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Community

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Anthem Prep

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Chamber Profile

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Brothers at Heart

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The Man Who Gives

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Dining Guide

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Marketplace

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welcome Ahh, summer! The final school bell of the year is ringing as I write these words. The morning air is about to be filled with quiet relaxation, and cars are being packed for muchanticipated vacation time.

I love this time of year, not for the heat, but for the lazy afternoons and late-evening stargazing, glass of wine in hand, with no bedtime hassles to think about. Everything seems to surrender in the summer, and for those of us who stick around through the daytime heat, we are rewarded with comfortable evenings and gorgeous sunrise breezes.

This month’s ImagesAZ magazine is a nice reminder of why we are drawn to the desert, and what makes us stay. From stories of Arizona pioneers who paved the way, to the people who make us proud to be part of this dynamic community today, to ideas that can inspire you to make your house a home, our writers and photographers have contributed a little something for everyone this month.

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Meet the

Writer Barb Evans Photography by Karen Sophia Photography

McFadden Family

Opposites Attract

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ot many girls go online asking for recommendations for a good

place to ride their dirt bikes, but that’s exactly what Embry-Riddle student Kahley Hoeft was looking for when she met Matt McFadden. New to the Prescott area, Kahley logged on to her computer and put the question out there. As a Prescott native, Matt knew the area well and offered her some suggestions.

A friendship quickly ensued and the two started talking on the phone. After meeting only twice, Kahley was surprised to see Matt, his dad and two brothers at her home, ready to help on the day she and her roommates were moving out of their Chino Valley house.

“We weren’t dating yet and I had just mentioned it casually in a conversation, so I thought there is no way people could be this nice,” says Kahley.

It was that thoughtfulness and generosity that caught her attention. “Having been raised in Las Vegas, I liked that he was a small-town boy and was very sweet.”

The feeling was mutual. “I liked her because she was very different from the other girls in town,” says Matt. “She

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seemed real, was outgoing and attractive. Plus, she

Matt, on the other hand, is very quiet and laid back.

liked dirt bikes and big trucks.”

The youngest of his large family, he works alongside his brother as a full-time firefighter for the Central

Opposites Attract

Yavapai Fire District, and is also a reserve firefighter for

When meeting the McFaddens, it quickly becomes

Mayer Fire Department. In his spare time, he is working

obvious that they have very different personalities.

on earning his bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon

Kahley is highly sociable and describes herself as

University in public safety and emergency management.

being “Type A.” This is evidenced by the fact that she holds an undergraduate degree in global security

Because he is often in a good mood, his co-workers

and intelligence studies, has a master’s degree in

nicknamed him “Smiley.” “I just want to help everyone,”

occupational safety and health management, and

he says.

currently holds four jobs: a security operations center analyst for a private security firm in Scottsdale; vice

Kahley adds, “We work well together.”

president of productions for Leading Edge Radio Network; associate producer for Mancuso-Martin

New Beginnings

Entertainment; and owner of Salon Eclectic and

Matt and Kahley married in August, 2011 on a windy day

Boutique in Anthem.

at the Scottsdale Princess. “It was an outside wedding and was very hot,” she remembers. “A monsoon blew

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“I’ve always been very motivated and driven,” she

in, and although it got cooler and didn’t rain, everything

explains. “I can’t sit still.”

was blowing around. My veil was all over the place!”

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After graduating from Embry Riddle, Kahley found

“It was my first wildland fire,” he recalls. “I got there

that job opportunities in her field were limited in the

that morning with three other guys and we were mainly

Prescott Valley, so she decided to look for work in

there doing structural protection, preventing the fire

the Phoenix metro area. When she landed a job in

from spreading to more houses and buildings. It hit

Scottsdale about a year ago, the McFaddens moved to

home because it was a neighboring department that we

Tramonto because it was the perfect halfway point to

worked with, but it just didn’t seem real.”

their jobs. Matt continues to commute to Prescott and works 24-hour shifts. Kahley works in Scottsdale and

The incident hasn’t deterred Matt from continuing to be

logs in 12 hours a day, three to four days each week.

a firefighter. “The thought of leaving crossed my mind, but I never seriously considered it,” he says. “You know

In February, Kahley purchased Salon Eclectic in Anthem,

the risks of the profession going into it.”

a 180-degree turn from her career in the securities field.

“All my jobs have been male-dominated,” she explains,

Looking to the future

“but I am a girly-girl at heart.” Between jobs, Kahley is

With their busy careers, the McFaddens don’t have

able to be in the salon four days a week, and is anxious

much time for recreational adventures and prefer to

to expand the boutique aspect of the business.

watch Netflix or share an occasional dinner at their favorite restaurant, Sauce. They enjoy the small-town

Remembering a Tragedy

atmosphere and sense of community in Tramonto, and

As a member of the Prescott firefighting community,

agree it will be the perfect place to raise a family.

Matt will join his co-workers June 30 to honor the 19 fallen firefighters who died a year ago in the tragic

“We’re getting to that point,” admits Kahley. “I just have

wildfire in Yarnell. He was also working on the blaze at

to reevaluate and quit some jobs first!”

the time, and was about a mile from the incident when it happened.

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Remembering the Yarnell 19 To observe the one-year anniversary of the 19 fallen firefighters who perished in last year’s Yarnell Hill fire, the following events will take place June 30 in Prescott.

Bell-Ringing Ceremony: The City of Prescott will host a ceremony at Courthouse Square, located off Gurley Street on the north side of the courthouse. Special guests will provide opening remarks and read names of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who died, followed by the ringing of the Yavapai County Courthouse bell 19 times at 4:42 p.m.

Granite Mountain Hike: Prescott Parks and Recreation will guide two hikes up Granite Mountain to pay homage to the fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots and the renowned alligator juniper tree they saved just weeks earlier from the Doce Fire.

Now Serving Grades K-12 at Our New Location (623) 465-4776 | 39808 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy. www.AnthemPrep.org

The hike will last approximately 30 minutes each way.

Rebroadcast of Memorial Service: Prescott’s Cable One Access 13 and Prescott Live & Play (channel 15; channel 63 on digital tier) will rebroadcast the memorial service held at Tim’s Toyota Center July 9, 2013. Related programming will continue throughout the day.

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Sports

Alex Nova, the Boulder Creek High star runner who finished a close third in the state 800 meter race.

BCHS Track

Writer Tom Scanlon

Super Nova: Boulder Creek Runner Shines Brightly When you think about it, 800 meters doesn’t seem very far. It’s only two laps around a standard track, making it just under a half a mile. But try running it; no, try racing it, against highly-conditioned athletes who want nothing more than to beat you to the finish line.

It’s a real lung-buster, this 800-meter race. To be competitive, you have to be moving at a pretty good clip – not jogging, but running. Then, in that final stretch when your legs feel like jelly and you’re gasping for breath, if you want to have any chance to be on the winner’s podium, you have to reach deep inside and push yourself through a wall of pain.

Alex Nova knows this scenario quite well. The Boulder Creek High senior has become an ace at the 800-meter run. “This year I’m shooting for the state title,” he said, as his senior season was winding down.

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The wiry Nova, who stands 5-foot-9 and weighs a lean 138 pounds, described the 800 as, “really a series of races. To me, the first 200 is all adrenaline. I can’t really focus, I don’t feel anything, and I don’t hear anything. The middle 400 is where the race starts, coming down the back stretch. Then on the final 200, the crowd is cheering and brings you home.”

He talked about the emotions of the race, and the inevitable dig-deep spot. “You always get the Alex Nova, Matt Kautzman, Robert Gladding and Mason Schirm, the 4 x 800 relay team that finished third in the state.

adrenaline, on the (starting) line you’re super nervous, but as soon as the gun goes off, you’re amped.

Probably after the first 550, then there’s a little barrier and you have to break through it. It’s either, ‘I’m going to continue to push hard and try to win,’ or ‘I’m OK with second place’ or whatever place you’re on.”

Austin Walashek in 110 hurdles

If you hike some of the trails around Anthem, perhaps you have seen Alex Nova whizzing past you; he avoids training on car-crowded streets, preferring to hear the birds chirp and to watch the occasional rabbit scurrying as he runs desert trails, perfect for letting the mind wander.

In the state 800 final last month, Nova pushed himself to the limit and was right in the hunt for the championship. In a narrow race, he finished third, just a few strides behind winner Nathan Rodriguez of Corona del Sol. Nova’s coach, Andrea Williams, was quite proud of her star runner’s time, which was nearly 2 seconds better than his previous best.

“I felt the race went good,” Nova reflected. “I did want to win, but I tried my best so I’m not upset.”

Nova also finished 19th in the 3,200 meter run, only the second time he has run this race during the season.

Emma Williams, a Boulder Creek junior, had a terrific final day and was the state runner up in triple jump.

Scott Perry in the shot put event

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She jumped her way to second place with a new school record of 37 feet, 1.5 inches. Jessica Smith

finished a strong fifth in the triple jump and broke her own school record in the long jump and finished 11th in the state.

After graduation, Nova plans to attend Glendale Community College, where he says he will study and run track. He hopes to move on to a bigger school as a student-athlete in subsequent years.

If he leaves the area for college, he will miss the community of Anthem. “I love the city,” he says. “Everyone’s so nice, very supportive people. There’s no place where go that you don’t hear positive things. And all the kids I run with are great. If I go out of state, I doubt I’ll find a place like this.

“My family and friends are all very supportive, they all have faith in me. … I really appreciate all of them.”

Though running sounds like a very individual, even lonely sport, Nova says the Boulder Creek High track and field team has been a true group effort. “I’m incredibly blessed to be on the team I am, my team is so supportive. We have so much talent and our team’s crazy young, so the next years are going to be amazing. I try to a be role model but don’t see myself as any better than anyone else on team.

“I try not to see it as an individual sport, that’s what our coach from day one has talked about.”

The team aspect is best exemplified in the relay races. Nova was on Boulder Creek’s 4 x 400 relay team with Ryan Parenteau, Nick Angieri and Mason Schirm; at the state tournament, they broke the school record and finished 11th, “… five places better than their ranking,” notes Williams.

And Nova anchored the Boulder Creek 4 x 800 relay, running with Robert Gladding, Matt Kautzman and Mason Schirm. Each of those four pushed past the wall to run strong races, as the BC relay team finished a strong third in the state.

In other spring sports, the Boulder Creek baseball team fought back from a horrible season start to make the playoffs, bowing out in the first round. Senior Drew Lawrence had a terrific year, batting .437, and fellow senior Vince Montana was close behind at .352.

Congratulations to the state champion Boulder Creek High boys volleyball team. Led by seniors Quentin Campbell, Christopher June 2014

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The Boulder Creek 2014 track and field team.

The Boulder Creek 4 x 800 relay team of Nicole Rocha, Sydney Canning, Gianna Barbarotto and Katie Engelhardt. Coach Williams is in the middle.

Boulder Creek Boys Volleyball State Champions

Emma Williams, who finished second in the state triple jump, competing in the high jump.

Balzer, Alex Boyce and Cody Williams, coach

Other key contributors were freshman Kyla Bolen

Troy Dueling’s crew put on a dazzling display of

and junior shortstop Brice Phebus.

teamwork in crushing opponents in the playoffs.

In the final match, the Jaguars (33-13) dominated

In the playoff opener, Aubrey Ledbetter, a junior,

favorite Mesa (46-4). After several years of strong

knocked out a single, double and triple for 2

regular seasons and disappointing playoffs, Boulder

RBIs. Junior Troy Bigelow and sophomores Brianna

Creek takes the title and emerges as a volleyball

Binns and Emily Zembek each added two hits,

powerhouse.

leading Boulder Creek to a 9-7 win over Mountain View. The Lady Jags lost in the second round of

The softball team was a big surprise, as the Lady

the playoffs to powerful Mountain Ridge.

Jaguars crushed the ball consistently for months, bouncing back from a couple of losing years to

“It was a great year with an ending record of 19-

make the playoffs for the first time since 2009.

9,” Taylor noted. She has even more optimism for

Coach Evah Taylor praised some new blood.

next season, as 13 of her 14 players will be back

“Hunter Raum a freshman came in this year with

on the Boulder Creek diamond.

a big impact with talent and personality,” Taylor said. “She shared catching duties and also played

Correction: Last month’s ImagesAZ magazine notice

outfield. She motivated her teammates daily and

of the softball team listed Kristi Poling as one of

led by example.”

the exciting new freshmen on the team. Apologies to Kristi, who is actually the lone senior on the team.

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Our Community NVCA Kindergarteners Place Second in Chess Tournament

Five North Valley Christian Academy kindergarten students finished second

in

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Chess

Emporium

Governors’

Cup

tournament held in Phoenix. A total of 565 students from 34 Arizona schools participated in the tournament. Students representing the NVCA team were Lallana Freneaux, David Thomas, Joshua Wollman, Rowan Baum, and Brody Flowers.

ImagesAZ congratulates these outstanding young competitors, and issues kudos to the teachers and parents who are supporting children in their excellence.

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Register for Teen Church Camp in Big Bear Registration is now at Sun Valley Baptist Church for fun and uplifting teen church camp in Big Bear, California July 28 through Aug. 1. Camp is open to students in grades 7-12, and cost is $250 per person.

Campers will spend time in the beautiful surrounds of Big Bear while enjoying activities like dodge ball, basketball, volleyball, zip lining, swimming, hiking, eating good food and more.

The trip to camp is being sponsored by Sun Valley Baptist Church, 42302 N. Vision Way in Anthem.

623-986-1687

Young Rembrandts Summer Workshops at Anthem Community Center Children need to stay engaged over the summer to help erase boredom and to keep minds sharp for the next school year. Art is fun way to fuel the brain. Young Rembrandts drawing classes are so much fun, kids don’t realize how much they’re learning. The time they spend seeing, listening, drawing and doing add to the development of their critical and creative thinking abilities.

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A variety of workshops will be offered to 5- and 6-year-olds, including a zoo workshop; Cars, Planes, Boats & More; Under the Sea; and Life on the Farm.

For 7- to 13-year-olds, workshops include Zoo Animals, African Safari, Medieval Fun and Super Heroes.

Information about Young Rembrandts and a complete class schedule are available online. Space is limited, so register early online or at the Anthem Community Center. www.youngrembrandts.com

Vietnam Combat Veterans Sought The Daisy Mountain Veterans (DMV) Post will hold its annual parade November 8 in Anthem. Since this year marks the 10th anniversary of the parade as well as the 50th anniversary of the official beginning of the Vietnam conflict, we’d like to pay special tribute to the men and women who fought in Southeast Asia.

If you are a resident of Anthem or one of the surrounding communities and served in combat on the ground, in the air above or on the sea adjacent to Vietnam, we invite you to join us as an honorary grand marshal. daisymtnvetsparade@cox.net 602-570-7602 623-243-7998

Christ the Lord Lutheran Church Offers Music Enrichment Program Christ the Lord Lutheran Church is partnering with Paradise Valley Community College and Grand Canyon University to present music enrichment courses held at the church, 9205 E. Cave Creek Rd., in Carefree.

The following classes will be offered June 2 through June 28 for adults and students in grades 7-12: How to Find Your Inner Diva: Weekly, two-hour sessions, $150 Find confidence in your singing performance and learn basic techniques to conquer performance anxiety. Students will practice performing in front of others. Vocalists of all levels welcome. Class sizes are limited.

Grades: 7-12: Mon., 4-5:50 p.m.

Adults: Thurs., 4-5:50 p.m.

Yoga and Fitness for Singers: Twice weekly, one-hour sessions, $150 Your body is your instrument. Practice gentle movement and stretching to learn how to move it. Students will practice moving while singing.

Grades: 7-12: Mon./Thurs. 3-3:50 p.m.

Adults: Mon./Thurs. 7:45-8:35 p.m.

Singing Audition Preparation: (two) 2-hour workshops, $95 How to prepare for a vocal audition. Specifically focused on preparation for college auditions, but all audition types will be considered.

Students will bring prepared songs, perform in front of each other and receive constructive feedback.

June 14 and July 28, 10 a.m. to noon Acting for Singers:

Weekly, two-hour sessions, $150

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techniques that help you have a conversation with your audience.

Grades: 7-12: Tues., 3-4:50 p.m.

Adults: Tues., 5-6:50 p.m.

Voice Class: 90 minutes weekly, $115 Group voice instruction.

Grades: 7-12: Mon., 6-7:30 p.m.

Adults: Thurs., 6-7:30 p.m.

Hand Bells: 90 minutes weekly, $150 All levels welcome. June 2 to July 28, 4:30-6 p.m.

You Thought You Couldn’t Sing Anymore: (two) 2-hour workshops, $95 Learn how to manage your mature instrument. Build confidence in your upper and lower registers.

June 4, 4-6 p.m. and June 18, 4-6 p.m.

Private piano, voice and string lessons by arrangement: ½ hour lessons, $30; one-hour lesson, $50.

Private instruction in voice and strings will be available for college credit from Grand Canyon University. Seven 50-minute lessons will be available in June. Call for schedule. Students will average two lessons weekly. Call for college credit information. Six string instruments available on loan.

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DVUSD Earns Four ASPRA*tions Awards The Deer Valley Unified School District received four awards from the Arizona School Public Relations Association and was honored at the annual Superintendents’ Luncheon and ASPRA*tions Awards. Each year, ASPRA members take time to honor the people and organizations that support public relations efforts in Arizona schools.

The district’s Communications and Community Engagement department took home the Overall Excellence in Public Relations award, the highest honor a school district can receive from ASPRA. The departments’ three other recognitions include: Award of Excellence for Customer Focused External Communications and District Brand Improvement, Award of Excellence for Internal Stakeholder Communications, and Award of Excellence for Contributions to Public Education.

Local Spanish Students Score Well Congratulations to several world language students from Boulder Creek who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2014 National Spanish Examinations.

Students earned a total of 10 Gold, 32 Silver and 41 Bronze medals along with more than 100 Honorable Mentions.

“Attaining a medal or

honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious,” said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Director of the Exams, “because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 154,000 students participating in 2014.”

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NVCA Announces Community Scholarship Program North Valley Christian Academy is announcing its 2014/2015 scholarship award program for middle school students entering grades five through eight. Grant awards are renewable each year for a maximum of four grant years or through eighth grade, whichever comes first. The potential grant value can be up to $29,568 in tuition support.

Parents, who seek and desire an exemplary, Christ-centered program of education for their child, are encouraged to apply by the July 1 application deadline. Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a caseby-case basis, and not on a predetermined schedule. Scholarship awards should be communicated within two weeks of the completed process.

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And the Winner Is …

New River resident Frank Islas was recently announced the winner of the North Valley Symphony Orchestra (NVSO) Summerford Violin Competition’s coveted prize, a brand new handmade violin valued at over $2,000. Frank will perform Bach’s “Violin Concerto in A Minor” at the May 17 North Valley Symphony Orchestra concert, playing his new violin.

Frank, 18, is a member of the first violin section for both the North Valley Symphony Youth Orchestra and the NVSO Adult Orchestra. He has been playing violin six years and plans to pursue degrees in both music performance and engineering.

The violin was donated by local luthier Jody Summerford in recognition of efforts of NVSO volunteer artistic staff to nurture and develop young musicians in the Phoenix community. Summerford plans to continue her support NVSO by donating handmade instruments each year.

NVSO wishes to invite young string players to join the Symphonettes or Youth Orchestra for the 2014-15 concert season. Auditions will be scheduled during the summer, and rehearsals begin September 2014.

ImagesAZ congratulates Frank on his accomplishments. We are also appreciative of NVSO and all organizations that have made the arts a priority in our community. conductor@northvalleysymphony.org 623-980-4628

Rhapsody School of Music Summer Camps Music students will be making sweet music through the summer at one of the many summer camps offered by Rhapsody School of Music beginning June 2.

Camps include: • Summer-long Rock Band Program: Begins June 2. Led by professional musicians who play in and around the Valley, this camp has produced many talented musicians. The program will culminate, once again, in a concert open to the public. Participants will have multiple opportunities to play at local venues such as restaurants and coffee houses in the North Valley.

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• Week-long Junior Rock Band Camp: First of three camps begins June 9. For students who haven’t had the opportunity to play music in a group setting. Runs two hours each day and culminates with a performance for family and friends. Students must have a minimum proficiency on their instrument in order to participate.

• Kindermusic: Classes ongoing throughout the summer. Choice of one-week class meeting once a day – or – one month class meeting once per week. Newborn to 7 years old. Parents participate and learn with their children until their child is three. Children will experience different styles of music, play with different instruments and have fun!

• Let’s Play Music Classes and Let’s Play Music Transition Classes: Ongoing throughout the summer.

String ensemble, jazz, and improvisation workshops will also be offered.

Please contact Rhapsody School of Music for more details.

Rhapsody School of Music, LLC 3434 W. Anthem Way, Ste. 156 623-465-7060

June 5, 19 Eight Weeks to Wellness Got the Big Three?

• Waist Measurement over 35” for a female or 40” for a male?

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The next 8 Weeks to Wellness orientations are June 5 at 6:30 p.m. and June 19 at 6:30 p.m. These workshops will be held at Back to Health Chiropractic, 42104 N. Venture Dr., Ste. A-102 in Anthem. This fun and informative program is free, but space is limited. Reserve your spot by phone.

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June 6 Peter Asher at the MIM Peter Asher was a key component of the 1960s rock and roll scene and the British Invasion. As half of Peter and Gordon, his first U.S. release was the global smash hit “World without Love.” Asher became a music executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records, then producer and manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, and a host of others, but his own music is still his passion.

Backed by a four-piece band, along with film footage and photos from Asher’s considerable personal archive, this show transports audiences back to the heart of 1960s popular culture. Icons such as Mick Jagger, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Marianne Faithful, Yoko Ono, Carole King, James Taylor, and Linda Ronstadt are among the cast of characters in this narrative.

Join Asher in concert at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd. in Phoenix, at 7:30 p.m. June 6. Tickets are $42.50-$47.50.

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June 7 MIM Producer’s Select Series: Peter Asher Presents The Webb Sisters The Webb Sisters are a pair of English singer-songwriters whose hauntingly angelic voices and harmonies deliver a wonderful originality. The duo’s love for traditional folk and pop is expressed in their instruments, which range from harps and mandolins to acoustic guitars. Their knack for songwriting leads to instantly memorable songs that often leave their audiences spellbound.

The Webb Sisters have toured regularly with Leonard Cohen, Jason Mraz, and James Morrison. They have also been invited to collaborate with Sting, the Avett Brothers, and Natalie Maines. They represented the United Kingdom at America’s 400th anniversary celebration commemorating the founding of Jamestown in 2007, and their single “Baroque Thoughts” won as Best Adult Contemporary Song in the 10th Independent Music Awards in 2011.

See this dynamic duo in concert at the Musical Instrument Museum, 4725 E. Mayo Blvd., June 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $27.50-$42.50.

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June 7 Shoot for Drug Awareness Basketball Tournament Deer Valley Unified School District, in partnership with the Anthem Community Council will host the Shoot for Drug Awareness 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament June 7 at the ACC Community Center gym, 41130 N. Freedom Way. The double elimination event will begin at 9 a.m.

Age divisions are as follows: co-ed third and fourth graders; co-ed fifth and sixth graders; boys seventh and eighth graders; girls seventh and eighth graders; high school boys; and high school girls. Winning team in each division will receive an $80 gift card; $40 gift card for second place.

Team entry is $40 and includes a t-shirt, bottled water and a snack.

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Teen Challenge will conduct a half-court contest with a prize giveaway to the winner. MCSO SWAT and K-9 demonstrations will take place in the gym, with vehicles on display in the parking lot throughout the event.

All DVUSD students and families are invited. Team registration is open through June 2 at the ACC Community Center or the Anthem Civic Building, 3701 W. Anthem Way. www.onlineatanthem.com/anthem-drug-education-program rklein@anthemcouncil.com 623-879-3002

June 9–20 “Pied Piper of Hamelin” Summer Workshop Production Musical Theatre of Anthem (MTA) announces auditions for their final show of the season, “Pied Piper of Hamelin,” an original musical theater production in a summer workshop format.

This no-cut production for ages 9-14 runs June 9–20, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Performances will be held June 20-22 at MTA’s performance space, 42323 N. Vision Way in Anthem. Performance times are June 20 at 7 p.m., June 21 at 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and June 22 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Auditions, rehearsals and performances will be held at MTA’s performance space beginning June 9. Bring a musical theatre song, or any song you are comfortable with, 16-32 bars or one minute in length and an accompaniment with CD or iPod. You may also sing a capella if needed.

Please bring completed registration materials, available on the website. www.musicaltheatreofanthem.org

June 12 Dinner with the Doc Join Dr. Brian Hester June 12 at 6:30 p.m. for Dinner with the Doc. Learn about the three top killers and how to decrease medication usage.

Dinner will be held at Two Brothers Kitchen in Anthem in the Safeway Shopping Plaza.

Dr. Hester has been an Anthem chiropractor for over 10 years. He is a wellness coach in health, fitness and nutrition and will discuss how to set up a realistic program to care for yourself so you don’t fall victim to the leading causes of disease.

This special event is open to the public and for adults only. RSVP is required to attend.

623-551-6677 www.myanthemchiro.com

June 14 Anthem Pets Shot Clinic Is your pet due for a preventive shot? Just like people, your dogs and cats need protection to stay healthy and keep their immune systems humming along.

If you know that your pets are due for any of the shots listed below, you can take advantage of this wallet-friendly vaccination clinic June 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at Claws ’n‘ Paws, 46639 N. Black Canyon Hwy. off the frontage road in New River. The clinic is sponsored by Anthem Pets

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and provided by Dr. Ratke of Academy West Animal Hospital. Cash only, please.

Feline Rabies $15 Feline Distemper $15 Feline FELV $20 Canine Rabies $15 Canine DHLPP $15 Canine Bordetella $15 Rattlesnake (2 week booster #1)

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Microchip $43 (Includes lifetime registration fee.)

Anthem Pets Shot Clinic 480-287-3542

June 21 Tilted Earth Wine and Music Festival In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Page Springs Cellars will host the Tilted Earth Wine and Music Festival June 21 during the summer solstice at the beautiful Riverfront Park in Cottonwood.

Escape the heat and try specialty selections from 16 Northern Arizona wineries and delicious cuisine from six gourmet food trucks. In addition, enjoy massages by Page Springs Massage and Yoga, a raffle benefitting the Verde Valley Teen Center, complimentary kid friendly fun including face painting and sumo suit wrestling, and a live music line-up from seven artists and bands, including acclaimed Canadian headliner Bruce Cockburn.

Doors will be open from noon to midnight. Tickets, available online, are $45 in advance or $50 at the door; children 12 and under are admitted free.

As a precursor to the event, all 16 wineries will host separate wine pairing dinners throughout Cottonwood June 20. Tickets are currently available online for all dinners. www.pagespringscellars.com/2014/04/tilted-earth-wine-music-festival

July 9–11 Vacation Bible School Children ages 5 to 12 years old are invited to attend Vacation Bible School at Sun Valley Baptist Church, 42302 N. Vision Way in Anthem July 9 – July 11 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Cost is $10 per child, which includes a bible school t-shirt and daily sack lunch. Please call with questions or to register. A bus is available for child pick-up as needed.

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Maisy Munson

Home-Grown TALENT Writer Tom Scanlon

Few who knew the tall, talented Maisy Munson from her days in Anthem would be surprised that she has continued to excel in volleyball. Playing at a community college in Kansas, this Boulder Creek High grad has been named National Player of the Week by the National Junior College Athletic Association, and soon will be transitioning to a Texas college that has offered her a full-ride athletic scholarship.

You could say she has had the benefit of not home schooling but “home coaching.� Growing up in Anthem, she was the daughter of not one, but two coaches. Her mother, Kelly Munson, is a volleyball coach who taught Maisy the game when she was no taller than the kitchen table; she soon started growing, topping off at 5-foot-10 in high school. Her father, Keith, is a football coach.

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“It was rough at some points,” Maisy says with a laugh. It’s easy to laugh about it now, but having coaching parents was a little awkward in her early years of playing. “You not only have your own coach on the team, you have another coach in the stands. Each play, I could hear one of my parents saying something to me. When I was younger, I’d give them dirty looks. Now, I appreciate it.”

Kelly Munson started coaching in 1998 as the assistant at Arizona Western College when Maisy was 5. Her younger sister, Mallory, was 2.

“I don’t deny that I love the sport and pushed both girls in that direction, but when it came time to choose, they both chose volleyball with no hesitation,” says the coaching mom. “It is a tough road and takes dedication from players, parents and coaches. We were blessed to have amazing high school coaches and club coaches during this process.”

The extra coaching has certainly paid off. After graduating from Boulder Creek in 2012, Maisy moved with her family to New Mexico, where her father was offered a job as a football coach. After taking some time off, her mother will return to coaching volleyball, just in time to guide Mallory. Dad has dibs on 5-year-old Chase, who, Maisy says, is “going to be a football player, for sure.”

As for Maisy, she continued her studies and volleyball playing at Colby Community College. She blossomed at the Kansas school, averaging 11 assists per game, being named National Player of the Week and earning All-American honors on a team that went 26-10.

She did so well her two years there that she has been offered a full scholarship to play volleyball at the University of Texas-Pan American, a school deep in the heart of Texas.

“I am very pleased that Maisy has chosen to join our program this fall. She will immediately add a strong court presence, experience, and leadership to our roster,” said UTPA coach Brian Yale. “During our process, we went out and spoke to a number of people about her.

Coaches that had coached against Maisy spoke as highly as anyone

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about her ability, as well as what she did for Colby’s

learned so much from her. We’d go over team and personal

program.”

goals every week; I brought that to my college.”

Her original coach/mother chalkboards her oldest daughter’s

While Kansas is beautiful and she is eager to experience

progress: “How Maisy has improved over the years is her

Texas, Maisy gets homesick for her hometown. “I miss the

knowledge of the game and seeing both sides of the court.

area, the weather, the nice facilities. Anthem is just a beautiful

Maisy is able to call the plays and make the plays that

little suburb.” It helps that her college home will be in Rio

are needed with little assistance from her coach. She has

Grande Valley, a Texas community that seems familiar:

definitely developed into a leader on and off the court.”

“The people are really nice there. It almost reminded me of Anthem. It felt like home.”

Here at Boulder Creek, Maisy played basketball before deciding to focus on volleyball. “I played basketball from

After her volleyball-playing days are over, will she follow her

seventh grade to sophomore year, but it got too complicated

parents into coaching? “I’ve thought about it,” Maisy says.

with both sports, so that’s when I had to decide.” Volleyball

“Probably not as my main career, but I would love to do it

was the clear winner: “I just love the sport. I could play

as a side job or hobby.”

volleyball all day, every day.

Already thinking like a coach, she offers some tips on young “I like the team aspect of it. You need every single player on

girls who would like to pursue a college scholarship. “The

the court to do well to win. I love the excitement, I love when

advice I have for young girls who want to continue on and

the crowd gets involved.” At her community college, “It’s a big

play at the college level is to stay dedicated. Ability can get

sport. The whole community comes to support us and the

you far, but grades can get you that much further.

gym is packed.”

“So stay dedicated not only on the court but in the

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Though the crowds weren’t as big here in Anthem, she had

classroom as well. Also, don’t be scared or shy to contact

similar community support, especially from then-coach Sarah

coaches early. I can’t express how important it is to have a

Wildham. “I learned so much from my coach on and off

good relationship with coaches. Even if they aren’t necessarily

the court, how to build character, have the right attitude. I

looking, coaches talk and your name will be passed along.”

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Tilted Earth

Wine and Music Festival Writer Donna Kublin

The first annual Tilted Earth Wine and Music Festival being held June 21 at Riverfront Park in Cottonwood is a vibrant and entertaining celebration of many things. First and foremost, it is a celebration of the Northern Arizona wine industry showcasing 16 Northern Arizona wineries. Wine aficionados can enjoy specialty selections from these wineries, which will be together for the first time, and enjoy the music performed by seven bands.

Delicious food by a variety of vendors and massages by Page Springs Massage and Yoga will be available for purchase. There will also be free activities for kids of all ages.

Tilted Earth is also a celebration for the tenth anniversary of Page Springs Cellars, which is hosting the event, in place of its extremely popular fall Harvest Festival.

“The Arizona wine industry is worthy of celebration all year long, but Tilted Earth is a special way to commemorate our craft, bring the community together for a little fun in the sun, and give back to a good cause while doing it,” said Eric Glomski, Page Springs Cellars’ founder and winemaker. “We’re incredibly grateful to be celebrating 10 fruitful years in this rapidly growing industry and

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we’re proud to call this roster of wineries our colleagues and friends.”

Part of the proceeds will benefit the Verde Valley Teen Center, helping to create and sustain youth programs that empower teens to lead successful lives as individuals and community members.

Riverfront Park truly sets the stage for an enjoyable event. Its expansive open space and lush, green trees are perfect for a Saturday

BAND schedule 1-1:45 p.m.

Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd

2:15-3 p.m.

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Black Carl

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City Folk

9-10:30 p.m.

Bruce Cockburn

Food will be available for purchase at Gourmet Food Truck Alley and includes Burgers Amore, Chicago Drive-by Café, Queso Good, Sandra Dee Creole Mobile Kitchen, The Great Pho King, and Saffron Jak.

afternoon with loved ones or a quick escape from the Phoenix heat. Held during the summer solstice, the event’s name hints at the final reason to celebrate: The earth tilts at about 23.5 degrees from its axis and, as a result, we experience the seasons and can, among other things, grow grapes.

Doors will be open from noon to midnight.

Admission includes a reusable Govino wine glass and wines can be purchased from any of the participating wineries. Admission for children 12 and under is free, and there are complimentary activities for kids (big and small) including sumo suit wrestling, inflatable jousts, jolly jumps and slides, face painting and more.

Among the musicians performing is acclaimed Canadian headliner Bruce Cockburn. Inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2001, Cockburn has released 31 albums during a career that has spanned more than five decades.

WINERIES

Participating wineries include: Alcantara Vineyards Arizona Stronghold Vineyards Burning Tree Cellars Cellar 433/Bitter Creek/Jerome Winery Chateau Tumbleweed Dektown Cellars Freitas Vineyard Fire Mountain/Cellar Dwellers Gallifant Cellars Grand Canyon Winery Javelina Leap Oak Creek Vineyards and Winery Page Springs Cellars Passion Cellars Pillsbury Wine Company Stage Stop Vineyards

As a precursor to the event, all 16 wineries will host separate wine pairing dinners throughout Cottonwood Friday, June 20.

Admission: $45 Advance, $50 Day of Show. Free logo Govino glass included. Admission for children 12 and under is free.

Page Springs Cellars Wine Club Member Discounts Apply.

Tickets: store.pagespringscellars.com or 928-639-3004 x100 www.pagespringscellars.com/2014/04/tilted-earth-wine-music-festival

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Evan Weber

Writer Tom Scanlon Photographer Jerri Parness

Eagle Scout reaches out Though they live less than five miles apart in Anthem, until recently Evan Weber and Joseph Davis had never met. And why would they? One is an active 17-year-old high school junior; the other is a quiet, 64-year-old retiree, a Vietnam War-era veteran struggling to get by on a fixed income.

One has seen the world; the other is eager to explore it.

One was in need of help; the other was ready to provide it.

The two met on a Saturday in May after the younger of the two targeted the elder

as someone in need of a helping hand. Evan, a student at Northwest Christian School, was looking for a project to demonstrate leadership skills so that he could advance from a Boy Scout to an Eagle Scout. He learned the plight of Mr. Davis, a 15-year

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Anthem resident who couldn’t afford to maintain the exterior of his house to comply with homeowners’ association (HOA) standards.

The man needed help; the boy needed a project. Evan had a proposition for Mr. Davis: “How about if I painted and landscaped your home, at no charge to you?”

“I thought it was an excellent idea,” Mr. Davis said.

“He contacted the HOA, and the HOA contacted me. … It’s a win-win situation as far as I’m concerned.”

On a Saturday in May, Evan Weber showed he was true to his word. The lanky lad appeared beyond his years, managing a team of several dozen volunteers.

It was a big project, and he raised funds to have skilled work done professionally by Daisy Mountain Painting and Exceptional Landscaping. To go with the pros, he recruited a small army from his school and church to help with the “grunt work,” shoveling rocks, trimming branches and hauling away debris.

To earn Eagle Scout status, Evan needed to prove that he could brainstorm a project, plan it out and provide leadership to bring it to success. “What I learned,” Evan said, as the project was coming to fruition hours ahead of schedule, “is that planning something like this is very hard. It takes a lot of effort. I’ve been working on this project every day since February.”

Though supervising a project of this scale was quite a new experience, the concept of helping others is something that has been ingrained in the Weber home.

“My family is all about service,” Evan said as his mother, Lois, took photos of the renovation. His father, Paul, was on-site giving him advice and his little brother, Luke, was sweeping rocks from the driveway. “I have two older brothers in the armed forces, and my parents are always doing things like this. My whole life is about service.”

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Seeing his son plan and execute such a complex

head, marveling at the outcome. “It’s like a brand-new

project, aimed solely at helping someone in need,

house,” he said, softly. “Really, really nice.”

brought a lump of pride to Paul Weber’s throat. “I’m incredibly proud of him, both for his level of service

And then there was the force behind the project.

and his leadership,” Paul said.

“Outstanding young man,” Mr. Davis said, with conviction. “I wish we had more like him.”

He smiled, then added, “This is what Anthem is all about, right? It’s a community that reaches out and

For the most part, Evan is a normal high school boy.

helps those in need.”

“I enjoy watching sports, particularly football, hiking, running track, doing church activities and hanging out

Watching the work unfold, Mr. Davis was somewhat

with my friends,” he said. This project on Boone Lane

overcome with emotion. He started the day helping out,

was unusual, and stemmed from some paternal advice:

but then felt he was getting in the way, so he took a

“My dad and I came up with the idea together, I

long walk with his niece’s dog. By the time he returned

wanted to help someone on a more personal level.”

early in the afternoon, Evan and company were almost finished with the painting and landscaping.

The payoff for him will not be reaching the Eagle Scout level, but the gratitude he has already received. “Mr.

Mr. Davis, a retired postal worker who, like many others, discovered Anthem on the way to Flagstaff, shook his

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Davis was very grateful and could not stop thanking me.”

In turn, Evan Weber has a long list of people and organizations to thank. “The organizations that helped out with my project were: Ray’s Pizza, Rookies, Arizona Hills Community Church, Northwest Christian High School, Anthem Cares

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“The people who helped me out were: Paul Weber, Luke Weber, Lois Weber, Steve Wagner, Margo Salozaiz, Sam Temple, Chris Liston, Andy Bahn, Brian Anderson, Matt Thiss, Ryan Thiss, Andy Hay, Brady Lambert, Chase Lunsford, Alex Khoury, Connor DeLap, Delaney O’Kray Murphy, Shannon Murphy, Matthew Beeman, Nick Beeman, Don Beeman, Luke Lindstrom, Tyler Haugebak, Tim Haugebak, Matt Herring, Dante Case, Jacob Madsen and Seth Nulty.”

For Evan Weber, this was all about learning things that you just can’t get in school. “This project has taught me that it’s not all about me.

I have gained joy serving others, particularly Mr. Davis. This project has also taught me how to be responsible and diligent with my time. And last but not least I have learned that, if you put

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a little work into something every day, you can accomplish any goal that you have.”

Though the Eagle Scout project is in the books, and Mr. Davis can settle into his “new” home, Evan is far from finished with helping others. A few weeks after the Anthem renovation, he was off with a church group to a village in Rwanda, where he is helping to build a community center. The lessons he learned in Anthem, however, will not soon leave his thoughts. “People coming together to help; we all worked as a team.”

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The high school years are some of the most formative years of our lives. This is the time when independent thinking begins, useful life lessons are learned, and lasting friendships are made. For 14 Anthem teens, these years will also be a time when they were members of an elite group: Anthem Preparatory Academy’s first senior class.

Dominic Clark, Ray Hoffman, Tabatha Lothes, Kaitlyn Males, Snehit Mikkilineni, Samantha Naughton, Jazmin Neira, Connor Paxton, Morgan Rone, Jennifer Shibata, Keaghan Symmonds, Conor Timmerman, Megan Villandre and Isabella Villanueva all earned their high school diplomas May 30 from the public charter academy and became the school’s first graduating class. For the administration and faculty, the commencement was triumphant. For the students, it was a privilege.

Photo left to right: Morgan Rone, Connor Paxton, Kaitlyn Males, Megan Villandre, Dominic Clark, Isabella Villanueva.

“It’s definitely an honor to be part of the first graduating class,” says Connor Paxton. “We’ve had a unique experience than the other classes have.”

Says fellow graduate Morgan Rone: “I can’t imagine not having had this experience.”

Most of the graduates attended the school as ninth graders when it opened in August 2010 with only 270 students in grades three through nine. As part of Great Hearts Academies, Anthem Prep serves grades six through 12, and Anthem Archway serves kindergarten through fifth grade. Since its opening,

Anthem Prep Graduates First Senior Class Writer Barb Evans Photographer Lauren Brown

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Anthem Prep has added a grade each year to accommodate the promotion of its students.

Anthem Archway completed its primary curriculum this year by adding kindergarten, first and second grades. As the 2013-14 school year came to a close last month, both schools had a combined enrollment of 694 students.

The class of 2014 is proud of the school’s growth. “It is really exciting to be part of the first class,” says Megan Villandre, “because we’ve gotten to see the school grow.”

The group has certainly made lasting friendships by becoming close-knit, both in and out of school. They often exercise with each other at the community center, go hiking on Daisy Mountain, or have picnics in the park. They spent their spring break together on a class trip to Washington, D.C. and to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in March, having raised the money for the trip by operating a school snack cart and selling candy grams. The group especially bonded earlier this year when they shared the stresses of balancing the college admission process with the rigorous preparation of their senior thesis.

“We’ll miss each other,” says Kaitlyn Males. “We feel like brothers and sisters. We have little groups, but at the end we all come together.”

The students agree that the intimate education they received prepared them well for college. In fact, 11 of the 14 students are receiving scholarships for their continuing education. Anthem Prep’s assistant headmaster and college counselor Alison Westerlind reports that $1.9 million in scholarship money was offered to the Class of 2014, to be used over the course of four years. Some of the schools the students will be attending are Arizona State University’s Honors College, Hastings College, the Honors College at the University of Alabama, Northern Arizona University’s Honors program, the University of Dallas and the University of Notre Dame.

While the group is still deciding on a class gift, they know they will keep in touch by appointing an alumni liaison. As for words of wisdom for Anthem Prep’s next senior class, they concur: “Don’t procrastinate on the thesis.

Listen to the teachers when they say to work on it!”

ImagesAZ congratulates Anthem Prep’s Class of 2014! We are excited to see what paths these pioneers will take as they begin their journeys into the world. www.anthemprep.org

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The “Other” Top Team at Boulder Creek

Writer Amanda Christmann Larson Photographer Jamie Pogue

With determination and focus, they have spent hours

science, mathematics and science that would impress

honing their skills. They’ve studied their competition’s

any college professor; they can put together memorable

strengths and weakness, and formed strategies to win.

speeches and essays in under an hour; and they can

They’ve developed a strong sense of teamwork, and with

interview on the fly with pizzazz. In fact, this particular

long afternoons and evenings of practice, their natural

team is so good that, not only have they taken state

abilities have been sharpened into championship material.

honors, they’re now ranked sixth in the nation.

Now, this winning Boulder Creek team of nine has shattered records and represented the Jaguars well.

Like other competitive sports, academic decathlon team members begin preparing for competition long before they

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They may not all look like typical athletes, but don’t be

ever face another team. They take quizzes and study large

fooled: these students are competitors. Cameron Moreno,

amounts of material, not only to memorize facts, but also to

Sean Wurr, Elias Skoubis, Nick Goettl, Josh Kim, Grant

critically analyze the topics and gain a full understanding of

Peterson, Chris Balzer, Nate Raffield and Christian Beem

the concepts they learn. They learn to be better test-takers

are members of the BC academic decathlon team, and

and stronger thinkers, and they learn about ideas they may

they crunch math for breakfast.

otherwise never have been exposed to.

These outstanding decathletes can rattle off facts and

Senior Sean Wurr has competed in academic decathlon

information about music, art, literature, economics, social

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the team. He placed top in his overall division in state competition and fifth in the nation at the United States Academic Decathlon competition in Honolulu, Hawaii April 24-26.

Wurr’s dry humor and quick wit sets a fast-moving, fun conversation pace full of anecdotes and musings. It is clear he’s an ace in his sport, and like any accomplished athlete, his self-analysis is keen.

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have to be good at everything,” he explains in a way that is neither boastful nor self-deprecating. “It shapes well-rounded individuals.”

He also likes pushing his own limits through the team. “Academic decathlon is the one thing you can’t just get by with because you’re smart.

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It’s the one thing you have to actually study for to do well,” he says.

The academic decathlon program, run by 16-year veteran teacher Elizabeth Erickson, has been building talent for over a decade, but this

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is a record year. The Jaguars team earned the regional championship title in February, then placed second out of 40 teams in the state competition shortly afterward. The loss was heartbreaking: they scored just one point behind four-time state champs, Oro Valley’s Canyon del Oro High School (CDO) despite Chris Balzer earning the highest overall scores in the state.

The team avenged their loss in Hawaii, however, by edging CDO out by nearly 450 points and taking sixth place to CDO’s seventh place honors.

In individual categories, BC students also did well. Cameron Moreno and Chris Balzer took top awards in the art category; Balzer and Wurr medaled in music; Wurr took home honors in the speech division; and Balzer and Nick Goettl scored exceptionally in the social science category.

Erickson says she couldn’t be more proud of her students. “Every one of them is willing to learn,” she says. “They want to learn; they want to succeed. They’re all so driven, and it’s all self-motivated. They did this for themselves.”

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“I’m hoping that this year is the springboard for kids at

The BC nine smoked the regional competition for the first

Boulder Creek to join the ranks of the top teams in the

time in the program’s 10-year history, then went on to do

academic decathlon,” says Wurr. “We’re the forerunners,

remarkably well at the state and national competitions.

and we’re passing on our wisdom to a new generation of academic decathlon competitors.”

One of the biggest hurdles the team faced – and is still facing – is financing. The team was tasked with

At Boulder Creek, students can elect to take academic

raising over $10,000 to cover the costs of the Hawaii

decathlon as a class. This year, Erickson taught two

competition, and had to borrow from next year’s fund to

academic decathlon classes, with a total of 57 students

cover some of the expenses. They continue to actively

taking part. After poring over hundreds of pages of

raising money so that next year’s coffers aren’t short the

material, each class held scrimmage tournaments,

money needed to continue their roll.

and the top three students in each class, slotted into divisions based on GPA, were chosen to compete in the

“Donors can still apply tax credits to the academic

regional competition.

decathlon program, and they can give through the DVUSD website,” Erickson says.

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As for the students, competing on an award-winning team is of great benefit to them. Each is guaranteed a $2,000 scholarship to an Arizona state college, and their distinction earns them brownie points toward other scholarships and college admissions. That money will come in handy for students like Wurr, who have big plans for the future.

“I plan to go into chemical engineering and biophysics at ASU. I’d like to be a bioengineering tycoon,” he says without pause.

In addition, the friendships and camaraderie students build is priceless. “It’s about solidarity,” Wurr says.

Erickson looks at him with a grin, clearly enjoying his outspoken confidence. Wurr looks back at her with a wry smile, and her grin widens, knowing she’s going to hear a zinger. “We’re the best thing she’s ever had,” he says. “And that’s just based off of personality and good looks alone – and charm.”

ImagesAZ congratulates the Boulder Creek academic decathlon team on their regional, state and national success. We wish you all the best in your promising futures. www.dvusd.org

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C hamber Profile Writer: Chamber Contributor Jenny Brooks, Special to ImagesAZ

A Triple Threat Business Better Business Together has carved out a new business model, and it is likely that what they offer can help you.

Stacy Deprey-Purper and her husband, Brad Purper, started Better Business Together to help small businesses grow by partnering them with other small businesses. The company’s mission is to help small, start-up and growth-oriented businesses grow, with less.

“So many mom-and-pop businesses are really great at what they do, but not so great at telling everyone about it,” Deprey-Purper said.

The company facilitates partnerships between businesses that share common demographics so they can combine their resources, get more for their money and reduce their individual advertising expenses.

Upcoming Chamber Events Business for Breakfast Thursday, June 12 from 7 to 8:15 a.m.

“We ‘energetically help your business grow,’ as our tagline says,” DepreyPurper said. “We always put people first. We want what’s best for our clients and for our economy.”

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What makes Better Business Together a triple threat is the three different business operations: a marketing company, a business incubator and a newspaper.

Evening Mixer Thursday, June 26 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Log onto www.northgatewaychamber.com for location.

The marketing division of the company focuses on social media management, implementation and marketing.

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The business incubator, Deer Valley, Inc., is a place to help startup businesses grow in a low cost way. In addition to workspace, Deer Valley, Inc. offers free mastermind and training classes for the public.

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The third entity is the Deer Valley Times, a community

“It’s difficult to build relationships in a small community

newspaper. “Our newspaper is a hyper-local

and the North Gateway Chamber has such friendly

communication tool for the North Phoenix community,

business owners who are always willing to reach out

helping businesses reach community and community

a helping hand,” Deprey-Purper said. “The Greater

reach businesses,” Deprey-Purper explained.

Phoenix Chamber of Commerce offers more opportunity than any other chamber I’ve been involved with in 25

As part of Better Business Together’s innovative

years. They have better networking and programming,

approach, Deprey-Purper does not employ sales people.

and I have increased my business since becoming a

Instead she hires and leads media consultants. Every

member.”

client is assigned one media consultant who helps the business across all three entities.

In fact, Deprey-Purper said her business was featured in a national magazine within three months of joining.

“Our media consultants serve as an extension of our client’s company. They’re the marketing family for

“We were humbled to be included among the other

our clients, offering objective advice no matter what,”

businesses featured,” Deprey-Purper said.

Deprey-Purper said. “And with one person responsible

chamber’s connections are far reaching.”

“The

across all three areas of the business, no client gets different service or advice. Everything is consistent.”

Deprey-Purper offers one key piece of advice when it comes to running a business.

A lot of small businesses can’t afford someone to serve as a creative director, the person in charge

“Put everything in writing, always!”

of making sure a company’s branding is always on target. This role can also extend to website design

Deprey-Purper and her husband have one child,

and activity. Better Business Together fills this role for

Hayden, age 7. They enjoy weekends on Lake Pleasant

clients as well.

showing clients around as part of their partnership in a boat tours company, and they spend a lot of time

“We’re really proud that our company helps businesses

playing at the park with Hayden, swimming, and playing

grow while helping our economy grow in an ethical

baseball and soccer.

and positive way,” Deprey-Purper said.

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business because of all the resources in the area

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the support for small business in North Phoenix far

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outweighs anywhere else in the Valley. They were drawn to the established businesses and all the resources available to businesses, including the North

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Gateway Chamber of Commerce.

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Indoor Home Design Trends A look inside local trendsetting homes

Writer Lara Piu

Lady Lair, Eco-Friendly Elegance and

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Outdoor Fabrics Inside photography by David Elton, Realty One Group

Meet PavoReal Interiors!

Home is where the heart is, which may

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be why love, sweat and tears go into

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decorating the spaces we live in. A peek into local homes reveals we’re often thinking

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every design through, and having fun doing

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it. Trend watchers report we’re going fun

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and sassy, designing around the realities of

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life, taking current trends to the next level and doing some things just for the fashionforward fun of it.

Welcome to my Lady Lair If a man can have his cave, a lady can

have her lair, says Change by Design lead designer JoEllen Sessa. “It’s appealing to every woman and any man that wants to

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PavoReal Interiors JoEllen recently designed this add-on room for a homeowner in Cave Creek. It features silver leaf, crystal, texture with animal prints,

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a stand-alone tub, ample closet space, and even a wine refrigerator and a coffee station. JoEllen adds, “I designed this particular room to accommodate a multitasker. You can get dressed, pour a glass of wine and watch the news in the privacy of your own space.”

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Eco-Friendly Elegance Eco-Friendly Elegance

Green interior design has been trendy for some time, and now it’s taking on a design-savvy, high-quality twist says lead designer Carla Gallucci, also from Change

by Design. “The eco-friendly pendulum is beginning to shift to the middle where there’s a combination of the two very important design elements: Eco-friendly cabinetry and appliances with high-end finishes,” says Carla.

For this Paradise Valley home in Finisterre she incorporated composite wood kitchen cabinetry with clean lines, and minimal or no hardware, soft-close doors and drawers, energy-saving appliances, light emitting diode (LED) under-cabinet lighting, and crystal, adding, “A little bit of bling is necessary.”

Interior Barn Doors

“Form meets function” is giving way to “functional just for the fun of it,” according to Nicholson Remodeling & Restoration owner John Nicholson. He’s seeing custom barn doors with iron hardware as a big trend right now, mainly because of the cool-factor it adds to a room.

He designed this barn door for a Scottsdale home in Desert Mountain. It utilizes old tobacco wood with contemporary hardware to transform a door into a piece of art. “This particular wood has character and gives it a rustic look, but any kind of wood would look fantastic,” says John. At a whopping 450-pounds, the door can be rolled with one finger because of its oversized hardware.

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Dinner with the Doc.

Enjoy a COMPLIMENTARY DINNER at Two Brothers Kitchen in Anthem on Thursday, June 12th at 6:30PM. Learn about the Three Top Killers and how to decrease medication usage. This special event is open to the public. RSVP is required to attend. For more information and to reserve your seat:

Call 623.551.6677 Presented by Dr. Brian Hester and Back To Health Chiropractic www.myanthemchiro.com

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Outdoor Fabric Inside

Outdoor Fabric Inside

Another new trend in the design industry is the use of outdoor fabrics for the indoors, says Carla.

New technology has enabled the production of fabrics that look and feel like plush indoor materials. Typical outdoor fabrics of yesteryear are being replaced with more sophisticated colors and patterns that are soft to the touch, color-fast, and easily upholstered on indoor furniture. “No one would be the wiser,” says Carla. “Indoor and outdoor living is one reason we all live in Arizona.”

In addition, these fabrics make the transition between outdoor and indoor living seamless. In this example, seen in the Robert Allen display in the Pacific Resource showroom group at the Arizona Design Center in Scottsdale, the Rodez fabric on the sofa and bar stools are chenille and come in a plethora of colors. Carla adds, “You would never know it was suitable for the outdoors unless someone told you.”

Metal Accessories

Accessories with a metallic finish have been trending because they are timeless and offer something for everyone, according to designer Gail Frenak in association with The Reflective Designer. Copper, gold, bronze and silver are easy to incorporate as well as affordable, especially when it comes to vases, candlesticks and mirror frames.

“When paired with organic accessories, metal accessories give a modern, comfortable feel,” says Gail, who also uses metallics in unexpected ways, such as fabrics for pillows. “I like using metallics because they can add a little bit of glamour to a room. They lift and energize a space to make a statement.” This Anthem home

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shows how a little metallic can go a long way to give a space that extra pop.

Interior-worthy Outdoor Living Rooms Photography by Luca Trovato

Interior-worthy Outdoor Living Rooms

Great outdoor spaces are on the rise, and they’re more popular than ever because of the new design possibilities that technological advances in fabrics and outdoor furniture are making possible.

“We’re seeing a big trend in fully-furnished living rooms that carry the design of the home into the backyard,” says Wendy Black Rodgers, PavoReal Interiors’ director of design.

The furnishings in these new backyard living rooms look like they belong indoors, except they have everything you ever wanted in outdoor furniture: cushions made to drain properly, stainless steel nails and screws and wood pretreated for temperature changes. Best of all, reports Wendy, a full spectrum of beautiful outdoor fabrics is now available, making it possible to mirror your home in your backyard. The firm has even designed outdoor swivel/rockers outside, with slip covers made of washer-friendly outdoor fabric.

PavoReal approached the design of this Paradise Valley outdoor living room the same way they build interior spaces. Starting with a rug fully fit with polypropylene for the outdoors, they built upwards, first with a couch and then lamps, going on to include everything a typical living room would have.

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Writer Amanda Christmann Larson

The Town Too Tough to Die If ever there was a town that captures the spirit of the

ago in community theater back east, run Tombstone

Old West, it’s Tombstone. Here, men (and women) made

Walking Tours and Tombstone Western Weddings. With

their fortunes with nothing but indomitable doggedness

wisdom and wit, Dr. Jay led us on a path through the

and hardscrabble luck. Famous for Doc Holliday, the Earp

notable and notorious past.

brothers and their shootout behind the OK Corral, there is more to this town than that historic volley of shots;

We began our tour at the town’s historic courthouse,

it offers an eye-opening look at desert frontier life that

where a museum inside still pays tribute to the first

has been glossed over by Hollywood and polished with a

Cochise County hall of justice, and gallows outside silently

wide brush of fantasy.

tell the tale of seven men hanged for various crimes.

Tombstone isn’t what you may expect; in many ways, it

As we walked, Dr. Jay spun a yarn about various events

may be more.

and people who left their marks on what was once one of the largest towns between St. Louis and San

In Tombstone’s early days, rugged enterprise mixed with

Francisco. We started at the beginning, with the tale of a

pluck and grit to spring well over 100 saloons, dance

man who, had it not been for a great bit of luck, would

halls, churches and brothels from the dusty desert floor.

have faded into the footnotes of history as an eccentric

The music was loud, the girls were aplenty, and order

in a land of mavericks.

was kept with the pop of a six-shooter.

Ed Schieffelin was, by all accounts, in a league of his Today, remarkably, remnants of the places and personalities

own. Gruff and eccentric, he had searched fruitlessly for

of Tombstone’s glory days are still delightfully intact.

riches in the Grand Canyon. Out of money, he joined the

Although it may be a bit out-of-the-way for a day trip from

cavalry in 1877, then pulled double duty as both a scout

the North Valley, it’s well worth the drive for those seeking a

and a clandestine prospector at the expense of the U.S.

uniquely Arizona experience over a weekend getaway or as

government.

a day trip while visiting neighboring Tucson.

While on patrol at Fort Huachuca, Schieffelin often Tombstone has always been the kind of place where a

wandered into the wilderness in search of signs of silver

man can reinvent himself with nothing but a dream in his

in the harsh desert hills. Back at camp, fellow soldiers

pocket. Outlaws became lawmen; gentlemen became miners;

heard of his adventures. “The only stone you’ll ever find

and the most enterprising of the town’s bawdy women

out there is your own tombstone,” they laughed.

made more than a buck from the world’s oldest profession.

Despite their scoffs, Schieffelin’s hunch paid off, and In recent decades, a new group of individualists have

he found what would be one of the largest veins of

found their way to Tombstone, drawn by a mixture of

silver in American history in the shadow of the Dragoon

chance and fate to the Town Too Tough to Die. Among

Mountains in an area called Goose Flats. In the spirit

them is Dr. Jay, a compact, magnanimous dentist-turned-

of rebellion against his naysayers, he named his mine

gun-toter, and an entertaining and downright fun town

“Tombstone,” and the legend began.

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With backing from his brother and a businessman,

physician and coroner Dr. George Goodfellow.

Schieffelin secured his claim. Soon other hopefuls followed. Their white tents dotted the land so densely

Dr. Goodfellow was known for his wicked wit on

that one historical account said the mountains

death certificates; many a gunshot victim died of

appeared to be covered in snow. Saloons and

“lead poisoning,” while he ruled the lynching death

brothels were built almost overnight, and Tombstone

of convicted robber and murderer John Heath, “…

became one of the largest boomtowns in the West.

strangulation, self-inflicted or otherwise.”

Mines with names like “Lucky Cuss,” “Toughnut”

He was also known for being an expert in gunshot

and “Contention” zig-zagged and criss-crossed for

wounds, mainly because he was among the first

miles, forming a framework of tunnels beneath

to use sterile procedures, and also because he

the town’s halls and businesses. Thousands of

had plenty of subjects on which to practice.

men worked below the ground for decent wages sustained by the tremendous lode. A few became

Among the other interesting sites are Schieffelin

rich beyond their wildest dreams.

Hall, where theater is still live on stage; the Tombstone Epitaph building and museum; Big Nose

Industrious Chinese offered laundry services and

Kate’s Saloon; the Rose Tree Museum where a rose

built storefronts and restaurants. Marginalized,

bush first planted in 1886 has become the largest

they lived in an area designated “Hoptown.” The

in the world; the Western Heritage Museum; Good

most known of the Chinese was China Mary, who

Enough Mine Tour (a trip in itself); and the Bird

is said to have been the ruthless central figure in

Cage Theater, referred to in the 1882 New York

prostitution rings, opium trade and the domestic

Times as “the wildest, wickedest night spot between

help trade in the town. “If you were Chinese and

Basin Street and the Barbary Coast.”

you wanted a job, you had to go through China Mary,” Dr. Jay told us.

And then there is the OK Corral. Or, at least, the legend that is called the “shootout at the OK Corral.”

Another notable place we learned about along

Turns out, it wasn’t there at all, but Hollywood didn’t

the way was one of the town’s first saloons, the

think the title “The Shootout on Freemont Street in

Crystal Palace. This local restaurant was once

front of the Empty Lot Near the Alley Behind the OK

the Golden Eagle Brewing Company and home to

Corral” would sell many movie tickets.

the offices of U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp and town

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Photo credit: www.tombstoneweb.com

The story goes something like this: There were almost as many desperados as there were reputable people in town, and which category the Earp brothers fit into widely depends on whom you ask.

The Earps had developed a somewhat complicated rivalry with five alleged rustlers, Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury. U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp appointed his brothers Wyatt and Morgan, and fellow gunslinger John Henry “Doc” Holliday as temporary deputies to arrest the group.

Claiborne, the Clantons and the McLaurys were allegedly hiding in waiting for Holliday in an empty lot off of Fremont Street, next to the guestroom at Fly Photography where Holliday was staying.

The Earps and Holliday surprised the group, and they ended up shooting it out in the middle of Fremont Street. Eyewitnesses could not agree on who shot first, and history has only guessed at and embellished the truth since then. The melee lasted about 30 seconds, and when the smoke cleared, Billy Clanton and both McLaurys were dead. Virgil and Morgan Earp were wounded, but Holliday and Wyatt Earp walked away unscathed.

The lawmen were exonerated of any wrongdoing.

The deaths were avenged, and several more deaths followed. Most victims (guilty or innocent – or a combination of both) were buried with other townsfolk in Boot Hill Cemetery, which some say is so-called because so many of its “residents”

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died with their boots on – standing up and on the wrong side of a gun.

The gun fight on Fremont Street was just one of over 70 shooting deaths documented in the heydays of Tombstone until Hollywood came calling and made it the most famous shootout of the century. The legacy remains, which is ultimately what saved the town.

A series of fires, the flooding of the mines, then a decline in silver prices all but shut Tombstone down in 1886, just nine years after the town was founded, but not before an estimated $37 million in ore was taken from its hills.

We ended our tour, and our trip, on high notes.

Tombstone has all of the charm of Jerome with more to see and do. Even the teenagers were happy to put away their phones and experience the history.

I’ve got a hunch of my own that we’ll be going back.

What to Do in Tombstone?

Our tour with Dr. Jay was fantastic, and there are plenty of other things to check out in Tombstone.

Helldorado, a live gunfight presentation and souvenir area, incorporated far more wit and well-played histrionics than we anticipated, and is definitely a go-see. Stagecoach tours, which leave regularly from Allen Street, and trolley tours that take off at intervals from Toughnut and 4th Streets are also well worth the relatively small expense.

There are hotels, guest ranches, RV parks, and bed and breakfasts to suit any budget, and a variety of restaurants serving typically Western fare, and ice cream shops for dessert.

You won’t go hungry in Tombstone if you bring an appetite. There were a few vegetarian options available at Crystal Palace, where we enjoyed pulled pork and burgers.

On the fourth Saturday each month, visit Tombstone for Tombstone at Twilight, a free show presented by the Blood at Dusk Gunfighters, and a night when businesses in town stay open late to provide food, entertainment and shopping for visitors. This month’s Tombstone at Twilight will be held June 28, beginning at 6 p.m. Come for the day and stay for the evening fun.

Other upcoming events include: Tombstone’s Family-Style Fourth of July on July 4; 65th Annual Vigilante Days August 9-11 (complete with a 10K run, hangings and a chili cook-off); and Rendezvous of Gunfighters August 31 – September 2.

Topping it all off is Helldorado October 17-19, held annually since 1929 and thought to be the third oldest annual celebration in the United States, just behind the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Academy Awards. www.tombstonechamber.com www.tombstonewalkingtours.com

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Back to Tubac

Writer and photographer Paula Theotocatos

I like this little town of Tubac. This pocket-sized, easy-to-

The original ruins of the fort can be seen in an

get-around community has a rich history and is presently

underground exhibit at the Presidio, where the

home to 50-plus art galleries, boutiques and restaurants.

excavated portions of the original adobe foundation,

Colorfully painted buildings were the reason Tubac was

walls and plaza floor of the commandant’s quarters

named a “Prettiest Painted Places in America” by the

can be seen, as well as other artifacts discovered

Paint Quality Institute of America. Just 45 miles south

during the excavation. Also on site is a museum that

of Tucson off Route 19 in the Santa Cruz Valley, it’s a

houses Arizona’s first printing press, which published

delightful place to visit. I recently returned to Tubac and

Arizona’s first newspaper in 1859, and the completely

found it to be the charming town I remembered.

furnished 1885 schoolhouse. St. Ann’s Catholic Church

Tubac’s History and the Presidio

was originally built in 1796, and its current structure constructed in 1930.

To capture the history behind Tubac, you must visit the Presidio State Historic Park. The presidio, or fort, was

Tubac’s fortunes rose and fell. The Spanish abandoned

established more than 260 years ago in 1752 to protect

the fort when they established a fort in Tucson, then

the mission and colonists from hostile Pima Indians. Jesuit

reactivated in 1787 to protect the settlement against

Father Francisco Kino had founded the mission in the early

Apache raids. The Spanish ordered the fort’s second

1700s. Settlers farmed and raised cattle and sheep there.

commander, Captain Juan Bautista de Anza II, to lead expeditions to find an overland route to the Pacific. A

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fort and a mission were established on the west coast at

add to the ambiance of this excellent

what would later become the city of San Francisco.

steakhouse.

In 1821, Tubac became part of Mexico and then in 1853, through the Gadsden Purchase, it became a part of the

Art Galleries and Boutiques

United States. Mining followed and ultimately fizzled as

There are too many art galleries and boutiques to

men left to fight in the Civil War. Tubac wasn’t firmly

mention – I leave that for you to enjoy when you visit

established until 1882 when wealthy landowner Sabino

– but there are a few of note. For sculpture, Rogoway’s

Otero and others settled the town permanently.

Turquoise Tortoise is a must. Visit the two-acre

Lodgings

“sculpture park” at K. Newby Galleries. The Old Presidio Traders has a large collection of Native American

The hotel we visited, the Tubac Golf Resort, has an

turquoise and silver jewelry, pottery, rugs, kachinas,

interesting history of its own. The site began as a 400-acre

baskets and other artifacts. For Western-style art, visit

1787 land grant from Spain to Don Toribio de Otero. His

the Big Horn Galleries. For contemporary art, there’s Art

grandson, Sabino, turned the land into a huge cattle ranch.

Gallery H. Other galleries worth a look include Cobalt

The ranch changed hands several times until the famous

Fine Arts Gallery, the Red Door Gallery, the Feminine

crooner Bing Crosby and a group of businessmen acquired

Mystique Art Gallery, Manos Gallery and many others.

the ranch and turned it into what is known today as the Tubac Golf Resort. In recent years, the resort was also the location of the motion picture, “Tin Cup.”

Events • Every February, Tubac hosts a spectacular Festival of the Arts that includes art gallery walks, outdoor

Three other charming places to lodge are Secret Garden

displays, vendors and refreshments.

Inn, Tubac Country Inn and Poston House Inn, all located

• In April, enjoy a tasting of delicious cuisine from

in the heart of town.

local restaurants, paired with fine wines.

Dining

• Each October, come celebrate Anza Days at the Presidio. Actors in colorful costumes portray Anza’s

Crystal spheres, stars and hearts drop from the deep

overland route to the Pacific. Refreshments, mariachi

blue ceiling in dazzling splendor. Lit from behind by

bands and cowboy entertainment are presented.

colored lights, they envelop diners at Elvira’s Mexican

• For the first time in 2014 and every November

Restaurant in an enchanted wonderland. Dishes served

thereafter, Tubac will produce an annual arts and

here are no poor second, either. Their guacamole is the

crafts festival.

best we’ve ever tasted and their specialty, mole chicken,

• There are many other events throughout the year,

is scrumptious. Elvira originally founded the dining

such as garden tours and walking tours of the town.

establishment in 1927 in Nogales, Mexico. Her grandson Ruben moved it to Tubac (2221 E. Frontage Rd.) several

Tubac makes for a lovely one-day or weekend respite from

years ago, to many a satisfied diner’s delight.

the busy everyday world – something its early founders could not have envisioned. If you’re visiting Tucson, Tubac

Shelby’s Bistro, tucked away in a small colorful plaza in

is a nice diversion, or at only two and a half hours away

the Mercado de Baca off Tubac Road, is a great place

from North Phoenix, a nice one-day trip. But to make

for patio dining, and Stables Ranch Grille at the Tubac

it really worthwhile and enjoyable, stay awhile and relax

Golf Resort serves delicious, tender steaks and seafood.

Tubac-style. Like me, you will want to come back again.

Housed in the former stables of the ranch it used to be, the warm wood booths, brick walls and rock floors

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Brothers at Heart Writer Tom Scanlon

Photographer Jamie Pogue

Cutter Kitson

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Ryan Serrano

Life is strange. Sometimes, it’s a little weird. And

was three weeks overdue, he still wasn’t really ready

occasionally, it’s just flat-out bizarre.

to join this world! He’s kind of laid back that way.”

Take the coincidental paths discovered by the parents

Though they parted paths in their first few years, Ryan

of Anthem “twins,” Cutter Kitson and Ryan Serrano.

and Cutter met up again as 5-year-olds and became

We’re calling them twins jokingly, as they have

close friends, playing sports together through grade

different sets of parents.

school and junior high. They are now freshmen at Boulder Creek High.

When Cutter and Ryan became schoolmates and friends in kindergarten at Diamond Canyon School,

“They are still friends and run in the same group,”

Christina Kitson and Amy Serrano didn’t think anything

says Cutter’s mom. “They are both great kids and

was strange, at first.

great students.”

Then, they realized Cutter and Ryan had the same

“Both boys are adorable with their freckles and sweet

birthday. No big deal, happens all the time. Amy casually

dispositions,” Amy added. “They are both very athletic

asked at which hospital Cutter was born. Christina

as well. Ryan played on the BCHS freshmen basketball

laughed, and said Amy probably never heard of it – the

team this fall/winter and is currently on the JV

John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital in Sunnyslope.

volleyball team. Cutter played freshmen football and varsity baseball - woo hoo!”

Amy’s jaw dropped – that’s where Ryan was born!

What’s in the stars? We wondered how similar these astrological “I always knew he and Cutter shared a birthday, but

twins are, and asked them about a few of their favorite things:

only thought to ask Christina this year where she delivered,” Amy says. “What a unique coincidence!”

Question Ryan Cutter

“I am sure Amy and I were walking the halls in pain

Favorite color? Blue Red

that day passing each other,” adds Christina. “What are the odds that two babies will be born on the same day in the same small hospital, their families move to Anthem, open the same new school and become friends and play on the same sports teams together?”

The “twins” celebrated their joint 15th birthday Feb. 19. Cutter was born at 2:19 on 2/19. Cutter is a few hours older than Ryan, who took his time coming into this world.

“Ryan was born at 7:41 p.m. and was three weeks late!” his mother says, gritting her teeth at the

Favorite junk food?

Red Vines

Pizza

Favorite healthy food?

Oranges

Chicken

Favorite class? P.E. Math Least favorite class?

English

Spanish

Favorite bands?

Anyone but

Aer

One Direction Favorite sport?

Basketball

Baseball and football

Favorite professional

Kevin Durant

Larry Fitzgerald

athlete?

memory. “He must have really wanted to wait for

Plans for college and I plan to

Cutter! I was induced at 8 a.m., it didn’t work, so I

what you want to study? attend U of A

had a Cesarean section that evening. Even though he

and become an engineer

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Denny Mitchem, next to his “Man of the Year� portrait.

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The Man

Writer Tom Scanlon Photographer Bryan Black

Who Gives

Dennis Mitchem, a cherished figure affectionately known around Phoenix as “Denny,” was getting a bunch of wrong-number calls; apparently, the answering service for a physician’s office gave patients the wrong number, which turned out to be Denny’s.

He took the inconvenience with patient good nature, even joking with one caller about how federal budget cuts were probably were behind the mishap. Amongst the wrong numbers was an intentional dial, son Scott Mitchem calling his father “to hit me up for a donation.”

Ah, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, even a sturdy, far-reaching tree with limbs stretching out farther and farther, wherever fruit is needed, wherever giving will help.

For most of his 83 years (his birthday was May 26), Denny Mitchem has been giving. When not being hit up for donations, he is often putting the arm on friends and colleagues to make contributions to non-profits around Phoenix. On top of that, he has served on dozens of committees, often involved in civic planning projects. “Volunteering is something that’s just natural, something you just do,” says this modest man who has touched so many.

Denny takes a casual “it’s just what I do” attitude about his volunteering; others, like Steve Helfgot, are warmed by the glow of Mitchem’s legacy. “Denny’s an icon,” says Helfgot, CEO of the Maricopa Community College Foundation. “He is part of the generation that started the process of transforming Phoenix into the community it is today.”

Helfgot notes that Denny Mitchem was in the background of just about every important Phoenix business or philanthropic effort he can think of over the last five decades, always asking, “What can I do to help? What do you need?”

Mitchem literally helped build Phoenix. Decades ago, he became consumed with the notion that the city needed to improve its freeway system. He chaired a half-dozen committees, studying and promoting various freeway plans, and brokered key compromises between profreeway and anti-growth groups that led to pavement being laid.

For that and his varied other good works, the Phoenix Advertising Club in 1983 named him “Man of the Year,” inducting him in the ranks with names like Barry Goldwater, who was the first to be tapped with the title.

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A half-century ago, Mitchem was an accountant at a new Phoenix firm, drawing the line at Sundays but still working six days, 55 hours per week and volunteering, on top of that. “I got so involved with the community, people would say ‘Denny’s the salesman.’ I wasn’t, I was an auditor; but I was always out working in the community, doing so many things,” he says.

Perhaps the greatest contribution this special volunteer has made is that commodity many of us deem priceless: time. For Mitchem, giving his time is as natural as giving someone the time of day.

“I have been a volunteer all my life,” he says. “Volunteering goes in the family.

I observed my parents volunteering in many ways. I grew up in a small town in Nebraska. My dad was chief of the volunteer fire department and my mom was head of the county Red Cross during World War II. And my dad was the local telegraph operator – my mom and dad would deliver messages around town. Those are my first memories of volunteers.”

After beginning a career as a certified public accountant in Chicago in 1954, Denny Mitchem launched his long volunteer career by helping the local chapter of the United Way with a fund-raising project. A few years later, he moved to the Phoenix area, where his four children, Dennis Jr., Hope, Scott and Amy, were raised.

“They’re all involved in volunteering.

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My wife volunteered with Goodwill, Desert Botanical

He has been an unpaid chair of the Phoenix

Gardens and many committees, and all my kids are

Chamber of Commerce and helped found the Greater

involved as volunteers.”

Phoenix Leadership. He also served as executive director of Habitat of Humanity Valley of the Sun,

In 1959, Denny Mitchem began a long relationship

and helped found the Phoenix 40/Greater Phoenix

with Goodwill of Central Arizona, helping to raise

Leadership group.

capital for a headquarters building. Since then, he has been an unpaid member of the Goodwill board

He has also been a volunteer leader with the

of directors twice and served on various Goodwill

Northern Arizona University, Herberger Theater,

committees and fundraising efforts.

the ASU College of Business Council of 100, Phoenix Visitors and Convention Bureau, Citizens

“My fundamental interests are things that make

Bond Committee, Residents for Safe and Efficient

it possible for the disadvantaged to go to work,”

Transportation, Valley of the Sun United Way

Mitchem says. “I have a long interest in the Maricopa

Campaign and other organizations.

Community Colleges, and the scholarship fund for those Goodwill has worked with. The next step (for

Twenty-two years after retiring from Arthur Andersen,

them) is to go to Maricopa Community Colleges to

he has finally slowed down a good bit. He would

get more skills.”

probably be far more active in his volunteerism, were it not for severe arthritis. He uses a cane to

The Maricopa Community College Foundation has

walk, and spends quiet days and evenings with Betty,

provided $14 million in scholarships over 30 years.

his wife of 41 years, and Annie Oakley, the family

Denny Mitchem has been closely involved with the

dog who came from the Humane Society. “Genuine

foundation for almost as long. “The two organizations

Phoenix street dog,” says Denny, from the cozy living

that I’ve spent the longest periods with are Goodwill

room of a sprawling condo in central Phoenix.

and the Maricopa Community Colleges. They have similar goals, similar missions.”

He shakes his head as he looks at Annie, hunkered down on a plush carpet, perhaps dreaming of her

Though he is best known for his unpaid service,

days chasing rabbits. “She’s getting gray in the

Denny has done an extraordinary amount of work with

mouth,” Denny says, passing his look to Betty. “We’re

other non-profit organizations. “As a CPA, I did work

all getting old.”

for non-profits at cost, everything from the Red Cross to South Mountain Mental Health, the Foundation for

Denny Mitchem smiles, with warmth rather than

Blind Children and the (Phoenix) Symphony.”

bitterness, perhaps reflecting on the richness of the giving life.

His motto, whether working for money or causes: “If you’re going to go very far in an organization,

“He’s a rare delight,” Steve Helfgot says of Denny. “And

you have to have passion.” His passions for

there’s not many like him left from his generation.

helping Phoenix grow, and reaching out to help the disadvantaged, have made him a very busy man for

“He’s real precious, to us.”

the last six decades.

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Dining Guide Spotlight

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Dara Thai’s orange chicken is deep-fried, fresh, white-meat chicken with a light orange sauce. It is sure to become a new favorite. As always, the heat can be adjusted to your liking.

Of course, Dara Thai still has all of your family’s favorites, including: satay (chicken slices marinated in yellow curry paste and barbequed on bamboo skewers, served with peanut sauce, cucumber dip and toast points); Evil Jungle Princess (chicken stir-fried in coconut milk, lemon grass, straw mushrooms, and special Thai spices); and panang (beef or chicken curry with carrots and bell peppers in a coconut milk sauce with mint leaves).

Try our kao pad supparod, delicious combination of exotic fried rice with chicken, shrimp, pineapple, onions, egg and cashews.

With Dara Thai’s summer lunch specials, your family doesn’t have to travel far to get fabulous food at a fantastic price. Bring on the heat!

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Meet the Marketplace

Iddings and Sons Landscaping

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Creating the Perfect Environment for You

Has it been just over a year since Lanny and Linda Nelson acquired PostNet?

It’s simple, really. We are a family of professionals

“Yes,” say the Nelsons, “and

it has been great.”

who love what we do. Years of design and gardening experience gives us the ability to create a unique

PostNet neighborhood business center, located in the

landscape experience for you, our customer. Barbecues,

Anthem Marketplace, has been revamped under the

fireplaces, water features and patios are all great

Nelson’s customer service-based philosophy, and is

amenities to a yard, but if you do not have a true artist

reaching out to serve the community. “Our motto is

composing each piece to flow together, these creations

“How can we help?” says Lanny. “Our goal is to make

will be neither functional nor attractive.

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We feel just as strongly about gardening. By focusing

PostNet specializes in all kinds of print – everything

on key elements like plant health, proper plant and tree

from regular copies to signs, posters, banners, flyers,

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Every-Door-Direct-Mailing. PostNet will design a postcard specifically for your business and mail it to every home

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Blueprints are also a PostNet specialty. “We print a ton

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PostNet offers private mailbox rentals, shipping services,

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The Nelsons view PostNet as a way of giving back. “We are longtime Anthem residents and have been here since January of 2001,” says Linda. “We enjoy serving the community through PostNet. It is truly a blessing.”

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Community Theater Musical Theatre of Anthem www.musicaltheatreofanthem.org 602-743-9892

Automotive Repair C&R Tire 623-551-6255 www.candrtire.com Sanderson Lincoln 602-375-7500 www.sandersonlincoln.com Beauty Hair Care A Wild Hair 623-551-5561 www.awildhairaz.com Skin Care Merle Norman Cosmetics 623-551-9502 www.merlenorman.com Boutique Nothing in Moderation Located in Merle Norman 623-551-9502

Starlight Community Theater www.starlightcommunitytheater.org www.starlightcommunitytheater.com Dentist Bishara Dental 623-742-7220 46641 N. Black Canyon Hwy #7 Daisy Mountain Dentistry 623-551-5250 4205 W. Anthem Way, Suite #106 Majestic Dentistry 623-551-6300 www.majesticdentistry.com North Valley Family Dentistry 623-551-9200 42104 N. Venture Drive, Building E www.myanthemdentist.com West Valley Pediatric Dentistry 623-935-9873 3618 W. Anthem Way, Suite D104

Financial Planning Edward Jones - Doug DeMuth 623-551-0523 www.edwardjones.com Hasslacher Tax & Financial, LLC 623-551-2332 42104 N. Venture Court, B130 Garage Door Daisy Mountain Garage 623-322-4530 www.daisymountaingaragedoor.com Habilitation, REspite & Attendant care Arion 623-238-4349 sdykhuizen@arioncaresolutions.com www.arioncaresolutions.com Health & Fitness Sports Conditioning Harper Physical Therapy 623-742-7338 41818 N. Venture Drive, Suite #120 Hearing/Audiology Hear in Arizona Dr. Debbie Kelley, Au.D. 602-290-9711 insurance Auto/home/life/renters/health/ retirement/Auto Loans & refinancing American Family Insurance John Kovach Agency 623-551-7900 www.johnkovachagency.com Farmers Insurance Glenn Grossman 480-588-9310 Maki Insurance 623-551-3585 www.makiinsurance.com State Farm - Nanette Miller 623-742-6866 nanette@nanettemiller.com Investing/Retirement Edward Jones - Doug DeMuth 623-551-0523 www.edwardjones.com Hasslacher Tax & Financial, LLC 623-551-2332 42104 N. Venture Court, B130

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Jewelry/gold buyers AndrewZ Diamonds and Fine Jewelry 623-551-6892 www.andrewzdiamonds.com Landscape Design and Maintenance Iddings & Sons Landscaping, Inc. 623-465-2546 623-297-7584 Massage Hand and Stone Massage 623-551-6602 www.handandstone.com Therapeutic Massage by Maura 623-824-1663 Music School Rhapsody School of Music 623-465-7060 www.rhapsodyschoolofmusic.com Naturopathic Medicine Dr. Jen Gentry 623-251-5518 42104 N. Venture Drive, C-122 www.drjengentry.com Premier Wellness Center 623-399-8222 42211 N. 41st Drive, Suite A109 www.premierwellnessaz.com

Twin Pediatrics 623-551-9825 42211 N. 41st Dr. Suite 153 Pest Control Titan Pest Control 623-879-8700 www.titanpest.com Photography Karen Sophia Photography 480-543-7526 www.karensophiaphotography.com Physical Therapy Harper Physical Therapy 623-742-7338 41818 N. Venture Drive, Suite #120 Plumbing Priceless Plumbing Heating & Air 623-444-0611 www.pricelessplumbing.com Podiatry Westland Family Foot and Ankle Specialist 480-361-2500 www.westlandffas.com Realtor Coldwell Banker Daisy Mountain RE Gary Drew 623-512-0828 www.drewazrealestate.com

Outdoor Lighting Let There be Light, LLC 480-575-3204 www.lettherebelightllc.com

Core Performance Cliff Niethe 623-866-2190 www.myazreguy.com

Orthodontics Cordon Orthodontics 623-465-5478 42201 N. 41st Dr., # 102

RE/MAX Professionals Todd Ninneman 602-677-4653 toddn@remax.net

Wood Orthodontics/Wyatt Wood 623-792-7323 3618 W. Anthem Way, Suite D108 Painting Daisy Mountain Painting 623-551-3156 www.daisymountainpainting.com Premier Commercial Painting 623-551-8640 www.premier-commercial.com Sam’s Painting and Construction 480-290-0014 ROC# 287617 Pediatrics Angel Pediatrics 623-551-0442 3654 W. Anthem Way Suite B-114

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RE/MAX Professionals Linda Rehwalt 602-249-SOLD www.azrealty.com Restaurants Cartwright’s Sonoran Ranch House 480-488-8031 cartwrightssonoranranchhouse.com Dara Thai Cafe 623-551-6676 3655 W. Anthem Way Ste B-127 Ebisu Sushi 623-465-1600 www.facebook.com/ebisuanthem Ocho Locos 623-551-8580 3655 W. Anthem Way

Roberto’s Mexican 623-465-1515 www.robertosaz.com Yogurberry 623-792-5660 Outlets at Anthem Retirement Community Carefree Manor 480-595-5800 www.carefreemanor.net Spa Services Hand and Stone Massage 623-551-6602 www.handandstone.com Planet Beach Spa 3668 W. Anthem Way, Suite B154 623-551-6871 www.planetbeachanthem.com Premier Wellness Center 623-399-8222 42211 N. 41st Drive, Suite A109 www.premierwellnessaz.com Therapeutic Massage by Maura 623-824-1663 Screens C&S Screens 623-582-8592 cssreens@cox.net Security Doors Steel Shield Security Doors 623-581-DOOR www.steelshieldsecurity.com Schools Anthem Elementary School Main Line 623-376-3700 Attendance 623-376-3790 Anthem Preparatory Academy 623-465-4776 www.anthemprep.org Barry Goldwater High School Main Line 623-445-3000 Attendance 623-445-3090 Brighter Beginnings Preschool 602-619-4202 www.brighterbeginninspreschool.com Boulder Creek High School Main Line 623-445-8600 Attendance 623-445-8690 Canyon Springs Elementary Main Line 623-376-5200 Attendance 623-376-5290 Caurus Academy 623-551-5083 www.caurusacademy.org

Creative Castle Preschool 602-740-9561 www.creativecastlepreschool.com Desert Mountain School Main Line 623-445-3500 Attendance 623-445-3590 Diamond Canyon Elementary Main Line 623-445-8000 Attendance 623-445-8090 Gavilan Peak Elementary Main Line 623-445-7400 Attendance 623-445-7490 New River Elementary Main Line 623-376-3500 Attendance 623-376-3590 North Valley Christian Academy and Preschool 623-551-3454 www.northvalleyca.org

Titan Pest Control 623-879-8700 www.titanpest.com Website design Fox Designs Studio 602-688-7588 www.foxdesignsstudio.com Window Treatments Carefree Coverings 602-617-2920 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd. Suite 100B The Reflective Designer 480-247-3367 cathy@reflectivedesigner.com www.reflectivedesigner.com/cathy.php Worship Arizona Hills Community 623-465-0202 www.azhills.com

Northwest Christian School 602-978-5134 www.northwestchristianschool.org

Calvary Chapel Desert Hills 623-434-5060 www.calvarychapeldh.com

Sunset Ridge Elementary Main Line 623-445-7800 Attendance 623-445-7890

Chabad Jewish Center of Anthem 42302 N. Vision Way Suite #106 623-551-8348

Westwind Prep at Northern 602-864-7731 www.westwindacademy.org

Chapel Bellavista 480-502-0707 www.arizonaministers.com

Termite Treatment Titan Pest Control 623-879-8700 www.titanpest.com Tire Repair and Sales C&R Tire 623-551-6255 www.candrtire.com Urgent Care John C. Lincoln Urgent Care in Anthem 623-434-6444

Canyon Church of Christ 623-889-3388 www.canyonchurch.org Carefree Vineyard Church 623-551-1133 www.carefreevineyard.com Christ’s Church at the Crossroads 623-466-7964 www.thecrossroadsaz.com Christ’s Church of the Valley 623-376-2444 www.ccvonline.com

Veterinary Daisy Mountain Veterinary 623-551-8387 www.daisymountainvet.com

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2503 W. Anthem Way Meeting times 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m.

Water Softener & Filtration Priceless Plumbing Heating & Air 623-444-0611 www.pricelessplumbing.com

Cross of Christ Lutheran Church 623-551-9851 www.anthemcross.org

Rayne of the North Valley 623-234-9047 www.raynewater.com Weed Control EST Enterprises, Inc. 623-742-6923 www.estentinc.com

Crossroads Christian Fellowship 602-740-5964 42425 N. New River Rd. Deer Valley Worship Center 623-582-1001 www.dvworship.com Desert Hills Presbyterian Church 480-488-3384 www.deserthills.org

Desert View Bible Church 623-298-4900 www.desertviewbible.org Grace North Church 623-551-0007 www.gracenorth.com Hosanna Christian Fellowship 623-512-6213 www.hosannaanthem.com.

New Creation Community 623-551-2622 www.nccconnect.com New River First Assembly of God 623-465-7455 newriverag@yahoo.com Northgate Church 34835 N. 7th Street Phoenix, AZ 85086 North Ridge Community Church 480-515-4673 www.northridge.org North Valley Assembly of God 623-516-8734 www.northvalleyag.com North Valley Jewish Community Association 623-322-0957 www.nvjca.org Pioneer United Methodist Church 623-551-0802 www.pioneerumcaz.org Pureheart Christian Fellowship 602-866-8850 www.pureheart.org Spur Cross Cowboy Church 623-556-7935 www.spurcrosscowboychurch.com St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church 623-486-8665 www.stharalambos.org Sun Valley Baptist Church 623-986-1687 www.sunvalleybaptist.org Catholic Community of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne 623-465-9740 www.diocesephoenix.org Valley Life Church 623-850-8777 www.valleylifeaz.com Yoga Yoga Breeze 480-595-2855 www.yogabreeze.com

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Recipe

Writer and photographer Monica Longenbaker

BLACKBERRY SHERBET As temperatures rise to the triple digits this summer, combat the heat with sweet and tangy blackberry sherbet. Lighter than ice cream but still decadent and smooth, fresh, pureed blackberries bring a bright, anti-oxidant-rich boost to this cool summer treat, allowing you to indulge while still reaping the healthy rewards.

Ingredients: 3 cups blackberries (fresh or frozen) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 ½ cups whole milk Juice of ½ lemon Pinch of salt Directions: Puree blackberries and sugar together using a food processor or blender. If using a blender, you may need to add a splash of milk to help it blend.

Pour the resulting blackberry puree through a strainer and into a bowl to remove the seeds. Use a wooden spoon or a rubber spatula to help push puree through the strainer. Discard the seeds.

Add milk, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt to the puree. Stir until combined.

Pour the mixture into an ice cream maker bowl and freeze according to your manufacturer’s instructions.

At this point, the blackberry sherbet will still be slightly soft. Transfer sherbet to a freezer-safe container and continue to freeze until firm, at least 2-3 hours.

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