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Are dark skies in Cave Creek’s future?

BY TRACY DEMETROPOLIS

CAVE CREEK – In August 2019, the Cave Creek Town Council voted 4 to 3 against a non-binding resolution starting the application process for the town to become an International Dark Sky community.

The International Dark Sky Association (IDA) defines an International Dark Sky community as: a town, city, municipality or other legally organized community that has shown exceptional dedication to the preservation of the night sky through the implementation and enforcement of a quality outdoor lighting ordinance, dark sky education and citizen support of dark skies.

But that council vote hasn’t deterred Cave Creek Dark Sky Initative (CCDSI) founders Bruce Arlen and Bob Hughes from getting the word out about what they believe are the benefits of becoming a Dark Sky community. The group is meeting February 24 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Desert Foothills Library in Cave Creek. Activities will include a Dark Sky art show, telescope viewing, Dark Sky speakers and music. Plans for 2020 will also be discussed. The public is welcome.

“The main reason an IDA certification is important for Cave Creek is the assurance that we will keep Cave Creek

Supporters of the Cave Creek Dark Sky Initiative would like the town become an International Dark Sky community like Fountain Hills, Sedona and Flagstaff. The group will meet February 24 to discuss plans Photo courtesy of CCDSI. for 2020.

a rural gem – at least through proper lighting management,” Arlen said. “Just updating our lighting codes is not enough. By going through the application process and winning a Dark Sky designation as an International

Dark Sky community, we become assured of proper lighting management. Proof is already in the pudding with towns like Flagstaff and Fountain Hills. The benefits of a ‘way of life’ are immense.”

The resolution the town council voted against was a nonbinding document that would have established a commitment

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Water for wildlife:

Catchments prove lifesavers across Arizona

BY JONAH HRKAL CRONKITE NEWS

On January 4, a Canadian company called Arizona Metals Corp. began exploration drilling of the Kay Mine near Black Canyon City.

CEO Marc Pais said the start of drilling does not mean the mine will re-open anytime soon, if at all.

Photo courtesy of Arizona Metals Corp.

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PEORIA – A steady, highpitched beep reverberates off rugged hillsides as a tanker truck backs up to a sheet of corrugated metal that’s enclosed by a small metal fence. The tanker carries nearly 1,700 gallons of Earth’s most precious resource: water.

Just west of the Arizona Game & Fish Department’s headquarters along Carefree Highway, one of the state’s nearly 3,000 wildlife water catchments sits amid creosote, palo verde and saguaros.

Catchments are manmade watering facilities that sustain

animals during hot and dry periods. Wildlife use them year-round.

Joseph “Joe” Currie is responsible for making sure all the catchments across the state are well-maintained. Over his 22 seasons with Arizona Game & Fish, Currie has spent the past 13 working on, and now supervising, water for wildlife.

“It’s actually been very important for stabilizing the population of wildlife in Arizona,” he said. “If we didn’t have the water out there, we’d witness really drastic fluctuations in the population.”

Game & Fish monitors about 1,000 of its own catchments and

maintains 1,000 for the Bureau of Land Management and another 1,000 for the U.S. Forest Service. Currie said the program in Arizona goes back at least since the 1940s, beginning as an effort to support game birds.

“The first ones (catchments) were called ‘gallinaceous guzzlers,’ and the gallinaceous is the family name for quail,” he said. “So they were quail waters, they were really targeting quail and small-game type of things.”

However, the lure of water in the desert proved irresistible to animals much larger than quail.

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Minimum wage increase puts Arizona near top; advocates say more needed

BY KARA HARRIS CRONKITE NEWS

WASHINGTON – Arizona’s minimum wage rises from $11 to $12 an hour on New Year’s Day, a move advocates said is “long overdue” but also a long way from solving the state’s poverty issues.

The automatic increase will give Arizona one of the highest minimum wages in the country. But advocates say that even at the higher wage, basic housing and other necessities may still be out of reach for most of the state’s working poor, who have to cobble together jobs to try to make ends meet.

“There’s a lot of part-time jobs out there, a lot of gig opportunities,” said Jeff Grobe, executive director of the Coyote TaskForce, a Tucson nonprofit that helps find work for people recovering from mental illness. “People aren’t working as much as they want to. They are not able to meet their basic living needs.

“An increase for the individuals that we serve is absolutely necessary, probably long overdue,” Grobe said, even though he does not believe it is sufficient.

But business officials said the higher minimum wage will only make jobs more scarce, as businesses cut back on hiring to protect their bottom

lines. They questioned the need for a mandated wage increase at a time when the economy is strong.

“To have nonmarket forces pushing wages up, I don’t think it is ever healthy, in any economy,” said Steve Chucri, president and CEO of the Arizona Restaurant Association. “You cannot dictate a wage as resolution to someone being impoverished or not.”

To Arizona Chamber of Commerce spokesman Garrick Taylor, “the best path out of poverty is a job,” but he believes the higher minimum wage will make it harder for people to follow that path.

“For those who are looking for a job, hiring is more expensive beginning January 2020 then it was just the month prior,” Taylor said.

Arizona regularly has a higher percentage of people living in poverty than the national average: In 2018, according to the Census Bureau, 14% of people in Arizona were living below the poverty level, compared to 11.8% nationally. In 2017, the last year for which county numbers are available, the poverty rate in the state ranged from 12.6% in Pinal County to 33.6% in Apache County, according to the Census.

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Arizona’s $12-an-hour minimum wage as of Jan. 1, 2020, is one of the highest in the country, but still well shy of the $15-an-hour “living wage” that some advocates are pushing for, as in this 2013 file photo from New York. Business officials call mandated minimums counter-productive.

Photo by Michael Fleshman/Creative Commons

The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s annual “Out of Reach” report, which compares the cost of housing across the country to incomes, said that a worker in Arizona would need to make $19.52 an hour to afford a two-bedroom home in the state in 2019. For the same house, a worker would have had to put in 71 hours a week at the 2019 minimum wage of $11 an hour, the report said.

The new minimum wage is the latest in a string of automatic increases approved by voters in 2016 under Proposition 206. It would lift some workers out of poverty, but not all.

“A full-time worker earning $12/hour earns nearly double the federal poverty line, which is great, unless that person is the sole earner for a family of three – a single parent with two kids,” said Ashley St. Thomas, public policy manager at the Arizona Food Bank Network, in a prepared statement.

Full-time workers at minimum wage would see their annual gross pay rise from $22,880 to $24,960 at the new pay rate, if they worked all 52 weeks in 2020.

That would be just under twice the federal poverty level for a single person in 2019 – but still below the $25,750 income that was the poverty threshold for a family of four.

The higher wage is a “step toward shortening the line” at the state’s food banks and it “eliminates the need for many parents to skip meals in order to feed their kids” – but families will still struggle, St. Thomas said.

One problem, said William Spriggs, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, is not the availability of work but the type of work.

“Today, we almost have as many fast food workers as manufacturing workers in the United States,” said Spriggs, who is also a Howard University economics professor. Until states set a living wage of $15 an hour, he said, states will just end up subsidizing their working poor.

But Chucri said the problem of poverty cannot be legislated away.

“Yes, I know a $12 an hour wage for a single, one-income family is going to be very challenging, but it was never really intended to be a stopgap measure for poverty,” Chucri said.

He said his association members represent “an industry of opportunity,” where people who started in minimumwage jobs “are owning restaurants now.”

Taylor said that besides cutting down on hiring, the higher minimum wage could also result in higher costs being passed on to consumers in businesses that have that flexibility.

“They can pass those higher costs on to consumers in the form of higher prices,” Taylor said. “They can cut hours for existing employees, or they can close or cease hiring all together.”

In addition to being an advocate, Grobe is also a business owner, who will be hit with the higher cost of paying his workers like every other business in the state.

“Our payroll costs go up,” he said.

“Organizations like ours are not able to pass that cost on to consumers.”

But he said that cost is worth it in the long run.

“I’d love to see this continually go up and try to hit a benchmark at $15 or something like that,” Grobe said.

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PHOENIX – In part one of “Make 2020 a year of change,” North Phoenix personal trainer Mark Olson, ACE CPT, explained the challenges people face when committing to losing weight and exercising in the new year. In part 2, Olson explains why getting in top physical shape isn’t just about gaining muscle and losing fat. Balance, flexibility and posture play a key role in physical fitness. He also explains why everyone – even people who are not motivated to exercise -- should make fitness a priority.

Why are balance, flexibility and posture so important?

Olson: Working on balance training, keeping up with a flexibility routine and being aware of postural imbalances could literally make one of the biggest differences in combatting the aging process.

Balance, flexibility and posture are just as important as losing weight or gaining muscle. Working on balance helps us move better, prevent falls and become more aware of each movement we

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Whether you are lifting something over your head, walking to your car, stepping off of or onto a curb or are suddenly bumped, balance is incorporated and challenged.

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Art Walk to feature artist demonstrations SCOTTSDALE – You’ll see creativity come alive at the “Demonstrate!…

And Doughnuts” Art Walk January 16 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the On the Edge Gallery, 7050 E. 5th Avenue in the Scottsdale Arts District. Talented local artists will be demonstrating creative processes in real time during the Thursday evening event. Refreshments, including doughnuts, will be served.

Meet and interact with artist Valerie Hildebrand, Barbi Niblick, Shelly Taylor and Cal Vander Kooi. See these artists create their own unique works of art, and you’ll learn how they do what they do. We encourage the aspiring artist or art patron to connect with their own creative inspiration. Come discover what it’s like to be an artist.

Please note that On the Edge Gallery will be moving to Main Street on February 1. The new address will be 7077 E. Main Street in Scottsdale.

The Grand Opening will be held February 13 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

On the Edge Gallery includes the works of 40 professional, juried artists who own and operate the exhibit space.

Rabies clinics in Black Canyon City, Cordes Lakes YAVAPAI COUNTY – Yavapai County Animal Control will hold rabies clinics on Saturday, January 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Squaw Peak Realty in Black Canyon City and on Sunday, January 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Holly's Market in Cordes Lakes. The cost is $15. Cash or check only please. No appointment necessary.

For more information, call (982) 771-3282.

Aquarium to host Conservation Expo SCOTTSDALE – OdySea Aquarium Foundation invites you to the Conservation Expo, where you can learn how you can be part of the solution and make a positive change for the planet. This free, family-friendly festival will feature: •

Opportunity to meet

multiple animal ambassadors from several organizations up close and personal.

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Engage in interactive, hands-on activities

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Learn about more than 40 organizations that are making a difference

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Meet pets available for adoption through The Arizona Humane Society

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Enter a raffle for exciting prizes Local organizations that will be represented at the Conservation Expo include: Phoenix Herpetological Sanctuary, Liberty Wildlife, Arizona Humane Society, Arizona Game & Fish Department, Salt River Wild Horse Management Group, The Phoenix Zoo, Heritage Park Zoo, Fallen Feathers, Southwest Wildlife, Butterfly Wonderland, Dane Haven, Inc. and many more. The Expo will be held January 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the OdySea Desert Courtyard. Donate to one of these organizations, and get $5 off a general admission ticket.

For more information, go to www. odyseaaquarium.com.

History of Maricopa Water District BLACK CANYON CITY – Come hear Glen Vortherms, General Manager of the Maricopa Water District, talk about the history of Maricopa Water District on January 13 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Cañon Elementary School, 34630 S. School Loop Road in Black Canyon City.

Vortherms’ talk will focus on the time period between 1888, when the District filed for the Agua Fria River surface water rights, through the construction of the Waddell Dam in 1928. He will also briefly discuss the construction of New Waddell Dam. After the presentation, attendees can visit the Smithsonian’s “Water/ Ways” exhibit in the room next door. It will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. The event is hosted by the Black Canyon Heritage Park and Cañon School District 50, in cooperation with

Arizona Humanities and Arizona State University.

Other free Water/Ways activities include WinterFest and BookFest on January 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Black Canyon Heritage Park, 33955 S. Old Black Canyon Highway.

More than 30 conservation, water and history exhibits will be on display. Water/Ways Movie Night will be January 23 from 5 to 6 p.m. and will feature short movies about water It will be held at Cañon Elementary School, 34630 S. School Loop Road.

For more, contact Black Canyon Heritage Park at info@ blackcanyonheritagepark.org or call Ann at (623) 293-8628.

Event pairs young readers with therapy dogs PEORIA – Sunrise Mountain Library will host PAWS 2 Read from 10 to 11:30 a.m. January 11 at the library, 21109 N. 98th Avenue in Peoria. PAWS 2 Read is an on-going program which allows children to read aloud to therapy dogs in order to improve reading skills. When children practice reading individually to trained therapy dogs (and their handlers), they become more confident readers, while having fun. After all, a dog will not correct them or make them feel awkward if they stumble.

Visit the Peoria Libraries’ Children’s Programs and Events page for more activities, www. peoriaz.gov.

Master gardeners to offer advice PEORIA – Master Gardener volunteers from the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension in Maricopa County will be at the Sunrise Mountain Library in Peoria January 18 to answer your desert gardening questions, including but not limited to plant selection, irrigation, fertilization, pruning techniques, pest management and problem diagnosis. The event is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Participants can bring plant material or insect specimens for ID and advice. The library is located at 21109 N. 98th Avenue in Peoria.

Kiwanis to hold mounted-shooter event NEW RIVER – New River Kiwanis will host Mounted Shooters at Larkyn Memorial Arena on January 12 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The arena is located at 48606 N. 17th Avenue in New River.

For more information, email newriverkiwanis@gmail.com.

Volunteers needed for tree-habitat installments BARTLETT LAKE -Start 2020 off right and help the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) drop Christmas trees into Bartlett Lake.

AZGFD is looking for volunteers on Saturday, January 11 to install used Christmas trees that will help ensure robust fish populations at this Tonto National Forest impoundment.

The installation will be starting at 8:30 a.m. from the Yellow Cliffs boat ramp. Just bring a pair of gloves, your own Christmas tree if you’d like (as long as it’s real and decorationfree) and help conserve sportfishing opportunities for future generations.

For more information, contact Bryant Dickens at (623) 236-7593.

8th Annual Free Shred-A-Thon ANTHEM – Freeman Income Tax Service will hold its 8th Annual Shred-A-Thon on January 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until the truck is full. This free event is a community service project for Youth for Troops.

“I understand that keeping your personal documents safe is important,” said Kerry Freeman EA and the owner of Freeman Income Tax Service in Anthem.

“With the start of a new year and tax season close behind, we thought this would be an opportunity for people to clear out old papers and files.”

Local company ProShred will have its large truck on site and a technician on hand to collect and shred papers. The volunteers from “Youth for Troops” will also be on hand to assist collecting the papers and hand it over to the technician.

The event will be held at 41111 N Daisy Mountain Dr. Youth

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Community Events for Troops will accept donations for its ongoing activities. A maximum of four banker-size boxes will be accepted. No electronics or other recyclables will be accepted.

For more information, please call (623) 518-2157.

Cave Creek Museum offers free workshop CAVE CREEK -- It’s in our DNA to build. From Lego castles to backyard clubhouses or indoor forts of chairs and blankets, the urge to create a space for our physical or imaginative selves is wonderfully strong.

“About 10 years ago, I did an after-school program called ‘What is architecture? What isn’t?’ with grade school students that ran for eight weeks,’” said Michael P. Johnson, architect and Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin West faculty. “These kids would jump out of their seats with excitement!”

Johnson will be leading an architectural design workshop for kids and their parents on Sunday, January 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. as part of the free monthly Cave Creek Museum Kiwanis Family Sundays series. The workshop begins with a power point presentation and a fivepiece kit of construction parts, so that each child will be able to make a building of their own design to take home.

“How is light important to construction?” and “How is it art?” are questions that will engage all ages and generate enjoyable and multi-generational discussions. Building in our unique desert terrain is equal parts art and engineering, with a dash of poetry and history for good measure.

The architectural design workshop is part of the Cave Creek Museum’s 2019-2020 Featured Exhibit, The Legacy of Gerry Jones, which will be on display through the end of May. Workshops and special events will be held at the Museum and other locations during January, February and March.

The Cave Creek Museum is located at 6140 Skyline Drive in Cave Creek, just south of Cave Creek Road as it winds through town.

For a map and directions, please visit cavecreekmuseum.org or call (480) 488-2764.

MIM Winter/Spring 2020 Concert Series PHOENIX – The MIM Music Theater proudly announces its Winter/Spring 2020 Concert Series. The new series, running from January through May, features more than 35 concerts spanning multiple genres across the globe. Highlights this season include Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq; Playing for Change, a unique fusion of talents who come together to inspire the world through music; blues vocalist and pianist Marcia Ball with virtuoso slide guitarist and bandleader Sonny Landreth; legendary trumpet player Herb Alpert and Grammy-winning vocalist Lani Hall; and Juan De Marcos, founder of the Buena Vista Social Club, leading the Afro-Cuban All Stars.

Join MIM’s Circle of Friends starting at $250 to enjoy exclusive member benefits, including advance purchase opportunities for concerts and invitations to Concert Series Previews with MIM’s artistic director. Members who give $500 or more annually also receive 10 percent off concert tickets.

The Blackwood Brothers to perform at Arts at the Rocks SCOTTSDALE – Mark your calendar for the famous Blackwood Brothers performance at the “Arts at the Rocks” Concert Series, January 19 at 4 p.m. at Desert Hills Presbyterian Church at 34605 N Tom Darlington Road in Scottsdale. The event is free. The Blackwood Brothers have recorded more than 200 albums and have toured 47 countries. They have won eight Grammy Awards and six Dove Awards and were inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in Nashville in 1998. With more than 80 years of offering high-quality traditional quartet harmonies, The Blackwood Brothers continue their rich legacy of gospel at its best. Email music.arts@deserthills.org or call the church office at (480) 488-3384 for more details. In addition, the quartet will hold a workshop prior to the concert

from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Seating for the workshop is limited, so call the office to reserve your spot.

Everyone counts for Census 2020 The census is coming in 2020. The U.S. Constitution requires the federal government to conduct a census count every 10 years. Cities and states rely on these population counts to determine what state-shared revenue they will receive. This money is used to fund essential city services like public safety, roads, parks, hospitals and schools. Each person counted is worth $3,000 in public services.

For the first time ever, individuals can respond to the census online and by phone or mail.

Counts begin on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, which is National Census Day. For more information, visit www.peoriaaz.gov/census.

For Spanish speakers, visit www. peoriaaz.gov/censo.

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A reception will be held Saturday, January 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

North Mountain concert benefits preserve PHOENIX -North Mountain Visitor Center will present Nancy Elliott and Stewart MacDougall in concert on Sunday, January 19 from 3 to 5 p.m. at 12950 North 7th Street in Phoenix, just south of Thunderbird. Elliott (https:// www.nancyelliottmusic.com), a true Arizona cowgirl, writes and sings music of the Southwest and the Sonoran Desert, with a

few tall tales and poems thrown in. MacDougall, a Canadian singer/songwriter, did keyboard and vocal work with Laura Vinson, k.d. lang, Ian Tyson and others before pursuing a solo career. He lives in Alberta and winters in Arizona.

MacDougall is on Elliott’s newest CD, Tall Tree.

Tickets are $20 at the center’s gift shop or from the PayPal account at www.saveourmountains.org/ support with a surcharge of $5 per ticket. Save Our Mountains Foundation runs the nonprofit North Mountain Visitor Center, a gateway to Phoenix’s North Mountain Preserve, with hiking information, concerts, a bookstore, science exhibits and more.

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New River Kiwanis Community Park

80 acres at: 48606 N 17th Ave; North on 15th Ave from New River Rd ½ mile.

Classic car/airplane show coming to Carefree CAREFREE – Mark your calendar for March 7 to attend the Carefree Classic Wheels and Wings Show at Sky Ranch Airport in the Town of Carefree. Classic, vintage, sports and exotic cars from pre-1980 will be on display, along with a great collection of vintage and historical airplanes.

This show is free to the public.

There will be food, music and an amazing drone demonstration by the Embry-Riddle UAS team. Gates open at 8 a.m.

Parking is free.

Visit Carefree-Wheels-Wings. com to register your car or plane, volunteer or join the list of show sponsors.

Holland Gallery Presents Photography Workshop SCOTTSDALE – The Holland Gallery of Fine Art will hold a photography workshop called “F-stops & Shutter Speeds" through January 24. In this one-man show, photographer Scott McKay will amaze you with his photographs, which are all one-exposure,

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Larkyn Horse Riding Arena Playground for children Picnic area New River Senior Center Walking Trails Clubhouse available to rent for B-DAY PARTY, etc.

Scouts can also use our facilities as they have in the past Consider renting our park for a treasure hunt Please visit our website for more up to date information & map to location.

See Website for details: www.NewRiverKiwanis.org

Contact Ed Taylor at: 602-739-1235 - Email: NewRiverKiwanis@gmail.com

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There were plenty of groundbreaking, interesting stories that graced the news in 2019. It might be difficult to find just one piece of news that stands out, when so many things of major import have occurred in the past year.

Fires, floods, politics, disasters, wars, sports . . . all delivered moments of breath-taking awe and shock. Still, one story you might have missed makes me go bananas.

An avant-garde (wacky) artist named Maurizio Cattelan gave considerable thought to an art object he would be creating and displaying at Miami’s Art Basel.

He wanted to do something with a banana, the glorious yellow fruit that we all love to eat. Over 100 billion bananas are eaten every year in the world. In honor of this beloved fruit, the artist wanted to “create something special.”

After months of thinking about making a bronze banana, or one out of resin, or perhaps a pure gold one (like the 8-karat gold toilet seat he made three years ago), he decided that a “banana is a banana and requires simplicity.”

So take a ripe banana, wrap some duct tape around it and stick it on the wall of the Perrotin gallery. Name it “Comedian.”

Oh yea, and this is one of three editions. Price? A mere $120,000. You read that right. A 30-cent banana stuck to the wall with duct tape sells immediately for $120,000! And his second and third editions also pulled in the same sort of dough. Am I missing something here?

Of course, it gets even loopier.

A performance artist named David Datuma grabbed the banana off the wall and ate it, claiming he was hungry. People gasped in horror watching him devour the “masterpiece.” The police were called, but no arrests were made. It seems everyone in Miami (or the art world) lost their collective minds.

The gallery released a statement, saying that, “Cattelan’s work is not just about objects, but how objects move through the world.” Maybe moving into one’s stomach is

another way of saying this?

The “art work” comes with a certificate of authenticity, and the gallery claims that when the banana was eaten, the art was not destroyed. It is the banana (stupid) that is the idea -- and worth $120,000. Brilliant.

Well, for those of us who guard our precious money and are rather frugal, this “banana masterpiece” might be a road too far. Or maybe I am just not grasping the beauty of a banana being duct taped to a wall. This is called “provocation sculptural intervention,” according to the artist and his agent. They also said that the fact that it was so tempting to eat shows the true compelling nature of the “authenticity” of the art.

Okay, so the artist is actually a prankster who believes in the power of humor -- and money.

I cannot blame him for selling his “masterpiece” for such a high sum. I wish I had thought of it. Sadly, my artistic abilities are not very fruitful. But I can bake delicious banana bread, which is very tempting to eat and no certificate of authenticity required.

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Now that we’ve closed the book on 2019, it’s officially tax season. As you prepare your tax returns for the April 15 deadline, you might already start looking for opportunities to improve your tax-related financial outcomes in the future. And one important step you can take is to connect your tax professional with your financial advisor.

Together, these professionals can help you take advantage of some valuable strategies: • Roth vs. traditional IRA – If you’re eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA and a traditional IRA, you might find it beneficial to have your financial advisor talk to your tax professional about which is the better choice.

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• Taxable vs. non-taxable income – Turning taxable income into non-taxable income can lower your current year’s tax bracket. Depending on your income, you could potentially subtract your traditional IRA contributions (or your SEPIRA contributions if you’re self-

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Baby boomers have changed the face of the U.S. population for more than 70 years and continue to do so as more enter their senior years, a demographic shift often referred to as a “gray tsunami.”

The 2020 Census will provide the most up-to-date count of the baby boom generation, now estimated at about 73 million.

Born after World War II, from 1946 to 1964, the oldest boomers will turn 74 next year.

When the last census was taken in 2010, the oldest had not even turned 65. Since then, about 10,000 a day have crossed that age threshold and by 2030, all boomers will be at least age 65.

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Everyone uses roads, hospitals and emergency services but some state and federal programs target specifically older populations — such as money for senior citizen centers, jobtraining programs and Medicare Part B health insurance.

“The census is really important to us in the aging community,” said John Haaga, of the National Institute on Aging in Washington, D.C. “It’s our only way to figure out how things are different across the country, what areas are aging faster, where elderly disabled people live, or where older people are concentrated, like Appalachia

or West Virginia, because young people are leaving for the cities.”

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Other states, such as Florida, have large older populations because people are moving there to retire, according to Haaga.

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Getting water to remote places Once the tanker truck is in position, the desert falls quiet except for the slam of the truck’s door. Nate Solomon pulls a hose from the back of the truck, places it in the middle of the corrugated sheet and opens a valve to start the flow. Solomon is the habitat enhancement field crew supervisor for Arizona Game & Fish, and his small crew is tasked with keeping these catchments full and repairing and maintaining them as needed.

Solomon spends a good amount of his time driving a water truck, which takes him to some of the state’s most remote parts. The team works a schedule of eight days on and six days off.

“And we camp 99 percent of the time,” Solomon said. “We basically tent it. Cot it. Sleeping bag it for eight days. And when we’re really overloaded and they need extra help, I’ll go out with them.”

A variety of wildlife have access to water by using a trough adjacent to the catchment that refills automatically. It’s wide enough for multiple animals to drink from at once. “We made it 8 feet long for bats to be able to drink, so we’re talking all wildlife, all manners of wildlife,” Photo by Jonah Hrkal/Cronkite News) Joe Currie said.

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by the town to focus on the IDA application process, Arlen said. Once the town had met and adopted the IDA lighting ordinance standard, it would be nominated for formal recognition by the IDA for certification, he added. “Moving forward with a nonbinding resolution is a process of exploration that we hope will be put back onto a council agenda for another vote,�

Arlen said. “A yes vote simply begins the application process with the IDA.�

In a January 6 press release, the Town Planning Department said, "Although the Town of Cave Creek values its dark skies and the quality of life it provides for residents, visitors and wildlife, which is reflected in the current town ordinances, town council must consider the additional resources and expenditures required to become a certified IDA community."

The press release went on to say the Planning Department is currently working on modernizing the lighting code, such as revising how light is measured, changing it from watts to lumens. These revisions to the lighting ordinance will likely go before the Planning Commission by March and to the Town Council for a vote in May or June.

Arlen said there are some common misconceptions or “myths� about the CCDSI that he would like to address:

Myth: The IDA is just another layer of the government telling citizens what to do.

Arlen: Not true. The IDA is not another layer of government.

They are not government at all.

They do not enforce lighting ordinance, codes and statutes. In fact, they have no enforcement arm. They are a 501(c)(3) association that promotes and provides best lighting practices to municipalities and individuals.

Through its research, scholarship and educational outreach, it promotes remedies to mitigate the growing negative effects of a pervasive light pollution that effectively eliminates the starry skies.

Myth: The town will increase lighting codes enforcement if it becomes a certified IDA community.

Arlen: Not true. The Town of Cave Creek is a complaintdriven town and will be into the foreseeable future. The IDA knows that a) outside enforcement doesn’t really work and b) IDA certification means self-education and self-enforcement. In fact, the IDA knows there can never be 100-percent compliance.

Lighting is an ongoing education project. Over time, residents and businesses will begin to understand the benefits of more managed use of lighting.

Also, through lighting attrition best practices will naturally begin to emerge.

Myth: The IDA wants to stop me from using my lights.

Arlen: Not true. We need lights. We use lights. We like lights. It really is about smart

lighting and smart usage.

When you need lighting, use lighting. When you don’t need lighting, don’t use it. This learned practice allows all of us to view the night skies without lighting glare trespassing from another property. Lights left on all night are not necessary.

There are remedies such as light motion detectors, timers and the on/off switch. Unshielded lights that are left on all night are light pollution.

Myth: I thought Cave Creek was a Dark Sky community.

Arlen: Not true. Although we have the makings of one, this is a common misperception because Cave Creek has quite good lighting ordinance in place relative to many towns. We are also in an advantageous Dark Sky geographical spot due to our abutment to the Tonto National Forest, located due north and east of us. To become an official Dark Sky community, we will need to go through the IDA application process. This means changing, upgrading, revising and eliminating some of our current lighting ordinance. The good news is we get no-charge help from the IDA that has already established working best practice lighting codes in many municipalities such as Flagstaff and Fountain Hills.

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Art born from observation SHEA STANFIELD

Centuries ago, Roman philosopher and statesman Cicero wrote, “Art is born of the observation and investigation of nature.” One of the professions most intimately involved in the observation, study and preservation of nature is the veterinarian. Dr. Leea Arnold, artist and veterinarian, owns and operates a large equine reproduction facility in Weatherford, Texas, where they stand stallions, do equine reproduction, embryo transfer and ART (assisted reproductive techniques.) Her keen skills of observation and years of experience have evolved into stunning artistic creations

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According to Arnold, “Art has always been an interest for me,” she said. “I dabbled with several mediums over the years, but it was not until four years ago when I took on an associate veterinarian in my practice that I had the time to devote to my creative side.”

Early in her career, Arnold enrolled in drawing lessons with an equine artist named Marsha McDonald. This led to sculpting lessons with a local veterinarian named Scott Meyers in 1993, followed by workshops with a long list of the country’s finest western, wildlife and figurative artists.

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Her recent travels to Italy were a source of great inspiration -the architecture, sculpture and great paintings. This resulted in several ideas for paintings, collage and sculptural pieces of her own. Arnold’s jewelry is unique because she combines the natural elements of the earth with polished stones, gems and fossil specimens she discovers at various gem and mineral shows around the country. The pieces

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How would you motivate someone who says they don’t enjoy exercising?

Olson: People who don’t like to exercise have to come to grips with why it is important in the first place. Our bodies were made to move. We have muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints. It is not functional to sit and be sedentary. It will create a whole slew of problems for you, physically and mentally.

As we get older, we have a higher risk of delayed onset disease like high blood

pressure, heart disease, arthritis, osteoporosis and diabetes.

Just a little bit of activity daily can combat these.

There are a lot of exercise videos online. Are there videos you recommend to people?

Olson: The internet is an easy place to get lost and overwhelmed with good and bad information.

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People tend to think that they have to have a gym membership and a lot of fancy machines to get fit. Doing any activity where you are moving is beneficial for your health and well-being.

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Why is fitness so important to you?

Olson: It has helped me physically in the day-to-day routine and in activities that I enjoy doing. It has probably helped me mentally more than anything. It’s helped me with stress relief, anxiety and depression. In a world that is set up to put a band aid over everything and give a drug prescription, fitness is the most under prescribed “drug” out there. It can help you with so many things. I love being a personal trainer because I have the opportunity to help people in such a positive way. I get the chance to see people change and go through so many ups and downs, which in turn becomes a blessing to me.

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Movie Review “10 years gone, holdin’ on.”

– Led Zeppelin Way back in 2010 the filmmaking landscape looked vastly different than it does today. “Streaming” wasn’t really a thing, Netflix was mailing DVDs, Marvel was recognized as a comic-book icon, not so much a superheromovie-making machine and physical media was still being sold in most electronics stores.

In 2019, Netflix and Amazon are major filmmaking studios who are creating films that are frontrunners for major awards, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a dominant force in the box office, movies are being watched and made on iPhones and Disney basically owns everything.

Ten years gone, yet cinema is still holding strong. In the last decade, some beautiful, fantastic, social, historical, poignant, courageous, defiant, horrific and timely films have been solidified into the permanent celluloid of film history. Here are 10 films that I consider the best of the decade.

10. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) There is a minimalist perspective utilized in this film that permits the superb and poetic storytelling to speak volumes about youth, discovery and innocence. Quvenzhané Wallis performance is so powerful. The maturity and explosiveness of her character is beautifully designed and executed. The film embraces magical realism throughout its journey into the southern Delta and beyond. It’s a joyful and exhilarating example of the power of the human spirit, the courage of youth and the limitlessness of love.

9. The Witch (2016) Robert Egger’s “The Witch” is a film that lives and breathes on manipulating the atmosphere it lives in, building dread and creating an environment that saturates any glimmer of light with darkness. It’s

hard to call it just frightening or menacing, it’s something more, something darker. It’s a nightmare that you can’t wake up from, one that lures you into the blackened world and then forces you to keep going when you want to turn back.

8. Boyhood (2014) Twelve years of commitment to an idea and Richard Linklater accomplished one remarkable feat of filmmaking. Through a series of normal, insignificant life events, a young boy grows into a man amidst the backdrop of a changing world. The most compelling and brilliant aspect of this film is the subtle influence seen in Mason’s changing character, from the socioeconomic features, to political climate, and the familial aspects that become unintentionally inherited by us all. It all works in engulfing the viewer into the familiarity of the past and the journey of growing up.

7. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Director George Miller drove this pulsing, bursting, no-holdsbarred vehicle into the summer blockbuster scramble of 2015 and completely destroyed all competitors. This film completely belongs to Charlize Theron who confidently controls the film with stunning screen presence as Imperator Furiosa. Miller executes the film with exceptional style and skill, making “Mad Max: Fury Road” feel more suited for the arthouse

than the grind house…it’s the best action film of the decade.

6. Amour (2012) Director Michael Haneke meticulously, through editing, camera framing and painstaking guidance of performance, crafts a film about the process of love and death in the latter days of an elderly Parisian couple.

Unnerving and depressing in its’ realistic portrayal of death but also transcending in its’ beautiful depiction of life and love, this film still evokes strong senses of pain, sorrow, compassion and peace of the life and death process.

5. Melancholia (2011) Themes of loss, despair, tragedy and conflict abound through family, relationship and interpersonal dynamics of a newly married couple…all this while also telling a story of Earth’s imminent apocalypse.

Director Lars Von Trier weaves a story that translates into the coping mechanism and structural recovery of severe depression. It’s a complete travesty that Kirsten Dunst didn’t win an award for her performance.

“Melancholia” is a deeply personal film that is crafted with calculated and methodical execution.

4. Certified Copy (2011) The battle of authenticity and imitation has been explored in films before, however not with the passion and depth that director Abbas Kiarostami exhibits with “Certified Copy."

The questions offered to meditate on are still completely relevant. What is real and what

is manufactured? Are emotions constructed as a mechanism for self-guidance or selfdestruction? It’s a puzzle of subtle intrigue, composed with brush strokes so finely precise that staring at the picture will only further reveal how beautiful it actually is.

3. Phantom Thread (2017) “Phantom Thread” is a complicated love story, one that harbors themes of dominating control, deep and dangerous emotional connections and a passion that is not easily defined. Director Paul Thomas Anderson paints an image here that still lingers long after its release, the startling and subtle emotion portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps is still captivating and magnetic, uncompromisingly romantic and still somehow emotional tragic.

2. Under the Skin (2014) With a near silent and purposefully ambiguous narrative, “Under the Skin” moves with a hallucinatory yet naturalistic aesthetic through the streets of Scotland, following Scarlett Johannson’s

Dr Jacob Holly, DMD

curious and deadly alien being.

The purpose of everything is never fully revealed, but the journey is so ambitiously designed that the mystery becomes nothing short of completely consuming.

“Under the Skin” is one of the best science fiction films of the decade.

1. Moonlight (2016) Director Barry Jenkins crafted the most beautiful and complex film of the decade. “Moonlight” asks difficult questions to the viewer and doesn’t succumb to easy expectations. It tells entire stories with simple body language and subtle gestures and the stillness of a camera that never flinches from a character forces the viewer to linger deeply into what the characters are doing. It’s a coming-ofage film, a film about sexual awakenings, a film exploring masculinity, a film that doesn’t surrender to easy stereotypes or simple exploitation. What “Moonlight” does is show the power that a film can possess, and how that power has the ability to transcend and destroy barriers of preconception.

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Volunteer to be a voice for young children PHOENIX -- If you are passionate about children’s issues and want to impact the early childhood programs available to young kids in our community, First Things First (FTF) needs you. FTF is Arizona’s early childhood health and development agency and seeks about 150 volunteers for the opportunity to collaborate with other dedicated community members in local communities across Arizona.

This year, FTF has made the application process simple with an easy online application.

Volunteering on a regional council is a unique, high-level leadership opportunity to make a positive impact on children and families in our community.

Regional council members help define priorities for the local services and supports for young children and their families.

By collaborating with other dedicated community members, they provide opportunities for young children to get a strong start in life.

Research has shown a child’s early experiences lay the foundation for a lifetime of success in school and beyond.

FTF partners with parents and communities to give children birth to age 5 the tools they need to arrive at kindergarten prepared to succeed. Regional councils made up of community volunteers inform decisions about how First Things First can help strengthen families, expand

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early learning opportunities and increase access to preventive health services in their area.

FTF is accepting applications in the Phoenix North Region from various backgrounds for the following seats that are open either due to vacancy or terms about to expire: Individuals from the business, philanthropic, faith, and child care communities who want to be a voice for children in our community. Regional council members must live or work in this region. The regional council seats open in this region are:

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Child Care Provider At-Large At-Large If you or someone you know can commit to about 10 hours per month to make a difference in the lives of young children in our community, please visit

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There, you can learn about the volunteer positions available in our area, read a detailed description of the position, and fill out an application.

The job of getting kids ready for school starts the day they are born. Please consider lending your expertise, insight and community spirit to help ensure that all Arizona children are ready to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.

First Things First is a votercreated, statewide organization that funds early learning, family support and children preventive health services to help kids be successful once they enter kindergarten. Decisions about how those funds are spent are made by local councils staffed

Search is on for next great kid chef in AZ PHOENIX – It’s time to make New Year’s resolutions!

This year, why not resolve to get kids into the kitchen to cook as a family? Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona’s annual Walk On! Kids Cooking Challenge is a great way to make that happen.

Open for entries Jan. 1 to 24, the contest is a great way to encourage kids to try new dishes with healthy ingredients like fruits and vegetables.

Children between the ages of 9 and 12 living anywhere in the state of Arizona can submit their recipes for delicious, nutritious and kid-friendly side dishes and enter to win great prizes and the title of the state’s top kid chef. Finalists will get to serve their culinary creations at a Phoenix Suns home game on February 7.

Last year’s winner, 9-yearold David Hummert from Scottsdale, Ariz., was excited to share one of his family’s favorite dishes.

“I entered the Walk On! Kids Cooking Challenge because I like to cook. I had a really good pasta recipe, and I wanted to win a new bike,” said Hummert.

“My Broccolini Pasta was filled with lots of great veggies, like sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini and broccolini, and it still tasted really good!”

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“Over the years, I have met so many talented kid chefs thanks to this contest,” said Myrna Collins, health promotion executive, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona. “I am inspired by the youngsters’ passion for cooking, their creativity and most importantly – their willingness to try new fruits and vegetables. I cannot tell you how many times I have been motivated to try new dishes with my family after seeing the culinary creations these kid chefs develop. It’s wonderful knowing that we are inspiring future generations to make positive food choices.”

Visit www.walkonaz.com for complete contest details and to submit a recipe. All entries must be submitted no later than Friday, January 24 for consideration.

MIM celebrates 10 years with special events PHOENIX -- More than 10 years ago, the Musical Instrument Museum’s (MIM) founder set out to create a museum with a simple notion: in all places and across all time, what arguably has more impact on people’s lives and emotions day in and day out than music?

Since then, MIM has aspired to be the “best museum ever”— somewhere that offers inspiring, interesting, entertaining, and fun experiences for everyone to enjoy regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, background, education or income level. Music unites and empowers us all. We welcome you to celebrate not only MIM’s 10th anniversary, but also the very best of

humanity—music. Come see, hear, and feel the powerful and uniting force of music and join us for family-friendly Signature Events, special anniversary celebrations, and Global Masters concerts throughout the New Year.

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At an estimated 73 million, this generation is the secondlargest age group after their children, the millennials, born from 1982 to 2000. “As boomers age through their 60s, 70s, 80s and increasingly beyond, the ‘big bulge’ of the boomer generation will contribute to the overall aging of the U.S. population in coming decades,� said Stella Ogunwole, a demographic statistician with the Census Bureau. “The older population is becoming even more significant,� she said.

The number of people age 65 and older in the United States has grown rapidly over most of the 20th century, from 3.1 million in 1900 to 35 million in 2000. In 2018, there were 52 million people age 65 and older, according to the Census Bureau’s Vintage Population Estimates. Their share of the population grew as well, from 12.4% in 2000 to 16.0% in 2018.

But aging boomers are not the only reason the nation’s population is getting older overall. Longer lives — in part due to better health care — and record low birth rates among young women are also major factors, according to Haaga. The total fertility rate of U.S. women is now 1.7 children per woman, below the 2.1 children needed to replace the population. Life expectancy at age 65 went from 11.9 years (1900-1902) to 19.1 years in 2010, according to An Aging World, a Census Bureau report co-authored

by Wan He. Older adults are projected to outnumber children under age 18 for the first time in U.S. history by 2034, according to Census Bureau projections. “The mismatch between old and young will have implications across the coming years,� said Dr. Grace Whiting, president and CEO of the National Alliance of Caregivers. “We aren’t having enough children to take care of us in our old age,� she said. “Look at my family: my in-law was one of six children, my husband and I were one of two, and we

TheFoothillsFocus.com don’t have kids. Extrapolate that out, and that’s what’s happening nationwide.�

Whiting’s concern points to the increasing need for caregiver and health services for people over age 65, many of whom use services whose funding depends on decisions made based on census data.

Federal programs help people over age 65 Lawmakers and planners use census statistics to help decide how to spend on programs that help improve the quality of life for all people age 65 and older.

Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income people including those age 65 and older, is the largest federal program that uses census statistics to determine funding.

In 2015, Medicaid received $312 billion, according to a 2017 report from the Census Bureau. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spent $71 billion in 2015. SNAP is the secondlargest program that uses census statistics to allocate funds. Third is Medicare Part B, at $70.3 billion, which is part of the Medicare health insurance program for all people over 65 years old, no matter their income.

These programs are just a few of the reasons why it is important for people age 65 and older to respond to the 2020 Census. They can respond online, by phone or by mail.

Programs that help older people live better lives include:

Social services block grants Adult day care, community center lunches, home-delivered meals, protection and remedy from abuse — both physical and financial — are all funded

by Social Services Block Grants. The funding levels for these services are determined, in part, from statistics produced by the Census Bureau. The federal funding program for social services grants gives states money to spend on a wide variety of programs.

In 2015, the program granted $1.6 billion, according to the Census Bureau, and 10% of the grants were aimed at the needs of vulnerable and elderly adults, according to the Social Services

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(The SSBG is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.) In 2016, 42 states spent $284 million to provide help for nearly 950,000 people age 65 and older, including intervention services, emergency medical services, emergency shelters, and counseling.

One of the largest programs under SSBG that is aimed at the elderly is for people suffering from abuse or neglect, including maltreatment, lack of adequate food or shelter, or financial abuse. Sadly, one in 10 older adults experience some form of abuse, according to the Census Bureau.

Farmers’ market program Getting healthy food is a key concern for low-income older people.

The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) provides low-income seniors with coupons that they can exchange for eligible foods (fruits, vegetables, honey and fresh-cut herbs) at farmers’ markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs.

The SFMNP is administered by state agencies such as Departments of Agriculture or Aging, and federally recognized tribal governments.

Not all states operate the SFMNP statewide. In 2016, an estimated 816,000 seniors used the program.

Job training The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is a work-based jobtraining program for older individuals. Two-thirds of participants are women and almost half are from a racial or ethnic minority, according to the SCSEP. Veterans and qualified spouses are given priority for enrollment. Participants get work experience in nonprofit and public agencies, including schools, hospitals, day care centers and senior centers.Â

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