By Megan Joyce

Most of us have encountered tough times in our lives where we were

encouraged to heed the old adage of “dusting ourselves off ” or “picking

ourselves up by our bootstraps.” We fall; we rise up; we move forward,

bruised but vertical.

These days, Vickie Kissinger’s bootstraps hang firmly hinged on a treble

clef and a cluster of eighth-notes.

The newly named 2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL and New Holland-area

resident is a lifelong music lover, having started on the organ at just 5 years

old.

“My grandparents actually got me started in music. My grandmother in

particular always had a love for music, and they took me for organ lessons,”

Kissinger recalled. “That was just always a dream of hers: She wanted me to

learn to play the organ.”

As she grew up, her musical studies expanded to include piano as well,

and by age 13 she was playing the organ in church; by 15, she was

substituting for two different local churches. By high-school graduation,

Kissinger was offered an organist position at a church in Akron.

As a teenager, Kissinger had become interested in singing, and her jazz-

piano teacher at the time encouraged her to embrace her voice. After she

2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL Vickie Kissinger performing “At Last” by Etta James.

Power Reigns Supreme

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please see IDOL page 20

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2012 Talent Competition Winner

Earned Music Degree at 45

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atter swings like a rusty gate.”

That was me—I didn’t

need the other team to

remind me that I was what baseball

scouts call “good glove/no bat.”

But this rusty gate never lost his

enthusiasm for the game. Besides

marveling at how batters slam a wooden

cylinder against a speeding orb, I love the

cerebral aspects of baseball. Games turn

on strategies that work (or don’t).

Here are a few of baseball’s lesser-

known fundamentals that might enhance

your appreciation for the game.

Wasting a pitch. Rarely do you see a

three-pitch called strikeout. When a

batter is behind with a no-balls, two-

strikes count, he is prepared to swing at

almost any pitch that’s not over his head.

The pitcher intentionally throws out

of the strike zone hoping the batter will

“go fishing” and either miss for strike

three or hit a harmless roller. If you want

to see the epitome of rage, check out the

manager after his pitcher gives up an 0-2

homerun.

A hallowed baseball story tells how an

old-time manager vowed to fine any

pitcher $50 who didn’t waste a pitch. In

one game, after the umpire called an 0-2

offering “strike three,” the pitcher came

running in from the mound yelling,

“That was a ball!”

Curve versus slider. The classic

curveball breaks vertically from 12 to 6

on the clock. Batters tend to swing over

it unless it’s a “hanging curve” that takes

too long to break and sits there like an

apple on a branch.

Sliders break sideways, low and away

opposite the pitcher’s arm. Therefore, a

right-handed slider breaks into a left-

handed batter or away from a right-

handed batter.

Some Finer Points of Baseball

Silver Threads

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Dear Savvy Senior,

What can you tell me about restless

leg syndrome? I’m 58 years old, and

my wife thinks I may have it because I

sometimes wake her up at night

kicking my legs. – Restless Larry

Dear Larry,

If an irresistible urge to move your

legs has you kicking in your sleep,

you may indeed have restless leg

syndrome (RLS), a

common, under-

diagnosed condition

that affects around 10

percent of Americans.

Here’s what you

should know.

Do You Have RLS?

RLS is a

neurological disorder

that causes

unpleasant sensations

in the legs (usually in

the calf area) and an

irresistible urge to

move your legs when

resting or sitting still,

and the symptoms usually get worse

with age. The main complaint with

RLS, other than it being

uncomfortable, is that it disrupts

sleep.

While researchers have yet to pin

down a specific cause of RLS, they

do know of various conditions that

are linked to it, including: genetics

(it often runs in families), anemia,

kidney problems, peripheral

neuropathy, diabetes, attention

deficit disorder, and even pregnancy.

Do you have RLS? If you answer

yes to most of these questions, you

probably do.

• When you sit or lie down, do

you have a strong desire to move

your legs?

• Does your desire to move your

legs feel impossible to resist?

• Would you use the words

“unpleasant,” “creepy-crawly,”

“electric current,” “itching,”

“tingling,” “pulling,” or “tugging” to

describe your symptoms?

• Does your desire to move often

occur when you are resting or sitting

still?

• Does moving your legs make

you feel better?

• Do these symptoms bother you

more at night?

• Do your ever have involuntary

leg movements while you are awake?

Tips and Remedies

While there’s no cure for RLS,

there are some things you can do to

alleviate the symptoms. Depending

on the severity of your case, here are

some tips and remedies that may

help:

• Get a blood test: Studies show

that an iron or vitamin deficiency

can cause or worsen RLS. Your

doctor can easily check this with a

simple blood test and may

recommend supplementing your diet

with vitamin E, iron, vitamin B12,

or folate.

• Check your meds: Certain

drugs that treat high blood pressure,

heart conditions, nausea, colds,

allergies, and depression can make

RLS worse. If you take any of these,

ask your doctor if something else

can be prescribed.

• Watch your diet: Pay attention

to what you eat to see if it may cause

or increase your symptoms.

• Limit caffeine and alcohol: Both

of these can make symptoms worse.

• Stretch: A good calf stretch and

a strong massage may provide some

relief.

• Take a bath: For some people, a

hot or cold bath can help, or try

using a heating pad or ice pack.

• Try compression: Wrapping ace

bandages or

wearing

compression

support stockings

around the

problem area have

also been known to

help.

• Exercise:

Moderate exercise

(20 to 30 minutes

three or four times

a week) can also

relieve symptoms

and help you sleep

better. Exercising

late in the evening,

however, can

induce symptoms.

• Reduce stress: Stress can

aggravate RLS. Meditation and yoga

are good relaxation techniques you

may want to try, especially before

going to bed at night.

Treatments

If the tips or remedies don’t

improve your condition, prescription

medications may help.

Requip (or its generic Ropinirole)

and Mirapex are two drugs approved

by the FDA to treat RLS, but there

are several other drugs that treat

other conditions (dopaminergic

agents, sedatives, anticonvulsants,

and pain relievers) that have also

been found to be helpful.

Talk to your doctor about these

options, or consult an RLS specialist

(see rls.org to locate one) or a sleep

specialist (see sleepcenters.org).

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the

NBC Today show and author of TheSavvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.

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While the number of families in

the United States continued

to grow in the period from

2000 through 2008, the share of families

with no children increased from 52 to 54

percent.

Among families with children, the

percentage of those having only one child

increased sharply from 41.4 percent in

2000 to 47.8 percent in 2008, according

to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Census Bureau found that

between 1976 and 2004, the percentage

of women aged 40 to 44 with only one

child almost doubled to 20 percent.

Should these trends be worrisome?

Does it suggest tomorrow’s seniors will

be given less

personal care by

their sole offspring?

Might it suggest

that the only-child

trend will lead to a

nation of more

adults who had

been pampered by

permissive parents?

If an only child

marries an only

child, their children

have no cousins. Without siblings and an

extended family, how does an only child

develop rivalry skills and interpersonal

peer relationships prior to school years?

There are many examples of celebrities

without siblings who rose above the

tumultuous circumstances of childhood.

Rudolph Giuliani’s father served time in

Sing Sing prison and, after his release,

became an enforcer for his brother-in-

law’s crime gang.

Alan Greenspan’s parents had a

troubled marriage, divorcing when he

was 5 years old. The father became

estranged from the son and ex-wife.

Cary Grant’s parents quarreled often,

causing the son to seek escape in

Saturday afternoon movies. His mother

was committed to a mental institution

when the boy was 10 years of age.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was cared

for by a governess and tutored at home

until he was 14 years old, then sent off to

a boarding school.

These are examples from past

generations. What can be expected from

the adults of the Me Generation (the

1970s) and the Y Generation (1982-

2002)?

One writer characterized the Me

Generation as having an apparent

empathy deficit. In 2008 the TV show

60 Minutes had a program on the Y

Generation describing them as “cynical,

unaccustomed to hard work, and having

fragile egos because their childhoods were

filled with trophies and adulation,

unprepared for the cold realities of

work.”

Is there a cause-effect relationship

between the only-child trend and the

narcissistic sense of entitlement

attributed to the “Me” and “Y”

generations? We know an only child can

be hardworking and

empathetic, but if

substantial numbers

of them are not so

oriented, they can

stigmatize their entire

generation and stunt

a nation’s progress.

Our nation seems

to be confronted

with conflicting

values. While

overpopulation is a

concern, having only one child may

create its own undesirable effects.

There are several reasons why the one-

child trend has emerged. Economic

uncertainty, divorce, and the high costs

of childrearing are among them. The

percentage of U.S. children raised by one

parent (25.8 percent) is higher than any

of the 26 other industrialized nations.

Their average was 14.9 percent,

according to a study by the Organization

for Economic Cooperation and

Development.

One clear advantage of having an only

child is that it avoids the problems

associated with primogeniture—that is,

the age-old practice of giving the bulk of

one’s estate to the eldest son.

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,

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The United States Census has been

taken every 10 years since 1790.

It is used by the federal

government for a variety of reasons, the

primary one being to establish

Congressional districts according to

population. For protection of privacy, the

census is not made public until 72 years

after it is taken.

Thus, this is the first U.S. census in

which my name appears, as well as the

names of many 50plus Senior News

readers. Publication of the 1940 U.S.

census has been a highly anticipated

event by genealogists. It has also sparked

an awareness in those who may not be

that interested in the history of ancestors

they never knew—because they can now

find information they may not have

known about their parents or even

themselves.

The 1940 census was the first taken

after the start of Social Security, the first

after the Great Depression, and the last

before the nation’s entry into World War

II. It holds many nuggets of information

about the “Greatest Generation.”

Many of the questions on the 1940

census are the standard ones: name, age,

gender, race, education, and place of

birth. But the 1940 census also asked

many new questions. The instructions

directed the enumerator to enter an X

after the name of the person furnishing

the information about the family;

whether the person worked for the

CCC, WPA, or NYA the week of

March 24-30, 1940; and income for the

12 months ending Dec. 31, 1939.

The 1940 census also has a

supplemental schedule for two names on

each page. The supplemental schedule

asks the place of birth of the person’s

father and mother; the person’s usual

occupation, not just what they were

doing the week of March 24-30, 1940;

and for all women who are or have been

married, if this woman has been married

more than once and age at first

marriage.

The 1940 Census

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The 1940 census is available online at

several sites, including the free National

Archives (NARA) (www.archives.gov/

research/census/1940); the free LDS site

(www.familysearch.org/1940census); and

the subscription site Ancestry.com.

The demand for the NARA site has

been so great that the 1940 census has

been unavailable at the site while it was

being reposted. It may be available by

press time. Currently, all three sites are

working feverishly to “index” the 1940

census: that is, to digitize the

information so that users may search

those databases by using the name of the

person they are researching. Before that

work is completed, the records must be

“browsed,” or reviewed, page by page.

That is not as daunting as it sounds,

since federal censuses are recorded in a

very organized manner, by state, county,

town, and census “enumeration district”

(ED). “Fine,” you may say, “but how do

I know what enumeration district my

parents lived in when I was born?”

The task is made easier by that great

friend of genealogical researchers,

Stephen Morse. He has created a page

(www.stevemorse.org/census/unified.html)

that will help you find any enumeration

district, if you have at least some idea of

the address you’re researching.

For researchers who have knowledge

of the enumeration district of their

ancestors in the 1930 census, it can be

entered, and the 1940 ED will be

returned. Otherwise, it allows you to

enter a state, county, city or town, and

then house number and street. This

may result in several enumeration

districts, but the search can be narrowed

if you enter the “bounding streets”; that

is, the streets that define the city block

for the searched-for address.

If you’re not sure of the bounding

streets, use a service such as Mapquest

or Google Earth to find the street

address, and then make a note of the

streets that define the surrounding city

block. Then enter them on the Stephen

Morse site. An enumeration district

number will be shown as a “live” link.

Click on that link, and you will see

links for five sites at which the records

can be viewed, including the three

mentioned above.

The resulting ED may have 20 to 30

census pages that must be browsed until

you find what you’re looking for—not

really that boring a task, as you’re likely

to awaken fond memories when you see

the names of nearby families, including

those of neighborhood kids you knew as

a child.

Readers:: I’m excited to announce that

my first published book, The Lady of the

Wheel (La Ruotaia), is now available. It’s

historical fiction based on my

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Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to

contact him by writing to 438 Maynard

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Property Tax/Rent Rebate

Deadline ExtendedThe deadline to apply for

Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate

Program for older adults and residents

with disabilities has been extended from

June 30 to Dec. 31.

The rebate program benefits eligible

Pennsylvanians age 65 and older; widows

and widowers age 50 and older; and

people with disabilities age 18 and older.

The income limit is $35,000 a year

for homeowners and $15,000 annually

for renters, and half of Social Security

income is excluded.

The maximum standard rebate is

$650, but supplemental rebates for

qualifying homeowners can boost rebates

to $975.

As of May 31, the Revenue

Department had received 529,023 rebate

applications.

As specified by law, rebate distribution

began on July 1. After June 30, rebates

were distributed as claims were received

and processed.

Applicants may obtain Property

Tax/Rent Rebate claim forms (PA-1000)

and related information online at

www.revenue.state.pa.us or by calling,

toll-free, (888) 222-9190.

Forms and assistance also are available

at Department of Revenue district offices

(listed in the government section of

phone directories), local Area Agencies

on Aging, senior centers, and state

legislators’ offices.

Claimants who already applied for

Property Tax/Rent Rebates may check

the status of claims online at

www.revenue.state.pa.us or by calling,

toll-free, (888) PA-TAXES.

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York County

Calendar of EventsDelta Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 456-5753

Eastern Area Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 252-1641

Golden Visions Senior Community Center(717) 633-5072

Heritage Senior Center, Inc. – (717) 292-7471

Northeastern Senior Community Center(717) 266-1400

Red Land Senior Citizen Center – (717) 938-4649

South Central Senior Community Center(717) 235-6060Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – Quilting

Thursdays, 9 a.m. – Computer Classes

Thursdays, 10 a.m. – Senior Bowling League

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488July 10, 9:30 a.m. – Chair Massages

July 12, 9 a.m. – Shopping at Shrewsbury Markets

July 23, 10:30 a.m. – Wheel of Fortune

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340

White Rose Senior Center – (717) 843-9704www.whiteroseseniorcenter.org

Windy Hill Senior Center – (717) 225-0733

Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693

Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.

York County Library Programs

York County Department of Parks and Recreation

Pre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or anyadditional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.

July 4, dusk – Multi-Borough Fireworks, Highpoint Scenic Vista

July 11, 7 to 8 p.m. – Porch Talks: World War II Songbook and Station Memories, New Freedom Train Station

July 15, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Open House and Corn Roast, Wallace-Cross Mill

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

July 3, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York

County

Faith United Church of Christ

509 Pacific Ave., York

(717) 266-2784

July 11, 18, 25, and Aug. 1,2 to 2:45 p.m.Fun Fitness Sampler

Country Meadows of York

1920 Trolley Road, York

Registration at (717) 764-1190

July 12, noonYCAAA Family Caregiver Support

Group

Codorus Valley Corporate Center

Community Room

105 Leader Heights Road, York

(717) 771-9058

July 17, 3 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupGolden Visions Senior Community

Center

250 Fame Ave., #125, Hanover

(717) 633-5072

July 19, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.Alzheimer’s Support Group

Senior Commons at Powder Mill

1775 Powder Mill Road, York

(717) 741-0961

Arthur Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock, 32 Main St., Glen Rock, (717) 235-1127

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

Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg, (717) 432-5613

Dover Area Community Library, 3700-3 Davidsburg Road, Dover, (717) 292-6814

Glatfelter Memorial Library, 101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove, (717) 225-3220

Guthrie Memorial Library, 2 Library Place, Hanover, (717) 632-5183

Kaltreider-Benfer Library, 147 S. Charles St., Red Lion, (717) 244-2032

Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center, 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, (717) 252-4080

Martin Library, 159 E. Market St., York, (717) 846-5300

Mason-Dixon Public Library, 250 Bailey Drive, Stewartstown, (717) 993-2404

Paul Smith Library of Southern York County, 80 Constitution Ave., Shrewsbury, (717) 235-4313

Red Land Community Library, 48 Robin Hood Drive, Etters, (717) 938-5599

Village Library, 35-C N. Main St., Jacobus, (717) 428-1034

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Question: Recently, I was told Ishouldn’t be carrying my SocialSecurity card around. Is that true?

Answer: We encourage you to keep

your Social Security card at home in a

safe place. Do not carry it with you

unless you are taking it to a job interview

or to someone who requires it.

Identity theft is one of the fastest-

growing crimes in America, and the best

way to avoid becoming a victim is to

safeguard your card and number. To learn

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Question: My father receives SocialSecurity retirement benefits, and I willbe in charge of his estate when he dies.Should that occur, do I need to reporthis death to Social Security or willbenefits automatically stop?

Answer: When your father dies, please

notify Social Security as soon as possible

by calling us at (800) 772-1213. Another

person, such as a spouse, may be eligible

for survivors benefits based on his record.

Also, we might be able to pay a one-

time payment of $255 to help with

funeral expenses. We suggest reading a

copy of our online publication, How

Social Security Can Help You When a

Family Member Dies, at

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Question: I have been getting SocialSecurity disability benefits for manyyears. I’m about to hit my fullretirement age. What will happen tomy disability benefits?

Answer: When you reach “full

retirement age,” we will switch you from

disability to retirement benefits. But you

won’t even notice the change because

your benefit amount will stay the same.

It’s just that when you reach retirement

age, we consider you to be a “retiree”

and not a disability beneficiary.

Question: I’m on SupplementalSecurity Income (SSI) and live withmy two brothers in an apartment. MySSI payment is cut by one-thirdbecause the Social Security office saysI don’t pay enough of the householdexpenses. How much of the expensesmust I pay in order to get the full SSIrate?

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program, you must be paying an equal

share of the expenses. Because there are

three of you in the household, you must

pay one-third of the expenses. If you are

not paying an equal share of the rent,

utilities, groceries, and other household

expenses, your SSI payment must be

reduced.

Doris Brookens is the Social Security office

manager in Harrisburg.

Q&A’s for July

Social Security News

The Origin(s) of a

Summertime TreatAmericans love hot dogs. Every year

we eat about 7 billion of them between

Memorial Day and Labor Day alone. And

the typical American eats about 60 a year.

Where do hot dogs come from (aside

from ballpark vendors, of course)? Some

sources say they date back to the first

century, when the Roman Emperor Nero’s

cook first experimented with stuffing the

intestines of pigs with spiced meats.

The word “frankfurter” comes from

Frankfurt, Germany, where pork sausages

in buns are said to have been served in

the 15th century; “wiener” is from Vienna

(Wien), home to pork sausages originally

called “wienerwurst” (Vienna sausage) in

the 1800s.

In the United States, a German

immigrant named Charles Feltman is

credited with selling sausages in rolls

around the year 1870 in Coney Island,

N.Y. Another German native, Antoine

Feuchtwanger, is said to have sold

sausages in St. Louis at around the same

time, offering a split bun to hold them, at

the suggestion of his wife.

And the term “hot dog” itself?

According to one of the more popular

tales, a newspaper cartoonist in 1900

drew a picture of a frankfurter with legs, a

tail, and a head, but unable to spell

“Dachshund,” he dubbed it a “hot dog.”

The story is disputed, however.

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Breakfast:

Shilo Family Restaurant

Lunch:

Applebee’s

Dinner:

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Ethnic Cuisine:

Olive Garden Italian Restaurant

Celebrating:

Yorktowne Hotel

Bakery:

Giant Food Stores

Coffeehouse:

Starbucks

Fast Food:

McDonald’s

Seafood:

Red Lobster

Steak:

Texas Roadhouse

Outdoor Dining:

Heritage Hills

Romantic Setting:

Accomac Inn

Smorgasbord/Buffet:

Old Country Buffet

Caterer:

Porky’s Place BBQ

Winner of $50 Giant Food Stores Gift Card:Cathy Witmer of Newmanstown

Congratulations!

Who Has the Best Bitesin Central PA?

50plus Senior News readers have spoken!

Here are the York County

dining favorites for 2012!

Why Do WeDislike Water?

Preventive Measures

Wendell Fowler

When wild animals, cavemen,

Druids, Celts, kings, and

princesses took a drink from

their wells, your glass of water was part

of those wells.

Life-sustaining water has been here

since the creation of Earth. Humans

would not exist today if not

for water. Greek philosopher

Empedocles held that water

is one of the four elements,

along with earth, wind, and

fire.

Water is essential to your

survival, as one cannot

survive more than three days

without it. We lose 2 to 3

liters of water per day under

normal conditions but more

in hot, dry, or cold weather.

Got an energy shortage? That’s the

first sign your blood, tissues, and organs

aren’t getting adequate water, and your

liver and brain are the least tolerant of

dehydration.

Blood is mostly water, not Mountain

Dew, and your muscles, lungs, and brain

all contain a lot of water. Your temple

needs water to control body temperature

and to provide a means for nutrients that

nourish your organs. Water transports

oxygen to your cells, helps you think

clearly, removes waste, and protects your

joints and organs.

A headache or a strong odor to your

urine, along with a yellow or amber

color, indicate you’re not getting enough

pure water. Water is necessary for your

Earth suit to digest and absorb nutrients

and, in addition, it detoxifies the liver

and kidneys, flushing noxious waste

from the temple.

Slake your morning thirst with good

ol’ plain water. First thing in the a.m., I

gulp an 8-ounce glass of filtered water.

You just woke up from an eight-hour nap

and fast, so after rehydrating with water,

blend a fresh fruit smoothie to replenish

your glucose levels. Sugary,

caffeinated frou-frou drinks

and nasty juice boxes are not

rehydrating. But you already

knew they deplete your

blessing of health.

Caffeine has some virtues,

so don’t throw the coffee

grounds out with the

dishwater; just ditch the

sugar and whipping cream.

Unfortunately, man treats

the largest, most unexplored ecosystem,

the ocean, as his personal dumping

ground. Thoreau would freak out. Rope

swinging from a tree as a giggling

youngster and then plunging into a sun-

dappled, tree-lined pond is but a memory

of the past.

Yep, we are seeing the future in our

lifetime. Back in the ’60s, The Beach

Boys warned us in song that lakes, ponds,

creeks, rivers, estuaries, bays, and entire

coastlines have all gone bad.

From the earth or from the sky,

miraculous water cleanses and purifies our

holy temples as well as our mutual earth.

Chef Wendell is an inspirational food

literacy speaker and author of Earth SuitMaintenance Manual. To order a signed

copy of his food essays and tasty recipes,

contact him at chefwendellfowler@gmail.com

or www.chefwendell.com.

The Politics of CarsIn this election year, pollsters and

political strategists are looking at all

kinds of data to determine trends and

attitudes.

A two-year study by the research

group Strategic Vision, for example,

looked at how your choice of car

correlates with your political affiliation.

The results:

Top five cars driven by RepublicansFord Mustang Convertible

Audi A8

Mercedes GL

Ford Expedition

Ford F-150

Top five cars for DemocratsHonda Civic Hybrid

Volvo C30

Nissan Leaf

Acura TSX Wagon

Ford Fiesta Sedan

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Celebrate Our Independenceat the Movies

When the fireworks are over and you’re

out of hot dogs, what better way to

celebrate the Fourth of July than with a

good movie?

Match the following

quotes to the famous

patriotic movie they’re

from:

1. Mr. Smith Goes to

Washington (1939)

2. Independence Day

(1996)

3. The Patriot (2000)

4. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

5. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

6. 1776 (1972)

A. “Whenever we get too high-hat and

too sophisticated for flag-waving, some

thug nation decides we’re a pushover all

ready to be blackjacked. And it isn’t long

before we’re looking up, mighty

anxiously, to be sure the flag’s still waving

over us.”

B. “I have come to the conclusion that

one useless man is called a disgrace; that

two are called a law firm; and that three

or more become a Congress!”

C. “People say that if you don’t love

America, then get the hell out.

Well, I love America.”

D. “We are fighting for our

right to live. To exist. And

should we win the day, the

Fourth of July will no longer

be known as an American

holiday, but as the day the

world declared in one voice: ‘We

will not go quietly into the night!’”

E. “Liberty’s too precious a thing to be

buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men

should hold it up in front of them every

single day of their lives and say: ‘I’m free

to think and to speak. My ancestors

couldn’t, I can, and my children will.’”

F. “A shepherd must tend his flock. And,

at times, fight off the wolves.”

Answers: 1 (E); 2 (D); 3 (F); 4 (A); 5 (C);

6 (B)

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By Megan Joyce

Early on in the performance lineup for the seventh

annual PA STATE SENIOR IDOL finals competition, a

recurring theme became audible: power.

Out of the seven years of finals-night performances,

2012’s roster included more than a dozen musical

dynamos whose notes could likely hit the ceiling even

without the sonic aid of a microphone or the buoyancy

of dinner-theater acoustics.

Produced by On-Line Publishers, hosted by the Dutch

Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, and emceed by

Diane Dayton of Dayton Communications, the 15

semifinalists for the evening’s show were culled from

nearly 100 contestants who auditioned at regional

tryouts in late April and early May.

Both the sold-out crowd and the panel of local

celebrity judges—RJ Harris of WHP580, Adrian

“Buddy” King of the former Magnificent Men, Valerie

Pritchett of abc27, and Janelle Stelson of WGAL-8—

were treated to almost three hours of impressive musical

talent, lively laughter, and powerhouse performances.

And Deb Olsen of Manheim got the night started

with a bang—many of them, in fact. The only drummer

ever to make the SENIOR IDOL semifinalist cut, Olsen set

what was to become the powerful tone for the evening as

she thundered through The Bee Gees’ “You Should Be

Dancing.”

“People don’t know how to judge drummers,” noted

King. “Basically it’s a matter of what you feel, and it felt

really good.”

Second in line was Margie Sheaffer of New

Providence, who tipped her fedora and added a few well-

placed pouts while performing “Makin’ Whoopee” by

Eddie Cantor.

“It’s always important to choose the right song here,

and I think you made a good choice,” said King. “You

communicate the song very well.”

“We’re off to a great start here; we’re going to have a

tough time [judging],” Harris predicted.

Third to the stage was Vickie Kissinger of Gap, whose

voice ran the gamut from gentle to formidable during

Etta James’ “At Last.”

“It’s one thing to have a good voice; it’s another to

know how to use it. Your dynamics are sensational,”

declared King. “You know how to build it, you knew

how to maintain it.”

Though Kissinger was an admittedly tough act to

follow, York’s Tom LaNasa did so with confidence and

finesse for Dean Martin’s “Bumming Around.” LaNasa’s

plaid sport coat and straw hat were appropriately “bum

chic,” his ensemble punctuated by a red handkerchief

sack tied to a stick.

“You can tell you’re a performer,” said Harris. “You

had a lot of fun up there and I think that was the best

part of your performance.”

Both power and control were evident in Lynn

Henderson Payne of New Freedom, who soared through

“Someone to Watch Over Me” by George Gershwin.

“The control in your voice is phenomenal, and

hanging on those notes—spectacular,” Pritchett

enthused. “That takes a lot of breath control.”

Pritchett also praised Lancaster’s Larry Gessler for his

vocal quality after his rendition of “A Nightingale Sang

in Berkeley Square” by Mel Torme.

“It was a very tender approach, and a very difficult

song for intonation purposes,” King agreed.

Jeff Mumma of York Haven brought forth another

kind of power—patriotic power—for “Where the Stars

and Stripes and Eagles Fly” by Aaron Tippin. And once

he conquered his nerves after the first few lines, his vocal

power was apparent as well.

“Once we got to your voice, we know why you got

here,” said Harris. “You have a great, smooth voice and a

passion for country music in particular … you can tell

it’s not a karaoke thing you did here. You really are good.”

Reading’s Mark Ettaro earned high marks for his

Sinatra-esque tones during “I’ve Got You Under My

Skin,” but it was also his comedic power that had the

judges and audience applauding. Ettaro frequently name-

dropped Stelson into the song’s lyrics and, during the

song’s instrumental interlude, he introduced the four

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invisible members of his onstage “band”: the evening’s

judges.

“You have a really good voice, all joking aside,”

Stelson said. “And of course I’m susceptible to hearing

my name in a love song, but it was such a pleasure; it

was really smoothie-smooth.”

Power came back onstage in the guise of Cheri

Coleman Campbell of Coatesville, belting out the

gospel song “My Tribute” by Andrae Crouch. The

judges and the audience were moved by not only her

vocal power, but also her spiritual power—as Campbell

focused her eyes and voice on a higher power.

“You are one of these people who is just lit from

within,” Stelson said. “And I think that’s where your

music is born, too. And I don’t know what you’ve been

through in your life, but you’re obviously praising for

something, and I think you’re giving as good as you’re

getting.”

Harrisburg resident Nick Ferraro had a

commanding stage presence coupled with a robust

voice—even during the high falsetto notes of Jay & the

Americans’ “Cara Mia Mine.”

“That’s a tough song to sing, and a lot of nerve it

takes hitting those falsetto notes,” said King. “I know

what it’s like because I used to sing a lot of falsetto,

and man, you can’t fake those.”

Victoria Newcomer of Mount Joy rocked through

KT Tunstall’s “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree.”

Once again, the judges noted the power behind the

performance.

“I love that song, and you came out here and you

crushed it!” exclaimed Harris.

Stelson then observed that power can come in the

seemingly straight-laced visage of a suit and tie after

Philadelphia’s Dan Kelly used his theater chops to roar

through “Mack the Knife” by Bobby Darin.

“I liked the way you used the stage, and I really

liked your energy in your singing,” Pritchett said.

Next, Don “Duke” Larson showed that a powerful

stage presence isn’t dampened by age—in fact, it can

enhance it. At age 76, Larson’s voice soared confidently

through “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra, his fine suit

and fedora completing the effect.

“You are impeccably tailored; everything was

perfect,” said Stelson. “You look the part. That was a

great story to tell, and you know what? You kind of

have to be in your 70s to tell it.”

Constance Kuba Fisher of Mechanicsburg worked

the stage performing Jo Dee Messina’s kiss-off anthem,

“Bye Bye.” Her love of performance and her plentiful

stage experience helped carry her through the feisty

tune.

“You have a lot of soul and a lot of heart,” Harris

observed.

The evening’s last semifinalist to take the stage,

Frank Fedele of Williamsport crooned “Walk Away” by

Matt Monro, a performance Stelson called “very

natural and very comfortable.”

“I like the smoothness of your voice, and I also like

the flow. It’s so rhythmic,” complimented Pritchett.

After a brief intermission during which the four

judges’ scores were tallied, all 15 semifinalists lined up

on the stage … and Deb Olsen, Cheri Coleman

Campbell, and Vickie Kissinger were named the night’s

three finalists.

For their second selections, Olsen drummed “Dance

to the Music” by Sly and the Family Stone; Campbell

performed “The Lord’s Prayer”; and Kissinger sang

“My Heart Will Go On” from the movie Titanic.

The judges as well as the audience then voted for

their favorite, and after a brief intermission, Kissinger

was named the 2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. This time,

it was the audience’s turn to exude some power as the

theater exploded in applause.

“I can see you have some training,” King said to

Kissinger, “but even all the training in the world

doesn’t make all that big a difference. It’s knowing how

to sing—and honey, you know how to sing.”

As the winner, Kissinger will receive a limousine trip

for two to New York City for dinner and a Broadway

show. Kissinger later said she was “floored” by her win,

even as she stepped forward to sing “At Last” one more

time.

“Now I know how some of these people must feel

on American Idol,” she laughed. “You’re enjoying the

moment, but you’re not quite sure you’re really in it. It

was exhilarating, actually. It really was.”

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Iwent to a fabulous museum show

recently. This exhibition featured the

work of master artists, highlighted

aspects of American culture, traced the

history of the entire 20th century, and

focused on advancements in technology.

It had everything you’d expect from a

great museum exhibition. What I didn’t

expect: It was all about motorcycles.

In Indianapolis, the Eiteljorg Museum

of American Indians and Western Art is a

world-class museum that tells the

American story through objects on a

daily basis. Housing an impressive

collection of Native American objects

and western art, the Eiteljorg organized a

special exhibition dedicated to American

motorcycles dating back to the early

1900s.

The exhibit included a 1905 Harley-

Davidson, Evel Knievel’s motorcycle, and

even a custom-built model from the

Discovery channel’s popular TV show

American

Chopper.

In the

“Steel Ponies”

exhibition,

curators

showed how

motorcycles

played a

critical role in

developing

the American

dynamic. The

high-caliber

artwork on

these motorcycles is no different from

Michelangelo’s carved marble of David,

the detailed cast bronze on a 17th-century

ship’s cannon, the hand-painted flowers

on a 1890 Edison phonograph, or the

1960s furniture highlighted on

television’s Mad Men.

Identifying materials, construction

elements, and

symbolism is

no different

for me as an

appraiser,

whether I am

appraising a

1905 single-

cylinder

Harley or a

Wells Fargo

stagecoach

shotgun. As

an expert

appraiser on

Discovery’s Auction Kings, I use my

background and experience to appraise

many different types of objects.

In the same way I appraise a signed

Mickey Mantle baseball or a Civil War

sword, I appraise motorcycles based on

various physical, artistic, and cultural

factors. The construction, condition,

background, and design highlight a bike’s

monetary value.

Some of the motorcycle models on

display were decorated with the same

elements that you might see on images of

Native American horses and riders dating

back to the early 1900s. One could see

the connections between motorcycle

design and fringed animal hides worn by

the plains Indians or chrome details on

production motorcycles reminiscent of

the metalwork found on spurs made by

Garcia, a famous metalsmith and spur

designer.

Also on view were Evel Knievel’s

motorcycle that he rode as he attempted

to make many of his daredevil jumps and

the Captain America bike featured in the

1969 counterculture classic Easy Rider.

This Captain America bike was central to

the American road movie’s plot.

For me, the highlight of “Steel Ponies”

was a chopper made by Paul Teutul Sr. of

Discovery’s American Chopper at the Museum

Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

Dr. Lori

Photo Courtesy of www.DrLoriV.com

Chippewa Indian Tribe custom chopper by

Paul Teutul Sr. and Orange County Choppers, 2009.

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Orange County Choppers (OCC), best

known for their custom rides and from

American Chopper. The OCC bike was a

2009 custom piece made for the Saginaw

Chippewa Indian Tribe. Working with the

Saginaw Ziibiwing Center, the bike

captured the Native American artistry and

symbolism known to the tribe, including

fetish symbols of animals like turtles,

eagles, fish, and deer.

OCC artists working on this custom

cycle used braided leather to wrap the large

gas tank, a fringed-suede seat cover, and

other natural materials. Their choice of

materials and design for the custom bike

conveyed the free-spirited feeling of the

Native Americans and connected

horseback riding with the contemporary

chopper.

On the rigid chopper frame used for the

Saginaw Chippewa ride, dramatic artwork

served to suggest stitched and tanned

animal hides, Indian dream catchers, and

eagle feathers. The look of woven imagery

was borrowed from traditional Native

American objects like basketry and beaded

shaman bags. The painted images of

animal forms such as the fish, a symbol of

long life, spoke to the prophetic beliefs

and other teachings of the Chippewa tribe.

The OCC bike, along with others,

highlighted the revival of our interest in

Native American culture, technical

innovations, and sweet rides. Metalwork,

design, and technology were all working in

tandem on this major museum display of

motorcycles.

The Eiteljorg’s exhibit was impressive as

it highlighted the American experience

through the art of the motorcycle. If you

are like me, this exhibit will “get your

motor runnin’.”

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

Auction Kings on Discovery channel, which

airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. Visit

www.DrLoriV.com, www.Facebook.com/

DoctorLori, or call (888) 431-1010.

Book Review

Imagine arriving in a foreign country

with just a suitcase filled with the

barest essentials, often not able to

speak the local language, and looking

through a crowd of strangers for

someone you’ve never met but will be

your host for the next few months.

That was the scene the

author and her husband,

Dave, faced multiple times

when they served as short-

term project missionaries in

Christian radio.

When the Olsons changed

careers and became

missionaries in their mid-50s,

a lady told Patti that she only

knew two things about

missionaries: They write long, boring

letters that are read aloud at church

gatherings, and they wash their plastic

wrap for reuse.

Patti replied that she hoped her

reports from the field would not be

boring but did confess to washing her

plastic wrap! After reading her monthly

newsletters, many people encouraged

Patti to record their adventures in a

book.

Frogs in the Loo and Other Short-TermMissions Tales is a collection of 91 stories

relating the challenges, joys, and

adventures of nine years living cross-

culturally in nine countries from 2001

through 2010.

Travel along with the Olsons as they

move from country to country across

five continents. Patti captured the sights,

sounds, and emotions of new

discoveries as they experienced

them, allowing her to recount

them in rich detail in her

book.

Frogs in the Loo is available

at Berean Christian Bookstore,

Lancaster; Amazon.com; and

at Barnes & Noble online

(www.bn.com).

About the AuthorPatti Olson is a freelance writer,

teacher, and radio broadcaster. Her

passion for writing began through her

studies at the University of Alaska,

Fairbanks, where she also worked as an

all-night radio DJ. She holds bachelor’s

and master’s degrees in education and

spent most of her career as an office

administrator. She and her husband

served until 2010 as missionaries in

Christian radio in nine countries. They

reside in Lancaster, Pa.

Frogs in the Loo and Other

Short-Term Missions TalesBy Patti Olson

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The Start and End of July

The Beauty in Nature

Clyde McMillan-Gamber

July in southeastern Pennsylvania

comes in with bird songs by day, as

days have since the beginning of

May, and firefly flashings at dusk. And

July goes out with few birds singing and

dwindling firefly numbers.

But it also ends with bird migrations,

the pulsing whines of annual cicadas in

trees during the day and into evening,

and the noisy fiddling of innumerable

tree crickets and katydids at twilight and

into the night.

Sunset and dusk are magical through

July. It is a time to experience the

warmth of long, sunlit evenings and the

intrigues of nature.

The most enchanting bird choruses

heard during early summer are at dusk in

woods and older suburbs. Then, gray

catbirds seem to sing quietly to

themselves, wood thrushes and veeries

raise their

flute-like

voices in

ethereal

choruses, and

eastern wood

pewees softly

and repeatedly

whistle “pee-a-

wee” in the

gathering

darkness.

Southbound

bird

migrations

begin in July.

Local barn

swallows, tree swallows, and purple

martins gather into flocks to drift south

for the winter, feeding on flying insects

as they go. And thousands of shorebirds

of various

kinds begin

returning

from their

Arctic

tundra

breeding

territories

and collect

on the mud

flats of

streams,

ponds, and

flooded

fields to eat

invertebrates.

In July,

the genders of a variety of abundant

insects signal each other to unite for

mating. Soon after sunset, millions of

male fireflies rise from the grass of

woods, lawns, and meadows. They

repeatedly flash their cold, abdominal

lights to attract the attentions of females

that glow back. To us their twinkling is a

beautiful, silent symphony of tiny lights.

At night, annual cicada grubs creep

from the ground in suburbs and climb

trees. Partway up, their exoskeletons split

and winged cicadas crawl out. By

morning they can fly. Males have plates

under their abdomens that produce

buzzing, pulsing whines when vibrated.

Late in July, male tree crickets of

various kinds and katydids rub their

wings together to make trills or chants.

The fiddling of these grasshopper

relatives fills the woods and suburbs from

dusk to midnight every night through

August and September.

July is an intriguing time, particularly

at dusk. Enjoy the charms of that month.

Gray catbird

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30. “Louie, I think this is the beginningof a beautiful friendship,” inCasablanca, e.g.

35. Port of Yemen37. Comedy Central’s 1990s animated

series Dr. ____, Professional Therapist39. Country singer _____ Tucker40. Irritate41. _____ of parsley43. What Perkins did in the shower in

Psycho44. Accord or comport with46. Yugoslavian communist47. Location of Dante’s nine circles48. Eastwood’s Josey Wales, e.g.

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give a damn.”36. A Broadway legend, given name38. Tubular pasta42. One who’s doomed45. Singular of tabulae

49. It engulfed the world in the 1940s51. Render capable54. Escargot56. Express contempt57. Hems and ____58. Sign of escape59. Arrange in a stack60. Healing ointment61. Road Runner sound62. Cher or Celine Dion?63. Dollar bills66. AV manufacturer68. “____ whiz!”

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smarried, Kissinger took a hiatus from her musical

pursuits for a few years to concentrate on her family,

but a series of church positions soon had her back in

the organist fold.

Her love of vocal performance still lingered as well,

so much so that Kissinger quit her job at a car

dealership, went out and bought herself musical

equipment, and started a “very busy” schedule of

playing “all over the place” at local gigs such as

restaurants, banquets, and clubs.

“Performers will tell you this: You get out on stage

and you kind of get the bug, and you love it,”

Kissinger said. “Then you go back the next time,

and you get nervous and say, ‘What was I thinking?’

You do know why you’re doing this—because you

love it.”

At the time, Kissinger even flew to Nashville and

auditioned for a cable talent-search show. But four

weeks later, the show was suddenly canceled.

“It’s my way to express who I am,” she said of

performing. “I get to express me.”

It was in 1991 that Kissinger’s life screeched to a

halt when her husband was killed in an auto

accident. In the aftermath, Kissinger stayed home to

focus on raising her daughter.

“My life changed drastically. I didn’t sing for two

years,” she said.

It took another six years before Kissinger grabbed

tenuous hold of those proverbial bootstraps by

enrolling at Millersville University in pursuit of a

degree in music education.

“When you go to school at 41, it’s a little tough

having a teenager at home too,” she laughed. “I thought

I wanted to be a teacher, but I didn’t care to be in a

classroom so much, so I opened my private studio.”

Kissinger teaches piano and voice as well as beginner

strings to a wide range of students: her youngest is a

first-grader and her oldest is in his 70s. Her private

studio also includes a concentration on special-needs

students, a specialization that grew after Kissinger

received two phone calls from parents of blind and

autistic children.

“How sad, I thought, that they wanted to learn

music and no one to teach them,” she said.

Kissinger then took workshops on autism and read

everything she could about learning disabilities. She

now uses a rote approach, where these students learn by

ear, and has taught voice and piano to students with

blindness, ADD, ADHD, Aspberger’s disorder,

pervasive developmental disorder, and mental

retardation.

“Over the past 15 years I have learned more from the

students than I think they learned from me,” Kissinger

said. “Most music teachers won’t teach special-needs

students. They are afraid to because they don’t know

how.”

It was for this reason that Kissinger was a featured

clinician at Penn State at the Pennsylvania Music

Teachers Association Conference in 2005, where she

lectured on “The Fear of Teaching Special-Needs

Students.”

But the teacher is still a student, too. Although her

vocal training didn’t start in earnest until she studied for

her college degree, Kissinger, now a classically trained

mezzo-soprano, has been a student of renowned master

voice teacher Dr. Thomas Houser for the last nine

years.

“You have to stay on top of your art; you have to

stay on top of your vocal technique,” she explained.

“You have to keep your instrument in good shape.”

As for her personal taste in music, Kissinger said she

enjoys all types and has performed everything from

Patsy Cline country songs to arias and oratorios like

Handel’s Messiah. For listening, she likes Luciano

Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion, and Whitney

Houston.

“I like the big voices, the people I see really sing

with their soul,” she said. “I like listening to the

powerhouses.

“What I really like to sing is what you heard last

night [at Idol],” she added. “That’s where I feel my

heart and soul.”

The judges and audience at the PA STATE SENIOR

IDOL finals competition would likely group Kissinger

herself in with the powerhouse performers. Her

rendition of Etta James’s “At Last” prompted Adrian

“Buddy” King of The Magnificent Men, a seven-year

SENIOR IDOL judge, to call Kissinger “one of the best

[he’s] heard on this stage.”

It had been the prompting of friends and family

that finally got Kissinger to try out for the talent

competition, now in its seventh year. Backstage

during finals night, Kissinger enjoyed the quick

camaraderie that developed amongst the 15

semifinalists.

After she was named one of the evening’s three

finalists, Kissinger performed “My Heart Will Go

On” from Titanic for her second song.

“It’s a very powerful song,” Kissinger said. “And

many people can relate to it, and that’s what you

want for your audience: You want your audience to

feel what you feel.”

And what she was feeling that night, after her

win was announced, was exhilaration.

“I was shocked, and it was a surreal experience, it

really was. I let out a holler,” she recalled, laughing.

“It was one of those kinds of moments.”

Looking ahead at her upcoming year as the reigning

PA STATE SENIOR IDOL, Kissinger is eager to perform,

hoping many singing engagements come her way as a

result of her win. But even as she begins to look

forward, she still glances back at the rough road she

has traveled and is grateful for the place in which she

now finds herself—or, as those who know her would

likely say, the place in which she has put herself.

“Obviously, I do have my grandparents to thank,

and my family, my daughter, and my friends have just

been the ultimate support system for me. They have

been just wonderful,” Kissinger said.

“I really do praise God for the blessings and thank

him for the gift he’s given me. I really do, because

that’s where it comes from. I don’t take the credit; I

just get the guidance from my teachers—and I

practice.”

IDOL from page 1

The three finalists react as Vickie Kissinger is named

2012 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. From left, Deb Olsen, Kissinger,

and Cheri Coleman Campbell.

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Copyright by Pat Sinclair. Pat Sinclair announces 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 2 tarts

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons organic butter

Pinch of salt

2 to 3 tablespoons organic sour cream

2 ounces organic cream cheese, softened

4 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 cup organic whipping cream

1 cup sliced fresh organic strawberries

Heat the oven to 425 degrees F.

Place the flour, butter, and salt in

the bowl of a mini-processor and

process until the mixture resembles

coarse crumbs. Add the sour cream

and process until the mixture comes

together, about 10 seconds. Divide

the dough in half. Press one half

into the bottom of a 3/4-inch tart

pan and repeat.

Pierce the bottom of the crust generously with a fork. Bake 12 to 14

minutes or until golden brown. Cool to room temperature on a wire rack

before filling.

Beat the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a small mixer bowl until

light and creamy. Gradually beat in the whipping cream and continue

beating until stiff peaks form. Spread about 1/4 cup filling in the bottom

of each tart. Cover with fresh berries. Chill until serving.

Fresh Berry TartBy Pat Sinclair

Any combination of fresh berries, the more colorful the better, makes this

tart irresistible. Local strawberries have an old-fashioned, sweet strawberry

flavor and heavenly aroma that is often missing in supermarket berries.

I usually double the crust recipe and make four tart crusts and then freeze

the second two for later.

Cook’s Note:

You can also make the crust without a food processor. Mix

the flour and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter with a

pastry blender until coarse crumbs form. Add the sour cream

and stir until dough is uniform. Knead the dough gently to

mix in the sour cream. Continue as directed in the recipe.

BASEBALL from page 3

Breaking balls are thrown with a

twisting wrist that makes them slower

than fastballs, so a breaking ball that

doesn’t break is easy pickings for the

batter.

Fair versus foul. All four bases are in

fair territory. Home plate has the V-

shaped base because it nestles in the

confluence of

the right and

left foul lines.

Balls that

hit the “foul

line” are fair.

Balls that hit

the “foul pole”

or its

extension

screen are

homeruns.

A runner

on third takes

his lead in foul territory lest he get called

out for interference by getting hit by a

fair ball.

Considerate umpires on the first and

third base lines position themselves in

foul territory because they are “in play”

and when hit by a fair ball might affect

the outcome of the play.

Alas, left-handers. In the Big

Leagues, left-handed throwers play only

five of the nine defensive positions: three

outfielders, first base, and pitcher. That’s

not a rule. It’s due to the

counterclockwise nature of the game.

You’ll understand immediately if you

pretend you’re a second baseman fielding

a grounder and throwing to first—see

how you must make an extra turn if you

throw left-handed? All those runners who

are thrown out by a step would be safe

against left-handed infielders.

Conversely, a left-handed first

baseman is in a better position to throw

to second and doesn’t have to sweep the

glove across his body to tag the diving

runner on a pick-off play. The theory

against left-handed catchers is that they’re

out of position on steal attempts to third

and that, with most batters being right-

handed, they must maneuver throws

around batters

on steal

attempts to

second.

A few

baseball

theorists even

prefer right-

handed

leftfielders on

the theory that,

on throws to

the plate, their

tosses tend to

bounce to the right (into the waiting

catcher) rather than away from the play.

Outfield arms. The pariah right

fielder of Little League transforms into a

respected player in the Bigs. Teams put

rifle arms in right and weak arms in left

because the throw from right field to

third base is a full 90 feet longer than the

throw to third from left.

3-foot line. That mysterious line that

extends to the right and parallel to the

foul line in the last half of the distance

from home to first base is the 3-foot line.

A runner who strays to the left of the

foul line or to the right of the 3-foot line

may be called out if he interferes with

the fielder taking the throw at first. The

runner is allowed to run outside of the

channel to avoid interfering with a

fielder making a play.

As of May 2012, a new Medicare

card scam has been brought to the

attention of the Pennsylvania Senior

Medicare Patrol (SMP) and the Center

for Advocacy for the Rights and

Interests of the Elderly (CARIE).

Residents from all over Pennsylvania

have received calls from scammers

claiming to be “from Medicare.” The

scammer states that Medicare is sending

out new cards and then instructs the

beneficiary to give the scammer their

checking account number in order to

receive the new card.

In at least two cases, the scammer

already had the beneficiary’s address,

bank name, and bank routing number.

Remember: Medicare will never call

to sell you anything and will never ask

for your checking account number. To

report a similar scam or other Medicare

fraud, please call the Pennsylvania

Senior Medicare Patrol at (800) 356-

3606.

Beware of New

Medicare Card Scam

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John W. Berglund saw plenty of action

in the Marine Corps before the A-

bombs, mercifully, ended WWII in

the Pacific. But he all but missed the

whole thing.

When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he

wanted to enlist in the Navy, even

though his father tried his best to get

him to finish his senior year at Rutgers

University. But his vision was bad

enough to cause the Navy to decide that

they could fight the war without him.

Learning from that, he adopted

another tactic as he next tried the Marine

Corps. He simply memorized the eye

chart … and passed with flying colors.

Because of his years of college, he was

sent to Officer’s Candidate School at

Quantico, Va., where he earned his

commission.

He then shipped to Camp Pendleton,

Calif., where he was assigned to the 1st

Battalion, 12th Marines.

He soon was on his way

to New Zealand, aboard a

Liberty ship that he says

“made maybe 10 knots

when they pushed it.”

With a deckload of oil

and gasoline, and with

500 tons of high explosive

in the hold, they were

lucky to avoid attack

during the 22 days it

took them to reach New

Zealand.

After five months

there, they were sent up to Guadalcanal,

which had been declared secured—the

fighting over.

“Unfortunately,” he notes, “nobody

had told the Japanese Air Force. They

used to bomb us every night, although

our biggest problem was the shrapnel

from our own antiaircraft that

fell all around us.”

He explains that,

unbelievably, they trained by

firing on themselves.

“We spent a day in the

jungle, digging splinter-proof

shelters. We then crawled in

and called in fire from our 75-

millimeter pack howitzers, one

round at a time, until we

heard fragments crashing into

our shelter.”

They then shipped to

Bougainville, where they were

strafed as they landed.

“Our antiaircraft were using proximity

fuses that would go off when 15 yards

from any target,” he says. “That

permitted me to once see five Japanese

planes in flames at the same time.”

It was also in Bougainville that the

Japanese plane dropped the 500-pound

bomb that landed 10 yards from where

he was.

“Yeah, it narrowly missed me,” he

says, “and dug a hole that was 26 feet in

diameter and 10 feet deep. As the round

came in, I could hear the click of the fuse

arming. Scared? I was so shook up that it

took me half an hour before I could light

a cigarette.

“I was then loaned to the 3rd New

Zealand division, where my job was to

supply them with naval gunfire to allow

them to get their artillery ashore on

Green Island. That was to take a few

hours but wound up taking five days.

“One of those days, I was working

with a Navy lieutenant, trying to dig a

foxhole into the coral. In two hours, we

made it 9 inches deep. He was a bitter

man. He had enlisted in the Navy, where

he would sleep between sheets and enjoy

a hot shower. And now here he was with

the Marines in the mud.

“The New Zealanders were trying to

flush out the last of the Japanese troops

on the island. A day after I left, I learned

that they had found about 80 of them

and in 40 minutes of fighting had wiped

them out, while losing only four of their

own men. Typically, the Japanese had

fought to the last man.”

When Berglund left Green Island, he

found that he had been chosen by lottery

to go back to the States to form a new

division. When he got there, though, he

was sent to Fort Sill to take a course in

sound and flash ranging before being

returned to the Pacific, to the Corps

Artillery of the 5th Amphibious Corps on

Hawaii, the big island.

He was reunited there with a buddy

named Rick Ostrom, who had been in

class with him at Fort Sill and was a

privileged member of the Walker family,

one of the five families who had

originally owned all of the Hawaiian

Islands.

When Ostrom called Mrs. Walker to

tell her he was there, he and Berglund

were promptly invited to come out to

her palatial home in the beautiful

Nuuanu Valley, to find that, because of

the war, they were reduced to having

only five servants.

“Some sacrifice,” notes Berglund drily.

On another occasion, they were

having cocktails with the Walkers when

The Japanese Plane Dropped a 500-Pound

Bomb that Landed 10 Yards from HimRobert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

Captain John W.

Berglund in 1945, newly

back from the Pacific.

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some guests arrived. They turned out to

be Admiral Nimitz and an Admiral

Lockwood.

Berglund says, “You never saw two

lieutenants get sobered up so fast in

your life. After dinner, we played

nickel-and-dime poker with the

admirals, and I won the last hand from

Admiral Nimitz. Mrs. Walker asked

that we not tell anyone about that, and

I couldn’t help wondering, ‘Who’s

going to believe us?’”

Then it was to Iwo Jima, where he

landed on D-Day plus two and saw our

flag flying from Mount Suribachi. His

unit coordinated all the fire of 14

battalions of artillery. He was on orders

to be in on the invasion of Japan, when

we dropped the A-bombs, and the war

was over.

After he was discharged in 1969, he

entered the Lutheran Theological

Seminary. After being ordained, he

served the Grace Lutheran Church in

Philadelphia and came to a retired

living community in Elizabethtown,

Pa., in 1987 to enjoy his retirement.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in

Europe in WWII.

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