Volunteer EMS chaplain Frank Poley is trained in CPR and first aid
but said there is no special training needed “to love someone in troubled times.”
Elder Mediation Can
Help Resolve Conflicts
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Do Public Libraries
Have a Future?
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By Lori Van Ingen
Frank Poley is there for families, patients, and EMS staff whenever tragedy
strikes.
“When suddenly someone loses a husband, wife, or even a child, I’m there
for them. I feel for them. I stay on the scene until a coroner comes and I stay
with the family as long as they want,” the volunteer chaplain said.
Poley, an ordained chaplain with the Penn Del district of the Assemblies
of God, doesn’t have any special training in chaplaincy.
“What prepared me is my deep faith in the Lord above. All I do is open
my mouth and God takes care of it. The right words come out,” he said.
“One thing God has given me is an overdose of compassion.”
Losing children is the hardest. The youngest one was only 5 days old
when there was a home accident in which a parent fell asleep and
accidentally smothered the child.
He also helped the family of a 1-month-old, where it was later determined
the baby died of shaken-baby syndrome caused by the father.
“The EMTs were crying their eyes out. They could be anywhere else, but
they chose to be first responders,” Poley said. “The doctor gave me the sign
the baby was dead and I had to tell the dad. I also had to reach out to the
mom, who was incarcerated. The warden allowed her to come to the hospital
Solace forWounded Spirits
please see SOLACE page 18
In Crises, Volunteer EMS Chaplain
Offers Comfort
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Tony the Tiger ConsidersRetirement Living
Quilters Collaborate onHousewarming Gift
What could make a brand-new home
feel homier than a handcrafted quilt
from Lancaster County?
The Garden Spot Village Quilters and
members of the quilting group from
Weaverland Mennonite Church
collaborated on a colorful queen-size
quilt for an Alabama family left homeless
by a storm and then again by a tornado
in April 2011.
The recipients of the housewarming
gift are slated to move into a new home
that is a joint project of volunteers from
Garden Spot Village and Weaverland
Mennonite Church.
This summer, the two groups of
quilters picked out fabrics for the
multicolored “disappearing nine-patch”
pattern. Each group pieced about half of
the blocks together and then regrouped to
combine the blocks into matching rows.
The volunteers took the rows home
and sewed them together. By mid-July,
the backing, batting, and quilt top had
been put on a quilt frame at Garden
Spot Village.
Quilters are, clockwise
from left, Jane Stahr,
Marian Nolt,
Frances Henry,
Ruth Hershey,
Grace Martin,
Barbara Murphy, and
Irene Weaver.
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Tony the Tiger celebrated his milestone 60th
birthday at Pleasant View Retirement
Community, making him officially age-eligible to
become a resident.
With a birthday party that featured a breakfast
of Frosted Flakes and fruit, the marketing team
at Pleasant View reached out to Tony to come
look at the cottages on campus. With a greeting
of “happy birthday,” Tony sat down with cottage
resident Dave Kuch.
With Tony being featured worldwide and with
Kuch’s international travel experiences, the two
struck up a good conversation about the benefits
of the Continuing Care Retirement Community
(CCRC) lifestyle. Pleasant View assured Tony
that Lancaster County could provide the privacy
he seeks, noting Lady Gaga’s experiences as well
as engaging activities and amenities to keep him
active and fit.
When asked what he thought of his visit to
Pleasant View, Tony said, “They’re
GRRRREAT!”
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Correction
In the article “Quick Thinking, Quick Players at 2012 Senior Games” on page 8 of our August issue, the
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Iam often asked to evaluate
autographs of famous people.
Some autographs are found on a
personal letter or note, on a glossy
photograph, or even on a piece of
scrap paper. There are some rules of
thumb when it comes to assessing
autographs.
For instance, content is always
king. With all autographs, value is
increased if the autograph is
accompanied by some content
relating to the famous person who
signed their name. To have content
that relates to the signer with an
authentic autograph is more valuable
to collectors than just a simple
autograph.
For example, a letter signed by
Marilyn Monroe complaining about
her failing marriage to husband and
baseball great Joe DiMaggio is much
more valuable than just a cocktail
napkin with Marilyn Monroe’s
signature on it.
Master of the Mouse
One of best-known autographs is
that of the American entertainment
icon Walt Disney. Disney’s signature
actually became the logo for the Walt
Disney Company and for the Walt
Disney Classics Collection. The logo
is based on Disney’s signature from
the early 1940s and was used on
company artwork.
Walt Disney autographs were
signed by both Disney and by his
authorized employees. Over the years,
at least a dozen Disney Studios staff
members signed Walt Disney’s name
to comics, fan items, promotional
material, etc. The most common
authorized signatures of Walt Disney
were signed by Hank Porter during
the 1930s and 1940s and, later, by
Bob Moore in the 1950s.
Artist Bob Moore joined The
Walt Disney Studios as an
apprentice animator in 1940. He
contributed to animated classics
such as Dumbo, The Three
Caballeros, and Make Mine Music.
Moore was named head of the
publicity and marketing department
and designed Disney movie posters,
Christmas cards, logos, and
letterheads.
He was one of Disney’s official
“autographers” and he signed
numerous items (photographs and
letters) with Disney’s famous
signature. He designed Sam the
Eagle for the 1984 Olympic Games
and murals housed in Walt Disney
Elementary Schools located in
Tullytown, Pa., and Anaheim, Calif.
Walt Disney never drew the
popular Sunday newspaper Mickey
Mouse comic strip or comic book
nor did he sign all of his autographs,
either. Every piece of artwork was
“signed” with a Walt Disney
signature, but Walt Disney did not
provide every signature. Some
signatures came from a production
artist, not from Disney himself.
Sign Here!
Authentic Walt Disney
autographs, those that Disney signed
by his own hand, differ depending
on the stage of his life. The
signatures dating to the 1920s differ
from those of the early 1960s. He
signed his name in both cursive and
block print (known as Roman
lettering), and he used every type of
writing instrument to sign his
name, including pencils, markers,
fountain pens, ballpoint pens, and
crayons.
Disney redesigned his own
signature over the years, in very
much the same way he changed the
appearance of Mickey Mouse. The
most common Walt Disney
signatures date from the period after
1954, when Disney was seen
regularly on television, and up to
the time of his death in 1967 at age
65. These autographs are among the
most popular and collectible.
On Discovery channel’s Auction
Kings, I will highlight a collection of
famous autographs and their worth
while demonstrating the tricks so
you can spot a fake. It is interesting
to note that an authentic Disney
autograph can actually command
more money from collectors than
most autographs of our U.S.
presidents. About 40 of our
presidents’ autographs are worth less
on the collectibles market than an
authentic Walt Disney autograph.
What’s more, it has been said that
Disney’s autograph is the most
recognizable in the world.
Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and
award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori
presents antique appraisal events
nationwide. Dr. Lori is the expert
appraiser on the hit TV show AuctionKings on Discovery channel, which airs
Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Visit
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DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.
Assessing Walt DisneyAutographs
Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori
Dr. Lori
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Detail of a Mickey Mouse comic strip
with Walt Disney signature.
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My FavoriteAutumn Leaves
The Beauty in Nature
Clyde McMillan-Gamber
We Lancaster County people
don’t have to travel far to see
striking autumn leaves in
variety and abundance. Beautiful,
colored foliage is in our woods,
hedgerows, suburbs, fields, and
roadsides—all
human-made habitats,
except the woods.
Deciduous trees,
shrubs, vines, and
weeds respond to
shorter periods of
daylight and cooler
average temperatures
each succeeding day
by cutting off water to
their leaves. As the
foliage dies, the green
chlorophyll fades,
revealing the red,
yellow, and other
colors that were in the
leaves all summer.
The brilliant
orange foliage of sugar maples is my
favorite. Sugar maple leaves turn colors
in September and persist on the trees
into October, creating beauty in woods
and suburban areas.
The striking red leaves of black gum,
staghorn sumac, red maple trees,
Virginia creeper vines, and pokeweeds—
in that arbitrary order of changing colors
starting in August—are some of my
favorites, too. Black gums and red
maples brighten bottomland woods, and
planted maples add beauty to suburbs.
Sumac’s foliage is pretty along country
roads. Virginia creepers are beautiful on
trees in woodland edges and as awnings
that provide shade over porches.
The red and yellow leaves of poison
ivy vines, sassafras trees, and sweet gum
trees are more favorites. These woody
plants brighten many roadsides,
hedgerows, woodland
edges, and suburbs with
their lovely colors.
Sweet gums are a
southern species
planted on lawns in
Lancaster County. But
its many tiny seeds
blow in the wind, and
this species is becoming
established in the wild
here.
The bronze-yellow
foliage of American
beech trees is unique in
local woods in October.
Many beech leaves
persist on their twig
moorings, curled and
pale-beige, through winter, enabling us
to see how many beeches are in the
woods.
Red root and lamb’s-quarters are
weeds along country roads and in
pumpkin and soybean fields that
couldn’t be cultivated. In autumn, those
4-foot-tall plants have red and yellow
leaves that help make farmland beautiful.
This fall, look for colored leaves close
to home. They are as inspiring as
autumn foliage anywhere.
Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a Lancaster
County Parks naturalist.
“The Writing Is on the Wall”This phrase derives from the Book of Daniel in the
Bible’s Old Testament. Belshazzar, the king of Israel,
had stolen from the temple in Jerusalem. At a party
where wine was being consumed, the fingers of a
man’s hand appeared and wrote on the wall.
The interpretation of the writing was that the
king’s days were numbered. He had been weighed
on the scales and found deficient, and his
kingdom was divided and given to the Medes and
Persians. That same night, Belshazzar was killed.
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Dear Savvy Senior,
What can you tell me about elder
mediation for resolving family conflicts? My
mother has Alzheimer’s disease, and to
make matters worse, my three siblings and I
have been perpetually arguing about how to
handle her care and finances. Would this
type of service be helpful to us?
– Tired of Fighting
Dear Tired,
If your siblings are willing, elder care
mediation may be just what your family
needs to help you work through your
disagreements. Here’s what you should
know.
Elder Mediation
While mediators have been used for
years to help divorcing couples sort out
legal and financial disagreements and
avoid court battles, elder care mediation
is a relatively new and specialized field
designed to help families resolve disputes
that are related to aging parents or other
elderly relatives.
Family
disagreements
over an ill or
elderly
parent’s
caregiving
needs, living
arrangements,
financial
decisions, and
medical care
are some of
the many
issues that an
elder care
mediator can help with. But don’t
confuse this with family or group
therapy. Mediation is only about decision
making, not feelings and emotions.
The job of an elder mediator is to step
in as a neutral third party to help ease
family tensions, listen to everyone’s
concerns, hash
out
disagreements
and misunder-
standings, and
help your
family make
decisions that
are acceptable
to everyone.
Good
mediators can
also assist your
family in
identifying
experts such as estate planners, geriatric
care managers, or healthcare or financial
professionals who can supply important
information for family decision making.
Your family also needs to know that
the mediation process is completely
confidential and voluntary, and it can
take anywhere from a few hours to
several meetings, depending on the
complexity of your issues. And if some
family members live far away, a
speakerphone or webcam can be used to
bring everyone together.
If you’re interested in hiring a private
elder care mediator, you can expect to
pay anywhere from $100 to more than
$400 per hour, depending on where you
live and whom you choose. Or, you may
be able to get help through a nonprofit
community mediation service that
charges little to nothing.
Since there’s no formal licensing or
national credentialing required for elder
mediators, make sure the person you
choose has extensive experience with
elder issues and be sure you ask for
Elder Mediation Can HelpAdult Families Resolve Conflicts
Savvy Senior
Jim Miller
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references and check them. Most elder
mediators are attorneys, social workers,
counselors, or other professionals who
are trained in mediation and conflict
resolution.
To locate an elder mediator, start by
calling your area agency on aging,
which may be able to refer you to local
resources. Or try websites like
eldercaremediators.com and
mediate.com. Both of these sites have
directories that will let you search for
mediators in your area.
Or, use the National Association for
Community Mediation website
(www.nafcm.org) to search for free or
low-cost, community-based mediation
programs in your area.
Savvy Tip: The Center for Social
Gerontology (see www.tcsg.org)
provides some good information on
their website, including an online
brochure titled Caring for an Older
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Consider Mediation.
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LANCASTER COUNTY
EMPLOYERS NEED YOU!!
For more job listings, call theLancaster County Office of Aging
at (717) 299-7979or visit
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maintaining present accounts and securing new advertising clients. Prior business-to-business sales
experience is preferred.
Are you interested in volunteering every now and then? Would you prefer not having a weekly or biweekly volunteercommitment? Would you like having the option to accept or decline a volunteer opportunity depending on your schedule atthe time?
If you answered “yes” to these questions, you may be interested in volunteering for one-time projects in our office orserving as a substitute volunteer.
There are times when one or two volunteers are needed for a few hours to help with a bulk mailing or preparation ofmaterials for a workshop. Other times, the volunteer who’s regularly assigned to a consumer to help with a specific task—shopping, laundry, etc.—may be unable to volunteer because of illness or due to being away on vacation.
It’s very helpful to have a list of volunteers to call to meet these short-term needs. If you’d like more information aboutvolunteering for Lancaster County Office of Aging, please call Bev Via at (717) 299-7979 or email her [email protected].
BANQUET SERVERS – PT
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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 aposition needed by a local employer. Some employers arespecifically looking for older workers because of the reliabilityand experience they bring to the workplace. There is a mix offull-time and part-time jobs covering all shifts, requiring varyinglevels of skill and experience, and offering a wide range ofsalaries.
The other services available through the Office of Aging arethe Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)and the regularly scheduled Job Search Workshops.
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Creativity Matters
Judith Zausner
orget the old saying “less is more.”
Minimalists thrived on that belief
because it validated their art, but
the contemporary fashion niche
embraced by Iris Apfel makes a different
statement.
Turn your head 180 degrees and open
your eyes wide and your mind even
wider. There she is: a fashion maverick;
an irreverent renegade; a defiant, creative
spirit; and a marvel of an exquisite
opulence of wearables.
“I’m a geriatric starlet, my dear, don’t
you know,” she said. “All of a sudden,
I’m hot; I’m cool; I have a ‘fan base.’”
With a rising cult of diverse people
spilling around her amazing presence,
Apfel is taking her show on the road.
The HSN road, that is. Middle America
is fascinated and wants this design
eccentricity to be a brand in their lives.
Naturally, much will be in translation.
For example, her classic owl-shape
eyeglasses will be featured in a scarf print
and tribal-type necklaces are modified
with respect to design and price.
Apfel was always a fashion maven.
“My mother worshipped at the altar
of accessories,
and I got the
bug. She
always said,
‘If you have a
good, little,
simple black
dress and you
have different accessories, you can have
27 different outfits.” So she learned early.
“The fun of getting dressed is that it is
a creative experience and I never know
what it’s going to be.”
She assiduously edits her ensembles,
often wearing a basic architectural type
of garment that can be accessorized
dramatically. In 2005, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York City
presented an exhibition about Apfel
called “Rara Avis (Rare Bird): The
Irreverent Iris Apfel.” It was so successful
that they created a traveling version that
could be viewed
by other
audiences.
“Composing
the elements of
interior and
composing an
ensemble are
part and parcel of the same thought
process,” says Apfel.
So she was a natural watching her
father in his business, working with high-
end mirrors that focused on interiors.
This passion for interiors catapulted the
careers of Apfel and her husband, Carl.
Serendipitously they started working
with Old World Weavers in search of a
certain cloth and then began to travel
worldwide looking for both exotic fabrics
and historically based designs that could
be replicated by these foreign specialty
mills. It was through this work that she
was asked to consult for the White
House interior for Presidents Truman,
Eisenhower, Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson,
Carter, Reagan, and Clinton.
Married 64 years, she and her almost
100-year-old husband wear the same
perfume called Yatagan by Caron, which
is hard to find so they store it in big
containers in the refrigerator. They also
wear similar, round spectacles. An
amazing couple, they have been very
successful in their fabric business and,
despite retirement from Old World
Weavers in the 1990s, it’s clear that
Apfel’s fame is soaring.
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featured in an upcoming documentary
by Albert Maysles while she continues to
design products for various companies
and has the magnanimous vision to
donate more than 900 pieces from her
wardrobe to the Peabody Essex Museum
in Salem, Mass.
Iris Apfel is an iconic legend with the
bravado and mastery of greatness.
“You only have one trip (one life), so
you might as well enjoy it.” – Iris Apfel
“In order to be irreplaceable one must
always be different.” – Coco Chanel
The 1930 U.S. Census is important
for researchers because it was the
last census to include information
on immigration and naturalization, key
elements in researching immigrant
ancestors.
The official starting date of the 1930
census was April 1, and it took about a
month to complete. Children born
between the official start date of the
census and the actual day of enumeration
were not included. Individuals living on
the official start date of the census but
deceased by the actual day of enumeration
were included.
Native Americans (then referred to as
“Indians”) were included in the
enumeration of the general population,
though they were asked different
questions, as were individuals in Alaska.
For example, Native Americans were not
asked about their mother’s country of
origin, but rather, which tribe she
belonged to.
Servicemen were not recorded with
their families in the 1930 census; they
were treated as residents of their duty
posts. When searching for someone in the
military, don’t assume he or she will be
listed in their hometown.
In my last column, I reviewed several
questions asked in the 1930 census,
dealing with home information, personal
description, and place of birth for
individuals who were enumerated. The
next set of questions was headed “Mother
tongue (or native language) of foreign
born,” subtitled “Language spoken in
home before coming to the United
States.”
As previously noted, an immigrant’s
place of birth was to be listed as the
present (1930) name of the country where
he or she was born. The answer to the
language question is important, because it
addresses the ethnicity of the individual.
For example, a person who was
ethnically Polish may have been born in
Prussia (which conquered parts of
Poland), with a birthplace listed as Austria
(the 1930 name), but the “mother
tongue” column would show “Polish” as
the language spoken. This can help in
locating the actual town of birth.
The next set of questions come in three
columns under the heading “Citizenship,
etc.” First, “Year of immigration to the
United States,” then “Naturalization,” and
then “Whether able to speak English.”
You must appreciate that the date of
immigration is a secondary record; that is,
it was the date given by an individual
from memory, with no documentary
evidence. However, it was generally given
correctly, within one or two years.
The immigration year can be used to
narrow down searches for passenger
manifests. The date can also be compared
to the answer given for “Year of first
marriage” to estimate whether the person
was married before or after coming to the
U.S. If the person was married before
immigration, a marriage record should
exist in the town of origin; if after, you
should search church and civil records
from the U.S. locality where the
immigrant lived.
In the “Naturalization” column, you’ll
find one of the following abbreviations:
“Na” (naturalized); “Al” (alien); or “Pa”
(papers applied for). If the note is “Na” or
“Pa,” you can assume that the individual
applied for or was granted U.S.
citizenship after the date of immigration
and before April 1, 1930.
Further research in the seat of the
county where the immigrant lived may
turn up his or her naturalization records,
which will contain a wealth of
background information. If a person’s
status was “Al” (alien), he or she would
have had to apply for citizenship
sometime after April 1, 1930, or failing
that, either register as an alien or return to
their homeland.
More About the1930 Census
The Search for Our Ancestry
Angelo Coniglio
please see CENSUS page 17
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When today’s geriatric seniors
were high school seniors, they
took for granted certain
informational resources would continue
to be available for many decades—
especially libraries.
Some of these resources no longer
exist (e.g., Sears’ mail-order catalog),
some are fading (e.g., the black-and-
white phone directory), and others seem
threatened (e.g., the postal service,
newspapers).
The postal service may yet reinvent
itself by resurrecting a modernized
version of the Railway Express, a
predecessor of today’s United Parcel
Service. The Railway Express was owned
by the railways.
Newspapers may survive by
concentrating their staff ’s reportorial
coverage to state, county, and local
topics, limiting their national and
international coverage.
Public libraries may never see their
own reincarnations but may simply
disappear as the
Internet dominates
the informational-
search domain and
electronic books
(“e-books”) replace
printed versions.
E-books already
have captured an
estimated 10
percent of all
consumer book
sales as of October
2010, up from 3.3
percent in late
2009, according to
Read Write Web.
Amazon.com reported that during its
fourth quarter of 2010, it sold more
electronic books than paperbacks.
Public libraries are funded by
municipalities or counties. In budget-
cutting times, public libraries and parks
are the first to have
their funding
slashed.
The libraries
today’s seniors
visited in their
youth often were
funded in large part
by the philanthropy
of Andrew
Carnegie. From
1881 through
1917, Carnegie
helped start 1,689
public libraries by
requiring
municipalities to
provide only the land while committing
to undertake the maintenance and
management of the library.
By 2007 there were 9,214 public-
library systems having a total of 16,604
locations, according to the U.S. Census
Bureau. This is a slight increase from the
9,137 public-library systems in 2002. It
is doubtful if we will see any growth in
the decade following 2007.
Fortunately, there are many public-
school “libraries.” As of 2007, they
numbered 76,807, according to the
Census Bureau. Frequently they are
called media centers because they fall far
short of being a traditional library with
well-stocked shelves.
Public-school libraries cannot provide
the services found at public libraries. The
latter have been indispensable resources
for all age groups. Today, public libraries
have become popular Internet-access
sites. The Census Bureau reports an
average of 12.5 Internet terminals per
public library location, ranging from an
average of 19.4 in Maryland to 4.5 in
Nevada.
Do Public Libraries Have a Future?
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The specter of closed libraries
remains a real possibility. Already one
municipality, Salinas, Calif., has closed
most of its library locations because of
financial constraints. Boston considered
closing four of its 26 branches in early
2010 as the state reduced its share of
funding for the library system from
$8.9 million to a proposed $2.4
million.
Other public-library systems that
closed some of their branches are
Seattle, Denver, Honolulu, and cities in
Ohio, New York, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, and Michigan.
Before libraries are shut down, many
jurisdictions will choose to reduce
library hours. According to Public
Library Funding & Technology Access
Study 2009-2010, published June 2010,
“just under 15 percent of libraries (up
from 4.5 percent in 2009) report that
they decreased their operating hours in
the past year … further reductions in
library hours and closures in more
locations seem likely.”
The just-under 15 percent figure was
based on all libraries nationwide. The
study found the figure for urban
libraries alone was a painful 24 percent.
Like newspapers, libraries furnish a
fundamental service in democratic
societies by providing information and
education on which the electorate can
make informed choices. Some of us
received the better part of our
education in public libraries.
Samuel Clemens, better known as
Mark Twain (1835-1910), educated
himself in public libraries, such as they
were then. He preferred their expansive
resources compared to public schools.
That education took place in the
evenings while Clemens was employed
as a typesetter. Many of today’s seniors
may have shared this kind of
educational experience.
Like the movie theaters of past
decades, the public library may not
survive as a local institution. Its demise
would be one more loss of interaction
between individuals, families, and their
local communities.
Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research
analyst, is the author of My 22 Cents’ Worth:The Higher-Valued Opinion of a SeniorCitizen, a book of personal-opinion essays,
free of partisan and sectarian viewpoints. AMusing Moment: Meditative Essays on Life andLearning, was released in January 2012.
Contact him at [email protected].
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Book Review
The newest addition to the Imagesof America series is Pennsylvania’s
Covered Bridges from local author
Fred J. Moll. The book boasts more than
200 vintage images and memories of
days gone by.
Starting in the early 1800s,
Pennsylvania’s rich forests
provided natural material
for the construction of
more than 1,500 covered
bridges across the state.
The first covered bridge
was built in 1805.
Pennsylvania’s Covered
Bridges looks at the
earliest covered bridges as
well as those that have
survived modern
progress. Images also
show rare railroad
covered bridges that have been saved
from destruction over the years.
This book invites the reader to step
back in time and imagine the days when
ancestors traveled through wooden spans
to reach their daily destinations.
Pennsylvania’s Covered Bridges is
available at area bookstores, independent
or online retailers, or through Arcadia
Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com
or (888) 313-2665.
About the AuthorFred J. Moll grew up in
Reading, Pa. He graduated
from the Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy and
Science in 1968 and has
been practicing pharmacy
ever since.
His hobbies include
photography and historical
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historian of the Theodore
Burr Covered Bridge Society
of Pennsylvania since 1990. He is also a
member of the National Society for the
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Anton Heidinger’s parents came to
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Settling in Union, N.J., then Berkley
Heights, N.J., they raised a family of
eight. Heidinger was the seventh born.
He did exceptionally well in schools as
he grew up. And, when he was old
enough, he earned a wrestling scholarship
to the University of Maryland. Instead, he
opted for the Navy, enlisting on Nov. 16,
1942, and going through boot camp at
Newport, R.I.
He next trained in Boston to become a
machinist’s mate, responsible for the
continuous operation of the many
engines, compressors, gears, refrigeration,
and other types of machinery onboard
ships. He would be responsible for the
ship’s steam propulsion, auxiliary
equipment, and the deck machinery.
After his training, he was assigned as a
machinist’s mate to
the USS Hilary P.
Jones, a destroyer
that had made
many trips across
the Atlantic while
part of hazardous
North Atlantic
convoy duty. This
time, the ship was
headed for even
more dangerous
combat in support
of the invasions of
Italy and southern
France.
Although the
ship arrived shortly
after the Anzio
invasion, she
joined with other
destroyers of her
division to cover
landing and
provide fire
support at the
bitterly contested
Anzio beachhead.
As she exchanged
fire with German
shore batteries,
Heidinger
remembers
learning that the
destroyer USS
Cooper had gone
down in the
Pacific, with the
loss of 191 men,
including his best
friend.
“I felt so bad
about that,” he
says, “because I
had talked him into joining the Navy, and
now he was gone. And, it made me realize
that, in the bombardment we were taking
at Anzio, I could die too.”
After a brief respite, the ship returned
to her gunfire support duties at Anzio
during April and early May, occasionally
engaging in escort and antisubmarine
patrol operations.
She joined with six other destroyers
and a Wellington bomber in one of the
most extended submarine hunts of the
war. It was called “Operation Monstrous,”
and it ended with the sinking of the U-
616 off northeastern Spain on May 15,
1944.
During June and July, the ship acted as
escort ship for Mediterranean convoys
and took part in training for the invasion
of southern France.
On Aug. 13, the ship left Naples,
escorting French and British ships for
He Fought at Anzio and in Southern FranceBefore Facing the Japanese
Robert D. Wilcox
Salute to a Veteran
Machinist’s Mate First Class
Anton M. Heidinger in Brooklyn in 1944.
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“Operation Anvil,” the southern France
invasion. There, during the assault, she
provided gunfire support and acted as an
electronic jamming vessel, successfully
preventing radio-controlled bombs from
harassing the area.
She continued to range up and down
the coast in support of the First Airborne
Task Force, destroying bridges, gun
emplacements, railroad facilities, and
coastal vessels.
She was attacked
by a German E-
boat on Aug. 21
but destroyed the
craft with
gunfire. For her
outstanding
record during
this period, the
ship received the
Navy Unit Commendation.
After continuing convoy duties in the
Mediterranean, the ship returned to
New York. Following overhaul and
training, she sailed with her last
transatlantic convoy and was then
designated for the Pacific Fleet,
departing New York on April 24 for the
Panama Canal Zone and Pearl Harbor.
On June 2, she sailed from Pearl
Harbor for the advance base at Ulithi, an
atoll in the Caroline Islands and a major
staging area for the Navy, 370 miles
southwest of Guam and 1,300 miles
south of Tokyo.
She was there when the atomic
bombs were dropped that brought the
war to a close. She then escorted
occupation troops to Japan, entering
Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, as the surrender
ceremony was under way onboard the
Missouri. She escorted two more
occupation troop convoys to Japan
before returning
to Charleston.
Heidinger left
the Navy on Feb.
16, 1946, as a
Machinist’s Mate
First Class and
went to work
for Public
Service Electric
and Gas
Company in New Jersey. He met and
married Eleanor Finken, and they came
to Lancaster in retirement seven years
ago. On Sept. 21, they will be
celebrating their 65th wedding
anniversary.
In his retirement, Heidinger can
reminisce with pride about his days of
having served his country well in two
oceans during World War II.
Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in
Europe in World War II.
The destroyer USS Hilary P. Jones,
on which Anton Heidinger served.
Wanted: LancasterSenior Artists
The Lancaster County Office of
Aging will be celebrating the creative
and artistic talents of
Lancaster County
senior artists by
hosting the 19th
Annual Lancaster
Senior Arts
Exhibition, Oct.
16–19 at the
Lancaster General
Hospital Suburban
Outpatient Pavilion,
2100 Harrisburg
Pike.
This event is
open to non-
professional artists,
60 years of age and
older, who live in
Lancaster County.
Entries will be
accepted in the areas
of watercolor, oils,
pastels, acrylics, photography, and “other
mediums.”
Artworks must be framed and able to
be hung. Each category will be judged
and first-, second-,
and third-place
winners will be
recognized at an
artists’ reception and
awards presentation at
the Suburban
Outpatient Pavilion at
1 p.m. Oct. 19.
In addition, a
People’s Choice Award
will be given for the
artwork that receives
the most votes from
the viewing public.
For more
information, contest
guidelines, and entry
forms, call Betty
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Sept. 28, 2012.
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Lancaster County
Calendar of EventsCocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489Sept. 10 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park
Sept. 14, 10 a.m. – Music with New Earth Band
Sept. 17, 10 a.m. – Nutrition Program
Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850Sept. 7, 10:15 a.m. – Manicures
Sept. 10 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park
Sept. 20, 11 a.m. – Prostate Cancer Awareness Discussion
Elizabethtown Senior Center – (717) 367-7984 Sept. 10 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park
Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. – “Extending Your Life” Diet and
Aging Program
Sept. 20, 10:30 a.m. – Music with Glenn Garber
Lancaster House North – (717) 299-1278Thursdays, noon to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club
Pinochle
Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center(717) 299-3943Sept. 10 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park
Sept. 11, 10:30 a.m. – Exercise with Lucy
Sept. 28, 10:30 a.m. – Crafts
Lancaster Rec. Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147Fridays, 12:30 to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Bridge
Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. – Music and Dancing
Sept. 24, 10 a.m. – Nutrition Program
Sept. 26, 10 a.m. – Crime Prevention for Seniors
LRC Senior Center – (717) 399-7671Sept. 4, 9 a.m. – Living Wills, Advanced Directives
Program
Sept. 7, 9 a.m. – Program on Managing Stress
Sept. 10 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park
Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. – Shopping at SACA Market
Sept. 10 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park
Sept. 17, 9:30 a.m. – OVR Benefits and Training
Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600Sept. 10 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park
Sept. 19, 9:30 a.m. – Bingo
Sept. 24, 10 a.m. – Town Meeting
Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770Sept. 10 – All Centers’ Picnic at Long’s Park
Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m. – Grandparents Day Memories
Sept. 24, 10:30 a.m. – Crimes Against Seniors Program
Rodney Park Center – (717) 393-7786 Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Pinochle
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Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visittheir website for more information.
Library Programs
Lancaster County Department of Parks and Recreation
Pre-registration is required for these programs. All activities are held at the Environmental
Center in Central Park unless otherwise noted. To register or to find out more about these
activities or any additional scheduled activities, call (717) 295-2055 or visit
www.lancastercountyparks.org.
Sept. 8, 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Reading Topographic Maps
Sept. 22, 10 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. – “How Do We Compare?” Mammal Program
Sept. 29, 1 to 2 p.m. – “Get a Green Thumb!” Program
Community Programs Free and open to the public
Sept. 9, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Pennsylvania Music Expo
Continental Inn
2285 Lincoln Highway East
Lancaster
(717) 898-1246
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Sept. 16, 7 p.m.Concert: Gospel Gold
Garden Spot Village Chapel
433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland
(717) 355-6000
Sept. 21, 6 to 9 p.m.Music Fridays
200 and 300 Blocks of North
Queen Street
24 W. Walnut St., Lancaster
(717) 341-0028
Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255Sept. 12, 6:30 p.m. – Great Decisions Discussion Group
Sept. 27, 7 p.m. – Concert: Meta4
Sept. 25, 7 p.m. – Village Art Association: Wood Carving
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Support Groups Free and open to the public
Sept. 5, 7 to 8:15 p.m.Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group
Willow Lakes Outpatient Center
212 Willow Valley Lakes Drive
Willow Street
(717) 464-9365
Sept. 10, 10 to 11 a.m.Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group
Garden Spot Village
Concord Room
433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland
(717) 355-6076
Sept. 11, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Spanish Coping with Loss SupportGroup
Lancaster Regional Medical Center
250 College Ave., Lancaster
(717) 391-2440
Sept. 19, 6:30 to 8 p.m.Bereavement Workshop: Pets You
Have Loved and Lost
Pathways Center for Grief & Loss
4075 Old Harrisburg Pike
Mount Joy
(717) 733-0699
Sept. 20, noonBrain Tumor Support Group
Lancaster General Health Campus
Wellness Center
2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster
(717) 626-2894
Sept. 24, 2 to 3 p.m.Parkinson’s Support Group
Garden Spot Village
Village Square Board Room
433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland
(717) 355-6259
Sept. 26, 6 to 8 p.m.Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern
Pennsylvania Support Group
Lancaster General Hospital
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1. Angela’s _____, memoir6. Fairytale princess test9. Mark of a saint13. Musketeer’s hat decoration14. TV classic ___ in the Family15. Vietnam’s capital16. Like a beaver?17. Flying saucer18. Declare invalid, as in divorce19. Type of agreement21. a.k.a., Magyarorszag23. Opposite of yang24. School project, e.g.25. Tube in old TV
28. Dwarf buffalo30. A radio or television antenna35. Strikes with an axe37. Does something wrong39. Like a nose reacting to allergies40. Hipbones41. Element Xe43. ____ Jim snack44. Connected series or group46. Farmer’s storage47. Bristle48. Churchill’s successor50. Your own identity52. Farmer’s ___
53. ____ A Sketch55. Part of a circle57. a.k.a. Burma61. Growls angrily64. Pertaining to the ear65. “Without further ___”67. Hammering spikes69. Like the color of granite70. Nada71. Locomotive hair72. Wife of Hercules, goddess of youth73. Da, oui, or si, e.g.74. Hosni Mubarak was its former
leader
1. King Kong, e.g.2. Member of eastern European
people3. Immense4. Manicurist’s board5. Home to Belgrade6. McCartney or Anka, e.g.7. Rudolph’s friend Hermey, e.g.8. Hawaiian goodbye9. “____ in there!”10. ____ Karenina11. Frown12. Greasy15. Yearn20. Building extension
22. World’s oldest surviving federation24. Caused by oxidation25. It experienced a Cultural
Revolution26. Rent again27. Short for “betwixt”29. Miners’ bounty, pl.31. a.k.a., Russell32. Scandinavian fjord, e.g.33. Hill or Baker, e.g.34. _____ Frank Baum36. First king of Israelites38. The only one42. Baseball Hall of Famer Ryan45. Becoming
49. Approximated landing time51. Home to famous bike race54. Patsy Cline hit56. Owner of famous online list57. TV classic _*_*_*_58. Christmastime59. United ____ Emirates60. “Tiny” Archibald61. Douses62. Monet’s water flower63. Socially awkward act66. ___ Hard68. Scholastic aptitude test
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Copyright by Pat Sinclair. Pat Sinclair announced the publication of her second
cookbook, Scandinavian Classic Baking (Pelican Publishing), in February 2011. This
book has a color photo of every recipe. Her first cookbook, Baking Basics and Beyond(Surrey Books), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts Academy.
Contact her at http://PatCooksandBakes.blogspot.com
Makes 4 servings
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pound (2 to 3 medium) cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and
chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
White pepper, to taste
1 cup nonfat Greek-style plain yogurt
4 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
Melt the butter in a
medium saucepan over
medium-high heat and
add the cucumbers.
Cook, stirring
occasionally, until the
cucumbers begin to
soften, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the flour and
cook 30 seconds, stirring
constantly. Add the
chicken broth and return
to a boil. Reduce the
heat to low and simmer
10 to 15 minutes or until the cucumbers are fork-tender.
Carefully ladle the hot cucumbers and liquid into a food processor
bowl and process until pureed. Add liquid as needed or process in two
batches. Adjust seasoning, adding salt if needed and white pepper. Pour
into a covered container and chill.
Pour chilled soup into serving bowls or cups and sprinkle with fresh
dill.
Chilled Cucumber Dill SoupBy Pat Sinclair
Although most of us think of the start of school as the end of summer, there
are usually a few warm and humid days to come. Take advantage of fresh
cucumbers that are now in abundance and prepare a creamy chilled soup to
start a simple supper on a summery day.
Cook’s Note: Cucumbers from farmers markets are plentiful this time of
year and great for soup because their shapes can be uneven.
Peel with a vegetable peeler and cut in half lengthwise. Use a
melon baller or fruit spoon to scoop out seeds and discard.
Large cucumbers with a waxy coating from the produce
department are also good in this recipe.
The End of Alzheimer’s Starts with YOU …It only takes two words—Alzheimer’s
disease—to stop life in its tracks. Every
68 seconds, someone in America
develops the currently cureless disease.
Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that
causes problems with memory, thinking,
and behavior. It is not a normal part of
aging, although the greatest risk factor is
age. Symptoms usually develop slowly
and get worse over time, becoming
severe enough to interfere with daily
tasks.
Alzheimer’s is the most common form
of dementia—a general term for
memory loss and other intellectual
abilities serious enough to interfere with
daily life. It accounts for 50 to 80
percent of dementia cases.
Alzheimer’s disease is a growing
epidemic and is now the nation’s sixth-
leading cause of death. As baby boomers
age, the number of individuals living
with Alzheimer’s disease will rapidly
escalate, increasing beyond today’s
estimated 5.4 million Americans living
with Alzheimer’s.
With more than 280,000
Pennsylvanians living with Alzheimer’s,
there has never been a greater need for
the citizens of South-Central
Pennsylvania to join in the fight against
Alzheimer’s disease by participating in
the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s is more than
just a walk for more than 1,700 locals;
it’s a reflection of their unique journey
and experiences with Alzheimer’s and
their commitment to end the disease.
Our walkers drive our mission, and their
reasons for walking fuel our efforts to
reach our vision: a world without
Alzheimer’s …
Why We Walk …
I was just diagnosed at age 52 with
early onset Alzheimer’s. I was a nurse and
lost my job. I have been laughed at, yelled
at, and called stupid because of
Alzheimer’s. We need to spread awareness
and raise funds to conquer this battle of
Alzheimer’s. – Mary Read, Mary’s Early
Onset Alzheimer Fighters, Lancaster
WTEA
We walk in loving memory and in
honor of my dad. His great-grandchildren
(ages 2 through 7), that he never had the
chance to know, are walking for him as
well. We also walk for friends and other
relatives that have been affected by this
horrific disease in hopes that one day, no
family or person will have to suffer from
the effects of Alzheimer’s. By walking,
raising funds, and raising awareness,
maybe one day our hopes will become
reality. – Dee Promutico, Love Time 54,
York WTEA
I walk to raise awareness about the
disease that is taking my mother from me.
I watch my mother-in-law fade away and
know that this is not what I want for my
son and grandson. I don’t ever want them
to forget just how much I love them. I don’t
want them to forget each other. –
Catherine Chilcoat, Kit Dot Dash,
Lancaster WTEA
Why Will You Walk …
By participating in the Walk to End
Alzheimer’s, you are leading the way!
Together, we can raise awareness and
funds to enhance Alzheimer’s care and
support and advance research.
Please join us at one of our local
walks:
Saturday, Sept. 8Harrisburg, City Island
Registration at 8:30 a.m.
Walk at 10:30 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 15York, Morgan-Cousler Park
Registration at 9:30 a.m. Walk at 11 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 22Lancaster, Long’s Park
Registration at 8 a.m. Walk at 10:30 a.m.
September 8, 2012City Island, Harrisburg
Registration at 8:30 a.m. • Walk at 10:30 a.m.
Tiffani Chambers, Constituent Relations Manager
Alzheimer’s Association
(717) 651-5020 [email protected]
Alzheimer’s Association
3544 N. Progress Avenue, Suite 205 • Harrisburg, PA 17110
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CENSUS from page 9
The next questions cover “occupation,”
“industry,” and “class of worker.”
Employers were noted by “E,” wage or
salaried workers as “W,” and a person who
was working on his or her own account
was “O.” If a person was working without
pay it was noted as “NP.” Passenger
manifests and records from towns of
origin may also give occupations.
Compare them to confirm identities.
Under “employment,” the census asked
whether at work previous day (or last
regular working day)—or, if not, it asked
for the line number on an unemployment
schedule (these schedules no longer exist).
Under “veterans,” for those who
answered yes, the appropriate war was
noted as “WW” for World War (by 1930,
there had been only one), “Sp” for
Spanish-American War, “Civ” for Civil
War, “Phil” for Philippine Insurrection,
“Box” for Boxer Rebellion, and “Mex” for
Mexican Expedition. Records for many of
these wars still exist and can be searched
for further information.
Finally, a column showed “Number of
farm schedule.” These schedules no longer
exist, except for Alaska, Guam, American
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto
Rico.
Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to contact
him by writing to 438 Maynard Drive,
Amherst, NY 14226; by email at
[email protected]; or by visiting
www.conigliofamily.com/ConiglioGenealogyTi
ps.htm. His new historical fiction novel, TheLady of the Wheel, is available through
Amazon.com.
For more detailed information on your local Walk to End Alzheimer’s, visit
alz.org/walk or contact Tiffani Chambers at (717) 561-5020 or [email protected].
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with two guards.
“I only hug, hold, and love ’em,”
Poley said.
He also prayed over the infant and
was asked to tell the 6-year-old daughter.
When he told her he was a chaplain, she
said she knew him because he had
prayed over her previously when she was
sick. She asked him how her sister was.
“I said, ‘Jesus came and took your
sister, but you’ll have a chance to see her
again.’”
Poley recalled another incident when
he was called during off-duty hours.
“The husband died at the kitchen
table while the wife was there. I just held
her and reached out to her pastor. I
wanted her to be as comfortable as
possible. She got one of my hankies—my
pants are loaded with pockets and I
always have a few hankies since I go
through them.
“Two or three weeks later, a box
arrived with a note which said, ‘You were
there when I needed you. Enclosed find
all my dead husband’s hankies. I’m sure
you’ll put them to good use.’”
The EMS chaplaincy program began
in 2008 after a local pastor told EMS
Chief Bobby Pine about his brainstorm
following a bad accident in the area.
“He thought there should be an outlet
for providers to have counseling,
someone to talk to, after a bad call,” Pine
said.
There were chaplaincy programs for
police departments, but none for EMS
since they are “two different animals,” he
said.
At first, the program took heat from
EMS personnel because they didn’t think
chaplains belonged in the ambulances,
and there was a fear of the chaplains
being overtly religious and pushy.
But after a few months, the fears were
gone.
The EMS chaplains are all trained in
CPR and basic first aid so they could
help if they would ever be needed, but
their main responsibility is to provide
comfort, spiritually.
“It’s easier on my crew. We fix
something and transport. We’re not grief
counselors. Dealing with family is not
our forté. The chaplains go (to the
family) and allow us to do our job with
the patient,” Pine said.
Poley sometimes prays with his
charges, “but I’m not pushy. I ask them,
‘Do you mind if I pray for you?’ If they
don’t want me to, I back off.”
“We’re blessed to have Frank,” Pine
said. “Frank is dedicated to us, and it’s
worked really well for the program.”
Poley volunteers eight to 10 hours a
day three days a week, plus call-outs,
which are typically bad situations.
“In today’s day and age, with time
demands, it’s an unusual perk to have
from a volunteer,” Pine said.
The chaplains have become an
integral part of EMS.
“They are always there for us and us
for them,” Pine said. EMS provides the
chaplains with uniforms and helps with
joint fundraising with an area church.
As an EMS chaplain, Poley is there
not only for the bad news, but the good
news as well. Poley has performed
marriages at the station and gave another
away since her father couldn’t be there.
“They are like my kids, the
paramedics and EMTs. They are very
special people,” Poley said. “I’m thrilled
to be doing this. It has given me an
extended family (in addition to his five
daughters and seven grandchildren).”
Poley was born and raised an
orthodox Jew, but later converted to
become a Messianic Jew while living in
Florida. He retired as a Messianic rabbi
with ties close to the International
Alliance of Messianic Congregations and
Synagogues.
After he moved to Pennsylvania to be
with his wife’s elderly mother, Poley
worked for two years at Hersheypark
driving a tram. One day one of his
passengers fell off the back of the tram.
Since she was wearing a large cross, he
asked if he could pray for her while they
waited for an EMT. After they arrived,
she told him he should become a
chaplain.
Not long after that, the EMS started
its chaplaincy program, and Poley knew
that was where he belonged.
“I’m in my 70s. I can give a family
comfort. Why can’t others? There’s no
need for special training to love someone
in troubled times,” Poley said.
There are so many out there who
think retirement is a time to relax and do
nothing, Poley said. “Anyone can just sit
around, read, or watch TV and let their
life go by—why not walk up to
somebody and hold onto them?”
As long as you have the strength,
Poley believes you should take it and do
something with it.
“You are in the fourth quarter, and
the game is not over yet,” Poley said,
quoting Coach Bill McCarthy, founder
of Promise Keepers.
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