Proper recovery practices should be a priority for avid exercisers, high school athletes or merely a weekend warrior out on the golf course. Any physical activity, especially for long periods of time, can leave the body feeling sore, tight and tired. Essentially, an unrecovered body can cause an impact in other aspects of life such as a lack of mental sharpness and a weakened immune system. To avoid these symptoms and keep feeling up to par, follow these tips for essential elements of … [Read more...] about Essential Elements for Recovery
Hearing Loss: The Invisible Wall
The people who visit an audiologist usually go because of a difficulty understanding speech. It is rare to have someone come into the clinic to have an evaluation because they primarily need to hear the sound of their car or to hear the newspaper rattle louder. Speech clarity or word understanding is what people with hearing loss request assistance for. The Social Wall The sounds that we make with our mouth are some of the same “sounds” that are made in the environment. As a … [Read more...] about Hearing Loss: The Invisible Wall
Addressing Housing for Recovering Addicts
I hear you. District 1 residents are upset – and that’s putting it mildly – with the large number of homes housing recovering drug and alcohol addicts. The City of Prescott and other communities are doing what they can, but cities and counties need the legislature’s help. We can’t ban group homes outright; federal housing law forbids it. So, cities have enacted zoning laws to spread out facilities and keep them from concentrating in a neighborhood. Prescott has one of the most cutting-edge … [Read more...] about Addressing Housing for Recovering Addicts
Grants, Volunteers, Entertainment Keeping Opera House Alive
When country-singing impersonator Corrie Sachas, a Reba McEntire look-a-like, sound-a-like performer from Las Vegas, takes the stage at the Elks Opera House, she feels the rich legacy and tradition of the 111-year-old building. “I think to myself, people I admire have performed here. I touch the walls and am honored to be able to perform in such a lovely place full of history.” It is that respect for America’s past that has kept the building’s spirit and structure intact in downtown … [Read more...] about Grants, Volunteers, Entertainment Keeping Opera House Alive
Dr. Francisco Jaume: YRMC 2015 Physician of the Year
Excellent teacher. Positive leader. Team player. These are phrases Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) employees and medical staff members use to describe Francisco Jaume, D.O., YRMC’s 2015 Physician of the Year. An accomplished orthopedic surgeon and chairman of YRMC’s Department of Surgery, Dr. Jaume has cared for patients at YRMC since 2004. During that time, he has served as director of YRMC’s Advanced Wound Care Center. Jaume is credited with leading the center to its current status … [Read more...] about Dr. Francisco Jaume: YRMC 2015 Physician of the Year
Shoppers, Browsers Welcome at At Home
Aside from bringing 25 jobs to the Quad Cities area, the new At Home store on State Route 69 may also be providing residents a new pastime: browsing through 110,000 square feet of items to decorate their homes, from wall art to patio furniture to holiday decorations. There is also an outside garden space of 50,000 square feet. “Once they come in, they come back, a thousand times over,” said Ryan Desterhouse, the store’s director. The mission of the store is to provide items for every room, … [Read more...] about Shoppers, Browsers Welcome at At Home
Seen By Millions, Recognized by Many
Most of us can go shopping locally or travel throughout the country and generally be anonymous. Not so with Alice Ferris. Prescott residents may know Ferris because of her longtime “hands-on” commitment to fundraising, strategic planning and leadership training at the Highlands Center for Natural History. That is a role she has had for almost 15 years. It is also a role that Ferris takes considerable pride in, as the Highlands Center was her first client when she founded GoalBusters … [Read more...] about Seen By Millions, Recognized by Many
Tools, Tips for Inviting Customers into Your Business
Invitation is the new persuasion in the quest for business success among marketers in a digital world. The alphabet soup of B2B, B2C and C2C targeting among businesses and consumers has transformed into person-to-person conversation via evolving technology platforms. Successful businesses invest in their most valuable asset: themselves. Storytelling in the right time and space inspires readers to follow, engage, refer and/or buy. The marketer becomes the trusted friend and advisor to a … [Read more...] about Tools, Tips for Inviting Customers into Your Business
Women’s Air Race Classic Taking Off From Prescott
The 40th annual Air Race Class (ARC) for women pilots will see approximately 55 teams from throughout the country and the world take to the skies in the only race of its kind in the United States. Officially, the race begins with take-offs early on June 21 at the Prescott Municipal Airport. The finish line is Daytona Beach, Florida, on a pre-determined course that takes pilot teams out of Arizona forests and deserts across the Mid-America heartland to eastern Florida beaches. Unofficially, … [Read more...] about Women’s Air Race Classic Taking Off From Prescott
Investors Looking to Real Estate While Stock Markets Slump
Money managers are having trouble hanging on to money, at least that is what is being reported in Bloomberg Businessweek. They say top asset managers, hurt by slumping stock markets worldwide, recorded billions of dollars of withdrawals in the fourth quarter. Business Insider reported that traders have not bet against stocks this aggressively since 2010. Los Angeles Times headlines read, “Stocks take a dive, weighed down by another drop in oil prices.” But the money that is leaving the stock … [Read more...] about Investors Looking to Real Estate While Stock Markets Slump