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Associate Editor Madison Rutherford Editorial Intern Garrison Murphy Graphic Designer Tonya Mildenberg Contributors Lorraine Bossé-Smith, David Bowen, Kelly Collins, Miranda Cyr, Jan D’Atri, Christopher Elliott, Shannon Fisher, Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, Brian Hester, Heeya Ju, Kenneth LaFave, Olivia Munson, Eric Newman, Shelley Sakala, Alison Stanton, Tara Storjohann, Emma Suttell, Gerald A. Williams, Lauren Wise Staff Writer Eric Newman

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Our second kind of trip is the abstract kind, a journey through the world of DJ Z-Trip, who was raised in New River and now has performed all over the world and produced for a variety of well-known artists as a pioneer of the “mashup” genre. Tune in to DJ Z-Trip on page 26.

Our regular columns this month could be considered “trips” in some ways, as well. Christopher Elliott’s “Smart Consumer” column delves into how to get out of a timeshare, which could lead to diversifying your travel more. And our monthly “Philanthropy” column (formerly known as the “Veterans Charity” column) is all about some students at Diamond Canyon Elementary School who took a journey through the world of nonprofits, learning firsthand how to raise funds for charity like a 501(c) 3 company.

Next month, we’ll be encouraging you to take some trips outside your door to enjoy all the festivals, spectator sports and outdoor activities in and around 85086, in our Outdoors Issue. Until then – happy trails!

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SMART CONSUMER

On Travel Trapped in a timeshare? Here’s how to escape.

By Christopher Elliott

Getting into a timeshare is easy. Getting out isn’t.

Kathie Asaro knows that. She recently decided her timeshare in Rancho Mirage, California, which she paid off years ago, wasn’t worth keeping.

“It didn’t fit my lifestyle,” says Asaro, a retired sales manager from Foster City, California.

Just one problem: There was no way out.

Her contract, like most timeshare agreements, had a perpetuity clause. When she phoned the timeshare company to request that it take back her unit, a representative cheerfully informed her she was stuck with her condo and the $1,300 in annual maintenance fees forever. If she failed to pay her maintenance fees, the company politely threatened to report her to a credit agency.

She’s not alone. A University of Central Florida (UCF) study found that 85 percent of timeshare owners who go to contract regret their purchase. That’s a lot of unhappy timeshare owners. And lately, they’ve been asking me if those perpetuity clauses really are forever.

They’re not.

“Getting out of a timeshare is considerably more difficult than getting in,” says Lisa Ann Schreier, author of the book Timeshare Vacations for Dummies. “But it’s possible.”

First, a reality check: No one wants you to be unhappy with your timeshare, especially the timeshare industry. “We want to ensure that timeshare owners have the option to exit their timeshare in a safe and transparent way,” says Peter Roth, a spokesman for the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), a trade group that represents timeshare developers.

The industry’s own surveys show almost the exact opposite of the UCF study, suggesting 85 percent of all timeshare owners

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are happy with their purchases. If you’re among the 15 percent who want to invoke the escape clause, you can ask your timeshare company, hire a lawyer or sell your timeshare through a third party.

How to negotiate your way out of a timeshare Asaro’s case is instructive. She phoned her timeshare monthly, starting in 2017, asking for a voluntary surrender. The answer was always a cordial “no.” Representatives explained to her that her timeshare was hers for the rest of her life.

“I would also explain very slowly that I had no intention of ever paying the maintenance fee,” she says. Failing to pay the maintenance fee meant the timeshare would eventually foreclose, which meant paying a lawyer. “Why not just take it now, voluntarily, with no legal expense?” she says.

She ignored the timeshare company’s threats to “ruin” her credit rating and simply stopped paying her maintenance fees.

A month later, her timeshare company relented, agreeing to release her from her contract.

“I promptly printed the attached documents they emailed, got them notarized, and completed the transaction before they could change their mind,” she says.

This option, commonly referred to as a deedback, isn’t well known. Diamond Resorts, Marriott and Wyndham offer them.

But according to Jeff Weir, the chief correspondent for RedWeek, an online listing platform for timeshare sales and rentals, they aren’t well publicized.

“It’s all like a black ops program – off the books,” says Weir, a Marriott timeshare owner himself.

Well, almost.

How to litigate your way out of a timeshare Another way out: Hire an attorney.

That’s what Peggy Bendel did when she couldn’t escape her timeshare. She contacted the company within the rescission period, a cooling-off period that allows you to cancel the purchase without any penalty, but the timeshare company wouldn’t let her out of the contract.

“They dragged out the process for nearly three months, offering various alternatives that would let them keep our money, which they are forbidden to do,” says Bendel, who owns a marketing firm in Tucson, Arizona.

Finally, she hired a law firm to help her pull the escape cord.

The law firm said it would take another 9 to 10 months before she got her money.

“The whole process has been a nightmare,” she says.

Tom Harriman, an attorney based in Santa Barbara, California, says sometimes it takes a professional to extricate yourself.

He recalls a client with an unwanted timeshare in the Bahamas.

“First, we asked the timeshare company to buy it back,” he says. “They refused.

Then we offered to give it back. They refused.”

Finally, he advised his client to stop paying the $1,500 annual maintenance fee. The timeshare company took the unit back. Harriman cautions that dumping a timeshare in this way can be risky because the timeshare company could report your default to a credit agency.

“If you are about to buy or refinance a house or car, do that first,” he says. “Then dump the timeshare.”

How to sell your timeshare AR DA’s Resort Owners’ Coalition, a group that represents timeshare owners, can connect you with a list of professional licensed real estate brokers that specialize in timeshares.

“There is also the option to utilize advertising platforms which offer ‘for sale by owner’ postings,” says ARDA’s Roth. “Many of these platforms partner with brokers and title companies to help facilitate the transaction.”

But Schreier warns that option is a minefield for consumers. “There are a seemingly never-ending number of companies and organizations that claim to be able to get you out of your timeshare,” she says. “I don’t like generalizations, so I’ll say that 99 percent of them don’t do what they say they will, or

worse, are out-and-out scams.”

If you list your timeshare for sale, she says it’s important to understand that the price someone is willing to pay for it on the secondary market is “nowhere close” to what you paid for it. Also, selling is only an option if the timeshare is paid in full and the maintenance fees are current.

Most important, according to Schreier and other experts: Never, ever pay someone upfront in exchange for a promise to sell your timeshare, and don’t engage with anyone who contacts you first, offering to sell your property.

Before you buy a timeshare Ask yourself: Is a timeshare right for me?

“Consumers should always choose to purchase a vacation that fits their lifestyles,” says Jon Zwickel, president of the Canadian Vacation Ownership Association, a group that represents timeshare developers and other entities in Canada. He says the reason the secondary timeshare market is flooded with unsold inventory is that people never anticipated their circumstances would change. Ask

yourself: Where do I plan to be in 10 years?

Or 20?

Read the contract carefully. Don’t be hurried through the process, and always take time to read the contract carefully, especially the cancellation clauses. “Unfortunately, your right to cancel is usually only available immediately after the closing and only for a very limited amount of time,” says Vincent Averaimo, a partner with Milford Law who specializes in timeshares. “It can range from three days to two weeks.”

Remember, getting out won’t be easy. Even if you take all the advice in this story, a timeshare purchase may still be difficult to exit, says RedWeek’s Weir. He cautions that the lack of “a secondary market that would enable people to get out of lifetime contracts without getting scammed by third-party predators” makes the process more fraught for consumers. You need to know that before you buy.

Christopher Elliott’s latest book is ‘How to Be the World’s Smartest Traveler’ (National Geographic). This column originally appeared in USA Today.

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The Diamond Standard

Middle schoolers get hands-on experience with local nonprofits

By Miranda Cyr

In two months, a company put together a raffle that raised over $3,000 for charities UMOM homeless shelters and the VALOR nonprofit medical clinic without spending a single penny.

This company was structured similarly to any business, with managers, CEOs and employees, but there was one thing that set them apart. All 50 employees were eighth-graders at Diamond Canyon Elementary School in Anthem.

“Emails that I got from teachers, parents and outside of the community, of what we did and how amazing,” says Shawn Boyce, a teacher and coach at the school. “They were just floored with [us] taking this on and being as successful… The feedback we got was nothing but positive, just amazing.”

In 2017, Boyce asked her students to start a business to raise funds for charities in two weeks. When the project turned out to be a huge success and raised $1,000 for charities, she knew she wanted to make it even bigger the next year.

“I want them to understand real world application and life-long lessons, and the ins and the outs and what it’s going to be like in a real world experience,” Boyce says.

Boyce teaches Family Consumer Science, one section of a project-based exploratory class that splits the year into four quarters. The class is meant to help students, all ages 13 or 14, learn the details of how businesses function. After the students study how to act professionally, prioritize tasks and achieve goals in the professional world, Boyce wanted the kids to get involved in the community.

The students designated roles after holding interviews, then started going company to company to ask for donations for their raffle.

The donations they collected made 73 baskets, which they sold tickets for in a 48-hour raffle to fellow students, teachers and members of the community.

“They sell themselves short, and a lot of them learned to embrace other qualities that they

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Diamond Canyon teacher Shawn Boyce got her students involved in fundraising for nonprofits in the community.

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really didn’t know that they had,” Boyce says.

“I think they’re realizing that there’s so much more to them, and [they’re] not just middle schoolers.”

Brooke Alvarez held a significant role in the company. She worked directly alongside Boyce and coordinated projects between the two class periods as the bridge between teacher and students.

“I don’t think a lot of students realized how big this was going to be,” Alvarez says, adding that they had discussed the 80:20 distribution of work in class. Eighty percent of people do 20 percent of the work and the other 20 percent of the people do the remaining 80 percent of the work, but everyone rallied together to accomplish their end goal.

“The last week is really when every student, you could tell, was really wanting to put in the effort and make everything perfect for the final raffle,” Alvarez says.

Jack Montesano, a basket hunter that went from company to company to request donations, said they wouldn’t have been as successful

without the participation of the community.

“It was definitely a blessing for all these companies to have the openness and generosity of putting their merchandise into our raffle,” Montesano says. “You can see a lot of people contributing to making Anthem a great place, and it’s a fun place to be around.”

The students marketed their raffle by going from classroom to classroom and broadcasting announcements, and the community began to spread the word.

“I was so impressed with how our community supported the students, and that they invested in kids,” says Diamond Canyon School Principal Tara LeCount. “Because I thought what was beautiful about this project was that it was all student-ran. Coach Boyce was not out there. She taught them, she guided them, she provided them the feedback, she practiced with them, it was incredible. But then she let them find their own wings, and go out and really live it, and try it and get rejected. I was just so impressed by how our community really believed in our kids. It gave me another sense

of like, ‘We might be a smaller little suburb up here, but our businesses, they’re invested in our kids and our youths here.’”

Kiara Kendall, one of the three CEOs, said the students were prepared no matter the outcome, thanks to their detailed plans and back-up plans.

“It also inspires that even though we’re still middle schoolers that we can still make a difference that hopefully helps somebody’s life,” Kendall says.

Boyce says if other schools were inspired by their success, she would want them to talk to her and her students so they can help them get started.

Out of the entire experience, Boyce says she was most excited to give the donations to the charities.

“To see [the kids’] faces of how they impact somebody,” Boyce says.

“Everybody’s in it for not just one reason. It’s for us, each other, everybody. It’s a team.”

The students said they found new qualities and skills about themselves and their peers that they didn’t know they had. Boyce said she hopes to continue to guide them.

“They are absolutely perfect the way they are,” Boyce says. “Too many people want to change everybody, and they have so much to give. And to hear that ‘We’re just middle school students’ – they’re not. I would put my students against any adult that walks in this door. Their hearts are so good. Our world is better because of them and every little thing they do.

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HIGH SCHOOL

Leading the Next Gen Anthem native Gavin Caldwell serves as a shining example of community service

By Emma Suttell

Boulder Creek High School is home to almost 3,000 students, but not many can say they are as involved and invested as Gavin Caldwell, an Anthem native who has been graciously contributing to the community since his freshman year at Boulder Creek.

This year, as a senior, Caldwell makes his final mark on the school, influencing the lives of the students around him.

On and off campus, Caldwell spends time coaching students who are part of the Christian faith. “I give all of the glory to God,” Caldwell says. “I would not be half the man I am today without my faith.”

One of the ways that Caldwell chooses to grow is by teaching other students at Christ’s Church of the Valley. Under the leadership of student pastor Jake Hancock, Caldwell serves in the position of a junior high coach, leading a small group of younger boys who are braving the beginning of their teen years.

Each Sunday, Caldwell attends service with his group and leads them through several questions to help them grow. Not only is he a role model to the boys during the school year, but each summer, Caldwell acts as a volunteer counselor for his small group during a week at United Christian Youth Camp in Prescott.

With his own youth group of seniors, Caldwell travels to Mexico each fall with 1MISSION to build a house for a less fortunate family. “We pour and mix the concrete ourselves, all without power tools,” Caldwell says. The annual mission trip provides students the opportunity to bond, serve others and, most importantly, learn about the impact they can make in the lives of others. This carries over to Caldwell’s frequent service at Boulder Creek, most prominently his work with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, affectionately known by students as “FCA.” Caldwell currently serves as the President of FCA, which encourages students to meet once a week at lunch and share devotionals with each other. Caldwell works to invite student speakers and guest speakers to lead the club from week to week, in addition to creatGavin Caldwell poses with a family that he built a house for during a mission trip to Mexico this past fall. (Photo courtesy Gavin Caldwell)

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ing new service opportunities for members.

This past November, Caldwell launched the Operation Christmas Child initiative at Boulder Creek, a past project that FCA now does annually. This year, Caldwell decided to take the project to the next level and, for the first time, partner with Boulder Creek’s National Honor Society, a large organization of which Caldwell is a member. The project yielded over 100 boxes that students filled with toys, all of which were shipped worldwide to children in need. The project proved to be one of the most successful toy drive initiatives in Boulder Creek’s history, and led to Caldwell earning the “Member of the Month” award from the school’s National Honor Society chapter.

Although serving others is one of Caldwell’s main endeavors and successes, he also thrives academically and athletically. Caldwell is a starter and co-captain of the varsity basketball team, as well as an avid volunteer at football games. He has occasionally filled the role of announcer for freshman and junior varsity football games.

Like any other student, Caldwell has several passions outside the classroom. Recently, he has picked up the hobby of finding, collecting and listening to vinyl records. Caldwell mentions one of his favorite elements of Anthem has always been Music in May, Anthem’s annual concert series. “Anthem has really given my childhood everything it needs to flourish and become something really memorable,” he says.

This May, Caldwell will join the growing list of Boulder Creek High School alumni and graduate with the Class of 2019. He looks forward to a bright and innovative future as an engineering student at the University of Arizona Honors College.

Emma Suttell is a junior at Boulder Creek High School. You can find more of her work at andthenemma.com.

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PERSPECTIVE

Injunction Junction Flowers won’t resolve a restraining order

By Judge Gerald A. Williams

Most people don’t want to be alone on Valentine’s Day. Every February 14, romantic couples and friends exchange cards, candy and flowers. The holiday is celebrated in our country, as well as in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia.

According to the National Retail Federation, spending connected to Valentine’s Day contributed approximately $19.6 billion to the U.S. economy in 2018. Perhaps not surprisingly, men spent nearly twice as much as women: $196.39 per gentleman versus $99.87 per lady. But what if you are being romantically pursued by someone who you want to leave you alone? One option is an Order of Protection.

Any adult can request an Order of Protection at any trial court in Arizona. For example, let’s say you live in Anthem but work in downtown Phoenix. While you are free to drive to my court, there are closer courts at the Northeast Regional Court Center near Union Hills and Highway 51, the Downtown Justice Center near Seventh Avenue and Madison, and the Phoenix Municipal Court, which is across the street from Comerica Theatre. (Why the justice court with jurisdiction over Anthem is located in Surprise is perhaps a topic for another article.)

While every court will have someone available to assist people requesting protective orders, perhaps the best resources are available at the Maricopa County Superior Court’s

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Law Library Resource Center. It is in Central Court Building on Jefferson Street. More information on that location is available at superiorcourt.maricopa. gov/llrc/protective-orders.

In order to grant a request for an Order of Protection, the judge must find reasonable cause to believe that the defendant may commit (or has committed) an act of domestic violence within the past year. For this purpose, domestic violence is defined very broadly under A.R.S. § 13-3601(A) and includes offenses like harassment by telephone, stalking, surreptitiously photographing and cruelty to animals. In short, someone does not need to be chased with a knife to be a domestic violence victim.

Orders of Protection also require that certain types of relationships exist between the parties. For example, Orders of Protection can be issued if the parties were married, have a child in common, had a romantic or sexual relationship, or are family members.

If the parties do not meet the requirements for an Order of Protection, then the person requesting the court order may be able to obtain an Injunction Against Harassment instead. Court staff can provide assistance in determining which type of protective order is appropriate.

People across every socioeconomic and educational level have the potential to become irrational when either potential or failed ro-

mances are involved. Some things fail for illogical reasons. Although I have been asked to do so, a judge cannot order that a witness explain the factual basis for a breakup. The key is that even if one or both sides behave badly, both sides remain safe.

Judge Gerald A. Williams is the Justice of the Peace for the North Valley Justice Court. The court’s jurisdiction includes Anthem and Desert Hills.

New Law on How Protective Orders Are Served Courts do not charge a fee to people requesting an Order of Protection, and if they are served on the defendant by either a constable or another law enforcement official, there is no charge for having them served. But the other two branches of government recently changed how they are served.

Last year, the legislature passed, and the governor signed, House Bill 2249. That law amended A.R.S. § 13-3602 to require the court that issued the Order of Protection provide it to the appropriate law enforcement agent so that it can be served. Previously, the person who obtained the order was responsible for getting it served.

The Arizona Criminal Justice Commission requested the legislation in response to concerns that only half of the Orders of Protection that were issued were actually served. There was also a concern that it was taking approximately 13 days for the protective orders that were served to be served. The new system will be electronically based and should make the system more efficient by modernizing it.

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Student Support

Boulder Creek Student Government aims to grant local kid’s wish

By Eric Newman

The students and staff involved with Boulder Creek High’s student government are always looking for new and innovative ways to give back to the community. This month, the Jaguars have paired with Make-A-Wish to help an Arizona child accomplish his goal of meeting Pope Francis.

Nikolas, a 6-year-old boy from Goodyear, is battling a life-threatening genetic condition.

The Boulder Creek student government aims to raise $10,000, which it says is the typical amount needed to sponsor a Make-A-Wish event.

While the school has always found ways to raise money for charity, members of the organization felt it was time to try to get the tight-knit community of Anthem and North Phoenix involved.

“We’ve always done stuff closer to our school, but we kind of wanted to branch out and do some work so that local businesses and people outside of our small area can help out as well. And with Make-A-Wish, it all kind of fell together,” says Marley Turner, a senior at Boulder Creek and member of the student government.

Each school year, the student government hosts three spirit weeks, usually paired with a school dance, such as prom or homecoming. English teacher and student government advisor Caitlin McAndrew says the mid-year event usually ended with a dance in early February and was not well-attended or supported. The Jaguars needed a change.

“These are normally the kids who would plan the prom, so I told them they had to come up with something else, and they’ve definitely come through,” McAndrew says.

The student government, instead of a dance, hosted a charity gala, held with food and a silent auction at the Anthem Country Club Ironwood Ball Room on January 21.

Prizes including a week of free tumbling lessons, an official NBA Spalding Basketball

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Clockwise from top: Anthem veteran and businessman Frankie Ruiz attended the gala; English teacher and student government advisor Caitlin McAndrew speaks at the gala to raise funds to fulfill a 6-year-old’s wish to meet the pope; BCHS students Marley Turner and Hayden Miller. (Photos by Pablo Robles)

signed by Jerry Colangelo and $200 toward an all-inclusive spa treatment were among the many items and services donated by local businesses and community members, with all the proceeds going to Nikolas’ wish.

The gala was just the first event in the “Wish Week,” which spanned from January 28 through February 1, and included several events aimed at raising even more money.

From a day of decorating the school Nikolas’ favorite color, yellow, to lining the halls with pictures of Charlie Brown, each day had a unique way of supporting his goal.

“We have events every day, like a staff-versus-students basketball game that already has a bunch of people signed up. We’ll have a car wash, a percentage night at Barro’s, and a whole bunch of other stuff so we can raise as much money as possible,” said Hayden Miller, a Boulder Creek senior and member of student government, at the outset of Wish Week.

Regardless of how much money the group makes, McAndrew says she is proud of the hours and effort the kids on student govern-

ment have put in to help a young boy they hoped to meet for the first time at the end of the week.

“Their work ethic, their diligence and their heart never cease to amaze me,” McAndrew says.

Community donations can be dropped off at Boulder Creek’s book store, located at 40404 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem.

Or donations can be made online at https:// secure2.wish.org/site/TR/WishYourWay/ Make-A-WishArizona?px=4591779&pg= personal&fr_id=3116#.XEoNsFxKhPY.

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Begins 1: Stroller Strides is a fitness program 13: All products and services will be 10 percent on for both moms and babies. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, join FIT4MOM Phoenix & Scottsdale at the Shops at Norterra for sessions that feature exercises using strollers like powerwalking and strength and body toning. The Shops at Norterra, 2460 W. Happy Valley Road, Phoenix, 623-582-9599, norterrashopping.com, 9:30 a.m., free

Begins 2: The Library Ukulele Club is open to those who are passionate about playing the ukulele.

Participants must bring their own instrument and have general knowledge of how to play. Get ready to jam out in these free practice sessions, held every Saturday. North Valley Regional Library, 40410 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem, 602-652-3000, mcldaz.org, 1:00 p.m., free

Begins 7: Made by Hand meets weekly on Thursdays and encourages adults to share their knowledge of crafting with others. Whether it is knitting or crocheting, come and spend some time with likeminded people and relax while doing something you love – crafting. North Valley Regional Library, 40410 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem, 602652-3000, mcldaz.org, 1:00 p.m., free

9: Singer Sophia Humbert will perform as a part of Java and Jammin’. Humbert is an Arizona native who sings and plays piano and guitar. The event not only features live music but also a family-friendly environment with free coffee and treats. Civic Building Terrace, 3701 W. Anthem Way, Anthem, onlineatanthem.com, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., free

9: ProMusica Arizona’s Second Annual Musical Champagne Salon is sure to be one of the most elegant evenings of the year. Held just a few days before Valentine’s Day, this event is an excuse to dress up, listen to music and enjoy a variety of appetizers and desserts while sipping Champagne and wine. Event address and directions will be emailed to guests prior to February 9, pmaz.org, 7 p.m., $80

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21-23: Musical Theatre of Anthem stages Daddy Long Legs based on the classic novel of 1912 and film adaptation of 1955. The production will feature actors aged 16 and older and is directed by Jackie Hammond. Musical Theatre of Anthem, 42201 N. 41st Drive, Suite B100, Anthem, 623-336-6001, musicaltheatreofanthem.org/tickets, various times, $13-19

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CLOSE TO HOME

It’s Getting Tasty up North!

Three new dining options will satisfy any appetite

By Shelley Sakala

After more than a decade of some pretty underwhelming dining options, North Phoenix appears to be turning the corner. That’s not to say we don’t have good restaurants in our part of town. It’s just that people are hungry for more choices – and Arizona restaurants are finally responding. Part of the reason for the recent uptick in new places to eat is the recent uptick in new houses. More houses mean more people, which means more customers. The local population growth has caught the attention of restaurateurs. And this month we feature three new places close to home that have caught our attention.

Thai Chili 2go After making a name for themselves with their full-service restaurant in Gilbert, Thai

Thai Chili 2go features three appetizers, seven entrees and their amazing, sweet and smoky Thai Iced Tea. (Photo special to 85086 magazine)

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Chili created a streamlined version of their menu and launched a fast-casual dining concept known as Thai Chili 2go. Seven locations later, the Valley’s Thai food craze has made it to North Phoenix. Located in the Fry’s shopping center on Dove Valley Road, Thai Chili 2go features three appetizers, seven entrees and their amazing, sweet and smoky Thai Iced Tea. Custom- Angry Crab Shack is now open in Happy Valley Towne Center. (Photo special to 85086 magazine) ers can choose dine-in, takeout or delivery. Their delivery option is powered by chicken, crab or gator nuggets. Angry Crab your choice of Grubhub, Uber Eats or Post- Shack is the only place in town where you mates (delivery fee and tip applies for each can bite an alligator! Their extensive menu service). While the restaurant’s interior is also features soup, salads, sandwiches, bowls, pleasant enough for a sit-down meal, they burgers and the most amazing hurricane stay true to their takeout approach. All food you’ve ever sipped this side of the bayou. My is packed and served in “to-go” containers hurricane was so strong I almost named it. It inside a plastic bag. Having eaten there, I can was a category 5, for sure. Between the huge attest to the fact that the food is served at horseshoe bar and the abundance of TVs, temperatures hot enough that your food will I’m guessing this place will quickly become still be warm upon delivery. a game-day favorite.

Canyon Crossroads (Fry’s shopping Happy Valley Towne Center, 2501 center), 2750 W. Dove Valley Road, W. Happy Valley Road, Phoenix, Phoenix, 480-566-8065, tc2go.com angrycrabshack.com

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This Cajun seafood restaurant dials up the fun – and the spices, serving ten kinds of seafood boils. If you’re not familiar with seafood boils, put on your bib and prepare to get messy! My shrimp boil was a delicious mix of shrimp, sausage, potatoes and corn on the cob, swimming in a spicy sauce mix with a customizable spice level ranging from 0-6 (6 is the hottest, with the menu warning you to order at your own risk). To give you some perspective of how hot this is, their Ghost Pepper spice is only a 4. For my dinner, I wimped out at 2 (and it was fantastic). For a crispy, less messy option, try their famous Angry Baskets, filled with fried fish, shrimp,

OK, OK… I realize that the opening of a new Starbucks in a shopping center with an existing Starbucks will elicit a few snarky comments, but hear me out. The Starbucks next to Fry’s (not to be confused with the Starbucks inside of Fry’s) is big, bright and perfectly placed for anyone looking for a quick jolt of java on the go. Although there are three other Starbucks stores in the area (Happy Valley Towne Center, plus two supermarket locations), this one is the only drive-thru Starbucks in 85085. It’s strategically located at North Valley Parkway and Dove Valley Road, letting you get your fix driving up the parkway or down the parkway.

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COMMUNITY NEWS performed a survey to gauge what residents want to see changed within the community in their vision for 2030.

Although there were some issues where residents were fairly neutral, there were some they heavily advocated for together, according to the data analysis of the Prices for homes at Union Park at Norterra range from $298,990 to $559,000. survey.

(Photo special to 85086 magazine) The main issues that were Union Park reveals pricing for units important to residents were maintaining a The pricing for the new homes at Union rural lifestyle, water accessibility, natural desPark at Norterra, located along the I-17 and ert and open space preservation, and comHappy Valley Road, have been revealed after munity development control. the community opened the doors to seven The majority of residents said the qualnew model homes in September. The 309- ity of life in the community has declined in home project has been split by three different the past five years, while only 8 percent of builders – Ashton Woods, Cachet Homes and residents said it improved. The data showed David Weekley Homes. the top developments residents want to see Ashton Woods, the smallest properties in diminished in the community were highthe project, have been listed from $298,990 density residential development, apartments to $333,990 for homes with three to four bed- or condominiums, town homes or patio rooms and 1,803 to 2,472 square feet. homes, industry, mixed-used development, Cachet Homes, the largest homes available business park and hotels and motels. None in the project, are priced between $509,900 of the optional developments were voted to to $601,900 for three to five bedrooms and be increased by the majority. The closest any 2,831 to 4,115 square feet. development came to a majority vote for inDavid Weekley Homes have been listed at creased development was rural residential $464,900 to $559,900 with three to five bed- development at 41 percent, but 47 percent of rooms and 2,332 to 3,864 square feet. These residents voted for no change. homes are similar in style to the Cachet Although the majority of residents do not Homes at a slightly lower initial price. want increased development in the commuUnion Park’s community center, the Post, nity, there was a consensus that there needs features a pool with cabanas, a children’s to be improved water accessibility and road pool, a park and playground, an outdoor access, according to the survey. barbecue area, an outdoor basketball court, a pickleball court and other amenities. The Dreaming Summit Homeowners Post is walking distance from many of the Association under new lots. Union Park is Phase I according to the management developer, Sunbelt Holdings, and will include FirstService Residential has assumed manthree smaller community parks. For more agement of Dreaming Summit Homeowners information on the Union Park project, visit Association, a community north of Litchfield prickettrealty.com/union-park.

Park, which is composed of 1,785 units.

“Dreaming Summit’s enthusiastic board New River/Desert Hills resident wanted to partner with a management comsurvey reveals wants and needs for pany that prioritized education and could 2030 help them optimize their finances,” said JenThe New River/Desert Hills community nifer Clifford, vice president of FirstService

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Residential’s west Arizona region. “To assist in meeting their goals, we shared our robust training resources, provided preferred banking rates and helped them maximize their reserves in a short period of time.”

The Dreaming Summit community includes four gated areas, over 35 different floor plans and recreational options on 80 acres of parks and landscape common areas. “Our team is excited to move forward with this partnership and continue to assist Dreaming Summit in further enhancing their community,” Clifford said.

Maricopa County forces join together to fight litter at Lake Pleasant Three Maricopa County departments teamed up with a common goal to reduce the amount of trash and litter discarded at Lake Pleasant Regional Park during busy holidays.

The Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Department, Maricopa County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) and Maricopa County Waste Resources and Recycling (WRR) Department have joined forces to ask park-goers to manage their own trash by giving out orange trash bags to each vehicle that enters the park during the Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day holiday periods. The orange trash bags are provided by MCDOT and additional dumpsters will be provided by WRR to account for the 8,000 visitors expected to visit Lake Pleasant Regional Park during each holiday.

“During the summer months, the staff at Lake Pleasant Regional Park are always seeking volunteers to assist with litter collection along the roadway and inside the park,” said R.J. Cardin, Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Director. “While they make every effort to ask park visitors to ‘Leave No Trace’ and pack out what they’ve packed in, there is still an abundance of litter left behind.

By collaborating with MCDOT and Waste Resources and Recycling, we will have access to additional resources such as trash bags from distribution to park visitors, maps that highlight dumpster locations and additional dumpsters for trash collection.”

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Arizona

There’s no shortage of special destinations in Arizona. The Grand Canyon, Sedona, Tombstone and Tucson are well-known for their nature, culture and history, but here are three other spots to spend a weekend that are less traveled than the aforementioned but just as rich in recreation, restaurants and more.

Bisbee

From mining boomtown to Bohemian burg

By Teresa K. Traverse

Bisbee is an old mining town turned hip and vibrant artistic community in Southern Arizona. You can wander Bisbee’s winding and steep streets as you take in mountain views, quirky shops and hotels housed inside historical buildings and see some of the city’s colorful street murals that pop up around every corner. From a ghost town to touring Bisbee’s famed Queen Mine, discover what this historical yet modern city has to offer visitors.

Old Bisbee Begin your Bisbee journey in the historic heart of town: Old Bisbee. Stroll by old buildings now filled with a variety of charming boutiques. Highlights include Optimo Custom Hatworks (optimohatworks.com), established in 1972. Here, you can purchase or just admire handcrafted hats made using old world techniques.

When you open the door to Bisbee Soap & Sundry (bisbeesoapandsundry.com), you

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can look forward to inhaling the scent of rooms. Customers can ask for it “bloody” everything from cedar to creosote. All of with red sauce or even add meatballs. Guests the company’s products are handmade on also have the option of building their own site. You’ll want pizzas and calto explore these zones. shops early in the Opened this day, since many past October, of them close Bathtub Cofaround 5 p.m. fee ( be t terBrewery Gulch thanbathwater. was notorious com) is Bisbee’s back in Bisbee’s newest coffee mining days as a shop. And yes, spot where minthere’s a real ers could head bathtub in the All of Bisbee’s houses are on hillsides, some with stilts or platforms to to roughly 50 sacorner that’s prevent a downhill slide. (Photo courtesy John Acosta) loons and it still Instagramretains some of its rough charms. You can ready. The light-filled space on Subway Street literally smell the hops as you approach Old features cold and hot coffee drinks, smoothBisbee Brewing Company (oldbisbeebrew- ies and a food menu. ingcompany.com). Enjoy the brewery’s own craft beer alongside a menu of gourmet brat- Queen Mine Tour wurst and vegetarian chili. Another notable Don your hard hat, miner’s headlamp and haunt is St. Elmo’s Bar, established in 1902. a bright mesh vest, and get ready to head inAnticipate a dark, laid-back atmosphere. side Bisbee’s Queen Mine (queenminetour.

Thuy’s Noodle Shop is not a place you’d com). Once the economic powerhouse of expect to find in Bisbee, but you’d be glad Bisbee and one of the world’s most producif you did. Order a steaming bowl of pho tive copper mines, the Queen Mine was in (topped with choice of fish or beef) and business from the 1800s until 1975. Former spring rolls from this bustling, cozy Viet- miners lead tours. Shine your flashlight on namese shop that houses just four tables. different minerals on the wall, see original Housed inside an old gas station turned res- equipment that was powered via compressed taurant, Screaming Banshee Pizza (scream- air, and walk across the tracks where carts ingbansheepizza.net) slings notable wood- once regularly rode through. Bundle up befired pies. The Screaming Banshee pizza cause it’s chilly inside. You must be wearing features house-made fennel sausage, mozza- closed-toe shoes or you’ll have to borrow a rella fresco, house-roasted onion and mush- pair. This tour might not be right for you if you’re claustrophobic.

The open copper mine, the Lavender Pit, Bisbee is an old mining town turned hip and vibrant artistic community. (Photo by Chuck Feil)

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is worth a stop to just take in the vast size of this former copper mine. You’ll see it just off U.S. Route 80 past the Queen Mine. Head here at sunset and watch as the colors of the mine change in the sunlight.

Where to Stay Just 10 minutes from Old Bisbee, the pink bed and breakfast Calumet & Arizona Guest House (calumetaz.com) – named after a mining company and originally built for the chief clerk of said company – is a feast for the senses. Individually decorated rooms range from 150 to 500 square feet and can feature clawfoot tubs and heirlooms of owner Joy Timber’s maternal grandmother and are decked out in period wallpaper. Included in the rate, the home-cooked breakfast alone makes this place worth the money. Order off a menu and wait as the owner or one of the staff whips up an All-American breakfast featuring your choice of pancakes, cereal, French toast and eggs Benedict served on a long, communal table where you can mingle with other guests.

Located in the heart of downtown Bisbee, Copper Queen Hotel (copperqueen.com) touts itself as the longest continuously operating hotel in Arizona. The hotel originally opened in 1902 as a hotel for investors and dignitaries of Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company. John Wayne, Julia Roberts, Nancy Reagan and John McCain have stayed or visited. The Copper Queen hotel is also allegedly haunted. One of the hotel’s guests that has never checked out? Julia Lowell. Lowell was an “employee” of the hotel’s brothel and is said to have killed herself at the hotel after she confessed her love to one of her clients and he did not return her feelings. The hotel also offers a Ghost Hunt package. The Ghost Hunt is every first and third Thursday night of the month. A trained ghost host from Old Bisbee Ghost Tours will teach how to use ghost-hunting equipment and then search for signs of paranormal activity.

Cottonwood A big deal small town

By Niki D’Andrea

Known as “The Heart of the Verde Valley,” Cottonwood packs a lot of culture into a socalled small town (pop. 12,000). Art galleries, antique shops, book stores, wine tasting rooms and restaurants line Main Street (aka the commercial historic district), and parks populate the surrounding Verde Valley, from state parks to out-of-this-world animal attractions.

Down on Main Street Cottonwood boasts quite possibly the best Main Street in all of Arizona. People stroll along its shaded sidewalks every weekend all year-round, window shopping and stopping in a variety of unique local businesses.

Antique lovers – or anyone who appreciates big, fun and funky displays – should check out Larry’s Antiques (larrysantiques.com).

The old West-looking, wood-shingle-covered building is impossible to miss – it’s covered in antique signs and wacky outdoor decor like a fake skeleton in the driver’s seat of a rusty ancient car. Enhancing the frozen-in-time vibe is Bing’s Burger Station (bingsburgers. com), located next to Larry’s. Located in a refurbished 1940s gas station, the popular diner retains its service station roots – two Gilmore gas pumps are out front, with a red

1950 Plymouth Special Deluxe Sedan permanently parked next to them.

A short walk down the street, pedestrians can peruse and sample various vinegars and olive oils from around the world at Verde Valley Olive Oil Traders (vvoliveoil.com). Local art including jewelry, clothing, paintings and pottery exclusively fills places like Dragonfly Handcrafted Local Art (dragonflylocalart. com) and Hart of Arizona Art Gallery (hartofazgallery.com). Book lovers will delight in the epic Adventures Unlimited Books (adventuresunlimitedbooks.com), which stocks thousands of tomes on topics ranging from aliens to zen, plus hiking guides, New York Times best sellers, children’s books and pulp paperbacks. There are many more shopping options, from a flower shop to a quilting supply store.

There’s no shortage of food options on Main Street, either. About 18 different restaurants dot the strip and surrounding streets.

Highlights include Thai Palace (thaipalaceaz. com), Nic’s Italian Steak & Crab House (nicsaz.com), and Pizzeria Bocce (boccecottonwood.com) for dinner. For breakfast, two places offer equally great eats – Old Town Red Rooster Café (oldtownredrooster.com), which serves hot breakfast classics in a cozy diner environment, and Crema (cremacafe89a.com), which sells drinks and delicious pastries from its walk-up-only window.

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Burning Tree Cellars is one of nine wine tasting rooms on Main Street. (Photo by Niki D’Andrea)

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Thanks to its semi-arid climate and access to the water of the Verde River, The Verde Valley is a thriving wine region. More than a dozen wineries operate in the area, and Main Street is home to nine tasting rooms. That’s too many to visit in one day, but four is a manageable number, especially spread over several hours. Must-stops are Arizona Stronghold (azstronghold.com), which offers gourmet grilled skewers in addition to its Cochise County wines; Burning Tree Cellars (burningtreecellars.com), which sells wines with grapes from various places, but mostly California and Arizona; Pillsbury Wine (pillsburywine.com), which makes wine with only 100 percent Arizona grapes; and Merkin Vineyards Osteria (merkinvineyardsosteria.com), owned by musician and winemaker Maynard James Keenan.

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Flagstaff High-mountain town boasts beer, burgers and more

By Niki D’Andrea

Despite its reputation as Arizona’s most popular winter destination, The Hotel Monte Vista is located in the heart of Downtown Flagstaff. (Photo by SearchNet Media) Flagstaff has much more to offer than snowboarding and skiing at was even more epic than the food, with Arizona Snowbowl for a few months lines winding down the street. Thankout of the year. In fact, summertime fully, MartAnne’s moved into a larger sees the city come alive with a flurry of space a couple years ago, which has difestivities and artistic activities, from minished some of the wait time. But only outdoor concerts to nature walks. But some. mostly beer. Seriously, there may be more beer here than at every fraternity party around the state combined, and June is like unofficial Beer Month in Flagstaff.

Food and beverage

Flagstaff boasts seven craft breweries: Beaver Street Brewery (beaverstreetbrewery.com), Dark Sky Brewing (darkskybrewing.com), Flagstaff Brewing Company (flagbrew.com), Historic Brewing Company (historicbrewingcompany.com), Lumberyard Brewing Co. (lumberyardbrewingcompany. com), Mother Road Brewing Company (motherroadbeer.com), Wanderlust Brewing Company (wanderlustbrewing.com). Each one serves a distinctive line of stellar suds, and collectively they comprise what’s known as the Flagstaff Ale Trail. Print out a “passport” at craftbeerflg.com and use it to receive discounts along the trail, and collect stamps for a prize at any Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau location.

If filling your belly with beer isn’t your thing, Flagstaff has plenty of cool foodie spots to sate your appetite. Let’s start with breakfast, and MartAnne’s Breakfast Palace (facebook. com/MartAnnes). This place is legendary among locals for its hearty, heaping plates of Mexican breakfasts. For years, the Ring’s Burgers exudes a classic American roadside diner vibe. wait to get a table at MartAnne’s (Photo by Niki D’Andrea) If one is exploring the Verde Valley for any length of time or wishes to imbibe at any (or several) of the wine tasting rooms that line Main Street, getting a room at one of the lodgings in Old Town is a good idea. The largest hotel on Main is The Tavern Hotel (thetavernhotel.com), which has an embedded bar and grill, followed by the historical Cottonwood Hotel (cottonwoodhotel. com), where John Wayne once stayed.

The newest hotel on the strip is The Iron Horse Inn (ironhorseoldtown.com), a boutique renovation with a young vibe and courtyard lit by a canopy of holiday lights. Rooms at all three tend to fill up fast, so booking in advance is recommended.

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Lowell Observatory’s Clark Telescope was commissioned by observatory founder Percival Lowell in 1895.

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Another popular Flagstaff institution, especially among the college set, is Diablo Burger (diabloburger.com).

Every burger is made from local, free range, hormone-free beef; char-broiled; and served on a signature English muffin. Popular menu items include “The Cheech” with guacamole, pepper jack cheese and jalapeños, and the unusual “Vitamin B,” topped with bacon, beets and blue cheese.

One of the newest and hippest nosh spots in town, The Mayor (themayorflagstaff.com), serves decent subs and sandwiches, but it’s the atmosphere most people come for: pillars covered in orange shag carpet, a wall construct-

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The Great Outdoors Calories can be walked off at Walnut Canyon National Monument (nps.gov/waca/index.htm).

Located about ten miles southeast The Weatherford Hotel was recently renovated. (Photo by Luca Galuzzi) of downtown Flagstaff, this monument offers demonstrations; and tours of the observaall manner of interpretive hikes and has two tory, which was founded in 1894 and became trails to explore – the Island Trail, which has world famous in 1930, when Clyde Tombaugh 25 ancient cliff dwellings along its paths; and discovered the dwarf planet Pluto at the obthe Rim Trail, which includes views of a pit servatory (the “Pluto Discovery Telescope” house and pueblo. is still on the grounds).

The Arboretum at Flagstaff (thearb.org) hosts interpretive nature programs. Lowell Where to Stay Observatory (lowell.edu) has fun events and When it comes to lodging, there are many educational exhibits year-round, including national chains, hostels and small motels in “Meet an Astronomer” nights on Fridays, Flagstaff, but for an authentic experience wherein a professional astronomer shares in the heart of downtown, only one of two their insights into celestial bodies; science historical properties will do: Hotel Monte

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DJ Z-Trip brings color to the world of remixing

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

Playing around the Valley is meaningful to Z-Trip, a New River-raised DJ born Zach Sciacca.

Shows like The Cocktail Jam on Saturday, February 16, at The Van Buren in Phoenix recall lugging gear in and out of his vehicle to entertain clubgoers around town.

“Arizona shows are super fun,” he says.

“It’s cool to see a lot of the people who were there from my very, very start, helping me load record crates into my pickup truck after bar gigs.

“It’s great to be able to still play music and do what I do.”

Z-Trip, who has performed at the Grammys with LL Cool J, will headline The Cocktail Jam, a “music-meets-mixology” party that kicks off Arizona Cocktail Weekend. In the business for more than two decades, Z-Trip has loved watching his audience evolve.

“A really interesting way to sum it up for me is it’s interesting to see a second generation coming out to my shows, which is really wild,” he says. “It’s fun when my fans bring their son or daughter out to a show to experience what I do for the first time. It’s that stuff

that I really dig.

“I see so many people I’ve known over the years. It’s not like I’m doing a show in some random state. I’m extremely connected.”

The 46-year-old was born in New York but spent his teenage years in Arizona attending Barry Goldwater and Deer Valley high schools. He lived in New River before part of it became Anthem, and moved around the Valley, residing in North Phoenix, Tempe,

DJ Z-Trip was born Zach Sciacca and raised in New River.

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Z-Trip says he draws from each genre – rock, funk, electronic bands like Kraftwerk, spoken word, anything.

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Scottsdale and Mesa. He is now based in San Diego.

His career has been fruitful.

Besides releasing his own albums, Z-Trip has remixed songs by Bob Marley, Daft Punk, Missy Elliott, Beastie Boys, Jackson 5 and Rush, and served as producer for tracks

by LL Cool J, Beck and Meat Beat Manifesto.

He’s been dubbed the “pioneer of the mash-up movement,” a moniker Z-Trip is iffy about. The mashup scene, as it were, goes back to Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash, who chopped songs and put them through their filters.

“I’m happy to wear the badge, but I actually drew inspiration from the people who were dabbling in that stuff before me,” he says.

“I think I was the guy who made it palatable and got branded as the ‘pioneer.’ My whole thing is it’s about how hip-hop is in general. I’m a cog in a much bigger wheel or machine.

“If you really boil it down, mashing up is really mixing things. Isn’t that what DJs are supposed to be doing anyway? Mixing? If you say you’re a mash-up DJ, it’s a bit of a redundancy. I think I identify with extreme remixing. That’s a better term for it.”

Z-Trip says he draws from each genre – rock, funk, electronic bands like Kraftwerk, spoken word, anything.

“The idea of having an infinite palette of colors to use to paint with was amazing,” he says. “Over time, it got boiled down to these primary colors and that’s all you can paint with. It goes through the prism of hip-hop and what comes out is amazing.”

He respects his peers and what they are doing, however. Z-Trip is just hoping for creativity.

“It’s crazy,” Z-Trip says. “There’s so much more music out there now. I feel like the people who are curating could really do everybody a service by trying to push boundaries a little bit more.

“You go over to Europe or Australia or even Canada and musically it’s completely different – the underlying themes. So many other people are taking chances, and the music is more diverse. Thank God for all the DJs out there who are breaking down boundaries and outlets for people to experience more.”

Even though Canada is just across the States’ northern border, its music can be vastly different. Z-Trip respects the rule that Canadian radio must play a certain percentage of homegrown music per year.

“I go somewhere and hear a regional hit, bring it home and people will say, ‘What is that?’” he says. “It’s something we should be listening to and we’re not for whatever reason.”

He loves exploring record stores like Tracks in Wax in Phoenix – especially when songs are suggested to him by those in the know.

Z-Trip prefers this over the algorithms that curate music for people.

“All of a sudden I’m getting exposed to new stuff surrounded by people listening to what I was listening to,” he says.

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“My mom came over and wanted to hear Linda Ronstadt records. Now I’m told, ‘You’re going to like Bette Midler.’ I’m like, ‘No man, you don’t know that because my mom was over for a couple weeks.’

“We’re in this day and age when these things are picked for you. The real curation and the real tastemakers – not the ‘Instagram tastemakers’ – are the people who I jam with.

I swap music with them. We’re hunting and digging. I definitely take their word over a computer.”

After finding success, Z-Trip says his future is uncharted territory. He is planning to release new music now that he is settled in his new San Diego home. An avid java fan, Z-Trip is thinking of dabbling in coffee.

“It took a couple years to get settled,” he says about his move. “I stuck to shows with LL Cool J and Rock the Bells Radio (on SiriusXM), and keeping the load, which was pretty heavy, at a manageable level.

“There’s nothing worse than putting out a record or a clothing line or tour merchandise or whatever and not having time to work on it. I didn’t want to put myself in the position

of releasing something and sabotaging myself and inundating myself with extra work.”

Now that his infrastructure is set up, it’s time to “bang the drum again.”

“I’ve got all these things I really wanted to do, but couldn’t release them because I was rebuilding a studio or moving all the records from Los Angeles to San Diego. I didn’t want to be sitting in a house with piles and piles of boxes, trying to find that one record.”

While he awaits release dates for his music, he’s looking forward to The Cocktail Jam. “I’m super stoked to do this,” he says. “I’m a big whisky guy. This is right up my alley.

I’m super into scotch. Scotch is my thing. I’ve gotten into it pretty heavy. All the squares on the boxes were checked – Whisky, love it.

Arizona, great. Music, even better. I’m super stoked to be at this thing and looking forward to seeing everybody.”

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SPOTLIGHT

A wide range of garage doors are available through A-Authentic. (Photos special to 85086 magazine)

On the Rise A-Authentic Garage Doors builds solid reputation and plans expansion

By Lauren Wise

A garage door is one of those things that tends to reveal its true necessity only when it’s not working properly. Whether broken, damaged by a wayward emergency break – or the illusion that the garage is already open, as has happened to this writer – or squeaks so loudly you put mousetraps in the garage corners, you’re in a jam. And with garage problems, there is an urgency to repair it. You can’t leave the house because your car and other garage contents are either stuck inside or exposed to the outside elements or passersby with sticky fingers. So what’s a reliable Valley solution?

Enter A-Authentic Garage Doors. As it says on their website, “If you had to lift a 300 pound

door six or more times a day, you’d get tired – very tired. The same is true of your garage door springs because they do the heavy lifting for you.”

Owner Darrell Peruch is known for setting the industry standards when it comes to the garage door business, a hard-earned reputation marked by impressive one-hour response times, 24-hour emergency repairs, and being a one-stop shop for just about any type of garage need.

The family-owned company has been serving Arizona residents for almost 20 years, and during that time Peruch has been tailoring his business to be as transparent and customer service-oriented as possible.

“I got into the business in 1999 after a friend bought a garage door company in Tucson. At the time I owned three pizza and wing restaurants, called Peruchio's Pizza and Wings,” Peruch says. “After helping

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him, I decided this was my next adventure! We opened A-Authentic Garage Door Service Co. in September of 2000.”

Now serving the entire Valley (and still Tucson), for Peruch, it’s all about respecting a customer’s time, home and wallet. When it comes to emergencies, A-Authentic is known to respond to a call within the hour, and if you need to schedule an appointment, there’s no “arrival between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m.” Everything is scheduled within a one-hour window. A-Authentic wants you to understand what the problem is and what can be done: Is it just a repair?

Do you need replacements? Is there an easier way to fix it on your own that will save you money? Peruch and his technicians take the

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“I think people would be surprised that even though we are one of the largest companies in the Valley, we are very responsive and treat each customer with the highest level of respect,” Peruch says. Which is probably how A-Authentic has been named an Angie’s List Super Service winner, and has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

When it comes to the services, equipment and products, A-Authentic is a one-stop shop. Bent tracks, broken springs and hinges, malfunctioning receivers and transmitters, off-track doors, sensor malfunctions, worn weather sealant, broken or frayed cables, noisy garage doors, bent panels – A-Authentic will come fix it for you. Looking for a new garage door? Whether it’s for added security or to increase the value of your home, they have great options like Clopay (the only residential garage door backed by the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval) and Amarr Garage Doors, a worldwide leader in garage door design. A-Authentic also offers LiftMaster garage door openers, and accessories ranging from keyless entry to security panels to remote controls.

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Trial Times

Anthem Law attorneys are devoted to their clients and the community

By Alison Stanton

When Sam Crump, an attorney and owner of Anthem Law, was in college at the University of San Francisco, he did an income and watch and keep ber of the Anthem community. “I was the ternship in the Washingan open mind. charter president of Anthem Rotary in 2003 ton office of U.S. Senator “I went to the mock trial and still serve on the board,” he says. “I serve Pete Wilson of California. practice that night and it on the board of the Anthem Area Chamber “I wanted to work in caught my interest. From of Commerce and a nonprofit, Hope4Kids. I politics but I noticed his that point forward, I knew am president of Daisy Mountain Veterans. key staff had advanced deI wanted to be an attorney, I’m also active at St. Rose Catholic Church grees, so that’s when I deand I was on the mock trial and in the Knights of Columbus.” cided to go to law school,” team all the way through When he is not busy at work or volunteerCrump says, adding that high school.” ing his time, Crump says he enjoys his new he did fulfill his goal of Oblinger, who is an Ar- frozen yogurt store, Sam’s Frozen Yogurt, Sam Crump handles business law and estate getting into politics, both planning and probate. (Photo courtesy Sam Crump) izona native, earned her also in Anthem. To check out the current as the mayor of Sebastobachelor’s degree from flavors, visit samsfroyo.com. pol, California and in the Arizona Legisla- Arizona State University. Just before she was Oblinger, who is a fifth generation Ariture. about to apply to ASU Law School, Oblinger’s zonan – her great, great, great grandfather Crump, who graduated from Santa Clara husband was offered a job at USAA in San An- Merit Jackson McAllister is buried on Boot University School of Law, joined the Army tonio, so the couple moved Hill in Tombstone – is also and worked as a criminal prosecutor in there and she went to St. involved in the Anthem Germany. In 2003, he started working with Mary’s University Law community. “My chila partner and is now the owner of Anthem School in San Antonio. dren grew up in Anthem Law in Anthem. There, he handles business Crump and Oblinger and attended elementary law and estate planning and probate, while have both lived in the Anschool and high school associate J. Nichole Oblinger does family law, them area for some time; here, and I am involved in bankruptcy, civil litigation, landlord tenant Crump moved to Anthem various personal groups in and business litigation. in 2002 and started the Anthem,” she says.

“I took over the firm in March 2018. Nich- law firm, which was origiB ot h Cr u mp a nd ole has been an associate for much of the last nally Boates and Crump.

Oblinger enjoy their time 11 years,” Crump says.

Oblinger returned to Ariworking with clients, as Oblinger’s interest in law began at an even zona after graduating from well as calling Anthem earlier age than Crump’s. “I can pinpoint the law school and moved to home. “I came from the exact time when I became interested in be- Anthem for the first time Sonoma wine country, J. Nichole Oblinger practices family law, bank- which is beautiful, but I coming an attorney,” she says. in June 2007. ruptcy, civil litigation, landlord tenant and busi“My freshman year of high school, I had a “In 2016, my husband ness litigation. (Photo special to 85086 magazine) love the people and comgovernment/history teacher that happened was transferred to Masmunity of Anthem much to also be the school’s mock trial coach. He sachusetts and we lived there for two years, more,” Crump says. pulled me aside one day and told me to go to and then we moved back to Anthem in July Anthem Law is located at 42014 N. Venture the Gila County Courthouse that evening and of 2018,” she says.

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CHAMBER CORNER

The Doctors Are In

Back to Health of Anthem is on a mission for wellness

By Brian Hester, Back to Health of Anthem

Through my practice at Back to Health of Anthem, I get to combine two of my passions: treating patients and running a successful local business. Since 2003, I have been serving the greater Anthem community. We promote health awareness at a time when illness is devastating families we meet. It is our mission to provide people in the North Phoenix area with the tools to identify stressors in their life and the underlying causes of their health challenges.

The practice is centered on chiropractic care, and we do it thoughtfully, gently and better than our competitors. In addition, our services span bigger life choices to bring about wellness. We include support for stress ma nagement, nutrition, longevity, obesity, pediatric health, yoga and functional training. I firmly believe the body has the ability to heal itself, and our various programs make that possible.

The community we have created at Back to Health enables our patients and clients to reach into the community to give back. This month

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Above: Back to Health of Anthem is centered on chiropractic care and is one of 72 offices in the nation to offer the 8 Weeks to Wellness program.

Right: Brian Hester has served Anthem since 2003.

alone we have hosted free yoga three times a week, a blood donation drive and collected more than 150 gifts to deliver to area foster homes at the holidays.

I chose the North Valley community because of the family demographic and the views. I am a member of the Anthem Chamber of Commerce, Business Network International and 8 Weeks to Wellness - Board of Directors.

We have been chosen as one of 72 nationwide offices and the only practice in Arizona to offer the 8 Weeks to Wellness program.

Through this overall wellness program, we are helping patients change their lives for the better and in many cases get off their daily cholesterol and blood pressure medicines.

When we made the move to offer 8WW six years ago, we took on the responsibility of needing a much larger office space and a greater number of employees. It was a leap of faith that continued to grow our business and our roots in the Anthem area community. 8 Weeks to Wellness is one of the ways we have

positioned our practice to grow exponentially in 2019 and beyond.

My wife, Desiree Hester, works tirelessly at Back to Health of Anthem. My strong faith and putting God first, combined with the love and support of Desiree, is what fuels my drive to do what I do every day. Outside of work I enjoy hiking, triathlon, mountain biking and crossfit.

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F A M I LY

Saint Valentine The real meaning of the holiday

By Pastor David Bowen, Standing Stones Community Church

The date many people circle on the month of February is the fourteenth, Valentine’s Day. Some circle it so that they can completely avoid it, but others look forward to this special day. What makes this day special? Valentine’s Day has its origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia, which was a fertility festival dedicated to celebrating the Roman god of agriculture, but it gets its name from a third-century Christian martyr.

Emperor Claudius II ruled in Rome during the third century. The Roman Empire was known for its military power and had strict rules for its soldiers. Claudius believed that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, so he outlawed marriage. However, a catholic priest named Valentine defiled the emperor’s decree and secretly performed wedding ceremonies for young couples. In 270 A.D., when the emperor discovered Valentine’s betrayal, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Valentine’s Day is celebrated in February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine’s death.

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Over the centuries, Valentine’s Day has transitioned from a pagan festival to a day of love and romance. However, as with many things in our culture, this day has become commercialized. In fact, after Christmas, Valentine’s Day is the second most popular cardsending holiday, with over 150 million cards being exchanged.

Money magazine reports that last Valentine’s Day, people spent over $19 billion on their valentine.

Flowers, candy and dinner out may make a great date night, but what about families?

How should a family celebrate Valentine’s Day? As a pastor, over the years I have seen some pretty creative and fun ideas.

One family likes to start the day with a kid-friendly scavenger hunt, making each item an object that highlights compassion, giving and kindness. I know one dad who has a Valentine’s Day tea party with his daughters. I’ve seen creative meals with heart-shaped hamburgers and dessert made

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with heart-shaped strawberries. One year I saw a mom create homemade Valentine cards for her kids using Bible verses to explain how much God loved them.

Holidays allow us to focus on a certain aspect of life. Thanksgiving is a day to be thankful. Christmas is a season to be giving. July fourth is a day to appreciate our independence and freedom, and Veteran’s Day is a day to remember and honor those who allow us to enjoy such blessings. Valentine’s Day is one of those occasions that can go either way. It can be a day of tenderness and caring or it can be a day of lust. It’s important that we model the proper attitude and express love in a way that is honoring and not selfish. To love someone literally means to put that person first. Love means to give, lust wants to get. Love is caring, lust is egocentric. Love produces stability, lust creates chaos.

Let’s remember the one whose namesake is this month, a priest named Valentine who wanted to stand against arrogance and help young couples begin their lives together.

A priest who was willing to give his own life so that others could express their love and publicly pledge vows of faithfulness and commitment. If that is the real root of Valentine’s Day, then it will do our communities and our culture good to model that behavior. Happy Valentine’s Day.

CRAFTS

Fast and fun creations for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day

Valentine mice can be made from saved toilet paper rolls.

Story and photos by Shannon Fisher

February is a time to celebrate love! Here are easy ideas for gifts of love.

Valentine mice can be made from saved toilet paper rolls. We always have so many rolls we save and try to reuse. Start with an empty roll and you can use paper, felt or foam sheets to decorate your mouse. We used paper and googly eyes. You can draw simple outlines for the ears and nose. Glue on eyes, whiskers, nose and ears. Let dry and you can fill with treats and add a note to roll up and put inside.

Hope you enjoy making a sweet mouse for a sweet Valentine.

Thumb print rocks are another simple craft to make with smooth rocks or stones. Take a clean stone and using acrylic paint, dip your thumb and stamp two times on the rock or stone to make a heart shape. Allow to dry.

You can add eyes and a mouth or a message of your love with a permanent marker. You can also draw a heart with glue and sprinkle with glitter while glue is wet. Allow to dry and shake off extra glitter. Easy and full of love!

Crayons in heart shapes make great gifts and help recycle leftover crayons that are broken or extra ones you may have. First, take an

X-Acto knife or razor blade to slice down the side of your crayons if they still have paper.

This will make it much easier to peel all of colorful hearts. Note: parents must help with them. You can also soak the crayons in water this craft and be aware of the smell melted to make the paper easier to rub off if you do crayons make. Try to open a door or window not want to use the razor blades. You can now to lessen the toxic fumes and smell while the sort by colors or just break them all up in one crayons are baking. bucket or bowl. Set your oven to 250 degrees.

I hope you have a month full of love!

Use a heart-shaped silicone baking pan that Shannon Fisher is a local wife, mom of two girls and owner will not be used for food in the future. Add of Shannon Fisher Photography. She taught high school and the broken pieces to each shape. You can use elementary art before opening her photography business. circles or any other shapes if that is all YOUR you have as well.

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PETS

Kuma’s Great Adventures McDowell Mountains Told by Kuma and written by Lorraine Bossé-Smith

Just when I thought we had been on every trail in the Phoenix area, my parents surprise me! We jumped in the car (me jumping and my folks just getting in) and drove down to Scottsdale. I haven’t spent much time here, so I was excited. The sky was blue and the temperatures in the high 50s. This was gonna be an awesome day!

We took Dynamite Road to 136 where the Granite Mountain/McDowell Sonoran Conservancy is located: 31402 N. 136th Street, Scottsdale. Right now, the parking lot is dirt and humans have to use portable toilets.

In the future, though, there will be a paved parking lot with nice restrooms. It’s a work in progress, so please excuse the mess.

We didn’t have to pay a fee, and I was welcome on leash. We saw lots of bike racks, so we knew we’d encounter cyclists. We must all share the trail, including horses. I didn’t

Kuma is ready for adventure!

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The views of the Sonoran desert in the McDowell Mountains are beautiful. (Photos courtesy Lorraine Bossé-Smith)

see any big beasts, but I smelled their “piles.”

Hey, I am a dog! Don’t judge me.

Apparently, the hill in this area is called Granite Mountain. I was confused. We hiked Granite Mountain, but that was a longer drive up to Prescott. My mom told me this was another Granite Mountain and was part of the McDowell Mountains, known for boulders and lots of wild flowers. We got on the Bootlegger Trail and then connected to the Granite Mountain loop. We weren’t going up today but around. The trail was nice and easy and would be great for beginners. We had some humans with us who hadn’t hiked in a while, so this was perfect for them.

Because of all the rain, the grasses were tall. Oh, how I love rubbing my face in grass!

What? You haven’t done that before? You should give it a try sometime. The wildflowers were pretty, but what impressed me was the extra-tall saguaro cactus. Wow! They looked like the ones we’ve seen at Spur Cross Ranch.

Very cool.

We met some nice people on the trail and did have to get out of the way of several cyclists. Most of them were courteous, but you have to be careful. Some of them zoom by re-

ally fast. All in all, we went about three miles.

Afterwards, we drove further into Scottsdale, but I couldn’t tell you where. I was left in the car while they ate lunch. I opted to take a nap, and when I awoke, my mom had one of those special Styrofoam boxes.

Oh boy! She opened it up, and I had grilled chicken strips. Yum! I instantly forgave her… for what, I couldn’t remember. Life is good.

Get out there!

Get outside! You never know what you’ll discover, and our paths just might cross.

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My mom, Lorraine Bossé-Smith (Founder of the FIT Leader Formula™), is kind enough to help me share my Great Adventures, big and small. My mom is a motivational speaker, corporate trainer, business consultant, executive coach, behavioral-wellness expert, and author of eight published books. More importantly, she’s the best doggy mom ever!

Enjoy my blog at lorrainebosse-smith.com/category/kuma/ and be sure to follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/Kumathedog?ref=hl.

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Sweet Sonoran-Style Dreams El Encanto Dos focuses on flavor, not heat

By Kenneth LaFave

I dreamed the other night of a rambling hacienda, where dozens and dozens of people gathered in celebration. At hard wood tables under high ceilings, celebrants feasted on traditional Sonoran-style Mexican dishes. Then my dream turned to nightmare: There was no place for me. Table after table in sprawling room after room, and not a single chair to sit in.

Then I realized this was no sleeping vision, but wide-awake reality. The hacienda was El Encanto Dos, and the cause for celebration was a typical Saturday night in the far north Valley. Cave Creek dwellers, it seems, know how to party.

My companion and I settled for seating at a booth in the bar area, where a couple of sports-TV screens interfered only mildly with the otherwise continued feeling that we had been transported to Santa Fe. Unlike the situation at some bar seatings, we were well taken care of by our attentive waitress.

Our intent was to go as mainstream as one might go, starting with a rich guacamole (not tableside, but hand-smashed and dense with ripe avocado; $7.99) and a pair of margaritas: one regular, one prickly pear. The prickly pear variety was quite sweet, but the tang of the cactus fruit came through.

In addition to the guacamole, we dipped our chips in three salsas, two red and one green. The hottest was only jalapeño-hot, and the others were quite mild. Chili pepper freaks might object, but I don’t. In my

view, the secret to great Mexican food is that flavor, not heat, is goal. Heat is wonderful when it leads to or enhances flavor, but when the current chic for hotter and hotter leads to something like the mouth-destroying ghost pepper, the goal has been lost. The more acceptable heat of jalapeño, Anaheim, and poblano chilis dominates the El Encanto Dos menu, and the meal I enjoyed on that crowded Saturday night was long on flavor and rich textures, not heat-for-its-own-sake.

(There was one exception, about which more below.)

(To answer the obvious question: Yes, there is an El Encanto Uno, though it is called simply El Encanto, located in the heart of Cave Creek, while Numero Dos is out toward I-17.)

For an entree, my companion took our waitress’ suggestion for the restaurant’s most popular dish: pollo fundido ($12.99).

Seasoned chicken wrapped in a flour tortilla and deep-fried, topped with the melted jalapeño-cream cheese mixture that makes it “fundido” – the literal Spanish means “molten.” El Encanto’s menu refers to this as “fundido sauce,” and you can order more of it on the side, which I recommend. The pollo fundido here is such a famous signature dish that some patrons have been known never to eat anything else, which means they miss a lot.

The chile relleno is my idea of a quintessential Mexican dish that admits of many

variations. (The bar favorite, jalapeño poppers, are essentially a take on the relleno.)

At its root, it is a chili pepper (usually a poblano) stuffed with asadero cheese, coated in an egg batter, and deep-fried. But some versions add other fillings, and El Encanto Dos offers three varieties: regular ($12.99), con carne (with green-chile meat, $14.99), and the wildly overindulgent Carne Asada Relleno ($20.99).

Of course, I ordered the big one. Carne asada consists of strips of sirloin, seasoned and mesquite-grilled. El Encanto Dos stuffs these tender strands, along with mashed potatoes whipped with the “fundido sauce,” into the pepper along with the asadero and, voila, you have enough food to last you until next Tuesday. It’s served with grilled zucchini squash and other veggies that vaguely recall the classic Mexican dish, calabacitas.

The sirloin was juicy and slightly smoky, and the mashed potatoes fundido smoothly delicious. The only surprise was the chili pepper itself, which registered much higher on the reliable heat index of my tongue than any poblano in my eating history. The waitress assured me that, yes, it was a poblano, but I came away with the sneaking suspicion that the kitchen had inadvertently used a Hatch chili (a poblano lookalike), some varieties of which can achieve the heat of a serrano. In any case, while it didn’t detract from the overall enjoyment of the dish, I left much of the pepper uneaten.

Dessert is not on the menu but is available. We passed on the fried ice cream and went for a shared bowl of simple, thickly delicious flan.

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Left: Pollo fundido – seasoned chicken wrapped in a flour tortilla and deep-fried, topped with melted jalapeño-cream cheese mixture. (Photo by Kenneth LaFave)

W H AT ' S C O O K I N G

Flourless Chocolate Cake This 3-ingredient chocolate cake is flourless, fabulous and perfect for Valentine’s Day!

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FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE Ingredients: - 8 eggs - 16 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips - 1 cup butter - Pinch salt, optional - Powdered sugar, whipped cream or fresh berries (for garnish) Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Grease an 8 or 9 inch cake pan, or spring form pan. Select a baking sheet or roasting pan in which the cake pan will set. (You will be adding water to the bottom of the sheet or roasting pan.) In a microwave safe bowl, combine chocolate chips with the butter.

Melt at 45 second intervals, and stir until the chocolate and butter are fully melted and combined.

With an electric mixer, beat the

eggs for 6-8 minutes or until double in size. The eggs should be foamy and light colored. Pour the melted chocolate into a large bowl. Spoon one third of the whipped eggs into the chocolate and gently fold until combined.

Add the remainder of the eggs into the chocolate and fold until completely combined.

Pour mixture into prepared cake pan.

If using spring form pan, seal the outside and bottom with aluminum foil and place in sheet or roasting pan. Place in oven. Pour 1-2 inches of hot water into the roasting pan.

Bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes up clean. Do not over bake.

When done, let cool. (The cake will deflate.) Serve in wedges and garnish with powdered sugar, whipping cream or berries.

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Local Legend

Oak’s wants to be Cave Creek’s go-to diner

By Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

When Sherry Vogler bought Oak’s Diner and Flapjacks in Cave Creek, she had one goal in mind: Bring back the locals.

“It’s a locals place,” says Vogler, who has worked for the business for more than 12 years, and in the restaurant industry for 40. “I want our visitors to feel comfortable, too. I want us to be the home base for the locals, though. It’s important for everyone to know we’ll piece together anything on the menu. You want it?

We’ll make it.”

Steak and eggs.

Vogler took over Oak’s Diner from the former owners after they fell ill. They wanted to close the restaurant. Vogler thought otherwise.

“I went insane one July day and said, ‘OK, let’s do it,’” she says, laughing.

Owning Oak’s Diner is manageable on many levels. When the opportunity arose, she just finished jewelry design school and was going to retire from the restaurant business.

Her life would revolve around making jewelry and taking care of her parents.

Oak’s Diner gives Vogler somewhere to sell her jewelry and be close to her mother. Her father recently passed away.

Vogler’s world is her parents, from whom she gets her artistic talents. She enjoys sharing pieces with visitors and wishing them well.

“They brought me here when I was 3,” Vogler says. “I was in diapers and they threw me out

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on the desert to play with rattlesnakes and scorpions. That was back when there were alfalfa fields Chicken and waffles. (Photos special to 85086 magazine) and cotton fields near 43rd Avenue and Thomas. The alfalfa fields are She frequently changes the menu. Last fall, beautiful when they bloom. she offered Spam and eggs, to appease the “My mom is artsy and creative. She would “whole little Spam community.” make me put the boulders in the VW van. I’m “If the specials take off, they end up on the the emotional, artsy one. My brother is the menu,” Vogler says. “They become a stantroubleshooter.” dard. I just want to bring the warmth back in.

Her nature comes through in the restaurant. If you’re out of coffee, the pot’s right there. Go The mismatched patio furniture is dar- get it. Don’t be bashful. This isn’t a five-star, ling, but she calls it “from a frantic mind.” resort-type restaurant. I don’t like that attiA book lover, Vogler brings her collection tude. I’m just basically a down-home country into Oak’s Diner to share with guests. girl and I want things to be real.”

“We probably have well over 10,000 books between all of us here,” she says of her employees. “If guests want, they can take them. They can exchange them, read them. They were just sitting on the shelves doing nothing. There’s something from every subject matter. Anything you want to learn is available. It’s like a library.”

But Oak’s Diner is more than books and colorful personalities. The reputation comes down to the food. Steak and Cod. eggs are reasonable, selling for $12.95, while huevos rancheros costs $9.95. Meals That’s why she wants the locals to know she’s here don’t necessarily have to be heavy. Veg- here. “I don’t know why they started avoiding gie burritos and an Atkins-friendly, low-carb the restaurant,” Vogler adds. “I wasn’t privy to breakfast combo are available for $8.95 and that. During the summertime, they’re the soul $10.95, respectively. But guests come for the of this place, you know, when the tourists are various flapjacks, like buckwheat, oven-baked gone. The tourist season is so short-lived. The apple and German pancakes. good, crazy months are January, February and Vogler keeps her prices down by getting sup- March, if you’re lucky. plies herself. She refuses to overpay for corpo“We’re just a quaint local diner with good rate delivery services. Instead, she runs to bulk food and good service.” stores like Costco to get eggs at a reasonable Oak’s Diner and cost. “I travel to get supplies two to three times Flapjacks a week,” she says. “That’s the real diner way.

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Ask the Pharmacist Nutrition shakes: What you need to know

By Tara Storjohann and Heeya Ju

Working as a community pharmacist at a grocery store, I encounter many patients asking for nutritional drinks. When asked for its intention, everyone has a similar answer: “to be healthier.” I have found that many patients have no knowledge of what these products contain or the differences among the various products that are sitting next to each other on the aisle. Hopefully this brief article will help to answer some common questions I receive about nutrition replacement drinks/shakes.

What is a nutrition replacement drink?

Nutrition replacement drinks are readyto-drink liquid nutritional products that help provide complete and balanced nutrition, and these are easily found on a pharmacy or grocery store shelf. The drink can be used as a meal replacement or a meal supplement depending on the condition, preference and the product itself. There are several drink products depending on the consumer’s purpose, including Ensure®, Boost®, Gluc e r n a®, SlimFast®, etc.

What is in a nutrition replacement drink?

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protein. Nutritional drinks contain unnecessary sugar to improve taste. Most drinks also contain various essential vitamins and minerals.

Are nutrition replacement products safe for diabetic patients?

The answer is yes and no. I have my diabetic patients controlling their diabetes very well by replacing one of their regular meals with such a product. However, it is strongly recommended to talk to your healthcare providers before trying them out. In addition, there are certain products formulated for those with diabetes, such as Glucerna and Boost Glucose Control.

Nutrition shakes specifically for diabetic patients are typically designed to maintain blood sugar levels and avoid spikes in blood sugar levels.

Can I drink a nutrition drink to lose weight?

This is another question I often get from patients in their 20s and 30s. Many people confuse nutrition drinks with protein shakes, which are more commonly consumed when losing weight or building healthy muscles. Replacing one of your heavy or unhealthy meals with a nutrition drink may help you lose weight because calorie intake is key to losing weight.

What are the risks of using nutrition drinks?

The first thing you need to know is that there is a reason these products taste good – sugar and carbohydrates. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends that carbohydrates make up 45 to 65 percent of total daily calories and that less than 10 percent of daily calories come from added sugar. This is why you need to be

wise when choosing your products. Some may have more calories from added sugar instead of complex carbohydrates, which does not abruptly increase your sugar level. Additionally, even though it is called a “meal replacement,” it is not recommended to replace all your meals with nutrition drinks. If you can eat regular meals, that’s the best option to get your necessary calories and nutrients. If you are consuming food regularly, then drinking additional nutrition drinks may put you at risk for taking in too many extra calories, resulting in weight gain. It is best to avoid this unless advised by healthcare providers.

Remember, the key to getting healthier starts with eating a nutritious and balanced diet full of whole foods including fruits, vegetables and lean proteins. Please ask your pharmacist about appropriate options for your specific needs.

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Table 1. Recommended Dietary Allowances and Adequate Intakes. Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academies Tara Storjohann has resided in Anthem since 2002 and is a pharmacist and an Associate Professor in the College of Pharmacy at Midwestern University in Glendale. She enjoys spending time in the Arizona great outdoors hiking and snow-skiing. She is a health advocate and is passionate about helping others achieve their wellness goals.

Heeya Ju is a first-year community pharmacy resident for Albertsons Companies and Midwestern University. She graduated from the University of Arizona with her bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology in 2014 and Doctor of Pharmacy in 2018. She enjoys yoga and Pilates. Heeya hopes to learn more throughout her residency training to be able to bring a positive impact to communities in need.

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By Dr. Kelly Collins

Botox has become a household word and it seems like everyone including both men and women have either tried it or are thinking about giving it a try. But before you do, there are some very serious things to consider.

Be sure to qualify your injector and verify that they hold a valid medical license. There have been recent cases of “injector imposters” posing as medical professionals and there are even unlicensed “providers” administering Botox in medical office environments. (Did you know that Arizona does not require medical assistants to receive any type of formal training or even hold a license?) For these reasons, always ask to see a copy of the provider’s medical license before undergoing a treatment. You can also check with the provider’s board to verify that they indeed hold an active license.

(AZ Medical Board, Arizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board, Arizona Board of Nursing and AZ Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants are all great resources.)

Ask how long (number of years) your provider has been administering cosmetic injectable treatments and what type of experience they have, including what training and preceptorships they have attended. Also, be sure to ask how many hours a week they work in the industry. (Lots of providers are “weekend warriors” and are only working a few hours a week or as little as once a month in a cosmetic office.)

Make sure the treatments being administered are done in an aseptic medical office environment. Lots of people have heard stories of “Back room Botox Parties” which might include receiving a treatment in a non-medical environment. Some of the places I have heard clients receiving Botox and other medical cosmetic treatments at include the back room of another type of business such as a salon, clothing store, massage parlor, tattoo shop or even the back seat of a car, the bathroom or living room of a client’s house or a hotel room.

Undergoing invasive treatments like cosmetic injections in a non-medical, non-aseptic environment could lead to complications including but not limited to serious infections. Ask yourself: Is whatever deal they are offering worth the risk?

Before undergoing a treatment, ask to see the Botox vials and dermal filler syringes. There have been reported issues with these products being “bootlegged” and/or illegally imported from other countries. When receiving a dermal filler treatment, be sure to ask the provider to open dermal filler syringe packages in front of you (each syringe should be individually sealed in its own package to ensure safety and sterility).

In order to make sure the Botox you are receiving is authentic and legal, follow these three easy steps: 1. Make sure that the established name, onabotulinumtoxinA, appears on the product box and vial.

2. Look for an Allergan Hologram on each vial.

3. Look for the U.S. license number 1145 on the vial label.

If you feel suspicious about the vial you are examining, contact Allergan (the manufacturer of Botox) directly. Allergan is able to track and verify that each vial is authentic and approved for sale in the United States. To report suspected inauthentic or illegal Botox, contact Allergan at 800-433-8871 or the FDA at 800FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch.

Google your provider, learn more about them

and consider their level of expertise by determining their level of training, years of education, what type of medical license they hold, years they have spent working in the industry and be sure to read patient reviews. (Look at the provider’s website, read their bio and look to Facebook and Yelp to read what other clients have to say about their experience and results.)

Also, don’t be afraid to ask a friend for a referral to a provider they have been happy with.

Ask to see before and after photos of clients that they have treated. Ask what type of treatments they specialize in. Do they offer advanced techniques? Do they have advanced training that enables them to do more advanced treatments such as non-surgical rhinoplasty, tear trough rejuvenation or jawline definition? What type/brand of products do they use? Do they use different products for different areas of the face? What tools do they have in their “toolbox”? Are their results “cookie cutter” or more advanced?

And finally, go with your gut feeling. Do you feel comfortable with the person that is doing the treatment? Do they make you feel confident and secure in their ability? Do you feel good around them? Are they the type of person you want to trust with injecting one of your most valuable assets, your face?

Dr. Kelly Collins, NMD, is the owner and medical director of Premier Wellness Center in Anthem. For more information, or to book a consultation or treatments, visit premierwellnessaz.com.

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