Volunteer EMS chaplain Frank Poley is trained in CPR and first aid
but said there is no special training needed “to love someone in troubled times.”
Elder Mediation Can
Help Resolve Conflicts
page 10
79 Years of Outdoor
Movies
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Inside:
By Lori Van Ingen
Frank Poley is there for families, patients, and EMS staff whenever tragedy
strikes.
“When suddenly someone loses a husband, wife, or even a child, I’m there
for them. I feel for them. I stay on the scene until a coroner comes and I stay
with the family as long as they want,” the volunteer chaplain said.
Poley, an ordained chaplain with the Penn Del district of the Assemblies
of God, doesn’t have any special training in chaplaincy.
“What prepared me is my deep faith in the Lord above. All I do is open
my mouth and God takes care of it. The right words come out,” he said.
“One thing God has given me is an overdose of compassion.”
Losing children is the hardest. The youngest one was only 5 days old
when there was a home accident in which a parent fell asleep and
accidentally smothered the child.
He also helped the family of a 1-month-old, where it was later determined
the baby died of shaken-baby syndrome caused by the father.
“The EMTs were crying their eyes out. They could be anywhere else, but
they chose to be first responders,” Poley said. “The doctor gave me the sign
the baby was dead and I had to tell the dad. I also had to reach out to the
mom, who was incarcerated. The warden allowed her to come to the hospital
Solace forWounded Spirits
please see SOLACE page 17
In Crises, Volunteer EMS Chaplain
Offers Comfort
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Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York
counties and their community partners
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Community: The Casserole of Life
Preventive Measures
Wendell Fowler
After overcoming terminal heart
disease, I gradually eased back
into society and soon discovered
my real friends.
I was pleasantly pleased by those left
standing: my loyal, loving family;
members of my village; loyal business
peers; and some colleagues. Most chef
peers dumped me when they learned I
gave up meat, cigarettes, boozing, and
lost 100 belt-busting pounds, since
stereotypically it’s documented that no
one trusts a skinny, sober chef.
Call me an idealistic, people-pleasing
Pollyanna, but I love my fellow
earthlings and cherish spending social
time with family and community,
kibitzing, eating, cooking, learning about
life, hugging, sharing, bragging, holding
court, retelling bad jokes, networking,
and being genuinely involved in their
needs, concerns, and contributions to
our mutual village.
We can all agree socializing in a
pleasant
environment
of like minds
makes
humans
happier and
healthier.
The madcap,
imperfect
human
animal is
transformed
by mingling
and
associating
with other
humans. The
socializing role of community is also
important to the health, peace, and
sanity of our teetering civilization.
The phrase “sense of community”
seems to be on everyone’s lips these days.
Do you
recognize the
valuable
services within
your
community and
treasure their
contributions
that support
your family’s
physical well-
being, mental
health, piety,
quality of their
lifestyle, and
ultimately,
peace of mind?
My own social and business
community is one large, extended family,
and that’s something quite extraordinary.
Where would we be without our
homegrown proprietors: the eco-friendly
family farm produce stands, early-rising
dairy farmers, brilliant artisans, nocturnal
delivery trucks brimming with fresh
produce?
Or the dentists who nag at us to floss,
the smiling family-owned jeweler, the
local coffeehouse barista, the jovial spirits
merchants who sell the red wine that
keeps your cholesterol ratio in check and
your tongue loose, the trusted family
physician, and the gym rats at your
neighborhood health club where we
sweat and schmooze with compassionate
friends? They all affect your mental,
spiritual, and physical health.
Laughter is outstanding food for the
soul. Hearty laughter gives our lungs and
hearts a workout, strengthens our
immune systems, and may help lower
blood pressure. In this crazy, stressful, yet
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Dauphin County Office of Aging(717) 255-2790
Gipe Floor & Wall Covering(717) 545-6103
Zimmerman Auer Funeral Home(717) 545-4001
Alzheimer’s Association(717) 651-5020
American Diabetes Association(800) 342-2383
Arthritis Foundation – Central PA Chapter(717) 763-0900
CONTACT Helpline(717) 652-4400
The National Kidney Foundation(717) 757-0604(800) 697-7007
PACE(800) 225-7223
Social Security Information(800) 772-1213
Tri-County Association for the Blind(717) 238-2531
PA Healthcare Cost Containment Council(717) 232-6787
CareMinders Home Care(717) 454-0159
Safe Haven Quality Care(717) 238-1111
Visiting Angels(717) 652-8899
Dreammaker Bath & Kitchen(717) 367-9753
Homeland Hospice(717) 221-7890
B’Nai B’rith Apartments(717) 232-7516
Dauphin County Housing Authority(717) 939-9301
Property Tax/Rent Rebate(888) 728-2937
Apprise Insurance Counseling(800) 783-7067
GSH Home Med Care(717) 272-2057
Ability Prosthetics and Orthotics, Inc.(717) 458-8429
CVS/pharmacywww.cvs.com
Spring Creek Rehabilitation & HealthCare Center(717) 565-7000
Homeland Center(717) 221-7902
The Middletown Home(717) 941-3351
Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging(717) 255-2790
The Salvation ArmyEdgemont Temple Corps(717) 238-8678
American Lung Association(800) LUNG-USA
Bureau of Consumer Protection(800) 441-2555
Meals on Wheels(800) 621-6325
National Council on Aging(800) 424-9046
Social Security Office(800) 772-1213
Veterans Affairs(717) 626-1171(800) 827-1000
CAT Share-A-Ride(717) 232-6100
Lebanon VA Medical Center
(717) 228-6000
(800) 409-8771
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gorgeous, green world, it’s vitally relevant
to nurture our sense of humor and
personal integrity and back away from
engaging in anything negative that
waters down our sense of community.
It’s eternally healthy to laugh at
yourself and not take your bad self so
seriously. Sorry, it’s not always about you.
Finally, who doesn’t want to identify
with the winning, excitement,
entertainment, and pride offered by the
powerfully built, role-model
thoroughbreds that play sports? The
teamwork and pride of participating in
special community sports programs or
attending a grade school, high school,
college, or professional game is powerful
primal therapy: stress relief. Cheer,
scream, shout, and let it all out! It’s
primal therapy, letting steam off the
kettle before it boils over or explodes.
I’m proud of my rich community of
friends. Each is a part of me. Together
we succeed. Identify, acknowledge, and
treasure yours, maximize your awareness,
and patronize their contributions.
They’re the essence of your family and
village, the main ingredients in the tasty,
nutritious casserole of life. After all, who
we are and what we believe in is the
result of everything we’ve exposed
ourselves to, good and bad.
Locally and globally, we are all the
ingredients of a large, delicious
community. All thriving, living beings
existing in a well-seasoned, structured,
supportive community simmered to
perfection for the good of the whole.
Our families’ glowing health is a teeny-
weeny part of that success, but that
success is a vital part of our vibrantly
healthy, supportive village.
Chef Wendell is an inspirational food literacy
speaker and author of Earth Suit MaintenanceManual. To order a signed copy of his food
essays and tasty recipes, contact him at
www.chefwendell.com.
Secret to Longevity: Don’t Worry, Be HappyWant to live a good long time? Eating
right and getting lots of exercise are
essential, but so is the right attitude. At
least that’s what one study suggests.
Researchers at the Institute for Aging
Research at Albert Einstein College of
Medicine questioned 243 people age
100 or older. They found that
centenarians tend to share certain
personality traits (in addition to other
factors, like genetics).
In general, these long-lived people
are …
• Outgoing
• Positive-minded about other people
• Full of laughter
• Open with their emotions
• Conscientious and disciplined
• Unlikely to obsess about anxieties or
guilt
The scientists point out that these
characteristics don’t necessarily represent
a cause-and-effect relationship.
They did notice, however, that in
many cases the personality traits they
observed weren’t necessarily lifelong
tendencies, but behaviors their subjects
learned as they grew older.
Focusing on the good and not
worrying about the negatives may have
a positive impact on overall life
expectancy.
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When today’s geriatric
seniors were high school
seniors, they took for
granted certain informational
resources would continue to be
available for many decades—
especially libraries.
Some of these resources no longer
exist (e.g., Sears’ mail-order catalog),
some are fading (e.g., the black-and-
white phone directory), and others
seem threatened (e.g., the postal
service, newspapers).
The postal service may yet
reinvent itself by resurrecting a
modernized version of the
Railway Express, a predecessor
of today’s United Parcel Service.
The Railway Express was owned
by the railways.
Newspapers may survive by
concentrating their staff ’s
reportorial coverage to state,
county, and local topics,
limiting their national and
international coverage.
Public libraries may never see
their own reincarnations but
may simply disappear as the
Internet dominates the
informational-search domain
and electronic books (“e-
books”) replace printed
versions.
E-books already have captured an
estimated 10 percent of all consumer
book sales as of October 2010, up
from 3.3 percent in late 2009,
according to Read Write Web.
Amazon.com reported that during
its fourth quarter of 2010, it sold
more electronic books than
paperbacks.
Public libraries are funded by
municipalities or counties. In
budget-cutting times, public
libraries and parks are the first to
have their funding slashed.
The libraries today’s seniors
visited in their youth often were
funded in large part by the
philanthropy of Andrew Carnegie.
From 1881 through 1917, Carnegie
helped start 1,689 public libraries by
requiring municipalities to provide
only the land while committing to
undertake the maintenance and
management of the library.
By 2007 there were 9,214 public-
library systems having a total of
16,604 locations, according to the
U.S. Census Bureau. This is a slight
increase from the 9,137 public-
library systems in 2002. It is
doubtful if we will see any growth in
the decade following 2007.
Fortunately, there are many
public-school “libraries.” As of 2007,
they numbered 76,807, according to
the Census Bureau. Frequently they
are called media centers because they
fall far short of being a traditional
library with well-stocked shelves.
Public-school libraries cannot
provide the services found at public
libraries. The latter have been
indispensable resources for all age
groups. Today, public libraries have
become popular Internet-access sites.
The Census Bureau reports an
average of 12.5 Internet terminals
per public library location, ranging
from an average of 19.4 in
Maryland to 4.5 in Nevada.
The specter of closed libraries
remains a real possibility. Already
one municipality, Salinas, Calif., has
closed most of its library locations
because of financial constraints.
Boston considered closing four of its
26 branches in early 2010 as the
state reduced its share of funding for
the library system from $8.9 million
to a proposed $2.4 million.
Other public-library systems that
closed some of their branches are
Seattle, Denver, Honolulu, and
cities in Ohio, New York, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, and Michigan.
Before libraries are shut down,
many jurisdictions will choose to
reduce library hours. According to
Public Library Funding & Technology
Access Study 2009-2010, published
June 2010, “just under 15 percent of
libraries (up from 4.5 percent in
2009) report that they decreased
their operating hours in the past
year … further reductions in library
hours and closures in more
locations seem likely.”
The just-under 15 percent
figure was based on all libraries
nationwide. The study found the
figure for urban libraries alone
was a painful 24 percent.
Like newspapers, libraries
furnish a fundamental service in
democratic societies by providing
information and education on
which the electorate can make
informed choices. Some of us
received the better part of our
education in public libraries.
Samuel Clemens, better
known as Mark Twain (1835-
1910), educated himself in
public libraries, such as they
were then. He preferred their
expansive resources compared to
public schools. That education took
place in the evenings while Clemens
was employed as a typesetter. Many
of today’s seniors may have shared
this kind of educational experience.
Like the movie theaters of past
decades, the public library may not
survive as a local institution. Its
demise would be one more loss of
interaction between individuals,
families, and their local
communities.
Walt Sonneville, a retired market-
research analyst, is the author of My 22Cents’ Worth: The Higher-Valued Opinionof a Senior Citizen, a book of personal-
opinion essays, free of partisan and
sectarian viewpoints. A Musing Moment:Meditative Essays on Life and Learning,
was released in January 2012. Contact
him at [email protected].
My 22 Cents’ Worth
Walt Sonneville
Do Public LibrariesHave a Future?
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Saturday, Sept. 1
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit us at the Kipona Chili Cook-off and
try our chef’s homemade chili!
Saturday, Sept. 8
2 to 4 p.m.
Harvest Pie Fest – Come enjoy fall pies,
face painting, petting zoo, apple cider,
and the bouncy-bounce. FREE family fun!
Sunday, Sept. 9
2 to 4 p.m.
Apples, Apples & Apples – Join us for a
fun-filled day celebrating fall and all
apple goodies. YUM!
Tuesday, Sept. 11 • 7 p.m.
911 Memorial Service with Local
Firefighters – Light the night in memory
of 911. Purchase a “Sky Lantern” and
donations will be made to the 911
Memorial Fund
Thursday, Sept 13 • 2 p.m.
The Upside to Downsizing – Twila Glenn
from ReMax Senior Transitions &
Pam Shultz, Downsizer/Home Stager
Sunday, Sept. 16 • noon to 5 p.m.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Ravens
HOME game. Bring your lawn chair. Five
TVs under the tent outside. Complimentary
tailgate picnic foods provided. Live
broadcast by WHP 580 with giveaways!
Tuesday, Sept. 18 • 10 a.m.
Estate Planning – Jan L. Brown &
Associates (Attorney) and Estate Sale
Planning with Zeigler’s Auction House
Saturday, Sept. 22 • 7 p.m.
Floating into Fall – Movies Under the
Stars with a FREE concession stand.
Bring your lawn chair!
Thursday, Sept. 27 • 3 p.m.
How to Stage your Home in a
Crazy Market with Pam Shultz of the
Frugal Decorator
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Iam often asked to evaluate
autographs of famous people. Some
autographs are found on a personal
letter or note, on a glossy photograph,
or even on a piece of scrap paper. There
are some rules of thumb when it comes
to assessing autographs.
For instance, content is always king.
With all autographs, value is increased
if the autograph is accompanied by
some content relating to the famous
person who signed their name. To have
content that relates to the signer with
an authentic autograph is more valuable
to collectors than just a simple
autograph.
For example, a letter signed by
Marilyn Monroe complaining about her
failing marriage to husband and
baseball great Joe DiMaggio is much
more valuable than just a cocktail
napkin with Marilyn Monroe’s signature
on it.
Master of the Mouse
One of best-known autographs is that
of the American entertainment icon Walt
Disney. Disney’s
signature actually
became the logo for
the Walt Disney
Company and for
the Walt Disney
Classics Collection.
The logo is based on
Disney’s signature
from the early
1940s and was used
on company
artwork.
Walt Disney autographs were signed
by both Disney and by his authorized
employees. Over the years, at least a
dozen Disney Studios staff members
signed Walt Disney’s name to comics, fan
items, promotional material, etc. The
most common authorized signatures of
Walt Disney were signed by Hank Porter
during the 1930s and 1940s and, later,
by Bob Moore in the 1950s.
Artist Bob Moore
joined The Walt
Disney Studios as
an apprentice
animator in 1940.
He contributed to
animated classics
such as Dumbo, The
Three Caballeros,
and Make Mine
Music. Moore was
named head of the
publicity and
marketing department and designed
Disney movie posters, Christmas cards,
logos, and letterheads.
He was one of Disney’s official
“autographers” and he signed numerous
items (photographs and letters) with
Disney’s famous signature. He designed
Sam the Eagle for the 1984 Olympic
Games and murals housed in Walt
Disney Elementary Schools located in
Tullytown, Pa., and Anaheim, Calif.
Walt Disney never drew the popular
Sunday newspaper Mickey Mouse comic
strip or comic book nor did he sign all of
his autographs, either. Every piece of
artwork was “signed” with a Walt Disney
signature, but Walt Disney did not
provide every signature. Some signatures
came from a production artist, not from
Disney himself.
Sign Here!
Authentic Walt Disney autographs,
those that Disney signed by his own
hand, differ depending on the stage of
his life. The signatures dating to the
Assessing Walt Disney Autographs
Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori
Dr. Lori
Photo Courtesy of www.DrLoriV.com
Detail of a Mickey Mouse comic strip
with Walt Disney signature.
please see DISNEY page 7
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Dauphin County
Calendar of Events
Dauphin County Library Programs
AARP Driver Safety Programs
For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse.
Sept. 4 and 5, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Manor at Oakridge, 4500 Oakhurst Blvd., Harrisburg,
(717) 540-5319
Sept. 8 and 15, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Mohler Senior Center, 25 Hope Drive, Hershey, (717) 533-2002
Sept. 26 and 28, 1 to 5 p.m. – Boscov’s – Colonial Park Mall, Route 22 and Colonial Road, Harrisburg,
(717) 540-4222
Programs and Support Groups
East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St., Harrisburg, (717) 652-9380
Elizabethville Area Library, 80 N. Market St., Elizabethville, (717) 362-9825Sept. 27, 6 to 8 p.m. – Friends of the Elizabethville Area Library Meeting
Harrisburg Downtown Library, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976
Johnson Memorial Library, 799 E. Center St., Millersburg, (717) 692-2658
Kline Branch, 530 S. 29th St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-3934
Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library, 2410 N. Third St., Harrisburg, (717) 232-7286
McCormick Riverfront Library, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976
Northern Dauphin Library, 683 Main St., Lykens, (717) 453-9315
William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library, 200 W. Second St., Hummelstown, (717) 566-0949
Sept. 4, 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Novel Thoughts Book Club
Sept. 5, 6:30 p.m. – Friends of the Alexander Family Library Meeting
Sept. 18, 1 p.m. – Novel Thoughts, Too!
Free and open to the public.
Senior Center Activities
Sept. 15, 10 a.m.Teamster 776 Retirees Monthly Meeting
Union Hall
2552 Jefferson St., Harrisburg
(717) 233-8766
Sept. 25, 6 p.m.Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Walking Club Gander Mountain
5005 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg
(717) 991-5232
Sept. 25, 6 to 7:30 p.m.Parental Loss Support Group
AseraCare Hospice
75 S. Houcks Road, Suite 101, Harrisburg
(717) 541-4466
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Bistline Senior Center – (717) 564-5633
Edgemont Senior Center – (717) 236-2221
Friendship Senior Center – (717) 657-1547
Heinz-Menaker Senior Center – (717) 238-7860
Highspire Area Senior Center – (717) 939-4580
Hoy/Latsha Senior Center – (717) 939-9833
Hummelstown Senior Center – (717) 566-6855
Jewish Community Center – (717) 236-9555
Lick Towers Senior Center – (717) 233-0388
Lykens Senior Center – (717) 453-7985
Millersburg Senior Center – (717) 692-2657
Mohler Senior Center – (717) 533-2002www.hersheyseniorcenter.com
Royalton Senior Center – (717) 944-4831
Rutherford House – (717) 564-5682,www.rutherfordhouse.orgWednesdays, 12:15 p.m. – Free Aerobics
Steelton Senior Center – (717) 939-0693
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Many Retirees Would Keep WorkingSome people dream of never working again once
they reach retirement. Others—more than you
might think—are happy to keep on working.
A study by Prudential has found that 40 percent
of people planning to retire this year would be
happy to keep working past their 65th birthday if
given the opportunity. That figure represents 48
percent of men and 32 percent of women.
Money isn’t the main factor, either. The primary
motivation for 68 percent of this year’s retirees is the
desire to remain physically and mentally active,
although 39 percent just don’t like the prospect of
sitting at home, and 54 percent say they simply
enjoy working.
About 10 percent would consider starting their
own businesses once they retire, and 5 percent are
interested in volunteering. But most don’t want to
put in the same hours: Only 13 percent would be
willing to work full time, and 49 percent would
prefer a part-time job after age 65.
The End of Alzheimer’s Starts with YOU …It only takes two words—Alzheimer’s
disease—to stop life in its tracks. Every
68 seconds, someone in America
develops the currently cureless disease.
Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that
causes problems with memory, thinking,
and behavior. It is not a normal part of
aging, although the greatest risk factor is
age. Symptoms usually develop slowly
and get worse over time, becoming
severe enough to interfere with daily
tasks.
Alzheimer’s is the most common form
of dementia—a general term for
memory loss and other intellectual
abilities serious enough to interfere with
daily life. It accounts for 50 to 80
percent of dementia cases.
Alzheimer’s disease is a growing
epidemic and is now the nation’s sixth-
leading cause of death. As baby boomers
age, the number of individuals living
with Alzheimer’s disease will rapidly
escalate, increasing beyond today’s
estimated 5.4 million Americans living
with Alzheimer’s.
With more than 280,000
Pennsylvanians living with Alzheimer’s,
there has never been a greater need for
the citizens of South-Central
Pennsylvania to join in the fight against
Alzheimer’s disease by participating in
the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
Walk to End Alzheimer’s is more than
just a walk for more than 1,700 locals;
it’s a reflection of their unique journey
and experiences with Alzheimer’s and
their commitment to end the disease.
Our walkers drive our mission, and their
reasons for walking fuel our efforts to
reach our vision: a world without
Alzheimer’s …
Why We Walk …
I was just diagnosed at age 52 with
early onset Alzheimer’s. I was a nurse and
lost my job. I have been laughed at, yelled
at, and called stupid because of
Alzheimer’s. We need to spread awareness
and raise funds to conquer this battle of
Alzheimer’s. – Mary Read, Mary’s Early
Onset Alzheimer Fighters, Lancaster
WTEA
We walk in loving memory and in
honor of my dad. His great-grandchildren
(ages 2 through 7), that he never had the
chance to know, are walking for him as
well. We also walk for friends and other
relatives that have been affected by this
horrific disease in hopes that one day, no
family or person will have to suffer from
the effects of Alzheimer’s. By walking,
raising funds, and raising awareness,
maybe one day our hopes will become
reality. – Dee Promutico, Love Time 54,
York WTEA
I walk to raise awareness about the
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1920s differ from those of the early
1960s. He signed his name in both
cursive and block print (known as
Roman lettering), and he used every type
of writing instrument to sign his name,
including pencils, markers, fountain
pens, ballpoint pens, and crayons.
Disney redesigned his own signature
over the years, in very much the same
way he changed the appearance of
Mickey Mouse. The most common Walt
Disney signatures date from the period
after 1954, when Disney was seen
regularly on television, and up to the
time of his death in 1967 at age 65.
These autographs are among the most
popular and collectible.
On Discovery channel’s Auction Kings,
I will highlight a collection of famous
autographs and their worth while
demonstrating the tricks so you can spot
a fake. It is interesting to note that an
authentic Disney autograph can actually
command more money from collectors
than most autographs of our U.S.
presidents. About 40 of our presidents’
autographs are worth less on the
collectibles market than an authentic
Walt Disney autograph. What’s more, it
has been said that Disney’s autograph is
the most recognizable in the world.
Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and award-
winning TV personality, Dr. Lori presents
antique appraisal events nationwide. Dr. Lori
is the expert appraiser on the hit TV show
Auction Kings on Discovery channel, which
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Creativity Matters
Judith Zausner
orget the old saying “less is more.”
Minimalists thrived on that belief
because it validated their art, but
the contemporary fashion niche
embraced by Iris Apfel makes a different
statement.
Turn your head 180 degrees and open
your eyes wide and your mind even
wider. There she is: a fashion maverick;
an irreverent renegade; a defiant, creative
spirit; and a marvel of an exquisite
opulence of wearables.
“I’m a geriatric starlet, my dear, don’t
you know,” she said. “All of a sudden,
I’m hot; I’m cool; I have a ‘fan base.’”
With a rising cult of diverse people
spilling around her amazing presence,
Apfel is taking her show on the road.
The HSN road, that is. Middle America
is fascinated and wants this design
eccentricity to be a brand in their lives.
Naturally, much will be in translation.
For example, her classic owl-shape
eyeglasses will be featured in a scarf print
and tribal-type necklaces are modified
with respect to design and price.
Apfel was always a fashion maven.
“My mother worshipped at the altar
of accessories, and I got the bug. She
always said, ‘If you have a good, little,
simple black dress and you have different
accessories, you can have 27 different
outfits.” So she learned early.
“The fun of getting dressed is that it is
a creative experience and I never know
what it’s going to be.”
She assiduously edits her ensembles,
often wearing a basic architectural type
of garment that can be accessorized
dramatically. In 2005, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York City
presented an exhibition about Apfel
called “Rara Avis (Rare Bird): The
Irreverent Iris Apfel.” It was so successful
that they created a traveling version that
could be viewed by other audiences.
“Composing the elements of interior
and composing an ensemble are part and
parcel of the same thought process,” says
Apfel.
So she was a natural watching her
father in his business, working with high-
end mirrors that focused on interiors.
This passion for interiors catapulted the
careers of Apfel and her husband, Carl.
Serendipitously they started working
with Old World Weavers in search of a
certain cloth and then began to travel
worldwide looking for both exotic fabrics
and historically based designs that could
be replicated by these foreign specialty
mills. It was through this work that she
was asked to consult for the White
House interior for Presidents Truman,
Eisenhower, Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson,
Carter, Reagan, and Clinton.
Married 64 years, she and her almost
100-year-old husband wear the same
perfume called Yatagan by Caron, which
is hard to find so they store it in big
containers in the refrigerator. They also
wear similar, round spectacles. An
amazing couple, they have been very
successful in their fabric business and,
despite retirement from Old World
Weavers in the 1990s, it’s clear that
Apfel’s fame is soaring.
This radical fashion icon will be
featured in an upcoming documentary
by Albert Maysles while she continues to
design products for various companies
and has the magnanimous vision to
donate more than 900 pieces from her
wardrobe to the Peabody Essex Museum
in Salem, Mass.
Iris Apfel is an iconic legend with the
bravado and mastery of greatness.
Apfel at Age 90:More is More and Less is Simply Less
F
Apples for All
The Green Mountain Gardener
Dr. Leonard Perry
Whether thinking about apple
trees to buy for planting next
season or buying apples from
local farm stands and pick-your-own-
orchards, there are selections for all
manner of tastes and uses. If you’re
looking to pick your own, most states
have a listing of orchards.
If you’re new to growing or picking
apples, the first question you may ask is,
“When is it ripe and
ready to pick?” Like
many fruits, if it
separates easily with a
slight tug, it is ripe and
ready to pick. If in
doubt, cut an apple
open. The seeds should
be brown and not still
white.
If you’re picking
apples slightly green or
unripe, such as to use in
cooking or for storing (it
is best to pick slightly
unripe for storing), lift sideways and
upwards with a twist. Make sure not to
damage any of the short stems (spurs)
from which fruit next year will be
produced.
Ripe apples should store in the
refrigerator for four to six weeks. The
early apples tend to store for shorter
periods than the late ones. Refrigerate
soon after picking, as apples will ripen six
or more times faster if left at room
temperature.
Don’t cut apples until ready to eat or
cook, as all but a few selections will turn
brown within an hour or two. You can
delay this by soaking slices in an anti-
browning product available at most
grocers or using a mixture of one part
lemon juice to three parts water.
For fresh eating—the “dessert”
apples—try Fuji, Gala, or Golden Russet
for a sweet flavor. For tart apples, try
Granny Smith, Northern Spy, or
Winesap. Some taste both sweet and tart
such as Jonagold, Honey Crisp, and
Mutsu. Since taste is quite
personal, you’ll want to try
various ones to see which
you find best. If you don’t
already have favorites, don’t
get too worried about
which apples are best for
which purposes, as many
do well with multiple uses.
Some of the best for
baking uses (pies and other
desserts, for instance) are
Cortland, Empire, Golden
Delicious, Idared,
Jonagold, Jonamac,
Jonathan, Liberty, Northern Spy, Rhode
Island Greening, and Stayman Winesap.
For sauces, some make a more chunky
sauce such as Cortland, Empire,
Gravenstein, and Jonathan. Others make
a smoother applesauce, such as McIntosh
and its types and Yellow Transparent.
Cook a red apple with the skin on to
make the sauce pink.
For making cider, your selection will
depend on whether you like it sweet or
more tart. Cortland, McIntosh, and
Idared make a more tart cider, while Red
or Golden Delicious or Empire make a
sweeter cider. For a sweeter aroma from
cider, try Jonathon and Baldwin. Try
some Rhode Island Greening or
crabapples for more astringent cider.
While much store cider may be only
one cultivar, making your own you can
experiment and try various
combinations.
Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor
at the University of Vermont.
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What can you tell me about elder
mediation for resolving family conflicts? My
mother has Alzheimer’s disease, and to
make matters worse, my three siblings and I
have been perpetually arguing about how to
handle her care and finances. Would this
type of service be helpful to us?
– Tired of Fighting
Dear Tired,
If your siblings are willing, elder care
mediation may be just what your family
needs to help you work through your
disagreements. Here’s what you should
know.
Elder Mediation
While mediators have been used for
years to help divorcing couples sort out
legal and financial disagreements and
avoid court battles, elder care mediation
is a relatively new and specialized field
designed to help families resolve disputes
that are related to aging parents or other
elderly relatives.
Family
disagreements
over an ill or
elderly parent’s
caregiving needs,
living
arrangements,
financial
decisions, and
medical care are
some of the many
issues that an
elder care
mediator can
help with. But
don’t confuse this with family or group
therapy. Mediation is only about decision
making, not feelings and emotions.
The job of an elder mediator is to step
in as a neutral third party to help ease
family tensions, listen to everyone’s
concerns, hash out disagreements and
misunderstandings, and help your family
make decisions
that are acceptable
to everyone.
Good mediators
can also assist your
family in
identifying experts
such as estate
planners, geriatric
care managers, or
healthcare or
financial
professionals who
can supply
important
information for family decision making.
Your family also needs to know that
the mediation process is completely
confidential and voluntary, and it can
take anywhere from a few hours to
several meetings, depending on the
complexity of your issues. And if some
family members live far away, a
speakerphone or webcam can be used to
bring everyone together.
If you’re interested in hiring a private
elder care mediator, you can expect to
pay anywhere from $100 to more than
$400 per hour, depending on where you
live and whom you choose. Or, you may
be able to get help through a nonprofit
community mediation service that
charges little to nothing.
Since there’s no formal licensing or
national credentialing required for elder
mediators, make sure the person you
choose has extensive experience with
elder issues and be sure you ask for
references and check them. Most elder
mediators are attorneys, social workers,
counselors, or other professionals who
are trained in mediation and conflict
resolution.
Elder Mediation Can HelpAdult Families Resolve Conflicts
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My Favorite Autumn Leaves
The Beauty in Nature
Clyde McMillan-Gamber
We Central Pennsylvania people
don’t have to travel far to see
striking autumn leaves in
variety and abundance. Beautiful, colored
foliage is in our woods, hedgerows,
suburbs, fields, and roadsides—all
human-made habitats, except the woods.
Deciduous trees, shrubs, vines, and
weeds respond to shorter periods of
daylight and cooler average temperatures
each succeeding day by cutting off water
to their leaves. As the foliage dies, the
green chlorophyll fades, revealing the
red, yellow, and other colors that were in
the leaves all summer.
The brilliant orange foliage of sugar
maples is my favorite. Sugar maple leaves
turn colors in September and persist on
the trees into October, creating beauty in
woods and suburban areas.
The striking red leaves of black gum,
staghorn sumac, red maple trees,
Virginia creeper vines, and pokeweeds—
in that arbitrary order of changing colors
starting in August—are some of my
favorites, too.
Black gums and red maples brighten
bottomland woods, and planted maples
add beauty to suburbs. Sumac’s foliage is
pretty along country roads. Virginia
creepers are beautiful on trees in
woodland edges and as awnings that
provide shade over porches.
The red and yellow leaves of poison
ivy vines, sassafras trees, and sweet gum
trees are more favorites. These woody
plants brighten many roadsides,
hedgerows, woodland edges, and suburbs
with their lovely colors. Sweet gums are
a southern species planted on lawns in
our area. But its many tiny seeds blow in
the wind, and this species is becoming
established in the wild here.
The bronze-yellow foliage of
American beech trees is unique in local
woods in October. Many beech leaves
persist on their twig moorings, curled
and pale-beige, through winter, enabling
us to see how many beeches are in the
woods.
Red root and lamb’s-quarters are
weeds along country roads and in
pumpkin and soybean fields that
couldn’t be cultivated. In autumn, those
4-foot-tall plants have red and yellow
leaves that help make farmland
beautiful.
This fall, look for colored leaves close
to home. They are as inspiring as
autumn foliage anywhere.
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Ardelle J. “Teddi” Williams, 78,
served in the Women’s Army
Corps (WACs) from 1952 to
1955 and spent the remainder of her life
in public service and in securing
improved healthcare benefits for female
veterans.
Williams joined the WACs after
graduating from high school in 1952.
Following basic training at Ft. Lee, Va.,
she received leadership training there and
attended surgical technician school at Ft.
Sam Houston, Texas.
It was there that the hospital
specialized in treating severely burned
patients. Williams recalls one soldier
whose face was so badly burned that he
required extensive skin grafts and plastic
surgery to reconstruct his face
completely. She said she did not know
what he finally looked like until she saw
his picture in a later issue of Life
magazine.
Williams married
a soldier, Robert
Killmer, at Ft. Hood,
Texas, and the Army
sent them to Japan
for publicity
purposes “like a
honeymoon,” by way
of Ft. Lawton, Wash.
“While on the
ship, I got notice
that my mother was
terminally ill, with
only about three
months to live, so
they shipped me
right back. My
husband was sent
back to Korea for a
second tour of duty.
My mother died in
1955 right after I
turned 21.” Then it
was on to the Valley
Forge Military
Hospital for
Williams.
She also was
stationed at Ft. Ord,
Calif., for about a
year. While there, she
took part in two
motion pictures
involving the
Women’s Army
Corps: Never Wave at
a WAC (1953),
starring Rosalind
Russell and Paul
Douglas, and Francis
Joins the WACS
(1954), starring
Donald O’Connor,
Julie Adams, and
Francis, the talking
mule. She had her
picture taken with O’Connor and six
other WACs, which appeared in the
April 10, 1954, issue of The Fog Horn,
Ft. Hood’s newspaper.
While in the service, Williams played
basketball and was a softball pitcher. She
made the All-Army basketball team and
played in a benefit game at Ft. Hood
featuring the Harlem Globetrotters. She
received the Korean War Service Ribbon.
After her discharge from the service in
1955 with the rank of PFC, Williams
moved to Long Beach, Calif., and
enrolled at Cerritos Junior College,
where she received an associate degree in
psychology. She worked at Metropolitan
State Hospital and, after additional
schooling, became a licensed psychiatric
technician, working in the San Jose and
Napa State hospitals.
She also did other jobs as well. After
attending the UC/Berkley at Davis, she
was employed as a substance abuse
She Helped Get Improved Healthcarefor Female Vets
Beyond the Battlefield
Alvin S. Goodman
WAC Pvt. Ardelle J. “Teddi” Williams,
shown here after completing
basic training in 1952.
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counselor at a drug detox center and at a
battered women’s shelter, both at Napa.
Williams is a recovering alcoholic and
has been sober since the age of 40. She
used to do a lot of AA meetings but is
no longer active in the program. At age
60 she decided to return to Pennsylvania,
although she has no family here, because
she felt it was too expensive to live in
California.
Williams played an important role in
getting healthcare benefits for female
veterans through the VA. At first, she
had trouble getting treatment from the
VA hospitals, which had concentrated on
male vets. But thanks to the Caregivers
and Veterans Omnibus Health Services
Act of 2010, better health services were
guaranteed for the nation’s nearly 2
million female veterans.
Williams finally received knee
replacements, hip replacements, and
surgery on both arms and breasts. Over
the years, Williams’ perseverance paid off
on a number of fronts, including getting
back surgery for herself and having
women’s bathrooms installed at the VA
hospital.
But she said the Lebanon VA Hospital
is now the best in the nation in
providing services to female veterans.
“They take very good care of me now.”
Williams is a life member of the DAV
and the American Legion. Her hobby is
playing the organ and she enjoys
entertaining the residents of the
independent and assisted living complex
where she now lives.
If you are a mature veteran and have
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Book Review
The newest addition to the Images
of America series is Pennsylvania’s
Covered Bridges from local author
Fred J. Moll. The book boasts more than
200 vintage images and memories of days
gone by.
Starting in the early 1800s,
Pennsylvania’s rich forests
provided natural material
for the construction of
more than 1,500 covered
bridges across the state.
The first covered bridge
was built in 1805.
Pennsylvania’s Covered
Bridges looks at the earliest
covered bridges as well as
those that have survived
modern progress. Images
also show rare railroad
covered bridges that have been saved
from destruction over the years.
This book invites the reader to step
back in time and imagine the days when
ancestors traveled through wooden spans
to reach their daily destinations.
Pennsylvania’s Covered Bridges is
available at area bookstores, independent
or online retailers, or through Arcadia
Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com
or (888) 313-2665.
About the AuthorFred J. Moll grew up in
Reading, Pa. He graduated
from the Philadelphia College
of Pharmacy and Science in
1968 and has been practicing
pharmacy ever since.
His hobbies include
photography and historical
research. Moll has been the
historian of the Theodore Burr
Covered Bridge Society of
Pennsylvania since 1990. He is also a
member of the National Society for the
Preservation of Covered Bridges and the
Historical Society of Berks County.
Images of America:Pennsylvania’s Covered Bridges
By Fred J. Moll
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The movie wasn’t so hot
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When the Everly Brothers hit
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country charts in 1957 with
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This year marks the 79th anniversary
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concept by setting a Kodak projector on
the hood of his car and aiming it at a
bed sheet in his backyard. He stuck a
radio behind the screen for sound. After
fine-tuning his experiment, the first
drive-in theater opened outside
Camden, N.J., in June of 1933.
Drive-in movie popularity grew
slowly until the Baby Boom got into full
swing after World War II. To attract
young moms and dads, many drive-ins
let kids in for free. Parents got an outing
and saved babysitting money. They
could smoke and talk in their cars.
Babies could cry.
Competing for the family market,
drive-ins added playgrounds, miniature
golf, and pony rides. Sources differ on
the numbers, but thousands of drive-ins
popped up nationwide in the ’40s and
’50s.
Nowadays, little kids still wear PJs to
the drive-in for the same reason Mom
dressed me in them before we piled into
Dad’s ’49 Ford. No way will tykes stay
awake through a double or triple
feature.
Providing privacy for teenagers back
when stay-at-home moms made
afterschool trysts difficult added to the
drive-ins’ market and earned them the
sobriquet “passion pits.” (“What will we
tell our friends when they say, ‘Ooh, la
la?’”) When a girl’s blocking elbow
beeped the horn, it often triggered a
tooting return chorus.
The Harmony (Pa.) Drive-In found
that 50 spaces suited its needs. In
Florida the Ponce De Leon Drive-In got
by with 60. In contrast, the Panther
Drive-In in Lufkin, Texas, made room
for 3,000. Big-city suburbs from
Timonium, Md., to Long Beach, Calif.,
sported huge lots capable of handling
more than 2,000 cars.
Eventually, land values in urban areas
could not sustain huge lots shut down
half the year by weather. Most
remaining drive-ins are in rural areas.
These days, many “ozoners” back
their minivans or pickups into spaces
rather than watch out the windshield.
Parents unfold lawn chairs while kids
plop mattresses in the pickup bed or
snuggle into sleeping bags to watch out
the open back of the minivan.
Another change is that the
soundtrack usually comes via a local FM
circuit. A boom box works best with the
reverse-car orientation and saves car-
battery juice. Unfortunately, FM
eliminates the entertaining spectacle of
watching someone drive off with the
speaker still attached to the window.
Drive-in theaters may never return to
their former popularity, but they’re so
darn much fun that the remainders
seem to be thriving. Long lines form at
the Milford (N.H.) drive-in. The Capri
Drive-In in Coldwater, Mich., offers
hotel packages to aficionados who travel
long distances on their drive-in
pilgrimages. Our two college kids insist
that we drive 90 minutes to our nearest
drive-in several times each summer.
Maybe I’ll start wearing PJs again.
I’m usually asleep by the time one of the
kids drives us home.
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28. Dwarf buffalo30. A radio or television antenna35. Strikes with an axe37. Does something wrong39. Like a nose reacting to allergies40. Hipbones41. Element Xe43. ____ Jim snack44. Connected series or group46. Farmer’s storage47. Bristle48. Churchill’s successor50. Your own identity52. Farmer’s ___
53. ____ A Sketch55. Part of a circle57. a.k.a. Burma61. Growls angrily64. Pertaining to the ear65. “Without further ___”67. Hammering spikes69. Like the color of granite70. Nada71. Locomotive hair72. Wife of Hercules, goddess of youth73. Da, oui, or si, e.g.74. Hosni Mubarak was its former
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Revolution26. Rent again27. Short for “betwixt”29. Miners’ bounty, pl.31. a.k.a., Russell32. Scandinavian fjord, e.g.33. Hill or Baker, e.g.34. _____ Frank Baum36. First king of Israelites38. The only one42. Baseball Hall of Famer Ryan45. Becoming
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The 1930 U.S. Census is
important for researchers because
it was the last census to include
information on immigration and
naturalization, key elements in
researching immigrant ancestors.
The official starting date of the 1930
census was April 1, and it took about a
month to complete. Children born
between the official start date of the
census and the actual day of enumeration
were not included. Individuals living on
the official start date of the census but
deceased by the actual day of
enumeration were included.
Native Americans (then referred to as
“Indians”) were included in the
enumeration of the general population,
though they were asked different
questions, as were individuals in Alaska.
For example, Native Americans were not
asked about their mother’s country of
origin, but rather, which tribe she
belonged to.
Servicemen were not recorded with
their families in the 1930 census; they
were treated as residents of their duty
posts. When searching for someone in
the military, don’t assume he or she will
be listed in their hometown.
In my last column, I reviewed several
questions asked in the 1930 census,
dealing with home information, personal
description, and place of birth for
individuals who were enumerated. The
next set of questions was headed
“Mother tongue (or native language) of
foreign born,” subtitled “Language
spoken in home before coming to the
United States.”
As previously noted, an immigrant’s
place of birth was to be listed as the
present (1930) name of the country
where he or she was born. The answer to
the language question is important,
because it addresses the ethnicity of the
individual.
For example, a person who was
ethnically Polish may have been born in
Prussia (which conquered parts of
Poland), with a birthplace listed as
Austria (the 1930
name), but the
“mother tongue”
column would
show “Polish” as
the language
spoken. This can
help in locating the
actual town of
birth.
The next set of
questions come in
three columns
under the heading “Citizenship, etc.”
First, “Year of immigration to the United
States,” then “Naturalization,” and then
“Whether able to speak English.” You
must appreciate that the date of
immigration is a secondary record; that
is, it was the date given by an individual
from memory, with no documentary
evidence. However, it was generally given
correctly, within one or two years.
The immigration year can be used to
narrow down searches for passenger
manifests. The date can also be compared
to the answer given for “Year of first
marriage” to estimate whether the person
was married before or after coming to
the U.S. If the person was married before
immigration, a marriage record should
exist in the town of origin; if after, you
should search church and civil records
from the U.S. locality where the
immigrant lived.
In the “Naturalization” column, you’ll
find one of the following abbreviations:
“Na” (naturalized); “Al” (alien); or “Pa”
(papers applied
for). If the note is
“Na” or “Pa,” you
can assume that
the individual
applied for or was
granted U.S.
citizenship after
the date of
immigration and
before April 1,
1930.
Further
research in the seat of the county where
the immigrant lived may turn up his or
her naturalization records, which will
contain a wealth of background
information. If a person’s status was “Al”
(alien), he or she would have had to
apply for citizenship sometime after April
1, 1930, or failing that, either register as
an alien or return to their homeland.
The next questions cover
“occupation,” “industry,” and “class of
worker.” Employers were noted by “E,”
wage or salaried workers as “W,” and a
person who was working on his or her
own account was “O.” If a person was
working without pay it was noted as
“NP.” Passenger manifests and records
from towns of origin may also give
occupations. Compare them to confirm
identities.
Under “employment,” the census
asked whether at work previous day (or
last regular working day)—or, if not, it
asked for the line number on an
unemployment schedule (these schedules
no longer exist).
Under “veterans,” for those who
answered yes, the appropriate war was
noted as “WW” for World War (by
1930, there had been only one), “Sp” for
Spanish-American War, “Civ” for Civil
War, “Phil” for Philippine Insurrection,
“Box” for Boxer Rebellion, and “Mex”
for Mexican Expedition. Records for
many of these wars still exist and can be
searched for further information.
Finally, a column showed “Number of
farm schedule.” These schedules no
longer exist, except for Alaska, Guam,
American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and
Puerto Rico.
Angelo Coniglio encourages readers to
contact him by writing to 438 Maynard
Drive, Amherst, NY 14226; by email at
[email protected]; or by visiting
www.conigliofamily.com/ConiglioGenealogy
Tips.htm. His new historical fiction novel,
The Lady of the Wheel, is available through
Amazon.com.
More About the 1930 Census
The Search for Our Ancestry
Angelo Coniglio
“The 1930 U.S. Census
was the last census to
include information
on immigration and
naturalization.
“
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with two guards.
“I only hug, hold, and love ’em,”
Poley said.
He also prayed over the infant and
was asked to tell the 6-year-old
daughter. When he told her he was a
chaplain, she said she knew him
because he had prayed over her
previously when she was sick. She
asked him how her sister was.
“I said, ‘Jesus came and took your
sister, but you’ll have a chance to see
her again.’”
Poley recalled another incident
when he was called during off-duty
hours.
“The husband died at the kitchen
table while the wife was there. I just
held her and reached out to her pastor.
I wanted her to be as comfortable as
possible. She got one of my hankies—
my pants are loaded with pockets and I
always have a few hankies since I go
through them.
“Two or three weeks later, a box
arrived with a note which said, ‘You
were there when I needed you.
Enclosed find all my dead husband’s
hankies. I’m sure you’ll put them to
good use.’”
The EMS chaplaincy program
began in 2008 after a local pastor told
EMS Chief Bobby Pine about his
brainstorm following a bad accident in
the area.
“He thought there should be an
outlet for providers to have counseling,
someone to talk to, after a bad call,”
Pine said.
There were chaplaincy programs for
police departments, but none for EMS
since they are “two different animals,”
he said.
At first, the program took heat from
EMS personnel because they didn’t
think chaplains belonged in the
ambulances, and there was a fear of the
chaplains being overtly religious and
pushy.
But after a few months, the fears
were gone.
The EMS chaplains are all trained
in CPR and basic first aid so they
could help if they would ever be
needed, but their main responsibility is
to provide comfort, spiritually.
“It’s easier on my crew. We fix
something and transport. We’re not
grief counselors. Dealing with family is
not our forté. The chaplains go (to the
family) and allow us to do our job with
the patient,” Pine said.
Poley sometimes prays with his
charges, “but I’m not pushy. I ask
them, ‘Do you mind if I pray for you?’
If they don’t want me to, I back off.”
“We’re blessed to have Frank,” Pine
said. “Frank is dedicated to us, and it’s
worked really well for the program.”
Poley volunteers eight to 10 hours a
day three days a week, plus call-outs,
which are typically bad situations.
“In today’s day and age, with time
demands, it’s an unusual perk to have
from a volunteer,” Pine said.
The chaplains have become an
integral part of EMS.
“They are always there for us and us
for them,” Pine said. EMS provides the
chaplains with uniforms and helps with
joint fundraising with an area church.
As an EMS chaplain, Poley is there
not only for the bad news, but the
good news as well. Poley has performed
marriages at the station and gave
another away since her father couldn’t
be there.
“They are like my kids, the
paramedics and EMTs. They are very
special people,” Poley said. “I’m thrilled
to be doing this. It has given me an
extended family (in addition to his five
daughters and seven grandchildren).”
Poley was born and raised an
orthodox Jew, but later converted to
become a Messianic Jew while living in
Florida. He retired as a Messianic rabbi
with ties close to the International
Alliance of Messianic Congregations
and Synagogues.
After he moved to Pennsylvania to
be with his wife’s elderly mother, Poley
worked for two years at Hersheypark
driving a tram. One day one of his
passengers fell off the back of the tram.
Since she was wearing a large cross, he
asked if he could pray for her while
they waited for an EMT. After they
arrived, she told him he should become
a chaplain.
Not long after that, the EMS started
its chaplaincy program, and Poley
knew that was where he belonged.
“I’m in my 70s. I can give a family
comfort. Why can’t others? There’s no
need for special training to love
someone in troubled times,” Poley said.
There are so many out there who
think retirement is a time to relax and
do nothing, Poley said. “Anyone can
just sit around, read, or watch TV and
let their life go by—why not walk up
to somebody and hold onto them?”
As long as you have the strength,
Poley believes you should take it and
do something with it.
“You are in the fourth quarter, and
the game is not over yet,” Poley said,
quoting Coach Bill McCarthy, founder
of Promise Keepers.
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By Doris Brookens
Question: Can I get a new SocialSecurity number if someone has stolenmy identity?
Answer: We do not routinely assign a
new number to someone whose identity
has been stolen. Only as a last resort
should you consider requesting a new
Social Security number.
Changing your number may adversely
affect your ability to interact with federal
and state agencies, employers, and others.
This is because your financial, medical,
employment, and other records will be
under your former Social Security
number.
We cannot guarantee that a new
number will solve your problem. To learn
more about your Social Security card and
number, read our online publication on
the subject at www.socialsecurity.gov/
pubs/10002.html.
Question: I’m retiring early, at age62, and I receive investment incomefrom a rental property I own. Does
investment income count as earnings?Answer: No. We count only the wages
you earn from a job or your net profit if
you’re self-employed. Non-work income,
such as annuities, investment income,
interest, capital gains, and other
government benefits, are not counted
and will not affect your Social Security
benefits.
Most pensions will not affect your
benefits. However, your benefit may be
affected by government pensions earned
through work on which you did not pay
Social Security tax. You can retire online
at www.socialsecurity.gov. For more
information, call toll-free at (800) 772-
1213 (TTY (800) 325-0778).
Question: What is the benefitamount a spouse may be entitled toreceive?
Answer: If you are eligible for both
your own retirement benefit and for
benefits as a spouse, we will always pay
you benefits based on your record first. If
your benefit as a spouse is higher than
your retirement benefit, you will receive
a combination of benefits equaling the
higher spouse’s benefits.
A spouse generally receives one-half of
the retired worker’s full benefit unless the
spouse begins collecting benefits before
full retirement age. If the spouse begins
collecting benefits before full retirement
age, the amount of the spouse’s benefit is
reduced by a percentage based on the
number of months before he or she
reaches full retirement age.
For example, based on the full
retirement age of 66, if a spouse begins
collecting benefits:
• At age 65, the benefit amount would
be about 46 percent of the retired
worker’s full benefit
• At age 64, it would be about 42 percent
• At age 63, 37.5 percent
• At age 62, 35 percent
However, if a spouse is taking care of a
child who is either under age 16 or
disabled and receives Social Security
benefits on the same record, a spouse will
get full benefits, regardless of age. Learn
more by reading our Retirement
publication at www.socialsecurity.gov/
pubs/10035.html.
Question: I’m thinking aboutgetting disability insurance from aprivate company. If I become disabledand have a private policy, would itreduce my Social Security disabilitybenefit?
Answer: No. Your eligibility for Social
Security disability benefits is not affected
by any private insurance you may have.
But workers’ compensation and certain
other public disability payments may
affect your Social Security benefit. You
also should ask the company providing
your disability protection what effect
Social Security will have on the benefits
they provide.
For more information about Social
Security disability benefits, read our
publication at www.socialsecurity.gov/
pubs/10029.html.
Doris Brookens is the Social Security office
manager in Harrisburg.
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Copyright by Pat Sinclair. Pat Sinclair announced the publication of her second
cookbook, Scandinavian Classic Baking (Pelican Publishing), in February 2011. This
book has a color photo of every recipe. Her first cookbook, Baking Basics and Beyond(Surrey Books), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts Academy.
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Makes 4 servings
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 pound (2 to 3 medium) cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and
chopped
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
White pepper, to taste
1 cup nonfat Greek-style plain yogurt
4 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
Melt the butter in a
medium saucepan over
medium-high heat and
add the cucumbers.
Cook, stirring
occasionally, until the
cucumbers begin to
soften, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the flour and
cook 30 seconds, stirring
constantly. Add the
chicken broth and return
to a boil. Reduce the
heat to low and simmer
10 to 15 minutes or until the cucumbers are fork-tender.
Carefully ladle the hot cucumbers and liquid into a food processor
bowl and process until pureed. Add liquid as needed or process in two
batches. Adjust seasoning, adding salt if needed and white pepper. Pour
into a covered container and chill.
Pour chilled soup into serving bowls or cups and sprinkle with fresh
dill.
Chilled Cucumber Dill SoupBy Pat Sinclair
Although most of us think of the start of school as the end of summer, there
are usually a few warm and humid days to come. Take advantage of fresh
cucumbers that are now in abundance and prepare a creamy chilled soup to
start a simple supper on a summery day.
Cook’s Note: Cucumbers from farmers markets are plentiful this time of
year and great for soup because their shapes can be uneven.
Peel with a vegetable peeler and cut in half lengthwise. Use a
melon baller or fruit spoon to scoop out seeds and discard.
Large cucumbers with a waxy coating from the produce
department are also good in this recipe.
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