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JANUARY 2017 | VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1 | 5ENSESMAG.COM

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In which: Nichole Trushell

4 16 18 5 6 7 + 10 8/9 11 20 12 21 14 22 brushes up on art programming for children at the ’Tis Annex

Markoff Chaney

cranes her neck to spy a site and sight of mass winged flight

Kathleen Yetman

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James Dungeon

leaves photosynthesis to the evermore capable coniferous plants

Corinne Shaw

Publisher & Editor: Nicholas DeMarino Copy Editor: Susan Smart Featured Columnist: Alan Dean Foster Staff Writers & Columnists: Robert Blood, Paolo Chlebecek, James Dungeon, Ty Fitzmorris, Reva Sherrard, Mara Trushell, & Kathleen Yetman

presents the future by looking past the perfect presents of events passed

COVER IMAGE: A public literary plea

by Edythe Dean.

vies for a versatile vegetable that unvaryingly weathers the winter

Peregrine Book Co. staff

books some good reads as the everready staff curls up with good books

Alan Dean Foster

Here & (T)here

sinks his teeth into a controversial culinary cacao conundrum

Reva Sherrard

Discover events in and around Prescott and the surrounding area

Prescott Peeps

reaps the revelatory results of playing FarmVille Underworld edition

Barry Barbe

Celebrate someone who’s making our community an even greater place

Get Involved

freely advocates to keep the public in the Prescott Public Library

Ty Fitzmorris

Discover ways to make a positive difference in our community

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Smart, quirky comics about the strange-but-true by Russell Miller

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By Nichole Trushell ike animals, plants prepare for winter.

Shortening day-length triggers hormone and cellular changes. Signs of this, such as fall color and leaf drop in our deciduous cottonwood, gambel oak, and three-leaf sumacs, are obvious and lovely. But how do evergreens survive?

Our Highlands conifers (cone bearers) like juniper and pine have needles or tiny scale leaves.

We see them as evergreen, but they actually lose and replace leaves slowly throughout the year.

Remarkably, these plants can photosynthesize during all seasons.

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hotosynthesis in winter is a risk — it requires water. Conifers face freezing damage to cells and must resolve water movement through their vascular systems when temperatures fall below freezing. The strategies are elegant.

With their tiny but numerous evergreen leaves, conifers have an enormous surface area which collectively can bring in a lot of sunlight, even in winter. Leaves have a waxy coating of cutin which acts as insulation to both water loss and cold, and they have the ability to close their stomates (leaf pores) tightly to reduce water loss during inclement weather. Plants also have sturdy cell walls that prevent splitting when ice crystals form inside the cells, and the sap does not freeze easily.

Plant of the Month

Conifers Pines with snow. Courtesy photo.

The antifreeze-like sap and the waxy coating on the needles help, but in extremes, the water in the ground and plant may freeze. Water movement in plants is passive and relies on evaporation, the cohesion of water molecules, and on osmotic pressure differences. These don’t work if water is frozen, and if the water column is broken by freezing, movement of water ceases.

More adaptations solve some of this. Within the water transport tubes, the xylem, conifers have tiny “check valves” to keep water flow available.

As ice forms and expands, the pressure within the water column increases and a “float” seals the ends of each tracheid that makes up a tube. When the ice crystals melt, pressure returns to normal and the water column is restored to flow.

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o, on a winter hike, stop by a conifer.

Feel the waxy cuticle on a pine needle, find a tiny individual scale leaf on a juniper, notice how many leaves there are. Remember all the elegant strategies it takes to stay winter green. **** Visit the Highlands Center for Natural History at 1375 Walker Road, 928-776-9550, or Highlands Center.Org. Nichole Trushell is a partner of Landscapes for Life and founding director of the Highlands Center for Natural History.

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Bird of the Month

Sandhill Crane Photo by Corinne Shaw.

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By Corinne Shaw s new birders, we joined the Prescott Audubon Society to enhance our birding knowledge. To experience a new birding adventure, we traveled to the Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico for the Sandhill Crane Festival.

To support the many migrating birds, including the Sandhill Cranes, the Bosque del Apache NWR and local farmers carefully plant and harvest crane-friendly food sources.

As the weather turns cold in Colorado, the cranes travel through New Mexico, to the delight of thousands of birders.

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uring the day, the cranes feed in the fields in the area. The cranes may number in the thousands, but they will not be seen in large numbers in the Refuge during the day.

As dusk approaches, the cranes start to fly into the local ponds and the large ponds of the Bosque. You can hear the cranes calling for miles; they have a wonderful night-time call. Crane groups can range from only a few to as many as 20 in magnificent “Y” formations. As a photographer, the sight of a flock of Sandhill

Cranes is a beautiful must-have picture.

Sandhill Cranes roost in shallow ponds. The water provides good protection; a coyote’s splashing approach, would result in alarms awakening the entire flock.

Not long after sunrise, lift-off activities begin. Sandhill Cranes prefer not to fly from the water, they make their way to the shore to stretch their wings, limber up their legs and sing their morning calls. To signal take off, cranes lower their heads, lean forward and take a short run to achieve flight. Birds lift off in small groups and are joined by other birds as they fly overhead. This take off routine continues until all the birds have left the pond. ***** Visit Prescott Audubon Society at PrescottAudubon.Org. Contact them at Contact@PrescottAudubon.

Org. Corinne Shaw worked for a large food manufacturer for over 30 years. She and her husband Jerry retired to Prescott Valley, Arizona in 2007.

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Vegetable of the Month

Leeks Photo by Kathleen Yetman.

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By Kathleen Yetman

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he leek is a cultivar of Allium ampeloprasum that has been grown for its edible leaves for millennia. Dried specimens and wall drawings and carvings of leeks in excavated Ancient Egyptian sites show that the leek was a popular vegetable there as far back as the second millennium B.C.E. It is closely related to elephant garlic and shares a genus with onions and garlic. While the mature leek appears to be a stem due to its length and shape, it is actually the leaves that grow so tightly together that they create the long stalk.

Leeks can be grown year-round here in Yavapai County. They are generally planted in late winter and throughout the spring and can be left in the ground during the winter, allowing for a continual harvest.

Leeks prefer well-draining soil.

The edible part of the leaves is the white part that grows beneath the soil. Farmers can increase the length of the edible part by adding soil to the base as the leek grows.

Sometimes soil gets caught between the leaves. In order to clean it, slice the leek lengthwise once and run each half under water before cooking.

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utritionally, leeks are similar to garlic and onions — i.e. they support cardiovascular health and acting

as anti-inflammatories. The leek is a versatile vegetable that can be cooked as a substitute for onions.

Raw leeks are crunchy and firm; when cooked, they have a slightly sweet, delicate flavor. The leek lends itself well to vegetable stocks and soups. Most people are familiar with leeks only in vichyssoise, cock-a-leekie, and potato leek soups.

Alternative ways of preparing leeks include roasting, boiling, sautéing, and grilling. They are a tasty addition to quiches and pastas and go well with dishes featuring potatoes, squash and/or hard cheese.

Leeks are a superb pizza topping if chopped into coins and briefly sautéed ahead of time. Winter is the best time to experiment with this unique vegetable, while other onions are not fresh from the field. ***** The Prescott Winter Market is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through April 29 at the Yavapai Regional Medical Center Pendleton Center parking lot, 930 Division St. The Prescott Valley Market is 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays through April 25 at the Harkins Theatres parking lot, at Glassford Hill Road and Park Avenue.

Kathleen Yetman is the managing director of the Prescott Farmers Market and a native of Prescott.

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A Piece and a Poem 2017

“A Place Called Home”

By Mr. Jason Grant Jason Grant’s job is styling homes for photo shoots, but he doesn’t believe we need to create these “perfect” homes in real life. In “A Place Called Home,” Jason shows that the most inspiring homes are relaxed, casual, and have good energy and aren’t just filled with designer furniture. A great book even if you’re just needing something for your coffee table. ~Lacey

“Dance, Dance, Dance”

By Haruki Murakami A mystery wrapped in an enigma, smothered in serendipitous secret sauce. ... Dreams and nightmares dance with reality in this strange and suspenseful tale. A Sheep-Man on a non-existing floor in a eerie hotel. A young girl with psychic capabilities and a love for the Talking Heads (among other musical groups) tries to help the unnamed narrator find his lost love. ~Joe

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“Weathering”

By Lucy Wood Atmospheric and beautiful. A mix between Neil Gaiman and Colm Toibin.

Each character weathers their own storms in a whirlwind of images and feelings, twisting in a maelstrom of time and memory. Ghostly echoes of real life; mistakes and mourning, smiles and satisfaction. ~Jon

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“Through the Woods”

By Emily Carroll These stories are spooky.

Plain and simple. Odd little creepies round every corner. I highly recommend this book to anyone that may not be a fan of comic books but loves a good scary tale. I also highly recommend this book to all the comic book fanatics out there. For fans of Neil Gaiman and Joe Hill. ~Jon

“All the Birds, Singing”

By Evie Wyld Jake, a newcomer to the wind-raked English community where she runs her sheep farm alone, suspects an unknown animal is killing her flock one by one. With great concision and sensory vividness her tale emerges memory by memory, a tale of guilt, debasement and extraordinary resilience whose horrors are more ordinary than supernatural. ~Reva

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By Saul Bellow Reflections on past mistakes with friends, enemies, family and lovers through anecdotes and unsent letters, Moses Herzog sifts through the highs and lows of his life in order to understand what has brought him to his current state. Semi-autobiographical, humorous and painful, Bellow writes directly from the heart with bare honesty and emotion. ~Joe

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Here & (T)here

Find out what's happening in and around Prescott

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scientific research, knowledge, and understanding. A Third Thursday Talk via Prescott Astronomy Club. (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Building 74 Lecture Hall 107, 3700 Willow Creek Road, PrescottAstronomyClub.Org)

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“How to Judge a Book by Its Cover” • 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25: Graphic designer Mariah Sinclair shares her thoughts on cover design. A monthly Professional Writers of Prescott meeting. (Prescott Valley Public Library, 7401 E. Civic Circle, 928-864-8642, Catalog.YLN. Info/Client/En_US/PVPL)

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“The BOOB Girls: The Burned Out Old Broads at Table 12” • 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28: Author Joy Johnson discusses her series of comedy mystery novels for seasoned women replete with the BOOB Girls' signature snacks of champagne, popcorn with M&Ms, and goldfish crackers. (Peregrine Book Co., 219A N. Cortez St., 928-445-9000, PeregrineBookCompany.

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Saturday Night Talk Series • 7 p.m. Saturdays: Talks on bringing traditional spiritual ideas and practice into everyday life. Via Vigraha and Sukham Seminars. (Vigraha Gallery, The Courtyard Bldg., 115 E. Goodwin St., 928-771-0205, VigrahaSacredArt.Com, $5)

“Support the Prescott Public Library!”

• 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4: Informational meeting about the Prescott City Council's discussion and consideration of charging fees for library access or stopping funding altogether. Learn more and pen a personal message for Barry Barbe's Postcard Project. [Editor's note: If you're reading this, it's probably past Jan. 4. See the January cover story on P. 12 to find out how to contribute to this vital effort.]

(Peregrine Book Co., 219A N. Cortez St., 928-445-9000, PeregrineBookCompany.

Com) PHOTO: A 1913 portrait of Andrew Carnegie, the man who gave Prescott a public library ... for free. Public domain.

Talks & presentations

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“The Life & Times of Tom Jeffords, Friend of Cochise” • 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5: Doug Hocking, retired U.S. Army officer, discusses the many adventures of Tom Jeffords, including scouting for the army during the Civil War, assisting with the start up of Tucson's mail services, and a friendship with the Cochise that eventually fostered peace negotiations with General O.O. Howard. Via the Arizona Humanities Council. (Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St., 928-777-1500, PrescottLibrary.Info)

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“Where Dinosaurs Roamed” • 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10: Geologist and author Christa Sadler discusses the lost worlds of Utah's Grand Staircase. A monthly Central Arizona Geology Club meeting. (Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St., 928-777-1500, PrescottLibrary.

Info, CentralArizonaGeologyClub.BlogSpot.Com)

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“Beacons Light the Way for Air Mail in Arizona” • 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18: Arv Shultz, aviation historian and former NWA captain, discusses air mail in Arizona. An ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program lecture. (ERAU Davis Learning Center, 3700 Willow Creek Road, 928-7776985, ERAU.Edu)

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“Planetary Science Field Research” • 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19: Robert Ward discusses meteorites he's personally recovered that have been used to advance

Nature, health, & outdoors Jay's Bird Barn bird walks • 8 a.m. Jan. 6, 13, 19, & 28: Local, guided bird walks. Via Jay's Bird Barn. (Jay’s Bird Barn, No. 113, 1046 Willow Creek Road, 928-443-5900, JaysBirdBarn.Com, RSVP)

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“Seed: The Untold Story” • 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12: Documentary screening about the dramatic loss of seed diversity featuring segments with Vandana Shiva, Dr. Jane Goodall, Andrew Kimbell, and Winona LaDuke. Via Slow Food Prescott and the Prescott College Natural History Institute. (Prescott Valley Harkins Theater, 7202 Pav Way, 928-775-2284, RSVP, $11)

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“The Art of Brewing Your Own Kombucha” • 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21: Learn the whys, how-tos, and benefits of this DIY ancient elixir. Includes taste-testing, starter kit, and recipes. (Nectar Apothecary, 219 W. Gurley St., 928445-4565, NectarApothecary.Com, RSVP by Jan. 14, $30)

Community Nature class series • 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 24, 26, 31 & Feb. 2, 7, 9, 14, & 16: Speakers include representatives of Prescott College, the Prescott College Natural History Institute, Native Plant Society, Highlands Center, and more. Topics includes insects, wildflowers, plant communities, prehistoric archaeology, winter birds, mushrooms, and medicinal plants. (Highlands Center for Natural History, 1375 S. Walker Road, 928776-9550, HighlandsCenter.

Org, RSVP, $22 per class, $145 series)

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“Canyonlands by Raft: Three Hundred Miles of River Beauty” • 5-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24: Flagstaff author Tom Martin presents the challenges he faced while compiling material for “Guide to the Colorado & Green Rivers in the Canyonlands of Utah and Colorado.” (Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St., 928-777-1500, PrescottLibrary.Info)

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“Baffin Island: You Can't Get Any Further North Than This” • 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26: Brent Bitz, a Northern Arizona Audubon Society board member, discusses a June 2015 trip Baffin Island birding including Snow

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“Why Dogs Hump & Bees Get Depressed” • 9:30-11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20: Discuss Marc Bekoff 's book about the science of animal intelligence, emotions, friendship, and conservation. A monthly Natural History Book Club meeting. (Prescott College Natural History Institute, 312 Grove Ave., 928-350-2280, Prescott.Edu/NaturalHistory-Institute) IMAGE: The cover of Marc Bekoff 's book. Fair use.

Buntings, Northern Wheatears, Lapland Longspurs, Longtailed Ducks, Thick-billed Murres, King and Common elders, Black Guillemots, and the rare Ivory Gulls. (Trinity Presbyterian Church, 630 Park Ave., PrescottAudubon.Org) Prescott Valley Farmers Market • 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays: Weekly farmers market featuring local food and much more. (Harkins Theatres parking lot, Glassford Hill Road and Park Avenue, PrescottFarmersMarket.Org) Prescott Winter Farmers Market • 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays: Weekly farmers market featuring local food and much more. (Yavapai Regional Medical Center Pendleton Center parking lot, 930 Division St., PrescottFarmersMarket.Org)

Groups & games

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“Board Game Night” • 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5: Open game night for enthusiasts of all ages and origin stories, facilitating all tabletop, card, and board games. (Peregrine Book Co., 219A N. Cortez St., 928-445-9000, PeregrineBookCompany.Com) PHOTO: An unlikely, but very cool Hero Quest board.

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Prescott Area Boardgamers • 4-8 p.m. Jan. 4 & 18: Play board games. (Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St., 928-777-1500, Prescott.

Library.Info)

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“Death Cafe” • 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12: People gather to eat cake, drink tea, and discuss death with the objective “to increase awareness of death with a view to help people make the most of their (finite) lives.”

(Peregrine Book Co., 219A N. Cortez St., 928-445-9000, PeregrineBookCompany.Com) Prescott Public Library vieweries • Mondays through Saturdays: Library vieweries featuring displays from and about Veterans Connection and Veteran's Resource Center.

(Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St., 928-777-1500, PrescottLibrary.Info)

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Performing arts

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“Les Liaisons Dangereuses” • 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5: Via satellite, The National Theatre Live’s production of “Les Liaisons Dangereuses,” based on Choderlos de Laclos’ novel of sex, intrigue, and betrayal in pre-revolutionary France. (Yavapai College Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon St., 928-776-2000, YCPAC.Com, $10-$15)

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“Nabucco” • 10:55 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 7: Via satellite, The Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Nabucco,” an encore performance of Verdi’s early drama of Ancient Babylon. (Yavapai College Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon St., 928-776-2000, YCPAC.Com, $12-$24)

“Charley’s Aunt” • 7:30 p.m. Jan 12-14 &19-21; 2 p.m. Jan. 15, 21, & 22: Brandon Thomas’ sensational, entertaining farce. Directed by Rob White. (Prescott Center for the Arts, 208 N. Marina St., 928445-3286, PCA-AZ.Net, $12-$20)

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“Steel Guitar Extravaganza” • 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15: The Southwest’s second-largest steel guitar concert featuring country, rock, and oldies. Via High Desert Steel Guitar Club and Agape House of Prescott.

(Elks Theatre, 117 E. Gurley St., 928-777-1367, PrescottElksTheater.Com, $20)

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“Romeo et Juliette” • 10:55 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21: Via satellite, The Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Romeo et Juliette,” an encore presentation of Shakespeare’s timeless story of star-crossed lovers.

(Yavapai College Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon St., 928-776-2000, YCPAC.Com, $12-$24)

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“Phoenix Symphony: The Music of Leonard Bernstein” • 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22: Music director Tito Munoz leads the Phoenix Symphony in a program dedicated to Leonard Bernstein, including “Symphonic Dances” from “West Side Story.”

(Yavapai College Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon St., 928-776-2000, YCPAC.Com, YavapaiSymphony.Org, $10-$37)

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Open mic poetry • 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25: Poet Dan Seaman emcees monthly open mic poetry. (Peregrine Book Co., 219A N. Cortez St., 928-445-9000, PeregrineBookCompany.Com)

“The Sleeping Beauty” • 10:55 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25: Via satellite, The Bolshoi Ballet’s production of “The Sleeping Beauty,” Perrault’s fairy tale of Princess Aurora, who, at 16, was cursed by Carabosse to sleep for 100 years. (Yavapai College Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon St., 928-776-2000, YCPAC.Com, $10-$17)

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Contra dance • 7-7:30 p.m. lesson; 7:30-10 p.m. dance Saturday, Jan. 28: Contra dancing. Via Folk Happens. Calls by Archie Maclellan, music by Chupacabras. (First Congregation Church, 216 E. Gurley St., 928-925-5210, FolkHappens.Org, $4-$8) Social dance classes • Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, & Sundays: Learn the Argentine tango, West Coast swing, tribal belly dance, Lindy hop swing, flamenco, and Latin dance. (Flying Nest

ticipant. (The Beastro, 117 N. McCormick St., 928-778-0284, TheBeastro.Org)

Open mic poetry • 7-9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11: Monthly poetry jam presented by Decipherers Synonymous. (The Beastro, 117 N. McCormick St., 971-340-6970, TheBeastro.Com) PHOTO: Decipherers Synonymous performing on “The Mile High Show,” TheMileHighShow.Com. Photo by Matt Santos.

Movement Arts, 322 W. Gurley St., 928-432-3068, FlyingNestStudio.Com, prices vary) Performance dance/movement arts classes • Wednesdays & Thursdays: Learn contemporary dance, movement for life, and normative movement. (Flying Nest Movement Arts, 322 W. Gurley St., 928-432-3068, FlyingNestStudio.Com, prices vary)

Visual arts 4th Friday Art Walk • 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27: Monthly art walk including artist receptions, openings, and demonstrations at more than 18 galleries. (ArtThe4th.Com) ’Tis Art Center & Gallery • Dec. 22-Jan. 24: “The Eyes Have It,” an annual winter photography exhibit.

• Jan. 2-14: “Fall 2016 STEPS Student Art Exhibit,” featuring the work of artists 5- through 18-years-old from the fall 2016 STEP program. Artists reception is 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7.

• Jan. 15-Feb. 14: “Bozko,” featuring organic, intuitive works

by Ken Bozkoff. Artist reception 5-7 p.m. on 4th Friday Art Walk, Jan. 27.

• Jan. 26-Feb. 21: “A Piece & a Poem 2017,” an annual art and poetry exhibit. Artists reception is 5-7 p.m. on 4th Friday Art Walk, Jan. 27. (‘Tis Art Center & Gallery, 105 S. Cortez St., 928-775-0223, TisArtGallery.Com) Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery • Jan. 1-Jan. 25: “Artful Mirrors,” featuring artwork incorporating mirrors by Arts Prescott co-op members.

• Jan. 27-Feb. 22: “The Edge of My Knife,” featuring oils with palette knife by Dane Chinnock. Artist reception is 5-8 p.m. 0n 4th Friday Art Walk, Jan. 27. Music by Salt of the Earth.

(Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery, 134 S. Montezuma St., 928-7767717, ArtsPescott.Com) The Beastro • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk par-

Hassayampa Inn • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Hassayampa Inn, 122 E. Gurley St., 928-778-9434, HassayampaInn.Com) Huckeba Art Gallery • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Huckeba Art Gallery, 227 W. Gurley St., 928-445-3848, Huckeba-Art-Quest.

Com) Ian Russell Gallery • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Ian Russell Gallery, 130 S. Montezuma St., 928-445-7009, IanRussellArt. Com) Mountain Artists Guild • Jan. 9-Feb. 24: “Nouveau” gallery show. (Mountain Artists Guild, 228 N. Alarcon St., 928-445-2510, MountainArtistsGuild.Org) Mountain Spirit Co-op • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Mountain Spirit Co-op, 107 N. Cortez St., 928-445-8545, MountainSpiritCoOp.Com) Peregrine Book Co. • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Peregrine Book Co., 219A N. Cortez St., 928-445-9000, PeregrineBookCompany.Com) Prescott Center for the Arts Gallery • Jan. 2-Feb. 11: “The Four Elements,” featuring art highlighting earth, water, air, and fire. (Prescott Center for the Arts, 208 N. Marina St., 928-445-3286, PCA-AZ.Net) Prescott Winery • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Prescott Winery, 216 N. Alarcon St., 928-350-8467, PrescottWinery.Com) Random Art • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Random Art, 214 N. McCormick St., 928-308-7355, RandomArt.Biz) Sam Hill Warehouse • TBA: Student, faculty, and alumni exhibitions. (Sam Hill Warehouse, 232 N. Granite St., 928-350-2341, PrescottCollegeArtGallery.Org) Thumb Butte Distillery • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Thumb Butte Distillery, 400 N. Washington Ave., 928-443-8498, ThumbButteDistillery.Com) Van Gogh’s Ear • New art. 4th Friday Art Walk participant. (Van Gogh’s Ear, 156 S. Montezuma St., 928-776-1080, VGEGallery.Com) Yavapai College Art Gallery • Jan. 4-March 6: “Altared Realities: Toward Atonement,” featuring photography-based prints by Albuquerque artist Randy Waln. Artist reception is 5-7:30 p.m. on 4th Friday Art Walk, Jan. 27. (Yavapai College Art Gallery, 1100 E. Sheldon St., 928-445-7300, YC.Edu)

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The Raven Café • Jan. 9-Feb. 19: New art by Donna Bobadilla, owner of Papa’s Italian Restaurant.

Artist reception is 5-7 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 11. (The Raven Café, 142 N. Cortez St., 928-717-0009, RavenCafe.

Com) IMAGE: “Traditions of Pain,” a piece by Donna Bobadilla. 5enses file photo.

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A simple query:

When is it better not to leave well enough alone?

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By Alan Dean Foster n this case, the answer is chocolate. Come to think of it, that’s not a bad answer for any question.

What do you feel like doing today?

Chocolate. Is there anything I can do for you? Chocolate. What do you think of Trump’s latest cabinet appointment? Chocolate.

Just saying the word puts a smile on the face of most folks. Unless, alas, they happen to be allergic to the stuff. But for the rest of us, simply the mention of CHOCOLATE! conjures up a feeling of joyful expectation. Hearing the word brings forth remembrances of the taste, the silkiness, the sweet charge of energy and contentment as it melts in your mouth that ...

Excuse me a moment. Time for a quick trip to the pantry.

There (*sigh*). That’s better. You won’t mind if I nibble a little while I pontificate, will you?

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hen I was growing up, chocolate was, like so much else in life (especially pre-puberty), simple.

There was Hershey’s, and for the youthful connoisseur, Nestlé’s, both simple milk chocolate loaded with sugar.

That was it. If you wished to dally in exotics, you got Hershey’s with almonds, or Nestlé’s Crunch.

I gravitated toward Crunch because it was made with crisped rice and I could, on occasion, fool myself into thinking that I was actually eating cereal heavily flavored with chocolate. As an adult I take no position on whether Nestlé’s Crunch is cereal flavored with chocolate or if Count Chocula, Cocoa Puffs, and their breakfast ilk are chocolate flavored with cereal. This is why we have professional nutritionists and highly-paid food industry lobbyists.

But, again like so much else, even chocolate has changed. We now have a galaxy of artisanal chocolates. To me, whenever the adjective “artisanal” is applied to food, that simply says to me that the product has been developed by someone who actually knows how to cook. Chocolate has been flavored, manipulated, and turned out in varieties that would have astonished the Maya, who first made use of the stuff (as a drink, not as a food).

I’m not going to go into the background of chocolate here. There are ample resources freely available for those who wish to delve into its often fascinating history. What I’m on about is the art of chocolate and how it has evolved from the cave painting version (Hershey’s and Nestlé’s) to realist, impressionist, and even modernist chocolate (say, Lindt, Vahlrona, and Theo).

I remember clearly when a Hershey bar of some

Alan Dean Foster’s

Perceivings

means chocolate and nothing else. No fruits from the heart of the Amazon. No tea. Tea is for drinking. No nuts. Nuts are for eating out of a can.

Certainly no salt, whether it comes from the sea or a mine in Poland. But we’re all different and we all have different tastes.

Which is one of the great things about the explosion in artisanal chocolates. There’s a flavor and a favorite for everyone, yet we can all agree that chocolate itself is a wonderful thing.

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heft could be had for a dime. Nowadays a chocolate bar from an “artisan” chocolatier can cost from three to eight dollars and up, and I’m not even talking about shop window truffles from Belgium or Paris or New York. What you get for the extra money is not always better chocolate, but inevitably something far more complex.

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hocolate has become like wine or tea, with gourmet tastings and furrowedbrow analyses that would have flabbergasted Milton Hershey. The difference is that, instead of a bar having “flavors of goji and lavender with overtones of peach and pear,” as (supposedly) might be found in a glass of wine, your chocolate will actually have goji and lavender and peach and pear right in the bar. If done right, the result is an entire complex dessert offering enclosed in a single wrapper. If done wrong, the result can be inedible.

A fancy foiled wrapper and exalted price mean nothing.

As with wine and tea, the flavorings that go into chocolate are very much a matter of personal taste. I’m still trying to figure out the current craze for putting sea salt in chocolate. I mean, if I want salt in my snack, I’ll buy a bag of pretzels. I don’t know where in the mix that puts chocolate-covered pretzels.

Again, it’s all a matter of taste. Some folk can’t handle dark chocolate and prefer milk. Some adore white chocolate, which isn’t really chocolate at all. Then there are those for whom chocolate

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yself, I favor straight dark chocolate, though I’m always willing to sample some of those artisanal ingredients. Favorites among the latter? Coconut and raspberry.

Non-favorites? Pepper and, of course, salt.

Furthermore, science has now determined that (dark) chocolate is good for you. Lots of antioxidants and stuff. My personal picks? Vahlrona and El Rey at the apex, followed by Chocolove and then an assortment of lesser brands.

Straight up, if you please, neither shaken nor stirred. My kind of art. ***** Alan Dean Foster is author of more than 120 books, visitor to more than 100 countries, and still frustrated by the human species. Follow him at AlanDeanFoster.Com.

Image components public domain. Illustration by 5enses.

The sweet fruit of the dead

A consideration of life after death before birth

By Reva Sherrard The girl was called Kore, “maiden,” and Neotera, “younger.” She was full to bursting with youth, life, and beauty, and all adored her. One day the ground yawned under her feet, and Hades, lord of the dead, carried Kore down from the fields of grain and poppies to his realm deep within the earth.

Without the maiden, seeds did not sprout, buds withered before they could turn to fruits or flowers, and crops died in the fields. There could be no new life, no food. Only age and wintry barrenness were on the grieving earth.

Under the earth, grapes and persimmons, apples and pomegranates throve, perfumed and plump. Kore was hungry but dared not eat, for to eat the fruit of the realm of the dead would bind her to it. A beautiful pomegranate in Hades’ garden caught her eye. Its rind flushed like a dancer’s cheeks, and it swelled as tautly round as a belly about to give birth, so rich with ripe life it seemed to sing to her.

Such a fruit could do her no harm. She reached out and plucked it, and hesitated, feeling its weight in her palm. Then with her nails she tore through the thick skin and bit a mouthful of slippery crimson seeds. Nothing in all the world was ever so sweet, so fulfilling, so good. The blood-red juice flowed over her chin.

The pomegranate seeds gave Kore life and strength. When at last the gods prevailed on Hades to release her, she knew that though she was free to live most of her time among the fields and growing things, she must always return to the realm of the dead. The fruit she had eaten, the strength she owed, made it part of her.

The sun shone kindly to see the maiden again.

Pale green shoots reached from the soil and filled the air with the smells of burgeoning life and the sated drone of honeybees. All rejoiced. But Kore had changed. Each year for a time she returned willingly to Hades’ realm and ruled it as his queen. While she was gone living things died and the fields slept; when she came back, she brought life with her afresh. Now people called her Persephone, or Persephatta, which meant “reaper.” *****

the giant Thjazi. Iðunn was the goddess of regenerative life, responsible for the gods’ eternal youthfulness and associated with nuts and fruit. She was said to be the keeper of the apples of youth, “apple” (from Proto-Germanic *epalaz, like Old Norse/ modern Norwegian “eple”) being the only word in Germanic languages to name a round tree fruit before the late medieval period. Thjazi, a powerful giant from the frozen north and father of hunt-goddess Skaði (see October 2016’s 5enses!), carried Iðunn and her life-giving power off from Asgard in the form of an enormous eagle.

Loki stole her back, transforming her into a nut, and killed the pursuing Thjazi in a bonfire. Fruit and nuts have been found in ancient Germanic graves, most notably in the Oseberg ship burial, where two highstatus women were interred with buckets of apples among the rich grave-goods. (See H. R. Ellis Davidson’s seminal “Gods and Myths of Northern Europe”). This indicates that the Norse shared the Greek and Persian association of fruit with death and afterlife: Persephone, as queen of the dead, ruled the Eleusinian mystery cult dealing with life’s continuance after death in tandem with her mother Demeter.

A pinax of Hades and Persephone on a throne. Public domain.

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n Iran, where the pomegranate originated, people traditionally celebrate the winter solstice with candlelight and by eating nuts and fruits, particularly pomegranates and watermelons, whose red color and seedfilled insides have symbolized the nourishing phase of the earth’s cycle of renewing life since prehistory. To eat them on the longest night of the year is to recognize the presence of potential new life in death, the spring that winter’s rest makes possible. Prior to the industrial age all cultures regarded natural cycles with painstaking attention, reverence and awe, for the simple fact that human life depends on the alteration of seasons and weather, light and darkness, the movement of herds and growth of plants. When we eat nuts and the seeds in fruit, we consume the means by which plants reproduce — we eat the kernels that if left to sprout would become new trees, new vines and bushes. The potential energy that would produce new vegetal life instead gives us life.

The Greek myth of Persephone’s abduction and cyclical return to the world of the living has a Norse counterpart in the story of Iðunn and

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lesser-known story about Persephone concerns her daughter Melinoë. It seems that Zeus disguised himself as Hades and lay with Persephone. When it was clear she had conceived, either he or Hades tore her to pieces in the ritual sacrificial dismemberment called sparagmos. The child Melinoë survived; her name derives from the Greek mēlon, “tree fruit.” Here the seeded womb is the fruit, the death is Persephone’s, her return is the daughter. With cracking of seeds and spilling of blood, life rolls on. ***** While I aim for themes of general interest, my focus in this article is on the myths of Northwestern Europe because they are what I study. The world is full of other rich, complex, and sometimes contradictory traditions I omit because of my lack of sufficient knowledge, not through a lack of appreciation and respect.

Reva Sherrard works at Peregrine Book Company, studies Old Norse religion, and is writing a novel.

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An open letter to Prescott

ver the last year or so, the Prescott City Council has considered adding fees to have a library card and to access the Prescott Public Library. Hours have been reduced – not significantly yet – but the decision to close on Sundays means an estimated 800-900 people don’t have access to the library at all. This may be the working mom who’s trying to take a class online or the student who needs the internet to complete a class project but whose family can’t afford home internet access, or someone looking for some respite by delving through the catalog of books.

When Prescott City Councilmembers began suggesting that the library was not a “need,” and that if you wanted to use the library that perhaps you should pay for it, I became disappointed and distressed. So, I had 10,000 postcards printed to be delivered to City Council as they began the process of creating next year’s budget.

This conversation was largely in part due to budget cuts and the city’s PSPRS (Public Safety Personnel Retirement System) liability.

The city has two choices: increase revenue to pay down the debt or cut non-vital services.

I feel the library is a vital city service.

The concept and program are simple.

Simply pick up a card, write a personal message on it, and we’ll deliver your thoughts on the Prescott Public Library to the Prescott City Council.

I recall fondly spending many hours after school at our local public library. It was a safe haven of knowledge and experiences.

I remember experiencing the different displays of local and national history that were rotated through our small community, and hearing presentations from authors and travelers who shared their experiences.

I remember doing homework and learning how the Dewey Decimal System works.

Things have changed. But a vibrant Public Library is key to a vibrant community.

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ince beginning the Postcard Project, I’ve heard more stories of people who truly depend on the services the library provides.

It provides knowledge, a safe haven after school, a place to do homework, a place to gather with friends, and much more.

I’ve heard stories from kids who have to give up extracurricular activities on Saturdays in order to complete and submit their homework to teachers who require that the work be submitted electronical-

ly. Some folks literally have no access to the library since Sunday is the only day that they could’ve taken advantage of it.

This is truly disheartening, especially considering the original intent and recent history of the Prescott Public Library.

Andrew Carnegie began providing free public libraries throughout the country beginning in 1883.

This philanthropic period included the original Prescott Public Library which was founded at the corner of Alarcon and Gurley streets. As our city grew, so did it, and for a host of other reasons it was moved to its current location at 215 E. Goodwin St. Between 2003 and 2006, the Friends of the Prescott Public Library raised over $1.5 million dollars to expand, update, and renovate the current building. This incredible facility was a gift to the residents of Prescott and has been touted as “Prescott’s Living Room.” Last year, over 426,000 residents

visited the library which resulted in over 700,000 items checked out! The lending of books offers an escape and education that many could not afford.

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he City of Prescott maintains the facility and upkeep of the library and provides staffing. In addition, the city pays a fee to the County Library System, which allows residents to borrow books and other items from other libraries in the system.

Programs, upgrades such as new carpet, e-books, and other facility improvements were and are paid for by The Friends of the Library and don’t come out

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of taxpayer coffers.

Meeting rooms are also available for nonprofits and for-profit groups alike. Currently, there are two rooms which carry no use fees, but over the last year fees have been put in place for the remaining rooms.

(Personally, I’m fine with that as long as there are always options for those who can’t afford the fees.)

In addition to traditional library services, the Prescott Public Library also provides internet and computer access to those who may otherwise not be able to afford them. Computers are used for job searches, homework, and countless other things. The library also hosts special events and programs both during and after hours. Over 10,000 children participated in some of these events over the past year.

Are you seeing the bigger picture yet?

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f you want to get involved, packets of 25 cards are available at El Gato Azul. Please take them to book clubs, social events, or anywhere else you’ll run into familiar faces.

Please turn in as many as you can by mid-January so they can be delivered to the city council. (Cards will continue to be collected and delivered until all 10,000 have been filled out.)

The goal isn’t to ask the Prescott City Council to increase funding for the Prescott Public Library.

The goal is to ask councilors to not further reduce library services and hours of operation; the goal is to let the city councilors know that there’s a need for a viable and vibrant library in our community; the goal is to ask city councilors to keep the library and all community projects at the forefront of their budget planning.

I firmly believe that prudent decisions, which are difficult to make, can create a situation whereas the Prescott you want and the Prescott we need can both exist.

— Barry ***** For more information, check out Library Postcard Project on Facebook or stop by El Gato Azul, 316 W. Goodwin St., for a packet of cards to distribute to your friends. Cards are also available at Peregrine Book Co., 219 N. Cortez St., and Whole Foods, 1112 Iron Springs Road.

Barry Barbe is the owner of El Gato Azul.

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News From the Wilds

Weather

Northern Goshawks, one of the rarest North American hawks, visit our region briefly now before migrating back north. Photo by Ty Fitzmorris.

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By Ty Fitzmorris anuary in the Mogollon Highlands is when the long quiet of winter reaches its coldest and snowiest, as storms bluster and howl, pushing plants and animals to the limits of their strength. The frigid days, however, are often interspersed with sunny, cold days that skitter with bursts of bird and mammal activity.

Every plant and animal has a set of strategies for making it through this time of scant resources and dangerous temperatures — pregnant female Black Bears hibernate in underground dens; Bobcats, Coyotes, and deer grow thicker coats and subtly re-route blood flow away from their skin and extremities; and ground squirrels, chipmunks, and Beavers settle into the well-stocked dens that they’ve been provisioning for months.

Insects and herbaceous plants have evolved so that only their eggs and seeds overwinter, while trees decrease photosynthesis either by dropping leaves or by insulating them with thicker coatings

and alter their chemistry by increasing lipid content and membrane permeability to decrease risk of frost damage. In many cases these adaptations, both physiological and behavioral, are remarkably complex.

But the glimmers of the coming spring continue as well. Some animals are “planting their seeds” for the coming year, including the Black Bears and River Otters, both of whom are giving birth. Many of our wind-pollinated trees are in flower, during this time when the broad leaves of deciduous trees have been dropped, and this allows wind-borne pollen to reach further without as many obstacles.

Unfortunately, the many species of juniper in our area are among this group, making the next several months the peak allergy season for humans (and some other animals) in the Mogollon Highlands.

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anuary, with its snowfalls and floods, is one of the best times of the year to study the activity of mammals by examining their tracks in fresh snow and clean riverine sand. Not only does this sea-

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Average high temperature: 50.9 F (+/-4.4) Average low temperature: 21.1 F (+/-4.3) Record high temperature: 73 F (Jan. 5, 1927) Record low temperature: -21 F (Jan. 22, 1937) Average precipitation: 1.73” (+/-1.73”) Record high precipitation: 7.79” (1916) Record high snowfall: 53” (1967) Record low precipitation: 0” (5.3 percent of years on record) Max daily precipitation: 2.97” (Jan. 22, 2010) Note: These figures don’t reflect 2016-01 data. son present us with the best tracking substrates, but mammals are particularly active during the breaks between storms, searching actively for food, so a small area of pristine snow or mud can yield amazing tracks and fascinating stories.

Look especially for intersecting trails of different animals, and signs of predators tracking prey.

We are lucky to live in a part of North America where activity in the wilds never goes completely silent, and the stories of our animal neighbors are abundant. ***** Ty Fitzmorris is an itinerant and often distractible naturalist who lives in Prescott and is proprietor of the Peregrine Book Company, Raven Café, and Gray Dog Guitars, all as a sideline to his natural history pursuits. He can be reached at Ty@PeregrineBookCompany.Com.

News From the Wilds, too A very brief survey of what’s happening in the wilds ...

• Gray Fox begin their mating season, which will last until March.

Visit: Tin Trough Trail, No. 308.

Grasslands • Mixed-species flocks of sparrows, including Brewer’s, Sage, Lincoln’s, Chipping, Savannah, White-crowned, and Black-throated, forage together for grass seeds and insect eggs, larvae and pupae. Over the next two to three months some of these species begin their migration back to their summer breeding grounds to the north, some migrating as far as Alaska.

Visit: Mint Wash Trail, No. 345.

January days are often sunny and clear, though plants remain largely quiescent. Photo by Ty Fitzmorris.

By Ty Fitzmorris High mountains • Snow covers the high mountains and melts slowly, trickling through the soil to recharge large underground lakes called aquifers. Aquifers recharge at extraordinarily slow rates, however, and typically only from this type of gradual melting.

Snow will cling to the north sides of the mountains for many months, feeding our rivers and aquifers through the spring.

• Black Bears give birth, usually to two blind cubs.

The cubs will stay in dens with their mother for several more months, and forage with her through the next year before establishing territories of their own.

Visit: Spruce Mountain Loop, Trail No. 307.

Ponderosa Pine forests • Groups up to 200-strong of adolescent and nonbreeding Ravens forage together in the backcountry. Ravens are unusual among the birds in that they form clear dominance hierarchies and sometimes even hunt in packs with both other Ravens and other species, prompting Bernd Heinrich, a prominent Raven researcher, to label them “wolf birds.”

• Great Horned Owls finish nest building and lay eggs.

• Northern Goshawks, the rarest in North America of their group of hawks (the Accipitridae), stop

over in our region for barely over a month before heading back to the north. These larger cousins to the Cooper’s Hawk are generally denizens of the deep wilds, but can be seen across our region during this time.

• Ponderosas continue “weeping” excess water out of their branch-tips. This cold-adaptation reduces the risk of dangerous ice-crystal formation in the tree’s tissue, creating a gentle “rain” of tiny droplets of sap.

Visit: Schoolhouse Gulch Trail, No. 67.

Pine-Oak woodlands • Williamson’s Sapsuckers begin their migration to their summering grounds to the north. These woodpeckers make holes in the bark of Ponderosa Pines and other conifers, and wait for insects, mainly ants, to be drawn to the sap. Many species of overwintering insects, such as the Mourning Cloak Butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa), rely on these “sap-wells” during the coldest months for crucial nourishment.

• Javelina conclude their mating season, which began in late November.

Visit:Little Granite Mountain Trail, No. 37.

Pinyon-Juniper woodlands • Bobcats begin their mating season.

• Our many species of juniper begin their flowering now, aggravating the allergies of humans and non-humans alike.

Riparian areas • River Otters give birth in riverside dens, while Beavers begin their mating season nestled in their lodges.

• Arizona Alders (Alnus oblongifolia) begin flowering. These beautiful trees don’t typically cause allergies, though they may slightly exacerbate those caused by junipers. Notice that the Alders bear two different designs of flower — small, round, cone-like growths and long, pendant droops. The cones are the female flowers, which capture the pollen from the long male flowers.

Some types of cone actually manipulate air currents around them, pulling pollen inward in small whirling vortexes, and this is more easily accomplished when other trees don’t have leaves to get in the way of the wind-born pollen.

• January’s storms knock migrating waterfowl from the sky, and they will often settle in lakes to wait for clearer weather. Exotic species brought into our area in this way include Tundra Swan, Ross’s Goose, Blue Goose, Snow Goose, Common Loon, and, extremely rarely, the small, uncommon Brant and the larger Greater White-fronted Goose.

Visit: Sycamore Basin Trail in Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, USFS Trail No. 63.

Deserts/Chaparral • Packrats (Neotoma spp.) begin their mating season. Packrat nests can be extremely old, with some continuously inhabited for as long as 50,000 years. These species have been instrumental in reconstructing climate and vegetation patterns over the last 15,000 years, through the research of Thomas Van Devender.

• Desert Mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum), a parasite of acacias, mesquites, palo verdes and buckthorns, bears its red-white fruit. These fruits are eaten by many species of birds, but primarily

by Phainopeplas (a relative of the flycatchers).

Visit: Aqua Fria National Monument.

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Taking STEPS

Children have brush with art at the ’Tis Annex

By James Dungeon [Editor’s note: The following interview was culled from conversations with STEPS program art educator and artist Sue Lutz and ’Tis maven Patti Ortiz. The STEPS Art Education Program for Children exhibit is Jan. 2-14 in the mezzanine gallery at ‘Tis Art Center & Gallery, 105 S. Cortez St., 928-775-0223. The artists reception is 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7.]

This is supposed to start with me asking you what the STEPS program is. Why don’t you share one of the projects and we’ll dovetail into that?

Lutz: One of the things each student did in this class was a self-portrait that they cut out and put together to make a mural.

That class was a mix of painting and drawing with a twist of history, for example famous artists. I also introduced them to different media. There’s some water color, crayons, pastels, paint, and marker. Even the little kids can do all of that. I also introduced them to famous buildings around the world, so they got architecture, too.

Ortiz: You have to tell him about your song!

Lutz: Well, there are five basic elements of art that I teach them and it has this song. …

[Editor’s Note: A song and dance go here. Ask Lutz; it’s quite a show.] The little ones really love that. Anyway, it gets them moving and teaches them some art basics. It also shows how body’s move. When I teach them figures, they’re always action. That’s why their drawings show people with bent arms and legs.

Ortiz: The classes are for young artists ages 5 t0 18 and there are four different age groups.

The little ones are 5- to 7-year-olds. Then there’s 8- to 10-year-olds. We expanded the program this past fall to include a class for 11- to 14-yearolds and 14- to 18-year-olds. We encourage our art educators to work with and develop their own individual style of teaching as they apply it to the program’s mission. The students are encouraged to focus on ideas while honing motor, engineering and creative problem solving skills. The projects explore a multitude of cultures, art history and the natural environment. It’s an integrated approach, a left brain/right brain thing. Sue’s signature style, as she’s said, is with a twist of art history and architecture.

Lutz: The trick is to get kids to make decisions and not just do something from rote. That skill isn’t just useful for the arts. It helps them try things and excel in science and even math.

Lilya Schimberg, 8, paints with watercolors at the ‘Tis Annex.

Courtesy photo.

Educator and artist Sue Lutz (left) and ‘Tis maven Patti Ortiz discuss the STEPS program at the ‘Tis Annex. Photo by 5enses.

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When did the program start and what are some of the nuts and bolts?

Ortiz: We started doing the STEPS program in 2011. In the beginning, we used the third floor banquet hall in the main building for the classes but now we have the luxury of the ’Tis Annex. 96 students were enrolled in the fall 2016 for 12 different classes. Our class sizes are limited to 12 students max at a time and there are two classes held Monday – Thursday for seven weeks. ... It’s educational and fun.

One of the things that wasn’t planned, but is interesting, is that about half of our students are home schooled. The program is absolutely free and you can find out more about it on our webpage under the education tab. It’s first come, first served, and we usually end up with a waiting list. Our instructors are all art educators and/or artists and they are paid. When it comes to the Annex space itself, it costs $15 an hour to rent a classroom. That’s for anyone who wants to teach any kind of class related to the arts, but that’s not strictly related to this program. One of the classrooms is a full fledged ceramic room with a kiln and four potter’s wheels. ... Part of our mission at ’Tis is community outreach and community service to help teach the arts. … At times that competes with other things. In one case, anecdotally, we had one student who had to pick between soccer and art class. Well, she told her parents she’d just have to drop soccer because she had art class! Actually, they moved her soccer day so she could do both, but she did chose art over soccer.

What else do you do in classes?

Lutz: We create three-dimensional things, too.

For mobiles, we crunched up newspapers and sticks. I heard one of my students talking to his dad while leaving class. “It’s all about balance, Dad.” He was 6 years old. We work with plaster, too, to make masks. We have also made Japanese kites and gyotaku fish prints. ... Art is really learning to see. When you look at something, you don’t usually see it. Some people will say, draw this or that thing, and you draw it without really looking at it.

Ortiz: One parent told me about how before her son came here and took an art class, he would draw animals with all four legs on one side. After he took the class, she watched him draw an elephant on the sidewalk with chalk. You could tell which legs were on which side of the elephant. By jove, he had learned about perspective! *****

An interview with Lilya Schimberg

8-year-old artist shares love of the STEPS program some idea before she can finish her manuscript.]

I heard you had to choose between this art class and soccer practice before one of them got rescheduled. Was that a hard choice?

Lilya: No. Well yes, because I love art, but I also like to play soccer.

Were you nervous about the class?

Lilya: I was a little nervous, but it was fun. I liked seeing all the paintings of people and different artists. My favorite one was … well, I can’t remember his name, but there’s a picture of a lady sitting on a chair and next to it all is flowers.

There’s another one, and I can’t remember what it’s called either, but there’s a bridge over a pond and a bunch of water lilies. I like the water lilies.

Mom, who did that?

Schimberg: That was Monet.

[Editor’s note: The following interview was culled from conversations with STEPS artist Lilya Schimberg, and Lilya’s mom, Sarah Schimberg, plus Lilya’s sister, Bella.]

What was something you made in class?

Lilya: We made ceramics and jewelry and we painted and did prints with Ms. Jen. I like ceramics because it’s messy and I like using my hands. … I made a bowl and a plate. It changed color when it was fired. I made mine turquoise because my favorite color is blue. I took it home and my family said they liked it a lot. That made me feel happy. It’s on a shelf in the kitchen. I’m going to put jewelry in it, I think.

Have you ever painted at home before?

And how was this different?

Lilya: I’ve used a paintbrush at home lots of times. My mom says I’ve been painting since I was like 1-and-a-half or something. We have an easel at home and I painted a picture of Rapunzel for my sister at home, though. … I usually paint by myself, but I didn’t in the art class. I like painting with other people now. I didn’t know anybody except for my person, my friend Gracie. I made two new friends in the art class, though, and their names are Olivia and Gianna. I painted flowers in a base. I think they were blue, red, yellow, pink, and green. … You make the stem in the vase, and then you draw a circle and then you draw the petals.

Bella: I want to go, too. I think it’s fun painting with other kids. Once, I wrote a story about a bear. He was outside and it was snowing and it was Christmas and … [Editor’s Note: Bella wrote a really cool story about this particular bear that has been omitted so that no one steals her awe-

offer. We went to orientation, and everyone was really welcoming, and that made it all the much more thrilling for me and for my daughter. She really has been doing art since she was one-anda-half. I have her first drawing on a white board stored away. I couldn’t bring myself to erase it.

I always have crayons and paints and colored pencils for them, but we’re really blessed to have found this program. Ms. Jen and Patti were really great. Lilya was a little nervous, and they let me come in as a classroom assistant and just ease my way out after the first class.

Any final thoughts on the experience?

Schimberg: It’s great to have this STEPS program and allow these kids to be proud of what they’ve created. When I walked through the halls of the annex and saw what all these kids did, the finished products, it really highlights the uniqueness of each student and their creativity. When I found out about the 12” x 12” SWOOP fundraiser ’Tis hosts each year , I went to help support it.

Getting a piece of art and meeting the artist while helping support ’Tis and the program? That’s just amazing. I definitely want both my girls to participate in it again. ***** The STEPS Art Education Program for Children exhibit is Jan. 2-14 in the mezzanine gallery at ‘Tis Art Center & Gallery, 105 S. Cortez St., 928-775-0223. The artists reception is 2-4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7. Find out more at TisArtGallery.

Com/art-classes/.

James Dungeon is a figment of his own imagination. And he likes cats. Contact him at JamesDungeonCats@Gmail.Com.

FROM TOP/LEFT: Lilya Schimberg poses in front of the ’Tis Annex; Ms. Jen teaches a STEPS class; a print by Lilya Schimberg. Courtesy photos.

So, Lilya’s mom, how did Lilya end up in this class?

Schimberg: When I heard about the class, I signed Lilya up that day because I was afraid it was going to fill up. I home school both my kids, so it’s nice to have a classroom-type environment where she can learn and listen to a teacher, and follow instructions outside of what we do at home.

I was really surprised it was free, especially when I saw the building and everything they had to

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By Markoff Chaney y now, you’re probably sick of holidays and those inevitable (and inevitably redundant and/or boring) “Year in Review” and “Top Stories of the Year” articles.

Don’t pretend you’ve kept up with the papers.

You’ve probably started the New Year with a stack of old news that would make the Collyer brothers balk.

Instead of recapping recent events, let’s look toward the future … by looking back a century.

Here’s a highly partial, by-no-means complete list of famous, infamous, or otherwise noteworthy 100-year anniversaries to ponder in 2017.

(And for Alert Readers, yes, this is a nearly identical intro to a similarly themed piece for the January 2015 and January 2016 issues of 5enses.

Was it any less effective?) *****

January, 1917 • J.R.R. Tolkien begins writing “The Book of Lost Tales,” the first draft of what later becomes “The Silmarillion.”

January 10, 1917 • William F. Cody (“Buffalo Bill”) dies. (Was born in 1846.)

March 2, 1917 • The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship.

March 4, 1917 • Jeannette Rankin, of Montana, becomes the first woman member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

March 7, 1917 • “Livery Stable Blues,” recorded by the Original Dixieland Jass Band, becomes the first commercially released jazz recording.

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April 1, 1917 • Scott Joplin, ragtime pianist, dies. (Was born in 1867 or 1868.)

April 14, 1917 • L.L. Zamenhof, creator of the Esperanto language, dies. (Was born in 1859.)

April 25, 1917 • Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer, is born.

(Dies in 1996.)

The first of five “photographs” taken in in 1917, showing Frances Griffiths with alleged fairies.

Image by Elsie Wright, public Domain.

May 21, 1917 • Raymond Burr, the Canadian actor who portrayed Perry Mason, is born.

(Dies in 1993.)

1917, at some point • Gilbert Vernam invents the first additive polyalphabetic stream cipher, aka a state cipher.

May 29, 1917 • John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the U.S., is born. (Dies in 1963.)

1917, at some point • Archibald Query invents Solo Marshmallow Creme, aka fluff.

June 4, 1917 • The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded to Laura E. Richards, Maude Howe Elliott, and Florence Hall for biography, Jean Jules Jusserand for history, and Herbert Bayard Swope for journalism.

***** Looking forward (at what will, once it’s passed, become history) Aug. 21, 2017 • A total solar eclipse will last for, at most, 2 minutes and 40.2 seconds.

This is the first solar eclipse visible in the continental U.S. since Feb. 26, 1979.

June 8, 1917 • Byron White, a Supreme Court Justice, is born. (Dies in 2002.)

June 15, 1917 • The U.S. enacts the Espionage Act.

Oct. 26, 2017 • The collection of documents established by the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 will be disclosed to the public.

July 1917 • The first Cottingley Fairies photographs are taken in Yorkshire, beginning a hoax that wasn’t admitted by its child creators until 1981.

2017 in fiction • Some of the events in the 1987 science fiction film “The Running Man” take place.

July 7, 1917 • The Lions Club International is formed.

July 10, 1917 • Don Herbert, who played Mr. Wizard, is born. (Dies in 2007.)

Jack Kirby, co-creator of much of the Marvel Universe, was born in 1917. Photo by Wyman Skaar, Creative Commons.

• The epilogue of the 2011 fantasy film “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2” takes place.

Aug. 28, 1917 • Jack Kirby, comic book artist, is born. (Dies in 1994.)

• The events of the 2005 science fiction TV series “Doctor Who” Series 10 take place.

Oct. 10, 1917 • Thelonious Monk, jazz pianist, is born. (Dies in 1982.)

• The events in the indie horror video game “Five Nights at Freddy’s 3” take place.

Oct. 15, 1917: • Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod “(Mata Hari”), a Dutch dancer and spy for Germany during WWI, is executed by the French. (Was born in 1876.)

***** Markoff Chaney is an Earth-based whodunit pundit and (Fnord) Discordian Pope. He has lotsa bills and no sense. Contact him at Noisy NoiseIsNoisome@Gmail.Com.

Oct. 21, 1917 • Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpeter, is born. (Dies in 1993.)

Dec. 16, 1917 • Arthur C. Clarke, science fiction writer, is born. (Dies in 2008.)

1917 is the year that Archibald Query invented Solo Marshmallow Creme, which eventually became Marshmallow Fluff, like this. Photo by Jot Power, Creative Commons.

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Community Hero: Brad Newman Who are you and how long have you been in the community?

I’m Brad Newman. I was working on ranches and summer camps in Prescott since 1968 and I went to Yavapai College the year it opened in 1970. I was raised in Arizona — in fact, we’ve got home movies of us at the Fourth of July parade from 1959.

We love Prescott. After attending Brophy Prep in Phoenix, I went to the University of Arizona, then came back to Prescott to work at Yavapai Exceptional Industries in 1976.

I found out about the job on a one-page mimeographed sheet on a board at U of A. I was studying for a degree in disability rehabilitation and had no idea what I was going to do with it, so this made a lot of sense.

I’d had experience with kids with disabilities at summer camp at Mingus Mountain, so working with adults made sense. I wasn’t sure where I was going or what I wanted to do do and boom, there was this ad in my favorite place.

What exactly is YEI? Yavapai Exceptional Industries was founded in Prescott in 1974 by parents, teachers, and business leaders. It’s very Prescott in its roots. These folks, especially the parents, were looking for an alternative to institutionalizing their adult children with disabilities. They saw the institutions that were in place and they said no way. They forged a program when it wasn’t a popular thing to do. It started with a preschool in the basement of a church and, as the kids grew older, they adapted the program to meet those kids’ needs.

They were also insistent on integrating them into public school. I’ve found that whenever you can integrate a kid with disabilities into a public school, it leads to opportunities for them into adulthood. Eventually it became a program for adults with disabilities to contribute to the economy and the community.

Today there are 164 individuals who attend one of our three training and production and activity centers spread all over the Highlands, downtown Prescott, North Prescott, and Prescott Valley.

What were your early experiences with the disabled like? What bearing on your worldview and the idea of YEI did they have?

Well, at Easter Seals kids ranch and summer camp, the kids there were so charming and fun. It was great chatting with them, so when I thought about what I wanted to do with my life, that made sense. You know, back in the ‘60s and ‘70s disabled people had a rather bleak existence.

It wasn’t that people meant them harm, but there weren’t many opportunities. It took the buy in of

Brad Newman at Yavapai Exceptional Industries. Courtesy photo. folks, especially business leaders in Prescott, to turn that around. As we grew more sophisticated as people our culture changed. … When I was growing up you didn’t have special ed in school or integrated physical education. You simply didn’t see kids with disabilities; they were shipped off to somewhere else. No offense was intended, but that was the way things were done. … At camp, there was a young man who, when talking in a cabin, said, “I don’t want to ride a bike like the other kids. I know I’m not going to be able to do that. I’m not going to run track. But you know what I want? I want my own job and I want my own place.” That struck me pretty hard. It’s still what we’re trying to do today.

What’s something about YEI that’s not readily apparent from the outside?

Well, our people come to work and they’re on the payroll. They’re called production technicians, and that’s what’s on their business cards.

They’re employees who earn vacation time who have a locker with a work apron in it. Having that title and business card is a big thing. There are all kinds of aspects of having a disability that people don’t see. Being able to have that card shows someone they’re seen as a contributing member of society, and that’s something they can show others. It gives employees a sense of self worth. It also gives them money. They can say, hey mom, we’re going to dinner tonight, and it’s my treat. I’ve got a paycheck and I’m springing for dinner.

How much of what you do is a job versus community outreach?

This is a mission, not a job. I’m not done. I’m still figuring things out and I’m still a student of this. Outreach to the community is one of the core

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activities of YEI. Gov. Hull designated that as one of the best practices here in Arizona.

In the big picture, we’re creating normal adult roles for people in the community who contribute to the economy and community.

What else do people do in the community?

They volunteer. And our people do that, too.

We ask our people to pick something they care about, and we set up ways for them to volunteer. In fact, each of our three shops has a staff person who’s in charge of organizing volunteer opportunities for our people.

We’ve got people at Heritage Park Animal Sanctuary, Prescott Creeks, the Highlands Center, local retail stores, the CASA program in P.V., litter abatement on Glassford Hills Road and the trail at Thumb Butte Park, and we have people who visit the Pioneer Home on a regular basis. … It’s also nice because our people are so grateful — they say thank you for being picked up in a YEI van, thank you for helping keep things in order at their work stations, thank you for helping get lunch taken care of — and it’s nice to see them getting told thank you from other people in the community.

Was service something you were raised with or did it come to you later in life?

It’s a little bit of both, actually. I’m one of eight kids. Charity does begin at home. I had the benefit of a wonderful family life and somehow my parents found their way to send me to Brophy. Being a Jesuit school, the motto is “Men for Others,” and I think that stuck with me. I was a little late to say I was a child of the ’60s, but a lot of that movement found its way into things. I guess it really started at that summer camp, though. …

You know, when I met with the board of directors here, they’d hired me at 22-years-old. I told them I’d meet all of our goals in two years. At this point, I guess I’m on 38 years of overtime. Well, next month it’ll be 41 years. All of this started when I was 12, though.

What would you like to see more of in Prescott?

We need 4.5 percent economic growth, generally speaking. That’s the drive that needs to happen to create more economic and job opportunities for people with disabilities. We want to keep Prescott the Prescott we love, but we need to grow to make room for everybody, too. We need economic opportunities if we don’t want our kids to have to move away to find a job. It’s something I think Prescott has been working on as a community for some time. ***** Find out more about Yavapai Exceptional Industries at their main office in Prescott, 436 N. Washington Ave., 928-445-0991, or online at New.YEIWorks.Com.

Get Involved Prescott Astronomy Club Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Jeff Stillman, and I’m the current president of the Prescott Astronomy Club. My basic function is to channel all of the requests and interests of our club members and insure we schedule all of our events and things like that. Our club is about 80 members, we’re a nonprofit, and our primary focus is public outreach to increase public interest in astronomy and the sciences, in general. We do several events each year, upward of 40 or 50. We have members who go to school to teach kids about comets. We have public star parties, which is a rather colorful term we use to talk about events where members set up their telescopes and we invite the public to look at various celestial objects, star clusters, or planets and the moon.

We also do lectures at the Highlands Center for Natural History, and we host public speakers at the Prescott Public Library where scientists talk about various things like the Mars rover and work at the Lowell Observatory. The club has been around since the 1970s, so we’re 40-odd-years-old.

How can we help?

The more word that gets out, the better. People are always moving into the area who have an interest in astronomy, and science in general.

We really don’t need anything else.

Well, we’ve got a lofty goal, as a club, of building an observatory. We’ve been wrestling with the idea of the site, and we’re working with EmbryRiddle who already has a proposal to host a one-meter telescope, but that’s really in the early stages, as

far as a partnership goes, and it’s not something we have budgeted.

Member dues are $25 for individuals and $35 for families. Members get a newsletter that includes various events and the contact info for all of the board members. We do about three member-only events each month. Next year, the big ones are a trip to the Vatican Observatory in Safford. We also have a star party at the Grand Canyon every year. The public is always invited to our general meetings as well as our Third Thursday lecture series. If you’re a member, though, you’ll get access to items we sell from time to time as well as access to club equipment.

The biggest thing with becoming a member is meeting like-minded individuals. If you’re just getting into astronomy, you get get advice about purchasing and using a telescope, too. … The club has a wide range of people. Some people don’t even have telescopes, but are just interested in astronomy and want to share in what other people are doing. There’s a social aspect to all of this, as well. I’d say about a fifth of us do astral photography and about two-thirds of us have telescopes. Others just enjoy learning from other people. ***** Find out more about the Prescott Astronomy Club at PrescottAstronomy Club.Org.

The Launch Pad Teen Center Who are you and what do you do?

I’m Courtney Osterfelt, and I’m the executive director of The Launch Pad Teen Center. We’re a nonprofit youth- and teen-directed center.

That means that the teens, mainly 13- to 18-year-olds, who come to The Launch Pad decide what programs and events we do. The center is open 3-6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and teens can come in, do homework, make friends, create art, play games, or make other things happen.

We also give grants to teens who want to make changes in the community.

We have things like Pin Parties.

Basically, they take an art project they want to do from Pinterest, and we provide the art supplies to do it.

There are usually 15 to 20 teens. We also have groups like the Q Collective, which includes LGBTQ youth and meets weekly and has social gatherings about once a month.

We also have concerts.

The music ranges from punk shows to heavy metal and everything in between. Usually attendance for those draws 70 to 100 teens. There’s a suggested donation of $5, and the door fee is split among the bands, so it’s also an opportunity for teen bands to get paid. We also have an internship program and a leadership program, and all of that is free. We also have two summer camps and offer full scholarships for those. One is in life skills and the other one is an adventure camp.

How can we help?

We always need volunteers,

whether that’s dedicated adults or college students, who can commit one day a week to helping with academic tutoring and run drop-in hours. All it takes is a background check, a volunteer orientation, and then you come 3-6:30 p.m. one day a week. We really need someone who could do a weekly art program. We could also really use someone to help kids with writing and/or math and science. We also just need people to be silly and have fun. Playing games is big. We have a lot of board games and a Wii, and the teens use those, for sure. We always need paper towels, toilet paper, and non-perishable snacks like granola bars, chips, or trail mix. Donations for materials for anything having to do with art would be great. We go through paintbrushes quickly and we always need quality paper for painting. We’re a nonprofit, so all donations are tax deductible, too.

Small or large, donations help us keep our doors open.

There’s a lot for little kids to do in Prescott and there’s a lot for adults to do in Prescott, but there’s not a lot in Prescott for youth unless you play a spot. There’s research that shows that teens that get into drugs and alcohol and illegal activities, who commit suicide, who commit crimes — typically all that happens 3-6 p.m., Monday through Friday. We try to be an alternative space for teens where you can be yourself. … Giving your time to facilitate that is huge. ***** The Launchpad Teen Center is open 3-6 p.m., Monday through Friday, 302 Grove Ave., 928-632-2996.

***** In these features, 5enses highlights individuals and organizations in the community that are making a difference. They were inspired by Alert Reader Aarti Pani and community leaders Sadira DeMarino and John Duncan. Thank you, Aarti, Sadira, and John.

Want to nominate a do-gooder or a doing-gooder group? Email tips to 5ensesMag@Gmail.Com with “Do Good” in the subject line. Don’t like who we feature? Do some good deeds or start your own group and tell us about it. Remember, our community is whatever we make it.

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ODDLY ENOUGH … A water diviner named Carl Wehrs, believing the accidents were caused by a strong magnetic force due to an underground stream, buried a copper box filled with copper bits at the base of the highway marker.

There have been no further accidents.

Jan. 3: Festival of Sleep Day. (Celebrate the bedlam.)

Jan. 4: Trivia Day. (This is just one tidbit.)

Jan. 8: Bubble Bath Day. (Pamper yourself.)

Jan. 10: Peculiar People Day. (Don’t be a stranger.)

Jan. 13: National Rubber Duckie Day. (You’re the one. ...)

Jan. 14: National Dress Up Your Pet Day. (A hard one if you’ve got spiders ... or octopuses.)

Jan. 16: National Nothing Day. (No need to fill in the blank.)

Jan. 17: National Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day (Unless your resolution was to ditch your resolution.)

Jan. 25: National Opposite Day. (Or was that in July?)

Jan. 28: Fun at Work Day. (Give it a shot.)

n 1929, a new highway was opened between Bremen and Bremerhaven, Germany. Within a year, more than a hundred autos had mysteriously crashed — all at kilometer stone 239. It is an unobstructed, perfectly straight stretch of

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arrying coal at sea could be a risky business.

Often, if the coal got wet, it would begin to smolder deep in the hull of the ship. This could lead to fires or explosions. If the coal could not be cooled off by unloading and drying it on the decks, a captain would abandon ship rather than risk a deadly explosion. Interestingly, after the age of steam, most masted sailing vessels were used primarily for coal transport.

ODDLY ENOUGH … Abandoned smoldering coal ships, including a few that were on fire, have been commandeered, salvaged, and put back to sea because the captain and crew abandoned them too soon.

***** Russell Miller is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, bagpiper, motorcycle enthusiast, and reference librarian. Currently, he illustrates books for Cody Lundin and Bart King.

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***** Russell Miller is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, bagpiper, motorcycle enthusiast, and reference librarian.

Currently, he illustrates books for Cody Lundin and Bart King.

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