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Dear staff, I realize the meaning of the word “curmudgeon,” but we believe many of the comments in Drew Alexander’s column are unproductive and meanspirited. Remembering the adage, “If you have not been criticized, try doing something,” I would suggest that he offer some alternative ideas in how to deal with the complex issues facing citizens.—Nancy Ripp Scripko Someone should tell Michael Grady that it is “March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion,” not the other way around. Signed, March in Minnesota Dear Terry: First, thank you for all your articles. I learn something every time I read them. Thank you for holding a support group that I am sure helps many. I live south of Tucson, so distance prohibits me from attending. I hope others will read your article and that someone starts a group in Green Valley. I would like to know where I can get a copy

of your last speaker’s topic “Choose Your Foods Like Your Life Depends on Them.” Thank you, Dee Millions of Americans are in favor of the Keystone pipeline, which would create thousands of jobs and give us energy independence. However, Obama has vetoed the bill, listening instead to the environmentalist and his billionaire environmentalist friend in California over and over again. Obama does not care about Americans. All he cares about are his fundraisers and his donors. In Arizona there seems to be two kinds of psychopaths: Male psychopaths who shoot congresswomen in front of grocery stores, and female psychopaths who drag their pets into grocery stores. The second class of psychopath may engage in considerable subterfuge to make a false (and unconvincing) show that the animal is a “service animal.” It is easy to tell a service animal by its behavior, which lacks the messing-around (sniffing, snooping, showing interest in strangers) of an untrained pet. These pet owners are psychopaths in the sense that, being entirely wrapped up in their own emotional needs, they have not an

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qual justice under law” is a phrase engraved on the front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Although these words do not appear in the Constitution, they reflect the principles of American jurisprudence, especially as they relate to the civil rights of citizens. It’s a noble-sounding expression, a societal ideal extending back to the time of Pericles in ancient Greece, though when applying it to contemporary events, it tends to ring hollow. A key element of criminal as well as some civil law is punishment for wrongdoing, and in my view such violations should mean that “equal justice” applies in every case, regardless of a person’s career position, wealth or status in society. That’s the way it should be.

But it’s not. In recent years, the intent that public servants impartially and efficiently administrate the business of the people and for the people has taken a wrong turn. In the elective and appointive ranks, we have a burgeoning ruling class lording over the rest of us as if we are serfs in a medieval kingdom. In just the last half decade, there are dramatic examples of the double standard of justice that permeates today’s America in which the hoi polloi must obey the rules, while those on the public payroll do not. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is quizzed by Congress about a failed gun walking scheme into Mexico ostensibly designed to entrap drug and weapons smuggling cartels, directly

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iota of courtesy or thought for other humans—many of whom may not like to be unwillingly subjected to contact with other peoples’ animals in grocery stores, where food is on display. The number of incidents of stupid women trying to drag what are obviously not trained service animals into groceries seems to be on the increase lately. Lately I have filed BBB complaints against (grocery stores) for not telling these morons to get their animals out of the store. I would love to be a fly on the wall when someone’s nonservicetrained dog in some grocery bites some

other customer (or some other customer’s child) in the face. The moron/ pet owner may go unsued for damages, since in most cases, she doesn’t have deep pockets...but the corporation that owns the store does. I am continually amazed that grocery stores take the legal risk of being held accountable for an agitated pet’s attack on a stranger, instead of telling the pet owners to take what are obviously not service animals and get off the premises. I recently got a phone call from a man with a tony British accent who claimed ...continues on page 9

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resulting in the shooting death of a Border Patrol agent. Holder refuses to provide documentation about Operation Fast and Furious and is held in contempt of Congress. Nevertheless, neither he nor any of his subordinates have been punished for a costly and deadly display of poor judgment, if not criminal activity. Equal justice under the law? In 2013, we learned that the Internal Revenue Service was targeting politically conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny and what amounts to bureaucratic harassment. It also unlawfully leaked tax returns to political opponents of organizations not friendly toward the Obama administration. At congressional hearings, IRS official Lois Lerner became the smug face of the federal agency that routinely continues to abuse its power. Neither she nor anyone else at the IRS has had to account for their arrogant and most likely criminal conduct. Equal justice under the law? On Sept. 11, 2012, the American

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Special Mission compound in Benghazi, Libya, is attacked by terrorists. U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three CIA operatives are killed. Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives no plausible explanation for the inadequate security at the compound, blaming some obscure video for igniting the attack. The killers are not apprehended, there’s no disclosure regarding the whereabouts and decision-making by President Obama and Secretary Clinton at the time of the attack, and no one has paid a price for their role in the continuing cover-up. In one on-going federal government scandal upon another, people have lied and people have died. But where is the justice? 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

The blessing (or the curse) of April optimism

:: by Michael Grady

’m in a toxic relationship. Every autumn, we have an ugly, tempestuous breakup: barbs are thrown, oaths are sworn. Hands are tossed bitterly in the air. As we part ways, vows are made to direct my attentions to more productive pursuits—like meditation, alcoholism or whittling. By the time the weather chills, the words “never again” have passed my lips. I have convinced myself that I’m smarter all for the pain and that, like The Who, I won’t be fooled again. But then, on the first warm days of spring, my ex rolls back in: chewing gum, cracking bats, sounding “charge” on its grandstand organ. And I am drawn, again, to singe my wings in the light of a very old flame. I am a puppet of baseball. What’s wrong with me? I am sorry, dear reader, to put you in the middle of a dispute between me and my ex. But perhaps some of you feel the same pull. I shouldn’t have to remind any of my fellow Diamondbacks fans about what we learned from the debacle of 2014. To call it a crash-and-burn season is unfair to the metaphor “crash and burn.” For something to burn, there had to have been fire somewhere in the first place. Last season was a passionless, slow coast to shame. It started failing promptly in March, when the pitchers’ Tommy John tendons began twanging like the banjos in “Deliverance,” and it disappointed steadily from there. Last season was like watching an old person fall down a fire escape: it takes forever, even though you know immediately that the outcome won’t be good. It got so bad at one point that Kirk Gibson appeared to change facial expression. But now Baseball is back: sitting in the lobby of my consciousness, with a heart full of optimism and a cheek full of Skoal. BASEBALL: Come back to us! We have Yasmany Tomás. ME: Is there a treatment for that? BASEBALL: No, he’s a Cuban superstar. Really talented kid! A third baseman who can hit a ton!

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ME: Is he any good at third? [Pause] BASEBALL: We also traded for, like, a hundred young pitchers. ME: Any of ‘em good? BASEBALL: Did I say, “a hundred?” More like a thousand pitchers! ME: Well, I’m sure Miguel Montero will enjoy catching them. [Pause] BASEBALL: Also, we have this new Churro dog... The Diamondbacks are trying very hard. They know they screwed up, and they want me to believe again. And, God help me, I want to, too. What is it about baseball that makes us hope immoderately and irrationally? This happens every year: the managers, commentators and front office folk talk the talk; the young prospects look so promising in their uniforms. The season starts with everyone 0-0 in the standings and every home team in first place. “Look Dad,” I said, hoisting up the Detroit Free Press on the first day of the 1975 season, “the Tigers are in first place!” Then, once the season got underway, my Tigers performed like a cow in a piranha tank. Baseball is an especially potent delivery system for hope. It’s not like other sports. You keep up with basketball. You root for football. You really have to live baseball because it takes so long. A single game, with multiple pitching changes, takes only slightly longer than the average human life. (Incoming MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is experimenting with a pitch clock and other ways to “speed up” the game. This is because an entire generation of baseball fans died out during a single Nomar Garciaparra at-bat in 2006.) That’s why baseball fans metaphysically “move in” to baseball season, holding jobs and raising children as they watch. When I told my wife I was giving up the Diamondbacks, she said: WIFE: How will I get the folding done? ME: What do you mean? WIFE: Well, when the dryer goes off, I usually dump the clothes in front of you while you’re watching baseball…

ME: And I fold them? How long has this been going on? WIFE: When they were in the playoffs. You don’t spend that much time doing anything without it becoming a relationship. That’s how baseball gets you: you spend the time, you get invested. Before you know it, you’re hanging lofty hopes on lads wearing stirrup socks and helmets lacquered with goo. Baseball is eerily like life itself. But baseball has a couple of nifty improvements: baseball keeps score, so every day, you can clearly see if you’re a winner or loser (for some of us, this is not good news,); secondly, baseball has the ability to reset itself. Every spring, we’re young all over again. BASEBALL: C’mon! This could be our year! ME: Are you kidding me? Look at our division: The Giants are World Champs. San Diego bought every good free agent. The Dodgers used all of their television money to reanimate the corpse of Babe Ruth. BASEBALL: Did I tell you about the young pitchers? ME: That’s like buying a thousand Powerball tickets and saying “I’m a millionaire!”

BASEBALL: Archie Bradley is back to throwing like he did two years ago. [Pause] ME: You’d better not be lying. I listened to a spring training game today. I wasn’t going to, but it was awful, at first. A bunch of young players—names I didn’t recognize—running fecklessly around the basepaths like loose Golden Retrievers. They fell behind. Then they tied it. Then they fell behind again before rallying in the ninth. An utterly meaningless game. But it was a win, so...that’s something. Maybe we need to hope. Maybe the best of us lies in our willingness to poke our heads up out of the mundane and search for the bright horizon...even after fate (or the Dodgers) goes “Whacka-Mole” on us. That stubborn April optimism is the essence of baseball, and either the best part of the American character or an untreatable form of mental illness. Either way, I seem to be following the Diamondbacks again this year. I promise not to call you, in tears, if it goes wrong. Michael Grady is a Valley-based writer. His eBook, “Death Calls a Meeting,” is available on Amazon.

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i! I’m Bill Straus and I’ve been invited to provide a monthly column for Lovin’ Life After 50. When I first hosted a talk radio program back in the early ’90s, I felt it was important early on for my listeners to get to know the guy to whom they were listening. And I think the same holds true for you, as a potential reader of this column. So let’s expedite that. Here’s a little bit about me: I was born and grew up in Phoenix. Hence, I may write occasional pieces about “old Phoenix.” If you’re a native, I think you’ll enjoy that. And if you’re newer to the Valley, I think it gives you an opportunity to better know this place you now call home. I’ve had a few careers. I announced horse races for nine years immediately following college (University of Iowa, class of ’71). I then briefly served in my family’s now-defunct business, Leonard’s Luggage. Fourteen years in radio sales and management followed that, and then I got my chance to host a talk show! In fall of 1992, “Straus’ Place” went on the air on KTAR, where it stayed until early ’99 when I was fired. I moved to a very small and rather quirky station, KXAM, where I continued the program until early 2001. At that time, I won the job of Arizona regional director for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which I held until retiring early last year. All of my jobs have left an impact on me, but none so much as my time at ADL. I do have a passion for “pursuing justice and fair and equal treatment for all under the law,” which lies at the core of the ADL mission. I have been divorced for 33 years (remaining close friends with my ex

for almost the entire time) and have two grown children. My daughter is an attorney and my son is a firefighter. Between them, I have a granddaughter and two grandsons. Family is indeed a big deal in my life and I am only recently becoming accustomed to representing the eldest generation in that family. I intend to write about a wide variety of subjects, but you should know from the offset that politically, I lean to the left. I probably don’t need to mention that; I fully expect you’ll pick up on it before too long! I’m fascinated with the societal changes that have occurred during my 66 years, primarily those that have brought more equal treatment to groups that had previously been denied it. I have always been a sports fan, but am now down to just two primary allegiances: the Sun Devils and the San Francisco Giants. Both are the product of my earliest awareness of sports. I’ve sat in the same seat at Sun Devil Stadium since they built it in 1958 and for my entire childhood, the Giants were the primary (and sometimes only) professional sports presence in the Valley. So there’s a little bit about me. I hope you’ll find what I write to be, at the very least, provocative, and hopefully, compelling. Regardless, I will always be open to hearing from you. You can reach me at strausplace@cox.net. See you next month! 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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... from page 6 to work for (a grocery store) in Phoe- will be questioned. I told him I know nix. He said he was responding to my this is a lie; that I have seen that people BBB complaint. I can just imagine him who enter with prancing toy dogs are holding out his pinky as he said it. He not challenged. He then said (the store) gave his name initially only as “Paul” is concerned with the health and safety but upon my insisting that he give his of its customers. I said this is the biglast name, he said he had a “hyphen- gest lie of all. I hung up on him. Arizona statute (A.R.S. sec. 11-2014) ated” last name—Smith-Bancroft. I suppose (the grocery store) thinks I will says, in essence, that a bona fide service imagine that a rep with a British ac- animal has to be accommodated by cent and a hyphenated name must be proprietors of public spaces and that my educational and social superior and animals which are not service animals that I will find it convincing, accord- do not have to be accommodated. It ingly, when he talks sheer nonsense. does not define a “service animal” as He then proceeded to speak sheer non- any animal that some fool claims to be sense. I guess (the store) thinks it is a a “service animal”! It defines the sergood idea to offend a customer’s intel- vice animal by its having had therapeuligence and common sense by having tic training to work with one owner’s this guy make the phone calls. He said disability. It does not define disability that (the store) has to follow the law; as selfishness, or emotional neediness. he then proceeded to misstate Arizona It has to be a condition that interferes law. I happen to have a law degree, with daily life activities...like going into which I doubt he does. He then said a grocery store unaccompanied by the that (the store) has to accede if anyone animal. Here is what I am going to do claims the animal they bring into the about (the stores). I am going down the store is a “service animal.” This is also street to visit my local feed store. I am baloney. He said that in a store, if any- going to buy a chicken. I will also buy one enters with an animal that does not a chicken leash (they actually do make appear to be a service animal, he/she harnesses for taking a pet bird for a

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Ambassador Susan Rice, who appears to be the only woman capable of unscrambling the mixed message so the American public can understand. The Muslim peaceful nations vs. the evil of ISIS. If you don’t hear the right people speaking, you’re getting the wrong news. Broadcasters don’t care about the truth, they only care about the bottom dollar. Grandma says all media should stop calling ISIL a state or an Islamic state. It is not. It’s only a state of confusion about its own religion and lack of it. The media should stop making names or everything so they can report it and make it more interesting. My question: As an American voter who do you think was elected president of the United States in the last election: John Boehner, John McCain, Benjamin Netanyahu or Barack Obama? Interesting. You better look at it again. You’ll be in for a big surprise.

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ear Gabby Gayle: I recently took care of a loved one who was on hospice. I am writing you because I have trouble believing the rudeness of some visitors. Perhaps it was because they have no knowledge of hospice dying. Maybe we can educate them. Here are a few examples: On one occasion, friends said they were coming to visit at 2 p.m. My sister, whom I will call Kate, used all her strength to fully dress and be ready. By 6 o’clock I had to put her back to bed...she was exhausted. They called then and said they were running late. I told them it was too late. Another time friends called and said they were coming to visit, and would I please hold her pain medication so she would be lucid when they came! Another thing, some would come in and say, “Oh, Kate, you look so good!” She did not look or feel good and it was awkward. I could go on and on, but perhaps this is enough. I hope you will share this. Thank you. Signed, The Sister

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will, and it is good to be knowledgeable before you have to face it. The trouble is no one likes to discuss it until they have to. Signed, G.G.

ear Gabby Gayle: Last month, you answered “Fed Up” by saying she does not have to put up with not being able to please her husband and she should “dump him.” I disagree. He is her husband and she took a sacred vow. They should seek counseling. Marriage is forever, and you obviously disagree. That surprises me. Signed, Not With You On This

ear Not: I always welcome disagreements. Sometimes it makes me stop and think, and sometimes I need a whack on the side of the head. I used to think like you do, but life has “tainted” my old ideal about marriage being forever. I have seen too many victims of that philosophy. Thank you for writing. Signed, G.G.

ear Gabby Gayle: Today my grandchildren informed me that I am not to say “no” to my great grandchildren. I am to redirect them. I had all I could do to keep my big mouth shut. This is what ails our society. Kids grow up thinking they can do anything...there are no rules. Have I lived too long? I think so. Signed, State of Shock

ear Shocked: I have heard this before. I can only agree with you. When I grew up, there was no question of what was right and what was wrong. If I did something against the rules, I got swatted on the behind. They call that child abuse nowadays. I too worry about the future. How will they know where to draw the line? It is hard for me to believe that we have kids from supposedly good families going to fight against us with ISIS. I have to wonder if they learned right from wrong. Signed, G.G.

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April 6 Monday Caps for the Cure Knitting/Crochet Group, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707. April 7 Tuesday Ballroom Dance Lessons, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

GriefShare, 9:30 a.m., Crown of Life Lutheran Church, 13131 Spanish Garden Dr., Sun City West, $15, (623) 546-6228. This nationally acclaimed nondenominational 13-week program is highly regarded for the assistance it provides grievers. The program features nationally recognized experts, covering all aspects of grief healing. April 9 Thursday The Arizona Wind Symphony’s Lights, Camera, Action, 7:30 p.m., Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe, $6 to $9, tca.ticketforce.com/. The audience will enjoy a range of music appearing on the big screen and on the stage. Arizona Center for Disability Law’s Staff Attorney Sarah Weimer, 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Ed Robson Branch Library, Lecky Center, 9330 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, free, (602) 652-3000, halib72@gmail. com. Sarah Weimer will introduce the Arizona Center for Disability Law and present an overview of legal issues that ACDL can assist with. Movie and Popcorn: “Magic in the Moonlight,” 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707. April 10 Friday Greater West Valley Christian Women’s Connection Luncheon, 12 p.m., Corte Bella Country Club, 22129 N. Mission Dr., Sun City West, $23, (623) 255-5352. The work of Scottsdale jewelry designer, Arlee Kasselman, will be featured. The vocalist will be Sandy Martin. The speaker is Miss South Africa, Wanda Hanssen, who will discuss “From Riches to Rags to Peace and Prosperity.” April 11 Saturday Spring Fashions in Bloom, 12 p.m., Briarwood Country Club, 20800 N. 135th Ave., Sun City West, $23, $25 nonmembers, (623) 500-3109. The luncheon will feature styles by Sher’s Clothing and Accessories.

Orchidfest, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., repeats 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12, Harper’s Landscape Company and Gardening Center, 2529 N. Hayden Rd., Scottsdale, free, (602) 463-7352. There will be orchid displays, a plant sale, workshops and other orchid culture topics. Visitors to the show will be asked to vote for “Best in the Show.” There will be judging by certified members of the American Orchid Society starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. Pancake Breakfast, 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $4, (480) 832-9003. Karaoke Nights, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., repeats April 25, Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $2, (480) 832-9003. April 12 Sunday Music for a Sunday Afternoon, 3 p.m., Mission del Sol Presbyterian Church, 1565 E. Warner Rd., Tempe, $10, (480) 883-1698. Music by flutist Chaz Salazar, trombonist Kristie Steele and pianist Natalia Zinchenko.

Wheezing and Sneezing: Controlling Asthma and Allergies, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707. Pizza Party, 5 p.m., Sunland Village Auditorium, 4601 E. Dolphin Ave., Mesa, $10 by April 10, (480) 832-9003. Pizza and salad bar catered by L.J.’s Pizza in Mesa and music by Ricky Ricci by 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 16 Thursday Cancer Support Group, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Bink’s Midtown, 2320 E. Osborn Rd., Phoenix, free, reservations required, (602) 527-3776. The guest speaker is Dr. Landon Inge, assistant professor of the Norton Thoracic Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center. He will discuss “Bending the Curve—Improving Patient Outcomes for Lung and Esophageal Cancer.” Movie and Popcorn: “No Good Deed,” 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., free, (480) 325-4707. April 17 Friday

April 13 Monday Sun Lakes Democrats, 7 p.m., Sun Lakes Country Club’s Navajo Room, 25601 Sun Lakes Blvd., Sun Lakes, free, food donations accepted, (480) 895-1162. Speaker is Sam Almy, elections director for the Arizona Democratic Party. Craft Class, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Humana Mesa Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

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April 14 Tuesday Mesa Women’s Connection Brunch, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Superstition Springs Golf Club, 6542 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, $13, (480) 254-4083, (480) 276-9437. Lois Springer will share jewelry designs by Guilded Gecko. Melodies will be provided by Mary Hollan, who will afterward share her story “It’s a Dog’s Life.” Ballroom Dance Lessons, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707. April 15 Wednesday Shred A Thon, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Teresa Bear Investment Office, 4115 E. Valley Auto Dr., Suite 104, Mesa, free, (480) 503-0050. No need to remove paperclips or staples. Documents are shredded on site.

April 18 Saturday Free Family Resources Seminar, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Dayspring United Methodist Church, 1365 E. Elliot Rd., Tempe, free, (480) 833-8247. Topics will include “How to Know When it’s Time to Get Help,” “What Resources Phoenix has to Offer,” “Navigating Health Care for an Aging Population,” “Caring for the Caregiver” and “Critical Legal Issues in Arizona.” It will also include information about veterans benefits and Arizona Long-term Care System. Murder Mystery Dinner and Silent Auction, 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., West Valley Center for Spiritual Living, 9745 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, $20 in advance, $25 at the door, (623) 972-3205, WVCSLoffice@yahoo.com. This event is a fundraiser for the West Valley Center for Spiritual Living. ...continues on page 14

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April 21 Tuesday Ballroom Dance Lessons, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707. April 22 Wednesday Earth Day: The Truth About Plastic Bags, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

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April 27 Monday iPad 101, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 3254707. April 28 Tuesday Ballroom Dance Lessons, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707. April 29 Wednesday Canasta, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707. April 30 Thursday Movie and Popcorn: “The Best of Me,” 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Mesa Humana Guidance Center, 5943 E. McKellips Rd., Mesa, free, (480) 325-4707.

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hen Bud Forrest created the stage show “In the Mood” 21 years ago, he never imagined it would have longevity. “I was in Washington, D.C., and I was a freelance musician,” Forrest said. “I was listening to a lot of different recordings, but I just focused in on the music of the Andrews Sisters. “I didn’t wake up one morning and create In the Mood.’ It was a five-year period. It started with three young ladies and myself on piano. The next thing I hired a nine-piece band then added more musicians and more costumes. It grew by itself without me doing anything. Who thought in 2015 I’d still be doing it?” “In the Mood” is making a return appearance to the Valley from Tuesday, April 7, through Sunday, April 12, at the Mesa Arts Center. Its 2014 shows here were near sell outs. “The format is still pretty much the same,” he said. “We have new singers and dancers. Thirty percent of the music I pick out are songs that might fit the talent I have, the band, the orchestra and the singers. “They still play 0s music, just a different selection. The main staples have to stay in the show—‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ and Sing, Sing, Sing’—because they’re iconic to the period.” The songs performed during the revue are timeless, he said. Just take Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart and Willie Nelson for example. All of them have recorded albums of standards. “I don’t know what makes a song like ‘Stardust’ that popular, other than the melody catches and the lyrics mean something,” he cited as an example. “That’s what ‘In the Mood’ is about. There’s no story to ‘In the Mood.’ It’s the music.”

One of The Duttons’ characters, “Julio,” wears horns on his jumpsuit. From left: Emilie Biennes, Ryan Phillips, Brittney Leigh Morton, Luke Harve Jacobs and Paige Sabo sing backup to Dan Faber in the songs of romance performance. The music spans generations as well. He describes it as a family show “for kids ages 8 to 98.” “The music goes on and on throughout different generations,” he said. “Anyone can have fun with it. Baby Boomers grew Emilie Biennes, Ryan Phillips, Luke Harvey Jaup in their household with their cobs, Paige Sabo, Dan Faber, Brittney Leigh Morton parents lis- dance to some of the most popular music of the tening to it. 1940s. We are losing the World War II generation fast now. I think the music will be the testament to them.” It’s those folks and the audiences in general that make Forrest happy that he created and produces the show. “I get up every morning and say, ‘Thank you very much,’” he said. “It’s a pleasure to travel around and to see more interstates than most people. At the end of the day, it’s the audiences that thrill me.” “In the Mood” comes to the Mesa Arts Center, One E. Main St., Mesa, from Tuesday, April 7, through Sunday, April 12, at various times. For ticket information, call (480) 644-6500 or visit www.mesaartscenter.com or www.inthemoodlive.com.

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The Duttons The Dutton family of Branson, Missouri, wraps up its winter season in Mesa. WHEN: Through Saturday, April 4, various times WHERE: Dutton Theatre, 7420 E. Main St., Mesa COST: $5 to $27 INFO: www.theduttons.com Good Rockin’ Live This live concert event pays tribute to the birth of rock ‘n’ roll and the music legends that Sun Records helped propel to stardom. WHEN: Wednesday, April 1, through Saturday, April 4, various times WHERE: The Palms Theatre, 5247 E. Brown Rd., Mesa COST: $15 to $48 INFO: (480) 924-6260 Leon Russell Legendary musician and songwriter Leon Russell has been performing his gospel-infused southern boogie piano rock, blues, and country music for over 50 years. WHEN: Saturday, April 4, at 8 p.m. WHERE: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E. Indian Bend Rd., Scottsdale COST: $20 to $50 INFO: (480) 850-7777 or (800) 745-3000 In the Mood Hop aboard the “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and you’ll soon be “In the Mood” to hear some great musicians. WHEN: Tuesday, April 7, through Sunday, April 12, various times WHERE: Mesa Arts Center’s Piper Repertory Theater, One E. Main St., Mesa ...continues on page 17

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roduced from 1990 to around in his string 1995, the British sitcom vest drinking beer. In “Keeping Up Appearances” a way, the show was a quickly crossed the Atlantic, microcosm for society.” bringing smiles to viewers of Still busy and reAmerican public television. cently turned 86 in The series, still seen on February, Routledge limited PBS stations, was has been traveling successful due to the formithe United Kingdom, dable acting skills of Patricia Europe and Australia Routledge who created the starring in “Admisludicrously snobbish and sion: One Shilling,” comical character Hyaa stage presentation cinth Bucket (pronounced recounting the life Recent photo of Patricia “bouquet,” of course). of early 20th cen“The basic premise of Routledge. tury British pianist Hyacinth is pretension and that’s the Myra Hess. source of so much comedy,” said RoutRegarded as one of Britain’s most ledge from London. “While attempt- eminent theater actresses, Routledge ing to be a social climber, she also had graduated from the niversity of Livto deal with members from the other erpool as an English and literature side of her family like Onslow, who sat major. “I didn’t have any intention of

Patricia Routledge poses “Keeping up Appearances” co-star Clive Swift in this BBC publicity photo. becoming an actor, although looking back now I can see it was really inevitable,” Routledge said. Although best known in the nited States for her TV roles (including “Hetty Wainthropp Investigates”), Routledge is also a professionally trained singer with years of experience in musical theater. In 1968, she even visited the United States to star in the Broadway musical “Darling of the Day.” The production only ran for some 30 performances, but yielded Routledge a Tony Award working alongside an ac-

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tor in the musical known more for his malevolent rather than melodic performances—Vincent Price. “The play was about an artist,” explained Routledge. “Vincent was very knowledgeable about art and a big collector, so I suppose that’s why the management brought him in. But he had not been on stage for many years and basically wasn’t musical, so he did not have a good time. However, he was wonderful to work with and all the company loved him. We shared his pain in the not very positive reviews he had to endure.” The extent of Routledge’s musical background was revealed in Edward Seckerson’s recent British stage production “Facing the Music,” in which the actress appeared for several years. “Edward dug up my history and a lot of my old musical recordings that I had forgotten about. We have a conversation on stage about that aspect of my career,” she said. In sharp contrast to Routledge’s actual singing voice, her Hyacinth character in “Keeping Up Appearances” demonstrated frightful and failed attempts to impress others with her vocal prowess, leading to many comedic situations. When combined with classic British innuendo, clever slapstick and memorable supporting characters, the show has become a treasured comedy import around the world. “I remember reading the pilot script and feeling confident I could knit this character together,” said Routledge. “Hyacinth absolutely leapt from the page.” Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 500 magazines and newspapers.

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hen .S. Marine Corps serviceman ictor Pinzon returned from his tour of Vietnam, he felt like a “lost sheep.” The war didn’t exactly have a good reputation, and post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) wasn’t a household term. “PTSD is something that has a icted many of our veterans,” Pinzon said. “Back in the day, I was a ietnam veteran. I can re- Victor Pinzon performs late to these young people coming with Benny Holman’s back from the war today. I know band, above. Victor how I felt. Pinzon, right. “The ietnam War was an imA 22-year mensely unpopular war at the time. veteran of the We were greeted with a cold shoulder U.S. Navy and when we returned home. There were U.S. Marine Corps, Pinzon has worked a lot of problems that were not diagwith entertainment legends like Sinanosed. In the media, those days, you tra, Laine, Eddie Fisher and other never heard the term ‘PTSD.’” As a result, veterans struggled with greats. “I have been very fortunate in my alcohol and drug abuse. Now that PTSD is a bona fide diagnosis, the al- lifetime to brush shoulders with and ley resident is doing everything he can work with some of the finest people ever to grace the stage,” he said. “I’m to help fellow troops. Pinzon is bringing his “nostalgic going to go through anecdotes and evening of music and comedy” to the comedy and, of course, recreate that Tempe Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. atmosphere, that environment of sitThursday, April 0. His show will ben- ting down in front of a television and efit the Military Assistance Mission and watching the likes of Ed Sullivan and the American Legion PTSD program. Eddie Fisher.” This performance is all in the name “These are two great charities beof veterans. Pinzon, an American Lecause they work locally and the Miligion member, said everyone can relate tary Assistance Mission helps active to veterans issues. He added that he duty personnel who have troubles fifeels sincerely that young adults in the nancially,” he said. “The American Legion is just cele- military “give so much and ask very brating its 96th anniversary. They been little in return.” “I think it’s only appropriate that we around a long time. They’ve been very good at helping veterans with the pro- take care of them when they return,” cess of benefits and making sure they he said. “I felt like I was a lost sheep get the right treatment with everything when I came back. I was in my early 20s. It was very difficult for me to find from funerals to PTSD.” The Pinzon trio will pay tribute to my footing. Eventually I was able to get Frank Sinatra, Frankie Laine, Eddie help and things improved. I think all Fisher, Ed Sullivan and many others these young people need to have the opportunity and access to the help that during its April show. “The studio theater at the Tempe is out there.” Center for the Arts is a very intimate Victor Pinzon Presents a Nostalgic Evening setting,” he said. “We’re going to be of Music and Comedy, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, cabaret style, if you will. There will be April 30, Tempe Center for the Arts, 700 W. a little bit of audience participation. It’s going to be a lot of fun—that’s the Rio Salado Pkwy., Tempe. Tickets are $25 one thing that I can definitely guaran- and $35. For more information, call (480) 350-2822 or visit www.tempe.gov/tca. tee.”

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100-pound transformation, co-workers began to ask for help with their issues. Foremost on his mind, though, was his 58-year-old mother, Aruna Ramanan, who was 5-feet -inches tall and 205 pounds. She, too, kept her nose to the grindstone, working 50 hours a week at a Fortune 500 company in New York. “That weight was so much of a problem than when I visited her and we went to the grocery store, I would drop her off at the entrance because the extra walking was enough to make her upset,” he said. “I was really was really worried that if this continues, I might not have her for long.” He bought her a juicer and spoke to her about the ways of juice fasts and natural diets. In nine months, she dropped to 120 pounds. “She looked 15 years younger,” he said. “People didn’t even recognize her. She came over for Mother’s Day—this was when I was living in New York— and that same person who couldn’t walk a few extra feet, she and I walked up and down the Hudson River for 15 miles. It was an incredible experience.

She said, ‘Karthik, you have given me a life that I didn’t know I had left. I can’t thank you enough.’ “When my mother told me that, it was so moving, so touching. I realized I had to make health and wellness my career. This is so much more rewarding than finance.” If a 58-year-old woman can transform her life, anybody of any age can. Family brought Ramanan to the Valley and then to the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Tempe, where he is a student. Melding modalities “Naturopathic medicine combines the best of conventional therapies with alternative therapies,” said Paul Mittman, the college’s president and chief executive officer. Naturopathic doctors can write prescriptions when necessary, but prevention is at the core of their practice. They work to change their clients’ diets and lifestyle, teaching exercise techniques and how to deal with stress. Mittman spoke during the facility’s

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Paul Mittman, president and chief executive oﬃcer of the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Tempe, practiced naturopathic medicine for 25 years before leaving for SCNM. Discovery Day in March when the college offered the first public tours of the newest addition—a 8,000-squarefoot, multipurpose, wellness center, featuring an integrative pain clinic, high-tech classrooms, a fully outfitted teaching kitchen, a new natural medicinary, an expanded library, yoga and workout studios, and the newest outpost of Nourish Restaurant. It was also constructed to meet L D (Leadership in nergy and nvironmental Design) Platinum standards. “We have access to a range of really exciting therapies—acupuncture, manipulation, clinical nutrition, mindfulness,” he said. “This building that we’re sitting in is an embodiment of all of those elements. The pain relief combines hightech treatments with very low-tech, very gentle approaches.” During Discovery Day, there were talks by naturopaths, and demonstrations by some of the college’s 00 pupils like Ramanan, the president of the student government association, who spoke about the benefits of healthy smoothies. The point, Mittman said, is to steer potential students and patients into living a healthier lifestyle. “I think people recognize there are limitations to every approach to health care,” he said. The best approach is taking the positive features of traditional and naturopathic medicine and integrating them. More than 100 years old Naturopathic medicine started in 1896, according to Mittman. It grew out of a long-standing uropean tradition of using various healing spas, and combining nutrition with water thera-

pies. With the convergence of other modalities, like homeopathy and acupuncture, the profession grew. In the 19 0s and 1950s, antibiotics were all the rage. In the 1970s, people became aware of the environment and that “we can’t be healthy without a healthy environment,” Mittman said. Mittman, who is celebrating years in naturopathy, was living in Boulder, Colorado, as a vegetarian and working in a natural food store. His cousin, with whom he lived, worked as a headhunter and encouraged Mittman to follow the naturopathic path. “I practiced for 25 years, until 2010, and then I focused all my energy on building this school,” he said. The Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences serves as a training site for naturopathic medical studies. Its medical center boasted 25,000 patient visits last year, and the college offers free care throughout Maricopa County. An epiphany When Ramanan began helping his friends, he saw many medical problems disappear—a true testament to naturopathic medicine. “To my surprise, not only did they lose weight, I saw medical conditions go away: type 2 diabetes, cholesterol issues, hypertension, chronic migraines, chronic joint pain. “That got me thinking, ‘This is so weird. How is it that changing your food reverses your medical conditions?’ We don’t have the headache because of the lack of Tylenol. We have a headache for other reasons. The Tylenol just suppresses the pain. That was a paradigm shift in what disease was in

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my mind. Disease is the body’s adaptation to handle what is the abuse that we put our bodies through with the modern food that we eat, the environmental toxicity, the chronic stress. The more I started doing that, the more gratitude I received, including from my mother.” He stumbled upon the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences when his MIT-educated sister moved to the alley for a job. He arrived in June 2012 and, even in the 110-degree heat, he fell in love with the area. “I found out what naturopathic programs are and I told my sister, What do you think about me—I didn’t want to go back to school—taking four years off, really doing this right and becoming a naturopathic doctor?’ She said, There’s a school up the road.’ I looked up SCNM and that’s the only school I applied to. That’s the place I wanted to be. nd of story.”

Discovery Day gave prospective students as well as the general public a sneak peek into the expansion of the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Tempe.

Careers in naturopathic medicine The majority of naturopathic physicians are very satisfied with their income and lifestyles, according to the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges which cited the statistics below.

Typical naturopathic doctor lifestyle choices:

69 percent treat underserved populations. 66 percent green their practices, mainly through recycling, green cleaning products, organic local food, public transportation and energy-efficient lighting. 5 percent offer a sliding fee scale to their patients percent volunteered for at least one to three weeks over the past three years. 1 percent provide services to the underserved, volunteering outside of the .S.

Many NDs support environmental causes, such as: 16 percent—Sierra Club 12 percent— nvironmental Working Group 5 percent—Natural Resources Defense Council percent—World Wildlife Fund percent—Organic Consumers Association

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ed or green? Or perhaps Christmas? It took me ic bond with the people and Mother Earth. When a number of flags have flow over the city: Spanish, a minute to realize that the waitperson was ask- the Spanish arrived in the 16th century in search for Mexican, the United States and the Confederacy. gold, they brought with them the Today, Santa Fe is all about The Plaza. No cars are ing me what chili sauce I would chili pepper—discovered in south- required. Just stroll the enchanting plaza and bask in prefer. Just for the record, I opted central Bolivia—introducing the the galleries, boutiques and historic structures. A selffor Christmas. Pueblo People to a new food item guided tour of Canyon Road is recommended for the Servers asked me that question that would make for a flavor- third largest art market in the world. It boasts more countless times during my fourful diet. It changed the flavors of than 100 art galleries and, a little farther down the day culinary tour of northern New what would later become New road are two centuries of adobe homes and casitas. Mexico. I was excited to succumb Mexico forever. to the gastronomic pleasures of Blue Corn Café this indigenous cuisine that can be Blue Corn Café is a quaint restaurant, convenientEl Pinto found nowhere else in the world. The El Pinto restaurant has ly located in La Plaza. Its signature dish is mac and But I had only four days—so little The 50-year-old Sadie’s is an iconic been an institution in Albuquerque cheese, made with five different types of cheese and time and so much to eat. Albuquerque institution. since 1962. The sprawling eatery is green chili. Its grilled corn and chipotle soup is a Like the food of Tuscany, New Mexican cuisine—not Mexican, Mexican-American popular with locals and tourists, as evidenced by the meal in itself. or Tex-Mex—is virtually devoid of any outside in- celebrity photographs that adorn Maria’s New Mexican fluences. Carne adovada, blue corn tortillas, sopapil- the lobby. It even has its own chili Kitchen las and biscochitos are just a few of the specialties factory onsite. My favorite dish: red This restaurant requires a in New Mexican cuisine. Chefs even reinvent main- chili ribs and sopapillas. short car drive from the plaza. stream staples like hamburgers, pizza and mac and It’s a true local hangout, with cheese. They generally start with a slathering of the Sadie’s of New Mexico cozy ambience and mobs of paOnce a hamburger joint, the world-famous Hatch green chili pepper. trons waiting for a table. 50-year-old Sadie’s is another sprawling establishment with endThe Pueblo people The Historic Taos Inn The Pueblo people are the indigenous inhabitants less dining rooms and patios. It reesMy time in Taos was limited, of Northern Mexico, with 21 pueblos (villages) still tablished itself by adding a plethora but it was essential that I save in existence. The Rio Grande River once provided of traditional New Mexican food my last meal for my favorite resa fertile lifeline of trade and agriculture. The Pueblo items without alienating its longtime taurant in New Mexico. I first people’s diet consisted primarily of beans, squash clientele. Case in point: Its grilled experienced and enjoyed tradiand onions, but with the arrival of corn from tribes in hamburger patty is smothered with tional New Mexican food here the south, their diet dramatically changed, with corn a gut-busting sauce of green chili, years ago and it’s my first culichili con queso and diced papitas. taking on a religious dimension. Albuquerque is the hot-air balloon capital nary choice in Taos. Its awardTheir homes were made from pueblo—brick con- It, too, bottles its own chili. of the world. winning green chili—made from structed from the ground, straw, sticks and water— a secret recipe—was well worth the drive and an apthen baked in the sun. This allowed the houses to Santa Fe New England Americans stand forewarned: Santa propriate way to end my culinary tour of the Land remain cool inside during the summer and warm in the winter. The beige-brown color of their dwellings, Fe is the oldest city that is a state capital in the con- of Enchantment. For information, visit www.NewMexico.org. matching the color of the ground, created an organ- tinental United States. In its 400 years of existence,

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he elevator rises; my stomach gust, Toronto and its surrounding drops. Zooming upward at 15 neighborhoods will host upward of miles an hour, it takes only 58 seconds a quarter million tourists as well as to reach the observation deck of the CN thousands of athletes, coaches and Tower in Toronto, one of the world’s team officials. We figure we’d better learn how to tallest buildings. Now, from 1,465 feet above street level, I get a wide-angle navigate the city now, in preparation view of Canada’s most populous for then. Although the powers-that-be are city—a labyrinth of buildings interspersed with green parks, traffic-filled spending megabucks readying the area freeways and, not much more than a for the games, and while much of this mile away, the northwestern shore of is earmarked for transportation, we suspect that Lake Ontario. in many cases This summer, walking will Toronto will still be the gain internaeasiest way to tional attention get around. when it hosts the Thus we Pan Am Games, choose to stay the third largat the newly est internationrenovated and al multisport centrally locompetition in cated Radisthe world. (It is surpassed only A double-decker bus provides an easy way to tour son Admiral Hotel. by the Olympic Toronto’s many neighborhoods. The location is especially perfect for Summer Games and the Asian Games.) Held every four years since 1951, the sports enthusiasts. Athletes’ Village, games bring together amateur athletes the mini-city that’s being built for parfrom more than 40 countries through- ticipants, is less than a half-hour stroll out the Americas who compete in 36 along the waterfront, and we only have sports. They are followed 12 days later to walk across the street to get to Rogby the Parapan American Games, dur- ers Centre, the large multi-purpose staing which athletes with physical dis- dium that will be the site of the most anticipated event of the games: the abilities compete in 15 sports. This means that during 16 days opening ceremony, which will be proin July and another nine in Au- duced by Cirque de Soleil.

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Meanwhile, we pay an early visit to leges for three consecutive days. Therethe centre, which is home to both the fore, we hop off in the Theatre District Blue Jays (Toronto’s major league base- (the third largest live theatre venue in ball team) and the Argonauts (the city’s the English-speaking world, after Lonprofessional football team). It’s the don’s West End and New York City’s next-to-last game of the season, and Broadway); visit Casa Loma Castle, the crowd goes wild as the Blue Jays once the largest private residence in beat the top-ranked Baltimore Orioles. Canada and today a location site for A slightly longer walk gets us to the movies such as “Harry Potter and the Distillery Historic District, an area that Deathly Hallows, Part 2,” and attend a was once home to the largest distillery neighborhood festival. Finally, we hook up with The Tour in the British Empire. We admire the Victorian architecture that has caused Guys to get a more in-depth look at two the neighborhood to be designated a of Toronto’s most fabled areas: ChiNational Historic Site and explore the natown and Kensington. Our guide trendy galleries, boutiques and eateries entertains us with stories and peppers us with facts as he leads us down alleythat line the pedestrian-only streets. I could happily spend the rest of my ways, past walls filled with murals and vacation right here, but we’ve more, art-graffiti and into small shops we’d never have dismuch more, to see. covered on our In addition to the own. Distillery District, But before we there’s a Financial leave, there’s District, Fashion one more neighDistrict and Garborhood we den District, as have to explore, well as a Greekthe one by our town, Chinatown, hotel that housLittle India and es some of the Little Italy. In fact, city’s top brewaccording to The Plants sprout from a car in what is billed as the eries. Steam Toronto Star, there “the world’s smallest park.” Whistle Breware 239 separate enclaves in this city, which bills itself ing is known for what many consider as “a city of neighborhoods.” We don’t to be some of the best Pilsner in the know whether to be dazed or amazed, world, while Amsterdam Brewhouse but we do know that we need help in offers a variety of seasonal and experiorder to visit even a small portion of mental beers. I confess to not being an expert on them. Thus, we climb aboard a bright red beer, but the pretzels can’t be beat! bus where, from our seats on the upper deck, we can get an unobstructed view For more information: of street-level Toronto. A nonstop tour www.seetorontonow.com would take about two hours, but our www.radisson.com ticket gives us hop-on, hop-off priviwww.toronto2015.org

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End-of-life planning

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hen a patient and his or her loved ones are ready for hospice care, it can be very hard on everyone involved. End-of-life planning isn’t just about advance directives, proxies and legal documents. Deciding what is best for a patient requires open dialogue among medical providers, caretakers and, when possible, the patient. As the patient, you may need to be flexible with some of your wishes. If a family member is unable to care for you on his or her own, have a plan about what environment would be best for you—whether it’s in-home care or a nursing home facility. Make sure your wishes are clearly expressed, so that stress is taken off of you and your caretakers during this time when everyone should be focusing on your care and comfort. There are many things to consider when documenting wishes, including important situations we often forget about, like who will take care of your pets when you’re gone. Uncertainty of where to start sometimes prevents people from planning for end-of-life events. There are various resources available that can help you through the process, both online and in print publications. I recommend a book, “Ahead of Your Time: A Complete Guide for End-of-Life Planning.” Although these are not easy or fun conversations to have, having an open discussion with your loved ones will

lessen everyone’s fears. Don’t wait to have a discussion until there’s an illness or injury. Having open dialogue and preparing in advance of a medical situation is ideal. The end of life comes for all of us, and decisions about our own mortality can be a difficult discussion to start. However, the sooner we begin this conversation with our loved ones and caregivers, the sooner we make thoughtful, solid decisions with preparation rather than in times of crisis. Being open about your wishes helps you break through the isolation and feeling of helplessness that you and your family may be feeling. By planning ahead, we are able to stay in control over our life’s journey. Things to remember: It’s important to tell someone about your wishes. End-of-life planning shouldn’t just be about filling out forms it should be a discussion with loved ones and caretakers. Having a predetermined medical decision maker is important. Determine how much influence you want your doctor to have on your end-of-life decisions. Monica McCullough, RN, BSN, is the director of clinical services for Santé Hospice and Palliative Care in Scottsdale.

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home Praline apple pie:: by Jan D’Atri

he old torn cookbook has no publishing date on it, but it had to have been published when home economics teachers were a big part of the regular school curriculum. OK, those days are long gone, and with them many of the treasured recipes that they undoubtedly shared with students like this Praline Apple Pie. The cookbook is called “Our Favorite Desserts from Home Economics Teachers” and includes 2,000 desserts submitted and tested by teachers from the United States and Canada. Wow, where to begin? I started with the “A’s” and this fantastic and unique apple pie recipe jumped out at me. As if a good homemade apple pie isn’t scrumptious

enough, this one has a glazed caramel topping that enrobes the pecans and gets poured all over the top of the pie after it’s cooked. The recipe calls for mace, which is the outer covering of the nutmeg seed. It’s a bit sweeter and milder that nutmeg, but if you don’t have mace, nutmeg will work just fine. (Grinding the nutmeg fresh is always so much more flavorful than the pre-ground variety). I have to thank my friends Linda and Luther Bruce of Paradise Valley for the phone call I always love getting, “Jan! We found some old cookbooks and I knew you’d put them to good use!” You better believe I will. Enjoy this twist on the all-American favorite!

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(Makes 1 deep dish pie) 8 Granny smith apples, cored, peeled and sliced 6 tablespoons butter 1 cup brown sugar tablespoons our 1 small lemon, juiced 1 teaspoon pure vanilla 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (or mace) 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 deep dish unbaked pie crusts, homemade or store-bought Praline Topping: 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup brown sugar 4 tablespoons heavy cream or half and half Pinch of salt 1 cup chopped pecans plus whole pecans for decorating Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle one pie shell with 2 teaspoons sugar and bake for about 10 minutes or until shell is light golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside. In a large Dutch oven or pot, combine apple slices, butter, brown sugar, flour, lemon juice, vanilla, nutmeg (or mace), cinnamon, allspice and salt.

Over medium high heat, cook apples until soft but not mushy, or about 10 minutes. Pour apples into baked pie shell. Cover apples with second unbaked pie shell, crimping around the edges. Bake at 50 degrees for about 15 minutes or until top crust is golden brown. While pie is baking, make praline topping. In a medium saucepan, heat butter. Stir in brown sugar and cream. Slowly bring to a boil then remove from heat. Stir in pecans. Spread over top of pie and brush edges of pie with caramel mixture. Return to oven and cook for 5 minutes or until topping bubbles and top is richly glazed. Cool at least one hour before serving.

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Allergies: Do you know all the symptoms? How allergies are causing more than just sneezing and watery eyes

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t is easy to name the common symptoms of allergies: sneezing, runny noses, watery and itchy eyes. But what about a change in your hearing, could that be associated with allergies, too? People do not often think to relate hearing loss to allergies, but the fact

is allergies can wreak havoc on your hearing health. When people experience sinus congestion and stuffiness due to their immune system reacting to an allergen, it can affect the pressure in their ears. Treating sinus congestion may

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help overall discomfort and pain from that pressure. Health experts recommend individuals pay attention to their ears during allergy season. It is important to know that an ear consists of three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. It is also possible for allergies to impact the function of one, two or all three parts of the ear resulting in a hearing loss. Some of the ear-related symptoms of allergies include: Chronic itching of the outer ear canal Feeling of fullness or pressure in the ear Frequent infections of the middle ear Dizziness (vertigo), ear fullness and pressure, tinnitus (ringing in the ear) and hearing loss Hearing loss that is the result of seasonal allergies may only be temporary. However, if not monitored, the effects on the ear can cause permanent damage. With approximately 50 million people affected by allergies, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the chances are that quite a few people experience sinus congestion and stuffiness, which can lead to a temporary loss in hearing. So what can a person do to help maintain and protect their hearing this spring? d off o o The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology recommends that you start taking your prescription allergy medicine two to three weeks before you feel the worst symptoms. If you do, your allergy symptoms will be greatly lessened. In addition, as nice as it is to feel the warmer temperatures, you should keep your doors and windows shut during allergy season and as much as possible stay inside midday and during the afternoon, when pollen counts are highest. o ou no n Believe it or not, simply blowing your nose can help alleviate some sinus pressure. But be gentle try blocking one nostril while blowing through the other. And if you already have a hearing loss and are experiencing allergies this season, health experts recommend, if you use hearing aids, to make sure to watch for build-up of allergens in the microphone ports. If this happens, replace the covers of microphone ports.

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ou do o If you find that the hearing problems are still occurring or getting worse, you may want to consider seeing a doctor for further treatment. The doctor may recommend over-the-counter antihistamines or decongestants to help alleviate some of the congestion and pain from sinuses. While hearing loss associated with allergies can occur, it is not often that it will result in permanent hearing loss. If you continue to experience ringing in the ears (tinnitus) or vertigo (dizziness, or a feeling that things are dizzily turning around you) or if you or someone you know are experiencing a hearing loss, make sure to make an appointment with the doctor to rule out any other diagnosis. For more information on the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing, visit www.acdhh.org or Arizona Relay Service visit www.azrelay.org. About the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing: Established in 1977 to improve the quality of life for deaf and hard of hearing residents, ACDHH serves as a statewide information referral center for issues related to people with hearing loss and aspires to be a national leader in communication access, support services and community empowerment throughout the state. The purpose of the organization, and its commissioners, is to ensure, in partnership with the public and private sector, accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing to improve their quality of life. About Arizona Relay Service: Arizona Relay Service (AZRS), is a public service provided by the State of Arizona and administered by the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing (ACDHH). AZRS makes communication by telephone easy, accessible, reliable and convenient for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or have diﬃculty speaking.

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T HE F INISH L INE Arizona’s Leader in Senior Fitness 2015 Games feature fun and ﬁtness

he 2015 Arizona Senior Olympic Games started off with a bang, featuring—for the first time—the Active Lifestyle Fitness Fair. endors focused on fitness and health were there to talk to athletes, to hand out fliers and feature information about new and exciting health technology. Athletes enjoyed a continental breakfast while waiting for the Celebration of Athletes to begin. Medalists from the 201 Games went around the track with flags raised as the ALFF board chairman led in the singing of the national anthem. Honored guest Dr. Art Mollen was the emcee who introduced members of the board of directors. Also on

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hand were representatives from sponsors such as Humana and SilverSneakers. C’est la ie, a women’s barbershop quartet, showed the crowd that they were not the traditional type of barbershop singing as they entertained the athletes with toe-tappin’ tunes. The crowd tapped their feet and hummed along as their favorites were given a new twist. The highlight of the morning was the naming of the Arizona Senior Olympics Track and Field Meet in honor of the muchbeloved Hugh Morrison for his many years of dedication to Arizona Senior Olympics. Irene Stillwell, ALFF executive director, stated that “from this time forward the ASO Track and Field Meet will be

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Spring is perhaps best known as a time of growth. The ASO intends to reach out to seniors who are living inactive, unhealthy lives and persuade them to become active. Spring back into it and find happiness. After all, it’s spring! Time to begin again!

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pring has traditionally been a time of new beginnings. We think about spring cleaning, planting flowers and being outdoors. On the ast Coast, residents look forward to spring because it begins to warm up after a harsh winter. It’s also a time when we can start anew. We have the opportunity to set things right or to improve things. Poets often speak of youth as the “springtime” of life, a time of promise and

optimism. We plan our summer vacations, too, during the spring. Here at Arizona Senior Olympics, spring is the time when most of the events of the games are over. But it’s anything but a time for vacation or leisure. We begin to plan next year’s games! There will be meetings to evaluate how the 2015 games went and what can be done to improve them. We visit and reserve venues, inventory

he Finish Line is published 12 months per year and is available at Walgreens stores throughout the alley. Through The Finish Line, ASO athletes can continue to be informed about the activities offered by the organization as well as read news about health and fitness. For many years, a change of address was required whenever a reader moved—even if only for the summer. Now that The Finish Line comes to readers on the Internet, there is no

need for an address change, but readers are urged to inform the ASO office whenever there is a change in their email address. The Finish Line is also posted on the Arizona Senior Olympics website at www.seniorgames.org and you can always read about us on Facebook. Just log onto Facebook and search for Arizona Senior Olympics. Stay in touch! Whether it’s in Lovin’ Life After 50, on the Internet or on Facebook or Twitter, you can stay up to date on ASO news.

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