Lovin' Life After 50: Tucson - July 2016 by Times Media Group

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opinion Sound Off

In fashion right now are really short shorts, but some of these girls really look ridiculous. Look in the mirror before you leave the house.

Amazing. Just who are these ignorant, thoughtless people who think they can hike in the heat and endanger the lives of the rescuers? Nothing like greedy, stupid people. God help everybody now.

Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke is “earning” $34,400,000 in 2016. Assuming he will be making 30 starts this season, averaging about 100 pitches per game, each pitch he makes to home plate is worth about $11,300. This puts into perspective the outrageous sums of money professional sports owners pay to star athletes compared to the salaries of other citizens whose contributions to society are far more significant and worthy.

THow could anyone in their right mind even consider voting for Hillary Clinton for president of the United States? Don’t they remember just some of her scandals, including Benghazi?

Innocent lives were lost in Orlando and memorials and vigils against hatred are ongoing. Where is the outrage against child abuse? Young lives are lost every day to abuse.

People question why Obama has fast-tracked bringing Syrian refugees into our country, even though there is no way able to properly vet them. Obama’s goal is to flood America with Muslims. There will not be a good end to this action. I’m afraid.

Drew, you’ve lived here as long as I have (54 years), so will you recall Republicans of distinction like Jack Williams, John Rhodes, Paul Fannin and Bob Usdane, good leaders just like the Democrats you recalled from another era. You ended your article by skewering today’s Democrats like Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, our duly elected twice President

The fallacy of equality The Curmudgeon

By Drew Alexander

he worst form of inequality it to try and make unequal things equal.

Aristotle

Despite eons of accumulated knowledge bestowed on the human race by Mother Nature as to the basic composition and ingrained variances of mankind, we continue to pursue attempts to make unequal things equal. Among the most preposterous of these efforts is to meld the male and female genders into a homogeneous entity in which anatomically sexual and other distinctively different characteristics are marginalized in the name of equality or some nonexistent human right.

When we have reached the point where it is no longer self-evident who

Obama and Hillary. In the interest of fairness, let’s now look at the Republican side. Former Republican House Speaker Dennis Hastert was two heartbeats away from the presidency and is now going to prison convicted as a sexual predator of high school boys. Is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell one you can be proud of for his willingness to compromise? Does Donald Trump truly represent the Party of Family Values in your mind? How about our own Gov. Ducey who answers not to we Arizonans but rather to his dark

money pals who got him elected? Can you be proud of today’s GOP?

The Islamic terrorist who murdered 49 people in Orlando was born in the United States, but his father was an Afghan refugee who was brought to the United States. Bringing in thousands upon thousands of Syrian refugees is putting America in grave danger. This is absolutely insane. The Islamic ideology just does not correspond with our Constitution.

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can use what public bathroom, Ma Nature has to laugh herself silly.

She also has to be amused by a segment of our citizenry claiming to be professional educators who infuse some perverted notion of equality into their innocent pupils by eliminating number or letter grades. The reason— or excuse—is that students tend to strive for a grade instead of learning and that traditional grading and testing cause stress and a loss of self-esteem.

Carrying the education establishment’s muddled thinking to further absurdity, a growing number of schools are eliminating from graduation ceremonies the valedictorian and salutatorian titles—the honors earned by the two senior students with the highest grade-point average.

But daft equalizing endeavors don’t end in the classroom or the bathroom. At some of the nation’s playgrounds where youngsters first learn about competition, discipline and teamwork playing baseball, basketball, football or some other sport, the fundamental principle of winners and losers is being obliterated. Literally leveling the playing field, some schools and sports organizations no longer recognize a winning side with an award, giving instead every player a meaningless “participation” trophy.

Do I really have to remind you politically correct social engineering equalizers that homo sapiens are born as male or female? That each of the billions of us has varying degrees of intelligence and talent? That such attributes as personality, competiveness and the will to survive are built into every individual? That some of us will achieve great deeds or accumulate earthly riches, while others will not?

In the process of tampering with

Mother Nature’s laws, the far-left equalizers sell their lopsided ideas by fallaciously associating their cause to Thomas Jefferson’s revered phrase “all men are created equal,” which appears in the Declaration of Independence, not the Constitution as often believed.

The closest the Constitution comes to mentioning and ensuring anything “equal” is in the 14th Amendment, declaring that no state shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

The genius of the founders when referring to equality was not in the context of social status, monetary wealth or some authoritarian enforcement of it, but an equality of opportunity and equal standing in the eyes of the law.

In other words, and contrary to the politically correct level playing field fanatics, in America the opportunity to legally achieve anything is out there for everyone.

But it’s up to you to pursue it and find it yourself. ...continues on page 10

MThe Up Side

Abandoning conventional wisdom in Cleveland

By Michael Grady

y first convention was in 1968. The Democratic Convention, in Chicago, was a tough act to follow. I remember Dan Rather getting roughed up by goons on the convention floor. My dad thought it was an egregious example of suppression. My mother thought it was high time someone roughed up Dan Rather. I remember thinking, “This is actually better than ‘The Lucy Show!’”

Of course, I was 6, then. I also enjoyed sock puppets and watching people fall down stairs.

Forty-eight years later, the Republicans are preparing to convene in Cleveland on July 18, and I’m hoping for none of the rough stuff. I have a brother who lives in Cleveland. I don’t want him beaten by Trump supporters who’ve discovered the Irish were immigrants, too; or beaten by anti-Trump supporters anxious to make a point about tolerance. And I don’t want him to use a public restroom, because that seems to freak everyone out these days. I’d like this convention to go the way my Cub Scout meetings used to. “Everyone meant well,” our Pack leader used to say, “and nobody lost an eye.”

Two months ago, I felt differently. I wanted a floor fight. Not a public fracas between delegates, mind you. I wanted a real physical fight between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. It was the only thing they hadn’t tried in the first 400 televised debates, and I have a theory that Ted Cruz is actually made of doll hair and shortening. But the Republicans have unified behind their nominee, so the only real drama will come from watching the facial tics on the mainstream Republicans as they endorse him. And you need hi-def for that.

For those of you still fearing violence at the convention, take comfort in the fact that enough news coverage will make anything boring. Conventions used to be contentious by definition. They were the ideological rehab center, where a political party went to exorcise its

demons and get its head together. In the 19th century, the platform was the star of the convention, and all the shouting was over “planks” in that platform—“Regulation of Industry,” “Votes for Women,” “Mutton Chops: Yes or No?” Once the party agreed on what it stood for, they then selected a candidate who fit the platform, and went to his house (he didn’t even go!) to ask him to run for president of the United States.

I wonder how that would play out, now.

Republican Delegates: Mr. Trump, thank you for buzzing us in. The party elders have convened in Cleveland, and decided we want to make America great again, but without knowing any details. We’d also like a wall that Mexicans pay for, a quarantine on Muslims, and a candidate who claims to have enormous hands. Will you be that candidate?

Trump: I accept your nomination with great humility. The greatest humility ever. [Pause] Is there a trophy or something?

Even the last century offered its share of barn-burner conventions: in 1912, incumbent William Howard Taft called former president and former friend Theodore Roosevelt, “the greatest menace to our institutions that we have had in a long time.” In 1924, it took 16 days and 103 contentious ballots before Democrats selected Al Smith, a Catholic (gasp!) as their nominee. In 1948, the unpopular Harry Truman waited until 2 a.m. to speak to an audience of democratic delegates who’d already written him off. Wearing a white linen suit, he squared up in an overheated Philadelphia convention hall and, as the linguists say, “tore them a new one.” He coined the term, “donothing Congress,” demonstrated the concept of “give ‘em hell,” and set the stage for the most dramatic political comeback in history.

So, how did we get from all that to “the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom?” No, it wasn’t lipstick.

It was television. As the TV camera evolved from freakish curiosity to primary news source, conventions devolved, from public policy forum to air-brushed infomercial. If the 2012 Republican Convention was broadcast in heaven, I imagine Ronald Reagan, Franklin and Teddy Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan and all the great political orators were watching and thinking the same thing we were:

Why is Clint Eastwood talking to a chair?

And as our Grand Old Party friends reassemble this month in the shadow of the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, we will again find ourselves looking between the prefabricated media bits—the soundbite one-liners, the inevitable Hillary put-downs and the reverent video bio that will precede Donald Trump’s speech—for moments of humanity that will show us thinking people are actually behind this crusade.

It’s too much to hope for a platform discussion, like “Here’s our plan to replace Obamacare and why it will be better,” or “Here’s our position on whether global warming is manmade, and what we should do about it.” But a little honesty on their thinking would serve the Republican Party well. This party has taken us on a long, strange journey since the Iowa caucuses, when Jeb Bush was the heir apparent, Marco Rubio was the party’s future and Donald Trump

was the novelty candidate. We have all invested too much time listening to GOP elders tell us “Donald Trump is not what we stand for,” and then, “hang on a second,” and then, “Wait, no, Donald Trump is exactly what we stand for,” without hearing the thinking behind it.

If “President Trump” actually is their mission statement, and not just a cynical scoreboard calculation, the Republican Party would be wise to break from the usual convention shtick and convince us why. They aren’t going to get there reading Obama jokes off the teleprompter and saying “Benghazi” like it’s a magic word.

The exciting, and sometimes frightening, aspect of the primary season was the astonishing amount of people, Left and Right, who still feel angry about where the country is headed. The party conventions are where that grass roots sentiment meets political machinery, and the results are seldom pretty. In 1968, the Democratic Party listened to its youngest supporters condemn the Vietnam War, then said, “Know what you kids need? A heapin’ helpin’ of Hubert Humphrey!”

Their response shredded Michigan Avenue and gave us six years of Richard Nixon.

But hey, the convention was interesting.

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

Aging Today Longest day of the year— and caregiving

By Bob Roth, Managing Partner of Cypress HomeCare Solutions

The extra daylight of the summer solstice usually feels like an annual bonus. We all know intellectually, it’s the same 24-hour day, yet it’s hard to deny that with extra sunlight comes renewed energy and optimism. Unfortunately, for the family caregivers of Alzheimer patients, the longer days are more challenging and may feel in many respects like, “This was the longest day of my life.”

On June 20, the Alzheimer’s Association held its Longest Day of the Year event in an attempt to raise funds and awareness for those families that are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. This annual event coincidentally coincides with the annual summer solstice.

The word solstice is derived from sol for sun and sistere, which is to come to a stop or make stand still. The irony is that for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s, there is no time to stand idle or still. The work is continuous and exhausting. So let’s take a moment to stand still in tribute to the labor of love that goes on each and every day without recognition.

So while sun-downing is normally associated with more negative effects of less sunlight due to the winter solstice, most caregivers would agree the long summer days take their toll. The family caregivers are already dealing with a substantial amount of stress both physically and emotionally,

the added stress of heat and humidity only make longer days that much more challenging. In general, people tend to feel tired and overwhelmed as the day progresses due to exhaustion. When someone has a cognitive disorder, it only makes sense that darkness in tandem with exhaustion and overstimulation exacerbates behavioral issues. For family caregivers it is painful and exhausting to witness their loved ones’ frightening symptoms of disorientation as the sun sets. The duration of this sunrise-to-sunset event symbolizes the challenging journey of those living with the disease and their caregivers.

So where does one go for help?

Seek out elderly care support in your community from your church or temple, a therapist or counselor, and of course, family members. These resources can help you work through your emotional and physical stress. It’s easy for me to say, but really do not try to do all of the work yourself. It’s not easy to ask for help, but friends and family members may be happier than you think to pitch in. I believe you should always look first to family and or friends before you look for someone else to care for your loved one. Know that there are other resources here in our community. We have a number of resources such as Area Agency on Aging, Duet, Foothills Caring Corps,

Jewish Family & Children’s Services to name a few. And certainly look to professional in-home care agencies like Cypress HomeCare Solutions. Family caregiving comes with a host of responsibilities and a large learning curve. Caregiving is challenging, and comes with its own rewards, of course, but ultimately will be more sustainable if you can find ways to build a community of support. It is normal for caregivers to experience a wide range of emotions like anger or resentment, anxiety, guilt, grief and even depression. Accepting your emotions is a good step. Seek support and help and realize that elderly care for your loved one is not something that you have to do alone.

in-home care agency, we try to find resources and solutions to help these individuals and their family members, and we see the summer solstice and this day as the perfect time to raise this awareness. We all know someone who is caring for a loved one—whether in the same town or across the country. Reach out to these people, offer to assist in some way and show your appreciation for their hard work.

Overall, family caregivers are the unsung heroes of our country. In our

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 noon. He can be reached at bobroth@cypresshomecare.com or call him at (602) 2648009.

Ask Gabby Gayle

Advice for the over-50 crowd

By Gayle M. Lagman-Creswick

Note to Readers: I am repeating one letter and my answer from last month because it is necessary to understand a letter I received this month. Here’s the earlier one:

Dear Gabby Gayle: I am having trouble coping with the fact that my granddaughter and her female partner are getting married. I finally accepted the fact that she was gay, and that took me awhile. The good advice from you helped! Now this. She plans to have a regular wedding and reception. I don’t want to go, but I don’t want to tell her mother (my daughter.) Am I a coward or just oldfashioned? Do I have to go? Maybe I have lived too long! Signed, Coward

Dear Coward: I understand how difficult it is to accept some of the new behaviors. Look at your options. Do you want to risk losing the love of your daughter, granddaughter? Or their respect? How badly do you want to hang on to your cowardice? My readers may be tired of this, but again: Accept the things you cannot change. Change the things you can. Have the wisdom to know the difference between the two. Thanks for writing. GG

This month’s letter

Dear Gabby Gayle: To the lady whose lesbian granddaughter was being “married:” The letter contained the most egregious misuse of Dr. Niebuhr’s prayer that I have yet to read. It is known as “The Serenity Prayer” and does not ask for accepting change— rather for the serenity (emphasis mine) to accept things which cannot be changed. There’s a world of difference! The lady asking advice obviously believed that her attendance at this so-called wedding would have indicated her acceptance of a lifestyle which was morally repugnant to her—and you called her a coward! She needed understanding and she received criticism. It would have been far more beneficial to her had she been advised to sincerely determine whether she wanted to risk being scorned by her daughter and granddaughter after she had told them she loved them dearly, but that she could not conscientiously attend. If the scorn was to

be, then the daughter and granddaughter are the ones with the problem. Signed, GBK

Dear

GBK: I do not believe it was a misuse of “The Serenity Prayer.”

The woman who wrote in was in a quandary, facing what many grandparents are facing today. Do I lose the love of my children/grandchildren, or cause a major family upheaval, or do I accept that this is the way it is going to be, and go along? It does not mean you have to agree with what they are doing. I believe that acceptance is the greater part of loving. We try to teach our children unconditional love. Perhaps you and I have a different concept of unconditional love? By the way, I did not call her a coward, I was using her word for herself. Thank you for writing. GG

Dear

Gabby Gayle: My problem is a small one, but it perplexes me. I am 80 years old. I am in good health, exercise daily and take very few medications. However, I am slower and tire more easily, and I am more cautious to avoid falling. I enjoy staying in at night, except for an occasional dinner out. I attend all family functions, although I am finding that they sometimes wear me out, I long to go home! The problem is that I don’t believe my four children and my grandchildren have any idea that I have aged. They want me to go everywhere and do everything with them. If I say I am too tired, they say, “Oh, Mom you know you love doing these things.” Help me, Gabby. Signed, Tired

Dear

Tired: You must be a great gal if your kids and grandkids always want you with them. My letters are usually the other way around, and grandmothers write that they feel left out and abandoned! My advice: Tell them with love that you are ready to cut back on your activities, and you hope they will understand...and then do not be afraid to refuse a few invitations, or cut short a visit—with great love! Good luck. GG

If you have a question for Gabby Gayle, please send it to: “Ask Gabby Gayle” in care of Lovin’ Life After 50, or email it to lagmancreswick@ cox.net

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One person, six questions

By Barbara Russek

“One person, six questions” is a continuing series of columns about Tucsonarea residents who have made an impact on the community. This month, Lovin’ Life After 50 focuses on 54-year-old Carol Shaughnessy, president of the Southern Arizona Chapter of SCORE, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs start or grow a business.

Originally from Boston, Shaughnessy has worked in the pharmaceutical and high-tech industries, but she said she believes her SCORE role is her most rewarding experience.

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After the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the American Red Cross raised nearly $500 million. It has been revealed that almost $125 million of that was spent on the Red Cross’ internal expenses. They built only six permanent homes. Think about this the next time the American Red Cross asks for donations.

Hillary Clinton said if you were under investigation by the FBI you should not be able to buy a gun. I’d say if you’re under investigation by the FBI, you should not be able to run for president.

Obama could have stopped ISIS when they started. Instead, he chose to call them the JV team and he did nothing. Now the situation is completely out of control. They’re more powerful and have more territory and are a danger to the rest of the world, too. Thank you, Obama.

Forty-nine people have been murdered in a nightclub in Orlando. Dozens more are being treated for very serious bullet wounds.

Will Obama finally tell the American people the truth and call this murder an Islamic terrorist attack? Don’t hold your breath. He will not. He’ll call it workplace violence, like he did with the Fort Hood shooting. America, we are in danger. We have a president who will not tell the truth.

Hillary Clinton told Donald Trump that he should delete his Twitter account. I had to laugh. Isn’t she an expert in deleting things?

“It’s a good feeling to help people help themselves,” Shaughnessy said.

The mother of a grown daughter, Shaughnessy also finds time to volunteer at a local meditation center, Desert Ashram. Her other interests include body building, nutrition and travel.

“I met people from all over the world with very different cultural backgrounds, values and economic means,” she said about her travel experiences. “It was a real education for me.”

1 Can you tell readers a little about SCORE?

SCORE was founded in 1954 as a resource partner with the Small Business Administration. Today, we are a national team of over 300 chapters and more than 11,000 volunteers. Volunteers include working and retired business owners, executives and managers who understand the challenges facing entrepreneurs.

What is your vision for SCORE?

We want to foster vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education, so that every business owner has the support necessary to thrive.

3 What categories of business owners seek your help?

We see all types of business owners. We focus on adding or saving jobs in our local communities. Each year in Tucson, with SCORE’s help, approximately 420 jobs are created or saved.

4 What types of services do you offer?

We offer one-on-one confidential counseling, workshops, business plan reviews, CEO roundtables and educational breakfasts. Counseling services are free, as are some of our workshops. Other workshops are very low cost.

5 How many volunteers and clients are involved in SCORE’s Tucson chapter?

There are 40 members in the Southern Arizona chapter and between 2,000 and 2,500 active clients. Clients usually can be seen within a week of request and can stay as long as they wish. Anyone who wants to volunteer can visit www. scoresouthernaz.org or call 5053636.

Barbara Russek, a local freelance writer, welcomes comments at Babette2@comcast. net.

Those greedy, stupid credit card people are still annoying people—waking babies and sleeping grandparents. Just because my phone number is in the phonebook, it doesn’t mean you’re free to bother us.

Good lord, I can’t talk to anyone.

So again President Obama is blaming guns and pushing for gun control after this mass shooting in Florida by a radical Muslim. In France, two policemen were brutally knifed to death in front of their 3-yearold child by a radical Muslim terrorist. Perhaps all knives in the world should be banned.

TV is reporting that the Orlando shooter was an American. He was accidentally born here because his parents fled here rather than stay home and work and fight for their own country. Don’t say he’s an American. He’s not.

The Fort Hood terrorist. The San Bernardino terrorists. Brussels and now Orlando. All of these places underwent very deadly attacks. They will continue as long as our terrorist-sympathizing president will remain in office.

Wonderful. TV’s latest news is that it’s kitten season. Amazing. They will all turn into cats— invaders, nasty breeders of disease, etc., etc. How crazy can people be? It’s kitten season? Yuck.

Fry’s has partnered with one community foundation for “pride” promotion in all of their stores. Why don’t these companies just sell their products and stay out of social issues? I am sick and tired of being told I have to accept their alternative lifestyle. What they do behind closed doors is none of my business. Stop telling me I have to accept it because I never will.

Hey, New York-style Trump with your paranoid ideas: Stay out of Arizona. We have enough with Sen. John McCain, who does his best to become another Sen. Hayden. Keep Trump at home. We’re happy without him.

Today’s Democrats are not at all like the old Democrats. President Harry Truman once said, “You can’t get rich in politics unless you’re a crook.” Then the average net worth of a senator increases $1.6 million annually.

My comment is for the dog owners out there. If you’re not responsible enough to pick up after your dog, maybe you’re not responsible enough to have a dog in the first place.

Carol Shaughnessy

Ask the Expert

Why patients need to embrace shared decision making

Dr. Jeffrey I. Selwyn

There are times when the “right” health decision isn’t immediately evident.

Should a patient have surgery, for example, to try to address back pain or limited function? It’s an answer with layers of complexities and variables. Reasonable people can weigh the pros and cons and determine there is more than one reasonable answer.

Research has shown that when there isn’t a clear clinical answer, physicians are more likely to have some degree of ambivalence about the path forward and leave the choice up to their patients exclusively.

I don’t think that’s the right answer. Those complex choices are the ones in which patients most need guidance and a balanced opinion from those with clinical knowledge.

We also know, however, that the old

model of “doctor says, patient does” doesn’t work.

It is increasingly clear that to get the best outcome for a patient, three components must be present:

• Clinical knowledge of evidencebased medicine.

• Open communication.

• Shared decision making.

That first point is the responsibility of the physician; the second point is critical for patients.

As a patient, it’s important that you be honest with your physician and ask as many clarifying questions as you need to ask to make sure you understand your diagnosis and the options for treatments, as well as the risks and benefits of each approach. Don’t be afraid that your questions will make you appear uneducated about a disease process or a procedure. It’s your health

and you have the right to have the information you need to come to an educated decision.

You have to bring your values to the discussion as well. Let’s consider prostate screening. There has been a great deal of debate about overtreatment for prostate cancer, which is often— but not always—so slow growing that many men may not see any impact through the course of their lifetime. Should you or your partner get tested? That requires an informed decision and it will rest heavily on what’s most important to you.

As a patient, you have the right to ask about the cost of care you may receive, and whether there are other options.

You also have the right to slow things down a little. Bring a loved one or friend with you to the visit, since you may be too apprehensive to think clearly enough to make a decision by the end of the appointment. If you feel rushed or uncertain, take the time to absorb what you heard. The physician’s team

is often a great resource to help you work through some of your lingering questions, and can help you set either a future visit or designate time for a phone call with your physician later. Ultimately, when patients participate in their plan of care, and when their physicians provide them with the support they need, they’re more likely to make an educated decision and follow through with their plan. With those ingredients, even when there’s no “100% right” decision, patients can find the decision that’s right for them.

Dr. Jeffrey I. Selwyn serves as medical director for Arizona Connected Care, Southern Arizona’s only accountable care organization.

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One of a Kind

By Bill Straus

was he loud? Bombastic, irrepressible and authentic. And I loved him!

I can’t help myself. I have to add my 2 cents on the passing of Muhammad Ali. I’m sure it won’t be the last you see or hear. And I’d like to divide this tribute into two parts: his boxing and everything else.

First, his boxing.

He was the greatest fighter of all time. Now for the rest of his life.

Ali’s greatness was the result of what he “brought to the table,” and when he did it. Cassius Marcellus Clay burst on the scene just as America was confronting its history of discrimination, bigotry and civil rights inequalities. And at the peak of his career in the ring, Ali jumped into that struggle unabashedly. Immediately after winning the heavyweight title, he joined the Black Muslims and changed

his name to Muhammad Ali. He spoke overtly of the prejudice he observed and became one of the first AfricanAmerican celebrities to proclaim that “black is beautiful.”

When drafted, he refused induction on religious grounds. Convicted of draft evasion, Ali was stripped of his title and faced a possible five-year sentence in prison. He was willing to sacrifice it all— his career, the wealth that accompanied that field, his acceptance by most of America and most significantly, his freedom—out of principle.

And he was all too well aware that prison was the most likely outcome to his decision. While appealing his case, he couldn’t box, so he hit the college circuit as a speaker. I heard him speak in Iowa City during that period and remember never having been so moved by anyone as I was by him that day. But something

amazing happened; the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down his conviction, and despite losing three and a half years in the prime of his career, he resumed boxing for another twelve years.

That wasn’t all he did. After retiring from boxing, Ali became the “face” of Parkinson’s disease, with which he was diagnosed in 1984. I didn’t know much about Parkinson’s before that. I do now, thanks in large part to Ali. He lost that inimitable gift of gab to the disease, but never slipped into silence. He was an ambassador. In 1990, he negotiated with Saddam Hussein for the release of 15 hostages. He raised money—lots of it, particularly here in Arizona, home of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson’s Clinic at Barrow. How ironic that in those years of silence, Ali was perhaps heard at his loudest.

Boxing light-heavyweight podium 1960 Olympic games in Rome.

think of this exchange the late, great football coach “Bum” Phillips once had with a reporter. “Bum” was asked if he thought his star running back, Earl Campbell, was in a class by himself. Without hesitating, “Bum” responded, “I don’t know ‘bout that, but it don’t take too long to call roll.”

There haven’t been many people in my lifetime who were icons in so many areas. Ali was a social, political and cultural phenomenon. Ali makes me

Bill Straus is a retired native Phoenician. He spent 21 years in the radio business and the last 13 years of his career as the Arizona director of the Anti-Defamation League. He can be reached at strausplace@cox.net.

WhetherEntertainment

A Lesson Learned

Chris Isaak rolls everyday experiences into engaging live show

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

it’s on the phone with a journalist or on stage in front of thousands of fans, Chris Isaak lives to entertain. He finds the humor in almost every situation—like the time he created four tickets to see The Tubes.

“I borrowed one of my friend’s tickets and copied it by hand,” Isaak said with a laugh. “I just made it up. I made four tickets for myself and my friends.

“Twenty years later, I’m playing with Prairie Prince, the drummer from The Tubes. I told him I owed him 12 because I snuck into his show. I showed him the ticket and he said, ou drew it?’ That taught me never to forget what it’s like to not have money.”

Isaak said he is by no means encouraging fans to make counterfeit concert tickets. Fans will have to buy tickets to his shows on Tuesday, July 26, at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix and Wednesday, July 2 , at the Fox Tucson Theatre in Tucson.

The consummate showman, the 9-year-old Isaak engages his fans by inviting them on stage or slipping into the seats with them. It’s important to him to bring it every night.

“My No. 1 goal is to make the audience have fun,” he said. “I play what they want to hear. I wrote the songs. It’s always stuff I like.”

Isaak attributes his onstage persona to his band, with whom he has played for three decades.

“We still love touring together,” he said. “When you drive 00 miles a night, you find out who they are after 30 years. ou’re either going to hate them or love them and I love them. I don’t think there’s a night that goes by when we don’t try to bring it.

“I saw an act that I love remember thinking—I’m not going to name names—they’re just phoning it in. They’re just looking down at their

shoes. They’re shoegazers. They look at their shoes. They’re not dealing with the audience.”

He even learns something from shows like that.

“I learned early on to never do that,” he said. “We always make it a point to mix it up with the audience—get the audience on stage, get into the audience, talk to the audience. It makes it a lot more fun for everyone.”

Isaak is touring to promote his recent album, 201 ’s “First Comes the Night,” which was produced by Isaak, Dave Cobb, Mark Needham and Paul Worley. Worley showed him the importance of work-life balance.

Chris Isaak plays Fox Tucson Theatre on Wednesday, July 27.

“I was singing really well,” Isaak said about one studio session. “Paul said to me that we should wrap it up in another hour or two. I said that I could keep singing, but Paul said he had to go to a baseball game.”

It turned out that it was Worley’s child’s baseball game.

“He asked me if I wanted to go, so I did,” he said. “It was very fun. That was a lesson, too—in perspective. es, it’s important to sing your record, but it’s also important to be friends and fathers.”

He hopes that his shows will bring people together as well—just as it did for Roy Orbison and his crew at a show Isaak saw in California.

“Like the Celebrity Theatre, the stage was turning and it broke,” Isaak said. “Can you imagine? Here you are on stage, you’re playing, but half of the audience only has a view of the drummer’s back.

“Roy was singing but

there was panic among the crew and the people who were running the show. Suddenly, there are eight guys from the crew out there physically pushing the stage around. It was something to watch. They would push it a quarter of the way around and then stop for a minute, and do it again. But they couldn’t keep it steady. Finally, he got to the middle of the song, the crew is resting and he stops the song and said, Push.’ I just died.”

He also performs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the Celebrity Theatre, 440 N. 32nd St., Phoenix. Tickets are $55 to $85. For more information, call (602) 267-1600 or visit www.celebritytheatre.com.

IF YOU GO

What: Chris Isaak

When: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 27

Where: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. Cost: $34 to $97 Information: www.foxtucson.com

July 1 Friday

Friday Night Live! Main Gate Square Jazz Concert Series with Haboob, 7 p.m., Geronimo Plaza Courtyard, 814 E. University Blvd., free, www. maingatesquare.com/jazz-concert-schedule/. Formerly Jazz Telephone, Haboob plays original music with a saxophonist, organist, bassist and drummer.

July 2 Saturday

Tucson Clay Co-op Open House, noon to 4 p.m., Tucson Clay Co-Op, 3326 N. Dodge Blvd., free, 7926263, www.tucsonclayco-op.com, tucsonclaycoop@ yahoo.com. Register for summer day camps for kids and adults. Refreshments will be served and kids can play with clay for free from noon to 1 p.m.

Birding at Sweetwater Wetlands, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Sweetwater Wetlands, 2667 W. Sweetwater Dr., free, online registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr, 615-7855. Explore this urban birding hotspot with a naturalist to look for wetland and desert birds as well as other wildlife.

July 3 Sunday

Fireworks Extravaganza, 8 p.m., AVA Amphitheater, Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Rd., free, 838-6400, www.casinodelsol.com. The all-ages show also features food specials and music.

July 4 Monday

Stars and Stripes Extravaganza, 5:30 p.m., Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort, 10000 N. Oracle Rd., $55 adults, $25 children age 5 to 12 (registered guests), 544-5000, http:// hiltonelconquistador.com/holidays. Hosted at the hotel’s Western-themed venue, the event features a classic barbecue buffet, live entertainment and a ﬁreworks display.

Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration, 10 a.m. to noon, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, free, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Enjoy an assortment of free games for kids including hula hoops, water balloon and bean bag toss, coin guess and others. Free hot dogs, nachos and lemonade.

July 5 Tuesday

Nuts about Nature Preschool Hour, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Visitor

Center, 3482 E. River Rd., free with membership, $5 fee per family for nonmembers, online registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr, 615-7855. Bring the grandkids for child-friendly fun that includes stories, crafts and games.

July 6 Wednesday

Nuts about Nature Preschool Hour, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free with membership, $5 fee per family for nonmembers, online registration required, www.pima. gov/nrpr, 615-7855. Bring the grandkids for child-friendly fun that includes stories, crafts and games.

July 7 Thursday

Monsoon Mysteries, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Ellie Towne Community Center, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Rd., free, 6157855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Explore the interesting events that occur during the monsoon, including weather and how plants and animals respond to the monsoon. Learn about the origin of the term “monsoon” and discuss the outlook for this year’s monsoon.

Birding in Agua Caliente Park, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursdays, Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free with membership, $5 nonmembers, online registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr, 615-7855.

July 8 Friday

Movies in the Park: “Kung Fu Panda,” Reid Park’s DeMeester Performing Arts Pavilion, 900 S. Randolph Way, free, www.saaca.org. Bring your own chairs and blankets.

July 9 Saturday

Lizards of Agua Caliente Park, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Join the group as they search for whiptail, spiny, ornate tree and other lizards.

Nature Night: Bats in Flight, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Pima County Rillito River Park, 4200 N. Campbell Ave., free, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nnrpr. Discover the fascinating lives of Mexican free-tailed bats and watch as hundreds of bats emerge from their daytime roosts under the Campbell Avenue Bridge over the Rillito River.

Sweet Corn Festival, time TBA, repeats July 10, July 16 and July 17, Apple Annie’s, 2081 W. Hardy Rd. Willcox, free admission, www.appleannies.com. Enjoy hot roasted sweet corn, corn recipe demos and corn gadgets.

July 10 Sunday

Sweet Corn Festival, time TBA, repeats July 16 and July 17, Apple Annie’s, 2081 W. Hardy Rd. Willcox, free admission, www.appleannies.com. Enjoy hot roasted sweet corn, corn recipe demos and corn gadgets.

July 11 Monday

Open Rehearsal for Tucson Repertory Orchestra, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Grace St. Paul Church, 2331 E. Adams, free, http://tucsonrepertoryorchestra.org. Hear the orchestra play Dvorak Symphony No. 9, Rossini, La Scala de Seta, Dvorak, Serenade for Strings.

July

12 Tuesday

Birding at Cienega Creek, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Gabe

Zimmerman Davidson Canyon Trailhead at Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, 16000 E. Marsh Station Rd., free with membership, $5 nonmembers, online registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr, 615-7855. Observe the rich bird life in the diverse habitats of Cienega Creek Natural Preserve on a guided walk with naturalist Jeff Babson.

Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, online registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr, 724-5520. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insight into the fascinating stories of the people who worked and lived on the ranch.

July 13 Wednesday

Sonoran Desert Weedwackers, 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., Pima County Tucson Mountain Park, email eeducation@pima.gov for exact meeting location, free, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Join the Sonoran Desert Weedwackers to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park.

July 14 Thursday

Hike the Path of the Ancestors, 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 16721 E. Old Spanish Tr., free with membership, $5 nonmembers, online registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr, 615-7855. Explore a shaded trail along a riparian corridor in Colossal Cave Mountain Park and discover remnants of an ancient Hohokam village.

July 15 Friday

Birding at Sweetwater Wetlands, 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Sweetwater Wetlands, 2667 W. Sweetwater Dr., free, online registration required, www.pima.gov/ nrpr, 615-7855. Explore this urban birding hotspot with a naturalist to look for wetland and desert birds as well as other wildlife.

July 16 Saturday

Society of Military Widows’ Luncheon and Meeting, noon, Ironwood Club at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, 2720 S. Craycroft Rd., charge for meal, 574-6628.

Sweet Corn Festival, time TBA, repeats July 17, Apple Annie’s, 2081 W. Hardy Rd. Willcox, free admission, www. appleannies.com. Enjoy hot roasted sweet corn, corn recipe demos and corn gadgets.

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5 tips to beat the heat this summer

Summer is here, and Walgreens wants you to be well through the warm weather. Here are a few tips to help you be happy and healthy this summer:

1) Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink

Hydration is important during the summer, because heat causes us to sweat and lose electrolytes. Sweating helps to cool our bodies, but it also makes us lose lots of fluids. Losing too much fluid can lead to dehydration. That is why we need to stay hydrated throughout the summer. Certain medications also cause us to lose fluids and electrolytes. Lastly, as we age, our sense of thirst is not as keen as it used to be. Hence sweating, medications and poor sense of thirst are major factors that can lead to dehydration and heat-related illnesses. Therefore, it is very important to drink water even when we are not thirsty.

The Institute of Medicine recommends drinking about 3 liters (or around 100 ounces) of water daily, unless your doctor has specified otherwise. Low-calorie sports drinks contain electrolytes that can help you stay hydrated. Stop by your local Walgreens and stock up our wide variety of water and sports drinks this summer!

2) Schedule outdoor activities carefully

We know you want to stay physically active in the summer. However, do not let the heat prevent you from staying fit or going outdoors. Start your day early and exercise before it becomes too hot. Consider walking in the evening when it is cooler if that is more convenient. Most importantly, try to stay indoors during peak temperatures of the day, as your risk for dehydration and heatrelated illnesses are the highest. Also, be sure to bring plenty of water with you whenever you are outdoors or exercising.

3) Wear light clothing

Heavy clothing tends to trap body heat, causing you to sweat and become dehydrated. Consider wearing lightweight, loose and comfortable clothing to stay cool this summer.

4) Use a buddy system

Heat-related illnesses, like dehydration, can cause a person to become confused or unconscious. If you live alone, ask a loved one or a friend to

call and check in with you at least twice a day to make sure you are doing well. This is especially important when there is a heatwave expected to pass through your area.

5) Protect yourself with sunscreen

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the nited States. ltraviolet ( V) rays from the sun are harmful to the skin and can cause skin

cancer. Wearing sunscreen whenever you are outdoors protects you from V rays and lowers your risk for skin cancer. Consider using a sunscreen that contains a sun protection factor (SPF) of 1 or greater. Also, make sure the sunscreen you use contains both ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B ( VA VB) protection, because these are the two main types of V rays that affect our skin. VA VB can also be marketed as “broad spectrum.” Certain medica-

tions that treat blood pressure or infections can cause the skin to be more sensitive to sunlight. In other words, these medications can cause our skin to burn quicker than normal. Therefore, it is important to wear sunscreen whenever you are outdoors.

Stop by your local Walgreens to see our wide selection of sunscreens, and feel free to ask our friendly beauty advisers, pharmacists, and staff any questions that you have!

Calendar

July 17 Sunday

Sweet Corn Festival, time TBA, Apple Annie’s, 2081 W. Hardy Rd. Willcox, free admission, www.appleannies. com. Enjoy hot roasted sweet corn, corn recipe demos and corn gadgets.

July 18 Monday

Mahjong Monday, noon to 3 p.m., Himmel Park Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave., free, 594-5305.

July 19 Tuesday

Birding Along the Santa Cruz River, 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Wheeler Taft Abbett Senior Branch Library, 7800 N. Schisler Dr., free with membership, $5 nonmembers, online registration required, www.pima. gov/nrpr, 615-7855. 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.

July 20 Wednesday

Nuts about Nature Preschool Hour, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Bring the grandkids for child-friendly fun that includes stories, crafts and games.

July 21 Thursday

July 22 Friday

Movies in the Park: “Inside Out,” Reid Park’s DeMeester Performing Arts Pavilion, 900 S. Randolph Way, free, www.saaca.org. Bring your own chairs and blankets.

July 23 Saturday

Nature Night Desert Night Shift, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. While most people are tucked in bed, the desert comes alive. Join Pima County naturalists on an easy hike to discover “who” is out and about in the desert at night.

July 24 Sunday

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July 25 Monday

Mahjong Monday, noon to 3 p.m., Himmel Park Library, 1035 N. Treat Ave., free, 594-5305.

July 26 Tuesday

Lizards of Agua Caliente Park, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325 E. Roger Rd., free, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Search for whiptail, spiny, ornate tree and other lizards that roam the park.

Frontier Printing Press Demonstration, 9 a.m. to noon, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $2 to $5, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Guests will have the opportunity to set type and print small samples to take home.

Living History: Spinning, 9 a.m. to noon, Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $2 to $5, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Watch and learn how ﬁber and spinning impacted human activity from ancient to modern times.

July

27 Wednesday

July 28 Thursday

Birding in Agua Caliente Park, 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursdays, Pima County Agua Caliente Park, 12325

E. Roger Rd., free with membership, $5 nonmembers, online registration required, www.pima.gov/nrpr, 6157855.

July 29 Friday

Monsoon Mysteries, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., Woods Memorial Library, 3455 N. First Ave. free, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nrpr. Explore the interesting events that occur during the monsoon, including weather and how plants and animals respond to the monsoon. Learn about the origin of the term monsoon and discuss the outlook for this year’s monsoon.

July 30 Saturday

Harvestfest at Sonoita Vineyards, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sonoita Vineyards, 290 Elgin-Canelo Rd., Elgin, $20 to $75, 455-5893. Harvestfest guests can taste wine and take part in winery and vineyard tours throughout the day. Festival patrons can enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides, purchase lunch from Arizona restaurant and caterers the Steak-Out and Daily Bread Bistro, or participate in a grape-stomping competition.

July 31 Sunday

Peach Mania Festival, repeats July 31, Apple Annie’s, 2081 W. Hardy Rd. Willcox, free admission, www.appleannies.com. Enjoy a free wagon ride, peach ice cream, peach pie and a craft fair.

Potato Chip Picnic Cookies

By Jan D’Atri

They’re one of the best cookies ever to come from a bag of potato chips and they’re absolutely the perfect treat to pack for a summer picnic.

Just don’t blame me if you can’t stop eating them. I’m having a hard enough time keeping away from them myself.

If you like pecan sandies, or any cookie that sort of melts in your mouth, these delicate yet hearty-flavored potato chip picnic cookies are going to win you over. This heritage recipe comes from ammy Orner of Phoenix. It’s a cookie that brings back the most loving memories of her Grandma stelle and the cookie tin that was waiting for ammy whenever she would visit.

“I would go see Grandma stelle and she had this special cookie tin that came out of the cabinet and, oh boy, was I in for a treat,” ammy said.

“All of her cookies were good, but once she found out how much I loved

the potato chip cookies, she would make them whenever she knew I was coming over. We used to sit and talk about her work. Grandma stelle was a nurse at AS and a diehard Sun Devils fan. She was from Wisconsin and passed away in 2003. I had asked her for years for the recipe for the cookies and one day on a visit after my grandfather had passed away, we were sitting at the kitchen table having tea and cookies she gave me the hand-written recipe. It’s a very special treasure.”

ammy heard me talking on the radio about how much I love family recipes and stories. She said it brought a smile to her face and she decided that the greatest honor she could give her Grandma stelle is to pass along her delicious potato chip cookie recipe for all of us to enjoy. I’m so glad you did, ammy. Will we love Grandma stelle’s potato chip cookies? I’d say it’s in the bag!

(Makes about 28-30 cookies)

1/2 pound butter or margarine

plain

(walnuts or pecans) Powdered sugar for sprinkling on top In a mixing bowl with electric beater, cream butter or margarine. Slowly add in sugar and beat until light in color and texture. Gradually add flour. Add crushed potato chips and nuts, blending well. Chill dough

for about 30 minutes or until firm enough to shape. Shape into balls, approximately 1 to 1 1 2 inches in diameter. Place on slightly greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet. Flatten cookie with fork dipped in cold water. eep dough chilled until ready to bake. Bake at 32 degrees for 1 -20 minutes or until slightly browned. When cookies are cool, sift powdered sugar over top.

Jan’s Notes: To crush potato chips, place in mini-food processor or roll over the bag of chips with rolling pin until finely ground.

Trivia Contest B y Kenneth LaFave

July

is the month of revolution. America proclaimed its independence from Great Britain July 4, 1 6, while the French stormed the Bastille, a Paris prison, July 14, 1 89. It’s also “revolutionary” in the sense that in July the year reaches its halfway point between the old year and the coming one. In most years, this mid-point arrives halfway through the 182nd day at noon July 2 but in a leap year, which this is, that gets pushed back 12 hours to midnight July 3.

The month is named after Julius Caesar, who was himself the victim of an attempted revolution when Brutus, Cassius and some other close friends stabbed him to death outside the forum.

July is also the month in which America’s major political parties generally hold conventions, and 2016 is no exception. The Republicans will hold their national convention July 18 to June 21 in Cleveland, followed by the Democrats’ national convention July 2 to June 28 in Philadelphia. Garry Shandling once said that being in industry-heavy Cleveland was like “living inside a sewing machine.” I don’t think he ever mentioned Philadelphia, though W.C. Fields held it up as a paradigm of boredom. July, incidentally, is National AntiBoredom Month.

Month of July Questions

1 Prior to 1976, the U.S. federal government’s ﬁscal year began July 1. It was changed to what day and month?

2 Which two Founding Fathers died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence?

3 Which member of the committee assigned by the Second Continental Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence refused in the end to sign it?

4 Though formally adopted July 4 as the Declaration of Independence, the resolution to dissolve the colonies’ ties to England was put forth as the Lee Resolution on what date?

5 July is named after Julius Caesar. Which month is named after his adopted son?

To enter simply:

On a sheet of paper list the correct answers in order 1 through .

Include your full name, mailing address, phone number and an email address (if you have one).

Mail your trivia contest entry to: Lovin’ Life After 50 Attn: Trivia Contest 1620 W. Fountainhead Pkwy. Tempe, AZ 85282

Or email your entry to: trivia@lovinlife.com

The deadline for entry is the 1 th of each month. Please be sure to have your entry postmarked by that date. If you’re a winner in our drawing, we’ll contact you via telephone. Good luck!

Contest Prizes

A certificate for a one-night stay at InnSuites

Last Month’s Answers

According to Oscar Hammerstein II, June is a “love song.”

2 June 6 is the anniversary of D-Day..

3 An old song. sung by Robin Williams in “The Fisher King,” proclaims: “I like New York in June.”

4 While June is easy to rhyme, “love” has only ﬁve exact rhymes. They are dove, above, glove and shove.

5 On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Virginia law forbidding blacks and whites to marry. There is now a move afoot to proclaim June 12 as Loving Day.

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June 2016 Winners

EVEN EXCHANGE by

Donna Pettman

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

SUDOKU TIME

Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each small 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine.

DIFFICULTY THIS MONTH

Moderate Challenging

HOO BOY! Put on your helmet!

SCRAMBLERS

ACROSS

1. Astonishment

4. Talk a lot

7. Polish language

11. Well known list

13. Days gone by

14. The core

15. Tucson peak

19. Poet, Alexander

20. Abbr. after a name

21. Bird of Arabian legend

23. Sign of a bad apple

25. Difﬁculty

26. Christmas drink

27. Oyster’s prize

28. Party after downhill sports

30. Woodworking tools

31. Black suit

32. Sandwich cookie

33. Sauna locale

34. One of the three bears

38. Maliciousness

41. Book of maps

42. “Her Secret is Patience” creator

45. Lecherous looks

46. Opponent

47. Well-said

48. Lactose or sucrose, e.g.

50. Besmirch

51. “For shame!”

52. Rudely ignore

53. Architecturally interesting building in Phoenix

59. Sack

60. Dine

61. Seized

62. Intense desires

63. Informal wear

64. ____ humbug!

DOWN

1. Teller type

2. Pursue a young lady

3. Web address ender

4. Cries

5. Have the same views

6. Carp

7. Desert shrub

8. Repeated the words of

9. “___ show time!”

10. Attachments to a rose

12. Not by accident

16. Burns the midnight oil

17. Unaged brandy

18. Cozy corner

22. Animation platform (abbr.)

23. Stand

24. Destroy, in Brit speak

27. Veteran

28. Colorado resort

29. Labor Day month

33. One who says

35. Sheltered from the wind

36. Young ﬁsh

37. Simpleton

39. Army outﬁt

40. Duties

41. Orally

42. Immature newt

43. Wheedle

44. As a result of this

48. Point of disagreement

49. Marsh bird

54. Deer

55. Time on the east coast

56. Capture

57. Number cruncher

58. Old verb ending

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

Entertainment

WTinseltown Talks

Carleton Carpenter: Actor, author and lion tamer

By Nick Thomas

hat were the chances that a 6-foot 3-inch, spaghetti-thin, 18-yearold blonde actor from Bennington, Vermont, could break into Broadway on his first job interview in the 1940s?

For Carleton Carpenter, after arriving in New ork City in the winter of 1944, they were clearly quite good.

“Within 24 hours I had my first Broadway role in a play called Bright Boy,’” said Carpenter, who turns 90 in July, from his home in Warwick, New ork. “The character was written as a tall, lanky blonde who wanted to be an actor. Talk about perfect casting!”

Although towering over most other actors, Carpenter’s fresh, youthful appearance appealed to casting directors. And while theater was always his great love—he appeared in 10 Broadway productions—he also had roles in 0 television and film productions.

Largely a supporting actor in movies, Carpenter left his mark on two musicals released in 19 0.

In “Three Little Words,” he appears in a memorable musical number with Debbie Reynolds—“I Wanna Be Loved by ou”—never peaking or singing a word. It was an odd coupling, with Reynolds over a foot shorter than Carpenter.

“I guess they just liked the look of the two of us together,” he said.

The same year, Reynolds and Carpenter appeared in “Two Weeks with Love,” although Jane Powell and Ricardo Montalban were the leads. Nevertheless, the vertically mismatched couple again stole the show with their musical highlight “Aba Daba Honeymoon,” a catchy novelty song.

“We were rehearsing and I spotted the song in a pile of old sheet music on the piano,” recalled Carpenter. “I played it for Debbie and we liked it. When I saw Jack Cummings, the producer, walking toward the rehearsal hall, I told Debbie to sing the lyrics very fast. He agreed it would be a good number for the two of us.”

Carpenter’s first leading role was in

Carpenter. “But she was well protected. Off camera, the crew were watching with loaded guns just in case!”

Aside from acting, Carpenter is a songwriter and author. His mystery novels have been reissued in paperback, and signed copies are available for 10

directly from the author (write P.O. Box 844, Warwick, N 10990).

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers.

MGM’s “Fearless Fagan” in 19 2.

“It was loosely based on a true story about a guy who was drafted into the army and tried to take his pet lion named Fagan with him,” explained Carpenter. “I had a lion for a co-star, but it was my first star billing—you just go with it!”

While publicity posters promoted the film with headlines such as “Janet Leigh, Carleton Carpenter, eenan Wynn and introducing Fearless Fagan (himself),” Carpenter says the real Fagan made only one brief appearance at the beginning of the film.

“He had a double!” laughed Carpenter. “Fagan and I worked on the MGM lot for a month getting used to each other, but he was old. By the time we started filming, his trainer was worried he might hurt someone. The studio brought in a young lion and he was like a pussy cat. I crawled into bed with him, we wrestled, and I did every scene with him. I had padding under my uniform and around my arms, but occasionally he would nip my rump.”

Janet Leigh, however, wasn’t impressed with her four-legged co-star.

“Poor Janet was just terrified,” said

Do You Have Pain/Numbness/Tingling in the Feet/Legs???

A doctor has moved to Tucson that treats neuropathy (nerve problems), and his name is Dr Trent Freeman DC (Dr T). He has been treating Neuropathy for the last 10 years. Maybe you have seen him interviewed on CBS by Steve Ochoa or during the Dr Oz show, maybe you saw him on NBC. He has brought this new treatment to persons suffering from neuropathy in Tucson. He uses two kinds of Light to stimulate the nerves to function better. He uses pulsed infrared technology that helps reduce the pain, and FDA approved cold lasers that help the cells function better. He offers his consultation for FREE. He looks at the interview time as a time for him to see if you have the type of neuropathy that he treats but more importantly, for you to interview him and see if he is someone that you would like to work with. His clinic is certiﬁed with the Neuropathy Treatment Centers of America and he has received advanced training in the treatment of neuropathy. There are fewer than 100 doctors in America that have received this advanced training in this type of therapy. Dr T looks at neuropathy as a thief that comes to your life and starts to steal from you. If you allow neuropathy to continue, it will steal your independence (driving, walking, balance) As Dr T says “Everyday we are having more success relieving neuropathy pain, WHY NOT YOU?” Give his ofﬁce a call and schedule the FREE consultation and see if you qualify for this new therapy 520-445-6784.

Give him a call he may be able to change your life!

Janet Leigh and Carleton Carpenter in ‘Fearless Fagan.’

MGM publicity photo of Carpenter with young lion.

Bingo Happenings - July 2016

Desert Diamond Casino Bingo

With bingo favorites, new games and levels to buy in, there’s more to win than ever before.

WHEN: Thursday through Monday from 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Desert Diamond Casino, 7350 S. Nogales Hwy. COST: $4 to $200 INFO: 342-1840

Casino del Sol Bingo

Casino del Sol’s spacious bingo hall seats up to 600 players with smoking and nonsmoking sections.

WHEN: Daily with start times from 12 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.

WHERE: Casino del Sol, 5655 W. Valencia Rd. COST: $1 to $95, depending on package INFO: (855) 765-7829 or www.casinodelsolresort.com/ tucson-casino/bingo

Elks Lodge Tucson East Bingo

Open to the public. $1,000 jackpot on the ﬁrst three bingo days of the month.

WHEN: Sundays at 1 p.m.; Monday at 7 p.m.; and Tuesday at 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: Elks Lodge Tucson East 2532, 615 S. Pantano Rd. COST: Depends on number of cards purchased.

INFO: 886-8120

DAV Bingo

The public is welcome to play bingo at the Disabled American Veterans Hall.

WHEN: 12:45 p.m. every day except Sundays and Wednesdays; and 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays

WHERE: Disabled American Veterans, 3455 S. Wilmot Rd. COST: Call for cost INFO: 747-3333

McCulloch-Wagner American Legion Post 109

Reasonably priced tacos are served, along with other snacks, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Public invited, proceeds beneﬁt community and veterans.

WHEN: Every Thursday, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

WHERE: 15921 S. Houghton, Corona

COST: $1 per card

INFO: 762-5652

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Brain Fitness

Putting off retirement to stay sharp? Your gray matter might just age better with a little aerobics, some daily brain games and an occasional brisk walk in the park

By Jimmy Magahern

Doesworking past the typical retirement age keep us mentally sharp? Or might our brains actually be better off if we stopped to smell the roses—while maybe taking a jog around the block?

With more people delaying retirement (more than onethird of men and one-quarter of the women older than 60 are remaining in the labor force well past retirement age, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics), there’s been a surge of support for the old “use it or lose it” theory: the idea that cognitive skills remain higher when older adults remain on the job, exercising their brains by staying in a mentally challenging environment.

then when they retire they notice they’re forgetting things and they think, ‘Oh my God, I’m having some problems here.’ Really what’s happening is that they were developing dementia on their jobs but they weren’t noticing it, because they weren’t having to learn new things. And it’s the new and novel learning that actually releases glutamate, which is an excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, and ultimately leads to preventing the atrophy of the brain, or accelerated brain shrinkage.”

In short, if you’re the one getting the gold watch at work and still punching the clock, your job may be inducing a literal brain drain that you won’t even realize you’ve been experiencing until you finally retire.

A 2014 study in France, widely reported by U.S. news sources, found that the longer people in the sample delayed retirement, the smaller the group that would show signs of dementia or Alzheimer’s.

But John DenBoer, a clinical neuropsychologist in Phoenix, who specializes in early-stage dementia detection, believes that for many of us staying at work may actually be the least mentally stimulating thing we can do as we age.

“Usually people can still do their job even while they’re developing dementia, because it’s old learning to them,” he explains.

“That’s the thing that mystifies people: that they can continue to do things at their job that are very complex,

The fact is, there are healthier—and more effective—ways to exercise the brain than by continuing to perform the same work tasks year after year. AARP’s “Staying Sharp” section on its website lists taking up adult coloring books (for strengthening focus), taking brisk walks through a park (increases the hippocampus) and even doing 30 minutes of daily gardening (“the bacteria found in soil may have a positive impact on mood and learning”) as better ways to ward off cognitive decline.

So what’s a good fitness plan for the brain? Arizona aging experts have a number of thoughtprovoking suggestions on how to get, and stay, smart.

Get with the Millennials

In the late ’90s, recently retired University of Arizona president Henry offler created what he called “a retirement community for people who aren’t ready to retire” at the foot of the Rincon Mountains on the eastern edge of Tucson. He called it Academy Village, and included in the plans a mini-university, Arizona Senior Academy, which continues to host stimulating weekly concerts and twice-weekly lectures from a wide variety of artists and thought leaders.

“It was designed as a haven for retired academics,” says Mike Maharry, ASA’s executive vice president. “There was an article in the Boston Globe that called it ‘Einstein Village,’ and the name sort of stuck.”

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It could soon be called the Senior Silicon Valley. As part of its community outreach efforts, ASA members often meet with high school and junior high students in the area to share their experience with the kids and, in turn, learn new technology and ideas from them. Recently a collaboration between the generations resulted in an invention that stands to become a highvaluation startup for venture capitalists.

“One of our members mentors graduating seniors in the University of Arizona’s engineering department,” Maharry says. “And he helped them with what they call their ‘capstone project,’ where they work on developing a new product for an outside source.”

not,” he adds. “What we provide here is the social and intellectual stimulation to get out, pay attention, contribute, participate. All those things that keep you active.”

Get physical

they may be encountering dementia, also ascribes to the healthy body/ healthy mind axiom.

In this case, a Tucson medical supply company was looking to develop a new form of feeding tube, one that could prevent the sometimes fatal accidents that can occur when a tube is inserted into the lungs rather than the esophagus.

“They found a way to test the acidity of the end of the tube, which tells whether the tube is in the stomach,” says Maharry.

Turns out it helped to have an older member on the team who had actually seen (and perhaps smelled) a feeding tube in use.

“The company thought so much of this that they’re going to patent it and name the students and mentor as the inventing team.”

That kind of engagement between innovative young thinkers and seasoned, experienced retired adults is what the Arizona Senior Academy considers one key to maintaining mental sharpness.

“We’re basically dedicated to making sure that when professional people retire, they don’t have to stop using their skills,” Maharry says. “They don’t have to stop learning about their skills, they don’t have to stop giving back to society.

“Some of the characteristics that lead to good mental health into your older life are genetic, but some are

The Healthways SilverSneakers Fitness program calls it BOOM Mind, part of a threepart approach (along with BOOM Move It and Muscle) that uses a blend of yoga, Pilates and flexibility training to promote good brain health. Offered, along with all SilverSneakers adult wellness programs, as a Medicare benefit at more than 13,000 participating gyms, wellness centers and YMCAs nationwide, BOOM Mind is but one program for older adults that purports to link physical exercise with maintaining a healthy brain.

The Trilogy communities in Arizona (which include Encanterra in San Tan Valley and other properties in Verde River, Peoria and Wickenburg) also offer stress-reducing, slow-movement exercise programs, like tai chi and yoga, along with a variety of game and activity clubs aimed at keeping 55-plus minds active—everything from bocce ball and pingpong to community herb gardening, mahjongg and Mexican train.

“We have all kinds of programs that are health-related as well as mind-stimulating, which for us also includes a lot of healthy food and beverage options,” says Heimo Brandstatter, general manager at Encanterra. “A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.”

“The most succinct way to put it is: Anything that is good for your heart is good for your brain,” says Finley, who before to coming to Sun Health worked at a memory-care facility and as family- care consultant for the Alzheimer’s Association.

“So all of those things that we already know we’re supposed to be doing for our heart health—eating right, exercising regularly—are also good for our brain health. And probably the single most important thing is exercise,” she emphasizes. “We know that 20 to 30 minutes daily exercise reduces your risk of developing dementia. There’s no guarantee—certainly I’ve known people who always ate right and exercised and they got Alzheimer’s anyway. But those are things that reduce our risk.”

Finley says overall well-being is essential to maintaining a healthy brain.

“Many of the symptoms of early dementia mimic the symptoms of depression,” she says. “So the symptoms can include a loss of interest in normal activities, withdrawal from

services, they should maintain those social connections. We also want to actively participate in mentally stimulating, novel activities. It could be to take a class on something that you know nothing about, or learn a new language, or a new skill. Because we know that when people learn new things, it forms new connections in the brain.

“It’s a multi-pronged approach,” Finley summarizes. “You’ve got to maintain your mental activities, your social engagement and your physical health. But that’s what we would consider successful aging anyway, right?”

Get a new game plan

New learning is at the heart of DenBoer’s “cognitive intervention” program, SMART Brain Aging, which is designed to reduce cognitive decline in aging brains. Offered as a Medicarereimbursable program at many retirement communities (including the three Sun Health Senior Living communities) and six clinics around the Valley, DenBoer’s SMART Memory Program places participants in a circle with a “smart coach” leading them through problem-solving exercises and games designed to stimulate new learning.

Marty Finley, Sun Health’s memory care navigator, who provides donationsupported personal and professional guidance to older adults in the northwest section of metro Phoenix who are diagnosed with or concerned

social contacts, maybe the inability to initiate activities, sleep disruptions, a change in personality. All those things are warning signs.”

Beyond exercise, Finley’s prescription for maintaining good mental health includes an active social calendar.

“It’s important to remain socially engaged in life,” she says. “If someone has been active in a tennis group or a bridge group or in going to religious

“They’re puzzles and brain games— not revolutionary by any means—but what they can do is they significantly help the brain release that glutamate organically,” he says. “Drugs like Aricept and Namenda attempt to do that synthetically, but the problem is the brain tolerates those medications and prevents them from working significantly.”

A variation of the program is also offered online, as SMART Brain U, which offers brain training games a la Lumosity (but without the unsubstantiated advertising claims that got that company in trouble with the FTC). Sidnee Peck, the thirtysomething CEO of SMART Brain Aging, acknowledges that many people already play a variety of so-called brain games on their smartphones and even traditional board games purported to boost brain activity. The problem is they often get stuck in the rut of playing the same games.

Marty Finley, Sun health’s memory care navigator.

La Cocina Culinary Studio has a commercial-grade kitchen designed for cooking classes and small gatherings.

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“The sad reality is that doing the same games on a daily basis is not providing any real cognitive stimulation,” says Peck. “They’re better than nothing, but what’s different about the SMART program is that every time you train, whether it’s in person or online, you’re doing something new that challenges your brain in a different way, and that’s what provides the cognitive stimulation.”

DenBoer recommends older adults look at brain exercises like physical exercises—something to do on a routine basis, but varying the workout.

Peck, whose dad was diagnosed with young-onset dementia in his late 50s (he’s now in his mid-60s), went through a similar stage of denial—not only from her dad, but from within herself.

“I could not process how someone who could do anything and everything could possibly have dementia,” she writes on her blog dedicated to other heroic family caregivers, Superhero Homebase, dealing with loved ones suffering from a loss of cognitive abilities.

Clinical neuropsychologiest John DenBoer of Phoenix.

“People just need to go to the ‘memory gym,’” he says. “They can do it online, do it twice a week. And it helps mitigate dementia.”

Get over it

One of the obstacles to getting older adults into healthy brain fitness habits is getting them past the stigma that still exists around mental health issues.

“My grandmother, Jean Seeling, was a huge figure in my life. She helped raise me,” says DenBoer. “And she began developing dementia late in life. And while I was studying this, I was encouraging her to do these brain exercises. But she always said, ‘I’m not really like those people.’ Then over the years her dementia progressed more and more until it got to a point where she really wasn’t able to remember me.”

Fortunately, says Peck, that stigma is beginning to disappear. Just as older people are taking a more active role in preserving their physical health, taking measures to ensure proper mental health is becoming just another part of a good daily routine. Younger people, too, are taking an active role in encouraging their elders to practice preventive healthcare for their brains. Young celebrities like Janel Parrish, Joey McIntyre and the cast of “The Big Bang Theory” recently joined the Alzheimer’s Association in a social media awareness campaign, #ENDALZ, encouraging fans to wear purple to support the cause.

“Dementia is not a normal part of aging,” says Peck. “We can actually do things in the early stages to keep our brains healthy. And I think it will certainly become a huge topic of conversation as the baby boomers age.”

Falling in love with Bergen

By Andrea Gross | Photos by Irv Green

Ican’tsay we weren’t warned. When we told our Norwegian friends we were going to Bergen, they looked at each other and smiled as if wondering whether they should let us in on Bergen’s secret. “A beautiful place,” he said finally. “A city of culture.”

“A city of rain,” she interrupted. “Rainiest spot on the continent. Rains 250 days a year—summer, fall, winter and spring.”

In other words, it always rains. Is this a place my husband and I really want to visit?

Well, yes. For beauty and culture we can endure a few drops of rain.

On the first morning, we looked out our hotel room window and saw sun, bright happy sun shining down on buildings that shimmer with color. We’ve won the weather lottery.

Three hours later the clouds obscured the sun. Four hours later, we’re drenched. That’s when I remember that my friend told us a proverb she learned from her grandmother: There’s no such thing as bad weather in Bergen, just inappropriate clothes.

My husband and I raced back to the hotel, grabbed parkas for our bodies, dry shoes for our feet and myriad plastic bags for his camera. Then, outfitted appropriately, we set out to imbibe some culture.

course. Today the terms have changed. Bergen is still an economic powerhouse, but it deals in tourists instead of fish.

We spent the better part of a day strolling along the cobblestone streets and planked walkways of old Bryggen and exploring repurposed buildings, now crooked with age.

Peaked roofs covered with orange, gold, black and sometimes red tiles sit atop walls that may be light gray or ivory, but are more often vibrant gold or soft blue. Off in the distance a church topped with delicate pinnacles and spires stands guard over the haphazard streets. I later learn that this church— Johanneskirken in Norwegian, St. John’s in English—is the largest in Bergen and dates to 1894.

We begin in the center of town, which 1,000 years ago was home to the medieval town of Bryggen. Many of the original buildings were destroyed by fire during the 1 00s and subsequently rebuilt on the old foundations, meaning that the footprints and often the function remained the same. Because the area was so well preserved, modern-day Bergen has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage City, one that must be protected due to its enduring cultural significance.

The reconstructed buildings are lined along the wharf, facing the water that made Bryggen an economic powerhouse—in medieval terms of

We saw trolls in every size and shape in the souvenir shops, admired handmade knits with Nordic designs in the galleries, and ate. Oh my, we ate. First we downed a sandwich laden with shrimp, crab and salmon. Then we warmed up with a sjokoladerdrikker (hot chocolate) from a Starbucks that’s housed in a building that looks like a giant wedding cake, complete with a frosting of white. Two hundred years ago this building was the town’s meat market. A few blocks away an old bakery has been turned into a new McDonald’s.

Thoroughly sated, we visited the Hanseatic Museum, where we take a guided tour that helps us better understand Bergen’s history. Then we wander over to the wharf to see some of the ships that take nearly halfmillion passengers a year on trips to the spectacular Norwegian fjords.

Some of these ships, which number more than 300 a year, are megaships, each carrying thousands of passengers to the larger ports along the coast. Others, like those operated by Hurtigruten, are smaller vessels that combine cargo stops to small towns with passenger amenities for cruisers

who want a more unusual voyage. We opt for a half-day fjord trip, which is so delightful that immediately upon disembarking we rearrange our bucket list. Now a longer voyage up the Norwegian coast is No. 1.

The next day passes too quickly as we try to absorb the city’s art and music scene. It’s a large scene—one that encompasses both past and present— and in 2000 resulted in Bergen being named a European City of Culture. Music aficionados can visit the home of Norway’s most famous composer Edvard Grieg as well as the villa of violin virtuoso Ole Bull, while art enthusiasts can explore Bergen’s Art Street, an impressive row of galleries and museums that borders Lake Lungegårdsvann.

As we walk back to our hotel, we feel the soft drops of an evening rain, but this time we hardly notice. We’ve fallen in love with Bergen.

For more on Bergen and Norway, go to www.traveltizers.com.

Bergen, which has evolved from the medieval town of Bryggen, is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Norwegian souvenir shops are ﬁlled with trolls and reindeer.

Violin virtuoso Ole Bull is among many renowned artists who was Bergen born and bred.

Bergen is home to ﬁshing boats, sightseeing boats and cruise ships of all sizes.

A trip to the Cherokee Nation

Studying their way of life—past and present

Story and Photos by Ed Boitano

“Marshall has made his decision now let him enforce it”—President Andrew Jackson referring to Supreme Court Justice John Marshall’s decision that the Indian relocation program was unconstitutional.

In 1830, President Andrew Jackson pushed a new piece of legislation through Congress called the Indian Removal Act. American Indian tribes were to give up their lands east of the Mississippi in exchange for lands to the west. Jackson said that this was for the various tribes’ protection, but there was an ulterior motive—Euro-American settlers were eager to take over their land, particularly in Northern Georgia, where gold had been discovered.

A number of Indian nations made attempts at nonviolent resistance, but eventually felt that this was an inevitable removal and that there was no way to stop the U.S. government. The Cherokee Nation of 22,000, based in Georgia, the Carolinas and eastern Tennessee, took their protest to the Supreme Court.

Considered one of the “civilized” tribes of the Southeast, they had adopted Euro-American practices of large-scale farming, Western education, slave-holding and even had an English language newspaper. The Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee, saying that they had a constitutional right to stay in their ancestral land. Jackson refused to enforce the law.

In 1838, the U.S. government sent in ,000 troops, who forced the Cherokees into stockades at bayonet point. They were not allowed to gather their belongings and, as they departed, their homes were looted. They began a thousand-mile march to an area in present-day Oklahoma. A quarter of the 16,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, exhaustion and disease. The Cherokee people call this journey “The Trail Where They Cried” (Anglicized “The Trail of Tears”)—a journey that saw more people perish than the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

On my visit, I was not sure what to expect when I arrived in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I took a 45-minute shuttle to Tahlequah—home to the Cherokee Nation—in northeast Oklahoma. I had the Arizona stereotype that all of Oklahoma was a dry and barren land of dustbowls and tornados. The second I stepped off the bus, that stereotype ended.

The Cherokee Nation is in the heart of Oklahoma’s Green Country. An area of rolling pastoral hills, this is an outdoor lover’s paradise, home to more than half of the state’s parks and lakes. The area’s attractions give guests an inside look at the Cherokee way of life, both past and present.

Today, the Cherokee Nation is the second-largest American Indian tribe in the United States. (Readers note: speaking to various tribal leaders I

was informed that tribes prefer to be referred to by their tribal name, but collectively as American Indian, not Native American). There are more than 31 ,000 citizens 0,000 of them reside in the ,000 square miles of the Cherokee Nation.

Soon after the Cherokee arrival, they transformed the area, creating a progressive court and education system with a literacy rate higher than the rest of the United States. Many white settlements took advantage of their superior schools, and paid tuition to have their children attend the Cherokee schools. Oklahoma grew up around the nations of the American Indian Territory, and that influence can be seen today. It is an all-inclusive tribe, with anyone having a drop of Cherokee blood qualifying them as Cherokee.

Points of interest

Cherokee

National Museum:

Committed to telling the story of the Cherokee, the center was built on the original site of the Cherokee National Female Seminary. Offering exhibits, cultural workshops and events, the center includes the Adams Corner Rural Village, Cherokee Family Research Center and Cherokee National Archives. The museum houses the award-winning Trail of Tears interpretive exhibition— an experience that will stir you to the depths of your soul.

Ancient Village: The village features replicas of traditional homes from the time of intense cultural transformation. Guides and villagers demonstrate traditional Cherokee crafts as basketry, pottery, field games, flint knapping and blow guns. Rather than face duals to death, disputes were handled by playing field games, with the loser accepting the results.

Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum: The oldest government building in Oklahoma, the supreme and district courts both hold sessions here. Historical items include photos, stories, objects and furniture. The building also houses the printing press of the bilingual Cherokee Phoenix—the first bilingual newspaper in the United States—and the Cherokee Advocate

Also in the area

Will Rogers Museum: No stranger to Hollywood, Will Rogers was the son of a Cherokee senator and became world-famous as a rope-twirling cowboy on vaudeville and in Hollywood. He is buried outside of the museum in Claremont. At the museum, you will learn what he meant with his most famous quotation: “I never met a man I didn’t like.”

For further information, visit www. CherokeeTourismOK.com

The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum is the oldest government building in Oklahoma.

Guides demonstrate traditional Cherokee homes and crafts at the ancient village.

THE SUMMER ADVENTURE TRAVEL PLANNER

OUR GUIDE TO THE SUMMER’S COOLEST ADVENTURES, TREKS & DESTINATIONS

Compiled by Ed Boitano

INTERNATIONAL

ADVENTURE CANADA - Join us on the sandy shores of the Atlantic’s best-kept secret. Marvel at the world’s last herd of wild horses as they gallop between rolling dunes and search for marine life in the Gully, a Marine Protected Area off Nova Scotia. A trip to the quaint French island of Saint-Pierre caps the expedition. An exceptional team of experts—biologists, historians, Inuit guides, authors, musicians and artists—provides daily lectures aboard the 197-passenger Ocean Endeavour and onshore interpretations to complement your journey. (800) 363-7566 or visit www.adventurecanada.com

HERZERL TOURS - Have you ever thought how great it would be to take your grandkids on a cooking tour of Vienna? Herzerl Tours now offers cooking classes working with a group of wonderful Viennese private chefs. Spend a full week watching famous Viennese chefs at work, and then trying your hand at it; and indulging in Viennese food and Viennese wines. For nearly 20 years, Susanne Servin has combined the spontaneity of independent travel with the efﬁciency of touring. Visit our website for additional tours. Contact Susanne at (800) 684-8488 for details; sms@herzerltours.com orwww.herzerltours.com

JOURNEY PACIFIC - Planning a trip to the South Pacific is great fun but we also know it can be challenging. Our aim is simple: to help you create the perfect vacation including resorts, tours and transportation, all at the right budget for YOU. What is important to you is important to us. Whether your priorities are centered around the best beaches, gourmet food, professional surf waves, world class SCUBA diving, amazing value or all of these, we can point you in the right direction. We strive to have the best knowledge, the best rates and the best customer service. At Journey Pacific, we are here to make your travel experience simple, stress free and fun! Call (800) 704 7094 or e-mail sales@journeypacific.com

TARA TOURS specializes in tours to Latin America with more excitement and mystery one could experience in a lifetime of travel. Tara Tours can take you there, with great service and tour programs, designed with your desires and budget in mind. Experience the majesty of Machu Picchu, Rio de Janeiro’s “Cidade Maravilhosa,” indigenous market of Chichicastenango; Peru’s Amazon Jungle; the incredibility of the Galapagos Islands, Chile and Argentina’s Patagonia,the ruins of Tikal, Easter Island, and natural beauty of Costa Rica. (800) 327-

ALASKA

CORDOVA – Intentionally off the beaten path. Cordova, Alaska is an authentic commercial ﬁshing town nestled in the heart of a spectacular wilderness, shaped by its dramatic natural setting, rich cultural heritage and colorful residents. In 2016 let Cordova become your base of operations for an unforgettable Alaskan adventure. Go hiking, ﬁshing, birding, boating, kayak-

ing, or travel to other parts of the state. (907) 424-7260 or www.cordovachamber.com

HOMER, ALASKA - This captivating little town has something for everyone. Activities include hiking, world-class ﬁshing, bear viewing, kayaking, and bird watching, Homer is known as a “foodie” town, cultural arts community, and wellness destination. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Kenai Mountains, glaciers and volcanoes overlooking the Kachemak Bay. Stroll on the beaches and get close up to playful sea otters, bald eagles, pufﬁns and sometimes whales. (907) 235-7740 or www.HomerAlaska.org

ICY BAY LODGE - Nestled at the base of Mount Saint Elias in Southeast Alaska, Icy Bay Lodge offers the ideal location for the perfect Alaskan outdoor adventure. We specialize in ﬁshing for Silver Salmon on uncrowded rivers and streams. Our guides are passionate about giving our guests a true Alaskan experience. Besides ﬁshing, there’s wildlife viewing, kayaking and hiking. Call about our remaining openings for 2016. Great discounted trips are available. (303520-6344) or www.icybaylodge.com

SEWARD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Known as the ‘Gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park’ Seward is a picturesque town located

126 miles south of Anchorage. Discover our bustling harbor and historic downtown filled with quaint shops and art galleries. Experience trophy sport fishing, glacier and wildlife cruises, sailing, hiking, kayaking, flight seeing and more. A wide range of accommodations, restaurants, RV parks, tent camping, and visitor services are available. (907) 224-8051 or www.Seward.com

SOLDOTNA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITOR

INFORMATION CENTER - Enjoy the best of Alaska out your doorstep in Soldotna - Alaska’s Kenai River City. World-class ﬁshing, wildlife viewing (including bear viewing and bird watching), ﬂightseeing, scenic riverwalks, hiking trips, fabulous accommodations, shopping, gourmet dining and more await you. With Soldotna as your home base while exploring the Kenai Peninsula, you’ll enjoy the very best of Alaska. Get your FREE Soldotna Recreation Guide today. (907) 262-1337 or www.VisitSoldotna.com

TOGIAK RIVER LODGE –

Located in Togiak, Alaska, we are all about the fishing and keeping you comfortable and well fed. Yes we have the hot tub on the river’s edge, and a sauna too, satellite television for those who must catch up on their sports teams, Wi-Fi Internet, daily room service and more, but it is the world-class Alaska Salmon fishing, King Salmon Fishing, fly fishing Silver Salmon, and Trophy Rainbow Trout fishing that people travel to Togiak, Alaska for. Allow us to take care of you, your family or friends on a remote Alaskan wilderness fishing adventure of a lifetime. (503) 784-7919; www.togiaklodge.com or llchinook@aol.com

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

CALIFORNIA

BIG SUR LODGE is located in ancient groves of redwood and oak trees in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Big Sur, California. Guests are invited to step back in time to an earlier, more peaceful era. Our 61 cottage-style guest rooms, each with its own deck or porch, are located on a hillside, within walking distance of our restaurant, gift shop, and grocery store. Your stay at the Big Sur Lodge includes free access to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Andrew Molera State Park and Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. (800) 424-4787 or www.BigSurLodge.com

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

and 2 bedroom suites featuring all of the amenities of a home, Lido Restaurant, The Spa at Dolphin Bay and an array of activities, guests can experience the best of the Central Coast. (800) 516-0112 or www.thedolphinbay.com

WELCOME TO EL DORADO COUNTY- The beautiful Sierra Nevada mountain range offers cool mountain air and endless recreational activities. Whitewater rafting, hiking, swimming, picnicking, gold panning, ﬁshing and camping ﬁll the summer months in El Dorado County. Stay in one of many comfortable hotels or bed and breakfast inns. Take home souvenirs from historic towns, choose from the area’s 70 wineries or take advantage of one of the unique dining experiences El Dorado County has to offer. Call 800-457-6279 and ask for our free visitor’s guide.

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ASO’s summer ofﬁce hours

It’s summer and it’s time for Arizona Senior Olympics office hours to change. During this time, the office will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We will be working out of the office on Mondays and Fridays, planning for 201 Arizona Senior Olympic Games. We’ll be picking up our phone calls so please leave a message.

Lost and found

Athletes and spectators inadvertently leave behind various items each year. This year is no exception. If any of these items appear to be yours, call the offi ce at (602) 2 4- 42 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.

Prescription glasses, silver frames with black ear pieces. A white Leisure World Fitness Center towel.

Turquoise New Balance running shoes (women’s).

Long sleeve, black hoodie with gray lining in hood.

Black “Shock Doctor” knee brace.

These items will be held until July 22, after which they will be given to

You can be a strong senior

Bess Dawson-Hughes is a professor of medicine at Tufts niversity School of Medicine and past president of the National Osteoporosis Foundation.

In a recent Nutrition Action article, Dawson-Hughes introduced a concept not well known to those who haven’t studied nutrition and its effect on aging bones and muscles: One in two women and one in four men will break bones due to osteoporosis. The risk continues to increase with age.

In fact, by age 40, the body starts to lose more bone than it makes. ou may not know that an acidic diet can cause muscle loss. In fact, muscle and bone loss is the body’s way of handling excess acid.

So what causes excess acid in the bloodstream? An acidic diet. Those acidic foods include bread, cereal,

rice, pasta, crackers, tortillas, cookies, doughnuts, cupcakes and similar foods. To protect bones and muscles, a wise senior will limit these foods. On the other hand, fruits and vegetables add alkali to the body, helping to balance out acid.

Vitamin D is yet another factor in maintaining strong bones and muscles. About 60% of Americans do not get enough vitamin D, as seniors need 800 to 1000 milligrams. Vitamin D deficiency can cause a deficit of type 2 fibers in our muscles. These are the “fast twitch” fibers that are the “first responders” when you lose your balance.

Do you want to be a strong senior? at a diet that is balanced in favor of fruits and vegetables and do your very best to get 30 minutes of weight-bearing exercise every day.

Volunteers sought for 2017 ASO games

Planning has begun for the 201 Arizona Senior Olympic Games and you can be a part of the excitement!

The games are scheduled for Feb. 18 to March 12 and help is needed on the games management team.

We are looking for volunteers who can serve as liaisons between the sports planners and the sports commissioners. GMT members are responsible for helping with all aspects of planning the event and assisting with their implementation.

Anyone who’s interested in volunteering for this position can call (602) 2 4- 42.

What to see in beautiful Birmingham

The 201 National Senior Games will be June 2 -1 in Birmingham, Alabama, leaving ample time for the athletes to explore this amazing city. Once the center of industry and manufacturing, it now focuses on medical research, banking and many service industries and boasts of having the greenest space per capita in the country.

The town has a strong history and is considered the “cradle of the American Civil Rights Movement.” On a September Sunday morning in 1963, four schoolgirls were killed at the 16th Street Baptist Church at the hands of the u lux lan. The church and the surrounding area now comprise the Birmingham Civil Rights District. This is one of those places many tourists consider a must.

The Carver Theatre for the Performing Arts was built in 1935 and is famous within the Jazz community.

nearby, boasting a collection of blackowned businesses that served customers that the white-owned businesses refused. Today, many of the businesses are still minority owned and the area serves as a center for culture and industry. There is even more to see and do in Birmingham. There is the Barber Museum, the largest motorcycle museum in the world with 1,400 vehicles and the Southern Museum of Flight, which includes exhibits of orean War and the Tuskegee Airmen. Not to neglect the arts, the Birmingham Museum of Art houses more than 24,000 objects.

Museums not your thing? How about touring a potato-chip factory?

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute tells the story of black and white life since the 1800s and explains how the events helped shape the nationwide civil rights movement. Across from the institute is the beautiful elly Ingram Park, where many of the early civil rights demonstrations took place. Sculptures and cellphone tours tell the history.

Down the street is the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, the Carver Theater for the Performing Arts and the ddie endrick Memorial Park, the latter of which honors the Temptations singer. The Fourth Avenue Business District is

The Golden Flake potato-chip folks will show you how the “crispiest chips in the South” are made—and provide samples.

Shopping is always high on the list of things to do in new cities. Birmingham has the usual department stores, but it also houses vintage areas, antique stores, artists’ crafts, specialty outlet stores and farmers’ markets.

Walking tours are popular in Birmingham, too. Simply download the tour from www.birmingham.travel. Get to know the city at your own pace. Whether you are going to the National Senior Games as an athlete or a spectator, there’s lots to see in Birmingham.

Visitors to the 2017 National Senior Games in Birmingham, Ala., will have plenty to see.

Fall pickleball tournament set for mid-October

The Arizona Senior Olympics (ASO) 2016 Fall Pickleball Tournament will be at the beautiful Pueblo l Mirage Golf RV Resort Oct. 19-22, and Oct. 23, if needed.

ASO planners are excited and looking forward to record numbers of participants. The Resort Management Team and the Pueblo l Mirage Pickleball Club (www.pempickleball. com) have very generously agreed to host the tournament and will provide the support services to help make the event a success.

play” or both. There will be competition in singles, doubles and mixed-doubles.

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The beautiful new courts at the resort will support the growth that the tournament has experienced. Pickleball players will enjoy the food services and the ample parking, as well as the beautiful surroundings.

This year, the tournament will be a qualifier for the 201 National Senior Games in Birmingham, Alabama.

Arizona Senior Olympics is a program of the Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation whose mission it is to promote good health among people older than 0 by providing activities that encourage a healthy, active lifestyle.

To learn more about pickleball, visit the .S. Pickleball Association website at www.usapa.org or call the ASO office at (602) 2 4- 42.

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