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s they walked out onto the dance floor last weekend, Wendell Bass tenderly brushed the veil from his bride’s face and gathered her into his arms. The DJ put on a song by the Australian pop duo Savage Garden, and soon Wendell and the former Sandra Anzalone O’Gorman were swaying in time with the oh-so-appropriate lyrics: “I think I found my best friend … I think I dreamed you into my life.”
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“Finally happy. Finally happy,” the bride would murmur later to the many well-wishers who gathered around the couple at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 283 in Kingston. But first there was much dancing to be done, with friends of all ages sharing the couple’s joy. As the soundtrack from “Grease” and ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” filled the room, 5-year-old Kyla Kon skipped around in her flip-flops and the bride’s uncle John Baur, who is 76, cut a rug
with his wife, Lena. Perhaps most poignantly, the bride’s three daughters joined their mother and new father on the floor. The movements came easily to 18-year-old Suzanne and 20-year-old Jamie but were more of a challenge for 21-year-old Samantha, who nevertheless got out of her wheelchair and, supported by friend of the family Michael Hagan, joined in. Samantha, who was born with a conSee VOWS, Page 2B
ABOVE: Sandra O’Gorman and Wendell Bass kiss during their first dance at their wedding reception at the VFW in Kingston on May 19. EDITOR’S NOTE: Vows is an occasional feature about area weddings. If you would like to be considered for a Vows story, contact Mary Therese Biebel at mbiebel@timesleader.com or 570-829-7283.
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ustin Miller is the owner of Green Planet Lawn Care. Miller, 38, graduated from Lake-Lehman High School and attended Luzerne County Community College. Justin and his wife, Tarra, live in Plains Township with their yellow Labrador, Bill.
When you were in high school what jobs did you do and how did your rise into the world of lawn care come about? “I cut grass and did weeding for neighbors when I was a young kid. Once I was in high school, I started to do jobs beyond the lawn care realm. I worked at Price Chopper, Chili’s and Burlington Coat Factory to name a few. I was also a cook and chef. In 2006 I worked for a major lawn care company as a technician and sales representative and learned a great deal about the business. I always wanted to run a business of my own like my father did. I started Green Planet in 2009 and it went into full swing.” How did the name Green Planet come into existence? “That one is on my mom. We were sitting at the dinner table one evening and she came up with Planet Green. We just reversed it and Green Planet was born. We go with the slogan that we are growing a greener
planet one lawn at a time.” What are the driving forces behind your enthusiasm for your job? What inspires or motivates you? “I have such an extremely high level of energy every morning. It’s different than when I was working for someone. I get up at 5 a.m. and I’m ready to go. I also get a real rush when I bring in new business or it comes to me. Who has inspired you the most through the years? “My mother and father all the way. They have stuck by me throughout my life and my decisions. I am motivated after seeing them thrive in business ownership and their work. Of course my wife has seen me through thick and thin, too. She has been by my side the whole time since starting up the Green Planet.” So do you have a love of wide open spaces or parks since they seem to be part of the Northeastern Pennsylvania area? “I want to see the parks taken care of better. Parks like Kirby need to continue to grow and have more events. It is a vital part of the area. I miss the paddle boats that used to be on the lake at Kirby Park. Frances Slocum Park is another park I love to visit with my wife. I just want to see them improve or be maintained with care. What else would you like to see improved in the area? “The beautiful lamp posts that are downtown should adorn more than just
the heart of the city. They should extend to other areas around the square and beyond to light up the city and help prevent crime. That would be nice.” In entertainment what do you enjoy? “I love to go to the R-C Theaters. I really like movies. Some of my favorites include “Clear and Present Danger” and “Star Wars.” On television I enjoy “Seinfeld,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “Gold Rush” on the Discovery Channel. I like classic rock music such as Led Zeppelin.” Outside of the NEPA area where have you gone that you enjoyed or where would you like to travel to? “We like to visit the Jersey Shore. It is a fun time to bring our dog there. We want to visit London very much. A friend of mine lives there and he makes me want to visit when he describes things there.” What would you say is your proudest moment professionally or personally? “When I got married to my wife in Hawaii and when we got our yellow lab puppy, Bill.” If you had to sum up yourself or sell yourself to someone. What would you say? “I am a people person and even if I do not know you I would like to. I don’t shut down. I like to sell myself and be friendly to put someone at ease.” John Gordon writes about area people for the Meet feature. Reach him at 970-7229.
ura Rhanes was one amazing woman. She was beautiful, well traveled, a whiz at technology and afraid of nothing. But I knew that any relationship was doomed from the start. After all, I was a nerdy high school kid and she was the intrepid captain of an intergalactic flying saucer. Let me explain. In the late 1940s, Americans began seeing strange circular crafts and mysterious lights sailing across the skies. Before long, the terms “flying saucer” and “UFO” became part of everyday vocabulary. Of course journalists quickly began cranking out articles and books “explaining” the phenomenon, some of them alleging that the U.S. government was covering up the truth about these apparitions. Before long some enterprising guys were claiming they had met humanoids who’d disembarked from the saucers. The “spacemen” always brought a nice message of world peace, but never managed to explain why they chose to appear before nonentities in the southwestern desert rather than drop down on the mall in Washington, D.C. Anyway, I devoured book after book with pictures of strange-looking craft on the cover and made it a point to see every movie with “saucers” in the title. The high point came one day at the Osterhout Free Library in the late 1950s when I found a book entitled “Aboard a Flying Saucer” (Who could resist that?) by Truman Bethurum. That was where Aura came into my life. Bethurum said he was out in the Nevada desert one day, looking for fossils, when a saucer about 300 feet wide landed. A couple of male crewmen emerged, made friends with him and, instead of asking to see his leader, took him to meet their captain. Naturally they spoke the King’s English, telling him “We have no trouble with any language.” Within a couple of pages I was ready to sign up for the space academy. It was love at first flight. Commander Aura Rhanes turned out to be a striking woman in a red-and-black uniform, topped off with a stylish beret. “The woman captain said she was from the planet Clarion,” Bethurum wrote, “which could not be seen from Earth.” Of course the book included the usual lecture to readers on the superior society that had evolved elsewhere in the cosmos with “no wars … no strife, and no juvenile delinquency.” Balderdash, I thought. A society that would let you travel the universe in the company of an Aura Rhanes was superior enough for me. Suddenly I knew my dream job. “Lt. Mooney, I have personally chosen you to accompany me on our exploration of the newly discovered Galaxy X347.” “You may rely on me, Commander Rhanes.” “Of course, lieutenant, we will be alone together day and night for at least 40 years of your antiquated Earth time.” “Commander, I am prepared for any sacrifice. Lead on.” Well, times change and Bethurum’s book is forgotten. So what brought on this memory of Aura after many decades? Not long ago I spotted a strangeshaped craft moving slowly and silently across the sky. Having lost the innocence of the 1950s, I immediately looked up “drones” online and found that this thing bore a suspicious resemblance to a common drug-seeking unmanned plane. Score one for the dull rationality of 2012. But no disrespect to you, Aura (or maybe your granddaughter). You’re still my lady of the stars. Tom Mooney is a Times Leader columnist. Reach him at tmooney2@ptd.net.
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gan, the family friend who “sort of adopted us” after teaching Samantha when she was in sixth grade. A light luncheon and reception followed at the Kingston VFW, where friends rejoiced that the couple had found each other. “There’s a lot of love between them,” Rachele Brennan of Kingston said. “She deserves all the happiness in the world,” said Lisa Troth of Kingston, who has known the bride since they were students at Wyoming Valley West High School together. The medical challenges are “always a part of my mind,” Sandra said. “But I felt God was watching over all of us (on our wedding day) because everything went so smooth and perfect. “Each of the girls made a speech. When Samantha took the mic, she thanked God that she finally has a father for the first time in her life and she’s so happy to see me happy and her sisters happy,” the bride said. “For her to come off with all that, that was truly, truly a miracle.”
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dition called non-communicating hydrocephalus, is a veteran of 120 operations. She requires shunts in her brain and spine to remove excess fluids and faces cerebral palsy, short-term memory loss, frequent blood clots and loss of peripheral vision. Her medical problems have been a challenge for the family. “We’ve had to live with our bag packed, knowing we might have to go to Hershey Medical Center again,” said Sandra, the bride, who also has dealt with years of her own painful health issues, among them ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease and arthritis. Adding to the difficulties, Sandra had to raise her girls as a single mother after the end of a brief, less-than-happy marriage. Enter Wendell, who was not frightened by any of this. “Wendell stayed by my side,” Sandra said. “He would … hold my hand to help me through painful spasms.” She knew he was a keeper. In fact, the whole family knew he
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was a keeper. “I never knew another father,” daughter Suzanne O’Gorman said during the wedding reception. “He’s awesome,” Samantha said. Wendell, 46, who is from Texas, and Sandra, 44, who is from the West Side, discovered each other in the late 1990s, becoming email pen pals “before the Internet was huge.” The pair knew in the beginning they both loved music and the outdoors; eventually they met and realized they loved each other. Wendell admits he’s kind of shy, but he does say he enjoys living in Northeastern Pennsylvania where he finds the people caring and friendly. Just the other day, in fact, he was out by the family’s handicap-accessible van and a neighbor came over, eager to help. None was needed; Wendell was only checking the air pressure in the tires. Still, he was grateful. Wendell proposed to Sandra on June 7, 2011. The couple exchanged vows May 19 at the Forty Fort United Methodist Church, where the bride was escorted up the aisle by her father, John Anzalone Sr., as well as Ha-
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Rena and Michael Loughlin may never have met if not for a serious illness the groom experienced years ago.
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Couple falls in love volunteering at camp for epilepsy Rosenblum of New Rochelle, N.Y., his parents, William and Mary Loughlin of Plymouth, nine bridesmaids, nine hen “Camp groomsmen and plenty of traditions. Achieve” drew to In honor of Rena’s Jewish heritage, a close in 2010, Mike broke a glass and everyone yelled “Mazel Tov!” the counselors In honor of Mike’s Irish heritage, a had a last-day cerbagpiper played tunes. And, though Reemony, giving out such awards as na had never experienced a “Babushka “best talent in the talent show,” “fasDance” before, she embraced that custom, so prevalent in Northeastern Penntest runner” or maybe even “person sylvania. who kept the neatest bunk.” • Then “I danced with a lot of people,” she counselor Mike Loughlin from Plysaid afterward. “It felt like everybody.” All told, guests paid about $600 for mouth announced he wanted to the privilege of dancing with the bride, make a special presentation. • “I’d and the couple donated that sum to the brought a ring down, and I kept it for Epilepsy Foundation — a cause dear to their hearts. the whole week,” he said. “In front of Camp Achieve, where the pair met all the campers, I said I was going to Michael Loughlin introduces his new bride, the forfour years ago, is an annual week of acmer Rena Rosenblum, to close family friend Palma give out an award for the best coun- Wright, one of about 200 guests who attended their tivities in the Lansdale area designed for youths who face the challenge of epilepselor of the year.” June 16 wedding. tic seizures. “They go swimming, rock climbing and stay in a bunk. You can still Instead, he asked fellow counselor Rena Rosenblum to marry him. “I don’t even think she said yes,” Loughlin said. “She just hit me and be a normal kid,” said Mike, who started having seizures himself said, ‘Is this for real?’ Everybody was going nuts, and I was a little about 10 years ago as a result of the viral encephalitis he contracted when he was bitten by mosquitoes while working outdoors. teary-eyed.” “At least one of them (the mosquitoes) carried the disease,” Rena To the joy of the campers and staff, Rena did consent. Close to two years later, on June 16, Rena, who is 24, and Mike, 32, said. “His brain swelled, and he was rushed down to Philly for treatexchanged vows at the Waterfront Banquet Facility in Plains Township. They were accompanied by her parents, Jeffrey and Magnolia See VOWS, Page 2B
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onsignor John Bendik is the pastor of St. John Parish Community of Pittston. Bendik, 70, attended West Side Central Catholic High School and graduated from St. Meinrad College in Indiana with a degree in philosophy. He received his master’s in divinity from the St. Meinrad School of Theology. He has a brother, Frank, and sisters, Dorothy, Helenanne and Maryrose. He lives in Pittston.
You recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of your ordination in May. What did that mean to you? “It was and is the proudest moment of my life. All of my last 45 years have been the proudest moments in my life. Every moment of my blessed life has been special.” Forty five years ago you were ordained. What led you into priesthood? “It started within my family. I was very blessed to have such good parents and a loving family. All of my siblings are generous and reach out to serve others. I went into the seminary in 1959 at St. Meinrad with the intention of studying to be a priest. Intention is different than total commitment. I had done undergraduate work in philosophy so that
gave me the opportunity to become a priest in eight years as opposed to 10 years. As I continued studying I became more excited about being a priest and it felt as if the grace of God was leading me to a firm commitment.” Outside of studying, what were you doing during those eight years in Southern Indiana? “I was a chairman for Cooperative Action for Community Development. I would funnel out tasks with other chairmen to seminarians and they would in turn aid me in helping the poor and tending to kids in orphanages. It was an opportunity to help people who may not have been paid attention to. Many times it would be individuals who were without a family. We would bring kids to skating rinks and other fun activities. It really sparked my interest even further in becoming a priest.” Your caring contributions continued
once you were ordained. Where was the next stop? “I was ordained in 1967 and was assigned to St. Matthews in East Stroudsburg. I was there from 1967 to 1981. In 1970 I was assigned full time to be the campus minister at East Stroudsburg University for the United Campus Ministry at the college. That kept me involved in the development of several programs while I was there. I worked with others in serving special needs kids and was active in the Big Brother/Sister program. We once mowed a field with kids from the projects so they could have a field to play ball on. There were “adopt a grandparent” programs in which people were assigned to the elderly, some in nursing homes. I fondly remember my time at East Stroudsburg. I feel I reached many people. I remember the masses being packed at the campus on Saturdays and Sundays.” Misericordia was next among your many assignments. How was it there? “I was chaplain at the university for two years before becoming the director of Campus Ministry in 1984. We did many of the same See MEET, Page 2B
ou’ve probably never heard of Ronald D. Lambert, Pamela J. Drake and Kevin Meehan. But they’ve been keeping an eye on you genealogists out there. That’s because they have studied not genealogy, but genealogists. Over the past two decades they all did surveys to answer two questions: Who does genealogy, and why do people do genealogy? Admittedly, their material is a bit dated. Dr. Lambert, a professor of sociology at Waterloo University in Canada, did his in 1993 (before the Internet became a factor). Drake, who studied at California State University, Fullerton, did hers in 2001. Dr. Meehan, of the Department of Sociology at University of Plymouth (United Kingdom), had his survey under way in 2003. Still, they did explode some myths about genealogy and offer a prediction or two about the future. While they published their work separately, their results were collected by Megan S. Smolenyak in a 2003 issue of Ancestry magazine. Here are some of their findings. While the stereotypical genealogist is an older woman, the researchers learned that about one-third of the genealogists were male and only a minority was 65 or older. As Meehan put it, “It seems safe to conclude that the genealogical community is younger than many imagine,” a fact he attributes to the growing connection between genealogy and Internet use. What inspires people to begin doing genealogy? The results of the various surveys were a mixed bag. A century or so ago, genealogy was largely something a person did to determine qualifications for joining a fraternal organization. The researchers, however, found that in modern times the death of a close family member was often the inspiration. Said Lambert, “A substantial number of my respondents found themselves confronting questions for which they lacked answers about recently deceased family members.” Other sparks came from school assignments or email queries from family members. Meehan found that some “reported they had been interested since childhood as a result of listening to family stories.” What keeps genealogists going, despite the dead ends and “brick walls”? Drake saw genealogists “caring for future generations” and “leaving a legacy for others.” Lambert cited many factors, including a personal need for creativity, desire to educate young relatives and keeping deceased family members alive in spirit. Meehan cited “genealogical tourism” for inspiration as more people travel abroad to see the places their ancestors came from. News Notes: The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania offers some publications of interest. They include county lists of Civil War burials throughout the state, a guide for finding your Revolutionary War ancestors and a colonial-era list of northern Pennsylvania land applications. The society will offer an Oct. 24 webinar on Quaker research. Go to www.genpa.org for details. You can also explore membership, which will open up various services to you. If you’re searching for your Lithuanian ancestors in the area, you’ll want to see the handy guide to the region’s Lithuanian churches in the summer edition of “The Heritage,” published by the Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society. You’ll learn where the churches were, what cemeteries they sponsored and where to look for their records. To join the society and access “The Heritage,” go to www.nepgs.org. Don’t forget the 134th annual observance of the 1778 Battle of Wyoming on July 4. This moving ceremony will be held at the Wyoming Monument National Historic Site, Wyoming Avenue, in Wyoming, at 10 a.m. Keynote speaker is Dr. William V. Lewis, Jr., commissioner of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Tom Mooney is a Times Leader genealogy columnist. Reach him at tmooney2@ptd.net.
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Colleen Leahigh, Dallas.
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Eugene Warnick, Hanover Township; Niccole Rivero, Shavertown; Zachery Roth, Shavertown.
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programs that I was involved with at East Stroudsburg. However, there was one that was very unique. We had a program called Luv-a-nun. Kids were assigned to retired nuns and both the women and the students looked forward to each others company. It was time well spent by all involved. You spent a decade in Clarks Summit at Our Lady of Snows parish. What were some of your key achievements or memories while you were there? “I was involved with the development of religious education there and later, when the congregation grew, I helped create a new Church of St. Benedict on Newton Ransom Boulevard.” Your final stop is where you currently call home. What have been some fond memories, achievements and proud moments while you have graced the city of Pittston with your charitable contributions and hard work? “There are four unique parishes that we combined back in 2006; St. John the Baptist, St. Casimir’s, St. Joseph’s, and St. John the Evangelist. It has been a privilege serving as pastor to this congregation through the years. In 2007 Seton Catholic High School closed its doors but a new opportunity opened up for the underprivileged the years to follow. In November of 2007 we opened a health clinic where people without insurance could get the care they need. We have helped over 2,500 people with medical issues, including 187 children in our pediatric department, get the attention they so desperately need. We have doctors, social workers, dentists and many volunteers and workers that make our efforts successful with over 5,500 office visits to our medical facilities at the building.” What are some things outside of your work that you enjoy participating in? “I was an avid racquetball player for over 40 years before some medical issues of my own. I enjoy time with family and friends very much.” Where do you like to go when with friends or family? “I really enjoy the shore with friends and I used to go to a cabin in Michigan. Locally I like to go with friends to the restaurant Agolino’s.” What is your favorite music? “I enjoy classical music and Johnny Mathis and the ’50s genre.” What type of books do you enjoy? “I really like any historical novels.” Do you have a favorite quote or saying you live by? “Be what you is, because if you be what you ain’t, than you ain’t what you is.” .
Crestwood Middle School announces Students of the Year Crestwood Middle School recently announced the Students of the Year. The eight winners were selected from students who were nominated as Students of the Month during the school year. Students of the Year for the eighth-grade Red and White Teams and seventh-grade Thunderbee and Wildcat Teams, from left, are: Brian Baddick, principal; Preston Israel; Ryan Toporcer; Michael Paranich; Amy Loveless; Neil Simasek; Emily Lehman; Samantha Forgatch; and Lance Blass.
Loyola University, Baltimore, Md.
Jessica Bensinger, Tamaqua; Kayla Braskie, Hazle Township; Taylor Culver, Harveys Lake; Kayla Davies, West Hazleton; Kelly Hunt, Albrightsville; Kathleen Jacobs, Hazle Township; Dayna Lavieri, Drums; Amber Martonick, Drums; Travis Pitts, Tamaqua; Laura Shane, Lattimer; Kimberly Somerville, Swoyersville; Scott Straubinger, Hazleton; Sophia Terry, Swoyersville; Wendy Wakefield, Albrightsville.
Bridget Bunton, Kingston; William Mitchell, Wilkes-Barre.
Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg, Md.
Diane Bojarcik, Swoyersville; Allison Spencer, Dallas; Rebecca Spencer, Dallas.
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind.
Duke University, Durham, N.C.
Amber Triano, Tamaqua.
Rebecca Richards, Hanover Township.
Shenandoah University, Winchester, Va.
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh
Grants awarded at PASR spring luncheon
The Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) presented several grants at their spring luncheon. An $800 grant was awarded to Michel Hughes, a junior at King’s College pursuing a degree in education. A $200 classroom grant was awarded to Nancy Engleman, a K-5 art teacher from Wyoming Valley West, and to Tracy Thompson, a kindergarten teacher from LakeLehman. The money will be used for special projects. At the luncheon, from left: Marlene Kanaub, associate professor of education, King’s College; Dr. Denise Reboli, education chairperson, King’s College; Hughes; Thompson; and Helene Dainowski, PASR Education Support Committee.
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zure and falls down. I hold his head or put something under his head to cushion it. I’ll loosen any tight clothing or take off his sunglasses. “You don’t hold them down. You kind of let them have the seizure,” said the bride, who has a good idea of what “in sickness and in health” can mean. But seizures are only one aspect of the couple’s life. They love to dance, as they proved at their weddings with everything from polkas to “La Bamba” to “Footloose” to “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life.” They also love the beach, Rena said a few days before the couple departed for a honeymoon in Aruba. “We’re both like fish.
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Nathan Tiedeken from Lancaster and the former Shannon Doyle of Wilkes-Barre had met in a genetics class at Villanova University and, about two months later, agreed to have dinner together. “I was so nervous I left my keys running in the car,” remembered Nathan, who believes a friend’s casual comment earlier that day might have had something to do with it. “You know, she’s a beauty queen, don’t you?” the friend remarked “I had no idea,” Nathan said. That evening, the beauty queen
– Shannon was edging closer to the Miss Pennsylvania crown – and Nathan put each other at ease. “Right from the first date, our conversation flowed so easily,” Shannon said. “We were both one of four children; we both wanted to go into medicine. We figured the rest would be easy.” Easy? Well … After Villanova, Shannon studied at Jefferson
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“DOVES AND THUNDER GODS” Author: Patricia Hester, 68, is a Laurel Run native who went into the U.S. Air Force in 1967 and, upon returning home, traveled to Alaska and never looked back. Publisher: Self-published Available: $4.99 Kindle, $15.99 paperback, both on Amazon Plot: This historical fiction, with much of Wiggins’ own experience thrown in, covers the Vietnam War from the viewpoints of several people involved in different ways. Additional publications by Hester: “Whispers From the Ashes” (2010), about a family growing up in Wilkes-Barre during the time of the fire in the Red Ash Mine. ••• TIMES LEADER: Why did you choose Vietnam as the backdrop for your story? PH: I experienced it, and I really wanted to tell it. So many of my friends at this age who married early weren’t really involved in any way in the war and didn’t understand it. They would say, “Oh, I don’t even remember that,” and I think it’s really important that people do remember it, because it affected our country so much. ••• TL: There are a lot of viewpoints in this book. Who are the characters behind them? PH: The main character does what I did, stays at home and sees everything that’s happening to the country, observes the protest movement and knows some people involved in the war. Of the two nurses, one goes to Vietnam early when it was still what I call “a good war.” The second goes when it was no longer necessary and the protests have begun, and she gets into the drug and party atmosphere. We also have a professor involved in the protests who attends the Democratic National Convention and sees how even the politics had become corrupt. I think we go through all this thinking men do all the fighting, but really the women are affected no matter what, if they stay home or they go. ••• TL: What do you remember most vividly from your war experiences? H: The loss. There were a lot of losses; I lost a lot of good friends. ••• TL: Where does the title come from? H: I called it “Doves and Thunder Gods,” but there’s a part missing there. During the Vietnam war it was doves and hawks; you were either against the war or for it, but then there was the other part, the people in the military who where neither doves nor hawks; it was their job. It’s what they did, and I wanted to tell their story, so that’s what the Thunder Gods are.
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NEW YORK — Emerald is no longer green with envy. The rich, vibrant shade is Pantone LLC’s Color of the Year for 2013, beating out all the other shades of the rainbow. The company, which creates and matches colors for the fashion, home and beauty industries, among others, picks its top hue based on both how it’s already being used and a prediction of sustained popularity. Green’s time
had come, says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of Pantone’s research arm known as the Pantone Color Institute. “The entire green family has been so strong, upcoming through the ’90s as we’re paying attention to nature, so the family isn’t new, but what we needed to look at and revisit was the psychological background: Emerald is such a balanced color, and balance is something to pick up on and listen to,” she explains. Eiseman adds, “It’s a color of
growth, renewal, healing, unity and regeneration — words we’re all so in need of at this point of history.” On the runways, emerald green was spotted for 2013 at Michael Kors, Nanette Lepore and Vivienne Tam. Tracy Reese took her bow wearing green. In the home category, green is almost like a neutral, complementing almost everything else, Eiseman says: Pair it with tan, black, blue or even yellow. She has seen it used for an espresso
maker, kitchen stool and a mixer. Sephora is “very happy with the recognition of this color,” says Margarita Arriagada, the company’s senior vice president of merchandising. She envisions it as an instant hit as an eye shadow, liner, mascara and nail polish. “It’s a passionate color, and it gives our client a lot of wearabilAP PHOTOS ity.” Above, Emerald is a natural The orange shade called Tan- choice for a Tiffany diamond gerine Tango that Pantone made ring. At right, a swatch of See EMERALD, Page 2B
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Medical School and Nathan at Temple University School of Medicine. Today, she’s a pediatrics resident at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., and he is an orthopaedic surgical resident at Albert Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia. Medical school and residencies are known for their rigor. But the bride and groom encouraged each other along the way. “What can’t be overstated is whenever we’re around each other we have a great time,” said Nate, who is 28. “She helps me put things in perspective.” “Nate is probably the hardestworking person I ever met,” said Shannon, 27. “Whenever I felt overwhelmed, he’d be able to talk me through it.” Her future groom cheered Shannon on when she was crowned Miss Pennsylvania 2009 in Pittsburgh and when she competed in the Miss America 2010 pageant in Las Vegas. It wasn’t a completely unfamiliar world to him. “Growing up in my household, ‘Miss America’ was an event not to be missed,” Nate said. “We’d sit there and root like it was a football game.” After the excitement of her year as Miss Pennsylvania, Shannon accepted another title – fiancée. Nate asked her to become his wife during an October 2011 visit to St. Thomas of Villanova Church. “It was important to me to propose in a place that was personal, and we’d gone to many Masses there,” he said. “I’d bought the ring three weeks beforehand and kept it in the back corner of my closet in my kitchen,” he added. “Every day I would run and make sure it was still there.” Of course, the ring did not disappear and, of course, Shannon said yes. “It was a no-brainer,” she said. “I was thrilled.” Then began the planning of a Christmas-themed wedding. “I love Christmas. It’s absolutely magical,” Shannon said. “From the time I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being a winter bride.” The bride invited the St. Nicholas Church Choir to sing Christmas carols at the church.
pictures of her plate. Muia, 48, grew up in an ItalianAmerican family in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, and spent 20 years working in hospitals as a respiratory therapist before switching to the tour business in 2005. He introduces himself by saying: “I’m Tony. I got two younger brothers named Vinnie and Joey. You can’t make this stuff up! I’m as authentic as it gets.” His company, called A Slice of Brooklyn, started with a pizza tour and added the Christmas lightstourin2006.Thesedays,he runs three to four buses a night, bringing thousands of tourists from Manhattan each season to see the lights. Some homes on the tour still feature the inflatable Santas that have been around for years, while others display characters like Snoopy that were more popular a generation ago. But many residents on blocks where homes can go for $1million or more hire professional decorators to use the latest in LED technology. On one front lawn, golden lights outlined every inch of manicured topiary, while outside another home, a stately tree was bejeweled in bright red lights from the highest branches to the roots. Professional displays can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to $10,000 or more, depending on how elaborate they are.
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The happy couple kiss, surrounded by poinsettia flowers at St. Nicholas Church in Wilkes-Barre.
Red sashes accented the white gowns worn by her 10 bridesmaids, who each carried a topiary that looked like a mistletoe ball. At the reception, the 266 guests saw a wedding cake decorated to look like a Christmas present and found their place cards held by miniature lamp posts. The next morning those who stayed overnight found stockings filled with popcorn balls and chocolate coins, the kind of treats “St. Nicholas” has been known to leave in children’s socks or shoes on or around his feast day, Dec. 6. When she was growing up, Shannon remembered, “I would always put my shoe by the door.” The wedding day was filled with memorable moments, including a photo the bridesmaids sent to the groom in which they posed with signs that spelled out “Just … wait … til … you … see … her!!!” Later, during the ceremony, soloist Kathleen Shucosky sang a litany of saints that included the names of several deceased family members. And both Shannon and Nate joined her father and Monsignor Joseph Rauscher in distributing communion. Patrick Doyle has been an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist at St. Nicholas Church for years, and Shannon became one as a Villanova student. “That was the most touching part of the ceremony for me,”
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Attendants and guests shower Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Tiedeken with artificial snow after their wedding Dec. 8. The fur stole the bride is wearing is her ‘something borrowed.’
“I love Christmas. It’s absolutely magical. From the time I was a little girl, I always dreamed of being a winter bride.” Shannon Doyle Tiedeken
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other poignant moment. “My father gave a welcoming speech at the reception and said we don’t have in-laws in our family, just sons and daughters. So Nate is one of his sons now,” Shannon said the next day. “His father said the same thing to my mother on (my parents’) wedding day.”
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At one home, a blinking light display was synchronized to the beat of “Jingle Bells” broadcast on a local radio frequency. And at the mansion owned by a man Muia called “Sam the Greek,” holiday greetings were illuminated in three languages — English, Italian and Greek, Cyrillic letters and all. How do homeowners feel about Muia as he tosses out comments like “You can probably see that house from space!” and “That house looks like a dessert!”? Judging from the affectionate hug Muia got from Lucy Spata as he passed her decked-out house, they like the attention. At Muia’s prompting, Spata retells the story of how her neighbors used to complain about the traffic the lights attract. Her response: “I told them to move.” Muia also tells inside stories as hewalksalong:Thismansionwas built by a car dealer for his daughter; that homeowner died of cancer and his wife does the lights up in his honor; and this one’s married to a Jewish woman, so all the lights are blue instead of more traditionalChristmascolorslikered, green or gold. Dale Pollard and his wife of Ogden, Utah, were the only ones on the tour who said their hometown has lights to rival Brooklyn. But one thing they don’t have back in Utah, Pollard said, is “a house with blue lights that’s Jewish.” More typical was the reaction of Nadia Boyer of Burke, Va.: “My house is going to look really lame when I get back home.”
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