chester county 50plus senior news sept. 2011

By Megan Joyce

It’s a safe bet that Bob Rudy is one of those people who doesn’t often leave

his house without a little pet hair on his clothing. And he probably doesn’t

mind; in fact, he likely wears the strands proudly, each a tiny, individual

talisman reminding him always of the animals he’s spent the better part of his

54 years loving and working to protect.

And now, he’s not alone in his mission. In 2008, Rudy married his wife,

Debra Vredenburg-Rudy, a psychology professor at Millersville University

and the founder of Pet Guardians, a Lancaster County-based nonprofit that

finds new homes for pets of the elderly or terminally ill. Rudy is now the

treasurer and a board member of Pet Guardians.

Together, the couple works daily to locate foster homes and, eventually,

new permanent homes for animal lovers who are ill or entering assisted living

or hospice care—so that, on top of everything else on their minds, they don’t

have to worry about who will care for their pets.

Although his charitable work on behalf of our furry friends is now at its

zenith, Rudy’s dedication to animals began decades ago and has included so

much volunteer work that in 2005 he received the Jefferson Award for Public

Service in York County and the March of Dimes’ Community Spirit Award

in 2007.

A Voice for

Central PA’s Pets

Bob Rudy with his pack. From left, Maggie the black lab, Taj the Afghan hound, Rudy the

human, Rudy the lab/pit bull mix on bench, and Maggie the Irish setter, seated in front.

Dumpster or

No Dumpster

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Options for Retirees

Headed Back to School

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please see PETS page 10

Inside:

Media Personality Devotes Decades to

Animal Advocacy

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American Red Cross

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Chester County Emergency Services

(610) 344-5000

Salvation Army Coatesville

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Salvation Army West Chester

(610) 696-8746

Central PA Poison Center

(800) 521-6110

Office of Aging

(610) 344-6350/(800) 692-1100

Chester County Eye Care Associates

(484) 723-2055

Internal Revenue Service

(800) 829-3676

Alzheimer’s Association

(800) 272-3900

American Cancer Society

(800) 227-2345

American Heart Association

(610) 940-9540

Arthritis Foundation

(215) 665-9200

Center for Disease Control Prevention

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Coatesville VA Medical Center

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Domestic Violence

(800) 799-7233

Gateway Medical Associates

(610) 594-7590

National Osteoporosis Foundation

(800) 223-9994

PACE

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Senior Healthlink

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Social Security Administration

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Southeastern PA Medical Institute

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Harrison Senior Living

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The Wentworth

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Community Impact Legal Services

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Housing Authority of Chester County

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Housing Authority of Phoenixville

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Lawyer Referral Service

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Legal Aid of Southeastern PA

(610) 436-4510

Meals on Wheels Chester County Inc.

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Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center

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Chester County Department

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Oxford

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New Medicare Fraud Alert IssuedSenior Medicare Patrol programs in

North Carolina, Iowa, and Pennsylvania

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The beneficiary simply needs to give

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beneficiary tries to follow up with the

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To report Medicare fraud, call (877)

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Ombudsman Program Needs Empathetic VolunteersThe Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Program in Chester County is seeking

caring individuals who have empathy

and are good listeners.

The program needs volunteers who

are willing to visit residents on a regular

basis to make consumers aware of their

rights and to assist consumers in

resolving their concerns.

Free training for prospective

volunteers will be offered on Oct. 20 in

West Chester. All who are interested are

invited to attend.

The one-day training will include a

general overview of the Ombudsman

Program, characteristics of long-term care

residents, residents’ rights,

communication skills, and the roles

volunteers can play in enriching

residents’ lives.

An interview and orientation must be

completed prior to attending the

training. For more information, please

contact Donna Eaves at the Chester

County Department of Aging Services:

(610) 344-5612; toll-free at (800) 692-

1100, ext. 5612; or email

[email protected].


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Member of

Can you pass a citizenship

test? This country’s adult

population, and apparently

the voting sector of that population,

appears to be inadequately informed

regarding our form of government

and current events.

A number of polls reveal

astounding misinformation among

the electorate. Given the

complexities of our country’s history

and the time required to remain

current in new developments, this is

understandable but not acceptable.

The voting-age population that

participates in the presidential

general election declined from 63.1

percent in 1960 to 56.8 percent in

2008. The latter year actually was an

improvement from the 2000

election, when 51.3 percent of

eligible voters bothered to do so.

While the percentage of registered

voters who exercise their franchise is

of interest, it is crucial that the

voting public has a basic

understanding of our country’s

government, its history, and its

economic policies.

A representative democracy must

have an informed electorate. James

Madison, the father of the U.S.

Constitution, made the point when

he declared, “A popular government,

without popular information or the

means of acquiring it, is but a

prologue to a farce or a tragedy.”

The lowest 20 percent of income

earners had a 36 percent rate of

voting in 2004. The percentage

increased as incomes increased until

it reached the top 20 percent of

income earners, at which point it

declined from 67 to 63 percent. This

implies that higher income earners

generally have the benefit of more

education, better access to

information, and, perhaps, easier

transportation access to the polls.

The “farce and tragedy” that

worried President Madison are

indicated by several polls taken over

the past decade. Consider the ABC

News Poll taken February 2000

when respondents placed Ronald

Reagan as the fifth most effective

president and George Washington as

the sixth.

In February 2005 the Washington

College Poll had elevated Reagan to

the No. 2 spot after Abraham

Lincoln, while George Washington

fell to eighth place, immediately

behind George W. Bush.

Two years later, in 2007, the

Gallup Poll ranked Reagan

comfortably close behind Lincoln

(20 percent and 15 percent) for first

and second honors. George

Washington was named the seventh

most effective president (7 percent).

George W. Bush had fallen to ninth

place (2 percent).

Voters in 1948 appear to have

had a better understanding of the

rankings of American presidents. A

Schlesinger Poll at that time named

Lincoln, Washington, FDR,

Woodrow Wilson, and Jefferson as

our top five most effective

presidents. (Of course Reagan and

George W. Bush were not nominees

in the poll at that time.)

When Oregon’s Tom Foley,

speaker of the House of

Representatives (1989-1995), lost his

reelection bid, 30 percent of those

voting against him believed his

opponent would automatically

succeed to the position. (Newt

Gingrich succeeded him.)

According to a September 2010

Pew Research Center survey, about

25 percent of U.S. voters did not

know the Democrats had a majority

in the U.S. House of

Representatives.

Michael Delli Carpini, dean of

the Annenberg School for

Communications, states: “Public

opinion polling since the 1930s has

consistently documented low levels

of political knowledge among the

public.”

Is civics still taught in high

schools? Education emphasis today is

placed on improvements in reading,

math, and science. Should more

attention be given to the

fundamentals of our multi-layers of

government? Could native-born

high-school graduates pass the test

given to naturalized citizens?

Here are typical questions asked

of those seeking to become new

citizens. For citizens who are seniors,

these should be easily answered.

1. What do we call the first 10

amendments to the Constitution?

2. How many U.S. senators are

there?

3. We elect a U.S. senator for how

many years?

4. We elect a U.S. representative for

how many years?

5. If both the president and vice

president no longer can serve, who

becomes president?

6. Who is the current chief justice of

the United States?

At a minimum, schools should be

encouraged to offer the same citizen-

preparation program given to those

who wish to become citizens.

Anyone should be eligible to attend

upon application.

Walt Sonneville is a retired market-

research analyst. He enjoys writing and

reading non-partisan opinion essays.

Contact him at

[email protected].

Citizenship Tests:Can You Pass One?

My 22 Cents’ Worth

Walt Sonneville

ClarificationThe July 2011 article “How to Stop Junk Mail” by Jim Miller advised readers to contact the consumer credit

reporting industry opt-out service to reduce unwanted mail. Thank you to readers who expressed concern overneeding to give their Social Security number to this service to be removed from mailing lists.

While it is generally true that personal information should not be given out, the opt-out service has beenchecked out and is legitimate. These industries identify consumers by Social Security number and use date of birthto verify the Social Security number; therefore, this information is needed to be removed from the lists.

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My antiques quiz game,

Dumpster or No Dumpster™,

has become a mainstay for

fans who play along at

www.Facebook.com/DoctorLori during

my TV appearances and at my antiques

appraisal events presented nationwide.

I developed the game years ago so

folks can enjoy playing as they learn

which objects to trash and which they

should treasure. Remember, cleaning is

not the same as trashing. While you will

get rid of stuff by simply throwing it

away, you may be liquidating some real

money in the process. Typically, when

you clean out a house, you have no idea

what certain items are, their age, or their

value.

If you are faced with the decision of

what to do with the following items

relating to the back-to-school season,

which objects should you throw away

and which objects should you keep?

From the list below, is it a “Dumpster”

or a “no Dumpster” item?

1. An original, not a first edition,

copy of a Winnie the Pooh book

2. A circa 1970s Happy Days television

show lunchbox

3. A small, easel-style chalk

blackboard that is moldy from being

stored in the basement since the 1950s

4. Your high-school yearbook from

1968

Many people make the mistake of

thinking that old books are worthless

unless you own a first-edition copy. Of

course, first editions are highly sought

after, but it is also true that later editions

of favorite books are highly regarded.

For example, children’s literature that

is either antique (more than 100 years

old) or vintage (less than 100 years old)

is quite valuable. When it comes to the

big names in children’s literature or

beloved characters like Winnie the Pooh,

the Velveteen Rabbit, or Curious George,

don’t be quick to dump it!

You know that you should keep the

lunchbox featuring Ritchie, the Fonz,

and the rest of the Happy Days gang.

They regularly sell online for a couple of

hundred dollars in good condition. You’ll

get a few more dollars for it if you sell

yours around the time that the school

buses return to your neighborhood in

early September.

So, what about the other back-to-

school items? Remember that I made this

game easy on you. You only have to deal

with a few items. Imagine how hard it is

to make these decisions when you have

an entire house filled with stuff to sort

through. That’s why people ask for my

help and get an appraisal from me first.

Deciding what to do without any expert

help can really cost you!

As you make decisions, you are pretty

sure that you can throw away the child’s

chalkboard and the high-school

yearbook. The chalkboard is in bad

shape so it can go. You are right! In good

shape, these sell for $45 to $75. But,

condition is directly related to an object’s

value and yours is in sorry shape. It’s a

Dumpster piece.

And, as you stand in the basement

holding an old high-school yearbook,

you think, Wasn’t it silly that Mom kept

this around all these years? So, you don’t

really have a sentimental attachment to it

anymore and you figure that it is a

Dumpster item.

One thing to remember about old

yearbooks: The only time that your high-

school yearbook might be of interest to

buyers is if you share the pages with a

celebrity. If you had home economics or

physical education class with Madonna,

Julia Roberts, or the Prince of Monaco,

it could be valuable. Otherwise, you can

dump it!

Keep playing Dumpster or No

Dumpster with me and find out what

your stuff is really worth!

Note: Dr. Lori will be hosting two

free antiques appraisal events in

Pennsylvania this fall: at the Laurel Mall

in Hazelton on Sept. 17 and at the

Suburban Fall Home Show at the

Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in

Oaks on Oct. 22 and 23. For

information, call (888) 431-1010 or

www.DrLoriV.com.

Ph.D. antiques appraiser, author, and award-

winning TV personality, Dr. Lori presents

antique appraisal events nationwide and

appears on the Fine Living Network and on

TV’s Daytime. Visit www.DrLoriV.com or

call (888) 431-1010.

Dumpster or

No Dumpster

Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

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Dog Days Brighten

Coatesville Center

Coatesville Senior Center member

Susie Monroe recently enjoyed some

quality time with a puppy that came to

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Flower Arranging Unites Generations

The panoramic views were

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Hai’s recent groundbreaking

ceremony for the Woods Edge

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construction will expand the

senior living community by

adding 55 cottage homes at the

northwestern-most border of

the 149-acre campus. Four

model-home styles are being

offered in this new

neighborhood.

Groundbreaking with a borrowed plow was led by Cathy Yoder (left front), director of marketing, and

Randy Stubbs (right front), chairman of Tel Hai’s Board of Directors.

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The Kennett Area Senior Center recently

welcomed the Junior Gardeners of Four

Seasons Garden Club for the annual

intergenerational activity of flower

arranging.

Instructor for the Juniors and Senior

Center Assisted Seniors was Priscilla

Roberts, chairman of Four Seasons Garden

Club Horticultural Therapy Committee.

Garden members who assisted Roberts were

Kathy Gillem, Shirley Karfunkle, Betty

McCay, Deb Schmittle, and Helen Reed.

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Braintwisters1. B. 1606

2. B. Leyden

3. D. Saskia

4. B. Dutch School

5. A. Amsterdam

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Untwist Your Brain!

Number of Children Living witha Grandparent Has Increased

In 2009, 7.8 million children lived

with at least one grandparent, a 64

percent increase since 1991, when 4.7

million children lived with a

grandparent,

according to a

new report from

the U.S. Census

Bureau.

Among

children living

with a

grandparent, 76

percent also were

living with at

least one parent

in 2009, not

statistically

different from the

77 percent who

lived with at least

one parent in

1991.

These statistics

come from the household relationship

module of the Survey of Income and

Program Participation collected in 2009

and published in the report Living

Arrangements of Children: 2009.

In 1991, 5 percent of white, 15

percent of black, and 12 percent of

Hispanic children lived with at least one

grandparent. By 2009, 9 percent of

white, 17 percent of black, and 14

percent of Hispanic children lived with at

least one

grandparent, a

significant

change for white

children but not

for black or

Hispanic

children.

Many

children who do

not live with a

parent live with

a grandparent.

More than half

of the children

living with no

parents were

living with

grandparents.

Percentages for

black children (64 percent) and non-

Hispanic white children (55 percent) did

not differ from Hispanic children (61

percent), but the percentage of Asian

children living with no parents who lived

with grandparents was lower, at 35

percent.

NationalGrandparents Day

Sept. 11, 2011

In Remembrance2001-2011


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academic courses in such areas as

literature, history, religion, philosophy,

science, art and architecture, economics,

finance, computers, lifestyle issues, and

more.

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college or search the websites of the two

organizations that support and facilitate

them: Osher (www.osher.net) and

Elderhostel (www.roadscholar.org/ein/

intro.asp). Together they support more

than 500 LLI programs nationwide.

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older adult education courses like Oasis

(oasisnet.org, (314) 862-2933),

Shepherd’s Centers of America

(shepherdcenters.org, (816) 960-2022),

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If someone tried to sell Hollywood a

script of John (Jack) Collins’ career

in the Air Force, they’d be turned

down and told that it’s something

nobody would believe.

Growing up in Wyomissing, Pa.,

Collins had always been fascinated with

airplanes. So he went from making

model planes as a child to earning his

civilian pilot’s license when he was 18.

After soloing, he remembers flying

with Lancaster’s premier barnstorming

pilot, Jesse Jones, and Jesse’s daughter,

Jessie, herself a pilot. Then it was to

Franklin & Marshall College for two

years before leaving to join the Army Air

Corps in November 1942.

Nine months later, he was pinning on

his wings and gold bar as he graduated

from the aviation cadet program as a

second lieutenant at Kelly Field in San

Antonio. Little did he know then that

he’d be flying 14 different types of

aircraft as he

amassed 10,000

hours of flying

with the Air

Force.

He was first

sent to

Westover Field,

Mass., where he

flew B-25s in

anti-sub patrols

along the

Eastern

Seaboard. Soon

they switched to

four-engine B-

24s that could

remain airborne

for 12 hours.

Their job

was to protect

huge convoys

leaving the

U.S. The

German U-

boats had diesel

engines that

needed air to

recharge. They’d

surface for that.

Otherwise, the

American

planes were

looking for

periscopes, by

eyesight in the

day and by

radar at night.

When they

sighted one,

they’d drop

depth charges

… and, later,

homing

torpedoes.

Next

assignment for him was flying B-24s

from Gander in Newfoundland on 10-

hour submarine-chasing trips toward

Greenland, Iceland, and back to Gander.

Then it was to Land’s End, England, on

sub patrol in B-24s down the western

coast of Europe to the Strait of Gibraltar

and back. A key objective of those flights

was to intercept Nazi U-boats as they

left and returned to their bases in France

and Germany.

Then came combat, when Collins was

assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group at

Hardwick, England, where he flew 30

missions in B-24s. Does any one mission

stand out in his memory?

“Yeah, well, it would have to be one

of my two missions to Norway to bomb

out the heavy water facility where the

Nazis were producing that essential

ingredient for a nuclear bomb,” he said.

He Had 10,000 Hours Flying Everything

from PT-19s to B-36sRobert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

please see FLYING page 13John J. Collins, while in aviation cadet training at

Randolph Field in July 1942.

PETS from page 1

With three college degrees to his name

(an associate degree in police science; a

bachelor’s in

humanities/communications; and a

master’s in education/training and

development), Rudy has worked in radio

and television for almost 30 years. But as

is so often the case, his projected career

path began elsewhere: with a goal to

become a Pennsylvania state trooper after

high-school graduation.

“I’ve always had a heartfelt desire to

help others,” Rudy said, adding that it is

“just as well” that his policeman path

didn’t pan out. “I would have probably

spent more time helping stranded

motorists change tires than writing

speeding tickets.”

His radio work started in the early

1980s and included stints at more than a

dozen Pennsylvania radio stations,

including, locally, WYCR and WSOX.

Over the years, Rudy found ways to fuse

his expertise as a communications

professional with his passion for animal

welfare, beginning with the Helen O.

Krause Animal Foundation in

Mechanicsburg. Rudy used his trained

voice and honed people skills to host

many of their fundraising Pet Walks as

well as several other events for the

organization.

Rudy has also hosted numerous events

for the York County SPCA, serving on

their board of directors, as host of their

holiday auction, and, beginning in 2000,

as the host of Meet the Pets, a television

show aimed at finding homes for pets at

the shelter.

“Nearly everyone I would run into

would say, ‘How can you do that show

every week and not want to take all those

animals home with you?’” he recalled.

“Well, I knew I couldn’t save them all, so

I did my best to convince others to

adopt them.”

In early 2001, Rudy had his first

experience serving as an animal foster

parent when the executive director of the

SPCA asked him to take in Sheena, a

Saluki whose owner unexpectedly ended

up in intensive care.

While Sheena’s owner was in the

hospital, Rudy managed to “sneak” the

dog up the back stairs to visit her ailing

companion, much to the owner’s delight.

Sadly, the owner passed away later that

year, and Rudy agreed to adopt Sheena

until she herself passed two years later.

By that time, Rudy had already been

owned by several dogs in his lifetime,

beginning with a beagle named Trixie

during elementary school and Tina, a

Chihuahua/terrier mix in high school.

When he moved out on his own, Rudy

adopted Smokey, an Afghan mix, from

the Humane Society.

Afghan hounds, an unusual breed

with their long, thick hair, had always

held a special place in Rudy’s heart, ever

since his grandfather, a state forest fire

warden, saved a kennel full of dogs in

danger of being consumed by a forest

fire. The kennel owner had given his

grandfather Wendy, a Westminster Dog

Show award-winning Afghan, as a token

of his gratitude.

A few years later, a purebred Afghan,

Ashley, joined Smokey in the Rudy

household. Six months later, Abby,

another Afghan, entered the canine mix.

Ashley and Abby passed away within

three years of one another and,

heartbroken, Rudy wasn’t sure he could

ever own another dog. But while hosting

events for the York County SPCA, Rudy

was put in touch with a family who had

just had a litter of Afghan puppies. His

new dog was a blond male Afghan with

AKC papers, so Rudy had to choose an

AKC name to register the dog.

“I picked my dog’s AKC name,

‘Magic Carpet Ride,’ [after] one of my

favorite songs by Steppenwolf,” he said.

“After all, an Afghan hound lying down

does resemble a big rug!”

And it was a listener to Rudy’s

morning show on Oldies 96.1 who

called in with her idea for the new dog’s

exotic-sounding name: Taj.

In January 2004, Rudy’s life took a

dramatic change while hosting Meet the

Pets when a “crazy red Irish Setter came

bouncing into the video studio at the

shelter,” said Rudy. “Maggie … was so

full of life that I could hardly hang onto

her. As soon as we were done taping the

segment, I ran up to [the executive

director]’s office and said, ‘I want to take

that dog home!’”

It was during his nine years as half of

the “morning drive” team of “Mad Dog

and Rudy” on WSOX that Rudy decided

to throw himself even deeper into

community service.

“I volunteered to host just about

everything I could, helping every

organization imaginable, which

eventually led to my being presented

with the Jefferson Award,” Rudy said.

He was also the public service director

at WSOX and host of a Sunday-morning

show called Music and the Message,during which he interviewed people

from the nonprofit community to help

spread the word about their efforts.

Knowing of Rudy’s love for animals, a

listener contacted him about Pet

Guardians. Rudy invited the founder and

president, Debra Vredenburg, onto his

show … and the rest, as they say, is

history.

“On May 31, 2008, Debra and I got

married and began our mission together

to save as many animals as possible,” said

Rudy. “I continue to host events, but the

deal is, if I’m there, Debra is there too

with a stand for Pet Guardians.”

The Vredenburg-Rudys combined

pets: his Afghan, Taj, and Maggie the

Irish setter with her Rudy the lab/pit bull

mix (yes, Vredenburg-Rudy named her

dog Rudy before she even met her

husband) and Maggie the black lab—

that’s two dogs named Maggie. Add in

foster dog Bella and four cats, and the

Vredenburg-Rudy household is

brimming with well-trained, well-loved

animal family members.

“Two of the special things Debra and

I do together include occasionally taking

our pets to area nursing homes and

retirement communities for pet therapy

visits,” Rudy said. “And every other

week, we take two of the dogs to visit

with patients at a day treatment center.

There’s nothing quite like an Irish Setter

unexpectedly jumping up onto your lap

and licking you in the face to make you

love life!”

Their household also now contains

not one but two Jefferson Award

winners—for her tireless efforts with Pet

Guardians, Debra Vredenburg-Rudy was

the recipient of the 2010 Jefferson Award

for Lancaster County.

“We strongly advocate preparing for

your pets when you’re gone, just as you

do with your estate,” advised Rudy.

Because Pet Guardians is not a shelter

or boarding service—they are essentially

liaisons that help find temporary and

permanent homes for the animals—they

are always seeking foster families who

will provide homes for the pets until a

permanent adoptive pet parent is

secured. To find out more about Pet

Guardians, visit www.petguardians.org or

email [email protected].

Rudy will be the master of ceremonies

at WoofStock in Harrisburg on Sept. 18.

A Central PA Animal Alliance event

featuring live bands, pet contests, food,

and rescue organizations from all over

Central Pennsylvania, WoofStock will

cover a nine-block area along Front

Street from North Street down to the

Walnut Street Bridge.

Rudy and Pet Guardians will also be

part of several local parades in the

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For Rudy, a lifelong animal lover and

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conduit for the human-animal bond, in

perpetuating for others that special

connection that has meant so much to

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“[I love] seeing the joy on the faces

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More and more retirees are also

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But with the high cost of college

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Discounted Tuition

Your first step is to contact your

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example, allow people over 50 to audit

classes for free and many offer

significantly discounted tuition rates for

those who take them for credit.

In fact, according to Fastweb, a

college financial aid resource, 21 states

and Washington, D.C., offer free

tuition for senior citizens at some or all

of their public colleges. (Textbook costs

and sometimes fees are not covered,

however.)

Credits and Deductions

Uncle Sam can offer some assistance

too in the form of tax credits and

deductions. For credits, check out the

Lifetime Learning tax credit that allows

students of any age to claim up to a

$2,000 credit each year for college or

other post-secondary school expenses.

And the American Opportunity credit

allows an annual tax credit up to

$2,500.

The government also provides

tuition and fees deductions for

students that can cover up to $4,000

in expenses. But, you can choose only

one of these three tax breaks: Lifetime

Learning credit, American

Opportunity credit, or the tuition and

fees deduction.

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While most scholarships are aimed at

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Calendar of EventsCoatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-690022 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.cascweb.org

Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown –http://home.ccil.org/~dascSept. 7, 12:45 p.m. – Lecture on the Battle of Brandywine

Sept. 19, 9 a.m. – Senior Games Bowling Tournament

Sept. 27, 1 p.m. – AC Moore Field Trip and Card-

Making Demonstration

Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 647-131147 Church Road, Malvern

Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square –www.kennettseniorcenter.orgSept. 14, 6 p.m. – Free “Medicare 101” Presentation

Sept. 23, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Successful Aging Series:

Antique Toys

Sept. 30 – Spirit Day: “All Bandaged Up” Day

Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-524412 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org

Phoenixville Area Senior Adult Activity Center –(610) 935-1515153 Church St., Phoenixville –www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org

West Chester Area Senior Center – (610) 431-4242 530 E. Union St., West Chester – www.wcseniors.org

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visit their website for more information.

Chester County Library Programs

Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation

www.chesco.org/ccparks

Sept. 17, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – A Walk in the Warwick Woods, Warwick County Park

Sept. 24, 9 to 11 a.m. – Fall Plant Swap, Hibernia County Park

Sept. 24, 4 to 8 p.m. – Autumn Celebration & Fall into Fitness 5K, Warwick County Park

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.The Wellness Community of

Philadelphia: Support Group for

People with Cancer

The Cancer Center at Paoli

Hospital

255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli

(215) 879-7733

Sept. 3 and 17, 5 to 10 p.m.Bingo Nights

Marine Corps League Detachment

430 Chestnut St., Downingtown

(610) 431-2234

Sept. 6, 11:30 a.m.West Chester University RetireesLuncheon

Old Country Buffet

1090 E. Lancaster Ave.,

Downingtown

(610) 269-1503

Sept. 7, 6 p.m.Memory Loss and Dementia Support

Group

Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli

324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern

(610) 251-9994

Sept. 10, 7:30 p.m.Tel Hai Concert Series: The Three

Tenors

Tel Hai Retirement Community

Chapel

1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honeybrook

(610) 273-9333

www.telhai.org

Sept. 12 and 26, 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.Caregiver Support Group

Adult Care of Chester County

201 Sharp Lane, Exton

(610) 363-8044

Sept. 14, noonFamily Caregiver Support GroupSarah Care

425 Technology Drive, Suite 200,

Malvern

(610) 251-0801

Sept. 14, 12:10 p.m.John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s FerryOsher Lifelong Learning Institute

Widener University Exton Campus

825 Springdale Drive

West Whiteland Township

(484) 713-0088

www.widener.edu/olli

Sept. 20, 6 p.m.Family Caregiver Support Group

Sunrise of Westtown

501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester

(610) 399-4464

Sept. 21, 12:10 p.m.A History of Medicines

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Chester Springs Library, 1685-A Art School Road, Chester Springs, (610) 827-9212

Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741

Easttown Library, 720 First Ave., Berwyn, (610) 644-3765

Henrietta Hankin Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs, (610) 321-1700

Honey Brook Community Library, 687 Compass Road, Honey Brook, (610) 273-3303

Malvern Library, 1 E. First Ave., Malvern, (610) 644-7259

Oxford Library, 48 S. Second St., Oxford, (610) 932-9625

Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times

Phoenixville Library, 183 Second Ave., Phoenixville, (610) 933-3013

Spring City Library, 245 Broad St., Spring City, (610) 948-4130

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FLYING from page 9

“Naturally, it was especially heavily

defended, and an M-110 came right

up our con trail to fire his cannons at

us and all but cut off our rudders. We

were lucky to get back from that one.”

Returning from combat, he drew

the plum assignment of being one of

three pilots assigned to Offutt AFB,

headquarters of the Strategic Air

Command, to fly the generals to

wherever they needed to travel. He

often flew the commanding general,

Curtis LeMay.

Collins says, “General LeMay let

you fly copilot, but he always wanted

to fly the plane himself. His motto

was, ‘If I’m going to die in an

airplane, I’m going to do it myself.’”

After four years of flying the

generals, Collins was asked where he’d

like to be stationed. He picked Puerto

Rico, and they sent him there to be

checked out in the 10-engine B-36,

which was the largest military plane

the U.S. ever built. It held 32,000

gallons of fuel and was powered by six

engines that powered pusher props …

and four more jet engines that were

used only on takeoffs and above

15,000 feet when added boost was

needed.

Was the transition from B-29 to B-

36 tricky? “Not really,” he says. “If

you were a qualified pilot, you got a

check ride, and that was it.”

Was it an easy plane to fly? “Not

especially,” he says. “It did take a little

getting used to your sitting 32 feet

above the runway when the wheels

were touching down.” He remembers

one mission when he flew his B-36 at

500 feet above the Mediterranean Sea

to avoid radar, then climbed to

40,000 feet to the edge of Soviet

airspace before breaking off as a

reminder to the Soviets that we were

still there.

“Another thing about the B-36,”

Collins notes, “was its extraordinary

ability to fly 32-hour missions. The

crews alternated during flight to

permit them to get them some rest,

but the plane shook and rattled so

much that it was tough to sleep. I

wasn’t sorry to leave that assignment.”

One of his strong recollections is of

manning one of the many B-29s in

England that were there to carry out

our secret threat to the Soviets that,

should they shoot down one of our

planes that flew the Berlin Airlift, we

would wipe out their major cities.

Fortunately, the Airlift ended without

that happening.

Collins retired from the Air Force

as a full colonel in November of 1972.

In retirement, he worked for Rorer

Pharmaceuticals as senior vice

president for governmental affairs.

Grinning, Collins explains that the

company’s most well-known product

was Maalox.

He notes that his wife, the former

June Prange, was a Central

Pennsylvania girl, so it was only

natural that they look for a place to

live in the area. They did, and

therefore they now live in one of its

comfortable retirement communities.

Collins keeps himself busy with

enjoying his sailboat, playing a lot of

golf, and landscaping his grounds.

Recently, June asked him if there

was anything special he’d like for his

90th birthday. He said it would really

be nice to go up in the mint-

condition Piper Cub he had seen at

Smoketown Airport. So she found the

pilot, made the arrangements, and

Collins was taken for the flight on his

birthday. It was wholly appropriate for

a man whose career had been so

uniquely filled with flying.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in

Europe in WWII.

“Face the Music”

This idiom comes from the British

military. When someone was court-

martialed, there would be a military

drum squad playing, so the defendant

would indeed be facing the music.


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This Month in History:September

Events•• Sept. 9, 1776 – The United States came into

existence as the Continental Congress changed the

name of the new American nation from the

United Colonies.

• Sept. 12, 1953 – John F. Kennedy, 36, married

Jacqueline Bouvier, 24, in a ceremony before 750

invited guests at St. Mary’s Church in Newport,

R.I., conducted by Archbishop Richard Cushing

of Boston.

• Sept. 14, 1901 – Eight days after being shot,

President William McKinley died from wounds

suffered during an assassination attempt in

Buffalo, N.Y. He was succeeded by Theodore

Roosevelt.

Birthdays• Sept. 5 – Wild West legend Jesse James (1847-

1882) was born in Centerville, Mo. Following the

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stagecoaches, and stores. In 1882, after the

governor of Missouri offered a $10,000 reward for

their capture dead or alive, a member of the gang

shot 34-year-old James in the back of the head

and claimed the reward.

• Sept. 23 – American journalist and influential

commentator Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was

born in New York. “Without criticism and reliable

and intelligent reporting, the government cannot

govern,” he once stated.

• Sept. 26 – American folk legend Johnny

Appleseed (1774-1845) was born in Leominster,

Mass., as John Chapman. For 40 years, he traveled

through Ohio and Indiana and into Illinois,

planting orchards. He was a friend to wild animals

and was regarded as a “great medicine man” by

Native Americans.


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