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www.mymaturetimes.com MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 2 ‘Roadmap to 100’ is a matter of diet, exercise By Sam McManis ments, or gene and hormone people are staying healthier SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE therapy, or the latest “super longer. From the title of Dr. Walter fruit” — is the key to extending Bortz’s book — The Roadmap and improving life. Q: A good thing, right? But to 100: The Breakthrough Sci - “Fitness is a 30-year age off - don’t you also write in the book ence of Living a Long and set,” Bortz says. “A fit person of that we live in a “bifurcated so - Healthy Life — you might pre - 70 is like an unfit person of 40. ciety” in which we’ve got the re - sume the noted gerontologist And the galling thing is, it cost ally healthy and really has uncovered some miracu - us $2,000 per person per year unhealthy, and the healthy pay lous anti-aging formula. (in medical bills) to pay for peo - for the rest? In a way, he has. It’s called ple being unfit.” A: I lay a lot of the blame on exercise and diet. An outspoken proponent of health illiteracy. If you’re personal responsibility for smart, you’re going to live a health and a frequent critic of long time. Because now we mainstream medicine’s dis - know. It’s not genes and not ease-oriented focus, Bortz, 80, doctors. It’s how you live your SHNS PHOTOS is himself a model of healthy life. We are a ... wonderful en - ABOVE: Dr. Walter Bortz, left, and his wife, Ruth Anne, ran the Boston behavior. semble of genes. All these genes Marathon April 15, 2002. LEFT: Dr. We talked to Bortz about The are little electric switches that Bortz’ book. Roadmap to 100 (Palgrave must be tuned. The tuning of it MacMillan, $25, 246 pages) and is exercise. When you’re fit, longevity. everything tunes correctly. If Q: So, if doctors themselves you’re not fit, everything goes can’t stay healthy ... Q: I read a statistic from your to hell. A: Listen, health is a control book that shocked me: By the thing. You have to own it. You middle of this century, we’ll Q: Exercise and nutrition — must ingest health and make it have 6 million centenarians. is that going to be a hard sell to a part of all your decisions. I’m Does that mean people are someone always looking for the healthier, or are they just hold - quick fix? a student of the human poten - ing on longer thanks to medical A: Sure. We, as doctors, can tial. How long can we live? A science? treat disease. We can charge hundred years. That’s our birthright. But it can be a good Old school as that may seem, A: Oh, I give medical science you for it. We want things we the Stanford University profes - a very small partition of it. can send you a bill for. And 100 years. It’s not lying around sor of medicine presents solid, they can bill you for surgery in some desolate nursing home. peer-reviewed research that Q: Are people healthier now and pills. But if you come into confirms the belief that fitness than before? my office, and I go over you and Q: So longevity for its own — not antioxidant supple - A: The data clearly show old say the best thing for you is to sake is not a good thing? get on a really good exercise A: Clearly, no. It’s quality of program, you’re going to life. When I wrote my first book stalk out because I didn’t in 1991, called We Live Too give you the easy answer. Short and Die Too Long , I as - serted that 100 was our Q: Why aren’t doctors birthright. That was out on a trained more to deal with limb back then. A lot of people health rather than disease? said, ‘This guy’s blowing A: They get paid for hav - ing you sick. They want you smoke.’ Now we recognize that to bleed. I just lectured 600 we ought to live to be 100 if we doctors at Kaiser. They are don’t [mess] it up. all fat. Continues on page 4 MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 3 April is Cancer Control Month

We all know someone the benefits of chemotherapy and cigarettes manufactured in years other cancer treatments. Smoking past, making it harder to quit. Tap whose life has been affected by causes more than 85% of lung can - into resources such as cancer. Whether it is a friend, fam - cers and can cause cancer almost www.SmokeFree.gov for helpful ily member or you personally, this anywhere in the body. One in three tools or call the NCI’s national disease cripples families and cancer deaths in the U.S. are to - QuitLine at 1-877-44U-QUIT (1- causes much heartache. Though bacco-related.” To make matters 877-448-7848) to speak with a technology has advanced research worse, cigarettes today have more smoking cessation counselor. and introduced new treatment op - addictive chemicals (nicotine) than Continues on next page tions, cancer remains the second largest killer of Americans, behind heart disease. In an effort to fight the battle against cancer, empha - size the promise of medical re - search and remind Americans of Miguel Tarango, MD the healthy, preventive steps to Colorectal cancer screenings (can protect themselves, President range from a blood test to a Barack Obama has proclaimed colonoscopy) and Prostate-Spe - April as National Cancer Control cific Antigen, known as “PSA” month. (generally recommended once per year for men over age 50). Other According to the National Cancer screenings for specific types of Institute (www.cancer.gov), there cancer are available and may be are four components to fighting prescribed. The good news about cancer- kicking bad habits, being these preventive measures is that conscientious about what you eat, most insurance plans cover these ensuring you make time for physi - tests in full. Inquire with your car - cal activity and getting screened. rier for details. Whether you have been diagnosed or are trying to reduce the risk of Stop Smoking. Research has found cancer, you should follow these a strong link between tobacco use guidelines: and many cancers, among other diseases. Quitting smoking- even Get your screenings. Perhaps the after many years- can greatly re - easiest part of a cancer-prevention duce your risk of developing can - regimen, early detection is the key cer and other serious diseases. to successfully treating cancer. According to US Surgeon General Cancers are most treatable when Regina M. Benjamin’s December caught early; conversely, unde - 9th press release, “Tobacco smoke tected cancers are likely to spread contains a deadly mixture of more and become harder to treat. De - than 7,000 chemicals and com - pending on gender, the most com - pounds, of which hundreds are mon cancer screenings include toxic and at least 70 cause cancer. mammogram (women age 40 and Every exposure to these cancer- older should have mammograms causing chemicals could damage every 1 to 2 years), Pap tests (talk DNA in a way that leads to cancer. to your doctor about frequency- Exposure to smoke also decreases the guidelines vary by individual), MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 4 Senior Games 2011 The City of El Paso Parks and Recreation Department and Bravo Health have the Senior Games underway for individuals 50 years of age and older. (Individuals turning 50 years of age in 2011 are eligible.) Continued from page 2

You can still register for any of the events below and registration forms are available at any of Q: What about the ways other than ex - the nine Parks and Recreation Senior Centers. The fee is $15 for two events and $5 for each ad - ercise and nutrition? Everything from ditional event. gene therapy to dietary supplements to Event Date Time Location super fruits. Is it people wanting to get the quick fix? Or is science trying to sell Cycling April 2 8am Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta Dr. us product? Volleyball April 7 6pm Galatzan Recreation Center A: It’s money. I’m at Stanford. So high- Road Race(5K,10K) April 9 8am Ascarate Park, 6900 Delta Dr. tech. They all want their laboratories. Track and Field April 16 830am , 7800 Edgemere They all want to find something lucrative Awards Ceremony April 29 6pm Hilos De Plata Senior Center that helps people. I was at a lecture there Information – David Lopez at (915) 544-0753. a year ago on angiogenesis — new blood vessels. The speaker said, “With these New Website Helps Texans Find viral vectors, you get the first blush of a new vessel!” I went up to him afterward Information, Services on Autism and said, “You get the whole thing from (Austin) ― The Autism Re - treatments really help, or where to exercise.” He says, “Yes, but there’s no search & Resource Center has go to get them. This new resource money in it.” It all comes down to what launched a website eases that learning process and em - you can sell in Walgreens. (www.tarrc.org) that can help Tex - powers parents to tackle the chal - ans find the information and serv - lenges ahead.” Cont/page 12 ices they need to support people diagnosed with autism spectrum Cancer Control... disorder (ASD). Continued from page 3 products, lean meats, fish, beans, Get moving. There is a direct link eggs, and nuts. A healthy diet is The website will be especially between physical inactivity and also low in saturated fat, trans fat, helpful to families with a child re - breast, colon and other types of cholesterol, salt and added sugars. cently diagnosed with ASD, a de - cancers. Not only does physical A great resource is velopmental disability that can cause significant social, communi - activity ward off heart disease, http://www.fruitsandveggiesmat - cation and behavioral challenges. high blood pressure and diabetes, ter.gov/, where you can calculate In addition to general information but has shown to improve mental how many fruits and vegetables about the disorder, such as signs health. Think you don’t have the you need, read tips, download and symptoms, the website pro - time, stamina or equipment for a recipes and use other interactive vides detailed resources to help proper “workout”? Think again- healthy eating tools. guide families through the deci - quality of life can improve with So in the spirit of honoring sur - sion-making process and direct just one 30-minute walk, three vivors – and ourselves – let’s try them to services and programs in times per week. Sadly, the Na - to implement a cancer-fighting their communities. tional Center for Chronic Disease way of life. This month, pledge to “Texas has needed a resource like Prevention and Health Promotion adopt healthy habits that will last this website for a long time,” said and Centers for Disease Control a lifetime. Frank McCamant, chairman of the and Prevention tell us that more Texas Council on Autism and Per - than 50% of Americans do not Miguel Tarango, MD vasive Developmental Disorders. meet this guideline. WellMed Senior Clinic “We know that families often feel Watch what you eat. The NCI 501 N Yarbrough Dr. the frustration of not knowing states that a healthy diet includes El Paso, TX 79915 where to turn for reliable informa - fruits and vegetables, whole (915) 595-1844 tion on ASD for instance, which grains, fat-free or low-fat milk MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 5 By: “Doppler” Dave Speelman

Spring Arrives! What is the cloudiest city in Spring officially arrived last Sunday (March 20th). It is hard to believe the ? we are already in a new season. For many folks, this is their favorite A. Astoria, Oregon time of the year, minus our wind, blowing dust & sand. We now know the forecast for this Spring, courtesy of NOAA (Na - B. Seattle, Washington tional Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration). The computer models C. Elkins, West Virginia are indicating that in El Paso and all of southern New Mexico rainfall

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r e p s y a d y d u o l c 0 4 2 s a h t I . n o g e r O , a i r o t s A – A : r e w s n What about the sunshine forecast for the Spring or even upcoming A year? I had one person ask me that question jokingly, but I though it was an interesting question, albeit unusual. Did you realize that this area is one of the sunniest across the country? In fact, El Paso is the 6th sunniest city in the United States! The average annual amount of sun - “Doppler" Dave Speelman is the chief me - shine here is 84%! That’s a lot. Below you will find the sunniest cities: teorologist at KVIA-TV in El Paso. You can watch his forecasts at 4, 5, 6 and 10 pm on CITY, STATE ANNUAL % AVG NO. OF YEARS POSSIBLE SUNSHINE OF DATA ABC-7 (channel 6 cable). If you would like 1. YUMA, AZ 90% 42 Doppler Dave to address 2. REDDING, CA 88% 10 (explain) any weather issues you can email 3. LAS VEGAS, NV 85% 47 him at [email protected] 4. PHOENIX, AZ 85% 101 5. TUCSON, AZ 85% 53 6. EL PASO, TX 84% 54 FRESNO, CA 79% 46 RENO, NV 79% 45 FLAGSTAFF, AZ 78% 15 SACRAMENTO, CA 78% 46 ALBUQUERQUE, NM 76% 63 KEY WEST, FL 76% 38 PUEBLO, CO 76% 61 MIDLAND-ODESSA, TX 74% 22 ROSWELL, NM 74% 7 AMARILLO, TX 73% 61 ELY, NV 73% 56 LOS ANGELES C.O., CA 73% 32 LAKE CHARLES, LA 72% 19 LUBBOCK, TX 72% 25 NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR 72% 24 GRAND JUNCTION, CO 71% 56 HONOLULU, HI 71% 46 JOHNSTON ISLAND, PC 71% 22 ABILENE, TX 70% 49 DODGE CITY, KS 70% 59 MIAMI, FL 70% 20 MILFORD, UT 70% 16 WAKE ISLAND, PC 70% 28 DENVER, CO 69% 46 LANDER, WY 68% 50 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 68% 42 SAN DIEGO, CA 68% 56 MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 6

Calendar of upcoming events for El Paso/ Southern New Mexico are from April 2011

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‘Colors of Spring 2011’ — El ’60s and beyond. Paso Art Association’s annual Better Business Bureau and ‘Huapango’ — Ballet Folk - spring show and sale is April 1- Gun Show — The Paso Del Torch Awards — Character lorico Paso del Norte performs at 29 , at Sunland Art Gallery in Sun - Norte Gun Collectors Spring Gun First founder Tom Hill is keynote 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and land Park Mall Opening reception Show is Saturday and Sunday, speaker at the BBB’s annual 3 p.m. Sunday, April 8-10 , at the and awards ceremony is 5:30 to 8 April 2-3 at the El Maida Shrine luncheon meeting and Torch Chamizal National Memorial, 800 p.m. Friday, April 1. Information: Temple, 6331 Alabama. The show Awards1 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. S. San Marcial. Tickets: $10. 584-3117, 474-0053 or sunlandart - includes guns and antiques for Wednesday, April 6 , at The Sum - gallery.com. buy, sell or trade. Minors must be mit Ballroom & Conference Cen - El Paso Artists Studio Tour accompanied by a parent. Informa - ter, 120 N. Festival. Tickets: $50 —The 4th annual tour is Saturday ‘YES’ Choir Music Marathon tion: 598-0935. ($1,000 corporate tables for 10). and Sunday April 9-10 featuring — Young El Paso Singers and Information: Annabelle Estrada, Eastside, Northeast and Mission friends, will host a fundraising El Paso Sports and Health 490-0762 or Valley artists and April 16-17fea - music marathon 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Expo — KROD’s annual family [email protected]. turing Westside, Upper Valley and Saturday, April 2 , at Western Hills show is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Downtown artists. Information: United Methodist Church, 524 April 3 , at Sunland Park Race - Celebrity Waiter Spaghetti 833-0636 or [email protected]. Thunderbird. Participants will sing track and Casino. Several sports Dinner — Las Americas Immi - and play music non-stop for eight card and collectibles tables, and grant Advocacy Center’s 12th an - Tejanas softball — The EPCC hours. Admission is free; dona - sports-related retailers, UTEP ath - nual fundraiser is 6 p.m. Thursday, Tejanas’ home games are at the tions accepted. Information: Dr. letics and professional sports April 7 , at St. Pius X Parish’s Valle Verde Softball Field. Admis - Cindy Jay, 227-6002. teams are featured along with Msgr. Arturo Banuelas Commu - sion is free. Information: 831- celebrity guests and other activi - nity Center, 1050 N. Clark, at 2275. Softball office: 831-2367. Juanes — The Colombian rock ties. Admission is free. Informa - Geronimo. Admission: $40. Infor - • April 8-9 — Clarendon Commu - singer and guitarist returns to the tion: 351-4592 or .com. mation: 544-5126, ext. 23 or las- nity College border at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 2 americas.org. • April 15-16 — Midland Com - at El Paso County Coliseum to March Madness symphony muity College. promote his latest CD fundraiser — The 14th annual Joyce Meyer — The author and “P.A.R.C.E.” Tickets: $37-$77, fundraiser benefiting the El Paso founder of Joyce Meyer Ministries “Lost in Yonkers” - El Paso plus service charges. (Ticketmas - Symphony Orchestra’s education brings her conference tour to El Community College's Performers ter). and outreach programs is Mon - Paso Thursday through Saturday, Studio closes its season with the day, April 4 , at the El Paso Coun - April 7-9 , at Abundant Living Neil Simon comedy 7:30 p.m. ‘Gotta Swing! Hollywood’ try Club, featuring the NCAA Faith Center, 1000 Valley Crest. April 8-9 and April 15-16 , at the — Shundo Dance Studio presents Men’s Basketball Championship Times are 7 p.m. Thursday, 10 EPCC Transmountain Campus the stage show 7 p.m. Saturday, finals on several wide-screen tele - a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Forum. Directed by Cornelia Pat - April 2 , at Chamizal National Me - visions. Cost: $110. Saturday. The conference also in - terson. Tickets: $10 ($5 morial. Admission: $15 ($12 stu - Information/reservations: 532- cludes music and praise by Fuzed students/seniors/military). Infor - dents). Information: 532-2043 or 3776 or epso.org. Worship. Admission is free; seat - mation: 637-4029, 831-5056 or shundodancestudio.com. The stage The 4th annual March Madness ing available on a first come, first epcc.edu. show features some of the greatest Golf Tournament is earlier Mon - serve basis. Information: 532-8543 music from the ’20s through the day. or alfc.com. Continues on next page MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 7 UTEP Softball - Home games “Finlandia,” Glazunov's Violin 8994, 747-5565 or Symphony closes its season with a are at the Helen of Troy Complex. Concerto, op.82, A minor and museum.utep.edu. salute to “The March King” John Ticket information: 747-5347 or Mussorgsky “Pictures at an Exhi - Phillip Sousa. Tickets $12.50 utepathletics.com. bition.” Tickets: $11, $17, $28, Avalanche Tour — The heavy ($7.50 military, students and sen - • April 9-10 — 2 and 4 p.m. Sat - $32 and $37, plus service charges metal tour is 5:30 p.m. Sunday, iors). Information: 760-5599. urday and noon Sunday vs. Hous - (Ticketmaster). Student tickets: $6 April 17 , at El Paso County Coli - ton and $8.Information: 532-3776. seum featuring Stonesour, Theory Sesame Street Live ‘Elmo’s • April 22-23 — 2 and 4 p.m. Fri - of a Deadman, Skillet, Halestorm Healthy Heroes’ — The day and noon Saturday vs. East Tejanos baseball - The Tejanos and Art of Dying. Tickets: $32.50, Sesame Street Live friends’s an - Carolina of El Paso Community College’s plus service charges. (Ticketmas - nual Easter week shows are April home games are at the Valle Verde ter). 21-24 at the Abraham Chavez The - Sgt. Ruben Orozco Torch Campus Baseball Field. All games atre. Presented by VEE Corpora - Run — El Paso County Sheriff’s are doubleheaders and begin at Psychedelic Furs — The 80s tion. Showtimes are 7 p.m. Officers Association’s 8K Run/2 noon. Admission is free. Informa - new wave band performs at 8 p.m. Thursday, 2 and 7 p.m. Friday, Mile Walk benefiting Special tion: 831-2275. Thursday, April 21 , at Club 101, 10:30, 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday Olympics Texas Area-19 programs • April 15-16 — Luna Community 1148 Airway. Tickets: $20 in ad - and 2 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Tick - is 8 a.m. Sunday, April 10 , at College vance; $25 day of show. Available ets: $11 and $28, plus service Stanton and Cincinnati, Kern • April 29-30 — Western Texas online at ticketbully.com. Informa - charge. (Ticketmaster). Informa - Place. Registration/information: College tion: 544-2101 or club101.com. tion: sesamestreetlive.com. 532-1795 or sotx.org. “Barabbas” - The original play “A Sousa Spectacular” - 7:30 Quint Quintet — El Paso Pro- Chicago — The classic rock by El Paso's Fred Keyser is April p.m. April 21 , at UTEP’s Fox Fine Musica closes its season with a band returns to El Paso at 8 p.m. 15-May 7 at El Paso Playhouse, Arts Recital Hall. El Paso Wind ...Continues on page 10 Tuesday, April 12 , at the Plaza 2501 Montana. Directed by Kate Theatre. Tickets: $49.50, $59.50 Keyser. In time for the Easter sea - and $79.50. (Ticketmaster) son, the Easter story is told through the point of view of the ul - Children’s Grief Center timate outsider. Featuring a score by Fred Keyser as well. Showtime — The Children’s Grief dinner is 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Center’s gala Spring Fundraiser 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 ($8 Dinner and Auction is 6 to 9 p.m. seniors, $7 military and students Thursday, April 14 , at the Coron - with ID). Information: 532-1317, ado Country Club, 1044 Brood - elpasoplayhouse.com. moor. Tickets: $100 ($1,000 for a table for 10). Information/reserva - UTEP Track Invitational — tions: 532-6004. Top-ranked university track teams and other athletes will compete in Concierto de las Americas the annual all-day track meet, be - — The “Rock and Roll” concert is ginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2 p.m. Friday, April 15 , at the 16 , at Kidd Field, UTEP. Informa - Chamizal National Memorial, 800 tion: 747-5347, 747-6841 or S. San Marcial. Tickets: $5. utepathletics.com.

EPSO with Dmitri Berlin - FloraFest 2011 — The UTEP sky - The guest violinist joins Centennial Museum’s annual na - conductor Sarah Ioannides and the tive plant sale is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. El Paso Symphony Orchestra at Saturday and Sunday, April 16-17 , 7:30 p.m. April 15-16 at The Plaza at the museum Wiggins Road and Theatre. Selections are Sibelius's University Ave. Information: 747- MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 10 Continued from page 7 dent). Information: 833-9400 or Quint Quintet ...Night of Tango eppm.org. “The Sound of Music” — George Thorogood — The at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 , at UTEP Dinner Theatre presents the blues-rock legend performs at 9 NMSU's Atkinson Recital Hall and Cristo Rey pilgrimages — Rogers and Hammerstien family p.m. Thursday, April 28 , at Speak - Saturday, April 23, at UTEP's Fox Pilgrimages and hikes are planned classic April 22-May 8 . Showtime ing Rock Entertainment, 122 S. Fine Arts Recital Hall. The quintet thoughout Easter weekend, Good is 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sat - Old Pueblo Road, as part of its se - was formed by Grammy nomi - Friday to Easter Sunday, April 22- urday; dinner matinee performance ries of free concerts from nation - nated native Russian violinist 24 , by various groups of all de - is 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1; non- ally known touring acts. Ages 18 Phillipe Quint and inspired by the nominations. Security and dinner matinees are 2:30 p.m. Sun - and older welcome. Information: music of Astor Piazzolla. Tickets: concessions are often on-hand day, May 8 and 15. Tickets 860-7777 or speaking-rock.com. $25 ($20 senior/military, $5 stu - throughout the weekend. $26-$38 dinner shows; $12-$22 non-dinner matinee. Information: Taste of Frontera — Frontera 747-6060. Land Alliance will host its annual meeting and fundraiser at 6 p.m. ‘Party for the Planet’ — El Thursday, April 28 , at Ardovino’s Paso Zoo, 4001 E. Paisano, will Desert Crossing, One Ardovino host special Earth Day exhibits and Drive in Sunland Park. Informa - activities 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur - tion: 526-7725, 490-8601 or fron - day, April 23 . Information: 521- teralandalliance.org. 1850 or elpasozoo.org. YWCA Women’s Benefit ‘Anne of Green Gables’ — luncheon — Leigh Anne Touhy, Shining Star Drama Team, com - the inspiration behind the motion posed of home-schooled students, picture “The Blind Side” is presents the play at 1 and 6 p.m. speaker for the 18th annual benefit Saturday, April 23 , at the luncheon at 11 a.m. Thursday, Chamizal National Memorial, 800 April 28 , at the El Paso Conven - S. San Marcial. Ticket prices to be tion Center. Minimum donation announced. per person: $100 (tables of 10 also available). Information/reserva - Special Olympics Spring tions: 533-2311, ext. 250 or yw - Games — The Area 19 2011 caelpaso.org. Spring Games run April 23-May 7 with golf, aquatics, basketball and Ricky Martin — The Puerto more. Admission is free. Informa - Rican megastar returns to El Paso tion:533-8229 or sotx.org. Thursday, April 28 , at the El Paso County Coliseum.” Tickets: Blue Man Group - Broadway $30.50, $50.50, $80.50 and $126, El Paso presents the eclectic, ec - plus service charges. (Ticketmas - centric musical trio 7:30 p.m. ter) April 27-28 at The . With no spoken language, Blue Talent Showcase — The vari - Man Group is perfect for people of ety show by students of St. all languages, and cultures. Al - Clement’s School is at 6 p.m. Fri - though it is impossible to describe, day, April 29 , at the Chamizal Na - this unique experience is guaran - tional Memorial, 800 S. San teed to be an outing audiences will Marcial. Tickets: $10 never forget. Ticket information: 544-8444 or ticketmaster.com. Continues on next page MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 11 Buddy Jewel - Showtime! El Elizario Genealogy and Historical $25. Information: info@neonde - and military; $8 per seat for groups Paso presents the winner of the Society’s 20th annual conference sertmusicfestival.com. of 10 or more; $7 ages six and 2003 Nashville Star competition, is 9 a.m. to noon April 30 , at Lineup includes touring acts younger).Information: (575) 523- at 7:30 p.m. April 29 , at Abraham Adobe Horseshoe Dinner Theater. Kinky, Los Amigos Invisibles, Girl 1200 or lcctnm.org. Chavez Theatre. The Arkansas na - Eden Enterprises’ annual “First In A Coma, Gobi, Nicosounds and tive took the world of country Thanksgiving” reenactment is also Designer Drugs, as well as local White Sands Film Festival — The music by storm with his tender, planned that weekend in the San bands DA, Lusitania, The Royalty, 7th annual White Sands Interna - heartfelt voice that gained him mil - Elizario Plaza, presenting the ar - Through the Trees and Bulletproof tional Film Festival is April 7-10 lions of fans nationwide. He re - rival of the first Spanish settlers in Tiger. in Las Cruces. The festival high - cently formed his own record this area in April 1598. Costumed lights narrative and documentary, company, releasing “Country actors and dancers portray the Na - SoUThERn Latino and New Mexico, with Enough.” Tickets: $25 ($10 stu - tive Americans and Spaniards. In - nEw MExIco screenings, panel discussions, spe - dents with ID; ages 6-25). Infor - formation: 851-9997. ‘The Return of Herbert cial guests and receptions. Infor - mation: 1-877-345-6973 or mation: 544-2022 or Bracewell; Why I'm Always ShowtimeElPaso.com. La Viña Blues & Jazz Festi - wsiff.com. Alone When I'm With You’ val — The annual spring celebra - — Las Cruces Community Theatre “The Three Musketeers” - tion of music, arts and crafts, food Doña Ana Arts Council Arts presents the play by Andrew Johns The UTEP Department of Theatre and award-winning New Mexico Awards — The council’s 25th April 1-17 . Directed by larrychan - and Dance presents Ken Ludwig's wines is noon to 7 p.m. Saturday annual awards banquet “Great dler. Showtime is 8 p.m. Friday lively adaptation of Alexadre and Sunday, April 30-May 1 , at Gatsby Style” is 6 p.m. Friday, and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Dumas's adventure April 29-May La Viña Winery, 4201 S. NM April 8 , outside the Rio Grande Tickets: $10 ($9 students, seniors 8, in the Fox Fine Arts Wise Fam - Highway 28 in La Union, N.M. Theatre, Continues on next page ily Theatre. Showtime is 8 p.m. one mile north of Vinton Road on Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Highway 28. Information: (575) Sunday. Directed by Chuck Gor - 882-7632. den. Ticket information: 747-5118. Spirit of the Painted Sky Run/Walk for Autism — Powwow — The 2nd annual Southwest Chapter of the Autism powwow is April 30-May 1 . The Society of America will host its event, sponsored by United Inter- 3rd annual awareness and Tribal Nations, includes traditional fundraising 5K run and one-mile Native American art, crafts, dress, family fun walk Saturday, April music and food. About 17 different 30 . Information: 772-9100 or tribes will be represented, includ - southwestasa.com. ing Cherokee, Apache, Comanche, Tigua and others from throughout “Dia de los Niños, Dia de los the country. Information: 599-1936 Libros” — The 15th annual chil - or [email protected]. dren’s day/book day 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 30 , at Wash - Neon Desert Music Festival ington Park, next to the El Paso — The inaugural music festival Zoo. The day features book give - benefiting Amor Por Juarez and aways, family activities, entertain - Creative Kids is Saturday, April ment and more. Admission is free. 30 , in Downtown El Paso, feature Information: 543-5468 or elpasoli - 27 local and touring bands on four brary.org. stages, food vendors, local artisans and more. Tickets: $25 for first First Thanksgiving Confer - 1,000 sold online at neondesertmu - ence and Celebration — San sicfestival.com; $35 thereafter. All active duty military admitted for MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 12 Social Security Column Continued from page 11... WHAT WOMEN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT Doña Ana Arts... 211 N Main Santa Fe Opera – The in the Las Cruces Downtown Mall. renowned opera performs at 7 p.m. SOCIAL SECURITY Saturday, April 9 , at Rio Grande Details to be announced. Informa - By Ray Vigil Theatre, 211 Downtown Mall, Las Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in El Paso, Texas tion: (575) 523-6403. Cruces. Information: (575) 523- 6403, (575) 523-0807 or Ri - Border Book Festival — The While the Social Security will mail the card to you. Or, you oGrandeTheatre.com. can elect to wait and apply in per - 17th annual Border Book Festival, The opera will also give two per - program treats all workers — men “Vasundhara,” is Thursday and women — exactly the same in son at any Social Security office. formances for area children at 9 However, if you wait, you must through Sunday, April 8-10 , at and 11:30 p.m. Monday, April 11 . terms of the benefits they can re - Mesilla Community Center, 2251 ceive, women need to know what provide evidence of your child’s Calle de Santiago, and other area - The German- the program means to them in their age, identity and U.S. citizenship Antje Duvekot venues, featuring school outreach American folk singer/songwriter particular circumstances. Under - status, as well as proof of your programs, children’s and family identity. Then, we must verify your performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, standing the benefits to which they storytelling, writing workshops for April 15 , at the Buckhorn Opera may be entitled may mean the dif - child’s birth record, which can add teens and adults, panels, readings, 12 weeks to the time it takes to House in Pinos Altos, N.M. as part ference between living more com - interactive arts workshops and of the Mimbres Region Arts Coun - issue a card. fortably versus just getting by in more. Information/schedule: (575) cil’s Folk Series. Tickets: $20 ($15 their later retirement years. 523-3988 or [email protected], or members). Information/showtime: When women start receiving So - borderbookfestival.org. (575) 538-2505, 1-888-758-7289 One of the most significant things cial Security retirement or disabil - or mimbresarts.org. women need to remember in terms ity benefits, other family members ‘Spitfire Grill’ — No Strings of Social Security is the impor - may be eligible for payments as Theatre Company presents the mu - ‘We are One Dance One tance of promptly reporting a well. For example, benefits can be sical by James Valcq and Fred Drum’ — The student dance and Alley based on the film by Lee name change. If you haven’t told paid to a husband: drumming showcase is 1 and 6 David Zlotoff April 8-24 , at Black us of a name change, your earn - p.m. Saturday, April 16 , at the Rio • If he is age 62 or older; or Box Theatre in Las Cruces. Di - Grande Theatre, 211 N. Down - ings may not be recorded properly rected by Nikka Zeimer. Perform - and you may not receive all the • At any age if he is caring for your town Mall in Las Cruces, high - child (the child must be younger ances are 8 p.m. Fridays and lighting Middle Eastern student Social Security benefits you are Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April due. Not changing your name than 16 or disabled and receiving dance troupes and celebrating the 17 and April 24, and 7 p.m. Thurs - variety of philosophies and styles with Social Security also can delay Social Security benefits on your day, April 21. Tickets: $10 ($9 stu - in belly dance. Tickets: $8 ($5 your Federal income tax refund. record). dents and seniors with ID, $7 all Benefits also can be paid to un - matinee). Information: (575) 526- seats Thursday). Information: 9509. To report a name change, please married children if they are: (575) 523-1223 or no-strings.org. fill out an Application for a Social • Younger than 18; Security Card (Form SS-5). You • Between 18 and 19 years old, but can get the form by visiting in elementary or secondary school Autism... www.socialsecurity.gov, visiting as full-time students; or Continued from page 4 any Social Security office or card • Age 18 or older and severely dis - The website also supports professionals, such as educators and law en - center, or by calling Social Secu - abled (the disability must have forcement personnel, who work with individuals with ASD. rity’s toll-free number, 1-800-772- started before age 22). 1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778 ). You Developed with input from a diverse group of Texans, including peo - must show us a recently issued The family of a woman who dies may be eligible for survivors bene - ple with ASD, parents, service providers and staff from universities, document as proof of your legal nonprofit groups and education service centers, this virtual resource fits based on her work. name change. center is the first major initiative of the Texas Autism Research & Re - For more information about source Center. If building a family is in your women and Social Security, ask plans, it’s a good idea to apply for for the publication, What Every The center, a project of the Texas Department of Aging and Disability a Social Security number for your Woman Should Know (SSA Publi - Services and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, is baby in the hospital, at the same cation No. 05-10127) or visit our being developed in collaboration with the Texas Education Agency, the time that you apply for your baby’s special Women’s page online at Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, the Texas birth certificate. Social Security www.socialsecurity.gov/women. Department of Family and Protective Services and the Texas Depart - ment of State Health Services. MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 13

By T.J. TOMASI

BIRDIES AND BOGEYS Where did he If your front knee juts out toward the of his right foot, creating a steady plat - combination ABOUT THE WRITER ball and you straighten your back leg form to push off from to start the of “power Dr. T.J. go? Tomasi is a during the backswing, you’ve got downswing. numbers” — teaching problems. When your front knee works In general, good players rotate the 22 degrees for professional Remember Robert in Port St. out over your front foot, it prevents your front knee toward the back about 22 the front knee, Lucie, Fla. Gamez? Before Tiger Visit his body from turning as much as it should. degrees from the address position, thus 45 degrees of Web site at came on tour, this young To see how top players use their knees, laying the foundation for the correct rotation for the tjtomasi.com. upstart won his first tour study these photos of professional Mike hips and 90 degrees for the shoulders start at the 1990 Tucson Pedrys. There are several things to focus GOLF SPOKEN HERE — a 2-to-1 ratio that makes for a pow - Open. He was a on: erful coil. University of Arizona All- The after-impact photo shows how American who just for First, his knees are closer at the top Pedrys uses his knees in the down - good measure won a sec - of his swing than they were at address swing. Note how ond time that year and because his left knee has folded inside A device used to measure the he has worked his knees closer togeth - then went 15 years before his foot rather than over it. speed of a putting green by er. The knees get “friendly” just before he won again at the 2005 Second, his knees are almost level impact, meaning that the back knee Texas Valero Open. allowing a ball to roll down a because the right knee has retained the approaches the front. This image can After more than 20 same flex it had at address. This allows ramp, then measuring the give you a sense of the speed and tim - years Robert Gamez is Pedrys to shift weight to the right side distance traveled in feet. ing of the knee action — quiet, quiet, still at it. Today his World while retaining pressure on the inside then fast and friendly. Golf rank is 833 with two tour events entered in 2011 — the Puerto Rico Open, where he missed the cut, and the Mayakoba Golf Classic, where he tied for 50th and won $8,855. In his second win in 1990, he made an eagle to take the Nestle Invitational at Bayhill — now the Arnold Palmer Invitational. In one of the most exciting finishes in golf history, he holed a 7-iron from the 1. 22.. fairway to nip Greg Norman. MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 14

35 All het up 21 Exigencies 39 Aristocrat, for one 25 Undiluted 41 Tallinn is its capital 26 Fortas and Vigoda 43 Passover dinner 27 Soccer notable 44 El ___: Pacific current 28 Yielded a return 46 Elec. units 29 USS Enterprise milieu 47 Actress Ruth ___ 31 Legal claim 49 Videlicet 34 Sicilian smoker 51 California turkey center 36 Arrow poison 54 Graven image 37 Brooklet 56 Genie’s home 38 ___ “Rider”: Fonda movie 57 Insolvent 40 Mangle, for one 63 Capital of Samoa 42 Seth, ___ Adam 64 Check 45 First 65 Siouan tongue 48 At anchor 66 Campus military gp. 50 Popular appliance color 67 Pizzazz 51 Sudden blaze of flame 68 Pertaining to one’s birth 52 Keep talking! 69 Massachusetts motto word 53 Exudes 70 Strike out 55 English poet, John ___ 71 Amusing, in an odd way 58 Ubangi feeder 59 Mountain ridges DOWN 60 1949 defense org. 1 El ___ 61 Alike, to Henri 2 Oahu cookout 62 Cheer 3 Revise copy 4 Coo’s partner ACROSS 19 Knell 5 Elia’s output 1 West Point freshman 20 Bizarre 6 Dutch cheese 6 Chain or street 22 Wampum 7 Counsels 10 Moonfish 23 For votes 8 Against votes 14 German autos 24 Weakness 9 U.S. evangelist Billy ___ 15 Redolence 26 Place side by side 10 Win the gold 16 Pointed, in heraldry 30 Elsie’s bull 11 Preamble 17 Flying jibs, e.g. 32 “___ Geste” 12 U.S. statesman ___ Stevenson 18 Layer of the eye 33 Bandleader ___ Arnaz 13 Comic Hagar’s wife MY MATURE TIMES APRIL 2011 PAGE 15

By Patricia Woeber rior renovations. Set on 11 acres of lush tropical gardens, this superb Locals and tourists ate hot, steam - colonial-style property now con - ing fish cakes, grilled tuna, and tains spacious suites with private seafood and potatoes. In the balmy terraces. The beach is a nesting Caribbean air, we dined outside on ground for the rare hawksbill sea benches at tables. Dancing took turtles. place on separate open-air floors. On one, locals wildly swung with Coral Reef Club sits among 12 eye-popping, exuberant shaking acres of gardens. The Sandpiper is and shimmering to island rhythms, a charming, exclusive small hotel. and on another couples swayed to Cobblers Cove has an English classic, romantic old favorites. country house style, and its pack - Barbadians invited me to dance, ages include swimming with the and I had a ball. This was an turtles, tennis and swimming les - evening at Oistins, a popular local Poolside dining is a specialty at the Sandy Lane resort in Barbados. sons. Treasure Beach Hotel offers hangout for the weekend fish fry. Photo courtesy of Patricia Woeber. free wedding packages. Mango Bay is popular with vacationers ater, Frank Collymore Hall and the village, presents alfresco dining at and honeymooners looking for Barbadians are gregarious, and Cane Pit Amphitheater. During D'Onofrio's and Bajan tapas at Bar budget packages. they welcome visitors to take part Crop Over (a heritage event) a 1887. in the fun. Barbados' plenitude of road is converted to a marketplace Patricia Woeber is a freelance culinary delights and a variety of of traditional foods, arts and crafts, The Fairmont Royal Pavilion re - travel writer. nightlife can be found at all sorts steel bands, dance groups, folk per - sort has enhanced its incomparable of hotspots. formers, gospel singers and ca - beachfront with interior and exte - lypso music. COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM Music and dancing, a vibrant part of Barbados' culture, give life to The choice of accommodations Bajan floorshows and nightclubs, ranges from budget-priced guest - all overflowing with the hypnotic houses and hotels to luxury villas, island rhythms. Popular clubs are small elegant hotels, and five-dia - Harbour Lights, the Ship Inn, the mond (five-star standards) resorts Reggae Lounge, After Dark and such as The Crane and Sandy the Boat Yard. Elegant musical Lane. On the southeast Atlantic evenings with bands or string quar - coast, the elegant Crane is se - tets are held on Sandy Lane's cluded with fabulous, spa - Starlight Terrace, and guitar and cious suites and saxophone are at Cobblers Cove. dramatically beautiful pools overlooking its classic surf A popular nightspot for live music beach, a delight of cliffs, is the Coach House. Talented the - dunes and pink sand. The ater and dance groups perform at 2009 Zagat Guide to the the Daphne Joseph Hackett The - Best of Barbados rated The Crane's Zen restaurant "Barbados' No. 1 for Food." Zen serves classic Thai and Japanese cuisine, and the sushi is superb. The recently opened Crane Village, styled as a traditional 18th-century Barbadian The Crane, on the Atlantic shore of Barbados, is made up of a series of detached buildings that face the sea. Photo courtesy of Patricia Woeber.