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Filled to Overflowing 2011 PA State Senior Idol Winner Performs to ‘Keep Her Bucket Full’ By Megan Joyce Two days after her PA STATE SENIOR IDOL win, Peggy Kurtz Keller was still being inundated with flowers—flowers at home, flowers at work, flowers and phone calls from acquaintances she hadn’t heard from in years. “It’s really nice being recognized by your peers,” she admitted. Keller, of Ephrata, was recognized by more than 400 of her peers on June 6, taking home the title of 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL at the conclusion of the finals competition at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster. She impressed both the audience and the judges, first with her rendition of “Summertime” from Porgy & Bess, followed by her finalist performance of “Cabaret” from the famous musical. After “Summertime,” Keller felt confident. “I thought, ‘I did the best I could and whatever will be, will be,’” she remembered. “The reason why I did the competition is not so much for the competition and certainly not about winning; it’s about being able to perform. It gives me one more chance to perform at the Dutch Apple, on stage, with the lights, and have the audience receive what I’m giving.” And what she gives, according to SENIOR IDOL judge and WGAL news anchor Janelle Stelson, “is joy, and that’s such a gift.” This was Keller’s fourth consecutive year as a semifinalist in the annual competition, produced by On-Line Publishers, Inc., publishers of 50plus please see FILLED page 4 2011 PA

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roles as teacher and musical singer,’ and I said, ‘Well, you do Senior News. Always a crowd performer. now!’” She was allowed to audition pleaser, Keller’s “stick-to-it-iveness” “It’s just like being a performer, and, of course, got in. Later, that finally earned her the top prize. because every day that’s what I have same instructor invited her to sing Her genuine love of performance to do, to entice my students to pay for performance’s sake prompted her the national anthem before highattention, to learn, and hopefully school football games, which had to keep trying, year after year. bring them a presentation that will “It keeps my bucket full,” she said Keller, also a cheerleader, singing in bring them some kind of between cheering sets. of performing. “It makes me feel enlightenment,” she said. “I think because I was assertive adequate. It makes me know that I Through the many career and said, ‘I really want to do this,’ I can continue to do the things that I made some changes within what was changes, Keller managed to stay in really love to do. It gives me that normal within that school at that touch with her musical side. When energy and that power to just her children became older and more time,” said Keller. continue to keep on going.” independent, she reconnected Keller had considered not with a friend from high school auditioning again this year, and the duo sang together on but as always, the lure of the “senior group circuits.” performance drew her back. Individually, Keller also had “I really enjoy the [SENIOR roles in community theater and IDOL] experience,” she said. sang for service organizations, “From OLP employees to senior groups, and holiday the people that work at the parties. Around the same time Dutch Apple, everyone was she first heard of SENIOR IDOL, so helpful and friendly. It Keller also auditioned to sing was such a great the national anthem for the experience—why would you Lancaster Barnstormers, an not want to be a part of it?” engagement she’s now held for Keller grew up in Leola, the past four seasons. the oldest of three children From her work life to her (she has two younger Keller, center, received her trophy and flowers from musical career, Keller has brothers). Her family owned Kimberly Shaffer, left, On-Line Publishers’ events always gravitated toward and Kurtz’s Store in town, a manager, and Donna Anderson, right, president of adored performing for the grocery store that was On-Line Publishers. over-50 community. She loves Keller’s second home and her to sing the standards: Sinatra, first place of employment. During her senior year, Keller big-band music, and songs from the She discovered her fondness for won the Junior Miss Pageant at the ’40s and ’50s. singing early on and would often local level singing “Summertime.” It “I believe that the senior crowd “force” family members to be part of would be a jazzed-up version of that appreciates entertainment, and they a concert when they came to visit, communicate appreciation,” she starting with her taking tickets at the same song that would, years later, noted. “When I go and sing for ENIOR I DOL title. win her the S door. “I would use The Sound of seniors or community-service Keller’s career path is wide and Music and sing the whole album … I groups, I know I have their varied, but she is thankful to have would play every part.” attention. I’m singing things they truly enjoyed every occupation she Her first public solo was in recognize, and they sing with me. has taken on. A certified dental kindergarten, when she was invited assistant just after high school, Keller They give me energy, I give them to sing with the high school choir. energy, and by the time I leave had the first of her two children at To mark the occasion, Keller’s everyone’s feeling so good—it’s good age 20. She stayed at home full time parents bought her a new pair of for several years until working in her for everybody.” Hush Puppies shoes, which ended Keller said “the energy was then-husband’s new business, an up being the only way her parents wonderful” during her fourth goecho of her family-run grocery store could spot their diminutive child round at the SENIOR IDOL finals amongst the crush of teenage singers. roots. Later, she worked in therapeutic competition and said nerves weren’t “Except for hearing my voice and recreation at a nursing facility; as a a factor—at least at the start. “When seeing my Hush Puppies, they flight attendant until she was I perform, I rarely get nervous before would’ve never known it was me.” furloughed after 9/11; and then I sing because nobody can make a When her family moved to went to nursing school, graduating judgment on me until I’m done. For Ephrata for her second year of high in 2003. She worked in dialysis, me, it’s wasted energy to be nervous school, Keller began to blossom obstetrics/gynecology, and then as a beforehand because nobody knows musically as a member of the vocal school nurse, a perfect schedule for what I can do.” ensemble, chorus, and the school’s Keller, who had remarried and After delivering “Summertime” to dance band, an instrumental jazz gained two school-age stepchildren. high praise, Keller went backstage ensemble that had never included a Keller is now in her second feeling satisfied with her effort and vocalist—until then. fulltime year of teaching medical enjoying the fast-developing Keller approached the band’s camaraderie that bonded her with instructor with her wish to audition. assisting to adult students, and she sees the connection between her the other semifinalists that evening. “He said, ‘Well, we don’t have a

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When her name was called as one of the three finalists, it wasn’t until Margie Sheaffer, a fellow finalist, gave her a visual nudge that she realized she had, in fact, heard her name. And later, as she clasped hands with Sheaffer and finalist Steven Leaman and heard her name called one more time—this time as winner—the shock and sheer joy running through her body were evident. “When I heard my name, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, I’ll be able to represent OLP as PA STATE SENIOR IDOL all over

the place now, no matter what we do! Let’s keep me really busy!’” The coming year is guaranteed to be a busy and fulfilling one for Keller, whose pure mission is to continue performing as often as possible. “I love being a teacher—I truly do love what I do during the daytime, but my bucket stays full because I can do something after school, and that is performing,” she said. “I’m proud I stuck it out, I did it, and I didn’t give up. I’m 54, and I can—we can do anything.”

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In His P-40, He Passed Out at 23,000 Feet Robert D. Wilcox obert Brocklehurst grew up in Michigan in the days when aircraft overhead were a rarity. When one did fly by, people would call others to come and watch it. The biggest thrill in his life was when his uncle would take him to see the fliers in the Michigan National Guard practicing aerobatics. He thus knew early on that being a flier was what he desperately wanted to do. In 1940, he was old enough to enlist, but the Air Corps required at least two years of college in order to become an aviation cadet. “However,” Brocklehurst says, “they had an equivalency test that would qualify you if you could pass it. So I crammed for seven months to take that test. And, in September 1940, I passed it.” He enlisted in the Army and went through the aviation cadet program, earning his pilot’s wings and the gold bar

of a second lieutenant you thought you could at Kelly Field in San do something. They told Antonio, Texas, on you what you were going Sept. 26, 1941. to do, and you did it.” He then shipped to What was the best Selfridge Field in thing about the P-40? “It Michigan to learn to fly was tougher than any a P-40 pursuit plane. other of the fighter “For the first time,” he planes of that day. chuckles, “I was given Although most people manuals to study, then know it best for its use put in the airplane to in China by our fly it by myself. No American Volunteer dual instruction … just Group, it was used in Aviation Cadet Robert L. figure it out as you theaters of war from the Brocklehurst, Class 41-G, in went.” Pacific to North Africa advanced flying training at Wasn’t it daunting and Russia. The early Kelly Field, Texas, in September to go from the 600 models were good for 1941. horsepower AT-6 combat only to about trainer to the 1,040 12,000 feet, but it was horsepower P-40 fighter? He grins as he surprisingly fast. It was the third most says, “Sure. But the great thing about the produced American fighter plane in military was that they didn’t ask you if WWII, surpassed only by the P-51 and P-47.” Brocklehurst had completed his P-40 training at Selfridge Field when the Are you retired or semi-retired Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and the from a career in sales, marketing, following Saturday he was on a troop or public relations? Looking for a train to Sacramento, where he picked up new challenge or a way to a brand new P-40 that he flew to Elmendorf Field, near Anchorage, supplement your income? Alaska. The fear was that the Japanese would advance through the Aleutians, and the P-40s were to prevent their advance. Central PA’s leading publication When Brocklehurst arrived at serving the senior community has an Elmendorf in March of 1942, the newer opening for a part-time advertising P-40s were turned over to more sales associate. Join a great experienced second lieutenants, and the organization where your experience new pilots were given obsolescent Curtis will be valued. Hours are flexible. P-36s. Brocklehurst notes that, “When a Forward letter and resume to: P-40 flew by you, and you were in the P36, it felt like the P-36 was backing up.” He was then assigned to a squadron On-Line Publishers, Inc. on Kodiak Island, where, in a P-36, he 3912 Abel Drive, Columbia, PA 17512 had blacked out at 23,000 feet. He or email to explains, “We needed oxygen above danderson@onlinepub.com 10,000 feet, and the P-36 system was pretty primitive. The oxygen came through a tube you clenched between your teeth. As we got higher, I had more and more trouble flying formation. And finally, at 23,000 feet, I blacked out completely. “Fortunately, I had the ship carefully trimmed up, so I didn’t just fall out of the sky. But it was more than a shock to

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eventually come to and find that I had fallen all the way to 5,000 feet. That’s one of the reasons I believe in God.” What caused him to black out? “Well, it was clearly lack of oxygen. But why it happened could have been a failure in the system or that I wasn’t careful enough on how I drew on the oxygen tube. We never found out, and I was just glad to be alive.” In July 1942, he was selected to go to Florida for advanced fighter training in P-40s and then to California to pick up a new P-40 and fly it back to Cold Bay at the western end of the Alaskan peninsula, where his squadron had been assigned in his absence. Over time, he flew out of Kodiak Island, Cold Bay, Umnak, Atka, Adak, Dutch Harbor, Shemya, and Attu in the Aleutian chain. The weather was foul, with 250 days of rain. Cloud layers, fog, and sudden rain and snow squalls were common. They had no accurate maps or navigation aids. Brocklehurst says he had firsthand knowledge of 126 aircraft that were lost, mostly as a result of the abysmal flying conditions. In 1951, he was returned to the States, where he held increasingly responsible positions from the Pentagon to Okinawa, checking out in 13 types of aircraft, from P-38s to F-86s in his 4,300 hours of flying. In 1963, he returned to Alaska for three years as director of plans and programs for Alaskan Air Command in Anchorage. He retired from the Air Force Systems Command at Andrews AFB in Washington, D.C., as a lieutenant colonel in February 1967. In civilian life, he worked as sales manager for a manufacturer of custom kitchens in Central Pennsylvania. He liked the area so much that he decided to settle down here, where he started his own company, Brocklehurst Enterprises, with sales representatives in 11 states. He says his many years of service in the Air Force mean a great deal to him … especially those dangerous but exciting years as a young man doing seat-of-the-pants flying in P-40s in Alaska. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in WWII.

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My 22 Cents’ Worth

Getting Older but Not Old Walt Sonneville t the age of 70, one has a How would you describe your mindset essentially unchanged “golden years”? Is it a time of greater from the age of 50 or 60. If one calm, fewer unmet wants, and a greater enjoys reasonably good health at 60 or satisfaction from a relaxing meal than 70, old age may be thought to be from other corporeal pleasures? Or is it further down the road of life. Upon mostly a time of unpleasant memories, reaching 80, reality seizes the senses and anxiety, precision budgeting, and dread one’s perspective undergoes serious of the coming years? recalibration. If your golden years lack luster, take For those who currently have reached cheer that, nevertheless, you probably the age of 75 or more, there should be a are becoming wiser and more tolerant as sense of gratitude for having been born you age into your 70s and 80s. That is a at the right time. The Depression of the conclusion reached in various studies of 1930s was an era when the simple septuagenarians and octogenarians by pleasures of life molded our character. the National Academy of Science, the The future could University of only get better and Chicago, the You can’t help the technological University of getting older, but marvels exhibited at Michigan, and the the 1939 World’s Fair Georgia Institute of you don’t have to in New York forecast Technology. get old. more and more This modern comforts. research reaffirms There was confidence in continuing what the Bible had disclosed: “With the progress. Life was getting better. ancient is wisdom; and in length of Patriotism during the Second World days, knowledge.” War unified Americans in a way we You can witness that your generation have not seen since, with the possible is wiser than the young and middleexception, briefly, of 9/11. Spending on aged. The evidence is there: Men today houses and automobiles was suspended wear earrings, women are tattooed, and during WWII, creating a post-bellum both genders display body-pierced posterity based on pent-up demand, ornaments. These are tribal artifacts. It accumulated savings, and expansion of is the younger generations that tend to consumer credit. Life was good. be addle-minded. In our own youth and Marriage, family formation, college mid-life there wasn’t any need for howattendance, and employment at living to books entitled The Idiot’s Guide to … wages blossomed nationally until 1980, (fill in the blank and you will probably when the unemployment rate grew to find a published title). 7.1 percent from 4.9 percent 10 years Comedian George Burns showed that earlier. Lower- and middle-income popularity can surge as one approaches Americans saw their share of the his or her centennial. Burns observed: nation’s income drop from 66 percent “You can’t help getting older, but you in 1980 to 52 percent in 2008, with don’t have to get old.” the balance going to the top 10 percent There is wisdom in that observation, of households. as there is in this thought from Oliver Evidence of global warming was a Wendell Holmes: “To be 70 years young troubling phenomenon not recognized is sometimes far more cheerful and in our younger years. Public debt hopeful than to be 40 years old.” reached levels unimaginable prior to the Holmes spoke from experience. He financial turmoil that began in October resigned from the Supreme Court at the 2008. Financial “bubbles” had given us age of 91. He was our longest-serving a sense of economic prosperity until justice. these fantasies burst. The American Walt Sonneville is a retired market-research dream became out of reach as analyst. He enjoys writing and reading nonunemployment rose to 9.8 percent in partisan opinion essays. Contact him at November 2010. Life was much less waltsonneville@earthlink.net. bountiful.

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‘We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident … ’ On July 4, Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration was officially adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, although Congress formally declared independence from Great Britain on July 2, and the Declaration wasn’t signed by all 56 members until August. Some other facts about the founding document of the United States that you may not know:

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Make Music, Make Merry 6th Annual PA State Senior Idol Finals Night Mixes Music, Laughter, and Goodwill By Megan Joyce After six years, it’s a well-known fact in the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL community that the level of talent amongst the competition’s 15 semifinalists grows progressively higher each year and that a “clear winner” within that initial group becomes less and less visible. But with each passing year, the finals night of PA STATE SENIOR IDOL also becomes even funnier. It’s no surprise that a competition with the very upbeat mission of highlighting the talents of the commonwealth’s 50-plus community should be so steeped in positivity and fellowship—but the sold-out crowd at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre must leave with worn-out facial muscles from a solid three hours of laughter. Many of those laughs come courtesy of the competition’s judges, all well-respected media and music personalities whose witty rapport and good-natured joking become an unexpected recipe for a highly comedic foursome. The obvious camaraderie between Adrian “Buddy” King of the former The Magnificent Men, Janelle Stelson of WGAL-8, RJ Harris of WHP580, and, new this year, Chuck Rhodes from abc27 set the lighthearted tone for the evening. Produced by On-Line Publishers, Inc., publishers of 50plus Senior News, and warmly emceed by Diane Dayton of Dayton Communications, the finals competition was the culmination of more than 100 preliminary auditions at four regional tryouts held back in the spring. Of those, the top 15 performers had been selected to compete against each other for the title of 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. After Chris Poje, last year’s SENIOR IDOL champ, reminded the audience just why he was chosen with a powerful rendition of The Platters’ “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” Donald Dickinson of Shippensburg was the first of this year’s contenders to take the stage. Singing “All the Things You Are” from Very Warm for May, Dickinson received praise from King for “the sincerity with which [he] delivered that song.” “I think that is one of the more complex songs ever sung at one of these competitions, and I think a much harder song to sing; you did a great job,” added Harris. Patty Price of York stepped onto the Dutch Apple stage for the second consecutive year, having been a semifinalist for the 2010 competition as well. She sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” made famous, of course, by Judy Garland. King commented on the unique “roundness” to Price’s tones. “They say anybody who yells can get somebody to listen to them, but that was a little bit of a soft sell,”

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observed Stelson. “You’re one of those people who, even when you whisper and speak softly, people lean in to hear it.” Hailing from Ephrata, Jose Angel Cruz sang “Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlisle, very clearly tapping into the emotion he feels for his own 10-year-old daughter. Rhodes concurred, saying, “As a father of two grown daughters and now a granddaughter, that song moves me every time I hear it, and you did a super job.” Next up was “Smooth Operator” Elaine Dukeman of Morgantown, channeling original artist Sade as she glided to the front of the stage in a series of flowing dance moves. Rhodes liked how she came out with attitude and confidence. “And I have a feeling you’d do that if the building were empty … the lights could go out, the sound system could go out, and I think you’d just keep on going,” he said. The audience and judges were in store for a change of musical pace next as Jack Wolfe of Mechanicsburg launched into Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Texas Flood,” a blues number that showcased both Wolfe’s instrumental prowess and his vocal ability. “I’ve always thought guitars were the most difficult instrument to master,” King said. “You know your way around that fret board for sure.” Constance Kuba Fisher’s theater background was evident from the first notes of “Don’t Rain on My Parade” from Funny Girl. The Mechanicsburg resident presented a spirited, bold, and amusing performance supported by her strong vocals. “I have a feeling you’re one of those people who just has music and performance buried in your soul and it needs to find a way to get out!” Stelson said. Theater experience was apparent once again as Margie Sheaffer of New Providence strutted onstage to deliver a feisty, serious-faced rendition of “Fever” by Peggy Lee. King commented on how “natural” and “relaxed” Sheaffer seemed, while Rhodes proclaimed with laughter, “Had you done one more chorus, Janelle was going to be up on the table dancing.” Don “Duke” Larson, the competition’s musical veteran at almost 76 years young, charmed both judges and audience with his impassioned and vocally impressive version of Frank Sinatra’s “My Way.” Dressed in a sharp tux and angled fedora, Larson both looked and sounded the part of the crooner. “Ray Price comes to mind in terms of your vocal,” complimented King, referring to the baritone-voiced country singer. “Your feeling, your expression, your experience—it all comes through.” A familiar face to many annual SENIOR IDOL finalegoers, Peggy Kurtz Keller of Ephrata took the stage for www.SeniorNewsPA.com

the fourth consecutive year, this time singing “Summertime” from Porgy and Bess. Keller’s sweet, crystalline voice glided over a sassy version of the familiar tune, and Harris called her “the whole package … head to toe.” “You are one of those rare people who just lights up the room, and the really great thing is that you come and you back it up with talent,” Stelson noted. “And I think anybody who is under 50 who’s sitting behind me is going, ‘I want to be her when I grow up!’” Philadelphia’s Dan Kelly auditioned for SENIOR IDOL after a “happenstance” encounter with Harris’s radio partner, Dan Steele, at a local breakfast restaurant. Another theater vet, Kelly belted out “Why God, Why” from Miss Saigon. “That’s a very difficult song, but you delivered it with a wonderful amount of passion,” King said. Harris couldn’t resist the opportunity to rib Steele the following morning. “Tomorrow for the radio show, did you happen to notice how many stacks of pancakes Dan ate?” he quipped. Steve Reuben of Manheim had chosen a bold, white tux to match his bold, resonating voice for his performance of “Some Enchanted Evening” from South Pacific. King praised Reuben’s delivery, especially his difficult falsetto notes. “It’s such a strong voice—so mellifluous,” stated Stelson, which prompted Harris to joke that his gift for Stelson last Christmas had been a word-of-the-day calendar. “We were told this was going to be the best year ever—and you hear that a lot—but it is,” Harris added. “You guys are all gangbusters.” Sinatra classics are a welcome staple of the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL competition, and Mark Ettaro of Reading did justice to the trend singing “Witchcraft.” Ettaro surprised the judges and the audience when, midway through his clean vocals, he launched into a lively, legkicking dance routine. Rhodes praised Ettaro’s “Sinatra phrasing” and added, “I like that you caught everybody off-guard with your impromptu—well-rehearsed, but impromptu—dance.” “If this Idol thing doesn’t work out, you can become a Pip,” Harris suggested. Robesonia resident Inge Kiebach was up next and delivered an almost operatic version of “If I Loved You” from Carousel. Rhodes noted her obvious opera training, saying he suspected that if she wished, she could “really reach the rafters” with her formidable voice. “When I was 10, I joined the adult choir at church because I think I had the same voice when I was little

that I have now,” recalled Kiebach with a laugh. “The variety we’re seeing here tonight is incredible to me,” King remarked. “It’s one of the best years in terms of all of the different styles and everything else that we’re witnessing here tonight.” The listening audience was in for a musical 180 once again with Steven Leaman’s hand-clapping, rocking performance of Grand Funk Railroad’s “Some Kind of Wonderful.” A plumber from Manheim, Leaman encouraged enthusiastic audience participation from the get-go and used the whole stage while wowing the judges with his confident vocals. Rhodes couldn’t help but offer up the available pun: “What are the odds—a plumber with good pipes!” “You’re just a showman,” said Harris. “I loved all your motions and getting the audience involved in a big way; it was great.” Harrisburg’s Jay Megonnell wrapped up the evening’s 15 semifinalist performances with his trumpet-and-vocal presentation of Louis Prima’s “I’m Just a Gigolo,” which had the audience chuckling and, as the judges noted, tempted to sing along. “What a way to tie up the evening,” Stelson said. “That was such a fun song, such a good choice, and such a perfect choice for you.” After a brief intermission during which the four judges’ scores were tallied, all 15 semifinalists lined up on the stage … and Margie Sheaffer, Steven Leaman, and Peggy Keller were named the night’s three finalists. For their second selections, Sheaffer sang “The Rose” by Bette Midler; Leaman performed “I Can Only Imagine” by MercyMe; and Keller sang “Cabaret” from the musical of the same name. The judges as well as the audience then voted for their favorite, and Keller was named the 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. As colorful balloons dropped amidst hearty applause, Keller, beaming with excitement, stepped forward to accept the trophy and a bouquet of flowers. “When they announced that I won, I was stunned and shocked and overjoyed,” Keller said. She then performed “Summertime” again, with many of her fellow semifinalists linking arms behind her and swaying along to the beat. As the winner, Keller will receive a limousine trip for two to New York City for dinner and a Broadway show. “You’re a real inspiration for 50-plussers all over the state,” Harris told Keller. For more information and highlights from the 2011 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL finals competition, visit www.SeniorIdolPA.com.

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Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-6900 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.cascweb.org

July 9, 8 to 10 a.m. – Birding at Black Rock, Warwick County Park

July 1, 1 p.m. – Celebration of Independence Day July 6, 1 p.m. – Long-Term Care Insurance Program July 13 – 10:30 a.m. – Wii Game: “Silver Strikers”

July 9, 8 to 9:30 p.m. – Bats in the Night Sky, Warwick County Park

Chester County Library Programs Atglen Library, 413 Valley Ave., Atglen, (610) 593-6848

Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939 983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown – http://home.ccil.org/~dasc

Avon Grove Library, 117 Rose Hill Ave., West Grove, (610) 869-2004 Bayard Taylor Library, 216 E. State St., Kennett Square, (610) 444-2702 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 Easttown Library, 720 First Ave., Berwyn, (610) 644-3765 Henrietta Hankin Library, 215 Windgate Drive, Chester Springs, (610) 321-1700 Honey Brook Community Library, 687 Compass Road, Honey Brook, (610) 273-3303 Malvern Library, 1 E. First Ave., Malvern, (610) 644-7259 Oxford Library, 48 S. Second St., Oxford, (610) 932-9625

Phoenixville Library, 183 Second Ave., Phoenixville, (610) 933-3013 Spring City Library, 245 Broad St., Spring City, (610) 948-4130 Tredyffrin Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford-Wayne, (610) 688-7092 West Chester Library, 415 N. Church St., West Chester, (610) 696-1721

Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Wellness Community of Philadelphia: Support Group for People with Cancer The Cancer Center at Paoli Hospital 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (215) 879-7733 July 2 and 16, 5 to 10 p.m. Bingo Nights Marine Corps League Detachment 430 Chestnut St., Downingtown (610) 431-2234 July 5, 11:30 a.m. West Chester University Retirees Luncheon Old Country Buffet 1090 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown (610) 269-1503

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July 19, 6 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464 July 20, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Voice of Africa Choral & Percussion Ensemble Summer on the Lawn Concert Series The Hickman 400 N. Walnut St., West Chester (484) 760-6400 www.thehickman.org

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Kennett Area Senior Center – (610) 444-4819 427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square – www.kennettseniorcenter.org

Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-5244 12 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org Phoenixville Area Senior Adult Activity 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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July 23, 7:30 p.m. Between Seasons Concert: Mark O’Kain and Jeffrey Uhlig Tel Hai Retirement Community 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook (610) 273-9333, ext. 2154 www.telhai.org

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July 12, 2:30 to 4 p.m. – Tea Party: “Freedom Rings” July 22 – Spirit Day: Colors Day – Blue and Green July 27, 12:30 p.m. – Book Talk: Review of Eat, Pray, Love

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This Month in History: July Events • July 10, 1943 – The Allied invasion of Italy began with an attack on the island of Sicily. The British entry into Syracuse was the first Allied success in Europe. General Dwight D. Eisenhower labeled the invasion “the first page in the liberation of the European Continent.” • July 20, 1969 – A global audience watched on television as Apollo 11 Astronaut Neil Armstrong took his first step onto the moon. As he stepped onto the moon’s surface, he proclaimed, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”— inadvertently omitting an a before man and slightly changing the meaning. • July 25, 1898 – During the Spanish-American War, the United States invaded Puerto Rico, which was then a Spanish colony. In 1917, Puerto Ricans became American citizens and Puerto Rico became an unincorporated territory of the United States. Partial self-government was granted in 1947, allowing citizens to elect their own governor. In 1951, Puerto Ricans wrote their own constitution and elected a non-voting commissioner to represent them in Washington.

Birthdays • July 4 – Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) the 30th U.S. president, was born in Plymouth, Vt. He became president on Aug. 3, 1923, after the death of Warren G. Harding. In 1924, Coolidge was elected president but did not run for re-election in 1928. • July 12 – American philosopher Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was born in Concord, Mass. At Walden Pond he wrote, “I frequently tramped 8 or 10 miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.” • July 20 – Explorer Edmund Hillary was born in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1919. In 1953, he became first to ascend Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 29,023 feet.

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Residents begin work on a Pajama Buddy blanket with the help of Carolyn Thomas, activity assistant. From left, E. Whiting, E. Lucas, Thomas, R. Howsberger, and H. Rebar

Residents of Spring Mill Senior Living’s Compass Program recently began a long-term commitment to local charity organization Pajama Buddy. Pajama Buddy provides new pajamas for children in local homeless shelters, along with other necessities such as toothbrushes and toothpaste, as well as comfort items like books and crayons in a hand-sewn fleece bag. After reading an article in a local paper, Nancy Schuett, Spring Mill’s Compass Program director, noticed one item that was distinctly absent from these bags of goodies—blankets. Now, Spring Mill residents make blankets using two large pieces of fleece. To date, 10 blankets have been donated to the Pajama Buddy Program; by Christmas 2011 they hope to complete at least 40 more. If you would like to donate fleece for Spring Mill residents to use in their contribution to the Pajama Buddy Program, please contact Nancy Schuett at (610) 933-7675.

Veterans and Spouses Celebrate Armed Forces Day Residents of Spring Mill Senior Living recently celebrated Armed Forces Day by making care packages for soldiers overseas. Wrapping up Armed Forces Week, this day was a time to honor Americans serving in all five branches of the military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Many residents of Spring Mill Senior Living in Phoenixville are veterans (or spouses of veterans); therefore, they sought to thank those serving our country overseas for their dedication and sacrifice. Throughout Armed Forces Week, residents, families, friends, and staff at the community generously donated nonperishable food and toiletries

to send overseas. Residents very much enjoyed putting these packages together and were thankful for the Residents Henry Siedzikowski, opportunity to Mary Hartman, and Ron Hahn show their appreciation for the service and sacrifice of many. Soldiers receiving the care packages were found on AnySoldier.com and are stationed in Afghanistan and Kuwait.

Seniors and Students Mingle at Intergenerational Prom

Dr. Mario Cruz (in Mexican dress) with Unionville-Chadds Ford School District Supt. Sharon Parker and the live pony at the door

Kennett and Unionville High School students line dancing

The recent Senior Prom at the Kennett Area Senior Center was a most enjoyable evening, as students from Kennett and Unionville high schools danced and conversed with the seniors in attendance.

Karl and Gertrude Leck dancing

The intergenerational experience was truly a rewording one for both the students and seniors. The prom had a Western theme, with the decorations and attire adding to the night’s attractions.

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