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By Megan Joyce
The eighth installment of the annual PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition—which showcases the talent of the commonwealth’s over-50 performers—hasarrived, but with a few changes.
Most notably, the SENIOR IDOL “season” has been moved from spring toearly fall. Also, vocal, instrumental, dance, or comedic acts will be able toaudition during morning, afternoon, or evening time slots.
But the heart of the event is still the same, as are the motivations fuelingits contestants: a passion for entertaining, for sharing talent, and for bringinghappiness to others in doing so.
Curtis Mease was first introduced to music in elementary school. Afterpiano lessons didn’t pan out, he moved on to the slide trombone andbaritone horn, playing in the school band.
During this time he discovered his vocal instrument as well, singing inchurch choir, high school glee club, and several district and regional chorusfestivals.
And, during his four years in the Navy in the early 1960s, Mease sang inthe naval base Blue Jackets choir until he was assigned to a ship.
But then, for the next few decades—during which he attended Penn State
please see IDOL page 12
Talent Competition Moves toEarly Fall for 8th Year
PA State SeniorIdol Returns
for 2013
Tammy Estep, left, and Curtis Mease, right,will be auditioning for the eighth annualPA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition this fall.
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Question: How do I change mycitizenship status on Social Security’srecords?
Answer: To change your citizenshipstatus shown in Social Security records:
1. Complete an application for a SocialSecurity card (Form SS-5), which you canfind online at www.socialsecurity.gov/online/ss-5.html.
2. Locate documents proving your newor revised citizenship status. Only certaindocuments can be accepted as proof ofcitizenship: your U.S. passport, aCertificate of Naturalization, or aCertificate of Citizenship. If you are nota U.S. citizen, Social Security will ask tosee your current immigration documents.
3. Locate documents proving your ageand identity.
4. Take (or mail) your completedapplication and documents to your localSocial Security office. All documents
must be either originals or copiescertified by the issuing agency. Wecannot accept photocopies or notarizedcopies of documents. For moreinformation, visit www.socialsecurity.gov.
Question: I have never worked butmy spouse has. What will my benefitsbe?
Answer: You can be entitled to asmuch as one-half of your spouse’s benefitamount when you reach full retirementage. If you want to get Social Securityretirement benefits before you reach fullretirement age, the amount of yourbenefit is reduced.
The amount of reduction depends onwhen you will reach full retirement age.For example, if you file at age 62, andyour full retirement age is 65, you canget 37.5 percent of your spouse’sunreduced benefit; if your full retirementage is 66, you can get 35 percent; and ifyour full retirement age is 67, you canget 32.5 percent.
The amount of your benefit increases
if your entitlement begins at a later age,up to the maximum of 50 percent at fullretirement age. If your full retirement ageis other than those shown here, theamount of your benefit will fall between32.5 and 37 percent at age 62.
However, if you are taking care of achild who is under age 16 or who getsSocial Security disability benefits on yourspouse’s record, you get the full spouse’sbenefits, regardless of your age.
Learn more about retirement benefitsat www.socialsecurity.gov/retirement.
Question: My doctor said he thinksI’m disabled. Who decides if I meet therequirements for Social Securitydisability benefits?
Answer: We first will review yourapplication to make sure you meet somebasic requirements for Social Securitydisability benefits, such as whether youworked enough years to qualify.
Then we will send your application tothe disability determination servicesoffice in your state, often called the
“DDS” or “state agency.” Your stateagency completes the disability decisionfor us.
Doctors and disability specialists inthe state agency ask your doctors forinformation about your condition. Theyconsider all the facts in your case. Theyuse the medical evidence from yourdoctors and hospitals, clinics, orinstitutions where you have been treatedand all other information.
The state agency staff may need moremedical information before they candecide if you are disabled. If moreinformation is not available from yourcurrent medical sources, the state agencymay ask you to go for a specialexamination. We prefer to ask your owndoctor, but sometimes the exam mayhave to be done by someone else. SocialSecurity will pay for the exam and forsome of the related travel costs.
Learn more about disability benefits atwww.socialsecurity.gov/disability.
John Johnston is a Social Security publicaffairs specialist.
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Vaughn L. Schwalm, 66, ofPine Grove, had adistinguished career in the
U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard,and the Pennsylvania State Police asa trainer and pilot. He receivednumerous awards and citationsduring his 41-year military career.
A native of Pottsville, Schwalm’sfamily moved to Mechanicsburgwhen he was 11. A 1965 graduate ofCumberland Valley High School,he enlisted in the Air Force inSeptember 1965 and completedbasic training at Lackland AFB,San Antonio, Texas, and was sentto Chanute AFB, Rantoul, Ill.,for jet crew chief training.
Upon graduation, he wasassigned to the Aircraft MechanicInstructors School and wastransferred to Amarillo AFB,Texas.
“I taught Jet AircraftMaintenance Technical Schoolfor a year and was sent toMcChord AFB, Tacoma, Wash.,where I was assigned to the 62nd
Military Airlift Wing in the TrainingControl Section.
“My main function was teachingC-141 Aircraft Engine Run Schoolto McChord maintenance troops aswell as troops from Elmendorf AFB,Alaska.”
Schwalm was discharged in 1969and returned to Mechanicsburg,where he enlisted in thePennsylvania Air National Guard’s193rd Tactical Electronic WarfareGroup as a flight engineer on theirEC-121 Super Constellations.
“When the unit transferred to theEC-130 Hercules, I became a smallarms marksmanship instructor forfour years.”
He was then transferred to theflight engineer section to fly onceagain.
The unit was then designated the193rd Special Operations Group,eventually becoming the 193rd
Special Operations Wing atHarrisburg International Airport,Middletown. Upon retirement, hehad accumulated more than 8,500flight hours.
As a flight engineer on the EC-121 Super Constellation, Schwalmwas able to travel a great deal.
Back in the 1970s, much of whatwe did was classified, as well as some ofthe equipment we had in the aircraft.Back then, we used to fly to NellisAFB, Las Vegas, to take part in the“red flag exercises.” They were designedto train U.S. pilots in air-to-air
combat flying skills, similar to theNavy’s Top Gun School.
We were invited to participatebecause we had the ability to jamcertain frequencies, which preventedfighter pilots from conversing with eachother during their missions.
As a young flight engineer, I enjoyedmany trips to the Azores Islands in theAtlantic Ocean. The Azores used to bea major stopping point for aircraftneeding to refuel en route to Europe.Now, with jet aircraft being able tocross without refueling, the Azores arenot used very much.
In the 1970s, the 193rd used to fly tothe Azores almost every other weekend,
leaving Friday night and flying allnight. The trips were to train allaircrew members. As a young engineer,I always had a senior instructorengineer with me to teach me all thethings I needed to know.
My main function was to monitorthe aircraft’s systems and, if a problemarose, I was charged with the task oftrying to fix it. One duty I had was tomaintain wing fuel balance and make
certain the engines had fuel flowingto them.
Crossing the ocean is a very tiringand, in most cases, boring time. Theold saying is, “Flying is hours andhours of boredom, interjected withmoments of stark terror.”
On this one night, I was sitting inthe engineer seat and my instructorhad gone back to bed in the rear ofthe aircraft. The pilot was asleep inthe left seat and the co-pilot wasmaking his position reports andtaking naps between them.
The navigator was the onlyperson who was constantly busy makingsure we were on course so we could findthe island. I, in turn, was very tiredand had fallen asleep at my station.
So basically everyone in the cockpitwas sleeping. The navigator station wasin a compartment behind the cockpit.All of a sudden, we were startled whenone of our engines began to surge upand down in RPM. I had no ideawhat was going on.
My instructor engineer camerunning up to the cockpit, reached overmy shoulder, and opened the valve tosupply fuel to the engine. I had left thefuel tank fueling one of the fourengines go empty.
Needless to say, my instructor wasnot a happy camper with me. I did notsleep at my station after thatexperience. I also got some very nastylooks from the other crew members.When we got to the island, I boughtthem all plenty of beer.
To be continued next month …
If you are a mature veteran and haveinteresting or unusual experiences inyour military or civilian life, phone AlGoodman at (717) 541-9889 or emailhim at [email protected].
He Served More than 41 Yearsin Military Service – Part 1
Beyond the Battlefield
Alvin S. Goodman
Vaughn Schwalm, far left, with otherPa. Air National Guard crew members at
King Fahd Airport, Saudi Arabia, February 1991.
State TrooperVaughn L. Schwalm
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How Fixing Cataracts Can Improve Your Health
Remember the old song lyric: “Thefoot bone’s connected to the leg bone?”Well, here’s an interesting connection—better vision could lead to a 16 percentlower risk of hip fractures.
Sure, fixing cataracts can restore clear,colorful vision, but according to a recentstudy published in the Journal of theAmerican Medical Association, havingcataract surgery lowers the risk ofbreaking a hip as well in adults 65 andolder.
“Seeing helps you navigate a newenvironment and helps with balance,”lead investigator Dr. Anne L. Coleman ofBrown University told the New YorkTimes. “You really need your eyes andvision to help you stay stable.”
Older patients and those who werevery ill benefited the most from havingcataracts removed, with a 23 to 28percent reduced risk of hip fractures.
Cataracts are more treatable than ever.That’s good news, considering half of allAmericans will be diagnosed withcataracts by age 80.
Cataract surgery has come a very longway over the last 50 years. What wasonce a complicated surgery with a two-week hospital stay is now a simple
outpatient procedure that takes a fewminutes.
About 3 million people have cataractsremoved inthe U.S.each year,making itone of themostcommonprocedures.
Theeye’scloudy lensis removedandreplacedwith anartificialintraocularlens.Traditionallenses cancorrectdistance vision, but newer, advanced-technology lenses can also help correctpreexisting eye conditions likeastigmatism and age-related presbyopia.These newer intraocular lenses canpotentially eliminate the need for glasses.
Medications, eye drops, exercises, andeating healthy can’t reverse cataracts. Theonly effective way to correct a cataract is
to remove thecloudedlens withminorsurgery. Itbecomes amatter of“when”rather than“if ” youshould havetheproceduredone.
Thisstudysuggeststhat actingearlier mayhelpprevent
other health problems that accompanypoor vision, such as falls. Cataractsurgery can also mean more independ-ence, as better vision allows you toconfidently do more everyday things onyour own.
According to the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention, only half of theestimated 61 million adults at high riskfor serious vision loss visited an eye careprofessional in the last year. To makesure you are protecting your eye health,follow these simple steps.
Everyone 50 or older should getyearly comprehensive eye exams. Thisallows for detection of eye diseases inearly stages, before you experience visionproblems, some of which may bepermanent.
Adults over 50 should be mindful ofsymptoms of common age-related eyediseases, such as cataracts, the leadingcause of reversible blindness in the U.S.Blurry vision and needing more light toread even while wearing glasses can beearly signs. In later stages, you mayexperience poor night vision, colorslooking dull, difficulty with glares orhalos, and double vision.
Seniors should talk to their doctorsand visit the National Institutes ofHealth National Eye Institute website(www.nei.nih.gov) to learn aboutcataracts and treatment options.
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Dear Savvy Senior,What can you tell me about clinical
trials and how to go about finding one? Mywife has a chronic condition, and we’reinterested in trying anything that may beable to help her.– Looking For Help
Dear Looking,Each year, hundreds of thousands of
Americans participate in clinical trials inhopes of gaining access to the latest, andpossibly greatest, but not yet on themarket treatments for all types ofillnesses.
But, you need to be aware that clinicaltrials can varygreatly in whatthey’re designedto do, so becareful to chooseone that canactually benefityour wife.
Here’s whatyou should knowabout clinicaltrials, along withsome tips forlocating one.
Clinical TrialsA clinical trial is the scientific term for
a test or research study of a drug, device,or medical procedure using people.
These trials—sponsored by drugcompanies, doctors, hospitals, and thefederal government—are conducted tolearn whether a new treatment is safe andif it works. But, keep in mind that thesenew treatments are also unproven, sothere may be risks too.
Also be aware that all clinical trialshave certain eligibility criteria (age,gender, health status, etc.) that your wifemust meet in order to be accepted. Andbefore taking part in a trial, she’ll beasked to sign an informed consentagreement. She can also leave a study atany time.
Things to KnowBefore deciding to participate in a
trial, you and your wife need to firstdiscuss it with her doctor. Then, schedulean appointment with the study’s medicalteam and ask lots of questions. Here aresome to get you started.
• What’s the purpose of the study andcan it improve your wife’s condition? Youmay be surprised to know that manydrug or procedural trials are not designedto find a cure or improve a patient’shealth, but only to provide scientific data.
• What are the risks? Some treatmentscan have side effects that are unpleasant,serious, and even life threatening.
• What kinds of tests and treatments doesthe study involve, and how often andwhere they are performed?
• Is the experimental treatment in thestudy beingcompared with astandardtreatment or aplacebo? Keep inmind that if yourwife gets theplacebo, she’ll begetting notreatment at all.
• Who’s payingfor the study?
Will you have any costs, and if so, willyour insurance plan or Medicare coverthe rest? Sponsors of trials generally paymost of the costs, but not always.
• What if something goes wrong duringor after the trial and your wife needsextra medical care? Who pays?
• If the treatment works, can your wifekeep using it after the study?
Find a TrialEvery year, there are more than
100,000 clinical trials conducted in theU.S. You can find them at condition-focused organizations like the AmericanCancer Society or the Alzheimer’sAssociation, or by asking her doctor, whomay be monitoring trials in his or herspecialty.
Or, use the National Institutes ofHealth’s clinical trials website(www.clinicaltrials.gov). This sitecontains a comprehensive database offederally and privately supported clinicalstudies in the U.S. and abroad on a widerange of diseases and conditions,
What to ConsiderBefore Joininga Clinical Trial
Savvy Senior
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including information about each trial’spurpose, who may participate,locations, and phone numbers for moredetails.
If, however, you don’t have Internetaccess or could use some help findingthe right trial, use the Center forInformation and Study on ClinicalResearch Participation(www.ciscrp.org).
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Be a BeaconThe mighty lighthouse stands secureUndaunted by the restless sea.Ravaged by the changing tidesBuffeted by winds blown free.
The lighthouse beacon, straight and trueUnfaltering on the bleakest night.Guiding faithfully every passing shipThat all may find the course that’s right.
May we be diligent and trueDedicated to the right, andAs the lighthouse stalwart stand.A beacon in the darkest night.
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2013’s More Unusual
Billionaires
Earth is home to 1,426 billionaires,according to Forbes magazine. Some ofthem are familiar and fairly normalfolks (Carlos Slim, Warren Buffet), butothers are a little more colorful.
Forbes recently shared some of themore outlandish stories of2013’s richest people:
God is a billionaire.Not that God—GodNisanov, who wasborn in Azerbijan,currently resides inMoscow and built his$3 billion fortune in realestate.
Money buys you love? JeffGreene, who also made his billions inreal estate deals, spent $1 million on hiswedding at an estate he bought for $35million and then spent $15 millionrenovating. His best man? Boxer MikeTyson.
Money supports some unusualhobbies. Tuncay Ozilhan collectspens—and currently owns more than3,000 of them. He can afford thembecause his worth is $1.6 billion,thanks to being the producer of the
most popular beer in Turkey, a brewknown as Efes.
Win some, lose some.Brazilian entrepreneur EikeBatista remains on theForbes list of billionaires in2013 despite having lostsome $8.8 billion since last
year. That comes out tomore than $53 million a day,
or $2 million an hour.
Money doesn’t solve all problems.Pharmacy billionaire Stewart Rahr wasreportedly banned for life from NewYork’s celebrity sushi restaurant Nobufor a meltdown that occurred when hecouldn’t get his favorite table.
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Traveltizers Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel
By Andrea Gross
he sign says we’re enteringparadise. I’m skeptical. The six of us—my husband,
me, our son, our daughter-in-law, andtheir two children—are about to spenda week at a top-rated guest ranch.
Back in December when we’d madethe reservations, we’d all agreed that thiswould be a perfect experience for ourintergenerational group, but now I’mhaving second thoughts.
We’re city-folks through andthrough—better at driving four-lanehighways than riding four-leggedcreatures, more familiar with walkingthrough manicured parks than hikingon canyon trails. And we’re used toplucking fish from market showcases,not from mountain streams.
But here we are, on a mountain roadin north-central Wyoming. We round acurve, and I catch my first glimpse ofParadise Guest Ranch. It’s in a valley
surrounded by more than a million acresof Bighorn National Forest, and with thehills awash with wildflowers, it’sbreathtakingly beautiful.
Then I see the corral, and I feel arumble in the pit of my stomach. Thekids—aged 9 and 6—have never been ona horse; the rest of us have a combinedtotal of, perhaps, 10 hours of horseback-riding experience. Will we be the onlynovices in a group of experts?
The answer becomes clear the nextmorning when we go to the stables forour first horseback ride. Everyone else iswearing a cowboy hat or riding helmet.We, on the other hand, are decked out inbaseball caps and bonnets. Oh, dear!
We exhaust the first wrangler when hetries to take us out on the trail.Grandson can’t make his horse move.Daughter-in-law’s horse goes backwardwhen she pulls too hard on the reigns. Ican’t make mine stop eating.
But that afternoon, a second wranglertakes us into the arena for a course inhorseback riding basics.
City Slickers in the Wyoming Wilds
The ranch is surrounded by a million acres ofunspoiled land.
Most folks go on at least one trail ride a day;many go on two.
TNewcomers to the ranch can taketheir time getting acquainted with
the horses.
A 9-year-old girl who takes balletdancing in the city becomes a fan
of square dancing during herweek at the ranch.
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Granddaughter’s journal, day one:
My horse’s name is Pollywog. I thoughtthe horse would know what to do, buttoday I found out that I’m the one who’ssupposed to know what to do.
The next morning we ride a trail—across a stream, up a rocky mountainpath, through a meadow, back to thestables. Grandson declares that “nowwe’re really cowboys.” By Wednesdaywe’re beginning to feel like pros.
Granddaughter’s journal, day four:
I think I’ve learned Pollywog’spersonality, which is that sometimes hewants to do things his way. But now I cansometimes make him do things my way.
The week progresses, offering us a mixof family time and individual time. Weride together and eat together, but inbetween we can each explore our owninterests.
Daughter-in-law and I take a long (forus) hike—proudly puffing our way alongtrails that rise to an elevation of nearly8,000 feet. Son tries his hand at fly-fishing, and Husband finishes two booksand starts a third. The kids spend off-horse time doing crafts or swimming inthe pool.
After dinner the counselors entertainthe kids while the adults have a chance to
get to know each other. Out of 12groups, five are adults-only; the rest havechildren ranging from toddlers to teens.Only three, like us, are first-timers.
Every day we learn something new.One day we have a lesson on wildflowers.Another day we hear stories of ButchCassidy and The Sundance Kid, who had
an “Outlaw Cave” nearby. And anothertime we watch a moose moseying aroundthe grounds near the fishing pond.
Saturday is Rodeo Day, a chance forthe kids to show off their equestrianskills.
“Mount your horse.” Grandson is too short to do it alone—
a ranger has to lift him on—but he grabsthe reigns like a pro.
“Circle the barrels.” No problem. “Weave between the poles.” Granddaughter does it at a trot. Six
days has transformed them both fromWestern Wimps to Cowboy Champs.
But it’s at the square dance whereGranddaughter really shines. Blond hairflying, she allemandes left and circlesright. Wrangler Dave grabs Grandson’shand.
“Come on, Buddy. Let’s dance!” hecalls, as he propels a grinning Grandson’round the room.
Then, the next morning, we have ourfirst crisis. None of us wants to leave.
“Wait! We have to go down to thebarn to say goodbye to Pollywog.”
“Wait! We have to take one morepicture of the fishing pond.”
Wait, wait, wait! It takes us two hoursto say our goodbyes and get into the car.
Grandson’s comment, day seven:
I like to watch sports, and Wyomingdoesn’t have any professional sports teams.But that’s OK. It’s still paradise.
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Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted;story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).
While experienced fishermen go on all-dayoutings to more remote locations, otherschoose to practice on the ranch proper.
The ranch is at an altitude of 8,000 feet,making a walk in the woods a huff-puff
experience for some.
Guests of all ages tend to gatheraround the swimming pool inlate afternoon.
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My husband, Bob, gets the bruntof my worry storms. Yet hestill loves me.
“You hungry?” I said.“Not really.”“What’s wrong?” I grabbed the
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you for let’s say, four minutes a day?” “Well, sue me for caring.”“I’m sorry. Let’s eat. Fried food sound
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oil?”“A canola is a Canadian ola—that’s
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“Canola oil is made from seeds of thefield mustard plant.”
“Oh.”We drove to a vegetable stand. “Bob,
I’m worriedyou have astomachache.”
“I don’t. Ido, however,have one hugepain in the—neck.”
Manyyears ago, LeoBuscagliawrote,“Worry neverrobstomorrow ofits sorrow; itonly sapstoday of its joy.”
Yesterday I called the billingdepartment at a huge hospital and spokewith a gal named Dianne. She could tellI was freaking out about my bill.
She ever-so-gently said, “You can
choose toworry yourselfsick aboutproblems ornot. Thatsame problemis still going tobe there eitherway.”
Earlier thisyear, wereceived anaudit noticefrom the IRSincorrectlystating weowed $8,000.
Bob persevered through phone calls with45-minute wait times, emails, faxes, anda zillion trips to the bank, as well ascertified letters. And he won.
He never worried about the audit, the$8,000 we don’t have, the paperwork, or
the ludicrous process of reaching ahuman being, so to speak, at the IRS.
“How do you not worry, Bob?”“In the long run, most problems won’t
matter. Plus, I always say, ‘Wait toworry.’ If I didn’t win with the IRS, Iwould have worried then.”
What he does worry about is me. Mywalking problem makes me fragile.Frankly, like most of us, Bob is having anoverall harder time as we get older.
“I worry about the future,” he saidtearfully. “It’s almost too sad to thinkabout.”
I told him, “It’s only too sad becauseit’s so beautiful.” I touched his arm.“Don’t miss me while I’m here.”
He was still tearful. “Sweets,” I said, “thinking about
losing our dog didn’t make it any betterwhen she died. It was just as painful.Look at this day. Here we are, so lucky tolive near the seashore in our tiny, cozy
Such is Life
Saralee and Bob, June 2013
Saralee Perel
Does Worrying Ever Help?
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and embarked on a longtime job drivingan 18-wheeler—Mease’s voice wentquiet.
“For the next 45 years, I was merely alistener, a spectator, until a couple yearsago when a karaoke experience revealed Ihad not lost my singing voice,” Measesaid.
On that occasion, Mease’s rendition ofLouis Armstrong’s “What a WonderfulWorld” was so well received that hebecame motivated to resume singing,adding to his repertoire songs madepopular by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin,Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, and NeilDiamond.
Now retired, Mease still drives a truckpart time and is active on the karaokecircuit. He continues to be amazed andheartened by the multi-generationalencouragement from his audiencemembers.
“The songs I’ve chosen at karaokehave been enthusiastically received bythose close to my own age and,surprisingly, by younger people as well,”Mease said.
“I thought my choices from amongthe ‘crooning ballad’ type of music fromyesteryear were a refreshing departurefrom the more often heard ‘pop rock’ oftoday.”
Mease hopes the exposure he gainsthrough the PA STATE SENIOR IDOLcompetition can boost his performance“hobby” into a second part-time career,with gigs at parties, reunions, orretirement centers.
He would also like to continue tocultivate his “Sinatra touch.”
“I seem to have been able to pick uphis timing and phrasing,” Mease said,“and I can relate ever so realistically tothe life themes he sang about.”
A recurring “life theme” amongpeople with a gift for singing is that theyoften don’t remember exactly when theystarted doing it—or a time when theydidn’t. Such is the case for Tammy Estep,who estimates she may have begunexercising her pipes around age 5.
Her vocal gifts were likely passeddown to her from her mother, who wasslated to appear on The Ted MackOriginal Amateur Hour in the ’50s—until her father forbid her from going.
“I think if she would have auditioned,she would have been a music star, and Iprobably wouldn’t be here!” Estep said.
Estep sang all throughout her schoolyears; her guitar was “always strapped” toher, and she performed at every schoolevent. Four months before she was set tobegin attending East Stroudsburg
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“Much to my parents’ dismay, Iaccepted that offer and ditched college,”Estep said.
“While there have been manyoccasions that I have regretted thatdecision, my music career as a guitarsoloist and as a member of several bandswith some very talented people spannedover 18 years of my life.”
In addition to those years with variousbands, Estep spent eight years as a soloperformer. Her style leans toward aBonnie Raitt or Linda Ronstadt sound,she said.
Estep also traveled to Nashville in the1980s as a contestant on You Can Be aStar, where, in one round, she actuallybeat now-famous country musicianAaron Tippin. Tippin went on to winthe competition in 1985.
Currently a branch manager for alocal financial institution, Estep hasstepped away from singing for the lastseveral years but is eager to rekindle boththe happiness it brings her and the joyshe sees others receive from her music.
“There are a lot of people over 50 thatI’ve met in my lifetime who are from thisarea and who are extraordinarilytalented,” she said. “And they’re still
[performing]; I think that’scommendable.”
She added that she is embarking onher upcoming SENIOR IDOL experiencenot just for herself, but also for thosefellow musicians she’s worked with alongthe way.
“I have so many people I know thatI’ve played with over the years. I’m kindof doing this for them—because weworked very hard when we played,” shesaid. “It was many weekends, many latenights driving home, and I’m doing it forall those people that sacrificed so wecould have a good time.”
Morning and early-afternoonauditions for the 2013 PA STATE SENIORIDOL competition will be held Tuesday,Aug. 27, at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg– East, 4751 Lindle Road, Harrisburg.
Afternoon and evening auditions willbe held Thursday, Sept. 5, at theHeritage Hotel – Lancaster, 500Centerville Road, Lancaster.
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Healthy adults entering a CRCC are able to live independently in a home, apartment, orcondominium of their own within the community. When assistance with everyday activitiesbecomes necessary, they can move into personal care, assisted living, rehabilitation, or nursingcare facilities. Some CCRCs have designated dementia areas within the community. These unitsaddress the progressing needs of people who have any form of dementia.
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Cumberland County
Calendar of EventsBig Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-447891 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, Newville
Aug. 2, 10 a.m. – Free Vision ScreeningsAug. 9, 9:30 a.m. – Indoor CarnivalAug. 14, 9 a.m. – Friendship Tea
Carlisle Senior Action Center – (717) 249-500720 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle
Mary Schaner Senior Citizens Center – (717) 732-391598 S. Enola Drive, Enola
Mechanicsburg Place – (717) 697-594797 W. Portland St., Mechanicsburg
Southampton Place – (717) 530-8217www.seniors.southamptontwp.com56 Cleversburg Road, Shippensburg
West Shore Senior Citizens Center – (717) 774-0409122 Geary St., New Cumberland
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Aug. 14 and 15, 8 a.m. to noonSouthampton Township Municipal Building705 Municipal Drive, Shippensburg(717) 532-1707
Senior Center ActivitiesPA State Parks in Cumberland County
Mondays and Wednesdays, noonto 12:45 p.m.Silver Sneakers Class: MuscularStrength and Range of MovementLiving Well Fitness Center207 House Ave., Suite 107Camp Hill(717) 439-4070
Aug. 1, 6:30 p.m.Too Sweet: Diabetes Support GroupChapel Hill United Church ofChrist701 Poplar Church RoadCamp Hill(717) 557-9041
Aug. 4, 7 p.m.New Cumberland Town BandPerformanceAnna and Bailey Streets ParkNew Cumberlandwww.nctownband.org
Aug. 6, 7 p.m.CanSurmount Cancer SupportGroupHealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg(717) 691-6786
Aug. 14, 11:30 a.m.NARFE West Shore Chapter 1465VFW Post 67044907 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg(717) 737-1486www.narfe1465.orgVisitors welcome; meeting is free butfee for food.
Aug. 14, 1:30 p.m.Parkinson’s Support GroupHealthSouth Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg(717) 877-0624
Aug. 18, 6 p.m.New Cumberland Town BandPerformanceAdams Ricci ParkEast Penn Townshipwww.nctownband.org
Aug. 20, 1 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupMechanicsburg Church of theBrethren501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg(717) 766-8880
Aug. 24, 5 to 8 p.m.Book Signing: Author Dr. DanielFelixHistory on High – The ShopCumberland County HistoricalSociety33 W. High St., Carlisle(717) 249-1626
Aug. 24, 5 to 8 p.m.Wood Artist Curt WannHistory on High – The ShopCumberland County HistoricalSociety33 W. High St., Carlisle(717) 249-1626
Cumberland County Library Programs
Amelia Givin Library, 114 N. Baltimore Ave., Mt. Holly Springs, (717) 486-3688
Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle, (717) 243-4642Thursdays through August, 6:30 p.m. – Movies @ Bosler: Groundbreaking CinemaAug. 6, 13, 27, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Upstairs Stitchers Embroidery GroupAug. 14, 1 to 2 p.m. – Wicked Wednesday Book Discussion Group: Emma Brown by Clare Boylan
Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill, (717) 761-3900
East Pennsboro Branch Library, 98 S. Enola Drive, Enola, (717) 732-4274
John Graham Public Library, 9 Parsonage St., Newville, (717) 776-5900
Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, 16 N. Walnut St., Mechanicsburg, (717) 766-0171
New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820Aug. 3 and 17, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Book SaleAug. 14, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Great Books Discussion Group: A Letter Concerning Toleration by John LockeAug. 17, 11 a.m. to noon – Couponing for Extreme Savings: “How to Get Free Items with Coupons”
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Taboos confront us in every sectorof life. They permeate society—inhouseholds, offices, religion,
supermarkets, within ethnicities, andelsewhere.
Each sector has its own prescribednorms. We are told Americans live in “theland of the free,” but even in our homesit can take the truly brave to defy taboos.As some taboos collapse, others emerge tofill the ranks.
A household can bethought of as a “sovereignjurisdiction,” oftengoverned by a monarchwho establishes taboos.Some of these prohibitionsare anticipated by visitors.Others are ambiguous orincomprehensible.
Men must leave thetoilet seat down in amixed-sex household. Thatmaxim is accepted bymost. Bathroom sinksmust not be left to give the appearance ofa “wet bar.” Fair enough.
But a ban against wearing shoes in thehouse can arouse resistance by guestswearing socks that do not match or haveholes. Enforcement of taboos withinmany households is both certain andswift.
Taboos in supermarkets areunderstood but rarely enforced.Prohibitions limiting the number ofitems in the express checkout line orwriting checks in the cash-only line aresilently waived.
Taboo enforcement can be expected inoffices. It is inadvisable for an entry-levelemployee to address the chief executive ora senior executive by that person’s firstname. If a common-use refrigerator storesfood brought by employees for theirpersonal consumption, others samplingthe fare can lead to an embarrassingscene.
Society’s taboos underwritten by lawprovoke periodic legal challenges. Gaymarriage, marriage between first cousins,medical marijuana, military womenbarred from certain combat situations,and assisted suicide are prohibitions thatdivide public opinion.
Taboos decreed by custom, butunsupported by law, fade as attitudes
toward them moderate. Men emotingtears in public, considered unmanly indecades past, has had a change inperception. Breastfeeding infants inpublic is fading as a “morality” issue.
Topics considered inappropriate fortelevision commercials, such as bladderincontinence and erectile dysfunction, arenow accepted, however begrudgingly, byviewers.
There are countlessexamples of traditionaltaboos that persist. Womensmoking cigars, jokes aboutmothers-in-law, burping inpublic, cellular calls duringmeetings, and the “one-finger salute” come tomind.
Society traditionallyregarded tattoos asdistasteful, suited only fordrunks and sailors. LifeMagazine in 1936estimated that 6 percent of
Americans had a tattoo. Tattooing lostmuch of its appeal during the decadesimmediately following World War II.Perhaps the practice of the Nazistattooing concentration-camp prisonersinhibited its acceptability.
Tattoos in the past decade have seengrowing acceptance. Harris Polls in 2008estimated that 14 percent of Americanshad one or more tattoos, prevalent mostlyamong those in the 25-39 age group.
Over the past decades, new tabooshave emerged as others fade. Warymothers often exhibit apprehension whentheir toddlers receive unwelcomedadmiration from strangers. Whenrejection is indicated, the admirer feels amelancholic separation from the youngestgeneration.
We live in “the land of the free,” buttake care where you tread. You may,perhaps unwittingly, have violated ataboo.
Walt Sonneville, a retired market-researchanalyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a Senior Citizenand A Musing Moment: Meditative Essays onLife and Learning, books of personal-opinionessays, free of partisan and sectarianviewpoints. Contact him [email protected].
Taboos in the Landof the Free
My 22 Cents’ Worth
Walt Sonneville
16 August 2013 50plus SeniorNews › www.50plusSeniorNewsPA.com
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