December 2013 - The Vegas Voice

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DECEMBER 2013
Oct. 2012
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Dan Roberts
One Year Later
Her name is Rana and she brought
me back to life.
So began my article last December
when I introduced The Vegas Voice political editor to everyone as my Ladylove. One year later, my feelings are still
the same - if not stronger.
The year’s journey has been a lot of
things - thrilling, exciting, and even
surreal. One thing it has not been is boring.
For those Vegas Voice readers unfamiliar with my life story, I had the great
fortune to spend 35 years with my Amy.
We raised four fantastic sons and when
she suddenly and unexpectedly died two
years ago, I could not imagine nor even
comprehend, how there could be any
smiles; any laughter - any purpose to
my life ever again.
Now after a full year of “playing
house” with Rana, and unless she is quietly
and continuously slipping those “happy pills”
in my morning coffee, it appears that I have
had the extraordinary good fortune of finding
another woman who fills my life with joy.
I wish I could tell you some amusing stories of our up & down relationship. But try as I
might, I really don’t have any “downs” and it
really is no fun to write lovey-dovey tales.
I do have a “great” column concerning Rana’s bedroom clothing closet. Unfortunately to
Vegas Voice readers, Rana has given me that
“smile” and in the gentlest of tones, predicted
that if I ever put pen-to-paper, it would be the
last column I ever write.
Now don’t get me wrong; every day has not
been “moonlight and roses.” But all-in-all, I
guess when you start a new relationship you
learn (or at least I have) “not to sweat the
small stuff.”
And so long as Rana does not give me a
Roberts Rules
over whether
it was okay to
drive 85 miles
per hour on
an open and
empty highway.
Thankfully
for me, Rana
was
cool,
calm
and
collected as I
started to lose
my temper
and suggest
where the officers can stick
their traffic
ticket.
She even
lovingly adhard time during the football season, it’s all
vised me that if I did not stop my actions, she
small stuff.
Yes, it hasn’t been picture-perfect. For ex- would (eventually) pay my bail. It was the
ample, despite her best attempts, I still stead- eventual part that got my attention.
And a few months ago, I finally introduced
fastly refuse to wear those Don Quixote glasses.
Rana
to my mom and extended family in
If she wants to change and improve the
world (or even our Sun City Anthem community) she’ll have to do without me – or, in
the spirit of compromise, do so while wearing
my New York Giants football jersey. As you can
imagine, that’s not going to happen anytime
soon.
Truth be told however, I’m still waiting for
our first real argument. While I’m sure that
there may have been times (erroneously, of
course) that Rana was less than thrilled with
yours truly, in my world, it cannot be an argument unless I start it.
Rana and I have been able to travel the
country and survive. For example, we shared
a trip to San Francisco this summer when the
California police disagreed with yours truly
New York. By the way, can you imagine how
“strange” it must have been when I brought
my girlfriend (who also happens to be a
great-grandmother) to meet my mother?
The last time I did such a thing I was 15
years old and needed my parents to drive my
12 year old Amy home. Not only did Rana
handle it with class and ease, but the family
consensus was unanimous - she was much too
good for me and I was way out of my league.
On the plus side, my four grown up sons lost
their respective bets as to when Rana would
come to her senses and get rid of me. The
over/under was 8 months and yet, we’re still
together.
I’ll share the story of how lucky I am to
have a devoted family for another day, but you
get where I’m going.
Despite my apparently dysfunctional family,
or maybe because of them, and with Rana by
my side, I sure do smile a lot more. And for
that I am grateful.
More importantly, Rana and I, along with
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Karen Confessore
A Marine (and Son) Comes Home
My life changed drastically as
a mother in January 2011 when
my son, Andrew left for Afghanistan as a grunt. Front line rocket
launcher (0351 for all you Devil
Dogs reading this - OOHRAH!)
I remember how I felt that
day when my flight to North
Carolina was cancelled due to a
snowstorm. I was waiting at McCarran having a breakdown!
I HAD to say goodbye to my
son who was leaving for war, and
I couldn’t get there. Didn’t EVERYONE in the world understand
that?! I was devastated.
But that was nothing compared to the next eight months
of a mother’s nightmare.
Not knowing exactly where
he was, if he was safe, what was
happening each moment. I tried
so hard not to read the headlines, listen to the news, or read
the posts on the Marine parent
web site.
Each time the telephone or
doorbell rang, or a strange car
was parked near my house as we
drove up, I would go in the bathroom and get physically sick. Becoming friendly with fellow Marine
mothers was just as heart-breaking; watching
many of them disappear from the forum. We
all knew what that meant.
I would cry for that family and try not to
imagine their grief when they saw two Marines dressed in “Blues” walk up their driveway toward their front door. Then the tears
would start falling for my son.
I had such a need as a mother to go and
hug my son and take the pain away of losing
his fellow Marine brothers. Then would come
the feeling of relief that my son was still safe
- and then the guilt that accompanied that
relief.
While I will always be proud of him, I will
have to learn to deal with the fact that I cannot take away the pain of what he endured,
the images he saw, and the brothers he lost.
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What I WILL focus on is helping him get
on his feet as a civilian, to be here for him
mentally, physically and I’m sure financially.
And I’m looking forward to every minute of it!
And now as I picked up the phone and
heard him say: “We are an hour away
Mom.” I knew everything was right with the
world again. My boy was home! On Tuesday, November 19th at 9 am.....a UHaul pulled up in front of my house!
I cannot describe how I felt at that moment....and I am still flying high! We all
are!
Running up to that U-Haul and wrapping
my arms around my son was a feeling I will
never forget. I am complete again. Then it was time for the best treat of all,
to surprise my dad, Sam Provda. Andrew was
jumping out of his skin to see his Poppy, so
we went there almost immediately. (My father
and my children are VERY close).
Seeing the look on Poppy’s face was priceless and one we will never forget.
We can all breathe easy again, knowing
that the Las Vegas desert will be the last desert
my son will ever live in!
This is going to be a very special holiday
for my family. I cannot put into words what it
was like to hold my son again, but if you take
a look at his grandfather’s smile I think it says
it all for the whole family.
Our holiday prayer for all the military
families out there is that they can enjoy the
blessing we have received this season and
have their sons, daughters, husbands and
wives come home safe and sound. And
soon too.
Karen Confessore along with her dad Sam Provda are residents of Sun City Anthem. It is
with deep pride and joy that The Vegas Voice shares her story.
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Rana Goodman
Memories of Holidays Past
I love this time of year!
As the holidays come, members of my family converge together. The children; most of
them grown, are usually off doing their own
thing, but now gather to catch up on who has
been doing what.
It also stirs up so many wonderful memories of family members who, unfortunately
are no longer here with us. In my past, they
have always been such an integral part of our
holiday traditions.
Growing up, it was basically my mother, father and I; although I do have a large family
in England and other parts of the world. Here,
it was just us three until I married and had
children of my own.
Once they were grown, my family exploded
into extensions that are awesome. But as I sit
at my keyboard, I have to reflect on the members of my immediate and extended family
that we will all miss.
I will miss Angie, a dear friend and my
son-in-law’s step mother who loved to cook
as much as I do. She always brought the best
spicy pasta and cookies.
And although my doctor has warned me
over and over about eating spicy foods, I could
never resist what Angie brought to the table.
We lost her to cancer a few years ago.
Most of all, I will miss my parents who
would have delighted in the photos that will
be showing off the new babies. I can just visualize my mother’s face - all red with glee,
if I could show her the numerous photos, like
the one in this
column, of
my new greatgrandson,
Levi.
He will be
four months
old this Christmas. My father, who had
always wanted
sons would be
over the moon
because this
crop of babies
are ALL boys.
My favorite
part of the holidays is preparing the food. I’m
also sure many of you can share my feeling
when I say, the shadow of my mother is always in the kitchen with me at these times.
Although my book shelves are loaded with
wonderful recipe books, I have a habit of improvising and remembering the way mom
used to make things. She never measured, nor
do I.
It was a handful of this and a pinch of that.
How I wish I had paid more attention with
some of HER creations though!
I remember once she and I had a chicken
soup contest and made my dad judge. He told
her that hers could never be beaten - it was
supreme, and when she smugly walked out of
the room, he smiled at me and said mine was
best.
I never knew which he really enjoyed more.
Dad was always the diplomat between us.
Such a fibber!(Smile).
These days, my girls and I try to carry on
the tradition started long ago by our family.
We gather close friends (that don’t have their
family here) and make them into ours.
Then the house overflows with warmth,
laughter, memories and so many people we
often lose count.
This year I can even add publisher Dan’s
four sons to our brood. Certainly there are
empty spaces from the members of our family
who are out of town or too far away to have
joined us, but the chant is always, maybe
next year - especially Levi and his mother
and father.
As the family continues to expand, I can
only imagine what it would be like if one
year we are able to gather everyone together. I
think we would need a catering hall, but what
fun that would be - especially when you think
we started with just three.
Rana Goodman is The Vegas Voice political editor and a “trouble shooter, advocating
for seniors.” She also maintains a community web site, Anthem Today; a forum for
residents in Sun City Anthem. She can be reached at: [email protected].
Helping Our Furry Friends
The days and nights are getting cold now
and our “fur babies” are really beginning to
feel it.
Can all animal lovers (and even those who
are not) please help by checking your closets
for any old blankets or towels you have that
you would be willing to donate to the NSPCA?
Perhaps you even have an old dog bed (or
two) in your garage that you
might have forgotten about?
The NSPCA is a no-kill shelter and takes wonderful care of
lost, abandoned and sometimes
“dumped” pets, but their funds
only go so far. Their runs are
not heated and the concrete
floors are cold and hard.
Anything you can do to help
would be sincerely appreciated.
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The Sun City Anthem Pet Club is fortunate
to have a lady by the name of Denise Bianca
who will even pick up your donation if you
cannot drop it off. Her e-mail address is:
[email protected]. The NSPCA is
located at 4800 W. Dewey Drive, Las Vegas, NV
89118 Their web address, is:
www.nevadaspca.org.
Francine Fields Joins Top Ranked
Windermere Anthem Hills
Francine Fields, the owner of Smooth
Transitions of Las Vegas-Henderson and
Southern Nevada has joined Windermere
Anthem Hills as an associate broker.
Windermere Real Estate is the leading
residential real estate network in the West
with more than 325 offices and 8,500 associates serving neighborhoods in Alaska,
Arizona, California,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming,
Washington and British Columbia.
Windermere has
been
consistently
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regional real estate
brand in the western United States by
REAL Trends, a primary source of industry data.
Windermere Real Estate entered the Las
Vegas real estate market in 2004, and now
has three offices in Southern Nevada. Windermere Anthem Hills is owned by broker Di
Redman. In 2010, the Windermere offices
were recognized as having the highest average sales price in Las Vegas
As the owner and manager of the senior
move management and professional organizing company Smooth Transitions, Fields
wanted to create a one-stop-shop for seniors
on the move.
“With my background and experience
in real estate and property management, it
made perfect sense to add local residential
real estate services to the Smooth Transitions menu of services. As a full service move
management company, the entire moving
process, from organizing and downsizing to
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packing and home staging, to buying and
selling of the home can be managed under
one roof, so to speak,” said Fields.
“We offer a unique and personalized approach to each client’s relocation. We can
manage in-state and out-of-state departure
and destinations too!”
According to Fields, expanding her company’s services was
all about finding
the right brokerage.
“I’m very happy with
my choice to join the
Windermere team of
experts.
Broker, Di Redman, is great to work
with and her reputation is top notched.
Smooth Transitions
couldn’t be in a better position to give
its clients a truly
smooth transition.”
Prior to joining the Anthem Hills office,
Fields served as an associate broker with
Coldwell Banker Premier Realty in Henderson. Fields has a senior real estate specialist
designation from the National Association
of Realtors. Her extensive experience in residential real estate comes from working as a
Realtor at Keller Williams, Century 21, and
Boardwalk Realty.
Fields is also a member of the Henderson
Senior Citizens Advisory Commission and
an ambassador for the Henderson Chamber
of Commerce.
Windermere Anthem Hills is located at
12231 S. Eastern Ave, Suite 150 in Henderson.
Contact Francine at francinefields@
windermere.com or 702/375-2276 for
additional information.
Francine Fields
Keeping It Smooth
Make the Most of Holiday
Reorganizing
It’s the most wonderful time of the
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Tim Brooks
Why Black Labs?
When it comes to dogs, one of the most popular and well known breeds is the Labrador
retriever. Black Labs are my favorite.
They are very well natured, intelligent, energetic and vie for your attention and love.
They offer their undying devotion in return.
Black Labs usually weigh between 65 and
90 pounds and have shiny coats, medium
length hair, and very powerful tails. Most labs
are very fond of the water, which is why they
have webbed paws.
Their strong tail and webbed paws make
them excellent swimmers. I have come to
know this breed of dog as one of the strongest
I have ever known.
Black Labs also make very good pets because of their great temperament. My family
growing up had two labs. Their names were
Nip and Tuck.
I have a Black Lab for a pet now. His name is
Jackson. Before him there was Reggie. You’ve
probably figured out from those names that I
am a huge baseball fan.
Jackson loves to chew and because of this,
I have to watch him and make sure that he
He and I
walk twice
a day most
days, or I
should say he
walks me and
I hope it is attributing to
his longevity.
Labs, even
in their older
age, still have
so much energy; almost
puppy like.
By nature,
they tend not
be too noisy;
doesn’t accidentally ingest anything harmful.
but will bark
He is like a son to me.
if they hear a noise they don’t recognize or an
He loves to swim in our pool, which is why alert bark from another dog in the neighborhe has his own water deck in the pool. But hood.
there is one thing he loves more than anyThey have a good appetite, and will do althing else in the world and that is…….his most anything for a treat. It’s important to not
walks!
over-feed them though, as obesity is a com-
mon health problem among labs.
Black Labs will generally live about 12 to
15 years, and should be able to have fairly
healthy lives. Food choice is important though
and it is good to choose a good healthy brand
and stick with it throughout the dog’s life.
Not too many table scraps should be given,
although I defy anyone to resist a polite beggar like my Jackson. It is a good idea to have
their teeth cleaned once a year and it’s important to check their ears regularly to make sure
there are no issues.
I choose Black Labs because of their more
humanized demeanor. They seem to mesh
well with my family, friends and kids in the
neighborhood.
Labs tend to take on our habits; what time
we get up for work (even on weekends unfortunately), what time we eat, they know what it
means when you turn off the TV at night and
they wait for you to come through the door
every evening.
I just wanted to share my perspective on one
of man’s best friends and, don’t forget, every
day is a great day!
Jackson
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Beverly Washburn
Sperdvac
First of all, I’d like to thank the lovely ladies
from the Los Prados Women’s Club for inviting me to come and speak at their beautiful
clubhouse. It was a pleasure to meet all of you.
I’d also like to wish all of you a wonderful,
safe and blessed Holiday season.
Now, back to my column. I’m sure you’re
wondering what Sperdvac is?
It stands for “The society to preserve and
encourage radio drama, variety and comedy.” It’s been around for 39 years. (Gee, the
same age as Jack Benny!)
Every year, they bring in actors to L.A. who
have been on many of the old radio shows. We
do a re-enactment of various shows that I’m
sure many of you are familiar with, such as
The Jack Benny Show, Fibber McGee & Molly,
My friend Irma, The Great Gildersleeve, Inner
Sanctum, and The Whistler; just to name a
few. The photo shows me performing in My
Friend Irma.
It’s done live on stage complete with some
of the original actors, along with the music.
Even the sound effects are performed the
same way they were done so many years ago
when families would sit around and listen to
their favorite program. For example, if there
are supposed to be horses running through
the scene, you’ll see the sound effects people
clicking coconuts on a table to get that sound! It’s a fun filled day as witnessed by faithful
Sperdvac followers as well as publisher Dan
and his business partner, Vegas Voice president Ray Sarbacker. They actually flew to Los
Angeles to see if this would be something that
you, our wonderful readers, might be interested in seeing.
I’m glad to say that it was unanimous, and
Dianne Davis
Hollywood Memories
now we are in the planning stages of putting
on this fun-filled day in Las Vegas. We’ll be
doing radio show re-enactments and various
meet-and-greet the radio/movie performers.
It is tentatively scheduled to be held at
Palace Station in March, 2014. If all goes as
planned, there will also be a couple of panels
where the actors will be reminiscing about the
old days.
You might expect to see Tony Dow
(Wally, from Leave it to Beaver – See
photo with Dan sneaking in the back)
Terry Moore, who was the Oscar nominated actress from “Come Back Little
Sheba” (as well as having been married to Howard Hughes) Janet Waldo,
who was the voice of Judy Jetson, and
a lot more surprises.
We do hope that Vegas Voice readers remember the good old days when
we would all “watch” radio. Hopefully
there is an interest and you can plan
to be with us as we step back into the Golden
Age of Radio.
If you have any questions about this or if
you have any suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me. We do hope you’ll plan to
attend.
Until next time, remember: To have joy, one
must share it...
Beverly Washburn graced the silver screen as a child actress and is the author of Reel
Tears which can be bought online at Amazon.com or ordered through Barnes &
Noble bookstores. You can contact Beverly at: [email protected]. Check out her
awesome, new website: www.beverlywashburn.com.
That’s Entertainment
Menopause The Musical Is Fun for Any Age
The housewife,
“Menopause The Musical at The
the professional
Luxor... why should I go to that show?”
woman, the
You might ask yourself thinking, “I’m
earth mother
long past those days.”
and the aging
Well, go because it is fun and funny
soap star.
and delightful entertainment. Go beWonder what
cause the performers are endearing
they share? How
and, believe me, you will remember
about their expe“those days” as you watch the producriences with livtion.
ing through “the
Take the man in your life. He lived
change.” They
through it too, didn’t he!
will talk and
Sometimes you can hear the men The ladies (left to right) Paige
laughing louder than the women in O’Hara, Laura Lee O’Connell, Kittra sing about hot
flashes, mood
the audience. The show’s program says, Coomer and Lisa Mack
swings, wrinkles,
“The Hilarious Celebration of Women
night sweats, and chocolate binges.
and The Change!”
Oh, and did I forget to mention forgetfulness?
It is that and more. That’s why this celebration of
The show is fast paced, the dialogue is clever, and
women has been around since 2001 and continues
the characters come to life. You’ll be humming
to delight audiences around the country.
Four women meet in a department store and along to familiar tunes from the 60’s, 70’s and 90’s
initially it seems they have nothing in common. as they are reborn with clever new lyrics.
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Serious? A tad at times. Hilarious? For sure.
One character tells how her doctor prescribes a
little pill to take away her “urge to kill.” Remember
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight”? It returns as “My Husband Sleeps Tonight.”
“Staying Alive” becomes “Staying Awake” as they
sing about night sweats. “Splishing and Splashing”
converts to “Drippin and Droppin.”
The choreography is creative as the four divergent personalities find common ground in their experiences and exchange information, complaints,
solutions, and commentaries on how “the change”
has affected their homes, their jobs, their personal
lives, and their perception of themselves.
These ladies aren’t “Looking for Love in All
The Wrong Places.” Oh no, They are “Looking for
Food.” And you’ll laugh out loud as they sing, “Puff,
My God, I’m Dragging.” And you’ll laugh even
louder as they serenade you with “Good Vibrations.”
Menopause The Musical, the longest-running
scripted production in Las Vegas, features Paige
O’Hara, who voiced the character of Belle in the
Disney classic “Beauty and the Beast.” Laura Lee
O’Connell, who has performed in the musical nationwide, as well as Las Vegas favorites Lisa Mack,
Kittra Coomer, Lori Legacy and Richel Kompst also
star.
Menopause The Musical performs in the Atrium
Showroom at Luxor Wednesday – Monday at 5:30
p.m. and Tuesday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $49.95 and
$65, excluding tax and service fee, and can be purchased by calling (702) 262-4400.
In addition to The Vegas Voice, Dianne Davis is a reporter on Channel 99
specializing in Entertainment and writes for www.lasvegasroundtheclock.com, www.
VegasNewsChannel.com and www.VegasAllNIght.com. In her spare time, she bowls,
hikes, and scuba dives with her husband Burt.
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Marty Allen
Big Events Planned
Marty’s Top Ten
Our Kathleen ‘Kat’ Ray - Ms Senior Ne- afternoon/night and enjoying food and bevvada 2013 is now also 2nd runner up in the erage (and wishing each other a wonderful
National Ms Senior America
holiday) we are having a
Pageant, recently held in
series of smaller parties
Atlantic City, New Jersey. Kat
- four or five afternoon/
represented Nevada, and
nights in a row.
represented Nevada very
And all participants will
well! be asked to bring a gift,
During the five days, she
which will be distributed
participated in many events.
to a local Assisted Care
Kat was outstanding in each
Facility or Nursing Home.
segment of the competition
These will be small gifts,
and brought home a title!
like hand lotion, fuzzy slipNow back home, our
pers, aftershave, or another
Queen is scheduled for
item that may be used by
many events, interviews and
a person that is basically
an opportunity to discuss
a “shut-in” and may not
our message of volunteerhave the ability to shop for
ing, performing and serving
themselves and/or may not
our senior community.
have anyone to bring them
Ms
Senior
Nevada
Each year, we have a
a gift.
huge Christmas Party for
We are a non-profit; de2013 Kat Ray
the Ms Senior Nevada Pagvoted to helping seniors
eant Family. This year however will be dif- have a full life and of caring and sharing.
ferent.
As always, check out our web site: www.msInstead of 100+ people gathering on one seniornevada.com.
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Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @devontoon
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Hello Dere
Charlie Christy - Executive Director
1. I have a friend who sends out Christmas
cards without signing them. He believes in
“Season’s Greetings” but does not want to get
involved.
2. It’s easy making money
these days. What’s hard however, is making a living.
3. The only time
a man has the final word with a
woman is when
he apologies.
4. It’s now
going too far!
Bagels made in
Japan.
5. What I like the most about getting money at Christmas - It’s always the right size.
6. The best way to explain our Congress:
Where a man gets up to speak, says nothing,
nobody listens ...and everybody disagrees.
7. It just does not make sense - making filter tips marijuana cigarettes.
8. Last night in a hotel bar
there was a girl with a
neckline so low, she
spilled herself
all over a drink.
9.
Happiness is seeing
your favorite
girlfriend in a
two-piece outfit
- slippers!
10. New Year’s
Eve. There’s only one trouble with kissing the
one you love best - some of those mirrors are
awfully cold!
For over the past decade, Marty Allen has performed with his on and off stage
singing partner Karon Kate Blackwell.
28th Annual Merry Christmas
Las Vegas
The 28th annual Merry Christmas Las Vegas fundraising live show will take place in
the Railhead at Boulder Station on Sunday,
December 17, 2013, at
2 p.m. and will be taped
for television in front of
a live audience.
The holiday-themed
program will be hosted
by the show’s creator
Las Vegas entertainer/
TV host - Tony Sacca,
and will feature a stellar
lineup of Las Vegas’ finest entertainers.
The performance is
open to the public for a
$25 donation per person to benefit The Youth
Foundation For The
Performing Arts and can
be purchased by calling 702-364-8669. Doors
open at 1 p.m.
The television show will be syndicated and
air locally and nationally in more than 75
markets.
Entertainers starring in “Merry Christmas Las Vegas” this year will include Clint
Holmes; Pia Zadora; Denise Clemente;
marionette artist Anthony Rais; comic impressionist Rich Natole, violinists Bella
Electric Strings; the fabulous – Las Vegas
Young Entertainers;
musical conductor –
Gary Anderson; and
musical accompaniment by the Michael T
Orchestra, plus more
acts TBA.
Sacca conceived Merry Christmas Las Vegas
in 1986 when he moved
to Las Vegas. Originally
the show was performed
and filmed at the Mt.
Charleston Hotel for
about nine years.
When the show went
national, it was taped at
Strip resorts starting at
the Riviera Casino & Hotel and ending up at
the Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower for 10
years. Last year was taped at the LVH.
Sacca and the Las Vegas Young Entertainers were invited four times to perform at the
White House, in the U.S. Capitol Building and
outdoors by the Washington Christmas Tree
during the holiday season
Vicki Wentz
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Well, my friends, it’s almost Christmas time.
Are you ready?
Don’t you adore it when people slap you
on the back and ask jovially, “Are you ready?”
Because, you know darn well that THEY are
ready.
They’re simply dying for you to tell them
“no, you’re nowhere near ready”, just so that
they can say, “Gee, I’ve had my Christmas gifts
bought since, oh, I think it was Labor Day.”
And, you’re supposed to stand there amazed
and envious, as they tick off all the things
they’re planning to do during the season;
things that they have time to do because their
shopping is done...things that you have never
done, and probably will never do.
If this showoff sounds like you, let me say,
on behalf of all the folks who are realizing
today that the only present we’ve bought so
far is a chocolate bar covered with a wrapper
that looks like a $1,000,000 bill, because our
grandson loves money and chocolate (just like
his grandmother), and you already ate half of
that - SHUT UP!
We don’t want to know how well organized
you are, because we have only yesterday, put
away the last of the beach towels, stored the
deck furniture, and discarded the little pilgrim-hat place cards. Our beautiful green
wreath with a big red bow hangs on the front
door right above the mushy Halloween pumpkin. This is the best we can do, so get off our
backs!
In the meantime, to help us all feel a little
more Christmas spirit, I have composed a Tabernacle-Choir-quality piece entitled, “Jingle
This!” It is to be sung to that timeless Christmas favorite we all enjoy.
Let’s all sing along together now, especially mothers - you know, those carefree, unstressed, perfectly-coiffed, baking, shopping,
entertaining, wrapping, decorating, schlepping mothers who need a holiday song of our
own.
A-one and a-two, and a Jingle Bells/Mommy yells/“Decorate the
tree!/“Hang up now, no texting, and/“Don’t
take that tone with me!”/ Heee!
In the yard/It’s so hard/Putting up the
lights;/Daddy’s shouting words that/Really
aren’t too Christmas-like!
Grandma comes to call/ with cookies
large and small/They’re gone so fast/ that
Mommy missed her favorite bourbon balls.
She didn’t get a bite/ the kids begin to
fight/And, Daddy’s drinking eggnog/ asking, “Who needs outdoor lights?” /Oh!
Jing-a-ling/Caroling?/Are you kidding
me?/The baby and the dog have both/
Thrown up beneath the tree!/Heee!
In the mall/What a ball/Swimming
through the throngs/waiting hours for
Santa/while they’re blasting Christmas
songs!
At home, unknown to all, the teen’s still
on a call/And, Mom cannot reach Dad
to ask, “So, base- or basket- ball?”/She’s
got a giant list/ and she is getting pi--...uh...
mad/She buys a dozen fruitcakes for the
people she might miss!/Oh!
Home she’ll go/Through the snow/Hungering for peace/She gets there/ the tree’s still
bare/
Vicki’s Voice
And, everyone’s asleep!/Hey!
Jingle bell/“What the hell?/“Someone do
the tree!/“Where is Baby Jesus?/“Do you
know you’re killing me?!”
Teenager is bored/ “What extension
cord?/“This is lame! Can I go out?”/She’s so
hard to ignore/
The stockings must be hung/ and the tinsel must be flung/The presents wrapped/the
candles lit/ and carols must be sung!/Oh!
Jingle bells/No one yells/Kids are fast
asleep./Mom and Dad are on the floor/Assembling “G.I. Jeep.”/ Hey!
Clock strikes one/Finally done/Check 5
little beds/Now, you’re feeling Christmas/ as
you Kiss 5 little heads...
(And, God bless us, one and all. With love,
from Vicki.)
Vicki began her career as a weekly columnist with the Durham Herald-Sun newspaper
in North Carolina, in 2003. Her column was picked up by the Las Vegas Review
Journal in 2008, where it ran in the Sunday Lifestyles section until this past Fall. She
misses her Nevada readers terribly.
Sun City Musicmakers
The Sun City Musicmakers announce
their holiday concert “A Nontraditional and
Fun/ditional” upbeat presentation full of
wonderful surprises! Director Megan Schnizlien promises that the music will fill your
heart with the Christmas and Hanukah season of wonder. Talented Eddie Fluellan is
back at the piano.
Show times are December 14th at 7 pm
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and December 15th at 2 pm at the Starbright
Theater located at 2215 Thomas Ryan Blvd
in Summerlin. Tickets are only $8 and may
be purchased at the monitor stations at
Desert Vista, Mountain Shadows or the Pinnacle.
For personal pickup and delivery, call any
Musicmaker or call President John at 2554738.
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Cosmic Jackpot
Tiffany Fairfax
Decem-burr’s 2 Big Chills
Get out your warm clothes and faux furs
because Winter arrives on December 21st. The
last trace of Fall vanishes as the Sun leaves
the final degree of Sagittarius and moves forward to 0° Capricorn.
This is the day of the Winter Solstice when
the sun is at the lowest point of declination,
the shortest day of the year. It symbolizes a
dark time - a time to reflect on the passing
year.
Yes, Winter is here for 3 long months – our
first big chill.
Venus, the planet of love, money and
beauty, zaps us with yet another chill. Within
hours of the Winter Solstice, Venus changes
direction, turning from direct motion to retrograde. Throughout the Yuletide and Holiday
Season, Venus will be retrograde, thus modifying our holiday spirit.
The last Christmas we had with a Venus
retrograde was 8 years ago in 2005. (Wish I
could remember what that one was like - must
pay attention to this coming one!) Does any-
one remember anything different in the 2005
holidays?
Basically, whenever a planet is retrograde,
its energy is directed more internally rather
than outwardly. It’s not the world that brings
the joy, but the subconscious feeling of love
and fulfillment from one’s own self.
When planets are retrograde their energy is
calmer and more internal. Perhaps this year’s
Venus retrograde will focus on the real spirit
of the holidays, rather than the things we give
and receive.
“Love and value comes from within and not
from a thing,” is what Venus retrograde is trying to tell us. Will we grasp her message?
This year’s Venus retrograde is in the sign
Aura-tica
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Tiffany Fairfax is a Professional Astrologer with 30 years experience. She is
certified in both Traditional and Magi Astrology. You can contact Tiffany at:
[email protected].
Psychic Phenomenon
Ali Guggenheim
Everything produces an aura. Animate or
not, everything that is made up of a physical
body also has an energy body.
An aura, is the electro-magnetic field that
surrounds each and every thing (aka: life force
energy, bio or auric field, etc.). It’s the wonderful glow of multicolored emanations that
exude from all things and envelopes each like
a giant halo or cocoon.
Thanks go to Semyon Kirlian, who in the
1960’s, discovered a technique that makes it
possible to capture and display auras on film.
Of course, there are skeptics that repudiate the process by claiming that it shows and
proves nothing. However, those that understand and recognize the significance of revealing the multiple layers of the aura are especially excited about being able to examine the
etheric body.
As this revelation has become more accessible and acceptable, it has given hope and
better insight into the benefits obtainable from
this process in the fields of psychology, medicine, and psychic healing.
While the auras of healthy plants are ordi-
of Capricorn, a very practical sign. I’ll bet the
kinds of gifts that are exchanged will be a lot
more useful and practical.
For example, I’ll be giving a book by Brenda Prinzavalli (Fox 5 TV’s Organizer on the
More Show). No matter how you elect to
spend the holidays, be sure to make it personally valuable. Think about what really matters and make that your theme.
Venus retrograde in Capricorn says spend
your time doing something you value, something that’s worthwhile and worth your time.
Capricorns are achievers and they always want
to see results for the work they do.
Listen to yourself this season; go inside
yourself and listen to what makes you happy
and bring that to the forefront. Celebrate in
your very own magical Venus retrograde way.
Even a party for one is a party!
Venus will continue its retrograde motion
into the New Year. It will turn direct on January 31st, 2014.
We start our new year with the love and
money planets backwards. This forecasts that
2014 will be off to a slow start in those areas,
but that there is also a chance to re-coup losses and to re-assess our values.
Regardless of the retrograde, Venus is still
Venus. I’m sending all of you warm wishes for
Happy Holidays. Enjoy and celebrate in your
own special way!
narily a blur of
white light, animals and humans produce
colors. There is
already huge
evidence that
by understanding the aura’s
formation,
shape, patterns
of frequencies,
colors, brightness/dullness, light changes, etc.,
a trained eye can diagnose a person’s state of
health, their mood, mental being, personality, passions, characteristics, and even their life
purpose.
For example, in my personal experience, after seeing hundreds of aura photos, it was easy
to determine a diabetic’s aura. Although the
aura changes colors from minute to minute,
diabetics had a mostly yellow aura with thin,
red vein-like lines.
When a person had green in their aura, we
knew they were willing to heal. Another inter-
esting conclusion came from an experiment
performed at the University of California’s
Center for Health Sciences.
They amputated a portion of a leaf on a
plant; yet on film, its aura still appeared in its
entirety - which could explain why a person
feels pain in their limb even after amputation.
Since the size and colors of the aura change
all the time, there are ways we can control
these changes.
To measure a person’s aura you will need a
pair of L shaped dowsing rods or make some
out of some dry cleaner hangers.
(1) Find a large open area and stand 10 feet
away from the person.
(2) With your arms touching your body at
your waist area, hold the rods like a gun pointing forward.
(3) Hold the rods very loosely and once positioned, walk slowly towards the person.
(4) The rods will split on their own when
entering the other person’s energy field and
measure the distance from the person’s body
to where the rods split.
You can also change your aura size by
merely changing your attitude and energy
level.
Although this is over simplified, to change
your colors you will first need to establish
which color to create. Purple = spiritual
awareness; blue = serenity; turquoise = influencing others; green = healing; yellow = freedom; orange = uplifting; red = materialistic;
pink = love.
Proudly wear the colors - and don’t forget
the power of visualization.
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Adrea Nairne-Barrera
Under the Desk Pad
As the year comes to an end, I find accumulated little scraps of paper with memorable quotes, advice, fortunes, etc. Most are
protected under my desk pad, some are
fridge magnets and others remain in folders.
So far, I haven’t found much use
for any of them, so sharing
them here gives them a new
purpose.
My annual dog calendar has
great quotes such as: “Dogs
feel very strongly that they
should always go with you
in your car, in case the need
should arise for them to bark
violently at nothing right in
your ear” (Dave Barry). And:
“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful”
(Ann Landers).
How about those fortune cookies? If only
we could count on them!
I’ve been told I will inherit a large sum of
money from an unusual source. That must
be right, since if I do inherit something, it
will certainly be unusual.
Another cookie asked the question “How
can you
have a beautiful ending without making
beautiful
mistakes?” If that’s
true, I have a
whopper of
an ending
ahead of
me for
sure.
The
refrigerator holds
warnings on magnets such as “Be nice to
me! With a minimum of effort I can make
things very difficult.” And “If you can’t be
a good example, you’ll just have to be an
excellent warning.” Words to live by.
My wishful thinking magnet says “I’m
over-pampered and spoiled rotten. I deserve
much better than this.”
For those days when nothing goes right,
we have: “Caution. I go from 0 to bitch in
2.5 seconds.”
The folder quotes goes back over 30 years
from places I’ve worked. Remember this?
“Some things are like Slinkys…..not really
good for anything but it still brings a smile
to your face when you push it down a flight
of stairs.”
The definition of stress never changes
either. “Stress: Strain, pressure and the internal confusion generated when the mind
attempts to override the body’s basic urge to
choke the living daylights out of some jerk
who desperately needs it.”
Since this column is about being in my
60’s, here’s one that came true. From Max-
Adrea Nairne-Barrera’s writing focus these days is on the unexpected
events of life in her 60’s. She welcomes comments, stories and feedback
to: [email protected].
Jarvis Marlow
Rainbow Community Youth Theatre
Three years ago, I set out on this journey with The Vegas Voice to help the local
theatre community grow and prosper in
our valley. One of the first theatre troops to
embrace our vision was the Rainbow Community Youth Theatre group.
With nearly four decades, they are one of
the longest running culture outlets in Las
Vegas. They are located at the Charleston
Heights Arts Center at 800 South Brush
Street in Las Vegas and provide professional training for young people and theatre
classes to all ages.
The Friends of the Rainbow Company
stated that starting in 1976 as a city program, it was almost named the Peanut
Butter & Jelly Players. As humorous as that
might have been, the company is glad the
name did not “stick to the roof of anyone’s
mouth.”
But their goal did - A mission to create
outstanding young artists in the Las Vegas
community and continually offering the
best theatre training for young people in
the country.
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ine: “It’s scary when you start making the
same noises as your coffeemaker!” A plaque
in my kitchen reads “The best antiques are
old friends.”
I make it a point to regularly comb
through things and always get lost in remembering why I saved them. It’s entertaining and makes me happy.
With the digital age upon us, I still post
what I like all over the place and smile every time I pass by the clutter on my fridge or
desk. I have so much, that I have to rotate
them every few years.
Maybe one day I’ll take everything and
make a photo book out of it for the coffee
table. That may be the only way to sort 40
years of clippings.
And the final words of wisdom from a
cookie: “Half of being smart is knowing
what you’re dumb about.” That can keep
you busy for a long time.
The City of Las Vegas Office of Culture
Affairs is their governing agency. The city’s
web site proclaims that, “The Rainbow
Company Youth Theatre is a nationally recognized theatre education program.”
Each year, the Rainbow Company produces a four-show season of family oriented
theatre. As a theatre editor, I am well-aware
that “family oriented” in Las Vegas can be
difficult to find. And as a family man, it is
wonderful to report that the city has done
well to keep ticket prices at $5.00 per person.
As part of my mission to get readers of
The Vegas Voice to venture out and attend
performances, I also hope to encourage the
more adventurous readers to also participate. Casting for Rainbow Company shows
are age appropriate - adults in adult roles
and children in children’s roles, with all auditions open to members of the community.
Their website makes it known that there
is always a need for adults to audition. If
any of our readers step out and audition for
any role with any theatre group, please contact me at [email protected] and I
Our Live Las Vegas
will write a feature article on your journey!
As previously mentioned, the Rainbow
Company performs four times per year
– the 2013/2014 season has three performance left: Scrooge The Musical; December
6-15 and then in 2014 they will produce The
Nevada Series; February 14-16 and Ozma
of Oz; April 25-27 and May 2-4.
If you are able to support the Rainbow
Company, I suggest you join with your time,
talents, resources and generous contributions. Friends of the Rainbow Company is
an independent, non-profit, volunteer organization to support The Rainbow Company
Youth Theater.
Through fundraising, The Friends state
that they “have achieved many goals with
helping The Rainbow Company maintain
the highest standards in youth theater.” Donations assist with production costs as well
as bringing in guest artists.
There are several ways that you can help
out. If you have a little or a lot, they welcome
any support that can be offered. Please visit
their website at www.friendsofrainbow.org.
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John Rothman
Stepping out with Aliante Steppers
Let me first wish all our readers a peaceful and loving holiday season and a new year
filled with nothing but good things.
Can you believe that another year has gone?
Too fast for me, I’m afraid. It’s been a whirlwind for sure and most of the senior performers I know will agree.
Nonetheless, I couldn’t be happier with all
the shows we presented this year and “Sparkle
and Spice” on December 1st was the cherry on
the top. A host of senior dancers and singers
helped to make this a wonderful way of bidding farewell to 2013 and ringing in the holiday season.
It was the biggest Sunday Funday show
we’ve done at Sun City MacDonald Ranch.
And I must thank the Dance Club once again
for giving me the opportunity to showcase so
many talented and dedicated artists.
One of the excellent groups who graced
the stage was Margo Young’s Aliante Steppers from north of the city. They are always
immaculate in their presentations, beautifully
costumed and held in the highest regards by
their fellow performers and audiences.
Their inventive and polished routines have
been seen in numerous local productions and
they feature prominently in every year’s Ms
Senior Nevada Pageant. This delightful ensemble travels all over the State and never fails
to bring a touch of sophistication and grace to
any event - much of it due to the experienced
guidance of Margo Young.
She works closely with acclaimed choreographer Pam Baltz who has been responsible
for creating routines ranging from jazz to
country, sensitive to lyrical. A joy to watch.
Margo danced in flashy productions like the
legendary Folies Bergere at the Tropicana, the
ShowBuzz
Stardust’s Lido de Paris and Casino de Paris at
the Dunes. Deliciously tall, she was an absolute stunner when she was crowned Ms Showgirl International in 1971.
As a senior, she claimed the Ms Senior Nevada title in 2009, assuring her even more accolades in an already star-spangled career. To
Margo, Pam and the Aliante Steppers, a special thanks for bringing your grace and style
to “Sparkle and Spice.”
And so we face another year (and an unwanted birthday) to see what 2014 holds. If
2013 was any indication, we’d better strap on
a helmet (sequined, of course) and some protective gear as it looks like a giddying ride.
Along with teaching and rehearsals and
four quarterly shows and charity performances and guest appearances on Ms Senior
Nevada Pageant Showcase and Senior Idol
and Candlelight Cabaret, Sun City Anthem is
considering staging “VegaStory,” a musical I
wrote to tell the amazing history of this unbelievable city we live in.
I always take a quiet moment to thank God
for giving me this life in the performing arts.
Like in the great Abba number, I can truly say:
Without a song or a dance, what are we? So
I say: “Thank you for the music, for bringing it to me.”
John Rothman is a dancer/choreographer/singer/composer with a
passion for keeping seniors involved in the performing arts. You are more
than welcome to drop him a line at [email protected].
Holiday at the Ranch
Come & enjoy “Holiday at the Ranch”
presented by the Sun City MacDonald
Ranch Variety Club Players on Saturday, December 14th at 7 pm in the Zion
Ballroom located at Sun City MacDonald Ranch, 2020 Horizon Ridge Parkway,
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Henderson 89012. You may contact Barbara Eubanks
(804-8714), or purchase your tickets at
the door. Admission is $5 for residents,
and $8 for non-residents. Your admission
ticket will be placed in our raffle.
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Stu Cooper - Travel Editor
Celebrating our 60th Birthday - Again!
It looks as if the 1st anniversary of our 60th
birthday trip has been set. As I previously advised in past columns, publisher Dan and I
were born three days apart in August of 1953.
So we celebrated the big 6-0 back in August. We had always talked about a big 60th
birthday trip. And for reasons previously
mentioned (my daughter’s wedding and all
the plans involved), we had to postpone our
travel plans.
Dan and I now have a second chance and
therefore it is with great enthusiasm that I
can announce that we have picked a trip and
destination to celebrate our long gone 60th
birthday.
Our plan is to cruise on Royal Caribbean
Cruise Lines, Serenade of the Seas, October
29th to November 6th, 2014 on an eight
night Mediterranean cruise. The ship will
depart from Rome and end in Barcelona.
Ports of call include Livorno (Pisa/Florence), Nice, Corsica, Palma de Mallorca,
Valencia and Barcelona. Wow; three great
countries - Italy, France and Spain in one
cruise.
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Pricing for this “dream come true” on a
cruise only basis is unbelievable. Inside cabins start at just $793.00 per person.
The ocean view rate is $1,063.00 per person. And the balcony rate is $1,253.00 per
person. These rates are based on double occupancy and include all port taxes and fees.
Air fare from Las Vegas to Rome and back
from Barcelona is additional. Pricing and
schedules are not even available for most
airlines as this trip is nearly a year away and
Happy Destinations
most airline schedules are not posted this
early.
Generally speaking airfare should run approximately $1,000 per person. Please feel
free to call me at 1-800-698-1101 and we
can help with air fare and schedules.
Please consider joining publisher Dan
and me as we sail the Med. While on board,
we will host cocktail parties and we will also
provide on-board amenities and shipboard
credits.
This should be an absolutely fantastic
“60th birthday” celebration and we would
love all Vegas Voice readers and Vegas Vacationers to share the fun.
*** I also want to thank all of you who
attended our most recent Vegas Voyagers last
month.
We had over 125 members join us for our
presentation. We announced a number of
trips including our ever popular “Bus to the
Boat” program and a number of longer exotic cruises that many of our members enjoy.
I even spoke about the Holy land trip to
Israel I will be escorting August 16-26, 2014.
If you have any interest in visiting Israel,
please call me at 1-800-698-1101 and I can
send you a comprehensive itinerary and fact
sheet.
I hope all had a Happy Hanukah and a
good Thanksgiving. And to all our Vegas
Voyagers, Merry Christmas and hope you all
have a happy and healthy New Year.
I look forward to seeing everyone at our
next meeting to kick off 2014. As always,
happy destinations.
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Kathy Manney
New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon
This past summer, New
Mexico’s Chaco Canyon
earned another international
designation: the refuge of
dark night skies.
Known for its monumental ancient buildings, Chaco
Canyon was already a World
Heritage Site. Here, America’s
first native settlers built a
community matching ancient Italy’s Pompeii.
Chaco Canyon holds an
air of serenity and peace,
while shadow and light streak across the ancient ruins built by the Chacoan Indians.
Chaco is a remarkable feat of building that
began in the mid-800’s A.D. and lasted more
than 300-years. Chaco is one of the wonders of
North America.
Immense buildings, not built for residential
use, spread through the ruins. After more than
three centuries, the Chaco Indians stopped
building.
They migrated away; burning many of their
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buildings. Evidence indicates that they didn’t
leave with any urgency - but why they left remains a mystery.
The Chacoan people abandoned their
homes to the wind and time; unlike Italy’s
Pompeii, where the people and the area were
catastrophically covered by volcanic ash. What
is striking about the two ancient communities
(more than an ocean apart) however, are the
similarity in structures.
Both were remarkable urban centers, constructed by expert brick masons who employed
precision in creating multistoried buildings
with habitable rooms, containing both doors
and windows. Some of the homes rose three
and four stories in the rear stepping down to
one story in front.
Both cultures built great roads to be connected for commerce and travel. Both amaze
and inspire.
The vista in all directions from Chaco Canyon is high desert landscape unobstructed by
vegetation; making the distance seem endless.
The Ponderosa Pine beams used in the buildings had to have been brought from a forested
area more than 60-miles away.
Though Chaco was the center of a far-ranging trade network like Pompeii, their culture
began to change in the 1100’s and 1200’s. As
they migrated to new areas, they ultimately
interacted with foreign cultures arriving in the
region.
Many Southwestern Indian people regard
Chaco as a significant stop along their clan’s
sacred migration paths - considering it a place
Around Our World
to be honored and respected.
Chaco Canyon is a fascinating place to explore, but to reach it, one must venture onto a
road less traveled. The 16-mile unpaved thoroughfare leading into the canyon is a washboard bordered by rangeland where an occasional elk herd can be spotted and wild horses
freely roam.
The day we visited, our vehicle had to stop
for a flock of sheep being herded by a trained
sheep dog, with no human visibly nearby.
The park’s natural nighttime darkness is
entirely unpolluted by outreach light. Chaco
Canyon is the twelfth worldwide site to receive
the certification of International Dark-Sky
Park from the Tucson based International
Dark-Sky Association. The bid for the title began in response to the National Park Service
initiative “Starry Starry Night.”
Chaco Culture National Historical Park is
located in northwestern New Mexico. Park
rangers offer question and answer walks.
Kathy Manney enjoys visiting interesting places and being an Adventure Diva. Her
“Must See” travel journeys continue - always with enthusiasm.
Especially for
Seniors!
Crystal
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James J. White, D.D.S
Understanding Dental Insurance - Part II
“The cost of living is like bread dough, always on the rise.”
As I discussed last month, unless the patient
asks for or agrees to an “upgrade” in quality
of care, having dental insurance will always
mandate the lowest quality of care.
Here is a perfect example. Dental insurance
will pay for a crown to be replaced every five
years. Why?
Chances are the crown that was originally
done for insurance mandated fees was performed as cheaply as possible by a marginally
trained technician with the cheapest products.
This ensures a poor prognosis for success beyond five years.
The insurance company knows that the
quality the patient receives will be what they
will pay for; so the company had to make a
provision as to when they were willing to reimburse for the crown to be re-done. I can speak
with confidence when I say that a dentist cannot keep making a new crown on a tooth every
five years without something drastic happening to that tooth.
Indeed, the tooth would be lost. This how-
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ever, is a win-win for the insurance company.
If there is no tooth, there is no expense to
the insurance company. And, by the way, most
dental insurance will not pay to have the teeth
replaced with implants.
In my opinion, dental insurance is a legal
scam.
There are differences in dental care, just as there are with
any skilled labor. Comprehensive dentistry that is done well,
results in healthy jaw joints,
comfortable muscles, good
function, lovely aesthetics - and
lasts for years and years.
A patient that I treated in
my previous Connecticut practice recently sent me a note. He
has a new dentist who did an
examination and asked him,
“when did you have those gold
onlays (like crowns) done? Two
or three years ago?”
He responded: “Slightly longer - 33 years ago!”
Purchasing upgraded, high-quality dentistry will assuredly cost less over the long run.
Cheap dentistry will always cost a fortune in
actual dollars, discomfort, poor cosmetics, and
time in the dental chair.
When I began practicing in 1972 dental
The Dentist
insurance benefits were $1,000 - $1,500 per
year. In 2013, the dental benefit is the same
amount! Think about that!
I would bet that there isn’t anyone who
could think of something that has remained
the same price over the last 41 years? Regrettably, dental insurance benefits have.
Do not let insurance companies who
haven’t increased their benefits in 40+ years
dictate what your teeth are worth. One is not in
good health without good oral health.
Make no mistake, an insurance company
does not care what you look like, or if you can
chew, or whether you have dental pain or infections. It is up to you to make certain that
your dentist does not dumb down the quality
of his/her care to meet guidelines that were
determined by an actuary, not a dentist.
My message for readers is to understand that
just because you have a dental insurance benefit does not mean that you must be subject to,
and accept insurance-mandated quality. Use
your benefit to the extent you can, but put it
toward having comprehensive, quality care for
long term health, aesthetics and comfort.
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Richard Warren
Consumer Voice
Workers of a Certain Age
While not really a consumer issue, there
is one topic I’ve heard a lot about over the
last few months. The issue is age bias experienced by those seeking employment.
The United States Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission clearly states:
“Age discrimination involves treating
someone (an applicant or employee) less
favorably because of his age.” The question is - how do you prove it is discrimination based on age, rather than some other
factor?
The goal of an employer is, and certainly
should be, to hire the best available applicant for whatever position they need to fill.
If the employer receives a number of applications and elects to hire a younger person
with lesser qualifications, does that automatically mean it’s age discrimination?
Absolutely not. The employer may wish
to have someone they can train to perform
according to their needs, rather than hire
someone who may be set in their ways. An
employer can probably come up with quite
a few reasons for favoring a younger person
which may be perfectly valid.
This is why age discrimination can be so
hard to prove.
Age bias, as well as gender bias, race bias,
and even weight bias exists. Some of it is
intentional, but quite a lot of it is not.
Sticking with age in this case, often the
human resources person in charge of the
selection process is a younger person, or
at least younger than the applicant. They
could simply be predisposed to favor people
near their own age bracket.
While this does not make it right, it may
explain some of the age bias that does exist.
So how does an older applicant deal with
it - short of suing every potential employer
that doesn’t hire them? By not calling attention to their age.
The complaint I’m hearing from older
job seekers is that they can’t even get an
interview. They feel like they would have a
chance of getting a job if they had the opportunity to present themselves.
Unfortunately it may be the application
or résumé they submit that keeps them
from getting that interview.
It’s only natural that someone would
want to showcase their knowledge and experience by listing everything they’ve done
on their application. What this does though
is tell the person screening the applications
how old they are.
It’s simple math to figure out that someone who has forty or more years of work experience and graduated high school in the
late 1960s is nearing or already at retirement age. Even though the job applicant
may have no desire, or ability to retire, the
employer may view the applicant as nothing more than a very short term worker.
Does that mean the applicant should lie?
Absolutely not.
They should be careful however about
listing dates. Showing only the last ten
years of work history is often sufficient.
Don’t list every job unless it is absolutely
necessary. For education, list the schools
attended without listing the year of graduation if possible.
While some may not agree with this advice, the goal of an application or résumé
is to get an interview. Then it’s up to the
applicant to earn a job offer.
Richard Warren is a passionate consumer advocate. He can be reached at:
[email protected]
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Carole Halford
About Life
Politically Correct My A…
Mike, 62, was a senior citizen (old retired
person), served in the Army for thirty years
as a law-enforcement officer (military policeman) and was emotionally challenged
(hated) by his son-in-law.
Bert (despised son-in-law) was an individual on an alternative career path (a loser)
and motivationally deficient (beyond lazy).
His female offspring (daughter), Kate, was
romantically
non-obser vant
(lovesick
and
blind) and unable to comprehend (an idiot)
in
discerning
(to notice) that
her future male marital partner (husband/
bum) was going to be involuntarily leisured
(unemployed) and would become a person of
substance (fat).
Unfortunately, she is parasitically oppressed
(pregnant) with their second youngster
(child/crumb-snatcher). Their first adolescent (child/rug-rat), Sam, was 6 years-old
and because Kate had to work two occupations (jobs) for lifestyle maintenance (supporting deadbeat husband), Mike was asked
to be visually receptive (baby-sit) over Sam,
three days a week.
Sam was vertically restrictive (thin), sensitively repressed (moody), psychologically selective (uncontrollable), socially challenged
(nerd) with rebellious follicle syndrome (bad
hair day) and had an advance gifted (razorsharp) mind.
Initially, Sam was circumspect (wary)
toward Grandfather Mike. Each day, Mike
would take his descendant (grandson) to the
local pre-university (high school) for intense
physical exercise (running) to work off his
post partum depression (shell-shock). Sam
would sit guardedly (distrustful) on the sidelines until one day, he jumped off the bleacher
and ran alongside.
Then the pre-teen (kid/curtain-climber)
darted past him. Sam’s little legs pumped
hard; harder and faster like underworld be-
ings (demons) chasing him until Mike
grabbed Sam’s shoulder to voluntarily control
(stop) him.
The boy had a sudden emotional occurrence (cried) in obvious distress (pain). Mike
displayed concern (frowned) at the boy.
While Sam opposed strongly (struggled),
Mike
eventually
pulled up Sam’s shirt.
Fist sized body discolorations (bruises)
covered the boney little chest and left side.
WTF… “Who did
this to you?” He’ll
permanently remove
(kill) the SOB. Sam
looked away shaking
his head and biting
his quivering lips.
Mike’s eyes narrowed and began to propose powerfully (demand) answers which resulted in discovering
that Bert was responsible. All political correctness aside and holding Sam’s hand, he
marched to his truck, waited patiently while
Sam carefully buckled in, then drove like hell.
Once at his daughter’s house, he confronted Bert. “Punch a little kid, will you?”
Mike proceeded to beat the crap out of Bert.
He kicked the SOB’s ass (literally) as he stumbled down the front porch steps.
Sam watched, not in horror, but with a
warped fascinated glee on his face. Then Sam
glanced up just as Mike looked down. A gaze
full of mutual understanding and love passed
between them.
Mike reached down and lifted Sam into
his arms. Sam wrapped his small, thin arms
around Mike’s neck and hugged with all his
might.
Now, Bert is blaming PTSD (obvious
horse----) from his inability to find a discerning career field (get a job) and for temporarily being control challenged (having a
violent temper) toward his son. He is pleading
through the courts to get custody of his son.
Mike used every connection he had, fought
every damn self-righteous judge, snooty treehugging social worker and worthless fancy
pants attorney until he was granted custody
of Sam.
Carole Halford is a writer living in Henderson. You can reach her at
[email protected].
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Sam Wagmeister
Toys for Tots Gala
Our biggest challenge is to make this
year’s Toys for Tots spectacular even bigger
than last year – Jonathan Scott.
Clint Holmes and wife Kelly ClintonHolmes join Chris Phillips and Lydia Ansel to
host this year’s Toys for Tots benefit, December 14th at the LVH Casino. Clinton-Holmes
hosts Monday open mic nights at the legendary Bootlegger and appears in her one-woman autobiographical show, Freckled for Life.
Ansel, an exciting classically trained violinist, regularly appears with Bella Electric
Strings. Phillips and Ansel are the nucleus
of the popular Top 40 band Zowie Bowie performing every Friday at Red Rock Casino’s
Rocks Lounge.
As the Smith Center artist in residence, Clint
Holmes opens each month with a new show at
the venue’s intimate 250-seat Cabaret Jazz.
Las Vegas event promoter and producer
Jonathan Scott who appears on ABC-TV’s The
Morning Blend, has once again partnered
with LJ Harness to co-produce the event. An
estimated 4,000 children received presents
People & Places
subject to change) among those scheduled agent at Cadillac of Las Vegas recently was
to appear are Piero’s headliner, movie ac- honored by Helping Hands of Las Vegas for
tress and recording artist Pia Zadora with his dedication and fund raising effort to aid
her singing partner daughter, Katie Z; Frank military veterans and their families. Helping
Sinatra’s musical director Vincent Falcone; Hands is a non-profit providing transportapopular singer Michelle Johnson; Tropicana tion, respite care and a food pantry for seniors.
headliner Skye Dee Miles; comic impres“The LVH has been very kind to us,” Scott
sionist Robert Nash; television, movie and credits, adding that all performers, includstage veteran Adrian Zmed; singer Alyssa ing the 12-piece orchestra have volunteered
Lee; the rocking team of Jason and Janea their talents and time. Scott also recognized
Ebs; singer Naomi Mauro of Perrico’s Pop vocalist and band leader Kent Foote for helpEvolution; American Idol finalist and So- ing make the 2012 event a success. Foote’s VeLJ Harness (left) and Jonathan Scott
ciety of Seven vocalist Jasmine Trias; Liver- gas Good Fellas Jazz and Swing Band appear
pool
import, singer and magician Ben Stone; Thursdays at the west side’s Roma Deli.
last Christmas through the efforts of Harness
Neil Diamond tribute artist Rob Garrett; Elvis
Admission is a new, unwrapped toy valued
and Scott.
David Perrico of the Stratosphere’s Pop tribute artist Trent Carlini and the Swing City at $20 or more. Donations may be made at
Evolution band returns as musical director Dolls. Also returning are Jerry Jones’ Charles Cadillac of Las Vegas, 5185 W. Sahara Avenue,
prior to the event or purchased on line at
with Holmes’ band leader Jeffrey Neiman. Dickens Carolers.
Harness, a former rock and roll drummer www.TheLVH.com. The red carpet begins at
Scott promises a special presentation by
Clinton-Holmes paying tribute to this year’s and current marketing director and sales 5:30 with a 7:00 pm show time.
theme, Las Vegas Loves the Beatles, hinting
that the comedian-singer may appear as the Sam Wagmeister is the Entertainment Editor of The Vegas Voice and
loves to hear what everyone thinks about our local entertainment scene.
“lost Beatle.”
Although not confirmed at press time (and To contact Sam, email him at: [email protected].
Musical Moments
Yvonne Cloutier
Isn’t it Romantic
Romantic is a term describing a style of
western classical music. It originated in Europe, evolving around 1800 and flourishing
to the 1890s, when ragtime, the precursor to
jazz, developed.
In the Romantic period, music became
more artistic, intellectual, colorful, and passionate. It implied fantasy, spontaneity and
sensuality - but not necessarily romantic
love between lovers.
With this new era in music, young composers, being bored and restless with the
old, strove to be creatively different. New
ideas usually come from young composers, gradually allowing their imaginations
and passions to weave through their works shedding the classical belief of logical order,
rules, regulations, and restraint.
It is characteristic of human nature to accept change only gradually. There is rarely
a clear line.
Musical rules continued to be broken and
the straying away from the rigidity of the baroque and earlier classical period resulted.
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Music became more lyrical, with song-like
melodies, richer harmonies, surprises and
thrills. There developed recurring recognizable themes and greater technical virtuosity.
With the expansion of the orchestra (as
new instruments developed) musicians developed ways to get new sounds out of established instruments, and, most importantly,
the elevation of genius performers to star
soloists.
Composers began by following Beethoven’s
model of his symphonies, gradually finding
their own balance between emotion and
structure. Again, Beethoven began the disconnection and was a crucial figure in the
transition between the classical and romantic eras as heard in his Symphony No. 9.
It was an age of revolution. The industrial revolution, and the rise of the middle
class through collective bargaining, helped
promote change. It was, in essence, a revolt toward freedom of life, expression and
thought.
Musical storytelling became important.
They began exploring the music of their
native countries. Nationalism became a
driving force expressing cultural identity;
particularly in Russia and Eastern Europe
where folk music was incorporated into symphonies - such as in Tchaikovsky‘s works.
Musical colors were necessary to depict exotic scenes that became popular like Spanish
landscapes of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio
Espagnol. Operas were set in exotic locales
such as Verdi’s Aida in Ancient Egypt.
The Romantic period was the heyday of
the virtuoso; particularly pianists, violinists,
and singers. The artist was glorified, whether
musician, poet or painter.
Liszt, the great Hungarian pianist/composer, played with such passion and virtu-
osity that, allegedly, women in the audience
would faint. These gifted performers wrote
finger breaking music, with spontaneous
cadenzas, that displayed their dizzying talent; thus drawing great crowds at their concerts.
Some other gifted composers and performers of this period were Berlioz, Mahler,
Schubert, Schumann, Brahms. There was
Dvorak’s New World Symphony, Chopin‘s
beautiful character pieces for solo piano,
Wagner‘s dark operas, Rossini‘s operas,
Strauss‘s waltzes.
This new development in musical history,
that began over 200 years ago, probably
more than any other music, other than ragtime, had a powerful impact on all cultures.
Yvonne Cloutier, a former teacher/principal, with a music background,
specializes in ragtime piano. She is also an author and has written
an easy-to-read book on Scott Joplin. She also reports about music
in Sun City Anthem at SCA-TV. You can also contact her at www.
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Women in the Coast Guard
Throughout history, women have served in
the US Coast Guard.
It all began in 1791, when a young woman
named “Black Marie,” famous for her brawn
and boxing skills, was hired by a shipping
company to protect its cargo. Thus the “Revenue Cutter Service” was formed.
Next came women who served in the Lighthouse Service, rescuing those in peril on the
open sea. The Lighthouse Service became one
of the few professions open to women during
the nineteenth century.
The last woman keeper was Fannie Salter.
She retired in 1948 after 23 years of service.
This marked the close of nearly 150 years of
women serving as lighthouse keepers. These
women performed many acts of heroism, rescuing men from the sea, guiding ships and
never failing those mariners who depended
on them.
As World War I began, women were recruited to join the Coast Guard, as reserves, to fill
office vacancies; thus freeing men for combat.
These women were called “Yoemanettes” and
Women Warriors
were released as soon as the war ended.
World War II opened up more opportunities. With over 16 million
American men fighting overseas,
women, once again, were called to
serve their country.
Navy Lt. Dorothy Stratton agreed
to transfer to the Coast Guard, as the
director of the Coast Guard Women’s
Reserve. Instead of reusing the name
“Yoemanettes,” Stratton chose to call
the female reservists SPARS, an acronym for the Coast Guard motto: Semper Paratus, Always Ready.
Not all Coast Guard men welcomed
these women. One Captain, when
hearing that women were coming into
the service, exploded with “My God!
Dogs and now WOMEN in the Coast
Guard!”
Las Vegas has its own SPAR—Billie S. D’Entremont (Gallagher). She
enlisted in 1943, attended Boot Training at Hunter College in the Bronx and
later Yoemen training at Oklahoma
A&M. She served as a recruiter in Wisconsin
and Minnesota and was later assigned to a
medical unit in Honolulu.
As the photo indicates, one of her most
memorable moments was having her picture
taken with heavyweight boxing champion, Lt.
Col. Jack Dempsey, a Coast Guard Reservist
who was appointed to be the Director of Physical Fitness with orders to “Make em Tough.”
Billie tells of a time when she and another
SPAR were walking down the street and were
stopped by two Marines on traffic duty. They
were told that they were out of uniform, since
they were not wearing stockings and would
be issued a citation, unless the two Marines,
were given a pass for the recreation center on
Moanloa Ridge base.
As guests, they could have two beers and
dance till closing. Everyone knew that stockings were not required of the SPARS in Honolulu if their legs were tanned. It was a good
trade off and later a fun evening for all.
Y2C Billie D’Entremont completed her tour
of duty in 1945.
In 1947 the SPARS were demobilized and
re-established in 1949. In 1973, Congress
terminated the SPARS as a separate branch
of the Coast Guard and thus made women
eligible for regular and reserve units. In 1977,
women were permitted to serve aboard seagoing Coast Guard vessels.
Billie and I are proud members of Women
Veterans of Nevada. We are seeking new
members. For more information, visit: www.
facebook.com/womenveteransofnevada.
Jewish War Veterans Honors Veterans
Jewish War Veterans Sgt. Manny Peven
Post 65, in Henderson honored veterans living at the Boulder City Nevada State Veterans Home. Last month, the Post became the
sponsor of a fourth room in each of the four
wings in this facility. Sgt. Manny Peven Post 65 is a proud sponsor and participant of the Veterans Home
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Olympics in October, a Super Bowl Pizza
Party in February and the annual golf tournament.
Pictured: Post Commander Paul Schreiman (left) presenting the donation for the
sponsorship to Angela Metcalf, Senior Vice
Coordinator (center) with Post Senior Vice
Commander Barry Freedman (right).
Mary Richard
Health Fitness
“The Goodies are Coming, the Goodies are Coming!”
Oh yeah! The holidays are quickly upon us.
How did that happen?
All that hard work of losing weight, toning
up during the year may go “bust” in just a few
weeks if we are not careful! It took me several
weeks to lose the 10 pounds that suddenly “appeared” after the holidays last year!
Where the heck did they come from, I asked?
But I vow NOT to deprive myself of the wonderful goodies that will be enriching my life
over the next few weeks. I’m often asked how
do I keep my energy up and WHERE do I get
my energy?
I’ve been like this my whole life – full of energy, life to the fullest! My mother used to tell
me that I just never stayed put! (I guess that
was one reason why she put me into dance
school at such an early age! To help use up
that bottled up energy!)
If I have a really full day ahead of me, I try
to have a 3 egg omelet with lots of veggies, a
little cottage cheese and some fruit for breakfast. I eat a light lunch and light dinner.
With my 2 part-time jobs, plus teaching my
seven Zumba classes per week, there are times
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have you been hounding around the goodies
and end up eating more than you originally
intended?
Also, as I have mentioned in previous columns, I will munch on something at home
before going out to a home party. A little bit
of veggies helps to fill the tummy so I’m not
tempted to gobble up everything in sight when
I get to the party! Also, drinking lots of water
tends to fill me up more.
There are so many ways to help keep off
those sneaky pounds that creep up before you
know it! And I try to walk more during the holidays. When parking my car for both my jobs,
I try to park a little further – to allow more
walking time.
that I cannot have a full dinner, so I make my ing the next few weeks. Temptation is there for
Let’s try to burn off some calories and still
sure!
lunch the larger meal of the day.
enjoy the holidays to the fullest!
I try to take one (or two) pieces of the tempI’m constantly searching the web for lower
Positive attitude and good health to
caloric recipes for desserts. Believe me – I am a tation and then walk away! How many times all!
true chocoholic! GIVE ME CHOCOLATE!
Mary Richard was crowned Ms. Senior Nevada 2006, was first runner-up for Ms.
But that can surely add up calories! So, I
Senior America 2006 and is a life-time dancer. She is one of the original columnists
try to have a little dessert whenever the time
for The Vegas Voice. She is now an aerobics instructor throughout Las Vegas/
comes for me to indulge!
Henderson. Mary can be reached at [email protected].
Home and office parties are abundant dur-
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Mary Schramski
Creating Happiness: Las Vegas Style
I’m always looking for places where I
find happiness.
The other night I took my daughter
Jessica and her boyfriend Tim for a
birthday celebration to Roma Garden
Italian Restaurant. It’s a wonderful,
joyful haunt in Henderson.
Roma Garden, an intimate restaurant
with the best Italian food, reminds me
of when Jessica was a teenager, and I’d
take her to Di Martino’s Italian Restaurant on Maryland Parkway. Di Martino’s
was an old school, Vegas hangout with
good Italian food and great music.
Not only is Roma Garden’s food fabulous - like the shrimp scampi and eggplant rollattini, but our dining experience is always enhanced by Renato Di
Antonio, the owner. He plays an elegant
white piano in the corner and singing
songs like “Unforgettable” and “New
York, New York.”
Years ago, Jess and I would drop into
a Di Martino’s, have a great meal, listen
to soulful music and connect with each
Creating Happiness
other. My daughter
would catch me up
on her teen drama crushes and school
intrigue. And for me,
I had the chance to
relax and enjoy my
lovely Jessica.
Charming
and
creative
Renato
told me about his
goal for Roma Garden. “My passion
is food and music,
and they should always be together,”
he explained in his
sexy Italian accent.
“That’s why I opened
Roma Garden in
the Von’s Shopping
Center. Food should
accompany music
and music food.
They enhance each
other.”
Previously Renato entertained in
Rome, where he was born, then on
cruise ships and in the Hollywood area.
After years of owning large restaurants
like Trilussa in Beverly Hills and Roma
Grill on Eastern Avenue, he and his
charming wife Nina decided to scale
back. They opened Roma Garden, com-
bining great food and good music.
Every time Renato sings when I’m
dining at Roma Garden, I want to dance
and think about Las Vegas when I was
younger. Renato joked to me, “I always
ask my guests which is better, the food
or the music?” I really can’t answer this
question, because both are enchanting.
Renato and Nina have created a
unique combination. And there is more
to come.
In a few weeks, Renato is going to play
Italian music along with a inspiring
video of Florence, Rome, Pisa, and Milan. Guests will feel as if they are taking
a trip through Italy as they enjoy the
pasta, chicken parmesan, eggplant, and
of course my favorite, shrimp scampi in
a heavenly, buttery garlic sauce.
With the holidays so busy, think about
enjoying Roma Garden for a quick bite
after shopping. Imagining your group
dining and dancing to Renato’s lovely
serenades makes me happy.
My daughter and I laughed the other
night and reminisced about going to Di
Martino’s every Sunday years ago where
we talked, enjoyed music, Italian food
and made memories. Roma Gardens
could be this place for you - experiencing a spectacular world of music and
food!
What a way to enjoy the holiday season and the last month of the year!
Mary Schramski, Ph.D., is author of JASON GATSBY: A Novel, and HAPPINESS REHAB: 8
Creative Steps To A Joyful Life. See all her books on Amazon.com. You can contact her
at: [email protected].
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Dick Arendt
The Curse of Being Born in December
I know: “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays,
Happy New Year.” I’ve heard it for almost 67
years.
And until now, I’ve just smiled and replied in kind. However, I am now a senior
citizen, I’m expected to complain, and I’m
gonna complain !
So after all these years, it’s time!
I was born 26 minutes from 1947 - on December 31, 1946.
And...the only one who got a good deal out
of that was my dad! He got an extra income
tax exemption of what was $600 way back
when.
I loved my dad. He was a character, and I
previously wrote an article about him last Father’s Day; but knowing him for the “frugality” he displayed during his life, I can certainly
visualize him saying: “Rosie, push...we need
the deduction!”
My mother must have spent New Year’s Eve
in agony. And I actually have a clipping from
the Chicago Tribune announcing my being
one of the closest kids born to the new year
Birthday. No sir! Just one for both!
And it all started as a child. A few toys....with
socks and underwear. Stuff that a kid hates to
get...much less for Christmas or a birthday.
And whatever I received was to cover both occasions.
La De Da.
Meanwhile my little brother, who was born
in March, would get the socks and underwear
and toys on Christmas, and still get another
stockpile shortly thereafter for his birthday. It
wasn’t fair, and finally, after 67 years, I’m
complaining!
And what was even worse, I couldn’t sleep
late the morning after my birthday because
Catholics have to attend mass on January 1st or
of 1947.
suffer the pains of hell. Over the years, I’ve had
La De Da ! I was too young to eat the ice to get up early that day, in the freezing cold
cream or birthday cake.
(possibly wearing my new Christmas/Birthday
Anyone out there who was born near Christ- socks), or face eternal damnation!
mas knows where I’m headed with this. It’s
Then what do I do? called “Christmas/Birthday” presents your
I marry a Jewish girl who looks at Christwhole life ! mas and New Year’s as days she’ll be withNot one for Christmas and another for out jazzercise or zumba classes because
our Recreation Center will be closed.
To add to my misery, she doesn’t know how
to cook baked ham and I can’t even go to
a restaurant to eat it because it’s either closed
for the holiday or they charge an arm and a
leg for it on that “special” day.
And then to top in all off - the world can’t
wait for the day your birthday ends! Oh the
thrill of it all!
And it all started with a spring day in late
March, when the Chicago cold needed a little
“bodily warmth” to create a human being
that entered this world on December 31, 1946!
However, they say “what goes around, comes
around” and to my dad, who thought he was
saving $600 in 1946 on his income taxes, I
ended up costing him a lot more than $600
on those cars of his I wrecked over the years.
To my little brother who never sends me a
birthday card or even picks up the phone to
wish his older brother a Happy Birthday or
Merry Christmas, he now gets free casino teeshirts as gifts for his thoughtfulness...on both
Christmas and his birthday.
And to wifey - who now celebrates hubby’s
birthday with some strange ceremony of holding a mirror under his nose as she gazes on
that once sleek beast who falls asleep at 8:30
pm on that day; you now get the privilege of
buying those smelly socks and “expanding”
undies.
But to all of you...I wouldn’t have changed
a single moment for the memories you gave
me on every birthday/Christmas over all those
years. Happy holidays (and love) to all of you. Dick Arendt authors both the Anthem Opinions Sun City Anthem Community
blog (www.AnthemOpinions.blogspot.com) and is the radio host of our weekly The
Vegas Voice Show. He enjoys making people laugh.
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Please,
Please...
Not
Another
Migrane
Local Doctor Offers Hope for Sufferers of Headaches, Migraines and Mystery Head-pain
Dear Friend,
You can feel it coming on. It’s that
all too familiar pain that you have
come to expect on a consistent basis.
Maybe it’s once a month, maybe twice
a week; for some unfortunates, it’s as
often as every day.
They take their toll on the job and
at home, resulting in lost income,
strained relationships and an inferior
quality of life. But, if you are a
headache, migraine or mystery headpain sufferer, you already know all of
this.
Here’s the thing. In my office, most
of the people that come in to see me
tell me they’ve “tried everything.”
Many people prefer to escape into
the comfort of their beds, with the
lights off, the shades down and no
noise. When the pain finally breaks,
they may feel exhausted, weak,
confused or even hung over.
They’ve had “every” test, wound
up with huge medical bills, and are
still no better off. Often, they’ve been
subjected to medications that (at best)
temporarily mask symptoms. That’s
not what most people are looking for.
That’s what I’m going to tell you
about. But, before I tell you more, let me tell
you something about myself.
At the time, I’m a student in good ol’
Atlanta, Georgia, and life is good. But then,
it happens: I get rammed by a truck and get
hurt so badly I can’t sit up without reaching
behind my own head and lifting up.
The pain in my head (also my neck and
back) gets so intense I can’t sit in class,
concentrate and to be very frank, it puts
me in a bad mood - and that’s not me! I’m
afraid my dreams of being a doctor are
slipping away.
I try a few things, and after considering
surgery (that’s the only option, according to
the doctor) I decide against it. But, there’s
more…
A friend convinces me to give his doctor
a try. This doctor does an exam, takes some
films, and then “adjusts” my upper neck.
The doctor tells me by getting my head on
straight, even my low-back can get better.
The adjustment doesn’t hurt, there was no
“cracking,”; it actually feels good.
I get relief, and shortly, I can turn my
head without my body going with it. Oh,
did I mention that this doctor is a NUCCA
chiropractor?
NUCCA Chiropractic works so well
for me, and I’m so impressed with the
other “miracles” I see in his office, that I
eventually get specially trained as a NUCCA
chiropractor myself. And that’s how it
happened!
Headaches and migraines may be your
body’s negative reaction to nerve interference
in the upper cervical spine (neck region);
specifically in the first vertebra, the atlas.
Nerve interference doesn’t always result from
head trauma such as an accident, an injury
or a fall.
It can result from years of poor posture,
stress and even the birth process itself given
the extreme pressure on a baby’s neck due to
the pushing, pulling and twisting that’s part
of any delivery! And it can take years for any
type of body damage (illness, condition) to
show up!
Nerve interference in the upper cervical
spine negatively affects communication
between the brain and the body; causing
the body to malfunction. NUCCA doctors
receive specific training to locate, correct
and remove nerve interference so that these
malfunctions, including headaches and
migraines, are corrected, without drugs!
Meet Some of Your Neighbors We’ve
Seen:
“I don’t have headaches anymore. The
Mayo Clinic told me there was pressure at
my brainstem. That’s where Dr. Luzod
came in” (Chris Acara – Las Vegas)
“I flew in from Indiana for relief. I’ve
been to pain clinics and tried every drug
they could dig out of the wastebasket. Now
I fly back monthly because I feel terrific! ”
(Gene Stauffer, Elkhart, IN)
“My migraines were debilitating, I felt
like I wanted to pull my eye-balls out.
Since coming here I really haven’t had any
more!” (Stephanie - Henderson)
“I now have no anxiety, depression
or headaches. I tell people, if you have
headaches, you need to be here.” (Brian –
Las Vegas)
You Benefit from an Amazing Offer.
Look, it shouldn’t cost you an arm and a leg
to correct your health. You are going to write
a check to someone for your health care
expenses, you may as well write one for a
lesser amount for chiropractic.
When you bring in this article, you
will receive a complete consultation,
examination, an x-ray of the problem
area - the whole ball of wax. This work-up
normally costs $180, however, when you are
one of the first 20 people to call and schedule
you’ll receive the entire work-up
for $37.
The folks at Medicare won’t let us
give this discount to those with federal
insurance - but not to worry. I can still
give those over 65 a complimentary
consultation; just to see if I can help.
But, please call right away because
this offer expires soon, and I don’t
want you to miss out. By the way,
further care is very affordable.
You see I’m not trying to seduce
you to come see me with this great
offer, then to only make it up with
high fees after that. Great care at a
great fee.
Please, I hope that there’s no
misunderstanding about quality of
care just because I have a big heart
and want to help you get checked out.
You’ll get great care at a great fee.
I just have this offer to help more
people who need care.
My qualifications: I’m a 1999
graduate of Life University and
have been entrusted to take care
of tiny babies to pro athletes that
you may know, and have even been
interviewed on every television
news channel in the city (3, 5,
8 and channel 13!). They loved NUCCA. A
friend helped me put the interviews up on
our website: www.DrDevin.com.
My assistants are Brandi and Renee and
they are really great ladies. Our office is both
friendly and warm and we try our best to
make you feel at home.
We have a wonderful service, at an
exceptional fee. Our office is called SPINAL
CARE OF NEVADA and it is at 1930 Village
Center Circle, Suite H, in Las Vegas, NV
89134.
Our phone number is 566. HOPE (4673).
We also have clinics with great doctors in
the Southwest, Henderson (and Salt Lake!).
Call Brandi, Renee or me today for an
appointment.
We will find out if we can help you. Thank
you.
Devin Luzod, D.C.
P.S. When with the first, I am also offering
the 2nd family member this same work-up
for only $17!
P. P. S. “Mystery head pain” often doesn’t
have a category and these patients are often
told to, “live with it.” It can even feel like a
shock or an odd sensation into the head. The
cause may be brainstem pressure and we will
uncover this in our exam.

December 2013 - The Vegas Voice

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