Cumberland County 50plus Senior News December 2013

Robert and Barbara Buchanan in the studio in their home.

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By Alicia Morrissey

Something about Barbara Pillette caught Robert Buchanan’s eye at an artshow in Mount Gretna in 1981. Maybe it was her beautiful artwork, orperhaps it was her kind smile. Either way, neither of them had any idea whatwas in store for them at the moment their eyes locked.

“She was in one booth and I was in another,” Robert reminisced. “Ihelped her carry her work out to her car.”

After that sweet gesture, Robert and Barbara began dating, despite thetwo-hour commute it took to see each other. A couple of years later, theytied the knot. After that, the two artists had to figure out how to mesh notonly their lives, but also their artistic styles and habits.

“I always have to have music on—Barb doesn’t,” Robert said.“I enjoy music, but I do like complete quiet,” Barbara agreed.Laughing, Robert added, “Barb cooperates. She just acquiesces.”Despite their differing preferences for work environment, Robert and

Barbara have found they coexist quite well. They both continued to thrive intheir artwork, often asking each other advice on how to improve a piece.

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Couple Blends Artistic andDomestic Living

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Holiday time means makingyour antique objects look theirbest, particularly your silver

serving pieces, flatware, and collectibles. You figure that cleaning silver is

pretty straightforward—silver polish,cloth, elbow grease. Well, actually, it isnot thatsimple.

First ofall, do youknow if youhave a pieceof sterlingsilver or apiece of silverplate? Thismattersbecausesterling silverand silverplate havedifferentproperties.

Silverplate is apiece ofmetal,usuallycopper, thathas been plated with a thin layer ofsilver. If you polish too hard, then youmay polish away the silver layer andreveal the copper beneath the silver-plated surface.

How-toAs silver oxidizes, it will tarnish.

There is no stopping this process. And,once you notice even the slightest bit oftarnish, it is time to clean your silver.

If you don’t want to use commercialpolish, you can try this natural method,but go easy on the salt because salt candamage your silver if you areoverzealous.

1. Line the bottom of a plastic tub witha sheet of aluminum foil.

2. Fill the tub with steaming hot wateratop the foil.

3. Add 1 tsp. salt and 2 tsp. baking sodato the hot water. Do not use too muchsalt because salt is corrosive to silver andsilver plate.

4. Place silver items into the tub atopthe foil.

5. Leave tarnished items in the solutionfor no more than five minutes. Onceyou see your silver piece looking clean,remove the piece from the tub.

6. Rinse andgently buffdry using asoft cottontowel.

The Don’ts • Don’t userubber glovesbecauserubber candamage silverplating.

• Don’t usesteel-woolpads becausethey mayscratch metalsurfaces.

• Don’t usesponges as they may scratch silversurfaces.

• Don’t over-polish silver plate. It is veryeasy to rub away the thin layer of silverplating and reveal the copper or otherbase metal underneath.

• Don’t serve certain foods—eggs,mustard, onions—that will wear awaysilver plating.

If you prefer a specialty commercialsilver polish, be sure to choose either asterling-silver or a silver-plating polish.Many commercial polishes do the jobwell. Read labels and consult themanufacturer’s website if you need moreinformation.

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American Red Cross(717) 845-2751

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Kilmore Eye Associates890 Century Drive, Mechanicsburg(717) 697-1414

Cocklin Funeral Home, Inc.30 N. Chestnut St., Dillsburg(717) 432-5312

Alzheimer’s Association(717) 651-5020

American Diabetes Association(800) 342-2383

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Salvation Army(717) 249-1411

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Homeland Center1901 N. Fifth St., Harrisburg(717) 221-7902

Cumberland County Aging & Community Services(717) 240-6110

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Veteran Profile of David Presscontinued from last month …

During and after World WarII, David Press tried tokeep in touch with his

brother Charles. He was able to geta pass and hitchhike acrossGermany to visit Charlie, who wasstationed at Flossenbürg (site of aliberated concentration camp).

“He took me for a tour of thecamp and I took pictures of the gaschambers, ovens, and piles of shoesstacked as high as a two-storyhouse. Unfortunately, they andother pictures were lost at mymother’s house in Harrisburgduring the Tropical Storm Agnesflood of 1972.

“In the last town we were inbefore going home, the war inJapan was still being fought and ourCommanding General Bollingvolunteered our division to train forbattle in the Pacific if it becamenecessary to invade Japan.”

This was before the atomic bombwas known, so the training beganagain.

Discharged from Army in 1946Press was honorably discharged

from the Army at Ft. Meade, Md.,in March 1946 and took a bus toBaltimore, where D&HDistribution Co. had a branch.

There he met Harry Spector, oneof the company’s owners, whooffered to give Press a ride home toHarrisburg. On the way, Spectorconvinced Press to return to D&Hand take a job as a record salesmanin the Coal Region.

Press accepted the offer, and afew months later took over as headof the firm’s record department,which distributed phonographrecords to large retailers throughouta five-state area.

“My first experience withcelebrity recording stars was when Istarted working at D&H, pullingrecord orders,” Press said. “I was 18years of age when Alvino Rey & theKing Sisters, who were appearing at

the Hershey Ballroom, stopped into meet the RCA Victor recorddistributor.”

Alvino Rey was married to one ofthe four King sisters. At Hershey,Press danced with the youngest Kingsister, Yvonne, who was his age.

Elected Head of Trade Association In 1970, Press was named to the

board and in 1973 was elected

president of the National Associationof Record Merchandisers (NARM),which included all of the recordmanufacturers, distributors, andlarge retailers in the U.S.

He was the first non-CEO of arecord company to hold thatposition. During his term of office,Press presented NARM’s PresidentialAward for Sustained ExecutiveAchievement posthumously to JudyGarland (1922-69). The award wasaccepted by her daughter, LizaMinnelli, at the 1974 NARMannual convention in Los Angeles.

Whenever a recording artist hadan appearance in the area, Presswould meet and escort him or her toradio and TV stations to promotetheir recordings and to their concertsand personal appearances, sometimeseven wining and dining them.

Over the years he met manyfamous celebrities. Among themwere Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley,Mario Lanza, Harry Belafonte, EddieFisher and Elizabeth Taylor, DickClark, Merv Griffin, Johnny Mathis,Neil Sedaka, Jack Benny, PerryComo, Steve Lawrence and EydieGormé, Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill,Eddy Arnold, Roy Rogers, and GeneAutry.

He also met band leaders LouiePrima, Spike Jones and His CitySlickers, Arthur Fiedler (BostonPops), Tex Beneke (Glenn MillerOrchestra), Hugo Winterhalter, AlHirt, Ralph Flanagan, VaughnMonroe, Claude Thornhill, andHarry James and his wife, BettyGrable.

Add to that list such vocal groupsas The King Sisters, The AndrewsSisters, The Modernaires, and TheAmes Brothers, among others.

“When Spike Jones appeared atthe Zembo Shrine Center inHarrisburg, I made arrangements forsome of the band members to appearon the Pete Wambach radioprogram. The promo was great, butPete was suspended for three daysbecause he let out an expletiveremark.”

Press has many stories to tellabout celebrities he met, some ofwhich were reported in Lifemagazine, Time, and The New YorkTimes. Press and his wife, Sonny,were dinner guests of Johnny Mathisat his home in Los Angeles.

Fire Delays Fiedler Concert “Once, while taking conductor

Arthur Fiedler of the Boston Pops tohis concert in Scranton, a fire enginepassed us on the way to a fire. Mr.Fiedler, a fire buff, wanted us to turnaround and follow the fire truck,”Press said.

“I said, ‘Mr. Fiedler, you have aconcert in 30 minutes.’ He said,‘Dave, we’re going to a fire.’ So wewent to the fire and were half anhour late for the concert.

“The audience applauded whenMr. Fiedler explained why he was

He Hobnobbed with theRich and Famous

Beyond the Battlefield

Alvin S. Goodman

Dave Press, right, visits his olderbrother, Charles, in eastern Germany

after hostilities cease.


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late. The next day, the fire chiefpresented him with a fire helmet andmade him an honorary fire chief.”

Fiedler and the Boston Pops also didtwo concerts in Harrisburg, one at theZembo Temple and the other at TheForum, sponsored by The WednesdayClub.

When The Jack Benny Programappeared in Scranton, an RCA executivecalled and told Press that CBS was tryingto get Benny to leave NBC and put hisTV show on CBS.

“They asked that we meet Benny atthe airport and romance him, telling himhow much CBS loved him.”

Press met him with a sound truck, alarge horseshoe made of flowers, andsigns, but without success.

Merv Griffin in ScrantonOne day while working in Scranton,

Press ran into Merv Griffin outside theHotel Jermyn.

“I had met him years earlier inHershey when he was the pianist withFreddy Martin and His Orchestra,” Presssaid.

Griffin said he was trying to promotehis first single recording for ColumbiaRecords. Press said he would be glad tointroduce him to disc jockeys in theScranton–Wilkes-Barre area, and theyspent the day calling on DJs.

“Merv was appreciative and invitedme to spend time with him in New York,where he was living at the time, roomingwith Roddy McDowall.”

To be continued next month …

Dave Press on theJune 1973 cover of

Music Retailer Magazine.

Singer Liza Minnelli accepts thePresidential Award given to her late mother,

Judy Garland, from NARM presidentDave Press, right. She was introduced by Clive

Davis, president of Columbia Records.

Governments print it, misers hoard itunder their mattresses, rich people lighttheir cigars with it—but where does theidea of paper money come from,anyway?

China, actually. The banknoteapparently originated during the TangDynasty (seventh century) to replacebulky copper coins carried by merchants.The coins were minted with rectangular

holes in their center so they could bestrung together on cords, but wealthymerchants found that lugging their coinsaround was difficult.

A system was born in whichmerchants left their coins with a trustedagent in exchange for a note statingexactly how much money was beingheld. The merchant could return thenote at any time to redeem his or her

coins, and in time, paper money called“jiaozi” evolved.

In Europe, banknotes first came intouse in the 14th century. The term“banknote” derives from nota di banco.The holder of a note could redeem it foran amount of silver or gold held ondeposit with a bank.

In the New World, the MassachusettsBay Colony was the first of the American

colonies to circulate its own banknotes inthe early 1690s, but all 13 colonies wereissuing their own notes by the early1700s.

The First Bank of the United States,chartered by Congress in 1789 shortlyafter the signing of the Constitution, wasauthorized to issue banknotes, but theU.S. federal government didn’t startprinting its own paper money until 1862.

A History of the Banknote


Cumberland County

Calendar of EventsBig Spring Senior Center – (717) 776-447891 Doubling Gap Road, Suite 1, NewvilleDec. 5, 6:30 to 8 p.m. – A Civil War ChristmasDec. 13, 10 a.m. – Project to Support the Homeless

Veterans HomeDec. 18, 12:30 p.m. – Holiday Dinner with Entertainment

Carlisle Senior Action Center – (717) 249-500720 E. Pomfret St., Carlisle

Mary C. Schaner Senior Citizens Center – (717) 732-391598 S. Enola Drive, Enola

Mechanicsburg Place – (717) 697-594797 W. Portland St., Mechanicsburg

Southampton Place – (717) 530-8217,www.seniors.southamptontwp.com56 Cleversburg Road, ShippensburgMondays and Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – “Chat It Up” Group

Discussion ForumTuesdays, 10 to 11 a.m. – Line DancingWednesdays and Fridays, 9 to 10 a.m. – Steppin’

Sneakers Class

West Shore Senior Citizens Center – (717) 774-0409122 Geary St., New Cumberland

Please call or visit the centers’ websites for additionalactivities.

Programs and Support Groups Free and open to the public.

Community Programs Free and open to the public.

Cumberland County Library Programs

Bosler Memorial Library, 158 W. High St., Carlisle,(717) 243-4642Dec. 2, 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. – Monday Bosler Book

Discussion GroupDec. 6 – Music @ BoslerDec. 11, 1 to 2 p.m. – Wicked Wednesday Book

Discussion Group

Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, 100 N. 19th St., Camp Hill,(717) 761-3900Dec. 13, 2 and 7 p.m. – Foreign Film Friday: Joyeux NoelDec. 16, 7 p.m. – Harp and Handbells Holiday ConcertDec. 19 – Mobile Device Basics: iPad, iPhone, iPod at

5:30 p.m.; Android at 6:30 p.m.; Kindle andNook at 7:30 p.m.

New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza,New Cumberland, (717) 774-7820Dec. 10, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Christmas Concert by

The SentimentalistsDec. 11, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Great Books

Discussion Group: The Man WhoCould Work Miracles by H.G. Wells

Dec. 21, 11 a.m. to noon – Couponing for ExtremeSavings: Holiday Freebies

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Dec. 3, 7 p.m.CanSurmount Cancer SupportGroupHealthSouth Acute Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd., Mechanicsburg(717) 691-6786

Dec. 5, 6:30 p.m.Too Sweet: Diabetes Support GroupChapel Hill United Church ofChrist701 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill(717) 557-9041

Dec. 11, 1 p.m.Parkinson’s Support GroupHealthSouth Rehab Hospital175 Lancaster Blvd.Mechanicsburg(717) 877-0624

Dec. 17, 1 p.m.Caregiver Support GroupMechanicsburg Church of theBrethren501 Gale St., Mechanicsburg(717) 766-8880

Mondays and Wednesdays, noonto 12:45 p.m.Silver Sneakers Class: MuscularStrength and Range of MovementLiving Well Fitness Center207 House Ave., Suite 107Camp Hill(717) 439-4070

Dec. 6, 7 p.m.Concert by New Cumberland TownBandTrinity United Methodist Church415 Bridge St., New Cumberlandwww.nctownband.org

Dec. 7, 10 a.m. to noonHoliday Family ProgramHistory on High – The ShopCumberland County HistoricalSociety33 W. High St., Carlisle(717) [email protected]

Dec. 7, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.Advent Walking Tour of CarlisleChurchesMeet at First United Church of Christ30 N. Pitt St., Carlisle(717) [email protected]

Dec. 11, 11:30 a.m.NARFE West Shore Chapter 1465VFW Post 67044907 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg(717) 737-1486

Dec. 13, 8 p.m.Cumberland Singers HolidayConcert: The 12 Days of ChristmasEnola Emmanuel UnitedMethodist Church22 Salt Road, Enola(717) 367-8030www.cumberlandsingers.org www.narfe1465.orgVisitors welcome; meeting is free butfee for food.

Dec. 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Wicked Walk and Book SigningHistory on High – The ShopCumberland County HistoricalSociety33 W. High St., Carlisle(717) [email protected]

Dec. 15, 3 p.m.Cumberland Singers HolidayConcert: The 12 Days of ChristmasShepherdstown United MethodistChurch1934 S. York St., Mechanicsburg (717) 367-8030www.cumberlandsingers.org

Dec. 21, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Book Signing: Local Author andArtist Tony ZizziHistory on High – The ShopCumberland County HistoricalSociety33 W. High St., Carlisle(717) [email protected]

AARP Driver Safety Programs

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

Dec. 4 and 5, 8 a.m. to noon – Southampton Township Municipal Building, 705 Municipal Drive,Shippensburg, (717) 532-1707

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Christmas Traditions:

The Real Story

TheDecemberholidays are atime to honortraditionshanded downover thecenturies.

You mightbe surprisedto learn thatmanyChristmascustomsactuallyoriginated inoldertraditions andpagan celebrations. Here’s a quick look:

Christmas Day. Dec. 25 wasdesignated as Christmas Day by PopeSaint Julius I in the fourth century,reflecting a decision to combine severalpagan festivities into one Christiancelebration.

Dec. 25 previously marked theRoman Saturnalia, as well as thepurported birth date of Mithra, thePersian sun god, and the mythical firstappearance of the Norse god Odin tothe world.

Food and drink. Parties, overeating,and general mayhem are also related tothe Saturnalia. This Roman festival wasnamed for Saturn, an agriculture god,and was celebrated with feasting andgeneral revelry.

Christmas pudding. The Celtscelebrated their god of the harvest by

making a potof porridgeand stirringit for him.Later, plumpudding wasmade byaddingprunes to theporridge,whichevolved intowhat we nowknow asChristmaspudding.

Traditionsays that

each member of the family should stirthe pot in an east-west manner (as thesun moves across the sky). Flamingbrandy poured onto the pudding is alsoa symbol of the sun’s energy.

Christmas stockings. The firstChristmas stocking was supposedlyderived from the charity of a kindlyTurkish bishop, who slipped a bag ofgold into the stocking of a girl in needof a dowry.

Christmas trees. DecoratingChristmas trees has its origins inGermany. During the winter, thepopulace wanted to encourage treespirits to return to the trees andreawaken them in the spring.

The practice originally focused onoak trees but later came to be associatedwith fir trees by Christians, whoassociated the triangle outline of the firswith the Holy Trinity.

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The day is frosty cold, and Isay a silent thanks to theunknown goose that

donated his feathers to fill myparka.

My husband hands me a mugfilled with Glühwein. The hot,spicy drink burns my throat in anice, cinnamonny way and, as thename implies, makes me glow withholiday cheer.

We, along with several hundredother folks, are braving the weatherat Christkindlmarket, Chicago’slargest open-air Christmas festival.The atmosphere is distinctlyEuropean, with chalet-style stallsoffering a mind-boggling selectionof Alpine delicacies and crafts.

We taste-test a variety of wursts,schnitzels, strudels, and chocolates andgaze longingly at the imported cuckooclocks and nutcrackers. I buy a smallornament for my brother, but, like most

of the Christkindlmarket crowd, I’mmore interested in having fun than inseriously shopping.

Afterward, well fortified with anothermug of Glühwein, we move on to “TheLoop,” where we walk along streets linedwith government buildings, museums,

theaters, public art, parks, restaurants,skyscrapers, and, yes, retail establishmentsboth big and small.

But again, we’re not here to shop.We’re here to see the former MarshallField’s, which was once one of the mostrenowned and most innovative

department stores in the world. It offered the first bridal registry,

the first personal shoppingassistants, the first department-storerestaurants, and the first escalatorsand was the first store to createholiday window displays for thesole purpose of spreading joy.

This holiday tradition, whichbegan in the early 1870s, holds truetoday. There are no windows filledwith glitzy clothes, new appliances,or tempting foods, no attempt tolure folks to the cash register. Thedisplays are meant to bring smiles,not to extract cash. Now how niceis that?

When, in 2005, after a series ofcorporate changes, the iconic storewas acquired by May Company, the

terms included the requirement thatmany Marshall Field’s traditions becontinued.

So although the Chicago store, whichis the third largest department store inthe world, now goes by the name of

Chicago’s Christmas Magic

The mall at Water Tower Placedraws crowds with a

combination of festivedecorations and popular stores.

Bugles herald the holidayseason on State Street.

Diners at Macy’s historicWalnut Room sit under a

45-foot-tall tree.


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Macy’s on State Street, their Christmaswindows continue to delight hundreds ofonlookers.

We walk slowly, carefully admiringeach animated scene, and then enter thestore to view the celebrated domedceiling that’s made of more than 1.6million pieces of iridescent glass.Designed by Louis Tiffany in 1907 andhand-set over a two-year period, it’s aglorious mosaic of serpentine swirls andgraceful ovals in tones of amber, blue,and gold with touches of red.

I stare in awe until my neck begins tohurt, after which we take the escalator upto the fifth floor, where I can see thedetails more clearly.

Eventually we make our way to thehistoric Walnut Room, known for theclassic chicken potpie that was firstserved in 1907. As always during theChristmas season, a 45-foot treefestooned with more than 1,000ornaments brightens the room.

We try to get a table, but no luck. Therestaurant doesn’t take reservations, andthe wait, according to the very nicehostess, will be more than an hour.

Instead we satisfy our hunger bypurchasing—and devouring—someFrango chocolates. The minty truffleshave been associated with the store sinceMarshall Field’s acquired the originalcandy company in the late 1920s.

Although they are no longer made in-store, in my mind there’s no doubt aboutit: Chocolate beats chicken potpie anyseason of the year!

Our final stop is at the Museum ofScience and Industry, which hosts

Christmas Around the World, an annualexhibit that celebrates the world’s—andChicago’s—cultures and traditions. Thefirst such display took place in 1942when Chicagoans of all ethnicitieswanted to show that they supported

America’s World War II allies. The museum placed a single pine tree

in the rotunda, and volunteersrepresenting various nationalities changedthe decorations on a daily basis. Theresult: a rotating display that honoreddiversity as well as community.

In the 70-plus years since then, thatsingle pine has morphed into a 50-treeexhibit that lasts from mid-Novemberuntil the end of December.

We walk slowly, admiring theornaments on each tree. The treerepresenting Kenya is adorned with woodanimal carvings. The one from Denmarkis laden with woven hearts, while the onefrom Bosnia-Herzegovina has miniaturedolls and skis.

And on it goes … Russianmatryoshkas (nested dolls), Romaniansnowmen … an international display foran international city.

As we head back to our hotel, agentleman who is sitting behind me onthe train begins humming an old FrankSinatra lyric, “Chicago is my kind oftown.” My sentiments exactly.

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The display at Chicago’s Museum ofScience and Industry features trees thatrepresent Chicago’s—and the world’s—

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Macy’s window displays capture themagic of Christmas.


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Dear Savvy Senior,Can you recommend some easy-to-use

television remote controls for seniors? I gotmy 74-year-old mother a new HDTV forher birthday, but the remote control is veryconfusing for her to operate.– Shopping Son

Dear Shopping,It seems like most television remote

controls today come with dozens ofunnecessary buttons that make them veryconfusing to operate.

Add in the fact that many people usetwo or three remotes to operate theirhome entertainment equipment (TV,cable box, VCR, DVD player, etc.) and itcompounds the problem even further.

Fortunately, there are several universalTV remotes available today that arespecifically designed for seniors and thetechnically challenged. These remotecontrols have bigger buttons and feweroptions that make them much easier tosee, program, and operate.

Simplified RemotesTwo popular senior-friendly products

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The Flipper (www.flipperremote.com) works all major TVs,including cable, satellite, and digital TVreceiver boxes with only one remote.

Available for $25, it offers a tapereddesign that makes it easy to hold, and forsimplicity it has only six large, color-coded buttons that are exposed (on/off,channel up and down, volume up and

down, and mute). All other buttons

are accessed bysliding the toppanel down, so theywon’t get in the wayduring day-to-dayTV watching.

Flipper also hasan optional featurethat lets youprogram up to 30of your mom’sfavorite channelsfor easy access.

The SuperRemote SR3 from Universal RemoteControl, Inc. (sold through Amazon.comfor around $13) is a slightly moresophisticated, user-friendly remote thatcan control three devices: TVs, cable orsatellite boxes, and DVD players.

It offers a lightweight, ergonomicdesign; large, easy-to-see numericbuttons, each in the shape of the numberit represents; and a centrally located “mybutton” that gives your mom the abilityturn on the TV and set the tuner to herfavorite channel with a single buttonpress.

It also provides four “favorite” buttonsfor one-touch access to her favoritechannels and an “all off ” button that letsher shut down the entire home-entertainment system with a singlebutton press.

Super-Sized RemotesThere are also a number of oversized

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The Tek Partner, BigButton, and Tek Palremotes, all made by theHy-Tek ManufacturingCompany(www.bigbuttonremotes.com, (630) 466-7664) in Sugar Grove,Ill., are three solidoptions to consider.

If you’re interested inan extra-large remotecontrol, the $40 Tek

Partner—which is 5.5 inches wide and8.5 inches long—is their biggest. It offershuge, brightly lit buttons with big,readable characters and a narrowedcenter (3.5 inches), which makes it easyto handle for a big remote.

It also contains only the essential

functions, making it easy to use andprogram, and it operates anycombination of TVs, VCRs, DVDplayers, cable boxes, and satellite dishes.

If you’re looking for something a littlesmaller (2.5 by 9.5 inches) there’s the$25, rectangular-shaped Big Buttonremote that offers the same large andilluminating buttons as the Tek Partnerand the exact same features.

Or, if you only want a basic remotefor the TV, there’s the Tek Pal that comeswith just six large buttons (on/off, mute,channel up and down, and volume upand down buttons) that light up whenpushed.

Available for $19, the Pal will onlywork with televisions that have cablewired directly into the TV.

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Ellen, the woman who raised me,had live-in quarters in our 15-room, red-brick house. I do believe

that my mother would have enjoyedtending to me, but she conducted herselfin ways that Caucasian women in hersociety were taught to behave.Nonetheless, I don’t think she liked it.

Within five minutes of Ellen servingdinner in the formal dining room, I’dbecome such a whiny irritant that mymother would let me leave the table andeat supper with Ellen in the kitchen.

We’d talk and laugh and put togethercardboard puzzles while we ate. I betMom would have loved to be excusedfrom the table and have had her mealswith us instead.

In the night, I’d run, frightened, to

Ellen’s room. I’d be afraidto go back to sleep afterhaving a bad dream. She’dsay, “Baby, God gave usdreams so he’d have aplace to talk to us. WhenGod talks to us, there’snothing to be scared of.”

I would then fall asleepnext to her in her bed.Whenever my motherdiscovered me there, shenever made me go back to my bedroom. Ithink she not only loved Ellen, but wasalso happy for me that I received maternallove from someone so wonderful.

Ellen put up with my fidgeting whenshe’d dress me to go to girlfriends’birthday parties. When done, she’d get

me giggling while havingme perform a pirouette.Then I’d do a goofy, long,drawn-out bow to whichshe’d respond byenveloping me in herarms.

I think Mom wouldhave gotten a big kick outof dressing me for parties.I also bet she would havewanted to be the one who

put Mercurochrome on my constantlyscratched knees or who’d raid therefrigerator with me in the night and eatthe tuna noodle casserole right from thebaking pan.

My mother’s main undoing was thatshe was convinced her lot in life was laid

out for her. And that there was not adamned thing that she thought she coulddo about it.

I married someone who was not likemy relatives—not Jewish, not wealthy,not even employed. What did I have thatmy mother didn’t? Love. Happiness. Andsociety’s support that it was OK to makemy own path.

I know that Mom would have beenjust as nurturing as Ellen. I wish for hersake she had known that too.

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Spirits”BY LORI VAN INGEN

Occasionally, Robert and Barbaracombine their distinctive skills and createa work of art together. When they dothis, Robert does the basic paintingbefore letting Barbara take over with thedetails. Robert prefers to work inwatercolor and oil; Barbara prefers towork in pastel and oil.

They both do a lot of realism andfrequently paint general scenes, such asfarmhouses or nature scenes. They havefound people have a connection withthose pieces because the scene remindsthem of their childhood home or a placethey used to vacation.

Even though Robert and Barbara areboth successful painters now, theirjourneys to their success were quitedivergent.

In his undergraduate years, Robertstudied illustration at University of theArts in Philadelphia. Later in 1990, hegot his master’s degree in illustrationfrom Syracuse University.

Robert has truly been making a namefor himself through his work. He hasreceived numerous awards, has beenpublished countless times, and isincluded in many collections, such as hispieces in the corporate collection at TheEastman-Kodak Corporation and in The

Harley-DavidsonMuseum.

In addition tocreating piecesfor others toenjoy, Roberthas also beensharing hisknowledgethroughteaching. Formore than 30years, he has taught courses in fine art,illustration, painting, and life drawing atthe Art Institute of York.

His teachings and work have not goneunappreciated; the school’s art studio wasrecently named the Robert E. BuchananIllustration Studio.

It is his work as a teacher, out of allthe honors and recognitions, that Robertdeems his greatest accomplishment. Hefeels pride in knowing he helped studentsget a start to a successful career byincreasing their knowledge of the fieldand honing their skills.

Barbara’s background, on the otherhand, hasn’t always included painting.For 24 years she worked in graphicdesign, and before that, she took a two-year course in fashion illustration at the

Art Institute ofPittsburgh.

It wasn’t until2000, when theYork ArtAssociationcontacted her toteach drawingclasses, that shebegan doing art ona regular basis.Once she started,

she didn’t rest. She stopped doing graphicdesign and began teaching and paintingfull time.

Barbara taught at the LancasterMuseum of Art for a few years and hasdone a great amount of commission workfor a variety of clients, includingPfaltzgraff and the Hope Lodge inHershey.

“Art is the focus of my life now,”Barbara said. “The older I get, thestronger my desire to create in the formof painting becomes.”

Aging seems to have had a great effecton Barbara’s confidence as well. As herinterest in painting has increased, so hasher knowledge of the field.

“You have to keep growing and learnnew things,” Barbara said. “There’s always

going to be more to learn, and I’m nevergoing to learn it all.

“Every time I do a painting, I try todo it better than I did before. Doing theartwork has made me very content andhappy in my life.”

Robert has found that aging has givenhim a new drive to produce artwork.When he was younger, he was impatient;he always wanted to be doing somethingand going somewhere. He was not asmotivated to paint as he is now.

“You know you don’t have forever,”Robert explained. “[Age] drives you alittle harder to realize you want to make astatement.”

When they got married, Barbara andRobert combined not only their love foreach other, but also their love for art.And through their marriage, they savedeach other emotionally.

“My greatest satisfaction,” Robert said,“is I’ve changed and helped one life onthis earth, which is my wife.”

Barbara and Robert will be showingtheir work in December and January atthe Blue Moon Restaurant at 361 W.Market St., York.

For more information, email Robert [email protected], call at (717) 224-0973, or visit www.robertebuchanan.com.

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Various examples of Robert’s sketches.

Although any aromatic herb isideal for holiday decorations,wreaths, and table centerpieces,

four have biblical links with Christmas. Many crafts shops and florists carry

these dried herb plants along with thebaskets, bowls, and other trimmingsneeded for decorating. You may find live,cut sprigs of them at florists and gardenstores during the holidays, perhaps evenplants in pots.

English pennyroyal, a perennial herb,was said to have been placed in themanger on the night of the Christ child’sbirth and burst into bloom the momentthe child was born.

English pennyroyal adds a fragrantaroma to wreaths but can be toxic ifingested, so keep out of reach of pets andchildren. It is often used in potpourriand cosmetics and is native to southernEurope and western Asia.

Rosemary is one of the most beautiful

and fragrant of the seasonal herbs.According to folklore, rosemary willbring happiness for the coming year toanyone who smells it on Christmas Eve.

During the flight into Egypt, Mary issaid to have spread her child’s garmentson a rosemary plant to dry. The flowers,originally white, turned blue andacquired the sweet scent they have today.

Another legend claims that atmidnight on Jan. 5, the “old ChristmasEve,” rosemary plants will simultaneouslyburst into flower in celebration ofChristmas.

Rosemary plants add attractivenessand fragrance to holiday wreaths and areespecially suitable for tussie mussies,which are small bouquets made withdried flowers, doilies, and ribbons for useat individual place settings on theholiday dinner table.

Rosemary plants are one of the mostcommon holiday herbs you can find in

pots, often trained into various shapes,such as wreaths, hearts, or topiaries.Look for the trailing or pendulousselections, which you can try training ona wire or support into such a shape.

Given a cool location with light—such as a minimally heated hallway withwindows or an unheated room or garage(but not freezing, around 50 to 60degrees F is ideal)—they can be keptindoors over winter. You’ll be rewardedwith their light-blue flowers throughmuch of fall.

Put your potted rosemary outside insummer, gradually increasing the amountof light over a period of weeks to helpthem acclimate. Keep watered but nottoo wet.

Wild thyme, a pungent herb andmember of the mint family, was collectedfrom the fields outside of Bethlehem tomake a soft bed for Mary during thebirth of her child. It is thought to have

antiseptic properties and was burned asincense later in history by the Greeks.

Today thyme is a popular culinaryseasoning but can be used in dried-flowerarrangements, bouquets, and potpourriduring the holiday season. Plant thymenext spring in raised beds or rockgardens.

It is said the Virgin Mary dyed hernewborn’s swaddling clothes by spreadingthem on a bed of wild lavender. Thisherb, also of the mint family, grows as asmall evergreen shrub (but isn’t hardyoutdoors in much of the cold North).

It has gray-green leaves, light-purpleflowers, and a sweet, floral scent. Whendried, it can be used whole for wreathsand centerpieces or crushed to use insachets for closets or drawers or to scenta bath.

Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professorat the University of Vermont.


Winter HandsI’m thankful for these winter hands of mine.They’re healthy and they’re strong.But they’re affected by the cold,When winter comes along.

If I’d wear gloves when I go out,Perhaps they’d better be.But I forget to put them on,Then suffer, don’t you see?

Those tiny cracks around the nails,Appear and cause some pain.I put some ointment on them then,They go away again.

Each wintertime, it’s just the same.Discomfort it does bring.But I ignore as best I can,And know ’twill soon be spring.

Written and submitted by Hubert L. Stern

Herbs with a Holiday History

The Green Mountain Gardener

Dr. Leonard Perry

Cumberland County 50plus Senior News December 2013

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