lebanon county 50plus senior news march 2012
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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.
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2011 PA State Senior Idol Now a
Common Sound in Communities, Stadiums
Lebanon County Edition March 2012 Vol. 7 No. 3
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Can you belt it out like nobody’s business?
Do you belong on Dancing with the Stars ?
Are you wild and crazy like Steve Martin?
Pennsylvanians over 50 are invited to audition for the seventh annual
PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition!
Auditions held at regional locations
Win a limousine trip to New York City
with dinner and a Broadway show!
For more information or an application:
717.285.1350 www.SeniorIdolPA.com
Tues., April 24Body Zone
3103 Paper Mill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Wed., May 2Broadway Classics
Theatre at theHarrisburg Mall3501 Paxton Street
Harrisburg, PA 17111
Wed., April 25York Little
Theatre27 South Belmont St.
York, PA 17403
Thurs., May 3The Heritage
Hotel Lancaster500 Centerville Road
Lancaster, PA 17601NEW
LOCATION!
Reserve your seats now for this annual sell-out!
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre
510 Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA • (717) 898-1900
June 4, 2012 • 5:30 p.m. – Dinner; 7 p.m. – ShowDinner & Performance: $43 Adults; $32 Children 18 & Under
Performance Only: $28 (Limited Number Available)
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Tri-Valley Contractors
(717) 277-7674
Poison Control Center
(800) 222-1222
Food & Clothing Bank
(717) 274-2490
Food Stamps
(800) 692-7462
Hope/Christian Ministries
(717) 272-4400
Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging
Meals on Wheels
(717) 273-9262
Salvation Army
(717) 273-2655
Alzheimer’s Association
(717) 651-5020
American Cancer Society
(717) 231-4582
American Diabetes Association
(717) 657-4310
American Heart Association/
American Stroke Association
(717) 207-4265
American Lung Association
(717) 541-5864
Arthritis Foundation
(717) 274-0754
Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services
(717) 787-7500
CONTACT Helpline
(717) 652-4400
Kidney Foundation
(717) 652-8123
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(717) 652-6520
Lupus Foundation
(888) 215-8787
Dr. M. Nazeeri
(717) 270-9446
Hearing & Ear Care Center, LLC
(717) 274-3851
Melnick, Moffitt, and Mesaros
(717) 274-9775
Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc.
(717) 361-9777
(717) 569-0451
Good Samaritan Hospital
(717) 270-7500
Medical Society of Lebanon County
(717) 270-7500
The Reading Hospital
(610) 988-4357
Energy Assistance
(800) 692-7462
Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency Hotline
(800) 541-2050
IRS Income Tax Assistance
(800) 829-1040
Medicaid
(800) 692-7462
Medicare
(800) 382-1274
PA Crime Stoppers
(800) 472-8477
PennDOT
(800) 932-4600
Recycling
(800) 346-4242
Social Security Information
(800) 772-1213
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
(800) 827-1000
Hope (Helping Our People in
Emergencies)
(717) 272-4400
Housing Assistance & Resources Program
(HARP)
(717) 273-9328
Lebanon County Housing &
Redevelopment Authorities
(717) 274-1401
Medicare Hotline
(800) 638-6833
MidPenn Legal Services
(717) 274-2834
Pennsylvania Bar Association
(717) 238-6715
GSH Home Med Care, Inc.
(717) 272-2057
Lancaster NeuroScience &
Spine Associates
(717) 569-5331
(800) 628-2080
Spang Crest
(717) 274-1495
Lebanon County Area Agency on Aging
(717) 273-9262
CVS/pharmacy
www.cvs.com
Annville Senior Community Center
(717) 867-1796
Maple Street Senior Community Center
(717) 273-1048
Myerstown Senior Community Center
(717) 866-6786
Northern Lebanon County Senior
Community Center
(717) 865-0944
Palmyra Senior Community Center
(717) 838-8237
Senior Center of Lebanon Valley
(717) 274-3451
Southern Lebanon County Senior
Community Center
(717) 274-7541
Governor’s Veterans Outreach
(717) 234-1681
Veterans Services
Senior Centers
Pharmacies
Office of Aging
Nursing Homes/Rehab
Neurosurgery & Physiatry
Medical Equipment & Supplies
Legal Services
Insurance
Housing Assistance
Hotlines
Hospitals
Home Care Services
Hearing Aid Services
Health & Medical Services
Food Resources
Emergency Numbers
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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
Geophysical Year 1957-58, the U.S.
had 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.
The Wyandot joined the eight-
ship convoy that left Norfolk, Va.,
on Nov. 14, 1955. They went
through the Panama 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 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.
He Sailed with Admiral Byrdto the South Pole
Robert D. Wilcox
Salute to a Veteran
The U.S.S. Wyandot on its way to
Antarctica.
Chief Radioman Thomas F. Conroy
in 1977.
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Like people, words retire. A
growing number of nouns, verbs,
and adjectives, used by today’s
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
Our WordsRetire Too
My 22 Cents’ Worth
Walt Sonneville
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Lebanon County
Calendar of Events
Lebanon County Library Programs
Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public
Lebanon County Department of Parks and Recreation
All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted.
March 4, 1 to 4 p.m. – Music by the Fire: Bluegrass
March 11, 2 to 4 p.m. – Historical Presentation: “The Timelessness of Governor Dick”
March 24, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Boat Safety Course
Senior Center Activities
If you have an event you would like to include,
please email information to [email protected] for consideration.
Give Us the Scoop!Please send us your press releases so we can let our readers know about
free events occurring in Lebanon County!
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Let help you get the word out!
What’s Happening?
Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802
Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624
Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523
Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800
Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347
Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939
March 5, 12:15 to 1:15 p.m.March 13, 7 to 8 p.m.March 15, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.Black Holes Full Dome Show and Current Night Sky Lesson
Cedar Crest High School Planetarium
115 E. Evergreen Road, Lebanon
(717) 272-2033, ext. 5967
Annville Senior Community Center – (717) 867-1796200 S. White Oak St., AnnvilleMarch 5 – Lunch at Farmer’s Wife and Oklahoma! at NLHS
March 14 – Anything Goes at ELCO and Lunch at Country Fare
March 22 – Spring Kickoff with Lester Hirsh
Maple Street Community Center – (717) 273-1048710 Maple St., LebanonMarch 2, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Bus Trip: Hunterdon Hills Playhouse
March 7, 10 a.m. – Card Games and Pinochle Party
Myerstown Senior Community Center – (717) 866-678651 W. Stoever Ave., MyerstownMarch 5, 11 a.m. – Lunch at Ester’s and NLHS Play
March 6, 1:15 p.m. – Swinging Singers Program for Mill Creek Older Bunch
March 20, 10:30 a.m. – 38th Anniversary Party at Hebron Banquet Hall
Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.htmlMarch 14, 9:30 a.m. – Grizzly Falls Movie; Refreshments and Lunch
March 15, 8 a.m. – Breakfast Club at Cedar Grill
March 6, 13, 20, 9:30 a.m. – Tai Chi
Palmyra Senior Community Center – (717) 838-8237101 S. Railroad St., PalmyraMarch 1, 10:45 a.m. – Share a Smile Day
March 12, 10:45 a.m. – “Pigs’ Wigs” Word Riddles
March 26, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Bus Trip: Shady Maple and Good’s Store
Southern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 274-7541Midway Church of the Brethren, 13 Evergreen Road, LebanonMarch 5, 14, 21, 10:30 a.m. – Bingo
March 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
March 28, 10:30 a.m. – Bible Study
Privately Owned Centers
Senior Center of Lebanon Valley, Inc. – (717) 274-3451710 Maple St., LebanonMarch 8, 4 to 7 p.m. – Homemade Chicken Pot Pie Dinner
March 21, 4 to 7 p.m. – Spaghetti Dinner
Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more
information.
VITA Program Tax Help
AvailableFree assistance with completing
income tax forms will be available
again this year to older, disabled, or
low-income persons in Lebanon
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.
Democratic Headquarters Building21 S. Sixth St., Lebanon
(717) 273-9328
Until April 12
Hispanic Center4410 N. Ninth St., Lebanon
(717) 273-9328
Until April 9
Lebanon Valley College101 N. College Ave., Annville
(717) 867-6054
Until April 12
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March 20-24Tuesday-Thursday–5:30-9 p.m. • Friday–Noon-9 p.m. • Saturday–10 a.m.-3 p.m.
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Special program from Hershey Zoo on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.
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Speaking UpAbout UI
NurseNews
Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES
To be sure, urinary incontinence
(loss of bladder control) is not
an easy subject to broach, even
with your doctor or nurse with whom
you are encouraged to be completely
honest!
But “UI” affects the lives of some 30
million people in the U.S. (85 percent
of whom are women) in a number of
negative ways:
• It causes those affected to withdraw
from social interactions, curtail
traveling, and forego overnights with
friends and family.
• It costs consumers
billions of dollars each
year, mostly for pads
and adult diapers.
• It is the underlying
factor in a great
percentage of falls and
subsequent hip
fractures incurred by
folks as they rush to the bathroom.
• It is often the “last straw” in the
decision to move a relative into a care
facility.
However, despite all these
consequences, studies show that only 20
to 30 percent of patients who are having
this problem mention it to their
healthcare provider. That means some
21 to 24 million people are suffering in
silence. (Is the thinking here that UI is a
“normal” part of aging? It’s not!)
But as of late, primary-care doctors
and nurses are being encouraged to
initiate the conversation, to not wait for
the patient to bring it up, and despite
whatever else the patient is being seen
for, to not forget to ask about UI.
You can expect to be asked if you
have had any “leaking episodes” in the
previous few months. If the answer is
yes, then:
• Were they minor leaks (dribbles) or
did you wet your pants?
• How many times a day do you feel the
urge to go to the bathroom?
• How many times a night do you get
up to go?
• Have you ever leaked when coughing,
sneezing, laughing, or lifting something
heavy?
• Have you ever been unable to get to
the bathroom in time?
• Do you often have the feeling you
have to go but when you try, nothing
happens?
Ultimately, you will probably be
referred to a specialist (a urologist) for
further tests and treatment.
Keep in mind that urinary
incontinence is not a disease; it’s a
symptom, and it could be:
• Temporary, caused
by drinking alcohol
and/or caffeine, both
of which are bladder
stimulants and
diuretics; by taking in
an excessive amount of
liquids; by ingesting
bladder irritants, such
as spicy foods or
artificial sweeteners; or by taking certain
medications
• The result of a treatable medical
condition, such as a urinary tract
infection or chronic constipation
• Reflective of an underlying physical
problem or change that came about
from pregnancy and childbirth, from
being overweight or obese, from
smoking and its associated chronic
coughing, from kidney disease or
diabetes, or from the aging of the
bladder muscles themselves
There is a broad spectrum of
treatment available for UI, once the
proper diagnostic tests are completed.
Options range from behavioral and
lifestyle changes to physical therapy
techniques, from medications to
insertable mechanical devices, from
injections to surgery.
The important message about UI is
to get started getting help. So, take a
deep breath and say something. Believe
me, your doctor or nurse has heard
worse.
Gloria May is a registered nurse with a
master’s degree in health education and a
Certified Health Education Specialist
designation.
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Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori
Dr. Lori
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
Rodin’s Burghers of Calais
from the collection of the Norton Simon.
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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.
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.
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St. Patrick’s Notable KinAs the nation celebrates this St.
Patrick’s Day on March 17 with frothy
pints of Guinness, many will raise glasses
to recognize the hallowed patron saint of
Ireland (who is actually British!).
While those glasses are raised, consider
cheering a few other Irishmen who made
contributions to
the world. Did
you know an
Irishman, John
Philip Holland,
invented the
submarine? Color
photography was
invented by
Ireland’s John
Joly.
And guided
missiles, the
modern tractor,
and even a cure for leprosy were all
invented by Irishmen.
So as you search for that elusive four-
leaf clover, remember that Ireland has
given us much more than just good beer!
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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
work or home repair require days of
recovery.
Our waistlines grow thicker, flesh
becomes doughy, posture slackens, and
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
years consistently show that people who
exercise regularly suffer a far lower
incidence of heart disease, hypertension,
stroke, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis,
and even cancer. Exercise is that powerful
and that important.
Beyond the ObviousWe know exercise is good for us, but
why, exactly, is
it so? Harvard
University
summarized
the most
relevant
research
findings on the
specific effects
of exercise.
Among them:
• Exercise
improves the
cardiovascular
system by
decreasing
resting heart
rate, heart
stiffness, and
vascular
stiffness; by
lowering blood pressure; and by
increasing the heart’s maximum pumping
capacity. It also decreases thickness of the
blood, all of which make the heart
stronger and more efficient, while
making its job easier to accomplish. The
effects of being sedentary are exactly the
opposite.
• Metabolism
slows with age,
but exercise
increases it while
reducing body fat,
regulating blood
sugar and insulin
levels, and
lowering
dangerous LDL
cholesterol as it
increases
beneficial HDL
cholesterol.
• The skeletal and
muscular systems
benefit from
exercise, too.
Muscle mass and
strength increase
over time, which
in turn build stamina and reduce the risk
of injury. Bones benefit from increased
calcium content and strength, reducing
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
correlated with less mental and physical
impairment.
Even if you have been inactive for a
long period of time or have never
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exercised seriously, you can still reap the
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among those who were sedentary until
mid-life or later. It’s never too late.
The National Institutes of Health
recommends that all seniors strive for at
least 30 minutes of moderate activity
most days of the week. Medical
conditions such as arthritis, high blood
pressure, diabetes, and heart disease may
all be improved through exercise, so the
presence of these diseases should not be
considered a reason not to exercise.
However, be sure to see your doctor first
to learn if there are specific precautions
you should take.
Exercise is quite likely the surest
buffer against disease and the only
known antidote to age-related decline.
An investment of a little time and sweat
equity will buy you a healthier, higher-
quality, longer life.
For information on how to get
started, see the NIH National Institute
on Aging website at www.nia.nih.gov.
Dawn Williams is associate publisher of
Senior News 50 and Better and a health
writer who is pursuing certification as a
fitness trainer with a specialty in senior
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Elders Keep MotoringThe high price of gas and the ease of
electronic communication may be
responsible for the drop in the number
of teenagers getting driver’s licenses
recently. But a recent report also notes
that among the older population, the
trend seems to be traveling in reverse.
The University of Michigan’s
Transportation Research Institute
reports that from 1983 to 2008, the
percentage of 16-year-olds who got
driver’s licenses fell from 46.2 to 31.1
percent, and among 17-year-olds the
percentage declined from 68.9 to 50
percent. For 18-year-olds, the rate fell
from 80.4 to 65.4 percent.
Economic factors, along with the rise
of cell phones and other devices that
reduce the need for face-to-face
interaction, may be behind the trend.
In the same time period, however,
the percentage of drivers in the 60 to 64
age range rose from 83.8 to 95.9
percent; among drivers 65 to 69, license
holders increased from 79.2 percent to
94 percent; and for adults 70 and older,
the percentage increased from 55 to
78.4 percent.
Improved health and the need to
continue working past the traditional
retirement age may be driving the
increase.
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GRADUATE from page 1
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.”
Bees do need to keep busy, after all.
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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 dollars at your nearby driver’s license
office.
Tell your family: Even if you are a
registered donor, in many states family
members have the ultimate say whether
your organs may be donated after you
die. So clarify your wishes to your
family.
It’s also a good idea to tell your
doctors and add it to your advance
directives. These are legal documents
that include a living will and medical
power of attorney that spell out your
wishes regarding your end-of-life medical
treatment when you can no longer make
decisions for yourself.
If you don’t have an advance 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.
Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the
NBC Today show and author of The SavvySenior Book. www.savvysenior.org.
Organ Donation: You’re Never Too Old
Savvy Senior
Jim Miller
School District Announces Senior Senior PromThis year’s Senior Senior Prom is
scheduled for Friday, April 27, from 5:30
to 9:30 p.m. in the Cedar Crest High
School café. The theme is “Rock Around
the Clock.”
The dinner dance is for Cornwall-
Lebanon School District residents ages
67+ and is sponsored by the Family and
Consumer Sciences Department of
Cedar Crest High School.
Reservations are available online
(www.clsd.k12.pa.us) under the
“Community” tab and in all Cornwall-
Lebanon School District school
buildings, including the district office at
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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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