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November | December 2011 • Vol. 3, No.10
Iron Girl relocates its Valley races to DC Ranch Dec. 11
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By Patrick Alberts | World Triathlon Corporation
Spotlight On: New security operations manager
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Marketplace News
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Jimi Clayton implemented infant anti-abduction system at St. Joseph’s Hospital The future is so bright: Sunology opens on Market Street
As race season comes to an end, many athletes begin the rest and recovery process. Others, however, use the winter months to find races tailored to their strengths, their speeds, or to provide a positive alternative to the grueling tests that they endure throughout the year. The Athleta Iron Girl series gives athletes such opportunities. And this year, for the first time in its 7-year history, that race takes place at DC Ranch. After moving the successful race from Tempe, Iron Girl will bring the event to Market Street.
Philanthropy 6 Residents provide opportunities to make a difference
MSC Spotlight
New trailheads planned for Tom’s Thumb, Brown’s Ranch in McDowell Sonoran Preserve
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Winter Holidays
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Monthly Planner
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Arts & Culture
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Recipes, tips and decoration ideas to make your holidays merry and bright Mark your calendar for DC Ranch activities and events The Playhouse presents “A Christmas Carol;” Passport to Art features Western painter Randy Galloway
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Community Connections
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Around the Ranch
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Beeghely serves on Fiesta Bowl committee; Eberle honored by Scottsdale Leadership Tour de Scottsdale; PKD on Market Street; renowned Valley chef to helm kitchen in Country Club at DC Ranch
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Desert Parks village resident Amanda Anderson competed in the Ironman 70.3 Lake Stevens race in Washington last summer and will be among the hundreds of runners racing in Iron Girl at DC Ranch.
Scouting for leadership, DC Ranch teen instills volunteerism in Valley youth Nov. 26 event to serve as supervised kids’ service day
Around Scottsdale
DMB among Sterling Award nominees, Scottsdale Air Fair takes flight in November
A 10- and 5K race will take place on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 9 a.m. The course will take female competitors on a challenging test through northeastern Scottsdale. Organizers are thrilled at what they consider a unique venue and, more importantly, what the transition will offer to its participants. “This new venture for Iron Girl not only gives competitors an exciting and fun race course, but Market Street at DC Ranch is a premiere destination for
By Anne Driscoll | Community Council At the age of 17, Country Club village resident Christine Iwinski has spent two-thirds of her life in service to others. And she wants to show other kids how it’s done. Iwinski is orchestrating “Share the Holiday Spirit – Kid-toKid Giving,” on one of the biggest holiday shopping days of
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The Homestead Community Center • 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17
Community Council Board of Directors Meeting Desert Camp Community Center • 4:30 p.m.
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Photo: Valerie Iwinski
Ranch Association Board of Directors Meeting
Christine Iwinski, right, presents her service project idea to the Gold Award Girl Scout Review Board in early October. The service project is the day after Thanksgiving. Participants ages 5-13 will learn about the art of volunteering.
the year. While parents are out in the hustle and bustle, their children ages 5 to 13 can spend a day with Iwinski and a team of her volunteers who will lead themed activities about sharing a generosity of spirit. “I want to model for kids that giving is more than just about donating money,” said Iwinski. “Giving from the heart takes thought and care.” Share the Holiday Spirit is Iwinski’s Girl Scout Gold Award project. A Girl Scout for 13 years, Iwinski is conducting the project — which must be both a one-time event and a sustainable concept — to earn the Boy Scout equivalent of Eagle Scout. Iwinski will document and collect participant feedback on Nov. 26 and turn the project over to a teen who can spearhead the event next year. “Girl Scouts has been a way for my mom and I to spend time together, and it has taught me invaluable life skills such as leadership. The organization’s name has helped me get a foot in the door to opportunities for personal growth,” said Iwinski. The event, which was conceptualized as a way to afford parents a bit of holiday prep time, will double as an opporkid-to-kid | Page 18
Photo: Courtesy Amanda Anderson
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