February 2018
Joel Barrette, 4, buckles up for a ride down the hill at Las Sendas Snow Day.
Agreement reached on Salt River free-roaming horses
Shoppers line up on rainy day for Sprouts’ grand opening
By Lynette Carrington
By Allison Neri
The hundreds of free-roaming horses that live along the Lower Salt River and Saguaro Lake will be protected, thanks to an agreement between the Arizona Department of Agriculture and the U.S. An agreement between the Arizona Department of Agriculture Forest Service. and the U.S. Forest Service will now protect free-roaming horses The Gov. Doug along the Lower Salt River and Saguaro Lake. (Photo courtesy Arizona Department of Agriculture) Ducey-signed legislation makes it illegal to kill, slaughter, horse liaison. shoot or harass Salt River horses. The “This is really a historic agreement,” Forest Service will construct fences said Mark Killian, director of the Arito keep them from coming in contact zona Department of Agriculture. “It’s with other livestock. The agreement Horses...continued on page 5 also calls for the hiring of a Salt River
Sprouts employees cut the ribbon at the Sprouts Mesa-Recker location grand opening January 10, 2018. (Photos by Celisse Jones)
Sprouts Farmers Market is no stranger to its home state of Arizona and it strengthened those ties by opening a Northeast Mesa store on January 10. Located near the Loop 202 and Recker Road, the long-awaited Sprouts’ grand opening attracted about 230 people, who waited in line—some since 5 a.m.—for the 7 a.m. opening. “That 20-percent coupon brought me over here at 5 a.m.,” said Linda Cooper of Mesa. She braved the rain to buy discounted items. Mesa resident Terri O’Brien shops
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