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By Megan Joyce
Most of us have encountered tough times in our lives where we were
encouraged to heed the old adage of “dusting ourselves off ” or “picking
ourselves up by our bootstraps.” We fall; we rise up; we move forward,
bruised but vertical.
These days, Vickie Kissinger’s bootstraps hang firmly hinged on a treble
clef and a cluster of eighth-notes.
The newly named 2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL and New Holland-area
resident is a lifelong music lover, having started on the organ at just 5 years
old.
“My grandparents actually got me started in music. My grandmother in
particular always had a love for music, and they took me for organ lessons,”
Kissinger recalled. “That was just always a dream of hers: She wanted me to
learn to play the organ.”
As she grew up, her musical studies expanded to include piano as well,
and by age 13 she was playing the organ in church; by 15, she was
substituting for two different local churches. By high-school graduation,
Kissinger was offered an organist position at a church in Akron.
As a teenager, Kissinger had become interested in singing, and her jazz-
piano teacher at the time encouraged her to embrace her voice. After she
2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Vickie Kissinger performing “At Last” by Etta James.
Is the Only-Child Trend
Desirable?
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Power Reigns Supreme
at Senior Idol
page 10
please see IDOL page 15
Inside:
Cumberland County Edition July 2012 Vol. 13 No. 7
Self-MadeSenior Idol
2012 Talent Competition Winner
Earned Music Degree at 45
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Why Do We Dislike Water?
Preventive Measures
Wendell Fowler
When wild animals, cavemen,
Druids, Celts, kings, and
princesses took a drink from
their wells, your glass of water was part
of those wells.
Life-sustaining water has been here
since the creation of Earth. Humans
would not exist today if not for water.
Greek philosopher Empedocles held that
water is one of the four elements, along
with earth, wind, and fire.
Water is essential to your survival, as
one cannot survive more than three days
without it. We lose 2 to 3 liters of water
per day under normal conditions but
more in hot, dry, or cold weather.
Got an energy shortage? That’s the
first sign your blood, tissues, and organs
aren’t getting adequate water, and your
liver and brain are the least tolerant of
dehydration.
Blood is mostly water, not Mountain
Dew, and your muscles, lungs, and brain
all contain a lot of water. Your temple
needs water to control body temperature
and to provide a means for nutrients that
nourish your organs. Water transports
oxygen to your
cells, helps you
think clearly,
removes waste,
and protects
your joints and
organs.
A headache
or a strong odor
to your urine,
along with a
yellow or amber
color, indicate
you’re not getting enough pure water.
Water is necessary for your Earth suit to
digest and absorb nutrients and, in
addition, it detoxifies the liver and
kidneys, flushing noxious waste from the
temple.
Slake your morning thirst with good
ol’ plain water. First thing in the a.m., I
gulp an 8-ounce glass of filtered water.
You just woke up from an eight-hour
nap and fast, so
after rehydrating
with water,
blend a fresh
fruit smoothie
to replenish
your glucose
levels. Sugary,
caffeinated frou-
frou drinks and
nasty juice boxes
are not
rehydrating. But
you already knew they deplete your
blessing of health.
Caffeine has some virtues, so don’t
throw the coffee grounds out with the
dishwater; just ditch the sugar and
whipping cream.
Unfortunately, man treats the largest,
most unexplored ecosystem, the ocean, as
his personal dumping ground. Thoreau
would freak out. Rope swinging from a
tree as a giggling youngster and then
plunging into a sun-dappled, tree-lined
pond is but a memory of the past.
Yep, we are seeing the future in our
lifetime. Back in the ’60s, The Beach
Boys warned us in song that lakes,
ponds, creeks, rivers, estuaries, bays, and
entire coastlines have all gone bad.
From the earth or from the sky,
miraculous water cleanses and purifies
our holy temples as well as our mutual
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(717) 730-2811
American Red Cross
(717) 845-2751
Central PA Poison Center
(800) 521-6110
Cumberland County Assistance
(800) 269-0173
Cumberland County Board of Assistance
(800) 269-0173
Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc.
(717) 432-5312
Neill Funeral Home
(717) 564-2633
Wegmans
(717) 791-4500
Alzheimer’s Association
(717) 651-5020
American Diabetes Association
(800) 342-2383
Arthritis Foundation
(717) 763-0900
CONTACT Helpline
(717) 652-4400
Health Network Labs
(717) 243-2634
The National Kidney Foundation
(800) 697-7007
PACE
(800) 225-7223
Social Security Administration (Medicare)
(800) 302-1274
Pa. HealthCare Cost Containment Council
(717) 232-6787
Duncan Nulph Hearing Associates
(717) 766-1500
Gable Associates
(717) 737-4800
Home Instead Senior Care
717-731-9984
Safe Haven Quality Care
717-582-9977
Visiting Angels
717-241-5900
Cumberland County Housing Authority
(717) 249-1315
Property Tax/Rent Rebate
(888) 728-2937
Salvation Army
(717) 249-1411
Apprise Insurance Counseling
(800) 783-7067
Keystone Elder Law PC
(717) 691-9300
Carlisle Memorial Service, Inc.
(717) 243-5480
Ability Prosthetics & Orthotics, Inc
(877) 848-2936
CVS/pharmacy
www.cvs.com
Lung, Asthma & Sleep Associates P.C.
(717) 701-8819
Chapel Pointe at Carlisle
(717) 249-1363
Cumberland County
Aging & Community Services
(717) 240-6110
Meals on Wheels
Carlisle
(717) 245-0707
Mechanicsburg
(717) 697-5011
Newville
(717) 776-5251
Shippensburg
(717) 532-4904
Bureau of Consumer Protection
(800) 441-2555
Cancer Information Service
(800) 422-6237
Consumer Information
(888) 878-3256
Disease and Health Risk
(888) 232-3228
Domestic Violence
(800) 799-7233
Drug Information
(800) 729-6686
Flu or Influenza
(888) 232-3228
Health and Human Services
Discrimination
(800) 368-1019
Internal Revenue Service
(800) 829-1040
Liberty Program
(866) 542-3788
Medicare Hotline
(800) 638-6833
National Council on Aging
(800) 424-9046
Organ Donor Hotline
(800) 243-6667
Passport Information
(888) 362-8668
Smoking Information
(800) 232-1331
Social Security Fraud
(800) 269-0217
Social Security Office
(800) 772-1213
American Legion
(717) 730-9100
Governor’s Veterans Outreach
(717) 234-1681
Veterans Affairs
(717) 240-6178 or (717) 697-0371
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Dear Savvy Senior,
What can you tell me about restless
leg syndrome? I’m 58 years old, and
my wife thinks I may have it because I
sometimes wake her up at night
kicking my legs. – Restless Larry
Dear Larry,
If an irresistible urge to move your
legs has you kicking in your sleep,
you may indeed have restless leg
syndrome (RLS), a
common, under-
diagnosed condition
that affects around 10
percent of Americans.
Here’s what you
should know.
Do You Have RLS?
RLS is a
neurological disorder
that causes
unpleasant sensations
in the legs (usually in
the calf area) and an
irresistible urge to
move your legs when
resting or sitting still,
and the symptoms usually get worse
with age. The main complaint with
RLS, other than it being
uncomfortable, is that it disrupts
sleep.
While researchers have yet to pin
down a specific cause of RLS, they
do know of various conditions that
are linked to it, including: genetics
(it often runs in families), anemia,
kidney problems, peripheral
neuropathy, diabetes, attention
deficit disorder, and even pregnancy.
Do you have RLS? If you answer
yes to most of these questions, you
probably do.
• When you sit or lie down, do
you have a strong desire to move
your legs?
• Does your desire to move your
legs feel impossible to resist?
• Would you use the words
“unpleasant,” “creepy-crawly,”
“electric current,” “itching,”
“tingling,” “pulling,” or “tugging” to
describe your symptoms?
• Does your desire to move often
occur when you are resting or sitting
still?
• Does moving your legs make
you feel better?
• Do these symptoms bother you
more at night?
• Do your ever have involuntary
leg movements while you are awake?
Tips and Remedies
While there’s no cure for RLS,
there are some things you can do to
alleviate the symptoms. Depending
on the severity of your case, here are
some tips and remedies that may
help:
• Get a blood test: Studies show
that an iron or vitamin deficiency
can cause or worsen RLS. Your
doctor can easily check this with a
simple blood test and may
recommend supplementing your diet
with vitamin E, iron, vitamin B12,
or folate.
• Check your meds: Certain
drugs that treat high blood pressure,
heart conditions, nausea, colds,
allergies, and depression can make
RLS worse. If you take any of these,
ask your doctor if something else
can be prescribed.
• Watch your diet: Pay attention
to what you eat to see if it may cause
or increase your symptoms.
• Limit caffeine and alcohol: Both
of these can make symptoms worse.
• Stretch: A good calf stretch and
a strong massage may provide some
relief.
• Take a bath: For some people, a
hot or cold bath can help, or try
using a heating pad or ice pack.
• Try compression: Wrapping ace
bandages or
wearing
compression
support stockings
around the
problem area have
also been known to
help.
• Exercise:
Moderate exercise
(20 to 30 minutes
three or four times
a week) can also
relieve symptoms
and help you sleep
better. Exercising
late in the evening,
however, can
induce symptoms.
• Reduce stress: Stress can
aggravate RLS. Meditation and yoga
are good relaxation techniques you
may want to try, especially before
going to bed at night.
Treatments
If the tips or remedies don’t
improve your condition, prescription
medications may help.
Requip (or its generic Ropinirole)
and Mirapex are two drugs approved
by the FDA to treat RLS, but there
are several other drugs that treat
other conditions (dopaminergic
agents, sedatives, anticonvulsants,
and pain relievers) that have also
been found to be helpful.
Talk to your doctor about these
options, or consult an RLS specialist
(see rls.org to locate one) or a sleep
specialist (see sleepcenters.org).
Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the
NBC Today show and author of TheSavvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.
Tips and Treatments forRestless Leg Syndrome
Savvy Senior
Jim Miller
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Celebrating:
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Bakery:
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Fast Food:
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Seafood:
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Steak:
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Here are the Cumberland County
dining favorites for 2012!atter swings like a rusty gate.”
That was me—I didn’t need
the other team to remind me
that I was what baseball scouts call “good
glove/no bat.”
But this rusty gate never lost his
enthusiasm for the game. Besides
marveling at how batters slam a wooden
cylinder against a speeding orb, I love the
cerebral aspects of baseball. Games turn on
strategies that work (or don’t).
Here are a few of baseball’s lesser-
known fundamentals that might enhance
your appreciation for the game.
Wasting a pitch. Rarely do you see a
three-pitch called strikeout. When a batter
is behind with a no-balls, two-strikes
count, he is prepared to swing at almost
any pitch that’s not over his head.
The pitcher intentionally throws out of
the strike zone hoping the batter will “go
fishing” and either miss for strike three or
hit a harmless roller. If you want to see
the epitome of rage, check out the
manager after his pitcher gives up an 0-2
homerun.
A hallowed baseball story tells how an
old-time manager vowed to fine any
pitcher $50 who didn’t waste a pitch. In
one game, after the umpire called an 0-2
offering “strike three,” the pitcher came
running in from the mound yelling, “That
was a ball!”
Curve versus slider. The classic
curveball breaks vertically from 12 to 6 on
the clock. Batters tend to swing over it
unless it’s a “hanging curve” that takes too
long to break and sits there like an apple
on a branch.
Sliders break sideways, low and away
opposite the pitcher’s arm. Therefore, a
right-handed slider breaks into a left-
handed batter or away from a right-
handed batter.
Breaking balls are thrown with a
twisting wrist that makes them slower than
fastballs, so a breaking ball that doesn’t
break is easy pickings for the batter.
Fair versus foul. All four bases are in
fair territory. Home plate has the V-shaped
base because it nestles in the confluence of
the right and left foul lines.
Balls that hit the “foul line” are fair.
Balls that hit the “foul pole” or its
extension screen are homeruns.
A runner on third takes his lead in foul
territory lest he get called out for
interference by getting hit by a fair ball.
Considerate umpires on the first and
third base lines position themselves in foul
territory because they are “in play” and
when hit by a fair ball might affect the
outcome of the play.
Alas, left-handers. In the Big Leagues,
left-handed throwers play only five of the
nine defensive positions: three outfielders,
first base, and pitcher. That’s not a rule.
It’s due to the counterclockwise nature of
the game.
You’ll understand immediately if you
pretend you’re a second baseman fielding a
grounder and throwing to first—see how
you must make an extra turn if you throw
left-handed? All those runners who are
thrown out by a step would be safe against
left-handed infielders.
Conversely, a left-handed first baseman
is in a better position to throw to second
and doesn’t have to sweep the glove across
his body to tag the diving runner on a
pick-off play. The theory against left-
handed catchers is that they’re out of
position on steal attempts to third and
that, with most batters being right-
handed, they must maneuver throws
around batters on steal attempts to second.
A few baseball theorists even prefer
right-handed leftfielders on the theory
that, on throws to the plate, their tosses
tend to bounce to the right (into the
waiting catcher) rather than away from the
play.
Outfield arms. The pariah right fielder
of Little League transforms into a
respected player in the Bigs. Teams put
rifle arms in right and weak arms in left
because the throw from right field to third
base is a full 90 feet longer than the throw
to third from left.
3-foot line. That mysterious line that
extends to the right and parallel to the
foul line in the last half of the distance
from home to first base is the 3-foot line.
A runner who strays to the left of the
foul line or to the right of the 3-foot line
may be called out if he interferes with the
fielder taking the throw at first. The
runner is allowed to run outside of the
channel to avoid interfering with a fielder
making a play.
Some Finer Pointsof Baseball
Silver Threads
W.E. Reinka
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While the number of families in
the United States continued
to grow in the period from
2000 through 2008, the share of families
with no children increased from 52 to 54
percent.
Among families with children, the
percentage of those having only one
child increased sharply from 41.4 percent
in 2000 to 47.8 percent in 2008,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau found that
between 1976 and 2004, the percentage
of women aged 40 to 44 with only one
child almost doubled to 20 percent.
Should these trends be worrisome?
Does it suggest tomorrow’s seniors will
be given less personal care by their sole
offspring? Might it suggest that the only-
child trend will lead to a nation of more
adults who had been pampered by
permissive parents?
If an only child marries an only child,
their children have no cousins. Without
siblings and an extended family, how
does an only
child develop
rivalry skills and
interpersonal
peer
relationships
prior to school
years?
There are
many examples
of celebrities
without siblings
who rose above
the tumultuous
circumstances of
childhood.
Rudolph
Giuliani’s father served time in Sing Sing
prison and, after his release, became an
enforcer for his brother-in-law’s crime
gang.
Alan Greenspan’s parents had a
troubled marriage, divorcing when he
was 5 years old.
The father
became
estranged from
the son and ex-
wife.
Cary Grant’s
parents
quarreled often,
causing the son
to seek escape in
Saturday
afternoon
movies. His
mother was
committed to a
mental
institution when the boy was 10 years of
age.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was cared
for by a governess and tutored at home
until he was 14 years old, then sent off to
a boarding school.
These are examples from past
generations. What can be expected from
the adults of the Me Generation (the
1970s) and the Y Generation (1982-
2002)?
One writer characterized the Me
Generation as having an apparent
empathy deficit. In 2008 the TV show
60 Minutes had a program on the Y
Generation describing them as “cynical,
unaccustomed to hard work, and having
fragile egos because their childhoods were
filled with trophies and adulation,
unprepared for the cold realities of
work.”
Is there a cause-effect relationship
between the only-child trend and the
narcissistic sense of entitlement
attributed to the “Me” and “Y”
generations? We know an only child can
be hardworking and empathetic, but if
Is the Only-Child Trend Desirable?
My 22 Cents’ Worth
Walt Sonneville
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substantial numbers of them are not so
oriented, they can stigmatize their entire
generation and stunt a nation’s progress.
Our nation seems to be confronted
with conflicting values. While
overpopulation is a concern, having only
one child may create its own undesirable
effects.
There are several reasons why the one-
child trend has emerged. Economic
uncertainty, divorce, and the high costs
of childrearing are among them. The
percentage of U.S. children raised by one
parent (25.8 percent) is higher than any
of the 26 other industrialized nations.
Their average was 14.9 percent,
according to a study by the Organization
for Economic Cooperation and
Development.
One clear advantage of having an only
child is that it avoids the problems
associated with primogeniture—that is,
the age-old practice of giving the bulk of
one’s estate to the eldest son.Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research
analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a SeniorCitizen, a book of personal-opinion essays,
free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. AMusing Moment: Meditative Essays on Lifeand Learning, was released in January 2012.
Contact him at [email protected].
Property Tax/Rent Rebate
Deadline ExtendedThe deadline to apply for
Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate
Program for older adults and residents
with disabilities has
been extended from
June 30 to Dec. 31.
The rebate program
benefits eligible
Pennsylvanians age 65
and older; widows and
widowers age 50 and
older; and people with
disabilities age 18 and
older.
The income limit is
$35,000 a year for
homeowners and $15,000 annually for
renters, and half of Social Security
income is excluded.
The maximum standard rebate is
$650, but supplemental rebates for
qualifying homeowners can boost rebates
to $975.
As of May 31, the Revenue
Department had received 529,023 rebate
applications.
As specified by law, rebate distribution
began on July 1. After June 30, rebates
were distributed as claims were received
and processed.
Applicants may
obtain Property
Tax/Rent Rebate claim
forms (PA-1000) and
related information
online at
www.revenue.state.pa.us
or by calling, toll-free,
(888) 222-9190.
Forms and assistance
also are available at
Department of Revenue
district offices (listed in the government
section of phone directories), local Area
Agencies on Aging, senior centers, and
state legislators’ offices.
Claimants who already applied for
Property Tax/Rent Rebates may check the
status of claims online at
www.revenue.state.pa.us or by calling,
toll-free, (888) PA-TAXES.
As of May 2012, a new Medicare
card scam has been brought to the
attention of the Pennsylvania Senior
Medicare Patrol (SMP) and the Center
for Advocacy for the Rights and
Interests of the Elderly (CARIE).
Residents from all over Pennsylvania
have received calls from scammers
claiming to be “from Medicare.” The
scammer states that Medicare is sending
out new cards and then instructs the
beneficiary to give the scammer their
checking account number in order to
receive the new card.
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taken every 10 years since 1790.
It is used by the federal
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primary one being to establish
Congressional districts according to
population. For protection of privacy, the
census is not made public until 72 years
after it is taken.
Thus, this is the first U.S. census in
which my name appears, as well as the
names of many 50plus Senior News
readers. Publication of the 1940 U.S.
census has been a highly anticipated
event by genealogists. It has also sparked
an awareness in those who may not be
that interested in the history of ancestors
they never knew—because they can now
find information they may not have
known about their parents or even
themselves.
The 1940 census was the first taken
after the start of Social Security, the first
after the Great Depression, and the last
before the nation’s entry into World War
II. It holds many nuggets of information
about the “Greatest Generation.”
Many of the questions on the 1940
census are the standard ones: name, age,
gender, race, education, and place of
birth. But the 1940 census also asked
many new questions. The instructions
directed the enumerator to enter an X
after the name of the person furnishing
the information about the family;
whether the person worked for the
CCC, WPA, or NYA the week of
March 24-30, 1940; and income for the
12 months ending Dec. 31, 1939.
The 1940 census also has a
supplemental schedule for two names on
each page. The supplemental schedule
asks the place of birth of the person’s
father and mother; the person’s usual
occupation, not just what they were
doing the week of March 24-30, 1940;
and for all women who are or have been
married, if this woman has been married
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By Megan Joyce
Early on in the performance lineup for the seventh
annual PA STATE SENIOR IDOL finals competition, a
recurring theme became audible: power.
Out of the seven years of finals-night performances,
2012’s roster included more than a dozen musical
dynamos whose notes could likely hit the ceiling even
without the sonic aid of a microphone or the buoyancy
of dinner-theater acoustics.
Produced by On-Line Publishers, hosted by the Dutch
Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, and emceed by
Diane Dayton of Dayton Communications, the 15
semifinalists for the evening’s show were culled from
nearly 100 contestants who auditioned at regional
tryouts in late April and early May.
Both the sold-out crowd and the panel of local
celebrity judges—RJ Harris of WHP580, Adrian
“Buddy” King of the former Magnificent Men, Valerie
Pritchett of abc27, and Janelle Stelson of WGAL-8—
were treated to almost three hours of impressive musical
talent, lively laughter, and powerhouse performances.
And Deb Olsen of Manheim got the night started
with a bang—many of them, in fact. The only drummer
ever to make the SENIOR IDOL semifinalist cut, Olsen set
what was to become the powerful tone for the evening as
she thundered through The Bee Gees’ “You Should Be
Dancing.”
“People don’t know how to judge drummers,” noted
King. “Basically it’s a matter of what you feel, and it felt
really good.”
Second in line was Margie Sheaffer of New
Providence, who tipped her fedora and added a few well-
placed pouts while performing “Makin’ Whoopee” by
Eddie Cantor.
“It’s always important to choose the right song here,
and I think you made a good choice,” said King. “You
communicate the song very well.”
“We’re off to a great start here; we’re going to have a
tough time [judging],” Harris predicted.
Third to the stage was Vickie Kissinger of Gap, whose
voice ran the gamut from gentle to formidable during
Etta James’ “At Last.”
“It’s one thing to have a good voice; it’s another to
know how to use it. Your dynamics are sensational,”
declared King. “You know how to build it, you knew
how to maintain it.”
Though Kissinger was an admittedly tough act to
follow, York’s Tom LaNasa did so with confidence and
finesse for Dean Martin’s “Bumming Around.” LaNasa’s
plaid sport coat and straw hat were appropriately “bum
chic,” his ensemble punctuated by a red handkerchief
sack tied to a stick.
“You can tell you’re a performer,” said Harris. “You
had a lot of fun up there and I think that was the best
part of your performance.”
Both power and control were evident in Lynn
Henderson Payne of New Freedom, who soared through
“Someone to Watch Over Me” by George Gershwin.
“The control in your voice is phenomenal, and
hanging on those notes—spectacular,” Pritchett
enthused. “That takes a lot of breath control.”
Pritchett also praised Lancaster’s Larry Gessler for his
vocal quality after his rendition of “A Nightingale Sang
in Berkeley Square” by Mel Torme.
“It was a very tender approach, and a very difficult
song for intonation purposes,” King agreed.
Jeff Mumma of York Haven brought forth another
kind of power—patriotic power—for “Where the Stars
and Stripes and Eagles Fly” by Aaron Tippin. And once
he conquered his nerves after the first few lines, his vocal
power was apparent as well.
“Once we got to your voice, we know why you got
here,” said Harris. “You have a great, smooth voice and a
passion for country music in particular … you can tell
it’s not a karaoke thing you did here. You really are good.”
Reading’s Mark Ettaro earned high marks for his
Sinatra-esque tones during “I’ve Got You Under My
Skin,” but it was also his comedic power that had the
judges and audience applauding. Ettaro frequently name-
dropped Stelson into the song’s lyrics and, during the
song’s instrumental interlude, he introduced the four
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invisible members of his onstage “band”: the evening’s
judges.
“You have a really good voice, all joking aside,”
Stelson said. “And of course I’m susceptible to hearing
my name in a love song, but it was such a pleasure; it
was really smoothie-smooth.”
Power came back onstage in the guise of Cheri
Coleman Campbell of Coatesville, belting out the
gospel song “My Tribute” by Andrae Crouch. The
judges and the audience were moved by not only her
vocal power, but also her spiritual power—as Campbell
focused her eyes and voice on a higher power.
“You are one of these people who is just lit from
within,” Stelson said. “And I think that’s where your
music is born, too. And I don’t know what you’ve been
through in your life, but you’re obviously praising for
something, and I think you’re giving as good as you’re
getting.”
Harrisburg resident Nick Ferraro had a
commanding stage presence coupled with a robust
voice—even during the high falsetto notes of Jay & the
Americans’ “Cara Mia Mine.”
“That’s a tough song to sing, and a lot of nerve it
takes hitting those falsetto notes,” said King. “I know
what it’s like because I used to sing a lot of falsetto,
and man, you can’t fake those.”
Victoria Newcomer of Mount Joy rocked through
KT Tunstall’s “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree.”
Once again, the judges noted the power behind the
performance.
“I love that song, and you came out here and you
crushed it!” exclaimed Harris.
Stelson then observed that power can come in the
seemingly straight-laced visage of a suit and tie after
Philadelphia’s Dan Kelly used his theater chops to roar
through “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin.
“I liked the way you used the stage, and I really
liked your energy in your singing,” Pritchett said.
Next, Don “Duke” Larson showed that a powerful
stage presence isn’t dampened by age—in fact, it can
enhance it. At age 76, Larson’s voice soared confidently
through “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra, his fine suit
and fedora completing the effect.
“You are impeccably tailored; everything was
perfect,” said Stelson. “You look the part. That was a
great story to tell, and you know what? You kind of
have to be in your 70s to tell it.”
Constance Kuba Fisher of Mechanicsburg worked
the stage performing Jo Dee Messina’s kiss-off anthem,
“Bye Bye.” Her love of performance and her plentiful
stage experience helped carry her through the feisty
tune.
“You have a lot of soul and a lot of heart,” Harris
observed.
The evening’s last semifinalist to take the stage,
Frank Fedele of Williamsport crooned “Walk Away” by
Matt Monro, a performance Stelson called “very
natural and very comfortable.”
“I like the smoothness of your voice, and I also like
the flow. It’s so rhythmic,” complimented Pritchett.
After a brief intermission during which the four
judges’ scores were tallied, all 15 semifinalists lined up
on the stage … and Deb Olsen, Cheri Coleman
Campbell, and Vickie Kissinger were named the night’s
three finalists.
For their second selections, Olsen drummed “Dance
to the Music” by Sly and the Family Stone; Campbell
performed “The Lord’s Prayer”; and Kissinger sang
“My Heart Will Go On” from the movie Titanic.
The judges as well as the audience then voted for
their favorite, and after a brief intermission, Kissinger
was named the 2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. This time,
it was the audience’s turn to exude some power as the
theater exploded in applause.
“I can see you have some training,” King said to
Kissinger, “but even all the training in the world
doesn’t make all that big a difference. It’s knowing how
to sing—and honey, you know how to sing.”
As the winner, Kissinger will receive a limousine trip
for two to New York City for dinner and a Broadway
show. Kissinger later said she was “floored” by her win,
even as she stepped forward to sing “At Last” one more
time.
“Now I know how some of these people must feel
on American Idol,” she laughed. “You’re enjoying the
moment, but you’re not quite sure you’re really in it. It
was exhilarating, actually. It really was.”
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Cumberland County
Calendar of EventsBig Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-447891 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, Newville
July 6, 9:30 a.m. – Bob and Barbara Rhoades’ Trip to Peru
July 24, 12:30 p.m. – Presentation on Landlord/Tenant
Law
July 27, 7 p.m. – “Music on the Lawn” at Newville First
Church of God
Carlisle Senior Action Center – (717) 249-500720 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle
Mary Schaner Senior Citizens Center – (717) 732-391598 S. Enola Drive, Enola
Mechanicsburg Area Senior Adult Center(717) 697-594797 W. Portland St., Mechanicsburg
Southampton Place – (717) 530-8217www.seniors.southamptontwp.com56 Cleversburg Road, Shippensburg
Tuesdays, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Card Night
Thursdays, 9 a.m. – Tasteful Thursday: Food Tasting
July 17, 5 p.m. – Annual Summer Dinner
West Shore Senior Citizens Center – (717) 774-0409122 Geary St., New Cumberland
AARP Driver Safety Programs
Cumberland County Library Programs
Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public.
Amelia Givin Library, 114 N. Baltimore Ave., Mt.Holly Springs, (717) 486-3688
Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle,(717) 243-4642July 18, 1 p.m. – Afternoon Classic Movies at Bosler
Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St.,Camp Hill, (717) 761-3900
East Pennsboro Branch Library, 98 S. Enola Drive,Enola, (717) 732-4274
John Graham Public Library, 9 Parsonage St.,Newville, (717) 776-5900
Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, 16 N. Walnut St.,Mechanicsburg, (717) 766-0171
New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza,New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820July 4, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Independence Day
Community Celebration
July 11, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Great Books
Discussion Group: The Country Husband
July 25, 6 to 9 p.m. – Write-On Writer’s Workshop
Shippensburg Public Library, 73 W. King St.,Shippensburg, (717) 532-4508
July 6, 8 to 9 p.m. – Firefly Fireworks, Pine Grove Furnace State Park
July 8, 4 to 8:30 p.m. – Music on the Mountain: Rock ’n’ Roll Concert, Kings Gap Environmental Center
July 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Monthly Volunteer Work Day, Colonel Denning State Park
For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse.
July 17 and 18, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Camp Hill Borough Building, 2125 Walnut St., Camp Hill,
(717) 737-4548
Senior Center ActivitiesPA State Parks in Cumberland County
July 4, 11 a.m.New Cumberland Town Band Performance
New Cumberland Library, New Cumberland
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July 5, 6:30 p.m.Too Sweet: Diabetes Support Group
Chapel Hill United Church of Christ
701 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill
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July 6, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.“Wicked Walk” Walking Tour of CarlisleHistory on High – The Shop
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History on High – The Shop
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July 15, 7 p.m.New Cumberland Town Band Performance
Eberlys Mill Church of God
115 Creek Road, Camp Hill
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Hoss’s Steak & Sea House
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July 17, 1 p.m.Caregiver Support Group
Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren
501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg
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Until Oct. 27Exhibit: Pine Grove – A Lasting Legacy
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married, Kissinger took a hiatus from her
musical pursuits for a few years to
concentrate on her family, but a series of
church positions soon had her back in the
organist fold.
Her love of vocal performance still
lingered as well, so much so that Kissinger
quit her job at a car dealership, went out
and bought herself musical equipment,
and started a “very busy” schedule of
playing “all over the place” at local gigs
such as restaurants, banquets, and clubs.
“Performers will tell you this: You get
out on stage and you kind of get the bug,
and you love it,” Kissinger said. “Then
you go back the next time, and you get
nervous and say, ‘What was I thinking?’
You do know why you’re doing this—
because you love it.”
At the time, Kissinger even flew to
Nashville and auditioned for a cable
talent-search show. But four weeks later,
the show was suddenly canceled.
“It’s my way to express who I am,” she
said of performing. “I get to express me.”
It was in 1991 that Kissinger’s life
screeched to a halt when her husband was
killed in an auto accident. In the
aftermath, Kissinger stayed home to focus
on raising her daughter.
“My life changed drastically. I didn’t
sing for two years,” she said.
It took another six years before
Kissinger grabbed tenuous hold of those
proverbial bootstraps by enrolling at
Millersville University in pursuit of a
degree in music education.
“When you go to school at 41, it’s a
little tough having a teenager at home
too,” she laughed. “I thought I wanted to
be a teacher, but I didn’t care to be in a
classroom so much, so I opened my
private studio.”
Kissinger teaches piano and voice as
well as beginner strings to a wide range of
students: her youngest is a first-grader and
her oldest is in his 70s. Her private studio
also includes a concentration on special-
needs students, a specialization that grew
after Kissinger received two phone calls
from parents of blind and autistic
children.
“How sad, I thought, that they wanted
to learn music and no one to teach them,”
she said.
Kissinger then took workshops on
autism and read everything she could
about learning disabilities. She now uses a
rote approach, where these students learn
by ear, and has taught voice and piano to
students with blindness, ADD, ADHD,
Aspberger’s disorder, pervasive
developmental disorder, and mental
retardation.
“Over the past 15 years I have learned
more from the students than I think they
learned from me,” Kissinger said. “Most
music teachers won’t teach special-needs
students. They are afraid to because they
don’t know how.”
It was for this reason that Kissinger
was a featured clinician at Penn State at
the Pennsylvania Music Teachers
Association Conference in 2005, where
she lectured on “The Fear of Teaching
Special-Needs Students.”
But the teacher is still a student, too.
Although her vocal training didn’t start in
earnest until she studied for her college
degree, Kissinger, now a classically trained
mezzo-soprano, has been a student of
renowned master voice teacher Dr.
Thomas Houser for the last nine years.
“You have to stay on top of your art;
you have to stay on top of your vocal
technique,” she explained. “You have to
keep your instrument in good shape.”
As for her personal taste in music,
Kissinger said she enjoys all types and has
performed everything from Patsy Cline
country songs to arias and oratorios like
Handel’s Messiah. For listening, she likes
Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Celine
Dion, and Whitney Houston.
“I like the big voices, the people I see
really sing with their soul,” she said. “I
like listening to the powerhouses.
“What I really like to sing is what you
heard last night [at Idol],” she added.
“That’s where I feel my heart and soul.”
The judges and audience at the PA
STATE SENIOR IDOL finals competition
would likely group Kissinger herself in
with the powerhouse performers. Her
rendition of Etta James’s “At Last”
prompted Adrian “Buddy” King of The
Magnificent Men, a seven-year SENIOR
IDOL judge, to call Kissinger “one of the
best [he’s] heard on this stage.”
It had been the prompting of friends
and family that finally got Kissinger to try
out for the talent competition, now in its
seventh year. Backstage during finals
night, Kissinger enjoyed the quick
camaraderie that developed amongst the
15 semifinalists.
After she was named one of the
evening’s three finalists, Kissinger
performed “My Heart Will Go On” from
Titanic for her second song.
“It’s a very powerful song,” Kissinger
said. “And many people can relate to it,
and that’s what you want for your
audience: You want your audience to feel
what you feel.”
And what she was feeling that night,
after her win was announced, was
exhilaration.
“I was shocked, and it was a surreal
experience, it really was. I let out a
holler,” she recalled, laughing. “It was one
of those kinds of moments.”
Looking ahead at her upcoming year as
the reigning PA STATE SENIOR IDOL,
Kissinger is eager to perform, hoping
many singing engagements come her way
as a result of her win. But even as she
begins to look forward, she still glances
back at the rough road she has traveled
and is grateful for the place in which she
now finds herself—or, as those who know
her would likely say, the place in which
she has put herself.
“Obviously, I do have my grandparents
to thank, and my family, my daughter,
and my friends have just been the
ultimate support system for me. They
have been just wonderful,” Kissinger said.
“I really do praise God for the
blessings and thank him for the gift he’s
given me. I really do, because that’s where
it comes from. I don’t take the credit; I
just get the guidance from my teachers—
and I practice.”
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more than once and age at first
marriage.
The 1940 census is available online at
several sites, including the free National
Archives (NARA) (www.archives.gov/
research/census/1940); the free LDS site
(www.familysearch.org/1940census); and
the subscription site Ancestry.com.
The demand for the NARA site has
been so great that the 1940 census has
been unavailable at the site while it was
being reposted. It may be available by
press time. Currently, all three sites are
working feverishly to “index” the 1940
census: that is, to digitize the
information so that users may search
those databases by using the name of the
person they are researching. Before that
work is completed, the records must be
“browsed,” or reviewed, page by page.
That is not as daunting as it sounds,
since federal censuses are recorded in a
very organized manner, by state, county,
town, and census “enumeration district”
(ED). “Fine,” you may say, “but how do
I know what enumeration district my
parents lived in when I was born?”
The task is made easier by that great
friend of genealogical researchers,
Stephen Morse. He has created a page
(www.stevemorse.org/census/unified.html)
that will help you find any enumeration
district, if you have at least some idea of
the address you’re researching.
For researchers who have knowledge
of the enumeration district of their
ancestors in the 1930 census, it can be
entered, and the 1940 ED will be
returned. Otherwise, it allows you to
enter a state, county, city or town, and
then house number and street. This may
result in several enumeration districts,
but the search can be narrowed if you
enter the “bounding streets”; that is, the
streets that define the city block for the
searched-for address.
If you’re not sure of the bounding
streets, use a service such as Mapquest
or Google Earth to find the street
address, and then make a note of the
streets that define the surrounding city
block. Then enter them on the Stephen
Morse site. An enumeration district
number will be shown as a “live” link.
Click on that link, and you will see
links for five sites at which the records
can be viewed, including the three
mentioned above.
The resulting ED may have 20 to 30
census pages that must be browsed until
you find what you’re looking for—not
really that boring a task, as you’re likely
to awaken fond memories when you see
the names of nearby families, including
those of neighborhood kids you knew as
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John W. Berglund saw plenty of action
in the Marine Corps before the A-
bombs, mercifully, ended WWII in
the Pacific. But he all but missed the
whole thing.
When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he
wanted to enlist in the Navy, even
though his father tried his best to get
him to finish his senior year at Rutgers
University. But his vision was bad
enough to cause the Navy to decide that
they could fight the war without him.
Learning from that, he adopted
another tactic as he next tried the Marine
Corps. He simply memorized the eye
chart … and passed with flying colors.
Because of his years of college, he was
sent to Officer’s Candidate School at
Quantico, Va., where he earned his
commission.
He then shipped to Camp Pendleton,
Calif., where he was assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 12th Marines. He soon was on
his way to New Zealand, aboard a
Liberty ship that he says “made maybe
10 knots when they pushed it.”
With a deckload of oil and gasoline,
and with 500 tons of high explosive in
the hold, they were lucky to avoid attack
during the 22 days it took them to reach
New Zealand.
After five months there, they were
sent up to Guadalcanal, which had been
declared secured—the fighting over.
“Unfortunately,” he notes, “nobody
had told the Japanese Air Force. They
used to bomb us every night, although
our biggest problem was the shrapnel
from our own antiaircraft
that fell all around us.”
He explains that,
unbelievably, they trained
by firing on themselves.
“We spent a day in the
jungle, digging splinter-
proof shelters. We then
crawled in and called in
fire from our 75-
millimeter pack
howitzers, one round at a
time, until we heard
fragments crashing into
our shelter.”
They then shipped to Bougainville,
where they were strafed as they landed.
“Our antiaircraft were using proximity
fuses that would go off when 15 yards
from any target,” he says. “That
permitted me to once see five Japanese
planes in flames at the same time.”
It was also in Bougainville that the
Japanese plane dropped the 500-pound
bomb that landed 10 yards from where
he was.
“Yeah, it narrowly missed me,” he
says, “and dug a hole that was 26 feet in
diameter and 10 feet deep. As the round
came in, I could hear the click of the fuse
arming. Scared? I was so shook up that it
took me half an hour before I could light
a cigarette.
“I was then loaned to the 3rd New
Zealand division, where my job was to
supply them with naval gunfire to allow
them to get their artillery ashore on
Green Island. That was to take a few
hours but wound up taking
five days.
“One of those days, I was
working with a Navy
lieutenant, trying to dig a
foxhole into the coral. In two
hours, we made it 9 inches
deep. He was a bitter man. He
had enlisted in the Navy,
where he would sleep between
sheets and enjoy a hot shower.
And now here he was with the
Marines in the mud.
“The New Zealanders were
trying to flush out the last of
the Japanese troops on the island. A day
after I left, I learned that they had found
about 80 of them and in 40 minutes of
fighting had wiped them out, while
losing only four of their own men.
Typically, the Japanese had fought to the
last man.”
When Berglund left Green Island, he
found that he had been chosen by lottery
to go back to the States to form a new
division. When he got there, though, he
was sent to Fort Sill to take a course in
sound and flash ranging before being
returned to the Pacific, to the Corps
Artillery of the 5th Amphibious Corps on
Hawaii, the big island.
He was reunited there with a buddy
named Rick Ostrom, who had been in
class with him at Fort Sill and was a
privileged member of the Walker family,
one of the five families who had
originally owned all of the Hawaiian
Islands.
When Ostrom called Mrs. Walker to
tell her he was there, he and Berglund
were promptly invited to come out to
her palatial home in the beautiful
Nuuanu Valley, to find that, because of
the war, they were reduced to having
only five servants.
“Some sacrifice,” notes Berglund drily.
On another occasion, they were
having cocktails with the Walkers when
some guests arrived. They turned out to
be Admiral Nimitz and an Admiral
Lockwood.
Berglund says, “You never saw two
lieutenants get sobered up so fast in your
life. After dinner, we played nickel-and-
dime poker with the admirals, and I won
the last hand from Admiral Nimitz. Mrs.
Walker asked that we not tell anyone
about that, and I couldn’t help
wondering, ‘Who’s going to believe us?’”
Then it was to Iwo Jima, where he
landed on D-Day plus two and saw our
flag flying from Mount Suribachi. His
unit coordinated all the fire of 14
battalions of artillery. He was on orders
to be in on the invasion of Japan, when
we dropped the A-bombs, and the war
was over.
After he was discharged in 1969, he
entered the Lutheran Theological
Seminary. After being ordained, he
served the Grace Lutheran Church in
Philadelphia and came to a retired living
community in Elizabethtown, Pa., in
1987 to enjoy his retirement.
Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in
Europe in WWII.
The Japanese Plane Dropped a 500-Pound
Bomb that Landed 10 Yards from HimRobert D. Wilcox
Salute to a Veteran
Captain John W.
Berglund in 1945, newly
back from the Pacific.
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