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Harold’s Corral opens a pop-up grocery store BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
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n its nearly 85 years, Harold’s Cave Creek Corral hasn’t operated during a global pandemic. But when it became clear that the highly contagious COVID-19 could endanger the lives of customers and staff, Harold’s shifted into crisis mode, with the goal of helping the community the popular restaurant serves. Like restaurants across the country, Harold’s temporarily closed its dining room and began to offer curbside and takeout service. But the iconic western bar and restaurant took matters a step further, soliciting the help of the Kiwanis Club of Carefree to help fund a unique
Franny Pachuca makes brisket at Harold’s Cave Creek Corral for meals that will be donated to the Foothills Food Bank and Cave Creek Unified School District. (Photo courtesy Harold’s Corral)
program to help the Foothills Food Bank and families of the Cave Creek Unified School District. With a goal of feeding more than 2,300 people over the next few weeks, Harold’s designed its takeout menu to include a unique commitment to the community: For every family-style meal ordered, which feeds four to five people, Harold’s will donate a family-style meal to a family in need through CCUSD’s meal assistance program. Additionally, Harold’s is donating individual meals to the Foothills Food Bank. Harold’s Corral and the Kiwanis Club of Carefree provided funding to start the program. Harold’s prepares the meals
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Cactus Shadows student sews to help first responders BY HALEY SMILOW Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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actus Shadows sophomore Angelique Cort has dreamed of being an emergency room surgeon. And the coronavirus pandemic is giving her a chance to help her heroes and future employers. “My mom inspired me to start doing this because she was making masks, and then I saw more and more people who needed masks,” Cort said. “We’ve made lots of masks, but we still have to make more. I reached out to Superintendent Dr. (Debbi) Burdick, and she’s able to help me get the word out. She sent out a newsletter to the CCUSD community.” Along with Burdick’s support, she’s had help from her family and friends. Her dad manages and build her spreadsheets. Her grand-
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Cactus Shadows High School sophomore Angelique Cort sews masks for first responders and health care workers. (Photo courtesy Angelique Cort)