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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

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Garden Trends for 2016Dr. Leonard Perry

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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 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, of Linglestown, 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.

Teams in both leagues comprise players from Dauphin, York, and Cumberland counties.

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.

Currently, four municipalities—Susquehanna Township, Mechanicsburg Borough, Derry Township, and Fairview Township—provide fields for play for the 55+ league.

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.

Games in the 62+ morning league are played on a field provided by Susquehanna Township.

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 in April and goes almost to November, 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 April.

“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 gmunleysr@gmail.com.

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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

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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,

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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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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 Central Pennsylvania?

He says, “I had an uncle who liked to eat. One day, he said to me, ‘Want a good meal?’”

Hamp said sure, and his uncle then drove them north to Central Pennsylvania, where he “treated me to some of the best food I had ever eaten,” Hamp says. “That’s a big part of what brought me here to live.”

So, since 2004, he has lived in a Central Pennsylvania retirement community that offers just what he needs … including an endless supply of that great local 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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New Senior Apartments open in York township

Westminster Place at Queen Street, a 50-unit apartment building for seniors, opened recently following a dedication ceremony.

The new apartment homes are available to low- to moderate-income people, 62 years of age or older, and offer energy-efficient and innovative design.

Westminster Place at Queen Street is operated by Presbyterian Senior Living and is located in York Township at 150 Pauline Drive, York.

The 40 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom Westminster Place apartment homes range in size from approximately 600 to 800 square feet. The community includes a communal meeting space, exercise room, library, and game room.

All common areas in the secured access building are mobility accessible and several apartments are designed for people with mobility or vision/hearing impairments.

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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

of Greek style.

the Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, is an example of

classical Greek architecture.

fragments of pillars lie near the tennessee State Capitol, giving

visitors the feeling they are wandering among Greek ruins.

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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.

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 wryterhill@msn.com.

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My 22 Cents’ Worth

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

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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 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 waltsonneville@verizon.net.

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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April 1, 10:30 a.m.Partners in Thyme Herb Club of Southern York CountyJohn Rudy Park400 Mundis Race Road, York(717) 428-2210

April 4, 9:30 a.m.Green Thumb Garden Club MeetingEmmanuel Lutheran Church2650 Freysville Road, Red Lion(717) 235-2823

April 5, 6 to 9 p.m.Medicare Facts for New or Pre-Retirees SeminarSaint Joseph School Community Room5125 Grandview Road Penn Township(717) 771-9008www.ycaaa.org

April 5, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York CountyFaith United Church of Christ509 Pacific Ave., York(717) 266-2784

April 6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Veterans’ Expo & Job FairYork Expo Center Memorial Hall East334 Carlisle Ave., York(717) 285-1350info@onlinepub.comwww.veteransexpo.com

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Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340, www.susquehannaseniorcenter.orgMondays, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Chorus PracticeTuesdays, 6 to 10 p.m. – Bluegrass/Country

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library programSCollinsville Community Library, 2632 Delta Road, Brogue, (717) 927-9014Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. – Purls of Brogue Knitting Club

Glatfelter Memorial Library, 101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove, (717) 225-3220April 7, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Volunteer

Opportunities with York County Area Agency on Aging

April 3, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Spring Nature Walk, Nixon County ParkApril 17, 1 to 4 p.m. – Earth Day Service Project: Garlic Mustard Pull, Nixon County ParkApril 21, 7 to 9 p.m. – Lincoln at Hanover Junction—Is the Photo Real?, Hanover Junction Train

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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.”

Such is Life

An odd Path to a New PalSaralee Perel

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1. L _____ (dog) 2. T_____ (bird) 3. S_____- Doo (dog) 4. F_____ (dolphin) 5. Y_____ (bear) 6. B_____ (chimpanzee) 7. S_____ (horse) 8. Old Y_____ (dog) 9. S_____ (cat) 10. J_____ (mouse)

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1. 1960 – K _ _ _ _ _ y elected president 2. 1961 – Alan B. S _ _ _ _ _ d orbits space 3. 1962 – Cuban m _ _ _ _ _ e crisis 4. 1964 – Earthquake destroys A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e 5. 1964 – Johnson defeats G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r 6. 1966 – M _ _ _ _ _ a v. Arizona protects rights of the accused 7. 1967 – Moshe D _ _ _ n leads Israel in Six-Day War 8. 1968 – Nixon and A_ _ _ w are elected 9. 1968 – Martin Luther King slain in M _ _ _ _ _ s 10. 1969 – W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ k – Three days of peace and music

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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

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News events of the ’60s

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

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.

tom Blake

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The York County Area Agency on Aging is encouraging older adults concerned about the risk of falling to register for an upcoming series of free classes called “A Matter of Balance.”

“A Matter of Balance” is an award-winning program designed for people who have concerns about falling, have fallen in the past, have restricted their activities because of falling concerns, or are interested in improving balance, flexibility, and strength.

The classes are offered by the Falls Free Coalition of York County.

“A Matter of Balance” can help manage the risk of falls by teaching participants to view falls as controllable, set goals for increasing activity, make changes to reduce fall risks at home, and exercise to increase strength and balance.

The Area Agency on Aging urges interested older adults to register for one of the following programs:

Aldersgate United Methodist Church 397 Tyler Run Road, York (York Township)Mondays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noonApril 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28; May 2, 5To register: (717) 854-4276

Dover YMCA1705 Palomino Road, Dover (Dover Township)Mondays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.April 4, 11, 18, 25; May 2, 9, 16, 23To register: (717) 851-2569

Springetts Fire Hall50 Commons Drive, York (Springettsbury Township)Days of week vary, from 1 to 3 p.m. April 4, 12, 18, 25; May 2, 10, 16, 23 To register: (717) 851-2569

Windy Hill on the Campus1472 Roth’s Church Road, Suite 103, Spring Grove

Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24To register: (717) 225-0733

YMCA York90 N. Newberry St., York (York City)Thursdays, 9 to 11 a.m.March 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12To register: (717) 843-7844

Zion View Community Building140 Copenhafer Road, York (Conewago Township)Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noonApril 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28To register: (717) 852-4902, ext. 248

VolunteerSpotlight

Do you know a 50+ volunteer who gives selflessly to others? Tell us what makes him or her so special and we will consider them for 50plus LIFE’s Volunteer Spotlight! Submissions should be 200 words or fewer and photos are encouraged. Email preferred to mjoyce@onlinepub.com or mail nominations to 50plus LIFE, Volunteer Spotlight, 3912 Abel Drive, Columbia, PA 17512.

YCAAA recognizes Volunteers of the Month

Karl Zimmerman, Carol McDermott, Diana Arnold, and Don Lyons have been named Volunteers of the Month by the York County Area Agency on Aging for their ongoing service and dedication to the agency and York County’s older adults.

Springettsbury Township resident Karl Zimmerman, a retired licensed practical nurse, said he enjoys volunteering for YCAAA and a variety of other organizations.

“It affords me an opportunity to provide support and encouragement to another individual,” Zimmerman said. “As a telephone reassurance volunteer, I connect others with community resources and help older adults maintain social interaction.”

Carol McDermott, of Penn Township, is a telephone reassurance volunteer and friendly visitor, sharing an hour or two each week with a homebound elderly person.

Peer educator volunteer Diana Arnold, of York Township, uses skills she attained while working as a registered nurse to educate older adults in “A Matter of Balance,” the falls awareness and prevention program. She also educates others as a “10-KeysTM to Healthy Aging” volunteer.

Springettsbury Township resident Don Lyons became a volunteer because he wanted to give back to the community.

He helps with YCAAA’s special events, such as the Senior Games and the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, assisting in distributing fruit and vegetable vouchers to eligible older adults. He also provides office support and delivers YCAAA literature to medical offices.

Carol McDermott

Diana Arnold Don Lyons

Karl Zimmerman

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“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.”

Nationally syndicated, award-winning columnist Saralee Perel can be reached at sperel@saraleeperel.com or via her website: www.saraleeperel.com.

I’m not the heroic type, really. I was beaten up by Quakers.

– Woody Allen I’ve always wanted to be somebody, but I

see now I should have been more specific.– Lily Tomlin

The Last Laugh

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