Lebanon County Edition
April 2012
Vol. 7 No. 4
For the Love of the Limelight Annual PA State Senior Idol Competition Gears Up for 7th Year By Megan Joyce
This year’s hopefuls for the PA State Senior Idol competition include, from top, Steven Albright, Victoria Newcomer, and Robert Long.
As in years past, the contestants for the 2012 PA State Senior Idol competition will celebrate their diversity: different musical styles, different stage presentations, and—with ages ranging from 50 to 80 or better—a few decades between them as well. But the common thread woven amongst them all seems to be an essential, cherished love for performance: for the joy it brings both them and their audiences, for the thrill of connecting to strangers through something as intangible and evanescent as a song, a dance, or a comedic routine. It’s like that for Steve Albright of Jacobus, a retired Maryland native who works part-time as a pharmacy delivery driver. Though he played the trumpet for about 10 years during his school years, it wasn’t until his daughter took up the French horn that his love for his own long-silent brass instrument was rekindled. And it wasn’t until a few years even later that his passion for performance was reawakened as well. Albright was delivering medications to an area retirement community when he observed a gentleman playing the accordion for the community’s appreciative residents. “This just struck a chord with me,” he said. “I remembered the gratification that I used to get from doing that, because [seniors] are the best please see LIMELIGHT page 11
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Special Feature: Living Your Best Retirement page 9
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Smart Springtime Cleanup Dr. Lori am a firm believer in the ritual of had been insuring her personal property spring cleaning. When it comes to including art, antiques, and collectibles the seasonal cleanup, many people for at least $100,000 under a typical believe that the easiest thing to do is to homeowner’s insurance policy for years, just throw everything away. However, yet suddenly her items have no value! that’s not always smart. This is ridiculous. You wouldn’t set On a regular basis, I visit homes of fire to Grandma’s house because she’s not people who are downsizing or people using it anymore, would you? who are cleaning out the home of a Grandma’s 20-year-old grandson deceased loved one. probably won’t realize that Grandma’s set I help evaluate what objects are worth of 1940s Blue Ridge dishes are valued at keeping and what objects are worth $30 per plate as he Frisbee tosses them selling, and I show people the into the Dumpster. Grandma’s smartest way to get the daughter doesn’t know most money for that her mother’s late unwanted 1880s Victorian objects—both side chair is worth new and old. I $500. Grandma’s remind folks nephew, an that trashing accountant, that unwanted doesn’t item may cost recognize an you. old family Today, those portrait painting objects represent as a work by an the much-needed esteemed Colonial money for rising artist with a $75,000 healthcare costs retail value. Circa 1940s Blue Ridge dinner plate and other vital Grandma’s family worth $30 per plate needs. unknowingly throws Far too many away a significant families make uninformed and costly amount of money, just as if they opened decisions about valuable objects without their wallets and threw the cash into the unbiased professional help. street. I visit thousands of homes every year Some families host yard sales or house nationwide and share my sound advice sales to generate some funds; however, and expertise about the value of be sure you know what you are putting unwanted objects. I show folks how to up for sale and be certain that your identify the valuables and glean muchprices are correct. I have seen many needed cash for them. items priced much too low when family members are organizing a yard sale of Get the 411 Grandma’s unwanted items. Consider this: Grandma passes away. For instance, I saw a $20,000 In order to put the house up for sale, American Impressionist landscape Grandma’s family members meet at her painting offered for $10 with a brightvacant house to empty it. green yard sale sticker affixed to its The family works to throw away most frame! Don’t let it go until you know of Grandma’s stuff: beaded purses, what it’s worth. ceramic canister sets, silverware. Her PhD antiques appraiser, author, awardbelongings—the same items that were perfectly fine a few weeks ago before her winning TV personality, and TV talk show death—make their way from the house’s host, Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events nationwide. Dr. Lori is the star empty rooms to the Dumpster in the appraiser on the hit TV show Auction Kings driveway. on Discovery channel, airing Tuesdays at 9 Just because Grandma’s family doesn’t p.m. Visit www.DrLoriV.com, want her belongings doesn’t magically www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call make these items worthless. Grandma (888) 431-1010.
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American Lung Association (717) 541-5864
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Office of Aging Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging (717) 273-9262
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Housing Assistance Hope (Helping Our People in Emergencies) (717) 272-4400 Housing Assistance & Resources Program (HARP) (717) 273-9328 Lebanon County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (717) 274-1401 Insurance Medicare Hotline (800) 638-6833
Senior Centers Annville Senior Community Center (717) 867-1796 Maple Street Senior Community Center (717) 273-1048 Myerstown Senior Community Center (717) 866-6786 Northern Lebanon County Senior Community Center (717) 865-0944 Palmyra Senior Community Center (717) 838-8237 Senior Center of Lebanon Valley (717) 274-3451 Southern Lebanon County Senior Community Center (717) 274-7541
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Dear Sandy, Most people don’t think there’s much they can do to fix their snoring problems, but that’s not true anymore. Today, there are number of viable tips and treatments that can make a big difference for snorers and their suffering spouses. Here’s what you should know. Snoring is very common. If fact, it’s estimated that nearly half of all adults in the U.S. snore at least occasionally, and 25 percent snore habitually. But men are the ones who tend to be loud problem snorers, as well as people who are overweight. And snoring often gets worse with age.
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• Slim down: If he’s overweight, a 10 percent loss of body weight can help open up his airway and reduce snoring. • Stop smoking. If your husband’s a smoker, quitting will help. Smoking causes inflammation in the upper airways that can make snoring worse. • Avoid alcohol and sedatives: Sleeping pills, painkillers, tranquilizers, and alcoholic
beverages all relax the muscles in the throat, which makes snoring more likely. He should avoid all of these three to four hours before bedtime. • Change sleeping positions: Snoring is more common when you sleep on your back. To prevent this, sew a tennis ball in the back of a t-shirt or his pajama top. This will make sleeping on
his back uncomfortable and teach him to sleep in a more breathingfriendly side position. Or, buy a snoring pillow that’s designed to promote side sleeping. • Tilt the bed: Raising the head of the bed by 4 inches can also help reduce snoring by helping him breathe easier. He can do this by placing some bricks or boards under the headboard legs, or purchase some inexpensive bed raisers. Or insert a foam wedge under the head of the mattress. • Clear nasal passages: If nasal congestion is causing your husband to snore, nasal strips may help, or if allergies are the cause, try steroid or saline nasal sprays. Antihistamines can help with allergies but can worsen snoring. Also consider purchasing a humidifier for the bedroom. This can help to reduce congestion and moisturize the throat.
When to See a Doctor Loud snoring can be a sign of obstructive sleep apnea (see www.sleepapnea.org), a serious condition in which the snorer stops breathing many times a night. Left untreated, it can cause high blood pressure and can sharply increase the risk for stroke and heart attack. If your husband is frequently sleepy during the day, stops breathing during sleep, or snorts awake, gasping for breath, then it’s time to see an otolaryngologist or a sleep specialist who may recommend an overnight study at a sleep center. Even if he doesn’t have these symptoms, these types of doctors can help ease his snoring if the other remedies have failed. A common treatment for sleep apnea and severe snoring is a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. This involves sleeping with a snorkel-like mask that’s hooked up to a machine that gently blows air up your nose to keep the passages open. Other treatment options include an oral appliance that fits into the mouth over the teeth like a removable mouth guard or retainer, as well as Provent therapy (www.proventtherapy.com), which involves small nasal devices that attach over the nostrils to improve airflow and breathing. If these don’t work, surgery is an option too. There are several procedures that are offered today that can help, including the new minimally invasive pillar palatal implant that has a 75 percent success rate. Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.
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Lebanon County
Calendar of Events Senior Center Activities
Lebanon County Department of Parks and Recreation All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted. April 4, 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Mid-Week Meander April 6, 7 to 9 p.m. – Spring Amphibian Walk April 15, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. – Wildflower Walk
Lebanon County Library Programs Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802 Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624 Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523 Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800 Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347 Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939
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April 12, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. April 17, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. April 19, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 23, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Oasis in Space Full Dome Show and Current Night Sky Lesson Cedar Crest High School Planetarium 115 E. Evergreen Road, Lebanon (717) 272-2033, ext. 5967 If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to mjoyce@onlinepub.com for consideration.
Do You Know America’s Outstanding Oldest Worker? The search for America’s Outstanding Oldest Worker for 2012 has begun. The annual recognition, now in its 14th year, is conducted by Experience Works, which serves older workers through its Senior Community Service Program. The award is part of a national effort to raise awareness of the contributions older individuals make in today’s workplace and provide inspiration to older workers seeking employment.
Nominees must be 100 years of age or older and working at least 20 hours each week in paid employment. The nomination form is available at www.experienceworks.org. Deadline for nominations is April 15, 2012. Last year’s honorees were 102-yearold Dr. Hedda Bolgar, a practicing psychoanalyst from Los Angeles, Calif., and 101-year-old Mazerine Wingate, a postal worker from Lexington Park, Md.
Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville April 16, 10 a.m. – Planning Committee Meeting and Special Meal April 19, 10:30 a.m. – Kindermusik with the Community Music Institute of Lebanon Valley College April 27, 9:30 a.m. – Calendar and Newsletter Distribution Maple Street Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon April 4, 10 a.m. – Tea Party and Center Goodwill Fashion Show April 18, 11:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Bus Trip: Jonah at Sight & Sound Theatre April 20, 8:45 a.m. – Spring Breakfast (Must Preregister) Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 51 W. Stoever Ave., Myerstown Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html April 3, 9:30 a.m. – Tai Chi April 12, 4:30 p.m. – Supper Bunch at Infinito’s April 26, 10 a.m. – Trooper Yount’s Presentation on Scams Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra April 4, 10:30 a.m. – Birthday Social April 10, 11:30 a.m. – Lunch Club at Olive Garden April 23, 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. – In-County Bus Trip: Dutch Way and Farmers’ Market Southern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 274-7541 Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, Lebanon April 11 and 23, 10:15 a.m. – Shuffleboard April 25, 10:30 a.m. – Bible Study April 30, 12:15 p.m. – Make Your Sundae Event Privately Owned Centers Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. – (717) 274-3451 710 Maple St., Lebanon April 21, 1:30 p.m. – Zembo Strings Program and Buffet Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.
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Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
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The Secrets of San Francisco By Andrea Gross lived in California for many years, but it wasn’t until last year that I began to learn the secrets of one of its greatest cities—San Francisco. Oh, I’d walked the Golden Gate, noodled around Chinatown, and shopped in Union Square, but I’d never heard the gossip. Then I took three neighborhood tours, each led by residents who showed me the hidden places and told me the scandalous stories. Finally, I feel like a native. Right: Café
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North Beach The American Planning Association calls North Beach one of 10 “great neighborhoods in America,” and it’s easy to see why. It’s a community in every sense of the word—a place where people walk, talk, and eat. That’s exactly what my husband and I do during our award-winning Local Tastes of the City Tour. Tom Medin, owner and guide, begins by giving us the history of the area. It was, he says, settled by Italians, and then became a hangout for members of the Beat Generation and a risqué nightclub district. But now it’s relaxed into an area of small shops, eateries, bakeries, and delicatessens. He leads us from one to another, feeding us fascinating facts to digest along with the food. By the end of the tour, when we go into Café Trieste, a coffeehouse frequented by the likes of Steve Allen, Woody Allen, Pavarotti, and Bill Cosby, I’m feeling like I am an inthe-loop San Franciscan. That night, to solidify our city-wise credentials, we go to Beach Blanket Babylon, a San Francisco staple since 1974. We sip wine and watch performers, who wear outrageous hats that are 4 or 5 feet tall as they spoof all things political and most things sacred. The man next to me laughs so hard that he spills his wine into my lap. I barely notice because I’m laughing equally hard. Chinatown We’re walking through San Francisco’s Chinatown, but the bustling crowds of Grant Avenue seem far away. On the back streets men are playing mah jong, women are folding disks of dough into fortune-cookie packets, and a man is weighing medicinal herbs for a customer who has a hacking cough. www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Trieste is an iconic North Beach coffee shop.
Left: The best way to understand San Francisco is to visit its neighborhoods.
Above: A visitor who wanders the back streets of Chinatown gets a much different perspective than one who stays on Grant Avenue.
Left: The cable car always has been—and still is— the best way to get to Nob Hill. (Photo courtesy of Hobnob Tours)
“Nee haw, hello,” I say, trying out my one phrase of Chinese. Our leader—she doesn’t like to be called a “guide”— laughs. “No, no, no,” she says. “That’s Mandarin Chinese. Here in San Francisco, most of the Chinese speak Cantonese. It’s nay ho.” That’s only the first of many things we learn as we follow Shirley Fong-Torres, a.k.a., the Wok-Wiz, through the part of Chinatown where, as she says, “real people live, work, and play.” She points to a mural on an alley wall and explains the custom it depicts. “That’s not just a pretty painting,” she says. “It’s a picture of one of our Chinese New Year activities.” Next we go into a store filled with imitation cell phones, television sets, food, and clothing, all made out of paper. The Chinese, we learn, want to make sure their relatives have all the comforts of this world when they journey to the next one. Again, without Shirley, we’d have
missed the real meaning of what we were seeing. We’d have thought the items were simply cute children’s toys. Nob Hill We take a cable car to the Fairmont, the grand dame of hotels atop San
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Francisco’s Nob Hill. It seems apropos since the cable car is what allowed the 19th century’s most privileged folks to live in rarefied hilltop air, far above the “lowlife” who frequented the docks. The street was simply too steep for horsedrawn carriages. Valerie Huff, owner of Hobnob Tours, meets us and leads us first through the public rooms of the grand hotel, then on a two-hour, flat-ground tour of the neighborhood. Before the earthquake of 1906, the area was filled with grand mansions and luxury hotels, all but two of which were destroyed by the postquake fires. Today the area is again filled with homes of the affluent. Valerie laughs as she dispenses gossipy tidbits. I learn, for example, that two feuding barons each hired bodyguards to protect one from the other, and that a rich widow disinherited her son when he opposed her marriage to a younger man. By the time the tour ends, I know why Nob Hill is sometimes called “snob hill,” and I’m reveling in my insider status. We’ve only begun to explore the neighborhoods in depth, but for now my mind is full and my feet are sore! For more information: North Beach – www.localtastesofthecitytours.com, www.beachblanketbabylon.com Chinatown – www.wokwiz.com Nob Hill – www.hobnobtours.com Photos © Irv Green except where noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com)
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Salute to a Veteran
His Assignment: Move Tons of Nerve Gas to Be Destroyed in the Pacific Robert D. Wilcox hen Dennis Benchoff was accepted as a cadet at West Point in 1962, he could scarcely imagine that he would one day become a three-star general. Or that he would have under his command the weapons that could kill hundreds of thousands of enemy troops. But in 1988, when he was a brigadier general and commanding general of the 59th Ordnance Brigade in Europe, he got the order that was to present him with one of the most monumental challenges of his 36-year military career. At a depot in Clausen, Germany, we had amassed 100,000 artillery shells filled with deadly VX and GD nerve agents capable of killing hundreds of thousands of enemy troops. They were so dangerous that a mere drop of the VX or whiff of the GD could kill a person, blocking the nerves between the brain and the lungs and
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preventing the lungs By the summer of from functioning. 1988, however, Anyone who came President Bush had anywhere near those decided that the other shells always wore weapons we had at protective equipment. our disposal provided But hadn’t the more than enough Geneva Convention deterrent to any such outlawed the use of move by the Soviets. such chemical So he took the bold weapons? step of deciding to “Yes,” Benchoff destroy the entire says, “but not the cache of chemical ability to have them, weapons. should the need to The only facility LTG Benchoff at his retirement use them ever arise.” equipped to destroy ceremony in 1998. He adds, “We, of such weapons was course, had no Johnston Atoll in the thought of starting a conflict with Pacific. Therefore, the first question to be chemical weapons. But, on the other answered was whether the weapons hand, we had to be able to respond if the should be shipped there to be incinerated Soviets ever used chemical weapons to or whether a new such facility should be attack us.” built in Europe.
Johnston Atoll is a 1-square-mile atoll that is about 750 nautical miles west of Hawaii. It had no indigenous inhabitants, and in the mid-1980s, it became our facility for chemical weapons disposal. It housed what was essentially a huge furnace that was used to incinerate such weapons. For considerations of time, money, and geography, it was selected as the place to dispose of the chemical weapons we had at the Clausen Depot. That choice of Johnston Atoll was rather easy, and even sending the weapons by ship from Germany was rather straightforward. The problem was how to get the huge stockpile of weapons from Clausen to Nordenham, the German port from which the vessel would leave on its trip to deep in the Pacific. please see ASSIGNMENT page 14
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Embracing Your ‘Third Age’ Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES ot long ago I met a gentleman who proudly announced that at age 71, he had just passed his state’s bar exam. He said he recognized that having his law license would greatly enhance his business, so he went to law school. Obviously, how others might define retirement isn’t how he defines it. And apparently it wasn’t how Harland Sanders defined it either, as I understand that his little fried chicken business was inspired by a family recipe but funded by his Social Security checks. Why do retirees keep working? Sure, the extra income, but research indicates that continuing to work, even part-time paid or volunteer, is the way many choose to stay physically active, engaged in social interactions, and challenged. (It is said that the three M’s of successful aging are moving, mingling, and mastery.) After all, retirement at 65 sounded reasonable back when we didn’t live another 20 or 30 years afterward, but now? Decades of pursuing only leisure activities may sound terrific to some, but certainly not to all. Sociologist William Sadler coined the term “Third Age” to refer to the time in life when, after the “First Age” (our youth, when we are dependent on others and pursuing our education and careers) and after
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the “Second Age” (the parenting and working years), we can stay involved in our careers or we can explore different opportunities and learn new skills. The Third Age is the time when we can actively work toward making the most of the life we have left. But are we physically and emotionally up to this challenge? After all, half of us have at least one chronic health concern, and threequarters of us have two or more. Can we actually do this? Well, just as the stereotypes of retirement are changing, so is the approach to healthcare for those who are of retirement age. There’s an increased emphasis on what’s called “self-management healthcare,” and for those who are enthusiastically taking on their Third Age, it seems a good fit. After all, if we are going to take charge of our Third Age life, why not take charge of our Third Age health? Of course, in truth, our entire
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adult lives we have selfmanaged our health; this is really nothing new. Ever since we moved out on our own, we have chosen and controlled what we ate or drank, whether or not we smoked, if we exercised, fastened our seatbelts, or saw the dentist twice a year. So, the issue is not how to start self-managing our health in this
Third Age, but how to get better at it. You may find that your doctor is shifting away from telling you what to do and leaning more toward asking you how he or she can help and suggesting ways you can take on more responsibility. Be it how to prevent or how to manage, your doctor might be eliciting more of your active participation in the pursuit of better health. You, after all, are your own primary health provider and now, in this Third Age, it’s time to get fully involved. Gloria May is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in adult health education and a Certified Health Education Specialist designation.
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Can you belt it out like nobody’s business? Do you belong on Dancing with the Stars ? Are you wild and crazy like Steve Martin? Pennsylvanians over 50 are invited to audition for the seventh annual PA STATE
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audiences—they really are.” In fact, in his youth, Albright had once been a member of a band that used to play at facilities and hospitals in Baltimore County, Md. And so, two years ago, he dusted off his trumpet, warmed up his vocal chords, and began assembling his “Songs of the ’60s” program, which he now performs regularly for thankful crowds at York County assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and retirement communities. “One time an elderly woman and her husband came up to me and said how much they enjoyed [my program] and said it reminded them of years ago, listening to their old Bert Kaempfert Christmas album,” Albright said. As for Senior Idol, Albright hopes to make some connections with other local performers who might be interested in joining him to produce a Christmas album of their own—its proceeds benefiting cancer and Alzheimer’s disease research, which afflicted his father and mother, respectively. “It gives me satisfaction to know that at least I can do something: I can provide pleasure for folks that definitely are much less fortunate than I am,” he said. “I’m fortunate to be healthy and have a healthy family … They say laughter is the best medicine, but I think music is awfully good medicine too for the soul.” Victoria Newcomer would likely agree to music’s soul-stirring capabilities. The Mount Joy resident has been a nursery school teacher for almost 20 years but
also has a “weekend job” as the singer in a small classic-rock band. Her parents started cultivating their daughter’s vocal chops early on, calling on her to perform for their guests whenever they entertained at their Pittsburgh home. “From the time I was 4—whether [the guests] wanted to hear it or not—my parents actually had me sing,” she laughed. “People seemed to enjoy it.” In her teens she participated in her high school’s choruses and musicals as well as a top 40 band she formed with five friends. At age 16 she started to sing at weddings, a practice she continued for the next 25 years. Then, five years ago, she and a friend began singing in restaurants, bars, and local establishments around Lancaster County on weekends. “I pretty much stick to classic rock and blues, but I enjoy all music,” Newcomer said. “I have an appreciation for everything.” She is eager to satisfy her performance bug at this year’s Senior Idol competition, hoping her “nonconformist” and “a little edgy” style and song choice help her stand out from her fellow competitors. “I am a little bit of a ham,” she admitted. “It’s just an exciting time when you actually perform and people are responding to what you’re doing.” Describing herself as “truly a people person,” Newcomer is also looking forward to meeting new people and
anticipates a fun overall experience at PA State Senior Idol. “It’s a cool way to showcase those of us who have made it to the half-century mark,” she said, then added with an audible smile: “And my younger son convinced me to do it.” Robert Long of Reading, on the other hand, will be reviving the standards at Senior Idol, much like he revived his musicality after a 17-year hiatus. Long started out with the acoustic guitar at age 11 and took lessons for 12 years, switching to the steel guitar after being told his “fingers were too short for a regular guitar.” But the change paid off unexpectedly in 1959. “The steel guitar came in handy because, when Hawaii joined the Union, then they had Hawaiian parties and people would call me to play Hawaiian music,” Long remembered. Through his early adulthood and beyond, Long played with different musical groups, including one formation where he took up electric bass and another where he sang harmony behind the band’s female vocalist. After marrying his wife, a pianist, the Longs set out as a duo with the accompaniment of a drum machine, playing cocktail music in area restaurants. When, at age 63, Long retired after a 45-year career at a pretzel plant, he retired from his music as well. Fastforward 17 years, and Long suddenly rediscovered his vocal gifts while singing along to some jazz records. Soon, a
friend helped him record 20 songs— classics like Sinatra—against prerecorded background music. “It sort of amazes me with my voice,” he said. “I haven’t sung in 17 years and all of a sudden—I’m amazing myself, the way it sounds. I’m just having such a good time with it.” The end result was a complete CD as well as three sets of 20 practiced songs that Long now rotates between two steady, monthly gigs at assisted living and nursing homes. “I like to sing for the seniors because they really enjoy it,” he said. “It makes you feel good, to see them tapping their toes and their mouths are going; they’re humming along with you. It just gives me a lot of pleasure.” And, judging by the grateful welcome he has received from his peers already, his reception at PA State Senior Idol promises to be just as friendly. “I had a lady in a wheelchair last month come up to me,” Long recalled, “and she says, ‘You can sing for me anytime.’” For more information on the 2012 PA State Senior Idol competition, call (717) 285-1350 or check out www.SeniorIdolPA.com to see clips from previous years or to download an application. If your business would like to support the 50-plus community, please call to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
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Home Care Services & Hospice Providers Agency Name Telephone/Website
Alliance Home Help (800) 444-4598 (toll-free) www.alliancehomehelp.com
Year Est.
Counties Served
RNs
2010
Lancaster
Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc. (717) 569-0451 www.cpnc.com
1984
Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York
Garden Spot Village (717) 355-6000 www.gardenspotvillageathome.org
2006
Lancaster
1911
Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill
1979
Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill
Good Samaritan Home Health (717) 274-2591 www.gshleb.org
Good Samaritan Hospice (717) 270-7672 www.gshleb.org
LPNs CNAs
HomeCare of York/ White Rose Hospice (717) 843-5091 www.mhyork.org
1988
York
Homeland Hospice (717) 221-7890 www.homelandcenter.org
2009
Cumberland, Dauphin, York
Hospice of Lancaster County (717) 295-3900; (717) 733-0699 (877) 506-0149; (717) 391-2421 www.hospiceoflancaster.org
1980
Berks, Chester, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York
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Other Certifications and Services
Providing non-medical companion, respite, and personal care services throughout Lancaster County. Caregivers matched specifically to you and your needs. Compassion, 24/7 on-call availability, trained, competent, and reliable. Medicaid Waiver approved.
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Home Care Services & Hospice Providers Agency Name Telephone/Website
Year Est.
Counties Served
RNs
LPNs CNAs
Home Medicare Aides Certified?
Other Certifications and Services
2004
Lancaster, Lebanon, York
No
Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistance provided by caregivers who care. Companionship, meal prep, bathing, cleaning, organizing, and personal care needs. Respite care, day surgery assistance. Personal organization services. Assistance with VA homecare benefits. Fiscal management services. Clutter Stopperssm Organizational Services. PA license #10053601.
Live-In Care of Pennsylvania (717) 519-6860 (888) 327-7477 (toll-free) www.liveincareofpa.com
1997
Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York
No
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Sadie’s Angels (717) 917-1420 www.sadiesangels.vpweb.com
2011
Lancaster
Safe Haven Quality Care, LLC (717) 258-1199; (717) 238-1111 (717) 582-4110; (717) 582-9977 www.safehavenqualitycare.com
2005
Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, York
Seniors Helping Seniors (717) 933-2077 www.seniorshelpingseniors.com
2010
Dauphin, Lebanon
Keystone In-Home Care, Inc. (717) 898-2825 (866) 857-4601 (toll-free) www.keystoneinhomecare.com
Visiting Angels (717) 393-3450; (717) 751-2488 (717) 630-0067 www.visitingangels.com
VNA Community Care Services (717) 544-2195; (888) 290-2195 (toll-free) www.lancastergeneral.org/content/ VNA_Community_Care.htm
2001
Lancaster, York
1908
Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill, York
Locally owned and operated. On call 24/7. We offer non-medical in home assistance, errands, yard work, companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation. No long-term contracts. Independence is only a phone call away.
Yes
Owners Leslie and Sandra Hardy are members of the Society of Certified Senior Advisors. We have contracts with the VA and the Area Agency on Aging. Private insurance and self-payment are also accepted. Friendly faces, helping hands, warm hearts. Skilled nursing also available.
No
We have active, caring, and compassionate seniors who can relate to your parents’ needs. We provide meal prep, light housekeeping, companionship, and so much more.
No
Up to 24-hour non-medical care including companionship, respite care, personal hygiene and laundry, meal prep, and errands. Choose your caregiver from a list of thoroughly screened, bonded, and insured caregivers. Nurse owned and operated.
Yes
Home care specialists in physical, occupational, and speech therapy; nursing; cardiac care; and telehealth. Disease management, innovative technologies, and education help you monitor your condition to prevent hospitalization. Licensed non-profit agency; Medicare certified; Joint Commission accredited.
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Diplomate, American Board of Family Physicians
That’s where Benchoff and his staff Were there any accidents during the came in. The 59th Ordnance Brigade was move? responsible for security and maintenance “Well, just one,â€? Benchoff says, “when of our nuclear and chemical weapons in some canisters fell off a pallet being Northern Europe, so it was their loaded by forklift. We had been using challenge to figure out how the move four teams working in six-hour shifts. could be made and then to make it We quickly formed a fifth team, which happen. Above was to instantly all, they had to replace any shift make sure that that had all went safely. another such Their plan accident. This became to move wasn’t training; the weapons by it was a real truck to a mission. So railhead near every soldier Kaiserslautern considered it a and then carry high honor to them by rail to be part of the Nordenham, operation. Brigadier General Dennis L. Benchoff with the signs marking the end of the moving of nerve where they And, with the gas canisters from Germany in 1990. would be possibility of loaded on a ship their being that would take them to the Pacific. replaced on the mission, we never had Cost of the move? Some $100 million. another accident of any kind occur For six months the planning for the during the whole operation. entire operation had been on a need-to“My responsibility ended when the know basis ‌ highly secret. Then it was last pallet was loaded and the ship sailed decided that it was about time for us to beyond the 12-mile limit and entered take credit for this delicate but highly international water space.â€? important mission. The Federal Republic of Germany From the time the decision was made recognized the significance of the public, criticism was rampant. Germans mission by awarding Benchoff the who lived along the route the weapons Distinguished Service Cross with Gold would take protested loudly about being Star, the highest award it gave to a put in grave peril. And peace groups like person who was not German. Greenpeace protested moving such Benchoff went on to hold increasingly potentially deadly cargo through important positions until his retirement Germany and to the Pacific. from the army in July 1998 as a At Clausen, the weapons had been lieutenant general. He and his wife, stored deep in bunkers, with guards and Barbara, now live in Central motion-sensing radar to prevent Pennsylvania, where he is an adjunct saboteurs from taking any action against professor of mathematics for Harrisburg them. In making the move, there were Area Community College. guards everywhere, even helicopters Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in overhead—everything that was needed Europe in WWII. to keep the shipment secure.
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