Lebanon County Edition
October 2012
Vol. 7 No. 10
Finding Laughs Between Sorrows Local Theater Vet and Writer Takes on Troubled First Lady By Katie Weeber For years, Central Pennsylvania has been home to a thriving community of artists, musicians, and actors, providing residents with ample opportunity for entertainment and cultural experiences. One member of this community is Candace O’Donnell, who has performed at numerous local theaters and has recently completed a year-long project of researching and writing a monologue for Mary Todd Lincoln. O’Donnell will be performing Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense at the Ware Center in November of this year. O’Donnell has performed throughout the county at venues such as the Fulton Opera House, Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre, Rainbow Dinner Theatre, Sight and Sound Theatre, Theater of the Seventh Sister, Sharadin Bigler Theatre (Ephrata Performing Arts Center), and the Brossman Theater. She also appeared in a Smilebuilderz dental commercial and in the independent film Another Harvest Moon. She has been on the board of directors for several local theaters, including that for the Fulton Opera House guild. For most of O’Donnell’s life, however, theater was not her main focus. “I probably had more of an interest in writing before I got into the theater,” she said. Growing up in St. Louis, Mo., O’Donnell showed an early aptitude for English and writing. This talent was fostered by encouraging teachers, including one who took a poem O’Donnell had written and submitted it to the local paper. Shortly thereafter, O’Donnell’s work was in print. please see LAUGHS page 14 Candace O’Donnell (in the period guise of Mary Todd Lincoln) will reveal a rarely seen lighter side of the first lady’s eventful life when she presents her monologue Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense at Millersville University’s Ware Center next month.
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Dear Worried, Unfortunately, depression is a widespread problem among U.S. seniors, affecting approximately 15 percent of the 65-and-older population. Here’s what you should know, along with some tips and resources for screening and treatments. Recognizing Depression Everyone feels sad or gets the blues now and then, but when these feelings linger more than a few weeks, it may be depression. Depression is a real illness that affects mood, feelings, behavior, and physical health, and contrary to what many people believe, it’s not a normal part of aging or a personal weakness, but it is very treatable. It’s also important to know that depression is not just sadness. In many seniors it can manifest as apathy, irritability, or problems with memory or concentration without the depressed mood. To help you get some insight on the seriousness of your husband’s problem, here’s a rundown of the warning signs to look for: • A persistent feeling of sadness • A lost interest in hobbies or activities that were previously enjoyed • Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, or hopelessness • Trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions • Feeling anxious, restless, or irritable • Loss of energy or motivation • Inability to sleep or sleeping too much
• Not eating or eating too much • Thoughts about dying or suicide A good resource for identifying depression is Mental Health America (www.depressionscreening.org), a national nonprofit organization that offers a free online depression screening test. This test takes just a few minutes and can help determine the severity of your husband’s problem.
National Depression Screening Day: October 11
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There’s also National Depression Screening Day, which is coming up on Oct. 11. Sponsored by Screening for Mental Health, this is a completely free service that provides depression screenings by mental health professionals at hundreds of locations across the country. The test takes fewer than 15 minutes to complete and is available to people of all ages. To find a site near you, visit www.helpyourselfhelpothers.org. Also be aware that Medicare now covers annual depression screenings as part of their free Welcome to Medicare visit for new beneficiaries and free annual wellness visits thereafter. Get Help If your husband is suffering from depressive symptoms, he needs to see his doctor for a medical evaluation to rule out possible
medical causes. Some medications, for example, can produce side effects that mimic depressive symptoms—pain and sleeping meds are common culprits. It’s also important to distinguish between depression and dementia, which can share some of the same symptoms. If he’s diagnosed with depression, there are a variety of treatment options, including talk therapy, antidepressant medications, or a combination of both. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a particularly effective type of talk therapy that helps patients recognize and change destructive thinking patterns that lead to negative feelings. For help finding a therapist who’s trained in CBT, ask your doctor for a referral, check your local yellow pages under “counseling” or “psychologists,” or check with the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (www.abct.org) or the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (www.academyofct.org). Another treatment worth mentioning is a relatively new procedure called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). This FDA-approved treatment uses a small electromagnet placed on the scalp right behind the left forehead and delivers a tiny electric current to the part of the brain linked to depression. TMS is currently available in about 420 psychiatrist offices around the country (see www.neurostartms.com) and is very effective for older patients. Savvy Tip: The National Institute of Mental Health offers a variety of free publications on depression that you can order at www.infocenter.nimh.nih.gov, or call (866) 615-6464. 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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Solutions for all puzzles can be found on page 14 WORD SEARCH
Across 1. Writer _____ Asimov 6. Quality of a football lineman 9. Shakespeare, e.g. 13. Stallion’s cry 14. University of Rhode Island 15. Used in printing 16. Gymnast Comaneci 17. Man’s tasseled hat 18. Unlace 19. FEMA help, e.g. 21. He’s now a Bronco 23. Defensive ___ 24. Deal with it 25. It airs Sunday night football
28. Silage holder 30. Last year’s BCS runner-up 35. Having wings 37. NCAA’s initial ____-team playoff 39. Academy in Annapolis 40. Welt 41. Yesteryears 43. 1977 football flick, ____ Tough 44. Type of acid 46. Manufactured 47. “____ and proper” 48. Pollute 50. The ____ Show (1976-1980) 52. “Owner of a Lonely Heart” band
53. Film shot 55. Dog command 57. Tide’s color 61. Not very far 64. Raja’s wife 65. Major time period 67. Water nymph 69. Beginning of illness 70. ENT’s first concern? 71. Ownership document 72. Jolie’s other half 73. Conference of last 6 college champs 74. Pittsburgh’s _____ Curtain
Down 1. Overnight lodging 2. Make very hot and dry 3. ____-de-camp 4. Quality of a good player 5. Moves with each first down 6. It makes a car shine 7. Wrath 8. Most famous gremlin 9. Capital of West Germany, 1949-1989 10. Unfavorable prefix 11. Seabiscuit control 12. Small amount of residue 15. Go to NPR, e.g. 20. Enlighten
22. Suitable 24. Quality of a good soldier 25. Muslim ruler, respectfully 26. What a scapegoat is given 27. Shorter than California 29. Used for weaving 31. Tackler’s breath? 32. Each and all 33. Chinese silk plant 34. Takes off weight 36. Nevada Wolf Pack’s home 38. Do over 42. Touch is one of these 45. Starting time
49. One from Laos 51. Brother of No. 21 Across is a leader of this team 54. Genuflecting joints 56. Loyalty to the loyal, e.g. 57. Farmer’s output 58. Alternate spelling of No. 64 Across 59. In or of the present month 60. Athletic event 61. Narcotics agent 62. Evander Holyfield’s ear mark 63. Ivy League’s Bulldogs 66. Charlotte of Facts of Life fame 68. Ctrl+Alt+___
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Home Care Services & Hospice Providers Listings with a screened background have additional information about their services in a display advertisement in this edition. Agency Name Telephone/Website
Alliance Home Help (800) 444-4598 (toll-free) www.alliancehomehelp.com
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Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc. (717) 569-0451 www.cpnc.com
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Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York
Garden Spot Village (717) 355-6000 www.gardenspotvillageathome.org
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Lancaster
1911
Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill
Good Samaritan Hospice (717) 274-2591 www.gshleb.org
1979
Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill
Homeland Hospice (717) 221-7890 www.homelandcenter.org
2009
Cumberland, Dauphin, York
Good Samaritan Home Health (717) 274-2591 www.gshleb.org
Hospice and Community Care Founded as Hospice of Lancaster County
(717) 295-3900 www.hospicecommunity.org
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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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Providing all levels of care (PCAs, CNAs, LPNs, RNs), in the home, hospital, or retirement communities with specifically trained caregivers for Alzheimer's and dementia clients. Home care provided up to 24 hours a day to assist with personal care and housekeeping. A FREE nursing assessment is offered.
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Personal care and companionship services in your home with all the professionalism, friendliness, and excellence you expect of Garden Spot Village. Contact info@gardenspotvillage.org.
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Good Samaritan Home Health is a Pennsylvania-licensed home health agency that is Medicare certified and Joint Commission accredited. We work with your physician to provide nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, wound care, and specialized care as needed.
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Good Samaritan Hospice provides services to patients and their families facing a life-limiting illness. We are Pennsylvania licensed, JCAHO accredited, and Medicare certified. We provide services 24 hours per day with a team approach for medical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs.
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Exemplary care provided by a highly trained staff who address all patient and caregiver needs.
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Non-profit hospice providing physical, emotional, and spiritual end-of-life care in homes, nursing homes, hospitals, and in one of their two inpatient centers located in Lancaster and Mount Joy. Palliative care, volunteer support, and bereavement services. JCAHO accredited. Massage therapy, music therapy, and pet therapy available. Referrals 24 hours a day: (717) 391-2421 (Lancaster area) or (717) 885-0347 (York area).
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Home Care Services & Hospice Providers Listings with a screened background have additional information about their services in a display advertisement in this edition. Agency Name Telephone/Website
Year Est.
Counties Served
RNs
LPNs CNAs
Home Medicare Aides Certified?
Other Certifications and Services
2004
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York
Yes
Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistance provided by qualified, caring, competent, compassionate, and compatable caregivers. Personalized service with Assistance for Daily Living (ADL, IADL): companionship, meal prep, bathing, cleaning, and personal care needs. Respite care, day surgery assistance. Assistance with Veterans Homecare Benefits. Pampered Care Services©. Clutter Stoppers professional organizational services: PA license #10053601.
1997
Adams, Berks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York
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For everyone’s peace of mind, 24-hour personal care in the home you love, yours! Premier, professional caregivers. Extensive background checks. Free home evaluations.
Safe Haven Quality Care, LLC (717) 258-1199; (717) 238-1111 (717) 582-4110; (717) 582-9977 www.safehavenqualitycare.com
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Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, York
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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.
Seniors Helping Seniors (717) 933-2077 www.seniorshelpingseniors.com
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Dauphin, Lebanon
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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.
2001
Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, York
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Up to 24-hour non-medical care including companionship, respite care, personal hygiene, laundry, meal prep, and errands. Choose your caregiver from a list of thoroughly screened, bonded, and insured caregivers. Nurse owned and operated. America's Choice in Home Care.
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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.
Keystone In-Home Care, Inc. (717) 898-2825 (866) 857-4601 (toll-free) www.keystoneinhomecare.com
Live-In Care of Pennsylvania (717) 519-6860 (888) 327-7477 (toll-free) www.liveincareofpa.com
Visiting Angels (717) 393-3450; (717) 737-8899 (717) 751-2488; (717) 630-0067 (717) 652-8899; (800) 365-4189 www.visitingangels.com
VNA Community Care Services (717) 544-2195; (888) 290-2195 (toll-free) www.lancastergeneral.org/content/ VNA_Community_Care.htm
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This Month’s Phobia: Being Buried Alive Saralee Perel ecently, I read an article about a speaker at the World Conference on Assisted Dying who advocated the inhalation of helium as a way of taking one’s own life. I said to my husband, Bob, “Helium? No way. My last words would be highpitched squeaky sounds. I’d be saying ‘goodbye’ like a munchkin. How humiliating.” He slowly turned to stare at me with a look that said, “You’re making up another idiotic scenario.” It’s important that we express our final wishes. It’s a difficult subject, but we
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need to be strong. Bob approached this last week. “Have you thought about cremation versus burial?” I covered my ears with my hands and belted out the song, “I’M GETTING MARRIED IN THE MORNING …” “We should talk about this.” “DING-DONG THE BELLS ARE GONNA CHIME …” “Sweetheart,” he took my hands. “Let’s discuss it.” “Well, if you cremate me, just make sure I’m dead first. And forget organ donation. The doctor will have a nephew
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who needs a kidney and say I’m a goner while I’m still breathing. Did you know the fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia?” He sighed. “It is truly remarkable that your myriad of phobias now extends until after you’re dead.” “I can’t talk now. I have to do something.” “Wait a minute. We’ve never discussed any of this. Have you ever thought about whether or not you’d want to be maintained on machines if that’s the only way of keeping you alive?” “You mean if I can’t make my own decisions and I’m declared mentally incompetent?” “Trust me. No one who’s ever met you will notice.” “The answer is yes.” “You want to be kept alive while you lie in one position? While you don’t even feed yourself and somebody does everything for you?” He thought a minute. “Oh, I get it. That’s no different from how you are now.” “One thing I know,” I said, “is you shouldn’t spend much money on my funeral. And I’ll want a senior citizen’s discount.” I couldn’t sleep that night. So I did some writing. Around 3 a.m., I came to bed. “I’ve written my eulogy,” I said, tenderly touching Bob’s cheek. “You’re right about me not facing reality. So … here goes.” I read out loud: Saralee was a paragon of mental fortitude and stability. She wasn’t really a hypochondriac the way each of her 12 doctors said, and was only claustrophobic in the backseats of cars, where she never
actually vomited much. Saralee fulfilled her lifelong dream of piloting the space shuttle where, always the Samaritan, she spent most of her time calming the panicking astronauts as they periodically freaked out. Voted “Most Beautiful Person” seven years in a row by People magazine, she was a perfect size five her entire adult life. She will be remembered most for her highly intellectual writing, which always included sophisticated, subtle humor. Every Friday evening, she’d have cocktails with Norman Mailer at his home in Provincetown, Mass. There, he’d often ask her to read his unfinished works so that she could tell him how to make the endings really good. Bob yanked the paper out of my hands and tore it up. And so, last night I finally talked about my wishes. It was hard. But I remembered that two days after my mother’s burial, I found her living will and her funeral requests. I had not given her what she wanted. This still makes me cry. I shared my wishes with Bob partly for me. But what mattered even more was that I did it for him. And now, I can resume my normal life with everyday worries. You know—what we’re having for dinner, antibiotic immunities, viruses, rabies, and common stuff like that. Saralee Perel is an award-winning, nationally syndicated columnist. Her new book is Cracked Nuts & Sentimental Journeys: Stories From a Life Out of Balance. To find out more, visit www.saraleeperel.com or email sperel@saraleeperel.com.
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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori
Design Tips from the Museum Professionals Dr. Lori e live in a time when there is an overwhelming abundance of home makeover TV shows, articles, and online blogs about redecorating, redesigning, and reconsidering the objects with which we live. After watching a TV designer transform a perfectly good bedroom into a jungle paradise by stapling—yes, stapling—green plastic leaves and flowers directly to the drywall, I thought that some tips on how museum exhibition designers install art exhibits may prove helpful. As a longtime museum director, I have seen many exhibitions installed. Museum exhibition designers make all kinds of objects look their best in any environment. When it comes to displaying objects, museum pros rely on the basics. Three things are important: the front, the collections, and the guests. Confront the Front Your home’s front door is like a museum gallery’s confrontation wall. When you enter any room in your home, there is one wall that is right in front of you or one that you focus on the most. This wall is the starting point for any design concept, called the confrontation wall. It’s the first one you confront. This
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wall shouts out for something important, big, colorful, bright, important, or sexy. The confrontation wall always makes a statement. Often, in a museum, this wall hosts the most important work of art in the exhibition. Don’t ignore it in your home. Put the best object right there.
unrelated and messy. Reject the clutter impulse. Fragile Yet Family-Friendly In most museums, changing exhibitions occur about every three months or every season. You don’t want to look at your snowman collection in July and neither do the experts. In museums and in your Avoid Clutter Use favorite objects and antiques to decorate home, objects Architect your home the way museum pros do. on display have Mies van der to withstand Rohe was onto pedestrian traffic and issues like something when he said, “Less is more.” temperature and humidity changes, sun Clutter and collections are opposites. Displaying similar items near each other is pleasing to the eye. Arrange collections together by size, color, material, or texture. This method shows the scope of the collection and highlights the similarities and differences. You want visitors to your home to look at a collection and concentrate on it. They make great conversation starters. Clutter is
exposure, etc. Make sure your favorite works of art and antiques are far from areas of high heat, away from air conditioning vents or radiators, and out of heavy traffic areas from pets and children. One last tip: If someone holding a staple gun is coming toward your bedroom in hopes of embarking on a redesign, point them in the direction of the nearest museum. Maybe they’ll learn something. Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and awardwinning TV personality, Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal events nationwide. Dr. Lori is the expert appraiser on the hit TV show Auction Kings on Discovery channel, which airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Visit www.DrLoriV.com, www.Facebook.com/ DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.
New Figures on Sleepwalking Sleepwalking may be more common in adults than had been realized, according to data collected from more than 15,000 Americans in 15 states. Researchers found that 30 percent of participants said they had a history of sleepwalking, and that 3.6 percent of those reported an episode of sleepwalking at least one time in the previous 12 months. The study, reported in the journal Neurology, found that nighttime ramblers
who had sleepwalked at least once in the past year were more likely to have a history of sleepwalking in their family. Other factors associated with sleepwalking included depression (people with depression were found to be 3.5 times more likely to have walked in their sleep twice a month or more), obsessivecompulsive disorder (about four times more likely), and certain types of antidepressants (approximately three times more likely).
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Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
Traveltizers
England’s Storied Countryside By Andrea Gross Homes in the Cotswolds are most often made of golden brick and lush with flowers.
t’s the fourth day of my English countryside tour, and I’m finally becoming fluent in English expressions. For example, I now know that the plug in my hotel room must be “earthed,” the reflector in the middle of the road is a “cat’s eye,” and that when the coach pulls off the motorway, I’ll have time to “nip to the loo” or—my personal favorite—“go for a tea and a wee.” I’m also becoming more familiar with English extremes—the grand castles and manor houses of the aristocracy and the small villages of the common folks. Their lifestyles are, as our guide from Insight Vacations would say, as different as “chalk and cheese.” We spend 11 days weaving along twolane roads bordered by fields of barley in the south and pastures of blackface sheep in the north. While modern homes surround some of the midsize cities, the
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The Brontë Parsonage is the home of Charlotte, who wrote Jane Eyre, and Emily, who wrote Wuthering Heights. William Shakespeare was born and raised in the small market town of Stratford.
small towns are filled with buildings that often date back hundreds of years. Some are made of hand-hewn brick, others of stacked stone. Some, especially in the Cotswolds, are tawny gold while those in the north are industrial gray. But all have narrow streets, roofs rippled with age, and bright-hued flowers that scramble up the walls. In short, they’re all picture-postcard perfect. We stop in several of the villages, especially those with literary connections. In Winchester we see the boarding house where Jane Austen died and the cemetery where she was buried. In Grasmere we visit Wordsworth’s home and gravesite; in Haworth, the Brontës’ parsonage; and in Stratford, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. But if these towns are small and unassuming, the castles and manor houses that surround them are large and overwhelming. Many of them fell on hard times after World War I as their aristocratic owners, whose families had owned the property for hundreds of
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years, realized they were land-rich but cash-poor. In order to maintain and pay taxes on their historic homes, they opened them to tourists. This was undoubtedly sad for the aristocrats but wonderfully fortunate for the rest of us. Our tour of the castles and manor houses amounts to a crash course in English history. We stop at Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, and I finally learn to keep straight the fate of Henry VIII’s six wives. “It’s easy,” says our guide. “Just remember the rhyme: Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived.” (Poor Anne was Wife No. 2, beheaded in 1536 after only three years as queen.) Leaping forward four centuries, we visit Chartwell, the adult home of Sir Winston Churchill, who purchased the estate in 1922 and lived there until his death in 1965. In between we visit six other grand estates, glimpsing life as it was hundreds of years ago and, to a lesser extent, as it is today for England’s gentry. Finally, after being immersed in such an aristocratic atmosphere and rereading the passionate prose of Austen and the Brontës, our thoughts turn to Downton Abbey, the hit television show that traces
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Hever Castle was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn.
Chartwell was the home of Sir Winston Churchill from 1924 until his death in 1965.
Highclere Castle is used for the filming of the popular television series Downton Abbey.
The church in Bampton Village is the site of dramatic moments in the television series Downton Abbey.
the antics of a fictional upper-crust family and their servants from 1912 through World War I. (The storyline will continue into the early 1920s during the third season, which begins in
January on PBS.) How closely, we wonder, do sites used for filming the series compare to those we’ve just seen on our tour? To find out, we turn to Robina Brown of The Driver-
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Guides Association, who drives us to the two main film sites: Highclere Castle (possible, although difficult, to reach by public transportation) and Bampton Village (impossible to visit without a car). Highclere, which is used for both the exterior and many of interior shots of Downton Abbey, is a properly proud edifice, with turreted towers, ornate ceilings, and more than 1,000 acres of mostly manicured lawn. As we walk through the house we recognize several of the rooms—most notably the library, salon, dining room, grand hall, and, especially, one of the bedrooms that was the site of a pivotal plot turn. But for me the real treat is visiting Bampton, a small town that has existed in relative obscurity since the Iron Age but that now is familiar to millions of people across the world. Robin Shuckburgh, chairman of the Bampton Community Archive and owner of the Coach House B&B, points out the buildings that were used to depict the fictional Downton Village. Here, in one of the oldest and bestpreserved villages in England, fact and fiction merge. It’s the perfect end to our countryside tour of, as the Brits would say, the land “across the pond.”
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Salute to a Veteran
Awestruck, Sitting in His Corsair Fighter Plane in WWII, He Said, ‘After you, Mr. Lindbergh’ Robert D. Wilcox hen he talks about it, Jack Holden can’t help smiling. He explains, “I was taking flight training at Parris Island, S.C., and I was No. 1 for takeoff in my Corsair, when I learned that Charles A. Lindbergh was flying the Corsair lined up behind me. “He, of course, was a living legend after having been the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic many years before, and I just couldn’t think of making him wait for me to take off. So I called the tower and deferred to him … and he then taxied around me and took off.” But what was Lindbergh doing, flying a Corsair fighter at a Marine Corps base like Parris Island? “Oh,” Holden says, “although he was a civilian, he flew a lot of military planes in World War II … and flew about 50
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actual combat 1942 with a BA, I had two missions in the flying courses: Pacific. At Parris basic, flying in Island, he was Piper Cubs … teaching us engine-leaning and aerobatics, flying in Waco techniques that biplanes. greatly improved “Then I fuel tried to join consumption at cruise speeds and the Navy. At Floyd Bennett let pilots fly Field, they longer-range asked me if I missions.” And how did had ever had hay fever. I you get to Parris Lieutenant John E. (Jack) Holden in his F4U said yes, and Island? Corsair fighter in Okinawa. they wouldn’t “Well,” he says, “I was in take me. So I Navy flight went to Boston and when they asked me the same training at Brown University, in Providence, R.I. So, before graduating in question, I said no, and they took me.”
After flight training at various bases, he was in advanced training at Parris Island as a member of Marine Fighting Squadron 312 (VMF-312) when they received their brand-new F4U-1 Corsair fighters. He says that looked like a lot of airplane to him. They gave him the manual to read and then required him to point to all the controls, blindfolded, as they called them out. After that, he was deemed able to fly that powerful airplane. While there, Holden also created the distinctive navy-and-white checkerboard design for the cowling and tail that led to the squadron being called the “Checkerboards.” After earning his golden wings and commission as a Marine Second Lieutenant at Pensacola, he shipped to San Diego and then to Hawaii for more training. From there, the pilots and their Corsairs were loaded aboard the carrier
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USS Hollandia and were off to Okinawa, which was then the scene of the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific in World War II. When the carrier was 125 miles off Okinawa, the Kadena airfield had been declared secured, and Holden and the men of his squadron were to be the first aircraft to fly to that Okinawa airfield with its severely shell-pocked runway. “First, though,” Holden says with a wry chuckle, “we had to get off the carrier. Although none of us had had catapult training, we soon learned that that was the way we were to leave the ship. “One problem was to know how much trim tab to use. We watched our C.O. take off and climb sharply, nearly stalling out. So we dialed back on the trim. The next man flew low, barely skimming the waves. So we added more trim. We finally got it right and saw no more challenges other than dodging the shell holes on Kadena when we landed on April 9, 1945.” Although the airfield had been secured, there were still thousands of Japanese on the rest of the island who pounded the airfield with heavy artillery fire day and night. And the Kamikazes constantly attacked, with pilots dedicated to giving their life in order to do the most damage possible.
Holden’s daughter, Anne, wearing an appropriate jacket at a recent squadron reunion and standing before an F4U Corsair.
On April 12, VMF-312 had their first contact with the enemy. Holden and three of his buddies scrambled to intercept oncoming zeros. To get above the zeros, they climbed to 23,000 feet and then saw a force of 20 zeros below them. They dived on them, destroying eight zeros and badly damaging six more before the enemy turned and fled for home. On May 14, Holden’s squadron was directed to destroy antiaircraft
installations on Kyushu Island, which was heavily fortified by the Japanese. A 10,000-foot dive on the installations resulted in the death of Holden’s commanding officer, Major Richard Day, whose plane was hit and set on fire. Despite this and other losses, the squadron maintained a kill ratio of 11 to one. With the surrender of the Japanese, Holden returned to San Diego aboard an aircraft carrier. Immediate check-in at a
nearby building was required, and the pilots, eager to see the good old USA again, piled into an elevator that promptly got stuck between floors. It was a Sunday, devoid of maintenance personnel, and they finally escaped only by climbing through the elevator ceiling. Goodbye, South Pacific. Welcome back to the USA! After being discharged in January 1946, Holden worked as assistant advertising director at Armstrong (now Armstrong World Industries) and as vice president at Hubley Manufacturing Company before starting his own toy design company. He now lives in a retirement community in an apartment that is a virtual museum of photos, artwork, and model planes of World War II. He gets his kicks these days by writing a monthly “Wrinkle Valley News” letter that takes a wry look at the affairs of his retirement community and the world, while its masthead says it is “Dedicated to the Dissemination of Misinformation.” Holden has surrounded himself with mementos of those earlier days when, as for so many other veterans, his life was held by such a very slender thread. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
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While O’Donnell did participate in theater during high school and college, her focus remained on writing. She majored in English and became a teacher, eventually taking up a position at Elizabethtown College. She had dreams of using her writing skills to become a novelist. After college graduation, O’Donnell continued to participate in activities she enjoyed and started a family with her husband John, but she was no longer involved in theater productions. Acting, however, runs in O’Donnell’s
family genes. Her mother was a Hollywood extra—a glamour girl with blond hair—and, in fact, it was family that brought O’Donnell back to the theater. After 20–25 years away from the stage, O’Donnell found herself shuttling her two sons to the Fulton for show rehearsals. It was during that time that her love for theater resurfaced. “I sort of got hooked back on it,” she said. At the age of 47, O’Donnell returned to the theater, participating in a production of Into the Woods. From
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For O’Donnell, Mary Lincoln’s life did not provide much opportunity for comedy. In a way, however, Lincoln’s sad life might have helped O’Donnell produce her monologue even more than her writing and theater experience, as O’Donnell was able to connect to her on an emotional level. “Honestly, I think more than anything that prepared me to write the Mary Lincoln play was being a mother,” she said. As O’Donnell conducted research for her work, she discovered many littleknown facts about Lincoln, such as her constant overspending and her much higher class status than Abraham Lincoln. The more she learned about Mary Lincoln, the more O’Donnell was drawn to her—and she was finally able to grasp the humorous threads of Lincoln’s troubled life and weave them into a monologue full of comic relief. “My research has driven me to be passionate about, indeed almost obsessed with, this enigmatic, tragic, sometimes charming, often irritating, and wildly eccentric woman. I want her to be heard,” O’Donnell said. The performance will be O’Donnell’s first experience producing a theater piece and may even help to extend her family theater genes a generation further: O’Donnell’s 8-year-old grandson, Lochlan McLane, will be the voice of Tad Lincoln, one of Mary’s sons, for the production. Once the performance is over, O’Donnell will continue doing the things she’s always enjoyed—swimming, singing, reading, dancing, playing with her grandchildren, and, just perhaps, starting a new monologue about another fascinating historical figure. For more information on Mary Todd Lincoln: Much Madness is Divinest Sense, call the Ware Center at (717) 871-2308 or visit www.millersville.edu/ware-center.
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there, she began auditioning and performing at local theaters, taking parts in plays, musicals, and monologues. Her favorite role was Daisy Werthan in Driving Miss Daisy. Forty-seven might not seem to be the ideal age to reenter the theater scene, but O’Donnell embraced it as part of her philosophy of remaining happy and active by participating in things she enjoys. “As you get older, you’re just not as insecure about things. You’re just glad you have the opportunity to do them,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell’s renewed interest in theater soon began to appear in her writing. While researching the history of the Fulton for one of the theater’s anniversaries, O’Donnell discovered that Sarah Bernhardt, a French actress, and Carry Nation, a member of the temperance movement, had both visited the theater in the 1920s. Drawn to these strong women, O’Donnell wrote monologues for each one, in addition to four other skits. She also wrote a monologue for Abigail Adams, wife of the country’s second president. O’Donnell’s writing background, her return to the theater, and her work on the Fulton monologues all prepared her to write her monologue for Mary Todd Lincoln, something she had been considering for some time. “I’ve always been fascinated by Mary Lincoln. She had such a sad life,” O’Donnell said. In fact, Mary Lincoln’s many tragic life experiences kept O’Donnell from writing about her for quite a while. Lincoln was widely disliked and considered by many to be insane. Three of her four children died, her husband was assassinated, and her remaining son took her to court to have her committed to a mental institution.
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Bellomo & Associates, LLC 10 Wyntre Brooke Drive, York, PA 17403 717-845-5390 fax 717-845-5408 jbellomo@bellomoassociates.com www.bellomoassociates.com
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Hazen Elder Law 2000 Linglestown Road, Suite 202, Harrisburg, PA 17110 717-540-4332 fax 717-540-4313 info@hazenelderlaw.com www.hazenelderlaw.com
Hoffmeyer & Semmelman LLP 30 North George Street, York PA 17401 717-846-8846 fax 717-852-8780 info@hoffsemm.com www.hoffsemm.com
Jan L. Brown and Associates 845 Sir Thomas Court, Suite 12, Harrisburg, PA 17109 717-541-5550 fax 717-541-9223 jlbassoc@verizon.net www.janbrownlaw.com
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Robert M. Slutsky Associates
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Lebanon County
Calendar of Events
Lebanon County Department of Parks and Recreation All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted. Oct. 6, 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Meet Your Local Forest Oct. 7, 1 to 4 p.m. – Music on the Porch: Bluegrass Jam – Patsy Cline
Senior Center Activities
Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796 200 S. White Oak St., Annville Oct. 8, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Bus Trip: Franklin Institute for Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit Oct. 11, 1:30 p.m. – Tai Chi Classes with Laura Reazer at the AFL Oct. 24, 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Germanfest at Ehrhardt’s Waterfront Resort
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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Maple Street Community Center – (717) 273-1048 710 Maple St., Lebanon Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-6786 51 W. Stoever Ave., Myerstown Oct. 11, 4 p.m. – Miniature Golf and Dinner at the Wetlands Oct. 18, 10:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Bus Trip: The Church Basement Ladies Sequel at Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre Oct. 24, noon – Fall Celebration Luncheon at Oxgood’s Bar & Grill Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237 101 S. Railroad St., Palmyra Southern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 274-7541 Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, Lebanon Privately Owned Centers Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. – (717) 274-3451 710 Maple St., Lebanon
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Overweight Women Face Increased Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence Extra pounds—even within the overweight but not obese range—are linked to a higher risk of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer despite optimal cancer treatment, according to a new study. The study’s results suggest that extra body fat causes hormonal changes and inflammation that may drive some cases of breast cancer to spread and recur despite treatment. Women who are obese when they are diagnosed with breast cancer have an increased risk of dying prematurely compared with women of normal weight. In this new study, Joseph Sparano, MD, of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Montefiore Medical Center in
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Bronx, N.Y., and patients with other his colleagues across significant health the U.S. cancer issues. As a result, cooperative groups researchers were able compared the to disentangle the health outcomes of influence of obesity obese and from other factors overweight patients affecting cancer with others in a recurrence and October is large group of survival. Breast Cancer women with stage The researchers Awareness Month I-III breast cancer found that who had increasing body participated in three National Cancer mass index—a measure of the body’s fat Institute-sponsored treatment trials. content—significantly increased women’s All of the trials required participants risk of cancer recurrence and death, to have normal heart, kidney, liver, and despite optimal treatment, including bone marrow function, thereby excluding chemotherapy and hormonal therapy.
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There was a stepwise relationship between increasing body mass index and poor outcomes only in women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, the most common type of breast cancer that accounts for approximately twothirds of all breast cancer cases in the United States and worldwide. “We found that obesity at diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with about a 30 percent higher risk of recurrence and a nearly 50 percent higher risk of death despite optimal treatment,” said Sparano. “Treatment strategies aimed at interfering with hormonal changes and inflammation caused by obesity may help reduce the risk of recurrence.” www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
Book Review
My 22 Cents’ Worth and A Musing Moment By Walt Sonneville eaders of 50plus Senior News may be acquainted with this publication’s bimonthly personalopinion column entitled “My 22 Cents’ Worth.” Walt Sonneville, the author, has two personal-opinion essay books written for the interests of seniors, whom he prefers to think of as “seasoned citizens.” His first book, My 22 Cents’ Worth, released July 2011, was followed by A Musing Moment, published April 2012. Each book contains 33 essays in which the author reconsiders and reconstructs his views on topics such as pet peeves, retirement, grandparenting, doing without a college education, and reincarnation. The essays, ranging from whimsical to serious, are informative, frequently tinged with subtle humor, and free of partisanship, sectarian values, profanity, and personal memoirs. If the retirement years are truly “golden,” it is partly because seasoned citizens have ample moments to
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contemplate opinions on topics common to their life journeys. Doing so can be a discovery process in which one experiences a sense of renewal as prejudices and unexamined assumptions are discarded or revised. The relatively short length of each essay makes them ideal reading for those moments in the day when brevity is appreciated. The essays fit well into a coffee break or that prelude before a night’s sleep. A third book, planned for release late 2012, will complete the trilogy of the author’s personal-opinion essays. The two books are available on Amazon.com in either a paperback or Kindle edition. About the Author Following a career of conducting and writing marketresearch studies, Walt Sonneville is happily retired, relaxing by reading and writing personalopinion essays. He and his wife, Pamela, reside in Gaithersburg, Md. Sonneville earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a master’s from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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than six months. In addition, 50 percent feel that their handwriting has significantly declined, with one in seven being “ashamed” of their writing. Spelling may be another casualty, with four in 10 of the participants reporting that they depend on autocorrect for the right words. Many writers may find themselves helpless without a keyboard in the near future.
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