There’s nothing like that new car smell, but the car-buying process can be daunting when you consider the steps it takes to drive off the lot. Discover everything you need to know to get the best price for your next big purchase, and you’ll be doing a victory lap around the dealership in no time! Research. Do the bulk of your research at home before even setting foot onto a car lot. Browse nearby dealerships’ websites to see who has the best price and start there. If you’re set on a specific … [Read more...] about Snagging the Best Price for Your New Car
Travelers Seeking Action, Adventure
Expedition, Active and Adventure Travel are the fastest growing segments in the travel market right now. In the past, this type of travel has only been appealing to a specific kind of traveler. You had to be willing to “rough” it in terms of accommodations and food choices, but you were rewarded with experiences that few travelers have had the privilege to enjoy. The market is rapidly changing now! With more and more demand for off-the-beaten-path experiences and daring activities, experienced … [Read more...] about Travelers Seeking Action, Adventure
Redefining Wellness
Wellness is defined as “the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort.” With fall just around the corner, the new season offers opportunities to redefine what wellness means to each of us and to set fresh goals. Aging well and living a full life that allows for balance, good health and happiness requires that we incorporate seven dimensions of wellness: Emotional: Being aware of and directing one’s feelings; coping with challenges and … [Read more...] about Redefining Wellness
Prescott Regional Airport Celebrates One Year of Service with United Express
The Prescott area is rich in history, including the evolution of Prescott Regional Airport (PRC). As we anticipate the upcoming groundbreaking for the airport’s new terminal on Oct. 4, we also take time to reflect on our storied past. Much has changed in our ever-growing community over the years, and PRC is integral to that change. The airport dates back to the late 1920s. In July 1926, construction of the airstrip got underway, and in 1928, there was expansion when Dan Fain dedicated a … [Read more...] about Prescott Regional Airport Celebrates One Year of Service with United Express
Considering the Human Factor in Piloting a Plane
We read a lot in our news about self-driving cars and autopilot-flying airplanes. Reports suggest automation will be the way of the future and poor human decision making will be eliminated. Let’s just say I’m a bit skeptical of those claims. Maybe in a few more years it might be possible, but there’s always that cost factor. A good case in point is the problems with the Boeing 737 Max aircraft. The reality here is that Boeing designed a totally new airplane, which meant for the manufacturer a … [Read more...] about Considering the Human Factor in Piloting a Plane
Modifying the Home for Seniors
Welcome to “At Home with Tom and Sandy!” Sit back, relax and enjoy. Sandy:Here we are, Tom, moving at warp speed through the year. Whooshing, zooming and rocketing as I like to say. Hey Tom, the bust of the monsoon season played heck with your kayaking didn’t it? Our monsoon season this year sure did seem to be a week-by-week, day-by-day game of guessing as to when it would rain. Tom:I always say any amount of rain is great. So, what great topic do you have swimming around under all that … [Read more...] about Modifying the Home for Seniors
Voluntary Benefits: The Competitive Advantage for Your Business
Voluntary benefits have become an essential way to create or enhance your current employee benefits package. They are a unique and important asset to your company. What are Voluntary Benefits? Voluntary benefits are employee benefits that employees can purchase from their employer. Notably, this is usually done at little or no cost to the employer. Offering these benefits through the employer is a win-win that provides opportunities for tax benefits to employees, reduced premiums through … [Read more...] about Voluntary Benefits: The Competitive Advantage for Your Business
Diversifying with Real Estate
With many saying the stock market is overheated, prudent investors are constantly looking for long-term investment strategies to diversify their holdings and keep their nest eggs safe. The taxable income in a retirement account, whether it’s an IRA/401K or Simplified Employee Pension plan, or SEP-IRA grow tax deferred until withdrawals are taken out. If the account is a Roth IRA, the gains accumulate tax-free and withdrawals are tax-free. Why not diversify into real estate? Section 408 of the … [Read more...] about Diversifying with Real Estate
Working Together for Common Goals
As we start a new academic year, I can’t help but reflect on the last few months. We are emerging from a historic summer in Northern Arizona, which includes celebrating the contributions of hundreds of thousands of innovative and creative people who helped send Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to the Moon. Though it took place 50 years ago and a quarter million miles away from Earth, the Moon landing is woven into the history of Northern Arizona and NAU. Astronauts trained at Meteor and Sunset … [Read more...] about Working Together for Common Goals
Mosquitoes Test positive for West Nile Virus
Coconino County Health and Human Services (CCHHS) officials found mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) in an area south of Lake Mary Road in Flagstaff. This is the first positive WNV in mosquitoes in Coconino County this year. No human cases have been reported in Coconino County since 2010 when two human cases were identified. CCHHS staff has applied a non-toxic larvicide treatment to reduce mosquito populations in water pools in the affected area and in other locations … [Read more...] about Mosquitoes Test positive for West Nile Virus