It's hard to learn if you're hungry... - The Vegas Voice

The Voice for your Health, Wealth & Good Times 

Oct. November 2012 2012 

It’s hard to 

learn if you’re 

hungry... Join us in a 

food/toy drive for 

McCaw 

Elementary! 

“ 

Gordy” 

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2 The Voice For Your Health, Wealth & Good Times

Roberts Rules 

Dan Roberts 

But Can You Keep it Off? 

“Look at me!” I roared to my cat that was 

starring at me so intently. “Do you realize 

that your Lord & Master has the body of a 

Chippendale?” 

Ok, I admit that such declaration might 

have been a slight exaggeration. Ignoring my 

royal command, the feline apparently was not 

impressed (or amused) and quickly scampered 

away. 

But as I stepped off the scale, I had a sense 

of satisfaction. I had done it. 

I lost fifty pounds. 

Now believe me, I’m not boasting about it. 

This is not the first time I did a diet/exercise 

program. 

Having been “calorie-challenged” since 

my college days, there have been many, many 

other times that I dropped weight only to 

hope however that I would never have to go 

through such “torture” again. 

And with the holidays fast approaching, 

there is that nagging concern that I will not 

be able to keep it off. 

For faithful readers of yours truly, I trust you 

can understand what a life changing year it 

has been. Since my Amy’s death last September, 

my entire existence for those subsequent 

months consisted of simply sitting in my recliner, 

watching television and trying to tune 

out the world. 

I did not want to be around anyone - except 

Santa is coming to the Sun City MacDonald 

Ranch for its annual Variety Club Christmas 

Show and everyone is invited to join in 

for all the fun and entertainment. 

The show will be at the Sun City Community 

Center, 2020 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway 

in Henderson on Saturday, December 15 th at 

Do you realize that your “Lord & Master” has the body of a 

Chippendale? 

Ben & Jerry. 

After several months and with football 

games no longer on TV, I realized that my “fat 

pants” were “obviously” shrinking and after 

climbing only a few stairs, I felt like I was running 

a marathon. 

Being so disgusted with myself, I vowed it 

was time for a change. 

I rationalized that so long as I could not 

sleep past 5 am anyway, I might as well get my 

fat ass walking. It started slowly. 

I was thrilled when I did ¼ mile, then exhilarated 

when I did one mile. I admit it became 

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door prizes to welcome in the holidays. 

Tickets will be available beginning December 

3 rd and are $8 for residents and $10 

for non-residents. For further information, 

contact Carol Cravens at 260-1713 or Barbara 

Eubanks at 804-8714. 

an obsession. 

I pushed myself to 

go further and further 

(I now do 4 miles per 

morning) determined 

that if the paramedics 

found me lying on the 

street with an apparent 

heart attack, at least 

they could say that I 

went exercising. 

And then there was 

the most dreaded four 

letter word known to 

mankind – diet. I tossed 

Ben and Jerry out of my 

house along with Mr. 

Pringles and began eating 

salad until my eyes turned green. 

I also started drinking so much damn water 

I wondered why I just did not wear a diaper 

so it would save me the constant trips to the 

bathroom. But I was on a mission. 

I even employed a “secret weapon.” I enlisted 

the help, assistance and services of the 

Stella Chiropractic & Wellness Center in Henderson. 

Between Angela Drake and Dr. Stella’s encouragement, 

advice and the i-Lipo Ultra + 

(wonder) machine, I saw (actually saw!) my 

waist lose inches. I still don’t know “how” and 

truth-be-told, I simply fell asleep every time I 

was there (See Angela’s article - page 24). All I 

know however is that it worked. 

Anyway one good thing about being on a 

strict regiment; I now have a totally different 

mind-set. 

In the past, I freely admit that there was an 

occasional time (or two) that I would look at 

a woman (as former President Jimmy Carter 

famously remarked) with “lust in my eyes.” 

Now I only wonder if she can cook. 

Sure it’s great to find clothes that have not 

seen the light of day since before the millennium 

and I still don’t know the proper and appropriate 

response to readers who ask, “Have 

you lost weight?” 

Despite the accomplishment however, that 

one question is always lurking around every 

dessert: But can you keep it off? 

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We always want our readers to know 

and understand that without our advertisers 

The Vegas Voice cannot exist. As 

you go through our paper, keep in mind 

that these wonderful businesses (both 

large and small) have made a commitment 

to you – the age 50+ “grown-up” 

community. 

What better way to reward them than 

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to show that commitment and loyalty is a 

two-way street? 

By all means, don’t forget to comparative 

shop - even when it comes to The Vegas 

Voice advertisers. Just know however, 

that we feel very strongly about them 

and wouldn’t ask our readers to patronize 

them if we did not have complete faith in 

each and every one of them.

“If it was not for your 

group, these children would 

not have a Christmas.” 

For many years as a Co-Charities 

Director of the Sun City Anthem’s 

Women’s Club, our club had the 

great pleasure of helping and assisting 

with the needs of the Gordon 

McCaw Elementary School in Henderson. 

The school children at Mc- 

Caw are from grade K-5 and are all 

low income, high risk. 

It began with a Christmas toy 

drive and eventually we added nonperishable 

foods so the children 

(and their parents) would have 

something most of our readers take 

for granted – a Thanksgiving/Holiday 

meal. 

An unforgettable lady; Jackie 

Walker was the principal of Gordon 

McCaw in those days. And when 

volunteers from Sun City Anthem 

made our last food/toy drop at the 

school (which happily consisted of a caravan of 

november 12 

Rana Goodman 

Vegas Voice Godparents 

Contributing to the Vegas Voice Godparents for McCaw Kids Project 

are (left to right) Henderson City Councilwoman Debra March, Vegas Voice 

President Ray Sarbacker, Gordon McCaw Elementary School Principal 

Jennifer Furman-Born, Vegas Voice Political Editor Rana Goodman and 

Henderson Mayor Andy Hafen. 

residents’ cars and trucks filled with huge bags 

stuffed to the brim and overflowing) Ms. Walker 

said, “If it was not for your 

group, these children would 

not have a Christmas.” 

That sad declaration stayed 

in my mind to this day. Even 

though the Woman’s Club no 

longer assists the school (and 

I am no longer a member) 

those words still haunt me. 

When I joined The Vegas 

Voice I told Publisher Dan 

and President Ray about the 

school and mentioned what 

Principal Walker had said. 

Without hesitation, their reply 

was: “Let’s adopt McCaw!” 

Although Ms. Walker has 

been transferred this year to 

another school, the new principal 

is a charming lady by the 

name of Jennifer Furman-Born. 

She has warmly welcomed our 

offer to get The Vegas Voice involved 

as “Godparents for 

McCaw Kids.” 

Believe me, I realize that times are tough and 

notwithstanding that we have been told that the 

Great Recession is over, many, many readers 

are still not convinced that the good times are 

back. But no child, no matter the circumstances, 

should go without a Christmas; or even worse, go 

hungry on Thanksgiving. 

Now I do not mean that children should be 

without the latest video game or iPad, iTunes, 

iPhone or whatever the latest “must have” electronic 

device is out there. But every child should 

have something. That’s what godparents do. 

Our next step was to get a place, or multiple 

locations where our wonderful readers who wish 

Cover Story 

to help could drop off non-perishable foods for 

Thanksgiving and/or toys for Christmas. We are 

very proud to announce that Henderson Mayor 

Andy Hafen and his staff immediately stepped up 

as godparents. 

Without pause, Mayor Hafen made arrangements 

for The Vegas Voice to use the Fire Stations 

and Community Centers as drop-off points. See 

the attached listing for all locations. And a great, 

big Vegas Voice “Thank you, Mr. Mayor.” 

The collection bins will be marked with our 

Vegas Voice logo. Please make sure that any food 

products are non-perishable and toys are not 

wrapped so that the teachers will know what age 

group is appropriate for your donation and/or if 

it is meant for a boy of girl. 

While preparing this article, the cynic in 

Publisher Dan came out. He questioned that 

although the locations listed were all well and 

good if you lived in Henderson/Anthem, but 

what about Vegas Voice readers who live in Siena 

or Summerlin or Aliante? 

He challenged me to come up with a solution. 

After some thought, I figured it would be best 

if I challenges those readers. So if you wish to 

donate but would rather not come to the listed 

locations, here’s what we’ll do. 

Between myself, President Ray, our Vegas 

Voice family (and even Publisher Dan), we will 

personally make the rounds to you. We will happily 

come and get whatever you wish to donate. 

Please call me at The Vegas Voice (251-4441) 

or email me at: rana@thevegasvoice.net and we 

will schedule a date, time and place to happily 

pick-up what you would like to donate. As I said, 

that’s what godparents do. 

We thank you in advance on behalf of the 

children of McCaw for any help or donation you 

wish to give. 

5

Hollywood Memories 

Beverly Washburn 

Lovely Loretta 

Well here it is, November already. A time for us 

to reflect on our many blessings, although the 

truth of the matter is that we should be thankful 

every month! 

Thinking of my many blessings, I must say 

that one of the things I am most thankful for is 

my beautiful and lifelong relationship with Loretta 

Young. She was truly the epitome of a Hollywood 

Star and a legend of the movie industry. 

I had the pleasure of working with her many 

times. I did a few of her anthology shows first titled 

“Letter to Loretta,” which was actually based 

on the many letters from fans. These shows then 

turned into a weekly half hour TV show. The 

name was later changed to the Loretta Young 

Show. 

Years later, she did another series called “The 

New Loretta Young Show” and I played one 

of her seven children. The title has since been 

changed to “Christine’s Children” and can now 

be found on DVDs. 

In 1972 she sued NBC for showing re-runs 

of her original TV show fearing that she would 

be ridiculed for her gowns and hairstyle which 

would then be 10 or 20 years old. She was 

awarded more than half a million dollars in the 

Sam Wagmeister 

lawsuit. 

Loretta won an Oscar for “The Farmer’s 

Daughter” and also won three Emmys, making 

her the first actress to win both and Oscar and 

an Emmy. She was one of the first actresses to 

command a six figure salary. 

She was born Gretchen Young and at the age 

of four worked in silent films as an extra. The 

studios later changed her name to Loretta. Back 

then, it was quite common for the studios to 

change people’s names. 

At 82, Robinson Still Rocks 

Seventy years of show business greatness hang 

from Robbie Robinson like Olympic Gold Medals. 

Seventy years paved the path for Robbie Robinson 

to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of 

Billy Ward’s Dominoes. 

Robbie was playing saxophone in the early ‘50’s 

for the legendary Johnny Otis band “when somebody 

said they were auditioning singers to replace 

the Dominoes’ Jackie Wilson. I got the job singing 

second tenor.” 

In 1940, as a North Carolina 10-year old, Robbie’s 

dad, a tailor and part-time musician, handed 

Robbie the trumpet he played through elementary 

and high school before becoming a founding 

member of the Rhythm Kids. “There were three 

trumpets, a tenor sax, trombone and a rhythm 

section. One day, our saxophone player quit and 

our drummer handed me the sax. I was crazy 

enough to try it,” Robbie beams. 

It’s that saxophone, and the courage to put it 

down and step to the microphone as a vocalist 

that’s kept Robbie in the spotlight. 

Robbie Robinson shares a dance with Treasure, 

headliner at Stratosphere’s 107 Lounge 

Robbie rattles off dates the way some people 

remember the ingredients to their favorite recipe. 

Interviewing him became a delightful chronology 

through his decades travelling with names like 

Buck Ram’s Platters (who recorded Only You), 

Billy Holliday, Rosemary Clooney, BB King, Keely 

Smith, Buddy Greco and in Pillow Talk with Rock 

Hudson and Doris Day. 

Performing with Cab Calloway in California 

Our Beverly, child actress Tracy Stratford and 

Loretta Young 

She was married three times and it was well 

known that she had a daughter out of wedlock, 

conceived in 1935 while filming “The Call of 

the Wild.” The father was the very married Clark 

Gable. This affair and their daughter were kept 

secret for several decades for fear of ruining their 

careers. 

She was a kind, caring and loving woman 

who always donated to her Catholic charities. 

In her later years, she was married to Jean Louie, 

the Oscar winning costume designer and lived 

in Palm Springs. 

Loretta Young was truly one of the sweetest ladies 

I have ever worked with. I’m so proud to say 

that I stayed in touch with her until she died in 

2000 of cancer at 87. 

We spoke on the phone many times. My only 

regret is that I never took her up on her wonderful 

offer of letting me and my husband come 

and stay for a weekend. I have since learned the 

importance of not “putting things off” as none 

of us are promised tomorrows. 

Until next time, remember: A grateful person 

trusts enough to give life another chance and to 

stay open for surprises. 

Beverly Washburn graced the silver screen as a child actress and is the author of Reel 

Tears which can be bought online at Amazon.com or ordered through Barnes & 

Noble bookstores. You can contact Beverly at: bjradell@hotmail.com. Check out her 

awesome, new website: www.beverlywashburn.com. 

in 1956, a “new kid” walked into the club, 

“wearing a white ball cap with a black bill 

and a black leather jacket. Somebody got 

the bright idea that we take a picture with 

him, ‘That’s Elvis Presley’ they said. Another 

guy in the band says, ‘Who the hell is Elvis 

Presley?’” 

At the Club Liberty in DC, 1949 Robbie 

came up with his gimmick - blowing the 

saxophone upside down from his knees. 

In 1956, Seattle’s Birdland hosted a Battle 

of the Bands between Robbie and another 

legend, Big Jay McNeely. 

“Big Jay would play lying on his back. I 

turned my horn upside down and won the Battle. 

They put my picture on a matchbox cover,” Robbie 

says. “If I blow from my knees now, somebody 

would have to come pick me up.” 

In the 60’s, he and his brother Robin travelled, 

People & Places 

performing as the Robinson Brothers Review. At 

Hollywood’s Rounder’s Club, the ambitious Master 

of Ceremonies, Lou Rawls, had his eye on the 

headlining spot only to be rebuffed with “I got my 

singers” by the owner. 

Today Robbie sits in with bands around town 

and in Laughlin and performs with his Reflections 

rock and roll tribute band. One memorable 

night at Shifty’s on West Sahara, former Marvin 

Gaye drummer Bugsy Wilcox invited Robbie to 

the stage. 

That night, Robbie’s Saints didn’t just go 

marching in, they marched everywhere around 

the joint; including to the delight of all who were 

there, those Saints marched in and then out of the 

men’s room. How it echoed against the porcelain. 

Look for this rock and roll legend performing 

around town - sometimes in the Sun City communities. 

Sam Wagmeister is the Entertainment Editor of The Vegas Voice and 

loves to hear what everyone thinks about our local entertainment scene. 

To contact Sam, email him at: sam@thevegasvoice.net. 


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Vicki Wentz 

Last month, in a moment of unbridled idiocy, 

I decided it was time to refinance the house. 

I’ve done this on a regular basis; not because 

I have any sense of astute mortgage 

practices, but because, in a never-ending quest 

to have enough money to buy gas, I am calling 

my mortgage broker almost daily to see 

what the newest lowest rate would be - and if 

it would help my monthly nail-biting. (In his 

never-ending quest to stop hearing from me, 

he has changed his location several times, but 

somehow I always find him, he says with a 

desperate chuckle.) 

To be honest, the monthly nail-biting can 

be a teensy bit thrilling; wondering who’ll get 

paid this month, as I toss the pile of bills toward 

the hat on the floor. On the other hand, 

I’m approaching an age where that kind of 

excitement can precipitate a stroke. 

So, I’m going to turn down that adrenaline 

rush, and try actually matching my income 

with my out-go...something our government 

should attempt occasionally. 

Rick, my mortgage guy, emailed me some 

papers to sign and a list of things he’d need 

from me. I hit print, and went off to vacuum 

the living room...and the dining room...and 

the kitchen...and the bedroom...and then I 

painted the house. It was still printing. 

Of course, out of approximately 782 pages, 

I really only needed 6, but Rick seems to think 

people actually read all this stuff before they 

sign it. Like I have time for that when I’m in 

the middle of painting the house! 

T h e 

first page 

was a list 

of things 

to send 

to him: 

Last two 

pay stubs 

- as a 

substitute 

teacher 

now, who 

doesn’t 

get paid in 

the summer, 

this 

was, shall 

we say, 

awkward; last two bank statements - which 

horrifyingly reflect the absence of teacher pay, 

as well; 2011 tax returns - which are neatly organized 

in an old U-Haul box somewhere in 

the attic, along with my life insurance policy, 

the deed to the house, the children’s birth certificates, 

my Will, my Official Nancy Drew Fan 

Club card, and my son’s first lost tooth. 

He also wanted a copy of my driver’s license 

- always a stunningly complimentary picture 

(looks like I just ate a bad chicken) and the 

Vicki’s Voice 

We Need Your Statements, Your Tax Return, Your Blood & Your Firstborn 

home equity loan documents; inducing a 

pathetic need to explain how much I’ve withdrawn, 

although the whole not-getting-paidin-the-summer 

thing should help do that. 

There were 5 pages to sign and return. 

Again, I don’t really read it. For all I know, I 

could have just agreed to eat nothing but lima 

beans for the rest of my life, or become the 

11th wife of a Saudi prince. 

I couldn’t do everything immediately, because 

there was a “My Fair Wedding” marathon 

on TV, so I was forced to put it off until 

today, and I’d found everything except a page 

or two from my tax return; but I figured no 

one would notice - they’d be laughing too hard 

at the “total income” line. 

As I piled it on the couch to organize, I 

noticed for the first time Rick’s note: “I need 

these within 48 hours.” Ha ha, I thought, that 

Rick’s a card! 

After spending the next hour hysterically 

flipping papers all over the couch in an effort 

to give the whole package some clarity and 

organization, I leaped into the car and raced 

to his almost-closing office...where he assured 

me that the next morning would have been 

fine. 

Apparently, instead of moving again, he’s 

decided to precipitate my stroke all by himself. 

Vicki began her career as a weekly columnist with the Durham Herald-Sun newspaper 

in North Carolina, in 2003. Her column was picked up by the Las Vegas Review 

Journal in 2008, where it ran in the Sunday Lifestyles section until this past Fall. She 

misses her Nevada readers terribly. 


november 12 

Adrea Nairne-Barrera 

60’s to 60 

The Internet Bar Scene 

Being single again 

can be overwhelming, 

but add this new 

internet method of 

meeting people and 

the idea sends shockwaves. 

For a person 

who thinks too much 

as it is, this scene is a 

disaster for the mind. 

I went on a dating 

site and entered a new 

orbit. Everything I 

knew had changed. 

Remember when 

Friday was single’s night and Saturday 

was date night? Not now. 

So how do you step into this new 

world? 

When I was part of a couple, I never 

thought twice about complimenting 

a man on his work or attitude. Maybe 

we shared an interest and I wanted to 

speak to him. 

A phone call wasn’t out of the question 

when I was part of a couple. As 

single, it’s considered flirting. 

I get my first email on the site and 

I answer. Nothing. I answer someone 

again, we say a few things and although 

our styles are not the same, it’s 

a nice, polite exchange and everyone 

moves along. That’s good. 

There were some who sent a “wink.” 

An electronic wink is the way to flirt in 

high tech talk. Who knew? 

Why would someone 2,000 miles 

away email me? A local man also 

made his intentions quite clear in a 

polite sort of way. Gotta hand it to him, 

he cut right to it! 

I hope he finds what he’s looking for. 

That age gap was 23 years and probably 

would have injured me. 

Then I get noticed by a very interesting 

person and I’m a deer in headlights. 

Do I answer? How about that 

wink thing? What should be a normal, 

calm introduction has turned to brain 

chaos. 

Reading his page he seems smart, arrogant 

and fun. He either has a fabu- 

lous sense of humor or is just arrogant 

and smart. 

I look again at his profile. Great big 

smile, silver hair, dress shirt and tie. 

Probably an office photo. 

He lives about 150 miles away. Seems 

safe enough. No risk of running into 

him. He started it so I reply. 

Now I’m nervous, bouncing around 

like I’m 20 and wondering if he’s that 

good guy. None of my thoughts are 

connected. Every paranoid emotion I 

have has now risen to the surface. 

We’re talking about an email for 

goodness sake! How stupid is that? 

You never forget that uneasy feeling 

when meeting someone new. While my 

mind was on spin cycle, it never occurred 

to me I might not like him. 

Ever had the feeling the world just 

has to like you or you’ll fold up? Forget 

being 20. I’m 12 and I have issues. 

My profile was pretty straight forward. 

No mention of moonlit beach 

walks or candlelight. I put myself on a 

path for a what-you-see-is-what-youget 

kind of match. 

At 60 you get to do that. The beauty 

of being 60 is you probably won’t be 

changing, you can say no and the diet 

is on the back burner for now. 

My reply said he could probably run 

circles around me. His reply? “Are you 

up to the challenge?” I laughed out 

loud, by myself, knowing he had read 

me pretty well. This was going to be 

fun! 

To be continued… 

Adrea Nairne-Barrera’s writing focus these days is on the unexpected 

events of life in her 60’s. She welcomes comments, stories and feedback 

to: sixties2sixty@yahoo.com. 

Moving With The Fields 

Francine Fields 

A Time for Gratitude 

It’s a fitting time of year to acknowledge 

our many blessings and give 

thanks. I am very fortunate and have 

much to be thankful for! 

My beautiful and very precocious 

5-year old 

granddaughter, 

Reagan, is 

the light of 

my world. 

Reagan, 

lives across 

the country 

and I 

don’t get 

to hug her often enough, but thanks 

to modern technology like Skype I can 

hear her sweet little voice and see the 

excitement in her eyes as she shares 

with me her first day of school. 

Wonderful friends and associates, who 

have generously reached out to me this 

last year to help fill the void from the 

passing of my late husband, surround 

me. I’ve come to appreciate that it is 

the simple things that count in life: a 

friendly smile and warm greeting from 

my office receptionist, a listening ear of 

my friend while I vent my frustrations, 

enjoying a glass of wine with neighbors 

Larry and Sheri, a sincere welcome into 

a new group. 

I am grateful and proud to be an 

American and give thanks to each and 

every man 

and woman 

that is 

serving or 

has served 

in the 

military. 

Our veterans 

have 

chosen 

to defend 

and protect the very freedoms we hold 

so dear - many through the loss of life 

and limb. 

Each of us can make a difference; 

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and get connected to something larger 

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Mary Schramski 

Accepting Change 

Summer is officially over. Our cars aren’t 

being preheated to 170 degrees, and we aren’t 

perpetually soggy with perspiration. 

It’s fall - my favorite season. 

I love the crisp air and changing leaves 

(we do get some). The summer heat is just 

a memory, the hum of air conditioners has 

floated away, the excitement of the holidays is 

around the corner, and there is promise of a 

new year. 

I’ve learned to view change as an opportunity! 

However when I was younger (and not as 

wise) I wasn’t good with change coming into 

my life and actually feared it. No more. 

If you accept change then you are a lucky 

soul who is probably happy and creative. However 

if you expect everything to stay the same, 

then I’m sure you’ve been disappointed. 

Twelve years ago, I listened to Dr. Jack Kornfield 

read his book Buddhist Psychology every 

morning as I drove to teach my college literature 

classes. The book on tape was a Godsend 

for me because at that time I was struggling 

with the suicide of my best friend. 

Linda and I had been friends for eleven 

years. She was a hospice nurse, a true friend 

and had helped me take care of my father 

when he was ill. She was a good person; five 

hundred people attended her memorial. 

In Dr. Kornfield’s own words, this is what I 

learned about change: “Change happens all 

around us, all the time, yet we long for the predictable, 

the consistent. We want the reassur- 

ance that comes from 

things remaining the 

same. We find ourselves 

shocked when people 

die, even though death 

is the most predictable 

part of life.” 

At that time I was 

suffering horribly over 

Linda’s death. But in 

his calming voice, Jack 

Kornfield reassured me: 

We must accept change 

whether we view it as 

good or bad. Change is 

not what makes us unhappy; 

it’s the grasping, 

clinging and wanting things to stay the same 

that makes us suffer. 

His ideas shook me to my core, helped me 

Creating Happiness 

get through this trying time and. I’ve never 

forgotten what he theorized. 

Now when a change comes into my life, bad 

or good, I remember his advice. The moment 

we start to grasp and cling to anything, be it 

possessions, money, our lifestyle, a person, 

then that is when we stall, lose velocity, happiness 

and our creativity. We begin to worry, fret 

and the connection with our creative world 

evaporates. 

Looking at it another way, understanding 

change is what creativity is all about. When we 

create something, whether it’s writing a novel, 

painting a room or making our own Christmas 

cards, we change our lives. Humans actually 

thrive on change because it’s energizing. 

For November practice this: Find creative 

ways to accept change and embrace the fact 

that nothing stays the same. When you do, you 

will find joy, and you’ll be the most creative. 

Mary Schramski, Ph.D., is author of JASON GATSBY: A Novel, and HAPPINESS REHAB: 8 

Creative Steps To A Joyful Life. See all her books on Amazon.com. You can contact her 

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I don’t think I would know what to do 

anymore if I didn’t have a dog (or three) 

on my feet while working at home. The 

best is working or rehearsing at the piano 

where you have to use both feet to operate 

the pedals, and you have a paw or a 

little head resting on one or both feet. 

I’ve been very fortunate that all the animal 

family I’ve 

been blessed 

with in life have 

enjoyed music - 

some even participating. 

Even 

both feline children 

enjoyed or 

were fascinated 

by it. 

My first cat, 

Fred, used to 

sit next to me 

on the piano 

bench every 

time I played at 

home. He eventually 

learned 

(and liked) to 

play along, always 

sitting on 

my right side 

where he could 

hit some high 

notes and think he was extremely cool. 

Baxter, the next cool-kitty in my life 

didn’t care to play along, but liked to flop 

down around the bench and liked taking 

his “bath” to music. It became a ritual 

for him. 

My canine kids were and are just as involved. 

Buster loved to sing when I played 

his songs. 

Our big show-stopper was “How Much 

Is That Doggie In The Window” in G. I 

would sing the words and he would come 

in exactly on the “woooo-wooooo” parts, 

sitting on my lap while I played the piano 

around him. 

When not singing, he would lie near 

the piano to listen and nap until I was 

finished. While Buster was in his early 

singing career, I found Petey, my next 

rescue. 

Where Buster had been a dumped-off 

little spaniel, Peaty was an abused half 

golden retriever and half akita who became 

a stunning big guy. His favorite 

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place was to lie right under the piano 

while I played. He tolerated Buster’s singing 

but preferred just piano. 

My animal family is now Shadow, Bandit 

Thomas and Bunny Boo Boo (rabbit), 

all rescues. 

Shadow is always right at my feet either 

at the desk, piano, or music workstation. 

It’s the 

same with her 

adopted brother, 

Bandit. 

The only 

difference is 

he has to be 

touching me 

either with a 

paw or two, or 

with his head 

on my foot. 

Thomas, on 

the other hand, 

hears the piano 

and immediately 

wants up 

on my lap. 

Being a little 

too big for a 

lap-dog, I end 

up playing with 

one hand as 

he stands with 

paws on my legs, while the other hand 

pets and scratches. Bunny is still kind of 

“new” so I haven’t figured out her musical 

tastes yet. 

We’re all currently working on learning 

Bunny is not a toy or a snack. The 

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Tired of huge theaters and Cirque shows? 

Check out Broadway Celebration (6 pm and 

Dancing Queen (8 pm) at New York New York. 

Most of the energetic performers appear in both 

shows that seemed designed for a more senior 

population. 

Broadway Celebration is, as the title suggests, 

homage to Broadway filled with tunes that will 

make you sing out loud or clap along. 

The youthful cast members start right off 

with “We’re in The Money” with 12 of them tap 

dancing. It feels like Broadway in miniature. 

They continue to cover some of the best oldies 

and goodies including Lullaby of Broadway, 

Hello Dolly, Cabaret, and Les Miserables. 

Then on to some shows that became movies 

or vice versa like Nine to Five, Footloose and 

Hairspray. This is followed by Fame and Grease. 

The frequent costume changes add to the 

fun. The performers hop off the stage to get 

close and personal with the audience. 

What they lack in numbers, they make up 

for in energy, singing and dancing as they tag 

team from one number to the next. There’s little 

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scenery to 

speak of 

in this 

200 seat 

theater. 

There 

are no 

booths, 

o n l y 

folding 

chairs. 

Come 

b a c k 

a short time later and you can see Dancing 

Queen. 

This show doesn’t start off with any small 

subtlety. It grabs your attention with Dancing 

Queen and Mamma Mia production numbers. 

The costumes transport you back to the 70’s. 

(Oh my, did we really ever wear that stuff?) The 

cast moves on to the 80’s; the costumes change 

and the music moves through the years with 

“How Deep is our Love” and the cleverly staged 

Staying Alive medley. 

H o w 

can you 

help but be 

drawn into 

the familiar 

words and 

music of favorites 

such 

as We Are 

Family and 

Celebration 

Time? And 

didn’t we all 

participate in YMCA? 

Hey, they have the audience waving arms for 

that one. You’ll feel like Dancing in the Street 

as they entertain you with My Girl. They make 

you want to Shout! 

This is Vegas, so some numbers have skimp- 

That’s Entertainment 

Dancing Queen & Broadway Celebration Will Have You 

Singing Along 

John Rothman 

One thing Las Vegas is not short of is 

magicians, but I want to talk about a different 

kind of magic. The magic of being 

able to stay involved in the performing 

arts. 

I’m lucky enough to still be doing it at 

my age (I hate that phrase) and working 

on “Vampires the Musical” for the Anthem 

Performing Arts Club. It has been exciting, 

exhausting, rewarding, challenging, 

fun - and plain, well, magical. 

Staging an original work is daunting 

as one has nothing to refer to, but then 

again it gives one the freedom to create 

something fresh and new. I enjoyed amazing 

support and have been provided with 

some magical memories. I give everyone 

my heartfelt thanks. 

Talking about memories and keeping 

them alive. What about YouTube! 

It’s a treasure trove of showbiz memories 

and probably the greatest show on 

earth. The dancers I know continuously 

find gems from old movies and they get 

eagerly forwarded. 

Talk About Magic 

The Showstoppers opened the show with 

Midnight Story 

Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, 

Cyd Charisse (my all-time favorite) Ann 

Miller, Rita Hayworth, Donald O’Connor 

and the unlikely hoofers like Bob Hope 

and James Cagney are there for the asking. 

Simply click and enjoy. 

Patrick Swayze, Travolta. Clever compilations 

with music like “Staying Alive” 

bring a whole new dimension to dance 

and present day TV shows like “So You 

ier costumes. But by and large, both shows, 

produced by David King and Spirit Productions, 

are about bringing the familiar songs 

with clothing of the times and energetic choreography. 

The cast is young and has seemingly 

boundless energy which pours out and draws 

you in as they sing and dance in smaller numbers 

and ensemble pieces. 

It’s not Broadway, but its solid feel-good entertainment. 

Tickets are $49 for the 6 pm production 

of Broadway Celebration and $59 for 

Dancing Queen at 8 pm.. (Both dark Mondays) 

A combo special provides both shows for a 

total cost of $69. This can be divided into different 

days. 

Always check for other discounts. For more 

information, call the box office at 866/606- 

7111 or go to www.newyorknewyork.com/entertainment. 

In addition to The Vegas Voice, Dianne Davis is a reporter on Channel 99 

specializing in Entertainment and writes for www.lasvegasroundtheclock.com, www. 

VegasNewsChannel.com and www.VegasAllNIght.com. In her spare time, she bowls, 

hikes, and scuba dives with her husband Burt. 

Think You Can Dance” and 

“Dancing with the Stars” 

are hugely popular. 

Don’t get me started on 

that last one. The expertise 

of the judges is not in 

question, but some of that 

scoring! 

Here’s my gripe for Vintage 

Whine this month. The 

stunning Derek Hough and 

bubbling Shawn Johnson 

do “the best number we’ve 

ever seen on the show” so 

let’s give them an 8. 

Yeah right, and a 7 

for Bristol. Go figure. I have all sorts of 

choice words that I happily hurl at the TV 

set. I know it matters zilch, but it makes 

me feel so much better. 

How the year has flown! We’ll soon be 

ShowBuzz 

starting rehearsals on our holiday show at 

Sun City MacDonald Ranch. I’m calling it 

“One Night in Vegas” and it will feature 

the cream of our senior performers doing 

what they do so well: entertaining. 

There will be no shortage of glamour 

and glitz as we ring in the end of yet 

another year. It’s not your traditional 

“Christmas” show, but should have something 

for everyone in the colorful and 

lively mix. Watch this column for future 

details. 

I’m all over the place this month and 

in closing I would like to take a quiet moment 

and say “goodbye” to the lovely senior 

ladies who will dance no more. I’m 

happy to have known them, even for the 

shortest time. 

They will be remembered for their 

grace, charm and love of the dance. Sleep 

gently. 

John Rothman is a dancer/choreographer/singer/composer with a 

passion for keeping seniors involved in the performing arts. You are more 

than welcome to drop him a line at jrentertainment@cox.net. 

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Edith Piaf, born Edith Giovanna Gassion, 

a petite, 4’8” French singer with a big, heavy 

vibrato voice, had a life of survival of the fittest. 

In 1915, it’s said she was born in the 

streets of Paris, (though her birth certificate 

indicated a hospital,) to a 17 year old street 

singer, prostitute. She was abandoned by her 

mother, suffered temporary blindness, grew 

up in her paternal grandmother’s brothel 

and by age 14, was singing in the streets with 

her acrobat/actor father. At 17, she had married, 

bore a daughter (but lost her to meningitis) 

and divorced. 

Piaf had many affairs with men. She, too, 

was an absent mother, her husband raising 

their child until the child’s death. In her later 

life, Piaf often bailed her drunken mother 

out of jail. 

Several people taught her refinement and 

culture of upper-class French society. Louis 

Leplee, a cabaret owner, impressed by her 

unusual voice, helped her and made her a 

star act, naming her Piaf - meaning ‘little 

sparrow’ - the name she adopted. 

Piaf was accused of collaborating with 

high-ranking Nazis, but this association 

cleverly gave her access to French prisoners 

of war, many of whom she helped escape. 

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Yvonne Cloutier 

In October 1946, Soichiro Honda established 

the Honda Technical Institute to develop 

and produce small 2-cycle motorbike engines. 

Two years later, Honda Motor Company, 

LTD was born, and in 1959 Honda opened its 

first storefront in Los Angeles with only six industrious 

employees. 

Over 50 years later, 134,000 jobs are created 

by American Honda dealerships. There 

are also nine Honda manufacturing facilities 

in America with 85% of vehicles sold in the 

U.S. being produced in North America. In fact, 

Honda holds the honor of being the first international 

automaker to perform “complete 

product creation” in America. 

Honda has always stated that their company 

is powered by dreams. A dream to fulfill 

its obligation to society and to bring the world 

a constantly evolving line of automobiles 

through meticulous research and development. 

Those dreams have been made a reality for 

our economy and for car buyers who demand 

quality and value. 

Edith Piaf, The Little Sparrow 

She wrote and recorded a protest song, hired 

a Jewish lover/ piano accompanist, and 

refused a Nazi request to remove the song 

from her repertoire. 

The love of her life, a married, middleweight 

boxing champ, Marcel Cerdan, was 

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killed in an airplane crash in 

1949 while coming to see her. 

Filled with grief and guilt, 

having encouraged him to 

fly rather than sail, she wrote 

and sang the hit song: Hymn 

of Love. 

She later became friends 

with his wife and children. 

Her last husband, a handsome 

Greek hairdresser 

turned singer/actor, was half 

her age, but became part of 

her performances and stayed 

with her till her death at age 

48. 

In 1956, she recorded Les 

Trois Cloches, (The Three 

Bells,) with her male singing 

group. It was a hit in the 

states - renamed The Song 

of Jimmy Brown. Her later 

smash hit, La Vie en Rose, earned her a 

Grammy Award. 

After three car accidents, she became addicted 

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tremens while trying to quit. She still 

wrote another No. 1 hit, Non, Je ne Regrette 

Rien, (No, I Regret Nothing). 

While performing at the Waldorf Astoria 

in New York, she collapsed on stage. She 

persevered however. Her voice never lost its 

power. 

In 1963, after making her final recording 

near Cannes, she died of stomach cancer. 

Denied a funeral Mass by the Church because 

of her life style, her funeral still drew 

over 110,000 mourners. 

She was buried in Paris where her museum 

is located. This petite gamin incorporated 

into her songs her tragic, harsh street 

life, illness, heartache, ill-fated affairs, and 

poverty, giving her phenomenal success as 

France‘s most popular and greatest singer. 

Yvonne Cloutier, a former teacher/principal, with a music background, 

specializes in ragtime piano. She is also an author and has written an 

easy-to-read book on Scott Joplin. She reports for the Sun City Anthem 

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Marty Allen 

1. If a man works like a horse for his 

money, there are a lot of women anxious 

to take him down the bridal path. 

2. You have to be very smart to 

get along these days. I know 

a guy who wore a mask 

all his life so nobody 

would recognize 

him. He only took 

it off when he was 

robbing a bank. 

3. Women are 

like cell phones. 

They like to be held 

and touched often - but push the wrong 

button and you’re disconnected. 

4. “Fishing?” “No Drowning Worms.” 

5. My wife is magnetic - everything she 

wears is charged. 

6. Alimony is like paying off the installments 

on the car after the wreck. 

7. Jim: “They fired my girl from her 

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job at the bank.” John: “Why did they do 

that?” Jim replied: “Well when customers 

brought in money, she’d always say: ‘For 

me?’” 

8. She loves his company. 

He loves his company – 

It grosses $6 million 

a year! 

9. The drunk 

collapsed on the 

bar, his head down. 

“Gimme a drink” 

he mumbled. “Not 

in here,” said the 

bartender. “Look at you. You can’t even 

raise your head.” “Okay” said the drunk. 

“Gimme a haircut instead.” 

10. My friend Lou said he’s been losing 

weight and losing weight and he just found 

out why. His wife got a new rubber mattress 

and at night he tosses and turns and that’s 

what’s doing it. He’s erasing himself! 

For over the past decade, Marty Allen has performed with his on and off stage 

singing partner Karon Kate Blackwell. 


november 12 

Ali Guggenheim 

The Eyes Have It! 

We’ve all heard the old Jewish proverb: “The 

eyes are the mirror to your soul.” However, not 

many people know that the eyes are also the map 

to a person’s physical state of health. 

In fact, Iridologists see the eyes as “windows” 

into the body’s entire functioning system. Though 

it seems a bit ironic that Iridology is so largely opposed 

by traditional medical practitioners; yet doctors 

themselves check patients’ eyes for a variety of 

diagnostic purposes such as identifying back stress, 

jaundice, drug and alcohol influence, fever, etc. 

Although the origins of Iridology can be traced 

back to the Chinese and Roman civilizations, it 

wasn’t until the advancement of technology in the 

early 19 th century that more extensive research in 

the field of iris analysis was able to be performed. 

Ask any practitioner or student of Iridology and 

they will attribute its existence today to two modern 

day pioneers. 

Hungarian Dr. Ignaz von Peczeley’s (1822- 

1911) interest was sparked as a child while observing 

the markings in the eye of an owl with a 

broken leg. He noticed that as the injury worsened, 

so did the black marking in the owl’s eye. 

After becoming a doctor, he began noticing ir- 

regularities in his patients’ irises which led to his 

charting an iris/body relationship map. Today 

there are more than 20 charts, few of which are 

similar. 

The other pioneer was labeled the “Father of 

Iridolog.” Dr. Bernard Jensen (1908-2001), was a 

chiropractor who circled the globe to learn, teach 

and to live out his lifelong commitment to treat 

anyone who was suffering. 

He defined Iridology as “the study of the iris” 

and explained that, “by locating markings in the 

iris of the eye, the trained Iridologist can determine 

where there are strengths, weaknesses, and 

deficiencies in the body. Iridology is a wonderful 

means of demonstrating the rewards of choosing 

a healthy way of life; the ideal tool of preventive 

medicine.” 

In Iridology, each eye is believed to correspond 

with their side of the body. An Iridologist will generally 

use equipment such as a flashlight, magnifying 

glass, camera or slit-lamp microscope to examine 

a patient’s irises for tissue changes. 

Generally speaking, the upper organs are represented 

at the top of the eye while the lower organs 

are at the bottom. Patterns, colors, spots, layers, 

and other characteristics of the iris are examined 

to determine information about a patient’s systemic 

health. 

Practitioners match their findings with “iris 

Psychic Phenomenon 

charts” which divide the iris into four zones that 

correspond to specific parts of the human body. 

This helps the practitioner to distinguish between 

healthy systems and organs in the body that are 

overactive, distressed, deficient or inflamed. 

Iridologists believe that this information depicts 

an individual’s susceptibility towards certain illnesses, 

reflects past medical problems or predicts 

future health problems. 

So, if you are not getting the resolution you need 

from your traditional medical practitioner, you 

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17

Harvey Allen 

Mesquite Isn’t Flat Anymore 

TRIPPING: How would you like to get away 

rom Las Vegas for a change of scenery and a 

aid-back fun time? You can by simply driving 

orth on I-15 for 80 miles and in a little over 

n hour you’ll be in a quaint little town with 

ardly any traffic or noise and you can relax, 

lay a round of golf, visit a health spa, dine in 

gourmet restaurant or an appealing buffet or 

it the tables or slots without having to fight 

he crowds and traffic indigenous to a Vegas 

ega-resort. That’s what caused us to buy a 

econd home in Mesquite, Nevada, five years 

go on October 15, 2007. 

TIME FLIES: They say time flies when 

ou’re having fun, so I guess we’re having a 

all. Going to Mesquite 2-3 times a month has 

ruly enhanced our lifestyle and way of life. 

DESERT SUCCESS STORY: What started 

ut as a sleepy little town called Mesquite 

lats years before - it officially became simply 

Mesquite” in 1898. Originally an agriculural 

community, it also was home for a thrivng 

dairy industry. There were five dairy farms 

there once. 

FAST-GROWING: At one time, Mesquite 

was the fastest-growing community, per capita, 

than any other town in the country. It went 

from just a few thousand residents to over 

17,000, in just a few years. I bet you thought 

Las Vegas or Henderson owned that distinction. 

AMENITIES: To our way of thinking, Mesquite 

has it all. There are nine, that’s right 

nine, championship golf courses in the im- 

mediate vicinity - some with million dollar 

homes on their fringes. There are three goodsized 

hotel-casinos operating 24-hours a day, 

where you can gamble, dine at gourmet restaurants 

or inexpensive buffets, visit a health 

spa that will rub you the right way, swim, bowl, 

play a game or two of bingo, go to a movie, or 

just chill out. 

There’s a fine hospital – Mesa View; a 

well-stocked library that just doubled in size 

and is open 7-days a week, a huge, 24-hour 

Walmart just off Exit 120, where you can 

shop for anything your family needs all day 

and night. And, believe it or not, there’s even a 

municipal airport. 

A lot of golfers fly there to take advantage of 

some great golf packages. There are a number 

of houses of worship and anything else one 

Around Town 

might need to feel satisfied and complete. The 

weather is similar to that of Las Vegas, so if you 

like that here you’ll love it there. 

TAKE A HIKE: A short 35-minute drive 

north from Mesquite through the beautiful 

Virgin River Gorge is the fast-growing city 

of St. George, population 120,000. What’s not 

available in Mesquite you’ll find in St. George: 

Costco, Lowe’s, The Home Depot, Star 

Nursery, shopping malls and a plethora of 

restaurants from fast food to upscale. 

SMALL TOWN AMBIANCE WITH BIG 

TOWN AMENITIES: When people find out 

we have a place in Mesquite, they sometimes 

say: “Why Mesquite?” To which I usually reply: 

“Why not Mesquite?” 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING. SEE YOU 

NEXT MONTH… 

Harvey Allen is a former entertainer, radio talk show host, college professor and 

journalist. He was inducted into the Nevada Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame in 2007 

and into the Congressional Record in 2008. He and his wife own the Allen Advertising 

Agency. You can contact him at harveyinlv@yahoo.com. 

Jarvis Marlow Our Live Las Vegas 

Poor Richard’s Players Encouraging Dialogue 

Since I last visited with our friends at Poor 

ichard’s Players, they have been busy little 

ees. For being a newer theatre troop, foundd 

in 2011, PRP is making things happen! 

Their June production of Dick Johnson: 

rivate Eye (written by Mark Valentin and 

RP’s own Maxim Lardent) was awarded 

est of Fringe during the 2012 Vegas Fringe 

estival. It was written as a parody of 1930s 

adio era productions with the silly sound 

ffects and fictional advertisements. 

As a celebration of all things election year, 

RP produced David Mamet’s November 

or two weekends in August, with six perforances 

at the Las Vegas Little Theatre, loated 

near Spring Mountain and Valley View. 

ickets sold out so quickly, and demand was 

o high, they extended another two perforances. 

November is an Oval Office satire capuring 

two days in the life of a beleaguered 

merican commander-in-chief, Charles 

mith. It’s November in a presidential elecion 

year and incumbent Smith’s chances 

for reelection are looking grim. 

Approval ratings are down, his money is 

running out and nuclear war might be imminent. 

Though his staff has thrown in the 

towel and his wife has begun to prepare for 

her post-White House life, Chuck isn’t ready 

to give up just yet, even though he also has 

to worry about the annual presidential pardon 

of a single turkey. 

Hopefully our dedicated theatre followers 

were aware of the PRP’s production of 

Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman, which 

ran from October 19-November 4 at the Las 

Vegas Little Theatre. 

The Pillowman is about Katurian Katurian, 

a writer of grisly short stories. Katurian 

has been arrested by two detectives, Ariel and 

Tupolski, because some of his stories resemble 

recent child murders. 

Artistic Director Lysander Abadia had this 

to say about the show: 

“In a Great Recession the first reaction 

is to cut funding to the arts. In parts of the 

Middle East artists are being arrested and 

disappearing almost weekly. 

“Art in all its forms is the unpredictable 

thing that a government cannot control. 

And so governments fear it. 

“It is true expression, and done well, art is 

contagious. It spreads ideas like wildfire and 

encourages self-reflection clarity of opinion. 

“We want to remind the audience that a 

story like The Pillowman can and does still 

happen in our present day. Through this 

brilliantly written piece of art, we hope to 

inspire those who see this to realize the importance 

of art in their lives. 

“Without art, communication is silenced, 

and so with independent thinking. Through 

the social experiment performed by Katuria, 

we [PRP] hope to show the many ways art is 

born, and how difficult it is to judge whether 

art is good or not. 

“Is art better through skill and practice 

and inspiration? Or is art better through 

pain and suffering and life experience? 

“We encourage the audience to continue 

this dialogue long after attending our production. 

It is only through dialogue that we 

can truly have a free society?” 

As I always say, get out there and support 

local live theatre like Poor Richard’s Players. 

Find more information about them at: 

www.poorrichardsplayers.com. 


november 12 

19

Happy Destinations 

Stu Cooper - Travel Editor 

Bus to the Boat 

So I had to do it for myself. 

I’ve heard all sorts of good things 

from Vegas Voyagers who have participated 

in our “Bus to the Boat” program. 

How they love being picked up at a local 

hotel; bussed right to the pier in LA; and 

just sitting back and as the saying goes 

……leave the driving to us. 

It’s all true. I just returned from escorting 

our latest Vegas Voyagers group 

of over 60 members on the Princess Sapphire 

Coastal California cruise. 

And the transportation to and from the 

pier couldn’t have worked out better; all 

provided by our good friends at Vision 

Coach. We left Las Vegas at 7:30 am and 

by 1:30 pm - not only were we at the pier, 

we were all checked in and on board. 

As for the return, with our group 

disembarkation, we were off the ship, 

through customs and immigration and 

on our way back to Las Vegas by 9:30 am. 

The transportation process just could 

not have worked better. 

Oh and the cruise? It was just fantastic. 

Princess Cruises has lightening in a 

bottle with the coastal California cruise 

itinerary. They seem to be the only cruise 

line offering this cruise on a regular basis. 

And what an itinerary it is! 

Leaving Los Angeles on Saturday, we 

arrived in San Francisco Sunday afternoon 

at around noon. Normally the ship 

CELEBRITY CENTURY 15 NIGHT 

HAWAIIAN ISLAND CRUISE 

March 4 – 19, 2013 

WITH R/T BUS FROM LAS VEGAS TO SAN DIEGO 

Ports of call include: Honolulu, Maui, Kona, Hilo 

and Ensenada, Mexico 

Inside Cabin $1,659 pp Ocean View $2,139 pp Balcony $2,669 pp 

Price is per person based on double occupancy and includes all port charges, taxes, 

fees and round trip bus transportation from Las Vegas to the pier in San Diego. 

would dock 

by 1:00 pm 

but since 

it was Fleet 

Week we 

dropped anchor 

in San 

Francisco 

Bay for a 

ring side 

seat for the 

Navy’s Blue 

Angels show. 

We were 

dock side by 6 pm. 

Here’s the great thing about the San 

Francisco port call - we stayed in this 

beautiful location until Monday at 1 pm; 

thereby giving us a full 24 hours in the 

City by the Bay. We all really had a lot of 

time to enjoy all that the city has to offer. 

Tuesday through Friday brought us to 

a different port every day. Tuesday was 

Santa Barbara, Wednesday Catalina Is- 

land. On Thursday we were in San Diego 

and Friday Ensenada, Mexico. 

Space does not permit me to give full 

details on each port call. I will tell you 

that in each port there is so much to do 

and it is easy to walk around each port 

if you don’t want to participate in any of 

the prearranged shore excursions. 

I particularly enjoyed Santa Barbara. 

It is very easy to walk right from the 

port to the main street of Santa Barbara, 

State Street and just explore all the 

shops, sights and restaurants of this sea 

side community. 

And here is the good news; we are repeating 

this cruise again April 6 – 13, 

2013. Prices are exactly the same as this 

past cruise and start at just $999 per person 

based on double occupancy for an 

inside cabin including bus transportation. 

Please feel free to call with any questions 

you have at 1-800-698-1101. As always 

Happy Destinations. 

PRINCESS CRUISE LINES – 

SAPPHIRE PRINCESS 

CALIFORNIA COASTAL CRUISE 

APRIL 6 - 13, 2013 

DATE PORT ARRIVE DEPART 

Sat 4/6 Los Angeles 4:00 pm 

Sun 4/7 San Francisco 1:00 pm 

Mon 4/8 San Francisco 6:00 pm 

Tue 4/9 Santa Barbara 8:00 am 6:00 pm 

Wed 4/10 Catalina Island 7:00 am 6:00 pm 

Thu 4/11 San Diego 8:00 am 5:00 pm 

Fri 4/12 Ensenada, Mexico 8:00 am 5:00 pm 

Sat 4/13 Los Angeles 7:00 am 

INSIDE CABIN $999pp 

OCEAN VIEW CABIN $1,129pp 

BALCONY CABIN $1,399pp 

The price listed is per person based on double occupancy and subject to 

availability and includes your cruise, all port charges, taxes and fees and 

round trip bus transportation from Las Vegas to the pier in Los Angeles. A $250 

per person deposit is due at the time of booking and is fully refundable until 

January 15, 2013 when the fi nal payment is due. 

Call Stu at: 1-800-698-1101 


november 12 

Crystal 

Merryman-Sarbacker 

Having A Problem Reaching Me? 

As I write this article, Ray and I are flying 

at about 40,000 feet returning to Las 

Vegas from our long delayed honeymoon 

in Paris, Rome and a fantastic cruise 

on Royal Carribbean to Sicily, Greece, 

and Turkey. This is the stuff dreams are 

made of. But just before our departure, 

I received a puzzling email from my 

daughter, Ashley. “Have a wonderful 

time,” she wrote, 

“Now turn off your 

cell phone.” I was 

surprised by her 

warning but we’d 

already contacted 

phone carriers to 

handle calls during 

our trip, so I blithely 

went on my way. 

Our phone plan 

seemed well thought 

out, and should 

have worked. But 

we quickly found our incoming calls 

were being dropped, delayed for hours 

or never transmitted. Plus, there were 

difficulties with text messages, photos, 

and things we couldn’t even decipher. 

And returning calls to people over 9 time 

zones away turned out to be even more 

of a problem. In fact, we’d only been 

away two days when we received an alert 

from our carrier that our phone bill was 

Ray and I wish all of you 

a very Happy Thanksgiving! 

already $240 and climbing! My daughter 

had been right. Cell phone use abroad is 

still costly and a problem. 

So I certainly apologize to all of you who 

tried to reach me late September to mid 

October. I’m back at my desk now so 

don’t hesitate to call. 

I’ve so much to tell you about our 

upcoming trips, like our Nov. 28 – 29 

Getaway to “Palm Springs Holiday 

Follies”. This event is already turning 

into a Vegas Vacationers classic, and includes 

a tour of Riverside’s magnificent 

Mission Inn in all its glory. This historic 

Hotel, which looks like a Spanish castle, 

still dazzles during the Holidays when 

its trimmed with 3 million lights. 

Each year its decorations seem more 

spectacular. And day one of our “Follies” 

Getaway even includes 

lunch and dinner, followed 

the next morning by a get 

together in our hospitality 

suite. We’ll be serving a 

continental breakfast with 

mimosas and pointsettias or, 

if you prefer, nonalcoholic 

versions which are equally 

delicious. Yum! Then we’ll 

lunch at the terrific Sherman’s 

Delicatessen before 

attending the almost 3 hour 

long matinee of the “Palm 

Springs Holiday Follies”. 

And yes! 

I did cook that bird! 

Filled with laughter and spectacular acts, 

this year’s theme features dance crazes 

from the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. And don’t 

forget this Getaway includes an overnight 

at the All Suite Hyatt Regency Hotel in the 

heart of Palm Springs. Everybody loves 

this Hotel! If you’ve wondered what all the 

buzz is about, this trip is a great introduction 

to the Vegas Vacationers. And we have 

more Getaways coming up, too. Plan 

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New for 2013! 

$ February 27 - 28 Hooray for Hollywood- Part Two 

Visit two of the biggest studios in Hollywood including Sony 

Studios - previously MGM- and Paramount on this exciting 349* 

Getaway. So join us as we go “Over the Rainbow” with our 

luxury motor coach. Includes all tickets, 4 meals plus hotel 

accommodations and a special surprise! 

March 20 - 21 Temecula’s Second Annual 

Winery Tour 

Includes visits to the top winery tasting rooms and shopping in old town 

in Temecula, overnight at Embassy Suites, luxury motor transportation, 4 

meals and more. 

$ 289* 

2013 schedule features San Diego, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Tuacahn 

Summer Theatre, Del Mar and Santa Anita Thoroughbred Races, Marina Del 

Mar/Queen Mary, Laguna Pageant of the Masters and more. 

*All prices based on per person, double occupancy. 

Single room upgrades available at extra cost. 

MasterCard, VISA, and Discover cards accepted and/ 

or private checks. 

Spectacular at the Gold Coast. A detailed 

schedule will be in the December “Voice”. 

We’ll be presenting lots of travel info 

starting with “Hooray for Hollywood, Part 

Two” on February 27 & 28, followed by 

our Second Annual Temecula Winery tour, 

March 20 & 21. These were both favorites 

last year, and reservations are also coming 

in for our new exciting vacation length 

Getaways, too. My phone is working just 

fine now, so I hope you’ll call me at 702- 

419-0550. 

Get info on these and our new vacation length Getaways at the 

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21

Sheldon S. Zinberg, MD 

Sex Over 60? You Bet! 

Would it surprise you to 

know that for many Las Vegas 

seniors, sex actually gets 

better with age? 

Maybe it’s because we 

have fewer pressures such as 

work, children or the fear of 

pregnancy. Even in nursing 

homes, romantic relationships 

develop that lead to 

sexual intimacy. 

As an older adult myself, 

I understand the issue firsthand. 

The other evening my 

wife asked me with a wink 

to go upstairs with her to 

cap off a great evening. It 

was her idea; we had just 

returned from dinner with 

friends and were in a good mood. 

But I was tired so I told her to pick one 

– either go upstairs, or have sex. I could 

not do both. 

It’s a myth to say that our sexual function 

remains unchanged as we get older; 

it doesn’t. But a better understanding of 

these changes may help prevent disappointment 

or despair and may even help 

you improve your intimacy. 

When you bring up the subject of “sex 

after 60,” most people think that medications 

such as those used for erectile dysfunction 

have changed the nature of intimacy 

for the elderly. Yes, it’s true that 

medications like Viagra have helped to 

reinvigorate the sexual function of older 

men, but there is much more to it than 

popping a pill. 

As we age, our bodies slow down, but our 

thoughts about sex continue to be top of 

mind - at least for men anyways. On average 

older men still think about sex once 

an hour, while women think about it three 

or four times a day. 

This is not to say that older women desire 

sex less. It’s just a simple fact that men 

think about it more. 

Hormonal changes, medications, fitness 

level, overall health status and other 

factors play a large role in the nature of 

sexual activity for older adults. Some 

medications such as antidepressants may 

also reduce libido and even hinder sexual 

function. 

Physical imitations such as arthritis or 

other chronic diseases may also play a role 

in your ability to perform. Depression is 

also another factor that can greatly reduce 

the libido and make it difficult to get in 

the mood. 

It’s always a good idea to talk to your 

doctor about your sexual function; make 

it a part of your annual or semi-annual 

checkup. Your doctor may help you by 

identifying some underlying conditions 

that may play a role in your sexual health. 

The great news is that sexual activity 

is a great exercise for any older adult. No 

matter your age, good sex is a part of good 

health. 

When I speak to seniors who work out 

and are active in programs at Nifty after 

Fifty, the subject of sexual health is often 

a part of the dialogue. The more fit you are 

as you age, the better your sexual health 

as well. 

In fact, there are even specific exercises 

that I have outlined in my book, Nifty after 

Fifty that will help you. I have also shared 

some specific positions that are perfect 

for older adults, many of whom have bad 

backs or other physical limitations that 

may hinder the ability to perform. 

Many older adults share with me very 

personal stories of how they’ve improved 

their sexual intimacy with their partners 

as they become more fit by working out at 

Nifty. I call this Connectile Function. 

They tell me that their physical and 

emotional bond with their partners is 

much improved since their fitness levels 

have risen. They call exercise the magic 

bullet for an improved sex life and I can’t 

argue with them. 

Here are some key tips to improve sexual 

relations for those over 60: 

• Stay active and agile with exercise; 

regular physical activity helps to improve 

flexibility and self-esteem. 

• Eat a nutritious and balanced diet. 

• Don’t be afraid to talk to your doctor. 

• Men with erectile dysfunction have 

many treatment options available. Medication, 

medical devices and even surgeries 

are available for men. 

• Women suffering from 

vaginal dryness and discomfort 

during sexual relations 

should use water-based 

lubricants to make intimacy 

more comfortable. 

• Men, try to be more romantic 

with small gestures 

of intimacy such as a kiss or 

hug. 

• Talk about your sexual 

likes and dislikes. 

• Personal hygiene is very 

important so make sure you 

are clean all over. Pay attention 

to yourself and your 

self esteem will improve. 

• Make intimacy a part of 

your routine. Plan an event or time together. 

Turn off the TV and talk to each other. 

• Sexual intimacy can be just as enjoyable 

as we age as it was when we were 

in our teens. The key to improving your 

sexual health, no matter your age, is to 

improve your overall health and for me, 

exercise can be the first step to a new and 

very pleasurable chapter in your life. 

Dr. Sheldon S. Zinberg is the founder of CareMore and Nifty after Fifty and is 

considered one of the nation’s leading medical experts on aging. He is the author of 

two books, Win in the Second Half and Nifty after Fifty. He is widely quoted in the 

national media and has been featured on CNN, Wall St. Journal, The Atlantic, Time 

Magazine, CBS Evening News, Good Morning America and the Today Show. 

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RED ROCK RESORT - NOVEMBER 28TH Dr. Sheldon Zinberg, 

national 

expert on aging 

and the founder of 

CareMore and Nifty 

after Fifty, the 

nation’s premier 

fitness centers 

for older adults, 

will discuss how 

you can improve 

your intimacy and 

sexual relations 

regardless of your 

age at a seminar 

on November 28 th , 

at 10am at the 

Red Rock Resort, 

Las Vegas. 

The event is free 

and Dr. Zinberg 

will also be signing 

free copies of 

his book, Nifty 

after Fifty, which 

discusses the issue 

of sex after 60. 

To RSVP for the 

event, please call 

562-282-4073. 


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23

Stella Chiropractic Wellness Center & the Shrinking Man 

By: Angela Drake 

How often do you want to 

make a change in the way you 

feel and the way you look? 

It takes great will power 

and commitment to achieve a 

desired goal. Well, I am fortunate 

to have watched the 

determination and focus of 

Vegas Voice Publisher Dan 

Roberts shrink right before 

my eyes. 

Dan came to our Stella Chiropractic 

Wellness Center 

wanting a change. He wanted 

to go from a 42 inch waist to 

a size 34 pant. Our journey 

and friendship began. 

Dan faithfully came to our 

office twice a week. Every 

time we would begin by immediately 

putting him on our 

vibrating machine. 

This “Vibrating Joy Plate” 

machine jiggles the body. It 

activates the circulatory system, 

produces a lymphatic re- 

lease and releases serotonin - 

which activates the sensation 

of joy. 

Watching Dan come off the 

Joy Plate was quite entertaining. 

Nothing better than 

watching a “joyous release” 

occur to our patients after a 

hard day of life. It really does 

make you feel wonderful! 

Next stop – the i-Lipo Room. 

I-Lipo is a low level laser that 

liquefies fat in a very short 

period. 

It only takes 20 minutes 

with NO pain, NO needles and 

NO down time. And best of all, 

the results are immediate! 

This fat liquefying procedure 

became Dan’s nap time. 

At every visit (like clock 

work) he would fall asleep. 

He would happily meet the 

warmth of the bed, the aromatherapy 

enriched oils wafting 

through the air and the 

dimmed lights. For Dan it was 

a deep relaxation well de- 

served. 

Not only did he experience 

fat loss, he was also experiencing 

the Biomat which is 

an amethyst crystal infrared 

heated mat. It strengthens 

the immune system, increases 

energy and vitality, balances 

PH, calms the mind, eases 

joint pain, enhances brain 

function, and improves lymphatic 

flow… and so much 

more. Most importantly for 

Dan, it stimulated deep sleep. 

Every time the twenty minutes 

elapsed, out of his restful 

nap, he would unfold - inches 

lighter! Inch loss proved every 

time! We also measured to 

confirm the success. 

In order for the fat to leave 

the metabolic system, Dan 

would then need to get a mandatory 

“sweat in” of a 400 plus 

caloric burn. A good sweat 

would eliminate the liquefied 

fat out of the system. 

Dan’s very effective nap 

times turned to fat lose and 

he accomplished his mission 

of wearing that size 34 pants. 

A true cause for celebration! 

And last, but not least, during 

one of Dan’s visits he experienced 

Dr. Stella’s Chiropractic 

alignment - which is 

truly a healing in and of itself. 

For me, this experience has 

been an enriching one. It was 

with great satisfaction and 

pure joy for me and Dr. Stella 

to watch and help him achieve 

his weight goal. 

Dan the shrinking man is 

now shrunk! You can too! 

Have questions? Let me resolve 

any doubt, any skepticism 

(just like Dan had) 

by calling me at Stella Chiropractic 

Wellness Center 

702/932-1798. We are located 

at 375 N. Stephanie Street, 

Suite 1213, in Henderson. 

Make no mistake, if it worked 

for Dan, it will work for you! 


By: Deborah Moore Jaquith/ 

AARP Nevada Director of Communications 

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s 

largest free, volunteer-run tax 

preparation and assistance service, is 

seeking volunteers to help Nevada taxpayers 

who are seeking assistance preparing 

and filing their 2012 tax returns. 

Volunteers do not need to be an AARP 

member or retiree to participate. Tax- 

Aide is particularly in need of volunteers 

who are bilingual in English/ 

Spanish to support the increasing number 

of Spanish-speaking taxpayers seeking 

assistance. 

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers 

receive free tax training and are reimbursed 

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to countless individuals and communities. 

We assist thousands of people of all 

ages every year in preparing and filing 

their tax returns,” said Gil Yanuck, 

Nevada Tax Aide spokesperson. “This 

service would simply not happen without 

the support of our volunteers, who 

make an indelible mark on the communities 

they help.” 

In Nevada last year, more than 270 

Tax-Aide volunteers helped over 21,550 

taxpayers across the state. They join the 

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AARP Update 

Foundation serves the unique needs of 

those 50+ while working with local organizations 

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AARP Salutes Veterans: Navigating 

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Studies have shown that veterans are 

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than other drivers. In fact, traffic accidents 

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Reviewing the driving records of tens 

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that service members were involved in 

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That’s why in the month of November 

we’re offering ALL military personnel, 

veterans and their families free enrollment 

in the four-hour AARP Driver 

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In Nevada, those 55+ can also get a 

discount on their car insurance for taking 

a refresher course like AARP Driver 

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The free course is available by downloading 

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I am pleased to introduce myself in my new 

role with The Vegas Voice. 

I have the great pleasure to serve as the 

legislative liaison and political editor for the 

publication. As we get closer to the Nevada 

Legislature meeting for the 2013 session, I will 

be bringing you information on bill drafts as 

well as researching items that might be of interest 

to you. 

I am also proud to announce that there is 

now an official Vegas Voice PAC (political 

action committee). The PAC will be actively 

supporting bills on senior, health care and 

veteran issues; home owner association (HOA) 

concerns, and even an amendment to the 

“bully” bill that was sponsored last session by 

Senators Sheila Leslie and David Parks. 

Please do not hesitate to email me and let 

me know what issues concern you. You can 

also log onto the Nevada Legislature home 

page if you would like to pursue the various 

bills: http://www.leg.state.nv.us. 

NRED: Last month I attended the Nevada 

Real Estate Division’s workshop relating to 

the regulation of alternative dispute resolution 

26 

(ADR). This concerns the certification and pay 

scale of arbitrators for the Home Owner Association 

industry. 

On the plus side, I must commend Administrator 

Gail Anderson, who ran the workshop 

by stopping after every proposed chapter was 

read, and allowing time for commentary and 

suggestions from attendees in Carson City and 

Las Vegas. She showed amazing patience and 

answered a multitude of questions as they 

arose. 

While most of the input was constructive 

You have a voice! 

Elder Abuse Issues Forum 

Tuesday, Nov. 20 

9:30 a.m. • Free 

Heritage Park Senior Facility 

300 S. Racetrack Rd. 

Presented by representative 

from the State of Nevada 

Department of Health and Human 

Services Aging and Disability 

Services Division. 

Rana Goodman Where I Stand 

The forum will focus on 

learning the signs and 

types of elder abuse 

and what to do when 

abuse is suspected. 

Bills, Legislatures and Other Foolish Ideas 

Hosted by the City of Henderson Senior Citizens Advisory Commission 

For more information, call 267-4090 

City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department • cityofhenderson.com/parks 

from those attending 

(mainly homeowners, 

attorneys, and 

several arbitrators already 

working for the 

division) there were 

a few comments that 

stood out in my opinion. 

One was from Commissioner 

Marilyn 

Brainard who repeatedly 

mentioned her 

prior appointment with 

the Real Estate Division - and then went on 

to bash homeowners. This was quite a surprise 

since her position is as a homeowner representative. 

While her term is officially over, she continues 

to serve in that post until the governor 

appoints someone to take her place. And that 

could take as long as a year. 

The second shocker was by attorney and 

current arbitrator Steve Wenzel; who rather 

than offer a suggestion at one point gave Administrator 

Anderson an ultimatum stating 

that he would leave the program as an arbitra- 

The Sun City Musicmakers cordially 

invite you to attend their holiday show, 

“Winter Sounds” at the Starbright Theater 

located at 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd. in 

Summerlin. 

The Musicmakers have selected beautiful 

Christmas and Hanukah music for your enjoyment! 

And the audience sing-a-long will 

surely get you in the holiday spirit! 

tor if a specific proposal paragraph remained 

as written. 

While we are on the subject of bills and 

legislation, I wonder how many of you have 

received the email that has swept the country. 

Called the Debt Free America Act, federal 

bill H.R. 4646 was sponsored by Rep. Chaka 

Fattah. This bill provided for a 1% tax on any 

bank transfers of any kind. 

The fact checking web site Snopes.com 

claims this was not a hoax; thus many people 

have forwarded the email many times over. 

Personally I prefer Factcheck.org since in the 

past few years Snopes has proven unreliable. 

I also recently received an email from one of 

our readers asking me to check into this bill. 

Since I have also seen this before, I checked 

with the Library of Congress and discovered 

that this bill, although submitted in 2010, 

never passed. According to Forbes on Line, it 

never will receive support from either the Senate 

or House of Representatives. 

All concerned can take a deep breath and 

know that at least one foolish tax idea won’t 

come to fruition. But I have no doubt that 

when our Legislature meets there will be plenty 

more. 

Rana Goodman is the Legislative Liaison for The Vegas Voice. She welcomes your 

comments, ideas and suggestions and can be reached at: rana@thevegasvoice.net. 

Sun City Musicmakers Holiday 

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The members are a group of Sun City 

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Concert dates are December 7 and 8 at 

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$8 and may be purchased from any Musicmaker 

or by calling Pat at 384-4222. 

See you at the concert! 

The Voice For Your Health, Wealth & Good Times

november 12 

Legal Ease 

Rena McDonald 

Has Anything Helped Homeowners? 

A few months ago I wrote on some new programs 

which have become available for homeowners. 

Unfortunately, it now appears that the 

Nevada Hardest Hit Fund has yet to make a 

real difference. 

The attorney generals for all of the states, 

except California entered into settlement 

agreements with the five major mortgage 

banks. Nevada used this 

money to set up the Nevada’s 

Hardest Hit Fund. 

The Fund offered five programs 

through participating 

servicers to help homeowners. 

The following is a breakdown 

of the programs and how 

they can help homeowners. 

There is a Mortgage Assistance 

Program which is intended to provide 

temporary financial assistance for underemployed 

and unemployed homeowners who have 

experienced involuntary job loss and/or severe 

reductions in income. It pays up to $1,000 of the 

borrower’s 1st mortgage payment. 

I have personally seen only one client that 

has qualified for this program. It was fairly easy 

for him to get and it has really helped him out. 

A Short Sale Acceleration Program was 

designed to assist income restricted homeowners, 

who are short selling 

their home and are not 

leaving the state. 

In my opinion, this 

program is the 

most effective. 

Since the 

settlements, 

short sales 

appear to 

be expedited 

and 

run much 

faster and 

more effectively for my clients. 

I have not however seen large increases in 

the amount of money the banks are offering the 

Sellers back which this program was supposed 

to supplement. 

A Second Mortgage Reduction Plan assists 

income restricted homeowners who have 

a second lien that is interfering with the short 

sale of their home or the refinance/ modification 

of their first mortgage. It was designed with 

the hope that qualified homeowners can extinguish 

their 2nd lien through a combination of 

funds contributed by both Nevada’s Hardest Hit 

Funds and their Servicer. 

Recently, I have seen several forgiveness of 

the entire second mortgage from Bank of America 

on severely upside down homes in some 

circumstances. Hopefully the other banks will 

follow suit. 

And perhaps most importantly the 

Principal Reduction Program: This program 

is designed to assist income restricted homeowner 

candidates who want to keep their home. 

Homeowners can receive a principal reduction 

of up to $100,000. 

Of the five programs, this particular program 

has the most potential to help upside-down 

homeowners. 

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I am hopeful this will change and that the 

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Perhaps most disturbing is a new statistic I 

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Graham Stand 

Rob Graham 

Making Wealth Decisions for 2013 

You cannot bet your fortune on who 

will or will not be elected the President of 

the United States. The only things in your 

control right now are how you will prepare 

for the final vote tally and how you 

will react when you learn who has won. 

First, let’s take a look at where your 

money should be right now. As an estate 

planning attorney, I am compelled to listen 

to all sides of the political arguments 

so I can make recommendations to my 

clients on protecting their assets. 

Mind you, I am not in the business of 

advising clients where to put their money 

to gain massive wealth on investments, 

but rather, how to preserve wealth against 

significant harm. 

Currently, we are in an environment of 

potential harm to investors and assets. To 

that end, let me share where the majority 

of your assets should be for the sake of 

protecting your portfolio from the impact 

of the upcoming election. 

As long as we don’t know the outcome 

of the election, your money should be 

parked in money markets or short-term 

CDs. How much you earn right now is not 

as important as finding a backstop – a 

place where value will not be reduced. 

I have heard clients say that this is a 

great time for growth in the market and 

that all thinking persons should be in 

the market to get fabulous gains. I have 

a substantial issue with such statements. 

To start, companies are cutting back, 

storing up 

inventory 

in hopes of 

economic 

change, and 

generally 

becoming 

lean and 

thin. They 

are not expanding. 

They are 

not selling 

their productssignificantly. 

They 

are, in the majority, sitting on large supplies 

of cash because they will need to be 

very liquid for the next two to four years. 

On the one hand, if President Obama is 

re-elected, then that cash will be for sur- 

vival through six months of his pounding 

negotiations with Congress to extend 

some of the Bush tax cuts. During that 

time, these companies expect poor or irregular 

sales. 

There is almost no appetite among 

business leaders to guess what President 

Obama will do next. So cash will be king. 

In a Romney presidency, corporate 

cash reserves will be used to fuel (and I 

mean red hot) massive expansion as the 

business leaders will anticipate pro-business 

government. In fact, because there 

is so much cash in reserve that would be 

brought into the market, should Romney 

prevail, inflation could actually be a real 

concern in the future. 

In the meantime, keep your cash as liquid 

as possible. A few months of income 

loss is a lot better than living through another 

market bounce or dip. 

Rob Graham is the principal partner of LawyersWest, a law firm practicing primarily 

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About Life 

Carole Halford 

Modern Marvel 

Are we slaves to modern technology? Could 

we even think or exist without our cell phones? 

Are they a curse or a miracle? Many twentysomethings 

say they would die without their 

cell phones. Nine and ten-year-olds even have 

their own mobile phones. 

The world has definitely changed within 

the last two decades and cell phones played a 

major role in the advancement of our country. 

They have invaded our offices, churches, 

classrooms, ballparks, restaurants and public 

restrooms, to name a few. 

Communication between individuals, families, 

businesses, law enforcement and government 

officials has brought us closer together. 

Sharing news or emergencies has been a godsend. 

Cell phones seem to be capable of amazing 

and limitless feats. 

However, there is a downside. 

There is such a thing called work place 

etiquette. Most of the time cell phones can be 

inappropriate, and users rude. 

Always turn your phone to vibrate and never 

take a call while in a meeting. Cell phone 

Mary Richard 

Snacks – Under 80 Calories! 

Are you getting into the “holiday” theme 

nd snacking? Oh boy, with the upcoming 

oliday goodies, the average person gains 5 

o 7 pounds! Shocking, isn’t it? 

I found that even with exerising 

prior to the holidays, 

still may gain a few 

ounds and they 

re all located in 

ne spot! Where 

id that come 

rom? 

Here are some 

ow caloric snacks 

hat you can indulge 

ithout having 

hat “guilt” feelng. 

These are for 

cheese lovers” – 

f which I admit 

am guilty. I love 

heese! 

Parmesan Popcorn: 1 cup 

ir-popped popcorn, tossed with ¼ 

conversations are your private world and 

shouldn’t be shared with co-workers unless its 

work related. 

While waiting for the CEO to arrive at a recent 

staff meeting, one end of the table sat six 

men, ages twenty-two through sixty-five. All 

six were either texting or checking twitter accounts, 

facebook pages or surfing the web. Not 

one held a verbal conversation with the other. 

It’s unprofessional to take calls when you’re 

with a client, customer or even a medical pa- 

teaspoon garlic powder and 1 tablespoon 

grated Parmesan cheese – 56 calories per 

serving! This is one of my favorite snacks 

and very easy to make. 

2 Figgy Blue Bites: 

For each bite, 1 

teaspoon blue 

cheese on 

(fresh) fig half, 

drizzled with ¼ 

teaspoon honey 

– 74 calories 

per serving. 

Olive-Tomato 

Skewer: 

1 inch Swiss 

cheese cube 

skewered with 

1 Mezzetta 

Mediterranean 

Nicosia style olive 

and 1 baby 

spinach leaf - 

65 calories per 

tient. 

If you absolutely need to take a 

call, ask your client first if it would be 

permissible. Most people would allow 

it. Only the hardcore jerks would say 

no. 

Texting is unsuitable in a meeting, 

also. Plus, it can be extremely dangerous. 

Never, ever, drive and text. 

One sad incident happened back 

East where a young teenager was 

texting while driving and drifted into 

oncoming traffic. She died along with 

the other teenage girls in her car. It 

was a horrendous accident which killed six 

lives and ruined their families forever. 

There is also a comic side to cell phones. 

A friend’s father was in the hospital for surgery 

and he felt he wasn’t getting the appropriate 

amount of care and medical attention 

serving. 

Mini Cheese Plate: 2 – Rosemary crisp 

bread crackers, 1/3 ounce Gouda cheese, 

and 5 read grapes - 64 calories per serving. 

Easy Hors D’oeuvre: 1 Pillsbury Savoring 

Frozen Appetizer, Cheese and Spinach - 

65 calories per serving. 

2 Creamy Salmon Rolls: For each roll, 

wrap ½ ounce smoked salmon around 2 

teaspoons 1/3-less-fat cream cheese and 1 

watercress sprig - 74 calories per serving. 

Brie & Roasted Pepper Toast: ½ ounce 

Brie cheese melted on thin baguette slice, 

topped with 1 small strip roasted red pepper 

- 64 calories per serving. 

Cheesy Chips: 9 Archer Farms Smoky Chipotle 

Cheddar Reduced Fat Potato Chips - 

72 calories per serving. 

I also will microwave some Ritz crackers 

with some low-fat cheese for 10-15 seconds 

and then put salsa on top. This concoc- 

he felt he deserved. So he called 911 from his 

hospital bed. 

At a recent family get-together, everyone 

was sitting in the living room chatting and 

exchanging embarrassing stories about each 

other when a nephew answered his cell phone 

with a baffled look on his face. The call was 

from his wife who had just left the room. She 

was calling from the bathroom to inform him 

she needed toilet paper. 

Over ten million 911 cell phone calls have 

been by accident. They have been categorized 

as butt dialed. 

Moms and Dads rush out of the house, only 

to dash back in. They grab their cell phones, 

but forget the kids’ lunches. There’s probably 

an app for that. 

Cell phones are definitely a modern marvel 

if used correctly, diplomatically and safely, 

however… 

Carole Halford is a writer living in Henderson. You can reach her at 

chalford@embarqmail.com. 

Health Fitness 

tion is very filling and helps me to get rid 

of some hunger while I’m waiting for my 

dinner to cook. 

There are also other snacks that help 

– keeping string cheese handy. One stick 

can also help to cut down on snacking 

urges. When I purchase carrots or celery 

on a weekly basis, I cut them into bite size 

and place them into a zip lock bag to grab 

whenever hunger strikes! 

So try to think “outside the box” and 

create some low-caloric snacks. I try to eat 

some snacks before going out to those holiday 

parties, so that I am not “famished” 

when I arrive! 

It’s tempting to try all the goodies, but at 

least you won’t be gobbling them all up and 

having that guilt feeling afterwards. Enjoy 

the holidays – one of the pleasures of life! 

POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HAPPY 

HEALTH TO ALL! 

Mary Richard was crowned Ms. Senior Nevada 2006 and is now a fitness instructor 

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John Bielun 

NOVEMBER 22, 1957 

The two fifteen year olds were nervous. They 

had just arrived in Philadelphia and were 

about to perform in public. 

They had done so many times. However, this 

was beau coup different. 

With dozens of teens dancing behind him, 

on November 22, 1957, Dick Clark introduced 

“Tom and Jerry” to his American Bandstand 

TV audience. The boys lip-synched a song of 

theirs that had just sold over 100,000 copies. 

The reaction was lukewarm. And, the duo 

appeared destined to be one hit wonders. 

Both boys were born in 1941. They lived 

three blocks from one another in a middle 

class section of Queens. 

Although they attended the same elementary 

school, they really didn’t meet until they 

were cast in a graduation performance of Alice 

in Wonderland. “Tom” played the White 

Rabbit and “Jerry” the Cheshire Cat. 

“Tom” came from a musical family. In addition 

to being a college professor, his father 

was an accomplished bass player and dance 

bandleader. Mom taught music at a local 

school. 

“Jerry’s” background was more mundane. 

His dad was a traveling salesman and his 

mother a housewife. 

Nonetheless, he developed an inexplicable 

passion for singing when he was only five. It 

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was so intense 

that he spent 

hours after class 

crooning in the 

echo chamberlike 

stairwells of 

his elementary 

school. 

Shortly after 

meeting, the boys 

started singing 

together. They 

idolized the Everly 

Brothers and 

tried to re-create 

their two-part 

harmony. They 

got so good that 

they were often 

invited to perform 

at local dances. 

By the age of twelve, “Tom,” with the help 

of his father, began writing songs. Meanwhile, 

“Jerry’s” voice developed to such an extent 

that, by popular demand, he sang as cantor at 

his own bar mitzvah. 

In 1957, a small label agreed to produce 

one of “Tom’s” songs that ended up No. 49 on 

the pop charts, thereby catching Dick Clark’s 

eye. 

Things tumbled downhill from there. Neither 

“Tom” nor “Jerry” were able to duplicate 

their initial success. So, upon graduating from 

high school, they decided to move on. 

“Tom” enrolled in Queens College as an 

undergrad in English literature and thereafter 

Time Traveler 

Brooklyn Law. “Jerry” went to Columbia for a 

bachelor’s degree in art history and eventually 

a master’s in mathematics. 

Even though they attended different colleges, 

the boys stayed in touch, played at local 

coffees houses and expanded their repertoire 

to include folk. In between their studies, they 

also managed to record and release a few 

singles. Although none garnered any success, 

their efforts did attract the attention of a talent 

scout for a major studio. 

So, in 1964, they got an audition with Columbia 

Records, which agreed to produce the 

boys’ first album. It consisted of twelve folk 

type songs and was a complete flop. 

Disgruntled, “Tom” moved to England to 

pursue a solo career. While there, he eked a 

living by performing in folk clubs and coffee 

houses. 

As for “Jerry,” he decided to finish his degree 

in mathematics. 

Unbeknownst to the boys, radio stations 

began receiving requests for one of their album’s 

songs. Hoping to turn a profit, a Columbia 

producer decided to improve the track 

by overdubbing it with an electric guitar, bass 

and drums. When he released the single, it 

skyrocketed to No. 1 on the charts! 

Upon hearing the news, “Tom” immediately 

returned home, reunited with “Jerry,” 

and they started creating some of the greatest 

music in history. 

By the way, the song that started it all was 

called The Sound of Silence. And, “Tom” and 

“Jerry” decided to start going by their real 

names: Simon and Garfunkel. 

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november 12 

Helen McPeak 

“How May I Help You?” 

A friend mentioned to me that he prefers 

shopping at a particular thrift shop to visiting 

a local department store. “In the one place, 

I feel like somebody wants me there. In the 

other, it feels like I am inconveniencing the 

staff by showing up.” 

It has to do with how they treat people who 

enter. It’s a management thing. 

Human beings are odd creatures. 

Maybe I am picky, but it is worthwhile to 

me to drive a bit further and pay a bit more 

to shop at the grocery store that greets me 

personally and carries products that are intentionally 

healthy and cost-effective. A cup 

of coffee and occasionally a warm hug add to 

my shopping experience. It’s a quality of life 

thing. 

They greet me by name at my bank of 

choice in not one, but two valley branches. 

How we relate to one another matters. 

Did you notice those “watch parties” that 

developed last month when the President’s 

address to the Democratic National Convention 

changed to a smaller venue? Folks unable 

to be present in person gathered in bars 

and coffeehouses to watch the speech together. 

They could have watched from the convenience 

of their homes, but they chose to be 

with others. Humans like to be together. 

My Republican neighbors invest themselves 

in personal contact, sharing meals and engaging 

in conversation in preparation for the 

election. They could stay home and play with 

the grandchildren or read. 

They recognize the value of face-to-face 

contact. We like to be together. 

A live conversation where I can see and hear 

other human beings is almost always bet- 

ter than text conversation, online 

meeting, email chain or Facebook 

post. So much more information is 

communicated! 

Christians talk about God as being 

incarnate, enfleshed, having 

corporeal presence. It takes some 

mental gymnastics to appreciate 

the willingness of a divine power to 

limit self to this crazy human container. 

And yet we say that is precisely 

what the Ruler of the Universe, the 

Creator of All that Is, chooses. Whatever for?! 

Really, which grocery store would Jesus frequent? 

Why? 

I think about these things as I observe the 

political conversations of late. What if the 

voices strove to be more like the employees at 

that particular thrift store - offering respect 

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What if the interrupting telephone volunteers 

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perspectives than in strengthening and proclaiming 

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It’s not effective campaigning if your goal 

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It may be a sagacious approach to human 

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We like to be together. 

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Do You Have a Pinched Nerve? 

Woman in Wheelchair Saves People with Pain, Fibromyalgia, Neuropathy and other Horrible Symptoms! 

Karri Stokely (Lakeland, FL) says, 

“I feel better now than I have felt in 

my entire adult life thanks to Louella 

Harris.” Karri spent days in bed due to 

migraine headaches and a lowered immune 

system disorder. Then she met Louella. 

James Tomasi (Oklahoma City, OK) declares, 

“I would be dead today if it were not 

for Louella Harris.” James was ready to 

commit suicide due to the pain of Trigeminal 

Neuralgia when his wife heard Louella on the 

radio. 

Barbara Ellington (Boston, MA) tells 

everyone, “I’m back to work because of 

a woman in a wheelchair.” Barbara, an 

artist, had lost the use of her hands and arms 

due to pain. Her career was over. Then she saw 

Louella on television. 

Louella Harris, a master degreed 

rehabilitation counselor (Lakeland, FL) who 

contracted polio at age 3, is saving lives by 

spreading the word about a little-known 

procedure that is bringing pain relief to 

thousands. 

Thirteen years ago Harris was confined 

to bed due to fibromyalgia and post-polio 

syndrome. The pain was so intense that any 

sort of movement was agony. Her husband 

Richard had to help Louella with all her needs. 

She couldn’t even sit up or hold a book. “Like 

many of my clients,” Harris recalls, “I was told 

to learn to live with it.” 

Then a friend told Louella about a nonsurgical 

procedure practiced by only 200 

chiropractors worldwide. Harris says, “I 

couldn’t get past the word ‘chiropractor’. I was 

extremely skeptical and had no idea it’s now 

so advanced. There are many different types 

that don’t twist or crack. I had never heard of 

NUCCA (National Upper Cervical Chiropractic 

Association), a very specific type of chiropractic 

that meticulously corrects the position of the 

atlas, the top bone of the spine at the base of 

the skull. But from the moment my NUCCA 

doctor corrected my body imbalance, I felt 

all the pain rush out of me. To this day, it 

never ceases to amaze me how well it works.” 

In 3-months Louella was out of bed, 

working, pregnant, and forming a national 

non-profit consumer awareness organization, 

The National Awareness Campaign for Upper 

Cervical Care, Inc. to inform the public about 

this phenomenal answer to pain. 

According to Harris, many people with 

chronic conditions like fibromyalgia, 

headaches of all kinds, whiplash, neck, 

shoulder, back, hip, and knee pain, 

as well as carpal tunnel can be helped 

significantly without drugs or surgery. “Results 

may differ, but many will have their lives 

restored,” Harris said on an interview on CBS. 

“This technology was available all the time I 

suffered. It is amazing to me that, as a master’s 

degreed rehabilitation counselor aware of the 

latest medical technology, I was completely 

ignorant of the role a 2-ounce bone at the base 

of our skull plays in our overall health. It’s one 

thing to hurt because nothing can be done – 

but suffering because of ignorance is tragic.” 

The Today Show showed NUCCA 

lowering high blood pressure equal to two 

medications. The host of The Montel 

Williams Show says, “I have multiple 

sclerosis and neuralgic pain 24-hours a day, 

365-days a year with pain in my feet and I’ve 

struggled with balance... now 12 days after 

treatment I’m walking differently, my pain 

is less...there was no pain involved 

(in the treatment) and I had 

instantaneous relief...I could stand 

straight for the first time.” 

The Discovery Health 

Channel featured NHRA racecar 

driver Tony Schumacher, “In October 

2000, I was involved in a 300mph 

crash. My left leg was broken and 

I had a serious concussion… I 

tried everything... After NUCCA, the 

color returned to my face and my 

dizziness and concussion were 

gone.” 

Louella’s staff locates 

chiropractors who have received 

the intensive training required to 

perform this very unusual technique. 

She says, “Most people are unaware 

of this type of chiropractic. As a 

result, people who are suffering may be right 

next door to their answer... a NUCCA doctor.” 

“We’ve found an outstanding NUCCA doctor 

right here in 

Clark County” 

says Harris. “Dr. 

Devin Luzod 

of Spinal Care 

of Nevada has 

patients visiting 

from all parts of 

the U.S.” 

Luzod suffered 

a major car 

accident years 

prior. Afraid of 

chiropractic, 

he sought 

out NUCCA. 

Although 

relief was not 

instant, results 

came over 

time, and he decided to become a NUCCA 

doctor to help others suffering without hope. 

Luzod is also certified by the International 

Chiropractic Pediatric Association and treats 

mothers during pregnancy, and infants with 

colic, ADD / ADHD, allergies, asthma, 

ear infections and other pediatric 

disorders. 

Luzod refuses to take credit for these 

miracles, and says he does not cure anything. 

“All I do is reposition the atlas, the vertebrae 

closest to the brainstem restoring the body’s 

own ability to self-repair.” 

A number of his patients with certain 

symptoms from serious neurological 

conditions like 

Neuropathy, Multiple Sclerosis, 

Parkinson’s and Trigeminal Neuralgia 

have responded well. “The list of conditions is 

very diversified because the procedure restores 

proper nerve flow to all parts of the body. That 

makes a huge difference in overcoming a 

number of issues,” says Luzod. “Many patients 

end up in NUCCA offices as a last resort when 

nothing else has worked, but it can be a 

preventive procedure as well.” 

Louella’s body healed when nothing else 

worked and a national non-profit consumer 

awareness organization resulted. James Tomasi 

is out talking to everyone with Trigeminal 

Neuralgia. Karri has not had one migraine 

since the first time her atlas was corrected. 

Barbara is painting her pictures with joy. 

These are only a few of thousands who are 

discovering this little-known healthcare 

technology. 

Jim Burleson, PR director for the nonprofit 

says, “Louella’s mission is to raise 

public awareness of this safe and natural 

procedure effective for children as well as 

adults. Thousands of people are getting their 

lives back as a result of our TV and radio 

programs. Anyone with any kind of physical 

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“His assistants are Maria, Brandi and Crystal 

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