lancaster county 50plus senior news march 2012

By Megan Joyce

Peggy Kurtz Keller has been a busy bee these last nine months.

It’s an apt metaphor for the 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL, who always seems

to be cheerfully zipping about, buzzing with energy and fueled by her

effervescent and refreshingly positive personality.

Her unassuming, people-person charm has made her a fast favorite among

local retirement groups and senior-citizen organizations in recent months,

who have frequently sought out Keller to entertain them with her clear

soprano and obvious enthusiasm for performance.

And the key turn of phrase there is sought out—it’s a change from the pre-

Idol days when Keller says it was she who had to place the phone calls, trying

to interest various groups in having her come out to sing. She is beyond

grateful for the transformation.

“It’s like I got my diploma,” said Keller. “Now, somebody calls me because

I’m the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL and they know I have some kind of credibility.”

Her singing-engagement calendar has been happily full since last June,

when Keller earned top honors in the annual talent competition, produced

by On-Line Publishers, Inc. It had been Keller’s fourth time as a SENIOR IDOL

semifinalist, and she impressed both judges and audience with her renditions

of “Summertime” and “Cabaret.”

The HappyGraduate

Peggy Kurtz Keller performing at last November’s 50plus EXPO in Lancaster.

Organ Donation:

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Exercise is the

Antidote

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Inside:

2011 PA State Senior Idol Now a

Common Sound in Communities, Stadiums

Lancaster County Edition March 2012 Vol. 18 No. 3

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A Pasture Puddle in Late March

The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

One afternoon late in March, I

was driving along Route 222 in

Lancaster County when I spied

a quarter-acre, shallow puddle of

rainwater in a pasture on my side of the

expressway. Curious as to what kinds of

birds might be in that pool, I pulled off

the road and stopped to scan the inches-

deep, limb-strewn puddle with

binoculars.

The first birds I saw were a pair each

of wood ducks and mallard ducks. The

drakes of both species were resplendent

in their breeding plumages, while their

mates were equally lovely in camouflaged

feathering. Those ducks dabbled in the

water for plant and animal food.

The female mallard probably had a

partial clutch of eggs on the ground in

an overgrown part of the pasture, while

the woody hen may have had eggs in a

cavity of a tree by this pool or along

nearby Cocalico Creek.

I was pleasantly surprised to see three

migrant rusty blackbirds, two males and

a female,

walking in the

shallows and

along the edges

of this puddle to

eat invertebrates.

Rusties these

days aren’t

common and so

it’s a thrill to

experience them.

I was glad I

stayed in my car

so as to not

scare the birds

away.

Three species of shorebirds probed

the shallows of this puddle for

invertebrates while I was there. There

were six Wilson’s snipe, one lesser

yellowlegs, and a killdeer plover.

All species were camouflaged around

this temporary pond. The snipe were

brown with

darker streaking

and long beaks

they poke into

mud under

shallow water

after

invertebrates.

The gray

yellowlegs had

longer legs than

the other kinds

of shorebirds, so

they waded in

deeper water

than the other

species. The shorter-legged and -billed

killdeer picked invertebrates from the

shores of the water.

By using different parts of this puddle,

the shorebirds got food without

competing with their relatives.

A few American robins patrolled soil

along the edges of the pool for

earthworms and other invertebrates. The

robins got food where shorebirds are less

likely to be, thus reducing rivalry for that

sustenance with those birds.

I stayed at this puddle of rainwater for

about 20 minutes. Although that pool in

a pasture was small, it was big in beauty

and intrigue. It showed that species

blend into their habitats to be invisible

for safety, and it demonstrated how they

reduce rivalry for food.

Soon the blackbirds, snipe, and

yellowlegs will migrate farther north to

raise young. But the ducks, killdeer, and

robins might stay around that meadow

to rear babies. Every niche has life

adapted to it.

Clyde McMillan-Gamber is a Lancaster

County Parks naturalist.

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Central PA Poison Center

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Office of Aging

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Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre

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Internal Revenue Service

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Fred F. Groff, Inc.

(717) 397-8255

Richard H. Heisey Funeral Home

(717) 626-2464

Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home &

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Alliance Home Help

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Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc.

(717) 361-9777

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Sadie’s Angels

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Visiting Angels

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DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen

(717) 367-9753

Hospice of Lancaster County

(717) 295-3900

Eastwood Village Homes, LLC

(717) 397-3138

The Long Community at Highland

(855) 407-9240

Medicare Hotline

(800) 638-6833

Neff’s Safe Lock & Security Inc.

(717) 392-6333

Health Network Labs

(717) 560-8891

Lancaster NeuroScience

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(717) 569-5331

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Conestoga View Nursing & Rehabilitation

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Harrison Senior Living – Christiana

(610) 593-6901

The Center for Advanced Orthotics &

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(717) 393-0511

CVS/pharmacy

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May•Grant Obstetrics & Gynecology

(717) 397-8177

Lancaster County Community

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(717) 397-1629

Neffsville Plumbing & Heating Services

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Prudential Homesale Services Group

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Symposium Mediterranean Restaurant

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St. John’s Herr Estate

(717) 684-0678

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(717) 228-8764

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Resource Directory

Not an all-inclusive list of advertisers in your area.

This Resource Directory recognizes advertisers who have made

an extended commitment to your health and well-being.

Free assistance with completing

income tax forms will be available

again this year to older, disabled, or

low-income persons in Lancaster

County through the Volunteer

Income Tax Assistance (VITA)

Program.

VITA provides trained volunteers

to assist with completing local, state,

and federal tax returns at sites

throughout the county.

Appointments are necessary at

most sites and assistance can be

provided to homebound individuals.

To speed the filing process,

individuals should be prepared by

bringing all pertinent tax documents

such as W-2 forms, interest

statements from banks, copies of

your 2011 income tax returns, and

the tax packets received in the mail.

Please call for an appointment

unless listed otherwise.

American Red Cross430 West Orange St., Lancaster

(717) 291-5462

Until April 11

Columbia PresbyterianChurch360 Locust St., Columbia

(717) 291-5462

Until April 16

Community Action Programof Lancaster County601 S. Queen St., Lancaster

(717) 291-5462

Until April 17

Deaf and Hard of HearingServices150 Farmington Lane,

Lancaster

(717) 509-6622

Until April 17

Elizabethtown College1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown

Department of Business

(717) 361-1270

Until March 30

Elizabethtown Senior Center70 S. Poplar St., Elizabethtown

(717) 367-7984

Until April 11

Ephrata Area Social Services227 N. State St., Ephrata

(717) 733-0345

Until April 16

Ephrata Public Library550 S. Reading Road, Ephrata

(717) 291-5462

Until April 16

Franklin & Marshall College415 Harrisburg Ave., Lancaster

Steinman College Center

(717) 291-5462

Until April 15

Garden Spot Community Center433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland

(717) 355-6000

Until April 1

HACC – Lancaster Campus1641 Old Philadelphia Pike,

Lancaster

(717) 291-5462

Until March 10

Lititz Senior Center201 E. Market St., Lititz

(717) 626-2800

Until April 12

Representative John Bear1555 Highlands Drive, Lancaster

(717) 626-1776

Until April 16

Representative Tom Creighton47 Market Square, Manheim

(717) 664-4979

Until April 16

SACA452 S. Duke St., Lancaster

Lower Level Career Development

and Training

(717) 291-5462

Until April 17

Trinity Lutheran Church31 S. Duke St., Lancaster

(717) 291-5462

Until April 17

Quarryville Public Library357 Buck Road, Quarryville

(717) 291-5462

Until April 17


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This Month in History:March

Events• March 4, 1830 – Former President John

Quincy Adams returned to Congress as a

representative from Massachusetts. He was the

first ex-president ever to return to the House

and served eight consecutive terms.

• March 19, 2003 – The United States launched

an attack against Iraq to topple dictator

Saddam Hussein from power. The attack

commenced with aerial strikes against military

sites, followed the next day by an invasion of

southern Iraq by U.S. and British ground

troops. The troops made rapid progress

northward and conquered the country’s capital,

Baghdad, just 21 days later, ending the rule of

Hussein.

• March 23, 1775 – Patrick Henry ignited the

American Revolution with a speech before the

Virginia convention in Richmond, stating, “I

know not what course others may take; but as

for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”

Birthdays• March 1 – American band leader Glenn Miller

(1904-1944) was born in Carilinda, Iowa. His

music gained enormous popularity during the

1940s through recordings such as “Moonlight

Serenade” and “String of Pearls.” On Dec. 15,

1944, his plane disappeared over the English

Channel while en route to Paris where he was

scheduled to perform.

• March 6 – Renaissance genius Michelangelo

(1475-1564) was born in Caprese, Italy. He

was a painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and

visionary best known for his fresco on the

ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and his sculptures

David and The Pieta.

• March 31 – Boxing champion Jack Johnson

(1878-1946) was born in Galveston, Texas. He

was the first African-American to win the

heavyweight boxing title.


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CrematorySINCE 1992

Museums say a lot about their

locale, the unique qualities of

a collection, or the founders’

mission. In my travels, I visit many

museums. They run the gamut from the

fun to the funky. Here is sampling of

museums, both on and off the beaten

path, that recently captured my

attention.

Musee Lalique(www.musee-lalique.com)

There is a new museum devoted to

jeweler and glassmaker Rene Lalique in

the village of Wingen sur Moder, where

his glass factory was built in 1919. The

museum is a

sight to

behold,

located north

of

Strasbourg,

near the

German

border.

Musee

Lalique

opened in

June 2011

after

receiving

numerous

gifts. For

instance, the

Lalique

Company

donated

crystal pieces from its archives and

Lalique’s chairman of the board donated

perfume bottles from his own private

collection.

Rene Lalique was born in 1860 and

opened his own shop in 1885. Jewelry

was his first love and first commercial

success. Exquisite jewelry pieces

including enamel, gold and diamond

pendants, and aquamarine and citrine

brooches became Lalique’s trademark.

In the Art Nouveau style of the late

19th century, Lalique pieces were

characterized by a concentration of

sinuous lines and organic forms based on

nature.

After success in the jewelry realm,

Lalique moved to the making of art glass.

His objects—perfume bottles, vases,

chandeliers—were all the rage at the

Paris International Exhibition of 1925.

At Rene Lalique’s death in 1945, his

son Marc took over the Wingen factory

and changed it from producing glass to

making crystal. Marc designed the crystal

chandelier that now hangs in the Musee

Lalique’s main foyer and he also designed

the medals for the 1992 Winter

Olympics in Albertville. At the Musee

Lalique, the tradition of making great

objects lives on.

Norton Simon Museum(www.nortonsimon.org)

Like many intimate yet fine American

museums, the story of the Norton Simon

is a story of an

industrialist

with a love for

art.

In business,

Norton Simon

(1907-1993)

enjoyed

unprecedented

success by

establishing

corporations

such as Max

Factor,

McCall’s

publishing,

Avis rental car,

and Hunts

Foods, among

others.

He shared

his private art collection, one of the best

in the United States, with residents of

Southern California as well as the world

of art enthusiasts. Located on 8 acres in

Pasadena, Calif., in a California Modern-

style building renovated by architect

Frank Gehry, the Norton Simon is a

place of wonder with 10 major galleries

broken down by art historical period.

When I visited the museum, there

were enough museum security guards on

duty to fill a major museum, like The

Met or the Louvre. For such a small

museum, I was taken by the sheer

amount of masterpieces. The Norton

Simon is known for its impressive

masterpieces of Impressionism,

particularly paintings, works on paper,

and sculpture after sculpture by Edgar

Degas.

Museum Mania

Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Dr. Lori

Rodin’s Burghers of Calais

from the collection of the Norton Simon.


Cook’s Note: One of my favorite convenience foods now that I’m cooking for only two

is frozen peeled shrimp. Look for peeled, deveined shrimp. Almost all shrimp

is frozen shortly after it is caught, maintaining freshness.

Individually frozen shrimp usually come in 12- to 16-ounce packages,

allowing you to remove the amount you need and return the remainder to

the freezer. Thaw frozen shrimp overnight in the refrigerator. Look for the

number of shrimp per pound as an indication of size.

To cook raw shrimp, simmer gently in salted water about 3-5 minutes. I

often slice a lemon and add it to the water. When shrimp is cooked it turns

bright pink. Overcooking will make it tough.

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 Basicsand Beyond (Surrey Books), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts

Academy. Contact her at http://PatCooksandBakes.blogspot.com

Makes 2 servings

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

2 tablespoons butter

3/4 cup Arborio rice

1/3 cup white wine

2 1/2 – 3 cups hot chicken broth

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms

8 to 12 ounces cooked cleaned shrimp

3/4 cup frozen baby peas

1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and add the onion and

garlic. Cook over medium heat until the onion is transparent, stirring

often so the garlic doesn’t burn. Add the rice and stir until it is well

coated with the butter. Pour in the wine and stir until most of it has

evaporated.

Begin adding the chicken broth about 1/2 cup at a time. Continue

adding broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring often, until most of the broth

has been absorbed. This will take about 20 minutes. Add the

mushrooms with the last of the broth. If the rice is not tender at this

time, add more broth and continue cooking.

Stir in the shrimp and the peas. Cook over low heat 1 to 2 minutes

or until heated through. Stir in the parmesan cheese and the lemon

rind. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Lemon Shrimp RisottoBy Pat Sinclair

Arborio rice is a short-grained Italian rice that releases starch as it is cooked,

making a creamy sauce. Although the results won’t be as creamy, you can use

any short-grained rice.

Some recipes require constant stirring, but I don’t find that necessary

although I do stir often. Add the shrimp and peas when the center of the rice is

still slightly firm.

Don’t skip the lemon because it adds a burst of springtime freshness!

Yet, the Italian Renaissance was well

represented by works by Botticelli, the

Baroque was highlighted with

paintings by Rembrandt and Rubens,

and the 18th century shined with pieces

by Elizabeth Vigee le Brun (the

personal artist to Marie Antoinette)

and Chardin (he is my vote for one of

the top five best artists ever!).

For 19th-century art, Degas’ work

was, by far, represented with the

greatest number of pieces, yet there

were outstanding works of art by

Courbet, Rodin (including his famous,

life-size figural sculpture group called

The Burghers of Calais), Gauguin,

Renoir, and Cezanne on display too.

If you find yourself in Southern

California, take a short drive to

Pasadena—pass the Rose Bowl—and

visit this great museum in a small

package.

Memphis Music Museums(www.sunstudio.com andwww.staxmuseum.com)

In Memphis, Tenn., there are many

museums that chronicle the city’s

numerous contributions to American

culture.

The Sun Studio museum tour gives

visitors the opportunity to experience

the birthplace of rock ’n’ roll. Just a

short walk from Beale Street, visitors

can stand in the spot where Elvis sang;

learn about the careers of B.B. King,

Ike Turner, and Johnny Cash; and

listen to vintage recordings.

The Stax Museum of American Soul

Music has a great collection and an

equally great promotional tagline …

“Nothing against the Louvre, but you

can’t dance to DaVinci.” If that doesn’t

make you consider a visit, I don’t know

what will!

The Stax Museum displays 2,000

artifacts and exhibits that feature the

Stax sound and focus on the illustrious

careers of music legends like Aretha

Franklin, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Otis

Redding, Rufus and Carla Thomas,

and others.

When it comes to museums, there

are a lot of choices. Visit a local or

faraway museum soon and open your

world to something new.

Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, award-

winning TV personality, and TV talk show

host, Dr. Lori presents antique appraisal

events nationwide. Dr. Lori is the star

appraiser on the hit TV show Auction Kingson Discovery channel airing Tuesdays at 9

p.m. Visit www.DrLoriV.com,

www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori, or call

(888) 431-1010.


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Dear Savvy Senior,

Is there an age limit on being an organ

donor? At age 73, I’m interested in being a

donor when I die, but I am wondering if

they would still want my organs. What can

you tell me, and what do I need to do to

sign up?

– Willing But Old

Dear Willing,

There’s no defined cutoff age for being

an organ donor. In fact, there are many

people well up into their 80s that donate.

The decision to use your organs is

based on health, not age, so don’t

disqualify yourself prematurely. Let the

doctors decide at your time of death

whether your organs and tissues are

suitable for transplantation.

Donating Facts

In the United States alone, more than

112,000 people are on the waiting list

for organ transplants. But because the

demand is so much greater than the

supply, those on the list routinely wait

three to seven years for an

organ, and more than

6,500 of them die

each year.

Organs that

can be

donated

include the

kidneys

(which are in

the greatest

demand with

more than 90,000

on the waiting list), liver,

lungs, heart, pancreas, and

intestines.

Tissue is also needed to replace bone,

tendons, and ligaments. Corneas are

needed to restore sight. Skin grafts help

burn patients heal and often mean the

difference between life and death. And

heart valves repair cardiac defects and

damage.

How to Donate

If you would

like to become

a donor, there

are several

steps you

should take

to ensure your

wishes are

carried out,

including:

Registering: Add your name

to your state or regional organ and tissue

donor registry. You can do this online at

either Donate Life America

(www.donatelife.net) or the U.S.

Department of Health & Human

Services’ organ-donation website

(www.organdonor.gov). Both sites

provide links to all state registries.

If you don’t have Internet access, you

can call your local organ procurement

organization and ask them to mail you a

donor card, which you can fill out and

return. To get the phone number of your

local organization, call Donate Life

America at (800) 355-7427.

Identify yourself: Designate your

decision to become an organ donor on

your driver’s license, which you can do

when you go in to renew it.

If, however, you don’t drive anymore

or if your renewal isn’t due for a while,

consider getting a state ID card—this

also lets you indicate you want to be a

donor. You can get an ID card for a few

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office.

Organ Donation: You’re Never Too Old

Savvy Senior

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wishes regarding your end-of-life

medical treatment when you can no

longer make decisions for yourself.

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directive, go to caringinfo.org or call

(800) 658-8898, where you can get free

state-specific forms with instructions to

help you make one.

For more information on organ and

tissue donation and transplantation,

visit the U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services Donate the Gift

of Life website (www.organdonor.gov).

Also see the United Network for Organ

Sharing (www.unos.org) and Transplant

Living (www.transplantliving.org),

which offers information on being a

living donor.

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Exercise Is the Antidote for Aging, Disease, and DeclineBy Dawn Williams

The changes come gradually, sneaking

up on us while we’re busy doing other

things.

Perhaps walking up a flight of stairs is

more tiring than it used to be. Groceries

feel like they’ve gotten heavier over the

years. Muscle strain and injury occur

more often, and a few hours of yard

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Our waistlines grow thicker, flesh

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energy flags. We chalk up these

symptoms to the process of aging,

assuming they are inevitable and

attempting to endure them with as much

grace and good humor as possible.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

Statistics gathered during the last 50

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Beyond the ObviousWe know exercise is good for us, but

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opposite.

• Metabolism

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• The skeletal and

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Muscle mass and

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the risk of osteoporosis and decreasing

the likelihood of fractures.

• Even our neurological functions are

improved through exercise. Physical

activity slows the loss of nerve

conduction and reflex speed associated

with aging, improves quality of sleep,

reduces risk of depression, and reduces

memory lapses and other cognitive

decline.

• Heart health drastically improves with

exercise, even for those who have already

developed cardiovascular disease. People

who are regularly active are 45 percent

less likely to experience cardiac-related

incidents in their lifetime, and some

research suggests that exercise may even

improve cardiac event-free survival in

coronary patients better than angioplasty.

Reaping the BenefitsResearch at Harvard School of Public

Health studied 13,000 subjects and

found that those who exercise for five

hours a week were 76 percent more likely

to age free of chronic illnesses, including

heart disease and cancer, than those who

worked out only 20 minutes a week.

Physical activity in this study was also

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With her win came the grand prize of

a limousine trip for two to New York

City for dinner and a Broadway show,

which Keller took advantage of in

November with her husband and two

additional friends. They saw Follies, the

musical about a group of past performers

who reunite in their soon-to-be-

demolished theater and reminisce about

days past while facing the realities of

their present lives.

“That show was really sentimental to

me,” explained Keller, who was once very

active in community theater at Ephrata

Playhouse. “When they closed the old

barn and did all the renovations, the last

show they did there was Follies, and I

was in it.”

Though understandably dazzled by

the big stage, it was a slightly smaller

stage closer to home that served as the

location for her most memorable

experience since becoming PA STATE

SENIOR IDOL. Keller was honored to

perform the national anthem at the 9/11

memorial event held at Clipper

Magazine Stadium in Lancaster.

Her performance started off an entire

day of activities, including a firemen’s

walk that featured firefighters from all

over the state who ceremoniously walked

the number of steps that would have

been walked in the 9/11 rescue attempts.

“It was so incredibly moving; it was

just unbelievable,” remembered Keller.

“These guys were in full gear, just like

they were doing a rescue … It took them

like two hours of solid walking to get to

that amount of steps.”

Keller also performed the national

anthem for the region’s other minor-

league baseball teams, the York

Revolution and the Harrisburg

Senators—her Senators performance

was even punctuated by an aircraft fly-

by. Both opportunities were a direct

result of exposure from her SENIOR IDOL

win.

“One bit of exposure leads to another.

It’s been really cool,” Keller said.

She has also been a mainstay at On-

Line Publishers’ 50plus EXPOs, easily

winning over the crowds with her

repertoire of jazz and pop standards that

feature melodies that transcend time and

bring back memories for anyone over 50.

But Keller’s appeal extends beyond her

taste in music.

“I think people look at me as a 50-

plusser, and I have a lot of energy; I’m

gregarious. They know I love what I’m

doing and I’m not afraid to share of

myself,” she said. “As much as I give and

they give back to me, then I can give

more—it’s that cycle of return, that

growing energy.”

That “sharing of herself ” is another

change Keller has observed since winning

SENIOR IDOL last year: Audiences are

eager to know more about her.

“I used to spend more time

introducing songs that I was singing, but

now it’s: ‘Tell us about you,’ ‘Why are

you here?’, ‘How did you win?’” Keller

noted. “They wanted to know more

about who am I as a person versus who

am I as a performer, so I told some

stories about myself when introducing

songs. I became more comfortable

sharing of myself in my performance.”

Keller also uses these platforms to

encourage others to audition for the PA

STATE SENIOR IDOL competition, citing

both her own enjoyable four-year

experience and the unique opportunity

for people over 50 to step up and claim

their talent.

She shares with them her conviction

that contestants should choose a song,

dance, or comedic routine that means

something to them and not to worry

about appealing to others’ tastes.

“I really think that if you’re going to

do this [competition] and take the time,

be true to yourself, do what you want to

do, and don’t worry about the judges,”

she said. “If you are true to yourself,

you’re gonna wow ’em.”

Although her year as the reigning PA

STATE SENIOR IDOL is winding down,

Keller looks toward her musical future

with eagerness and down-to-earth

ambitions, hoping to land a regular,

recurring singing opportunity for a

senior group or restaurant. And, as

always, her “bucket” is overflowing with

genuine thankfulness.

“I can’t even express gratitude enough

to On-Line Publishers for giving me this

opportunity,” she said. “If this [SENIOR

IDOL] program didn’t exist, I wouldn’t

have had the opportunity to be a

participant for four years and now to

have a venue to share what I love to do. I

hope I continue to be utilized as much as

they see fit, because I would love to be.”

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than simply the address of an

ancestor in a certain year. Here’s

some general information about the

decennial U.S. census, with specific

details about the 1920 census.

The first federal census was in 1790,

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The questions asked varied between

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• Address

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• Sex

• Race

• Age at last birthday

• Marital status

• If foreign born, year of immigration to

the U.S., if naturalized, and year of

such

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marriage records, etc.

Address: Be sure to distinguish between

house number (address) and the

sequence number indicating the order in

which the census was taken. Street names

and house numbers allow location of the

actual property where your ancestor lived

and can lead to churches, cemeteries,

local funeral homes, schools, etc., to

search for other records.

Name: Remember that to search online

or digitized census records by name, you

may have to use innovative or

imaginative spellings of the name.

Usually the head of household’s given

name and surname are listed, with only

given names for the rest of the family.

Relationship to head of family: Study

the family members’ names and

relationships to the head. A woman with

a different surname than the head may

be listed as “mother-in-law,” thus giving

you the “maiden” surname of the wife of

the head of household. When a surname

listed for a “daughter” is different from

that of the head, it’s the married surname

of the daughter.

Sex: Errors here are not uncommon.

Young children with “foreign-sounding”

names may have been attributed the

wrong gender. So your grandfather

Andrea may have been incorrectly listed

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Calendar of EventsCocalico Senior Association – (717) 336-7489

March 6, 10 a.m. – Slideshow at Adamstown Library: “A Trip

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March 16, 10 a.m. – St. Patty’s Day Party

March 29, 10 a.m. – Guest Speaker: “The 10 Warning Signs

of Alzheimer’s”

Columbia Senior Center – (717) 684-4850

Fridays, 9 a.m. – Income Tax Assistance by Appointment

March 7, 9 a.m. – Tai Chi

March 21, 10:15 a.m. – “Spring Fitness” Program

Elizabethtown Senior Center – (717) 367-7984

Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – Income Tax Assistance by Appointment

March 13, 10 a.m. – Blood Pressure Checks

March 19, 10:30 a.m. – Music with Frankie Widder

Lancaster House North – (717) 299-1278

Thursdays, noon to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Pinochle

Lancaster Neighborhood Senior Center – (717) 299-3943

March 9, 9:30 a.m. – “Gambling Among Older Adults” Program

March 12, 10:30 a.m. – Learning Spanish

March 16, 10:30 a.m. – Grannies’ Remedies/Memories

Lancaster Rec. Center – (717) 392-2115, ext. 147

Fridays, 12:30 to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Bridge

Lititz Senior Center – (717) 626-2800

Mondays and Thursdays – Income Tax Assistance by

Appointment

March 8, 10 a.m. – Music and Dancing with Carol Lea & Bill

March 22, 10:15 a.m. – “A Trip to Africa” by Vernon Boose

LRC Senior Center – (717) 399-7671

March 2, 9 a.m. – St. Patrick’s Day Trivia and Irish Sing-Along

March 13, 9 a.m. – Mental Health America Program

March 28, 10 a.m. – Fashion Show with Senior Center Models

Luis Munoz Marin Senior Center – (717) 295-7989

March 13, 10 a.m. – “How to Read Your Glucose Machine”

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March 16, 9 a.m. – Memory Book Project

March 20, 10 a.m. – “Diabetic Healthy Food Choices” Program

Millersville Senior Center – (717) 871-9600

March 7, 9:30 a.m. – Blood Pressure Checks

March 12, 10 a.m. – Crafts with Girl Scouts

March 19, 10 a.m. – “Gambling Among Older Adults” Program

Next Gen Senior Center – (717) 786-4770

Fridays, 8 a.m. – Income Tax Assistance by Appointment

March 5, 10:30 a.m. – Mental Health America Program

March 16, 10:30 a.m. – Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

Rodney Park Center – (717) 393-7786

Tuesdays, 1 to 3 p.m. – Happy Hearts Club Pinochle and

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Library Programs

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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.

March 3, 10 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. – “Discover PA’s State Animal: White-Tailed Deer”

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March 6, 7 p.m.Red Rose Singles MeetingFarm & Home Center

1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster

(717) 917-1222

March 6, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Coping with the Loss of a ParentPATHways Center for Grief & Loss

4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy

(717) 391-2413

March 11, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Pennsylvania Music ExpoContinental Inn

2285 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster

(717) 898-1246

www.recordcollectors.org

March 11, 2 p.m.Annual Service of RemembranceHospice of Lancaster County

Highland Presbyterian Church

500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster

(717) 391-2413

March 11, 3 p.m.Organist Weston Jennings in ConcertGrace Lutheran Church

517 N. Queen St., Lancaster

(717) 397-2748

March 12, 10 to 11 a.m.Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support GroupGarden Spot Village – Concord Room


(717) 355-6076

[email protected]

March 15, noonBrain Tumor Support GroupLancaster General Health Campus

Wellness Center

2100 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster

(717) 626-2894

March 16, 6 to 9 p.m.Music Fridays200 and 300 Blocks of

North Queen Street

24 W. Walnut St., Lancaster

(717) 341-0028

March 20, 6:15 p.m.Red Rose Singles – Dine OutThe Cat’s Meow

215 S. Charlotte St., Manheim

(717) 917-1222

March 20, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Coping With the Loss of a Companionor SpousePATHways Center for Grief & Loss

4075 Old Harrisburg Pike, Mount Joy

(717) 391-2413

March 26, 2 to 3 p.m.Parkinson’s Support GroupGarden Spot Village – Concord Room


(717) 355-6259

[email protected]

March 28, 6 to 8 p.m.Epilepsy Foundation of EasternPennsylvania Support GroupLancaster General Hospital

Stager Room 5

555 N. Duke St., Lancaster

(800) 887-7165, ext. 104

Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, (717) 626-2255March 8, 7 p.m. – Lancaster Civil War Roundtable: General John F. Reynolds

March 15, 6:30 p.m. – Food for Thought Documentary: Forks Over Knives

March 27, 7 p.m. – Village Art Association: Slab Hand-Built Pottery

Manheim Community Library, 15 E. High St., Manheim, (717) 665-6700

Manheim Township Public Library, 2121 Oregon Pike, Suite 101, Lancaster, (717) 560-6441

Milanof-Schock Library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy, (717) 653-1510

Moores Memorial Library, 326 N. Bridge St., Christiana, (717) 593-6683

Pequea Valley Public Library, 3660 Old Philadelphia Pike, Intercourse, (717) 768-3160

Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, P.O. Box 678, Quarryville, (717) 786-1336

Strasburg-Heisler Library, 143 Precision Road, Strasburg, (717) 687-8969

Shuts Environmental Library, 3 Nature’s Way, Lancaster, (717) 295-2055

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The Lancaster Press Building is a 55-plus community of 44

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Like people, words retire. A

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seniors, are considered archaic or quaint

by younger generations.

If you struggled studying the language

of Shakespeare, you have a lot of

company. Shakespeare’s vocabulary was

enormous for his era, partly because he

made up words. A dictionary of words he

used would have some 21,000 main

entries, almost three times the count of

famous modern authors.

Our country’s first dictionary of

American English was produced by Noah

Webster in 1806. His most popular

edition was released 22 years later when

he was 70 years old. It had approximately

70,000 main entries.

The current edition of the Oxford

English Dictionary, published by the

Oxford University Press, consists of 20

volumes and almost 22,000 pages. It

contains 300,000 main entries, reaching

back to the mid-eighth century. (The

count depends on how “word” is defined.

In this essay, “word” means the basic

word, called the “main entry,” e.g., run,

but not running. The average adult

American today has a vocabulary of

about 15,000 English words.)

Your vocabulary, like your first name,

can suggest the generation to which you

belong. Referring to grammar school, for

example, instead of elementary school,

could be an age-revealing disclosure.

Dated words have not escaped usage

at our nation’s “newspaper of record,”

The New York Times. In its July 29,

2011, edition it titled an article

“Governor Said to Have Irked Transit

Leader Who is Leaving.” Irked? Not

vexed, troubled, or annoyed? The word

irked soon began to appear in article

headings of the Washington Post after it

appeared in The New York Times article.

Some words indicate both your age

and the part of the country in which you

were raised. Words such as yonder, fixin’,

and fetch imply a Southern upbringing.

“I’ll carry (drive) you home” and “You

favor (look like) your mother” are

phrases heard in that region. In New

England, one might say that a high-

priced item is “dear.”

World War II veterans would

recognize the acronym SNAFU (situation

normal, all fouled up) and the terms

gizmo (an unnamed device) and Gob

(sailor). Yiddish words, such as schlep (to

carry), schmo (a fool), or chutzpah

(audacity), have found some usage

among those who wish to appear “cool.”

In disagreeing with another, do you

say, “You will rue the day”? Did your

adversary carp? Were you and your friend

gabbing, bantering, or engaging in

scuttlebutt? Did you find the complaints

piddling? Were you unable to sleep until

the wee hours of the morning?

Have you ever had to scram because a

ruckus was created by riffraff? When

your plans have gone amiss, did that raise

your ire? Did you bawl-out the person

responsible? Were you irked?

If you had no difficulty understanding

the oldfangled words while reading this

essay, you are a senior with scads of

smarts. If, however, this essay appears to

you as rigmarole, you are forgiven for

snickering at the oaf who wrote it.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research

analyst, is the author of MY 22 CENTS’WORTH: The Higher-Valued Opinion of aSenior Citizen, a book of personal-opinion

essays, free of partisan and sectarian

viewpoints. He recently completed the

manuscript for another book of essays, AMUSING MOMENT, scheduled for release

in January 2012. Contact him at

[email protected]

Our Words Retire Too

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When Thomas Conroy

graduated from high school in

Baltimore in 1951, the draft

was going strong. And that led him to

quickly enlist in the Navy, where, he

says, “I could expect to enjoy three hot

meals a day and a warm bunk to sleep in

at night.

“Yes,” he grins. “I was happy to take

up the Navy’s offer to ‘See the World.’ I

had no way of knowing that I’d soon be

headed for the South Pole, the least

explored area on the face of the earth.”

Conroy had always been interested in

radio, so after boot training, he asked if

he could be assigned to aeronautical

electronics. Assured that he could do

that, he was shipped off instead to the

Fleet Sonar School, where graduates were

to serve on destroyers or submarines as

they detected German U-boats.

A hearing problem prevented his

hearing certain sonar frequencies,

however, and this time

he did get into

training to be a

radioman, where he

finished third out of

25 men in his class.

As a radioman

second class, he was

then assigned to the

U.S.S. Wyandot, an

attack cargo carrier

that was to be one of

an eight-ship convoy

that would be taking

Admiral Richard E.

Byrd on his last

expedition to

Antarctica.

As part of the International

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agreed to join seven other nations in

going to the South Pole to establish

permanent bases there at McMurdo

Sound and at the Bay

of Whales.

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joined the eight-ship

convoy that left

Norfolk, Va., on Nov.

14, 1955. They went

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Canal, then across the

Pacific to Port

Lyttelton, New

Zealand, where 2,000

of the residents

gathered at dockside

to greet them.

Conroy says he

couldn’t get over what

nice, friendly people

the New Zealanders were. The convoy

then steamed to Auckland before heading

south and arriving in Antarctica on Dec.

27 at the end of their 14,000-mile

voyage.

The convoy was under the command

of Admiral Byrd, who had become

world-famous for his previous South Pole

expeditions, including one in which he

made the first flight over the South Pole.

So, everyone in the convoy was excited

about having the chance to share the

adventure with that famous explorer.

Conroy’s job was to receive and deliver

the Morse code messages that came to

his vessel. He worked shifts of 12 hours

on, then 12 hours off. Did he ever get a

chance to actually meet the admiral

personally?

“Oh yeah,” he says. “When the

admiral made our vessel his flagship, I

had to take him messages I had received

and have him sign for them. He was one

of the finest people you’d ever want to

meet … very warm and friendly.

“One time I asked him if he would

mind if I were to take a picture of him,

and he said, ‘Not at all. But why don’t

He Sailed with Admiral Byrd to the South Pole

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

Chief Radioman Thomas F. Conroy

in 1977.

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you get one of your buddies to take the

shot of us together?’ So that’s what we

did.

“He couldn’t have been more

thoughtful in the way he treated

everyone aboard. You’d never guess that

here was a man who had earned just

about every medal the Navy offered,

including the

Medal of

Honor.”

What was it

like to be in the

hostile climate

of Antarctica?

Conroy says it

took some time

to get used to

seeing the sun

24 hours a day,

day after day, but you did get used to it.

He says there wasn’t a lot to do outside

the ship.

“But we used to get a kick out of

watching the penguins,” he chuckles.

“They were real clowns. We had never

given them any reason to fear us, and

they were very curious. But we were

warned not to get close to them. They

had really sharp beaks.”

Was the duty dangerous?

“Well, we learned early on that the ice

could kill you. The Seabees had built a

bridge over a 25-foot crevasse, and one of

the bulldozer operators drove over it to

make sure it would hold. It looked fine

until he got to the far side, when the ice

suddenly broke, carrying him down with

it. They named the base after him, the

Williams Air Operating Facility.”

The Seabees that Conroy’s ship had

brought along successfully built a

permanent research station that paved

the way for more exhaustive research

later. In the

spring, their work

was done, and the

Wyandot returned

to Norfolk, its

mission complete.

Conroy made

a career of the

Navy, retiring as a

chief radioman

on Sept. 30,

1977. He then

taught communications at Rets

Electronic Trade School in Baltimore for

20 years, retiring from there as operations

manager in 1997.

Nowadays, he says he spends a lot of

time in the woodshop at his retirement

community. He also sits on the library

committee, sorts the mail, and plays a lot

of pool.

But a first priority for him is to attend

all the annual reunions of the men with

whom he sailed to Antarctica so many

years ago.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in

Europe in WWII.

The U.S.S. Wyandot on its way to Antarctica.

as a girl or your aunt Carmen as a boy!

Use information from the census as a

guide, not as gospel.

Ages given are the person’s age at last

birthday. Children’s ages are often given as

years and fractions: 4 7/12 means the child

was 4 years and 7 months old at the time.

The date when the census was taken is at

the top of the page, and by subtraction,

the approximate year of birth can be

calculated.

Don’t be surprised if ages on the census

are one or two years different than what

was recorded elsewhere. Other records

may be wrong, or the ages may have been

incorrectly entered on the census. Marital

status, including that of children, helps

confirm previously found information.

Year of immigration and country of birth

helps in locating passenger manifests,

which may list town of birth.

A person’s occupation is noted on the

1920 census, as well as on many passenger

manifests. Matching a person’s name, year

of birth, occupation, and year of

immigration from the census with the

information on a manifest can corroborate

that the records are for the same person.

Make note of the other names on the

census: neighbors of your ancestor. They

may be his relatives or friends, and

research on their backgrounds may unveil

otherwise unknown information about

your ancestor or ways to find it.

The censuses prior to 1920 and those

subsequent provided essentially the same

information, with some variation. The

1900 census, rather than giving a person’s

age, lists the month and year of birth,

while the 1910 and 1930 censuses list

“Number of Years Married” or “Age at

First Marriage,” from which you may

determine whether the couple was married

in the U.S. or before they came here,

aiding in the search for a marriage record.

The censuses, especially those of the

late 1800s and early 1900s, carry much

meaningful data about our ancestors and

are a valuable source of information for

the genealogical researcher.

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/ConiglioGenealogy

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