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opinion Sound Off To the man in Sun City Grand driving his older black Camaro around without mufflers: Do the neighbors really have to report you to police to get you to stop annoying everybody? On that note, why don’t motorcycles have to obey noise laws?

Come on everybody. Let’s just get along.

Thanks for printing the Lovin’ Life After 50 comments from grandma. The economy is recovering just not fast enough for the instant gratification generations, despite the distracting Congress naysayers to progress giving credits to someone else.

Drew Alexander does not realize that GOP stands for “Growing Obsolete Party,” in light of an emerging demographic that bodes poorly for the GOP. Here is a political party that has veered so far into crazy right-wing territory it has single handedly marginalized: women, minorities of every variety, young

people and many others, including traditional Republicans. Extremist Republicans are the architects of their own demise, a mixed-blood president and/or progressive members of Congress only need sit back and watch the demise.—Jim Wilson, Tucson What do you want to bet the next business of Congress is to restore conscription to keep the economy moving in manufacturing? Yeah and the next big move of immigrants and citizens all going home to grandpa’s place wherever that originally was. Where do these stupid representatives in Congress come from, anyway?

When are the people, the people of this country going to remind (Mitch) McConnell and (John) Boehner they were not elected president of the country? God help us to rid of them, maybe we can get something done.

Kudos to the person who wrote about Paula Deen. I think your observation is 100 percent on, and I wish more people would endorse it. Thank you for expressing your views.

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The Curmudgeon The Seeds of Tyranny : : by Drew Alexander

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e the people are being wronged. This exceptional young representative republic of ours is being diverted away from its founding constitutional principles toward a centralized government monolith whose primary purpose is a perpetuation of power and selfinterest while shielding its questionable activities from public view.

“Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity,” said Lord Acton, the famed 19th century historian and writer.

President Barack Obama has circled the wagons of his administration, refusing to be forthright with the American citizenry in what is now

scandal upon scandal. No matter how the president and his minions attempt to deflect our attention away from some very disturbing conduct, no matter how they callously label these grave occurrences as “phony scandals” and that they “happened a long time ago” and “what difference does it make now,” we the people must still demand to know the who, what, when and where of each instance of seriously problematic if not criminal behavior.

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The first opinion in the August 2013 edition states “There’s no end to the superficial criticism of Obama, criticism that’s based upon hate and not fact.” The writer then lists 10 “facts” aimed at what the Romney administration would have done, that are based solely on supposition and void of fact, since none of them took place. Obama has a paper trail—he has a record—it is recorded. It is fact. And yes I hate what he is doing to the country I love.

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responsible for each action, but he sets the tone for the administration. Do you notice how most of the things that are being done under his administration lack his personal endorsement? Some bureaucrat is always making the announcement. It gives a new meaning to “Teflon Man.” It’s the Sgt. Schultz Syndrome! It will be interesting.

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testified before Congress, shedding no light on the deadly Benghazi debacle. She did, however, take “full responsibility” for the “missteps” leading up to the attack, which must be oh so comforting to the families of the men killed in Libya.

One year later, we the people are still on the outside looking in at the Obama inner circle keeping a tight muzzle on the Benghazi calamity.

Nearly three years later, Attorney General Eric Holder arrogantly continues to stonewall Congress and the American people about the “gunwalking” fiasco known as “Fast and Furious” that resulted in the death of border agent Brian Terry.

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These chilling assaults on the Constitution and on we the people must be placed squarely on the doorstep of the White House. Lofty but empty rhetoric by President Obama is no substitute for the truth. It’s time he made good on his 2008 promise for a more transparent government by ending the lies, disinformation, deception and cover-ups generated by his administration.

Against the backdrop of a disastrous nationalized health care law that the majority of Americans dislike, an appallingly poor economy, the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression, and a feeble foreign policy, scandals of the depth and scope we are witnessing cannot be dismissed as mere mistakes or incompetence. They are something more ominous. They are the breeding ground for the seeds of tyranny.

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A Dance With Three Shoes : : by Michael Grady

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t’s time,” my wife will say, and we exchange grim nods before I rise.

It is then, with a loaded sigh, that I forsake couch, ballgame and the comforts of suburban life to don the attire of a killer. In dark jeans, longsleeved shirt and covered shoes—three of them—I pause at the patio door.

“Keep the lights off and the shades down,” I instruct her. “Turn the television up. Try not to listen.”

And out I slip—into the night.

Centuries ago, our pioneer forebears slipped out under the cloak of darkness to defend their homesteads from raiders. They did this so well— stripping the landscape of everything from Vikings to Confederates to aggressive Girl Scouts—there are very few things to fend off anymore. Unless you live in the West.

Here, domesticity’s dark crevasses are occupied by tiny poisonous land lobsters—creatures so obnoxious their entire backsides flip you the bird.

When I stalk and kill these creatures, I am protecting my homestead from my own kind of invaders. And somewhere, I know, my pioneer forebears are rolling their eyes and saying, “Oh, please.”

I’m talking, of course, about scorpion hunting. The dance with three shoes.

Insects are a different thing out in the desert. In the Midwest, there isn’t much “fending off:” the ants and roaches come to you and killing them is really a matter of putting your beer down and finding one of your wife’s magazines. My first Arizona bug was a lonely roach, sitting on the closet floor of my student apartment in Tucson. When I raised a newspaper to kill it, it flew at me. It flew! Had it said, “resistance is futile” I would not have been less surprised. I closed the closet, kept my clothes on the floor and wondered if supercharged insects were God’s way of saying: “Stay in Michigan.”

It’s a lesson I didn’t remember when my wife first spotted a scorpion in our home. Back then, I had a Tom-andJerry concept of infestation: a scorpion, living in a little scorpion house, waiting to be driven away by animated hijinks.

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open a Spencer’s Gifts, and found him glowing like an emerald on our block wall. When I killed him, I felt quite cocky about it. “See honey? Nothing to worry about!” I said, and as I gestured with the blacklight toward my trophy, the block wall glistened with a legion of other emeralds.

I won’t go into the details of what happened next. But it was like the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona.

With very tiny bulls.

Since then, I have learned a few things about hunting scorpions which may keep you out of the emergency room, off of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” or both.

Go it alone—It is a grim harvest that you reap, my friend. So when you venture out, venture alone. It’s not just that scorpion hunting is risky (And it is risky, if you try to, like, body slam them.) But if you take your spouse, you will be unable to exaggerate the danger when you get back.

Don’t wear sandals—With sandals, you hit the scorpion, the scorpion falls off your whacking shoe and onto your bare foot with one sting left in the chamber. An hour later, the urgent care physician will be telling you to stay out of the sandals until your foot is smaller than a Volkswagen.

Don’t wear tennis shoes—White tennis shoe laces really jump under blacklight. So after carefully probing your walls and shrubs, the light hits your laces, which glow like a thousand scorpions and you crash into all your own patio furniture. This actually happened...to a friend of mine...

Take the Proper Gear—Blacklight in one hand, whacking shoe in the other. Don’t use a fly swatter. Your wife will mock you as soon as you leave the house, and the neighbors will think you are way too serious about flies.

Carry a whacking shoe—A scorpion’s natural predator is the shoe.

But all your stealth and form can be undermined by a complicated shoe.

If the scorpion you smack doesn’t die because he caught the hollow portion of a waffle sole, well, that’s just awkward for both of you. Use a flat, flexible shoe with a shallow squishing

surface. Also, never use a woman’s shoe: the grip is wrong, the soles are too small and the woman it belongs to will heckle you ‘til you’re dead.

Scorpions don’t jump—Blacklight casts your home into a strange, purplish landscape. Kind of like walking through Prince’s home.

White, nondescript objects will seem to “jump out” at you. Remembering that scorpions do not jump will keep you from swinging blindly at mattress tags, touch-up paint, bathroom caulk or your own shirt buttons.

Act natural!—Scorpions do not instinctively run when exposed to the blacklight. Perhaps the ultraviolet rays stun them, or perhaps they think they’re on a game show. Nobody knows. But they can be sensitive to people who point and shriek: “There’s one!” So, once you spot one, act casual. Like you’re looking for some other scorpion, or like you have a Led Zeppelin poster farther down. Then turn dramatically—like a TV lawyer— and swing. A scorpion’s last thought should be: “Hey! You’re going to k--” Use good form—Wide stance, smooth stroke, use your whole body, etc. If you slap like a 5-year-old flailing

at a party piñata, your scorpion will escape and then make fun of you with other scorpions.

Hit the scorpion about a dozen times—Scorpions, phone solicitors and Adam Sandler movies all have a way of going lower than you expect and then returning long after you thought you said goodbye. So, once you get a scorpion in your crosshairs, go flamenco on their pointy little asses.

Smack ‘til your arm is tired, then switch arms. Remember, a liquefied scorpion is everyone’s friend.

Don’t get stung—You wouldn’t think I’d have to say this, but we live in a society where drive-thru coffee has to be labeled “hot.” So, avoid scorpion stings at all costs. If you are stung, wash off your wound, monitor it closely, and share your tale with the fine folks at Poison Control: (800) 2221222. Minimal swelling and soreness is normal. If your vision blurs, your muscles twitch or the wound starts calling you “Margaret,” take it to your local emergency room and show it off.

Right away.

Michael Grady is Valley-based freelance writer, reporter and playwright.

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Is it judgmental to call someone who steals “a thief ”? Is it judgmental to call someone “a pornographer” who sexually exploits women and children?

Is it judgmental to call someone “a murderer” who takes the life of an innocent person? Is it judgmental to call someone “a fornicator” who participates in a sexual relationship outside the bounds of a heterosexual marriage? You made reference to the account in the gospel of John, Chapter Eight, of the woman brought to Jesus who had committed adultery. After Jesus told her He did not condemn her, He also told her to go and sin no more. A true friend will speak the truth to you in love. Signed, RLS

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Duet’s Parkinson’s Caregivers Support Group, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., Red Mountain Multi-Generational Center, 7550 E. Adobe St., Mesa, free, (602) 274-5022.

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Aphasia Support Group, 10 a.m. Thursdays, HealthSouth Scottsdale, 9630 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, free but reservations required, (480) 551-5442.

Brain Games, 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays in September, Shadow Mountain Senior Center, 3546 E. Sweetwater Ave., Phoenix, free for paid members, $10 City of Phoenix residents and $20 nonresidents, (602) 534-2303. Come have fun, socialize and join in on brain exercises.

Sunland Village Bingo, 7 p.m. Thursdays in September, Sunland Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, cards sold at 6 p.m., (480) 832-9003.

Dominos, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

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Movie Day with “42,” 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

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Group Exercise, 10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Shadow Mountain Senior Center, 3546 E. Sweetwater Ave., Phoenix, free for paid members, $10 for Phoenix residents, $20 for nonresidents, (602) 534-2303.

September 6 Friday Game Day with Wii games, Euchre, dominos and rummy cube, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Fridays in September, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

Know Your Medication Seminar presented by a RightSource pharmacist, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free but reservations required, (480) 325-4707.

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Tai Chi, 12:15 p.m. Fridays, Shadow Mountain Senior Center, 3546 E. Sweetwater Ave., Phoenix, free for paid members, $10 for Phoenix residents, $20 nonresidents, (602) 534-2303.

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September 7 Saturday Brazilian Day Arizona, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. Second St., Scottsdale, $5 for children; $10 for adults, (480) 4998587, www.braziliandayarizona.com. This fun-filled event features musicians, dancers, vendors and more exhibiting traditional heritage culture.

9/11 Heroes Run, 7:30 a.m., Tempe Beach Park, Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, $30, (602) 485-0100, www.travismanion.com. Head out for an early morning at Tempe Beach Park with this 5k run to remember the victims of 9/11. Proceeds benefit the Travis Manion Foundation, which supports war veterans, first responders and their families.

September 8 Sunday Grandparents Day Celebration, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Doll House and Toy Store, 16447 N. Scottsdale Rd., Suite D115, Scottsdale, free admission, (480) 948-4630, www.azdollhouse.com. In honor of National Grandparents Day, The Doll House and Toy Store invites grandparents to come into the toy store with their grandchildren and receive 20 percent off any purchase. Grandparents can also show a photo of their grandchildren to enjoy the special discount.

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Parkinson’s 101, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Belmont Village Senior Living Scottsdale, 13850 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Scottsdale, free but reservations required, (877) 602-4111, (480) 945-3600, www. scottsdale.belmontvillage.com. Parkinson’s disease experts from the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute is offering the free course for people with Parkinson’s disease and their families. The four-week curriculum covers basic neurology and the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, medication, nutrition, exercise, mindbody connection, complementary health, sleep disorders and depression, care giving, how to talk to your doctor and any other topics of interest to the group.

Medication Review, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (by appointment only), Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

Quilting Group, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., repeats Sept. 23, Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

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Sun Lakes Democratic Club, 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Navajo Room, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, donation of nonperishable food requested, (480) 8951378, (480) 895-1734. The speakers are Dianne Post and a representative from Gina’s Team, both of whom will discuss issues affecting women in Arizona prisons.

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Duet’s Volunteer Orientation, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., North Scottsdale United Methodist Church, 11735 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, free but reservations required, (602) 274-5022, www.duetaz.org. Volunteers serve homebound adults, 18 years of age and older and provide service in the areas of transportation, shopping, friendly phoning, friendly visiting, paperwork assistance, handyman services, respite assistance, or computer assistance but must attend an orientation before they can begin.

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Stroke Survivor Support Group, 10 a.m., the second Wednesday of the month, HealthSouth Scottsdale, 9630 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale, free but reservations required, (480) 551-5442.

Ode to Peace/A Tribute to America, 3:30 p.m., Chandler Center for the Arts, 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler, $10, (480) 782-2680, www.acacx.com, www. chandlercenter.org. A music and dance extravaganza from east to west, directed by Yayu Khoe, that pays tribute to America featuring the Arizona Chinese chorus, Arizona Chinese Music Ensemble and more.

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Scottsdale Civil War Round Table, 6:40 p.m., Civic Center Library Auditorium, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd., Scottsdale, free, (480) 699-5844, www.scottsdalecwrt. org. Speakers are well-known Civil War experts from around the country.

September 19 Thursday Banner Good Samaritan’s Cancer Program , 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center’s Sandstone North Conference Room, 1111 E. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, free but reservations required, (602) 839-4970, (602) 527-3776. The group offers support for patients, families and community members through sharing information and providing resources. At this meeting, Dr. Farshid Dayyani will discuss current and future esophageal cancer treatment options.

September 20 Friday Birthday Bash Ice Cream Social, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

September 21 Saturday Arizona Swing Kings Orchestra, 7 p.m., Sonoran Plaza Ballroom, Sun City Grand, 19753 N. Remington Dr., Surprise, $15, (623) 214-9366, www.scgrandmusicclub. com. This new program features five vocalists, trumpet soloist Dan Reed, and many other musicians in the 18-piece band.

September 22 Sunday Race Fore Cancer 5K, 7:30 a.m., Silverado Golf Course Clubhouse, 7605 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale, $30, www.startlineracing.com. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in memory of Kathy Maxwell, who lost her battle with cancer on Dec. 14. This race is held on what would be her 64th birthday.

Maricopa County Home and Landscape Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 27 and Sept. 28, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 29, Arizona State Fairgrounds, 1826 W. McDowell Rd., Phoenix, $2 to $5, www. maricopacountyhomeshows.com. From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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East Valley Michigan Club, 9 a.m. breakfast, Golden Corral, 1868 N. Power Rd., Mesa, charge for meals, (480) 986-7085, (480) 610-9864, jilanctot@cox.net. The former Michiganders get together to talk about all things Midwest.

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Flo Blanchard Women’s Tennis Association hall of fame referee Age: 92 Let there be light: Since Blanchard started playing and refereeing tennis, lights have been introduced to tennis courts.

Before court lights, players would quit as soon as the sun went down to head to late-night parties. Now they play through the night.

Game changer: Blanchard says the greatest improvement in the game came when the tiebreaker was instated. When network TV showed interest in broadcasting tennis, the game had to be shortened to two or three hours. This turned it into the fast-paced, action-packed game we see today.

Keeping it in the family: Blanchard’s children grew up around tennis, so they never had much interest in the game, she says. Her great granddaughters, however, have followed in her footsteps. At ages 6 and 9, the two girls are taking lessons.

The future of tennis: Blanchard says the European invasion of tennis has been largely due to the fact that children are started out on the game from a young age. She looks forward to seeing the U.S. Tennis Association attempt to gain the interest of young American children to compete.

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lo Blanchard was audacious before it was an acceptable quality in a woman. And although it could have worked to her disadvantage, staying passive and silent would have never led her on the path that made her a well-respected name in the tennis community.

The now 92-year-old Phoenix resident didn’t understand tennis when she began playing. She had barely seen a racquet and she definitely didn’t understand how the game was scored.

But when she married her husband, Mike, in her early 20s, she didn’t have much of a choice but to be exposed to the game.

Mike traveled the world as a tennis referee, presiding over several U.S. Open championships before he passed in 1996. Back then, refereeing didn’t pay much (if anything), so it was a labor of love for the couple. When Flo married Mike, she also married tennis. It was part of her life now, whether she liked it or not.

Luckily, she did like it.

One morning the newly married couple’s phone rang at 6:30 a.m. “Who the hell is that,” Mike said as they lay in the bed of their Boston home.

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and became a well-known player in her own right. By the time she was a senior, she was ranked in the top 10 women’s senior players in the country.

But it wasn’t playing tennis that landed her in the Women’s Tennis Association hall of fame. Following in her husband’s footsteps, she began refereeing games and by 1973, she was the tour umpire of the USTA Women’s Circuit.

“I learned to umpire through osmosis,” Blanchard says. She was immersed in the game and the lifestyle surrounding it, so learning the intricacies was easy, she says.

Her umpiring career led her all over the world. In 1975 she won the McGovern Award as the top umpire in the United States. A serious elbow injury has prevented her from playing tennis and her other favorite game, golf, for several years, but Blanchard still keeps her racquet and putter near the front door to her apartment.

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The way we financial advisers throw titles around, we sound almost as impressive. For instance, I might use the following titles: Teresa Bear, CFPTM, financial adviser, CPA, CEO, MBA, financial planner, BA, The Fairy Godviser.

Can you spot the bogus one(s)?

Obviously The Fairy Godviser is bogus.

When I wrote the book “She Retired Happily Ever After,” in keeping with the storybook theme of the book, I called myself The Fairy Godviser.

Naturally, I have no magic wand to wave, I can’t cast spells worth a darn and the only thing I know to do with a pumpkin is carve it or cook it. But I can still wear a tiara!

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CLU (chartered life underwriter): This credential is for life insurance specialists. Sponsored by The American College of Financial Services, CLUs have completed eight courses, roughly the equivalent to 24 hours of college level work, to earn their CLU designation.

ChFC (chartered financial consultant): This nine-course in-depth financial planning curriculum is also sponsored by The American College of Financial Services.

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Likewise, in the financial planning world, the CFP or certified financial planner, also must meet education, exam, ethics and experience requirements to become certified. The exam is easier than the CPA exam, but it covers a tremendous amount of material. The books that I purchased to study were about 10 inches tall.

A chartered financial analyst is another well-respected designation that “requires roughly 900 hours of study in accounting, economics, ethics, finance and mathematics, and only 42% of candidates pass its three required exams, a process that can take several years.”

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s the mayor of tiny Williams, Arizona, the last town in the country to let go of its section of historic Route 66 during the completion of Interstate 40 and a place that rigorously retains its Old Town America heritage, John Moore gets to play cowboy every day.

“I grew up in the Midwest, but I always fancied the Western culture,” says Moore, who tried for a stint to take Scottsdale up on its “West Most Western Town” promise. “I remember 30 years ago you could ride your horse up to the tavern north of Scottsdale, tie your horse up to a hitching post and go in and have a burger,” he recollects. “That’s all gone away now. But up in Williams, we still have that feel, we still have that quality of life.”

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But it’s even a bigger thing with the grandparents. “To us, it’s Roy Rogers and Gene Autry and the cowboy shows. You’re reminded of when you were a youngster going down to the theater on Saturday afternoon and watching Hopalong Cassidy.”

When even Williams becomes too city-fied for Moore (all those city council meetings on street paving), he has one last escape: “If I ever get to feeling down, I go on the train.”

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the Grand Canyon Railway, the train that circles daily from Williams to the Grand Canyon—twice a day from late May through Labor Day—Moore has a lifelong pass as the train’s Marshal John B. Goodmore, passing through the cars, greeting tourists, and wearing pretty much the same outfit he dons daily: a white cowboy hat, red damask waistcoat and a long dark coat, with a badge.

“I’ve been doing the train ride since it started, back on Sept. 17, 1989,” says Moore, who remains part of a group of stunt people and actors who provide re-enacted train robberies and movie-style gunfights along the railway’s tracks. The first gathering of what’s now called the Cataract Creek Gang occurred when thengovernor Rose Mofford, inaugurating the reopened railway’s first passenger train to the Grand Canyon in 20 years, got pranked by her staff. As a joke, the governor’s office called up Moore, then in training as Williams’ police chief, to see if he and his officers could stage a robbery along the way.

“Gov. Mofford loved it, and she suggested it would be fun to see a Wild West show or a train robbery as a regular part of the ride,” he says. “Eventually it became a daily occurrence.”

Moore says he’d like to think the Western entertainment that he and his ragtag crew provide along the ride, which also includes different musicians and storytellers in each of the cars, is part of the appeal that has drawn more than 2.5 million passengers to Grand Canyon Railway since that day in ‘89.

But the actors are always upstaged by the destination.

“At the end, you get to see the Grand Canyon,” Moore says.

Even that experience is often outdone by the transportation, where passengers choose from five classes of service, ranging from the railway’s lovingly rebuilt (and green electricity-powered) Pullman cars in coach to a restored Northern Pacific Railways’ “Vista Dome” glass-ceilinged observation car in first class.

“The train itself is the star,” says Moore. “Trains are the romance of the West. Growing up, we watched them in the movies, read about them in the stories of Louis L’Amour, and learned about their importance in the settling of the West.”

These days, Moore doesn’t play marshal every day along the railway.

He has other actors in his charge roaming the boxcars when he needs time to run the city, or his Williams theme park, Wild West Junction.

But every so often, when he hears that whistle blow, Moore will hop a ride onboard the train that circles his community like a treasured Lionel scale model wrapped around a Christmas tree, delivering 225,000 passengers every year to its life-sustaining tourist economy, particularly during its hugely popular Polar Express holiday runs.

“I don’t know if it’s the scenery or the sound of the rails, or the delight at seeing another person, whether a senior citizen or a kid, get excited over being on a train,” he says. “But I can just go through the train trip and get reinvigorated. It never gets stale.”

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Our national discontent with air years—spent many a day on the choochoos of New York City!”) choose rail travel, the giant that originally slayed travel for the same reason a record the passenger train, may account for number of travelers, particularly those Amtrak’s surprising surge in popularity. over 50, are turning to trains. Like Last year, an all-time record number of many experienced travelers, LaRussa travelers—some 31.2 million—rode on has simply grown sick and tired of the the once-derided national rail service, whose CEO, in a press release, boasted airlines.

“I do love flying, I love to travel,” that Amtrak now carries three times as she stresses. “But flying commercially many passengers between New York has gotten to be a real drag nowadays. and Washington as the airlines, and Because of the lack of space and all carries more passengers between New the extra fees and the TSA pat-downs York and Boston than all of the airlines and everything. So when I heard combined.

Pieced together in the early ’70s my grandson was getting married, I from the failed passenger operations decided to take the train.”

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Nevertheless, she plans to take the train again. “It was great! Of course, it took about 18 to 20 hours to get there this way, but it was way more relaxing than a plane. As long as you’re not in a hurry to get somewhere, this is the ideal way to go.”

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“Martin Luther King Day is usually the best day to see eagles,” she says, gazing up at the clear blue sky above the former mining town, now primarily a retirement community bordering the Verde River about 40 miles southwest of Flagstaff. “But I’m hoping to see some today.”

The Cottonwood retiree, who spends much of her time as a volunteer at the local animal rescue center, is a frequent passenger on the train, and says she and her husband often take the trip to see the native plants and wildlife best viewed onboard a train.

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Pain duration going from 100% to 10%. Range of motion going from THE PAITIENTS WERE ASKED FOUR QUESTIONS: Moore has observed that sometimes 10% to 75%. “I cried and cried when I got my life back. I had given up. I even the kids glued to “Angry Birds” Did the patient receive some benefit from the nutrient? am so grateful I discovered this amazing product,” said Lisa. on their iPhone at the start of the trip 100% of patients registered a favorable response and improvement. will be watching out the window for To learn more about this joint health product or the Did the pain decrease? real-life eagles on the way back. manufacturer, visit MarineMinerals.com or call 100% of patients taking the nutrient registered a decrease in pain.

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ntique shopping this week I stumbled upon a vintage Popeil’s Pie Maker and Sandwich Grill. Two small metal rounds close like a clamshell and are attached to a metal rod with wooden handles. Place two pieces of pie or bread dough with filling into the rounds and you have a vintage version of today’s Hot Pocket.

It got me thinking about my Aunt Mary’s Tart Tartlets. As a little girl I would look forward to visiting her because she always made kid-sized homemade cherry tartlets just for me and my sister. Because I didn’t have a campfire handy to bake up the tartlets with Popeil’s Pie Maker, I formed my little pies using a 3-inch cookie.

Delightful and delicious!

For the second recipe, I’m sharing two versions of Pioneer Cherry Pie Filling Cake, both variations of a traditional Dump Cake. You’ll find that all three recipes are, well, just cherry!

AUNT MARY’S TART TARTLETS

For the Filling: 2 cups dried tart cherries (found in bulk bin at Sprouts, Whole Foods) 2 tablespoons honey 1 lime, juiced Pinch of salt 1 teaspoon cornstarch mixed into 2 cups hot water For the Dough: 1 cup butter, softened but not melted 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons heavy cream or half and half 1 large egg 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt

In a pot over medium heat, cook filling ingredients together until thickened, about 25 minutes. If filling becomes too thick, add more water as needed. Let cool.

In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add cream, egg and almond extract and blend well. Add flour, baking soda and salt, mixing well.

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Place small amount of filling on one round and top with a second round.

Score a cross at the top with knife.

Pinch edges together and bake at 350 degrees for about 12 minutes or until golden brown. When done, mix together powdered sugar, cream and almond extract. Brush over top of warm rounds. Makes about 20 tartlets.

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Sound Off ... from page 6 off a competitor or a threat to the way your conscience. If she can’t afford a of doing hidden political business?

Wonder no more about how hate and greed can rule and win. Just count the failing unions and the lower wages of Mr. and Mrs. Working Poor Public.

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Hey border watchers, what happened to the immigration rules of long ago when someone in America had to sponsor relatives and be responsible for the entire family of our great-grandparents—on a boat or over the border. They came for a job, a home, better schools and became a backbone of economy of progress, what congress changed those rules anyway. Sometimes the old ways were better.

For people to people communications, do you really want al-Qaida violence to take you back a thousand years or join others for democracy? It’s your call, citizen, and it’s your call in America, too. Do you want all the dummies from Wall Street in charge, or do you want democracy in Congress. Question yourself. Question yourself.

Oh boy there’s something even better than the $1 million winners on television. Now all you have to do to win a diamond watch or two a boat cruise for two, is just send money. The secret is how many magazines you’ll buy by the week. You have to have at least three or at least two. It’s all by the week, sucker. It all adds up for 52 weeks and they’re not giving away a thing, except they’re taking away your money.

What a racket. You just can’t believe how greedy people are—especially if you’re over 60. Thank you for paying attention. It’s no joke. One rip-off is just worse than the other.

Yes, I’m getting tired of men talking about women having abortions. I think men should not be making laws for women’s bodies. It’s none of their business if a woman has an abortion. Not everybody wants to be a mother, and not everybody should be a mother.

A lot of women can’t afford another baby. If you want her to have a baby and have it mistreated, that should hurt

baby, you probably aren’t going to send her money to help her. You men should shut up. Since you can’t have babies it’s none of your business. You have problems and we don’t criticize you as much.

So President Obama bemoans the fact that he was followed in a store. Poor baby. I went to the church to pick up an old lady. When I arrived there, people were coming out. Among them were the pastor carrying the collection. I was sitting in my car with the motor running and I was wearing sunglasses. He looked horrified. He took off as fast as he could go, looking at me over his shoulder. I am an 83-year-old white woman. Mr. President, get a life. Profiling is a part of life.

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When President Roosevelt declared World War II, we were fighting for religion, speech from want and from fear. Well, fear was stolen from us in 2001 by the al-Qaida group. Are we going to let them get away with it? Are we really?

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When a white 13-year-old boy in Florida was savagely beaten by three 15-year-old black boys, where was the outage? Where was Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, the media? Where was the outrage when two black teenagers shot and killed a 13-month-old baby in Georgia?

Where was the outrage? Where was President Obama? Of course, he was right there with Trayvon Martin saying he could have been his son. It doesn’t matter when whites are attacked and beaten, only if a black is. Talk about discrimination? There it is.

It was discouraging to read in the Sound Off column the partisan Republican remarks critical of President Obama. Can being older than 50 result in a brain lock? It is well known that President Obama inherited the financial crises caused

by President Bush’s tax cuts and his unwarranted invasion of Iraq, which was approved by our two Republican senators. President Obama has guided the financial recovery as in our auto industry and the stock market. This was accomplished in spite of the overt resistance by Republican congressional members led by Mitch McConnell to stop his re-election. Now the Tea Party Republicans are expected to resist the administration’s budget proposals that are needed for further recovery.

Why is it only PBS or C-SPAN can give the public better information regarding the situations in home and world politics after midnight? The millionaire-owned commercial television can only sell or tell all-day personal opinions. The info to the public is surely censored somewhere. God help America.

To the anonymous caller who challenged me to get educated about “the danger our country is in:” I challenge you to get yourself educated. Read the Constitution.

In the first sentence it says, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare” etc. If the “general welfare” of any of these people is compromised, and they suffer a catastrophic illness, drought, accident, death of a parent etc., why

should our country stand by when even neighbors can’t help anymore? Rightwing representatives are bent on seeing that many people are denied the right to health insurance or food stamps.

Their loyalty Grover Norquist’s pledge is greater than the loyalty oath they took when being sworn into office. This is un-American. President Obama is not changing the United States into a socialist state. Granted, he is liberal, which is eminently preferable to being a conservative, right-wing president.

Instead, we have a capitalism ruled by Wall Street—where the acquisition of money rules, and people don’t count. In the case of Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court made the most shockingly unconstitutional decision saying, in effect, “Money equals the individual’s right to speak.” Even before that, the court, in a bewildering decision, chose George W. Bush over Al Gore proving that every vote does not count. I’m concerned about many other dangers we face, but I’m limited by time and space.—Helen Lederer Some folks object others finding fault with the Obama administration. Indeed there is much to find fault with. Obama wants a law to legalize 12 million undocumented Democrats so that they will vote his way. The nation cannot afford Obamacare, and yet it has totally failed to address major factors in the high cost of health care. The VA can negotiate pharmaceutical prices, but other folks have to pay through the nose.

Runaway litigation and malpractice are major factors in the cost of health care, they are not even mentioned. If you don’t like reading about how screwed up the White House is then go back to reading the left-wing propaganda in the mainstream media. They don’t report the news. They manage it to suit their agenda.

Let me preface my opinion by saying that I do not have a television. My choice. I haven’t owned one in my entire adult life, so I do not watch Fox News. I read a lot of books (a must-read is: “The Corruption Chronicles”). I read many newspapers from the New York Times, Washington Post and, yeah, The Arizona Republic to publications from around the world (online). Lately, an Egyptian

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he little girl behind me giggles, Our guide hands us a brochure touting a deep throaty tee-hee-hee. The their benefits: woman next to me catches my eye, and • They contain antioxidants that are thought to prevent cancer and heart we start laughing too. “Heather, sshh,” disease. says the girl’s mother.

But Heather finds the actions taking • They contain melatonin, which may reduce the brain deterioration place on the stage in front of us associated with aging. hilariously funny, and pretty soon the entire audience is giggling along with • They often relieve the pain of arthritis and gout. her. Part of it is because the child’s The list goes on, but that’s enough laugh is contagious, part of it is because the play, a production of the American for me. If eating cherry pie can keep Folklore Theatre, is genuinely funny, me healthy, I’m all for it. Over the next and part of it is because we’re all just few days I devote myself to a health regime that includes a breakfast of so darn glad to be here.

“Here” is Door County, Wis., a small cherry muffins and cherry chocolate poke of land that juts out from the coffee at the Door County Coffee & eastern shore of the state into Lake Tea Co., a lunchtime cherry sundae Michigan, about 150 miles north of at Wilson’s Restaurant and Ice Cream Milwaukee. Seventy miles long and Parlor and an afternoon snack of less than 15 miles across at its widest cherry chocolate clusters at Door point, the narrow peninsula has more County Candy. And, no matter where than 300 miles of coast, five state I eat dinner, I make sure to sip a glass parks and enough sporting adventures, of Cherry Chardonnay.

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We stop at a small, family-owned restaurant where we’re served our first piece of Wisconsin cherry pie. The county has more than 2,500 acres of cherry orchards, and eating cherries is a major activity. At Orchard Country Winery and Market, the location of 70 of these acres, we walk through rows of lush trees laden Door County has more than 2,500 acres of cherry with tart Montmorency cherries. orchards.

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Autumn rivals summer as the perfect time to visit Door County.

and galleries. In Sturgeon Bay I’m fish boil at Rowley’s Bay Resort. captivated by the museum-quality Potatoes, onions and locally caught work of Stephanie Trenchard, who whitefish are put in a large cauldron and cooked over an open uses glass to create fire until the fish reaches biographical sculptures, flakey perfection. Then but for over-all shopping the boilmaster—in our fun, I head to Fish Creek, case, a gentleman with my favorite of the area’s definite tendencies quaint towns. It’s there, toward pyromania— in the studio of local douses the fire with artists Tony and Renée kerosene. As he jumps Gebauer, that I find the back from the flames that perfect Door County flare 6-plus feet into the take-home: a handsome, Eleven historic lighthouses add air, the fish oils overflow hand-crafted, oven-safe to the uniqueness of the Door peninsula. and leave behind an oilpie plate!

Meanwhile, my husband eschews free stew. Once again, healthy and cherry-gorging to indulge in other, delicious!

After dinner it’s off to the theater. more familiar health-promoting activities—ones that involve exercise Door County has an impressive rather than eating. He passes on program of theatrical and musical kayaking and sailing and chooses a productions, and during our stay we see morning bike ride and an afternoon serious drama as well as lighthearted Segway tour through—surprise!— comedy. But it’s at the American cherry orchards. The next day he hikes Folklore Theater, sitting on cushioned to one of the peninsula’s 11 historic seats under the stars, where we have lighthouses and follows it with a walk the most fun. This is where we meet through Whitefish Dunes State Park, Heather, the giggling 7-year-old, and home to the highest sand dunes in we’re reminded that, when it comes to health, laughter is the best medicine of Wisconsin.

But while cherries are a main all. attraction during the summer months, www.DoorCounty.com Door County has become as much an autumn destination as a summer one.

In fact, both Trip Advisor and Travel + Leisure have named Door County as one of the country’s top fall foliage destinations.

As fall approaches, cherries are replaced by apples and pumpkins, both of which are rich in antioxidants and fiber. Therefore, folks can continue to enjoy guilt-free pie; they just have to choose a different filling.

Fish boils are a long-standing tradition in We also indulge in another Door areas which, like Door County, have large County culinary tradition, a rousing Scandinavian populations.

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Statistics unimportant. Life is short and there is too much to learn, see & enjoy.

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Fighting Scammers

: : by Matilda Charles hree-hundred million dollars a year. That’s how much money seniors lose in one scam alone, the Jamaican lottery scam. The average loss is between $60,000 and $70,000 per victim.

Even worse is that when scams are reported, nothing much is done, at least on the federal level. Any efforts have been scattered and ineffective.

Now two U.S. senators have put forth legislation designed to help. Susan Collins of Maine and Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota have introduced The Seniors Fraud Protection Act. Its purpose is threefold: educating seniors and their families about fraud schemes, improving the complaint system for victims of scams, and enhancing the monitoring of such schemes.

The Federal Trade Commission would be directed to monitor and investigate possible scams and to create a special seniors website for information and complaints.

Best of all, those complaints would no longer be ignored. The information would be made available to law enforcement.

While there are too many scams targeting the elderly, the Jamaica lottery scam is particularly nasty. If the scammers don’t get immediate cooperation from the victim, they employ high-tech threat tools such as Internet satellite street-view pictures of the victim’s home. Even if the victim does pay (the worst possible thing to do), they come after more money, threatening to burn down the house. They can look up the victim in online databases and learn the name of relatives.

Your best bet to fight these scammers is to protect yourself: • Use your caller ID and don’t answer calls from the 876 area code.

• If the “prize” sounds too good to be true, it is.

• Never wire funds to anyone you don’t know.

• If someone wants you to pay fees or “taxes” in advance to collect a prize, don’t.

• Allow yourself to be rude. Hang up on anyone suspicious.

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Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com.

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T HE F INISH L INE Arizona’s Leader in Senior Fitness Tai Chi for Good Health This is the first in a four-part series on the benefits of practicing the sport of tai chi. The information is a part of a paper researched and written by a senior in Arizona State University’s Exercise and Wellness Program.

Tai chi is a Chinese method of mindful meditation exercise that involves martial arts-based movements performed in a slow and graceful manor to increase strength, balance and range of motion.

Tai chi can be used as an exercise method to assist elderly females in gaining more balance, slowing down bone atrophy, and developing confidence in their ability to perform acts of daily living without falling and getting injured.

One study took a group of female osteoporosis patients with a mean age of 62 and split them into a tai chi group and

an education-only group that acted as the control for the study. After six months of tai chi training, the experimental group saw significant improvements in bone mineral density while the control group saw no changes or slight decrease in bone density in their DEXA scans. Other randomized trials lasting 12 months involving tai chi yielded significantly less bone mineral density loss in the hips and femurs of the all geriatric-aged females in the tai chi experimental groups than in non-tai chi-focused control group.

This information is significant because tai chi is not only an inexpensive sport to practice, but it has the added benefit of improving one’s mental state and providing an excellent method of relaxation.

Read more about tai chi in the October issue of The Finish Line.

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month More than 23 million children and teenagers in the United States are obese or overweight, a statistic that health and medical experts consider an epidemic.

While obesity rates have soared among all age groups in this country, it is a particularly grave concern for children.

Childhood obesity puts nearly one

third of America’s children at early risk for Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and even stroke—conditions usually associated with adulthood.

To learn more about childhood obesity visit www.mollenfoundation. org. Remember, the best gift you can give your grandchild is a good example.

There’s Still Time to Sign Up as a Volunteer Sports Mentor The Arizona Senior Olympics is continuing to look for senior athletes who are willing to become volunteer mentors for their sports.

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National Senior Games 2013 Results Arizona athletes attending the 2013 National Senior Games in Cleveland were trained and ready to achieve a new “personal best” and strive to medal in the events for which they trained so hard.

We take great pride in every Arizona Last Name

Hilliard Taggard Waters Pangman Donohoe Stinson Hunter Hurst Hilliard Donohoe House Hurst Hilliard Donohoe

athlete that represented our state and we salute their dedication to fitness, competition and sports.

These are all the available results of the achievements of the Arizona athletes.

Look for more in the October Finish Line.

First Name Sport/Event BADMINTON

Michael Grant Robert Marylee Ann Marie Patricia Loma Margot Michael Ann Marie Anthony Margot Michael Ann Marie

Men’s Doubles Men’s Doubles Men’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Women’s Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Mixed Doubles Men’s Singles Women’s Singles

Arnold Sorensen

Richard Gordon

Men’s Singles Men’s Singles

Land Pace Crockatt Browning Reynolds Rigney Land Crckatt Browning Reynolds Land Pace Browning Procida Rigney Land Pace Procida Rigney

LeeAnn Sally Dale James Richard Richard LeeAnn Dale James Richard LeeAnn Sally James Philip James LeeAnn Sally Philip James

5K 5K 5K 5K 5K 5K 10K 10K 10K 10K 20K 20K 20K 20K 20K 40K 40K 40K 40K

Osborne McCutcheon Bieleniewicz Bolty Montoya

Jeanne Sallie Jim Al Victor

54 holes (3 X 18) 54 holes (3 X 18) 54 holes (3 X 18) 54 holes (3 X 18) 54 holes (3 X 18)

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Women 55-59 Women 80-84 Men 55-59 Men 55-59 Men 75-79 Men 80-84 Women 55-59 Men 55-59 Men 55-59 Men 75-79 Women 55-59 Women 80-84 Men 55-59 Men 75-79 Men 80-84 Women 55-59 Women 80-84 Men 75-79 Men 80-84

15th 5th 23rd 44th 2nd 5th 14th 22nd 40th 2nd 13th 2nd 53rd 6th 5th 11th 1st 9th 7th

Women 65-69 Women 70-74 Men 60-64 Men 65-69 Men 85-89

11th 1st 12th 22nd 13th

Women 55-59

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Lucy

Kallal

Ellie

Robu

Ted

Bertagnoli

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Irwin Alan

Men’s Doubles Men’s Doubles

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John Edward

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Rinke

Albertus

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