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Welcome to our October/November issue! Here at Simply 55+ we are all happy to be enjoying cooler weather, the hot days of summer are just a memory. October is a fun month and really a start to the holiday season, we are looking forward to Halloween and our annual office party, The Witch’s Brew. For all of those who enjoy Oktoberfest, Martha has whipped up some tasty German fare that we are sure will satisfy your taste buds. In our Leaving Las Vegas series…Temecula is our suggested trip of the month – so many fun things to do; you are sure to have a great time! We look forward to hearing from you; we invite you to share your adventures on our getaways. Here at Simply 55+ we appreciate your feedback, positive or negative, to improve our publication at simply55.com.

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Contents October / November 2015 pg 4

From The Staff

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Let’s Go Ride A Bike

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Hiking Las Vegas

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Cooking With Martha - Oktoberfest

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Football Season by Oscar Goodman

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Pumpkin Patch Fun

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Calendar of Events

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Farmers Market

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Knowing Your Benefits by Sen. Dean Heller

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Does Having A Will Avoid Probate?

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Mental Health and Medicare by Sen. Harry Reid

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Avoid These Driving Related Scams

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Escape To Temecula

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to worry about what helmet to get, what shoes When I was a kid the best thing in the world to buy, what grips won’t make your hands turn you could have was a bike. You didn’t care what numb when you ride, and what seat—called a bike you had as long as you had one.

I dreamedNevada Remembering saddle—won’t make your, well you know, numb. of a bike with high handlebars—motorcycle Gone are the days when you can just jump on a style— wide pedals and a banana seat. I never bike and ride. A road bike is perfect for riding got it, but that didn’t stop me from jumping Happy Holidays on the streets and highways, but it won’t work on my sister’s old hand-me-down and reigning on a dirt trail. And while a road bike can be terror on the block. Well, I didn’t reign “terror” ridden on a paved trail, it may not be the best as much as just pedaled as fast as I possibly choice. A mountain bike is designed for dirt could while jumping on and off the curbs. trails and while it can be ridden on paved trails Nowadays it’s not so easy to just have a bike. and even on highways, it’ll take a lot more effort You have to decide what you want to do with that bike, how often you want to ride it, and the to get that bike moving than it would with a road bike. type of trails you intend to ride. You also have

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If you find all this overwhelming, stop, take a deep breath, and relax. I’m here to help with a quick overview of the different types of bikes you should consider—assuming, of course, you don’t already have a bike. First and foremost, buy a quality bike. Don’t buy a bike from a chain or box store. They are heavy, bulky, and made with low-grade, inferior parts. I’m not saying that to be snobby, I’m just trying to save you a fair amount of time, frustration, and, in the long run, money. Lower-grade bikes tend to break down frequently, often have a higher cost of repair, and it can be difficult to get parts.

Instead, buy a bike from a local bike store, sure you’ll pay a little more, but you will get a quality bike; one that is able to stand up to the riding you are about to do, and, these bikes don’t cost nearly as much as you might think. So, let’s look at some options.

• Road Bikes Road bikes are typically designed for long distance travel; twenty, thirty miles or more. Think Tour de France. They have

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smooth, thin tires which produce less friction • Hybrid Bike A hybrid bike is a good choice and allow the bike to travel faster. They for the more recreational rider. It has a usually come with handlebars that bend mountain bike frame, narrower tires—though downward in a circle toward the front of the not as narrow as a road bike—a wider seat, Entertainment & Food bike. I’ve always called them ram’s horns but and higher handlebars. All this sits the rider they are officially called “drop” handlebars. in a more upright position, which can tend There are many different categories of road to feel more comfortable to newer riders bikes (touring, triathlon, etc.)—even ones and is why this style of bike is often called with straight handles—and each is designed a comfort bike. It’s perfect for trails such as for different functions. This bike is best for Pittman Wash and Paseo Verde. rides like the Red Rock Scenic Loop or the Okay, now that you know a little more about Financial State Loop 159 ride. the type of bikes out there, you’ll be better equipped to have an educated discussion with • Cyclecross Bike A cyclecross bike is a type your local bike shop about the bike that is of road bike that is designed to be ridden on Auto Travel perfect for you. They’ll help you understand mixed surfaces—paved trails, unpaved trails, seats, tires, helmets, and grips. Heck, they even grass. They look very much like a road bike except they have wider tires which offer more offroad traction. This is a good bike for trail riding like the Home Improvement & Lifestyle Outer Wetlands Trail or the Simply Savers River Mountain Loop.

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name suggests, this bike is designed to be ridden on off-road trails or up in mountains. Fear not endar Ofthe Events though, even if you don’t Calendar Of Events have mountains to ride on, you can still ride this bike on dirt trails. A mountain bike has a beefier frame than Remembering Nevada does a road bike and wider might even have a banana seat. + tires than even a cyclecross bike. To handle all the obstacles, like rocks, common on offPaul W. Papa is a bike enthusiast road trails, mountain bikes often have front and the author of Best Bike Rides Happy Holidays or full suspension. Bikes with only front Las Vegas. When not out on the suspension are commonly referred to as hard trails, he can be found at tails. If you’re into “feeling” the trail, you www.paulwpapa.com. can also get a rigid mountain bike which is a bike with no suspension—though I wouldn’t recommend it.

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Hiking Las Vegas With Branch Witney Don’t Get Caught in the Dark!

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stopping point Many of the hikes around southern Nevada Entertainment & Food Highest elevation: 4,575 feet are too dangerous to do in the dark. Plan to Time: 1.5 to 3 hours – up and back be at the peak, waterfall, or your ultimate Difficult: 1 or 2 destination by noon. By following this plan you Class: 1 or 3 will have at least four hours to make it back to Children: Yes to the ferns; your car before it gets dark. Don’t be fooled no to the seasonal waterfall by the old adage that the return trip is faster.

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Sometimes the descent is faster, but not all the National Park Pass accepted. time. Numerous factors determine how quick Best season: Spring and autumn the return trip will be. These factors include: terrain, length of descent (sometimes it’s Auto not Travel Driving Directions: From the intersection of the same as the ascent), speed (some hikers are Charleston Blvd. and 215 head west Charleston slower descending than ascending), how tired for five miles to Red Rock Canyon. Drive past you are, and route finding. Good planning and the fee booth and through the Scenic Loop preparation lead to good hikes.

Home Improvement & Lifestyle gate. The signed parking area for Pine Creek Canyon is 10.3 miles past the Scenic Loop gate.

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The Hike: Pine Creek Trail descends in a Toward the end of November it will get dark Feedback southerly direction and soon turns to the west before 5 pm. Starting November 1st Red Rock toward the mouth of the canyon. Looking closes at 5 pm. If you are caught after 5 pm, toward the canyon, you see Ponderosa Pines the tickets are expensive.

Calendar Of Events towering above the desert floor. It is rare to encounter these pines below 6,000 feet. The Hike of the Month Calendar Of Events elevation along the trail is about 4,000 feet.

Fern Canyon is the most scenic canyon in all Mescalito, a small, but majestic pyramid-shaped of Red Rock Canyon. It has year-round water mountain, splits the canyon into north and flowing and ferns grow out of the rocks! It has Nevada south forks. This route heads into the North various stopping points and most Remembering of the hike Fork, also known as Fern Canyon. When the has an easy trail to follow. In fact you actually trail passes the cement foundation of the old descend to enter into Fern Canyon. Once in Wilson homestead, you have hiked 0.8 of a mile. the canyon it’s less than 100 yards to see the Holidays Happy The trail divides a little past this foundation. water and ferns. There is a seasonal waterfall Head right (no sign). The juniper tree is your much deeper in the canyon that advance hikers landmark. In about 30 yards the trail divides; can see. The waterfall only flows after rain or again take the right fork. The trail again divides snowmelt. in about 40 yards. Take the right fork which weaves through scrub oak trees. If you miss Hike: Fern Canyon — Trail and route this fork, you will descend into the wash way Trailhead: Pine Creek — marked too soon.

Distance: 2 or 4 miles — up and back

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www.realsteemer.com Once the trail emerges from the trees, it climbs (class 1) red sandstone ledges. Just after the ledges the paths start to spider web. Ascend to the highest path, which eventually drops into the wash further than other paths. The path ends at the wash. You are now in Fern Canyon.

A popular rock climb named Dark Shadow starts here. The route through the wash is easy to follow, though alternative routes have been created to avoid the excessive water from snow melt.

Route through Fern Canyon:

Start by heading up the wash. In a few yards the route crosses the water and then heads to the south (left) wall. You’ll come to a very pretty spot with ferns. This is one of the best spots to end the hike and enjoy the beauty of the canyon.

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Soon you’ll come to the tunnel. Continue up the wash heading for the brushy looking chute.

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­ y favorite season of the year is upon us…Fall!! While the temperatures haven’t dropped quite M as much as I would like, I have hauled out my Fall decorations and am dreaming of wearing my favorite scarves and boots,Home but I Improvement digress. When working on this month’s Cooking with Martha, & Lifestyle everyone felt it would be fun to whip up some German cuisine with Oktoberfest fast approaching!

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serves 4 1 onion, sliced 1 bottle of bock style beer Remembering Nevada 1 lb fresh bratwurst or Italian sausages 2 cups beef broth 2 tbsp butter Happy Holidays 3 cups sauerkraut, drained on paper towels 1/4 cup frozen sweet peas (optional) salt and pepper 1. Heat a tall-sided skillet or wide, shallow pot over medium high heat.

2. Add onion, beer, and bratwurst. Simmer, turning sausages occasionally, until beer is reduced to a syrupy consistency and onions are caramelized-about 10 minutes.

3. Remove sausages and add beef broth to the pan, scraping the bottom until mixture is fully incorporated.

4. Add sausages back to the pan and simmer until fully cooked, about 10 minutes more.

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6. Lower heat to medium low and melt the butter, scraping up the caramelized bits in the pan.

7. Add sausages back to the pan. Place sauerkraut around sausages and cook until heated and somewhat crisp. Turn sausages and stir often to Financial mix sauerkraut with caramelized onions so it doesn’t burn.

8. Add the frozen peas, if using, and stir them into the sauerkraut to heat them. Auto Travel 9. Season with salt and pepper to taste-depending on the flavors of your sauerkraut and sausages you may not need extra seasoning.

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Moving on to a side dish and dessert, our next two recipes were found on Leslie Styles’ blog www.scrumdillyicious.blogspot.com.

Who doesn’t love potatoes? Make them fried potatoes and I’m in heaven! Here is a yummy German-style fried potato side dish to go along with your Brats and Sauerkraut!

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lightly on one side before turning, repeating the process till most of the potatoes are golden brown. Once the potatoes are almost done, return the onion and bacon mix to the pan, season with salt and plenty of black pepper, then continue frying over a medium heat till everything is nicely browned.

Happy Holidays Slice the cold potatoes into thin 1/8” slices, then set aside. Add about 1 tbsp of the oil to a large frying pan and heat gently. Fry the onions till soft then add the bacon pieces.

Continue frying till the bacon and onions are lightly browned then remove from the pan with a slotted spoon. Set aside for now. Add the remaining oil and butter to the pan and fry the potato slices over a low/medium heat, turning them occasionally. Allow them to brown

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Preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium saucepan, cook the chocolate and butter over low heat until the chocolate has melted, about 6-8 minutes. Let cool about 10 minutes, then whisk Financial in the sugar, eggs, vanilla and salt. Gradually add in flour, and stir until just combined.

German Chocolate Brownies Line an 8 or 9-inch square baking pan with Serves 10-12 Auto Travel parchment paper, or line with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Pour in the batter into 4 oz unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped the prepared pan, smoothing as needed with a 3/4 cup unsalted butter, cut into cubes spatula. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Once done, 1 cup granulated sugar set on a wire cooling rack.

3 large eggs Home Improvement & Lifestyle 1 tsp vanilla extract For the Topping: 1/4 tsp salt Simply Savers In a large saucepan combine evaporated milk, 1 cup all-purpose flour Feedback sugar, egg yolk and butter and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened, about Topping: 5-7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup evaporated milk vanilla, pecans, and coconut. Spread the topping 1/2 cup granulated sugar Calendar Of Events over the brownies while still warm. To serve, 1 egg yolk, beaten Calendar Of Events gently remove the brownies from the pan and 4 tbsp unsalted butter cut as desired. + 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted and cooled 1/2 cup flaked coconut, toasted Though it is German in name only, it is my husband’s ultimate favorite, so I am doing this for him…German Chocolate Brownies

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Kentucky. It’s hard to go wrong with New My favorite place to watch all the football games England in the pros. is on my sofa with a Bombay Sapphire martini in hand, and my beautiful wife Carolyn by my Do you have any betting tips that you can offer? side. My ritual before game is making & Lifestyle Hometime Improvement DON’T! sure I have enough gin to carry me through the day. Since I’m not shy about my love ofSimply sports,Savers What is your favorite college and NFL Team? or sports wagering, people often have a lot of Feedback UNLV is going to be very competitive soon. I questions when the season begins. Here are liked the San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia some of the top questions I receive: Eagles until I found out, they both really “stunk”!

Do you watch and bet on every college and NFL ar Of Events game during the football season?

It’s hard to tear me away from the TV when On Saturdays, I start watching the college Calendar Of Events football is on but this season, I’ve managed games on which I placed a bet and on Sundays to break out of my routine through my role I watch all of the games on multiple TV’s. as Chairman of the LVCVA’s Las Vegas Host Committee.

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By the color of the uniform (Therefore, if you ever hear me give an opinion as to which team to bet, bet the team’s opponent.)

Do you have a favorite team that you like to bet on?

I love betting on any team that wins. At the beginning of the season I locked in the colleges: Utah, North Carolina State and Western

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In a continued effort to support the Host Committee’s mission of promoting the importance of tourism in Southern Nevada and rolling out the red carpet for Las Vegas visitors, I hit the Las Vegas Strip on a Saturday morning with my iconic showgirls.

We partnered with multiple resorts, sports books and attractions to welcome sports fans, pose for photos and distribute footballthemed giveaways as a “Thank You” to tourists for choosing Las Vegas as their travel destination during football season. We visited six popular Strip sports bars in three hours. It was a fantastic day and the football fans loved it!

The Host Committee is always recruiting new ambassadors to help spread the importance of tourism and support events like our football season kick-off. Anyone from the community can become an ambassador by registering on our website www.lvcva.com/host or emailing our office at lvhostcommittee@lvcva.com. It costs nothing other than your commitment to better our community.

I hope you’ll sign up for the Host Committee to stay up-to-date on the latest tourismrelated news and the events happening in Southern Nevada. You can also follow the Host Committee on Twitter @VegasHosts.

As always, thank you for supporting our number our #1 industry in Southern Nevada: tourism! Don’t forget to have fun and enjoy this football season! +

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With Halloween around the corner it is time to haul up the kiddies and head for a great pumpkin patch.

Feedback There are a lot of places to choose from for finding that perfect pumpkin for carving out a killer jack-o-lantern or making pumpkin pies. While Las Vegas brims of casinos and places to find one of the many used cars Las Vegas has to offer, there are still many places to get the perfect pumpkin!

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Centennial Center Remembering Nevada At Centennial Center the Seasonal Adventures Pumpkin Patch (one of the Stu Miller Happy Locations) is a fun place for a good time. Holidays There are inflatable jump houses, a petting zoo, plenty of pumpkins and a haystack making for great photos. There are also ponies to ride on, and benches for the parents to relax so you can spend hours here while the kids are sliding and jumping.

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Gilcrease Orchards On North Tenaya (near Grand Teton Dr) you will find the popular Gilcrease Orchards, which offers 50 acres of vegetables. When the weather is not too hot, you can spend the day here picking your own vegetables, which can be a fun experience. The pumpkin patch opens will open September 26th with a great selection of pumpkins of all sizes and they have the most delicious fresh apple cider.

Sept 26th- end of October Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 7am-2pm 7800 N. Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV. Phone: 702-409-0655. www.thegilcreaseorchard.org Email: mark@thegilcreaseorchard.org.

McKee Ranch McKee Ranch is highly recommended for picking pumpkins and if you have little ones.

Your little ones will love running around and seeing all of the animals up close like bunnies, horses, burros, chickens and more.

Located on Dean Martin Drive, they offer plenty of parking, hayrides, food vendors, games, face painters and pumpkins. The fee is a $20 donation per family and this includes one pumpkin of your choosing and one hayride.

Corn maze free photos face painter October 1-31st Monday-Friday 3pm-7pm Saturday & Sunday 11am-7pm 8982 Dean Martin Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89139.

Phone: 702-361-9606. www.mckeeranchfoundation.org Email: mckeeranch@eambarqmail.com

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Sunset Station Pumpkin Patch One place that makes you feel like you are away from Las Vegas but is next door to a hotel/casino is the Sunset Station pumpkin patch. Once you walk in here you will be amazed at the assortment, display of pumpkins and rides they have and the festive, autumn feeling.

Sunset Sation 1301 W Sunset Rd, Henderson, NV 89014 702-547-7777

Stu Millers Pumpkin Patch Also in Henderson on Wigwam Parkway, is Stu Miller’s Pumpkin Patch. They offers pumpkins that are priced according to their size, starting at $1 and going up to about $20.

There are plenty of food vendors, slides and inflatable bouncy slides.

They have 13 locations all over town.

With fall upon Las Vegas, it is time to enjoy the cool evenings. So gather up your loved ones, pick out a pumpkin and cuddle on the hayrides! http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/ NVpumpkins.php

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Facebook and Twitter classes for Boomers

Are your family and friends on Facebook, while you’re still wondering what’s in it for you? Do you worry about privacy, or hate sifting through annoying or irrelevant posts to find what you’re looking for?

Want to learn about Twitter, and how it can help you follow breaking news, “jump the line” for customer service, cheer on your team, and much more?

AARP Nevada is teaming up with the City of Henderson and the City of Las Vegas to present free social media classes designed for Boomers. In these hands-on, small group classes, you’ll learn practical steps for getting the best out of these social networks.

Classes are listed below by location, along with registration instructions. Please note that space is limited, so advance registration is required for each class. If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, please bring your username and password to class so you can log in. If you don’t have an account and need help signing up, please plan to arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled class time.

City of Las Vegas Howard Lieburn Senior Center 6230 Garwood Avenue (95 & Jones area) – call 702-229-1600 to register for this class: Friday, November 6 10:00 AM – Twitter: It’s Not Just for the Birds (beginning level) City of Las Vegas Centennial Hills Active Adult Center 6601 N. Buffalo Drive – call 702-2291702 to register for these classes:

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Friday, November 6 10:30 AM – Getting Started with Facebook (beginningNevada level) Remembering Friday, November 6 1:30 PM – Learn to Love Facebook (intermediate level)

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City of Henderson Heritage Park Senior Facility 300 S. Racetrack Road – call 702-2672950 to register for these classes: Tuesday, October 20 5:30 PM – Learn to Love Facebook (intermediate level) Tuesday, November 3 5:30 PM – Twitter: It’s Not Just for the Birds (beginning level) Tuesday, November 10 12:30 PM – Twitter: It’s Not Just for the Birds (beginning level) Tuesday, November 17 5:30 PM – Twitter: It’s Not Just for the Birds (beginning level) More information at www.aarp.org/nv

The Book Of Mormon

Hailed by The New York Times as “the best musical of this century” and the winner of nine Tony Awards®, THE BOOK OF MORMON is the blockbuster Broadway smash from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and the Oscar®-winning composer of Disney’s Frozen and Avenue Q, Bobby Lopez. This outrageous musical comedy follows the misadventures of a mismatched pair of missionaries, sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word. Now with standing room only productions in London, on Broadway, and across North America, THE BOOK OF MORMON has truly become an international sensation.

Contains explicit language.

For more information, please call the

box office at 702.749.2000 October 15th-18th $36-$160 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Outdoor Picture Show

The District at Green Valley Ranch is once again hosting a weekly Outdoor Picture Show on The Green every Saturday night for the entire community to enjoy. The outdoor movies are free and open to the public.

Locals can bring their lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy an outdoor movie with friends and family. All movies are weather permitting. No alcohol or glass allowed.

10/17 – Casper 10/24 – Monsters Inc 10/31 – Monsters University *Movie schedules are subject to change. For more information please call 702-564-8595 October 17th 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Free The District at Green Valley Ranch 2225 Village Walk Drive Henderson, NV 89052

The Lon Bronson All-Star Band 25th Anniversary Concert

What is Hip? The 25 year storied legacy of the Lon Bronson All-Stars, no doubt.

This will be an evening to behold – many of the Band’s former members as well as favorite guest stars from over the years will be performing – a live musical montage paying tribute to and Not That Old And Loving It!

reminiscing Vegas’ iconic horn band, from their legendary Riviera beginnings up to their Smith Center present. One night a quarter century in the making, not to be missed. And that is Hip! For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Saturday, October 17 7:00p.m. & 10:00p.m. $20-$35 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

White Rock Loop Hike

Hike with Tom on this beautiful trail where we will walk between two visible geological periods of time.

Along the way, the trail passes through a variety of vegetation zones, provides grand views out across Red Rock Canyon Valley, and passes several archaeological sites. Strenuous. 6 miles.

Ages 7+. Limited space/registration required.

For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. (702) 515-5367 Sunday, Oct 18 Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV 89161

A Choreographers’ Showcase Nevada Ballet Theater Presents: The bold collaborative with Cirque du Soleil, A Choreographers’ Showcase.

It’s a partnership that could only Not That Old And Loving It!

happen in Las Vegas. Described as “joyous, experimental and vibrant” by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, this one-of-a-kind collaboration between Nevada Ballet Theatre and the artists of Cirque du Soleil® returns for the 8th consecutive season to showcase original, bold new works. Watch as two of the city’s most exciting performance companies combine their dynamic artistry to bring you an experience like no other, pushing the boundaries of movement to the precipice. Performed at the Mystère Theatre. For tickets and information call (702) 749-2000 or visit www.nevadaballet.org October 18th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm $25-$45 Treasure Island Casino 3300 Las Vegas Blvd S. Las Vegas, 89109

George Bugatti And Vincent Falcone Recreate The Tony Bennett And Bill Evans Recordings: A 40th Anniversary Celebration

Tony Bennett and Bill Evans had first met in 1962, when both were performing (though not together) in a special jazz event on The White House lawn (during the Kennedy years).

In June 1975, 13 years after their first meeting, Tony Bennett and Bill Evans got together at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley CA; Evans had asked Tony to come to the studio alone, with no cronies and no sidemen. As a result, not only were there no bassist or

drummer present, but practically no one else was there either. The only people in the studio were the two principals plus engineer Don Cody and Evans’s manager, Helen Keane. While Ms. Keane was nominally credited as producer, it was Bennett and Evans who selected the tunes, worked out the arrangements semi-spontaneously, and picked the final takes to be used.

The result of this session was The Tony Bennett Bill Evans album; Followed by another session a year later. Both albums are acknowledged in the jazz world as the quintessential and important vocal/piano collection. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Monday, October 19 7:30p.m. $39-$45 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Kraft Mountain Loop Hike

Join a Red Rock Canyon Naturalist on a hike into Gateway Canyon near Calico Basin as we explore the Kraft Mountain Loop. This wonderful hike features great views and interesting geology.

We will review outdoor ethics along the trail and talk about how to safely enjoy & conserve the desert. We’ll also learn about some of hardy plant & wildlife that lives in Red Rock Canyon.

This is a 3.5 mile hike that is strenuous.

Ages 10+. Limited space/registration required.

For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. (702) 515-5367 Wednesday, Oct 21 Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV 89161

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Room On The Broom

Iggity-Ziggity-Zaggity-Zooom! Tall Stories Theatre Company presents Room on the Broom, a magical, musical delight for children adapted from the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. The witch and her cat are flying happily along on their broomstick when a stormy wind blows the witch’s hat, bow and wand away into the night. With the help of a daft dog, a beautiful bird and a friendly frog, her belongings are retrieved. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK! – it snaps in two! When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone?

Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up (and their grown-ups), from Tall Stories, the company that brought The Gruffalo to the stage. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Wednesday, October 21st 6:30p.m. $14.95-$22.95 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Free Wine Tasting at Oil and Vine

Enjoy free wine tasting at Oil and Vine, at The District at Green Valley Ranch, from 6 to 8 pm every Thursday.

Oil and Vine of Las Vegas, proudly offers you “Food and Drink for the Heart”. In addition to our fresh olive oils, distinctive vinegars, boutique wines and natural gourmet foods, we’re proud to contribute toward our customers’ health and beauty with our essential oils under the guidance of our experienced in-house Aesthetician.

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Oil and Vine − Food and Drink for the Heart. For more information please call (702) 467-0909 Remembering Nevada October 22nd 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm The District at Green Valley Ranch Happy Holidays 2225 Village Walk Drive Suite 151 Henderson, NV 89052 Hours: Mon – Sun: 11:00 am – 8:00 pm

Friday, October 23 7:00p.m.

Saturday, October 24 6:00p.m.

Saturday, October 24 8:30p.m. $39-$65 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Jane Monheit, Jim Caruso & Billy Stritch – Hollywoodland: Songs From The

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Featuring songs made famous by Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Al Jolson, Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Rudy Vallee, Ethel Waters and more!

Singers Jane Monheit, Jim Caruso and singer/pianist/arranger Billy Stritch have joined forces in HOLLYWOODLAND: Songs From The Silver Screen. Material includes beloved songs like “Pennies From Heaven,” “Let’s Misbehave,” “Over The Rainbow,” “If I Only Had A Brain,” “Whistle While You Work,” and “It Happened In Sun Valley.” The trio is accompanied by Rick Montalbano on drums and Neal Miner on bass.

Together they bring a wealth of musical experience to HOLLYWOODLAND, and they love performing tightly harmonized swing arrangements and lush ballads from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000

Embark on a whirlwind foreign affair with this international smorgasbord of music selections selected by Maestro Cabrera to showcase the passion and purpose of the composers alongside the skill and vibrancy of every section of the orchestra. Passport to the World pairs familiar works such as Clair de lune, Pomp and Circumstance, and Finlandia with an array of dances, tone poems and ceremonial works by music’s greatest colorists.

For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Saturday, October 24 8:30p.m. $26-$96 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Ragtime

AT THE DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY, everything is changing… and anything is possible. RAGTIME returns to the road in an all-new touring production Directed and Choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge and Produced by the team that most recently brought you THE ADDAMS FAMILY, SPAMALOT, ROCK OF AGES, and THE COLOR PURPLE. The stories of an upper-class wife, a determined Jewish immigrant Not That Old And Loving It!

and a daring young Harlem musician unfold — set in turn-of-the-century York — all three united by a freeNew Life Reimagined Checkup their desire and belief in a brighter tomorrow. Winning Tony Awards® for Book Best Musical Score, AtBest a free Lifeand Reimagined Checkup thiscan: 13 time Tony Award® nominated you timeless celebration of life o • musical Reflect is ona your goals and — what it could and should be! an aspirations For more your information, please call the u • Harness underlying personal box office at 702.749.2000 strengths October 27-November 1 • Get tools and inspiration to take $29-$129 the next step The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106 N Registration is required.

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Tuesday, October 27 6:00 PM Suncoast Hotel and Casino 9090 Alta Drive, Las Vegas The event is free, but space is limited and advance registration required. Register at aarp.org/nv or lifereimagined.org/events

Sunset Hike – First Creek

On the night before Halloween, join Not That Old And Loving It!

a naturalist for a dark and creepy exploration of crepuscular and nocturnal animals as we walk to the grotto. Under the pale glow of the almost full moon, we will share scary stories and listen for ghoulies and ghosties and long legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. Easy to moderate, 3.5 mile hike. Ages 10+.

Limited space/registration necessary.

For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event.

(702) 515-5367 Friday, Oct 30 Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV 89161

Violet

Heralded as one of the most moving musicals of all time, Violet is an epic, uplifting story that captures the survival of the human spirit. Set in the Deep South in 1946 during the early days of the Civil Rights Movement, Violet follows the growth and enlightenment of a bitter young disfigured woman, in hopes that a TV evangelist can cure her. She embarks on a journey by bus from her sleepy North Carolina town to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Along the way, she meets a young black soldier who teaches her about beauty, love, courage and what it truly means to be an outsider. With a musical score comprised of classical, blues, jazz and gospel, Violet is and will forever be a musical that will leave you breathless.

For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Friday, October 30, 2015, 8:00p.m.

Saturday, October 31 3:00p.m.

Saturday, October 31 8:00p.m.

Sunday, November 1 3:00p.m.

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8:00p.m. $34 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

Family Hike – Scary (But Not Too Scary!)

Ideal for a family hike, the Lost Creek Trail and Beyond is an easy hike through a dry wash, past a spring fed stream and up and over boulders.

Exciting glimpses of Native American cultural sites add to the attraction.

Guided by a naturalist, families will explore this area while stopping along the route for themed activities. Families are welcome to stay and picnic at the Willow Spring picnic area at the conclusion of the hike. Limited space/ registration necessary. Ages 5-10 plus their adults.

For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. (702) 515-5367 Saturday, Oct 31 Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area 1000 Scenic Loop Drive Las Vegas, NV 89161

Oak Creek/Potato Knoll Hike

Hike with Tom on a moderate hike through a variety of desert habitats including riparian woodlands. Will we find water running in Oak Creek?

Hike at the base of Mt. Wilson around “Potato Knoll” enjoy the spectacular views of Mt. Wilson and Red Rock Canyon. Moderate difficulty. Roughly 5 miles. Ages 7+. Limited space/ registration required.

For more information or to register for a program, please call us and RSVP to schedule your event. (702) 515-5367 Sunday, Nov 01 Red Rock Canyon National October/November 2015

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The Composers Showcase Of Las Vegas

The Composers Showcase of Las Vegas is an entertainment forum that allows local composers and songwriters the opportunity to present original musical material to a supportive audience in an informal cabaret-style setting. Founded and hosted by Keith Thompson (Jersey Boys) and Michael Brennan (Le Reve), the showcase focuses on uniting the Theatre community of Las Vegas, giving creative spirits an outlet for artistic expression, laughing a lot and having a great time. The Composers Showcase is not “open mic.” Each presentation is carefully planned.

Composers and material are screened in order to provide the best and highest quality of entertainment.

For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Wednesday, November 4 10:30p.m. $20-$25 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Ave., Las Vegas, NV. 89106 www.thesmithcenter.com

First Friday

Held in the the downtown Las Vegas Arts District on the first Friday of every month. First Friday officially begins at 5:00 pm and goes until 11:00 pm. There is no admission charge, and it is open to all ages. You’ll find a

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plethora of visual and performing arts, live music, food, and people. This single event has united a community Remembering Nevada while exposing hundreds of thousands of people to the treasures of Downtown Las Vegas, attracting much needed attention and resources.

Happy Holidays For more information please visit http://fflv.net/menu/ November 6th 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm Free 1228 S Casino Center Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89104

Kenny Loggins 20Th Annual Serenades Of Life – Doctors In Concert

Patients and their loved ones may request various therapies such as Pet Therapy, Reiki Energy Work, Massage Therapy, Art Therapy, Reflexology, and Aromatherapy.

Nathan Adelson Hospice is the largest non-profit hospice in Southern Nevada.

Our mission is to be the hospice of choice, the employer of preference, training center of excellence and the community’s trusted partner for comprehensive end-of-life care. Our vision is that no one should end the journey of life alone, afraid, or in pain.

For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Tuesday, November 10 6:30p.m. $39-$179 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

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This year marks the 20th Serenades of Life-Doctors in Concert presented by the Lynne Ruffin-Smith Charitable Foundation benefitting Nathan Adelson Hospice’s Bonnie Schreck Memorial Complementary Therapies Program. This year’s headliner is Kenny Loggins along with a Special Introduction by Brad Garrett. Other performers include: Alan Arnold, M.D., Linda Woodson, M.D., Morton Hyson, M.D., Loren Little, M.D. with his Jazz Band, Sam Mujica, M.D., and Alter’d Ego featuring Edwin Kingsley, M.D. Proceeds from the concert support The Bonnie Schreck Memorial Complementary Therapies program at Nathan Adelson Hospice. The program improves quality of life for our patients and loved ones and eases emotional and physical discomfort.

The Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater will present a very special performance celebrating the music and life of the legendary Ella Fitzgerald. The evening’s program will include “Mood Azul,” “Take 5,” “Simply Ella” and “Feeling Good,” a very special duet performed by Las Vegas’ headliner of the Year Clint Holmes and powerhouse vocalist Reva Rice from VEGAS! THE SHOW, and danced by Founder and Artistic Director Bernard H. Gaddis. For more information, please call the box office at 702.749.2000 Friday, November 13 7:30p.m. $35-$125 The Smith Center 361 Symphony Park Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89106

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Henderson Farmer’s Market and Country Fresh Farmer’s Market Thursdays & Fridays @ 9am-4pm Stop by the Henderson Farmers Market on Thursdays at the Henderson Events Plaza, 200 S. Water Street, and the Country Fresh Farmers Market on Fridays at the Henderson Pavilion, 200 S. Green Valley Pkwy. Call 702-267-2171.

Las Vegas Farmer’s Market @ Bruce Trent Park Wednesdays @ 2pm-6pm 1600 N. Rampart Blvd.

Bruce Trent Park (Rampart & Vegas Drive) Las Vegas, NV 89102 Co-Sponsored by The City of Las Vegas Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services.

Las Vegas Farmer’s Market @ Gardens Park Every Thursday @ 2pm-6pm 10401 Gardens Park Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89135 Las Vegas Farmer’s Market @ Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs First & Third Saturday of Each Month @ 10am-2pm 9100 Tule Spring Rd. Las Vegas NV 89131 Fresh 52 Market (Opens January 17) Saturday 9am-2pm at Tivoli Village 302 S. Rampart Blvd.

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As we moveCalendar into the month of Of Events October, I wanted to take the time to revisit the topic of Medicare.

As a member of the Senate Remembering Nevada Aging Committee and the Senate Finance Committee, which have jurisdiction over Medicare, I believe this program isHappy crucial Holidays to keeping our nation’s seniors happy and healthy, without overwhelming medical costs. Starting this month, Medicare recipients are able to make certain changes to their accounts. Open enrollment for Medicare Parts C and D for 2016 runs from October 15th to December 7th. I want to ensure that Nevadans remain up-to-date on what Medicare plan best fits their needs, and my office is here as a resource should you have questions.

Medicare has four key parts to understand. Medicare Part A is hospital insurance that covers inpatient care in hospitals, home health care, nursing home care, and hospice care. Medicare Part

B is medical insurance that covers services for doctors’ visits, preventive services, medical equipment, outpatient care, and home health care. Original or Traditional Medicare includes both Parts A and B. Additional benefits through a Medicare Advantage or Medigap plan can be purchased under Part C. This may be helpful if you have growing health needs that traditional Medicare may not cover. This also generally includes prescription drug coverage, much like Medicare Part D. Part D is Medicare prescription drug coverage and is also run

by Medicare-approved private insurance companies.

The open enrollment period beginning on October 15th allows Medicare beneficiaries to enroll or make changes to their Medicare Part C and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Part D for 2016.

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• Change from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan • Change from a Medicare Advantage Plan back to Original Medicare • Switch between Medicare Advantage Plans • Change from one Medicare Advantage Plan that does not offer drug coverage to one that does, or vice versa • Join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan • Switch from one Medicare Prescription Drug Plan to another • Drop Medicare prescription drug coverage completely (Penalties could apply if you eventually re-enroll) The open enrollment period addressing Original Medicare runs from January 1st to March 31st.

During this time, seniors can switch from a Medicare Advantage Plan to Original Medicare, with a deadline of February 14th to join a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.

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As a reminder, enrollment continues year-round for newly-eligible seniors.

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Does Having A Will Auto Avoid Travel Probate In Nevada?

By Kim Boyer vehicles, then a probate is not needed. You can Our office is often asked whether having a will is Home Improvement & Lifestyle pass those assets with an affidavit of entitlement. sufficient to avoid probate in Nevada. In general, Many of our clients choose to create revocable Simply in Nevada having a will is not enough to keep a Savers trusts to avoid probate, but do not want to place person out of probate court after death.

Feedback vehicles in trust. Now the vehicles do not have to be placed in a trust and will not have to go Why do you want to avoid probate? The two through probate in Nevada. best reasons for avoiding probate are the time Each method of avoiding probate has and the cost. We often meet with the children Calendar Of Events advantages and disadvantages. It is important or other family of a deceased person who are Calendar to speak with an estate planning attorney facing a time-consuming and expensive probateOf Events before making any decisions to make certain process because proper estate planning was not your planning is done correctly and your goals put in place during the person’s lifetime. are successfully met. If you have any questions Remembering Nevada about avoiding probate and setting up your A will is a legal instrument that states how assets estate plan, feel free to contact our office. + are to be distributed at a person’s death. Wills accomplish this goal, but if a person only has a will, probate will be required for the distribution Disclaimer: Information provided as a service Happy Holidays of those assets that do not automatically transfer of Kim Boyer, Certified Elder Law Attorney. It to another person. does not constitute legal advice. For specific questions you should consult a qualified There are several effective estate planning attorney. techniques which can be implemented to completely avoid probate. For example, a person can create a revocable trust. This estate planning tool allows a person to avoid probate and designate beneficiaries of their choice. It also helps protect a person in the case of incapacity prior to their death and can accomplish some estate tax planning. One can also make an effort to avoid probate by making arrangements for the automatic transfer of assets, such as Kim Boyer, CELA designating beneficiaries on bank and other Boyer Law Group investment accounts.

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Like many Americans, I have experienced Simply the Savers pain associated with suicide loss firsthand. My own father took his life in 1972. Sadly, suicide Feedback is still a leading cause of death in the United States, and Nevada has long suffered from one of the highest suicide rates in the country. No one should have to experience this tragedy. ndar Of Events That is why I am committed to ending this public health crisis for all Americans,Calendar including Of Events older adults, who experience the highest suicide rates in the country.

We have made significant progress in preventing Nevada Remembering suicide, and I am proud to have supported to support the Protecting Access to Medicare policies and initiatives that are aiding in this Act (PAMA) and the Affordable Care Act effort. I was involved in the creation of the very Happy Holidays (ACA). PAMA contains a provision to establish first National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, a pilot program to offer incentives to mental which is a suicide prevention framework that health providers in order to expand access to draws from the combined work of advocates, community mental health services, and the ACA clinicians, researchers and survivors. The has expanded mental health benefits to more groundwork for this important initiative began than 550,000 Nevadans. in Reno, Nevada.

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Despite all these efforts, our work is far from finished. Last month was National Suicide Prevention Month, we should continue to seeking opportunities to improve education and awareness regarding suicide prevention and increase access to quality mental health services for all Americans, including older adults. I encourage Nevadans to join me in spreading awareness throughout the Silver State so we can experience further progress and ultimately, save more lives. + Not That Old And Loving It!

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You don’t have to journey far to get rooked in a driving-related scam. Ruses making the rounds are as close as your computer, telephone or mailbox.

robocalls and mailed letters warning of “Final Notice: Expiring Auto Warranty” that appear to be from automakers or government agencies.

There are many reasons to steer clear of dar Of Events extended auto warranties offered by thirdparty vendors. Many are fly-by-night operations DMV Impostors Calendar Of Events that don’t stand behind their policies; some In this periodic ploy, identity thieves pose as are scammers aiming for “sensitive information employees of your state Department of Motor like your bank account, credit card or Social Vehicles, via telephone or email, to phish for Security numbers — even your driver’s license sensitive information. Typically, they feign Remembering Nevada number or Vehicle Identification Number (VIN),” official business, like “scheduling appointments,” according to the Federal Trade Commission. but some promise ways to lower your auto Even legitimate manufacturer-branded extended insurance. Whatever the excuse, the intent is warranties that auto dealers offer are no to get your birth date, Social Security Happy number,Holidays bargain. Consumer Reports finds that most car driver’s license and the like. They may already owners who buy extended warranties never have your name, thanks to public phone directories and purchased email lists, and display use them, and those who do spend more for coverage than they save in repairs. on caller ID the name and phone number of the actual agency to appear legitimate.

The California DMV was recently spoofed in Car Wrap Scam this scam. Like other state agencies, its “DMV Through email, Facebook and Craigslist ads, employees do not call customers to ask for con artists promise easy money as a driving personal or confidential information … and billboard for well-known companies and anyone who receives such a call should know products. The pitch: Allow a shrink-wrap it is a scam to steal your identity.” Official advertisement to be placed on your car and correspondence comes by U.S. mail — not your everyday driving can earn you as much as phone or email — and is unlikely to include $700 per week. insurance-related information.

But it’s just another fake-check scam: You receive a large check for “rent” of your car (say, $3,500), with instructions to deposit it Extended Warranties and forward the majority of the dough to a Outrageous prices. Fine-print or undisclosed designated designer to wrap your car. Within exclusions in coverage you really need. Illegal

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weeks of your deposit, the check proves to be counterfeit, and the portion you wired goes to a scammer. (Wire transfers can be redeemed anywhere, no matter their “sent” address.)

More wound salt: Besides what you lost to a scammer, you’re likely responsible for additional funds withdrawn from that deposit. And when you answer their ads, scammers often solicit your driver’s license number, bank account and other sensitive information that they can use for identity theft.

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Temecula Less than 60 miles north of San Diego and 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles lies Temecula.

Rolling hills covered with vineyards, expansive views reaching to 11,000-foot high mountains, air swept by ocean breezes and world-class wines make Temecula Valley an exciting place to visit.

Preserving Temecula’s Old West heritage and charm has been a success as the beautifully restored Old Town Temecula has become a favorite spot for one-of-a-kind shopping and exploring with antique dealers, art galleries, exclusive boutiques, museums, unique dining, weekly Farmer’s Market and special events year-round.

History buffs can wander the streets of Old Town Temecula viewing rustic buildings, sidewalks and storefronts reminiscent of our historic golden west in the 1880’s.

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Temecula, established in 1859, is one of the most historic communities in Southern California. From Indian village to mission outpost, from Mexican rancho to crossroads settlement, from railroad town to modern city, the story of Temecula is rich and varied.

The name Temecula comes from the Luiseño Indian word “Temecunga” - “temet” meaning “sun” and “-ngna” which means “place of”.

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riders learn of historical wine country anecdotes. Wine-tasting destinations include wineries such as Oak Mountain with wine tasting in the mountaintop veranda with valley views; Keyways Vineyard & Winery, one of Temecula Valley’s original wine estates with Early California ambiance; and Robert Renzoni Vineyards, recognized for its production of premium, Italian varietals. Saddle Up also offers basic, 1-hour-or-more, trail rides daily with horses provided.

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inhabited Temecula in the 1700’s when the first Spanish padres arrived.

Today’s Old Town Temecula reflects the juxtaposition of old and new in the upscale dining, retail and entertainment options now available.

So how will you spend your time in this beautiful valley? We’ve listed some of our favorite ideas below to help you decide.

Wine Tasting by Horseback

From the 1800s until the 1960s, Temecula Valley was predominantly grazing land for cattle. Today the valley is widely recognized as Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country and its equestrian ranches and trails. Saddle Up Wine Tours provides gentle horses and guides for rides like the Historical Wine Tour. Guests ride along side vineyards, ranches, and wineries along the De Portola Wine Trail.

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Corn maze, pumpkin patch, car show and race through the corn, fall fun for all

For the 13th year in a row, Big Horse Feed Store will host the Big Horse Corn Maze and Harvest Festival, celebrating Temecula Valley’s Autumnfest season. There will be events each weekend and crowds are expected in record numbers. With the corn maze theme of “Proud to be an American,” this year the Big Horse Corn Maze has its own hash-tag #ProudAmerican.

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With corn Home Improvement & Lifestyle stalks edging 7-feet tall, the public is invited to get lost in the maze Simply Savers and rekindle a bit of nostalgia this fall in Temecula. Feedback The Harvest Festival is open daily, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Tuesday Friday from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., and closed Mondays with the exception Calendar Of Events of the last Monday prior to Halloween. The maze is just one of the many activities that will take place at the Festival.

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October 3 brings in the Car Craze at the Corn Maze.

With appearances from the Monster Truck Big Foot, as well as a showcase of classic cars, trucks, and rides from back in the day.

Sunday, Oct. 4, will provide more 50s fun with games and classic 1950s nostalgia.

The weekend of October 10 salutes the military.

Offering discounts for military families all weekend long.

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October 17 and 18 will be the All American Weekend With baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie available all weekend long, along with other harvest themed activities.

October 24 and 25 will bring the Old Fashioned Farm Days.

With special activities guaranteed to make grandma and granddad smile. Learn how to churn butter, watch pigs race, pan for gold or bob for apples. This weekend treat will harken to the good ole’ days at Big Horse Corn Maze and Harvest Festival. “[The maze] provides families that don’t have horses to experience the farm and also see that we aren’t just a place that only sells feed for animals,” states Big Horse Feed owner Rose Corona.

Other focuses of the Harvest Festival include education and agriculture classes. The Corona family offers the opportunity for students and teachers to come and experience agriculture in action.

“We have a program that allows children to see how and where their food is grown, as well as the natural recycling process Mother Nature plays in producing our food, and how plants and animals work together in the growing process,” Corona stated.

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After your morning flight, stroll along the wooden boardwalks in historic OldRemembering Town and Nevada only subterranean wine cave. A pet and shop at the certified Farmers Market, boutiques equine friendly winery in Temecula Valley Wine and antique shops. Catch a matinee theatrical Country. The ten-acre hilltop winery sits on performance at the Old Town Temecula top of a ridge soaring 1,450 feet above the Happy Holidays Community Theater. After a memorable Temecula Valley. Oak Mountain Winery is listed performance, you can stroll down the street in among Temecula Winegrowers Association’s Old Town and enjoy a fabulous gourmet dinner, Wedding Locations. Located at 36522 Via inspired by local ingredients.

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Oak Mountain Winery, located off of the popular Temecula Valley Wine Country De Portola Wine Trail, has taken their expansion seriously. Their record growth and expansion has grown not out, but under the mountain for which they are named. Oak Mountain Winery now is debuting the first subterranean wine cave ever constructed in Riverside County.

The first mined cave in Southern California, Oak Mountain’s cave is 104 feet below the surface, 10,000 square-feet in size, and stays an average natural temperature of 66-67 degrees Fahrenheit, ideal for the 400-500 barrels of wine stored there.

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unique, cool banquet spaces for private parties behind their winery, as the best use for and destination weddings. Inside, plans for an creating space for growth.

Home Improvement & Lifestyle Oak Mountain Cave Tasting Room Bar that will “When we bought the property, my husband be open from Monday through Friday, tours dreamed of drilling into the hillside to create Simply Savers for those who wish to see the caves along a wine cave,” Valerie said. “We began Feedback with a private tasting, a restaurant under the investigating every wine cave we could find executive head chef Steve Bearse-of New Life from Napa and Sonoma Wine Country, and Culinary Creations--will also be open Friday, started to plan our expansion. Riverside County Saturday, and Sunday at the cave. had never dealt with a construction project of “The small menu boasts amazing food that you magnitude, as we are the first man-made dar Of this Events can’t order elsewhere in Temecula Valley Wine cave in the county.”

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“We had wedding photographers, caterers, and “We were busting out of the seams,” she area professionals in to dress the space and said. “Planning and engineering of our wine show the many different looks that brides can cave began just over three years ago. Steve Happy Holidays achieve when you host a wedding here. It’s a was penciling out plans, and working with the breathtaking venue.” Call to schedule your tour engineers and builders, talking to workers who today. had built caves in northern California. As soon as the bank came on board, we were ready to About Visit Temecula Valley roll.”

Visit Temecula Valley is the official tourism The first mined cave in southern California, the marketing organization and resource for entire project took over two years to complete. visitors in the Temecula Valley Southern With finishing touches all that remained, Oak California region. The Temecula Hotel Tourism Mountain looked to the reasons why their cave Improvement District is the primary source is not just unique but ideal in the winemaking of funding for Visit Temecula Valley activities business. and programs. Additional funding is provided “The caves allow the winemakers to better through alliances with visitor-serving partners utilize the land, as the vineyards will continue throughout Temecula Valley. to grow above the cave construction,” Valerie Visit Temecula Valley is online at said. “Wine caves also naturally create the ideal VisitTemeculaValley.com. The Temecula Valley conditions for aging. Structurally, it’s steel, Visitors Center is located in Downtown, Old concrete, with engineered groundwater drains Town Temecula (Third Street and Mercedes) for proper drainage. It’s truly a wonder in our adjacent the Old Town Temecula Parking region.” With the use of geothermal technology, Garage. For visitor information, and information the cave temperatures and humidity stay in a on any of the events listed above, please call range best suited to this process. “These wine 888-363-2852 or 951-491-6085. + caves aren’t just ideal for barrel aging, but also for special events,” she said.

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In its day, Craig Happy Road HolidaysSpeedway drew a throng in the pits and in the stands

By Mike Henle www.mikehenle.com The southeast corner of North Fifth Street and Craig Road in North Las Vegas is quiet nowadays. The 40-acre parcel has been dormant for more than 30 years.

However, beneath the surface of tumbleweeds, tin cans and an occasional coyote or lizard lies the sounds of stock cars and the evidence of Craig Road Speedway. Listen close enough and you can feel the rumble of stock cars that gathered for 17 years in what became some of the best damned short track auto racing in the country.

and start digging, you’ll eventually find a quarter-mile paved oval that hosted some of auto racing’s top names from 1967-82. Each season began with a Spring Open Comp before ending each October with a Fall Open Comp that drew hundreds of competitors from all over the country and Canada, too. Among the bigger names to race the Fall Open Comp were Daytona 500 competitors Dick Trickle, Ernie Ervin, Derrick Cope and teenager Mark Martin, who would go on to win Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s inaugural NASCAR Winston Cup Las Vegas 400 in March of 1998.

CRS closed after the Dec. 4-5, 1982 running of “The Last Go-Round” won by long-time local competitor Randy Swalwell. Track owner Bob Van Norman closed the gates for Jimmy Sanderson was the only three-time track good. A facility that champion at Craig Road Speedway was a great place for families was gone.

Van Norman owned Van’s Builder Supply on Western Avenue in downtown Las Vegas. He A cyclone fence surrounds the acreage now. was self-taught and sincere and loved by fans Homebuilders have invaded the area, but the and racers. land that housed CRS is barren.

Only a few miles from the smell of a pig farm that still exists, the land of CRS is adjacent to an old golf course that has been replaced by a massive park allegedly intended to rival Central Park in New York.

Indeed, this is a graveyard without the headstones. However, if you grab a shovel

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Norman and his family eventually moved to Oregon where he died.

Van Norman’s business had been struggling and matters were made worse when the North Las Vegas City Council ordered him to spend $100,000 to pave the track’s parking lot.

Retired electrician Jimmy Sanderson, who won three track championships at CRS (197274-75), is among the many with memories that will last forever.

“Back in those days, Craig Road was a big thing,” said Sanderson, 71. “Everyone loved coming to Vegas. It was a very friendly town.”

or working on the cars of other competitors. Considering that he won the last race ever run at CRS, he’s somewhat etched in the record books for getting the last trophy.

“I first visited Craig Road in 1967,” Swalwell said adding that he was in disbelief when leaving the track for the last time. “We used to go

Randy Swalwell grew up at Craig Road Speedway, and he won the last-ever race there in 1982.

Ray “the Stormin’ Mormon” Wulfenstein won the track title in 1969 and 1971.

“Van Norman was the best friend that racing had in those days,” recalled the 78 yearold Wulfenstein, who moved to Pahrump after winning his last CRS title and racing at Daytona the next year. “You don’t see anyone like him now. It (CRS) was just fun.”

The 61 year-old Swalwell grew up either attending racing events

to drag races and I thought Craig Road was really cool because we got to go in circles.”

Like so many others, Swalwell didn’t hesitate when explaining the success of the track.

“It was because of Bob Van Norman,” Swalwell said. “He helped everyone and it didn’t matter who you were. Van made you feel like you were part of a family.”

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Happy Holidays Gus Newman, who turns 90 Oct. 24, was dubbed the “Arkansas traveler” by track announcer Gene Drew. Hearing that Bugsy Siegel was building a new hotel, Newman left Maryland and arrived in Las Vegas in late 1952, driving a new Lincoln while towing a 27-foot trailer.

A tireless competitor both as a Southern California drivers Jimmy Thirkettle (5) and Dan Press (25) painter and as a race car driver, battle during an Open Comp at Craig Road Speedway.

Newman won the first-ever track championship in 1967 (the first goes by that I don’t think about Craig Road,” official season although some say said Busch, who now lives in North Carolina the track actually opened in 1965) after winning with wife, Gaye. “I think back at the driver’s the last ever championship at the old Silver meetings when everyone would complain. I’d Slipper in Las Vegas and another in Barstow, used to say that if this place ever closed, they’d Calif. “I raced for 12 years before Craig Road,” all miss it. said Newman, who is also a U.S. Army World War II veteran. “Craig Road was promoted well “I just knew that Craig Road was more fun than and it also paid good purses back then.”

Two-time track champ Phil Hayes, 69, said auto racing was simpler in the old days.

“We’d race, we’d party and we’d go home,” recalled Hayes.

“We didn’t spend hours tearing down engines after the race. In those days, we raced cars and not rule books and officials.”

Tom Busch, whose sons, Kurt and Kyle went on to become NASCAR Sprint Cup stars, was the track’s 1981-82 Sportsman Division Champion.

“There is not a day that

Norm “Mother” Schultz calls for help after a crash at Craig Road Speedway, which was never short of action.

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a barrel of monkeys. If you could duplicate the magic of the track, you’d be a billionaire.”

Happy Holidays

Dick Cobb, who won the track title in 1980 and 1982, might have said it best when he stated “We didn’t know how good we had it.”

Endless colorful stories remain including the night of Friday, Sept. 13, 1968.

North Las Vegas police showed up wanting to close the track after Bob Ruppert and Wulfenstein flew through the fourth turn wall (it was actually plywood) and into the parking lot wrecking several cars. As the story goes, a CRS official waved a pistol at the surprised cop, who climbed into his patrol car and ran for his life.

Big-time names like Dick Trickle invaded Craig Road Speedway during Fall Open Comp events each October.

Then, there was the time that Ruppert won a race before heading straight for the pits where he climbed the fence, hopped into a waiting getaway car and escaped officials of the Internal Review Service.

Indeed, the ghosts of Craig Road are still present in North Las Vegas. The pig farm lives on and when the wind is right, you can tell by the smell that the closing of Craig Road Speedway came way too early. +

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Craig Road Speedway track champions:

1967 – Gus Newman 1968 – Bob Ruppert 1969 – Ray Wulfenstein 1970 – Bobby Clawson 1971 – Ray Wulfenstein 1972 Jimmy Sanderson 1973 – Romie Alderman 1974 Jimmy Sanderson 1975 Jimmy Sanderson 1976 Phil Hayes 1977 Phil Hayes 1978 – Bobby Ruppert Jr. 1979 – Dick Attisani 1980 – Dick Cobb 1981 – Dick Attisani 1982 – Dick Cobb Not That Old And Loving It!

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Hiring a handyman can make you want to pull your hair out. Unfortunately, that’s totally normal. The easiest way to approach this is to break it down a bit. You want to have a good understanding of the exact work you need done so you know what kind of handyman you are looking for. The word handyman is an umbrella for many things. It’s important to remember that a handyman is just that. He’s handy to help with many home projects. However, not all handymen are experienced plumbers, electricians, or tradesmen of any sort for that matter. Here are a few things to look for when hiring a handyman.

Specialty It’s important to find a handyman that specializes, or at least has a lot of experience, in the type of work you want done. Ask them about similar projects they have completed locally. A good handyman who is experienced in the line of work you need done should always have local references, but we’ll get to that.

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They cannot always be prevented but your handyman should have the proper insurance to correct them without further headache or liability on your part.

the charges should be transparent. You should know if he is charging by the hour or by the job. You should also be able to see the exact price of the materials involved. Nothing is more insulting than a handyman who goes to the local hardware store and then tries to mark up the price of materials by thirty percent. On the flip side, you do need to be willing to pay an honest wage for good work.

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Ask about a guarantee or a warranty for the work being done. Of course, it will vary with the type of work being performed. However, you do want a handyman that does good work and stands behind it. If there is a failure in the workmanship provided, you need to know that it will be corrected at no charge. It’s also good to set a time frame. Should this specific problem arise, it will be addressed in a certain number of days. This should also be in writing and a good handyman won’t mind providing it.

An experienced handyman will be able to provide these up front and in writing. This is not inconvenient, and if it is, then he is not the right one. Your handyman should be able to provide you with a written estimate for both labor and materials in addition to a proposed time schedule for the work to be done. All of

If you follow these steps then you should find a good handyman. Don’t let yourself be clouded by excuses why this or that cannot be provided.

These things are non-negotiable. They are for your protection and for his. A good, experienced handyman won’t blink an eye because he’ll be used to it.

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