Prime Time November 2013

PRIME TIME November 2013

Paul Pocock: Life on the fly

Park Theatre saviors | Memories of JFK | Jazz man Steve Lindeman

Editor’s note

Another year is winding down. We’ve made it through Halloween, and Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away. Before you know it Santa will have made his rounds, and we’ll all be singing “Auld Lang Syne” as we ring in 2014.

Wow, 2014! I find it hard to believe that we are already well into the second decade of the “new” millennium. Has it really been 14 years since we worried about Y2K and donned our oversized 2000 eyeglasses?

I can’t prove it, but I am convinced that every year passes just a little bit faster than its predecessor.

But 2013 still has a bit of time left, at least enough for one more issue of Prime Time. And speaking of time, this month marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, an event most Prime Timers have burned into their memories.

In this issue, columnist Sharon Mangas shares her experience of Nov. 22, 1963. Some of you also sent in your own recollections of the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination. One local resident, Jim Gillespie, even traveled to Washington, D.C., for Kennedy’s funeral. Thanks to all who shared their memories.

If you enjoy meeting interesting people, you’ve come to the right place. In this issue you’ll meet Columbus native Paul Pocock, a former Air Force pilot who now flies for Delta Airlines, among other things, and again calls Columbus home.

We’ll also introduce you to another Columbus native, Steve Lindeman, a jazz pianist, arranger and educator at Brigham Young University who has recently released a CD of original compositions.

Like Lindeman, Larry Carter is also an artist. When he looks at a block of wood, he sees any number of interesting things inside just waiting for his artistic vision and carving skills to release them.

Do you have a goal that seems to be always just out of reach? If so, don’t give up. In this issue we’ll introduce you to Bill and Hulda Reichenbach, a couple whose perseverance and determination played a key role in the restoration of North Vernon’s Park Theatre.

We have all that and more in this issue of Prime Time. So while the gray days of winter might be closer than you’d like, we think you’ll find plenty to brighten your day. So pour yourself a nice hot beverage, maybe grab a cookie or two … or three, and start reading.

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This & That

Pilot Paul Pocock

Ethical wills

Woodcarver Larry Carter

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Remembering Nov. 22, 1963

Musician Steve Lindeman

Preventing shingles

Hobbies to fill retirement days

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Hulda and Bill Reichenbach

Inheritance planning

Calendar of events

Sharon Mangas column

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This & That 7 retirement planning myths debunked Here are some of the most common myths about retirement planning and the truth behind them.

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It’s OK to postpone saving for retirement until other needs are taken care of.

Don’t fall into the trap of thinking it’ll be easier to save for retirement in just a few more years. There are competing, expensive needs no matter how old you are — from college loans, wedding expenses to home, kids and their college. Every year you delay means you’ll need to save more in order to get on track.

2

Medicare will take care of almost all your health care needs.

Medicare covers about half of all health care costs for those enrolled in the program. For the rest, yes, you’re on your own. That means you’ll be on the hook for out-of-pocket costs for uncovered services such as long-term health care as well as dental, hearing and eye care, along with supplemental insurance costs.

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You’ll need far less income in retirement to maintain the same standard of living.

This may be true in some cases, but it could be a life-changing mistake to count on it. Surveys of retirees have found that many spend as much or more in the early years of retirement than before they retired.

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You can claim Social Security early and still get full benefits later.

Applying for benefits as soon as eligibility begins at age 62 will entitle you to monthly checks immediately. But when you claim early, your benefits will be 25 percent less than if you had waited until your full retirement age and 75 percent to 80 percent less than if you’d been able to hold off until 70. That remains the biggest misunderstanding among people using the AARP’s Social Security Q&A tool, www.aarp.org/ssqa

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You should rely heavily on bonds rather than stocks as you get older.

That common advice made sense when retirements were shorter and inflation didn’t have as much time to erode savings. Planning for a 30-year retirement, as you should do now, changes the thinking. So does the fact that the outlook for Treasury bonds isn’t as bright, with the government loaded with debt and future inflation fears high.

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Any retirement target-date fund will allow you to “set it and forget it.”

It’s true that target-date funds are an appealing option for 401(k) and other retirement plans. The funds automatically adjust to a more conservative asset mix approaching retirement and the fund’s target date. But they can give consumers a false sense of security and lull too many into ignoring their savings, at their peril.

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You’ll be able to make up a savings shortfall by retiring later or working part time in retirement.

That’s a hope or last resort, not a plan. It’s unwise to rely on future circumstances for your 60s or beyond. Forty percent of retirees surveyed by consulting firm McKinsey & Co. said they were forced to stop working earlier than they had planned, citing health reasons, having to care for a spouse or family member, or a layoff.

— Associated Press

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[this & that] Book Reviews “One Summer: America, 1927” by Bill Bryson In retrospect, most summers seem pretty much alike: vacations in the country, lazy days at the beach and less tedious workloads that pick up again after Labor Day. But some summers evoke memories that linger for decades, and the summer of 1927 may be the most telling example.

Strictly speaking, it was a month before the official start of summer that Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight from New York to Paris captivated the world and made him an instant celebrity. And it was the last day of September that Babe Ruth hit his record-breaking 60th home run, putting an exclamation point on a New York Yankees season ranked among baseball’s greatest ever.

In the midst of those achievements, epic flooding on the mighty Mississippi devastated much of the nation’s midsection, Italian anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were executed for killing a guard and a payroll clerk during a Massachusetts robbery, President Calvin Coolidge stunned the political world by announcing he would not seek re-election, and international banking officials opted to lower interest rates, sparking a speculative bubble that would end with the stock market crash two years later and the Great Depression.

Bill Bryson has captured the zeitgeist of the Roaring Twenties in this entertaining and informative book that focuses on what he calls “that long, extraordinary summer.”

The Jazz Age was a time of widespread bigotry, as the Ku Klux Klan gained wide support and eugenics studies supporting theories of racial superiority won acceptance in academic circles. But the period is best remembered as a time of heady optimism for a nation that embraced the future as a time of endless possibilities.

— Associated Press

“Who Asked You?” by Terry McMillan Terry McMillan treads familiar territory in her latest novel, “Who Asked You?” Four sisters and their families struggle through life, love and real-world crises.

Once again, the author of “Waiting to Exhale” and “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” creates a memorable and realistic, if not entirely likable, cast of characters — featuring strong women who also are wives and mothers. They face contemporary problems — drug addiction, incarceration, Alzheimer’s, homosexuality — in imperfect ways. And that’s what makes their stories so realistic and their personalities so empathetic.

At nearly 400 pages, “Who Asked You?” is a breeze to read despite the heavy themes. The sisters and their families become neighbors, almost friends, to readers, and it’s hard to let them go as the book nears its conclusion.

As usual, McMillan’s dialogue is spot on, and her understanding of pop culture infuses her story with unparalleled realism. McMillan does nothing new here, but why should she? Her books tell richly textured, insightful and funny family stories. It’s what she does best.

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Cover Story

wing Still taking

Pilot Paul Pocock’s life of adventure circles back to Columbus

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By Barney Quick n photos by Greg Jones

aul Pocock is a highly accomplished, well-traveled, erudite aviator, but once one meets him, it’s clear that the foregoing traits are not his most noteworthy. A few minutes’ conversation with the Columbus native, who, after several stints living elsewhere, again calls the city home, impresses one with his humility, interest in others, faith and love of family.

He says he moved back because his mother and his friends are here. “I still play in the same poker group I did in high school,” he says.

His career as a pilot has brought him back to the very place where it began. He spends much of his spare time at Columbus Municipal Airport, where he keeps the experimental plane he built and co-owns with two friends. That’s also where he participates in Young Eagles, a program that provides flights for kids one Saturday morning a month during the summer.

It also gives him the opportunity to see his cousin, Ben Euler, who is the tower chief there.

In his occupational hours, he has been a pilot for Delta Airlines for 23 years. “I started out as a flight engineer, regulating all the aircraft systems,” he recalls. “In the old days, you did that for a year before they promoted you to pilot. Since then, it’s been all fun. I can’t believe there’s a job out there like this.”

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He currently flies out of Detroit. “When I was flying out of Cincinnati, I was a wide-body captain flying to Europe and the Pacific. Now I’m on the A320 Airbus. It’s mostly domestic, although I occasionally go out of the country,” he says. A recent flight took him to Honduras.

Other stops between Pocock’s Columbus childhood and his return included Purdue University and the Air Force. There was continuity in the transition to Delta, as a lot of his military buddies likewise went to work for commercial airlines.

He comes by his love of flying though family connections. His uncle, Bob Euler, was a B-24 pilot in World War II, and his late father, Roger Pocock, was a pilot. The passion extends to the next generation as well. His son, Daniel, is currently in the Air Force, flying KC-135s. (His daughter, Jennifer, indulges the family zeal for travel by writing for National Geographic.)

Pocock’s original vehicular focus was bicycles. He and two current friends dating back to that era, George Dutro and Greg Jones (the photographer for this article), worked at Kirgan’s Bike Shop. Soon Pocock was also working for Rhoades Aviation.

During that period, Pocock’s father and his brother, Kevin, perished in a plane crash during a flight emanating from Franklin Flying Field. While it was a major emotional blow, it didn’t diminish his love for aviation. In a rather low-profile manner, he began taking flying lessons at the Columbus airport.

“My mother and I had an unspoken understanding that I wouldn’t tell her about it, and she wouldn’t ask,” he says. “The first day we discussed it was the day I soloed for the first time.”

At Purdue, he started out studying engineering. “I didn’t even know a kid from Columbus could become an airline pilot, but I did know he could join the military.”

He joined the Air Force ROTC and transferred to the aviation maintenance technology program, graduating with a degree in aviation maintenance technology as well as one in industrial supervision.

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[Cover Story]

Top: Paul Pocock and his mother, Irma, get ready for a flight.

Above: Aija and Paul Pocock with their whippets, Jack and Pete, outside her office at IUPUC.

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[Cover Story] In the Air Force, he learned formation flying, aerobatics and instrument flying in the two-seater T-38, an advanced supersonic trainer. He was based in Phoenix and San Antonio. “Then they offered me an F-16. I did that at MacDill AFB in Tampa and Shaw AFB in Sumter, South Carolina.”

Along the way, he married and had his two children. That marriage ended, but during his time in Atlanta, he met his current wife, Aija, in church in nearby Marietta, Ga. They have been married for 12 years. “I fell in love with her and her four kids,” he says.

She had actually been exposed to Columbus as a college student, so she was agreeable to moving back.

They even bought the home of another of his lifelong buddies, Paul Holtkamp.

Pocock was “so grateful for her support” while he built his RV-7 experimental aircraft from a kit that he chose the registration number 922 AJ, a combination of her nickname and the date of their wedding anniversary. They use the plane frequently for trips.

For a while, he did a little substitute school bus

driving. “I was on call at the time,” he says. “They didn’t need me a whole lot, and I’d heard about other pilots doing it. There are actually some similarities.”

George Dutro recalls meeting Pocock at age 11 on a Parks and Recreation tennis team. Then they became bike mechanics at Kirgan’s shop.

“He was one of the most adventurous kids I’d ever met,” says Dutro. “While I was proud of riding my bike from Columbus to Hope, he rode across the continental United States. I also credit him with teaching me to enjoy classical music and read novels. When we roomed together at Purdue, he said I should expand my reading beyond textbooks.”

Years later, Pocock taught Dutro to fly. “We have a four-seat Cessna we’re partners in,” he says.

One recent Dutro story about Pocock involves yet another skill set: “He came over to our house and impressed my daughter by riding a unicycle and juggling tennis balls.”

When Pocock surveys his life, what he mainly feels is gratitude: “I can’t believe I’ve found a life that suits me so much.” PT

legacy

writing from the

heart

v Ethical will begins where legal document ends

By Barney Quick

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will is a legal document concerned with passing along one’s material belongings and financial assets. How, though, can one be sure that those to whom one bequeaths these items have a proper understanding of their importance?

Would a companion document expressing a desire for beneficiaries to receive them in the right spirit, and with a sense of the values cultivated over generations in the family, be of help?

Such a document can be crafted. It’s called an ethical will. There are even sources of guidance on how to compose one with the requisite sense of family mission and the depth and particularity of relationships within a family.

The ancient Israelites introduced the concept. Its origins are generally traced to the passage in Genesis in which Jacob requests of his sons that they bury him in Canaan instead of Egypt.

Today, there is a burgeoning ethical will movement in America, and it takes forms that expand beyond the original Jewish scope.

One approach that has begun to be practiced in Columbus is the Letters from Dad program. Last April, 24 participants attended a local retreat organized by the Rev. Al White, former associate pastor at First Christian Church who now has a consultative ministry.

Participants were provided with the Letters from

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Dad workbook, which contains exercises designed to help shape one’s thinking about family legacy.

In one such exercise, the participant is asked to imagine he is going to die in 10 minutes. “You have a pencil and paper,” says White. “What are your final words going to be to your wife and children?”

The letters generated from the workbook assignments are stored in a box to be opened after the participant’s passing. Participants often select a handcrafted box made of a fine material, so as to reinforce its special nature.

White was exposed to the Letters from Dad program as a result of his focus on men’s ministry. “In my journey into discovering manhood from a biblical perspective, I’ve been finding that every man is called to leave a legacy.”

In both his own case, as well as that of Letters from Dad founder Greg Vaughn, a material object served as a catalyst for consideration of the deeper family legacy.

“In my Irish-Catholic lineage, I came to possess a gold watch that the Chicago Fire Department gave my great-grandfather in the late 19th century,” says White. It made him look more closely on what that ancestor had passed on to subsequent men in the family.

Vaughn discovered a rusty tackle box shortly after his father died, and it sparked much the same thought process.

White now encourages various churches and groups to consider organizing Letters from Dad workshops.

One participant in last spring’s retreat was Michael Engelstad, a local wealth management adviser with Wells Fargo Financial Network. He was interested because he has long felt that there should be a spiritual and moral component to one’s deliberations on passing on possessions of material value.

He sometimes asks his financial planning clients to gather grown children when they are back in town for holidays to discuss the values behind such decisions.

He stresses the importance of having such a conversation after the offspring are somewhat into their adult years themselves and financially stable.

“How they’re going to handle it is determined by who they’ve become,” he says. “It’s within the context of discussing the material things that larger concerns emerge. The kids listen differently when they understand there’s an inheritance involved.”

Engelstad took readily to the course because he says he “grew up in a family where everybody wrote letters. It really just codifies what most fathers do with their kids at some point.”

He’s still in the process of writing the letters to various people, including his wife, Jodi, his children, and those he and his family have helped over the years by taking them into their household while they rebuilt their lives. He stores the letters in “a beautiful cherry wood box.”

Another approach gaining adherents in central Indiana is Celebrations of Life. This system was developed by Barry K. Baines, a Minnesota hospice doctor. As in the case with Letters from Dad, the ethical will is one component of an overall program.

In this approach, after one has written an ethical will, he also composes a Life Reflection Story, which allows survivors to gain a sense of what the world was like as one grew up, and a Making a Difference Plan, which commits one to a vision of giving back to the world, and asking the family to do likewise.

There are two Celebrations of Life legacy facilitators in Indiana, both based in Carmel.

One of them, Pam Velo, says she works with professional planners and their clients. “The ethical will makes a nice companion to the legal will,” she says.

“People can use the ethical will to explain why the legal document is constructed the way it is.”

She feels that her former work as a philanthropic adviser to community foundations gave her a good background for her facilitator role. “My approach may be a little unique, given my experience helping families decide where to put their charitable money.”

Nancy Welts Schulte explains that she goes through “a lot of role playing” with clients. There are three approximately hour-long sessions to the work.

“At the last one, we have a chance to troubleshoot,” she says. “We drill down a little deeper.”

Velo says that there were “some misty eyes” when she wrote her own ethical will to her daughter, Lexie.

She’s convinced the result was worth it, though.

“I feel that, if I got hit by a bus today, nothing would be left unsaid.” PT

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profile

Sharpening his skills Larry Carter carves out a hobby and time for others

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By Jenni L. Muncie-Sujan n photos by Greg Jones

used to try to carve when I was in the Boy Scouts,” says Larry Carter, but he did not take up the hobby until later in life, about eight years ago. “The senior center gave a class in woodcarving out at Club 50 out at the (FairOaks) mall. Dale Spencer was the teacher, and I thought, ‘Oh man, this is something I want to do.’”

Spencer invited Carter to a meeting of Hoosier Carvers, the oldest woodcarving club in Indiana and a place where woodcarvers can work on their projects together. “I’ve been active in the club ever since,” he says.

Perhaps the desire to create art from wood was passed to him from his father, who was a carpenter and a wood whittler. “My dad would make things like a wooden chain out of a single piece of wood,” Carter says. “He also carved a ball in a cage. He had a six-piece wooden puzzle that he would carve and give them away as gifts to people.”

If the woodworking trait was inherited, it may be that the spirit of giving also was passed down from his father. Carter has a strong stance about the way his work is distributed.

“There’s definitely a feeling of accomplish-

Top: Wearing a safety glove to hold the small piece of basswood, Larry Carter uses his razor-sharp carving knife to work on a Santa. Opposite page: He holds a cane composed of individual blocks crafted by members of the carving club.

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[profile] ment. I guess all artists are that way,” he says. “I give a lot of my carvings away, and they seem to be appreciated, which, of course, fulfills me.”

Carter’s hobby started with a small carving of a boot, a woodcarver’s standard first piece. Now an accomplished carver, he gets many of his ideas from carving magazines.

One of his specialties is a “bark house,” a cottage he fashions from pieces of cottonwood bark. He finds bark that has washed up on the shore of nearby riverbanks, or he peels the bark off a fallen tree.

“I never know what a house is going to look like until I finish it. I like to let the bark tell me where the chimney is and where the roofline is and where the steps go.”

Carter also likes to make snowmen, Santa Claus figurines and Nativity scenes. He has done some relief carving.

One was a carving of the home where he grew up as one of seven children in Mayfield, Ky. He says that some think he should sell his work, but he does not want to “get into production.” Instead, he shows up at 6 p.m. the first Monday of each month at Eastside Community Center to open the door and set up chairs for the Hoosier Carvers meeting.

Basil Brummet Sr. has been a member of the club for nearly a decade. He is a knife maker who creates and sells carving knives to Carter and other members of the club, prepared to order.

Below: A pair of carved rosewood cats with an oil finish.

Opposite page: A finished Santa sits on a shop shelf, next to a rough-cut blank that has been marked only with center lines.

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A favorite of children, this “exploding” outhouse bank is made using a mouse trap as the floor.

When a coin is dropped into the slot on top, the trap goes off, sending the individual parts flying.

Brummet regards Carter highly, not only for his carving skills but also for his willingness to help others. “He also gives me advice on the type of knife that I make. If he needs a special, well, I can make that for him.” Brummet refers to Carter as his “experimental man” who uses the custommade knives and suggests how to make them better.

Carter attended Murray State University, obtaining his bachelor’s degree in physics, math and military science. During his schooling, he met his wife, Susan. “I got my B.S. degree. She got her MRS. degree,” he laughs. That was 50 years ago.

After serving two years on active duty and six years in the reserves for the U.S. Army Signal Corps, the couple moved to Center Grove for two years, where Carter was employed as a math teacher. Following that, he taught at Northside Junior High School for 17 years, then Columbus North High School for 14 years, coaching and assisting with the swimming and diving teams.

After he retired in 1997, he remained active.

He has three children and seven grandchildren, some of whom are interested in his hobbies: carving and fishing. But Carter also designates much of his time to volunteering.

Since the woodshop at Mill Race Center opened, he has been a volunteer supervisor. “They want somebody in the woodshop when they’re using the machines, so I’m here for that.” Each Tuesday afternoon, he is there working on his own 20 • NOVEMBER 2013 • PRIME TIME

project or lending a hand to others who use the shop.

“A lady came in and wanted to build a doll high chair. They helped her build it.” Carter cites other projects that have been completed through the woodshop: furniture repair, birdhouse construction and carving.

In another volunteer position at McDowell Education Center, he and his wife help members of the International Club, people who have moved to Columbus from other countries. They want to interact to improve communication skills and learn American culture. Carter keeps the conversation going in discussion groups and on field trips.

Michelle Newland, literacy coordinator at McDowell, finds Carter “extremely reliable and knowledgeable.” She says the members of the International Club consider him very approachable. “They say that about Columbus, too: It is a safe, welcoming place. And Larry personifies that.”

But when he is not supervising at Mill Race Center, mingling with an international crowd at McDowell, doing handyman work at Eastside Community Center, carving at a Hoosier Carvers’ meeting or attending events at his church, Carter can be found in his own woodshop.

“I have a shop at home, and I will sit out there, sometimes all day long, just carving.” His shop is a converted one-car garage that was attached to the end of his home’s two-car garage by the previous owners before the Carters moved there in 1989.

Inside are his essentials: woodworking equipment, a tape deck, an 8-track player and a turntable. He likes to listen to big band and old country music while carving.

“I’d like to see more people try it,” he says, recommending a sharp pocket knife and a piece of basswood. “It’s really not as difficult as it seems.” PT

Opposite page at bottom: This spoon has examples of carving challenges successfully mastered: the thin-walled spoon bowl, the spiral, the enclosed ball in a box and the carved chain. An error made in one area can ruin the whole piece. Top: This was made from a caricature created by Carter’s former student, Columbus North graduate Tim Hittle, who went on to pursue a career as a movie animator. Left: Small Nativity scenes are popular at craft shows and shops that feature handmade items.

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President John F. Kennedy rides in the motorcade approximately one minute before he was shot in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

They remember the day

Kennedy was killed Nov. 22 marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Most Americans of a certain age can remember where they were when they heard the news on that day back in 1963. Below are the memories of some Prime Time readers. Columnist Sharon Mangas also shares her memories of the assassination on page 48.

Bonnie Ayers n Columbus

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hen President Kennedy was killed, I had put my three little ones down for their nap. I was ironing clothes and watching “As The World Turns” on TV. Walter Cronkite came on and said that President Kennedy had been shot while in Dallas. I was shocked as I had never thought of anything like that happening. A little later he said that President Kennedy was dead. It was hard to believe.

My husband was transferring from Arvin in Columbus to Arvin in Princeton, Ky., so we were going to Princeton that evening to look for a house. The only thing on the radio was about the assassination. The night was very dark, and it poured down rain most of the way. I cried all the way. It was a terrible time. I will never forget that day.

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Jim Gillespie of Columbus was a junior at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, in 1963. Not content to sit in his dorm and watch the proceedings on TV, he went to Washington for the funeral. Below is a condensed version of his memories of that trip.

“T

he president has been shot in Dallas.”

Those were the stunning words overheard from students passing in the street as I exited a class. I bee-lined to the lounge TV in my dorm. Then, shortly after 2 p.m., Walter Cronkite on CBS gave his sorrowful confirmation of the president’s passing. A pall descended on the residence hall and elsewhere across campus.

What could a college kid do? My thinking wandered to the traditional practice of personally paying respects to the family of the deceased. But that would have to be in Washington, D.C. “Get real,” I said to myself. “That ain’t a goin’ to happen.” Or was it?

Come Sunday, Nov. 24, plans actually jelled to get me and three other guys to the nation’s capital before Monday, Nov. 25, which had been declared the offi-

cial national day of mourning. Three of us would pool our skimpy monetary assets to pay one of our university’s sympathetic flight instructors and have him arrange to rent a plane. We would fly from Parkersburg, W.Va., to Washington’s National Airport. It was my first airplane trip. And in a single-engine, fabric-sided, tiny four-seater plane, no less.

Getting to the White House late Sunday night afforded a surreal experience as I led two of our group on a trek on the public walkways entirely around that famous residence. Then from one of the White House’s front, large entry gates, we traced the route the funeral procession would take to St. Matthew’s Cathedral, where President Kennedy’s funeral Mass would be held the next morning. Almost no one else was out and about that we could see.

While my companions searched for an all-night coffee shop, I positioned myself atop a large granite monument across the street opposite the front doors of the cathedral. Around 1:30 a.m. that chilly Monday morning, I was surprised to have a two-man

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Jim Gillespie took this photograph of Kennedy’s flag-draped casket as the funeral procession passed by his vantage point near St. Matthew’s Cathedral on Nov. 25, 1963.

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Left: Jacqueline Kennedy kisses the casket of her husband in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 24, 1963. Daughter Caroline kneels beside her.

Below: Jacqueline Kennedy holds her children’s hands outside St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington after the funeral for the president, Nov. 25, 1963.

In front, from left: Caroline, Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy Jr. Behind them are the president’s brothers, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, left, and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

Donna Rueff n Taylorsville

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remember the day well. Ironically I was sitting in my American history class at Columbus High School. Mr. Scott was my history teacher that year.

We were discussing American history events of the past when an announcement was made over our school PA system. We learned that our president had been shot.

Everyone was surprised, shocked and stunned. Our room atmosphere changed — it was more quiet and serene. Later another announcement was made telling us President John F. Kennedy was dead.

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No one could believe the news. Some stared out the window, some cried, some were perfectly quiet, and others talked. We were to have a basketball game that evening, but I believe it was canceled. Everyone left school that day in a stupor.

For days everyone was glued to their radios and televisions listening to the latest developments in regard to his death, funeral and burial. The community calendar was pretty much cleared. Many events were canceled while the nation mourned.

Janet Bailey n Columbus

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was a teacher in an elementary school on the west end of Louisville, Ky. In 1963 that was a changing neighborhood that had been a middle-class white neighborhood. It had changed to a mostly black neighborhood. There were a lot of welfare families and some middleclass blacks.

My husband was a student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I was teaching a combination class of first- and second-graders. Nov. 22 is my birthday, and I was celebrating my 24th. We had planned to go out to eat that night.

My first-graders were dismissed about 30 minutes before the second-graders. I had just taken them outside to meet their parents or whoever was picking them up and I heard a lot of murmuring and people talking. I asked what was going on. I was told that Kennedy had been shot. By the time I got back inside to the school, the principal met us at the steps and told us that Kennedy had died and we had 30 minutes to gather stuff and get out of there and not to come back until they told us to.

She had been warned that there would be riots in the area. I rode a carpool with two other seminary wives, and I don’t remember which of us drove that day. One of them taught in the same school, and the other one taught at a school close by. I just know we got out of there and headed for home and turned our TVs on and spent the weekend watching as did everyone else. That evening we had a service at the chapel on the campus of the seminary.

My husband was pastor of a small church in Indiana, which met only every other Sunday and that was his week off, so we gathered with others at a church to worship for Sunday. We had just gotten home and turned the TV on again and saw Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald.

What a weekend it was. Needless to say we were glued to our TVs most of the time. That was a birthday I never forgot and will never forget as long as I live.

TV crew approach with blazing lights and camera. Sitting high up, I must have appeared strange as the purported reporter interviewed me. Strange, too, were the men in ties with binoculars peeking at me from behind the draperies of a third-floor window in an adjoining office building. The increasing cold eventually forced abandonment of my perch, but I stayed in the vicinity.

In the early morning hours one of my group rejoined me near the church. Surprisingly, the regular, weekday, 8 a.m.

Mass was to be held as scheduled. Since there were no apparent restrictions on who might enter — something else baffling to us — we decided to attend. It was a bit crazy.

TV technicians toting huge lights and hanging off rafters.

All sorts of people milling about, nearly bumping into the priest on the altar.

Heading out of this frenzied scene, we had to decide where best to stand to view Kennedy’s funeral procession as it would approach the cathedral. The sidewalks were filling up and would eventually be 10 deep. The spot was picked: close to St. Matthew’s with a direct line of vision to the church’s front doors. Everything — early arriving diplomats in mourning attire; somber-faced Kennedy family members walking steps ahead of a cadre of world leaders; and then, of course, the casket-bearing, antique military caisson pulled by a precision team of horses — would pass close to where we stood.

Daring not to give up the spot, even though it would certainly be taken by other sincerely patriotic onlookers, we remained steadfast — no chance for sitting or leaning on anything — for over three hours straight. From this challenging 1-foot-square piece of sidewalk, shivering from the cold and a little depression, I took a photo of the caisson, which I will cherish forever.

With the funeral Mass over and the attendees on to Arlington National Cemetery, at my urging, we four Ohio guys went next to the Capitol Rotunda. The thousands of flowers were gone, but their aroma lingered. To add to that reminder of an atmosphere of death in this massive structure, remaining in the center of the Rotunda was Lincoln’s catafalque still draped in its black velvet covering.

Kennedy’s casket had a day before rested on that gloomy, final platform for a president.

Exhaustion catching up with us, we hailed a cab to the airport. (I don’t remember having slept since the prior Saturday night. Through heavy fall weather we flew back to West Virginia, bid goodbye to our Piper puddle-hopper, and drove back to questioning friends in Athens, Ohio.

Drained in body and spirit, we and the nation anticipated a Thanksgiving in three days that might not be so joyful.

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Lindeman during a reunion of the Dark Syde at Columbus’ Garage Pub and Grill.

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Musician Steve Lindeman remembers growing up in Columbus as if it were ‘The Day After Yesterday’

By Barney Quick

It’s been decades since Steve Lindeman lived in Columbus, but the city of his birth and upbringing is never far from his heart. The jazz pianist/composer/educator lived for a while in New York City and has, since 1996, called Salt Lake City his home. Still, he stays in touch with a number of old friends and mentors, and returns whenever possible.

His latest accomplishment, a CD called “The Day After Yesterday,” released on the Jazz Hang label, is a collection of lushly arranged original compositions, at least one of which has Columbus connections, per Lindeman’s liner notes.

“Meet Me When the Stars Come Out” is inspired by his early childhood, when he lived on Home Avenue. When his parents would call him in from neighborhood kick-the-can sessions at dusk, he yearned to reconvene with his friends. Other tracks pay homage to his mother and various other people in his family.

The Lindeman household was musical. Steve’s mother, Winnie, “loved to play hymns on the piano,” and his father, Cliff, “was a good whistler.”

Steve and his three older brothers all developed a working knowledge of music by an early age.

It was during the Home Avenue years that Lindeman began a lifelong friendship with guitarist Dan Dritt, who, after decades of racking up musical accomplishments, now resides in Brown County.

“Dan lived four houses down from me,” says Lindeman. “He was taking lessons from Tom Pickett, while I was taking organ lessons from [local music inPRIME TIME • NOVEMBER 2013 • 27

[profile] structor] Don Lacy.”

When Lindeman and Dritt were in the eighth grade, they met a recent transplant to Columbus from North Vernon, Barry Johnson. Johnson started out as a drummer but has proceeded to be a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who, as in the case of Dritt, spent time in the country music business.

Johnson even did a little television acting. He now also lives in Brown County. In fact, Johnson and Dritt still frequently gig together.

The three formed the nucleus of the Dark Syde, a band specializing in covers of the rock music of the late 1960s and early ’70s. They quickly found lots of work. According to Johnson, “We were playing fraternity keggers at IU before we were 16.”

Lindeman recounts the story of a rehearsal at his house one night that brought police to the door investigating a noise complaint. “My mom was livid,” he says. “She told them, ‘These kids aren’t on the street causing trouble.’ She wrote a letter to the editor of The Republic,” which initiated a backand-forth flurry of such letters. “Finally, The Republic said, ‘No more Dark Syde letters!’”

After high school, Lindeman attended the Indiana University School of Music.

Renowned jazz educator David Baker had established the school’s jazz program a few years earlier. Lindeman credits Baker with finally imparting an understanding of the jazz language. “Fusion was big at the time, so he exposed me to players like Chick Corea, which led me to Miles Davis, which, in turn, led me to the bebop era,” says Lindeman.

He also met his wife, Sharon, during that time. After their time in Bloomington, they moved to New York.

“I studied with [pianists] Ronnie Matthews and Kenny Barron,” he says, “and I was fortunate to make a living playing all kinds of gigs, such as bar mitzvahs and weddings.”

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Top: Steve Lindeman’s latest CD is “The Day After Yesterday.”

Opposite page: Lindeman with the other members of the Dark Syde, Barry Johnson and Dan Dritt, playing at their 40th reunion show in 2012.

from Rutgers.

“By then, we had three kids,” he says. “I got a teaching offer from Brigham Young University in Utah. Accepting it was a hard decision, but my wife and I decided to give it a go. BYU has a really strong program.”

Lindeman found a fertile environment for collaboration. He and fellow faculty members formed a quintet, Q’ed Up, which released a self-titled album of standards and originals.

He applied to participate in the BMI Jazz Composers’ Workshop. He was accepted but was cautioned that it would require commuting to New York twice a month for three years.

“All three of my grown children [daughter, Scarlett, and sons, Samuel and Jacob] lived in Brooklyn, so it wasn’t that arduous,” he says.

“The assignment each week was to bring in a composition for a 17-piece big band,” he explains.

“The director of the program would play through your piece and say things like, ‘Have you considered trying this?’”

Once a month, a big band, assembled from the cream of New York’s session talent, would play through all the workshop participants’ pieces.

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Columbus music store owner Tom Pickett attests to Lindeman’s level of dedication: “There was a time, in the 1960s, when people knew you had to put in the study to be a successful musician. Steve certainly exemplified that.”

The Dark Syde has had a couple of reunions in recent years, packing downtown’s Garage Pub. Old friends were called to the stage to sit in.

Barry Johnson describes it as “picking up where we left off. Steve will still shoot you a smile if he likes a lick you’re playing.”

Lindeman says the most satisfying aspect of his career is “getting paid to feel. I feel grateful to God not only for my talent, but the mentors, teachers and opportunities I’ve had.” PT

Top: Lindeman and John Flanders enjoy a musical moment at the 2011 Park City Jazz Festival in Park City, Utah.

Above: Lindeman, center rear, and other members of Rumba Libre pose while appearing at the Utah Arts Festival.

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Above: Lindeman is circled in this old Evening Republican photo of students at Tom Pickett’s Music Center.

Left: Lindeman practicing while a student at Indiana University circa 1974.

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health

do you remember

chickenpox?

Shingles is certain to remind you of the rash and pain

By Jenni L. Muncie-Sujan

One in three people in the United States will get shingles in their lifetime, 1 million people each year. Half of the people who live to age 85 will develop shingles.

— Centers for Disease Control and Prevention By description, shingles may seem to be a virus that could be inconvenient or uncomfortable but not threatening enough to drive a person to preventive action. But for those who are skeptical about the necessity of vaccination, perhaps a clearer look at the possible effects will serve as a motivation to avoid a chance encounter.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes shingles as “a painful skin rash, often with blisters.” The illness is caused by a virus called herpes zoster, the same virus that causes chickenpox. It lies dormant in the nerve endings after someone has had 32 • NOVEMBER 2013 • PRIME TIME

chickenpox and can become active again at a later time. While the virus is in both shingles and chickenpox, if a person has never had chickenpox, shingles is not a threat. According to the CDC, shingles is most common in people age 50 and older.

Carla Wolff, assistant director at the Bartholomew County Health Department Nursing Division, says the cause of shingles being “reactivated” in a person who previously had chickenpox is unknown. While the experiences are varied, one common thread connects shingles activation with stress.

Many times before any rash appears, people with shingles will feel some tingling, a burning sensation or itching where the breakout will be. Then they get a rash, followed by blisters. Wolff says the blisters will last for seven to 10 days until scabs form. The scabs can stay on the skin for two to four weeks.

“If you’ve ever talked to anybody who has had shingles, [they say] it is very painful,” says Wolff. “For two weeks you feel very bad: fever, pain, chills, headache and upset stomach.”

If that discomfort and pain were not enough, shingles adds a wild card symptom to the mix: the possibility of long-lasting, intense pain at the site of the

breakout. This effect, called post-herpetic neuralgia, strikes roughly one in five people who get shingles.

Wolff cited a case in which the person who had shingles was still experiencing pain at the site of the rash 15 years after the outbreak was gone.

The majority of shingles patients have only one outbreak in a lifetime, but rare cases have occurred where a patient had shingles more than once. During an outbreak, Wolff says, a patient usually experiences symptoms on one side of the face, shoulder/neck or torso, following a nerve track in the area.

Dr. Brian Niedbalski of Doctors Park Family Medicine says he sees two to three patients each month who have shingles. Of those, approximately 20 percent continue to have pain afterward.

“The key is to be treated as soon as you get the rash,” Niedbalski says, noting that medicine exists to treat both the virus and the symptoms of it. “The sooner you get on medication, the less likely you are to have continued pain afterward.”

Niedbalski takes no risks with the potential damages of shingles and chickenpox with his patients. He runs a blood test to check for chickenpox history. If a patient has not had chickenpox, Niedbalski will recommend the chickenpox vaccine. If the patient has had chickenpox, Niedbalski recommends the shingles vaccine.

Vaccinations can be purchased from local pharmacies. They also are available at the Bartholomew County Health Department on Mondays and Fridays, by appointment. The vaccine is recommended for people 60 and older who have already had chickenpox. At this time, Niedbalski says, the shingles vaccine is believed to be lifelong.

Cindy Dunlevy, infection preventionist at Columbus Regional Health, says that besides standard health care precautions, CRH has for several years required workers to show immunity to chickenpox by vaccination or lab proof.

She said shingles is “a very painful condition that can be on the face. That is when we tend to put people in isolation. Theoretically, it could be airborne.”

She notes extreme possible side effects of loss of vision, pneumonia, hearing problems and brain inflammation.

Dunlevy explains why some people avoid the vaccination. “My personal experience is that people just don’t like to get shots. There is also a lot of rhetoric about the safety of vaccinations, even though it has been proven to be safe.” She dispels one common fear: The shingles vaccine does not contain mercury.

Beyond the benefit to an individual, the shingles vaccination spares others who come in contact with a carrier of the virus. “They are contagious to anyone who has not had chickenpox during that time,” says Wolff, “especially very young children or pregnant women who have not had the chickenpox vaccine or chickenpox.” PT

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Now what?

Leaving the 8-to-5 behind, retirees turn to hobbies to fill their time

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By Paul Hoffman

he kids have left the house, you’re retired (or getting close to it) and you find yourself with a little extra time on your hands. You don’t want to become one of those people who sits on the couch watching TV all day. So you ask yourself, “What am I going to do now?”

For some, it’s easy to answer that question. There are things they’ve always wanted to do, and doggone it, they’re going to do them. Or they’ve spent time on some hobbies in recent years, and now they just get to do those fun things a little bit more often.

Others have more difficulty figuring out how to fill their time. To help spark their imaginations, we’ve come up with a pretty lengthy list of ideas to look over. Hopefully, you’ll find one or more to try out.

Write: You don’t have to pen a novel (more power to you if you do). But lots of boomers have started writing short stories or memories, even if only to share with their grandkids. And if you’re interested in getting published, it’s much easier than you may have thought. If you can’t attract a publisher or don’t want to wait for proposals, there are a multitude of selfpublishing and e-book options available.

Take pictures: With the advancements in digital photo equipment, it’s easier than ever to learn to take great pictures without burning up loads of money on film and processing. You may want to show your best photos at the county fair, offer your services to

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your local school district or youth organization or sell some.

Teach: You’ve had half a century or more of experiences. Share them with kids, college students or the elderly. Be a mentor. Parks departments, libraries, schools and retirement homes might enjoy having you come in and talk about what skills you’ve learned on the job, what advice you’d give the younger generation about life or other topics. Just let them know you’re available and what you can offer.

Pet sitting: Love cats and dogs, but not sure you want to keep one around full time? Offer your services as a pet sitter to your neighbors or co-workers. If they go on vacation and don’t want to, or can’t, take a pet with them, offer to take Fido in with you for a week.

Or offer to stop by their house to feed the cat.

Golfing: This is always a popular activity.

Painting: We’re not talking about climbing up on ladders and slapping a coat of latex on your friends’ houses. Many boomers enjoy the serenity of getting the easel out and making new artwork, whether with oils or watercolors.

Refurbishing cars: Remember that baby blue ’60 Chevy with the tail fins you had when you were a youngster? Recreate it by purchasing an older one and getting it back in shape. Show it at a car show.

Travel: This probably tops the list of retirement hobbies. See the sights you’ve always wanted to see.

There are many ways to get to where you want to go.

Try the train for a unique experience. Cruises are extremely popular these days. You don’t have to make it a big trip every time. There are lots of places within a day’s drive that might interest you.

Competitive sports: Relive your glory days in a 50-and-over softball league or prepare yourself for a master cycling competition. Make sure to get a physical exam before starting any intense workouts.

Hiking: Many boomers eschew the mall walking that some of their contemporaries pursue for more strenuous walks in the wilderness, complete with hills and trails and wildlife.

Lap swimming: This is a great low-impact activity that is of benefit to most of your muscles as well as to your cardiovascular system. Many pools offer a time for adult lap swim.

Gardening: This is not only a great way to stay active, but also a great way to grow some of your own fruits and vegetables. Warning: This can potentially lead to a hobby of canning tomatoes, baking zucchini bread or making your own jellies and jams.

Volunteering: A great way to support your community, volunteering is popular among boomers.

There are many avenues to do this, such as putting in a few hours at a food bank, visiting those in hospice care or helping out at your local library or museum.

Dance: Would you like to learn to rumba? Waltz?

Do ballet? Many dance studios give lessons to adults, even first-timers.

Fishing: It doesn’t take much to get yourself a pole and some worms and find a nice place to relax and throw bait. Hey, you might even catch something.

If you want to get advanced and go for some bigger fish, sport shops are all stocked with the gear and the Indiana DNR has all the rules.

Home brewing: There are plenty of kits to help you brew your own beer right at home. Search the Internet for clubs near you.

Music: Always wanted to learn that cool guitar riff from “Smoke on the Water”? Or is the flute more your speed? Lots of music stores offer lessons on various instruments. Or join a community band.

Collect stuff: Many people like collecting coins, sports cards, antiques, stamps or vinyl records.

Some boomers are using their hobbies to make a little extra money. Some ideas are: Crafts from your RV: Make your urge to travel pay off. Many retirees are taking to the road in their recreational vehicles. While on their sojourns, many make crafts and stop at flea markets to sell their handicrafts.

Baking: Take your tried-and-true recipes, bake up a bunch of goodies and set up a table at farmers markets. You may even want to start a website to promote your treats.

The same formula works for any number of handicrafts or other hobbies: woodworking, painting, photography, gardening, etc. PT

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Miracle workers

By Shannon Palmer n photos by Greg Jones

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he Park Theatre in downtown North Vernon is an entertainment venue steeped in history in the rural community of Jennings County. First opened in 1916, the Jennings Theater, as it was known then, entertained moviegoers for 46 years.

The theater was not only a movie house, but looked upon as a civic center, a gathering place and a site of celebrations. Talent shows, musical groups and graduations were commonplace. Many locals have fond memories of going to the theater on Friday or Saturday nights. But as time took its toll on the movie house, the doors opened for the last time in the spring of 1962.

As the years passed, the theater sat empty, occasionally rented out as office space. Many people hated to see the old building, which at one time was so alive, deteriorating. However, the undertaking to bring it back to life would have been monumental.

The Jennings County Players, the local theater group, made it a mission to restore the venue, but after 10 years, the effort still had not taken flight. Then in 1996 retired couple Bill and Hulda Reichenbach stepped in.

“I just loved the theater,” Hulda said. “I lived on a farm as a girl, and I remember we would drive into town to come to the movies. Back then, the theater was a big deal. Hardworking people would bring their whole families for a special downtown evening. It was breaking my heart to see it go to ruin.”

Bill empathized with his wife, and in conjunction with the Jennings County Players, which regrouped to form the Park Theatre’s nonprofit board of directors, the journey began. Almost any newspaper article or publication on the amazing renovation and drive to restore the theater mentions the Reichenbachs’ tireless efforts.

Bill is credited with being the backbone of the effort. Hulda says he is still at the theater every day as he was during the renovation process. She is being modest, however. When she isn’t at the theater, chances are good she is at home working on the books or doing some other task in relation to the running of the venue.

The duo never gave up. Hulda says she could see the beauty of the theater and knew what it had to offer.

Even with the roof damaged, the seats in disrepair and bricks needing to be replaced, the Reichenbachs saw the sparkle.

“The roof had caved in,” Bill said. “The trusses had

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Top: This door to the costume and prop storage area upstairs still has the name of the dentist on it that Hulda Reichenbach remembers as a child growing up in North Vernon. Above: The script for “A Christmas Carol,” which the Jennings County Players will perform this holiday season.

Above: This painting of “The Lion and the Girl” hangs at the top of the stairs. A copy of it was in the theater originally, and with luck and work, Bill Reichenbach was able to find another copy. Below: Hulda collects movie tickets. broken, and you could literally see the sky from inside the theater. This one repair was going to be the biggest money sucker and hurdle,” Bill said. “We went ahead and started applying for grants and opened up the building for contractors to bid on work.”

The couple said that all the contractors who showed up to bid were amazed at the prospect and really couldn’t see it being completed. But the Reichenbachs had no doubt. They agree that the local community was also instrumental in the effort.

“It was the community that made this happen. We didn’t have a lot of big donors. It was the $50 here and $100 there that kept the ball rolling,” Bill recalls.

When the theater was about halfway finished, with the roof replaced, new brick and windows, and other repairs, the board of directors held an open house for all to see the improvements that had been made so far.

“We still had a long way to go. We needed theater seats, electrical and plumbing work finished, and we were short about, oh, $500,000,” Hulda said.

But they never gave up. Bill, originally from Kentucky, had family that supported the restoration efforts, and occasionally they would make a muchneeded donation. However, even the Reichenbachs were stumped as to how they were going to continue.

Then Bill had a dream, literally.

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[profile] “You can tell this if you want to, but some may think I’m crazy. I had a dream about a portrait of my parents, and it was at my sister’s house. Well, my sister lived on property by a large community church that was constantly expanding. The church had offered to purchase some of the property, but my sister refused, because she liked to sit on her rocker and see green grass, not a parking lot. In my dream, my sister sold the property to the church and donated the money to the theater, and we were able to finish the job,” Bill said.

This is exactly what happened a short time later.

When his sister passed away, his other sister decided to donate the land to the theater so it could make the sale to the church. Hulda says Bill’s sister wanted to see the theater finished and for them to live to see it. The rest, as they say, is history. The theater held its grand opening on Oct. 4, 2003, 87 years to the day after it first opened in 1916.

The Reichenbachs are in their late 80s, but their commitment and the energy they put forth toward the care and maintenance of the theater keep them hopping. They are both so proud of the Park Theatre, and the community is proud of them. Without the devotion of Bill and Hulda, many say, the theater would still be sitting empty, a ghost of the past. Today it is a thriving part of the community that offers a glimpse into the past but with all the modern updates it deserved. PT

Below: The Park Theatre was restored with the financial help of hundreds of local residents. Many of the fixtures and seats were sponsored by individuals and bear a plaque with inscriptions. Right: Members of the Jennings County Players practice for their Dickens’ Christmas performance.

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Dividing memories A pie plate can hold so much more than food

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By Sharon Mangas

s you gather family ’round the Thanksgiving table this year, you may want to consider sharing more than turkey, stuffing and Aunt Mary’s cranberry sauce. It might be time to have an intergenerational conversation about “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?”

Harriet Armstrong, Bartholomew County Extension educator, presented an overview of the University of Minnesota Extension’s inheritance program, “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” at Mill Race Center last summer. The curriculum, written by Marlene Stum, professor of family economics and gerontology at the University of Minnesota, is designed to educate families on how to distribute non-titled property without conflict.

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Non-titled property includes jewelry, china, family photos and other heirlooms. Even pets are considered non-titled property. Have you thought about where they’ll go once you’re gone?

Most of us struggle with starting a conversation on this sensitive subject, but according to Armstrong, good communication and planning are key when talking about giving and receiving personal possessions.

“Money is easy to divide,” says Armstrong, “We can do that math quite easily; but when it comes to personal possessions, there are emotions, history and personal preferences to consider, which often makes the process challenging.”

Stum speaks to the issue on the yellow pie plate website: “Planning ahead for inheritance, versus waiting until a crisis or death, is beneficial to families.

When they plan ahead, families have more choices, a chance for thoughtful communication and few family conflicts.”

Six key factors: • Recognize the sensitivity of the issue.

• Determine what you want to accomplish.

• Decide what’s fair for your family.

• Understand belongings have different meanings to different individuals.

• Consider distribution options and consequences.

• Agree to manage conflicts if they arise.

“The givers are more willing to talk about ‘when I’m gone’ than receivers, since bringing up the topic of a person’s death is awkward,” says Armstrong. “But if you haven’t sat down as a family to talk about these things and to consider options — and something unexpected happens — you can be blindsided.

“Some decide to leave decisions about who gets what to their survivors.

They think, ‘I’ll be gone. I won’t have to deal with it.’ That method of distribution can cause a lot of conflict. It’s a gift to your heirs to communicate about inheritance in advance.”

Sarah Treesh of Columbus knows about worst case scenarios. Her mother died unexpectedly at age 44 with no will and no arrangements for how her personal possessions would be distributed if she died.

“When mom died unexpectedly,” says Treesh, “my sisters and I did not have a good relationship with my stepfather. Three days after mom passed, he dumped all her personal possessions on the driveway and put a sign on the pile saying, ‘free.’ It was devastating. Ten years later, it still hurts.”

Today, giving and receiving can be complicated by divorce and remarriage issues, matters that didn’t crop up as often in our grandparents’ and greatgrandparents’ generations.

Brenda Howard, a former Columbus resident, feels lucky that a family situation involving a brother’s divorce ended up with a good outcome.

“When mother died in 1999, my two sisters-in-law and I inherited Mom’s rings. The three of us agreed to gift the rings to our daughters when they were older.

A year after Mom’s death, one of my sisters-in-law

asked for a divorce. I was worried what would happen to Mom’s rings after the split. I asked my brother to get them back, which he did.

“Later on, I gave my brother’s two girls the rings as 18th birthday gifts. They were both thrilled with them and are happy to have something to remember their grandmother by.”

Fairness can be a sticky issue when inheriting possessions, as fair does not always mean equal. How family members decide what’s fair can call for negotiation. Christy Langston of Columbus settled a fairness issue with her brother by a coin toss.

When her parents wanted to downsize, Christy and her brother, Dan Keel, went to Mississippi to go through the things their parents no longer needed.

One item dear to Christy was a small enameled skillet her mother cooked scrambled eggs in for her and her brother when they were small children.

“I called Mama and said, ‘Don’t even put that skillet out. Dan won’t want that.’

Well, my brother and I had no problems agreeing on who gets what, until out of the blue, he asked Mama where the little skillet was. I didn’t realize until that moment how much the skillet meant to him, too. We agreed to flip a coin for it, and my brother won.

There were no hard feelings. In fact, we still laugh about it. But I suppose if we didn’t get along as well as we do, it could have caused a problem.”

If the time is right to start a yellow pie plate conversation in your family, reference the official website: www.yellowpieplate.umn.edu for more information.

You can order workbooks and/or DVDs through the website at minimal cost. There are also articles to download and links to helpful resources.

If you belong to a group that would like to have Armstrong present an overview of “Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate?” contact her at 812-3791665, or via email at armstrh@purdue.edu.

This Thanksgiving, as you pass the potatoes in Mama’s best china bowl, consider starting a conversation about who gets what. Whether you’re a giver or receiver, open and honest communication about inheritance can strengthen family ties, especially when you plan ahead. PT PRIME TIME • NOVEMBER 2013 • 43

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Festival of Lights Parade

November November

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— Wine-A-Ree wine and beer tasting event. Noon to 6 p.m., The Commons. Benefits Hoosier Trails Council, Boy Scouts of America, which serves 18 counties of south central Indiana, including Bartholomew, Jackson, Decatur and Jennings. The event will include a silent auction with such items as collages, autographed sports and entertainment memorabilia and a week’s stay at a Florida condo.

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door.

Unlimited wine tastings and a commemorative wine glass are included in the price of the ticket.

Food from Sogno Della Terra available for purchase.

Tickets at Viewpoint Bookstore in Columbus and Levenstein’s Flooring in Greensburg as well as on the www.hoosiertrailsbsa.org website. Information: Bob DeWar at 800-844-6809.

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-15 — CAMEO International Film Festival. Yes Cinema, 328 Jackson St., free.

Four films will be shown during International Week representing the Chinese, Indian, Korean and Latin American associations, with a discussion following each film.

16

— Deja Vu Art & Fine Craft Show. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The Commons. Free event features artists who reuse and recycle materials. Information: 812-376-2539.

16

— Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and Chorus will be joined by area high school choirs in performance of Handel’s “Messiah.” 7:30 p.m., Erne Auditorium, Columbus North High School.

Admission: $10 to $45. Information/tickets: 812-3762638, ext. 110 or tickets@thecip.org.

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— Christmas of Yesteryear. Hope Town Square. This free event features a live Nativity, strolling carolers, history tours and merchant events.

23

— Yes Comedy Showcase with Mike Toomey. 8 p.m., Yes Cinema, 328 Jackson St. Rated PG. Admission: $20 advance/$25 door.

Information: 812-378-0377 or info@lcnfc.org.

Proceeds benefit Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center.

December December

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— Columbus Symphony Orchestra “Musical Interpretations & Borrowings.”

3:30 p.m., Columbus North High School auditorium.

Information: columbusinsymphonyorchestra.org.

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— First Friday for Families “A Christmas Carol.” 6 p.m., The Commons. Celebrate the holiday season with the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati’s version of Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol.” Free. Information: 812-376-2539; caac@ artsincolumbus.org.

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— 25th annual Festival of Lights Parade. 6 p.m., downtown Columbus. Free. Information: 812-390-6912; columbuslights@gmail.com.

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— Concert Series, St. Paul Lutheran Church. 7 p.m., 6045 E. State St. Free event featuring the 45-voice Lafayette Bach Chorale Singers & Orchestra, with a pre-concert harp recital at 6:40 p.m.

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— Columbus Indiana Philharmonic “Celebrate the Holidays.” 3 and 7 p.m., Erne Auditorium, Columbus North High School.

Share the holiday spirit with family and friends as the philharmonic and Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir present holiday classics and new songs celebrating this joyous time of year. Admission: $10 to $35. Information/tickets: 812-376-2638, ext. 110 or tickets@thecip.org.

31

— Yes Comedy Showcase with Mike Armstrong. 7 and 9:30 p.m., Yes Cinema, 328 Jackson St. Rated PG. Admission: $20 advance/$25 door. Information: 812-378-0377 or info@lcnfc.org.

Proceeds benefit Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center.

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— First Fridays for Families, “Johnny Magic.” Free, 6 p.m., The Commons.

Information: 812-376-2534. Family comedy show.

14

— An evening of stand-up comedy featuring Greg Hahn. 7 to 10 p.m., The Commons. Presented by Ivy Tech Community College, the evening begins with local amateur comedians. The headliner, Greg Hahn, has parlayed his energetic style of physical humor, one-liners and crowd work into a performance of pandemonium and fun. Catering will be by 450 North Brewing Co./ Simmons Winery. Admission: $300 table of 8, $80 couple, $45 individual, $50 individual at the door.

Information: 812-374-5342 or aables@ivytech.edu.

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— “Dancing with the Stars Columbus Style.” 2 and 7 p.m., Clarion Hotel. Admission: matinee tickets, $15 each or table of 10 for $200; evening tickets, $35 each or table of 10 for $400.

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— Yes Comedy Showcase with Bob Zany. 7 and 9:30 p.m., Yes Cinema, 328 Jackson St. Rated R. Admission: $20 advance/$25 door. Information: 812-378-0377 or info@lcnfc.org.

Proceeds benefit Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center.

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ifty years ago on Nov. 22, 1963, I was 12 years old, a seventh-grader teetering on the cusp of adolescence. That day the world shifted, shattering my innocence. It’s hard to believe it’s been 50 years since President Kennedy’s assassination.

In another 50 years, I’ll be long gone, the remnants of my own life relegated to history.

Ask someone younger than 60 the significance of Nov. 22, and they’ll give you a quizzical look. The assassination of our 35th president is just a page in a history book to those who didn’t live it. But those of us who remember should write our stories down for our children and grandchildren. We lived that history.

Here are my recollections.

We filed into gym class after lunch, clueless we were experiencing our last moments of childhood. We were seventh- and eighth-grade girls, students at University School in Bloomington. Like teen girls since the dawn of time, we were self-absorbed, spending countless hours fooling with hair and makeup. Mirrors were our best friends … and sometimes the enemy. We talked incessantly about boys and gossiped about each other.

That afternoon, we were griping about our shapeless gym uniforms. But it was Friday. TGIF! The gym teacher blew her whistle, checked attendance and called us to order for calisthenics. “Line up, girls.” We took our places under the basketball goal, pulling at our uniforms. The teacher poked her head in the hall to call stragglers from the locker room. Dust filtered through the dim light falling from the high windows. It was a bleak fall day.

“All right, let’s get started!” she barked, trying to whip up enthusiasm. Most of us rolled our eyes.

We were executing half-hearted jumping jacks when Bruce Campbell erupted into the gym. He ran by at full speed, fat belly quivering. “The president’s been shot!” he bellowed. As quickly as he appeared, Bruce vanished through the other set of swinging doors, an overweight, underage Paul Revere.

We exchanged quizzical looks and stopped exercising. “Is it true?” someone asked. “Was he talking about President Kennedy?” Maybe Bruce was playing a prank.

Boys were so irritating. Not knowing the truth of the situation, the teacher shushed us, and we finished class. The bell finally rang.

By the time we hit the locker room, the news had been verified. President Kennedy was shot. “Was he badly hurt?” “Is he OK?” “What about Jackie?”

Questions echoed off the ceramic block walls. By the time we showered and changed clothes, the worst had been confirmed. Our president was dead, felled by an assassin’s bullet.

I felt detached. I couldn’t talk. I grabbed my books and stumbled on to shop class … a class everyone had to take, even non-dexterous klutzes like me. When I took my seat, the dam burst. I began sobbing uncontrollably. Couldn’t stop. Couldn’t catch my breath.

Didn’t even ponder the embarrassment of losing it in front of my classmates.

The shop teacher, with his military carriage and brush cut, was not a warm and fuzzy guy. But I remember he made his way to my desk and said kindly, “It’s going to be OK.” He tried to show compassion, but failed to console.

Everything changed after that. The world was a darker place. I spent the next week glued to an old black-and-white TV in the basement at home, obsessed with the coverage of the assassination and funeral of our young president. My mother tried to call me away from time to time, but I wouldn’t budge.

Now I realize I was processing my own father’s death as I mourned the loss of President Kennedy. My dad died suddenly in 1955 when I was 4. My mother, like Jackie, was a beautiful young widow with small children. I didn’t understand my dad’s death as a toddler, but when I was a vulnerable 12-year-old, my grief came pouring forth.

Nov. 22, 1963. Where were you that day?

Sharon Mangas can be reached at sharon.d.mangas@gmail.com.

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