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September 2021 Issue

Celebrating 19 years “on the Mountain”

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Ryan David Orr -

In the words of the Monterey County Weekly, "Orr's weathered voice is a cross between Peter Gabriel and Eddie Vedder". Blending his many musical influences, from folk to hip-hop, jazz to rock 'n' roll, classical to alt-country, Orr's style of song crafting is at once original and authentic, unique in the modern musical landscape.

The son of a folk singersongwriter and a painter/ photographer, Orr was inspired from a young age to perform and create. He released his debut album, Bagdaddio, in 2003 and has since released 9 more solo albums, including his latest, New Imperials, which is a mix of indie-rock, folk and Americana. In addition to music, Ryan has a degree in Film and Media Studies from Arizona State University, and actively engages in the art of film and photography. Many of the music videos that have been released for his songs were written, directed, and/or filmed by Orr. Orr plays most of the White Mountain venues as well as venues across the US and some in Europe. To hear his work, purchase an album, see upcoming show dates and learn more, visit www.ryandavidorr.com. You can also sign up for his email newsletter at his website.

He can be found @ryandavidorr on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and Facebook @ RyanDavidOrrMusic.

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Photo: Jim Louvau

Social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GorkyTheBand Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Gorkyrecords/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gorkyrecords?

Gorky -

Next year, indie rockers Gorky are going into their 20th anniversary as a band, but things have been amping up in the last ten years, and the next ten look like they'll be even bigger. Lead singer and songwriter Jesse Valencia recently published a book on the Brian Jonestown Massacre, graduated David Lynch's film school, and pulled off the controversial "Sitgreaves County" publicity stunt for his debut feature film, which is now in-development.

Gorky's sound ranges from rock and roll to country to funk and everywhere in between. They've released seven records, with more on the way, as well as a couple of film scores. Fans of The Strokes, The Arctic Monkeys, and The White Stripes would feel at home with the Gork, as they often refer to themselves.

Gorky has no plans to perform this year, but are making new music. Check out their social media channels and their official website www.GorkyTheBand.com for more!

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Cheyenne Steele -

Cheyenne Steele is a performing artist that has played in Pinetop for 4 years and counting. With success as multiple local television and radio appearances, as well as two wins in the Battle of the Bands and Vans. Going for a third year, she plans on bringing out new originals onto the stage as well as favorites from the 90s in all genres. Her plans for the winter aren’t on the stage, but to release her new album with her originally written music. Her schedule and upcoming music can be found on CheyenneSteeleMusic.com as well as Facebook and Instagram at @CheyenneSteeleMusic.

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NEW MUSICAL TROUPE FORMING ON THE MOUNTAIN

by Jim Beck, musician

I was in sixth grade when our teacher marched our class into the school cafeteria to look at various musical, brass instruments. As I walked through the isles, my eyes were transfixed on the glitter and shine of so many different horns. I liked them all, but it was not until I spotted the saxophone that I fell in love. I had no idea what a saxophone actually sounded like but it's slick curves, golden color, silver keys, and pearl buttons captivated me--and still does to this day. Fortunately, now I love it's mellow tones or screaming highs, too.

I've been playing in bands since I was fourteen years old. Over the years I stood on stages playing songs like Mustang Sally, Proud Mary, Brown Eyed Girl, and so many others I've played countless times. Granted, some of the best music ever recorded was during the '60s and '70s, there's no denying that, and audiences never seem to get tired of listening to them and filling the dancefloor. But these songs are 50-60 years old and most bands seem to be stuck playing covers from those eras.

Hasn't any quality music been recorded in the 21st century, I asked myself?

As a musician, however, I've finally come to the end of my rope (or reed). If one were to visit several clubs on a Friday or Saturday night, all hosting live bands, they would quickly discover many of the same old and tired music is being played by various bands in the different clubs. When COVID 19 hit, the live music scene died here on the Mountain, and everywhere else. My band, The Blue Tattoo, had all of their engagements canceled. All those months in lock-down gave me time to think and reflect. During my hiatus I had decided as a musician I would not go back to the same routine as a musician---I required a challenge, a fresh musical start.

Before the 2008 economic crash, my wife and I owned and operated The Pinetop Contemporary Fine Art Gallery.

Every other Friday evening we turned the gallery into The Pinetop Culture Club and would invite local musicians, singers, storytellers, magicians, poets, and other local talents to perform for 15 minutes each. The Culture Club was a huge success as we repeatedly packed the house to overcapacity, even having to turn people away. I learned from that experience that residents and visitors here on the Mountain were hungry for alternative forms of entertainment.

In June of 2021, my new musical direction began to take form. I would put together a musical troupe of musicians, singers, and dancers and we would create a new and fresh form of entertainment here on the Mountain.

My string section would not consist only of electric guitars and bassists playing old rock & roll, but would also include violins, cellos, and an assortment of other instruments. We would play everything from Classical to Jazz, Rockabilly to Soul, Reggae to Swing, Rock to Latin, covering an eclectic assortment of genres.' I didn't care how large this troupe of talent might become because it was my hope of performing, instead of in the local bar scene, on a bigger stage (i.e. BRHS, SLHS, or others). We would present our show as a concert. We would give the Mountain a venue that had never been seen before.

This variety of great music, song, and dance would, however, require searching out a mix of musicians from our Mountain communities. Currently, we have ten talented individuals singing and playing at our next rehearsal in Show Low, but are looking for more. I'd welcome more strings, a keyboardist, a sound engineer (someone who could inject recorded sounds into our songs), people who play unusual instruments, singers, and dancers. If this sounds interesting to you and you would like to share your talents, please contact me at jimbeck@hush.com.

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Mary Kay Croft -

"I am not just a musician. My first Master's degree is in Humanities: Bardic Storytelling. I've brought the Celtic oral tradition into modern times by following Bardry as one of three branches of Druids. My thesis starts there with Speaking Truth to Power and brings it to modern protest music. In my solo act, I often discuss the musicology aspect of not just my own songs, but also songs from our own history. Because I started as a street musician and Vietnam War protester, I love when old veterans come in and we discuss songs like "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" and the theme to the film Billy Jack, which I only recently learned.

I've left three different husbands to come back to Show Low without them. Maybe I simply am in love with this Mountain...

On Saturdays, I play at SweetPeas from noon to 2. I also play at Sandi's Hideaway in WML on Sunday evenings 5-7 (weather permitting). You can see my contribution every Sunday morning at Unity church in Lakeside at http://unitywm. org, which is on FB by Tuesday each week. I'm on Facebook and YouTube both under marykmusic. For more information, you can contact me at 928-207-6305."

Rob Wright "I was a member of the New Christy Minstrels 1980 to 1982.

I have performed in All 50 states, Canada and Mexico and played casinos all over Nevada after that. I have been the leader of the Wildcat Jazz Band in Tucson since 1994 and have a dozen albums (CDs). I live and perform in the White Mountains May through October. My sound includes a wide variety of music with guitars, banjos, ukulele and vocals. I'll be at the Lion's Dens on September 26th from noon to 3pm and frequently at the Munich Haus in Pinetop from 11 am to 2 pm. I am also available for appearances at private parties and fundraisers and can be found on Facebook." www.themaverickmagazine.com

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The Fat Chance Band -

The Fat Chance Band has been a local favorite for many years in our White Mountains. The band’s members are Steve Knutson on guitar, harmonica and vocals, Everett Peterson on bass and vocals, Jason Miller on drums and vocals and Art Gillespie who plays a hot lead guitar with a variety of digital enhancements. The band plays vintage Rock and Country and features three part vocal harmonies on most of their songs as well as featuring Art on lead guitar and Steve on harmonica.

Fat Chance has a great following who enjoy dancing and listening at many local establishments including the Stanford General Ybar (10 miles east of Show Low), the Hungry Buffalo in Lakeside, El Patron in Pinetop, the House in Show Low, Music in the Pines open to the public at the Pinetop Lakes Country Club, and the Applewhite Pavilion at the Butterfly Museum in Greer. Fat Chance can also be booked for private parties. For more information or to get on a weekly email blast to remind folks where Fat Chance is playing, email Steve at: snlknutson@frontiernet.net or find them on Facebook at “Fat Chance Pinetop”.

Remaining Fat Chance summer 2021 gigs include: Sept. 4th: Pinetop Lakes CC “Music in the Pines”, 4:30-7:30 pm Sunday, Sept. 5th: the House in Show Low, 5:30-8:30 pm Saturday, Sept. 11th: the Hungry Buffalo, 5-8 pm Friday, Sept. 24th: El Patron from 4:30-7:30 pm Saturday, Sept. 25th: the Hungry Buffalo from 5-8 pm

Jack Huff -

Jack plays new/old Country and Classic Rock. He moved to the mountains 3 years ago from Lake Havasu City, Az. He performing solo at the Lions Den, the Orchard, Wine Mountains, the Truck Stop, Hungry Buffalo, Stanford YBar, White Mountains Country Club and in Alpine at Foxfire and Ye Old Tavern.

You can find him every Friday at The Tavern in Alpine from 7-10 pm, every Saturday at Pinetop's Wine Mountains from 5-8 pm and every other Sunday at Stanford Y Bar. On Sept. 19th, he will be playing at the Lion's Den from noon to 3 pm.

Covered in Sun -

Josh Mottley and Kim Zunner are Covered In Sun. They are a fun duet reminiscent of Johnny Cash and June Carter. But their music is anything but Country. It’s eclectic sounds are enchanting covers of songs from the 50's to today and even new hits like Watermelon Sugar. This duo always sounds amazing and is always a good time! Don’t miss them! They play a number of local venues frequently including the House in Show Low, the Truck Stop in Lakeside and Foxfire in Alpine.

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The Heber Ridge Band -

The Heber Ridge Band is an outlaw country band that plays mainly in the White Mountains of Arizona, and all over the state. Our Facebook page with many performance videos is here: https://www.facebook.com.heberridgeband Here's our next few month's dates: Sept. 5, 2021 - 4 to 8 - Walking Down Ranch Veteran's Benefit Sept. 17, 2021 - 6 to 10 - The Truck Stop, Wagon Wheel, AZ Sept. 18, 2021 - 5 to 8 - The Hungry Buffalo in Show Low, AZ Sept. 25, 2021 - 4 to 8 - American Legion Post 86, Overgaard, AZ Oct. 2, 2021 - 4 to 7 - The Y-Bar in Concho, AZ

Centerfire -

Remaining summer schedule: Sept. 4 Battle of the Bands & Vans Sept. 11 6-9:30 The Truck Stop Sept. 18 4-7 pm SGS Y-Bar Sept. 24 5:30-8:30 pm The House Sept. 25 6-9 pm Foxfire at Alpine Oct 1 Fri 5:30-8:30 pm The House

Centerfire covers a vast mix of '60s-'90s danceable rock, country, and pop. Tony Falco is on guitar and vocals, Mike Madrid is on bass and vocals, and Joey May is on drums and vocals. The band is based in Concho/Vernon/St.Johns and plays all over the Arizona White Mtns.

Sue Campbell -

"Having picked up the mandolin only about 2 1/2 years ago, I believe I am the luckiest gal on the mountain! My lessons started with Josh Mottley with Covered in Sun. He got me started playing at open mics after only a few months of lessons.

He was encouraging even when I knew only 3 chords and my fingers hurt after 10 minutes of practicing. I have also had the privilege of taking lessons from Chris Long, the incredible bass player with The John Darst Band.

Many of the musicians on the mountain have been so kind to allow a rookie to play with them. They include The John Darst Band, Brian St. Aubin, Josh Mottley, Kim Zunner, many musicians at the Truck Stop open mics and our own group called the Mottley Connection. Playing the mandolin has been one of the most difficult and rewarding things I have ever done. I will continue to improve and hope to keep being invited to sit in for a song or two!" www.themaverickmagazine.com

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High Country Barbershop Chorus -

The High Country Barbershop Chorus rehearses every Tuesday at the Blue Ridge High School Choir room from 6 to 7:35 pm with optional quartet time until 8:30 pm. The High Country Barbershop Chorus has been a traditional all-male chorus, but as the Chorus regroups they have plans to become a mixed chorus and will welcome new male and female singers to visit rehearsals. After three rehearsals singers may be invited to join the White Mountain Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society upon approval of Director Theresa Dick and the Chorus Board.

Barbershop music is a unique, unaccompanied style of vocal harmony music originating in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, but the barbershop style of music has been adapted to many modern melodic songs including popular and gospel music.

The High Country Barbershop Chorus was formed in 2000 by Director Doc Dockendorf. Since 2001 the Chorus has performed annual July shows which, in addition to the local Chorus and Chapter quartets, have showcased regional and nationally acclaimed barbershop quartets.

While the 2020 and 2021 summer shows were cancelled, the Chorus plans to resume annual shows next summer with “Broadway and the Big Screen, Barbershop Style”.

The Chorus tentatively plans to resume their popular “Christmas in the Pines” show at St. Mary’s Catholic fellowship hall on Tuesday, December 14 featuring the Chorus and several area school choirs and music groups. Admission is by donation with funds distributed to the participating school music groups.

Chapter quartets are available to sing at birthdays and other celebrations including Valentines Day by appointment. Call Chorus Manager Everett Peterson at 928-369-6986 for more information, and visit the Chorus website at www.wmhcbc.com

James T y Los Vatos-

James T and James T y Los Vatos will be playing a number of engagements this summer including: Sept. 4, James T y Los Vatos, Hungry Buffalo, 5-8 pm Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, James T at El Patron, 5-7 pm Sept. 10 & 25, James T y Los Vatos at El Patron, 5-8 pm Sept. 18 & 22, James T at The Foxfire, 5-8 pm

The Salvation Army White Mountain Service Center wishes to thank the Rim Country Cruisers Charitable Trust Team for their generous donation of $13,545 from their 2021 Cruz'n the Rim Car Show.

The car show was successful this year and reached the maximum number of registered classic cars and trucks. We look forward to building on our relationship and to help with producing an exceptional car show next year.

For more info on how your donations benefit our local community or to volunteer or serve on our board, please call (928) 368-9953.

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Sept. 11 Centerfire Band 6 PM • Sept. 17 The Heber Ridge Band 6 PM Karaoke Every Thursday 6 PM

Voted the Best Live Entertainment Venue by the WMI poll, the Truck Stop is home to gourmet food trucks, an Airstream bar, huge stage, dance floor, yard games, fire pits, unique seating, pop up shops, real restrooms, memory making days and unforgettable nights!

Open Thursday - Sunday at 11 am 5549 highway 260 in Lakeside • truckstopaz.com

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Mountain Saddle Band, White Mountain Big Band, White Mountain Symphony by Eugene Peplowski Despite the many setbacks of COVID, music in the White Mountains is still being enjoyed by locals and summer visitors alike. While many of the music groups are just getting started up again, some others have been rehearsing and performing for limited audiences. These diamonds in your own back yard have been around for over 20 years and include Jazz, Classical and Cowboy music. These groups are made up of local musicians that have raised families here and have supported local schools and businesses. They include Mountain Saddle Band, White Mountain Big Band, and the White Mountain Symphony Orchestra.

Steve Harrington’s Mountain Saddle Band has played in the southwest at numerous locations from Canada to Louisiana as well as Arizona and its neighbors. They have won poetry and song contests at western music festivals and have been honored as Honorary Arizona Rangers. Beside performing the classic cowboy songs, they have written and collaborated with other artists to create original songs in that genre. Steve Harrington has led the band for over 20 years and has witnessed changes in number (2-12) and is the driving force behind the band. Steve Taylor joined the group about 12 years ago and does vocals and 12 The Maverick Magazine

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Harmonica. He carries 8 or more harmonicas which allows the band to feature him in a variety of songs and keys. Steve Taylor has written lyrics for a number of songs including Grandpa’s Hat and The Ballad of Kitty Joe. His paintings and murals can be viewed inside and outside of several businesses in the White Mountains. I, Eugene Peplowski, am the “newbie” to the trio, playing upright bass, doing background vocals and providing comedy relief. You might have seen me around the mountain as a music teacher for over 30 years, nicknamed Mr. P by many of my students. Retired from teaching now, I continue interacting as a band instrument repair man for Majestic Music and volunteer to support school musicals by playing in the pit orchestra.

The White Mountain Symphony Orchestra performed their Pops concert on June 12, 2021 after being unable to rehearse during the shutdown. However, the 21-22 season has scheduled five performances and season tickets are Celebrating 19 years “on the Mountain”

available. Concert dates and locations are: 09/25/21 Fall Concert at 3pm at BRHS Auditorium 12/18/21 Holiday Concert at 3pm Snowflake HS Auditorium 03/03/22 Music Is Concert at 9am & 11am, SLHS Auditorium 04/09/22 Spring Concert at 3pm at SLHS Auditorium 06/04/22 Season Finale at 3pm at SLHS Auditorium More information is available on the Symphony website at: www.wmso.org.

The WMSO is made up of musicians from Heber to St. Johns, Pinetop to Gallup who donate their time and travel to keep this art form alive and relevant. Rehearsals are a weekly occurrence and the musician’s dedication is what keeps it going after 35 years. Board Members, sponsorships and volunteers are the backbone of this organization.

White Mountain Big Band is a volunteer group as well and provides Swing, Jazz and pop music in the Glenn Miller style big band. The band members vary in age from 15 to 80+ and they have rehearsed and performed in the area even during the shutdown. The band varies from 14 to 20 players as work schedules and life allows. The band is made up of 4 sections: Saxophones, Trombones, Trumpets, and Rhythm and also includes a vocalist or 2. This group has performed around the area since 1992 at dances, fund raising activities, Truck Stop farmers market, house parties and city events.

Musicians from these 3 groups donate their skills to the local school districts to encourage student musicians to continue in their studies and demonstrate that skills learned at school are valuable assets to the community and to self-improvement and growth for a lifetime. These activities are enjoyable and enriching, as Doris and I and many others can attest to.

For more information or if you are interested in booking one of these bands, please contact me at 928-242-2651.

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At right, Kelli and her bestie and above, former Governor Brewer introduced Kelli Freeman to ABBA while Kellie helped with her 2008 campaign for Secretary of State. "We traveled all over Arizona and she would blair ABBA and I grew to love the band."

The House in Show Low Celebrates Marketing Director's 5th Anniversary with Special Concert Oct. 2 The House's Director of Marketing, Kelli Freeman has wanted to host an Abba cover night for years. To celebrate her 5th anniversary as an employee, The House decided to make her ABBA dreams come true by gifting her with the event and telling her to book it. While she was doing research, she wasn’t that impressed with the options and decided that she and her best friend could do it.

On October 2, 2021, The House Show Low will be hosting Abba Kellatie “I have a Dream” tour from 6-8:30 pm. This will be a 70’s theme dress up party with lots of fun contests and giveaways (including lots of boas). This event is free to the public.

For more information, please contact Kelli Freeman @ azkelli26@hotmail.com or 928-892-8431.

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Let your creativity take the stage at Luna Tunes Open Mic at Unity The Luna Tunes Open Mic is held every full moon at 6:30pm at Unity of the White Mountains, 257 N. Woodland Road, Lakeside.

Where to Hear Chuch Music That ROCKS

by Rondi Vinnedge, Vinnedge Signworks and musician In many churches today, Christian music is nothing like it used to be! You will hear a full-fledged band complete with electric guitars, drums, keys and bass with a sound on the spectrum from soft to hard rock with a Christian message pointing to Jesus Christ. The quality is surprisingly fresh and professional.

Here are a few churches in the White Mountains where you can experience the contemporary sound:

New Hope Christian Fellowship (Linden) - Contemporary medium rock Christian music. Two full bands with guitar, electric guitar, bass, keys, drums and vocals.

Grace Church - Show Low - Contemporary soft rock Christian music. Full band.

The Church - Lakeside - Contemporary Christian music hard to medium rock.

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All ages are encouraged to share their talents of music, dance, poetry, drama and other creative arts on selected dates of the full moon May thru October. We are also encouraging short presentations from local businesses. Mark your calendars and invite your friends and family to come watch or to perform on these following dates: Mon. – Sept. 20, Wed. – Oct 20.

This event is free! No experience is necessary. We provide the sound equipment and the applause. We are practicing social distancing and requiring masks unless you are performing.

Coffee and individually wrapped desserts will be served.

Everyone is welcome! The church is located less than ½ mile south of the movie theater in Lakeside on Woodland Road.

The main doors are on the east side of the building.

If you can’t make it in person, please join us on Zoom. See us on Facebook and UnityWM.org. For more information contact Linda Hoy at (650) 704-1087 or Linda70Hoy@gmail.com.

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Above, Martina with Trini Lopez and at right, Sir Earl Toon from Kool & the Gang

Getting Heard in Hollywood: How Music is Placed in Film

by Martina Webster, Show Low Film Festival

When it comes to getting your song into film or television, many indie artists have no idea how to get started and it is difficult to find who to contact. Our goal is not only to bring filming to the area, but also help local musicians potentially make the jump into that arena of song placement and sync licensing, which is a great way to get a band or artist's name and song out there.

Oct 15th are the industry workshops for the Show Low Film festival, and we are offering local musicians a workshop pass for the music supervisor workshop. Please email requests to info@showlowfilmfestival.com.

We also select indie artists for our movies we film up here. In our most recent project, a Christmas film Hashtag Blessed The Movie, we placed 28 songs into that film. Many of them are unknown artists and some are well known artists like Peter Keys from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Sir Earl Toon from Kool & the Gang.

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www.hashtagblessedthemovie.com/soundtrack Many of the songs will qualify to be entered into the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and six songs have the opportunity to be entered into the Grammys. As a member of the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, we look forward to being considered.

This opportunity is available for our White Mountain musicians to have their work included in future projects. For instance Arizona artist Tony Noyes, whose music video won at last year's film festival has one of his Christmas songs "Cold Holiday" placed in the Christmas Movie. Musicians can also turn in CDs or download cards of their songs to be placed into all of the film makers' swag bags that will be handed out to them at the October festival. We have such great local musicians here - let's make give them a chance!

No Stranger to the music industry, producer Martina Webster recently assisted with a Trini Lopez Tribute (Whom she met before his passing) held in Las Vegas this past month - arranged and produced by Joe Chavia. Mrs. Webster has worked with the Music industry with her guitar products for many years (Fender-Gibson-Martin-Daisy Rock) and has met many musicians, amongst them Kiss, Marc Mendoza/Twisted Sister, Jeff Cook from Alabama and Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues (Nights in White Satin for whom was a co-Producer on his Music Video The Wind of Heaven. She also attended the famous Sir Elton John Oscar after parties in LA.

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Centerfire

Centerfire covers a mix of '60s-'90s classic rock, country, and pop. Tony Falco on guitar and vocals, Mike Madrid on bass and vocals, and Joey May on drums and vocals. The band is based in Apache County (Concho/Vernon/St. Johns) and plays all over the Arizona White Mtns.

Love Riot

"The name of our band is Zaylie & Love Riot. We’re a 4 piece band, 2 of which are females, and we play mostly rock and pop, 90s, etc."

Negative Thirty-Two

This innovative band describes themselves as "just a few dudes who like to boogie" who call Show Low their hometown. To hear their unique pop-punk sound, check them out on facebook, instagram or listen at https://linktr.ee/negativethirtytwo

Station J

Enjoy Award Winning Grub and Great Music at the Show Low Battle of the Bands With the possible exception of very recent memory, Labor Day Weekend is always a busy, event filled time in the White Mountains. This holiday weekend promises to be a return to enjoying live music, open air dining and lots of memory making.

The public is invited to grab some chairs and your favorite picnic blanket to spend the day at Frontier Park in Show Low sampling and voting to name this year's Bands & Vans winners. Admission is $5 and includes 5 voting tokens. Children 12 and under are free with a paid adult. For more information about this event, please refer to the flyer on the right.

This year's band line up: Tajlyn

Tajlyn is an Award-Winning, National Touring, World Rock Singer Songwriter & Multi-Instrumentalist. Both of her albums, New Element & White Dwarf, have received national radio airplay. Tajlyn's music & stage setup is very unique. With a soulful voice and an incredible rhythmic guitar technique, her sounds can be described as Demi Levato meets Gary Clark Jr. with a hint of rock. On stage she performs with a Farmer Foot Drum Kit, Fisher Custom Electric Guitar, Didgeridoo & continually adds diverse instruments and vocal techniques to her setup.

Oftentimes she is accompanied by her sister, Casandra, on keyboards.

Seeing Tajlyn live is an experience your eyes and ears won't forget!

Station J is made up of Jared Horton, Vocals and Guitar, Kurt Styers, Bass and backing vocals, Joseph Brimhall, Lead Guitar and Jay Brimhall, Drums.

Station J formed in Thatcher, Arizona while they were attending Eastern Arizona College in the early 2000s.

"With technology advancements, recording from home has never been easier than it is now. As such, in February of 2021, we released our first album titled, Thatcher. We're currently laying down tracks for another album (tentatively called, Nothing Wasted) later this year or early next.Our music is very 1990s rock based. You'll hear elements of the 90s Seattle rock scene with elements of hard rock and heavy metal of the period.

Soaring melodies, heavy guitars and catchy choruses are what we hang our hat on. We have fun playing and creating and hope that the crowd does too!"

C.D. Kovacs

"I am a singer-songwriter who is published on BMI for my songs on a Punk album in the '80s. I write and play what used to be called Alt-Country, now Americana. Country is to Punk what Disco is to Hip-Hop. One has Soul, the other has beat. I pick the soul every time."

Jazz Monkeys

This band plays classics and jazz standards and the ensemble consists of talented local artists with a passion for good music.

4th Hour

4th Hour is a progressive rock band from Peoria, AZ. Formed in the summer ashes of a smoldering garage in 2019, 4th Hour was born. With musical influences of the 90’s from bands such as; Weezer, Sound Garden, Tool, Incubus, and many more grunge era bands. 4th Hour brings a unique fusion of sound of metal drumming and sweet vocal melodies while giving you a nostalgic feel that takes you back to 1994. Currently 4th Hour is working on recording their first album that will soon be released. You can find 4th Hour’s music by visiting them on Facebook or Instagram at 4th Hour Music.

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Sept. 4, 2021 Music

1-9 pm

Beer Garden • Shopping • • Food Outdoor Games

Grab your blanket and/or folding chairs and join us for the 3rd Annual Battle in Downtown Show Low to enjoy great live music and food while bands and food vans showcase their talent to win your vote and cash prizes.

For more information, please visit www.ShowLowMainstreet.org or contact Denise at (623)340-4131

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Jimmy Gayle's

Photo Corner As a professional photographer, one of the many genres I like to do is concert photography. It is really nice when your brother, Jeff Keith, is the singer for a long time famous band.

He is the vocalist for Tesla, a band that has been recording and playing live for over 30 years and has many RIAA platinum and gold album awards. Members include Brian Wheat, bass, Frank Hannon, guitar, Troy Luccketta, drums, Dave Rude, guitar and my brother Jeffery Lynn on vocals.

Because of my start with Tesla I have been fortunate to photograph many great bands in the last 20 years. Some of them include Judas Priest, Cheap Trick, Willie Nelson, Heart, Areosmith, Dec Leppard and many, many others.

One aspect of concert photography is the many expressions, emotions and poses they show during their performances, some of which I have captured in these photos.

One particular thing about this kind of photography is the rule "first 3, no flash." You have to take your photos during the first three songs and you can not use your flash feature. It can be extremely hard to get good photos under low light conditions.

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The Escape Artist

(When I just want to get away) by Jeff Storey

Visit us online at www.mountain-gourd-creations.com Learn to express yourself with Mother Nature's canvas.

Create beautiful gifts.

Classes held frequently.

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Come SHOP the Market!

Jackzeeplace, LLC is owned by

Christy and Zach with the mission to help inspire greatness within the people they serve. They have developed an unique way to combine metal and wood that creates a beautiful look, yet is durable.

These signs help people remember what is most important in their lives. They also sell a gratitude journal. The prompts in this journal help give people more joy and help individuals see that joy is found when we learn to see what is already there. In addition to the Market, you can also find them on facebook, Instagram and at jackzeeplace.com.

Lasagna and More, by Chef

Scotty has become a beloved "Summer Regular" providing wholesome, crowd pleasing and convenient meals in the White Mountain area. The familiar white trailer with the green LAM logos has quickly become synonymous with great natural Take-n-Bake meals that are not only easy to prepare, but a yummy treat to eat. This summer is no exception and Lasagna and More is proudly offering their popular frozen meals and sauces every Saturday at the Market.

Espiranza of Tortilleria Arevalo makes

mesquite, gluten and gluten free tortillas, a variety of yummy desserts and pancake mixes as well as tamales and the most amazing Carne Asade burritos and tacos.

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Protect lettuces and greens with shade cloth to stop the plants from bolting.

Tips for Warm Weather Gardening

By Vicki Matsumonji, WMCG It is not unusual for high temps to continue on throughout the month of September so do yourself and your garden a favor by working early enough in the morning to avoid working in the heat of the day. The favor: water in hoses is cool in the morning and becomes hot, hot, hot by noon or earlier (from the voice of experience). Always water plants from below if possible and keep the container plants watered every day.

It’s better not to water plants near nightfall. The moisture plus warm soil plus darkness invites molds and fungi to grow. It’s the perfect environment for plant diseases to develop and flourish.

Warm weather gardening tips: • Ensure that your automatic irrigation system is working properly for consistent daily watering.

• Container plants should have a dish or pan to hold water in order to feed plants through the roots’ capillary system.

• Continue weeding because weeds rob your plants of water and nutrients. Use

a serrated knife to slip into the soil under the weed to cut the roots.

• Insect pests become insanely multitudinous in August. They can drive you insane as they reproduce while the young ravage your plants and start reproducing as well. Hunt down the eggs of squash bugs and Mexican bean beetles which are easy to identify and find. Crush the eggs or drown them in soapy water. Either way, insect pest eggs must be destroyed.

• Keep spraying aphids with blasts of water to dislocate and disorient them. If you have aphids, you have ants and vice versa. Ants farm aphids and transport them to healthy plants where they multiply and suck the juices from the plants. Drive ants away from your garden beds with Diatomaceous Earth on the mound or lure them into sugar mixed with 20 Mule Team Borax. The sugar attracts ants and they track the borax (boron) into the colony where it kills the ants and eventually the queen.

• Provide shade for lettuces and greens to stop them from bolting into flowers and seeds.

• Prune tomato plants and squash plants for air circulation. Keep the cutting edge of scissors and clippers sanitized with a mixture of alcohol and water to stop the spread of diseases and viruses between plants. Hydrogen peroxide mixed with water is a good sanitizer too.

The White Mountain Community Garden rests in the heart of Show Low on acreage that is located next to the Navajo County Health Dept. building at 520 N. 9th Place on the North side of the Deuce of Clubs. Its central location makes it convenient with easy access and ample ares for growing, gathering and relaxation. It is a wonderful place for playing in the dirt, learning, and helping to promote environmental stewardship and healthy, sustainable living. For more info, visit www.wmcgarden.org.

The White Mountains' Premiere Secret Bakery Wedding Cakes, Custom Cakes, Dessert Bars, Pies

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Drop into the Show Low Senior Center for Food, Friendship and More The Show Low Senior Center is a wonderfully inviting building in the heart of Show Low, which is a great place to have a nutritious lunch and socialize.

The center provides the meals that are delivered to the Meals on Wheels recipients. Members of the community, of any age, can have lunch in a warm and welcoming place to meet friends, or attend group activities. A complete lunch is offered for only $7.00 Monday through Thursdays from January to May. This year, we have a special $5 soup and sandwich lunch every Friday during the summer.

Many days are open to play cards or board games, which is a great way to keep your mind and body busy!

Volunteers are utilized in many ways, including meal delivery, teaching a class, or helping in any way. We are especially in need of a few new volunteers so we can creat a new route to reach isolated clients in the communith. If you are available for approximately 1 1/2 hours a week and want to help to bring not only a meal but a smile, please call us at (928) 532-0656 to make arrangements.

The Show Low Senior Center is located at 301 E. McNeil.

For more information about Meals on Wheels, please visit www.showlowmealsonwheels.com.

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loaves. It isn’t greasy and reheats beautifully. Husband said it is also wonderful cold, but I can’t vouch for that, still couldn’t quite go there. I came across the original recipe and clipped it out of a magazine.

It was from the historic and old-world elegant Phoenix restaurant, The Stockyards. I believe it is still offered on their menu. I recently got around to testing it. This is my adaptation of their recipe and I think it is pretty close to the original. Please give it a try and let me know what you think.

Food & Dining

Bison & Beef Meatloaf

Bison and Beef Meatloaf

by Liz Turner, Blue Apron Cooking School

A disclaimer, I’m one of the few who isn’t a big fan of meatloaf. My dad made small twin meat loaves occasionally from I believe the Better Homes and Garden Cookbook. I remember it as being pretty good, but other than that, I can pass it up. My husband however loves meatloaf and especially the cringe worthy, for me, cold meatloaf sandwiches.

Finding it on a restaurant menu is always a happy time for him. However, I recently came across a meatloaf recipe I had saved a while ago that sounded intriguing, with some unusual ingredients, not the least of which is Bison.

I love bison. I gave it a try and was delighted with not only the delicious rich taste, but also the texture, which is a bit finer than most meat-

½ cup small diced each - yellow onion, celery, carrot 2 Tbs. unsalted butter 2 lbs. Bison (available in stores, vacuum packed) 1 lb. organic ground beef 1 cup BBQ sauce, your favorite, divided 2 large beaten eggs 1 ¼ cup Panko bread crumbs 2 minced cloves garlic 2 Tbs. Dijon mustard 2 Tbs. Worcestershire sauce 2 dashes hot sauce 1 tsp. each salt & pepper 6 strips raw lean bacon, I like applewood smoked Cooking Spray Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Reserve ½ cup BBQ sauce.

Sauté onion, celery and carrot in melted butter until tender.

In a large bowl of a mixer, add all remaining ingredients, except bacon.

Add cooled sautéed veggies and mix well with paddle attachment. (you can mix ingredients by hand, just be sure to do so completely) Form into 2 loaves and place each non-stick sprayed loaf pans.

Press to make firm loaves.

Spread remaining BBQ sauce over the loaves; sprinkle each with salt & pepper. Cut bacon in half, crosswise, and lay over meatloaves.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 1 hour & 15 minutes. Let rest 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with mashed potatoes and green beans for an old fashioned, never out of style delicious dinner. Invite guests, they will be thrilled!

Back to Class? - Oh Yes! The Blue Apron is ready to hold classes again! See the class titles with dates below. However, to see the entire schedule with details of each class, and to register for classes, please visit our website www.blueaproncooks.com. I believe this is our best schedule ever and surely there is something for everyone. Hope you can join us!

Come have fun in the kitchen with us!

For nearly twenty years, the Blue Apron Cooking School has been the home to fun hands on cooking classes taught and designed by Liz Turner to make cooking easier, faster and more enjoyable. Classes are back this summer so check out our line up on the adjacent page.

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* Remaining 2021 Classes * All–A–Board! Charcuterie Boards - Tue. 9/14 @ 10:30am or Wed. 9/15 @ 10:30am. In this class you will learn how to plan and assemble a wide variety of creative and fun charcuterie boards as well as make delicious accompaniments for each selection.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s - Wed. 9/29 @ 10:30am or Thur. 9/30 @ 10:30am. A semi repeat of one of our most popular classes ever.

The table setting alone is worth coming for! Creamy Lox on Toast Celebrating 19 years “on the Mountain”

Points, Peach Champagne Bisque, Fennel & Fig Scones with Maple Butter, Blueberry & Lemon Ricotta Mini Pancakes, Strawberry Goat Cheese & Basil Tea Sandwiches, Truffle Eggs with Crème Fraiche & Caviar, Asparagus with Bacon & Egg, Chilled Devonshire Soufflés and Espresso Biscuits.

Classic Italian Dinner Party - Wed. 10/13 @ 10:30am or Thur. 10/14 @ 5:30pm. This class will have all the “bells & whistles” of a traditional multi course classic Italian meal — all 8 courses! Mushroom & Fontina Crostini, Antipasto of traditional meats, cheeses and veggies, Pappardelle Pasta with Sausage, Mushrooms & Peas, Classic Seafood Cioppino, Hearty Salad with Homemade Croutons & Italian Dressing, Balsamic Glazed Figs with Goat Cheese, Italian Amaretti Tortoni, and Lemoncello.

Soups & Sandwiches - Tue. 10/26 @ 10:30am or Wed. 10/27 @ 10:30am. Soup & Sandwiches — always a welcome combination.

Mulligatawny Soup with Kasundi-Bengali Chicken Sandwich, Apple Brie Soup with Green Apple Brie Crostini, Spicy Thai Shrimp Soup with Shrimp Salad Sandwich, Creamy Southwest Pumpkin Soup with Crispy Black Bean Tacos with Feta & Cabbage Slaw, Classic Chicken Noodle Soup with “Duke of Windsor” Grilled Sandwich, White Chocolate & Fruit Dessert Soup with Dulce de Leche Cinnamon Sandwich Cookies.

Warm Winter Mornings - Tue. 11/9 @ 10:30am or Wed. 11/10 @ 10:30am. Time to get cozy ‘cause it’s getting chilly! Start your day with these satisfying and delicious dishes. Lemon Ricotta Cheese Danish, Homemade Granola & Fruit & Yogurt Parfaits, Brown Sugar Glazed Ham & Sweet Potato Biscuit Sliders, Classic Eggs Sardou, Fruit & Cream Topped Dutch Baby Pancakes, Savory Egg Strata, Espresso Biscuits, Chocolate Espresso Soup with Toasted Marshmallows.

Christmas Eve Dinner - Tue. 12/7 @ 10:30am or Wed. 12/8 @ 10:30am. If you celebrate your special meal on Christmas Day, this meal would be perfect then as well! Fancy & Fun Christmas “Tree” Appetizer Board, Cranberry & Pecan Cheese Wafers, Roasted Chestnut Soup with Thyme Cream and Rosemary Cookies, Classic Crown Roast of Lamb or Pork, Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Pecans & Cranberries, Duchess Potatoes or Carrot Soufflé, Sugarplums, Winter-White Yule Log with Eggnog Ice Cream. And will toast the holidays with a fabulous Sparkling Champagne Holiday Cocktail!

Killer BBQ Sauce

The summer grilling season isn't over quite yet, which makes it a perfect time to test drive this BBQ Sauce recipe that Shary Kopp of Classic Cookware in Show Low highly recommends.

Ingredients • 2 tablespoons onion – grated • 5 tablespoons molasses or honey • ½ cup ketchup • 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce • 2 tablespoons vinegar (Shary suggests Cuisine Perel pomegranate, blackberry or cranberry) • 2 tablespoon brown sugar • 2 tablespoons pineapple juice • 1 – 2 teaspoons adobo sauce (optional) • dash each sea salt & pepper Directions Add all of the ingredients to a small saucepan and bring to a simmer on medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, about 6 – 7 minutes, until the onions have ‘dissolved’, and the sauce has reduced to about 1 cup. Sauce is ready for immediate use or transfer to an airtight container. This is a great bbq sauce for chicken, burgers, steaks. Have fun with it.

Recipe courtesy Shary Kopp (www.classiccookware.net), info@ classiccookware.net

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MTN Dining Guide

Good Old Fashioned Flavor - Whether grilled to perfection or roasted to melt in your mouth, there are many great grub opportunities to check out in Show Low. Above, Cattlemen's Steakhouse & Lounge is a popular place to enjoy a variety of dinner options including mouthwatering selections from their grill. At right, the Show Low Senior Center is a best kept secret serving up tasty (and surprisingly healthy) traditional recipes like liver and onions and brussel sprouts. Photo by Jane Harris

Show Low Arizona Mountain Coffee Co.

151 N. White Mtn Rd 928-892-2326 If you're looking for a friendly atmosphere, the perfect place to hangout or takeout, stop into Arizona Mountain Coffee Co. in Show Low and now Pinetop. FREE WIFI, Coffee & Tea, Pastries, Breakfast, & Paninis.

Follow us at facebook.com/arizonamountincoffeeco. Visit azmountaincoffeeco.com.

Cattlemen’s Steakhouse & Lounge

1231 E. Deuce of Clubs 928-537-9797 This popular family owned and operated steak house and cocktail lounge specializes in Prime Rib and also serves seafood, chicken, burgers and an array of fresh salad entrees. Open for dinner from 4-9 pm. Closed on Sundays. Stop in for the Early Bird “Twilight” Menu served Mon. - Fri. from 4 - 6:30 pm. Cattlemens-ShowLow.com.

Persnikkity's Cafe

1650 E. Deuce of Clubs 928-251-1965 Open 7 days a week from 7am - 3pm, Persnikkity's Cafe serves up a deliciously inspired and healthy variety of sandwiches, salads, soups, breakfast and more. Dine in, take out, curbside available. Persnikkity's Sweet Confections Cakes & Bakes is located just down the road at 21 N. White Mountain Rd and specializes in custom sweets for all occasions.

To order, call (928) 251-1718.

Show Low Senior Center

301 E McNeil (928) 532-0656 Lunch is served Monday - Thursday from 11:30 - 12:30. A three course meal is just $7 served in the bright and inviting dining room or call for take out. All ages welcome!

What's Cooking Kitchen & Bakery

5171 Cub Lake Rd STE A-120 (928) 537-0673 Find out what's cooking and enjoy fresh quality ingredients in soups, sandwiches, salads, a large selection of breakfast favorites and exotic treats like Greek Kabobs, Chicken Tiki, Pork Adovada and Jerk Chicken.

Open Mon.-Sat. 8am - 5pm.

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Taking advantage of our beautiful scenery, many of our great local restaurants boast wonderful outdoor seating and entertainment experiences including the Orchard at Charlie Clark's.

The Lodge Sports Bar & Grill

857 E. White Mountain Blvd (928) 358-4602 At The Lodge Sports Bar & Grill you will find more than cold drinks and great service. We also offer plenty of fun things to do with family and friends while hanging out at your neighborhood bar and grill! We have delicious food, three pool tables, darts, Off Track Betting, and Live music. Open Sun.-Thurs 11am-10pm, Fri & Sat 11am-12am. Happy Hour 2-6pm. www.thelodgesportsbargrill.com

Moose Henri's Grille, Corks & Taps

Pinetop-Lakeside Charlie Clark’s Steakhouse

Hwy 260, Pinetop (928) 367-4900 A part of Arizona’s History since 1938! Specializing in Prime Rib, Mesquite Broiled Steaks, Ribs, Chicken & Seafood. Serving dinner daily and lunch Wed-Sun in the Bar & Patio. Early Bird Menu Sun-Thurs. 4:45-6:30 pm. www.charlieclarks.com.

Indian Pine Restaurant at Hon-Dah Resort

777 AZ-260 (928) 369-0299 The Indian Pine Restaurant is Open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 6am until 10pm, 7 Days a Week. We have a large Menu of selections to satisfy any appetite. From a variety of hot breakfast choices to our gourmet cheese burgers, sandwiches or salads for lunch. You can Build Your Own Pizza and enjoy a selection of appetizers such as shrimp cocktail, chicken wings or battered zucchini sticks. The dinner menu includes pork, poultry, steak and seafood dishes. For daily specials, which include entrees such as Ribeye, King Crab, Shrimp and more, please see the ad on page 2.

Hushhh Bakehouse & Art Nook

1684 E. White Mtn Blvd. 928-242-7224 Known for their cakes, pies and other sweet treats, the White Mountains' Secret Bakery is no longer a secret since they began serving a fresh new breakfast and lunch menu. Enjoy popular choices like the hummus plate, quiche, bagel-n-lox, and a variety of sandwiches.

Vegan and Vegetarian options available. Facebook/Instagram/Yelp: Hushhh Bakehouse.

Open Tuesday through Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm. Dine in, call or text for take out or curbside.

The Lion's Den

2408 E White Mountain Blvd (928) 367-6050 Known for it's history in the area, live music, 20 beer taps, great wine burgers and large backyard with plenty of room for everyone! Open Mon-Thurs 9am - 10pm, Fri. 9am - 12am, Sat. 8am - 12 am, Sun. 8am - 10pm. Happy Hour 3-7pm. Now serving breakfast Sat & Sun. 8am-11am. Live music Thurs, Fri, Sat. Team Trivia on Tues at 6pm. NFL TV package, Off Track Betting, www.thelionsdenpinetop.com

4207 W. White Mountain Blvd (928) 368-5127 Although being voted as one of the Arizona Highways' Top 15 Restaurants in the state, Moose Henri's Grille, Corks & Taps in Lakeside is the most down to Earth, comfortable spot to enjoy a great selection of handcrafted beers, specialty drinks, and delectable menu selections. On Fridays, the ever popular fish tacos are on special and if you love cheese and well, food in general, you owe it to yourself to try the Big Kahuna Burger (Too cool!) and the loaded macaroni and cheese.

Sweet Peas Infusions

43 W. White Mountain Blvd (928) 239-5993 Since 2012, Joel, Rael & Sherrie Young have made it their life's work to ensure that all whom suffer with debilitating medical conditions have affordable access to the life saving, all natural plant that is industrial hemp CBD. They aim to provide a relaxed and inviting atmosphere while serving up a vibrant selection of real fruit smoothies, frappes, herbal tea & 100% Kona Coffee. Their smoothies are made from real fruit, not a powder or syrup. No added sugar and no GMOs. Healthy never tasted so good. Cbd can be added to any drink upon request. Although it is not mandatory, it is highly recommended.

Nutrioso Mulloy's Public House

41633 Hwy 180 928-339-4829 Located at the Nutrioso Crossing, this traditional Irish Pub serves beer, wine, spirits and fresh Irish food.

Available for special events, this welcoming pub is well worth the trip and you'll make it again. www.MulloysPublicHouse.com

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1425 E. White Mountain Blvd Pinetop

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Maverick Community Calendar Activities on Thursdays at Unity of the White Mountains that encourage spiritual development and community fellowship. Everyone is welcome! 10 am join Barb Davis for "A Course of Love" Book Club and at 1 pm Barbara Courtright leads Ensemble Rehearsals. 257 N. Woodland Road, Lakeside. Sunday services are 10:30-11:30am, in person and live on zoom. To find out more about Unity and our activities, please see our website: UnityWM.org or email Rev. Sheryl Padgett at Minister@UnityWM.org Zumba Fitness Dance. Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays. Zumba Fitness Dance Class held at the Show Low City Campus Gym, 620 E. McNeil. Tuesday & Thursday 5:30-6:30 pm, Saturday 10-11 am.

Ages 7 years and up. $50 for 10 punch pass, $80 for 20 punch pass (non-refundable, non-transferable) or $6 per person drop-in. Zumba is a combination of Latin and international music with dance moves.

Zumba routines incorporate interval training – fast and slow rhythms. It’s a great cardio workout. Register at Show Low Family Aquatic Center, 1100 W. Deuce of Clubs or online at showlow.activityreg. com. Info: (928) 532-4130.

ASP (After School Program) Special Programs.

Fridays at Nikolaus Homestead Elementary School.

Grades: K-5. Cost: $5 per hour/class. Join the After School Program on Fridays for Special Programs.

For full details visit showlowaz.gov.

Storytime at the Show Low Public Library Event Room every Monday from 10-10:30 am.. Ages 0-6.

Early literacy program for youth with an adult where we sing songs read stories and develop cognitive and fine motor skills in a fun environment. Drop in program (no sign up) Info: 928-532-4070 Lego Club at the Show Low Public Library Event Room. Every Tuesday from 4-5 pm. Ages 6-14. This club has weekly themes chosen by participants and they build and create Lego creations which go on

display in the Library. Drop in program (no sign up). Info: 928-532-4070 Homeschool Program. Every other Wednesday from 11 am to noon at the Show Low Public Library Event Room. Ages 6-18. Rotated themes around Literacy, Social engagement, Financial, Arts, STEAM. Homeschool students can come and participate in an educational program hosted by the Library. Drop in program (no sign up). Info: 928-532-4070 Level Up at the Show Low Public Library Teen Room. Every other Friday from 3-5 pm.

Ages 8-18. Game based program where you can come and learn a new games and then play with your friends. Drop in program (no sign up). Info: 928-532-4070

September

4-5 14th Annual Fine Arts & Craft Show

in Pinetop at Charlie Clark's Steakhouse "In the Orchard." 9am-5pm. Free admission.

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White Mountain Market. 9 am to 2 pm @ the WME Village 8 Theaters in PinetopLakeside. Info: page 25

4, 11, 18 & 25 Show Low Main Street

Farmer’s Market & Art Walk. Festival Marketplace and Cooley Street between 9th & 11th St. Every Saturday from 9 am – 1 pm from May through Sept. 25. Info: 623-340-4131.

4 3rd Annual Show Low Battle of the Bands & Vans. Frontier Field; 650 N. 9th Pl., Show Low. Info: pg 19

4 White Mountain Nature Center Wildlife Festival. 10 am – 3 pm at the White Mountain Nature Center; 425 Woodland Rd., Lake-

side. Learn all about local and state wildlife and maybe even see some fabulous feathered and furry friends in action! This event is free! Info: 928-358-3069 or go to www.whitemountainnaturecenter.org.

9, 16, 23, 30 Parenting Classes at the Show Low Public Library provided by Arizona Children's Association. 6-7 pm. Registration required.

Call (928) 532-4070.

11 Put It On The Tee For the FAC Golf Tournament. Torreon Golf Club. Info: pg 32

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Navopache Electric Co-op 75th Annual Meeting. St. Marys of the Angels, Pinetop. Info: see pg 36

11, 25 Dungeons & Dragons at the Show Low

Public Library from 1-4 pm. Ages 10-18. Table top role playing game where we will host workshops to teach game play and also run a short game run through. No registration required. Info: 928-532-4070

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WOW (Words of Wisdom) Dinner presented by COMPASS Naturopathic Health Clinic.

Come learn about healthy living. Summer Garden theme featuring Lentil Pasta Salad. 5:30 pm.

Bring $5 or a vegan dish inspired by fresh garden produce to share. Text or call (928) 985-0242 by Sept. 11 to RSVP. Space is limited. Please include party size and dish you are bringing.

15–18 90th Annual Navajo County Fair & Rodeo. Navajo County Fair Grounds; 404 E. Hopi Dr. in Holbrook. The Navajo County Fair will be filled with Fun and Excitement! Info: https://navajocountyfair.net/.

15 White Mountain Business Owners' Round-

table Luncheon. 11:30 am, Buffalo Bill’s Tavern & Grill; Hwy. 260 & Bison Parkway, Show Low. $15 for lunch. Guest speakers, networking and door prizes. RSVP to suttonweedandpest@gmail. com.

24 Humans vs. Zombies at the Show Low Pub-

lic Library from 6:15-8 pm. Ages 8-12. Come and see if you can survive the zombie hoard! This is a nerf gun battle program hosted in the Library.

We provide the guns and ammo. Registration is required. Info: 928-532-4070

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2nd Annual Darrin Reed Foundation Charity Golf Tournament. Torreon Golf Club.

Info: see page 33

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38th Annual Run to the Pines Car Show. Pinetop Lakes Country Club. Begins on Friday, Sept. 24 with its cavalcade of cars from Show Low Plaza (where Cal Ranch Store is located) in Show Low to Hon-Dah. Show hours on Saturday and Sunday. Info: 928-368-5325 30 The Maverick Magazine

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24-26 46th Annual Fall Artisans Festival. The Orchard at Charlie Clarks; 1701 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop-Lakeside. Friday 10 am – 3 pm, Saturday 9 am – 6 pm & Sunday 10 am – 3 pm. Info: 928-367-4290

25 White Mountain Symphony Orchestra Fall Concert. 3 pm at the Blue

Ridge High School Auditorium; 1200 W. White Mountain Blvd., Lakeside.

Tickets: Adult $10; youth 5-18 $5; under 5, veterans and first responders are free. Tickets can be purchase at www.wmso.org or at the Show Low Chamber of Commerce.

October

2 Bread of Life Mission Annual Banquet. Proceeds to support local homeless shelter. Holbrook Elks Lodge (714 Elkdom Avenue). 5:30 pm. Table sponsors, auction donations and volunteer servers needed. Info: (928) 524-3874.

2 ABBA Kellatie "I Have A Dream" 2021 Tour. Live ABBA cover performance at the House in Show Low. 6-8:30 pm. Info: pg 14

8 Golf the Summit. Torreon Golf Club. Info: see ad at right.

16 & 17 Show Low Film Festival. Hollywood comes to the White Moun-

tains during this must attend event. Mix and mingle with film makers, actors and celebrities. Watch films for 2 days in 3 theaters at WME Village 8 and take pictures on the Red Carpet. Info: pg 39

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Above, Show Low Mayor John Leech Jr. recently toured the Center with Katelynn Wisner and Nicole Kester to learn more about how community members can help support the FAC.

Helping Kids Heal: FAC Celebrates 10 Years of Service

by Kristen Denbow For the past 10 years the Family Advocacy Center (FAC), located on the Deuce of Clubs in Show Low, AZ, has been serving Navajo County. Amie Rodgers sat down with Nicole Kester, Director of Development, and Katelynn Wisner, Director of Services and Forensic Interviewer, to discuss how this organization serves our area, expansions to the center, ways they are celebrating the 10 year anniversary, and how we can all help.

“The Navajo County Family Advocacy Center's mission is to improve the lives of physically abused, sexually assaulted, or neglected children,” says Nicole Kester. “We want to help them process their trauma, heal the trauma, and find justice.” She adds, “For the first step in healing you have to admit something happened.”

Changes to the center include a larger space for the Comfort Closet, a smaller room for the Forensic Interview Space, and adding a Crisis Intervention Room, still in progress. Individuals who come to the center for help can choose clothing and other items, such as stuffed animals or toys, from the Comfort Closet. It's a little something they can take with them. Donations of new items for ages newborn to adult, such as baby toys, make-up, books, and clothes, are always welcome. For a list of current needs, contact the FAC. Interviews are conducted in the Forensic Interview Space. Caregivers and children will be able to utilize the Crisis Intervention Room, when they are in a crisis, to gather their thoughts, and have a safe area to relax, or take a nap if needed.

On August 27th at the Truck Stop, located in Wagon Wheel, AZ, several items were up for grabs in a raffle celebrating the 10th anniversary, along with live entertainment, food trucks, and vendors.

Put It On the Tee for the FAC is being held at Torreon Golf Club on September 11th at 11 a.m. In its 8th year, and being the main source of fundraising, the tournament is important to the operations of the center.

An entry fee of $500 per foursome covers a round of golf, use of a cart, and dinner afterwards. Other activities include a live auction, silent auction, and raffle for prizes. Sponsors and donations are also needed and welcome. For more information and to register, visit NCFAC.org.

Other ways you can help: contributions of time or money, and new items for the Comfort Closet. Volunteer opportunities: data entry, cleaning, help with events, and general assistance. Current projects include painting the center. Monetary donations can be set up online as monthly, annually, or one time, and are tax deductible.

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“You don’t have to donate a lot to make a difference. We're all working towards the same cause,” Nicole states. “Without the FAC kids would be so lost.” From 2011 to present, FAC has helped over 1,300 children, with 69% being child sexual victims, the youngest 6 months old.

Call (928) 532-6231 or visit NCFAC.org for more information on FAC, resources available, and ways you can help. To keep up to date on the happenings of FAC follow on their social media accounts: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.

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Community Support Makes FRLSF, Inc. Darrin Reed Memorial Scholarship Dinner A Continued Success

by Cathy Reed, FRLSF, Inc. Once again our community in the White Mountains pulled together by showing their support of the FRLSF, Inc. Darrin Reed Memorial Scholarship. The night was filled with great food, fun, games, prizes, auctions, and award presentations. This community goes above and beyond anywhere else in the world, even during our own times of hardship. Our table sponsors paid for their tables over a year ago and patiently awaited the Covid-19 pandemic to subside a little so we could once again together for our dinner. They all persevered during their own difficult times but never stopped supporting our scholarship fundraiser. Our presenting sponsors John and Felice Bobo of eXp Realty have never once wavered on their commitment and are looking forward to the dinner again next spring. The Elks Lodge is always willing to have us there and John Leech, Jr of The Cowboy Way BBQ has always provided us with great food that everyone raves about.

They have all been huge supporters of this scholarship dinner since it began.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone that showed up and to all the businesses that made donations which made this dinner a success. Without all of our supporters, this scholarship couldn't happen. Without a doubt, this year's dinner was the best one that we have put on yet. We look forward to doing it again in the spring of next year.

The Darrin Reed Memorial Scholarship was started by local veteran agencies, Show Low PD retired Chief Shelley, and the Reed family.

Darrin was able to live his dream of being a police officer for 20 years before he was killed in the line of duty November 8, 2016. Since then, we have been giving out $10,000 a year to deserving High School graduates around the White Mountains who want to pursue their own dream. They may pursue the dream of their choice; they do not have to pursue first responder careers and they don't have to be from a first responder family. The scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,500 and allows them to attend any accredited college. Applications may be obtained for their High School Counselors. Our scholarship winners this year were: Erynn Williams, Liam Stevens, Lexus Fabok, P.J. London, and Preston Wilson. Congratulations and good luck on pursuing your dreams!

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on September 24 at Torreon Golf Club, teams of 2 or 4 are welcome for $125 per player with all proceeds going to support local law enforcement in helping community members in need and aiding the police department in their fight against drug trafficking.

For more info, to register or to donate an auction item, please call (623) 340-4131 or email DarrinReedFoundation@gmail.com.

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Local Business

Just Mountain Folk Chuck Moore

Navopache Electric Co-op CEO (& Native American Flute Enthusiast)

by Amie Rodgers What does playing the Native American flute have to do with delivering power to over 35,000 members over a 10,000 square mile service territory?

Not a whole lot, I imagine... with the exception of being a fun way for a guy named Chuck Moore to relax.

Chuck is originally from the oil fields of southeast Texas, a little town about 50 miles north of Houston. "I don't really have a Texan accent, but I am a Texas boy," grins Chuck warmly. "I have lived in a lot of different parts of the country. Ann and I have been married for nearly 42 years. We have had a great life and have three kids and five grandkids scattered around the country. Some are in Florida, some in Nebraska. They are all healthy and the grandkids are aged from 25 to 4 so we have a good spread there."

This year, Chuck celebrates 15 years of being at Navopache Electric Coop. When he and his family moved here from Washington state and on July 31, 2006, Chuck went to work as the Engineering Manager. "I am an Electrical Engineer and have been in this industry for 42 years. I have done a lot of different things, but my real strength has been in substations and controls," explains Chuck. "I have worked for investor owned utilities, municipal utilities, manufacturers, and have done consulting work with my own consulting firm. After being a consultant for about 15 years, I decided to sell the consulting firm and go back to the utility business, which is when I came to NEC." To say that NEC was a bit behind the times upon Chuck's arrival would be an understatement. "When I came here, it was different. There were a lot of things that needed to be done. We had some real antiquated ways of doing things. We weren't even using AutoCAD with any of the electrical drawings or spreadsheets for our estimates. Everything was being drawn, calculated and written by hand," notes Chuck. "My immediate thought was, 'Well, this needs to change.' So, we started to go electronic by using spreadsheets to do estimates. We were able to integrate our costs for everything from man hours to a single bolt with our inventory and the spreadsheet would do the calculating. Our estimates became more accurate and efficient with less human error involved. In one of our earliest engineering meetings, I addressed the fact that people seeking estimates while trying to build a home were getting frustrated because it was taking as much as 6 months to get an estimate back.

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changing our procedures and the different types of materials we purchased and how we did inventory so we had better control over that. After about a year, we sat down to evaluate our progress and although they had told me that it never would work, I was pleased to announce that we were hitting the 2 week estimate turn around goal. By just changing the way we did a few things, we were able to respond to the members and subdivisions faster and houses were being able to be built much quicker than they ever had been."

Of course, as we all know, the construction boom of that time soon took a steep dive into recession. "At that time, construction dropped off, our energy sales dropped and a lot of system maintenance and reliability issues were resulting in outages," says Chuck. "System improvements needed to be done and outages were taking way to long. We were chasing time consuming nuisance outages and I spent a lot of time trying to analyze the system in terms of where we needed to start making changes to improve things over time. We weren't just changing out electrical components. We were changing a mind set, a culture of how business had been done around here for so many years.

As an Electrical Engineer, it was important to me that we bring a professional attitude. We are going to handle everyone who comes in and makes a request as equals."

In 2012, Chuck became the Interim CEO before becoming the full time CEO a few months later and was more than ready to make some more changes and system improvements. "As interim, I didn't know how long I would have the ability to help get these improvement plans in place, but we started immediately laying out plans and addressing maintenance issues. I laid out an improvement plan to the board acknowledging that it would take time.

The board agreed with me and stood behind me so we could do what we needed to do. We started off in 2012 making improvements. At that time, we had an average of each consumer seeing over 600 minutes of outage time a year. As of 2020, we are down to about 150 minutes. We have cut that time down tremendously by doing a lot of work like tree trimming, system improvements on both our substations, and our communication network. We have an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system where we can read meters remotely. It was something I had been working on that was a focal point for me when I became CEO along with building out our communication network, which we continue to do to this day."

"Thanks to communication improvements, we typically know of an outage before our consumers. Now that the meters 'talk to us,' if a meter loses power, it reports back in right away. The system will look at which meters are out and will predict which fuse is out or breaker is open. We can then dispatch a crew directly to that location to start looking, which is much quicker than what we used to do," explains Chuck, "We used to wait for everyone to call Celebrating 19 years “on the Mountain”

in and figure out how many calls you have and where most of them are coming from before you send someone to that area to drive around. We are able to respond much quicker and minimize the areas that are affected because of the work we have done."

The substantial improvements that have taken place in the last 15 years are even more impressive given the financial difficulties NEC had been suffering since as early as 2000. A number of saavy business moves took place in order to turn things around, but two of the major wins for the co-op came from the combination of buying power at a better price and charging a little more on the minimum service charge and not by the kilowatt hour.

"Due to the decline of kilowatt hours during the recession until 2018, I proposed that the minimum monthly service charge be increased as opposed to raising the kilowatt hour cost, which would result in people using less electricity. Raising the service charge allowed NEC to capture as much of the operational cost as possible. The amount of meters in service provide a certain amount of monthly revenue to make improvements necessary to providing better service and pay debt. When this is accomplished, cost of the kilowatt hour can be decreased. The monthly minimum service charge was last increased in 2019 and made NEC more financially strong and able to give back capital credits to members, for the first time since 1997. In February of 2021, $2.5 million in capital credits was given back for the years of 19741983, making it 24 years since money was given back to members. The average monthly bill is the second lowest in the state even with a higher monthly service fee than many co-ops."

Additionally, the previous wholesale power supply contract with Public Service of New Mexico was very expensive. By negotiating with PNM, NEC was able to get out of the contract and get a new one, the main whole contract being with Tucson Electric Power (TEP), giving more flexibility and millions of savings passed on to members.

As a non-profit organization, Navopache Electric Co-op allocates profits to the members and improvements, including rebuilding substations located in McNary (Alchesay) and Wagon Wheel (recently finished), and Heber (a couple years ago), and the completion of a new switch yard in Show Low (a couple of months ago), one of the delivery points for wholesale supply from

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APS. Other projects consist of transmission rebuilding and redesigning. The overall system consists of 26 substations and switch yards, to take care of our entire system, communication towers at each substation, 15 mountain top locations with main microwave antennas (one under construction and another 4 in design), for a total of 20 mountain top communication sites upon completion.

With the Show Low switch yard online, the final design work for rebuilding the transmission line along Penrod and Porter Mountain Road, serving the Pinetop-Lakeside area, Whiteriver, McNary, and parts of Show Low, is in process.

"We have made a lot of improvements in 8 years and there are more to be made. In addition to equipment improvements, we have also considered how we can improve our members' experience with us. For instance, we avoid passing phone calls around or sending our members to voicemail. We have given our employees answering the phones a lot of tools and flexibility when it comes to solving our members' problems as they arise opposed to saying that they can't answer that question and send you to someone else."

NEC is also dedicated to the community, making donations and being involved in many different charities, such as supporting youth activities and organizations, supporting the Navajo County Family Advocacy Centers, and creating a stand alone subsidiary, Navopache Charitable Fund, which shares board of directors with NEC. Money collected through programs, like Operation Round Up or donatations, go to a fund to be paid out to community charity efforts. Organizations can make requests, which are reviewed by the board, and then receive funding, if approved.

If all of that wasn't impressive enough, Chuck is also a single engine private pilot, loves to ride his Indian Scout motorcycle, has been a fly fisherman for nearly 40 years, and has been playing the Native flute for 10 years. He owns 11-12 flutes. The Arts Alliance of the White Mountains Center for the Arts in Show Low hosts a Native Flute Circle on the third Saturday of every month from 2-4 pm. Anyone who would like to show up to play or listen is welcome. There is no charge to participate. Attend this year's annual co-op meeting to let him know you enjoyed getting to know him a little better in the Maverick Magazine.

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RACE TO YOUR DREAMS

by Paul Barry, Stone Advisors A day I will never forget. Sitting in front of our black & white television and watching one of the three news channels broadcasting the historic live event – the Apollo 11 moon landing. Instantly everyone in my school dreamed of being an astronaut and traveling in space. The world changed.

Dreams do come true. At the time of this writing, both Jeff Bezos (Amazon.com and Blue Origin founder) and Richard Branson (Virgin Galactic) are racing to be the first in space. No matter who wins this race it is important that it is the beginning of accomplishment for all who dream to go.

Although the race may be over, the adventure is beginning. Elon Musk’s Space X will be the first with private flights coming in September. Those passengers will be launched by the large Space-X rockets into orbit around the earth. All three will be offering private flights in the future.

Traveling to space has been the stuff of dreams since Alan Shepard’s first flight who was the first American to travel into space. (Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin reached in first with an 89-minute tours around earth). After being grounded for Meniere’s disease (an inner ear aliment), Alan Shepard returned to flight on Apollo 14 and walked on the moon. For Alan Shepard, he lived his dream.

The dreams are not over with this first flight to be the first private

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passengers in space. Elon Musk dreams include interplanetary travel – going to Mars. He is realistic with his goals. He stated “It’s uncomfortable. It is a long journey. You might not come back alive” https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/27/tech/elon-musk-spacexmars-danger-scn/index.html. He dreams of living on Mars and proposed an aggressive timeline of getting the first crew to its surface by 2026.

Your dreams are important even if you are not wanting to be a space pioneer. Some dreams are more grounded but still important. You may be dreaming of owning your home, funding your children’s education, providing for a generous retirement, or giving to your family and charity. Whatever you dream is about, you can make it real.

We believe that you can create anything possible. Like Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, and Elon Musk, you can create your own dream and live it. It takes defining your true purpose around life and money so you can accomplish what you want.

We believe your dreams are important. Although we cannot launch you into space (that option can soon be available to those who wish to purchase the trip), we can assist you in accomplishing your dreams. We are accepting guests for the next American Dream Experience. You can discover for yourself what investing really is, how it works, and how it can fulfill on your purpose for your life. We do not ask you to risk your life to attend but it is work. We expect you to attend with an open mind and willing to examine just what you do. For those who want to live their dreams, give us a call at 520-404-4170 (ask for Paul) and see what we can do.

Stone Advisors Inc. is a registered investment adviser. Information presented is for educational purposes only and does not intend to make an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.

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Boasting the same quality and more reliability, MAX Internet is now serving all of Snowflake, Taylor and Shumway. This local company has recently added new equipment for increased data and speeds and looks forward to offering service to East Snowflake to Black Mesa by the end of 2021. For more information on how to upgrade existing service for no charge or to add service, please call 928-2437811 or visit www.maxinternet.net.

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Music Therapy, A Song in Your Heart with a Medicare Card in Your Pocket

by Pat Barry, local independent insurance agent Music therapy is a broad field.

Music therapists use musicbased experiences to address client needs in one or more domains of human cognitive function, emotional behavioral communication, social and physiological (sensory, motor, pain, neurological, and other physical systems).

Some common music therapy practices include developmental work (communication, motor skills, etc.) with individuals with special needs, songwriting and listening in reminiscence, orientation work with the elderly, processing and relaxation work, and rhythmic entrainment for physical rehabilitation for stroke victims. (source: https:// wilkipedia.ord/music) Music therapy is used in hospitals, cancer centers, schools, and nursing homes.

Dr. Daniel Levitin discovered that singing and instrumental activities might help refine motor skills. Music therapy can benefit all individuals, both physically and mentally. A few of the benefits include improved heart rate, reduced anxiety, brain stimulation, and improved learning. Music therapists use their techniques to help their patients to relieve stress before and after surgeries.

There are two fundamental types of music therapy, receptive music therapy and active music therapy (also known as expressive music therapy).

Active music therapy engages patients in the act of making music, where receptive music therapy guides patients in listening or responding to live or recorded music. Active music therapy includes vocalizing, rapping, singing, playing instruments,

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song writing. Receptive music therapy can be listening to live music and dancing. It can reduce stress levels, improve mood, decrease pain, and decrease anxiety. Music therapy practice is working together with patients through music to promote healthy changes.

In 2013, The Cochrane review saw improvement when listening to music with heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure in those with coronary heart disease. Stroke patients have used music therapy in recovery of motor skills. In a study stroke patients showed an increase in their standard of living. Patients that underwent music therapy were able to regulate their emotions better and showed increased communication.

Music has been used as a healing element for centuries. Native American medicine men often employed chants and dances as a method of healing patients. Through the age’s music has been an integral component of rituals, ceremonies, healing practices, and traditions. We saw music therapy grow during World War I and II with the USO going to the soldier’s camps, hospitals and playing music for the troops. Music therapists work with active-duty military personnel, veterans, and service members and their families. The therapists use many techniques including drumming, listening, signing and songwriting. Music therapy in the military is on military bases, VA healthcare facilities, treatment facilities, and military communities.

Resounding Joy, Inc. is a San Diego, California base music therapy program and is a pioneer in the use of music therapy in the military.

Walter Reed Army Medical Center located in Bethesda, Maryland, pioneered the use of music therapy in the military.

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You can earn a music therapy degree. Some practicing music therapist’s incorporate music therapy with clinical practices such as rehabilitation and other practices depending on the patient’s needs.

A degree in music therapy requires proficiency in guitar, piano, voice, music theory, music history, reading music, as well as varying levels of skill.

On a personal note, I recently had an MRI and the first thing the tech asked me was what kind of music I would like to listen to for the MRI. Music does helps to relieve the anxiety and stress.

Medicare Part B offers many preventive screenings: I have attached a few. Please always check with your physician first. Be aware that Medicare may have restrictions for what type of screening and how often you can have them.

Annual wellness visit. You’re eligible for this exam once a year. Note: While this visit is no charge the doctor may order other tests or procedures for which you might have a deducible or copay.

• Mammogram. An annual mammogram is no charge. But if you require a diagnostic mammogram a copay may apply?

• Bone mass measurements (bone density).

• Diabetes screening. Please always check with your physician first.

• Prostate cancer screening. An annual PSA test is no charge.

• Colorectal cancer screenings.

• Vaccines. Vaccines to prevent pneumococcal infections such as pneumonia are no charge.

Covid-19 and annual flu shot are no charge.

The shingles vaccine is not covered by your Medicare plan or your Part D prescription drug plan.

• Cardiovascular disease. Visit with your primary care provider to help you lower your risk for cardiovascular disease.

• Glaucoma tests.

• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening.

• Lung cancer screening. Check with your primary care provide.

• Depression screening. Visit with your primary care provider. Copays may apply.

Oh, by the way, you will never be charged a consulting fee when seeking my advice. Take advantage of me!

Send your questions and concerns about Medicare plans, products and regulations to pbarrymedicare@gmail.com. You can also call 520-404-4170 cell, 928-532-1797. Visit https://www.facebook. com/medicaremadeeasypatbarry

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Travels and Trails

Magnificent Trees of the White Mountains

by Ron Miller, M.S., Silviculturist

Smooth Arizona Cypress (Cupressus glabra) Cypresses have unique characteristics and depending on which scientific literature you read, Arizona contains a single species with two varieties or two different species. Both are called Arizona cypress, however, which is surprising since the most abundant one’s range is primarily in Mexico. The smooth (or smooth-barked) variety or species of Arizona cypress is only found in Arizona and is the one we are discussing here. We will treat it as a separate species.

When older, this species has thin, smooth bark that exfoliates or peels off in dark reddish brown papery layers (see above). The finest example of this species that I knew of locally grew beside the old Fire Management building in Whiteriver. An Apache friend who was going to take a picture of this magnificent tree for this publication called me in shock when he discovered one week too late that the tree had just been cut down and removed! These trees are not common and it is sad that this local specimen no longer exists.

At first glance, cypress trees look similar to junipers but they grow taller and straighter.

Apache names, for cypress include gad ndeezi and gad jaz meaning “tall, slender juniper” and “juniper that stands straight and tall”, respectively. There are additional ways

to differentiate between junipers and cypress trees as well.

Cypress cones are much larger than any of the juniper cones and they open at maturity to release their seeds while juniper cones do not open and rely on birds and animals to disperse the seeds after digesting them. Smooth Arizona cypress cones

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are 3/4 to 1-inch in diameter with six to eight shield-shaped woody scales surrounding the seeds. Each scale has a point in the middle (see photos above). The cones are green at first but mature to a shade of gray 20-24 months after pollination. Cypress cones remain on the tree for many years rather than falling from the tree annually as do juniper cones.

Cypress seeds also have narrow lateral wings which is another difference between cypresses and junipers. These seeds are commonly eaten by squirrels and other small rodents Cypress trees (unlike most of our juniper species) are also all monoecious.

Smooth Arizona cypress grow at elevations between 3,500 and 5,500 feet and exist in very scattered populations rather than significant stands.

I have found individual trees growing near Seneca on the San Carlos Apache Reservation above the Salt River Canyon. Holbrook has also planted several rows of these trees as windbreaks around the Navajo County government buildings south of town. The trees are now quite large and display their smooth bark well.

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The blue-green foliage of smooth Arizona cypress is dense with scale-like leaves that are arranged in opposite pairs pressed tightly to four-sided twigs.

The foliage has conspicuous resin glands and the needles emit a strong turpentine-like aroma when crushed.

According to American Forests, the largest smooth Arizona cypress can be found on the Tonto National Forest and has a height of 69 feet and a circumference of 62 inches.

This concludes the conifer portion of the Magnificent Trees of the White Mountains. The broad-leaved trees, more technically called angiosperms are next. Please let Amie know if you have enjoyed this series and are now better able to appreciate the diverse conifers that blanket our White Mountains and create such incredible habitat for the birds and wildlife that make this montane environment their home.

About the author: Ron is a retired Forester and Silviculturist. He has lived and worked in the White Mountains since 2002. He can be reached at azron333@yahoo.com.

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Local Art Scene

life in the Grand Canyon.”

Working as a mule guide as well as volunteering for river rafting trips through the canyon had her hooked on the area and led to her creating Bright Angel Hair Design which she owned and operated for 17 years inside the Bright Angel Lodge on the rim of the canyon.

Mary Lois Brown is the High Country Art Gallery September Artist of the Month Perhaps it was those three years as a mule guide in the Grand Canyon that jump started painter Mary Lois Brown’s desire to continue to pursue her art. As she explains it “as a child I was always drawing and painting horses…and never lived more than 20 miles from a small town in Pennsylvania until I moved to the South Rim in Grand Canyon National Park. I found it to be the most beautiful, diverse place on earth.”

That job she says turned “into twenty years of inspiration and

That still left time to observe the beauty of the canyon from river to rim.

“My artist eye was with me every step of the way,” she said.

Having studied with several accomplished art teachers in the 1970s she learned the “approach of the old masters and an exciting new world of light and color that is still the foundation of what I pursue today.

“Light, air and atmosphere always affect how we see things and this became much more vivid to me during my life experiences while living and working in the Grand Canyon for two decades.”

Embracing oils and continuing her studies with teachers in Scottsdale and Sedona she moved to the White Mountains in 2000 where she spends time, as well as in Sedona. In addition to belonging to the High Country Art Gallery, she is a member of Art Alliance of the White Mountains and the Sedona Art Center.

Her work will be on display at High Country Art Gallery, 13 A E. White Mountain Blvd. in Pinetop, across from the Safeway Center, throughout September. For more information visit www.highcountryartgallery.com.

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as well as anyone interested in listening to the music. Meeting times are from 2pm to 4pm.

2ND & 4TH THURS. EACH MONTH

Find Your Creative Side: AAWM Center for the Arts

EVERY THURSDAY Paint With Friends is held every Thurs. from 10am to 2pm at the Arts Alliance of the White Mountain Center for the Arts, 251 Penrod Road.

Open to the public. Bring an art project and work with other artists. Socialize and help each other.

Bring a lunch if you like. Participation is free. For more info, call the Center at 928-532-2296.

1ST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH Music Jam is hosted by the AAWM Center for the Arts on the first Sat. of each month from 2PM to 4PM. Bring your instrument and jam. In general acoustic instruments are preferred. The public is welcome to come and listen and enjoy the event.

2ND FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH The Center for the Arts Book Hub meets on the second Friday of each month from 10:30am to noon. A group of individuals all read the same book and meet to discuss it. If you are interested in next month's book selection, please email azaawm@gmail.com

The Show Low Writer’s Workshop is offered at the AAWM Center for the Arts on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month from 10am until noon. These workshops are free to the public. Beginner to expert writers are invited to attend.

LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH (BETWEEN FEB & OCT) The Arts Alliance of the White Mountains expanded our Cork ‘n Canvas evenings in 2018.

Beginning in February and running through October, on the last Friday of each month, we host our Cork ‘n Canvas. We’d like to invite you to join us from 5pm to 7pm and socialize with the artists. We have live music. Our sponsors provide wine and hors d’oeuvres. It’s a good time to check out what’s new in the gallery and find out about upcoming events and classes. Suggested donation of $7.

For more info on any of these events, please stop by the Arts Alliance of the White Mountains Center for the Arts at 251 Penrod Road in Show Low or call 928-532-2296.

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Summer Hours

Tuesday - Saturday from 10am to 4pm.

Lakeside Writers exists to support and encourage writers in the White Mountains of Arizona through critique groups and support of marketing efforts of local published writers. Writers of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, plays and screenplays are invited to participate. The group meets the 2nd Sat. of each month - check their website for times.

3RD SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH A Native Flute Circle will meet at the Arts Alliance of the White Mountains on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Center for the Arts. New and experienced flute players are invited to join

AAWM Book Hub Looking For More Book Lovers The Arts Alliance of the White Mountains is expanding the BOOK HUB Group and looks forward to new members. Meetings are on the 2nd Friday of each month from 10:30 am - Noon at The Center for the Arts, 251 N Penrod Rd, Show Low. The AAWM looks forward to meeting you and for you to join the casual and always interesting group discussion. Participants present book recommendations. The AAWM Book Hub Coordinator, Eileen will assist you and can be reached at Eileen at ek_brooks@hotmail.com. www.themaverickmagazine.com

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Mountain Wedding

A Small Town Love Story

High School Sweethearts #showlowcougars Kaylee and Jake married at the XDiamond Ranch on June 26th, 2021. Joined by their family and friends, these two shared their vows with each other on a beautiful summer day, joining together two local families, the Halls and the Tates.

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Hair & Makeup - Done by Family Videographer - Austin Mills

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Catering - Food was prepared by the Family

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Our Animal Friends

Photos by Amie Rodgers On July 17th, Aspen Ridge Animal Hospital in Lakeside hosted their annual Open House and Adoptathon and the community and their furry companions beat feet in for "behind the scenes" tours of their premier facility with the doctors and staff, free refreshments, education materials and pet health freebies, fun prizes, a renowned local trainer demonstartion and pet adoptions available from several local pet shelters.

Aspen Ridge Open House & Adoptathon: A Fun Event for All Ages (and Breeds)

"We are so proud of our facility and dedicataed team and want everyone to see why," smiled Dr. Elizabeth Ellis of Aspen Ridge, "Most importantly though, this event allows us to thank our clients for being amazing pet parents and also gives us an opportunity to help support our local shelters."

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Above, HSWM Volunteers Ralph Semprevio and Gayle Basso. At right, RJ Owens of Pet Allies and happy helpers Reagan, Paisley and Kaden.

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First Aid for Fido & Fluffy

by Elizabeth Ellis, DVM, Aspen Ridge Animal Hospital

When your pet has an emergency, being prepared is of utmost importance. Knowing some basic information and understanding the seriousness of your pet's crisis can often times save your precious pet's life. First, let me start by saying that I cannot stress enough that you SHOULD NOT try to get online help during an emergency or when your pet is seriously ill. In an emergency, first aid is not a substitute for veterinary treatment. However, before you are able to get help from your veterinarian, knowing some basic first aid can often times help.

Every household should have a pet first aid kit. It should include a list of important phone numbers such as your veterinarian and your veterinarian’s emergency contact information. You should also include the animal poison control centers number ( 1-888-426-4435). You should have your pet’s medical records or history readily available. The records will aid you in the event of an emergency to remember current medications, dosages, vaccination status, and any other pertinent health information that may be helpful to your veterinarian.

Cuts or lacerations are common pet emergencies. To control the bleeding that accompanies these injuries, your first aid kit should include non-stick bandages, gauze, bandaging material, and adhesive tape. Often times before applying a bandage, moistening the wound with a warm washcloth can help keep the wound clean. Never apply alcohol or hydrogen peroxide to the wound as these can be damaging to the tissues that lie below the skin. Control major bleeding by applying a clean washcloth or towel to the area and applying pressure. Keep your pet calm, quiet, and warm, and call your veterinarian immediately. Even though it might not seem like an emergency, minor wounds or punctures should be seen by a veterinarian to access damage and start treatment to avoid infection if need be. It is important to understand that any bandage you place at home should be considered temporary at best, as often these bandages can cause significant damage, including sloughing of an entire leg if placed incorrectly.

One of the most serious injuries to a pet is an unfortunate interaction with an automobile.

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still, which often times will prolong the onset of shock. As gentle and loving as your pet might be, an injured pet will often react out of fear or pain toward a caregiver. This makes it important to include simple restraint devices in your first aid kit. Having gauze or a leash to tie over the mouth or a muzzle will aid in preventing your pet from biting. Even if your pet seems fine, he may have experienced significant internal trauma and should be seen by your veterinarian immediately.

Since pets frequently eat inappropriate items, such as chocolate, plants, or medications that can cause serious toxicity, it is good to have 3% hydrogen peroxide on hand to induce vomiting. Before making your pet vomit because it ate something, please contact your veterinarian or the poison control hotline as there are many substances that an animal can ingest that would actually cause them harm if they were induced to vomit. If your pet ingests an item that you are concerned about, it is important to have the specific name of the item that was consumed and how much you suspect was eaten. While you are gathering this information, keep your pet warm, calm and quiet. Remember to take the label or container of the product with you when you go to your veterinarian’s office.

Vomiting and diarrhea are another common type of emergency you might encounter with your pet and can be caused by a variety of maladies such as pancreatitis, foreign body obstruction, or a virus. While monitoring the progression of your pet’s stomach upset and

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any accompanying signs, such as weakness, pain or agitation, you should consult your veterinarian for treatment recommendations. Dehydration can become a concern in animals, so even if you think your pet is drinking water, but is still having episodes of vomiting or diarrhea, it is a good idea to consider a visit with your pet’s doctor. Some animals can experience a life threatening condition called gastric dilatation volvulus, or more commonly termed “bloat”. This is where the stomach fills with air and can also twist on itself. Any pet with signs of a bloated appearance, frequent retching with no production of vomit or bile, drooling, pain and groaning, or anxiousness and pacing, should contact their veterinarian immediately. This condition is a surgical emergency.

Heatstroke is a condition that pets can succumb to and must be treated very quickly. Never leave your pet in the car on warm days. If you cannot immediately get your pet to a veterinarian, move it to a shaded area and out of direct sunlight. A pet’s temperature greater than 105 degrees, even if only for a few moments, is a life-threatening emergency. If your pet is experiencing this high of a temperature, place the pet in a bath tub with cool, not cold water. If a tub is not accessible, you can rinse the pet with cool water from an outdoor hose or place a cool wet towel around its neck and head, making sure not to cover the eyes, nose or mouth. Encourage them to drink water, and stop cooling when the temperature reaches 103 degrees. Be certain to call your veterinarian and get them care as soon as possible.

As a pet owner, you need to make sure to have basic first aid supplies for your pets in your household. Carefully putting together a well provisioned pet first aid kit will make you more ready to deal with a medical emergency if one confronts your pet. Have a kit fully stocked for your pet in the house, next to the first aid kit for your family. Aspen Ridge Animal Hospital sells a basic first kit for this purpose. We also offer a “Pet First Aid” class every couple of years.

Once again, always remember that any first aid administered to your pet should be followed by immediate veterinary care. First aid is not a substitute for veterinary care, but it may save your pet’s life until it can receive proper veterinary treatment.

Dr. Elizabeth Ellis, DVM, appears courtesy of Aspen Ridge Animal Hospital in Lakeside. For questions or more info about this health topic or any other, please call (928) 537-4000.

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O.D.'s

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Everything An Office dog's take on life White mountain rubber duck pluck Raises over $20,000 to support our local no-kill Shelter

by O.D. at Jill Tinkel's State Farm Office Summers come and go by so fast in the White Mountains and it is an especially busy time of year with Jill at our State Farm office. An avid community supporter, a dog gets pretty dang tired trying to keep up with the woman and her many passionate causes.

Although the events are varied, one of my very personal favorite events of the year is the White Mountain Rubber Duck Pluck that benefits Pet Allies, our local no-kill shelter. Held on July 4th, community members adopt one (or more) of the 5,000 rubber ducks for a chance to win up to $2,500 with all adoption fees going directly to supporting the shelter.

My good buddy and V.I.D. (Very Important Dog) Toby is the official duck plucker and a big fan of Pet Allies. Adopted from Pet Allies two years ago, he had been abandoned and brought back to the shelter from a failed adoption. Today, this Good Boy is an agility dog, works as a therapy dog at the hospital and plucks a mean duck!

With all 5,000 ducks adopted thanks to the community, the event made well over $20,000 to benefit the homeless and vulnerable animals cared for by Pet Allies. If you would like to know more about how you can help, please visit petalliesaz.org or stop into our office on the Deuce of Clubs in Show Low to learn more.

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Many stories abound of individuals throughout history in search of the illusive fountain of youth. Explorers such as the famous Ponce de León traveled to what is now the State of Florida in search of this magical fountain or spring of water in 1513. He was actually told by Native Americans upon arriving that it could be found in a place known as Bimini, which is now known as the Bahamas. He never found this magical place, or this magical fountain, and unfortunately died due to an arrow from native tribes. Many other stories appeared throughout history telling of seekers of this great and fantastic water that could restore youth to anyone.

Even today, we are always bombarded by countless items in commercials such as the newest age defying creams, pills, or miracle diets that will reverse the aging process, and return us to the youthful looks and vitality we once had so many years ago. But these items usually only fail to produce their promised results, or at best, only show limited and temporary results. But there is one scientifically proven way to stay active with unlimited vigor, even into our senior years. And that is to regularly exercise, properly eat balanced and nutritious meals, and reduce stress in our lives as much as possible.

So, let’s take a look at these areas one by one and see how we may be able to incorporate them into our own lives.

Exercise is one of the most important elements that we can do for ourselves to remain active and functional. One of the best ways to begin an exercise program is to consult with a qualified and highly certified fitness professional. This individual can help you create an exercise program specific to your own individual needs and possible limitations. As we age it is important to incorporate a weight bearing regimen into our weekly routine to maintain muscle mass that tends to deteriorate with advancing age. Exercises such as this will also assist in maintaining important bone density that is needed to avoid our bones from becoming brittle as we age as well.

Nutritious and properly balanced meals are one of the most critical factors in maintaining an energetic and healthy lifestyle.

Whatever you do, stay away from those fast-food alternatives and junk food aisles at your local grocery store. These items usually only contain minimal amounts of any needed vitamins and minerals, and instead only load your body up with empty calories that we definitely do not need. Begin to take the time to read those labels on foods that you are purchasing in order to limit carbs and caloric intake to only those that are needed to sustain and active and energetic life.

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Above, our client Joan, age 81, who remains an active individual due to exercise and proper nutrition, the Real Fountain of Youth! fied Health and Physical Education Teacher in the State of Arizona.

Johnny is also a Certified Master Level Personal Fitness Trainer and Certified Interscholastic Coach, holding numerous individual specialized certifications. He has over thirty-years’ experience in the health and fitness field as an educator, trainer, fitness and martial arts competitor, published author, public speaker, and is the founder and CEO of Ryder Fitness-Personal Training Studios in Show Low.

Johnny Ryder is a Doctoral Degree Candidate (PhD) in Holistic Life Counseling, and holds a Master of Education Degree, in addition to several additional degrees and collegiate certificates. He is a Certi-

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Aging Gracefully On AIM

by Roberta Hladek Enjoying health means more than just prolonging our life span. What matters is the quality of our life, living a life with grace and dignity along with enjoying good health and longevity. It is about living your best life, feeling vibrant, maintaining a healthy appearance and delaying the aging process through preventing debilitating disease.

There are many activities we can do to age gracefully. Although genes may play a role in our aging process, many experts give us the normal tips such as diet and nutrition, consistent exercise, caring for your skin, avoiding stress, having a sense of purpose, etc. There are however spiritual practices that we can do to support our health and longevity.

A spiritual practice can be a personal transformation as well as a way of life for our physical and mental well being, with positive outcomes resulting in longevity, greater joy and a more peaceful way of life. Research shows that people who have developed a consistent spiritual practice live an average of 7 years longer than those who do not.

These practices do not have to be complicated. They can be as easy as sitting with your eyes closed for 5 to 10 minutes a day, focusing on your breath as you connect to that sacred place within. Gentle yoga is instrumental in releasing stress and tension in the body. An attitude of gratitude and appreciation is important for mental strength.

There is also the field of quantum energy medicine that has become instrumental and beneficial in supporting and removing imbalances in the body that create functional limitations leading to pain and abnormal physiology.

One such program is the AIM Program of Energetic balancing which supports you in helping you to retard and revitalize the aging process by giving you balancing frequencies. The beauty of Aim is that the participant is self-healing non-stop, 24/7 while they continue their busy life. A participant selects through their innate knowing or higher consciousness whatever bal-

ancing energies they personally need via their hologram, their energetic footprint anything unique to them and their consciousness, in this case their photograph. These balancing, anti-aging frequencies help you to self-heal the imbalances that have the potential for manifesting such things commonly associated with aging such as dementia, arthritis, hearing or vision loss etc.

Some of the targeted anti-aging frequencies are T cell frequencies to increase stamina and vitality; frequencies to increase respiratory capacity. AIM also includes thousands of enhancing or empowerment frequencies, such as perpetual gratitude and unconditional love constant, positive vibrational energies to assist in elevating consciousness and to further increase ones healing capacity. The anti-agency balancing frequencies on AIM are helping most participants reach a level of well-being beyond anything that they have ever known before. The entire purpose of the AIM Program is to assist you in releasing any blockages that impede you from creating a life of well-being, to raise your Life Force for maximum ability to self-heal, and to assist you in expanding your consciousness to live in the fullness of who you truly are. Here is for living your best life on AIM. For more information on the Aim program, go to www. aimprogram.com or call us at (702) 944-1801.

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line meet, they create a chemical reaction.

Once the color is mixed, it starts working and degrades as it sits. It usually takes me thirty minutes to apply highlights. I start my highlights in the part of the head I want to see the lightest because by the time I get to the back of the head, the lighter has significantly lost some of it's lifting power. This is also why I apply color to the greyest part of the head first.

Some hair color uses metallic salts instead of ammonia. Metallic salts interact with the sulfur naturally found in hair. This reaction dictates the color the hair turns. Metallic salt dyes are called progressive because they slowly add more color with each application. Metallic salts interact negatively with ammonia based color and permanent waves causing major disasters.

Other chemicals found in hair color are antiseptics, chemicals that change the color of the hair, chemicals to make the color last, preservatives, antifungals, emulsifiers, and lightning agents. Some things to be careful of is lead oxide in Metallic salt dyes and PPD in henna. These can cause allergic reactions and other health problems.

The people who make our color here in the United States also sell to the European market. It has to pass Federal Drug and Cosmetic Act and Fair Packaging and Labeling Act in the United States. It also has to pass the European equivalent. Some chemicals that pass in the United States, don’t pass in the Europe market. This is why sometimes your favorite nice and easy copper blond is suddenly missing from the shelf.

The Chemicals in Hair Color

by Minnesota Jodi If you are going to color your hair and you want to be lighter or cover grey than you have to use chemicals to do it.

If a person is going to have a chemical service done in a salon for the first time, it’s important to be upfront and open about what chemicals are being used at home. This will save everyone a lot of heartache. Having a basic knowledge of PH, chemistry and the makeup of hair helps the hair stylist avoid catastrophes when working with chemicals. You just worry about what color you want and we’ll worry about how to safely get you there.

Minnesota Jodi hails from Duluth Minnesota. She’s lived in the mountains for over ten years now. She owns North Star Salon LLC.

The most common chemical found in hair color is ammonia. Ammonia is a ph of 11.5, very alkaline. Alkaline swells open the cuticle layer allowing the color to penetrate.

Peroxide is a ph of 4.5, quite acid. This closes the cuticle, but it also dissolves the natural melanin in the hair. The reason the peroxide is stored separate from the color and mixed right before application is because when acid and alka-

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Unstuck Living

Sleep?

What Sleep?

by Joan Courtney, C.Ht. Unstuck Living

“I Crave Sleep…”

The magical power of sleep! That wonderful, rested feeling that comes after a good night’s rest is getting more and more difficult for some of us to luxuriate in since COVID struck. When did 24-7 anxiety become a way of life? The subtle decline in sleep happened so slowly and seamlessly that many of us didn’t even notice the trend. With the Internet, video games, text messaging and endless TV channels so readily available, cutting corners on sleep becomes easier and easier. Or moving into never disconnecting from work, or futilely going over a personal problem over and over again at 2 a.m. How about the night owls who are avid readers? “One more chapter, and I’ll call it quits for the day?”

Why is sleep so important?

Millions of sleep deprived Americans are sacrificing their health, quality of life and even putting the length of their life in danger. Did you know that some 40% of us are getting less than 7 hours of sleep on week nights? It’s taking a toll, for blood pressure and heart rate are at their lowest levels during sleep. The connection between lack of sleep and hypertension could explain other findings linking lack of sleep with heart attacks, diabetes, and lower immune systems. No surprise that the trend toward shorter sleep cycles has coincided with an increasing trend toward obesity.

What can you do to get more restful sleep?

Aside from the truisms of avoiding caffeine, alcohol, exercise and bright light before bedtime, shutting off the TV for an hour before going to bed can be a signal to your brain that it’s time to sleep. Did you know waking up two to three times a night is natural to the world’s population?

It’s the worrying about this lack of sleep that’s the problem.

Other research has found that Mom was right: the traditional glass of warm milk

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serves to boost calcium levels, releasing irritability and jumpiness. Another handy tip is to have a routine that you follow every night (check to see the door’s locked, turning off lights, reading something comforting) before retiring. Yet another signal to your mind that it’s time for rest and sleep.

Mattress firmness, or lack thereof, contributes to good sleep. Andrew Hecht, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon cited a major study, confirming the Goldilocks theory: most of us prefer a mattress that’s not too hard or not too soft. Medium firm will be just right.

Try the type of mattress you’re considering while on a vacation in a hotel or at a friend’s house.

Anything help to stop the mind chatter?

Is this you? When you lay down in bed, an automatic signal runs through your brain that it’s time to worry about yesterday or consider the problems of tomorrow. Stress levels increase, anxiety flourishes as a companion, and depression lurks in the shadows.

The subconscious mind has picked up clues from previous patterns that this activity means it’s time to wake up. With one or two sessions, you can release these patterns.

Can I gift myself with the magic power of sleep?

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As mentioned, sleep can improve your health, increase longevity, promote happiness and build a better brain. You can have choices and options that become automatic responses, improving your mind and your life. Let go of that baggage from the past.

For a tryout, download Deep Sleep in 5 Minutes on www.unstuck-living.com for comforting relief. Celebrate the sweet refreshing experience of a good night’s sleep.

Want a good night’s sleep? Let’s retrain your mind! Having over 35 years of experience, Joan Courtney is a Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner. Unstuck Living is located at 163 White Mountain Bl., Pinetop/Lakeside, AZ. To make an appointment, call (928) 367-8208 or email www.unstuck-living.com

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Reader End Shots

Above, local resident and avid outdoor photographer George Marcelonis captured this

shot of Grand Falls aka Chocolate Falls "flowing like crazy" while on a recent Sunday outing.

Got a great shot you wanna share? Email your cool pic to amierodgers@hotmail.com. Title the email ‘Reader End Shot’ and make it as BIG and as high quality as possible (300 dpi minimum).

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HIGH COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST Located in Show Low, Arizona in the heart of the White Mountains, Torreon offers all the amenities of a country club, but with small-town charm. In addition to 36 holes of championship golf, kids and adults of all ages enjoy a family center, pool, fitness center, spa, restaurant and summer temperatures in the 80's!

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