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50plus LIFE •

The Way I See It

Mike Clark

Going for Groceries

My last column, “Keeping it Light,” might have led you to believe that I spend a lot of time in grocery stores fraternizing with grumpy employees.

I do spend a lot of time in grocery stores, but grumpy grocery-store employees at the places I frequent are no more numerous than grumpy employees at any other workplace.

I was just more aware of the afterholiday attitudes because it was right after a joyous Christmas season, and I thought there should have been a longer carry-over of good will.

Oh, presumptuous me.

I also spend more time at the market than I do at, say, the local law office; therefore, I get to observe cashiers and deli specialists more than lawyers. How fortunate I am.

I wouldn’t have to spend so much time in the grocery store if I made shopping lists or carried the ones that my wife has hidden somewhere on the kitchen table. There are times when finding anything on our kitchen table is akin to a remote safari hunt, and just as dangerous.

Large, flat surfaces at our house invite multiple uses, from storage to dining, with dining being the least likely of the possible uses; finding a grocery list or sitting at the table to write one could topple a crushing pile of heavy objects, commonly referred to as junk.

So I often head for the store without anything in writing, making mental notes as I drive. Those notes often dissolve into scattered thoughts totally unrelated to food and sundries, such as what time the important game is on or where I’d like to go on vacation. Admit it—you have similar distractions.

Shopping for food goes better when my wife and I go together.

She’s always armed with lists and coupons that she diligently cuts from

numerous publications in the evenings while we watch inane programs on television, which is why I can’t form and retain a comprehensive grocery list in my head. I’m a big believer in the theory that filling your head with inane images and dialogue can lead to irreparable inanity.

The biggest disadvantage of grocery shopping together is our inability to agree on what we actually need and what I want. We also disagree on what foods belong in different food groups and their importance in our diets.

I wrote a small blurb on my social media site about a shopping trip for supplies when Hurricane Sandy was plowing northward toward us. It is a small but representative example of our differences. This one was about what was perishable and what was not.

I tried to convince my wife that non-perishables included chocolate cake with peanut butter icing, cherry crumb pie (or double-crust apple), sticky buns, and glazed doughnuts.

She pointed out that these so-called essential supplies would go bad or get stale within days; therefore, they were perishable.

And then I pointed out that I didn’t intend to have them around for days.

After all, they are best when eaten within hours of getting them home.

Her pace quickened as we passed the bakery department. I was stunned; I thought my argument was strong.

She reminded me that these items were not on our grocery list, and we did not have coupons for them. It’s a good thing she was with me.

Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational behavior/ applied psychology from Albright College.

Mike lives outside Columbia, Pa., and can be contacted at mikemac429@aol.com.

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Coins & Currency Steinmetz Coins & Currency, Inc. 350 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 299-1211

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By Megan Joyce The feel of the bat pressed into your palms. The gritty dirt scuffing beneath your shoes.

The tang of fresh air as it buffets your face. Jerry Munley knows the sensory, mental, and athletic appeal of baseball and softball is a lifelong draw.

As a co-manager for both Susquehanna Senior Softball’s 55+ and 62+ leagues, Munley also knows his generation’s passion for ball and bat is alive and well in Central Pennsylvania.

“I think all of us who played baseball in our younger years enjoyed it because it was fun and made us feel better,” Munley said.

Munley, a retired audit supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, began his baseball “life” as a second-base Little League player.

As a young adult, he played third base on his college fraternity’s team and, after returning from college to his hometown of Archbald, Pa., he took up second base and outfield in a 20+ league.

It would be another 30 years before he transitioned to softball after spotting a “softball players needed” notice in his church’s newsletter.

“When we get to be in our 50s, we are getting closer to retiring, and our [children] are now adults and need less of our help,” freeing up time for hobbies, he said.

After about three years as a player, Munley was asked to manage temporarily for a manager who needed time off for health reasons—but the manager never did return, and Munley’s managerial position became permanent.

“I volunteered because I used to be a Little League assistant manager and figured it would be

almost the same, but the ‘kids’ older,” Munley said.

As one of 10 managers in the 55+ league and one of six in the 62+ league, Munley’s duties include ensuring the teams have enough players for the upcoming season; holding team meetings; providing game schedules and making sure enough players will be available for each game; paying umpires and coming up with funds to pay for league fees; and notifying players of game cancelations.

Games in the 55+ league are played Monday and Wednesday evenings. This league includes 10 teams and uses a slow-pitch softball and wooden bats.

There are 11 defensive players on the field: four outfielders and seven infielders. Games are seven innings and are “very competitive,” Munley said.

Six teams compose the morning league, which is for players over age 62. Its structure is altered a bit to accommodate players who prefer a less competitive, nine-inning game: Every player who attends the game is placed in the batting order and must play a minimum of three innings on the field.

The appeal of 55-and-over softball for Munley and his teammates extends far beyond simple nostalgia, however.

“I am not a doctor, but it’s easy to observe that those playing ball are in good physical shape, especially for their ages … Baseball season starts for us with practices in April and goes through late October, so this gets the body moving quite a bit,” Munley said, adding that the leagues even have players over age 75.

But the physical exercise is just one advantage of league participation. Perhaps even greater are the mental and social rewards.

“The players … also benefit

from the companionship and the feeling of being needed and part of a team,” Munley said. “The players in the league encourage their team’s players and also give the opposing team’s players compliments when they do well.”

Friendships are formed that transcend the ball field into everyday life, with players often getting together after games— even with opposing players—for a bite to eat. Players’ wives sometimes socialize after games as well, Munley said.

And then there’s the good, old-fashioned razzing that goes on—an essential element to any sports team.

“Team players also enjoy playing because they get to tease the other guys, and both know it’s just for fun.”

Munley said the companionship and fun of playing in the league has helped some players through life’s tougher times, too. And the drive to play encourages players to keep themselves in shape during the off months so they’re ready to swing the bat come spring.

“Also, when an injury occurs, they strive to get back in shape as soon as possible,” Munley added.

As a native Pennsylvanian, Munley’s pro-ball allegiance must fall with the Phillies or Pirates—right?

“I follow the San Francisco Giants. This may seem odd for a Pennsylvania guy,” he said. “It all started when I was in grade school. We had a baseball board game, and since I was one of the last to join, I was given the Giants as a team. Since then, I stayed as a Giants fan.”

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It Was 50 Years Ago Today

‘California Dreamin’ ’ Randal Hill

“All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray …”

Michelle Phillips well remembers the 4 a.m. incident that changed her life.

Her husband, John, was gently shaking her awake with the words, “‘You have to help me finish this song, Mich. Help me, and you’ll thank me for this someday,’” wrote Michelle in her book, California Dreamin’: The True Story of the Mamas and the Papas.

John already had much of the song composed by the time he woke her that morning.

In his autobiography written with Jim Jerome, Papa John: An Autobiography by John Phillips, John recalled, “One of the first songs we worked on was written during the winter [of 1963-64], inspired by a bone-chilling walk through the

snows of Central visiting churches; Park. We were John wanted only to get warm. daydreaming of Michelle later bright sun, blue explained the skies, and palm trees. line, “Well, I got down on “LA was home my knees and for Michelle, I pretend to and as winter pray”: “John dragged on in hated the verse, New York, it was as he was turned impossible not to miss the 12off to churches by unpleasant month California “California Dreamin’” memories of summer.”

The Mamas and the Papas parochial school.

To escape the April 1966 But he couldn’t bitter cold, the pair had briefly think of anything better, so he left it in.” visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral, an inspiration for the song’s second verse: Note: In “California Dreamin,’” listeners have often mistakenly “Stopped into a church we passed thought the group sang “I began along the way.” Michelle enjoyed

to pray” rather than “I pretend to pray,” and many heard the line “The preacher liked the cold” as “The preacher lights the coals.”

The future classic was first recorded in Los Angeles by Barry McGuire— with the Mamas and the Papas providing background vocals—as a follow-up to his million-selling “Eve of Destruction.”

But at the last minute, Dunhill Records owner Lou Adler erased McGuire’s vocals and had the Mamas and the Papas record their voices over the instrumental track.

John Phillips decided he wanted something more exotic than the standard middle guitar solo. During a break, he stepped into the hallway at the recording studio and ran into session jazz musician Bud Shank, a master of the saxophone and flute.

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When John asked Shank to contribute an alto flute solo to the song’s break, Shank nailed it elegantly on the first take.

“California Dreamin’” was to be the first of nine Top 40 singles for the group that had once lived in a tent in the Virgin Islands.

Between 1965 and 1968, the Mamas and the Papas would sell 40 million records. (The group’s back story unfolds in their millionselling 1967 musical biography called Creeque Alley.)

To many music fans, nothing would ever resonate quite as strongly

as the song that first brought the Mamas and the Papas fame.

In her autobiography California Dreamin’, Michelle Phillips recalled, “‘California Dreamin’’ was a great song. It was one of those songs, like, ‘Damnit, I don’t want to be boxed in to what my life has to offer. I’m going to change it … The only one who can change it is me … It gave impetus to change.”

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Savvy Senior

Jim Miller

Financial Paperwork: What to Keep, What to Toss

Dear Savvy Senior, How long should a person hang on to old receipts, stock records, tax returns, and other financial documents? I have accumulated boxes full of such papers over the years and would like to get rid of some of it now that I’m retired.

– Getting Organized

Dear Getting, This is a great time of the year to get rid of unnecessary or outdated paperwork and to organize your records in preparation for filing your tax return.

Here’s a checklist of what to keep and what to toss out, along with some tips to help you reduce your future paper accumulation.

Toss Out • ATM receipts and bank-deposit

slips as soon as you match them up with your monthly statement • Credit card receipts after you get your statement, unless you might return the item or need proof of purchase for a warranty • Credit card statements that do not have a taxrelated expense on them • Utility bills when the following month’s bill arrives showing that your

prior payment was received— but if you wish to track utility usage over time, you may want to keep them for a year, or if you deduct a home office on your taxes, keep them for seven years

To avoid identity theft, be sure you shred anything you throw away that contains your personal information. It’s best to use a crosscut shredder rather than a strip one, which leaves long paper bands that

APPRISE counselors receive intensive training in Medicare Parts A, B and D, Supplemental Insurances, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicaid, PACE Plus, and other health insurance-related topics.

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APPRISE counselors assist older and disabled individuals with: • Understanding Medicare A, B, and D • Making informed choices about Medicare Advantage Plans • Deciding what Medicare D Plan (prescription coverage) is best • Selecting a Medigap Policy • Applying for PACE Plus • Determining what financial assistance an individual may be eligible to receive APPRISE counselors must be available during weekdays for the shadowing, training, and counseling parts of this volunteer opportunity.

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Keep One Year • Paycheck stubs until you get your W-2 in January to check its accuracy • Bank statements (savings and checking account) to confirm your 1099s • Brokerage, 401(k), IRA, and other investment statements until you get your annual summary (keep longer for tax purposes if they show a gain or loss) • Receipts for healthcare bills in case you qualify for a medical deduction

Keep Seven Years Keep supporting documents for your taxes, including W-2s, 1099s,

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• Defined-benefit pension plan documents • Savings bonds until redeemed • Loan documents until the loan is paid off • Vehicle titles and registration

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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• Warranties or receipts for big-ticket purchases for as long as you own the item to support warranty and insurance claims

Keep Forever You should never get rid of personal and family records like birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce papers, Social Security cards, military discharge papers, and estate-planning documents (power of attorney, will, trust, and advanced directive).

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You can also reduce your future paper load by switching to electronic statements and records whenever possible.

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and receipts or canceled checks that substantiate deductions, for seven years.

The IRS usually has up to three years after you file to audit you but may look back up to six years if it suspects you substantially underreported income or committed fraud.

Keep Indefinitely • Tax returns with proof of filing and payment—you should keep these for at least seven years, but many experts recommend you keep them forever because they provide a record of your financial history

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Such is Life

An Odd Path to a New Pal Saralee Perel

When it comes to meeting new friends, I’m the same way I was when I was an insecure, socially inept 16year-old.

A few months ago, I was riding a stationary bike at the YMCA. There was a beautiful woman riding the bike right next to mine.

Lately, I’ve made it a goal to make new friends because I think I live too reclusively. The Y is a perfect place to find friends, but I haven’t met too many. Maybe that’s because my body language is shouting, “Don’t come near me!�

Instead, maybe I should say something really catchy. And so I came up with the perfect thing. I said, “Hi,� to the woman on the bike.

After she nodded to me, I couldn’t think of what to say next. Then I came up with the ever-so-original,

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“You come here “You’re also often?�

Saundra?� “Oh, no, I’m When she not. I’m, um, I’m didn’t reply, Cape Cod.� I I thought to myself, “I’m mentally clunked myself on the such a loser.� It head. “I mean didn’t occur to I’m from Cape me she had her Cod. That’s earphones on. not my name The next day, of course,� I she was on the Saralee and Saundra same bike. I babbled. She smiled politely. took the bike The next time we were biking, she next to her. I repeated my brilliantly said, “You must know my husband, clever line, “You come here often?�

Noticing I was talking, she took off Ed Lambert.� her earphones and said, “What?� “He’s that really popular guy on TV, right?�

Being a nervous wreck, I forgot what I had asked her. “He has a radio talk show.�

I gave myself another head clunk.

She said, “I’m Saundra,� to which I One day, I decided to go another replied, “Me too.� step. I said, “Would you like to meet for lunch, you know, as in share a meal?�

Then I got the hiccups. “I didn’t mean (hic) that we’d literally have to share. You could have your own, you know. Of course, you’re welcome to have some of mine (hic) at the (I couldn’t remember the word restaurant) place people pay to eat a lot of stuff.�

Amazingly, she said, “Sure.� “We don’t have to,� I said. “You can change your mind and call me at the last minute. I have a telephone.�

“I’d love to go.� “I understand. It’s getting late. I should get home too.� “I meant I’d love to go to lunch with you.� There had to be something very wrong with this woman.

And so, we met at a restaurant, where we gorged ourselves on huge lobster rolls. We had a ball. The next lunch date, we re-gorged ourselves, splitting three lunches of mussels, fried calamari, and a tuna platter.

I had made a friend.

We began emailing between lunch dates. It didn’t take very long for us to sign our emails, “Love.�

Now, our lunch dates include my husband, Bob, and her husband, Ed, who is probably one of the funniest, warmest, kindest people I know.

My special friendships would never have happened if I had a wait-untilsomeone-approaches-me attitude.

And so, I’ve learned three things: Friendships have to be nurtured in order for them to develop.

Friendships don’t happen if I wear a t-shirt that says, “Go away,� on it.

When Saundra and I eat together, waitresses should hold up a sign that says, “Haven’t you had enough already? We’re running out of food here.�

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“J.D. Benning and the Backroad Riders are on the air!”

That’s what I woke up to every morning when I was a teenager. But country music passed Benning by years ago.

He’s in a nursing home today—still strums his Gibson on occasion.

Benning never made the big time, but he did have a following around these parts back in the 1950s.

“Country music started drifting away from us oldtimers when the Nashville Sound came along,” he says. “Violins took the place of fiddles; Eddy Arnold stopped singing his ‘Cattle Call,’ and Ray Price gave up ‘Heartaches by the Number’ for ‘The Good Times.’”

Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams were the first members of the Country Music Hall of Fame,

but Benning says they’d have a hard time making it in the business today.

“Our kind of country was made for front porches and dance halls, not big arenas.”

My view?

Times change; so does music.

Country music is bigger today than ever.

And its fans are younger than ever.

That’s how things work when you pass a torch (or guitar) from one generation to the next.

I think the first country protest song came along in the 1930s: “I like mountain music, good ol’ mountain music, played by a real hillbilly band.”

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A Pew Research Institute report found that most Americans strongly support their local public libraries, with 65 percent saying that the closing of a local library would have a major impact on their community.

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Still, library use appears to be trending downward: Fortysix percent of Americans age 16 and older have visited a library or bookmobile at least once during the past year, down from 53 percent in 2012.

Twenty-two percent have used their library’s website in the past year, down from 25 percent in 2012, and 27 percent have gone to the library to use computers and Internet resources, down again from 31 percent in 2012.

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Calendar of Events

Lancaster County

Support Groups Free and open to the public

Senior Center Activities

April 6, 7 to 8:15 p.m.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Willow Lakes Outpatient Center 212 Willow Valley Lakes Drive, Willow Street (717) 464-9365

Cocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489 April 4, 9 a.m. – Haircuts with Deb April 18, 9 a.m. – Easter Egg Hunt April 22, 10 a.m. – Music with Lost & Found

April 11, 10 to 11 a.m.

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group Garden Spot Village Concord Room 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6076 jmorton@gardenspotvillage.org April 18, 2 p.m.

Lancaster County Parkinson’s Support Group Landis Homes 1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz (717) 509-5494

April 21, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894 April 25, 2 to 3 p.m.

Parkinson’s Support Group Garden Spot Village Concord Room 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6259 jshaffer@gardenspotvillage.org April 27, 6 to 8 p.m.

Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Support Group Lancaster General Hospital – Stager Room 5 555 N. Duke St., Lancaster (800) 887-7165, ext. 104

Community Programs Free and open to the public April 1, 5 to 9 p.m.

First Friday Reception: Bob Grobengeiser’s The World Around Us Mulberry Art Studios 19-21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster (717) 295-1949 April 4, 6 p.m.

Red Rose Singles Meeting Centerville Diner 100 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 406-6098 April 6, 2 p.m.

Korean War Veterans Association Meeting Oak Leaf Manor North 2901 Harrisburg Pike, Landisville (717) 299-1990 pcunningham1841@verizon.net April 17, 3 p.m.

Concert: Frank Dodd, Organist Grace Lutheran Church 517 N. Queen St., Lancaster (717) 397-2748

April 19, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Digitally Restoring Old Photographs Willow Valley Genealogy Club Willow Valley Communities – Orr Auditorium 211 Willow Valley Square, Lancaster www.genealogyclubwv.com (717) 397-0439 April 20 and 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Workshop: Exploring Creativity through Book Arts, Collage, and Poetry Mulberry Art Studios 19-21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster (717) 390-2606 mimi@mimiartz.com April 22, 6 to 9 p.m.

Music Fridays Downtown Lancaster (717) 341-0028 April 28, 7 p.m.

Centerville AARP Chapter 4221 Meeting Centerville Middle School 865 Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 786-4714

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Library Programs Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 April 11, 7 p.m. – Passport to Paris April 13, 7 p.m. – Concert: Ragtime Willi April 21, 6:30 p.m. – Concealed Carry Seminar

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Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 April 11, 10 a.m. – Town Hall Meeting April 19, 10:15 a.m. – Oldies but Goodies April 26, 10:15 a.m. – Understanding Insurance and Hospital Bills Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. – Wii Bowling Fridays, 10 a.m. – Bible Study April 17, 2 p.m. – Gift Basket Bingo Lancaster House North Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 299-1278 Tuesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied Activities Thursdays, noon – Pinochle Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center – (717) 299-3943 April 13 – Volunteer Recognition Program April 26, 9:30 a.m. – Consumer Issues April 28, 10:30 a.m. – Bingo Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147 April 7, 10:30 a.m. – Spring Flowers Program April 13, 10:30 a.m. – Team Trivia Competition April 22, 9:30 a.m. – Understanding Medical Invoices at EOBs Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 April 14, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Glen Nough April 21, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Naomi Thompson April 28, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Lost & Found Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – A rts and Crafts with Teresa Rivera Fridays, 10:30 a.m. – Table Games April 2, 10 a.m. – Town Meeting Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 April 1 – Discussion on Health and Wellness April 6 – Medicare Updates April 22 – Penn State Nutrition Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. – Exercise with Vickie April 8, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Last Day for Income Tax Assistance April 15, 10:30 a.m. – Bingo Rodney Park Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, noon – Pinochle Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied Activities Thursdays, noon – Bingo

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Older But Not Wiser

The Grandparent’s Guide to Losing Weight

50 Calories – Reading to Her. OK, this is supposed to be a passive activity, but the books today are interactive.

For example, you have to hop like a bunny, flap your wings like a bird, and scratch yourself like a monkey (or like my cousin Phil). After reading the same book four times, I want to sleep like a sloth (or like my cousin Arnie).

80 Calories – Getting Ready for the Park. This includes chasing her, getting her dressed, changing her when she stains what I put on, and packing her sweater, water bottle, milk bottle, snacks, diapers, wipes, bib, sun bonnet, and suntan lotion.

It also includes trying to convince her not to eat her snacks until we get to the park, letting her eat her snacks, and then making more snacks.

40 Calories – Putting and Taking Granddaughter Out of Car Seat. You have to bend and crouch like a contortionist to get her buckled in, all the time making sure your little one doesn’t bang her head while you are constantly banging yours.

I remember the good old days when my dad just tossed me in the back seat. It may not have been as safe, but it was a lot easier. www.50plusLifePA.com

In the Lives of People with Dementia

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Sy Rosen

I’ve noticed I’ve lost some weight lately, which I’ve been trying unsuccessfully to do for years (apparently the pastrami-andcheesecake diet has been discredited).

I’ve come to realize that my weight loss has to do with my having a 2-year-old granddaughter and the exercise program it entails, which I call Toddler-Aerobics.

Since my daughter and son-in-law are working (hooray!), I help out by taking care of my granddaughter, Summer, twice a week.

Here’s an example of our activities and the calories I burn keeping up with her.

Making A Difference

80 Calories – The Slide. This is helping her up the slide and then running to the bottom of the slide so you’ll be there when she comes down. I do this about 15 times.

Add another 20 calories if your granddaughter insists on you going down the slide with her. And another 10 calories for a loss of dignity.

30 Calories – Sandbox Time.

Some of you may think this is also a passive activity, but it includes getting in the sand with her, taking off her shoes and socks (and cleaning her toes and putting back on shoes and socks when she’s done).

It also includes convincing her it’s OK to share her pail and shovel with other kids and then picking her up and cuddling her when she’s crying because she shared her pail and shovel with other kids.

400 Calories – Panic in the Park. This is when you momentarily lose sight of your granddaughter and you run around like a maniac calling out her name.

My heart is thumping as I run under the children’s bridge, past the monkey bars, and under the overhead ladder; crawl through the rock tunnel; and run past the spiral slide and the bumpy slide screaming, “Summer, Summer” while I’m thinking, “I’m her grandfather—I’m supposed to protect her.”

Finally, I see her. She’s sitting near the jungle gym with another girl, who is sharing her Goldfish snack with her.

20 Calories – Getting Stern.

While pacing back and forth, I sternly tell her never to wander off again.

30 Calories – Love. I then pick her up in my arms, hug her tight, and tell her over and over again that I love her. Those were the best calories I burned all day.

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Traveltizers

Travel Appetizers

The Temple on the Hill

By Andrea Gross

It’s an eye-popping, head-scratching sight. There, right in the middle of Middle America, stands one of the most recognizable buildings in Europe: the Greek Parthenon, generally considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

What in the name of Zeus is this historic monument doing in Nashville, Tenn.?

Of course, the Tennessee building is a replica, but it looks much more like the temple where Socrates and Plato debated the merits of democracy than does the one in Athens.

The original Parthenon, built in the fifth century B.C., shows its age.

Some of the columns have crumbled; most of the roof is gone, and the marble sculptures that decorated its exterior are now in the British Museum of London, the center of

The Nashville Parthenon is a near-exact replica of the one that was built in Greece in the fifth century BC.

a longstanding dispute between England and Greece.

What’s more, the giant statue of Athena, which was created by Pheidias, the most famous sculptor of his time, disappeared 1,500 years ago.

In contrast, the building in Nashville is in perfect condition.

My husband and I are awed by the

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The statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, is 42 feet tall.

50 graceful Doric columns, which, like the original, are ingeniously tapered so that, to the eye, they appear straight while they actually tilt

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slightly inward, an architectural trick to make them appear regally tall.

Inside we’re mesmerized by a 42foot-tall statue of Athena, reproduced

by Nashville sculptor Alan LeQuire.

The goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, whom the Parthenon was built to honor, is attired in a flowing gown and gilded with 8 pounds of 23.75-karat gold. In her right hand she holds an adult-size statue of Nike, the goddess of victory.

In short, Nashville’s Parthenon resembles the original as it was, not as it is.

This, of course, gets us back to our original question: Why Nashville?

Nashville doesn’t even rank in the top 70 largest Greek-American communities.

The answer dates back to the mid1800s, when the city was known

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Proud of the original Nashvillians pillars that said that in weren’t used in their reverence the restoration. for knowledge They’re scattered and love of on a small patch philosophical of grass, where debate, they they bear an and the ancient eerie resemblance Greeks were to the ruins of The Hermitage, home of President kindred spirits. ancient Greece.

Andrew Jackson, is an example of In addition Later we classical Greek architecture. to thinking like explore the area the Greeks, the near West End city had a Greek Avenue and flair due to its Belle Meade abundance of Boulevard, Greek Revival where many architecture. homes have the Nashville trademark Greek became known columns and as “The Athens porticos. of the South.”

The most Thus, in famous of the Tulip Grove, on the grounds of 1897 when it Jackson’s estate, also has elements Greek Revival was asked to homes belongs to of Greek style. erect a pavilion Andrew Jackson, for the state’s the seventh Centennial Exposition, it seemed president of the United States. His natural to build a life-sized model of home, The Hermitage, was originally the Parthenon. built in the Federal style, but after The building was only intended to being destroyed by a fire, it was last for the six-month duration of the rebuilt with the classical elements exposition, but the citizens balked that were more in vogue at the time. at tearing it down. Instead they Finally, we go to the Athens replaced the temporary structure Family Restaurant. It’s housed in an with a permanent one, which was architecturally bland building but is completed in 1931. renowned for its authentically spiced Today the Nashville Parthenon Greek food, including gyros and serves as the city’s art museum. In souvlaki. addition, it hosts a series of free Of course, in what is altogether educational programs that range fitting for the culture that practically from panel discussions to formal invented democracy, the chefs lectures. also serve thoroughly American As for Nashville’s Greek hamburgers! atmosphere, its streets are still filled For more information on Tennessee and with fine examples of classical other exciting destinations, visit www.

Greek architecture. Not far from traveltizers.com. Photos © Irv Green the Parthenon, the Tennessee State unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Capitol, modeled after a Greek Gross (www.andreagross.com).

Life is an adventure.

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Join us for the Kick-off Celebration of the Lancaster Regional Medical Center and Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center Chapters of Senior Circle.

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Fragments of History

The Flying White House – Air Force One Victor Parachin

Whenever the U.S. president travels a long distance, he does so by Air Force One. Emblazoned with “United States of America,” the American flag, and the Presidential Seal, Air Force One is a powerful, prestigious icon recognized worldwide.

Here are some fascinating facts about U.S. presidents and their personal jet, Air Force One. First flying president. The first president to fly was Theodore Roosevelt. Interested in the new science of aviation, he became friends with Wilbur and Orville Wright, encouraging the pioneering brothers by telling them the airplane “has a great future.”

As the 26th president from 1901 to 1910, he was not in office when he was invited to fly in a Wright Type B

biplane would be Franklin with the pilot. He D. Roosevelt sat in a shaking who would be biplane the first made of president wood and SAM 28000, one of the two VC-25s used to fabric for as Air Force One. a brief officially fly while flight.

His action immediately created in office. He did so over the objections and concerns of the Secret Service, a debate over what was safe for a who did not believe flight travel was president and what was not. At the safe. time, critics said Roosevelt was too Roosevelt flew, via a civilian plane, much of a risk taker. Consequently, his successors—William H. Taft, from Miami to Casablanca, Morocco, in January 1943 to meet with Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Winston Churchill and other Allied and Herbert Hoover—walked, rode in cars, or took a train while in office. leaders planning strategy for the war.

Roosevelt could have traveled by Secret Service objects to flight. It ship, but the Secret Service ruled

that out entirely, fearing a torpedo attack from German submarines.

His trip was without incident, but a sitting president in flight was still controversial.

First plane customized for presidential travel. On June 2, 1943, the first aircraft customized for a president was made available. It was a civilian version of a militarytransport, four-engine heavy bomber named Guess Where II, a wordplay on “guess where to?”

A key consideration in selecting a presidential plane was the ability to fly long distances. That way, security issues connected with frequent stopovers could be avoided.

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On Life and Love after 50

Tom Blake

Single Mom Nearing Retirement Wants to Make New Friends

I have often stressed to older singles the importance of getting involved in activities and making new friends.

This week, Lynda, of Carlisle, Pa., emailed asking for advice on how to do that.

Lynda said, “I was a single mom for 17 years and was very involved in my children’s lives and their activities.

I have had the same type of work for 32 years and have moved a lot due to a military way of life. When I was in my 20s and 30s, making friends happened without even thinking about it.

“Now, in my mid-50s, making friends seems to be tougher than I imagined. I have friends at work but most of them are married and have their own lives outside of work.

“I have a good boss, I like my job a lot, and I get to see my grandkids,

who live an hour away, once in a while.

“Since I am approaching retirement, I’m trying to figure out what I can do to make friends and get involved in my community. I love animals and have two dogs of my own. I hope to

someday find someone I can experience life with, although I am very content being on my own with my dogs.

“I have thought about volunteering with Meals on Wheels and/or helping out with dog-rescue places. Any input would be appreciated.”

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Tom’s Answer: Making new friends now is wise. By doing so, you will already have friends when you retire.

Yes, making friends is more difficult compared to when we were younger.

For women, having women friends is as important, if not more important, than having men friends. By pursuing activities you enjoy, making new friends will easily follow.

You already seem to know what you want to do: You love animals and have two dogs. You have thought about volunteering at an animal shelter. Go for it; you’re a natural.

Two months ago, I rescued a dog named Samson and got to know the volunteers at my local shelter. They all had one thing in common: They loved dogs and cats. In addition, they were wonderful people. You would immediately make friends at an

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— Volunteer Opportunities — Spring is here! It’s great to be outside enjoying flowers and budding trees!

Imagine how you would feel if you were trying to see the spring scenery through windows that were smudged and dirty—inside and out. Imagine that you’re an older person who has osteoporosis and aren’t able to do any vigorous housework involving stretching or climbing a ladder.

This time of the year is a great time to help an older person with “spring cleaning” chores like washing windows, raking leaves and twigs, or putting mulch down in flowerbeds.

If you are an individual who enjoys helping with these types of tasks, or you and your family would like to provide this kind of help on a one-time basis, please contact Bev Via at (717) 299-7979 or aging@co.lancaster.pa.us. www.50plusLifePA.com

animal shelter.

Next, you mentioned volunteering for Meals on Wheels. That’s a great cause. I suggest you start doing that once or twice a week.

It is important to try new things, particularly after you stop working.

After my life partner, Greta, retired, she became involved in tai chi, yoga, and water aerobics classes.

Through exercise, she has made many wonderful new friends.

If you need more ideas, check out Meetup (www.Meetup.com), a free site that lists all kinds of clubs and activities across the U.S. that you can join. Pick a couple of activities that interest you and try them.

One other point: You say you would like to meet a man with whom to experience life, but if that does not happen, you are content just spending time with your dogs.

I think you can do both. Make time without the dogs to let a man into your life. Yes, you treasure your dogs, but don’t be so obsessed with them that you shut out potential mates.

The above paragraph is important for people wanting to meet a mate.

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Often, I see women and sometimes men who are so into their pets they post their pet’s photo as their Facebook profile photo instead of their own.

The message that sent is loud and clear: My pets are everything to me. Don’t get me wrong; I love all animals. However, wouldn’t it be nice to have a mate and have your pets?

Lynda, you have many positives in your life: You have worked in the same field for 32 years, which shows stability, dedication, and loyalty— great traits to have. Not many people have worked in a job that long.

In addition, you were a single mom for 17 years, and that required a huge commitment. I have great respect for single moms—that has to be the toughest job in the world.

Pursue making new friends before retirement with the same energy you put forth into working and raising your children. You will accomplish your goal quickly.

For dating information, previous articles, or to sign up for Tom’s complimentary, weekly e-newsletter, go to www. findingloveafter60.com.

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Senior Games to Kick Off in Early May May 2 – 6, 2016 at Spooky Nook Sports Coordinated by the Lancaster County Office of Aging

The Senior Games Committee and the Office of Aging want to say THANK YOU to our dedicated Senior Games Sponsors: -PLATINUMWillow Valley Communities

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Brethren Village Groff Funeral & Cremation Services Homestead Village The Lancashire Campus: Lancashire Hall & Lancashire Terrace

Lancaster Regional & Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Centers Luthercare Masonic Village Mennonite Home Communities

Conestoga View Nursing & Rehabilitation Easton Coach Company Elite Coach

Landis Communities Charles F. Snyder Funeral The Long Community at Highland Homes & Crematory Regional Gastroenterology Associates of Lancaster (RGAL)

Elderwood Senior Living at Lancaster Health Network Laboratories Humana Pathways Center for Grief and Loss Masonic Village Hospice

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Red Rose Screen Printing & Awards, Inc. St. Anne’s Retirement Community Visiting Angels of Lancaster County

Not yet registered for this fun-packed week of activity?

You won’t want to miss the 28th Annual Lancaster Senior Games exclusively for Lancaster County residents 55+ Pre-registration is required. Visit www.LancSeniorGames.org for more information or call 717-299-7979.

Registration deadline - April 1, 2016

MULTI-DAY TOURS • Boston Spring Getaway...............Apr 27- 29

ONE-DAY TOURS • New York............................... Apr 16, 23, 30

• Holland Tulip Festival.................May 9 – 13

• Washington DC.....................Apr 16, May 14

• Cape Cod....................................May 9 – 13

• “Aladdin” NY Broadway Show............Apr 16

• Mackinac Island & Michigan Highlights ................................................. May 11 – 17

• New York Gourmet Shopping............ Apr 23

• Chicago Highlights.....................June 6 – 10

• New York & 9/11 Museum.................. May 7

• Locomotives & Lighthouses...... June 12 - 16 • St. Louis & Chicago................... June 12 - 18 • Cape Cod Getaway.................... June 13 - 17 • Chattanooga Choo-Choo.......... June 13 - 17 • Niagara Falls Getaway............. June 15 - 17 • Surf, Sea, & Sand Castles.........June 20 - 22 • Branson & Nashville Shows......June 20 - 27 • Ocean City, MD Summer Escape ................................................. June 22 - 24 • Northeast Rail & Sail................June 25 - 29 • Yellowstone & Grand Canyon...... July 7 - 22

• Georgetown House Tour.................... Apr 23 • St. Michaels......................................... May 7

April 2016

Tuesday, May 3 Bench Press Bicep Curl Bridge Tournament Football Throw Frisbee Throw Horseshoes Hotshot Basketball Softball Throw Shuffleboard Table Tennis Tappercise Walking Wii Fit

Monday, May 2 3-Point Shooting Badminton Bocce Darts Easy-Does-It Exercise Foul Shooting Pinochle Tournament Swimming Tai Chi Zumba Gold

Friday, May 6 18-Hole Golf Tournament 9-Hole Golf Tournament Celebration Dance

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• World Trade Center...........................May 14 • Flight 93 Memorial & Raystown Lake ..........................................................May 19 • Mt. Vernon & Potomac River Cruise ...........................................................June 1

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Thursday, May 5 Billiards Bowling Tournament Golf – Longest Drive Modified Bowling Putting Contest

For more information on the Lancaster Senior Games, visit www. lancseniorgames.org or call (717) 3922115.

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You’ve already packed away your snow gear and turned ahead your clocks, which means it’s now time to dust off your sneakers in anticipation of the 2016 Lancaster Senior Games, to be held May 2–6 at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim.

Commemorating its 28th anniversary this year, the Lancaster Senior Games has celebrated the athleticism and camaraderie of thousands of local athletes since its founding in 1989.

This year’s Senior Games honorary chairpersons are Ralph and Judy Anttonen, both retired educators.

Ralph and Judy are both extremely active individuals in the community and personally keep physically active with pickleball and shuffleboard.

Individually, Ralph is a biker and Judy keeps fit by swimming and running.

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Garden Trends for 2016 Dr. Leonard Perry

Syncing gardening with technology, engaging hands-on with the local environment and nature, night lighting, garden whimsy, and layered landscapes incorporating various types of plants are some of the garden trends for this year.

Each year, the Garden Media Group (www.gardenmediagroup. com)— a marketing firm for the home and garden industry—identifies key gardening trends for the coming season. For 2016 they’ve pegged eight of these, which you’ll no doubt see reflected in products, plants, and advertisements.

Just as consumers are syncing their electronic devices, they’re looking to sync more with nature. This bodes well for the environment but has a flipside that may be hard for true gardeners to understand.

As the report states, “Our connection with nature is hardwired. So much so, that going on a strenuous hike is considered fun, whereas weeding a garden for the same amount of time is seen as work or a chore.”

It’s interesting that one of the trends—shifting from “doing” to “making”—doesn’t seem to translate into the art of making (including weeding) a garden. Yet this group the report calls “yuccies”— “young urban creatives,” a cross between a yuppie and hipster—likes to grow for purposes and experiences, such as hops for brewing and herbs for dyes.

Another trend shows people using their handheld technology to sync with garden habits and with other garden hobbyists. They’re hoping technology will help them be successful with gardening, “without a lot of work or information.”

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This technology trend, perhaps surprisingly, is huge with the 46- to 64year-old baby boomers, who spend more on technology than any other age group. One out of five boomers now uses social media daily, whether for work or even for keeping connected with other gardeners.

Another technology trend the report identifies is the use of technology to engage kids with nature, gardening, health, and fitness. This is seen by many as essential, with Generation Z (those born between 1995 and 2009) being the most sedentary ever.

Creating outdoor adventures, running, storytelling, or geocaching are some examples the report states are necessary to get people outside playing, “off the couch, outside, and digging in the dirt again.”

As most gardeners already know, “horticulture is intrinsically tied to health and wellness”—the trend the report terms “welltality.” People are more aware of and placing a higher priority on their health.

The hospitality industry has tapped this trend with indoor forests, living walls, and locally grown food. Berries are popular, particularly the newer, compact varieties for container culture and blueberries with their high levels of healthy antioxidants.

Whimsy and lighting have been around gardening for some time but are a trend highlighted as popular for this year, with a twist. Plain containers are being replaced with ones containing speakers and LED

lighting, for instance.

Night lighting is moving from the plain, simple lights on walks and up trees to LED cord wraps around structures like swings and whimsical shapes or creating bright, bold colors and lighted patterns on walls.

These are used to make the outdoors more of a destination, get children outside, bring back memories, or create experiences.

Going along with the book The Living Landscape by authors Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy is the trend of the layered landscape. This involves replacing the “green desert” of lawns and non-native plantings with a layered effect, similar to what one finds in a forest.

Understory perennials and shrubs up to canopy trees help support pollinators and wildlife, creating a more natural ecosystem. Increasingly, property owners want sustainable landscapes that will function and last for many years and plants “for their function as well as their beauty.”

Many have pets, and increasingly the trend is for these people to be more aware of their plants and to make sure they are not toxic or harmful. One in three dogs a year gets cancer. Many dog owners believe that having a safe, organic, chemicalfree landscape will help avoid this, along with a nutritious diet.

Such “petscaping” also involves designing landscapes pets can use, yet “protecting precious plants from pets.”

Resources in many areas are becoming limited, particularly water, or impacted by land-care practices. More are realizing this under this trend of protecting resources, particularly those in areas such as parts of California, where water usage has been reduced by 25 percent.

Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor at the University of Vermont.

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The Beauty in Nature

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Each male exits a bottomland All shorebirds, being related, lay woods just after sunset and lands on four eggs per clutch and only raise one a spot of bare ground in a clearing. brood each year. Chicks hatch fuzzy, There he stands upright and “beeps” open-eyed, camouflaged, and able to about a minute. Then he takes off feed themselves within 24 hours of in spiral, upward flight, his wings hatching. twittering all the while.

Eggs, chicks, and adults of all When he reaches the zenith of his species blend into their sparsely flight, he verbally utters several series vegetated habitats, making them hard of musical notes and swoops down to see by predators and us. to his bare-soil stage. His displays Killdeer originally hatched young are interrupted by receptive females. on streamside gravel bars. But they Females lay their clutches on leafy adapted to laying eggs on the bare forest floors. soil of plowed fields and the gravel of Watch for inland shorebirds this driveways, parking lots, railroad beds, spring. They are interesting. and flat, gravel roofs.

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Yesterday’s wealth, today’s heritage—that is the saga of America’s aging farm barns. Standing or leaning, they are memorials to our agrarian past.

Old barns have inspired preservation organizations and barntouring groups and found repurpose when converted to offices, homes, and, occasionally, a landscape and nursery retail enterprise.

Like covered bridges and streampowered grain mills, they become more valued as they continue to decline in number.

In the book Eric Sloane’s America, Sloane states: “It might be said that the early barn is the best example of American Colonial architecture. Each old barn was born of American soil and fitted to an American landscape for specific American needs.

“From the beginning, the American barn was big, like the hopes and plans for life in the New World. It was unlike anything built anywhere else.

It was entirely American.”

Early farm homes were shanties.

It was common practice for pioneer farmers to construct their barn before their house was completed. Barns were their lifeline.

Old barns tell us something of life on an early American farm. Their presence invokes what we may have been told by our grandparents about early farming.

Raising cash crops was part of the work. Small gardens of potatoes, carrots, beans, and lettuce were another responsibility, generally

assigned to some of the children.

Chickens were raised and eggs sold.

Farm families generally included five to seven children, composing the necessary labor force. The oldest girl often assisted the mother with cooking and preserving while the second-oldest girl might be the family baker. The older boys became “farm hands,” cleaning the chicken house and assisting with harvesting and fence repair.

Barns in America began to be erected in 1639, 32 years after the settlement at Jamestown, Va., and 19 years after the settlement at Plymouth, Mass. Barn architecture evolved through the needs of individual farmers, not from plans provided by architects.

There are two predominant barn styles in American agrarian history: Pennsylvania Dutch barns and New England barns.

Pennsylvania Dutch barns frequently are called “bank barns” to indicate they were built on the bank (or slope) of a hillside. This permitted wagon entry to the upper level of the barn from the higher level of the slope and a second entry to the lower level at the descending slope.

New England barns lacked this feature. The New England barn often was part of a connected series of buildings with the house at one end, the barn at the other, and smaller buildings in between to house tools and wood. This allowed the farm family an interior access to each building without exposing themselves to snow, rain, or cold.

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include crib barns, the insides of which might contain one or more cribs to separate storage items and livestock, and tobacco barns, an early barn type that required more ventilation to cure the hanging crop.

Barns were not built to impress.

Expressions of architectural creativity were limited to the addition of cupolas; dormers; novel latches and hardware; weathervanes in the form of an arrow or, near the coast, a fish or a whale; decorative hex signs; barn stars; shutters (solid or louvered); and ventilation slits that could be diamond shaped or rectangular.

Most barns were constructed of oak. Some barns were a mix of stone and wood, others of stone only. It wasn’t until 1873 that the barn’s profile was dominated by the introduction of the silo.

Barns had practical features added as well, including lightning rods, entrance holes for owls (to control vermin), and holes for martins.

Some barns eventually included virtual billboards, promoting products and tourist destinations.

Barns frequently displayed the name

of the farm or its owner and the year of the barn’s construction.

Barns in Pennsylvania were inventoried after the state’s bicameral legislature adopted separate resolutions in 2005. A resulting survey found that 46 percent of barns in eastern Pennsylvania were built before the Civil War, with sidings typically of stone and wood.

Almost three-quarters of statewide respondents reported their barns were in good or excellent condition.

There are eight barns in Pennsylvania listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Four are in Chester County, one each in Bucks and Centre counties, and two in Dauphin County. Nationally, there are 262 barns on the register, located in 27 states.

Walt Sonneville, a retired marketresearch analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen and A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, books of personalopinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contact him at waltsonneville@verizon.net.

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Salute to a Veteran

Robert D. Wilcox

B-25 Bombers Land Better with Their Gear Down crew candidates. So, hydraulic fluid he promptly enlisted flowing down the again and was sent to bulkhead on the side Connally Air Force of the passageway Base near Waco, to the bombardier’s Texas, to go through station. He cut a classification once hole through the more. aluminum and And he was again found that an selected to be a pilot. extra-long bolt had There he took basic been used on a flying training in the strut to the landing single-engine T-6 gear (after its before shipping to preceding 100-hour Reese Air Force Base inspection). st in Lubbock, Texas, It had cleanly 1 Lt. Francis Conrad Hamp, at for advance training Rhein-Main, Germany, in 1952. severed the tube in the twin-engine for the hydraulic B-25 bomber. fluid when the gear On his first solo flight in the B-25, was retracted, permitting all the fluid he then had his problem with the to drain out. He crimped the tube landing gear. They were about to shoot shut, and they were then able to coax practice landings at an auxiliary field enough hydraulic fluid from another when they found that, whatever they accumulator to finally get the gear could do, they couldn’t get the gear to down and locked. come down.

As they landed, they found that They then called in the problem to the base commander, many flight the airbase … and got the curt order instructors, a fire truck, an ambulance, to “come back and crash.” So they did and the chaplain were waiting to see come back, but then spent a couple of how the drama would turn out. Did hours trying everything they knew to that seem to be a signal that flying was solve the problem. more dangerous than he thought?

The base sent up a T-28 with two “Nah,” he grins. “Never gave it a instructors to look the plane over, but thought.” they couldn’t suggest anything either.

He must not have, because he The right wheel had come part way next shipped to Bolling Field in down, but that only made the problem Washington, D.C., where, for a year, worse. he served in the Special Missions Then the flight chief noticed Squadron, flying VIPs around the

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Conrad Hamp had long known that, of course, but he got a frightening reminder of it one time when the landing gear of the B-25 he was flying decided not to come down.

Although he had never expected an accident like that to happen to him, he had wanted to fly ever since 1935, when, as a 9-year-old in Baltimore, he had been taken by his father to a fly-in of Army bombers.

Just by walking around them and marveling at those awesome planes, he decided that being a pilot was his goal, once he became of age.

So, in 1943, as a 17-year-old in high school, he went to Towson, Md., and enlisted in the Pre-Aviation Cadet Enlisted Reserve. And, when he was called to active duty in April 1945, his only question was, “Why did it take so long?”

He was first sent to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for basic training and classification. After going through a battery of tests, he got good news— and bad. The good news was that he was classified a pilot.

The bad news was the Air Force had closed down the pilot training program, and he was sent to Keesler Field for aircraft and engine mechanic training. Lacking a chance to fly, he opted to leave the Air Force in November 1945.

A variety of civilian jobs followed until 1950, when he saw a huge sign in front of the library saying that the Air Force was again seeking flight

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U.S. and Canada in C-47s and B-25s.

Then in 1952 it was to Rhein-Main Air Base in Frankfurt, Germany, to fly the C-119 troop carrier and drop U.S., British, and French troops in exercises in various European countries. That was followed by an assignment in Neubiberg, Germany, where, in C-119s, he hauled material to bases all over Europe and North Africa.

In July 1955, he returned to New York aboard a civilian-crewed Navy transport and was separated from the Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, S.C., in 1956.

He worked for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in flight service for many years in Key West and Myrtle Beach before retiring in 1976.

He lived in Hilton Head Plantation, S.C., for a few years before returning to Baltimore in the ’80s. How did he happen to come to Lancaster?

He says, “I had an uncle who liked to eat. One day, he said to me, ‘Want a good meal?’ When I said, ‘Sure,’ he drove me to Lancaster County, where he treated me to some of the best food I had ever eaten. That’s a big part of what brought me here to live.”

So, since 2004, he has lived in a Lancaster retirement community that offers just what he needs … including an endless supply of that great Lancaster County food.

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AIR FORCE ONE from page 17 modeled after sleeper compartments of railroad cars. It could comfortably accommodate nine VIP passengers for overnight travel or 20 passengers by day. The plane had two bathrooms and a full kitchen.

Though the plane was ready and made available, neither the Secret Service nor the Army Air Corps ever permitted Guess Where II to carry the president, but it was used to transport senior government and military officials until the plane was retired in 1945.

Eisenhower inaugurates the jet age. When Eisenhower began his presidency, he flew, as did his two predecessors, on propeller aircraft.

Eisenhower described the changes that impacted the presidency during his time in office: “In the middle years of the 1950s loomed the changes of science, remaking the world and bringing new problems. More and more, the jet aircraft, the nuclear power plant, the hydrogen bomb, the ballistic missile were coming into the consciousness of all of us.

“When I entered the White House, I traveled in a piston-driven plane …

But before I left, my Air Force aide, Col. Draper, had to go to school to learn how to fly a new presidential airplane, a 707 jet.”

Fast facts about Air Force One. The plane is staffed with 26 crew members carefully selected for their work ethic and collegiality. The ability for crew members to get along is so important that when a vacancy occurs, a candidate for replacement must be endorsed by other crew members.

There is a 4,000-square-foot area that becomes “the flying White House” with a conference room, presidential office, and work areas.

Electronics include 85 secure telephones, several two-way radios, and an array of computers. Also on board are 19 televisions.

The plane comes with 238 miles of wiring—twice the amount on a similar commercial jet. All essential wiring and other pieces of equipment are shielded enough to protect against the electromagnetic pulse of a nuclear blast.

Meals can be prepared for up to 100 people at one time. Freezer and storage areas can store enough food for 2,000 meals. Always on board with the president is his physician, who has access to an on-board pharmacy and operating table.

Air Force One has tremendous range and can fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. Unlike other comparable jets, Air Force One can be refueled from the air.

The plane is built for both comfort and speed. During the 1960s, it broke 30 speed records, one of them being the fastest nonstop flight from the Soviet Union to the United States.

Air Force One is not only a sitting president’s private jet, but also a powerful symbol of the United States of America.

President Jimmy Carter observed: “Everywhere we’ve been in the world on Air Force One, and we’ve been many places, I can see within the eyes and the demeanor of those who welcomed us that they sense that Air Force One at that moment was the United States of America.”

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