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By Megan Joyce

Two days after her PA STATE SENIOR IDOL win, Peggy Kurtz Keller was stillbeing inundated with flowers—flowers at home, flowers at work, flowers andphone calls from acquaintances she hadn’t heard from in years.

“It’s really nice being recognized by your peers,” she admitted.Keller, of Ephrata, was recognized by more than 400 of her peers on June

6, taking home the title of 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL at the conclusion ofthe finals competition at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster. Sheimpressed both the audience and the judges, first with her rendition of“Summertime” from Porgy & Bess, followed by her finalist performance of“Cabaret” from the famous musical.

After “Summertime,” Keller felt confident. “I thought, ‘I did the best I could and whatever will be, will be,’” she

remembered. “The reason why I did the competition is not so much for thecompetition and certainly not about winning; it’s about being able toperform. It gives me one more chance to perform at the Dutch Apple, onstage, with the lights, and have the audience receive what I’m giving.”

And what she gives, according to SENIOR IDOL judge and WGAL newsanchor Janelle Stelson, “is joy, and that’s such a gift.”

This was Keller’s fourth consecutive year as a semifinalist in the annualcompetition, produced by On-Line Publishers, Inc., publishers of 50plus

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Ihave to laugh when a so-called“expert” (also known as some personwho writes a story or a blog about the

antiques market after interviewing threepeople who hosted yard sales) writes acolumn or posts an online blog and liststhat items are “hot” right now.

They rarely get it right. That is yetanother misguided attempt to compilethat single, comprehensive list of what isworth keeping. In short, those lists arebogus.

Here’s why ...First of all, most people know what is

valuable to them. But, most people don’tknow what’s valuable to other people. Forinstance, if someone is trying to get rid ofan old pool table that has becomeobsolete, they have a hard time realizingthat someone else would want that pooltable. Once you have no use for an object,you figure no one else has use for it either.That’s why people ask me, “Who would

want my old object?” That’s where humannature gets in the way. It’s this attitudethat loses you money—big money.

People call myoffice or email meand ask this questionover and over again:“I have a (insert anyantique object here).Does it have anyvalue?” My answer isalways that everythinghas value. And evenyour object has value!

The real questionsare: How much value does it have? Howdoes that dollar value relate to you? Forinstance, some of the richest people in theworld like Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, andOprah Winfrey probably wouldn’t thinkthat a couple of aging Barbie dolls worth$150 each are valuable. If you are not Mr.Gates and are, instead, an unemployed

lion tamer who found these dolls in theiroriginal boxes in your neighbor’s trash, itwould probably be more valuable to you.

Do you get it? Valueis relative. Some peoplewill bother going after$150 by selling thosevaluable Barbies andother people won’t.

Here is the real dealwhen it comes tomaking your list ofvaluables ...

Experts know thatthe collectibles market is

not about trends; it’s about quality objectsand historical or cultural interest. If youare banking on making money on a trend,you are dealing in the collectibles marketin the same way a gambler would play theroulette table. Trends are a crapshoot, alottery ticket, a slim chance at a big win.

Trends are those flash-in-the-pan items

that never hold their value very long likethe Pet Rock or Beanie Babies. Thoseitems had some interest at one time, madesome money for the manufacturers andthe marketers, but they say nothing aboutculture, history, or what’s of interest tocontemporary society. The objects thatrelate to history are those with real valueand have staying power in themarketplace.

When it comes to collecting, you wantto acquire objects that say somethingabout our society at large, the historicalperiod in which it was made, or atechnological innovation. Assessingvaluables and smart collecting is notabout fads, it’s about knowing the facts.

Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and award-winning TV personality, Dr. Lori presentsantique appraisal events nationwide andappears on the Fine Living Network and onTV’s Daytime. Visit www.DrLoriV.com orcall (888) 431-1010.

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On July 4, Americans celebrate thesigning of the Declaration ofIndependence. The Declaration wasofficially adopted by the ContinentalCongress in Philadelphia on July 4,1776, although Congress formallydeclared independence from GreatBritain on July 2, and the Declarationwasn’t signed by all 56 members untilAugust.

Some other facts about the foundingdocument of the United States that youmay not know:

• There is a message on the back. No, it’snot an invisible treasure map (as in theNicholas Cage movie National Treasure).The words “Original Declaration ofIndependence, dated 4th July 1776”appear on the reverse side of thedocument on display in the NationalRotunda, at the bottom and upsidedown.

• About 200 copies of the Declarationwere immediately produced by printerJohn Dunlap for distribution through

the 13 colonies. Of these original“Dunlap broadsides,” 26 still exist.

• The original document wasn’t printedon paper, but “engrossed” on parchment.Engrossing is a process for preparing anofficial document in large, clearhandwriting.

• At the bottom left corner of theDeclaration is an unidentified handprint.Historians speculate that it’s the result ofthe document’s being rolled up for

transport and handled by various peoplefor extensive exhibition in the early yearsof its existence.

• The two youngest signers of theDeclaration were Thomas Lynch Jr. andEdward Rutledge, both of SouthCarolina, both 26 years old at the time.The oldest signer was Benjamin Franklin,70. Nine of the original signers diedbefore the American Revolution ended in1783.

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At the age of 70, one has amindset essentially unchangedfrom the age of 50 or 60. If

one enjoys reasonably good health at60 or 70, old age may be thought tobe further down the road of life.Upon reaching 80, reality seizes thesenses and one’s perspectiveundergoes serious recalibration.

For those who currently havereached the age of 75 or more, thereshould be a sense of gratitude forhaving been born at the right time.The Depression of the 1930s was anera when the simple pleasures of lifemolded our character. The futurecould only get better and thetechnological marvels exhibited atthe 1939 World’s Fair in New Yorkforecast more and more comforts.

There was confidence incontinuing progress. Life was gettingbetter.

Patriotism during the SecondWorld War unified Americans in away we have not seen since, withthe possible exception, briefly, of9/11. Spending on houses andautomobiles was suspended duringWWII, creating a post-bellumposterity based on pent-up demand,accumulated savings, and expansionof consumer credit. Life was good.

Marriage, family formation,college attendance, andemployment at living wagesblossomed nationally until 1980,when the unemployment rate grewto 7.1 percent from 4.9 percent 10

years earlier. Lower- and middle-income Americans saw their shareof the nation’s income drop from 66percent in 1980 to 52 percent in2008, with the balance going to thetop 10 percent of households.

Evidence of global warming was atroubling phenomenon notrecognized in our younger years.Public debt reached levelsunimaginable prior to the financialturmoil that began in October 2008.Financial “bubbles” had given us asense of economic prosperity untilthese fantasies burst. The Americandream became out of reach asunemployment rose to 9.8 percentin November 2010. Life was muchless bountiful.

How would you describe your“golden years”? Is it a time of greatercalm, fewer unmet wants, and agreater satisfaction from a relaxingmeal than from other corporealpleasures? Or is it mostly a time ofunpleasant memories, anxiety,precision budgeting, and dread ofthe coming years?

If your golden years lack luster,take cheer that, nevertheless, youprobably are becoming wiser andmore tolerant as you age into your70s and 80s. That is a conclusionreached in various studies ofseptuagenarians and octogenariansby the National Academy of Science,the University of Chicago, theUniversity of Michigan, and theGeorgia Institute of Technology.

This modern research reaffirmswhat the Bible had disclosed: “Withthe ancient is wisdom; and in lengthof days, knowledge.”

You can witness that yourgeneration is wiser than the youngand middle-aged. The evidence isthere: Men today wear earrings,women are tattooed, and bothgenders display body-piercedornaments. These are tribal artifacts.It is the younger generations thattend to be addle-minded. In ourown youth and mid-life there wasn’tany need for how-to books entitledThe Idiot’s Guide to … (fill in theblank and you will probably find apublished title).

Comedian George Burns showedthat popularity can surge as oneapproaches his or her centennial.Burns observed: “You can’t helpgetting older, but you don’t have toget old.”

There is wisdom in thatobservation, as there is in thisthought from Oliver WendellHolmes: “To be 70 years young issometimes far more cheerful andhopeful than to be 40 years old.”Holmes spoke from experience. Heresigned from the Supreme Court atthe age of 91. He was our longest-serving justice.

Walt Sonneville is a retired market-research analyst. He enjoys writing andreading non-partisan opinion essays.Contact him [email protected].

Getting Older but Not Old

My 22 Cents’ Worth

Walt Sonneville

No Fee to Apply for State Rebate ProgramThe Pennsylvania Department of

Revenue is reminding senior citizensthat there is no fee whenapplications are made to thecommonwealth’s Property Tax/RentRebate Program.

Under the program, participantscan receive a rebate of up to $650on their rent or property taxes.Pennsylvania residents who are age65 years or older, widows andwidowers 50 years or older, andthose 18 years or older with

disabilities are eligible for theprogram.

The Department of Revenue,which administers the program, isaware that the Senior AdvisoryCenter, a California-based company,is contacting older Pennsylvaniansby mail with an offer to preparetheir application for a processing feeof $39.

The department says thereappears to be nothing illegal aboutthe offer but advises seniors they are

being charged for a service thegovernment and other agenciesprovide for free.

Property Tax/Rent Rebateapplication forms and assistance areavailable at no cost from theDepartment of Revenue districtoffices, local Area Agencies onAging, senior centers, and statelegislators’ offices.

More information can be foundat these locations and online atwww.revenue.state.pa.us.


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Asituation in which no amount ofresearch can find a particularancestor or generation of ancestors

is called a “brick wall” by genealogists. Anexample is presented below. Names arechanged for privacy and simplification.

Q: From censuses at my public libraryand passenger manifests on the free sitewww.ellisisland.org, I determined the year(1908), country, and town of birth of mygrandfather, Joseph Brown. The catalog atthe free Mormon sitehttps://www.familysearch.org shows thatcivil records for his European birthplaceexist for the years 1809 through 1910.

The information is on severalmicrofilms that I ordered, including1893–1910. There I found mygrandfather’s birth record, with his father’sname (Henry Brown) and age in 1908,and his mother’s name. I figured my great-grandfather’s birth year as circa 1887.

Going back through the birth records,I found information on other directancestors: my second-great-grandfatherMichael Brown, born in 1858; his father,Peter Brown, age 27; and his mother,Maria Smith, age 25.

Here is where the problem starts.Their ages in 1858 show that my third-great-grandparents, Peter and Maria, wereborn in about 1831–1833. However,birth records from 1830 through 1834are missing. Having gone this far, it’sfrustrating to know records before 1830are available and may contain moreinformation, but I can’t “connect” tothose records because intermediaterecords are missing. What can I do?

A: If you show the same persistence,you may extend the record. Working withthe microfilms you’ve mentioned, searchthe birth records around 1858 todetermine if Michael Brown had any

siblings. Ages of parents on birth recordsoften were off by one, two, or moreyears, and their ages on siblings’ recordsmay show that they were born before orafter the gap in records. Finding themissing information may be as simple aslooking at the 1829 or 1835 records.

Failing that, check film lists athttps://www.familysearch.org and seewhether there are records other thanbirth records. If so, order them. Recordsof marriages for the years preceding1858 may contain the marriage record ofPeter Brown and Maria Smith. That mayshow their parents’ names and if theywere living or dead in 1858. Then go tothe pre-1830 records to search for theirparents’ births, to extend the “tree,” eventhough you don’t know the exactbirthdays of some relatives.

For your ancestral town, checkwhether there are microfilms availablefor death records. If so, order them.

Search for the death record of PeterBrown. It’s after 1858, when his son wasborn, so check the death records afterthat year. It’s tedious, but if found, itmay give Peter Brown’s parents’ namesand if they were living or dead when hedied.

While searching for Peter’s death, lookfor his wife, Maria Smith’s, death record.That should say whether she was awidow or not, which can help you zeroin on Peter’s death year. Her record maygive the names of her parents, who, ofcourse, were also your ancestors.

Churches recorded baptisms,marriages, and deaths of parishioners.Baptism records may exist for the period1830–1834. If https://www.familysearch.org shows that church records exist foryour case, order them. Baptisms wereusually shortly after a child’s birth andoften give the birth date as “today” or“yesterday.” Though the exact birth date

A ‘Brick Wall’

The Search for Our Ancestry

Angelo Coniglio


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1. What U.S. state boasts the following rivers: theGuadalupe, Trinity, Rio Grande, Brazos, and Colorado?

A. CaliforniaB. OklahomaC. TexasD. Colorado

2. Which of the following states does not border the Great Lakes?

A. OhioB. MichiganC. IowaD. Illinois

3. Pierre is the capital of what U.S. state?A. MontanaB. WisconsinC. South DakotaD. Rhode Island

4. Lake Okeechobee is located in what U.S. state?A. WyomingB. FloridaC. OklahomaD. Texas

5. What is the smallest U.S. state?A. DelawareB. MarylandC. Rhode IslandD. Maine

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is not given, a baptism record iscertainly proof of a child’s existence, andits parents’ names would be shown.

Baptisms carry a bonus: Often thenames of the godparents are given, andthey may be relatives in whom you areinterested. If church records exist, youcan confirm the other informationyou’ve found on civil records.

After all that, if you still haven’tfound your ancestors born from1830–1834, what to do? The previoussteps are free or at nominal cost. To gofurther, you may have to pay. Beforeresorting to that, “surf” the free sitehttps://www.familysearch.org. Seewhether it has online records for thetown of interest for the missing years.Sites are regularly updated. You mayfind a source or actual images of recordsthat just became available. If you stillhave no luck, try the same approach onwww.ancestry.com, a paid site, but witha free trial period.

If none of that works, remember thatmany towns made duplicate copies. Onewas kept at the source, but copies mayhave been sent to provincial or countyseats, where the microfilmed recordswere made. Records missing from thosefilms may still be in existence at thetown itself. You may have to write to theappropriate jurisdiction and pay for thedesired information. Unfortunately,many municipalities are slow inresponding to such requests.

If you have relatives in your ancestraltown, they may be able to check thearchives. If not, you may have to make atrip to the “old country” to break downthat “brick wall”!

Angelo Coniglio encourages readers tocontact him by writing to 438 MaynardDrive, Amherst, NY 14226; by email [email protected]; or by visitingwww.conigliofamily.com/ConiglioGenealogyTips.htm.

Book Review

You are being robbed, authorWilliam R. Turner says in TheUltimate Scam. If you have a

savings account, mutual fund, insurancepolicy, or some otherform of investment,Turner says you are avictim of a cleverswindle by your UncleSam.

Before 1900, he says,our governmentcarefully guarded theworth of the U.S. dollar.Citizens’ savingsretained their value overtime. Shortly after the20th century began,however, all thatchanged. Congressbegan to increase the useof borrowed money to fund projects.

The author calls it “the ultimatescam.” He says officials have beenquietly tapping into our assets anddrawing off some of our wealth tofinance various government projects.

Turner says what they are doing isneither secret nor illegal. The officialsjust don’t advertise the fact that they

have created an “invisible” tax that isautomatically collected. This tax is notlevied on income, he says, but onmoney that has been accumulated

during a lifetime ofearning, saving, andinvesting.

Turner says theoperation of this scamhas helped to create adangerously high rate ofcurrency inflation in thecountry. He describeshow and why “theultimate scam” isoperating and thechange in fiscal policy hebelieves is urgentlyneeded.

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William R. Turner was born in 1911and lives in Ardmore, Pa. He becameinterested in science as a child andgraduated from the University ofPennsylvania. He did scientific researchfor 30 years, using technologicforecasting for research planning, andlater served 23 years as a securitiesexchange member.

The Ultimate Scam“They have stolen your pants, but you smile

as you hand them your coat and tie.”By William R. Turner


York County

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

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

Golden Visions Senior Community Center –(717) 633-5072

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

Northeastern Senior Community Center – (717) 266-1400

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

South Central Senior Community Center – (717) 235-6060Mondays, 9:15 a.m. – Acrylic Art ClassTuesdays, 9 a.m. – Quilting July 27, 8:15 a.m. – Public Breakfast

Stewartstown Senior Center – (717) 993-3488July 8, 9 a.m. – Shopping Trip to York GalleriaJuly 23, 4:30 p.m. – Eureka’s ParadeJuly 27, 12:30 p.m. – Bridge

Susquehanna Senior Center – (717) 244-0340

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

Windy Hill Senior Center – (717) 225-0733

Yorktown Senior Center – (717) 854-0693

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

York County Library Programs

York County Department of Parks and RecreationPre-registration is required for these programs. To register or find out more about these activities or anyadditional scheduled activities, call (717) 428-1961.

July 4, dusk – Multi-Borough Fireworks, Highpoint Scenic Vista, River Hills ParkJuly 16–24 – Photography Contest on Display, Nixon Park Nature CenterJuly 17, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Open House and Corn Roast, Wallace-Cross Mill

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

July 5, 7 p.m.Surviving Spouse Socials of York CountyFaith United Church of Christ509 Pacific Ave., York (717) 266-2784

July 12 and 26, 7 to 8:30 p.m.Women with Depression/Mood Disorders Support GroupEmanuel Methodist Church40 Main St., Loganville(717) [email protected]

July 19, 3 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupGolden Visions Senior Community Center 250 Fame Ave., #125, Hanover(717) 633-5072

July 30, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.Shank’s Mare Art & Outdoor FestShank’s Mare Outfitters2092 Long Level Road, Wrightsville(717) 252-1616

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

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

Dillsburg Area Public Library, 17 S. Baltimore St., Dillsburg, (717) 432-5613July 7, 6:30 p.m. – Dillsburg Area Public Library Quilters Meeting

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

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

Guthrie Memorial Library, 2 Library Place, Hanover, (717) 632-5183July 5, 6:30 p.m. – Mystery Book Club: The Quiche of Death by M.C. Beaton

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

Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center, 66 Walnut Springs Road, Hellam, (717) 252-4080 July 7, 8:30 a.m. – “Good for You” Morning Walk

Martin Library, 159 E. Market St., York, (717) 846-5300July 6, 12:30 p.m. – Consumer Credit Counseling Workshop

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

Paul Smith Library of Southern York County, 80 Constitution Ave., Shrewsbury, (717) 235-4313July 5, 7 p.m. – Virtual Voyages: “Take a Trip to Brazil”

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

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

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Cook’s Note: Bulgur is a nutritious whole-grain food.

Wheat kernels from soft wheat are husked,steamed, dried, and crushed. Because of thisprocessing, bulgur cooks quickly. Some formsrequire no cooking at all, just soaking in hotwater. The Middle Eastern salad, Tabbouleh,is made from bulgur. You can purchaseTabbouleh mix (bulgur with the seasonings)and add tomatoes and parsley for a fresh tasteof summer.

Pat Sinclair announced the publication of her second cookbook, ScandinavianClassic Baking (Pelican Publishing), in February 2011. This book has a colorphoto of every recipe. Her first cookbook, Baking Basics and Beyond (SurreyBooks), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts Academy. Contacther at http://PatCooksandBakes.blogspot.com

Makes 2 servings

1 cup chicken broth1/2 cup bulgur (cracked wheat)1 cinnamon stick or a pinch of ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt1/4 cup chopped dried apricots (8-10 halves)2 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley1 teaspoon grated orange rind

Combine the chicken broth, bulgur, and salt in a small saucepanand bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover and reduce theheat to low. Simmer 12 to 15 minutes or until the bulgur is tender.Remove the cinnamon stick.

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Idon’t know if it’s traditional, but I, aman (the last I heard), went with mywife to see our daughter, Ann, try on

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We agreed we wouldn’t say anythinguntil she tried on all the dresses and thenthe three of us would make a logical,well-thought-out decision. However,when she came out in the first dress Iyelled, “You look beautiful! That’sdefinitely the one! You look like a bride!”

To compound my excitement, a littletear formed at the corner of my eye. AndI hadn’t cried since I saw that kid runningthrough the airport in Love Actually.

I agreed not to voice anymoreopinions until we saw all the dresses, butwhen Ann came out in her second gown,I yelled out, “Forget the other one. This

is definitely the one!” And again I cried.I was then banished and sent to the

Subway to bring back lunch, while mywife and daughter made the finaldecision. At Subway, I told the middle-aged man behind the counter that mydaughter was getting married. He said hehad two married daughters.

We laughed, we cried, and he put anextra slice of provolone cheese on all mysubs. I got carried away and yelled out,“Free Subways for everybody!”Fortunately, there was only one customer,an elderly woman who had just finishedeating. Unfortunately, she ordered foursubs to go.

On the way back to the dress shop Istarted thinking about Ann as a baby. Shewas absolutely beautiful and brilliant.The moment she was born she lookedaround the hospital room, takingeverything in, probably deciding if wewere worthy of her company.

The next day we took her home and Iwas a nervous madman. For some bizarrereason, I was convinced I smelled gas,and that would hurt my daughter’s super-sized brain. In my hysteria, I called thefire department. There was no gas leak, ofcourse, but there were 14 firemenroaming through our house sniffing away.Luckily, I had bought some cigars andgave them each one. I asked them toplease not smoke in the house because itmight hurt my daughter’s super-sizedbrain.

Ann’s first word was “poo.” OK, not agreat word. At first we tried lying, sayingthat her favorite book was Winnie thePooh. I then changed my story and toldpeople Ann was really trying to say“Papa.” However, I soon realized thatlinking “poo” and “Papa” wasn’t thatcomplimentary.

Finally, we decided to embrace “poo”(just the word) and it became a great

family story. I know it’s great because mydaughter winces every time we tell it. Thesame way she winces when we show thenaked baby pictures of her taking a bathin the sink.

As I approached the dress shop, Iremembered my daughter’s first step. Shewas 2 months old (OK, parentsexaggerate). A look of determinationcame into her eyes and she didn’t justtake a step. She actually—and I swear thisis true—ran across the room before shefell on her butt.

And you know what? She’s beenrunning ever since. Luckily, she ran intothe arms of a great guy, whom she isgoing to marry.

When I got back to the dress shop,Ann had on the third bridal gown. Annand my wife informed me that this wastheir choice. I looked at it and said, “Yes,that’s definitely the one!” And then Ibegan to cry.

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The obvious camaraderie between Adrian “Buddy”King of the former The Magnificent Men, Janelle Stelsonof WGAL-8, RJ Harris of WHP580, and, new this year,Chuck Rhodes from abc27 set the lighthearted tone forthe evening.

Produced by On-Line Publishers, Inc., publishers of50plus Senior News, and warmly emceed by DianeDayton of Dayton Communications, the finalscompetition was the culmination of more than 100preliminary auditions at four regional tryouts held backin the spring. Of those, the top 15 performers had beenselected to compete against each other for the title of2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL.

After Chris Poje, last year’s SENIOR IDOL champ,reminded the audience just why he was chosen with apowerful rendition of The Platters’ “Smoke Gets in YourEyes,” Donald Dickinson of Shippensburg was the firstof this year’s contenders to take the stage. Singing “Allthe Things You Are” from Very Warm for May, Dickinsonreceived praise from King for “the sincerity with which[he] delivered that song.”

“I think that is one of the more complex songs eversung at one of these competitions, and I think a muchharder song to sing; you did a great job,” added Harris.

Patty Price of York stepped onto the Dutch Applestage for the second consecutive year, having been asemifinalist for the 2010 competition as well. She sang“Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” made famous, ofcourse, by Judy Garland. King commented on theunique “roundness” to Price’s tones.

“They say anybody who yells can get somebody tolisten to them, but that was a little bit of a soft sell,”

observed Stelson. “You’re one of those people who, evenwhen you whisper and speak softly, people lean in tohear it.”

Hailing from Ephrata, Jose Angel Cruz sang “ButterflyKisses” by Bob Carlisle, very clearly tapping into theemotion he feels for his own 10-year-old daughter.Rhodes concurred, saying, “As a father of two growndaughters and now a granddaughter, that song moves meevery time I hear it, and you did a super job.”

Next up was “Smooth Operator” Elaine Dukeman ofMorgantown, channeling original artist Sade as sheglided to the front of the stage in a series of flowingdance moves. Rhodes liked how she came out withattitude and confidence.

“And I have a feeling you’d do that if the buildingwere empty … the lights could go out, the sound systemcould go out, and I think you’d just keep on going,” hesaid.

The audience and judges were in store for a change ofmusical pace next as Jack Wolfe of Mechanicsburglaunched into Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Texas Flood,” ablues number that showcased both Wolfe’s instrumentalprowess and his vocal ability.

“I’ve always thought guitars were the most difficultinstrument to master,” King said. “You know your wayaround that fret board for sure.”

Constance Kuba Fisher’s theater background wasevident from the first notes of “Don’t Rain on MyParade” from Funny Girl. The Mechanicsburg residentpresented a spirited, bold, and amusing performancesupported by her strong vocals.

“I have a feeling you’re one of those people who justhas music and performance buried in your soul and itneeds to find a way to get out!” Stelson said.

Theater experience was apparent once again as MargieSheaffer of New Providence strutted onstage to deliver afeisty, serious-faced rendition of “Fever” by Peggy Lee.King commented on how “natural” and “relaxed”Sheaffer seemed, while Rhodes proclaimed with laughter,“Had you done one more chorus, Janelle was going to beup on the table dancing.”

Don “Duke” Larson, the competition’s musicalveteran at almost 76 years young, charmed both judgesand audience with his impassioned and vocallyimpressive version of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Dressedin a sharp tux and angled fedora, Larson both lookedand sounded the part of the crooner.

“Ray Price comes to mind in terms of your vocal,”complimented King, referring to the baritone-voicedcountry singer. “Your feeling, your expression, yourexperience—it all comes through.”

A familiar face to many annual SENIOR IDOL finale-goers, Peggy Kurtz Keller of Ephrata took the stage for

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the fourth consecutive year, this time singing“Summertime” from Porgy and Bess. Keller’s sweet,crystalline voice glided over a sassy version of thefamiliar tune, and Harris called her “the whole package… head to toe.”

“You are one of those rare people who just lights upthe room, and the really great thing is that you comeand you back it up with talent,” Stelson noted. “And Ithink anybody who is under 50 who’s sitting behind meis going, ‘I want to be her when I grow up!’”

Philadelphia’s Dan Kelly auditioned for SENIOR IDOL

after a “happenstance” encounter with Harris’s radiopartner, Dan Steele, at a local breakfast restaurant.Another theater vet, Kelly belted out “Why God, Why”from Miss Saigon.

“That’s a very difficult song, but you delivered it witha wonderful amount of passion,” King said.

Harris couldn’t resist the opportunity to rib Steele thefollowing morning. “Tomorrow for the radio show, didyou happen to notice how many stacks of pancakes Danate?” he quipped.

Steve Reuben of Manheim had chosen a bold, whitetux to match his bold, resonating voice for hisperformance of “Some Enchanted Evening” from SouthPacific. King praised Reuben’s delivery, especially hisdifficult falsetto notes.

“It’s such a strong voice—so mellifluous,” statedStelson, which prompted Harris to joke that his gift forStelson last Christmas had been a word-of-the-daycalendar.

“We were told this was going to be the best yearever—and you hear that a lot—but it is,” Harris added.“You guys are all gangbusters.”

Sinatra classics are a welcome staple of the PA STATE

SENIOR IDOL competition, and Mark Ettaro of Readingdid justice to the trend singing “Witchcraft.” Ettarosurprised the judges and the audience when, midwaythrough his clean vocals, he launched into a lively, leg-kicking dance routine.

Rhodes praised Ettaro’s “Sinatra phrasing” and added,“I like that you caught everybody off-guard with yourimpromptu—well-rehearsed, but impromptu—dance.”

“If this Idol thing doesn’t work out, you can becomea Pip,” Harris suggested.

Robesonia resident Inge Kiebach was up next anddelivered an almost operatic version of “If I Loved You”from Carousel. Rhodes noted her obvious opera training,saying he suspected that if she wished, she could “reallyreach the rafters” with her formidable voice.

“When I was 10, I joined the adult choir at churchbecause I think I had the same voice when I was little

that I have now,” recalled Kiebach with a laugh.“The variety we’re seeing here tonight is incredible to

me,” King remarked. “It’s one of the best years in termsof all of the different styles and everything else thatwe’re witnessing here tonight.”

The listening audience was in for a musical 180 onceagain with Steven Leaman’s hand-clapping, rockingperformance of Grand Funk Railroad’s “Some Kind ofWonderful.” A plumber from Manheim, Leamanencouraged enthusiastic audience participation from theget-go and used the whole stage while wowing thejudges with his confident vocals.

Rhodes couldn’t help but offer up the available pun:“What are the odds—a plumber with good pipes!”

“You’re just a showman,” said Harris. “I loved all yourmotions and getting the audience involved in a big way;it was great.”

Harrisburg’s Jay Megonnell wrapped up theevening’s 15 semifinalist performances with histrumpet-and-vocal presentation of Louis Prima’s “I’mJust a Gigolo,” which had the audience chuckling and,as the judges noted, tempted to sing along.

“What a way to tie up the evening,” Stelson said.“That was such a fun song, such a good choice, andsuch a perfect choice for you.”

After a brief intermission during which the fourjudges’ scores were tallied, all 15 semifinalists lined upon the stage … and Margie Sheaffer, Steven Leaman,and Peggy Keller were named the night’s three finalists.

For their second selections, Sheaffer sang “The Rose”by Bette Midler; Leaman performed “I Can OnlyImagine” by MercyMe; and Keller sang “Cabaret” fromthe musical of the same name.

The judges as well as the audience then voted fortheir favorite, and Keller was named the 2011 PA STATE

SENIOR IDOL. As colorful balloons dropped amidsthearty applause, Keller, beaming with excitement,stepped forward to accept the trophy and a bouquet offlowers.

“When they announced that I won, I was stunnedand shocked and overjoyed,” Keller said.

She then performed “Summertime” again, with manyof her fellow semifinalists linking arms behind her andswaying along to the beat. As the winner, Keller willreceive a limousine trip for two to New York City fordinner and a Broadway show.

“You’re a real inspiration for 50-plussers all over thestate,” Harris told Keller.

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For some reason, Independence Daybrings out the clan instinct in a lotof us—or used to, anyway.

And each tribal family seemed toproduce its dominant individual. In myfamily in my youth, it was my UncleAlbert. Albert was a forceful yet benignpersonality. He was the source of goodadvice—brusquely rendered butsympathetic and highly conservative.Albert was a successful engineer. Moreimportantly, he was well paid andnever out of work. Thus,he was first in thefamily to have asuburbanhouse, adetached,single-familystructurewith a largebackyard.

This was how theFourth of July family picnicmoved from the local park to Albert’sbackyard. It was a big step up for all ofus.

Siblings, cousins, and in-laws gatheredearly on the Fourth of July at Albert’sbackyard. Suburbia was still an outingdestination for us then, and theboulevard route with its graceful liningof old elms offered entry to a world ofassured gentility. Out of habit, many ofus brought something to eat. Germanpotato salad, Irish soda bread, Polishsausage—and beer. And we all broughtchildren.

As a youngster I can recall a change inthe atmosphere as we penetrated thesuburbs. Wedged in the back of aclattering old Ford, I was squeezedbetween my brother and sister so theywouldn’t fight. Somehow, silence anddecorum seemed appropriate as weturned off the boulevard and headed upa gentle grade to our destination. Dadhad to shift gears as we ground our wayup the street, past green parkways and

wide lawns. This was not our territory. “Oh, there’s Ed and

Martha,” my fathersaid as he coasted

the car to thecurb behindanother Fordeven olderthan ours.

The relief inhis voice was

evident. There wassomeone else now,

someone to share thestrangeness, even if it was only an in-lawrelative who’d recently tried to borrowmoney.

As we got out of the car we could hearour cousins—youngsters of our ages andin between—in greetings of overly highpitch coming from the back of thehouse. Cousins meant deviltry andchasing one another around as soon asthe initial awkwardness was over. Maybethe picnic would be just like before, inthe park, with parents distracted withone another and us kids running loose.

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with an attack on the island of Sicily. The Britishentry into Syracuse was the first Allied success inEurope. General Dwight D. Eisenhower labeled theinvasion “the first page in the liberation of theEuropean Continent.”

• July 20, 1969 – A global audience watched ontelevision as Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrongtook his first step onto the moon. As he steppedonto the moon’s surface, he proclaimed, “That’s onesmall step for man, one giant leap for mankind”—inadvertently omitting an a before man and slightlychanging the meaning.

• July 25, 1898 – During the Spanish-American War,the United States invaded Puerto Rico, which wasthen a Spanish colony. In 1917, Puerto Ricansbecame American citizens and Puerto Rico becamean unincorporated territory of the United States.Partial self-government was granted in 1947,allowing citizens to elect their own governor. In1951, Puerto Ricans wrote their own constitutionand elected a non-voting commissioner to representthem in Washington.

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U.S. president, was born in Plymouth, Vt. Hebecame president on Aug. 3, 1923, after the deathof Warren G. Harding. In 1924, Coolidge waselected president but did not run for re-election in1928.

• July 12 – American philosopher Henry DavidThoreau (1817–1862) was born in Concord, Mass.At Walden Pond he wrote, “I frequently tramped 8or 10 miles through the deepest snow to keep anappointment with a beech tree, or a yellow birch, oran old acquaintance among the pines.”

• July 20 – Explorer Edmund Hillary was born inAuckland, New Zealand, in 1919. In 1953, hebecame first to ascend Mount Everest, the highestmountain in the world at 29,023 feet.

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Robert Brocklehurst grew up inMichigan in the days whenaircraft overhead were a rarity.

When one did fly by, people would callothers to come and watch it. The biggestthrill in his life was when his unclewould take him to see the fliers in theMichigan National Guard practicingaerobatics. He thus knew early on thatbeing a flier was what he desperatelywanted to do.

In 1940, he was old enough to enlist,but the Air Corps required at least twoyears of college in order to become anaviation cadet. “However,” Brocklehurstsays, “they had an equivalency test thatwould qualify you if you could pass it. SoI crammed for seven months to take thattest. And, in September 1940, I passedit.”

He enlisted in the Army and wentthrough the aviation cadet program,earning his pilot’s wings and the gold bar

of a second lieutenantat Kelly Field in SanAntonio, Texas, onSept. 26, 1941.

He then shipped toSelfridge Field inMichigan to learn tofly a P-40 pursuitplane. “For the firsttime,” he chuckles, “Iwas given manuals tostudy, then put in theairplane to fly it bymyself. No dualinstruction … justfigure it out as youwent.”

Wasn’t it dauntingto go from the 600horsepower AT-6trainer to the 1,040horsepower P-40 fighter? He grins as hesays, “Sure. But the great thing about the

military was that theydidn’t ask you if youthought you could dosomething. They toldyou what you weregoing to do, and youdid it.”

What was the bestthing about the P-40?“It was tougher thanany other of the fighterplanes of that day.Although most peopleknow it best for its usein China by ourAmerican VolunteerGroup, it was used intheaters of war from thePacific to North Africaand Russia. The earlymodels were good for

combat only to about 12,000 feet, but itwas surprisingly fast. It was the third

most produced American fighter plane inWWII, surpassed only by the P-51 andP-47.”

Brocklehurst had completed his P-40training at Selfridge Field when theJapanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and thefollowing Saturday he was on a trooptrain to Sacramento, where he picked upa brand new P-40 that he flew toElmendorf Field, near Anchorage,Alaska. The fear was that the Japanesewould advance through the Aleutians,and the P-40s were to prevent theiradvance.

When Brocklehurst arrived atElmendorf in March of 1942, the newerP-40s were turned over to moreexperienced second lieutenants, and thenew pilots were given obsolescent CurtisP-36s. Brocklehurst notes that, “When aP-40 flew by you, and you were in the P-36, it felt like the P-36 was backing up.”

He was then assigned to a squadron

In His P-40, He Passed Out at 23,000 FeetRobert D. Wilcox

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Aviation Cadet Robert L. Brocklehurst, Class 41-G,

in advanced flying training at Kelly Field, Texas, in

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And there were whole bottles of Coca-Cola and Schlitz beer chilling in watery,ice-filled tubs where you could just helpyourself. There were waxy paper cupsthere, too, and Uncle Joe got a firmspousal nudge in the ribs when he starteddrinking right out of the bottle. It waslater in the day before he dared dispensewith the paper cup.

The women had brought food, as theyhad in years past, and now slid theirofferings as unobtrusively as possible onto the nearest table. The dishes clashedwith the careful geometric arrangementsof the caterer’s trays. Diplomatically, theserving woman rearranged them and out

of nowhere came up with plates andserving spoons, even for the dumplings.

Behind a large charcoal grill, thewhite-starched caterer was holding fortwith spatula behind piles of hamburgerpatties, sausages and—making each of uspause—sirloin steaks. We’d seen thesebefore, but only in the butcher’s case.Without being told, we kids settled forbratwurst or hamburger. In fact, evenamong the adults, only Uncle Ed andKurt ordered the steak. By then, I guess,they’d both had their first beer and feltup to it.

Two generations have passed sincethen. Now we have cousins of cousinswho have never heard of one another.Almost all of us live in suburbs of ourown. None of us has emerged as head ofthe family, nor does anybody seem towant to: not even those who have regularemployment.

Each has his own backyard now, Iguess, although I’m not so sure that’sentirely a good thing. Every Fourth ofJuly I wonder.

on Kodiak Island, where, in a P-36, hehad blacked out at 23,000 feet. Heexplains, “We needed oxygen above10,000 feet, and the P-36 system waspretty primitive. The oxygen camethrough a tube you clenched betweenyour teeth. As we got higher, I hadmore and more trouble flyingformation. And finally, at 23,000 feet,I blacked out completely.

“Fortunately, I had the shipcarefully trimmed up, so I didn’t justfall out of the sky. But it was morethan a shock to eventually come toand find that I had fallen all the wayto 5,000 feet. That’s one of the reasonsI believe in God.”

What caused him to black out?“Well, it was clearly lack of oxygen.But why it happened could have beena failure in the system or that I wasn’tcareful enough on how I drew on theoxygen tube. We never found out, andI was just glad to be alive.”

In July 1942, he was selected to goto Florida for advanced fightertraining in P-40s and then toCalifornia to pick up a new P-40 andfly it back to Cold Bay at the westernend of the Alaskan peninsula, wherehis squadron had been assigned in hisabsence.

Over time, he flew out of KodiakIsland, Cold Bay, Umnak, Atka, Adak,Dutch Harbor, Shemya, and Attu inthe Aleutian chain. The weather wasfoul, with 250 days of rain. Cloud

layers, fog, and sudden rain and snowsqualls were common. They had noaccurate maps or navigation aids.Brocklehurst says he had firsthandknowledge of 126 aircraft that werelost, mostly as a result of the abysmalflying conditions.

In 1951, he was returned to theStates, where he held increasinglyresponsible positions from thePentagon to Okinawa, checking out in13 types of aircraft, from P-38s to F-86s in his 4,300 hours of flying. In1963, he returned to Alaska for threeyears as director of plans and programsfor Alaskan Air Command inAnchorage. He retired from the AirForce Systems Command at AndrewsAFB in Washington, D.C., as alieutenant colonel in February 1967.

In civilian life, he worked as salesmanager for a manufacturer of customkitchens in Central Pennsylvania. Heliked the area so much that he decidedto settle down here, where he startedhis own company, BrocklehurstEnterprises, with sales representativesin 11 states.

He says his many years of service inthe Air Force mean a great deal to him… especially those dangerous butexciting years as a young man doingseat-of-the-pants flying in P-40s inAlaska.

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Her genuine love of performance forperformance’s sake prompted her to keeptrying, year after year.

“It keeps my bucket full,” she said ofperforming. “It makes me feel adequate.It makes me know that I can continue todo the things that I really love to do. Itgives me that energy and that power tojust continue to keep on going.”

Keller had considered not auditioningagain this year, but as always, the lure ofperformance drew her back. “I reallyenjoy the [SENIOR IDOL] experience,” shesaid. “From OLP employees to the peoplethat work at the Dutch Apple, everyonewas so helpful and friendly. It was such agreat experience—why would you notwant to be a part of it?”

Keller grew up in Leola, the oldest ofthree children (she has two youngerbrothers). Her family owned Kurtz’s Storein town, a grocery store that was Keller’ssecond home and her first place ofemployment. She discovered her fondnessfor singing early on and would often“force” family members to be part of aconcert when they came to visit, startingwith her taking tickets at the door. “I

would use The Sound of Music and singthe whole album … I would play everypart.”

Her first public solo was inkindergarten, whenshe was invited tosing with the highschool choir. To markthe occasion, Keller’sparents bought her anew pair of HushPuppies shoes, whichended up being theonly way her parentscould spot theirdiminutive childamongst the crush ofteenage singers.“Except for hearingmy voice and seeingmy Hush Puppies,they would’ve never known it was me.”

When her family moved to Ephrata forher second year of high school, Kellerbegan to blossom musically as a memberof the vocal ensemble, chorus, and theschool’s dance band, an instrumental jazzensemble that had never included avocalist—until then.

Keller approached the band’s instructorwith her wish to audition. “He said,

‘Well, we don’t have a singer,’ and I said,‘Well, you do now!’” She was allowed toaudition and, of course, got in. Later, thatsame instructor invited her to sing the

national anthembefore high-schoolfootball games, whichhad Keller, also acheerleader, singing inbetween cheering sets.

“I think because Iwas assertive and said,‘I really want to dothis,’ I made somechanges within whatwas normal withinthat school at thattime,” said Keller.

During her senioryear, Keller won theJunior Miss Pageant at

the local level singing “Summertime.” Itwould be a jazzed-up version of that samesong that would, years later, win her theSENIOR IDOL title.

Keller’s career path is wide and varied,but she is thankful to have truly enjoyedevery occupation she has taken on. Acertified dental assistant just after highschool, Keller had the first of her twochildren at age 20. She stayed at home

full time for several years until working inher then-husband’s new business, an echoof her family-run grocery store roots.

Later, she worked in therapeuticrecreation at a nursing facility; as a flightattendant until she was furloughed after9/11; and then went to nursing school,graduating in 2003. She worked indialysis, obstetrics/gynecology, and thenas a school nurse, a perfect schedule forKeller, who had remarried and gained twoschool-age stepchildren.

Keller is now in her second fulltimeyear of teaching medical assisting to adultstudents, and she sees the connectionbetween her roles as teacher and musicalperformer.

“It’s just like being a performer,because every day that’s what I have todo, to entice my students to payattention, to learn, and hopefully bringthem a presentation that will bring themsome kind of enlightenment,” she said.

Through the many career changes,Keller managed to stay in touch with hermusical side. When her children becameolder and more independent, shereconnected with a friend from highschool and the duo sang together on the“senior group circuits.”

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From her work life to her musicalcareer, Keller has always gravitatedtoward and adored performing for theover-50 community. She loves to singthe standards: Sinatra, big-band music,and songs from the ’40s and ’50s.

“I believe that the senior crowdappreciates entertainment, and theycommunicate appreciation,” she noted.“When I go and sing for seniors orcommunity-service groups, I know Ihave their attention. I’m singing thingsthey recognize, and they sing with me.They give me energy, I give them energy,and by the time I leave everyone’s feelingso good—it’s good for everybody.”

Keller said “the energy waswonderful” during her fourth go-roundat the SENIOR IDOL finals competitionand said nerves weren’t a factor—at leastat the start. “When I perform, I rarelyget nervous before I sing because nobodycan make a judgment on me until I’mdone. For me, it’s wasted energy to benervous beforehand because nobodyknows what I can do.”

After delivering “Summertime” tohigh praise, Keller went backstagefeeling satisfied with her effort andenjoying the fast-developing camaraderiethat bonded her with the othersemifinalists that evening. When hername was called as one of the threefinalists, it wasn’t until Margie Sheaffer,a fellow finalist, gave her a visual nudgethat she realized she had, in fact, heardher name.

And later, as she clasped hands withSheaffer and finalist Steven Leaman andheard her name called one more time—this time as winner—the shock andsheer joy running through her bodywere evident.

“When I heard my name, I thought,‘Oh my gosh, I’ll be able to representOLP as PA STATE SENIOR IDOL all overthe place now, no matter what we do!Let’s keep me really busy!’”

The coming year is guaranteed to bea busy and fulfilling one for Keller,whose pure mission is to continueperforming as often as possible.

“I love being a teacher—I truly dolove what I do during the daytime, butmy bucket stays full because I can dosomething after school, and that isperforming,” she said.

“I’m proud I stuck it out, I did it,and I didn’t give up. I’m 54, and I can—we can do anything.”


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While junk mail comes in manydifferent forms—credit card applications,sweepstakes entries, magazine offers,coupon mailers, donation requests,political fliers, catalogs, and more—the

most troublesome type that all seniorsneed to be aware of is mail fraud. This isthe junkiest of junk mail that comesfrom con artists who are only trying totake your money.

Mail fraud can be tricky to detectbecause there aremany different typesof schemes out therethat may seemlegitimate. Some ofthe most commonmail scams targetingseniors today arefake checks (seefakechecks.org),phony sweepstakes,foreign lotteries, free prize or vacationscams, donation requests from charitiesor government agencies that don’t exist,get-rich chain letters, work-at-homeschemes, inheritance and investmentscams, and many more.

If your mom is getting any type ofjunk mail that is asking for money inexchange for free gifts or winnings, or ifshe’s receiving checks that require her towire money, she needs to call the U.S.Postal Inspector Service at (877) 876-

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Unfortunately,once a person getson these mail-fraudmailing lists, it’s verydifficult to get off.That’s because thesecriminals regularlytrade and sell

mailing lists of people whom theybelieve to be susceptible to fraud, andthey won’t remove a name when yourequest it.

Knowing this, a good first step tohelp protect your mom is to alert her to

the different kinds of mail fraud andwhat to watch for. The Postal InspectionService offers some great publicationsand videos (see postalinspectors.uspis.gov)that can help with this.

Another option is to see if your momwould be willing to let you sort her mailbefore she opens it so you can weed outthe junk. You may want to have the postoffice forward her mail directly to you toensure this.

If your mom feels compelled todonate to certain charities, ask her to letyou check them out to make sure they’relegitimate. You can do this through yourstate’s attorney general or charityregulator’s office—see nasconet.org forcontact information or look into charitywatchdog sites like charitywatch.org,give.org, and charitynavigator.org.

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Getting Men to Talk AboutTheir Health

One in six American men will bediagnosed with prostate cancer. It’s morecommon among men than breast canceramong women. American men are alsovulnerable to heart disease, hypertension,weight gain, impotence, and depression.

And yet many men are unable to talkabout their health with loved ones or evenphysicians. However, a growing numberof online support resources, such asdisease-related websites and blogs, aremaking it easier for men to access theinformation they need and communicateabout their experiences.

“Men are less vocal than women whenit comes to health-related issues, especiallythose with the potential to affect theirmanhood,” says Dan Zenka, creator ofthe non-profit prostate cancer blog,MyNewYorkMinute.org.

Zenka is not only a prostate cancerpatient with metastatic Stage IV cancer,but he’s also senior vice president for theProstate Cancer Foundation, a positionhe held for two years before receiving hisown diagnosis. In addition to beingtouched by his situation’s irony, he knewthere was a need to provide a forum forpatients and their caregivers.

Other conditions, such as depressionand impotence, can be equally difficultfor men to discuss. And serious illnessescan sometimes be harder on familymembers than patients.

Prostate cancer is a singularly maledisease affecting the prostate, a walnut-sized gland beneath a man’s bladder. Asimple blood test, called a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, and a digitalrectal exam are the methods used todetect prostate cancer.

“Many men suffer in silence,” saysZenka. “But online forums are helpingmen speak up, even if only anonymously.”

For example, the Prostate CancerFoundation has partnered with MyBridge 4 Life to launch a patient andcaregiver support network enablingindividuals to track their diagnoses, setgoals, share tips, and communicate withloved ones.

Men also are seeking out safe offlineenvironments. For example, The BlackBarbershop Outreach Health Program is anationwide program that screensbarbershop customers for diabetes andother health issues. Black-ownedbarbershops represent a culturalinstitution that provides an environmentof trust and an avenue to disseminatehealth education information to men.

It also helps if loved ones are mindfulof timing when discussing health issueswith men. People are less likely to bereceptive to communication whenwatching television, reading, or working.You’re more likely to communicatesuccessfully if you’re willing tocompromise on the timing ofconversations.

Lastly, fathers should be encouraged todiscuss health issues with sons. Bynormalizing such conversations, men helpthe next generation form healthy habitsand reduce the stigma of illnesses.

You can read Zenka’s blog atwww.mynewyorkminute.org and learnabout prostate cancer at www.pcf.org.

“No man should be ashamed to speakup for his health,” stresses Zenka.

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Loneliness may be profound anddifficult to overcome. If you findyourself in this situation, here are sometips that can help.

Be Kind to Yourself

Give yourself permission to feel allemotions that surface, includingresentment and frustration. Recognizethat there will be good days and baddays. Try not to dwell on the past—itonly fosters self-pity and keeps you frommoving forward.

Prepare a list of things to do on thebad days. Include small indulgences togive you a lift, as well as tasks or projectsthat will give you a sense of satisfaction.

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Learning something new is energizingand boosts your self-confidence. Andyou might make new friends in theprocess.

Get involved in your community.Volunteer for a neighborhoodassociation, charitable or environmentalcause, animal shelter, or politicalcampaign.

Cultivate some solitary pastimes. Takeup crossword puzzles, woodworking,gardening, writing, or sketching. Learnto enjoy your own company.

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If you were a caregiver and put yourpersonal life on hold, now is the time toreinvest in yourself by resuming formerinterests and pursuing new ones. Don’tforget to nurture neglected relationshipsas well as to expand your social network.

Whether or not the loss wasanticipated, the reality of being on yourown may initially seem overwhelmingand perhaps frightening.

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