INSIDE THE FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: Babbitt Ranches Maintains ‘Old West’ Traditions p. 3 Snowbowl Expands and Improves Beginner Terrain p. 6 Girl Scouts Practicing Entrepreneurial Skills p. 8
Peak Scents Promotes Healing, Sustainability p. 10 Try French Pastries Baked in a Caboose p. 18 Vintner Eric Glomski Champions Arizona Wines p. 20
GO AZ Motorcycles Revving Up for Major Prescott Valley Expansion From dirt bikes to side-by-sides, GO AZ’s growth is fueling outdoor adventures in the Quad Cities By Heidi Dahms Foster, QCBN
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hen GO AZ motorcycles in Prescott Valley purchased the dealership from Star Island Motorsports three years ago, Bob Parsons, who owns seven
locations in Arizona, set the business on a path of expansion and service to the growing motorcycle and off-road following in Central and Northern Arizona. Located on the Highway 69 frontage, GO AZ is currently undergoing
an expansion that will triple the size of the dealership. A new service department and a showroom more than twice the size of its current facility will allow GO AZ to keep 80% of its inventory indoors. The expansion also will feature state-of-the-art facilities with an eye toward an attractive aesthetic on the highway frontage. General Manager Leon Jaramillo said potential future
plans could include an off-road track for vehicle testing and customer experiences. With its inventory of both twowheel (dirt bikes, enduros and street bikes) and four-wheel vehicles (sideby-sides, overland), GO AZ maintains an emphasis on vehicles suitable for both work and recreational purposes. “We have hobbyists, and we have
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Tribal Royalty Encourage Connection, Unity, Participation Native leaders address state legislature
M Miss San Carlos Apache Queen Veronica Bonilla and Miss Indian Arizona Isabella Newman, also of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, were among the Native American representatives visiting the State Legislature and sharing insights about their culture. Photo by Stan Bindell
February 2025 | Issue 2 Volume 13
By Stan Bindell, QCBN
iss Yavapai Apache Keikliana Lowry of Camp Verde was among several members of Native American royalty attending the 30th annual Indian Nations and Tribal Legislative Day, Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the state capitol. “This is great and amazing,” she said. “I love to see how all the different tribes are trying to retain their culture and how there are so many cultural events here,” said Lowry, 20, a beader who plans to major in business at Mesa Community College. Tribal royalty is selected based on their knowledge and practice of their culture. Lowry shares insights into her Native traditions with area school children. Miss Navajo Nation Ranisha Begay, 23, is one step ahead of Lowry, as she already has earned her bachelor’s degree in business
administration from Fort Lewis College in Colorado. “It is great to see our tribal representatives working with other communities,” she said. Miss Indian Arizona Isabella Newman from the San Carlos Apache Tribe said the gathering was great because everybody was connecting. Newman graduated from Dartmouth, where she studied Asian cultures and language with a minor in government. “I love government and I’m planning to go to law school,” she said. Newman offered a blessing at the opening of the event. She asked people to pray in whatever way they felt comfortable. She pointed to the suffering of the people in California from wildfires. Miss San Carlos Apache Veronica Bonilla, 17, is a student at Fort Thomas High School. She plans to study radiology at Colorado Mesa Continued on page 39