Chester County Edition
September 2014
Vol. 11 No. 9
For Senior Laughs, the Play’s the Thing Theater Group and its Founder Spread Humor and Active Aging By Chelsea Peifer Theater has been a pivotal part of human culture since the most primitive times. Once the lifeblood of every community, today local theaters must compete with entertainment formats like television and movies for the attention of audiences. But in Central Pennsylvania, local theaters continue thriving because of passionate individuals like Fran Horkowitz. Horkowitz, 87, has acted, directed, and served on the board for several theaters, and her primary involvement has been with the Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg. But in 2009, she saw an empty niche for seniors who wanted to remain involved with performing arts but without the commitment of memorizing a tremendous amount of lines or attending several months’ worth of rehearsals. Ever the go-getter, Horkowitz decided to form the Senior Theatre Players to fill that void. The Senior Theatre Players began with six players traveling to senior centers, assisted and independent living homes, and various locations in Central Pennsylvania to perform short skits. The group has grown to include 15 players ranging in age from 50 to 91. please see LAUGHS page 15 Fran Horkowitz, founder of the Senior Theatre Players, backstage at the Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg, where exposed brickwork from the original building can be seen. It was first constructed as a one-room schoolhouse in 1863.
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The Other Side of Leonard Nimoy Nick Thomas s Star Trek’s Mr. commercial photography, Spock, Leonard he realized a career in Nimoy created fine-art photography one of the most iconic would be difficult at the characters in television time. history. But for the past “So I decided to stay two decades, Nimoy has with my acting and transported his career to directing, although I the other side of the continued to study camera and is now photography and work at Photo courtesy of Seth Kaye Photography regarded as a leading it.” Nimoy has transported his career to the Photo courtesy of Seth Kaye Photography contemporary American Around 1994, he other side of the camera and is now Nimoy in 2010 posing with a subject photographer. became a full-time William Shatner as regarded as a leading contemporary and her life-sized Secret Self. Captain Kirk and Nimoy as Early in his acting photographer (while American photographer. Mr. Spock in Star Trek. career, he recognized continuing to tackle some photography could be film and TV projects of the experience. So I began using the Impossible, and I actually considered more than just snapshots on location. interest), producing work that was changing careers,” Nimoy explained. “I camera when I was on a specific, “I carried a camera with me wherever largely concept driven—themes that told went to school at UCLA to study I went and began to realize I was missing thematic quest.” a story, rather than random, individual The photography bug eventually bit photography under master art the place I was in because my eye was photos. His diverse subjects include photographer Robert Heineken and him hard at the pinnacle of his career. behind the camera so much,” Nimoy hands, eggs, landscapes, nudes, and became very excited about the prospect.” dancers, all shot with black-and-white “I had finished three seasons of Star recalled from his home in Los Angeles. But with no enthusiasm for “I had the photographs, but I hadn’t had Trek and two seasons of Mission: film cameras.
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“I have two darkrooms and do my own printing up to a 16- by 20-inch image. I like to be in touch with the whole process.” His provocative Full Body project, published in book form in 2007, featured mostly naked, full-figured women. “My original idea was to replicate some rather famous images shot by other photographers who had used fashion models, and to use these women in those same poses.” More recently, for his Secret Selves project—his first shot in color—he photographed 100 people from all walks of life, each acting out a fantasy identity. Nimoy, who is represented by R. Michelson Galleries in Northampton, Mass., had three concurrent exhibitions in the Boston area that began in late March, when the artist turned 83. “The exhibits cover about 20 years of my career, so it’s quite comprehensive.”
Although Disease Control Nimoy’s works can and Prevention, be pricey (up to and is caused $18,000), more primarily by affordable images smoking. with a Spock theme “Before I (e.g., the Vulcan stopped smoking hand salute) are 30 years ago, I sold through a site was deeply managed by his addicted,” he Photo courtesy of Seth Kaye Photography Nimoy’s diverse subjects include hands, granddaughter said. “I had to go eggs, landscapes, nudes, and dancers, all (www.shopllap.com). through various shot with black-and-white film cameras. “She’s quite the programs before entrepreneur and I quit. But by operates it like a then, the damage classy boutique,” said Nimoy. “There are was done. In my late 70s and early 80s, I t-shirts, tote bags, and photographs recognized that I did not have great signed by me. The things we do for our breathing capacity, so I wasn’t surprised grandchildren!” by the COPD diagnosis. In February, reports surfaced that “I use medication daily and give Nimoy was suffering from chronic myself a jolt of oxygen when I need it,” obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung he said. “The main difficulty is high ailment that affects some 13 million altitudes. We’ve had a house in Lake Americans, according to the Centers for Tahoe for 20 years, which is a beautiful
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Top-Rated New Vehicles for Seniors Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any credible resources that rate the best vehicles for older drivers? My wife and I are both in our 70s and are looking to purchase a new automobile but could use some help choosing one that’s age friendly. What can you tell us? – Car Shoppers Dear Shoppers, While there are a number of websites that rate new vehicles for older drivers, one of the most credible is Edmunds.com, a top-rated online resource for automotive research information. For 2014, they developed a list of “top 10 vehicles for seniors” based on user-friendly features that help compensate for many of the physical changes—like diminished vision, arthritis, and range-ofmotion loss—that can come with aging. But before we get to the list, here is a rundown of different features that are available on many new vehicles today and how they can help with various age-related physical problems. So depending on what ails you or your wife, here’s what to look for. Knee, hip, or leg problems: For comfort, a better fit, and easier entry and exit, look for vehicles that have six-way adjustable power seats that move the seat forward, backward, up, and down and the seat-back forward and backward. Also look for low door thresholds and seat heights that don’t require too much bending or climbing to get into. Leather or faux-leather seats are also easier to slide in and out of than cloth seats. Limited upper-body range of motion: If you have difficulty looking over your shoulder to back up or merge into traffic, look for vehicles with a large rear window for better visibility; wide-angle mirrors, which can minimize blind
spots; backup cameras; active parallel-park assistance; and blindspot warning systems that alert you to objects in the way. Also, for comfort and fit, consider vehicles that have a tilt and telescoping steering wheel, adjustable seatbelts, and heated seats with lumbar support.
vehicles for 2014 listed in alphabetical order. Each offers features designed to support drivers coping with the conditions discussed above. Their picks include both sedans and SUVs and range from top-ofthe-line luxury models to those with more affordable price tags. • Acura RDX SUV • Audi A8 sedan • Ford Taurus sedan • Honda Accord sedan • Hyundai Sonata sedan • Lexus ES 350 sedan • Mazda CX-9 SUV • Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan • Toyota Avalon sedan • Volkswagen Passat
Arthritic hands: To help with difficult and painful gripping and turning problems, features that can help include a keyless entry and a push-button ignition, a thicker steering wheel, power mirrors and seats, and larger dashboard controls. And in SUVs and crossovers, an automatic tailgate closer can be a real bonus. Diminished vision: Look for vehicles with larger instrument panels and dashboard controls with contrasting text that’s easier to see. And those with sensitivity to glare will benefit from extendable sun visors, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, and glare-reducing side mirrors. Short and/or overweight: Look for six-way adjustable seats, adjustable foot pedals, and a tiltand-telescoping steering wheel. 2014 Best Vehicles Here is Edmunds’ list of top 10
To read more about the details of these choices, visit www.edmunds.com and type “top 10 vehicles for seniors for 2014” into their search bar. AAA Resource Another excellent resource that can help you chose a vehicle that meets your needs is the American Automobile Association’s online tool called “Smart Features for Older Drivers.” At www.seniordriving.aaa.com/ smartfeatures you can input the areas you have problems with—like knee problems, arthritic hands, or a stiff upper body—and the tool will identify the makes and models that have the features that will best accommodate your needs. Although this tool looks at model-year 2013 vehicles, in many cases the features shown are carried over for 2014 models. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org
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Deal Me In By Mark Pilarski
Where’d Ya Go? Dear Mark: With apologies to General Douglas MacArthur, the question still remains: What happens to old slot machines that have outlived their usefulness? I have noticed that some of my favorite machines mysteriously disappear, one casino at a time, until they are just a fleeting memory of spinning reels and flashing lights. Gone, but not forgotten. Is there a graveyard for our dearly departed friends? – Leigh H. Any time you see a slot machine disappear from the floor, from the casino’s point of view, that machine was misbehaving, or better stated, underperforming. All machines, Leigh, need to show reasonable results, or their replacement is inevitable. A gaming machine’s
performance is measured by two factors: the amount of coins wagered daily (“coin in”) and the amount collected daily by the casino (“win”). If a machine’s performance falters ever so slightly, a slot manager could decide a change is needed in the slot mix, meaning the placement and positioning of machines on the casino floor. My guess here, Leigh, is that you might also be inquiring about those 20th-century
antique machines from manufacturers like Mills and Jennings or some of the later IGT or Bally machines from the ’70s or ’80s. Their resting places have a variety of possibilities. The first being, as with any slot machine, they are usually sent to a facility that strips them for usable parts and sorts the rest for scrap. Also, stored in the basement of many casinos is that slot graveyard you speak of, where they live out their lives collecting dust.
Some machines might go to a private collection, but, depending on local law, they may have to be rendered inoperable. Many a man cave has one sitting in the corner to pilfer quarters from the owner’s friends. A collector like yours truly would never part with his 1934 Mills Star “Firebird” QT nickel machine, as it pays for the free Guinness or PBR, their choice, offered when some sucker is yanking its handle. Then there are retail establishments specific to the selling of older slot machines in gambling towns like Reno and Las Vegas, where selling gambling equipment is legal. Some of these stores have a decent-sized collection on site. If you are a want-to-be buyer of a “dearly departed friend,” it is important to check state and local laws before you please see WHERE page 12
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Salute to a Veteran
Life in the Navy Was Great … Except for the Typhoons Robert D. Wilcox lden Thorpe just missed World War II, but he knew it well from his two brothers, who fought in Europe during the Battle of the Bulge. They wrote to give him a gritty picture of those desperate days of combat our troops went through during “the Bulge,” the largest land battle the U.S. Army ever fought in. Thorpe was seeking adventure, though, and the Navy poster that said, “Join the Navy and see the world” looked mighty good to him. So, at age 17, he got his parents to sign their permission for him to join the Navy. And he was on his way. After boot camp at Bainbridge, Md., he was picked for duty on destroyers and was sent to Great Lakes Basic Engineering School in Michigan. There he learned to operate and service boilers, pumps, engines—every moving part of a combat ship.
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His exam results before the Hawkins qualified him to be a sailed again for the Far fireman, and he was off East in January 1947. to San Diego, where he They stopped briefly became part of the crew in Hawaii, and then aboard the destroyer headed for Guam. On USS Hawkins. the way there, they ran The destroyer had into a mammoth threebeen assisting in day typhoon that at occupation operations in times caused their ship Japan and in escorting to roll 45 degrees. ships to and from the Thorpe says he asked Marianas before one of the chiefs, “Does returning to San Diego, it get any rougher than where Thorpe joined the this?” To which the chief crew. He remembers answered grimly, “If it being surprised that does, we won’t be in it; many of the crew we’ll be under it.” Fireman Second Class When the storm members were scarcely Alden Thorpe, aboard the destroyer USS Hawkins. subsided, they older than he, mostly continued on to Guam 17- and 18-year-olds. and then to China. There, they steamed The next few months were spent in between Chinese and Korean ports, training operations off the West Coast
assisting and supporting American Marine units in their attempts to stabilize the explosive Chinese situation at that time and to protect American lives. During the summer of 1947, the Hawkins steamed up the Yellow River, dodging the many sandbars as they made their way to Shanghai to evacuate the American Marine detachment there. Thorpe says he decided to take a jeep ride to see the Great Wall … until, on the way there, he got fired on by Communist Chinese and gave up that idea in a hurry. For a time, their home port was Tsingtao in northern China, where it was often 20 degrees F at noontime, and there was ice everywhere. They stayed busy, chipping off the ice that constantly coated the ship. Their main duty there was to keep an eye on Russian ships while following them up and down the coast.
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One of their ports of call was Hong Kong. Thorpe had a day off to spend in the town, and he remembers that although all was glitter in that bustling city, and anything you could ever think of was available to buy, you could still see in the harbor the hulls of ships that were sunk and overturned in combat. In Hong Kong, they got an emergency call from the Chinese steamer SS Hong Kheng that had run aground on the rocky island shore at Chilang Point, 8 miles north of Hong Kong, and was breaking up. Steaming north at flank speed, the Hawkins joined another American destroyer and a British destroyer in braving the rough seas, successfully rescuing the crew and some 2,000 Chinese men, women, and children and delivering them to Hong Kong. Thorpe says, “Everything was so scarce in China that any time a vessel
was beached, the discharge in Chinese would December 1948. swarm over the Although he wreck, taking later used the G.I. everything they Bill to learn to fly, could find. All wood Thorpe says, “I was valuable, but never flew anything The USS Hawkins, on which especially the larger than a Alden Thorpe served. mahogany that Greyhound bus. many ships were For the next 37 fitted with.” years, I drove—and for a while When the Hawkins returned to the dispatched—Greyhound buses on sevenU.S., they brought with them a day tours.” detachment of Marines that they On one of his trips from Manhattan dropped off at Guam. Continuing on, to Tidewater, N.J., an interesting man they ran into another vicious three-day took the seat behind him, and they typhoon before reaching San Diego. talked a lot about The 700 Club and Pat There, Thorpe said he could have Robertson’s ministry. It turned out that signed up for another hitch and gone on the man was the personal relations a trip that the ship was scheduled to contact for Robertson’s Christian make literally around the world. But he Broadcasting Network. says that civilian life sounded pretty good He introduced Thorpe to Robertson, to him right then, and he took his who then offered Thorpe the chance to
serve the ministry through manning the national prayer call line two or three times a week. “That appealed to my own strong faith,” Thorpe says, “and was a rich experience for me for the two years I was able to do that before my work pattern changed and drew me away.” Thorpe retired in 1990, and in 2008, he discovered what he calls “an ideal retirement community” in Central Pennsylvania, where he has lived ever since. Thinking back to his years in the Navy, he says, “I enjoyed every minute of my time in the Navy … except during those typhoons that had me wondering what I was ever doing there.” Shaking his head, he says with a little smile, “I sure wouldn’t ever want to do that again.” Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
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The National September 11 Memorial & Museum Lori Verderame ike many others, I lost friends on Sept. 11, 2001. As a museum professional and historian dedicated to the study of objects and their role in culture, I am pleased to highlight the September 11 Memorial and its new Museum that recalls that historic day. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum debuted with ceremony and remembrance recently. The Memorial & Museum are located on 8 of the 16 acres of the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan (New York City). The memorial, designed by Michael Arad and Peter Walker, honors the 2,983 people who were killed in the attacks of both Sept. 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993. The memorial consists of two reflecting pools formed in the footprints of the original Twin Tower buildings. The National September 11 Museum is sited below ground and displays artifacts linked to the events of 9/11, while telling the stories of loss, compassion, and recovery of the 2001 and 1993 attacks. This is achieved through displays, multimedia, and interactive exhibits. Davis Brody Bond is the lead architect on the museum project, sited below the memorial plaza. The architectural firm
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was President and established in Mrs. Obama, 1952 by Lewis first Davis and responders, Samuel Brody rescue and and became recovery Davis Brody workers, Bond in 1990. survivors, and “The residents of magnitude of lower the historic Manhattan. importance of The Photo credit: Jin Lee, courtesy of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. the site and its museum was On exhibit is the NYFD Ladder 3 at the National symbolism kept open for September 11 Memorial & Museum, highlighting made it 24 hours to the role of the first responders. essential for us host these to find a individuals in balance between the collective and the the same way that rescue and recovery individual experience,” said architect personnel worked continuously at Steven Davis, FAIA. Ground Zero in the aftermath of the Over the years, Davis Brody Bond has 9/11 tragedy. designed buildings for prestigious The museum boasts 110,000 square universities such as Cornell, feet of exhibit space, which features Northwestern, Princeton, and Columbia. interactive multimedia displays, personal Also, they designed museum buildings narratives, and impressive monumental including The Frick Collection and the and uniquely personal artifacts. National Museum of African American The breathtaking “In Memoriam” History and Culture. exhibition remembers the people lost. A Before the public opening of The three-part, mainly historical exhibition National September 11 Memorial & leads visitors through the background of Museum, there were a few days set aside the attacks, the events of the day, and the when the museum hosted 9/11 families, aftermath.
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“The museum tells heartbreaking stories of unimaginable loss but also inspiring stories of courage and compassion. Its opening honors the commitment we made to 9/11 family members and to all future generations: that we would never forget those we lost or the terrible lessons we learned that day,” said Michael Bloomberg, chairman of the memorial and museum and former New York City mayor. Museum donations came from people across the country and around the world, including New York City schoolchildren, who donated their pennies to the project. The museum opened to the general public on May 21, 2014. Admission is $24 for adults with discounted rates for seniors, U.S. veterans, U.S. college students, and youths. Admission is free on Tuesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, see www.911memorial.org. I urge you to visit, learn, and remember. Celebrity Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori hosts antiques appraisal events worldwide. Dr. Lori is the star appraiser on Discovery channel’s hit TV show Auction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com/Events, www.Facebook.com/ DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.
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The Way I See It
Cast-Iron Skillets Mike Clark still use cast-iron skillets. They have always been in my life, from childhood up to the present; I think I appreciate them more today than ever. When I was a child, my mom and dad used at least one cast-iron skillet daily. I mention my dad because he also knew how to cook, especially hamburger barbecue from scratch and country eggs on Saturday mornings, always in a castiron skillet. He never seemed intimidated by my mom’s skills, she being a farm girl from a large family. And those farm girls could put out a good spread, I can tell you. My dad’s brothers could put together a tasty meal, too. Consequently, the ability to cook has rubbed off on my brother and me. My brother even wrote a newspaper column about grilling. It was called Clarkie on the Grill, and it ran for almost eight years in the Lancaster newspaper.
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He started young, and by the time he was in high school, he was pan-frying cheeseburgers in a cast-iron skillet before heading off to school. I’m sure his classmates were intrigued. It was genuinely original. People today are so smitten with their coated and multi-clad pots and pans that they have abandoned cast iron, the original nonstick cookware. And that’s a shame. Caring for cast iron probably seemed too fussy for them. Perhaps the ritual of proper seasoning and cleaning required to keep cast iron in the best serviceable condition was too much trouble. It is not, however, that difficult. First, do not buy the new stuff with
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the rough, unfinished surfaces; it will give you fits and is probably the reason why people abandon cast-iron cookware. Start, instead, by purchasing the old, already well-seasoned skillets with an almost glassy-smooth surface. Get them while they are still available and somewhat reasonably priced. Remember, they don’t make them like they used to. If the cast metal is still gray, then you’ll have to season them yourself, which means cooking in them until they get deep brown or black. That’s what seasoning is—the multiple layers of grease and oil that have been cooked hard on the surface of the metal over time. Once that coating is developed, then you have a slippery, nonstick surface. You can preserve that surface by just wiping out the pan with a paper towel after each use, leaving behind a thin coat of oil that becomes another coat of seasoning the next time you cook in it. If a skillet gets encrusted with certain foods, you can fill the pan with about a half inch of water and bring it to a low boil while lightly scraping over the bottom with a stainless-steel spatula (rounded corners on the spatula is preferred) to remove the buildup. Do not scrape so hard that you remove the
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Breathless in Denver Modern Talk – Imagine listening to two experts discuss such disparate topics as “Machiavelli & Fresh Meat Sausage” or “Minimalism & Giant Wombats.” This is what happens during the Museum of Contemporary Art’s series titled “Re-Mixed Taste: Tag Team Lectures on Unrelated Topics.” Each guru has 20 minutes to make his point, after which the audience jumps in to ask questions in an attempt to force the seemingly unrelated to relate. Bizarre? Occasionally. Fascinating? Always. http://mcadenver.org/mixedtaste 2014.php
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was told that Denver would take my breath away. First there’s the surprise. Denver is flat. Most visitors envision exiting the airport and finding themselves surrounded by snow-capped peaks. Denver has three major league Bison roam in large fields just a Mountains are visible from Nope. Denver is the gateway few miles from both the Denver most points in Denver, but the stadiums: Coors Field for baseball, to the Rockies; it’s not in the Sports Authority Field at Mile airport and the downtown area. actual city is flat. Rockies. You’ll have to drive a High for football, and Pepsi Center half hour or more before you’ll for basketball and hockey. need your hiking boots. Then, there’s the altitude. The 13th step of the state capital, the gold-domed centerpiece of downtown Denver, is exactly 1 mile above sea level. This is a height that leaves most folks giddy from the clear, mountain Star Status – Denver is one air, but a few become woozy of only 12 U.S. metro areas that from lack of oxygen. are represented by teams of all Hint: take a deep breath, four major professional sports guzzle water, and eat carbs, Paved trails make biking safe, easy, and Denver is one of only 12 metro areas leagues. It’s a rare week when which require less oxygen for extremely popular. that have four major league teams. there’s not a game in play. digestion. Finally, there’s the delight. But unlike the other 11 cities, best Arts & Crafts, Bauhaus, Art Deco, some of the 850 miles of paved trails Though you’ll undoubtedly want to see Denver boasts something extra. They Modern and Pop art in the country. that crisscross and encircle the city. the mountain heights, there’s charm have rarefied mountain air that makes Among the more than 3,500 objects No bike? No problem. Denver’s Baplenty down in the flats—a topnotch balls soar farther, pucks glide faster, and are chairs by Frank Lloyd Wright and cycle program is the first large-scale art museum, zoo, botanic garden, beer—for which the city is also Charles Rennie Mackintosh; hundreds of famous—taste better. bike-sharing plan in the country. Eight theater district … The list goes on. pieces of 20th-century ceramics, dollars buys a day’s access to one of the But there are also some lesser-known tableware, glassware, and metal ware; and attractions that you can’t find everyplace city’s 800-plus red bikes, which are Wild at Heart – So, you want to see even an iconic Electrolux vacuum available at more than 80 stations else. Here, a rundown of breathtaking some bison, the celebrated symbol of the cleaner. throughout the city. experiences in the city proper. Wild West? The Rocky Mountain Much of the art is displayed in https://denver.bcycle.com and Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge is just galleries that resemble a homey living www.traillink.com Fitness Mecca – Denverites take the minutes off the interstate that joins room. The result is an exceptionally outdoors seriously, probably because Denver International Airport and the th 20 -Century Design Pop – The unusual, informative, and classy with more than 300 days of sunshine downtown area. museum. per year, it’s a seriously beautiful city. To Kirkland Museum of Fine and please see DENVER page 14 Decorative Art is home to some of the www.kirklandmuseum.org act local, take a morning bike ride on
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Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-6900 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.coatesvilleseniorcenter.org Sept. 16, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – 10-Week Fall Prevention Program Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Vibrant Living Fair
Sept. 14, 2 to 3 p.m. – Attract More Wild Birds, Warwick County Park Sept. 27, 9 to 11 a.m. – Fall Plant Swap, Hibernia County Park Sept. 27, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Community Day, Warwick County Park
Support Groups Sept. 2, 2 p.m. Grief Support Group Phoenixville Senior Center 153 Church St., Phoenixville (610) 327-7216 Sept. 2, 16, 30, 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. Sept. 3, 6 p.m. Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994
Free and open to the public Sept. 4 and 18, 7 p.m. Alzheimer’s Support Group The Solana Willistown 1713 West Chester Pike, Willistown (610) 725-1713 Sept. 8 and 22, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Adult Care of Chester County 201 Sharp Lane, Exton (610) 363-8044 Sept. 9 and 23, 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
Sept. 11 and 25, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Bereavement Support Group Brandywine Hospital Conference Room 1 West 201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville (610) 998-1700, ext. 226 Sept. 16, 6 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464 Sept. 24, 6 p.m. Living with Cancer Support Group Paoli Hospital Cancer Center 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (484) 565-1253
Sept. 10, noon Family Caregiver Support Group Sarah Care 425 Technology Drive, Suite 200 Malvern (610) 251-0801
Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, Malvern Sept. 9, 1:30 p.m. – Jewelry Class Sept. 11 and 25, 10 a.m. – Canasta Games Sept. 24, 11 a.m. – A Meal and a Message Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819 427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square – www.kennettseniorcenter.org Sept. 9, 10 to 11 a.m. – Book Club: All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner Sept. 16, 7 to 9 p.m. – APPRISE Program: “Medicare 101” Sept. 28, 1 to 3 p.m. – Sunday Dinner with Friends: “Our Mushroom Dinner” Please contact your local center for scheduled activities.
Chester County Library Programs Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741 Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m. – Downingtown Library’s Writers Group Sept. 25, 1 p.m. – Senior Book Club Sept. 25, 6:30 p.m. – Reading the Classics Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996 Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times
Programs & Events Sept. 2, 11:30 a.m. West Chester University Retirees Luncheon For restaurant location, please email darsie@verizon.net Sept. 3, 5:30 to 7 p.m. Workshop: Conversations about Dementia Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (800) 272-3900 Sept. 4, 7:30 p.m. Concert Series: Carol Jantsch, Tuba Tel Hai Retirement Community Chapel 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook (610) 273-9333
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Free or minimal charge Sept. 5, 7 p.m. Exploring Revolutionary Camp Life – Reenactment Tel Hai Retirement Community Chapel 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook (610) 273-9333 Sept. 6 and 20, 5 to 10 p.m. Bingo Nights Marine Corps League Detachment 430 Chestnut St., Downingtown (610) 431-2234 Sept. 10, 7 p.m. 13-Week GriefShare Class/Workshop Grove United Methodist Church 490 W. Boot Road, West Chester (610) 350-9372 pastor.lin.george@gmail.com
Sept. 11, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free Community Dinner Grove United Methodist Church 490 W. Boot Road, West Chester (610) 431-4526 grovecommunitydinner@gmail.com Sept. 17, 12:10 p.m. The Ordeal of Richard Neal Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive West Whiteland Township (484) 713-0088 Sept. 24, 12:10 p.m. The King’s Speech Epilogue Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive West Whiteland Township (484) 713-0088
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The Search for Our Ancestry
How Can DNA Results Help Our Search? Angelo Coniglio
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two towns in central Sicily. The part about 5.1 percent being Middle Eastern or African is intriguing but no more surprising. The “small print” says that these estimates are for one’s ancestry approximately “500 years ago, before ocean-crossing ships and airplanes came on the scene.” Other results claim to define one’s ancestry as far back as 5,000 to 50,000 years, but I feel that such “ancestry” simply refers to stages or regions that the familial forebears passed through during the long history of mankind. I happen to believe that all mankind descended from the first humans in Africa, so that if the DNA studies were all completely accurate, everyone’s ancestral composition would be the same: 100 percent African. Next time, I’ll discuss what DNA testing can do to answer the questions I’m most interested in: those surrounding “personal ancestry.”
diamonds, spades, hearts, and one cracked Liberty Bell per reel. When the bells lined up, they produced your biggest payoff: 10 nickels. The original Liberty Bell used to be on display at the Liberty Belle Saloon & Restaurant in Reno, but since its closing in 2006, it is now exhibited at the Nevada State Museum. Back in the ’40s and early ’50s, those older mechanical slots were chock full of springs and gears that were powered by a player pulling the handle, which started the reels spinning. The problem with these early machines was that they were limited in the size of the jackpots because they could only accept one coin,
future column about some new threereel mechanical slots with the feel of a traditional slot that are now hitting the floor.
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Coniglio is the author of a novella inspired by his Sicilian research entitled The Lady of the Wheel, available in paperback at amzn.to/racalmuto or in an e-book at bit.ly/LadyOfTheWheelKindle. For more information, check out his webpage at bit.ly/AFCGen or email him at genealogytips@aol.com.
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pull the trigger (handle), although, generally speaking, antique slot machines are legal in most states if they are over 25 years old. You can also do an online search for “old slot machines for sale,” or go to eBay, where a plethora of slots is always for sale. Even though Nevada may be the gambling capital of the United States, the slot machine was actually born elsewhere, in San Francisco. The first mechanical slot machine, the Liberty Bell, was invented in 1895 by Charles Fey, a San Francisco mechanic. Fey’s machine housed three spinning reels, each decorated with
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received some from each parent, meaning characteristics of various ethnic and geographic groups (called haplogroups) that part of our DNA is from our that existed in the distant past. grandparents—and from our greatLast time, I noted that one of the grandparents and our great-greatgenealogical reasons for DNA testing grandparents, back to the first humans. includes the Our DNA desire to know is contained one’s broad mostly in ethnic or genes, in our One of the genealogical national origins. chromosomes, Many people are of which we reasons for DNA testing intrigued by have 23 pairs. includes the desire to such questions. Most of our know one’s broad ethnic Do they have DNA is of a black, or Jewish, type called or national origins. or Native autosomal, American contained in ancestry? 22 of the 23 While the test chromosome vendors use DNA analyses to indicate a pairs. The 23rd pair is the one that determines our sex. In males, the pair subject’s “ancestry composition,” I believe comprises one X and one Y chromosome, many researchers put undue weight on and in females it has two X such descriptions. chromosomes. Thus, the DNA in the Y For example, my 23andMe ancestry chromosome (Y-DNA or paternal DNA) composition shows 87.7 percent is passed only from male to male. European, with 75.1 percent Southern Another key form of DNA is European and 59.9 percent Italian, and it mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA or found that less than one-tenth of 1 maternal DNA), which can be passed percent of my ancestry is Irish or British. from a woman to both male and female Those findings are not surprising, offspring but cannot be further passed on because I have found by traditional by the males. These characteristics mean “paper genealogy” that most of my that paternal and maternal DNA can ancestors back to the sixth generation in (separately) be compared to known DNA the mid-1700s were from one of only
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here are several firms that cater to the general public for testing of individual DNA. Most of them actively promote their services and can be found on the Internet. The “big four,” with the main thrusts of their services, are: 23andMe (medical, genealogical, and personal ancestry); Family Tree DNA (genealogical, personal ancestry); AncestryDNA (genealogical, personal ancestry); and Genographic by National Geographic (population genetics research, personal ancestry). The first three charge about $100 for a basic test, while NG charges about $200 for a more comprehensive test. For a detailed comparison of these firms, see http://bit.ly/DNATestVendorsCompared. The premise behind all of these tests is that humans, like all living things, have a genome—a set of biological “plans” that determines the details of our very existence: hair color; eye color; body shape; susceptibility to asthma, or tuberculosis, or color blindness; ability to procreate; etc.—the very things that make us individuals. These traits, however, have been passed down from our ancestors via the coding described by substances called deoxyribonucleic acids: DNA. We receive some of the DNA from one parent, some from the other. Since our parents had parents, they, too,
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which restricted the number of coins they could pay out. Once the electromechanical machine appeared, it allowed multiple-coin play, which included electrically powered hoppers that could pay out much larger jackpots. When the computerized slots were introduced in the ’80s, machines with progressive jackpots were linked among different machines hundreds of miles apart, offered huge jackpots starting in the millions. Essentially, Leigh, slot machines keep advancing and getting more complicated, necessitating new homes for the older ones. I will write in a
Gambling Wisdom of the Month: “Slot machines are the cotton candy and the McDonald’s of the casino. Everyone knows that they’re bad for you, but few can resist their junk-food appeal.” – Andrew Brisman 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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How We Pay for Things These Days We depend on automatic teller machines for cash, and more and more we’re relying on electronic payments when we don’t want to write a check. According to the Federal Reserve, ATM withdrawals from 2006 to 2009 numbered 6 billion transactions, for a total of about $600 billion. That was an increase from 5.8 billion during the 2003-2006 period, when
withdrawals came to $578 billion. The Federal Reserve also notes that during the same period, consumers depended on electronic transfers via such instruments as debit cards and prepaid credit cards for more than threequarters of their transactions—a 9.7 percent increase. Debit card payments rose 14.8 percent from 2006 to 2009; prepaid card transactions grew 21.5 percent.
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At more than 15,000 acres, the refuge is one of the largest urban open spaces in the country and home to more than 330 species of birds and animals. Here you can see not only bison and deer, but also red-tailed hawk and bald eagle. But the refuge has been used for more than animals. During and after World War II the land was the site of one of the country’s largest chemical-weapons manufacturing facilities. That story, as
well as the one about the extensive cleanup that followed, is told in a somber, not-to-be-missed exhibit in the refuge’s visitor center. www.fws.gov/rockymountainarsenal Pinnacle Climb – As the largest city for nearly 800 miles in every direction, Denver has major malls as well as trendy boutiques. But the most unusual place to drop your dollars is at Recreational
Equipment, Inc., better known as REI. At 94,000 square feet, Denver’s flagship store is 3.5 times larger than the average REI, which means that in addition to a mind-boggling array of outdoorsy clothes and equipment, it is one of only a few stores that has a track on which you can test your mountain bike and a 47-foot-tall, freestanding monolith replete with hand-cracks, finger-cracks, back-cracks, and more.
Here, for a price, you can practice scaling a sandstone boulder like those on Colorado’s Front Range—and you won’t even need the sunscreen. Like so many things in Denver, it really is enough to take your breath away. http://www.rei.com/stores/denver.html Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).
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Their performances are usually no longer than 30 to 40 minutes, said Horkowitz. “It’s just enough. We work with books in hand and we don’t memorize lines,” explained Horkowitz. The technique is sometimes referred to as “Readers Theater,” and she compares their style of performance to that of a live radio presentation. “Our skits are always humorous,” she said. “Our purpose is to make people laugh a little.” One comedic skit that always seems to be a crowd favorite is called Sure As Hell Growing Old. “They love it because all of the men can see themselves in it. One can’t hear, one can’t see,” laughed Horkowitz. After the show, audiences always tell the players that they made them laugh. “That’s what they always say, and that’s what matters,” Horkowitz said. “We just want to make people laugh.” Plays with a local historical focus are popular too, added Horkowitz. Local playwright Cindy Dlugolecki wrote The Ghost of Mechanicsburg, and the audience thoroughly enjoyed the connection to places they knew and loved. Former Harrisburg resident Barbara Blank wrote How to Marry a Rabbi, and the Senior Theatre Players performed the skit to a roaring audience at the Jewish Community Center. If the skits the Senior Theatre Players use are not written by local playwrights, they are usually selected by Horkowitz
want to go on from a senior stage theater catalog. pregnant,” Horkowitz Horkowitz first became said. “But involved with you’re acting, theater in her and that’s the late 40s and point.” was recruited Since then, for a role as Horkowitz one of the branched out singing nuns in to countless a performance acting and of The Sound Members of this season’s Senior Theater Players directing of Music. include, standing, from left, Charles Smith, Fran roles, Her Horkowitz, Linda Draper, and Gabriel Horkowitz. including husband, Seated, Carvel Markley. productions at Gabe, served as local theaters an Army like Theatre dentist, and Harrisburg, Molly Pitcher Troupe, Oyster their family was stationed at the Mill Playhouse, Allenberry Playhouse, Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland and Gretna Theatre. at the time. The talent in Central Pennsylvania is Theaters on military bases used to “extremely strong,” said Horkowitz. serve as a central source of When Horkowitz was performing at entertainment, said Horkowitz. And, the various Army posts where her perhaps more importantly, they helped husband was stationed, sometimes she to keep the troops from getting into almost did not even have to audition for trouble elsewhere, she laughed. roles. Horkowitz sang in choirs at each of “But when I came here and saw the the posts they were stationed. Every post had men’s and women’s choirs to provide competition, I was intimidated,” Horkowitz said. “We have so much talent entertainment at formal dinners hosted here, and I have a great deal of respect for by the generals. everyone here.” But once she tried acting in her first Horkowitz is president emeritus at the musical, she was hooked. After The Little Theatre of Mechanicsburg and now Sound of Music came her role as a focuses solely on leading and pregnant widow in a comedy. participating in the Senior Theatre “It was hysterical, and nobody else Players. would take the role because they didn’t
“Theater is really my favorite pastime, and that’s why I do Senior Players,” said Horkowitz. Horkowitz has found that the group’s skits can also help perpetuate the message that senior living doesn’t have to equal sedentary living. A friend of Horkowitz’s was worried about her parents spending too much time watching television, so she asked her for a copy of the script she saw the Senior Theatre Players perform about someone in a retirement home who did not want to do anything. “She really wished her parents would get involved,” Horkowitz said. “There is a lot out there to do. “My husband is 91 and he still jogs for an hour every morning,” she said. “He doesn’t jog like he did when he was 80, but he still moves his legs.” In addition to the Senior Theatre Players, Horkowitz teaches theater to children at vacation Bible school over the summer. She plays bridge a few times a month and is an active member of her church. “I keep very busy. I like people,” Horkowitz said. She and her husband are Penn State graduates and have three children—all Penn State graduates—and two grandchildren. Anyone who is interested in joining the Senior Theatre Players as a performer or who would like to request that the group performs at their event or location may contact Fran Horkowitz at (717) 243-1941.
The History of Labor Day Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It’s a national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the United States. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was first to suggest a day to honor those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.” But other research seems to support the contention that machinist Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. The Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic. Either way, the first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the
plans of the Central Labor Union. The union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on Sept. 5, 1883. In 1884, the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday. As labor organizations grew in size and power, so did the idea of Labor Day. In 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
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The first governmental recognition of the holiday came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. While the first state bill proposing the holiday was introduced into the New York legislature, Oregon passed the first law on Feb. 21, 1887. Four more states—Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York—created the Labor Day holiday by legislative enactment that same year. By the end of the decade, Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania had followed suit. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories. September 2014
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