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End of my series on the museum

4/3/2013
This is the final installment of my series of columns on the history of the River of Time Museum. With sufficient funds on hand for building the displays, the contract was awarded to Sunbelt …

River of Time Museum marks 10 years

3/8/2013
The L. Alan Cruikshank River of Time Museum celebrates its 10th anniversary in March. The Fountain Hills and Lower Verde River Valley Museum and Historical Society has a number of activities …

Davis Phinney Victory Summit and baseball

2/5/2013
I attended the Davis Phinney Victory Summit in Phoenix on Saturday, Jan. 26. The all-day event for people living with Parkinson’s disease was well attended with some 1000 filling the large …

Museum sale, the weather & the Avenue

1/29/2013
We’re having a sale this weekend at the River Bank Store at the museum. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, you can save big on merchandise in our first-ever pre-inventory clearance …

Finding a Parkinson's diagnosis

1/23/2013
It’s not often that you can do something that can potentially help a lot of people. But last October, I agreed to volunteer for a study of long-term Parkinson’s patients. There has not been a …

A little of this and a little of that

1/15/2013
Local television stations were calling Fountain Hills “the luckiest city in America” last week. One station’s weather man opened his segment by saying, “I want to move to Fountain …

Weather stats, Pattea film, Bill Stern

1/8/2013
Well, for those of you who like weather statistics, I have Fountain Hills information for 2012. It was a very dry year with 5.23 inches of rain recoded at the official weather station in Fountain …

Happy 2013, Mr. Skehen, phone book

1/2/2013
Happy 2013! We survived the anticipated “end of the world.” Now it’s time for a new beginning. I don’t know how many of you set resolutions each January, only to forget about them in a few …

The battle continues in my body

4/25/2012
This week I wrap up my series of columns on Parkinson’s Disease. When I began writing my first column for Parkinson’s Awareness Month, I didn’t anticipate writing four columns. But the words …

Deep Brain Stimulation alternative

4/18/2012
Continuing my series of columns for April on Parkinson’s Disease, this week I will address Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery. I came to find that my symptoms were worsening, and my quality of …

Parkinson's medications I have taken

4/11/2012
I continue this week with my story of how I have dealt with having Parkinson’s. As I said last week, the second question I’ve been asked a lot lately is, “What medications are there for …

The early onset of Parkinson's

4/4/2012
April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month. I don’t know if it is that or maybe, I’m just more aware of it, but I’ve had a lot of Parkinson’s questions in the past week. And they …