dauphin county 50plus senior news april 2012

Dauphin County Edition April 2012 Vol. 14 No. 4

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As in years past, the contestants for the 2012 PA State Senior Idol

competition will celebrate their diversity: different musical styles, different

stage presentations, and—with ages ranging from 50 to 80 or better—a few

decades between them as well.

But the common thread woven amongst them all seems to be an

essential, cherished love for performance: for the joy it brings both them and

their audiences, for the thrill of connecting to strangers through something

as intangible and evanescent as a song, a dance, or a comedic routine.

It’s like that for Steve Albright of Jacobus, a retired Maryland native who

works part-time as a pharmacy delivery driver. Though he played the

trumpet for about 10 years during his school years, it wasn’t until his

daughter took up the French horn that his love for his own long-silent brass

instrument was rekindled.

And it wasn’t until a few years even later that his passion for performance

was reawakened as well. Albright was delivering medications to an area

retirement community when he observed a gentleman playing the accordion

for then community’s appreciative residents.

“This just struck a chord with me,” he said. “I remembered the

gratification that I used to get from doing that, because [seniors] are the best

For the Love ofthe Limelight

please see LIMELIGHT page 19

Inside:

Annual PA State Senior Idol

Competition Gears Up for 7th Year

This year’s hopefuls for

the PA State Senior Idol

competition include, from

top, Steven Albright,

Victoria Newcomer, and

Robert Long.

The 5 Best Senior

Acting Performances

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Your Best Retirement

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Traveltizers Travel Appetizers: Stories that Whet the Appetite for Travel

By Andrea Gross

Ilived in California for many years,

but it wasn’t until last year that I

began to learn the secrets of one of its

greatest cities—San Francisco. Oh, I’d

walked the Golden Gate, noodled around

Chinatown, and shopped in Union

Square, but I’d never heard the gossip.

Then I took three neighborhood tours,

each led by residents who showed me the

hidden places and told me the scandalous

stories. Finally, I feel like a native.

North BeachThe American Planning Association

calls North Beach one of 10 “great

neighborhoods in America,” and it’s easy

to see why. It’s a community in every

sense of the word—a place where people

walk, talk, and eat.

That’s exactly what my husband and I

do during our award-winning Local

Tastes of the City Tour. Tom Medin,

owner and guide, begins by giving us the

history of the area. It was, he says, settled

by Italians, and then became a hangout

for members of the Beat Generation and

a risqué nightclub district. But now it’s

relaxed into an area of small shops,

eateries, bakeries, and delicatessens.

He leads us from one to another,

feeding us fascinating facts to digest along

with the food. By the end of the tour,

when we go into Café Trieste, a

coffeehouse frequented by the likes of

Steve Allen, Woody Allen, Pavarotti, and

Bill Cosby, I’m feeling like I am an in-

the-loop San Franciscan.

That night, to solidify our city-wise

credentials, we go to Beach Blanket

Babylon, a San Francisco staple since

1974. We sip wine and watch performers,

who wear outrageous hats that are 4 or 5

feet tall as they spoof all things political

and most things sacred. The man next to

me laughs so hard that he spills his wine

into my lap. I barely notice because I’m

laughing equally hard.

ChinatownWe’re walking through San Francisco’s

The Secrets of San Francisco

Left: The best way to

understand San Francisco is to

visit its neighborhoods.

Right: Café

Trieste is an

iconic North

Beach

coffee shop.Above: A visitor who

wanders the back

streets of Chinatown

gets a much

different perspective

than one who stays

on Grant Avenue.

Chinatown, but the bustling crowds of

Grant Avenue seem far away. On the

back streets men are playing mah jong,

women are folding disks of dough into

fortune-cookie packets, and a man is

weighing medicinal herbs for a customer

who has a hacking cough.

“Nee haw, hello,” I say, trying out my

one phrase of Chinese. Our leader—she

doesn’t like to be called a “guide”—

laughs. “No, no, no,” she says. “That’s

Mandarin Chinese. Here in San

Francisco, most of the Chinese speak

Cantonese. It’s nay ho.”

That’s only the first of many things we

learn as we follow Shirley Fong-Torres,

a.k.a., the Wok-Wiz, through the part of

Chinatown where, as she says, “real

people live, work, and play.”

She points to a mural on an alley wall

and explains the custom it depicts.

“That’s not just a pretty painting,” she

says. “It’s a picture of one of our Chinese

New Year activities.”

Next we go into a store filled with

imitation cell phones, television sets,

food, and clothing, all made out of paper.

The Chinese, we learn, want to make

sure their relatives have all the comforts

of this world when they journey to the

next one.

Again, without Shirley, we’d have

missed the real meaning of what we were

seeing. We’d have thought the items were

simply cute children’s toys.

Nob HillWe take a cable car to the Fairmont,

the grand dame of

hotels atop San

Francisco’s Nob Hill.

It seems apropos since

the cable car is what

allowed the 19th

century’s most

privileged folks to live

in rarefied hilltop air,

far above the “low-

life” who frequented

the docks. The street

was simply too steep for horse-drawn

carriages.

Valerie Huff, owner of Hobnob Tours,

meets us and leads us first through the

public rooms of the grand hotel, then on

a two-hour, flat-ground tour of the

neighborhood. Before the earthquake of

1906, the area was filled with grand

mansions and luxury hotels, all but two

of which were destroyed by the post-

quake fires. Today the area is again filled

with homes of the affluent.

Valerie laughs as she dispenses gossipy

tidbits. I learn, for example, that two

feuding barons each hired bodyguards to

protect one from the other, and that a

rich widow disinherited her son when he

opposed her marriage to a younger man.

By the time the tour ends, I know why

Nob Hill is sometimes called “snob hill,”

and I’m reveling in my insider status.

We’ve only begun to explore the

neighborhoods in depth, but for now my

mind is full and my feet are sore!

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Chinatown – www.wokwiz.com

Nob Hill – www.hobnobtours.com

Photos © Irv Green except where noted;

story by Andrea Gross

(www.andreagross.com)

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Dear Savvy Senior,

My 60-year-old husband has

become a terrible snorer, especially over

the past few years. It’s gotten to the

point I can’t stand to sleep in the same

room as him anymore. What can help

us?

– Sleepless Sandy

Dear Sandy,

Most people don’t think

there’s much they can do to fix

their snoring problems, but

that’s not true anymore. Today,

there are number of viable tips

and treatments that can make a

big difference for snorers and

their suffering spouses. Here’s

what you should know.

Snoring is very common. If

fact, it’s estimated that nearly

half of all adults in the U.S.

snore at least occasionally, and 25

percent snore habitually. But men

are the ones who tend to be loud

problem snorers, as well as people

who are overweight. And snoring

often gets worse with age.

Self-Help Remedies While there’s no surefire cure for

snoring, there are a variety of things

your husband can try to help reduce

or eliminate the problem, including:

• Slim down: If he’s overweight, a 10

percent loss of body weight can

help open up his airway and

reduce snoring.

• Stop smoking. If your husband’s a

smoker, quitting will help.

Smoking causes inflammation in

the upper airways that can make

snoring worse.

• Avoid alcohol and sedatives:

Sleeping pills, painkillers,

tranquilizers, and alcoholic

beverages all relax the muscles in

the throat, which makes snoring

more likely. He should avoid all of

these three to four hours before

bedtime.

• Change sleeping positions: Snoring

is more common when you sleep

on your back. To prevent this, sew

a tennis ball in the back of a t-shirt

or his pajama top. This will make

sleeping on his back

uncomfortable and teach him to

sleep in a more breathing-friendly

side position. Or, buy a snoring

pillow that’s designed to promote

side sleeping.

• Tilt the bed: Raising the head of

the bed by 4 inches can also help

reduce snoring by helping him

breathe easier. He can do this by

placing some bricks or boards

under the headboard legs, or

purchase some inexpensive bed

raisers. Or insert a foam wedge

under the head of the mattress.

• Clear nasal passages: If nasal

congestion is causing your husband

to snore, nasal strips may help, or

if allergies are the cause, try steroid

or saline nasal sprays.

Antihistamines can help with

allergies but can worsen snoring.

Also consider purchasing a

humidifier for the bedroom. This

can help to reduce congestion and

moisturize the throat.

When to See a DoctorLoud snoring can be a sign of

obstructive sleep apnea (see

www.sleepapnea.org), a serious

condition in which the snorer stops

breathing many times a night. Left

untreated, it can cause high blood

pressure and can sharply increase the

risk for stroke and heart attack.

If your husband is frequently

sleepy during the day, stops

breathing during sleep, or

snorts awake, gasping for

breath, then it’s time to see

an otolaryngologist or a

sleep specialist who may

recommend an overnight

study at a sleep center. Even

if he doesn’t have these

symptoms, these types of

doctors can help ease his

snoring if the other remedies

have failed.

A common treatment for

sleep apnea and severe snoring is a

continuous positive airway pressure

(CPAP) device. This involves

sleeping with a snorkel-like mask

that’s hooked up to a machine that

gently blows air up your nose to

keep the passages open.

Other treatment options include

an oral appliance that fits into the

mouth over the teeth like a

removable mouth guard or retainer,

as well as Provent therapy

(www.proventtherapy.com), which

involves small nasal devices that

attach over the nostrils to improve

airflow and breathing.

If these don’t work, surgery is an

option too. There are several

procedures that are offered today

that can help, including the new

minimally invasive pillar palatal

implant that has a 75 percent success

rate.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the

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

Tips and Treatment for

Snoring Seniors

Savvy Senior

Jim Miller

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The 5 Best Senior

Acting Performances

Older But Not Wiser

The Academy

Awards were a

couple of

months ago, and I

was happy to see so

many seniors winning

or being nominated.

There was Max

Von Sydow, Nick

Nolte, Glenn Close,

Christopher

Plummer, and Meryl

Streep, and even

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consider to be the five

all-time best acting performances by

seniors. And so, without further ado (I

always wanted to use the word ado in an

article), here’s my list:

George Burns – Going in Style. He was

terrific in this poignant yet funny film

about three seniors, struggling to live on

Social Security, who decide to rob a

bank. By the way, Lee Strasberg and Art

Carney, the other two seniors, were also

great in this film.

There is one scene when George

Burns is sitting alone in his room

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Ruth Gordon – Harold and Maude.From the first time we see the 79-year-

old Maude having the time of her life at

a stranger’s funeral, she grabs the screen

and never lets it go. Maude had an

undeniable zest and joy for life, and it’s

no wonder that the depressed Harold

falls in love with her—we all did.

I loved when she said, “Harold,

everyone has a right to make an ass out

of themselves. You just can’t let the

world judge you too much.” Since I

often make an ass of myself, I figure

these are great words to live by.

By the way, Gordon was out-of-her-

mind scary in the movie Rosemary’s Baby.

Scary and joyful—the only other person

I know of with that range of emotions is

my wife.

Burt Lancaster– Atlantic City.He was

marvelous

playing Lou, a

small-time

numbers runner

with a big-time

love for the

much younger

Susan

Sarandon. It’s a

tremendous

acting

performance as

Lou’s false

bravado turns

into real

dignity.

This was

Lancaster’s last

Oscar nomination and Sarandon’s first.

On a side note, Sarandon herself is now

a senior (and the circle of life

continues).

Cast of Cocoon. I’m listing the entire

senior cast because they were all so

wonderful. What I especially liked was

when they touched the alien cocoons

and the years started to fall away, they

weren’t replaced by younger actors.

However, it definitely seemed like they

were getting younger, and this was

accomplished by their terrific acting.

A special nod goes to Jack Gilford as

the senior who decided not to join the

others in the rejuvenation process. He

decided instead to let nature take its

course for him and his ailing wife. He is

magnificent in his wrongheaded dignity.

Art Carney – Harry and Tonto. Art

Carney was 55 years old when he played

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who is evicted from his New York City

apartment when it is condemned. He

eventually goes on a cross-country

journey with his cat Tonto to visit his

adult children.

Carney, who won an Oscar for his

performance, plays Harry with

compassion, dignity, and a touch of

outrage. Oh, and to show you how

great an actor he was, when the filming

began he didn’t even like cats.

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Last August, 50plus Senior News

published a veteran profile of William

Nicolai, 90, of New Cumberland, who was

a finalist in tennis singles and champion in

doubles at the National Senior Games in

Houston, Texas. As the late Paul Harvey,

well-known radio commentator and

journalist, used to say, “Now here’s the rest of

the story.”

William H. Lentz Jr., 92, of

Camp Hill, Nicolai’s partner

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As a passenger in a Piper Cub, Lentz as

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hostile territory to relay information of

German troop locations and other

military targets to our artillery units on

the ground. At times, during inclement

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night, he worked

from tall buildings,

such as church

steeples or the roof

of abandoned

factories or hotels.

A native of

Allegheny County,

Lentz graduated

from St. Joseph

High School,

Natrona Heights, in

1938 and Duquesne

University,

Pittsburgh, in 1942

as a 2nd Lieutenant

with an ROTC

commission in

Artillery. He completed the Officers Basic

Artillery Course at Fort Sill, Okla., and

was assigned to the 261st Artillery

Battalion being

organized at Camp

Swift, Texas, with more

than 500 draftees from

California.

After basic and

artillery training, the

unit became a training

battalion at the Artillery

School at Fort Sill, firing

the 105mm Howitzers

and the old French 75s.

In the spring of 1944,

the unit moved to Ft.

Polk, La., and became a

“Long Tom” 155mm

Gun Battalion with a

range of 18 miles.

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sailed to Europe, arriving in time to move

into Germany and support the relief of

the Battle of the Bulge.

Lentz entered combat there with the

261st Infantry Battalion with 12 “Long

Tom” guns.

“My first air mission was to Bastogne

with Major Merrill, the chief pilot of the

202nd Group.”

The air observer’s job was to direct

artillery fire on targets and to register the

battalion’s guns whenever they changed

location so that the Fire Direction Center

(FDC) could move artillery fire to nearby

targets with great accuracy.

“My primary job from December 1944

to April 1945 was directing 80 percent of

the battalion’s fire missions from the air

and from forward observation points. Our

first gun positions were in Searsdorf,

Germany, where we were attached to the

202nd Artillery Group of the XIII Corps,

Ninth Army.”

Lentz completed 76 air combat

missions and was awarded the Air Medal

A Champ in Seniors Tennis and Directing

Artillery Fire – Part 1

Beyond the Battlefield

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Lt. Leland Wilhelm, crossed the river 10

feet above the ground and hedge-hopped

all the way, only to find the windmill

had been removed, but they noticed a

stopped freight train a half mile away.

Lentz sent the coordinates to the

FDC.

“The first shell landed just 5 feet from

the train and the 19 boxcars began

exploding in both directions like two

rows of dominoes. Large German

artillery shells were flying through the air

as we headed for the friendlier side of the

Rhine, passing surprised German soldiers

and an 88-gun crew eating lunch.

“When our own Artillery began using

proximity fuses, we were the last to

know,” Lentz said. “Flying so low

between our flat-trajectory 155mm guns

and the targets put us very close to the

flight of our own shells. These new fuses

explode when they come close to

anything. A Piper Cub, covered in

canvas and shellac, can burn completely

in seconds.”

In April 1945,

when the Russians

were closing in on

Berlin, Lentz looked

across the Elbe River

and saw hundreds of

fleeing German

civilians and soldiers

along the shore.

“When I reported

this to my group

commander, Col.

Billings, he said, ‘I

am sending Lt.

Wilhelm and you in

a small pontoon

boat across the river,

and my unit will be

the first one to meet the Russians.’ The

German soldiers and the civilians offered

us guns and jewelry to let them use the

boat to cross the river.”

While Wilhelm guarded the boat,

Lentz walked to the foot of a 15-foot

dike. Climbing the slope, he looked up

and saw two German soldiers pointing

their rifles at him. He told them the war

was over; Germany had surrendered. An

older sergeant came down the line. He

refused to surrender, saying he knew

what the Russians would do to his

country.

“We are going to stay and fight to the

last man!” Lentz said.

“Good luck,” saluted the sergeant,

then turned and walked away, hoping he

would not be shot in the back. At that

moment, three P-47s strafed the dike

and Lentz “ran like hell” to the boat and

the two paddled across the river.

Seventeen days later, Victory in

Europe was declared.

Continued next month …

If you are a mature veteran and have

interesting or unusual experiences in your

military or civilian life, phone Al Goodman

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This Month in History:April

Events• April 3, 1887 – The first woman mayor was

elected in the U.S. as Susanna M. Salter became

mayor of Argonia, Kan.

• April 6, 1994 – Genocide began in Rwanda as a

plane carrying the presidents of Rwanda and

Burundi was shot down. They had been meeting

to discuss ways of ending ethnic rivalries

between the Hutu and Tutsi. After their deaths,

Rwanda descended into chaos, resulting in the

genocidal conflict between tribes. More than

500,000 people were killed with 2 million

fleeing the country.

• April 12, 1981 – The first space shuttle flight

occurred with the launching of Columbia with

astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen

aboard. Columbia spent 54 hours in space

making 36 orbits, and then landed at Edwards

Air Force Base in California.

Birthdays• April 4 – American social reformer Dorothea

Dix (1802-1887) was born in Hampden,

Maine. She founded a home for girls in Boston

while only in her teens and later crusaded for

humane conditions in jails and insane asylums.

During the American Civil War, she was

superintendent of women nurses.

• April 9 – African-American actor and singer

Paul Robeson (1898-1976) was born in

Princeton, N.J. Best known for his performance

in The Emperor Jones, he also enjoyed a long run

on Broadway in Shakespeare’s Othello. In 1950,

amid ongoing anti-Communist hysteria,

Robeson was denied a U.S. passport after

refusing to sign an affidavit on whether he had

ever been a member of the Communist Party.

• April 25 – Radio inventor Gugliemo Marconi

(1874-1937) was born in Bologna, Italy. He

pioneered the use of wireless telegraphy in the

1890s. By 1921, Marconi’s invention had been

developed into wireless telephony (voice radio).

Photo ID Soon Required at PollsA new law is now in place in

Pennsylvania that requires all voters to

present valid photo identification at the

polling place in order to cast their vote.

Voters will be asked to present ID at

the April 24 primary election, but

identification will not be required by law

until the general election in November.

Act 18 of 2012 requires all registered

voters to present a valid form of

identification at the polls that must

include a name, photo, and expiration

date, except when an individual presents

a military ID card.

A driver’s license or

ID card issued by

PennDOT, military ID

cards (including ones

from the Pennsylvania

National Guard), and

cards issued by an

accredited Pennsylvania

university or a licensed

nursing home will all

be accepted.

For those with

religious objections to

being photographed, a

valid without-photo

driver’s license or a

valid without-photo

ID card issued by

PennDOT will be

acceptable forms of ID

at the polls.

If an individual

does not possess any

of the allowable forms

of ID, he or she may

obtain a free photo ID from PennDOT.

The voter must first affirm he or she has

no other form of ID and may then

proceed using PennDOT’s existing

procedures for obtaining a non-driver

ID.

Voters who appear at the polls in

November without photo ID will have

the opportunity to vote by provisional

ballot. They will then need to present

valid identification within six days of the

election to the appropriate county board

of elections.

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Few south-central Pennsylvania

institutions and organizations

can boast of a heritage that dates

back nearly a century and a half. Yet it

was 145 years ago this May that its

founders laid the

groundwork for

today’s Homeland

Center in

Harrisburg.

The aftermath

of the Civil War

was causing havoc

for Americans

from both sides of

that long and

bloody conflict,

and battlefield

casualties were

not the only

human losses.

Soldiers’ wives,

widows, and

parents struggled

to provide for dependent family

members without the support of dead

and disabled husbands and sons.

Scribes of the mid-1860s took note, for

example, of “the large number of

children who are daily to be seen on

our streets in a ragged, forlorn

condition.”

Discussions by representatives of

nine Harrisburg churches led to the

conclusion that the city needed a

“Home for the Friendless” to shelter

those women and children.

Thus, under the direction of a

“Board of Lady Managers,” was begun

what continues today as Homeland

Center—still located at the house

erected in 1870 at Fifth and Muench

streets in uptown Harrisburg after three

years of renting downtown.

For the first 40 years, the home did

indeed care for both children and

elderly women, but as society’s and

people’s needs changed, Homeland

changed and expanded as well—

subsequently assisting in managing

chronic disease or impairment and

skilled nursing care in the aftermath of

acute illness or injury, while continuing

to provide the personal care services it

had offered for a century.

As advancements in healthcare have

continued into the 21st century,

Homeland has kept ahead of the pace

with new modalities and new

equipment. Today, directed by boards

of managers and trustees and other

dedicated

volunteers, a

highly

professional

staff of medical,

nursing, and

therapeutic

specialists

provides a

continuum of

care for senior

citizens,

including

personal care

services, skilled

nursing care,

hospice services,

and a safe and

secure

environment for persons with

Alzheimer’s disease.

In short, Homeland continues to

meet the changing medical and social

needs of the area’s residents.

For all of the people who need these

services, Homeland is what the

founders intended it to be: a home.

Homeland Center looks back to the

values and idealism of the 1860s. At

the same time, it looks forward to new

ways of living and new ways of caring

in a beautiful, homelike setting.

In keeping with the spirit of

benevolence on which Homeland

Center was founded, and because of

the generosity of friends, families, and

community organizations over the

years, all residents’ needs are met

regardless of government funding or

limited resources.

No individual has ever been asked to

leave because funds are exhausted.

To mark the 145th anniversary, a gala

dinner with entertainment will be held

on Sunday, May 6, at the Harrisburg

Hilton. Information on attending the

gala and otherwise supporting

Homeland Center is available from

Development Director Betty

Hungerford at (717) 221-7727 and

online at www.homelandcenter.org.

A personal

care suite

Main building

The Dorothy S. Hollinger Conservatory

Homeland Center

Marks 145 Years


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Embracing Your ‘Third Age’

NurseNews

Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES

Not long ago I met a gentleman who

proudly announced that at age 71, he

had just passed his state’s bar exam. He

said he recognized that having his law license

would greatly enhance his business, so he went

to law school. Obviously, how others might

define retirement isn’t how he defines it.

And apparently it wasn’t how Harland

Sanders defined it either, as I understand that his

little fried chicken business was inspired by a

family recipe but funded by his Social Security

checks.

Why do retirees keep working? Sure, the extra

income, but research indicates that continuing to

work, even part-time paid or volunteer, is the

way many choose to stay physically active,

engaged in social interactions, and challenged.

(It is said that the three M’s of successful aging

are moving, mingling, and mastery.)

After all, retirement at 65 sounded reasonable

back when we didn’t live another 20 or 30 years

afterward, but now? Decades of pursuing only

leisure activities may sound terrific to some, but

certainly not to all.

Sociologist William Sadler coined the term

“Third Age” to refer to the time in life when,

after the “First Age” (our youth, when we are

dependent on others and pursuing our education

and careers) and after the “Second Age” (the

parenting and working years), we can stay

involved in our careers or we can explore

different opportunities and learn new skills. The

Third Age is the time when we can actively work

toward making the most of the life we have left.

But are we physically and emotionally up to

this challenge? After all, half of us have at least

one chronic health concern, and three-quarters

of us have two or more. Can we actually do this?

Well, just as the stereotypes of retirement are

changing, so is the approach to healthcare for

those who are of retirement age. There’s an

increased emphasis on what’s called “self-

management healthcare,” and for those who are

enthusiastically taking on their Third Age, it

seems a good fit. After all, if we are going to take

charge of our Third Age life, why not take charge

of our Third Age health?

Of course, in truth, our entire adult lives we

have self-managed our health; this is really

nothing new. Ever since we moved out on our

own, we have chosen and controlled what we ate

or drank, whether or not we smoked, if we

exercised, fastened our seatbelts, or saw the

dentist twice a year.

So, the issue is not how to start self-managing

our health in this Third Age, but how to get

better at it.

You may find that your doctor is shifting

away from telling you what to do and leaning

more toward asking you how he or she can help

and suggesting ways you can take on more

responsibility. Be it how to prevent or how to

manage, your doctor might be eliciting more of

your active participation in the pursuit of better

health.

You, after all, are your own primary health

provider and now, in this Third Age, it’s time to

get fully involved.

Gloria May is a registered nurse with a master’s degree

in adult health education and a Certified Health

Education Specialist designation.

By Doris Brookens

It’s never too early to start thinking about your

retirement. When you do, one of your first

questions may be, “When’s the best time to

start receiving retirement benefits?”

There’s no one “best age” for everyone and,

ultimately, it is your choice. You should make an

informed decision about when to apply for

benefits based on your individual and family

circumstances.

With that in mind, Social Security has

published a new fact sheet to help you make the

decision that’s best for you. When to StartReceiving Retirement Benefits is available online at

www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10147.html.

Things to consider are your current cash

needs, health, family longevity, whether you plan

to work after you retire, future financial needs

and obligations, and the amount of your benefit

and other income, such as pensions and

deductions from retirement funds. Do you have

investments to draw from when you need extra

money? Will it last as long as you expect to live?

Keep in mind that people are living longer

than they used to. About one out of every four

65-year-olds today will live past age 90, and one

out of 10 will live past age 95.

If you decide to retire early, at 62 or any time

before your full retirement age, you’ll get your

benefits sooner—but you’ll get a reduced benefit

for the rest of your life. Your monthly benefit will

last as long as you do.

So the reduction in monthly payment for

taking early retirement can add up to a big

difference over the life of your benefits.

Your decision can affect your spouse and

family, too. If you die before your spouse and

dependent children, they may be eligible for

survivors benefits. But if you took early

retirement, their payments would be based on

your reduced benefit amount.

When you reach your full retirement age, you

can work and earn as much as you want and still

receive your full Social Security benefit payment.

If you are younger than full retirement age and if

your earnings exceed certain dollar amounts,

some of your benefit payments during the year

will be withheld.

On the other hand, if you put off retirement

benefits until after your full retirement age, your

amount will increase. In fact, your benefit

amount will continue to go up until you reach

age 70 or start receiving benefits, whichever

comes first.

And when thinking about Social Security,

don’t forget Medicare. You should sign up for

Medicare three months before reaching age 65,

no matter when your full retirement age is—even

if you decide to delay retirement benefits.

Otherwise, your Medicare medical insurance, as

well as prescription drug coverage, could be

delayed, and you could be charged higher

premiums.

Learn more and make an educated decision

about when to retire.

Doris Brookens is the Social Security office manager

in Harrisburg.

Trying to Decide When to Retire?

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Homeland HospiceA community outreach of Homeland Center

Who We Are ...

It takes a special kind of person to be a part of hospice, and that is why Homeland has built a team of highly trained,

compassionate, caring individuals to provide the highest quality of care to its patients and their families.

Our competent staff consists of nurses, physicians, social workers, clergy, volunteers, and bereavement support. Our

hospice team focuses on the patient as a whole to address all physical, spiritual, and emotional needs. We work closely

with loved ones serving as an educator, resource, and support in any way possible.

Homeland Hospice is private, nonprofit, and is accredited by The National Institute of Jewish Hospice. We accept

Medicare, Medicaid, and some private insurance plans.

What Is Our Goal …

The longstanding tradition of quality associated with Homeland Center is embedded with our goal of being respectful

and considerate to all at the end stages of life. We understand the difficulties end-of-life issues present, and we are fully

committed to addressing all the needs of our patients and their loved ones.

At Homeland Hospice, we work in a team approach to provide care to patients with a life-limiting illness, encouraging

patients and their families to live each day as fully as possible. Our focus is on symptom and comfort management,

believing everyone has the right to die pain-free while retaining their dignity.

Those We Serve …

When a medical cure is no longer possible or the patient and family decide to stop pursuing treatment, hospice provides

high-quality, compassionate care. We serve any individual over the age of 18 who is in the end stage of life, regardless of

race, gender, or creed, and who resides in Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, Perry, or York counties.

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“At the 11th hour”On a 12-hour clock (rather than the 24-hour

clock used by scientists, the military, etc.), the

hours of noon and midnight seem to hold special

significance.

Because they mark the transition from

morning to afternoon and the end of the day,

they are often used as deadlines (“high noon,”

“the stroke of midnight”).

To come at “the 11th hour” implies that it

comes in the last hour before the deadline.

All-Electronic S.S. Payments

Required Next Year

Treasurer of the United States Rosie

Rios recently started an official

countdown clock, marking one year

until the March 1, 2013, deadline

when all federal benefit recipients

must receive their Social Security and

other federal benefit payments

electronically.

Currently, about 90 percent of

Social Security and Supplemental

Security Income (SSI) payments are

being made electronically.

“The switch to electronic payments

is a win-win for federal benefit

recipients and for taxpayers,” Rios

said. “It provides a safer, more secure,

more convenient way for Americans to

access their federal benefits, while also

improving government efficiency and

delivering more than $1 billion in

savings. The sooner everyone makes

the switch, the sooner we’ll realize

those benefits.”

The Treasury Department

published a final rule in December

2010 to gradually phase out paper

checks for federal benefit payments.

Since May 1, 2011, all people

newly applying for federal benefits—

including Social Security,

Supplemental Security Income (SSI),

Veterans Affairs, Railroad Retirement

Board, Office of Personnel

Management benefits, and other non-

tax payments—have had to choose

direct deposit or the Direct Express®

Debit MasterCard® at the time they

sign up for their benefits.

The Treasury Department included

information in all check recipients’

March 2012 payments, reminding

them to switch ahead of the deadline

and offering them information about

their electronic payment options.

Federal benefit recipients can switch

to electronic payments online at

GoDirect (www.godirect.org) or

through the U.S. Treasury Electronic

Payment Solution Center toll-free at

(800) 333-1795. Check recipients

should have the following information

on hand when making the switch to

an electronic payment option:

• Social Security number or claim

number

• 12-digit federal benefit check

number

• Amount of most recent federal

benefit check

If signing up for direct deposit to

an existing financial institution

account, individuals will also need:

• Financial institution’s routing

transit number (often available on a

personal check)

• Account number and type

(checking or saving)

Area WorldWar II veteransare invited tocome on theseventh HonorBus trip toWashington,DC, onSunday, April29, to visit theWorld War IIMemorial andArlington National Cemetery.

There is no cost to veterans and allmeals are provided. Each veteran islimited to a single trip. Reservations arenow also being taken for Korean Warveterans.

Deluxe motor coaches with lifts andrestrooms will leave from and return to

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1. Measure

4. Belt the ___

9. Iota

14. Old NOW cause

15. Come from behind

16. Certain student

17. Deck (out)

18. Succeed

19. Bad loan

20. “Audition,” et al.

23. Jack

24. Thumbs down

25. The __ of Night (old soap)

26. Ever, old-style

30. Start of a giggle

33. Echo

35. Thirst

37. Gardner tomes

41. Monastic officer

42. Apprehensive

43. Econ. figure

44. Scratch

45. Some auction bids

49. Enzyme ending

51. Acquiesce

52. Angela’s Ashes, et al.

59. 1935 Triple Crown

winner

60. Capital of Ecuador

61. Make a lap

62. Clemson athlete

63. Of an arm bone

64. Catullus composition

65. Great balls of fire

66. Roll top?

67. Surfing site

1. Move

2. Roughly

3. Disheveled

4. Cousin of a loon

5. Doctor Who villainess,

with “the”

6. Not to mention

7. Ballyhoo

8. Ogler

9. Tope

10. Like some mothers-in-law

11. Needle holder

12. Wrap up

13. Florida has them

21. Wear oneself out

22. Whichever

26. Visa statement, abbr.

27. Long-tailed primate

28. Detroit’s county

29. Befuddled

30. Skater Babilonia

31. “___ Time

transfigured me”: Yeats

32. Dash widths

34. Suffix with pamphlet

35. Survey choice

36. Decorative plant

37. Car ad abbr.

38. Samovar

39. Van Winkle

40. Little ’un

44. Vereen

46. Prayer

47. Mock

48. Sonnet section

49. Son of Jacob

50. Takes off

51. Lifeless, old-style

52. Cookers

53. Utter

54. Eastern music

55. Prefix with plane

56. Break in the action

57. Series opener?

58. Greek letters

Across

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Agency Name

Telephone/Website

YearEst.

CountiesServed

RNs LPNs CNAsHomeAides

MedicareCertified?

Other Certificationsand Services

Alliance Home Help

(800) 444-4598 (toll-free)

www.alliancehomehelp.com

2010 Lancaster �

Providing non-medical companion, respite, and personal care services

throughout Lancaster County. Caregivers matched specifically to you and your

needs. Compassion, 24/7 on-call availability, trained, competent, and reliable.

Medicaid Waiver approved.

Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc.

(717) 569-0451

www.cpnc.com

1984Cumberland, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, York� � � � No

Providing all levels of care (PCAs, CNAs, LPNs, RNs), in the home, hospital, or

retirement communities with specifically trained caregivers for Alzheimer's

and dementia clients. Home care provided up to 24 hours a day to assist with

personal care and housekeeping. A FREE nursing assessment is offered.

Garden Spot Village

(717) 355-6000

www.gardenspotvillageathome.org

2006 Lancaster � No

Personal care and companionship services in your home with all the

professionalism, friendliness, and excellence you expect of Garden Spot

Village. Contact [email protected].

Good Samaritan Home Health

(717) 274-2591

www.gshleb.org

1911Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster,

Lebanon, Schuylkill� � � � Yes

Good Samaritan Home Health is a Pennsylvania-licensed home health agency

that is Medicare certified and Joint Commission accredited. We work with your

physician to provide nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech

therapy, wound care, and specialized care as needed.

Good Samaritan Hospice

(717) 270-7672

www.gshleb.org

1979Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster,

Lebanon, Schuylkill� � � � Yes

Good Samaritan Hospice provides services to patients and their families facing

a life-limiting illness. We are Pennsylvania licensed, JCAHO accredited, and

Medicare certified. We provide services 24 hours per day with a team

approach for medical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs.

HomeCare of York/

White Rose Hospice

(717) 843-5091

www.mhyork.org

1988 York � � � � Yes

When your physician recommends part-time or intermittent care, or the

emotional support and pain control of hospice care, we can provide quality,

professional medical care that allows you to stay at home. We provide

individualized services by skilled registered nurses, therapists (physical,

occupational, or speech), medical social workers, and home health aides.

Homeland Hospice

(717) 221-7890

www.homelandcenter.org


York� � � Yes

Exemplary care provided by a highly trained staff who address all patient and

caregiver needs.

Hospice of Lancaster County

(717) 295-3900; (717) 733-0699

(877) 506-0149; (717) 391-2421

www.hospiceoflancaster.org

1980Berks, Chester, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, York� � � � Yes

Not-for-profit hospice providing physical, emotional, and spiritual end-of-life

care at home, nursing home, or at one of our two inpatient centers located in

Lancaster County. Palliative care and bereavement support services. JCAHO

accredited. Massage therapy, music therapy, and pet therapy available.

Referrals 24 hours a day: (717) 391-2421.

Home Care Services & Hospice Providers

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Agency Name

Telephone/Website

YearEst.

CountiesServed

RNs LPNs CNAsHomeAides

MedicareCertified?

Other Certificationsand Services

Keystone In-Home Care, Inc.

(717) 898-2825

(866) 857-4601 (toll-free)

www.keystoneinhomecare.com

2004 Lancaster, Lebanon, York � � No

Two- to 24-hour non-medical assistance provided by caregivers who care.

Companionship, meal prep, bathing, cleaning, organizing, and personal care

needs. Respite care, day surgery assistance. Personal organization services.

Assistance with VA homecare benefits. Fiscal management services. Clutter

Stopperssm Organizational Services. PA license #10053601.

Live-In Care of Pennsylvania

(717) 519-6860

(888) 327-7477 (toll-free)

www.liveincareofpa.com

1997

Adams, Berks, Chester,

Cumberland, Dauphin,

Franklin, Lancaster,

Lebanon, York

� � No

For everyone’s peace of mind, 24-hour personal care in the home you love,

yours! Premier, professional caregivers. Extensive background checks. Free

home evaluations.

Sadie’s Angels

(717) 917-1420

www.sadiesangels.vpweb.com

2011 Lancaster � �

Locally owned and operated. On call 24/7. We offer non-medical in home

assistance, errands, yard work, companionship, light housekeeping, meal

preparation. No long-term contracts. Independence is only a phone call away.

Safe Haven Quality Care, LLC

(717) 258-1199; (717) 238-1111

(717) 582-4110; (717) 582-9977

www.safehavenqualitycare.com


Perry, York� � � � Yes

Owners Leslie and Sandra Hardy are members of the Society of Certified

Senior Advisors. We have contracts with the VA and the Area Agency on Aging.

Private insurance and self-payment are also accepted. Friendly faces, helping

hands, warm hearts. Skilled nursing also available.

Seniors Helping Seniors

(717) 933-2077

www.seniorshelpingseniors.com

2010 Dauphin, Lebanon � No

We have active, caring, and compassionate seniors who can relate to your

parents’ needs. We provide meal prep, light housekeeping, companionship, and

so much more.

Visiting Angels

(717) 393-3450; (717) 751-2488

(717) 630-0067

www.visitingangels.com

2001 Lancaster, York � � No

Up to 24-hour non-medical care including companionship, respite care, personal

hygiene and laundry, meal prep, and errands. Choose your caregiver from a

list of thoroughly screened, bonded, and insured caregivers. Nurse owned and

operated.

VNA Community Care Services

(717) 544-2195; (888) 290-2195 (toll-free)

www.lancastergeneral.org/content/

VNA_Community_Care.htm

1908

Berks, Chester,

Cumberland, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry,

Schuylkill, York

� � � � Yes

Home care specialists in physical, occupational, and speech therapy; nursing;

cardiac care; and telehealth. Disease management, innovative technologies,

and education help you monitor your condition to prevent hospitalization.

Licensed non-profit agency; Medicare certified; Joint Commission accredited.

Home Care Services & Hospice Providers

This is not an all-inclusive list of agencies and providers.

These advertisers are eager to provide additional information about their services.


Dauphin County

Calendar of Events

Dauphin County Library Programs

Dauphin County Department of Parks and Recreation

April 14, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Wildwood Cleanup, Wildwood Park

April 15, 1:30 to 3 p.m. – Flower Walk: Dutchman’s Breeches and Trout Lilies, Wildwood Park

April 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Wetlands Festival, Wildwood Park

AARP Driver Safety Programs

Programs and Support Groups

For a Safe Driving Class near you, call toll-free (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/findacourse.

April 13 and 20, 8 a.m. to noon – Lower Paxton Senior Center, 5000 Commons Drive, Harrisburg, (717)

657-1547

April 19, 5 to 9 p.m. – Mohler Senior Center, 25 Hope Drive, Hershey, (717) 533-2002

East Shore Area Library, 4501 Ethel St., Harrisburg, (717) 652-9380April 9, 10:30 a.m. to noon – Dr. Henry Greenawald Room Dedication

April 26, 10 am. to 8 p.m.; April 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; April 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. –

Friends of East Shore Area Library Book Collection

Elizabethville Area Library, 80 N. Market St., Elizabethville, (717) 362-9825April 26, 1 to 2 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. – Friends of the Elizabethville Library Book Collection

Harrisburg Downtown Library, 101 Walnut St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-4976

Johnson Memorial Library, 799 E. Center St., Millersburg, (717) 692-2658

Kline Branch, 530 S. 29th St., Harrisburg, (717) 234-3934

Madeline L. Olewine Memorial Library, 2410 N. Third St., Harrisburg, (717) 232-7286

Northern Dauphin Library, 683 Main St., Lykens, (717) 453-9315

William H. & Marion C. Alexander Family Library, 200 W. Second St., Hummelstown, (717) 566-0949April 3, 6:30 p.m. – Novel Thoughts Book Club

April 17, 1 p.m. – Novel Thoughts, Too!

Free and open to the public.

Senior Center Activities

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m.Free Art Classes

Thrive

100 N. Cameron St., Harrisburg

(717) 238-1887 or [email protected]

April 19, 1:30 p.m.Hershey Area AARP Monthly MeetingSpring Creek Church of the Brethren

335 E. Areba Ave., Hershey

(717) 832-3282

April 21, 10 a.m.Teamster 776 Retirees Club Meeting

Union Hall

2552 Jefferson St., Harrisburg

(717) 233-8766

April 22, 7 p.m.Guest Speaker Sharon Earnest

Agape Fellowship in Christ

7150 Sandy Hollow Road, Harrisburg

(717) 671-1094

www.agapefellowshipinchrist.org

April 24, 6 p.m.Susquehanna Rovers Volksmarch Walking Club

Gander Mountain

5005 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg

(717) 991-5232

April 24, 6 to 7:30 p.m.Parental Loss Support Group

AseraCare Hospice

75 S. Houcks Road, Suite 101, Harrisburg

(717) 541-4466

If you have an event you would like to include, please email information to [email protected] for consideration.

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Bistline Senior Center – (717) 564-5633

Edgemont Senior Center – (717) 236-2221

Friendship Senior Center – (717) 657-1547

Heinz-Menaker Senior Center – (717) 238-7860

Highspire Area Senior Center – (717) 939-4580

Hoy/Latsha Senior Center – (717) 939-9833

Hummelstown Senior Center – (717) 566-6855

Jewish Community Center – (717) 236-9555

Lick Towers Senior Center – (717) 233-0388

Lykens Senior Center – (717) 453-7985

Millersburg Senior Center – (717) 692-2657

Mohler Senior Center – (717) 533-2002,www.hersheyseniorcenter.com

Royalton Senior Center – (717) 944-4831

Rutherford House – (717) 564-5682,www.rutherfordhouse.orgWednesdays, 12:15 p.m. – Free Aerobics

April 10, 9 a.m. – Older & Wiser Seminar: “Protection

Through Power of Attorney and

Living Wills”

April 24, 10:30 a.m. – Bingo Blast

Steelton Senior Center – (717) 939-0693

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audiences—they really are.”

In fact, in his youth, Albright had

once been a member of a band that used

to play at facilities and hospitals in

Baltimore County, Md.

And so, two years ago, he dusted off

his trumpet, warmed up his vocal

chords, and began assembling his “Songs

of the ’60s” program, which he now

performs regularly for thankful crowds

at York County assisted living facilities,

nursing homes, and retirement

communities.

“One time an elderly woman and her

husband came up to me and said how

much they enjoyed [my program] and

said it reminded them of years ago,

listening to their old Bert Kaempfert

Christmas album,” Albright said.

As for Senior Idol, Albright hopes to

make some connections with other local

performers who might be interested in

joining him to produce a Christmas

album of their own—its proceeds

benefiting cancer and Alzheimer’s disease

research, which afflicted his father and

mother, respectively.

“It gives me satisfaction to know that

at least I can do something: I can provide

pleasure for folks that definitely are

much less fortunate than I am,” he said.

“I’m fortunate to be healthy and have a

healthy family … They say laughter is

the best medicine, but I think music is

awfully good medicine too for the soul.”

Victoria Newcomer would likely agree

to music’s soul-stirring capabilities. The

Mount Joy resident has been a nursery

school teacher for almost 20 years but

also has a “weekend job” as the singer in

a small classic-rock band.

Her parents started cultivating their

daughter’s vocal chops early on, calling

on her to perform for their guests

whenever they entertained at their

Pittsburgh home.

“From the time I was 4—whether

[the guests] wanted to hear it or not—

my parents actually had me sing,” she

laughed. “People seemed to enjoy it.”

In her teens she participated in her

high school’s choruses and musicals as

well as a top 40 band she formed with

five friends. At age 16 she started to sing

at weddings, a practice she continued for

the next 25 years. Then, five years ago,

she and a friend began singing in

restaurants, bars, and local

establishments around Lancaster County

on weekends.

“I pretty much stick to classic rock

and blues, but I enjoy all music,”

Newcomer said. “I have an appreciation

for everything.”

She is eager to satisfy her performance

bug at this year’s Senior Idol

competition, hoping her “non-

conformist” and “a little edgy” style and

song choice help her stand out from her

fellow competitors.

“I am a little bit of a ham,” she

admitted. “It’s just an exciting time

when you actually perform and people

are responding to what you’re doing.”

Describing herself as “truly a people

person,” Newcomer is also looking

forward to meeting new people and

anticipates a fun overall experience at PA

State Senior Idol.

“It’s a cool way to showcase those of

us who have made it to the half-century

mark,” she said, then added with an

audible smile: “And my younger son

convinced me to do it.”

Robert Long of Reading, on the other

hand, will be reviving the standards at

Senior Idol, much like he revived his

musicality after a 17-year hiatus. Long

started out with the acoustic guitar at

age 11 and took lessons for 12 years,

switching to the steel guitar after being

told his “fingers were too short for a

regular guitar.” But the change paid off

unexpectedly in 1959.

“The steel guitar came in handy

because, when Hawaii joined the Union,

then they had Hawaiian parties and

people would call me to play Hawaiian

music,” Long remembered.

Through his early adulthood and

beyond, Long played with different

musical groups, including one formation

where he took up electric bass and

another where he sang harmony behind

the band’s female vocalist. After

marrying his wife, a pianist, the Longs

set out as a duo with the

accompaniment of a drum machine,

playing cocktail music in area

restaurants.

When, at age 63, Long retired after a

45-year career at a pretzel plant, he

retired from his music as well. Fast-

forward 17 years, and Long suddenly

rediscovered his vocal gifts while singing

along to some jazz records. Soon, a

friend helped him record 20 songs—

classics like Sinatra—against prerecorded

background music.

“It sort of amazes me with my voice,”

he said. “I haven’t sung in 17 years and

all of a sudden—I’m amazing myself, the

way it sounds. I’m just having such a

good time with it.”

The end result was a complete CD as

well as three sets of 20 practiced songs

that Long now rotates between two

steady, monthly gigs at assisted living

and nursing homes.

“I like to sing for the seniors because

they really enjoy it,” he said. “It makes

you feel good, to see them tapping their

toes and their mouths are going; they’re

humming along with you. It just gives

me a lot of pleasure.”

And, judging by the grateful welcome

he has received from his peers already,

his reception at PA State Senior Idol

promises to be just as friendly.

“I had a lady in a wheelchair last

month come up to me,” Long recalled,

“and she says, ‘You can sing for me

anytime.’”

For more information on the 2012 PA

State Senior Idol competition, call (717)

285-1350 or check out

www.SeniorIdolPA.com to see clips from

previous years or to download an

application. If your business would like

to support the 50-plus community,

please call to learn more about

sponsorship opportunities.

Good for a Laugh

Questions teachers hope students won’t ask:

How does the guy who drives the snowplow get

to work in the mornings?

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of

parachutes?

Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?

Why does monosyllabic have five syllables?

LIMELIGHT from page 1


Can you belt it out like nobody’s business?

Do you belong on Dancing with the Stars ?

Are you wild and crazy like Steve Martin?

Pennsylvanians over 50 are invited to audition for the seventh annual

PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition!

Auditions held at regional locations

Win a limousine trip to New York City

with dinner and a Broadway show!

For more information or an application:

717.285.1350 www.SeniorIdolPA.com

Tues., April 24Body Zone

3103 Paper Mill Road

Wyomissing, PA 19610

Wed., May 2Broadway Classics

Theatre at theHarrisburg Mall3501 Paxton Street

Harrisburg, PA 17111

Wed., April 25York Little

Theatre27 South Belmont St.

York, PA 17403

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Lancaster, PA 17601NEW

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510 Centerville Road, Lancaster, PA • (717) 898-1900

June 4, 2012 • 5:30 p.m. – Dinner; 7 p.m. – ShowDinner & Performance: $43 Adults; $32 Children 18 & Under

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