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Two decades after its closing, Kellogg School is still remembered fondly by residents and its students.

This harvest season, make a colorful, nutrious and flavorful meal with autumn ready apples.

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Take a look inside the Hill’s country “not so big house” that has modern style, simplicity and sustainability.

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See how small communities are bucking the national trends to keep their local, private practice clinics.

Learn why Newton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Craig Light sees a bright future in town.

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Dining

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Discover the relaxed environment and hearty menu at the Mustang Diner in Monroe.

From softball fields to scenic trails, explore Agnes Patterson Memorial Park and the Newton Arboretum.

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Two decades after its closing, Kellogg School still remembered fondly

By Ty Rushing

KELLOGG — One year shy of the 20th anniversary of its closing, residents, former students and teachers and historians are still talking about the Kellogg School — and are still disappointed in the decision to close it.

“I very much understand, and I hated when they had to close the school and go to Newton.

From a practical standpoint I get it, but I think we lose — that school was just an important part of the community,” said Dennis Stevenson.

As a fellow elected official, he said he can understand the logical and practical reasons the members of the Newton Community School Board of Education had when they voted to close the school; however, as a Kellogg native it still hurts.

“I just enjoyed those years at school. I was going to school with kids that I hung out, it was just kind of that close knit thing. It wasn’t too far to walk to school, and they used to have the fun nights to raise money and we used to have sock hops up there,” Stevenson said.

The Kellogg and Newton school districts began merging in 1957 under the Iowa Reorganization plan for schools.

Under the terms of the merger, the district was to be called the NewtonKellogg School District, all of Kellogg’s secondary students would be bused to Newton, and the Kellogg School — it served both elementary and secondary students in its history — would remain operational.

The last passage of the Kellogg chapter in

the history book, “History of the Schools of Jasper County, Iowa,” shows that Kellogg residents weren’t exactly overjoyed by the forced merger, but they remained hopeful.

“It is a radical change, but we hope it will work out to the advantage and satisfaction of both schools,” it reads.

Since then, the Kellogg portion of the name has been dropped and the old school has become an apartment complex.

Before the merger, Kellogg had a school in some form or fashion dating back to 1867, and the Independent District of Jasper City (Kellogg’s original name) was formed in 1868. Portions of the old brick building date back to 1924, which

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continued from page 5 was a year after a $45,000 bond was passed by citizens to build it.

Over the years, the facility was well maintained and had even undergone an addition to its east side in 1975.

As a single section K-6 school, the ideal student population was 150 students according to a 1989 population/ facilities study.

However, in the late ‘90s Kellogg’s population was declining and it was straying further away from that number. In the 1993-1994 school year, 23 kindergarten and firstgrade students had to be bused to Newton because there weren’t enough students to hold class in Kellogg. It was predicted that for the 1994-1995 school year, second graders would also have had to been bused to Newton.

Logically, it made sense for the board to close the school; yet, what if another factor helped influence that decision? What if this factor made no practical sense but somehow made perfect sense in why the board made the call it made?

The only other explanation could be one teacher, Barbara Hackworth. Hackworth has taught in the Newton Community School District for more than 30 years. She began her career at Lincoln Elementary, which was closed and torn

down. Next, she spent four years at the Kellogg School, which was closed.

Back in 2009, Hackworth was teaching at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School and the school board was again researching another school to close down. The decision came down to Woodrow Wilson and Emerson Hough Elementary School. After a 5-2 vote, Woodrow was spared and Hackworth’s string of school closings seemingly came to an end.

Newton’s school board is currently talking about school reorganization again, and Hackworth is now at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, but that’s a story for another time. Right now, Hackworth wants to relive her magical time in Kellogg.

“It was truly one of the best teaching experiences I’ve ever had. It was wonderful,” Hackworth said.

Hackworth said the way that community rallied around that school and how involved the parents were is what helped make her time their special.

The folks involved with that building were a tight knit bunch — Hackworth was one of Kiel Stevenson’s teachers — and still reminisce about the good old days when they see each other.

Gary Cleaver, vicepresident of the Kellogg Historical Society, said the school was so important to Kellogg

"It was truly the best teaching experience I've ever had."

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because it gave the people in town a point of pride and a community hub. He said amazing people have come out of that school and it was important just so they could have hometown people that attended there and later prospered.

With the assortment of barbecue grills, screen doors, satellite dishes and potted

plants, you can clearly see on the outside that the old brick building is more residential than educational facility these days. Despite this, its former occupants will never stop thinking of it as the Kellogg School or forget their memories of it.

“They know me, I still know their parents,” Hackworth said of her former students.

“It’s kind of sad in a way. We all reminisce over at the Kellogg American Legion … so I still stay in touch with people through that.”

“I enjoy living in Kellogg, I enjoyed going to school there. I don’t think there were any negatives to it,” Stevenson said. “I’m glad my son got to experience it, and I wish my grandkids would’ve.”

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APPLE + EDAM CHICKEN Autumn is harvest season in the Midwest, and it’s the time of year to take advantage of an abundance of available fresh fruits and vegetables at local farmers markets or grocery stores.

Brussel sprouts, asparagus, zucchini, squash and even garlic are perfect additions throughout the season as well as apples.

Apple picking season begins in early September and lasts through November.

There are hundreds of apple varieties, with a range of colors including red, russet, yellow and green. Textures and flavors vary from tart and crisp to soft and sweet.

In Iowa, Red Delicious, McIntosh and and Gala apples are ready for cooking, and Braeburn, Cameo, Fuji and Rome apples are those best picked in October and November.

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Nestled back off the highway, settled behind thousands of corn acres west of Newton is a spacious yet quaint modern house, home to Steve and Colette Hill and their two sons, Nate and Jake.

The house lies down a long driveway lined with trees and surrounded on both sides by the couples’ grape acreage.

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“She wanted to know how we live, what we use the house for daily, to best suit our family,” Colette said.

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HOME | continued from page 13 The home was finished in 2001 and is around 2,500 square feet, smaller than their original house. It’s a story-and-a-half with three bedrooms on the top floor and two bathrooms as well as a finished basement. There is no attic, but designed with loft space instead.

The first floor is the largest area of the house. Its openness and fluidity from one area to the next is natural and smooth like the oak floors throughout the house. There’s a proportional amount of natural light from

the array of windows to the open space which includes the entry way, dining room, music area, living room, breakfast nook and kitchen.

“The kitchen is set up with lots of windows so we can look out and people gather in there as well,” Colette said.

Sleek, eloquent and crafted from maple with American walnut trim, the house has a modern simplicity to it, reminiscent of the prairie school style with horizontal lines, solid craftsmanship and overhanging

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With a four-oven AGA stove and geothermal heating, the house is also energy efficient.

“There’s a lot in it for its size,” Colette said. “Every little bit of space is used. It’s compact but efficient.”

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Simple, small and stylish, the Hill farm home emphasizes the importance of nature and nurture.

“The view, even in the winter, you don’t feel closed in. It’s so pretty looking out,” Colette said.

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By Mike Mendenhall A young mother carrying her infant in a car seat in one hand and paper documents in the other, walks from the examination area into the waiting room of Colfax Medical Associates. She is walked out by a nurse in neon green and pink-patched scrubs who holds the door for her.

“You have your hands full there, don’t you?” the nurse said to the mother.

It’s a Friday afternoon, and the clinic is preparing to close for the weekend.

Physician’s Assistant Amber Frantum walks out to check the remainder of the day’s patient schedule with the receptionist.

The small clinic at 107 N. Walnut St. is currently in its sixth month of operation as a private practice, and Frantum said it’s beginning to gain traction.

The family practice clinic focuses on general health issues and offers prenatal care up to 24 weeks. It is affiliated with Dr. Greg Ingle and his practice, Prairie City Family Clinic, 6 miles south of Col-

fax. Ingle is Frantum’s supervising physician.

Frantum said the local clinic brings easier access to preventative health that rural Jasper County residents who might put off care if they had to travel 20-30 miles to the nearest doctor. In times of acute need, Frantum said, its also important to have a clinic near a patient’s home or place of business.

“If the school calls mom and her child is sick during the day, the convenience of being able to run them here and get back to work themselves is key,” she said.

According to a paper published in 2011 by the New England Journal of Medicine, the last 10 years has seen nearly a 75 percent increase in the employment of doctors by hospitals. Due to the complexity of new health care regulations and higher medicare reimbursement rates at hospitals, physicians nationwide are closing their smaller, privately owned practices. This includes those in small towns.

Before Ingle and Weirick’s Pharmacy owner Brenda Weirick began steps to reopen Colfax Medical Associates in late 2013, it was a victim to the trend. The clinic ceased operations in 2013 after NewCare Health Services decided to close the rural clinic it had recently acquired from the Newtonbased Skiff Medical Center.

Before the clinics closure, the town of 2,063 residents had four medical associates practicing within city limits.

The closure took the city to none.

Colfax City Council member Brad Magg was one of the local leaders who worked on reopening the clinic. He said a doctor’s office is important to a community for economic development, attracting new businesses and marketing a town to potential residents.

“Every town deserves a medical clinic,” Magg said.

“The residents of Colfax desire a medical clinic and they should have that.”

Ingle and Weirick were

contacted by Magg and the nonprofit Colfax Main Street about investing in the property and reopening it as a private practice clinic. Weirick’s Pharmacy is a familyowned business that has been in operation since 1906 in downtown Colfax. Weirick purchased the Colfax Medical Associates building, and, according to Magg, Ingle made a $60,000 investment in the practice itself.

Colfax Medical Associates and Weirick now benefit from one another. Keeping the medical process from diagnosis to treatment in town.

“We work quite closely with the clinic,” Weirick said.

“Amber and I often consult with one another about various health situations. She is very knowledgeable, and I appreciate her help.”

Magg said losing the clinic is just another reason for residents to take their business out of town. He calls it a

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“I had a good friend say, I saw the most interesting show on last night on IPTV, the public news channel. It was Bill Gates and several successful business people in a round table discussion. They were trying to figure out, what did these people do to become successful and if there is a common trait, can we replicate it. And the answer was find something you love to do. If you love what you are doing you’re going to be passionate about it, if you’re passionate about it, it will lead to success.”

That talk led Craig Light, executive director of the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce, to

think about if there was anything in the world he could do what would it be. The path he started then eventually led him to the Newton Chamber of Commerce not once, but twice as interim executive director and now as acting executive director.

Light grew up in Urbandale, playing football during his high school years as well as in junior college.

“We lost our first game at Ankeny in eighth grade. That next practice, our coach worked us so hard that in the locker room after practice, I’m looking around at my teammates and I’m saying, ‘Man, I don’t want to lose again because I don’t want to ever go through a

practice like w e just had,’” Light said.

“So that year we ended up 8-1. As juniors we were 12-1 and won class 3A state. And as seniors we were 9-2, so in five years of football at Urbandale, I only lost four games.”

After graduating from high school, Light attended junior college at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge where he continued playing football.

“I went to Iowa Central and started two years as offensive guard. The first year we were there, I think was my coaches first losing season ever. It gave me a whole new appreciation for winning,” Light said. “In junior college, I realized that winning is an honor, some-

thing you really have to work hard for. It’s not something that is guaranteed.

“That following summer I closed out every one of my work outs with listening to ‘We Are the Champions’ by Queen. Every night after my workout, I’d lay down and turn off the lights and listen to that song and think about it. That following football season we won the national championship.

It was just incredible, like a story book.”

Light graduated with an associates of arts degree, then enrolled at Iowa State University where he received his bachelor’s of business administration.

“When I was going to both of those schools, I worked part

time in the summer for the Urbandale Water Department. When I graduated from Iowa State, since I had field experience and the educational background, they hired me as assistant superintendent at the water department. That gave me working knowledge of how a city works, how a municipality works,” Light said. That was the beginning of Light’s long career working in the public sector. While working at the water department, Light attended Drake University parttime, eventually earning his master’s of business administration degree.

“I decided that I wanted to figure out

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County Sanitarian Kevin Luetters will hold his second public hearing in as many weeks on hog confinements.

This week, Gregg and Larry Pleima are seeking to expand their operation in Elk Creek Township from 4,000 finished market hog heads to 6,800.

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Atmosphere Whether it’s your first time or you 50th time, the staff at the Mustang Diner treats you the same and offers up fast, friendly service in a homey environment. Be warned that a sense of humor is must if you eat

at the diner, as the regular diners will loudly and hilariously rib each other over breakfast and morning coffee.

The decor of the restaurant isn’t fancy but it’s welcoming. The color scheme of maroon

Location The Mustang Diner is located at 108 West Sherman Street in Monroe. Operating hours are Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday-Tuesday 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday-Saturday 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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and yellow pays tribute to the diner’s namesake — the Mustangs of Prairie City-Monroe High School. Even the art on the wall features the great athletes from the school’s various athletic program.

Although the restaurant offers booth seating, the best place to be in the loop is at the counter where a cup of Joe never runs empty and you can see the comings and goings of everyone in the diner.

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Menu The menu at Mustang Diner offers a vast array of standard diner fare, however, breakfast — which is served all day long — is what you will write home about.

Every day the diner offers a different lunch and breakfast specials.

One special has stood above the rest in popularity is the stuffed ham and cheese omelette.

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Agnes Patterson Park & the Newton Arboretum provide fun for the whole family

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Agnes Patterson Memorial Park and the Newton Arboretum have been the source of family fun in Newton for years. The dual facility in northeast Newton sits on 80 acres and is the site of youth athletic games, public gatherings and many private events.

Agnes Patterson Park What once was the family farm land of Howard and Agnes Patterson is now the land of the city and the citizens of Newton. The land was willed to the City of Newton in 1988

by Howard in memory of his late wife Agnes and with the request of developing a public park in her name.

On any given weekend from May to October, you can find hundreds of youth playing organized sports on the softball and soccer fields.

The park is home to the Newton Girls Softball Association and Boys Little League throughout the summer as well as NASA soccer during the spring and fall months.

Newton Administrative Parks Superintendent Nathan Unsworth believes the openness of the park along with the security are two features that appeal to locals who recreate at the facilities whether alone or with friends or family.

The facility is also home to the Newton Fourth of July Fireworks celebration which has been held there for two years now. The Parks department is beginning to organize for the upcoming 2015 festivity.

In 2001, Newton Rotary Club developed a Rotary Point on the north east side of the park, near the soccer fields which includes a playground and shelter.

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DINER | continued from page 19 Using farm fresh eggs, this fluffy and delectable omelette is filled to the brim with grilled ham chunks, hash browns and hints of cheese. They then cover the top of this egg masterpiece with country gravy, complete with bits of ground sausage, and add more shredded cheese to the top. Your cardiologist may not recommend this dish, however, your taste buds will thank you.

The stuffed ham and cheese omelette is served with a side of buttered toast, and you can add more ingredients such as green peppers, onions, tomatoes, jalapenos, mushrooms or additional meats if you wish.

Mustang Diner’s other signature breakfast dish is pancakes. When multiple diners were asked to describe the size of them, the word most commonly thrown around was hubcap — as in the size

of hubcap found on a car. A single pancake is $3.65, and for $1 more, make it a short stack.

For those more inclined to try dinner, one dish they should look to is “The Disaster.” This burger is the diner’s take on the popular “Juicy Lucy” burger — a burger entirely covered in cheese. The Disaster is a burger that’s covered in chili and cheese sauce and surrounded by French fries, which is a meal worth its $9.25 cost.

Fridays and Saturdays are homemade pizza night at Mustang Diner, and Bonnie McWilliams, the general manager, said all of their sauces, soups and desserts are made from scratch in-house.

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PARKS | continued from page 23 Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens In 2000, Daniel Krumm donated money for the Daniel Krumm Learning Center which is now the home to the Newton Parks and Recreation department. But the city shares the facility with the public by offering it up as a venue to host parties or small gatherings.

The Arboretum occupies six acres of land in the southeast portion of Agnes Patterson Memorial Park. More than 185 individual trees of 150 species cover the grounds and is filled with demonstration beds including annual beds, a mixed perennial bed, an ornamental grass bed, a rose bed, two woody shrub beds, a shade garden, a tulip bed, a hybrid rose bed, a butterfly garden, a water garden and a native praire.

“It’s been spectauclar to see the trees mature and change over time. The park has developed before our eyes,” Unsworth said.

The park also has more than 3,000 feet of hard surface trails. Other focal points include the Betty Allen Gazebo, the Smith Garden Arbor, the Swanger Bow Bridge, and numerous sculptures.

“It’s amazing, even on a cold winter day, people are out on walking the trails,” Unsworth said.

For those interested in outdoor exercise, the Arboretum hosts two run and walk events each year.

The Birds and the Bees 5K fun run and 2.5K walk takes place early each summer with proceeds going to the maintance of the Newton Arboertum.

Participants are encouraged to wear costumes, and awards are given to those who look most like a gardener, backyard animal or flower.

The Fast and the Furriest 1.5 mile run and walk takes place each September with proceeds going to the Newton Dog Park, located Westwood Park.

The 1.5 acre park provides dogs and owners a safe place to recreate and features an area for large and small dogs and includes a water fountain for both dogs and owners.

Daniel J. Krumm Horticulture Center The Daniel J. Krumm Horticulture Center is located at the Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens and is owned and operated by Project AWAKE (a winning answer to a kept environment).

Project AWAKE was formed in 1981 to preserve open spaces and encourage the community to maintain properties.

It is a nonprofit organization that is funded solely on private donations as well as conservation grants, and it’s managed by a volunteer board of directors.

The Krumm Center is available for meetings, graduations, weddings and various events. There is a full kitchen available for serving catered or carry-in food and has a capacity of 70.

The building as well as the gazebo may be rented any day during the week, weekend and holidays.

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CLINCS | continued from page 17 ripple effect. Residents leaving for medical treatment, he believes, will not shop at the local grocery store, purchase gas at the local fuel stations or patronize the local restaurants.

“Could Colfax survive the loss of a clinic? Yeah, sure. But when you start losing those basic services, would they come back to Weirick’s to get their prescription filled? We don’t want to give residents any more excuses to do commerce out of town,” he said.

Melissa Pearson is a nurse practitioner who reopened a small-town clinic in Baxter in September.

The Baxter facility was also a victim of the NewCare closures, and was originally operated by Skiff Medical

Center.

Pearson was the practitioner when the Newton hospital maintained ownership, and developed a good relationship with her patients prior to its closure.

Now, Family First Medical operates general practice and urgent care hours.

Pearson also gives house calls by appointment for elderly and patients unable to travel. She believes smalltown health facilities are all about convenience for residents.

“It improves quality of living because they get the care faster. Many times people will put off (treatment) for lack of transportation to get to the larger town or for financial reasons,” she said.

Frantum has seen this

trend anecdotally at work throughout her career — small town clinics are becoming a “rarity” closing in favor or hospital systemowned clinics in nearby population centers.

But she said the convenience of the local clinic, and the time she and Ingle can spend with their patients, allows private practices an advantage over corporate clinics. And cost competitiveness has not yet been an issue for Colfax Medical Associates.

“It’s not something that I’ve had as an obstacle. It’s not something I’ve had patients complain about,” she said. “It’s not something I’ve lost anything over. Patients like that independence. People ask every day

‘What specialist do I have to go to?’ I’m able to tell them wherever you want.

We don’t have allegiance with anyone. Giving them the freedom to make that choice is important.”

The Frantum said that extra time spent with patients in a small town practice is not only an advantage for patients, but the doctors and practitioners themselves.

“It’s probably my favorite part,” Frantum said. “Getting to know my patients better, getting to know their families, seeing them out and about throughout the community, even though I don’t live here in town. The close-knit family atmosphere in a small town (helps the practice.)”

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LIGHT | continued from page 19 what I like to do. Everything, my hobbies, my interests all pointed me towards finance,” Light said.

He began working at Wells Fargo Financial as a credit analyst before being promoted to senior credit analyst. After working there for 11 years, he decided to make a change and began working at Pipar Jaffray as a financial advisor. He worked there for 10 years before becoming an independent advisor. During that time, Light also served on the Board of Directors of the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce. In 2009, he was named President of the Chamber, which is also when he had his first brush with Newton.

“I met Bonnie Terpstra, who was the chair of the Newton Chamber of Com-

merce. We started kicking around ideas back and forth ... and developed a friendship,” Light said.

The conversation would eventually lead to Light being interviewed and becoming the interim executive director in 2010.

Light served as Interim executive director from February through July of 2010 before a permanent director was named.

He returned to Urbandale where he became office manager for the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce. After a year, Light took on a new roll at as sales manager at the Sheraton in West Des Moines.

He worked at the Sheraton until his position was eliminated, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Less than five months later, the

Newton Chamber was once again looking for a new director and Light was available to help fill in as interim, eventually becoming the active executive director.

“Here is the cool part, if my experience in 2010 would have been a miserable experience here and I get that phone call, I say, ‘No, I’m busy. I’m sorry.’ But it was such a great experience, that I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I’d be very excited to do that,’” Light said.

“What is really cool now is seeing the Chamber, the city, the community as it was in 2010 versus 2014, what great strides this community has made, it is phenomenal.

With all of the things in place right now, we are just geared for greater things in the future.”

Light was named

executive director on Aug. 18 and one of the first things he did was join the Newton Booster Club.

“My first investment in the community was investing in the future of the kids,” Light said. He also recently became a Rotarian as well as a member of the YMCA. “The hopes and vision is that we continue to expand membership. That membership is expanded beyond the borders of our city. We are called the Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce and I would love to see businesses from Colfax, Grinnell, Pella, surrounding communities to be a part of our chamber, too.”

He would also like to really celebrate the businesses that are in Newton and the ac-

complishments they achieve.

“Ribbon cuttings and landmark celebrations need to be broadcast because they are successes. I always call ribbon cuttings ‘wedding day’ for the business owner, because they poured their finances, heart, mind, body and soul into this business. We are here to wish them well, support them and do everything we can so they are successful because if they are successful then we are all elevated,” Light said.

“Landmark anniversaries, five, 10, 15 years, that’s a success story that needs to be shared. There are so many businesses that struggle and to have one that has either a business expansion or a land mark anniversary, we need to celebrate that.”

Jeff Holschuh Craig Light (far left) stands with other local professionals at the Fountain Hills Estates ground breaking ceremony in June.

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