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Dear ReadersEach year as the holiday season
approaches I find myself reflect-ing back on the previous year and
wonder where it went. Never has this thought been so strong than this year. So much has happened in what seems like so little time.
For me, 2010 has been a year filled with excitement, sadness and tragedy. The excitement came from buying this company and becoming publisher of my own newspaper after having spent more than 30 years in the industry. The sadness stems from having lost three loved ones and tragedy manifested itself, making me understand how quickly everything can change. An unexpected accident in my family taught us all this important lesson. However, in the end, it also made us closer, more appreciative of each day and of each other.
In this month’s issue you will see that our focus is about how to enjoy the
season and be happy by doing more with your friends and fam-
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We also feature two former jour-nalists who have taken up the pen with much success and celebration. Carla Aragón and Anne Hillerman have found their unique literary voices in writing for children and other personal avocations. Also included in this story are a number of other book titles by local writers.
On behalf of all of us here at Prime Time I would like to wish all of you a safe, happy holiday season. Until next year.
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When Santa Fe native Carla Aragón anchored her final newscast on
KOB-TV Channel 4 in 2007, many wondered if the local TV star would fade into local TV stardom retirement, take up golf and never be seen in the public eye again. Boy, were those people wrong.
In a nutshell, Aragón’s post-TV life has included publishing a children’s book, working on an oral history with former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, sitting on a trade com-
mittee with Sonora, Mexico, doing a video to help victims of domestic violence, receiving an Honorary Doctorate from her alma mater NMSU, and researching New Mexico history. And golf?
“Well, I play a little more be-cause my husband (Allen Lewis) likes to play,” she says. “It’s still not enough to make me a good golfer. Luckily, Allen likes to travel like I do, so after 11 years of marriage we are finding time to share things we weren’t able to do when I was on the air.”
Aragón refers to her first book project as a labor of love, Dance of the Eggshells (Baile de los Casca-rones) published by UNM Press. It is a bilingual children’s book with the Spanish translation done by her mother, Socorro Aragón and her uncle George Gonzales. “The Baile de los Cascarones is a unique dance held a week after Easter in Santa Fe that has filled my head and my heart since I was a little girl,” Aragón says. “The Baile is one of my favorite traditions; and something I hope will be preserved forever in our families.”
There are two parts to this tradi-
tion. First, the decorated cascarones or confetti filled eggshells. People ask one another to dance by break-ing a cascarón over their partner’s head. The person with the most confetti in their hair is the most popu-lar dancer. “It’s a hoot to hear or feel the eggshells crack and then see the con-fetti sprinkle over your head and clothes,” Aragón says.
The second part of this tradition is the dancing. Men and women dress up in their favorite fiesta outfits and dance to folk music popular in Northern New Mexico during the mid 1800’s. There are waltzes, polkas, and a few familiar dances like La Raspa (The Mexican Shuffle), and the Varsoviana (“Put Your Little Foot Dance”). “Most of the dances are designed to be ice breakers which get people to mingle – and that’s what makes the event really fun,” she says.
Aragón has recorded a CD of the book, which brings the play-
ful atmosphere of the dance to life. She reads the book in English and in Spanish sprinkled with sound effects and music by Lorenzo Martinez.
Aragón is working on another
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The Road from Journalism to Book Writing
Anne Hillerman started out like her dad, famed mystery novelist Tony Hillerman,
as a journalist in the newspaper in-dustry. Over that 20-year career she rose to become the editorial page and arts editor for the Santa Fe bu-reau of the state’s daily newspaper.
Many years ago she decided on venturing into the world of litera-ture, and dipped in with children/young adult books, of which she has published four. Over time her writing expanded to reflect other interests, including gardening, food and restaurants and the Navajo Na-
tion landscape. Anne’s recent efforts in publishing have been done in collaboration with her photographer husband Don Strel.
After the passing of her father, she pub-lished a non-fiction book in which she talks about the settings which contributed to the huge success of his best selling Jim Chee/Joe Leaphorn stories.
Published in 2009, Tony Hillerman’s Landscape: On the Road with Chee and Leaphorn, is narrated by Anne and illumi-
nated by Strel’s photography. It contains brief synopses of the novels, quotations from the books and Tony’s own comments. This book features an introduction by Tony, a foreword from Dr. Joe Shirley, Jr., President of the Navajo Nation, and an original, previously unpublished essay of Tony’s. It received the prestigious Best Regional Art Book award from the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers and first place honors from the New Mexi-co Press Women. They celebrated the publication of the book by of-fering benefit events from public libraries and literacy groups.
Together Hillerman and Strel also developed Gardens of Santa Fe, which is a visual journey through the city’s many public and private gardens. Strel captured the diversity of flora in perfect light and Hillerman provides the reader with descriptions of plants and interviews with gardeners along with tips for how readers can turn a personal garden into a desert oasis.
Anne’s earlier book, Santa Fe
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Continued on page 8Anne Hillerman signing one of her latest Gardens of Santa Fe book.
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book project based on a family wedding tradition, La Carreta. At the beginning of La Marcha or the Grand March, the groom carries the bride in a beautifully decorated wheelbarrow. It signifies that the groom can carry the load. Aragón jokes that when she got married, she carried her husband in the wheelbarrow – it was more realis-tic.
After this one, Aragón says she would like to set her sights on writing a nonfiction history book. “I’d like to find one aspect of our rich culture that hasn’t been written about much and get it published.”
As regards to her other endeav-ors, she describes the New Mexico-Sonora Commission as having been developed by Gov. Richardson and the New Mexico Legislature in 2009, to stimulate trade efforts. The Commission focuses on five different areas that address is-sues of common interest between both states – education, economic development (trade), health, public safety and tourism. It’s a non-paid position, where commissioners volunteer their time and are com-mitted to improving trade relations and promoting New Mexico in one of the most vibrant regions of old Mexico, says Aragón.
“Sonora is one of the more progressive states in Mexico,” she says. “Public safety is always a concern and that is certainly being addressed, but we are just hoping to keep the exchange of ideas flow-ing. Sonora’s economic develop-ment is a lot like ours – agriculture, technology, and tourism. It’s a good partnership.”
With more projects on the way, including on-camera work, Aragón left KOB on her terms. “I wanted to live my life to the fullest at this stage and I wanted to spend more time with my family,” she says. Aragón misses the camaraderie of the newsroom, the constant exchange of opinions, the wit and biting insight she had with her co-workers. She also misses sharing the anchor desk with Tom Joles, who still is on the air at KOB-TV.
“He might not be a native New Mexican,” she says, “but he always got it. He gets how this state works, what makes it great and where we have to improve and where the story is. He just gets it.”
Somewhere in Aragón’s busy day off camera, she found the time to continue one of her family’s tradi-tions. Her life might be a little like dancing on eggshells sometimes, but she insists it has never been more fun.
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information, and cooking instruc-tions for high altitude as well as sea level readers. She is also the author of A Children’s Guide to Santa Fe, Done in the Sun, Ride the Wind: USA to Africa and several editions of the Insider’s Guide to Santa Fe.
Hillerman has received numerous awards for her work as a journal-ist and is currently a restaurant reviewer for the Albuquerque Journal, the state’s daily paper, the director of Wordharvest Writers’ Workshop and the Tony Hiller-man Writers’ Conference: Focus on Mystery, held in Santa Fe each
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full of inviting theatre, music and dance events. We have Nutcrack-ers of every sort, your choice of Santaland Diaries, and, of course, a Christmas Carol or two – but other holiday shows as well. Here they are, starting with the ones you can see right now, and moving through the entire month of December.
***Right now “Irving Berlin’s
White Christmas” is play-ing at the Albuquerque Little
Theatre for the second holiday sea-son in a row. This could become a tradition. It’s filled with wonderful Irving Berlin songs and tells the story of two old army buddies who help out their old general
by staging a holiday show at his Vermont resort and meet their true loves in the process. It runs at ALT from now through December 24 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM with a special Christmas
Eve matinee on Friday, Dec 24 at 1 PM. ALT is at 224 San Pasquale SW, across from Old Town, call 505-242-4750. Tickets are $24 with a $4 discount for seniors.
***Another holiday show that’s
approaching classic status is David Sedaris’s “Santaland Diaries,” the story of Sedaris’s hilarious experi-ences working as an Elf in Macy’s Santaland. Adapted by Joe Man-tello, this one-man play is a laugh-out-loud and twisted ride that will get you into the Christmas Spirit. Albuquerque boasts two produc-tions of it this year.
• Desert Rose Playhouse in the northeast heights, paired with
a companion piece “Season’s Greetings.” It runs from Dec 3 to19. Friday and Sat-urday performances are at 8 PM and Sun-day performances are at 4 PM. Tickets are $12 general admis-sion. For information Desert Rose’s www.desertroseplayhouse.com.
• The Cell Theatre in downtown Albu-querque on First St. “Santaland Diaries” features Ross Kelly Dec 3 to 19, with per-formances Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 & 7 PM. Tickets there are $20, call 505-766.9412 for reserva-tions.
***For perhaps an even
sillier look at Christmas you can head for “Dolls in Toy-land: A Story of Murder, Lust, Greed, and the True Meaning of Christmas.” This is not your ordinary “Deck The Halls” Christ-mas show! Yes, it takes place in saccharine sweet Candyland but only as The Dolls, Albuquerque’s favorite drag theatre company, can envision it. Jill (from Jack and Jill fame) goes on one madcap adven-ture after another in search of the true meaning of Christmas. Sump-tuous costumes, joyous holiday music and a hilarious script will make this a Christmas show you won’t forget. It’s on at Nob Hill’s Aux Dog Theatre, also between December 3 to 19, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. Tickets are $ 15. Call 505-254-7716.
***If you want a play to take the
grandkids to, you might want to go over to The Box Performance Space at Second St. and Gold for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” in which a couple strug-gling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids – probably the most inventively awful kids in history. Mayhem and fun ensues when the Herdmans collide with the Christ-mas story head on! It runs from Friday Dec 3-12, Friday shows are at 7 PM, Saturdays at 2 & 7 PM, and Sundays at 2 PM tickets $10 reserve them by calling 505-404-1578.
***Another holiday comedy is hap-
pening out in Sandia Park where the East Mountain Centre for Theatre opens their production of “A Tuna Christmas,” running Dec 4-12 on Saturdays at 7 PM and Sundays at 2 PM. This one cen-ters on the town of Tuna, Texas’s annual Christmas Yard Display Contest. A mysterious Christmas phantom, known for vandalizing the yard displays, threatens to throw the contest into turmoil. Among the subplots are Stanley Bumiller’s attempts to end his probation and leave Tuna, Ber-tha Bumiller’s trying to hold her family together at Christmastime, and Joe Bob Lipsey’s struggle to mount successfully his production of “A Christmas Carol” despite numerous vexations and obstacles. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $8 for kids (11 and younger). Performances are at the Vista Grande Community Center 15 La Madera Road, Sandia Park. Call 505-286-1950 for reservations and information.
***On Dec 9, Popejoy starts its
Christmas fare with “Danú – A Christmas in Ireland: An Nollaig in Éirinn.” In Ireland, Christmas is a two-week celebration filled with joyful music and dance. The members of Danú honor the season in grand Irish style with the songs and traditions culled from their own families. You can lift your voice with Danú in a
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Paul Kerr as Scrooge in “A Christmas Carol” at Popejoy Hall
hearty, heart-felt evening of virtuosity and kindred spirits. Thursday, Dec 9 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $43, $35, $28, and can be pur-chased from the UNM Ticket Office 1-877-664-8661 Toll Free or 505-925-5858.
***The first
“Christmas Carol” of the season also opens on Dec. 9, but it’s not the one you know. The Duke City Repertory Theatre presents “Jacob Marley’s Christ-mas Carol” by Tom Mula. It’s the little-known story behind Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” and tells of Jacob Marley’s heroic behind-the-scenes efforts to save the soul of Scrooge, everyone’s favorite curmudgeon—and in the process, save his own. It’s at The Filling Station on 4th St. Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for seniors and veterans and $5 for children. Call 505-797-7081 for reservations and tickets.
***The 26th annual presentation
of “Christmas Joy” will feature over 60 classically-trained dancers of ballet and jazz choreographed to traditional and contemporary Christmas music. The show will be at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, Dec 10-12, 7:30 PM on Friday and Saturday and at 2 PM on Sunday. Tickets are $20 at the NHCC box office, (505) 724-4771.
.***Saturday, December 11 ushers in
two more productions of Tchaik-ovsky’s “Nutcracker,” one in Santa Fe by the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Company at the Lensic Theatre on
Dec 11 &12. Call 505-988-7050 for tickets which are $20, $36, $52, and $62.
The other one is in Albuquerque at the KiMo Theatre performed by Ballet Repertory Theatre for seven performances between Dec 11-23. Evening performances begin at 7 PM and matinees on Dec 18 &19 at 2 PM. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students and are available from the KiMo The-atre box office 505-768-3522.
***On Dec 16 “Mariachi Christmas”
returns to Popejoy Hall for its 12th season, with the thrilling horns and whirling dancers of Ballet Folklori-co Paso del Norte and Campanas de America, ringing in the season with the pride and pageantry of Mexico. The performance starts at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $35, $29, and $22 and can be purchased from the UNM Ticket Office 1-877-664-8661 Toll Free or 505-925-5858.
***Dec 16 the New Mexico Sym-
phony Orchestra will perform “Bach’s Christmas Oratorio” at 7:30 PM at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and then again on Friday Dec 17 at 8 PM and Sat-urday, Dec 18 at 6 PM at Popejoy Hall. NHCC tickets are $60, $50, $40, $30, and $22 and may be purchased at the NM Symphony
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***Dec 17 brings us the holiday
offering of one of Albuquerque’s newest theatre companies, Albu-querque Senior Theatre performing “Merry Christmas Caper” with lots of Christmas cheer, caroling, and even a crime! It’s at the Aux Dog Theatre in Nob Hill for three mati-nees, December 21-23 at 2 PM. For reservations call 505-291-9332. Tickets are $5 at the door. The Aux
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And finally, Popejoy presents the greatest Christmas classic of them all, Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” presented by the Nebraska Theatre Caravan. There will be two performances, Wednesday, Dec 22 & 23, 7:30 PM tickets are $35, $29, and $22 and may be purchased from the UNM Ticket Office 1-877-664-8661 Toll Free or 505-925-5858.
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www.NMCancerCenter.org 505-842-8171
The New Mexico Cancer Center is a place where a dedicated team puts their expertise to work for every individual who walks through our doors. Our caring staff works together for our patients to deliver medical and radiation oncology, clinical trials, imaging and pharmacy services.
Every patient we treat has a story and loved ones, and that is why we constantly deliver cancer care that’s part technology, part medicine and all heart. If you or someone you love is facing a cancer diagnosis, put your trust in the New Mexico Cancer Center.
Medical and Professional Services:24-hour licensed nursing care•Medical director•Rehabilitation specialists; Vita-Stem certi-•fiedandwoundcarespecialistsRegistered dietician•Long and short-term skilled nursing care•Respiratory, physical, occupational, and •speech therapiesLong and short-term intermediate care•Alzheimer’s specialty care units•Respite care•Hospice services•Individual care planning by an •interdisciplinary teamRestorative nursing services•X-ray services•Podiatry services•Counseling services•Social services•Specialized therapeutic diets•
Services and AmenitiesOur home is your home. Below you will find some of the amenities we offer at Princeton Place. We recommend that you stop by for a tour to truly understand what Princeton Place has to offer. We strive to provide you and your loved ones with quality professional services in a comfortable and relaxed setting.
500 Louisiana Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108
Phone: 505.255.1717Fax: 505.266.9362
Princeton Place accepts various types of payment including Medicare, Medicaid, Private, Hospice, and Third Party Insurance. Our staff will be happy to assist you in applying for any and all types of financial programs. For a comprehensive explanation of Medicare and Medicaid payment arrangements, please contact our Admissions Director of Business Office Manager.
Amenities:Spacious private and semi-private •accommodationsTelephone and television access•Maildeliveryanddailynewspaper•Activites•Home-style, nutritious meals served in •pleasant dining roomsDaily housekeeping and laundry services•Beauty and barber shop services•On-site pharmacy•Outdoor patios•Chaplin services•Resident and family councils•Safety and security systems•
December 8 &15
Holiday Nature Crafts at River of Lights. 6-7:30 PM. All craft materi-als will be provided. Many evenings feature live entertainment and the G-scale model railroad. No admission is required. Call 848.7180.
December 4-31
December Garden Holidays at Botanic Garden. Daily 9 AM-5 PM. Evergreen, old-fashioned, artistic, miniature, Southwest, classic – the BioPark has each of these themes on display. All activities are included with regular admission. Call 311 or visit cabq.gov.
December 11
Wings Christmas Party at Sandia Valley Nazarene Church, 4-6:30 PM party. There will be games, crafts, singing, Bible story, dinner and fun for the whole family. Located at 2315 Markham Road SW. RSVP to director Ann Edenfield Sweet 291.6412.
December 18
Holiday Enrichment for the Animals at the Rio Grande Zoo, 9-11AM. Ev-eryone enjoys receiving and unwrap-ping gifts, and the animals at the Rio Grande Zoo are no exception. Come see how the animals interact with their presents, toys and goodies.
Activities are included with general admission.
Through December 30
The 14th annual River of Lights at Botanic Garden, 6–9 PM. The largest holiday walk-through light show in New Mexico, and a favorite of visitors from all over the world. Closed Dec. 24 & 25. In addition to the beautiful light displays, there are other exciting things to enjoy. And from Dec. 13–23 and 26-30 the Shark Reef Café will be open evenings for special holiday dining. Tickets, $8/adults 13 and older; $4/children 3-12; babies 2 and young-er, free. No ticket discounts. Tickets may be purchased online, but you must be able to print them upon purchase or available from any BioPark cashier. Call, 764.6200 or 311.
December 21-23
Albuquerque Senior Theatre presents Merry Christmas Caper by D.K. Okla-homa, directed by Shirley Tanzola. It’s Christmas time at the Senior Center and two stowaways have been dis-covered! Join us for Christmas Cheer, Caroling and even a CRIME at 2pm, the Aux Dog Theatre, 3011 Monte Vista Blvd NE, admission is $5 at the door. For more information or reserva-tions call 291-9332.
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Lovelace Medical Center is now offering patients laser-assisted cardiac lead removal
and is the first facility in New Mexico to offer this technique.
Management of implanted leads for pacemakers and defibrilla-tors is a growing concern among physicians and patients. Leads, or insulated wires that connect devices to the heart, may become nonfunctional or infected. When this occurs, lead removal is often necessary. Because scar tissue can bind the lead in several places along its length, specialized tools are needed to complete the removal process.
More than two million Ameri-cans rely on a pacemaker or defi-brillator to regulate their heartbeat. The cumulative risk of infection increases with every pacemaker or defibrillator replacement. As
many as 20 percent of patients with defibrillators can expect a lead mal-function within 10 years of receiv-ing their device, according to the American Heart Association.
“Lead management techniques are evolving as a younger patient population increasingly receives implanted cardiac devices,” said Dr. Michelle Khoo from ABQ Health Partners. “Abandoning leads in the body is not always the best option for patients. Patients should be aware of all lead man-agement techniques and speak with their physician if an unlikely prob-lem occurs.” Dr. Dardo Ferrara, a Cardiologist from ABQ Health Partners, is also performing the procedure.
Lovelace Medical Center is using Spectranetics’ excimer laser system for cardiac lead removal. The technology provides physicians
with an efficient means to safely remove chronically implanted pacemaker and defibrillation leads. The excimer laser produces pulsed bursts of ultraviolet light energy to
gently dissolve binding scar tissue into tiny particles that are easily ab-sorbed into the blood stream. Once the scar tissue is dissolved, the lead can be easily removed.
Managing Heart Leads
Annual
call for information:505-880-0470
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Albuquerque’s Department of Senior Affairs has created a new program Manage Your
Chronic Disease. It was developed to improve the physical and emo-tional health of individuals aged 50 years and older with chronic diseases, and their caregivers. The MyCD Program helps these individuals and/or their caretakers gain self-confidence in their ability to manage their symptoms and un-derstand how their health problems affect their lives.
The MyCD Program follows the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program developed by Stanford
University’s School of Medicine Division of Family and Community Medicine. The MyCD Program is a guided workshop delivered once a week for six weeks. Each session lasts for two and one-half hours in community settings such as senior centers, churches, health care facil-ities. People with different chronic health problems and their caregiv-ers come together to attend these workshops that are facilitated by two trained leaders, one or both of whom are non-health professionals with chronic diseases themselves.
Subjects covered include: • Techniques for dealing with
problems such as frustration, fa-tigue, pain, and isolation.
• Appropriate exercise for main-taining and improving strength, flexibility, and endurance.
• Appropriate use of medications.• Communicating effectively
with family, friends, and health professionals.
• Nutrition and how to evaluate new treatments.
Classes are highly participative, where mutual support and success build the participants’ confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling
lives. Participants make weekly ac-tion plans, share experiences, and help each other solve problems that they encounter in creating and car-rying out their individualized self-management program. The city’s MyCD Program does not conflict with an individuals’ existing health improvement program or treatment plan, but rather is designed to en-hance regular treatment and disease-specific education.
The MyCD workshops free and begin in January 2011 and runs throughout the year. To sign up call 505-880-2800 to choose your class and reserve your space today.
Manage Your Chronic Disease
Medical Equipment Services* Lift Chairs* Bathroom Safety Products* Aids to Daily Living* Wheeled Walkers* Mobility Products* Incontinence Products
Home Oxygen and Respiratory Services
Pharmacy Offers:* Consulting Services (Pharmacist)* Pharmacist Available 24-hours a day* Pharmacy available for Nursing Homes, Assisted Living and Residential Care with after-hours medication delivery
* Most insurance plans accepted
3807 Academy Pkwy. S. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109505-345-9299 | 1-800-830-3180 | Fax: 505-345-9902
Atencion Family Servicesis a contracted agency with Evercare and Amerigroup.
We are a bonded and insured home health care agency.
Homemaker Services• Light housekeeping
• Laundry• Transportation
• Grocery shopping and errands• Meal Preparation
• Assistance with personal care• Companionship
Atencion Family Services provides services which
are covered by mosthealth insurance plans:
• Medicaid/ PCO• Long-Term Care Plans
• Private Pay
4501 4th st., NW suite G1, Albuquerque, NM 87107
You must continue to pay your Medicare Part B premium. Amerigroup is an HMO with a Medicare contract.
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Bringing the Best in Classical Music to Albuquerque
Since 1942
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Sun. Dec. 5th, 3PM
Students Just $10! Tickets Available: at the door Online: www.cma-abq.org Or by Phone: (505) 268-1990
Light Housekeeping * Meal Prep * ErrandsBathing Assistance * Continence Care * Memory Care
Screened & Trained * Bonded & Insured
Beginning in 2011, Lovelace Senior Plan (LSP) will be adding a new plan design. It will be an
HMO with a Point-of-Service (POS) feature. This HMO-POS plan will be
in addition to the current $0 premium Standard HMO plan. This POS feature will allow LSP members the flexibility to go out-of-network (OON) for some services.
As on all Medicare Advantage plans offering out-of-network services, cost-sharing is slightly higher OON. In addition to the POS feature on the LSP Enhanced Plan, inpatient hospitalization has been decreased to $150 per day for days 1-3 with a $450 calendar year maximum.
Both the Standard HMO and the Enhanced POS will offer a $150 routine eyewear benefit, $0 copay for colonoscopies and routine an-nual physical exams. Both plans offer Tier 1 generic prescription coverage in the coverage gap and the Enhanced Plan will continue to offer additional prescription drug coverage by extending the Initial Coverage Limit to $4,000.
Silver Sneakers and Assist America medical emergency services are offered on all Love-lace Medicare products. Assist America helps Lovelace members get their health care in other states or countries should they become
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5639 Jefferson St. NEAlbuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 821-5404 or (888) 605-1969www.VistaCare.com
To learn more about the VistaCare difference,call 1-866-VISTACARE (847-8222)
With your Stryker knee replacement Scruffy may not be waiting too long for that run.
Stryker’s patented knee technology works with your body, not against it, allowing you to recover and move more easily after surgery.1,2
For more information on Stryker knee technology visit kneemyths.com or call 1-888-STRYKER.
ill or injured while traveling. The Lovelace Silver Sneakers program provides members a complimen-tary fitness center membership, health seminars and social events – all with a goal of helping members attain optimal overall health.
LSP plans are offered in Bernalil-lo, Sandoval, Valencia, Torrance and Santa Fe counties.
In San Juan County starting in 2011, Lovelace will offer a San Juan Medicare Plus HMO and HMO-POS plans. These plans are similar in design to the LSP plans and there will be a $0 premium
HMO plan.The Annual Election Period is
Nov. 15 through Dec. 31 to select a plan for Jan. 1, 2011. This will be the only opportunity Medicare ben-eficiaries have to change Medicare Advantage plans that offer medical and prescription drug coverage. From Jan. 1 through Feb. 14, the only option beneficiaries will have is to disenroll from a Medicare Ad-vantage plan and return to Original Medicare with a standalone Pre-scription Drug Plan. Visit www.lovelaceseniorplan.com for more information.
Give Hope A Ride is fundedand managed by Casa Esper-anza Foundation, a New Mex-ico nonprofit organization.100% of the funds generatedby your donations remain inNew Mexico to support fami-lies facing cancer.
New Mexico’s House of Hope ~ A home away from home for families facing cancer
505.277.2066www.CasaEsperanzaNM.org505.277.2066
www.CasaEsperanzaNM.org
You CANmake a difference…
Donate your vehicle to Casa Esperanza!
An Unquiet Mind: A Personal Perspective on Bipolar Illness.” Thursday, February 3, 20116:30 PMAlbuquerque Academy, 6400 Wyoming Blvd NE, ABQ, NM
UNM Public DiscourseIDEAS on Mental HealthDr. Kay Redfield Jamison A professor of psychiatry at
Johns Hopkins and National and best-selling author. Her
books include a a personal sto-ries of her own life with bi-polar disorder and an intimate reflection on the difference between grief and depression. Lecture is free and open to the public. Call 505-272-3592 for more details and informa-tion.
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with a servant heart Assistance with personal care Matching caregiver temperament and skill set to
assure compatibility Medication reminders Meal prep, grocery shopping and errands Companionship and conversation A FREE Nursing Evaluation
“My Passport” is a tool to help you and your caregivers keep track of medications, supplements and preventive activities that keep you healthy. Having all of this information in one handy place enables your doctor, pharmacist, hospital and other health care provider to better facilitate a complete continuum of care.
Call today to receive Your FREE Passport To Good Health – 505-828-3918.
my PASSPORT to GOOD HEALTHYour Health Journal
Events at National Hispanic Cultural Center
701 4th St, ABQ, NM505-246-2261
December 18Renny Golden “Blood Desert: Wit-
nesses, 1820 – 1880”2 PM Salón OrtegaNarrative poems allow us to listen
to the voices of people from New Mexico’s past such as Padre Jose An-tonio Martinez, Geronimo, and Sister Blandina.
pants of that movement, and of those years including Maria Elena Alvarez and others yet to be determined.
January 8Jean-Luc Cartron “Raptors of New
Mexico”2 PM, NHCC Salón Ortega, FreeAn illustrated study of all birds of
prey wintering or breeding in New Mexico.
January 29José Rivera “La Sociedad: Guard-
ians of Hispanic Culture Along the Rio Grande”
2 PM, NHCC Wells Fargo Audito-rium, Free
At the turn of the 20th century there were many Hispanic mutual aid societ-ies formed to protect Hispanic land ownership and work against discrimina-tion. This is the story of La Sociedad formed in 1900 in the San Luis Valley.
February 5Viola Peña “Los Chilitos”2 PM, NHCC Salón Ortega, FreeA children’s story and allegory about
chiles in the field and how they grow up in New Mexico under grandfather’s tutelage.
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lovelace.com • 898.3030
Laura Ann is living proof
LOVELACE BrEAst CArE CEntEr
The front side of her t-shirt says “I fight
like a girl.” On the backside, “I kicked
cancer’s butt!” And indeed she did. At 36,
Laura Ann had both breasts removed as
well as her ovaries. At 36, Laura Ann also
learned that cancer doesn’t mean the end.
In fact, to her it meant the beginning of an
even better outlook on life.
To hear more about Laura Ann’s
inspirational journey, go to
lovelacelivingproof.com.
The Lovelace Women’s Hospital Breast Care Center is New Mexico’s only NAPBC accredited breast care center providing the highest level of quality care to its patients.
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The Lovelace Senior Plan offers additional benefits you won’t get on original Medicare. Now with three plan options to choose from: a medical-only plan, a Standard HMO plan, and an Enhanced HMO-POS plan that gives you even more flexibility.
Call 1.800.262.3757or 505.727.5300 (TTY/TDD – 711) to speak with a Senior Plan Representative about the new options available only within the Lovelace family. Customer Care hours are 8am - 8pm, 7 days a week.
• No-cost preventive services
• VSP vision services
• Acupuncture & chiropractic benefits
• Silver Sneakers fitness program
• Worldwide emergency coverage
STANDARD (HMO) PLAN• $0 premium and affordable
co-payments• A variety of doctors to choose from• Prescription drug coverage
with no deductible
ENHANCED (HMO-POS) PLAN
All the benefits of our Standard (HMO) plan, plus:• See out-of-network providers• Low premium ($57)• Prescription drug coverage
with no deductible
MEDICAL-ONLY (HMO) PLAN• $0 premium• Ideal for those with VA coverage
or Tricare
All plans feature:
you’re going to love Lovelace.
What do I want in a Medicare Advantage Plan?
Through Dec. 31st!Enroll Now
The flexibility to see doctors out-of-network.
H3251_1432 CMS Approved 11202010 Medicare Advantage organization with a Medicare contract. The benefit information provided herein is a brief summary, not a comprehensive description of benefits. For more information contact the plan.
