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September 2013
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And the Winner (Still) Is … Outgoing Idol Reflects on Yearlong ‘Reign’ By Lori Van Ingen Newly named 2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Vickie Kissinger thought it had to be a prank call on her voicemail. Someone claiming to be a producer from NBC wanted her to return the call. But it was no joke. NBC had seen a clip of Kissinger at the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition and sought her out for their new reality show, The Winner Is ... Over a period of five days, Kissinger passed auditions and interviews for the new show, which features the pairing of six contestants or groups of all ages who perform a song of their choice and let 101 voters decide who did better and would go on to compete for a chance to win $1 million. “They wanted a diverse age group,” Kissinger said. But after getting the green light from each of her interviewers, Kissinger declined to be part of the new television series because her first grandson was due at the same time the show was taping. “That was the hitch. It was just not good timing,” Kissinger said. “But it was thrilling. It was very flattering that NBC sought me out.” Besides the call from NBC and her new grandson, Kissinger said this past year since winning the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL has been “fantastic.” Kissinger has been kept busy with a move to downsize her home in New please see WINNER page 18 2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Vickie Kissinger performing at the Northern Lancaster County 50plus EXPO in Lititz in April.
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Grands & Kids Week Draws 50 Campers Grands & Kids Camp, the award-winning intergenerational program at Garden Spot Village, attracted 50 campers who joined their grandparents for a fun-filled week of activities this summer. One of the most popular activities this year was a service project called the Splish-n-Splash Car Wash, where campers offered car washes to residents and staff. All donations benefited the Garden Spot Village Benevolent Ryan and Julia Neumann spend time Fund. in the Garden Spot Village Woodshop with “grandparents for a day” Other highlights included a Bill and Barbara Slothower. The children’s bus trip to Harrisburg, where grandparents were unable to attend the toy campers toured the Capitol and boat-building workshop, so the then cheered on the Harrisburg Slothowers stepped in to lend a hand. Senators baseball team. On another day, campers from ages 3 to 82 enjoyed an afternoon of tubing along Pequea Creek at Sickman’s Mill, followed by a campfire and s’mores. During a session in the community’s woodshop, campers built wooden boats, which they raced in the pool later in the week. The program also included movies, lawn games, a picnic, and a show of pictures taken of the campers throughout the week. Sleepovers with the grandparents were encouraged.
Lancaster Woman Named Ms. Pa. Senior America Vicki Rogers, 61, of Lancaster, was recently crowned 2013 Ms. Pennsylvania Senior America at the pageant held at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster. The Ms. Senior America Pageant is dedicated to enhancing and empowering women who have reached the From left, Jo Ellen Litz, Lebanon, first runner up; “age of elegance” of 60 years Vicki Rogers, Lancaster, winner; and and better. JoAnn Bechtel, Reading, and Barbara Mizdail, Judging was based on Adamstown, tied for second runner up. interview (30 percent), talent (30 percent), evening gown (20 percent), and philosophy (20 percent). For the talent portion of the program, Rogers sang “Rose of Sharon.” The other contestants were: Jo Ellen Litz, Lebanon, first runner up; JoAnn Bechtel, Reading, and Barbara Mizdail, Adamstown, tied second runner up; Pamela Palmer, Pittsburgh; and Jan Swarr, Phoenixville. To learn more about MSA, log onto www.senioramerica.org or www.mspennsylvaniasenioramerica.com or call (717) 926-1322. If you have local news you’d like considered for
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How to Tell Crystal from Glass Dr. Lori hen it comes to glassware, most people think that the best way to spot quality is to ting a glass and listen. If you educate your eyes to spot a high-quality piece of crystal, you can give your ears the day off. Why? The sound of a ting from a piece of glass is subjective, and it may not actually tell you anything about the quality of that piece of stemware. The idea that a highpitched sound will result in the identification of a high-quality and valuable piece of crystal is not always valid. Most people do not think that their commonplace orange-juice glass is a piece of crystal. Most glass in our everyday world is something called soda-lime glass, a combination of lime, silica (sand), and soda. It is a cheap glass used for products such as windows, drinking glasses, etc. Crystal is made of silica (sand), lead oxide, and soda, and it is known to be beautiful and strong. Crystal is a term used to describe any glassware that looks fancy or is used in the service of champagne, wine, or spirits. Crystal is the choice for spirits and wine connoisseurs because it allows the drinker to assess the color and viscosity of the wine or liquor. If your piece of crystal is very clear, it probably has a greater amount of lead content than its cloudier counterpart. When it comes to crystal, its reflective quality and the 24 percent
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lead content are the most important characteristics. Crystal shows more clarity than a typical piece of sodalime glass, and its reflective quality is why crystal is used for chandeliers, fine wine glasses, and jewelry pendants. Very fine crystal—like those pieces made by high-quality firms
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such as Waterford—may even exceed the 24 percent lead content requirement and provide products that are upward of 30 percent lead content or more. The confusion surrounding crystal is based in history and chemistry. First of all, despite its name, crystal does not have a crystalline structure. And, crystal is a term (cristallo) coined by Italian glassmakers in the famous Murano glassblowing center near Venice to define quality glassware that did not meet the European lead-content standard.
It is easier to sculpt glass with a high lead content—the lead lowers the working temperature of the glass. It also extends the time that the glassblower has to sculpt a piece. In order to tell the difference between soda-lime glass and crystal, look for the following attributes of crystal: 24 percent lead content; bright, reflective quality; clear overall appearance; silver or silver/purple color hue; rainbow prism effect when held up to the light; thinner than regular soda-lime glass; and heavier than soda-lime glass. In fact, high-quality crystal with a lead content over 35 percent will actually sparkle. If you are trying to tell if you have a piece of cut crystal, place your thumb into the incised or cut design of the piece, and if you move your thumb around and you feel as if you will get cut, then you have a piece of cut crystal. Crystal will take on the properties of sharp cutting. Fine glassware may contain some lead content, but if the 24 percent lead content level is not reached for a specific piece of glassware, then a manufacturer cannot by law call that piece “crystal.” Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, awardwinning TV personality, and TV talk show host, Dr. Lori presents antiques appraisal events nationwide. Dr. Lori is the expert appraiser on Discovery channel’s hit TV show Auction Kings. Visit www.DrLoriV.com, www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.
Wanted: Lancaster Senior Artists Attention, senior artists! The Lancaster County Office of Aging will be celebrating the creative and artistic talents of Lancaster County senior artists by hosting the 20th Annual Lancaster Senior Arts Exhibition Oct. 8–11 at the Lancaster General Hospital Suburban Outpatient Pavilion, 2100 Harrisburg Pike. This event is open to non-
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Pre-registration is required for these programs. All activities are held at the Environmental Center in Central Park unless otherwise noted. To register or to find out more about these activities or any additional scheduled activities, call (717) 295-2055 or visit www.lancastercountyparks.org.
Cocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489 Sept. 3, 10 a.m. – Visit to Adamstown Library Sept. 10 and 24, 10 a.m. – Outside Shopping Sept. 26, 10 a.m. – Visit to Denver Nursing Home
Sept. 6, 5 to 6:30 p.m.; Sept. 20, 4:30 to 6 p.m. – Wildflower Meadow Walk Sept. 7, 1 to 2:30 p.m. – Reading Topographic Maps Sept. 21, 10 to 11 a.m. – Signs of the Season
Library Programs Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255 Sept. 9, 1:30 to 3 p.m.; Sept. 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Scrabble Meet-Ups Sept. 12 and 13, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sept. 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Book Sale Sept. 17, 2 p.m. – Reel Talk for Everyone: Ingmar Bergman’s Wild Strawberries Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster, (717) 560-6441 Sept. 10 and 11, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sept. 12, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Fall Book Sale Sept. 28, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Tech Toy Saturday: Using the Kindle
Support Groups Sept. 4, 7 p.m. Support for Caregivers Lancashire Terrace Retirement Village 6 Terrace Drive, Lancaster (717) 659-0565 Sept. 4, 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
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Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Sept. 5, 10:30 a.m. – Music by Carol’s Country Rhythm Band Sept. 24, 9:30 a.m. – Iris Folding Craft Class Sept. 26, 9 a.m. – IGC Jewelry Appraisal/Selling Lancaster House North – (717) 299-1278 Thursdays, noon to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Pinochle
Sept. 9, 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
Sept. 23, 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
Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center – (717) 299-3943 Sept. 6, 10:30 a.m. – Win, Lose, or Draw Sept. 10, 10 a.m. – Healthy Steps in Motion Exercise Sept. 24, 9 a.m. – Sanitation Workshop
Sept. 19, noon Brain Tumor Support Group Lancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center 2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster (717) 626-2894
Sept. 25, 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
Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800 Sept. 12, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Sterling Lamm Sept. 16, 9:30 a.m. – Blood Pressures by Warwick Ambulance Sept. 23, 10:15 a.m. – Penn State Nutrition with Donna
Community Programs Sept. 2, 6 p.m. Red Rose Singles Meeting Park City Diner 884 Plaza Blvd., Lancaster (717) 475-3007
Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850 Sept. 3, 10:15 a.m. – Craft: Fall Table Decorations Sept. 6, 9:30 a.m. – NFL Football Season Kickoff Celebration Sept. 19, 10:15 a.m. – Senior Safety and Crimes against Seniors
Free and open to the public Sept. 9, 11 a.m. Volunteer Opportunities Workshop RSVP of the Capital Region Park City Mall Community Room 142 Park City Center, Lancaster (717) 847-1539 www.volunteer4lancaster.org Sept. 14, 8:30 a.m. Busy Buddies: Widows & Widowers Social Group Dutch Way Restaurant 365 Route 41, Gap Reservations required (484) 667-0738
Sept. 14, 7 p.m. Laurel and Hardy Comedy Shorts with Organist Accompaniment Garden Spot Village Chapel 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland (717) 355-6000 Sept. 20, 6 to 9 p.m. Music Fridays 200 and 300 Blocks of North Queen Street 24 W. Walnut St., Lancaster (717) 341-0028
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LRC Senior Center – (717) 399-7671 Sept. 4 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park Sept. 10, 1 p.m. – Art Studio Drawing & Painting Class Sept. 18, 1 p.m. – Play Pickle Ball Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989 Sept. 3, 10 a.m. – Creative Latin Dancing Sept. 4 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park Sept. 20, 10 a.m. – Beauty Makeover Day Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600 Sept. 18, 10 a.m. – KPETS Therapy Sept. 20, 10 a.m. – Classical Guitarist and Vocalist Lauren Knatz Sept. 27, 10 a.m. – Fall Prevention Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770 Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. – Zumba Gold Sept. 9, 10:30 a.m. – Special Speaker Dr. Calvin Wenger Sept. 16, 10:30 a.m. – Raggedy Ann Program with Joyce Rodney Park Center – (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Pinochle and Bingo www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Tinseltown Talks
Happy Birthday, Rose Marie Nick Thomas est known for her role as Sally Rogers in the ’60s CBS sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, Rose Marie turned 90 in August. “I don’t feel it,” she admitted when I spoke with her recently. “I feel 60 and still keep busy.” In the past year, that included voiceover work for The Garfield Show on the Cartoon Network. “I love it. You don’t have to dress up or put on makeup. All you have to do is show up! Although I can do many different voices, the producer wanted my voice so people would know ‘that’s Rose Marie.’” Audiences have known Rose Marie for nine decades, since she began performing at an age when most children would still be potty training. Her phenomenal singing voice as a child (see www.missrosemarie.com) rocketed her to fame overnight.
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“I have no idea where that voice came from; I think God just gave me a wonderful gift,” she said. “When I was 3, I won an amateur contest, and my family took me to Atlantic City. We saw a showgirl named Evelyn Nesbit perform, and I started singing along. She invited me up on stage to sing with her; then, people began throwing money.”
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Backstage, Nesbit suggested changing her name to Baby Rose Marie, and her career soon took off. “I had my own radio show coast to coast on NBC when I was 5.” But there were also doubters. “Unlike other child singers, I sang adult songs with adult phrasing and mannerisms. People would write to the
station in disbelief saying that no child could sing like that, and I must have been a midget. So NBC sent me out to play theaters to prove I was a child.” As her fame grew, the famous wanted to meet her. President Franklin Roosevelt invited her to the White House when she was just 6. “After I sang for him, we played tiddlywinks with some poker chips I found in his office.” She caught the attention of the infamous, too. While working with Milton Berle in Chicago, a visitor came backstage. “It was Al Capone, and he wanted to invite me to dinner! He picked me up the next day and we went out to eat with all the mob.” Years later as a young adult, she was invited to perform at the opening of the please see ROSE MARIE page 9
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Music Therapy for Alzheimer’s Patients Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about music therapy for Alzheimer’s patients? I’m helping my dad take care of my 80-year-old mother, who has mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease, and thought it might be something worth trying. How do we proceed? – Unmusical Mary Dear Mary, Music has amazing power, especially for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Studies have shown that listening to familiar music can significantly improve mood and alertness, reduce agitation, and can help with a number of behavioral issues that are common in the middle stages of the disease. Even in the late stages of Alzheimer’s, a person may be able to tap a beat or sing lyrics to a song from childhood. Sitting and listening to music together can also provide a way for you and your
dad to connect and bond with your mom, even after she stops recognizing your names and faces. Here are a few tips to help you create a music therapy program for your mom. Create a Playlist Your first step is to identify the music that’s familiar and enjoyable to your mom. Does she like jazz, classical, or Frank Sinatra? What songs make her want to get up and dance? Then go back to the era when she was a teenager through her early 20s. Research shows that music during this time period seems to get the best response and triggers the most memories. If you need some help creating a playlist, the Institute for Music and
Neurologic Function (www.musictherapy.imnf.org) provides a suggested list of top songs by era and genre on its website. Click on “Outpatient Services” and then on “Top 10s for Memory.” The website Pandora (www.pandora.com) will also tailor a radio station to match your mom’s musical taste when you select an artist, song, or genre. And Music & Memory (www.musicandmemory.org) offers a free guide to creating a personalized playlist. You can also get help from a music therapist. The American Music Therapy Association (www.musictherapy.org) offers a national directory of more than 6,000 therapists to help you find someone in your area.
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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To keep things fresh, it’s best to create a diverse playlist of numerous artists, with no more than five to 10 songs per artist. It’s also important to keep tweaking their playlist. Every week or so, ask your mom which songs she likes and which ones are just so-so. Remove the so-so ones, and build on the successful ones so you end up with 100 or 200 songs that all resonate. Music Delivery There are a number of ways you can deliver your mom’s favorite music: a digital listening device, a CD player, a computer or tablet, or even an old record player. If you don’t have any music and are on a tight budget, check with your local public library. It may have CD selections you can check out. Digital listening devices like an iPod or MP3 player are the most convenient
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— Volunteer Opportunities — Fall is here: Perhaps your busy summer schedule is easing and you have a little extra time. That’s all you need to become a volunteer for Lancaster County Office of Aging! The amount of time you need to invest as a volunteer for our agency is minimal, but the impact of that time and energy can be life changing—for the senior you’re assisting, and for you! Here are some current volunteer needs at our agency: • A man in Lancaster is asking for help around the house, changing the bed sheets, and help with laundry and dusting. • A man in the Willow Street-Strasburg area needs a ramp built to give him safe access outdoors. • A woman in New Providence needs help with yard work and cleaning. • A woman in Lancaster would like a friendly visitor. If you’d like more information about these volunteer opportunities or the others we have, please contact Bev Via, volunteer coordinator, at Lancaster County Office of Aging: (717) 299-7979 or aging@co.lancaster.pa.us.
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and widely used options among music therapists for delivering music because it’s easy to add and remove songs. The Apple iPod Shuffle (www.apple.com/ipod-shuffle) and SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player (www.sandisk.com), which require headphones, and the Peapod SweetPea3
MP3 Player (www.sweetpeatoyco.com), which has an external speaker, are three excellent devices that are extremely simple to use and very affordable. Another option to consider for listening to music together is through an Internet radio service like Spotify (www.spotify.com) and Rhapsody
(www.rhapsody.com). These services will let you create a customized playlist (for free or a small monthly subscription fee) that your mom and you can listen to via computer, mobile device, home entertainment system, or a home Internet radio like the Logitech UE Smart Radio
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ROSE MARIE from page 7 Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas in 1946, along with Jimmy Durante, bandleader Xavier Cugat, and other stars of the day. The invitation came from notorious mobster and hotel owner Bugsy Siegel. “We became friends and he was very good to me. I just didn’t think of those guys as gangsters.” At age 10, Rose Marie met Morey Amsterdam, who would become an important influence in her career and later her co-star on The Dick Van Dyke Show. “He was a popular writer for comedians like Fanny Brice and Fred Allen and became a comic himself,” she recalled. “We met when I guest starred on a radio program. He also wrote most of my nightclub material and become a lifelong friend. I actually got him the Dick Van Dyke Show job.” As for Dick Van Dyke, she says it was
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Rose Marie poses with a hair bow and shoes from her Baby Rose Marie days, donated to the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History in 2008. To this day, she wears a bow in her hair, which has great significance for her, but she has refused to explain why in any interview throughout her life. “It’s a very personal thing,” she said.
A huge fan, Johnny Depp personally invited her backstage during a screening of the 2007 film Sweeney Todd at Paramount, where he introduced her to Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, and others. Later, she said it was one of the best nights of her life.
a joy to work with someone so talented and has only fond memories of Van Dyke and the cast. “We were a close group and genuinely liked working together. Everyone came to work happy, and oh, did we laugh!” Speaking from his Malibu home, Dick Van Dyke recalled meeting Rose Marie for the first time. “I knew she had been in show business since she was 3 but never met her until the first reading of the script,” he said. “She just knocked me over. She probably had the most razor-sharp sense of timing of anybody I ever worked with. She was a delight and still is.” Thomas’ features and columns have appeared in more than 300 magazines and newspapers, and he is the author of Raised by the Stars, published by McFarland. He can be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com
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Footnotes to the Family History Theodore Rickard
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ike a lot of us, my ancestors arrived in this country on the dead run. One set of forebears fled the press gangs; the other, starvation. None of my ancestors ever looked back with anything like nostalgia. As far as they were concerned, it was “good riddance” to the Old Country and the quaint customs of impressment, bonded servitude, and nothing to eat. Today, despite the allure of colorful illustrations in slick-paper travel brochures and the security of now being several generations removed from the terror of it, I still have no desire to seek my “roots.” I feel no inner tug of tribal instinct to go clink frosty beer mugs with the happy peasants of the Rhineland, nor to link arms in bouncy step dance across the shamrocks of the village green with applecheeked maidens in elfin-quaint little villages.
I’m not carrying a grudge about it, but neither would I go out of my way to visit the scene where Lord What’s-His-Name did the evicting or the derelict castle of a long-forgotten elector of the Palatinate whose henchmen did the round-up. Somebody must have told one of my ancestors to “get over it”—and he did just that. Somehow I can find a secret satisfaction in being the descendent of refugees who were nobodies, especially since we’ve pretty well remained nobodies. We’ve been schoolteachers, blacksmiths, farmers, lawyers, salesmen, clerks—the kind of people everybody else is.
We boast no members of the U.S. Senate, no heroic Confederate generals on horseback, no millionaire entrepreneurs, no inspired preachers, nor people of any particular genius or distinction. Taking this as OK, I’m not being perverse, just comfortable. If I had an ancestor who had once homesteaded a square block of what is now downtown Chicago, I couldn’t help being resentful every time I visited State Street, especially knowing that the same ancestor would undoubtedly have sold off the property when he found it too swampy to grow potatoes. The past could readily overwhelm me with a sense
of entitlement, and I’d probably end up shoplifting—and get arrested for it. Or what if a great-grandparent had actually led the charge at Gettysburg—on whichever side? Would this have affected me when it was my turn as a warrior? I became known as the champion deepfoxhole digger. This lacks the panache of sword-waving while astride a white charger, but it sure worked well for me. On the plus side, if we had any ancestral major criminals, we don’t know about them, either. Entwined in the family tree, there were any number of things that “we don’t talk about,” and I think they were pretty much the same things in everybody else’s family, too. There were no ax murderers, train robbers, etc.—at least as far as I know, but it’s hard to be certain. Some things didn’t get talked about at all—not even in the tree house in the empty lot behind Mullins Hardware Store.
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About as close as we came to notoriety in our family was a cousin who, I believe, was my mother’s cousin only by marriage, which would hardly seem to count. Out of the blue, Cousin Matthew phoned one day from a downtown hotel and invited my mother and father to join him for dinner. At first, he grandly included us kids, but Mother graciously declined for us since it was obvious that Matthew didn’t know how many of us there were. Even overhearing only half the telephone conversation, it was obvious that Cousin Matthew did not insist, and I began to wish most heartily that I were an only child.
I never did meet this shirttail cousin face to face. Several years later, he was caught up in some sort of problem with the account books where he worked, which got him fired, and this made me feel a lot better about the whole dinnerinvitation thing. Anyway, cousin-by-marriage Matthew is one of those people who, to this day, we don’t talk about. Not in my family, we don’t. A collection of Ted Rickard’s family-fun essays is titled Anything Worth Knowing I Learned from the Grandkids. It is now available in paperback on Amazon.com.
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Among the potential economic advantages: • Increased tax revenue, with positive (though small) effects on the nation’s deficit • Lower government expenditures, as workers delay taking Social Security past traditional retirement age • More talent in the workforce, since the aging U.S. population means fewer young people are available for jobs
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He Regularly Bombed German Targets from His B-17 … with No Bomb Sight Robert D. Wilcox obert Singleton says he had always wanted to fly. But, when a friend took him for a hop in his Piper Cub in 1942, that sealed the deal. It was an experience he would never forget. Somehow, he was going to have to learn to fly. The Army Air Corps must have been reading his mind, because only weeks later he spotted a newspaper ad recruiting applications for aviation cadets. The Air Corps was looking for men to become pilots, navigators, or bombardiers. And college experience was no longer a requirement. After promptly sending in his application, he passed the physical in September 1942 and was sworn in. But it wasn’t until five months later that he got his orders and was off for basic training and screening at Fort Berry Hill near Nashville, Tenn.
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He was selected for flying training and shipped to San Antonio for preflight and then to El Reno, Okla., for primary flight training. Cadets were being washed out right and left, because so few pilots were needed, and his turn was soon to come. On his final check flight, the civilian check pilot wound up the check ride by having him do twoand-a-half-turn spins to the right, then to the left. He clearly wasn’t happy about
how they were made, but it was only later that Singleton found that the check pilot had washed him out. At that point he felt that the bottom had fallen out of his life. But later he found out that he was at least able to train in aerial gunnery. So it was off to gunnery school at Laredo, Texas, where he learned everything about the .50 caliber M-2 Browning machine gun that was the primary weapon to defend
Robert L. Singleton in his combat flight clothes.
heavy bombers against fighter attacks. It fired half-inch diameter rounds at an earsplitting rate of 800 per minute. He was taught not only to fire it, but in order to graduate, he also had to be able to take apart and reassemble the gun’s more than 100 component parts … and to do it blindfolded. There was much time on the gunnery range, and there was air-to-air training, where students learned to fire a machine gun at tow targets while in flight. Singleton excelled at that, finishing second in his class. As a result, he was selected for a tour as gunnery instructor. Then, finally, he got his orders to ship overseas. A Liberty ship took him from New York on a 15-day voyage to Southampton, England. He didn’t know it yet, but he was on his way to the 381st Bomb Group at Great Yeldham, England.
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As he checked falling from the in, the charge of group’s lead ship quarters growled, that carried the “You’re one of those famed Norden gunnery bomb sight and the instructors. We bombardier to need those around operate it. here.” Singleton well To himself, remembers a Singleton was mission to thinking, “These Lutzkendorf, when guys have been weather caused the flying combat group’s aircraft to missions—and I’m scatter. His B-17 gonna tell them had 10 500-pound how to shoot a bombs aboard that gun?” they now had to As he entered his unload on any Quonset hut, target of another man, who opportunity. But, Bob Singleton with a model of the was also a gunnery of course, they had B-17s he flew in. instructor, no bomb sight, introduced himself since they had and asked him expected to toggle where he was from. When Singleton on their lead airplane. said, “Pennsylvania,” the guy looked His pilot then told Singleton to surprised and said, “So am I.” toggle, one bomb at a time, on any When Singleton asked, “Where in target he felt he could hit. He did so, Pennsylvania?” the man said, “It’s a little with results that were completely town you’ve probably never heard of, so unexpected. He destroyed so many I’ll just say Lancaster.” Completely targets that his other toggliers astonished, Singleton said, “Come on nicknamed him “No-Sight Singleton.” now! I’m from Lancaster, too.” On another mission to Koblenz, the The man, who turned out to be John rest of the crew was surprised to see him Rutherford, explained that he was exit the plane after the mission. A actually from Millersville, a smaller chunk of flak the size of a soccer ball town that Singleton, of course, knew had entered his position and lodged in well. So each had found a friend that his flight bag, some 4 inches from him he’d be bunking with. without his even knowing it. Singleton soon found that he’d first By the time the war ended, Singleton fly six missions and then would be had flown 24 missions, one fewer than flying two a month. He’d be instructing the number that would have brought all the rest of the time. When he flew, him home anyway. He returned to the he was assigned to whatever aircraft U.S. and was discharged. His father, needed him most, and he at some time who had run their store, Singleton or another had served at all the machine Shoes, in Lancaster, suffered a fatal heart gun positions in the B-17 except for the attack, so Singleton came to manage the ball turret position that required a store for the next 40 years. particularly small man. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in He also served as the togglier, toggling his bombs when he saw bombs Europe in World War II.
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We’re on the Move to End Alzheimer’s September commemorates World Alzheimer’s Month, and within that month is World Alzheimer’s Day on Sept. 21. There is a lot to stop and pause for during September, but the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter does the opposite—we make people get up and move! The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the association’s largest annual awareness and fundraising event, which occurs during September and October.
The money raised allows our chapter to contribute to research—breakthroughs that we hope will one day be lifechanging for people with dementia. The funding will allow for increases in the accurate and timely diagnosis of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias. As well, added dollars will ensure we have a significant increase in affordable, high-quality care and support for people with the disease and their caretakers. And while we know what the walk means for us, we are keenly aware that it
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is personal for many of you. Some walk to honor and remember those they have lost. Some walk to share stories of living with Alzheimer’s or related dementias. Some walk so that future generations won’t have to face the debilitating and devastating effects of the disease. Some walk because they want to help make a difference and fight back. For our Greater Pennsylvania Chapter board chair, Debra Pierson, this walk is a walk toward breaking the chain of young-onset Alzheimer’s that has dramatically linked itself in her family. In a recent meeting, she was asked to jot down a personal goal. From there, she was told to imagine that the goal was accomplished, and then posed with the question, “Now what is possible?” This is how Deb responded: “Imagine a world where every child has a committed, active grandparent or great-grandparent to love them, encourage their gifts, and pass on values, family, and cultural history. Imagine if our seniors had the funds available in their retirement accounts to travel and enjoy life. Imagine when our government has billions in extra funds per year to allocate to the greater good. What you’ve
just imagined is a world without Alzheimer’s.” The Greater Pennsylvania Chapter can imagine it. Can you? Join us in the move toward a world without Alzheimer’s. Let’s transform our imagination into realization. Register today at www.alz.org/walk or call our Helpline, available 24 hours, seven days a week, at (800) 272-3900. Your local walks include: Saturday, Sept. 14 York, Morgan E. Cousler Park Registration at 9:30 a.m. Walk at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 Harrisburg, City Island Park Registration at 8:30 a.m. Walk at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 Lancaster, Long’s Park Registration at 8 a.m. Walk at 10:30 a.m. For more information on your local Walk to End Alzheimer’s, visit www.alz.org/walk or contact Katie Warner at (717) 561-5020 or kwarner@alz.org.
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The Way I See It
About September Mike Clark m I the only one who gets a little melancholy when August comes to an end? How is it, with three weeks of summer left, I start reminiscing about the season, practically implying that it’s over? I seldom think of the next three weeks as still being summer (the calendar says so, though). Cool, foggy mornings; warm afternoons without stifling humidity; and noticeably shorter days lead us to concede that autumn is surely on its way. My wife and I often take day trips to the beach in September. We live close enough to our favorite shore points that our jaunts are relatively easy and inexpensive. Well, they were until recently. Gas prices have precluded us from taking these trips as frequently as before, and my eyes give me some trouble when trying to drive home at night. Oncoming headlights are so piercing that negotiating winding roads and turns is challenging. So now we leave early in the morning, spend the day, and try to get home before nightfall; it is so much easier on my aging peepers. Parking at the shore is easier and sometimes free, the beaches are not crowded, and the traffic is lighter in September. Overall, it is quieter. But the truth is that I miss the highspirited atmosphere of youth. The college kids and new high-school graduates fill shops, amusement rides, hotels, and restaurants, either as consumers or employees. They project a vitality and exuberance that can make you feel younger, or sometimes older, depending on your attitude and outlook on life. I choose to feel younger; there are enough things in my life that make me feel older. Another thing I miss seeing at the shore in September is the delight on the faces of families as they romp about on the sand and frolic in the seawater. I love to watch as they gather later for lively family dinners. They’ll settle on one of the countless pizza parlors or steak-andseafood joints along the boardwalks and main thoroughfares. Seemingly, money is no object. But having experienced all of it many years ago, I appreciate how they saved their money over many months to be able to relish these significant moments
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together. I know of the sacrifices, believe me. By September, most of that vacation excitement has faded. Kids are back in school, and the folks are already stashing away whatever extra coins they can spare for next year’s trip. That’s how we did it. School busses are now rolling twice a day, and they will be for at least the next nine months. I’m no longer on the clock, which means I can choose to avoid the big, yellow obstacles. Even if I am on the road at the same time as the busses, I’m usually in no hurry, so I can be patient. I remember once being so relaxed and patient that I drifted off into a power nap. Which is somewhat troublesome if you have just only risen from bed within the last two hours. I was thankful that the person behind me had a quality car horn and was willing to use it. But I do remember when getting behind a school bus could bring out my irascible side. When some little bugger heading toward the bus door failed to muster a reasonable sense of urgency, I would mutter unspeakable things through my clenched teeth. It never made the kid move any faster, but it did help to mitigate my impatience. September is not the time to take a break from yard work. Actually, my wife told me that. Just mowing the grass and sprinkling a little bit of mulch here and there does not prepare the lawn and garden for winter. I was pretty sure it did. It’s hard to imagine, but I guess I was wrong. I’m not sure what she has in mind—I just know that there will be sweat. I’ll take the canvas patio awning down in a couple of weeks. That is another thing that adds to my end-of-summer sadness. OK, by then it really will be the end of summer. Also, by then I’ll start anticipating the upcoming color change in the autumn foliage. With that and football being in full swing, summer memories will probably have fully faded, and my melancholia will be cured. I just hope the yard work is finished. Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He lives outside Columbia, Pa., and can be contacted at mikemac429@aol.com.
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The Search for Our Ancestry
The New FamilySearch Angelo Coniglio ontinuing the review of changes to the LDS Church site Family Search (https://familysearch.org), if you have not used the site recently, it will appear completely different to you. The link homepage is a colorful, if “busy,” page with a variety of options. My advice is that if you are not already registered, click “Sign In” and then “Create Account.” Follow the directions to register for free and then return to the homepage and sign in. You’ll now see several choices, briefly explained below. Clicking “volunteer” at the top of the page allows you to volunteer in the LDS indexing project, helping to transcribe information from original records into online indices that allow others to search records by name; make monetary donations; or volunteer to evaluate features of the LDS site. “Get Help” lets you contact the site in
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various ways. In the second line, the “Family Tree” link leads you to a page that allows you to start with yourself and then add family members to build a family tree (which I will hereafter call the FamilySearch family tree). Unless you have genealogy experience, I would advise against using this feature as a beginner. Your information will go into a database that is available to all users of this feature of the site, the majority of which are LDS Church members who use the information in developing their trees for
church ordinances dealing with the LDS religion. The “Photos” link is not yet operative, but it will allow insertion of photos to your FamilySearch family tree. Again, I don’t advise this until you are more experienced. The site gives several advisories about the “ownership” of material you may enter in your tree. I advise you to read and fully understand the consequences of uploading information to the FamilySearch family tree, so that you can make an informed decision as to whether you want to do so.
I must strongly point out that registering on and using FamilySearch in no way obligates anyone to submit his/her family information or photos to the site. Regardless of the FamilySearch family tree feature, FamilySearch provides invaluable resources and information, for free, for researchers of genealogy and family history. Nothing I have said should discourage you from using this very valuable site in your research. The third link on the second line is “Search,” the link I use the most and will further discuss in coming issues. Write to Angelo at genealogytips@aol.com or visit his website, www.bit.ly/AFCGen. He is the author of the book The Lady of the Wheel (La Ruotaia), based on his genealogical research of Sicilian foundlings. See www.bit.ly/ruotaia or www.amzn.to/racalmuto for more information.
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Holland and with many performances and concerts. SENIOR IDOL “has opened up the performance aspect for me. I’ve gotten quite a few shows as a result,” she said. Among her performances, Kissinger sang at several 50plus EXPOs this year. “Everyone has been so good to work with at On-Line Publishers. They’ve always been kind and accommodating,” she said. Kissinger grew up loving music, a trait she got from her grandparents, who took her for organ and piano lessons. By age 13, she was playing in church, and
by 15, she was substituting for two different congregations. After high school graduation, she was offered an organist position in Akron. As a young woman, Kissinger also sang at local gigs such as restaurants, banquets, and clubs, but she took a hiatus from her musical pursuits to focus on raising her family after her husband was killed in an auto accident in 1991. When Kissinger decided it was time to get back to her musical roots, she earned a music education degree from Millersville University. She now has
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been a private vocal, piano, and beginning-strings instructor with a specialization in special-needs students for more than 15 years. Kissinger’s vocal performances are her way “to express who I am. I get to express me,” she said after winning the 2012 SENIOR IDOL title. At last year’s competition, Kissinger wowed the judges and audience alike with her powerhouse renditions of Etta James’s “At Last” and “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic. For winning the 2012 SENIOR IDOL contest, Kissinger received a trip for two to New York City via limousine for dinner and a Broadway show. “I went to see Wicked on Broadway. It was fabulous. I loved it. I just had a great time. It was nice to be chauffeured all over New York City. I went in midSeptember and had really nice weather. I had a wonderful time. I’m amazed that a year has already passed.” Kissinger will perform one last time as the reigning PA STATE SENIOR IDOL to open the 2013 finals on Oct. 14 at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster. Kissinger’s advice for the upcoming PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competitors comes from her years as a vocal instructor.
“What I tell my students when they go audition is that you have to pick a song that you can sing with all your heart. You have to shine. Sing the song you love and tell the story,” she said. “It doesn’t have to be complex, but do it really well so the listener knows you are doing it with your heart and soul.” She also advises them to choose music that shows the judges their range and then deliver it, telling the story. “Nerves always play a part (in competitions), but that comes with experience,” Kissinger said. After her reign comes to an end, Kissinger said she plans to work on a CD and continue on with her performances. An upcoming show will be a Relay for Life concert with one of her voice students, Dr. Jun Chon, on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Ephrata Legion ballroom. For tickets, call Cindy Mellinger at (717) 733-6006, ext. 2551. Kissinger also is taking on new students of all ages at her private studios in New Holland and Ephrata. She can be reached at (717) 354-6575 or through her website (www.vkmusicstudio.com). For more information on the 2013 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition, visit the official website (www.SeniorIdolPA.com) or call (717) 285-1350.
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The Beauty in Nature
Jerusalem Artichokes Clyde McMillan-Gamber
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erusalem artichokes are wild members of the sunflower family that are native to the eastern United States and Canada, including southeastern Pennsylvania. These 10-foot-tall, perennial sunflowers inhabit roadsides, hedgerows, and the edges of fields. Each stately plant has a thick, hairy stem and big, broad leaves that are rough to the touch. Three or four deep-yellow flowers clustered at the top of its sturdy stalk bloom during the last two weeks in September. Each golden blossom is about 3 inches across, making those lovely flowers obvious, which adds beauty to local farmland during harvest time. A variety of bees and other insects visits those handsome blooms to sip nectar and ingest pollen, fertilizing the flowers in the process. Rodents and small
birds eat some of the resulting seeds. The magnificent Jerusalem artichokes—plus corn, certain kinds of beans, and pumpkins— were originally cultivated by Native Americans. Today those crops are major food sources, big business that employs many people, and reminders of Native people. Native Americans raised this sunflower to harvest the firm, sweet-potato-like
tubers the species produces underground. Those roots are gnarled, 3 to 4 inches long, up to 2 inches thick, and vary from beige to red or purple. Native Americans cooked and ate the roots as we would consume potatoes. Jerusalem artichoke tubers are crisp when eaten raw. Or they can be boiled or steamed. However served, they have a sweet, nutty taste that makes them popular, nutritious treats.
This sunflower species is planted by breaking tubers into sections and placing them a few inches deep in the soil, as we plant potatoes. Each part with a sprout grows a tall plant that blooms by fall. This sunflower’s interesting name is derived from girasole, an Italian word for sunflower. Samuel de Champlain, an early French explorer in Canada, stated that tubers of this plant tasted like artichokes. The name continues to this day. Look for these majestic legacies of Native Americans along roadsides, hedgerows, and field edges in local farmland. They are large plants with big, golden blossoms that make local cropland more beautiful during the latter half of September. Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a Lancaster County Parks naturalist.
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