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Highland Harmonies Bagpipe Player, Teacher Took Up Instrument at 56 By Chelsea Peifer For a lot of people who play the bagpipes, the instrument is in their blood. Ken Campbell can trace his lineage back to his ancestors who lived in Scotland in 1612, but as far as he knows he is the only piper that ever existed in the clan. “You don’t have to be Scottish to play the pipes. It was a sound that I always appreciated, but I never got involved with it until later in life,” said Campbell, who took his first lesson when he was 56. One weekend his wife suggested they check out the Celtic Fling at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. He was captivated by the bagpipe band competition and told his wife on the way home that he was going to learn to play. “And that was that,” said Campbell, who is now 69. He took his first lesson through Ceòl Nèamh Pipe Band. The group consists of approximately 20 pipers and 10 drummers, and their name translates to “music from heaven” from Scots Gaelic. He took weekly group lessons, where he started on a practice chanter. Playing the practice chanter for one full year prepares the musician to then transfer to playing the full pipes. He took a few private lessons as well. please see HARMONIES page 11

Bagpiper Ken Campbell took up the “brash” instrument at age 56. He now teaches and performs locally and played for a Scottish duke while touring Scotland.

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The DNA Testing Community Angelo Coniglio he more people who participate in genealogical DNA testing, the more potential relationships can be found. The fact that there are several testing venues available seems to work at cross purposes to that goal, because you may have your DNA tested by 23andMe, while a long-lost cousin may have his tested at, say, Family Tree DNA (FTDNA). There may be valid reasons for the choice of provider. As in my case, one venue may fail to extract enough genetic material from a sample, while another has no problem doing so. One venue may offer comparison of health- and medical-oriented genome characteristics, another might not. FTDNA offers the option to join “surname projects,” in which others researching similar surnames can share information and wish lists; 23andMe does not offer such projects, etc. Fortunately, there are some ways for users of diverse DNAtesting venues to compare their results to those of subscribers to other venues. For example, in certain cases, raw genealogical data may be downloaded by a subscriber of 23andMe or AncestryDNA and uploaded to FTDNA for a cost that is less than FTDNA’s $100 testing cost. The genomes from the other venues can then be compared to those of FTDNA subscribers, FTDNA’s surname projects can be joined, etc. Unfortunately, FTDNA is not yet programmed for 23andMe’s latest data format, and only older records can be uploaded. A site that gets around such problems is the free site GEDmatch (www.gedmatch.com). It accepts raw data from several vendors. Users provide their contact information and give permission for their email addresses to be posted. This is an advantage over 23andMe, for example, since correspondence can be

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made directly via email, rather than by anonymous correspondence through the vendor. However, some participants who freely give their email address still don’t respond to emails! GEDmatch has more detailed graphs of segment matches within chromosomes than does 23andMe. Like 23andMe, GEDmatch allows you to set the significant length of segments to be considered (a match of seven centiMorgans or more is generally considered significant), but through color-coding, it also shows shorter segments that are shared. GEDmatch allows one-to-one and one-to-many comparisons. The former are similar to comparisons on 23andMe but with more detail in the graphs. The one-to-many comparisons list all users who have a match of at least seven cM and include the length and number of matching segments, an email address, the percent of matching DNA, and the estimated number of generations to a common ancestor. Interestingly, some relatives whose DNA I compared to mine on both 23andMe and GEDmatch show slightly different results: a matching segment being 23 cM in one and 24 cM in the other or a segment match in three chromosomes rather than in just two. Since the raw data in both cases is identical, this seems to reflect differences in the software algorithms used by each venue. So some of the error in the analyses is not just lab error in extracting genetic material from my saliva, but computer error in the sense that two programs analyzed the same data and produced different results (even if minutely). An aspect of DNA testing that I haven’t addressed is the use of a subscriber-provided family tree. In one way or another, most venues allow participants to enter their own family trees into the system: 23andMe has a www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com

routine wherein you start with your own name and add ancestors online, until the tree is as complete as you want it; GEDmatch allows uploading of a familytree data file created by an offline program; and AncestryDNA links to

Ancestry.com trees entered in either fashion. While I otherwise encourage researchers to share their trees online, in order to make connections with others who may be researching similar

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The Facts Behind St. Patrick and His Day For many people, St. Patrick represents an excuse to wear green on March 17, maybe go to a parade, and drink some Irish whiskey. But who was St. Patrick in real life? The most common belief is that he drove the snakes out of Ireland. Ireland probably never had snakes, though, and the myth may refer to Patrick’s efforts to stamp out the serpent imagery used by the Druids. He also may have used the threeleafed shamrock to illustrate the concept of the Holy Trinity to the people he was

trying to convert to Christianity as a missionary in Ireland during the fifth century. Historians agree that Patrick was born in Romanoccupied Britain, the son of a Christian deacon. At age 16 he was captured and taken to Ireland, where he was a slave for six

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to him in a dream, telling him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Patrick went back to the land where he had been a slave to convert the Irish and to minister to those Christians living there. Why do we celebrate him on March 17? That’s believed to be the date of his death. Although never formally canonized, Patrick came to be considered a saint. March 17 was celebrated as a religious holiday until 1903, when it became a public holiday in Ireland by an act of the British Parliament.

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He Saw His Boyhood Nemesis Die Just Feet from Him in Combat Robert D. Wilcox ill Dillon was raised in a tough, Irish section of South Brooklyn, N.Y., where there were plenty of fights as part of growing up. One particular tormentor was a boy named Joe O’Conner. He and Dillon fought regularly, and neither would have believed that they would one day meet halfway around the world and become best friends—let alone that one would lose his life in the blink of an eye while the other was nearby and saw it happen. Dillon was too young for World War II, but he read about all the battles. And, when he was 14 years old, he lied about his age and joined the State Guard, later federalized to the National Guard. He left the Guard in 1950, just before his outfit shipped out to Germany. He was drafted in 1951 and was soon on his way to Pusan, Korea. He says the 8th Army band was waiting for them and played, “If I Knew You Were Coming, I’d Have Baked a Cake.” After being assigned to an 81 mm mortar company, he was told to “report to Corporal O’Conner’s bunker.” He says, “It never even dawned on me that I might know the guy.” But Dillon says it was the same Joe O’Conner he used to fight with as a kid. “We were dumbfounded to find ourselves face-to-face in a small bunker on the side of a hill 10,000 miles from the good old USA,” he says. “After that, we ate and slept in the same bunker and fought a war together, spending many weeks and having narrow escapes together. “On the last day of Joe’s life, we were hit by a very heavy artillery barrage. It was one of those bad days. Joe was forward observer for our mortars. We took turns doing that job. Pfc. Rutledge had just come down from the outpost— Little Nori, as it was called. “Our fire direction control (FDC), where our mortars were located, couldn’t get through to the

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outpost Joe was on. It was 500 yards in front of the MLR (front lines), and the enemy had cut the phone lines with their artillery fire. “I was told to take two men and trace and repair the lines from the FDC up to the outpost where Joe was. On our way up there, we were under constant artillery and mortar fire from the enemy.

Corporal William M. Dillon at discharge in 1953.

“We found and repaired eight breaks in the wire. At this time we had no way of knowing if we had fixed all of the breaks, so we continued on our way up to the outpost still under heavy enemy fire. When we finally got to the outpost where Joe was, they were taking a tremendous pounding from enemy artillery fire, as well as from a 76 mm gun mounted on top of a Russian-built tank. “The shelling was so intense that the bunker they were in started caving in on them. The South Korean with them got hit, the radio man was next man out, and Joe was the last. Just then another round came in, exploding and killing Joe instantly. “It took me a long time to get over Joe’s death. Perhaps I never did. I saw a lot of death and wounded, but Joe’s always stayed with me the most. “One day something really big came in. It had a fuse delay. It dug itself deep into the ground before it blew. When it exploded, it seemed

like it took half of Korea hundreds of feet into the air. Rocks and boulders of all sizes flew sky high. I remember when they came down all around me, with the sound of the large boulders pounding hard into the ground just inches from where I was crouching. “This was nothing like the Korea that was portrayed on the M*A*S*H television show. I never saw anyone with a still or guys running around in dresses. Instead, I remember the hideous, graphic details of war— such as the condition of the bodies of our men when we found them. The enemy had tortured and mutilated their bodies gruesomely before they killed them.” Dillon says that the foot soldiers in Korea had to contend with not only the combat, but also the poor personal hygiene. He says he went three months without a shower and with no change of clothing, including underwear. When they were finally trucked back to the rear for a shower, he says, “Being back in the real world was wonderful. Hot water, electricity, switches that turned lights on and off. Flush toilets. Then back to hell on the lines. It was like putting a steak in front of a large dog and then taking it away. “For the longest time after I returned to the States, I took four showers a day. I just couldn’t get used to the idea that my body was clean. Thankfully, I am back down to only one shower a day now.” When Dillon’s war ended, he went by ship to Seattle and then by train to New Brunswick, N.J., where he was discharged as a corporal in September 1953. For many years, he had nightmares, which, fortunately, eventually stopped. Now Dillon says, “A combat veteran and his family are married to his experiences for life. There is never a day that goes by that most of us don’t think about them.” Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.

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The Way I See It

Getting a Sense Mike Clark morning snow shower ends almost as quickly as it begins, as snow showers are inclined to do. The slowly rising temperature transforms the following precipitation into a cool, intermittent rain; and the static gray sky offers a solid backdrop for the sheets of dark, wispy clouds that form and bustle beneath. A stiff breeze shoots about, sweeping dank debris from a brown, denuded landscape desperate for life. Gusts carry the earthy scents of thawing turf, which becomes a spongy mat beneath my feet. An occasional whiff of wormy mud and wet bark gives me a sense that change is coming. It’s a welcome message that spring is on the way. Seasons do not suddenly end and go away, as you well know. The transition can be an unpredictable mess. We will still have some bitter cold and snow and ice.

Occasionally, we will be tantalized by unseasonable temperatures and solid sunshine. I have heard it called a false spring. Have patience, my friends, and the real thing will soon enough envelop our shivering flesh. But let’s not be hasty; there is still much to relish in the last days of winter. I will miss long, cold nights before a blazing fire. The contrasting colors of the red barn and blue silo on the farm down the road look

best after a snowfall; I slow down to gaze each time I pass that way. And the joyful but fading memories of the not-sodistant holidays can still generate smiles, thanks to our grandchildren. You have your own reasons to celebrate the final charms of the season. Don’t let them pass without appreciation. Last November we planted crocus and tulip bulbs. We can only look forward to

the product of a limited effort, however. By that I mean we only planted the crocuses. The tulips never made it into the ground because of the limited motion of my new knee and the unpleasant turn in the weather. While we waited for a better day, our enthusiasm waned. I regret that we deprived ourselves of such potential beauty. Be assured, though, that there will be tulips next year. Yes, we look forward to spring; it will arrive as it always does—in fits and starts. But don’t miss all the beauty of winter’s end. Don’t wait for a better day. Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational behavior/applied psychology from Albright College. Mike lives outside Columbia, Pa., and can be contacted at mikemac429@aol.com.

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Dawn Wells Shares Mary Ann’s Lessons for Life Nick Thomas hat should have been “a threehour tour” turned into a 50year journey for Dawn Wells, who played castaway Mary Ann in the zany sitcom Gilligan’s Island, which debuted on CBS in September 1964. “I’m still talking and writing about the show and it continues to gain new fans,” said Wells, from her home in Los Angeles. “If you’re a 10-year-old kid watching the show today, there’s not much to date it—a desert island is a desert island!” To celebrate the show’s 50th anniversary, Wells draws on her life’s experiences in a recently released book, What Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life, co-written with Steve Stinson. “I wrote the book partly in response to fans over the years,” said Wells. “It’s amazing that so many people still appreciate Mary Ann’s sense of values.” While there are a few Gilligan’s Island

stories in the confused on book, the focus values these is on down-todays.” earth advice Although the from Mary book’s advice is Ann’s—and frequently Wells’s— directed toward perspective. girls and “It was a younger women, fun, silly show Wells says one that made you chapter, “Hey! laugh and Who’s That Old didn’t preach to Gal in the the audience,” Mirror?” is she said. “But aimed at a more there was an mature crowd. Dawn Wells (far right) with Gilligan’s Island cast awful lot in the “Sometimes I character of Mary Ann that kids could look at myself in the mirror and think, learn from today: She was fair, she ‘Really, I’m that age?’” said Wells, who pitched in to help, she had standards, she turned 76 in October. wasn’t worried about a $500 purse, and “I don’t know where the years went, she would be your best friend you could but I’m not obsessed with it,” she trust. I think the world is a little admitted. “As you get older, I think it’s

important to keep a positive attitude about life. I know I have a million things I still want to accomplish! You just have to surround yourself with things that interest you. Even though there may be activities you can no longer enjoy, there are probably many that you can.” Back on the island, there were plenty of weekly adventures to interest the seven castaways during the three seasons the show aired. Wells says she got along with all her fellow actors—even Tina Louise (Ginger), despite the rumors over the years that the two feuded—and was particularly close to Natalie Schafer, who played the wealthy socialite Mrs. Lovey Howell. “The character you saw her play was pretty much who she was in real life,” recalled Wells. “She really was a grande dame, very independent, with a great sense of humor.” Wells says Schafer handled her aging

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Screening Colonoscopies Now Covered by Medicare By Linda Burkley March is National Colon Cancer Awareness Month and an excellent opportunity to become more aware of how to prevent and treat the disease by scheduling a colonoscopy. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., even though 70 percent of all cancer cases could be prevented with early detection. The lifetime risk of developing colon cancer is one in 20; however, a variety of risk factors can increase those odds. Each year, more than 140,000 men and women are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, but more than 1 million colorectal cancer survivors are living full lives thanks to early detection and improvements in prevention and treatment. But for many others, the lack of a preventive screening allowed the cancer to advance, making more invasive treatments necessary. Researchers have made great strides in determining ways to detect the early signs of cancer and have developed definitive guidelines to aid in its prevention.

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Interviewing at 60+ By Lois Guarino Hazel Am I savvy, confident, sharp? Does my pared-down resume accurately reflect my relevant experience? Nearly wrinklefree, still trim, and with a high energy level, I dress appropriately and have learned that less is more when donning jewelry. Arriving a few minutes early, I announce myself to the young woman at the cash register, who escorts me to a small back room where I am invited to sit at a cozy, round table. Quickly, I am joined by a man and a woman who are at least 20 years my junior. They have notepads and questions, are engagingly friendly, and seem non-threatening. I soon learn that the woman is the manager of this health food store and the young man is the vice president of the four-store, family-owned organization. We all lean forward into the conversation, which flows easily. I am well prepared, and we’re off to a good start as the interview questions begin. Am I flexible? I share a few examples of this tenet of my personality and don’t let fly what I really think.

Aren’t most wives/mothers/grandmothers flexible? I wear all these hats and have dealt with more than my share of last-minute plan changes, runs to the emergency room, 11th-hour requests for babysitters, or pleas for “just an hour or two” of my time. Yes, I am flexible. Is there a type of supervisor you feel more comfortable working with? A civil one would be lovely—not one who throws telephones. (Alas, I worked for a crazed woman who did this once, and it was before the advent of cell phones!) To add a bit of levity, I share this tidbit with the interviewers. They promise not to heave more than one phone per week. We are warming to each other.

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Can I lift 50 pounds? Indeed I can. My younger grandson weighs more than that, and I’ve wrestled large dogs into the tub at the SPCA where I volunteer. Ah, a bonus point for community service. This is beginning to look promising. What do I like about the organization? I’ve shopped there, and I can truthfully say, “A lot.” The employees are a tightly knit, small group of people who smile easily and frequently. That’s what first sold me on working for them. Apparently, they have no bad hair or other bad juju days—or they don’t show it until after working hours. Do I have anything to add? After mentioning that my personal philosophy

aligns neatly with their mission statement, I assure them that I would blend seamlessly into their workforce. Hey, this is getting easier by the minute. They have no further questions or comments, nor do I. The interview ends with smiles and hearty handshakes. What’s it like to interview at 60+? Not as difficult as I imagined. I guess I still have it, whatever “it” is. Yet I feel compassion for those well-worn but capable workers of my age who must market themselves because of necessity, not from a desire to try something new. There is a large folder on my computer table bulging with employment-rejection emails. Fortunately, I ignored them and kept on plugging, remembering that I had years of life experience, talents, and applicable skills. To those brave souls trying to break through the age barrier, I would offer a quote that hung above my desk when I toiled in the corporate world: “Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher P.S. They just called. I got the job.

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Wednesdays starting March 4 7 to 8:30 p.m. GriefShare: 13-Week Series Grove United Methodist Church 490 W. Boot Road, West Chester (610) 350-9372 pastor.lin.george@gmail.com March 3, 2 p.m. Grief Support Group Phoenixville Senior Center 153 Church St., Phoenixville (610) 327-7216 March 3 and 17, 5 to 6:30 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon (610) 585-6604 phoenixbereavement@yahoo.com Nondenominational; all are welcome. March 3 and 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Brandywine Hospital Conference Room 2N 201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville (610) 998-1700, ext. 226

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March 4, 6 p.m. Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994

March 11, 1:30 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sarah Care 425 Technology Drive, Suite 200 Malvern (610) 251-0801

March 5 and 19, 7 p.m. Alzheimer’s Support Group The Solana Willistown 1713 West Chester Pike, Willistown (610) 725-1713

March 11, 7 p.m. Town Hall Meeting Southeastern Veterans Center 1 Veterans Drive, Spring City (610) 383-0203

March 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

March 17, 6 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464

March 10 and 24, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Jennersville Hospital Conference Room B 1015 W. Baltimore Pike, West Grove (610) 998-1700, ext. 226

Programs & Events March 3, 11:30 a.m. West Chester University Retirees Luncheon For restaurant location, please email darsie@verizon.net

March 25, 6 p.m. Living with Cancer Support Group Paoli Hospital Cancer Center 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (484) 565-1253

Free and open to the public March 7 and 21, 5 to 10 p.m. Bingo Nights Marine Corps League Detachment 430 Chestnut St., Downingtown (610) 429-8174

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Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation www.chesco.org/ccparks March 21, 8 to 9:30 a.m. – Falco Peregrinus, Schuylkill River Trail March 21, 3 to 4 p.m. – Creating a Wildlife Habitat, Nottingham County Park March 28, 5 to 6:30 p.m. – First Peep of Spring, Warwick County Park

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Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-6900 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.coatesvilleseniorcenter.org Weekdays, 9 to 10:30 a.m. – Hot Breakfast First and Third Tuesdays starting March 3, 12:45 p.m. – Senior Drums Alive March 4, 10:45 a.m. – Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly (CARIE): Medicare Fraud Prevention Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, Malvern March 17, 10 a.m. – Benefits and Senior Programs with Tyler from Sen. Dinniman’s Office March 18, 1 p.m. – Meet and Eat Group – Tonino’s in Lincoln Court March 20, 10 a.m. – Trip to Historical Society in West Chester Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819 427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square – www.kennettseniorcenter.org March 6, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Personal Emergency Preparedness March 10, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Tea Party: Shamrock Showers March 11, 1 to 2 p.m. – Senior Crime Prevention University Phoenixville Area Senior Center – (610) 935-1515 153 Church St., Phoenixville – www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org Tuesdays and Fridays, 9 to 10 a.m. – Sip & Swipe Café March 6, 10:30 a.m. – Program on Parkinson’s Disease Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.

Chester County Library Programs Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741 March 19, 6:30 p.m. – Downingtown Library’s Writers Group March 26, 1 p.m. – Senior Book Club March 26, 6:30 p.m. – Reading the Classics Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996 Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times

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“It was a challenge at my age that I was able to meet, and to be accepted in the field was also rewarding,” he said. Campbell plays the Great Highland Pipes, which is the type of bagpipe most people are familiar with. He also owns and plays two different types of small pipes. Lessons are highly recommended for anyone interested in learning to play, because the finer points are quite difficult to teach yourself. Campbell competed with Ceòl Nèamh for eight years, playing in band competitions, shows, and parades. “I never got any prizes, but I had fun,” he said. “There’s a certain amount of emotional satisfaction out of being able to produce something that is musical and pleasing—if only for myself.” At one point, he had 75 tunes memorized. “When I was in competition I practiced for an hour minimum of continuous play, for 365 days a year. And I enjoyed it,” Campbell said. Practice, practice, practice. That is the only way to become better at playing the bagpipes, said Campbell. “Your muscles that operate your

fingers have to memorize where to go, and the only way to do that is to practice,” he explained. Losing weight is another outcome of practicing the bagpipes because of the high air pressure the musician needs to apply to play. Naturally, even more calories are burned when playing and marching with the heavy instrument. Only nine notes can be played on the bagpipes, and there are no octaves, sharps, or flats. “It is what it is,” said Campbell. “You can’t adjust the volume. It is a brash, right-out-there instrument.” When Campbell teaches lessons on how to play the bagpipes, he is quick to remind his students that it is an instrument that demands attention. “It takes a person with some stamina and some guts to play it.” When Campbell began giving lessons to a shy student, he told him that the bagpipe is an in-your-face instrument. A bagpipe player needs to hold their head high and be prepared for the impact that their music will have on the audience, he said. As the lessons continued, Campbell watched the student break out of his shell

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and grow in confidence. “You see the change not only in their playing, but in their personality,” he explained. The bagpipes are not taught in schools, and some music teachers do not even consider it a true musical instrument. Very few young children are interested in playing these days, he said. Campbell has played the bagpipes in a local Memorial Day service for the past 10 years. He plays at weddings and funerals and occasionally at his church. He formed a small band at his church: Hogmanny, after a Gaelic term that translates to New Year’s Eve, or “new beginning.” Hogmanny consists of a pianist, flutist, guitarist, fiddler, and, of course, the bagpiper. They played at their church’s Christmas service last year and perform sporadically throughout the year at various events. Campbell and his wife of 48 years, Marilyn, have three children, five grandchildren, and an Australian Shepherd named Madison Star—or just Maddie. “Maddie loves pipe music; she sings when I play,” said Campbell.

The whole family traveled to Scotland together in April 2014, where they spent a week touring the country in a 16passenger van. “We ranged in age from 2 to 68, and there were no fights, and no bickering. It was unbelievable,” Campbell said. “That was by far the best vacation I’ve ever taken. I think we would all say it’s our favorite place.” Sheep graze along the roads and sometimes meander onto the one-lane roads where the speed limit is about 60 mph, he said. “It’s just beautiful. I’m a little bit prejudiced, but if you get a chance, you should go.” He has visited Scotland three times and had the chance to play the pipes at Inveraray Castle for the duke of Argyll, the chief of Clan Campbell. His goal was to play outside in the garden, but due to pouring rain he had the honor of playing inside the castle. One of the duke’s young sons befriended Campbell and even insisted he play in a room of the castle blocked off from tourists. “That was one of the highlights of my life,” he said.

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Does the Golden Arm Exist? Dear Mark: I have read about people who are selling info about how to set dice. Is there anything to someone’s ability to set dice and to throw them a certain way to improve their ability to throw desired numbers? On the other hand, are you convinced no matter how you “set” the dice that you will have a completely random roll? I think there must be something to dice setting, as some casinos do not let you set them. – Wade J. Setting dice on a crap game has been practiced forever and is typically not considered illegal. Dice-setting rules or decisions come under each individual casino’s policy. Where it is allowed, the only problem dice setters might run into is that they could take some heat from a boxman for holding up the game by taking too long to find their set.

The superstitious player might not like seeing a seven or a craps facing them once they take delivery of the dice from the stickman, so they rotate the dice—set them—until they have their favorite number on top. Then there is the dedicated community of crap players who believe in “controlled shooting,” which goes far beyond simply setting the dice to their liking before a roll. These shooters feel that by gripping and tossing the dice at the correct angle, they can limit the rotational characteristics of the dice. By doing so, they will be able to control the results and, hence, the game’s long-term odds in their favor. So, Wade, can dice shooters set the dice in a particular way and alter the conventional odds of the game? I fly on the side of gaming folklore and hold that “it ain’t so.” Others in the gaming business disagree. A favorite gambling author of

mine, Frank Scoblete, penned a very enjoyable book, Golden Touch, Dice Control Revolution. I’m not saying “no dice” to his belief, but it’s just that after spending 18 years on the inside and umpteen on the out, I have to see it to believe it. And I haven’t seen it yet—with an officially permitted toss, that is. As for a player setting and then sliding the dice across the table to get a specific result, sure; how hard is that? You can do that on your dining-room table all day long. But you can expect to see crap dealers, a boxman, the pit boss, or the eye in the sky go bonkers when some dice charlatan tries to illegally manipulate the cubes in a manner where a random outcome won’t occur. Cheating at craps is illegal, and there could be some substantial consequences not if, but when, you are caught. Dice must be thrown across the table with some degree of oomph. They cannot be

pushed, “trickled,” or slid across the table by the shooter. My personal take, Wade, is that the chance of affecting the dice after they have bounced off a surface of rubber pyramids on the back wall of a 12-foot crap table is slim to none, no matter how you set them or what axis the dice were on in flight before they hit. Now, playing cup-free, laissez faire Yahtzee with my wife—well, that is a different story. Gambling Wisdom of the Month: “The dice goad like hooks and prick like whips; they deceive and torment. They are coated with honey.” – Better’s Lament, Rig Veda hymn Mark Pilarski is a recognized authority on casino gambling, having survived 18 years in the casino trenches. Pilarski is the creator of the bestselling, award-winning audio book series on casino gambling, Hooked on Winning. www.markpilarski.com

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Social Security to Expand Field-Office Hours Nationwide By John Johnston s a result of Congress’ approval of the fiscal year 2015 budget, Social Security will expand its hours nationwide and offices will be open to the public for an additional hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays effective March 16. A field office that is usually open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will remain open until 4

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p.m. Offices will continue to close to the public at noon every Wednesday so employees have time to complete current work and reduce backlogs. In recent years, Social Security reduced public office hours due to congressional budget cuts, growing backlogs, and staffing losses. The agency began recovery in fiscal year 2014 by replacing some field-office staffing losses and providing overtime

support to process critical work. With the commitment of resources in fiscal year 2015, the agency is able to restore some service hours to the public. Most Social Security business does not require a visit to a local field office. Many services, including applying for retirement, disability, and Medicare benefits, creating a “my Social Security” account, replacing a Medicare card, or reporting a change of address or

telephone number are conveniently available anytime at www.socialsecurity.gov. Social Security also offers assistance via a toll-free number, (800) 772-1213 (voice) and (800) 325-0778 (TTY). Representatives are available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. John Johnston is a Social Security public affairs specialist.

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