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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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the bathroom at night, I’d sneak past Michael’s dark door. He’d lunge out screaming, “SURPRISE!” I’d go flying 3 feet in the air, then land on all fours. “Mommy!” I always ran to her side. “Michael did it again!” Without opening I was 10. My brother, Michael, was her eyes, she’d pat the bed, then wrap me 14. in her arms. My poor Once Michael mother. How said, “If you sleep could she let us on your back, you out of her sight? turn into a corpse is May 8 Michael loved in a coffin, and terrifying me. He Mom and Dad said, “If you will bury you hiccup and burp alive.” To sleep on at the same time, my stomach, I’d you die.” put pieces of my Instantly, I china tea set hiccupped. I raced against my to my parents’ shoulders, so I’d bedroom and feel them if I cried, “I’ll die if I turned. Sometimes burp!” Mom they’d break. patted the bed. Mom found Our arms out. She cried, surrounded each holding a delicate other as we fell teacup with a Saralee, her mom, and brother Mike asleep. broken handle. on the beach in Atlantic City, N.J., in 1955. “Please don’t cry, January 7: Dear Mommy.” Diary, I have a “Grandma gave me this for my bat sore throat. Mommy officially said No mitzvah. We had tea parties, like you and School For You. She let me try on her I do.” jewelry. Even her GENUINE diamonds. I loved tea parties. We’d have Tetley Goodbye! Saralee Perel Tea and Keebler cookies. We sang, “Tea I have her clip-on earrings, brooches, for Two,” emphasizing words by singing and “genuine” (costume) diamonds. them loudly. “Just ME for YOU, and When I’m sick, I still play with them at YOU for ME.” times. Sometimes I cry. “There’s some I haven’t broken, Mommy.” It broke my heart then and it January 9: Mommy thinks I’m faking does now. my VERY sore throat. I TOLD her my tempeture. One hundred twenty! Goodbye! February 9: Dear Diary, It’s my Saralee Perel P.S. Mommy’s agrevated with birthday!!!! I got Frankie THE SECOND. me. I told Mommy one hundred times Johnny January 10: Dear Diary, One of our THE FIRST is lonely. Goodbye! Saralee fishes died. They are Frankie and Johnny. Perel Frankie is the dead one. Mommy won’t get Can you imagine how irritating it was, another fish because she is mad I forget to hearing me kvetching all day about a feed them. We had a dog named Friskie. fish? He died because he stopped breathing. Well, that’s all! Except I wish I had a nicer October 23: Dear Diary, Jamie and I Mommy. Goodbye! Saralee Perel P.S. I bicycled downhill. With NO hands. I fell. really did not mean that. The kick stand stuck in my leg. It was
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digging 3 or 4 inches into dirt,” he ring had her husband’s initials West. said. inscribed on it. “She was thrilled to He said he finds a lot of junk too, Clark and his wife of 52 years, death when she found out,” he said. which is why he recommends Thelma, travel all over America. “It was unbelievable.” spending at least $300 for a metal Wherever they go, he never leaves Clark is a member and past detector. “You want to find a home without his metal detector. president of Pen Mar Historical machine that will discriminate He loves to go to the beach, where Recovery Association, a metal against aluminum,” he said. sand makes metal detecting a lot detecting club in Gettysburg with Clark’s hobby carries spectacular about 50 members ranging in age social benefits for him. He enjoys from early teens to seniors. The metal detecting with club team often goes to state parks and members and looks forward to other grounds to search for the treasure hunt they hold each historical relics. They put the October, which he said is “sort of items they find in plastic bags, like an Easter egg hunt for and archaeologists analyze them. adults.” For a fee, anyone is The club donates its findings welcome to search for Indian to museums all over the country Head pennies, silver, and other and has made historical items—including a key to a discoveries. Once, Clark and treasure chest. seven other members found 3,500 A few of the items Clark has recovered over He eagerly shares findings items on a 600-acre plot on the years include centuries-old coins, bottles, with others who enjoy metal Gettysburg National Park that horse-riding equipment, and a 100-year-old, detecting, although most keep 44-caliber Peacemaker revolver, shown at left. the sites where they found them proved the land had been a battlefield and prevented it from secret, just as some people keep easier. His wife is not as interested in silent on the special ingredients of becoming a shopping center. metal detecting as Clark, but she Clark has even used his metal their most scrumptious recipes. enjoys spending time on the beach. detector for crime solving. In the “People love to share, but won’t tell Clark said that, for his purposes, you where,” he said. early ’70s, a conservationist officer the beach is best when it is not busy. Clark said that metal detecting is was shot in Adams County. He Children get excited when they see a great thing for a husband and wife survived but was seriously injured. people metal detecting and follow to do together and that it provides a Clark found three shell cases that fun activity to do with kids and were linked to the gun of the person them around. “You have to be careful with children,” he said. “Ask grandkids at the beach, where it is who shot the officer. them to stand back and show them easy to get bored. “The man [had] panicked,” he what you found.” Best of all, Clark said every day of said. “He was hunting deer and [the Metal detecting can bring a profit metal detecting is an adventure. officer] caught him, so he shot the if you work hard at it and are lucky. “You never know what you’re going officer between the eyes.” He has to find next,” he said. “You never also found knives and other weapons One of Clark’s friends makes about $30,000 a year metal detecting in know when you’re going to find a linked to crimes that occurred long Ocean City, Md., but that is not the gold coin.” ago. norm. Clark said it is not unusual For more information on metal Another reason Clark metal detecting or the Pen Mar Historical detects is for the health benefits. The for him to find 10,000 to 12,000 coins a year, but that is not a lot of Recovery Association, visit hobby requires walking, stretching, money when 90 percent of those www.gettysburgelectronics.com/pen and digging, and the exercise can coins are pennies. mar or contact Don Hinks at (717) range from light to heavy, One of the rarest items Clark ever 334-8634 or depending on how much someone found was an 1824 self-made coin gettysburgelectronics@embarqmail.c wants to work on it and where they in the South. Another great find was om. The club meets on the second go. a 100-year-old, 44-caliber Tuesday of every other month at the “You don’t have to be in that Peacemaker revolver he found under National Apple Museum in good of shape on sand at the beach, a wooden floor in an old barn out Biglerville. but it works you when you’re
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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 Elizabeth II and her staff are proponents of such regal
produced William and wedding collectibles as Kate wedding dolls and porcelain pillboxes, knickknacks featuring monogrammed tea towels, images of the couple, and commemorative cups many of which are that highlight the future coming out of China. king and his new bride. Some of the more jovial These are going to be, long royal collectibles include term, the sought-after royal condoms, royal collectibles, so these are wedding sick (vomit) the objects to acquire now. Buckingham Palace prefers bags for all the other The history of royal “significant” royal wedding collectibles ranges from collectibles for the wedding of women who aren’t marrying the world’s Queen Victoria’s diamond Prince William and Kate. On April 29, the value of the Prince No. 1 bachelor, and tiara, George V’s Charles and Lady Diana “Waity Katie” nail coronation china, Queen engagement mug will spike, polish. Elizabeth II’s doubling today’s value of $175. Collectibles will monogrammed silver tea emerge in the oddest of service, and, of course, Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s royal places. With the Internet, a sales arena not available when Princess Diana wed wedding porcelain boxes. in 1981, the world will have no trouble Cuckoo Collectibles acquiring a wide variety of royal Buckingham Palace prefers classic collectibles relating to Prince William royal wedding souvenirs over the massand his bride.
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dward Kean, the head writer for for reaching, really reaching a few of my The Howdy Doody Show, died last students.” summer. I remember being glued We then finished our meal and, as to the TV watching Howdy, Phineas T. usual, Larry looked away and I paid the Bluster, Dilly Dally, Chief Thunderthud, bill. Just once I’d like Larry to “reach” for Clarabell, and Flub-a-Dub. the check. And, of course, there was Princess My cousin, Carl, who has a pretty Summerfall Winterspring, whom I had a good sense of humor, wanted to be major crush on and dreamed of remembered for being the oldest man in marrying. It probably wouldn’t have the world. worked out because it’s kind of hard for Aunt Flora wanted to be remembered a 10-year-old to support a family. for being a great dancer … “In 1958 I The obituary talked about Edward won the Coney Island Cha-Cha Contest. Kean’s many accomplishments, but it I still have the trophy.” She then did the particularly cha-cha for me and was emphasized the word actually quite good. She he created for Chief asked me to do the chaIf you were Thunderthud, cha with her, and I’m remembered for glad nobody videotaped “kowabonga.” That word swept the one thing, what it. country and is still Cousin Arnie, who is a would you want dentist, said, “I’d like to used by surfers, only they spell it be remembered for it to be? “cowabunga.” making the perfect My question is, if crown, a crown so perfect you were remembered that people wouldn’t for one thing, would you want it to be realize it was a crown and would think it “kowabonga”? And my answer is, was a real tooth. I guess if they thought absolutely! It was popular, creative, and it was a real tooth, it wouldn’t be made people smile. remembered as a perfect crown, so I I started wondering what other people guess I would like to be remembered as wanted to be remembered for, what they the man who wasn’t remembered for consider their major accomplishment in making the perfect crown but he did life. I did some research by asking my make it.” My cousin will be remembered friends and family. That may have been a as a man who talked too much. mistake. I then went to see my Uncle Mort The first person I talked to was my and Aunt Sylvia, who were sitting next Aunt Esther. She is a feisty and dramatic to each other on their sofa. Uncle Mort lady, and as soon as I asked what she answered first and, unfortunately, didn’t wanted to be remembered for, she give much thought to what he was replied, “Why? Am I going to die saying. soon?!” “I want to be remembered as a great Me: “No, I’m just doing some lover, if you know what I mean. In my research.” younger days, before I settled down with Esther: “Do you know something? my wonderful wife, I knew a lot of Am I sick?” women, and I’m pretty sure they’d all Me: “No, you’re very healthy.” agree with my assessment, if you know Esther: “I ate some salmon last week; what I mean.” maybe it was no good. I’m going to my Aunt Sylvia then quickly said, “I want doctor right now!” to be remembered for killing my From then on, I made sure that husband Mort, if you know what I everyone knew that the question had mean.” nothing to do with their current health. After talking to all these people, I I went to lunch with my best friend, decided I wanted to be remembered for Larry, who happens to be a being a great father and husband. I schoolteacher. know it’s a little trite, but we all can’t Larry said, “I’d like to be remembered come up with … “kowabonga!!!”
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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
New Senior Fitness and Arts Program Announced Jump Street, a nonprofit arts incubator located on Cameron Street, Harrisburg, announces the grand opening of its new senior program, Thrive, offering arts and fitness programming for Dauphin County adults aged 60 and older. Jump Street and the Thrive program will be added to the list of several other SilverSneakers fitness programs offered in community centers throughout Dauphin County. The SilverSneakers goal is to promote healthy and active lifestyles through unique programming and venues. Participants will engage in exercise classes designed to strengthen muscles, increase flexibility, and improve balance and overall wellbeing. SilverSneakers fitness classes are taught by certified instructors who specialize in older adult health and will be held weekday afternoons. In addition to getting physically fit, the participants will be able to socialize while engaging in a variety of arts activities, including everything from painting to dancing. These courses will be taught by professional artists and held weekday evenings. Jump Street also plans to host nutrition courses, social events, and additional programming through Thrive based on the needs of the participants. Most of these classes and events will be free to the public. This new program has been made possible with the support from Highmark Blue Shield, Dauphin County Office of Community and Economic Development (DCCED), PA Dept of Community and Economic Development, and Healthways SilverSneakers. For more information, please contact Christine Glover, Jump Street senior advisor, at cglover@jumpstreet.org or (717) 238-1887.
Ms. Senior PA Honored by Senator Marie Tennant from Middletown, Ms. Pennsylvania Senior America 2010, was recognized recently in the State Capitol by Sen. Jeffrey Piccola. Pictured, from left: Shirley Karinch, Ms. Senior Pennsylvania 2001, of Lebanon; Doris Ulrich, Ms. Senior Pennsylvania 2007, of Lebanon; Tennant; Piccola; Barbara Ann De Leon, Ms. Senior Pennsylvania 2005, of York; and Dr. Willetta Sylvia, Ms. Senior Pennsylvania 2009, of King of Prussia. For more information of Ms. Senior America Pageant, including details on the state pageant to be held July 24 in York, contact Doris Ulrich at (717) 926-1322 or dulrich@paonline.com.
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The Green Mountain Gardener
Memorial Gardens Dr. Leonard Perry emorial or remembrance gardens are an ideal way to keep alive the memory of those deceased, whether they are family, friends, or even pets. They are particularly appropriate if the deceased had some interest in gardening. Instead of a plaque or memorial that lasts, some like to plant a mass of perennials or a grove of native trees. These are allowed to reseed, so as the original plants die, new seedlings grow. This carries the planting along for many years, much longer than a single plant. Candidates for such perennials might be mallows, garden phlox, and lupines, and for annuals try cosmos or spider flower. Just make sure their reseeding won’t cause problems where sited. If a person was interested in gardening, their passions would be a good place to start in creating a
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memorial garden. Perhaps they were fond of a plant such as rhododendron, phlox, or hollyhocks, which, by planting, will remind you of them. Perhaps the person liked a food such as applesauce or wines, so you might plant an apple tree or grapes to trigger memories. My mother was fond of herbs, so I keep a small herb garden in her memory. Others keep alive memories of friends through
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plants given to them by that person. If a person liked a particular season, focus your garden on this, either with bloom times as in spring bulbs or foliage colors for fall. If a person liked a particular color, focus on this with flowers and foliage if possible. A white garden is sometimes popular to remember a young child, with white symbolizing purity.
If the person was religious, consider a religious statue. If the person liked birds, add birdfeeders and baths. Such objects as birdbaths, hummingbird feeders, and benches are appropriate if you don’t have time or space for a full garden. One common remembrance popular with many is to plant a variety with the name of the person, such as Mary Todd daylily if the person’s name was Mary. Every time you see the plant you think of the person. Roses are a popular remembrance plant, many having people names. A different type of memorial garden can be designed for reflection or to grieve. In such gardens, enclosure from the outside world as with a fence or hedge often is used. Usually such gardens have a plaque, monument, or focal point and a bench or some form of seating. Soothing, sensual effects, such as
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fragrance from flowers or the sound of a gentle water feature, can be comforting in such gardens. A memorial garden for reflection is appropriate for persons that really had no interest in plants. Instead, install some object to remind you of them as a focal point. For an adult interested in music, you might choose wind chimes or a musical sculpture. For one interested in literature, have their favorite poem inscribed. For children, this focus could
be a sculpture of their favorite toy or impressions in stepping stones. Perhaps you would create a children’s play garden for other youth to enjoy. Creating memorial gardens promotes healing. Maintaining them is therapeutic. The gardens not only keep alive their memories, but also provide beauty to those who see them even if they didn’t know the person you are remembering.
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Getting SSI? Be Sure to Report Living Changes By Sherra Zavitsanos o you get monthly Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments? If so, then be sure to report any changes in your living arrangements to your local Social Security office. It could mean an increase, or decrease, in your payment amount. Here’s why. Your SSI payment is based on your income, not on your expenses. However, the cost of living expenses, such as food or shelter, that someone else provides may be considered income to you and could reduce your SSI payment. Items you receive that cannot be used for food or shelter are not considered income and will not affect your SSI payment. For example, we wouldn’t count things like kitchen appliances or a personal computer that someone might give you as a gift. Your monthly SSI benefit may vary depending on where you live and whether someone else pays for your living expenses. Generally, you can get up to the maximum SSI payment if you live in your own place or you live in someone else’s residence, but you pay the full cost
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“Square Meal” British war ships in the 1700s, including the HMS Victory, did not have the best living conditions. A sailor’s breakfast and lunch were sparse meals consisting of little more than bread and a beverage. But the third meal of the day included meat and was served on a square tray. Eating a substantial meal onboard a ship required a tray to carry it all. Hence, a “square meal” was the most substantial meal served. www.SeniorNewsPA.com
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Fragments of History
When Fidel Castro Wrote to President Roosevelt – Letters Written to U.S. Presidents Victor M. Parachin handwritten letter addressed to the White House and postmarked Nov. 25, 1940, began, “My good friend Roosevelt” and was signed, “Your friend, Fidel Castro,” who was 12 years of age at the time. In the letter, Castro apologized for his limited knowledge of English. Nevertheless, he knew enough to write the president of the United States and ask him for $10. “If you like, give me ten dollar bill green American, in the letter, because … I have not seen a ten dollar bill green American and I would like to have one of them,” he wrote. The reason for writing the letter remains a mystery. It is unlikely that Castro was in dire need of the money because his parents were a middle-class Cuban family with enough resources to send him to a private Jesuit school and later to the University of Havana. Possibly, the letter was a school assignment to
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make a decision about continuing. During those nine months, Johnson made remarkable progress helping the nation through its grief over President Kennedy, declaring a “war on poverty,” outlining a “Great Society” vision for America, and persuading Congress to pass the most comprehensive civil rights legislation in U.S. history. However, as the 1964 presidential election approached, problems were looming. The conflict in Vietnam was escalating rapidly and the bodies of three civil rights workers—missing since June— were found in Mississippi. Sensing major issues ahead and perhaps uncertain if he was up for the leadership challenge, President Johnson was surely inspired to receive this letter from his wife, Lady Bird Johnson: Beloved – You are as brave a man as Harry Truman—or FDR—or Lincoln. You can go on to find some peace, some achievement amidst all the pain. You have been strong, patient, determined beyond any words of mine to express. I honor you for it. So does most of the country. To step out now would be wrong for your country, and I can see nothing but a lonely wasteland for your future. Your friends would be frozen in embarrassed silence and your enemies jeering. I am not afraid of time or lies or losing money or defeat. In the final analysis I
can’t carry any of the burdens you talk of— so I know it’s only your choice. But know you are as brave as any of the 35. I love you always, Bird Johnson went on to run an energetic campaign for president and won by a landslide. “Eat your vegetables, Mr. President.” Just as the Watergate scandal was breaking in the summer of 1973, President Richard M. Nixon became ill with viral pneumonia and was hospitalized. An 8year-old named John W. James III identified with the president, having recently experienced the same illness. Dear President Nixon, I heard you were sick with pneumonia. I just got out of the hospital yesterday with pneumonia and I hope you did not catch it from me. Since young Mr. James had already recovered, he offered this advice to the ill president: Now you be a good boy and eat your vegetables like I had to. If you take your medicine and your shots, you’ll be out in eight days like I was. While there is no official record of President Nixon’s vegetable consumption, his bout with pneumonia lasted exactly as long as young Mr. James’s had—eight days! First email letter from outerspace. In October 1998 and at the age of 77, famed
astronaut John Glenn joined seven members of the shuttle crew of Discovery for a nine-day mission in outerspace. Glenn had already made history in February 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth. Near the end of the mission, Glenn wrote President Clinton this historic email: Dear Mr. President, This is certainly a first for me, writing to a president from space, and it may be a first for you in receiving an email direct from an orbiting spacecraft … I want to personally thank you and Mrs. Clinton for coming to the Cape to see the launch. I hope you enjoyed it just half as much as we did on board … The whole crew was impressed that you would be the first president to personally see a shuttle launch and asked me to include their best regards to you … Glenn concluded his correspondence by saying, We have gone almost a third of the way around the world in the time it has taken me to write this letter … That email is one reflection of the massive changes that have taken place in America since its founding. Social, political, and technological changes have shaped and transformed life in the United States. Across the decades, correspondence between American citizens and U.S. presidents has moved from pen and inkwell to typewriters, telegrams, and email.
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Dauphin County
Calendar of Events Dauphin County Department of Parks and Recreation
Senior Center Activities
May 8, 8 to 10 a.m. – Early Morning Bird Walk, Wildwood Park
Bistline Senior Center – (717) 564-5633
May 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Volunteer Work Day, Wildwood Park
Edgemont Senior Center – (717) 236-2221
May 22, 1:30 to 3 p.m. – Flower Walk: Jack in the Pulpit, Wildwood Park
Friendship Senior Center – (717) 657-1547
Dauphin County Library Programs
Heinz-Menaker Senior Center – (717) 238-7860
East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St., Harrisburg, (717) 652-9380 May 3, 6 p.m. – Introduction to Autism
Highspire Area Senior Center – (717) 939-4580
Elizabethville Area Library, 80 N. Market St., Elizabethville, (717) 362-9825 May 31, 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Friends of the Elizabethville Library Meeting Harrisburg Downtown Library, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976 Johnson Memorial Library, 799 E. Center St., Millersburg, (717) 692-2658
Hoy/Latsha Senior Center – (717) 939-9833 Hummelstown Senior Center – (717) 566-6855 Jewish Community Center – (717) 236-9555 Lick Towers Senior Center – (717) 233-0388
Kline Branch, 530 S. 29th St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-3934 Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library, 2410 N. Third St., Harrisburg, (717) 232-7286
Lykens Senior Center – (717) 453-7985 Millersburg Senior Center – (717) 692-2657
Northern Dauphin Library, 638 Main St., Lykens, (717) 453-9315 William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library, 200 W. Second St., Hummelstown, (717) 566-0949 May 2, 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Novel Thoughts Book Club May 17, 1 to 3:30 p.m. – Novel Thoughts, Too! Book Club
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Which Records Take Precedence? Angelo Coniglio
A: Each of the records you describe is a secondary record. That is, they were not made at the actual time and place of your grandmother’s birth. Any of them might be correct, but all of them could be in error. A primary record is an official record made at the time and place of the event, and as such takes precedence over any other records.
First, the gravestone: Unless stones are The marriage certificate: The marriage preplanned, the dates on grave markers certificate is a primary record of the are usually given to the stone carver by a marriage, and that date can be relative or friend of the deceased. That is, considered official. But often in those the date is hearsay, not days, when immigrants supported by an actual had few official records document, so it could A primary record is with them, they were be, and often is, simply asked their an official record incorrect. birth date (and other That may not be of pertinent information), made at the time much importance to which was entered on and place of the survivors, if they are not the marriage certificate event, and as such as a secondary record interested in tracing the family heritage back in of the person’s birth. takes precedence time. But if they are, Your grandmother over any other the most accurate may simply have not records are needed, remembered her exact records. since there may have birth date. In Germany been more than one in the 1890s, “birth person with the same or similar names certificates” were not issued to a child’s and birth dates, and you want to be sure parents; instead, the birth was recorded you’re finding information on your in an annual ledger with all other births ancestors, not those of someone else! from that year, either in a civil register, a
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Q: My grandmother’s tombstone says she was born Dec. 26, 1893, in Germany. She was married in the United States. Her marriage certificate gives her marriage date as Nov. 30, 1912, and her birth date as Dec. 26, 1894. After I sent to her birthplace for a birth certificate, I received a document in German that is headed “EXTRAKT” and gives her birth date as Dec. 28, 1893. Which birth date is right? – S.L.
church register, or both. The family had no “certificate” that they could readily or frequently refer to, and exact dates of birth may not have been very important to them. Since Grandmama was evidently born near the end of the year, her family may have remembered her birthday in association with “the winter of 18931894” and forgotten the exact year. The German document: Extrakt is German for “extract”; that is, a document on which pertinent information is hand-copied from an original. It is not a photocopy of the original, and while it is an official document, it is still a secondary record. The clerk or official who copied it down may have made a mistake in transcribing the information. please see PRECEDENCE page 22
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Beyond the Battlefield
For Jay Snyder, Tennis Is a Labor of Love – Part 2 Alvin S. Goodman ay Snyder, 68, a twice-wounded Vietnam veteran, has had a distinguished post-military career, first as a state and national advocate for the disabled and, secondly, as an international figure as arbiter and administrator in the tennis world. After his discharge from the Army in 1967, Snyder became a government career trainee in the governor’s Office of Administration. Following completion of his intensive training, he was appointed first personnel director of the newly created Department of Community Affairs; he then became executive assistant to the secretary and moved to the majority leader’s staff in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He also worked on special assignment to the attorney general before transferring to the State Welfare Department as an assistant to the deputy secretary for social services. That led to a stint as acting
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director of child “In 1983, the welfare and then International to the position Tennis of commissioner Federation (ITF) for the blind. in London After seven assigned me to years Snyder my first Davis became executive Cup match in director of the Paraguay. This Office of led to more than Vocational 30 Davis Cups Rehabilitation, on four Decorations and unit insignia received by Department of Jay Snyder during his three years of military service continents over Labor and the next 10 Industry. years, along with work at the Olympics in “During nearly all those 25-plus years, Los Angeles; Seoul, Korea; and Barcelona, I also had an avocation as a tennis Spain. umpire. At first, this was a volunteer gig “In late 1989, the ITF hired me to but soon became professional as I moved work as part of a traveling group to to working at places such as the pro umpire at the Australian and French tournaments in Washington, Baltimore, opens and Wimbledon and to be an Philadelphia, and the U.S. Open in New umpire or referee at other events around York. the world.
“In 1990, the US Tennis Association (USTA) offered me a position as director of officials working out of New York City. I said no because I had a career which really mattered, working to improve independent living and rehabilitation opportunities for people with all types of disabilities. “I had been president of the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind, and now I was president of the National Council of State Agencies for Vocational Rehabilitation. I was regularly testifying before Congress about programs for people with disabilities, and we were on the verge of passing the Americans with Disabilities Act (now known as the ADA). “I said no four more times as the offer kept getting more lucrative. Then two things happened: We had the votes to pass the ADA and the offer got to the point where I couldn’t refuse.” Snyder said he still has his invitation
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from the White House for the signing of the ADA, which occurred the same day he started work in New York. For most of the next three years, he directed the training, testing, certification, and development of the officiating and refereeing programs in the United States while continuing to work as a referee or umpire in other countries. In late 1993, Snyder became director of the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament. “During my time as director, we broke ground for the Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest tennis stadium in the world, and completely reconstructed the National Tennis Center (now named after Billie Jean King), and the Open became the largest annually attended sporting event in the world.” He retired from that job in 2002. During those 13 years of working in New York, Snyder never moved from Central Pennsylvania. “We have an adopted Vietnamese son, Thinh. My wife also had her career here as a noted elementary educational professional in the Middletown School District, which included being named Central PA Teacher of the Year. The overall quality of life is just too good in Central Pennsylvania.” Since Snyder has retired, he has been recruited to work again at the Open as a consultant (this year will mark his 40th Open). He recently officiated at tennis matches between tennis stars Agassi/Sampras and McEnroe/Lendl at a packed Madison Square Garden. And in the past eight years, he reviewed and made recommendations as a sports consultant about the operations at sports facilities such as Soldier Field in Chicago; Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; Reliance Stadium, Houston; the SuperDome, New Orleans
(pre- and post-flood); as well as arenas in Seattle, Portland, South Carolina, Florida, and Long Island. He volunteers with a number of local organizations, including serving on the boards of the Tri-County Association for the Blind and the International Youth Advocate Program. He assists with fundraising for the Hospice of Central PA, Cystic Fibrosis of Central PA, and the local chapter of the MS Society. He is a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, and numerous military, professional, and other organizations. He was inducted into the Middle States Tennis Hall of Fame. For Jay Snyder, officiating at tennis tournaments and matches around the world has been a labor of love. He and his wife, Jeanne, have been in all 50 states, more than 60 countries, and every continent except Antarctica over the years. He also has been back to Vietnam twice and recommends it as a travel destination. “It is beautiful, inexpensive, and safer than many of the countries we have visited.” And as much as the Snyders have enjoyed their travels, there’s no place like home. “We’re staying in Central Pennsylvania. There’s so much to offer here and so few negatives.” In addition to their son Thinh, who works in Washington producing television coverage of the Senate, the Snyders have three grandchildren, Jeanne, Jay, and Carson. If you are a mature veteran and have interesting or unusual experiences in your military or civilian life, phone Al Goodman at (717) 541-9889 or email him at klezmer630@comcast.net.
Bakers Celebrate 57 Years Lawrence E. and Dorothy A. (Swartz) Baker of Harrisburg will mark their 57th wedding anniversary on Sunday, May 8. They were married in 1954 at Christ Lutheran Church in Harrisburg. Mr. Baker is retired after 40 years in the tire sales industry. Mrs. Baker
retired as a systems analyst from Penn National Insurance. They are the parents of Peg Chrencik, Stewartstown; Mark Baker, Harrisburg; and Mary Walters, Harrisburg. They have six grandchildren and one greatgrandchild.
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May is 6th Annual Jewish-American Heritage Month In 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed that May would be JewishAmerican Heritage Month. The announcement was the crowning achievement in an effort by the Jewish Museum of Florida and South Florida Jewish community leaders that resulted in resolutions introduced by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania urging the president to proclaim a month that would recognize the more than 350-year history of Jewish contributions to American culture. The resolutions passed unanimously, first in the House of Representatives in December 2005 and later in the Senate in February 2006. Since 2006, JAHM programs have taken place across the country. The contributions of JewishAmericans are far-ranging and include scientists, entertainers, writers, and entrepreneurs. Some of these are listed below: Levi Strauss, 1829-1902. In 1873, Strauss and Nevada tailor Jacob Davis created the first blue jeans when they received a U.S. patent to make men’s
denim work pants with copper rivets. With this patent, they began to manufacture blue jeans, known today as the Levi’s® brand. Emma Lazarus, 18491887. Lazarus was a writer and a scholar of literature and languages whose poetry and essays protested the rise of antiSemitism. “Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” are two famous lines of her sonnet, “The New Colossus,” which was affixed to the Statue of Liberty in 1903.
the only woman included in Time magazine’s 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. Devoted to philanthropy, Lauder launched the pink ribbon symbol as the worldwide emblem of breast health. Estée Lauder
Jonas Salk, 19141995. When news of Salk’s discovery of a polio vaccine was made public in 1955, the virologist was hailed as a miracle worker. In 1963, he founded the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif. Salk spent his last years searching for a vaccine against AIDS.
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Sandy Koufax, b. 1935. Koufax won 18 games and struck out 269 batters for the Brooklyn Dodgers, a league record. Koufax was the first major leaguer to pitch four no-hitters, including a perfect game. He became the first player to earn three Cy Young Awards and the youngest player ever elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Barbra Streisand, b. 1942. Streisand is one of the most commercially successful
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One Nation Under God: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming … By Donald J. Mang ne hundred and fifty years after the start of the Civil War, Donald J. Mang’s novel illuminates the war’s bloody contests through the eyes of four young people traumatized by the events that divided our country and caused families and friends to become enemies. Patrick O’Hanrahan is a young Irish Catholic immigrant who has come to New York City with his family after the Potato Famine of the 1840s. He soon falls in love with Beth Wheeler, the woman who is left behind when Patrick joins the 69th Volunteers from NYC—the Fighting Irish. When the Civil War breaks out, Patrick becomes wounded in battle and is tended to by Lou Ann Summers. Her recurring presence in Patrick’s life fuels his growing affection for her. These matters of the heart are often overshadowed by the chaos of war. After being captured in battle, Patrick plots with a fellow captive and friend, Nathan, to use the Underground Railroad to escape the captivity of war
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and slavery. Another friendship is torn apart when Patrick almost kills his childhood friend, Joshua, now an enemy fighter, on the battleground. Throughout the novel, Mang’s characters represent the true struggles with life and death, good and bad that the Civil War inflicted. The stories of the lives lived and lost during the Civil War have woven the fabric of this nation in ways that are still tangible today. The novel’s rich blend of suspense, romance, religion, and history offers something for every reader. About the Author After years of following his passion to capture the spirit of Americans living through the Civil War, Donald J. Mang’s lifelong dream to publish a historical fiction novel came to fruition in 2008—when he was “well beyond 50.” His other works have appeared in numerous periodicals and magazines in addition to poetry awards in national writers’ competitions. He lives with his wife, Millie, in Amherst, N.Y.
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For example, your grandmother’s official, primary birth record might very well say that she was born on Dec. 26, 1893. However, births were not necessarily recorded on the day they happened. The first date appearing on the original birth record is the date the birth was reported. In this case, the baby could have been born on Dec. 26, but not brought in to be registered until the 28th. The modern clerk who answered your request may have read the record date in the register, assumed it was the birth date, and entered the wrong date on the extract. So, how do you find your grandmother’s correct birth date? You need a primary record. That is, visual inspection of the original official register in Germany or a photocopy of that record. Since you wrote to and received a response from her town of origin, you know that town’s name. While we can’t traipse over the world at will to look at original records, we can search for the town using the Mormon website www.familysearch.org to determine whether microfilms exist of its birth registers for the late 1890s. If they do, the films can be ordered at a Mormon Family History Center, and after they arrive, they can be viewed at the center. Search the films for the years in question, and when you find the primary record, you’ll know your grandmother’s correct birth date. Be open-minded. Don’t say, “That can’t be her; that’s not what her gravestone says.” The gravestone may be wrong. The primary record takes precedence. Further, the original record will often contain much more than was
transcribed onto the extract—for example, the father’s age, occupation, and address, and possibly the mother’s maiden name and age. Their ages can then be used to determine their approximate birth years, so that you can search for their birth records, extending your family tree. Now that I’ve explained primary records, to be strictly correct, I must add a point. In many cases, in many countries, duplicate records were required to be sent to jurisdictions higher than the town of birth—for example, a provincial or county seat, or a special tribunal that maintained archives of the records. Prior to the 20th century, the only way to produce duplicate records was to have the clerk draw up handwritten copies to be sent to the other jurisdictions. While the same clerk made all the copies, each copy after the original is technically a secondary record. The clerk may have erred on the copies. When the Mormons microfilmed documents, for convenience it was generally at a place where records from more than one town were stored, such as a tribunal or provincial archive. Most genealogists accept the information from these higher jurisdictions as primary records, but if a serious discrepancy is suspected, it may be necessary for you or a representative to examine the town’s original register. Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to contact him by writing to 438 Maynard Drive, Amherst, NY 14226; by email at Genealogytips@aol.com; or by visiting www.conigliofamily.com/ConiglioGenealogy Tips.htm.
Brisk Walks Improve Memory the scientists measured the size of Exercise is good for everyone, but recent research indicates it has special participants’ hippocampus, a section of benefits for older the brain that tends to people. shrink with age. In the walking In a study Research indicates group, the volume of funded by the National Institute the hippocampus had walking has on Aging, 120 increased by 2 percent special benefits people ages 55 to at the end of the year, for older people. 80 were divided while in the other group the into two groups, with half hippocampus had instructed to walk for 40 minutes a day decreased by 1.5 percent. So whatever your age, remember three times a week. The other half did exercises to stretch and tone their that taking a brisk walk can keep you healthy throughout your life in many muscles. After six months, and then one year, different ways.
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Mexican Haystacks By Pat Sinclair This is the time of year when it’s warm and sunny—or maybe rainy—but we’re all looking for lighter foods, not the stews and soups of winter. Mexican Haystacks bridge the gap nicely. Healthy and filling, topped with fresh vegetables and easy to make, you probably have most of the ingredients on hand. Purchase an avocado that yields slightly to a gentle touch. I usually allow avocados one or two days longer to ripen before using them. Makes 2 servings 1/2 lb. lean ground beef 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 6 corn tortillas 1 cup salsa or 1 (8-oz.) can tomato sauce 1 cup refried beans, fat-free 1/2 cup whole kernel corn 1/2 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese Avocado slices, chopped tomato, and shredded lettuce Sour cream, if desired Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray an 11x7-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cook the ground beef in a medium skillet over medium-high heat until no longer pink and well browned, stirring occasionally. Stir in seasonings. Spray the tortillas with cooking spray. Spread two tortillas with refried beans and place in the baking dish. Divide the beef in half and sprinkle over the refried beans. Add a second tortilla to each stack and add 1/4 cup corn to each. Spread each with 1/4 cup salsa and 2 tablespoons cheese. Top with remaining tortillas and pour remaining salsa over stacks. Cover dish with foil. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through. Remove foil. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Let stand 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Place on serving plates and add toppings. Cook’s Note: There are many variations of this recipe. You can easily use ground turkey for the ground beef, season the meat with taco seasoning instead of spices, use a spicy or mild salsa, or replace the refried beans with kidney beans. Corn tortillas come in packages of 12 and freeze well. After opening a can of refried beans, I also freeze any leftovers. Pat Sinclair announced the publication of her second cookbook, Scandinavian Classic Baking (Pelican Publishing), in February 2011. This book has a color photo of every recipe. Her first cookbook, Baking Basics and Beyond (Surrey Books), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts Academy. Contact her at http://PatCooksandBakes.blogspot.com
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