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A publication of the DC Ranch Community Council
June 2011 • Vol. 3, No. 6
In this Issue Community Poll: Do you want a car show on Market Street?
By Anne Driscoll |Community Council
Spotlight On: Emergency Response Plan
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Marketplace News
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MSC Spotlight
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Enhanced emergency response plan ensures preparedness New dentist at Market Street Dental gives you reason to smile What’s in a name? Tom’s Thumb named for local climber
DC Ranch Food Circle sphere of influence benefits Foothills Food Bank
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As the saying goes, “Waste not, want not.” And DC Ranch resident Karen Ginsburg has turned the axiom into action with the DC Ranch Food Circle. The idea for Food Circle is simple. Residents who are moving or going on vacation and would otherwise be throwing away household and food items, including frozen food, can donate the goods instead. Ginsburg invites residents to drop off items at either community center or her Columbia Villas home in the Country Club village. She will even go to residences to pick up items if that is easier for the donor. On Friday, Ginsburg then delivers collections to the Foothills Food Bank in Cave Creek. “It seemed like a great fit,” said Ginsburg of DC Ranch’s existing relationship with Foothills Food Bank. “I have both the time and a renewed commitment to community service now that my kids are grown.” In the first week of the program, Ginsburg collected 40 pounds of food, much to the delight of Pam DiPietro, executive director of the Foothills Food Bank.
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Arts & Culture
The Playhouse announces auditions for winter production
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Around Scottsdale
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Community Connections
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Education & Philanthropy
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Around the Ranch
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Gin Blossoms scoop ice cream for NICU DC Ranch resident Lisa Kasanicky is the original Arizona Spa Girl Copper Ridge teacher attends prestigious summer program
Spring events included Bark in the Park, Eggstravaganza, and Unhappily Ever After
Featured Meetings & Events Monday, June 6
The results of the 2011 Ranch Association board of directors election were announced April 18 at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting. The new directors who
Trailblazer Walks
Desert Camp Community Center 7 a.m. See Events Pg. 7
Photo: Veronica Aguilar
Saturday, June 18
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Food Circl e | Page 14
By Ranch News
The Homestead Community Center 5:30 p.m.
The Homestead Community Center 6 p.m.
“It’s perfect,” said DiPietro. “In the summer months our food donations drop dramatically, but of course the need does not. We have never had an established, organized program
Ranch Association welcomes Sheldon Rubin and Norm Schuminsky to board of directors
Ranch Association Board of Directors Meeting
Daddy-Daughter Dance
Ginsburg collects items and delivers donations weekly to the Foothills Food Bank. “We all throw food away, but instead you can turn that into an opportunity to do good and feel good.”
Sheldon Rubin, left, and Norm Shuminsky, right, are the newest members of the Ranch Association board of directors. The Country Club village residents began their two-year terms on April 18.
will fill four seats on the board and serve two-year terms are Dominic Barone, Fred Green, Sheldon Rubin and Norm Schuminsky. Shawn Seaton will continue as board president and Joe McGarr as treasurer. The board elected Dominick Barone as vice president and Fred Green as secretary. The candidates elected to fill the two seats vacated by Tony Prutting and Kris James are Sheldon Rubin and Norm Schuminsky. Learn what experience and attributes these Country Club village residents will contribute to the board. Sheldon Rubin Sheldon Rubin and his wife Jane were among the first DC Ranch residents when they moved to the community in 1999. An Ohio native and 35-year computer industry professional, Rubin was attracted to DC Ranch because it was one of the only communities offering Internet connectioin at the time. Rubin & Schumin sky | Page 14
Photo: Anne Driscoll
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