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Peoria Sports Complex Celebrates 25 years by Thanking Fans PEORIA – As the 2018 spring training season draws closer, the Peoria Sports Complex has turned its attention to the fans.

This year Peoria is honoring the people who make up the community with “Your Peoria Days” to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the complex.

“This season truly serves as a thank you to our residents.

When we embarked on this journey more than 25 years ago, we knew we wanted to create a family-friendly baseball experience for our visitors and our residents,” said Mayor Cathy Carlat.

It will give fans the chance to receive special discounts and Photo courtesy of the City of Peoria/Peoria Sports Complex

Pictured: Fans enjoying a spring training game at Peoria Sports Complex last season.

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Support Anthem Pets by purchasing Arizona Coyotes tickets ANTHEM – The Arizona Coyotes’ third annual Animal Rescue Night is on February 24, during their game against the Anaheim Ducks, and proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Anthem Pets.

Over the past two years the Animal Rescue Night has provided a platform for animal rescues to raise awareness and money for their organizations.

This year Anthem Pets is participating, and for every ticket purchased through the link below the non-profit organization will receive $5 to help rescue more pets.

In order for Anthem Pets to receive the funds from ticket purchases, fans must buy them through a special link that can

be found at anthempets.org, under the events page, then click on the Arizona Coyotes Hockey tab, which will provide a link for purchasing the fundraising tickets.

Once you have selected your tickets, it’s important to type “ANTHEM PETS” in the area where it asks what organization you are supporting (located below the seating chart map).

Upper level tickets are $29 and lower level tickets are $60.

To join us at the Animal Rescue Night please follow this link, https:// c o y o t e s. s p i n z o . c o m / a n i m a l rescue-night-arizona-coyotesvs-anaheim-ducks-2018-02-24QTNZC?group=1718-animalrescue-night-h92b.

CCUSD students receive awards at ASU video competition

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Pictured: Sonoran Trails Middle School and Cactus Shadows High School students and principals proudly displaying their trophies awarded for outstanding recognition at an ASU video competition.

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CAVE CREEK – Students from Sonoran Trails Middle School (STMS) and Cactus Shadows High School (CSHS), located within the Cave Creek Unified School District, have received awards from the Arizona State University’s Confucius Institute Video Competition.

Sophia Barnedo, Matthew Herbert and Emily Young from STMS received outstanding recognition for their eighthgrade video about an arrogant boy who disrespects his teacher and gets assigned extra homework. Being rebellious, he decides to ignore it for the rest of the day but is haunted by

his bad decisions.

Bill Dolezal, principal of STMS said, “We are honored to receive these awards, but the true reward is watching our students gain confidence and proficiency in speaking a second language - a skill that will serve them for a lifetime!”

Cactus Shadows Students Abigail Nosan, Holly Beck and Sienna Kloss received outstanding recognition for their video “Our Chinese Academics & Extra Curriculum.” Students created avatars to represent themselves and have an “animated” discussion about their likes and dislikes at school.

The six students were chosen from over 80 entries statewide in the 7-12 grade competition for being novice learners of the Mandarin Chinese language.

Doctor Steve Beebe, principal of CSHS said, “Our students continue to amaze me with their abilities and talents when it comes to language acquisition.

We congratulate our students and their accomplishments and for winning his award.”

The ASU Confucius Institute hosts the student video competition to encourage students to use Mandarin to

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Proposed bill could determine the fate of Mexican wolf recovery

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PINETOP — Biologists have recently finished conducting their annual wolf population survey in an aerial operation that captures, collars and surveys the Mexican gray wolf population near Alpine, Ariz., and surrounding areas. The results of this year’s population survey, which will be released later this February, could determine the fate and recovery of the rarest wolf species in North America.

The survey flights are part of the Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project, a recovery program launched in 1977 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) to conserve the species after it almost disappeared from the wild. Last November USFW updated the wolf recovery plan, with 320 wolves stated as the recovery goal in the designated Wolf Experimental Population Area, which spans the public lands and forests of Arizona and New Mexico.

The Mexican wolf recovery has been marred with scrutiny from all sides since the beginning by conservationists, ranchers and politicians. With conservationists saying the recovery plans don’t go far enough, and state lawmakers weary of federal oversight over its public lands; while also criticizing the potential negative impacts the wolf could have on the cattle industry that uses the land for grazing.

“The Mexican Gray Wolf recovery plan proposed by the Fish and Wildlife Service is yet another federal regulatory nightmare for ranchers and Arizona’s rural communities,” Sen. Flake said in a press release on November 29, regarding the updated USFW wolf recovery plan.

Shortly after the recovery plan was updated, Sen. Flake introduced bill S.2277 to Congress, which if passed, would strip wolves of their protections under the Endangered Species Act if this year’s survey determines there is

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at least a 100-wolf population in the recovery area. Under this bill, the management of the recovery plan would be transferred to Arizona wildlife officials if the population reaches the proposed 100-wolf benchmark.

“It is absolutely absurd that Sen. Flake would suggest that these wolves would be safe from the threat of extinction at over 100 animals, when they are very close to extinction now,” said Michael Robinson, a conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity based in Tucson.

Flake’s bill has many conservationists concerned for the livelihood of the Mexican wolf because if the bill were to

pass it would directly conflict with USFW’s recovery plan.

Advocates also say that the bill attempts to skirt the federal laws protecting wolves and other endangered species that are imperiled.

“Flake’s bill is not only an attack on the wolf it is an attack on the Endangered Species Act,” Robinson said. “There is no science today that says 100 Mexican wolves would persist and survive.”

Once a thriving species that roamed the southwest today the Mexican wolf, which is also known as the Lobo, only has a population of 113, which is over thirty years after wildlife specialists reintroduced the wolf back into the Southwest. After decades of intense removal by ranchers backed by government policy, the last seven Lobos that roamed the wild were captured to start a breeding program in hopes of recovering the species

into perpetuity.

“There are seven founding animals that were the survivors of a previous era of government persecution,” Robinson said.

“All these wolves in this population are very closely related almost as if they were siblings, and it is creating urgent problems for the Mexican wolf population in the prospect of entirely thwarting recovery.”

Despite all the recent scientific advances in genetics the wolf still has reproductive issues because of its lack of genetic diversity.

There are only a few pups in the litters from wild-born wolves, and they have trouble surviving into adulthood, according to experts.

“All the real science shows that the wolves will still greatly be imperiled at that number (320, the current recovery goal) because it is not just very many animals when you are talking about the genetic bottleneck that

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Anthem Cares Through Service(ACTS) 2018 Silent Auction & Raffle ANTHEM – The 8th Annual ACTS Silent Auction & Raffle has been set for February 16.

This year’s event will be held at the Ironwood Clubhouse Ballroom from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

Open to the public and free, this popular annual fundraiser has become the party to attend!

Each year, the line-up of items donated to the auction gets better, and this year is no exception! A preview of an exciting line-up of silent auction items will include wine, art, dining, travel, entertainment, tennis, golf, jewelry, business services, hosted dinners (wildly popular, so watch your bid sheets), and so much more.

Don’t Forget the popular RAFFLE! This year, a total of $2,750 in CASH PRIZES are available - and you don’t need to be present to win. Raffle tickets are on sale now, call Bob Bergin at (623) 337-4040 to purchase your tickets.

If you’d like to donate to the Silent Auction, ACTS Silent Auction Donation forms are available now.

To obtain a form, donate an item, or to get more information on how you can help, contact Deb Rice, Silent Auction Procurement Chair, by email at deborahrice1912@ gmail.com.

Lunch and Learn featuring habits coach Erik Swanson ANTHEM – The Young Professionals Lunch and Learn

takes place on Feb. 15 at noon, and features best-selling author and speaker, Erik Swanson, of Habitude Warrior International.

The lunch takes place at the Anthem Area Chamber of Commerce at 42101 N. 41st Drive, Suite 148, Anthem.

Registration is opens to anyone regardless of age or chamber affiliation, and the fee is $10 including lunch.

Chamber members apply 50% discount code MEMBER2018 at check out.

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Ryan’s Race 10K run, 5K run/walk PHOENIX – Ryan’s Race is a family friendly event for all ages and fitness levels. It includes a 10k Run, 5k Run/Walk and there’s even a free lollipop run for the little ones. The purpose is to promote mental wellness through physical activity and community support. Proceeds are used to support the Andy Hull Sunshine Foundation, the Eagle Pride Marching Band and to establish a giving fund in remembrance of Ryan Edwards.

The race takes place on Feb. 17, 8 am is race check-in, and 8:30 am is race time, and it takes place at Sandra Day O’Connor High School, 25250 N 35th Avenue. Prices for the 10K Run is $43.44, 5K Run/Walk is $32.58 and tax is included, registration is non-refundable.

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3 or more registrations in one cart. The 10K, 5K and 1-mile Fun Run will take place on the grounds of the Sandra Day O’Connor Campus.

Register at, http:// movetomakeadif ference.com/ product/ryans-race-2018-5k-1-milefun-run/ Time for an Italian Spaghetti Western CAVE CREEK – The Horny Toad, Cave Creek’s oldest and famous restaurant, will host Time for an Italian Spaghetti Western on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm.

During the one-of-a-kind event, The Horny Toad will feature several mouth-watering Italian specials, including pasta marinara, fettuccini and spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, a side salad and more. In addition, westerns will be shown all day long.

The Horny Toad is located at 6738 E. Cave Creek Road. Call 480.488.9542 for reservations Arizona Authors Speaker Series: Katrina Shawver SCOTTSDALE – Katrina Shawver, author of “HENRY: A Polish Swimmer’s True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America” (Köehler Books, November 2017) will be the presenter at the Arizona Authors Speaker Series, sponsored by the Brandeis National Society – Phoenix Chapter, on February 19, 2018 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm. The event will be held at the Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center, 12701 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale AZ 85254. Guests are welcome but are asked to RSVP to Merrill Kalman at mskbflo@ aol.com. The charge for guests is $5 at the door.

“HENRY” offers a view of the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of a Polish Catholic political prisoner and is told with a pragmatic gallows humor. This unique bridge to history includes more than 75 original photos and rare German documents.

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Love is in the Air! ProMusica’s “Dearly Beloved” Concert Is a Journey of a Couple’s Love ANTHEM – Since Valentine’s Day makes us think of all things romantic, don’t miss ProMusica Arizona’s February concert, Dearly Beloved: A Lifetime of Love, as it takes you on a journey of love and marriage. The concert follows the evolution of a couple from courtship through their lifetime together with all its ups-and-downs -- the kids, the in-laws, the fights, along with the romance and adventure through the reading of letters and poems by acclaimed actors Dan Meiller and Pat Drapac.

Since music is the language of love, the readings will be surrounded and enhanced by ProMusica Arizona Chorale and Orchestra’s performance of beautiful songs by Eric Whitacre, Hector Berlioz, Paul Sjolund, and Broadway greats, Alan Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe. At the end of this inspiring concert, you’re sure to discover that love truly does conquer all!

Dates and venues include: Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 - 7:30 p.m. Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 39808 N Gavilan Peak Pkwy, Anthem 85086; and Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 3:00 P.M. American Lutheran Church, 17200 N Del Webb Blvd, Sun City 85373. Ticket Prices: Adults -$20; Seniors (65+)/Military - $18; Students (16-22) $12; Children 15 and younger free with a paid adult.

Free student rush tickets are available 15 minutes before each performance, based on availability.

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Chocolate and Wine Tasting at Merrill Gardens ANTHEM – Join us at Merrill Gardens for our Happy Hour featuring chocolate and wine tasting! Enjoy a variety of wines, delicious chocolate, and live music by Dusty Tiles on Friday, Feb. 23 from 3-5 p.m.

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Open Door @ Thunderbird Campus at Arizona State University -Feb. 17, from 1pm to 5pm PHOENIX – What happens every day at the most innovative university in the nation? This is your chance to experience Arizona State University at the Thunderbird School of Global Management! Visitors have the opportunity to participate in tons of interactive activities and talk to students, faculty and staff.

Come tour a unique campus that started on a former fighter pilot training base and evolved into the premier graduate school for global management.

With students from over 50 countries, ASU Open Door @ Thunderbird promises to be an international family experience.

Sample a global leadership class taught by Thunderbird’s worldclass international faculty, learn a new language, participate in Chinese New Year Celebrations, scale the rock wall, learn how to play rugby, get a Henna tattoo, and meet T-bird students and staff and see for yourself what is known worldwide as the “Thunderbird mystique.”

Intro to STEM using LEGO ANTHEM – Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO parts! Build projects such as motorcycles, castles, airplanes and monorails. Design and build as never before and explore

your craziest ideas with on-site mentors! You must register to attend by Feb. 12, the cost is $40 and takes place from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 17.

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The Vagina Monologues and V-Week, Conversations and Performances with Women PHOENIX– Phoenix Center for the Arts invites the community to a week of programming centered around women. V-Week will be held February 13-17 at the Center’s downtown Phoenix campus at 1202 N Third Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004. This inaugural event seeks to delve deeper into conversations and movements that society has largely avoided or suppressed in the past. All proceeds will be donated to Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence and Spotlight on the Resistance.

V-Week events will start at 7:00pm each day, with an additional matinee performance at 3:00pm on February 17. Each event will feature a different topic and group of women, followed by a performance with all female performers, including music and comedy. The week will be capped by performances of The Vagina Monologues in Spanish and English. The cost for tickets to each event is $10, available at the door or in advance and a weeklong pass is available for just $30. The Center also offers “pay what you can” ticketing at the door.

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Small Business Development Center Hosts Workshop Feb. 22 PEORIA –The Small Business Development Center is hosting a workshop, Raising Capital Insights, on Feb. 22.

West Valley lenders have been invited to share information related to the types of businesses they serve, loans available, credit worthiness and suggestions for meeting with future lenders.

The workshop will be 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Huntington University, located at 8385 W. Mariners Way. There is no fee to attend the workshop, but space is limited.

To register, visit www.maricopasbdc.com/events, or call 480784-0590.

Cave Creek seeks Queen and Teen Pageant for Rodeo days CAVE CREEK – Cave Creek Rodeo Days is seeking all young ladies who want to promote the sport of rodeo and the Western way of life. For queen eligibility, the contestant must be between the ages of 18 to 23, and for teen eligibility, the contestant must be between the ages of 13 to 17. A princess program is also available for the younger girls who desire to participate in certain rodeo promotional activities.

The entry deadline is March 3, 2018, and the competition will take place on March 10.

This is a one-day competition in the Town of Cave Creek at Outlaws, followed by a coronation dinner that evening.

There will be a horsemanship pattern and interviews. The horse you compete on should be the same horse you use throughout the year. There will be a dinner at Frontier Town to showcase your speech, modeling and extemporaneous questions. Contestants will compete in horsemanship, appearance, personality and most photogenic.

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Are you ready for love? I hope so, because Valentine’s Day is here, and it is time to order flowers (red, of course), buy a box of chocolates and get the best bottle of champagne that you can afford. Prepare to celebrate love in honor of the “most romantic day of the year” that actually got started in the Fifth century as a pagan holiday.

Hey, this is not just some fabricated Hallmark holiday.

This “day of love” had its beginnings in Rome, when midFebruary marked the annual Lupercian festival, an ode to the God of fertility. It was one huge celebration of sensual pleasures. Evidently, those Romans knew how to party, because it became the season to fall in love and marry. Then Claudius II became emperor and the party stopped. He was suspicious of love (paranoid).

He had the notion that romance and marriage only distracted and weakened men (sadly, my husband agrees), and so in order to assure quality soldiers, he banned marriage. How cruel for lovers everywhere!

A bishop named Valentine, seeing the trauma that was done to young lovers, met couples in secret places and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony.

When the evil Claudius learned of this, he labeled Valentine a “friend of lovers” and had him arrested. Unless Valentine agreed to worship the Roman Gods and stop marrying young couples, he would be executed.

Valentine was a man of faith and conviction and would not be swayed by the mad emperor.

A miracle happened while Valentine was in jail awaiting his fate. He fell in love with his jailer’s daughter, Asterius. Just before Valentine was executed,

he wrote a heartfelt love-letter to Asterius and signed it, “Be mine . . your Valentine.” And you thought those little heart shaped candies with sayings like “be mine” were nothing more than a candy company’s ploy! It is true love and passion that brings us to this present day cultural phenomenon of Valentine’s Day. Bishop Valentine died for his convictions. Most of all, he was a man of love. Legend has it that he wrote love letters in his own blood and wore a red scarf to his execution.

I have witnessed love with my horses. My old mare, Angel got an eye infection that wouldn’t heal and had her right eye removed. With a cataract in her remaining eye, she was effectively blind. But that day when we brought her from the hospital, she stepped off the

she sighed. Love lives in those tender gestures.

Maybe that’s what Valentine’s Day is really about. Undying love. It’s not the candy, but the sweetness of romance that it celebrates. It is the purity and innocence of the children in classrooms, who have teachers helping them make special cards and red construction paper hearts to take home to their parents. And why not be bold and wear red – that brazen flash of color that “shouts” out that our love will not be secret, quiet or go unnoticed. And let’s not overlook the power of a small, lovingly placed piece of lace.

This week, call an old friend.

Hug your children an extra minute. Hold hands with someone that you care about.

Be bold, like the color red, in your expression of love. Accept,

trailer and her stall-mate was waiting for her. A large, white Arabian, Pegasus went over to Angel and nuzzled her face and eyes with his nose. He then walked at her left side, leading her around. Together, they conquered darkness. Love is not blind! It shows us the way.

At a garage sale I spotted a beautiful square piece of lace that was lying on a table. It was obviously very old and delicate.

I picked it up and an elderly lady came and gently took it out of my hands. “This is mine,” she said sweetly. Then she scolded her daughter for putting it up for sale. The lady told me that her husband wrapped their wedding bouquet in this little piece of lace, when they got married. “I still remember that moment,”

treasure and rejoice in a little paper heart made for you by a child. Hold on tightly to a cherished memory, like a piece of lace. Let love guide you through dark times. Share a smile with a stranger, a lingering kiss with your spouse, go dancing, sip some bubbly, give flowers, wear a red scarf and enjoy a chocolate covered cherry. Dear Readers, be courageous and write someone a love note and sign it with the most famous and romantic phrases of all time, “Be Mine . .

Your Valentine.”

Judy Bluhm is a writer and local realtor. Have a story? Email Judy at judy@judybluhm.com

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meet the criteria for continuously represented parties, or file a petition with the Secretary of State to be recognized for the 2020 elections.

A political party is entitled to continuous recognition if either the party’s candidates for presidential elector in the general election received at least five percent of the total votes cast; or the party had at least 0.66 percent of registered voters statewide as of October 1, 2017, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

The registration report also indicated similar information statewide, regarding Republicans and voters registered as a non-declared party being close to split even in numbers.

Of the state’s 3.6 million voters, close to 1,263,000 are

Republicans and 1,235,000 are undesignated, which is about a 2.2 percent difference, with Republicans having about 28,000 more registered voters.

Close to 1.1 million are registered as Democrats statewide, and a little less than one percent of the total registration is Libertarians and Green Party members.

“As the state gears up for a busy election cycle this year, I’m confident our registration totals will continue their upward trend [and] see a significant increase,” Secretary Reagan said.

A complete report compiled by county, congressional district and legislative district is available on http://go.azsos.gov/dwrg or by calling 1-877-THE-VOTE.

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express their Chinese-learning journeys and love for learning language through producing a video in Chinese. Students in grade 7-12 enrolled in a Chinese language class in Arizona schools were encouraged to participate in this contest.

ASU’s Video Academy Award Ceremony was held on February 3, 2018.

For more information regarding the World Language Program, PreK-12 at CCUSD, please contact Cristina Ladas, World Language & Immersion Programs at cladas@ccusd93.org, or by calling 480-575-2019.

TARA ALATORRE STAFF

PHOENIX – Arizona lost more than 31,000 registered voters in 2018 leaving approximately 3.6 million voters registered in the state. Almost 10,000 of those voters no longer registered in the state are from the Democratic Party, according to the Arizona Secretary of State’s Registration Report that was released earlier this month.

“We frequently see a slight decrease in registration when our counties scrub voter rolls,” said Secretary Michele Reagan. “List maintenance during these periods can often outpace registration and this report indicates as much as we experienced increases in most of the state’s fifteen counties.”

According to the report as of January 2018, there are only about two percent more Republicans than there are of voters registered with an undesignated or unofficial party in Maricopa County.

There are approximately 2.2 million registered voters in Maricopa County, about 785,000 are Republican, 769,000 are undesignated and 630,000 are Democrats.

The officially recognized parties in Arizona are Democratic, Green, Libertarian and Republican, and will automatically appear on ballots; although the Green Party is considered a “new” political party under the state law. The Green Party will be recognized through the 2018 election cycle but will be required to either

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Your North Star “Your Life Purpose is your North Star in the dark night as you navigate your canoe.

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Local 3-dimensional artist, Brian Johnson, finds endless inspiration in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert for his one-of-a-kind hanging wall sculptures.

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Born to an American military family in Germany, when Brian was 10 the family moved to El Paso, Texas where Brian grew up. He credits his mother’s Native American origins to his affinity to the ancient, native Southwest cultures and their connections to making a living off the land. Much in the same spirit, Brian has found his spiritual totem in the saguaro

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Brian is a self-taught and an imaginative artist always creating something with his hands. During his school days he developed an interest in working with fibers and tying various kinds of knots. This led to exploring weaving techniques and making dream catchers while he was in high school.

Brian was also involved in riding arena show horses and quarter horses winning a number of ribbons and trophies for his efforts. It was during this time that he created custom tack by embellishing his horse’s reins, breast collars, halters and leads in the buck stitch style using white leather lacing.

Having managed a large estate in El Paso for many years, in 1990 Brian felt it was time for a change and brought his property management skills to an expansive family residence in Scottsdale. Brian lives nearby and has dedicated a room in his own home as studio space where, with round loops of hand-dyed cotton fiber, copper sheets, copper tubing, loose stones, saguaro ribs and true bone elk antlers, he creates his original

Pictured: Brian Johnson’s wall sculpture made from saguaro skeleton and dyed cotton fiber.

3-D wall sculptures.

Brian Johnson was invited to be a guest artist in the 2017 Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour this last November, and has been juried in for the second year at the Arizona Fine Art Expo, which is located under the big white tents on North Scottsdale Road and Jomax, open daily from now through March 25, 2018. Brian’s work is represented by Hogan Trading Company Store in

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Rounding up hope for Arizona’s foster care children

TARA ALATORRE STAFF

BLACK CANYON CITY – Thrive, a non-profit organization that helps families in the foster care system re-unify through mentorship and prevention, is holding its first-ever fundraising event at Canyon Creek Ranch on Saturday, February 24.

Rounding Up Hope is an event that aims to create awareness about the statewide foster care crisis, as well as raise money for the Thrive organization to continue helping families that are at-risk or within the foster care system. This organization has provided 500 beds for families within its first year of operations.

“Our founder, Teri Vogel, was mentoring a young woman who had her children in foster care and was working to get her life on track to re-unify with her children. Teri saw all the hoops she had to jump through and saw an immediate need for help with women and families that could be going through this,” Vada Cooke said, a spokeswoman for Thrive.

Thrive recognized that there was a huge need to help women and families that are trying to navigate the foster care system. Getting personal matters straightened out and providing basic needs to make a home to re-unify can be quite difficult for some who do not

have the money or resources available to them.

“Thrive was born out of that need to walk alongside families and provide hope as they made it through each step,” Cooke said.

Currently 18,000 children are in foster care, and in a sixmonth period 24,000 calls were made to the Department of Child Services that reported children at risk of being removed from their homes, according to Thrive.

“One small organization can’t possibly touch those numbers, but together, as a state, we can partner to round up hope for these families,” Cooke said.

The Rounding Up Hope event will take place at Canyon Creek Ranch in Black Canyon City on February 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and costs $5 a person or $20 for a family of four or more (immediate family). The event is a Wild West theme and features fun for the whole family with games, horseback riding, roping, tomahawk throwing, archery, panning for gold, raffles, silent auctions, cash bar and food. The extra activities are an additional cost, but 100 percent of proceeds will go to Thrive.

Meals will be $15 each and include a choice of a burger or chicken sandwich, and it also comes with chili, corn on the cob, potato salad, pasta salad and cookies. Guests are also encouraged to bring diapers, wipes, laundry detergent and toilet paper donations to the event for an on-site drive that will directly benefit local families in need.

“When people band together, we truly can make a huge impact.,” Cooke said. “A little hope goes a long way.”

Additional sponsorships are still available for this event and start at $100. To join as a sponsor, contact Michele Stalker at 480788-8316, or Michele.Stalker@ ptaaz.com. To purchase tickets or for more information, visit www.ThriveAZ.org.

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The CSHS Superintendent’s Student Cadre meets monthly with the Superintendent and is no stranger to service projects.

This year, CSHS Varsity Football Head Coach, Mike Hudnutt, asked the players to bring socks for the drive to their yearend banquet. Thanks for CSHS Football and the generosity of the schools, district office and ECS office, Superintendent Burdick and her husband were able to deliver a SUV full of socks to the Justa Center in December.

At their recent meeting, the Cadre voted on another service project for the spring - The Santa Rose Blanket Drive. Cadre member, CSHS Freshman Madison O’Sullivan, brought this need to the attention of the Cadre back in November. This service project is asking the CCUSD community to donate new or gently used blankets to benefit the victims of the fires/mudslides in Santa Rosa, CA. The service project will run from February 5 to March 1, 2018, with collection bins at all CCUSD school front offices, the district office and the ECS office.

Superintendent Burdick said, “I am so proud of this Cadre and their altruism, kindness and caring for others.”

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One man and a green fire truck, Rural Metro Fire Department commemorates 70 years of service

Pictured: An early photo from the Rural Metro Fire Corporation in Scottsdale, which is now known as the Rural Metro Fire Department.

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SCOTTSDALE - Celebrating its 70th anniversary, the Rural/Metro Corporation now known as Rural Metro Fire Department, was the conceptualization of a 22-yearold journalist working for the Arizona Times. A seed planted when he watched his neighbors’ home rendered to ash by a fire one night, the fire department never responded.

For insurance reasons, city fire departments could not leave the city and you guessed it, the home was outside the city limits.

And so, it began, Lou Witzeman’s “white horse” cause. The idea that everyone needs a “white horse” to save the day, became his mission.

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promotions for nearly every game in the 2018 spring training season, and are specifically geared toward fans that work, serve, and volunteer in capacities that protect and provide for others in the community.

“The vibe and energy spring training brings to our city each year is exciting and I’m looking forward to another fantastic season,” said Mayor Carlat.

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just a trifle better than he found it, Lou revolutionized the fire service industry with the first privately owned fire department.

“It takes hard work, brains and luck,” is what Lou told anyone who asked what it took to make it in the controversial world of privately operated fire service.

“I believe the old truism that you make the most of your own good luck with hard work and most bad luck comes from lack of attention, but the factor of luck remains, and it can bless you or it can put you in the grave,” Lou Witzeman once said.

On February 2, 1948, Rural Fire Protection went into service on a shoestring budget, one truck, a 30 x 30 station fully furnished with used goods and

eager anticipation. Two weeks later their first call defied the law of averages with not one fire, but two at the same time.

By 1950, Rural Fire Protection was operating in the then town of Scottsdale. A budding city outside of Phoenix with a population of just over 2,000.

In April, a massive fire erupted in the Arizona Crafts Center and Rural Fire Protection charged in to help. An event that cemented their future as the first fire department for Scottsdale, Arizona. Over 50 years later (2003), Rural Fire protection bowed out, allowing the City Of Scottsdale to raise its own fire department to service nearly 200,000 citizens.

During the 50 years that Rural Fire Protection was servicing Scottsdale, it acquired Metropolitan Fire in 1959,

members will get 25 percent off tickets on “Value Valor Days,” sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union, on Feb. 24, March 5, 12, and 25. More promotional days for the 2018 season will include: Family Fun Days, Paw Party Days, St. Patrick’s Day, Kids Days, Giveaway Days, Volunteer Appreciation Day, Nurse Appreciation Day, Teacher Appreciation Day and Fan Appreciation Day. “We’re excited to celebrate 25 years of spring training in Peoria with all of our fans,” said Blake Englert, Peoria Sports

Complex Operations Manager.

“By providing a variety of discounts, promotions and giveaways, it’s our way of saying thank you to such a generous, supportive community.”

In addition to the appreciation days is the “Peoria Pack,” available on Feb. 26, March 7, 20 and 22, which gets you four of each of these following items: lawn ticket, hot dog, small drink, bag of chips and cookie for $48; and for larger families it is only $12 per additional family member. The “Common Cents” special gives fans 25-cent soft

making it Rural/Metro Fire Department. In the same fashion, Rural/Metro expanded to Pima County replacing Catalina Fire Department in 1962, and then to Yuma County replacing the Tri-State Fire Department in 1971. In 1976, Rural/Metro Fire Department made a historic move outside of Arizona, purchasing Knoxville Fire Department and taking Rural/Metro Fire to the national stage. Founder Lou Witzeman even sat for an interview on 60 Minutes (1968) and later Good Morning America (2000).

One man, a green fire truck, “hard work, brains and luck.”

Seventy years later Rural Metro Fire Department boasts 42 stations, 75 Fire Apparatus and over 950 employees—the nation’s largest privately-owned fire department. Lou’s “white horse” cause has come full circle.

When once he was thought to be the scourge of the earth by

Municipal Departments, in the 2000’s he was named one of the Top 20 Most Influential People

by U.S. Fire Chief Magazine and was inducted in to the Fire Marshall’s Hall of Fame.

From an enthusiastic 22-yearold to a pioneer in the fire industry, Louis A. Witzeman gave birth to a revolutionary idea, fought his way to the top and handed over the reins in eternal rest when he died in 2004.

In our 70th year, Rural Metro Fire Department carries on the courageous fight of a young journalist and his cause.

Continuing to put in hard work in communities across the Nation. Serving as the “white horse” for those in need. With a little “luck, brains, guts and sense of humor,” Rural Metro Fire Department looks forward to the next 70 years with eager anticipation, determination, and promise.

Pictured: A Rural Metro Fire Corporation truck and firefighter at the Alamo Plaza Court near 28th Street and Van Buren Avenue in 1948.

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drink refills. The complex will also feature giveaway days on Feb. 28, March 2, 11 and 16.

For more information or a complete list of the dates and

promotions happening this season during “Your Peoria Days” visit www.peoriasportscomplex.com.

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At the end of “Fifty Shades Darker,” the sequel to the 2015 hit “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Anastasia Steele was being proposed to by Christian Grey. The couple, dealing with the kind of relationship complications that would spell doom for any new romance, haven’t grown much since their first meeting. Anastasia received a job promotion along with some dangerous extra baggage brought on by her new relationship. Also, Christian found a way to retain his submissive to satisfy his sexual proclivities; and that’s really all that has happened.

In “Fifty Shades Freed,” the climax of the film trilogy, things only get more complicated for Mr. and Mrs. Grey. Marriage brings all the staggering concerns for this new couple in the first few months of their newfound status; threats of infidelity, struggles with living in each other’s space, finding a new home, and the issue of planning for a family, it all happens to the Grey’s. Amidst all of this is the threat of a past foe, a jaded boss (Eric Johnson) of Anastasia who is looking for revenge.

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combine all these individualistic elements together in an attempt to find someone they can spend moments of their lives together with. It is magic.

Aside from the fantasy of fast cars, big houses, private airplanes, expensive trips, and money that allows you to do and say anything you want, “Fifty Shades Freed” has characters that should be experiencing a wealth of fascinating and intriguing emotions. Ones that would make a relationship that is founded primarily on sexuality erupt with passion and sexiness.

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Yes, “Fifty Shades Freed” is fantasy, a nearly two-hour opportunity to escape the world you live in. However, that’s also the problem. Perhaps the most distressing aspect of “Fifty Shades Freed” lies in the current culture of our country. In a world where women have been deprived of power, stories about rich men getting whatever they want because of the family they belong to, the money they have accumulated, or the entitlement of power they believe they possess just feels idiotic. Take away the fast cars, the big house, the deep pockets, and Christian Grey isn’t Prince Charming, he is merely a creep. End of story.

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Pictured: Don and Lisa Little cut the ribbon at the Black Mountain Coffee Shop’s opening ceremony with the Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce.

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CAREFREE – The Carefree Cave Creek Chamber of Commerce were present on February 6, 2018 to conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony for Black Mountain Coffee & Cafe. In November 2017, Don and Lisa Little became the new owners of the coffee shop and café.

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BLACK CANYON CITY – Roberta M. Leonard joined the Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 14, after she died peacefully in her sleep. Born in July of 1938, Roberta was a beautiful friend, parent and a devout Christian.

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the Mexican wolf went through,” he said.

Sen. Flake and others opposed to the federal wolf recovery plan say the growing wolf population is causing conflicts because wolves kill livestock and it can be costly for ranchers whose cattle graze in or near the recovery area.

“The livelihood of many Arizona ranchers are threatened by a wolf recovery plan that does not adequately address their serious concerns,” Sen. Flake said in an email statement to The Foothills Focus. “Unlike the recovery plan called for in my Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Plan Act, this plan was developed without meaningful consultation and consideration of this significantly impacted group.”

However, advocacy groups say that wolves pose no real threat to the approximately one million cattle that graze in Arizona, and ranchers are entitled to reimbursement by the government if ranchers can prove a wolf killed their livestock.

“It is amazing how few

Pictured: Mexican wolf pups in the Prieto Pack in June 2016.

Photo Courtesy of the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team/USFW

times wolves ever did kill livestock, 90 percent of their diet is elk,” Robinson said.

Robinson and his colleagues at the Center for Biological Diversity are concerned that Sen. Flake’s bill could be passed as a rider during this congressional session, and there is strong likelihood that the survey will result in a population greater than 100 wolves; potentially halting decades of conservation efforts.

“We believe the population will increase,” said Jim DeVos, the assistant director for wildlife management at the Arizona Game and Fish Department. “There is ever more reason for

optimism that we will see an increase.”

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the USFW for its current recovery plan, saying that 320 wolves are not sufficient enough to recover the Lobo.

“When you look at the equity of it all there is a tiny number of people who have suffered some inconvenience and basically don’t like the idea of wild Mexican wolves contributing to a healthy ecosystem,” Robinson said. “It’s unfortunate that policy is built around placating people who do not want compromise, they want extinction in many cases.”

North Phoenix: Stolen vehicle crashes, ejects driver, passenger PHOENIX – On February 6, a driver in a reported stolen vehicle out of Avondale allegedly fled from police, and eventually crashed ejecting himself and a passenger near 7th Street and Deer Valley Road.

Phoenix Police say officers first spotted the stolen vehicle near 19th and Southern avenues around 1 p.m., and when officers tried stopping the 19-year-old driver, who has not been identified at the time, he fled.

Allegedly the driver fled north on the Interstate 17, but the responding police officers did not pursue him on the highway, however a Phoenix Police Department helicopter continued to follow the car as it traveled towards the North Valley.

Troopers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver allegedly fled from them also. The car, which was carrying four other

unidentified passengers from the ages 16 to 20, made his way into North Phoenix where he lost control and crashed; ejecting himself and one other passenger, who is only being identified as a 17-year-old female at this time, according to police.

The driver and the five occupants were taken to local hospitals for medical care.

Currently, the driver and one passenger remain in critical condition. This case is still under investigation.

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