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Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Thank you Margie Beaton
Margie and Jim Beaton have been my friends since early 1960s. I was the best man in their wedding on February 2, 1963. We have been best friends since then.
This weekend Jim traveled to Nashville for a weekend CPE seminar. Margie and I attended the ASU Sun Devils homecoming game vs. Stanford Cardinal. ASU lost its previous three games to California, Oregon and USC but beat Stanford today 38-3. The 80-degree weather made this day beautiful.
I enjoyed the visit with Margie. We rode the bus to and from the stadium. We talked about many things, including Jim's work, the Sweet Adelines, her trip to Colorado and Las Vegas for the Sweet Adelines International Competition and my trip to Canada. I enjoy talking with Margie. She is sweet and practical.
This weekend Jim traveled to Nashville for a weekend CPE seminar. Margie and I attended the ASU Sun Devils homecoming game vs. Stanford Cardinal. ASU lost its previous three games to California, Oregon and USC but beat Stanford today 38-3. The 80-degree weather made this day beautiful.
I enjoyed the visit with Margie. We rode the bus to and from the stadium. We talked about many things, including Jim's work, the Sweet Adelines, her trip to Colorado and Las Vegas for the Sweet Adelines International Competition and my trip to Canada. I enjoy talking with Margie. She is sweet and practical.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
A note of thanks to Luis Gonzalez
Gonzo is a hero and philanthropolist. Read what the chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Bank wrote.
A note of thanks to Luis Gonzalez
Oct. 21, 2006 12:00 AM
Seven hundred homeless children became his friend on a December afternoon in 2001. As he always does, he looked softly at each of them, right in their eyes, and his heart opened up. If only for that one moment, every one of these kids felt as if they were the most special person on Earth.
He helped raise more than $1 million for Arizona Quest for Kids, a mentoring and scholarship program for underprivileged children. Dinners, luncheons, auctions; beach ball promotions with a local pool company; proceeds donated from his radio show. He never said no to any idea that helped this organization become one of the premier high school dropout-prevention programs in the state.
The last three years he has donated his suite at the ballpark to more than 100 local charities, most of which have an impact on children with challenges: Phoenix Children's Hospital, Child Crisis Center, Arizona Blind and Deaf Children, Save the Family, Whispering Hope Ranch, Epilepsy Foundation, to name just a few.
Baseballs, bats, gloves, catcher's equipment. Over 4,000 used items were collected and distributed to inner-city Little League programs in Phoenix. He was the inspiration behind the effort.
He trained for two months to run 13 miles in the 2005 PF Chang Half Marathon. More than 250 runners and walkers became part of "Team Gonzo" to raise money for more than 30 local organizations.
Hurricane Katrina devastated several Gulf Coast communities. Thousands found refuge in Veteran's Memorial Coliseum. He made a beeline to an electronics store and personally delivered an assortment of gifts to hundreds of kids.
I have had the pleasure knowing Luis Gonzalez and his family almost from the day they moved to Arizona. The aforementioned were just some of the situations in which we were involved, and just the tip of the iceberg.
Tens of thousands here in Arizona have had their lives brightened by one of the most genuine, extraordinary human beings to grace Arizona soil. He's a once-in-a lifetime guy.
Rather than mourn his departure in Arizona on and off the field we should celebrate having been beneficiaries of his good works for eight years. Thanks, Gonzo.
David Highmark, Paradise Valley
The writer is chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Bank; he founded Arizona Quest for Kids in 1999 and serves as chairman.
A note of thanks to Luis Gonzalez
Oct. 21, 2006 12:00 AM
Seven hundred homeless children became his friend on a December afternoon in 2001. As he always does, he looked softly at each of them, right in their eyes, and his heart opened up. If only for that one moment, every one of these kids felt as if they were the most special person on Earth.
He helped raise more than $1 million for Arizona Quest for Kids, a mentoring and scholarship program for underprivileged children. Dinners, luncheons, auctions; beach ball promotions with a local pool company; proceeds donated from his radio show. He never said no to any idea that helped this organization become one of the premier high school dropout-prevention programs in the state.
The last three years he has donated his suite at the ballpark to more than 100 local charities, most of which have an impact on children with challenges: Phoenix Children's Hospital, Child Crisis Center, Arizona Blind and Deaf Children, Save the Family, Whispering Hope Ranch, Epilepsy Foundation, to name just a few.
Baseballs, bats, gloves, catcher's equipment. Over 4,000 used items were collected and distributed to inner-city Little League programs in Phoenix. He was the inspiration behind the effort.
He trained for two months to run 13 miles in the 2005 PF Chang Half Marathon. More than 250 runners and walkers became part of "Team Gonzo" to raise money for more than 30 local organizations.
Hurricane Katrina devastated several Gulf Coast communities. Thousands found refuge in Veteran's Memorial Coliseum. He made a beeline to an electronics store and personally delivered an assortment of gifts to hundreds of kids.
I have had the pleasure knowing Luis Gonzalez and his family almost from the day they moved to Arizona. The aforementioned were just some of the situations in which we were involved, and just the tip of the iceberg.
Tens of thousands here in Arizona have had their lives brightened by one of the most genuine, extraordinary human beings to grace Arizona soil. He's a once-in-a lifetime guy.
Rather than mourn his departure in Arizona on and off the field we should celebrate having been beneficiaries of his good works for eight years. Thanks, Gonzo.
David Highmark, Paradise Valley
The writer is chairman and CEO of Northern Trust Bank; he founded Arizona Quest for Kids in 1999 and serves as chairman.
Hey, that was a good team out there!
This gentleman says it best about the game with the Cardinals and Chicago Bears on Sunday, October 15. Go Cardinals!
Oct. 21, 2006 12:00 AM
What's the matter with you people?
Sure, it was a heartbreaking defeat, but losing by that close of a score to a 5-0 team is one heck of a lot better than "we" have been doing in recent years. (I say "we" because I am by no means a sports fan. But I did watch the first and last quarters of the game just because of all of the hoopla. Other than that, ESPN is on only for billiards.)
What was proven was that we have a darn good team, and that it could hold its own against a top-rated team.
Don't knock them down this early. Just think of what they will do to teams not as strong as whoever those guys were that they played Monday night. - Vick Carsten,
Sun City
Oct. 21, 2006 12:00 AM
What's the matter with you people?
Sure, it was a heartbreaking defeat, but losing by that close of a score to a 5-0 team is one heck of a lot better than "we" have been doing in recent years. (I say "we" because I am by no means a sports fan. But I did watch the first and last quarters of the game just because of all of the hoopla. Other than that, ESPN is on only for billiards.)
What was proven was that we have a darn good team, and that it could hold its own against a top-rated team.
Don't knock them down this early. Just think of what they will do to teams not as strong as whoever those guys were that they played Monday night. - Vick Carsten,
Sun City
Friday, October 06, 2006
The Scottsdale Chorus
My friend, Margie Beaton, gave me an album, "Anything Can Happen," by the Scottsdale Chorus, the 2006 International Champions of Sweet Adelines. The album includes their winning package at the International Competition. The chorus competed against 34 choruses from all over the world.
I have been a fan of the Scottsdale Chorus for years. Margie, who sings in the chorus, and Jim have been friends of mine for over 40 years.
I have been a fan of the Scottsdale Chorus for years. Margie, who sings in the chorus, and Jim have been friends of mine for over 40 years.
Thom Brennaman Leaving Diamondbacks
This is a sad day for me. First Joe Garagiola and now Thom Brennaman are leaving the Diamondback's broadcasting team. Joe Garagiola is a Hall of Famer and Thom Brennaman broadcasts nationally on Fox. Both make the broadcast of the floundering Diamondbacks interesting. Watching the games on TV won't be the same without Thom and Joe.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
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