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opinion Sound Off

We just saw someone on TV compliment a woman on her nice, neat, long, well-cared-for hair because it was unusual to not see the just-out-of-bed rumpled sexy look.

They think they’re being impressive. Go comb your hair. You look like a floozy.

Concerning the National Guard on the southern border.

My understanding is that the guard is activated in times of strife like floods or manmade emergency. Riots for example. Adding a few more bodies to the border is not an emergency. I hope I and the reader can contact the state in this matter and find out the criteria for activating the guard.

Here is what we have come to in America. In this once-great Christian and civilized nation, a doctor kills a lion and gets national media attention for days and weeks.

Other doctors kill 4,000 unborn children of God every day in in the United States. That’s 28,000 every week.

That’s 1,460,000 children of God ev-

ery year—and it does not get national media attention. This America is no longer a Christian nation. This America is no longer a civilized nation.

Isn’t television news just wonderful for newcomers who do not understand when it rains they’re still living in the desert? We do have washes that run, streets that flood.

Wise up. Learn to live in the desert.

As for the Koch brothers, I guess the reader missed Bernie Sanders’ presentation in the Senate about them. They supported the pipeline because they held a personal interest in the project, i.e., ownership if not control of several companies in the project. They want to get rid of not just change Social Security, not to mention Medicare. This was on the floor of the Senate. You may want to watch YouTube or the actual presentation. They want to stop a right of a woman to choose. Do you want some legislator telling you what you can do with your body? Do you, as a man, have them tell you no Viagra?

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orld War II was still raging when I was a child, too young to be in the fray, yet old enough to remember the wartime environment I lived in. I had some understanding of the bad guys, the Nazis and the Japanese, and that our national leader, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was solidly protecting the home front.

I felt secure when I heard the president on the radio, his words coming in measured tones, assuring me that the evil that had permeated much of the world would never be at my doorstep in LaPorte, Indiana.

When Mr. Roosevelt died in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945, his successor, Vice President Harry S. Truman, commandingly filled the presidential void as he presided over the closing

days of the war, hastening its end with his momentous decision to unleash the fury of atomic bombs on Japan.

Not until the Cuban Missile Crises in October 1962 did I feel the fog of war creeping toward me, a feeling accelerated because I was in uniform at the time. But the perilously suspenseful days of the United States and the Soviet Union hanging on the precipice of a nuclear nightmare were to be shortlived as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and American President John F. Kennedy called off their respective atomic dogs.

In the nine successive administrations since JFK, we’ve experienced everything from the massive conventional warfare in Vietnam, to the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on U.S. soil, the ensuing

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that we gave to the design center for the McDowell Corridor? Either the money went down the drain or the guy’s on the cruise. They’ve been talking about it for the last five years. Nothing, nothing, nothing is done about it. All you want to do is talk. Why doesn’t someone at the City wake up. All we have is the diaper (SkySong) still hanging there.

Grandma says she has lived long enough now that she has lived to see the epitome of pharmaceutical stupidity. “Measure this gel to be the size of a pea to use for

your problem.” Can anything be any dumber? “Measure this gel to be the size of a green pea for your prescription.” Amazing. More than amazing— it’s pure insanity. Ripoff.

If members of the administration were visiting all the people involved in shootings, there would be an outcry of spending money. I want to see more empathy as well. But more than anything I want to have cops stop killing unarmed people.

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wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a hostile nuclear-developing Iran, a bloody civil war in Syria and increasing instability throughout the Middle East.

Through these decades, I’ve had many moments of apprehension. But I never felt as though the United States of America was as vulnerable as a swimmer in a sea of sharks.

Until now.

Much of a nation’s shield against harm rests with the demeanor of its principal leader. Winston Churchill held 1940 Great Britain together against Hitler’s air onslaught through the force of his personality, his inspirational language and his total commitment to the fighting skills of the Royal Air Force.

There is no FDR, JFK or Churchill at the helm of today’s American ship of state. Machismo Russian chief Vladimir Putin, the barbarians of ISIS, the fanatic mullahs of Iran, and the North Korean boy boss Kim Jong-un with his nuclear toys, all smell the weakness

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seeping out of the pores of the Obama White House.

The United States may be the most powerful nation on earth, but being too timid to employ that power when and where it should places us next to a window of vulnerability, with one side dark and the other clear. Inexplicably, President Barack Obama refuses to see through the cloudy pane to the danger beyond, while on the other side our enemies have a clear view of the proverbial 99-pound weakling and are prepared to kick sand in his face.

I’m holding my breath until Jan. 20, 2017, when the new president takes office. Until then, the window of vulnerability could crash open at any time.

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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The Up Side Punctuation in the age of outrage

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:: by Michael Grady

am a man with a very particular within the text of messages. And that’s set of skills,” Liam Neeson warns where grammar and punctuation behis daughter’s kidnappers in “Taken.” come important.

I can tell you right now, sir: I enjoy country (Or one of the nine “Taken” sequels, I can’t remember. One of his skills is, music one hell of a lot more than I will ever apparently, repetition.) It’s a descrip- enjoy you.—Marie Marie is the finest hate letter I ever tion that could really be applied to any of us. We all have particular skills; got. This was in the ‘90s, before techsome are rare, some are mundane. My nology made us all Internet trolls. Top brother was one hell of a trombone 40 country was playing a lot of songs player. Me? I was good at punctuation. where people died off (“Holes in the Three guesses as to who headlined the Floor of Heaven,” “Wish You Were Here”). I wrote an opinion column family talent show.

If you’re not a typesetter or an Eng- about it (“How Many People Have to lish teacher, punctuation is a skill that Die Before Country Music is Safe?”) rarely impresses. Crowds don’t gather and received a cream-colored envelope to watch you indent. Women never with a hummingbird in the corner. gasp or sigh over your ability to format Inside, beneath a frilly salutation, the a footnote. So who knew, in the age of writer tore me a new one. Immaculate social media, that punctuation would penmanship, vocabulary and punctuation. Cool deductive reasoning. And prove such a gift?

It’s ironic, when you think about it. she signed it “Disgusted with you, MaWe live in an age where we can take rie.”

Now, that’s how you drop the hammer our phones anywhere. We can even chat face-to-face on Skype. But we are on someone! You take the time and do typing more than ever. Maybe it’s be- it right! Marie’s handwritten reasoncause we actually want to talk more ing, stationery and postage stamp told than we want to listen. Typing enables me, in essence, “I have considered your that. Emails, texting, status updates on point of view. I believe it lacks merit.

Facebook or LinkedIn, reviews on Yelp I have assembled the enclosed rebutor comment boxes on websites give us tal. Jackass.” That is a well-constructed the floor, the whole floor and nothing smackdown, with a lot more credibility but the floor. And boy howdy, do we than: The Clintons are America-Hating Traitor distinguish ourselves: Who the $%^ cares what that traitor has to Rats...

—Internet comment box say about anything?

I don’t know how you feel about the —CNN comment box Why do so many of us sound angry? Clintons, America, traitors or rats. But Because typing in solitary lets our ids that’s way too much capitalization unrun free. Like with road rage, you’re less it’s the title of a song. You may think alone in the moment. There are no vi- punctuation is the realm of nitpickers. sual cues from your audience; and no But text boxes, comment panes and consequences to your response, so your reply windows are where most of our filter drops. Irritated becomes angry. public discourse dwells these days. And Angry becomes exasperated; and opin- grammar and punctuation can help us ionated becomes bullying. Have you distinguish a keyboard Neanderthal ever had a co-worker who seems rude from a thoughtful reply.

Let’s do an easy one, first: and pugnacious on an email chain? : by Brian Chances are, if you:walk to their desk,Koenig WHAT THE HELLS MATTER you’llfar-reaching find them quite and who co-sponsored a billTHE to double the reportsheepish published WITH YOU? agreeable. by the Washington Post last month lifespan of federal grazing permits that always a bul- ranchers, such as her husband, lean hasRude putEmail forthGuy a isn’t rather damning lock” should be removed from ly. Sometimes just lacks expressive to feed and nurture their cattle. revelation, onehe that implicates 73 on“Caps computerRep. keyboard and replaced skills. Or he’s typing in aforhurry.

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When you go “caps lock,” people know you are shouting in your head as you write. Who wants to listen to that?

Most of us get our shouting at home.

Maybe you want to EMPHASIZE a certain word. Doesn’t matter. If you lock down the caps to express yourself, everyone assumes you’re typing from the basement of your worried mom’s home.

Then there are the apostrophe spewers: I’m telling all my friend’s that if they don’t have informed opinion’s they should just post photo’s of their family’s and pet’s.

Apostrophe spewers tell people: “I stopped listening in the fourth grade.”

Readers will not dismiss apostrophe spewers outright. But it undermines their point. If you have something important to say, like: Nuclear missile’s are inbound! Run for your live’s!

Your readers will not seek shelter.

They will perish, in a mushroom cloud, thinking: “Why does he cram an apostrophe into every freakin’ plural?”

There are others, of course. The contraction monkeys who make you scream: “‘You’re’ means ‘you are!’”

The folks who drone on, without periods or commas, like a chatty drunk with dictation software. And then there are the serial misspellers (or, as they call themselves, cereal misspellers) who blithely mangle words because they’ve

never heard of an invention called spell-check!* Why does punctuation matter? Because we live in an age of outrage, when public discussion is always framed in arguments. Conservatives vs. Liberals. Us vs. Them. The focus, these days, is not on the right course of action so much as “Who won the sound byte?” “Who kicked ass in the comment box?” “Who had the most provocative tweet?” In such an environment, ideas suffer.

So, when I see something properly punctuated, it tells me I have a kindred spirit. This isn’t a person typing for the smackdown. This isn’t a person snarling before the comment box grows cold. Proper punctuation tells you: This is a person who is deliberating on their reply. They are sharing something they feel strongly about, and they are worth a listen.

I’d like to say that, one day, we proper punctuators will prevail. But I don’t know that. We may never rule the world, (though we’ll undoubtedly have to translate it for those who do.)

I will say that, whenever I see a web comment, a Facebook update, tweet or blog post that is properly punctuated, I know reason and intellect still have sanctuary. And that gives me a little hope for the world. *It took a great deal of self-control not to go “all caps” on that word.

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... from page 6 When I see Tom “Shady” Arizonans know enough to get out of Brady on ESPN, vehemently the sun. denying his guilt in deflating balls, it reminds me of a prostitute Toughen up the next genstanding on a street corner, loudly proeration. Make sure they go to claiming her virtue and innocence.— school the Fourth of July to Bill Spotts, Mesa Labor Day—no matter where they are, the temperature or humidity range.

I don’t want Hillary, either, Make sure the school administrators and I am a Democrat. I just and teachers also go at that same time hope there is someone better to their nonaircooled offices. That in the wings. If not again, we are faced ought to straighten everybody out. with electing the lesser of the evils—re- Maybe it’ll teach someone common gardless of party. When I see the slate sense somewhere pretty soon before of candidates for either party, really I they’re all crazy with the heat. do, I wonder if this is really the best they can do.

For anyone who dislikes the content: No one is forcing you to read it. Just turn the page.

Take notice Grandma and other babysitters: “Sesame If you don’t like something in general, Street” is moving to commer- don’t ask for it to be removed from the cial television. Of course it’s all about airwaves or shelves. That is censorship.

I read “Sound Off” to see how people money. feel. Too bad I have to sometimes wipe Verifiable today: There are the tears of laughter from my face for the millions of idiot people in emotional but inaccurate postings. Read Arizona who will play football or watch other news and information in 112-degree heat. No brains at all? sources. Don’t base your opinions on one Where did these people come from? source. This goes for medical care, too.

I think the “Curmudgeon,” Drew Alexander, has a wonderful, descriptive article without pointing fingers, naming names about what’s happening in this country.

I applaud you, Mr. Alexander. Broadcast your letter in more places. We over 50 already know these facts. It’s the young people ages 16 to 46 who have no clue about what’s going on around them. Try to post this in a teen magazine or high school rally. Our young people need to know what’s going on here.

So the media’s still going crazy over Hillary’s messages about Benghazi. When are they going to start looking into the phone messages when Bush was the governor of Florida? They’re not even curious about that?

I’m a patriotic, conservative American and I always enjoy reading all of the opinions in “Sound Off” every single issue. In a recent issue, it was a real delight to note that 90 percent of the responses were by conservatives and only 10 percent

were from liberals. Most liberals are Democrats, who, for the most part, are politically uninformed, misinformed, naïve and gullible.

Poor Hillary, she’s beginning to show the exact reasons why we do not need a woman as the president. It seems she just can’t seem to make up her mind. We don’t need that kind of a president, do we?

Honestly, are you as tired as most Arizonans of the people who come here for a change and then complain of the horses, the houses, the heat, the bugs and the dust?

Go home! Stop trying to make this place into what you think you want.

Go home. Leave us alone. We love our horses, our heat, our dust and desert, just as it is. We don’t need any help from people like you.

Hey, grandparents, when you take those little children to the park or zoo, how much close observance do you teach them? Do you really see what you’re looking at? Do ...continues on page 42

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WORKSHOP OVERVIEW RETIRING IN THE 21ST CENTURY • The old retirement paradigm vs. the new paradigm • How to create a clear vision for retirement • Creating a retirement road map • Keys to transitioning to retirement TAX RATE RISK • Why experts say tax rates could double • How rising taxes may affect your retirement cash flow • The “Catch 22” of 401k’s and IRA’s • How lost deductions may affect your taxes in retiremen RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION PLANNING • The three basic retirement accounts • How to accumulate dollars in the right types of accounts for retirement • What’s better for you: taxdeferred or tax-advantaged accounts?

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• How IRA’s and 401k’s cause Social Security taxation • Strategies to reduce or eliminate taxes in retirement ESTATE PLANNING • Planning for incapacity • Reducing estate taxes • A will vs. a trust • Types of trusts • How to avoid probate • Asset gifting • Transferring property at death

MAXIMIZING SOCIAL SECURITY • The causes of Social Security taxation • The Social Security thresholds you need to be aware of • The real cost of Social Security taxation • Strategies to eliminate Social Security taxation • Social Security maximization strategies RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION PITFALLS • How the new rules on “Rate of Withdrawal” affect you • How to ensure you won’t run out of money in retirement • How to liquidate your retirement assets in the right order • How to protect against “sequence of returns” risk PROTECTING AGAINST MARKET LOSS • The impact of dramatic market loss in retirement • Is “buy and hold” appropriate in retirement?

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Aging Today ‘The Conversation’

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:: by Bob Roth

he Conversation”...How to initiate it? How to sell the reader on the importance of it? As I replay these questions repeatedly in my mind, I reach for pop culture iconography for parallels and, yes please for levity. Why does the catch phrase, “The Contest” keep interrupting my thought process? “The Contest” was the hilarious “Seinfeld” episode that stoked the embers of “watercooler” banter for weeks. Oh, how I wish “The Conversation” could some how play out the same way. “Hey, tonight I am having the conversation? Oh I hear Bob had the conversation...”

The conversation I am referring to is end-of-life care for our aging loved ones.

In reality, it is the birds and the bees for our parents. Replacing “how babies are made” with “end-of-life decisions conveyed.” Both conversations, awkward, necessary and, if left unspoken, are potentially emotionally and/or physically damaging. “The Conversation” is really

a misnomer; ideally we should be having several conversations with many facets of end-of-life care to discuss. The biggest obstacle is overcoming the dread and getting started.

The reality is no one wants to consider his or her own mortality. Billy Crystal says it best in his book, “Still Foolin’ Em,” “And you know how in the back of your mind you’re thinking that you’re going to be the one that gets away with it, that you’re going to be the one that God, like a bouncer at a nightclub, lets slip by? It doesn’t work that way. For anyone. In fact, you know who else thought they might slip by? Every single person now in the cemetery.”

Initiating the conversation is a gift of love that families give to each other. The trauma and conflict of not knowing your loved ones wishes can tear families apart.

Doesn’t it make sense to communicate, understand and memorialize your wishes on how to navigate and proceed with

decisions that present at end of life? Siblings and close family members should be hugging and comforting each other during this time, not bickering and second guessing themselves and each other.

It is a fact, avoiding “the conversation” leaves survivors feeling guilty, depressed and uncertain.

Consider these facts: • 90 percent of people say that talking with their loved ones about end-of-life care is important, but only 27 percent have actually done so. (Source: The Conversation Project National Survey 2013) • 60 percent of people say that making sure their family is not burdened by tough decisions is extremely important, but 56 percent have not communicated their end-of-life wishes.

(Source: Center for Disease Control 2005) • 80 percent of people say that if seriously ill, they would want to talk to their doctor about end-of-life care, but 7 percent reported having had an end-of-life conversation with their doctor. (Source: survey of California by the California Healthcare Foundation 2012) • 82 percent of people say it’s important

to put their wishes in writing, but 23 percent have actually done it. (Source Survey of Californians by the California Healthcare Foundation).

We must empower our aging parents and assist them to gain control of the end of their life, in the same way they controlled the prime of their life, and in the same why they have guided their children to handle life’s tough decisions.

“The Conversation” should be ongoing conversation. We would like to make sure that you include your professionals (attorney, CPAs, financial advisers or spiritual leader) as well as your doctor in this dialogue.

By having “The Conversation,” families unite to uphold the legacy that our parents worked so hard to nurture. Stay tuned, we are sure to have more dialog on “The Conversation” in future columns.

Bob Roth is the managing partner of Cypress HomeCare Solutions. He and his family have been providing caregiving and caregiving resources to the Maricopa County region since 1994. Roth also hosts a radio show, “Health Futures—Taking Stock in You,” found on KFNN Money Radio 1510 AM and 99.3 FM on Fridays at 12 p.m. He can be reached at bobroth@ cypresshomecare.com or call him at (602) 264-8009.

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Ask Gabby Gayle Advice for the over-50 crowd

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:: by Gayle M. Lagman-Creswick

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ear Mrs. Gabby: I just wanted take a moment to say thank you for everything you do with your column. I may be a few years away from 50 (currently 37) but I love reading your column and have been a dedicated reader for about six months. I would also like to say something to other young folks like myself who read your column...Let’s look after our old.

They blazed the paths before us and paved the way for us. Take time to get to know the seniors in your community and be available if they ever need help or just need some company. One of the most rewarding things I do is I spend time with them and share jokes with them. The smiles are priceless, so I hope you will take the time to get to know these folks. Thank you again, Gabby, for everything you do. Keep up the good work. Signed, KS

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ear KS: Thank you for your heartfelt letter! You sound as if you work with or are a volunteer with the elderly. If you are not, I hope you will be! After working in assisted living and skilled nursing, I know that associates like you are hugely valued by the residents and staff. There are some young people who cannot see the value in older folks, like you do.

Thank you again for writing. Keep reading us! Signed, GG

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ear Gabby Gayle: My neighbor and I are good friends and talk frequently. The other day we had a discussion about spirituality vs. religion. I go to church every Sunday and she does not. She tells me she is a very spiritual person. I say she cannot be very spiritual if she does not go to church. We agreed to a second opinion—that is you! Signed, MB

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ear MB: I can only give you my opinion, which will probably begin an avalanche of letters from those who disagree, but here goes: I believe that a religious person, who is a regular churchgoer, can also be a spiritual person. I also believe that a religious churchgoer is not always a spiritual

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person. I also believe that a person who does not go to church may be a very spiritual person. I believe that spirituality dwells inside a person, and it is manifested by how they treat others and how they live their lives. I could go on and on, but that is the gist of how I view religion and spirituality. Hope this helps...remember this is only one woman’s opinion. Signed, GG

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ear Gabby Gayle: I know your philosophy of not interfering in your grown children’s lives, but I don’t know if I can keep my mouth shut much longer. I am living with my son and daughter-in-law. I have my own space, but we eat together— sometimes I cook and we kind of take turns. This is my problem. My daughter-in-law cuts down my son every chance she gets. I can see that he is so brow-beaten, he just cowers and keeps his mouth shut. It is really hard to take. Can’t I just tell him not to let her do that to him? Please say yes. Signed, Fed Up

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ear Fed Up: I am sorry. I’m sticking to my guns on this.

Please believe me that if you say something, it will backfire and you will wish you had kept your mouth shut. When your son has had enough, he will take his own action—he may be taking it up with her in private, for all you know. No one knows what goes on behind closed doors. I would like to mention that in my experience, two women in one house creates tension.

Perhaps the wife is feeling frustrated, and it is causing her to take it out on her husband. We never know. My advice is for you to lay low. It is an honor and a privilege to stay with them. Stay in your space as much as you can. If she begins cutting him down, disappear. Good luck. Signed, GG

If you have a question for Gabby Gayle, please send it to: Ask Gabby Gayle c/o Lovin’ Life After 50, 3200 N. Hayden Rd., Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 or lagmancreswick@cox.net.

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he First Amendment to the Constitution is a magical collection of words that guarantees all Americans a level of freedom unparalleled in history.

Among those freedoms is the guaranteed right to express ourselves freely, regardless of how unpopular those expressions might be. I suggest that the First Amendment is only important to most of us when someone expresses a viewpoint that is unpopular.

Nevertheless, free speech is a big deal... so big, in fact, that America celebrates it annually for an entire week. Who knew?

This year, National Free Speech Week (www.freespeechweek.org) begins Oct. 19 and, as you might expect, it’s particularly significant on the campuses of our educational institutions.

Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) will celebrate throughout the week with a series of events, including three public discussions of free speech with particular regard to hate speech. I have been invited to host those sessions and I’m inviting you. You’ll find the details at the end of the column.

Contrary to what many folks believe, free speech does have limits. And not surprisingly, we have turned to the U.S. Supreme Court on numerous occasions to help us structure and restructure those boundaries. In 1919, the court ruled that speech could regulated only if it presented “a clear and present danger,” and then more narrowly, in 1969 only if it was likely to incite “imminent lawless action.” Both cases involved political protest. There are other limits. For example, you are not protected by the First Amendment from threatening or intimidating someone.

But hate speech is a different breed of expression. In America, it is most definitely legal to hate people and in most cases, legal to express that hate.

Oh, that’s not to say it’s harmless...but it is legal. If one wants to make a case against hate speech, it needs to be done on some basis other than legal. Hate speech is disrespectful and, ultimately, hurtful. If that is the intent of the speaker, there is not much that can be done to deter it. But one can deal with it by either responding or ignoring it. People often want to defend hate speech by relegating the arguments against it to “political correctness.” I have a real problem with that.

It is in no way political and has nothing to do with correctness. That’s just a phrase that has become a popular way to trivialize something that should in no way be trivialized.

We will be able to explore this compelling subject to much greater length at the discussions this month. The PVCC discussions are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, and 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. the following day. If you are interested in participating in one of the three discussions on this topic, you will need to call PVCC to let them know which session you will be attending. The phone number is (602) 787-6870. I hope to see you there.

Bill Straus is a retired native Phoenician. He spent 21 years in the radio business and the last 13 years of his career as the Arizona director of the Anti-Defamation League. He can be reached at strausplace@cox.net.

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Tai Chi with Roxanne Reynolds, 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., repeats Oct. 8, Oct. 15 and Oct. 22, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, call for charge, (480) 855-2224, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

October 2 Friday The Valley Engineering Science & Technology Club, 11:30 a.m. Briarwood Country Club, 20800 N. 135th Ave., Sun City, $18, reservations required, (623) 544-0942. Kory Raftery will discuss “Palo Verde: Energizing the Southwest.”

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Connecting Seniors to Services, time TBA, Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale, free, (480) 312-8451, pserlin@scottsdaleaz.gov.

This one-day event connects seniors to the Area Agency on Aging, Arizona Attorney General’s Office, Community Legal Services, Motor Vehicle Department, Social Security and Veterans Services.

Chair Yoga, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., repeats Oct. 16 and Oct. 30, Ironwood Cancer and Research Center, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4367.

Tai Chi with Roxanne Reynolds, 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 695 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler, call for charge, (480) 855-2224, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

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Caregiver Support Group, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4367, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

October 4 Sunday Kelly Richardson: Tales on the Horizon, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., $7, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7374 E. Second St., Scottsdale (480) 874-4666, www. smoca.org. Canadian artist’s video installations offer glimpses into the future.

October 5 Monday Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Guild General Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Our Lady of Lourdes’ Madonna

Hall, 19002 N. 128th Ave., Sun City West, free, (623) 584-2327.

Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Discussion, 2 p.m., Mondays in October, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free, reservations required, (480) 983-8376, tbiersack@ helenfoundation.com.

American Cancer Society: Look Good Feel Better, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Dr., Chandler, call for charge, registration required, (480) 855-2224, www. ironwoodcrc.com. The group is for cancer patients.

October 6 Tuesday Chair Yoga, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., repeats Oct. 20, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 3686 S. Rome St., Gilbert, call for charge, registration required, (480) 340-4013, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Discussion, 2 p.m., Tuesdays in October, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free, reservations required, (480) 983-8376, tbiersack@ helenfoundation.com October 7 Wednesday Fibromyalgia Treatment Discussion, 2 p.m., Wednesdays in October, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Ste. 8, Apache Junction, free and reservations required, (480) 983-8376, tbiersack@ helenfoundation.com Guided Meditation Class, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4367, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

Chair Yoga, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesdays in October, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Dr., Chandler, call for charge, registration required, (480) 340-4013, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

Tai Chi, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., repeats Oct. 21, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4367, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

October 8 Thursday Osteo Arthritis Treatment Discussion, 2 p.m.

Thursdays in October, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free, reservations required, (480) 983-8376, tbiersack@helenfoundation.com.

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The longest-running, largest ethnic festival in the Valley with Greek food, music, dancing, jewelry, art, grocery items and activities for children returns to the community center.

Chair Yoga, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., repeats Oct. 23, Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4367, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

Asthma Treatment Discussion, 2 p.m. Fridays in October, Helen Foundation, 105 S. Delaware Dr., Suite 8, Apache Junction, free, reservations required, (480) 983-8376, tbiersack@helenfoundation.com.

October 10 Saturday Sunland Village Karaoke Nights, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., repeats Oct. 24, Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $2 donation at the door, (480) 832-9003.

Health and Wellness Expo, 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., repeats 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 11, St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Faith Community, 3450 W. Ray Rd., Chandler, free admission, (480) 899-1990, ext. 136, www. standrewchandler.com. More than 3,000 attendees will enjoy demonstrations, massages, informational handouts, treats and door prizes. Parish nurses will provide free blood pressure screenings. Flu shots will be available at the Walgreens booth.

October 11 Sunday All Stars Stage Band, 3 p.m., Willowbrook United Methodist Church, 19390 N. 99th Ave., Sun City, $5, (623) 974-5637.

October 12 Monday Sun Lakes Democratic Club Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club, 25601 Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, free, (480) 895-1162. Rep. Eric Meyer, Arizona

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American Cancer Society: Look Good Feel Better, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, free, registration required, (480) 855-2224, www. ironwoodcrc.com. This group is for cancer patients.

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Pancreatic Cancer Support Group, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4367, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

Craft, Create, Heal, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Dr., Chandler, call for charge, registration required, (480) 340-4013, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

October 16 Friday Boogie Nights Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Palm Ridge Summit Hall, 13800 W. Deer Valley Dr., Sun City West, $6 members, $8 guests, (602) 679-4220, www.scwdanceforhealth.com. Singles and couples are invited to the monthly dance, featuring DJ Kort Kurdi spinning hits from the ‘70s and ‘80s.

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Cancer Survivors Celebration Day, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, free, www.ironwoodcrc. com/SurvivorsDay. The morning event features a free pancake breakfast, head and neck screening, tai chi and yoga demonstrations, haircut-a-thon, healthy eating information, community vendors, children’s crafts, face painting and pet rescue.

Dog Days, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Granite Reef Senior Center, 1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Scottsdale, free, (480) 312-1733, memckee@scottsdaleaz.gov. This event features fun, entertainment and resources for all dog lovers.

October 18 Sunday Beautiful Games: American Indian Sport and Art, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., adults $18, seniors $13.50, Heard Museum, 2301 N. Central Ave., Phoenix (602) 252-8840, www.heard.org.

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tribal communities. This exhibit examines the historic and modern role of sports in these communities.

October 19 Monday Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Dr., Chandler, call for charge, registration required, (480) 340-4013, www.ironwoodcrc.com October 20 Tuesday Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) Chapter 101, 11 a.m., Deer Valley Airport Restaurant, 702 W. Deer Valley Rd., Phoenix, charge for meal, (480) 340-2180. The monthly meeting will focus on the Reed-DeMaio Retirement Pension Ballot Initiative.

Sunland Village Ice Cream Social, 6:30 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $4, (480) 832-9003. The $4 admission charge includes build-your-own sundae and show by singer David Grimes.

Ironwood Kitchen: Cooking Class, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 695 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler, call for charge, registration required, (480) 855-2259, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

Tai Chi with Roxanne Reynolds, 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 4686 S. Rome St., Gilbert, call for charge, registration required, (480) 855-2224, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

October 21 Wednesday National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association (NARFE) Chapter 1395, 11 a.m., Brothers Family Restaurant, 8466 W. Peoria Ln., Peoria, charge for lunch, (623) 935-4681, deb.at.NARFE@ gmail.com. All current and retired federal employees and spouses are invited.

Ironwood Kitchen: Cooking Class, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 8880 E. Desert Cove Ave., Scottsdale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4384, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

Advanced Directives Class, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4367, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

October 22 Thursday Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s Guild Craft Fair, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., repeats Oct. 23, St. Michael’s Hall at Prince of Peace, 14818 W. Deer Valley Dr., Sun City West, free, (623) 214-2735, (623) 322-4139. The fair includes crafts, collected treasures, American Girl doll clothes and stitchery and crocheted items.

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October 24 Saturday Sunland Village Karaoke Nights, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $2 donation at the door, (480) 832-9003.

Cars for Charity Car Show, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Our Lady of Joy Church, 36811 N. Pima Rd., Carefree, free admission, www.carshowscottsdale.com. More than 150 participants will enter everything from hot rods to antique Ford Model T’s to modern-day Corvettes, Ferraris, Maseratis, muscle cars and customs.

Caregiving has Changed My Relationships: Empowering Tools to Manage the Change, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mountain View Funeral Home, 21809 S. Ellsworth Rd., Suite 101, Queen Creek, free, reservations required, (480) 833-8247. East Valley Adult Resources is presenting this seminar with funding provided by the Area Agency on Aging.

October 25 Sunday Seniorcise, 11:15 a.m., Valley of the Sun JCC, 12701 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale. For more information or to register, call (480) 483-7121. This class is specifically geared for the needs of adults. Flexibility and strengthening exercises for the entire body will be presented.

October 26 Monday The Sun Cities Saddle Club Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Wooddale Village Retirement Community, 18616 N. 99th Ave., Sun City, free, (623) 584-5696, www. saddle.scwclubs.com, suncitiessaddleclub@gmail.com.

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American Cancer Society: Look Good Feel Better, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, call for charge, registration required, (480) 855-2224, www. ironwoodcrc.com.

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October 27 Tuesday Tai Chi, 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Center, 685 S. Dobson Rd., Chandler, call for charge, registration required. (480) 340-4013, www. ironwoodcrc.com.

October 28 Wednesday Intro to Reiki, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 5810 W. Beverly Ln., Glendale, call for charge, registration required, (602) 588-4367, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

Metastatic Cancer Support Group, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Ironwood Cancer and Research Centers, 685 S. Dobson Dr., Chandler, call for charge, registration required, (480) 340-4013, www.ironwoodcrc.com.

October 29 Thursday Oregon Ducks at ASU, 7:30 p.m., Sun Devil Stadium, 500 E. Veterans Way, Tempe, call for ticket prices, (800) 786-3857, www.thesundevils.com. Watch the ASU Sun Devils in a Thursday night matchup against one of the top Pac-12 teams.

October 30 Friday Friday Night Dance, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Sunland Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $7, (480) 8329003. Dance music by Joey and Gloria of The Breeze.

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Entertainment Herriman and the Chandler Symphony Orchestra: A perfect pairing :: by Kenneth LaFave

TIM SEALY

“We started as the orchestra of Mesa Community College in 1989, but a bond issue failed and they dumped the orchestra. So a bunch of us got together and started this group,” Herriman recalled.

The former MCC musicians founded the orchestra as the San Marcos Symphony (named after the resort) in 1993.

The name was changed to the Chandler Symphony Orchestra in 2006

thanks, in part, to the support of the Chandler City Council and then-Mayor Boyd Dunn. The Chandler Symphony Orchestra serves some 10,000 patrons annually, giving six free concerts every season at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

From the orchestra’s beginnings up to the present day, Herriman has been its defining personality.

“Jack is the face and baton of the Chandler Symphony Orchestra,” said Pam Hahn, the orchestra’s president and harpist.

Jack Herriman brings a solid-gold musical resumé to Chandler.

“He treats the orchestra members like professional and always London, Hamburg, Honolulu, Mexico expects the best playing and musician- City, Seville and Vietnam.

“He has a wealth of experience and ship from them. We all feel honored to has played and studied with some of the play for Jack.”

His musical resume is solid gold. Af- greats. He’s got a story for everything ter serving in the U.S. Navy, Herriman we play,” said Mike Wallick, CSO perstudied conducting at Northwestern cussionist and orchestra manager.

The next CSO concert, at 3 p.m.

University with Thor Johnson, an icon of 20th century American music edu- Sunday, Oct. 4, will feature one of the cation. He co-conducted the Chicago biggest “stories” in all of classical music: Civic Orchestra and studied with Leon- Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, with its faard Bernstein at the prestigious Tangle- mous opening motive of “fate knocking wood Institute in Massachusetts. He at the door.” Admission is free to the played viola in the Kansas City Philhar- event at Chandler Center for the Arts, monic for 12 years and then became its 250 N. Arizona Ave., Chandler. For assistant conductor. When that orches- information on it and other CSO contra amassed a debt of $1.6 million, its certs, go to www.chandlersymphony. music director resigned and Herriman net.

Off the podium, Herriman is a smilwas offered the job. He declined.

“I didn’t want to deal with the financ- ing senior citizen. But on the podium, es, so I went to Topeka and was music conducting with a clear beat and a defidirector there,” Herriman said. It was a nite presence, he is transformed. Like smart move: the Kansas City Philhar- all conductors, Herriman seems to have monic folded within a year. From To- benefitted from the aerobic exercise of peka, Herriman made his jump to the waving his arms and moving his body to music over the decades. He and the East Valley in 1989.

Herriman has guest conducted all Chandler Symphony Orchestra show over the world, including orchestras in no signs of stopping.

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ne day in second grade, Jack Herriman raised his hand. And now when he raises his hand, 80 musicians begin to play.

“I was 7 and we had a string class,” Herriman recalled. “The teacher asked, ‘Does anyone want to lead the group?’

I was the only one to put up my hand.”

Little Jack was hooked that day in Kansas City, Missouri. The sound of music coming back at him as he moved his arm to a beat pattern was the beginning of a love affair that goes on until this day.

“I’m going to keep on doing this,” said Herriman, now 85, after leading a rehearsal of the Chandler Symphony Orchestra.

“They want me and there’s a need for me. Like I told them at the start of the season, ‘I’ll do the best I can to keep you guys off the streets.’”

Herriman has been music director of the Chandler Symphony Orchestra since its inception, which, depending on how you look at it, was either 1989 or 1993—or 2006.

Fun & Games Around The Valley October 2015 Don Henley The Eagles’ Don Henley kicks off his solo tour in Phoenix, with special guest Shawn Colvin.

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 3, at 8 p.m.

WHERE: Comerica Theatre, 400 W. Washington St., Phoenix COST: Sold out; tickets may be released closer to performance date INFO: (800) 745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com

Zappa Plays Zappa Dweezil Zappa brings his father’s legendary tunes to the showroom during the “One Size Fits All” 40th Anniversary Tour. Be there to hear Zappa hits like “Bobby Brown” and the Grammy-winning “Peaches en Regalia.”

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Concert features ABC, Wang Chung, A Flock of Seagulls, Christopher Anton of Information Society, Animotion and Boys Don’t Cry.

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Fans will be “lovin’ every minute” of this show when the Canadian band comes to town.

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Entertainment EVEN EXCHANGE by Donna Pettman

Each numbered row contains two clues and two answers. The two answers differ from each other by only one letter, which has already been inserted. For example, if you exchange the A from MASTER for an I, you get MISTER. Do not change the order of the letters.

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

Across 1. Last word of a famous painting 5. Diving activity 10. Ella’s forte 14. Son in Genesis 15. Shaped like some party hats 16. Ornate metalware 17. Cut open 18. Ready for combat 19. Connecticut University 20. Phoenix performing arts center 22. Tucson shopping mall 23. Ill-suited 24. Off-the-wall 25. Scottish estate owners 28. Coastal raptors 30. Sports figures 31. It may be bid 33. Undertake, with “out” 36. Scottsdale stadium 40. Afore 41. Sheep-like 42. Brightest star in Lyra 43. Kicked oneself 44. Classic sports car 46. “Paradise Lost” character 49. Student 51. Have you ___ of this Phoenix museum?

52. Tucson’s Saint Augustine’s _____ 56. Vino region 57. Dull 58. England river 59. Castle defense 60. Pipe 61. Joie de vivre 62. Agile 63. Treasure 64. Sales force members Down 1. Netting 2. Bermuda, e.g.

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33. Coaster 34. Barely beat, with “out” 35. Bygone despot 37. Ammunition charge 38. Suffix with “correct” or “collect” 39. Villain 43. Exclusive offer 44. Orb 45. Pizza 46. Hoaxes 47. “Belling the Cat” author 48. Ferocious warrior in history 49. Place for aluminum furniture 50. Unqualified 52. Joker, e.g.

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Autumn has officially been here since Sept. 23, but it’s finally starting to feel like it!

As we break out our sweaters for these glorious cool months, it reminds us of autumns as a kid. It seems like just yesterday we were planning our Halloween costumes, and they didn’t need to cost a fortune at the costume store. A sheet with eye cutouts was considered perfectly acceptable, but the best costumes were made by mom.

Since then, a lot has changed about Halloween. It’s become much more commercial, and gradually parents are opting for taking their children to neighborhood celebrations instead of trick-or-treating.

But we’ll always remember how amazing Halloween was in the good ‘ole days. Here’s a bit of creepy trivia to get you into the spirit of the spooky season.

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Randolph, far right, is the last living member of “The Honeymooners” cast. cial and got a call that Jackie wanted ‘that serious actor’ to audition for a skit called ‘The Honeymooners’ and to play the sewer worker’s wife,” recalled Randolph. “It didn’t pay much and my character was less developed than the other three, but I was happy to have a job.”

Gleason soon recognized that the chemistry between himself, Carney, Meadows and Randolph had sitcom potential, and expanded “The Honeymooners” into a half-hour series that ran initially for 39 episodes during 1955 and 1956. The show was filmed with a live audience at the Adelphi Theater in Manhattan, and generally without full rehearsals.

“Jackie hated to rehearse and wanted shows to be spontaneous, so Art, Audrey and me would go over the script together on Saturday mornings,” said Randolph. “Jackie ran everything and nobody told him what to do. He was extremely talented, and for a big guy was incredibly light on his feet doing physical comedy. For one roller-skating skit, I went with Art and Audrey to practice at a roller-skating palace here in New York. But we never saw Jackie practice. He just came out on the skates and amazed us.”

Gleason, however, was not the most convivial of coworkers.

“Jackie was a very strange man, not overly friendly and very moody,” said Randolph. “He just never sat around and talked. Audrey was very professional and would have the whole script memorized. If Jackie forgot a line, she got him back on track. Art was quiet and it was well-known he had a long

history of problems with alcohol, but was a wonderful and talented guy.”

And while fans like to imagine their sitcom stars from a favorite show paling around after hours, that wasn’t the case with “The Honeymooners” foursome.

“We just didn’t hang out,” said Randolph. “At 9 o’clock, when we finished filming, we all went our own way.”

Randolph continued in the role when it once again became part of a new Jackie Gleason show. But when Gleason moved to Florida and revived “The Honeymooners” in several TV movies and in another show from 1966 to 1970, Randolph wasn’t invited.

“Years later I saw Audrey and she said Jackie had looked for me, but couldn’t find me,” Randolph recalled.

“Well, that was a lot of nonsense. Jackie wanted to use his long-time friend Jane Kean to play Trixie, and that’s what he did. But that was fine with me because I wasn’t going to move from New York where my husband had his job and I was happily raising my son.”

Today, when she ventures from her New York apartment of 55 years, Randolph happily greets devoted “Honeymooners’” fans.

“Strangers still come up and want to hug and kiss me and tell me how much they love the show,” she said.

“You learn to accept it, but it’s fun and people are nice. The show continues to influence my life.”

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Is pickleball taking over Arizona’s tennis courts? A look inside the mounting battle between racquets and paddles in today’s city parks and rec centers. By Jimmy Magahern

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tennis but uses ping-pong-style paddles with a whiffle ball and takes place on a smaller, badminton-sized court.

The smaller court, 20 by 44 feet as opposed to the standard 60 by 120 feet for tennis, is a big part of the sport’s growing popularity with aging Baby Boomers and, conversely, kids, who get to experience the fun and cardiovascular workout of a tennis match without quite so much of that ligament-straining leaping around.

But few public parks have dedicated pickleball courts, particularly in Scottsdale, which, until this month’s

grand opening of the eight pickleball courts at Cholla Park, has had zero.

That’s forced pickleball players to create their own places to play—usually on tennis courts, which, as it turns out, can be neatly subdivided into two pickleball courts (or even four, if reconfigured optimally) by just striping down some new lines.

“You can easily put two pickleball courts on one tennis court, and still play both games,” said Kirk “Rowdy” Rowdabaugh, a retired state forester who’s become an ardent pickleball fan, playing the game from Washington to Virginia to Arizona with wife Patti as they snowbird around the country, packing their paddles and portable net in the car.

“When you re-stripe a tennis court for pickleball, you don’t have to touch the tennis net,” he said, adding that pickleball uses a net about 2 inches lower to the ground than the standard tennis net.

“You can put one pickleball court on

it on an “I Hate Pickleball” Facebook page, “It’s like being next to 32 woodpeckers pecking on plastic tubes.”

“The only thing that’s holding us back is that tennis players aren’t particularly good about sharing city resources,” said Rowdabaugh. “They act like those are tennis resources, exclusively for tennis players.”

“I know the tennis players don’t like to play with two sets of lines,” added Patti Rowdabaugh, who’s also played her share of tennis. “But look, we’re always playing with at least two sets of lines! It’s good for your cognitive skills!

All you have to do is remember which lines to play in.”

either side of the tennis net, and just leave that net as a divider.”

Rowdabaugh said most serious pickleball players carry their own portable nets, which can be easily purchased online (he and Patti got theirs for around $100) and placed perpendicular to the tennis net, so the City doesn’t have to worry about installing anything new. “All they really have to do is stripe these courts for multiple sports, and the players can sort it out themselves.”

Multipurpose courts leave the boundary lines for tennis in white (per U.S. Tennis Association rules), with pickleball lines striped in orange, yellow, blue or any nondistracting second color. Tennis players, however, often object to seeing their courts marred with the additional lines, and many are also unwelcoming of the peculiar noise made by the pickleball paddles striking the hard plastic perforated balls, which can sound louder than the strikes in tennis, where the sound is better absorbed by the netted racquet.

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“Nobody I know would think of going to a tennis center, taping off a court line and leaving the lines down after a game,” said the 69-year-old director of ambassadors for the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), who lives in Scottsdale. “Anybody who does that is going to pull the tape up and take their nets and leave no evidence

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But increasingly, pickleballers no longer have to apply their own court lines. Many City parks and recreation departments are now re-painting courts for both tennis and pickleball, or converting underutilized tennis courts into dedicated pickleball courts.

“That’s what happened in Surprise,” Thomas said. “They had two tennis courts there, and they converted them to eight very nice pickleball courts that are almost always full with doubles teams playing.”

The Surprise pickleball courts, located at Dream Catcher Park down the street from the Surprise Aquatic Center, will be the location for this year’s Arizona Senior Olympics Pickleball Tournament, held Oct. 22 through Oct. 25. Thomas said Surprise is now one of the top spots to play the sport, along with Buckeye, Eloy and Casa Grande.

“Arizona, southern California and Florida are now the biggest regions for pickleball, along with the Pacific Northwest, where it started.”

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Thomas said the USAPA has seen a 71 percent jump in membership over the previous year.

That increase in popularity has created a competition for courts in city parks and rec centers, pitting paddles against racquets in some locales.

“Tennis players don’t like losing their favorite place to play,” said Thomas, who used to teach tennis back home in Oklahoma and said he still loves the game. “But there’s always a ton of tennis courts within a short drive from every one that gets converted to pickleball. There’s certainly room for both sports.”

“There has been some pushback from the U.S. Tennis Association,” added Stillwell, who pushed for Arizona to adopt it into its Senior Olympics in 2000, making it the first state to do

Pickleball is gaining popularity around the country rapidly. so. “And municipalities certainly don’t want to offend the USTA by putting in pickleball courts, which have turned out to be direct competition for tennis.

At the same time, they’re now getting lots of calls from citizens asking, ‘How come we don’t have any pickleball courts in our parks?’”

Kira Peters, parks and recreation manager for the City of Scottsdale, recently found herself in the middle of that battle after the City was flooded with emails from pickleballers complaining about the lack of places to play. In August a public meeting was held to discuss the issue, and finally the city agreed to convert two existing

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“We had a very passionate group of pickleball players that were having to travel to Fountain Hills or La Camarilla Racquet Club in Phoenix to play, and they were giving us some, let’s say strong conversation about getting some pickleball courts in Scottsdale,” said Peters, with a laugh. “But we really had to be careful about not offending our tennis players, because we’ve got a strong group of citizens who play tennis ...continues on page 34

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... from page 31 here. So we had to figure out where we could accommodate pickleball with the least impact to tennis players, and Cholla Park was one place that was not getting as much tennis play as our other neighborhood parks.”

For Peters, a fitness buff primarily into swimming and running who only recently tried playing pickleball herself, it’s oddly gratifying to be hailed as a pickleball hero by local residents.

“I’ve been in recreation for 26 years, and this was the first time I ever saw such a public demand for a place to play a particular sport,” she said. “So it was nice to be able to accommodate their demands and to do it quickly. It’s a very passionate group!”

Social sport A funny thing happens when you shrink a tennis court down to a quarter of its size and switch from playing with racquets to giant ping-pong paddles.

Suddenly the sport of kings becomes invitingly silly—enthusiasts liken it to playing ping-pong if you could stand on the table. It also becomes less intimidating: Who can be afraid of a game called pickleball? Most importantly, it becomes more social.

Doubles teammates stand practically shoulder to shoulder, and the smaller court makes aggressive shots virtually impossible. You have to serve underhanded, and there’s even a 7-foot no-volley zone in front of the net (players affectionately call it “the kitchen”) where you can only hit the ball after it bounces. “It forces you to incorporate what we call a soft game,” said Thomas. “You can’t just stand back there and blast the ball and expect to win very many points.” Games are shorter, too; no one has to wait long on the sidelines for their chance to play.

“I’m overwhelmed by how nice the community is,” said Rusty Howes, a Los Angeles-based video producer whose website, PickleballChannel.com, offers streaming videos on pickleball techniques, tips and personal stories from pickleball enthusiasts. “I’m sure there have to be mean pickleballers somewhere, but I haven’t met them yet.”

Stillwell said they do show up sometimes at the Arizona Senior Olympics. “I gotta tell you, when they have the nationals in October in Casa

Grande, and you go out there and watch the championship players, those guys are playing for blood,” she said.

“Just like any athlete who is excelling in a sport, they don’t think of this as being silly at all. They take it very seriously.”

Nevertheless, there’s a built-in closeness to a pickleball match that encourages social interaction, even if it is just good-natured trash-talking.

“Because the court is only 44 feet long and 20 feet wide, and most of the play is within the boundaries of the baseline, there’s a lot of back-andforth talk, especially when you’ve got four players,” said Thomas. “Because of the size of the court, there’s just a lot more conversation, and that’s one of the things that makes it so fun and attracts so many people to it.”

Sometimes the fun can get a little too loud for other people in the area. In 2008, after three pickleball courts opened near the SaddleBrooke retirement community in Tucson, residents cited a local noise ordinance to block play, complaining of the harsh sound of the plastic balls on the graphite paddles along with the zealous yackety-yak of the players.

In 2010 a pickleball club in the Mission Royale community in Casa Grande was also forced to relocate following noise complaints.

“Every once in a while pickleball players will get in trouble for having too much fun,” explains Howes. “You’ll hear the complaint, ‘Those pickleball players laugh too much, they’re too loud!’ With so many other sports, be it soccer or basketball or football, you’re supposed to be loud. Tennis and golf are quiet sports, and because pickleball courts are often near tennis courts, people think it should be quiet like tennis.

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Lab copay $20. X-rays from $15-20%. Copays and coinsurance count toward the out of pocket max of $3,200. Plan 2: $0 Preventative Screenings. $0 copay for PCP and $25 for specialist. $75 for emergency care, waived if admitted, and 20 % for DME. $150 for ambulance - air and land. Outpatient hospital and outpatient surgery is $150. Lab copay $20. X-rays from $15-20%. Copays and coinsurance count toward the out of pocket max of $3,200.

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Get Clued-in to the Facts about Chronic Lung Disease Down 1. Pulmonary air sacs where the exchange of O2 for CO2 occurs.

2. Plants such as fern or aloe vera, or an air purifying machine help indoor air.

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9. Bone marrow, blood and are types of tissue where stem cells can be harvested.

10. Dean Martin smoked heavily, developing late in life, along with a perpetual wheezing.

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Navigating Medicare Part D Enrollment (Oct. 15 to Dec. 7)

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edicare Part D is a prescription drug coverage plan that can be added to your hospital and medical coverage, better known as Medicare Part A and Part B. Every year from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, Medicare allows eligible patients to enroll in, switch or continue with their current Medicare Part D plan. This time-period is known as the Medicare Open Enrollment period.

Prices of medications and copayments can change from year to year.

That is why during this enrollment period, you should reevaluate your plan options to find a Medicare Part D plan that covers all of your medications with the lowest cost to you. When selecting a Medicare Part D plan, you should consider all the associated costs and options including the following: Premiums: Monthly payments you must make for your prescription plan Deductibles: An expense you pay before your insurance provides you benefits Copays: Payment portion that you are responsible for when picking up your prescriptions Tiers: A copay structure for generic, preferred and non-preferred brand name drugs; medications in higher “tiers” have higher out-of-pocket costs Penalty: A late fee for not having prescription drug coverage after the enrollment period Preferred pharmacy: Pharmacies where you can fill your prescriptions at lower copays During this year’s open enrollment period, stop by your Walgreens pharmacy to obtain more information about selecting a Medicare Part D plan. Our pharmacy staff is happy to assist you by printing a list of your current medications. They can also provide you a list of Medicare Part D plans that allow you to conveniently fill your prescriptions at Walgreens. You are always welcome to ask your Walgreens pharmacist to review your medications and see if you can save money by switching to generic or lower-cost brand name medications.

For specific advice of which plan is best for you, contact our new Medicare prescription plan adviser. HealthPlan

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One, an independent licensed health insurance agency, can provide you a free evaluation that includes a comparison of multiple Medicare Part D plans. HealthPlanOne advisers provide personalized advice based on your specific prescriptions to help lower your out-of-pocket costs and can also help you enroll in the Part D plan of your

choosing, all at no cost. Call (877) 3154689, or visit www.Walgreens.com/ Medicare-Enroll for more information. You can also contact Medicare directly by visiting Medicare.gov or calling 1-800-MEDICARE. Walgreens has been helping customers save money and “be well” since 1901. Walgreens is a preferred pharmacy for several Medicare Part D

plans, offering lower copays for prescription medications compared to other select pharmacies. Walgreens also offers a variety of Medicarecovered pharmacy services such as immunizations. Stop by your nearest Walgreens pharmacy to see how we can help you save money and “be well” during the Medicare enrollment period and throughout the year!

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on top of the cooked brownie, I stack more chunks of brownie. Then, to make matters even more scrumptious, it is drizzled with a rich and creamy caramel sauce. Oh, I’m such a bad ghoul.

If you have a recipe that you think our readers would love to try, email me. While you’re there, check out more recipes and cooking tips at www.jandatri.com.

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ctober. It’s a devilish month with ghosts and goblins and such.

But I’m being quite the evil one here in my kitchen as I stir up a devilishly delicious treat that takes chocolate brownies to a new level.

Not only is there devil’s food cake mix added to the box of brownie mix (my longtime secret to moist brownies), but

Actress Patti Hannon (aka Sister from Late Nite Catechism) will be on hand during registration to encourage students to sign up for her class.

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he K-12 crowd may hate going back to school, but hundreds of Baby Boomers and active adults are eager to extend their education at Encore University this fall. These adults may innately know what a University of Texas at Dallas study recently discovered—people who master a new and challenging skill show greater gains in memory than those who performed passive activities.

“This group still wants to learn a little about a lot of things,” said Encore CEO Becky Bennett. “We’re in a great location and classes are lots of fun. We don’t take ourselves too seriously.”

Encore is located on the campus of Valley Presbyterian Church, 6947 E. McDonald Dr., Paradise Valley. Registration for nearly 40 fall classes is 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, and includes a free kick-off featuring food, music and art from former students.

Actress Patti Hannon, star of the longrunning show “Late Nite Catechism,” will be on hand in habit making church history and signing students up for her “Improv Acting” class. Classes for the first five-week session start Tuesday, Oct. 13, and are followed by two other sessions.

Now in its third year, Encore is becoming a perfect place for the country’s fastestgrowing demographic of 50-plus adults in the area seeking social interaction and intellectual stimulus. Nearly 800 adults enrolled last year.

“We are overwhelmed with the reception and good feedback,” said Bennett.

The school was designed for the 50-plus population in Paradise Valley, Scottsdale and beyond. And big things are happening on Encore’s campus this term.

In addition to Hannon, illustrator Bob Boze Bell, Scottsdale historian Joan Fudala and ASU professors emeriti are among a line-up of top-tier teachers in classrooms this session.

Bell, a humorist and historian, will teach “Where Truth is Stranger than Fiction” and another class, “The Golden Years of Hollywood” is expected to score five-stars for film buffs. Former ASU professors will lecture on classical music, literature and exoplanets.

The school is serving up culinary art, visual (pottery and painting) and performing arts classes as well as art history and practical instruction in iPhone operation. Classes are taught by qualified teachers and are $35 each. This year, trips are planned for Prescott, Tucson and Turkey.

Encore’s Saturday Morning Speaker Series features former Sen. Jon Kyl and Arizona Republic columnist Robert Robb on Saturday, Nov. 14, international mountaineer Kevin Cherilla on Saturday, Jan. 9, and Cita Stelzer, author of “Dinner with Churchill,” on Saturday, Feb. 13. For more information, visit www.encoreuniv.org or call (480) 9916424 ext.165.

Ted Stump is on the leadership team for the school. He is more than satisfied with the success of the school.

“We set out to engage people of this age group, to exercise their brains, and we are doing it,” said Stump.

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Chocolate Brownies with Caramel Sauce Drizzle 1/2 cup quick cooking oats 1 box devil’s food cake mix 1 box brownie mix 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups water 2/3 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons strong coffee or 2 teaspoons instant espresso 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 2 tablespoons Hershey’s chocolate syrup, optional 1 bag (8 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts, divided Caramel sauce to drizzle Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease a 9 x 13 shallow baking dish.

(Some use a jelly roll baking sheet or quarter sheet pan.)

Mix together oats, dry devil’s food cake mix, brownie mix, eggs, water, oil, coffee, cocoa, chocolate syrup, chocolate chips and 1 cup of the walnuts until well blended. (Reserve 1/2 cup walnuts for topping.)

Bake according to brownie mix package instructions. (Do not overbake brownies.) When cool, cut in squares. Place three to four squares in freezer.

When hardened, cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Drizzle a small amount of

caramel sauce over brownies. Place frozen brownie cubes and walnuts over top.

For the Caramel Sauce: 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup boiling water 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt In a skillet or small pot, combine sugar, boiling water, butter, vanilla and salt. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar and cool until thickened.

Do not burn bottom of the pan.

I wanted to share some tips for making perfect brownies. If you have a Pure Convection element in your oven, use it. It will give you the best even cooking. Also, it’s hard to tell when brownies are done. When the aroma of chocolate coming from the oven hits me, I know the brownies are just about done. Halfway through the baking process, I open the oven and gently pat the top of the brownies. That deflates the air bubble on top and I can tell if the brownies are done.

Works perfectly every time and the brownies are never overbaked.

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Sound Off

... from page 9 you closely observe how the flowers in Unbelievable, the best example the ground are growing and blooming of today’s limited knowledge and the seeds that it will send out and people in charge just came in the little bug that’s in it right now pol- the mail from SRP. It says, “Notify us if linating. That’s called close observance. the power is out in your area.” I see 20 poles down, no electric, no phone, no How do you like this new cy- cell connection. Are you laughing beberworld where freedom of cause it says login or call? Hey dummy speech can no longer be ap- the power is out! What kind of a job plied to defamation of character when are you being paid for? It’s unbelievsaid in public. Boy are they’re all hav- able growing stupidity. Lack of educaing fun out there making fun of every- tion or just plain dumb. body else. Apply some common sense.

I think the Scottsdale city manager turned his back on South Oh guess what? The latScottsdale when he closed the est social society scheme has reached grandma’s phone senior center. This has been a terrible number. Someone decided to use her tragedy to all the seniors. unusual name for a dating scam on her cellphone that she doesn’t have. But A 13-year-old Muslim boy they identified themselves as her with brings a clock resembling a her name and home phone number. bomb into school and is arIt’s amazing what these crazies can do. rested. Obama tweets his support for Just find them and put them in a cave this young man and invites him to the somewhere, so they can talk to each White House. Don’t tell me Obama other on their little cellphones. What doesn’t side with Islam. If you are Isa world this has become. Grandma’s lamic or black he will be concerned, glad to be leaving it soon. Cellphone and call to express his support. If dating? Yuck. What’s next? you’re a white policeman shot in the

face or shot to death, it doesn’t matter for Obama. It goes to show who he sides with!

Do you know how to answer the grandchildren when they say who gets the $170 million collected for the election? Who gets it anyway? I don’t know how to answer them. Do you?

It’s not difficult to notice America is going to the dogs, when a neighbor can steal from a neighbor when a funeral is going on.

It’s really disgusting and the police aren’t very much help unless you get the right officers and you have to verify everything—even things meant for the funeral. It’s really disgusting and I’m beginning to hate living in America.

Although I was born here, it’s full of lousy rotten people.

For all those poor people fleeing North Africa and the East Indian countries and Europe has no place to put them. Send them to all the open land unpopulated in Russia. Direct all those poor fleeing people

to Russian territory. What do you think of that idea? Interesting to say the least.

I guess yet another example of the new normal is people in restaurants and coffee shops literally screaming into their various electronic devices as well as at each other during what used to be called private conversations. Staring at these clueless zombies is useless. What are your ideas on this growing social problem?

Why is it that motorcycles get to break noise laws? No car could drive around that loud and be ticketed. If you took your muffler off your lawn mower the police would come knocking and ticket you.

Only two reasons: Police are afraid of motorcyclists or police themselves ride these noisy machines.

The pope’s latest message of forgiveness to women who are Catholics and had abortions might be better delivered this way: Hey, forgive and forget all those priests who molested those children and we’ll forgive you for having abortions. Deal?

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“They work out a lot, they use all Thompson doesn’t take that task the latest, greatest equipment, lightly; he sees too many trainers but they don’t get the results they working the gyms in a “pump ‘em Colt Thompson, founder want.” up, pump “em out” mode, which of Desert Trainers The problem, of course, is is not only less efficient for the knowledge. In order to get the best results, client, he says, but potentially dangerous. “That you not only have to work yourself into a nice approach doesn’t take each individual’s specific juicy sweat, you have to do it in the right way. needs into account,” says Thompson. Since each Thompson prides himself on the results he gets body is different, Thompson takes vital signs for clients; so much so that he offers something on every client and has retained the services unheard of in the personal training field - a of a cardiologist, cardiac care nurses and 100% money back guarantee if you’re not nutritionists to consult for any unique concerns. happy with the new you in three months time.

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: : by Teresa Bear

edicare is complex and today’s changing health care landscape makes it more important than ever to fully understand how it works. Here are answers to three common questions about Medicare that can help you understand your options.

What does Medicare cover?

Medicare is a national health insurance program that helps with the cost of health care. Here are the ABCs—and Ds—of Medicare coverage.

Part A is hospital insurance that helps pay for inpatient care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility, some home health care and hospice care.

Part B is medical insurance that helps pay for more routine care such as doctors visits and outpatient care.

Part C Medical Advantage Plans (Often called Medigap or Medicare Supplement) are third-party health plans that combine Part A and Part B coverage and may include prescription drug coverage as well.

Part D helps pay for the cost of prescription drugs.

Under current regulations, Medicare Part A and Part B does not pay for: Eye exams for prescription lenses, hearing aids and fitting exams, most dental care and dentures, or routine foot care.

Like most private insurance, they also don’t cover Cosmetic surgery or acupuncture.

And finally, it doesn’t cover the very expensive costs of long-term care. The nursing care benefits are a common area of confusion about Medicare.

These benefits are strictly designed for rehabilitation. If your need for care extends beyond 90 days, you are on your own.

When do I enroll?

If you are already age 65 or older and you claim Social Security benefits, you are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B—even if you suspend your claim. Otherwise, there’s a

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six-month window to sign up beginning three months before your 65th birthday (Unless your employer plan qualifies).

Failing to enroll during that initial enrollment period can be costly because your Medicare premiums may go up. If you missed your window, you can sign up during open enrollment period between Jan. 1 and March 31 each year.

If you were eligible for coverage under a group health insurance plan, you are entitled to an eightmonth special enrollment period beginning the month after you stop working.

How much does it cost?

The good news is that there is generally no cost for Medicare Part A if you are eligible to collect Social Security benefits.

Part B coverage is $104.90 per month. If you income exceeds a certain threshold, the premium will be higher.

Additionally, you are responsible for additional deductibles and co-pays similar to most employer or private insurance plans.

Medical Advantage Plans—Part C— are generally administered by insurance companies, and their premiums— and coverage—will vary by company.

Part D—Drug coverage will vary by plan and provider.

For more information, check out the official government site for Medicare— www.Medicare.gov.

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Basics to aging gracefully and healthy ::by Crystal Baus

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To all those Baby Boomers out there, if you are trying to remember where you hid your energy and how to regain your youth, let me help you find it again. Here is a list of recommended daily activities to take part in and why taking these actions is important.

Crystal Baus • Eat the right foods: A reduced production of digestive enzymes occurs as we age.

This means we have greater difficulty extracting the nutrients from our food. But our digestion can be improved by eating the right foods in the right combinations.

• Eat smaller portions: A huge dinner sends blood to the digestive tract and away from muscles and other areas that need it for energy. You can alleviate this by eating smaller portions.

• Eat small healthy snacks: This will allow for ongoing energy throughout the day.

• Take a probiotic: Your gut houses essential bacteria, some beneficial, oth-

ers not. Certain foods can change the bacteria inside your gut. Too much bad bacteria can lead to inflammation, which saps energy. Taking a probiotic every day to repopulate the gut with “good” bacteria, will keep your digestion on track and keep you feeling more energized.

• Take a multivitamin, make sure it has good absorbability: People older than 50 sometimes have trouble absorbing nutrients, such as B12, which can cause you to become fatigued.

For consistent levels, take half in the morning and half 12 hours later.

• Supplement: Some drugs you take to help keep you healthy can have an impact on energy production and may create an energy plummet by depleting various vitamins. You can find out which ones and supplement necessary vitamins or minerals.

• Eat protein at every meal: This will help give your body a steady source of amino acids and will support building neurotransmitters, which help you to feel in a good mood and more energetic or awake.

Anti-aging The body is continually repairing itself, replacing lost cells and damaged

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proteins, making new mitochondria, new molecules and fixing DNA. Did you know cells and tissue in the body regenerate daily, skin cells turnover every month, stomach lining renews every five days, liver every six weeks and skeleton, every three months?

This is why it’s crucial to supply the body with raw materials for it to function at its optimum level, while repairing and regenerating cells. As the body ages it requires an increased quantity of these raw materials. You can fuel your body with nutrients for cell replication and energy. And you can prevent damage with antioxidants and reduce inflammation by eating right and practicing yoga for stress and anxiety.

Here’s a list of recommended antiaging foods: Fermented vegetables, raw and steamed vegetables, sea vegetables, coconut kefir, grapefruit, blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, kiwi fruit, organic eggs, cold water fish, grass-fed beef, free range poultry, raw butter, raw milk, quinoa, millet, buckwheat, amaranth, miso, stevia, spirulina, almonds, coconut oil, raw apple cider vinegar and green tea.

Foods that offer more nutrients will help energize, repair and regenerate your body’s cells, ultimately supporting your body to stay youthful. Nutrient dense foods may also help fight free radicals will help you age gracefully. And lastly, foods that do not promote inflammation or even act as anti-inflammatories are beneficial in the fight against aging and may even help prevent or prolong the onset of disease.

If you’d like specifics on what will work best for you, email me at cbaus@ healthstyles4you.com to set up a free health evaluation. Look to next month’s column to learn how you can prevent and reduce inflammation (cellular inflammation is where most disease stems from).

Crystal Baus is an integrative health coach for HealthStyles 4 You, and a marketing contractor for the following industries: Health and Wellness, Naturopathic Practices (including Chambers Clinic) and Signage & Digital Graphics. Baus can be reached at cbaus@healthstyles4you.com, or www. healthstyles4you.com.

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The Senior Advocacy Group of Ahwatukee (SAGA) 2015 Senior & Family Conference will feature presentations by industry experts, information on area resources, a Relaxation Room, breakfast, lunch and raffle prizes.

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al event is “Aging isn’t for Sissies: Hall with the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute with “I’m a Caregiver: When Straight Talk and Connections.” did THAT happen?” ClosSAGA is a nonprofit ing speaker will be Jennicomposed of volunteers fer Turk with the City of organized to provide edPhoenix on the topic of ucation, resources and “Compassion Fatigue— advocacy to seniors and Help, I’m tired and I can’t families. Space is limitget up.” ed. Interested parties are According to Annlouise urged to register in adFerguson, SAGA board vance at www.sagaseniors. Dr. Geri Hall member, “Families will be able to org.

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Throughout the event the Pecos Community Center will be hosting a “Relaxation Room” where attendees can enjoy chair massages, aromatherapy with essential oils and music therapy.

Breakfast will be provided by My Fit Foods and Bashas’. More than 30 exhibitors will be participating with giveaways and attendees will have the opportunity to win prizes donated by local businesses. Walgreens will also be offering flu and pneumonia shots.

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y love affair with Vancouver be- boutique street, and now coffee is the gan at age 10. Even though it preferred beverage in a city proper of was a mere three-hour drive from my 603,502, but it will always be my special hometown of Seattle, it seemed a dis- place just on the other side of the bortant land of exotic teas, English toffee der. The world has discovered it, too. and towering totem poles. With spec- Vancouver was voted the “Best City in tacular views of snow-capped moun- the Americas” for 2004, 2005, 2006, tains and pristine bodies of water 2009 and 2010 by Condé Nast Traveler magazine. It all seemingly at every turn, makes perfect sense it was a fascinating blend to me, for this is a of beauty and multiculcity that really does tural sophistication that and always will live even a young adolescent up to its accolades. could recognize.

At age 18, when the Stanley Park drinking age in WashingQuite simply, Stanton was 21, the pilgrim- Stanley Park is one of the ages continued. I pre- most diverse public parks ley Park is the greatest urban park in tended to be a big shot in North America. by frequenting the pubs and drinking North America. Located in the heart of rooms in Vancouver’s historic Gastown the city, it is a breathtaking evergreen district, followed by sobering early peninsula that jets out into the bay. Esmorning meals of tantalizing Canton- tablished in 1889 as the city’s first park, ese food in Chinatown. Twelve years it consists of 1,000 acres of woodlands, later, Vancouver was the destination of hiking and biking trails, lakes, a lagoon, choice for my honeymoon, where each beaches and an array of wildlife. Othday featured a trek into Stanley Park er attractions include the Vancouver for picnics, hikes or just lazing around Aquarium, public gardens, children’s on one of the many driftwood-strewn farmyard, tennis courts, golf course, a heated ocean-side swimming pool, rebeaches.

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Gastown is the historic center of Vancouver.

in this historic center of Vancouver. A shopping district. Nestled between visit is essential. Named after “Gassy the downtown business center and Stanley Park, it is Jack,” who opened a saalso the city’s most loon in 1867 for forestry walked street and workers on the shore of ideal for watching Burrard Inlet, Gastown people from all over still retains much of its old the globe. flavor. Established in 1971 as a historic district, it is Granville Island today a mix of renovated Redeveloped in brick and stone buildings, the late 1970s, Granvintage street lamps, tour- Granville Island Public ville Island is known ist shops, galleries, restau- Market. for its public markets, craft stores and rants and pubs. commitment to the arts. The city offers lower rent to designers and artisans and Chinatown Vancouver’s Chinatown is the third does not accept large “chain” stores. largest in North America, but most importantly it is here to serve the city’s Yaletown Formerly a no-nonsense warehouse largest ethnic group, and not its tourists. Over 17 percent of Vancouver area on the edge of downtown, Yalehouseholds speak Cantonese or Man- town has been given a complete makedarin as a first language. Located on over, and now houses restaurants (many the edge of downtown, it has been the with outdoor patios), coffee bars, boucenter of Chinese culture in Vancou- tiques and apartments. A must-eat is ver for more than a century and part Brix Restaurant, one of the first desof its charm is its sense of authentic- tination restaurants in Yaletown. The ity and lack of souvenir shops and establishment features modern Canatourist kitsch. A new Chinatown has dian cuisine with local ingredients, plus also emerged in the city of Richmond a wine bar that offers over 50 vintages where the recent waves of Chinese im- by the glass. Its refurbishing is a mix of both eclectic and chic, and for me the migrants have settled. symbol of district’s renaissance.

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“Steel Magnolias.”

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In short order, we see the French as the scenery. For millions of fans, Natchitoches represents the archetypi- Market, where Clint Eastwood filmed “Tight Rope;” Frenchmen Street, cal Southern community.

More importantly, the film pumped where Jean-Claude Van Damme had money into the town’s economy. State a shoot-out scene in “Hard Target,” officials took note, and today Louisi- and the cemetery where Peter Fonda ana is one of the major film producing rendezvoused with his dead mother in areas in the world. Indeed, it is often “Easy Rider.”

Jonathan Rae, owner of New Orcalled “Hollywood South.”

Thus, my husband and I embark leans Movie Tours, hands out bags on a road trip through Louisiana that of popcorn, and we munch away as takes us to places where many of these we drive through the Garden District motion pictures were filmed. We be- where the real stars are the grand old gin in New Orleans, hopping aboard houses. Scenes were filmed in virtually a 10-passenger van that’s outfitted with every room of the house that was used video screens in front of each seat. as a retirement center in “The Curi-

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Finally, we drive down a street in the Central Business District, which often is used to represent Chicago in one movie, Dallas or New York in another. “People don’t notice details,” Rae explained. “A row of tall buildings could be anywhere.”

Elvis sang “Crawfish,” the opening song in the 1958 movie Like French director “King Creole,” from a grillwork balcony in New Orleans.

Jean-Luc Godard said, “Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in so perfectly as to please the soul of the the world.” pickiest cinematographer.

Of the hundreds of movies that have The most opulent plantation is Houbeen filmed in Louisiana, only one mas House, home to a museum-quality has won the film industry’s big prize: collection of art, magnificent gardens the Oscar for Best Picture. That’s “12 and an award-winning restaurant. It’s Years a Slave,” which was filmed on 11 mostly used as an entertainment venue Louisiana sites—five in New Orleans and wedding site, which makes it the and six on various Louisiana planta- perfect place to film ABC’s highly rattions. We stop first at the closest of ed “Revenge of the Bridesmaids.” these, Destrehan, located on the Great En route to Shreveport, the northRiver Road that runs 70 miles between west hub of Louisiana’s film industry, New Orleans and Baton Rouge. There we stop in Baton Rouge, the film site we see the grand eight-columned main of “Showing Roots,” starring Elizahouse, the slave quarters and many of beth McGovern and Cicely Tyson. the outbuildings, including the mule Like “Steel Magnolias,” “Showing shed that was used in the film to repre- Roots” celebrates life in a small Southsent the gin house. ern town, one where community—and beauty parlors—are a fact of life.

But it’s in Shreveport where we see the true magic of the film industry, for while New Orleans can turn its business district into a generic downtown, Shreveport has doubled for the North Pole, the Bering Sea and even the Biblical City of Sodom.

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hingles is not fun. In fact, it’s downright awful. It starts with a tingling or burning sensation on the skin along one side of the body, followed by an extremely painful rash consisting of bumps, blisters or crusting. Hundreds of thousands of Americans older than 60 suffer from shingles each year, and the worst part is they don’t have to.

There is an effective and easy vaccine to prevent shingles, but only a small percentage of those at risk for shingles get it. In fact, a recent National Public Radio story reported that only 24 percent of people 60 years and older actually get the vaccine, a dangerous prospect for a disease that often leads to severe, debilitating pain and—in rare instances—more serious complications, such as pneumonia, hearing problems and blindness.

Approximately half a million Americans older than 60 get shingles every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This is largely due to a decrease in immunity as the body ages.

Shingles is a result of the virus that causes the chickenpox, which remains in the body even after symptoms subside.

Shingles can occur in the body at any time without warning, can last anywhere from days to years and have dangerous effects if it occurs at a later age.

Your risk for developing shingles increases as you get older; therefore, it is important that Arizona residents receive the shingles vaccine, which the CDC recommends for people age 60 and older. A study released by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices found the vaccine’s ability to prevent shingles decreases after age 69, so it’s important to get vaccinated as early as possible.

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Receiving the shingles vaccine is a simple process that has many health benefits. Unlike the flu shot, which is given annually, the shingles vaccine is only needed once in a lifetime. Although the vaccine is only used to prevent shingles— not cure it—it can still be administered after a person has had shingles to prevent a future occurrence.

The vaccine is only covered through Medicare Part D prescription drug plans or a Medicare Advantage plan that provides drug coverage. Although the vaccine typically requires a co-pay, it is a small price to pay for preventive care. Medicare Part D beneficiaries are encouraged to receive their immunization through their local retail pharmacy, which can be located via vaccine.healthmap. org, so they can be informed of the cost upfront and avoid out-of-network costs.

Check with your doctor’s office to see if they offer the vaccine and to schedule an appointment.

Consult with your primary care physician or pharmacist before receiving the shingles vaccine or any other immunization. More information about the vaccine can be found via www. vaccines.gov or www.cdc.gov/Features/ AdultImmunizations.

If you have questions concerning vaccine coverage, contact your health plan provider.

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ASO invites walkers to ‘Meet Me Downtown’

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he 2016 Arizona Senior Olympics will inspire Arizonans to get fit and stay fit. One of those events will be the “Meet Me Downtown Fun Walk” on Monday, March 1.

This great event will give ASO walkers the opportunity to meet and walk with others who want to improve their health.

At the same time, participants will have an opportunity to see and experience the growth and excitement of the “new” downtown Phoenix. There will be chances to see the shops, the new buildings and the artwork. Take part and experience the vitality of this greatly changed area.

“This is an opportunity for Senior Olympians to ‘strut their stuff,’ wear their shirts and medals and become role models for those just starting out in their active lifestyle,” said Irene Stillwell, ASO executive director.

“We are hoping that ASO athletes will bring their friends to make a statement to all Arizonans that fitness can be fun at any age.”

The Finish Line Newsletter is produced by Arizona Senior Olympics, founded by:

in partnership with the cities of Chandler, Glendale, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale, Tempe and the communities of Sun City, Sun City West and Sun City Grand

Arizona Senior Olympics P.O. Box 33278 Phoenix, AZ 85067-3278

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If you don’t do anything else—walk Aerobic fitness changed there’s been so much written for 2016 Games about the value of walking, why Because

aren’t there more people out there walking? Maybe it’s a matter of habit.

Most people are aware that if you do something often enough it will become a habit. However, one of the best ways to overcome a bad habit is to replace it with a good one.

If you’re in the habit of driving around a parking lot looking for the closest spot, why not replace that habit with finding the farthest spot for the door and walking?

If you are struggling with your weight and have a habit of grabbing a snack in the middle of the afternoon, why not take that time to get outside and walk?

If you can find just one thing you do habitually that has a negative effect on health and replace it with walking, you have literally taken the first step toward better health. To make it a habit, repeat it over and over as much as possible without variation.

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Want better health? Walk!

rizona Senior Olympics is one of the few games that offers an event specifically designed for people who work out in health clubs, exercise studios and senior center classes.

Although the event started in the mid1980s, it has evolved.

Thanks to the work of coordinator Debera German and commissioner Ila Mackerman, a committee was recently formed to review the event, bring it up to date and include some of the many modern styles of exercise.

The new name of the event is Aerobic Fitness Medley and refers to the many kinds of exercises that will be included.

Changes for the 2016 Games include: • Elimination of solos and duos • Continuation of the “group” competition (Group will be led by various instructors) • Age groups changed to 10 years • Competition for teams of two to nine or 10 to 15 (Costumes allowed for this division)

• All entrants will be competing for gold, silver and bronze medals but a traveling trophy has been added to the team competition. The team with the highest points will be invited to perform in the 2017 Games’ opening ceremony.

The event’s venue has also changed.

The beautiful Family Life Center of the North Phoenix Baptist Church features hardwood floors, a state-of-the-art sound system and ample seating. There is also a café where athletes will be able to enjoy lunch or a snack.

The date for the new Aerobic Fitness Medley is Saturday, Feb. 27.

FIT PHOENIX has a ‘field day’ at senior centers

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ugust and September may be “dog days” to many who use the heat as a reason to refrain from exercise, but the City of Phoenix Human Services Department’s Aging Services Division used this downtime to teach and encourage seniors to get active.

The FIT PHOENIX Field Days were held at the Paradise Valley and

South Mountain senior centers. The events were structured as a competition between the senior centers that are administered by the Adult Services.

Teams from the various centers competed in a variety of activities for which winners accumulated points.

Seniors came decked out in T-shirts displaying their center name or logo

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and each member did their best in competitions that got them moving and thinking.

Some of the “challenges” involved eye-hand coordination, puzzle-like exercises designed to sharpen the mind and physical challenges such as learning to play pickleball.

FIT PHOENIX is a program of the

City of Phoenix initiated by Mayor Greg Stanton to promote a fitness lifestyle among all the citizens of Phoenix. Jon Brodsky, who heads up the program, was involved in the Field Days and looks forward to the many activities that are planned to make FIT PHOENIX a reality.

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It’s fall!

Registration to open in late October

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his year, Arizona Senior Olympics is publishing the schedule so that athletes may begin making travel

plans. Please watch the website, www. seniorgames.org, for information about sports marked TBD.

Sport ........................................................................ 2016 Dates Aerobic Fitness ...........................................................................................Feb. 27 Alpine Skiing .................................................................................................TBD Archery..........................................................................................................TBD Badminton ........................................................................................... March 5-6 Basketball ...................................................................................................Feb. 28 Billiards ................................................................................................ Feb. 27-28 Bocce .................................................................................................... Feb. 15-19 Bowling ................................................................................................ Feb. 27-28 Cycling ................................................................................................. March 5-6 Fun Walk ................................................................................................. March 1 Golf ...............................................................................................................TBD Handball .............................................................................................. Feb. 27-28 Pickleball ..................................................................................................October Pistol ..............................................................................................................TBD Powerlifting.................................................................................................Feb. 27 Race Walk .....................................................................................................TBD Racquetball ...................................................................................... March 12-13 Rifle, HP .......................................................................................................TBD Rifle, SB ........................................................................................................TBD Road Races ............................................................................................. March 5 Shuffleboard ......................................................................................... Feb. 22-25 Skeet ..............................................................................................................TBD Softball ................................................................................................. March 4-6 Sporting Clays ...............................................................................................TBD Swimming .................................................................................................Feb. 28 Swim Relays .......................................................................................... March 12 Table Tennis ............................................................................................ March 6 Tai Chi .................................................................................................... March 5 Tennis ................................................................................................... Feb. 27-28 Track and Field .................................................................................... Feb. 20-21 Trap...............................................................................................................TBD Triathlon .......................................................................................................TBD Volleyball .......................................................................................... March 12-13

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his year, Arizona Senior Olympics volunteers made a pledge to each other to do everything possible to open registration in October. Mission accomplished.

This will be the earliest opening in the organization’s history and it is hoped that athletes will appreciate knowing the dates for events early. Therefore, ASO is hoping participants will register early, too.

This will enable staff to carry out the motto adopted for the 2016 Games: “A

Quality Experience.”

Even though ASO is an all-volunteer organization, a great deal of thought and discussion is given to customer service.

“Athletes will be urged to register early, which will make it much easier for staff to be responsive and helpful to every athlete,” said Irene Stillwell, ASO executive director.

“Early registrants will get a break on their fees, which had to be raised to keep up with rising costs”.

Be a friend, help us fund ASO q Yes, I would like to be a friend of Arizona Senior Olympics Send your tax-deductible contribution by check, money order, credit card or go online to www.seniorgames.org.

Amount Enclosed $ I am paying by q Check/Money Order qVisa qMastercard qDiscover qAmerican Express. You will be charged by Senior Games Payment Services if paying by credit card. If paying by check, please make it out to the Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation.

Credit Card. #: Expiration Date: 3 digit code on back of card: Name as it appears on your credit card: Address: City/State/Zip: Signature: Email address:

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