March 21, 2018 • Vol. 16, No. 17
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Hundreds of students at Boulder Creek High School participate in a national walkout to protest gun violence TARA ALATORRE STAFF
ANTHEM – A couple hundred Boulder Creek High School (BCHS) students gathered outside in the campus courtyard to participate in the national March For Our Lives school walkout on March 14, which was organized to protest gun violence and to honor the victims of the Florida shooting. At approximately 10 a.m. last Wednesday, students participating in the demonstrations left their Photo courtesy of DVUSD
Pictured: Boulder Creek students walk out of class on March 14, to take part of the national March For Our Lives demonstration to protest gun violence and honor the 17 victims of the Parkland, Fla. shooting.
2018 Anthem Days is almost here ANTHEM – Residents and visitors from across the Valley will enjoy perfect weather and the premier showcase of the community at Anthem Days from March 24 to 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day at the Community Park located at 41703 N. Gavilan Parkway. This free, family-friendly event includes a business expo, craft vendors, egg hunt, carnival, food vendors and live entertainment. Among the highlights:
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Pictured: An aerial view of a past year’s Anthem Days
CAREFREE: 150-mile bike ride supports multiple sclerosis
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AZGFD: Free Outdoor Expo
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SCHOOL WALKOUT continued on page 6
Peoria Fire-Medical rescues teens stranded on water PEORIA – On the afternoon of March 15, Peoria FireMedical was dispatched on a possible drowning call at Lake Pleasant. The initial information was two individuals went overboard on a kayak and their whereabouts were unknown. Three teenagers, two females and a male, each approximately 19-years-old, went out on three kayaks earlier in the afternoon. The waters were choppy with a 15 to 20 mile an hour winds in the area.
The kayaks of two of the teens were overturned by the waves and wind. Neither teen was wearing a lifejacket. The third teen, a 19-year-old female, was able to stay in her kayak. The boats were quickly swept away from the victims by the rough choppy water. The teen remaining in the boat could no longer see the other two in the water and
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Rodeo Days Queen and Teen Queen crowned
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