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PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY AND CHRONIC PAIN TREATMENTS NOT WORKING!!

Oro Valley, AZ – When it comes to chronic pain and/ or neuropathy, the most common doctor-prescribed treatment is drugs like Gabapentin, Lyrica, Cymbalta, and Neurontin. The problem with antidepressants or anti-seizure medications like these is that they offer purely symptomatic relief, as opposed to targeting and treating the root of the problem. Worse, these drugs often trigger an onset of uncomfortable, painful, and sometimes harmful side effects.

The only way to effectively treat chronic pain and/or peripheral neuropathy is by targeting the source, which is the result of nerve damage owing to inadequate blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet. This often causes weakness, numbness, tingling, pain, and balance problems. A lack of nutrients causes the nerves to degenerate – an insidious and often painful process.

cannot survive, and thus, slowly die. This leads to those painful and frustrating consequences we were talking about earlier, like weakness, numbness, tingling, balance issues, and perhaps even a burning sensation.

The drugs your doctor might prescribe will temporarily conceal the problems, putting a “BandAid” over a situation that will only continue to deteriorate without further action.

Thankfully, Oro Valley is the birthplace of a brandnew facility that sheds new light on this pressing problem of peripheral neuropathy and chronic pain. The company is trailblazing the medical industry by replacing outdated drugs and symptomatic reprieves with an advanced machine that targets the root of the problem at hand.

1. Finding the underlying cause

2. Determining the extent of the nerve damage (above 95% nerve loss is rarely treatable)

3. The amount of treatment required for the patient’s unique condition

Arrowhead Physical Medicine in Oro Valley AZ uses a state-of-the-art electric cell signaling systems worth $100,000.00. Th is ground-breaking treatment is engineered to achieve the following, accompanied by advanced diagnostics and a basic skin biopsy to accurately analyze results:

1. Increases blood flow

2. Stimulates and strengthens small fiber nerves

3. Improves brain-based pain

The treatment works by delivering energy to the affected area(s) at varying wavelengths, from low- to middle-frequency signals, while also using Amplitude Modulated (AM) and Frequency Modulated (FM) signaling

It’s completely painless!

THE GREAT NEWS IS THAT THIS TREATMENT IS COVERED BY MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND MOST INSURANCES!!

The number of treatments required varies from patient to patient, and can only be determined following an in-depth neurological and vascular examination. As long as you have less than 95% nerve damage, there is hope!

Arrowhead Physical Medicine begins by analyzing the extent of the nerve damage – a complimentary service for comprises a detailed your friends and family.sensoryEach exam evaluation, extensive peripheral vascular testing, and comprehensive analysis of neuropathy findings.

Arrowhead Physical Medicine begins by analyzing the extent of the nerve damage –a complimentary service for comprises a detailed your friends and family. Each sensory exam evaluation, extensive peripheral vascular testing, and comprehensive analysis of neuropathy ndings.

Arrowhead Physical Medicine will be offering this free chronic pain and neuropathy severity evaluation will be available until December 31st 2022. Call (520) 934-0130 to make an appointment

Arrowhead Physical Medicine will be o ering this free chronic pain and neuropathy severity evaluation will be available until January 31, 2023. Call (520) 934-0130 to make an appointment

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As displayed in figure 1 above, the nerves are surrounded by diseased, withered blood vessels. A lack of sufficient nutrients means the nerves

Effective neuropathy treatment relies on the following three factors:

Depending on your coverage, your peripheral neuropathy treatment could cost almost nothing – or be absolutely free.

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Opinion

Leibo At Large

Looking at 2023, here are some predictions

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ

Come year’s end, newspaper columnists traditionally look backward, chewing over the past 365 days.

“Year in review” columns bore me, because they’re too easy. Here, we look ahead, reviewing the year that has not yet happened. And 2023 promises to be an epic affair. How so?

Jan. 5 — In an attempt to upstage the swearing-in of new Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors votes 2-1 on a proclamation to install Kari Lake as “governor of Cochise County.”

Afterward, Supervisor Tom Crosby calls the vote “a unanimous victory for truth.” Lake’s swearing-in, held at the Thirsty Lizard Bar & Grill in McNeal, is drowned out by Karaoke Night.

Feb. 11 — On the Saturday before Super Bowl LVII, the city of Glendale, home to State Farm Stadium, hosts the single pregame event that’s actually in Glendale.

“Hangin’ With Joyce,” a wienie roast in Councilwoman Joyce Clark’s backyard, draws a star-studded crowd of 11 people, including Mayor Jerry Weiers and the long snapper for the Scottsdale Community College Artichokes football team.

April 1 — Losing Arizona Secretary of State candidate Mark Finchem is the victim of a nasty April Fool’s Day prank when a “Commie pinko” Amazon driver substitutes black boot polish for Finchem’s favorite “MAGA Trump Tone™” self-tanner.

Finchem immediately sends out a fundraising request asking donors to contribute money “to help him overturn this sham election and become the first African American Secretary of State in Arizona history.”

May 16 — The Arizona Coyotes lose the public vote to build an arena in Tempe despite offering city residents “free seats for life” at all home games.

The team, which struggled to sell out 5,000-seat Mullett Arena on the ASU campus last season, announces its intentions to move to AZ Ice Peoria. Coyotes President Xavier Gutierrez promises not to disrupt the facility’s weekday morning public skate ses-

sions, “because as a valued public partner and a fan of ice, our organization embraces a diversity of ice skaters, even if I myself cannot ice skate.”

July 4 — Columnist J.D. Hayworth celebrates Independence Day in style, writing his 1,776 consecutive column maligning “liberals,” “Ol’ Joe Biden” and the “partisan press.”

Hayworth is honored with the first Paul Gosar Freedom Fighter Award, bestowed by the Arizona News Columnist Association. “I literally don’t know how he does it,” ANCA President David Leibowitz says. “Every week, I think he might mention his pet cat or his favorite chicken wing restaurant, but nope — politics every single time. The guy’s a machine.”

Sept. 19 — The Arizona Diamondbacks, out of the pennant chase since May, play a Tuesday night home game against the equally wretched San Francisco Giants.

Despite the game being promoted as Queen Creek Mayor Julia Wheatley Bobblehead Night, the announced attendance is only 374 fans. The Diamondbacks win the five-hour affair 1-0 in 14 very slow innings.

Nov. 8 — One year after Election Day 2022, Cochise County Gov. Lake files her 74th legal challenge to the results, in the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands.

Lake announces the lawsuit in a video filmed at Chuckleheads Bar in Bisbee, the official sponsor of Lake’s new podcast, “Sue Angry: America Fights Back.” Says Lake: “Donate to my legal fund today! Mama needs new shoes.”

Dec. 31 — Scouting for column material in advance of New Year’s, Leibowitz realizes 2024 will be an election year that may yet again pit Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump and will also feature new Independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on the statewide ballot versus a Democrat and a Republican.

Leibowitz invests his life savings in Xanax and plots to turn off his TV for the year ahead. Now, my friends, we begin the long wait. David Leibowitz has called the Valley home since 1995. Contact david@leibowitzsolo.com.

Hayworth’s Opinion

Sinema helps Congress stick it to taxpayers

BY J.D. HAYWORTH

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In Washington, an allegedly “lame duck” Congress churned furiously through fetid swamp water in a “Christmas rush” of its own.

Smelling jet fumes, the dirty birds in charge of both the House and Senate hatched a scheme for a high-priced and low-down flight path out of town… and the “gift” they gave you will keep on taking.

Our kids and grandkids — not to mention today’s taxpayers — just got stuck with a huge holiday shopping expenditure: a $1.7 trillion 4,000-plus page “Omnibus Bill,” with interest payments on our national debt compounded by the nanosecond.

What the legislative leaders lacked in originality, they more than made up for in the astronomical price tag and the slapdash way in which this “buying binge” was formulated.

“Omnibus” translates to “everything, including the kitchen sink.”

“Ominous” is the rhyming well-worn one-word joke played on the American people with disturbing regularity. And, as so often in the past, the calculations were not mathematical but strategic.

Democrats in the House, Senate and White House knew that they could cram one bill full of pork, policies and their priorities, then get enough Republicans to “roll over” so everybody could leave town and head home for Christmas.

Add to that conspiring “Capitol Gang” one newly minted “independent” from Arizona.

As explained a couple of weeks ago in this space, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s boldly proclaimed “independence” is instead disguised deference to the Senate Democrat leadership.

A sudden and shameful reversal on a key vote by Arizona’s senior senator reveals the Grand Canyon-sized gulf between Kyrsten’s rhetoric and the ugly reality.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced an

f you thought the “Christmas rush” that you and other holiday shoppers faced was daunting, think again.amendment that would have preserved Title 42, the Trump executive action helping to stem the flow of illegals across our southern border.

Of course, the “Biden Bunch” is eager to rescind it, even though it would mean that the number of alien invaders would rise even higher.

Lee had high hopes that his amendment would pass, as he later told the Fox Business Network. “For eight glorious minutes, we had it won,” Lee said.

“Then, all of a sudden, (Democrat Leader) Chuck Schumer pulled a couple of members off the floor — Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin. He twisted their arms — who knows what he told them, what he threatened them with — they came back and changed their votes.”

Not much imagination is needed to know what Schumer said to Sinema. Most likely, it went something like this: “Kyrsten, I like you personally. Politically, I want to do for you what Mitch McConnell did on the other side for Lisa Murkowski. Wasn’t that something?

“His Leadership PAC bought seven million bucks worth of ads to keep Lisa in her seat in Alaska. Of course, that was easier for him to do because Lisa remained a Republican.

“I know Arizona is different from Alaska, and you did what you thought you needed to do … but it’s gonna be tough for me to keep the DSCC from sending money to a Democrat candidate for your seat. And it will be even tougher if you support this GOP amendment. It will be easier for me to help you if you switch your vote to ‘no’ on this amendment and then vote ‘yes’ on final passage.”

Do we know for certain that Schumer said that? No, but we do know that Sinema switched her vote to kill that amendment, then voted for the entire Omnibus Bill… all $1.7 trillion of it.

There is border security funding in that monstrosity, but none of it will be spent here.

Instead, there’s $410 million to strengthen borders in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Tunisia and Oman. You read that right: money for Middle East borders, but

nothing for this border state in the Southwest.

And Uncle Sam keeps playing Santa Claus in the Ukraine. The Omnibus provides another $45 billion there, bringing the total to over $100 billion in aid to that nation. While it is true that Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. is also being invaded and our southern border erased.

Spending $100 billion here would fund

20 border walls, but Sinema remains silent on that type of expenditure to protect Arizona and America.

Sinema has made it clear: Her “Declaration of Independence” came at a heavy price to American taxpayers.

But it remains a cheap stunt.

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Weaving Through the Years

Peek into the past with fiber art guild

BY KAREN SCHAFFNER

This year, the Tucson Handweavers & Spinners Guild achieved something remarkable: a half-century of creating fiber art together. The guild is celebrating its 50-year anniversary.

To honor the milestone, the guild is hosting “Celebrating Five Decades of Fiber Arts and Friendship,” a show featuring works made by guild members through the ages. The show will be held in February at the Jewish Community Center.

Mounting the show is a real labor of love, but it’s important.

“My approach to it was to look at all five decades of the guild and try to represent each decade with a certain amount of history … to show how things have changed,” says Betty Headrick, longtime member and show organizer.

“The materials and techniques and skills of our members have changed drastically over the 50 years.”

“It’s a piece of Tucson history,” says Nicole McCulloch, second vice president of the guild. “We’re all from this area, and a lot of the (contributors) are professional artists.”

Adding this golden thread to its rich history, the organization has scheduled plenty of events to demonstrate their skills. Foremost among those is “Celebrating Five Decades of Fiber Arts and Friendship,” but there will also be demonstrations and sales throughout the year.

The guild’s name is a bit misleading in that it’s not just for weavers and spinners. Anyone from beginner to expert who does any type of fiber art may join. That might include knitters, crocheters, felters, rug makers, dyers, tapestry weavers or papermakers, to name a few.

Despite its name, one skill does not dominate the others.

“We have such a wide variety of artists,” McCulloch says. “Everybody has such a unique voice.”

Monthly, guild members meet for a program with a guest lecturer. They also take this time to share their latest

Joan Jacobson shows off a traditional-style shawl she wove by hand. (Tucson Handweavers & Spinners Guild/ Submitted)

projects. Then, at a separate time, study groups meet. This is a time for members to meet with others who share their particular interest, so knitters meet together or the tapestry weavers meet. Skill level is not a factor here because this is where you may learn something to help you improve.

“They work around your skill level and help you gain new skill levels, and push you outside of your comfort zone,” McCulloch says.

It’s not just an opportunity to learn new skills but also to talk and share their latest projects. For Tucson newcomers who work with fiber, it’s also a way to find their tribe.

“When I moved here, not knowing anyone, joining the guild provided me with community and a group of people who understood and appreciated the work that I do,” says Judith Shangold, guild president.

In addition to these meetings, there is another opportunity to gather.

“The guild also provides workshop opportunities throughout the year,” McCulloch says. “These are offered to the general public

(Left) Not all weaving is for clothing. “I Want to be a Cowgirl” by Karen Yackell is one example of tapestry weaving. (Right) Not all tapestry is representational, as with this Olga Nuets weaving. (Tucson Handweavers & Spinners Guild/ Submitted)

or to our members at a discount. Workshops are a great way to learn a new technique with a hands-on approach.”

The guild formed in October 1973 as the Old Pueblo Guild of Handweavers. Members had to be juried in, and it was only for weavers; there were 35 members.

In 1976, the name changed to the Tucson Handweavers & Spinners Guild.

In 1990, the guild dropped the jurying process for membership and expanded to include most other fiber artists. These days membership stands at about 200, but they’re always looking for more.

“Early on the guild was for experienced weavers only,” Headrick says. “Primarily the weaving was loom weaving, either basic four-shaft or multi-shaft weaving. Generally, they were using natural fibers, cottons or silks or wools, frequently undyed. Many of our garments in the first couple of decades are beige or natural colors.”

Over time interests changed and today fiber artists are using synthetic fibers, bamboo, hemp and even metal. Dyes have also changed.

“As you go around the room it’s going to go from very bland to very bright and

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A Winter Visitor

Author Alyssa Hall to publish 4th novel

BY KATYA MENDOZA

As a winter visitor from Langley, British Columbia, Alyssa Hall was inspired by the five mountain ranges surrounding Tucson to start writing during the pandemic.

In spring, she’ll release her fourth novel in two and a half years, “Hero of Blackpool.”

“I can’t see how anyone couldn’t just come and exhale and get lost in it,” Hall says.

Her sister, who married an American, was sent to the Southwest for work.

“We came to visit in 2007, and on that weekend we bought a house,” she says. Since then, the Halls have split their time between Sun City Oro Valley; Langley, British Columbia; and occasionally Yorkshire, England, where her husband is from.

Hall’s most recent novel, “Romero Pools,” illustrates her love and connection with the scenery and Santa Catalinas, while unfolding a larger story of love, lies and murder. It’s an extension of her first novel, 2020’s “Trusting Claire,” which takes place about 15 years later. Hall’s work is carefully constructed of nuances, relationships and psychological intrigue. Her second novel, “Wanting Aidan,”

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brilliant colors,” Headrick adds.

That’s just one part of the show, however. A gold challenge is set for the golden anniversary.

“Some people are submitting work to hang that has to incorporate at least a little bit of metallic gold material,” Shangold says.

Those who are unsure if they have the skill level to join should not be discouraged.

“We’re always eager for new members,” Shangold says. “We’re a very friendly, welcoming group, so anyone interested in the fiber arts is welcome to come to a meeting, see what we do.”

“This has been such a welcoming group,” McCulloch adds. “They’ve really taken me under their wing and it’s like, ‘What can we help you learn?’”

which was published toward the end of 2020, was inspired by Ann Cleeves, Louise Penny and “all those other British detective crime writers,” Hall says.

Keen toward the intrigue and conspiring plots, Hall says she hopes her readers can identify strengths in vulnerability and of the human spirit.

“I love writing about people and about people’s feelings about what life can do to you and all kinds of trauma,” Hall says. “I think it empowers people to have gone through those struggles, and it makes you stronger.”

Born and raised in Toronto, Hall grew up in a family of displaced Russian refugees after World War II. Raised by her single mother, Hall was one of five children who migrated west to Vancouver, British Columbia.

The last sibling to move, Hall was in her 30s and a single parent when she met her friend Frank Giampa through her job at the school district in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

“He always made me feel like I could do things that I couldn’t do,” Hall says. “It meant a lot to me that he would read my manuscripts before they went to publishing, and he was a very positive influence on my life.”

She says Giampa believes she has a wild imagination. One day, after a walk on a pier, Hall offered alternative endings to Netflix’s “Ozark.”

“He said, ‘Write a screenplay, or better yet write for yourself,’” Hall says. “I didn’t know what to write.”

After a few weeks of back and forth, one rainy Sunday morning in 2019, Hall got started. “I looked (at my husband) and said, ‘I’m going to go write a book’ and he said, ‘OK,’” she recalls.

Five chapters later, a semi-autobiographical work emerged.

Demonstrations of Weaving, Spinning and Other Fiber Arts

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, January 16

WHERE: La Encantada, 2905 E. Skyline Drive, Tucson COST: Free INFO: thsg.org, fiberartstucson.org

Demonstrations of Pine Needle Baskets and Spinning, Plus Children’s Hands-On Activity of Making a Paper Basket

WHEN: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Friday, January 28

WHERE: Arizona State Museum, 1013 E. University Drive, Tucson

COST: Free INFO: thsg.org, fiberartstucson.org

Celebrating Five Decades of Fiber Arts and Friendship

WHEN: Various times Thursday, February 2, to Sunday, February 26; opening reception is 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, February 5

“I probably could have started sooner, but I think it was meant to be, I think fate has a way of deciding,” Hall says. “Frank used to always say, ‘Too bad you didn’t start when you were younger,’ but I didn’t. There’s no point in even talking about it. But I did start now, so that’s all that matters.”

Hall says that around every corner is a mystery. She’s always excited about writing them.

“I think that’s one of the reasons I might have been so melodramatic my whole life, I just love the intrigue of a mystery,” Hall says.

of Blackpool”

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WHERE: Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road, Tucson

COST: Visit website for information INFO: thsg.org, fiberartstucson.org

Tucson Handweavers and Spinners Guild’s Show and Sale

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, February 11, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, February 12

WHERE: Jewish Community Center, 3800 E. River Road, Tucson

COST: Visit website for information INFO: thsg.org, fiberartstucson.org

Demonstrations of Weaving, Spinning, Basketry, Dyeing and Felting Using Plant Materials

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 4

WHERE: Mission Garden, 946 W. Mission Lane, Tucson COST: Free INFO: thsg.org, fiberartstucson.org

Local author Alyssa Hall at Tohono Chul Botanical Gardens & Galleries. (Katya Mendoza/ Staff)

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The Sound of Help

New Beltone clinic to help Tucsonans hear better

BY KAREN SCHAFFNER

Tucsonans can soon hear better when Beltone opens its Oro Valley clinic in the former Urgent Care at Oracle Crossings early this year.

It will be the only Tucson clinic. In the meantime, there’s a once-a-week clinic at 3037 W. Ina Road.

“It’s great synergy for health care and also retail; it has really good, easy access,” says Kory Castro, a co-owner. “There was definitely a need for a Beltone to be out in Tucson.”

This is the fourth Beltone in Arizona that Castro, his father and brother-inlaw own and operate. The others are in Prescott, Carefree and Scottsdale.

Beltone does more than sell hearing aids.

“We treat hearing loss,” Castro says. “At times that involves recommending or fitting a hearing aid on to somebody, but really it’s evaluating somebody’s need and performing hearing tests.”

Typically, Castro says, folks visit Beltone because they are having issues hearing and understanding people. That’s when things get complicated. Clients don’t just show up and get a hearing aid.

“Our job is to evaluate to see if, one, are those issues they’re having validated and do they have a hearing loss?” Castro says. “Two, what kind of hearing loss is that and is it something that needs to be seen by a physician? Are there other underlying health concerns?”

Hearing is a two-organ function; we hear with our ears and understand with our brain, he says. When clients come in for an evaluation, the staff performs a tone test to determine how well the brain is functioning.

“We do word understanding tests, speech and (noise) tests, and we use that to determine how well somebody would perform if they were to use a hearing aid,” Castro says.

Castro has been in the industry for 15

Kory Castro is a co-owner of the soon-to-open Beltone clinic in Oro Valley. (Beltone/Submitted)

years. He became interested in this type of work when he was in middle school while watching his dad, who is still in the trade.

Beltone offers free hearing tests and will clean, service and repair any hearing

aid model. Although some Medicare Advantage plans help with the cost, Medicare does not cover this, and that can be an issue because hearing aids are expensive.

“All of our hearing aids we bundle with lifetime care, so the cost is the device plus all of that follow-up care and the fitting services bundled into one cost,” Castro says. “For two years for both ears, that’s going to start around $2,000 and it can go up to $6,000 or $7,000, depending on how sophisticated the device is.”

Over-the-counter hearing aids can be more cost effective. Beltone has them, but there is a caveat.

“We’re worried that people will try to take their hearing health care into their own hands and that they’ll skip seeing a professional,” Castro says.

Although Beltone offers payment plans, leasing hearing aids is an option. Castro says clients pay a monthly fee and then every four years the old hearing aids are replaced with new devices.

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‘Happy Chaos’

Senior Olympics return this January

BY KAREN SCHAFFNER

January brings the annual resolution of getting fit, eating better and losing weight.

Participating in the Tucson Parks and Recreation Department’s Senior Olympic Festival is a way to start. From Saturday, January 7, to Saturday, January 28, 700 athletes of all abilities ages 50 and older will compete in more than 29 sports.

The event categories are archery, badminton, basketball shoot, basketball 3-on-3, billiards, bocce, bowling, bridge, bunco, cribbage, darts, euchre, golf, handball, horseshoes, leisure walks, pickleball, powerlifting, racquetball, road races, shooting events, shuffleboard, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, Texas hold ‘em, track and field, and volleyball.

The registration deadline was December 30; however, some events will accept walk-ups. Visit https://bit.ly/ TucsonSeniorOlympics.

“January is a New Year’s resolution time of year for most people, anyway,” festival co-coordinator Joe Stubbins says. “If you haven’t shot hoops or ran or swam or even played cards, we just hear that January is such a good time.”

Within those 29 events, there are sub-categories, including age categories.

“(There’s) men versus women versus teams versus pairs,” festival co-coordinator Debra Henley says.

“We had nine people sign up last year

to participate, and they were in the 90-plus category.”

Pickleball is the most popular event, according to Stubbins. They usually get 500 participants.

“Everybody loves pickleball,” Stubbins adds.

Not all the events require athletic prowess. Less-athletic people may opt for euchre or cribbage.

“A lot of our festival is built on social activities, keeping the mind sharp, keeping social activities strong with the senior community,” Stubbins adds.

“Anybody’s able to participate, whether you like to powerlift, play cards or anything in between. Senior Olympics is planning to offer it.”

Although the competition can be friendly, it can also get competitive. Some participants have their eye on the Arizona State Senior Olympics, which are held in March in Phoenix. Tucson hosts the state competition for badminton.

“The road races are split between a 5K and 10K race,” Stubbins says. “It gets pretty competitive, actually. The last couple of years we’ve had somebody set a state record for participating in that event.”

Not everyone, however, can or wants to set a record, and that’s not even the point, according to Stubbins and Henley.

Stubbins and Henley are city of Tucson recreation programmers. They both agree it’s no small task to bring the Olympics to reality.

“We start as early as March and April, starting to book facilities and getting our coordinators in line and making improvements and adding new activities,” Stubbins says.

“(It’s) happy chaos,” Henley adds.

They agree they couldn’t make the Olympics happen if it weren’t for an army of city workers and volunteers.

“Without those folks, our job at the center would be so much more complicated,” Stubbins says.

Tucson Senior Olympics Festival

WHEN: Saturday, January 7, to Saturday, January 28

WHERE: Various locations around Tucson

COST: Various pricing INFO: 520-791-4931 or https://bit. ly/TucsonSeniorOlympics

(Submitted photos)

"I can go dancing again without pain!"

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Entertainment

From the Last Frontier to Tucson

Gaslight Theatre celebrates 45 years of entertainment

BY LAURA LATZKO

For Tony Terry Jr., the Gaslight Theatre doesn’t just provide a show. It sells an experience with its partners — the Gaslight Music Hall in Oro Valley, Little Anthony’s Diner, costume and print shops, and Grandma Tony’s Pizza.

“We’re a for-profit theater,” Terry Jr. says.

“Not always, but that’s the goal. We’ve got a really good deal. I’m as cheap as they come. Ask anybody. They will tell you. That’s why I opened up my pizza parlor, so I could bribe my actors to do shows on Friday and Saturday.

“They get paid per show anyway, but I told them I would give them pizza between shows. … And we’ve always had tons of printing. That’s why I opened up my own print shop. The same thing with the costume shop. You can’t rent costumes. We started building them, and people started asking if we could rent them out. We have been renting out our costumes for 35 years. We’ve got a whole retail section where we sell makeup, wigs and fireworks. You name it, we sell it in there.”

Celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, the Gaslight Theatre kicked off its new show, “The Ballad of Two-Gun McGraw: A Wacky Western Adventure,” on January 5.

The production, which runs through Sunday, March 26, follows cowboy and ladies man Two-Gun McGraw. When he arrives in San Pecos, Texas, he is tasked with bringing order to a town overrun by cattle rustlers and crooked politicians.

A Gaslight favorite, David Fanning will play the title role in the show last staged in 2015. Fanning was recently in “Gaslight Christmas Vacation,” playing goofy dad Mark Grinsworth.

The Last Frontier

The theater planted its roots in Tucson after then-UA student Terry Jr. ventured to Alaska and founded the Mighty Moose Melodrama Theatre in 1977.

He only staged one show in Alaska, but

after returning to Tucson, he started Gaslight in a 100-seat barn in Trail Dust Town. Later, they moved to a room with 223 seats at the corner of Sabino Canyon and Tanque Verde roads. The company has been in its current location, an old Jerry Lewis Theatre, since 1990.

Each year, Gaslight hosts different productions, which include Westerns, sci-fi and fantasy, and holiday-themed shows. Popular parody shows have been “Space Wars,” “Ghostblasters,” “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The Vampire,” “Elf’d,” “Frankenstein,” “The Wizard of the Rings” and “The Two Amigos.” This year, Gaslight sold out the entire run of its holiday show “Gaslight Christmas Vacation” for the first time.

Along with melodramas, the theater company also offers concerts at its Tucson and Oro Valley locations.

The company continued to operate during COVID-19, doing concerts and melodramas outdoors.

“They absolutely loved it. It was a challenge. It didn’t make much money, but it kept my staff employed and paid. We made it through, and here we are,” Terry Jr. says.

Terry Jr. never expected the theater would approach five decades, but he’s loved every minute of owning and operating it.

He has been very hands-on since the beginning.

“I’m not very smart. I’m not very talented, but I can outwork anybody,” says Terry Jr., who studied technical theater at the UA. “I’ve been the carpenter since the beginning. And I build every show and have fun with the special effects.”

Talented cast

To work at Gaslight, actors must be able to sing, dance, act and improv.

“Our melodrama has evolved over the years, depending on who my artistic director was,” Terry Jr. says.

“We went from using very little music in our shows to all of our shows being very

The saloon-style Gaslight Theatre is located in a former Jerry Lewis theater at 7010 E. Broadway, Tucson. (Gaslight Theatre/Submitted)

musical at this point. … We always have a villain and a hero. We borrow a lot and spoof a lot of the different genre movies.”

Often, the audience is encouraged to cheer for the good guys and boo the bad guys. It’s all key to providing entertainment for people of all ages.

“I’ve got five kids, and I’ve got three grandkids,” Terry Jr. says.

“There’s just not enough family entertainment. I think that’s one of the reasons we have been so successful over the years. I like to call it come have a two-hour vacation. They come, and they forget their troubles for two hours.”

The theater is also known for olios, or Vaudeville-style song and dance numbers, following its shows. This is often the most popular portion of the show.

“It gives the actors a chance to show the audience just how talented they are,” Terry Jr. says.

“Their vocal ranges are incredible. A lot of them play different instruments that will end up in our different olios. Mike will play his harmonica, or Todd will play his guitar. The girls will tap dance, which we don’t do very often.”

Recently, Gaslight had a change in leadership. Writer and artistic director Peter Van Slyke stepped down, and longtime actor Mike Yarema and production manager and choreographer Katherine Byrnes have assumed co-director duties.

Many of Gaslight’s creatives have been with the company for several years. Scenic designer and founding partner Tom

Benson started with Gaslight 45 years ago in Alaska.

“He not only has designed and painted every show, but he also designed both theaters. He designed my ’50s diner,” Terry Jr. says.

“That whole thing where they say surround yourself with people who are better than you and you will be a success, that’s what I’ve done. It is a difficult, labor-intensive, hard, hard business. At the end of the day, I and all of my staff, we are doing what we love every day. So, it’s not work. It’s really our passion, which is why we are successful. I think that translates to our stage.”

“The

Ballad of Two-Gun McGraw: A Wacky Western Adventure”

WHEN: Now through Sunday, March 26

WHERE: Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway, Tucson

COST: $27; $15 child 2 to 12; $25 for seniors, military and students INFO: 520-886-9428, thegaslighttheatre.com

They’re Back!

Lovin’ Life Expos offer a wealth of info

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

The Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo is returning to the Double Tree Resort Reid Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, with exhibitors ready to talk about tour and travel, retirement living, health care, financial matters, leisure and more.

The Tucson event is part of Lovin’ Life After 50’s cadre of events, which are Arizona’s longest-running expos for the after-50 market.

“The Tucson Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo is still the most well-attended event for those over 50 to enjoy in all of Arizona,” publisher Steve Strickbine says.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to meet new friends, network with peers, and build new relationships. There will also be raffle prize giveaways, live entertainment, and a $100 cash prize each hour.

Entertainment includes Ms. Senior Arizona contestants performing throughout the day.

“I have been working the Lovin’ Life After 50 Expos for over 16 years now and have watched them grow and also watched our Arizona seniors flock to each expo all over the Valley,” says Herme Sherry, executive director of Ms. Senior Arizona.

“The expos bring so much information to our

seniors. They are there waiting for the doors to open and always leave with a bag full of information to maybe help them in some areas of their lives. The expos have grown each year, and we look forward to working them and meeting and getting to know so many of our seniors we see year after year.”

Sherry shares the expos are a “blessing” to the senior community.

“We get to know so many of them year after year,” she adds. The Lovin’ Life After 50 Expos are something we look forward to each year also.”

Strickbine is proud of the variety of vendors, including OptumCare.

“A wide spectrum of exhibitors and thousands of attendees are at the Lovin’ Life Expos each year,” he says. “There’s bound to have something for anyone over the age of 50.”

Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo

WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 11

WHERE: Double Tree Resort Reid Park, 445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson COST: Free INFO: lovinlife.com

10:00 a.m.

DECODING NUTRITION LABELS

10:00 a.m.

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THE POWER OF SLEEP

10:00 a.m.

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Calendar of Events

SUNDAY, JANUARY 1

UA Osher Life Long Institute, various dates, times, places and prices, limited scholarships available, find class catalogue and register at olli.arizona.edu/ page/olli-ua-class-catalogs

MONDAY, JANUARY 2

Tucson Holiday Ice Rink Final Day, various hours, 260 S. Church Avenue, $8, ticketmaster.com, in front of the convention center, skate rental available

TUESDAY, JANUARY 3

Broadway in Tucson Presents “Annie: (Touring), various times, through Sunday, January 8, Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Boulevard, tickets start at $30, ticketmaster.com

Ballroom Dance, 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Udall Center, Carol West Senior Addition, 7200 E. Tanque Road, $1.50 per activity or $25 per year for all activities at Pima County senior centers

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4

Cactus Sunset Paint Night, 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, Roadhouse Cinemas Tucson, 4811 E. Grant Road, Suite 150, $40, eventbrite.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5

Tucson Art District First Thursday Art Walk, 4 to 7 p.m., Wilde Meyer Gallery,

2890 E. Skyline Drive, Suite 170, free, wildemeyer.com

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6

“The Ballad of Two-Gun McGraw: A Wacky Western Adventure,” 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6 and various times and dates through March 26, The Gaslight Theatre, 7010 E. Broadway Boulevard, tickets start at $25, thegaslighttheatre.com

Green Valley: Free COVID-19 Shots, Flu Shots and At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Valley Assistance Services, 3950 S. Camino del Heroe, free, 520-625-5966

SATURDAY, JANUARY 7

Senior Olympic Festival, times vary, through Saturday, January 28, Morris K. Udall Center, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, tucsonaz.gov/parks/senior-olympicfestival, registration ended Monday, Dec. 30, but some events accept walk-ups

SUNDAY, JANUARY 8

Zoppé: An Old-World Italian Family Circus, various times through January 23, Mercado District, 125 S. Avenida del Convento, tickets start at $35, $25 for kids, zoppe.net

MONDAY, JANUARY 9

SAACA Online Concerts: All day, any day, wherever you are in the world you can watch and listen to 25 concerts and storytelling events professionally produced in the SAACA’s Catalyst Art Space in Tucson Mall, tinyurl.com/ SAACAYouTubeConcerts

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10

Tucson Baroque Festival, times vary, continues January 11 and January 13, Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams Street, azearlymusic.org/festival, $72.10 festival pass. $30.90 each performance

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11

Tucson Roadrunners vs. Milwaukee Admirals, 6:30 p.m., Tucson Arena, 260 S. Church Street, tickets start at $16, tucsonroadrunners.com

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12

Arizona Long-Term Care for Seniors (ALTS) Online Workshop, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Zoom Meeting, https://bit.ly/ PCOAALTCS23, Meeting ID: 897 2167 3847, Passcode: 700090, pcoa.org/calendar

SAACA Second Thursdays Concert Series Featuring the band OnesAll, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Road, Oro Valley, saaca.org/ ovconcertseries.html

FRIDAY JANUARY 13

Art & Crafts Festival, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., continues January 14 and January 16, Big Lots parking lot, 7025 E. Tanque Verde Road, free.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14

Lunar New Year’s Celebration: Year of the Rabbit, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tucson Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Road, tucsonchinese.org/calendar, $5, Chinese performances, food and beverages for sale

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

Sons of the Pioneers, 3 p.m. Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, Suite 165, tickets start at $35, gaslightmusichall. com

Dillinger Days, 10 a.m. to 1 a.m., Hotel Congress, 311 E. Congress Street, free, re-enactments, vintage car show, live music, walking tours, food and beverages for sale, dice.fm

MONDAY, JANUARY 16

Downtown Jazz Fiesta, 11 a.m., Hotel Congress Plaza, 311 E. Congress Street, free, presented in partnership with Tucson Jazz Festival, schedules and ticketing are at tucsonjazzfestival.org

TUESDAY, JANUARY 17

“To Kill a Mockingbird,” various times, continues through January 22, Centennial Hall, 1020 E. University Boulevard, tickets start at $40, ticketmaster.com

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18

Tucson Jewish Film Festival: “The Levys of Monticello” and Discussion, 7 p.m., Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Boulevard, tickets start at $12, festival passes are $60 and $125. tucsonjcc.org/ film-festival-2023. The festival runs from Thursday, Jan. 12 through Sunday, Jan. 22. Films are available in person or virtually, closed captioning is available.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

MOCA Free Day, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., every third Thursday, Museum of Contempo -

Heartbeat has performed at spots around the area, like the Gaslight Music Hall. (Heartbeat/Submitted)

Still Beating

Heartbeat pumps up the expo crowd

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI

Heartbeat was one of Southern Arizona’s most popular rock/oldies bands from 2008 to 2018, performing Top 40 hits from the 1950s to 1990s.

After disbanding in 2018, the act is beating again and playing throughout the day at the Lovin’ Life After 50 Expo in Tucson.

Since reforming, Heartbeat has played to packed houses in Tucson, Oro Valley, Green Valley, Casa Grande, Oracle and Phoenix including Monterey Court, St.

Philip’s Plaza Main Stage, Gaslight Music Hall, Sun City Phoenix, SaddleBrooke Ranch and a variety of RV Parks.

The band features Jim Waln (drums/ lead singer), Dr. Jim Keleher (lead guitar/lead singer), Rob Francis (guitar/keyboards) and John Reagan (bass/backup vocals).

“The guys in Heartbeat grew up in the ’60s and ’70s, and we have been playing classic rock oldies since we were teenagers,” says Waln, founding member. “The guys have as much fun playing as the folks dancing.”

GO FIGURE!

by Linda Thistle

The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram by following the arithmetic signs in the order they are given (that is, from left to right and top to bottom). Use only the numbers below the diagram to complete its blank squares and use each of the nine numbers only once.

DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK H H H

H Moderate HH Challenging HHH HOO BOY!

EVEN EXCHANGE

by Donna Pettman

SUDOKU TIME

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

DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK H H H H Moderate HH Challenging HHH HOO BOY!

SCRAMBLERS

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

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Calendar of Events

rary Art, 265 S. Church Avenue, free, moca-tucson.org

Hip Historian: Virtual Happy Hour Tour, 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, AARP Arizona, azaarp.org, free, live at facebook. com/aarparizona

FRIDAY JANUARY 20

Tucson Desert Song Festival: Wagner’s Lieder and Beethoven’s Ninth, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S. Church Avenue, tickets start at $30, tucsondesertsongfestival.org

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21

Arizona Theater Company: “The Glass Menagerie,” various times, through February 11, Temple of Music and Art, 330 S. Scott Avenue, tickets start at $25, arizonatheatre.secure.force.com

Salute to Glen Campbell, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., The Gaslight Music Hall, 13005 N. Oracle Road, tickets start at $27, gaslightmusichall.com

SUNDAY, JANUARY 22

Ars Lyrica Houston, Crossing Borders, 3 p.m., Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams Street, $72.10 festival pass, $30.90 individual tickets, azearlymusic. org/festival

MONDAY, JANUARY 23

“Technical Difficulties,” noon, Armory Park Senior Center, 220 S. Fifth Avenue, $1.50 or free with $25 senior annual pass, tucsonaz.gov/parks/ ArmoryCenter#schedule

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24

Curious Conversations Inspired by Taiko, 1 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, free in person and on Zoom, register online at foxtucson.com/ event/conversations-taiko

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25

Arizona Friends of Chamber Music Presents Takács Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Leo Rich Theatre, 260 S. Church Street, $32, arizonachambermusic.org/concerts

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26

Forever Young Senior Thursday Activ-

ities, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chinese Cultural Center, 1288 W. River Road, $15 per day or $180 per year, tucsonchinese.org, activities include Chinese fan dance, tai chi, mahjong lessons and senior chair yoga

FRIDAY JANUARY 27

“Always Patsy Cline,” various times, through January 29, Park Mall, Arts Express Theater, 5870 E. Broadway Boulevard, tickets start at $35, arts-express.org

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28

Michael Cavanaugh: Music of Billy Joel and Elton John, 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress Street, Tucson, tickets start at $40, foxtucson.com

Tucson Opera Presents “Tosca,” 7:30 p.m., continues 2 p.m., Sunday, January 29, Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S. Church Avenue, tickets start at $30, azopera.org

Savor Food and Wine Festival, noon to 3 p.m., Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, $100, $150 VIP, saaca.org/ savor.html

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29

Tucson Desert Song Festival and True Concord Voices and Orchestra Present the World Premiere of “Here I Am,” 3 p.m., Catalina Foothills High School Auditorium, 4300 E. Sunrise Drive, tickets start at $27, trueconcord.org/performances, also featuring the advanced choir of the Tucson Girls Chorus

MONDAY, JANUARY 30

22nd Street Mineral, Fossil, Gem and Jewelry Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily through Sunday, February 12, 600 W. 22nd Street, free, 22ndstreet.show, $10 on-site parking, $5 offsite parking

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31

White Elephant Bingo, 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, Morris K. Udall Center, Carol West Addition, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road, Room 102, $1.50 per activity or $25 per year for all activities at Pima County senior centers tucsonaz.gov/parks/ MorrisKUdallCenter#senioraddition

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Rite of Passaggio

BY VALERIE VINYARD

Passaggio has some pretty big shoes to ll.

The new agship restaurant of JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass Resort and Spa replaced the award-winning Primo in early October.

Primo, which opened in 2005, was a concept by executive chef Melissa Kelly, a two-time James Beard award winner.

David Fransua, executive chef and food and beverage director, has worked at Starr Pass since the beginning of 2017. He said the parting between Kelly and the resort was a mutual decision.

“As a resort grows and changes, some of the keepsakes of a concept changes,” says Fransua, 41. “All of our outlets have evolved. We wanted to stay true to Primo, but it wasn’t in the same boat as we were moving along.”

Fransua wanted to continue o ering Italian food, but he wanted to keep it “neighborhoody” and regional. That includes featuring herbs and ingredients from local sources, as well as incorporating Sonoran elements in some dishes. The menu o ers dishes from all over Italy.

“It gives you an opportunity to use products from within the neighborhood,” he says of the concept. “It lends itself to be very local.”

He describes the restaurant as “a beautiful, authentic Italian restaurant with an emphasis on showcasing Sonoran ingredients.”

For example, the charred octopus and chorizo ($18) starter comes with slightly sweeter Anasazi beans, instead of cannelloni beans.

Fransua also said that the kitchen uses Sonoran white wheat in the handmade pastas and pizza doughs.

Passaggio is a scratch kitchen, meaning that ev-

erything is homemade, including the breads and sauces.

Fransua’s favorite dish on the menu is the bruschetta ($6 each).

“I’m a big bread guy,” he says. “The ciabatta we’re making, we’re using a local wheat einkorn; it’s very simplistic. We’re doing a crescenza cheese spread, and we toss pears, which are in season, with agave syrup and a little black pepper.”

In the petite romaine salad ($16), it’s Passaggio’s take on a Caesar salad.

“We make a buttermilk dressing that’s infused with cippolini onions, a little sweet,” Fransua said. “Our croutons are

leftover ciabatta bread and it’s tossed with pecorino cheese.”

Probably the most complex dish is the 2 1/2-inch thick double-bone pork chop ($37). Fransua described the process, noting that the pork rst will be put in a brine using herbs from the resort’s garden. Then he will sous vide the dish for two and a half hours, and then it’s grilled. It’s served with potato gnocchi, roasted acorn squash and a roasted cippolini onion.

“That pork chop is super tender and moist,” he says. “When it comes out, it’s very simplistic looking but it’s amazing.”

Fransua plans to change the menu seasonally, and he’s committed to working with smaller local producers like Pivot Produce.

As far as the dining area, the bulky booths are gone, making a more open oor plan with mostly wooden tables for four. A farmhouse vibe has replaced the elegant but mildly stu y atmosphere of Primo. Thick, etched water glasses have green notes, and clay-style dishes add to the homey atmosphere. There is lounge-style seating in the bar area, with a lot of black and white. Sonoran artwork is

hung throughout, and the lighting will change, including new black chandeliers.

“We got rid of some big, heavy booths,” Fransua says. “We wanted to keep it open and more level. The restaurant used to be di erent heights, but we evened it out. Paint and marble accents lighten up the space.”

Capacity remains at 189 inside or 210 if you include outside seating. To keep the open feel, the restaurant no longer closes its shades.

Diners have liked the new look.

“It’s been very well received,” Fransua says. “They’re glad to see us evolve.”

As for the new name? “Passaggio is an homage to our namesake,” he says. “It means ‘passage’ in Italian.”

Above all, Fransua wants diners to enjoy themselves.

“I hope they come and have great cocktails, great Italian food but also know that our ingredients are important to us and we’re using a lot of Sonoran products here.”

Left, Passaggio’s prosciutto pizza features balsamic onion, espelette, grana Padano, baby arugula and agave ($21). Above, David Fransua is the executive chef and food and beverage director. (Passaggio/Submitted) The double-bone pork chop ($37) is served with gnocchi, braised cipollini, espresso demi glace and roasted kabocha. (Passaggio/Submitted)

BY JAN D’ATRI

Could it be that it lost its popularity in just one generation?

The cake that was one of our mother’s “no fail, absolute goto” recipes?

The brilliant yellow moist miracle in a Bundt pan?

I presented a group of millennials (you know, those 20 to 30 somethings!) with a certain rich and avorful cake this week. While they all gobbled it up in short order, they had never even heard of the classic Harvey Wallbanger cake. It had been years since I’d thought of this delightful treat myself — and what a shame, because it’s so easy to make!

The Harvey Wallbanger cake grabs its rich avor from the vodka, Galliano liqueur and orange juice that you nd in the classic Harvey Wallbanger cocktail. Add some eggs, cake mix and pudding, and this special treat backs up like a brilliant yellow sun ower and absolutely melts in your mouth. A little sprinkling of powdered sugar or, better yet, a drizzle of glaze, and that’s all you need to relive the kitchen memories from the ‘60s and ‘70s. I was just a little girl when my momma

Harvey Wallbanger cake

INGREDIENTS:

For the cake:

• 1 box yellow cake mix (with pudding in the mix is best)

• 3 ounces vanilla instant pudding (1 box)

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil

• 4 large eggs

• 1/4 cup vodka

• 1/4 cup Galliano liqueur

• 3/4 cup orange juice

For the glaze:

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 1 tablespoons orange juice

• 1 tablespoons vodka

• 1 tablespoons Galliano liqueur

started giving the Harvey Wallbanger cake equal time with her classic Italian rum cakes. I remember the giant, long, thin bottle coming out of the cabinet. My father was the bartender at our restaurant, and so his beverage suppliers would, during the holidays, gift him with the extra, extra giant bottle of the liqueur. Back then, from where I was standing, I estimated that bottle to be 500 feet tall and not an inch less!

I remember that the avor of the cake (whenever I could sneak some) was just as large. Who knows, perhaps with the resurgence in the popularity of classic cocktails like the side car, Manhattan and dirty martini, the Harvey Wallbanger and its companion cake will nd its sweet spot once again!

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease one large Bundt pan (9 inches to 10 inches) or two small Bundt pans (7 inches to 8 inches). In a mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding, vegetable oil, eggs, vodka, Galliano and orange juice. Mix until well blended, about 3 to 4 minutes. Pour into a Bundt pan. Bake for about 45 minutes for the large pan, or 25 to 30 minutes for the smaller pans, or until a toothpick comes up clean. Let the cake cool, then mix together the ingredients for the glaze. If you don’t want to glaze the cake, you can dust the cake with powdered sugar instead.

Watch Jan D’Atri’s how-to videos at https://bit.ly/JanDAtri.

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Ask the Expert Five myths about the flu

BY TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER

We’ve all been fooled by u myths. But not anymore.

Here are ve common myths you might hear about the u and why they’re not true.

Myth 1: You can get the u by going out in the cold without a jacket

Although u season coincides with fall and winter, the two are not related. The only way to catch the u is by being exposed to the in uenza virus.

Myth 2: Chicken soup will speed up your recovery

Nothing beats a steaming bowl of mom’s chicken soup when you’re sick, but other than soothing a sore throat and making you feel warm and cozy, the soup doesn’t have u- ghting powers.

Myth 3: You can catch the u from the u shot

It takes about two weeks for the u shot to take e ect, so you can still get sick during that time. However, the shot itself does not give you the u. In fact, the vaccine is made with dead viral particles and because the virus is not living, it can’t infect you.

Myth 4: Young and healthy people don’t need to worry about the u

The u is most threatening to older people and those with a chronic illness, but it can still cause severe symptoms in the young and healthy set. Also, getting the shot can prevent you from spreading the virus to those most vulnerable. Getting vaccinated can protect your grandparents.

Myth 5: Throwing up means u

Although, some people do end up with digestive issues during their bout with the u, it’s not a typical symptom (fever, chills and sweats, cough, loss of appetite, body aches, etc.). If you’re experiencing nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, without the classic u symptoms, you’re likely dealing with a completely di erent thing.

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The Healthy Geezer

Folks of all ages can be anxious

BY FRED CICETTI

peatedly. You may feel the need to check things repeatedly.

Because the stresses of health problems, losses and other major life changes build up as we get older, we tend to become anxious. Some surveys suggest that one in ve older adults suffer anxiety symptoms that require treatment.

In addition to psychological causes, medical disorders common in older adults can be directly responsible for the anxiety we feel. These include heart disease, neurologic illness, thyroid and other hormone problems. In addition, anxiety can be a drug side e ect. And seniors take a lot of medicine.

Until recently, anxiety disorders were believed to decline with age. There has been more research into depression and Alzheimer’s than anxiety among seniors. But mental health experts are altering their views about anxiety.

Anxiety disorders in seniors have been underestimated for several reasons. One of the main reasons is that older patients are more likely to emphasize their physical complaints and downplay emotional problems.

Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that a ect approximately 40 million American adults. They all involve excessive, irrational fear. Anxiety disorders are chronic and can worsen if untreated.

Panic disorder brings on sudden, unpredictable attacks of terror. These attacks create additional anxiety because victims worry about the next one. Older adults who get panic attacks usually had them when they were younger.

The following are some symptoms: pounding heart, perspiration, dizziness, fainting, numb hands, nausea, chest pain, feeling that you’re smothering, fear of loss of control, a sense that you’re losing your mind or about to die.

If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you may be haunted by unwelcome thoughts or the need to engage in rituals. You may be obsessed with germs or dirt, so you wash your hands re-

The disturbing thoughts are called obsessions, and the rituals that are performed to try to prevent or get rid of them are called compulsions. Su erers of OCD consume at least an hour a day with their compulsions.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop after a frightening experience. Often, people with PTSD have repeated memories of the experience both during their waking hours and in nightmares. A person having a ashback may believe that the event is real.

Victims of PTSD may have trouble sleeping, feel detached or be easily startled. They may have intimacy problems. They can become aggressive or even violent.

Social phobia, also called social anxiety disorder, involves excessive self-consciousness in social situations. People with social phobia are afraid of being judged by others and being embarrassed by their own actions.

Social phobics can be afraid of one type of situation or they may experience symptoms almost anytime they are around other people. Symptoms include blushing, sweating, trembling, nausea and di culty talking.

A speci c phobia is an exaggerated fear of one thing. Some of the more common speci c phobias are triggered by heights, animals such as snakes, closed spaces and ying.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) means excessive worry about a variety of things or life in general. People with GAD expect the worst and seem unable to relax. Often, they have trouble falling or staying asleep.

Anxiety disorders are treated with medication and psychotherapy. Both approaches can be e ective for most disorders. Anxiety disorders are not all treated the same, so it is important to determine the speci c problem rst.

Although medications won’t cure an anxiety disorder, they can keep the symptoms under control and enable people to have normal lives.

older people more anxious than younger people?

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