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6 Sound Off 6 The Curmudgeon 7 The Up Side 9 Straus’ Place 11 Ask Gabby Gayle 38 Aging Today home improvement

21 Jan D’Atri entertainment

16 Calendar of Events 22 Dwight Yoakam 22 Fun & Games Around Tucson 24 Puzzles 25 Trivia Contest 26 Tinseltown Talks 27 Bingo Happenings health

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opinion Sound Off

There’s nothing wrong legally or morally with the civil union for the sake of medical or legal assistance for two people. It’s the marriage part with or without the part of mutual sex that stinks up the issue.

What’s wrong with people today?

They all want to be on the TV news.

What TV channel candidate will you eventually vote for, instead of the right man who need to be in charge? It seems that each station has its own candidate of choice.

One nice thing the weather did for the local TV news is seeing the ladies in tops with sleeves and dresses down to their knees. They look so much nicer, don’t they?

If Obama gets his way again and brings 250,000 refugees from Syria to the United States, you can bet 50,000 will be ter-

rorists. If the Congress doesn’t stop them, all commercial travel will stop, subways, trains and buses will stop.

Stay away from major cities, major sporting events. Travel in your car only. All churches will be targeted.

That’s what it’s all coming to unless we get rid of this president.

When you see pictures of soldiers with helmets on, why are the backs of their necks so unprotected? Wake up you guys! Protect the guys better than the way they are now.

I was very, very happy to see that the bond overrides in Gilbert and Higley won.

Have you heard the 1980s are considered the old times? Are you laughing or just aghast?

We remember when the ’60s were as bad as the Civil War. Guns do not kill, people kill.

Here is the proof: 1.5 million babies are murdered in the USA every year. They are all killed by abortionists—and none of them use a gun. Thank you.

The Curmudgeon

Renewing my word warrior license :: by Drew Alexander

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o maintain my standing as an official Curmudgeon, it is required periodically that I renew my certification by expressing a variety of observations and opinions with expected brevity, clarity and irascibility. Warning: Do not try this at home.

Political campaigns confirm that prostitution is legal in America.

Despite all our communications technology and endless dollars spent on public schools, we have taken fertile young minds and produced generations of dumb asses.

The three most useless things in the world are the human appendix, a Clinton explanation or apology, and the United Nations.

I am increasingly irritated when making a phone call and instructed

to punch a bunch of numbers.

Of all the American institutions, the only one remaining that values and inspires integrity, honor, duty and a professional work ethic is the military.

Captured terrorists should be tortured to the extreme by locking them in the same room with Rosie O’Donnell, Ann Coulter, Joy Behar, John Kerry and Harry Reid.

Happiness cannot buy money.

For someone who cuts through all the bull in government and will place America’s interests first, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton should be appointed Secretary of State by the next president.

I have lived long enough to get even with my children. If I live long

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The UN again condemned the U.S. embargo on Cuba.

Why don’t they condemn Cuba’s harboring of cop killers and terrorists? We need to pull out of the UN. Notice to the poor French: Turn the Eiffel Tour back on or ISIS will think they’ve won.

Electing Hillary Clinton as president would be like electing Obama for a third term.

Hey, are you watching how America makes its bombs?

Why don’t reporters say where they’re made? What is wrong with you nosy, nosy people? Why are you so stupid? It’s unbelievable how nosy reporters are with things they don’t need to know. What is wrong with you idiots? You’re disgusting.

I know it’s a crazy world when al-Qaida and ISIS try to top the horrors with honest Muslims all over the world. ...continues on page 12

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enough to get even with my grandchildren, I won’t.

Courageous Israel is the only nation that has continuously fought its war of independence, so far, for 67 years.

Good grief, Charlie Brown! I must be getting a little soft because I’m just as enchanted today with the “Peanuts” characters as I was over 50 years ago when they first appeared on the scene.

All 50 states prohibit cockfighting. But the same people who are outraged over two chickens shredding themselves to death see nothing wrong in killing over a million human babies a year and the selling of body parts by Planned Parenthood.

A friend of mine is dyslexic, an agnostic and an insomniac. He stays up all night wondering if there is a dog.

I have reached that point in life where nearly everyone I have known is either dead, retired or in jail Nothing says, “Get a life, stupid,” more than camping out all night in front of a retail store to buy some faddish new gizmo.

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Places that serve raw fish call it sushi. I call it bait.

Any sympathy I may have had for illegal aliens has been largely erased by militant open borders advocates who arrogantly disrespect American laws, American culture and demand rights they are not entitled to.

“You’re only as old as you feel” and “Age is just a number” is a crock. Any way you look at it, getting old sucks.

Reinforcing the Curmudgeon’s Code, courtesy of novelist and teacher Sir Kingsley Amis: “If you can’t annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.”

And finally, here’s my religionbased celebratory December greetings to the politically correct fools and their insipid “Happy Holidays.”

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.

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

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The Up Side

Oh, tidings of curmudgeonly joy :: by Michael Grady

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’m just not into it this year.

The holiday season is here. I can tell, because attention is turning from the caterwauling of the presidential election and the despair of Syrian refugees to the thing that really matters: The godless aquatic floozy on the Starbucks cup.

This is how we usher in the holiday season, folks. In Biblical times, it was a star in the East. During the Baby Boom, it was Bing Crosby and Perry Como and “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” In post-millennial America, it’s a seasonal social media issue that tweaks our partisan flashpoints.

For what it’s worth: I don’t think Jesus is bent out of shape about the cup.

Christ strikes me as quite laidback— even though many Christians are not.

And someone who shared his nursery with an ox, three astronomers and a kid playing drums is not going to sweat much over a mermaid. I think, if you peel the onion on this “controversy,” you will find at its core a group of snickering Starbucks publicists, anxious to spike their click-rates and move more Gingerbread Lattés.

These days, we roll into the holidays with all the glee of surly Irishmen closing down a pub. There’s the “War on Christmas,” where FOX News conservatives claim religious persecution because the world doesn’t just pretend to be Presbyterian anymore. Then there’s the “War on War on Christmas,” where reactionary liberals strike preemptively at the conservatives, peppering them with tart comments and Internet memes. Is saying “Merry Christmas” culturally insensitive? Is saying “Happy Holidays” whitewashing your faith? We can argue about anything, can’t we?

Well, at least we’re all fighting over the Season of Joy. Maybe being irascible isn’t the worst way to approach the holidays. Your guard is up. Your standards for joy are attainably low. You aren’t one of those tinsel-flecked holiday bullies who prod out cheer like a demented aerobics instructor (“And smile!...And smile!...And buy another gift card! Again!”) Ebenezer Scrooge and The Grinch both approached Christmas from very dark

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places, and they both wound up very happy. Of course, both had to spend Christmas Eve wandering around without pants.

I understand people who are wary about the holidays. I think they are the aftershocks of awesome childhood memories. See, long before mermaid cups and religious rancor kicked off the holidays, my family started them with a trip to our local park. Screened from the surrounding city by columns of hundred-year-old maple trees, our park was a magical place at night. We’d run, through candy cane archways, to the life-sized Santa steering his reindeer team over the frozen fountain. The trees gave the park a reverent hush so you could almost hear the flakes fall. Then you’d see the first shepherd, perched on a rise and facing north, and you’d follow his gaze to the second shepherd, then the three kings, and then the baby Jesus, glowing with God’s grace and a bulb bright enough to convert pedestrians at 50 yards. As a kid, it was the best night that didn’t end at Dairy Queen.

Here’s the problem with idyllic holiday memories: They lead you to believe Christmas is always like that. You think mere exposure to it will leave you festive, giddy and energized. (That’s not Christmas, that’s cocaine.) And you spend several painful years as a festive holiday bug, flying headlong into the windshield of real life. You have at least one holiday where everything is disappointing.

If you move, marry or both, you have that first Christmas where your primary family is a different family...and it feels like you wandered into another life.

So what do you do? You cling, bitterly, to the things that don’t change.

For years, I parked my holidays around Linus’ monologue in “Charlie Brown Christmas” and the moment when the Grinch’s heart grew 10 sizes, plus two. I hung on George Bailey’s every word. I’d scream, “You gave the money to Potter, ya dope!” at Uncle Billy (because relatives are disappointing, aren’t they?) and wonder why George didn’t just throw him to the Feds. I had to grow up—and did, begrudgingly. But, like many people who dialed back their holiday expec-

tations, I began greeting the season in a kind of prevent defense.

The thing, I think, that led me to reembrace Christmas was a visit, years later, to the downtown park of my youth. A tornado, some years previous, had stripped away most of its maple trees and cast the chipped and cracking Santa in a harsh winter light. The shepherds—smaller and showing more plastic than paint—stood at odd angles, like lawn darts, pointing toward a nativity that buckled with age. An unfortunate local tradition of stealing the baby Jesus had arisen in recent years, and every replacement Jesus was less appropriate than the last. The one I saw was as blonde and Aryan as a beer garden lawn ornament. He was at least twice the size of his mother. And the livestock, shepherd and company stood around the manger as if hoping he might rise SPECIALIZED and get a job. MEMORY CARE TUCSON And youINknow what? It was still wonderful.

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I still had those memories. How lucky was I? They were mine to keep, and all the childish awe that came with them, if I just took the time to remember.

That’s why we have traditions, I guess.

That’s why we suit up for the corny, done-to-death rituals that our various faiths demand from us this time of year.

We may not feel up for it. We may not be into it. But traditions make us step up to the vortex of past, present and future. We can look back on our greatest holiday hits, see those people and feelings we have lost, and recall our better selves. And the simple act of doing that restores us a little, and equips us for the future.

I wish you one moment like that this December. Whatever your faith or belief system, I wish you a crystalline second or two, when a vivid memory, a sudden surprise or a new hope takes your breath away and makes you remember that life itself is magic.

As for me, I’ll be hunkered down with the people I love, wiping tears at the Grinch’s cardiogram and wishing Uncle Billy were in jail. Happy holidays.

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Could stem cells be the next penicillin? ::by David Ebner

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hances are that you have heard about stem cells. But did you know that stem cells are being used right now in the United States to treat debilitating lung diseases? With advancements in the study of stem cells, the question is posed: are stem cells the next penicillin? Stem cells and penicillin come from humble beginnings, they are both used to treat life-threatening conditions, and

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just like penicillin, stem cell biologists have won Nobel Prizes for their discoveries. Penicillin, originally discovered in 1928 by the Scottish biologist, Sir Alexander Fleming, did not see its full potential until WWII. It wasn’t until 1945 that Sir Fleming received the Nobel Prize.

Over time, stem cells have crept into the national dialogue as a buzzword, particularly the stem cells

found in fetuses. However, the stem cells being used to treat diseases in the United States, and the same cells that warranted the 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine, are adult stem cells.

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The result of placing healthy stem cells into a sick individual’s body is the creation of healthy blood cells that are not infected. In turn, these cells replace the diseased ones and start to heal the patient.

Today, a clinic called the Lung Institute is using adult stem cells from the patient’s own fat, blood or bone marrow to provide similar healing results for people with lung diseases. The physician gives the patient a growth factor that multiplies the stem cells into millions of healthy cells and extracts the stem cells from the patient, then they separate the cells and reintroduce them into the patient’s body. The result, healthy cells replace the damaged ones found in the lungs.

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Let’s have a moratorium on term limits :: by Bill Straus

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imiting terms of elected officials is by no means a new idea. But over the past 25 years or so, I’ve observed a distinct increase in the concept’s popularity Arizona has thoroughly embraced term limits, as have a large number of other states. But as Howard Cosell once observed, “What’s popular isn’t always right, and what’s right isn’t always popular.” And despite its growing popularity, I don’t like term limits and never have because they’re just not right.

The two-term limit to the U.S. presidency, formally institutionalized by the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution in 1947, is by far the most notorious term limit. But it is interesting that it wasn’t included in the original draft of that document.

Both Washington and Jefferson could have (and probably would have) been elected to more than the two terms they served, but they chose not to run again. Many historians point to this as evidence that the founders viewed the “voluntary” two-term limit as a line of defense against any one person establishing a dictatorship or monarchy.

But both men provided ample reasons for returning to private life after their service.

I know there are many of you reading this who fear the possible establishment of a dictatorship or monarchy in our country. I do not. In fact, the defenses against that possibility (or impossibility, if you feel as I do) were already provided in the Constitution. Checks and balances were built in to the presidency through the three-branch structure of our government, not to mention the power of the electorate.

Hey, I’m wary of elected officials’

abuse of their power. We all see examples of that on a regular basis. But replacing those officials every few years doesn’t remove the threat of that abuse. And the reason is that we don’t replace the actual working folks who keep our government running: the bureaucrats. Bureaucrats often maintain their jobs throughout their careers. And these folks—the people who truly understand the “system” and know “where the bodies are buried”—often find themselves in positions of unexpected power. Some may seek it, but I think they’re in the minority. I feel most bureaucrats first see their real power as the result of their tenure in the job and familiarity with the way things work. It is this institutional knowledge that brings power.

I want to get rid of term limits.

All of them! How often do you find a candidate for office you really like?

I’m guessing it’s not that often. And how often are you really happy with the job an elected official has done?

I’m guessing it’s almost never. You wouldn’t want to be told to vote for anyone; why would you ever want to be forbidden from voting for someone you actually like?

When we first learned to ride a bike, we used training wheels to keep us from falling. But the moment we learned, we couldn’t wait to yank those training wheels off. Term limits are training wheels for the voter and we just don’t need them. It’s time to yank ‘em!

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Your Finances Year-end tax planning

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: : by Chad Winn

urkey in the oven, check. Christmas presents purchased, done.

Stockings hung by the chimney with care, complete. Tax planning done?

The holiday season is upon us with everything that comes with it. April is months away, who is thinking about taxes right now? Unfortunately, right now in the middle of holiday cheer, good will to men, and the arrival of kith and kin, is the time to do some smart planning that may possibly reduce the amount you hand over to Uncle Sam on tax day.

First, make sure you have taken full advantage of contributing to tax-deferred accounts that may reduce your taxable income or gives you a tax deduction. Some you may have until April 15 to fund, others have a deadline of Dec. 31. Either way, now is a good time to take a look at these accounts as they pertain to next year’s taxes.

Another way investors may be able to reduce the taxes they may owe is to sell securities in which they have a loss.

If one of your investments is down but you do nothing, you have what is called an unrealized loss. To realize the loss to offset some capital gains or possibly even ordinary income, you have to “realize” the loss. One way to do this is to sell the security.

You can also consider donating a security to a charity. Sometimes investors donate a security that has highly appreciated. This allows them to avoid the capital gain that would be incurred if they sold the security, gives them a possible charitable deduction and helps out a good cause.

There are many other ways to reduce your taxes for next year. If you are paying a mortgage and need the mortgage interest deduction this year more than next year, you can pay your January

2016 payment in December of this year. Along those lines, try to defer any income you can like a year-end bonus. But, make sure you are not going to be in a higher tax bracket next year. If that is the case, by all means take the bonus this year.

The end of the year is a good time to review your investments and your budget. Even if there is nothing to be done about the taxes you’ll owe in 2016, you may be able to make an adjustment to your investments to reduce future taxes. The sooner you act, the better. Get in touch with your financial adviser, tax professional and estate planning attorney. Keep an eye out for legislative changes. Make a plan, get it done and have a happy and peaceful holiday season!

Chad Winn is a chartered retirement planning counselor and financial adviser with Waddell & Reed Inc. If you have any questions or would like more information, he can be reached at 903-6807 or visit www.chadwinn.wrfa.com. This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the sale of any financial product or service or as a determination that any investment strategy is suitable for a specific investor. Investors should seek financial advice regarding the suitability of any investment strategy based on their objectives, financial situations and particular needs. Waddell & Reed does not provide tax or legal advice.

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Ask Gabby Gayle Advice for the over-50 crowd

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ear Gabby Gayle: In response to “Sick of It” and Gabby’s response in your September issue: God made man the pursuer in the male/ female relationship. God also made man to react quickly to anything visual and to become excited upon seeing a pretty woman...Today, women on TV wear very short dresses, have plunging necklines...and most of today’s movies are rated R. Men are bombarded with all these sexual items every day, making it difficult, you can only play golf so often; join so many clubs, attend church functions; work for your community; read a book, etc. Women need to understand this and not be so darn critical. Signed, Man

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ear Man: I have to agree with part of your letter: the part where you describe how some women dress nowadays. I do believe that many women do not give a thought that showing more body turns men on—or maybe that is what they want. I do not know. However, if you are insinuating that this type of dress gives men the license to take her to bed, I disagree with that philosophy. Mature men and women have hopefully learned to control their animal instincts! Chill out!

Play another round of golf. To women: Take heed of how you dress. I have received many letters from grandmothers who object to the way their granddaughters dress to go to school, complaining that they are “asking for trouble.” To you grandmothers I say: Set a good example for them! Signed, G.G.

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I thought to myself, “I wonder how many people fall for that.” There must be many, because they keep doing it.

Tell your readers to beware of scams and never ever give out your banking or personal information. Thank you.

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... from page 6 Think about it, you stadium How many more people have fans: Only 11 young boys to die before Obama says the have been killed playing footwords “Islamic terrorist.” You ball in the last four months. Think cannot defeat an enemy until you are about that. Gee it must have been as willing to declare who the terrorist is. much fun to see the lions chewing up They’re Islamic terrorists. the Christians. Do something about that football.

I saw an ad today for Campbell soup, showing two daddies and a baby. Why do Those annoying credit card people are calling again. This these companies have to push this protime they don’t have mean old paganda, this diversity down our Carmen. They have quiet-voiced throats? What two consenting adults do behind closed doors doesn’t conBridget. cern me. Don’t push this down my Let me tell you what: If Putin throat. Mother and father are the started World War III, it’s up American way. Not two mommies and to the U.S. president to get a two daddies. This is disgusting. This is bill of war to join Putin’s World War not America.

III. That’s not the Congress who does that.

There is only one solution to the problem of all the immigrants of America: Go home Here we go again. Apparently Bridget’s going to call about and fight for the country you ran away the credit card I do not have. from.

What can we do about these annoying people? There’s got to be a way to Thank you Gov. Ducey for stop them. At least Bridget has a nice protecting the residents of quiet voice. The world has gone to the Arizona by stating we will not dogs everywhere. People are so stupid take in any of these Syrian refugees. today.

The Obama administration is lying when they claim they Four students were stabbed at a could vet the thousands upon California college. Will they ban thousands of refugees wanting to knives now? Just wondering. come into our country. In Boston, the The mass media has been in- Tsarnaev brothers killed how any peovestigating and questioning ple and seriously hurt others? Why Ben Carson about some of didn’t the FBI perform background the things that happened many years checks on these people? I am terrified, ago. Why have they not sought an ex- terrified for my country. planation?

What happened to the old rule an eye for an eye? You This is for the person who murder someone, you give up claims that survey after survey shows that people listening to your own life in exchange. Just drag it Fox News are the most uninformed out and make a lifetime living for the people in the country. Please show us judges and lawyers. It’s disgusting this study. Democrats are notorious when all these murderers must be for just stating this as though it is true. served with better justice. If they take Fox viewers are the most informed, in- a life, they lose a life. End of justice report. telligent Americans.

I want to ask President Obama, every congressman Unfortunately, sadly, Ameriand every senator—Republica’s reaction to the horrors in Paris is “do not interrupt the can, Democrat and Independent— football games on TV.” Are we really one simple question: How can you or that ignorant? That uncaring? They any American support the treaty with think, “It’s France. They’re not Amer- Iran when their often-stated mission is ica.” You better care, America. Unfor- to destroy our only true and trusted ally in the Middle East—Israel—and tunately, they’re coming to us next.

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kill every Jew in Israel and throughout the world?

ISIS is now threatening Paris with poison. Where would they get those kinds of materials? From Syria? Get rid of Assad, Putin, or you’ll be another victim.

The common denominator on all terrorist attacks occurring daily is that they’re all Muslims.

Most Republicans and many others respect and admire President Reagan for his service to our country and his tact and ability to get along with Republicans and Democrats, even when they disagreed and enacted laws for the good of our country and we should all heed Reagan’s 11th Commandment— speak evil of no Republican. Today this is especially important for the moderate Republicans and Tea Party to observe so that we work together in spite of our different opinions. If

moderate Republicans and Tea Party members don’t work together, we will lose the Senate and any chance to elect a Republican president. Republicans are fed up and demand action.

As an Independent, I don’t know who I will support in the next election, and I have been watching the debates from each party to help me decide who I believe will be the best person to serve our country in these very difficult times.

One candidate I will not vote for is Hilary, based on her actions when she was asked to comment on the email scandals and Sanders took her off the hook by saying the emails were being used by the Republicans to embarrass Hillary and it should not be a political issue. Hillary’s reaction was to laugh and giggle like a high school cheerleader at a football game. I can’t support Hillary based on her childish reaction. Hillary and Sanders: All lives do matter, including the hundreds of thousands of innocent babies who are aborted each with your support.

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Celebrating Tucson One person...Six questions : : by Barbara Russek

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ne person...Six questions” is a when she wasn’t making crafts. Incontinuing series of columns stead, her parents homeschooled her about Tucson-area residents who have and her sister after they found out that made an impact on the community. drugs were available in the girls’ grade school.

This month, Lovin’ Life “My parents were both After 50 focuses on Vesta very intellectual and Abel, CEO of ArtSeeds gave us a great educaLLC, 3025 N. Campbell tion beyond anything we Ave., Suite 161. could have received in Abel, a 66-year-old an academic institution,” who runs three busiAbel said. nesses, was born in San Now an award-winDiego. Art has been part ning artist, Abel enjoys of her life since she was working in a variety a little girl. of media, in particular “I loved making acrylic paint, watercolor crafts,” Abel said. “Peoand copper. She inventple liked them, espe- Vesta Abel, CEO of ed a process of heating cially the paper flowers ArtSeeds LLC foam sheets and stampI sold door to door. A family friend used to buy all my paint- ing them to look like hand-tooled leathings and resell them. At that point, I er. They are then attached to a surface or can stand alone. She has dubbed the was hooked.”

Abel didn’t head to school every day process “Almost Leather.”

Another of Abel’s original concepts is a fused glass-like technique that uses embossing powders.

This multitalented artist strongly believes that everyone is capable of creating beautiful art. Abel, a certified handwriting mentor, said art is relaxing and keeps the brain young.

Lovin Life After 50 recently asked Abel about ArtSeeds and her vision for this multilayered venue.

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I teach the amulet necklace class as well as copper embossing, faux leather book covers and more. Most classes cost $35 and include all necessary tools and supplies. An in-depth handwriting analysis costs $65.

ovin’ Life After 50: When did you open ArtSeeds?

I opened ArtSeeds in June prompted by a desire to feature handmade artistic items and also to have a handwriting campus.

hat does art do for the soul?

It makes life so much richer.

I think you see the world differently when you are aware of color and design.

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hat three businesses are you in charge of at ArtSeeds?

The first is a boutique, where inventory includes clothing, jewelry, accessories and gifts. I also teach arts and crafts classes and do in-depth handwriting analysis, all at the same venue on Campbell. here do you find these interesting boutique items?

I buy from all over the world. About one-third of the inventory is hand-

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I love learning anything. I love cooking, decorating, traveling (a great passion of mine) and handwriting analysis, to name a few.

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It is a growing option for patients. While I specialize in women’s surgeries, such as for hysterectomies, it is increasingly used to address a number of common medical conditions.

Surgeons may use it to perform a diverse range of procedures, including procedures on the bowel, hernia repair, gall bladder removal and urologic procedures. It is also often used in surgeries to address heart conditions or cancer.

Although the operating time isn’t necessarily shorter, the surgery is less invasive. For patients with a hysterectomy, for example, I typically make four half-centimeter incisions, as opposed to a large abdominal incision. That often means less blood loss, less scarring and a reduced risk of infection.

Patients often can expect a faster recovery. With an abdominal hysterectomy, I would tell my patients to expect to heal over six to eight weeks.

Many people heal faster from robotic surgery. It’s not true for everybody, of course, but I have had people go back to work in three weeks following a hysterectomy. The smaller incisions generally mean less pain and a much shorter stay in the hospital.

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Not everyone is an appropriate candidate. Robotic surgery is often not recommended for women with an enlarged uterus, as a result of fibroids or endometriosis, for example, although preferences vary by surgeon.

Other complicating issues could include severe medical conditions. Your physician will discuss your options and help you settle on the best surgical technique for your unique conditions.

We might call it a “robot,” but I’m the one doing the work. Miniaturized instruments and a high-definition 3-D camera are inserted into the incisions. This allows me to see a magnified, 3-D image of the surgical site from my nearby console—in far greater detail than if I were standing over you. The robot doesn’t make decisions. All it does is hold the instruments. My hands tell it what to do by controlling the precise micro-movements that the robot is capable of performing. I’m always in control.

No surgery is pain free and all surgeries have risk. It’s important to speak with your physician about whether conventional techniques or robotic surgery is the most appropriate choice for you.

Dr. Stephanie Chin is certified by the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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December 1 Tuesday Cienega Creek Birding Walk, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Gabe Zimmerman Davidson Canyon Trailhead at Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, 16000 E. Marsh Station Rd., $5, registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Join this guided birding walk to observe the rich bird life in the diverse habitats of Cienega Creek Natural Preserve.

Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, 724-5520. Join the walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the stories of the people who lived and worked on the ranch.

December 2 Wednesday Heritage Area Structures Rehabilitation Tour, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Architectural preservationist Simon Herbert discusses the processes and materials used for the rehabilitation of the structures at Historic Hacienda de la Canoa as he leads this behind-thescenes tour.

December 3 Thursday Social Bridge Group, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Rd., free, 299-3000.

Always looking for knowledgeable players. Drop in and join the fun.

December 4 Friday IONS Tucson Presents Dr. Steven Gurgevich, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Unity of Tucson, 3617 N. Camino Blanco, $5 suggested donation, 577-1478, www.ionstucson. org. Dr. Steven Gurgevich’s presentation will focus on how self-hypnosis with visualization and imagination helps the brain make new “patterns of learning.”

Animal Attraction and the Mating Game, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Joyner-Green Valley Library, 601 La Canada Dr., Green Valley, free, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Attracting mates is an important part of life in the animal world. During a digital slide presentation, the group explores how animas use scent, sound, color and impressive displays to catch the attention of potential mates.

Chocolate! 1000 Years and Counting, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $5 adults, $2 youth, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Taste a cacao bean, learn how the Mayans and pre-Columbian Native Americans prepared their chocolate,

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and sample the energy drink that fueled the 1774 and 1775 Anza expeditions from Tubac to Alta California.

Luminaria Nights, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, $10 to $18, 326-9686, ext. 10, www.tucsonbotanical.org. New this year, guests can wander the garden paths and marvel at the Nature Connects LEGO sculptures lit up at night.

Lifestyle360 Lecture: “Sleepy Days, Sleepless Nights,” 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, registration required, 325-4800.

Board-certified sleep medicine specialist Dr. Jyotsna Sahni presents a fun and informative lecture on the process of sleep and why it is important to the human body.

December 5 Saturday La Fiesta de Tumacacori, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., repeats Dec. 6, Tumacacori National Historical Park, 1891 E. Frontage Rd., Tumacacori, free, 377-5064. The fiesta presents the traditional creations of the cultures associated with the Santa Cruz Valley.

Tucson Mountain Park Birding Walk, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Area, 1548 S. Kinney Rd., free, registration required, www.pima.gov/ nrpr. Join birding expert John Higgins for a guided bird walk in the park to observe birds such as phainopepia, rufous-winged sparrow, gilded flicker and more.

Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, 724-5520. Join the walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the stories of the people who lived and worked on the ranch.

Paint Out in the Park, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Elephant Head Road, Anza Trailhead, Green Valley, free, registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Join Tucson Plein Air Painters Society Signature Artist Marsha Davis to learn techniques for painting landscape scenes in the open air.

Oro Valley Holiday Festival of the Arts and Tree Lighting Celebration, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., repeats 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 6, Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley, free, 797-3959, ext. 0, www. saaca.org. The event features holiday performances, 150 artists, cultural exhibits, food vendors, handmade holiday gifts, kids’ activities, hot chocolate and a visit from Santa.

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La Fiesta de Tumacacori, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., repeats Dec. 6, Tumacacori National Historical Park, 1891 E. Frontage Rd., Tumacacori, free, 377-5064. The fiesta presents the traditional creations of the cultures associated with the Santa Cruz Valley.

Arizona Canines: Mexican Gray Wolves and Coyotes, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., $5, registration required, www.pima. gov/nrpr. Coyotes and Mexican wolves are Arizona’s largest canines and play important roles in the state’s ecology.

Join Arizona Game and Fish biologists for a presentation on distinguishing features, habitats, feeding habits and life history of these canines.

Luminaria Nights, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, $10 to $18, 326-9686, ext. 10, www.tucsonbotanical.org. New this year, guests can wander the garden paths and marvel at the Nature Connects LEGO sculptures lit up at night.

December 7 Monday The Power of Healing: “Letters to Heaven,” 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Send special letters to loved ones who have made their journey to the other side.

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National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1874 Meeting, 12 p.m., Vivace, 6440 N. Campbell Ave., $25, 825-6978. The group for federal employees celebrates the holidays.

Author Scott Shoemaker, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Dante’s Fire, 2426 E. Grant Rd., free admission, sharingmentalillness@gmail.com. Scott Shoemaker celebrates release of his books “Taking Steps Toward Mental Wellness, Volumes 1 and 2.” Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and nonalcoholic beverages will be available.

December 10 Thursday National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad Employees Inc. Meeting and Luncheon, 11 a.m., The Golden Corral, 4380 E. 22nd St., $11, 288-8221, 296-4576. The meeting is open to all veteran railroad employees, retired or still working.

Social Bridge Group, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Rd., free, 299-3000.

Always looking for knowledgeable players. Drop in and join the fun.

Cochlear Implants: When Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Arizona Hearing Specialists, 7574 N. La Cholla Blvd., free, registration required, 742-2845.

Cochlear Implants: When Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Arizona Hearing Specialists, 6969 E. Sunrise Dr., Suite 203, free, registration required, 742-2845.

Green Valley Stroke Support Group, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Zuni Room, La Perla at La Posada, 635 S. Park Center Ave., free, registration required, 626-2901.

Facilitated by Leslie Ritter, PhD, RN, and supported by Banner-University Medical Center, University of Arizona College of Nursing and Sarver Heart Center. For stroke survivors and caregivers to learn more about stroke, to find positive solutions to shared concerns and to unite in support of each other

December 8 Tuesday Birding at Sweetwater Wetlands, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Sweetwater Wetlands, 2667 W. Sweetwater Dr., free, registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Join a local birding expert to see the great variety of wetland birds that inhabit this urban birding hotspot.

December 11 Friday Southern Arizona Women’s Chorus, 7 p.m., Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise Dr., $15, www.southernarizonawomenschorus.org/. The chorus is presenting “It’s Tradition,” which features old carols and pop songs.

Anza Trail Hike, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, $5, registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr.

Explore a 2- to 3-mile section of the Anza Trail during an easy level interpretive hike and discover the cultural and natural history of the Santa Cruz River Valley.

Luminaria Nights, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, $10 to $18, 326-9686, ext. 10, www.tucsonbotanical.org. New this year, guests can wander the garden paths and marvel at the Nature Connects LEGO sculptures lit up at night.

Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley,

Friends of the Pima County Public Library’s Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Book Barn, 2230 N. Country Club, free admission, 795-3763, www.pimafriends.com.

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The theme of the month is giftables. Seniors ages 55 and older receive a 25 percent discount on Saturday.

Holiday Pottery Gala, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tucson Clay Co-op Gallery, 3326 N. Dodge Blvd., free admission, 7926263. Come peruse the fine, functional pottery and one-ofa-kind art pieces from members, faculty and students.

December 12 Saturday Luminaria Nights, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, $10 to $18, 326-9686, ext. 10, www.tucsonbotanical.org. New this year, guests can wander the garden paths and marvel at the Nature Connects LEGO sculptures lit up at night.

Apache Culture Presentation, 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $15, reservations required, 398-2252. Jack Lasseter discusses the Apache people and their culture. Wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, 724-5520. Join the walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the stories of the people who lived and worked on the ranch.

Friends of the Pima County Public Library’s Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Book Barn, 2230 N. Country Club, free admission, 795-3763, www.pimafriends.com.

The theme of the month is giftables. Seniors ages 55 and older receive a 25 percent discount on Saturday.

December 13 Sunday Southwestern Christmas Concert, 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $18 adults, reservations required, 398-2252. Artist-in-residence Teodoro “Ted” Ramirez will give his annual “Holiday Season Concert” in the 1885 Territorial Schoolhouse. Folk dancers Leah and Athena Blue will join him in this special family concert.

Luminaria Nights, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, $10 to $18, 326-9686, ext. 10, www.tucsonbotanical.org. New this year, guests can wander the garden paths and marvel at the Nature Connects LEGO sculptures lit up at night.

Southern Arizona Women’s Chorus, 4 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 1220 W. Magee Rd., $15, www. southernarizonawomenschorus.org/. The chorus is presenting “It’s Tradition,” which features old carols and pop songs.

Friends of the Pima County Public Library’s Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Book Barn, 2230 N. Country Club, free admission, 795-3763, www.pimafriends.com.

The theme of the month is giftables.

December 14 Monday The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association, Chapter 55, Holiday Luncheon, 11 a.m., Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 E. Broad-

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Friends of the Pima County Public Library’s Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Book Barn, 2230 N. Country Club, free admission, 795-3763, www.pimafriends.com.

The theme of the month is giftables. Seniors ages 55 and older receive a 25 percent discount on Saturday.

December 15 Tuesday Birding Along the Santa Cruz River, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr., Branch Library, 7800 N. Schisler Dr., $5, registration required, wwwpima. gov/nrpr. Join birding expert Jeff Babson to see the riparian birds that are attracted to the mature willows and continuous river flow along the Santa Cruz River in Marana.

Holiday Open House, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, registration required, 325-4800. Guests can enjoy refreshments as residents open their doors.

December 16 Wednesday Green Valley Genealogical Society, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, free, 396-3701, hanson_24013@msn.com.

Meetings feature experienced speakers presenting topics of interest to genealogists.

December 17 Thursday Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., repeats Dec. 30, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $10, reservations required, 398-2252, info@tubacpresidio. org. Special tour by local experts of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the park.

How to Avoid a Heart Attack, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Canoa Hills Social Center, 3660 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, free, reservations required, 626-2901. Dr. Charles Katzenberg, clinical professor of medicine at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center, emphasizes the skills and behaviors that will lead to optimum health, resulting in improvements in both quality and length of life.

Social Bridge Group, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Rd., free, 299-3000.

Always looking for knowledgeable players. Drop in and join the fun.

December 18 Friday Knitting/Crocheting Group, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Rd., free, 299-3000. Join this congenial group as it creates blankets for local teen homeless shelter.

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1 Burruel St., Tubac, $15 adults, reservations required, 398-2252. The program includes the first performance of transcriptions from original Mexican Colonial manuscripts.

traditional Christmas Eve service at SaddleBrooke led by the Rev. James Briney, pastor of Oro Valley United Church of Christ.

The Society of Military Widows Christmas Luncheon, 12 p.m., Mirage Club at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 2720 S. Craycroft Rd., call for charge, 574-6628.

Come help the ladies celebrate the holidays.

December 25 Friday

A Night with the Stars, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Tucson Mountain Park, Ironwood Picnic Area, 1548 S. Kinney Rd., free, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association volunteers provide an introduction to the night sky and set up telescopes for celestial viewing.

Many Hands Artist Cooperative, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Many Hands Courtyard, 3054 N. First Ave., free, 3312908. Authors take center stage at this fair. There will also be art vendors in the courtyard.

December 20 Sunday Special Chocolate and Wine Event: From Bean to Bar with Bottles, 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $12.50, reservations required, 398-2252, info@tubacpresidio.org. Join Untamed Confections proprietors Tom and Linda Williams for an overview of bean to bar in small chocolate production showcasing three different varietals of cacao.

December 21 Monday Photography Class: Viva Tucson!, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Tucson Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Rd., $75 members, $80 nonmembers, 299-3000.

Capture images of Tucson while learning basic techniques of photography.

December 22 Tuesday Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, 724-5520. Join the walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the stories of the people who lived and worked on the ranch.

December 23 Wednesday Wednesday Sonoran Desert Weedwackers, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Pima County Tucson Mountain Park, call for location, free, 615-7855. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park.

December 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Service, 4 p.m., SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse’s Vermillion Room, 64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd., SaddleBrooke, free, 825-9148. This is the 10th

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December 26 Saturday Happy Boxing Day to all of our Canadian and English friends!

December 27 Sunday Living History: Foods of the Spanish Colonial Period, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $5 adults, $2 youth, 3982252, www.tubacpresidio.org. A knowledgeable volunteer describes the combination of native and introduced foods enjoyed by the Spanish soldiers and civilians who lived in Tubac during the Spanish Colonial period.

December 28 Monday American Lung Association’s Better Breathers’ Club, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, registration required, 325-4800. Anyone with breathing issues will benefit from this support group at The Forum. Occurring the last Monday of each month, the group provides a different speaker, from exercise specialists to pharmacists, all in the vein of improving the quality of life for people with lung disease, COPD, asthma or lung cancer.

December 29 Tuesday Canoa Ranch Birding Walk, 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, $5, registration required, www.pia.gov/nrpr. Join birding expert Jeff Babson at Historic Hacienda de la Canoa to see a variety of sparrows, raptors and other desert and grassland birds.

December 30 Wednesday Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., repeats Dec. 30, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $10, reservations required, 398-2252, info@tubacpresidio. org. Special tour by local experts of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the park.

December 31 Thursday Rick Braun’s New Year’s Eve Blue Chicago, 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort and Spa, Tucson, $209 to $269, www.tucsonnewyearseve.com.

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Rock Cornish Game Hens with Cranberry and Apricot Preserve Glaze :: by Jan D’Atri

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f you’re “game” to veer off the tried and true path of preparing the standard turkey for your holiday meal, Rock Cornish Game Hens are a delicious option. The kids in our family absolutely love them because they think they are miniature turkeys and they each get one of their very own.

The great thing about Rock Cornish Game Hens is that they are available all year long. (Just give yourself a few days to thaw them out, because you’ll find them in the frozen food section.

So they not only make a wonderful holiday dish but also great for a “new year—new you” dish in January when you’re still feeling the glow of the holidays but you’re ready to start eating a bit more healthy.

For some reason, I thought these delicious little birds had been a part of our culture for centuries, but in the research I did about them, I was shocked to learn that, although the U.S. patent

and trademark office shows no ownership filings for the breed, the first ock Cornish Game Hen apparently made its debut only in the 1950s. A poultry farmer named Jacques Makowsky first raised Guineas, but later, after much experimenting came up with a crossbreed of Cornish gamers and Plymouth Rock hens. The result was a plump little bird with all-white meat and a distinct gamy flavor. That’s because these little 1-pounders are given a high protein diet that generally includes cranberries, acorns and other nuts.)

Other food historians credit chicken mogul Donald John Tyson for creating the Rock Cornish game hen by crossbreeding White Rock hens and Cornish hens in 1965. I’ll let them sort out the breeding rights. In the meantime, don’t mind if I take credit for creating a wonderful recipe that you’re going to thoroughly enjoy all year long.

Rock Cornish Game Hens with Cranberry and Apricot Preserve Glaze For the hens: 2 Cornish Game Hens (about 2 lbs each) 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup wild rice blend

For the glaze: 1 cup apricot preserves 1/4 cup canned whole cranberry sauce 1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries, optional 1/4 cup honey or brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon wine or champagne vinegar 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or more if desire spicier) Thaw hens if frozen. Wash and pat dry. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place hens breast side up on rack in shallow roasting pan. (Do not add water to pan.) Brush hens with butter.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for one hour to one hour and 10 minutes, brushing hens three or four

times with the melted butter drippings. Hens are done when juices run clear and meat thermometer reads 185 degrees. Meanwhile, prepare rice according to package instructions.

In another medium saucepan, combine apricot preserves, cranberry sauce, optional dried cherries or cranberries, honey or brown sugar, butter, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil then simmer for about 5 minutes or until sauce begins to thicken. When hens are cooked, lay them on a bed of rice and spoon glaze over top.

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Entertainment wight Yoakam sees several parallels between his new album, “Second Hand Heart,” and his 1986 debut album, the alt-country classic “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.” “It feels in a strange way connected to the very first record, Guitars, Cadillacs’ in the way that it came about,” Yoakam said in a recent phone interview That album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.’] was an EP originally, and then Warner signed me in ’85 and I re-released it in January of ’86 as a full-length...And this one has its own, it’s almost as if that album had its own journey and a couple of lives.”

As Yoakam suggested, both “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.” and “Second Hand Heart” include songs that had a previous life before being redone in somewhat different ways for the two albums.

Several songs from “Guitars, Cadillacs” first surfaced on an independent EP that was later supplemented with other songs and re-released as the “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.” “Second Hand Heart,” includes a few songs that had been gestating with Yoakam for some time. “V’s of Birds,” was a song Yoakam had thought of covering as far back as the mid-1990s.

The title track was written and under consideration for Yoakam’s previous release, the acclaimed 2012 album “3 Pears,” while another original, “Dreams of Clay,” originally surfaced in a far different form on the 2000 album “Tomorrow’s Sounds Today.”

“The [new] album kind of created itself. And you know, funny enough Guitars, Cadillacs’...the first album did that,” he said. “It was an example of the album leads you to where it’s going to go.”

Another parallel is both “Guitars, Cadillacs” and “Second Hand Heart”

are on Warner Bros./Reprise Records, the label Yoakam called home for his first eight albums before parting ways and releasing his 2003 album, “Population Me,” and his 2005 album, “Blame the Vain,” on independent labels.

What’s more, both “Guitars, Cadillacs” and “Second Hand Heart” were recorded in the same studio – the legendary Capitol Records Studio B. “That room’s just flat out got magic in it,” Yoakam said. et’s see, the first six studio albums of my career were done at Capitol Studios, Guitars, Cadillacs’ through Dwight Yoakam plays a free show at the Fox Tucson Theatre on Gone.’ So that Wednesday, Dec. 9. now “Second Hand Hearts.” feels like home always.

“You hear it on all of the albums,” That room doesn’t lie. You better be on your game when you go into B be- Yoakam said of that reckless abandon. ou hear it on things like ong Way cause it just spits back to you in your Home.’ Another song that would have face exactly what you just did.” nly But what might be the biggest link that expression in it would be between the two albums is an attitude Want You More’ a raved up rockabilly Yoakam brought to the projects—a coming-off-the-rails [kind of song]. spirit, as he put it, of “reckless aban- And in the 1995 album Gone,’ I don, mischief making and fun” that think the song Never Hold ou’ has reminded him of why he wanted to a bit of that thing. But left to my own devices, I’m pushing more kind of the make albums in the first place.

It’s a feeling he says has been present envelope maybe on 3 Pears’ and now at times on all of his albums, but was this [album], in terms of the sonics of never articulated as well as it has been it.” with certain songs from “3 Pears” and ...continues on page 25

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Fun & Games Around Tucson December 2015

Bob Kay The singing drummer-DJ plays oldies but goodies at this nonsmoking dance. His dances are the first Wednesdays of each month.

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 2, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Grand Luxe Hotel and Resort, 1365 W. Grant Rd. COST: $2 cover, includes finger food potluck INFO: 488-2994 The Bad Plus Joshua Redman Grammy Award-nominated saxophonist Joshua Redman teams up with critics’ choice jazz trio.

WHEN: Friday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress COST: $20 to $45 INFO: 547-3040 or www.foxtucson.com The Ten Tenors Rock around the Christmas tree with The Ten Tenors and share in a spectacular celebration of song and festive spirit.

WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress COST: $29 to $75 INFO: 547-3040 or www.foxtucson.com Dwight Yoakam Dwight Yoakam’s distinctive, supple vocals, accented with his Kentucky croon, sings songs from his new album “Second Hand Heart” along with older favorites.

WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress COST: $47 to $199 INFO: 547-3040 or www.foxtucson.com Jackie Evancho Jackie Evancho brings her unique blend of classical crossover music from her latest release “The Awakening.”

WHEN: Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7:30 p.m.

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releasing the chart-topping “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc.” album. It started Yoakam on a commercial roll that has produced 22 top 20 country singles and nine platinum albums. His total album sales stand at 25 million. oakam figures to play a careerspanning set in his live shows, and a couple of members of his touring group also played extensively on “Second Hand Heart,” lending a continuity to the album and live show.

“It’s just gratifying to have the musicians I’m working with on stage work on the record with me,” Yoakam said.

“There is a purity of energy and intent that you capture.”

Dwight Yoakam performs at 7:30 p.m.

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That sort of full-throttle, hard-rocking sound pops up on the new album in Yoakam’s cover of “Man of Constant Sorrow,” which was made famous on the rother Where Art Thou” soundtrack, and his original, “Liar.” n those tracks, oakam amps up the beats, lets the guitars rip and rocks out with the kind of abandon he’s only occasionally displayed on earlier albums.

“Yeah, that’s a collision of the Ramones ambushing Bill Monroe,” Yoakam said of his take on “Man of Constant Sorrow.”

If Yoakam rarely rocked as hard on his earlier albums as he does on “Man of Constant Sorrow” and “Liar,” his sound nevertheless proved very successful, especially during the first decade of his career.

A native of Pikeville, Kentucky, who grew up in Columbus, hio, oakam came to Los Angeles in 1977, inspired by the rocking country sounds of Bakersfield-based uck wens and the “Sweethearts of the Rodeo”-era Byrds.

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Richard Anderson: From MGM to the ‘Six Million Dollar Man’

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ichard Anderson appeared in more than 00 films and T shows throughout his career. But it’s not just his well-known role as security chief scar Goldman in “The Six Million Dollar Man” that elicits fan questions on the classic film television convention circuit.

“They always ask about Curse of the Faceless Man,’ which we made in 1958 and was my first lead film role,” said Anderson from Los Angeles. “It was a low-budget remake of The um- Richard Anderson my’ two decades earlier, featuring a stone monster rather than one wrapped in bandages. I really

just learned my lines and tried not to bump into the furniture.”

Two years earlier, Anderson appeared briefly in the venerable sci-fi classic “Forbidden Planet.”

“That was the last of two dozen movies I did for MGM,” he said.

Sci-fi feature films were rather new in 1956 and it changed the genre forever. The whole movie was shot on one stage and as filming progressed, the studio gave us more money and the best production staff. We turned out a first-class movie that’s still impressive today.” orn in New ersey and raised in New

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Top: Jack Kelly, Warren Stevens, Leslie Nielsen, and Richard Anderson in “Forbidden Planet.”

Right: Alan Oppenheimer, Lee Majors and Richard Anderson in “The Six Million Dollar Man.” York, young Dick and his brother, Bob, were weekend matinee regulars at the 96th Street Motion Picture Theater, absorbed in their favorite films: Westerns.

“The stories had heroes and happy endings—I really wanted to live in that world,” recalled Anderson, who outlined his career in the 2015 autobiography “Richard Anderson: At Last...A Memoir, From the Golden ears of G to The Six illion Dollar an’ to Now” co-written with Alan Doshna (see www.bionik. com).

But Anderson wasn’t the only celebrity in his family. “Katharine, my second wife, was the daughter of Norma Shearer and MGM producer Irving Thalberg.”

Richard and Katharine were married in 1961, so he never knew Thalberg, who died in 1936, but said he was close to his mother-in-law.

Norma Shearer was very nice to me; she liked and respected me,” he said. “She gave us a party when we were married—Judy Garland was one of the guests. Norma had a house on the beach and when we visited her she would talk about her career and how she had it all’ at one time.”

While Shearer found fame in film and retired just as television was com-

ing of age in the early 40s, it was TV that made Anderson a household name when “The Six Million Man” exploded on the small screen in 1974 for five seasons.

“It was a show that brought back the hero and happy endings, so I told my agent I wanted the part even if I had to pay the producers to let me do it!” said Anderson, who also narrated the show’s famous introduction.

Gentlemen, we can rebuild him, we have the technology,’” he quoted. “You can’t imagine how many fans come up to me and say that. It’s the best TV show introduction ever written.”

Anderson continued his scar Goldman role in three seasons of “The Bionic Woman,” becoming one of the few actors to portray the same character in different TV series.

As to why he took so long to write a book about his life, “My answer is simple,” said Anderson, who turned 89 in August. “I’m still living it.”

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

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Holidays a special time for Rimes ::by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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ike most artists, LeAnn Rimes doesn’t make a habit of listening to her own albums.

She worries she’ll hear a mistake, or something she wishes she could change.

But she’s making an exception for “Today is Christmas,” her latest holiday release that hit stores in ctober.

“After many years of trying to please other people, it feels so good to do what I want,” she said.

“I don’t feel like there’s anything missing anymore. I’m proud of the Christmas record. Maybe LeAnn Rimes is very proud of her Christmas record, that’s why I can bear with it.”

Accordingly, she’s proud and released in October. supportive of anything that carto capture the gamut of emotions felt ries her name, whether it’s a clothing by fans during the holidays. There are line or other product. some who feel sad because they associ“After years and years of being in ate the season with deaths or breakups. business, I’ve learned to be authentic thers are joyous toward the end of that way,” she said. the year.

The authenticity shines through Rimes’ Christmas season is the latter. on “Today is Christmas,” which fea“I have to say that my favorite Christtures guest appearances by Aloe Blacc mas is one of the most recent ones,” (“That Spirit of Christmas”) and Gavin she said. “My husband [actor Eddie DeGraw (“Celebrate Me Home”).

Cibrian] and I got engaged on Christ“They’re such great guys,” Rimes mas Eve several years ago. I would said. “They’re both such soulful people. have to say that was probably one of They have completely different voices. my top Christmas memories.”

They both brought their own things to In 2016, she’s hoping to create more each song. musical memories for her fans, who She calls DeGraw “crazy” and Blacc will then see a new album. There are “a kind soul.” other projects in the works that she’s “I saw him [Blacc] perform live and not ready to announce. when That Spirit of Christmas’ came Whether Rimes is working on a new up, I thought he’d sound really cool on album or not, she is always writing. the song.

When she’s inspired, she’ll take notes “I had never met him, but he imme- and take them to the next writing sesdiately said yes. He came in the studio, sion. we shook hands, said hello and went “My inspiration all depends on the face to face with two microphones. It day,” she said with a laugh. “Last year was like a love scene where you say, during my Christmas tour, somebody Hey, nice to meet you. et’s make out.’ in the audience yelled out I still beI got to know him really quickly and lieve in Santa.’ I don’t know why. It was he’s a kind, kind, sweet soul.” pretty random.

Creating a holiday collection was “I knew we were talking about writmuch more challenging than an origi- ing originals for the next record. I said, nal studio album, she said. She worked That’s a great song title.’ y inspiraon making songs sound original, but tion comes from random places—a possess the same traits as the standard. dream or life.”

It’s definitely a challenge to do that, to find songs people have heard and LeAnn Rimes performs at 7:30 p.m. not a million times,” she said. “I had Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the Fox Tucson Thewritten a couple of originals, which atre, 17 W. Congress. Tickets are $37 to was really fun as well.” $99. For more information, call 547-3040 For Today is Christmas, she wanted or visit www.foxtucson.com.

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Financial implications of affording housing while on a limited budget ::by Michael Miklofsky

H The Duttons return to Arizona for the winter/spring season.

The Duttons celebrate 25 years

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n celebration of their 25th year in show business, The Duttons are returning to Arizona for a series of new performances this winter and spring at The Dutton Theater, near Main and 74th streets, Mesa.

The season opens with the band’s award-winning Christmas show on Friday, Dec. 11, and continues with four different shows—one featured each month—until the finale on April .

Fresh off of their Branson run, The Duttons will showcase some of their favorite musical numbers from the last quarter century.

Provo, Utah, natives, The Duttons entered the field with a little more than fairly unpolished talent, hours of practice and a desire to have a memorable summer experience.

Family matriarch Sheila Dutton said the group couldn’t have foreseen this in 1991 when her husband, Dean, took a semester leave from teaching economics at Brigham Young University to tour Europe with his young family.

During their 29-show run, The Duttons appeared on Europe’s largest TV network. They returned to the States for what was supposed to be two weeks of concerts.

“We envisioned it being an experience that our children would remember the rest of their lives. Little did we know that our lives would be changed forever,” Sheila said.

To The Duttons’ surprise, 111 concerts were sold out in the United States, primarily in the Midwest and Southeast.

“We did not go home for nine months, and we have not stopped performing since,” Sheila said.

Since that time, The Duttons have completed four additional European tours and starred in as many interna-

tional TV specials. They have driven millions of miles performing thousands of concerts in every state and most of the Canadian provinces.

“We have given more than 7,500 shows,” said oldest son, Timothy, a father of teenagers himself. “Simply surviving all that is a reason to celebrate our silver anniversary.”

Now with three generations of world-class performers, The Duttons will release two TV specials and will participate in peration Welcome Home AZ/AZ Wall Project.

“We selected this project, because we love and honor our veterans, and because we want to give back in a big way for the past 25 blessed years,” said Amy Dutton Arambulo, show director. ur lives are full of sweet memories of exchanges with veterans, who we always honor at our shows.”

Tickets for the Arizona show season can be purchased from The Arizona Wall Project at www.azwallproject. com. All of the proceeds will go to the project.

“You can also contact AZ Wall Project to sponsor a veteran and their family to see The Duttons’ show,” Arambulo said.

Jonathan Dutton said his family is excited about the anniversary, and invites the public to celebrate with them.

He offered a variety of ways in which fans can celebrate.

“Come to a live show, give a gift of show tickets, reserve a seat for one of our television tapings, sign up for our fan cruise, or come and see us in Branson,” he said.

For more information about The Duttons, call (480) 840-6874 or visit www.theDuttons.com. The Duttons’ theater is located at 7420 E. Main St.

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ousing is the largest decision one often makes throughout their lives and deciding how to budget for that can be a complicated consideration. Individuals nearing retirement may consider a variety of options, while working to maintain their financial position.

Some nearing retirement may downsize their homes as children become adults and move into homes of their own, or may give up homeownership entirely and rent instead. Still others may choose to remain in their homes until the housing market produces comparable property sales that would suggest a specific property value for their own home. et’s take a look at the first scenario: downsizing your home. or those on a fixed income, downsizing your home may seem like an easy strategic decision: minimize monthly expenses in order to afford current or future needs. There may be hidden costs associated with the sale or purchase of existing or future housing, and tax ramifications as well. It may be best to consult your financial planner, or tax adviser to understand these details.

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Which is the better option: buying or renting?

The U.S. Census Bureau’s 20102012 American Communities Survey reviewed housing affordability among many U.S. cities. Information was gathered for Tucson, Arizona to show housing expenses for three main types of living scenarios: renting, housing with a mortgage, and housing without a mortgage.

Homes where there was no mortgage saw 13.7 percent of those surveyed spending 30 percent or more on expenses, while 39 percent of those surveyed with a mortgage spent the same percentage, and 56.9 percent of those

surveyed spent the same percentage on gross rent.

Results for those spending 25 percent or more of their income on housing showed similar findings. Homes where there was no mortgage, 18.9 percent of respondents said their housing expenses were in this range. That number was 50.2 percent for homes with a mortgage, and 68.2 percent of those surveyed said their gross rent reached this level.

This data may suggest that it is generally more expensive to rent a residence, than to own one, but this may not always be the case. The city, town, or unincorporated area you reside in, or the specific zip code, or neighborhood may all have an effect on whether or not home ownership versus renting is the better option.

To understand which option is best, consult with a housing expert that will provide you in-depth proven results that indicate their knowledge of the area.

Those choosing to remain in their homes until the home values in their neighborhood improves could be waiting an uncertain amount of time.

Predicting the housing market can sometimes be like predicting the stock market, or waiting for your lotto numbers to be called so you can reel in that big fortune. The housing market may be slightly safer than those other two situations, but it remains a gamble for some.

Spending money on property taxes, utilities, repairs and other expenses while you have unused rooms, or square feet may be acceptable if you can whether the perceived amount of time for your home to reach your intended value.

During this length of time, the added monthly costs may be able to be invested elsewhere, or you may find yourself buying time, only to break even.

Consult with your financial planner, or real estate adviser for guidance.

Michael Miklofsky is a freelance writer living in Oro Valley with his wife and three daughters. He also is a Realtor with Realty Executives Tucson Elite.

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Sixty Years of 55-Plus

The master planned community was born in Arizona and continues to evolve here, from independent living to CCRCs to the new ‘life plan community.’

By Jimmy Magahern

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n 1955, a struggling real estate developer named Ben Schleifer began building houses on a 320-acre desert ranch west of Phoenix he had purchased the year before. A Jewish immigrant whose family had fled Russian-occupied Minsk during the early days of World War I, settling in New York, Schleifer had been moved to create the development after visiting an old family friend in a Rochester nursing home, where he found the forced isolation and regimentation of the institution eerily familiar.

Schleifer was determined to create a better living environment for elderly retirees, which he achieved in the small Arizona development he called Youngtown. The irony in the name was intentional: Schleifer told

reporters he wanted the new community to “be associated with youth and ambition...to make elderly people not feel old.” By all accounts it was a hit: Schleifer built 125 homes to start and sold 85 in the first year.

Fast-forward to 2015. Although Youngtown welcomes all ages (in 1999, the Arizona attorney general investigated a case where a 16-yearold boy had been living with grandparents in Youngtown to escape an abusive stepfather and persuaded the town to repeal the age restriction), master planned communities for older adults are now as common, and as varied, as any suburban development.

“There are now over 900 retirement communities across the United

States,” said Rich Hoffer, a board member of the Recreation Centers of Sun City, probably the most famous example. “There are about 69 in Arizona, and around 30 right here in the Valley.”

In addition, there are now several different types of retirement communities to choose from: independent retirement communities, which consist of housing designed for seniors 55 and older without daily living assistance but with senior-friendly surroundings and social opportunities; assisted living communities, which provide nursing, housekeeping and other daily services; Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs), which offer independent and assisted ...continues on page 32

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60 Years of 55-Plus... from page 30 living communities in one place to ties has always been that they openly

serve residents’ changing health and practice a form of segregation—in social needs as they age; and even nat- this case, age segregation. The Federal urally occurring retirement communi- Fair Housing Act bars discrimination ties, or NORCs, which allow people on the grounds of race, color, national to retire in their existing homes and origin, religion, sex, disability and the encourage neighborhood seniors to presence of children, however it alband together to provide mutual as- lows an exemption in that last instance if at least 80 percent of the units in sistance.

Some, like SaddleBrooke One just a community are occupied by people north of Tucson, are even run by the 55 or older. Simply put, kids are not allowed in retirement communities— residents themselves.

“That makes it kind of unique,” a stipulation which also exempts them said Vivian Timian, general manager from school taxes, which conveniently of the development, which sits adja- keeps the cost of living down.

Ironically, though, as people live cent to another senior-oriented Robson Resort Community, SaddleBrooke longer and Baby Boomers continue Two, and about 8 miles south of a to enter retirement age, some retirees’ kids are actuthird, Saddleally now moving Brooke Ranch. into the same de“All the propervelopments. The ties are privately 50-something Hofowned. We also fer, for example, is have three pria third-generation vate 9-hole golf Sun City resident: courses in the his grandparents area, and those are maintained Forward-thinking Splendido executives prefer to settled there in by the residents, use the term “Life Plan Communities” instead the ‘60s, and his too.” of Continuing Care Retirement Communities. mother still lives in a house 48 parcels Timian said the natural beauty of the area—Saddle- away from Hoffer and his wife.

“It’s funny, the Fairway recreation Brooke is nestled in the heart of the Santa Catalina Mountains—inspires center is the remodeled version of the many residents to explore outdoor ac- old rec center that I used to go swimming at when I came out here to visit tivities.

“We have a lot of active people,” she my grandparents,” he said. “That one said. “In fact, SaddleBrooke residents was torn down and rebuilt, and now played 70,000 rounds of golf last year. it’s a beautiful two-story rec center We have a swim club that competes with a walk-in pool, a lap pool, a huge on a national level, and a cycling club indoor walking track, a weight room, that’s also active in competitions. We meeting rooms. There’s a big woodhave six pickleball courts in the com- shop club that meets there, a model munity. We have some World War II railroad club, there’s lawn bowling. vets who are still swimming every day It’s incredible, all the things that go on there.” and exercising in the fitness center.”

There are also now several Sun CitVolunteering in causes that help the outside community is another popular ies, all developed by the Del E. Webb activity at SaddleBrooke. “Residents company: Sun City West, built in the are very active in outreach here,” Tim- late ‘70s; Sun City Grand, built in the ian said. “The main organization runs late’ 90s, Sun City Anthem, built in clothing drives and collects books and 1999, and Sun City Festival, built in backpacks for several hundred kids in July 2006.

As Hoffer’s example proves, Sun southern Pinal County. And that’s all done through the Golden Goose, it’s City is no longer a place older people a thrift shop around the corner from go to retreat from the younger generaSaddleBrooke that was started by resi- tion. In many cases, the children of retirees settled in the land of golf carts dents.” and manicured desert landscaping are now moving in just a few neighborNo kids allowed One of the more controversial ele- hoods away. ments of master-planned communi-

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SaddleBrooke is situated in the heart of the Santa Catalina Mountains. Many of its residents enjoy outdoor activities in the stunning landscape surrounding their community.

Dueling developers When people think of pioneering retirement community developers in Arizona, the name Del Webb immediately springs to mind. But Webb was actually beat to the punch by Ross Farnsworth, a Mesa-born land developer who opened Dreamland Villa, his version of a Youngtown-like retirement community, in 1959, nearly a year ahead of Webb’s Sun City development, which opened on Jan. 1, 1960.

“The communities started up around the same time,” said Craig Ahlstrom Sr., president and CEO of Farnsworth Development Company, which subsequently built the retirement communities Sunland Village in 1974, Sunland Village East in 1984 and Sunland Springs Village in 1998, all located in Mesa.

“Del Webb had the big money, he was doing a lot of national advertising, so that brought him more attention,” said Ahlstrom. “But that created a lot of interest in people moving to Arizona to retire, which helped us, too. They were big on the west side of the Valley, and we were big on the east side.”

Today the Del Webb active adult communities include all of the Sun City properties plus Lone Tree by Pulte Homes Active Adult in Chandler, a smaller gated community of 72 single-story homes located close to city centers designed for still-working boomers and retirees alike. Farnsworth, meanwhile, is continuing to develop Sunland Springs Village, which Ahlstrom said will include 300 to 00 more homes over the next five years.

Ahlstrom said what’s changed the most in the company’s history is the expansion of sports and fitness amenities.

“Every generation of retirees seem to get a little more active,” he said. or example, when we first started our retirement communities, we never would have thought about putting in a softball field. ut now we have one of the nicest softball fields of all the retirement communities at Sunland Springs Village, with two mens’ softball teams and a ladies’ team. We have a big tennis community, and now pickleball—we built four pickleball courts and we’re building eight more. Older adults are staying active longer, and we’re keeping up with that.”

Changing trends Steve Soriano, executive vice president of Robson Resort Communities, agrees that sports and fitness features are what’s most in-demand at today’s master planned communities for retirees.

“Anything that keeps people active and healthy and in shape is what people are looking for,” he said. “And because people are more active and healthier, they’re living longer. So they’re spending 30, 40 years in an active adult community rather than the 10 or 20 that they used to spend.” obson’s first active adult community was Sun Lakes, which opened in 1972 and now has over 10,000 residents. Their newest community is Robson Ranch Eloy, located halfway between Tucson and Phoenix. Soriano said you can see the increased focus on fitness in the amenities offered at ...continues on page 34

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“Robson Ranch Eloy has an indoor swim complex, tens of thousands of feet of exercise equipment and a private pickleball complex,” he said.

“There’s 16 pickleball courts now and there’ll be more built over time.”

What’s missing at the Eloy property is an assisted living center, which is offered at the older Sun Lakes, along with a memory care facility. Soriano said Sun Lakes has been remodeled over the years, and he finds it inter-

esting that you can trace the changing tastes and predilections of each era’s retirees by the amenities they look for.

“In the ‘80s, people—mostly the men—were looking for dark leather bars, where they could spend the afternoons after a round of golf in the mornings. In the ‘90s, that changed to where people were less concerned about the length of the bar and more concerned about the fitness facilities.

Now in the 2000s and 2010s, the bar has come back, but it’s bigger and

An aerial shot of Robson Ranch in Eloy shows an early incarnation of the development. brighter and airier, and it’s both men and women looking to spend time there.”

Fitness is still big, but now tennis is declining and pickleball is taking over, said Soriano. “But there’s also a lot of additions of new clubs and associations. At Eloy, there are 100 different clubs. There’s a 5,000-square-foot woodworking facility, for example.

People’s interests are always changing,” Soriano said of the active adult

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Brainstorming with LeadingAge, a national association of nonprofit senior housing providers, Mather LifeWays decided to rebrand the CCRC model as “Life Plan Communities.”

It’s a term the rest of the master planned community industry has been slow to adopt, but Morgan believes it’s an improvement.

“I think it’s perfect because it truly said what this type of living is,” she said. “It’s just a plan for your life, regardless of what may occur. You plan where you’re going to be, the quality of the wonderful retirement lifestyle you’re going to create, and you plan for the unknown as well.”

Morgan speaks from personal experience when she touts the advantages of planning. “My dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at 67,” she said. “Totally unexpected. He passed away five years later, but in those five years we went through adult daycare, assisted living, all the way to skilled nursing.

He didn’t have any long-term care insurance, so at the end of the five years we spent about $200,000. Now if my parents had lived at Splendido and had chosen life care, they would have been in their 1,700-square-foot, twobedroom apartment paying about $4,000 a month. My dad would have been able to go from assisted living to memory support and skilled nursing and they’d still be paying the same amount, because they had chosen the all-inclusive plan.”

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In the continuum of master planned communities, Morgan said the Life Plan Community is perfect for older adults who like to self-determine, want to make their own choices and plan financially, emotionally and geographically for the rest of what life has to offer.

“You can’t predict what will happen, but with a community like Splendido you at least know what it’s going to cost if you need more care and you also know where it’s going to be delivered,” she said. “There’s great comfort in that.”

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Aging Today

Assuming Medicare will pay for in-home care services

:: by Bob Roth Cypress HomeCare Solutions

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have been at the helm of my family’s home care agency for the past 12 years, and I have witnessed firsthand one of the most common misperceptions among older adults and their adult children in our community. That is: Does Medicare will pay for in-home care services?

We get at least 10 calls a week from family members asking this very same question. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth.

Medicare does not pay for long-term home care services, long-term nursing care or many other necessities like eye exams and dental care.

When one or more of these services comes into question, families find themselves wondering how they’re going to pay. Some older adults and their children have the resources to pay privately for care or they had the foresight to purchase a long-term care insurance policy. Less than 10 percent of our aging adult community actually owns a long-term care policy.

Many older adults and their families do not have financial resources and will eventually rely on AHCCCS (the State of Arizona’s Medicaid program , but only after their financial resources have been “spent down” to state-mandated levels for government aid. Additionally, recipients must qualify relative to activities of daily living, such as bathing or meal preparation that they cannot per-

form. Planning ahead and doing research on the options for long-term care is the best way to avoid unexpected surprises.

Typically care can be provided by two payer sources. One way to pay is with long-term care insurance that has been purchased. Note: Most policies require that the home care provider is from a licensed agency or that there is a nurse or care manager overseeing the care.

The other most likely source of payment would be from the care-recipient’s income or assets. The family of the care-recipient may also be willing to pay for this kind of care for their loved one. Regardless of who pays, the care provider will be considered an employee by the IRS. As such, income tax, Social Security and other payroll taxes must be withheld by whoever is paying the bill.

I think everyone is aware of the media focus on electoral candidates for public office who have hired individuals to watch over their children or to be housekeepers but have failed to pay the necessary payroll and associated taxes to the IRS. There are stiff penalties and fines associated with hiring someone and not paying taxes. Not to mention that private caregivers and contracted caregivers won’t have workers comp insurance to protect them so if they injure themselves while caring for the carerecipient, the liability will belong

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to the care-recipient. That burden could be hundreds of thousands of dollars if the caregiver gets injured.

Employer-based home care agencies are bonded and provide professional liability insurance so that they protect the care-recipient. They also do background checks and drug screenings, and provide ongoing training to their caregivers. There is no care oversight of private or contracted caregivers.

A note to families who are employing caregivers privately or use an independent contractor: It is important for the IRS to know if the employer has control over the employment hours of the person who is hired.

Because this will always be the case with privately hired care providers or independent contractors, the IRS could care less how the person is compensated. Payroll taxes must be paid.

If you do hire someone to provide care in the home and you feel that there is not an employee/employer relationship, the IRS has a publication to walk you through the tax reporting and withholding process. It can be found at www.irs.gov/pub/ irs-drop/n-03-70.pdf.

If you are uncertain as to whether you are in an employer/employee relationship, there is this great piece that the Department of Labor released in July. Its website link below does a great job in helping you understand the distinction between independent contractor and employee. www.dol.gov/whd/workers/ isclassification AI- 015 1.htm.

If you find yourself, or know of someone, in the position of requiring in-home caregiving services, and have the financial resources to afford to hire a caregiver, then you should consider hiring a caregiver from an employer based in-home care service agency. Remember if you are asking someone to care for your loved one, friend, neighbor or client in the privacy of their home, you should be considering more than price for the care they desperately need. When care recipients open their doors to a caregiver, they are opening up their life to this person. Take the time to research the various home care agencies that you may be consider-

ing. You should know that there is a big difference between an employerbased home care model and one that hires only independent contractors.

Ask the prospective provider of care the following: • How do they recruit their caregivers?

• What training do they offer to their caregivers at time of hire, in addition to ongoing training?

• Does the agency require their new hires to perform pre-employment drug screening?

• Are the caregivers bonded and insured?

Are their caregivers CP and firstaid certified?

• What type of background checks and screenings do they do on their caregivers? Do they do criminal background checks in all 50 states?

• Does the agency have a care coordinator overseeing the care?

• Does the agency carry workers comp insurance for their caregivers?

• Ask the providers of care are their home care workers employees or contractors and who is responsible paying the employment taxes?

• Ask for a minimum of three client references.

Many people underestimate their health care costs. They assume that Medicare will cover most of the expenses. What many are now discovering is that they were wrong. Many retirees will spend thousands of dollars out-of-pocket on drugs, copayments and Medicare advantage premiums. It’s sad, but that is what we are dealing with. At the end of the day, what is your plan? When it comes time for you to need care can you afford it? Have this conversation over the holidays, when the family is all together.

Bob Roth is the managing partner of Cypress HomeCare Solutions. He and his family have been providing caregiving and caregiving resources to the Maricopa County region since 1994. Roth also hosts a radio show, “Health Futures—Taking Stock in You,” found on KFNN Money Radio 1510 AM and 99.3 FM on Fridays at 12 p.m. He can be reached at bobroth@ cypresshomecare.com or call him at (602) 264-8009.

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Regardless of whether the prescription is for an infection or to treat a chronic condition, such as diabetes, it is important to take your medications correctly and consistently. orgetting to take a dose, purposely skipping a dose, or simply not following the prescribed directions can lead to serious health complications, including death. About 30 percent to 70 percent of medicationrelated hospitalizations or emergency room visits are due to patients not taking their medications as prescribed.

Some of the challenges in taking medications include remembering to take the medication, taking multiple medications, and not knowing the purpose of the medications. elow are some tools, along with tips, that can help you stay on top of your medications.

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Family support: Remembering to take your medications on your own can be difficult at times. Therefore, you should utilize your loved ones in addition to other reminder tools. If your spouse or loved one also takes medications, double check with each other to see if you have taken all your daily medications. Doing so will benefit everyone involved. uto refi s If you have trouble remembering to refill your medications on time, Walgreens can set your prescriptions to be automatically refilled whenever they are due and then call you once they are ready for pickup. In case you run out of refills, your Walgreens pharmacy will contact your provider for a new prescription. Stop by or call your local Walgreens pharmacy to

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Speak with your health care professional: The more medications you take and the more times during the day you take medications increases your chances of forgetting or skipping a dose. Speak with your local Walgreens pharmacist to see if there are ways to simplify your medication regimen.

Taking medications correctly, although at times troublesome, is important for your health. Consider using some of these reminder tools and recommendations. Understanding what the medications are being used for or why you are using them may also help you realize the importance of taking your medications correctly and consistently. or more help or to find additional ways to simplify your medication regimen talk to your Walgreens pharmacists today.

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Oro Valley post honors Legionnaire of the Year

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dward G. Davis, past commander of the American Legion Oro Valley Post 132, was named Legionnaire of the Year on Friday, Nov. 6. The prestigious honor was awarded to Davis at the Double Tree Inn (Reid Park) for outstanding service” during his five years as commander of the post.

Davis led Legion Post 132, which was formed in early 2009 in Oro Valley with 77 members to an award-winning, nationally renowned organization with almost 400 members.

Davis is respected by the leadership of the American Legion at the local, state and national levels for his leadership skills and his resolute commitment to the guiding principles of the American Legion.

In addition to his full-time duties of guiding the post, Davis served as editor of the unit’s newsletter, the Home Front, which is mailed bimonthly to all members and community partners.

The newsletter received a third-place award from the American Legion’s national office in its class of all American Legion posts. That award also was presented Nov. 6. The post newsletter also

was twice selected as best in its class for Arizona.

Davis, a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, started from ground zero with the newly formed organization as a second vice commander in 2009. He took the reins as commander the next year and remained until he stepped down from the top job in June. He quickly gained the respect of the other post officers and members, who developed a sense of pride of membership under Davis’ leadership.

Davis guided the post in the direction of hands-on community involvement focusing on youth programs, support for National Guardsmen and families, helping veterans in need and programs that promote American traditions and values.

A major undertaking was adopting two battalions of the Army Air National Guard at Pinal Air Park in Marana.

This involved providing care packages to the soldiers during multiple deployments and providing care and assistance to the families left behind.

In recognition of the support provided to the guard units, Post 132 and

Auxiliary Unit 132 received the 2012 Community Partner of the Year award from the State National Guard of Arizona.

The following year Post 132 was awarded the Community Partner of the Year for the United States by the federal National Guard Bureau.

Post 132 is recognized for its many youth programs including a first of its kind lags for agle Scouts program, sponsorship of a local American Legion baseball team, Boys State in which high school students learn about government workings and the Oratorical Contest.

Veterans and service members in need were the beneficia- Edward G. Davis was named the American Legion’s ries of the care and assistance Legionnaire of the Year for “outstanding service.” programs established by Davis. The employment opportunities, housing, post supports a three-day stand down medical and dental care and personal of homeless veterans every year with hygiene care are provided for free. financial donations and volunteers led Davis is recognized by local assisby Davis. Stand down involves bring- tance groups such as the Red Cross and ing homeless men and women veterans the Tucson Veterans Serving Veterans to a venue that affords a safe and com- coalition as the go-to guy for helping fortable setting where clothing, meals, veterans in need.

Winter colds are bad enough without hearing loss

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Colds and ears When you develop a cold virus, fluid can build up in the middle of your ear, preventing sound from traveling correctly from the outer ear to the ear drum. This is why your ears can feel full or conversations seem muffled

when you have a cold. Ear infections can also develop when you have a cold due to the congestion. If the infection doesn’t go away on its own, sometimes medication can be prescribed, but sometimes the temporary hearing loss may not be so temporary. If the hearing loss symptoms brought on by your cold persist longer than the other symptoms, see your doctor for an in-depth ear check. If your hearing loss from the cold overstays its welcome, you want to make sure there isn’t a more serious issue or permanent damaged caused by the virus.

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Wash your hands You never know what kind of germs the other people in your office are passing around. Or the germs your child may pick up from his or her classroom.

Keep hand sanitizer with you at all times and make sure to load up before putting your hands near your face.

Keep your hands out of your mouth This comes straight from tip No. 1.

You are constantly picking up germs with your hands, so keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth unless you’re sure your hands are clean.

Get some rest If you want your immune system to be healthy enough to fight off infection, you need to let it rest. Go to bed early and get good, uninterrupted sleep.

Take vitamins and drink water Give your immune system an extra boost with daily vitamins. The more you can add positives to your body, the more able it will be to keep out viruses.

Get to the gym Exercise, especially aerobic, will keep your heart moving which increases your body’s virus-killing cells.

Make sure that if you use a machine or other equipment at the gym you wipe it down before using, so you don’t pick up any extra germs.

While winter colds can seem inevitable, take the mentioned precautions to prevent your own cold experience.

If a cold does end up knocking on your door, make sure to get rest up and take care of yourself so that the symptoms don’t persist. After 10 days of having a cold, you need to visit your doctor to rule out other illnesses.

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Visitors take in the scenery of the region of Abruzzi.

Quaint Italian town offers simplicity ::by Julia De Simone

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t’s the simplicity of this almosthidden, Italian town that beckons your return.

Nestled centrally, Pietraferrazzana has greeted me several times at different stages of my life and the visits have always been unforgettable.

Roughly two hours removed from the tourist lure as well as the cacophony of Rome, this quaint village belongs to the region of Abruzzi and the province of Chieti.

After parting Rome’s congested Autostrada, our rental car enters the Abruzzi scenery of winding roads threaded with trees. We arrive at my grandparents’ home, located across the piazza. From the balcony, the church’s bells chime hourly to the waves crashing in the nearby coast and to the snowcapped mountains extending to the clouds. Many of the fauna and flora of this area is protected via the national park, “Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise.”

According to Abruzzocitta.it, Pietraferrazzana, dates back to the 12th century. Literally nestled on a giant rock lovingly referred to as “La Pret,” the site states that it rises on the right bank of the Sangro River overlooking ruins of a historical, feudal castle. The castle was a shelter for patriots during the Risorgimento.

Today it is mainly populated in the summer months and holidays with Italians and foreigners alike. Former natives gravitate to the village reminiscing of simpler times spent with family and childhood friends.

Other Italians and foreigners, however, are enticed with the town’s current lifestyle where residents work to live rather than live to work—a true testament to “La Dolce Vita” and

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envied by a culture consumed with distractions.

During the day and evening, villagers usually start their morning ritual at the local “Bar,” a tad different than what we are accustomed to in the States. Instead, it is more of a gathering place to share an espresso, cappuccino (my favorite) and even a gelato (my daughter and nieces’ favorite) while discussing everything from politics to innocent, town gossip. Recently, as in this case, bars have expanded—especially at lunch where fresh sandwiches or hot meals are served alongside drinks such as birra or beer (my husband’s favorite).

Keen visitors also learn quickly that the bar is another place for village insights and nearby town happenings including where to savor one of this region’s forte—its food. Food of this region utilizes the land for fresh ingredients producing light but hearty, rustic cuisine. Many meals begin with a pasta course such as maccheroni alla chitarra or guitar pasta, a classic Abruzzese dish cut with an instrument resembling an acoustic guitar.

It is traditionally served with lamb and tomato sauce and seasoned with tomatoes, hot peppers, garlic and bay leaves according to made-in-italy. com.

Nearby town Villa Santa Maria can take credit for producing a multitude of world-class chefs educated in this fine cuisine. Well-known for its Istituto Alberghiero (a culinary and hotel management school), Villa Santa Maria is also dubbed as the “Home of Italian Chefs.” Every October for the past 37 years, the town hosts its “Rassegna dei Cuochi” or “Festival of Chefs” showcasing the aromas and flavors of Abruzzo cooking. It also ...continues on page 45

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eifer head uarters are in a D certified building near the Clinton ibrary in ittle ock.

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Where camels live and good will prevails: Traveling the world sans passport :: story by Andrea Gross | photos by Irv Green

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trudge up steps made of mud and tires, duck under a string of multicolored prayer flags and enter a round structure with a peaked roof. “You’re in Tibet,” says the guide.

Well, sort of. But this Tibet is in central Arkansas rather than central Asia, part of the Global Village at Heifer Ranch, which in turn is part of an extraordinary program that depicts areas hands on museum in the ittle ock head uarters e plains of the world rarely seen Heifer’s program and philosophy. by tourists. This Tibet is not one of monks and monasteries, Rico with the understanding that the gilded statues and golden Buddhas. recipients would give the female offRather it’s the Tibet of oft-forgotten spring to neighbors, who in turn would pass on that cow’s offspring to yet other communities, the Tibet of the poor.

My husband and I like to travel for families. Eventually, the majority of the many reasons, but our primary goal is villagers owned livestock, and the comto learn and understand how people munity became self-sufficient.

As the project expanded, West belive today. Thus, for us, Heifer Ranch, which is 45 miles northwest of Little gan raising animals on a ranch in the Rock, is a grand travel opportunity, a United States and distributing them chance to see the world without a pass- to needy families abroad, but soon the cost became prohibitive. Today the Arport. kansas property is used for educational and inspirational purposes.

Beginnings In this way, “passing on the gift” Heifer International got its start in the 1930s when an Indiana aide work- has come to mean more than passing er named Dan West realized that starv- on the gift of an animal; it also means ing children needed more than small passing on the gift of awareness. As handouts of rationed food. “These visitors to The Ranch become more children don’t need a cup of milk; they aware of conditions in poor communities, they share their knowledge, reneed a cow,” he said.

To test his theory, he sent heifers sources and skills to help Heifer attain to underprivileged families in Puerto its goal, which is to do no less than end

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hunger and poverty around the world.

It’s a noble plan, one that seems particularly apropos now as the holiday season approaches.

We’re driving to the Visitor Center, the radio tuned to a station that’s playing Christmas songs, when we suddenly spot a camel resting peacefully in a The Guatemalan farm shows how with the help of Heifer an imwooden shelter. A poverished community can begin to lift itself out of poverty. camel in Arkansas?

It seems that miracles abound at Heif- chian cabin, a generic urban wareer. All that’s missing is two more camels house cobbled together from scrap metal, and a dilapidated school bus and three wise men. that once served as a home for a family in the Mississippi delta.

Success story Finally we stop at a Guatemalan The Ranch only provides formal tours for large groups, but staff and farm consisting of a small cinderblock volunteers do their best to accom- house, a raised garden bed and, thanks modate individuals. We’re in luck. A to solar panels, electricity at night. It’s recent retiree who’s spending several almost luxurious compared to the othmonths working at Heifer offers to er homes.

These structures are used in Heifzoom us around in a golf cart.

“Camels were used in our Tanzania er’s extensive program of experiential project,” he explains. “Between the gift workshops, during which organized of a camel and Heifer-provided train- groups spend anywhere from a few ing in sustainable agriculture and ani- hours to several days getting to glimpse mal husbandry, the villagers were able what it’s like to live in poverty. They to raise their standard of living consid- milk goats, gather eggs, care for pigs, erably. The Tanzanian project is a typi- till the fields and tend to vegetable gardens. If they stay in the Guatemalan cal success story.” house, they may make tortillas; if they’re assigned to the African hut, they may make bricks with primitive tools. During the spring lambing program, women may even help deliver lambs.

Participants in all Heifer programs invariably say it’s a life-changing experience, one that opens their eyes as well as their hearts. It enCamels were used in a project in an ania. ables them to see the world and at the same time pass ur first stop is the Tibetan House. on the gift—be it the gift of a goat to an While it’s made of canvas, a sign in- impoverished village, a basket made by forms us that in the “real” Tibet, it an artisan in a developing country, or would be made from yak hair and simply the gift of spreading the word.

This is travel—and Christmas—at its sheep’s wool. The design allows it to be collapsed as the family follows the yaks best. from one grazing ground to another.

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Carpet of wild mountain crocus owers at Campo Imperatore, bru o, a peak within the arco Nazionale d’Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise (English: National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise). pays tribute to St. Francis Caracciolo, patron of Italian cooks.

It’s difficult to believe, however, that Pietraferrazzana and this region have more to offer than its splendid food.

Although the town initially might offer a bit more solitude than accustomed, a visit to one of the many coastal beaches is a must. According to understandingitaly.com, 75 percent or the majority of the population live along the Adriatic Sea’s coastal strip, which is made up of a mixture of sand or pebble beaches backed by high, rocky cliffs. Whether basking in the sun or diving for seashells in the warmth of the salty water, visitors are The iconic rock of Pietraferrazzana in the region of Abrurejuvenated by the seren- zzi greets both residents and visitors. ity of the climate. It also helps if it’s around Italy’s the table. Others take a “passegiata” naptime or the “riposo,” where most or stroll around the town. Usually businesses close shop and the major- walking arm-in-arm, we catch up on ity of residents enjoy an extended the day’s events until the wee hours— lunch and snooze. always grateful for a taste of the simThe evenings, however, are lit up ple life in a hectic world. by the moon’s gleam and the vibranPietraferrazzana is accessible via cy of the people. While children race flights to ome and closer cities such around the piazza, friends banter as Pescara, Abruzzo’s largest city. over a game of “Scopa,” a popular For more information on discovering Italian card game where participants abruzzo, visit www.visitabruzzo.co.uk must try and remove all cards from and www.understandingitaly.com

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The stark, barren landscape of the Aran Islands. There is almost no native topsoil on the limestone that makes up the islands.

The Aran Islands Ireland’s Living History

One of the most well-known aspects of the traditional Aran sweater is the cable knit on the chest. Aran sweaters used to be made with unwashed wool to retain the lanolin that made them water repellent.

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n Robert Flaherty’s brilliant 1934 documentary film, an of Aran,” we see an Irish man smashing limestone rocks to bits, while his wife gathers seaweed from the shore below the island’s steep, windswept cliffs. Meanwhile, their young son scavenges for precious particles of dirt that have collected between the rocks blown from the mainland. These three ingredients will be used to create the soil in order to grow potatoes—the family’s main source of subsistence.

This is the Aran Islands; a landscape made almost entirely of solid limestone rock. It is a landscape so inhospitable that this poor Irish family must manufacture their very own soil to survive.

When Flaherty heard of these stoic Irish people, he knew that their lives fit his theme of cultures fighting for their existence against extreme conditions, and that someday he would make a film about them. When I first viewed his masterful documentary, I knew that I, too, would someday set foot on the islands. Twenty years later, I finally did.

The Aran Islands today Nestled on the western coast of Ireland, the Aran Islands consist of three separate islands: Inishmore, Inishmann and Inishere. Located approximately 7 miles from the mainland, about 30 miles from Galway City, the islands

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are easily accessible by ferry from Rossaveal and the musical town of Doolin in County Clare. Today, locals no longer create their own soil, and reliable electricity has finally come to the Aran, but the islanders—the most rugged-looking people that I have ever encountered—are a hospitable group who are proud to share their history and culture with you. Tourism is now their largest form of income, and visitors come from all over the globe to experience this unique world of primitive forts, medieval churches and dramatic scenery.

Inishmore (Inis Mór): With a population of 831, Inishmore is the largest island. If you have just a day, this is the island you must see. Its principal village is ilronan where you’ll find tour guides, horse-drawn carriages and bicycle rentals waiting as soon as you get off the ferry. Before you depart on your tours, stop by Ionad Arainn, an excellent visitor’s center, which provides a good introduction and guided tour taking you back more than 2,000 years in the life and times of the Aran Islands. The center demonstrates the art of making currachs—traditional island boats made by stretching a fabric over a sparse skeleton of thin laths, then covered in tar. The currach has been used on the islands for thousands

of years and is designed to battle the rough seas that face the open Atlantic Ocean. Flaherty was fascinated to find that the Aran fishermen would not learn to swim, because they knew they could never survive any sea that swamped a currach, and would sink without a struggle like a stone. His filming of the dramatic shark-hunt— the islanders would boil shark liver to make lantern oil—was a centerpiece of his staged documentary. For me, the great stone fortress of Dun Aonghus is the most impressive site on all of the islands. Nestled on the edge of a cliff that falls 300 feet straight down into the ocean, it is enclosed by three massive stone walls, with tall blocks of daggerlike limestone set vertically outside the walls to deter attackers. To this day, no one is quite sure of the origins of this mysterious stone fort.

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All three islands are easily accessible by bicycle. The origin of the stone fort in the background is a mystery.

island of Inishmann is the least touristoriented of the Aran Islands. Highlights include the ancient Kilcanonagh Church and the oval stone fort of Dun Chonchubhair.

Inishere (Inis Óirr): Despite having a population of only 300 people, the medium-sized island of Inishere boasts plenty to do. Ancient monuments worth seeing include the ruins of St. Kevin’s Church and O’Brien’s Castle, a 15th century tower house that stands within a stone fort. Inishere is the most rock-like of all the islands.

What to buy nown around the world as a fisherman sweater,” the Aran Island Sweater has its home here. The sweater is usually made with undyed, cream-colored “bainnin” sheep’s wool, and is even occasionally made with unwashed wool that still contains natural sheep lanolin, making it water-repellent. There is debate about when island residents started making the sweaters, but the popular story is that each family had a sweater with a unique design, so that if a fisherman in the family drowned and was found later on the beach, the body could be identified. A local told me that this was a romanticized myth, but as John Ford once said, when the legend becomes fact, always print the legend. The same textured knitting patterns are often used to make socks, hats, vests and even skirts for wonderful gifts. Make sure that you ask the seller if the sweater was made on the island, for factory-made ones from Galway are starting to be sold at some of the shops.

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T HE F INISH L INE Arizona’s Leader in Senior Fitness Key tips for staying active this winter

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Keep healthy snacks on hand: Attending holiday parties can be a challenge if you’re watching your diet. Try eating a healthy snack before you go so you’re not tempted to overeat.

Keep the portions small: If you’re attending a holiday party with a buffet, make your plate and head to a different room so you can focus more on your company.

You can also try healthier holiday alternatives to your favorite dishes, including: Cauliflower mashed potatoes” • Brownies made with beet puree Sweet potatoes dusted with cinnamon Spaghetti squash noodles with your favorite sauce • Peaches with honey ruit salad

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ASO FAQs

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AQ is a group of letters we often see, particularly on the Internet. They are also seen in various instructions that come with electronics or other products.

The letters stand for frequently asked questions” and, in our case, they answer questions from individuals about the Arizona Senior lympics.

The following are A s that come to AS by phone, by mail or in person. We hope that these answers will be of help in understanding our policies and procedures.

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: Why does Arizona allow outof-state athletes to participate in the Games? : Our Games have been open since their inception in 1982. The reason for this is to encourage athletes to enter competitions in other states throughout the year as an incentive to keep up their training and therefore maintain their level of fitness and activity.

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: Why does Arizona Senior Olympics ask for donations? : AS has three sources of income: Games fees, donations and sponsors. We try to keep our games fees as low as possible so that participation is affordable. Although sponsors are a good source of income, they require a great deal of time to cultivate and obtain. ulfillment of sponsorship agreements

require attention and even more time.

Because of the increasing competition among nonprofits, sports teams, entertainment venues and others, sponsors are difficult to obtain and even more difficult to retain. When fees and sponsorships don’t generate enough income to sustain the organization, we turn to those most interested in our programs for donations.

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This would be impossible to do by hand.

Therefore all of the data for each person must be entered into a software program for sorting and creating reports.

NOTE: Arizona Senior lympics strives to meet the needs of all its athletes by allowing mail-in registration for those who are unable to use or do not own computers.

Do you have other questions? Send them to the AS office at Arizona Senior Olympics, P.O. Box 33278, Phoenix, A , 8506 -3 8, Attention: A s

Attention Olympians: Reading is fundamental eading is the first task for participants in the 2016 Arizona Senior lympic Games. Although many athletes have trained all year for their sport, they should still take a look at the Sports Information Sheet when registration opens.

The Sports Information Sheet will list the dates, time and place for individual events as well as the format for the rules that will be used to govern their competition. The Sports Information Sheet also has helpful information about amenities and

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special instructions or athletes.

The AS website also offers driving directions to each venue and a list of hotels near each venue.

The Arizona Senior lympics website has been designed to be easy to navigate. There is an index on the left side of the screen that contains a list of all the pages on the site.

All Arizona Senior lympians are urged to read the registration instructions and the pages listed above to make registration and entry into the games easy. Reading is fundamental.

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he Arizona Senior lympic Games are only possible because of the many volunteers. very year volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks that are required to run successful Games. Here are some of the positions available and needed this year: • Checking in athletes at events • Collecting and recording the results of events • Preparing and serving drinks or snacks • Helping with setting up events • Helping with taking down events Also needed are: • Ambassadors to help promote the Games • Games Management Team members to help implement the sports competitions All volunteers are asked to work a minimum of five hours and will receive a volunteer T-shirt.

Please call Volunteer Coordinator Debera German at the AS ffice (602) 274-7742 to volunteer.

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You can help Arizona Senior Olympics raise $5,000 to purchase much-needed software for the Games.

(We must “rent” the software that raises our fees)

It’s easy and it’s fun!

Just pledge 1, 2, 3 cents or more for each birdie you think will be shot at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

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Register for the 2016 Games Online registration will open at the Arizona Senior lympics web site: www.seniorgames.org in mid December. Participants will need to use the same legal name and password as in the past, so entrants are advised to begin looking for that information as they will need it if they have registered in previous years. Once again AS will be using the useSport software utilized by the National Senior Games.

All athletes are urged to register on line for speed and efficiency, but those who do not have computers may register by mail. A paper registration must in post marked by ebruary 1 in order to be eligible for the 2016 Games.

On line registration deadlines will vary for each sport.

Anyone having problems with on line registration may call the AS ffice for help. AS xecutive Director Irene Stillwell said that on line registration

is a great help to our organization, saving many hours of data entry, so we urge all athletes who have access to a computer to register on line”. Those without computers may obtain a paper ntry orm by calling the AS office at 60 - or have a friend with a computer download it from the AS web site.

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