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“ASK LAURA ABOUT REAL ESTATE”<br />
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Broker/Owner<br />
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Sold Is Our Favorite Word...Let Us Make It Yours!<br />
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Henderson, NV 89052<br />
Office (702) 777-1234<br />
Laura@HarbisonRealEstate.com<br />
www.LauraHarbisonRealEstate.com<br />
Realty Executives Southern Nevada Properties<br />
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OUR 19th YEAR<br />
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About The Vegas Voice<br />
There is nothing more gratifying than to be honored by your<br />
fellow senior publishers. With that humble statement, we are very<br />
proud to announce that The Vegas Voice received 10 national<br />
awards from the North American Mature Publishers Association<br />
(NAMPA) in 2021.<br />
Everything from General Excellence to Senior Issues to Editorials<br />
to Graphics, the judges held (and it remains our unconditional<br />
commitment) that “every issue demonstrates that The Vegas<br />
Voice is paying attention to the needs and interests of<br />
its readers.”
Liars, Thieves and Whores<br />
By: Dan Roberts / Roberts Rules<br />
“<br />
They’re all thieves” I screamed to my Rana.<br />
While my PILL (partner in love & life) has<br />
learned to ignore my temper tantrums and crazy<br />
outbursts, even she had to admit that our recent encounters were<br />
shockingly outrageous.<br />
It all began last month when Rana was, once again, asked to<br />
do guardianship seminars at various senior<br />
communities. Such presentations have been on<br />
“hold” for two years due to the COVID pandemic.<br />
With life starting to return to “normal,”<br />
the requests started to come in and Rana was<br />
more than willing to resume her Guardian<br />
Gladiator role. As her loyal servant, we updated<br />
the presentation to include the latest guardian<br />
information as well as senior scams and, her new<br />
Don Quixote quest – Concerned Friends & Family<br />
Program.<br />
Anyway, in preparing the update, Rana<br />
thought it was very important to include the long-sought, much<br />
needed “Guardianship Hotline” telephone number. This was our<br />
state government response to “protect” the public from the dangers of<br />
guardianship abuse.<br />
I called the number. Twice. Both times were recordings advising that<br />
“they” would get back to me.<br />
After 3 weeks, I’m still waiting.<br />
What a waste of time. Another “looks good, and see how we help our<br />
citizens” but in reality total BS.<br />
I’ve said it before and will continue to do so. If you rely on the<br />
government (or judicial system) to protect you from guardian<br />
predators, you’re going to get screwed.<br />
And yes, I know what you’re thinking.<br />
Perhaps you’ll get one of those attorneys that specialize in<br />
guardianship protections. You know the ones – those that will include<br />
the guardianship nomination form at no charge so long as you retain<br />
them to prepare a trust agreement for you.<br />
Forget the fact that such form is free.<br />
And then I heard from a reader who wanted to engage an attorney for<br />
such a trust agreement. She was skeptical of the lawyer’s ability (and<br />
ethics) when the firm had the audacity to not only charged thousands<br />
What Do<br />
You Think?<br />
Do you agree with our<br />
columnists? Did anyone get<br />
you angry, make you think or<br />
simply put a smile on your face?<br />
Please tell us by forwarding<br />
your comments, thoughts or<br />
suggestions to Publisher Dan at:<br />
dan@thevegasvoice.net.<br />
of dollars for a simple trust agreement (which is basically a fill-inthe-blanks<br />
form) but would charge an additional $50 to notarize her<br />
signature plus an additional $25 to have one of their employees serve<br />
as a witness.<br />
Talk about greed.<br />
And then not 24 hours later, The Vegas Voice received another (we<br />
now average 9-12 per month) request for advice and assistance.<br />
It seemed that this Sun City resident wanted to update his trust since<br />
his wife recently passed away. The lawyer (who<br />
we have dealt with in the past on guardianship<br />
abuses) strongly advised (it’s called strong-arm<br />
tactics) to immediately come in and revise the<br />
agreement.<br />
It would “only” cost $10,000 for the initial<br />
consult and then another $10,000 upon<br />
completion. And that included a new, beautiful<br />
binder for the trust agreement. Was that<br />
reasonable he asked?<br />
When I asked if he wanted my opinion, I quickly<br />
remarked that the “lawyer is an absolute 100% liar, thief and a whore.”<br />
All the while my Rana was trying to wrestle the phone from me since<br />
she wanted to give her two cents about this lawyer. While Rana agreed<br />
with my sentiment, she scolded me for not being strong enough!<br />
So who’s looking out for you? At the very least, The Vegas Voice (and<br />
especially my Rana) returns all phone calls (and emails). And unlike<br />
those bottom-feeder lawyers, there is never a cost or a fee to help -<br />
although she does not provide fancy binders.<br />
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Registration is Now Open<br />
By: Liz Palmer / NSG<br />
After months of preparation, the Nevada Senior<br />
Games has opened its registration for our<br />
20<strong>22</strong> Games this September and October in the<br />
greater Las Vegas area. We’re so excited to offer over 20 different sports<br />
to both in and out of state athletes who are 50 years old and better.<br />
Athletes compete in 5-year age groups in such competitions as track<br />
and field, bowling, swimming, tennis, pickleball, archery (just to name<br />
a few), and our newest offering…<br />
cornhole!<br />
The NSG have been<br />
sponsoring annual sports<br />
competitions for over 40<br />
years. Not only are we the<br />
largest senior-oriented<br />
sports organization in<br />
Nevada, we’re also an official<br />
state member of the National Senior Games Association.<br />
Last year we welcomed over 1,000 entrants to our Fall sports, so yeah,<br />
we’re kind of a Big Deal!<br />
Top finishers in each event will qualify for the national competition<br />
in Pittsburgh, to be held in July 2023. These Games attract over 10,000<br />
athletes each year.<br />
Want to join us? Go to: www.nevadaseniorgames.com. All details<br />
are there – schedules, venues, rules and regulations - and online<br />
registration is easy!<br />
Plus, if you register before July 31 you’ll receive a five dollar early<br />
bird discount on your registration fee. All registrants receive a Nevada<br />
Senior Games custom designed shirt and you’ll be competing for<br />
some fabulous medals and bragging rights for the Nevada Senior<br />
Championships in your chosen sports.<br />
Hope to see you at the Nevada Senior Games!<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 />
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Things Mothers Never Say<br />
By: Bill Caserta / Bill’s Blurbs<br />
1. “How on earth can you see the TV sitting so<br />
far back?”<br />
2. “Yeah, I used to skip school a lot, too.”<br />
3. “Just leave all the lights on … it makes the<br />
house look more cheery.”<br />
4. “Let me smell that shirt. Yeah, it’s good for another week.”<br />
5. “Go ahead and keep that stray dog, honey. I’ll be glad to feed and<br />
walk him every day.”<br />
6. “Well, if Rahul’s mamma says it’s OK, that’s good enough for me.”<br />
7. “The curfew is just a general time to shoot for. It’s not like I’m<br />
running a prison around here.”<br />
8. “I don’t have a tissue with me… just use your sleeve.”<br />
9. “Don’t bother wearing a jacket. The wind chill is bound to<br />
improve.”<br />
*Fred is 32 years old and still single. One day a friend asked, “Why<br />
aren’t you married? Can’t you find a woman who will be a good wife?”<br />
Fred replied, “Actually, I’ve found many women I wanted to marry,<br />
but when I bring them home to meet my parents, my mother doesn’t<br />
like them.”<br />
His friend thinks for a moment and says, “I’ve got the perfect solution,<br />
just find a girl who’s just like your mother.”<br />
A few months later they meet again and his friend says, “Did you find<br />
the perfect girl? Did your mother like her?”<br />
With a frown on his face, Fred answers, “Yes, I found the perfect girl.<br />
She was just like my mother. You were right, my mother liked her very<br />
much.”<br />
The friend said, “Then what’s the problem?”<br />
Fred replied, “My father doesn’t like her.”<br />
Bill Caserta is the Executive Director of The Vegas Voice and is the<br />
long lost (but now found) Bronx brother of the publisher. He is<br />
also a proud resident of Carnegie Heights at Henderson (see next<br />
page).
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My Visit to DMV<br />
By: Rana Goodman / On My Soapbox<br />
Where did the years go? It’s already time, once<br />
again to renew my driver’s license. So, I said<br />
to myself,<br />
“self, better make an appointment<br />
now!” I dutifully did so and started<br />
reading up on what documents I<br />
needed to take with me.<br />
As I was leaving for my<br />
appointment Publisher Dan asked<br />
me if I wanted to take my passport.<br />
I could bite my tongue for saying<br />
“no it is not included on the<br />
list”… and yet, you guessed it, at<br />
DMV they would not give me the<br />
Real ID without it - but would let<br />
me renew my license. Here’s my<br />
tale:<br />
I arrived at DMV right on time and while I cruised the parking lot<br />
looking for a space, I thanked the stars I had made an appointment.<br />
As I approached the entrance, a huge security guard stopped me and<br />
asked if I had an appointment.<br />
I held up my confirmation number but as he opened the door for me,<br />
I gasped….. The place was packed. How could all of these people have<br />
an appointment for the same or similar time?<br />
Like cattle being herded, I followed the masses and walked over to<br />
the information counter. At least the DMV employee told me I was at<br />
the right place.<br />
I was eventually directed to wait until my number was called. Eyeing<br />
the crowd, I thought about texting Dan to advise him to feed the dogs<br />
since, apparently I wouldn’t be home until tomorrow.<br />
However, to my happy but shocked dismay, within 10 minutes, my<br />
number was called, I was actually excited to get my “Real ID” since by<br />
law I had just one year left..<br />
I handed over my folder containing the just paid statements from<br />
Republic Services and Nevada Power. I also took my Social Security<br />
card, since last time I tried to get the Real ID I was refused because I<br />
didn’t have it.<br />
As I thought how simple it really is, I glanced at a notice alongside<br />
where I was sitting. Sure enough<br />
it listed that for a Real ID, your<br />
passport was needed. I didn’t<br />
know what I dreaded more – not<br />
returning with the Real ID or Dan<br />
smugly reminding me: “I told you<br />
so!”<br />
On the plus side, I was able to<br />
renew my driver’s license and still<br />
have one year to get my license<br />
exchanged for a “Real ID.”<br />
As I was finishing this column,<br />
I glanced over at my renewal<br />
letter from AAA sitting on my desk.<br />
I noticed the following for those<br />
of you who (like me) dread going down to DMV, with or without an<br />
appointment. At Nevada AAA offices DMV services are available, but<br />
unfortunately, NOT Real ID, you must get that from DMV and have<br />
until May 3, 2023, to do so.<br />
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May 20<strong>22</strong><br />
Friends and<br />
Concerned<br />
Neighbors...<br />
We have received a number of calls from concerned<br />
readers asking “what can they do?” when they see a<br />
neighbor “disappear.”You can call Rana at The Vegas<br />
Voice and she will take the info and serve as liason<br />
with authorities! More Info? Call today<br />
702/251-4441<br />
Guardianship Presentation<br />
Our Rana Goodman addresses the Sun City Summerlin Woman’s<br />
Club last month. Over 100 members attended Rana’s presentation on<br />
the latest guardianship issue.<br />
This was our 4th guardianship presentation of the year with three<br />
more already scheduled. If your community/group is interested in<br />
protecting members from a “guardianship taking” call Rana to<br />
schedule a presentation. Our “Guardian Gladiator” can be reached at<br />
702/251-4441 or rana@thevegasvoice.net.
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Great Shows Coming Up<br />
By: Evan Davis / Entertainment Editor<br />
With April under our belts and one third of<br />
20<strong>22</strong> gone, I realize how<br />
much (or how little) time, we<br />
have left “To Catch All The<br />
Great Entertainment” that we are privy to in Las<br />
Vegas.<br />
I will start with the shows I’m producing for The<br />
Vegas Voice. Our 2 nd “Fabulous Friday” variety/<br />
luncheon on May 6 th will be a spectacular event.<br />
If you caught the first one in April, you’ll know<br />
what I mean. The 2 nd one will also be loaded with<br />
wonderful performers.<br />
Later this month (see next page) May 28 th ,<br />
Jonathan Karrant will be celebrating America’s<br />
Crooners at Sun City MacDonald Ranch. He brings<br />
his charismatic charm to the stage for 75 minutes of the songs we all<br />
love and enjoy.<br />
And a quick jump ahead to June 21 st for the return of An Afternoon<br />
Affair presented by The Vegas Voice. This 2:30 show at Starbright<br />
Theatre in Sun City Summerlin will highlight a half dozen or so local<br />
entertainers that will fill the stage with song and dance. Well maybe not<br />
too much dance. See page 51 for details.<br />
Let’s get back to May with The Brothers Ali Jazz Duo. Jerome on guitar<br />
and Jimmy on bass light it up at the Nomad Bar inside Park MGM. Or<br />
maybe you can catch Hannah Brady at the Stirling Club singing Jazz,<br />
Blues, 60s and Soul.<br />
How about a little comedy starring Rich Natole<br />
and other guest comics in The Independence<br />
Lounge at Sun City Summerlin? Gatsby’s, the<br />
newest Jazz Supper Club, features the likes of<br />
Toscha Comeaux, Rita Lim, Ashley Fuller and<br />
Naomi Mauro to name a few, backed up by a<br />
fantastic house band under the direction of Uli<br />
Geissendoerfer.<br />
And then there’s the Jazz Combos Concert at the<br />
College of Southern Nevada, which will present an<br />
evening of classic and contemporary jazz selection<br />
all under the direction of Dr. Lindsey N. O’Connor.<br />
Now if you’d like to know when all these (and<br />
more) shows are taking place, you can go to www.EvanDavisJazz.com<br />
for dates and times. Enjoy the COOL sounds before the HOT summer<br />
kicks in.<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.<br />
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Remembering Bobby Rydell<br />
By: Beverly Washburn / Hollywood Memories<br />
It is with a heavy heart that I write about my<br />
longtime friend Bobby Rydell.<br />
Last month on April 5th, Bobby died of<br />
pneumonia complications. He would have turned 80 on April 26th.<br />
The Vegas Voice, of course, has quite<br />
a few “younger “ readers, but for the<br />
most part, our many wonderful loyal<br />
readers are, shall we say...”older?”<br />
For those of you, I’m sure that you<br />
remember him.<br />
Bobby was extremely gifted. He<br />
played the Copacabana at age 19<br />
making him the youngest performer<br />
ever to do that.<br />
He was in the movie “Bye, Bye<br />
Birdie.” He had hit after hit with<br />
“Wild One “, “Volare “ and my favorite<br />
“Forget Him”, just to name a few.<br />
In both the movie version and<br />
Broadway production of Grease 2, the<br />
high school was named “Rydell High”<br />
Well lucky for me, Bobby’s publicist and mine set up “phony” dates<br />
with us. They would have photographers meet us at various places like<br />
the circus, restaurants, dance clubs, and ice cream parlors.<br />
They would take various photos which were placed in their respective<br />
magazines with a caption, such as “Bobby Rydell was seen out holding<br />
hands with actress Beverly Washburn” and various things like that.<br />
The truth of the matter, however,<br />
was that Bobby had a longtime<br />
girlfriend named Camille who was his<br />
high school sweetheart and whom he<br />
married and remained married for 35<br />
years until the time of her death.<br />
That of course never stopped me from<br />
having a huge crush on him but, alas,<br />
it wasn’t meant to be. We did however<br />
become and remain great friends.<br />
Bobby performed in Las Vegas in<br />
2013 to a sold out audience. I’ll always<br />
remember and cherish that moment<br />
when he was onstage talking to the<br />
audience, Bobby introduced me and<br />
had me stand up and take a bow.<br />
He successfully underwent a double<br />
which was named after him. At one point, he was considered one of the<br />
top 5 artists of his era.<br />
Later in his career, he toured with his good friends Frankie Avalon<br />
and Fabian. They were known as “The Golden Boys.”<br />
One of the stories they liked to tell was one time when they were<br />
touring, they had their name up on a marquee but the “G” fell off so it<br />
read “The Olden Boys.”<br />
He was one of the biggest teen idols in the 60s. Bobby sold more than<br />
25 million records, and was adored by screaming girl teenagers from<br />
far and wide....yep, I was one of them.<br />
Back in the 60s we didn’t have “People” magazine, but we did have<br />
such magazines as Teen, Teen Beat, Tiger Beat, Modern Screen, Photo<br />
Play, among others.<br />
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transplant in 2012 and soon after, became an advocate for donors.<br />
Bobby was one of the sweetest, kindest and dearest people I’ve ever<br />
known and I am so blessed that we had a friendship for all these<br />
years. He was a treasure who will never be forgotten and I am so grateful<br />
to have my beautiful memories of him .<br />
Rest in peace, sweet Bobby.<br />
Until next time, remember, No beauty shines brighter than that of a<br />
kind heart.<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.
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Doing My Happy Dance<br />
By: Adrea Nairne-Barrera / Senior Moments<br />
The older we get, the crankier some of us<br />
become. Add to that the whining, complaining<br />
and sharing of medical horror stories and every<br />
little inconvenience becomes a major event.<br />
Some have reasons and some don’t.<br />
What’s so funny about the whole routine is that we have endless<br />
conversations about our issues, big and small. No one objects to<br />
hearing and sometimes one of us yells “I win” as one story tops the<br />
other.<br />
But what do you do when you’re happy?<br />
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When the time comes that you’ve moved on from sadness and loss,<br />
the light shines brighter and life is just better. New people come along,<br />
new bonds are formed and things seem to stabilize.<br />
I have no idea how annoying I sound to my friends when I tell them<br />
how happy I am these days.<br />
Some friends never know what to do with “happy!” There’s nothing<br />
to talk about.<br />
All the aches and pains are still there, and the doctor visits go on, but<br />
I really don’t dwell on anything. They’re no longer the center of my<br />
world. I limp or take an extra moment to get my hip to work but it’s<br />
kind of 2nd nature now.<br />
At a time in our history when we witness so much devastation and<br />
suffering, I appreciate more than ever how tranquil my life really is. I<br />
have a lovely roof over my head, food when I want it, precious pets, and<br />
all the necessities to be comfortable… and the ability to make choices<br />
for myself.<br />
We take our comfort for granted most of the time, so for today, I<br />
celebrate where I am. If my arthritis decides to act up more than<br />
normal, get the heating pad and shut up.<br />
The same is true for the old lady that stares at me from the mirror.<br />
It doesn’t matter.<br />
Every time I ask my dogs if they want dinner, they dance around the<br />
kitchen wagging tails and knocking each other over. Now I dance the<br />
happy dance with them!<br />
Adrea likes to opine and find the lighter side of life as a senior.
Hear Me Roar<br />
By: Liz Breier / This & That<br />
Helen Reddy released “I AM WOMAN” in 1972<br />
and women banded together to burn their<br />
bras in the name of<br />
equality.<br />
We look back on the last 50 years and see<br />
so many areas in which women have made<br />
great strides. Unfortunately many will tell<br />
you that they still do not get equal pay and<br />
others will say their life is more difficult since<br />
they still assume primarily responsibility for<br />
home and children while maintaining their<br />
careers.<br />
So, as in any other great change, there are<br />
pros and cons.<br />
The good news is that while many things<br />
have changed (for the better or worse<br />
depending on your point of view) one thing<br />
has stayed the same.<br />
Women love to take care of themselves. We may have burned our<br />
bras, but then we invented new, better and more comfortable versions.<br />
The market is flooded with every BB and CC Cream and anti-wrinkle,<br />
anti-aging potion imaginable. The salons are having a field day with<br />
threading and makeup, semi-permanent tattoos and lash extensions.<br />
Plastic surgeons are reaping the benefit of desires for any sort of<br />
beautification surgery or injections. The fashion designers have devised<br />
clothing that slims, tucks and uplifts to hide any “sins.”<br />
None of these things were available 50 years ago. I recall seeing<br />
the huge girdles and corsets women wore<br />
– to their dismay and discomfort, in order<br />
to achieve what can often be accomplished<br />
today with non-invasive surgeries.<br />
Let’s not leave out the hair dyes, weaving,<br />
extensions and partial and full wigs available<br />
for women to enhance their appearances. We<br />
have access to every type of hair dryer, flat<br />
iron and curling appliance imaginable.<br />
What a wonderful world we live in. Women<br />
burned bras for equality and now spend<br />
much of their income on ways to make<br />
themselves ever more attractive as women.<br />
Don’t get me wrong, I am all for it and<br />
have indulged in a few of the “techniques”<br />
myself. I just have to laugh at our ROAR – right into Sephora, Ulta,<br />
Sally’s, the Salons and the plastic surgeons’ offices.<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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Vita Celebrates 17 Years of Memories<br />
By: Sam Wagmeister / People & Places<br />
Once again, Vita Corimbi has been named<br />
Mother of the Year. The unofficial title is bestowed<br />
on her yearly by audiences<br />
at the Smith Center’s Cabaret Jazz after her<br />
annual performances of her uproarious, bawdy<br />
anthem she composed bestowing the title upon<br />
herself.<br />
Although the honor is mythical, Corimbi has<br />
garnered a bounty of other awards and accolades.<br />
Those include the current title as the Las Vegas<br />
Strip’s longest continually performing entertainer<br />
(not named Newton or Penn & Teller) and three<br />
Emmy Awards.<br />
The New York native first took the stage as the<br />
non-conformist Woodstock clone, Earth Mother,<br />
in Menopause the Musical 17 years ago. The<br />
show has logged upwards of 7,500 performances<br />
and is going strong.”I’ve been doing the show so<br />
long that I’m in menopause now,” she jokes.<br />
Performance was in Corimbi’s DNA with a<br />
backstory reminiscent of a Damon Runyon or Mark Twain swashbuckler.<br />
She grew up on the back stages of Las Vegas.<br />
“Mom was first violinist for the Las Vegas Hilton,” playing for the<br />
Photo Credit: Ed Foster<br />
city’s iconic headliners, including Elvis. Off to the Big Apple for fame<br />
and fortune, a newspaper ad offered her the opportunity to entertain<br />
the troops on Armed Forces Radio in Japan.<br />
Returning to New York, she honed her performance skills with an<br />
eleven year stint in the city’s saloon’s and later<br />
sailed a stretch playing piano aboard a riverboat<br />
paddle-wheeler. Working piano bars aboard<br />
international cruise ships provided another<br />
opportunity to “work and see the world for free.”<br />
After returning to her Vegas roots, at the<br />
urging of a friend, Vita successfully auditioned for<br />
Menopause the Musical, opening the show<br />
February 1, 2006.<br />
Although she maintains an 8-show a week<br />
schedule, she still finds time to compose,<br />
maintain a guest performance schedule<br />
around town, conduct acting classes and record<br />
voiceovers and commercials from her home<br />
studio. Menopause, she says, has provided<br />
stability, friendship and the satisfaction that “just<br />
for a second you’ve made someone laugh.”<br />
Backstage at Bally’s, she says, “the fun starts<br />
in the dressing room.” She adds, “I get my face on billboards and<br />
magazine covers. Who wouldn’t love that?”<br />
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How Not to Make a Cocktail<br />
By: Pat Alexander / Art of Entertaining<br />
When I lived in North Carolina, Friday night<br />
was Girls Night. Each of us took turns<br />
providing dinner from appetizer through dessert.<br />
One of the fun things we did was create a<br />
cocktail to go with each meal. Of course, other<br />
than the fact that, at one time or another, we had<br />
imbibed most liquors, we knew nothing about<br />
blending cocktails and what went with what.<br />
We didn’t care! If it was sweet and tasted good,<br />
we were happy.<br />
One particular night I decided to make a<br />
whiskey cocktail to complement our dinner. (You<br />
can count on me for Margueritas but not much<br />
else.) I remember mixing whiskey (apparently<br />
way too much) sugar cubes, lime juice, vermouth<br />
and bitters.<br />
I don’t remember how it tasted, just that both<br />
gals lost the ability to drive after two drinks. They<br />
didn’t even argue about who slept in the guest room and who slept on<br />
the sofa.<br />
In any case, we woke up Saturday morning with a slight headache<br />
that tomato juice fixed, went to the Farmers Market and brought home<br />
an armload of fruits and vegetables. It had been such a fun evening<br />
and even better morning that we decided to extend the day.<br />
I made a late lunch and we wound up talking into the night, again! I<br />
remember making a zucchini frittata from the beautiful produce at the<br />
Farmers Market. Try the recipe… even if you’re not hungover.<br />
Zucchini Frittata – 4 servings<br />
In medium cast iron skillet melt 3 tbs. butter<br />
and 1 tbs. olive oil. Add medium sliced onion<br />
and 2 cloves grated garlic. Sauté about 5 minutes<br />
until translucent.<br />
Add one large thinly sliced zucchini. Sauté<br />
about 5-8 minutes until lightly browned. Take<br />
pan off heat. Whisk 6 large eggs, ½ tsp. salt and ¼<br />
tsp. white pepper. Heat pan for 1-2 minutes, then<br />
add egg mixture.<br />
Cook 5-6 minutes until bottom of frittata is<br />
lightly browned. Place large plate on top of pan<br />
and turn frittata onto plate. Slide inverted frittata<br />
back into skillet. Cook 4-5 minutes longer.<br />
Slide frittata onto warm serving dish. Serve<br />
hot or warm. If you’re skittish about turning the<br />
frittata, put pan under broiler until eggs set.<br />
Pat Alexander writes about all things home. She is well known for<br />
her cooking, parties and interior design, and consults on kitchen<br />
and bath remodels.<br />
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Life’s Frustration<br />
By: Gayla Kalp / Life is Laughter<br />
“<br />
It’s not the mountains ahead that drive you<br />
crazy. It’s the grains of sand in your shoes.” I<br />
heard this quote many years ago and it is so true<br />
of life’s frustrations.<br />
This month, I have had many more frustrations than usual. They<br />
are not huge ones like getting COVID or losing my income, etc. but little<br />
ones that just drive you crazy on a weekly basis.<br />
Here are a few of mine:<br />
Car Space: Who are these weird people who stop three or more car<br />
spaces behind the next car at the stop light? Better yet, as the first person<br />
at the stop light?<br />
I have been told that they are afraid that if someone hits them from<br />
behind that they won’t hit the person in front of them. Don’t they know<br />
that if all drivers did this, our traffic would be backed up to West Texas!<br />
Panty Hose: Show me any woman who has not had a fight with the<br />
fit of her panty hose. First, just putting them on is a struggle.<br />
Next, the crotch always ends up between your knees and you have to<br />
pull at each leg of the hose like bungee cords to get the crotch to move<br />
up! This exercise takes the place of any barbell exercise you would do<br />
at the gym.<br />
Olive Garden Salad: I think the restaurant should rename their<br />
salad “Olive Garden Lettuce.” Doesn’t anyone notice that their family<br />
size salad is all lettuce and maybe two slices of tomato. three carrot<br />
strips, one pepper and three olives.<br />
A family of five have great arguments over who gets these few jewels.<br />
We forgive this, however, because their dressing is wonderful.<br />
Hangers: We have only two bad choices in hangers: Slippery plastic<br />
or Velcro. I find the plastic one doesn’t hold anything. Everything slips<br />
right off of them or they have the notches in them where the clothes<br />
catch and I have a horrible time “un-catching” them.<br />
Then there are the fuzzy, Velcro type. Everything sticks to them, which<br />
is great except it is harder than Super Glue to get clothes off of them.<br />
There are many other “Grains” I could write about but the above<br />
ones are some of my top ones. Please write to me about yours. Don’t let<br />
the “Grains” get you down!<br />
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Gayla is a speaker, author, psychologist and humorist. She also<br />
happens to be Ms. Sr. California, Nevada and Universe England.
Manifest Your Destiny<br />
By: Pat Landaker / Positive Aging<br />
They say destiny is predetermined. I say it<br />
doesn’t have to be. You can manifest your<br />
destiny too.<br />
Manifestation is about your power to attract<br />
what you want in your life by focusing and directing your energy. You<br />
DO have what you need to create the life of your dreams!<br />
I’ve manifested my desired outcomes for years. I’ve manifested<br />
my dreams into reality through visualization, belief, and intentional<br />
action steps. I see it; I believe it; and I do it.<br />
Once you begin, you’ll realize you started manifesting long ago. You<br />
just didn’t know what it was or how it was happening. Imagine what<br />
can happen now that you know!<br />
Best news: You have everything you need right inside of you to get<br />
started. Bad news is, if I can call it that: It takes patience, consistency,<br />
removal of self-limiting beliefs and a deep understanding of self.<br />
Manifesting dreams may sound gimmicky to some people. I believe<br />
manifestation is a lifestyle choice brought about through one’s selfawareness,<br />
self-direction and self-determination.<br />
Manifestation doesn’t require any special powers. It does, however,<br />
require a positive mindset fueled by self-empowerment.<br />
Here’s my brief outline for manifestation using my keywords. You<br />
may create your own:<br />
Understand what’s influencing your desires. Why?<br />
Establish a specific and clear vision of what you’d like to manifest.<br />
Qualify, Verify, and write down what you want.<br />
Ask for it out loud.<br />
Review, accept, and proclaim repeatedly.<br />
Do a vision board and nurture your vision.<br />
Affirm it daily; give it TADAs (self-fanfare). Celebrate it.<br />
Stay focused!<br />
Keep your thoughts positive! What you think about comes about!<br />
Delivery of your desired outcome takes time. Manifestation doesn’t<br />
happen overnight. It takes patience, focused effort, and most of all,<br />
belief!<br />
Please email me at: positiveaging54@gmail.com and share how you<br />
manifest what you want in your life.<br />
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Send in the Clowns<br />
By: Yvonne Cloutier / Musical Moments<br />
Stephen Sondheim was a renowned<br />
composer and lyricist for stage and screen. His<br />
music, more avant-garde than most Broadway<br />
music, was especially loved by music aficionados. He was a musician’s<br />
musician.<br />
He was awarded multiple Tony and<br />
Grammy Awards, and a special Tony<br />
Award for Lifetime Achievement in the<br />
theatre.<br />
He wrote a set of songs in the film<br />
version of Dick Tracy. His Sooner or<br />
Later I Always Get My Man performed by<br />
Madonna won him an Academy Award<br />
for best song. Others included, Little<br />
Dream for the 1996 film The Birdcage;<br />
For film version of A Little Night Music,<br />
The Glamorous Life, Night Waltz and<br />
Send in the Clowns.<br />
He was the composer and lyricist for A Funny Thing Happened on<br />
the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, Sweeney Todd. Sunday in the<br />
Park with George for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, Assassins, Into the<br />
Woods, and Gypsy as well as lyrics.<br />
Sondheim’s music has complex arrangements where two or more<br />
voices sing different melodies, but seemingly combine in harmony. In<br />
his vocal parts, he uses intervals of 6ths and 7ths harmoniously, much<br />
in the style of 17th century Baroque music.<br />
His lyrics are filled with wit, and ambiguous sophistication such<br />
as “For us, there will never be happiness, we must learn to be happy<br />
without it“ or “An Honest Virgin? What a terrible combination.”<br />
In 1975, his Send in the Clowns jazz standard (and only top 40 hit<br />
single) sung by Judy Collins, won a Grammy for Song of the Year.<br />
Sondheim, a New York City native of Jewish ancestry, had a sad and<br />
difficult childhood. His father, a dress<br />
manufacturer, and his mother a dress<br />
designer divorced when he was 10.<br />
He lived with his mentally and<br />
emotionally abusive mother. His father,<br />
denied custody, became estranged after<br />
leaving the family for another woman.<br />
Sondheim loathed his mother and didn’t<br />
attend her funeral.<br />
As a boy, Sondheim became friends<br />
with Oscar Hammerstein’s son, Jimmy.<br />
The Hammersteins let young Stephen<br />
stay with them as much as possible so he<br />
wouldn’t have to go home.<br />
Oscar became Sondheim’s surrogate father. Through Oscar, Stephen<br />
further developed his love for musical theatre.<br />
Also important in Sondheim’s musical development was attending<br />
Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s musical South Pacific. That’s where<br />
he met Hal Prince, a producer/director, who later directed many of<br />
Sondheim‘s hit shows.<br />
Sondheim recently passed away, but his music will live on forever.<br />
Yvonne Cloutier, a former teacher/principal, with a music<br />
background, specializes in ragtime piano. She is the author of the<br />
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Our Vegas Voice Fabulous Friday Family gathers for a photo before<br />
the kick-off of our Fabulous Friday buffet lunch & show at Sun City<br />
MacDonald Ranch. It was indeed FABULOUS – from the delicious food<br />
to the incredible show hosted by Vegas Voice entertainment editor Evan<br />
Davis and Jonny Bird.<br />
And the BEST PART – We have 2 more Fabulous Fridays shows (see<br />
page 53) scheduled, May 6th and June 17th. What a fabulous way to<br />
start your weekend!
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Favorable Seating<br />
By: Heather Latimer / Heather’s Self-Help Tips<br />
If many family members or close companions<br />
are passing on or moving away, you’re in danger<br />
of losing your support team and eventually<br />
becoming isolated. Therefore it’s essential to attend gatherings and<br />
mingle with people you don’t know in order to make fresh contacts.<br />
“Just turning up isn’t enough” claimed three disabled local<br />
residents. “In our day, when<br />
anxious to meet someone<br />
who might turn out to be<br />
Ms. or Mr. Right, we paid<br />
attention to seating.”<br />
Although your motives<br />
may be different, these are<br />
the secrets they revealed:<br />
1. Where there are rows of seats, choose second from the aisle. One<br />
lone attendee will probably take the aisle seat beside you.<br />
2. Occupying a seat at an empty round table sometimes results in a<br />
fun evening among a variety of jolly singles and couples. Or it could be<br />
uncomfortable if a group arrives and resents your presence.<br />
3. If there may be empty seats at your table, guard against silent<br />
steppers who snatch your chairs, without asking, to fit in pals at their<br />
own table. Tell them you are expecting special people. True!<br />
4. Refuse if a woman dumps her purse on your table, asks you<br />
to look after it, then takes off in search of someone she likes better.<br />
Usually she’ll return to collect her belongings whilst guests have<br />
passed up the whole table in the belief it is reserved.<br />
5. And finally, refrain from putting your own paraphernalia on an<br />
adjacent seat or letting another guest do so. You’ll have one person<br />
beside you instead of two.<br />
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Extravaganza is Family<br />
Friendly<br />
By: Dianne Davis / That’s Entertainment<br />
The show entitled Extravaganza at Bally’s is an<br />
excellent choice for tourists. And for locals too.<br />
If you like variety shows, this fits the mold. If you want a production<br />
that is squeaky clean, suitable for adults and the kids, check it out.<br />
There’s plenty of spirited dancing, acrobatics, comedy, skating,<br />
singing, aerial acts and even three motorcycles that manage to not<br />
collide as they circle inside a huge see-through sphere.<br />
There’s a thin plot line as the male lead – an excellent dancer seeks<br />
his love in Las Vegas. That’s the ticket - actually a bus ticket to bring the<br />
audience to the Vegas plot.<br />
It includes numbers which pay homage to Elvis (a hologram) singing<br />
Viva Las Vegas, Michael Jackson along with many cast members, and<br />
Marilyn Monroe. Of course the requisite showgirls appear frequently<br />
throughout the production.<br />
There’s old fashion humor, call it schtick, as the heavy set comedic<br />
chef spins multiple plates. Yes, we’ve seen it before, but folks, it is fun.<br />
And Victor Ponce juggling hats. For talent there is Silvia Silvia with<br />
her bows and arrows that hit the mark every time. Good thing too, as<br />
it is her husband Victor who stands with the target apple on his head.<br />
The show is fast paced, one number after another. It is colorful. The<br />
graphic art on the huge LED screens blasts bright colors that just make<br />
you feel happy.<br />
And the costumes do the same. There’s some fancy footwork and a lot<br />
of lifting women above the men’s heads. The roller skating couple on a<br />
very small circular elevated area were impressive.<br />
There’s even some plain ol’ fashion tap dancing. So much flexibility,<br />
dexterity, and strength exhibited by the acrobats and aerialist and<br />
dancers.<br />
The Roller Coaster ride on the LED screen was a highlight of visual<br />
effects. Check Bally’s for show time as it varies. Bottom line, go see<br />
Extravaganza – and enjoy.<br />
Dianne Davis is delighted to once again share her opinions of local<br />
performers and shows. She is the lead reporter for SCA-TV and<br />
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Are You That Stupid? - Gift Cards<br />
TBy Dan Roberts/Publisher<br />
here are scams and then there are scams. Some are based on<br />
your greed (think Nigerian Oil Minister or that out-of-nowhere<br />
lottery winnings) and others prey on you fear (failure to pay the<br />
electric bill or you skipping jury duty).<br />
They start with telephone calls (some recorded and other with<br />
that “official” sounding voice) but the bad guy’s goal is the same<br />
– taking your money.<br />
But no matter how absurd or “legal sounding” the scammer is,<br />
there remains one problem for the scammer. How do they make<br />
them you pay?<br />
And therein lies the unconditional, 100% guarantee “tell” that it’s<br />
a scam. If they want you to pay only by cryptocurrency (whatever<br />
that is) or gift cards – it’s game over.<br />
Now, even if you think that the caller is from Social Security,<br />
Medicare or any government official, once you catch your breath<br />
and think (if for only a few seconds) do you really believe that you<br />
can pay them back by gift cards?<br />
And yet, according to the Federal Trade Commission (you know<br />
those guys that boast how great their Do No Call Program works –<br />
by the way, how’s that working out?) over 40,000 people reported<br />
losing an unbelievable $148 million in gift cards to scammers<br />
during the first nine months of 2021.<br />
And that was the reported loss. Want to bet that the true amount<br />
is (a lot) more?<br />
Once again, our Vegas Voice reminder - What should you do<br />
when you get that telephone call demanding any payment via gift<br />
cards? The answer is simple and always, always, effective to avoid<br />
being scammed.<br />
Hang up the phone, hang up the phone, and HANG UP THE<br />
PHONE!<br />
Still have concerns that maybe - just maybe that the Social<br />
Security or Medicare telephone call is<br />
legit? Again a very easy answer to ease<br />
your mind. Call or email Yours Truly<br />
or our ACE (Any Content Editor) Rana<br />
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the bottom of it.<br />
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May 20<strong>22</strong>
Dementia is Draining Families’ Bank Accounts<br />
By: Jerry Creed / Trust Jerry<br />
The three leading killers of Americans are:<br />
heart disease, cancer and dementia.<br />
The most expensive, by far, is dementia. One in<br />
three who reach the age of 85 have Alzheimer’s. One in three will need<br />
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Some basic facts:<br />
1. 70% of single people who enter a nursing home are impoverished<br />
within one year.<br />
2. 50% of all couples are impoverished within one year of the first<br />
spouse entering a nursing home.<br />
3. Currently, patients with Alzheimer’s occupy half of all nursing<br />
home beds in the country.<br />
4. Cognitively impaired people occupy half of the remaining beds.<br />
5. In Nevada, the average cost of a Skilled Nursing facility or Memory<br />
Care facility is $9,262 a month or $111,144 per year.<br />
Can your budget handle a monthly additional expense of over<br />
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This cost can quickly wipe out a lifetime of careful saving and<br />
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Homelessness & Baseball<br />
By: Dan Hyde / Call to Action<br />
What does homelessness and baseball have in<br />
common? Absolutely<br />
nothing! What it does is<br />
place a focus on the absolute incompetence of<br />
Congress and the President of the United States.<br />
How’s that? Last year during the height of the<br />
coronavirus epidemic, (which exasperated the<br />
national homeless crisis) your representatives<br />
and president spent over six months of their<br />
“valuable” time debating the insensitivity of the<br />
Cleveland Indians baseball team name; (Sidenote<br />
– late last year the National Football League’s<br />
Washington Redskins name was changed to the<br />
“Commanders”).<br />
They considered it an affront to the dignity<br />
of the Native American population and that<br />
it had to be changed. There is no question<br />
the Native American population has suffered<br />
incomprehensible and savage racism in our past<br />
and it persists to this day.<br />
Taking remedial action to eliminate it from our<br />
society has valuable merit. The problem is changing a name does little,<br />
if anything, to solve the problem.<br />
That problem’s solution lies within each of us in how we interact<br />
with our fellow human beings. It is a choice we should all embrace<br />
without any hesitation - respect for our fellow human beings.<br />
Couple that with the agony over a million Americans are suffering<br />
due to homeless, many of which are Native<br />
Americans, and one can readily see that this<br />
nation’s homeless priorities are an abomination.<br />
So what to do? Until and IF you, the voting<br />
public, come face-to-face with the demeaning<br />
reality of looking into the face of a homeless<br />
person (which I have done), we will continue to<br />
let those we elect off the hook.<br />
And that is the abomination that befalls us<br />
all. We are the guilty parties letting those we<br />
choose to represent us get away from doing what<br />
is needed right now.<br />
When I look in the mirror every morning, I<br />
see a chance, maybe an unrealistic one, to make<br />
a positive contribution to my fellow human<br />
being. Offering a smile and a sense that they<br />
matter, even if it’s for a brief passing on the street.<br />
It begins and ENDS, with us! May you choose<br />
the path that brightens someone’s day. You may<br />
be surprised that it will brighten YOUR day as well!<br />
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Costilla. In life, I was<br />
a priest. But more importantly, like your<br />
George Washington, I have also been referred<br />
to as the father of my country – Mexico.<br />
Do you know what Cinco de Mayo means.<br />
The 5 th of May? Very good. Now, what does<br />
that day commemorate?<br />
“Mexican Independence Day? Ay,<br />
Caramba! You Americanos are mucho<br />
misinformed. And may I ask – independence<br />
from whom?”<br />
The Spanish? For your information,<br />
Mexico declared its independence from Spain<br />
on September 16, 1810 – 52 years before the<br />
date you silly Yankees celebrate!<br />
This I know for certain because I was<br />
there. I was the leader.<br />
The resultant turmoil was very bloody<br />
and lasted eleven years. It wasn’t until September 28, 1821, that Spain<br />
finally granted my people independence.<br />
In the meantime, tens of thousands of caballeros, including myself,<br />
as well as many women and children perished. And, unlike your<br />
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American revolutionaries, no outside force came to our aid.<br />
As for Cinco de Mayo, 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<br />
unexpected lopsided victory: 4,000 of us vs.<br />
8,000 of them. It was, however, all too sadly<br />
short-lived when the French turned the tables<br />
later that year.<br />
Now, why do you Americanos celebrate<br />
this obscure day rather than our true date of<br />
independence? Especially when we Mexicans<br />
certainly do not.<br />
Let me tell you. It has everything to do with<br />
commerce and nothing with history.<br />
You see, back in the 1980s, the largest beer<br />
makers in Mexico wanted to expand into<br />
America. Some marketing maven decided<br />
that they needed a newly minted holiday to<br />
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pizzazz. Naming it however, Cinco de Mayo -<br />
a day for you Yankees to drink mucho Mexican beer most certainly did.<br />
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By: Kate Wind / Kate’s Insight<br />
On May 16th, we will experience a Total Lunar<br />
Eclipse (Full Moon) at 25 degrees of Scorpio.<br />
This will offer insight or an ‘ah-ha’ moment<br />
to something we were in the dark about. Think<br />
of an eclipse as receiving news that you didn’t expect that overrides (or<br />
eclipses) what you were going to do, say, or plan.<br />
This eclipse is particularly strong for those born between, February<br />
12 -17, May 14-18, August 16-21 and November 15-21 or anyone<br />
who has personal planets sitting at <strong>22</strong>-27 degrees of the fixed signs<br />
(Aquarius, Taurus, Leo or Scorpio).<br />
Below are the themes for each of the signs:<br />
Aries: The focus is on “before and after’s”, cleaning up financials<br />
and addressing taboo topics.<br />
Taurus: The focus is on partnering with people from a different<br />
sphere and changing the way you introduce yourself.<br />
Gemini: The focus is on opportunities to teach and train as well as<br />
work improvements.<br />
Cancer: The focus is on having fun and developing your signature<br />
style. This is a great time to receive clarity on what direction to move in.<br />
Leo: The focus is renewing the home and gaining clarification on<br />
where you belong.<br />
Virgo: The focus is on a hands-on learning curve to proving yourself.<br />
Connecting with siblings and negotiating financial arrangements.<br />
Libra: The focus is on money, budgets and refining your life. It’s a<br />
great time to indulge the senses.<br />
Scorpio: The focus is conquering your freedom or breaking<br />
free! Focus on personal developments and boundaries. You may be<br />
renegotiating how you show up to the world!<br />
Sagittarius: The focus is on spiritual practice, volunteering, or<br />
seeking help or guidance. Picking up a new way to work or serve will<br />
be supported.<br />
Capricorn: The focus is on networking, attending events, making<br />
connections, or raising fees.<br />
Aquarius: The focus is on achieving, leadership, and stepping up to<br />
more responsibility with ease.<br />
Pisces: The focus is on becoming more professional, focusing on<br />
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Healing Benefits of<br />
Drumming<br />
By: Ali Guggenheim / Psychic Phenomenon<br />
“<br />
The drum is referred to as the shaman’s ‘horse’<br />
or ‘canoe’ for it is the vehicle that brings the<br />
shaman to the spiritual worlds.” - Unknown<br />
Scholars believe that historically, drums were the first musical<br />
instrument used by humans in Mesopotamia by the Babylonians and<br />
Sumerians (6,000 B.C.).<br />
Ancient cultures worldwide considered drums a powerful rhythmic,<br />
spiritual tool that enhances healing in medical rituals. In religious<br />
practices, the drum enables them to connect and communicate with<br />
their Divinity and all living things.<br />
During meetings, ceremonies, and in battle, drums set the beat for<br />
the occasion.<br />
Drum owners revered their drums as appendages rather than objects.<br />
Some named their instrument and even genderized them.<br />
Drums also became a form of speech. A pattern of beats played in a<br />
specific sequence could communicate a lot of information, near and<br />
far<br />
Ṫhe ancient women were the ones that performed the sacred<br />
Drumming ceremonies not only because drums synchronized them<br />
with Mother Earth, but they also synchronized with the human<br />
heartbeat. Eventually, they noticed that the participants’ heartbeats<br />
increased as drum-speed rhythms increased.<br />
It seems that intuitively ancient women understood what science is<br />
still proving regarding the benefits of Drumming. Perhaps that’s why<br />
women are more drawn to exploring this revived trend.<br />
Christiane Northrup, M.D. explains, “Drumming appears to<br />
synchronize the lower areas (non-verbal) brain with the frontal cortex<br />
(language and reasoning) brain. This integration produces feelings of<br />
insight and clarity.”<br />
Drumming has proved to provide many physical, cognitive, and<br />
emotional benefits. Dorothy Garman, Activities Director, Lake Placid<br />
Nursing Home shares, “Alzheimer’s patients typically keep their heads<br />
down and display few facial expressions. However, this quickly changes<br />
during drum sessions, when they raise their head, and their eyes move.<br />
“They become aware of the instruments, the group, and the facilitator,<br />
and when they follow the instructions to ‘clap their hands and tap their<br />
toes, we recognize this as success, even before they beat on a drum.”<br />
“Seniors,” continues Garman, “can feel isolated because of<br />
depression, mobility issues, and language difficulties. They can feel<br />
a sense of community through drum circles and enjoy some social<br />
interaction.”<br />
To contact Ali or for spiritual consultations, coaching, workshops<br />
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Annual Charity Golf Outing<br />
By: Carol Chapman<br />
It’s time to hit a few balls and perfect your swing<br />
to vie for the big prizes at The Foundation’s<br />
Memorial Day Golf Tournament Fundraiser.<br />
Revere Golf Club hosts once again, preparing a<br />
delicious lunch as we finish the round.<br />
This year we’re changing up<br />
the raffle a bit. We will still give<br />
away a golf cart, but the drawing<br />
will take place on December<br />
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Tickets now on sale at the golf<br />
tournament, or walk into our<br />
offices and pick up tickets at $5<br />
each or five for $20.<br />
We’ve added a special raffle item to be given away on Memorial<br />
Day - a week’s stay at Los Abrigados in Sedona, Arizona. This beautiful<br />
resort is within walking distance of restaurants and retail in downtown<br />
Sedona, the town that’s known for its mystical ambiance.<br />
Get your tickets at our office (2518 Anthem Village Drive, #102) or<br />
from any FAS Golf Committee member. Call us and we’ll send someone<br />
to you.<br />
The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 7:30 am Monday,<br />
May 30. Come early to warm up and enjoy coffee and doughnuts with<br />
other FAS supporters. Sign up as<br />
a foursome or an individual at<br />
FoundationAssistingSeniors.org.<br />
Following the tournament<br />
we’ll have lunch, hand out the<br />
golf prizes, and give away lots of<br />
goodies through our onsite raffle,<br />
thanks to our sponsors. We’re<br />
grateful for Brightview, Revere, Bonefish Grill and Southpoint for their<br />
support of the event. As always, our gratitude goes to corporate sponsors<br />
First Service, Gene Haas Foundation, and Albertson’s Foundation.<br />
An Interview with John Barton<br />
By: Chuck Dean / Vet 2 Vet<br />
John Barton served in the U.S. Army in England<br />
in 1950. Retiring as an engineer from Boeing,<br />
he designed<br />
the solar array for the Mariner 10<br />
Venus/Mercury spacecraft and led the<br />
electrical power team at NASA JPL for<br />
its flight to Venus and on to Mercury.<br />
He is the author “Colliers End Camp”<br />
a historical work of service and duty.<br />
VET2VET: John, can you share a bit<br />
about your duty during the Cold War?<br />
John Barton: I went into the<br />
service to get the GI Bill. I graduated<br />
from high school on a Wednesday and<br />
was in the army on Monday.<br />
My buddy and I joined together,<br />
and because of my math skills, I was<br />
sent to surveying school at Ft. Belvoir,<br />
Virginia, while my buddy was sent to<br />
Korea where he got to live in a tent<br />
(chuckles).<br />
After attending school, I was<br />
assigned to SCARWAF, (Army serving<br />
with Air Force). Our 928th Engineering<br />
Aviation Group was refurbishing four<br />
airbases in England for the heavy<br />
bombers of the Cold War.<br />
I was a clerk typist at HQs (Colliers End Camp). The troops in the<br />
battalions worked hard days in order to take advantage of the long<br />
summer hours at those northern latitudes.<br />
The G.I.’s at Colliers End Camp only worked an 8-hour day, and duty<br />
was like heaven on Earth compared<br />
to the others. The ongoing joke was,<br />
“We have it so good that someday<br />
they are going to ship us all off<br />
to Saudi<br />
Arabia.”<br />
VV: Did you<br />
get your entire<br />
education on<br />
the G.I. Bill?<br />
JB: I used<br />
my G.I. Bill,<br />
but had to work part-time to cover my expenses.<br />
Therefore, it took 5 years instead of 4 to complete.<br />
VV: How did your military duty transfer to<br />
your civilian career?<br />
JB: My Army surveying training got me a<br />
part-time surveying job in Seattle. While in<br />
college, I also worked as an engineering aide on<br />
spacecraft technology at Boeing, and pursued<br />
a college degree in engineering to follow that<br />
career path. I learned the value of a college<br />
degree from the guys at Colliers End Camp.<br />
VV: Do you have any tips for our senior<br />
veteran community?<br />
JB: Yes, treat everyone with respect, and don’t<br />
start any rumors.<br />
Chuck Dean served as an Army paratrooper in Vietnam and<br />
through that experience was led to address the many transitional<br />
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One, Two, Three<br />
By: Dianne Hahn / Back in the Days<br />
Grandmothers are made<br />
for babysitting. They have<br />
experience from raising their<br />
own kids.<br />
They have a license to spoil their grandkids, and<br />
they love it - most of the time.<br />
I relish babysitting because all my grandchildren<br />
live in another state, and I don’t get to do it very<br />
often. That’s probably why I forgot what being a<br />
grandmother entails…you’re older and tire more<br />
easily.<br />
Did I mention the part about being tired?<br />
The last time I babysat for our oldest grandson,<br />
Sebastian, the afternoon passed effortlessly Okay, he<br />
was in school until 2:00 pm and I simply relaxed<br />
and read until he got home.<br />
That’s when things changed. After snacks,<br />
homework, dinner, and games, I needed a nap (or<br />
at the very least a glass of wine) and some quiet<br />
time.<br />
Finally, it was bedtime!. I sent Bash upstairs to<br />
put on his pajamas. His eight-year-old self was still<br />
full of energy, and he ran up the stairs at double speed, grabbed his<br />
jammies, and half tumbled back down the stairs to me.<br />
“What are you doing? I said. “Put your pajamas on.” “I am!” He<br />
waved them in the air.<br />
“No, you’re jumping around like a corkscrew.”<br />
Apparently, he’d never heard that expression<br />
before and it sent him into gales of laughter,<br />
followed by more jumping. “Calm done and get<br />
those jammies on,” I instructed. “Or we won’t have<br />
a story.”<br />
I could tell he was trying. The jumping slowed<br />
but his pajamas were still on the floor, his clothes<br />
still on his body.<br />
I reverted to a tact I’d taken with my kids back<br />
in the day. “Sebastian, I’m going to count to three.<br />
If you aren’t in your pajamas by then you’re in<br />
trouble. One!”<br />
He flopped down onto the carpet and pulled his<br />
sneakers and socks off with motor speed then began<br />
to wiggle out of his shorts. “Two.”<br />
All activity stopped completely. He sat up straight,<br />
tilted his head to the side and looked me in the eyes.<br />
“Nana,” he said firmly. “If you want this to work,<br />
you’re gonna have to pick a higher number.”<br />
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Towing and Trailering Basics<br />
By: BJ Killeen / Down the Road<br />
As the days get warmer and the winds subside<br />
(finally!), thoughts turn to the open road. For<br />
those who are enchanted with getting out there<br />
and exploring, there are few better ways to<br />
see the country than with a trailer.<br />
This is the perfect time for newly retired<br />
seniors or those with grandkids to travel.<br />
Trailer sizes range from giant 42-foot 5 th<br />
wheels to an adorable eight-foot teardrop<br />
trailer.<br />
Whichever you choose, be sure to learn<br />
all you can about how to trailer and tow.<br />
There are ways to learn, such as online<br />
classes, and even your local Camping World<br />
can help out. It’s a lot more difficult than just hitching up and heading<br />
out.<br />
What you need to know before you go: Towing capacity; Trailer<br />
Hitch type class and weight; Payload capacity; Braking and controls;<br />
and Weight distribution.<br />
While it may look easy and fun, trailering can get you in a lot of<br />
trouble if you don’t know what you’re doing out there. Some automotive<br />
manufacturers are doing their best to help make the task easier.<br />
Many trucks and SUVs, for example, feature back up assists that can<br />
do the hard work for you. Ford’s Pro Trailer Backup Assist feature<br />
takes the hassle and worry out of backing up a trailer into a camping<br />
spot or dropping a boat down the ramp in the water.<br />
Regardless of which vehicle/trailer<br />
combo you choose, practice connecting<br />
and disconnecting, and well as backing<br />
up and maneuvering before you leave. Test<br />
how your vehicle responds with all that<br />
weight behind it.<br />
Make sure you get tow mirrors to help<br />
you see down the sides of the trailer. Pay<br />
attention to the weather reports. Strong<br />
winds can push the trailer and get the<br />
momentum swinging fast enough to tip<br />
your vehicle.<br />
Don’t overload the trailer or boat with too much gear. Every vehicle<br />
has recommended payload and trailering capacities. Don’t exceed<br />
them, or you may have a shortened vacation.<br />
Trailering and summer are all about good times. Have fun - but be<br />
educated, safe and smart.<br />
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By: Sandi Davis / Fashion “Cents”<br />
May flowers are arriving! The trees are<br />
blooming, flowers are sprouting on bushes<br />
and my sinuses are awake and aware, with<br />
sneezes filling the air!<br />
Last month I talked about cleaning out the closet and I mentioned<br />
“Simple Treasures.” We all have them in our closet, right?<br />
One of mine is my Elvis T-Shirt. I purchased him in Memphis at the<br />
Elvis Graceland gift shop.<br />
I have other special treasures, including my wedding dress.<br />
But wedding<br />
dresses are another<br />
topic we can discuss<br />
next month. (I really<br />
love it when I start<br />
writing and the topic<br />
for another month<br />
just arises.)<br />
I love shoes, then<br />
jackets, then hats.<br />
Probably in that<br />
order. So recently due<br />
to age (what!) and<br />
achy feet, my shoe<br />
closet has taken a hit.<br />
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Simple Special Treasures<br />
Three-inch heels<br />
are dwindling, but<br />
I do have two that<br />
are simple treasures<br />
that I will always<br />
keep for those<br />
special occasions or<br />
when I want to look<br />
particularly sassy.<br />
Jackets rank high in simple treasures, because you can easily change<br />
up your basic uniform of nice black pants or jeans, with a simple black<br />
tee or top or sweater. Or all white… or any color really.<br />
Then add a sparkly jacket, or something sassy and you can change<br />
the mood. I have six simple treasure jackets, black with gold sequins,<br />
black with embroidered flowers on the sleeves, blue with a black lace<br />
overlay, red (need I say more), cream leather, brilliant blue with<br />
embroidered butterflies and beads. I will never part with these.<br />
But back to simple treasures. I call them simple because when I wear<br />
them it makes me smile.<br />
I bet that everyone has a few of them in their closet. Simple does not<br />
mean plain, but rather “pure” in the delight they give you along with<br />
the memory of when you received it or bought it, or perhaps, the first<br />
occasion you wore it, and the people you were with.<br />
Simple and special. So maybe they should be “Simple Special<br />
Treasures.” Place them in the front of your closet and wear them more<br />
often. It will always brighten your day.<br />
Sandi Davis is the Fashion Style columnist and Behind-the-Scenes<br />
Research Analyst for The Vegas Voice. She welcomes all questions<br />
and opinions. You can contact her at Sandidavis@cox.net<br />
A Day of Pampering<br />
By: Linda Bateman-Gomez / Timeless Beauty<br />
What better way to head into summer than<br />
with a wonderful day at the spa. Maybe<br />
a facial to brighten up your face or a new hair<br />
style for a fresh look!<br />
We happen to have some of the finest spas right here in Las Vegas!<br />
Knowing the best place to find real info on all things beauty is through<br />
friends,<br />
I reached out to some of my “in the know” beautiful girlfriends to<br />
get their take on their favorite spas and salons. The recommendation<br />
I got for a great facial from my dear friend with near-perfect skin, was<br />
Awana Spa at the new Resorts World.<br />
I haven’t been yet but was told the spa itself is beautiful! They are a<br />
full-service spa but their facial was what she raved about.<br />
Best massage recommendation was the Luxury Thai Spa, a smaller<br />
but highly recognized day spa, loved by locals, having won numerous<br />
awards. Several people mentioned this spa so I have put it on a must<br />
try list for myself. They have many massage options, including 4 hand<br />
and couples massage.<br />
Hair, our crowning glory, nothing can make you feel better than a<br />
good cut, maybe even a splash of color. The salon at Wynn/Encore was<br />
recommended by one of my best friends.<br />
She always has great hair and that’s her go-to place. I asked about a<br />
specific stylist and she says she’s been to several and they are all good.<br />
As per the norm, a consult to make sure you are on the same page as<br />
the stylist is always important.<br />
Lastly, following up on last month’s doggy fashion article, I heard<br />
from a wonderful woman with a spa suggestion for our furry family<br />
members. After all, they’re people too.<br />
There is a new mobile grooming spa called The Good Dog Spa (www.<br />
thegooddogspa.com). I was told, the owner, Steve Schiefer, is a very<br />
experienced, long-time groomer and animal lover.<br />
Recently relocating to Henderson, he decided to start this business to<br />
bring a little pampering to our doggies and convenience for us. If your<br />
little one is in need of a doggy makeover, this might be worth checking<br />
out!<br />
Get a little pampering if you can, enjoy your spring, and get ready for<br />
summer, it will be here before you know it!<br />
Linda Bateman-Gomez has an international beauty company<br />
based in Las Vegas that specializes in cosmetics and other beauty<br />
products. Contact Linda at TimelessBeauty2020@gmail.com or<br />
through her website www.fullips.com.
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Water, Water, Everywhere!<br />
By: Mary Richard / Health Fitness<br />
How many of you drink lots of water each<br />
day? You should figure your natural weight<br />
(be honest!), subtract that in half and that’s the<br />
amount of water in ounces needed<br />
each day.<br />
It sounds like a lot - but really<br />
is not. Our body is made of a<br />
large amount of water and needs<br />
replenishment each day.<br />
As we are heading into the<br />
warmer months, we need to<br />
supplement with good old H2O.<br />
And that does not mean you<br />
can have your other alcoholic<br />
beverages to count as your liquid<br />
number. LOL!<br />
Some vegetables and fruits also<br />
contain a good amount of water,<br />
such as celery and watermelon. But<br />
you will still need that H2O to keep<br />
your body healthy.<br />
Some days I run around and forget to drink water - so yes, I’m guilty<br />
of not drinking enough water those days. I find however, that if I’m<br />
home doing chores, I will put a tall glass on the counter and that<br />
reminds me to drink water.<br />
Please be aware that while exercising, make sure to drink water prior,<br />
during and after your exercises. There is nothing worse than becoming<br />
dehydrated during an exercise and feeling dizzy.<br />
Always, always be aware that<br />
your body needs water.<br />
I personally do not care for<br />
flavored sugary and calorie-loaded<br />
waters, so to me, a slice of lemon<br />
in my water makes it much more<br />
flavorful and a little healthier.<br />
Whatever you feel comfortable with<br />
helping you drink more water do it!<br />
We must treasure our bodies and<br />
help to keep them as healthy as<br />
we can. Enjoy life - as we are not<br />
promised tomorrow.<br />
POSITIVE ATTITUDE<br />
AND HAPPY HEALTH<br />
TO ALL!<br />
Mary Richard is a long term supporter of senior fitness. She teaches<br />
Zumba, toning and dance classes throughout the Las Vegas<br />
Valley. She can be reached at zumbaqueen@cox.net.<br />
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Safe Driving & Insurance Rates Part III<br />
By: Jim Valkenburg / Insurance Insight<br />
This is Part III of a series of articles showing<br />
how auto insurance premiums could be<br />
reduced simply by reducing<br />
claims that insurance<br />
companies pay.<br />
SPEEDING. Have you read the paper<br />
recently? I’m convinced that posted speed<br />
limit signs are a mere suggestion for some<br />
drivers. So few pay attention to speed limits.<br />
Speed is not the leading cause of accidents in<br />
the US but it is the most costly in damage and<br />
lives. There is not enough room in this article<br />
to statistic you to death, but consider just a few<br />
recent events.<br />
Last November a star football player was involved in a fatal car crash<br />
while allegedly traveling at speeds over 150 MPH. Nine people died in a<br />
North Las Vegas crash in late January. In March, a 13-year-old boy died<br />
when struck by a speeding driver in Henderson.<br />
Speed was the major factor in an accident that killed 2 motorcyclists<br />
on March 13 th . It seems like news reports of fatal crashes occur daily.<br />
And these are just the ones that make the news.<br />
The property damage and bodily injuries caused by speeding<br />
motorists is staggering. Statistics show that 1 in 4 of you reading this<br />
has experienced an incident where speeding was the direct cause of an<br />
accident.<br />
Maybe you have had a family member or friend injured or even<br />
killed by a speeding vehicle. It isn’t the fault of the instrument that<br />
caused the injury, but rather the individual that<br />
ignored, dismissed, or even snubbed the idea that<br />
speed limits have a purpose.<br />
When our vehicles cease to become a mode of<br />
transportation that get us from one location to<br />
another but rather become a means by which we<br />
can somewhat anonymously ignore the law and<br />
bring out personal aggression, then we need to<br />
rethink our values.<br />
This column is not about driving safety, but<br />
rather insurance claims that are a direct link to<br />
your auto insurance premiums. These crashes<br />
ultimately cost money and who pays for it? YOU!<br />
Those premiums you pay are the “fodder” that goes to pay claims.<br />
You are indirectly paying for the carelessness of others. Doesn’t that<br />
make you angry?<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 />
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Don’t Neglect Your Dental Health<br />
Dental health can say a lot about your overall health. Poor dental<br />
health is strongly tied to multiple other health conditions, and<br />
infections in your mouth can lead to infections elsewhere in<br />
your body. While we often think of dental health as separate<br />
from physical health, the fact is—your mouth and teeth are<br />
part of your body, so what affects them can impact the rest<br />
of the body too.<br />
Since our mouths are the entry point to the rest of our body,<br />
they are teeming with bacteria from the foods we eat and drink.<br />
This makes our mouths the main entry point for harmful and<br />
benign bacteria alike. Keeping your mouth bacteria under<br />
control is the most important aspect of oral hygiene.<br />
An excess of harmful bacteria can cause gum disease. This can<br />
cause cascading health effects, such as cardiovascular disease,<br />
arthritis, and even respiratory issues. If you already have certain<br />
health conditions like diabetes or osteoporosis, it’s especially<br />
important to ensure your mouth stays healthy.<br />
Cavities are another major source of oral infection. In addition<br />
to being painful, cavities can lead to dental abscesses. If left<br />
untreated, abscesses can spread to the bones of the face and jaw.<br />
That’s why it’s important to see your dental healthcare provider<br />
right away if you’re experiencing pain in your mouth or teeth.<br />
What should you do to keep your<br />
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Brush your teeth twice a day and<br />
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Stay away from tobacco products.<br />
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Cholesterol: Ally or Enemy?<br />
By: Kyo Mitchell / A Healthier You<br />
When most people think about cholesterol, they<br />
think of it as a bad thing that can contribute<br />
to health problems like a stroke<br />
or heart attack. While this may be true, the reality of<br />
cholesterol is a lot more complicated.<br />
Cholesterol is a necessary molecule in the body<br />
and is found in almost every cell in your body. It<br />
helps to make the cell membrane more fluid so the<br />
cell can function effectively.<br />
Cholesterol is also the precursor molecule for<br />
many hormones in the body. Too little cholesterol<br />
can decrease sex drive and contribute to depression.<br />
Without cholesterol in your body, you would not<br />
survive long.<br />
Cholesterol is not a bad thing. However too much<br />
cholesterol in your bloodstream is a potentially bad thing.<br />
Cholesterol comes from two sources. The first is diet. This is why<br />
people with high cholesterol are told to watch what they eat and limit<br />
fats as a means of decreasing the amount of cholesterol.<br />
The second source, however, complicates things. Your liver can<br />
actually make cholesterol. For many people with high cholesterol,<br />
it may not be the diet that is causing the high cholesterol as it is a<br />
problem with the liver.<br />
You may be wondering why the liver would make so much cholesterol<br />
when it is potentially dangerous to the body. Sometimes there is a defect<br />
in the functioning of the liver. At other times, it may<br />
be in response to feedback from the body.<br />
As an example, some of the stress hormones<br />
have cholesterol as their precursor. If stress goes up<br />
(especially over a long period) the body may need<br />
more cholesterol to make these hormones.<br />
The usual protocol with someone with high<br />
cholesterol is to give them a statin drug. While these<br />
drugs can effectively limit the amount of cholesterol<br />
made, they do have side effects.<br />
Anyone on a statin should also be on Coenzyme<br />
Q10. Coenzyme Q10 is a necessary component of your<br />
cell’s ability to make energy.<br />
When thinking of health, think of balance. Too much cholesterol is<br />
dangerous for the body but too little can also cause problems<br />
Dr. Kyo Mitchell served as faculty at Bastyr University in Seattle<br />
and Wongu University in Las Vegas for over a decade. Dr. Mitchell<br />
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Final Touches for Your Garden<br />
By: Howard Galin / Happy Gardening<br />
In May, we should spend a great deal of time<br />
putting the final touches on our<br />
garden and landscaping before<br />
the long hot summer months arrive. Anything you<br />
wish to plant, or to upgrade should now be done while<br />
the daytime temperature is pleasant and the sunshine<br />
is not intense.<br />
In particular, if you have been waiting to plant palm<br />
trees or to apply fertilizer to existing ones, now is the<br />
time to begin! The ambient soil temperature will be<br />
above the required 70F needed for root growth and<br />
nutrient absorption.<br />
The six-day watering schedule is now in effect. Reset<br />
your irrigation clock to include both a pre-dawn<br />
and post sunset run time of 30 minutes.<br />
This will ensure proper water absorption without the<br />
risk of residue water magnifying the sun’s rays and burning leaves.<br />
Make certain that all water emitters are functioning and directed<br />
towards the soil where the plant roots are, re-positioning if necessary.<br />
With the exception of palm trees, stop applying fertilizer by the end<br />
of the month since you do not want to add additional nutrients that<br />
may stimulate new growth that can be damaged by summer’s weather<br />
extremes. You can, however, continue to add compost to enrich and<br />
cool the soil and/or chelated iron if you find that plant leaves are<br />
losing their green color due to iron deficiency (Chlorosis).<br />
You should apply systemic insecticide around the<br />
soil of non-edible plants to protect them during the hot<br />
months when your garden is prone to insect attacks.<br />
If, however, you are growing fruits or vegetables, use<br />
spray insecticide instead several weeks prior to harvest.<br />
If you are planning to add organic mulch to your<br />
soil, first apply a covering of diatomaceous underneath.<br />
This will limit infestation of exoskeleton insects such<br />
as Palmetto Bugs (large cockroaches) in your garden.<br />
Remember to prune off dead flowers. This will<br />
stimulate new blooms. The same holds true for any<br />
date palms. Remove the yellow fruits before they ripen<br />
and fall off the trees attracting rabbits and rats and<br />
littering your ground.<br />
Have any questions? Contact me at:<br />
Theplantwhisperer28@gmail.com<br />
Howard Galin, a/k/a: “The Plant Whisperer” is a retired NYC<br />
school administrator, transplanted in Las Vegas who devotes his<br />
time to communicating with and lecturing about our native<br />
plants.<br />
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We’re Back!<br />
By: Stu Cooper / Happy Adventures<br />
It’s good to be back and doing what we do best.<br />
After two years of no Vegas Voyager trips, we<br />
just competed two “Bus to the Boat” groups.<br />
Our first group cruised to the Mexican Riviera in February on the<br />
Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas. I loved everything about this<br />
cruise.<br />
The ports in Mexico were wonderful and all the locals were happy to<br />
have us back. As for the Navigator of the Seas, there was something to<br />
do for everyone on board.<br />
I didn’t try my hand at surfing on the Flow Rider or rock<br />
climbing or plunging down two mammoth water slides, but I<br />
did attend a great ice-skating revue and I did hit the jacuzzi<br />
once or twice.<br />
Oh, did I mention the<br />
food? Excellent. It was a great<br />
sun-filled blue water cruise<br />
experience.<br />
And then it was on to<br />
group number two. Over<br />
100 Voyagers cruised on the Majestic<br />
Princess along the coast of California March 26 –<br />
April 2.<br />
As the photo shows, we brought the Phat Pack<br />
along for three special group appearances. Once again<br />
everyone had a great time.<br />
The Majestic Princess is a bit more laid back than Royal Caribbean.<br />
There are no flow riders or rock<br />
climbing walls on board. The ship<br />
board entertainment, aside<br />
from our very own Phat Pack<br />
was first rate.<br />
The pool areas have an<br />
atmosphere of calm luxury<br />
and we enjoyed one of our<br />
best meals ever in the ships<br />
Crown (Steak House) Grill.<br />
Best of all, our drink package<br />
was included in the cruise<br />
price and we never had to<br />
worry about the cost of that<br />
pre-dinner cocktail.<br />
Look out for our upcoming “Bus to the Boat” cruises and consider<br />
joining us August 29 – September 5 as we sail roundtrip from Seattle<br />
to Alaska. We are approaching 30-plus Voyagers and we would love<br />
to have you join us. Call me for details.<br />
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Ouch!... Just Kidding<br />
Vegas Voice Executive Director Bill Caserta reacts to his COVID test<br />
as he prepared for our Vegas Voyagers Phat Pack cruise. We had<br />
a total of 109 Vegas Voyagers (all tested negative!) that had a great<br />
vacation with two “command” private performances while cruising the<br />
California coast.
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By: Crystal Merryman-Sarbacker / Out & About<br />
had mixed emotions when my daughter phoned<br />
I to explain she had reserved wheelchairs for my<br />
husband Ray and me at the airports we would be<br />
using during<br />
our upcoming vacation. Ray and I<br />
are both in our late seventies, quite<br />
viable and certainly able to take<br />
care of ourselves between flights.<br />
But I heard the concern in her<br />
voice and realized if I refused her<br />
arrangements they would be seen as<br />
unappreciated. So I bit my tongue,<br />
wondered what would happen<br />
next, and felt like Lucy in a Charlie<br />
Brown cartoon. “Oh, Good Grief!”<br />
A few days later we arrived at the<br />
airport to begin our long awaited<br />
vacation. We checked in and were about to start the long trek to our<br />
flight gate when we were approached by a fellow in an airport uniform.<br />
He asked for identification, and explained he was there to help us<br />
board our plane. Imagine our surprise when we were given top priority<br />
boarding privileges.<br />
Initially I was hesitant, and I briefly considered walking with a limp<br />
Saying Yes to a Lobster Experience<br />
By: Kathy Manney / Around Our World<br />
When my family visited Massachusetts, we<br />
went out on a lobster boat. Our daughter and<br />
granddaughter<br />
thought this would be the trip’s least<br />
interesting feature. To their surprise, it<br />
was a highpoint.<br />
The weather was picture-perfect for<br />
a rustic boat ride in ocean waters. In<br />
addition to learning about Cape Cod<br />
lobstering, the scenery was attention<br />
grabbing.<br />
No forty-hour weeks, lobstermen’s<br />
job is a continuous cycle without<br />
vacations. The profession passes<br />
through father to son, a calling deeprooted<br />
in the people who chose it.<br />
Their boats become honorary family<br />
members and though backbreaking<br />
and deep seated in tradition, lobster fishermen consider the sea and<br />
lobstering their calling.<br />
While some years are profitable, other years may not break even.<br />
Our dedicated lobsterman rises before dawn, braving the weather and<br />
hoisting traps until he and his crew backs ache.<br />
Commonly lobster traps are forty pounds when empty. Hauling up<br />
heavy traps all day is arduous.<br />
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to create a visible need for boarding privileges. But since<br />
both Ray and I are seniors we decided to take advantage<br />
of the situation, and be grateful for the assistance my daughter had<br />
arranged for us.<br />
Amazingly we were not charged any fee and this service was provided<br />
before departure and upon arrival<br />
at every airport on our itinerary. In<br />
fact upon our return to Harry Reid<br />
Airport, our porter was so helpful he<br />
not only handled our luggage, but<br />
he also escorted us to our parked<br />
car!<br />
It’s a little known fact but airlines<br />
are required by our government to<br />
provide assistance to passengers<br />
with disabilities - which includes<br />
almost all seniors. And this aid<br />
includes escorting you throughout<br />
the airport from the terminal<br />
entrance to your seat on the plane and the baggage claim area.<br />
So when you make your reservations, don’t hesitate to also call the<br />
airport to inquire about the availability of this service and the type of<br />
assistance you will require. And don’t forget - it’s free!<br />
Crystal Merryman-Sarbacker is an award winning writer &<br />
travel agent. She can be reached at Merryman2@aol.com.<br />
Lobstermen are a tight-knit community. It takes strong-willed<br />
independent individuals to be committed the way lobster haulers are.<br />
They exchange information with other fishermen about weather,<br />
their hauls and prices and most have<br />
a topographic map of the Atlantic in<br />
their heads. The lobster industry allows<br />
the area to economically survive.<br />
We were shown diverse lobsters<br />
and told commercial lobsters must<br />
be a minimum size. Lobstermen use<br />
a gauge to ensure the keepers. They<br />
measure from the rear of the eye socket<br />
parallel to the center of the body shell<br />
to the rear of the body shell.<br />
Two small lobsters were plucked<br />
out and tossed back into the water.<br />
When they noticed females bearing<br />
hundreds of eggs, we were shown the<br />
attached eggs, but the females were<br />
sent back too.<br />
Returning to shore, the sun sparkled like diamonds floating on the<br />
water’s surface. All too soon the boat was docked, its wooden boards<br />
creaking as we disembarked and three generations of my family were<br />
glad to have said yes to our half-day lobster boat experience.<br />
Kathy Manney enjoys visiting interesting places and being an Adventure<br />
Diva. Her “Must See” travel journeys continue - always<br />
with enthusiasm.
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50<br />
Bring Back More Good Old Words<br />
By: Susan Goldfein / Susan’s Unfiltered Wit<br />
As part of my campaign to save vocabulary<br />
threatened with extinction, I offer a follow-up<br />
to last month’s column. Hopefully, over the past<br />
month, readers have been making every effort to<br />
include words like “egad” and “piffle” in their daily communication.<br />
Whether or not I’ve been successful, here’s<br />
a new list of words that deserve a second<br />
chance.<br />
ERST: Meaning before the present time;<br />
formerly, erst is commonly used with its best<br />
friend while. But erst is perfectly capable of<br />
existing on its own!<br />
Example: Erst I was four score, I could<br />
put on my underpants from a standing<br />
position. Without holding on.<br />
ODDS BODKINS: Instead of a triedand-true<br />
word such as weird, try using the<br />
phrase Odds Bodkins to describe something<br />
exceptionally strange. Besides sounding very clever, if a bit archaic, you<br />
might find that it’s fun to say.<br />
Example: My husband actually heard what I said the first time I said<br />
it. Odds Bodkins!<br />
EKE: Not to be confused with the sound one might make upon seeing<br />
A Very Special Afternoon with<br />
KARLA BONOFF<br />
With a career spanning four decades, Karla Bonoff has enjoyed critical acclaim, commercial<br />
success, enduring popularity, and the unwavering respect of her peers. In addition to achieving<br />
chart success with her own recordings, Karla’s songs have become hits for such stellar artists as<br />
Bonnie Raitt, Wynonna Judd, Trisha Yearwood, and Linda Ronstadt. Her legacy as a writer and<br />
perseverance as a performer are spoken best in a Billboard Magazine review of Karla’s “All My Life”<br />
recording: “Long before Alanis and Jewel, there was a breed of singer/songwriters whose earthly<br />
anthems of soul-searching, heartache and joy touched souls in a way few can muster today.”<br />
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a rodent, this neglected word means to obtain with great difficulty.<br />
Example: The home team eked out a victory over its rival.<br />
Or: At the sample sale, I was able to eke the Chanel handbag from the<br />
pushy woman who lunged for it.<br />
YON: Like the word “erst,” yon has a BFF, which happens to be<br />
“hither.” And like “erst,” yon can also stand on its own three letters.<br />
Meaning “beyond,” or “over there,” it’s a<br />
more economical way to express distance.<br />
For example, instead of saying “I had to<br />
park my car nearly a mile away from the<br />
concert,” simply state that you parked your<br />
car yon, and save your breath for the long<br />
walk ahead.<br />
ERE: Another neglected three-letter word,<br />
ere means “preceding in time,” or “earlier<br />
than,” and its use is guaranteed to make<br />
you sound more erudite than its more<br />
commonplace cousin, “before.”<br />
Example: Running late, I hastily applied<br />
my mascara ere my dinner guests arrived.<br />
VERILY. One of my personal favorites, verily denotes positivity.<br />
Its synonyms include words such as really, surely, indeed, actually,<br />
unquestionably. So, when you are absolutely certain of something, why<br />
not consider verily? Because it rhymes with “merrily,” its use might<br />
verily bring a smile to your face!<br />
Example: No offense, but I verily believe that’s the ugliest sweater<br />
I’ve ever seen.<br />
PETTIFOGGER: Though it may sound adorable, you wouldn’t<br />
want to be labeled as one. As its letters imply, a pettifogger is one who is<br />
petty, trivial, and quibbles over the small stuff. The word is also used to<br />
refer to a lawyer whose practices may be questionable.<br />
Example: During their divorce, my friend told me that her husband’s<br />
attorney was a real pettifogger! Second Example: The other night we<br />
played the new edition of Pettifoggery Pursuit.<br />
HARKEN: Try saying “harken” as a sa<strong>vv</strong>y alternative to “listen,” or<br />
“pay attention,” and someone is bound to prick up their ears. Even if<br />
it’s just the dog.<br />
Example: My husband never harkens to anything I have to say!<br />
NIGH: Easily confused with the sound made by a horse, this versatile<br />
word can be adverb, adjective, or preposition. Now, how many words<br />
can make that claim? On that point alone, it deserves a second chance.<br />
Use as a substitute for “almost,” “near,” or “nearly.”<br />
Example: The other night I forgot the time and nigh burnt our<br />
dinner.<br />
HIE: A simple word that is a homophone of a greeting, and what<br />
you get when you smoke pot. But its unique meaning is to go quickly.<br />
So next time you’re in a hurry, consider hie-ing. Example: My friends<br />
and I hied to Bloomingdale’s when we heard there was a one-day sale.<br />
As before, I hope this list inspires you to be on the lookout for<br />
additional good old words that have fallen into disuse. And if you<br />
discover any, prithee, don’t hesitate to let me know.<br />
Susan Goldfein’s newest book, How to Complain When There’s<br />
Nothing to Complain About, is available at Amazon.com,<br />
BN.com, Read her blog at: www.SusansUnfilteredWit.com. Email<br />
Susan: SusanGoldfein@aol.com.
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Grandpa’s Preschool Commencement Speech<br />
By: Vicki Wentz / Vicki’s Voice<br />
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I want<br />
to thank you for<br />
inviting me to speak<br />
at today’s preschool<br />
commencement ceremonies. It’s not often<br />
that the grandfather of a graduate - hi<br />
there, Charlie! - is asked to expound<br />
on such an auspicious occasion (and<br />
I will never answer the phone without<br />
checking Caller I.D. again).<br />
I will be brief, since the entire front<br />
row of graduates seems to be squirming,<br />
and...uh...I believe one has a hand up<br />
and is squirming in a particularly urgent<br />
way, Sister Mary Agnes, if you could just...<br />
thank you.<br />
I’ll make my remarks as short as<br />
possible, so that we can get outside and<br />
enjoy that beautiful sunshine (and<br />
maybe get to the golf course by my teetime).<br />
And, after the presentation of<br />
diplomas, we’ll retire to the reception area for some delicious Batman<br />
and Cinderella cupcakes!...Oh...well, I didn’t know they didn’t know.<br />
Sister...settle down, please, children! There are plenty of cupcakes for<br />
everyone if we see good behavior.<br />
So, back when I was a young boy just about your age...yes, my good<br />
man?...no, Justin, there were no dinosaurs<br />
back then, ha ha...yes, they had cars,<br />
but...yes, I used to have hair, my, my, what<br />
a keen and probing mind you have there,<br />
Justin! I’d love to have a nice talk with you<br />
sometime, but if we don’t move along,<br />
someone might eat your cupcake!…Oh,<br />
no, don’t cry, Justin, Sister says there are<br />
plenty of cupcakes, I was just teasing, ha,<br />
ha (yeah, I don’t see YOUR grandfather<br />
up here, do you?<br />
Nosiree, Justin’s grandfather’s probably<br />
on the back nine by now...I’m taking his<br />
cupcake!)<br />
Anyway, when I was a little boy, there<br />
was no such thing as preschool or<br />
kindergarten. Why, we didn’t go to school<br />
until first grade, when we were all around<br />
six years old...what’s that, young fella?...<br />
your sister is six?...well, isn’t that nice.<br />
So, when I was six and went to the first grade--...you hate your<br />
sister?…Oh, no, I don’t think you hate your sister, ha, ha, you love<br />
your sister...well, you’ll love your sister much more when you get a little<br />
older, ha, ha.<br />
(God, please, I will call my annoying sister and her deadbeat husband<br />
tonight if you’ll just get me out of here!).<br />
Now, where was I? Oh, yes, when I was six years old and went to first<br />
grade, I was scared, just as you were on your first day of preschool, right?<br />
(Why, why, why a question, you idiot?!)...Oh, you weren’t afraid?...and<br />
you, either?...or you?...Okay, I think I get the picture now, settle down!<br />
Well, you are all braver children than I was, I guess...no, it’s not nice<br />
to call someone “Scaredy-boo-boo Head”, Justin, not if we want those<br />
cupcakes, remember, ha, ha?<br />
Okay, back to me. So, I was afraid when I went to first grade that day,<br />
because I thought maybe I’d have no one to play with...pardon me,<br />
little lady?...you play with three friends?...that’s so nice, but--...Teresa,<br />
Carrie and Johnny?…Oh, not Johnny, JENNY!…No, boys aren’t stinky,<br />
I bet you’ll like them later on, ha, ha (Oh, get a grip, Sister, you get<br />
what you pay for).<br />
Anyhow, I was a frightened little boy in first grade sure that no one<br />
would like me, but the teacher told us each to pick a partner, and when<br />
I turned around, there was a little girl with curly blond hair.<br />
You know who that was? It was a little girl named Maria. And, when<br />
Maria and I grew up, we got married and now Maria is Charlie’s<br />
grandmother!…no, Justin, her name isn’t “Mrs. Scaredy-boo-boo<br />
Head”, ha, ha (just wait till I see your grandfather, son; he’s going to<br />
get a nine-iron wrapped around his neck!).<br />
Thank you very much.<br />
Vicki Wentz is a writer, teacher and speaker living in North Carolina.<br />
Readers may contact her - and order her new children’s book!<br />
- by visiting her website at www.vickiwentz.com.<br />
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My 'Cheaper By the Dozen' (12) Year Anniversary Column<br />
By: Jan Fair / A No-Brainer Minute<br />
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1.In one minute, name things<br />
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2. Make an alphabetical list.<br />
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