York County 50plus Senior News November 2013

Chris Roda singing “E Lucevan Le Stelle” from Tosca,a performance that secured his place as the 2013 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL.

By Megan Joyce

For a guy looking to take his second chance and run with it, 2013 hasseen singer Chris Roda in a full sprint.

After a four-year battle with a nerve disorder that silenced Roda’spowerful, operatic vocals, his reemergence into the world of music has beenheralded with not one but two talent-competition wins in six months’ time.

Roda’s win at the recent 2013 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL finals competition wasactually his second top-place title of the year: in April, he also won the area’sWelsh Mountain Spring Sing competition.

Not a bad restart for a performer whose voice returned to him a mere 14months ago.

Roda was one of 15 semifinalists who performed during the finals night ofOLP Events’ annual over-50 talent competition, a sold-out affair held at theDutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster and emceed by Diane Dayton ofDayton Communications.

It was Roda’s second time appearing as a SENIOR IDOL finalist, having beenthe second runner-up in 2007.

Roda was one of five children growing up in a musical household. His latefather’s love for the music of American tenor Mario Lanza instilled an earlyappreciation for opera in Roda, who began pursuing his own vocal giftsaround age 20 after his father passed away.

“I’m a diehard opera singer,” he said. “That’s what I love—that’s been themain influence in my style of singing.”

please see TAKE TWO page 18

PA State Senior Idol WinnerDelights in ‘Second Chance’

Take Two

York County Edition November 2013 Vol. 14 No. 11

How to Get Paid for

Being a Family Caregiver

page 8

PA STATE SENIOR IDOL:Tough Choices for Judges

page 10

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Choose the Right Turkey

for Your FeastWith Thanksgiving approaching, you

may be wondering what kind of turkeyto buy for your big feast. The choicescan be a little confusing.

Check this quick guide to learn whatthe different labels mean:

Butterball.Despite thename, theseturkeys don’tactually have anybutter. Theturkeys comefresh or frozen.The fresh oneshave no addedingredients.

The frozen birds are injected in thebreast with a solution of vegetable oil,water, salt, emulsifiers, and apreservative. The solution is made toenhance the flavor and provide moisturethat is lost during the freezing process.

Kosher. Kosher turkeys are soaked incold saltwater even before the feathersare plucked. The process draws out the

blood and impurities, following Jewishdietary laws.

Because they go through bothrabbinical and USDA inspections, thebirds are very clean. The saltwater soakalso makes for a more flavorful bird.

Kosher poultryare fed an all-natural dietwith nohormones orantibiotics.

Free-range.These birds arefed an all-natural diet andaren’t confined.

Often, the birds eat natural feed that isnot organic but is tested for chemicalresidue.

Generally, they have more breastmeat, about 50 percent less fat, and aquarter fewer calories than regularturkeys. However, some consumers havefound that free-range turkeys are a littletougher. That’s because they are lessfatty, so be careful not to overcook them.

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Ifeel rejuvenated by the sunshine; it’sbeen absent for so long. A string ofchilly, gray days had driven me into a

mild funk. I’m fine, now. An occasional autumn gust strips the

remaining leaves from the maples andoaks around the neighborhood as natureprepares the giant trees for a long winternap. The colorful carpet beneath isblown downwind, relieving me of thedreadful chore of raking or firing up thatinfernal, high-decibel gas blower.

I ponder that humble blessing as I setfire to a layer of kindling in the woodstove. I’ll add a few chunks of hardwoodand the fire will grow to a small blaze.

My plan is to sit in peace before theradiantwarmth as Iread an oldbook—A Walkin the Woods byBill Bryson.Those whoknow me willquickly detectthe irony ofmy choice.

Eventually(maybetomorrow), Iwill have to walk around the property to

perform a late fall cleanup. There arefallen branchesand small limbsto fetch;terracotta potsmust begathered andstored; andthose leggy,desiccatedannual plantsmust beplucked fromtheir summerbeds. It’s a job

that probably should have been done

weeks ago, but a weather-inducedindifference set me back.

A tree-service expert extractedforsythia trunks from the corner of theyard last week. My wife and I cut thebeautiful but invasive shrub as far downas we could, shortly after it finisheddisplaying the bright, yellow flowers thatmake early spring seem warmer.

The bare spot must now be raked levelwhile the earth is damp and loose. I’llwait until spring to plant grass, of course.By then, that plot will have to beweeded. As the wind now clears the

The Way I See It

Mike Clark

An Autumn Day

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Bob Gohn, Sandra Ricci,and Belle Eyster have beennamed Volunteers of theMonth by the York CountyArea Agency on Aging fortheir ongoing service anddedication to the agencyand York County’s olderadults.

Gohn enjoys volunteeringfor the APPRISE program,where he assists Medicarebeneficiaries with their Medicareinsurance options, he said. He feelsthere are a lot of people in York thatcan benefit from APPRISEcounseling and there is a need for

more volunteers.As a retiree from the federal

government and wife of a Navy sailor,Ricci said she enjoys meeting newpeople and going to new places. As afriendly visitor, she looks forward tothe visits she makes to homebound

elderly people as much as thepeople she visits with do, shesaid.

Following in hergrandmother’s footsteps, BelleEyster said she’s a big believerin giving of her time and hasmade volunteering a big partof her life. As a Judicial

Center tour guide, she has metfascinating people and always

learns something new.Eyster encourages others to

“volunteer your time, no matter howmuch or how little; it’s appreciated,”she said. “You will get out of it whatyou put into it, guaranteed.”

YCAAA Volunteers of the Month

Bob Gohn Sandra Ricci Belle Eyster

AUTUMN from page 3

leaves, so too will it bring newweeds.

A plant stand that sits in front ofthe garage displays a few wiltedmums and a large pumpkin that mywife wants to adorn with some kindof a turkey ornament. I wanted toremove the ponderous gourd, butmy wife thinks it is in good-enoughcondition to serve as the anchor forour Thanksgiving motif. I’m finewith it.

It’s hard to believe that a

Christmas display will soon fill thatspace. There’s no way to incorporatea shriveled pumpkin into that, isthere?

Yes, I’ve got work to do. The air isbrisk and the sunshine stimulates mydormant enthusiasm. The problem isthat I am currently more passionateabout my fire and my book.

The clocks have been turnedback; the days will assuredly getshorter and colder. We’ll all findways to steel ourselves against the

inevitable driving snow and cuttingwind. As for me, I have many booksand a lot of firewood. I’ll be fine.

As published in The Globe Leadernewspaper, New Wilmington, Pa.

Mike Clark writes a regular column forThe Globe Leader newspaper in NewWilmington, Pa. He has a Bachelor ofScience degree in organizationalbehavior/applied psychology fromAlbright College. Mike lives outsideColumbia, Pa., and can be contacted [email protected].

Grocery, Laundry Help Available for

County’s Older Adults

The York County Area Agency onAging will again offer assistance tolocal seniors with grocery shoppingand/or laundry.

The reintroduction of the servicesis due to an $812,571 increase inlottery funding from thePennsylvania Department of Aging.The additional funding was awardedthe end of September and can onlybe used for community-based in-home services.

To be eligible for the assistance,individuals must be age 60 andolder, must be physically unable tosafely perform these activities, and

cannot have other, informal supportswilling and able to perform them.

Eligibility is determined by anAgency on Aging care managerfollowing an in-home needs-

assessment process. The services canbe authorized for up to two hoursevery other week.

A referral for home-supportservices can be made to the agency’sInformation and Referral Officefrom 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. onweekdays by calling (717) 771-9610or (800) 632-9073.

The recent increase in lotteryfunds will also eliminate a list of 70people waiting for in-home services,which was started in July 2012 dueto budget cuts. York County is hometo more than 86,000 older adults age60 and older.


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The women’s expo is a one-day eventfeaturing exhibitors and interactive funthat encompasses many aspects of awoman’s life. It is held in Lancaster andHershey in the spring and in Lebanon andCarlisle in the fall.

OLP EVENTS conducts the annual PA

STATE SENIOR IDOL competition. Fifteensemifinalists vie for the title of PA STATE

SENIOR IDOL during the finalscompetition, held in October at a popularvenue.

POWERLUNCH is held in York in thespring and in the Capital Region duringthe fall. Executive women can network andenjoy lunch, seminars, and informationfrom a select number of exhibitors.

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Alife-size model of a cosmonautfloats near the ceiling. A few feetaway, a green Statue of Liberty

holds aloft a plasticized chocolatesundae. And sitting next to me are twomen who might, just might, be makinga deal that will change my life.

This is Buck’s of Woodside, arestaurant in the hills surroundingCalifornia’s Silicon Valley. It’s a placeknown for comfort food, quirky décor,and big deals, like the ones that resultedin funding for Hotmail, Netscape, andPayPal.

“The Valley,” as it’s generally called,is centered in the fertile farmlandbetween Palo Alto and San Jose.

“This area was paradise back in the’60s,” says Phil Consentino, who ownsJ&P Farms, the last commercial orchardin San Jose.

Since then, the valley’s populationhas increased six-fold, and flourishingfruit trees have been cut down to make

room for middle-class homes andapartments.

This transformation from a region ofbountiful orchards to one filled withsome of the world’s most renowned high-tech companies began just a few milesfrom Buck’s in a small garage at 367Addison Ave. in Palo Alto.

Here, in 1939, Stanford graduates BillHewlett and David Packard pooled theirlife savings (a total of $538, whichincluded cash and a used drill press) inorder to start a small electronicscompany.

Today, Hewlett-Packard ranks 43rd onFortune’s 2013 list of the world’s largestcompanies, and the small garage is on theNational Register of Historic Places. Thesign out front dubs the garage the“Birthplace of Silicon Valley.” Myhusband dubs the $538 a goodinvestment.

Another Silicon Valley landmark, thehouse where Steve Jobs lived from themid-1990s until his death in 2011, is a

From Apricots to Computer Chips: California’s Silicon Valley

Phil Consentino owns J&P Farms,the last commercial orchard in San Jose.

The garage where Bill Hewlett andDavid Packard started their small

electronics company has been dubbedthe “Birthplace of Silicon Valley.”

Stanford University has served asan incubator for Silicon Valley

entrepreneurs since the 1930s.

Colorful sculptures give theGoogle campus a welcoming feel,despite the fact that the buildings

are off-limits to visitors. please see SILICON VALLEY page 6


SILICON VALLEY from page 5

few blocks away at 2101 Waverly St. Thetwo-story brick home, which sits onabout a half acre, is fairly large but at thesame time unpretentious and casual.

In fact, a determinedly casual attitudepermeates the entire Valley.

People walk with purpose, but thesuits of Mad Men have morphed into thejeans of geniuses. During our week inSilicon Valley, we see only four men insport coats, none in ties. (The dress codefor women is more liberal. The only rule:Save the stilettos for after-hours.)

Of course, comfortable shoes are morethan a fashion statement. They’re anecessity. In Silicon Valley, workplacesare not clustered in high-rises butsprinkled across “campuses”—a wordthat connotes not only low-slungbuildings interspersed with large, openspaces, but also youth and conviviality.Some companies have such sprawlingcampuses that they provide theiremployees with bicycles.

Except for the Apple store, which isfilled with logoed t-shirts and mugs, thebuildings are closed to visitors, so wemove on to Castro Street in the town ofMountain View.

Unlike Buck’s, which is the restaurantwhere people make deals, Castro Street isfilled with eateries where folks hatchideas. Here, over salads and stir-fry, lattesand scones, ideas are floated, debated,

and often massaged into “the next greatthing.”

In the Red Rock Coffee Company wefind a packed crowd taking advantage ofthe café’s free Wi-Fi. Most people are inbaggy shorts and sandals and look to beabout 19 years old. The fellow at the

next table is typing feverishly on histablet. I wonder if I should ask him forhis autograph, just in case he turns outto be the next Jerry Yang (the founder ofYahoo!).

Finally we set out for the geeky part ofour expedition: a visit to three Silicon

Valley museums that will, we hope, giveus a layman’s overview of high-techwizardry. They succeed beyond ourwildest expectations.

At the Computer History Museum wesee everything from ancient abacuses tothe first Apple computer (made in 1976)to an interactive display that explainshow street-mapping works.

At the Intel Museum we learn aboutsemiconductor technology, and at theTech Museum, which is not as muchabout how things work as it is about howmuch fun you can have when they dowork, we train like Olympic contendersby virtually bobsledding down a virtualhill.

We spend the final day of our visitstrolling among ancient redwoods atHenry Cowell State Park. It’s a delightfulas well as humbling experience,reminding us that nature predates eventhe oldest manmade wonders.

On the plane ride home, we reflect onwhat makes Silicon Valley so differentfrom other places. Our conclusion:Silicon Valley is a state of mind as well asa geographical entity, a place whereoptimism and creativity are as much apart of the environment as buildings andmuseums.

Photos © Irv Green unless otherwise noted;story by Andrea Gross (www.andreagross.com).

The Google Maps Exhibit lets visitors to theComputer History Museum find their own

house on a giant screen.

The Google campus is so large that thecompany provides bikes for its employees.

The Computer History Museum has morethan 1,100 artifacts.

A walk through nearby Henry CowellState Park lets techies escape the

manmade environment of Silicon Valley.

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Rehabilitation Unit: No

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Dear Savvy Senior,I have been taking care of my elderly

mother for nearly three years, and it’staking a huge toll on my finances. Are thereany resources you know about that can helpfamily caregivers get paid?– Financially Exhausted

Dear Exhausted,To get paid as a family caregiver, there

are various government programs, taxbreaks, and family payment options thatmay be able to help you, depending onyour mom’s financial situation.

Here’s where to look for help.

State AidIf your mom is low-income and

eligible for Medicaid, you may be able toget paid a small amount by the state.

In 15 states, Medicaid offers a Cash &Counseling program(www.cashandcounseling.org) that

provides an allowance that can be usedfor various services, including payingfamily membersfor care.

Many otherstates havesimilar programsfor low-incomeseniors, even ifthe personreceiving caredoesn’t quitequalify forMedicaid. Tofind out aboutthese options,contact yourlocal Medicaidoffice.

Veterans AidIn some communities across the U.S.,

veterans who are at risk of nursing-home

placement can enroll in the Veteran-Directed Home and Community-Based

Servicesprogram, whichallows veteransto manage theirown care,including hiringand paying theirown caregivers.

Also availableto wartimeveterans andtheir spouses isa benefit calledAid andAttendance thathelps pay for in-

home care, as well as assisted living andnursing-home care. This benefit can alsobe used to pay family caregivers.

To be eligible, your mom must needassistance with daily living activities like

bathing, dressing, or going to thebathroom.

And, her income must be under$13,362 as a surviving spouse—minusmedical and long-term care expenses. Ifyour mom is a single veteran, her incomemust be below $20,795 to be eligible.Her assets must also be less than$80,000, excluding her home and car.

To learn more, seewww.va.gov/geriatrics, or contact yourregional VA office or your local veteransservice organization. For contactinformation, call (800) 827-1000.

Tax BreaksUncle Sam may also be able to help if

you pay at least half of your mom’s yearlyexpenses and her annual income wasbelow $3,900 in 2013 (not countingSocial Security).

If so, you can claim her as adependant on your taxes and reduce your

How to Get Paid for Being a Family Caregiver

Savvy Senior

Jim Miller


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If you can’t claim your mom as adependant, you may still be able to geta tax break if you’re paying at least halfher living expenses, including hermedical and long-term care costs, andthey exceed 10 percent (or 7.5 percentif you’re 65 or over) of your adjustedgross income. You can include your ownmedical expenses in calculating thetotal.

See the IRS publication 502(www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p502.pdf) fordetails.

Family PaymentsIf your mom doesn’t financially

qualify for the government aid or thetax breaks, can she afford to pay youherself, or do you have any siblings thatwould be willing to chip in? After all, ifyour mom had to pay for home care

services, the costs would be anywherebetween $12 and $25 per hour.

If she agrees to pay you, it’s best thatyou or an attorney draft a short, writtencontract detailing your work andpayment arrangements so everyoneinvolved knows what to expect. Acontract will also help avoid potentialproblems should your mom ever needto apply for Medicaid for nursing-homecare.

Another payment option to consideris for your mom to adjust her will, soyou receive a larger portion of her estatefor providing her care. But to avoidconflict, be sure all family members areaware and in agreement.

Also, check to see if your mom hasany long-term care insurance that coversin-home care. If she does, in some cases,those benefits may be used to pay you.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to theNBC Today show and author of The SavvySenior Book. www.savvysenior.org

Versatile Proteins Could Be New

Target for Alzheimer’s Drugs

A class of proteins that controlsvisual-system development in the youngbrain also appears to affect vulnerabilityto Alzheimer’s disease in the aging brain.

The proteins, which are found inhumans and mice, join a limited rosterof molecules that scientists are studyingin hopes of finding an effectivedrug to slow the diseaseprocess.

“People are justbeginning to look atwhat these proteinsdo in the brain.While moreresearch is needed,these proteins maybe a brand-new targetfor Alzheimer’s drugs,”said Carla Shatz, Ph.D.,the study’s lead investigator.

Shatz and her colleagues report thatLilrB2 (pronounced “leer-bee-2”) inhumans and PirB (“peer-bee”) in micecan physically partner with beta-amyloid, a protein fragment thataccumulates in the brain duringAlzheimer’s disease.

This, in turn, triggers a harmful chainreaction in brain cells. In a mouse modelof Alzheimer’s, depleting PirB in thebrain prevented the chain reaction andreduced memory loss.

“These findings provide valuableinsight into Alzheimer’s, a complex

disorder involving the abnormal build-up of proteins, inflammation, and a hostof other cellular changes,” said NeilBuckholtz, Ph.D., director of theneuroscience division at NationalInstitute on Aging, which helped fundthe research.

“Our understanding of thevarious proteins involved,

and how theseproteins interact

with each other,may one dayresult in effectiveinterventions thatdelay, treat, or

even prevent thisdreaded disease.”Alzheimer’s disease

is the most commoncause of dementia in older

adults and affects as many as 5 millionAmericans.

Large clumps—or plaques—of beta-amyloid and other proteins accumulatein the brain during Alzheimer’s, butmany researchers believe the diseaseprocess starts long before the plaquesappear.

Even in the absence of plaques, beta-amyloid has been shown to causedamage to brain cells and the synapses,the delicate connections, between them.

Source: National Institutes of Health

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By Megan Joyce

The mid-October air outside was brisk and calm,but indoors, the PA STATE SENIOR IDOL finalscompetition seemed to generate its own atmosphere:warm and close, with an almost visible hum ofenergy produced by the nerves of the performersand the anticipation of the milling crowd.

Produced by OLP EVENTS, PA STATE SENIOR IDOL

is an annual talent competition that highlights thevocal, comedic, dance, or instrumental abilities ofthe state’s performers over age 50.

The 15 semifinalists for the evening’s show wereculled from nearly 100 contestants who auditionedat regional tryouts in late August and earlySeptember.

There was not a vacant seat to be had inside theDutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, whichhosted the eighth-annual event.

The sold-out crowd was lively and supportive, aswere the four local celebrity judges: RJ Harris ofWHP580, Adrian “Buddy” King of the formerMagnificent Men, Valerie Pritchett of abc27, andJanelle Stelson of WGAL-8.

The show opened up with a performance by lastyear’s winner, Vickie Kissinger of Gap, who toldemcee Diane Dayton of Dayton Communicationsthat her year as the reigning SENIOR IDOL had been“wonderful.”

“It’s just opened up a lot of new doors; it’s givenme opportunities I never would have had,” Kissingersaid.

Being first up is seldom a desirable position, butJohn “Legs” Lawrenzi of Sutersville was likelyunfazed as he sang “An American Trilogy” by ElvisPresley. The state Southern Gospel Music Hall ofFame inductee estimated he’d performed in morethan 3,700 concerts.

“You have like two different voices,” Kingobserved. “You have the lower one, your moreexpressive solo voice, and you have the upper, more

dynamic [voice]. I prefer the more expressive, lowervoice.”

Second in line was Roy “Jake” Jacobs ofThomasville with “Unchained Melody” by TheRighteous Brothers. Jacobs tearfully noted that hededicates that song to his late wife.

“That came through very clearly,” Stelson agreed.“It was very clear that you were singing to someone.”

West Brandywine’s Tom Williams played hisacoustic guitar while singing “Early Morning Rain”by Gordon Lightfoot, a mellow, intimate renditionthat King called “very atmospheric.”

“I felt like I could be sitting with you at acampfire,” Pritchett added. “Your voice is verysmooth, and I really enjoyed it.”

Tammy Estep of York was the first of the night’sfemale performers. She sang a passionate version of“Long, Long Time” by Linda Ronstadt.

“I like the control you had; you could tell youwere really working on control,” Pritchett noted.

The audience buzz increased rather dramaticallywhen dancer Ray Ricke Jr. of York appeared onstage in his Michael Jackson getup. His “SmoothCriminal” routine included the moonwalk as well assome pulsating pectoral muscles thrown in for goodmeasure.

“Let me just politely say on behalf of all mygirlfriends here: That was very enjoyable,” Stelsonjoked.

Ricke may have been a tough act to follow, butDan Kelly of Philadelphia didn’t disappoint with hisconfident rendition of “Maybe This Time” fromCabaret.

“I love the richness in your voice, and I also likehow when you belt it out, you belt it out—you goright down to the belly and bring it up,” Pritchettsaid.

Kelly’s confidence was followed up by MaudieBecker’s version of “At Last” by Etta James, whichKing called “a gutsy, soulful performance.” Stelsoncomplimented the Seltzer resident’s choice of key.

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“You sang that kind of low, and I really liked it,”she said. “I thought it really showed you off to yourbest advantage.”

Next up was Chris Roda of Lancaster, who usedhis operatic vocals on “And This is My Beloved”from Kismet. King praised Roda’s use of dynamics.

“Your last note was my favorite note of all,” Kingsaid. “It seemed like you held it for about fiveminutes.”

Adding some variety to the night’s otherwisemusical lineup, Steve Gallion of Lancaster performeda stand-up comedy routine that elicited a solid 3.5minutes of raucous laughter from the audience andjudges alike. King praised the pacing and cadence ofGallion’s delivery.

“I like the way you built the routine, too,” Kingsaid. “You finished on top. It was great.”

Music returned in force with Cheri Coleman ofCoatesville singing “Inseparable” by Natalie Cole.King liked her “sweet and tender way of singing.”

“A couple of those notes you hit, I thought myglass was going to shatter,” joked Pritchett. “Ithought your voice was phenomenal.”

Another phenomenal voice followed in the formof Kevin Pierce, also of Coatesville, who performed“Ol’ Man River” from Show Boat. King and Stelsoncommented on his storytelling ability.

“Your voice and your presentation were both verydynamic,” Pritchett observed. “I was captivated. Ijust kept watching you because you’re so expressive.”

The acoustic guitar then returned on stage withPaul Zavinsky at its helm. Zavinsky, ofHummelstown, sang and strummed “Leaving on aJet Plane” by John Denver.

“Good voices are a gift; they’re not something thatyou just take for granted,” noted King. “You have anice, buttery kind of feel to your singing.”

Constance Kuba Fisher of Mechanicsburg broughta different energy onto the stage with her theatricalrendition of “Ring Them Bells” by Liza Minnelli.

“You’re fun, you’re a storyteller, and your stagepresence was really wonderful,” Harris said.

Nick Ferraro of Harrisburg brought images ofElvis to mind both in his appearance and his sound

as he passionately sang Presley’s “If I Can Dream.”“That was a really soulful performance. You put

your heart and soul into that,” said King.Last but not least, Tom LaNasa of York closed the

evening’s semifinalist performances with a dramatic,spoken-word presentation of Johnny Cash’s patrioticpoem “Ragged Old Flag.”

“I wish you would go down and do that sameperformance before Congress,” Stelson said. “I justdefy them before the end of the day not to have adeal on this [government shutdown] silliness.”

The four judges’ scores for all 15 contestants werethen collected and tallied to determine which threesemifinalists would move on to the finalist roundand present a second performance.

“You have no idea how tough this is tonight,”Harris said. “This is the best lineup we’ve had—every SENIOR IDOL has been great, and we’ve beenhere since the beginning—but tonight isunbelievable.”

After a brief intermission, Ray Ricke Jr., CheriColeman Campbell, and Chris Roda were named thenight’s three finalists.

For their second selections, Ricke danced to“Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson; Campbellperformed “Saving All My Love for You” by WhitneyHouston; and Roda sang “E Lucevan Le Stelle” fromTosca.

The judges as well as the audience then voted fortheir favorite, and Roda was named the 2013 PA

STATE SENIOR IDOL.Roda, a customer-service representative for RR

Donnelly in Lancaster, had earlier shared with thejudges and audience that his powerful voice hadreturned only a year ago after conquering a four-yearillness that had ravaged his vocal chords.

“It’s none of our business the health difficultiesthat you went through,” she said, “and it’s alsonobody’s business who you believe in, in terms ofGod or Buddha … but I will say that I think Godgave you a second lease so that we could have you.”

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Gary Levinson found out earlythat the world is full ofcoincidences.

When he was drafted into the Armyin 1966, he took his training at FortRiley, Kan. There was a sergeant incharge of each barracks, and his sergeantmade an effort to know each of his men.

It turned out that both the sergeantand Levinson came from Pennsylvania—what’s more, the sergeant knewLevinson’s family.

Did it help to have that kind ofconnection to the sergeant?

“Well, it sure didn’t hurt,” he says. But he was soon on his way to

Vietnam, in any case. From Oakland,Calif., he boarded the General MauriceRose, a troopship that took him to VungTau, Vietnam. How was the crossing?

“It was hell on wheels,” Levinson says.“It took three weeks, and almost

everybody wassick as a dog thewhole way. Bythe time we gotthere, no onewas worriedabout facing theVietcong. Wejust wanted toget off thatship.”

Once ashore,they recoveredfast, but theyfound thatbeing ashorehad its own problems. As part of the 9th

Division, Levinson’s first assignment wasas an ammunition handler in a howitzerbattery.

His outfit was unusual in that theyhauled their artillery with them on

Chinookhelicopterswhenever theywent to hotspotswhere they wereneeded. Thetroops were inthe helicopters,with the gunsand ammunitiontowed in anotherhelicopter. Theguns andammunitionwere also movedby truck. Later

on, some guns were placed on boats.There were plenty of helicopter

crashes that killed a lot of men, and theywere always especially vulnerable toenemy gunfire from the ground.

Levinson’s first job was to transport

the 105mm ammunition by truck. Hedrove the truck to the ammunition depotand delivered it back to the base camp orto the field. The ammunition was inheavy, wooden crates that had to beunloaded and stacked up.

Then, the colonel of his battaliontransferred him to a special informationunit. His responsibility was to travel withthe battalion on major missions in thefield, prepare reports on all activities, andtransmit everything to the 1st Brigade, 9th

Division headquarters. Later, Levinson was transferred again

to a different artillery unit in theMekong Delta, where he served on a guncrew preparing ammunition for firing.

They were often under mortar attack,and he recalls one shell having landedjust short of his bunker. He hasmemories of all the men who were killedand thinks about them all the time, but

When They Fought in Vietnam,

They Flew Their Artillery in with ThemRobert D. Wilcox

Salute to a Veteran

Private First Class Gary M. Levinsonin a Vietnam bunker in 1967.

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standing out inhis memory is theway one of hisbuddies beat theodds.

Levinson saysthat the man wasvery religious andalways carried asmall Bible in hisbreast pocket.One day, he caught a bullet in the chestthat surely would have killed him, exceptthat it hit that Bible, and the bulletstopped just short of the man’s flesh.

One thing Levinson feels stronglyabout is that people have been poundedso much with stories of the combat itself… and so little about what we did in ahumanitarian way for the SouthVietnamese people.

“That, actually, was a major part ofour being there,” he says.

Part of his responsibility in theinformation unit was to travel with CivilAction troops to see firsthand how theVietnamese people lived and thetremendous outpouring of help theAmerican military provided to the peopleof South Vietnam.

Noting that the U.S. spent $222million a year in aid to the SouthVietnamese people, Levinson says thathis 9th Division alone provided massivehelp.

They provided medical care to708,000 South Vietnamese,reconstructed more than 350 schools,opened English courses in high schoolsfor almost 30,000 students, provided48,256 man hours to helping the localpeople in repairing destroyed houses,furnished 89 orphanages withconstruction materials, distributed 1,000tons of food and 8 tons of clothes torefugees, and assisted in repairing 447

bridges and1,107 kilometersof roads.

For thateffort, Levinsonis proud that his9th U.S. InfantryDivision wasawarded theCivil ActionsHonor Medal.

“Of course,” he says, “little of thatkind of help was reported by the pressback home. We were largely reported as alarge power imposing its self-interest on asmall Asian nation during a long andbloody war. Which resulted in our troopsbeing reviled by so many when theyreturned home after their selfless service.”

For Levinson, the end of that war cameon Dec. 11, 1967, when he flew fromBien Hoa to Maguire Air Force Base, N.J.He then went to Fort Bragg, N.C., totrain troops headed to Vietnam. Then hishitch was up, and he was discharged. Hethen reenlisted in the Army Reserve andwas discharged as a sergeant.

He worked on Wall Street for a whilebefore coming to Central Pennsylvania towork with the Disabled VeteransOutreach Program. He then becamechief of the recruitment division for thePennsylvania State Civil ServiceCommission in Harrisburg.

He retired in 2004 and now spendsmuch of his time trying to reverse theimage of the Vietnam veteran and helpthe many disenfranchised vets of that era.

He often thinks of his time incombat, and he’s proud of that. But hesays he considers himself fortunate tohave been part of the other side of ourefforts in Vietnam as well.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber inEurope in World War II.

Guns and ammo were carried byChinook helicopters.

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Of all those zany sitcoms producedin the ’60s, Get Smart remains afavorite of classic-TV fans.

This show had it all: crazy characters(Max, “99,” Larabee, Hymie thehumanoid robot), delightfully wickedvillains (Siegfried, the Claw, Leadside),goofy spy gadgets (shoe phone, cone ofsilence), cool cars (Sunbeam Tiger),unforgettable catchphrases (“missed it bythat much!”), a parade of stellar guests(Milton Berle, Don Rickles, VincentPrice), unbelievable save-the-world plots,and that omnipresent ’60s canned-laughtrack.

Don Adams, who played Max, passedaway in 2005. A few years earlier, duringa 75th birthday roast in his honor, Adamsmade a very simple request:

“I don’t want a big funeral. I don’twant a lot of flowers or eulogies,” he toldthe gathering. “I’d just like a few of myclose friends to get together … and try

and bring me back to life.”Dick Gautier, who played Hymie the

robot, wasn’t close friends with Adamsoff the set, but says he enjoyed workingwith him. We talked recently from hishome in Los Angeles.

“He lived a very different kind oflifestyle to me,” said Gautier. “He and hisbuddies were always at the racetrack, butI was never a gambler.”

Incredibly, Gautier’s Hymie character(“his father’s name was Hymie”) onlyappeared in six episodes during the firstfour seasons of Get Smart. Yet he remainsone of the show’s most popular andmemorable characters.

Gautier based Hymie partly on achildhood memory.

“As a kid in Canada, I saw thismannequin-like guy in a store windowwho moved in a very stiff manner. Thedeal was, if you made him smile, youcould win a gift from the store. I almost

A 1989 Get Smart Againpublicity still featuring

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got him to laugh! So I started imitatinghim and discovered I had a flair forentertaining.

“I told that story during my Get Smartaudition, did those movements, and gotthe role of Hymie.”

Not surprisingly, laughter was notuncommon on the Get Smart set.

Gautier remembers shooting onescene where Max takes a rather drunkHymie into a closet and scolds himbecause drinking and spying don’t mix.

“I had to reach over and kiss Don onthe cheek,” recalled Gautier. “But thetwo of us started giggling like high-school girls during every take, and thecrew grew impatient. I finally gotthrough it by not looking at Don.

“When the scene was over, he looked

at me and said, ‘Are yougoing to say it or am I?’ SoI told him to go ahead. Helooked at the crew and said‘OK, guys, we’re comingout of the closet!’”

In addition to acting inhundreds of TV shows andmovies, Gautier has been astand-up comedian, writer,producer, director, voiceactor, and singer. Duringlean times, he evendemonstrated pogo sticksat Macy’s. Details can beread on his website bio, which Gautierdescribes as “that once grotesquelyinflated thing which deflates slightly witheach passing day.”

Gautier is also an artistspecializing in caricaturesand has written numerousbooks on drawing.

He’s captured the BurtReynolds forehead, theW.C. Fields nose, the JohnTravolta chin, and dozensof other celebrities perfectly(see www.dickgautier.com).

He also makes aninteresting comparisonbetween today’s stars tothose of yesteryear withtheir more rugged features

(think Bogie, Gable, Connery). “Many of today’s actors look like

fashion models. Take someone like BradPitt, who has those stunning, boyish

good looks. Some are so handsome, theyjust don’t have any distinguishingfeatures to hang your comic hat on, as anartist.”

In addition to drawing and painting,Gautier has just finished writing a two-character play that he hopes to direct.And at 81, his career achievements justkeep mounting.

“I’ve been around so long,” he says,“sometimes I feel like I was in theoriginal Flintstones—the real ones thecartoon was based on!”

Thomas’ features and columns have appearedin more than 300 magazines and newspapers,and he is the author of Raised by the Stars,published by McFarland. He can be reachedat his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com

Gautier’s sketch ofW.C. Fields.


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On Nov. 11, we honor ournation’s veterans for their serviceto America. What better time

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A girlfriend at the time connectedRoda with her uncle, who was involvedwith the Fulton Theatre. At his urging,Roda also began lessons with renownedvocal coach Romayne Bridgett.

Before long, he began getting gigs atweddings and then sang with theLancaster Symphony Orchestra chorusfor two years in the early 1980s.

By the ’90s, Roda bought somerecording equipment of his own, but hisfulltime job at a printing companymeant that, although music was hispassion, it could only remain a hobby.

“The reality was, I was a family manand I had a job, and I could only spendso much time on the music,” he said.

Roda was then introduced to thePennsylvania Academy of Music inLancaster and connected with a teacherthere who was a retired MetropolitanOpera tenor.

“I was his student for a couple ofyears,” said Roda. “He really refined myvoice … he got me into the style ofsinging that people heard from me [atSENIOR IDOL].”

He was also invited to sing at one ofOperaLancaster Associates’ LemonadeConcerts, but he remained “just a local,low-key, hobby-type singer for the last30 years” before placing in the 2007SENIOR IDOL competition.

After that, he said, he was renderedunable to sing due to the onset of his

illness, whichaffected hisvocal nerve.Years wentby in painedsilence.

“Musicdropped offthe radar forme, whichwas heart-breaking,”Rodarecalled.

Thingsfinally beganto turn backaround forRoda in fall2012 whenhe suddenly observed increasingimprovements in his voice, which hadbecome raspy during his illness.

“A year ago September, my voicebegan to come back,” he said. “The lastfew months, it’s gotten better than it’sever been. The worst is behind me,thank goodness.”

His win at the Spring SingCompetition was a needed confidenceboost, and Roda began weekly lessonswith vocal coach John Darrenkamp, alsoretired from the Metropolitan Opera inNew York City. He is the first of Roda’sinstructors to treat him as a lyric

baritone andnot a tenor, aspreviouscoaches had.

“I would gothrough spellswhere Icouldn’t singbecause I wasbeing pushed alittle too far, alittle too highup the vocalregister,” hesaid. “You’vegot to becareful with avoice likethat.”

Meanwhile,Roda eagerly registered for a 2013 PA

STATE SENIOR IDOL audition this summer. At the finals competition, his

performance of “And This is MyBeloved” from Kismet secured him a spotamongst the three finalists. His follow-upperformance, “E Lucevan Le Stelle” fromTosca, earned him the win.

Roda said a chill went up his spineupon hearing his name called.

“It was an amazing feeling. It felt likeI kind of just lifted off the stage a fewinches; it was incredible,” he said. “It wasfulfilling, rewarding … it was relief, joy,and euphoria all wrapped up into this

little 10-second announcement.”Despite his success earlier this year,

Roda said he was “in no way” feelingconfident of a SENIOR IDOL win as thefinals night progressed and he mingledwith the other semifinalists.

“I was having so much fun. I was veryin awe of the talent of the otherperformers,” he said. “I loved doing it. Iloved meeting all those people backstage.There were lots of little friendshipsformed, lots of joking and banter backthere.”

As the 2013 SENIOR IDOL winner,Roda’s prize is a limousine trip for two toNew York City for dinner and aBroadway show. But that’s not the onlyjourney to the Big Apple he’ll be makingin the coming months.

“I’m going to New York inNovember,” he said. “I’m registered forAmerica’s Got Talent.”

He also plans to continue workingwith Darrenkamp, who is groomingRoda to try out for opera roles in theFulton’s 2014-15 season.

Roda noted that many male operasingers, especially tenors as he had been,retire after age 50. But even several yearspast that mark, Roda is optimistic andunconcerned.

“I feel like I’ve been given a secondchance here. I’m not worried about being57 because I’ve got a lot of good years ofsinging left.”

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Roda, center, reacts as he is announced as thewinner of 2013 PA STATE SENIOR IDOL. He is flanked bythe other two finalists, Ray Ricke Jr. of York, left, and

Cheri Campbell of Coatesville, right.

Church Connections Decline, but Belief Remains

Religious belief continues to declinein the United States, according to thePew Research Center’s Religion &Public Life Project.

One-fifth of Americans say they’renot affiliated with any religion, and

one-third of adults under the age of 30say the same.

In the last five years, the proportionof people practicing no religion hasrisen from 15 to 20 percent, with 13million (6 percent) describing

themselves as atheists or agnostics and33 million identifying with no specificreligion at all (14 percent).

But spiritual belief may not bedisappearing entirely. Sixty-eightpercent of Americans who aren’t

attached to any church do say theybelieve in God, and 58 percent claim adeep connection with the earth andnature. Twenty-one percent say theypray every day.


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Cars were parked in the grass.Despite being held at the York ExpoCenter, with its vast parking lots, thesea of vehicles extending beyond thedoors of the recent York County 50plusEXPO reached past the white-linedpavement.

The 50plus EXPO, the 11th held inYork, was a free, one-day eventproviding information and resourcesfor the area’s 50+ community. It washosted by OLP Events.

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“I have fallen,” admitted Emily Feesof York, who spent some time in theFalls Free York area that morning. She

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