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The Way I See It
Going for Groceries
My last column, “Keeping it Light,” might have led you to believe that I spend a lot of time in grocery stores fraternizing with grumpy employees.
I do spend a lot of time in grocery stores, but grumpy grocery-store employees at the places I frequent are no more numerous than grumpy employees at any other workplace.
I was just more aware of the after-holiday attitudes because it was right after a joyous Christmas season, and I thought there should have been a longer carry-over of good will. Oh, presumptuous me.
I also spend more time at the market than I do at, say, the local law office; therefore, I get to observe cashiers and deli specialists more than lawyers. How fortunate I am.
I wouldn’t have to spend so much time in the grocery store if I made shopping lists or carried the ones that my wife has hidden somewhere on the kitchen table. There are times when finding anything on our kitchen table is akin to a remote safari hunt, and just as dangerous.
Large, flat surfaces at our house invite multiple uses, from storage to dining, with dining being the least likely of the possible uses; finding a grocery list or sitting at the table to write one could topple a crushing pile of heavy objects, commonly referred to as junk.
So I often head for the store without anything in writing, making mental notes as I drive. Those notes often dissolve into scattered thoughts totally unrelated to food and sundries, such as what time the important game is on or where I’d like to go on vacation. Admit it—you have similar distractions.
Shopping for food goes better when my wife and I go together.
She’s always armed with lists and coupons that she diligently cuts from
numerous publications in the evenings while we watch inane programs on television, which is why I can’t form and retain a comprehensive grocery list in my head. I’m a big believer in the theory that filling your head with inane images and dialogue can lead to irreparable inanity.
The biggest disadvantage of grocery shopping together is our inability
to agree on what we actually need and what I want. We also disagree on what foods belong in different food groups and their importance in our diets.
I wrote a small blurb on my social media site about a shopping trip
for supplies when Hurricane Sandy was plowing northward toward us. It is a small but representative example of our differences. This one was about what was perishable and what was not.
I tried to convince my wife that non-perishables included chocolate cake with peanut butter icing, cherry crumb pie (or double-crust apple), sticky buns, and glazed doughnuts.
She pointed out that these so-called essential supplies would go bad or get stale within days; therefore, they were perishable.
And then I pointed out that I didn’t intend to have them around for days. After all, they are best when eaten within hours of getting them home.
Her pace quickened as we passed the bakery department. I was stunned; I thought my argument was strong. She reminded me that these items were not on our grocery list, and we did not have coupons for them. It’s a good thing she was with me.
Mike Clark writes a regular column for The Globe Leader newspaper in New Wilmington, Pa. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in organizational behavior/applied psychology from Albright College. Mike lives outside Columbia, Pa., and can be contacted at [email protected].
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The feel of the bat pressed into your palms. The gritty dirt scuffing beneath your shoes. The tang of fresh air as it buffets your face. Jerry Munley knows the sensory, mental, and athletic appeal of baseball and softball is a lifelong draw.
As a co-manager for both Susquehanna Senior Softball’s 55+ and 62+ leagues, Munley also knows his generation’s passion for ball and bat is alive and well in Central Pennsylvania.
“I think all of us who played baseball in our younger years enjoyed it because it was fun and made us feel better,” Munley said.
Munley, a retired audit supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, began his baseball “life” as a second-base Little League player.
As a young adult, he played third base on his college fraternity’s team and, after returning from college to his hometown of Archbald, Pa., he took up second base and outfield in a 20+ league.
It would be another 30 years before he transitioned to softball after spotting a “softball players needed” notice in his church’s newsletter.
“When we get to be in our 50s, we are getting closer to retiring, and our [children] are now adults and need less of our help,” freeing up time for hobbies, he said.
After about three years as a player, Munley was asked to manage temporarily for a manager who needed time off for health reasons—but the manager never did return, and Munley’s managerial position became permanent.
“I volunteered because I used to be a Little League assistant manager and figured it would be
almost the same, but the ‘kids’ older,” Munley said.
As one of 10 managers in the 55+ league and one of six in the 62+ league, Munley’s duties include ensuring the teams have enough players for the upcoming season; holding team meetings; providing game schedules and making sure enough players will be available for each game; paying umpires and coming up with funds to pay for league fees; and notifying players of game cancelations.
Games in the 55+ league are played Monday and Wednesday evenings. This league includes 10 teams and uses a slow-pitch softball and wooden bats.
There are 11 defensive players on the field: four outfielders and seven infielders. Games are seven innings and are “very competitive,” Munley said.
Six teams compose the morning league, which is for players over age 62. Its structure is altered a bit to accommodate players who prefer a less competitive, nine-inning game: Every player who attends the game is placed in the batting order and must play a minimum of three innings on the field.
The appeal of 55-and-over softball for Munley and his teammates extends far beyond simple nostalgia, however.
“I am not a doctor, but it’s easy to observe that those playing ball are in good physical shape, especially for their ages … Baseball season starts for us with practices in April and goes through late October, so this gets the body moving quite a bit,” Munley said, adding that the leagues even have players over age 75.
But the physical exercise is just one advantage of league participation. Perhaps even greater are the mental and social rewards.
“The players … also benefit
from the companionship and the feeling of being needed and part of a team,” Munley said. “The players in the league encourage their team’s players and also give the opposing team’s players compliments when they do well.”
Friendships are formed that transcend the ball field into everyday life, with players often getting together after games—even with opposing players—for a bite to eat. Players’ wives sometimes socialize after games as well, Munley said.
And then there’s the good, old-fashioned razzing that goes on—an essential element to any sports team.
“Team players also enjoy playing because they get to tease the other guys, and both know it’s just for fun.”
Munley said the companionship and fun of playing in the league has helped some players through life’s tougher times, too. And the drive to play encourages players to keep themselves in shape during the off months so they’re ready to swing the bat come spring.
“Also, when an injury occurs, they strive to get back in shape as soon as possible,” Munley added.
As a native Pennsylvanian, Munley’s pro-ball allegiance must fall with the Phillies or Pirates—right?
“I follow the San Francisco Giants. This may seem odd for a Pennsylvania guy,” he said. “It all started when I was in grade school. We had a baseball board game, and since I was one of the last to join, I was given the Giants as a team. Since then, I stayed as a Giants fan.”
Both the 55+ and 62+ softball leagues are seeking additional players. For more information about joining a league, contact Jerry Munley at (717) 877-3356 or email [email protected].
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It Was 50 Years Ago Today
‘California Dreamin’ ’
“All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray …”
Michelle Phillips well remembers the 4 a.m. incident that changed her life.
Her husband, John, was gently shaking her awake with the words, “‘You have to help me finish this song, Mich. Help me, and you’ll thank me for this someday,’” wrote Michelle in her book, California Dreamin’: The True Story of the Mamas and the Papas.
John already had much of the song composed by the time he woke her that morning.
In his autobiography written with Jim Jerome, Papa John: An Autobiography by John Phillips, John recalled, “One of the first songs we worked on was written during the winter [of 1963-64], inspired by a bone-chilling walk through the
snows of Central Park. We were daydreaming of bright sun, blue skies, and palm trees.
“LA was home for Michelle, and as winter dragged on in New York, it was impossible not to miss the 12-month California summer.”
To escape the bitter cold, the pair had briefly visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral, an inspiration for the song’s second verse: “Stopped into a church we passed along the way.” Michelle enjoyed
visiting churches; John wanted only to get warm.
Michelle later explained the line, “Well, I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray”: “John hated the verse, as he was turned off to churches by unpleasant memories of parochial school. But he couldn’t think of anything
better, so he left it in.” Note: In “California Dreamin,’”
listeners have often mistakenly thought the group sang “I began
to pray” rather than “I pretend to pray,” and many heard the line “The preacher liked the cold” as “The preacher lights the coals.”
The future classic was first recorded in Los Angeles by Barry McGuire—with the Mamas and the Papas providing background vocals—as a follow-up to his million-selling “Eve of Destruction.”
But at the last minute, Dunhill Records owner Lou Adler erased McGuire’s vocals and had the Mamas and the Papas record their voices over the instrumental track.
John Phillips decided he wanted something more exotic than the standard middle guitar solo. During a break, he stepped into the hallway at the recording studio and ran into session jazz musician Bud Shank, a master of the saxophone and flute.
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“California Dreamin’”The Mamas and the Papas
April 1966
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When John asked Shank to contribute an alto flute solo to the song’s break, Shank nailed it elegantly on the first take.
“California Dreamin’” was to be the first of nine Top 40 singles for the group that had once lived in a tent in the Virgin Islands.
Between 1965 and 1968, the Mamas and the Papas would sell 40 million records. (The group’s back story unfolds in their million-selling 1967 musical biography called Creeque Alley.)
To many music fans, nothing would ever resonate quite as strongly
as the song that first brought the Mamas and the Papas fame.
In her autobiography California Dreamin’, Michelle Phillips recalled, “‘California Dreamin’’ was a great song. It was one of those songs, like, ‘Damnit, I don’t want to be boxed in to what my life has to offer. I’m going to change it … The only one who can change it is me … It gave impetus to change.”
Randal C. Hill is a rock ’n’ roll historian who lives at the Oregon coast. He may be reached at [email protected].
Chocolate Lovers Turn Out for StrollUnited Zion Retirement Community
recently held its annual Semi-Chocolate Stroll with an estimated attendance of 260-plus, including more than half of the resident population.
Attendees were treated to an array of chocolate confections offered by the UZRC staff as well as local businesses, including Wilbur Chocolates, Achenbach’s Pastries, Stroopies, and Evans Candy.
More than 50 area businesses also offered donations to the silent auction, which took place in conjunction with the Semi-Chocolate Stroll.
All proceeds will go to the UZRC Caring Fund, the community’s benevolent fund.
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Guests wait for a fresh batch of caramel Stroopies.
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APPRISEVolunteers Needed
You are invited to join the Lancaster County Office of Aging team of volunteer APPRISE counselors who assist Medicare-eligible beneficiaries navigate the often-confusing Medicare system.
APPRISE counselors receive intensive training in Medicare Parts A, B and D, Supplemental Insurances, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicaid, PACE Plus, and other health insurance-related topics. This training allows volunteers to provide unbiased assistance to consumers so they can make an informed decision and choose the plan that best meets their specific needs.
APPRISE counselors assist older and disabled individuals with:• Understanding Medicare A, B, and D• Making informed choices about Medicare Advantage Plans• Deciding what Medicare D Plan (prescription coverage) is best• Selecting a Medigap Policy• Applying for PACE Plus• Determining what financial assistance an individual may be eligible
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APPRISE counselors must be available during weekdays for the shadowing, training, and counseling parts of this volunteer opportunity.For more information, please contact Bev Via at 717-299-7979 or 1-800-801-3070, or by e-mail at [email protected].
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Duties include:• Educating residents about their rights
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• Helping them reach solutions, in collaboration with facility staff and family
Background checks and a full-day training by PA Department of Aging are required.
Schedule and assignments are flexible, based on volunteer’s availability. Visits can be made days, evenings, and/or weekends.
To learn more about this unique volunteer opportunity, contact Sheri Snyder at 717-299-7979 or 1-800-801-3070
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Savvy Senior
Financial Paperwork: What to Keep, What to Toss
Dear Savvy Senior,How long should a person hang on to
old receipts, stock records, tax returns, and other financial documents? I have accumulated boxes full of such papers over the years and would like to get rid of some of it now that I’m retired.
– Getting Organized Dear Getting,This is a great time of the year to
get rid of unnecessary or outdated paperwork and to organize your records in preparation for filing your tax return.
Here’s a checklist of what to keep and what to toss out, along with some tips to help you reduce your future paper accumulation.
Toss Out
• ATM receipts and bank-deposit
slips as soon as you match them up with your monthly statement
• Credit card receipts after you get your statement, unless you might return the item or need proof of purchase for a warranty
• Credit card statements that do not have a tax-related expense on them
• Utility bills when the following month’s bill arrives showing that your
prior payment was received—but if you wish to track utility usage over time, you may want to keep them for a year, or if you deduct a home office on your taxes, keep them for seven years
To avoid
identity theft, be sure you shred anything you throw away that contains your personal information. It’s best to use a crosscut shredder rather than a strip one, which leaves long paper bands that
could be reassembled.
Keep One Year• Paycheck stubs until you get your W-2 in January to check its accuracy
• Bank statements (savings and checking account) to confirm your 1099s
• Brokerage, 401(k), IRA, and other investment statements until you get your annual summary (keep longer for tax purposes if they show a gain or loss)
• Receipts for healthcare bills in case you qualify for a medical deduction
Keep Seven Years
Keep supporting documents for your taxes, including W-2s, 1099s,
Jim Miller
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and receipts or canceled checks that substantiate deductions, for seven years.
The IRS usually has up to three years after you file to audit you but may look back up to six years if it suspects you substantially underreported income or committed fraud.
Keep Indefinitely
• Tax returns with proof of filing and payment—you should keep these for at least seven years, but many experts recommend you keep them forever because they provide a record of your financial history
• IRS forms that you filed when making nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA or a Roth conversion
• Receipts for capital improvements that you’ve made to your home until seven years after you sell the house
• Retirement and brokerage account annual statements as long as you hold those investments
• Defined-benefit pension plan documents
• Savings bonds until redeemed
• Loan documents until the loan is paid off
• Vehicle titles and registration
information as long as you own the car, boat, truck, or other vehicle
• Insurance policies as long as you have them
• Warranties or receipts for big-ticket purchases for as long as you own the item to support warranty and insurance claims
Keep Forever
You should never get rid of personal and family records like birth certificates, marriage licenses, divorce papers, Social Security cards, military discharge papers, and estate-planning documents (power of attorney, will, trust, and advanced directive).
Keep these in a fireproof safe or safe-deposit box.
Reduce Your Paper
To reduce your paper clutter, consider digitizing your documents by scanning them and converting them into PDF files so you can store them on your computer and back them up onto a USB flash drive or external hard drive like iCloud (www.icloud.com) or Carbonite (www.carbonite.com).
You can also reduce your future paper load by switching to electronic statements and records whenever possible.
Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org
When the Media Gets in on April Fools’ Day
If you’re looking for inspiration on April 1, remember one of the all-time great media hoaxes.
In 1957, the BBC’s respected news program Panorama ran a story celebrating a bumper spaghetti crop in Switzerland—thanks to a mild winter and the near elimination of the destructive “spaghetti weevil.”
The program included footage of
Swiss farm workers pulling strands of spaghetti from trees and laying them in the sun to dry.
Although some viewers caught on—and chastised the BBC for playing fast and loose in a news program—others fell hook, line, and pasta ladle. Many even telephoned the network to ask where they could get their
own spaghetti trees.
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When it comes to meeting new friends, I’m the same way I was when I was an insecure, socially inept 16-year-old.
A few months ago, I was riding a stationary bike at the YMCA. There was a beautiful woman riding the bike right next to mine.
Lately, I’ve made it a goal to make new friends because I think I live too reclusively. The Y is a perfect place to find friends, but I haven’t met too many. Maybe that’s because my body language is shouting, “Don’t come near me!”
Instead, maybe I should say something really catchy. And so I came up with the perfect thing. I said, “Hi,” to the woman on the bike.
After she nodded to me, I couldn’t think of what to say next. Then I came up with the ever-so-original,
“You come here often?”
When she didn’t reply, I thought to myself, “I’m such a loser.” It didn’t occur to me she had her earphones on.
The next day, she was on the same bike. I took the bike next to her. I repeated my brilliantly clever line, “You come here often?”
Noticing I was talking, she took off her earphones and said, “What?”
Being a nervous wreck, I forgot what I had asked her.
She said, “I’m Saundra,” to which I replied, “Me too.”
“You’re also Saundra?”
“Oh, no, I’m not. I’m, um, I’m Cape Cod.” I mentally clunked myself on the head. “I mean I’m from Cape Cod. That’s not my name of course,” I babbled. She smiled politely.
The next time we were biking, she said, “You must know my husband, Ed Lambert.”
“He’s that really popular guy on TV, right?”
“He has a radio talk show.”I gave myself another head clunk.One day, I decided to go another
step. I said, “Would you like to meet for lunch, you know, as in share a meal?”
Then I got the hiccups. “I didn’t mean (hic) that we’d literally have to share. You could have your own, you know. Of course, you’re welcome to have some of mine (hic) at the (I couldn’t remember the word restaurant) place people pay to eat a lot of stuff.”
Amazingly, she said, “Sure.”“We don’t have to,” I said. “You can
change your mind and call me at the last minute. I have a telephone.”
“I’d love to go.” “I understand. It’s getting late. I
should get home too.”“I meant I’d love to go to lunch
with you.” There had to be something very wrong with this woman.
And so, we met at a restaurant, where we gorged ourselves on huge lobster rolls. We had a ball. The next lunch date, we re-gorged ourselves, splitting three lunches of mussels, fried calamari, and a tuna platter.
I had made a friend.We began emailing between lunch
dates. It didn’t take very long for us to sign our emails, “Love.”
Now, our lunch dates include my husband, Bob, and her husband, Ed, who is probably one of the funniest, warmest, kindest people I know.
My special friendships would never have happened if I had a wait-until-someone-approaches-me attitude.
And so, I’ve learned three things:Friendships have to be nurtured in
order for them to develop.Friendships don’t happen if I wear a
t-shirt that says, “Go away,” on it. When Saundra and I eat together,
waitresses should hold up a sign that says, “Haven’t you had enough already? We’re running out of food here.”
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“J.D. Benning and the Backroad Riders are on the air!”
That’s what I woke up to every morning when I was a teenager. But country music passed Benning by years ago.
He’s in a nursing home today—still strums his Gibson on occasion. Benning never made the big time, but he did have a following around these parts back in the 1950s.
“Country music started drifting away from us old-timers when the Nashville Sound came along,” he says. “Violins took the place of fiddles; Eddy Arnold stopped singing his ‘Cattle Call,’ and Ray Price gave up ‘Heartaches by the Number’ for ‘The Good Times.’”
Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams were the first members of the Country Music Hall of Fame,
but Benning says they’d have a hard time making it in the business today.
“Our kind of country was made for front porches and dance halls, not big arenas.”
My view? Times change; so does music. Country music is bigger today than ever. And its fans are younger than ever. That’s how things work when you pass a torch (or guitar) from one generation to the next.
I think the first country protest song
came along in the 1930s: “I like mountain music, good ol’ mountain music, played by a real hillbilly band.”
That’s right, you trendy, arm-waving concert fans. They used to call it hillbilly music.
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Library Use on the Decline?Are libraries in danger of
disappearing? A Pew Research Institute report
found that most Americans strongly support their local public libraries, with 65 percent saying that the closing of a local library would have a major impact on their community.
They like library services that contribute to education, along with those that help veterans, immigrants, and other special constituencies, and value access to computers and other technologies.
Still, library use appears to be trending downward: Forty-six percent of Americans age 16 and older have visited a library or bookmobile at least once during the past year, down from 53 percent in 2012.
Twenty-two percent have used their library’s website in the past year, down from 25 percent in 2012, and 27 percent have gone to the library to use computers and Internet resources, down again from 31 percent in 2012.
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Calendar of EventsLancaster County
Support groupS Free and open to the public
April 6, 7 to 8:15 p.m.Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support GroupWillow Lakes Outpatient Center212 Willow Valley Lakes Drive, Willow Street(717) 464-9365
April 11, 10 to 11 a.m.Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support GroupGarden Spot Village Concord Room433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland(717) [email protected]
April 18, 2 p.m.Lancaster County Parkinson’s Support GroupLandis Homes1001 E. Oregon Road, Lititz(717) 509-5494
April 21, noonBrain Tumor Support GroupLancaster General Health Campus Wellness Center2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster(717) 626-2894
April 25, 2 to 3 p.m.Parkinson’s Support GroupGarden Spot Village Concord Room433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland(717) [email protected]
April 27, 6 to 8 p.m.Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania Support GroupLancaster General Hospital – Stager Room 5555 N. Duke St., Lancaster(800) 887-7165, ext. 104
Community programS Free and open to the public
SEnior CEntEr aCtivitiESCocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489April 4, 9 a.m. – Haircuts with DebApril 18, 9 a.m. – Easter Egg HuntApril 22, 10 a.m. – Music with Lost & Found
Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850April 11, 10 a.m. – Town Hall MeetingApril 19, 10:15 a.m. – Oldies but GoodiesApril 26, 10:15 a.m. – Understanding Insurance and
Hospital Bills
Elizabethtown Area Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. – Wii BowlingFridays, 10 a.m. – Bible StudyApril 17, 2 p.m. – Gift Basket Bingo
Lancaster House North Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 299-1278Tuesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied ActivitiesThursdays, noon – Pinochle
Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center – (717) 299-3943April 13 – Volunteer Recognition ProgramApril 26, 9:30 a.m. – Consumer IssuesApril 28, 10:30 a.m. – Bingo
Lancaster Rec. Senior Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147April 7, 10:30 a.m. – Spring Flowers Program April 13, 10:30 a.m. – Team Trivia CompetitionApril 22, 9:30 a.m. – Understanding Medical Invoices
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Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800April 14, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Glen
NoughApril 21, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Naomi
ThompsonApril 28, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Lost &
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Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – Arts and Crafts with Teresa
RiveraFridays, 10:30 a.m. – Table GamesApril 2, 10 a.m. – Town Meeting
Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600April 1 – Discussion on Health and WellnessApril 6 – Medicare UpdatesApril 22 – Penn State Nutrition
Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. – Exercise with VickieApril 8, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Last Day for Income
Tax AssistanceApril 15, 10:30 a.m. – Bingo
Rodney Park Happy Hearts Club Senior Center – (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, noon – Pinochle Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – Varied Activities Thursdays, noon – Bingo
Library programS
April 1, 5 to 9 p.m.First Friday Reception: Bob Grobengeiser’s The World Around UsMulberry Art Studios19-21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster(717) 295-1949
April 4, 6 p.m.Red Rose Singles MeetingCenterville Diner100 S. Centerville Road, Lancaster (717) 406-6098
April 6, 2 p.m.Korean War Veterans Association MeetingOak Leaf Manor North2901 Harrisburg Pike, Landisville(717) [email protected]
April 17, 3 p.m.Concert: Frank Dodd, OrganistGrace Lutheran Church517 N. Queen St., Lancaster(717) 397-2748
April 19, 2 to 3:30 p.m.Digitally Restoring Old PhotographsWillow Valley Genealogy ClubWillow Valley Communities – Orr Auditorium211 Willow Valley Square, Lancasterwww.genealogyclubwv.com(717) 397-0439
April 20 and 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Workshop: Exploring Creativity through Book Arts, Collage, and PoetryMulberry Art Studios19-21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster(717) [email protected]
April 22, 6 to 9 p.m.Music FridaysDowntown Lancaster (717) 341-0028
April 28, 7 p.m.Centerville AARP Chapter 4221 MeetingCenterville Middle School865 Centerville Road, Lancaster(717) 786-4714
Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255April 11, 7 p.m. – Passport to ParisApril 13, 7 p.m. – Concert: Ragtime WilliApril 21, 6:30 p.m. – Concealed Carry Seminar
If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to [email protected] for consideration.
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The Grandparent’s Guide to Losing Weight
I’ve noticed I’ve lost some weight lately, which I’ve been trying unsuccessfully to do for years (apparently the pastrami-and-cheesecake diet has been discredited).
I’ve come to realize that my weight loss has to do with my having a 2-year-old granddaughter and the exercise program it entails, which I call Toddler-Aerobics.
Since my daughter and son-in-law are working (hooray!), I help out by taking care of my granddaughter, Summer, twice a week.
Here’s an example of our activities and the calories I burn keeping up with her.
50 Calories – Reading to Her. OK, this is supposed to be a passive activity, but the books today are interactive.
For example, you have to hop like a bunny, flap your wings like a bird, and scratch yourself like a monkey (or like my cousin Phil). After reading the same book four times, I want to sleep like a sloth (or like my cousin Arnie).
80 Calories – Getting Ready for the Park. This includes chasing her, getting her dressed, changing her when she stains what I put on, and packing her sweater, water bottle, milk bottle, snacks, diapers, wipes, bib, sun bonnet, and suntan lotion.
It also includes trying to convince her not to eat her snacks until we get to the park, letting her eat her snacks, and then making more snacks.
40 Calories – Putting and Taking Granddaughter Out of Car Seat. You have to bend and crouch like a contortionist to get her buckled in, all the time making sure your little one doesn’t bang her head while you are constantly banging yours.
I remember the good old days when my dad just tossed me in the back seat. It may not have been as safe, but it was a lot easier.
80 Calories – The Slide. This is helping her up the slide and then running to the bottom of the slide so you’ll be there when she comes down. I do this about 15 times.
Add another 20 calories if your granddaughter insists on you going down the slide with her. And another 10 calories for a loss of dignity.
30 Calories – Sandbox Time. Some of you may think this is also a passive activity, but it includes getting in the sand with her, taking off her shoes and socks (and cleaning her toes and putting back on shoes and socks when she’s done).
It also includes convincing her it’s OK to share her pail and shovel with other kids and then picking her up and cuddling her when she’s crying because she shared her pail and shovel with other kids.
400 Calories – Panic in the Park. This is when you momentarily lose sight of your granddaughter and you run around like a maniac calling out her name.
My heart is thumping as I run under the children’s bridge, past the monkey bars, and under the overhead ladder; crawl through the rock tunnel; and run past the spiral slide and the bumpy slide screaming, “Summer, Summer” while I’m thinking, “I’m her grandfather—I’m supposed to protect her.”
Finally, I see her. She’s sitting near the jungle gym with another girl, who is sharing her Goldfish snack with her.
20 Calories – Getting Stern. While pacing back and forth, I sternly tell her never to wander off again.
30 Calories – Love. I then pick her up in my arms, hug her tight, and tell her over and over again that I love her. Those were the best calories I burned all day.
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The Temple on the Hill
It’s an eye-popping, head-scratching sight. There, right in the middle of Middle America, stands one of the most recognizable buildings in Europe: the Greek Parthenon, generally considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
What in the name of Zeus is this historic monument doing in Nashville, Tenn.?
Of course, the Tennessee building is a replica, but it looks much more like the temple where Socrates and Plato debated the merits of democracy than does the one in Athens.
The original Parthenon, built in the fifth century B.C., shows its age. Some of the columns have crumbled; most of the roof is gone, and the marble sculptures that decorated its exterior are now in the British Museum of London, the center of
a longstanding dispute between England and Greece.
What’s more, the giant statue of Athena, which was created by Pheidias, the most famous sculptor of his time, disappeared 1,500 years ago.
In contrast, the building in Nashville is in perfect condition.
My husband and I are awed by the
50 graceful Doric columns, which, like the original, are ingeniously tapered so that, to the eye, they appear straight while they actually tilt
slightly inward, an architectural trick to make them appear regally tall.
Inside we’re mesmerized by a 42-foot-tall statue of Athena, reproduced by Nashville sculptor Alan LeQuire. The goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, whom the Parthenon was built to honor, is attired in a flowing gown and gilded with 8 pounds of 23.75-karat gold. In her right hand she holds an adult-size statue of Nike, the goddess of victory.
In short, Nashville’s Parthenon resembles the original as it was, not as it is.
This, of course, gets us back to our original question: Why Nashville? Nashville doesn’t even rank in the top 70 largest Greek-American communities.
The answer dates back to the mid-1800s, when the city was known
By Andrea Gross
The Nashville Parthenon is a near-exact replica of the one that
was built in Greece in the fifth century BC.
The statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, is 42
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as a center of wisdom, art, and learning. It was the first city in the South to have a public school system, and it had more colleges and universities than other cities of its size.
Proud Nashvillians said that in their reverence for knowledge and love of philosophical debate, they and the ancient Greeks were kindred spirits.
In addition to thinking like the Greeks, the city had a Greek flair due to its abundance of Greek Revival architecture. Nashville became known as “The Athens of the South.”
Thus, in 1897 when it was asked to erect a pavilion for the state’s Centennial Exposition, it seemed natural to build a life-sized model of the Parthenon.
The building was only intended to last for the six-month duration of the exposition, but the citizens balked at tearing it down. Instead they replaced the temporary structure with a permanent one, which was completed in 1931.
Today the Nashville Parthenon serves as the city’s art museum. In addition, it hosts a series of free educational programs that range from panel discussions to formal lectures.
As for Nashville’s Greek atmosphere, its streets are still filled with fine examples of classical Greek architecture. Not far from the Parthenon, the Tennessee State Capitol, modeled after a Greek
temple, sits atop Nashville’s own acropolis.
In 1955 the capitol, which was then nearly 100 years old, needed a fix-up. We drive to the north side of the building, where we find some of the original pillars that weren’t used in the restoration. They’re scattered on a small patch of grass, where they bear an eerie resemblance to the ruins of ancient Greece.
Later we explore the area near West End Avenue and Belle Meade Boulevard, where many homes have the trademark Greek columns and porticos.
The most famous of the Greek Revival homes belongs to Andrew Jackson, the seventh
president of the United States. His home, The Hermitage, was originally built in the Federal style, but after being destroyed by a fire, it was rebuilt with the classical elements that were more in vogue at the time.
Finally, we go to the Athens Family Restaurant. It’s housed in an architecturally bland building but is renowned for its authentically spiced Greek food, including gyros and souvlaki.
Of course, in what is altogether fitting for the culture that practically invented democracy, the chefs also serve thoroughly American hamburgers!
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Tulip Grove, on the grounds of Jackson’s estate, also has elements
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The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, is an example of
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Fragments of pillars lie near the Tennessee State Capitol, giving
visitors the feeling they are wandering among Greek ruins.
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Whenever the U.S. president travels a long distance, he does so by Air Force One. Emblazoned with “United States of America,” the American flag, and the Presidential Seal, Air Force One is a powerful, prestigious icon recognized worldwide.
Here are some fascinating facts about U.S. presidents and their personal jet, Air Force One.
First flying president. The first president to fly was Theodore Roosevelt. Interested in the new science of aviation, he became friends with Wilbur and Orville Wright, encouraging the pioneering brothers by telling them the airplane “has a great future.”
As the 26th president from 1901 to 1910, he was not in office when he was invited to fly in a Wright Type B
biplane with the pilot. He sat in a shaking biplane made of wood and fabric for a brief flight.
His action immediately created a debate over what was safe for a president and what was not. At the time, critics said Roosevelt was too much of a risk taker. Consequently, his successors—William H. Taft, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover—walked, rode in cars, or took a train while in office.
Secret Service objects to flight. It
would be Franklin D. Roosevelt who would be the first president to officially fly while
in office. He did so over the objections and concerns of the Secret Service, who did not believe flight travel was safe.
Roosevelt flew, via a civilian plane, from Miami to Casablanca, Morocco, in January 1943 to meet with Winston Churchill and other Allied leaders planning strategy for the war.
Roosevelt could have traveled by ship, but the Secret Service ruled
that out entirely, fearing a torpedo attack from German submarines. His trip was without incident, but a sitting president in flight was still controversial.
First plane customized for presidential travel. On June 2, 1943, the first aircraft customized for a president was made available. It was a civilian version of a military-transport, four-engine heavy bomber named Guess Where II, a wordplay on “guess where to?”
A key consideration in selecting a presidential plane was the ability to fly long distances. That way, security issues connected with frequent stopovers could be avoided.
The aircraft had four compartments
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LANCASTER COUNTY EMPLOYERS NEED YOU!!Age 55 or over? Unemployed? The 55+ Job Bank is one of three
services offered by Employment Unit at the Office of Aging. Jobs are matched with those looking for work. Based on an
evaluation of your skills and abilities, we can match you with a position needed by a local employer. Some employers are specifically looking for older workers because of the reliability and experience they bring to the workplace. There is a mix of full-time and part-time jobs covering all shifts, requiring varying levels of skill and experience, and offering a wide range of salaries.
The other services available through the Office of Aging are the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) and the regularly scheduled Job Search Workshops.
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This time of the year is a great time to help an older person with “spring cleaning” chores like washing windows, raking leaves and twigs, or putting mulch down in flowerbeds.
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On Life and Love after 50
Single Mom Nearing Retirement Wants to Make New Friends
I have often stressed to older singles the importance of getting involved in activities and making new friends. This week, Lynda, of Carlisle, Pa., emailed asking for advice on how to do that.
Lynda said, “I was a single mom for 17 years and was very involved in my children’s lives and their activities. I have had the same type of work for 32 years and have moved a lot due to a military way of life. When I was in my 20s and 30s, making friends happened without even thinking about it.
“Now, in my mid-50s, making friends seems to be tougher than I imagined. I have friends at work but most of them are married and have their own lives outside of work.
“I have a good boss, I like my job a lot, and I get to see my grandkids,
who live an hour away, once in a while.
“Since I am approaching retirement, I’m trying to figure out what I can do to make friends and get involved in my community. I love animals and have two dogs of my own. I hope to
someday find someone I can experience life with, although I am very content being on my own with my dogs.
“I have thought about volunteering with Meals on Wheels and/or helping out with dog-rescue places. Any input would be appreciated.”
Tom’s Answer: Making new friends now is wise. By doing so, you will already have friends when you retire.
Yes, making friends is more difficult compared to when we were younger. For women, having women friends is as important, if not more important, than having men friends. By pursuing activities you enjoy, making new friends will easily follow.
You already seem to know what you want to do: You love animals and have two dogs. You have thought about volunteering at an animal shelter. Go for it; you’re a natural.
Two months ago, I rescued a dog named Samson and got to know the volunteers at my local shelter. They all had one thing in common: They loved dogs and cats. In addition, they were wonderful people. You would immediately make friends at an
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animal shelter. Next, you mentioned volunteering
for Meals on Wheels. That’s a great cause. I suggest you start doing that once or twice a week.
It is important to try new things, particularly after you stop working. After my life partner, Greta, retired, she became involved in tai chi, yoga, and water aerobics classes. Through exercise, she has made many wonderful new friends.
If you need more ideas, check out Meetup (www.Meetup.com), a free site that lists all kinds of clubs and activities across the U.S. that you can join. Pick a couple of activities that interest you and try them.
One other point: You say you would like to meet a man with whom to experience life, but if that does not happen, you are content just spending time with your dogs.
I think you can do both. Make time without the dogs to let a man into your life. Yes, you treasure your dogs, but don’t be so obsessed with them that you shut out potential mates.
The above paragraph is important for people wanting to meet a mate.
Often, I see women and sometimes men who are so into their pets they post their pet’s photo as their Facebook profile photo instead of their own.
The message that sent is loud and clear: My pets are everything to me. Don’t get me wrong; I love all animals. However, wouldn’t it be nice to have a mate and have your pets?
Lynda, you have many positives in your life: You have worked in the same field for 32 years, which shows stability, dedication, and loyalty—great traits to have. Not many people have worked in a job that long.
In addition, you were a single mom for 17 years, and that required a huge commitment. I have great respect for single moms—that has to be the toughest job in the world.
Pursue making new friends before retirement with the same energy you put forth into working and raising your children. You will accomplish your goal quickly.
For dating information, previous articles, or to sign up for Tom’s complimentary, weekly e-newsletter, go to www.findingloveafter60.com.
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Senior Games to Kick Off in Early May
You’ve already packed away your snow gear and turned ahead your clocks, which means it’s now time to dust off your sneakers in anticipation of the 2016 Lancaster Senior Games, to be held May 2–6 at Spooky Nook Sports in Manheim.
Commemorating its 28th anniversary this year, the Lancaster Senior Games has celebrated the athleticism and camaraderie of thousands of local athletes since its founding in 1989.
This year’s Senior Games honorary chairpersons are Ralph and Judy Anttonen, both retired educators.
Ralph and Judy are both extremely active individuals in the community and personally keep physically active with pickleball and shuffleboard. Individually, Ralph is a biker and Judy keeps fit by swimming and running.
Lancaster County residents 55 and older are eligible to compete in an unlimited number of events.
Here is the full list of events being held during Senior Games week:
Monday, May 23-Point ShootingBadmintonBocceDartsEasy-Does-It ExerciseFoul ShootingPinochle TournamentSwimmingTai ChiZumba Gold
Tuesday, May 3Bench PressBicep CurlBridge TournamentFootball ThrowFrisbee ThrowHorseshoesHotshot Basketball
Softball ThrowShuffleboardTable TennisTapperciseWalkingWii Fit
Wednesday, May 4Frisbee GolfHome Run DerbyJavelin ThrowPickleball
Pitch ’n’ PuttShotputShuffleboardSoccer Penalty KickRunning
Thursday, May 5BilliardsBowling TournamentGolf – Longest DriveModified BowlingPutting Contest
Friday, May 618-Hole Golf Tournament9-Hole Golf TournamentCelebration Dance
For more information on the Lancaster Senior Games, visit www.lancseniorgames.org or call (717) 392-2115.
Not yet registered for this fun-packed week of activity? You won’t want to miss the 28th Annual Lancaster Senior Games exclusively for Lancaster County residents 55+
Pre-registration is required. Visit www.LancSeniorGames.orgfor more information or call 717-299-7979.
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Syncing gardening with technology, engaging hands-on with the local environment and nature, night lighting, garden whimsy, and layered landscapes incorporating various types of plants are some of the garden trends for this year.
Each year, the Garden Media Group (www.gardenmediagroup.com)— a marketing firm for the home and garden industry—identifies key gardening trends for the coming season. For 2016 they’ve pegged eight of these, which you’ll no doubt see reflected in products, plants, and advertisements. Just as consumers are syncing their electronic devices, they’re looking to sync more with nature. This bodes well for the environment but has a flipside that may be hard for true gardeners to understand.
As the report states, “Our connection with nature is hardwired. So much so, that going on a strenuous hike is considered fun, whereas weeding a garden for the same amount of time is seen as work or a chore.” It’s interesting that one of the trends—shifting from “doing” to “making”—doesn’t seem to translate into the art of making (including weeding) a garden. Yet this group the report calls “yuccies”— “young urban creatives,” a cross between a yuppie and hipster—likes to grow for purposes and experiences, such as hops for brewing and herbs for dyes. Another trend shows people using their handheld technology to sync with garden habits and with other garden hobbyists. They’re hoping technology will help them be successful with gardening, “without a lot of work or information.”
Technology is being used increasingly to monitor, even control, what happens in the home and outside in the garden. Purchasing is shifting for many from browsing in stores to get inspired to shopping online.
This technology trend, perhaps surprisingly, is huge with the 46- to 64-year-old baby boomers, who spend more on technology than any other age group. One out of five boomers now uses social media daily, whether for work or even for keeping connected with other gardeners. Another technology trend the report identifies is the use of technology to engage kids with nature, gardening, health, and fitness. This is seen by many as essential, with Generation Z (those born between 1995 and 2009) being the most sedentary ever.
Creating outdoor adventures, running, storytelling, or geocaching are some examples the report states are necessary to get people outside playing, “off the couch, outside, and digging in the dirt again.” As most gardeners already know, “horticulture is intrinsically tied to health and wellness”—the trend the report terms “welltality.” People are more aware of and placing a higher priority on their health.
The hospitality industry has tapped this trend with indoor forests, living walls, and locally grown food. Berries are popular, particularly the newer, compact varieties for container culture and blueberries with their high levels of healthy antioxidants. Whimsy and lighting have been around gardening for some time but are a trend highlighted as popular for this year, with a twist. Plain containers are being replaced with ones containing speakers and LED
lighting, for instance.
Night lighting is moving from the plain, simple lights on walks and up trees to LED cord wraps around structures like swings and whimsical shapes or creating bright, bold colors and lighted patterns on walls. These are used to make the outdoors more
of a destination, get children outside, bring back memories, or create experiences. Going along with the book The Living Landscape by authors Rick Darke and Doug Tallamy is the trend of the layered landscape. This involves replacing the “green desert” of lawns and non-native plantings with a layered effect, similar to what one finds in a forest.
Understory perennials and shrubs up to canopy trees help support pollinators and wildlife, creating a more natural ecosystem. Increasingly, property owners want sustainable landscapes that will function and last for many years and plants “for their function as well as their beauty.”
Many have pets, and increasingly the trend is for these people to be more aware of their plants and to make sure they are not toxic or harmful. One in three dogs a year gets cancer. Many dog owners believe that having a safe, organic, chemical-free landscape will help avoid this, along with a nutritious diet. Such “petscaping” also involves designing landscapes pets can use, yet “protecting precious plants from pets.” Resources in many areas are becoming limited, particularly water, or impacted by land-care practices. More are realizing this under this trend of protecting resources, particularly those in areas such as parts of California, where water usage has been reduced by 25 percent.
Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor at the University of Vermont.
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The Beauty in Nature
Locally Nesting Sandpipers and Plovers
Most kinds of sandpipers and plovers (shorebirds) in North America nest on the Arctic tundra, seacoast beaches, or salt marshes.
But a few species, including killdeer plovers, spotted sandpipers, and American woodcocks, raise young inland in much of North America, including here in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Like almost all shorebirds, these inland species nest on the ground but in different habitats, which eliminates competition among them for space and invertebrate food enough for their youngsters to grow and mature.
All these shorebirds are migrants, though some killdeer stay north all winter. But other killdeer and woodcocks arrive here early in March, and spotted sandpipers get here in mid-April.
All shorebirds, being related, lay four eggs per clutch and only raise one brood each year. Chicks hatch fuzzy, open-eyed, camouflaged, and able to feed themselves within 24 hours of hatching.
Eggs, chicks, and adults of all species blend into their sparsely vegetated habitats, making them hard to see by predators and us.
Killdeer originally hatched young on streamside gravel bars. But they adapted to laying eggs on the bare soil of plowed fields and the gravel of driveways, parking lots, railroad beds, and flat, gravel roofs.
But wherever they hatch, killdeer babies are vulnerable to vehicles and
predators in their open environments. And those hatching on roofs drop to the ground.
Spotted sandpipers patrol waterway and impoundment shorelines for invertebrates. And females of this
species lay eggs near those waters.
Spotties bob and dance while walking along the edges of water. Their constant dipping mimics objects bouncing in wavelets, blending in to be invisible.
Woodcocks live on dead-leaf floors of bottomland woods. There they poke their long beaks into moist soil to extract earthworms and other invertebrates.
Male woodcocks present courtship displays most every evening through March and April to attract females to them for mating.
Each male exits a bottomland woods just after sunset and lands on a spot of bare ground in a clearing. There he stands upright and “beeps” about a minute. Then he takes off in spiral, upward flight, his wings twittering all the while.
When he reaches the zenith of his flight, he verbally utters several series of musical notes and swoops down to his bare-soil stage. His displays are interrupted by receptive females. Females lay their clutches on leafy forest floors.
Watch for inland shorebirds this spring. They are interesting.
Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a retired Lancaster County Parks naturalist.
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Aging Farm Barns and Our Agrarian Past
Yesterday’s wealth, today’s heritage—that is the saga of America’s aging farm barns. Standing or leaning, they are memorials to our agrarian past.
Old barns have inspired preservation organizations and barn-touring groups and found repurpose when converted to offices, homes, and, occasionally, a landscape and nursery retail enterprise.
Like covered bridges and stream-powered grain mills, they become more valued as they continue to decline in number.
In the book Eric Sloane’s America, Sloane states: “It might be said that the early barn is the best example of American Colonial architecture. Each old barn was born of American soil and fitted to an American landscape for specific American needs.
“From the beginning, the American barn was big, like the hopes and plans for life in the New World. It was unlike anything built anywhere else. It was entirely American.”
Early farm homes were shanties. It was common practice for pioneer farmers to construct their barn before their house was completed. Barns were their lifeline.
Old barns tell us something of life on an early American farm. Their presence invokes what we may have been told by our grandparents about early farming.
Raising cash crops was part of the work. Small gardens of potatoes, carrots, beans, and lettuce were another responsibility, generally
assigned to some of the children. Chickens were raised and eggs sold.
Farm families generally included five to seven children, composing the necessary labor force. The oldest girl often assisted the mother with cooking and preserving while the second-oldest girl might be the family baker. The older boys became “farm hands,” cleaning the chicken house and assisting with harvesting
and fence repair.
Barns in America began to be erected in 1639, 32 years after the settlement at Jamestown, Va., and 19 years after the
settlement at Plymouth, Mass. Barn architecture evolved through the needs of individual farmers, not from plans provided by architects.
There are two predominant barn styles in American agrarian history: Pennsylvania Dutch barns and New England barns.
Pennsylvania Dutch barns frequently are called “bank barns” to indicate they were built on the bank (or slope) of a hillside. This permitted wagon entry to the upper level of the barn from the higher level of the slope and a second entry to the lower level at the descending slope.
New England barns lacked this feature. The New England barn often was part of a connected series of buildings with the house at one end, the barn at the other, and smaller buildings in between to house tools and wood. This allowed the farm family an interior access to each building without exposing themselves to snow, rain, or cold.
There are other barn types. They
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include crib barns, the insides of which might contain one or more cribs to separate storage items and livestock, and tobacco barns, an early barn type that required more ventilation to cure the hanging crop.
Barns were not built to impress. Expressions of architectural creativity were limited to the addition of cupolas; dormers; novel latches and hardware; weathervanes in the form of an arrow or, near the coast, a fish or a whale; decorative hex signs; barn stars; shutters (solid or louvered); and ventilation slits that could be diamond shaped or rectangular.
Most barns were constructed of oak. Some barns were a mix of stone and wood, others of stone only. It wasn’t until 1873 that the barn’s profile was dominated by the introduction of the silo.
Barns had practical features added as well, including lightning rods, entrance holes for owls (to control vermin), and holes for martins.
Some barns eventually included virtual billboards, promoting products and tourist destinations. Barns frequently displayed the name
of the farm or its owner and the year of the barn’s construction.
Barns in Pennsylvania were inventoried after the state’s bi-cameral legislature adopted separate resolutions in 2005. A resulting survey found that 46 percent of barns in eastern Pennsylvania were built before the Civil War, with sidings typically of stone and wood. Almost three-quarters of statewide respondents reported their barns were in good or excellent condition.
There are eight barns in Pennsylvania listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Four are in Chester County, one each in Bucks and Centre counties, and two in Dauphin County. Nationally, there are 262 barns on the register, located in 27 states.
Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizen and A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life and Learning, books of personal-opinion essays, free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. Contact him at [email protected].
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1. Lassie (dog) 2. Tweety (bird) 3. Scooby-Doo (dog) 4. Flipper (dolphin) 5. Yogi (bear)
6. Bonzo (chimpanzee) 7. Silver (horse) 8. Old Yeller (dog) 9. Sylvester (cat) 10. Jerry (mouse)
1. 1960 – Kennedy 2. 1961 – Shepard 3. 1962 – missile 4. 1964 – Anchorage 5. 1964 – Goldwater
6. 1966 – Miranda 7. 1967 – Dayan 8. 1968 – Agnew 9. 1968 – Memphis 10. 1969 – Woodstock
Famous Animals of the ’50s and ’60s
News Events of the ’60s
Salute to a Veteran
B-25 Bombers Land Better with Their Gear Down
Conrad Hamp had long known that, of course, but he got a frightening reminder of it one time when the landing gear of the B-25 he was flying decided not to come down.
Although he had never expected an accident like that to happen to him, he had wanted to fly ever since 1935, when, as a 9-year-old in Baltimore, he had been taken by his father to a fly-in of Army bombers.
Just by walking around them and marveling at those awesome planes, he decided that being a pilot was his goal, once he became of age.
So, in 1943, as a 17-year-old in high school, he went to Towson, Md., and enlisted in the Pre-Aviation Cadet Enlisted Reserve. And, when he was called to active duty in April 1945, his only question was, “Why did it take so long?”
He was first sent to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for basic training and classification. After going through a battery of tests, he got good news—and bad. The good news was that he was classified a pilot.
The bad news was the Air Force had closed down the pilot training program, and he was sent to Keesler Field for aircraft and engine mechanic training. Lacking a chance to fly, he opted to leave the Air Force in November 1945.
A variety of civilian jobs followed until 1950, when he saw a huge sign in front of the library saying that the Air Force was again seeking flight
crew candidates. So, he promptly enlisted again and was sent to Connally Air Force Base near Waco, Texas, to go through classification once more.
And he was again selected to be a pilot. There he took basic flying training in the single-engine T-6 before shipping to Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas, for advance training in the twin-engine B-25 bomber.
On his first solo flight in the B-25, he then had his problem with the landing gear. They were about to shoot practice landings at an auxiliary field when they found that, whatever they could do, they couldn’t get the gear to come down.
They then called in the problem to the airbase … and got the curt order to “come back and crash.” So they did come back, but then spent a couple of hours trying everything they knew to solve the problem.
The base sent up a T-28 with two instructors to look the plane over, but they couldn’t suggest anything either. The right wheel had come part way down, but that only made the problem worse.
Then the flight chief noticed
hydraulic fluid flowing down the bulkhead on the side of the passageway to the bombardier’s station. He cut a hole through the aluminum and found that an extra-long bolt had been used on a strut to the landing gear (after its preceding 100-hour inspection).
It had cleanly severed the tube for the hydraulic fluid when the gear
was retracted, permitting all the fluid to drain out. He crimped the tube shut, and they were then able to coax enough hydraulic fluid from another accumulator to finally get the gear down and locked.
As they landed, they found that the base commander, many flight instructors, a fire truck, an ambulance, and the chaplain were waiting to see how the drama would turn out. Did that seem to be a signal that flying was more dangerous than he thought?
“Nah,” he grins. “Never gave it a thought.”
He must not have, because he next shipped to Bolling Field in Washington, D.C., where, for a year, he served in the Special Missions Squadron, flying VIPs around the
U.S. and Canada in C-47s and B-25s. Then in 1952 it was to Rhein-Main
Air Base in Frankfurt, Germany, to fly the C-119 troop carrier and drop U.S., British, and French troops in exercises in various European countries. That was followed by an assignment in Neubiberg, Germany, where, in C-119s, he hauled material to bases all over Europe and North Africa.
In July 1955, he returned to New York aboard a civilian-crewed Navy transport and was separated from the Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, S.C., in 1956.
He worked for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in flight service for many years in Key West and Myrtle Beach before retiring in 1976.
He lived in Hilton Head Plantation, S.C., for a few years before returning to Baltimore in the ’80s. How did he happen to come to Lancaster?
He says, “I had an uncle who liked to eat. One day, he said to me, ‘Want a good meal?’ When I said, ‘Sure,’ he drove me to Lancaster County, where he treated me to some of the best food I had ever eaten. That’s a big part of what brought me here to live.”
So, since 2004, he has lived in a Lancaster retirement community that offers just what he needs … including an endless supply of that great Lancaster County food.
Col. Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II.
Robert D. Wilcox
1st Lt. Francis Conrad Hamp, at Rhein-Main, Germany, in 1952.
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modeled after sleeper compartments of railroad cars. It could comfortably accommodate nine VIP passengers for overnight travel or 20 passengers by day. The plane had two bathrooms and a full kitchen.
Though the plane was ready and made available, neither the Secret Service nor the Army Air Corps ever permitted Guess Where II to carry the president, but it was used to transport senior government and military officials until the plane was retired in 1945.
Eisenhower inaugurates the jet age. When Eisenhower began his presidency, he flew, as did his two predecessors, on propeller aircraft.
Eisenhower described the changes that impacted the presidency during his time in office: “In the middle years of the 1950s loomed the changes of science, remaking the world and bringing new problems. More and more, the jet aircraft, the nuclear power plant, the hydrogen bomb, the ballistic missile were coming into the consciousness of all of us.
“When I entered the White House, I traveled in a piston-driven plane … But before I left, my Air Force aide, Col. Draper, had to go to school to learn how to fly a new presidential airplane, a 707 jet.”
Fast facts about Air Force One. The plane is staffed with 26 crew members carefully selected for their work ethic and collegiality. The ability for crew members to get along is so important that when a vacancy occurs, a candidate for replacement must be endorsed by other crew members.
There is a 4,000-square-foot area that becomes “the flying White House” with a conference room, presidential office, and work areas. Electronics include 85 secure telephones, several two-way radios, and an array of computers. Also on board are 19 televisions.
The plane comes with 238 miles of wiring—twice the amount on a similar commercial jet. All essential wiring and other pieces of equipment are shielded enough to protect against the electromagnetic pulse of a nuclear blast.
Meals can be prepared for up to 100 people at one time. Freezer and storage areas can store enough food for 2,000 meals. Always on board with the president is his physician, who has access to an on-board pharmacy and operating table.
Air Force One has tremendous range and can fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Sydney, Australia. Unlike other comparable jets, Air Force One can be refueled from the air.
The plane is built for both comfort and speed. During the 1960s, it broke 30 speed records, one of them being the fastest nonstop flight from the Soviet Union to the United States.
Air Force One is not only a sitting president’s private jet, but also a powerful symbol of the United States of America.
President Jimmy Carter observed: “Everywhere we’ve been in the world on Air Force One, and we’ve been many places, I can see within the eyes and the demeanor of those who welcomed us that they sense that Air Force One at that moment was the United States of America.”
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