionary War. The Alamo (1836). Approximately 150 Texas settlers held off a Mexican force of 1,500 troops, enduring a 13-day
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Unique Stories, Common Goal Congratulations to the 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Semifinalists!
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Contestants from Diverse Backgrounds Share Their Talents at PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Auditions By Beth Anne Heesen Some came from local bands and theaters. Others sang at church, crooned for customers at the grocery store, or performed karaoke for residents in retirement homes. Still others performed only for spouses and grandchildren, danced only in kitchens, and sang only in showers. Whatever their backgrounds, more than 100 people made it to the sixth annual PA STATE SENIOR IDOL auditions, held by On-Line Publishers, Inc., to prove that Pennsylvania’s seniors are bursting with talent. Most sang for the judges, but others played the trumpet or guitar. Everyone had their chance to shine, but only 15 outstanding performers are going on to next month’s finals competition to compete for the title of Pennsylvania’s next SENIOR IDOL. Jose Angel Cruz of Ephrata arrived early for his audition and, fortunately, so did his birthday. Cruz wanted to enter the competition last year but could not because he was still under 50. The firsttimer nailed his audition when he sang “Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlisle with energy and passion. Philadelphia resident Dan Kelly was worried when he walked into the audition room because the song on the CD he used was in a different key than he had practiced. Imagine the judges’ surprise when he belted out a deep, confident performance of “Why God, Why” from Miss Saigon. While contestants in the waiting room could not see his dramatic body language and the emotion on his face, every one of them could hear his powerful voice. Judges felt like they found a pot of gold when Patty Price of York took their breaths away singing Judy Garland’s “Over the Rainbow.” Price’s stunning voice and poise earned her a place as a semifinalist for the second year in a row. Constance Kuba Fisher of Mechanicsburg’s animated expressions and gestures also delighted her audience as she sang “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl. The elegant, sequined shirt that she made herself matched her shimmering talent beautifully. Every seasoned contestant knows that to wow the judges, you’ve got to “hit [’em] with your best shot,” but sometimes
the biggest step is just going through with the audition. Steve Reuben of Harrisburg was a little nervous about singing “Some Enchanted Evening” from South Pacific at his audition because he was a little under the weather. Fortunately, he showed up anyway because no one else would have had a clue. His compelling voice was apparently sturdy enough to withstand the attack on his sinuses. Margie Sheaffer of New Providence was another contestant who had butterflies in her stomach. She had been part of a late-’60s rock band and has considerable theater experience, but after 15 years off-stage, Sheaffer was outside her comfort box. Last year she applied for an audition but then backed out of it. She would never have come in for this year’s audition, she said, had 50plus Senior News editor Megan Joyce not contacted her for an interview for April’s cover story. Now that she found herself featured in an article about SENIOR IDOL contestants, she knew there was no turning back, and her husband reminded her that, this time, she had to do it. Before she went in for her audition, she joked with Joyce that she was mad at her for “making” her do this. But after a sizzling performance of “Fever” by Peggy Lee, she gave Joyce a hug and said she was happy that she went through with it. The next day, she got a call congratulating her for making it to the finals. These exceptional semifinalists and others will showcase their talents at the sold-out PA STATE SENIOR IDOL finals competition at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster on Monday, June 6. The show’s emcee will be Diane Dayton of Dayton Communications, and local celebrity judges Janelle Stelson of WGAL-8, Buddy King of The Magnificent Men, Valerie Pritchett of abc27, and R.J. Harris of WHP580 AM will select three finalists after the first round of performances. The finalists will then perform a second selection, after which the judges and the audience will vote together to select the 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. Sponsoring this year’s competition are abc27, Blue Ridge Communications, WCHE1520AM, WHYL960AM, and WHP580 AM. Visit www.SeniorIdolPA.com or call (717) 285-1350 for more information. www.SeniorNewsPA.com
May is 6th Annual JewishAmerican Heritage Month In 2006, President George W. Bush 1946. Lauder was the only woman proclaimed that May would be Jewishincluded in Time magazine’s 1998 list of American Heritage Month. the 20 most influential business geniuses The announcement was the crowning of the 20th century. Devoted to philanthropy, Lauder launched the pink achievement in an effort by the Jewish ribbon symbol as the worldwide emblem Museum of Florida and South Florida of breast health. Jewish community leaders that resulted in resolutions introduced by Rep. Jonas Salk, 1914-1995. When news of Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida Salk’s discovery of a polio vaccine was and Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania made public in 1955, the virologist was urging the president to proclaim a hailed as a miracle worker. In 1963, he month that would recognize the more founded the Salk than 350-year history Institute for Biological of Jewish Studies in La Jolla, contributions to Calif. Salk spent his American culture. last years searching for The resolutions a vaccine against AIDS. passed unanimously, first in the House of Ruth Mosko Handler, Representatives in 1916-2002. The Los December 2005 and Angeles Times’ Woman later in the Senate in of the Year in Business February 2006. Since in 1967, Handler 2006, JAHM created the Barbie doll, programs have taken named after her place across the Estée Lauder daughter, in 1959. The country. doll rocketed the The contributions Mattel company to of Jewish-Americans nearly overnight are far-ranging and success and became an include scientists, icon of American entertainers, writers, culture. Handler later and entrepreneurs. turned her attention to Some of these are helping other breast listed below: cancer survivors, creating a breast Levi Strauss, 1829prosthesis called Nearly 1902. In 1873, Me. Strauss and Nevada tailor Jacob Davis Sandy Koufax Ann Landers, 1918created the first blue 2002. Esther Pauline jeans when they Friedman Lederer, writing as Ann received a U.S. patent to make men’s Landers, had her first advice column denim work pants with copper rivets. published in the Chicago Sun Times in With this patent, they began to manufacture blue jeans, known today as 1955. By the end of Lederer’s life, Ann Landers had become the world’s most the Levi’s® brand. widely syndicated column, published in more than 1,200 publications and with Emma Lazarus, 1849-1887. Lazarus more than 90 million readers around was a writer and a scholar of literature the world. and languages whose poetry and essays protested the rise of anti-Semitism. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, b. 1933. Bader “Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” Ginsburg is the first Jewish woman to are two famous lines of her sonnet, “The serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and New Colossus,” which was affixed to the the first woman to make both the Harvard and Columbia law reviews. She Statue of Liberty in 1903. served on the U.S. Court of Appeals from 1980 until her appointment in Estée Lauder, 1906-2004. Born 1993 to the U.S. Supreme Court. Josephine Esther Mentzer, Lauder founded the Estée Lauder Company in please see HERITAGE page 19
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Salute to a Veteran
The Flak Literally Creased the Top of His Skull Robert D. Wilcox uring WWII, Otis Harrison was working in a shipyard in Newport News, Va. And what he saw of ships there convinced him that the Navy was where he ought to be. The Navy was glad to have him; although, after boot camp, they did their best to interest him in submarines. “Not a chance,” he explains. “I wanted to be able to see the sky over my head.” And he wound up picking PT boats. These boats used the planing-type hull form developed for racing boats and could reach speeds as fast as 40 knots. The “PT” stood for “Patrol Torpedo,” and they were designed to use their speed to get close to enemy surface ships and their small size to avoid being spotted and hit by gunfire. Harrison shipped to Melville, R.I., where he spent 16 weeks learning all about PT boats. Then it was to New Orleans to be assigned to a crew. They
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A PT boat identical to his, as photographed by Harrison. Radioman 2nd Class Otis Harrison, right, in London in October 1944, with his cousin, Joseph Barnes, left, who was in the 8th Air Force.
picked up their new “Higgins” boat at Lake Pontchartrain and, with five other PT boats, proceeded to Miami for shakedown of the new vessels. They then sailed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where the six crews and their boats were placed
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aboard a Navy tanker for the trip to Swansea, Wales. They had arrived in Wales barely in time for the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Two days later, they were part of the vast armada of ships making the invasion. Harrison says, “The number of ships was simply unbelievable. There was a solid canopy of ships. It seemed like you could just walk from
ship to ship, there were so many of them. “We were being fired on constantly. LSTs loaded with troops were being blown up all around us. The Germans had planted ‘hedgehogs’ all along the approach to the beach. They were steel rails that formed a V that LSTs could clear at the height of the 40-foot tide but would snare them as the tide receded. Then they were sitting ducks. Many men tried to jump off and wade in, only to be weighed down by all their gear and sink to their deaths. It was hell on earth,” he says. “Our PT boat did picket duty, and we were constantly picking up wounded and dead soldiers. We would carry them to the first large vessel, leave them, then continue picking up more. All this time, we were being shot at from the German pillboxes, and the shells from our heavy cruisers and battleships were whistling over us.”
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Harrison stops to ask, “Have you ever heard shells from those 14- and 16inch rifles go overhead? They sound like a boxcar going over. I don’t know how badly it scared the Germans, but it sure sobered me.” In the two weeks following D-Day, Harrison’s boat was given the job of drawing fire from German shore batteries along the length of the Cherbourg Peninsula, so they would reveal their positions to our heavier ships who could then aim at the flares they saw from the German guns. Harrison remembers when they once actually entered the Le Havre harbor at night … and set off the most awesome display of tracers from left and right. He says, “There was a solid wall of tracers coming at us.” He still wonders how they got out of that unscathed. Their next assignment was to patrol the Channel Islands in the English Channel. The islands had been taken by the Germans, and the job of Harrison’s boat was to help keep the Germans on those islands bottled up. It was there that a shell landed just beyond the stern of his boat and actually lifted the boat out of the water. And that’s where parts of the exploded shell created a crease in his scalp. When it was their time to go home, their boat was hauled aboard an LST at Portsmouth, England, and they were off to New York. But is an LST equipped to handle a crossing of the North Atlantic? “I would have said no,” Harrison admits. “They were built to deliver
soldiers to a beach. They had no keel, and they slid around alarming in the 20- to 30-foot swells. But somehow they got us there.” Harrison was scheduled to go to the Pacific, but he had a leave that took him back to his family home in Petersburg, Va. It was on the train when he learned of the surrender of the Japanese. And in a few more weeks, he was discharged. He worked in sales for many years for Union Camp and retired in 1985. In 1954, the company had sent him to Central Pennsylvania, and he liked it so much he never left. He was not able to go when a group of veterans returned to France in the 1970s to a dedication ceremony at Omaha Beach. Those veterans were honored by the French government for their service during the invasion and were given special Liberty Medals minted by the French for the occasion. Harrison and 40 or so others got that same medal in February 1985 in the office of U.S. Representative Joe Pitts, who had worked hard to find the veterans and present them with the medal in their honor. Today, Harrison plays golf seven days a week, works with Meals on Wheels, and busies himself with work of his church. But he says he’ll never forget those days of excitement and peril aboard his PT boat in the greatest war the world has ever seen. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in WWII.
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Here Comes ‘D’ Sun Wendell Fowler arth’s 4.5 billion-year-old sun, the axis of our magnificent universe, altruistically fathers all life. Sunbeams provide nutrition for vegetation eaten by omnivores, who are then consumed by other animals, who are ultimately consumed by humans, and so on and so forth. Since the creation of Earth, the infinite cycle of life has obtained power and energy from the sun. Without sol’s warm rays, Earth could not support the gift of life. Cheerful sunlight is considered the best source for vitamin D. When aging
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kicks in, we spend more time indoors. Outdoors, we slather on sunscreen, blocking wavelengths that manufacture vitamin D. Subsequently, the Archives of Internal Medicine report that 77 percent of Americans are vitamin “D-ficient,” which has links to high blood pressure, depression, weak immune system, diabetes, poor lung function, autism, fibromyalgia, schizophrenia, MS, osteoarthritis, and RA. Not a sunlit picture. The major biological function of D is
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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori
Royal Wedding Collectibles Dr. Lori ate Middleton and Prince William married at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29, 2011. Royal watchers will be eyeing a wide range of collectibles. Which royal collectibles should you buy? I always advise people to collect objects that chronicle a historic event or relate to historic figures. It has been proven that in the market for art and antiques, these historic and genuine objects will hold their value long term. Quality and authentic objects relating to a royal wedding, albeit the first of this century, certainly fit the bill.
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Collecting the Queen Reports indicate that the Lord Chamberlain, Earl Peel, wrote in a staff memo recently that “We want [royal wedding] items that are permanent and significant.” For the Kate/William royal
wedding, Queen of course, Prince Elizabeth II and her Charles and Princess staff are proponents of Diana’s royal wedding such regal wedding porcelain boxes. collectibles as porcelain Cuckoo Collectibles pillboxes, Buckingham Palace monogrammed tea prefers classic royal towels, and wedding souvenirs commemorative cups over the massthat highlight the produced William future king and his new and Kate wedding bride. These are going Buckingham Palace prefers dolls and knickknacks to be, long term, the “significant” royal wedding featuring images of the sought-after collectibles, collectibles for the wedding of couple, many of which so these are the objects Prince William and Kate. On April are coming out of to acquire now. 29, the value of the Prince Charles The history of royal and Lady Diana engagement mug China. Some of the collectibles ranges from will spike, doubling today’s value more jovial royal collectibles include Queen Victoria’s of $175. royal condoms, royal diamond tiara, George wedding sick (vomit) bags for all the V’s coronation china, Queen Elizabeth II’s monogrammed silver tea service, and, other women who aren’t marrying the
world’s No. 1 bachelor, and “Waity Katie” nail polish. Collectibles will emerge in the oddest of places. With the Internet, a sales arena not available when Princess Diana wed in 1981, the world will have no trouble acquiring a wide variety of royal collectibles relating to Prince William and his bride. Unexpected but Valuable For the wedding of William and Kate, there are a few collectibles that I think will travel under the radar. For instance, the University of St. Andrews in Fife, Scotland, will see an increase in sales of items relating to the special place where the royal couple met in 2001 and fell in love. The couple graduated from the famous school in June 2005. Don’t be surprised to see lots of people donning St. Andrews t-shirts and bags or selling
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to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. It also supports all organs, plus 2,000 genes, and, in concert with a number of other vitamins, minerals, and hormones, promotes bone mineralization. Without D, bones become thin, brittle, soft, or misshapen. Positively, D diminishes risk of cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, cardiovascular disease, and early agerelated macular degeneration, especially vitamin D-3. If you’re an easy mark for flu, colds, sinus and bronchial infections, or pneumonia, vitamin D-3 regulates Tcells, which are absolutely indispensable for a protective immune system. Put this in context with winter colds, sniffles, flu, and depression, and … sigh … it’s all too clear why we’re a sickly bunch. My dear family, including 93-year-old Mom, took 2,000 IU D-3 daily this winter and nary one got as much as a sniffle. The RDA for D established 60 years ago is an insignificant 400 IU when it should’ve been 10 times higher, but our leaders failed miserably in researching basic human nutrition standards. RDA stands for Recommended Dietary Allowances, a “norm” established by the FDA during World War II that was intended to provide educated guidelines for how much of particular nutrients a normal, healthy person required to stay fit and healthy. The Canadian Cancer Society has responsibly upped its advice to 1,000 IUs a day. Others believe northern climates should consume at least 2,000 IUs a day. “The first thing we’d see is a reduction by 80 percent in the incidence of type-1 diabetes,” said Cedric Garland, a professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of California at San Diego. “The next thing we’d see is a reduction by about 75 percent of all invasive cancers combined, as well as similar reductions in colon cancer and breast cancer, and probably about a 25 percent reduction in ovarian cancer.” Salmon, tuna, mackerel, and fish liver oils are among the best dietary sources of D. Cows moo that their milk is fortified with D, but it’s synthetic, ergo, rubbish. Minute amounts of D exist in grass-fed beef liver, cheese, and organic, free-range egg yolks. Vitamin D in these foods is primarily in the form of vitamin D-3. www.SeniorNewsPA.com
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During the warm parts of the year, our magnificent Holy Temple produces the “sunshine vitamin” from 10 minutes of daily rays, but ol’ sol dips lower on the fall horizon, not returning until late spring to bathe Earth’s needy northern hemisphere. The northern United States is so dark in winter that D synthesis shuts down completely. If, for some reason, you’re unable to eat foods with D or to get enough sunlight, Dr. Chuck Landon, PhD, ND, DaHOM of Indianapolis, suggests taking 2,000 to 5,000 IU daily. Check with your own doctor and see what he or she recommends. No adverse effects have been seen with supplemental vitamin D3 intakes up to 10,000 IU daily. Skip the counterfeit, synthesized grocery versions and support your community vitamin store for a true source. For most Caucasians, a half hour in the summer sun in a bathing suit can initiate the release of 50,000 IU vitamin D into the circulation within 24 hours of exposure; this same amount of exposure yields 20,000–30,000 IU in tanned individuals and 8,000–10,000 IU in dark-skinned people. While the study focused on white Americans, the same geographical trend affects black Americans, whose overall cancer rates are significantly higher. Darker-skinned people require more sunlight to synthesize the vitamin. Americans assume more is better of anything, hence the skin cancer paradox. While it’s true the sun isn’t a wonder drug, it’s elemental in sustaining human health. The benevolent giver has been worshiped by many cultures throughout history because of its vast healing and therapeutic powers. At the turn of the century, people considered the sun good for health and touted it as a cure for major disease. It was a time when “recuperating in the sun” grew popular, with claims that extensive exposure, preferably by the seaside, was a magical cure-all for plague, old age, and TB. So it’s true that there’s nothing new under the sun. Ditch the gooey white stuff and then go out and let the sunshine bathe your beautiful skin—but for only 10 minutes, OK? Wendell Fowler is a retired chef turned motivational speaker and the author of Eat Right, Now! Contact him at chefwendell@yahoo.com.
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