Lovin' Life After 50: Phoenix - Sept. 2016

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• 6 hours of interactive classroom instruction

• An in-depth Social Security Benefit Analysis

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• Comprehensive list of available on line retirement resources

• Recommended reading material

• Fillable budget worksheets

• Guide to Medicare costs and benefits

• List of 8 basic estate planning documents

*PERSONALIZED YEAR-BY-YEAR ANALYSIS OF:

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• Provisional income calculation

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WORKSHOP OVERVIEW BY SECTION

MODULE 1

RETIRING IN TODAY’S WORLD

• How to chose an advisor

• What is Retirement Engineering®

• Why traditional approaches will fail many retirees

• Taking a new approach to retirement in today’s world

• Embracing existing technology to plan more efficiently

• Creating a Retirement Blueprint that covers all aspects of retirement planning

MODULE 2

RETIREMENT TAX STRATEGIES

• Setting up your current 401 (k) properly

• Why 401 (k)s and IRAs could negatively affect your retirement income

• Examining the three types of tax accounts and how to maximize the benefits of each

• Effects of losing tax deductions in retirement

• Why our nation’s spending and debt have a direct effect on your retirement income

• Whether a Roth Conversion is right for you and how to do it efficiently and painlessly

MODULE 3

DISTRIBUTION PLANNING

• What are Required Minimum Distributions

• Strategies to eliminate Required Minimum Distributions

• Why the 4% Rule will not work in today’s environment

• The importance of liquidating accounts in the correct order

• How the sequence of your investment returns may dramatically impact your savings and how to get it right

MODULE 4

PROTECTING AGAINST MARKET LOSS

• Why “win by not losing” should be every retiree’s investment philosophy

• Why protecting your principal is more important than great returns in retirement

• Examining traditional approaches to risk management and how they perform in today’s market

• Using technology to replace outdated portfolio approaches

• How to build a comprehensive portfolio that protects you from market volatility

• Designing efficient income streams from your portfolio

MODULE 5

SOCIAL SECURITY PLANNING

• When and how you should take your benefits to maximize long-term income

• Updated Social Security strategies and how they relate to you

• Strategies to prevent your Social Security from being taxed

MODULE 6

ESTATE PLANNING AND LONG TERM CARE OPTIONS

• Options to pay for long term care events

• Current Medicaid spend down rules

• Pros and cons of wills and trusts

WOMEN’S LILAC

MEN’S VINCENZO

opinion Sound Off

I wish the morning weather gal on 15 would not yell the weather at us in the morning. She’s wearing a mike. She doesn’t need to yell the weather. If she could just pipe down, that would be great.

Just what is wrong with all of these newcomers or old timers who do not bother to read the temperature before they go for a hike? How can people be so ignorant? They’re taking 12 year olds hiking when it’s over 100 degrees?

In your article, “Don’t Fly Over Nebraska” in the August issue, it was stated in a caption that “Nebraska has more miles of shoreline than any other state.” As a Michigan native, I was surprised and skeptical. A little research found that Michigan has the longest freshwater coastline in the United States and the second-longest coastline next to Alaska. In fact, Nebraska doesn’t seem to be in the running. I would like to know

exactly what the statement means.—

Dan Lundwall

I picked up your magazine for the first time and started reading it. I love the title of the magazine. The cover photo and articles mentioned seemed to have a positive spin. However, when I started to read the Sound Off column, I was appalled at the complaining and nastiness. This is why so many people have bad opinions of seniors and middle-aged people. Your magazine is doing a great disservice to our community. How about a “high five” column where we praise the good things in life instead of bashing each other?

I think Drew Alexander drank the Kool-Aid of Hillary Clinton. He failed to fact check his statements and threw out all sorts of false positive rhetoric on Clinton. Most of what he said were outright lies to sway your thinking! It did not work on me! I do not know where Drew got his “facts” to paint Hillary as another Mother Teresa. She couldn’t hold a candle—not even to shine the Mother’s sandals! People, do your fact checking on politifact.com. Check Trump’s facts also. Be informed! Then vote!

What we are not hearing The Curmudgeon

By Drew Alexander

Once upon a time in America, there was a man named William Proxmire who served for over 30 years in the U.S. Senate. This Democrat from Wisconsin irritated the hell out of everyone in Washington, D.C., energetically crusading against wasteful government spending.

Every month, the late senator issued his Golden Fleece Awards, spotlighting specific examples of stupid and self serving expenditures of tax monies. Presidents and lawmakers from both parties hated this ongoing public exposure of government waste and corruption, but the public loved it and pressured their representatives for fiscal reforms and accountability.

We have no one in the Senate or the House today honest enough and

We may not know who Donald Trump is, but we definitely know what Hillary Clinton is. It is my very firm belief that she is a traitor, a liar, a deceiver and a fraud and incredibly stupid. She has proven herself a traitor by giving Russia 60% of our uranium.

Bernie Sanders bought a lakefront home for $600,000. Politics is a very rewarding career, especially when you can get paid off by the Clintons.

I absolutely love your Sound Off. It is very refreshing to know that there are many of us out here who know that our country has to change direction. We finally have a businessman who will actually fix many things that are broken in our government and country. It’s amazing that there are so many folks trying to tear him down. If Hillary is elected, we will continue our downslide in the world, and we will not be able to recover.

courageous enough to regularly and prominently issue their own version of the Golden Fleece Awards. If they did, more of us might learn of some recent boondoggles, as aired by The Heritage Foundation:

• The National Institute of Health funded a $371,026 study to determine if mothers love dogs as much as they love children. Heck, everybody knows cuddly little puppies are the most lovable things on Earth.

• The National Endowment for the Humanities provided $47,000 for undergraduate classes to teach students about laughing and humor. Seems to me that the joke is on us, the taxpayers.

• The National Science Foundation shelled out $856,000 to teach

mountain lions how to walk on treadmills as part of a research project to better understand their instincts. What next, teaching wildcats to ride a stationary bike?

• An arm of The National Institute of Health spent $387,000 to study the effects of Swedish massages on rabbits. Back in the days of Playboy Bunnies, this might have made some sense.

• The Department of Interior paid $10,000 to monitor the growth rate of saltmarsh grass. In other words, your government has been paying people to watch grass grow.

• Then there was the $804,254 grant to develop a smartphone game called “ iddio: Food Fight.” It is intended to “teach parents how to persuade their children to try and eat new healthier food choices.” Naturally, kids playing this wondrous game will immediately dump their pizza for a bowl of broccoli. Through all the verbosity,

bombast and shrillness of the 2016 presidential election campaign, what we are not hearing from either candidate is any concern for the colossal mismanagement, waste, and corruption rampant within the federal government.

I don’t expect Hillary Clinton to ever address this subject because she is a career politician and has for decades been a part of the problem. It may be that Donald Trump will get around to attacking the enormous thievery committed in the guise of grants, research projects, education, and countless other uncontrolled spending schemes for which no one is held accountable.

Even if Trump makes government waste and irresponsibility an issue, it may resonate for a time, but will we ever witness any consequential change to the status quo?

Or is the corruption too widespread, too embedded in the political body of America for anyone to bring an end to

The Up Side

Confessions of a reluctant exterminator

By Michael Grady

The trailhead of our local park is deserted when I pull into the dirt lot. My headlights throw crazy shadows across the scrub and weeds as I turn the engine off. I wait ‘til no one is around—I don’t want to be caught at this—pop the trunk, take the black-barreled object out of the back and proceed into the woods. I point the barrel toward a thicket of grass, and open up on it. It takes a second or two, but with an audible “foop,” a small grey object blasts out of the barrel, darting hither and yon. Then, just before disappearing into the woods, it turns its little black eyes back toward its captor, with an expression that says, “what the hell was that?”

That, my friend, was a humane mousecatcher. You’re welcome.

I never imagined being a humane mousecatcher. I never imagined giving rodents an alien abduction experience, keeping a separate jar of peanut butter for mice, or saying things like, “Honey, I have to drop a mouse off on the way to work.” But when you’re caught between your principles, your grandson and a mouse problem, you do what you have to do.

It started innocently enough. One morning last winter, I looked out upon the front yard of our new house and spied a single tiny mouse scurrying from under our rosemary bush. It was almost Christmas, I was in a “Good King Wenceslas” state of mind, and I was so relieved the little gray smudge wasn’t a cataract that I felt benevolent toward the little guy.The way he clutched that speck of discarded birdseed and nibbled like an extra from “Les Miserables” won me over. What could one little mouse hurt? I named him Ned. I did not tell my wife. This would be our little secret. Viva la revolution!

In the weeks that followed, Ned and I would see each other in passing. He was always alone, eating the seed under our birdfeeders that the finches cast about like angry Irish drunks. I thought, “what a marvelous ecosystem our new yard is—birds, bugs, the occasional javelina. I hope Ned has assembled a group of sassy woodland friends.”

Be careful what you wish for.

“Honey, look,” my wife called me to the window, about two months ago, to point out you-know-who.

“Don’t worry,” I reassured her, “that’s Ned.”

“You named him?”

I was explaining my personal history with Ned, when another Ned poked out from the other end of the rosemary bush. Oh good, I thought. He doesn’t have to live alone. Then two more Neds appeared under our pine tree. And another Ned, with three Nedlets, scrambled across our porch to get home before the traffic. Apparently, solitary bachelor mice exist only in “Tom and Jerry” cartoons. “When you have one, you have more than one,” my wife said. All told, we had about 20 Neds, enough for a passable remake of the movie “Willard.”

“Are you going to kill them?” My grandson asked. He’s at the age when he understands that mortality, while tragic, can actually work to your advantage if it happens to bad people, certain gym teachers or the person ahead of you in the checkout line. While this is true, we’re trying to discourage him from viewing the grim reaper as a problemsolving strategy.

“There are traps that can smash their heads in,” he said.

“Yes, I know.”

When I was a kid, we had moles in our yard. We got these stainless steel traps to put in their tunnels. When they sprang, they made your common yard mole look like the end of a Quentin Tarantino movie. It was traumatizing, fishing those gore flecked iron maidens out of those tunnels. And when you’re a kid and something traumatizes you, you’re supposed to find a parent. So, that’s what I did. Me and my trap. It was the first and last Tupperware party my mother ever gave.

I didn’t want to put my grandson through that. So, we got these humane traps from Target. They look like a little plastic Copacabana: the lid opens up, like a nightclub canopy, to a long corridor with peanut butter at the far end. As the mouse heads “into the club,” the corridor tips upward, and the hinged

canopy closes behind him. The mouse is not injured—he even gets the peanut butter (though by now he’s probably realized there will be no jazz).

“Pretty cool, eh?”

“Can I let him go?” my grandson asked.

The only problem with the traps is that they’re sensitive, and opaque. Mice, wind or strong metaphors can set them off. You never know if or what you’ve caught ‘til you open that little door. As a result, my grandson and I drove to the trailhead one morning, opened the trap and had the strange nonbonding experience of releasing a cockroach back into the wild.

“If you just killed the mice,” my grandson reminds me, “it would be a lot easier.”

Life isn’t always about convenience, I say. Hurting anything should be your last resort not your first. “Besides,” I tell him, “when we release these mice back into the wild, we give them an incredible story that none of the other mice will believe.” He agreed that was good.

And so it continued for several weeks: opening our little plastic Copacabanas every evening; checking them morning and night; driving the mystery packages

down to the trailhead to release mice, or roaches, or the weird flying bug that chased me back to the car that time. I averaged about three trips for every live mouse release. But I prefer this to traps (though I would like to charge the mice mileage.)

And my grandson got to do his own catch-and-release. “We got one!” He said one morning. So my wife and I walked him and a full trap over to the park. Remember the movie “Born Free”? Where the nice couple adopts Elsa the Lioness, raises her in their home and then bravely releases her back into the wild while the title song plays gloriously?

It was nothing like that.

It was a lot like three people standing on a dirt mound, one saying “Eew, eew,” one saying “point it down, it’s not a T-shirt cannon” and the third, holding the trap, singing “It’s raining tacos.”

The little gray critter that shot into the woods did so with a new world to explore, a second chance at life, and a memory of three humans that will haunt him for an eternity.

Michael Grady is a local playwright, reporter and the author of “Death Calls a Meeting.”

Aging Today Innovations to help us age

By Bob Roth, Managing Partner Cypress HomeCare Solutions

have been talking about this for decades and to date we are really a long way off to finding solutions that will help to alleviate the stress that this reality is going to put on our society.

We are an aging society and thanks to medical breakthroughs Americans are living longer. At risk are publicly funded health, long-term and income support programs for older adults. The stress on these programs is a direct result of people living longer, who are facing challenges with illnesses, diseases, cognitive deficits and other physical limitations that are associated with aging.

People like Ken Dychtwald, PhD

Here are some facts that we are left to wrestle with. Two-thirds of all the people who have ever lived past the age of 65 in the entire history of the world are alive today. In 1776 the average life expectancy in our country was barely 36 years and the median age of our country was 16. During the time of our founding fathers, they never contemplated the aging of this great country. Today, the average life expectancy at birth is 79 and is steadily rising. We are now entering unchartered territory and aging and living longer is humanity’s new frontier.

By 2056, we will have more people 65 years and older in our country than we will have 18 years and younger. Presently 29% of older adults 65 and older are living home alone, and this number is anticipated to continue to grow. This demographic shift is setting up our country for the “Perfect Storm.”

aging adult population. Personally I attended their national conference in San Francisco last November and was literally blown away by the innovations that have been created or that are in development that will reshape how we age.

Innovation will be essential for assisting us in providing care and care oversight for our aging demographic. With the impending shortage of caregivers in the workforce there is a sense of urgency to find solutions for caregiving assistance and care oversight and innovation will be the key.

While medical breakthroughs have enabled older adults to live longer, it’s technological breakthroughs that are going to enable seniors to be able to live out their lives more comfortably and successfully.

So how can we do this? How are we going to prepare for this pandemic crisis that will break our country? We have to rely on old fashioned American ingenuity and develop solutions for people to age successfully in place.

There is hope. There’s a movement called Aging 2.0 that began in 2012 in the San Francisco Bay area that is beginning to show hope and promise. Essentially this is where the older adult world and the Silicon Valley collide. Aging 2.0 is accelerating innovation to improve the lives of older adults around the world. It’s like nothing we’ve ever seen before. Essentially the young brilliant minds that brought us the technological advances of the 21st century are beginning to work on developing innovative solutions for

Highlighted innovations that were profiled and celebrated at last year’s Aging 2.0 National Conference in San Francisco were social robots, wearable sensors that help to prevent falls, belts that deploy airbags when a senior falls to cushion their fall, and so much more. The success of the Aging 2.0 movement has been centered on volunteer-run chapters being developed across the world. To date there are over 40 chapters - spanning the globe with chapters across Europe, Asia, United States, Canada, Brazil and Australia. This past June, the Phoenix chapter held its first start up global search challenge. With over 120 people in attendance, six companies pitched their start up innovations, and five judges determined the winner. The movement continues here in Phoenix with the Phoenix Chapter holding a networking mixer intended to bring the attendees up to date on the chapter, the overall Aging 2.0 mission and to engage our community in celebrating innovations intended to assist older adults. Join the movement at Silverado Care Community, 9410 E. Thunderbird Rd., Scottsdale, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8. Sign up at bit.ly/2bdN0U8.

Thanks to American ingenuity and movements like Aging 2.0 our future is beginning to look brighter. If you are interested in learning more feel free to contact me. Come join the movement.

Better tomorrows are here for those suffering from COPD

By David Ebner

Recently diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and shortly before his death on Feb. 27, 2015, Leonard Nimoy tweeted, “Not soon enough.”

He was referring to his decision to quit smoking. Nimoy quit 30 years before, but the damage was done. Nimoy told Pharrell Williams last year in an interview, “I flunked chemistry in high school.” Apparently, young Nimoy hadn’t fully grasped the longterm effects of smoking. He spent his final year of life urging people to stop smoking now, before it’s too late. The internationally beloved actor was 82 years old.

COPD is the third-leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer with 12 million people diagnosed and another 12 million undiagnosed. Nimoy is not the only celebrity to have developed COPD. Such entertainment icons

as Johnny Carson, Dean Martin and Leonard Bernstein suffered from COPD, which played a role in each of their deaths.

A stigma carried by smoking-related illnesses–that patients only have themselves to blame–has perhaps hampered research funding. But many started smoking as minors, lured by marketing targeted to children.

Physicians prescribe bronchodilators to expand airways and allow more air into and out of the lungs. It’s common for COPD treatment plans to include supplemental oxygen to regulate diminishing blood-oxygen levels brought on by poor lung function. These treatment options help manage symptoms.

A clinic in the Unites States is creating hope for people with COPD by developing a treatment using stem cells from the patient’s body. Since 2013, the Lung Institute clinics

Leonard Nimoy is only one of millions who has passed away from COPD, but new stem cell treatments may offer hope.

(lunginstitute.com) have performed more than 2,500 treatments, harvesting stem cells through a minimally invasive procedure, isolating them and returning them to the patient. The result can slow further degeneration and bring normal life within reach. Their 82% success rate and increased quality of life for their patients speak volumes.

Nimoy took precious time to issue a warning—that with degenerative lung disease it’s impossible to know when enough damage has been done that the lungs will continue to degenerate.

However, new advancements are in practice, and COPD may soon be on the decline. Regardless of the individual causes of lung disease, all deserve a chance to fight for better tomorrows. With treatments like stem cell therapy, that hope has now become a reality for thousands.

If you or a loved one suffer from a chronic lung disease, the specialists at the Lung Institute may be able to help. You can contact the Lung Institute at 1-855-842-7878 or visit lunginstitute. com lovin to find out if you qualify for these new treatments.

Sound Off

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Gee, thanks athletes. Here’s another black eye for Americans in a foreign country. Such stupid, young, thoughtless Americans. Who thought they could outsmart the people in Rio? You’re just another one of the dummies who thinks you’re cute.

The Curmudgeon is dead. Brain dead. His column is unbelievable. He hasn’t been around for the last seven years. Brain dead. I won’t be reading his column anymore. Thank you.

As an old timer, I’ve heard some pretty ridiculous things. But when my TV salesman told me I have to talk to my TV to be sure it works properly, that took the cake. Wow! Talk to my TV?

The Obama administration has announced that thousands of Syrian refugees will be able to stay in the United States. They will be given work permits and Social Security numbers. IS has definitely infiltrated these refugees. Hey Obama, how about taking care of our own American people

who don’t have jobs and who are suffering?

What is wrong with all the medical professionals in this country? Shouldn’t one of them call and say that Trump has a case of paranoia? I have a neighbor like that and it’s not hard to tell they have crazy ideas. Why aren’t the medical professionals speaking up and saying, “Poor Mr. Trump. He needs a doctor more than votes.”

Gee, now that the sexist manager is gone from Channel 10, the women can lower their skirts a little bit and not show as much leg. Let them cover their knees and look more decent.

During the Democratic convention, Cory Booker claimed that Donald Trump wants to ban all Muslims because of how they pray. This is a total and complete lie. It is not because of how they pray. Trump just wants to make sure everyone coming into our country is properly vetted. The Democrats lie all the time.

IStraus’ Place

ASU football more than a pastime

By Bill Straus

t’s September, and there’s something in the air. And I don’t mean pollutants! I’m talking about that “atmospheric” phenomenon that lets me know that Sun Devil football is about to kick off. I am certainly aware that many of you reading this column will stop right there. You either have no connection whatsoever to ASU football, or you attended that “other school” in Tucson, and couldn’t care less about my beloved Devils. Nevertheless, I’m guessing you have something in your life that represents to you what Devil football means to me. And I’m hoping you read on.

For me, ASU football is a connection to my childhood. I attended my first game 59 years ago at the old Goodwin Stadium, which is now memorialized by a plaque at the parking garage adjacent to Gammage. I’ve sat in my current seat since they built Sun Devil Stadium in 1958! Those games back in the ’50s are among my earliest— and fondest—memories. I loved the crowd, loved the energy, the band, the fireworks and the now abandoned cheer of, “We want a rocket!”). But above all, I loved those Devils!

Going to ASU football games was a Saturday night fixture in my family. And it was most definitely a family thing. My mom admitted years later that she learned football and became a fan strictly to be included in the experience. We ate early, usually at one of three restaurants: an old barbecue spot downtown called Talk of the

Town, Jordan’s on Central or Riazzi’s on Van Buren. Then it was off to Tempe on Van Buren, which was the only practical route in those days. And once you hit the east side of Phoenix (around 24th Street), it was all desert the rest of the way, and bumper-tobumper once we got to about where Phoenix Muni sits today. The games were pretty exhausting for a couple of youngsters, so my brother and I usually slept on the drive home. But then we ended the evening with the traditional root beer floats around our kitchen table while we relived the evening’s excitement.

Entering the stadium was what I remember most. In fact, that’s the moment that still envelops me in the warmth of memory. My parents and brother are gone now. But I swear they’re still with me when I walk into that stadium. But there’s another aspect of the game experience that takes me back to earlier times. It’s one of the few activities in which I participate that is much the same now as it was 59 years ago. I still get excited when I enter the stadium, when the team takes the field and, of course, when the Devils prevail. And it’s that youthful enthusiasm that keeps me pumped up all the way up until the next game.

So here’s my question for you: What is it that you do today that is much the same as it was way back when you were a youngster? Think about it. And after you do, ask yourself this: Wasn’t that fun?

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DAsk Gabby Gayle

Advice for the over-50 crowd

By Gayle M. Lagman-Creswick

ear Gabby: I read with interest the letter from“Signed, Hurting Mom” and your response. Having had a mother who lived to be 95 and having been through the parent saying “don’t treat me like a child,” I couldn’t let your response go by without adding a different perspective.

Like the 73-year-old lady, my mother was a career woman and extremely independent her whole life, and only became dependent the last six months of her life. Throughout my entire childhood and adulthood, she was a selfish, self centered individual who believed she should be the center of everyone’s universe, especially my father’s and mine. She would sink to any depth to win an argument, and you knew without fail, if something happened she disapproved of, she would get back at you sooner or later. Admittedly, her favorite weapon was words, but she used them deftly. I was so relieved when my husband witnessed some of her behavior and announced that she was a nasty individual, and he couldn’t believe how she treated me. This was from a man who doesn’t indulge in that sort of rhetoric.

When I was 65 she insulted me so deeply and personally to make a point, that I was ready to walk away and never speak to her again. She realized fairly quickly that she had not only crossed the line, she had obliterated it. She called in tears begging to be forgiven and my husband spoke to her because I could not. Suddenly her words were costing her something, not just her victim. Just to wrap up the episode, I did return and I did try to take care of her until her death, but with little enthusiasm, and without any love. It was a duty. Please do not assume that all parents deserve love. Please do not assume that senior parents can treat children any way they please and be spared a backlash from the adult child. Please do not assume that seniors are entitled to petulant, self-serving behaviors because they are either “a senior: or “a parent.” The woman writing the letter seemed to imply she

had all her faculties, so something is at play. Please do not assume that because adult children are grown, they should still put up with a parent’s unacceptable behavior and when they react, it is by definition, abuse

My mother criticized me her whole life. I was an “A” student graduated from high school with honors; as a senior I was voted “Most Dependable” in a class of 500; graduated from college with a math degree, and had an outstanding career. I never gave my parents a lick of trouble. It didn’t matter, she still criticized.

I have now been married 23 years to a wonderful man whom my mother actually got along with. Given all of that, the last words out of her mouth right before she died was a criticism of me! That is my lasting impression of my mother. I still chuckle about it though, because she was true to her nature until the end, as unpleasant as it was. So, using your conclusion, “when they begin yelling or scolding me, I would simply say, ‘I feel so hurt by your words. What is it that has you so upset at me?’,” she better be ready to hear the answer. So my bottom line is that my feeling is that you gave a very one-sided answer and didn’t answer and didn’t ask the senior to dig a bit into her own behaviors.

Regards, JB

Dear Regards: Thank you for helping me to see the other side. I did know about these kinds of mothers/fathers, and I should have shown the other side. To you parents out there, who are being mistreated by an adult child, better look in the mirror. Your kids may not be there for you like the writer above. They may disown you, and you may be left with no one to care for or about you. Relationships are difficult at best and require lots of loving care on both sides. Thanks again, Gabby

If you have a question for Gabby Gayle, please send it to: “Ask Gabby Gayle” in care of this newspaper, or email it to lagmancreswick@cox.net

TheEntertainment

Still hungry

The Zombies release new material to keep their career fresh

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

Zombies’ Colin Blunstone wants fans to know that he and his bandmates aren’t chasing the past. Instead, they’re hungry for the future. He’s sharing that message through the name of The Zombies’ latest album, “Still Got That Hunger.”

“It’s a line in a song,” the 71-yearold Blunstone said about the title. “It just seemed to sum us up. When we go on stage, we have more energy than we did in the ’60s. It’s such a pleasure to play with world-class musicians who are totally committed to that night’s performance.”

Blunstone is dedicated to his band’s U.S. tour at the moment. The Zombies and Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals will perform at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale on Sunday, Sept. 11. The tour features vocalist Blunstone and keyboardist Rod Argent, alongside bassist Jim Rodford (formerly of Argent and The Kinks), Rodford’s son, Steve, on drums, and session guitarist Tom Toomey.

The Zombies will return next year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the album “Odessey and Oracle.”

“Rolling Stone named it one of the top 100 albums of all time,” he said. “We’ll be playing a series of shows that’ll feature contemporary songs half of the show and ‘Odessey and Oracle’ for the second half.”

The Zombies’ revival is something that thrills Blunstone.

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“I thought our touring days were over,” Blunstone said. “We got together for six specific concerts in . We en oyed it so much that we just kept playing.

“We didn’t call ourselves The Zombies for years. But there was a worldwide interest in hearing The Zombies’ catalog. We sat down with the original members about using the name The Zombies. It seemed appropriate. It was never our intention to reform The Zombies. This has been a wonderful surprise.”

Blunstone explains he is looking forward to returning to America.

“We love touring the states, full stop,” he said.

Some Americans admire England similarly. The Beatles, after all came from England.

“I never think of it because that’s where I live,” he said. “But America, that’s where Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry and so many rock bands from my era in the s came from.

“You also have a wonderful and very, very demonstrative audience.”

The United States has inspired him as well. He described his music as “based on American music, only put through an English filter.

What: The Zombies and Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals

When: 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11

Where: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale

Cost: $25-$80

Info: 480-850-7734

“Any British musician feels that way. America is the home of rock ‘n’ roll. That’s where the blues, R&B and rock ‘n’ roll originated. All of the greats come from America.”

“The roots are firmly in American blues tradition. We’re going back to the states and playing an American repertoire. At first, we were a little apprehensive about how people would respond. Not only were American artists welcoming and supportive. The audiences were absolutely wonderful. We needn’t have worried.” Calendar

September 1 Thursday

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2745 N. 32nd St., Mesa, free, reservations required, 602-274-5022, duetaz.org.

Mended Hearts Support Group, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Deer Valley Medical Center, Medical Building 1, 19841 N. 27th Ave., Suite 400, Phoenix, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/ events.

Let’s Be Strong and Single, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, free, reservations required, 480-481-7033, harrietc@vosjcc.org. This workshop helps middle-aged, newly single women find confidence to begin the next chapter of their lives.

September 2 Friday

Chair Yoga, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., repeats Sept. 16 and Sept. 30, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

September 3 Saturday

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” 3 p.m., through Friday, Sept. 23, Hale Centre Theatre, 50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert, $18 to $30, haletheatrearizona.com. When a die-hard theater fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this musical farce.

September 4 Sunday

Experience the Andes, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Musical Instrument Museum 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., Phoenix, 480478-6000, mim.org. Enjoy South American dance and musical performances, a themed menu and instrumentmaking crafts.

September 5 Monday Celebrate Labor Day!

September 6 Tuesday

Chair Yoga, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., repeats Sept. 20, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 3686 S. Rome St.,

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Gilbert, free, registration required, 480-340-4013, ironwoodcrc. com.

PVD (Peripheral Vascular Disease) Screening, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., repeats Sept. 15 and Sept. 26, Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 9003 E. Shea Blvd., Women’s Diagnostic Center, Scottsdale, $20, appointment required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/events.

Telling Your Story, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler, free, registration required, 480-340-4013, ironwoodcrc.com.

Let’s Knit, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., repeats Sept. 13, Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 480-481-7033, harrietc@voscc.org.

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Have Alzheimer’s Disease, noon to 2 p.m., repeats Sept. 20, Duet, 555 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix, free, reservations required, 602-274-5022, duetaz.org.

September 7 Wednesday

Fundamentals of Diabetes Self-Care Workshop, continues Sept. 21 (eight-week class), 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., HonorHealth Medical Group, 750 E. Thunderbird Rd., Suite 3, Phoenix, $80, registration required, 602-674-6220, honorhealth.com.

Wellness and Writing Workshop I: Resilience, 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, 10460 N. 92nd St., Suite 203, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/events.

Wellness and Writing Workshop III: Discovering Your Second Act, 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, 10460 N. 92nd St., Suite 203, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/events.

Scottsdale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

Physical Therapy with Bustillo Physical Therapy, by appointment, repeats Sept. 22, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler, call for charge, 480-8920808, ironwoodcrc.com.

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., repeats Sept. 22, Duet, 555 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix, free, reservations required, 602-2745022, duetaz.org.

September 9 Friday

Chair Yoga, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., repeats Sept. 23, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Palm ridge Summit Hall, 13800 W. Deer Valley Dr., Sun City West, $6 members, $8 guests, 602-679-4220, rocknroll.scwclubs.com.

DJ Kort Kurdi spins hits from the 1950s and 1960s.

September 10 Saturday

Breast Cancer Support Group, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for You?, 10 a.m. to noon, repeats Sept. 24, Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 9003 E. Shea Blvd., Brady Conference Center, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth. com/events.

September 11 Sunday

With current interest rates at an all time low, this is the absolute best time to consider a Reverse Mortgage. Most homeowners over the age of 62, with equity in their home, are eligible for a Reverse Mortgage. It is federally insured and is now being utilized by financial planners all over as a smart planning tool.

Sun American Mortgage Company has a 98% Satisfaction Rating and has been accredited with an A+ Ranking Status by the Better Business Bureau.

Satisfied Sun American clients, Don and Barbara, in Gilbert use their Reverse Mortgage to pay for emergencies and unplanned expenses. “It’s so nice to be able to use the tax-free funds from our reverse mortgage to pay for unexpected car repairs, and help our children with their down payment on a new home without having to pull our money out of the market.”

Sun American’s mortgage experts, licensed CPAs, and financial planners are eager to help people get the most out of their retirement. When asked why they continue to do Reverse Mortgages, Terry

As an Independent Mortgage Banking Firm, Sun American handles ALL processing, underwriting, and funding in-house. This allows the company to alleviate much of the stress, hassle, time, and anxiety often associated with the Reverse Mortgage process.

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Stroke Support Group, 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m., HonorHealth Outpatient Therapy Services, 3134 N. Civic Center Plaza, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 480-882-6821, honorhealth.com/events.

Let’s Talk Current Events Discussion Group, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 480-481-7033, harrietc@vosjcc.org. Bill Adler leads stimulating discussion each month on current events. Bring ideas to share with the group.

It’s Not Just Lunch, noon to 1:30 p.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, $5 suggested donation, reservations required, 602-492-7670, chai@sosaz. org. Event features great food, speaker and new topics each month.

September 8 Thursday

Lymphoma Support Group, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave.,

National Grandparents Day Celebration, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe, $3 (register by Sept. 1), 602-274-5022, ext. 31. Grandparents and grandchildren will attend the show “Junie B. Jones is Not a Crook.”

September 12 Monday

American Cancer Society: Look Good, Feel Better, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 1432 S. Dobson Rd., Suite 106, Mesa, free, registration required, 480-855-2224, ironwoodcrc.com.

Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Guild Meeting with Attorney General Mark Brnovich, 9:30 a.m., Madonna Hall, Our Lady of Lourdes, 19002 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, free, 623-584-2327. Brnovich will discuss senior issues such as scams and consumer fraud.

Prostate Cancer Support Group (USTOO), 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler, free, registration required, 480-340-4013, ironwoodcrc.com.

Sun Lakes Democratic Club, 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club, Navajo Room, 25601 Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, free, 480-895-1162. Guest speaker is Samantha Pstross, Arizona Advocacy Network, who will talk about the various initiatives and propositions that will appear on the November ballot.

September 13 Tuesday

Physical Therapy with Bustillo Physical Therapy, by appointment, repeats Sept. 27, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 3686 S. Rome St., Gilbert, call for charge, 480-8920808, ironwoodcrc.com.

Tai Chi with Roxanne Reynolds, 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., repeats Sept. 27, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 3686 S. Rome St., Gilbert, free, registration required, 480-855-2224, ironwoodcrc.com.

Color Me Calm, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

Look Good...Feel Better, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Breast Health and Research Center, 19646 N. 27th Ave., Suite 205, Phoenix, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/events.

Duet’s Caregiver Support Group—East Valley, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., repeats Sept. 27, Via Linda Senior Center, 10440 E. Via Linda, Scottsdale, free, reservations required, 602-274-5022, duetaz.org.

September 14 Wednesday

Overview of Diabetes and Prevention of Side Effects, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., HonorHealth Medical Group, 750 E. Thunderbird Rd., Suite 3, Phoenix, free, registration required, 602-674-6220, honorhealth.com.

Wellness and Writing Workshop II: Post-Traumatic Growth, 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m., Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, 10460 N. 92nd St., Suite 203, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/events.

GriefShare, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for 13 weeks, Crown of Life, 13131 Spanish Garden Dr., Sun City West, free, 623-5948845. Each GriefShare period includes a video seminar and group discussion. A workbook assists participants to take notes, journal and do grief study. This allows for both learning and sharing.

Caregiver Support Groups for Those Whose Loved Ones Have Parkinson’s Disease, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Duet, 555 W. Glendale Ave., Phoenix, 602-274-5022, duetaz.org.

September 15 Thursday

Colon Cancer Support Group, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

Cancer Care Nutrition, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Lane, Glendale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

SPOHNC—Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., HonorHealth Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, 10460 N. 92nd St., First Floor Conference Room, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 480-323-1314, honorhealth.com/cancer.

Let’s Eat Mature Mavens Dinner, 5 p.m., location to be announced, dinner is separate checks, 623-715-3930, andi20@cox.net.

Discussion with the Rabbi, 11 a.m. to noon, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, free, reservations required, 602-492-7670, chani@sosaz.org. Join Rabbi Levi Levertov for a discussion on Judaism.

The Monkees, 7:30 p.m., Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa, $37 to $100, 480-644-6500, mesaartscenter. com. Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork carry on the tradition of The Monkees with a full evening of magic, music and multimedia splendor.

September 16 Friday

A Matter of Balance, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., repeats Sept. 23 and Sept. 30, Deer Valley Medical Center, 19829 N. 27th Ave., Ortho Conference Room, Phoenix, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/ events.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Palm Ridge Summit Hall, 13800 W. Deer Valley Dr., Sun City West, $6 members, $8 guests, 602-679-4220, rocknroll. scwclubs.com. DJ Kort Kurdi spins the great hits from the 1970s and 1980s.

September 17 Saturday

Caregiver Support Group, 10 a.m. to noon, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Dr., Chandler, free, registration required, 480-340-4013, ironwoodcrc. com.

September 18 Sunday

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 1:10 p.m., Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix, starts at $9, 800.745.3000 or ticketmaster.com. All military and first responder personnel receive 50% off on up to four tickets for all Sunday home games.

September 19 Monday

American Cancer Society: Look Good, Feel Better, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 6111 E. Arbor Ave., Mesa, free, registration required, 480855-2224, ironwoodcrc.com.

Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Dr., Chandler, free, registration required, 480-3404013, ironwoodcrc.com.

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Donna’s English toffee is the perfect gift

e ate it only once a year during the holidays, and every time I bit into an almond Roca, I remember thinking there wasn’t anything on earth as delicious as this!

That’s probably one of the reasons I’ve always been so timid about making homemade English toffee. If I couldn’t make it just like the quintessential bites of Roca, I wouldn’t even try. Then came the email from Donna Nall of Phoenix along with her recipe for English coffee. Since then, I’m embarrassed to tell you how many batches of this favorite childhood delight I’ve been stirring up— much to my neighbor’s delight.

taking. I make caramel and fondant for pecan log rolls, caramel for pecan turtles, ganache for truffles and several kinds of fudge. This can be a two- or three day process, so I wanted to find a recipe that would take the place of the pecan log rolls and truffles. When I found this English toffee recipe, my first reaction was there are hardly any ingredients in this recipe and I had all them on hand, so why not give it a try?

I’ve been making candy for years and I couldn’t believe how fast this toffee recipe came together. Now it is the only candy I make other than fudge.”

Here’s Donna’s email: “Jan, for the past 10 years my gift to my family and friends is baking homemade candy but the candy process is very pains-

Before you know it, it will be the holidays we’ll be looking for gifts from the kitchen and new recipes for cookie exchanges. Donna has just given us a delicious head start.

Donna’s English Toffee

3-quart saucepan, preferably nonstick

1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (minis work well)

11/2 cups unsalted butter

1 3/4 cups sugar

3 tablespoons corn syrup

3 tablespoons water

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Pour almonds on baking sheet and roast for 5 minutes. Stir almonds and roast for another 5 minutes. Let cool. Pour almonds in small batches

into food processor and chop fine. Measure 3 1/2 cups and set aside. Line jelly roll pan with parchment paper or silicone sheet. Pour chocolate chips onto surface and evenly disperse. Cut butter into cubes and place in the 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add sugar, water and corn syrup and bring to boil. Attach candy thermometer and let boil until mixture reaches 302 degrees. (The hard crack stage.) Remove from heat and add 3 1/2 cups almonds, mixing thoroughly. Quickly pour over chocolate chips and spread over the entire baking sheet with wooden spoon. Add the remaining chopped almonds to the top of the candy and score the top of the candy with a knife (this helps to break the candy up evenly once it has hardened). Allow it to set up over night. Break into pieces and store in plastic container lined with parchment paper.

Silicone sheet or parchment paper

September 20 Tuesday

Cooking Demonstration, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

Are You Living with Hip Pain?, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., HonorHealth Orthopedic Institute, 20401 N. 73rd St., Suite 130, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/events.

Schmooze and Pastry with Chani, 11 a.m. to noon, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, free, reservations required, 602-492-7670, chani@sosaz.org.

September 21 Wednesday

Spirituality Group, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler, free, registration required, 480-340-4013, ironwoodcrc.com.

Caregiver and Family Support Group, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, 10460 N. 92nd St., Suite 301, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 480-3231321, honorhealth.com/cancer.

National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association (NARFE) Chapter 1395, 11 a.m., Brothers Family Restaurant, 8466 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, charge for

meal, 623-935-4681, deb.at.narfe@gmail.com. The scheduled speaker is Arizona’s official state historian, Marshall Trimble.

September 22 Thursday

Too Fit to Fall, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd., first floor auditorium, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/events.

September 23 Friday

“The Drowsy Chaperone,” 7:30 p.m., Hale Centre Theatre, 50 W. Page Ave., Gilbert, $18 to $30, haletheatrearizona.com. When a die-hard theater fan plays his favorite cast album, the characters come to life in this musical farce.

September 24 Saturday

Local Author of the Month Visit, 1 p.m. to 3 pm., Red Mountain Branch Library, 635 N. Power Rd., Mesa, free, 480644-3253. Daniel J. Marco will sign his book, “Everywhere Nowhere: No One Really Dies as Long as You’re Alive.” It is the story of his son Zachary’s death and how he moved through his grief to a “new ordinary.”

September 25 Sunday

Free Summer Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, free, 602-252-8840, heard. org/events.

September 26 Monday

Multiple Myeloma Support Group, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

September 27 Tuesday

Orthopedic Screening, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., HonorHealth Cowden Center, 9202 N. Second St., Phoenix, call for charge, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com/events.

ComForCare Home Care’s Caring for Those with Dementia, 8 a.m., Fellowship Square, 6945 E. Main St., Mesa, free, 602-438-1300, dementiawise.com. This free workshop imparts best practices for caring for those with dementia. It is co-hosted by ComForCare and virtual keynote speaker Deborah Bier, PhD., director of special programs. This is intended for health care professionals. Registered nurses and social workers can earn three continuing education units.

September 28 Wednesday

Metastatic Cancer Support Group, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler, free, registration required, 480-340-4013, ironwoodcrc.com.

Cancer Support Group, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, free, registration required, 602-588-4367, ironwoodcrc.com.

Leukemia and Lymphoma, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, 10460 N. 92nd St., Suite 301, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 480-323-1100, option 5, honorhealth.com/cancer.

Diabetes: Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., HonorHealth Medical Group, 750 E. Thunderbird Rd., Suite 3, Phoenix, free, registration required, 602-674-6220, honorhealth.com.

Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for You?, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Scottsdale Shea Medical Center, 9003 E. Shea Blvd., Brady Conference Center, Scottsdale, free, registration required, 623-580-5800, honorhealth.com.

September 29 Thursday

Tai Chi with Roxanne Reynolds, 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 480-855-2224, ironwoodcrc.com.

September 30

Friday

Parkinson’s 101, 10 a.m. to noon Fridays, Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, free, registration required, 1-877-602-4111. The four-week curriculum covers basic neurology and the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, medication, nutrition, exercise, mind-body connection, complementary health, sleep disorders and depression, care giving, how to talk to your doctor and any other topics of interest to the group.

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Entertainment Barbara Bain’s many missions

Tinseltown Talks

By Nick Thomas

Two decades ago, Barbara Bain embarked on a mission many might have considered impossible: to convince children that books and reading could be fun.

“I volunteered in a daycare and just started reading to the kids one day as we sat on the lawn,” said Bain, who starred in the TV series “Mission: Impossible” and “Space .” “They seemed to really enjoy it and were very responsive.”

The actress soon recognized the potential of her simple act of kindness.

“I thought of all my acting colleagues in the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Every one of them has to read well in order to get a role and, of course, actors love an audience. So I went to SAG and our mayor, and we created BookPALS.” (see bookpals.net.)

Today, the program has branches around the country with over 2,000 volunteer actors reading to students in classrooms, shelters and hospitals.

“The readers love it and the kids are absolutely enthralled. Who better to take the words from a page and bring them to life than actors!”

Bain, who turns 85 this month, can also still bring words from a script to life in a theater or on the big screen.

One of her recent films, “Silver Skies” (see roarproductionsinc.com), also featured some show business veterans.

“It’s about a group of retirees who are getting thrown out of their apartment complex,” explained Bain.

“It’s a wonderfully written story with each character incredibly well defined. The casting was brilliant with veteran

actors like George Hamilton, Mariette Hartley, (the late) Alex Rocco and Howard Hesseman. At times we would look at each other and laugh, because we were still making movies and having such a good time.”

Unlike some TV stars from the ’60s and ’70s whose careers were often defined by a single role in a popular series, Bain is recognized for creating two iconic characters: scientist Dr. Helena Russell in “Space ” and Cinnamon Carter in the spy series “Mission: Impossible.”

undertook her last impossible mission, Bain continues to hear stories from women inspired by the character.

She is especially proud of the Carter character, which led to Emmy Awards each year between , the first actress to win three consecutive Emmys.

“Very few shows at the time depicted strong women characters,” she said. “You either played a wife stirring a pot in the kitchen in a sitcom, or the dance hall girl in a western—a good girl or bad girl.”

Even today, 45 years since she

“They stop me at the supermarket and explain how they got into law school or some other profession because of the character,” noted Bain. “Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of HewlettPackard (and presidential candidate in the 2016 Republican primary) wrote in her autobiography that the character also inspired her. So no question it was a groundbreaking role.”

But away from the cameras, Bain’s off-screen mission to promote an interest in reading among children has proven to be a possible and sustainable one.

“I hope the kids involved in the BookPals program have been inspired to learn,” she said. “I’ve always found joy in my work and hope they will too.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 600 magazines and newspapers.

Barbara Bain and Martin Landau in “Space 1999.”

EVEN EXCHANGE

by Donna Pettman

Each numbered row contains two clues and two answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from M A STER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters.

SUDOKU TIME

Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

DIFFICULTY THIS MONTH

Moderate Challenging

HOO BOY! Put on your helmet!

SCRAMBLERS

ACROSS

1. Rain cats and dogs

5. Tired

10. Lightly pats

14. Light brown in color

15. Ornamental loop

16. French handbag

17. Locker room application

18. On the other hand

19. Units of length, abbr.

20. You can see them at the Heard Museum

23. Good-luck piece

25. Fidgety

26. Wild time

27. Synagogue official

30. Last, abbr.

31. Goddess with a European capital named for her

34. Attache

38. Endangered fish that can be seen at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

41. You, old way

42. The pollen-bearing part of a plant

43. Geisha wear

44. Foot bones

46. Wish granter

48. In the direction on the stern

51. KFC option

53. Architectural attraction in Scottsdale

57. Align

58. “Don’t get any funny ___!”

59. Where Irish eyes smile

63. ‘’___ have to do’’

CROSSWORD by Myles Mellor

64. Got support from 65. Stir up

66. Part of a punch ballot

67. Spanish dishes

68. Coupling

DOWN

1. Honeybunch

2. Sweet potato cousin

3. Web browser entry

4. Commotion

5. 1982 Michener epic

6. Like best friends

7. Type of palm

8. Cut of meat

9. It towers over Taormina

10. Possessed

11. Inclination

Unscramble the letters within each rectangle to form four ordinary words. Then rearrange the boxed letters to form the mystery word, which will complete the gag!

12. Chicago team

13. Played Liz Garrison in “JFK” ____ Spacek

21. Marriage place

22. Wipe on

23. To whom many pray

24. Unleavened breadcrackers

26. Actor Reynolds

27. Prefix with “linear”

28. Egyptian cross

29. Knowledge ___

32. Skier’s transport

33. “Gladiator” composer Zimmer

35. Eastern Church images

36. Red side of the ledger

37. Hudson river link

39. Baseball area

40. Pushes

45. Had something

47. Wendy’s, e.g.

48. Below the roof

49. “The End of the Road” novelist

50. “Be-Bop___ “

51. Master, in Swahili

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Fort McDowell Casino

Bingo Happenings-

September 2016

Experience bingo in Fort McDowell Casino’s state-of-the-art and award-winning 1,700-seat bingo hall.

WHEN: Seven days a week, various times

WHERE: Fort McDowell Casino, 10424 N. Fort McDowell Rd., Fort McDowell

COST: Charge for cards

INFO: 800-THE-FORT, ext. 4380, or fortmcdowellcasino. com/bingo.php

Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino

Gamers who stop by Bingo Park enjoy picturesque National Park views in the state-of-the-art, 550-seat bingo hall.

WHEN: Seven days a week, various times

WHERE: Vee Quiva Hotel and Casino, 15091 S. Komatke Ln., Laveen

COST: $2 to $32

INFO: 800-946-4452, ext. 1942, or wingilariver.com/ index.php/vq-vee-quiva-hotel-casino/gaming/bingo-park

Lone Butte Casino

The state-of-the-art and spacious bingo hall features 850 seats and has morning, matinee and evening sessions. The morning sessions include five regular games and two specials, with three for $10 and $1 specials. WHEN: Seven days a week, various times

WHERE: Lone Butte Casino, 1077 S. Kyrene Rd., Chandler COST: $2 to $32

INFO: 800-946-4452, ext. 8928, or wingilariver.com/ index.php/lone-butte/gaming/bingo

Sunland Village East

Prize money will vary during the year based on attendance.

WHEN: Sundays, at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Sunland Village East Auditorium, 8026 E. Lakeview Ave., Mesa

COST: Charge for cards varies to number purchase INFO: 480-986-9822 or 480-313-7033

Beuf Senior Center

Moneyball, 10 regular games plus double action. WHEN: Mondays and Thursdays, sales start at 9:30 a.m.

WHERE: Beuf Senior Center, 3435 W. Pinnacle Peak Rd., Phoenix

COST: Starts at $4/pack, City of Phoenix Membership card or $5 guest

INFO: 602-534-9743

Chandler Senior Center

Bring a friend or make some new ones while enjoying some fun, laughter and prizes.

WHEN: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

WHERE: Chandler Senior Center, 202 E. Boston St., Chandler

COST: 50 cents per card. No limit on cards purchased. INFO: 480-782-2720 or chandleraz.gov/senior-adults

Mesa Adult Center

Twenty-one games, win up to $500 in losers’ bingo, social bingo and big game bingo.

WHEN: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 1 p.m.

WHERE: Mesa Adult Center, 247 N. Macdonald St., Mesa

COST: Various costs, call for pricing INFO: 480-962-5612 or http://mesa.evadultresources. org/

Social Bingo

Join others during social bingo.

WHEN: Mondays, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Apache Junction Active Adult Center, 1035 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction

COST: 25 cents per card

INFO: 480-474-5262 or http://aj.evadultresources.org/

Brentwood Southern

There is a money ball; 17 games include three that are percentage payout.

WHEN: Mondays, hall opens at 4:30 p.m., sale starts at 5:15 p.m. and bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Brentwood Southern, 8103 E. Southern Ave., Mesa

COST: Varies according to games and number purchased INFO: 480-306-4569

Granite Reef Senior Center

Everyone welcome. Enjoy 20 games of bingo with prizes.

WHEN: Tuesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Granite Reef Senior Center 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale

COST: $1 per card; three-card minimum. No limit on cards purchased.

INFO: 480-312-1700 or Scottsdaleaz.gov

Devonshire Senior Center

Devonshire Senior Center provides money ball, 10 regular games plus progressive coverall. Split-the-pot games are early birds and double action.

WHEN: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, sales start at 12:15 p.m.

WHERE: Devonshire Senior Center, 2802 E. Devonshire, Phoenix

COST: Starts at $2; must have City of Phoenix parks and

Entertainment

recreation membership card to be eligible to play. INFO: 602-256-3130

Red Mountain Active Adult Center

Bingo seating begins at 12:50 p.m.

WHEN: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1:15 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Red Mountain Active Adult Center, 7550 E. Adobe Rd., Mesa

COST: Tuesdays there are various prices; Thursdays the cards are 25 cents

INFO: 480-218-2221 or http://rm.evadultresources.org

Peoria Community Center

Prize money will vary based on attendance.

WHEN: Tuesdays and Fridays, at 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Peoria Community Center, 8335 W. Jefferson, Peoria

COST: 25 cents per card; 50 cents for overall INFO: 623-979-3570

Community Bingo

The 200-seat bingo hall open Wednesdays through Sundays in Goodyear. The building—new and well-lit— features Ana’s dinners and desserts.

WHEN: Wednesdays through Sundays, at 6:30 p.m.; Fridays, at 10:30 p.m.; and Sundays, at 2 p.m.

WHERE: Community Bingo, 3690 S. Estrella Pkwy., Suite 108, Goodyear

COST: $21 (includes progressive) for 18 games; $14, late night and matinee for 13 games.

INFO: 623-512-8878

Sun Lakes VFW Post 8053

The organization holds bingo for up to 230 people. Payouts are based on sales; total may reach $900. All

proceeds go to veteran needs, including homeless veterans, disabled veterans and military families.

WHEN: Wednesdays, at 7 p.m. Sales start at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 N. Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes

COST: $7 minimum for play of all 19 games

INFO: 480-895-9270

Sunland Village

Auditorium doors open at 4:30 p.m., cards are sold at 6 p.m. and play begins at 7 p.m. There’s a $900 progressive pot.

WHEN: Thursdays in May

WHERE: Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa

COST: Charge for cards varies according to number purchased INFO: 480-832-9003

Palmas del Sol

Come join the group to play Bingo weekly. Bingo doors and snack bar open at 5:15 p.m.

WHEN: Thursdays, at 6:30 pm.

WHERE; Palmas del Sol, 6209 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa COST: Charge for cards varies according to number purchased.

INFO: 480-528-4689

Sunrise Village

Join the group to play bingo weekly. The cards start selling at 5:45 p.m., early bird at 6:45 p.m., and regular bingo at 7 p.m.

WHEN: Fridays, at 5:45 p.m.

WHERE: Sunrise Village, 5402 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa COST: $13 minimum buy in INFO: 480-985-0548

A Tale of Two Cities

St. Louis and Kansas City: Greetings from the heart of the Heartland

By Ed Boitano | Photographs by Deb Roskamp

The Gateway Arch towers over the mighty Mississippi. Built in 1963, it is today the symbol of St. Louis. Blues music fills the night, and St. Louisans sit at sidewalk cafes in the historic Soulard neighborhood in front of tables of toasted ravioli, paper-thin square-cut pizza and frosted mugs of Bud, the beer here that is still king.

Four hours west down the road, a fountain glistens in the Kansas City twilight. The city boasts over 200 fountains, more than any city outside of Rome. At the Blue Room, a club in the iconic 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District, a jazz quartet is warming up for its evening set, while the fragrance of hickory smoked barbecue is still in the air.

Greetings from the heart of the Heartland. Throw a dart dead center of a map of the continental U.S. and you will hit a highway in Missouri called Interstate 70. This highway links two world-class cities, St. Louis and Kansas City, each situated on opposite ends of Missouri.

I am happy to report that the stereotypes that many of us have of the Midwest are true: the people are warm and hospitable and fiercely proud about their cities. They’re not pretentious about it though. The food is good and the portions are, well, huge. The accolades only begin here. Linked by the 250 miles of pavement, the cities have much in common, but still are very different from one

another, with each offering its unique charm.

St. Louis: The Most Western City of the East

Population: 318,416

Monikers: “Gateway to the West” | “Mound City”

Iconic symbol: At 630 feet, The Gateway Arch is the tallest manmade monument in the Western Hemisphere. Take the tram ride to the top for stunning view of downtown St. Louis and the muddy Mississippi.

Notable St. Louisans: T. S. Eliot, Chuck Berry, William Burroughs, Tennessee Williams, Yogi Berra, Jon Hamm.

Major sports teams: The St.

Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues, the baseball and hockey teams, respectively. St. Louis has been the home to four NFL teams, but with the Rams moving back to Los Angeles, it’s best to concentrate on college teams.

Back story

Located on the western banks of the Mississippi River, St. Louis was first inhabited by the ancient Mississippian People, collectively called Mound Builders. As many as 40,000 people lived in what was then the largest city north of Mexico. By 1300 A.D., the civilization mysteriously disappeared, and the French arrived in 1698, establishing a mission and a thriving ...continues on page 26

A tale of two cities

trading port. The .S. flag was raised in when Thomas efferson purchased the Louisiana Territory, making it part of his plan for a continental nited States. The St. Louis World’s Fair gave the city international recognition. It is known today for manufacturing, medicine, biotechnology and other sciences.

The vibe

St. Louis is renowned for its historic neighborhoods of red brick and expansive parks. Like most eastern cities, it is a pedestrian town with a great transit system. Soulard is a former French neighborhood, lined with bars and pubs, while the chic Central West End offers sidewalk cafes, boutiques and antique stores. Forest Park, home of the World’s Fair, features , acres of lakes, walking paths and an array of free cultural institutions. The Hill is the Italian neighborhood, while the Delmar Loop, a vibrant six block area, is the hot spot for clubs and concerts. For a walk on the wild side, check out East St. Louis, affectionately referred to as East Boogie.

Cultural attractions

Experience the St. Louis Art Museum, the Missouri Botanical ardens and the St. Louis oological Park. See a stage show at the famous Fox Theatre, tour the Anheuser Busch Brewery and visit the Lewis Clark exhibit at the ateway Arch Riverfront.

Eats

Thanks to the Italian district, The Hill, there’s the uniquely St. Louisan dish, toasted ravioli. Try a St. Louis style pizza, super thin crusted pie, made with Provel process cheese. Other delights include ooey Butter Cake and shoulder cut St. Louis Pork Steak. With a large erman population, beer has always been essential and Budweiser dominates the market, but upcoming microbrews like Schlafly Beer are starting to gain attention.

Blues

Due to its location the on banks of the Mississippi, St. Louis blues music offers a tantalizing hybrid of Mississippi Delta and Chicago blues. The city boasts more working blues musicians than any other city in the world.

Kansas City: The Most Eastern City of the West

Population: ,

Monikers: “The Fountain City” “Paris on the Plains” Iconic symbol: ansas City is renowned for its array of spectacular fountains. A fun way to explore the city is to drive from one fountain to the next.

Robert Altman, Ed Asner, Chris Cooper, Don Cheadle.

Major sports teams: World Series champion ansas City Royals, football’s ansas City Chiefs, and the Sporting ansas City soccer team.

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Notable Kansas Citians: Walt Disney, ean Harlow, Tom Pendergast, Maurice reen, Charlie Parker,

The Missouri Botanical Gardens is a top attraction.

A tale of two cities

Back story

ansas City began as a small homestead settlement, nestled on the confluence of the Missouri and ansas rivers. It became an important site for America’s westward expansion, with the Santa Fe, California and Oregon Trails all originating in the area. The location of a number of Civil War battles, ansas City was incorporated in its present form in . It gained national attention when the stockyards the second largest in the country were established in . ansas Citians’ love affair with beef began, and it became acclaimed for its barbecue. Today, ansas City is headquarters to three Fortune companies and numerous agriculture companies.

The vibe

ansas City is distinguished for its spacious boulevards, numerous parks and more than fountains. This is a western style town and a car is required to get around. Designed in , the Country Club Plaza is a square block outdoor shopping and entertainment district with Spanish Moorish architecture. Check out The th ine Historic azz District, a swinging hot spot and the place to learn about ansas City azz. The Crossroads Arts District is a growing arts community, while the downtown River Market features the Midwest’s largest farmers market.

Cultural attractions

isit the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art and the architectural wonder, the emper Museum of Contemporary Art. The American azz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum share the same building, and the Arabia Steamboat Museum is located in the River Market. Not to be missed is the National World War I Museum, the only national museum in the nited States dedicated to The reat War. It is an experience that will touch your very soul.

Eats

Barbecue is synonymous with ansas City and today more than establishments feature hickory or pecan smoked ribs, brisket and burnt end ribs. Each restaurant seems to offer its own secret sauce. Other delicacies include ansas City Strip Steak and Chicken Spiedini. For beer you can do little better than the micro brew, Boulevard.

Jazz

ansas City has been celebrated for its azz clubs since political boss Tom Pendergast ignored prohibition and allowed alcohol to flow into the th District. Displaced musicians poured in ust as fast, inventing swing azz and a new late night sensation called the am session.

Kansas City is referred to as “The Fountain City.”

San Diego’s beaches may be even more magical than Oz.

We’re off to see the wizard

The

Oz and Aahs of San Diego

Story by Andrea Gross

Coronado is known for sparkling beaches, sunny skies, artsy galleries and a Main Street that’s been honored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

All this is great, but it’s not why I’m here in this small town near San Diego. I’m here because of its connection to Oz, the magical kingdom at the heart of L. Frank Baum’s bestselling novels. In 1939, 20 years after his death, these books spawned one of America’s bestloved films, “The Wizard of Oz,” a movie I must’ve seen a dozen times.

How could I forget 16-year-old Judy Garland, who portrays Dorothy, dressed in a blue checked frock and glittering ruby shoes, skipping down the Yellow Brick Road and belting out the words to the Academy Award-winning song, “Over the Rainbow?” Now I want to see where Baum lived when he imagined Dorothy’s adventures.

To do this, my husband and I don’t have to go over a rainbow. We just have to go over the 2.1-mile bridge that separates Coronado from San Diego proper.

The Oz of Coronado

Baum wrote the first book in what became a series of fourteen Oz novels while he was living in Chicago, but three of his subsequent Oz stories were written between 1904 and 1910, when he spent much of his time in Coronado.

Today the town is rife with Oz-related stories and sites.

Our first stop is the Hotel del Coronado, where Baum wintered for five years before moving to a nearby house. There they are—the red turrets that are pictured on the first edition cover of Baum’s sixth book, “The Emerald City of Oz,” which is on display at the Coronado Museum of History and Art.

A tour of The Del (as locals call it) takes us through the grand building, detailing the Queen Anne architecture, telling tales about the other luminaries who have stayed there—folks such as Babe Ruth, Brad Pitt and Oprah Winfrey—and, of course, showing us the four chandeliers that were designed by Baum when he needed a break from his writing.

For an up-close look at Dorothy’s traveling companions—the cowardly Lion, the heartless Tin Man and the brainless Scarecrow—we go to the Coronado Public Library, where giant glass panels perfectly capture the lighthearted magic that infuses the books.

From there it’s just a short walk to Baum’s rental home. It’s now privately owned, but the owners have a good sense of humor. They’ve posted a large sign out front that marks their street as Wizard of Oz Avenue.

Then, humming the tune of “Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead,” we drive

back over the bridge to explore other parts of San Diego’s wonderland.

The Aahs of San Diego County

L. Frank Baum would have loved Queen Califia’s Magical Circle. So do we. Here, hidden in a grove in Escondido’s Kit Carson Park, are larger than life mosaic sculptures made from thousands of pieces of sparkling glass and jewels. The brainchild and work of internationally acclaimed French sculptor Niki de Saint Phalle, it’s as close to Oz as most of us will ever get.

Note: The Circle is undergoing extensive repairs and maintenance and hours are limited. Check the website before going: queencalifia.org.

At first glance the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch remind me of the poppy fields of Oz. Like the poppies, they’re a dazzling sea of color, but these flowers hold none of the Oz poppies’ hallucinogenic dangers. Better yet, these flowers, which bloom in the spring, are backed by another dazzling sea of color, the blue of the Pacific Ocean.

That night we go to the Tierra del Sol Observatory east of San Diego, where Star Parties are held every month during the dark of the moon. While Dorothy famously wished upon a star that would take her over the rainbow, we get to look through a giant telescope to view deep-sky objects such as nebulae and star clusters. There we

get a better understanding of galaxies that are every bit as wondrous as Oz. Finally, we figure that since Dorothy arrived in Oz via a cyclone, we should experience a fast flight of our own. Thus we head to La Jolla Zip Zoom, the longest zip line in California. Flying at more than 50 miles an hour (fast but still much slower than a cyclone!), we look down at thick forests and winding rivers. Oz? Not exactly. Worthy of Aahs? Most definitely. Dorothy only had to click her heels to return home, but we have an airplane to catch. Before leaving, we spend one last day at the beach. After all, San Diego is where the magic of a Kansas Oz meets the magic of a California beach.

For more information about nearby destinations as well as entertaining trivia about Oz, see our companion website, traveltizer. com.

The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch are open for six weeks every spring.

Queen Califia’s Magical Circle sparkles with giant mosaic sculptures.

My own private Montreal Going to France without French prices

By Ed Boitano | Photographs by Deb Roskamp

Ifirst visited Montr al more than years ago, and from the second I arrived in this culturally vibrant and international city, I knew I would return often. On each visit to the city, there were always new sights and pleasures to discover, but there were also certain attractions and experiences that became almost mandatory pilgrimages for me. There is much to see and do in Montr al, and these are among my favorite things to do each visit.

Mount Royal and Montréal

In 1535, French explorer Jacques Cartier climbed a small mountain, which overlooked the St. Lawrence River in Upper Canada and gave it the name, Le Mont Royal. As the small trading post grew due to its strategic setting on an island, the mountain became the symbol of the city and eventually its name. A wooden cross, now made of steel grinders with 158 spotlights, was erected. The slopes of the mountain were gradually incorporated into residential properties, but the city fathers established a park on the very top for the world to en oy. This is where my ourney begins each arrival, with an easy climb to the top of the mountain for sweeping views of this bilingual city of over 1.75 million people.

Old Montréal

Located between the St. Lawrence River and the downtown center, the cobblestone streets of Old Montr al is a must-see attraction. Established in 1642, the French settlement was once a fortified town and the birthplace of the city. Best explored on foot, this area of graceful stone buildings is worth visiting any season, but the real secret is to plan a trip the last weekend in August when the Pointe-à-Callière, the Montr al Museum of Archaeology and History, recreates an 18th-century

public market. You will see stalls with regional food items, demonstrations by craftspeople, musicians, a military marching band and locals dressed in folkloric Quebecois costumes.

Notre-Dame-deBonsecours Chapel

Montr al is a city of cathedrals, and for my first trip to the city my plan was to walk from one church to the next, never knowing what experience awaited me around each corner. While wandering on the edge of Old Montr al, I stumbled upon Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Chapel, known as The Sailor’s Church because of its proximity to the Old Port. I was quite moved by the statue of a woman atop its dome, which seemed to reach out to the river. Upon closer inspection I could see that the statue was Our Lady of the Harbour, made famous by Leonard Cohen in his song, “Suzanne.” The church also features an observation tower with remarkable views of Old Montr al and the St. Lawrence, and a museum, which includes artifacts pre-dating the arrival of the New France colonists in 1642.

Little Italy

The last weekend in August, the Pointeà-Callière recreates an 18th-century public market.

Coming from a Northern Italian ancestry, I’m always drawn to Italian communities, and Montr al’s Little Italy is one of the finest in North America. With 250,000 inhabitants, Italian Montrealers are the third largest language group in the city. The community is filled with Italian caf s, restaurants, specialty food shops, cultural landmarks and Jean-Talon Market, Montr al’s most vibrant open air food area. Also located there is the iconic Madonna della Difesa Church. An insider’s secret is the fresco situated

above the High Altar, which shows a virile Benito Mussolini astride a horse. ou see, in Montr al, all history is preserved.

Mount Royal Cemetery

I’ve never been attracted to the morbid, but these 165 acres, located on the north slope of Mount Royal, are worth exploring for their beauty and sense of history. Now a National Historic Site, the setting is almost romantic with its large green spaces, monumental headstones and crosses from the Victorian era. Buried at the cemetery include John Molson, Molson Beer industrialist and benefactor of numerous Montr al institutions, ohn Abbott, third Canadian prime minister, famous hockey players and even Titanic victims.

Underground Montreal

Yes, the winter months are long and cold, but for native Montr alers there is an 18.5-mile underground city of malls, food courts, offices, hotels, apartments and Metro stops. It’s not even necessary to wear a coat. It is unique for a city that so proudly preserves it past to have something so modern.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono Suite 1742

Located in the famous Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, this onebedroom suite was the site of the legendary “Bed in for Peace” in Montr al, where they recorded the song “ ive Peace a Chance.” The

living room and bedroom feature memorabilia composed of press articles, framed gold records and pictures of the famous couple. It can be rented for parties. Sometimes I will make a pilgrimage to the room’s exterior, ust to see the plaque on the door.

Montréal Bagels

In Montr al you will you hear it pronounced “bah gal’ and yes, they are different. Larger and flatter than their U.S. counterpart, they are made with eggs and baked in a wood-burning oven. You will also hear from locals that they are the best bagels in world. For a sampling, try historic St.-Viateur Bagel and Fairmount Bagel.

Montréal Smoked Meat

We all know pastrami and corned beef, but what is smoked meat? Well, it is basically beef brisket that has been cured, spiced and smoked. The rest is apparently a secret, for no one will divulge anything else other than it makes the most delicious sandwich on the planet. Schwartz’s Deli is considered the best venue, though others will make a case for Reuben’s Deli.

Other attractions

Touring Notre-Dame Basilica of Montr al and Marie Reine du Monde Cathedral, strolling trendy St. Catherine and St. Laurent boulevards, exploring the Downtown Museum Quarter and wandering the Quartier Latin, the main Francophone district.

For further information about Montr al, contact BON O R or Tourisme-Montreal.org.

The iconic Our Lady of the Harbour was made famous by Leonard Cohen in his song, “Suzanne.”

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CORDOVA – Intentionally off the beaten path. Cordova, Alaska is an authentic commercial fishing town nestled in the heart of a spectacular wilderness, shaped by its dramatic natural setting, rich cultural heritage and colorful residents. In 2016 let Cordova become your base of operations for an unforgettable Alaskan adventure. Go hiking, fishing, birding, boating, kayaking, or travel to other parts of the state. (907) 424-7260 or www.cordovachamber.com

HOMER, ALASKA - This captivating little town has something for everyone. Activities include hiking, world-class fishing, bear viewing, kayaking, and bird watching, Homer is known as a “foodie” town, cultural arts community, and wellness destination. Enjoy breathtaking views

of the Kenai Mountains, glaciers and volcanoes overlooking the Kachemak Bay. Stroll on the beaches and get close up to playful

sea otters, bald eagles, puffins and sometimes whales. (907) 235-7740 or www.HomerAlaska.org

TOGIAK RIVER LODGE – Located in Togiak, Alaska, we are all about the fishing and keeping you comfortable and well fed. Yes we have the hot tub on the river’s edge, and a sauna too, satellite television for those who must catch up on their sports teams, Wi-Fi, daily room service and more, but it is the world-class Alaska Salmon fishing, King Salmon Fishing, fly fishing Silver Salmon, and Trophy Rainbow Trout fishing that people travel to Togiak, Alaska for. Allow us to take care of you, your family or friends on a remote Alaskan wilderness fishing adventure of a lifetime. (503) 7847919; www.togiaklodge.com or llchinook@aol.com

SEWARD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Known as the ‘Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park’ Seward is a picturesque town located 126 miles south of Anchorage. Discover our bustling harbor and historic downtown filled with quaint shops and art galleries. Experience trophy sport fishing, glacier and wildlife cruises, sailing, hiking, kayaking, flight seeing and more. A wide range of accommodations, restaurants, RV parks, tent camping, and visitor services are available. (907) 224-8051 or www.Seward.com Tundra Tours Inc. invites you to relax at the new Top of the World Hotel, to experience the Arctic on a Summer Day Tour and to enjoy the hotel’s restaurant Niġġivikput

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TUNDRA TOURS – TOP OF THE WORLD HOTEL - Welcome to Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city in the United States! Packed with excitement and exhilarating adventures, tourists come from around the world to experience this unique Arctic region. When you stay at the Top of the World Hotel, you can maximize your trip by enjoying easy access to some of the top things to do in Barrow, Alaska. Head out for an impressive visual experience and gaze at the winter’s Aurora, or take in some history at the Iñupiat Heritage Center. Most importantly, be sure to experience the Summer Day Tour departing from the hotel, including the Whale Bone Arch and Arctic Ocean visits. Put us on your Bucket List today. (800) 478-8520 or www.tundratoursinc.com

CALIFORNIA

BIG SUR LODGE is located in ancient groves of redwood and oak trees in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Big Sur, California.

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THE CEDAR HOUSE SPORT

the amenities of a home, Lido Restaurant, The Spa at Dolphin Bay and an array of activities, guests can experience the best of the Central Coast. (800) 516-0112 or www.thedolphinbay.com

HOTEL, located just outside the Historic Downtown District of Truckee, California, fuses innovative green architecture with the best of contemporary design. Described as a stunning combination of hip and organic, savvy and relaxing, The Cedar House incorporates a number of eco-friendly elements, bringing a fresh and environmentally conscience style to the Sierras. Featuring 42 rooms and suites, enjoy modern conveniences, from flat screen TVs to plush linens. (866) 582-5655 or www.CedarHouseSportHotel.com

DOLPHIN BAY RESORT &

SPA - Set along the rugged California Coast, just south of San Luis Obispo, Dolphin Bay Resort & Spa is centrally located in Pismo Beach. The Dolphin Bay is the ideal hotel for romantic getaways or family vacations where guests stay anywhere from two nights to months at a time. With 60 spacious 1 and 2 bedroom suites featuring all of

GLORIETTA BAY INN – Nestled just one block from the beach in Coronado, California, the Glorietta Bay Inn combines old-world charm with modern amenities. The eleven-room historic mansion features 89 contemporary inn rooms and suites. Amenities include complimentary expanded continental breakfast, heated swimming pool and spa, flat screen TV, refrigerators, microwaves, complimentary WI-FI, plus afternoon refreshments and more. The Glorietta Bay Inn is just a short stroll to famous Hotel Del Coronado. (800) 283-9383 or http://www.gloriettabayinn.com/internet-specials

THE LODGE AT LAKE TAHOE

- Centrally located in South Lake Tahoe. Our condominiums provide ample space and comforts of home to relax after a fun-filled day. Heated pool is open seasonally with hot tub open year-round. Our onsite resort amenities serve as the premier spot to relax and enjoy South Lake Tahoe. Call today (866) 469-8222 or visit www.8664myvacation.com.

OAKDALE TOURISM & VISITORS BUREAU - FIND YOUR COUNTRY - Whether you’re just passing through or are looking for a laid-back getaway to kick up your boots, you might try rustic Oakdale on for size. We’re the Cowboy Capital of the World, chock-full of farmland, fresh and artisan foods, hiking trails and handmade crafts. And, of course, top-of-the-line cowboy hats, horse riding lessons, a professionally-sanctioned rodeo (second weekend of April) and the Annual Western Festival (first weekend of October.) It doesn’t matter if you’re from the big city or a small town--Oakdale’s got something that folks from all around can enjoy. Now is the time to FIND YOUR COUNTRY! (209) 345-9264 or www.VisitOakdale.com

TAHOE LAKESHORE LODGE & SPA – The only beach front Lake Tahoe hotel where every room has a lake view and fireplace. Offering both lodge rooms and condominiums. Enjoy the beauty of fall in Tahoe or make plans for your winter ski vacation. Amenities include a private beach, seasonal pool, hot tub and day spa. Centrally located just minutes from downtown casinos, restaurants and area ski resorts. Use promo code AZCL to receive 20% off your stay 9/1/16-6/11/17, restrictions apply. (800) 448-4577 or www.TahoeLakeshoreLodge.com

THE VILLA CAPRI BY THE SEA – Is an intimate, charming boutique hotel with on site concierge management in the tradition of fine small European hotels. Nestled in Coronado, this historic property is conveniently located directly opposite the Hotel Del

Coronado and the Pacific Ocean. Standard rooms include a king size “sleep therapy” pillow top bed, microwave/fridge, Wi-Fi, cable TV and air conditioning. Full kitchen suites are also available. Guests can walk to shops, restaurants, golf, tennis and theatre. Daily, weekly or monthly rates offered. (619) 435-4137 or www.villacapribythesea.com

KAUAI • HAWAII

HANALEI COLONY RESORT - Nestled on a secluded stretch of golden beach, set against the magnificent mountains of Kauai’s north shore, our intimate resort offers much more than just a place to stay. Hanalei Colony is an escape for those seeking a break from modern-day stress. A retreat for renewal and illumination. A romantic interlude for couples. An extraordinary getaway for travelers of all ages in one of the most beautiful settings imaginable.

THE KAUAI INN offers over 100 years of Aloha. Save $20 a night on our Lanai King, now $149. At the end of Nawiliwili Bay, our plantation style inn is the perfect getaway with a continental breakfast poolside and no resort fees. View us at www.kauaiinn. com. For this discount call direct at (800)-808-2330 and mention this limited offer!

MAUI • HAWAII

NOELANI CONDOMINIUM RESORT – Welcome to MAUI’s finest vacation rental resort. Away from the

tour bus crowds of high rise hotels and overdeveloped resort areas, this is a unique, private haven where you can still enjoy all the peace, tranquility and Aloha Spirit of Old Hawaii. Maui No Ka Oi! All of our MAUI vacation condos for rent are oceanfront, not just ocean view, like so many other MAUI vacation condo rentals. Enjoy the best of MAUI in our oceanfront resort condos. Relax in our swimming pools, Jacuzzi, private lanais and tropical island setting, just steps from the beach. (800) 367-6030 or www.Noelani-Condo-Resort.com

UTAH

BEST WESTERN PLUS HIGH COUNTRY INN - Nestled beneath the quiet beauty of the Wasatch Mountains, this charming Ogden hotel offers convenience, comfort and excitement. Guests enjoy109 guestrooms, featuring refrigerators, LED televisions and complimentary WI-FI. Powder Mountain and Snow Basin ski resorts are nearby, as well as great hiking and fishing. Families will love nearby Lagoon Amusement Park and visiting Ogden Eccles Dinosaur Park. (800) 594-8979801; (801) 394-9474 or www.BestWestern.com/Ogden

LOGAN, UTAH is a few degrees cooler in so many ways. Plan your escape to this beautiful high mountain valley with four seasons of beauty and adventure. Enjoy horseback or ATV riding and exploring Logan Canyon National Scenic

Byway just 10 minutes from downtown Logan. You can have all sorts of outdoor adventures, experience hands-on living history experiences, and performing and fine arts. It’s a charming and affordable escape and a great launching spot for day trips to stunning Bear Lake or Golden Spike National Monument. Logan is 5 hours from Yellowstone, 4 from Grand Teton National Park, and just 90 minutes north of Salt Lake City. (800) 882-4433 or www.explorelogan.com

RUBY’S INN & RV PARK is the closest accommodations to southern Utah’s Bryce Canyon National Park. We offer 368 deluxe guest rooms, restaurants, general store and gallery, conference center, car care, and a RV park. Our guests can enjoy swimming pools and spas, or browse the general store, shops and gallery. We feature year-round activities including cross -country skiing, horseback rides and scenic flights. Ruby’s Inn and Bryce Canyon National Park are open all year. (866) 878-9389 or www.RubysInn.com

SUNRIVER - ST. GEORGE is southern Utah’s premier master-planned active adult lifestyle community. Built in an unspoiled, rural location, SunRiver St. George provides a quiet, superbly planned community with occupancy limited to at least one resident 55 or older. From the golf course layout and community center design to the floor plans of our sensational SunRiver St. George homes, the active adult lifestyle is our central point of focus. SunRiver St. George is “building a lifestyle, not just homes.” (435) 688-1000 or www.SunRiver.com

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Preventing painful falls in and around the house

By Alison Stanton

Ideally, the home should be a safe place for people to be; a welcome and relaxing sanctuary from the rest of the world.

Unfortunately, the very place that should provide comfort and security can be dangerous and even deadly.

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes, every year, 2.5 million seniors are treated in emergency rooms for fallrelated injuries. One of out of five of these falls results in a serious injury like broken bones or a head injury.

More than 700,000 people are hospitalized every year due to being hurt in a fall, the CDC said, and annually at least 250,000 seniors end up in the hospital due to hip fractures.

day of fall. The theme of this year’s day is “Ready, Steady, Balance: Prevent Falls in 2016.”

As Tim Rutti, founder of Valley Medical Supplies said, people who wish to reduce their chances of falling in their home should begin by making the most commonly used room in the house safer.

“We rely on the bathroom on average seven times a day. But this is the most dangerous room in our house,” Rutti said, adding that 60% of all falls in the home occur in the bathroom.

Tim Rutti, founder of Valley Medical Supplies, said a few simple and inexpensive changes and upgrades can make the bathroom much safer for people who are at a risk of falling.

While there are a variety of risk factors that increase a senior’s chance of falling—these include difficulty with balance and side effects of medication—the CDC said home hazards like a lack of handrails in the bathroom or on a staircase are also an issue.

Falling is so serious and common, there is now a day devoted to raising awareness about this issue.

The ninth annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day is on Sept. the first

Fall prevention workshops

marketing officer for Independent Home Walk-In Tubs, said a walkin tub has two key benefits.

“The first is safety. Walk in tubs are designed to help folks with limited mobility bathe safely in the comfort of their own home,” he said.

“With a low threshold entry, watertight door seal, and a molded ADA compliant seat, independent bathing becomes possible again.”

Because much of what goes on in a bathroom takes place behind closed doors, Rutti said spouses or adult children of seniors may not know that their loved one is having issues with things like getting on and off the toilet.

Switching the traditional toilet seat to a raised one with arm rest is an easy and simple way to increase bathroom safety, Rutti said.

“As for what to watch for in everyday activity, any struggle with raising or sitting in a chair, a sofa or a car are all strong indicators that a person struggles on the toilet.”

Getting in and out of the shower can also be dangerous, Rutti said.

“The floor is often wet and it is a very confined space, and with only a towel rack or toilet back or sink to support yourself if you lose your balance, it is very dangerous,” he said.

In honor of Fall Prevention Awareness Day, HonorHealth is hosting workshops related to the topic

WHAT: To fit to fall: guidance for fall prevention

WHEN: 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22

WHERE: Civic Center Library, 3839 N. Drinkwater Blvd., first floor auditorium, Scottsdale

RSVP: 623-580-5800; HonorHealth.com/events

WHAT: A Matter of Balance

WHEN: 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Fridays Sept. 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Nov. 4

WHERE: Deer Valley Medical Center, Ortho Conference Room, 19829 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix

RSVP: 623-580-5800; HonorHealth.com/events

To give people something to hang onto, Rutti suggests installing a suction grab bar and Stander curved grab bar, which is a tension-mounted pole; no tools are required to install these products, he noted.

For people who are having challenges getting in and out of a bathtub—which is usually 17 to 19 inches high—a walk-in tub is a great option.

Jake Holman, chief

Second, Holman said, walkin tubs include jetting systems that provide the benefit of hydrotherapy.

Getting in and out of a traditional bathtub can be tricky and dangerous for seniors. A walk-in tub from a company like Independent Home Walk-In Tubs is an attractive and safer option.

“By combining heat, buoyancy and water, bathers can combat symptoms associated with arthritis, circulation challenges, fibromyalgia and more,” he said.

People who have concerns about a walk-in tub’s ability to have a tight seal need not worry about the tubs from Independent Home Walk-In Tubs, Holman said.

“We manufacture the highest grade walk-in tubs and have strict quality assurance policies,” he said.

Every tub is rigorously tested during construction with checkpoints on functionally, craftsmanship, electrical components and to ensure a watertight seal, he added.

While the bathroom is the most likely place to fall in the home, the rest of the house can also be made more fallproof.

Dr. Alfredo Lim, an internal medicine physician with HonorHealth Medical Group in North Phoenix, offers these tips to make both the inside and outside of a home safer:

• When rising from a seated position, always do it slowly.

• Do not take sedating medications if at all possible in the daytime.

• As people age, footwear becomes an issue. Priority should be the comfort of footwear rather than “looks.” Wedges are preferable to heels.

• When turning around while walking, always do it slowly.

• Throw rugs indoors ought to be eliminated if at all possible, they are hazards for tripping.

• Garden clutter is a risk for falling.

• At night, lighted areas are encouraged on walkways. Or, when taking a stroll, bring a flashlight.

• See an ophthalmologist or eye professional on an annual basis. Good eyesight is vital to avoiding falls!

See a doctor at the first instance of falling. Further evaluation may reveal problems people were not aware of. If someone falls once, he or she is likely to be at risk of falling again.

• If a health care provider suggests walking aids, heed his or her advice. Even if it is difficult to see that a loved one is having trouble with mobility or for a person to accept that he or she is having balance issues, Rutti said the topic of fall prevention cannot be ignored.

“Remember this is a silent killer that no one wants to talk about, but we need to since its devastating to lose a loved one or to break a hip because nothing done to create safety in the most commonly used room of the house,” Rutti said.

“And these simple products provide safety solutions and are very inexpensive and easy to install. A little awareness and education about this issue will save thousands of lives in our Valley.” Valley Medical Supplies is located at 4030 E. Bell Rd., Suite 105, Phoenix. For more information, call 602-9004260 or visit valleymedicalsupplies. com.

Independent Home Walk-In Tubs is located at 301 W. Deer Valley Rd., Phoenix. For more information, call 1-800-373-4322 or visit independenthome.com.

Top 5 reasons you should get a flu shot

The 2015-2016 flu shot season is here and you might be asking yourself, “Should I get the flu shot this year?”

The flu shot protects against the influenza virus, which is a respiratory infection that can be transmitted through coughing, sneezing or even talking. Complications of the flu include pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections, hospitalization and even death. It is estimated that 200,000 Arizona residents caught or had symptoms of the seasonal-flu last year, and this number could be much lower if more individuals were vaccinated.

Below are five key reasons why you should get the flu shot this year.

1. There is a vaccine for everyone

Whether you are 8 or 80 years old there is flu shot just right for you! The high-dose flu shot, specifically for patients 65 years of age or older, contains four times the dose compared to the standard vaccine. If you dislike needles, FluMist is a flu vaccine for patients ages 2 to 49 that is sprayed into the nose instead of being injected into the arm. For anyone with severe egg allergies, there is a flu vaccine, called FluBlok, which does not contain any egg content. Walgreens offers many flu-shot options, so ask your Walgreens pharmacist which vaccine would be the most appropriate for you.

2. Vaccine is reformulated every year

The flu vaccine is reformulated every year, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone over the age of 6 months receive the vaccine annually. The CDC identifies which influenza virus strains will be most common for the upcoming year so that the vaccine can be made to specifically protect us from those strains. If you received a previous flu shot, that vaccine provided you with immunity to flu strains for that particular year only, and so you would need to continue protecting yourself by getting the flu vaccine yearly.

3. Flu vaccines are safe

The flu shot cannot give you the flu. Patients reporting runny nose or cough symptoms after receiving the flu vaccine are likely experiencing symptoms of a cold, which they were infected with already, and not the flu. Common side effects of the flu shot include soreness or redness in the arm. Most flu vaccines contain egg-proteins that can cause a severe reaction if given to patients with a known egg allergy. Therefore,

always inform your health care provider about your allergy history before receiving the flu vaccine.

4. Zero copay

An annual flu shot is covered under most insurance plans, including Medicare Part D. If you take your chances and do not get the vaccine, medications to treat the flu can cost you around $50, not including the copay to see your doctor. Add in the number

of workdays you will have to miss and how bad you will feel, and you should reconsider getting your annual flu vaccine.

5. Protect yourself and your loved ones

Getting the flu vaccine not only protects you, but it also protects those around you. If you choose not to be vaccinated and catch the flu you are putting your loved ones at risk of catching the virus from you. Young children and elderly family members are especially at risk as they usually have weak-

er immune systems and might not be able to fight off an influenza infection as easily. So for their sake, it is important that you and your loved ones protect yourselves by receiving the annual flu vaccine. Now that you know more about the flu vaccine and why it is important to be immunized annually, you will hopefully get vaccinated every year. Walgreens pharmacists are always happy to answer any questions you may have about the flu vaccine, so feel free to visit your local Walgreens today!

Are you prepared for an emergency?

Learn more during emergency preparedness awareness month

By Beca Bailey, deaf specialist, Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing

Imagine you’re at home and you get you an emergency alert on your phone. You turn on your TV to find out what is happening, you can’t clearly hear what is happening and there are no captions on the television. What should you do?

In an emergency, first responders are swamped with trying to assist as many people as they can. But they can’t be everywhere at once, which is why it is so important that we do our part in being prepared if an emergency does occur. With

September being Emergency Preparedness Awareness Month, we have compiled some tips that are useful to everyone, as well as several that are especially important to those who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Here are some tips for preparing for any sort of emergency.

What should I include when creating an emergency preparedness plan?

• Make a list of important phone numbers.

This should also include an out of town contact who you can tell you are evacuating and are safe.

• Have an evacuation route. ou should try to have at least two exits from every room in case a fire prevents you from exiting through the door. Also select a family meeting place in the neighborhood and outside the neighborhood.

• Make sure to include your pets in your plan.

Create a list of hotels that are pet friendly in the event that you need to stay in one for several days.

• Research and see if your neighborhood/city keeps a register of people who might need additional communication in the event of an emergency. If so, register yourself.

How should I prepare my emergency kit?

• Have enough food and water for three days.

When collecting food, make sure it nonperishable and not salty salty foods will make you thirstier. Store gallon of water per person per day. l de edi a i a d a fi s aid kit

. Similar to the previous tip, include enough medication that would last you three days.

• Keep important electronics in a strategic location. This applies mainly to hearing aids and or cochlear implants, if you use them, and smart phones. Also keep extra hearing aid or cochlear implant batteries and an extra phone charger in your kit.

• Create preprinted messages if you depend on hearing aids or ASL.

In the event of an emergency, this will allow you to quickly communicate with someone without any time wasted writing or typing a note Make a plan and create a customized emergency kit so you’re never unprepared during an emergency.

For more information on the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing visit acdhh.org or Arizona Relay Service visit azrelay.org .

T HE F INIS H L INE

Arizona’s Leader in Senior Fitness

Tai Chi:

THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, IS NATIONAL FALL PREVENTION DAY

ANCIENT ANTI-FALL ROUTINE

This ancient form of exercise has been proven to lower the incidence of falls among seniors. Learn how this gentle, simple routine can keep you on your feet! don’t miss this opportunity to learn about how you can feel better, look better and keep yourself from falling while having a great time!

Join us for a demonstration class at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, Family Life Center of North Phoenix Baptist Church 5757 N. Central Ave., Phoenix 85012

Ready, steady, balance Prevent falls in

So you don’t think you’ll fall? Well, you will. Everyone falls. oung, middle age or old, we all have times when we either lose our balance, slip on a surface or trip over something. If you fall, and by chance you are unhurt, your first feeling is one of embarrassment. Or maybe you’ll have that feeling of “what am I doing down here?” because it all happens so fast. But the odds are strong that when you fall you’ll hurt something. So what is the answer? Learn about falling! Become an expert on why we fall, how we fall and how to keep from falling.

2016

Day. In keeping with this national day to raise awareness of the problem of falling, Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation is hosting several events focusing on falling, with an emphasis on the importance of strengthening the “anti falling” parts of your body.

Thursday, Sept. , is the first day of fall and is also National Fall Prevention

ou can find all the details in our “Tai Chi –the Anti Fall Routine” flier on page of The Finish Line or you can register for the event by calling the ALFF ASO Office at between a.m. and p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Fall facts from the National Council on Aging

Each year, one in three Americans and over falls.

Falls are the leading cause of injuries in people and over.

In 2.8 million nonfatal falls among older adults were treated in emergency rooms and , required hospitalizations.

Falls are the most common cause of traumatic brain in uries In approximately 27,000 older adults died from falls.

p to of hip fracture patients die within one year.

In $34 billion in direct medical costs were spent treating older adults for the effect of falls.

Falls have become an epidemic among America’s older population yet in most cases, falls are preventable. To find out how, call the Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation office at between a.m. to p.m. Monday through Thursday.

This couple packs a lot of living in their lives

By Ellie Kallal

erry and Eva ogelsang are great competitors, both as athletes and in life. Eva is a racewalker erry plays table tennis, tennis and racquetball. They have competed and won medals in the nited States, Canada and Italy.

Eva has always loved to walk. She en oyed walks with her father when she was a young girl in her native ermany and took up racewalking in Arizona when she was . Although she started competing later in life, she has more than made up for it, having won more than medals and world championships in tah, Arizona and Canada.

erry started playing table tennis at the age of , in the ballroom of his family’s small hotel in ermany, when it was occupied with English and American prisoners of war. He continued to play in city, state and national leagues. In Canada, he competed in earnest and won city and district titles. He renewed his interest in the sport in Arizona years ago, and played racquetball at the same time, winning medals along the way.

That alone is amazing, but it is only minor compared with the lives they have led.

erry was born in Cologne and raised in Westphalia, ermany. Eva was from Danzig and later moved with her family to Berlin. After WWII, she found herself in East ermany. Like many others, Eva wanted to live in West ermany, however, the East erman government didn’t want all its talented young people leaving, so moving was not an option. Taking great risks, Eva fled on foot from East to West ermany, settling with an aunt in Westphalia. es, she walked her way to a new life. erry and Eva met in , when erry was competing in a table tennis match. They fell in love.

They became engaged and decided to leave ermany to start a new life. The couple emigrated from ermany to Canada spending everything they had, and more. erry borrowed money from the Canadian government and worked on a farm to help pay off the debt. When

they landed in Canada, erry went by train to Ottawa to work on the farm to repay his debt. Eva didn’t have money to travel, so she stayed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, until she had earned enough as a waitress to pay her way to oin erry.

Each worked hard. After Eva’s stint as a waitress, she accepted an office position and erry worked as a cashier after he satisfied his debt. They saved their money and married as soon as they could. Eva and erry worked, learned more skills and developed their careers. By earning promotions and changing obs to learn more, they advanced.

Theirs is the quintessential story of people who worked hard, persevered and became very successful. Eva was the first woman in her Calgary bank to hold the position of trust officer, retiring as manager of estates and trusts. erry went from a cashier at an auto dealership to accountant to a credit manager. Later, he became an investment adviser and stockbroker, earning an award for being one of the most successful in his firm.

By living frugally, they were able to save enough to buy their first house in . Now they spend summers in Canada and winters in Chandler.

Eva was an only child and lost her family in ermany. erry had five siblings and only one is still alive, living in Ottawa. They have their daughter, son in law and granddaughter living close in Calgary.

It was their driving spirit that made their lives so successful and that same spirit has made them champions in their sports.

Eva still walks every day and has a friendly competition with her daughter and granddaughter. They all wear Fitbits the sport watch that measures steps, exercise, etc. and if Eva is “behind in her steps” for a day, she will go up and down the stairs at her house or get on the treadmill to compensate.

erry stays active with tennis, table tennis, racquetball and chess. The ogelsangs belong to three dance clubs and exercise on the dance floor. They are busier than most people years their junior.

So how do they manage to go, go, go? They both say they love a nap.

Pickleball deadline approaching

Oct. is the deadline to register in the Arizona Senior Olympics Pickleball Tournament. It’s the last chance for players to qualify for the National Senior ames next summer in Birmingham, Alabama.

This year’s tournament promises to be one of the biggest, and definitely one of the best, held by the ASO. Players who win will receive gold, silver or bronze medals in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

Since the first time ASO held a pickleball tournament the sport has grown exponentially, especially in and around senior communities. Pickleball is appealing because it’s great fun to play and relatively easy to learn.

First played mostly by adults, the

sport is gathering a large number of young participants and, in many cases, tournaments are multigenerational. The ASO tournament will be held Oct. to Oct. at the beautiful new facility at Pueblo El Mirage Resort, N. El Mirage Rd. in El Mirage. Spectators are welcome. ust bring your own chair and a sun umbrella. Register online at seniorgames.org and click the blue registration bar in the middle of the page.

Gerry and Eva Vogelsang’s wedding photo.

Gerry and Eva Vogelsang, present day.

42nd Phoenix 10K and half marathon Nov. 6

The Phoenix 10K and Half Marathon will be held on Nov. 6 at Cityscape. Open to people of all ages, this great race was the first really big event of its kind in Phoenix. Through the years it has grown in the number of runners and walkers but also in its reputation as a great event.

Arizona Senior Olympics has had the good fortune of being affiliated with the race for many years. Each year ASO provides for the participants a check-in place where they can leave their valuables while they are off trying to beat their “personal best.”

The activity exposes Arizona Senior Olympics to a host of people, both young and old, who have never heard of our organization and the opportunity they have to be a part of it.

“I’d really like to invite all of our Senior Olympics family to participate in the Phoenix 10K as a start to their training for the ASO Games that will be held from Feb. 18 through March 12,” said Irene Stillwell, ASO executive director said.

The event includes a great expo of all kinds of fitness products and information as well as fun things like walk-around super heroes who pose for pictures with attendees.

Cityscape is a great location with shops and restaurants that attract those who run and those who watch. There’s plenty of parking adjacent to the event making it an easy journey into the heart of the city.

To register, visit phoenix10k.com/.

We’re

looking for a few good men

Arizona Senior Olympics is looking for a few good men to work a couple of hours in the morning and afternoon to help set up a canopy and help unload equipment for our upcoming pickleball tournament. This is a volunteer job with gratitude and friendship as its reward. We need help in the mornings and afternoons of Oct. 19 through Oct. 23.

If you can help on any one of those days, call Irene Stillwell at 602-2747742.

ASO offers free racewalking clinic

The weather is cooling down and we can resume our workouts. Walking is one of the best forms of exercise and, if done properly, can burn as many calories as mile as jogging. Join us at Steele Indian School Park, on Seventh Street, just north of Indian School Road, on the first Friday of the month. Restrooms and water fountains are available.

The next clinics are at 9 a.m. Oct. 7 and 10 a.m. Nov. 4. You can register by calling Ellie at 480-980-3366 or by emailing ellie.kallal@cox.net. Registration must be made at least one day prior to the clinic.

Please see Racewalking Arizona on Facebook for more details.