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INSIDE THE SEPTEMBER 2022 ISSUE: Local Bakers Stay Busy p.3 Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass Visits Flagstaff p.4 Holistic Addiction Recovery Center Coming to Cottonwood p.6

How to Live a Life of Legacy p.8 PR Professional Leaves Your Mark p.10 Fascination Continues about Moon Rover Prototype p.12

Tiny House Village Provides Sizable Benefits

By Stacey Wittig, FBN

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hen David Carpenter, owner of Hope Construction in Flagstaff, built his first tiny house, he wasn’t planning on developing a full-blown small home community. “I caught the buzz on HGTV six or seven years ago. So, I started to build

one. I got the carpenters to construct it in the back lot,” he said. “Then I looked for a place to put the tiny house.”

The tiny house movement integrates sustainable strategies and quality craftsmanship with homeowners’ desires to downsize, simplify and live with less. “People are embracing the tiny life philosophy and the freedom that

accompanies the tiny house lifestyle,” say the experts at The Tiny Life blog.

As a result, tiny home communities are starting to pop up across the country in places like San Diego, California; Durango, Colorado; and Lakeside, Arizona.

“I got the inspiration for the Tiny House Village when I saw a need for a

solution to the high housing prices in Flagstaff,” Carpenter said. According to the most recent Northern Arizona Association of Realtors report, the median home price in Flagstaff is $606,500. Tiny House Village at Fourth Street and Soliere Avenue offers an affordable alternative. The brand-new Continued on page 43

Kiersten Hathcock Amplifies Little Voices

Memoir captures journey of furniture maker turned medium and crime solver

The book cover features a woman in freefall, a painting created by Flagstaff artist Erica Vhay and donated for Hathcock’s use. Courtesy photo

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By Bonnie Stevens, FBN

iersten Hathcock calls herself an ordinary mom who was making children’s furniture in her garage while her kids were in school. But most people who hear her story would likely agree, what’s happened to her in the past decade or so is anything but ordinary, as Hathcock has ventured into the world of celebrity, the paranormal and unsolved mysteries. Her book, “Little Voices: How Kids in Spirit Helped a Reluctant Medium Escape and Heal from Abuse,” is being released this month and launching her on a book tour that starts in Northern Arizona.

“I would say the book will help my furniture brand on a level that’s not measured in sales,” she said. “And I’m totally OK with that and happy about it. What I’m doing and talking about goes beyond anything I can quantify. When Continued on page 38

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Flowers and herbs have become popular toppings for cakes. Courtesy photos by Lexi Striker

Sweet Business Local bakeries keep up with rising prices and demand

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By Diane Hope, FBN

hen Sugar Mamas opened in 2009, it was the only traditional old-style dedicated walk-in store for cakes and pastries in Flagstaff. “I’ve always used only fresh and whole ingredients,” said Sugar Mamas owner Lexi Striker.

Having become an established Flagstaff business, Sugar Mamas moved from the original downtown location to the current space on Steves Blvd. in 2016. Striker also changed her operation from retail walk-in store to online special-order baking (https://www. sugarmamasflagstaff.com/). Loyal customers sought her out and her special-order bakery is thriving.

“It was a risky move, cutting business in half,” she said. “A lot of people thought I’d disappeared! But it was a self-preservation thing. I wanted to keep the quality high and avoid burnout.”

Mozelle’s (http://www.mozellesdowntownbakery.com/) is the other major made-fromscratch sweet goods bakery in town. Located on Heritage Square, the business has embraced the walk-in store model. Owned and operated by the Knott family, Carson Knott, one of five kids, recently joined his mother, Andrea, and father, Sean, full-time in the family business.

“Having grown the business significantly over the last nine years, we’ve brought non-family staff on board in the last year or two,” said Knott.

Mozelle’s typically has about 30 different cakes and pastries on offer on any given day.

“We develop our own recipes, with around 100 items on rotation. Breakfast pastries, especially our croissants, are particularly good sellers – perhaps because we’re the only place in town where you can get them made fresh daily,” he said. “We’d maybe like to open a second location at some point, when the market’s more stable.”

When the pandemic struck, business for both bakeries continued, but because people were only able to congregate in small groups, they ordered much smaller quantities. The pandemic also created another challenge in the

raw ingredients supply chain.

“The price of ingredients is now a moving target,” said Striker. “Just a year ago, an egg would cost no more than 13 cents, but now, even commercially farmed non-organic eggs cost 35 cents each. Sometimes that price comes back down a bit, but it’s hard to predict.”

Food truck deliveries also have been affected. “Ten years ago, there was a dollar minimum to get a delivery. Now there’s a case minimum, which means having to store much larger amounts of ingredients. I buddy up with folks on orders whenever I can, but it’s all gotten a lot more complicated,” said Striker.

At Mozelle’s, Knott also struggles with the challenge of fluctuating prices on key ingredients. However, a silver lining has appeared with the boom in post-pandemic weddings.

Both bakeries have experienced a surge in wedding cake orders.

“Right now, here at Mozelle’s, we have around a 50/50 mix of birthday versus wedding cakes. It’s been a really busy season and we’re booked out most weeks at the moment,” said Knott.

At Sugar Mamas, Striker has teamed up with local chef Laura Chamberlin (https:// www.lcprofessionalchef.com/) to offer farmto-table dinners. It started during the pandemic as a way of delivering socially-distanced evenings out. “But now we’re catering for larger groups,” said Striker, who is originally from New York. “It’s allowed me to bring my knowledge of Jewish and Italian traditions to my baking, with new items like tomato rugelach and challah.”

And there has been another change in Striker’s baking. “I woke up from a dream saying that I wasn’t going to write on cakes anymore!” she said with a laugh. On a visit to Baltimore, she had another epiphany. “I saw a baker there only decorating cakes with a combination of fresh and dried flowers, fruits and herbs done in pretty, textural designs. So now, I focus on natural cake decorating. I want the way my cakes look to reflect their flavor.”

Striker now sources her flowers, herbs and seeds from Wild Heart Farm AZ in Rim Rock, Continued on page 42

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Legendary archaeologist Zahi Hawass said the discovery of more than 100 intact coffins at Saqqara with well-preserved mummies inside is enriching our knowledge about mummification and the religious beliefs of Egyptians who lived 2,500 years ago. Courtesy photo

Exploring the Gilded World of Pharaohs, Mummies, Pyramids and ‘the Afterlife that Built Egypt’ Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass shares secrets from the sand

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By Bonnie Stevens, FBN

ahi Hawass calls himself a simple man, but the world’s foremost Egyptologist spends much of his time with ancient royalty, gods and goddesses. In fact, Dr. Hawass is revered as a legend in his own right, charmed

by Aphrodite herself, inspired by the Great Pyramid builder Khufu and driven by the “magic of Egypt” to coax the desert sand into giving up secrets of what he calls “the world’s greatest civilization.” This fall, with the help of CT scans and DNA technology, Hawass expects to reveal the answer to the yet unsolved mystery: how King Tutankhamun died.

“Today, I opened a shaft and found a sarcophagus with a mummy covered with gold,” said this larger-than-life and fantastically theatrical archaeologist last December during an ordinary Zoom call. And that’s what most have come to expect from an encounter with Hawass, anything but ordinary.

“This was in an area that was in the shadow of the Step Pyramid, the oldest pyramid in Egypt, with beautiful statues and a sealed sarcophagus of a lady covered with gold,” he explained. “We are in the process of discovering a new pyramid in the site. A month ago, we found the brother of King Tutankhamun. I found intact tombs that I did not open yet. We expect to be excavating in the Saqqara necropolis in September and hope to open these tombs.”

Likely coming straight from the site with news of great findings, Hawass will share his adventures, passion for discovery, and advocacy for conservation with audiences at two events: the first, Friday, Sept. 23 at the Flagstaff Festival

of Science W. L. Gore & Associates Keynote Presentation at Northern Arizona University; the second, Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition’s destination event at Arizona Nordic Village.

With discoveries in the global spotlight for more than three decades, Hawass is credited with bringing Ancient Egypt into our homes and hearts. The passion began in the 1980s. As the inspector of antiquities at the time, he was sent out to an excavation site. “I was unhappy to leave Cairo and go into the desert, but one day I found a tomb with the statue of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love. While cleaning the statue, I found my love.”

In 1990, as director of Giza and Saqqara, he made a breakthrough discovery that determined the Pyramids were built by workers, not slaves.

His findings uncovered an ancient cemetery near the Sphinx containing 600 graves and 50 larger tombs belonging to the builders of the pyramids and their families. His discoveries also include the Valley of the Golden Mummies at Bahariya Oasis.

Through years of excavating tombs of spectacular treasures and temples to the gods, following hidden passageways, carefully transferring mummies and decoding ancient writings, he says “the afterlife built Egypt,” a place that begins with nightfall for the deceased, filled with gods, strange creatures, gatekeepers and riddles solved through the Book of the Dead.

He has become comfortable with being lowered into deep, dark, tight shafts, squeezing between massive slabs of granite, coming into contact with deadly cobras and facing superstitions surrounding the fabled “curse” of the pharaohs. He recalls looking through the slit of a hidden door and peering straight into the gleaming crystal eyes of a statue that had been sealed in a tomb for thousands of years. “I cannot describe Continued on page 41

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t its best, a home provides a safe and supportive environment for its inhabitants. Providing safety and support to those who have fallen through the cracks in society because of alcohol and drug addiction is the mission of the Cottonwood non-profit Steps to Recovery Homes.

“Steps to Recovery Homes was started nine years ago,” said Damien Browning, 48, executive director of the organization. “My ex-wife, Anne Browning, and I started Steps to Recovery Homes with three credit cards. We are both in recovery and wanted to help others.

We have had collaboration with lots of other agencies over the years.”

According to the non-profit’s website, “Recovery is a process of change through which people improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.”

The organization was honored by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 17, when it received a Proclamation of Recognition of Awards of Excellence for their prestigious awards and their dedication to the health of all citizens of Yavapai County.

Currently, homes for recovery include a location for men, housing 13 residents, a women’s home, housing eight, and a transitional home, housing five.

Recovery homes welcome men and women who are willing to take action to address their substance use and other co-occurring disorders and to work hard to embrace the tools offered to gain and maintain long-term recovery.

Transitional homes provide a step down from the more structured living environment, offering a safe place for clients to live with more freedom as they reintegrate successfully back into society.

“Our age range is 18 and up,” Browning said. “Most are in between 35 to 50. We do have one who is 20.”

All of the homes are located within four miles of a long, large building on North Main Street in front of Riverfront Park on the route into Old Town Cottonwood. The non-profit purchased the 21,000-square-foot structure in March with a low-interest USDA loan.

“We’re going to make it a healing center,” explained Browning, who has lived in Cottonwood since 1992. “By the end of May, we had moved everything over there.”

“Our Director of Operations Anji Dickson has spearheaded the whole strategic plan and the vision to evolve Steps to Recovery Homes into a true Holistic Wellness Program,” he said. “She has taken us to a new level these last few years. The whole strategic plan was to consolidate all our operations under one roof.

The money we’ve been paying out for rent in all the other places we had can now go to the community as an asset that will be there forever. This way, we get to own our facility, and the organization will have some sustainability. It’s really a good move.”

Highlighting the “good move” is having the space to establish an outpatient treatment center, the Konnect Treatment Center, which provides therapy services for clients in the recovery and transitional homes and in the surrounding community.

“In healing a broken individual, I think connection is the opposite of addiction,” Browning said. “Isolation and separation formulate addiction; we feel different and then we’re isolated in our minds. It’s good if you can get people to feel they have purpose, that they’re a piece of the puzzle.”

Services offered at Konnect include individual therapy, case management and group sessions for those in the program, including people who do not occupy the organization’s recovery or transitional homes.

“Now the treatment center can help people outside of our homes,” Browning said. “It gets the community more involved and helps more people in need.”

The opening of the outpatient center will also allow staff to maximize help for clients, “so they can go down to their core issues, like anger, shame, trauma, abandonment, neglect and low self-worth.”

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Leading a Life of Impact and Legacy Author promotes developing ‘Holy Habits’ for living our best life

By Bonnie Stevens, FBN

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otivational speaker Rabbi Daniel Cohen believes no encounter is random, but rather an opportunity to make an impact. In his book, “What Will They Say About You When You Are Gone? Creating a Life of Legacy,” he offers strategies to help us become more mindful in how we think and act, and become the best version of ourselves. Sprinkling in Jewish mysticism, he suggests developing what he calls “Holy Habits,” that put into play the “Momentum Factor.”

Rabbi Cohen says daily decisions lead to Holy Habits. “Life is not made up of major moral decisions, but it’s made up of small moments when I choose to be either a giver or a taker.

Do I choose to be honest or maybe to cut a corner? The philosophy behind this is that we’ll never have the strength to make the choices that are the right choices in the bigger moments unless we recognize that we need to get in the habit of making good choices that reflect our values and principles all the time. And here’s where I talk about

Holy Habits. Because when we’re in what I call, ‘the groove,’ we are attuned to really making sure that we’re making choices based upon our value system. If somebody doesn’t have a value system, then every moral choice becomes up for negotiation.”

One way to develop habits that reflect our value system is to practice them. In his book, the rabbi suggests that rather than donating one sum of money to a charitable organization, get into the habit of giving every day. For example, if you choose to give $100 for the year, instead, give $1 a day for 100 days, developing what he calls, “the Momentum Factor.”

Acknowledging the challenges and chaos in the world, Rabbi Cohen says the uncertainty can create a sense of paralysis and anxiety. “One of the choices that we have is to just lament the situation in which we’re in. Jewish mysticism teaches us that our role is not to lament the darkness but to increase the light. If I meet someone or pass by someone and our faces meet, a possibility emerges for a soul connection and a moment of eternal impact.

Even if I cannot change the world, I can change the world of one person. That little bit of light that I create, that act of kindness, that smile will have an impact that will then transform potentially that

person’s life and slowly one by one, the universe begins to change from that.

So, to me, that’s a very empowering message.”

He also promotes meditation to connect with the wisdom of our higher selves. “Sometimes there’s so much noise, that we don’t have an opportunity to listen to our inner voice.

Whether that’s walking, sitting in the park, saying a prayer, fly fishing, whatever it is, the important thing is to turn off the outside noise to listen to our inner voices. I’m a strong believer that leading a life of legacy is not about imposing something from outside of us, but about unlocking what is inside of us that sometimes we fail to listen to.

That’s where meditation is so important on a consistent basis, because it gives us the space and time and bandwidth to tap into the highest aspirations we have for ourself.”

To create a life of legacy, Rabbi Cohen recommends reverse engineering our lives by taking a look at the end product, deconstructing it and rebuilding it. “I’ll ask people to do an exercise: If we have five words that we want to be remembered by, what would they be; if we had 24 hours to live, what would we do and why? Identify what is that life you want to lead. Keep that front and center. One of the principles

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Rabbi Daniel Cohen and his wife, Diane, have raised six daughters.

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in the book is called, ‘Living Inspired.’

Living inspired means that we recognize that every day is a gift and that the real value of life is not in days passing but in moments and memories that we create. In many ways, that’s the way that we reverse-engineer our life. Too often, life goes by and we say, ‘Wait a second, where did the past year go?’

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But if we can be fully present in each moment that we experience, create a memory of a lifetime, reach out and do acts of kindness. Those are ways that we cannot stop time, but we can slow down time to make the most of the gift of every day.”

Here are five ways Rabbi Cohen Continued on page 42

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PR Professional Helps Brands Look Their Best International Minute Press Franchisee Tracie Hansen enjoys having her own print shop

By V. Ronnie Tierney, FBN

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eturning to Flagstaff after graduating from Northern Arizona University (NAU) was a dream that came true for International Minute Press Owner Tracie Hansen.

“Soon after we finished school in 1993, my husband, Glenn, and I moved to Lacrosse, Wisconsin so he could go to grad school,” said Hansen. “After three years, we moved to Phoenix to be near family and I accepted a job at the Arizona Restaurant Association (ARA).”

Although she really loved the work she was doing, she and Glenn always felt that Flagstaff was their true home.

On a whim, she applied for a job at NAU’s distance-learning program as part of the marketing team. “I got the job,” she said. “Glenn was working at Arizona State University (ASU) but we agreed that if it was meant to be, it would all work out.”

So he, too, spontaneously applied to NAU. Within six weeks, he accepted a position at the Honors College, where he continues to work to this day.

During the course of 20 years that Hansen worked at NAU, she held several public relations positions relating to communications management, crisis communication, student

affairs and recruiting incoming students.

As her children were preparing to go to college, Hansen said she was ready for a change, but wasn’t sure what. At the same time, she learned that the owners of The Print Raven were considering retirement, and so gambling on her creative background and wheelhouse of skills in graphic design, publications, deadlines and budgets, she saw that things were starting to line up.

“It was a serendipitous opportunity, so I purchased the print shop in 2018,” said Hansen. “I had never owned a business, so I was well aware of what I had the capacity to do and where I would need help. So, we explored the idea of converting the print shop to the International Minuteman Press franchise family.”

Diving deep, Hansen visited several International Minute Press stores in Arizona. “They have an exceptional reputation, and with 1,000 independently owned stores all around the world – including Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and Africa – they are the largest and oldest printing franchise in the world.

It was a no-brainer.”

International Minute Press Manager Kelsey Hubbard worked with the previous owners at Print Raven for four years and joined Hansen’s

Hansen calls print shop Manager Kelsey Hubbard “invaluable.”

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NAU alum and long-time employee Tracie Hansen rolled her skills as a public relations professional into her business.

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team. “It was a good transition, really easy and smooth; plus, it’s great having the resources we have as a franchise,” said Hubbard, who was born and raised in Flagstaff. “This is one of those jobs where every day is different; plus, I know a lot of people that come through the door.”

“Kelsey is an invaluable asset,” said Hansen. “I don’t know what I’d do without her. She has a wealth of knowledge and has played a critical role in our transition and growth.”

With help just a phone call away, Hansen said it’s like having a business advisor in her back pocket. “A lot of people don’t understand what it means to be part of a franchise, but I can’t emphasize enough that we’re 100% local. At the same time, we have access to and support from people who want to see me succeed. Their support has been incredible, especially the last few years with COVID and supply chain issues.”

Paying a capped monthly royalty fee based on her sales, Hansen said International Minute Press has been a great partner. “Before I even opened my doors, I spent 10 days in the New York headquarters for training and I have ongoing support for my software, marketing efforts, vendor relations and more.”

The printing services that International Minute Press offers are many. “From printing banners and signs to promotional products, we do it all,” said Hansen. “We have an extensive list of vendors and suppliers.”

Red Rocks Writer founder and long-time magazine editor Stephen Hanks recently moved from New York to Sedona and needed a printer for his Al Jolson Journal, which he publishes twice a year. “I went through the process of researching printers in Sedona and Flagstaff and International Minute Press came in with the lowest bid. And when I found out it was a private, womanowned business, I went with them,” said Hanks. “The quality was terrific, the work was great, and the service was exceptional; plus, they work quickly.”

Although she has limited free time on her hands, Hansen loves live music and cooking when she can fit it in. “Our big 8-year-old boxer, Piper, is a rescue and loves to be outside, so she often takes us for walks.” FBN International Minute Press is located at 1300 South Milton, Suite 117. For more information, call 928-773-1105.

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Navajo Code Talkers Scholarship Supporting One Hundred Students

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he Freeport-McMoRan Foundation has expanded its Native American Scholarship program with Education Forward Arizona for a second time, providing an additional $3 million to create 100 scholarships in honor of the Navajo Code Talkers, with a goal of helping more Navajo students graduate with a higher education credential by 2026.

The scholarship program was expanded to acknowledge and honor the selfless service of 400 Navajo Code Talkers during World War II. The Code Talkers used the Navajo language to create an unbreakable code for radio and telephone communication, which is credited for helping the U.S. win the war.

The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation recently announced the creation of the Navajo Code Talkers Scholarships at the National World War II Museum’s American Spirit Awards Gala in New Orleans, where the remaining living Code Talkers were honored, two of whom were in attendance. Only three Code Talkers are still alive today: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel, Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.

“The Navajo Code Talkers represent an important and proud part of both

Navajo and American history and we are pleased to honor them with this named scholarship program that we hope will enable Navajo students to build a prosperous future for themselves, their families and their community through education,” said Freeport-McMoRan Foundation President Tracy Bame. “The Navajo Code Talkers Scholarship program is open to all Navajo students who have a desire to achieve a higher education, serve their community and inspire others through their own selfless acts to create a better future, as the Navajo Code Talkers did.”

As the scholarship administrator, Education Forward Arizona manages the application process by selecting and awarding the scholarship recipients and distributing the funds to each school. The non-profit organization recently selected the first cohort of 50 Navajo students as inaugural Navajo Code Talkers Scholars for the 2022-23 school year. Students were chosen based on their applications, accomplishments, future goals and passion and desire to serve their community.

They will receive scholarships of up to $6,000 annually and support services to help them succeed in pursuing and

completing a postsecondary certificate, associate’s or bachelor’s degree. The second cohort of 50 students will be selected in the summer of 2023 for the 2023-24 school year.

In addition to the scholarships, each scholar will receive support services from Education Forward Arizona Success Advisers, which are key to ensuring students can successfully navigate their educational path, persist through higher education, and graduate with a degree or credential. These support services include mentoring sessions, enrollment counseling, academic tracking, financial aid advice, peer networking, professional development and more.

“There are so many students across our state who are in need of financial assistance to help them to pursue a college degree,” said Education Forward Arizona President and CEO Rich Nickel. “Supporting students is at the heart of our work and we know it’s the best lever for improving students’ lives and the quality of life for all Arizonans. We are very thankful to The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation for its investment in scholarships for Native American students in Arizona.” FBN

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‘Finding Home’ Event to Explore Flagstaff’s Housing Crisis

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Arizona Storytellers Presents: Finding Home,” a state-wide community-building series examining affordable housing through first-person experiences, is focusing on Flagstaff this month, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Coconino Center for the Arts.

A panel of experts will discuss potential short- and long-term solutions. Topics for the free public event will include rent and home costs, housing shortages and the growing homeless population.

FBN Editor Bonnie Stevens will facilitate the Finding Home storytelling and panel discussion event supported by the Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff and the Morrison Institute. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

“Housing insecurity is one of Arizona’s most pressing issues and we need to create spaces where we can talk about how to ease this crisis,” said Andrea Whitsett of the Morrison Institute director.

Reservations are required. Tickets are free, but seating is limited. For tickets go to: https://storytellersproject.enmotive.com/events/register/ finding-home-flagstaff For more information, contact Stacy Sullivan, ssullivan@azcentral. com, 602-444-8749. FBN

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Moon Rover Continues to Gain Traction Inventor Bill Tinnin has global fan base; GROVER to be featured at Star Party

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hile Neil Armstrong’s and Buzz Aldrin’s footsteps have been imprinted on the moon and in world history, the Moon Buggy they explored in left tracks on the lunar surface and also in the imaginations of the news media and fans.

At 88, the Northern Arizona man who played a role in designing the buggy prototype continues to be tracked down by the news media and fans.

GROVER, or Gravity Rover, spends its days in retirement in the U.S. Geological Survey building in Flagstaff.

Bill Tinnin, the inventor credited with inventing the moon buggy, is retired in Prescott Valley. The two have been connected since the 1960s Apollo moon missions.

Since the first moon landing on July 20, 1969, Tinnin has been contacted by people from 12 states Continued on page 39

Bill Tinnin has collected photos and patches from the early Moon missions.

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Big Sting Country Music Festival Weekend Campout Coming to Watson Lake

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he Big Sting Country Music Festival Weekend Campout, showcasing local and national country music artists, is coming to Watson Lake, north of downtown Prescott, Oct. 13-15.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Shadows Foundation, a Flagstaff-based non-profit that serves families in need during life-threatening conditions. “This event combines good people, country music and a great cause,” said organizer and founder Vicki Burton.

The Friday lineup includes Little Texas, along with other artists Caroline Jones, Ryan Sims, Tim Hurley, and local artists Justin Hitson and Southbound, Tyller Gummersall, the Aragon Brothers and Ben Bruner.

Little Texas’s debut album, “First Time for Everything,” earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while 1993’s “Big Time” was certified double plat-

inum and 1994’s “Kick A Little” was certified platinum. The band is known for hits such as “What Might Have Been,” “God Bless Texas,” “My Love,” “What Were You Thinkin’” and “Some Guys Have All the Love.”

Caroline Jones was listed as one of the Top 10 Country Artists to Know

by Rolling Stone in 2017 and one of the 15 country artists to watch by Billboard in 2018. Currently on tour with the Zac Brown Band, Jones will be taking time off to hit the stage at this year’s Big Sting with her hits, “Come In,” “So Many Skies,” featuring Zak Brown and Mathew Ramsey and more.

Saturday’s lineup includes Jade Eagleson, along with other artists Scott Stevens, Dylan Jakobsen, Brad Johnson and The Killin’ Time Band, Big Chad and The Southern Gentlemen Zookeepers, and local artists Andrew Deering, Tyller Gummersall and Kevin Rueb.

“Saturday night’s headliner Jade

Eagleson has made quite a mark on the international country scene,” said Burton. “His single ‘Got Your Name On It’ is certified platinum by Music Canada.” Eagleson is known for singles such as “Count the Ways,” “Lucky,” “Close, All Night” and “Figure It Out.” Saturday night opener Scott Stevens is a singer/songwriter who co-wrote eight songs on the 2015 Halstorm album, which debuted at number 5 on the billboard 200. Scott also co-wrote and produced songs for the 2015 Shinedown album. He will be taking the stage at this year’s Big Sting with tunes like “Missing You,” “I Feel Good, “New Boots,” “Neon On Ya,” “Country Soul Survivor.” FBN For information about campsites and tickets, visit thebigsting.com/.

No-Cost Cancer Screenings at North Country HealthCare

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he Well Woman HealthCheck program at North Country HealthCare is hosting its third annual September Screening Event, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23 and 24. This two-day event offers no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to all women in Flagstaff, for those both with and without health insurance. Friday will feature cervical cancer screenings (PAP smears) and mammograms from Assured Imaging from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday will feature mammograms from Assured Imaging from 8 a.m. to noon.

Health education and community resources, health insurance navigation support, connections to healthcare providers, follow-up care and refreshments will also be on site Saturday.

The September Screening Event is hosted at North Country HealthCare, 2920 N. 4th Street in Flagstaff. Those who are interested can call to schedule their breast and cervical cancer screenings at 928-522-9404.

“We hope that this event will allow women who have had trouble seeing a doctor in the past get connected with services they need to stay healthy,” said Kristi Boniella, Well Woman HealthCheck Program manager. “It is so important that women get screened early for breast and cervical cancer because catching these cancers in their early stages can literally save their lives. Both of these cancers are easier to treat earlier on than in later stages.”

The event is sponsored by North Country HealthCare, the Well Woman HealthCheck Program, Care1st, Arizona Complete Health and the Colorado Plateau Center for Health Professions. FBN

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Prescott Area ATHENA Celebration Honors Ten Finalists

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en women from the Quad Cities are being celebrated as finalists in the 2022 Prescott Area ATHENA Awards. The annual High Tea event, hosted by Quad Cities Business News and Prescott Woman Magazine, is scheduled for 3-5 p.m., Sunday Sept.

18, at Starting Point, at Prescott Gateway Mall.

The ATHENA Awards program is recognized around the world, promoting leadership and recognizing those who demonstrate excellence in their profession, serve their communities, and assist others, especially women, in achieving their full potential.

Aboost Wellness, a woman-owned local business, is the Platinum sponsor for the third annual Prescott Area ATHENA Awards. “I am beyond honored to acknowledge and celebrate these amazing women who have been nominated,” said Aboost owner Anita Farrelly. “They have dedicated their time, wisdom and lives to making the world a better place for everyone and they deserve hugs, love and to be embraced by our community.”

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orthern Arizona Healthcare (NAH) has announced a change in NAH leadership. Florence Spyrow has stepped down as the system president and chief executive officer. Following this decision, NAH Chief Operating Officer Josh Tinkle has been named acting CEO by the NAH Board of Directors, effective immediately.

“We are grateful for the many years of service to the system and wish Flo all the best in the coming years,” said NAH Board of Directors Chairman Bill Riley.

Spyrow added, “I am proud of NAH’s many accomplishments during my tenure.”

Tinkle has been with NAH since 2019 and previously served as acting CEO during Spyrow’s family leave in late 2021 and early 2022.

NAH will launch a national search for an individual to fill the role of CEO permanently.

“We will find the right candidate in the next six to nine months,” said Riley. “We will be forming a hiring task force [comprised of] NAH board members to reach out to the communities we serve, including our healthcare providers and key stakeholders, to solicit their input on qualifications for our next CEO.” “We are privileged to serve Northern Arizona communities and remain grateful to our patients who have entrusted us with their care. We are confident that Josh will help NAH move forward successfully during this transition,” said Riley. FBN NAH COO Josh Tinkle displays a giant check from Desert Financial Credit Union for a healthcare scholarship Courtesy photo

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Flagstaff Star Party, Celebration of the Night Explore Archeoastronomy New destination event brings legendary Egyptologist Zahi Hawass to Arizona Nordic Village

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ith more than 20 telescopes and hosts from across the region, the free annual Flagstaff Star Party is offering three nights of stargazing into Northern Arizona’s starry autumn nights, along with rich presentations tapping into the global cultural wealth of our night sky heritage. The world’s most accessible star party in the first International Dark Sky City is scheduled for 6-10 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 22-24, at Buffalo Park, occurring during Celebration of the Night – a six-week season of wonder, discovery and education.

“Astronomers from all over bring their knowledge and their telescopic instruments to examine the sacred dark skies of this region,” said Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition (FDSC) member William Seven. “This mesa has become the place where one meditates under the solemnity of the

star-filled night sky and realizes these are the same skies our ancestors have been observing for millennia upon millennia.”

Guests will be introduced to stars of the night, including the constellation Scorpius the Scorpion and Sagittarius the Archer. “Just to the left of the stinger or Scorpius and between Sagittarius sits the center of our Milky Way Galaxy,” said Seven. “This is the hub of our spinning galaxy and is made up of a highly concentrated mass of stars.”

Volunteer astronomers operating their telescopes and pointing out constellations and planets say they enjoy the event as much as the guests, with whom they share the wonders of Flagstaff’s famous night sky. “From Buffalo Park, the view of the San Francisco Peaks a few miles away is spectacular and so is the one of Saturn, more than 800 million miles away, and galaxies a million trillion miles away,” said Drew Carhart,

The Flagstaff Star Party, Sept. 22 - 24, at Buffalo Park is a free event that attracts thousands of residents and visitors each year for an interpreted view into the universe from Flagstaff’s famous dark skies. “The Andromeda Galaxy, barely visible to the naked eye, will be a favorite target for our telescopes,” said NAU Astronomy Researcher and Telescope Host Ed Anderson. Courtesy photo

telescope host and FDSC executive board member, who brings his telescope to the Flagstaff Star Party each

year from Chicago. “The Flagstaff Star Party provides a great chance for those of us who love to explore the

cosmos with our eyes and share our views with everyone else.”

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Poor circulation or PAD (peripheral artery disease) is caused by the buildup of fatty material inside the arteries, limiting the amount of blood that passes through them. “If an artery is blocked, oxygen and nutrients can’t get to your nerves and muscles, so they cry out for help,” explains Dr. Diana Perry, of CiC Foot & Ankle. “Cramping, burning, numbness, or sores that won’t heal are telltale signs.”

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Are You an Entrepreneur?

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fter interviewing and studying a great number of business owners, I’ve learned that some people are born business leaders – they seem to have an innate drive and focus – like my brother, Charlie, who started a shoeshine business when he was 10.

Some, probably most, evolve into the role or arrive at a place in life where the timing is right to flex their entrepreneurial muscles. If you are wondering if you are an entrepreneur, here is my list of Top Ten Entrepreneurial Characteristics.

Entrepreneurs are: 1. Comfortable with Risk, Comfortable with Discomfort Entrepreneurs have to be able to be OK with not knowing what the future may bring and especially OK with knowing the beginning of the journey likely will be uncomfortable, often demanding long days and not much financial reward. They understand money may have to go out and may not come in for a while. They are playing the long game.

2. Confident Entrepreneurs are not necessarily cocky, but they are confident in their knowledge, experience, ability and problem-solving skills. They are the ones who can stay calm in a storm; in fact, they likely look at every challenge like a puzzle yet to be solved.

3. Optimistic Even though they are aware of risks and challenges, entrepreneurs believe everything will work out the way it should, even if there are surprises along the way.

They believe challenges can be flipped to become benefits, so that even the darkest and most apocalyptic cloud will have a silver lining.

4. Hang Out with Inspirational Thinkers Entrepreneurs love to be filled up by those who are excited about the possibilities and engaged in life. They cheer on others who are striving to be better, accomplishing more, changing lives and leading by example. They notice and are grateful for those who encourage them and make it a point to encourage others.

5. Resourceful Entrepreneurs are constantly thinking, but don’t get discouraged, about what will happen if: if the materials don’t arrive, if key individuals don’t get on board, if the weather doesn’t cooperate, if the loan doesn’t go through.

They are nimble in this regard and can formulate a plan B, C or D in a hurry. In fact, they probably already have.

6. Prepared to Invest in Themselves Entrepreneurs do what it takes. They may take out a loan, find an investor, sell something, sleep less, earn a degree, hire a coach, move to another city, change their diet, quit bad habits or make space in their lives for something new. Whatever it is, they are committed to shaping themselves into the best version of themselves for their desired outcome.

7. Thorough I’m not talking about getting lost in every detail. That would be too overwhelming and cause entrepreneurs to lose interest. But they do think things through.

In his “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” leadership expert Stephen Covey’s second habit is, “Begin with the end in mind.” Entrepreneurs need to be able to visualize the bigger picture and the goal.

This helps them create the path to get where they want to go and recognize success when they arrive.

8. Decisive Entrepreneurs make decisions swiftly. They quickly process the opportunities and risks and take action. They don’t live in that wasteland of regret and self-doubt. They move forward. And if more information arrives that suggests there is a better direction, they make another decision.

9. Passionate About What They Do If at a dinner party, you find someone who can talk enthusiastically and endlessly about the wonders of PVC pipe or the advantages of semiconductor material or how to make the perfect meringue, odds are pretty good you are talking to an entrepreneur.

10. Motivational If you are now inspired to repair your own plumbing, buy the latest smartphone or start cracking some eggs, you know how motivational entrepreneurs can be.

By the way, Charlie’s shoeshine business (see #1) led to a job at a country club, which led to interaction with successful business leaders who inspired him (see #4) by living a life of golf, nice shoes and expensive meals. He became a chef (see #6) so he could create those good meals and run his own catering business (see #7). Thus, he cracked a great many eggs (see #10) on his journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur. FBN Bonnie Stevens is a public relations consultant. She can be reached at bonnie.stevens@ gmail.com.

// Entrepreneurs are not necessarily cocky, but they are confident in their knowledge, experience, ability and problem-solving skills. They are the ones who can stay calm in a storm; in fact, they likely look at every challenge like a puzzle yet to be solved. //

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Jen Green-Vance (right), president and CEO of Strides 2 Thrive and Elevated Shredding in Flagstaff, receives the Arizona Small Business Development Center 2022 Success Award from Gina Couillard, associate state director for the Arizona Small Business Development Center during a meeting of the Coconino Community College District Governing Board meeting in May. Green-Vance used the services of the Coconino SBDC at CCC to help launch her businesses during the pandemic.

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er goal was to start a business in Flagstaff that specializes in offering services to people with disabilities. She didn’t plan on a pandemic breaking out in the middle of her planning.

Regardless, Jen Green-Vance, president and CEO of Strides 2 Thrive and Elevated Shredding, met with the folks of the Coconino Small Business Development Center at Coconino Community College to come up with a plan.

Not only was the plan successful, it was also award-winning.

Green-Vance was honored during the May 18 meeting of the CCC District Governing Board with an award from the Arizona SBDC for her efforts to bring services to people with disabilities in Northern Arizona.

“I am so honored to have been chosen for the Arizona Small Business Development Center 2022 Success Award,” Green-Vance said.

“It really validates the success and growth of my businesses directly attributed to hard work, vision and collaboration with the Coconino SBDC.” Green-Vance added that she continues to use the resources provided by the SBDC at CCC and still works closely with the SBDC business counselors.

“Jen’s success is a direct correlation to the passion she has for providing services for her members,” said Gina Couillard, former program director for the Coconino SBDC and current associate state director for the Arizona Small Business Development Center. “Many times, people have heart or they have skill. Jen has both. I have never met someone as talented or passionate in their work.”

Green-Vance and her husband, Joe Vance, through their businesses, offer opportunity to people with a range of disabilities – from assisted living and day services to job training and skills acquisition. They recently completed construction of facilities on Empire Ave. in East Flagstaff. Strides 2 Thrive operates group homes, a day treatment program for adults

and employment services. Elevated Shredding provides the avenue for on-the-job training and paid employment by offering professional document destruction services for businesses throughout Northern Arizona.

“I don’t think this would have been possible” without the help from the SBDC at CCC, Green-Vance said of her success.

Cindy Scott, the new center director for the Coconino SBDC at CCC, said, the SBDC is a no-cost, confidential resource for people interested in starting small businesses in Coconino County.

“Every business is unique, so the services offered are tailored to the specific business needs,” Scott said. “The pandemic has been a challenging time for many businesses, but during that time, the SBDC was there to assist small businesses with the pandemic assistance that was available. The SBDC is continuing to assist businesses to regain their footing in this challenging time.”

The Coconino SBDC provides advising, training, online courses and resources for businesses throughout the Northern Arizona region. Among the services are business plan assistance, market feasibility and research, cash flow analysis, financial projections and pricing, marketing strategy, identification of potential capital sources, start-up guidance and more.

Additionally, the Coconino SBDC partners with local, state and national organizations to provide business support in the county.

According to data compiled by the Coconino SBDC, in 2021, the fledgling agency served nearly 800 clients, assisted with 26 new business starts, supported nearly 1,000 jobs, created another 78 jobs and supported more than $91 million in annual sales in the county.

As for the future, Green-Vance said the expansion of the buildings has allowed her businesses to increase the capacity of their day treatment and work programs at Strides 2 Thrive, which positively impacts the lives of the people who receive the service as well as the local workforce.

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Five Reasons to Hire a Business Coach

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s a child, many of us might remember trying several different sports, dance classes, gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, etc., to see which sport we loved and which sport we naturally were drawn to.

I’m sure you remember the day when your parents dropped you off to play your favorite sport. For me, I had just purchased a new glove, bought new cleats and had my hair pulled back in a ponytail. I was ready for my first practice to learn how to perfect the game of softball. That day, I remember meeting my coach. He was soft-spoken, kind, and full of knowledge about how to play softball. I always wanted to be the pitcher, so of course when he asked us what positions we wanted to play I blurted out “I’ll be the pitcher,” or so I thought. I remember him taking us through several drills to really understand our skill sets, areas that we were stronger in than others, as well as moving us around the field to try several different positions. Turns out, I wasn’t a very good pitcher; second base was where I landed. Who would have thought?

I was only about 4 feet tall when

I started playing softball, but I was quick, I was small, and great at catching. However, I couldn’t throw accurately to save my life, so second base was the perfect fit for me with my skill advantages and disadvantages. It took the coach testing me in several areas to figure this out. What about you?

Do you remember your favorite sport and where you landed based on your knowledge, skill sets and advantages? I bet you do! Without having the coach on the field in practice, I bet neither of us would have been able to become state champions or even win a game.

I certainly know as a mother raising children I wouldn’t have dropped my children off to “practice” if a coach wasn’t present. Yet, as business owners, many believe they don’t need a coach anymore in their lives.

By definition, a coach is someone who teaches and trains an athlete or performer. And the definition of an athlete is someone that is trained, skilled and proficient. Would you say that you are a proficient business owner? Just because you are passionate at what you do doesn’t mean you know how to run a business. I meet

many women on my journey that are skilled, proficient and truly athletes in their industries, but they lack the understanding and skills to build a successful business.

I’d like you to meet Dr. Melissa Balizan. She has 50,000 clinical hours, has been working as a pharmacist for more than two decades and knows more about medication and the properties of them than probably 1,000 of us combined. She is truly an “athlete” in her industry. Where she lacked was the knowledge of turning her two decades of experience into her own business that had paying customers.

When I met her, she was a concierge pharmacist with no private clients.

A year later, after hiring me, she was leveraging her skills to work with large corporate businesses to facilitate medicine management for their employees to cut their healthcare costs. Now, she works with physicians to assist their clients, because general physicians are so busy treating clients that they don’t have the time to meet with them regularly to discuss their medication reviews. This is one example of how a business coach is able to see a different

perspective in your business and can “move you around the field” to test your skill sets and leverage your knowledge to have a successful career, on your terms.

Here are five quick reasons why you should consider hiring a business coach if you own a business: Accountability If for no other reason, hiring a business coach for accountability will be the greatest decision you have ever made in your life.

Navigate Challenges and Meet Your Goals A business coach can assist you in creating measurable goals, based on your industry, that will surely come up against some challenges that you may be experiencing for the first time.

However, your coach has already been there and done that!

Recognize Your Blind Spots We all have them and they are called “blind spots” because you can’t see them yourself, but your coach can!

Close Knowledge Gaps Be sure to hire a business coach that is always a few steps, if not 10, ahead of you so they can teach you what to expect at every turn.

Unblock Limits We all have these, too, and they are all self-imposed.

Your coach will bring these to light so you can work through the blocks and eventually set yourself free of limiting beliefs.

I want to meet you and will be speaking at the Athena Awards in Prescott on Sept. 18. Connect with me on social media, LinkedIn, or even track me down on my website. FBN For more information on how you can schedule a 30-minute strategy call with Colleen Biggs visit her website at https://colleenbiggs.net/ and schedule that call at https://calendly.com/colleenbiggs/30min and see how your business can accelerate, scale and dominate with coaching with Colleen Biggs https://colleenbiggs.net/ coaching/ Hear more from Colleen Biggs on Zonie Living, the Leading Ladies edition, at StarWorldwideNetworks.com

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September Brings Awareness to PAD

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By Reisha Zang

urning, tingling, numbness and muscle cramping in your feet and toes? It might be neuropathy. But, then again, it might be poor circulation or peripheral artery disease (PAD).

“These symptoms are very similar to those of PAD,” explained Joel Rainwater, M.D., medical director of Comprehensive Integrated Care (CiC). “They are so similar that many are given a diagnosis of neuropathy when it may be PAD, or PAD may be making their neuropathy worse.”

Peripheral neuropathy is nerve damage that causes sensations of pins-and-needles, numbness, weakness, burning and/or cramping in the feet.

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a circulation problem where fatty deposits build up inside the arteries supplying blood to the lower body. These deposits harden and block blood flow to the legs and feet.

PAD causes many of the same symptoms as neuropathy, and both can exist at the same time. But in many cases, circulation issues are sometimes overlooked as contributing to or causing symptoms that mimic neuropathy.

“Blood brings oxygen and nutrients to your feet and toes, which they need to stay healthy,” said Rainwater. “When your feet are not getting an adequate supply, they start sending signals such as pain, burning, tingling, numbness or cramping.”

WHICH IS IT? NEUROPATHY OR PAD?

When patients are having these types of symptoms, they often receive a prescription for neuropathy medication. Dr. Diana Perry of CiC Foot & Ankle sees many patients whose feet continue to bother them even when they are taking this medication.

“Pills aren’t a cure; they just treat the symptoms, so the body doesn’t notice them,” said Perry. “It’s concerning, because if we don’t know what is causing the symptoms, the medication could hide a developing problem and let it get worse.”

It’s important to determine the root of these symptoms. Getting the proper diagnosis is the first step to getting better. “We need to turn over every piece of the puzzle to see what’s causing the pain,” said Perry.

Diagnosing PAD is simple and can be done right in the doctor’s office with ultrasound or an ankle-brachial index (ABI) test. A blood pressure cuff and ultrasound device are used to compare the blood pressure in your legs

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PAD is a progressive cardiovascular disease that, left untreated, will only get worse and lead to more pain, circulatory problems and, in the worst cases, amputation. But treatments are available.

“The good news about PAD is that there’s hope,” Rainwater said. “There is treatment and it’s excellent. It’s been one of the biggest success stories in all of medicine.”

Using tiny tools and real-time imaging, Rainwater and other endovascular specialists at CiC are able to access the blocked peripheral arteries, clear plaque away and restore normal blood flow. “Establishing blood flow reestablishes the oxygen and nutrient supply so healing can begin,” explained Rainwater.

The procedure is done right in an office setting, and patients are able to get back on their feet and resume everyday living with almost no downtime and no overnight hospital stay.

Arteries are accessed through a tiny puncture in the skin, so there are no stitches and a very low risk of infection. Medicare and most insurance plans cover the treatment.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO SUFFER

Dr. Rainwater hopes to educate patients about PAD and how to recognize and treat it early for better outcomes. If you have burning, tingling, cramping or numbness in your legs or feet, or if you are taking neuropathy medications that don’t seem to be working, you don’t have to suffer.

“I’m here to tell patients that there are options,” Dr. Rainwater said. “All they have to do is ask.” FBN Dr. Joel Rainwater, M.D., has focused his career on teaching people to recognize PAD and take action. He can be reached at CiC 928-719-7400.

Dr. Diana Perry, DPM, specializes in limb preservation and trauma of the foot. She can be reached at CiC 928-719-7400.

Reisha Zang is director of communication at CiC. You may contact her at 928-719-7400 or reisha. zang@ciccenters.com.

// “Blood brings oxygen and nutrients to your feet and toes, which they need to stay healthy,” said Rainwater. “When your feet are not getting an adequate supply, they start sending signals such as pain, burning, tingling, numbness or cramping.” //

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lagstaff is a leaf peeper’s paradise, often hailed as Arizona’s capital of autumn, with warming fall colors descending from the San Francisco Peaks to the streets of Flagstaff and offering opportunities to capture alluring golden, crimson and auburn autumn colors.

This fall, take to the skies on the Scenic Gondola at Arizona Snowbowl.

As you soar over the mountains, enjoy the glories of autumn’s crisp colors, with a spectacular view of the mixed fir and aspen tree canopy below, including epic views of the Grand Canyon. And check out The Arboretum at Flagstaff, an oasis of high-altitude native plants. As autumn draws near, trees transform into golden pieces of art. The Arboretum is open through October and is the perfect place for a picnic and family getaway.

Stroll through historic downtown Flagstaff for excellent leaf-peeping, dining and shopping, with vibrant colors sprinkling the tree-lined streets of downtown. Also, enjoy Northern Arizona University. The beautiful NAU campus has an abundance of seasonal splendor – plus Lumberjacks fall football games! Go trailblazing by foot or bike and explore the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS) and Coconino National Forest, with abundant options for a crisp, cool adventure among aspens, conifers and oaks that steal the show with their quaking leaves glowing like liquid sunshine.

When, where and what color are the fall leaves? The Discover Flagstaff LEAF-ometer has the answers with an online tool. The LEAF-ometer gauges the changing foliage on the trails and around town. Visit www. flagstaffarizona.org/leafometer. This valuable resource provides an idea in real-time of what stage of color alteration to expect when traveling to varying areas of the city and experiencing the season at its most exhilarating.

Let’s keep Flagstaff beautiful, trails sustainable and wild places wild. Did you know that Flagstaff is a participant of Pledge for the Wild (PFTW). This responsible tourism initiative, PFTW, is making a difference in Flagstaff, providing an opportunity to keep our trails

// Let’s keep Flagstaff beautiful, trails sustainable and wild places wild. Did you know that Flagstaff is a participant of Pledge for the Wild (PFTW).

This responsible tourism initiative, PFTW, is making a difference in Flagstaff, providing an opportunity to keep our trails beautiful with donations to the non-profit Flagstaff Trails Initiative. //

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beautiful with donations to the non-profit Flagstaff Trails Initiative. Imagine you just hiked 14 miles of epic trail on the San Francisco Peaks in the world’s largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest. After an awesome day of hiking, it’s time to celebrate with a cold craft beer at a brewery. While waiting for that pitcher of effervescence, the wait staff brings you a Pledge for the Wild coaster, and the message makes you smile ear-to-ear because you just accomplished a bucket list item and have worked hard to earn bragging rights. The coaster message encourages giving back to our wild places with a donation. You make the pledge and donate $1 for each mile you hiked by texting WILD4FLAG to 44321. Now, after your amazing hike on Flagstaff’s trails, the craft beer tastes even better with your small donation to Pledge for the Wild. Each donation submitted by text-to-donate or through the pledgewild.com website is sent directly to the Flagstaff Trails Initiative, which is working hard to keep Flagstaff’s wild places special.

Additionally, Flagstaff Local - My Actions Matter is a community movement encouraging and celebrating residents and visitors who choose to support Flagstaff. Make a difference by volunteering, voting, mentoring, shopping locally and being eco-friendly. While out and about enjoying nature’s beauty, leave trails in an even healthier condition than once found.

Pick up free trash bags at the Flagstaff Visitor Center (1 E. Rt. 66.), celebrate the work by donating to Pledge for the Wild (text WILD4FLAG to 44321) and take a Flagstaff Local pledge by signing up at flagstafflocal.com.

Think globally and act locally while discovering Flagstaff’s wild places. Tackle trail trash, leave no trace and please continue to be fire aware. Use the LEAF-ometer to catch Flagstaff’s fall colors with a leaf-viewing visit and experience cool temperatures, amazing scenery and outdoor adventure! discoverflagstaff.com. FBN

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NAU Marks a Year of Achievements and It’s Just Getting Started

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By José Luis Cruz Rivera

hank you for being so welcoming as NAU students, faculty and staff begin a new academic year.

Last year – my first as NAU President and a member of the Flagstaff community – we had so much to celebrate, including tremendous accomplishments at NAU that advance educational access, equity and attainment, as well as building relationships and partnerships within our amazing home community.

Indeed, here are just a few of the highlights that speak to the value NAU provides and demonstrate a cohesive vision that has garnered tremendous

public and private support.

N The Access2Excellence initiative was announced and will go into effect fall 2023, directly addressing affordability challenges and making clear NAU’s value proposition to Arizonans. Students from households that make less than $65K/year attend NAU tuition-free. And for all other Arizona students, NAU remains the lowest cost-of-attendance university in the state.

N In tandem, we implemented an Admissions Pilot program to begin in fall 2023, which will broaden participation through an alignment of admissions standards with Arizona high school graduation require-

// An additional $21.5 million in private philanthropic support, surpassing our pre-pandemic and previous record fundraising year, shows that Lumberjacks near and far are energized to be a part of the new NAU – and that is only going to continue to grow. //

ments. Talented students in Arizona will now have a clear pathway to college and not be constrained by their high school’s course offerings.

We know they can succeed, and NAU opened the door.

N A new Strategic Plan, NAU 2025 – Elevating Excellence, was developed and is now in place to guide and organize our work behind a vision that commits NAU to being a leading engine of opportunity, upward mobility and social impact. The collaboration of our university community and external stakeholders in bringing this vision into sharp focus speaks to the broad support we have for pursuing a bold and boundless path to the future.

N An unprecedented investment in NAU of $81 million in public and private funds, from the Arizona Board of Regents and the NAU Foundation, is the result of our dynamic mission that responds to the essential needs of our region and our state, with funding directed toward broadening access, increasing attainment and empowering transformative post-college outcomes.

N An additional $21.5 million in

private philanthropic support, surpassing our pre-pandemic and previous record fundraising year, shows that Lumberjacks near and far are energized to be a part of the new NAU – and that is only going to continue to grow.

N The New NAU Workplace was implemented with investments in faculty and staff because it is crucial to have a dedicated workforce in these challenging times for the economy and labor market. We need great people to deliver our mission, and we are securing the conditions to make that happen by putting our Lumberjack faculty and staff first.

N On the athletic field, NAU is quite simply dominant. National champions, national records, Big Sky and WAC conference championships and Big Sky Presidents’ Cup(s) -we are champions inside and outside the classroom!

N And, tying all of this together are the students we serve.

In December and May, we returned to in-person commencement celebrations, graduating thousands of students who

are prepared to succeed and will help shape a bright future.

We have an impressive foundation built over 123 years, which has tremendously accelerated this last year. As I look back on all that we have accomplished – together – I can say with confidence that we are just getting started.

I hope to see many of you around Flagstaff and at a few key upcoming events this fall, including at the Presidential Installation on Sept. 30, Family Weekend that runs from Oct. 7-9, and one of my favorite NAU traditions from last year, Homecoming, on Nov. 4-5.

I look forward to the partnership and collaboration that will continue between NAU and our regional business community and to all that we will accomplish in the year ahead.

We feel your renewed support, and I can say with complete confidence we will not let you down. FBN José Luis Cruz Rivera is the president of Northern Arizona University.

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Understanding the Hearing Aid Journey

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By Sage Taylor

o you miss hearing the sounds of the birds? Are the voices of your grandchildren becoming increasingly difficult to understand?

Do you find yourself constantly turning up the TV or radio just to make out what’s being said? Hearing loss is a normal part of growing older, and it can be very scary. It doesn’t have to be.

The process of getting hearing aids is painless, and an audiologist will work their hardest to help improve your quality of life and allow you to interact with the world around you.

WHAT SHOULD YOU EXPECT WHEN GETTING HEARING AIDS?

The first step is calling your local audiologist and scheduling an appointment for a hearing test. During this exam, the doctor will conduct a series of tests to determine your current level of hearing. None of these tests are painful, and the whole process usually takes about an hour. The doctor will make a determination about whether hearing aids are appropriate, and if so, will explain the options for different models and price points.

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY OPTIONS?

Diversity is the spice of life, and every person’s hearing loss and life circumstances are different. Some hearing aids work better for severe hearing losses. Some can better address aesthetic concerns, and can even be completely invisible when worn!

Some hearing aids offer features that not everyone needs, but others desperately want, like the ability to wear them while working out or in the shower.

Before going in to determine your options, think about what in your life is really important. If you’re an athlete or a musician, make sure your audiologist knows so they can cater your device to your lifestyle. If the look of hearing aids doesn’t appeal to you, bring it up in your appointment so discrete options can be explored. If you don’t want to spend a lot of money on your new devices, economic base models are absolutely available.

WHAT IF THEY DON’T SOUND RIGHT?

It can take our brains up to six months of regular hearing aid usage (about 12 hours a day) to completely adjust. That being said, it often takes a few programming appointments

to get your hearing aids perfectly adjusted to your brain. Hearing aid professionals are never bothered by a patient wanting adjustments… you’re the reason we stay busy! If any sounds are uncomfortable, annoying and especially if they’re painful, your audiologist wants to know. Those problems can be fixed and your comfort is essential.

The most common problems that patients experience after receiving their new devices are discomfort with the fit, high pitch sounds being too loud or too quiet, or problems understanding speech. Another common problem is your own talking or chewing being too loud. All of these issues are signs that something is slightly off with the programming of the devices.

Just come in to your audiologist’s office and they’ll make sure you leave hearing as you should!

WHY ARE HEARING AIDS SO EXPENSIVE?

Hearing aids are certainly an investment and we’ve all seen the magazine advertisements for hearing devices that are much cheaper than the hearing aids you’ll receive from an audiologist. Why is this?

First, the hearing devices advertised for anything less than $1,000 are

hearing amplifiers, not hearing aids.

Amplifiers increase the volume of every pitch at the same rate, but most hearing losses need certain pitches to be made louder than others. In short, amplifiers won’t actually fix the hearing loss and make the patient hear as they should, they just make everything louder. Hearing amplifiers are like a weak multivitamin, whereas hearing aids are a potent medication.

Hearing aids are very precise and they require a lot of education to prescribe and program. Because of this precision, hearing aids are often life-changing and allow a person to feel like themselves again. This precision also means there are many tiny mechanical parts that are vulnerable.

The cost covers repairs for anything that might malfunction in the first few years you own your devices and may even give you a discount if you lose one or both of them. Beyond the protection of the physical device, the cost also covers any visits you need to make to the office in order to make sure your hearing aids work perfectly for you.

FINAL THOUGHTS

At the end of the day, hearing loss can be scary, but investing in yourself and visiting an audiologist will help

bring you out of the unknown. You deserve to hear the world as clearly as possible and your local audiologist can’t wait to help make that happen.

The world is full of so many beautiful sounds. You deserve to hear them all! FBN Sage Taylor is a hearing aid tech at Trinity Hearing Center. Trinity Hearing Center is located at 1330 N. Rim Dr., Suite B in Flagstaff. For more information, visit the website at TrinityHearing.net. Taylor is a hearing aid technician with a passion for improving the lives of others. He may be reached at 928-522-0500 or at audio@ trinityhearing.net.

Trinity Hearing Center is located at 1330 N. Rim Dr., Suite B in Flagstaff. For more information, visit the website at TrinityHearing. net. Jeff Lane is a doctor of audiology with a passion for improving the lives of others.

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What is an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Surgeon?

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By Todd Ludwig, M.D.

any people may generally know what an orthopedic surgeon is and does.

An orthopedic surgeon is a physician who deals with musculoskeletal problems and can perform surgery to address those problems, if necessary. But what does it mean to be subspecialty trained? More specifically, what does it mean to be a sports medicine trained orthopedic surgeon?

Sports medicine is a subspecialty of orthopedic surgery about which many people may have heard, but few people understand the training background of a sports medicine surgeon or the type of expertise they can provide. A sports medicine surgeon goes through a typical five-year orthopedic surgery training program, gaining exposure to all of the procedures that form the foundation of orthopedic surgery: trauma surgery and fixing broken bones, joint replacement, arthroscopic joint surgery and more. A fellowship trained surgeon then chooses to do an additional, highly focused period of training in one of the so-called “subspecialties” of orthopedics. Sports medicine is one of these subspecialties.

The sports medicine subspecialty fellowship most often consists of two primary components: working closely with a high-level athletic team (or teams) and developing additional proficiency in surgical procedures commonly performed to treat sports-related injuries.

Mostly, this surgical experience consists of minimally-invasive arthroscopic surgery.

With arthroscopic techniques, sports medicine trained surgeons are able to treat a wide range of joint and soft tissue complaints. The shoulder, elbow, hip, knee and ankle joints are all often within a sports medicine surgeon’s scope of practice. Common musculoskeletal pathologies that sports medicine surgeons manage are rotator cuff tears, shoulder labral injuries, shoulder dislocations, biceps injuries, hip impingement, hip labral tears, knee ligament injuries, meniscus tears, patella (kneecap) dislocations, cartilage injuries inside joints, and many tendon or ligament tears.

Because surgical management is not always necessary for these problems, their training allows sports medicine surgeons to discern when nonoperative treatment is appropriate and, if necessary, how, when and what surgical intervention is appropriate.

While arthroscopic surgery is the true area of expertise for a sports medicine surgeon, they are also highly skilled in open surgical techniques. With their extensive general orthopedic training background through the five years of orthopedic residency, many sports medicine surgeons will choose to perform joint replacements and trauma surgery (fixing broken bones). These surgeries, while becoming less invasive over time, are still currently performed using a traditional open incision.

Even the soft tissue and joint-related injuries described above cannot always be performed with minimally invasive techniques. A sports medicine trained surgeon will be able to determine whether a specific surgery can be done arthroscopically or is more effectively performed through a traditional open incision.

With this information in mind, “sports medicine” is a bit of a misnomer. Yes, an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon can treat athletes to help return them to sports participation. However, they are also able to treat the same injuries in the weekend warrior, or even perform elective surgeries for more chronic conditions like an arthritic joint or an old tendon injury. Thus, sports medicine is really a subspecialty of orthopedic surgery broad applications; nonoperative techniques, arthroscopic surgery and open surgery are all used to ultimately help increase patients’ function, decrease their pain and return them to a higher level of physical ability. FBN Todd Ludwig, M.D., is a sports medicine surgeon with Flagstaff Bone and Joint. Dr. Ludwig is welcoming patients to his Flagstaff and Cottonwood offices.

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Dogtree Pines Senior Dog Sanctuary Gives End-of-Life Love to Older Rescues

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By Stan Bindell, FBN

indy Lamont’s battle with cancer has given her a sense of urgency to pursue her joy for rescuing senior dogs. So, she created Dogtree Pines Senior Dog Sanctuary in Prescott.

Her journey began in July 2020 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Toward the end of treatment, I realized that life is too short to waste and decided to follow my true passion of rescuing senior dogs,” she said. “My first rescue was a dog from Mexico, Navi, that I picked up after completion of chemotherapy while I was on the waiting list for my surgery. The next two, Huckleberry and Emelia, were after surgery and before radiation. I spent six nights in the garage with them in quarantine away from the other dogs trying to keep them both alive. It worked and they lived about another year happy and healthy for the first time.

“Huckleberry had calluses around his neck from being chained up most of his life. He was finally free at Dogtree Pines.”

Lamont and her significant other, Bill Nicholas, discovered their talent for caring for older dogs with their first dog, Chester, a yellow lab.

“We did everything within our power to keep him feeling his best as long as possible. Along the way, we learned so very much about the care of seniors, and we loved it,” she said.

Lamont believes mature dogs are the sweetest and most appreciative dogs.

“Almost all the dogs we rescue have been rescued from horrible circumstances. Most were once somebody’s dog and knew a better life, but for circumstances we will never know or understand, have ended up homeless, lost, sick, injured, neglected, ignored or on the euthanasia list with no hope of rescue. They deserve better than that and they know better,” she said. “No dog deserves to die alone in a cage on a cold, concrete floor, certainly not seniors that have given their entire lives to us.”

Lamont says Dogtree Pines is

important because the older dogs are being dropped off at shelters, dumped and euthanized in record numbers.

“Seniors are especially hard to adopt out because they have limited time left and unusually large vet bills. Very few people go to a shelter looking to adopt an old, broken dog that they will only have for a very short time. In addition, rescues face the same challenges.

Seniors cost more, require more time and effort and they cannot recoup an adoption fee in most cases. These old guys usually sit at the shelter, uncomfortable and in pain, until eventually they are euthanized. Dogtree Pines gives these dogs the joy, love and health that they deserve, and when it comes time, a loving passing,” she said.

Dogtree Pines Senior Dog Sanctuary is a non-profit located on five-and-ahalf acres in Prescott. Their mission is to rescue and provide medical care, nutritious, homemade food and superior love and care in an amazing sanctuary setting to hospice and senior large dogs that are located in Arizona and surrounding areas.

They are dedicated to senior dogs in need of a forever home, medical treatment and end of life care. They primarily intake large dogs who are 10 years and older, most of which have been dumped or surrendered because of their age and/or medical conditions.

The senior dogs live in a sanctuary setting and have full run of the house, a two-and-a-half acre fenced yard and a wrap-around front deck for deer and javelina viewing. Dogtree has taken in more than 40 senior dogs from various rescues and humane societies. Most of the animals are considered high risk because of age, health or mental state.

The shelter has adopted out a few but the majority that make it to the Pines are there to stay.

Here is what the Dogtree provides: N Food: the sanctuary feeds the residents based on their needs, but most of the dogs are fed a homemade diet. This involves buying chicken and beef in bulk, grinding with an industrial grinder, freezing and

feeding. They also eat a “veggie glop” that they make from pureed raw vegetables and freeze monthly. Canned pumpkin, green beans, green peas and treats are used in volume.

N Warm Water Therapy: When Lamont could not find a source for water therapy, she decided to build a 16-foot round by 4-foot deep heated therapy pool, with a series of ramps and steps allowing easy ingress and egress for senior dogs that have trouble walking. It’s heated with an industrial heater up to 87-90 degrees for the benefit of their joints. Lamont and Nicholas allow other senior “dog friends” to come use the pool as well.

N Medical: Medical care is the No. 1 cost, as they rescue health compromised seniors. They utilize both Eastern and Western medicine when treating the dogs. Aside from standard care, the residents receive chiropractic, laser and acupuncture treatments.

N End of Life: When the time comes, veterinarians make a house call so that the dogs can remain in their home, calm and comfortable.

“We choose a peaceful location in the pines in which to lay them to rest, a place that they enjoyed spending time.

They are surrounded by love and their pack when it is time to say goodbye. It’s always the hardest part, but part of what we do,” she said.

Dogtree Pines currently has 16 dogs and has acquired at least eight of those in the past four months. Fifteen of the dogs reside at the sanctuary, one is in a foster home.

“We have a large turnover because of age and the condition of the dogs we rescue, so we put many more dogs through the sanctuary than that number reflects. We usually reserve our space for dogs 10+ years of age or with special needs and they are all medium-large breeds, with the exception of one little dog.”

Lamont funds Dogtree Pines personally. She said her mother taught her to work hard, save money and live beneath her means. She said they have

Cindy Lamont’s older dog haven includes space for dogs to play and spend time with their pack, home-made meals and a therapy pool to sooth aching joints.

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started fundraising and applying for grants.

“As people hear about us and our mission, our support has grown, but it’s nowhere near what our current expenses are to feed and provide medical for these senior dogs. I currently work in real estate to support the rescue. Bill is retired and stays home while I am working so that the dogs are never left alone. It’s like working three full-time jobs but it’s oh-so-worth it. When I come home and see those sweet faces that would not be here otherwise, it’s worth all the crazy days and sleepless nights,” she said.

Dogtree Pines does not have volunteers because the sanctuary is also the couple’s home.

“It is an amazing amount of work to manage for two people. We make all home-cooked food for 15 dogs and go back and forth to vet appointments two or three times per week,” she said. “We could use help giving the dogs one-onone attention, brushing, transporting, walking, cleaning. Although we live on a large property, there are dogs that would benefit from getting out for some new scenery.”

Lamont said her health is great, but it took some time to get her energy

back. Now she has NED, No Evidence of Disease. “I responded very well to chemotherapy.”

And everyone she meets loves what they do at the Pines.

“Most people don’t know how we can do it, with all the emotional loss on a regular basis. I literally fall in love with every dog we take and it’s so hard to lose them. However, somebody has to do it or nobody would. I try hard to look at the love that we give them for their last time on Earth, but I won’t kid you, it’s heartbreaking. As soon as one passes, another appears that needs help just as much and it just keeps going on.”

Nicholas and Lamont are both certified in Canine Hydrotherapy. In the therapy pool they can stretch and exercise the senior dogs as their legs, hips, knees and backs start to give out.

“It’s amazing for them as they become almost weightless in the warm water and aches and pains dissipate,” she said. FBN Donations of any size are always welcome and will be used to cover vet bills and food.

You can reach Dogtree Pines at 928-2732228 or dogtreepines@gmail.com.For more information, visit www.dogtreepines.com or follow them on Facebook.

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Tips to Finding an Ethical Addiction Treatment Center

By Natalie Randolph

may work best, while others might require more cognitive behavioral therne of the most common things apy. Some people in recovery need people looking to recover from a mixture of many different types of treatments. The important thing drug and alcohol can do is to ask yourself when considering a enter an addiction treatment center.

The ability for a person in recovery to treatment facility is whether they insert themselves into a safe environ- asking questions about you. A good treatment facility will inquire about ment away from their triggers can your needs. Do you respond better be a real boon to their physical and to group therapy or private sessions? mental well-being. However, no one should commit to a treatment facility If you have been in treatment before, they should ask you what treatments without doing their due diligence you thought worked well and what and finding one that has their best interests at heart. Any person seeking you didn’t respond well to. The point help for their addiction should know is to ask you questions to ensure the questions to ask and the qualities you are comfortable and will have to look for in order to ensure you find the skills and support system to stay sober beyond treatment. treatment that will help you on your A treatment center trying to fit path to recovery. you into a one-size-fits-all approach Here are a few things to consider when looking for an ethical treatment will not have your best interests at heart. center:

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THEY TAKE AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH

Recovery is different for everyone, which is why you should always be looking for a treatment center that takes an individual approach to your needs. There are many different treatment modalities and different treatment centers have different strengths.

For some people, a 12-step program

DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK YOUR OWN QUESTIONS

It is important to ask your own questions when considering a treatment facility. Being inquisitive will help you better understand a treatment program and know whether the facility has a good reputation.

The first thing to ask about is accreditation. A good treatment

facility will be recognized by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. JCAHO accreditation is the standardized national level of accreditation and any treatment you are considering should have it. Having this accreditation shows that the program went through the hoops, takes oversight seriously and is subject to an audit by an outside party. Don’t be afraid to ask for credentials.

Another good question to ask is about the length of care. Many programs last for 30 days, which is usually long enough to detox but might not be long enough to address the long-term skills needed for sustained sobriety. You may need longterm treatment that lasts six months to a year. Ask about the length of treatment and ask what that entails.

You should also ask what post-treatment support will be provided. It is important for a treatment center to have a commitment to your sobriety outside their treatment facility.

The interview process is an important part of treatment for you and your clinician. It is important that the people helping you understand who they are working with and for you to know the people you are trusting to help you through recovery.

ENSURE THEY REVIEW THEIR TREATMENT PLANS.

Treatment is a process and any good process requires consistent review to ensure it is working. A good facility understands this and will review treatment plans multiple times throughout your stay. Ask your treatment center how frequently they review treatment plans. Frequent reviews help you and your clinician review your current progress and evaluate additional goals.

Checking into a treatment facility is an important step for many people on their path to recovery. A good facility can be a lifelong benefit to your physical and mental well-being, which is why it is important that you find the right one. Ask the right questions to guarantee any potential treatment facility is properly accredited and most importantly willing to craft an individual treatment plan that puts you and your sobriety over profits. FBN

// Checking into a treatment facility is an important step for many people on their path to recovery. A good facility can be a lifelong benefit to your physical and mental well-being, which is why it is important that you find the right one. //

Natalie Randolph LMSW, DBH is the Primary Therapist at Back2Basics Outdoor Adventure Recovery in Flagstaff Arizona.

Back2Basics combines addiction treatment therapeutic counseling with experiential outdoor adventures to treat individuals with substance and alcohol addiction.

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Healing From Long COVID

By Paul M. Despres, NMD

he CDC estimates 10%-30% of people who were infected

by COVID-19 are experiencing a wide range of ongoing health problems for weeks, months or even years post-infection. The condition is known as Long COVID, Post-COVID Syndrome and/or Long Haulers. If not properly addressed, this could result in disability and become a major health care burden in the coming years.

and can involve multiple organ systems. Symptoms also may fluctuate or relapse over time. The main symptoms include fatigue, muscle weakness, brain fog, insomnia, headaches, migraines, difficulty breathing, cough, chest pain, heart palpitations, tachycardia, bloating, nausea, diarrhea, stomach pain, anxiety, depression, neuropathy, loss of smell/taste, tinnitus, lightheadedness, joint pain, rashes, changes in menstrual cycles and thyroid disorders.

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POTENTIAL CAUSES

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While Long COVID appears to be more prevalent in people with severe COVID-19 illness, anyone who had mild or no symptoms can experience persistent symptoms as well. Clinical evidence points to a person’s prior immune system function, inflammation levels, toxin load and infection load as potential risk factors; however, any otherwise “healthy” person, regardless of vaccine status, can develop Long COVID. This likely occurs because the infection can tip the scale, bringing occult disease into the light and/or lowers a person’s susceptibility to another disease process.

COMMON SYMPTOMS

Long COVID symptoms often occur in clusters, overlap with each other

The pathophysiology is similar to other chronic, complex illnesses such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Mold Illness and Lyme Disease. The cause is often multifactorial and each of these causes should be considered: N Persistence of inflammation and immune system dysregulation.

N Impaired mitochondrial and metabolic activity.

N Autonomic nervous system and endocrine system dysfunction.

N Viral-induced autoimmunity.

N Secondary and/or reactivated infections such as EBV, Mycoplasma and Lyme Disease.

N Alterations of gut microbiome leading to dysbiosis, IBS and leaky gut.

N Microcirculatory and endothelial

cell damage causing fibrosis, hypercoagulation, low oxygen levels and scarring.

N Tissue damage to the heart, lungs, brain, kidneys and/or muscle tissue.

N Hidden reservoirs of the virus in the sinuses, brain stem and gut.

INITIAL WORK-UP

Initial work-up involves gathering a thorough patient history, physical exam and testing to rule out other conditions and identify impaired organ systems. Bloodwork often includes CBC, CMP, vitamin D25OH, fibrinogen, d-dimer, hsCRP, AM cortisol, thyroid panel, sex hormones, HbA1c, ferritin, iron studies, auto-immune testing, and co-infection testing.

Specialized testing may include stool analysis, tick-borne diseases panel, mycotoxin testing, heavy metal testing, food sensitivity testing, genetic testing, and so forth. Work-up often includes referrals to specialists for evaluation and imaging (chest X-ray, EKG, pulmonary testing, etc.).

TREATMENT OVERVIEW

It’s important every person receives an individualized treatment plan focused on addressing their specific root cause(s). Integrative medicine shines in its ability to combine the best of naturopathic, conventional, cutting-edge

and traditional therapies to help a person feel better faster. It’s also vital to optimize nutrition, detoxification, sleep, exercise and mental/emotional health, so a person experiences a deeper healing response.

MOST PROMISING TREATMENT IDEAS

N IV therapy - Enhanced Myers Cocktail, NAD, ozone, EGCG, and resveratrol.

N Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to promote oxygen diffusion and tissue regeneration.

N Immune function supports - vitamins D3/A/C/E, zinc, selenium, Astragalus, Japanese knotweed, Chinese skullcap and medicinal mushrooms.

N Nasal and sinus therapies such as nebulizing NAC, colloidal silver/ EDTA nasal sprays and essential oil steam inhalations.

N Compounded medications - hormone replacement therapy, LDN, Methylene Blue and Alinia.

N Cardiovascular supports - hawthorne, bilberry, horse chestnut, ginkgo and garlic.

N Gut healing - probiotics, Saccharomyces b., L-glutamine, slippery elm and marshmallow root.

N Anti-inflammatories - fish

oil, curcumin, Boswellia and Pycnogenol.

N Peptide therapies to re-regulate biochemical pathways - BPC-157, LL-37 and TA-1.

HEALTH OPTIMIZATION IS THE BEST PREVENTION

Once a person has healed from Long COVID, the focus shifts to optimizing health and preventing recurrence.

The goal is to not only return to normal work and social activities, but to thrive in a healthier and more resilient body. Start by writing a list of short- and long-term health goals.

Then, work with your health care provider to make a plan going forward.

COVID-19 is likely here to stay, so let’s all be even stronger the next time we face it! FBN Dr. Paul M. Despres is a licensed naturopathic physician and newest member of the Aspen Integrative Medical (AIM) Center medical team. Dr. Despres specializes in acute care and complex chronic disease such as Long COVID, Lyme disease, Mold Illness, gastrointestinal disorders and environmental toxicity. For additional information or to schedule an appointment, please visit aspenmedcenter. com or call 928-213-5828.

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Findlay Toyota Driven by Community Values

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indlay Toyota is reminded daily of the values Northern Arizona residents hold dear, such as the mountains, the forests, the open spaces and the expansive clear starry nights that offer a dreamy canopy to all the outdoor enthusiasts.

“We are committed to our community and incredibly excited to partner with the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition to help celebrate, promote and protect the glorious dark skies of Flagstaff and Northern Arizona,” said Findlay Director of Marketing Marc Johnson. “Through awareness, involvement and relationships, we strive to give back to make Flagstaff strong, healthy and vibrant, the city as well as the environment around us and above us!”

Johnson notes Flagstaff’s small-town character, which makes it such a wonderful place to live, work, play and visit, remains strong. “We love that everybody in town knows Findlay. We believe those who succeed here care about the environment and natural resource conservation, which includes preserving our dark skies.

We are so proud of the fact that the community holds such a beautiful and high standard as the First International Dark Sky City!”

Johnson says Toyota vehicles are built to get people close to nature. “They act like big-kid

LEGOs. You can do almost anything you can imagine to these vehicles to prepare them for the great outdoors and campouts. You can put pop-up tents on top of them, for example, to sleep under our dark skies. Almost all of them are off-road capable with good ground clearance for forest roads. And, from everywhere that I’ve been, the stars shine their brightest in Flagstaff!”

Findlay Toyota is a major sponsor of the 2022 Flagstaff Star Party. The free event offers three nights of stargazing through more than 20 telescopes hosted by astronomers who come here from as far away as Chicago to peer into the universe and share their knowledge with all those who show up from 6 to 10 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 22- 24, at Buffalo Park.

New this year is the Flagstaff Star Party Field Day, 3 to 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, at Buffalo Park, where professionals whose work takes them into the night share their worlds with people of all ages. The Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station will reveal the importance of the darkness for many migratory birds that depend on starry nights to guide them. Lowell Observatory educators will help youngsters build their own telescopes and U.S. Geological Survey scientists will lead short

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walks to the USGG building to introduce the public to GROVER, the original Moon Buggy prototype that Apollo astronauts trained in during their visits to Flagstaff. Meanwhile, volunteers from the Coconino Astronomical Society will help participants safely view the sun and explore planets in our solar system. And Tynkertopia will offer hands-on fun that lifts imaginations to the universe.

Findlay Toyota will bring its “Fundra” (Tundra with a grill) to the Flagstaff Star Findlay Toyota’s “Fundra” will be at the free Flagstaff Star Party Field Party Field Day. “I invite Day, 3 - 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, serving hot dogs and drinks. Courtesy photo everyone to come meet me at the Fundra Tundra, from 3 to 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, at Buffalo Park,” amazing clear starry skies. Thus, the Coalition said Johnson. “I’ll serve you up the best hot dog recognizes and honors Findlay Toyota as this month’s Dark Sky Champion! FBN and a refreshing drink just for stopping by!”

The Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition is revved up about Findlay Toyota and its commitment to the community and the values that make Flagstaff a unique and fantastic place under

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Fall is Gardening, Harvest Time

By Misti Warner-Andersen

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e are days away from the shift from summer to fall, but there is still work to be done in your garden and fun to be had celebrating the autumn months.

First, let’s talk about how you can extend your garden’s season and start planning for next year.

Right now, with the temperatures cooling down and all the wonderful monsoon moisture we’ve had this year, it’s a particularly good time to plant trees and shrubs.

Many people don’t realize that because soil temperature is much warmer now than in the spring, the roots of trees have an easier time getting acclimated and there’s less of a chance of “transplant shock.”

Meanwhile, the cooler above-ground temperatures mean less stress on the tree overall.

Now, let’s look at your garden bed.

Do you have blooms for fall? Often, people load up on their plants in the spring, which means they have amazing color and variety in the spring and early summer, but almost nothing for the rest of the year.

Extend your garden’s life by investing in some of the plants that are perfect for fall - mums, asters and

pansies – which make a comeback in the fall and are particularly hardy.

Early autumn snow in the forecast?

Pansies don’t even flinch.

Before we get those first frosts, however, there’s another piece of gardening you need to do – getting those spring-blooming bulbs into the ground. If you want irises, tulips, daffodils and crocuses next spring, you need to get them planted by the end of September or early October.

Planting bulbs is inexpensive and easy, and they will be that first burst of beauty and color you get to enjoy next spring.

If you need help choosing some plants to fill out your garden for the fall, we can help. Grab your smartphone, take a picture of your garden and come by Warner’s Nursery. We can help you find something that will look great and flourish in your garden’s “bare spots” and help you get a head start on next year’s blooms.

Here are a few other tips for keeping your garden going strong during the fall: N Refresh your container gardens.

Often, you just need a new plant or two to give your container garden a lift. Take out the spent plants and replace them with late bloomers

like mums, salvia and snapdragons.

N Deadhead perennials. Many perennials will continue blooming well into fall, but need to be deadheaded in order to re-bloom.

N Get your weeds under control. If you let them be, they will re-seed and you will have twice as many to contend with next spring. With all the wildfires we’ve had in recent years, it’s just good sense to keep up with your weeding and not provide any additional fuel for fires.

Now, let’s chat about celebrating fall and the harvest season.

There’s nothing like fall in Flagstaff, with beautiful hikes and trees turning colors. And perhaps after this spring’s wildfires, we’ll look at Lockett’s Meadow and the aspen groves of the Inner Basin with far more appreciation.

But there are also plenty of events to enjoy with your family, from the Festival of Science to Pickin’ in the Pines to Oktoberfest.

We even have a few here at Warner’s Nursery.

Our annual Fall Festival is back on after being on a pandemic hiatus the past two years. It will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15. We’ll have our hay maze, pumpkin patch,

a kiddie caboose, balloon artists, face painters, fun activities and refreshments.

And, as we do every year, we’ll be celebrating Halloween not once, but twice. We always host a costume contest on the Saturday before Halloween and then have trick-or-treating in the late afternoon of the holiday itself. Please come out and celebrate fall with us at these events.

We hope you are enjoying the end of summer and looking forward to a beautiful autumn!

Happy gardening! FBN Misti Warner-Andersen is the manager of Warner’s Nursery & Landscape Co., located at 1101 E. Butler Ave. in Flagstaff. To contact Warner’s Nursery, call 928-774-1983.

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Understanding the Impact Healthcare Scholarships Have on Lives

By Larry Kushner

none had attended college.

However, Rachel had a laser focus: ifteen years ago, I had the plea- she wanted to become a nurse. She had observed the nurses in action sure of working with Rachel, around her and it was, to hear her who was a fellow healthcare colleague serving at a hospital on the tell the story, “the defining moment in my life. I knew what I was meant east coast. Rachel was kind, enthusiastic and extremely dedicated. Actu- to be.” She made many sacrifices to ally, she juggled two jobs, the first one reach that point. Today, Rachel is a director of a nursing unit and well-rewas full-time at the hospital, the secspected as a healthcare professional ond, an additional 20 hours a week.

You see, few from Rachel’s family had and leader.

Rachel is where she is today in ever graduated from high school and

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// The benefits are felt beyond the recipient. They are also experienced by the donor(s) who can see their generosity deeply impact the life of an employee or student. A door becomes open that was not there before. A donor has the opportunity to name a scholarship for that institution and imprint their legacy in perpetuity. //

part, because someone cared. She was introduced to a scholarship program through the health system, applied and won a significant award that helped her pursue her degree in nursing and cover her tuition, fees and books. She was able to forego the second job, enroll in school and focus on her education in addition to her full-time work responsibilities.

Today, the value of scholarships cannot be disputed. First, scholarships provide an opportunity for deserving individuals like Rachel to earn an education. Scholarships create a pathway for so many who, without this outside assistance, might have never even attempted to fulfill their goals or dreams. Scholarships are a mechanism beyond financial aid, for deserving students and employees. Employees and students who have received a scholarship have fewer financial constraints, increased time to study and ultimately become more successful. To earn a scholarship does something else: it forces the applicant not to be afraid to promote themselves and why they are deserving.

The benefits are felt beyond the

recipient. They are also experienced by the donor(s) who can see their generosity deeply impact the life of an employee or student. A door becomes open that was not there before. A donor has the opportunity to name a scholarship for that institution and imprint their legacy in perpetuity.

Scholarships are often named after the donor, company, organization or to honor someone important in their life. Scholarships can be created with completely tax-deductible donations from donor-advised funds, or assets from the donor and can be paid on a one-time basis or over the course of a few years. So many wonderful non-profit organizations here in Northern Arizona participate in programs focused on scholarship support.

As one of those organizations, NAH sees the value of these to elevate a community. One of the magic moments is connecting the recipient with their donors, not just in the current year but future years.

Donors want to know their gift had meaningful impact on the trajectory of one’s career. In August, NAH

awarded 13 of our employees, in clinical and non-clinical positions, with a scholarship. The connection between our donors and their recipient was beyond rewarding.

Philanthropy is the rising tide that lifts all boats. It speaks to who we are as a society and who we want to be.

If giving to scholarships is indeed addictive, then my hope for one of you reading this is to become hooked.

Because when you do, the health of our community will be better for it.

FBN

Larry Kushner is the chief philanthropy officer for Northern Arizona Healthcare (NAH).

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Food Allergies, Sensitivities Can Cause a Leaky Gut

By Christina Kovalik NMD, Lac

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igestive issues such as gas, bloating, constipation, diarrhea or loose stools; skin rashes that won’t go away or come and go; mood issues like anxiety, fatigue, depression, mind fog; or weight gain and hormone imbalances, may all be stemming from the foods that we are eating on a regular basis. Food sensitivities often won’t cause anaphylactic shock or an ER situation, but those types of reactions are true allergic reactions that may require ER treatment, Benadryl or the use of an EpiPen to reduce the effects on the

inflammatory response. True food sensitivities can build up over time and may or may not present with one pressing symptom, but a cascade of them.

What happens when you have a leaky gut? When you eat a food that you are sensitive to, over time those allergens cause inflammatory changes in the gastrointestinal lining, resulting in a leaky gut. This leaky gut allows particles that are inflammatory to travel in the lymph and blood systems and pass through the GI mucosal barrier and result in certain body systems that impact the skin, nose, lungs, brain, digestive tract, liv-

// Stay hydrated and get enough sleep. Target drinking at least half your body weight in ounces of water daily to support the kidneys and body systems that help eliminate toxins. Getting good quality sleep is your body’s best way to rejuvenate itself.

Target seven to eight hours if you are an aging adult.

Teenagers require eight to 10 hours daily. //

er, cardiovascular system, metabolism 3. and hormone production.

Symptoms may range from mild to severe and may also come and go.

This can make it difficult to pinpoint what is exactly causing your symptoms. It can affect kids and adults of any age. Here is how to identify your food allergy or sensitivity: 1. Do a diet diary for three to seven days. Write down everything that you are eating and drinking and how you feel after eating them to see if you can discover the offending food.

2.

Follow an anti-inflammatory diet for two to four weeks, avoiding the most common allergenic foods, which are wheat, gluten, soy, corn, tomatoes, eggs, peanuts, processed meats and dairy. Then slowly introduce one food at a time (eating it two to three times in one day, then wait two days before introducing another food to see if you have a reaction such as fatigue, diarrhea, rash, bloatedness, headache, stuffy nose, etc. If there is a reaction, it is best to avoid that food for two to three months while healing the gut lining.

4.

Get food allergy serum testing.

There are some very specific food sensitivity blood serum tests that are very specific for testing mild, moderate or severe food sensitivities by testing IgE and IgA immune markers for reactions to that particular food, herbs, spice, mold, artificial coloring or preservatives. Costs vary depending on which foods panels are needed. It’s important to note that not all food allergy serum testing is alike and make sure to use a reputable lab.

Once you have the information, following the rotation and elimination diet will often resolve your symptoms. It is key to also heal the gut lining and support the liver to make it worth the effort of eliminating the foods and prevent a reoccurrence.

Regular exercise and sweating for 20 -30 minutes three to five times per week will eliminate all the toxins. Sweating is a great way to get rid of the toxins that are in your foods, water and the environment. Regular use of infrared, dry or moist saunas can help open your emunctories, the organs that aid in the elimina-

tion of toxins that affect skin, lungs, kidneys and liver.

5.

Stay hydrated and get enough sleep. Target drinking at least half your body weight in ounces of water daily to support the kidneys and body systems that help eliminate toxins. Getting good quality sleep is your body’s best way to rejuvenate itself. Target seven to eight hours if you are an aging adult. Teenagers require eight to 10 hours daily.

6.

Schedule a blood workup for your male and female hormones by a hormone specialist. Food sensitivities put stress on the liver by congesting it. This results in a sluggish metabolism and lower hormones which create imbalances. FBN

Dr. Christina Kovalik NMD, LAc, The Vitality Doctor, is a naturopathic physician and acupuncturist specializing in hormone optimization, optimal health and vitality.

She is a new Flagstaff resident, practicing since 2004, and opened her second location in Doney Park in 2020. For more information, visit thevitalitydoctor.com or call 928-863-6086.

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Great Expectations for a Normalizing Real Estate Market

By Lori Anna Harrison

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hen you hope for the best yet prepare for all possible outcomes, you have good strategy. Great expectations set the stage for a great performance.

What has transpired in real estate in the last several months is the normalizing of the market. Inventory has increased, interest rates have increased, days on market have increased and the amount of pressure on buyers has decreased. Options have increased.

And the median home price in Flagstaff has decreased for the fourth month in a row. We can now call this a downward trend for median home price. However, other indicators are still holding steady.

This time last summer, we were still in a heat wave of both temperature and real estate sales. In August of 2021, there were 130 single-family homes sold and in August 2022, there were 68 single family homes sold [there are still two days remaining in the month and numbers will be adjusted]. That is a 48% decrease year over year. Last summer, it was inconceivable that there would be any kind of cooling trend, but what is intriguing is that our current price per square foot is still far greater than last August,

at $388 per square foot in August 2022 and only $336 in August 2021, which is a 15% increase year over year.

Historically, August is one of the top performing sales months for the year and in August 2020, there were 160 single-family homes sold for the month. While the weather is still sizzling in the Valley and kids head back to school, there is typically a crescendo of real estate activity and Labor Day weekend begins with a bang.

However, this year, the anticipation of the big holiday weekend does not look like it will produce the same flurry of activity that it did last year.

On a micro level, this means that comparables for homes are not keeping pace with the changes we are experiencing. There is about a 45-day lag between when a home is purchased and when a home closes.

So, theoretically, homes that were purchased in June were closed in August. That means that the downward trend has actually been happening for a bit longer than the last four months. Thus, sales that took place this month will close in October and the gap between buyer sentiment and transactions defer. On a macro level, the entire economy is also not quite predictable at the moment.

As the housing market ebbs and

flows, sellers are bound to have more questions than answers. The buyer experience and psychologies come into play now more than ever. People vote with their money and a great home that is in good condition in a good location at a fair price still might sit on the market for the now average 84 days. This isn’t an indication of anything wrong with the home. It simply means that the buyer wants to view a few additional homes to make sure this is the home of their dreams.

Remember that last summer, as real estate was experiencing unprecedented pricing increases, if you sold high, you also bought high. Now, with normalization and a more balanced market, you might be selling for a bit less, but you will also be purchasing for a bit less. Sure, there might not be a bidding war when you list your home on the market, but there might still be the right buyer. And remember, it just takes one. FBN

Lori Anna Harrison is a Flagstaff native and 18-year real estate veteran commencing post graduate school with Shea Homes. Lori is a full-time licensed REALTOR® with Zion Realty, LLC. Call her today at 928.396.5851 or text 602.524.5674, email lori@ AZdreamlifestyle.com and visit AZdreamlifestyle.com

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Seven Home Staging Mistakes to Avoid

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By Blake Cain

ooking to sell your home this fall or winter? Here are some tips on how to prepare your home to hit the market.

According to the National Association of Realtors, in 2021, 95% of buyers used the internet to assist in the home-finding process. In this digital age, getting someone to stop browsing and click on your home photos and video is the first big step in the home-selling process. The photo/video is also what gets the consumer interested enough to ultimately schedule a showing. A home that is poorly prepped or staged will not only lack appeal during digital and in-person views, but in the end will net significantly less money than a properly staged home.

Now that the buyer has clicked on your home, the next step is to have the buyer physically tour it. Proper staging at this point gets the home sold. So, here is what NOT to do.

PERSONALIZE

It is important to de-personalize your home. When a buyer visits a property, mentally, they need to picture themselves living there. Having a

family photo wall is lovely when you are living there; however, this is a huge turnoff to buyers consciously and subconsciously. Any personal beliefs, artifacts or items of potential political controversy need to go as well so they do not deter the potential buyer.

DISPLAY ITEMS THAT DATE YOUR HOME

There is nothing worse than walking into a home that feels like the 1980s, ‘70s or any other prior decade for that matter. The buyer gets a sense that the basic functionality of the home is at the end of its life. Needing to update a home means money out of the buyer’s pocket. Depending on how much needs to be done, this could add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in renovations. Not everyone has this spare change lying around; thus, aging your home limits your buyer pool.

LEAVE THE CLUTTER

The spectrum of clutter is wide ranging. When it comes to de-cluttering, it’s a good rule of thumb to make it look like a hotel in terms of the number of items on display. Clutter can cause a buyer to feel stressed,

irritable, overwhelmed and fatigued.

Not only will cleaning up a space help you sell your home quicker and for more money, but you will be surprised as to what it can do for your personal well-being. I’ve heard many stories of families moving and experiencing a cleansing process that takes place emotionally when getting rid of clutter.

USE CRAZY COLORS

Do you have a bright blue room or a room painted in the deepest of reds or maybe some psychedelic wallpaper? Cool! But not cool when trying to sell. It is well worth the money to hire a crew to paint the home a neutral color. Remember: you are trying to appeal to the masses. We see a high return on homes with freshly painted interiors and exteriors.

NEGLECT SIMPLE HOME IMPROVEMENTS

When it comes to making repairs, just do it! Talk with your trusted real estate advisor on what simple home improvements will maximize your home’s value. One that makes a ton of difference is updating light fixtures. Do it yourself or hire someone, but a nice new light fixture is rela-

tively inexpensive and it completely elevates a room. Is the doorbell not working? Fix it! Is a lightbulb burned out? Replace it! Is the door not latching? Repair it! It may seem small, but buyers recognize and take note of these things. If you cannot fix a door handle when presenting your home to sell, what does this say about how you took care of the rest of the home through the years?

ENGAGE IN MAJOR RENOVATIONS

Unless you are in the business to fix and flip a property, taking on a major project to get your home sold may not be the way to maximize profits or get a good return on investment (ROI). I have had clients go against my advice and do bath and kitchen renovations. Unfortunately, in both scenarios, they went with style and material choices not appealing to the majority of buyers. Your realtor will be able to guide you with home improvement ideas with the maximum ROI. It’s amazing what a simple fresh coat of paint on a front door will do.

UNDERESTIMATE CURB APPEAL

Sometimes sellers can get so caught up on what the inside looks like that they forget about the exterior. This could, in fact, be one of the most important spaces to spruce up. It is the first look. The first impression. In a matter of seconds, buyers can potentially make up their minds simply by how the home looks from the street.

Taking the effort to meet with a landscaper or contractor will be worth your time and money, even if it’s just to get ideas for you to do the work yourself. There are many companies that will consult with you for free and many stores in Flagstaff that offer native plant and seed options.

Now that you know what not to do, contact your local real estate professional to gain knowledge and expertise in what it takes to showcase your home in its best light. FBN

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NACA Delivers Healthcare Services to Native and Non-Native People

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ocated at the Cedar Plaza in Flagstaff, Native Americans for Community Action (NACA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community healthcare organization dedicated to preventive care and whole-body wellness. The NACA Family Health Center provides quality health care to all who seek it: Native and non-Native peoples, those who have insurance and those who do not. NACA’s providers

and nursing staff provide compassionate and culturally relevant care to guarantee the best health outcomes for patients. “[Cheri] is the sweetest, most helping, kind and on-it person. I could cry. Deborah and Damon, too. I could give each of them a rose,” said a NACA patient about the staff. Services provided extend from immunizations and COVID-19 vaccines to pediatric care, family planning and more.

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Behavioral Health Center provides services such as behavioral health counseling, substance use programs and group counseling sessions.

NACA Behavioral Health places a priority on improving mental health for all people in the community of Flagstaff and utilizes a wide variety of counseling techniques that honor the community’s unique population, their customs, culture and beliefs (including traditional and Western orientations).

NACA Behavioral Health encourages progress by building on the individual strengths of clients, their families and their communities.

Along with NACA’s Family Health Center, the Health Promotion programs are designed to enhance services provided through the Family Health Center and other health care facilities. Patients are referred by their medical provider and encouraged to take advantage of the health and fitness education classes and services, to take control of their health. The Health Promotion team engages in patient education with those who are living with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, pre-diabetes, obesity and hypertension. Services such as cancer

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“Thank you for the masks and the sanitizers that you donated to NACOG. With your support we can keep our children and staff safe and keep our centers open,” wrote the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG).

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By Rob Wilson

uch fanfare was presented following the passage of U.S. House Bill H.R. 1808. This bill, titled “Assault Weapons Ban of 2022,” would make it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD). In plain language, that means the vast majority of long guns sold today would no longer be available.

The stated intent of this new law is to reduce gun violence, and the elected representatives that voted for it want you to believe that they have somehow taken a step to make you

safer. The only problem is that it’s simply not true. Banning a particular type of firearm does not reduce firearms violence.

Those who question the effectiveness of a ban like H.R. 1808 would be well served to review the “Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act” signed into law by President Clinton on Sept. 13, 1994.

Like H.R. 1808, our elected representatives promised this bill would save lives, reduce firearms violence and was absolutely necessary. There were some doubts about these claims and officials insisted on a 10-year sunset clause on the new law. The belief was that if it worked, Congress would certainly pass an extension to the bill.

Studies were conducted by a wide

variety of organizations as the bill approached its sunset date. The consensus was that there was no discernable connection between the ban and firearms homicides. The organizations that came to this conclusion included study groups at JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), the National Institute of Justice and the National Research Council. To be fair, other studies claimed very small changes were possibly related to the ban.

Congress knows the 1994 ban didn’t work and that is why elected officials have not renewed it since it expired in 2004.

So, what problem are they trying to solve? The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting system documents 9,734

homicides in the U.S. in 2020. Of those, 302 were committed with a rifle of any type (knives were used in nearly three times as many homicides

than rifles). That means the firearms banned in this bill account for far less than 3% of the annual homicides.

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EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE IN DAYLIGHT

New this year is the Flagstaff Star Party Field Day, a free interactive opportunity for all ages, including solar viewing, planetary exploration, telescope making for kids, a hands-on migratory bird display and walking tours to see GROVER (the gravity rover moon buggy prototype created by Flagstaff inventor Bill Tinnin) at the U.S. Geological Survey. The free event is scheduled for 3-5 p.m., at Buffalo Park.

VIEWING CAMELS IN THE SKY

Opening the 2022 Star Party is cultural astronomer Dr. Danielle Adams of Lowell Observatory with her Twilight Talk, “Two Mountains, One Dark Sky: Our Heritage of Indigenous Arabian Astronomy,” at 6:45 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, near the entrance of Buffalo Park. Guests can expect an inspiring journey to discover the astronomical knowledge of ancient Arabia and its enduring heritage in some of the star names we use today. Using the slow darkening of the twilight sky over Buffalo Park, Dr. Adams will showcase the importance of dark skies to the development of the rich cultural traditions that connect us to the stars.

SHARING THE SUNSET

On Thursday and Friday during the three-day Star Party, asteroid discoverer Brian Skiff of Lowell Observatory will share what happens as day transitions to night. Guests can gather for his Sunset Talk at 6 p.m., Sept. 22 and 23, at Buffalo Park.

VENTURING INTO THE EGYPTIAN UNDERWORLD

Starting at 5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25, at Arizona Nordic Village, Flagstaff residents and visitors are invited to a special ticketed destination event featuring legendary Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass for Flagstaff Dark Skies: An Evening of Awareness, Appreciation & Awe, A Night Journey into Ancient Egypt’s Afterlife. Dr. Hawass will take guests on a dramatic voyage into the underworld, signaled by nightfall, where mythological gods, strange creatures and gatekeepers were believed to greet the deceased. This unique evening under Flagstaff’s extraordinary dark starry skies includes telescope viewing, music by the Dark Sky Quartet, heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Seating is limited.

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I speak to high school kids all over the country, almost every time, at least one student will come up afterward and say, ‘Thank you. I went through something similar and I’m struggling.’ For me, it’s about being a voice for kids and adults everywhere who can’t talk about hidden abuse they endured.”

Hathcock is talking about child abuse. “Little Voices” is a captivating memoir about her journey when suddenly, at age 36, she started seeing and hearing spirits of deceased children, some of whom were killed by predators. Her intuitive awakening led to quiet partnerships with detectives around the country as they sought her help to solve crimes.

“I wrote ‘Little Voices’ to help skeptics and domestic violence survivors open themselves to the possibility that intuition is real and can be lifesaving,” she said. “I hope that if people can use their intuitive gifts, they can heal old wounds and create the life they want to live.”

THE VISITS BEGAN WHILE BUILDING CHILDREN’S FURNITURE

As Hathcock, a self-taught carpenter, was sawing and sanding pieces of wood into mid-century modern furniture, like stylish table sets and toy chests with colorful cutouts that lift so toys can be neatly tucked away, spirits of deceased children began coming into her life. It

Kiersten and Scott Hathcock live in the Phoenix area. They have two children, Natalie and Grace. Courtesy photo

started in 2011.

“As a skeptic and believer in scientific data, I couldn’t wrap my head around what was happening. I thought maybe I’d inhaled too much polyurethane in the workshop.”

Meanwhile, she was building a solid foundation for her business, Mod Mom Furniture. Hathcock took her concept and brand to the television program “Shark Tank” and successfully made the pitch. Living in Los Angeles at the time, celebrities became her clientele.

In 2020, Mod Mom Furniture began a collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and leading toddler furniture maker Little Colorado. Today, she is designing and creating multiple kids’ furniture pieces inspired by Wright’s work. Courtesy photo

Through the program and reruns, she gained more visibility and sales. She was busy building and selling. Eventually, she began a collaboration with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and leading toddler furniture maker Little Colorado, a partnership that continues today.

But the children kept coming. Many, who had been killed by predators or had died suddenly, would communicate to her about their tragic deaths.

She thought she was losing her mind

until she started sharing what she was receiving with law enforcement and grieving parents who validated the messages as accurate.

“It’s incredibly emotional work, so I had to learn to step outside of myself and just record what I was seeing and hearing. I became like a doctor observing a patient and would write down what I was being told that needed to be shared,” she said.

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Hathcock became an undercover medium, volunteering to help police officers and detectives solve crimes against children. “After I’d been volunteering for about two years, visions of myself at a young age started coming to me. Because I trusted my intuition by that point, I knew to trust what I was getting.”

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and nine countries for his contributions to the NASA space program. He was never featured in international TV and press the way the first astronauts were, but GROVER was.

Tinnin credits a story published three years ago in the Flagstaff Business News (FBN) and Quad Cities Business News (QCBN) with creating public awareness, especially in Central and Northern Arizona. “I had hundreds of people from just Arizona contact me. Some come visit me. They want to hear even more.”

The really big exposure happened when a television team from the Netherlands visited Flagstaff in June 2019 and read the FBN article.

They contacted him at his Prescott Valley home, arranged to film a video and posted that video on YouTube. Shortly thereafter, Tinnin began receiving messages from viewers from around the world. He now has fans from coast to coast and border to border – Massachusetts to Washington and Oregon, and Texas to Wisconsin, and many states between.

International contacts range from the one with the Dutch in 2019 to a more recent one this fall with the Czech Republic. An especially intriguing handwritten letter was from a youngster, Sue Jennings, from Victoria, Australia, who said in part: “What an exciting life you led.

You must be very clever to be involved in all the ground-breaking activities you have. Will you please autograph the enclosed photo and return it to me?”

Foreign contacts range from throughout Europe and the United Kingdom to Canada and the South Pacific.

For instance, Bill and his wife, Pam, encountered a British couple while on a vacation in

Alaska in 2011. They have remained in regular contact since. The couple did some research about Tinnin and his connection to NASA and the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) where Tinnin worked for decades. The Brits, both teachers and cinematographers, made a video focusing on Bill and Grover and shared it with organizations and groups and put it on travel blogs. That stimulated even more contacts from around the world. The couple visited and stayed with the Tinnins in April.

To be clear, Tinnin did not build the actual vehicles that roved the moon. He built the prototype that astronauts trained in from a wrecked truck and auto parts he scrounged from Flagstaff junkyards. He replaced the original wheels with four battery-driven electric wheels. He stripped an old umbrella frame, turned it inside out and used it as the antenna to send and receive radio signals from the spaceship and Earth.

Asked if he could build a lunar rover, Tinnin said, “Sure, why not?” At that time he was working at the USGS where he began work as a mechanic after being honorably discharged from the U.S. Air Force. Tinnin credits Eugene Shoemaker, a distinguished USGS geologist, with having the vision to realize astronauts would need more than foot power to roam a moonscape pockmarked by eons of space debris impacts. Shoemaker also realized the terrain around Flagstaff, with its many craters, lava flows and craggy ravines, would be an ideal location to train astronauts.

Shoemaker and fellow geologists, including the late Gordon Swann, dedicated years of their careers to train and educate astronauts about what they likely would encounter on the moon’s

surface. Tinnin traveled with Swann to diverse terrains throughout Arizona and Nevada to train astronauts in GROVER. “I was one of the lucky ones,” Tinnin said. “I worked with every astronaut who walked on the moon. I have a framed wall display with mission patches and images given to me from every Apollo mission and I’m very proud of it. I’m proud of our team that made it happen – Rutledge ‘Putty’ Mills, Dick Wiser and Walt Fahey.”

The cost for Tinnin’s version of the Moon Buggy was about $2,000. NASA’s version cost $20,000, he said. “And when the ones used on the moon were built by Boeing, it cost more than $1 million.”

Tinnin says he doesn’t have much contact now with the early astronauts and other NASA and USGS personnel. “Many of them are gone now. After all, it has been more than 50 years.

But I have my memories, and I have people who still want to learn more. What else could I ask for?”

Tinnin’s achievements are documented in several publications, including “Lunar and Planetary Rovers,” by Anthony Young and “Northern Arizona Space Training,” by Kevin Schindler and William Sheehan. He is cited in dozens of USGS publications.

Guided tours to visit GROVER and other USGS space exploration tools will be offered by the USGS at the free Flagstaff Star Party Field Day, 3-5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, at Buffalo Park.

A SPECIAL MEMORY

Being near CBS newsman Walter Cronkite when he said those now indelible words, “Man is on the Moon.”

GROVER, the gravity rover, is now on display at the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff. Guided tours of GROVER will be offered during the Flagstaff Star Party Field Day, 3-5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, at Buffalo Park. Photo by Ray Newton

A MAJOR CHALLENGE

Building something from scratch for an outer space exploration that had never before been attempted. Our technology then was very primitive.

HOW I DECOMPRESS

Listening to a lot of country music.

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All 20 astronauts who were sent to the Moon used the vehicles we built to train on the crater fields that surround Flagstaff.

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When some of those astronauts returned to Flagstaff and shook our hands. We knew it [driving on the moon] had really happened. FBN

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In addition to the Konnect Center, a scaled-down Miracles Happen Resale Store was moved to the new site, as well as a warehouse storage unit that was relocated to the basement of the new building. Also to be installed in the building is a COVID testing site. Fundraising efforts are underway to create administrative offices. Plans also call for a community center that will offer activities such as yoga and meditation.

“The last piece that will tie it all in is job development,” Browning said.

Browning has experienced addiction firsthand. Raised in Joshua Tree, California, he was a mason by trade until he was hurt on the job.

“Nineteen years of addiction – started out as alcohol, at the end, it was meth,” he said. “Incarcerated; I went to prison for five years. I lost everything. I got out in 2008 and put my life back together.”

Putting his life back together included getting his three children back, now ages 23, 19 and 18, as well as earning an associate’s degree in computer systems and applications and building a program of recovery that would help others heal in his community.

In June, Browning and Dickson traveled to Wisconsin to accept the Harold E. Hughes Award of Excellence for Exceptional Rural Program from the National Rural Alcohol and

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inspired to open her business, a mobile intravenous vitamin and hydration service, amidst the chaos of the pandemic in 2020. Her goal is to help people stay out of the hospital. “Since opening, we have been blessed with providing energy and restoration to the Quad Cities community. I work with the most professional and amazing team of registered nurses, who love our clients and put their needs first.”

Her personal passion, she says, is to help women understand what amazing and beautiful humans they are. “I want each and every one of them to live their lives powerfully and to love the lives they live.”

Farrelly published her first book on her 50th birthday, “Warrioristic Women: Creating Confidence, Boundaries and Peace of Mind.” She will be announcing this year’s ATHENA Award recipient at the celebration.

NOMINEES INCLUDE: Damien Browning, director of Steps to Recovery Homes, and Anji Dickson, director of operations, traveled to Wisconsin in June to accept the 2022 “Howard E. Hughes Award of Excellence for Exceptional Rural Program” on behalf of the Cottonwood non-profit. Courtesy photo

Drug Abuse Network (NRADAN, Inc.).

“Once you heal that addicted person, it has a ripple effect, with your children, with your parents,” Browning said. “I don’t know how you can figure the exact impact. With the right willingness and guidance, individuals stop self-destructing.

They stop yelling at people, stop stealing, lying and hurting themselves and others. They start caring about how they come across to others and their communities. It makes our neighborhood healthy.” FBN

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what this is like. You can only know by experiencing it.”

Since 2011, Hawass has served twice as Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities, arguably the most powerful archaeology job in the world. He has taught students in universitas and educated the public through many film and television programs and news reports.

Today, he is leading teams of archaeologists on expeditions in search of the tomb of Imhotep, believed to be the builder of the Step Pyramid, in Saqqara, and Queen Nefertiti’s tomb in Luxor.

She is often referred to as King Tut’s mother, however she was actually his stepmother. “We have tombs of queens with names and tombs of queens with no names,” he said, explaining that advanced technology will help identify royal family members as well as more private ancient Egyptian citizens.

In 2020, Hawass announced the discovery of the Lost City of Luxor, a network of mud brick walls, neighborhoods, a cemetery and work spaces for preparing food, making bricks and crafting jewelry, offering a glimpse of what life was like 3,500 years ago. The lost city, used by the boy ruler King Tut, is considered to be the most important discovery about Ancient Egypt since the young pharaoh’s tomb was found by British archaeologist Howard Carter on Nov. 4, 1922.

To honor the centennial of this landmark moment in Egypt’s long history,

Hawass will headline a conference on Nov. 4, with hundreds of scholars at the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza Plateau outside of Cairo, where he serves on the Board of Trustees. This is where he hopes to announce the truth behind King Tut’s death at age 18.

Marking the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the ancient Egyptian language, the Grand Egyptian Museum is expected to open to the public next year, said Hawass, the world’s leading expert in Egyptian hieroglyphics.

“A big statue of Ramesses II will receive everyone. The staircase with 100 kings of Egypt will lead to two galleries and a children’s museum. It’s going to be a big thing. The Egyptian government is really keen on preserving Egyptian monuments, opening the museum and implementing the big important conservation plan happening in Egypt now, starting with the excavation of the Valley of the Kings, the search for the tomb of Queen Nefertiti, and continuing the excavation of the golden city.” he said. “You can now walk between the Pyramid site and the Grand Museum. We are also opening an airport 20 miles from Giza to make travel for visitors more convenient.”

Hawass says global interest in Ancient Egypt has exploded with news of recent discoveries. “Modern technology, like CT scans, 3D LiDAR and DNA testing, has been really important to upgrade our knowledge.

In this place of pyramids, mummies and statues, ancient history continues to reveal itself to teams led by Zahi Hawass, where he says much of the past remains buried in the sand. Courtesy photos

Without this, we would not be able to continue the excavation in the Valley of the Kings and discover answers about the 18th dynasty buried somewhere in the Valley.”

King Tut was part of the 18th dynasty and also used the city of Luxor. “We know in our work that we did with the Egyptian Mummy Project in 2005 and 2010, that King Tut had a flat foot, the blood didn’t go to his fingers and he suffered from malaria. In his left leg, there’s a fracture, it shows an accident happened to him two days before he died. We are using a new machine with DNA now to find out more about this infliction on his left leg.”

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Hawass is preparing for a world tour in 2023, with stops in 23 U.S. cities.

Currently, he is involved in programs with National Geographic, Discover+ and Netflix. Flagstaff residents and visitors can catch up with this modern ruler of the netherworld at two events:

FLAGSTAFF FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE N W. L. Gore & Associates Keynote Presentation Featuring famed Egyptologist Dr. Zahi Hawass Mummies, Monuments and Mysteries N 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23 N Northern Arizona University N This FREE event requires a ticket.

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FLAGSTAFF DARK SKIES: AN EVENING OF AWARENESS, APPRECIATION & AWE WITH LEGENDARY ARCHAEOLOGIST DR. ZAHI HAWASS: N A Night Journey into Ancient Egypt’s Afterlife N 5-9 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 25 N Arizona Nordic Village N Tickets are available at FlagstaffDarkSkies.org Sponsored by Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition, Arizona Office of Tourism and Arizona Nordic Village FBN

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as well as growing and foraging for her own. She is also experimenting with using flowers as integral cake ingredients.

She is taking a break until October, when Sugar Mamas will be taking orders again. “I know the lead up to Thanksgiving is going to be very busy, especially with orders for pies, so I need a bit of time off.”

Busy in the kitchen at Mozelle’s, Andrea Knott says they are anticipating the return of students for the fall semester. “That will give a welcome boost to sales. We get a lot of delivery orders from campus.”

Those orders are expected to increase even more for Northern Arizona University’s Family Weekend, which is Oct. 7-9. “Platters of cookies and cupcakes are especially popular for that.” FBN

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Combine that with the questionable effectiveness of the 1994 ban and we can see that they are really not protecting anyone but themselves.

By passing H.R. 1808, they made it appear that they want to protect you, but in reality, they know it won’t make any statistically significant difference.

The other fact they often keep from you is that during the last couple of decades, the number of firearms in this country has risen dramatically. In 2021 alone, 19 million firearms were sold. Yet despite this increase in the number of firearms, the rates of firearm violence had been significantly declining. If, as they suggest, firearms are the problem, how do they explain that more of them results in less firearms violence?

Until our elected representatives get honest with us and do some serious root cause analysis, their proposed solutions to firearms violence won’t work.

These ineffective actions are meant to deceive us into thinking that they are doing something to protect us. What needs to be done is hard work, serious studies into what is causing the violent behavior in the first place, not a proven, ineffective ban. FBN Rob Wilson is the owner (with his wife, Elise) of Timberline Firearms & Training in Flagstaff. They offer a full line of firearms, accessories, safes and ammunition along with Liberty Safes. For more information, visit timberlinefirearms.us.

distant relative from the time she was 3 until she was 6. “The grooming started at age 3.”

Further, during a three-year split from her husband, Scott, she “fell down a deep hole,” she says, into a relationship with a narcissistic sociopath. “Unbeknownst to me, I was living with a predator.”

Hathcock believes the spirits of the children were warning her. One, named Jason, told her to “go get the restraining order now. You have to do it now.” Recalling that chaotic time, she says, “If it weren’t for the kids in spirit helping me escape the abuse, I believe I would be dead. It was unbelievably full circle to realize that the kids weren’t simply coming to me for help, they were coming to save my life.”

Retired New York City Police Department Detective Mark Pucci, who continues to work as a private investigator, has collaborated with Hathcock on cases. He says her psychic ability “literally” saved his life when she warned him that he was putting himself in “mortal danger” with individuals connected to an investigation. Clues she was able to provide him helped him recognize the scene where danger lurked and also the individual who had intended to harm him. “Without any doubt, if Kiersten hadn’t advised me of the message she had received, and the specific details it contained, I believe the outcome of that afternoon could have been very different.”

Det. Pucci says Hathcock’s involvement often leads to a unique take on an ongoing investigation. “What Kiersten’s abilities bring to the table is oftentimes a focused message, which may cause a re-examination or re-evaluation of current evidence, a fresh perspective or nuance you may have overlooked before or may also initiate the creation of a new direction entirely to explore.”

Currently, Hathcock and Detective Pucci are starting a non-profit organization, The National Institute for Law and Justice, to provide management of investigative services for crime victims and their families who are searching for answers, resolution and closure – at no cost to them.

Detective Pucci will be joining Hathcock at a book signing at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 22, at Brightside Bookshop in downtown Flagstaff. “Little Voices” is published by Post Hill Press and distributed through Simon and Schuster. For more information about the event and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.kierstenhathcock.com/book-tour.html. FBN COHEN continued from page 8

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N Practice gratitude. “Create a gratitude journal. Make it a habit every day to write down one thing you’re thankful for. Do this once in the morning and once at night.”

N Reach out to somebody. “Whether it’s a phone call or a text, let someone know how much they mean to you.

Thank people in your lives who made a difference in your life.”

N Create an “Elijah Moment.” Elijah was a prophet who encouraged others. “Make it a habit every day just to

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N Pray. “I believe that none of us can get anything done with only our own efforts, but there’s a higher power. I’m here as God’s ambassador to maximize my potential and to share God’s light with the world.”

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living community is the first of its kind in Flagstaff.

But, developing the property in the center of the city created some challenges. “For 20 years, the city has been expanding Fourth Street, so that is great that we were in the path of progress,” Carpenter said. But the improvements caused some hefty delays and changes to the initial layout of the tiny home community planned for the site, which was already zoned Manufactured Housing (MH) for this type of project.

“We had to wait two years for the road to be widened, the bridge to be built and the signals to be installed to access the new road. The location has perks and challenges, so we had to be patient with the city and ADOT [Arizona Department of Transportation].

But, we’re happy it is all done,” he said.

“The city was great to work with on this project.”

Carpenter and his wife, Jennifer Carpenter, sales manager for Tiny House Village, are planning a ribbon cutting for Flagstaff’s newest community this month.

“We are proud to bring the Tiny House Village to the community of Flagstaff. This new living experience highlights the best aspects of what we love about Flagstaff – the sense of adventure, the strength of the community and an appreciation for our beautiful surroundings. We are especially proud to provide the community with sustain-

Tiny House Village Flagstaff is being created by the green builders at Hope Construction. Courtesy photo

able and economical housing options,” said Jennifer.

The Tiny House Village on Fourth Street consists of 30 lots, with six of the lots available for rent. The remaining 24 lots will have tiny homes attached to the ground and owned by the residents.

Tiny House Village is a lease land development, meaning that residents buy and own their homes but lease the land they are on. The land lease includes ser-

vices like water, sewer, trash, snow removal and property taxes. In addition, tiny house owners will access exclusive community amenities like a clubhouse, laundry facilities, showers, lawn games and an entertainer’s kitchen.

Six different floor plans are available, ranging from 600 square feet with one bedroom and one bathroom to 900 square feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Champion Homes in

Chandler is building the tiny houses.

“This is an opportunity for people to downsize and still have a yard and their own space. They don’t have to give up outdoor space just because they’re going smaller. Our customers are excited to be off Fourth Street so they can walk, bike or have a short drive downtown,” said Jennifer. “They can downsize and still have community and homeownership.”

“We wanted to provide something that people could put their own touch on – such as a backyard garden – at the price of an apartment. I think we’ve achieved that,” said David.

Tiny House Village floor plans and lot sizes can be viewed at livesmall.net.

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