Chester County 50plus LIFE April 2016

Complimentary | Chester County Edition | April 2016 • Vol. 13 No. 4

Still in the game page 4

50 years ago: ‘California Dreamin’’ page 2

making new friends in retirement page 7

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composed by the “All the leaves time he woke her are brown and the sky is gray that morning.

In his …” autobiography Michelle written with Phillips well remembers the 4 Jim Jerome, Papa John: An a.m. incident that changed her life.

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by John Phillips, Her husband, John recalled, John, was gently “One of the first shaking her songs we worked awake with the words, “‘You on was written “California Dreamin’” during the winter have to help me The Mamas and the Papas finish this song, [of 1963-64], April 1966 inspired by a Mich. Help me, bone-chilling and you’ll thank me for this someday,’” wrote Michelle walk through the snows of Central Park. We were daydreaming of bright in her book, California Dreamin’: The True Story of the Mamas and the Papas. sun, blue skies, and palm trees.

“LA was home for Michelle, and John already had much of the song

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as winter dragged on in New York, it was impossible not to miss the 12month California summer.”

To escape the bitter cold, the pair had briefly visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral, an inspiration for the song’s second verse: “Stopped into a church we passed along the way.”

Michelle enjoyed visiting churches; John wanted only to get warm.

Michelle later explained the line, “Well, I got down on my knees and I pretend to pray”: “John hated the verse, as he was turned off to churches by unpleasant memories of parochial school. But he couldn’t think of anything better, so he left it in.”

Note: In “California Dreamin,’”

listeners have often mistakenly thought the group sang “I began to pray” rather than “I pretend to pray,” and many heard the line “The preacher liked the cold” as “The preacher lights the coals.”

The future classic was first recorded in Los Angeles by Barry McGuire— with the Mamas and the Papas providing background vocals—as a follow-up to his million-selling “Eve of Destruction.”

But at the last minute, Dunhill Records owner Lou Adler erased McGuire’s vocals and had the Mamas and the Papas record their voices over the instrumental track.

John Phillips decided he wanted

something more exotic than the standard middle guitar solo. During a break, he stepped into the hallway at the recording studio and ran into session jazz musician Bud Shank, a master of the saxophone and flute.

When John asked Shank to contribute an alto flute solo to the song’s break, Shank nailed it elegantly on the first take.

“California Dreamin’” was to be the first of nine Top 40 singles for the group that had once lived in a tent in the Virgin Islands.

Between 1965 and 1968, the Mamas and the Papas would sell 40 million records. (The group’s back story unfolds in their million-

selling 1967 musical biography called Creeque Alley.)

To many music fans, nothing would ever resonate quite as strongly as the song that first brought the Mamas and the Papas fame.

In her autobiography California Dreamin’, Michelle Phillips recalled, “‘California Dreamin’’ was a great song. It was one of those songs, like, ‘Damnit, I don’t want to be boxed in to what my life has to offer. I’m going to change it … The only one who can change it is me … It gave impetus to change.”

Randal C. Hill is a rock ’n’ roll historian who lives at the Oregon coast. He may be reached at wryterhill@msn.com.

At Your Fingertips Helpful numbers, hotlines, and local businesses and organizations eager to serve you—all just a phone call away.

Continuing Care Retirement Communities Moravian Manor 300 W. Lemon St., Lititz (717) 626-0214 Disasters American Red Cross Greater Brandywine (610) 692-1200 Chester County Emergency Services (610) 344-5000 Salvation Army Coatesville (610) 384-2954 Salvation Army West Chester (610) 696-8746 Emergency Numbers Central PA Poison Center (800) 521-6110

Health & Medical Services Alzheimer’s Association (800) 272-3900

Pennsylvania Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 233-3008 V/TTY

American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345

Housing Assistance Community Impact Legal Services (610) 876-0804

American Heart Association (610) 940-9540 Arthritis Foundation (215) 665-9200 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (800) 232-4636 Coatesville VA Medical Center (610) 383-7711 Domestic Violence (800) 799-7233 National Osteoporosis Foundation (800) 223-9994

Office of Aging (610) 344-6350/(800) 692-1100

PACE (800) 225-7223

Financial Services Internal Revenue Service (800) 829-3676

Senior Healthlink (610) 431-1852

Fitness Aquatics Is, Inc. (484) 354-2720 Funeral & Cremation Services Cremation Society of Pennsylvania Serving Chester County (800) 720-8221

Housing Authority of Chester County (610) 436-9200 Housing Authority of Phoenixville (610) 933-8801 JEWELERS American Gold & Estate Buyers, Inc. 363 E. Lincoln Highway, Exton (484) 872-8216 Legal Services Lawyer Referral Service (610) 429-1500

Southeastern PA Medical Institute (610) 446-0662 Hearing Services Advanced Hearing Solutions 111 Arrandale Blvd., Exton (610) 968-1039

Pharmacies CVS/pharmacy www.cvs.com Physicians Gateway Medical Associates Locations in Coatesville, Downingtown, Lionville, and West Chester (610) 423-8181 Senior Centers Coatesville (610) 383-6900 Downingtown (610) 269-3939

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Great Valley (610) 889-2121

Pine and Pine Law Offices 104 S. Church St., West Chester (610) 344-7100

Social Security Administration (800) 772-1213

orthopedics Premier Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Associates LTD. Kennett Square – (610) 444-1344 West Chester – (610) 692-6280 West Grove – (484) 748-6148

Nutrition Meals on Wheels Chester County Inc. (610) 430-8500 Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center (800) 366-3997 Office of Aging Chester County Department of Aging Services (610) 344-6350

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By Megan Joyce The feel of the bat pressed into your palms. The gritty dirt scuffing beneath your shoes.

The tang of fresh air as it buffets your face. Jerry Munley knows the sensory, mental, and athletic appeal of baseball and softball is a lifelong draw.

As a co-manager for both Susquehanna Senior Softball’s 55+ and 62+ leagues, Munley also knows his generation’s passion for ball and bat is alive and well in Central Pennsylvania.

“I think all of us who played baseball in our younger years enjoyed it because it was fun and made us feel better,” Munley said.

Munley, a retired audit supervisor for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, began his baseball “life” as a second-base Little League player.

As a young adult, he played third base on his college fraternity’s team and, after returning from college to his hometown of Archbald, Pa., he took up second base and outfield in a 20+ league.

It would be another 30 years before he transitioned to softball after spotting a “softball players needed” notice in his church’s newsletter.

“When we get to be in our 50s, we are getting closer to retiring, and our [children] are now adults and need less of our help,” freeing up time for hobbies, he said.

After about three years as a player, Munley was asked to manage temporarily for a manager who needed time off for health reasons—but the manager never did return, and Munley’s managerial position became permanent.

“I volunteered because I used to be a Little League assistant manager and figured it would be

almost the same, but the ‘kids’ older,” Munley said.

As one of 10 managers in the 55+ league and one of six in the 62+ league, Munley’s duties include ensuring the teams have enough players for the upcoming season; holding team meetings; providing game schedules and making sure enough players will be available for each game; paying umpires and coming up with funds to pay for league fees; and notifying players of game cancelations.

Games in the 55+ league are played Monday and Wednesday evenings. This league includes 10 teams and uses a slow-pitch softball and wooden bats.

There are 11 defensive players on the field: four outfielders and seven infielders. Games are seven innings and are “very competitive,” Munley said.

Six teams compose the morning league, which is for players over age 62. Its structure is altered a bit to accommodate players who prefer a less competitive, nine-inning game: Every player who attends the game is placed in the batting order and must play a minimum of three innings on the field.

The appeal of 55-and-over softball for Munley and his teammates extends far beyond simple nostalgia, however.

“I am not a doctor, but it’s easy to observe that those playing ball are in good physical shape, especially for their ages … Baseball season starts for us with practices in April and goes through late October, so this gets the body moving quite a bit,” Munley said, adding that the leagues even have players over age 75.

But the physical exercise is just one advantage of league participation. Perhaps even greater are the mental and social rewards.

“The players … also benefit

from the companionship and the feeling of being needed and part of a team,” Munley said. “The players in the league encourage their team’s players and also give the opposing team’s players compliments when they do well.”

Friendships are formed that transcend the ball field into everyday life, with players often getting together after games— even with opposing players—for a bite to eat. Players’ wives sometimes socialize after games as well, Munley said.

And then there’s the good, old-fashioned razzing that goes on—an essential element to any sports team.

“Team players also enjoy playing because they get to tease the other guys, and both know it’s just for fun.”

Munley said the companionship and fun of playing in the league has helped some players through life’s tougher times, too. And the drive to play encourages players to keep themselves in shape during the off months so they’re ready to swing the bat come spring.

“Also, when an injury occurs, they strive to get back in shape as soon as possible,” Munley added.

As a native Pennsylvanian, Munley’s pro-ball allegiance must fall with the Phillies or Pirates—right?

“I follow the San Francisco Giants. This may seem odd for a Pennsylvania guy,” he said. “It all started when I was in grade school. We had a baseball board game, and since I was one of the last to join, I was given the Giants as a team. Since then, I stayed as a Giants fan.”

Both the 55+ and 62+ softball leagues are seeking additional players. For more information about joining a league, contact Jerry Munley at (717) 877-3356 or email gmunleysr@gmail.com. www.50plusLifePA.com

My 22 Cents’ Worth

Aging Farm Barns and Our Agrarian Past Walt Sonneville

Yesterday’s wealth, today’s heritage—that is the saga of America’s aging farm barns. Standing or leaning, they are memorials to our agrarian past.

Old barns have inspired preservation organizations and barntouring groups and found repurpose when converted to offices, homes, and, occasionally, a landscape and nursery retail enterprise.

Like covered bridges and streampowered grain mills, they become more valued as they continue to decline in number.

In the book Eric Sloane’s America, Sloane states: “It might be said that the early barn is the best example of American Colonial architecture. Each old barn was born of American soil and fitted to an American landscape for specific American needs.

“From the beginning, the American barn was big, like the hopes and plans for life in the New World. It was unlike anything built anywhere else.

It was entirely American.”

Early farm homes were shanties.

It was common practice for pioneer farmers to construct their barn before their house was completed. Barns were their lifeline.

Old barns tell us something of life on an early American farm. Their presence invokes what we may have been told by our grandparents about early farming.

Raising cash crops was part of the work. Small gardens of potatoes, carrots, beans, and lettuce were another responsibility, generally assigned to some of the children.

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the necessary labor force. The oldest girl often assisted the mother with cooking and preserving while the second-oldest girl might be the family baker. The older boys became “farm hands,” cleaning the chicken house and assisting with harvesting and fence repair.

Barns in America began to be erected in 1639, 32 years after the settlement at Jamestown, Va., and 19 years after the settlement at Plymouth, Mass. Barn architecture evolved through the needs of individual farmers, not from plans provided by architects.

There are two predominant barn styles in American agrarian history: Pennsylvania Dutch barns and New England barns.

Pennsylvania Dutch barns frequently are called “bank barns” to indicate they were built on the bank (or slope) of a hillside. This permitted wagon entry to the upper level of the barn from the higher level of the slope and a second entry to the lower level at the descending slope.

New England barns lacked this feature. The New England barn often was part of a connected series of buildings with the house at one end, the barn at the other, and smaller buildings in between to house tools and wood. This allowed the farm family an interior access to each building without exposing themselves to snow, rain, or cold.

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Chester County

Support Groups Free and open to the public

Senior Center Activities

April 5, 1:30 p.m.

Grief Support Group Phoenixville Senior Center 153 Church St., Phoenixville (610) 327-7216

Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-6900 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.coatesvilleseniorcenter.org Monthly Veterans Coffee Hour – Call for date and time

April 12 and 26, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Bereavement Support Group Jennersville Hospital Conference Room B 1015 W. Baltimore Pike, West Grove (610) 998-1700, ext. 226

April 5 and 19, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Bereavement Support Group Brandywine Hospital Conference Room 2N 201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville (610) 998-1700, ext. 226

April 13, 1:30 p.m.

Family Caregiver Support Group Sarah Care 425 Technology Drive, Suite 200, Malvern (610) 251-0801

April 6, 6 p.m.

Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994

April 13, 6 p.m.

Caregiver Support Group Coatesville Area Senior Center 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville (610) 383-6900

April 11 and 25, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Caregiver Support Group Adult Care of Chester County 201 Sharp Lane, Exton (610) 363-8044

April 19, 6 p.m.

Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464

April 12, 7 p.m.

Hearing Loss Support Group Christ Community Church 1190 Phoenixville Pike, West Chester (610) 444-445 www.hearinglosschesco.com

April 27, 6 p.m.

Living with Cancer Support Group Paoli Hospital Cancer Center 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (484) 565-1253

April 12 and 26, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

Bereavement Support Group Main Line Unitarian Church 816 S. Valley Forge Road, Devon (610) 585-6604 phoenixbereavement@yahoo.com Nondenominational; all are welcome.

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April 2 and 16, 5 to 10 p.m.

Bingo Night Marine Corps League Detachment 430 Chestnut St., Downingtown (610) 429-8174

April 7, 7:30 p.m.

Compassionate Friends Valley Forge Chapter Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 132 E. Valley Forge Road, King of Prussia www.tcfvalleyforge.org

April 6, 11:30 a.m.

West Chester University Retirees Luncheon For restaurant location, please email darsie@verizon.net

April 13, 12:10 to 1:10 p.m.

The Battle of the Brandywine – A Tragedy of Errors Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University – Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive, Exton (484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/OLLI

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Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, Malvern Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819 427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square – www.kennettseniorcenter.org April 12, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Tea Party: “April Showers” April 20, 1 p.m. – Chester County Veterans ID Event April 21, noon to 4 p.m. – A ARP Driver Safety Program Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-5244 12 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org Phoenixville Area Senior Center – (610) 935-1515 153 Church St., Phoenixville – www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org West Chester Area Senior Center – (610) 431-4242 530 E. Union St., West Chester – www.wcseniors.org Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.

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Community Programs Free and open to the public

April 6, 12:10 to 1:10 p.m.

Rwanda: Land of 1,000 Hills, Genocide, Reconciliation, and Rebirth Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University – Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive, Exton (484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/OLLI

Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939 983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown – www.downingtownseniors.org

April 2, 5 to 6:30 p .m. – First Peep of Spring Walk, Warwick County Park April 30, 9 to 11 a.m. – Spring Plant Swap, Hibernia County Park April 30, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m . – Sheep & Wool Day, Springton Manor Farm

LIBRARY PROGRAMS Chester County Library, 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, (610) 280-2615 Chester Springs Library, 1685-A Art School Road, Chester Springs, (610) 827-9212 Downingtown Library, 330 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown, (610) 269-2741 April 15 and 16 – Spring Book Sale April 28, 1 p.m. – Senior Book Club April 28, 6:30 p.m. – Reading the Classics www.50plusLifePA.com

On Life and Love after 50

Tom Blake

Single Mom Nearing Retirement Wants to Make New Friends

I have often stressed to older singles the importance of getting involved in activities and making new friends.

This week, Lynda, of Carlisle, Pa., emailed asking for advice on how to do that.

Lynda said, “I was a single mom for 17 years and was very involved in my children’s lives and their activities.

I have had the same type of work for 32 years and have moved a lot due to a military way of life. When I was in my 20s and 30s, making friends happened without even thinking about it.

“Now, in my mid-50s, making friends seems to be tougher than I imagined. I have friends at work but most of them are married and have their own lives outside of work.

“I have a good boss, I like my job a lot, and I get to see my grandkids, who live an hour away, once in a while.

“Since I am approaching retirement, I’m trying to figure out what I can do to make friends and get involved in my community. I love animals and have two dogs of my own. I hope to someday find someone I can experience life with, although I am very content being on my own with my dogs.

“I have thought about volunteering with Meals on Wheels and/or helping out with dog-rescue places. Any input would be appreciated.”

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friends is as important, if not more important, than having men friends.

By pursuing activities you enjoy, making new friends will easily follow.

You already seem to know what you want to do: You love animals and have two dogs. You have thought about volunteering at an animal shelter. Go for it; you’re a natural.

Two months ago, I rescued a dog named Samson and got to know the volunteers at my local shelter. They all had one thing in common: They loved dogs and cats. In addition, they were wonderful people.

You would immediately make friends at an animal shelter.

Next, you mentioned volunteering for Meals on Wheels. That’s a great cause. I suggest you start doing that once or twice a week.

It is important to try new things, particularly after you stop working.

After my life partner, Greta, retired, she became involved in tai chi, yoga, and water aerobics classes.

Through exercise, she has made many wonderful new friends.

If you need more ideas, check out Meetup (www.Meetup.com), a free site that lists all kinds of clubs and activities across the U.S. that you can join. Pick a couple of activities that interest you and try them.

One other point: You say you would like to meet a man with whom to experience life, but if that does not happen, you are content just spending time with your dogs.

I think you can do both. Make time without the dogs to let a man into your life. Yes, you treasure your dogs, but don’t be so obsessed with them that you shut out potential mates. please see NEW FRIENDS page 11

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Traveltizers

Travel Appetizers

The Temple on the Hill

By Andrea Gross

It’s an eye-popping, head-scratching sight. There, right in the middle of Middle America, stands one of the most recognizable buildings in Europe: the Greek Parthenon, generally considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

What in the name of Zeus is this historic monument doing in Nashville, Tenn.?

Of course, the Tennessee building is a replica, but it looks much more like the temple where Socrates and Plato debated the merits of democracy than does the one in Athens.

The original Parthenon, built in the fifth century B.C., shows its age.

Some of the columns have crumbled; most of the roof is gone, and the marble sculptures that decorated its exterior are now in the British Museum of London, the center of

The Nashville Parthenon is a near-exact replica of the one that was built in Greece in the fifth century BC.

a longstanding dispute between England and Greece.

What’s more, the giant statue of Athena, which was created by Pheidias, the most famous sculptor of his time, disappeared 1,500 years ago.

In contrast, the building in Nashville is in perfect condition.

My husband and I are awed by the

The statue of Athena, goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, is 42 feet tall.

50 graceful Doric columns, which, like the original, are ingeniously tapered so that, to the eye, they appear straight while they actually tilt

slightly inward, an architectural trick to make them appear regally tall.

Inside we’re mesmerized by a 42foot-tall statue of Athena, reproduced

by Nashville sculptor Alan LeQuire.

The goddess of wisdom and prudent warfare, whom the Parthenon was built to honor, is attired in a flowing gown and gilded with 8 pounds of 23.75-karat gold. In her right hand she holds an adult-size statue of Nike, the goddess of victory.

In short, Nashville’s Parthenon resembles the original as it was, not as it is.

This, of course, gets us back to our original question: Why Nashville?

Nashville doesn’t even rank in the top 70 largest Greek-American communities.

The answer dates back to the mid1800s, when the city was known as a

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center of wisdom, art, and learning. It was the first city in the South to have a public school system, and it had more colleges and universities than other cities of its size.

Proud Nashvillians said that in their reverence for knowledge and love of philosophical debate, they and the ancient Greeks were kindred spirits.

In addition to thinking like the Greeks, the city had a Greek flair due to its abundance of Greek Revival architecture. Nashville became known as “The Athens of the South.”

Thus, in 1897 when it was asked to erect a pavilion for the state’s Centennial Exposition, it seemed natural to build a life-sized model of the Parthenon.

The building was only intended to last for the six-month duration of the exposition, but the citizens balked at tearing it down. Instead they replaced the temporary structure with a permanent one, which was completed in 1931.

Today the Nashville Parthenon serves as the city’s art museum. In addition, it hosts a series of free educational programs that range from

Fragments of pillars lie near the Tennessee State Capitol, giving visitors the feeling they are wandering among Greek ruins.

The Hermitage, home of President Andrew Jackson, is an example of classical Greek architecture.

panel discussions In 1955 the to formal lectures. capitol, which As for was then nearly Nashville’s Greek 100 years old, atmosphere, its needed a fix-up. streets are still We drive to the filled with fine north side of the examples of building, where classical Greek we find some of architecture. the original pillars Not far from the that weren’t used Tulip Grove, on the grounds of Parthenon, the in the restoration.

Jackson’s estate, also has elements They’re scattered Tennessee State of Greek style.

Capitol, modeled on a small patch after a Greek of grass, where temple, sits atop Nashville’s own they bear an eerie resemblance to the acropolis. ruins of ancient Greece.

Later we explore the area near West End Avenue and Belle Meade Boulevard, where many homes have the trademark Greek columns and porticos.

The most famous of the Greek Revival homes belongs to Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. His home, The Hermitage, was originally built in the Federal style, but after being destroyed by a fire, it was rebuilt with the classical elements that were more in vogue at the time.

Finally, we go to the Athens Family Restaurant. It’s housed in an architecturally bland building but is renowned for its authentically spiced Greek food, including gyros and souvlaki.

Of course, in what is altogether fitting for the culture that practically invented democracy, the chefs also serve thoroughly American hamburgers!

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Other Certifications and Services: Connections at Home VIA Willow Valley delivers unparalleled, personalized care and companionship in the home, hospital, or senior living community, by compassionate, reliable, dedicated caregivers who are backed by the area’s most trusted name in senior living for more than 30 years—Willow Valley Communities.

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inventoried after the state’s bicameral legislature adopted separate resolutions in 2005. A resulting survey found that 46 percent of barns in eastern Pennsylvania were built before the Civil War, with sidings typically of stone and wood.

Almost three-quarters of statewide respondents reported their barns were in good or excellent condition.

There are eight barns in Pennsylvania listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Four are in Chester County, one each in Bucks and Centre counties, and two in Dauphin County. Nationally, there are 262 barns on the register, located in 27 states.

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ventilation to cure the hanging crop.

Barns were not built to impress.

Expressions of architectural creativity were limited to the addition of cupolas; dormers; novel latches and hardware; weathervanes in the form of an arrow or, near the coast, a fish or a whale; decorative hex signs; barn stars; shutters (solid or louvered); and ventilation slits that could be diamond shaped or rectangular.

Most barns were constructed of oak. Some barns were a mix of stone and wood, others of stone only. It wasn’t until 1873 that the barn’s profile was dominated by the introduction of the silo.

Barns had practical features added as well, including lightning rods, entrance holes for owls (to control vermin), and holes for martins.

Some barns eventually included virtual billboards, promoting products and tourist destinations.

Barns frequently displayed the name of the farm or its owner and the year of the barn’s construction.

Barns in Pennsylvania were

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April 6, 2016 June 10, 2016 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

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Financial Paperwork: What to Keep, What to Toss

Dear Savvy Senior, How long should a person hang on to old receipts, stock records, tax returns, and other financial documents? I have accumulated boxes full of such papers over the years and would like to get rid of some of it now that I’m retired.

– Getting Organized

Dear Getting, This is a great time of the year to get rid of unnecessary or outdated paperwork and to organize your records in preparation for filing your tax return.

Here’s a checklist of what to keep and what to toss out, along with some tips to help you reduce your future paper accumulation.

Toss Out • ATM receipts and bank-deposit slips as soon as you match them up with your monthly statement • Credit card receipts after you get your statement, unless you might return the item or need proof of purchase for a warranty • Credit card statements that do not have a tax-related expense on them • Utility bills when the following month’s bill arrives showing that your prior payment was received—but if you wish to track utility usage over time, you may want to keep them for a year, or if you deduct a home office on your taxes, keep them for seven years

To avoid identity theft, be sure you shred anything you throw away that contains your personal information.

It’s best to use a crosscut shredder rather than a strip one, which leaves long paper bands that could be reassembled.

Keep One Year • Paycheck stubs until you get your W-2 in January to check its accuracy • Bank statements (savings and checking account) to confirm your 1099s • Brokerage, 401(k), IRA, and other investment statements until you get your annual summary (keep longer for tax purposes if they show a gain or loss) • Receipts for healthcare bills in case you qualify for a medical deduction

Keep Seven Years Keep supporting documents for your taxes, including W-2s, 1099s, and receipts or canceled checks that substantiate deductions, for seven years.

The IRS usually has up to three years after you file to audit you but may look back up to six years if it suspects you substantially underreported income or committed fraud.

Keep Indefinitely • Tax returns with proof of filing and payment—you should keep these for at least seven years, but many experts recommend you keep them forever because they provide a record of your financial history • IRS forms that you filed when making nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA or a Roth conversion • Receipts for capital improvements that you’ve made to your home until seven years after you sell the house • Retirement and brokerage account please see PAPERWORK page 14

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Famous Animals of the ’50s and ’60s Find these movie and television animals who were famous in the ’50s and ’60s: 1. L _____ (dog) 2. T_____ (bird) 3. S_____- Doo (dog) 4. F_____ (dolphin) 5. Y_____ (bear) 6. B_____ (chimpanzee) 7. S_____ (horse) 8. Old Y_____ (dog) 9. S_____ (cat) 10. J_____ (mouse) News Events of the ’60s Fill in the blanks: 1. 1960 – K _ _ _ _ _ y elected president 2. 1961 – Alan B. S _ _ _ _ _ d orbits space 3. 1962 – Cuban m _ _ _ _ _ e crisis 4. 1964 – Earthquake destroys A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e 5. 1964 – Johnson defeats G _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r 6. 1966 – M _ _ _ _ _ a v. Arizona protects rights of the accused 7. 1967 – Moshe D _ _ _ n leads Israel in Six-Day War 8. 1968 – Nixon and A_ _ _ w are elected 9. 1968 – Martin Luther King slain in M _ _ _ _ _ s 10. 1969 – W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ k – Three days of peace and music Written by Alan Stillson. Please see http://stillsonworks.com

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1. Saying 2. Excuse 3. Ritual 4. Wedding words 5. Arrange 6. Panache 7. Scream 8. Cry 9. Impudence 10. Fiend 11. Docile 12. Gr. letter 15. Snooze 20. Debauchee 22. Pulpit

27. Astern 29. Twosome 30. Brazilian port 31. Beverage 34. Redo a lawn 37. Take the count 38. Possess 39. Pain 40. Saltwater fish 41. Elderly 42. Haggard novel 43. After spark or fire 45. Signature witness 47. Mortar box 48. Decompose 49. Sand feature

50. Costello, for one 51. Shame 52. Circulars 55. Indifferent 58. Work hard 60. Small three-masted vessel 62. Love (It.) 64. Regrettably 66. Titaness 67. More expansive 68. Carryall 69. Lacerated 70. Zest 71. Let it stand!

72. Before (poet.)

26. Club ___ 28. Enemy 29. Scot. river 30. Fishing gear 31. Robe 32. Pitcher 33. Rooney or Gibb 34. Reckless 35. Reverberation 36. Outbuilding 37. Record 40. Write out 41. Consumed 43. Affirmative 44. Oaf

45. Brazil, for one 46. Cameo stone 49. Distend 50. Actress Sophia 51. Aviator 52. Loathe 53. Tractor name 54. Glance over 55. Power tool 56. Leave out 57. Soft drink 59. Grains 61. Fem. suffix 63. Energy unit 65. Congeal

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PAPERWORK from page 12 annual statements as long as you hold those investments • Defined-benefit pension plan documents • Savings bonds until redeemed • Loan documents until the loan is paid off • Vehicle titles and registration information as long as you own the

car, boat, truck, or other vehicle • Insurance policies as long as you have them • Warranties or receipts for big-ticket purchases for as long as you own the item to support warranty and insurance claims

Keep Forever You should never get rid of personal and family records like birth

certificates, marriage licenses, divorce papers, Social Security cards, military discharge papers, and estate-planning documents (power of attorney, will, trust, and advanced directive).

Keep these in a fireproof safe or safe-deposit box.

Reduce Your Paper To reduce your paper clutter, consider digitizing your documents by scanning them and converting them into PDF files so you can store them

on your computer and back them up onto a USB flash drive or external hard drive like iCloud (www.icloud. com) or Carbonite (www.carbonite. com).

You can also reduce your future paper load by switching to electronic statements and records whenever possible.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org

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Salute to a Veteran

Robert D. Wilcox

B-25 Bombers Land Better with Their Gear Down

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Conrad Hamp had long known that, of course, but he got a frightening reminder of it one time when the landing gear of the B-25 he was flying decided not to come down.

Although he had never expected an accident like that to happen to him, he had wanted to fly ever since 1935, when, as a 9-year-old in Baltimore, he had been taken by his father to a fly-in of Army bombers.

Just by walking around them and marveling at those awesome planes, he decided that being a pilot was his goal, once he became of age.

So, in 1943, as a 17-year-old in high school, he went to Towson, Md., and enlisted in the Pre-Aviation Cadet Enlisted Reserve. And, when he was called to active duty in April 1945, his only question was, “Why did it take so long?”

He was first sent to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, for basic training and classification. After going through a battery of tests, he got good news— and bad. The good news was that he was classified a pilot.

The bad news was the Air Force had closed down the pilot training program, and he was sent to Keesler Field for aircraft and engine mechanic training. Lacking a chance to fly, he opted to leave the Air Force in November 1945.

A variety of civilian jobs followed until 1950, when he saw a huge sign in front of the library saying that the Air Force was again seeking flight crew

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candidates. So, he hydraulic fluid promptly enlisted flowing down the again and was sent to bulkhead on the side Connally Air Force of the passageway Base near Waco, to the bombardier’s Texas, to go through station. He cut a classification once hole through the more. aluminum and And he was again found that an extraselected to be a pilot. long bolt had been There he took basic used on a strut to the flying training in the landing gear (after single-engine T-6 its preceding 100before shipping to hour inspection).

Reese Air Force Base It had cleanly st in Lubbock, Texas, severed the tube 1 Lt. Francis Conrad Hamp, at for advance training Rhein-Main, Germany, in 1952. for the hydraulic in the twin-engine fluid when the gear B-25 bomber. was retracted, permitting all the fluid On his first solo flight in the B-25, to drain out. He crimped the tube he then had his problem with the shut, and they were then able to coax landing gear. They were about to shoot enough hydraulic fluid from another practice landings at an auxiliary field accumulator to finally get the gear when they found that, whatever they down and locked. could do, they couldn’t get the gear to As they landed, they found that come down. the base commander, many flight They then called in the problem to instructors, a fire truck, an ambulance, the airbase … and got the curt order and the chaplain were waiting to see to “come back and crash.” So they did how the drama would turn out. Did come back, but then spent a couple of that seem to be a signal that flying was hours trying everything they knew to more dangerous than he thought? solve the problem.

“Nah,” he grins. “Never gave it a The base sent up a T-28 with two thought.” instructors to look the plane over, but He must not have, because he they couldn’t suggest anything either. next shipped to Bolling Field in The right wheel had come part way Washington, D.C., where, for a year, down, but that only made the problem he served in the Special Missions worse.

Squadron, flying VIPs around the U.S. Then the flight chief noticed and Canada in C-47s and B-25s.

Then in 1952 it was to Rhein-Main Air Base in Frankfurt, Germany, to fly the C-119 troop carrier and drop U.S., British, and French troops in exercises in various European countries. That was followed by an assignment in Neubiberg, Germany, where, in C-119s, he hauled material to bases all over Europe and North Africa.

In July 1955, he returned to New York aboard a civilian-crewed Navy transport and was separated from the Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, S.C., in 1956.

He worked for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in flight service for many years in Key West and Myrtle Beach before retiring in 1976.

He lived in Hilton Head Plantation, S.C., for a few years before returning to Baltimore in the ’80s. How did he happen to come to Central Pennsylvania?

He says, “I had an uncle who liked to eat. One day, he said to me, ‘Want a good meal?’”

Hamp said sure, and his uncle then drove them north to Central Pennsylvania, where he “treated me to some of the best food I had ever eaten,” Hamp says. “That’s a big part of what brought me here to live.”

So, since 2004, he has lived in a Central Pennsylvania retirement community that offers just what he needs … including an endless supply of that great local food.

Col. Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in World War II. Brainteasers

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News Events of the ’60s 1960 – Kennedy 6. 1966 – Miranda 1961 – Shepard 7. 1967 – Dayan 1962 – missile 8. 1968 – Agnew 1964 – Anchorage 9. 1968 – Memphis 1964 – Goldwater 10. 1969 – Woodstock

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