Complimentary | Lebanon County Edition | April 2016 • Vol. 11 No. 4
Still in the game page 4
making new friends in retirement page 11
50 years ago: ‘California Dreamin’’ page 15
My 22 Cents’ Worth
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Aging Farm Barns and Our Agrarian Past Walt Sonneville
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Yesterday’s wealth, today’s heritage—that is the saga of America’s aging farm barns. Standing or leaning, they are memorials to our agrarian past. Old barns have inspired preservation organizations and barntouring groups and found repurpose when converted to offices, homes, and, occasionally, a landscape and nursery retail enterprise. Like covered bridges and streampowered grain mills, they become more valued as they continue to decline in number. In the book Eric Sloane’s America, Sloane states: “It might be said that the early barn is the best example of American Colonial architecture. Each old barn was born of American soil and fitted to an American landscape for specific American needs. “From the beginning, the American barn was big, like the hopes and plans for life in the New World. It was unlike anything built anywhere else. It was entirely American.” Early farm homes were shanties. It was common practice for pioneer farmers to construct their barn before their house was completed. Barns were their lifeline. Old barns tell us something of life on an early American farm. Their presence invokes what we may have been told by our grandparents about early farming. Raising cash crops was part of the work. Small gardens of potatoes, carrots, beans, and lettuce were another responsibility, generally
assigned to some of the children. Chickens were raised and eggs sold. Farm families generally included five to seven children, composing the necessary labor force. The oldest girl often assisted the mother with cooking and preserving while the second-oldest girl might be the family baker. The older boys became “farm hands,” cleaning the chicken house and assisting with harvesting and fence repair. Barns in America began to be erected in 1639, 32 years after the settlement at Jamestown, Va., and 19 years after the settlement at Plymouth, Mass. Barn architecture evolved through the needs of individual farmers, not from plans provided by architects. There are two predominant barn styles in American agrarian history: Pennsylvania Dutch barns and New England barns. Pennsylvania Dutch barns frequently are called “bank barns” to indicate they were built on the bank (or slope) of a hillside. This permitted wagon entry to the upper level of the barn from the higher level of the slope and a second entry to the lower level at the descending slope. New England barns lacked this feature. The New England barn often was part of a connected series of buildings with the house at one end, the barn at the other, and smaller buildings in between to house tools and wood. This allowed the farm family an interior access to each building without exposing themselves to snow, rain, or cold. There are other barn types. They www.50plusLifePA.com
include crib barns, the insides of which might contain one or more cribs to separate storage items and livestock, and tobacco barns, an early barn type that required more ventilation to cure the hanging crop. Barns were not built to impress. Expressions of architectural creativity were limited to the addition of cupolas; dormers; novel latches and hardware; weathervanes in the form of an arrow or, near the coast, a fish or a whale; decorative hex signs; barn stars; shutters (solid or louvered); and ventilation slits that could be
diamond shaped or rectangular. Most barns were constructed of oak. Some barns were a mix of stone and wood, others of stone only. It wasn’t until 1873 that the barn’s profile was dominated by the introduction of the silo. Barns had practical features added as well, including lightning rods, entrance holes for owls (to control vermin), and holes for martins. Some barns eventually included virtual billboards, promoting products and tourist destinations. Barns frequently displayed the name
of the farm or its owner and the year of the barn’s construction. Barns in Pennsylvania were inventoried after the state’s bicameral legislature adopted separate resolutions in 2005. A resulting survey found that 46 percent of barns in eastern Pennsylvania were built before the Civil War, with sidings typically of stone and wood. Almost three-quarters of statewide respondents reported their barns were in good or excellent condition. There are eight barns in Pennsylvania listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. Four are in Chester County, one each in Bucks and Centre counties, and two in Dauphin County. Nationally, there are 262 barns on the register, located in 27 states. Walt Sonneville, a retired marketresearch analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen and A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, books of personalopinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contact him at waltsonneville@verizon.net.
At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away. Emergency Numbers Poison Control Center (800) 222-1222 Food Resources Food Stamps (800) 692-7462 Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging Meals on Wheels (717) 273-9262 Lebanon County Christian Ministries (717) 272-4400 Salvation Army (717) 273-2655 Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (717) 651-5020 American Cancer Society (717) 231-4582 American Diabetes Association (717) 657-4310 American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association (717) 207-4265 American Lung Association (717) 541-5864 Arthritis Foundation (717) 274-0754 Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services (717) 787-7500 CONTACT Helpline (717) 652-4400 Kidney Foundation (717) 652-8123
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (717) 652-6520
PennDOT (800) 932-4600
Lupus Foundation (888) 215-8787 Hearing Services Melnick, Moffitt & Mesaros ENT Associates 927 Russell Drive, Lebanon (717) 274-9775
Recycling (800) 346-4242
Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY Home Care Services Senior Helpers (717) 920-0707 Hospitals Medical Society of Lebanon County (717) 270-7500 WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital 252 S. Fourth St., Lebanon (717) 270-7500 Hotlines Energy Assistance (800) 692-7462 Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Hotline (800) 541-2050 IRS Income Tax Assistance (800) 829-1040 Medicaid (800) 692-7462 Medicare (800) 382-1274 PA Crime Stoppers (800) 472-8477
Social Security Information (800) 772-1213 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (800) 827-1000 Housing — Apartments Community Homes of Lebanon Valley, Inc. (717) 273-3333 Housing Assistance Housing Assistance & Resources Program (HARP) (717) 273-9328 Lebanon County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (717) 274-1401
Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Physicians Lebanon NeuroScience & Spine Associates (717) 454-0061 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
Lebanon HOPES (717) 274-7528, ext. 3201 Independent Living Communities Country Acres Manufactured Home Park, LP 1600 Kercher Ave., Myerstown (717) 866-5496 Insurance Medicare Hotline (800) 638-6833 Legal Services Pennsylvania Bar Association (717) 238-6715 Office of Aging Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging (717) 273-9262
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By Megan Joyce The feel of the bat pressed into your palms. The gritty dirt scuffing beneath your shoes. The tang of fresh air as it buffets your face. Jerry Munley knows the sensory, mental, and athletic appeal of baseball and softball is a lifelong draw. As a co-manager for both Susquehanna Senior Softball’s 55+ and 62+ leagues, Munley also knows his generation’s passion for ball and bat is alive and well in Central Pennsylvania. “I think all of us who played baseball in our younger years enjoyed it because it was fun and made us feel better,” Munley said. Munley, a retired audit supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, began his baseball “life” as a second-base Little League player. As a young adult, he played third base on his college fraternity’s team and, after returning from college to his hometown of Archbald, Pa., he took up second base and outfield in a 20+ league. It would be another 30 years before he transitioned to softball after spotting a “softball players needed” notice in his church’s newsletter. “When we get to be in our 50s, we are getting closer to retiring, and our [children] are now adults and need less of our help,” freeing up time for hobbies, he said. After about three years as a player, Munley was asked to manage temporarily for a manager who needed time off for health reasons—but the manager never did return, and Munley’s managerial position became permanent. “I volunteered because I used to be a Little League assistant manager and figured it would be
almost the same, but the ‘kids’ older,” Munley said. As one of 10 managers in the 55+ league and one of six in the 62+ league, Munley’s duties include ensuring the teams have enough players for the upcoming season; holding team meetings; providing game schedules and making sure enough players will be available for each game; paying umpires and coming up with funds to pay for league fees; and notifying players of game cancelations. Games in the 55+ league are played Monday and Wednesday evenings. This league includes 10 teams and uses a slow-pitch softball and wooden bats. There are 11 defensive players on the field: four outfielders and seven infielders. Games are seven innings and are “very competitive,” Munley said. Six teams compose the morning league, which is for players over age 62. Its structure is altered a bit to accommodate players who prefer a less competitive, nine-inning game: Every player who attends the game is placed in the batting order and must play a minimum of three innings on the field. The appeal of 55-and-over softball for Munley and his teammates extends far beyond simple nostalgia, however. “I am not a doctor, but it’s easy to observe that those playing ball are in good physical shape, especially for their ages … Baseball season starts for us with practices in April and goes through late October, so this gets the body moving quite a bit,” Munley said, adding that the leagues even have players over age 75. But the physical exercise is just one advantage of league participation. Perhaps even greater are the mental and social rewards. “The players … also benefit
from the companionship and the feeling of being needed and part of a team,” Munley said. “The players in the league encourage their team’s players and also give the opposing team’s players compliments when they do well.” Friendships are formed that transcend the ball field into everyday life, with players often getting together after games— even with opposing players—for a bite to eat. Players’ wives sometimes socialize after games as well, Munley said. And then there’s the good, old-fashioned razzing that goes on—an essential element to any sports team. “Team players also enjoy playing because they get to tease the other guys, and both know it’s just for fun.” Munley said the companionship and fun of playing in the league has helped some players through life’s tougher times, too. And the drive to play encourages players to keep themselves in shape during the off months so they’re ready to swing the bat come spring. “Also, when an injury occurs, they strive to get back in shape as soon as possible,” Munley added. As a native Pennsylvanian, Munley’s pro-ball allegiance must fall with the Phillies or Pirates—right? “I follow the San Francisco Giants. This may seem odd for a Pennsylvania guy,” he said. “It all started when I was in grade school. We had a baseball board game, and since I was one of the last to join, I was given the Giants as a team. Since then, I stayed as a Giants fan.” Both the 55+ and 62+ softball leagues are seeking additional players. For more information about joining a league, contact Jerry Munley at (717) 877-3356 or email gmunleysr@gmail.com. www.50plusLifePA.com
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Most kinds of sandpipers and But wherever they hatch, killdeer plovers (shorebirds) in North America babies are vulnerable to vehicles and nest on the Arctic tundra, seacoast predators in their open environments. beaches, or salt marshes. And those hatching on roofs drop to But a few species, including the ground. killdeer plovers, spotted sandpipers, Spotted sandpipers patrol waterway and American woodcocks, raise and impoundment shorelines for young inland invertebrates. in much of And females of North America, this species lay including here eggs near those in southeastern waters. Pennsylvania. Spotties Like almost bob and dance all shorebirds, while walking these inland along the edges species nest of water. Their on the ground constant dipping but in different mimics objects Killdeer habitats, which bouncing eliminates in wavelets, competition blending in to among them be invisible. for space and Woodcocks invertebrate live on deadfood enough for leaf floors of their youngsters bottomland to grow and woods. There mature. they poke their All these long beaks Sandpiper shorebirds into moist are migrants, soil to extract though some killdeer stay north earthworms and other invertebrates. all winter. But other killdeer and Male woodcocks present courtship woodcocks arrive here early in March, displays most every evening through and spotted sandpipers get here in March and April to attract females to mid-April. them for mating. All shorebirds, being related, lay Each male exits a bottomland four eggs per clutch and only raise one woods just after sunset and lands on brood each year. Chicks hatch fuzzy, a spot of bare ground in a clearing. open-eyed, camouflaged, and able to There he stands upright and “beeps” feed themselves within 24 hours of about a minute. Then he takes off hatching. in spiral, upward flight, his wings Eggs, chicks, and adults of all twittering all the while. species blend into their sparsely When he reaches the zenith of his vegetated habitats, making them hard flight, he verbally utters several series to see by predators and us. of musical notes and swoops down Killdeer originally hatched young to his bare-soil stage. His displays on streamside gravel bars. But they are interrupted by receptive females. adapted to laying eggs on the bare Females lay their clutches on leafy soil of plowed fields and the gravel of forest floors. driveways, parking lots, railroad beds, Watch for inland shorebirds this and flat, gravel roofs. spring. They are interesting.
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The Temple on the Hill By Andrea Gross
It’s an eye-popping, head-scratching sight. There, right in the middle of Middle America, stands one of the most recognizable buildings in Europe: the Greek Parthenon, generally considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. What in the name of Zeus is this historic monument doing in Nashville, Tenn.? Of course, the Tennessee building is a replica, but it looks much more like the temple where Socrates and Plato debated the merits of democracy than does the one in Athens. The original Parthenon, built in the fifth century B.C., shows its age. Some of the columns have crumbled; most of the roof is gone, and the marble sculptures that decorated its exterior are now in the British Museum of London, the center of
The Nashville Parthenon is a near-exact replica of the one that was built in Greece in the fifth century BC.
a longstanding dispute between England and Greece. What’s more, the giant statue of Athena, which was created by Pheidias, the most famous sculptor of his time, disappeared 1,500 years ago. In contrast, the building in Nashville is in perfect condition. My husband and I are awed by the
The statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, is 42 feet tall.
50 graceful Doric columns, which, like the original, are ingeniously tapered so that, to the eye, they appear straight while they actually tilt
slightly inward, an architectural trick to make them appear regally tall. Inside we’re mesmerized by a 42foot-tall statue of Athena, reproduced by Nashville sculptor Alan LeQuire. The goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, whom the Parthenon was built to honor, is attired in a flowing gown and gilded with 8 pounds of 23.75-karat gold. In her right hand she holds an adult-size statue of Nike, the goddess of victory. In short, Nashville’s Parthenon resembles the original as it was, not as it is. This, of course, gets us back to our original question: Why Nashville? Nashville doesn’t even rank in the top 70 largest Greek-American communities. The answer dates back to the mid1800s, when the city was known as a
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center of wisdom, art, and learning. It was the first city in the South to have a public school system, and it had more colleges and universities than other cities of its size. Proud Nashvillians said that in their reverence for knowledge and love of philosophical debate, they and the ancient Greeks were kindred spirits. In addition to thinking like the Greeks, the city had a Greek flair due to its abundance of Greek Revival architecture. Nashville became known as “The Athens of the South.” Thus, in 1897 when it was asked to erect a pavilion for the state’s Centennial Exposition, it seemed natural to build a life-sized model of the Parthenon. The building was only intended to last for the six-month duration of the exposition, but the citizens balked at tearing it down. Instead they replaced the temporary structure with a permanent one, which was completed in 1931. Today the Nashville Parthenon serves as the city’s art museum. In addition, it hosts a series of free educational programs that range from
Fragments of pillars lie near the Tennessee State Capitol, giving visitors the feeling they are wandering among Greek ruins.
panel discussions In 1955 the to formal lectures. capitol, which As for was then nearly Nashville’s Greek 100 years old, atmosphere, its needed a fix-up. streets are still We drive to the filled with fine north side of the examples of building, where classical Greek we find some of architecture. the original pillars Not far from the that weren’t used Tulip Grove, on the grounds of Parthenon, the in the restoration. Jackson’s estate, also has elements They’re scattered Tennessee State of Greek style. Capitol, modeled on a small patch after a Greek of grass, where temple, sits atop Nashville’s own they bear an eerie resemblance to the acropolis. ruins of ancient Greece.
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The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, is an example of classical Greek architecture.
Later we explore the area near West End Avenue and Belle Meade Boulevard, where many homes have the trademark Greek columns and porticos. The most famous of the Greek Revival homes belongs to Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. His home, The Hermitage, was originally built in the Federal style, but after being destroyed by a fire, it was rebuilt with the classical elements that were more in vogue at the time. Finally, we go to the Athens Family Restaurant. It’s housed in an architecturally bland building but is renowned for its authentically spiced Greek food, including gyros and souvlaki. Of course, in what is altogether fitting for the culture that practically invented democracy, the chefs also serve thoroughly American hamburgers! For more information on Tennessee and other exciting destinations, visit www. traveltizers.com. Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).
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‘Service Station’ Stops at Traditions of Hershey
What’s missing in the world? That’s the question local artist William Chambers has been asking the public for his current art project, “Service Station.” Chambers, of Lancaster, has been traveling with his interactive embroidery project, asking the public that simple question, and the answers then get stitched onto a vintage hand towel. This traveling project recently made its way to Traditions of Hershey From left, residents Elaine Zakula, Tina Independent Living for Balaster, Neda Longenecker, Jo Bucher, senior residents and local and William Chambers, artist. community members to share their own answers and stitch onto the piece themselves. At each location, Chambers sets up his Service Station, dressed as a ’50s malt shop employee, and asks passersby, “What’s missing?” Participants, both children and adults, are able to stitch their answers on the hand towel, which measures 40 yards long, or Chambers can stitch them himself. Answers vary from simple objects, such as animals, or they can be more philosophical, such as “patience,” “compassion,” or “peace.” “Service Station” is a yearlong project that has traveled to multiple locations. The project will culminate in July with its exhibition at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Residents Attend Their ‘Senior Prom’ Residents at Traditions of Hershey got the royal treatment with their very own prom recently, held by Traditions of Hershey Independent Living and Personal Care in collaboration with Hershey High School Honor Society students. The theme was “Roaring ’20s,” and students from Hershey High School acted as escorts for senior residents who did not have dates. Residents enjoyed dinner followed by dancing with entertainment James and Josephine Vickers, provided by The Tunesters, prom king and queen 2016. performing Big Band music. They also crowned a prom king and queen, James and Josephine Vickers.
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Financial Paperwork: What to Keep, What to Toss
Dear Savvy Senior, How long should a person hang on to old receipts, stock records, tax returns, and other financial documents? I have accumulated boxes full of such papers over the years and would like to get rid of some of it now that I’m retired. – Getting Organized Dear Getting, This is a great time of the year to get rid of unnecessary or outdated paperwork and to organize your records in preparation for filing your tax return. Here’s a checklist of what to keep and what to toss out, along with some tips to help you reduce your future paper accumulation. Toss Out • ATM receipts and bank-deposit slips as soon as you match them up with your monthly statement
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• Bank statements (savings and checking account) to confirm your 1099s
• Credit card statements that do not have a tax-related expense on them • Utility bills when the following month’s bill arrives showing that your prior payment was received—but if you wish to track utility usage over time, you may want to keep them for a year, or if you deduct a home office on your taxes, keep them for seven years To avoid identity theft, be sure you shred anything you throw away that contains your personal information. It’s best to use a crosscut shredder rather than a strip one, which leaves long paper bands that could be reassembled. Keep One Year • Paycheck stubs until you get your W-2 in January to check its accuracy
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• Brokerage, 401(k), IRA, and other investment statements until you get your annual summary (keep longer for tax purposes if they show a gain or loss) • Receipts for healthcare bills in case you qualify for a medical deduction Keep Seven Years Keep supporting documents for your taxes, including W-2s, 1099s, and receipts or canceled checks that substantiate deductions, for seven years. The IRS usually has up to three years after you file to audit you but may look back up to six years if it suspects you substantially underreported income or committed fraud. Keep Indefinitely • Tax returns with proof of filing and payment—you should keep these for at least seven years, but many experts recommend you keep them forever because they provide a record of your financial history • IRS forms that you filed when making nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA or a Roth conversion • Receipts for capital improvements that you’ve made to your home until seven years after you sell the house • Retirement and brokerage account annual statements as long as you hold those investments • Defined-benefit pension plan documents
• Savings bonds until redeemed • Loan documents until the loan is paid off • Vehicle titles and registration information as long as you own the car, boat, truck, or other vehicle
• Warranties or receipts for big-ticket purchases for as long as you own the item to support warranty and insurance claims Keep Forever You should never get rid of personal and family records like birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce papers, Social Security cards, military discharge papers, and estate-planning documents (power of attorney, will, trust, and advanced directive). Keep these in a fireproof safe or safe-deposit box. Reduce Your Paper To reduce your paper clutter, consider digitizing your documents by scanning them and converting them into PDF files so you can store them on your computer and back them up onto a USB flash drive or external hard drive like iCloud (www.icloud.com) or Carbonite (www.carbonite.com). You can also reduce your future paper load by switching to electronic statements and records whenever possible.
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Year Est.: 2014 Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York RNs: No LPNs: No CNAs: Yes Home Aides: Yes
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(717) 920-0707 www.seniorhelpers.com/harrisburg Other Certifications and Services: Offering nonmedical home care to provide positive solutions for aging in place. Companionship, personal care, and our specialized dementia care. No minimum number of hours. Medicaid Waiver approved. Convenient, free assessment.
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Other Certifications and Services: Connections at Home VIA Willow Valley delivers unparalleled, personalized care and companionship in the home, hospital, or senior living community, by compassionate, reliable, dedicated caregivers who are backed by the area’s most trusted name in senior living for more than 30 years—Willow Valley Communities.
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Other Certifications and Services: Visiting Angels provides seniors and adults with the needed assistance to continue living at home. Flexible hours up to 24 hours per day. Companionship, personal hygiene, meal prep, and more. Our caregivers are thoroughly screened, bonded, and insured. Call today for a complimentary and informational meeting.
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On Life and Love after 50
Tom Blake
Single Mom Nearing Retirement Wants to Make New Friends
I have often stressed to older singles the importance of getting involved in activities and making new friends. This week, Lynda, of Carlisle, Pa., emailed asking for advice on how to do that. Lynda said, “I was a single mom for 17 years and was very involved in my children’s lives and their activities. I have had the same type of work for 32 years and have moved a lot due to a military way of life. When I was in my 20s and 30s, making friends happened without even thinking about it. “Now, in my mid-50s, making friends seems to be tougher than I imagined. I have friends at work but most of them are married and have their own lives outside of work. “I have a good boss, I like my job a lot, and I get to see my grandkids, who live an hour away, once in a while. “Since I am approaching retirement, I’m trying to figure out what I can do to make friends and get involved in my community. I love animals and have two dogs of my own. I hope to someday find someone I can experience life with, although I am very content being on my own with my dogs. “I have thought about volunteering with Meals on Wheels and/or helping out with dog-rescue places. Any input would be appreciated.” Tom’s Answer: Making new friends now is wise. By doing so, you will already have friends when you retire. Yes, making friends is more difficult compared to when we were younger. For women, having women friends is as important, if not more important, than having men friends. By pursuing activities you enjoy, making new friends will easily follow. You already seem to know what you want to do: You love animals and have two dogs. You have thought about volunteering at an animal shelter. Go for it; you’re a natural. Two months ago, I rescued a dog www.50plusLifePA.com
named Samson and got to know the volunteers at my local shelter. They all had one thing in common: They loved dogs and cats. In addition, they were wonderful people. You would immediately make friends at an animal shelter. Next, you mentioned volunteering for Meals on Wheels. That’s a great cause. I suggest you start doing that once or twice a week. It is important to try new things, particularly after you stop working. After my life partner, Greta, retired, she became involved in tai chi, yoga, and water aerobics classes. Through exercise, she has made many wonderful new friends. If you need more ideas, check out Meetup (www.Meetup.com), a free site that lists all kinds of clubs and activities across the U.S. that you can
join. Pick a couple of activities that interest you and try them. One other point: You say you would like to meet a man with whom to experience life, but if that does not happen, you are content just spending time with your dogs. I think you can do both. Make time without the dogs to let a man into your life. Yes, you treasure your dogs, but don’t be so obsessed with them that you shut out potential mates. The above paragraph is important for people wanting to meet a mate. Often, I see women and sometimes men who are so into their pets they post their pet’s photo as their Facebook profile photo instead of their own. The message that sent is loud and clear: My pets are everything to me. Don’t get me wrong; I love all animals. However, wouldn’t it be nice
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to have a mate and have your pets? Lynda, you have many positives in your life: You have worked in the same field for 32 years, which shows stability, dedication, and loyalty— great traits to have. Not many people have worked in a job that long. In addition, you were a single mom for 17 years, and that required a huge commitment. I have great respect for single moms—that has to be the toughest job in the world. Pursue making new friends before retirement with the same energy you put forth into working and raising your children. You will accomplish your goal quickly. For dating information, previous articles, or to sign up for Tom’s complimentary, weekly e-newsletter, go to www. findingloveafter60.com.
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Community Programs/Support Groups Free and open to the public
Senior Center Activities
April 27, 6 to 7 p.m. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Family Support Group Linden Village 100 Tuck Court, Lebanon (717) 274-7400
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Library Programs Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802 April 11, 6 p.m. – Geek Night: Staying Safe Online April 26, 6:30 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Native Plants in Your Garden Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624 Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523 April 12, 6 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Container Vegetable Gardening Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800 April 5, 6 p.m. – One Book, One Community Program: Container Vegetable Gardening Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347 Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939
parks and recreation All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted. April 9, 7:30 p.m. – Seeing Stars April 10, 1:30 p.m. – Senior Walkabout April 30, 2 p.m. – The Art of Charcoaling
When the Media Gets in on April Fools’ Day If you’re looking for inspiration on April 1, remember one of the all-time great media hoaxes. In 1957, the BBC’s respected news program Panorama ran a story celebrating a bumper spaghetti crop in Switzerland— thanks to a mild winter and the near elimination of the destructive “spaghetti weevil.” The program included footage
of Swiss farm workers pulling strands of spaghetti from trees and laying them in the sun to dry. Although some viewers caught on—and chastised the BBC for playing fast and loose in a news program—others fell hook, line, and pasta ladle. Many even telephoned the network to ask where they could get their own spaghetti trees.
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Maple Street Senior Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon April 6, 1 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Bus Trip: Chef Joseph Poon “Wok & Walk Tour” in Chinatown, Philadelphia Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 Myerstown Baptist Church, 59 Ramona Road, Myerstown April 13, 7:45 a.m. – Breakfast Club at Country Fare Restaurant April 19, noon – 42nd Anniversary Luncheon at Hebron Catering and Events April 28, 4 p.m. – Mini Golf and Dinner at Kauffman’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html April 20, 2 p.m. – Shuffleboard April 28, noon – May Flowers Bingo April 29, 12:30 p.m. – Pinochle Club (New Players Welcome) Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra April 5, 10 a.m. – K nitting Club for Veterans and Hospice Patients April 6, 11 a.m. – Volunteer Luncheon at Maple Street Center April 12, 10 a.m. – Watercolor Art Class
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Famous Animals of the ’50s and ’60s Find these movie and television animals who were famous in the ’50s and ’60s: 1. L _____ (dog) 2. T_____ (bird) 3. S_____- Doo (dog) 4. F_____ (dolphin) 5. Y_____ (bear) 6. B_____ (chimpanzee) 7. S_____ (horse) 8. Old Y_____ (dog) 9. S_____ (cat) 10. J_____ (mouse) News Events of the ’60s Fill in the blanks: 1. 1960 – K _ _ _ _ _ y elected president 2. 1961 – Alan B. S _ _ _ _ _ d orbits space 3. 1962 – Cuban m _ _ _ _ _ e crisis 4. 1964 – Earthquake destroys A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e 5. 1964 – Johnson defeats G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r 6. 1966 – M _ _ _ _ _ a v. Arizona protects rights of the accused 7. 1967 – Moshe D _ _ _ n leads Israel in Six-Day War 8. 1968 – Nixon and A_ _ _ w are elected 9. 1968 – Martin Luther King slain in M _ _ _ _ _ s 10. 1969 – W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ k – Three days of peace and music Written by Alan Stillson. Please see http://stillsonworks.com
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1. Saying 2. Excuse 3. Ritual 4. Wedding words 5. Arrange 6. Panache 7. Scream 8. Cry 9. Impudence 10. Fiend 11. Docile 12. Gr. letter 15. Snooze 20. Debauchee 22. Pulpit
27. Astern 29. Twosome 30. Brazilian port 31. Beverage 34. Redo a lawn 37. Take the count 38. Possess 39. Pain 40. Saltwater fish 41. Elderly 42. Haggard novel 43. After spark or fire 45. Signature witness 47. Mortar box 48. Decompose 49. Sand feature
50. Costello, for one 51. Shame 52. Circulars 55. Indifferent 58. Work hard 60. Small three-masted vessel 62. Love (It.) 64. Regrettably 66. Titaness 67. More expansive 68. Carryall 69. Lacerated 70. Zest 71. Let it stand! 72. Before (poet.)
26. Club ___ 28. Enemy 29. Scot. river 30. Fishing gear 31. Robe 32. Pitcher 33. Rooney or Gibb 34. Reckless 35. Reverberation 36. Outbuilding 37. Record 40. Write out 41. Consumed 43. Affirmative 44. Oaf
45. Brazil, for one 46. Cameo stone 49. Distend 50. Actress Sophia 51. Aviator 52. Loathe 53. Tractor name 54. Glance over 55. Power tool 56. Leave out 57. Soft drink 59. Grains 61. Fem. suffix 63. Energy unit 65. Congeal
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Salute to a Veteran
Robert D. Wilcox
B-25 Bombers Land Better with Their Gear Down crew candidates. So, bulkhead on the side he promptly enlisted of the passageway again and was sent to to the bombardier’s Connally Air Force station. He cut a hole Base near Waco, through the aluminum Texas, to go through and found that an classification once extra-long bolt had more. been used on a strut to And he was again the landing gear (after selected to be a pilot. its preceding 100-hour There he took basic inspection). flying training in the It had cleanly single-engine T-6 severed the tube for 1st Lt. Francis Conrad Hamp, the hydraulic fluid before shipping to at Rhein-Main, Germany, when the gear was Reese Air Force Base in 1952. in Lubbock, Texas, for retracted, permitting advance training in the twin-engine all the fluid to drain out. He crimped B-25 bomber. the tube shut, and they were then able On his first solo flight in the to coax enough hydraulic fluid from B-25, he then had his problem with another accumulator to finally get the the landing gear. They were about to gear down and locked. shoot practice landings at an auxiliary As they landed, they found field when they found that, whatever that the base commander, many they could do, they couldn’t get the flight instructors, a fire truck, an gear to come down. ambulance, and the chaplain were They then called in the problem to waiting to see how the drama would the airbase … and got the curt order turn out. Did that seem to be a signal to “come back and crash.” So they did that flying was more dangerous than come back, but then spent a couple of he thought? hours trying everything they knew to “Nah,” he grins. “Never gave it a solve the problem. thought.” The base sent up a T-28 with two He must not have, because he instructors to look the plane over, next shipped to Bolling Field in but they couldn’t suggest anything Washington, D.C., where, for a year, either. The right wheel had come part he served in the Special Missions way down, but that only made the Squadron, flying VIPs around the problem worse. U.S. and Canada in C-47s and B-25s. Then the flight chief noticed Then in 1952 it was to Rheinhydraulic fluid flowing down the Main Air Base in Frankfurt,
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Conrad Hamp had long known that, of course, but he got a frightening reminder of it one time when the landing gear of the B-25 he was flying decided not to come down. Although he had never expected an accident like that to happen to him, he had wanted to fly ever since 1935, when, as a 9-year-old in Baltimore, he had been taken by his father to a fly-in of Army bombers. Just by walking around them and marveling at those awesome planes, he decided that being a pilot was his goal, once he became of age. So, in 1943, as a 17-year-old in high school, he went to Towson, Md., and enlisted in the Pre-Aviation Cadet Enlisted Reserve. And, when he was called to active duty in April 1945, his only question was, “Why did it take so long?” He was first sent to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for basic training and classification. After going through a battery of tests, he got good news—and bad. The good news was that he was classified a pilot. The bad news was the Air Force had closed down the pilot training program, and he was sent to Keesler Field for aircraft and engine mechanic training. Lacking a chance to fly, he opted to leave the Air Force in November 1945. A variety of civilian jobs followed until 1950, when he saw a huge sign in front of the library saying that the Air Force was again seeking flight
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Germany, to fly the C-119 troop carrier and drop U.S., British, and French troops in exercises in various European countries. That was followed by an assignment in Neubiberg, Germany, where, in C-119s, he hauled material to bases all over Europe and North Africa. In July 1955, he returned to New York aboard a civilian-crewed Navy transport and was separated from the Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, S.C., in 1956. He worked for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in flight service for many years in Key West and Myrtle Beach before retiring in 1976. He lived in Hilton Head Plantation, S.C., for a few years before returning to Baltimore in the ’80s. How did he happen to come to Central Pennsylvania? He says, “I had an uncle who liked to eat. One day, he said to me, ‘Want a good meal?’” Hamp said sure, and his uncle then drove them north to Central Pennsylvania, where he “treated me to some of the best food I had ever eaten,” Hamp says. “That’s a big part of what brought me here to live.” So, since 2004, he has lived in a Central Pennsylvania retirement community that offers just what he needs … including an endless supply of that great local food.
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Famous Animals of the ’50s and ’60s Lassie (dog) 6. Bonzo (chimpanzee) Tweety (bird) 7. Silver (horse) Scooby-Doo (dog) 8. Old Yeller (dog) Flipper (dolphin) 9. Sylvester (cat) Yogi (bear) 10. Jerry (mouse)
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News Events of the ’60s 1960 – Kennedy 6. 1966 – Miranda 1961 – Shepard 7. 1967 – Dayan 1962 – missile 8. 1968 – Agnew 1964 – Anchorage 9. 1968 – Memphis 1964 – Goldwater 10. 1969 – Woodstock
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It Was 50 Years Ago Today
Randal Hill
‘California Dreamin’ ’
“All the leaves are The future classic brown and the sky is was first recorded in gray …” Los Angeles by Barry Michelle Phillips McGuire—with the well remembers the Mamas and the Papas 4 a.m. incident that providing background changed her life. vocals—as a followHer husband, John, up to his millionwas gently shaking her selling “Eve of awake with the words, Destruction.” “California Dreamin’” “‘You have to help me But at the last The Mamas and the Papas finish this song, Mich. minute, Dunhill April 1966 Help me, and you’ll Records owner thank me for this Lou Adler erased someday,’” wrote Michelle in her book, McGuire’s vocals and had the Mamas California Dreamin’: The True Story of and the Papas record their voices over the Mamas and the Papas. the instrumental track. John already had much of the song John Phillips decided he wanted composed by the time he woke her that something more exotic than the morning. standard middle guitar solo. During In his autobiography written a break, he stepped into the hallway with Jim Jerome, Papa John: An at the recording studio and ran into Autobiography by John Phillips, John session jazz musician Bud Shank, a recalled, “One of the first songs we master of the saxophone and flute. worked on was written during the When John asked Shank to winter [of 1963-64], inspired by a bone- contribute an alto flute solo to the chilling walk through the snows of song’s break, Shank nailed it elegantly Central Park. We were daydreaming of on the first take. bright sun, blue skies, and palm trees. “California Dreamin’” was to be “LA was home for Michelle, and as the first of nine Top 40 singles for the winter dragged on in New York, it was group that had once lived in a tent in impossible not to miss the 12-month the Virgin Islands. California summer.” Between 1965 and 1968, the Mamas To escape the bitter cold, the and the Papas would sell 40 million pair had briefly visited St. Patrick’s records. (The group’s back story unfolds Cathedral, an inspiration for the song’s in their million-selling 1967 musical second verse: “Stopped into a church we biography called Creeque Alley.) passed along the way.” Michelle enjoyed To many music fans, nothing would visiting churches; John wanted only to ever resonate quite as strongly as the get warm. song that first brought the Mamas and Michelle later explained the line, the Papas fame. “Well, I got down on my knees and In her autobiography California I pretend to pray”: “John hated the Dreamin’, Michelle Phillips recalled, verse, as he was turned off to churches “‘California Dreamin’’ was a great song. by unpleasant memories of parochial It was one of those songs, like, ‘Damnit, school. But he couldn’t think of I don’t want to be boxed in to what my anything better, so he left it in.” life has to offer. I’m going to change it Note: In “California Dreamin,’” … The only one who can change it is listeners have often mistakenly thought me … It gave impetus to change.” the group sang “I began to pray” rather Randal C. Hill is a rock ’n’ roll historian than “I pretend to pray,” and many who lives at the Oregon coast. He may be heard the line “The preacher liked the cold” as “The preacher lights the coals.” reached at wryterhill@msn.com. www.50plusLifePA.com
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