50plus Senior News - Chester county, May 2011

By Beth Anne Heesen

Metal detectors have become almost as common on beaches as seagulls. Itis a popular hobby today, with thousands of people flocking to the sand eachyear to search for rings, coins, and other treasures. But for Bob Clark, 73,metal detecting is much more than a hobby. He started more than 40 yearsago and has been doing it ever since.

He began in the late ’60s. “Not many people had metal detectors at thattime,” he said, “but as a deputy wildlife conservation officer, I was one of thefew that did.” He was also a nature writer, and metal detecting turned out tobe a perfect activity for the outdoorsy, adventure-loving man.

Clark uses his metal detector extensively for community service, so thehobby has been a joy not only to him, but also to countless others who havebenefited from his findings.

“People take off rings [at the beach], put them in a shoe, and then comeback and throw the sand out of the shoe,” he said. Out with the sand go therings, much to their owners’ dismay. Clark said he is happy when he canreturn an item to someone and does not accept rewards.

In the early ’70s, Clark joined a ring recovery team. One time, he found aclass ring for a Gettysburg woman at Pine Grove Furnace State Park inCumberland County.

“She was very poor, and it was one of the thrills of her life,” he said. The

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Metal-detecting enthusiast Bob Clark at the lakefront beach in Pine Grove Furnace State Park,where he has often unearthed lost jewelry.

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ring had her husband’s initialsinscribed on it. “She was thrilled todeath when she found out,” he said.“It was unbelievable.”

Clark is a member and pastpresident of Pen Mar HistoricalRecovery Association, a metaldetecting club in Gettysburg withabout 50 members ranging in agefrom early teens to seniors.The team often goes to stateparks and other grounds tosearch for historical relics.They put the items they findin plastic bags, andarchaeologists analyze them.

The club donates itsfindings to museums all overthe country and has madehistorical discoveries. Once,Clark and seven othermembers found 3,500 itemson a 600-acre plot onGettysburg National Park thatproved the land had been abattlefield and prevented itfrom becoming a shoppingcenter.

Clark has even used his metaldetector for crime solving. In theearly ’70s, a conservationist officerwas shot in Adams County. Hesurvived but was seriously injured.Clark found three shell cases thatwere linked to the gun of the personwho shot the officer.

“The man [had] panicked,” hesaid. “He was hunting deer and [theofficer] caught him, so he shot theofficer between the eyes.” He hasalso found knives and other weaponslinked to crimes that occurred longago.

Another reason Clark metaldetects is for the health benefits. Thehobby requires walking, stretching,

and digging, and the exercise canrange from light to heavy, dependingon how much someone wants towork on it and where they go.

“You don’t have to be in thatgood of shape on sand at the beach,but it works you when you’re digging3 or 4 inches into dirt,” he said.

Clark and his wife of 52 years,

Thelma, travel all over America.Wherever they go, he never leaveshome without his metal detector. Heloves to go to the beach, where sandmakes metal detecting a lot easier.His wife is not as interested in metaldetecting as Clark, but she enjoysspending time on the beach.

Clark said that, for his purposes,the beach is best when it is not busy.Children get excited when they seepeople metal detecting and followthem around. “You have to becareful with children,” he said. “Askthem to stand back and show themwhat you found.”

Metal detecting can bring a profitif you work hard at it and are lucky.

One of Clark’s friends makes about$30,000 a year metal detecting inOcean City, Md., but that is not thenorm. Clark said it is not unusualfor him to find 10,000 to 12,000coins a year, but that is not a lot ofmoney when 90 percent of thosecoins are pennies.

One of the rarest items Clark everfound was an 1824 self-madecoin in the South. Anothergreat find was a 100-year-old,44-caliber Peacemakerrevolver he found under awooden floor in an old barnout West.

He said he finds a lot ofjunk too, which is why herecommends spending at least$300 for a metal detector.“You want to find a machinethat will discriminate againstaluminum,” he said.

Clark’s hobby carriesspectacular social benefits forhim. He enjoys metaldetecting with club membersand looks forward to the

treasure hunt they hold eachOctober, which he said is “sort oflike an Easter egg hunt for adults.”For a fee, anyone is welcome tosearch for Indian Head pennies,silver, and other items—including akey to a treasure chest.

He eagerly shares findings withothers who enjoy metal detecting,although most keep the sites wherethey found them secret, just as somepeople keep silent on the specialingredients of their most scrumptiousrecipes. “People love to share, butwon’t tell you where,” he said.

Clark said that metal detecting is agreat thing for a husband and wife todo together and that it provides a funactivity to do with kids and grandkidsat the beach, where it is easy to getbored.

Best of all, Clark said every day ofmetal detecting is an adventure. “Younever know what you’re going to findnext,” he said. “You never know whenyou’re going to find a gold coin.”

For more information on metaldetecting or the Pen Mar HistoricalRecovery Association, visitwww.gettysburgelectronics.com/penmar or contact Don Hinks at(717) 334-8634 [email protected]. The club meets onthe second Tuesday of every othermonth at the National AppleMuseum in Biglerville.

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In honor of those who died servingour country, the Upper Main LineMemorial Association will sponsor its143rd annual Memorial Parade inMalvern on Sunday, June 5.

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“To ourknowledge, itis the oldest,continuousparade in thecountry,” saidFrank Ortner,who has beenco-chairmanof theassociationwith his wife,CaroleOrtner, since1983.

Malvernheld its firstMemorialParade in1869, just oneyear afterMemorialDay wasofficiallyproclaimedand two yearsbefore the firststate, NewYork,recognized theholiday. Evenbefore 1869,Malvern hosted events to honor the wardead every year since 1817.

All events will take place at PaoliMemorial Park on Monument Avenue.The day will kick off with a kids’ run at8:45 a.m. followed by a 5K run at 9 a.m.that will benefit a local soldier injured inAfghanistan and his family through theWounded Warrior Project, which is partof the Chester County Hero Fund. Therewill be a reduced cost for studentparticipants and no charge for veterans.

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After the ceremony, the popular “Old-Fashioned Community Cake Walk” willtake place.

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Before and after the parade andceremony, there will be activities andentertainment for the entire family.Ortner said his committee is doing morethis year than ever before to make it a“fun family day.”

Chester Valley Little League will havea water balloon toss and candy scramblefor young kids, and there will bewatermelon- and pie-eating contests forolder kids and adults.

Bands will play in pavilions by thetennis courts, and there will be a farmers’market. Food and beverages, as well assnacks and ice cream, will be available forpurchase.

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Phoenixville Area Senior Adult Activity Center –(610) 935-1515153 Church St., Phoenixville –www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.orgMay 11, noon – Birthday SocialMay 18, 12:45 p.m. – Senior Spring ConcertMay 23, 12:45 p.m. – Skin Cancer Presentation

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

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Chester County Department of Parks and Recreationwww.chesco.org/ccparks

May 13, 6 to 7 p.m. – Evening Bluebird Hike, Springton Manor FarmMay 14, 8 to 10 a.m. – Birding at Black Rock, Black Rock SanctuaryMay 15, 2 to 3 p.m. – Springton Heritage Tree Hike, Springton Manor Farm

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public

Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.The Wellness Community ofPhiladelphia: Support Group forPeople with CancerThe Cancer Center at PaoliHospital255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli(215) 879-7733

May 2, 6:30 p.m.Exton PC Meeting: Smart PhonesChester County Library at Exton– Struble Room450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton(610) 363-6328www.extonpccouncil.org

May 3, 11:30 a.m.West Chester University RetireesLuncheonOld Country Buffet1090 E. Lancaster Ave.,Downingtown(610) 269-1503

May 4, 6 p.m.Memory Loss and Dementia SupportGroupSunrise Assisted Living of Paoli324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern(610) 251-9994

May 7, 10 a.m. to noon“Maturing Gracefully through God’sGrace” BrunchSt. Paul’s Baptist ChurchMartin Luther King Jr. Plaza1 Hagerty Blvd., West Chester(610) 692-2446

May 7 and 21, 5 to 10 p.m.Bingo NightsMarine Corps League Detachment430 Chestnut St., Downingtown(610) 431-2234

May 9, 7 to 8 p.m.Cancer Support Group: DoubleHope of Chester CountyCalvary Fellowship Church95 W. Devon Drive, Downingtown(484) 319-8167

May 9 and 23, 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupAdult Care of Chester County201 Sharp Lane, Exton(610) 363-8044

May 11, noonFamily Caregiver Support GroupSarah Care425 Technology Drive, Suite 200,Malvern(610) 251-0801

May 17, 6 p.m.Family Caregiver Support GroupSunrise of Westtown501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester(610) 399-4464

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

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

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

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

Tredyffrin Library, 582 Upper Gulph Road, Strafford-Wayne, (610) 688-7092

West Chester Library, 415 N. Church St., West Chester, (610) 696-1721

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Thousands of seniors and baby boomerscelebrated St. Patty’s Day at On-Line Publishers’eighth annual Chester County 50plus EXPO atChurch Farm School in Exton.

Local businesses, medical facilities, andorganizations filled the school’s gym with festivelydecorated tables that provided useful information,entertainment, and free health screenings toattendees.

“It’s an educational thing,” said John Melia ofPhiladelphia, who came with his wife, Tracy Melia.“It’s good to get literature and see what’s going on.”

He and his wife were two of many seniors whoreceived information about local retirement homes,estate planning, healthcare, and places to visit.Tracy Melia said she came to learn about thingsthat affect people her age and is thinking of settingup an exhibit at a future 50plus EXPO.

Staff members and many exhibitors were dressedin clover green, giving the day a truly Irish feel.The Lionville Community YMCA won the BestUse of Theme Award for their exquisitely decorated

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William Wusch of York said he enjoys theEXPOs so much that he drove 1.5 hours to attend.“It’s something to do,” he said. Whether an EXPOtakes place in York, Lancaster, Cumberland,Dauphin, or Chester County, Wusch said he“attend[s] ’em all.”

The EXPO provided a convenient spot forseniors to have multiple health screenings. HerbertHunsberger of Upper Black Eddy had a hearingscreening and was pleased that the results werebetter than he thought they would be.

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The next 50plus EXPO will be held May 5 from9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Overlook Activities Centerin Lancaster. In the fall, 50plus EXPOs will takeplace in York County on Sept. 27 at the York ExpoCenter; in Cumberland County on Oct. 25 at theCarlisle Expo Center; and in Lancaster County onNov. 8 at the Lancaster Host Resort.

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Trenton (1776). George Washingtondefeated Hessian forces by crossing theDelaware for the first major victory inthe Revolutionary War.

The Alamo (1836). Approximately 150Texas settlers held off a Mexican forceof 1,500 troops, enduring a 13-day

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Unique Stories, Common Goal

By Beth Anne Heesen

Some came from local bands andtheaters. Others sang at church, croonedfor customers at the grocery store, orperformed karaoke for residents inretirement homes. Still others performedonly for spouses and grandchildren,danced only in kitchens, and sang only inshowers.

Whatever their backgrounds, morethan 100 people made it to the sixthannual PA STATE SENIOR IDOL auditions,held by On-Line Publishers, Inc., toprove that Pennsylvania’s seniors arebursting with talent. Most sang for thejudges, but others played the trumpet orguitar.

Everyone had their chance to shine,but only 15 outstanding performers aregoing on to next month’s finalscompetition to compete for the title ofPennsylvania’s next SENIOR IDOL.

Jose Angel Cruz of Ephrata arrivedearly for his audition and, fortunately, sodid his birthday. Cruz wanted to enterthe competition last year but could notbecause he was still under 50. The first-timer nailed his audition when he sang“Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlisle withenergy and passion.

Philadelphia resident Dan Kelly wasworried when he walked into the auditionroom because the song on the CD heused was in a different key than he hadpracticed. Imagine the judges’ surprisewhen he belted out a deep, confidentperformance of “Why God, Why” fromMiss Saigon. While contestants in thewaiting room could not see his dramaticbody language and the emotion on hisface, every one of them could hear hispowerful voice.

Judges felt like they found a pot ofgold when Patty Price of York took theirbreaths away singing Judy Garland’s“Over the Rainbow.” Price’s stunningvoice and poise earned her a place as asemifinalist for the second year in a row.

Constance Kuba Fisher ofMechanicsburg’s animated expressionsand gestures also delighted her audienceas she sang “Don’t Rain on My Parade”from Funny Girl. The elegant, sequinedshirt that she made herself matched hershimmering talent beautifully.

Every seasoned contestant knows thatto wow the judges, you’ve got to “hit[’em] with your best shot,” but sometimes

the biggest step is just going through withthe audition.

Steve Reuben of Harrisburg was a littlenervous about singing “Some EnchantedEvening” from South Pacific at hisaudition because he was a little under theweather. Fortunately, he showed upanyway because no one else would havehad a clue. His compelling voice wasapparently sturdy enough to withstandthe attack on his sinuses.

Margie Sheaffer of New Providencewas another contestant who hadbutterflies in her stomach. She had beenpart of a late-’60s rock band and hasconsiderable theater experience, but after15 years off-stage, Sheaffer was outsideher comfort box. Last year she applied foran audition but then backed out of it.

She would never have come in for thisyear’s audition, she said, had 50plus SeniorNews editor Megan Joyce not contactedher for an interview for April’s coverstory. Now that she found herself featuredin an article about SENIOR IDOL

contestants, she knew there was noturning back, and her husband remindedher that, this time, she had to do it.

Before she went in for her audition, shejoked with Joyce that she was mad at herfor “making” her do this. But after asizzling performance of “Fever” by PeggyLee, she gave Joyce a hug and said she washappy that she went through with it. Thenext day, she got a call congratulating herfor making it to the finals.

These exceptional semifinalists andothers will showcase their talents at thesold-out PA STATE SENIOR IDOL finalscompetition at the Dutch Apple DinnerTheatre in Lancaster on Monday, June 6.

The show’s emcee will be DianeDayton of Dayton Communications, andlocal celebrity judges Janelle Stelson ofWGAL-8, Buddy King of TheMagnificent Men, Valerie Pritchett ofabc27, and R.J. Harris of WHP580 AMwill select three finalists after the firstround of performances.

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1. Rage violently5. Sword handle9. Counters14. Infant’s desire to be

loved (Japanese word)15. Asian nurse16. Cricket position17. Outlaw turns soul

singer?20. Cockeyed21. Spread a fertilizer22. Oolong, for one24. Enlist

28. Maori war dance31. Spite34. Exude35. “Act your ___!”36. Had on37. Personae non gratae38. Director turns

businessman?42. Sentence type43. Fruitless44. Trick taker, often45. Any thing46. Mozart

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48. Finnish river49. Cognac cocktail51. Bit53. Adorn56. City in Belgium60. Pop artist turns actor?64. Bill of ___65. Poker diva66. Not theirs67. Daisy variety68. Yemen gulf69. White ice

1. Big Indian2. Home of ISU3. Cher flick4. 100 centimos5. The ___ (Uris novel)6. Prayer leader7. Guru8. Prefix with magnetic9. Color of honey10. Faulks novel11. ___ Annie12. Bully13. Hampton ___18. “Concentration”

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currency37. Juliet, to Romeo39. Agoraphobic?40. Palindromic begetter?

41. Touch46. Muslim pilgrimage47. Anatomical ring48. Text changer50. Perfume52. Aladdin prince54. Scolded55. Pad or cap starter57. Needle holder58. Undeveloped idea59. European language60. This may be fragile61. Nova, e.g.62. Piggy digit?63. Hosiery defect

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May is 6th Annual Jewish-American Heritage Month

In 2006, President George W. Bushproclaimed that May would be Jewish-American Heritage Month.

The announcement was the crowningachievement in an effort by the JewishMuseum of Florida and South FloridaJewish community leaders that resultedin resolutions introduced by Rep.Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Floridaand Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvaniaurging the president to proclaim amonth that would recognize the morethan 350-year historyof Jewishcontributions toAmerican culture.

The resolutionspassed unanimously,first in the House ofRepresentatives inDecember 2005 andlater in the Senate inFebruary 2006. Since2006, JAHMprograms have takenplace across thecountry.

The contributionsof Jewish-Americansare far-ranging andinclude scientists,entertainers, writers,and entrepreneurs.Some of these arelisted below:

Levi Strauss, 1829-1902. In 1873,Strauss and Nevadatailor Jacob Daviscreated the first bluejeans when theyreceived a U.S. patent to make men’sdenim work pants with copper rivets.With this patent, they began tomanufacture blue jeans, known today asthe Levi’s® brand.

Emma Lazarus, 1849-1887. Lazaruswas a writer and a scholar of literatureand languages whose poetry and essaysprotested the rise of anti-Semitism.“Give me your tired, your poor, / Yourhuddled masses yearning to breathe free”are two famous lines of her sonnet, “TheNew Colossus,” which was affixed to theStatue of Liberty in 1903.

Estée Lauder, 1906-2004. BornJosephine Esther Mentzer, Lauderfounded the Estée Lauder Company in

1946. Lauder was the only womanincluded in Time magazine’s 1998 list ofthe 20 most influential business geniusesof the 20th century. Devoted tophilanthropy, Lauder launched the pinkribbon symbol as the worldwide emblemof breast health.

Jonas Salk, 1914-1995. When news ofSalk’s discovery of a polio vaccine wasmade public in 1955, the virologist washailed as a miracle worker. In 1963, he

founded the SalkInstitute for BiologicalStudies in La Jolla,Calif. Salk spent hislast years searching fora vaccine against AIDS.

Ruth Mosko Handler,1916-2002. The LosAngeles Times’ Womanof the Year in Businessin 1967, Handlercreated the Barbie doll,named after herdaughter, in 1959. Thedoll rocketed theMattel company tonearly overnightsuccess and became anicon of Americanculture. Handler laterturned her attention tohelping other breastcancer survivors,creating a breastprosthesis called NearlyMe.

Ann Landers, 1918-2002. Esther Pauline

Friedman Lederer, writing as AnnLanders, had her first advice columnpublished in the Chicago Sun Times in1955. By the end of Lederer’s life, AnnLanders had become the world’s mostwidely syndicated column, published inmore than 1,200 publications and withmore than 90 million readers aroundthe world.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, b. 1933. BaderGinsburg is the first Jewish woman toserve on the U.S. Supreme Court andthe first woman to make both theHarvard and Columbia law reviews. Sheserved on the U.S. Court of Appealsfrom 1980 until her appointment in1993 to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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During WWII, Otis Harrison wasworking in a shipyard inNewport News, Va. And what

he saw of ships there convinced him thatthe Navy was where he ought to be.

The Navy was glad to have him;although, after boot camp, they did theirbest to interest him in submarines. “Nota chance,” he explains. “I wanted to beable to see the sky over my head.”

And he wound up picking PT boats.These boats used the planing-type hullform developed for racing boats andcould reach speeds as fast as 40 knots.The “PT” stood for “Patrol Torpedo,”and they were designed to use their speedto get close to enemy surface ships andtheir small size to avoid being spottedand hit by gunfire.

Harrison shipped to Melville, R.I.,where he spent 16 weeks learning allabout PT boats. Then it was to NewOrleans to be assigned to a crew. They

picked up their new “Higgins” boat atLake Pontchartrain and, with five otherPT boats, proceeded to Miami forshakedown of the new vessels. They thensailed to the Brooklyn Navy Yard, wherethe six crews and their boats were placed

aboard a Navy tanker for the tripto Swansea, Wales.

They had arrived in Walesbarely in time for the D-Day

invasion of Normandy. Two days later,they were part of the vast armada of shipsmaking the invasion. Harrison says, “Thenumber of ships was simply unbelievable.There was a solid canopy of ships. Itseemed like you could just walk from

ship to ship, there were so many of them.“We were being fired on constantly.

LSTs loaded with troops were beingblown up all around us. The Germanshad planted ‘hedgehogs’ all along theapproach to the beach. They were steelrails that formed a V that LSTs couldclear at the height of the 40-foot tide butwould snare them as the tide receded.Then they were sitting ducks. Many mentried to jump off and wade in, only to beweighed down by all their gear and sinkto their deaths. It was hell on earth,” hesays.

“Our PT boat did picket duty, and wewere constantly picking up wounded anddead soldiers. We would carry them tothe first large vessel, leave them, thencontinue picking up more. All this time,we were being shot at from the Germanpillboxes, and the shells from our heavycruisers and battleships were whistlingover us.”

The Flak Literally Creased the Top of His Skull

Robert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

Radioman 2nd Class Otis Harrison, right, in London in October 1944, with his cousin,

Joseph Barnes, left, who was in the 8th Air Force.

A PT boat identical to his, asphotographed by Harrison.


1. What famous poem begins with the following line? “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak andweary ...”

A. “The Raven” by Edgar Allan PoeB. “Paul Revere’s Ride” by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowC. “The Dance of the Dead” by Johann Wolfgang von GoetheD. “The Ghost” by Charles Baudelaire

2. What poet wrote the following lines? “From fairestcreatures we desire increase / That thereby beauty’s rosemight never die.”

A. Percy Bysshe ShelleyB. Lord ByronC. William ShakespeareD. Geoffrey Chaucer

3. What poet coined the term “Beat” movement?A. Allen GinsbergB. Lawrence FerlinghettiC. Jack KerouacD. J.D. Salinger

4. Who was the first poet laureate of England?A. Thomas ShadwellB. Ben JonsonC. William WordsworthD. William Shakespeare

5. What poet wrote the famous poem “Waste Land”?A. Walt WhitmanB. Emily DickinsonC. T.S. EliotD. Christopher Cranch

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Harrison stops to ask, “Have youever heard shells from those 14- and 16-inch rifles go overhead? They sound likea boxcar going over. I don’t know howbadly it scared the Germans, but it suresobered me.”

In the two weeks following D-Day,Harrison’s boat was given the job ofdrawing fire from German shorebatteries along the length of theCherbourg Peninsula, so they wouldreveal their positions to our heavierships who could then aim at the flaresthey saw from the German guns.

Harrison remembers when they onceactually entered the Le Havre harbor atnight … and set off the most awesomedisplay of tracers from left and right.He says, “There was a solid wall oftracers coming at us.” He still wondershow they got out of that unscathed.

Their next assignment was to patrolthe Channel Islands in the EnglishChannel. The islands had been taken bythe Germans, and the job of Harrison’sboat was to help keep the Germans onthose islands bottled up. It was therethat a shell landed just beyond the sternof his boat and actually lifted the boatout of the water. And that’s where partsof the exploded shell created a crease inhis scalp.

When it was their time to go home,their boat was hauled aboard an LST atPortsmouth, England, and they were offto New York. But is an LST equippedto handle a crossing of the NorthAtlantic?

“I would have said no,” Harrisonadmits. “They were built to deliver

soldiers to a beach. They had no keel,and they slid around alarming in the20- to 30-foot swells. But somehowthey got us there.”

Harrison was scheduled to go to thePacific, but he had a leave that tookhim back to his family home inPetersburg, Va. It was on the train whenhe learned of the surrender of theJapanese. And in a few more weeks, hewas discharged.

He worked in sales for many yearsfor Union Camp and retired in 1985.In 1954, the company had sent him toCentral Pennsylvania, and he liked it somuch he never left.

He was not able to go when a groupof veterans returned to France in the1970s to a dedication ceremony atOmaha Beach. Those veterans werehonored by the French government fortheir service during the invasion andwere given special Liberty Medalsminted by the French for the occasion.Harrison and 40 or so others got thatsame medal in February 1985 in theoffice of U.S. Representative Joe Pitts,who had worked hard to find theveterans and present them with themedal in their honor.

Today, Harrison plays golf seven daysa week, works with Meals on Wheels,and busies himself with work of hischurch. But he says he’ll never forgetthose days of excitement and perilaboard his PT boat in the greatest warthe world has ever seen.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber inEurope in WWII.

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Preventive Measures

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Earth’s 4.5 billion-year-old sun, theaxis of our magnificent universe,altruistically fathers all life.

Sunbeams provide nutrition forvegetation eaten by omnivores, who arethen consumed by other animals, who areultimately consumed by humans, and soon and so forth.

Since the creation of Earth, theinfinite cycle of life has obtained powerand energy from the sun. Without sol’swarm rays, Earth could not support thegift of life.

Cheerful sunlight is considered thebest source for vitamin D. When aging

kicks in, we spend more time indoors.Outdoors, we slather on sunscreen,blocking wavelengths that manufacturevitamin D. Subsequently, the Archives ofInternal Medicine report that 77 percentof Americans are vitamin “D-ficient,”which has links to high blood pressure,depression, weak immune system,diabetes, poor lung function, autism,fibromyalgia, schizophrenia, MS,osteoarthritis, and RA. Not a sunlitpicture.

The major biological function of D is

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Kate Middleton and PrinceWilliam married at WestminsterAbbey in London on April 29,

2011. Royal watchers will be eyeing awide range of collectibles.

Which royal collectibles should youbuy? I always advise people to collectobjects that chronicle a historic event orrelate to historic figures. It has beenproven that in the market for art andantiques, these historic and genuineobjects will hold their value long term.Quality and authentic objects relating toa royal wedding, albeit the first of thiscentury, certainly fit the bill.

Collecting the Queen

Reports indicate that the LordChamberlain, Earl Peel, wrote in a staffmemo recently that “We want [royalwedding] items that are permanent andsignificant.” For the Kate/William royal

wedding, QueenElizabeth II and herstaff are proponents ofsuch regal weddingcollectibles as porcelainpillboxes,monogrammed teatowels, andcommemorative cupsthat highlight thefuture king and his newbride. These are goingto be, long term, thesought-after collectibles,so these are the objectsto acquire now.

The history of royalcollectibles ranges fromQueen Victoria’sdiamond tiara, GeorgeV’s coronation china, Queen ElizabethII’s monogrammed silver tea service, and,

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Cuckoo Collectibles

Buckingham Palaceprefers classic royalwedding souvenirsover the mass-produced Williamand Kate wedding

dolls and knickknacksfeaturing images of thecouple, many of whichare coming out ofChina. Some of themore jovial royalcollectibles includeroyal condoms, royal

wedding sick (vomit) bags for all theother women who aren’t marrying the

world’s No. 1 bachelor, and “WaityKatie” nail polish.

Collectibles will emerge in the oddestof places. With the Internet, a sales arenanot available when Princess Diana wed in1981, the world will have no troubleacquiring a wide variety of royalcollectibles relating to Prince Williamand his bride.

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For the wedding of William and Kate,there are a few collectibles that I thinkwill travel under the radar. For instance,the University of St. Andrews in Fife,Scotland, will see an increase in sales ofitems relating to the special place wherethe royal couple met in 2001 and fell inlove. The couple graduated from thefamous school in June 2005. Don’t besurprised to see lots of people donningSt. Andrews t-shirts and bags or selling

Royal Wedding Collectibles

Art and Antiques by Dr. Lori

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Buckingham Palace prefers“significant” royal wedding

collectibles for the wedding ofPrince William and Kate. On April

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to maintain normal blood levels ofcalcium and phosphorus. It also supportsall organs, plus 2,000 genes, and, inconcert with a number of other vitamins,minerals, and hormones, promotes bonemineralization. Without D, bonesbecome thin, brittle, soft, or misshapen.Positively, D diminishes risk of cancers,autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases,cardiovascular disease, and early age-related macular degeneration, especiallyvitamin D-3.

If you’re an easy mark for flu, colds,sinus and bronchial infections, orpneumonia, vitamin D-3 regulates T-cells, which are absolutely indispensablefor a protective immune system. Put thisin context with winter colds, sniffles, flu,and depression, and … sigh … it’s all tooclear why we’re a sickly bunch. My dearfamily, including 93-year-old Mom, took2,000 IU D-3 daily this winter and naryone got as much as a sniffle.

The RDA for D established 60 yearsago is an insignificant 400 IU when itshould’ve been 10 times higher, but ourleaders failed miserably in researchingbasic human nutrition standards. RDAstands for Recommended DietaryAllowances, a “norm” established by theFDA during World War II that wasintended to provide educated guidelinesfor how much of particular nutrients anormal, healthy person required to stayfit and healthy.

The Canadian Cancer Society hasresponsibly upped its advice to 1,000IUs a day. Others believe northernclimates should consume at least 2,000IUs a day.

“The first thing we’d see is a reductionby 80 percent in the incidence of type-1diabetes,” said Cedric Garland, aprofessor of family and preventivemedicine at the University of Californiaat San Diego. “The next thing we’d see isa reduction by about 75 percent of allinvasive cancers combined, as well assimilar reductions in colon cancer andbreast cancer, and probably about a 25percent reduction in ovarian cancer.”

Salmon, tuna, mackerel, and fish liveroils are among the best dietary sources ofD. Cows moo that their milk is fortifiedwith D, but it’s synthetic, ergo, rubbish.Minute amounts of D exist in grass-fedbeef liver, cheese, and organic, free-rangeegg yolks. Vitamin D in these foods isprimarily in the form of vitamin D-3.

During the warm parts of the year,our magnificent Holy Temple producesthe “sunshine vitamin” from 10 minutesof daily rays, but ol’ sol dips lower onthe fall horizon, not returning until latespring to bathe Earth’s needy northernhemisphere. The northern United Statesis so dark in winter that D synthesisshuts down completely.

If, for some reason, you’re unable toeat foods with D or to get enoughsunlight, Dr. Chuck Landon, PhD, ND,DaHOM of Indianapolis, suggeststaking 2,000 to 5,000 IU daily. Checkwith your own doctor and see what he orshe recommends. No adverse effects havebeen seen with supplemental vitamin D-3 intakes up to 10,000 IU daily. Skip thecounterfeit, synthesized grocery versionsand support your community vitaminstore for a true source.

For most Caucasians, a half hour inthe summer sun in a bathing suit caninitiate the release of 50,000 IU vitaminD into the circulation within 24 hoursof exposure; this same amount ofexposure yields 20,000–30,000 IU intanned individuals and 8,000–10,000 IUin dark-skinned people. While the studyfocused on white Americans, the samegeographical trend affects blackAmericans, whose overall cancer rates aresignificantly higher. Darker-skinnedpeople require more sunlight tosynthesize the vitamin.

Americans assume more is better ofanything, hence the skin cancer paradox.While it’s true the sun isn’t a wonderdrug, it’s elemental in sustaining humanhealth. The benevolent giver has beenworshiped by many cultures throughouthistory because of its vast healing andtherapeutic powers. At the turn of thecentury, people considered the sun goodfor health and touted it as a cure formajor disease. It was a time when“recuperating in the sun” grew popular,with claims that extensive exposure,preferably by the seaside, was a magicalcure-all for plague, old age, and TB.

So it’s true that there’s nothing newunder the sun. Ditch the gooey whitestuff and then go out and let thesunshine bathe your beautiful skin—butfor only 10 minutes, OK?

Wendell Fowler is a retired chef turnedmotivational speaker and the author of EatRight, Now! Contact him [email protected].

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Sandy Koufax, b. 1935. Koufax won18 games and struck out 269 batters forthe Brooklyn Dodgers, a league record.Koufax was the first major leaguer topitch four no-hitters, including aperfect game. He became the firstplayer to earn three Cy Young Awardsand the youngest player ever elected tothe Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Events• May 5, 1865 – Decoration Day was first observed

in the United States, with the tradition ofdecorating soldiers’ graves from the Civil War withflowers. The observance date was later moved toMay 30 and included American graves from WorldWar I and World War II. It then became betterknown as Memorial Day. In 1971, Congress movedMemorial Day to the last Monday in May, thuscreating a three-day holiday weekend.

• May 14, 1796 – Smallpox vaccine was developed byDr. Edward Jenner, a physician in rural England.He coined the term vaccination for the newprocedure of injecting a milder form of the diseaseinto healthy persons, resulting in immunity. Within18 months, 12,000 people in England had beenvaccinated and the number of smallpox deathsdropped by two-thirds.

• May 24, 1844 – Telegraph inventor Samuel Morsesent the first official telegraph message, “What hathGod wrought?” from the Capitol building inWashington, D.C., to Baltimore.

Birthdays• May 6 – Psychoanalysis founder Sigmund Freud

(1856-1939) was born in Freiberg, Moravia. Histheories became the foundation for treatingpsychiatric disorders by psychoanalysis and offeredsome of the first workable cures for mentaldisorders.

• May 12 – British nurse and public health activistFlorence Nightingale (1820-1910) was born inFlorence, Italy. She volunteered to aid British troopsin Turkey where she improved hospital sanitaryconditions and greatly reduced the death rate forwounded and sick soldiers. She received worldwideacclaim for her unselfish devotion to nursing,contributed to the development of modern nursingprocedures, and emphasized the dignity of nursingas a profession for women.

• May 29 – American revolutionary leader PatrickHenry (1736-1799) was born in Studley, Va. He isbest remembered for his speech in 1775 declaring,“I know not what course others may take, but as forme, give me liberty or give me death.”

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