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Winter solstice By Kate Watters
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he winter solstice is always significant to me. There is something powerful that happens when the Earth stands still. Darkness and light face each other as equals—the longest night and the shortest day. After the winter solstice there are only longer days to anticipate. I celebrate with friends, fire, food and poetry. On this long, dark night we burn the regrets we want to leave in the darkness and manifest the dreams we want to amplify in the coming light. A few years ago I started marking the solstice by doing 108 sun salutations at the Yoga Experience. The practice helps me to cleanse, embrace courage, and to clarify intention. The number 108 is significant to diverse disciplines and cultures ranging from mathematics to religions and spiritual practices. With all of us packed into the studio like sardines and facing each other across the room, we take a journey of presence and flow, moving and breathing together. Our teachers mark the completion of each sun salute by dropping a glass bead into a ceramic bowl. In the days leading up to the winter solstice I doubted that it would be possible both mentally and physically for me to do 108 sun salutations. I thought about sitting this one out. Then I recalled all of the fears I faced in the last year to when I turned my world upside down to learn organic farming practices in California. I left this place I have called home for the last 20 years, left a great job that paid well, left all my friends, and a burgeoning love to pursue a dream—one that everyone kept reminding me promised a life of physical and financial hardship. My last stop on the way out of town was the yoga studio to grab my mat. I felt better facing the long list of unknowns ahead with mindfulness. And I would certainly need to stretch. As an apprentice at the farm, I approached everything with a beginner’s mind. I harnessed myself to the rhythms of the Earth and learned how to grow beautiful food, flowers and community. Every day was filled with motion; digging compost into garden beds, bending down harvesting vegetables, and washing, sorting, packing, lifting and selling them. All day I existed on my feet tending to the needs of plants. Each day I grew stronger witnessing them grow and thrive. I was thankful for moments on my yoga mat, which helped transform me from a stiff, wooden doll to a human being again. I learned that just like anything that seems impossible at first, you take it one step, or sun salutation at a time. Back on the solstice yoga mat, my mind drifted off to all the people and moments I was grateful to experience this past year—because I took that leap of faith. I dedicated my first 39 salutes to my fellow farm apprentices, one glass bead at a time. Each person taught me something essential about courage, believing in the world and myself. When you leave a community where you are known and
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loved and start over, you might think you can disguise yourself. Living, working and learning (not to mention showering, cooking, brushing your teeth) with a diverse group of passionate humans reminded me who I am and helped me embrace that person. As the famous mythologist Joseph Campbell said, “The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.” Since most of the farm apprentices were on a tight budget, a small group of yogis found a student, Nicollette, who taught free classes at the UCSC student center. We went every week and brought her a bouquet of flowers from the farm. When classes for the students ended we convinced her to come and teach at the farm in exchange for veggies, flowers and a meal. She fell in love with our farm yoga studio—a wooden platform that looked out on the apple orchard and strawberry field, flanked on one side by a fig tree, and honeysuckle vines on the other. I saluted our teacher and each of the farm yogis; I was thankful for those moments on the platform throughout the season, watching the day slip away while our practice healed our bodies and hearts. Nicollette’s teaching, chanting and harmonium music deepened our experience with the place and with each other. Yoga helped many of us befriend our own minds and bodies, lessons that will last us a lifetime.
Before I knew it we had completed 108 salutations. I settled into child’s pose, bowing forward with my forehead pressed on the floor, arms outstretched, grateful for the work of my body and mind, which allowed me to take this incredible journey. With each breath in I inhaled loving images and each breath out I dispelled the fear in the same way I had approached the uncertainty of the last year. I am grateful for all of the possibilities that manifested in my life, which I could not imagine a year before. We need the darkness, like the seeds need to be underground to germinate. And like the seeds, we need to embrace the light when we meet it so we can grow and change and become who we are. Kate Watters is a plant enthusiast, writer, artist and musician. She has been a resident of Flagstaff for almost 20 years, and recently took a hiatus to Santa Cruz, Calif., where she was farm apprentice at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. She is now armed with hand pruners and a harvest knife and intends to apply her newfound knowledge and passion to growing all kinds of plants in northern Arizona.
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1. I had just recently gotten off my overpopulation kick and you plunged me right back into it. It has been easier, not seething at the number of children per family since I had a number of children of my own. Hypocrisy is a great opiate, and opium makes some people quiet and I stopped complaining out loud or even in my head about the number of children people had. I also live in a place other than Utah, which helps by not being the main place where families of eight kids
interrupt these regularly scheduled Governor Ducey letters to bring you a letter to Jonathan Franzen. This letter has the same or possibly even less of a chance of being responded to, but I am not Franzen’s constituent, just his reader so he is not impliedobligated to respond. But still! I wouldn’t look a response horse in the mouth.
Dear Jonathan Franzen, I just finished your book, Freedom, which I read only because of your smart article in The New Yorker about how the seemingly impossible-to-stop-global-warmingenvironmental issue occludes the small, possibly fixable environmental issue. I loved that essay because it was smart, and I hated it because you did in a shorter time what I tried to do in a whole book of tiny essays interrupting longer essays to show how the small thing is probably the only way to do the big thing, but you said it smart and fast which is an excellent way to make a point— something I will perhaps look into at the end of this sentence. So I liked Freedom. It was fine. Not fast, but smart and to the point. A little silly, which is good. But I have a few questions.
or more are not only acceptable but desirable. But then I read Freedom and now I’m all back in my overpopulation angst and I ask you, if whispering “Bye planet!” under my breath when the family of eight or 10 or even just four kids walks by is A) passive-aggressive, B) plain aggressive, C) pointless, or D) subtly making a difference? (I’m guessing A, B, and C but not D. I do wish “passiveaggressive” was a viable political action. It’s the small things! I would win.) 2. Why is only one of the points of view from a woman and none of them from a person of color? I very much like the different-points-ofview novel and think a novel that hopes to show multiple points of view is the better political solution than passive-aggression. But although I know there are two men to every one woman in the world and only four people of color, in your book, there are three main female characters and three main male characters, while one of the women is a woman of color and only one woman gets a point of view at all. I guess that is how the world works.
I guess that is how the world works. But part of the smart and fast point of Freedom is to show how the world should be. Or maybe not? Maybe that was the slow point.
But part of the smart and fast point of Freedom is to show how the world should be. Or maybe not? Maybe that was the slow point. 3. And, finally, oh the cat guilt. I shouldn’t let my two new cats outside. I only do for a minute. Maybe an hour. A couple hours at most, unless I can’t corral them in. I didn’t know house cats killed 350 million song birds a year! I put bells on them! They haven’t killed even a lizard or a moth yet. I’m making them stay inside now—for their sakes and the birds’. But the cat named Zane is meowing and he really wants to go out and if he stays inside, he attacks the girl cat (point of Freedom?) and eats my plants. Can you really buy a bird-noeat bib for a cat to wear when he goes outside? Where can I get one? If you get this letter, will you send me one? 4. If you have a minute, can you send a note to Governor Ducey? Your essays are fast and smart. Maybe it will only take one letter from you to explain how an educated public can maybe save the world from global warming, overpopulation and the extinction of the song bird. I think one letter from you, sans the passive-aggressive tone I sometimes take, might be the ticket. We just need $130 million back. Fewer dollars than the number of song birds killed a year! A reachable goal. A small step toward a world that should be. Nicole Walker is an associate professor at Northern Arizona University, and is the author of Quench Your Thirst with Salt and a collection of poems, This Noisy Egg. She edited, with Margot Singer, Bending Genre: Essays on Creative Nonfiction, and is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment from the Arts. The thoughts expressed here are hers alone and not necessarily those of her employer. This letter is from June 11, 2015.
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While the Year of Pluto has technically ended with the start of a new rotation around the sun for us Earthlings, it is never over in the heart of this city. And with respect to all things science, that beating heart is Lowell Observatory. In keeping with their tradition of educating the greater public, the folks at Lowell present the next installation of the Second Friday Science Night. This time around? Mechanics. For these purposes, mechanics deals with how physical bodies react when pushed, or are otherwise displaced, and the subsequent actions that happen afterward. Lowell’s expert scientists will lead the evening with a handful of exciting demonstrations and experiments featuring the wonder of mechanics that will regale the entire family. There is an entire world to learn about at Lowell Observatory, 1400 W. Mars Hills Road. Presentations will start at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. The demonstration is included with admission: $12 for adults; $11 with AAA, student and senior discounts; $6 for kiddos ages 5–17 and all you young readers under 5 get in for free. 223-3280. www. lowell.edu.
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In 1966, the Yuma Fine Arts Center instigated what was widely revered as one of the single greatest showings of Southwest art in the wooooorld. Dozens upon dozens of artists from around the state would apply to exhibit in the Southwestern Invitational, but sadly a fire at the center in the mid ’90s put the kaibosh on that—until now. In the spring of 2015, the folks in Yuma put the call out to artists to once again ignite the flame of the respected exhibition. One hundred artists—including seven from Flag—and
many more from beyond set up shop in the Southwestern corner of the state where they displayed their handcrafted oils, ceramics and forged metal sculptures. From there, 50 artists were selected to hit the road, Jack, and after traveling to Prescott, Tubac and finally the Coconino Center for the Arts here in Flag, it will pack up and head to one more stop at Skyharbor International Airport. Until then, the opening reception takes place at the Coconino Center for the Arts, 2300 N. Fort Valley Road, from 6–8 p.m. The free reception features live food and drink and a few quick words from many of the participating artists. Many of the pieces are also on sale. 779-2300. www.flagartscouncil.org.
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That glistening smile, eyes that twinkle in the Nashville bar light. Oh, boys and girls we have another one! That is, another country hunk who has slapped on a Stetson and a guitar and wooed audiences the world over. This heartland hero is Keith Anderson. Hailing from the Great Plains of Miami, Okla., Anderson has tried on many hats from pro baseball to bodybuilding, where he placed second in the Mr. Oklahoma competition. After a shoulder injury benched the would-be pro baller, he’s been rattling the twangy cages of the genre since 2001 even before signing to a recording contract. That first wave of fame came with
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round the 2014-15 turn of the calendar, I penned a guest column of words or phrases I wanted to see banished to the nether regions, like shamed or ousted Game of Thrones characters, left to wander the frigid north without kingdom or purpose. I know it came across as harsh and capricious, and at least a few friends were sad to see amazeballs sent hurtling into exile. But I meant it all in good fun. Same goes for this year’s list below—save for one phrase. Squee. Squee is a word that basically means to squeal with delight. So, one might write, “My favorite band is coming to Flagstaff. Squee!” But it always makes me think of the sound a mouse makes right when its neck is snapped in a mousetrap. It doesn’t have time for a full “Squeak!” It’s just “Squee!” at the moment the spring-loaded wire bar sends them down into death’s dark chasm. Vom. Like squee is short for squeal, vom is short for vomit. It’s lazy to cut the “it” off vomit. It’s really best to not cut it short. Don’t hold back. Just let the whole word out. Vomit! It’s better for your system that way to push out all the letters of the word. That’s what your body wants you to do. It wants you to complete the purge. Don’t resist. Say it with me, v-o-m-i-t. Hangry. A favorite classic fancy word of mine is portmanteau—even though I have an issue with French pronunciations and still don’t know how to say denouement. Portmanteau means when two words are put together to create something new that kind of means both things. There are great examples of portmanteaus, from smog (smoke and fog) to telethon (telephone and marathon) and spork (spoon and fork). Hangry, a blend of “hungry” and “angry,” is not one of those great examples. For me, I don’t think a person’s anger should be attributed to them not getting a little afternoon snack or missing lunch. #firstworldproblems. First-World Problems. This phrase always nags me. If someone posts something like “Starbucks got my coffee order wrong, again! I wanted a double-skinny-grande-caramel latté with whipped cream, and they forgot the whip!” Then follows it up with “#firstworldproblems,” I don’t really need to know they know they’re having first-world problems and they understand that they could—instead of going through their
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Listicle. With the Internet clickbait known as “listicles”—lists that are short on information or any mental nutritional value, the word suddenly became used a lot and in a number of different ways. But I’m just going to put it out there and say that this word is far too close to a word that involves the male anatomy for my comfort level. Phablet. This was a new one to me in recent weeks. Phablet. It’s another portmanteau. It blends “phone” and “tablet” and is kind of a word to make fun of people who carry smartphones so big they might as well be tablets. But, let’s face it, so many of us look so dumb with our phones and we’re so addicted to our technology, who cares? Fat-Shaming/Body-Shaming. I’m not only done with these phrases, I’m completely done with the concepts. Please stop fatshaming people and stop body-shaming people. Period. I’m ill from seeing the same website sources post “Find out which celebrities have aged horribly!” next to some other story finger-wagging about someone else body-shaming another. Let’s do this for 2016: Forget about the unrealistic social standards of what makes a body beautiful and lets love our own bodies and love the bodies of people were are intimate with. Let’s find beauty in all of it because our bodies are miracles and for the time we are in them—often with motor functions and all senses alive—we have been blessed far beyond any known reason. Heck, many of these bodies have been known to birth entirely new beings. So, love your body. Love everyone else’s body. And forget about what society says. Sounds like a good way to start a new year. Department of Corrections: In last week’s issue, in this column, when mentioning the passing of Sunfeatha Tea, I failed to provide his given name: Chris Sunfeather Tohe. Out of respect for his family and friends, I deeply apologize. — Flag Live Editor, Andrew Wisniewski
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should introduce myself as a columnist by including the admission that, like the rest of the media, I’m suffering from writer’s block because I can’t think of anything else but Donald Trump. When politics as reality TV is the overwhelming entertainment option, you just can’t look away. How do we find our happy place? How about baseball? Think about baseball. Total Jedi mind trick, baseball. For example, how happy were many Arizona Diamondbacks fans when the team backed up the truck and signed pitcher Zack Grienke for just over $200 million? But, stumped by the Trump again, I’m imagining that, for that kind of money, the team could have just re-engineered the entire stadium by building a clear unbreakable plastic wall from left field to right field. Turn the whole place into a handball arena, with outfielders geared to handle the ball once it is rejected
Reality TV as politics and the freakonomics of it all by the mighty Trump-like fence. Who needs pitching in a no-homer dome? Ah, but finally, I found that unsatisfying. Outrageous. Un-American, even. But since $200 million won’t do, seemingly, what it once did for being able to buy the presidency, which now requires a self-funded billionaire to turn the entire process around, it’s really not worth saying the Diamondbacks could have found very much better to spend their money on. $200 million won’t do what it once did. I checked. Oh, the freakonomics of it all. To me, the most awesome demonstration of per-unit cost, globally, are modern warplanes. For example, you can get an aircraft carrier fighter/bomber for around $55 million, or, three fighters for the price of one front-line, big-league, free-agent pitcher, with change left over for maintenance, ammunition, fuel, bribes to local officials, whatever you need.
A decent second baseman is going for about $50 million, also. An F-22 fighter, advertised as the most lethal of such planes in the world, costs $200 million each, too, but how do you cover the outfield, or any other border, for that matter, with just one airplane? Presidential candidate Jeb Bush has spent $50 million in the Republican race, but has thrown all of that money out the window against Trump, beneficiary of free publicity provided by the talking heads ... Ah, the anguish, back on Trump again. Jeb should buy a cheaper fighter, give it to his brother, and let them both land on some carrier deck somewhere, greeted by, I dunno, Paula Abdul. Maybe that would help improve his campaign, which lacks theatrics. It’s looking like there’s no cure for the big Trump stump. Time to close one’s eyes and vanish into a galaxy far away, where, diving into the great recycle bin of 20th century culture, which we never seem to be able to escape from, the latest Star Wars installment made more than $200 million on its first weekend—or, four fighter bombers, or, one front-line starting pitcher. You could think about Hillary Clinton, the likely democratic nominee, who staked an early position on the whole Star Wars theme. At the last Democratic debate in December, she ended her bit by saying, “Thank you, good night, and may the force be with you,” instead of the usual God bless America. President Barrack Obama followed this up by wrapping up an
hour-long end-of-the-year press conference by saying, “OK, everybody, I got to get to Star Wars.” The movie’s director, J.J. Abrams, has given $1 million (which buys you what? A tooth brush?) to the Clinton campaign cause, so clearly the force is breaking to the left so far. To get back on top of this, the first Donald Trump television ad admonished the president for wanting to get to the Star Wars screening when he should have been out, I don’t know, directing bombing raids against ISIS. But, it’s hard to know how far the Republicans want to play the anti-nerd card. That sounds like political suicide. Needless to say, it’s Trump again! With this kind of disruption in the force, it’s a wonder how anybody can get a grip. Douglas McDaniel has found a happy home in Flagstaff after being a journalist for 30 years. He has published creative non-fiction novels and numerous volumes of poetry, some of which was first published at his 15-year-old blog, www.mythville.blogspot.com. “Crows on Clouds” is a fresh new weekly column featuring a new rotation of journalistic poetry slicers and verbpunchers with an ear for the fringe, touching on a slew of topics. The term “Crows on Clouds” refers to those first few black keystrokes on a dreaded white sheet of paper. But once more and more start appearing, everything settles into place. We hope you enjoy!
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in the mountains, where even more strangers uentin Tarantino’s first major release, await. Revelations, betrayals and a great deal Reservoir Dogs (1992), features eight of Tarantino dialogue follow. criminals working together on a heist With a running time of more than three until they start to turn on one another, ending hours, The Hateful Eight is a bit long; it’s also in a tense and violent standoff while the bad almost too Tarantino-y. The writer and guys try to figure out who among them director panders to his own love of is the rat. Two of the actors from gleeful, bloody violence acted out that film, Tim Roth and Michael by characters that are at times Madsen, return with a new THE cartoonish. That being said, ensemble for The Hateful Eight HATEFUL EIGHT the performances are almost as the director returns to the Directed by Quentin Tarantino all entertaining, with Jackson Old West. Rated R finally receiving top billing Kurt Russell stars as John HARKINS THEATRES in his sixth collaboration with Ruth, a bounty hunter who Tarantino. Walton Goggins (Justiis transporting the notorious fied, 2010–15) is another sceneDaisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason chewer, and while she doesn’t say a Leigh) back to Red Rock, Wyo., to lot, Leigh steals the show as the prisoner hang for her crimes. When a blizzard who takes a beating and keeps cracking wise. descends on his carriage and he picks up the Two other factors stand out to elevate stranded Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), The Hateful Eight to almost-A territory: a retired Union Army major, things begin to First, it’s a very good-looking film, and I turn dicey, and they get even worse after they only wish I could have seen it projected in pick up another traveler in distress (Walton the 70-mm Ultra Panavision format in which Goggins) and are then forced to hole up in it was filmed. The opening scenes in the Minnie’s Haberdashery, an isolated saloon up
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director’s trademark use of well-placed pop songs and oldies. I mentioned in last week’s review of Joy how David O. Russell is no longer among the directors who have never made a bad movie. While The Hateful Eight is certainly not Tarantino’s best, it’s good enough to keep him in that club.
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The film begins when Alexandra (Mya Taylor) accidentally beautiful woman sits on stage and sings a melancholy discloses that Sin-Dee’s boyfriend has cheated on her, and version of “Toyland.” The audience barely pays attention Sin-Dee (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) sets out for revenge. No matexcept for two other women in the audience. They both ter how many times Alexandra pleads for “no drama,” Sin-Dee watch the singer—one in boredom; the other in joy at seeing will not stop. She is on a mission. Meanwhile, cabdriver her best friend singing for an audience, for Sin-Dee Razmik (Karren Karagulian) must handle various and Alexandra are prostitutes who support each passengers throughout the day. We learn about other. Sin-Dee won’t miss Alexandra’s singing these characters and how they share their lives performance at a nightclub, even if she’s in the TANGERINE on the streets of L.A. middle of angrily dragging another prostitute Directed by Sean Baker Writer and director Sean Baker captures through the downtown streets. Alexandra is Rated R the cheapness of strip malls and donut shops there for Sin-Dee when things get ugly. NETFLIX STREAMING in less affluent areas of the city. Even though Available for streaming on Netflix, Tanit was filmed in ugly areas, Baker somehow gerine is one of those films that can make you gives the film a beautiful glow. Using only squirm over its depiction of life in seedy Los iPhones, a lens attachment and an app, Baker Angeles, but it can also make you go “awww” brings an intimacy to the characters’ actions. when its sweetness shines through. The depiction Taylor offers a heartfelt performance as Alexandra. of two transgender sex workers and one Armenian cab Whether singing quietly on stage or trying frantically to driver living through a busy Christmas Eve is one of the more talk her friend out of doing something stupid, Taylor gives entertaining films of 2015. And the fact that the director Alexandra depth. Rodriguez makes Sin-Dee’s rage funny and managed to make this movie using only iPhones makes the disturbing. Karagulian, as Razmik the cabdriver, creates a film not only entertaining, but also a wonder.
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sympathetic character even when lying to his family. Mickey O’Hagan as another prostitute adds to the fun. Tangerine is not for the faint of heart. Baker’s script doesn’t stint on showing the creepy activities of many of its characters. Sex work is taken for granted, whether it happens in cars or in seedy motel rooms. Yet, somehow, Tangerine offers one of the sweetest films of the year.
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The simple transgression of being alive Older actors finding more roles in films for the gray-haired set By Adrienne Bischoff
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ecently at a theater, after a trailer for the critically acclaimed Carol, an older man sitting next to me stage-whispered to his wife, “A lesbian movie!” I shook my head in disappointment at his dismissal. But then, after the trailers for Lady in the Van, about Maggie Smith doing quirky old lady things, and Youth, about Michael Caine feeling old and sad, I thought, “Enough with the old people already!” Hypocriti-what? Of course, two films starring older actors hardly constitutes a celluloid revolution, but it feels within the last decade there has been a spate of films starring actors who, luckily, have not been completely ignored for the simple transgression of remaining alive. In addition to Youth and Lady in the Van, other films about older generations include Quartet (2012), and 2015’s The Intern and 45 Years, which center around a marriage that becomes unsettled after the husband learns news of his past. Interviews with director Andrew Haigh have referenced the sex scene between the septuagenarian actors as if it were a novelty. Sadly, it is. Portrayals of older people in film and TV have often been condescending and cartoonish, if present at all. Advertisers ignore older demographics, assuming their brand loyalty is set in stone. As moviegoers, they’re dismissed because they tend to skip concessions, the main revenue source of theaters. Old age still
equals obsolescence, yet baby boomers and their elders make up one of the most powerful demographics today. The most recent MPAA study found that the age group 40 and older was the only demographic to increase theater attendance between 2010 and 2014. And AARP states that Americans 50 and over account for half of all consumer spending; by 2017, baby boomers will control 70 percent of the country’s disposable income. With numbers like that, I’d expect to see more titles like Fifth Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Maggie Smith Plays Every Role for the Next 30 Years, or Robert DeNiro Makes Out with 31-Year-Old Aubrey Plaza In Surprisingly Realistic Scenario. But are the films that thankfully keep older actors employed any good? I don’t know; I haven’t seen them because so many exude that “For Grown Ups Only” sensibility. Maybe that’s not an entirely bad thing; I don’t care whether the new SpongeBob Squarepants film appeals to older audiences. But I just wish we didn’t so easily write films off as “for lesbians” or “for old people.” The thing is: if we’re lucky enough, we’re all going to age. Why shouldn’t we get as many glimpses of that future—or our present—as we can? And if my future involves me having Helen Mirren’s rack, then it’s a bright one indeed.
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Words That Work Once a Runner–always a classic
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t has been more than 35 years since John L. Parker first published his soon-to-be cult classic, Once a Runner. This first novel by Parker barely had a following until its rerelease by Scribner, a division of Simon and Schuster, in 2009, 31 years after its original 1978 release when it then reached the hands of non-runners as well. In fact, the story of this book’s publication is almost as interesting as the page-turner hidden between its covers. It only took Parker, a long distance runner himself, one year to write Once a Runner, his tale of protagonist Quenton Cassidy’s plight to run a sub-four minute mile. Yet when it came time to publish this hidden gem, no one was interested. Not one to give up easily, Parker created his own publishing house, Cedarwinds to self-publish the book. He created the type, the cover, and then tirelessly took the novel to running stores and races to distribute it. Only 5,000 copies were made. Still, word got out. This book was talked about by elite and novice runners alike. Have you read OAR (its nickname amongst runners)? I’ve read it about 10 times … This was the most interesting part of the distribution of the book. With only a limited number of copies, people were still reading and sharing and rereading it. Somehow, Parker’s meager publishing attempt was successful. This dedication by Parker to getting his book out into the world was mirrored by his protagonist Cassidy’s dedication on the track. Cassidy is like many elite collegiate runners of the 1970s: determined, single-minded, and incredibly gifted at his trade. His story takes place in Parker’s home territory of Gainesville, Fla., at fictional Southeastern University. Cassidy begins his day—begrudgingly—with a run, loving the feel of the run itself, but hating the early-morning start. He eats at the dining hall a feast worthy of a small country, necessary to maintain the destructive workouts he will put his body through each day. After workouts, Cassidy divides his time quite evenly between pranking other members of his school’s track team, seeing his non-runner girlfriend, and devising ways to break his personal records (PRs). It is through details like this that Parker establishes himself as a credible writer of the runner’s life. He not only understands runners, but distance runners, and more than that, finds a way to make the story palatable and hypnotic to even the most stoic of couch surfers. What differentiates Cassidy from other runners, however, is the level to which he needs to succeed. Parker pits Cassidy against rival John Walton (based off the true running legend John Walker), a man who is more ghost mired in mystery and heroism to the freshmen and sophomores at Southeastern. It is upon this rivalry that the central story in Once a Runner pivots. Both Cassidy and Walton are good at what they do; their function in life is to “run … far better than,
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well, ordinary mortals,” and they “had no equals save a few dozen others scattered about the country and world.” These two are some of the top runners in the world, and the fact that Walton can run his mile in 3 minutes, 49 seconds makes him the rabbit to Cassidy, the bloodhound. Chasing him down and tearing his record to pieces becomes Cassidy’s solitary focus. Everything in his life stems from this goal. While we mere mortals read of these elite runners and wait with baited breath to see if Cassidy can A) beat Walton, and B) break four minutes in the mile, we are delighted by Parker’s use of imagery from Florida to completely ensconce us in the story and place. Cassidy, who sometimes laments being landlocked, pictures “translucent pink anemones, floating like ladies with deadly long skirts. Then: a cero mackerel
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somewhere on the pale turquoise of the Bahama Bank working a school of greenies with unemotional fervor; a guide poles the flats soundlessly, turns wrinkled black cheeks to the burning sun, and smiles to visions of Canadian schoolteachers ‘on holiday.’” These musings of Florida can only be written by a man from there, and Parker gives us the best of the state through both description of track meets held in dripping-hot weather, and Cassidy’s own travels. This fleshes out the story fully, making each sentence feel real, each moment as if it were really happening. So why does this story matter now when it was written so long ago? Not just because Flagstaff boasts some of the nation’s best long distance runners as members of its community, though this book certainly offers insight into their unique world. It matters because Parker did what Harper Lee recently accomplished, with a sequel and a prequel written more than 30 years after the original, the former published the same year as the reprint of Once a Runner, and the latter just out in 2015. This makes this once cult-classic a trilogy, and one that begs to be read by runners and non-runners both. What Parker does to describe the work behind Cassidy’s achievements is nothing less than extraordinary for them both. I recommend picking up this book that Ben Cheever describes as being “so inspiring it should be banned as a performanceenhancing drug.” Then I recommend getting in a few miles on Flagstaff’s trails. Believe me; you’ll want to after you close the cover to this remarkable comeback novel.
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Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch. Photo by Henry Diltz
The Dave Rawlings Machine performing at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Wash., in 2014. Photo courtesy of Shasta Bree Photography
Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch preforming at Rhode Island’s Newport Folk Festival in 2015. Photo by Brian Lima
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Dave Rawlings Machine cranking on all cylinders
Hallelujah By and By By Seth Muller
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N JUNE 2012, Flagstaff experienced one of its most powerful music moments in the last five years—surely a top-ten performance that left many audience members amped and buzzing for days. It happened when modern folk siren Gillian Welch took the stage of the Orpheum to a sellout crowd. Ever since her 1998 sophomore effort, Hell Among the Yearlings, broke into the Billboard and folk charts and caught the ears of critics and Americana music lovers alike, Welch has gathered a loyal and passionate fan base. Her name quickly rose to the top of the shortlist of best modern female folk singers when she performed on two songs of the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack in 2000—a torchbearer for the modern folk revival. So, it was no surprise to see Flagstaff out in force for her show. However, what the more savvy of the musical observers know is that Welch is one part of a potent and prolific songwriting partnership between her and longtime collaborator Dave Rawlings. Rawlings himself is a celebrated musician’s musician—a man of such pure talent and songcraft his name is all over the records of some of the best in the industry: Bright Eyes, Robyn Hitchcock, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ryan Adams, Ani DiFranco, Dawes and Mark Knopfler among them.
The show did not have to go too far into the setlist for everyone in the room to understand the power of Rawlings, who shared the stage wonderfully and beautifully with Welch that night. The big highlight came with the final song, their rendition of the 1930s gospel hymn “I’ll Fly Away”— performed by Welch and Alison Krauss on O Brother. Rawlings, though, was the one who kept the song going, calling out “one more time!” to repeat that chorus and to get the whole house singing as if holding a tent revival. His cowboy hat bounced on his head as he flatpicked his small archtop guitar into Flagstaff musical lore. Now, Rawlings and Welch are coming back to town under the banner of the Dave Rawlings Machine—a kind of role reversal that puts Rawlings more out front with Welch also in the lineup. Catch the show at the Orpheum Theater, 15 W. Aspen, on Tue, Jan. 12. Doors for the allages show open at 7 p.m. and the music starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.50 in advance and $35 the day of the show, and can be purchased at Aspen Deli, Rainbow’s End and Anima’s Trading Co., or online at www.orpheumflagstaff.com. For more info about the show, call 556-1580. To learn more about the band, visit www. daverawlingsmachine.com.
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I recently had the chance to speak to Rawlings by phone from his Nashville home ahead of the show to ask him a few questions about the Machine as a project, the band’s latest album Nashville Obsolete, and his extensive singing-songwriting partnership with Welch. Seth Muller: Given that quite a few people who saw you and Gillian here in 2012, I was wondering if you could talk about the similarities and differences between a Dave Rawlings Machine show and a Gillian Welch show? Do you keep your material separate and distinct? Is there a blending? How does it all work? Dave Rawlings: There is a different catalogue of material we draw from for the Machine, and I’m singing the lead on most of the songs. Also, it’s a different arrangement, as we’ll be coming through town with a quintet [featuring Willie Watson of Old Crow Medicine Show, Paul Kowert of Punch Brothers and fiddle-player Tatiana Silver Hargreaves] … The Machine shows are great because we have a larger ensemble sound and that’s a lot of fun for us. We also get to work with these talented musicians. It feels like with the Dave Rawlings Machine, you step out from behind the scenes more than your duet work with Gillian and take center stage, at least as it’s communicated with the band name. Is that something that you’ve become more comfortable doing over time? Having the Machine lets us do some slightly different kinds of material than we normally do as a duet. We both sing folk music but I have a squirrely male vocal. We’ve always been fans of musicians of that sound that are like me. And I’m comfortable being a band leader. That’s been my role even if I’m not singing the lead. With the Machine, though, I’ve kind of grown into the male lead. It’s always good to do something new musically, and me on lead changes the way I play guitar—and Gillian harmonizes differently. Where did the idea of Dave Rawlings Machine as a band surface, and how does it fit into the scheme of things, exactly? I think what initially happened was we were trying to get music together for what would be The Harrow & The Harvest (2011). It felt like it would be fun if we could just play a few new songs and then bring in a mixed bag of other material. From there, we thought it was just an idea that we could book a show under my name to try out the material. That first show was at the Newport Folk Festival … I had a deep catalogue of songs I had that I could play. It was a lot of covers and then songs I had written with Ryan Adams and Old Crow Medicine Show. It was one of those things that we were surprised how well it worked. When we got in the studio we found we could have a changing and rollicking band with the Machine. We made so many musical friends over the years, and this was a way to get these musical friends together and work with them in different ways. We did the first record in 2009, Friend of a Friend, and did a little more touring from there. Then, we did more touring in 2014 and found the album had taken root.
Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings will perform with Willie Watson of Old Crow Medicine Show, Paul Kowert of Punch Brothers and fiddle-player Tatiana Silver Hargreaves at the Orpheum Theater on Tuesday night. Photo by Henry Diltz
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In terms of collaborations, you’ve also worked with other big names in the alternative and folk scene, from Connor Oberst to Ryan Adams, as well as Robyn Hitchcock, Ani DiFranco and Old Crow Medicine Show. Can you speak to your work with these other artists and how that has helped you grow and evolve as a musician? That first time you play with new people and you find that common ground, that’s always a fascinating little picture. It’s like stepping in
we liked that the the word ‘obsolete’ rings well with ‘machine.’ And we feel kind of obsolete ourselves these days. Music has changed so much, and now you have these ICPs (Internet content providers) that people pay for access to music and they don’t pay people who make the music. And Nashville itself has changed in the past 10 years, and that’s in there … the title is one that you remember, and the word ‘obsolete’ definitely fits in with the concept of change with the record. In listening to the record, I’m struck by the length of the songs—‘The Trip’ is well over 10 minutes long and other songs flirt with the seven- and eight-minute mark—and how they’re built of solos and more movements than a traditional pop arrangement. Can you talk about what led these songs to become longer? Gillian and I have touched on some longer songs. ‘I Dream a Highway’ on Time (The Revelator) (2001) clocks in at more than 14 minutes. So, this album doesn’t even have our longest song on it. Still, on average, the songs on the new record are quite long. Two things happened. As writers, we were exploring songs that had three distinct sections. A lot of these songs have a pre-chorus section to them. We tend to write songs with three verses, but when you add that pre-chorus to some of those songs, it made them longer … ‘The Trip’ is one of them, and Gillian spat a lot of the words of that out as stream of consciousness. It seemed to be kin with songs like ‘Desolation Row’ where songs like that, for me, go deeper and get stronger as they go.
Dave Rawlings. Photo by Jay Blakesberg
front of a different mirror every time. Sometimes it makes you grow because it makes you step into those new shoes. And other times it helps you see yourself a little clearer … With these collaborations, it took a little while to realize that I was also a record producer, because being a producer involves having an opinion and a vision or a way to complete a song or change it … And that’s one of the great things in having that kind of inclination or skill and being a guitar player, where I can slot in with other musicians and become part of the song in that way. It’s one of the great pleasures of music.
Machine record. We had these two new songs and beginnings of a lyrical theme … We really wanted to make this record different in that we wanted to have these songs written in a certain period of time and have these songs connect in some way. We dug into thoughts and other pieces of ideas we had and kept it focused on things we were thinking about as musicians and artists. It’s just that moment where a good record becomes a snapshot of your life ... I think Nashville Obsolete captured themes of travel and change and the concept of artistic restlessness that we were seeing in ourselves and people we work with.
I wonder if you could share some insight into your latest album under the Dave Rawlings Machine banner, Nashville Obsolete. What, for you, was the driving idea, theme or unifying spirit that the record came to revolve around as you were working on it? I think the unifying feeling came even earlier than the studio. It was right after we did touring in 2014. John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin was a member of the band for that tour, and what came about during that touring pointed toward doing a new
The phrase Nashville Obsolete has a kind of charged idea to it, particularly for an album that I read was recorded on analog tape. Can you explain what it means and why you chose that title for the album? That phrase came into our world as a tongue-and-cheek joke of the basement part of our studio—that we should call it ‘Nashville Obsolete’ and sell obsolete things because it has a lot of old, crusty gear in it. Our slogan would be, ‘If you don’t need it, we got it.’ When we thought of that title for the record,
As we spoke of change earlier, what do you make of the music industry these days? Where do you think it’s going and is it becoming easier or more challenging for artists like you and Gillian, who continue to make great music with other great musicians? Are you still able to find your audience and make the right connections? It’s an odd moment because people’s appetite for music is as strong as it ever has been, and music is connected to everything you see. Every commercial you see and every little thing of what you’re watching on YouTube has some kind of music in it. Music is everywhere. It would be way worse for music if people stopped listening to music or another art form took its place … I think at some point music will find its feet because people love music, but the problem is you can’t expect musicians to only make money for live shows. People want to spend plenty of money on music, but it all goes to the ICPs and streaming services. A streaming concept isn’t bad if it paid what it ought to. If someone streamed our latest record and listened to it every day for a year-and-a-half (using a streaming service), I think everyone involved in making the record could split a cup of coffee with those earnings … Maybe at some point that will get divvied up in a way that’s more reasonable. What’s next on the Dave Rawlings horizon? I know we’re working on songs so we’ll try to get in and make a record as soon as we can. The assumption is that we’ll make a Gillian record. But if we had 10 new Machine songs, we might make that record instead. I expect I’ll produce a record with Willie Watson soon. I’ve had some requests from people to do stuff. Right now we’ll take what time we can to work on more and more songs. Jan. Jan. 7–13, 7–13, 2016 2016 || flaglive.com flaglive.com
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From left: Scott Fauble, Amy Van Alstine, Ben Bruce, Scott Smith, Lauren Kleppin, Craig Lutz, Ryan Dohner, Stephanie Bruce, Eric Fernandez and Matt llano of the Northern Arizona Elite running team. Courtesy photo
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t’s a long-distance running team that is off to a sprint of a start. Just two years ago this month, Ben Rosario and his wife, Jen, started from a scratch a professional running team they named Northern Arizona Elite. Beginning with eight runners on the roster, the team grew to 12 by the end of 2105. Ben, wearing a shirt with the words HOKA ONE ONE printed on it, said using social media is part of his promotional success. “And so, I feel they already know what we are doing to a certain extent,” says Ben, president of NAZ Elite. Athletes race to the team thanks to its attractive title sponsor, HOKA ONE ONE, in 18
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addition to Ben, its seasoned coach, making for an interesting recruiting process. Instead of seeking out and pursuing top runners as they exit college, Ben says he lets them approach him. He added that when runners come to him, it shows they like what the team is about and that they want to be here in Flagstaff running as a group. “I can’t be sure of that if I go after them,” Ben says. Flagstaff, Ben says, also comes in handy when looking to add talent to the team. Scott Fauble, who came aboard NAZ Elite this summer along with Ryan Dohner and Craig Lutz, says he wanted to be part of a team he
saw “trending in the right direction” while training in a runner’s dream town. “I think one of the biggest motivators originally to reach to Ben was Flagstaff itself,” Fauble says. “At this point of time, it’s a running mecca, so that was a big thing for me. I wanted to feel like I was in the best location possible to train.” In addition to Fauble, Craig and Scott, Lauren Kleppin was the fourth new member to join NAZ Elite over a four-month span. Kleppin ran an impressive career at Western State Colorado University, where she was a ten-time All American and set the all-time Division II record at 10,000 meters at 32:49.92. Fauble came to the team from the University of Portland, and Lutz
and Craig both finished their collegiate careers at the University of Texas. In mid-December, those fresh recruits paid off immediately. NAZ Elite took it’s complete five-man squad to the USA Track and Field Cross Country Championship in San Francisco for the first time ever, and Fauble, Dohner Lutz, Scott Smith and Ben Bruce brought a team title back to Flagstaff. Setting the pace NAZ Elite members such as Smith, Bruce, Amy Van Alstine and Kellyn Taylor, all who provide strong results and times for the team, were also an attraction to Fauble.
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The team’s first year was highlighted by two national titles, 11 top five USA Championship finishes and 15 top 10s. And in 2015, Matt Llano finished fifth at the USA Track and Field Half Marathon Championships and Taylor ran 2:28:40 at the Chevron Houston Marathon. A large part of Ben Rosario’s approach to coaching is training as a team. He also believes that when one or two of his runners perform well, others will follow suit. “It just becomes a mindset. It’s what we do,” Ben says. “We go to the U.S. Championships, we finish high and we try to win them. That’s just the culture of the team, and I think that culture is good for business.” Many of the NAZ Elite runners put in more than 100 miles a week and do a lot of strength-training workouts. Ben, who has coached from the middle school to elite level, is responsible for preparing his runners for road and track races. Staying out in front “Even when I was in college, I was coaching people on the side and was my own guinea pig as well,” Ben says. Yet, during the spring track season, his coaching ran into a steep hill. “I think that last spring in particular—I don’t know if it was the HOKA deal and the pressure of it all or what—but I think I just got away from a few things that I really believe in, and I think we were doing too much race-specific work and on the track too much. And we didn’t perform well at the U.S. Championships, so I had … to step outside of myself and say, ‘Look, I have to go back to what works,” says Ben while sitting next to his wife.
Jen says her husband, soon to turn 36 years old, never steps away from learning the novel ways at coaching and new techniques to incorporate into his coaching style, especially as the team grows in success and numbers. “Anytime a new coach puts a book out, he reads it,” says Jen, who helps manage the team and is the secretary and treasurer. “He is a student of the sport.” In addition to the sponsorship money that supports the athletes and the Rosarios, Ben said many of his athletes have earned performance bonuses under their contracts. For Ben, however, focusing on the money is not where he wants to put his attention. He’d rather look ahead to meaningful races and giving his athletes the best possible situations to perform well. “I want the money to be a byproduct of running the very best we can possibly run. I want to race when it is appropriate to race, when we are ready, when we are fit,” Ben says. “And I want to race in the biggest races in the country and across the globe.” With their top-6 finishes at San Francisco in the men’s and women’s open races, Van Alstine, Rochelle Kanuho, and Fauble garnered spots in this month’s Bupa Great Edinburgh Classic Cross Country Meet in Edinburgh, Scotland. Dohner, who placed 11th overall in the men’s 10K, also got a spot in the race coming up on Saturday due to other top-6 runners opting out. Although they run worldwide, Ben says he is thankful to come back to Flagstaff, a place, he adds, that has a “community that supports running.” “There are a lot of people who understand running here; it’s not that way everywhere, especially high-level running.” To learn more, visit www.nazelite.com.
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Can’t get no respect
By Jim Hightower
Why have major TV networks pulled the plug on Bernie?
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et’s go to the scoreboard to see who’s winning the exciting game of “Presidential Election Media Coverage.” A non-partisan media monitoring firm that has been tracking the nightly news broadcasts of ABC, CBS and NBC reports that Trump is tromp, tromp, tromping over the airtime of everyone else. From last January thought November these dominant flagship news shows devoted 234 minutes of primetime coverage to the incessant chirping of the Yellow-Crested Birdbrain, with no other contender getting even a fourth of that. Take Democrat Bernie Sanders, who’s stunning the political establishment with a fiery populist campaign that’s drawing record crowds. Indeed, Sanders’ upstart campaign is getting higher poll ratings in the Democratic contest than Trump is getting in the GOP race. And—get this—polls also show Bernie topping The Donald by 10 points if they face each other in November’s presidential showdown. So surely he’s getting a proportional level of media coverage by the networks on our public airwaves, right? Ha, just kidding! The ABC, CBS, NBC devotion of 234 minutes to all-things-Trump was “balanced” by less than 10 minutes for Sanders. Most egregious, was ABC, the
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Disney-owned network. ABC’s World News Tonight awarded 81 minutes of national show time to Trump last year— and for Bernie: 20 seconds. How self-serving of the media moguls! The one candidate who is effectively rallying large numbers of voters to oppose the rise of corporate oligarchy—including in the media—has the plug pulled on him. Of course, this only amplifies the truth of what Sanders is saying about the villainy of corporate profiteers, and it fuels a greater determination by his millions of grassroots supporters to end the reign of greed in America. For info and to take action, go to www.berniesanders.com. Jim Hightower is a best-selling author, radio commentator, nationally syndicated columnist and editor of The Hightower Lowdown, a populist political newsletter. He has spent the past four decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers that ought-to-be: consumers, working families, small businesses, environmentalists and just-plainfolks. For more of his work, visit www. jimhightower.com.
I know what you’re thinking about the moustache these days. How do people separate me from the hipsters? Three things: my signature collection of Lynyrd Skynyrd eight-tracks, my white tank-tops with four different colored mustard stains and my beef jerky holster.
Trying to stand apart since 1994.
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Bartender wisdom Fellow feelings
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ike many before, this past New Year’s Eve in Flagstaff was a cold one. At a little after 2 a.m., I turned off the propane tanks for the patio heaters and wiped down the tables and chairs; my bar towel doused in bleach began freezing and sticking to the tables. I don’t know what the thermometer reported, but it was a bitter cold with a steady breeze added to its point. As I put the locks on the last of the patio furniture, I looked toward the sidewalk to see three men in some sort of fight. Most of the bars had cleared out a few minutes before and I couldn’t tell if these stragglers knew each other—which seemed to be the case—or if it was really a fight at all. It looked like a drunken bear hug being employed by one fellow and some sort of head butt moves by its recipient, or maybe he was just trying to kiss him on the cheek. The third man began trying to pull them apart, so I determined it’s probably a fight, a really sloppy, drunken one. I put my towel down and began walking around to help break it up. I flagged down one of my coworkers, Jesse, to come out with me and see what we could do with these guys. As inebriated as these men were (they could barely stand), it’s never a good idea to walk out on the street alone. The three of them could easily have turned on me, and I’d find myself in the middle of their unusual affections. In the half-minute it took for us to get outside, the scene had changed some. A man with a black Monsoon’s shirt, the restaurant next door to us, was in fact being grabbed and wrestled by the loudest and largest of the men. The man from Monsoon’s showed remarkable restraint as he held the fellow at bay and tried to talk him into doing something calmer. Two bouncers from Maloney’s, another bar nearby, came over to help out. We all told everyone to basically break it up and chill out. The men stopped their drunken brawl of sorts and two of them went on their way. (They were walking home and said it wasn’t far.) The third man, however, was completely exhausted, utterly confused, and wearing only a T-shirt. He stumbled into the middle of the road and lay there breathing heavily. He’d dropped his cell phone, and I picked it up. Then, two police offers drove up and got out
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of their car. “You’re going to get yourself run over in the middle of the road, pal,” said the first officer as he proceeded to help the man back to the sidewalk. The officer had a calm to him that the inebriated fellow picked up on immediately and they began to talk. I handed the other officer the man’s phone. A few minutes went by and we all went back to our cleanup duties at our various jobs. As I turned to go back in, I asked one of the officers what was going to happen to the guy. He let me know they were going to give him a ride home. He figured there’s no way he could get a cab quickly at this time of night on New Year’s and it was way too cold to have the man sit around for an hour waiting for one. They helped the drunken man into the back of the police car and drove off with the police lights off. It had been a busy night, the busiest New Year’s we’d ever had, and I’m sure that was the case for everywhere downtown. Busy, but smooth, folks in good cheer and everyone taking care of each other. The tussle on the street at closing could have run counter to that theme. At various points with these inebriated strangers on the sidewalk things could have elevated into an actual fight. Even more dangerous: everyone could have done nothing. It would have been easy enough for any of us to decide these guys hadn’t been drinking at our bars, and were therefore not our problem. When the police officers arrived, they placed compassion at the forefront of their minds and got the man home safely. I went back to finishing up the patio closing details. My bar towel had frozen to a table. I pulled it off and hoped the rest of 2016 in this mountain town will continue to turn out so well. Slainte.
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Downtown Flagstaff: Flagstaff Eats. Walking food tours in downtown Flag. Two-and-a-half hours of walking and sampling food from seven different restaurants. Tours offered every weekend Thursday through Sunday. $40 per person. Sign up on www.flagstaffeats. com. 213-9233 Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Continuing Taoist tai chi and beginner class. Every Thursday. 5:30-7:30p.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 400 W Aspen. 288-2207 Flagstaff Federated Community Church: Weekly Mindfulness Meditation every Thursday. Room 24 upstairs. 6:30 p.m. instruction, 7-8:30 p.m. sitting and walking meditation. 8:30 p.m. discussion. Come and go anytime. Free and open to all. 400 W. Aspen. 814-9851 The Green Room: Film screening: Déjà Vu. Oncore premiere. Featuring a raffle, giveaways and music by DJ Reubot after the film. 7p.m. Free. Ages 21 and over. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 High Country Conference Center: Plight of the Condor. New exhibit by Flag photographer John Sherman chronicling the endangered California Condors. Runs through April 30. Gallery hours are Mon– Fri 11 a.m.–3 p.m. and 4–9 p.m., and Fri–Sat 4–11 p.m. 201 W. Butler Ave. 523-9521 Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Individualized kung fu instruction in xingyi, bagua and taji. Every Thursday. 6-8 p.m. www.flagstaffkungfu.org. 4 W. Phoenix. 779-5858 Joe C Montoya Community and Senior Center: Hour-long small group guitar classes. Ages 13 and up. Two sessions every Thursday from 3-5 p.m. Flexible format, multiple styles. Registration required. $30 for five classes, and $4 materials. 245 N Thorpe. (505) 614-6706 Joe C Montoya Community and Senior Center: Guitar for absolute beginners. Short-term class teaches tuning, terminology, basic chords, melody and simple notation. Meets first three Thursdays of each month. $25 for three classes, and $4 materials. Ages 13 and up. Registration required. 245 N Thorpe. (505) 614-6706 Lanning Gallery: “New Year, New Art.” Opens with champagne and chocolates. Runs through Jan. 10. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat 10 a.m.6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 State Rte. 179. Hozho. Sedona. (928) 282-6865 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Hitchcock/Truffaut. 4 p.m. Janice: Little Girl Blue. 7 p.m. $12, $9for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday and Thursday night from 6-7 p.m. $3. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434
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The Museum Club: Flagstaff Swing Dance Club presents dance lessons every Thursday night from 7-8 p.m. Different dance style taught each month. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Red Rock State Park: Guided nature walk at 10 a.m. Guest speaker or a ranger/naturalist gives a 45-minute talk at 2 p.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907 Simply Spiritual Healing: Thursday night meditation. Every Thursday. 6-7 p.m. $20. All are invited. 105 E. Birch. 779-6322 Turquoise Tortoise Gallery: “A New Year Dawns.” Showcasing the gallery’s newest Native American and Southwest art. Runs through Jan. 10. Gallery hours are Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 431 State Rte. 179. Sedona. (928) 282-2262
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Main Stage Theater: Weekly “Bottom Line Jam” with the Bottom Line Band. 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Monte Vista Lounge: Karaoke. Hosted by Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Raven Café: Dave Manning. 7 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez. Prescott. (928) 717-0009
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Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Friday. 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N. Beaver. 774-2911 Flagstaff Elk’s Lodge: Weekly all-you-can-eat Fish Fry. Fish fry begins at 6 p.m. $12. All proceeds benefit Elks Children Charities. Every Friday. 2101 N. San Francisco. 774-6271 Macy’s Coffee House: Baha’i Evening Program: “The Eternal Law of Love, Progressively Revealed.” Presentation/discussion by Daniel Pschaida PhD, (NAU). 7 p.m. Free. 14 Beaver. 774-2243 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Tab Hunter Confidential. Featuring a Q&A with host Tab Hunter following each screening. 4 p.m. Fri and Sat; 1 p.m. Sun. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Green Film Series: The Clean Bin Project. 7 p.m. Fri. The Great Squeeze: Surviving the Human Project. 1 p.m. Sat. Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home. 4 p.m. Sun. $12, $9for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177
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Altitudes Bar and Grill: Jimmy Deblois. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218
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Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Downtempo night. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: Bryan McPherson. Singer-songwriter from Boston. Openers: Jason DeVore (frontman for Authority Zero), Cockswain and more. 8 p.m. $5. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: VeloValo. Groove rock from Flag. 9 p.m. Free. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: DJ Johnny K. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Monte Vista Lounge: Dub and Down with the Blues. Hip-hop and blues from Flag. 9:30 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Theone Band. Country rock from Flag. 9 p.m. $5. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: The Mods. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Raven Café: “Astral Traveling” with Uncon Sci. 7 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez. Prescott. (928) 717-0009 The Spirit Room: Dog of the Moon Friday. 1 p.m. Free. Al Foul. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 Wanderlust Brewing Co.: The Regrettables. Bluegrass from Flag. 6:30–8:30 p.m. Free. Taproom open from 4-9 p.m. 1519 N. Main Street, #102. 351-7952
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Coconino Center for the Arts: New exhibition, Southwestern Invitational. Featuring 50 of Arizona’s finest artists, including seven from Flagstaff. Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Enjoy live music, good food and drink. Runs from Jan. 12 through Feb. 13. Gallery hours are Tue-Sat, 11 a.m.5 p.m. Free. 2300 N. Ft. Valley Road. 779-2300 Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 10:30 a.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Galaxy Diner: Swing Dance Club every Saturday. Lessons from 7-10 p.m. Free. 931 E. Historic Rte. 66. 774-2466 Marshall Elementary School: Continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Saturday 9-10:30 a.m. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 850 N. Bonito. 288-2207 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Tab Hunter Confidential. Featuring a Q&A with host Tab Hunter following each screening. 4 p.m. Sat; 1 p.m. Sun. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177
Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Green Film Series: The Great Squeeze: Surviving the Human Project. 1 p.m. Sat. Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home. 4 p.m. Sun. $12, $9for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Zenprov Comedy. “Release the Laughter” Self-Help Show. 7:30 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Murdoch Community Center: Zumba class. Every Saturday at 9 p.m. $5. 203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 Red Rock State Park: Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks. 7 a.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Sedona. (928) 282-6907
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Altitudes Bar and Grill: Charlie Milo Trio. 7-10 p.m. Free. 2 S. Beaver. 214-8218 Charly’s Pub & Grill: Payback. Monthly soul, funk and oldies dance party. Featuring DJs Emmett White and Marty Marr. 9:30 p.m. Free if you’re snazzy, $5 if you’re lazy. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Boom Box Bros with the Impressionalists. 10 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: Leftöver Crack. Death metal, punk and ska from New York City. Openers: Pears and Days N’ Daze. 7 p.m. $12 in advance, $15 the day of the show. Ages 16and over. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Main Stage Theater: decker. 9 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Monte Vista Lounge: Al Foul. Rockabilly from Arizona. 9:30 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 The Museum Club: Keith Anderson. Country music from Nashville. Opener: Michael J. Harter. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. $20. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Dave Manning. 3-6 p.m. Free. Open mic with James Turner. 8 p.m. Free. 2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 Old Town Center for the Arts: Acoustic Eidolon. Musical duo Joe Scott and Hannah Alkire. 7 p.m. $18 in advance, $20 at the door, $25 priority. 633 N. 5th Street. Cottonwood. (928) 634-0940 Raven Café: Trailer Queen. 7 p.m. Free. 142 N. Cortez. Prescott. (928) 717-0009 The Spirit Room: Brother 2 Brother. 2 p.m. Free. The Shacks. 9 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809 State Bar: Tommy Dukes. Arizona blues legend. 7:30 p.m. Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282
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Canyon Dance Academy: Flag Freemotion. Ballroom dance lessons and dancing every Sunday. Learn social and ballroom dancing. 5-7 p.m. No partner needed. $8, $5 for students. 853-6284. 2812 N. Izabel. 814-0157 Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy: Flag Freemotion. Conscious movement/ freestyle dance. Moving meditation to dance-able music. Minimum instruction and no experience required. Every Sunday. 10:30 a.m. www.flagstafffreemotion.com. 3401 N. Ft Valley Road. 225-1845 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Tab Hunter Confidential. Featuring a Q&A with host Tab Hunter following each screening. 1 p.m. $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Green Film Series: Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home. 4 p.m. $12, $9for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Monte Vista Lounge: Trivia with TJ and Claira. Every Sunday. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Tranzend Studio: Flagstaff Latin Dance Collective. Lessons: beginner and all level fundamentals, technique and musicality. 7 p.m. Open dancing in main room with salsa, bachata, merengue and cha cha; side room with zouk and kizomba until 10 p.m. Every Sunday. $10 drop-in, $8 for students. 417 W. Santa Fe. 814-2650
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1899 Bar and Grill: Vincent Z. Acoustic world music. Every Sunday. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 307 W. Dupont. 523-1899 Flagstaff Brewing Co.: Anam Cara Trio. 2-5 p.m. Free. 16 E. Rte. 66. 773-1442 The Green Room: Super Sunday Karaoke. 8 p.m. Free. Every Sunday. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 The Spirit Room: Crossfire Lounge. 2 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. Jerome. (928) 634-8809
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Charly’s Pub & Grill: Game night. 6-10 p.m. Free. 23 N. Leroux. 774-2731 Episcopal Church of the Epiphany: Taoist tai chi. Every Monday. 10:30 a.m.noon. flagstaff.az@taoist.org. 423 N Beaver. 288-2207
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Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Monday. 6 p.m. $5. 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 The Green Room: Weekly trivia night hosted by Martina. Every Monday. 6:30-8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Human Nature Dance Theatre and Studio: Tango classes. Fundamentals: 6-6:30 p.m. $5. Figures and Techniques: 6:30-7:30 p.m. $10. (Both classes for dancers having completed a beginner dance series). Practica: 7:30-9 p.m. Practica included in price of class. 4 W. Phoenix. 773-0750 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans. (4 p.m. Mon and Tue; 7 p.m. Wed.) All Things Must Pass. (7 p.m. Mon and Tue; 4 p.m. Wed.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 Monte Vista Lounge: Mario Kart Monday. Play your favorite old-school video games on the big screen. Every Monday. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971
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Campus Coffee Bean: Open Mic night. Every Monday. 6-8 p.m. ccbopenmic@gmail.com. 1800 S. Milton Road. 556-0660 The Green Room: Karaoke. 8 p.m. Free. Every Monday. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Hops on Birch: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8:30 p.m. sign-up. 9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Main Stage Theater: Karaoke Service Industry Night. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 Mia’s Lounge: Record Club. Weekly vinyl appreciation night with host Cory Sheward. 9 p.m. Free. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 The Museum Club: Open mic night. Every Monday. 8 p.m. Free. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434
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Hops on Birch: Trivia night with Eric Hays. Every Tuesday. 8:30 p.m. sign-up. 9 p.m. start. 22 E. Birch. 774-4011 Jim’s Total Body Fitness: Line dancing. All levels. 5:30-6:30 p.m. First class free. Every Tuesday. 2150 N. 4th St. 606-1435 Mary D. Fisher Theatre: Film screening: Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans. (4 p.m. Tue; 7 p.m. Wed.) All Things Must Pass. (7 p.m. Tue; 4 p.m. Wed.) $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 The Museum Club: Line dance lessons. Every Tuesday. 6-7 p.m. $3. 3404 E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 Pulse continued on page 26
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Flagstaff CSA and Market: Weekly Wednesday Meditation. Guided meditation and open discussion. Anyone Ponderosa High School: is welcome to join. Every Wednesday. Beginner Taoist tai chi. Every Tuesday 9-10 a.m. 116 Cottage Ave. 213-6948 5:30-7 p.m. Followed by continuing Taoist tai chi. Every Tuesday. 7-8:30 p.m. flagstaff. Flagstaff Recreation Center: Zumba class. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. $5. az@taoist.org. 2384 N. Steves. 288-2207 2403 N. Izabel. 779-1468 Taala Hooghan Infoshop: Lumberyard Brewing Co.: Dharma Punx meditation group every Extreme Wednesdays. Showing extreme Tuesday. 8:15 p.m. 1700 N. 2nd St. www. sports videos. Free. 10 p.m. 5 S. San taalahooghan.org Francisco. 779-2739 Shuvani Studio: Main Stage Theater: Unplug and Recharge Meditation. Unplug from distractions and recharge through In-House Dart and Pool Leagues. 6 p.m. movement and meditation with qi-gong. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. (928) Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. 202-3460 7-8 p.m. $5-$10 suggested donation. Next Mary D. Fisher Theatre: to Mama Burger, corner of Fort Valley Road Film screening: All Things Must Pass. 4 p.m. and Humphreys Street. (951) 781-9369 Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans. 7 p.m. Uptown Pubhouse: $12, $9 for Sedona Film Fest members. Poet’s Den. Bi-weekly poetry and literary 2030 W. Hwy 89A. Sedona. (928) 282-1177 night. Featuring the collective works of a Majerle’s Sports Grill: new poet with each go ‘round. This time: Trivia night. Every Wednesday. 7 p.m. 102 Adrienne Rich. Signup at 7:30 p.m. followed W. Rte. 66. 774-6463 by readings of the featured poet and an Murdoch Community Center: open mic. Every second and fourth Tuesday Zumba class. Every Wednesday at of the month. Free. 114 N. Leroux. 773-0551 5:30 p.m. $5. 203 E. Brannen. 226-7566 EVENTS The Peaks: Beginning ballroom dance lessons. The Green Room: 7-8:15 p.m. Every Wednesday. Free. No Honky Tonk Tuesdays. Featuring DJ MJ. Every partner needed. Different dance starts Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 each month and builds through the Main Stage Theater: month. Next to the Museum of Northern Karaoke Tuesdays. Hosted by Red Bear. Arizona. Held in the activity room. Dance Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. calendar at www.flagstaffdance.com. 3150 Cottonwood. (928) 202-3460 N. Winding Brook Road. 853-6284 Mia’s Lounge: Red Rock State Park: Jazz Jam. Weekly house band jam session Saturday and Wednesday daily bird walks. hosted by Ron James, Brad Bays and Chris 7 a.m. Park is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. $10 Finet 9 p.m. Free. Every Tuesday. 26 S. San per vehicle. 4050 Lower Red Rock Loop. Francisco. 774-3315 Sedona. (928) 282-6907 Monte Vista Lounge: Uptown Pubhouse: Karaoke with Ricky Bill. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. Team trivia with Carly Strauss. 7:30 p.m. San Francisco. 779-6971 Free. 114 N. Leroux. 773-0551 The Museum Club: Karaoke. Every Tuesday. 8 p.m. Free. 3404 EVENTS E. Rte. 66. 526-9434 The Green Room: Oak Creek Brewing Co.: Drumz and Dance Party. Free. 6:30 p.m. Soulective. DJs spinning funk, dance, hip2050 Yavapai Drive. Sedona. (928) 204-1300 hop and EDM. Every Wednesday. 8 p.m. Free 15 N. Agassiz. 226-8669 Orpheum Theater: Main Stage Theater: Dave Rawlings Machine. Featuring Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch. Americana and Bingo night. Hosted by Penny Smith. bluegrass. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts 7 p.m. Free. 1 S. Main St. Cottonwood. at 8 p.m. $29.50 in advance, $35 the day of (928) 202-3460 the show. All ages. 15 W. Aspen. 556-1580 Mia’s Lounge: State Bar: Open mic night. Weekly talent showcase Rainbow Tuesday. LGBTQ night. 2nd with host Jeff Nickell. 9 p.m. Free. Every Tuesday of every month. Live music. 8 p.m. Wednesday. 26 S. San Francisco. 774-3315 Free. 10 E. Rte. 66. 226-1282 Monte Vista Lounge: ‘80s Dance Party with Lounge Lizard EVENTS D. 9 p.m. Free. 100 N. San Francisco. 779-6971 Firecreek Coffee Co: The Spirit Room: Poetry slam. Every Wednesday. Signup at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. start. $2. 22 E. Rte. 66. Open mic night. 8 p.m. Free. 166 Main St. 774-2266 Jerome. (928) 634-8809
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Adopt: Musical, nurturing teacher wishes to adopt a baby into her loving & secure home. Expenses Paid. Call Lillian 1-888861-8427www.liliadopts.com
“Nick the Painter”, 25 yrs exp. Top Quality, Low Prices Small Jobs OK. Ref Avail. Interior/Exterior 928-255-2677 Not a licensed contractor.
Cozy Country Club Condo Fully furnished, all you need are your clothes! Spacious 1 bdrm, 1 ba, W/D, Fp, Private Balcony, NP, NS, Short Term OK. $1325/mo Includes Utilities. 928-607-3365
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Appliance Repair in your home. Best in Flagstaff w/23 yrs Exp & Insured. Call Russ @928-863-1416
Plumbing Needs, Repairs, Add-ons & Remodels. (928)-890-8462 Not a licensed contractor.
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FIX A DENT! Save 25%. Call (928) 606-6944.
SEWING BY CATHY One Day Service - Dressmaking, Alterations & Repairs. 779-2385
CHILD CARE Experienced & Dependable, Infant to 5yrs. Certified w/ Nutrition Progr. Call Sylvia at 928-779-5275
CONCRETE Accel Construction Group offers The Best Concrete Work for the Best Price. Free Estimates. ROC# 219882. 928-5271257
FIREWOOD Ramirez FIREWOOD FOR SALE Call 928-310-0012
HANDY PERSON A&V Handyman Snow Removal, Bobcat, Plumbing, Framing, Painting, Electric, Roofing, Tile, Concrete Driveways, Maintenance, Decks. Adrian 928-607-0370 Not a licensed contractor A1 Handyman! Call Mike’s Tool Box Decks, tile, doors/windows, paint. Mike, 928-600-6254 Free Estimates Not a Licensed Contractor
HOME IMPROVEMENT Huff Construction LLC All home improvement, repairs, remodeling & additions. ROC #230591 928-242-4994
LAWN CARE The Garden of Bob does yard cleanup. Leaf and Pine needle removal, pruning, and light handy man services. Call Robert with the Garden of Bob at (928) 600-2850.
MASSAGE Natural Touch Massage: LCMT Sports, Swedish, Relaxation, Deep Tissue. Call Sue 928-606-5374 Receive a Massage or Reflexology session in the comfort of your home. Call Gudi Cheff at 221-7474.
MISCELLANEOUS Downwinders Cancer Cases www. cancerbenefits.com Flagstaff Office 928-774-1200
MOVING Professional Moving Service call Quick Move Local/long distance or labor only. 928-779-1774
SNOW REMOVAL Affordable Snow Removal 24/7 Driveways, Walks & Decks. Prescheduling avail. 928-853-9009
HELP WANTED Career Opportunity! Front Office Insurance Receptionist. Property, Casualty, Licensed Preferred But will train and license. Fax resume: 928-526-0407 FOOD SERVICE STAFF-Hiring Immediately! Will train, No Nights or Weekends. Paid Holidays. Applications available at FUSD 3285 E Sparrow Rm11 Downstairs, Flagstaff, AZ 86004 EOE.
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM COMFORT INN is Hiring! FRONT DESK. Wkends a must! Please pick up application at 2355 S. Beulah Blvd NO PHONE CALLS
MANAGEMENT APARTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM NEEDED Two Person Team for 32 unit property in Williams, AZ. Duties include, but not limited to, clerical office work, cleaning, painting, maintenance/grounds work. Competitive pay, free apartment & utilities. Interested Teams please email resume to chawkins@landmarkarizona. com or fax to 480-367-2996. EEO
PETS Lhasa Apso pups. Adorable, AKC, potty pad trained, shots. $475. 928-243-2378
COMML & INDUST PROPERTIES Charter School Building 2301 N. 4th St., 8,000 sq.ft. Selling for Appraisal price of $750K. 928-526-0300
HOMES UNFURNISHED 3 bdrm/2bath, 2.5 acres, Horse Property. 1st and Last month’s rent plus deposit. 928-205-3752 2bd/1ba, $775/mo w/water, near NAU, email luvscdl@aol.com for more info.
APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 2012 N. 2nd Street, Apt A 2 bdrm in a 4-plex, 2 resvd prkng sp, W/D hookups, NP, NS, Rent $775, Dep $775. Call (928) 853-7573
MANUFACTURED HOMES 2 bdrm/1ba in Munds Park, furnished, new flooring & int. paint, fenced yard, lrg shed, pellet stove, covered deck, plenty of parking, $900/mo, $900 dep. Pets xtra dep. NS. Call 602-803-0129
ROOM FOR RENT Room for Rent, large bedroom, own bath, storage, utilities included and off street parking near NAU and bus routes. $500/ mo. 480.577.7273.
STORE AND OFFICE RENTALS Various Sizes of Store and Office Space on 4th St & 7th Ave, Some with Utilities Included. 928-526-0300. Jewelry Store, 2300 N. 4th St 2600 sq. ft, $1,700/month Water & Garbage Provided. Call 928-526-0300
DOMESTIC AUTOS Buy my Hooptie! 1988 Lincoln Towncar, 120K miles, runs good, new water pump, new belts/hoses, tires, $1200 Contact 928-863-5030
IMPORT AUTOS 2007 Audi Q7 Best $11,500 SUV Ever.Metallic Grey 4.2 and Loaded! One Owner. Winter Package. Mark 928-779-3800
SUVS 1992 Mazda Navajo. V6, 4x4, 5speed, Runs good, Needs tires. $850 OBO 928-255-3189
4 WHEEL DRIVE 1986 Jeep Wrangler Soft Top High performance transmission 350 Big Block Engine, $6800 Steve 928-525-4183 or Dorothy 928-526-0300 or cell 928-2662884
COLLECTOR & ANTIQUE AUTOS 1968 Chevelle Sedan, 454 motor, 4-speed, serious inquiries only, $28,000, obo. Call 928-774-1012.
BARGAIN CORNER New Clarke shoes, Black, Semi dress, Womens 10-1/2 Medium. $40. 928-7746852 2 pairs of tire cables, fits 15” and 16” tires. $25 and $30. 928-699-6330 Antique Lamp Table $200. Antique Rocking Chair, Tall back, Wooden inlay for a girl $100 obo. 928-606-4088 MTD Yard Machine 5hp, 2 stage, 22 “, skids included. $275. Call 928-6070459. 40” Samsung TV, 1080p, Like New, with ROKU streaming box both $150 Call 928-864-9059 Werner 32’ Extension Ladder with Stabilizer, Type 1 Heavy Duty, Blue Tip, straight and true, never dropped, retails $418 selling $200. Call 928-774-1221 (1) Rebuilt 1/2 ton, six lug, front axle corporate 10 bolt, $125; Ice Machine 36#/ day, near new, stainless look, $75 obo. 4 Zenith 25” TV’s $15 each. 928.600.4520
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