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<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

PROUD<br />

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About The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong><br />

In 2020 The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> received six national awards from the North<br />

American Mature Publisher’s Association. The awards were for our investigative<br />

articles, front-page design, editorials and columns.<br />

As the judges stated (and we humbly agree): The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> gets<br />

credit for pulling no punches, striking hard… with its articles.<br />

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Technology Stupid - and Proud Of It<br />

By: Dan Roberts / Roberts Rules<br />

“<br />

Dammit Rana, I’m freezing.”<br />

We were watching TV one evening last<br />

month and suddenly realized that I was beyond<br />

cold. Rana felt the same way too but was spending her time shivering<br />

and continuously touching and talking to her watch.<br />

The reason for our chilling experience? For reasons unknown the<br />

“Nest” temperature device was kicking in.<br />

The control was on full air conditioning mode and despite my<br />

Ladylove’s numerous attempts<br />

to modify it through her “smart”<br />

watch it was all in vain. “Do<br />

something” she thundered as if it<br />

was my fault, and more importantly,<br />

I knew how to correct it.<br />

As I muttered some unprintable<br />

yet highly colorful Bronx<br />

expressions, I approached the<br />

unit on the wall. Realizing<br />

my “technology-challenged”<br />

limitations, I did what I normally<br />

do when stuff like this occurs – I<br />

smacked it.<br />

The backstory: Rana’s grandson (the “Messiah”) thought it would<br />

be great to install the “Nest” throughout our house. I was opposed to<br />

it since I knew, (just knew!) that there would be problems and would<br />

catch some grief if and when she couldn’t figure out how to solve it.<br />

Anyway since the grandson could do no wrong (anybody else have<br />

one of those?) Rana admonished me to “get with the times.” The<br />

discussion was over.<br />

To compound matters, my PILL (partner in love & life) is always<br />

eager to embrace the latest technology and we have gadgets all over the<br />

place. I, on the other hand, run from them.<br />

Besides the Nest, we have recently acquired two other “fantastic”<br />

devices that I did not know we needed until Rana wondered how we<br />

“ever lived” without them. To me it’s just absurd, stupid and a complete<br />

waste of time.<br />

You have RING? That’s the gizmo that lets you know there is<br />

someone approaching your front door. Rana couldn’t wait to install it<br />

as a “safety measure.”<br />

“You don’t need it” I countered. “That’s why we have two dogs. We<br />

don’t need technology to let us know that the Amazon delivery man is<br />

passing through the front gate.”<br />

Her dogs do a much better (and louder) job in barking (and barking)<br />

while doing the same thing. By the way, I lost this argument as well.<br />

And then, of course, there’s “ALEXA” Rana’s pride and joy. “All you<br />

have to do is ask her and she’ll do it.”<br />

My question to those that have this wonderful invasion of privacy:<br />

What do you use it for?”<br />

For Rana, it’s to play music. “Why couldn’t you just turn on the radio<br />

or play a CD?” I asked.<br />

Best yet, when my sons (again, over my objection) hooked it up so if<br />

you ask Alexa to “turn on the light” (most of the time) voila! “Look at<br />

that!” Rana marveled in disbelief as if she were speaking with the great<br />

Thomas Edison himself.<br />

I merely stared at her in disbelief. “You want to see something else<br />

amazing?” I asked.<br />

“Watch this” I said as I walked over to the light switch and flipped it<br />

on. The exact same result.<br />

Anyway after talking and playing with her Dick Tracy wristwatch<br />

Rana was able to correct the<br />

temperature. By that time I was<br />

in the front yard with the canines<br />

while they were woofing away at<br />

anyone within 50 feet.<br />

A final personal note: How<br />

freakin’ lazy have we as a society<br />

become that we need to rely on<br />

technology for these things as<br />

opposed to doing it ourselves?<br />

Perhaps Alexa can answer that<br />

question.<br />

* Speaking of my Rana, last<br />

month, she announced that she<br />

wanted to expand her options beyond serving as “political editor.”<br />

This publisher gently responded that there were no other alternatives<br />

at this time, and while I would miss her from being part of the<br />

magazine, she could “either keep it or leave it.”<br />

My Ladylove sweetly replied that under those circumstances I likewise<br />

have new options. I could continue to live in our Sun City home or<br />

“leave it.”<br />

Thankfully, yours truly realized the “error” in my original thinking<br />

(once again, my mouth moved faster than the brain) and after several<br />

suggestions, it was mutually agreed that Rana would be our new “Any<br />

Content Editor.”<br />

With this in mind, and very, very grateful to avert another potential<br />

losing argument, I’m pleased to introduce Rana Goodman as our new<br />

<strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> ACE.<br />

Publisher Dan with the new <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> ACE<br />

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Lies<br />

By: Gayla Kalp / Life is Laughter<br />

think of myself as an honest person. I believed<br />

I that I never lied to my husband, daughter,<br />

good friends, family, etc.<br />

Until I really thought about it and then I<br />

realized how much I lie to everyone every day. Think about your lies.<br />

There is the Common Lie. When any customer service attendant<br />

asks you “How is your day?” you put on a liar’s smile like the Cheshire<br />

Cat and say “Great! Thank you!” or something just as dishonest.<br />

You don’t really want to go into “Psychiatry Couch” mode and tell<br />

them that you lost your job, have the flu and your dog died or some<br />

other list of misfortunes that have recently happened to you.<br />

Then there is the Bold Faced Lie. You tell the Girl Scout that you<br />

already bought the cookies in order to not buy them. You don’t want to<br />

reveal that you already look like a blob in your bathing suit or have a<br />

chocolate mint cookie addiction worse than heroin.<br />

Lie by Omission. You don’t tell the truth or whole truth by saying<br />

nothing or leaving a portion of your opinion out of the conversation.<br />

The neighbor, whom you don’t want to offend, gets a new car in a<br />

horrid color. He says to you that he is so happy with it and you say that<br />

he should be. It is some car!<br />

You are asked by the mailman how’s your arthritis? You don’t want<br />

to talk about all your aches and pains - especially with a person who<br />

can tell half the town. So, you just say OK and omit any other detail.<br />

Though you attended a college and flunked out, you let a new<br />

acquaintance think you graduated. You tell your new acquaintance<br />

that you know all about Prague. You let them think that you have been<br />

there many times, when really you only read a brochure about the city.<br />

The last lie is the Save Your Life Lie. You ask your husband if you<br />

look fat in your new outfit? No explanation needed on the lie any<br />

husband replies.<br />

Gayla is a speaker, author, psychologist and humorist. She has<br />

been a guest speaker for television and radio programs, plus a<br />

featured speaker for business and charity organizations. She also<br />

happens to be Ms. Sr. California, Nevada and Universe England.<br />

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Happy Mother’s Day!<br />

By: Bill Caserta / Bill’s Blurbs<br />

In honor of Mother’s Day this month, I offer<br />

the following:<br />

* It’s never easy being a mother. If it were easy,<br />

fathers would do it.<br />

* What three words solves Dad’s every problem?<br />

Ask your mother.<br />

* Mother to son: “I’m warning you. If you fall out of that tree and<br />

break both your legs, don’t come running to me!”<br />

* Sunday school teacher: “Tell me, Johnny. Do you say prayers before<br />

eating?” Johnny: “No, ma’am, I don’t have to. My mom’s a good cook.”<br />

* Daughter: “Mom, what’s it like to have the greatest daughter in the<br />

world?” Mom: “I don’t know dear; you’d have to ask Grandma.”<br />

* A little girl asked her mom, “How did the human race appear?” The<br />

mom answered, “God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and<br />

so was all mankind made.”<br />

Two days later the girl asked her Dad the same question. Dad<br />

answered, “Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human<br />

race evolved.”<br />

The confused girl returned to her mom and said, “How is it possible<br />

that you told me the human race was created by God and Dad said they<br />

developed from monkeys?”<br />

The mother answered, “Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about<br />

my side of the family and your father told you about his!”<br />

* And finally: I bought my Mom a mug which says, “Happy Mother’s<br />

Day from the World’s Worst Son.” I forgot to mail it, but I think she<br />

knows.<br />

Bill Caserta is the Project Director for The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> and<br />

has a very “unique” sense of humor. He welcomes all funny<br />

submissions at: bill@thevegasvoice.net.


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Best Time Ever<br />

By: Liz Breier / This & That<br />

magazine geared towards a senior<br />

A community MUST be able to give us an<br />

opportunity to reminisce. Specifically, I was<br />

thinking about “the best time I ever had.”<br />

Reflecting over a lifetime, what exciting things have you done?<br />

Did you go to Woodstock? Was there<br />

a special trip that stands out from any<br />

others? It’s fun to think back on the<br />

“crazy” things we have done.<br />

For me, knowing that I will never do<br />

them again but glad I have the memories<br />

of days when I was less cautious. A bit of a<br />

daredevil provides me with the joy of the<br />

memories.<br />

Most of us are old enough to remember<br />

hitchhiking, and we shudder when we<br />

think back on our cavalier attitude to<br />

do something so dangerous, at least by<br />

today’s standards. And if you grew up in the ‘50s and ‘60s no one I<br />

knew even had a key to their home, because the door was always open.<br />

What was so much fun then is frightening now.<br />

Ever swim with the dolphins? Snow ski? Water ski? How about<br />

skydiving? A Sydney Harbor Bridge walk?<br />

How about the Grand Canyon Skywalk with its glass bottomed<br />

cantilevered bridge? Helicopter onto a glacier? Win a lottery or a<br />

jackpot?<br />

The best time might have been a great surprise party or an exquisite<br />

dining experience. That’s the beauty of living - we can choose what we<br />

each enjoy.<br />

And having fun is something that has<br />

no right or wrong and can be different for<br />

every individual.<br />

There is an expression that youth is<br />

wasted on the young, but when it comes to<br />

having fun, when we take that walk down<br />

memory lane, aren’t we glad that we can<br />

smile at the remembrances of some of our<br />

adventures and be grateful we have those<br />

memories to smile about?<br />

Let’s all be glad we lived life to the fullest<br />

(whatever that means to each of us) and<br />

even though we might not be ready to<br />

strap on some hiking equipment and tackle Mt. Everest, at least we<br />

have the pleasure of the memories of our escapades.<br />

No regrets.<br />

Liz Breier is an ex-New Yorker who retired to Florida for 24 years<br />

before deciding that Nevada means home to her. You can contact<br />

Liz at: bluesky090372@gmail.com.<br />

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Remembering Dick Powell<br />

By: Beverly Washburn / Hollywood Memories<br />

I<br />

’d just like to say that my thoughts and<br />

prayers are with all of you as we go through<br />

this very uncertain time.<br />

I thought this month I’d write about Dick Powell. I was lucky<br />

enough to have worked with him back in the 50s. It was on a TV show<br />

called “Four Star Playhouse.”<br />

It was a weekly episodic show that starred Dick Powell, Charles Boyer,<br />

David Niven and Ida Lupino. I was fortunate to have worked with all<br />

of them except Ida Lupino. Each week they would alternate the “Four<br />

Stars” and have a different story line..<br />

Dick Powell was one of the founders and producers of the show.<br />

The episode I did<br />

with him was<br />

called “Autumn<br />

Carousel.”<br />

I played a little<br />

girl traveling<br />

alone on a train<br />

who meets up with<br />

him. I actually<br />

hadn’t seen the<br />

show in many<br />

years, but recently<br />

a friend found it<br />

on YouTube and<br />

sent it to me. I<br />

must say it brought<br />

back many fond<br />

memories.<br />

Dick Powell was<br />

known first as a<br />

musical comedy<br />

star and singer. He later segued into more dramatic roles and did radio<br />

shows such as Johnny Dollar and Richard Diamond back in the 40s.<br />

He was married 3 times. Twice to actress Joan Blondell and then to<br />

June Allyson until his death in 1963.<br />

As I look back, I feel truly blessed to have worked with such a<br />

wonderfully kind and famous man - although as I have stated before,<br />

I was too young to realize who he was or even that he was famous. My<br />

memories now are forever embedded in my heart and I treasure all<br />

those moments.<br />

I never really appreciated them because I was too young, but I<br />

promise you this: I am now very grateful, and I am also grateful to<br />

each and every one of you who read my column as I reminisce about<br />

my childhood.<br />

Until next time, remember... Faith is holding on tight when the<br />

going gets windy.<br />

Beverly Washburn graced the silver screen as a child actress and<br />

is the author of Reel Tears. You can contact Beverly at: bjradell@<br />

hotmail.com.<br />

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Enjoy Bucky & John at<br />

the Bootlegger<br />

By: Dianne Davis / That’s Entertainment<br />

This is a show that is not the show you<br />

usually think - but is not to be missed.<br />

Bill Medley’s name is familiar to us as one half of The Righteous<br />

Brothers. Bucky Heard joined Bill a few years ago and they played to<br />

sold out crowds in Las <strong>Vegas</strong> - until the pandemic.<br />

But right now, you can catch Bucky Heard along with talented<br />

guitarist John Wedemeyer at The Bootlegger Italian Bistro on<br />

Friday and Saturday nights from 10:30 p.m. until 1:00 a.m.<br />

You never know what they’ll be playing and singing, but “Chances<br />

Are” “It’s Not Unusual” and “I Can’t Tell You Why” except to say that<br />

they have “Soul and Inspiration” and not “Just Once.”<br />

I just gave you a list of five songs they did the last time I was there.<br />

There will be plenty of familiar lyrics and a few others besides.<br />

Bucky has a tremendous range. And more than that. He chats with<br />

the audience. You get to know him and hear a few stories and fun facts.<br />

You’ll understand when you go. It’s fun. And I suspect that friends<br />

may stop by on occasion to do a song or two.<br />

This is an opportunity to be “up close and personal” and enjoy the<br />

talents of two men who are masters of their crafts. The cost – definitely<br />

not those ticket scalper prices.<br />

Just whatever you eat and drink. The kitchen is open with a full<br />

dinner menu.<br />

If the scheduled time is past your dinner time, just get a drink or<br />

two and enjoy some of the best entertainment in town! The Bootlegger<br />

is located at 7700 Las <strong>Vegas</strong> Boulevard on the South Strip near Warm<br />

Springs.<br />

Bucky and John are there through June. After that, no guarantees. So<br />

make plans to go soon. You’ll be glad you did.<br />

And when you go, tell Bucky and John that Dianne said hi! And<br />

ENJOY!<br />

Dianne Davis is also a reporter for Sun City Anthem TV (SCA-<br />

TV) specializing in entertainment, and LV Associate Editor of<br />

lasvegassplash.com. She hikes, travels with her husband Burt, and<br />

works on her stand-up comedy.<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

By: Evan Davis / Entertainment Editor<br />

Let’s see what’s new and exciting in <strong>May</strong>.<br />

I usually tell you about what venues are<br />

open and who’s performing around town. And I’ll<br />

continue to do so, but first let me tell you about<br />

some new venues.<br />

First The Nevada Room. Opened in April it will be the first phase<br />

of a two-pronged food and entertainment expansion for the proprietors<br />

of The <strong>Vegas</strong> Room.<br />

First will be a piano<br />

bar bistro, serving<br />

delicious food in a retro<br />

<strong>Vegas</strong> setting, always<br />

combined with live<br />

background music and a<br />

grand piano. Anticipated<br />

highlights of the<br />

menu will be signature<br />

deep-fried potatoes,<br />

homemade soups and<br />

salads, sandwiches on<br />

fresh house made breads,<br />

Let the Shows Begin<br />

Looking forward to Bill Fayne’s<br />

<strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> show in June<br />

stuffed bundle burgers, pastas, scrumptious desserts, and much more.<br />

Then there’s the downtown Neonopolis complex on Fremont Street,<br />

which has a perfect space: Notoriety Live. Everything from Comedy<br />

to Broadway artists, along with Clint Holmes making this his monthly<br />

home to perform and introduce <strong>Vegas</strong> performers.<br />

Let’s not forget that Lake Las <strong>Vegas</strong> is open and accepting patrons<br />

from Summerlin, Henderson and the surrounding areas. It’s just<br />

another spot to explore, eat and drink along with enjoying the music<br />

scene.<br />

And if <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> Publisher Dan can trust me, I hope you can too.<br />

If we bring you a show, and you’ve “never heard” of the entertainers,<br />

trust me. I promise that (like Dan) you will be pleasantly surprised and<br />

become fans.<br />

On <strong>May</strong> 22 nd at Sun City MacDonald Ranch will be Reminiscing with<br />

Genevieve and Michael Ross Nugent. They’ll be doing two shows -<br />

a 4:30 performance followed by a 7pm show.<br />

If you’ve saw them before, “you know.” If you haven’t “you must.”<br />

With (as of now) limited seating, I can assure you both shows will be<br />

sold out.<br />

Let’s move on to the Summerlin Library for the return of “An<br />

Afternoon Affair.” Our MD (musical director) Bob Sachs has put<br />

together a killer band and I asked (at least) 8 performers to entertain<br />

you, along with a surprise guest or two. I’ll have more info next month.<br />

See the next page and call today for tickets. You won’t be disappointed.<br />

Stay masked, get your shots and I’ll see you out and about.<br />

You can read Evan’s entertainment blog and sign up to receive<br />

his free email weekly Calendar of Events at www.EvanDavisJazz.<br />

com. Email him at: evan@thevegasvoice.net.


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Carlos Santana<br />

By: Yvonne Cloutier / Musical Moments<br />

Carlos Santana, full name, Carlos Augusta<br />

Santana Alves, is a noted guitarist,<br />

composer, band leader and singer. He helped<br />

shape the concept of world music by his experiments with binding<br />

many styles and sounds of music from many ethnic sources and eras.<br />

He became an instrumental musician by starting with imitating his<br />

favorite bands; forming his own band sound as he listened, copied, and<br />

created; developing his music as he went along. He researched many<br />

kinds of beautiful old and new melodies..<br />

Santana said his new music had many colors and was a pioneer in<br />

combining Latin, African, Rock, Salsa, and Blues with jazz fusion. He<br />

developed his music with patience and determination plus being in the<br />

right places in the right times.<br />

His father taught him the violin, but the violin’s nuance didn’t<br />

appeal to him. He decided his instrument was the guitar. His style of<br />

melody guitar lines soaring over Afro-Latin beats made the songs hits<br />

beginning in the 1960s.<br />

Another of his hallmarks are his metaphors dispensing his “pearls of<br />

wisdom.” In his 50 years of success, he achieved milestone anniversaries,<br />

then during a slow time, collaborated again with Clive Davis in Davis’s<br />

record company Arista Records.<br />

His popularity developed, beginning with Woodstock at age 22.<br />

He went on to record 40+ LPs including 1999’s Grammy-winning<br />

Supernatural.<br />

Ironically, he is<br />

never the lead singer<br />

when performing<br />

with band members.<br />

“His melodies and<br />

solos” with his guitar,<br />

Carlos states, “is his<br />

stamp and that’s<br />

everything when<br />

you’re an artist.”<br />

Carlos was born poor in Mexico in 1947; his father a mariachi<br />

musician moved the family to San Francisco. Carlos became a<br />

naturalized U.S. citizen in 1965.<br />

He was married twice, had three children; his first wife discovered<br />

he was cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by managers,<br />

which she corrected. His second wife was his drummer.<br />

In 1983, he tied Michael Jackson with most Grammys in a single<br />

year. He sold 90+ million records. He has received 10 Grammy Awards<br />

and he and his band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of<br />

Fame in 1998.<br />

Yvonne Cloutier, a former teacher/principal, with a music<br />

background, specializes in ragtime piano. She researches and<br />

reports about music on SCA-TV.com/Anthem Alive! You can<br />

contact her at www.mytimeisragtime.com.<br />

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Our Golf Tournament<br />

By: Carol Chapman<br />

Spring is here, Foundation volunteers are busier than ever, and<br />

we just kicked off our Celebrate a Senior program (see last<br />

month’s column.) Between vaccinations and our own disinfecting and<br />

sanitation processes, I feel confident that this year will bring about a<br />

much needed return to normal for FAS.<br />

I’m excited to report that The Foundation Assisting Seniors’ Annual<br />

Memorial Day Golf Tournament is a go! As tradition has it, golfers will<br />

tee it up at Revere Golf Club, 2600 Hampton Rd. in Henderson on <strong>May</strong><br />

31. Registration begins at 7:30 am that Monday morning.<br />

Sponsors and players alike will be back, and we welcome them. Big<br />

prizes await the golfer who sinks a hole-in-one on the par 3s. Long<br />

drives and putting excellence will be rewarded, and the top-scoring<br />

foursomes will take home cash prizes.<br />

We’re also excited that our golf car raffle will return with the<br />

winner’s name drawn at the luncheon, which follows the tournament,<br />

at Buckman’s Grille. Tickets for the raffle can be purchased online, at<br />

The Foundation office, or from Foundation golf team volunteers and<br />

trustees.<br />

Let’s celebrate getting back on course. Register your foursome or<br />

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Silver Lining<br />

By: Susan Goldfein / Susan’s Unfiltered Wit<br />

So I’m on the phone with my friend. Let’s call<br />

her Doris. She’s had a very rough winter.<br />

A strange malady has sapped her energy. The<br />

slightest chore sends her crawling to the sofa. Her<br />

doctors assure her it’s nothing life threatening, yet they can’t figure out<br />

what ails her.<br />

I call her regularly to boost her morale. Sadly,<br />

she reports about all the things she can’t seem to<br />

do, how she feels old and vulnerable, how bored<br />

she is, and how she doesn’t even have the energy<br />

to eat.<br />

I’m about to shed tears on her behalf when<br />

suddenly there’s a shift. With a noticeably lighter<br />

tone, she states “…and oh, by the way, I’ve lost<br />

10 pounds!” I experience an immediate change<br />

in my own attitude.<br />

Empathy has been replaced by envy. Her malady would pass, and she<br />

would be 10 pounds thinner. No-diet weight loss is so unfair!<br />

I find my response alarming. Envying my poor tired friend because<br />

she was spared calorie-counting and gym workouts?<br />

What did that say about me? Have I lost my mind, or was I merely a<br />

woman of a certain age looking for an alternative solution to “weight<br />

creep?”<br />

Wasn’t there a condition that would work for me? Nothing serious,<br />

but maybe a prolonged stomach virus, or perhaps some dental work<br />

that would render me unable to chew?<br />

I remember my trip to Mexico when, in addition to a tan and a pair<br />

of huaraches, I arrived home with some strange flora. Despite the fact<br />

that medical tests didn’t discover any deadly organisms, my stomach<br />

had turned into a blender with the button stuck<br />

on “puree.”<br />

A little inconvenient, but over three weeks,<br />

despite eating hamburgers with the bun and a<br />

side of fries, I managed to shed seven pounds.<br />

I acknowledge that it’s completely insane to<br />

focus on bacteria as a means of weight loss. So my<br />

thoughts turn to another sure-fire path – stress!<br />

This has some immediate possibilities. In<br />

another week, husband, dog, and I would be<br />

heading up north for the summer.<br />

Since I compulsively feel the house must be left in perfect order, I<br />

will frantically move about the place cleaning, washing, straightened,<br />

organizing. I’ll run up and down the stairs with armfuls of clothing.<br />

Outdoor furniture must be moved indoors.<br />

I’ll lie awake at night creating to-do lists. Closets must be organized,<br />

and perishable foods disposed of.<br />

I’ll be exhausted by the end of each day and realize that I’ve forgotten<br />

to eat. By the time we’re ready to leave, I will be bone weary and sleep<br />

deprived.<br />

But living through all this hysteria is guaranteed to shed a few<br />

unwanted pounds. And that, my friends, is the silver lining!<br />

Susan Goldfein’s newest book, How to Complain When There’s<br />

Nothing to Complain About, is available at Amazon.com, BN.com,<br />

Read her blog at: www.SusansUnfilteredWit.com. Email Susan:<br />

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For the Love of Tea<br />

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I love the way the aroma flirts with your nose before the flavor enters<br />

your mouth. I’ve loved tea since I was a little girl.<br />

While my friends were begging their parents to allow them to drink<br />

coffee, I was drinking tea and learning its different flavors. Different<br />

brands had different tastes but back then they were all black teas.<br />

The only difference was in Chinese restaurants where lovely, fragrant<br />

green teas were served. These were the teas of my childhood.<br />

As I grew older, I learned more about tea and its traditions, and a<br />

whole new experience opened to me. I discovered the different types of<br />

teas - black, green, oolong, white, assam and so many others.<br />

And I learned about the pleasure of Afternoon Tea. I’m an adult now<br />

and my love affair with tea and its traditions still grows.<br />

I held my first Afternoon Tea more than thirty-five years ago and<br />

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There’s nothing like planning a tea party to combine all the things I<br />

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To me, a great Tea should have fine linen, china, silverware, and<br />

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Aside from all the lovely little sandwiches, I usually make at least one<br />

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Check All The Boxes Now<br />

By: Adrea Nairne-Barrera / Senior Moments<br />

The years are piling up, but my brain can’t<br />

really compute that. There are so many<br />

things I vowed to do but haven’t done yet because<br />

as the saying goes “Life happens<br />

while you’re making other plans.”<br />

My direction has changed and so<br />

many of my old ideas of what life<br />

is supposed to be for me have been<br />

dramatically altered. Some good,<br />

some not so good but I wake up<br />

each day knowing there may be a<br />

big surprise around the next corner.<br />

As a senior now, it can be<br />

challenging to understand that time<br />

matters. No longer the excuse of “I<br />

have 20 years to do that” or make a<br />

career change.<br />

I am what I am, and I’ve done<br />

what I’ve done, so now it’s about that list in my head.<br />

Spring is here and when I’m not sneezing from the new blooms, I’m<br />

feeling a bit more energized and ready for action. My body isn’t always<br />

on board, so changing smoke alarm batteries and filters while on a<br />

ladder isn’t my best event.<br />

What I can do, I have to do it a bit slower to reach the finish line and<br />

simplify my life as much as possible. I’m giving away tons of things,<br />

desperately organizing closets, and trying to imagine what it would be<br />

like for anyone to come into this house if anything happens to me. That<br />

by itself would be a daunting task.<br />

I go room-by-room opening<br />

closets and drawers cautiously and<br />

fight the instinct to keep things.<br />

That one is hard!<br />

What if it snows again? After all,<br />

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And friends are slipping away so<br />

I am making every effort to stay in<br />

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Planning Ahead<br />

By: Dianne Hahn / Back in the Days<br />

We were on our honeymoon and I still<br />

hadn’t told my new hubby that I hated<br />

housework. I practiced in front of the bathroom<br />

mirror.<br />

“Dusting makes me sneeze, vacuuming is boring, and cleaning<br />

toilets makes me nauseous. We need to hire a cleaning lady!”<br />

A quiet knock and the bathroom door opened. “Were you talking to<br />

me? “ I looked at him and felt foolish.<br />

Probably no one really liked housework, but I really hated it! I sighed.<br />

I knew we couldn’t afford a cleaning lady. “No… I was ah, singing!”<br />

“Sounded like shouting.” Embarrassed, I looked down.<br />

“Tell me if you’re upset about something,” he said, putting his arms<br />

around me. “I want you to be happy.” “I am happy,” I said, smiling up<br />

at him.<br />

“Get over it,” I told myself. “You’re acting like a baby!”<br />

Back in New York I began my life of domesticity. I bought paper<br />

plates. The rest wasn’t bad because we didn’t have much furniture.<br />

I labeled cardboard boxes with our names and tossed the clean<br />

laundry inside. The only thing that required dusting was the bookcase<br />

hubby made with bricks and boards.<br />

Tired of paper plates, we switched to dishes eventually. I ordered<br />

a dishwasher on time payments The<br />

installer told me there was no room for<br />

a dishwasher in the closet our landlady<br />

called a kitchen. I cried.<br />

We both worked and saved every penny<br />

to buy a little love nest of our own... it<br />

sported a new dishwasher! Bliss! I became<br />

pregnant, sang lullabies and wondered if<br />

everyone drooled and spit up spinach.<br />

The clock kept ticking. One night<br />

hubby found me counting coins from<br />

my piggybank. His eyes twinkled. “Saved<br />

enough to run away from home?”<br />

I smiled. “This is for a dishwasher.” “Why? We have one.”<br />

“It’s just in case.” “In case?” “In case our daughter doesn’t have one<br />

when she gets married?”<br />

Dumbfounded, he stared at me.” She just turned five last week,<br />

Dianne.” “I know. I’m planning ahead. She might need a cleaning lady,<br />

too,” I added quietly, and dropped another nickel into the piggybank.<br />

A former schoolteacher, Dianne also writes for children. Presently<br />

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By: Renee Riendeau / Movie Revelations<br />

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge is<br />

referred to as “Queen a-waiting” throughout<br />

the United Kingdom. This young, poised, strong,<br />

focused, dignified, bright, beautiful<br />

woman makes a perfect companion for<br />

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.<br />

These qualities are what attracted<br />

him to Kate along with his sense of her<br />

faithfulness.<br />

Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael<br />

Middleton, are wealthy and have royal<br />

heritage. Kate was raised in a quiet,<br />

well established home with traditional<br />

family events and celebrations.<br />

This is also how she and William<br />

are raising their three children, Charlotte, George and Louis. They are<br />

reserving a private, stable family time separate and apart from their<br />

public life of royal duties and responsibilities.<br />

This habit does not sit well with reporters or social media who often<br />

say silly or nasty things about them since they do not have full access<br />

to the royal family.<br />

Kate will be a wonderful addition to the monarchy. She is comfortable<br />

and confident with who she is and senses the importance of her role as<br />

William’s wife, as well as the expectations of becoming a Queen.<br />

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Kate: The Making of a Modern Queen<br />

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She’s loyal, consistent, charming in an understated way and able to<br />

relate to both rich and poor. The entire nation loves her already!<br />

The film was written by Vance Goodin and Adria Munsey. Edited,<br />

directed, and produced by Vance Goodin. Gina Mellotte provided the<br />

commentary.<br />

This documentary was highlighted<br />

by six prominent interviewers who<br />

know the couple: Ferdinand Mount,<br />

social historian and author; Emily<br />

Nash, Royal correspondent; Sarah<br />

Bradford, historian; Katie Nicolls,<br />

Royal biographer; Sir Anthony Seldon,<br />

political author, Vice Chancellor of<br />

the University of Buckingham; and<br />

Catherine <strong>May</strong>er, journalist.<br />

These six individuals added personal<br />

and colorful information about the<br />

royal family.<br />

I thoroughly enjoyed this informative documentary and agree with<br />

the interviewers that Kate will be the Queen most people expect her to<br />

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Every 12 years Jupiter moves into the sign of<br />

Pisces, activating a very lucky energy. This<br />

year, Jupiter will retrograde, creating 3 windows<br />

in Pisces from <strong>May</strong> – July, December – April 2022,<br />

and again from October – November 2022.<br />

Although everyone will benefit from this, it is particularly lucky for<br />

anyone who was born between the following dates: February 20 – 23,<br />

June 20 – 23 and October 20 – 23. Below are clues as to how you will<br />

feel this lucky and expansive energy.<br />

Aries: great for new<br />

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Jupiter in Pisces<br />

By: Kate Wind / Kate’s Insight<br />

possibilities, freebies,<br />

mini-miracles, feeling<br />

like “I was chosen”<br />

and self-development.<br />

Taurus: great for<br />

groups, collaboration,<br />

community, being accepted or promoted into new groups. Also, it’s the<br />

perfect time to upgrade technology.<br />

Gemini: a great time to plant news seeds for your reputation.<br />

Stepping up to the plate and taking on additional responsibilities will<br />

get you seen.<br />

Cancer: great for travel opportunities, opening your mind and<br />

expanding your thought process. The world is presenting opportunities<br />

at your fingertips.<br />

Leo: great for extra monies showing up, access to others’ money, or<br />

saving money through refinancing. A transformative experience may<br />

prove to have a lucky outcome.<br />

Virgo: great for relationships, social life and partnerships. Expect<br />

nice opportunities with partners as well as tangible upgrades.<br />

Libra: great for work, administrative tasks, and recognition. You<br />

should be receiving credit for how you have been serving.<br />

Scorpio: great for dating, mingling, networking, and children. The<br />

focus will be on having fun.<br />

Sagittarius: great for the home, home improvements, family gettogethers<br />

and children.<br />

Capricorn: great for the mundane, upgrades to routine, beds,<br />

cars, short term travel, and building relationships with siblings and<br />

neighbors.<br />

Aquarius: great for money, new ways to make money, upgrades to<br />

spending, and creating a new layer of stability.<br />

Pisces: great for improvements to self, physical body, and overall<br />

new opportunities. This energy may feel selfish, but go for it!<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Tibetan Singing Bowls<br />

By: Ali Guggenheim / Psychic Phenomenon<br />

Sound therapy has been around since<br />

ancient times. Astonishingly, Tibetan bowls<br />

were invented in Mesopotamia and adopted by<br />

the Tibetans at approximately 3,000 B.C.<br />

Early Tibetans used meteorite metal that crashed from space,<br />

combined with up to twelve other types of alloys to create the original<br />

Tibetan Singing Bowls. Since their origination, more down-to-earth<br />

artifacts were used, such as wood, copper, tin, and now crystals.<br />

These differ from the authentic Tibetan singing bowls in that they’re<br />

more resonant to the body and ears.<br />

Crystal singing bowls first came into being as healing tools in<br />

1990. They were discovered unexpectedly by utilizing a computer<br />

industry by-product.<br />

The by-product resulted when the crystal was heated at high heat<br />

temperatures to produce quartz “crucibles” to make computer chips<br />

and other components within them. Paul Utz and Lupido William<br />

Jones gambled everything they had to create a Utah company, Crystal<br />

Tones.<br />

They were the first to make crystal alchemy singing bowls after<br />

hearing that hospitals, schools, meditation, and therapy settings were<br />

using them therapeutically.<br />

Spiritually and scientifically, there’s a shared understanding that all<br />

physical manifestations are at one with sound and vibrations. Sound<br />

therapy works with the fact that every part of our body connects with<br />

specific resonating vibrations.<br />

Molecules, atoms, etc.,<br />

are made up of frequencies,<br />

and everything is in a<br />

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Using sounds like music,<br />

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Disease can easily result when our body is out of balance. No different<br />

than a shorted electrical system, blockages stifle the naturally healthy<br />

synchronized flow.<br />

The oscillating vibrations enter your body and alter the healing<br />

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Preventing Injuries<br />

Waiting to Happen<br />

By: Heather Latimer / Heather’s Self-Help Tips<br />

If you’re unable to walk, lift, and carry like<br />

you used to, there are tasks you find difficult<br />

or impossible. Additionally, other people create situations requiring<br />

attention that can be downright dangerous.<br />

When a newspaper has been thrown onto your sloping desert garden,<br />

if you attempt to reach it, rocks may roll down, your feet will follow,<br />

and you’ll land on your face as Mr. FA did.<br />

Trash collectors occasionally return<br />

containers to the middle of your sloping<br />

driveway. Should you attempt to wheel one<br />

in, the heavy weight can cause a downward<br />

run and carry you with it. (Find out if you’re<br />

eligible for Disability Service from Republic 702-735-5151.)<br />

A visitor might move a chair to an unreachable place. Or toss a<br />

cushion, (intended to relieve your aching back) to a faraway spot.<br />

House cleaners remove electric plugs then quite often fail to replace<br />

them. Your appliances won’t work, and lamps won’t light when<br />

darkness sets in.<br />

Extension cords are often left lying where you walk. Mind you don’t<br />

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Beware! A departing person asked to lock the door, will often agree,<br />

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When someone drives your car, the seat will be repositioned, mirrors<br />

changed, and most likely left that way. Should you get behind the wheel<br />

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EV, Hydrogen, or eFuel?<br />

By: BJ Killeen / Down the Road<br />

The internal combustion engine (ICE) has<br />

been the gold standard for automotive<br />

propulsion for over a century. But with concerns<br />

about climate change, fossil fuels, and<br />

the future, manufacturers are deep<br />

into alternative means of power.<br />

While there are many ways to<br />

create power, finding the best solution<br />

is a true challenge. People want<br />

change, but they don’t want to be<br />

inconvenienced by it.<br />

The big question is how to plan for<br />

the future without disturbing our way<br />

of life? Electric vehicles have taken the<br />

lead, but are they the best solution?<br />

I’ve talked about the positives and negatives (pun intended) of<br />

electric vehicles before, but let’s look at a few alternatives.<br />

Hydrogen is gaining in popularity among automotive<br />

manufacturers. It’s clean, accessible, and the only drawback is that it<br />

might take five minutes to fill your tank instead of two or three.<br />

The infrastructure is the only part that isn’t complete yet, but Toyota<br />

and Hyundai have committed to improving that in the future. Many<br />

gas stations can be converted to hydrogen stations, which means no<br />

range anxiety since the stations will be the same as for gas-powered<br />

cars. No fighting over charging stations.<br />

Another alternative is synthetic fuel. We already have synthetic oil,<br />

but a synthetic fuel is a great alternative.<br />

Porsche has been working on<br />

efuels, which are created from CO2<br />

and hydrogen, and are produced using<br />

renewable energy. It’s still a liquid that<br />

an ICE can burn the same as gasoline<br />

but can be produced in a climateneutral<br />

manner.<br />

There’s no byproduct, and Porsche<br />

states that it hits the same level of<br />

CO2 as produced in the manufacture<br />

and use of EVs. And you can pump it<br />

into all standard gas-powered vehicles<br />

without making any adjustments to<br />

the engines.<br />

Porsche is currently testing its efuel on race cars, and hopes to prove<br />

that this might be the way to go. A few other manufacturers previously<br />

have dabbled in efuels, but for now, Porsche it taking it seriously. If it<br />

pans out, this might be the best solution of them all.<br />

BJ Killeen has been an automotive journalist for over 30 years.<br />

She welcomes all questions and inquiries, and can be reached at<br />

bjkdtr@gmail.com<br />

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“Tipping Our Hat” to the Henderson PD<br />

By: Rana Goodman / On My Soapbox<br />

Last month, Dan and I received a message<br />

from a reader who was concerned about a<br />

friend and neighbor who lived in Sun City. That<br />

person seemed to have vanished.<br />

The reader had followed our guardianship articles and feared her<br />

friend may have become a victim too. We promised to investigate the<br />

situation and would keep her in the loop.<br />

Another neighbor (who just happened to be on the HOA’s community<br />

patrol) told our reader that she had taken a photo of a car and license<br />

plate that was in the “possible victim’s” driveway. Since the gentleman<br />

was recently widowed and rarely had visitors, both individuals were<br />

concerned.<br />

With all the relevant information needed, I started by talking to the<br />

police. We were told that the police did contact the owner of the house<br />

(the person in questioned was a renter) and went with her to do a<br />

“wellness check” on the gentleman.<br />

Finding no one either injured in the home nor any sign of a<br />

disturbance they left.<br />

We thought that the initial investigation would be the end of it, as far<br />

as Henderson PD was concerned. I was gearing up for a battle, however,<br />

I am happy to report that I was very wrong.<br />

I contacted Henderson <strong>May</strong>or Debra March and asked for a contact<br />

within the police department who might be able to assist us. <strong>May</strong>or<br />

March immediately referred the situation to the chief of police.<br />

It took just a<br />

couple of days to<br />

hear back with an<br />

incredibly detailed<br />

email from the police<br />

officer that the chief<br />

had assigned the<br />

investigation to.<br />

The Henderson<br />

police were fully<br />

aware of the situation<br />

and, rather than just<br />

dropping the matter<br />

after the “wellness<br />

check,” they paid<br />

several visits to the<br />

lady owning the car<br />

in question.<br />

Henderson Police Chief<br />

Thedrick Andres<br />

It turned out that the gentleman has been struggling with dementia<br />

and the car owner, as a friend of his, was likewise concerned for his<br />

safety. The car owner/friend spoke at length with the gentleman and<br />

they both agreed that he would move into her home where she could<br />

care for him.<br />

These officers assured us that they would personally check in on him<br />

from time-to-time, but they felt confident that he was happy and being<br />

well cared for.<br />

The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> thanks the Henderson <strong>May</strong>or, Chief of Police<br />

Thedrick Andres, and those officers who cared enough about seniors<br />

that they jumped right in on the issue and gave us a happy ending.<br />

<strong>2021</strong> Best of Henderson Award<br />

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By: Sandi Davis / Fashion “Cents”<br />

And guess what… We have a puppy! I am<br />

not quite ready to write about her yet, but<br />

I will share her fashion pieces that match mine.<br />

Newness is in the air – its warmer, and the birds seem much louder<br />

than usual, and flowers are blooming everywhere. Everything is<br />

coming up roses and daffodils and color.<br />

I did not make any New Year’s resolutions this year, as I felt the<br />

world HAD TO get better without me making any promises to myself.<br />

I decided instead to make Spring Resolutions. It’s a new season, and<br />

time for fresh ideas.<br />

I am avoiding the black. I will keep my little black dress or two, but<br />

COLOR is the fashion decision I am making. For those of you who<br />

know me, I am usually in black, white or a combination of the two, or<br />

muted greens.<br />

I reserve bright color for my shoes and purses and Valentine’s Day<br />

(always red). NOT ANYMORE! (tI have also decided to speak in capital<br />

letters too in case you have not noticed.)<br />

Since I let me hair go natural a year ago, I’ve noticed that some<br />

colors, especially green, no longer look as good on me. So, I am in a<br />

learning process about what colors to choose.<br />

I am fortunate that my hair, instead of a dull grey color is closer to a<br />

platinum shade, and very shiny. WHO KNEW?<br />

Hip-Hip-Hurray! But I now have a dilemma - what color(s) are best?<br />

I’ve discovered a beautiful medium blue that looks good, but not a<br />

good green.<br />

I am not quite ready for pink but will rely on turquoise and blue<br />

shades. White is also very safe for me.<br />

Is anyone out there doing color mapping? IF any of you are aware<br />

of a color mapping event or party, I would love to attend and write<br />

about it.<br />

MY fashion choice is usually simple and clean lines, some stripes<br />

but usually solids, and always crazy with the shoes. Make your choices<br />

wisely but be brave!<br />

I hope to hear from you about your choices for spring. Welcome to<br />

COLOR! Remember, if you feel beautiful, it will shine through.<br />

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Because It’s Spring!<br />

Sandi Davis is the Fashion Style columnist and Behind-the-Scenes<br />

Research Analyst for The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong>. She welcomes all questions<br />

and opinions. You can contact her at Sandidavis@cox.net<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Achieving Beautiful Hands<br />

By: Linda Bateman-Gomez / Timeless Beauty<br />

Are your hands aging you? Two telltale signs<br />

of someone’s age is their neck and hands.<br />

Mine are certainly showing their age, but even<br />

when I was young, I never had “pretty” hands.<br />

Honestly, I never paid much attention to them, but I did always<br />

admire other women’s well-kept hands. Over the years, my large veins<br />

in particular have become increasingly noticeable, so I thought I’d<br />

look into any new solutions.<br />

One of the most recent hand fixes has been to use fillers. I’ve seen a<br />

lot of ads for their use in the face, but didn’t realize that HA, Restylane<br />

and Radiesse are also very popular for the hands.<br />

I’ve never tried any type of filler, and after reading and watching<br />

many videos, I don’t think it’s a route I would take for this. But it might<br />

be for someone else.<br />

The average cost is about $1,500 and while the result seemed decent,<br />

many of the videos mentioned it may only last 6 months. Side effects<br />

were usually swelling and small lumps, but the overall outcome was<br />

positive.<br />

That said, I just wasn’t sold given the cost and short-term solution.<br />

While looking at other options however, I ran across something that<br />

I am considering called hand sclerotherapy. It is considered extremely<br />

safe and been around for 30 years.<br />

This is a treatment targeted more for bulging veins rather than an<br />

overall fuller hand. In my case, I feel that would be an improvement<br />

and based on the info, pretty easy to achieve what I’m looking for.<br />

The cost is similar to fillers, about $1000 depending on the need<br />

for follow up treatments. While not intended to be permanent, many<br />

patients report long term results and about 5% do not need any further<br />

treatment. The before and after photos are terrific.<br />

The treatment itself is pretty simple with a solution injected into the<br />

veins to shrink them. Note: it is very important to have this done by a<br />

certified vein specialist at an accredited vein center.<br />

I think I may try it out and will let you know if I do. Meanwhile,<br />

don’t forget the sunscreen on your hands - age spots also show aging<br />

and simply applying sunscreen can help that too!<br />

Linda Bateman-Gomez has an international beauty company<br />

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<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

The Stages of Healing<br />

From an Injury<br />

By: Kyo Mitchell / A Healthier You<br />

Twenty-two years ago, I had the great privilege<br />

of studying with a very prominent doctor<br />

in China who explained how injuries to the musculoskeletal system<br />

(muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, etc.) should be strategically<br />

treated.<br />

He explained that there are four stages, and the strategy differs<br />

depending on the stage the patient is in. These stages are: Bleeding,<br />

Inflammation, Proliferation and Remodeling.<br />

The first stage is bleeding, and the strategy is to stop the bleeding.<br />

This stage is so obvious that I will not comment further.<br />

The second stage is inflammation. It is important to understand<br />

the role of inflammation because it has developed a bad reputation<br />

when it is a necessary process in the body.<br />

Inflammation<br />

happens when the body<br />

senses there has been<br />

tissue damage. The role<br />

of inflammation is to let<br />

white blood cells out of<br />

the circulatory system<br />

and into the tissues<br />

affected.<br />

Here they clean out<br />

bacteria and damaged tissue, making way so that new tissue can be<br />

laid down. The inflammation process is not specifically precise, so<br />

many times surrounding healthy tissue may be damaged to a degree.<br />

It is at this stage that problems can occur. Let’s use an example to<br />

explain.<br />

Imagine the tissue damaged (muscle, ligament, tendon, etc.) is like<br />

a rope made up of 100 strings. Imagine 15 of these strings are now<br />

damaged.<br />

The body in time will repair these fifteen strings but until then, the<br />

remaining 85 strings must do the work that 100 strings used to do. If<br />

the tissue is put under too much strain or for too long a period, the<br />

already weakened tissue will be further damaged trying to endure the<br />

load placed on it.<br />

This is what can happen if exercise or physical therapy is done at too<br />

extreme a level during this stage. The injury can now become more<br />

severe and possibly chronic/chronically painful<br />

During the proliferation stage (when the body lays down new<br />

tissue) and the remodeling stages (when the tissues are realigned<br />

to make them as strong as possible), exercise/physical therapy is<br />

necessary. During the inflammatory stage, it is simply too soon for this<br />

type of therapy.<br />

Dr. Kyo Mitchell served as faculty at Bastyr University in Seattle<br />

and Wongu University in Las <strong>Vegas</strong> for over a decade. Dr. Mitchell<br />

practices in Summerlin and can be reached at 702-481-6216 or<br />

rkyomitchell@gmail.com.


What Dreams Are Made Of<br />

If you ask actor/comic impressionist and our <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> radio host Rich shared how the story was revealed to him in a dream. It affected<br />

Rich Natole about dreams, he will easily glide into the stories of him on such a deep level that he had to share it.<br />

how they DO impact our lives, and how we can’t ignore the messages<br />

they often convey.<br />

One such dream has been<br />

the passion and catalyst for the<br />

upcoming film project that he<br />

He called his friend of forty years, John Pate, who has penned<br />

multiple projects in the past. Together, they embarked on this vision<br />

of making a difference in the lives<br />

of those in need - both physically<br />

and spiritually.<br />

and fellow actor/comic John<br />

They have shared that<br />

Pate have written, and now have<br />

received affirmation from scores<br />

of people who have read and loved<br />

it. They secured an accomplished<br />

excitement of working on this<br />

film together, along with many of<br />

their professional colleagues, and<br />

will hopefully translate into an<br />

‘Faith-based’ producer and<br />

ongoing ministry for the homeless<br />

director, John Michael Hightower,<br />

for years to come.<br />

for the project, along with<br />

At present, they are launching<br />

multiple cast members, who all<br />

a GoFundMe fundraising<br />

are excited about the prospects for<br />

campaign to see this film through<br />

this film.<br />

John Pate<br />

to the finish. Rich shared, “The<br />

Entitled Faith Wins, it tells<br />

faith-based movie industry is very<br />

the story of a riches-to-rags-toriches<br />

journey that helps the main character find “True Value and<br />

Worth” through a transformed life. It speaks to the critical issue of<br />

homelessness on a personal level through heartbreaking tragedy,<br />

asking the audience to review their own value-system, touching hearts<br />

for action and answers.<br />

dependent upon the grassroots<br />

efforts of caring people and the overall ‘faith community’, so every<br />

contribution helps fulfill that goal and that dream.<br />

You may donate at: GoFundMe and type in the project title, Faith<br />

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reading this article will help make it a reality.<br />

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Occupational Hazards<br />

By: Judy Polumbaum / Our View<br />

Emergency medical workers deal with<br />

people in all manner of distress, from<br />

minor scrapes to major trauma and everything<br />

in between. Patients may be in shock, fearful or<br />

confused, drunk or high, agitated or belligerent, even psychotic.<br />

ER doctors and nurses are used to being cussed out. It comes with<br />

the job.<br />

But sometimes the invective rises to alarming levels.<br />

A recent visitor to a New England emergency department was hoping<br />

to con a physician into supplying a prescription for a controlled<br />

substance. My ER doc son evaluated him, then informed him he could<br />

not grant his request.<br />

The man flew into a rage, punched a sign in a hallway and threatened<br />

to kill the nurses. He followed up with a phone call to the ER, made<br />

more death threats and called my son a “f*cking ch*nk.”<br />

At first my son was taken aback: He hadn’t heard that epithet for<br />

a person of Middle Kingdom descent since his teen years growing up<br />

in the Midwest. Was this a manifestation of the burgeoning anti-Asian<br />

racist extremism afflicting the country?<br />

But his shock gave way to a different question: How did the man<br />

know he was part Chinese?<br />

As a child of cultural and ethnic blending, Jewish on mom’s side,<br />

Chinese on dad’s, my hybrid son is hard to pigeonhole. He’s been<br />

mistaken for Mexican, Middle Eastern, Pacific Islander, Japanese, plain<br />

old Caucasian, and more. Yet this bellicose fellow looking for a fix had<br />

come up with the correct ethnic slur!<br />

A coping mechanism, perhaps – turn the ugliness into humor.<br />

Happens all the time, so what else can one do but laugh.<br />

What seldom happens are consequences. In this case, however,<br />

hospital security reported the man’s threats to local police, who tracked<br />

him down and arrested him. That’s pretty unusual.<br />

Meanwhile, those in the helping professions carry on, bracing for<br />

whatever novel iterations of abuse might arrive next.<br />

Judy is a professor emerita of journalism and a transplant to<br />

Las <strong>Vegas</strong> from New England via China, the West Coast and the<br />

Midwest.<br />

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<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

What have you learned about COVID-19<br />

pandemic?<br />

Of my associations with family, friends,<br />

acquaintances and colleagues, there is one single<br />

common denominator. Many expressed anger with the government<br />

interfering in their daily lives.<br />

This sentiment was further exasperated by the variety of vaccines<br />

which had some questionable side effects, though they were very<br />

limited in scope.<br />

However, this belief is quite different from those families which<br />

experienced the tragedy of death or severe disabilities directly associated<br />

with the pandemic. Their view is that the government did not intervene<br />

soon enough.<br />

Who’s right? The simple answer, both!<br />

Life’s experience is deeply personal and singular to each of us. We may<br />

express empathy<br />

with what others<br />

are going through,<br />

but we cannot<br />

“experience” it.<br />

It may be a<br />

cliché but there<br />

is no substitute<br />

for what you<br />

alone are going<br />

through. What we<br />

have experienced<br />

Time to Reflect<br />

By: Dan Hyde / Call to Action<br />

during this<br />

pandemic is that<br />

we have taken for<br />

granted the basic<br />

necessities of daily life like food, toiletries, etc..<br />

As time went on however, we were able to successfully adapt and<br />

insure that we had those basic necessities.<br />

For me, the lesson learned is that we shouldn’t take anything for<br />

granted. The saying, “No one is guaranteed tomorrow” is certainty<br />

true.<br />

I admit, I’m like everyone else so this lesson applies to me as well.<br />

Value every day as if it may be your last because it just might be.<br />

Express your love and affection for your family and friends! How<br />

many times have you heard the saying after a family member has<br />

“unexpectedly” passed on – “I wish I had told my mother or father<br />

that I loved them!” or “I regret that I didn’t say what I felt from my<br />

heart!”<br />

Reflecting on what the pandemic has taught me and perhaps may<br />

apply to you is quit complaining about what you can’t control and<br />

embrace what you can!<br />

Dan Hyde is a passionate and effective advocate for the senior<br />

community. He can be reached at: dhyde9@cox.net.


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By: Pat Landaker / Positive Aging<br />

Take the reigns of aging by considering these<br />

actions. Many of you already have some<br />

version of them on your daily “to do” list.<br />

Acknowledge Your Value: If you don’t value<br />

YOU, then who will? Establish boundaries, defend your decisions, and<br />

speak up.<br />

Make yourself number #1 in your life. It doesn’t mean you don’t care<br />

about others; it means you understand the importance of self-care and<br />

self-appreciation.<br />

Build Your Strength: Create and implement a daily routine that<br />

benefits your emotional, mental and physical strength. For example:<br />

self-care increases emotional strength; engagement tests mental<br />

strength; and movement builds physical strength.<br />

Know Your Capacity: Do you know how much you can actually<br />

handle as opposed to how much you want to handle? Don’t let ego get<br />

in your way.<br />

Gauging your capacity helps you approach all your engagements<br />

with confidence and self-awareness. Establishing your capacity ensures<br />

you don’t bite off more than you WANT to chew.<br />

Exercise A Mindful Mindset: Act mindfully. Communicate<br />

mindfully. Make mindful decisions. Being aware of how and why you<br />

engage allows you to put real thought behind your actions and be<br />

flexible in your mindset.<br />

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Take the Reigns of Aging<br />

New Beginnings!<br />

By: Mary Richard / Health Fitness<br />

Now that the majority of us have been<br />

vaccinated, social distancing being<br />

followed, things are beginning to spring back to<br />

life. It may not ever return to the way it was pre-pandemic, but at least<br />

we can see the “light at the end of the tunnel.”<br />

I’m pleased to have gotten both my Pfizer shots. I still wear my mask<br />

when needed and perhaps by the time this column is published, more<br />

leniencies will be upheld regarding the mask wearing.<br />

I do feel more comfortable in going out publicly to places I frequented<br />

prior to the pandemic. As each day goes by, more and more we are<br />

seeing recovery in our beautiful Las <strong>Vegas</strong> Valley.<br />

Stores are reopening, shows are coming back. I was so pleased to hear<br />

that my beloved Smith Center for The Performing Arts is planning<br />

their reopening of Broadway shows in October!<br />

Yay! I’m so looking forward to being rehired as an usher and working<br />

at that beautiful facility again.<br />

I’ve taken up walking around my neighborhood and enjoying this<br />

beautiful weather. Flowers are blooming, people are coming out of<br />

their homes again and life is returning to the valley.<br />

Did we all gain a few pounds during the pandemic? Don’t stress<br />

about it. Just take it easy – better to lose a few pounds at a time slowly<br />

than to crash diet.<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Expand Your Universe: Learn something new. Go somewhere<br />

new. Eat something new. Wear something new.<br />

Sometimes we settle into what’s comfortable and allow complacency<br />

to step in and make itself at home. Always be expanding.<br />

Express Your Creativity: Allow your creative self to drive your<br />

self-expression. Discover what fulfills your inner passion and brings<br />

you the most joy. Then, live that passion out loud!<br />

Do You Know a Positive Ager? I’ll be featuring positive agers in<br />

this column. These are individuals who don’t allow aging to stop them<br />

from living life to the fullest. If you know someone, please contact me.<br />

Pat Landaker is a Certified Senior Advisor and an Aging<br />

Consultant. She serves on the City of Henderson’s Senior Citizens<br />

Advisory Commission and will be teaching Positive Aging in<br />

UNLV’s Summer Session.<br />

Contact her at positiveaging54@gmail.com<br />

Try to enjoy the goodies if you must – but in moderation. I try not to<br />

deny myself of any of the wonderful sweets, chocolates, etc.<br />

I found one secret to keeping your alcohol in moderation is to have a<br />

sip of water every so often when drinking wine or cocktail. It sure helps!<br />

I also try to nibble on some veggies before venturing out to meet a<br />

friend for drinks or snack. Then I am not so famished when I get there<br />

and eat much more than I intended.<br />

Enjoy life - as we are not promised tomorrow!<br />

POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HAPPY HEALTH TO ALL!<br />

Mary Richard is a long term supporter of senior fitness. She<br />

teaches Zumba, toning and dance classes throughout the Las <strong>Vegas</strong><br />

Valley. She can be reached at zumbaqueen@cox.net.


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Umbrella Liability Policy<br />

By: Jim Valkenburg / Insurance Insight<br />

The graphic is just an example. You can<br />

fill in your own numbers, but the<br />

procedure is the same.<br />

Here’s how it<br />

works: You are in an auto accident<br />

(or have a homeowners claim)<br />

and are sued for one million<br />

dollars.<br />

You are deemed<br />

responsible (liable) and<br />

lose the lawsuit. Now your<br />

insurance kicks in.<br />

Since you have a $1,000<br />

deductible on your auto<br />

policy (or homeowners) you<br />

are responsible for the first $1,000.<br />

Your policy then covers the remaining<br />

$299,000 since you have $300,000 in liability<br />

coverage.<br />

Then since your umbrella policy deductible of $300,000 has now<br />

been met, your umbrella policy covers the remaining $700,000. So,<br />

for a $1,000,000 lawsuit, you wind up paying $1,000 out of pocket and<br />

your insurance covers the rest.<br />

There are at least two lessons to be learned here. First, the<br />

liability limits on your Auto (or Homeowners) policy<br />

need to be high because Umbrella policies<br />

typically require high limits.<br />

Second, and this is not shown<br />

in the diagram. The cost of a<br />

one million dollar umbrella<br />

is much less than you might<br />

imagine.<br />

Typically, around $300<br />

a year. Why? Because<br />

underlying liability insurance<br />

limits of $300,000 or more<br />

cover the majority of claims.<br />

But are you willing to risk the<br />

chance of losing everything you own for<br />

a few hundred dollars of protection?<br />

Jim Valkenburg is a retired military officer and insurance executive.<br />

He and his wife owned and operated their own insurance agency for<br />

over 16 years. His primary purpose is to give out real information<br />

that can be used to make intelligent insurance decisions.<br />

By: Chuck Dean / Vet 2 Vet<br />

In an unprecedented move, the Department<br />

of Veterans Affairs VA Health System has<br />

been given the greenlight to offer COVID-19<br />

vaccinations to the spouses of veterans.<br />

This has been mandated by the President’s SAVE LIVES Act signed<br />

into law March 24, <strong>2021</strong>. The reason it is unprecedented is because<br />

spouses have never been allowed to receive medical services directly<br />

from the VA.<br />

Only eligible veterans may receive these services, and for years, spouses<br />

of certain disabled veterans have been cared for by a Department of<br />

Veterans Affairs medical program called CHAMPVA, and co-payments<br />

are made to cover the costs. (CHAMPVA will remain in place, and the<br />

vaccinations will be a one-of-a-kind, one-time service to help the fight<br />

in the public health emergency.)<br />

In addition to spouses, veteran caregivers and veterans not normally<br />

eligible for care can receive COVID-19 vaccinations from the VA. It is all<br />

part of the SAVE LIVES Act.<br />

As to the protocol being put in place, the VA will prioritize the<br />

vaccination as follows::<br />

1. Veterans enrolled in the VA health care system,<br />

2. Veterans who have failed to enroll but receive hospital care and<br />

medical services for specified disabilities in their first 12 months of<br />

separation from service,<br />

3. Caregivers accompanying such prioritized Veterans, and<br />

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Good News for Spouses - and Others<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

4. Spouses of<br />

veterans.<br />

Hopefully, this<br />

will be another<br />

door opening for<br />

those that have<br />

been “vaccine<br />

hesitant.” Coupled<br />

with those getting<br />

vaccinated, and<br />

those that have<br />

been infected and<br />

are loaded up with<br />

antibodies, our<br />

country will soon<br />

reach herd immunity and the pandemic with be transformed into an<br />

endemic instead, (which is to say that it become similar to the seasonal<br />

flu, or common cold).<br />

The Las <strong>Vegas</strong> phone number to call for more information is:<br />

702/791-9185.<br />

Chuck Dean served as an Army paratrooper in Vietnam and<br />

through that experience was led to address the many transitional<br />

issues veterans struggle with. He is the author of several important<br />

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Stupid Scam of the Month<br />

When it comes to scammers, nothing is sacred – including the<br />

bond between grandparents and their grandchildren.<br />

It’s the “Grandparent Scam.” In these scams, scammers pose as<br />

panicked grandchildren in trouble. There seems to be a new winkle to<br />

this scheme, and this one is even more brazen – if not more potentially<br />

dangerous.<br />

Be aware of telephone calls that begin with an individual pleading<br />

for immediate help, assistance and… money.<br />

They all start with a call from someone pretending<br />

to be your grandchild. If they’re really good, they<br />

might speak softly or make-up an excuse for why they<br />

sound different.<br />

They’ll tell you they’re in trouble; perhaps they need<br />

bail or money for some crucial emergency.<br />

Oh, they also tell you that you must keep it a secret<br />

– due to a court “gag order” or they don’t want their<br />

parents (your children) to know.<br />

For further “proof” they put another scammer<br />

on the line who pretends to be a lawyer needing the<br />

money to represent the grandchild in court. Their<br />

goal is to try and trick you into sending money before<br />

you realize it’s a scam.<br />

And to add insult to injury (and this is where it gets scary) instead of<br />

buying gift cards, or wiring money, the scammers advise that someone<br />

will come to your house to pick up the cash.<br />

You know the rest: once you turn over the money – be it via wire<br />

transfer or gift cards, you’ve been scammed.<br />

How can we avoid grandparent scams or family emergency scams? It<br />

really is simple. Take a moment to think.<br />

If someone calls claiming to be a grandchild, other family member<br />

or even a friend desperate for money:<br />

1. Resist the urge to act immediately – no matter how<br />

dramatic the story is. If it is legit, a few hours or a day-or-so won’t make<br />

a difference.<br />

2. Verify the caller’s identity. Ask questions to the caller that a<br />

stranger couldn’t possibly answer. Check the story out with someone<br />

else in your family or perhaps a friend – even if the caller tells you not<br />

to contact anybody.<br />

3. If the person wants you to send the payment by means<br />

of a gift card, or money transfer – it’s a scam.<br />

Come on - You ever hear of any legitimate agency or<br />

organization willing to be paid by a Visa Gift Card?<br />

Remember: If that caller urges or pressures you to<br />

do what he wants now, or wants payment with gift<br />

cards, it’s a scam. ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS.<br />

So, what should you do when you get that telephone<br />

call? The answer is easy: Hang up the phone, hang<br />

up the phone and… HANG UP THE PHONE!<br />

One more thing: Check and double-check your<br />

social media privacy settings and limit what you<br />

share publicly. Even if your settings are on private, be<br />

careful about what personal identifiers you place on<br />

Facebook.<br />

It’s not just Aunt Alice that will admire your pictures and postings.<br />

Sometimes it’s the bad guys.<br />

Just be smart and think! And have no concerns in “Slamming the<br />

scams.”<br />

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Making Friends &<br />

Having Fun<br />

By: Liz Palmer / NSG<br />

The National Senior<br />

Games Association<br />

will hold the 2022 NSGA Games in Ft.<br />

Lauderdale, Florida in <strong>May</strong> 2022. Pittsburgh<br />

will host the 2023 National Senior Games for<br />

the second time in the history of the massive multisport<br />

event for athletes age 50+.<br />

The 2019 National Senior Games<br />

held in Albuquerque set an all-time<br />

participation record with nearly<br />

14,000 athletes competing in 20<br />

sports over a two-week schedule.<br />

How can you be a part of the<br />

fantastic event?<br />

Relaxed qualifying standards for<br />

2022 offer a variety of ways to qualify, but if you have your heart set on<br />

Pittsburgh, you’ll have to qualify through a 2022 official state games,<br />

such as the Nevada Senior Games.<br />

Our <strong>2021</strong> registration for the September/October games is now open!<br />

Check out our website at www.nevadaseniorgames.com for information<br />

on all the sports we offer, how you can participate in your own age and<br />

gender group, and registration information to qualify for the 2022 Ft.<br />

Lauderdale NSGA games.<br />

It’s time to meet new people, make new friends, and have fun! We<br />

look forward to welcoming you to our <strong>2021</strong> competitions in the greater<br />

Las <strong>Vegas</strong> area!<br />

Liz Palmer is the Executive Director of the Nevada Senior Games.<br />

For more information on how you can participate, contact Liz at:<br />

702/242-1590 or by email: Nevadaseniorgames@outlook.com.<br />

Nevada renters unable to pay their rent due<br />

to Covid-19 issues breathed a sigh of relief<br />

when the governor issued a moratorium on evictions for those suddenly<br />

unemployed due to the pandemic.<br />

But the trickle down to the directive has impacted small investors,<br />

those who own a property or two and rely on those rents to pay the<br />

investment’s mortgage. Henderson’s Forrest Fetherolf considers<br />

himself fortunate that his<br />

tenants have all remained<br />

current but sees uncertainty<br />

in the future for many<br />

smaller landlords.<br />

Fetherolf, a former<br />

Los Angles motorcycle<br />

policeman, retired after a<br />

devastating 1970 on-thejob<br />

accident that resulted<br />

in nearly 40 surgeries and<br />

Local Landlord Cautions<br />

Investors<br />

By: Sam Wagmeister / People & Places<br />

Forrest Fetherolf<br />

forged his transition into contracting and home building. Three years<br />

after relocating to Las <strong>Vegas</strong> in 2007, he bought his first investment<br />

property.<br />

Today he focuses on smaller, single family homes built by Del Webb,<br />

developers of the area’s Sun City and Solera communities. “I couldn’t<br />

find any fault with their product,” he said.<br />

An examination of the Clark County Tax Assessor’s public records<br />

reveals that in one such community, Solera at Stallion Mountain that<br />

broke ground in 2005, investors scooped up 12 of the 47 resales in 2019,<br />

the year before the pandemic skewed sales figures.<br />

With rental protection in effect in 2020, investment purchases<br />

dropped to eight units out of the total 47 resales.<br />

The protection afforded non-paying tenants has also created stiff<br />

competition for those seeking affordable rental properties. In Sun City<br />

Anthem for example, a 1280 square foot Washington model that rented<br />

for $1395 in mid-2018 commanded $1700 last month.<br />

Fetherolf’s first reaction to the renter’s protection plans was, “it’s not<br />

good for people (landlords) working on small margins.”<br />

Although tenants were protected, homeowner-investors still were<br />

required to pony up their mortgage payments. Without rental income,<br />

Fetherolf says, many smaller real estate investors could face challenges<br />

meeting monthly expenses.<br />

The inventory of homes for sale collapsed during the pandemic<br />

forced prices up approximately 19% since January 2020. “Prices<br />

aren’t at a peak but probably are going to level off.” Fetherolf suggests<br />

inexperienced investors to move cautiously with financial and<br />

established business plan.<br />

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<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

Sam Wagmeister is The <strong>Vegas</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> Nightlife Editor. He loves to<br />

hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact him via email:<br />

Las<strong>Vegas</strong>HomeTeam@Gmail.com.


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Hey Kid<br />

By: Stu Cooper / Happy Adventures<br />

“<br />

Hey kid!” That’s how I knew it was Bernie<br />

on the other end of the line. He didn’t have<br />

to say who it was, he just had to say, “Hey kid.”<br />

He might be calling to inquire about the next Bus to the Boat<br />

cruise. Or he might want to make<br />

sure he and wife Rosslyn had the<br />

right cabin in the right location on<br />

the ship.<br />

I was in my early fifties at the time<br />

and to be called kid was flattering.<br />

Bernie spent his entire career as a<br />

high school teacher and was now enjoying retirement<br />

in Las <strong>Vegas</strong>. And I just loved talking to him and hearing<br />

some of his stories.<br />

When I met Bernie he was probably in his late eighties but full of<br />

enthusiasm. I had the good fortune ten years ago of escorting a group<br />

on a unique cruise itinerary.<br />

One of the port calls was Acapulco. Cliff divers, jewelry stores, deep<br />

sea fishing. A great port call.<br />

But the highlight for me of that cruise was walking off the ship onto<br />

the pier and from a distance I heard someone shout “Hey kid!” And<br />

You have probably never heard of me. My<br />

name is Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. I<br />

speak to you from the grave.<br />

In life, I was a priest. But more importantly, like your George<br />

Washington, I have also been referred to as the father of my country<br />

– Mexico.<br />

Do you know what Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o means. “The 5 th of <strong>May</strong>?” Very<br />

good.<br />

“Now, what does that day commemorate?” “Mexican Independence<br />

Day? You Americanos are mucho misinformed.”<br />

For your information, Mexico declared its independence from Spain<br />

on September 16, 1810 – 52 years before the date you silly Yankees<br />

celebrate! This I know for certain because I was there. I was the leader.<br />

The turmoil was very bloody and lasted eleven years. It wasn’t until<br />

September 28, 1821 that Spain finally granted my people independence.<br />

In the meantime, tens of thousands of people perished. And, unlike<br />

your more fortunate American revolutionaries, no outside force came<br />

to our aid.<br />

As for Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o, the event in question took place in 1862.<br />

However, it was merely a battle fought against French invaders rather<br />

than our former Spanish rulers.<br />

It is remembered because it was an unexpected lopsided victory:<br />

4,000 of us vs. 8,000 of them. However, it was all too sadly short-lived<br />

when the French turned the tables later that year.<br />

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<strong>May</strong> 5, 1862<br />

By: John Beilun / Time Traveler<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

there was Bernie, sitting in his portable chair, sipping his favorite drink,<br />

smoking his favorite illegal Cuban cigar, and just watching the world<br />

go by.<br />

That was how Bernie “rolled.” He didn’t need to do shore excursions<br />

or sit on the beach.<br />

Just sitting on his chair at a little<br />

café at the pier was perfect. He could<br />

do his own thing and enjoy his<br />

cruise experience.<br />

I remember walking over to<br />

him, sat down, had a beer and we<br />

just watched the world go by<br />

together. Is there anything<br />

better than that?<br />

We will make those<br />

memories again for all of our <strong>Vegas</strong> Voyagers as we<br />

restart our Bus to the Boat program once the CDC opens up United<br />

States ports to cruise ships. Hopefully, that will happen as early as this<br />

summer.<br />

Be assured once we get the green light to cruise we will let you know<br />

right here. Feel free to call with any questions at 516/485-3200. Stay<br />

safe.<br />

Now, why do you Americanos celebrate this obscure day rather than<br />

our true date of independence? Especially when we Mexicans certainly<br />

do not.<br />

Let me tell you. It has everything to do with commerce and nothing<br />

with history.<br />

You see, back in the 1980’s, the largest beer makers in Mexico wanted<br />

to expand into America. Some marketing maven decided that they<br />

needed a newly minted holiday to help initiate their campaign.<br />

Calling it Veintiseis de Septiembre had no pizzazz. Naming it<br />

however, Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o - a day for you Yankees to drink mucho<br />

Mexican beer most certainly did.<br />

And it worked! Now you gullible gringos quaff millions of bottles<br />

of Dos Equis all the while believing the 5 th of <strong>May</strong> is our day of<br />

independence.


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Now You Can Travel & Stay Healthy!<br />

By: Crystal Merryman-Sarbacker / Out & About<br />

If you’re beginning to feel confident enough<br />

to start planning a real vacation, your first<br />

destination should be a<br />

visit to E7 Medicine. For<br />

several years, this unique medical center in Las<br />

<strong>Vegas</strong>, (located at 500 East Windmill Lane)<br />

has featured a specialty department staffed<br />

by physicians and medical experts who are<br />

dedicated to maintaining your health while<br />

you are out of town, out of state, and even out<br />

of the country.<br />

Certainly, the appearance of Covid19 during the past months has<br />

made everyone more concerned about how quickly diseases can<br />

spread; not only from place-to-place, but also from country to country.<br />

In many ways, though, this is what makes the staff at E7 Medicine truly<br />

unique.<br />

Every day these specialists focus on protecting modern travelers from<br />

the many epidemics and pandemics, which may spread worldwide.<br />

I first heard of this independent medical center from a Sun City<br />

resident who is one of my most adventurous clients. Over several years<br />

she has become a dear friend and has traveled solo on several exciting<br />

Collette vacations.<br />

I booked these tours for her in the US, and also in Europe, Africa,<br />

By: Kathy Manney / Around Our World<br />

Upon entering the 30-acre Clark County<br />

Museum, located on Boulder Highway in<br />

Henderson, Clark County’s past comes alive. The<br />

museum is a recreated typical small-town<br />

America and characterizes Las <strong>Vegas</strong>, Boulder<br />

City and Henderson’s early days.<br />

The museum’s Heritage Street, lined<br />

with mature trees with gracious overhang<br />

and lined with locally acquired buildings,<br />

is a classic plucked from time. Some of the<br />

reconstructed town appears to have weathered<br />

hard times. But there is a sense of pride evident<br />

in the fresh paint on the old dwellings.<br />

Displayed are original buildings and<br />

houses from Clark County’s past, the construction of Hoover Dam and<br />

Henderson’s industrial contribution to the World War II effort which<br />

brought many families to the area.<br />

There is the 1931 Boulder City train depot. As restored, it reminds<br />

visitors of when trains were a popular mode of cross-country travel,<br />

train whistles marked time in small towns and train depots were all<br />

painted the same cream yellow.<br />

Sunlight streams through the windows of the Candlelight Wedding<br />

Chapel, making it glow and cast reflections on the hard wooden<br />

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China, and India. Before any departure, we would always<br />

meet to review her upcoming itinerary.<br />

Because my clients are all seniors like me, I encourage them to<br />

check with their doctors to be sure their health is appropriate for any<br />

travel they might be considering. But my friend surpassed<br />

my recommendations when she discovered what was<br />

previously called the Vaccine Center, and now E7<br />

Medicine.<br />

This medical group has a department which<br />

actually specializes in preparing individuals for<br />

safe travel to countless destinations in the US<br />

and abroad. My friend’s preparations for any<br />

vacation or itinerary typically include an appointment with a staff<br />

member who thoroughly reviews her upcoming travel plans.<br />

And, then utilizing the latest news and international health alerts,<br />

medical professionals not only give her personal advice...they actually<br />

provide appropriate instructions, prescriptions, medications, and even<br />

injections if they are needed. The result: she can relax, and travel worry<br />

free.<br />

And you can too. For more information call E7 Medicine at 702/800-<br />

2723.<br />

Crystal Merryman-Sarbacker is a travel agent and the owner of<br />

<strong>Vegas</strong> Vacationers Inc. She can be reached at:<br />

Merryman2@aol.com<br />

Clark County Museum A Capsule of Local History<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />

pews. The Candlelight Wedding Chapel opened in 1966 on Las <strong>Vegas</strong><br />

Boulevard.<br />

It was relocated to the Clark County Museum and restored there<br />

in 2009. Interestingly, John and I renewed our wedding vows there in<br />

celebration of our 40 th anniversary when the<br />

chapel was still located on the Strip.<br />

If you watch the History Channel’s reality<br />

show, Pawn Stars, you have seen the Clark<br />

County Museum’s administrator Mark Hall-<br />

Patton who is nicknamed the “Beard of<br />

Knowledge” for both his knowledge of history<br />

and his naturally gray beard. Hall-Patton has<br />

an occasional role on Pawn Stars, but this<br />

year he is retiring from the museum.<br />

Thankfully, he will continue with Pawn<br />

Stars appearances. Due to Hall-Patton’s<br />

widely viewed TV appearances, he is America’s most recognized public<br />

museum spokesperson.<br />

Fees to enter the museum are reasonably priced at just one dollar<br />

for a senior admission, but don’t come with a camera. Personal and<br />

commercial photos are not allowed.<br />

Kathy Manney enjoys visiting interesting places and being an<br />

Adventure Diva. Her “Must See” travel journeys continue - always<br />

with enthusiasm.


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Palm Trees<br />

By: Howard Galin / Happy Gardening<br />

Purchasing the correct palm tree for your<br />

property requires careful thought since<br />

there are numerous types, sizes, and prices to<br />

choose from. Fact: Palms are not indigenous to Nevada and require<br />

specific care to grow and thrive.<br />

Therefore, the questions you need to ask when choosing the right tree<br />

are: “How much sun, wind and water can it have once planted?<br />

A major factor in answering these questions is the size and shape<br />

of the palm tree’s fronds. The wider and thinner the fronds, the more<br />

sensitive the palm is to these environmental factors.<br />

The most popular palms seen here include the large “fan” (Mexican,<br />

Windmill and Washingtonian), as well as both the moderate frond<br />

“Pineapple” Canary Date Palm and the thinner frond palms such as<br />

the Mediterranean Fan and Queen Palm.<br />

Because of our strong winds, cool winters and harsh sun many of<br />

the broad “fronds” may turn brown or burn due to exposure requiring<br />

expensive pruning as the trees grow taller. These trees also require large<br />

quantities of water (at least 20 gallons per day) which can also be costly.<br />

Canary Date Palms, although less sensitive, tend to be messy when<br />

they drop their yellow fruits on the ground attracting rabbits, rodents,<br />

and insects. These trees also require additional “trunk shaving” to<br />

maintain their “pineapple” appearance.<br />

Queen Palms can be a “royal pain” to maintain since they are far<br />

less tolerant to cold/heat fluctuations and strong winds. They require<br />

burlap wrapping during<br />

the winter months in<br />

order to survive. Queen<br />

Palms are best suited to<br />

California’s climate, not<br />

ours!<br />

My suggestion for the<br />

best suited palm for our<br />

region is the inexpensive<br />

Mediterranean Fan<br />

Palm. It is wind<br />

damage-resistant,<br />

cold and heat tolerant<br />

and does not require<br />

frequent pruning.<br />

In addition, it can be trained (by pruning) to grow tall and thin<br />

or short and compact depending upon its location in the landscape.<br />

You can cultivate one trunk by removing shoots or, if left alone, it will<br />

develop multiple trunks.<br />

Remember: Plan before you plant!<br />

Have a question? Contact me at: Theplantwhisperer28@gmail.com<br />

Howard Galin, a/k/a: “The Plant Whisperer” is a retired NYC<br />

school administrator, transplanted in Las <strong>Vegas</strong> who devotes his<br />

time to communicating with and lecturing about our native<br />

plants.<br />

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Test Your Trivia Knowledge<br />

1. In the 1940’s, where were automobile headlight dimmer switches<br />

located?<br />

a. On the floor shift knob<br />

b. On the floorboard, to the left of the clutch<br />

c. Next to the horn<br />

2. The bottle top of a Royal Crown Cola bottle had holes in it. For<br />

what was it used?<br />

a. Capture lightning bugs<br />

b. To sprinkle clothes before ironing<br />

c. Large saltshaker<br />

3. Why was having milk delivered a problem in northern winters?<br />

a. Cows got cold and wouldn’t produce milk<br />

b. Ice on highways forced delivery by dog sled<br />

c. Milkmen left deliveries outside of front doors and milk would freeze,<br />

expanding and pushing up the cardboard bottle top.<br />

4. What was the popular chewing gum named for a game of chance?<br />

a. Blackjack<br />

b. Gin<br />

c. Craps!<br />

5. What method did women use to look as if they were wearing<br />

stockings when none were available due to rationing during W.W.II<br />

a. Suntan<br />

b. Leg painting<br />

c. Wearing slacks<br />

6. What postwar car turned automotive design on its ear when you<br />

couldn’t tell whether it was coming or going?<br />

a. Studebaker<br />

b. Nash Metro<br />

c. Tucker<br />

7. Which was a popular candy when you were a kid?<br />

a. Strips of dried peanut butter<br />

b. Chocolate licorice bars<br />

c. Wax coke-shaped bottles with colored sugar water inside<br />

8. How was Butch wax used?<br />

a. To stiffen a flat-top haircut so it stood up<br />

b. To make floors shiny and prevent scuffing<br />

c. On the wheels of roller skates to prevent rust<br />

Answers:<br />

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8 (a)<br />

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Just Crossing That Bridge When I Come To It<br />

By: Vicki Wentz / Vicki’s <strong>Voice</strong><br />

Not that I’m elderly or anything but<br />

being none-of-your-business years old, I<br />

sometimes have a teensy problem remembering<br />

things. Not the big things - I don’t normally<br />

forget to eat, sleep, get dressed or purchase hair products.<br />

It’s normally names,<br />

dates, plans, and… where I<br />

put the dog food.<br />

I forget to record Cake<br />

Boss, and then, when I do<br />

record it, I usually want<br />

to make one of the cakes<br />

he’s baking, so (and I must<br />

do this immediately, or all<br />

thought of cakes will be<br />

replaced with something<br />

like why I can’t find a<br />

shorter pair of shoelaces)<br />

I put the ingredients on<br />

my grocery list - which<br />

remains magnetized to the<br />

refrigerator as I wander<br />

aimlessly through the aisles<br />

at Albertson’s.<br />

In order to combat this creeping oldness, I decided to learn to play<br />

Bridge, and went looking for someone to teach me. After a long and<br />

frustrating (actually insulting) hunt, two friends, John and Ralph,<br />

have accepted the challenge.<br />

The fact that they are men made me hesitate. Women are ordinarily<br />

much more patient as teachers of other women because most can<br />

relate to the female learning curve, whereas men who teach women<br />

notoriously begin yelling, cussing, and in some cases throwing things,<br />

quite early in the teaching process.<br />

So, I figured I might need earplugs, thick skin, and possibly a helmet.<br />

But, so far, playing Bridge has it backwards: your regular, normal guy<br />

seems to have the patience of a saint.<br />

John and Ralph have been serene and methodical as they’ve taken<br />

me and Laura (the friend whom I talked into joining us) through the<br />

beginner steps of Bridge.<br />

They’ve answered our endless questions, sometimes the same one,<br />

two or three (ok, eleven) times, and still haven’t lost their senses of<br />

humor. I know this because every time I play a card with the shrewd<br />

judgment of a monkey on crack, they just laugh.<br />

“Ha ha,” they say, “you’re just learning! You’ll get better!” (although<br />

John is beginning to laugh just a tad desperately, and Ralph has<br />

become quieter each week...like stoic...almost as if he had a bottle of<br />

Knob Creek stashed under the table, which would explain his repeated<br />

ducking to “tie” and “re-tie” his shoes).<br />

Anyway, we’re coming along quite nicely, and I feel like such a grownup.<br />

My parents played Bridge with three other couples every week while<br />

I was growing up, and I thought it was so cool.<br />

They had two tables and switched partners, and they all smoked and<br />

ate peanuts and drank martinis, and I’d always sneak down the hall<br />

to watch and dream of the day I, too, could drink a martini...it was a<br />

magical time.<br />

I love being able to toss off things like “no trump”, “longest and<br />

strongest,” “major and<br />

minor”…and “Whose turn<br />

is it?” But my favorite part<br />

about playing Bridge is<br />

being the Dummy.<br />

I normally take offense at<br />

this, but in this context, it’s<br />

a good thing. It means that<br />

your partner must play the<br />

whole hand himself, and<br />

you get to “lay your cards on<br />

the table” sit back and drink<br />

your martini, and you get all<br />

the points he/she makes, but<br />

none of the blame if it all<br />

goes to hell! It’s fabulous!<br />

There are many, many<br />

(and many more) things I<br />

still haven’t learned about<br />

Bridge, and possibly never will, but hey, I can now play a simple hand if<br />

I have to, with minimal screw-ups. John and Ralph are thrilled.<br />

They say we’re ready to play with others…like IMMEDIATELY. I<br />

think I even saw tears in their eyes.<br />

Vicki Wentz is a writer, teacher and speaker living in North<br />

Carolina. Readers may contact her - and order her new children’s<br />

book! - by visiting her website at www.vickiwentz.com.<br />

And I am much less forgetful<br />

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