The 14th annual Pepsi-Cola Taylor House Century Ride, set for Saturday, July 19, will give cyclists the opportunity to ride through Northern Arizona and enjoy the beautiful views while supporting a good cause. As always, the proceeds will benefit The Taylor House, a special home away from home for the families of patients who are being cared for at Flagstaff Medical Center. The 95-mile route begins at FMC and takes riders through Flagstaff and Wupatki and Sunset Crater national monuments, and … [Read more...] about Annual Taylor House Century Ride Approaching
Surgeon Training Haitian Doctors
Northern Arizona Orthopaedics surgeon John Durham, M.D. – affectionately known as Bull— is a long-standing, respected hand surgeon in Flagstaff. Bull recently returned home from his sixteenth medical trip to Haiti; this time, following an invitation by an international medical foundation to be an educator for other medical professionals there. The invitation came personally from Dr. Andrew Furey, who organized the event under the sponsorship of the AO Foundation. The AO Foundation … [Read more...] about Surgeon Training Haitian Doctors
Flagstaff Business News reached out to fitness enthusiast Jennifer Kotalik. In addition to working as a RN at Flagstaff Medical Center, Kotalik teaches numerous fitness classes each week. She is passionate about a holistic modality done in bare feet, which can contribute to health and well being. In addition to teaching classes, Kotalik has become a fitness trainer. 1. willPower & grace®: Experience a unique, full-body, barefoot cardio-sculpting workout with the intensity of … [Read more...] about
Improving Balance
Having good balance is something taken for granted when we were young and active. Balance and coordination just seemed to happen naturally, without having to think about it. However, over time, there are several factors that can affect our balance. Age and decreased activity are obvious factors. Other things that can affect balance include an injury or surgery involving the spine or legs, and any illness involving the brain or inner ear. Often, we can lose our sense of balance without even … [Read more...] about Improving Balance
Streamlining Board Meetings
The starting point for ensuring a productive meeting is to develop a purposeful agenda, the core of every effective board meeting. Strive to have the board agenda finalized at least one week prior to the board meeting. Items that are carried over from the previous meeting lend themselves to the development of a draft agenda the day following a board meeting. Appoint one liaison, normally the board president, to work with the community association manager (CAM) in planning the agenda. This action … [Read more...] about Streamlining Board Meetings
Space-Age Treadmill Helping Athletes and Overweight Kids
Pull on the rubbery shorts, zip into the inner tube-like waste-high tent, start up the treadmill and leave gravity behind. The Alter G anti-gravity treadmill is taking world-class runners, overweight kids and people with spinal cord injuries to new places. Now located in the Physical Therapy Department at Northern Arizona University and near Flagstaff Medical Center at Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Fit Kids of Arizona, the high-tech treadmill was first designed by NASA to help astronauts … [Read more...] about Space-Age Treadmill Helping Athletes and Overweight Kids
Heart and Mind Dialogue for Managing Stress
The prehistoric cave man caught off-guard by a ferocious sabre tooth tiger confronted two choices – fight or flight – as his neck tightened, heart pounded, stomach butterflied, mouth dried and breathing turned shallow to counter the menacing threat. Stored fats and glucose poured into our hero’s bloodstream for quick energy, heart rate and blood pressure increased to carry more oxygen, his digestive system slowed for extra blood to the muscles and his body’s blood-clotting mechanisms became … [Read more...] about Heart and Mind Dialogue for Managing Stress
One-Year Memorial for Granite Mountain Hotshots
This Monday, June 30th will be the one-year anniversary of the tragic loss of the nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots. Our community will observe the anniversary honoring the memory of these men, who had such a profound impact on all of us, in various ways. Further information is available at www.CityofPrescott.net or Remembering our Fallen, One-Year Memorial. Proclamation – The City issued an anniversary proclamation on June 24, 2014, designating June 30th in memory of the nineteen … [Read more...] about One-Year Memorial for Granite Mountain Hotshots
High-Desert Fly-in
July 26th in Winslow. Pilots, residents, and tourists are invited to Winslow’s historic airport for this free annual event featuring airplanes, history, food, and more. For information go online http://www.highdesertflyin.org/ … [Read more...] about High-Desert Fly-in
Boys and Men’s Choral Festival Coming to Town
The International Boys and Men’s Choral Festival will take place in Flagstaff and Tucson, Arizona from July 14–21, 2014. The festival is a week-long event for boys and men’s choirs, as well as individual singers, from around the United States, China, and Estonia. The festival will be highlighted by public performances in Flagstaff and Tucson. World renowned guest conductors Hirvo Surva (Estonian National Opera Boys' Choir and Ravalia Male Chamber Choir) and Julian … [Read more...] about Boys and Men’s Choral Festival Coming to Town