October 15th, 2014 / Vol.12 / No.48
Postal Patron Cave Creek
ECRWSS Carrier Route PreSorted Standard U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 371 Cave Creek, AZ
Anthem / Black Canyon City / Carefree / Cave Creek / Desert Hills / New River / North Phoenix / Tramonto
Lisa’s journey for new lungs
Horseshoe Trails Elementary goes solar E lizabeth Medora
Sa va nna h Ti d d
PHOENIX – In through the nose and out through the mouth. Inhale. Exhale. Breathe. The simple act of breathing is an everyday part of life that people do without thinking, but what if it wasn’t so easy? For former Anthem resident Lisa Messina, breathing is not as easy as one, two, three. Lisa has dealt with the genetic disease cystic fibrosis, in which thick mucus inhabits the lungs and other parts of the body making her more prone to infections, since she was six months old. All her life she has had to do breathing treatments and chest physiotherapies in order to break up the mucus and clear her lungs.
Lungs for Lisa cont. on pg. 11
Inside: Events ........................... 4 Letters ........................... 7 Bond ............................. 8 Arts ............................. 10 Bluhm ......................... 16 Services ....................... 17 Classifieds.................... 21
PHOENIX – Horseshoe Trails Elementary’s future has never looked brighter. The school is celebrating the installation of new solar panels that will help the school achieve their goals as a ‘Green Ribbon School;’ the Green Ribbon award highlights the school’s dedication to sustainability and health. The new solar panels were installed as part of covered parking spaces in the school parking lot. Horseshoe Trails students and staff, as well as APS representatives, public officials, and community members, gathered at the school on Oct. 10 for a Celebration of Sustainability in honor of the new solar panels. P i c t ure d i s M rs . S ch u t za ’s f i f t h g ra d e c l a s s wi t h t h e i r s o l a r e n e rg y re s e a rc h p ro j e c t.
Horseshoe Trails cont. on pg. 6
New River resident pushes for River to run full time Alex Stevenson
NEW RIVER – New River resident Matthew Bonnstetter is thinking big with his vision to get the oftdry New River running year round, while potentially mitigating floods and promoting sustainability in the process. Bonnstetter places the roots of the project with his parents’ purchase of half of the corporation that owns the 160-acre TT ranch, just off of Table Mesa, in 2007. He’s been a fixture on the property since 2008, but only moved there in January of this year. “From what I understand, it is one of the oldest and biggest cattle ranches in Arizona,” Bonnstetter said of the property, which dates back to 1889.
New River cont. on pg. 8
Pi c t u re d i s t h e Ne w Ri v e r Wa s h . L o c a l re s i d e n t Matthew Bonnstetter is cr eating a documentar y about getting t h e wa s h ru n n i n g f u l l -t i m e .