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Amazing. One American television station followed this historical, amazing week of religion in America. All the rest of the stations stayed on track just to make money.

Hey you lame brains in Congress: Get your heads out of women’s business and pay attention to what Putin just did. He just started World War III and you don’t even know it because you’re so busy bothering everybody else’s business telling them when or if to have a child. Why did anybody vote for you in the first place, you do-nothings. Wake up, there’s a war going on.

This is my own personal quote: The crack of dawn was the beginning of the beginning. The dawn of crack was the beginning of the end.

Crazy life. So all the new cars are super, super, super, but who goes to work on a racetrack or in a big Humvee? Yippie dippy doo.

Why do all these lazy people who eat themselves to 500 pounds or more expect other people to take care of them when they finally need some help? Where are their brains? Where are the brains of the people who think it’s OK to help these people who have absolutely no self-control?

Get over it? They want to eat themselves to 1,000 pounds—let them.

and they’re losing the game. You’re just going to be a footnote in history, America. It’s your own doggone fault. Shame on all of you.

Americans! Stop approving everything going to Spanish language. This is America, people succeed when they follow English rules. Wake up dummies.

If you were just fortunate enough to hear Vice President Biden, you were watching the heart of America. There stands what every American should be.

This message is important to all women: As an old woman sexually assaulted as a child who did not keep the tickling a secret, I find these woman now complaining assault [by Bill Cosby] as teenagers disgusting. They did know as teenagers when you went into a private room with an older man, a celebrity chaser, exactly what they were exploring for—celebrity status themselves.

Amazing news: Second-generation Latinos are improving America because they learned to speak English. Wake up you lazy

When the people of the press ask the usual who, what, when, where questions, they do not need to know all the whys of a military operation. It is necessary to keep some movement secret, so not to inform the other side what’s to come next. Where are their brains?

So the latest news in history the country’s going to the dogs. So no one can control the manufacture of the guns, cars and drugs. But the laws of the people do control the drivers, the owners and certain mental attitudes. What’s the problem with Congress? It’s the people who forget to investigate the people they vote for to represent them. Nobody’s paying the attention to the history they’re in the middle of—

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The big 10—revised

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:: by Drew Alexander

he Ten Commandments are an epic set of injunctions conveyed by a lean number of words—about 122 of them. Because of the church and state thing, some folks object to having these rules displayed on government property. Recently, a granite monument of the Ten Commandments was removed from the state capitol grounds in Oklahoma City because it violated the state constitution.

More than anything, many of us are uncomfortable being visibly reminded that we often don’t measure up to those 10 pesky rules as brought down from Mount Sinai by Moses.

The problem with communicating God’s message in public places comes down to three words: “thou”

and “shalt not.” When we see or hear these words, we think religion.

And if it’s religious, it just can’t officially mix with government. Besides, it gets the people at the ACLU really uptight.

To those well-meaning souls who want a larger circulation of the Ten Commandments but find that the religion connection stands in the way, I have a simple solution: modernize the language. This is especially critical if you want anyone under the age of 30 to receive the message. To get to them, you have to think like them, speak like them, and offer benefits.

The Ten Commitments to Make You Be Cool You exist because of the Big Boss,

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the Boss of all Bosses. He’s da man.

He’s everywhere 24/7. So don’t mess up or he’ll come down hard on you.

You can’t have any other boss in your life but the Big Boss. Don’t even think about it.

Watch your language. Don’t swear.

Especially don’t use any ugly words involving the name of the Boss. It’s so uncool.

Work well and hard six days out of the week. But on the seventh day, kick back and think about what life means and your part in it. You may not come up with the answers, but just contemplating such things will make you feel good inside.

Be respectful to your mother and father or else you will lose all your perks—food, a place to live, clothes, a car, your education and staying on their health insurance policy until you’re 27.

Electric chairs, ropes with nooses, firing squads and poisonous needles are a lousy means of leaving the planet Earth. If you don’t want to be

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executed or spend the rest of your life in prison, don’t kill anybody.

When you get married, stay in your own bed. Don’t sleep around.

Never steal anything because you will go to jail for a long time. Jail really, really sucks.

Saying lies about what somebody may or may not have done is wrong.

Would you like it if somebody did that to you?

If your neighbor has nicer stuff than you do, don’t be jealous. It’s really wimpy being envious of a piece of real estate or anything else.

So there ye have it. The new, improved 10 big laws handed down from my 12th story penthouse.

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The Up Side The delicate dance of midlife friendships :: by Michael Grady

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y wife and I have friends—another couple—whom we go out with, semi-frequently. They are funny, intelligent people. And they’re the only way I get to see certain films. My wife prefers movies with corsets and weepy disclosures and feelings. But occasionally, through my friends, I can lobby a majority vote for a flick with anger, lasers or beheadings, which is nice.

They’re also a valuable second opinion for those ideas that make your spouse’s eyes roll and the daily dilemmas you can no longer see clearly. There’s something reassuring about airing a concern to someone who knows you well, and having them say, “Well, that’s just stupid.”

You can go quite far in life before you realize what a miracle friendships are.

Sometimes, you just have to air your soul out to someone who isn’t legally bound to listen. That’s where friends come in handy, because clergymen judge you and bartenders require a two-drink minimum.

But life can be hard on friendships.

In our teens and 20s, we gather them like burrs. (“Who is that asleep in the back of the car?” My mom would ask.

“Oh, a friend.” I’d say.) But friend acquisition seems to plateau in your 30s, as family and career obligations take precedence. And their ranks dwindle in midlife, when career moves, thorny child-rearing episodes or health issues can force you to put those relationships on cruise control for long periods of time.

If this problem seems foreign to you, well done! I admire the longevity of your relationships, and hereby release you from this column. But too many of us are lazy about our friendships. And we measure them in the least imaginative way: social media. “I have 1,100 friends,” they’ll say. First, quantity is not a relevant measure of friendship.

(It’s like saying, “Look, a pound of love!”) Friendship is a quality thing.

And Facebook is not a good barometer, either. If you have 1,100 Facebook friends that means 1,100 people will show you cat videos and tolerate you.

In a digital format. For now.

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Real, flesh-and-blood friendships don’t develop like they used to. When you are feckless and young and live most of your life by accident, people just show up. Maybe it’s because you’re out more. Maybe it’s because you’re young and have no standards.

But establishing friendships is really just a matter of attendance. I went to Michigan State. If you showed up, hated the University of Michigan and didn’t steal from my dorm room, congratulations.

It gets trickier as you get older—especially for men. Women are better at friendships than men. They bond easier, and quicker. They are veritable glue traps of friendship. Women can bond in the time it takes to use a vending machine: Susan: Oh my God! YOU have children?! I have children, too!

Angela: Are yours a constant disappointment?!

Susan: Yes! Want to cry together?

Angela: Yes! Men are like: Don: Diamondbacks need pitching.

Steve: Sure do.

Two years pass Don: Diamondbacks need pitching, Steve.

Steve: Sure do.

Two more years pass.

Don: Is Steve here? I got tickets to the Diamondbacks.

Steve’s wife: I’m sorry, Steve died.

So what do you do? If you’re middle-aged, and looking to make new friends, you will have to move out of your comfort zone a bit. Because this never happens: Larry: Hi, I’m Larry. I like fishing and baseball.

Doug: What are you doing under my couch cushions?

Larry: Looking for quarters. Here, I found three.

Doug: Do you like beer, Larry?

Larry: Yes, I do!

Doug: Good, crawl out of there.

Game’s about to start.

After skimming numerous self-help articles, and comparing them with my own strange and somewhat awkward search for midlife friends, I found a number of common lessons that might help your quest.

Go outside: Because that’s where the God keeps the friends. Many friendless people attack the problem by walking around their home, whining, “I have no friends.” That doesn’t get you friends. That gets you divorced.

Be proactive: Introduce yourself.

Shake hands. Ask questions. Putting yourself out there is only half the equation. No one says, “See that person standing rigidly still over there?

I’d like to get to know him!”

Cultivate your personal interests: What are your hobbies? What do you like to do? If you find events and organizations that allow you to explore those, you’ll probably make friends, as well. This is how fantasy leagues began—a way of bringing all the statistic-obsessed football fans together for friendly fellowship. (And so they would never, ever breed.) I’m convinced that Civil War re-enactment was built on the strength of countless middle-aged wives, saying, “for God’s sake, get out of the house and do something!” Whatever your interest, if you’re actively engaged in something you like, you stand a much better chance of encountering a kindred spirit.

Don’t be desperate: Remember that kid from second grade, “Will you be my friend?” “Will you be my friend?”

Remember how he used to frighten people into the janitor’s closet? Some

things don’t change. Desperation still scares people. It’s good to be honest and open and all that, but if your honesty is clearing the sports bar, you might want to dial back the intensity a bit. Be cool. Be patient, and...

Listen: Sometimes, in our effort to make a good impression, we don’t allow ourselves to clearly observe the person we’re meeting. That’s how you wind up befriending a cult member or an insurance salesman. Take your time, listen and evaluate, but also...

Be flexible: There’s no one quite like you. And I don’t mean that in a feelgood kind of way. By midlife, you are a cranky snowflake of personal history, political opinions and experiential scars. No one will perfectly align with you. Find someone whose company you enjoy, and then be understanding about any quirks or stylistic differences you may have. Who knows?

You might actually learn something.

And finally...

Follow up: Men are notorious for making friends, then letting the relationship languish for a decade or so, then checking back to find their friend has moved or gotten married, arrested or cremated or something.

Follow up on those relationships. If you’re a middle-aged man who feels particularly friendless, chances are there’s someone you simply forgot.

Consult your address book. The great thing about male friendships is that the other guy probably forgot, too. So reconnecting is actually quite easy. Especially if one of you has ESPN. Michael Grady is a local playwright, reporter and the author of “Death Calls a Meeting.”

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... from page 6 Arizona school administrators millions of dollars to search for these two must think we’re all Arizona- murderers. Again the taxpayers are geteducated. Many claim that their ting the short end of the stick. Only in district holds an A-1 rating. But in a bot- America does crime pay. tom 48-state national-ranking [that isn’t very good].

We just received our property tax bill and it has increased. If Dysart schools gets their overSaudi Arabia will not take one single solitary refugee, but they ride, our property taxes increase even are planning to build mosques more. We are seniors on a fixed income. in Germany for the refugees. This is an In 2016, we will be seniors on a fixed inobvious plan of Islam to flood Europe, come, and in 2016 we will not receive destroy the economy and turn Europe in one penny more in Social Security. We’ve to Islamic nations. Why can’t people un- had to tighten our belts and do without. derstand this? It is so obvious. Wake up Dysart schools should live within their budget. They receive money from the America. federal government, the state governWhy hasn’t some math genius ment and the property owners. Live figured out why the highway within your budget. We have had to. road trash always hits the back window of the car? Figure that out.

My name is Patty and here’s There is a clue somewhere. what I wanted to say. Isn’t it great that we have free enterprise here The woman who helped the two in the Unites States? I love to see people murderers escape from the up- with their vegetable stands and somebody state New York prison has been selling trinkets in the corner. There are sentenced to two to seven years, and will people on the corner with signs saying “I be able to keep her pension. She was re- need money.” Anyway, you get the drift. sponsible for the taxpayers having to pay Let’s help each other continue to have the

freedom to what we need to do. Life is crazy, but life is beautiful.

We already know that ISIS has recruited Americans. Why has the Homeland Security Department not put in place the tools to revoke the passports of anybody who has gone to train and stop them from returning to our country where they will conduct terrorist attacks? Doesn’t make sense to me.

President Obama gave away the store to the Cuba dictators. Raul Castro showed his gratitude by targeting the United States during his speech to the U.N. American tourists supporting the Cuban slave state should be welcomed back to the U.S. with wellaimed pies in their faces for stupidity.

When you see how difficult it is for eight firefighters to carry down a stupid hiker, they should be ashamed of themselves. They should also have to pay every penny for the cost of it. The firefighters worked themselves up the mountain and twice as hard to come down the mountain with them.

Shame on them.

If you think news and TV reporters are not sometimes despicable, then believe the trash talk that’s about Joe Biden’s grief. Shame on you, too. This is what America has become. A nation of shameful back stabbers.

Robbery without a gun. On April 25, four season tickets were purchased by credit card in the amount of $1,016.40. The schedule shows the first show on Oct. 24. On Sept.

9, a notice was sent that the Palms Theater was closed and unable to refund.

What happened to our money in such a short time? Couldn’t they tell they were in trouble without taking more money?

This money is hard for seniors to lose.

The Obama administration spent $500 million to train five Syrian rebels. Why is there not an outcry from our legislature demanding who got this money? This is a disgrace. It’s no wonder Americans are fed up with Obama administration. Whoever is handling their foreign affairs are idiots and they’re putting us all in danger. ...continues on page 42

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ne person...Six questions” is a continuing series of columns about Tucson-area residents who have made an impact on the community.

This month, Lovin’ Life After 50 focuses on 75-year-old Miriam Furst, a former teacher and current volunteer extraordinaire.

If there’s such a DNA component as “the teaching gene,” Furst was born with it. Originally from New York City, this spunky lady settled in Tucson more than 30 years ago with her thenhusband and two young children. With two master’s degrees under her belt, Furst taught creative and critical thinking to students in kindergarten through college during her more than 30-year teaching career.

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er new strengths.”

After retirement, Furst started to look for volunteer activities. She cuddled preemies at a Tucson-area hospital and read to preschoolers before “finding herself ” as facilitator of Brainsharp Clubs in two local elder living facilities.

Here she uses many of the very skills that made her teaching career so rewarding—and the participants are the beneficiaries.

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I work only an hour a week teaching tion from this type of volunteer [at alternating elder care facilities] as I work? have an energy issue myself, but spend I always leave with a smile and a greatcountless hours thinking of activities, er appreciation of my students. They putting together lesson plans, combing often say to me, “I never knew these the Internet for ideas and practicing ideas were in my head.” new magic tricks.

Barbara Russek, a Tucson freelance writer, What kinds of activities do you has been in love with language since the age of 2 plan for the elderly and why?

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Aging Today

‘Share the Care’ It’s National Family Caregiving Month

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:: by Bob Roth

t is not a provocative issue such as gay marriage or illegal immigration, yet the importance of what we do—or don’t do—regarding health and care needs of our seniors may have more economic, physical and moral relevance for families than any other problem before us.

Let’s face it, we simply don’t plan for old age—either individually or as a society. Society is more focused on youth; envy and sex that lurk behind our every advertised need.

Media coverage of senior care means, more often than not, a story about something bad happening in a nursing home. Scary stuff, but not indicative of the thankless care thousands provide our families across our state every day.

Or we see cute video clips of seniors when they reach 100 years old with little mention of the daily lives preceding that century mark.

The countless heroes are the caregiv-

ers that provide the care for our aging adult population. Enough is not done to recognize these heroes. In case you were not aware, the month of November is celebrated as National Caregivers Month. With over 50 million Americans caring for family members who are chronically ill, disabled or aging we need to give them the recognition and support that they so desperately deserve.

Family caregivers exemplify the true spirit of compassion by providing support to their loved ones and assisting them with their everyday activities and special needs. These selfless people must often make great personal sacrifices to maintain the care and support their family and friends require.

As we observe National Family Caregivers Month, we honor family caregivers who take time out of their lives to improve the lives of family and friends.

Their efforts demonstrate the best of the American spirit.

We cannot ignore the facts. An increasing number of us will be forced to live with disabilities and senior care is expensive. By 2030, the number of Arizonans age 65 or older will have more than doubled. Most assisted-living and nursing options cost more than $60,000 a year—unaffordable to most. Longterm care insurance is one answer, but just 10 percent nationally have purchased it.

So what do we do?

Family caregiving is the immediate, most cost effective solution. We cannot lose sight of the fact that it is also a part of our heritage. In my family, my grandmother cared for her mother and when her mother passed, shortly thereafter she cared for her husband and then years later she cared for her brother.

That’s the way it was done.

How can we help?

It is important to make sure family caregivers are taken care of themselves.

To be a caregiver you have to be healthy.

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to assist the caregiver in doing some of their daily tasks such as; housekeeping, shopping, preparing a meal, or even help with driving to appointments. In a recent study conducted by the National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP they discovered: • 75 percent believed that they had no choice in taking on the caregiving responsibilities • 50 percent wanted someone to talk to who could identify tasks that other family members or friends could do • 50 percent of the respondents said they didn’t have enough time to take care of themselves This study also reported that those caregivers that reported to be in fair to poor health, an alarming 91 percent of the caregivers surveyed are suffering from depression.

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ear Gabby Gayle: My mother is 88 years old and living in her own home. I have suggested she might do well in assisted living.

She said to me, “Why would I go to a place like that when my son has a big house and lots of room?” She caught me off guard. I stuttered and said that I would have to speak to the family about that. That’s how we left it. I spoke to my wife about her coming to live with us, and she is dead set against it. It’s not because she doesn’t like mom, but it’s because my wife is very active and is gone a good part of every day. She said it would be just as if mom was living alone, and mom would do better in assisted living.

What do you think? Signed, Son

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ear Son: I tend to agree with your wife. It is not because you don’t want her, but it is what will be best for her. I have seen it work with mom living with her children, but most often it causes tension within the family. In assisted living mom would have her meals prepared, friends, an activity program, 24-hour supervision, etc. She would also be able to visit you frequently, and you could join her for meals on occasion.

I’d be willing to bet that after a few months, she will wonder why she didn’t do it sooner.

Take her to visit a few places, and if she has friends in one, take her there to see them. Let me know how it works out. Good luck, GG

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ear Gabby Gayle: Thanksgiving is coming up soon and our family problem comes right along with it. My mother-in-law, age 80, still insists on having the family dinner. She has a big family and a little house, and she has refused all offers of moving the dinner to one of her four children’s homes. Even though we all bring food, it is so hectic and obviously hard on her. How do we change her mind? Signed, In-Law

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ear In-Law: This is a touchy subject for many families. I say

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to offer again to take this responsibility off her hands. Let her know that others would like a turn. If she still refuses, I suggest you make the best of it, and go to her house again for Thanksgiving. She may not be able to do this physically/mentally for much longer and it sounds like it brings her much joy and happiness, so I think it is well worth the effort. I have been hinting like crazy for one of my kids to take over Thanksgiving dinner, but so far no takers! Tell her Gabby Gayle would love to give up that task! GG

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ear Gabby Gayle: Recently you had a letter from a man who asked if you thought it was OK to date a woman for the purpose of sexual activity. His sister thought he was a “dirty old man” and you agreed with her. I am a man who disagrees with you. I am not interested in marriage again, and I do not need a companion muddying up my life.

I still have fire in my furnace, and I have found that there are plenty of women who feel the same way. I guess you would be surprised, huh?

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ear MM: Wow...yours is not the only letter of objection I received, but yours is the most honest, I think. I suppose if two consenting adults want to spend their evening that way, who am I to object?

I hope you do realize that while you probably do not have to worry about pregnancy, you do need to be careful of those dreaded diseases, which are on the rise among older folks! I also hope you are up front with these women about what you want. I still think that sex without a relationship would be like eating dry toast.

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Ask the Expert

Five things to know about stroke

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:: by Renee McAloney

troke deaths have declined significantly over the past few decades, as more people have quit smoking and have been treated for high blood pressure and cholesterol.

Although this is a promising trend, stroke still remains the fifth highest cause of death and the highest cause of serious, long-term disability, so there is no room for complacency.

As the stroke coordinator for Tucson Medical Center, I personally work with hundreds of families every year who come to us for stroke treatment, helping them learn more about the aftereffects of a stroke and how to reduce their risk of future strokes.

Knowing more about stroke can save your life. Here are the top five things that could help: Know the signs—and get help FAST! FAST is an acronym that

helps you remember the most common signs of a stroke: Face drooping, Arm weakness and Speech difficulty when you ask them to repeat a simple sentence. If any of those symptoms occur—even if they go away—it’s Time to call 9-1-1 and get to the hospital immediately. It is often helpful to note the time when the symptoms first appear.

Know the risk factors you can influence. High blood pressure is the single highest cause of stroke and the most important controllable risk factor. If you’re a smoker, stop. Try to eat a diet low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol, as well as avoiding high salt diets or consuming more calories than you need. Try to get a total of 30 minutes of activity on most days. Drug and alcohol abuse can also raise risk of stroke.

Know the risk factors you can’t influence. There’s nothing you can do about your age, race or gender. The fact is the chance of stroke doubles for each decade of life after age 55.

Women have more strokes than men and they tend to be fatal more often, with some factors including birth control pills, hormone therapy and pregnancy. African Americans have a higher risk of death from a stroke than Caucasians. Family history may also play a role—as does your own.

Someone who has had what’s called “mini-strokes” or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) is 10 times more likely to have a stroke than someone who hasn’t—which is why TMC offers an outpatient-based TIA Screening Clinic that provides assessments and care plans to avoid future strokes.

Why does it matter, if you can’t control or treat these factors? Because it makes it all the more important to make progress on the ones you can.

Know the effects of stroke. Strokes often damage parts of the brain. If the damage is on the left side, it may limit your ability to move the right side of your body, compute math

problems and absorb what you read and hear. If the damage is on the right side, it may impact movement on the left side of your body, impede creative thought and make it harder to make plans. Along with problems walking or speaking, it is possible that stroke can also affect cognitive and emotional abilities and may interrupt sleeping patterns, trigger memory lapses, and lead to depression or fatigue.

Know there is hope. The severity of stroke and the pace of recovery vary widely from person to person and it can be frustrating for those who expect rapid recovery. The good news is that we now know that the central nervous system can rebuild lost skills and abilities over time. Stroke rehabilitation programs, which often while you are in the hospital, are important in helping you devise strategies to improve your quality of life.

Renee McAloney has been a nurse for 20 years, predominantly in neurology and critical care. She serves as the stroke coordinator at Tucson Medical Center, which is a certified Primary Stroke Center and provides comprehensive neurological care and service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Steampunk ‘Jekyll & Hyde’ highlights ballet’s gala

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allet Tucson’s 30th anniversary Pearl Jubilee Season opens Friday, Nov. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 15, at the Temple of Music and Art with the world premiere of a fresh steampunk ballet version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s dark Victorian novel, ‘Jekyll & Hyde.” This new collaboration is by Founding Artistic Director Mary Beth Cabana and Assistant Artistic Director Chieko Imada. Also highlighting the program is the world premiere of Company Ballet Master Daniel Precup’s unique rendition of “Carmina Burana,” set to Carl Orff ’s “scenic cantada.”

Steampunk is a popular sub-genre of speculative fiction, usually set in a quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be easily described by the slogan “what the past would look like if it happened in the future.” It combines fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes and fits perfectly with this ballet version of the well-known story.

Testing his theory that in every man dwells a good and an evil force, the reserved Dr. Jekyll develops a formula

that separates the two forces within him, turning him into a violent ruffian named Mr. Hyde. Thinking he has found the answer to one of life’s grandest mysteries, Dr. Jekyll soon realizes he is becoming addicted to his darker self as he unleashes his violent side on cabaret headliner Ivy and fights to regain control of his own body. The surprise conclusion will leave you spellbound. Ballet Tucson’s “Jekyll & Hyde” is a visual treat complete with inventive choreography , unique scenery and inspired costuming.

“Carmina Burana” is a collection of 11th- to 13th-century poetry found in a German monastery in 1803. The text celebrates luck, love and life, sex and satire; a savory taste of pre-plague hedonism. Carl Orff set 24 of these poems to music for his spectacular choral piece debuted in 1936. The music is gorgeous, almost overwhelming.

Choreographed by Precup, the dancers move through the many images the music conjures and add a visual element to the sensory experience. Lasciviousness, brutality, mockery, sweetness

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and supplication each find their way into the choreography.

“Masquerade” also returns to add a lively and colorful flair to the Fall Concert program. This ballet, also by Imada and Cabana, continues to be a favored piece in the company’s active repertoire. Conceived as a “deconstruction” ballet, it begins in very heavy ball dress with handpainted masks. As the action progresses , the performers unmask and gradually strip away their outer armor as “a metaphor to bearing their souls as artists.”

Ballet Tucson’s Pearl Anniversary Gala on Friday, Nov. 13, begins with a wine and buffet reception at 6:30 p.m., with live musical entertainment by Hot Club of Tucson. There is a silent auction to benefit Ballet Tucson, with

unique items and experiences themed around steampunk, time travel, objets d’art, vintage, his and hers, theater and restaurants and the unusual. Members of the Tucson Steampunk Society will be special guests at the gala. Following a performance of the fall concert program, there is a post-performance champagne and dessert reception with company artists.

Tickets for the gala are $100.

Other fall concert performances dates are 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. Ticket prices are $32 to $48; tickets for groups of 10 or more are $28. Tickets to both the gala and other fall concert performances are on sale at www.brownpapertickets.com or over the phone at (800) 838-3006. For more information, visit www.ballettucson.org.

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Straus’ Place My Heroes

:: by Bill Straus

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he other day, a friend of mine lamented the dearth of heroes in today’s world. I agreed—initially— but then started thinking about it and changed my mind. I see some real heroes out there. We all look at what makes someone a hero differently, but here are a few through my eyes: Rana Sodhi and Julie Erfle These two inspiring people turned tragedy into their own personal missions to cultivate love and understanding.

Rana, perhaps the most well-known Sikh in America, knows hate. His brother, Balbir, was the first victim to die as a result of a hate crime emerging out of the horrific events of 9/11. He was murdered outside of his Mesa gas station simply because the murderer thought he “looked like one of the terrorist hijackers.”

Less than a year later, Rana’s brother, Sukhpal, was shot and killed while driving his taxi in San Francisco. So how did Rana respond to these dual tragedies?

He redirected his life to help educate the general populace about Sikhism, what the religion preaches and how its followers adhere to its teachings. Rana has been recognized for his efforts internationally and was one of the few invitees to the formal signing of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 at the White House.

Julie Erfle’s husband, Nick, was a Phoenix police officer who was shot and killed in 2008 by an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. The killing was immediately used by nativists as a prime example of the degree of the problems being wrought by the “illegals.” Then Julie did something unbelievable. She became an advocate for the immigrants, and one of the loudest voices in our state for comprehensive immigration reform.

Rick Romley I came to really know the former county attorney through my work at ADL. Rick lost both his legs in the Vietnam War, yet moved forward in his life to raise two wonderful sons (as a single father), graduate college and then law school.

During the craziness of the anti-immigration frenzy here, he was regularly opposed to the sheriff ’s “crime recession sweeps” and other dastardly tactics targeting immigrants. And then, during the furor over SB 1070, and right smack dab in the middle of an election cycle, Rick did the unthinkable. He voiced his opposition to the bill (which later became law and even later, was almost totally struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court)—as a Republican! Oh yeah, it cost him the election, but it was a marvelous example of someone putting honor and principle over politics, something all too lacking in today’s world.

The firefighters These folks are pretty obvious to all of us. They risk their safety and lives every single day. And any list of heroes would simply be incomplete without their inclusion, and I’m very proud to say that my son, Charlie, is one of them.

These are tough times. We’re a divided world, country and state. But there are always people out there who can inspire us. And some even qualify as heroes.

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.

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IONS Tucson Presents David Sadker and Devorah Coryell, 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Unity of Tucson, 3617 N. Camino Blanco, $5 suggested donation, 577-1478, www.ionstucson.org. Sadker and Coryell, two of Tucson’s most eminent facilitators and consultants, will show the group how to give meaning to lives at every age.

Tubac All Souls Day Dia de los Muertos Festival and Procession, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $7.50 adults, $2 youth, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. The event features face painting, live music and food vendors with a variety of offerings, ofrenda exhibits and intention writing.

Telluride Mountainfilm on Tour, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., $22 to $27, 547-3040, www.foxtucsontheatre.org. Experience this awesome collection of 15 short films from the world renowned film festival shown larger than life on the big screen.

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November 3 Tuesday Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, registration required, 724-5520, www.pima.gov/ nrpr, canoaranch@pima.gov. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the stories of people who lived and worked on the ranch.

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Visit the Bar V Ranch, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Old Sonoita Highway, near Interstate 10 and Highway 83, $5, registration required, 615-7855, www.pima.gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov. Join Pima County NRPR Division Manager Kerry Baldwin for a visit to the 13,000-area Historic Bar V Ranch, purchased by the County in 2005 with open space bond funds.

November 7 Saturday Harvest Dance—Western Erntedankfest 2015, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, 3445 N. Dodge Blvd., $8, reservations required, 5466663. Music by John Prokop’s Bouncing Chechs; meals will be served from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The meals are $7.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Meeting, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., YWCA of Southern Arizona, 525 N. Bonita Ave., $20, 663-7204, programaauwtucson@gmail.com. A representative of the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will speak.

Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., repeats 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nov. 8, Rillito Race Track, 4502 N. First Ave., $6 to $22, www.tucsoncelticfestival.org. In its 29th year, the festival celebrates the heritage and culture of the Celtic Nations, such as Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

November 8 Sunday Tucson Celtic Festival and Scottish Highland Games, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rillito Race Track, 4502 N. First Ave., $6 to $22, www.tucsoncelticfestival.org. In its 29th year, the festival celebrates the heritage and culture of the Celtic Nations, such as Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

November 9 Monday The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association, Chapter 55, 11 a.m., Golden Corral, 4380 E. 22nd St., charge for lunch, 444-6970. There will be a presentation followed by a business meeting. Current and retired federal employees, their spouses, guests and visitors are welcome.

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November 10 Tuesday The Gardeners of Tucson Meeting, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Ward 6, 3202 E. First St., free, 318-6222. Jenny MacFarland, conservation biologist for the Audubon Society, will discuss “Urban Bird Gardens: A Recipe for Conservation.”

Elder Circles: The Wisdom Journey, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Dr., Oro Valley; 10 a.m. Unity of Tucson, 3617 N. Camino Blanco; 2:30 p.m. Atria Campano del Rio, 1550 E. River Rd., free, www.ourfamilyservices.org. A safe, respectful place for harvesting your life; a project of the Center for Community Dialogue.

Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $5 adults, $2 youth, 398-2252, www. tubacpresidio.org. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859. He will answer questions.

November 11 Wednesday Elder Circles: The Wisdom Journey, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., TMC Seniors, El Dorado, 1400 N. Wilmot Rd., free, www.ourfamilyservices.org. A safe, respectful place for harvesting your life; a project of the Center for Community Dialogue.

Veterans Tribute, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Join the group in honoring those who served and take a trip back in time as residents and visitors peruse the moving collection of memorabilia.

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November 12 Thursday Coyote Classic Dog Show, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., repeats Nov. 13 through Nov. 13, Pima County Fairgrounds, free admission, 256-0562, www.coyoteclassic.org.

Astronomy Lecture, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Join Dr. Howard Topoff for an entertaining presentation on what scientists have learned about Pluto.

National Association of Retired and Veteran Railroad Employees Inc. Meeting, 11 a.m., The Golden Corral, 4380 E. 22nd St., $11, 288-8221, 296-4576. All veteran railroad employees, retired or still working, are invited.

Green Valley Genealogical Society Meeting, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, free, 396-3701, hanson_24013@msn.com. The November meeting will be a departure from the norm for GVGS. It will be a story of a search for living relatives, siblings separated by WWII, rather than long-dead ancestors.

November 13 Friday Friends of the Pima County Public Library Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., repeats Nov. 14 through Nov. 16, Book Barn, 2230 N. Country Club, www.pimafriends. com. The theme of the month is world history. Check out thousands of used books/media at low prices. Seniors older than age 55 get a 25-percent discount on Saturday.

Elder Circles: The Wisdom Journey, 10 a.m., St. Francis in the Foothills, 4625 E. River Rd., free, www.ourfamilyservices.org. A safe, respectful place for harvesting your life; a project of the Center for Community Dialogue.

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“Never Don’t Pay Attention: The Life of Rodeo Photographer Louise L. Serpa,” by Jan Cleere Book Event, 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $7.50 admission to park, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Jan Cleere will show a selection of Louise L. Serpa’s rodeo photographs.

November 16 Monday National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Meeting, 11 a.m., Golden Corral Restaurant, 6865 N. Thornydale Dr., $7.95 (senior menu meal), 400-3456. The topic of the presentation is 2016 health care benefit options.

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Elder Circles: The Wisdom Journey, 10:30 a.m., St. Philip’s in the Hills, 4440 N. Campbell, Room 10, free, www.ourfamilyservices.org. A safe, respectful place for harvesting your life; a project of the Center for Community Dialogue.

Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $10 includes admission to tour the park, reservations requested, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Special tour by local experts of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the park, which preserves the remains of the original Tubac town site.

November 19 Thursday Cactus Hike, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Pima County Tucson Mountain Park, Brown Mountain Trail, 8451 W. McCain Loop Rd., $5, registration required, 615-7855, www.pima. gov/nrpr, eeducation@pima.gov. Join botanist Meg Quinn for a moderate level 3-mile hike in the Tucson mountains.

November 20 Friday Collectible Book Fair, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., repeats 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 21 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 22, Foothills Mall near Barnes and Noble, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd., free admission, 219-0650. Antique and collectible books fundraiser returns to Foothills Mall with books ranging from ones published in the 1700s to the present.

Net proceeds benefit the Tell Me a Good Story educational nonprofit.

Tucson Organic Gardeners Monthly Meeting, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St., 670-9158, www.tucsonorganicgardeners.org. This month’s program is “Gardening Q&A” led by a panel of TOG experts. It’ll also feature a potluck starting at 6:30 p.m. Bring a dish to share for eights servings, a list of your ingredients and your own tableware.

True Concord Voices and Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Catalina Foothills High School, 4300 E. Sunrise, $25 general seating, $40 premium seating, 401-2651, www. trueconcord.org. The True Concord Voices and Orchestra, formerly known as Tucson Chamber Artists, will present “A Baroque Feast for the Eyes and Ears” with special guest artists Artifact Dance Project.

Brain Hearing: Auditory Deprivation, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., Arizona Hearing Specialists, 7574 N. La Cholla Blvd., free, reservations required, 742-2845. Untreated hearing loss can erode the quality of life and undermine family relations. Learn how. Complimentary breakfast provided.

Chocolate! 1000 Years and Counting, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $5, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Come discover the rich history of chocolate in the Southwest.

November 21 Saturday

Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $5 adults, $2 youth, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859. He will answer questions.

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November 18 Wednesday

Lifestyle 360 Lecture, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Join Marianne Schloss, RN, for a presentation on how meditation techniques can help individuals train their attention and develop a presence in order to create their own transformative and healing space.

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

True Concord Voices and Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Valley Presbyterian Church, 2800 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, $30, 401-2651, www.trueconcord.org.

The True Concord Voices and Orchestra, formerly known as Tucson Chamber Artists, will present “A Baroque Feast for the Eyes and Ears” with special guest artists Artifact Dance Project.

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November 22 Sunday Frontier Printing Press Demonstrations, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $5 adults, $2 youth, 398-2252, www. tubacpresidio.org. Professional printer and teacher James Pagels demonstrates the Washington Hand Press used to print Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859. He will answer questions.

November 24 Tuesday Tour of Hacienda de la Canoa, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free, registration required, 724-5520, www.pima.gov/ nrpr, canoaranch@pima.gov. Join a walking tour of the Canoa Ranch headquarters to gain insights into the stories of people who lived and worked on the ranch.

Unveiling of “The Hands of Time” Exhibit, 11 a.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. The new exhibit in The Forum’s Independent Living front lobby will be the residents’ “Hands of Time” display.

November 25 Wednesday

True Concord Voices and Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams, $25 general seating, $40 premium seating, 401-2651, www. trueconcord.org. The True Concord Voices and Orchestra, formerly known as Tucson Chamber Artists, will present “A Baroque Feast for the Eyes and Ears” with special guest artists Artifact Dance Project.

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

Teodoro “Ted” Ramirez Artist-in-Residence Concert Series: Canciones Mexicanas—A Southwest Celebration, 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $20, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio. org. Artist-in-residence Teodoro “Ted” Ramirez has assembled an amazing group for this celebration of Mexican music.

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True Concord Voices and Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., University of Arizona Stevie Eller Dance Theatre, 1737 E. University Blvd., $25 general seating, $40 premium seating, 401-2651, www.trueconcord.org. The True Concord Voices and Orchestra, formerly known as Tucson Chamber Artists, will present “A Baroque Feast for the Eyes and Ears” with special guest artists Artifact Dance Project.

November 23 Monday Elder Circles: The Wisdom Journey, 3 p.m., Casa Community Center, 780 S. Park Centre Ave., Green Valley, free, www.ourfamilyservices.org. A safe, respectful place for harvesting your life; a project of the Center for Community Dialogue.

Book Signing Event and Open House, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., The Forum at Tucson, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. The Forum’s Laurene Keltner talks about the journey that led her to write a portrayal of her life and how the farmer’s daughter met the Marine, her husband of 58 years.

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November 28 Saturday Presentation: A Narrated Showing of “The Bottom of the Bottle,” 2 p.m., Tubac Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $7.50, 398-2252, www.tubacpresidio.org. Dwight Thibodeaux will offer an annotated description and showing of a movie set in Santa Booze Valley.

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November 29 Sunday Holiday Artisans Market, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tucson Museum of Art, 140 N. Main Ave., free, 624-2333. The museum hosts more than 100 of the Southwest’s finest artists and artisans who display their works and wears.

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fter 40-plus years in the music business, folk singer John McCutcheon still loves his job—but part of it is out of necessity.

“I have no other marketable skills,” he said with a laugh while calling from a tour stop in Milford, Connecticut.

“No, I happen to have fallen in, at a very young age, to a job that I love,” he said. “That has afforded me to do interesting creative work my whole life. That’s a rare gift. I was just lucky.

There’s always an influx of interesting new people coming in. I’m in my mid60s and I’m thrilled to hear young musicians who are coming into the field. I enjoy being around that kind of energy.”

McCutcheon was recently energized by a Swedish-born balladeer named Joe Hill who died 100 years ago on Nov. 19. Weathering hardship and injustice as an immigrant worker, Hill channeled his experiences into songs that helped galvanize the U.S. labor movement. McCutcheon covered his songs on “Joe Hill’s Last Will.”

“He never did a gig,” McCutcheon said. “The only time ever performed was at picket lines and rallies. He was under the employ of this union. It’s an astonishing thing to think about; the labor union today would never think of hiring someone to write songs for the union. They were a real singing union.”

McCutcheon, who also celebrated the 100th anniversary of Woody Guthrie’s birth with “This Land: Woody Guthrie’s America,” said he was a natural fit to perform Hill’s songs.

“This is my 37th album,” he said. “I have plenty of albums with my own songs. I thought, ‘When is anybody going to take the time to do this?’

“Part of it was commercial.

Nobody knows who Joe Hill is. I did a Kickstarter campaign and entered a whole new world.”

Fun & Games Around The Valley November 2015 Bob Kay The singing drummer-DJ plays oldies but goodies at this nonsmoking dance. His dances are the first Wednesdays of each month.

WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

WHERE: Grand Luxe Hotel and Resort, 1365 W. Grant Rd. COST: $2 cover, includes finger food potluck INFO: 488-2994 Billy Joel Tribute English entertainer Terry Davies is backed by a nine-piece band as he performs songs of Billy Joel and Sir Elton John.

WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Paradiso Bar & Lounge, Casino Del Sol Resort, 5655 W. Valencia Rd. COST: Free INFO: (855) 765-7829 or www.casinodelsolresort.com

John McCutcheon still loves his job after 40-plus years in the music industry.

McCutcheon said he’s sure fans in Tucson and Phoenix will appreciate this music. He plays Javarita Coffeehouse in Sahuarita on Friday, Nov. 13, and Fiddlers Dream Coffeehouse in Phoenix on Saturday, Nov. 14.

“The Tucson area is such a great area for music,” he said. “I’m looking forward to getting back. There are places that you play where you get out there and you’re always feeling for the edges of the crowd. You’re trying to figure out who’s there.

“I’m constantly having my road manager out eavesdropping in the lobby. These people [in Tucson and Phoenix] are musically educated. I can do a little more nuanced show than other places. It’s a great thing, as a performer, knowing you can stretch a bit.”

Expect to hear a bit of the Hill songs when McCutcheon plays Arizona.

“I’m really proud of how it [the album] turned out,” he said. “There are certain songs connected with

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me that people want to hear. I’ve got certain things I’m required to do, but I’ll do some.”

It’s albums like “Joe Hill’s Last Will” that keeps him charged up.

“I wake up every morning and I have new challenges,” said McCutcheon who, in other cities, is performing a one-man play about Hill. “I’ve never acts in my life, so I thought, ‘I’m going to try this.’ It’s really hard because I’m the only guy on the stage. It’s not like another actor can throw me the line if I get lost.

“Basically, I wake up every day and I can’t wait to do my job.”

John McCutchon performs Friday, Nov. 13, at Javarita Coffeehouse at Church of the Good Shepherd, 17750 S. La Canada, Sahuarita.

For more information, call (520) 625-1375.

He also performs Saturday, Nov. 14, at Fiddlers Dream Coffeehouse, 1702 E. Glendale Ave., Phoenix. Call (602) 9979795 for more information.

ABBA FAB-The Premier Abba Experience Enjoy this stunning tribute to the music of ABBA and the band’s hits of the 1970s including “Fernando,” “Dancing Queen” and “Waterloo.”

WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. COST: $19 to $34 INFO: 547-3040 or www.foxtucsontheatre.org Project 22 Two combat-wounded veterans set out to raise awareness of the high rate of suicide among war veterans, which is an estimated 22 a day. The pair came away with stories of hope from those who at one time had attempted or contemplated suicide.

WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 8, at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. COST: Free, donations accepted for the Arizona Fisher House INFO: 547-3040 or www.foxtucsontheatre.org Melissa Etheridge Academy Award- and Grammy-winning artist performs songs from her new album, “This is M.E.” and hits like “Come to My Window,” “I’m the Only One” and “I Want to Come Over.”

WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. COST: $38 to $124 INFO: 547-3040 or www.foxtucsontheatre.org ...continues on page 25

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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 MASTER 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.

Across 1. Carpentry tool 4. Test phase 8. “Thanks ___!”

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ow that the temperatures have officially dropped for good, fall has finally arrived in Arizona.

Snowbirds not native to the Valley might notice that there aren’t many trademark signs of fall around here.

You barely have to wear a sweater, and not only are there no red-and-yellow leaves to be found—there are usually no leaves at all!

That’s OK, because we do fall our own way. We make up for a lack of changing foliage with pumpkin spiced everything and a bit of trivia. Brush up on your fall knowledge (and maybe win yourself a little something, something, too!) with that big ol’ brain of yours.

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What is the term for a full moon that takes place closest to the autumn equinox?

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On a sheet of paper list the correct answers in order 1 through 5.

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ome November, Henry Darrow’s making various turkey sounds trying to thoughts typically turn to tur- catch it. That was a fun episode.” keys...and burros.

Earlier in the plot, Manolito’s buckDarrow, who turned 82 in Septem- board holding the turkey is stolen, forcber, played Manolito ing him to seek alternain the popular ‘60s tive transportation. western TV series “A burro!” recalled “High Chaparral.” He Darrow, laughing. “I can recalls the memorable still picture myself riding Thanksgiving episode, that animal—it was very “For What We Are boney and uncomfortAbout to Receive,” able!” first broadcast on NBC Darrow appeared in on Nov. 29, 1968. all 98 “High Chaparral” “We spent that epiepisodes, as well as over sode looking for a lost 130 film and television turkey that I’d won in roles, many discussed a shooting contest,” Still of Henry Darrow in his in his 2012 autobiogsaid Darrow, from his raphy “Henry Darrow: film Soda S rin s. home in North CaroLightning in the Bottle” lina. “The bird falls off my wagon and co-written with Jan Pippins (see www. in one scene we’re all out in the desert henrydarrowbook.com).

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High Chaparral Cast photo - Leif Erickson, Mark Slade, Henry Darrow and Linda Cristal.

“High Chaparral” was one of numerous TV westerns dominating network TV in the ‘60s.

“About 15 of the top 20 shows were westerns,” said Darrow. But the series stood out with its realistic treatment of life and conflict in the Old West. “It was also the first show to feature a Hispanic family alongside an Anglo family in primetime.”

The show was created by “Bonanza” producer David Dortort, who was looking for a Hispanic actor to play Manolito.

“I got lucky when he saw me in a play,” said Darrow, who parents were from Puerto Rico although he was actually born in Manhattan.

Darrow was a teenager when his family returned to Puerto Rico, where he studied at the university before heading back to the United States to take up acting.

“As a kid in Puerto Rico, I’d get out of school and go down to a small, local theater and for a quarter could see all the great cowboy stars like Charlie Starrett (the Durango Kid), Buck Jones, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers,” he recalled. “Then, as a young adult, I got to play one on TV.” Darrow said he wanted Manolito to have his own easy-going personality, but also drew on previous stage work.

“I styled him after two Shakespearian characters I played: Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet, which added a comedic touch, and Iago from Othello, which mixed a little darkness to the character. He was a free spirit.”

“High Chaparral” also starred Leif Erickson, as head of the Cannon family’s Arizona ranch, as well as Linda

Cristal, Mark Slade and Cameron Mitchell.

“Cam (Mitchell) was quite a character,” said Darrow. “He introduced me to horse and dog racing and poker, but I learned a lot from watching him and his inventiveness on the set.”

During summer shooting on location, Darrow said ground temperatures could exceed 120 degrees. “If you got knocked down during a fight scene and brushed your skin against a rock out in the sun, it would burn you.”

“Despite the heat, Darrow remembers Mitchell usually dressed in black.

“Cam would jump into the horse troughs when it was hot and after dripping a bit when he got out, you couldn’t tell his black shirt and pants were wet.

Very smart.”

Planning for the final banquet scene of the Thanksgiving episode, after a turkey is finally caught and cooked, Darrow remembers Mitchell saying he would serve the peas, leaving the mashed potatoes for Darrow.

“But Cam grabbed the potatoes,” laughed Darrow. “He was always doing something unexpected.”

The meal was also interrupted by neighbors and local Indians, each claiming ownership of the turkey.

“Instead of fighting, we ended up sharing the meal,” explained Darrow.

“It was like the first Thanksgiving all over again—a wonderfully written episode for the season.”

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

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While Cameo’s other major fundraiser is the black-tie Cameo Ball, “Dancing Fashions on Review” is a no-tie event.

The $30 admission includes lunch, plus the show.

The fashions are from Dillard’s and the models are from next door.

“Everybody just has fun. The models aren’t professionals, they’re volunteers who get out on the runway and have a good time,” said Bob Messinger, who will provide music for the occasion.

“We don’t rehearse for this. It’s all offthe-cuff—like live television,” Messinger said.

Messenger will play keyboards for the event’s emcee, Valley radio personality Danny Davis. The team has provided music and commentary for the fundraiser for four years.

“We just keep it loose and moving along” echoed Davis, the morning drive host and “director of morning mischief ” at radio station KOY, 1230 AM. The title, “Dancing Fashions on Re-

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“The ladies and men dance down the runway and go through several changes of clothes,” Davis said. “Bob and I jump into the action, ready for everything and anything. Once, the sound went out in the middle of the show. We went with it.”

Davis and Messinger improvise music and commentary, but they also perform classic pop songs together.

“Usually, Bob and I do ‘Love’ by Nat King Cole and ‘The Way You Look Tonight.’ We did a Neil Diamond thing last year. It varies,” Davis said.

“Dancing Fashions on Review” is the brainchild of Herme Sherry, the 2004 Mrs. Senior Arizona and a Cameo board member. The annual Mrs. Senior Arizona pageant is affiliated with the Cameo Foundation.

“Herme directs the whole show, and she’s great at it. I can’t say enough good stuff about her,” Messinger said.

While single admission is $30, children age 10 and under can participate for $15.

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“Dancing Fashions on Review” provides a unique way to help a nonprofit while enjoying an almost carnival-like atmosphere.

“All these people come together for a great cause and put on a fantastic show,” Messinger said. “Sit down, have lunch, watch the new fashions and the antics.”

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Under the Streetlamp pushes retro music, while having fun ::by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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he singing group Under the Streetlamp doesn’t take itself too seriously.

Singer Shonn Wiley is talking on the phone to a reporter when bandmate Michael Ingersoll shouts to him.

“Does she want to talk to a real rock star?” Ingersoll asked.

“Nah, just a faux one,” Wiley answered while laughing.

These are the types of conversations Under the Streetlamp has on the road, but also what makes the act so charming on stage. Millions of people have witnessed this as Under the Streetlamp is one of PBS’ favorite children. As a matter of fact, the group is in the preliminary stages of putting together yet another PBS special.

“It’s a wonderful organization that we all believe in,” said Wiley, an Adrian, Michigan, native. “We all grew up watching PBS. It was an important tool in our lives as developing artists and children with the kind of programming they have.

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“I’ve spent a good amount of time in the Tucson and Phoenix area over the last year,” said Wiley, who is dating a woman from Tucson. “The band is really excited to be coming back and playing the arts center.”

Not only is there a new woman in his life, but a new bandmate as well. Brandon Wardell joined when Michael Cunio left to pursue a solo career.

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The program offers a performance of contrasting emotions through the fusion of True Concord’s professional voices and instruments and special guest artists Artifact Dance Project.

Vivaldi’s “Magnificat” is arguably his most popular choral work after Gloria.

Bach’s first harpsichord concerto is generally believed to have been based on a lost violin concerto by the great composer because “it contains many passages suggestive of string-crossing and of figuration based around open strings,” writes John Butt, who also noted that, “if this is indeed the case, it was Bach’s most virtuoso violin concerto.”

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Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas” is considered one of his most famous theatrical operas, well known for the lament near the end of the work, although the piece is a delightful mix of fervent love, rollicking revelry and sinister sorcery, brought to life by Tucson’s Artifact Dance Project.

Concert performances are: • 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov, 20, at Catalina Foothills High School • 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Valley Presbyterian Church, Green Valley • 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church • 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, University of Arizona Stevie Eller Dance Theatre A pre-concert discussion about the works begins 45 minutes prior to the

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of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), considered the formal start of the practice area.

“There are now four different generations in the aging category,” said Bivens, who’s been practicing elder law herself for 18 years. “There’s the old-old, which is the World War II generation. And then there’s the group just under them, which is the Korean Conflict generation. They’re in their 70s or so.

Then there are the Baby Boomers who are in their 60s, and then there are the new Boomers, the ones who are just in their late 40s and 50s. And each of those subsets have different c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s , Attorney Stephanie Bivens said she thinks younger Boomers are going to each generation embrace assisted living and active community retirement life. has different values, and kind of different perspectives in of elder law.

“I think the younger Boomers are the way they look at things.”

Bivens said those values come out in going to embrace assisted living and the specific areas clients ask her to focus active community retirement life, on, and the concerns they express over whereas the much older group really don’t want to leave their homes,” she aging in general.

“My World War II clients really want said.

“And part of it is they have those to leave something to their children.

It’s important to them, it’s a core value. negative stereotypical thoughts about They went through the Depression. the nursing home. You know, their They know what it was like to go parents, when they got too ill or feeble without. And so they’ve scrimped and to live at home, went to a nursing saved, a lot of them. They may only home, because that was the only care have two nickels to scrape together, center that was available. But today, but it makes them really happy to very few people live in nursing homes, know those two nickels are going to they’re really rehab now. Most people go to their children. But the younger will age and die in place at assisted Boomers, like me and my husband, you living. Even people who have very know, our kids are going to be lucky to advanced Alzheimer’s most often do get anything, right?” she said, with a not end up in skilled nursing facilities, hearty laugh. “Every group is kind of they go to memory care units. So we have such better choices in delivery of different.”

Bivens also notices generational care through end of life than we used differences in the concerns her clients to.”

One thing that holds people back express regarding long-term health care planning, another key focus area from seeing an elder care lawyer,

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though, Bivens said, is simply accepting the fact that they’re now part of that “elder” group.

“Isn’t it kind of offensive that we’re approaching the age where we could be considered ‘geriatric’ at an inpatient psychiatric hospital?” she added, with a self-conscious chuckle. “I’m like, ‘What?’”

Shades of gray Despite the growing need for elder care lawyers—over the next 50 years, the number of people aged 65 and

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older is expected to more than double to 92 million and the number of people aged 85 and older is expected to triple to 18 million, according to figures from the 2015 White House Conference on Aging—there are surprisingly few attorneys certified to practice in the field.

While there are around 4,500 NAELA members nationwide, only about 400 have been certified by the National Elder Law Foundation (NELF), the sole national certifying program for elder law and special

needs attorneys.

In Arizona, there are only five practicing Certified Elder Law Attorneys (CELA) in the entire state: Bivens in Scottsdale; Catherine Leas in Sun City; and Robert Fleming, Ben Burnside and Craig Wisnom in Tucson.

Burnside and Wisnom, who both practice at the firm of Bogutz & Gordon PC, headed by NAELA co-founder Allan Bogutz (who now counsels) and retired CELA Craig Gordon, say part of the reason they have so few peers is

that it’s hard to become certified in the field.

“It’s kind of an arduous process to go through,” said Burnside. “It requires a documentation of all the work that you’ve done in this area.”

“You have to list, just for the application, 50 examples of applicable cases in different categories,” added Wisnom, “and you have to take a pretty rigorous closed-book text covering all the topics we deal with.”

Those topics include setting up ...continues on page 36

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Legal Matters... from page 35

Benjamin Burnside practices elder law. trusts, dealing with public benefit programs and a lot of estate planning, with a focus on aging and incapacity, including the often uncomfortable subject of end-of-life planning: drawing up wills, designating powers of attorney and such.

“It’s one area of law that, in the end, people really can’t avoid,” said Wisnom, accounting for the growing demand for elder lawyers as the majority demographics age.

“A lot of it is trying to deal with incapacity, and practically speaking, the issue is if you or a loved one can suddenly no longer make financial decisions, or medical or personal care decisions, how do those get handled?”

In a best-case scenario, people plan for those eventualities in advance, setting up powers of attorney and trusts while they’re still completely competent.

Bivens recommends that anyone over 18 should already have a plan in place in case they become incapacitated, and elder lawyers also help younger people with disabilities.

Often, however, people put off doing those things until there’s a crisis—a parent succumbs to Alzheimer’s or suffers a debilitating stroke—and then the family has to hire an elder lawyer to

go to court and get one of the offspring appointed as a guardian or conservator to handle financial decisions.

“It’s always more expensive and more time-consuming than it is when people plan in advance,” Wisnom said.

As for who pays for the elder lawyer, that’s usually the parents needing the care.

“There are cases where the adult children will pay for our services,” said Bivens, “but usually it’s mom’s and dad’s money. Unless mom and dad don’t have the funds and the children just need legal advice and help. And sometimes they have parents who have the funds but the kids are like, ‘You know, mom and dad, this is our idea, let us pay.’ But the parent is still the client in that case.”

Insurance will usually not pay for elder law services, but a skilled elder lawyer can help clients get on the Medicaid-funded Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS), which will pay for home health care or assisted living all the way up to skilled nursing—an available benefit that’s often missed by those who try to handle long-term care planning without the services of an elder lawyer.

“I see married couples who have

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been paying a year or more for care for mom and dad, and they finally come in to see me because they’re going broke,” Bivens said. “And I have to tell them that if they came to see me when they were first paying for care, I could have gotten them on ALTCS and saved a lot of their estate and assets with good long term care planning. Those cases are really sad to me.”

Burnside and Wisnom said they get sad when they see people who go on websites like Legal oom.com to prepare their own wills and living trusts but miss crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s, rendering the documents useless.

“A classic example we saw this week was somebody who typed up a sixpage will,” said Wisnom. “They typed everything up very explicit and very clear, there was no question what they were trying to do, but because it doesn’t have a couple of legal formalities like witnesses, it’s completely ineffective.

Everybody knows what they wanted, but there’s no way under the law to make it happen. Sometimes people trying to do things themselves to save a relatively small amount will end up completely blowing their estate plan. And that’s always sad to see.”

Family feuds When elder law issues really get costly is when family members can’t agree on what to do with their aging parents—or their parents’ money.

“The worst thing is when people involved in the situation don’t get along,” said Wisnom. “You know, when mom or dad needs care and needs someone to make decisions and you get siblings who’ve been mad at each other since they were kids and now they’re in their 50s or 60s fighting over what to do with the parents. There’s nothing you can do to eliminate that problem. If you have family members that want to sue each other, there’s very little you can do to avoid that. It’s exponentially more expensive and time consuming when the people involved in the situation want to fight about things. Because the court is never an efficient way to resolve these types of disagreements.”

Burnside said elder lawyers will sometimes work with family counselors to quell disputes or appoint a third party to act as agents or trustees. “Sometimes that avoids putting one family member in that position where you know there’s going to be tension,” he said.

Other problems arise when the wrong

family member is put in charge of the decision-making. “People have to be very careful when they’re planning to pick the best person for the job,” said Wisnom. “When they’re choosing who will be their agent under a power of attorney or their trustee, they really need to realize that’s a job. It’s not an honor.

Being a beneficiary and getting money when someone passes, that’s the better role to be in!”

“It’s a big job, and there’s a lot of responsibility,” agreed Bivens. “And if they do something wrong, they can get into some serious legal trouble.

If a family member is in a position of trust and confidence to a vulnerable adult, and if they in some way misuse the assets, they can be found civilly responsible of financial exploitation, which not only has civil fines imposed but also potentially disinheritance.” In such cases, an elder lawyer can also help defend the trustee.

Because there’s inevitably so many family dynamics to deal with in elder law, attorneys need to have excellent people skills in addition to their legal chops. A simple dry understanding of trusts, estates and Medicare legislation isn’t enough.

“We’re very different than most attorneys,” said Bivens. “In a lot of other areas of the law, it’s about contracts, it’s about the litigation, it’s case law and it’s based on statutes. We’re not just dealing with statutes. We’re dealing with human beings. We’re concerned with their comfort and retirement, their medical needs, their quality of life, their independence, their dynamics with their family, the legacy they want to leave, what’s important to them. Our goal is to make them comfortable in knowing, in an uncertain future, that they’ve got people that are there for them, and everything’s in place.”

It helps that many elder lawyers have parents that they’ve had to secure care for themselves. In Bivens’ case, her compassion for older adults started at an unusually young age.

“I grew up very close to my grandmother, and my grandfather was actually 20 years her senior — they were quite the thing in the day!” she said. “So I just grew up thinking it was normal to hang out with people that were much, much older than me.

“I think that’s why I love the clients I work with,” she added. “It’s been the perfect fit for me.”

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ore than 43 million Americans over the age of 65 may have access to a source of income they never knew existed—their life insurance policy.

Access its value The way to realize its value is through a process called a “life settlement”; that is, the policy owner may be able to sell a life insurance policy that is no longer needed or affordable before it lapses or is surrendered to the insurance company. The owner can immediately receive a cash payment for the sale of the policy.

How much can be received Policy owners realize an average of seven times the amount of the policy’s cash surrender value, based on an analysis of a 2010 survey by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Candidates for life settlements are typically aged 70 or older, with a life insurance policy that has a “face value” of more than $100,000.

Why sell Reasons to sell can include changes in life circumstances, such as the death of a spouse, divorce, selling a business or simply to access more cash. Research indicates there are roughly 710,000 policies that are lapsed or surrendered each year—with a combined face value of more than $57 billion—by American seniors over the age of 70.

Get help While 90 percent of seniors who have lapsed a policy would have considered selling it if they had known a life settlement was an option, according to a survey prepared for the Insurance Studies Institute, most just don’t know about it.

That’s why the Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA), a nonprofit organization that is the nation’s largest association representing participants in the life settlement industry, wants to make sure that older Americans have all the information they need to make an informed decision about what to do with a life insurance policy they no longer need or can afford. To explore whether a life settlement is a good option, policy owners or their financial adviser

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etting blood drawn for a lab test sometimes proves the old adage: The cure can be worse than the disease.

For elderly patients in particular, an uncomfortable trip to a lab often many miles away, followed by a long wait in the lobby and an exhausting trip home can leave the patient feeling much worse than when the day began.

“I have a 99-year-old father and I understand this,” said Glenn Welstad, an Arizona entrepreneur known mostly for companies he founded in the arena of temporary industrial staffing.

“You just can’t make it into the lab that easily when you’re very old, or when you’ve just had surgeries. I decided something should be done about it.”

As a businessman, Welstad knew how to make that “something” happen. Last year, he started a new business called uick Draw Mobile Blood Draw Service.

“Technically, the way it works is, the doctor prescribes the blood work, and indicates on the prescription that you are immobile, for whatever

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The patient’s immobility may have to do with age, but it can also be the result of other factors.

“If your leg is in a cast,” Welstad said, “you qualify for uick Draw.”

The prescription is faxed to uick Draw, and arrangements are made for qualified medical personnel to come to the patient’s home or care facility and draw blood. If uick Draw is contacted by 3 p.m., the company calls the patient or the patient’s caregiver that day to make an appointment. Contact made after 3 p.m. is handled the next business day. uick Draw serves 55 communities in Arizona, including the entire East Valley.

How does it manage to dispatch medical personnel to literally any address it is given?

“We have phlebotomists scattered all over the state,” Welstad said. Locate the patient’s IP code, find the nearest phlebotomist, and the deed is halfway to being done.

The vast majority of uick Draw’s clientele are elderly, with almost all

of them on Medicare or Medicarereplacement insurance. The service incurs no additional expense for patients on Medicare.

About a million people in Arizona qualify for Medicare, Welstad pointed out.

“It’s a pretty big plate. On top of that, 10,000 people per day are turning 65, and 4,000 per day are turning 85. When you’re 85, you can’t go to the lab and wait

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In an email, her grandson Michael John Lagori reminisced about longing for his grandma’s gravy.

“When I was a little boy, she always had the sauce cooking on the stove, and made raviolis to go with it once a year at Christmas. Oh, that was a good day!”

That pretty much paints the picture, Michael. Make a good sauce, and you’re going to have a good day. Thanks to my momma and Michael’s Grandma Leonora for helping us to fill our heavyduty stockpot full of the heart and soul of Italian cooking.

Momma D’Atri’s Meat Sauce 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 large sweet yellow onion, diced 4-5 cloves fresh garlic, minced 2 stalks of celery, diced 1 large carrot, diced 1 packet (1 oz.) porcini mushrooms, reconstituted in one cup hot water then chopped fine 1 pound of fresh ground beef 1/2 pound Italian sausage (sweet or hot) 2 cans (16 oz.) organic tomato sauce 1 can (6 oz.) organic tomato paste 2 cups chicken or beef broth 1/2 cup red wine

2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped Salt and pepper to taste (add only at the end of the cooking process) In a Dutch oven or heavy stockpot, saut onion, garlic, celery and carrot in oil until translucent. Add beef and sausage, cooking until golden brown.

Add wine, mushrooms (including mushroom water), tomato sauce, paste, broth and basil. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes. Remove lid and simmer for another 30 minutes or until thick. Don’t burn sauce.

Grandmother’s Pork Shoulder Sauce Sauté: 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter 1/2 cup green onions, chopped 1 large celery stalk, chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 1 tablespoon garlic, chopped Add: 1/2 cup red wine Reduce and brown.

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Sound Off

... from page 9 It is insane and dangerous to all they flooded last year? What did they do?

Americans to bring thousands They built in the same area. Whatever upon thousands of so-called happened to common sense?

Syrian refugees into our country. The majority are middle-aged men. They I was very surprised to see on the have been infiltrated by ISIS. We are $19 Fox cable news channel an ad trillion in debt. Cities and states are banksupporting the override of the rupt. We don’t have jobs for our own Peoria school district. Who paid for this people. Who is going to support these ad? If the Peoria school system has the people? Let’s put a stop to this insanity. money to sponsor an ad on a major TV channel and put signs all around the uestion: Why is suddenly all town, they don’t need any money from the runoff water from mines the taxpayers. toxic? Wasn’t it toxic before mines were dug? Doesn’t nature take I just called the Washington, place of this?

D.C., office of Harry Reid. His staff member hung up on me.

I have a question for Hillary Aren’t our elected representatives supClinton and Bernie Sanders, posed to listen to the American people? who support free college for all They say they’re so concerned. That’s a Americans along with free health care, lie. Harry Reid does not want to hear free everything. Because our country is what the American people say. Shameful. $19 trillion in debt and growing, how do He needs to be thrown out of the Senate. they propose to pay for all this free stuff ?

Millions of Americans would like to Biden and Ryan are the only two know. Please tell us. common sense politicians still in Washington. Vote them in.

The direction this country is Write them in. I’ve given up on all the headed should strike fear in the Bush and Clinton dynasties. Vote Biden heart of every Christian, espe- and Ryan. Common sense Americans— cially knowing the Muslim religion be- it’s what we need more of. lieves if Christians cannot be converted, they should be wiped completely out.

Shame on those catty, claws-out Republican women and their personal questions, trying to disU.S. troops have been deployed to fight African Islamic terrorist miss Clinton (as someone) who’s a nobody groups, groups Hillary Clinton who doesn’t care. As a lifelong Republican, says weren’t a terror group. Do we really it’s enough to turn me into a Democrat. want this woman to be president, after having an unsecured email account, The Democratic Party has gone which more than likely was hacked into from representing the working by our enemies? This woman is not caman to representing the lawyer pable of being president of the United class, the political and government activStates. ist and the foreign businessman.

The Sound Off comment regarding the Koch brothers is full of lies. Just because Harry Reid or Bernie Sanders make accusations against the Koch brothers doesn’t mean it’s correct. Democrat lemmings believe everything. They don’t seem to be concerned about the billionaire George Soros, who funds so many left-wing antiAmerican websites and organizations.

How about learning about George Soros, Democrats?

Amazing. Are you watching the TV news about the flooding of the washes, in the same spot

I would like to respond to the reader who wrote, in the October Lovin’ Life, about “the epitome of pharmaceutical stupidity” concerning directions for applying a gel. I am a retired pharmacist and am very familiar with these instructions for topical medications. He/she wrote that it was “dumb” to have instructions about applying a “pea-size” amount of gel. He/ she goes on to say these instructions were “more than amazing—it’s pure insanity.

Ripoff.” Exactly how would this reader like to have the instructions read? Many of the gels, ointments and creams using instructions like “pea size” contain very

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potent drugs. Many of drugs are chemotherapy drugs used to treat skin cancers.

Others are used to treat acne and other skin conditions. If applied excessively they can cause serious and very painful side effects. 1 have seen some horriblelooking cases where topical medications had been applied wrong. As directed by the pharmaceutical company, the pharmacist will place required language in the instructions and will counsel the patient on the proper use of the medication. The pharmaceutical companies have determined the safe dose for a drug and what amount of gel contains the safe dose. We (pharmacists) have to use instructions that can be understood by everyone. This includes the elderly, young, literate, illiterate, patients who don’t know a lot of English, etc. Most everyone can be instructed as what a “pea size” amount is!

Some gels will supply a plastic measuring stick to use with instructions such as: apply a 1-inch ribbon of gel. The patient will squeeze out a 1-inch ribbon of gel on the stick. There is nothing dumb or stupid about these instructions. The only dumb or stupid thing would be if you don’t follow these instructions.--Bob I would like to reply to the reader who had a reply in the October Sound Off. He/she claims to be a patriotic, conservative American who is delighted to note that 90 percent of the responses in the Sound Off were by conservatives. Then he/she goes off the track to say that liberals and Democrats are, for the most part, politically uninformed, misinformed, naive and gullible. This “mouthbreather” probably gets all his/her information from Fox News, Rush Limbaugh or the Drudge Report. Listening to these guys will certainly qualify you to be fully informed and up to date with all the current worldwide news! You mention being gullible.

Yikes! Maybe you haven’t read about survey after survey that show that people listening to Fox are the most uniformed and misinformed people in the country.

These surveys all show Fox followers are less informed than people who listen to or watch no news! I’ll match knowledge with you any day. Luckily, I have a lot of conservative friends who I can have an intelligent conversation with.

Drew Alexander’s rant about abortion might be more believable if people like him were

more concerned about the welfare of children after they are born. Conservatives consistently vote against programs that provide schooling for children, medical care and other programs that help the [public]. If only he were more concerned about children not having enough to eat or being abused by parents who don’t want them, then there might be some substance to what he has to say. Interestingly enough, conservatives of his ilk do become more interested in children when they turn 18 and can go to war. Utterly pathetic.

Red light cameras should be banned and yellow light cameras, too. I was flashed once.

About a month later, I received a bill for $337 to pay or else. Another person only had to pay $250. He was younger than me. I also received a picture showing a red light for thru traffic, my car making a left turn, a left-turn yellow arrow, and an 85-year-old woman. Bullying isn’t limited to school yards.

In my view, people should not defend Islam until they have read the Quran and have some knowledge of Islamic history. When they make statements supporting Islam without this background information, it gives the impression the information is bogus.

If they want to sound like they know something about Islam, do the homework.

The Arizona Historical Society, now a state agency, proudly boasts that it was founded in 1864. Unfortunately, the claim is not true. An organization called the Arizona Historical Society was established in 1864 by the first territorial legislature in Prescott, but it faded into oblivion in the 1870s. The first AHS had no known connection to the present-day AHS which was founded in Tucson in 1884

by Charles D. Poston. When established, it was named the Society of Arizona Pioneers, and it was primarily an elite social organization that excluded many people. The name did not become the Arizona Historical Society until nearly a century later. If the present-day AHS cannot even properly interpret its own history, why are Arizona taxpayers giving it millions of dollars per year to preserve Arizona history?—Dick immermann

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Bear Market Report When will the volatility end? : : by Teresa Bear

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few years ago I had the opportunity to visit my childhood elementary school. I attended this school from third to fifth grade and hadn’t been back since. Finding it was a bit of a treasure hunt because it was no longer an elementary school but had been repurposed as a preschool. I knew I found it when I saw the windows and remembered all the natural light that streamed into the classroom on sunny days.

Memories are a funny thing. Like a prism, they can be distorted by the passage of time—and perspective. For instance, I am positive that my old school building did not shrink in size—but it somehow seemed smaller.

So in the grown up world of investing, is the market more volatile than in the olden days—or is it in our perception?

As walking the halls of my elementary school indicate, there’s a difference between absolute and relative size. The building walls are the same height that they were in the ‘60s, but I’m taller.

The stock market is the same. If the Dow dropped 400 points in one day in January 1970, that would have been a 50-percent decline. However, when the Dow dropped 586 points on Aug. 24, it was only a 3.56-percent drop (even though it felt like more).

However, even when adjusting for percentage drops, the bad news is that the market is indeed more volatile than in the past.

As I poured over the data, I identified what I call Dow Downer Days—drops of 3 percent or more. In the postwar years from 1950 to 1970, there were only nine days in 30 years that the market dropped more than 3 percent. Con-

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trast that to today. From January 2010 through August of 2015, there have been 11 such drops. This doesn’t even count the so called dismal decade that saw both the dot.com crash and financial crisis of 2008 and 2009 in which there were 43 Dow Downer Days.

So what happened? When will we return to the “Good old days” when the market was less volitle? In my opinion, there are four major drivers of this increasing volatility.

Instead of dancing around a maypole, on May Day of 1975, the SEC deregulated the brokerage industry allowing for market forces to determine trading commissions. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars to buy or sell a block of stock, now investors pay about $10 per trade—or less.

Naturally computerized trading has had a huge impact. The idea phoning your broker, who places the trade, which gets executed on the floor of the stock exchange, seems almost quaint.

One of biggest challenges are the highfrequency trading firms who charge in and out of markets in fractions of a second based on sophisticated computer algorithms. This lead to the May 6 Flash Crash of 2010, in which the Dow dropped almost 1,000 points in minutes.

Another factor is the disappearance of the company sponsored pension plans which have been largely replaced by 401(k) plans.

Instead of a pension and a gold watch, employees are given an 800 number and a PIN. Experienced professional pension managers have been replaced with a robo-adviser.

And finally, I believe the media exacerbates these factors. By yelling “The Sky is Falling, the Sky is Falling” 24 hours per day/7 days a week, investors are more likely engage in emotional investing.

Regrettably, I don’t see that any of these four factors are ever going to go away. The volatility genie is out of the

bottle—and I don’t think there’s any way to stuff him back in again.

The best protection is kind of old fashioned. Make sure that you balance your needs for growth, income and safety in a way that allows you to sleep at night.

Beyond that, in the words of Bette Davis, “Fasten your seat belts; it’s going to be a bumpy night.”

Teresa Bear, CFP CPA (www.TeresaBear.com) specializes in retirement planning and asset preser-

Aging Today givers they know. Remember it is a part of our heritage and the American spirit.

During your upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, take note of your own family, look around the dinner table and see who in your family is making this ultimate sacrifice. We all have a lot on our plate with our own lives, reaching out and letting them know that you are here to help and listen is a good first step. The second step is not to wait, offer your assistance, and if they say no—then insist on it.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a special thank you to all of the family

vation for retirees and those about to retire. Teresa is the author of the book “She Retired Happily Ever After.” Send questions to Teresa@TeresaBear.com or call (480) 503-0050. Investment advisory services provided by Brookstone Capital Management LLC., a SEC registered investment adviser. Brookstone Capital Management and Teresa Bear LLC are independent of one another.

Neither the author nor the publisher is engaged in providing accounting, legal, investment, or other professional services through the publication of this article—you must seek competent, professional representation for your personal situation. ... from page 12 caregivers out there that are doing the hard work day in and day out—truly this is a labor of love. You guys are our unsung heroes and personally I think you rock.

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

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Naturopathic News

Your Finances

How much sugar are you consuming?

A written financial plan may help reduce fear of the unknown

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: : by Chad Winn

ccording to a Bankrate.com Money Pulse Survey dated Feb. 18, running out of savings and the ability to pay for health care costs during retirement continue to be two of the top concerns of people over the age of 50. These concerns are not unfounded. Significant increases in life expectancy throughout the 20th and into the 21st centuries coupled with the continued rise in the cost of health care continues to put pressure on the cash flow and nest eggs of retirees.

Winston Churchill said, “He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” The unknown is always scary. One way to possibly reduce some common anxieties associated with retiring is to establish a written financial plan. While survey after survey indicates the fear of falling financially short in retirement is extremely widespread, many Americans continue to approach this phase of their life with no formal plan.

What is a financial plan? In a most basic sense, a financial plan is a formalized and usually written plan to help someone organize the strategies for pursuing their financial needs and goals. A financial plan can be established for any need by anyone of any age but is commonly used for planning retirement. A good financial plan should act like a compass or a map that can be referred to often to ensure a person is on track toward their goal and also may help indicate adjustments to strategy that may need to be done.

A financial plan should include a cash flow analysis. A cash flow worksheet can help a person determine how much they are spending and on what. It may also highlight all sources of income. Discussing a budget usually triggers the reflex response in my clients of eyes rolling into said client’s head and a huge sigh. I am quick to point out a budget is what and how to spend, it shouldn’t be considered a punishment but something that may be helpful. Just like a good diet is a way to establish a well-balanced meal

plan that is healthy for you, a financial plan should be viewed in the same way.

One thing to pay close attention to if the budget is being established for a couple, is how the income may change if one person dies. As an example, be sure to know if a pension will continue to pay out the full amount, be reduced or even eliminated. Also, remember to account for the reduction in Social Security payments when someone passes away.

Another item that should be included in every financial plan is a net worth statement. Net worth is very simply determined by taking all assets owned by a household and subtracting all debt. Knowing the details of one’s net worth is important in helping to determine how long a nest egg will last. Don’t leave out the value of your residence and any mortgage balance. Sometimes the equity in your home can and may need to be used down the road to help fund retirement needs.

Financial plans often include items like an insurance analysis, savings rates, estate planning and tax analysis. A financial plan can range from very simple to quite complicated. But, a written plan can often work to combat fear and stress levels by making an unknown at least somewhat known.

Chad Winn is a chartered retirement plannin counselor and financial adviser with Waddell and Reed Inc. If you would like more information or have questions, Winn can be contacted at 903-6807 or cwinn@ wradvisors.com.

This article is for informational purposes only and is not intended as an offer or solicitation or the sale o any financial roduct or service or as a determination that any investment strate y is suita le or a s ecific investor. nvestors should seek financial advice regarding the suitability of any investment strate y ased on their o ectives, financial situations, and particular needs. Waddell and Reed does not provide tax or legal advice. Investing involves risk and the potential to lose principal. Securities offered through Waddell and Reed Inc., Member SIPC.

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: : by Crystal Baus

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id you know the average person consumes an estimated at 150 pounds of sugar per year? The USDA recommends we get no more than 10 teaspoons per day, yet most Americans eat about 30 teaspoons per day—that’s three times the liberal recommended daily value.

Today, sugar is found in many of the usual suspects, like cakes, cookies and candy. But it’s also coming from “healthier-sounding” packaged products like salad dressing, pasta sauce, yogurt, canned vegetables, baby food, cereals, peanut butter, bread and tomato sauce.

We don’t always realize it because there are so many names used to describe sugar. It is often disguised in a confusing language such as corn syrup, dextrose, maltose, glucose or fructose.

Eating a diet high in sugar is what makes us feel lethargic, moody, irritated and exhausted. And most of all, it can lead to disease.

People love sweet things. Even before we started refining sugar, we sought out foods with sweet tastes. Sugar is a simple carbohydrate that occurs naturally in foods such as grains, beans, vegetables and fruit. Refined table sugar, also called sucrose, is very different. Extracted from either sugar cane or beets, it lacks vitamins, minerals and fiber, and thus requires extra effort from the body to digest. The body must deplete its own store of minerals and enzymes to absorb sucrose properly. Therefore, instead of providing the body with nutrition, it creates deficiency.

Health-conscious people are aware that their blood sugar levels fluctuate wildly on a sugar-induced high, but they often don’t associate the emotional roller coaster ride that accompanies this high. We feel happy and energetic for a while and then suddenly, unexplainably, we find ourselves arguing with a friend or lover.

Sugar qualifies as an addictive substance for two reasons: 1. Eating even a small amount creates a desire for more.

2. Suddenly quitting causes withdraw-

al symptoms such as headaches, mood swings, cravings and fatigue.

A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that excess sugar increases the risk for heart failure. In addition to heart disease, a diet high in sugar can cause obesity, hormone imbalances, liver damage, cell aging, memory loss and more.

What happens when you reduce your sugar intake?

Within a few weeks’ of reducing your sugar intake it’s likely you will see a 10 percent decrease in LDL cholesterol and up to a 30 percent decrease in triglycerides, while simultaneously improving your blood pressure. This is because added sugar chronically raises insulin levels, increasing blood pressure and your heart rate.

Once you’re over your sugar fix, you’ll feel better than ever. People who have a diet high in added sugars and refined grains are more likely to experience anxiety, irritability and mood swings.

You should be more awake and alert during the day, and also better prepared to catch some z’s come bedtime. People usually crash from the sugar high that leaves them feeling the mid-day sluggishness and the need for a nap.

Scaling back your sugar habit by 200 calories a day could help you drop 10 pounds in five to six months. Replacing candy and cakes or sugary protein bars with almonds or other real health snacks, will help you reduce your overall calorie intake.

Lastly, you will reduce inflammation in your body. Foods high in sugar spur inflammation. Chronic inflammation is the root cause of many diseases.

Quick tip: tart cherries have one of the highest anti-inflammatory content of any food.

Crystal Baus is an integrative health coach for HealthStyles 4 You, and a marketing contractor for the following industries: Health and Wellness, Naturopathic Practices (including Chambers Clinic) and Signage & Digital Graphics. Baus can be reached at cbaus@ healthstyles4you.com, or www.healthstyles4you.com.

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Managing lung disease during the holidays ::by Phoebe Brown

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he holiday season brings people together for many celebrations.

However, for people with lung disease, the holidays can seem daunting. Between traveling, cooking and eating, someone could easily become fatigued, which could make breathing difficult. One way to avoid excessive exhaustion is to practice moderation when eating. While indulging in holiday festivities, practicing moderation

can help people with lung disease enjoy the holidays and improve their overall quality of life.

Triggers such as air pollution, overexertion and overeating can cause flare-ups. While some triggers are uncontrollable, others are manageable. Staying inside when air quality is poor can help with lung function.

Overeating or eating foods that cause gas or bloating can make breathing

uncomfortable, so even during the holiday season, it is important to keep moderation in mind.

It might seem like common sense but taking time to enjoy good food and company at the table could help someone feel satisfied instead of overfull. Drinking plenty of noncaffeinated fluids can

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help control hunger and keep people hydrated. Eating smaller portions of foods, including desserts, could help reduce pressure, especially in someone who is short of breath. Extra pounds could cause extra heaviness and difficulty breathing.

For those suffering from debilitating lung diseases, options exist now to improve quality of life, such as diet and moderation. A clinic in the United States, the Lung Institute, states it has helped lung disease sufferers by offering an additional treatment option in the form of stem cell therapy.

Stem cell therapy is a minimally invasive, outpatient treatment that harnesses the natural healing ability of the stem cells that already exist in the body. Stem cells are harvested from the patient’s own fat, blood or bone marrow, separated and reintroduced into the body. Stem cells naturally fight infection and disease by repairing damaged tissue with new, healthy tissue. This is a slow process, but stem cell therapy has the potential to expedite the natural healing process for those with certain progressive diseases, such as lung diseases.

People with lung disease have various options to help them take their health into their own hands, such as using an alternative treatment like stem cell therapy along with diet and moderation. By controlling factors that exacerbate their symptoms, and by taking action to improve their lung function, people with lung disease can enjoy the holidays and improve their quality of life.

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Miracle-Ear releases GENIUS technology

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iracle-Ear, America’s most recognized hearing aid brand, launches new GENIUS technology providing wearers up to 25 percent better speech recognition in challenging listening environments than people with normal hearing . The exclusive GENIUS technology platform is available in our most popular RIC model.

“GENIUS technology offers exquisite audibility through high definition digital sound,” said Rebecca Younk, audiologist for Miracle-Ear. “This enables more natural sound quality for our wearers and we are excited to have this available.”

The features included within this platform use minimal power consumption and are completely automatic.

Together they engage seamlessly and

automatically in response to the changing acoustic environment, all without compromising battery life. GENIUS includes the following features: Directional Focus: Allows the wearer to hear front and center, blocking unwanted noises.

Wireless Windscreen: Removes the wind noise, allowing other sounds to be heard more clearly.

VoiceTarget 360: eroes in on the voices and conversations wearers want to hear in any direction.

HD2Sound: High-definition digital sound, processing sounds similar to the brain.

“The new GENIUS technology product offering marks a milestone in advanced hearing technology,” said Younk.

“This type of product innovation allows us to offer an industry leading hearing aid and is what sets MiracleEar apart as the premier hearing solution provider.”

Miracle-Ear offers a complimentary, comprehensive hearing test that includes a complete hearing health history, visual ear canal inspection and a comprehensive diagnostic hearing evaluation. If test results indicate a hearing loss, Miracle-Ear tailors a hearing aid solution to the individual’s lifestyle; working with the customer to determine which solution best meets his or her individual needs.

For more information on MiracleEar and the GENIUS platform, please visit https://www.miracle-ear.com/enus/hearing-aids/GENIUS-Technology.

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Studies conducted at the University of Northern Colorado (2014) and Oldenburg Horzentrum (2013) showed that Speech Reception Thresholds (SRT) in cocktail-party situations improved up to 2.9 dB for wearers with mild to moderate hearing loss using GENIUS with Directional Focus, compared to people with normal hearing. This corresponds to over 25 percent improvement in speech understanding.

Don’t let untreated hearing loss affect your emotions

::by Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing and Arizona Relay Service

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s your hearing loss standing in the way of enjoying your family during the holidays? You are not alone!

According to the American Academy of Audiology, more than 19 million Americans over the age of 45 experience some type of hearing loss. If left untreated, hearing loss can produce a variety of emotions such as depression, sadness, loss and loneliness.

However, if you recognize the signs of hearing loss early and take steps to improve the condition, the holidays with your family can be less emotional.

Why does hearing loss affect your emotional stability?

When individuals experience hearing loss, they can feel very isolated and as if they don’t belong. Living your entire life with your hearing and then feeling it slowly or abruptly fade can be a shock that takes time to get used to. If the hearing loss isn’t addressed, this experience can then lead to feelings of sadness, loneliness or isolation.

The American Academy of Audiology reported that seniors with untreated hearing loss report two more weeks of depressed or sad feelings than they did the previous year.

If you are diagnosed with a hearing loss but don’t wear your hearing aid or utilize other assistive technologies,

you’re more likely to skip out on social events and may feel isolated. It is completely normal at first to feel left out of conversations because you have difficulty hearing or to feel like you can’t contribute because you might not hear someone correctly. The key is not to let these feelings control you. If you recognize and take care of your hearing loss immediately, it will help prevent these feelings.

How can you prevent depression due to hearing loss?

While hearing loss can lead to feelings of depression, it doesn’t have to. If you are diagnosed with a hearing loss, there are plenty of ways to help solve the problem. The real problem exists if you don’t address it.

Get your hearing checked regularly Because hearing loss is at an increased level in seniors, it is important to get your hearing checked often.

The more often you get your hearing checked, the sooner you can detect loss.

As soon as you start to notice signs of hearing loss, such as having to turn up the TV volume or asking others to repeat themselves in conversation, make an appointment to see a hearing specialist.

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Take measures to improve your hearing If you are diagnosed with a hearing loss, do something about it. Take measures to find out if hearing aids are an option for you or talk with your doctor about other suggestions to improve your hearing level.

The worst thing you can do is to do nothing and think your hearing will improve on its own.

Don’t view hearing loss as a barrier A hearing loss shouldn’t prevent you from doing the things you love. If you take your hearing treatment seriously, you should be able to proceed with life normally, just with a few adjustments.

Utilize the resources available for those with hearing loss so you can get back to enjoying life.

Support groups, such as The Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) www.hearingloss.org or the Association of Late-Deafened Adults (ALDA) www.alda.org, can connect you others who share the same experience for support.

If you’re experiencing hearing loss at any level, the best thing you can do is to take care of it as soon as possible. Don’t

let it get the best of your emotions and your holidays.

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

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Grant brings acclaimed composer to TSO for week-long residency

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he Tucson Symphony Orchestra will perform the world premiere of a work by an award-winning young composer hailed by The New York Times as “brashly youthful and fresh” on the MasterWorks Series program, The Strausses and a Young Master.

Keitaro Harada will conduct performances of Takuma Itoh’s “Ripple Effect,” Johann Strauss Jr.’s “Overtures to Fledermausand igeunerbaron” and Richard Strauss’ “Le bourgeois gentilhomme” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7575 N. Paseo del Norte in Tucson.

Harada and Itoh will discuss the program at 6:30 p.m., one hour before the performance on Friday evening during a pre-concert chat. The preconcert chat is complimentary with tickets.

The world premiere performance of the orchestral version of “Ripple Effect” will conclude the composer’s weeklong residency with the TSO.

The League of American Orchestra’s Music Alive: New Partnerships Residency Plans funded the residency with a grant to the TSO because of the ongoing success of the TSO’s Young Composers Project.

During his residency, Itoh will lead a clinic in at least one local high school providing an overview of music composition: how to start, where inspiration comes from and listening to other composers as models will be demonstrated through an interactive group improvisation. On Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. at the Tucson Symphony Center, Itoh will lead a conversation, “How Do They Do That?” during which attendees will learn about the process of composition, hear examples of new work and have the opportunity to create a “composition.” The program is free and reservations can be made through the TSO box office, 882-8585.

Johann Strauss Jr.’s “Die Fledermaus (The Bat)” premiered at the

Giving the gift of great memories

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or birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays like Christmas, the best present is often one that makes loved ones feel more connected, especially when they’re miles apart.

Memories—new and old—are the glue that holds relationships together and are often the most appreciated kind of gifts. When someone gives a loved one a movie ticket stub from a first date together or pass down a family heirloom to a child, those gifts come with greater meaning than the gifts themselves. They demonstrate how much a special someone’s presence is cherished.

Something as simple as a photograph can bring people back in time to a wonderful memory—a wedding or a child’s birth, all the way to his or her graduation. Photos can help people relive the past, but they also help to stay in the present. When loved ones can’t attend notable occasions such as their grandson’s first day of elementary school or their niece’s prom, photos allow them to feel as if they’re physically there witnessing the events unfold.

Instantly share moments People can e-mail photos to family and friends one by one, or post images on their social media pages, but what if those photos could appear instantly in the homes or offices of loved ones?

They can be surprised now and then with full albums of photos, either to be reminded of great times shared together in the past or to get the inside look of an event they couldn’t attend.

There’s an ingenious device that updates pictures. Wi-Fi cloud-connected photo frames are a fast-growing solution that bridges busy lifestyles, technology divides and even geographies.

Called Nixplay, the frame comes with a mobile app for iOS and Android that anyone can download and use to instantly send photos to their own or friends’ frames, wherever they are in the world. The photo-sharing process is now fast and simple, allowing grandparents, friends and other loved ones to share memories on the go and stay connected.

Now, loved ones can get the gift of memories from the past and present,

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Theater an der Wien where it remains to this day a highly successful part of the regular repertoire. Its reputation and regard have become worldwide, partly because the great composer/ conductor Gustav Mahler elevated its artistic reputation by producing it at

the Hamburg Opera House 20 years after the opening. It is full of beautiful music and the humor the Austrians loved. “Der igeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron)” premiered again at the Theater an der Wien in the fall of 1885 and became second only in

as well as the comfort of knowing that they’ll continue to receive precious moments in the future.

Playlists for all occasions It’s also good news for anyone who has trouble managing a growing collection of photos scattered across different digital devices and online platforms. Nixplay allows users to access and organize everything in one location, and pull images to send from Bring family and friends closer by seamlessly places such as Dropbox, Face- sharing photos from smartphones to elegant book, Instagram, Picasa and frames, at home or anywhere in the world.

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Keitaro Harada is well-known to TSO patrons. Increasingly recognized at the highest levels for his artistic abilities, Harada was a student of Lorin Maazel at Castleton Festival and Fabio Luisi at Pacific Music Festival, recipient of the Seiji Ozawa Conducting Fellowship at Tanglewood Music

Festival, Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview, and The Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award.

He began his appointment as associate conductor of the Richmond Symphony in Fall 2014. In his continuing position of associate conductor for Arizona Opera, he led its production of “La Fille du Regiment” in Spring 2015. In March, he was named associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops. In the 2014-15 season, he conducted “Disney Fanta-

sia Live in Concert” and the MasterWorks Series program, “Brahms and Mozart,” for the TSO. Tickets are $45 to $55. They are available online at www.saaca.org, at the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance Box Office by phone at 797-3959, ext. 7. Programming, artists and prices are subject to change.

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eople just want more. The Alaska by motor coach and train into the state’s cruise continues to be the second- mighty interior. I was also ready for a most popular cruise in the world, with serious dose of RCCL’s seemly endless many of its visitors repeat passengers. It amenities—themed bars and lounges, all makes perfect sense to me. What can specialty restaurants, indoor/outdoor be said about a state that is one-fifth the country club, spa and fitness center, Las Vegas-style shows size of the continenand Casino Royale. tal United States and Perhaps this time I four times the size really will climb the of California? It is a rock wall. After a long land of spectacular day of excursions, Ice Age glaciers, Nareturning to the tive Alaskan culture, comfort of the vessel breathtaking mounalways felt like going tain ranges and fjords, historic Russian settle- Juneau is the only U.S. capitol home.

Ketchikan: Today ments, the Midnight inaccessible by road.

Ketchikan is billed as Sun and world-class the Salmon Capital of the World. If sport fishing. I’ve often thought that the it’s a fishing excursion that you want, Aleut’s name for the region is still the this is the place for it. My pick: A tour best: Alyeska—The Great Land. of the Totem Heritage Center, which Sitting on the deck of Royal features a collection of carved totem Caribbean’s 2,501-passenger Radiance poles and carving demonstrations. of the Seas with the Seattle sun at my back, I couldn’t wait for the cruise Juneau: Spread along Gastineau Channel, Juneau is the only U.S. to begin. Soon we would be gliding capitol city inaccessible by road. A through Puget Sound to the stunning trip to Mendenhall Glacier is the most Inside Passage. popular excursion. My pick: The Yes, I am one of those repeat visitors.

1,800-foot tramway ride to the top of I knew what to expect, and relished Mount Roberts for wildlife viewing the attractions that awaited me. Plus platforms, Juneau Raptor Center and I knew that a number of my favorite breathtaking scenery. destinations were inaccessible by car, which is why I opted for the cruise/land Skagway: Located the northern tip of the Lynn Canal, Skagway was tour package. It included transportation

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The iconic St. Michael’s Church overlooks the Sitka Sound.

the land entryway for thousands of gold-crazed miners to the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. The town is wellpreserved and rich in gold rush history.

My pick: A trip aboard the vintage White Pass & Yukon Route railway for a train journey back into time.

Sitka: My personal favorite of all of Alaska’s destinations, Sitka is nestled on Baranof Island and offers an amazing mix of Tlingit Indian, Russian and American history and culture. The attractions are endless. My pick: The Sitka National Historical Park, a 113-acre coastal park that features the Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center, plus beaches, hiking trails and scores of totem poles.

Seward: One of Alaska’s oldest communities, Seward is considered the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. This is where land packages begin, and I look forward to spending more time in this historic community.

My pick: Strolling Seward’s historic downtown and bustling harbor.

Fairbanks: Based 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle, Fairbanks is the ideal venue to experience a real living history, highlighted by the midnight sun. My pick: An excursion on the Riverboat Discovery Sternwheeler, with a stop at an Athabascan village, for traditional fishing, hide tanning and dog sledding demonstrations.

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Travelers can view the majesty of Alaskan glaciers from the comfort of their cruise ship.

Denali National Park: Departing from Fairbanks, the Wilderness Express train travels deep into the Alaskan interior to the 6-million acre Denali National Park. Seeing one of the world’s last great frontiers from the comfort of this luxurious glass-domed train car enhances the experience.

My pick: A seven-hour bus ride on the Tundra Wilderness Tour for undisturbed wildlife viewings.

Talkeetna: A locale that’s perfect to just bask in the beauty, Talkeetna also offers fishing, nature and float tours, and white water rafting. My pick: A helicopter ride above Mount McKinley, the highest mountain in North America. To experience such a heaven’s view was like being there at the moment of creation.

Anchorage: Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage boasts all the urban pleasures of fine dining, shopping, nightlife and world-class museums.

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:: Story by Andrea Gross | Photos by Irv Green

expect Seattle’s Pike Market to be colorful, crowded and caffeinated, as befits the city that birthed Starbucks, but I don’t expect flying salmon. Yet here men in white aprons are flipping giant fish with the ease that most folks flip pancakes.

One of the fishmongers grins as a salmon slips onto the counter and somersaults into a bin.

“Want one?” he asks. I Seattle s Pike arket is the o to lace or Pacific sea ood, decline and walk on to whether to eat on the s ot or to shi home. see the flowers, which strong smells of curry, kimchee, cofsmell infinitely better.

Like other urban markets, Pike Mar- fee and chocolate. Vendors ply us with ket reflects its surroundings. Salmon samples: a handful of dried fruit, a slice in Seattle? Of course. (Taste them of apple, a chunk of cantaloupe and in a market restaurant or have them the best chocolate-covered cherry I’ve shipped to your home.) Gator burg- ever tasted. No wonder, since Washingers in New Orleans? (Eat them on the ton is the top sweet cherry-producing spot.) Clam chowder in Boston? Most state in the nation.

Washington also grows more onions definitely. Although in some cities commercial establishments have moved in, than any other state, and Pike Market the emphasis in urban markets is al- owes its existence to onion-hungry citiways on locally sourced food and re- zens, price-gouging middlemen and a sympathetic politician. In response to gionally unique products.

That’s what makes them so much his constituents, who were furious that the price of onions had risen dramatifun for the traveler. cally, Seattle Councilman Thomas Revelle suggested that farmers set up on an Seattle’s Pike Market: the country’s oldest continuously operat- empty street corner and sell to their customers. In August 1907 eight farming market My husband and I weave past per- ers did just that. Their produce sold out formers strumming guitars, dodge within hours, and the business practices groups of tourists, and inhale the of Seattle were forever changed.

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Now, 108 years later, more than 100 farmers and 200 craftsmen and women rent space at the market, which has expanded to cover 9 acres. www.pikeplacemarket.org New Orleans’ French Market: America’s oldest public market Seattle’s market may hold the title of the oldest continuously o eratin aneuil Hall, which com rises one art o Boston s amed market market, but New Or- lace, has een the site o many historic events, includin s eeches leans’ French Market y Samuel dams and a rece tion or eor e ashin ton. predates it by more than 100 years.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace: the It began as a Native American trad- n tion s first esti l rket ing post in 1791 but quickly grew Some folks call it Faneuil Hall Marinto a multiethnic hub as new arriv- ketplace; others call it Quincy Market. als flooded the area. Now vendors sell Either way, it’s a favorite meeting place everything from homegrown food to for Bostonians and one of the city’s top handmade crafts, many of which fea- visitor attractions. ture fleur-de-lis in one form or anothThe area was first a public food marer—on mugs, door knockers, T-shirts ket, then the site of an historic hall and neckties. I’m not into fleur-de-lis where a reception was held for George décor, and I can easily pass on alliga- Washington. Later, in the 19th century, tor models and Mardi Gras masks, but it was the home of one of the largest I succumb to temptation when I see a market complexes in the country. But handmade voodoo doll. After all, you despite its storied history, by the early never know when a little magic might 1970s it was simply a group of decaycome in handy. ing buildings, and the city wanted to tear them down.

Instead, some concerned citizens turned them into a “festival marketplace,” the first one in the United States. The old Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market became a “festival” of stores, restaurants and pubs, thus revitalizing not only the old buildings but the surrounding area as well.

We snack and wander—tastetesting clam chowder and baked beans, admiring pewter mugs and trying on T-shirts that celeew rleans rench arket is re lete with alli ator brate Boston colleges and sports scul tures, eur de lis mu s and ardi ras masks. teams.

Our last stop is at Make Way The food presents a bigger prob- for Ducklings, a bookstore that honors lem. Do I want gator meat on a stick, Robert McCloskey’s classic tale of a in a burger or atop a salad? And then group of Bostonian mallards. I resist there’s the muffuletta, a deli sandwich buying my granddaughter a toy malfavored by Sicilian farmers who were lard imprinted with the word “Boston,” selling their goods at the market. We and instead get her a book of Mother look at the sandwich, a layered power- Goose rhymes. She may as well learn house consisting of a marinated olive now that the little pig who went to marsalad, three meats and two cheeses. It’s ket had a lot more fun than the ones a tough call. We opt for both. who stayed home. www.frenchmarket.org www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com

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Just as you would talk to a mechanic or a knowledgeable friend before buying a car, talk with your doctor about expected health needs in the coming year.

Any planned surgeries or medication changes? Consider your health goals.

Are you planning to lose weight? Run your first 5K? Prepare for an active vacation? Then, make a list of what you want in a health plan. Particularly within Medicare Advantage, many plans offer powerful services to help you achieve your best health.

Medicare.gov is the place to start learning about the plans available to you. Learn the costs to buy the plan (premium), costs to use the plan (deductibles and copayments), and

the maximum you might have to pay in case a serious health event happens (maximum out of pocket). Learn about the doctor and hospital networks included in each plan. Plans can change every year, so even if you already have a Medicare plan, be sure to check.

Medicare.gov also offers Star ratings, a five-star system that rates the quality of services provided by each plan.

While Medicare.gov is the best place to start, also visit the Medicare Advantage plan websites to get into specifics about plans you may be interested in.

Whether or not your plan is changing, it’s important to know all the details.

Your plan choice this fall is

guaranteed and will be yours for all of 2016, unless you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) and choose to make a change. With news of possible health plan mergers among Medicare Advantage plans, it’s important to understand that this does not affect your 2016 plan choice.

In the end, if we get in the habit of considering Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 health prep season, just like March and April is tax prep season, we’ll make the right decision for our financial, emotional and physical health. So, while the question may be switch it or stick with it, the key to Medicare success is research it.

ASO loses longtime volunteer

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rizona Senior Olympics planners were very saddened to learn of the death of longtime volunteer Gary Chinn on Oct. 1.

As the sport commissioner for pistol shooting, Chinn worked hard to create and continue the ASO pistol shooting competition each year.

A longtime member of the Phoenix Rod and Gun Club, Chinn was held in high esteem because of his dedication to helping others. Several people who spoke at the service on Oct. 11, told of their friendship with him. Everyone

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commented on his willingness to help anyone who needed him.

Everyone laughed when one speaker referred to Chinn’s penchant for having his car filled with every tool imaginable so that he would be prepared to help when called upon. Trained as an engineer, Chinn had a unique skill in figuring out and solving problems.

Although he was a very quiet person, he made a deep impression on all who knew him.

Arizona Senior Olympics is grateful for his years of service. He will be missed.

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ASO planning 35th anniversary celebration

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2016 schedule of sports

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his year, Arizona Senior Olympics is publishing the schedule so that athletes may begin making travel

plans. Please watch the website, www. seniorgames.org, for information about sports marked TBD.

Sport ........................................................................ 2016 Dates Aerobic Fitness Medley ..............................................................................Feb. 27 Alpine Skiing ..............................................................................................Feb. 22 Archery.................................................................................................... March 5 Badminton .........................................................................March 5 and March 6 Basketball ...................................................................................................Feb. 28 Billiards ..................................................................................Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 Bocce ............................................................................... Feb. 15 through Feb. 19 Bowling ..................................................................................Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 Cycling ...............................................................................March 5 and March 6 Fun Walk ....................................................................................................Feb. 29 Golf ............................................................................................................... TBA Handball ................................................................................Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 Pickleball ..................................................................................................October Powerlifting.................................................................................................Feb. 27 Racewalk ....................................................................................................Feb. 20 Racquetball ....................................................................March 12 and March 13 Road Races ............................................................................................. March 5 Shooting, Pistol...................................................................................... March 12 Shooting, High Power Rifle .................................................................. March 12 Shooting, Small Bore Rifle ............................................................................ TBA Shooting, Trap ...................................................................................... March 12 Shooting, Skeet...........................................................................................Feb. 20 Shooting, Sporting Clays......................................................................... March 5 Shuffleboard .................................................................... Feb. 22 through Feb. 25 Softball ........................................................................March 4 through March 6 Swimming ..................................................................................................Feb. 28 Swim Relays .......................................................................................... March 12 Table Tennis ............................................................................................ March 6 Tai Chi .................................................................................................... March 5 Tennis .....................................................................................Feb. 27 and Feb. 28 Track and Field .....................................................................Feb. 20 and Feb. 21 Triathlon ....................................................................................................April 3 Volleyball ........................................................................March 12 and March 13

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he Arizona Senior Olympic Games will be 35 years old in 2016. The first Games, held in 1982, marked the beginning of ASO’s dedication to the health and fitness of people who are 50 years or older.

Many of those who have participated are senior athletes; people who have always been in sports throughout their lives. Others have been those who have returned to an active lifestyle after being sedentary for many years. Still others have been introduced to “fitness through sports” by ASO and have found a new way to live a healthy, happy life.

Founded by The City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department, the organization has, from the beginning, been very much a volunteer-centered program. In partnership with the cities of Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Scottsdale and others from around the Valley, ASO grew from just 150 seniors the first year to participants numbering in the thousands.

ASO was instrumental in the founding of senior games in Flagstaff, Green Valley, Prescott, Sierra Vista, Tucson and Yuma and was instrumental in the founding of the National Senior Games Association.

The 35th Anniversary Planning Committee is working on special events that will take place during the 2016 Games and throughout the year.

Planning Committee Chairman Tom Stillwell is looking for athletes and friends who are willing to help plan the special events. Call the ASO office at (602) 274-7742 if you are able to serve.

Some of the preliminary plans include a special ceremony at the Phoenix City Hall; an expansion of the fitness fair; the 35th anniversary Mayor’s Cup Challenge; 35th anniversary pins for ASO athletes; and recognition of longtime ASO athletes.

Save the date! It all begins on Saturday, Feb. 20. You won’t want to miss it!

Paper registration for the 2016 Games is open

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rizona Senior Olympics is happy to announce that those who wish to register for the 2016 Games with a mail-in, paper registration can do so now. There are three ways to obtain the entry form: • The entry form is on the ASO website and can be downloaded. Go to www.seniorgames.org, click on “2016 Entry Form” on the yellow index on the left-hand side of the screen. Be sure to also print out the Sports Information Sheet for the sports for which you are entering to obtain the necessary details.

• You can call the office and a form and Sports Information Sheet will be sent to you. The number is (602) 274-7742.

• Drop by the office—please call and let

us know you are coming— and receive an entry form or fill it out and submit it in person. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

Please allow up to three weeks to receive your written confirmation, which you will need when you check in to your event.

Paper registration will be available through Feb. 1. Payment must be made by check or money order and must be postmarked no later than Feb. 1. Don’t delay. Enter early!

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