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The article by Drew Alexander entitled “New York, New York Goodbye,” how true that is.

New York City has a socialist mayor who is destroying things. He needs to be voted out. By the way, only about 23 percent of New Yorkers voted for him.

Dear residents of Sun Lakes and the home developments along Arizona Avenue north of Riggs Road who voted to block a big box store from building at Riggs Road and Arizona Avenue in Chandler: Congratulations. Now we’re going to have a lovely Riggs Road Industrial Park at that location. I sincerely hope a paint manufacturing company opens there and the winds blow your way! I’d much rather have low cost shopping than industry next door any day. Choke on it.

Those folks who have difficulty with Drew Alexander’s writings are not compelled to read them. The newsstands are overloaded with left-wing fish wrappers that

endlessly repeat the lies that you prefer.

On TV you can select from MSNBC, CNN, Al Jazeera or a number of other propaganda mills.

I recently visited your area for a month and had the pleasure of reading Drew Alexander’s column on “The Offense of Offending.”

His ability to observe and comment on these times are perceptive and appreciated. We enjoyed the area and have a list of activities for next time.

Here’s another example of media bias, former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was convicted of 20 federal corruption charges. On NBC, ABC and CBS, when this was reported, they neglected to mention that Ray Nagin was a Democrat. If he was a Republican, it would have been mentioned time and time again. Media bias is alive and well in our country unfortunately.

Obamacare was the usual example of Washington, D.C., haste makes waste, and cart before the horse. Give them time to move the horse into its traces and get on down the track eventually. Give it time like they had to do with Social Security.

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hey are large twin rooms with two rows of throne-like chairs with built-in footrests. The chairs in one room are green, muted red ones in the other, with a glassed-in nurses’ station between the two open spaces.

These rooms aren’t cheerful exactly, but I can’t say they’re depressing, either. Side by side windows allow for sunlight to bathe the areas, and the constantly busy medical staff is upbeat, accommodating and efficient.

Next to each chair is a tall metal stand with hanging plastic bags of intravenous liquids.

These are the infusion rooms at a major Phoenix oncology-hematology treatment and research center in which chemotherapy is administered to cancer patients. Cancer doesn’t practice age, race, ethnic or gender

discrimination; it doesn’t care if you’re a man, woman or child, and it doesn’t care what part of the human body it attacks.

Cancer patients are many things— parents and grandparents, business executives, lawyers, teachers, contractors, students, government employees, professional athletes, pilots, doctors, nurses and every other personal title and occupation you can name.

One thing these people are not. They are not liars. They have a disease that heavily impacts every aspect of their life, including financially, and have absolutely no reason to lie to anyone about it.

The Honorable Harry Reid, the U.S. senate majority leader from Nevada, says otherwise. In February, he took to

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For those venting about computer scams, my experience was hilarious. I was told there was something wrong with my computer. I said, “You’re right! How did you guess? It’s been unplugged for 13 years.” They couldn’t hang up fast enough. I dialed *67 to see what the number was and, of course, it couldn’t be reached. Be leery boys and girls.

To the February venter sounding off about soldiers, policemen and animals: Soldiers who are thought to be soldiers don’t always murder. Policemen

thought to be lawman don’t always break the law. Why don’t you always come out with it and say what you want to say—that you don’t like animals. It’s you who needs a good lesson on how to be a humanitarian.

There is a built-in flaw in the small claims “justice” system.

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the senate floor to cynically condemn those who said that their health insurance policies have been canceled or their premiums drastically increased as the result of the Affordable Care Act—Obamacare.

“Despite all the good news (about Obamacare), there’s plenty of horror stories being told,” the Honorable Harry Reid says. “All of them are untrue, but they’re being told all over America.”

The Honorable Harry Reid went on to say, “The leukemia patient whose insurance policy was canceled and could die...that’s an ad being paid for by two billionaire brothers (Charles Koch and David Koch). It’s absolutely false.”

While the Reid didn’t say her name, he was clearly speaking about Michigan resident Julie Boonstra. She had a $1,100 a month insurance policy that suited her needs, believing President Obama when he said, “If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan.”

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It was canceled. As have thousands of other policies across the country.

On and on went the Honorable Harry Reid, haughtily insulting cancer victims and millions of other Americans by calling them liars.

Now I’m going to get personal. I invite you, the Honorable Harry Reid, to come to the medical facility infusion rooms I described and tell the patients with needles in their arms they are liars.

I particularly want you to say that to the attractive gray-haired lady who is fighting lung and brain cancer. Tell her, sir, tell my wife she’s a liar. As ill as she is, she still has a lot of spunk and life left in her.

I wouldn’t want to be in your shoes when she gives you her response.

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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was 16 when we first got cable in 1978. By the time it reached Southern Michigan, the technology had achieved an almost-mythical status: cable was this mystical electronic IV, of sorts, that hooked into your television’s bloodstream and made it an all-seeing, trash-talking R-rated genius. Kind of like the drug in “Flowers for Algernon.”

(I never actually read “Flowers for Algernon,” but I did watch the movie version of it. On cable.)

Of course, it was the R-rated parts we were interested in. “You can see movies like ‘A Clockwork Orange’ without a fake ID,” a friend, who’d visited cableenlightened Ohio, proclaimed, “and women walk around topless, for no reason at all. Just like in France!” But cable was only available for the incredible price of $8 a month. (A price that is still incredible today, but for very different reasons.) So, it took some persistent salesmanship to get the nod from my parents. We played up the “all-seeing” and “genius” aspects of cable. “Around the clock nature documentaries!” I told them. “Cultural enlightenment without ever leaving home! Think of the possibilities!”

I still remember us all, sitting tubeside, when the cable first came on. We were staring at the snow on Channel 1, when suddenly it broke into a vivid, breathless Technicolor image of two people getting amorously acquainted in the backseat of a car during “Saturday Night Fever.”

My Dad looked over at me. “So which part of our culture,” he cast a thumb toward the television, “is being enlightened at this particular time?”

I’m remembering all this now because it marked the beginning of a 36 yearold relationship with cable that ended just last month. The break-up went something like this: CABLE: Don’t leave me. I love you!

ME: It’s not you. It’s me.

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ME: I noticed you were charging me $180 a month. If that’s for love, the prices make it a felony in some states.

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ME: … really?

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ME: (To the WAITER:) Check, please.

When a long-term relationship ends, it’s usually because someone is willing to grow and someone is not. And while I have remained emotionally sixteen, cable has grown into a 900-channel shop vac that sucks my discretionary income while putting out only “Seinfeld” reruns.

It was time to cut the cord.

I’d recount the highlights of the relationship here, but in truth I can’t remember many. Like many youngest children, I am grateful that cable liberated me from the back-and-forth servitude of being a human remote control. (“Turn it to channel 8, Mike.

Now to 13. Annnd back to 8…”) I suppose I saw a lot of landmark movies on cable. But no one remembers where they were—or what cable provider they were using—when Rocky Balboa knocked down Apollo Creed. (“I was sitting at this precise part of the couch, when Willie Wonka said, ‘Good day, sir!’”) My wife and I were big fans of the cable series “Ghost Hunters.” That was appointment television for a while.

But the rewards of that show are subtle.

So subtle, in fact, that I’m not sure it shouldn’t be called “Sitting in a Dark Building” and “Overreacting to Sounds.”

Maybe, as they say, the mortal and spirit realms overlap only in gentle nuances like grainy half-shadows and faintly recorded creaks. But nuance doesn’t feed the bulldog over three full seasons.

When I caught myself screaming, “C’mon! Show me a severed hand! A floating organ! Anything!” I started to wonder what cable was doing to me.

I believe the quality of television is inversely proportional to the number of channels offered. If you had only one television channel, that channel would probably offer you the secret of life. With two channels, the content would only be half as good—but you’d still have insightful, visionary fare. Four channels?

You’d get entertaining programs, with the occasional inspiring revelation.

Seven hundred and fifty channels? You get Kim Kardashian’s Mom, urinating in her own shrubbery because she can’t

find the keys to her Beverly Hills home.

The deal breaker, for me, was all those times I couldn’t remember. All the hours, projects and adventures lost because cable became my default activity. Not even watching programs most of the time, but crawling across the salmon-colored program grid, searching for something I might watch, or once watched, or could abide watching one more time.

“Are you seriously watching ‘Shawshank’ again?” My wife would ask. “… just the part where he gets out of solitary.”

“He escapes! How many times do you have to see this?”

I don’t blame her. I have made that poor woman sit down with Michael Corleone, Virgil “the Turk” Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey in that little Italian restaurant more times than I can count. (“He goes to the john! He gets the gun! Trust me: it never ends well!”) She has a point. Movies, albeit good ones, have taken up too much disk space on my life. I have probably stormed Omaha Beach with Tom Hanks more than I have mowed my own lawn. And I fear that, when my own end is near and my life flashes before my eyes, half of the

scenes will actually be moments from “A Few Good Men.” The fact that I let cable pipe the same movies in and out of me makes me feel like one of those humans duped into believing a phony reality while aliens harvest their bodies for electricity.

Which, of course, is a metaphor from “The Matrix.” Which I saw on cable.

So we’re back to the days of rabbit ears and snow. It’s like stepping out of a time machine, where a strange, arid world awaits. Channels are hyphenated (45-1, 45-2, 45-3 …) No one knows why.

There are stations where people talk about Jesus. There are stations where people talk angrily about Jesus. There are stations where people talk angrily in Korean (presumably about Jesus).

And there are stations where people sell earrings big enough to be seen from space. Occasionally, I will find a nature documentary or some kind of cultural enlightenment—and in the pauses I can hear my Dad laughing from heaven as I watch.

At least he doesn’t tell me to turn the channel.

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... from page 8 All communities have their opponents they’re kids caught in the cookie jar and proponents of conservatives and trying to tell mom they were falling liberals. People don’t see things from out and he was only trying to put them the middle of the road, but rather from back in? As an old Jerseyite, we’re their own viewpoints, i.e., different rolling on the floor laughing about is the wrong, and this is the typical Christie’s imagination. view expressed in communities across America, today. We can blame all the Would someone please explain slanderous commercials against the how one judge can override “other” side, and people are completely the will of the majority taken in by these, instead of doing of people voting to keep marriage their own research to determine which between one man and one woman. are the correct facts. In our circle we This has happened in several of our no longer participate in the political states. Why should we vote when our conversation pushed upon us by those vote is disregarded and overrode by one with very strong views. Politics should person. This is not how our forefathers be personal, if the subject cannot be set up our country. It is a disgrace. discussed with civility. What does it mean to be American in today’s very To all who are worried about divisive and narrow-minded political the people back East with no environment? power: They plan ahead of disaster—generators, cords of wood Democracy in Washington and even—get this—heated floors. might actually work if all the egomaniacs get over the You’re having problems with games of self-importance and oneyour bank. In case you haven’t upmanship trash. There are just too noticed yet, the banking many disgusting examples they’re system of transferring employees from showing the world. No wonder peace one branch to another is part of the won’t work in the Middle East. All the reason America needs to return to the al-Qaeda groups are only copying the union system. Even if it has its own ratAmericans—believe it or not. race problems, it beats the phony job of working toward advancement. It’s Great. The opening ceremony all about big money and money going of the Winter Olympics will be ‘round and ‘round for servitudes. Quit forever remembered as having working so hard for other people. fantastic engineering and superior camera presentations. As usual, it I have lived through many was spoiled by the ignorant, poor presidencies. Some presidents timing of commercial interruptions.

I may not have liked, but this Will sponsors never learn public good President Obama really scares me with manners for better business? his arrogance and abuse of power. He needs to be removed from office for the If Obamacare is so sake of our country. wonderful, why is the Obama administration spending over Arizonans already know who $684 million in taxpayer money to run killed our 19 firefighters. It was commercials encouraging people to some bureaucratic decision to sign up? turn the planes around to New Mexico.

Without knowing what’s going on in The Obama administration Arizona. They’ll find a scapegoat in has loosened the immigration one of the pilots. It’s the usual process. rules, which will allow people Disgusting. Same as usual. who aided terrorists to be admitted into our country. Have we not learned Personally we don’t care to anything from 9/11? Obama is putting connect with the busy body Americans’ lives at risk by this action. strangers around the world on Facebook or anything else. It’s still Laugh of the day: Aren’t nice to be able to pick up the telephone politicians hilarious when they and hear a friend’s voice or send them misbehave and get caught like a birthday card through the U.S.

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mail. When we’ve lost that, we’ve lost America.

Remember restaurants had signs that said, “No shoes, no shirt, no service, no choice.”

What happened to our freedom of choice? I don’t want to sit next to a sweaty, bare-chested, barefooted slop when I go into a restaurant. Who does, but another bare-chested, barefooted slob. What happened to freedom of choice in America. Get over yourselves and get back to being a clean, welldressed, shoed polite customer.

Facts are facts. Let’s get the facts straight. What ruined our economy, it happened under Bush before Obama took off. Obama is cleaning it up as fast as he can, despite Congress blocking him every step of the way. They are hoping they get blamed, while they get $175,000 a year for working 126 days a year. Their work day consists of saying “no.”

Hooray! Freedom of speech does not mean people are free to advertise their ignorance, aggravations or personal mean dispositions at others at public gatherings. Write a book if you want to tell people how dumb you are.

Amazing, parents and coaches are finally learning soccer can be played without using headshots. Oh boy, just use the brains inside those skull shells.

It appears some Russian military are playing chicken in a typical old KGB typically sneaky way. But it stinks because it’s hungry and it’ll bite off its own tail.

What do you think of that?

How dare Harry Reid on the senate floor call those people who have lost their doctors and hospitals because of Obamacare liars.

There are also the people who claimed that (Mitt) Romney had not paid taxes in 10 years, which was false. This man needs to be thrown out of senate. He is the biggest liar of all. Shame on him.

Oh sometimes you wonder about the people who call in. I have two calls I want to comment on. Pete Davies of Sun City, if you’re going to start quoting facts,

get the facts before you start guesstimating—that’s guessing it, in case you don’t understand the translation.

In Lovin’ Life After 50, you quote our consumption of foreign oil has increased not reduced. Where on Earth are you getting these figures? In a year, we’re not going to be not only self-sufficient, we can maybe export gas. I don’t know where you get these ideas, but you better start checking. The other caller’s response was about the Republicans, that they shut down the government.

I think you better do a little research.

The Republicans didn’t shut down the government. Republicans didn’t want to fund Obama. Obama said he would not even approve this if it was not in his budget. Who is blackmailing who? Obama takes just as much responsibility.

Big news: “I’ve come to tell the world I’m an openly gay person.” So what, who cares?

Shut your bedroom door and mind your own damn business.

Twice Lois Lerner of the IRS appeared before Congress and both times she took the Fifth Amendment. It shouts guilty, guilty, guilty. Why would someone take the Fifth if they had nothing to hide? This proves that the IRS targeted Tea Party and conservative groups. She needs to be subpoenaed and forced to testify.

If Mr. Romney made the Affordable Care Act work in Massachusetts and everybody has insurance, why do the rest of the GOP Republicans keep shooting themselves in the foot and him in the back?

Oh boy, sure wish I had the contract for white washing for Washington. They must be running out of it pretty soon—I hope.

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I had friends blown to pieces right in front of me, and friends who were killed in every possible gruesome way.

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April 1 Tuesday MS Disease Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesdays in April, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

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Senior Medicare Patrol: Fraud, Identity Theft and Medicare, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but reservations required, (855) 9017226, ext. 3420. During this workshop participants will learn how to protect themselves from scams that target Medicare beneficiaries like fraud and identity theft.

April 2 Wednesday GriefShare, 9:30 a.m., Crown of Life Lutheran Church, 13131 Spanish Garden Dr., Sun City West, $15, (623) 546-6228, office@colchurch.com, www.colchurch.com.

This nationally acclaimed nondenominational 13-week program has been held at Crown of Life for the past eight years and is highly acclaimed for the assistance it provides grievers.

Fibromyalgia Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Wednesdays in April, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

Healthy Cooking Demo, 10 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

Canasta, 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

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Tai Chi and Qigong, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesdays, SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. A form of moving energy derived from Chinese martial arts, it consists of a series of slow, fluid movements done softly and gently using breathing techniques for healthy biorhythms.

April 3 Thursday Chronic Pain Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Thursdays in April, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

Beginning Line Dance Lessons, 11:30 a.m.

Thursdays, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

Movie Day with “Delivery Man,” 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

Yoga for Every Body, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Thursdays, SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. A gentle yoga class specifically helpful for seniors with movement disorders.

Zumba Plus, 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Thursdays, SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. A Latin-inspired dance and fitness class for those 50-plus.

April 4 Friday The Engineers Club of the West Valley Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Briarwood Country Club, 20800 N. 135th Ave., Sun City West, $18, (623) 544-0942, (623) 2142642, jeromemmiller@msn.com. The luncheon will be followed by a lecture by Todd Sanders, president of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce.

Benevilla Goes to Hollywood, 5:30 p.m., Arizona Broadway Theatre, 7701 W. Paradise Ln., Peoria, $75 to $150, (623) 584-4999. Join the biggest stars from last year’s Benevilla on Broadway in a family friendly dinner show as Benevilla Goes to Hollywood. Proceeds benefit Benevilla, the West Valley’s premier nonprofit supporting independence, nourishing caregivers and building community.

Myron Sommerfeld and His Music of the Stars, 7 p.m., Mesa Regal, 4700 E. Main St., Mesa, $7, (480) 981-5118, www.nbea.com/mso.htm.

Friday Night Dance, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $7, (480) 832-9003. Dance to the sounds of Reign N Country.

Arthritis/Neuropathy Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Fridays in April, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

Euchre, 9 a.m. Fridays, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

April 5 Saturday The Desert Valley Orchid Society (DVOS), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., repeats 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 6, Baker Nursery, 3414 N. 40th St., Phoenix, free, (602) 955-4500. There will be orchid displays, a plant sale, workshops on “Growing Orchids in the Desert,” “Growing Orchids in Your Home,” “How and When to Repot Orchids” and other orchid culture topics.

Upper Peninsula Club of Michigan’s Spring Luncheon, 12 p.m., I&J Fountain Restaurant, 12221 W. Bell Rd., Surprise, charge for meals, reservations by April 3, (623) 977-2002.

April 6 Sunday Sun City Women’s Chorus Concert, 2 p.m., Sun Dial Auditorium, 14801 103rd Ave., Sun City, $5, (623) 933-7647. The 70-member Sun City Women’s Chorus welcomes spring with its “Music in Bloom” concert.

Featured guest is well-known trumpet player Dan Reed.

Patrons will hear songs like “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,” “St. Louis Blues” and “All Through the Night.”

Sonoran Sounds’ Spring Concert, 3 p.m., Sun City West Christian Church, 20803 N. 151st Ave., Sun City West, free-will donation, (623) 876-1327, The last concert for director Clarence “Clare” Doornbos, who is retiring after the performance.

April 7 Monday Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Discussion, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Mondays in April, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free but reservations required, (480) 389-5431, ernestogallegos01@gmail.com.

Caps for the Cure Knitting Crochet Group, 1 p.m., repeats April 21, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

April 8 Tuesday Language of Love Brunch, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Superstition Springs Golf Club, 6542 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, $13, (480) 357-7538. Special feature is a guest appearance by Nancy Nemitz, a professional organizer.

Terri Schmitt will also perform.

Heart Health Presentation and Doc Talk, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., SCAN Helath Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. During the event, participants can learn about the seven most important steps to a healthier heart. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss heart-related questions and concerns with a doctor.

April 9 Wednesday East Valley Michigan Club, 2 p.m., Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa, charge for meals, (480) 9867085, (480) 610-9864 or jilanctot@cox.net. The club meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday for lunch, and at 9 am. on the fourth Wednesday for breakfast.

Rabbit Therapy, 1 p.m., Glendale Adult Center, 5970 W. Brown St., Glendale, free, (623) 930-4321. Come see and hold Riki and Sweetheart, two beautiful bunnies.

Their handler, Diana Gunning, will explain how Love on a Leash works and answers visitors’ questions.

LifeSync Purposeful Living: Finding Joy and Meaning in Any Stage of Life, 11:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

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Vitamins and Supplements, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., SCAN Health Education Center at 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. Discussion provides the best recommendations for seniors to improve their health and help them to save money by avoiding unnecessary supplements.

April 10 Thursday “2014 Update on Devices and Therapies for Tinnitus Relief,” 12:45 p.m., Ed Robson Branch Library, Lecky Center, 9330 E. Riggs Rd, Sun Lakes, free, (602) 652-3000, halib72@gmail.com, reggiefaith@ gmail.com.

Movie Day with “Hercules: The Legend Begins,” 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

April 11 Friday Sun City Grand Music Club’s Desert Divas Spring Concert, 6:30 p.m., Sonoran Plaza, Sun City Grand, 19753 N. Remington, Surprise, $10, (623) 9752284, www.scgrandmusicclub.com. The 30-voice Sun City Grand Women’s vocal ensemble will be bringing to the stage a wide variety of music, including show tunes, pop standards and new originals.

The State of Oregon Club’s Picnic, 1 p.m., Beardsley Park, 12755 Beardsley Rd., Sun City West, $3, $5 nonmembers, (623) 975-7076, (541) 551-0705, oregonsocialclub@gmail.com. Open to everyone who has lived in Oregon, who has family in the state or who has an interest in the “Beaver State.”

Sun City Christian Women’s Club Brunch, 9 a.m., Sun City Country Club, 9433 N. 107th Ave., Sun City, $15, (623) 933-0217, (623) 444-4293.

Terri Schmitt, former retail buyer and current owner of My Specialtea, will present “The Language of Love.”

The featured presentation is “High Fashion on a Low Budget.”

Sun City West/Surprise Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Corte Bella Country Club, 22129 N. Mission Dr., Sun City West, $23, (623) 255-5352. Terri Schmitt, former retail buyer and current owner of My Specialtea, will present “Everything Old is New Again.” ...continues on page 14

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Seventy percent of us will be unable to make decisions for ourselves at some point in our lives, due to a health crisis. Have you communicated your endof-life wishes to your loved ones? Have you designated a trusted individual to make decisions for you, if you are not able to do so yourself?

If you haven’t, it’s not too late. There are two key documents that will help you “Speak up!” so that your healthcare team and loved ones will know what to do for you.

First, a “healthcare power of attorney” designates a person to be your voice for your healthcare decisions if you cannot speak for yourself. For example, if you were to become incapacitated, your healthcare agent would be the person who decides whether your needs would be best met in a nursing home facility, or whether you should continue to receive help at home.

Second, an “advance directive” or “living will” documents what kinds of medical treatment you desire at the end of life. For example, this document dictates whether a hospital should administer a feeding tube or ventilator when death is eminent or if you were to slip into a coma.

April 16th is National Healthcare Decision Day, and the time when national and community organizations work to educate the public about the importance of advance care planning. Catch one of our free events where we review key components of these two documents and distribute free copies to participants.

“Speak Up!” at one of our FREE Seminars on Healthcare Directives Date/Time: Wed, April 15 – 11:00-12:00 Location: Mesa Express Library (in Power Square Mall)

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Date/Time: Thurs, April 16 – 11:00-12:00 Location: Tempe Public Library | 3500 S. Rural Road | Tempe, AZ 85282 Date/Time: Thurs, April 16 – 6:30-7:30pm Location: Mesa Public Library | 64 E. First Street | Mesa, AZ 85201 Presented by: Mary Jo Salone & Mindy Butler-Christensen, Estate Planning Attorneys. Contact the Butler Law Office at 480-921-0626 to reserve your seat.

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April 13 Sunday Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix’s “Joyful Noise: A Celebration of Sacred Text and Music,” 3 p.m., American Lutheran Church, 17200 N. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City, $15 to $20, www.orpheus.org.

April 14 Monday West Valley Genealogical Society, 1:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 12225 N. 103rd Ave., Sun City, free, (623) 933-4945, www.azwvgs.org. Leonard Marcisz, who serves on the board of directors for the Arizona Historical Society, will be the guest speaker.

Sun Lakes Democratic Club, 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Mirror Room, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., bring nonperishable food items for Matthew’s Crossing Food Bank, (480) 895-1378, (480) 895-1162. Guest speaker is Terry Goddard, Secretary of State candidate.

Quilting Group, 1 p.m., repeats April 28, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

April 15 Tuesday Diabetes Self-Management Workshop, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., April 15, April 22 and April 29, SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. This six-week workshop uses interaction, goal setting, problem solving and action planning to help participants gain the necessary skills to manage diabetes.

Matter of Balance Workshop, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. each Tuesday for eight weeks, SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420.

Because accidental falls can turn into serious injuries for seniors, the Matter of Balance Workshop is a must for seniors who want to learn skills to avoid falls.

April 16 Wednesday National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association (NARFE) Chapter 1395, 11 a.m., Brother’s Family Restaurant, 8466 W. Peoria Ave., charge for meals, (623) 935-4681, deb.at.NARFE@gmail. com. The tentative speaker is Diane Skaff, geriatric care manager from senior support solutions, who will discuss assessment for caregiver needs.

Entertainment Extravaganza, 1 p.m., Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale, free with canned food item to support Vista del Camino’s Food Bank, (480) 312-1700, www. scottsdaleaz.gov/seniors. The Entertainment Extravaganza features more than 25 performers with singing, dancing, magic and comedy acts.

Tai Chi Video, 9:30 a.m., repeats April 30, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

Healthy Cooking Demonstration, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. A healthy cooking demonstration featuring foods that support “healthy habits” like physical activity.

April 17 Thursday Movie Day with “Saving Mr. Banks,” 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

April 18 Friday Birthday Celebration Ice Cream Social, 12 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

April 19 Saturday Picture Perfect Lost Dutchman State Park Wine Tasting, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Lost Dutchman State Park, 6109 N. Apache Trail, Apache Junction, $15 to $75, (480) 982-4485, www.pictureperfectpark2.eventbrite.com.

Lost Dutchman State Park will play host to food from the Mining Camp Restaurant and just the right bold red or crisp white wine from Action Wine and Spirits U.S.A. Steve “Dr. Sky” Kates serves as emcee.

April 20 Sunday Happy Easter from all of us at Lovin’ Life After 50.

Easter Champagne Brunch, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., McCormick Ranch Golf Course, 7505 E. McCormick Pkwy., Scottsdale, $21.95 to $44.95, (480) 948-0260, www. mccormickranchgolf.com. The brunch will feature a variety of menu offerings (eggs, assorted breakfast meats, breakfast potatoes, fresh-baked muffins, pastries and croissants, smoked salmon, fresh fruits, spring vegetable medley, salads), decadent desserts, sparkling wine and mimosas.

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April 26 Saturday

Guitar Club, 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Fountain Hills Branch Library, 12901 N. La Montana Dr., Fountain Hills, free, (602) 652-3000, www.mcldaz.org. Bring your guitar and shred.

Karaoke Night, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $2 at the door, (480) 832-9003.

Extended Spring Training: Cleveland Indians vs.

San Diego Padres, 10:30 a.m., Peoria Sports Complex, 16101 N. 83rd Ave., Peoria, free, (623) 878-4337, www. padres.com. During “Extended Spring Training,” players compete and play for spots on the Low-A and rookieaffiliate teams that start their seasons in early June.

Cruise-In for Vets: Car and Motorcycle Show, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Queen Creek Olive Mill, 25062 S. Meridian Rd., Queen Creek, free admission, $25 to $30 to enter, (480) 250-4445, marketingpro@cox.net. The fundraiser will feature classic, custom, street rod, muscle car and truck vehicles and motorcycles. There will be raffle prizes (tickets available), vendors, live music, food and drink, free wine tasting and more.

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April 22 Tuesday

East Valley Michigan Club, 9 a.m., Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa, charge for meals, (480) 9867085, (480) 610-9864 or jilanctot@cox.net. The club meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday for lunch, and at 9 am. on the fourth Wednesday for breakfast.

Stretch Class Video, 9:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

Affordable Meal Planning, 11:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

Feng Shui Workshop, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., SCAN Health Education Center, 1400 E. Southern Ave., Suite 735, Tempe, free but registration required, (855) 901-7226, ext. 3420. A Chinese philosophical system of harmonizing the human existence with the surrounding environment will be explained during the Feng Shui Workshop.

Orpheus Male Chorus of Phoenix’s “Joyful Noise: A Celebration of Sacred Text and Music,” 3 p.m., Velda Rose United Methodist Church, 5540 E. Main St., Mesa, $15 to $20, www.orpheus.org.

The West Valley Genealogical Society and Library’s Photograph Scanning Service, 12222 N. 111th Ave., Youngtown, 20 cents per scan, (623) 9334945, (623) 266-1330, www.azwvgs.org/photostocd. asp. Utilizing a Kodak High Speed Scanner, patrons can have more than 300 photos scanned onto a DVD in just one hour by appointment.

April 28 Monday Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies, 6:40 p.m., Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, $10 to $185, www.arizonadiamondbacks.mlb.com. Led by Paul Goldschmidt, the D-backs take on the visiting Rockies in this MLB matchup.

April 29 Tuesday

April 24 Thursday Movie Day with “Grudge Match,” 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

ASU Student Film Festival, 7 p.m., Harkins Valley Art Theatre, 509 S. Mill Ave., Tempe, $8, (480) 446-7272, www.herbergerinstitute.asu.edu.

April 30 Wednesday

April 25 Friday Rhythm Tappers’ “Ya Gotta Have a Gimmick,” 7 p.m., repeats 7 p.m. April 26, and 2 p.m. April 27, Stardust Theatre, 12702 Stardust Blvd., Sun City West, $7, (623) 584-6056. Sixty Rhythm Tappers will wow the audience with their “nimble feet,” and nine singers will have the audience singing along.

Around the World in 60 Minutes—Morocco, 11:30 a.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707.

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“I looked up and said, ‘God, if you could get me off this tractor and let me do something else, I’d sure appreciate it,” Sommerfeld recalls.

Since that time, Sommerfeld has been on a musical journey that has explored rock ‘n’ roll and big band music with his various acts.

These days, the 75-year-old musician is heading up Myron Sommerfeld and His Music of the Stars, which performs at 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, at Mesa Regal, 4700 E. Main St., Mesa.

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Myron Sommerfeld and His Music of the Stars includes Bill Hunkler, Ron Goodwin, Jenneice Sommerfeld, Myron Sommerfeld, Randy Wright, Chuck Bellman and Tony Colomobo. continued on with that format. We’ve Mood;’ if we don’t play it, someone Learning Experience Growing up in a musical family was had a lot of different instrumentation.” will request it. We do Latin.”

The younger Sommerfeld played Sommerfeld, a retired school teacher, educational for Sommerfeld. After alongside a saxophone and trombone will soon return to his North Dakota supper on the farm, the family would player.

When the Tijuana Brass was home, but resume his performance gather in their living room and perform music. Their multitalented father popular, he recruited two trumpet schedule here in the fall. Dates include Saturday, Nov. 15, and Saturday, Dec. would often play the violin or clarinet, and one trombone player.

“Now we’ve got a combination 6, at Las Palmas Grand in Mesa; and while their mother would tickle the of woodwinds and Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Leisure World in ivories. Sommerfeld’s brass,” he says of the Mesa. brother and sister were seven-member act.

The average age of his audience musically inclined Sommerfeld’s band is between 50 and 80, with one spry as well. Sommerfeld is still a family affair.

90-year-old who loves Sommerfeld’s played the guitar and His wife, Jenneice, music. later the drums. plays the keyboards, “We played his 90th birthday party,” “To really go while daughter, he says. “The contract stipulated that back, my dad started Bonnie, occasionally if he wasn’t here on his birthday, the his band in 1929,” sings, although, she dance goes on in his memory. He was Sommerfeld says. “I skipped this winter there. Now he’s planning to have a started a rock ‘n’ roll Myron Sommerfeld is a visitor season to stay birthday party on his 95th birthday.” band in 1956. I had longtime musician who in North Dakota. The Through his career, Sommerfeld has that for about a year. switched genres from rock music remains the played everywhere from barn dances to I just more or less fell same. “fancy” ballrooms to churches. more in love with the ‘n’ roll to big band.

“We do a variety of “I’ve been really blessed,” standards, with quality music, where rock ‘n’ roll was simple. It was fun to big-band standards—Gershwin, Cole Sommerfeld says. “It’s almost been play and fun to dance to. I still play Porter, Irving Berlin,” Sommerfeld amazing that I’ve been able to do what says. “We do patriotic songs. We do I’ve done. A lot of stuff that’s happened rock ‘n’ roll. I have nothing against it.

“When my dad quit his band, I ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll set. We do ‘In the to us has been a godsend.”

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WHEN: Fri., April 4, and Sat., April 5, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Showroom at Casino Arizona, 524 N. 92nd St., Scottsdale COST: $12 INFO: (480) 850-7734 or www.casinoarizona.com With all the flamboyance and musical genius of the original, Space Oddity: David Brighton’s Tribute to David Bowie’s recreates the David Bowie experience down to every last detail.

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WHEN: Fri., April 11, and Sat., April 12, at 7:30 p.m.

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WHERE: Talking Stick Resort Showroom, 9800 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: Free INFO: (480) 850-7777 or www.talkingstickresort.com Queen Nation: A Tribute to the Music of Queen starts at 6 p.m.; Bonfire: Tribute to AC/DC starts at 7:30 p.m. and DS: America’s Favorite Tribute of Journey starts at 9 p.m. on Saturday. The following day, Strange Days: A Tribute to the Doors starts at 6 p.m.; Fan Halen: A Tribute to Van Halen starts at 7:30 p.m. and Led ZepAgain: Tribute to the Music of Led Zeppelin starts at 9 p.m.

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WHEN: Fri., April 18 at 8 p.m.

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Rickles Rolls On

: : by Nick Thomas

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espite a leg infection that sidelined him earlier in the year, Don Rickles is as feisty as ever. In March, the 87-year-old comedian began a spring tour of theaters and casinos across the country with stops in California, Nevada, Michigan, Connecticut and Wisconsin.

But be warned! If you’re in the audience and sporting a bad hairpiece, have an unusually curved nose, or are a little on the chubby side, Rickles could be waiting for you.

That’s because just about everyone “annoys” Don in his act, which hasn’t changed much in half a century.

Sensitive audience members wishing to dodge the comedian’s verbal jabs should probably cower in the back row.

Rickles said his performances are more than just some grumpy old-timer wandering around the stage. Nor do they involve telling stories with punch lines.

“I don’t do jokes,” said Rickles by phone from his home in Los Angeles. “My shows are a theatrical performance. They’re not really meanspirited, just a form of exaggerating everything about people and life itself.”

Rickles traced his big break to an evening in 1957, during a Hollywood nightclub performance, when he advised audience member Frank Sinatra to go “hit somebody.”

Fortunately, the often moody Sinatra laughed, and the famed crooner swooned for Rickles’ style of humor.

Years later, numerous appearances on the Dean Martin and Johnny Carson shows assured Rickles of comic legend status. He also appeared in several films, such as “Kelly’s Heroes,” and was the lead cast member in the TV series “C.P.O. Sharkey” in the 1970s.

“Sharkey was crazy and sharptongued, like my stage character,’ recalled Rickles. “But I was worried the writers couldn’t write for me.”

While the show was not a disaster, it did suffer from weak writing and lasted only two seasons, being carried largely

by Rickles’ comedic talents. “I’d like

to see the show released on DVD. It’s been talked about for years, but has never gotten off the ground. Hopefully it will.” (Many episodes can be viewed online on YouTube).

One TV outlet which was perfect for Rickles’ style of comedy was the “Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts,” which ran for a decade on NBC beginning in the mid-1970s.

“Some guys had writers, but I did everything off the top of my head.

Nobody had any idea what I was going to say,” he said. “What a joy it was to be on stage with the greatest comedians and entertainers of all time.”

Stage, however, is where Rickles has always excelled. An equal opportunity offender, he not only delivers his sledgehammer comedy to the average guy in the audience, but to any friend, politician, or celebrity within striking

distance. Few take offense.

Rickles loved to target Ronald Reagan and, during the second Inaugural Ball in 1985, he addressed the president: “Good evening Mr. President. It’s a big treat for me to fly all the way from California to be here for this kind of money...Now you’re big, and you’re getting on my nerves...Ronnie, am I going too fast for you?”

Probably not the most polite way to address a sitting president but, said Rickles, “Reagan had a great sense of humor and loved the attention.”

In the coming year, Rickles is planning more than two dozen shows, but says touring has changed.

“In the early days, you would work at one place such as Vegas or Atlantic City for weeks at a time doing two shows a night,” he recalled. “Now, with all the Indian casinos across the country, you’re always traveling and doing just one or two shows at each place. These new casinos give performers a lot of comfort, they make the job interesting and some even provide private planes, but traveling can still be tough.”

Given his age, recent illness and the stress of traveling, audiences should be especially appreciative of the chance to

Don Rickles performed at the AFI Life Achievement Award honoring actress Shirley MacLaine in Los Angeles 2012. Reuters photo. see Rickles unleash his encyclopedia of wisecracks live on stage this year.

“When you’re an entertainer, you’re like a salesman who has something to sell—yourself,” he said. “You can’t please everybody, but most people who come to see me know what to expect.

I’m proud of being the originator of this style of comedy.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 400 magazines and newspapers. He can be reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.com

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Mariachi Rodriguez

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WHERE: Vee Quiva Event Center, Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino, 15091 S. Komatke Lane, Laveen COST: Varies INFO: (800) 946-4452 or www.wingilariver.com Mariachi Rodriguez has been performing in the Valley for over 25 years and are a third generation family that plays mariachi together.

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Bowl for example. According to an official from the Guinness Book of World Records who was at the event, the organization recorded the noise level at 137.6 decibels. That is roughly 52 decibels over the maximum level of noise exposure. But keep in mind, this kind of noise exposure danger isn’t just found at football games. Fans attending any sporting event are at risk.

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The $17 trillion national debt is one example of this abuse. Our children and grandchildren will pay for Washington’s spending spree. There will be taxes imposed for spending they never approved and from which they never directly benefited. The cry of that generation will echo that of the founding generation: “Taxation without representation!” Fortunately, when the national government becomes drunk with power, the states possess the authority to reorganize the government in a manner that preserves liberty.

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Svalbard, which means “cold edge” in Norwegian, is located in the Arctic Ocean between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole.

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s recently as 1990 there was virtually no tourism lower berths. Creature comforts include café, to the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway. lounge and dining room. Heading northwest Located in the Arctic Ocean between the Norwegian on the coast of Spitsbergen, I experienced mainland and the North Pole, Svalbard (“cold edge”) breathtaking fjords, calving glaciers, unique was believed to be discovered by the Vikings in the animal and plant life, and a midnight sun that 12th century. It became a base for many Arctic refused to set. More than 60 percent of the expeditions, then home to whalers and coal miners. archipelago consists of national parks, nature Thanks to companies like Hurtigruten, it is now on reserves, and bird or plant sanctuaries. A large number of aquatic mammals inhabit the the map for the world to see.

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Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen—the largest island It is also a breeding ground for numerous in the archipelago. With a population of 1,700, seabirds. I found a remarkable variety of Longyearbyen has the distinction of being the most small flowering plants, which use the 24-hour A cruise on the Spitsbergen allows tourists to experience northern city in the world. Once a mining community, daylight to produce colorful blossoms.

Landings on calving glaciers, multiple encounters with aquatic mammals it is now a center for science and tourism. tenders were along with stops to experience rich Norwegian culture.

Only four land mammals can survive on flat island and protected reserve, located north of the conducted by the this barren tundra: the Svalbard reindeer, highly skilled Spitsbergen 80th parallel. Known for its walrus colony, we spotted the Svalbard mouse, the Arctic fox and travel guides—a passionate 50 of the creatures, many larger than two tons. En the polar bear—which has become the group and walking route, we saw two polar bears on an iceberg, who symbol of Svalbard. Encounters with encyclopedias on all seemed as curious to see us as we were to see them. this species are rare, but their presence is things Svalbard. They also Calving glaciers was one of the many marvels of a felt everywhere. They are known to hunt carried rifles and acted as stop at the Monaco Glacier. We did a tender cruise humans on occasion, so people cannot our protectors. Highlights in front of the glacier and witnessed beluga whales leave settlements without a weapon or Encounters with polar bears are included a landing at swimming before us. Next was a tour of the former armed guide.

Accommodations were at the rare but their presence is felt Barentsburg (pop. 500), a mining community of Ny-Alesund (pop 30), now an throughout the archipelago.

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Spitsbergen Hotel, where, like all the On the voyage back to Longyearbyen, we assembled area’s hotels and restaurants, you must follow the relic from the Soviet era. The group was treated to on the deck for the presentation of certificates for tradition of removing your shoes before entering. a Russian and Ukrainian folkloric show, and stopped crossing the 80th parallel. There were also certificates Longyearbyen also offers shopping, galleries and the for a taste of vodka at the settlement’s one hotel Magadalenefjorden is where Dutch whalers came to for those crazy enough to go ice swimming in the Svalbard Museum, an essential stop in preparation bury their dead in the 17th century. Stone gatherings fjords. Yes, I was one of them. If you are a lover of for the voyage.

The next day we boarded the 115-passenger MS and wooden coffins still remain, as well as blubber nature and history, this is an adventure of a lifetime Nordstjernen. The oldest ship in the coastal fleet, it ovens. Ivory Gulls made nosedives on the group’s with a landscape that is dramatically changing—so maintains the authenticity of a real Arctic expedition colorful hats when we got too close to their feeding my advice is to book your trip now.

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hey came by the thousands. It was not the first time, nor would it be the last. These were young Americans, many of whom who had never lived more than 40 miles from their place of birth. This all changed with the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Most of the U.S. military bases were located in California and the recruits were shipped to an unfamiliar landscape of wide-open spaces, eternal sunshine, crystal-clear ocean waters and groves of citrus trees where you could pick the oranges right from the branch. When WWII ended, many of those who were fortunate enough to return home remembered this paradise found. Winters didn’t mean having to dig your car out of the snow each morning or wearing your heaviest boots and gloves to the factory, nor did it mean sweltering in the summer Arizona heat. Many of these families packed their bags and headed to this promised land of the West—where the beaches were expansive, and the Pacific horizon seemed to say that anything was possible.

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once inexpensive and seemingly limitless terrain. Southern California, like Arizona, has now become something else, and, like all things in our land, will continue to grow and evolve.

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Although it, too, has changed, this area still remains the closest to reflecting the classic California of that bygone era. It begins on the Pacific Coast Highway, just north of the city of Santa Barbara.

It is known as the Central Coast, and my destination of choice for the week would be Pismo Beach.

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Arriving at the Santa Fe Depot, I discovered that I didn’t need a car or even want one. So I ditched my car and headed to the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System Bus and Trolley, which allows you to be car-free in the city. The ...continues on page 32

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and 25 restored aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier was a heartfelt tribute to the men and women who have served our country.

The tour colored my thoughts as I strolled back to my car in preparation to for next stop of my journey. I had done San Diego, but knew there was Laguna Beach features 20 coves and pristine beaches, still more to see. I stretching 9.1 square miles. spread the word to his artist colleagues. will be back.

Now, Laguna boasts more than 100 galleries, the Laguna Art Museum, For further information, visit Sawdust Festival, Art Walk and the www.SanDiego.org Pageant of the Masters, a once-in-alifetime recreation of paintings, staged On to Laguna Beach— using real people. The city fathers The Riviera of California Laguna’s history dates back to the have established several measures that arrival of Native Americans—believed ensure slow growth and preservation to originate from the Shoshone family. of Laguna’s terrestrial and marine Attracted by the plentiful supply of environments.

We were already impressed as we fish and shell fish, they also hunted deer in the surrounding canyons. They cruised down Laguna’s “road to referred to the area as Lagona (lakes), heaven” that cuts through the canyon to the Laguna Village. due to the fresh water The first thing we lakes in the canyon. In noticed was the Laguna 1933 a 17,000-yearCoast Wilderness old skull was found Park, a seemingly in Laguna, indicating endless array of their early presence in connecting hiking the area. In the 1800s, trails which had to the Spanish titled the offer awesome coastal area “Canada de las views. Somewhere in Lagunas” (canyon of the canyon were the the lakes).

The first settlers A painting class at the home of remnants of the old Timothy Leary Mystic arrived in 1870, the Sawdust Art Festival.

Arts compound. I followed by tourists who came for the cool ocean breezes as a reprieve from made a note that we should check it California’s brutal inland weather. out, but then decided that that part of Accommodations were in tents, but my life should stay in the ‘60s.

Soon we arrived at the tree-lined this all changed with the building of the Hotel Laguna in 1889. Now streets of the Downtown Village, with aforementioned christened Laguna, the area was on complete its way to becoming a popular tourist galleries, quaint boutiques, restaurants, resort. Hollywood was not immune to palatial resorts, intimate bed and Laguna’s charm, with the likes of Bette breakfasts and seaside cottages.

Our accommodations were at Sunset Davis, Mary Pickford, Judy Garland, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin Cove Villas, a collection of eight and Mickey Rooney maintaining homes themed luxury villas, nestled on a bluff in town. Laguna was transformed overlooking the ocean in the heart into an arts community when painter of the village. We scored big time by Norman St. Clair first set his eyes on booking the two-bedroom, two-bath, this stunning landscape. He was so fully equipped Seychelles Villa—a taken by the beauty of the area that he mere few steps to the beach.

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high-speed Internet access. Sitting at the ninth floor Phi Bar Terrace, I gazed in wonder at PETCO Park’s field, even though there wasn’t even a game in process.

Old Town is the first permanent European settlement in California. In 1769, Father Junipero Serra Balboa Park is home to 14 museums and performing established a chain of 21 missions; each arts venues. purchase of a three-day Day Tripper situated a day’s horse ride away. Today pass would transport me to all the the San Diego Mission overlooks a attractions collection of historic adobe buildings, A short trolley ride took me to the shops and restaurants. The Old Town new Hotel Indigo, in the heart of the Trolley tour is the best way to get an vibrant East Village. Once a derelict overview of what is considered the warehouse district, the East Village birthplace of California. redefined itself with the completion of Balboa Park is the nation’s largest PETCO Park baseball stadium. Now urban cultural park. Home to 14 downtown’s hippest neighborhood, museums, performing arts venues the area features luxury hotels, and spectacular gardens, it is a mustcondominiums, residential/work lofts, see attraction. Admittance is free to restaurants and galleries. Who would the grounds, but there is a charge for have thought a number of the that unassuming attractions. The StaySan Diego would for-the-Day pass offers become a national admission to your role model for choice of any four of urban renewal? the 14 participating The historic attractions.

Gaslamp Quarter, The 100-acre which spills into San Diego Zoo is a (or is part of) sanctuary for more the East Village than 1,000 animals; (everyone seems a place to learn of to have a different conservation efforts opinion), is lined to protect wildlife with Victorian-era from extinction. The buildings, housing The 100-acre San Diego Zoo is a setting is stunning, restaurants, pubs, sanctuary for over a thousand with exotic plant life galleries, theaters animals. utilized throughout and shops. For history buffs, the the park. Start your tour with a tram Victorian-style Horton Grand Hotel ride, which offers a comprehensive was once the seven-year home of Wyatt overview of the zoo.

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We could have stayed there forever, luxuriating on the private deck, but then remembered there was an important appointment on our schedule—a painting class at the home of the Sawdust Art Festival.

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by John Eagle, a former stockbroker who became a full-time painter in his mid-50s. He’s listed in “Who’s Who in American Art.” After a few brush strokes, it became clear that I was not destined to be another Monet, but John was patient with me and I found the experience both insightful and, above all, relaxing.

After a day of beachcombing and gallery hopping—two of which featured John’s inspiring Impressioniststyle paintings—I decided that painting was destined to be part of my future and planned on purchasing my own art equipment. I also concluded that an annual trek to Laguna Beach would be part of my life.

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The city of Pismo Beach was incorporated in 1951 and from the beginning was a natural as a tourist destination with its long white beaches, great weather and spectacular views.

This is not the town, though, where time has stood still. However, it has done its best to embrace the best of the past and has engineered tourist friendly packages that showcase all the wonders the area has to offer. As I explored Pismo, I could see it was a place where everyone seems to fit—surfers and seniors walking their dogs share the same beach. Fishermen try to catch the big one from the iconic Pismo pier. You can drive and camp on the beach just down the coast at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area.

Pismo boasts more than 30 restaurants and over 50 motels, hotels and RV parks. You can enjoy bicycling, golfing, hiking, nature walks, water sports, Hummer adventure tours and horseback riding—also right on the beach! Pismo Beach is the winter home of the Monarch butterfly that ...continues on page 36

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Pitfall No. 2: An unnecessary AB trust. In addition to probate avoidance, trusts have also been used for tax planning. In the past, estates as small as $300,000 were subject to estate tax—with rates as high as 55 percent. To avoid some of the tax liability, attorneys did a great thing: They established more complicated trusts that allowed a married couple to pass $600,000 estate tax free to their heirs. This saved estate tax, but it came at a cost. When the first spouse passes away, the “B” trust becomes a separate taxable entity. This means that a form 1041 needs to be filed for the trust—and most CPA firms charge between $500 and $1,000 to prepare that return. For a trust that is subject to estate tax, this additional tax prep fee is worth it. However, now a couple can give $10,680,000 to their heirs without paying estate tax.

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Sometimes there are valid nontax reasons for an AB trust (such as a couple with children from previous marriages), but if your estate is less than $10,680,000 it may be time to review this issue with your attorney.

Pitfall No. 3: Attaching strings to the final payout of the trust. Many retirees are concerned about leaving a large bequest to their heirs all at one time, so they set up payments to be made over a certain number of years or to be paid at a certain age. There are a couple of things to be aware of with this arrangement. The first is similar to Pitfall No. 2: There are tax prep fees to file the form 1041 each year. However, the accounting fees can pale in comparison to the trustee fees that a bank or institution typically charges to manage the trust when you pass. Oftentimes the fees to manage the assets and administer the trust will be 2 percent to 4 percent of the

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I just wanted to show that and let people know that you don’t have to be stuck in front of your TV.” She will travel to Atlantic City in October to represent Arizona as she competes for the Ms. Senior America title. Dana is looking forward to representing Ms. Senior Arizona as well as its sponsoring nonprofit, Cameo Foundation, throughout the year.

Because the competition will be stiff, Dana is considering mixing up her routine in New Jersey. Dana has danced most of her life, studying the art form at Brigham Young University in Utah. She began teaching dance at Dysart High School in 1979.

Dana’s court is first runnerup Nancy Rossman from Scottsdale; second runner-up Lizbeth Congiusti, also of Scottsdale; third runner-up Sylvia Paterno, a Phoenix resident; and fourth runner-up Wilma Best of Sun City West.

The 2014 contestants presented and array of talent that included singing, dancing, comedy, monologues and, for the first time, an ethnic flag dance.

Other winners included: Beverly Eernisse as “Ms. Photogenic;” Congiusti, “Ms. Moxie;” and Josephine Cox from Tucson took top honors as “Ms. Congeniality.” Rossman had the “Best Philosophy of

Life” and was “Most Elegant.” The Ruth Bartel Motivational Award went to Linda Allbright from Sun City.

“They are wonderful women,” Dana says about her fellow contestants. “That was one of the joys of the competition.

We had practices every Saturday for about six weeks before so we would be really comfortable by the time the pageant came.

“We got to know each other really well. There were a lot of women with outstanding qualities and interesting pasts.”

During her run at Ms. Senior Arizona, Dana received the full support of her family including son, Joe Dana, a journalist at Channel 12. He is one of her four children, who have given her 10 grandchildren.

It’s her grandchildren and her children who keep her motivated to stay healthy.

“I like to stay physically active,” she says. “I still do my own yard work. I clean my house. I go to the gym and do things like dancing. I just feel like that keeps me motivated and I’m doing that to stay healthy so I will be motivated.

“I have children and grandchildren that I want to be around for many years and then there’s a lot of joy in being involved rather than not being involved.”

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Most people agree that creating an estate plan is important. However, many people neglect to do it. Recent surveys have shown that less than half of people over the age of 65 have all of the recommended estate plan documents. There are a variety of excuses as to why they put it off, many of which are valid. For example, some fear it will be too expensive, or maybe they just can’t find the time. For others, health concerns make it difficult to even leave the house.

Attorneys Mark Jacobson and Brooks Crandell have made it their mission to make these essential documents available to everyone. To accomplish their mission they have put a new spin on estate planning and other legal services—making it mobile and affordable.

The two attorneys recently opened Jacobson Crandell, PLC, located at Power and Thomas roads, in Northeast Mesa. However, according to Jacobson, the office location is not important.

“Law firms have traditionally been confined to a physical brick and mortar location where clients arrange their schedules to accommodate the attorney,” Jacobson said. “Although we still have our physical office, we make ourselves available to meet at our clients’ home or business at no extra cost.”

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t our age, it’s certainly a difficult feat for youngsters to play us for fools. What haven’t we seen in out five plus decades on this great green earth?

When spring has officially sprung, a new crop of April Foolsters think they can trick us with a simple riddle, white lie or slight-of-hand trick, but we know all of the old April Fools tricks in the book. Heck, we invented them!

April Fool’s Day might be in April 1, but that doesn’t stop people from “celebrating” all month long with heart attack-inducing practical jokes that are only funny once your blood pressure has returned to normal.

To celebrate, we’ve gathered the best in practical jokes (OK, some a bit more harsh than a simple “joke”) to ring in spring. These gags, farces and all-out lies were some of the best ever done.

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Both Crandell and Jacobson are Arizona natives and have families of their own. Jacobson has five children ranging in age from 8 months to 8 years, and Crandell has twin boys now in kindergarten. For them, helping people protect their families is a personal matter.

Jacobson Crandell, PLC focuses on personal service from local residents who understand the specific needs and challenges of the community. Unlike many firms, Crandell and Jacobson take the time to get to know their clients and personally oversee the creation of every estate plan, with the goal of creating quality legal solutions and long-term relationships with each client. Give Jacobson or Crandell a call and let them know how they can help you.

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What recent U.S. president broke a tradition when he declined to play a practical joke on the president that followed him?

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In 1980, the BBC reported that Britain’s famous Big Ben would be getting a makeover into what to keep up with the times?

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In 1998, Burger King took out a fullpage ad in USA Today advertising what farcical food product?

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In 1962, Swedish technical expert told viewers they could effectively “bend” the light on their black-and-white television sets by putting what over the screen?

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In 2007, a viral marketing effort by Cartoon Network went horribly wrong when devices mistaken for bombs were placed throughout metro Boston area.

What show were the devices marketing?

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The first day of spring, which falls on March 20 this year, is called the spring equinox.

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Benjamin Franklin originated the idea for Daylight Savings Time.

The Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team makes its home at Salt River Fields during spring training.

Legend has it that on the first day of spring, you can balance an egg on a table.

The average high temperature in Phoenix during March in 77 degrees.

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“Decks and porches are now considered true extensions of a home’s living space,” says Adam Zambanini, vice president of marketing for Trex Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of high-performance wood-alternative decking and railing.

“People are showing increased interest in maximizing the function, comfort

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As planning and preparation for the 2014 outdoor living season begins, the experts at Trex offer a glimpse into the national trends that will be emerging outside homes across America in 2014.

Size Matters The biggest trend in decks right now is the increase in square footage.

Gone are the days of the 20-by-10-foot rectangle with just enough room for a grill and some patio furniture. Today’s decks are expanding both horizontally and vertically. Demand for decks with multiple tiers is increasing, as are requests to finish the space below an elevated deck.

Thinking Outside the Box When it comes to deck designs,

today’s homeowners also are thinking way outside the box and customizing nearly every aspect of their outdoor living spaces. Remodelers and architects report increased interest in pergolas and walls to define different functional areas and create privacy, as well as integrated features like built-in benches, planter boxes and storage. Similarly, consumer interest in accessories such as deck lighting, ornamental post caps and decorative balusters also is on the rise.

“We are seeing a lot more mixing of materials,” reports Zambanini.

“Contractors and consumers alike are creating highly customized deck designs combining two or more decking shades and also mixing materials such as composite railings in white with contrasting black aluminum balusters.”

High-Performance, Low Maintenance In addition to design aesthetics, homeowners across the country are increasingly concerned with performance. Specifically, they want materials that allow them to spend more time enjoying their outdoor living space rather than maintaining it.

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continued innovation and popularity of composite decking and railing. Unlike wood or even traditional composites, high-performance wood alternatives like Trex Transcend resist fading, staining, scratching and mold - and won’t rot, warp, crack or splinter. Upkeep is hasslefree and requires no sanding, staining or painting. Food and drink spills wash off easily with just soap and water.

Sustainability Composite decking also responds to another growing trend among U.S. homeowners - interest in sustainable, eco-friendly building materials.

‘High-performance decking provides the look and feel of real wood, but without the environmental impact, making it an ideal choice for today’s eco-conscious consumers,” notes Zambanini.

The entire high-performance Trex decking portfolio is manufactured from more than 95 percent recycled content, including reclaimed wood and sawdust, as well as plastic from many common household items. The company salvages and keeps more than 400 million pounds of plastic and wood scrap out of landfills each year.

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e’ve seen so many of them on store shelves for years. Packages and kits that make a meal or dessert, and all you do is add water or just a few ingredients.

I’ve passed them up thousands of times, but this shopping trip was different.

From chili kits to Kung Pao chicken sauces to signature marinades from famous chefs, I bought, cooked and ate my way through dozens of boxes and packets of “convenience foods” all designed to make our lives easier.

I whipped and spread and stirred my way through dessert after dessert, asking the same question, “They may be convenient, but were they delicious?”

Actually, many of them were. In fact, some tasted as scrumptious as homemade and that was a huge surprise to me. In my opinion, what topped the list for the best-tasting?

It was in the dessert category and I found it at Fresh and Easy Neighborhood Market. The Fresh and Easy Chocolate Frosting Mix is as tasty as any homemade version and all you do is add a little butter (I used unsalted) and water. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to perfect chocolate frosting—adding espresso, imported cocoa powder and a pinch of exotic salt from Sicily. Truthfully, the next time I have to ice a chocolate cake, I’ll be heading to Fresh and Easy, where the package promises that it’s ready in minutes.

Here’s a list of some of my favorites for convenience and flavor:

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1. Carroll Shelby’s Chili Kit (Safeway) Just add: Ground beef, tomato sauce and water (onion, optional) Done in 30 minutes 2. Bear Creek Tortilla Soup Mix (Smart and Final) Just add: Water Done in 15 minutes 3. Zatarain’s Crawfish, Shrimp and Crab Boil (Safeway)

Just add: Water, seafood, lemon and salt Done in 15-20 minutes 4. Zatarain’s New Orleans-Style Red Beans and Rice (Safeway) Just add: Water and butter Done in 18 minutes 5. Lee Kum Kee Kung Pao Chicken (Sprouts) Just add: Cooked chicken and vegetables. (Peanuts optional) Done in 6 minutes 6. Frontera Chipotle Honey Marinade (Sprouts) Just add: Shrimp Done in 3-4 minutes (after 30 minute marinade) 7. Frontera Texas Original Taco Skillet Sauce (Sprouts) Just add: Ground beef and onion Done in 10 minutes 8. Louisiana Cajun Gumbo Mix (Smart and Final) Just add: Water and chicken, sausage or chicken Done in 15 minutes

Kit Cooking—Desserts:

1. Chiquita Banana Bread Mix (Sprouts) Just add: Two bananas, egg and water Done in 40 minutes 2. Almond Joy Instant Chocolate Pudding (Walmart) Just add: Milk Done in: One to three hours or when set 3. Dr. Oetker Crème Caramel with Caramel Sauce (Cost Plus World Market) Just add: Milk Done in: 30 minutes 4. Fresh and Easy Chocolate Frosting Mix (Fresh and Easy) Just add: Butter and water Done in: Minutes

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ASO Lost and Found Still Has Items

Every year there are items left at the games. This year we have the following items which can be claimed at the ASO office: One pair of dark brown sunglasses; one pair of black “hooded” sun glasses; and one black hoodie. We also still have a pair of black cycling pants left last year.

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