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Legislative candidate Martha McSally portrays herself as a “fighter.” We don’t need a fighter in Congress. We need an arbitrator. Her claim to fame is winning the fight against requiring American service women to wear the traditional garb (Burka) while stationed in Saudi Arabia. I don’t see anything exceptionally unusual to that. I believe any normal secure American woman would have done the same, and won. I am a four-year former servicewoman, serving during time of war. I’m glad I never had to serve with Martha McSally. A vote for Ron Barber is a vote for a sincere individual who listens to both sides, and then makes decisions which he knows will best serve his constituents.—Gwen C. Niemi The family of Thomas Duncan, the man who brought Ebola to our country and exposed hundreds of Americans to the fatal disease, is threatening to sue the hospital. What nerve they have! They should pay all the millions of dollars it
costs to treat Duncan, who wasn’t even a citizen, and lied to get into the country because he knew he had carried a woman dying of Ebola. America needs to stop all people trying to come into our country from those West Africa areas where Ebola is raging. The south side of Tucson is a disgrace! It’s terrible. We have to see all the graffiti, trash on the side of the roads, and the shrubs and trees so overgrown that they block the sidewalks! Can’t something be done about this?—D. Stonechek, Tucson Barack Hussein Obama is the most biased, racist president we have ever had! He always comments when a black is killed (Treyvon Martin, Michael Brown, etc.). When his black professor friend was arrested, he immediately, without knowing any of the details, stated that the police acted stupidly. For Obama to speak at the U.N. and claim America has faults because of what happened in Ferguson was an outrage! How dare he be judge, jury and executioner of the policeman, while the investigation is still on-going. As far as Obama is concerned, the 18-yearold, 300-pound, over 6-foot-tall man
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etting the message didn’t used to be so maddening. My irritation isn’t over the technology of voice mail, it’s with the human side of the equation, those voices that speak so rapidly, so inarticulately on recorded telephone messages that they might as well be leaving an encoded transmission from Mars. I can usually figure out a jumbled message from somebody I know. It’s the strangers or occasional callers who are the most irksome. “Thizis Philmecho callin’ task few could gimme a call back at Benleysociates at twoonetwofivefivefivesix-twoeightthree. Thanks.” What? After listening to the recording a half dozen times and consulting a speech pathologist, the message was finally deciphered and
the voice was understood to say, “This is Phil Mitchell calling to ask if you could give me a call back at Bentley and Associates at two-one-two, fivefive-five, six-two-eight-three. Thanks.” Then there’s the caller with a vaguely familiar name whose phone number is blocked and neglects to leave a call-back number. Nice guy that I am, I check with directory assistance and other resources to find the man’s number, but to no avail. A few days later, he reaches me at home, and in a snippy voice said he wondered why I had not returned his call. It didn’t bother me at all that he was clearly embarrassed when I told him that I was not clairvoyant and couldn’t return his call without having his phone number.
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with marijuana in his system and who had just robbed a convenience store and assaulted the clerk was innocent because he was black. He has so divided America between black and white and rich and poor. He will go down in history as the worst, unqualified, arrogant president ever! Sen. Dianne Feinstein has stated, “All vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms.” This is an insult to all veterans and she needs to make an apology!
If the hate and kill-only people of the world understood today’s memorials of more than 3,000-plus people they killed, they should understand why they will never rule the world or win or beat the people who do not hate. Life is about love. Love thy neighbor. They’ll win a happier life, too. They’re just too dumb to notice it. In today’s world—anywhere in the world—cowards who will not fight for their own homeland do not deserve the benefits ...continues on page 8
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This may be an unfair correlation and it’s purely anecdotal, but I have found that the younger the caller the more slurred and imprecise the speech. At one time, our schools actually taught students how to speak clearly and concisely, the now largely lost art of elocution that’s absent from today’s classrooms. As for those computerized automated calls, “robocalls,” talking to a machine starts to get creepy when I find myself actually having something of a conversation with a faux female residing inside a little black box at some undisclosed location. A while back, I began getting voice mail intended for someone else. The cool, businesslike female voice from a credit card company asked that “Bruce” somebody call a toll-free number. I ignored the call and deleted it from my directory. Days later, another message for Bruce, this time somewhat more insistent that he call back. So, again, transforming into Mr. Nice Guy, I dial
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the 800 number and tell the person at the other end that the phone they called does not belong to Bruce. I don’t think they believed me because my phone still rings for the elusive, slow-pay Bruce. Although the devices available for recording and retrieving telephone messages today are state-of-theart, human telephone etiquette and common sense need some upgrading. When you leave me a voice message, I don’t expect to hear the verbal eloquence of a Laurence Olivier. Just give me your name, your message and your telephone number—repeating it would be nice—in clear, unhurried language. Is this too much to ask? And Bruce, wherever you are, please call 1-800-555-1256. Drew Alexander, also known as “The Curmudgeon,” is a monthly columnist writing about political issues. Send comments to drewalexander@cox.net or to Drew Alexander, in care of Lovin’ Life After 50, 3200 N. Hayden Road, Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.
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Finding the Thin Vein of Gratitude at Thanksgiving
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he wealth of historical research conducted on the origins of the first Thanksgiving have led me to realize that my 1967 kindergarten diorama was little more than candy corn and Hallmark-driven lies. The pilgrims who’d staked their claim in present-day Massachusetts weren’t apple-cheeked folk with bugle-shaped guns and charming buckled hats. They were brave and principled refugees with the passion of their convictions and almost no talent for living on the land. They’d planted their flag on Plymouth Rock and, almost immediately, began dying off like bugs on the windshield of the New World. They way they farmed, hunted and cultivated land made the Wampanoag Indians downriver cringe. It was, ironically, like watching the Washington Redskins play: A series of frequent performance errors, punctuated by the occasional terrible idea. “Should we help these people?” The Wampanoags must have asked one another, “Are they capable of being helped? Should we head on over, with dead animals and advice? Or will winter just kill them all, anyway?” Whatever persuaded them to head on over is the thing we celebrate—and a testament to how our great, proud, moon-landing, game-changing, awe-inspiring nation once pivoted on the good will of other people and luck. Three hundred ninety three years later, we attempt to revisit this ancient act of good will by consuming lots of pie and blaming the results on the dog. If that seems blasphemous, consider that Christmas has morphed from Jesus’ birth to a jolly housebreaker in your home heating system; and Easter somehow translated into the Cadbury bunny. By this standard, Thanksgiving has aged rather well. Maybe it’s because Thanksgiving has no giftgiving component to build a coral reef of commercialism upon. Maybe it’s because Thanksgiving is overshadowed by Black Friday and the holiday shopping season. But beneath all of the Macy’s Parade, NFL, door-buster savings theatrics, a tiny vein of genuine gratitude still flows at Thanksgiving’s heart. And it does us well to access it.
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Gratitude gets a bad rap these days. It is the green vegetable of contemplative habits. For Catholics, gratitude is the cellophane that relatives wrap guilt in. “You oughta be grateful!” is the opening chorus to many an admonishment, delivered by an angry nun, or a drunken relative sloshing a glass of wine. It’s usually followed by an example of someone in hideous circumstances. Chinese children were popular in the 1970s: “...there are starving kids in China who have never even seen Brussels sprouts!” Had I known those kids would one day come to own us, I might have said something. Or at least sent them some sprouts. Bad associations like these led many of us to make gratitude the thing we’ll eventually get to. And we never do. (Your letter, thanking grandma for your 1974 Christmas present? That ship has sailed.) When you’re young, there’s always something more fun to do. When you’re grown, there’s always something more to achieve. And once you’re old, you sit around waiting for others to appreciate you. (Good luck with that, because most of them are busy having fun or trying to achieve.) In the West, gratitude is largely seen as a passive, self-absorbed exercise. While Eastern traditions regard it as a hidden spring that, with patience, restores and refills your soul. The popularity of Eastern philosophies and the emergence of meditation has led many folks to revisit the concept of gratitude. But even here, the results are mixed. Today, people on social media often give each other “gratitude challenges,” where they publicly describe their blessings. While I think this is nobly intended, Internet blessing recitations (“I am grateful for my wonderful wife and our two accomplished children, and our large, ranch-style home...”) inevitably begin to sound like those horrible smug holiday letters. (“What a year! Buster made the dean’s list, and we all took part in the regatta!”) For awhile there, gratitude challenges were running neck-and-neck with ALS Ice Bucket challenges on my Facebook feed. And I couldn’t resist the desire to see the grateful people hit
with ice water. Though I regard this as a personal failing of mine, I still think gratitude—like shower singing and mole self-checks—might be more of a private exercise. Gratitude becomes easier with age. Not because time makes you wiser, but because experience acquaints you with loss. When I lost a loved one a few years ago, I dreaded the Thanksgiving that followed. I dreaded the empty chair back, in the seat he’d always taken, staring back at me like a missing tooth. But when the day came, his presence was there, in a gently positive way. And in a weird quirk of perspective, I became acutely grateful for all the chairs that were filled. I got to see the people still with me as the miracles of life and health and comfort that they are. Like certain stars in the night sky, certain blessings only become visible when the light in our lives is eclipsed somehow. An excellent chaser for grief, gratitude is a really effective mechanism for shaking off a difficult day. It offers a broader perspective that doesn’t eliminate the bad traffic, the aggravating work situation or the opinionated holiday guest, but makes them much more tolerable. As we get older, our sense of empathy expands. The daily news cycle hits us harder. That could be us in the war zone,
we think. That could be us with the missing child, or the tornado-ravaged home. Gratitude gives us a positive grip on all of this: We begin to recognize that our lives are a confluence of many blessings: good health, good fortune, safe loved ones...all of which makes us less likely to pistol-whip our in-laws with a drumstick. On the last Thursday of this month, we’ll rise early (because hungry dogs heed no holiday!) We’ll watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade (heaping scathing commentary on the play-byplay). Once the kids and grandkids arrive, we’ll lament the performance of the Detroit Lions, agree the National Dog Show winner resembles something out of a lint trap and—because the grandkids are young—I’ll have to be some kind of farm animal for awhile. Between all of that and dinner, I’m hoping for a moment where I can look upon my family and my cluttered home and feel the same profound gratitude the Puritans must have felt when they looked upriver and saw the Wampanoag paddling in with canoes full of venison and a hankering to party. I hope you get that, too. And I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Michael Grady is a Valley-based writer. His eBook, “Death Calls a Meeting,” is available on Amazon.
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... from page 6 of others’ battle victories. Think about that they are. If they’re not Islamists, that Europe—and everywhere else in why are they telling Christians unless they convert to Islam, they will be the east. slaughtered, which they have been. If the ISIL warriors think Mr. Obama in one of his books said he they are so much better than would side with the Muslims. Is it any everyone else, and can go wonder, many millions of Americans around and kill everybody and not be are firmly convinced this man is a identified, that must be why they hide Muslim? He is putting Americans in behind a mask or a beard. Cowards do danger. God help America. that and they are all coward warriors. Well, with all the need for more war material manufacturing Barack Hussein Obama is a to help the allies, you can bet curse on America. All those who voted for them should credit for more jobs will be taken by hang their heads in shame. They are Congress and the president blamed responsible for the downfall of our for the cost to the taxpayers. It’s the same old Washington game. Disgusting beloved country. people in Congress. Disgusting, as per The money movers give usual. you a name to vote for. The Constitution gives you a choice I have to tell you I always look to vote for someone else. forward to the column by Drew Alexander. But this one I am so sick and tired of this that’s in the September issue, is the best president lying to the American ever. What a laugh I got after reading people. In his speech on ISIS, that. Keep it up, Drew Alexander. he emphasized ISIS are not Islamists. We love you and we look forward to Well Mr. President, their name says reading your column.
For all of the problems we read about today in the newspapers and television, we can thank President Reagan for firing all the airtraffic control people. No problems in the air today are there? No problems in the emergency room with mentally ill people, either. He let them all out and thought they’d be better off at home and not in hospital. The insurance companies all went along with it. They have to let patients go, too. We can thank President Reagan for all of the problems today. Newspaper public opinion pages are just great for a frustrated public. But it sure is one tough job for editors to sort out the many commentators from the fewer and fewer true journalists in politics anywhere, anytime. Did you notice the telephone companies are no help trying to get rid of the dummy who’s looking for Mr. Wolfe? Or the card callers who call three times a day with different names, reminding you your credit card is in trouble? I don’t even have a credit card. I’m so sick of
these stupid people and the telephone companies are no help other than charge you more to take you out of the book. Do something, whoever you are. Get rid of these dummies. Everyone needs to stop calling ISIL, ISIS. ISIS is the name of an Egyptian female that a lot of businesses use it legitimately. During an appearance on Bill Maher’s show, Nancy Pelosi stated that civilization as we know would be in real trouble if the Republican Party took control of the senate in November. This woman needs to have her head examined because she has been saying some fairly controversial things. She needs to be thrown out of the Congress. She’s been in there too long and she is not mentally stable. In case you don’t recognize it yet, fire, flood, wind and disease is nature’s—or whatever deity you call it—purging itself of human abuse. And look at what the Muslim are reaping for themselves? Better change ...continues on page 32
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uring the past few years, I’ve begun to feel age. I feel it when I turn my left arm sideways to grab something nearby or when I extend it over my over my head (torn rotator cuff), but I decided to live with the discomfort until the pain gets unbearable. I feel it when I set my feet down on the pavement after sitting in a car for an hour or so. After standing, I exhibit an embarrassing arthritic hobble that takes me seven seconds to walk off. I look around and wonder if others my age are thinking about their health—having the same feelings about their bodies. I paste a smile on my face, hoping they don’t notice my slightly hunched position as I attempt to straighten my back into a model-like stance. I lift my head high ignoring the discomfort and pretend I’m balancing a book on top of it—all for show. Up until 60, I could have fooled even myself into believing I possessed some kind of immunity to aging. I repeat a simple mantra: My muscles may be weakening and my joints stiffening, but I’m not ill. In fact, most people refer to me as younger than my years. I hit the gym four times a week and work out with twenty-something girls— ballet classes practicing my demi plié, Port de bras, demi pointe and, of course, all of it with attitude. I compete with girls decades younger than myself and I come out shining. When I was 30, I felt sure that a reward awaited me when I turned 60—if I made it that far. Having never considered myself a real beauty, I’d be exempt from mourning its loss. But upon aging, looking through photos and hearing my oldest friends refer to me as being beautiful, I understood that I possessed some beauty and, because I had so little, I can’t afford to lose it. So at this period in my life, I realize I care about my looks. I find myself spending more energy trying
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to compensate for my inadequacies than I used to, amusing myself for hours shopping for clothes, rifling through racks, looking at labels, sliding my fingers along the fabric, determining the quality of each item. I color and condition my long locks. I experiment, in subtle ways, with makeup. I expect those methods don’t do a lot to improve my deficiencies, but they do give me a boost and let people know I’m trying. But it’s not easy to judge success or failure in aging because the reference class itself is collapsing. There are so many women who have fallen victim to disqualifying conditions; it’s hardly a consolation to congratulate oneself on having escaped the ones I’ve managed to avoid. After 60, almost every blessing is hinged on a curse that has fallen on someone else. When you count these blessings, it takes the form of reminding yourself, At least I don’t have a serious weight problem, or a bald spot on my head, or at least I don’t have bulging varicose veins or a double chin. These types of comparison don’t have positive attributes. They start with a type of minor gloating and grow rapidly in size. At least I still have my mind. At least I’m not alone. My fear of death has somewhat diminished, or maybe it’s mixed together with other elements of my subjectivity. I no longer bolt upright in bed at the thought of dying. Perhaps the process of aging is what gets me used to the idea—limbering me up for it. What depresses me these days isn’t the idea of my extinction, but the thought of losing another loved one. Terry J. Ratner, RN, MFA is a health educator at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. Visit her website at www.terryratner. com. Send comments to info@terryratner. com.
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can’t tell you how many patients come to me with the mistaken impression that their health insurance or Medicare will pay for long-term care. There is only a nugget of truth in that, predominantly for short-term stays after hospitalization or for limited rehabilitative purposes. The reality is that most people have to use their own finances to pay the costs of custodial care and may only, over time, become eligible for government assistance through Arizona Long Term Care System as they “spend down” their assets. Keep in mind that in Arizona, a semi-private room in a nursing home is estimated to run more than $74,000 annually; an assisted living facility about $40,000. At the risk of being the bearer of bad news, with the high cost of care, savings for most people must be considered security as we age and potentially become disabled. Only secondarily are those savings meant as a legacy to your heirs. It’s important to know where you are financially so the challenges of paying for long-term care don’t catch you by surprise. You have time to explore your options. And just know that if you’re concerned about how to afford longterm care, you’re not alone—nearly two-thirds of long-term care expenses are paid for by Medicaid. Here are a few things to consider: • Long-Term Care Insurance. Although this is costly coverage for something that may or may not be needed in the future, it may be worth considering, given that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates roughly 70 percent of American seniors will need longterm care support at some point. And although a third may never need it, about 20 percent will for at least five
years. It’s worth seeing a financial planner or insurance expert to talk about your options. One caution: If you wait to get coverage until you are disabled and need help, it might not be available to you. • Lower Levels of Care. For those who can live fairly independently, but just need help bathing, shopping or cooking, assisted living facilities or home health aides are a good resource. They’ll still be paid out of pocket, unless residents have spent down enough of their personal finances to qualify for Arizona Long Term Care. Some long-term care policies also will help fund those services, so shop wisely. • Reverse Mortgages. For those older than age 62, a reverse mortgage allows you to tap the equity in your home, either as a lump sum or as a monthly payment. Although it can provide you with an income, there can be significant impacts for your spouse or heirs, so please talk with a financial planner to see if it is a good fit. • Putting Off Retirement. If you love working, don’t retire, particularly because someone retiring now at 65 can expect to live to about 85 years of age on average—with a full quarter of today’s 65 year olds expected to live past 90. Working at something you enjoy keeps you healthy and provides you with an income cushion. It can be scary to think about a time in the future when you may need help with everyday activities. But planning for it now, and talking with your loved ones about your options, will give you the flexibility to make the right choices if that need materializes in the future. Dr. Marlene Bluestein, who is the medical director for geriatrics at Tucson Medical Center, is board certified in internal medicine with a sub-specialty focus on geriatrics. She believes life is a journey and enjoyment should be experienced in every year and phase of life. Contact her at 324-3940.
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ear Gabby Gayle: My 97-yearold dad lives alone in my sisterin-law’s guest house in Phoenix. We finally had to make him stop driving this summer. He is still upset about losing his license, and has decided he is going to buy a bicycle (not the three-wheel kind)! He is blessed with several children and grandchildren who stop by, but he refuses to have hired caregivers check up on him. My sister and sister-in-law want him to live in a senior living facility and he absolutely refuses to consider that option. Although my dad is very much alert and intelligent, I am worried some scumbag will get to him and convince him of some scheme. I am not sure how to deal with his care. How do you convince someone that they need help every morning to make sure they are eating (he has never cooked) and drinking enough water. He isn’t bathing as often. Everyone is getting very frustrated, even my dad! We just want him to be safe. He is in amazing health, and we hope he will live many more years, but we are also afraid that he will hurt himself living alone. Please help! Do you have any suggestions? Signed, Desperate Daughter
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History and Geology of the Coronado National Forest, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Forum, 2500 N. Rosemont, free but reservations required, 325-4800. Join Heidi Schewel, Coronado National Forest public information officer, as she shares fascinating knowledge about one of Arizona’s most treasured assets. November 7 Friday Textile Sale and Exhibit, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m, repeats 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 and 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 9, St. Michael and All Angels Parish Center, 602 N. Wilmot Rd., recommended donation, 299-4129, candee@ castanedamuseum.org. Indígena Imports of Austin makes a rare visit to present a benefit sale of almost 300 Maya traditional textiles from Guatemala to benefit St. Michael’s Guatemala Project and The Castañeda Museum of Ethnic Costume. IONS Tucson Presents Catriona O’Curry, 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Unity of Tucson, 3617 N. Camino Blanco, $5 suggested donation, 577-1478, www.ionstucson.org. Join IONS Tucson and Catriona O’Curry for her presentation “Learn to go with the Current of the Life Power Instead of Against It.” Her humor-filled conversation will show how we create our own problems with other humans, animals and even objects and how to feel the support we have always had from the “web of life.” Book Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., repeats 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 to Nov. 10, Book Barn, 2230 N. Country Club, free, 795-3763. Check out thousands of used books and DVDs at great prices with 25 percent off for seniors over 55 on Saturday, half-price day on Sunday; and $10 per bag of books on Monday.
November 5 Wednesday Heritage Area Structures Rehabilitation Tour, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Historic Hacienda de la Canoa, 5375 S. Interstate 19 Frontage Rd., Green Valley, free but reservations required, 877-6004, canoaranch@pima.gov. Architectural preservationist Simon Herbert discusses the processes and materials used for the rehabilitation of the structures at Hacienda de la Canoa as he leads this behindthe-scenes tour.
November 8 Saturday Honey Bee Canyon Park Birding Walk, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Honey Bee Canyon Park, 13880 N. Rancho Vistoso Blvd., Oro Valley, free, 615-7855, eeducation@ pima.gov. Join local birding experts for a guided bird walk in Honey Bee Canyon to spot Gambel’s quail, verdins, gnatcatchers and other desert birds. November 9 Sunday
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November 6 Thursday Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., repeats 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, Tucson Expo
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Connections, El Dorado Health Campus, 1400 N. Wilmot Rd., free, registration required, 324-4345. Speaker is Kelly Raach with the Alzheimer’s Association.
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The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 55 Meeting, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Golden Corral, 4380 E. 22nd St., $10 (pay for own lunch), 444-6970. Current and retired federal employees, spouses, guests and visitors are invited to a presentation followed by a business meeting.
Oro Valley Concert Series, 6 p.m., Oro Valley Marketplace, southwest corner of Oracle and Tangerine roads, Oro Valley, free, 797-3959. The Town of Oro Valley and the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance have created an evening concert series offering a communityenriching experience.
Tucson Community Stroke Support Group, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., University of Arizona Medical Center, Cafeteria Dining Room C, 1501 N Campbell Ave., free but reservations required, 626-2901. For stroke survivors and caregivers to learn more about stroke, to find positive solutions to shared concerns and to unite in support of each other.
Green Valley Stroke Support Group, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Zuni Room, La Perla at La Posada, 635 S. Park Center Ave., free but reservations required, 626-2901. For stroke survivors and caregivers to learn more about stroke, to find positive solutions to shared concerns and to unite in support of each other.
November 11 Tuesday Silver Citizens Dare to be 100 Expo, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oro Valley Town Hall, 11000 N. La Canada, free, www.orovalleyaz.gov. Event features tai chi, guest speakers, neuromuscular recovery exercises class, SilverSneakers exercise and light snack. The Gardeners of Tucson (TGOT) Meeting, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Ward 6 City Council Office, 3202 E. First St., free, reservations required, 622-0905. John Keller, owner of the Tucson landscape firm Academy Gardens, will give a presentation on “How the Earthbox Works—Great Results No Matter What Color Your Thumb is.” History Talk with Sue Ward, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Forum, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 325-4800. Sue Ward, international relations specialist, will share perspectives on recent population research. Ask the Doctor Series: About Hypertension, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., TMC Healthy Living Connections, El Dorado Health Campus, 1400 N. Wilmot Rd., free, registration required, 324-4345. Speaker is Jaclyn Mahlstede, FNP. November 12 Wednesday Opera Preview of Rigoletto, 3 p.m., Oro Valley Library, 1305 W. Naranja Ave., Oro Valley, free, 8251563, www.azogsa.org. Neurological Series: Eight Common Dementias, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., TMC Healthy Living Connections, El Dorado Health Campus, 1400 N. Wilmot Rd., free, registration required, 324-4345. Speaker is Dr. Rebecca Milholland. Tools for Caregivers: Stress, Coping and Resources, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., TMC Healthy Living
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Science and Technology, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., The Forum, 2500 N. Rosemont, free, reservations required, 3254800. Join Dr. George H. Atkinson, founder and executive director of the Institute on Science for Global Policy. November 14 Friday Opera Preview of Rigoletto, 12 p.m., Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St. free, 8251563, www.azogsa.org. November 15 Saturday Many Hands Artist Cooperative, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Many Hands Courtyard, 3054 N. First Ave., free, 3312908, mhartistcoop@gmail.com. Holiday market with art vendors, with an emphasis on gifts made from desert items or themes. Classic Car Show, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rincon Country East RV Resort, 8989 E. Escalante Rd., free, (888) 4018989, www.rinconcountry.com. Features food trucks and music trivia prizes. November 16 Sunday Southern Arizona Author Series, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Unity Tucson, 3617 N. Camino Blanco, Classroom 3, free, donations accepted, 332-0832. Author of “Your Creative Soul,” C. Diane Ealy discusses creativity as an inherent part of being human and how we can more easily access it to make empowering, fun relationships possible. She will also read a passage from her new novel of visionary fiction, “Unknown Gods.” November 17 Monday National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1874 Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Golden Corral, 6865 N. Thornydale Dr., charge for lunch, 400-3456. Current and retired federal employees, spouses, guests and visitors are invited to discuss health care options. ...continues on page 14
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Women’s Health and Aging Series: All About Menopause (Before, During and After), 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., TMC Healthy Living Connections, El Dorado Health Campus, 1400 N. Wilmot Rd., free, registration required, 324-4345. Speaker is Dr. Linda Turner. November 21 Friday Sweet Charity, 6 p.m., Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Dr., $35, 299-2020. Sweet Charity will combine more than 50 desserts with cocktail, beer and wine samplings, a silent auction and entertainment all to raise funds for therapeutic arts programs in the community. Green Valley Lapidary and Silversmith Club’s Artisans Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., repeats 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 22, West Social Center, 1111 Via Arco Iris, Green Valley, free, 648-1726. Festival includes more than 100 local artists selling handcrafted, one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry and art. November 22 Saturday Final Exit Network Annual Public Meeting, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., East Social Center, 7 S. Abrego Dr., Green Valley, repeats 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St., free, 235-5646. Final Exit Network Senior Medical Advisor Dr. Richard MacDonald, will hold an open forum on “Continuum of Care Near the End of Life and Dying with Dignity in the Era of Medicalized Death.”
November 24 Monday Better Breathers’ Club, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., The Forum, 2500 N. Rosemont, free but reservations required, 3254800. Anyone with breathing issues will benefit from this support group. November 25 Tuesday Presentation on Low-Carb Cooking, 6 p.m., K Building, 3050 N. Country Club, free but registration required, 326-4200. Learn how to adapt popular dishes to low-carb food substitutes available in ordinary groceries, for people who want to lose weight by the low-carb method but are reluctant to give up pasta, sweets, etc. November 26 Wednesday Wednesday Sonoran Desert Weedwackers, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Pima County Tucson Mountain Park, 2020 N. Kinney Rd., free but reservations required, 6157855, eeducation@pima.gov. Join the group to eradicate buffelgrass and fountain grass in Tucson Mountain Park. November 27 Thursday Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Lovin’ Life After 50! November 28 Friday Enjoy “Black Friday” shopping! November 29 Saturday Cienega Creek Birding Walk, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Gabe Zimmerman Davidson Canyon Trailhead at Cienega Creek Natural Preserve, 16000 E. Marsh Station Rd., free, 615-7855, eeducation@pima.gov. Join a birding expert on a casual stroll to observe the rich bird life in the diverse habitats of Cienega Creek Natural Preserve. November 30 Sunday Holiday Magic, 3 p.m., Oro Valley United Church of Christ, 1401 E. El Conquistador Way, Oro Valley, $15, 742-7333. Nota Bene will perform a recital called “Holiday Magic.”
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Entertainment The 66 Kid
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Dennis Hopper riding motorcycles. Bell also spent many trips in his parents’ car driving back and forth between Iowa, from where the family moved when he was a kid, and Kingman on Route 66. The result? “I’m a road person. He created this monster in me.” After much selfexamination, Bell, 67, has firm ideas about Bob Boze Bell recalled his childhood living near Route 66 in “The the good and bad of his World’s Most Famous Two-Lane Blacktop.” Bell is perhaps best known as a small-town roots. cartoonist for New Times, during that “The positives are that you have publication’s glory years in the 1980s. friends for life.” To promote a book of his best work The downside: In college in Tucson, “I was just so far behind everybody for New Times, “Low Blows,” he did a because I was from an isolated place. radio promotion on KSLX-FM in 1986. I did not get the artistic training that His appearance went so well that the other kids did in Chicago and New station’s management hired him as a York. I felt that sting, the sting of being disc jockey, a gig that lasted a decade. “I survived morning drive is how I put provincial, being a hayseed, it in the book. I had no business being on a Goober from Kingman.” “But for everything you the radio. I didn’t have a radio voice.” Looking back, Bell says he is most gain, you lose something. For everything you lose, proud of his 34-marriage to Kathy you gain something. I think Radina, that his kids are “not in prison” what I gained was I grew up and that he’s overseen True West, a with Hualapais…Mohaves magazine he read as a kid. He took it (Native American). I’ll over 15 years ago then led through the stack that up against any recession (more of a depression for the experience from New York print media) and now is thriving. “We are having the best year we’ve City.” Though the book is, at its heart, ever had. I’m very proud. “I think there’s room for niche “a love letter to my hometown,” Bell wasn’t bashful about pointing publishing. There are still people, mostly the community’s warts, mostly its guys, who still want the tactile experience backwater racial attitudes (which of holding a magazine. “The biggest lesson I learned is stop surfaced within his family). “Those were the most uncomfortable trying to be all things to all people. Give parts of the book to write. But I got to them one thing they can’t get anywhere be honest because Kingman wasn’t else. In our case, it’s history and great photos. That is the secret.” perfect.”
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WHEN: Thurs., Nov. 13, at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. COST: $26 to $69 INFO: 547-3040 or www.foxtucsontheatre.org Funny Females of Folk Concert features Cheryl Wheeler, Christine Lavin, Cosy Sheridan and Claudia Nygaard. WHEN: Sat., Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. WHERE: Vail Theatre of the Arts in Tucson, 10701 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way COST: $22 and $25 INFO: www.vtota.org
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Ghost Whisperer James Van Praagh James Van Praagh will share his unique style, humor, compassion and incredible gifts during his performance. WHEN: Sun., Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St. COST: $29 to $99 INFO: 547-3040 or www.foxtucsontheatre.org
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A staple of the Thanksgiving meal, cranberries are most closely related to what other berry?
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Entertainment Tinseltown Talks
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hat should have been “a three- to fans over the years,” Wells says. hour tour” turned into a 50-year “It’s amazing that so many people journey for Dawn Wells, who played still appreciate Mary Ann’s sense of castaway Mary Ann in the zany sitcom values.” “Gilligan’s Island,” which debuted on While there are a few “Gilligan’s CBS in September 1964. Island” stories in the book, the focus “I’m still talking and writing about is on down-to-earth advice from Mary the show and it continues to Ann—and Wells’— gain new fans,” says Wells, perspective. from her Los Angeles home. “It was a fun, silly “If you’re a 10-year-old show that made kid watching the show today, you laugh and there’s not much to date didn’t preach to it—a desert island is a desert the audience,” she island!” says. “But there was To celebrate the show’s an awful lot in the 50th anniversary, Wells draws character of Mary on her life’s experiences in a Ann that kids could Dawn Wells recently released book “What learn from today: Would Mary Ann Do?: A Guide to She was fair. She pitched in to help. Life,” co-written with Steve Stinson. She had standards. She wasn’t worried “I wrote the book partly in response about a $500 purse. She would be your
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Dawn Wells (right) played Mary Ann on the hit television show “Gilligan’s Island
best friend you could trust. I think the world is a little confused on values these days.” Although the book’s advice is frequently directed toward girls and younger women, Wells says one chapter, “Hey! Who’s That Old Gal in the Mirror,” is aimed at a more mature crowd. “Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and think, ‘Really, I’m that age?’” says Dawn, who turns 76 in October. “I don’t know where the years went, but I’m not obsessed with it,” she admits. “As you get older, I think it’s important to keep a positive attitude about life. I know I have a million things I still want to accomplish! You just have to surround yourself with things that interest you. Even though there may be activities you can no longer enjoy, there are probably many that you can.” Back on the island, there were plenty of weekly adventures to interest the seven castaways during the three seasons the show aired. Wells says she got along with all her fellow actors— even Tina Louise (Ginger), despite the rumors over the years that the two feuded—and was particularly close to Natalie Schafer, who played the wealthy socialite Mrs. Lovey Howell. “The character you saw her play was pretty much who she was in real life,” Wells recalls. “She really was a grande dame, very independent, with a great sense of humor.” Wells says Schafer handled her aging well and responded accordingly. “She had large ankles, so she almost always wore pants rather than
dresses,” Wells says. “In fact, she wore pants before they were ‘in’ for women. Her hands also showed signs of aging, so she usually wore gloves on the show. And her clothes were always colorful because that made her face look bright and cheery. So she was very conscious of her age, but I thought she handled it very smartly.” Beyond “Gilligan’s Island,” Wells has appeared in more than 150 TV shows and films, and starred in more than 60 theatrical productions, which continue to attract her. But acting, she says, was never her plan. “I wanted to be a pediatric surgeon,” she says. “I went to Stephen’s College in Missouri, but had problems with my knees since I was a little girl. So aside from archery and canoeing, I couldn’t do much PE. I took a theater course and my professor said I was so good that I should major in it.” After transferring to the University of Washington in Seattle as a theater major, Wells was asked to enter the Miss America contest. In 1959, she ran for her home state, Nevada. “I thought it would be fun to get up in front of an audience and do a dramatic scene for the contest, but never thought I would win because I was so tiny and short,” she explains. “But I won! After graduating, I told myself I would give acting a chance for one year and if it was not successful, would go back to medicine.” She never returned to med school. Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 400 magazines and newspapers. His website is www.getnickt.com.
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hen and if there’s a cure for Ebola, you can pretty much bet we’ll be hearing the news from Anderson Cooper and Robin Roberts and Matt Lauer—not from a telemarketer in Newton, New Jersey, trying to talk us into investing in supplements of antimicrobial nano silver. And yet, the “Ebola scam” is among the newest fraud schemes being targeted at primarily seniors, who represent about 30 percent of scam victims, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Recent studies estimate that one in every five Americans age 65 or older has been duped by some sort of fraudulent scheme, and the current Ebola scare sets the perfect stage for hucksters to take advantage of older Americans’ heightened fear of health threats. “Basically they’re playing off folks’ fears of Ebola,” says Felicia Thompson of the Better Business Bureau of Arizona, who adds her office has been receiving increased reports about the scam.
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Senior Scams ... from page 26 the notion that older folks are the ones most easily taken in by con artists. “There’s no typical scam victim,” she maintains. “They come in all shapes, sizes ages and genders. Everyone is a potential victim, if it’s a sophisticatedsounding proposition and they’re not paying close enough attention.” But the FBI, which also monitors such things, says older adults are particularly susceptible to scams for three reasons. One, they’re more likely to have a nest egg worth emptying, which makes them more attractive to scammers. Two, they’re less likely to report the crime, even to family, for fear of looking like they can no longer handle financial decisions. And three, they’re the product of a more trusting time, which can make it harder for them to say no. “They know who they’re preying upon,” says Erica Mandigo, assistant chief of the Fraud and Identity Theft Enforcement Bureau of the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. “They’re targeting people from a generation for whom a certain degree of politeness and gentility still exists. And when
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Then, of course, there’s email. “A lot Smartphones, smarter frauds Ditching the landline for a of the scams we see now fall under the smartphone was supposed to do away category of Internet phishing,” adds with sketchy scam calls. The FCC Mandigo. “People will get emails from banned telemarketers from using senders purporting to be banks, lenders automated dialers to call cellphone or credit card companies asking for personal information. numbers without prior And they’ll just include consent, and millions that in the reply because of us registered our it looks to be from a new numbers with the trusted source.” national Do Not Call Instead, it’s actually a Registry to further well-disguised identity deflect unsolicited calls thief. from eating into our costly cellular minutes. Fortunately, says Why, then, are phone Marick, all this scams still a thing? technology in our “As we’ve all been pockets also makes it migrating over to cell easier for us to check the phones, the fraudsters information we’re given have moved over, too,” and verify suspicious says John Marick, CEO claims. of Consumer Cellular, “The ability for the Oregon-based us to fact-check and no-contract carrier communicate is so that’s made its mark much better than it was by focusing on budget- John Marick of Consumer in the past,” Marick minded seniors. “And Cellular says wireless says. “We can Google in fact, a whole new technology has upped the the number that just set of scams specific to ante on scams. called us and often we’ll wireless technology has developed.” find reports by other people who’ve Marick points to what’s called the been called by that number.” “one-ring” cellphone scam, which Also, never call back a number basically challenges the target to use a suspected scammer gives you or that caller ID. “Somebody will call you, click on a website link they might and your phone rings once and hangs provide in an email. “Always look it up up,” he explains. “You see you’ve got yourself,” says Marick. “If you hear a missed call and, out of curiosity, you from someone saying they’re from the call it back. Oftentimes it will look like police department, look up the number a U.S.-based number, but it’s really a yourself and call it directly. It doesn’t phone number in the Caribbean, so take long to check things out.” it’s an international number that will rack up charges for you, and they’ll Old standbys make money off of third-party charges While con artists are always coming that come back from the carrier”—a up with newer and more complicated practice Consumer Cellular has always schemes, there are a few evergreens disallowed, Marick stresses. that the experts say never go away. “Lots of times you’ll end up with a “We still see a lot of the ‘grandparent recorded message that says, ‘Please scheme,’ where the con artist will call hold’—and while you’re listening to claiming to be a grandchild who’s in the on-hold music, you’re getting billed trouble and needs you to wire money an international charge that they’re right away,” says Stephanie Fierro, an taking a piece of.” attorney with the Frutkin Law Firm Texting has become a scammer’s in Phoenix who specializes in estate tool, too. “A consumer will receive a planning and probate issues, where text message saying they’ve won a gift she deals with a lot of older clients card or something,” Marick says. “And and their families. The scam has been then when they respond back, they’re going strong for at least six years now, mysteriously enrolled in a premium according to AARP’s Fraud Watch text messaging service that shows up as Network, where members post scam an additional $10 charge on their bill.” ...continues on page 30
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... from page 8 your ways, human beings. Nature is We earned our unemployment, going to get you in the end anyway. but it was the Republican Congress who took it away. Obama has ordered 3,000 Now they’re trying to take Social military personnel to Africa Security and Medicare away. Vote to fight Ebola, exposing our Democrat this November. Kick the people to Ebola. May I ask, how many Republican Congress out. of our military has he dispatched to our southern border to stop the terrorists It is so obvious that liberals who have come in and all these illegals who always breach tolerance and drug cartels? How many military are completely intolerant of are down there? Zero. opposing views. There’s nothing easier than Congress spending taxpayers’ income on strangers’ army. Bomb the ISIL out of existence and then donate the American money to recovering the free children’s future. Are there no brains left in Congress? There are hundreds of varieties of Christianity all over the world and they all can argue that they will all fight together when push comes to shove for country’s freedom. Why can’t the few sects of Muslims fight for the good of their Koran, as they claim? No wonder the men go crazy. Only the devil can script the head choppers and the haters. Shame on them. Obama, who has never served a day in the military, has completely disregarded what the generals have told him about ISIS. Obama is a very arrogant person who thinks he knows best. By not listening to the generals, he is putting all Americans at risk from attacks by ISIS. They are here. The border is wide open. There are Americans with passports going over to train in Syria and can very easily come back to our country to conduct attack. This president needs to be removed from office. Let’s play “What if.” What if Obama was truly a good person and a Christian? What if God, Jesus Christ, was behind him? Never close your mind so much that you have nothing left but hatred. For all the geniuses who created Facebook social media, etc., isn’t there another genius way to block out ISIS murder recruitments? Is there a way to stop them from advertising?
Grandma’s thought for today: Don’t expect everything in life to be fair. That’s not what builds character. Are you paying attention? Who was it that said America’s enemies play chess while Washington is still playing checkers? Today now the enemies make war and Washington makes movies. Unarmed people rush in to save their homes, while soldiers throw away their arms and run. Some people just watch the TV while the U.N. still sits and talks and talks. All of them are brainwashed while the children of the world have no future except starvation. Only 1 percent will fight, 2 percent will get richer, and 97 percent are the new century’s zombies. Great future, you poor dummies. Arizonans appear to be just as socially crazy as the rest of the world, when it allows a selfserving murderess to make a joke of the courts and cost hard-working normal citizens to pay for her continued useless life. It’s just sick, sick, sick. Regarding the Jodi (Arias) fiasco trial, if the judge must make the final decision when the jury can’t, why didn’t she after the first trial, after wasting everyone’s time, patience and money? She’ll get off one way or another and keep laughing at justice all the way. Have you noticed yet how commercial television news can only fixate on no more than three subjects at the time? This week it’s all Ebola, immigration and, of course, criticizing the president. Last week, it was Syria, storms and criticizing the president. It’s your guess. There’s no
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• Executive Chef Virginia Wooters, Metzger Family Restaurants • Executive Chef Jonathan Stutzman, Omni Tucson National Resort • Executive Sous Chef Ramon Delgado, Omni Tucson National Resort • Chef John Hohn, Bob’s Steak and Chop House, Omni Tucson National Resort • Executive Chef Bryan Vernon, Old Pueblo Grille • Tom and Nancy Alfonso, Alfonso Gourmet Olive Oils and Balsamics • Ice Cream Chef Irene Cohen, HUB Restaurant and Creamery • Ralph Avella, HUB Restaurant and Creamery In addition to sampling signature dishes, guests will have the opportunity to bid on auction packages and other unique auction items donated by the chefs, local companies and March of Dimes supporters. Another major component of the event is Fund the Mission. Proceeds from the 2014 Signature Chefs Auction will allow March of Dimes to further its mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature
birth and infant mortality. Premature birth is the No. 1 killer of newborns in the United States; and, in Arizona, 1 in 8 babies is born prematurely. Events like the Signature Chefs Auction have helped March of Dimes fund research that has impacted immunizations, prenatal surgery and standard of care treatments such as surfactant therapy to overcome respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Fund the Mission donations are direct contributions to March of Dimes research, programs, and educational outreach. One hundred percent of the donation supports March of Dimes and is tax deductible. To purchase tickets, tables or sponsorship, contribute an auction item or to make a Fund the Mission donation, please contact Jessica Celentano at 298-5490 or jcelentano@ marchofdimes.org. Tickets are $75. For
details and to purchase tickets online visit www.marchofdimes.org/arizona. The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health. With chapters nationwide and its premier event, March for Babies®, March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit www. marchofdimes.org or www.nacersano. org.
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: : by Jan D’Atri
hocolate chip cookies may be America’s favorite treat for most of the year, but they’re going to have to move over this month—or at least share the stage—with the real star in November, the pumpkin cookie. Ultra moist, simple to make and so wonderful to give as gifts, the pumpkin cookie is the treat, at least in my family, that everyone looks forward to in the fall. I’ve shared with you my two favorite recipes. The first one makes whipping up a batch of these pumpkin delights
Pumpkin Cake Cookies 1 (15 oz.) canned pure pumpkin (Not pumpkin pie mix) 1 egg 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 box yellow cake mix 1/2 cup rolled oats 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice (or 1 1/2 teaspoons allspice plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon) 1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup dried cranberries, optional Vanilla or cream cheese frosting, optional In a large bowl, combine wet ingredients. Add in dry ingredients
super easy because a box of yellow cake mix eliminates a few extra steps. The second recipe adds the beloved chocolate bits into a rich pumpkin batter. The secret to the moistest cookies ever is to let the cookies cool a bit, and then immediately put them in an airtight container. Enjoy a beautiful platter of pumpkin cookies or give them as scrumptious gifts from your kitchen! Let the holiday season officially begin!
and mix well. Drop by tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Ice with vanilla or cream cheese frosting if desired. Store in airtight container.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies 1 cup canned pumpkin 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt until well combined and smooth. Add 1 cup chocolate chips or chunks (Semi-sweet in flour, baking powder, baking soda, or milk chocolate) cinnamon and salt. Mix until well For the glaze: blended. Add chocolate chips and 1/2 cup powdered sugar plus 4 teaspoons mix to combine. Drop mixture onto water, mixed together until smooth baking sheet a heaping teaspoonful at a time. For larger cookies, drop more Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease dough. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Once or line a baking sheet with parchment out of the oven, while cookies are still paper. With an electric mixer, blend warm, brush glaze over top. Store in pumpkin, sugar, oil, egg and vanilla airtight container. Check out www.jandatri.com for great recipes, stories and cool places we’re visiting! Come back often! page 34 : : Lovin’ Life After 50 : : November 2014
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1 cup water 1 cup RiceSelect Couscous 1/2 cup celery, chopped 1/2 cup carrots, shredded 1/4 cup green onions, finely sliced 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup sliced almonds 1/4 cup balsamic vinaigrette (or favorite salad dressing) In saucepan, bring water to a boil. Stir in couscous; cover and remove from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes.
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think that it’s Benefit Supports Creative Arts Therapy Program We going to be great for
SAACA Hosts Sweet Charity Dessert Challenge Nov. 21 ::by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski
Art doesn’t necessarily mean putting paint to canvas. It can extend into kitchens as well. Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) will showcase art of the edible kind, while supporting its Creative Arts Therapy Program, with the Sweet Charity Dessert Challenge at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Dr. “It’s a great event,” says Chelsey Killebrew with SAACA. “This is the third year that we’ve done it and we really wanted to highlight the chefs who are local to Tucson—especially the pastry chefs. “The restaurants will be bringing desserts. There will be beer sampling, wine and some entertainment. It’s an all-people’s-choice competition, which is interesting, because at the end of the night when the awards are given they’re all voted by attendees who went to the event and got to sample the food.” Tickets to Sweet Charity are $35
in advance or $45 the day of the event. To purchase tickets, visit http://saaca.org/Sweet_Charity.php. Proceeds support SAACA’s Creative Arts Therapy Program for veterans and assisted living and retirement communities. “This is a program that we launched last year but since then it’s expanded quite a bit into a full comprehensive program,” Killebrew says. “Right now, it helps with the Southern Arizona VA. The program itself is an arts therapy program that incorporates music, writing, hands-on arts and crafts and different forms of art as a form of healing.” Studies have shown that art therapy is beneficial to folks with post-traumatic stress disorder, she explains. “This is a program that we recently expanded and it will be going into retirement and assisted living facilities as well,” Killebrew adds. “The feedback we’ve gotten from the VA has been overwhelmingly positive.
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all ages.” Sweet Charity whips up more than 50 desserts, cocktail and wine samplings, live music, silent auction and entertainment. Among this year’s participants are Desserts by Lena, Kingfisher Bar and Grill, Gourmet Girls Gluten-Free Bakery/Bistro, Village Bakehouse, Alfonso Olive Oil/Blu, a Cheese Shop, Loews Ventana Canyon, Splendido, La Paloma and Tazzina Di Gelato. “This is definitely a way to raise awareness about our therapy program, but also we have these culinary events to highlight the local chefs and the great things they’re doing,” she says. “Tucson is a competitive dining destination because our local chefs have menus that could compete with top chefs in San Francisco, New York and Seattle. That’s part of it, too, to showcase the local chefs and to explain to people that the arts are alive in food as well. These chefs are really proving
that through their creative recipes.” Many ticket prices for benefits nearly break the bank, but it was important to SAACA to keep the costs reasonable. “All of our events are free to attend or as low cost as we can make it to cover our costs and also raise funds for the program itself,” Killebrew says. “Our goal as an organization is to make arts accessible to all abilities and income levels. We do try to keep a low ticket price.” Worried about what Sweet Charity will do to your waistline? Killebrew has a simple answer. “It’s around the holidays, so I think you can throw your diet out the window for the night.”
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A Drop in the Bucket: A Retirement Income Strategy
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: : by Chad Winn, CRPC Financial Adviser
ccording to a poll conducted by Allianz Life and highlighted in an AARP bulletin a few years back, a significant majority of older Americans fear outliving their savings more than they fear dying. Adding to the anxiety expressed by the people participating in the poll was the fact many of them had no idea if their nest egg was sufficient to support their spending needs through their entire retirement. This continues to be a serious concern shared by many retirees and pre-retirees. Some people are fortunate enough to have a pension that together with their Social Security benefit and earnings from their investments is able to support their lifestyle throughout their retirement. But, most people will have to develop a strategy to draw from their principal over time to supplement their spending during retirement. There are several approaches that may be utilized to help ensure an accumulated nest egg will last a person or couple throughout the entirety of their retirement. One strategy that may be employed is the bucket strategy. This strategy takes a person’s nest egg and segments it based on time horizon and risk tolerance. There is no rule how many “buckets” you need to use for this strategy to work, but I like to use four. The first bucket will remain in cash and will be set aside and used for emergencies only. Buckets two through four will be used to manage supplemental retirement cash flow. Let’s look at a fictitious case. Mr. and Mrs. Rich recently retired. They have saved $550,000 between their retirement accounts, savings accounts and other investments. They have determined their monthly fixed and budgeted discretionary expenses total
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$7,000. They have a combined Social Security income of $3,500 and Mrs. Smith has a pension that pays $2,500. A bucket strategy for this scenario may take shape as follows: Bucket One: Emergencies. $21,000-$42,000 (based on three to six months’ expenses and the level of cash on hand that will allow the Riches to sleep soundly at night). Bucket Two: Supplemental Income. I typically load this bucket with enough money to cover five years of expenses. So, in this case we will need to invest $60,000 ($1,000 per month for 60 months). This money will have to be invested for safety and liquidity. Money from this “bucket” could be set up to be automatically deposited monthly to the Riches’ checking account. Bucket Three: Supplemental Income Years Five through 10 will be set up to refill the first bucket as it is depleted and will need to have enough in it to fund the next five years of retirement. I will usually put a little more into this bucket with the intent to cover expenses and a little bit of inflation that may have occurred over the first five years, so let’s put $80,000 in this bucket. This bucket will still have to be invested very safe, possibly using a combination of CDs and high-quality bonds with fiveyear maturities so the money will be liquid and able to be used when the first bucket runs dry. Bucket Four: Diversified Growth. The remainder of the Riches’ nest egg can be invested in a diversified growth portfolio heavy on stocks. This is the bucket that will fight inflation long term. More risk can be taken with this bucket because it hopefully will not need to be touched for 10 years. This is a very simplistic example. It
does not address things like taxes, how long-term care will be covered, estate planning, etc. Like any investment strategy there are pros and cons. But, many people like this approach because it helps them visualize what the different components of their retirement plan are there for and what they do. It may also take the emotional edge off of short-term market volatility.
Chad M. Winn is a financial adviser and chartered retirement-planning counselor for Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, 4051 E. Sunrise Dr., Suite 200. For more information, call 584-3017 or 240-4848. Call toll-free at (800) 548-3567. His email is chad.winn@wfadvisors.com. Wells Fargo Advisors does not render legal or tax advice. Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Member SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer and a separate nonbank affiliate of Wells Fargo and Company.
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lu season has begun and, if you have not done so already, it is not too late for you to receive your flu shot. In addition to the flu vaccine, there are various other immunizations that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends. Below are some of the common vaccines readily available at your local Walgreens. Pneumococcal Vaccine: Pneumococcal disease can include infections of the lungs, blood and membranes of the brain or spinal cord. Although antibiotics are available for treatment, in recent years, infection causing bacteria have become more resistant to these medications. Therefore, prevention, as usual, is the best course of action. There are two vaccines, Prevnar and Pneumovax, indicated to prevent pneumococcal disease. Prevnar protects against the 13 types of pneumococcal bacteria that cause most of the severe illness in children and adults while Pneumovax protects against 23 types of pneumococcal bacteria. Both Prevnar and Pneumovax should be given to every individual older than age 65. In addition, both Prevnar and Pneumovax should also be given to adults 19 and older with immunocompromising conditions and certain medical conditions, although different medical conditions necessitate each vaccine. Another difference between the two vaccines is that individuals only need to get one dose of Prevnar throughout adulthood; whereas they can get up to three Pneumovax doses. These recommendations may seem confusing and the vaccines cannot be given at the same time so it is always best to check with your doctor or pharmacist to see which pneumococcal vaccine is right for you. Shingles Vaccine: Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a skin condition which presents in the form of a rash, often with blisters, on one side of the face or body. In general, these lesions can last anywhere from two to four weeks and are very painful. In some cases even after the lesions disappear an individual can still experience pain and scarring in the area the rash was present. Shingles is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox and anyone who has had chickenpox can develop shingles, as the virus remains in the body after the chickenpox infection clears. Shingles most commonly occurs in adults older than age 50. The CDC recommends one dose of Zostavax, the vaccine to prevent shingles, in people older than age 60 while the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends it for people ages 50 and older. You only need to get one dose of this immunization during your lifetime. Getting this vaccine will help reduce your chances of getting shingles by 50 percent. The vaccine also decreases the pain that can occur even if one does develop shingles. Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis Vaccine: Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. If an adult has pertussis the symptoms are generally milder than those of a child or infant. However, if you are around small children and infants it is important for you to obtain this vaccination to prevent the transmission
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TAOS SKI VALLEY
Top: The Taos Valley Ski School is consistently rated one of the finest in North America. Right: Originally a mining community, Taos Ski Valley is ideally located 15 miles northeast of Taos.
Three Days in the Taos Ski Valley :: by Ed Boitano
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ocated in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, Taos Ski Valley is nestled high in the sky, just 15 miles northeast of the city of Taos. Originally a mining community, the resort was the dream of German native Ernie Blake, who yearned to create a Bavarian-style ski resort. He moved his family to a camper there in 1955 and the building of the world-class resort began. Taos Ski Valley was incorporated as a village in 1996, with a human population of 69, although the valley has a much larger population of deer, elk, bear and bighorn sheep. Wheeler Peak, the tallest mountain in New Mexico at 13,161 feet, overlooks the ski area and village. Today, Taos Ski Valley is home to 40-plus merchants with an inviting range of casual dining, lodging, shopping and outdoor activities. At a base elevation of 9,207 feet, the village is surrounded by stunning green forests and high mountains. With a vertical drop of 2,612 feet, it is considered a skier’s ski resort where you can take it to the limit with bone dry powder shots, steep chutes, big bumps, cornices and glades. If you’re like me, and extreme vertical terrain is not your thing, there are miles of well-manicured gentle slopes and gradual runs. It has a 1-to-1 ratio of expert to beginner/intermediate terrain, and is the highestrated ski school in North America. I was a nervous participant the next morning. As I joined the ranks of seven beginning skiers, ranging in ages 13 to 70, I began to wonder what I was doing there. My room at Sierra Del Sol was so
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warm and cozy, and perhaps I should spend my time getting an overview of the village’s restaurants and bars. But, before I knew it, we were approached by a gentile Englishman by the name of Neal King. After formal introductions, he proceeded to tell us a couple of self-deprecating stories and we were immediately in laughter and, most importantly, relaxed. Neal started with the most basic of instructions— learning to take your skis off and on. We did it a couple of times until he was completely sure that everyone got it right. With a strong emphasis on safety, Neal made us understand that we were always in control of our actions. An hour later we were taking baby runs down the hill. Neal is one of those rare individuals who guides you with seamless instruction, but makes you feel as if you were doing it on your own. I wanted to please him as much as I wanted to improve my skiing. During break, I chatted with him and asked him about his life. As a lifelong skier, he has a deep passion for the Taos Ski Valley. This passion transcends skiing. Neal is also the mayor of the Taos Ski Village. Much of his time is spent promoting the area. “Whoever created the Taos Ski Valley took extra special care,” the mayor says with a laugh. At the end of the day it was obvious why the ski school is rated so highly. Not only did it offer four and a half hours of world-class lessons, but great value with beginner lift ticket, skis and boot rentals included in the rate. I couldn’t wait to hit the slopes the next morning. Albuquerque Airport Shuttle TSV will be easier to get to this year with the advent
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The Other Taos Just down the mountain from TSV is Taos—a fascinating mosaic of different cultures, architecture, museums, galleries, shopping and regional New Mexican cuisine. It makes for a great break from skiing and is worth visiting regardless of the season. The Taos Pueblo is a UNESCO World Heritage site, continuously inhabited for more than 1,000 years by the Tiwa-speaking Pueblo Tribe. With a population of approximately 2,000 people, the Pueblo is multileveled homes made of adobe, built side-by-side. It is open to visitors for a fee, except during tribal rituals. Ranchos de Taos consists primarily of a Latino population who have been in the area for more than 400 years. The centerpiece of the community is the adobe mission, San Francisco de Asis Church. It has been the source of paintings by Georgia O’Keefe and photographed numerous times by Ansel Adams. The Taos Plaza is where Taos’ modern Anglo history as an artist colony began in the late-18th century. It has attracted the likes of D.H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, Carl Jung and Thomas Wolfe. With its shops, galleries and restaurants, it is also Taos’ entertainment and business district. For more information, visit www.taos.org
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ocated in the middle of our fine state is Payson, which many call “The Heart of Arizona.” It is a quiet mountain town rising 4,900 feet above sea level and boasting a friendly population of only 15,000 people. Here you can escape the holiday hustle of the Valley and enjoy the changing fall colors The scenic Flowing Springs campground is the perfect place to from your tent or cozy camp close to Payson and the Tonto Natural Bridge, where the cabin. This will prove river is full of life from monsoon season. to be an unforgettable short hikes—Waterfall Trail, Pine experience; just a four-hour drive from Creek Trail and Gowan Trail—will be Tucson. Enjoy the ever-changing views unforgettable. throughout the drive and great tourist attractions along the saguaro-laden Waterfall Trail is the first trail. desert highways. Payson’s lakes, rivers Although it is the shortest, it is also the and canyons provide endless outdoor steepest. This stairway takes you 300 activities for Arizona adventure feet down to explore the higher caves seekers. and springs that would otherwise be The town’s most famous feature is inaccessible. After a cool five-minute the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park. trek down hundreds of steep stairs, you A must-see attraction in Arizona that find yourself transported to the caveis located just 13 miles filled oasis, covered in outside of Payson. endless bright green Take a stroll through vines and delicious wild the trails of Tonto blackberries. Natural Bridge State Park this fall; it is an Pine Creek Trail is impressive natural the best way to see all phenomenon. This of the other wonders is the largest-known offered by this hidden travertine bridge in place. This is a fun and the world and at its short half-mile hike that prime (thousands of starts out in the higher years ago) was more shrubs and slowly than double the size meanders through it is today. The 400increasingly deeper foot tunnel reaches and lusher terrain until widths up to 150 feet A typical view of the vibrant and the finale at the bridge. throughout the interior lush East Verde River that flows Travertine stalactites and caps out at 186 feet through Payson. blanket the entire bridge tall. It has been protected as a historic from the inside out and there are small and state park since 1990, with a and large caves to be explored along the beautifully restored lodge, information way, with limitless photo opportunities. center and gift shop. There are also After some tame rock climbing and four distinct and stunning viewpoints sliding down the slippery slopes inside along the road that are handicap the tunnel, you will arrive at a deep accessible. The immensity and wonder pool with a waterfall cascading from of the bridge is best witnessed from over 200 feet onto a formation of the depths of the canyon and three mossy rocks.
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The city of Oxford is often called “The City of Dreaming Spires,” a name that comes from a poem by Victorian poet and Oxford grad Matthew Arnold. All Soul’s College, one of the university’s 38 constituent colleges, is known for its distinctive twin towers.
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The Cotswolds is a rural area of stone cottages and stately homes. Its name is derived from two Old English words: cots, which means “sheep enclosures,” and wolds, which means “gentle hills.” We get our literary fix by having pubwe met one woman who has come for 10 summers and, during many of those grub at the White Horse, figuring that summers, has stayed for two or more if it’s good enough for Inspector Morse it’s good enough for us; downing ale sessions. Although Christ Church is just a few at The Eagle and Child, the favorite blocks from the center of Oxford, our stomping grounds of J.R.R. Tolkien days on campus were so full that we and C.S. Lewis; and visiting the shop weren’t able to thoroughly enjoy the that was frequented by the real life town. So after “graduation” we allow Alice in Wonderland as well as Lewis ourselves three days to see the age-old Carroll, the man who immortalized buildings and cobblestone alleys of the her. Finally, on our last day, we treat city itself. To get an overview, we climb the ourselves to an all-day tour of the 100-plus steps to the top of the Church Cotswolds. As Martin Cowell, owner of St. Mary the Virgin, where we of Absolute Touring, drives his eightpassenger van along look out over a sea windy roads and of spires. Steepled small villages that churches and are inaccessible to turreted buildings larger vehicles, we are surrounded by enter a world where hills of green, and sheep graze in fields narrow alleys are bordered by stacked bisected by modern stone fences and thoroughfares. homes are built from Descending from the stratosphere, we Participants in the Oxford Experience bricks the color of stop at the Bodleian eat their meals in the Great Hall, which burnished gold. Martin tells us that Library, which with served as inspiration for Hogwarts Hall the Cotswolds has more than 11 million in the “Harry Potter” films. volumes is the second largest in Britain; been deemed an Area of Outstanding gaze at the Sheldonian Theatre, Natural Beauty, and it is indeed. But designed by famed 17th century it’s more than that. It’s a poster come architect Sir Christopher Wren; and to life. Back in Oxford, we stop at a souvenir meander through the Botanic Garden, shop where I buy a T-shirt emblazoned the oldest such garden in England. In the shallow river bordering the with the Oxford University insignia. gardens, we get our first look at punting, After all, even a faux-grad deserves a popular Oxford activity that involves some bragging rights. propelling a flat-bottomed boat by pushing a pole against the riverbed. It Note: Registration for the 2015 Oxford looks easy so we rent a boat, intending Experience closes May 1. The most popular to try our skill, but it takes us less than classes fill up early, so newbies are advised to 10 minutes mired in mud to realize register ASAP. that we have no skill. We finally hire a “chauffeur,” who punts while we www.oxfordexperience.info contemplate the view. www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com
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... from page 32 Spanish to be America’s second washing hands every time you turn around. language. Stop blaming one generation for the poor parenting of another, when all were raised on movie and TV violence as examples of the way of everyday life. It’s more just TV drama and shame on its sponsors. Why are some people so ignorant that they think they can change nature? All I have to do is learn to live with it in Florida and spend all their millions of dollars of making Miami America’s new Venice. The oceans will rise and you either use them, or use yourself to them. The Republicans will never stop fighting for the rich. The Democrats will never stop fighting for the poor and middle class. Have you noticed yet, the best two tools in your kitchen drawer have become a pair of pliers and a pair of scissors, to open all those easy-open packages? Keep laughing. When I was growing up, the Democratic Party represented the working man. It has been hijacked by the left-wing liberal socialists. Their agenda has hurt our country. Any vote for a Democrat is a vote to continue Obama’s destructive agenda. If the fashion world were keeping up to today’s reality, gloves would be back in style and facemasks a lot more colorful. I’m sure glad my old gloves still fit. Beats
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Have you noticed some TV stations are raising the volume again for commercials beyond the program level? Did the FCC rule expire? Several children in the United States have died from a mysterious respiratory virus, which is common to Central America. Any connection to the thousands of unaccompanied children who flooded in our country from Central America and were allowed to stay? Just wondering. Don’t worry about people trying to vote illegally, just check the balance you got in the mail. And notice it’s illegal itself, with the omission of one judge’s name. Took me three hours to go through the whole thing to begin with. More waste of time and taxpayers’ money. It’s Arizona. What do you want? Honesty? Baloney. The difference in Canada’s calmer reaction to unexpected violence, in comparison to the U.S. television jump-on-it reporter’s headlines, speaks volumes. The Republicans changed the abortion laws in Texas, but only for the poor. If you’re a rich Republican you can have anything you want.
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T HE F INISH L INE Arizona’s Leader in Senior Fitness Tai Chi is for Everyone By ASO Tai Chi Master Kenny Perez
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ou want to take a tai chi class but you can’t get past the names? No fear, we’re here to explain. So what do the names mean? “Chi” means “breath” or “intrinsic energy.” “Chi gung” means “breath exercise.” It is based on a combination of traditional Chinese medicine and science. “Tai chi chuan” means the “extreme ultimate” and is a form of chi gung. It is an exercise based on a series of prearranged movements strung together. It can take anywhere from 5 minutes to 25 minutes to complete. Tai chi chuan is a gentle exercise program that is a part of Chinese martial arts. Tai chi chuan or “tai chi” is composed of slow, deliberate movements, meditation and deep breathing, where the “mind guides the chi.” Through tai chi, we can bring our mind and soul to the happy place where you can soak in the life force of chi and revitalize your whole body, mind and spirit. Tai chi is based on ancient spiritual and philosophical ideas such as yin and yang. Yin and yang are opposite and complementary forces in the universe, in the same way as light and dark. Tai chi is meant to harmonize these pairs of opposites. Through the practice of tai chi, you are connected and recharged to the energy of the universe. Tai chi—a workout that is a scientifically based, health-improving exercise that can strengthen the body, mind and spirit—has three major components in movement, meditation and deep breathing. • Movement: All of the major muscle groups and joints are needed for the slow, gentle movements in tai chi. Tai chi improves balance, agility, strength, flexibility, stamina, muscle tone and
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coordination. This low-impact, weightbearing exercise strengthens bones and can slow bone loss, thus preventing the development of osteoporosis. • Meditation: Research shows that meditation soothes the mind, enhances concentration, reduces anxiety and lowers blood pressure and heart rate. • Deep breathing: Exhaling stale air and toxins from the lungs while inhaling fresh air increases lung capacity, stretches the muscles involved in breathing and releases tension. It also enhances blood circulation to the brain, which boosts mental alertness. At the same time, the practice supplies the entire body with fresh oxygen and nutrients. Those who practice tai chi have better posture, flexibility and range of motion, are more mentally alert, and sleep more soundly at night. They also have better hand-eye coordination, and are much less prone to falls, both serious health risks to older people. Tai chi improves overall fitness, coordination and agility and stimulates the brain to release beta endorphins, decreasing pain and elevating mood. Tai chi is safe for everyone, regardless of age or athletic ability, and can be modified for most health problems. Tai chi is often described as “meditation in motion.” In this low-impact, slow-motion exercise, you go without pausing through a series of motions as you breathe deeply and naturally, focusing your attention on your bodily sensations. Tai chi differs from other types of exercise. The movements are usually circular and never forced, the muscles are relaxed rather than tensed, the joints are not fully extended or bent, and connective tissues are not stretched. In one study of 256 sedentary adults ages 70 to 92, tai chi decreased the number of falls and the fear of falling when compared to other forms of exercise. Those who practiced tai chi also had improved functional balance and physical
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Fair will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, as part of the 33rd annual Opening Ceremony of the 2015 Arizona Senior Olympics. The event will feature fun booths, giveaways and new ASO merchandise for sale. Plan now to attend this fun and festive morning.
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performance even after six months. Need a change of pace? Is that gym workout leaving you exhausted? Need an energy boost? Well, it’s time for you to try tai chi chuan. Classes will rejuvenate your energy, build up your immune system, strengthen your legs, sharpen your concentration improve your circulation and relieve stress. No matter what name you call it, it’s good for you! For more information about tai chi and classes near you, call the ASO office at (602) 274-7742 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.
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nce again Arizona Senior Olympics will be participating in the Birdies for Charity program offered by The Thunderbirds. This fun and effective fundraiser is in connection with the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament to help support Valley nonprofits. It’s easy and fun! The donor just guesses how many birdies will be
shot at the tournament and pledges to give a designated amount for each birdie shot. How about “putting your 2 cents in” to help Arizona Senior Olympics continue to provide fitness programming for people older than the age of 50 and better. Watch for a pledge flier in your email in November. The flier will also be on the ASO website at www. seniorgames.org.
Vitamins Are Good For You, Right? By Ellie Kallal ou can’t peruse a paper without reading about another supplement that is good for you. Ginkgo builds your memory. Glucosamine keeps you flexible. Vitamin C fights colds. Antioxidants prevent cancer. You need electrolytes when you workout. You need protein when you finish a workout. There are so many things recommended, just how do you know what to take? Vitamins were discovered by Dutch physician, Christian Eijkmann. This discovery earned him the Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine in 1929. Essentially, a vitamin is any organic compound needed by the body to protect and promote growth and health. There are 13 vitamins necessary to the body identified by their ability to be absorbed in fat or water. Water-soluble vitamins are not stored in the system and may be consumed daily. Fat-soluble vitamins can be stored in the body’s fat and don’t need to be taken daily. Only vitamin D can be produced by the body. Eating a complete diet with fruits, vegetables and whole grains should provide all the nutrients that you need. But as we get older, we can’t always eat the foods we could when we were young, and our bodies don’t process some foods as well. When athletes competed in the Athens Olympics, they were given mega doses of Vitamin E to help them combat the effects of the pollution. Vitamin E was said to keep you young, but then
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evidence indicated that too much contributed to heart problems. Vitamin C has been touted as the way to fend off colds but recently, we’ve learned that too much Vitamin C can cause kidney problems and be detrimental in the fight against cancer. Antioxidants are supposed to be great at fighting free radicals and preventing cancer, but newer findings suggest that we need some of the free radicals for good health. Doctors Weil and Oz recommend five supplements that everyone should take, in addition to a multivitamin. Vitamin C: 400 mg twice daily (Dr. Oz suggests 400 mg, Dr Weil suggests half that amount). Vitamin E: 400 IU daily. Selenium: 100 mcg (a trace mineral, combines with proteins to prevent cellular damage) Vitamin D: 2000 IU. CoQ10: 200 mg (antioxidant related to reduced heart disease, blood pressure and gum disease) Before you start taking lots of vitamins, do research. The U.S. Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council has published recommended allowances (RDA) for vitamins and minerals. Talk to your doctor about your own issues to see if you need more than the basic multivitamin. Do your best to take vitamins the old-fashioned way— through a balanced diet.
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Sharing Your Network By Irene Stillwell, ASO Executive Director t seems that everyone is on some kind of social network these days. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn are just a few of the many ways that you can make, and keep, connections. Those of us who work every day in Arizona Senior Olympics also have networks, but sometimes those networks are not large enough for us to find the kind of talent and dedication we need to have the right people to plan and implement the Senior Olympic Games. That’s where you come in. I’m writing this article to ask every athlete who participates in the games to take a look at their own network of friends, relatives, acquaintances and
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colleagues and help us make them part of our ASO network. We are very much in need of talented, dedicated people who have any of the following abilities: • Knowledge of a sport • Compassion for older people • Good with details and follow-up • A vision for planning and achievement I’m sure that each of you know someone with one of those qualities. You can be our ambassador by asking your friends to become involved in the work of Arizona Senior Olympics. Encourage them to volunteer and include yourself. You—and they—will find the experience rewarding and your network of friends will continue to grow.
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he Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation executive director recently announced that Arizona Senior Olympics will be partnering with the Fiesta and Cactus bowls, which have offered a fundraising opportunity. “This is a great opportunity for us and for our athletes to help us in raising funds,” says Executive Director Irene Stillwell. The concept is simple. ASO participants and friends who are buying tickets to either the Fiesta Bowl or Cactus Bowl games, can do so at www.seniorgames.org, and Arizona Senior Olympics will receive 20 percent of the ticket price.
Stillwell added, “We hope this will be the beginning of a long-standing relationship with the Fiesta Bowl as we move forward into the future.” The Fiesta Bowl Game will be held at the University of Phoenix Stadium on Dec. 31 and the Cactus Bowl Game is set for Jan. 2 at Sun Devil Stadium. Purchase tickets through www.seniorgames.org or http://ev10.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ ncommerce3/EVExecMacro?linkID= fiesta&evm=prmo&RSRC=&RDAT =&caller=PR and type in promo code SGAMES. Encourage your friends to do the same.
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Arizona Senior Olympics Annual Robin Hood Archery Tournament Saturday, Nov. 22
8:30 a.m. (Check-in: 8 a.m. sharp) • Papago Park Archery Range Free Memento Bracelet To All Those Who Register By Nov. 17 • Competition In Five-Year Age Groups Starting With 50-54. • Age Determination Date: Nov. 22, 2014 • The Following Disciplines Will Compete: Olympic Recurve, Bare Bow Recurve (No Sights), Compound/Release, Bare Bow Compound (No Sights), Compound/Fingers. • Registration Form Available To Download And Mail In On www.seniorgames.org • Must Be Received By Nov. 17 • No On-Site Registration • No Increase In Fees! Only $25
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Fall Office Hours Begin Nov. 1
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ummer is over and fall office hours will begin at the Arizona Senior Olympics office. Throughout the spring and summer, ASO hours have been from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. This schedule allows our volunteer staff to schedule meetings and visit event venues on Mondays and Fridays. With the fall season comes the intense,
final months of planning for the games, set for February and March. Because demand for information will be high, office hours are extended. Beginning Nov. 1, office hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. If you intend to visit the office, call first because there is often only one person on duty and they may step out for short periods of time.
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eb. 21 through March 15 are the dates for the 2015 Arizona Senior Olympic Games. This year, the traditional start is a little later in the month, but the good news is it will be warmer. Watch for the complete calendar on the ASO website at www.seniorgames. org in mid-November. For earlier information about the
dates of specific sports, call the ASO office at (602) 274-7742 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
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