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Legislative candidate Martha McSally portrays herself as a “fighter.” We don’t need a fighter in Congress. We need an arbitrator. Her claim to fame is winning the fight against requiring American service women to wear the traditional garb (Burka) while stationed in Saudi Arabia. I don’t see anything exceptionally unusual to that. I believe any normal secure American woman would have done the same, and won. I am a four-year former servicewoman, serving during time of war. I’m glad I never had to serve with Martha McSally. A vote for Ron Barber is a vote for a sincere individual who listens to both sides, and then makes decisions which he knows will best serve his constituents.—Gwen C. Niemi The family of Thomas Duncan, the man who brought Ebola to our country and exposed hundreds of Americans to the fatal disease, is threatening to sue the hospital. What nerve they have! They should pay all the millions of dollars it

costs to treat Duncan, who wasn’t even a citizen, and lied to get into the country because he knew he had carried a woman dying of Ebola. America needs to stop all people trying to come into our country from those West Africa areas where Ebola is raging.

The south side of Tucson is a disgrace! It’s terrible. We have to see all the graffiti, trash on the side of the roads, and the shrubs and trees so overgrown that they block the sidewalks! Can’t something be done about this?—D. Stonechek, Tucson Barack Hussein Obama is the most biased, racist president we have ever had! He always comments when a black is killed (Treyvon Martin, Michael Brown, etc.). When his black professor friend was arrested, he immediately, without knowing any of the details, stated that the police acted stupidly. For Obama to speak at the U.N. and claim America has faults because of what happened in Ferguson was an outrage!

How dare he be judge, jury and executioner of the policeman, while the investigation is still on-going. As far as Obama is concerned, the 18-yearold, 300-pound, over 6-foot-tall man

The Curmudgeon Getting the Message

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etting the message didn’t used to be so maddening. My irritation isn’t over the technology of voice mail, it’s with the human side of the equation, those voices that speak so rapidly, so inarticulately on recorded telephone messages that they might as well be leaving an encoded transmission from Mars.

I can usually figure out a jumbled message from somebody I know. It’s the strangers or occasional callers who are the most irksome.

“Thizis Philmecho callin’ task few could gimme a call back at Benleysociates at twoonetwofivefivefivesix-twoeightthree. Thanks.”

What? After listening to the recording a half dozen times and consulting a speech pathologist, the message was finally deciphered and

the voice was understood to say, “This is Phil Mitchell calling to ask if you could give me a call back at Bentley and Associates at two-one-two, fivefive-five, six-two-eight-three. Thanks.”

Then there’s the caller with a vaguely familiar name whose phone number is blocked and neglects to leave a call-back number. Nice guy that I am, I check with directory assistance and other resources to find the man’s number, but to no avail.

A few days later, he reaches me at home, and in a snippy voice said he wondered why I had not returned his call.

It didn’t bother me at all that he was clearly embarrassed when I told him that I was not clairvoyant and couldn’t return his call without having his phone number.

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with marijuana in his system and who had just robbed a convenience store and assaulted the clerk was innocent because he was black. He has so divided America between black and white and rich and poor. He will go down in history as the worst, unqualified, arrogant president ever!

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has stated, “All vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms.” This is an insult to all veterans and she needs to make an apology!

If the hate and kill-only people of the world understood today’s memorials of more than 3,000-plus people they killed, they should understand why they will never rule the world or win or beat the people who do not hate. Life is about love. Love thy neighbor. They’ll win a happier life, too. They’re just too dumb to notice it.

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This may be an unfair correlation and it’s purely anecdotal, but I have found that the younger the caller the more slurred and imprecise the speech. At one time, our schools actually taught students how to speak clearly and concisely, the now largely lost art of elocution that’s absent from today’s classrooms.

As for those computerized automated calls, “robocalls,” talking to a machine starts to get creepy when I find myself actually having something of a conversation with a faux female residing inside a little black box at some undisclosed location.

A while back, I began getting voice mail intended for someone else. The cool, businesslike female voice from a credit card company asked that “Bruce” somebody call a toll-free number. I ignored the call and deleted it from my directory.

Days later, another message for Bruce, this time somewhat more insistent that he call back. So, again, transforming into Mr. Nice Guy, I dial

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the 800 number and tell the person at the other end that the phone they called does not belong to Bruce. I don’t think they believed me because my phone still rings for the elusive, slow-pay Bruce.

Although the devices available for recording and retrieving telephone messages today are state-of-theart, human telephone etiquette and common sense need some upgrading.

When you leave me a voice message, I don’t expect to hear the verbal eloquence of a Laurence Olivier. Just give me your name, your message and your telephone number—repeating it would be nice—in clear, unhurried language. Is this too much to ask?

And Bruce, wherever you are, please call 1-800-555-1256.

Drew Alexander, also known as “The Curmudgeon,” is a monthly columnist writing about political issues. Send comments to drewalexander@cox.net or to Drew Alexander, in care of Lovin’ Life After 50, 3200 N. Hayden Road, Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.

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Finding the Thin Vein of Gratitude at Thanksgiving

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: : by Michael Grady

he wealth of historical research conducted on the origins of the first Thanksgiving have led me to realize that my 1967 kindergarten diorama was little more than candy corn and Hallmark-driven lies.

The pilgrims who’d staked their claim in present-day Massachusetts weren’t apple-cheeked folk with bugle-shaped guns and charming buckled hats. They were brave and principled refugees with the passion of their convictions and almost no talent for living on the land.

They’d planted their flag on Plymouth Rock and, almost immediately, began dying off like bugs on the windshield of the New World. They way they farmed, hunted and cultivated land made the Wampanoag Indians downriver cringe.

It was, ironically, like watching the Washington Redskins play: A series of frequent performance errors, punctuated by the occasional terrible idea. “Should we help these people?”

The Wampanoags must have asked one another, “Are they capable of being helped? Should we head on over, with dead animals and advice? Or will winter just kill them all, anyway?” Whatever persuaded them to head on over is the thing we celebrate—and a testament to how our great, proud, moon-landing, game-changing, awe-inspiring nation once pivoted on the good will of other people and luck.

Three hundred ninety three years later, we attempt to revisit this ancient act of good will by consuming lots of pie and blaming the results on the dog.

If that seems blasphemous, consider that Christmas has morphed from Jesus’ birth to a jolly housebreaker in your home heating system; and Easter somehow translated into the Cadbury bunny. By this standard, Thanksgiving has aged rather well. Maybe it’s because Thanksgiving has no giftgiving component to build a coral reef of commercialism upon. Maybe it’s because Thanksgiving is overshadowed

by Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. But beneath all of the Macy’s Parade, NFL, door-buster savings theatrics, a tiny vein of genuine gratitude still flows at Thanksgiving’s heart. And it does us well to access it.

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Gratitude gets a bad rap these days. It is the green vegetable of contemplative habits. For Catholics, gratitude is the cellophane that relatives wrap guilt in.

“You oughta be grateful!” is the opening chorus to many an admonishment, delivered by an angry nun, or a drunken relative sloshing a glass of wine. It’s usually followed by an example of someone in hideous circumstances.

Chinese children were popular in the 1970s: “...there are starving kids in China who have never even seen Brussels sprouts!” Had I known those kids would one day come to own us, I might have said something. Or at least sent them some sprouts.

Bad associations like these led many of us to make gratitude the thing we’ll eventually get to. And we never do.

(Your letter, thanking grandma for your 1974 Christmas present? That ship has sailed.) When you’re young, there’s always something more fun to do. When you’re grown, there’s always something more to achieve. And once you’re old, you sit around waiting for others to appreciate you. (Good luck with that, because most of them are busy having fun or trying to achieve.)

In the West, gratitude is largely seen as a passive, self-absorbed exercise. While Eastern traditions regard it as a hidden spring that, with patience, restores and refills your soul.

The popularity of Eastern philosophies and the emergence of meditation has led many folks to revisit the concept of gratitude. But even here, the results are mixed. Today, people on social media often give each other “gratitude challenges,” where they publicly describe their blessings. While I think this is nobly intended, Internet blessing recitations (“I am grateful for my wonderful wife and our two accomplished children, and our large, ranch-style home...”) inevitably begin to sound like those horrible smug holiday letters. (“What a year! Buster made the dean’s list, and we all took part in the regatta!”) For awhile there, gratitude challenges were running neck-and-neck with ALS Ice Bucket challenges on my Facebook feed. And I couldn’t resist the desire to see the grateful people hit

with ice water. Though I regard this as a personal failing of mine, I still think gratitude—like shower singing and mole self-checks—might be more of a private exercise.

Gratitude becomes easier with age.

Not because time makes you wiser, but because experience acquaints you with loss. When I lost a loved one a few years ago, I dreaded the Thanksgiving that followed. I dreaded the empty chair back, in the seat he’d always taken, staring back at me like a missing tooth.

But when the day came, his presence was there, in a gently positive way.

And in a weird quirk of perspective, I became acutely grateful for all the chairs that were filled. I got to see the people still with me as the miracles of life and health and comfort that they are. Like certain stars in the night sky, certain blessings only become visible when the light in our lives is eclipsed somehow.

An excellent chaser for grief, gratitude is a really effective mechanism for shaking off a difficult day. It offers a broader perspective that doesn’t eliminate the bad traffic, the aggravating work situation or the opinionated holiday guest, but makes them much more tolerable. As we get older, our sense of empathy expands.

The daily news cycle hits us harder.

That could be us in the war zone,

we think. That could be us with the missing child, or the tornado-ravaged home. Gratitude gives us a positive grip on all of this: We begin to recognize that our lives are a confluence of many blessings: good health, good fortune, safe loved ones...all of which makes us less likely to pistol-whip our in-laws with a drumstick.

On the last Thursday of this month, we’ll rise early (because hungry dogs heed no holiday!) We’ll watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade (heaping scathing commentary on the play-byplay). Once the kids and grandkids arrive, we’ll lament the performance of the Detroit Lions, agree the National Dog Show winner resembles something out of a lint trap and—because the grandkids are young—I’ll have to be some kind of farm animal for awhile.

Between all of that and dinner, I’m hoping for a moment where I can look upon my family and my cluttered home and feel the same profound gratitude the Puritans must have felt when they looked upriver and saw the Wampanoag paddling in with canoes full of venison and a hankering to party.

I hope you get that, too. And I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.

Michael Grady is a Valley-based writer. His eBook, “Death Calls a Meeting,” is available on Amazon.

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... from page 6 of others’ battle victories. Think about that they are. If they’re not Islamists, that Europe—and everywhere else in why are they telling Christians unless they convert to Islam, they will be the east. slaughtered, which they have been.

If the ISIL warriors think Mr. Obama in one of his books said he they are so much better than would side with the Muslims. Is it any everyone else, and can go wonder, many millions of Americans around and kill everybody and not be are firmly convinced this man is a identified, that must be why they hide Muslim? He is putting Americans in behind a mask or a beard. Cowards do danger. God help America. that and they are all coward warriors.

Well, with all the need for more war material manufacturing Barack Hussein Obama is a to help the allies, you can bet curse on America. All those who voted for them should credit for more jobs will be taken by hang their heads in shame. They are Congress and the president blamed responsible for the downfall of our for the cost to the taxpayers. It’s the same old Washington game. Disgusting beloved country. people in Congress. Disgusting, as per The money movers give usual. you a name to vote for. The Constitution gives you a choice I have to tell you I always look to vote for someone else. forward to the column by Drew Alexander. But this one I am so sick and tired of this that’s in the September issue, is the best president lying to the American ever. What a laugh I got after reading people. In his speech on ISIS, that. Keep it up, Drew Alexander. he emphasized ISIS are not Islamists. We love you and we look forward to Well Mr. President, their name says reading your column.

For all of the problems we read about today in the newspapers and television, we can thank President Reagan for firing all the airtraffic control people. No problems in the air today are there? No problems in the emergency room with mentally ill people, either. He let them all out and thought they’d be better off at home and not in hospital. The insurance companies all went along with it. They have to let patients go, too. We can thank President Reagan for all of the problems today.

Newspaper public opinion pages are just great for a frustrated public. But it sure is one tough job for editors to sort out the many commentators from the fewer and fewer true journalists in politics anywhere, anytime.

Did you notice the telephone companies are no help trying to get rid of the dummy who’s looking for Mr. Wolfe? Or the card callers who call three times a day with different names, reminding you your credit card is in trouble? I don’t even have a credit card. I’m so sick of

these stupid people and the telephone companies are no help other than charge you more to take you out of the book. Do something, whoever you are.

Get rid of these dummies.

Everyone needs to stop calling ISIL, ISIS. ISIS is the name of an Egyptian female that a lot of businesses use it legitimately.

During an appearance on Bill Maher’s show, Nancy Pelosi stated that civilization as we know would be in real trouble if the Republican Party took control of the senate in November. This woman needs to have her head examined because she has been saying some fairly controversial things. She needs to be thrown out of the Congress. She’s been in there too long and she is not mentally stable.

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uring the past few years, I’ve begun to feel age. I feel it when I turn my left arm sideways to grab something nearby or when I extend it over my over my head (torn rotator cuff), but I decided to live with the discomfort until the pain gets unbearable.

I feel it when I set my feet down on the pavement after sitting in a car for an hour or so. After standing, I exhibit an embarrassing arthritic hobble that takes me seven seconds to walk off. I look around and wonder if others my age are thinking about their health—having the same feelings about their bodies. I paste a smile on my face, hoping they don’t notice my slightly hunched position as I attempt to straighten my back into a model-like stance. I lift my head high ignoring the discomfort and pretend I’m balancing a book on top of it—all for show.

Up until 60, I could have fooled even myself into believing I possessed some kind of immunity to aging. I repeat a simple mantra: My muscles may be weakening and my joints stiffening, but I’m not ill. In fact, most people refer to me as younger than my years. I hit the gym four times a week and work out with twenty-something girls— ballet classes practicing my demi plié, Port de bras, demi pointe and, of course, all of it with attitude. I compete with girls decades younger than myself and I come out shining.

When I was 30, I felt sure that a reward awaited me when I turned 60—if I made it that far. Having never considered myself a real beauty, I’d be exempt from mourning its loss. But upon aging, looking through photos and hearing my oldest friends refer to me as being beautiful, I understood that I possessed some beauty and, because I had so little, I can’t afford to lose it. So at this period in my life, I realize I care about my looks. I find myself spending more energy trying

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to compensate for my inadequacies than I used to, amusing myself for hours shopping for clothes, rifling through racks, looking at labels, sliding my fingers along the fabric, determining the quality of each item. I color and condition my long locks. I experiment, in subtle ways, with makeup. I expect those methods don’t do a lot to improve my deficiencies, but they do give me a boost and let people know I’m trying.

But it’s not easy to judge success or failure in aging because the reference class itself is collapsing. There are so many women who have fallen victim to disqualifying conditions; it’s hardly a consolation to congratulate oneself on having escaped the ones I’ve managed to avoid. After 60, almost every blessing is hinged on a curse that has fallen on someone else. When you count these blessings, it takes the form of reminding yourself, At least I don’t have a serious weight problem, or a bald spot on my head, or at least I don’t have bulging varicose veins or a double chin. These types of comparison don’t have positive attributes. They start with a type of minor gloating and grow rapidly in size. At least I still have my mind. At least I’m not alone.

My fear of death has somewhat diminished, or maybe it’s mixed together with other elements of my subjectivity.

I no longer bolt upright in bed at the thought of dying. Perhaps the process of aging is what gets me used to the idea—limbering me up for it. What depresses me these days isn’t the idea of my extinction, but the thought of losing another loved one.

Terry J. Ratner, RN, MFA is a health educator at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. Visit her website at www.terryratner. com. Send comments to info@terryratner. com.

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News Briefs- Nov. 2014 Free Memory Screenings Nov. 18 through Visiting Angels The Visiting Angels office in Mesa is encouraging members of the community to be proactive about memory health by taking advantage of free, confidential memory screenings and information about successful aging from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.

The event is part of National Memory Screening Day (NMSD), an annual initiative that the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) holds each November during National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. More than 2,000 sites across the country will be participating.

Screenings consist of a series of questions and tasks, which take five to 10 minutes.

Screening results are not a diagnosis, and individuals with below-normal scores or who have concerns are encouraged to pursue a full medical exam.

Staff will also be available to answer questions and provide additional assistance and information on family resources.

For more information, call (480) 8338247 or email elaine@visitingangelsaz. com. Visiting Angels is located at 701 W. Southern Ave., Suite 103, Mesa.

Honor Flight Arizona Searching for World War II Veterans Honor Flight Arizona, a nonprofit organization that hosts Arizona World War II veterans on all-expenses paid, three-day trips to Washington, D.C., is seeking members of “The Greatest Generation” to take to the World War II Memorial.

These folks, who some 70 years ago sacrificed so much to save the free world, would be around 92 years old.

By the time the World War II Memorial opened in 2004 in Washington, D.C., 75 percent of the veterans had already died. It is estimated that there are more than 1,000 of these veterans passing away daily.

The three-day journey of thanks and remembrance to Washington,

D.C., includes all expenses—airfare, hotel, sightseeing and all meals. Each veteran is accompanied by a guardian who pays his or her own way on the trip ($900). These guardians are often sons, daughters, grandsons or granddaughters. The guardians are responsible for pushing wheelchairs and assisting the veterans throughout the trip. Safety is the organization’s main concern. Honor Flight Arizona will appoint a guardian for those who do not choose their own.

The search for the remaining World War II veterans has become very difficult. Many are no longer able to drive, and many are living in private boarding facilities. Medical needs are taken in to account but, in general, the veteran needs to be able to walk only a few steps as wheelchairs and/or walkers are provided during the entire trip.

For more information and to register a WWII veteran online, visit www. honorflightaz.org. To call, the number is (928) 377-1020.

Donations to sponsor a veteran may be mailed to Honor Flight Arizona, P.O. Box 12258, Prescott, AZ. 86304.

A receipt will be provided. Speakers who can address your group are also available with prior arrangement.

Promoting Pickleball at Dysart Schools is Community Effort This summer, Sun City Grand residents Linda Durkee, program director, and Nancy Hebeda, instructor coordinator, along with several other volunteers were successful in implementing and teaching pickleball at the Dysart Unified School District’s summer program.

As a result, Durkee and Hebeda have arranged a plan with school representatives to continue the lessons this fall as part of the Dysart’s Den Club/Afterschool Program.

Pickleball lessons have been given weekly at Countryside, West Point and Kingswood elementary schools.

In January, the lessons will begin at Ashton Park, Cimarron Springs and Western Peaks elementary schools.

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Sharing Pickleball

This school year, West Valley residents are teaching pickleball to elementary school students. Community volunteers include, from left, Lynn Renick, Suzie and Jerry Burns, Nancy Hebeda, Jeff Cretors, Sharon Navratil, Judith Sama, Mel Langer, Marlene Berwald and Linda Burkee.

Not pictured is Bob Ellis. For more information, see accompanying story.

The organization would like to thank the many volunteers from the local area. So far, residents from Sun City Grand, Sun City West, Arizona Traditions, Happy Trails and Surprise Farms have agreed to donate their time and pickleball experience to spread the knowledge of the game to the Dysart students.

In addition, Steve Wong, president of Onix Sports, has donated 30 paddles and a dozen balls for the program.

Celebrate Phoenix’s Past with a Historic Holiday Home Tour The Downtown Phoenix Historical District is hosting a 10-home tour of bungalow, Spanish revival, tudor, English cottage and ranch homes during its 30th annual event.

The tour takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. A free trolley provides transportation around the historical neighborhood, located from Seventh Avenue to 15th Avenue on West Culver in Central Phoenix.

Holiday decorations, luminaries and Dickens carolers will create a welcome and warm holiday atmosphere. In addition, street vendors offer food, munchies, holiday stuffers and handcrafted gifts to make the season bright.

Tickets are $15 and a $1 discount is offered with the donation of a can of food or nonperishable food item.

Tickets can be purchased in person on the day of the event or online after Nov. 1. This is the only fundraiser of the year for the Francis Quarles Story

Neighborhood. For more information about the holiday tour or the vibrant history of the neighborhood, call (602) 258-9282 or visit www.fqstory.org.

Locally Roasted Coffee Sales to Benefit Vets In honor of Veterans Day, Café Esperanza, the coffee whose profits benefit local charities, is launching a promotion to support military veterans.

For every bag of Café Esperanza coffee purchased in November, it will donate $1 (up to $1,000) to the Madison Street Veterans Association, a peerrun group of homeless and formerly homeless veterans offering personal, individualized service, basic resources, community and advocacy for all veterans.

Café Esperanza is a proprietary blend of 100 percent Arabica bean coffee from Central and South America, locally roasted, packaged and distributed in Phoenix. All proceeds benefit Catholic Charities Community Services Inc., one of Arizona’s oldest and largest nonprofit organizations and its collaborating agencies.

The purchase is providing shelter for the homeless and abused, protection and nurturing for children and families, assistance to refugees and veterans, aid to those in crisis and help to the impoverished.

The promotion is valid at select AJ’s Fine Foods, Whole Foods and Bashas’ as well as 32 Shea, Duck and Decanter and The Refuge.

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ear Gabby Gayle: The holidays are coming and I am dreading them. Not because I don’t enjoy the season. It is because every year my husband seems to use the holidays as an excuse for drinking too much. He is a wonderful guy—except when he drinks.

I can tell my kids and his kids dread what he might say when he has too much to drink. I have never confronted him with this and neither have his kids. I think it is because 98 percent of the time he is wonderful to all of us. Please help.

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He may be an alcoholic. At any rate he needs help. Offer to go with him. Make sure you get across to him how obnoxious he is when he drinks. Maybe he does not know. He sounds like a good guy. Good luck. Signed, GG

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ear Gabby Gayle: My 97-yearold dad lives alone in my sisterin-law’s guest house in Phoenix. We finally had to make him stop driving this summer. He is still upset about losing his license, and has decided he is going to buy a bicycle (not the three-wheel kind)!

He is blessed with several children and grandchildren who stop by, but he refuses to have hired caregivers check up on him. My sister and sister-in-law want him to live in a senior living facility and he absolutely refuses to consider that option.

Although my dad is very much alert and intelligent, I am worried some scumbag will get to him and convince him of some scheme. I am not sure how to deal with his care. How do you convince someone that they need help every morning to make sure they are eating (he has never cooked) and drinking enough water. He isn’t bathing as often. Everyone is getting very frustrated, even my dad! We just want him to be safe. He is in amazing health, and we hope he will live many more years, but we are also afraid that he will hurt himself living alone. Please help!

Do you have any suggestions? Signed, Desperate Daughter

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ear Daughter: I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this story over the years in some form or other. Here is my advice: Your dad sounds like me and maybe my dad before me. He is 97 years old, in amazing health, alert and intelligent. And he wants to do things his way. I believe he has earned that right. Yes, he might get hurt. He may not eat right. He may smell from not bathing often. And someday you may find him unconscious. You will have the satisfaction of knowing that he did it “his way.” You let him preserve his last bit of freedom. Having said that, I would also encourage you to get guardianship, while he is able to give it, so if the day comes when he cannot think for himself, you will have it done. Also, I suggest you get him a pendant to wear and subscribe to a company that will summon emergency help in case he needs it. Also order meals on wheels for him. Just love him, enjoy him, and admire his spunk. Good luck.

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ear Gabby Gayle: In my cardiologist’s office, they have a sign that says you are to be there 20 minutes before your scheduled appointment. I do that. Then I sit there for another hour waiting for my appointment. What is the sense in this? I sit there and get mad at them for wanting me there early. What do you think of this practice? Signed, Perplexed

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November 5 Wednesday

Hillcrest Dance and Social Club’s Veterans USO Party, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., RH Johnson Social Hall, 19803 RH Johnson Blvd., Sun City West, $4 members, $6 guests, (602) 546-6845. Help honor veterans while dancing to music by Bobby and Charlene Freeman and enjoying complimentary treats.

Yoga, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesdays in November, Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, $5 per session, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org.

Dancing Musical Fashion Show and Luncheon, 12 p.m., Union Hills Country Club, 9860 Lindgren Ave., Sun City, $25, (602) 788-9556. Dance to live music and enjoy a fashion show sponsored by Dillard’s to help raise money for Arizona victims of domestic violence.

November 2 Sunday West Side Tremble Clefs Fall Fundraising Concert, 3 p.m., United Church of Sun City, 11250 N. 107th Ave., Sun City, donations appreciated, (623) 297-2608, (623) 2931836. The singing group for Parkinson’s patients and their partners/caregivers raises funds for its organization.

November 3 Monday Chair Yoga, 8 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, $5 per session, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org.

Finding Peace and Purpose in Retirement, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Mondays through Nov. 24, The Colonnade Recreation Village, 19116 Colonnade Way, Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth. org. A retired counselor will discuss how best to deal with change, different attitudes and emotional issues while finding personal growth, joy and contentment in service to others and caregiving.

Behavior Change is a Process, Not an Event, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Church of the Palms, 14808 Boswell Blvd., Sun City, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www. sunhealth.org. An expert in exercise physiology and lifestyle management will help participants navigate the process of planning a behavior change.

Yogalates, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, $5 per session, registration required, (623) 455-5633.

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Strength Training for Health, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., repeats 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21, Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, $5 per session, (623) 455-5633, www. sunhealth.org.

Senior Savings Day, all day, area Walgreens stores.

Seniors ages 55 and older who are Balance Rewards members, as well as AARP members, receive 20 percent off regularly priced items.

November 6 Thursday Society for the Arts Social, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wrigley Mansion, 2501 E. Telawa Trail, Phoenix, $2 hospitality fee, does not include gratuity, reservations requested, (480) 432-6900. Enjoy food and drink in the landmark building constructed between 1929 and 1931 by chewing-gum magnate William Wrigley Jr. Myths and Truths of ALTCS, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., The Colonnade, Recreation Village, 19116 Colonnade Way, Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www. sunhealth.org. The lecture provides an educational overview of the many misconceptions surrounding the Arizona Long Term Care System.

Exercise is Medicine, 10 a.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. An exercise physiologist and health coach will show visitors how to use exercise as a “medicine” to prevent or manage many common chronic health conditions.

The Connection Between Food and Mood, 1 p.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. A registered dietitian will demonstrate eating habits that can brighten your day and improve your well-being.

November 4 Tuesday

November 7 Friday

Introduction to the Mediterranean Style of Eating, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Banner Boswell Medical Center, Support Services Building, Juniper Room, 13180 N. 103rd Dr., Sun City, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org.

Free Diabetic Foot Screenings, by appointment, Sole Foot and Ankle Specialists, 5750 W. Thunderbird Rd., Suite F640, Glendale, free, (602) 938-3600. This service is offered to all diabetic patients.

Holiday Bazaar in Carefree, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., repeats on Nov. 8, Our Lady of Joy Catholic Church, 36811 N. Pima Rd., Carefree, free, (602) 751-8723, (480) 252-1069. This two-day bazaar offers more than 70 hand-picked vendors.

Friends of the Peoria Public Library Festive Fall Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., repeats 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nov. 8, Sunrise Mountain Library, 21109 N. 98th Ave., Peoria, free admission, mcelroyc@dcspllc.com. Event features $1 paperbacks, $1 DVDs, $1 CDs, children’s books, fiction, history/military, cookbooks, women and family, self-help, business, holiday book and gifts. Sales benefit Peoria libraries.

November 8 Saturday Black Family Genealogy and History Society, 10 a.m., Harmon Library, 1325 S. Fifth Ave., Phoenix, free, BFGHSinPhx@yahoo.com, www.

BlackFamilyGenealogyHistorySociety.com. Open to all of those who want to learn about their lineage.

November 9 Sunday “America Remembers: A Musical Tribute,” 3 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, $15, (480) 802-6878. The fundraiser features music from 1900 through the 1960s and culminates with a patriotic finale. Features a performance by Jesse Washington of Sun Lakes.

November 10 Monday West Valley Genealogical Society Meeting, 1:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 12225 N. 103 Ave., Sun City, free, (623) 933-4945. Meeting will be followed by speakers Dr. John W. Kohl and Dr. Joyce Kohl discussing “What Were Your Female Ancestors Doing During the Civil War—The Role of Women During the Civil War.” Living Heart Healthy, 2 p.m. Nov. 10 and Nov. 17, Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org.

Have You Planned Your 30-Year Vacation? 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., RH Johnson Recreation Center, Lecture Hall, 19803 RH Johnson Blvd., Sun City West, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. Join a planned giving attorney to learn more about financial issues that retirees face and how to make sure they can enjoy this period of their lives.

Better Breathers Club, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., The Colonnade, Recreation Village, 19116 Colonnade Way, Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org.

Learn ways to cope with COPD while gaining support and encouragement from those who share in your struggle.

November 11 Tuesday AARP Smart Driver, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., La Loma Village, 14154 Denny Blvd., Litchfield Park, $15 AARP

members, $20 nonmembers, (623) 455-5633. Participants must bring a driver’s license and a check made payable to AARP to the session.

Taking Care of Your Heart: Is Heart Failure Manageable and Who is My TEAM? 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Banner Boswell Medical Center, Support Services Building, Memorial Hall West, 13180 N. 103rd Dr., Sun City, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth. org. This class teaches people about their heart and how to manage chronic heart disease.

Staying Physically Fit with COPD, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Banner Boswell Medical Center, Support Services Building, Juniper Room, 13180 N. 103rd Dr., Sun City, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633. Find out how to exercise safely and get maximum benefit from physical activity.

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November 12 Wednesday COMPASS: Directions for Caregivers After Dementia Diagnosis, 10:30 a.m., Banner Sun Health Research Institute, Building B, Morin Auditorium, 10515 W. Santa Fe Dr., Sun City, free, registration required, (602) 8396850, www.sunhealth.org. This class, taught by experts at the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, will help caregivers understand more about dementia..

Your Bridge to Weight Loss, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. A bariatric surgeon will discuss the different surgical options available to patients along with the risks and benefits associated with each procedure.

Monthly Meditation Practice, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Grandview Terrace, Spiritual Loft, Second Floor, 14515 W. Granite Valley Dr., Sun City West, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. Be prepared to practice with the group and enjoy benefits of meditation.

November 13 Thursday Have a Holly, Jolly, Healthy Holiday Season, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth. org. Join the group as it discusses recipe modifications, food substitutions and healthy holiday eating tips that will have you celebrating come Jan. 2.

Brain G.Y.M. Boot Camp, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, $25, which includes instruction and workbooks for class and home use, registration required, (623) 230-2273, www.sunhealth.org. As leaders in brain care, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Banner Sun Health Research Institute have designed a program to help improve the brain health of cognitively normal community members. ...continues on page 14

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Needs of Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in Rehabilitation Facilities, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., El Dorado of Sun City, 10330 W. Thunderbird Blvd., Sun City, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. A registered nurse will discuss the needs and concerns of these patients and provide recommendations to help support them.

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Greater West Valley Christian Women’s Connection, 12 p.m., Corte Bella Country Club, 22129 N. Mission Dr., Sun City West, $23 by Nov. 6, (623) 2555352. The feature is a fashion show by Chico’s Outlet. Music

by Deborah Kohlross. Guest speaker is Karen Kasser, who will compare her use of GPS to her life.

West Valley Genealogical Society and Library Rummage Sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., society’s parking lot, 12222 N. 111th Ave., Youngtown, free admission, (623) 933-4945, www.azwvgs.org. This sale will feature a selection of gently used furniture, books, games, electronics, clothing and kitchen and other household items.

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Arizona Cardinals vs. Detroit Lions, 2:25 p.m., University of Phoenix Stadium, 1 Cardinals Dr., Glendale, $35 to $467, (800) 745-3000, www.ticketmaster.com. See the Cardinals take on the Honolulu blue and silver Detroit Lions.

Prevent and/or Live Well with Diabetes, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Faith Presbyterian Church, 16000 N. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City, free, registration required, (623) 4555633, www.sunhealth.org. A registered dietitian will discuss her personal “toolbox” for dealing with diabetes and help patients assemble one of their own.

November 18 Tuesday Diabetes Self-Management Education: Eight-Week Series, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., begins today, Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, fee may be covered by insurance, registration required, (623) 832-9355. This eight-week class provides the guidance needed to help prevent diabetic complications and improve overall health status for people with this condition.

November 19 Wednesday National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association (NARFE) Chapter 1395, 11 a.m., Brothers Family Restaurant, 8466 W. Peoria Ave., Suite 1, Peoria, free, (623) 935-4681, deb.at.NARFE@gmail.com.

The tentative speaker is Cydney DeModica from ADOT, who will discuss “Driving Safety Home.”

Personal Safety and Crime Prevention, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., The Colonnade, Recreation Village, 19116 Colonnade Way, Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. Officer Chris Tovar with the City of Surprise Crime Prevention Unit will provide valuable tips for staying safe and preventing crime.

Mindful Eating, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. Join a registered dietitian to learn techniques for improving health by becoming a mindful eater.

Diabetes Connection Support Group, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, (623) 455-5633. This monthly group is geared toward topics for individuals who have diabetes or who know someone with the disease.

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November 17 Monday Life Enrichment for Alzheimer’s Disease, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Grandview Terrace, Santa Fe Dining Room, 14515 W. Granite Valley Dr., Sun City West, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth. org. Joanne Thompson, senior director of day services

Society for the Arts Happy Hour, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Eddie’s House, 7042 E. Indian School Rd. Scottsdale, $2 hospitality fee, reservations requested, (480) 432-6900.

Chef/owner Eddie Matney seamlessly blends classic American cooking with fresh Mediterranean flavors, like toasted seafood wontons and sesame-crusted ahi.

Westbrook Village Players’ “Westbrook High School Reunion,” various times, through Nov. 22, Vistas Recreation Center, 18825 N. Country Club Pkwy., Peoria, $12 to $30, (623) 566-6178, www. westbrookvillageplayers.org. The theater is set up as a high school reunion with the audience seated at tables and cast members interacting with them.

Managing Holiday Stress the Healthy Way, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www. sunhealth.org. Join an exercise physiologist as she looks at simple lifestyle changes that can help decrease stress and improve energy levels as we navigate holiday season.

Diabetes 101: Could You Be Too Sweet? 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth. org. A registered dietitian will teach attendees what they can do to improve their blood sugar and overall health.

November 21 Friday Arts and Crafts Bazaar and Sale, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., repeats 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 22, The Congregational Church of Sun City, 18401 N. 99th Ave., Sun City, free, (623) 977 4241.

Rhythm Tappers’ Fall Variety Show—Greaseland, 7 p.m., repeats 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Nov. 22 and 2 p.m.

Nov. 23, Stardust Theatre, 12702 Stardust Blvd., Sun City West, $10 for tickets, $8 for dinner, (623) 546-2811. The show will include more than 60 dancers and singers all performing to music from the ‘50s and ‘60s.

November 24 Monday The “Heart” of Exercise, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sun Health Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Room, 14719 W. Grand Ave., Surprise, free, registration required, (623) 455-5633, www.sunhealth.org. Join an exercise physiologist as she shows how regular exercise can have a positive impact on those with heart failure.

Artsy Smartsy: Fall Fabric Decoupage, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, $5 materials fee, registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. This class focuses on art history, art making and storytelling in a variety of mediums.

Artists of the Superstitions Fine Art Holiday Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., repeats Nov. 23, Gold Canyon Golf Resort, 6100 Kings Ranch Rd., Gold Canyon, free, artists.superstitions@gmail.com, www. artistsofthesuperstitions.com. A diverse selection of artwork—ceramics, fabric, fiber, glass, gourds, jewelry, painting, photography, woodworking and more will be represented by 30 artists at the show.

November 23 Sunday Foodie Faire, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Kierland Commons, 15205 N. Kierland Blvd., Scottsdale, $35, (602) 252-9445, www.affcf.org. The Foodie Faire is a gourmet picnic on wheels featuring the finest in food truck cuisine along with children’s activities, entertainment and a silent auction.

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Entertainment The 66 Kid

Bob Boze Bell Recalls Growing Up in Northern Arizona

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ob Boze Bell is an Arizona icon.

He has entertained the state’s residents over the years as a cartoonist and as a disc jockey. These days, he is a magazine publisher, editor and co-owner of True West, a national publication in Cave Creek that details the Old West’s history.

To detail his history, Bell has put together a book detailing his coming of age in Kingman, known best to Valley residents as the last pit stop before Vegas.

The book is a smart, sophisticated look at growing up in a small town, with terrific artwork dominating the text, which consists of Bell’s whimsical memories.

The book should appeal to longtime Arizonans and fans of historic Route 66 (“The World’s Most Famous TwoLane Blacktop,” the book’s cover shouts), upon which much of the book centers, and perhaps to anybody who has grown up in a small, isolated place.

Bell literally grew up on Route 66.

His father owned a gas station on the highway in Kingman; Al Bell’s Flying A was replete with an iconic neon sign that featured a circular arrow that pointed to the café next to the gas pumps. The setting so American-road authentic that the station was selected for a scene in the 1959 movie, “Edge of Eternity.” (The book also contains a hilarious piece on scams pulled on travelers by a few rival gas stations.)

With all this in mind, it’s not surprising that one of the most famous “road” movies ever was filmed in part in Kingman: “Easy Rider.” The book details the local angles of the film and includes the iconic still photo, shot near Kingman, of Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper riding motorcycles.

Bell also spent many trips in his parents’ car driving back and forth between Iowa, from where the family

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“I’m a road person.

He created this monster in me.”

After much selfexamination, Bell, 67, has firm ideas about the good and bad of his small-town roots.

“The positives are that you have friends for life.” Bob Boze Bell recreated his childhood living near Route 66 in The downside: In “The World’s Most Famous Two-Lane Blacktop.” He will sign college in Tucson, “I copies of it on Saturday, Nov. 1, at Changing Hands Bookstore in was just so far behind Phoenix. everybody because I was from an a disc jockey, a gig that lasted a decade.

“I survived morning drive is how I isolated place. I did not get the artistic put it in the book. I had no business training that other kids did in Chicago and New York. I felt that sting, the sting being on the radio. I didn’t have a of being provincial, being a hayseed, a radio voice.”

Looking back, Bell says he is most Goober from Kingman.”

“But for everything you gain, you proud of his 34-marriage to Kathy lose something. For everything you Radina, that his kids are “not in prison” lose, you gain something. I think what I and that he’s overseen True West, a gained was I grew up with Hualapais… magazine he read as a kid. He took it Mohaves (Native American). I’ll stack over 15 years ago then led through the that up against any experience from recession (more of a depression for the print media) and now is thriving.

New York City.”

“We are having the best year we’ve Though the book is, at its heart, “a love letter to my hometown,” ever had. I’m very proud.

“I think there’s room for niche Bell wasn’t bashful about pointing publishing.

There are still people, the community’s warts, mostly its mostly guys, who still want the tactile backwater racial attitudes (which experience of holding a magazine. surfaced within his family).

“The biggest lesson I learned is stop “Those were the most uncomfortable parts of the book to write. But I got to trying to be all things to all people. Give be honest because Kingman wasn’t them one thing they can’t get anywhere else. In our case, it’s history and great perfect.”

Bell is perhaps best known as a photos. That is the secret.” cartoonist for New Times, during that Bob Boze Bell will sign copies of his book publication’s glory years in the 1980s. from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at To promote a book of his best work for New Times, “Low Blows,” he did Changing Hands Bookstore, 300 W. Camelback a radio promotion on KSLX-FM in Rd., Phoenix. For more information, call (602) 1986. His appearance went so well that 274-0067 or visit ww.changinghands.com/ the station’s management hired him as changinghandsphoenix.venues/orpheum-theatre.

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Entertainment Fun & Games Around the Valley Friday Night Dance Dance along to the Two’s Company Band.

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WHEN: Sat., Nov. 15, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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WHEN: Sat., Nov. 15, at 7 p.m.

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WHEN: Tues., Nov. 18, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: $20 to $30 INFO: (480) 850-7734 or www.talkingstickresort.com Don Rickles With a quick wit and sharp tongue, Don Rickles has been making audiences laugh for years.

WHEN: Fri., Nov. 21, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Ovations LIVE! Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, 5040 Wild Horse Pass Blvd., Chandler COST: $72 to $150 INFO: (877) 840-0457 or www.wingilariver.com Tracy Lawrence Tracy Lawrence wields one of the most recognizable voices in country music with songs such as “Paint Me a Birmingham,” “Time Marches On” and “Alibis.”

WHEN: Fri., Nov. 21, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: $25 to $125 INFO: (480) 850-7734 or www.talkingstickresort.com The Rising The Rising is a tribute to Bruce Springsteen.

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WHEN: Fri., Nov. 21, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Vee Quiva Events Center at Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino, 15091 S. Komatke Ln., Laveen COST: $10 INFO: (877) 840-0457 or www.wingilariver.com An Unpredictable Evening with Todd Rundgren Todd Rundgren is the man of many talents and even more musical hits such as “Band the Drum All Day,” “Hello It’s Me” and “I Saw the Light.”

WHEN: Sat., Nov. 22, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: The Showroom at Talking Stick Resort, 9800 Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: $25 to $60 INFO: (480) 850-7734 or www.talkingstickresort.com Myron Sommerfeld and His Music Returning after a summer in the Midwest, Myron Sommerfeld performs during the Moonlight Serenade Dinner Dance.

WHEN: Tues., Nov. 25, at 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Leisure World, 908 S. Power Rd., Mesa COST: $45 INFO: (480) 246-1418, www.ribea.com/mso.htm or www.bonniesommerfeld.com Big Bad Voodoo Daddy This year marks the 21st anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene with its swing, big-band style.

WHEN: Sat., Nov. 29, at 8 p.m.

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WHEN: Sat., Nov. 29, at 8 p.m.

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“It was a fun, silly “If you’re a 10-year-old show that made kid watching the show today, you laugh and there’s not much to date didn’t preach to it—a desert island is a desert the audience,” she island!” says. “But there was To celebrate the show’s an awful lot in the 50th anniversary, Wells draws character of Mary on her life’s experiences in a Ann that kids could Dawn Wells recently released book “What learn from today: Would Mary Ann Do?: A Guide to She was fair. She pitched in to help.

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Dawn Wells (right) played Mary Ann on the hit television show “Gilligan’s Island

best friend you could trust. I think the world is a little confused on values these days.”

Although the book’s advice is frequently directed toward girls and younger women, Wells says one chapter, “Hey! Who’s That Old Gal in the Mirror,” is aimed at a more mature crowd.

“Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and think, ‘Really, I’m that age?’” says Dawn, who turns 76 in October.

“I don’t know where the years went, but I’m not obsessed with it,” she admits. “As you get older, I think it’s important to keep a positive attitude about life. I know I have a million things I still want to accomplish! You just have to surround yourself with things that interest you. Even though there may be activities you can no longer enjoy, there are probably many that you can.”

Back on the island, there were plenty of weekly adventures to interest the seven castaways during the three seasons the show aired. Wells says she got along with all her fellow actors— even Tina Louise (Ginger), despite the rumors over the years that the two feuded—and was particularly close to Natalie Schafer, who played the wealthy socialite Mrs. Lovey Howell.

“The character you saw her play was pretty much who she was in real life,” Wells recalls.

“She really was a grande dame, very independent, with a great sense of humor.”

Wells says Schafer handled her aging well and responded accordingly.

“She had large ankles, so she almost always wore pants rather than

dresses,” Wells says. “In fact, she wore pants before they were ‘in’ for women.

Her hands also showed signs of aging, so she usually wore gloves on the show.

And her clothes were always colorful because that made her face look bright and cheery. So she was very conscious of her age, but I thought she handled it very smartly.”

Beyond “Gilligan’s Island,” Wells has appeared in more than 150 TV shows and films, and starred in more than 60 theatrical productions, which continue to attract her. But acting, she says, was never her plan.

“I wanted to be a pediatric surgeon,” she says. “I went to Stephen’s College in Missouri, but had problems with my knees since I was a little girl. So aside from archery and canoeing, I couldn’t do much PE. I took a theater course and my professor said I was so good that I should major in it.”

After transferring to the University of Washington in Seattle as a theater major, Wells was asked to enter the Miss America contest. In 1959, she ran for her home state, Nevada.

“I thought it would be fun to get up in front of an audience and do a dramatic scene for the contest, but never thought I would win because I was so tiny and short,” she explains.

“But I won! After graduating, I told myself I would give acting a chance for one year and if it was not successful, would go back to medicine.”

She never returned to med school.

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Senior Scams ... from page 26 the notion that older folks are the ones most easily taken in by con artists.

“There’s no typical scam victim,” she maintains. “They come in all shapes, sizes ages and genders. Everyone is a potential victim, if it’s a sophisticatedsounding proposition and they’re not paying close enough attention.”

But the FBI, which also monitors such things, says older adults are particularly susceptible to scams for three reasons. One, they’re more likely to have a nest egg worth emptying, which makes them more attractive to scammers. Two, they’re less likely to report the crime, even to family, for fear of looking like they can no longer handle financial decisions. And three, they’re the product of a more trusting time, which can make it harder for them to say no.

“They know who they’re preying upon,” says Erica Mandigo, assistant chief of the Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement Bureau of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. “They’re targeting people from a generation for whom a certain degree of politeness and gentility still exists. And when

those people encounter a fast talker who comes on too friendly too fast, they should be looking at them with a jaundiced eye, but unfortunately that doesn’t always happen.”

With the tail end of the Baby Boomers now passing 50, however, will the generation that once proclaimed “Don’t trust anyone over 30” and fistpumped to “Won’t Get Fooled Again” be a little harder to fool than their parents? Will today’s 50-plus crowd be too sharp, engaged and focused to be had by hucksters banking on failing mental capacity? Could this be the generation than finally stops forwarding that email from the Nigerian prince looking to share his inheritance?

“Unfortunately, the scams just seem to be getting more sophisticated,” Thompson says. “It’s become easy to fake websites, and to make caller ID look like a call is coming from somewhere else. So even though many seniors are savvy, it just takes the right pitch, the right opportunity and the right moment for them to fall victim, too.”

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Then, of course, there’s email. “A lot Smartphones, smarter frauds Ditching the landline for a of the scams we see now fall under the smartphone was supposed to do away category of Internet phishing,” adds with sketchy scam calls. The FCC Mandigo. “People will get emails from banned telemarketers from using senders purporting to be banks, lenders automated dialers to call cellphone or credit card companies asking for personal information. numbers without prior And they’ll just include consent, and millions that in the reply because of us registered our it looks to be from a new numbers with the trusted source.” national Do Not Call Instead, it’s actually a Registry to further well-disguised identity deflect unsolicited calls thief. from eating into our costly cellular minutes.

Fortunately, says Why, then, are phone Marick, all this scams still a thing? technology in our “As we’ve all been pockets also makes it migrating over to cell easier for us to check the phones, the fraudsters information we’re given have moved over, too,” and verify suspicious says John Marick, CEO claims. of Consumer Cellular, “The ability for the Oregon-based us to fact-check and no-contract carrier communicate is so that’s made its mark much better than it was by focusing on budget- John Marick of Consumer in the past,” Marick minded seniors. “And Cellular says wireless says. “We can Google in fact, a whole new technology has upped the the number that just set of scams specific to ante on scams. called us and often we’ll wireless technology has developed.” find reports by other people who’ve Marick points to what’s called the been called by that number.” “one-ring” cellphone scam, which Also, never call back a number basically challenges the target to use a suspected scammer gives you or that caller ID. “Somebody will call you, click on a website link they might and your phone rings once and hangs provide in an email. “Always look it up up,” he explains. “You see you’ve got yourself,” says Marick. “If you hear a missed call and, out of curiosity, you from someone saying they’re from the call it back. Oftentimes it will look like police department, look up the number a U.S.-based number, but it’s really a yourself and call it directly. It doesn’t phone number in the Caribbean, so take long to check things out.” it’s an international number that will rack up charges for you, and they’ll Old standbys make money off of third-party charges While con artists are always coming that come back from the carrier”—a up with newer and more complicated practice Consumer Cellular has always schemes, there are a few evergreens disallowed, Marick stresses. that the experts say never go away.

“Lots of times you’ll end up with a “We still see a lot of the ‘grandparent recorded message that says, ‘Please scheme,’ where the con artist will call hold’—and while you’re listening to claiming to be a grandchild who’s in the on-hold music, you’re getting billed trouble and needs you to wire money an international charge that they’re right away,” says Stephanie Fierro, an taking a piece of.” attorney with the Frutkin Law Firm Texting has become a scammer’s in Phoenix who specializes in estate tool, too. “A consumer will receive a planning and probate issues, where text message saying they’ve won a gift she deals with a lot of older clients card or something,” Marick says. “And and their families. The scam has been then when they respond back, they’re going strong for at least six years now, mysteriously enrolled in a premium according to AARP’s Fraud Watch text messaging service that shows up as Network, where members post scam an additional $10 charge on their bill.” ...continues on page 30

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‘How could someone fall for that?’” The incidents build on each other. So Fierro says. “But I think there’s an your first move should always be to call element of pride that goes into it. They the police. A lot of times, the police don’t want to admit that they may have already heard about this type of have forgotten a grandchild’s name, or scam and you may become part of a bigger case. We may that they purchased be able to look at something or entered what happened to into a sweepstakes. you in conjunction And that’s really what these con artists are with what’s taking advantage of. happened to others The idea that the and build a better person on the other case for criminal end of the phone prosecution.” wants to retain their Beyond telling full independence and authorities and doesn’t want to lose family when you their autonomy.” feel you’ve been In her practice, victimized, the Fierro sees many experts recommend older clients who are maintaining a reluctant to admit healthy dose of they’ve been scammed skepticism—which for fear of looking like should come easy Stephanie Fierro says increased they can no longer to a generation handle their own skepticism will help seniors of newly minted finances and need to avoid scams. seniors raised to turn things over to family members. question everything in their youth.

“Instead of telling a scammer, ‘I “Basically, beware of people who are don’t know what you’re talking about— a little bit too friendly, strangers who which may actually make them feel want to get too close too fast,” cautions more vulnerable—they will accept Mandigo. “Especially if they want you a charge for something they never to sign anything.” actually purchased. They’d rather pay “It really just takes a lot of skepticism, than admit that they may have had a to keep your eyes open for this stuff lapse in memory.” and not fall victim to it,” Fierro says.

That may be why so many older “Not answering unfamiliar email; not Americans fail to do the one thing that opening the door to people who say can best bust a scam: report it, either to they’re in the neighborhood looking at the police, the Better Business Bureau or roofs and suggest yours needs fixing. If any of a number of agencies dedicated you didn’t call ’em, don’t hire ’em. It’s to combating elder abuse (AARP’s all preventable.”

ElderWatch website maintains a “The reason scammers are successful helpful list). In a recent survey of 2,000 is because they know how to take people by the insurance company advantage of the situation, and they Allianz, only 5 percent of those age 65 are manipulative,” adds Thompson. and older admitted to being victimized “They use tactics to make you feel by a scam, yet 19 percent of younger guilty or create a sense of panic or respondents (ages 40 to 64) reported urgency, so you feel like you have to do they knew of a family member or whatever they’re asking right away.” friend who’d been swindled.

Don’t do it, says Thompson. Say “Nobody likes to feel stupid,” you’ll call back. Research a bit on your says Mandigo. “So a lot of people own. will not report a scam and decide “Sit back and get a moment of to handle it themselves. But if it’s a clarity,” she says. “Think about it. case where someone’s gotten your Usually that’s all you’ll need to do to personal information and you don’t avoid being taken advantage of.”

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... from page 8 your ways, human beings. Nature is We earned our unemployment, going to get you in the end anyway. but it was the Republican Congress who took it away.

Obama has ordered 3,000 Now they’re trying to take Social military personnel to Africa Security and Medicare away. Vote to fight Ebola, exposing our Democrat this November. Kick the people to Ebola. May I ask, how many Republican Congress out. of our military has he dispatched to our southern border to stop the terrorists It is so obvious that liberals who have come in and all these illegals who always breach tolerance and drug cartels? How many military are completely intolerant of are down there? Zero. opposing views.

There’s nothing easier than Congress spending taxpayers’ income on strangers’ army.

Bomb the ISIL out of existence and then donate the American money to recovering the free children’s future.

Are there no brains left in Congress?

There are hundreds of varieties of Christianity all over the world and they all can argue that they will all fight together when push comes to shove for country’s freedom. Why can’t the few sects of Muslims fight for the good of their Koran, as they claim? No wonder the men go crazy. Only the devil can script the head choppers and the haters.

Shame on them.

Obama, who has never served a day in the military, has completely disregarded what the generals have told him about ISIS. Obama is a very arrogant person who thinks he knows best. By not listening to the generals, he is putting all Americans at risk from attacks by ISIS. They are here. The border is wide open. There are Americans with passports going over to train in Syria and can very easily come back to our country to conduct attack. This president needs to be removed from office.

Let’s play “What if.” What if Obama was truly a good person and a Christian? What if God, Jesus Christ, was behind him?

Never close your mind so much that you have nothing left but hatred.

For all the geniuses who created Facebook social media, etc., isn’t there another genius way to block out ISIS murder recruitments? Is there a way to stop them from advertising?

Grandma’s thought for today: Don’t expect everything in life to be fair. That’s not what builds character.

Are you paying attention?

Who was it that said America’s enemies play chess while Washington is still playing checkers?

Today now the enemies make war and Washington makes movies. Unarmed people rush in to save their homes, while soldiers throw away their arms and run. Some people just watch the TV while the U.N. still sits and talks and talks. All of them are brainwashed while the children of the world have no future except starvation. Only 1 percent will fight, 2 percent will get richer, and 97 percent are the new century’s zombies. Great future, you poor dummies.

Arizonans appear to be just as socially crazy as the rest of the world, when it allows a selfserving murderess to make a joke of the courts and cost hard-working normal citizens to pay for her continued useless life. It’s just sick, sick, sick.

Regarding the Jodi (Arias) fiasco trial, if the judge must make the final decision when the jury can’t, why didn’t she after the first trial, after wasting everyone’s time, patience and money? She’ll get off one way or another and keep laughing at justice all the way.

Have you noticed yet how commercial television news can only fixate on no more than three subjects at the time? This week it’s all Ebola, immigration and, of course, criticizing the president. Last week, it was Syria, storms and criticizing the president. It’s your guess. There’s no

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more journalism. It’s your guess what’s going to be in the funny papers to see what’s really going on in the world—if you ever read newspapers.

Grandma is looking through her 2011 October to December scrapbook of great Sound Off opinions and nothing seems to have changed. The arguments are still about the three great religions and the everpresent problems of immigration and the story of the beginnings of America.

Grandma taught us that the American economy is improving, but you didn’t get a raise yet. Do you really have to have everything that’s invented immediately? What ever happened to frugality and in-due-time luxury?

Does anyone doubt that if Ebola had originated in, say, Denmark, the pending crisis would be handled a lot differently than it is now? When it comes to forced quarantines, airport medical screenings, national flight bans, etc., we would be erring on the side of overkill, not underkill. So much for change.

Sometimes it kills, just as political correctness sometimes kills.

Have you noticed yet what TV station informs you of worldwide important events?

No? It’s the corporate commercials that pay for football, football whether you like it or not, which blocks out the truth. If you care about the future, switch to any PBS station and wake up. America is in deep, deep trouble at home.

Apparently more and more undereducated ignorant and hidden prejudice jurors who cannot agree on a verdict should not collect that daily pay. The vindictive losers, people like Jodi, should be made to pay for all the court overcosts. That would be more like justice.

Obama has attended only 42 percent of his security briefings. The administration has known about ISIS over a year and a half, and did nothing about it. Obama called ISIS the “JV team.” ISIS has now taken over a great part of Iraq and they’re taking over Syria. They have already threatened to fly their flag over

the White House. ISIS is here, coming through our open border, which Obama refuses to protect. President Obama has put all Americans in danger because of his neglecting one of the main jobs as a president—to protect Americans. Shame on him.

Have you noticed the hearing aid business has become so competitive. The prices are starting to come down. Isn’t that interesting? By the same token, the dental prices keep going up.

The president is again out fundraising, which is the only thing that matters to him— more money and more votes. ISIS is getting stronger and more powerful.

The air strikes are not working. Ebola is spreading. Our country is financially bankrupt, but does Obama care? No. This man was never qualified to be president of our United States. These past six years has proven it. This man is unqualified and doesn’t want the real work and responsibility of being president. He just wants to enjoy the perks of the office—his vacations, golfing, fundraising. We are so sick of this man, it’s not funny.

Everyone must be on an instant button. If you pick up the phone and the recorded voice is already working before you can say hello, hang up. More than two rings and no one can wait for a busy mother, a worker or an older person to get to the phone and answer it. Rush through life and miss the best of it.

Poor dummy. Slow down and see the world that is around you. Take the time to let the damn phone ring awhile.

Oh “after 50s,” who do you think will buy the November election? More than that, who do you think is dumb enough to run for the 2016 one? Not enough money in the world and nobody wants that crazy job. Should be interesting when the time comes.

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or those individuals preparing for retirement, one of the biggest decisions they will make may feel like they are standing next Monte Hall on the old TV show “Let’s Make a Deal.”

This major life decision, is—of course—the pension deal.

You can pick door No. 1, door No. 2 or door No. 3. It’s a tough decision— and choosing the wrong door gives a whole different meaning to the word “zonk!”

Door No. 1 is the lump-sum payout option. This is the “get-it-now” option.

When you are retiring, this large sum of money is the amount that you can take to forgo future income payments.

Even though it may seem like a big number, it may ultimately work out to be more like a zonk.

The reason this is often the less desirable option is that the future income provided by doors Nos. 2 and 3 will—given a normal life expectancy— be higher than the lump-sum payment.

Door No. 2 is the single life expectancy annuity and door No. 3 is the joint life expectancy annuity.

Now the great thing about the pension deal is that you can peek behind all these doors before you choose.

Often, clients will come to me just prior to retirement and ask me to analyze their pension payout options.

In many cases, it would require at least a 10-percent rate of return over their lifetime to match the ultimate return of the annuity options hidden behind doors No. 2 and No. 3. It would be extremely difficult to achieve these consistent returns over a 25- to 30-year life expectancy. Generally the only reason to choose door No. 1 as an option would be if the annuity recipient was unmarried and had a short life expectancy due to a severe health concern.

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Door No. 3 is the joint life option.

This is the option that will pay a monthly check to either you or your spouse “for as long as you both shall live.” It always provides a smaller payment than door No. 2.

It may be tempting to choose door No. 2 and take a chance that you will outlive your spouse, but consider this: A few years ago I met a very nice couple—Walt and Janet. Walt was an engineer—obviously very smart and analytical. He always took care of the money and investments for Janet.

He came to me because he was desperate to use his savings to provide income for Janet after his death. This desperation was because when he retired, he had elected the single life expectancy for his pension.

He was in tears. He had terminal cancer and only a short time to live.

He knew that when he passed, his wife would lose not only his pension income, but also her Social Security income. I call this loss of pension and social security income when the husband passes “The Widow Double Whammy!”

The reality is that women generally outlive men by five to seven years.

Add to those numbers the fact that women often marry men who are older than they are. This means that— statistically—many women could be widows for 10 years or more.

It goes without saying that sometimes the wife dies first—and I certainly see that in my practice. However, for every widower, there are probably five widows. Therefore, choosing the wrong door impacts women much more than men. After all, as a class, women earn less than men and have a less consistent work history. This means that they have smaller Social Security and pension checks (if they collect a pension at all). After the death of a spouse, a widow may have to move to a new neighborhood—she might even be forced to live with her children! Yikes!

So what happened with Walt and Janet? Fortunately, they had other savings and investments that I was able

to use to replace Janet’s income when Walt passed away five short months later.

However, his deathbed regret was not choosing door No. 3 (with the joint life expectancy) when he retired.

Please, please, please don’t make that yours!

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lu season has begun and, if you have not done so already, it is not too late for you to receive your flu shot. In addition to the flu vaccine, there are various other immunizations that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends. Below are some of the common vaccines readily available at your local Walgreens.

Pneumococcal Vaccine: Pneumococcal disease can include infections of the lungs, blood and membranes of the brain or spinal cord. Although antibiotics are available for treatment, in recent years, infection causing bacteria have become more resistant to these medications. Therefore, prevention, as usual, is the best course of action. There are two vaccines, Prevnar and Pneumovax, indicated to prevent pneumococcal disease. Prevnar protects against the 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria that cause most of the severe illness in children and adults while Pneumovax protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria. Both Prevnar and Pneumovax should be given to every individual older than age 65. In addition, both Prevnar and Pneumovax should also be given to adults 19 and older with immunocompromising conditions and certain medical conditions, although different medical conditions necessitate each vaccine. Another difference between the two vaccines is that individuals only need to get one dose of Prevnar throughout adulthood; whereas they can get up to three Pneumovax doses. These recommendations may seem confusing and the vaccines cannot be given at the same time so it is always best to check with your doctor or pharmacist to see which pneumococcal vaccine is right for you.

Shingles Vaccine: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a skin condition which presents in the form of a rash, often with blisters, on one side of the face or body. In general, these lesions can last anywhere from two to four weeks and are very painful. In some cases even after the lesions disappear an individual can still experience pain and scarring in the area the rash was present. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox and anyone who has had chickenpox can develop shingles, as the virus remains in the body after the chickenpox infection clears. Shingles most commonly occurs in adults older than age 50. The CDC recommends one dose of Zostavax, the vaccine to prevent shingles, in people older than age 60 while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends it for people ages 50 and older. You only need to get one dose of this immunization during your lifetime. Getting this vaccine will help reduce your chances of getting shingles by 50 percent. The vaccine also decreases the pain that can occur even if one does develop shingles.

Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis Vaccine: Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. If an adult has pertussis the symptoms are generally milder than those of a child or infant. However, if you are around small children and infants it is important for you to obtain this vaccination to prevent the transmission

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ocated in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, Taos Ski Valley is nestled high in the sky, just 15 miles northeast of the city of Taos.

Originally a mining community, the resort was the dream of German native Ernie Blake, who yearned to create a Bavarian-style ski resort. He moved his family to a camper there in 1955 and the building of the world-class resort began. Taos Ski Valley was incorporated as a village in 1996, with a human population of 69, although the valley has a much larger population of deer, elk, bear and bighorn sheep. Wheeler Peak, the tallest mountain in New Mexico at 13,161 feet, overlooks the ski area and village.

Today, Taos Ski Valley is home to 40-plus merchants with an inviting range of casual dining, lodging, shopping and outdoor activities. At a base elevation of 9,207 feet, the village is surrounded by stunning green forests and high mountains. With a vertical drop of 2,612 feet, it is considered a skier’s ski resort where you can take it to the limit with bone dry powder shots, steep chutes, big bumps, cornices and glades. If you’re like me, and extreme vertical terrain is not your thing, there are miles of well-manicured gentle slopes and gradual runs. It has a 1-to-1 ratio of expert to beginner/intermediate terrain, and is the highestrated ski school in North America. I was a nervous participant the next morning.

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warm and cozy, and perhaps I should spend my time getting an overview of the village’s restaurants and bars. But, before I knew it, we were approached by a gentile Englishman by the name of Neal King. After formal introductions, he proceeded to tell us a couple of self-deprecating stories and we were immediately in laughter and, most importantly, relaxed.

Neal started with the most basic of instructions— learning to take your skis off and on. We did it a couple of times until he was completely sure that everyone got it right. With a strong emphasis on safety, Neal made us understand that we were always in control of our actions. An hour later we were taking baby runs down the hill.

Neal is one of those rare individuals who guides you with seamless instruction, but makes you feel as if you were doing it on your own. I wanted to please him as much as I wanted to improve my skiing.

During break, I chatted with him and asked him about his life. As a lifelong skier, he has a deep passion for the Taos Ski Valley. This passion transcends skiing.

Neal is also the mayor of the Taos Ski Village. Much of his time is spent promoting the area.

“Whoever created the Taos Ski Valley took extra special care,” the mayor says with a laugh. At the end of the day it was obvious why the ski school is rated so highly. Not only did it offer four and a half hours of world-class lessons, but great value with beginner lift ticket, skis and boot rentals included in the rate.

I couldn’t wait to hit the slopes the next morning.

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The Other Taos Just down the mountain from TSV is Taos—a fascinating mosaic of different cultures, architecture, museums, galleries, shopping and regional New Mexican cuisine. It makes for a great break from skiing and is worth visiting regardless of the season.

The Taos Pueblo is a UNESCO World Heritage site, continuously inhabited for more than 1,000 years by the Tiwa-speaking Pueblo Tribe. With a population of approximately 2,000 people, the Pueblo is multileveled homes made of adobe, built side-by-side. It is open to visitors for a fee, except during tribal rituals.

Ranchos de Taos consists primarily of a Latino population who have been in the area for more than 400 years. The centerpiece of the community is the adobe mission, San Francisco de Asis Church. It has been the source of paintings by Georgia O’Keefe and photographed numerous times by Ansel Adams.

The Taos Plaza is where Taos’ modern Anglo history as an artist colony began in the late-18th century. It has attracted the likes of D.H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, Carl Jung and Thomas Wolfe. With its shops, galleries and restaurants, it is also Taos’ entertainment and business district.

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y tutor hands me a piece of the majority were in their mid to late paper. “Congratulations,” he 60s.

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My husband and I have just limited to 12 students, who meet with completed “The Oxford Experience,” a tutor for three hours every morning. a one-week program at Christ Church, Courses range from the specific (George the largest and arguably most beautiful Eliot’s “Middlemarch”) to the general of the university’s 38 constituent (“Moral Philosophy”), the artistic colleges. During that week, we took (“Beethoven: His Life and Music”) to classes in the morning, explored the the historic (“The Birth of Europe”), historic campus in the afternoon the religious (“Sacred Landscapes and (including areas that are off limits to Holy Places”) to the scientific (“Human most visitors), and played croquet, Memory and the Brain”).

The courses are so varied, and so well danced medieval folk dances and went presented, that more than 50 percent pub crawling in the evening.

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Although Christ Church is just a few at The Eagle and Child, the favorite blocks from the center of Oxford, our stomping grounds of J.R.R. Tolkien days on campus were so full that we and C.S. Lewis; and visiting the shop weren’t able to thoroughly enjoy the that was frequented by the real life town. So after “graduation” we allow Alice in Wonderland as well as Lewis ourselves three days to see the age-old Carroll, the man who immortalized buildings and cobblestone alleys of the her.

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T HE F INISH L INE Arizona’s Leader in Senior Fitness Tai Chi is for Everyone

By ASO Tai Chi Master Kenny Perez

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ou want to take a tai chi class but you can’t get past the names? No fear, we’re here to explain. So what do the names mean?

“Chi” means “breath” or “intrinsic energy.”

“Chi gung” means “breath exercise.” It is based on a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and science.

“Tai chi chuan” means the “extreme ultimate” and is a form of chi gung. It is an exercise based on a series of prearranged movements strung together. It can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 25 minutes to complete.

Tai chi chuan is a gentle exercise program that is a part of Chinese martial arts. Tai chi chuan or “tai chi” is composed of slow, deliberate movements, meditation and deep breathing, where the “mind guides the chi.” Through tai chi, we can bring our mind and soul to the happy place where you can soak in the life force of chi and revitalize your whole body, mind and spirit.

Tai chi is based on ancient spiritual and philosophical ideas such as yin and yang. Yin and yang are opposite and complementary forces in the universe, in the same way as light and dark. Tai chi is meant to harmonize these pairs of opposites.

Through the practice of tai chi, you are connected and recharged to the energy of the universe.

Tai chi—a workout that is a scientifically based, health-improving exercise that can strengthen the body, mind and spirit—has three major components in movement, meditation and deep breathing.

• Movement: All of the major muscle groups and joints are needed for the slow, gentle movements in tai chi. Tai chi improves balance, agility, strength, flexibility, stamina, muscle tone and

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coordination. This low-impact, weightbearing exercise strengthens bones and can slow bone loss, thus preventing the development of osteoporosis.

• Meditation: Research shows that meditation soothes the mind, enhances concentration, reduces anxiety and lowers blood pressure and heart rate.

• Deep breathing: Exhaling stale air and toxins from the lungs while inhaling fresh air increases lung capacity, stretches the muscles involved in breathing and releases tension. It also enhances blood circulation to the brain, which boosts mental alertness. At the same time, the practice supplies the entire body with fresh oxygen and nutrients.

Those who practice tai chi have better posture, flexibility and range of motion, are more mentally alert, and sleep more soundly at night. They also have better hand-eye coordination, and are much less prone to falls, both serious health risks to older people. Tai chi improves overall fitness, coordination and agility and stimulates the brain to release beta endorphins, decreasing pain and elevating mood.

Tai chi is safe for everyone, regardless of age or athletic ability, and can be modified for most health problems.

Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion.” In this low-impact, slow-motion exercise, you go without pausing through a series of motions as you breathe deeply and naturally, focusing your attention on your bodily sensations. Tai chi differs from other types of exercise. The movements are usually circular and never forced, the muscles are relaxed rather than tensed, the joints are not fully extended or bent, and connective tissues are not stretched.

In one study of 256 sedentary adults ages 70 to 92, tai chi decreased the number of falls and the fear of falling when compared to other forms of exercise.

Those who practiced tai chi also had improved functional balance and physical

ASO Hosts 2014 Sponsors First Active Lifestyle Fitness Fair he first Active Lifestyle Fitness

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Fair will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, as part of the 33rd annual Opening Ceremony of the 2015 Arizona Senior Olympics.

The event will feature fun booths, giveaways and new ASO merchandise for sale. Plan now to attend this fun and festive morning.

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performance even after six months.

Need a change of pace? Is that gym workout leaving you exhausted? Need an energy boost? Well, it’s time for you to try tai chi chuan. Classes will rejuvenate your energy, build up your immune system, strengthen your legs, sharpen your concentration improve your circulation and relieve stress.

No matter what name you call it, it’s good for you!

For more information about tai chi and classes near you, call the ASO office at (602) 274-7742 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Thursday.

in partnership with the cities of Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale, Tempe and the communities of Sun City, Sun City West, Sun City Grand

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The Birdies are Coming

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nce again Arizona Senior Olympics will be participating in the Birdies for Charity program offered by The Thunderbirds.

This fun and effective fundraiser is in connection with the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament to help support Valley nonprofits.

It’s easy and fun! The donor just guesses how many birdies will be

shot at the tournament and pledges to give a designated amount for each birdie shot. How about “putting your 2 cents in” to help Arizona Senior Olympics continue to provide fitness programming for people older than the age of 50 and better.

Watch for a pledge flier in your email in November. The flier will also be on the ASO website at www. seniorgames.org.

Vitamins Are Good For You, Right?

By Ellie Kallal ou can’t peruse a paper without reading about another supplement that is good for you. Ginkgo builds your memory. Glucosamine keeps you flexible.

Vitamin C fights colds. Antioxidants prevent cancer. You need electrolytes when you workout. You need protein when you finish a workout. There are so many things recommended, just how do you know what to take?

Vitamins were discovered by Dutch physician, Christian Eijkmann. This discovery earned him the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine in 1929.

Essentially, a vitamin is any organic compound needed by the body to protect and promote growth and health. There are 13 vitamins necessary to the body identified by their ability to be absorbed in fat or water. Water-soluble vitamins are not stored in the system and may be consumed daily. Fat-soluble vitamins can be stored in the body’s fat and don’t need to be taken daily. Only vitamin D can be produced by the body. Eating a complete diet with fruits, vegetables and whole grains should provide all the nutrients that you need. But as we get older, we can’t always eat the foods we could when we were young, and our bodies don’t process some foods as well.

When athletes competed in the Athens Olympics, they were given mega doses of Vitamin E to help them combat the effects of the pollution. Vitamin E was said to keep you young, but then

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evidence indicated that too much contributed to heart problems.

Vitamin C has been touted as the way to fend off colds but recently, we’ve learned that too much Vitamin C can cause kidney problems and be detrimental in the fight against cancer.

Antioxidants are supposed to be great at fighting free radicals and preventing cancer, but newer findings suggest that we need some of the free radicals for good health.

Doctors Weil and Oz recommend five supplements that everyone should take, in addition to a multivitamin.

Vitamin C: 400 mg twice daily (Dr. Oz suggests 400 mg, Dr Weil suggests half that amount).

Vitamin E: 400 IU daily.

Selenium: 100 mcg (a trace mineral, combines with proteins to prevent cellular damage) Vitamin D: 2000 IU. CoQ10: 200 mg (antioxidant related to reduced heart disease, blood pressure and gum disease) Before you start taking lots of vitamins, do research. The U.S. Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council has published recommended allowances (RDA) for vitamins and minerals.

Talk to your doctor about your own issues to see if you need more than the basic multivitamin. Do your best to take vitamins the old-fashioned way— through a balanced diet.

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Sharing Your Network

By Irene Stillwell, ASO Executive Director t seems that everyone is on some kind of social network these days.

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are just a few of the many ways that you can make, and keep, connections.

Those of us who work every day in Arizona Senior Olympics also have networks, but sometimes those networks are not large enough for us to find the kind of talent and dedication we need to have the right people to plan and implement the Senior Olympic Games.

That’s where you come in.

I’m writing this article to ask every athlete who participates in the games to take a look at their own network of friends, relatives, acquaintances and

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colleagues and help us make them part of our ASO network.

We are very much in need of talented, dedicated people who have any of the following abilities: • Knowledge of a sport • Compassion for older people • Good with details and follow-up • A vision for planning and achievement I’m sure that each of you know someone with one of those qualities.

You can be our ambassador by asking your friends to become involved in the work of Arizona Senior Olympics.

Encourage them to volunteer and include yourself. You—and they—will find the experience rewarding and your network of friends will continue to grow.

Fiesta Bowl, Cactus Bowl Tickets Raise Funds for ASO

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he Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation executive director recently announced that Arizona Senior Olympics will be partnering with the Fiesta and Cactus bowls, which have offered a fundraising opportunity.

“This is a great opportunity for us and for our athletes to help us in raising funds,” says Executive Director Irene Stillwell.

The concept is simple. ASO participants and friends who are buying tickets to either the Fiesta Bowl or Cactus Bowl games, can do so at www.seniorgames.org, and Arizona Senior Olympics will receive 20 percent of the ticket price.

Stillwell added, “We hope this will be the beginning of a long-standing relationship with the Fiesta Bowl as we move forward into the future.”

The Fiesta Bowl Game will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Dec. 31 and the Cactus Bowl Game is set for Jan. 2 at Sun Devil Stadium. Purchase tickets through www.seniorgames.org or http://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ ncommerce3/EVExecMacro?linkID= fiesta&evm=prmo&RSRC=&RDAT =&caller=PR and type in promo code SGAMES. Encourage your friends to do the same.

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• Age Determination Date: Nov. 22, 2014 • The Following Disciplines Will Compete: Olympic Recurve, Bare Bow Recurve (No Sights), Compound/Release, Bare Bow Compound (No Sights), Compound/Fingers.

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Fall Office Hours Begin Nov. 1

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ummer is over and fall office hours will begin at the Arizona Senior Olympics office. Throughout the spring and summer, ASO hours have been from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. This schedule allows our volunteer staff to schedule meetings and visit event venues on Mondays and Fridays.

With the fall season comes the intense,

final months of planning for the games, set for February and March. Because demand for information will be high, office hours are extended. Beginning Nov. 1, office hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

If you intend to visit the office, call first because there is often only one person on duty and they may step out for short periods of time.

Save the Dates

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eb. 21 through March 15 are the dates for the 2015 Arizona Senior Olympic Games.

This year, the traditional start is a little later in the month, but the good news is it will be warmer.

Watch for the complete calendar on the ASO website at www.seniorgames. org in mid-November.

For earlier information about the

dates of specific sports, call the ASO office at (602) 274-7742 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

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