Lancaster County Edition
July 2015
Vol. 21 No. 7
Jim Breslin Has Stories to Share Story-Sharing ‘Competitions’ Draw Local Storytellers By Jason J. Tabor It may be a family member’s old yarn about growing up in a bygone era, repeated at every family gathering, or the knee-slapper of a tale that a friend proudly recites at parties. Everyone has at least one good story to tell, pulled from those funny, poignant, meaningful moments that happen in life. Writer Jim Breslin has created a forum to bring together storytellers and those who like to hear them. The Story Slam is a live storytelling competition inspired by events such as the Windy City Story Slam, the Philadelphia First Person Arts Story Slam, and NPR’s This American Life program. During the Slam, participants get up on stage and share their stories in front of a live audience. “It’s fun. We don’t take the competition too seriously; it’s more about sharing stories,” says Breslin, who held his first local Story Slam at his house in November 2009. “We heard 13 stories and had so much fun that I went to a local pub and asked about using a room on Tuesday nights,” he says. “The first two years we had a cult following, but then as word spread, the audience grew.” In its five-year run as a monthly event, the Story Slam stage has been home to more than 550 personal stories, some touching and some hilarious. please see STORIES page 17 Photo courtesy of Michelle Johnsen Photography
Jim Breslin on stage during a Story Slam storytelling event.
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The Way I See It
Junk Drawers Mike Clark have difficulty finding certain objects around the house. It has less to do with a failing memory than with the countless number of places where I could have put those objects after I used them last. It takes some time to sort through all the possibilities. If you remember my column called “My Workshop,” you are familiar with my struggles in organization and neatness. The other day I was looking for a tiny screwdriver (I have several) to fix one of my grandchildren’s toys. Before I started walking in circles and looking in the same places more than once, which is my usual routine, my wife suggested that I look in my junk drawer. “Gee, which one?” I asked. That’s right: I have more than one junk drawer. And who else but me should know better about going directly to a junk drawer
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instruments that will probably never write again, and sometimes small boxes and containers that might someday hold a sentimental souvenir. The list of potentially purposeful items is endless. Take your own inventory when you get the time. We keep these things in drawers because there is not always a good, specific place for them; they cannot be hung on a pegboard with larger tools and gadgets. And among the functional junk that is useful by itself, there are random parts and pieces that might not be functional alone, but added to other parts and
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Phishing is So Very Fishy Abby Stokes week doesn’t go by now that I don’t receive a fishy email, an email that appears to be from my email service or bank that carries an anxiety-inducing message. At tax time I even got an email that looked like it came from the IRS, but it did not. These are all phishing scams. Merriam-Webster’s definition of phishing: a scam by which an email user is duped into revealing personal or confidential information, which the scammer can use illicitly. A month ago I received a phone call from Switzerland. It was a student of mine. I don’t want to reveal his identity, so let’s call him Barnaby. Barnaby uses Yahoo as his Web-based email service. He went to the expense of making an international call to me because he could no longer access his email account and suspected he knew why but wanted my advice. It all started with an email he opened that looked like it was from Yahoo. The real problem is that Yahoo did not send this email. It was a “phishing” email. Much like fishing, with an f not ph, the
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You may not be able to tell the difference between what you might normally fill out when on a website and a phishing scam—except for one very important detail: Your email service or bank will never ask you to confirm your password in an email or through a link in an email.
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So, no matter how familiar or scary an email may look, do not ever confirm your password in an email or through a link in an email. Unfortunately, Barnaby did just that. He typed in his email address and his password. The next time he went to sign into his account, he wasn’t able to access his email. Within a few hours an email was sent from Barnaby’s hijacked Yahoo account, written by the “phisher,” to everyone in the address book. The email, appearing to come from Barnaby, stated that he, while traveling, had been robbed and was stranded without his wallet. It asked the recipient(s) to please send money using Western Union. Now, I know you’re saying, “Who would fall for that?” Truth be told, many could and do. And each phishing email is different—one more compelling than the other. Your first line of defense is to never confirm your password in an email or through a link in an email. (I promise I won’t say it again. You get the point.) If you discover that you’ve unwittingly succumbed to a phishing scam, you can forward the email to: reportphishing@antiphishing.org. Antiphishing.org is a volunteer organization devoted to helping people identify and avoid scams. You can imagine a phishing scammer’s glee when they discover that your email password is the same as your bank PIN. Your bank password should be used exclusively for the bank and not for anything else. In the next issue of 50plus Senior News, I’ll walk you through some tips of how to choose safe and memorable passwords.
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Students Celebrate 90th Birthday Party Teens from Garden Spot High School helped a group of residents at Garden Spot Village celebrate their 90th—or better—birthdays. The eight students, all members of the National Honor Society, served cake, ice cream, and coffee and mingled with the approximately 50 residents who turned out for the 90Plus Birthday Club party on May 27. Dorothy Edris, 91, who lives at Garden The annual Celebration of Age Spot Village, shares a smile with event honors all those who have turned Florence Dini, a student at Garden Spot 90 or above in the past year. That High School and a member of the group includes more than 85 people National Honor Society, during the community’s annual Celebration of Age. who are living independently in apartments and cottages on the community’s campus. In addition, the Lighter Side Spot Village—entertained the Players—the drama club at Garden celebrants with a skit and a song.
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Farm Theme Featured at UZRC Senior Prom The theme of United Zion Retirement Community’s recent senior prom was “Down on the Farm.” The days leading up to the prom included farm-themed activities, such as a tractor show of resident Richard Bomberger’s original John Deere tractor, farm-themed bowling and bingo, and making butter from scratch. The prom featured the Roe Family Band, a bluegrass group from Colorado. The prom court included Arlington
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How Seniors Can Tame Pet Care Costs Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you recommend to help senior pet owners with their veterinary bills? I have two cats and a dog that are family to me, but their vet bills have become unaffordable. – Fixed-Income Frankie Dear Frankie, The high cost of veterinary care has become a problem for millions of pet owners today, but it can be especially difficult for seniors living on a fixed income. Routine medical care can cost hundreds of dollars, while urgent/specialized treatments and procedures can run into the thousands. But it is possible to reduce your pet care costs without sacrificing their health. Here are some tips that can help you save.
Shop around: If you’re not attached to a particular veterinarian, call some different vet clinics in your area and compare costs. When you call, get price quotes on basic services like annual exams and vaccinations, as well as bigger-ticket items, like repairing a broken leg, so you can compare. Also, check to see if you live near a veterinary medical school (see www. aavmc.org for a listing). Many schools provide low-cost care provided by students who are overseen by their professors.
Ask your vet for help: To help make your vet bills more manageable, see if your vet’s office accepts monthly payments so you don’t have to pay the entire cost up front. Also, find out if your vet offers discounts to senior citizens or reduces fees for annual checkups if you bring in multiple pets. Search for low-cost care: Many municipal and nonprofit animal shelters offer free or low-cost spaying and
Job Opportunities LANCASTER COUNTY EMPLOYERS NEED YOU!! Age 55 or over? Unemployed? The 55+ Job Bank is one of three services offered by Employment Unit at the Office of Aging. Jobs are matched with those looking for work. Based on an evaluation of your skills and abilities, we can match you with a position needed by a local employer. Some employers are specifically looking for older workers because of the reliability and experience they bring to the workplace. There is a mix of full-time and part-time jobs covering all shifts, requiring varying levels of skill and experience, and offering a wide range of salaries. The other services available through the Office of Aging are the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and the regularly scheduled Job Search Workshops.
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neutering programs and vaccinations, and some work with local vets who are willing to provide care at reduced prices for low-income and senior pet owners. Call your local shelter or Humane Society to find out what’s available in your area. Look for financial assistance: There are a number of state and national organizations that provide financial assistance to pet owners in need. To locate these programs, the U.S. Humane Society provides a listing on their website that you can access (www.humanesociety.org/petfinancialaid). Buy cheaper medicine: Medicine purchased at the vet’s office is usually much more expensive than you can get from a regular pharmacy or online. Instead, get a prescription from your vet (ask for generic if possible) so you can shop for the best price.
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— Volunteer Opportunities — Do you have any free time you’d like to invest in the life of an older person in your community? Would you like to enrich your life while making a new friend? The volunteer opportunities available at Lancaster County Office of Aging are diverse, offer flexibility, and require a minimal time commitment. As a volunteer, you can choose to provide a consumer with hands-on help with laundry, grocery shopping, or cleaning. You can also provide socialization as a Phone Pal or Friendly Visitor. There are also several specialized programs for volunteers through our agency. They include the Volunteer Ombudsman (inform residents of facilities of their rights) and APPRISE (provide assistance to Medicare beneficiaries) volunteer programs. Volunteers are also invited to participate in several special events during the year, distribution of donated chicken barbecue dinners, and the Christmas holiday program. For more information about any of these opportunities and others, contact Bev Via, volunteer coordinator, at (717) 299-7979 or by emailing aging@co.lancaster.pa.us. Becoming an Office of Aging volunteer is one resolution you’ll enjoy keeping!
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Most pharmacies fill prescriptions for pets inexpensively, so long as that same drug is also prescribed to humans. And, many pharmacies offer pet-discount savings programs too. You can also save by shopping online at one of the Veterinary-Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites accredited by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, like 1-800-PetMeds (www.1800petmeds.com), Drs. Foster & Smith (www.drsfostersmith.com), KV Supply (www.kvsupply.com), and PetCareRx (www.petcarerx.com). Consider pet insurance: If you can afford it, pet insurance is another option worth looking into. You can get a basic policy for less than $10 per month, and some insurers provide discounts for insuring multiple pets.
See Pet Insurance Review (www.pet insurancereview.com) to compare policies. Membership discount plans like Pet Assure (www.petassure.com) are another way to save, but you’ll need to use a vet in their network. Look for other ways to save: In addition to cutting your veterinary bills, you can also save on pet food and other supplies depending on where you shop. Big-box and discount or dollar stores typically offer much lower prices than supermarkets and specialty pet retailers. You can also save on treats and toys at sites like Coupaw (www.coupaw.com) and Doggyloot (www.doggyloot.com).
Anzac Day is a holiday that is probably unfamiliar to most Americans, but not to Bill Hoin of Lancaster. Anzac Day is an Australian holiday that commemorates the country’s entrance into World War I on April 25, 1915, which made this year’s celebration the 100-year anniversary. Over the last century, it has become a cherished holiday to Australia and has grown to be a day of tribute for all soldiers who gave their lives in every conflict in Australia’s history. Former servicemen and servicewomen gather to march through cities and towns after dawn commemorative services, and ceremonies of remembrance are held at war memorials all over the country. It is a time where veterans and civilians gather not only to remember the sacrifice of soldiers, but to also reflect on www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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the weight of war. Hoin, a veteran of the U.S. Army Security Agency who served in the Vietnam War, was invited to Launceston, Tasmania, to take part in the honored celebration of the holiday. “There was a sunrise memorial service at the soldiers monument followed by a march through the town [of Launceston], where I proudly carried the American flag. We were invited by our Aussie friends to attend this memorable service and hope to do the same for them someday in America.” Following the march through town and the service, Hoin was also able join fellow veterans for a lunch held in Launceston. “We were treated with the utmost care and respect at this time,” said Hoin. For Hoin, it was a day to be reunited with old friends, but it was also a chance to be honored as part of this special ceremony.
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Tinseltown Talks
William Shatner’s Trek through Fatherhood Nick Thomas er father commanded a spaceship in a popular ’60s television series. Two decades later, in 1988, Melanie Shatner was featured alongside her dad in an Oldsmobile TV commercial revealing her own desire to zoom around in something “space age.” But it wouldn’t be the last time father and daughter acted together. The pair shared some on-screen time the following year when Star Trek V: The Final Frontier was released. Directed by her father, William Shatner, a.k.a., Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, Melanie can be seen wandering the Enterprise’s bridge throughout the film. “I actually auditioned for another part but was completely wrong for it,” recalled Melanie—now Melanie Shatner Gretsch after marrying actor Joel Gretsch in 1999. “My dad called and said I didn’t get
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Melanie Shatner and father William Shatner at Dari Boutique in the early 2000s
the part, but there was another small role for the captain’s yeoman if I wanted it, and I said of course.” It launched her somewhat short adult acting career, which included two dozen movie and television roles over the next 10 years. “I didn’t fully enjoy acting,” she admitted. “I made a living acting for a
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Still of Melanie and Bill Shatner on Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
while but wanted to be successful in other ways.” That success was soon seen on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, Calif., in the form of Dari Boutique, which Shatner Gretsch opened 16 years ago. Stocked with cutting-edge fashions, Dari quickly became a popular destination for trendy shoppers.
Shatner Gretsch says her dad wasn’t too disappointed when she abandoned a career in entertainment for retail sales. “He was probably relieved because acting can be a brutal profession. But really, anything I wanted to do was OK by him. He even helped by loaning me the money to get the store started.” “She was always the kid wearing smart clothes,” recalled Bill Shatner from his home in Studio City. “She just knew about style. Her sisters and all the other kids used to ask her for fashion advice.” Although growing up with a busy, famous father had its drawbacks, Shatner Gretsch gives her dad high marks as a parent. “Ever since I was born he’s been on television, and his office was a movie or television set. When we were younger, he’d take one sister at a time away on location for a whole week. We all have such great memories of getting to hang
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out with him and watching him work.” Shatner and his first wife were divorced in 1969, but Shatner Gretsch says she and her two older sisters— Lisabeth and Leslie—remained close with their father. “We spent the weekdays with my mother and the weekends with him. He would do whatever it took to get home to see us, even if it meant driving all night. I think that illustrates what a wonderful, committed father he was and is.” “All divorces are traumatic,” added Shatner. “But the girls have turned out to be wonderful, smart women. Each is talented in some area: Melanie with Dari’s, Lisabeth is a lawyer, and Leslie works in advertising. We get together often as a family.” The Shatner clan expanded in 2005 when Andy Clement married Lisabeth, and he says he was a little surprised when told who her father was. “But the first time I had dinner with them all, he welcomed me into the family even though Liz and I hadn’t been dating long,” recalled Clement, who founded Creative Character Engineering in Van Nuys. “It was incredible to see someone so attached to his kids.”
Clement, whose recent movie work includes special effects for Interstellar, said he is also amazed by his father-inlaw’s inventive, restless mind. “He really is a dynamo, and his mind just never stops working. He always wants to get involved with a production to make it better. So many actors just turn it on when the cameras are rolling, but he’s always cranking.” Like most in the business, Shatner has had his share of project clunkers over the years. But, said Shatner Gretsch, “working is what keeps him young, excited, and creative. You’ve got to give him points for always trying something new.” And if there’s a lesson Bill Shatner has learned in more than 50 years as an actor, it’s one he willingly shares as a father. “You can only pass on endurance,” he said. “Everybody has to make their own mistakes and learn from them.”
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History, Culture, and Entertainment Abound in Shreveport-Bossier jazz and soul share the stage with blues, country, rock, and zydeco. Music history enthusiasts will find much to explore in Shreveport-Bossier. A National Historic Landmark situated in downtown Shreveport, Shreveport Municipal Auditorium was home to the
Blues legend Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter was born and raised in Mooringsport, La., just outside of Shreveport, and his gravesite at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Mooringsport is a frequent destination for blues aficionados.
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The Beauty in Nature
Wolf Spiders Clyde McMillan-Gamber helped a large, brown wolf spider across our street one evening this spring so it wouldn’t get squashed by a vehicle. I saw it on the blacktop in the light of a streetlight. I got it across safely and was reminded how interesting wolf spiders are. I experienced them before, mostly on local forest floors. There are more than 200 kinds of wolf spiders in North America. Like all spiders, they have two major body parts, the head and thorax grown together and the abdomen. They are hairy all over and have eight legs like all spiders do. They are robust and agile hunters of invertebrates on the ground, mostly on forest floors at night. Wolf spiders don’t spin webs to snare prey. Instead they are solitary wanderers and hunt alone by tracking down invertebrates (as wolves chase prey) on
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Wolf spider carrying her egg sac
dead-leaf forest floors and paralyzing them with venomous bites. Those bites cause swelling, mild pain and itching on us humans. Wolf spiders have good vision that helps in their hunts for food. They have eight dark eyes of unequal size arranged in three rows. The first row has four
smaller eyes, and the other four eyes are large and arranged two in front and two on the side, so they can see in front and on both sides of their bodies. Some types of wolf spiders make burrows in loose soil where they hide during the day. Other kinds spend days hiding under logs, rocks, brush piles,
and other shelters on forest floors. Each female wolf spider spins a large, silken globe, a round, white egg sac within which she spawns scores of eggs. The sac remains attached to each female’s spinnerets on her rear, and she drags it behind her until her babies hatch. She raises her abdomen to keep the sac off the ground so it doesn’t tear open. When they hatch, the tiny babies crawl up their mother’s hairy legs and climb on top of her abdomen, where they stay until they are old enough to disperse on their own. We need not be unduly concerned about wolf spiders. If one is spotted, just leave it alone. In fact, they are interesting to experience on their native woodland floors. Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a retired Lancaster County Parks naturalist.
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Know Your State’s Signers The United States celebrates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence on July 4 every year. How well do you know the patriots who signed it? Try matching each signer of the Declaration to the colony he represented. (Note: There were two signers per colony. Answers are at the bottom of the page.) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z.
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Salute to a Veteran
After His 1st Mission, They Counted 29 Flak Holes in His B-24 Robert D. Wilcox dward Johnson grew up in Abington, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia. Like other young men of the World War II years, he had visions of flying hot Air Corps airplanes. To fly the P-38, for example, was his dream of a life well lived. When he enlisted in 1944, however, he found that the Air Corps had more pilots than they could handle. So he found himself in radio school, where he spent six months mastering all the skills it would take to become a radioman in combat. That meant he not only had to know all about radio, but also how to fire a 50-caliber machine gun and be familiar enough with it to disassemble it and assemble it again while blindfolded. He then shipped to Charleston, S.C., where he was assigned to the crew of a B24 four-engine bomber. And they were soon on their way to Italy aboard a
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Johnson’s B-24 crew. He’s second from the right in the top row.
Liberty ship, where they were to be assigned to a 15th Air Force base in San Pancrazio on the southern coast of Italy. Johnson explains that the radioman on the B-24 occupied a position in the upper fuselage aft of the cockpit and the top turret. The radioman of lead crews (and deputy leads) would go for hours
Tech Sergeant Edward A. Johnson flew a B-24 like this out of Italy.
listening to incoming messages and giving position reports every 30 minutes. They helped the navigator in taking fixes and reporting to headquarters of targets attacked and results. When needed, they would also man the second machine gun in the waist of the airplane. In other crews, the radioman would be at
the radio only as needed, if the aircraft had to leave the formation, for instance. He was responsible for setting up the radios for each flight but spent most of his time manning the waist machine gun while in hostile territory. As we conquered the southern part of Italy, we had many airfields there from which we bombed targets in southern Germany and Austria. Bridges and airfields were prime targets. And, during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 to January 1945, the B24 launched a series of raids on the German troops in northern Italy, designed to prevent their being moved to join the fighting in the Ardennes. Johnson flew 23 missions from his base in San Pancrazio. When asked if he remembers one mission as being more hazardous than others, he promptly says, “The first one. It was a heckuva way to start out. Four squadrons of our B-24s
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were handed the assignment of knocking out an Alpine bridge that Germans were using to send supplies to Italian and German troops in Northern Italy. “We were flying at 20,000 feet, but in the Alps the ack-ack cannon were only 10,000 feet or so below us. For some reason, the lead bombardier failed to get his fix on the first pass over the target. So we all had to make a second pass, with the ack-ack this time just waiting for us. “As we got over the target, you could hear the flak tearing into our plane. It felt like someone hitting the plane with a two-by-four. “It seemed like some kind of small miracle that, with all that damage, nobody aboard got a scratch. That, despite the fact that we later counted 29 major holes in the plane from the flak. The main thing, of course, was that the stream of 100-pound bombs from our squadrons had completely demolished the bridge that was our target.” Johnson flew 22 more missions after that and was often hit by flak. On one mission, they barely made it back after having two engines shot out. But his crew was one of the lucky ones, always returning to base in one piece … and with no crew members wounded. After Johnson’s 23rd mission, the war ended, and he went home in style. A packed B-24 flew airmen to Gander Field in Newfoundland, and from there they went by train to the U.S.
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Johnson was discharged in November as a tech sergeant and returned home, where he then used the G.I. Bill to attend West Chester Teachers College. His skill there at playing third base on the baseball team led to his playing in the East’s team in the first annual EastWest college all-star game at Boston’s Fenway Park. The newspaper reporting the game named him the “batting star” who scored one run and drove in another in the East’s 6-2 win. It also noted that he had been joined by Charley Trippi, of Georgia, and Glenn Davis, of Army, both nationally known football stars. After graduating from West Chester with a B.S. in social studies, Johnson taught at Haverford (Pa.) Elementary School for six years before becoming the school’s principal. He retired in 1987 after 38 years as an educator. He and his wife, Dorothy, came to Lancaster County in 2006 in order to be closer to their daughter, Sandra, who was teaching at Manheim Township High School. Asked if he often thinks back to his World War II experiences, he agrees that he does. He says that they somehow stay etched in his mind, while other reminiscences of those days tend to dim. With a grin, he says, “I wouldn’t want to go through that again, but those memories are sure nice to have.”
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I finally found the screwdriver I needed to fix my grandchild’s toy. But I found it in a junk drawer that had not been opened for a long time. And in that drawer I found a recipe for Maryland crab cakes; two miniature bungee cords; a compass for orienteering, which I never used; a battered watch that my sister bought for me at Christmas in 1964 (it will never again keep time); two pairs of bronzed baby shoes; romantic cards and notes that my wife and I had exchanged over the years; a small wooden box that my kids bought for me at a school Christmas bazaar many years ago (it has DAD stenciled on the lid); a few stray wedding pictures; and some old photographs of the mountain cabin we once owned. Underneath some of the other mementos and memorabilia, I found my dad’s Army Air Corps discharge paper (he was a military policeman) and the leather wallet that he had in his trousers the night he fell into a deep coma in
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January 1963; it was a coma from which he never escaped. The wallet contained his Social Security card, driver’s license, title transfer from a 1948 Pontiac to a 1954 Ford station wagon, a couple of social club membership cards, a ticket for the first annual Loyal Order of Moose chicken barbecue, a business card for the company from which he purchased my mom’s memorial stone seven months earlier, and pictures of my brother, my sister, and me. I thought about the meaning of the things I discovered in that so-called junk drawer. So I removed the junk and made a keepsake drawer. 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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The Search for Our Ancestry
Social Media and Genealogy Angelo Coniglio enealogists of all stripes, especially amateurs, have long subscribed to the idea of “reciprocal acts of kindness.” By amateurs, I am referring not necessarily to novice or inexperienced researchers, but simply to those who don’t accept payment for their services, many of whom are certainly experienced and professional in all other respects. The acts of kindness might include, for example, taking a photo of a headstone for another researcher who is far away; visiting a records repository in a researcher’s ancestral town, translating a foreign document, and so on. In this Internet age, another means of helping others (or receiving help) presents itself in social media. Two that I use are LinkedIn and Facebook. Both are free, unless “upgrades” are wanted. I have used both for years without needing to upgrade at an extra cost.
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Like most sites, some users, and therefore some messages you receive, will involve suggestions for purchase of things or services; however, I find that these offers are generally lowkey, and no one is required to purchase anything they don’t want or to join a pushy group. One can also ask other users to comment on the value or desirability of such services. Members can post virtually any type of question or request, from translation of a single word to an entire document, to hints on how to start a family tree, to what software is best, to help in finding a specific ancestral record.
Both sites give only as much information about the user as he/she wants to release (in their “profiles”) and allow private messages between users without revealing names or email addresses unless desired. LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) is essentially an online site that enables working professionals to interact, find employment, find potential employees, etc. However, one need not be in any given profession to join or be actively employed, nor necessarily be interested in the primary agenda of the site. It has numerous “groups,” membership in
which allows discussion on topics of interest. Typical LinkedIn genealogy groups include: Books About Genealogy, Genealogy Research Group, Italian Genealogy, Sicily (Sicilia) Genealogy, International Society of Genetic Genealogy, and many, many more. Facebook (www.facebook.com) is the seminal, iconic social medium. Certainly much of the traffic on it is ordinary, mundane discussion of day-to-day lives, activities, interests, and gripes. But it, too, has valuable genealogyoriented groups, such as Sicilian and Aeolian Islands Genealogy, Italian Genealogy Records, and Genealogy! Just ask! I have seen novice researchers ask questions online, like: “My grandparents (so-and-so and his wife, so-and-so) came to America in 1910, and I know nothing else about them.”
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And within a few hours (or even minutes), such queries can receive responses from one or several users on how to proceed with the research; in many cases, with details from census records, passenger manifests, and ancestral towns that identify the immigrants, give extensive facts, and even include images of the desired records and/or links to the websites that contain the information. As noted, some responses may direct you to services for pay, but even these may serve your needs at a reasonable price. So if you have a question about
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Coniglio is the author of a novella inspired by his Sicilian research, The Lady of the Wheel. You can order the paperback or the ebook at amzn.to/racalmuto. For helpful hints, visit his website, bit.ly/AFCGen. For questions or group lecture requests, email him at genealogytips@aol.com.
The event now has its own YouTube page and podcast and has branched out to several areas in Pennsylvania, including the West Chester, Lancaster, Delco, and Lehigh Valley Story Slams. “It’s been a joy to meet so many people and to record and archive their incredible stories on our website and podcasts,” says Breslin. He has advice for those who may be interested in participating in the event but are unsure of their own storytelling abilities. “Everyone has at least one or two amazing stories in their life. Story Slams are not just for writers. We often have someone sign up at intermission after watching a few stories. They didn’t plan on telling a story, but then they get up to the mic and tell this amazing story and win the event.” Breslin is also active in literary circles, serving as a member in two area writers groups and as vice president of one. “I love all types of stories and consider myself a writer first and a storyteller second. I’m a fan of short stories but read a lot of novels also.” Imagine going to a job each day where you find yourself meeting and working with celebrities such as Milton Berle, Richard Simmons, Joan Rivers, Annette Funicello, and Cal Ripken. You would probably come home with some interesting stories to tell. For 17 years, Jim Breslin did just that while working as a producer for QVC, the world’s largest home shopping television network, famous for featuring celebrity product endorsements during live broadcasts. “A favorite moment for me was when Florence Henderson kissed me on the cheek—I grew up watching her on television as Mrs. Brady,” he says. Breslin describes his experiences at QVC as fun and surreal, but after 17 years in such a high-pressure www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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from page 1 environment, he decided to “exit corporate life and pursue more artistic projects.” In 2014, he published Shoplandia, a novel that draws on his experience in broadcasting and pulls back the curtain to reveal the inner workings of a shopping network. “It’s a humorous novel about the surreal life of those who work in the live studios of a home shopping channel and have to deal with celebrity guests and other mayhem,” says Breslin. Shoplandia was published by Breslin’s own Oermead Press, a micro-publishing project he founded in 2010 dedicated to the purpose of producing quality fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Oermead has published five books to date, including Breslin’s novel, collections of poetry and short stories, anthologies, e-books, and podcasts. While attending to his own writing, Oermead Press, and the Story Slams, Breslin recently passed a personal milestone: his 50th birthday. “I’m not going to lie—turning 50 has messed with my head a bit,” he says. “My father died when he was 47, so I’ve been cognizant of his mortality. I mountain bike two or three times a week and hike also.” He also has some words of advice for aspiring writers who may be grappling with getting their own stories down on paper. “I recommend sitting in the chair every day. Set goals and write, write, write. The first draft is always terrible. Writing is about revising 30, 40, 50 times. Join critique groups that will be supportive but also honest. Don’t take criticism personally,” he says. “You won’t please everyone with your writing, but that’s OK.” Visit www.jimbreslin.com or www.wcstoryslam.com for more information.
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Calendar of Events
Lancaster County
Support Groups
Free and open to the public
July 1, 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
July 16, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894
July 8 through Aug. 12 (Wednesdays), 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP®) Recovery InSight Inc. 1681 Crown Ave., Suite 12, Lancaster (717) 517-8552 www.recovery-insight.com/contact
July 22, 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 July 27, 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
July 13, 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
Community Programs
Free and open to the public
Through Oct. 17 except Sundays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Seasonal Opening: Mascot Roller Mills and Ressler Family Home Ressler Mill Foundation 443 W. Newport Road, Ronks (717) 656-7616 resslermill@gmail.com
July 5, 7 p.m. “Singspiration” Community Hymn Sing Historic Old Leacock Presbyterian Church 3181 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise (717) 687-6619 July 6, 6 p.m. Red Rose Singles Meeting Hoss’s Steak & Sea House 100 W. Airport Road, Lititz (717) 406-6098
July 1, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open House Historic Old Leacock Presbyterian Church 3181 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise (717) 687-6619
July 17, 6 to 9 p.m. Music Fridays Downtown Lancaster (717) 341-0028
If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.
Red Rose Access Implements New Fare Structure, Software As part of the conversion to new scheduling software, Red Rose Access customers have begun seeing a new fare structure. Until recently, fares were calculated based on a zone-boundary fare structure. Due to the new software, fares will now be calculated based on a mileage-based fare structure. A fare increase was approved this spring at the Red Rose Transit Authority board meeting to prepare for the new mileage-based structure. Red Rose Access, the shared-ride paratransit service for Lancaster County, began using the new
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statewide scheduling software system in May. Many other transit systems in Pennsylvania already utilize the Ecolane scheduling software that is now being mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. As part of the conversion, all Red Rose Access vehicles will have GPS technology, allowing Red Rose Access staff to have access to real-time information that will aid with scheduling trips and answering customer questions. Please call Red Rose Transit Authority at (717) 397-5613 for more information.
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Cocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489 July 2, 10 a.m. – Fourth of July Picnic July 7, 10 a.m. – Trip to Adamstown Library for Magic Show July 31, 10 a.m. – Shopping at Green Dragon Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 July 6, 10:15 a.m. – Sandy Heisey’s July Fourth Musical Bash July 10, 10:15 a.m. – Summer Memories and Fresh Lemonade July 29, 10:15 a.m. – Pizza Party Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 July 4, 6 p.m. – Concert in the Park: Zembo Shrine Band, Elizabethtown Community Park July 7, 10:30 a.m. – Trivia Challenge with Bob July 16, 10:30 a.m. – Magic Show 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 July 15, 10 a.m. – Haircuts and Manicures July 24, 10:30 a.m. – 1937 Memories July 27, 10:30 a.m. – Consumers’ Corner Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147 July 8, 10:30 a.m. – Self-Defense for Seniors July 23, 10:15 a.m. – Team Trivia July 29, 10:30 a.m. – Singing and Storytelling by The Singing Mayor Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 July 9, 10:15 a.m. – Music and Dancing by Clyde Spangler July 16, 10:15 a.m. – Music and Dancing by Lost & Found July 23, 10:15 a.m. – Music and Dancing by Leslie Bower Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 July 2, 9 a.m. – Fourth of July Celebration Carnival Day July 6, 9:30 a.m. – How to Prepare for “The Last Journey” July 9, 9 a.m. – Yard Sale Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 July 6, 10:30 a.m. – Student Nurses Visit July 8, 10:30 a.m. – Trivia July 31, 10:30 a.m. – Red Cross Emergency Preparedness Program Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 July 14, 10:30 a.m. – Shuffleboard Tournament July 21, 10:30 a.m. – Musicians of the Night Program July 31, 10:30 a.m. – Craft Rodney Park Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, noon – Pinochle Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied Activities Thursdays, noon – Bingo Please call or visit the centers’ websites for additional activities.
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Share Your Memories of V-J Day The United States—and much of the civilians from all over Central world—rejoiced on Aug. 14, 1945: V-J Pennsylvania. Day, the date that would be remembered Submit your memories using the as the long-awaited form in the adjacent ad end of World War II along with a photo of and the surrender of Do you remember yourself from either the Japanese forces. today or circa 1945 Aug. 14, 1945? This August will (photo not required). mark 70 years since Mail submissions and Where were you? American service photos to 50plus Senior How old were you? News, 3912 Abel Drive, members and civilians literally converged in What sights, Columbia, PA 17512. the streets in Submissions and sounds, and unprecedented photos can also be feelings do you celebration. emailed to Do you remember mjoyce@onlinepub.com recall? Aug. 14, 1945? Where or uploaded on 50plus were you? How old Senior News’ website were you? What sights, sounds, and (www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com/ feelings do you recall? VJDay). A PDF version of the form can 50plus Senior News will commemorate be downloaded there as well. the 70th anniversary of V-J Day with a Please share your memories of Aug. special spread in its August issue! The 14, 1945, for inclusion in this spread feature will include the V-J Day and help us honor the legacy of the recollections of both veterans and Greatest Generation!
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Death of a Barber Dick Dedrick ax Freeman died last week, at the age of 94. He was the town’s oldest barber. Younger men would get their haircuts at Bobbie’s Beautee Bar. But we older guys were still customers. I watched myself grow up in the mirrors at Max’s: “Mom said I could get a crew cut!” “Flat top, Mr. Freeman. Leave the sides, so I can comb ’em back to a duck tail. Yeah!” “Just a trim—not that much left to cut, Max.” The barber pole in front of his shop stopped turning years ago. A faded sign on the front window read, “Three Chairs, No Waiting.” But Max was the only barber, as far back as I recall. Old magazines, piled around, and the smell of Lucky Tiger tonic in the air;
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Max’s barber’s license on the wall, next to snapshots of his son. I’d heard his wife left him during the Depression and took their little boy with her. But each year she’d send a new photo. “How’s the little guy doing, Max?” someone would ask. “Doin’ fine—growin’ like a weed,” he’d say. The last picture of his son was taken in Vietnam, along with three other soldiers. Max was old school. He’d take his time. Step back, take a look, massage your scalp, and lightly brush your neck, with flair, like he was putting the finishing touches on you. Finally, he’d help you on with your coat. Nobody does that any more, do they?
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