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You Get What You Need...uRolling Stones, flipping pages

Boomers magazine conveys infor-mation, activities and features for and about the baby boomers generation. While revisiting memories from the 1960s era and delving into critical examinations and comparisons thereof, Boomers also strives to pinpoint leisure activities; medical, political and environmental information; and technological options of specific inter-est to this group. The magazine offers possibilities of the past, present and future for a generation that never stops [email protected]

An Introduction to Boomers magazine

by EditorJessica Jones

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Jessica Jones, EditorEditorial and Photography

Paige RenkaLayout & Cover Design

Steve Ellison, Charles Flach, Peter G. Johnson, Sue Patterson, and Mary Sue Welsh

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page 16 5uAbout the cover 6uAn excerpt from ‘Pale Blue Light’

7u‘In Love with Defeat’ review 8uMaking the most of each day10ucalendar of events

12uFood for Thought14uNotes from behind the horn, 3

17uMad Hatters18uFlashback 5020uChronic Kidney Disease21u‘One Woman in a Hundred’22uTwo Americans in China23uBragging Rights23uPOEM: April Awareness26uExercise excuses won’t help27uTax Talk28u5 things to know about PTSD29uFlorida Archaeology month30uMedical imaging

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By WiLLiam moorESenior editor

The spectacular view captures the majesty of a bald cypress tree in the Tensaw-Mobile River Delta. Boom-ers editor Jessica Jones took the picture while on a boat tour from Blakeley State Park.

The state park, located just north of Spanish Fort, has three more tours in March and April and is in the process of scheduling more for May.

“We’ll probably have boat tours all through the sum-mer,” said park director Jo Ann Flirt. “Even in the sum-mer, it’s cool out there when the boat’s moving.”

The two-hour ecotourism trips from the park into the Delta and back aboard the park’s own Delta Explorer, will take place March 23 and April 13. On April 27, the boat will take a longer, three-hour trip that includes the state docks and the Port of Mobile.

All trips are aboard Blakeley Park’s 50-passenger tour boat, which leaves from the park dock on the Ten-saw River at 9:30 a.m. Since the dock is on the far side of the park, people need to arrive early.

“We recommend that people get to the park gates by 9 that morning,” Flirt said. “Folks don’t realize how long it takes to get from the park gates to the dock.”

Tickets for the Delta cruises are $25 for adults, $15 for children 6-12 and free to kids under 6. Three-hour docks tour tickets are $35 for adults and $17 for chil-dren 6-12. Tickets are sold on a first come-first serve basis, but seating can be reserved by calling 251-626-

5581 and paying advance using major credit cards. All proceeds go toward operation of Blakeley State Park.

Boat trips are also available by charter. For more information on charters call 251-626-0798.

Blakeley State Park is located on State Highway 225, about 4.5 miles north of its intersection with U.S. 31 at Spanish Fort. The park is open daily and holidays for day use, RV and tent camping, biking and horseback riding. Sites and facilities inside the park are avail-able for group events ranging from weddings to family reunions. For more information about the park, go to blakeleypark.com or e-mail [email protected].

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The weird night and strange story of Stonewall's death, an excerpt from ‘Pale Blue Light’

By SkiP TuCkEr

January was the birth month for Jackson and Lee, who never lost a battle when fighting in tandem. Skip Tucker is author of the historical novel “Pale Blue Light” published by New South, Inc., from which this material is taken. Tucker recently visited Page and Pallete in Fairhope for a book signing. “Pale Blue Light” is available at newsouth-books.com; for more infor-mation, email [email protected].

Union Gen. “Fighting Joe” Hooker was brash.

“My plans are per-fect,” Hooker said as he marched in late April. “May God have mercy on General Lee for I will have none.”

His plans were to creep through the Wilderness west of Richmond and fall on Lee from behind like God’s own swift sword and win the war. After that, well, “President” Hooker had a nice ring to it.

Hooker had 130,000 men, Lee had 60,000.

Hooker emerged from thick woods late on April 29 near Chancellorsvile, confident he was 12 miles behind Lee. Wrong. Next morning, out of nowhere, Stonewall Jackson whaled into him. From behind.

To his rear, Hooker found Lee arrayed before him, battle flags flying.

Hooker reportedly said, “I lost confidence in Joe Hooker.” Rather than at-tack, he did what former commanding Union Gens.

McDowell, Pope and Burn-side had done when facing Lee. He retreated. He turned back to Chancel-lorsville and dug in.

As May 1 waned, Lee and Jackson were where they wanted to be — in front of a Union Army that had abandoned its plans, waiting for the Southern Army to make the first move.

Next morning, a de-lighted Jackson and Lee watched Hooker make a dreadful blunder.

The Union XI Corps had a spotty record. When Hooker saw it held the center of his defensive layout, he ordered it to the right flank just as Lee learned of a logging road that ran 12 miles through woods to that same open right flank.

Lee, the strategic genius, might’ve said to tactical genius Jackson, “Thomas, if Gen. Hooker has no confidence in those troops, perhaps you should go learn why. It also ap-pears he has been good enough not to fill the gap left in the very center of his defense. I will attack here.”

One of the few night battles of the war began; the third deadliest and by far the weirdest.

As twilight approached, the XI Corps, below a wooded hill, stacked rifles, lit cookfires and relaxed.

Soldiers were soon startled and amused when rabbits, foxes and deer began to run through the camp.

Then, in a line one mile wide, the Stonewall Army

came bursting from the woods, keening the Rebel yell and crying, “Stone-wall.”

Everyone knew the legend of Stonewall Jackson, who stood “like a stone wall” and saved the Confederate day at First Manassas.

The Corps simply ran.At headquarters,

Hooker heard far-away firing and smiled, thinking Lee was in retreat. Then blue-coated soldiers began running by, refusing orders to stop. An officer shouted, “Why are you running?”

A soldier yelled back, “Because I can’t fly! Stonewall Jackson is right behind me. You better run, too.” Hooker moved his headquarters quickly.

Darkness.Pockets of Yankees

formed in the woods as sporadic fighting contin-ued into the night, which was moonlit, but greasy, sticky gunsmoke cast a pall over a night increas-ingly surreal.

Two Union platoons ran into each other in the woods and fought savagely. Communications broke down. Two Union mes-sengers stood within 100 yards of each other for a half-hour before meeting.

Just before 9 p.m., Jack-son formed a reconnais-sance party and, against pleas, started his last ride.

Returning through the gloom around 9:15, the party drew fire from the 124th New York and galloped toward its lines. The 18th North Carolina, under Col. John Barry, opened fire on the incom-

ing riders.The party stopped and

cried out, “You’re shooting your own men.” The firing stopped.

Inexplicably, Barry shouted, “It’s a Yankee trick! Fire!”

The second volley ripped out and three .57 caliber bullets struck Jack-son. One grazed his right hand, two hit his upper left arm and broke it.

He was stretchered from the field and next day at a nearby farm the arm was amputated.

Lee sent a famous mes-sage to him: “You have lost your left arm, but I have lost my right.” Jackson should’ve recovered from the wound but developed pneumonia and died May 10 at 3:15 p.m.

Moments before he died, delirious, he called out for Gen. A.P. Hill “to move up” but left the sentence unfinished. An eyewitness said “a smile of ineffable sweetness spread over his pale face and he said quietly, with an expression of relief, ‘Let us cross over the river and rest under

The cover of Tucker’s book “Pale Blue Light.”

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the shade of those trees.”Six weeks later, with-

out its tactical genius, the South lost at Gettysburg.

At the dedication of the Stonewall Jackson statue in New Orleans in 1881,

the aging chaplain of the Louisiana Tigers prayed:

“And when, oh Lord, in thy inscrutable wis-dom, it was decreed the

Confederacy must fail, it became necessary for thee to remove thy servant, Stonewall Jackson.”

‘In Love with Defeat’ spans the history of the New South“In Love with Defeat,”

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NewSouth, Inc.Journalist and pub-

lisher Ayers portrays a journey that takes him from the segregated Old South to covering the central scenes of the civil rights struggle and finally to editorship of his family’s hometown newspaper, The Anniston Star. The journey was one of controversy, dan-ger, a racist nightrider murder, taut moments when the community teetered on the edge of mob violence that ended well because of coura-geous civic leadership and wise hearts of black and white leaders. The

narrative has outsized figures from U.S. Attor-ney General Robert Ken-nedy to George Wallace and includes probing in-sights into the Alabama governor as he evolved over time. High points of the story involve the birth of a New South movement, the election of a Southern president, and the strange undo-ing of his presidency. An Afterword, made impera-tive by the cultural and political exclamation point of a black presi-dent, bridges the years from the disappearance of the New South in the 1980s to Barack Obama’s

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By DEirDrE DaviSon

When I was a child, on the first day of March I made it a point to sing the only verse I knew of the song “June is Busting Out All Over.” To be honest, it wasn’t until I was an adult that I discovered I’d been singing the wrong lyrics. Already quite a diva by the age of 5, I would strut around the room or climb onto the coffee table and bellow in my best (loudest) Ethel Merman voice, “Marching in like a lion and whipping up the water in the bay! Then April cried and stepped aside and along came a pretty girl named May. May was full of promises but she couldn’t keep ‘em quick enough for some and a crown of doubting Thomas’ was predicting that the sun would never come...but it’s coming by gun! You can feel it come. You can see it in the breeze. You can feel it in your knees! Look around! Look around! Look arooooound!” Like, I said, I was 5.

Knowing bits and pieces of music that wouldn’t seem traditional to a small child was completely normal to me as was more into popular music. Our musical library was as widely varied as my parents’ tastes in music. My father taught me Latin songs, jazz, folk, music by the Beatles, and even Beethoveen’s, Ode to Joy, in German. My mother taught me music from Broadway, as well as bluegrass and country and western music.

I even sang a rendition of Patsy Cline’s “Crazy.” I use the term rendition because of Mom. My brother and I constantly entertained her with our crazy antics, and occasionally, she broke into the song “Crazy,” only doing it in the voice of Elmer Fudd from the Looney Tunes and giving dramatic pause each time she uttered “cwazee.”

“Cwazee, I’m cwazee for feewing so wonewy! I’m cwa-zee. Cwazee for feewing so bwue.” See, it’s my mother’s

fault. I was just a product of my environment.Of course, she was, too. My prim, proper, elegant, beau-

tiful, model mother had a particular affinity for Broadway musicals, while my closet rebel mom devoured country and western music. She was somewhere in the middle of a pack of 11 children born to a firm-handed, tobacco-farm-ing evangelist and a church music director who sang like an angel and played any instrument put within reach. My mother got her exquisite voice from my grandmother. So did I, but I also got the ability to project from my grandfather, a towering man over 6-feet, 7-inches tall who required no amplification to preach at tent revivals when the tobacco fields were fallow.

Music was an integral part of our daily lives. The Dan-ish modern Hi-Fi stereo console doubled as a buffet in the dining room. If you listened carefully, you could hear the click of the spindle followed immediately by the record dropping onto the platter, and finally the delicate move-ment of the arm as it settled onto the record. The soft hiss of anticipation, a brief prelude to the music, was like a kiss.

One evening in March 1963, however, there wasn’t the eclectic blend of musical genres. Instead, it was only the sound of Patsy Cline’s buttery smooth contralto voice. I was still too young to understand the finality of death or the void that one often feels at the loss of someone, but I did understand that my folks seemed sad. I did under-stand that Patsy Cline had just “gone to Heaven,” that big, mysterious city in the sky from which people didn’t return.

Making the most of each day: Patsy Cline



It wasn’t until I began to sing Patsy Cline’s music on stage that I realized her musical and cultural impact. Patsy Cline was a musical pioneer who created opportu-nities for other female musicians. While it might seem insignificant to some, Cline was the first solo female artist to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. She was also the first woman to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In a time when most American women were homemakers, Patsy Cline was a trailblazer.

Her guitarist, George Hamilton IV, said it beautifully.“When it came to Patsy clearing a place for women in

country music, she was what I call a pre-feminist woman. She didn’t open doors; she kicked them down.”

She was glamorous, successful, outspoken, unapolo-getic and is still universally popular even today, 50 years after her death.

Be honest, how many times have you gone to a honky tonk or karaoke bar and not heard someone try to belt out “Walking after Midnight” or “Crazy” and how many times have you thought that the version you heard paled in comparison to the “real” Patsy Cline? I say “real” because you remember her. You remember her voice and her larger than life persona. You remember her confidence. You remember the irrepressible Patsy Cline.

Today, I too remember Patsy Cline, but not as the ingénue songstress. I remember her more personally. I remember her fondly in my living room on Pinewood Drive. I remember the click of the Hi-Fi’s spindle releas-ing her album and the familiar hiss and pop before the music began. I remember dancing around as my mother sang along.

I cannot listen to “Crazy” without still hearing my mother’s voice sing, “Cwazee,” nor can I hear it without being filled with the same reminiscent sense of utter joy that I felt as a small child. Because of Patsy Cline, I remember a brief, but immensely special snapshot in time that was shared between a mother and her two young children. Never have I tired of that memory any more than I have tired of singing the one verse of “June is Busting Out All Over” that I actually know in my best and loudest Ethel Merman voice.

All of these memories have me feeling like I want to break into song. “March came in like a lion, remembering the music of the day. No hard rock gigs or funny ‘cigs,’ just memories that never go away. Laughter, dancing, silliness, singing in the living room so loud, climbing onto furniture as if to sing in front of a big crowd. Well I’m happy by gum and I’m smiling some. You can feel that joy abounds with each and every sound. Look around. Look around. Look arooooond.” Yep, it’s still my mother’s fault. Thanks, Mom.


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calendar of eventsuArts and Entertainment

“The Afterlife Series” march 1-30Eastern Shore art Center, 401 oak Street, Fairhopeartwork by Bill White will be exhibited. The East-ern Shore art Center is free to the public. Hours of operation are Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more infor-mation, visit esartcenter.com or call 251-928-2228, ext.101.

Florida Trail Association march 15 - 17, 21, 23-24, 29-31Join the fun at the FTa annual conference. Friday, march 15, 3 p.m. to Sunday, march 17, 12 p.m. at Camp mcConnell, 210 SE 134th ave., micanopy, Fla. Florida Trail association activities are free ex-cept otherwise noted. more details can be found at meetup sites, meetup.com/ftawesterngate and westgate.floridatrail.org. mach 15 - 17, Fri - Sun join the fun at the FTa annual conference. Friday, march 15, 3 p.m. to Sunday, march 17, 12 p.m. at Camp mcConnell, 210 SE 134th ave., micanopy, Fla. Call Peggy Grantham 850-982-9490 for more informa-tion, or sign up in our meetup site. march 16, Hike the Dunes Trail 9 a.m., meet at Parking Lot opposite Portofino Towers on Pensacola Beach, 10 Portofino Drive, Pensacola Beach, Fla. Hike the Dunes Trail. if you have questions, call George Brinkman, 850-932-0125, or sign up in our meetup site. march 21, Western Gate Chapter meeting at 6:30 p.m. social, 7 p.m. meeting. First Christian Church, 6031 Goodrich Drive, Pensacola, Fla. Contact Helen Wigersma, 850-484-0528, for details or sign up in our meetup site. march 23, Take a Historic Stroll and a nature hike -- Two neat activities in one morning: 8 a.m. Clear Creek nature Trail, Highway 87a, Whiting Field, milton, Fla. Trail is located just before themain entrance of naS Whiting Field on State road 87a just north of milton. after hike, caravan to arca-dia mill in milton to start a Historic Stroll by about 10 a.m. for those that want to skip the hike. Call Peggy Grantham 850-982-9490 for more information, or sign up at our meetup site. march 24, Trail Work: let’s help kean work on our Trails 9 a.m.-noon. meet 9 a.m. at Blackwater Forestry Center, 11650 munson Highway, milton, Fla. Call kean 850-366-2328, or sign up at our meetup site. march 29, Hike Day one of the 10th Trace Hike. 8 a.m. kennedyBridge road, Baker, Fla., off of Beaver Creek road, off of Highway 4 between munson and Baker. Call Peggy Grantham 850-982-9490 for more infor-

mation, or sign up at our meetup site. march 30, Hike Day Two of the Trace: 7 a.m. Trail Head on mcvay road off Highway 4, Baker, Fla. Call Peggy Grantham 850-982-9490 for more information, or sign up at our meetup site. march 31, Day Three of Trace Hike: Hike from mcvay road to red rock road Trail Head. meet at 7 a.m. red rock road Juniper Creek Trailhead, red rock road, munson, Fla. red rock road is off highway 191, munson Highway. The trail head is about 1/2 mile past the bridge over Juniper Creek. Call Peggy Grantham 850-982-9490 for more information, or sign up at our meetup site. more details can be found at meetup sites, meetup.com/ftawesterngate and westgate.floridatrail.org.

Coffee or Tea fundraisermarch 15Spring Event at the mansion Historic home invites everyone for a Coffee or Tea fundraiser. in conjunc-tion with the Historic Homes Tour, the Bragg-mitchell mansion is hosting a Spring Event. There will be cof-fee at 9:30 a.m. or tea at 1 p.m. admission for this fundraiser event is $12 for adults and $8 for children 12 years and younger, and includes a tour of the mansion. all proceeds from this event help support the continued preservation of the Bragg-mitchell mansion. For more information on the Bragg-mitch-ell Spring Event, or hosting a holiday party for family, friends, or business, please call 251-471-6364 or visit our website at www.braggmitchellmansion.com. For more information on the event, or hosting a holi-day party for family, friends, or business, please call 251-471-6364 or visit our website at braggmitchell-mansion.com.

The 44th Annual Mobile Historic Homes Tour march 15-16Doors will open at 10 a.m. until 4 pm each day. This year’s tour will be a walkable tour and feature six privately-owned historic homes, all centered in the Government Street and Common Street area. Tick-ets are $20 advance, $25 day of the event and $17 for groups of ten or more. Call 251-432-6161 or visit www.historicmobile.org.

Bay Area Food Bankmarch 16 Wash transportation vehicles - mobile/Baldwin. volunteers are needed to help wash and clean our trucks, vans and sedans. materials will be provided.


calendar of eventsuArts and Entertainment

Please wear appropriate clothing to work outside. visit handsonsal.org keyword “Bay area” to sign up. For more, contact Handson South alabama at 1050 Government St., Ste. 201, mobile, ala. 36604, 251-433-4456.

St. Pat’s Feast march 16american Legion Post 199 St. Pat’s Feast in Fairhope will be preparing a Corned Beef and Cabbage meal on Saturday, march 16 from 1-3 p.m. and from 6 p.m. until the food is gone. The cost is only $10. per person and includes one free green beer. Take a break from arts and Crafts and enjoy lunch or dinner on the Bay. after dinner head to the bar for green beer and music by Cane Pole Soul. Buy your tickets at the door. Post 199 is located in an historic white frame building right on the Bay at 700 S. mobile St. in Fairhope. The public is always welcome and the bar is open daily at 3 p.m.

The 5th Annual BBQ & Blues Cook-Off march 16Heritage Park, downtown Foley The fundraising event is to build awareness and sup-port The South Baldwin Chamber Foundation and its many programs. Companies and individuals will compete in the cook-off. attendees will enjoy live music, free children’s activities, silent auction and a BBQ Tasting. Tickets are available at the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce office at 112 West Laurel ave., Foley or visit southbaldwinchamber.com/majorevents for more information.

A trio of authorsmarch 16thauthors Frye Gaillard, John Sledge, and Linda Park-er Busby, will speak at the Baldwin Writers Group (BWG) meeting on Saturday, march 16th at the Daphne Public Library 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Gaillard, the author of 20 books, will lead a panel discussion designed to help fiction writers improve their writ-ing skills. Each author will give examples from their favorite books to show what makes a book memo-rable to readers. all three-guest speakers will have their books available to autograph at the meeting. For more information, visit baldwinwritersgroup.com.

The Perdido Key Wine, Art Festival and Musicmarch 23This outdoor gathering will be held march 23, 2-6 p.m. at 13160 Gulf Beach Hwy, near Sacred Heart property. Toast the arrival of spring with casual wine drinkers and seasoned connoisseurs alike. Wine distributors will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the origins of your favorite wines. The event is sponsored by the Perdido key Chamber of Com-merce and visitor Center. For more details, contact 850-434-9095 or visitperdido.com.

Goodwill Easter Seals of the Gulf Coast march 30 recycling event – mobile. Give the earth a break by helping West mobilians recycle. unload paper, cardboard, plastic and cans from cars as they pull up to Baker High School. Sort materials into waiting bins. Help keep half a million pounds of stuff out of landfills. Great activity for families or groups. Bring your own gloves. Drinks and snacks are provided. visit handsonsal.org keyword “Goodwill” to sign up. For more, contact Handson South alabama at 1050 Government St., Ste. 201, mobile, ala. 36604, 251-433-4456.

Kenny Chesney with special guests Eli Young Band & Kacey Musgraves april 4, 8 p.m. The amphitheater at The Wharf, orange Beach. reserved seating $55-$125 plus fees and service charges. For more information, call 800-745-3000.

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Food for Thought: Take a dinosaur to school and other fun ways to liven up a lunch boxBy Dr. LinDa miTCHELL

A child’s lunchbox can be-come a treasure trove of imagi-nation with just a little creativ-ity and a few decorative edibles. I prepared lunches and snacks for my boys and now in my role as Nana, I’m reliving the experience, but with different interests and requests this time ‘round. Making sack lunches fun can be a great way to en-courage your child to eat more healthy foods. Include a note or “surprise” and kids will look forward to opening their lunch bag with enthusiasm.

A Tip a Day1. Have a “Dipping Day” where everything gets

dunked. Example: Chicken with honey mustard, tortilla chips with salsa, carrots and ranch, sliced fruit with yogurt.

2. All bread is not created equal. Go for variety. Heat frozen waffles and make a sandwich out of them with peanut butter and jelly or Nutella or another spread. Cream cheese mixed with a fruit is good on a waffle sandwich and so is sliced ba-nanas and honey. Everything tastes different on a mini bagel so give it a try.

3. It’s a wrap! Wraps are a nice change of pace. Use a high-fiber multigrain flour tortilla and load it up with mustard, hummus, sundried tomato pesto or other spread. Then fill ‘er up with chicken Caesar salad or lean meats, cheese, tomato, sliced onion, and shredded Romaine lettuce. Roll ‘er up and wrap in foil or plastic wrap.

4. Use cookie cutters to transform bread or wraps into interesting lunch box additions.5. Keep it cold, pack lunch with a reusable ice pack or

freeze a small water bottle or box of 100 percent juice. The juice will be a

slushy drink to enjoy at lunch

and no worries about bring-ing an ice

pack home.

Roll-UP and Go

Spread Neufchatel cheese (low fat cream cheese) on a slice of ham or turkey. Drizzle a little raspberry chipotle sauce or other favorite over the cheese and roll up.

T-Rex Sandwich

Use wheat bread. Remove crusts and cut out a triangle shape from the side, this is the mouth. Spread filling on bread. Use a raisin for an eye. Take a thin slice of cucumber and cut in half. Cut the long edge into a zig zag shape with a knife or scissors to resemble teeth (this only takes a few seconds) and insert the teeth between the bread where you cut out the mouth.

Avocado Ranch Panini 8 slices thick crusty bread2 tablespoons butter 1 pound thinly sliced deli turkey8 slices bacon, cut in half and cooked until crisp1 tomato sliced4 slices monterey Jack cheese or another favoriteavocado ranch Dressing (1/4 cup ranch mixed with one avocado which has been pitted, peeled and mashed) Spread sandwiches with Avocado dressing and

stack with other ingredients. Spread outside of bread slices with butter and toast in a heated skillet until cheese is melted, turning once.

Totally Awesome Flat Bread (Great for sandwiches or serve with an olive oil

dip alongside a meal) 1 cup warm water1 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon sugar1 tablespoon olive oilfreshly cracked black (or mixed) pepper1/2 ounce dried yeast in 1 tablespoon warm water12 ounces flour1 egg, beaten lightlycoarse sea salt or kosher saltchopped onion or other flavorings, for sprinkling on dough This flat bread bakes up wonderfully on a pizza

Dr. Linda mitchell



stone set on the grill or in the oven. Be sure that the stone is well heated before placing the bread on to bake. A pizza peel or the back of a pizza pan sprinkled with corn meal (so that it slides off easily onto the stone) can be used as a surface for preparing the flat bread while the grill or oven heats up.

Dissolve yeast in one table-spoon of warm water. Stir together salt, sugar and oil and add to mixture. Add flour gradually, mixing well. Once it reaches a dough stage, use hands to knead until smooth and elastic. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until almost double in size. It can rise overnight if that works for you.

When ready, punch dough down and divide into balls about the size of a tennis ball. Roll each one out to about ½-inch thickness.

This is the fun part:Brush with egg yolk dilut-

ed in two tablespoons water and sprinkle with coarse salt and chopped onion, coarsely cracked pepper. Be creative, add sundried tomatoes, herb leaves or for an extra kick, sprinkle on hot pepper flakes. Very important step: pierce the dough several times with a fork so that it will remain flat. (Note: at this stage it can be turned into a pizza by adding your favorite top-pings.)

Bake on a lightly floured baking sheet in a 400-de-gree oven for about 20 min-utes until crust is crisp and golden.

Éclair Cake(great for kids to make, no baking required and

only five ingredients. Best part: it tastes just as good as an éclair)

2 packages instant vanilla pudding mix (3.5 ounces each)8 ounces whipped topping3 cups milk

16 ounces graham cracker squares1 can (16 ounces) dark chocolate frosting½ cup pecans, chopped Blend pudding mix, whipped topping and milk.

Arrange a single layer of graham cracker squares on the bottom of a 13-by-9 inch baking pan. Layer with pudding mixture and crackers, making certain to end with crackers. Generously spread frosting over top. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Top with chopped nuts if desired.

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Notes from behind the horn, part threeCajun country, here we come

By CHarLES FLaCH

The band was playing at the Poinsettia Hotel in Greenville, S.C., and Johnny decided to disband at the end of our engagement and return to New Jersey to be with his family for a while. The bass player and I decided to talk to the new band leader, whose band fol-lowed our band at the hotel. The leader of this band was Ray Bradshaw and, as fate would have it, he needed a bass player and a tenor saxophone player.

So, my buddy Ralph and I left one band and joined another on the same day and played at the same hotel our former band played. These situations are common in the music world where musicians followed the quid pro quo maxim.

While playing with the Ray Bradshaw band in Mar-tinsville, Va., at a supper club, who should I see sitting at a table but my sister Evelyn and her husband. They were taking a southern tour on their wedding anniver-sary and knew where I was playing. This was a pleas-ant surprise as I hadn’t seen them in more than a year.

After a string of one-nighters from October until January through the states of North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Texas and Louisiana, we were scheduled to play at the Officer’s Club at one of the air bases in North Carolina. The band was traveling in three cars at this time and the car that I was in had the lead saxophone player, trumpet player, bass player and drummer.

When we arrived at the air base, we were informed by the officer in charge that the band leader decided to cancel the date and disband the musicians. This was

against Union rules, but what were we to do?The drummer owned the car and in that car was the

nucleus of the band. All we needed was a piano player and we could book dates as a combo if necessary. We voted to stay together and try our luck.

The lead saxophone player was Ernie Lane from Cajun country in Louisiana. This part of the state was west of New Orleans where many Acadians fled during the Revolutionary War in the late 1700s. They were, and are still, a French-speaking people in many parts of the state.

Ernie’s real name was Ernie Herbert (pronounced Abair), and he was, indeed, a Cajun. He suggested we drive to Lake Charles, La. where he had a house we could use. The trip from North Carolina to Louisiana was really tiresome, but we made it. The trumpet player could write and arrange music and did the copying. Ernie found a piano player and other musicians and we began rehearsing.

It was fortunate that Ernie could speak the Cajun French language which he used to book some club dates with the Cajun club owners. Naturally, Ernie became the band leader with our approval.

In the meantime, we contacted the Union headquar-ters and reported Ray Bradshaw’s disbanding the band. The Union made him pay for the missed dates and we all received checks.

“Notes from behind the horn” will be continued in the next edition of Boomers magazine. Look for the print issue on April 19 or check online at issuu.com/gulfcoast-news/docs/boomers.


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Famed photographer Henry Grossman’s never before seen photographs of the public and private lives of the fab four live on in “Places I

Remember: My Time With the Beatles.”Best known for his classic contributions to publi-

cations such as “Time” and “LIFE,” revered photog-rapher Henry Grossman has captured everyone from Oscar-winning actresses Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep and Barbara Streisand, seven presidents including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon to rock ‘n’ roll legends Jimi Hendrix, Rod Stewart and the Grateful Dead.

However, most are unaware of Grossman’s long relationship with the Beatles during the 1960s. For more than four decades, the vast majority of his Beatles archive (which tops a staggering 6,000 photo-graphs) has been tucked away, awaiting rediscovery. Now, for the first time ever, more than 1,000 of these images – most of which have never been published or even seen – are finally being made available in “Places I Remember: My Time With the Beatles,” published in a limited quantity of 1,200 numbered copies, the first 250 signed by the photographer Henry Grossman. The collection is unprecedented in its scope and intimacy.

Working closely with the photographer, editors Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew, who published the book through their company Curvebender Publish-ing, spent more than four years culling the best images from this incredible archive and distilling them into one remarkable volume. Weighing in at 13 pounds, 528 pages and featuring more than 1,000 black and white and color images, “Places I Remem-

ber” is a landmark in the world of Beatles photogra-phy. The images are presented chronologically, and the accompanying text by Grossman clarifies and ex-plains events along the way. The result is an engag-ing, first-hand account of a journey into the Beatles’ world at the height of their fame.

“The Beatles experience is such a positive and powerful part of so many lives,” says Kehew. “People enjoy more than just their music and long for more detail, new information, more intimate connections to their lives. Grossman captured not just the Bea-tles but the world they lived in allowing the viewer the whole scene, the subject’s own view, the situation they were in and what it felt like to be there. It’s a unique approach, very different than anything we have ever seen.”

“Any one of these unpublished sessions turning up would normally be a great find,” adds Ryan, “so it was even more incredible that this many wonder-ful photos had gone unseen. This is not just another book of Beatles photos. This is among the most significant collection of Beatles images in existence, both artistically and historically.”

Grossman’s relationship with The Beatles began in early 1964, when he photographed them during their iconic first performance on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” By 1965, he had become a trusted friend and companion, traveling with the group to The Bahamas and Austria during the production of “Help!” Over the next three years, he would photograph them time and again behind closed doors, capturing a rare insider’s view of The Beatles’ world. From private moments at home with their loved ones, to late-night parties and recording sessions, Grossman took more photos of The Beatles over a longer period of time than any other photographer.

“This new book is the best of my many Beatles photographs,” says Grossman. “I’m happy to share some of my favorite work and thoughts on those scenes. These are souvenirs of places I remember and

“Even though The Beatles had lots of photographs taken of them, occasionally one of the photographers would be out of the ordinary – Henry Grossman was one such photographer.” — Sir Paul McCartney

Website: www.henrygrossman.comPublisher’s Website: www.curvebender.com

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some very memorable friends.”Henry Grossman was born in New

York City to renowned etcher Elias Grossman who had been commissioned to do portraits of Gandhi, Einstein, Mussolini, Paul Robeson and oth-ers. He studied photography at the Metropolitan Vocational High School. While at Brandeis University on a four-year Theater Arts scholarship, he photographed guest speakers Eleanor Roosevelt, Marc Chagall, David Ben-Gurion, e.e. cummings, Robert Graves, John F. Kennedy (on the day he an-nounced his run for the presidency), Adlai Stevenson and Henry Kissinger, among others.

While still in his 20s, he went on to shoot numerous assignments and cov-ers for “Life Magazine,” the “New York Times,” “Time Magazine,” “Newsweek,” “Paris-Match” and others. His subjects ran the gamut from prominent political figures to painters, sculptors and writ-ers and, especially performing artists.

Grossman shot the Beatles exten-sively between 1964 and 1968. Despite a background in classical music and portraiture, Henry, only a few years older than the Beatles themselves, developed an immediate rapport with the group. In addition to covering their initial appearance on the “Ed Sulli-van Show” and the movie locations of “Help,” Henry enjoyed unprecedented access and was invited into the Bea-tles’ homes to photograph them infor-mally with their friends and families.

Unknown to many of Henry’s sub-jects and colleagues was the fact he was an actor and Wagnerian tenor. After attending Brandeis, he later studied with Lee Strasberg where his classmates included Dustin Hoffman and Elliot Gould. Henry went on to perform at the Metropolitan Opera as a principal tenor and on Broadway for a run of more than 1,000 performances in Grand Hotel.

“Places I Remember” can be pur-chased directly through the publisher’s website, www.Curvebender.com. The book is limited to 1,200 numbered cop-ies and retails for $495. Books 1-250 are signed by Henry Grossman and retail for $795. The book is housed in a clamshell box. Prints of Grossman’s photographs are available for purchase through Rock Paper Photo, www.rock-paperphoto.com.


Mad Hatters set for milliner-style fun

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The Foley Woman’s Club Mad Hatters’ event is fantastic fun. Be sure to come to the March 20 “Reach for the Stars” luncheon for a hat parade, hat contest, fashion show, entertainment and good food—and some great silent auction and raffle items.

The best part will be laughing and talking with more than 300 attendees. And yes, ladies, gentlemen are welcome, too. To purchase tickets Call Sylvia Womack at 955-5294 or Barbara McCamish at 987-1628. Tickets are $25 each.

Be sure to get a hat ready for the hat contest where judges will award prizes for: Most Celestial, Most Magnificent and Most Bizarre hats.

Don’t miss this fabulous event March 20. Doors open at 10 a.m. at the Foley Civic Center for bidding and purchasing raffle tickets. The program starts at 11:30 with lunch at 12. Get there early and bid on some great items.


Flashback 50: ApriluThis month in 1963

1.The long-running American TV soap opera “General Hospital” made its début on the

ABC network. On the same afternoon, the first episode of NBC’s hospital soap opera, “The Doc-tors,” premiered. “General Hospital,” set in the fictional town of Port Charles, New York, would begin its 50th year in 2012, while “The Doctors,” set in the fictional New England town of Madison, would end on December 31, 1982.

2.The Beatles began their spring 1963, UK tour in Sheffield, England.

3.Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) volunteers kicked off the Birming-

ham campaign in Birmingham, against racial segregation in the United States, with a sit-in. n The Delaware Supreme Court upheld their state’s law, unique in the United States, permitting the flogging of criminals. Although the penalty, dating from colonial days, had not been carried out for several years, a 20-year old man had been given a probated sentence of 20 lashes for auto theft, then violated the probation.

4.The cost of making a long distance tele-phone call was lowered throughout the con-

tinental United States, with a maximum charge of one dollar for three minute, station-to-station calls made between 9 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. The equiva-lent 50 years later for a 1963 dollar would be $7.50. n The Henry Miller novel Tropic of Cancer went on sale legally in the United Kingdom for the first time, after having been banned for thirty years because it had been deemed obscene.

5.The Soviet Union accepted an American proposal to establish a Moscow–Washing-

ton hotline so that the leaders of the two nations could communicate directly with each other in order to avoid war. Originally, the hot line was a teletype system rather than a direct voice line.

7.At Augusta National Golf Club, the 27th Masters Tournament was won by 23-year

old Jack Nicklaus to become the youngest player to win the Masters. Nicklaus finished one stroke ahead of Tony Lema, 286 to 287. n At more than 700 pages, the first full Sunday edition of the “New York Times” since the end of the printer’s strike set a record for the size of a newspaper. The

“Times” edition weighed seven and a half pounds.

8.At the 35th Academy Awards ceremony, “Lawrence of Arabia” won the Best Picture

Oscar. Gregory Peck won Best Actor for “To Kill a Mockingbird,” while Anne Bancroft won Best Ac-tress for portraying Helen Keller’s teacher in “The Miracle Worker.” n Born: Julian Lennon, British musician, songwriter, actor, and photographer, son of John and Cynthia Lennon, in Liverpool

9.Sir Winston Churchill, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, became

the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States by act of the U.S. Congress, with President Kennedy signing the legislation for the 88 year old statesman, whose mother had been a United States native.

10.The U.S. nuclear submarine Thresher sank during sea trials 220 miles east of

Cape Cod, killing the 112 U.S. Navy personnel and 17 civilians. The wreckage of Thresher would be located on September 6. n An unknown gunman narrowly missed killing former U.S. Army General Edwin A. Walker, who had been working on his taxes at his home in Dallas, Texas. The would-be killer would later turn out to have been Lee Harvey Oswald, who would use the same rifle to assassinate U.S. President John F. Kennedy in No-vember. n The owners and passengers of the yacht Cythera became the first modern victims of piracy (under Australian law) when their boat was stolen by two crew members. The yacht was salvaged over a month later, and the incident would result in various legal complications, including prosecu-tion of the pirates under an act of 1858.

11.Born: June Gibbons and Jennifer Gibbons (died 1993), the “Silent Twins”, criminals

and writers, in Barbados; and Saif al-Adel, Egyp-tian-born al-Qaeda terrorist

12.Martin Luther King, Jr., Ralph Aberna-thy, Fred Shuttlesworth and others were

arrested in a Birmingham protest for “parading without a permit.” n Died: Herbie Nichols, 44, American jazz pianist and composer, of leukemia

13.United States Marine Corps UH-34 Seahorse transport helicopters based

at Da Nang, South Vietnam, airlifted 435 South


Vietnamese troops to attack a suspected Viet Cong stronghold in mountains along the Thu Bồn River. For the first time, Marine Corps helicopters received an attack helicopter escort, in the form of United States Army UH-1B gunships. n Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds got the first of a record 4,256 hits in a Major League Baseball, batting a triple off of a pitch by Bob Friend of the Pitts-burgh Pirates. The Reds lost, 12-4.

15.Seventy thousand marchers arrived in London from Aldermaston, to demon-

strate against nuclear weapons. The breakaway group Spies for Peace set up a picket at RSG-6. n A White House press release announced that First Lady Jackie Kennedy was pregnant and that her baby would be delivered by Caesarean section in September. Mrs. Kennedy, who had a history of miscarriages, had delayed the announcement of her pregnancy. She had been delivered of stillborn children in 1955 and 1956, and had two living children, Caroline (born 1957) and John, Jr. (b. 1960). The child, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, would be born prematurely on August 7, and would sur-vive for only two days. n An unidentified 58 year old man, suffering from lung cancer, was admit-ted to the University of Mississippi hospital. On June 11, 1963, he would become the first person to receive a lung transplant.

16.Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his Letter from Birmingham Jail. n Born: “Little”

Jimmy Osmond, American singer, actor, and busi-nessman, in Canoga Park, Calif.

17.Representatives of Egypt, Syria and Iraq signed a declaration in Cairo to merge

their three nations into a new United Arab Re-public. Egypt and Syria had been merged as the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961 before Syria withdrew, and Egypt and retained the UAR name. Demonstrations followed in Jordan, where citizens of the Kingdom wanted to join the federa-tion, which was never ratified.

18.Died: Yetta Grotofent, 42, tightrope walker who had been part of The Flying

Wallendas high wire act under the stage name “Miss Rietta.” The sister-in-law of Karl Wallenda fell 65 feet to her death while performing at the Shrine Circus in the Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. Two other members of the circus troupe had been killed after falling from the high wire in Detroit on January 30, 1962.

19.Under pressure from the United States, South Korea’s President Park Chung Hee

returned to his pledge to return to civilian rule, and announced that multiparty elections for the presidency and the National Assembly would take place before the end of the year. Park had prom-ised a return to democracy in 1963, when he had taken power in a coup on August 12, 1961, but

on March 16, 1963, proposed to extend military rule for another four years. The voting (in which Park would be elected President) would be held on October 15.

20.The caves at Lascaux were closed to the general public after fifteen years, in order

to protect cave paintings dating from more than 17,000 years ago. The paintings had been redis-covered on September 12, 1940, in the caverns in southwestern France. After the complex was opened to the public in 1948, the works began to erode from carbonic acid produced by the exhaling of the visitors. The Department of Dordogne would create a replica of the paintings in another cave hall, opened as “Lascaux II” in 1983.

21.Born: “Towser the Mouse,”, Scottish cat who earned a spot in the Guinness Book

of World Records for catching 28,899 mice over more than 23 years (d. 1987)

22.Cuba released its last American prison-ers, 27 men who had been incarcerated

by the Castro government. Twenty-one were flown from Havana to Miami after New York lawyer James Donovan had negotiated their freedom. An-other six elected to go to other nations rather than returning to the U.S.

25.The United States removed the last of its Jupiter missiles from Turkey, completing

an agreement that had been reached with the So-viet Union after the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

26.Born: Jet Li, Chinese film actor, film pro-ducer, martial artist and wushu cham-

pion, as Li Lianjie in Beijing

27.The U.S. Marine Corps lost its first air-craft to enemy action in Vietnam, when

a UH-34D transport helicopter was shot down by Viet Cong ground fire near Do Xa, South Vietnam. n Bob Hayes became the first person to run the 100 meter dash in less than ten seconds, in 9.9 seconds at a meet in Los Angeles. However, the ac-complishment could not be recognized as a world record because the wind was faster than 5 meters per second; the record would be broken on October 14, 1968 by Jim Hines with 9.95 seconds.

28.The 17th Tony Awards ceremony took place in New York City.

29.Buddy Rogers became the first WWF Champion, defeating Antonino Rocca at

the finals of the first World Wrestling Federation tournament, held in Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.

30.New Hampshire became the first of the United States to legalize a state lottery

in the 20th century. The first drawing in the New Hampshire Sweepstakes would take place on March 12, 1964. n Born: Michael Waltrip, Ameri-can race car driver, winner of Daytona 500 in 2001 and 2003; in Owensboro, Ky.


Chronic kidney disease:Not as rare as you might thinkBy PETEr G. JoHnSon, m.D.

It’s a seldom talked-about disease, but 26 million American adults have chronic kidney disease and millions of others are at increased risk.

We are all born with two kidneys, each about the size of your fist. The kidneys are part of your urinary tract and, when functioning properly, perform the vital function of filtering the blood and removing waste and excess salt and water from the body. They also regulate the body’s chemical balance, help con-trol blood pressure, make hormones, help keep bones healthy and help make red blood cells.

In people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the damaged kidney or kidneys slowly lose their filtering ability. The buildup of waste in your body can cause major health problems. Left untreated, the kidneys may fail (known as end-stage renal disease), and you will need dialysis or a kidney transplant in order to live. Unfortunately, many people aren’t diagnosed with CKD until they have lost most of their kidney function.

Risk Factors for CKDAnyone can get chronic kidney disease at any age.

However, some people are more likely than others to develop kidney disease. You may have an increased risk for kidney disease if you:

• havediabetes• havehighbloodpressure• haveheartdisease• haveafamilymemberwithkidneydisease• areAfricanAmerican,Hispanic,NativeAmeri-

can or Asian• areoverage60

Some infections, inherited diseases and injuries

can also cause CKD.

Symptoms of CKDIn the early stages, there may be no symptoms

of CKD. The loss of kidney function may be so slow (months or years) that symptoms do not appear until kidney function is less than one-tenth of normal. As the disease worsens, you may experience:

• lessenergy;sleepproblems• apoorappetite• numbnessinthehands,feet,orotherareas• muscletwitchingorcramps• swollenfeetandankles(edema)• puffinessaroundyoureyes

• dry,itchyskin• abnormallydarkor

light skin• headaches,nauseaand

vomiting• bonepain• bloodinthestool• excessivethirst

Preventing CKDTo help keep your kidneys healthy: • Choosefoodswithlesssalt.• Keepyourbloodpressurebelow130/80.• Keepyourbloodglucoseinthetargetrange,if

you have diabetes.

Other tips for protecting the kidneys and preventing heart disease and stroke:

• Donotsmoke.• Eatmealslowinfatandcholesterol.• Exerciseregularly.• Takedrugstoloweryourcholesterol,ifneeded.• Keepyourbloodsugarundercontrol.

Respect your kidneys for the important role they

play in your overall health. While there is no cure for CKD, the earlier it’s detected, the better the chance of slowing or stopping its progression. If you suspect you may have CKD, see your doctor who can perform simple tests to detect the disease.

Learn more about CKD, other kidney diseases and disorders, and ways to keep your kidneys healthy. Visit southbaldwinrmc.com and choose the Health Resources tab. Type “kidneys” in the search box.

About the Author: Dr. Peter G. Johnson with Robertsdale Medical Specialists is Board Certified in Occupational Medicine with the American Board of Preventive Medicine. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call (251) 424-1160.

Remember that this information is not intended to replace the advice of your doctor, but rather to increase awareness and help equip patients with information to facilitate conversations with their physician.

© Copyright 2012 - Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation.

These articles are for use by CHS-affiliated hospi-tals only.

Peter G. Johnson, m.D.


By mary SuE WELSH

In “One Woman in a Hundred” (University of Il-linois Press, 2013), author Mary Sue Welsh shares the remarkable biography of harpist Edna Phillips (1907–2003), who joined the Philadelphia Orches-tra in 1930. Phillips was not only the Philadelphia Orchestra’s first female member, but also the first woman to hold a principal position in any major orchestra in America.

Phillips was just 23 years old when she was plucked from the Curtis Institute of Music in the midst of her studies

and named principal harp-ist by renowned conductor Leopold Stokowski. Blessed with a nimble wit and pas-sion for music, Phillips not only survived, but thrived in the all-male

world she entered – de-spite having to face

hostil-ity from

her peers, skepti-

cism from the public,

unwanted amorous ad-

vances and her own struggle to

overcome a lack of experience and im-

prove her playing.Welsh began

working on the book as a memoir for Phil-

lips in 1990, but put it aside when Phillips

became ill several years later. After Phillips passed away in 2003, Welsh returned to the project, this time

approaching the story as a biography. In “One

Woman in a Hundred,” she draws on extensive inter-views with Phillips, members of her family, and her colleagues, and in-depth research from numerous archival sources to memorialize the life and times of one of Philadelphia’s most deserving, unsung heroes.

In addition to telling Phillips’s personal story, Welsh’s book presents a rare backstage look at the fabulous Philadelphia Orchestra during an impor-tant era in its history as well as a vivid portrait of one of the 20th century’s most innovative and con-troversial conductors, Leopold Stokowski. Through Phillips’ eyes, readers see Stokowski’s intensity in rehearsal and during live performance; his famous affair with Greta Garbo; his escalating wars with the orchestra’s board of directors; and his devotion to spreading the reach of classical music beyond the concert hall, which paved the way for the Philadel-phia Orchestra’s groundbreaking performance in “Fantasia.”

Classical music fans, Philadelphia history buffs and women of all ages will enjoy Welsh’s “One Wom-an in a Hundred.” Readers will come away with a greater appreciation for these topics and more:

It shows the intense training, setbacks and suc-cesses of a young member of a world-class orchestra and Phillips’ strategy for survival in a male-dominat-ed industry years before women had any semblance of professional equality in the workplace.

The Philadelphia Orchestra’s rise to prominence under conductor Leopold Stokowski included perfor-mances by renowned musicians of the time including Arturo Toscanini, Fritz Reiner, Otto Klemperer, Sir Thomas Beecham, and Eugene Ormandy.

Phillips’ influential teacher was Carlos Salzedo, a celebrated harpist, conductor and composer. Welsh is a former executive director of the Bach Festival of Philadelphia, where she worked closely with Edna Phillips, the chair of the festival’s board of directors. Welsh has written for the “American Harp Journal,” the “World Harp Review,” and “Philadelphia Music Makers” and has served on the Chestnut Hill Com-mittee for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the board of directors of the Germantown Branch of Settle-ment Music School. She earned a Bachelor’s degree at Northwestern University and a Master’s degree at Villanova. She lives in Philadelphia.

“One Woman in a Hundred” is available at ama-zon.com, barnesandnoble.com, press.uillinois.edu and most major bookstores. For more information, visit onewomaninahundred.com.

March is Women's History Month, ‘One Woman in a Hundred:’Edna Phillips and the Philadelphia Orchestra

“I do not like to see women in orchestras. As an orchestra member once said to me, ‘If she’s attractive, I can’t play with her. If she’s not, I won’t.’” — Sir Thomas Beecham


Two Americans in ChinaBy amanDa roBErTS

There is a constant controversy in China over the privileges that foreigners hold. Foreigners make more money, get more perks and are often ignored by law enforcement simply because they are white. This month, a major boon for women was stuck here in China, but it was awarded to a foreign woman, not a Chinese woman. Is justice in China also a “foreigner privilege?”

Justice – A Foreign Luxury A major boon for women in China was struck

recently by Kim Lee, the American wife of abu-sive super-star Chinese millionaire Li Yang. In the 10 years they were together, Li routinely beat his wife, even while she was pregnant. Last year, she finally had enough and posted images of her scrapes and bruises to the internet. In the wake of overwhelming public support, Kim Lee achieved what few women in China have received before – a divorce from an abusive husband. She also received a nearly $2 million settlement and full custody of their three children. But she also received some-thing that no Chinese woman has gotten before – a restraining order.

China has no laws protecting women from abu-sive relationships and abuse is accepted as the

norm in Chinese culture. Last year when a young Chinese girl was apparently being assaulted by a man in a public park, men walk-ing by at first refused to help the girl because they thought the man was her boyfriend. China also has no standard laws for alimony or child support. If a woman chooses to leave her husband she usually will leave with nothing.

Don’t get me wrong. What Kim Lee received from the Chinese courts is nothing short of amaz-ing. In a system that has no guarantees of jus-tice, she won and she deserves every penny she gets. Her case also technically sets a precedent for Chinese women. The Beijing court system has basically said that women can leave their abusive husbands and that men will have to pay the con-sequences for abusing their wives. But does this mean that throngs of abused women will be flock-ing to the Beijing courthouse pleading for justice?

I don’t think so.Kim Lee had two things that Chinese women

don’t. One is an American passport. She and her children could leave her husband and even the country if they needed to (and they did). The other is a culture that supports a woman who chooses to leave an abusive mate. In America, it is unac-ceptable for a husband to beat his wife. There are clear laws against it and most (reasonable) people would not punish a woman for choosing to leave an abusive relationship. China isn’t like that, though. Women are still undervalued and if a woman were to choose to leave an abusive husband she would have no money and nowhere to go except back home to her parents where she most likely wouldn’t be welcome.

It would be seen as a huge burden for a family to take a daughter back into their home who would have no more marriage prospects, and possibly take in her children, as well. Unfortunately, the cliché of a woman who is “damaged goods” with “baggage” is still alive and well in China.

While the ruling that Kim Lee received was fair, just, deserved, and sets a positive precedent for all Chinese women, she only got it because she is actually a foreigner. Remember that this is the same culture that currently has a Chinese woman sitting on death row in Sichuan for killing her abusive husband in self-defense after the police re-fused to help her. It will still be a long time before native Chinese women in China are afforded the same justice as foreigners.

amanda roberts

China has no laws protecting women from abusive relationships and no standard laws for alimony or child support.


Ocean Camp

BRAGGING RIGHTS

SuBmiTTED By BELinDa rinGPFEiL

Belinda Ringpfeil, director of Ocean Camp Marine Education,andChandraWright,GulfShores/OrangeBeach nature tourism specialist, worked along with many others to plants trees, build bird perches, clear overgrown moss on Bird Island so Tern birds can nest on the sand, along with providing general cleanup. A big thank you to Tracy Holiday, Islands of Perdido Founda-tion, for organizing this successful event.

Photos were taken at Robinson Island near Perdido Bridge on Saturday, Feb. 2 and was sponsored by Per-dido Foundation.

The mission of Ocean Camp is to give priority to marine/environmentaleducationinthelocalcommuni-ties as an opportunity to build marine science career interests, respect for our natural world and increase learning venues for our visitors.

“April Awareness”April had set in without a nod from me.I had been too busy to noticeranks of pink and greenspringing up outside my doorsaluting the rise of sap.

Then one unspectacular daythe brassy Captainof the seasons lingeredjust beyond my lawn and madeglowing gestures of command.

In that yellow-white momentI joined a light regiment of rainas it marched up the walkwith the quickening stepof spring on parade. By Betty Spence


In memory of our beloved Father, Son, Grandson and Nephew:

Cody E. Sheldon

August 2, 1984-February 12, 2011

“When I’m Gone”When I come to the end of my journey

and I travel my last weary mile, just forgetif you can, that I ever frowned and remember

only the smile. Forget unkind words I have spoken;remember some good I have done. Forget that I everhad heartache and remember I’ve had loads of fun.

Forget blunders that sometimes fell by the way.Remember I have fought some hard battles and won,

ere the close of the day.So please don’t grieve for my going, I would not have

you sad for a day. But in summer justgather some flowers and remember the place

where I lay. Come in the shade of evening when the sun paints the sky in the west. Stand for a fewmoments beside me and remember only my best.

We miss you so much, Cody.Daughters: kiylee and kodi,

mom and DadGrandpa and Grandma Sheldon

uncle Bryon and aunt kim


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Exercise excuses won’t help your health or fitness:Combat concerns and worries to break down barriers to success

By SuE PaTTErSon

Many people want to be fit, but find excuses that prevent them from starting an exercise program.

Vivienne Halpern, MD, a vascular surgeon at the Phoenix VA Health Care System and a member of the Society for Vascular Surgery®, said that simple exer-cise can actually help people improve illness such as peripheral artery disease, a condition where there is a reduction in blood flow in the arteries of the limbs due to plaque blockage. Initially there is leg pain (or tight-ness, heaviness, cramping, or weakness) when walking or during an activity, which subsides when a person stops to rest. Exercising and walking regularly, at least 30 minutes three times each week, may help improve your symptoms.

“Many times vascular surgeons plan a supervised exercise walking program on a treadmill to improve the amount of time a person can walk, lessen their disability and decrease the chance of cardiovascular events,” said Dr. Halpern. “The program helps get more oxygen to the arteries and muscles, strengthens the leg muscles, and can improve oxygen-rich blood flow to the legs.”

It is now 2013, so resolve to walk or do other exer-cises this year. Dr. Halpern added that you are never too old for physical activity and fitness is important to our health as we age. Resolve to eliminate any excuses may keep you from exercising. Here are some excuses and ways to overcome them:

You think you don’t have enough time for exercise, you’re tired, or are bored with it. If you are out of shape, you may feel tired. However by planning a schedule, you can block out 15 minutes per day for exercise. Walk with friends outside in nice weather or in a mall, while engaging in conversation; the 15 minutes will go by quickly. If you cannot find people to walk with or dislike exercising in public, stay home and pedal your station-ary bike while watching television or listening to music. Bored with your routine? Change patterns in your ex-ercise, like taking different walking paths to keep your

interest up. I’m afraid I might fall. If exercising at home, make

sure your home has good lighting, uncluttered floors and no loose rugs. If you go outdoors make sure that all walking areas are clear and level. When beginning, you may wish to work on chair exercises, ride a low level, recumbent bike, or exercise in a pool. Keeping your ankles and legs strong and flexible also will reduce your risk of falls.

Exercise causes pain. For some conditions like arthri-tis, exercise may even reduce pain. Exercise for healthy people should be at a moderate level and aerobic, to keep people fit and energetic. If you have a condition, talk with your care provider to see if you are exercising properly and not overdoing it, which might cause pain. Find out whether a specific movement is right for you.

I might not be able to do the exercise at all. Do what-ever you are able to do — no matter how short or how easy — moving will be much more beneficial than doing nothing at all. Be happy about what you can do rather than feeling bad about what you can’t. New things may seem impossible to do, but when goals are broken down into time segments you will feel successful every time you complete a small step. Keep exercise simple for one minute at a time, several times a day. Better fitness even can help you cope with an illness and may prevent further problems.

I might have a heart attack. Research shows that the risk of illness or heart attack is much greater for people who are not physically active.

About the Society for Vascular SurgeryThe Society for Vascular Surgery® (SVS) is a not-for-

profit professional medical society, composed primarily of vascular surgeons, that seeks to advance excellence and innovation in vascular health through education, advocacy, research and public awareness. SVS is the national advocate for 4,008 specialty-trained vascu-lar surgeons and other medical professionals who are dedicated to the prevention and cure of vascular disease. Visit its website at VascularWeb.org®.


Get ready for some (financial) spring cleaningSpring is in the air — or, at the very least, it’s on the

calendar this week. And if you’re like many people, you may be looking forward to doing some spring cleaning around your house and yard. But this year, why not go beyond your physical environment and do some “spruc-ing up” of your financial situation?

Here are a few possibilities to consider:Clean your portfolio of “clutter.” When you go through

your house, you may find some clutter in closets, stor-age areas, on top of desks, under beds or just about any other place. Your investment portfolio also may contain clutter, in the form of investments that no longer meet your needs. Consequently, it’s a good idea to “de-clutter” your portfolio periodically by selling those extraneous investments and using the proceeds to help purchase others that may be more effective in helping you make progress toward your financial goals.

Consolidate your investments in one place. As you clean your house, you may find that you have many common items, such as brooms, hammers, duct tape and so on, scattered among various rooms. It might be more efficient to keep all such objects in one central location; this can help prevent you from needlessly replacing or duplicating them. As an investor, you may have an IRA with one financial services provider, an old 401(k) with a different one, and some other investments with yet another institution. If you consolidated all these invest-ment vehicles with one provider, you might be able to save some fees and expenses. Perhaps even more impor-tantly, by uniting all your investments in one place, you may find it easier to follow a central, unified investment strategy.

Check for “gaps” in your financial strategy. Every spring, it’s a good idea to check your gutters for leaks, your sidewalks for cracks and your paint for chips. By doing so, you’ll help protect your home and surround-ings. To help protect your family’s future, it’s important to have adequate life and disability insurance.

Plant seeds for growth. When spring arrives, it’s time

to plant the seeds for your flowers and vegetables. As an investor, you also have to be concerned about growth. Specifically, you’ll want to consider investments that have the potential to grow enough to help provide the financial resources to meet your long-term goals, such as a comfortable retirement. Consequently, you should review your portfolio to determine if it contains an ap-propriate amount of growth-oriented vehicles for your individual objectives, time horizon and risk tolerance.

Seek professional assistance. When you’re tidying up for spring, you may find some jobs that you can’t do alone, such as cleaning a heavily stained carpet, unclog-ging a blocked drain or trimming the highest branches on a tree. For these tasks, you might need to call in trained professionals. It’s the same with investing: You can do some things on your own, but for complex tasks such as creating and maintaining an appropri-ate investment strategy, you may need to work with a financial professional.

Consider putting these spring-cleaning tips to work soon. They may just help put some sparkle and shine into your financial “house.”

Edward Jones, its employees and financial advisors are not estate planners and cannot provide tax or legal advice. You should consult your estate-planning attorney or qualified tax advisor regarding your situation.

Steve Ellison, Financial Advisor1745 main St. Suite aDaphne, aL 36526251-626-7701www.edwardjones.com/taxtalk


Five things every veteran should know about PTSDSuBmiTTED By GuarDianS oF rESCuE

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is some-thing that many people are vaguely familiar with. Yet they may not know exactly what it is or what can be done about it. PTSD is a mental health condition that can occur after someone has gone through a traumatic event, such as a war; this makes it common among veterans. The more people understand this condition, the more likely they will seek to receive the help they need in order to overcome it.

“Veterans have served time protecting our country. Once they come home, it is our job to step up and help protect them,” explains Robert Mis-seri, president of Guardians of Rescue. “Many of our veterans are suffering from PTSD and need resources and help in order to help them improve their quality of life. We try to do our part in help-ing those veterans, and have been successful so far.”

Here are five things every veteran should know about PTSD:

1. They are not alone. PTSD is common among veterans, so much so that it is estimated

that around 400,000 of them currently experience it. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs reports that the average PTSD rate for all adults is 6.8 percent. Yet for veterans it ranges from 12-31 percent, depending on their service. For example, the PTSD rate for those who served in Vietnam is 31 percent, while those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan is 14 percent.

2. It changes people. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), PTSD changes

the body’s response to stress. It does this by affect-ing the stress hormones and chemicals that carry information between the nerves. This creates an anxiety in people, one that comes with a range of side effects.

3. They may have the symptoms. Some veter-ans may not recognize that they have PTSD,

yet they may have some of the symptoms. Those symptoms include reliving the event, nightmares, emotional numbing, avoidance, being easily star-tled and feeling irritated, among others. Veterans who have these symptoms for more than a 30-day period should be evaluated to determine whether they have PTSD.

4. There are three main categories. The NIH breaks down PTSD symptoms into three

main categories, which include reliving the event, avoidance and arousal (e.g., anxiety, being para-noid, etc.). Each of these tends to disturb their day-to-day activity and life. Another aspect is that veterans may feel guilt about the event, like for be-ing one who has survived it when others didn’t.

5. There is help. There is help for those who have PTSD. Such things as having a good

social support system, attending a support group and desensitization treatment can be helpful in preventing and addressing it. Animal therapy is another effective treatment method, which in-volves getting veterans around animals, such as getting them a dog.

The group is making plans to visit military bas-es and pick up dogs of those soldiers who need help taking care of them while they are serving abroad. This is instrumental so they don’t end up in high kill shelters and can be adopted out or placed in foster homes. They have recently made stops at Fort Stewart and are soon heading to Fort Bragg.

Guardians of Rescue has a program called “Ani-mals Helping People,” where they pair shelter dogs up with veterans suffering from PTSD or other psychological conditions. Army Corporal John Wal-lace is part of this program to help the soldiers. He teamed up with the organization after they sent him his beloved “Tommy” after he returned from the war. Together, they have helped transport



10 dogs from Afghanistan to the United States and have reunited them with the U.S. soldiers that cared for them during combat. “Many times, soldiers rely on the dogs they find as their eyes and ears,” explains Wallace. “But when the troops finally leave, the animals are just left to fend for themselves, and often become targeted. Reuniting these soldiers with the dogs they had while de-ployed is therapeutic.”

Guardians of Rescue provides assistance to animals out on the streets, helping to rescue them, provide medical care, food and shelter, and find foster home placement. Many families are still struggling to recover from the storm, making it

difficult to care for their pet, either financially or while living in temporary housing. To learn more, or to make a donation to support the Guardians of Rescue, log onto guardiansofrescue.org.

About Guardians of RescueBased in New York, Guardians of Rescue is an

organization whose mission is to protect the well being of all animals. They provide aid to animals in distress, including facilitating foster programs, rehabilitation, assisting other rescue groups and providing support to families, both military and not, who need assistance due to economic factors. To learn more about Guardians of Rescue, visit the site at guardiansofrescue.org.


Florida Archaeology Month: Viva Florida 500:Examining the last 500 years of Florida’s cultural diversity through archaeology

SuBmiTTED By viva FLoriDa 500

The year 2013 marks the 500-year anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s arrival on Florida shores and first interactions with Florida’s indigenous people. From that point on, Florida has seen the arrival of many people of different nationalities and cul-tures. The archaeology of Florida’s diverse legacy begins at these distant points and continues into the present day. Archaeologists seek to learn about the more recent past, like the beginnings of tour-ism and the development of urban centers, because it can also shed light on how our diverse heritage continues to impact and enrich our lives.

Florida’s diverse history and prehistory stretches back over 12,000 years. Every March, statewide programs and events celebrating Florida Archaeol-ogy Month are designed to encourage Floridians and visitors to learn more about the archaeology and history of the state, and to preserve these important parts of Florida’s rich cultural heritage. Plan to attend some of the many events through-out Florida during March 2013. A full listing of events can be found on the events’ webpages of the regional centers of the Florida Public Archaeol-ogy Network or on the Viva Florida 500 website at vivaflorida.org.

Florida Archaeology Month is coordinated by the Florida Anthropological Society (FAS), the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN), the Florida Archaeological Council, Inc., and the Florida Divi-sion of Historical Resources. Additional sponsors include state and local museums, historical com-missions, libraries and public and private school systems. The 2013 Florida Archaeology Month poster is available through local FAS chapters and can be acquired at various events sponsored by the participating organizations.


Minimum radiation in medical imagingSuBmiTTED By PrECiSion imaGinG

Medical imaging technologies, such as CT scans, have become essential tools in medical care. Clini-cal images assist doctors to more accurately diagnose and treat a wider variety of conditions than was ever before possible. Benefits of imaging include early diag-nosis of disease and avoiding unnecessary exploratory surgery. But, over-exposure to radiation can be harmful and has the potential to cause long-term damage, such as cancer.

When medically needed, the benefits of medical imaging utilizing radiation far outweigh the risk. And, there is technology available to minimize the risk. Precision Imaging offers the most advanced imaging technology, lowering radiation dosage up to 60%.

Latest Imaging TechnologyAdvances in modern imaging technology have made

it possible to produce highly accurate images using very low doses. Precision Imaging in Gulf Shores has invested in Siemens’ new IRIS technology that lowers radiation dose up to 60% in a wide range of routine CT scans. Precision is the only imaging facility in the area to offer this technology.

In addition, Precision Imaging’s CT scanner is Sie-

mens’ newest platform in CT technology, offering CARE dose reduction (Combined Applications to Reduce Ex-posure) that also helps minimize radiation exposure.

High-risk PatientsRadiation dose reduction is particularly important

when imaging children, women of childbearing age and patients who need multiple CT examinations.

Choice of Imaging Facilities“Patients usually do not realize that they may

choose where they want to go for medical imaging, but they can,” said Board-Certified Radiologist Dr. Jason Williams of Precision Imaging. “Just as a patient may take a drug prescription to any pharmacy; a patient may choose their medical imaging facility. I suggest that if your doctor orders an imaging examination, you select an imaging facility with the newest technology for better image resolution and one with the lowest dose of radiation available for your safety.”

Precision Imaging’s mission is to provide unsur-passed patient care, the most advanced diagnostic imaging technology, and the highest standards of qual-ity. Precision Imaging is located at 1680 West 2nd St., Gulf Shores. For more information, call 251-948-3420 or visit www.PrecisionImag.com.

mammograms are one type of medical imaging that use x-rays to examine the internal structure of the breasts. They can detect the earliest stages of breast cancer.




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