DC Ranch.com
A publication of the DC Ranch Community Council
October 2011 • Vol. 3, No.9
In this Issue 2
By Jerr y Ford | Community Council Board President
Spotlight On: DC Ranch plant palette
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Marketplace News
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Landscape is reflective of what would be found in natural desert
Vernon Kenworthy joins Safeway as store manager
MSC Spotlight
DC Ranch resident is among legion of stewards who maintain Preserve
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Monthly Planner
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Family & Healthy Lifestyle
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Events include TGIF, Spooky Carnival SHC on breast cancer; two residents lead Valley philanthropic walks
Arts & Culture
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Around Scottsdale
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Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts scores big name talents for upcoming season Scottsdale honored as bicycle-friendly
Community Connections Resident answers call from area boys and girls
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Join day of service painting project on Oct. 22
Neighborhood Day, area wildlife and 2011 Tour headliner are around the Ranch
Passport to Art is the Community Council’s foray into art appreciation and education. The new series is made up of four artist engagements per year: two in the spring and two in the fall. Each engagement will feature an artist at work with his or her preferred media, a Q & A-style conversation with the artist, and an exhibit of the artist’s work. “We are thrilled to bring this art experience to DC Ranch,” said Community Council Executive Director Suzanne Walden-Wells. “Our community values articulate the importance of art and culture to our stakeholders. This program
promises to entertain, educate and inspire. We think that is a powerful combination.” To open the series, Gedion Nyanhongo, a second-generation carver, will represent Shona sculpture, a form of carving that is unique to Zimbabwe, on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Nyanhongo’s sculptures are on exhibit around the world, including two permanent displays at the Atlanta International Airport. His clients include individuals, companies, governments and galleries. “Art must not only challenge the eyes, but it must have soul and emotion,” said Nyanhongo. “My sculptures focus on
Gedion Nyanhongo is a Shona stone sculpture artist who will be featured this month
the things that collectively make up the bigger picture of life, love, and the sensation that defines us all.” Most of the year, Nyanhongo can be found at his studio in north Phoenix.
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A night with a paranormal investigator reveals the lure behind the lore By Krista Hinz | Community Council
Philanthropy 13 Around the Ranch
Series to kick off Oct. 19 with stone carver
Photo: Jerry Ford
Community Poll: How would you expand the amenities?
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Featured Meetings & Events Sundays, Oct. 9 & 16
Starlight Concert
The Homestead Community Center 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 | 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 | 6 p.m.
Resident Technology Training
QuickPass | Property Accounts | DCRanch.com Desert Camp Community Center See Events Pg. 7
Each year the Community Council offers Spooky Carnival for families as its signature event celebrating Halloween. This year, residents 21 and older are invited to celebrate the holiday with stories of Arizona’s past from the perspective of local paranormal investigator Barry Doyle. Doyle first became involved with the paranormal in his early teens after experiencing unexplained phenomena. Since that time he has pursued explanations for ghostly activity through researching, experimenting with recording of EVP “Electronic Voice Phenomena,” video and photography. As a co-founder of local group Allied Paranormal Investigation Society, Doyle has actively investigated sites throughout Arizona and around the U.S. “I was always curious about everything around me both living and manmade.” Doyle said. “After some of my personal experiences at an early age, I turned to books at Arizona State University’s Hayden Library where I attended college to try and find an explanation for my experiences. It was through this first amateur research that my fascination with the mysteries behind the paranormal began.” In the past five years, Doyle has investigated historic Arizona buildings in Jerome, Bisbee, Globe and Prescott. He
Barry Doyle, founder of local group Allied Paranormal, investigated haunted locations across Arizona and the country.
has also investigated the Birdcage Theatre in Tombstone, one of the popular paranormal sites featured on the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” television show. During the two-hour story-telling event, Doyle will share his experiences and video and audio evidence from his investigations throughout the state that capture many parts of Arizona’s unique history. “My adventures throughout these unique towns have delivered experiences beyond imagination and continue to offer clues to the mysteries that lie behind the supernatural.” Doyle, who teaches technology career education at a Valley middle school, approaches all investigations scientifically. He paran ormal | Page 14
Photo: Courtesy Barry Doyle
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