Conductor heals with Cambodian music in diverse performances
Vim Ponn, 65, leads the Cambodian Children's Orchestra in Long Beach and Washington DC inspired by a past marked by Pol Pot. Once a Royal Army musician, he hid his talent in rice paddies before escaping to the United States. Now he conducts three groups and brings Cambodian culture to multicultural festivals and TV performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vim Ponn
Ponn
Pol Pot
Cambodia
Royal Ballet
Penn
Thailand
Khao I Dang Holding Center
United States
The
National Council For the Traditional Arts
Washington, DC
Kennedy Center
Long Beach
California
Mexico City
Korea
Brazil
Spain
Yinn Ponn
Lucille S. deView
Orange County Register
Companies stand behind products with customer care
A reader recounts contacting a skincare maker after finding a gritty bottle. Helpful staff indicated a bad batch and offered a no cost replacement. The note encourages calling manufacturers even without toll free numbers to preserve good relations. A tip suggests talcum powder on rubber sheets eases transfer for arthritic patients.
Heloise tips keep mashed potatoes warm longer
Anson Johnson Jr of Palmyra New York shares a money saving kitchen tip. Pour hot potato water into the serving dish to heat it then mash and transfer the potatoes back into the warm dish for serving.
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Heloise
Anson Johnson, Jr
Palmyra
N.Y
P.O
San Antonio
Texas
Kinfolk Trackers and Dendrochronology Lecture Schedule
Kinfolk Trackers Genealogical Society meets at 7 p.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for a round table with final prep for the Oct. 28 genealogical seminar. Tryon Palace hosts History Through Timber lecture by Herman J. Heikkonen, 7:30 p.m. today in the Tryon Palace auditorium on George and Pollock streets. Free, public, no reservations. Call 637-7846 or 633-4591 for details.
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Kinfolk Trackers Genealogical Society
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Tryon Palace
Herman J. Heikkonen
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg
George and Pollock Streets
White House Conference on Aging issues by survey
The article reviews the history of White House Conferences on Aging from 1961 to 1995 and notes the push for a national aging agenda based on citizen input. It highlights key figures, past achievements like Medicare and the Older Americans Act, and quotes experts urging focus on health care and aging policies.
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White House
Washington, D.C
Robert Blancato
Washington
Blancato
Harry S. Truman
Federal Security Agency
Social Security Administration
Truman
John F. Kennedy
Congress
George Bush
Clinton
Fernando Torres-Gil
California
Robert Martinez
Department of Aging
Martinez
John Rother
American Association of Retired Persons
Rother
Neel Buell
Coastline
Col
Buell
Meet You At column update for first Friday in November
The Sun Journal will revise the Meet You At column on the first Friday in November. Groups wishing to remain listed must resubmit in writing their information. Update your details to keep a complete club listing for the community. for info call 638-8101.
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The
Sun Journal
Life
Newsroom
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