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Cave Creek price tag to Carefree for water: $17M “Cave Creek agreed years ago that Carefree could condemn the assets now being acquired he two neighboring towns based on the $19.5 million price agree Carefree has the Cave Creek paid for the whole right to purchase the part system in 2007,” said Carefree’s of the Cave Creek Water Company condemnation lawyer, Christothat serves 554 of its residents. pher Kramer.

But they are likely to be far “Carefree is only acquiring a apart on the price tag. small part of that system. DifferCave Creek values what Careences in valuation are common free must pay at $17.1 million, in condemnation cases. It is rare Heading to arbitration, Cave Creek and Carefree have vastly different valuations of the Cave according to a study presented to Creek Water Company. Carefree wants to purchase the portion that serves 554 Carefree for either side to get its exact Cave Creek Town Council May 14. residents for $1.4 million. Cave Creek believes the price should be far higher: $17.1 million. value.”

That is more than eight times (Foothills Focus file photo) In the event Carefree and Cave what Carefree offered to pay for a portion of ponents used for servicing the CSA (Carefree Creek do not agree on a price, the matter the system in August.

Service Area).” will go to arbitration July 17.

According to an August 28, 2019, email by Cave Creek refused the offer, saying it was The two towns have been locked in a legal Jim Keen, Carefree’s accountant, the Care- far too low. battle for more than a year. free Utilities Community Facilities District The towns exchanged valuations May 15.

According to Maricopa County Superior “submitted an offer of $2.1 million to Cave Carefree Mayor Les Peterson said May 18 Creek to acquire the water distribution com- Carefree’s new valuation is $1.47 million. see WATER page 2

BY TOM SCANLON Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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East Desert Fire could mean ‘major disaster’

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

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he Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office evacuated more than 130 homes last weekend as the East Desert Fire inched closer to Cahava Springs.

As of 7:30 p.m. May 18, the fire was 20% contained at 1,500 acres, according to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. It didn’t grow throughout the night on May 18, even with increased fire activity.

Firefighters worked throughout the night to increase fire perimeter and provide structure protection for homes

around Cahava Springs.

“They finally caught a break around 4 a.m. when winds died down and helped decrease fire activity,” said Tiffany Davila, with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.

The May 18 objectives included providing for firefighter and public safety, maintaining COVID-19 protocols and boxing in the fire—keeping it east of 26th Street and Saddle Mountain Road, west of the Cave Creek drainage, north of New River Road and south of the Tonto National Forest.

She said firefighters were challenged with warm temperatures and high winds, with gusts up to 22 mph.

The fire is burning in light, continuous fuels of grass and shrub and other desert vegetation. When fuels are in direct alignment with the wind, fire activity will increase greatly.

Also on May 18, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized the use of federal funds to assist Arizona in combating the East Desert Fire.

The state submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistant Grant (FMAG). At the time of the request, the fire threatened 132 residents, the commercial downtown area, and cultural and histor-

see FIRE page 5

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Court documents, 2005 intergovernmental agreements allow Cave Creek to provide water services to the Carefree Service Area.

Carefree filed a complaint in condemnation January 29, 2019, stating it wanted to exercise the right to take over a portion of the water system.

“We’ve been attacked by the town of Carefree,” Cave Creek Councilman David Smith said, shortly after Carefree’s condemnation filing.

Cave Creek filed a counter complaint two months later, asking the court for a judgment regarding the assets to be included in the condemnation and the compensation formula to be used to value the assets.

But Judge Cynthia Bailey ordered the two towns to go to arbitration, as Carefree requested.

Since the September ruling, both towns have had multiple executive session meetings with attorneys. The May 14 Cave Creek Town Council discussion of the water dispute was the first discussion on the matter to be open to the public in months.

At the March 3 Carefree Town Council meeting, Lew Matusiak, president of the Ridgeview Estates HOA, presented a petition signed by 100 HOA residents urging the town to remove them from the Cave Creek Water Company water supply and bring them to the Carefree Water Company service. Though Carefree has not had public meetings on the matter, the arbitration process by then had started, with each town working on valuation studies.

At the May 14 Zoom meeting, Joe Conner, the town’s water attorney, told the

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council the $17.1 million cost includes the $9.3 million value of the Cave Creek System assets and $7.8 million in “severance damages.” The cost includes excess treatment capacity at the Cave Creek Water Treatment Plant resulting from the loss of customers in Carefree, Conner said.

The attorney said four value indications were used: adjusted total compensation paid by Cave Creek in 2007 for the entire system; discounted cash flow analysis; direct capitalization of cash flow; and replacement cost new less depreciation (RCNLD).

“I’m going to give a brief summary of where we are and how we got here and what’s left to be done,” Conner said, early in the meeting. He explained that Cave Creek and Carefree reached an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) in 2005, when Cave Creek took over private water companies that were then servicing the two towns.

“In that agreement, the primary focus was to make sure Carefree residents that were served ... would be treated like any other resident and customer within the town of Cave Creek.

“It also provided an opportunity for the town of (Carefree) to acquire assets of Cave Creek Water Company that were within the town of Carefree,” Conner said.

“Today, there are 544 customers you serve in the town of Carefree. It’s those assets the IGA provided the town of Carefree could buy at some point in time. They would file a condemnation, and if we could not agree on a price, arbitration would determine the purchase price,” he said.

Last year, Cave Creek installed two mobile membrane treatment units to upgrade Cave Creek’s water system.

(File photo)

Conner stressed that removing the 544 Carefree water customers is a complex process that would require great costs to Cave Creek.

The attorney representing Cave Creek noted Carefree did its own engineering analysis in August. (According to Keen’s Aug. 28, 2019, email, Carefree “authorized a thorough evaluation by a professional engineering firm.”)

“That document resulted in a price of $2.1 million, which obviously we do not

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agree with,” Keen said.

Unless the two towns can agree on a middle ground, the question of the price tag will go to arbitration, scheduled for July 17. “Depositions are scheduled for the first couple weeks of June,” Conner added.

“This is a very unusual transaction,” Conner said. “It’s a strain on both communities. … Litigation is expensive, and this is no exception.”

Cave Creek Mayor Ernie Bunch said removing the Carefree users “would severely impact residents of both (towns) ... both to lifestyles and also to the bottom line in actual cost to water rates.”

Conner agreed.

“Uncategorically, there will be an impact in rates or taxes,” Conner said.

In addition to physical costs of changing the system, there will be charges from the arbitration process, Conner said.

“Seeing the bills from the arbitration panel, they are very pricey. Going through this process is not going to be

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he Desert Foothills Library is

taking a prudent, cautious approach to opening the library and will be following CDC guidelines in an effort to keep its community healthy and safe.

Since May 18, it has been offering curbside pickup of library materials.

This service is available to all library patrons, regardless of membership status. Follow the steps below to request and obtain books, audiobooks and DVDs from the Desert Foothills Library collection. Patrons may request items by using the online library catalog or by calling the library.

To request library materials by phone: Patrons may place their requests for materials by calling the library at 480-488-2286 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 2

p.m. Saturday.

To request library materials online: Visit dfla.org and click on “search our library catalog.”

Click “log in” in the upper righthand corner of the screen.

Log in by entering the patron barcode number, found printed on the back of your library card. Enter your password and click “log in.” Helpful hint: The accounts’ default password is set to 1234 or the last four digits of the patrons’ phone number, which they can update under account preferences after logging in.

Search for items by title, author or subject, or browse items in the collection by clicking on the new titles lists on the left-hand side of the screen.

Click “place request” on an item and submit.

Patrons will receive an email alerting them when the item they’ve requested becomes available for

pickup.

To pick up requested materials: Curbside pickup is available to 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Park in any library parking space.

Materials will be on a table outside the library entrance, in a bag with their name on it.

All items in the bag will have already been checked out, with a checkout slip showing the due dates for the materials.

To return your library materials:

Put all library materials in designated drop boxes to the left of the library entrance.

Note that all materials will remain on patrons’ accounts for three or four days after they’ve returned them to allow for a quarantine period. This is for the safety of our staff and patrons. Any overdue fees accrued during that period will be waived by staff.

Info: 480-488-2286 or dfla.org

Progress continues on new Happy Valley Road bridge over I-17

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he new bridge that will be part of the first full diverging diamond interchange along an Arizona freeway continues to take shape at Interstate 17 and Happy Valley Road in North Phoenix.

Crews have poured the concrete deck for the second half of the new bridge the Arizona Department of Transportation is building to carry Happy Valley Road traffic over I-17.

The work is part of a $50 million ADOT project to reconstruct the I-17 interchanges at Happy Valley and Pinnacle Peak roads. Construction began in November 2018 and is scheduled for completion in the fall.

The first half of the Happy Valley Road bridge was opened to traffic earlier this year. That allowed crews to tear down the old bridge and continue work on the sec-

ond half of a larger structure over I-17.

The updated I-17 interchange at Happy Valley Road is being constructed with a diverging diamond design, which has grown in use across the country. The interchange will allow Happy Valley Road traffic approaching the bridge over I-17 to cross to the opposite side of the structure so drivers can make direct left turns onto a freeway on-ramp. The design promotes safety by reducing conflict points for opposing directions of travel and enhances traffic flow by limiting traffic signal sequencing.

ADOT also has constructed two smaller “half” diverging diamond interchanges on the new South Mountain Freeway along two roads that do not extend south of Loop 202.

Meanwhile, reconstruction of the I-17 interchange at Pinnacle Peak Road also is moving forward. That interchange will operate as an expanded traditional dia-

mond interchange featuring additional lanes to handle growing traffic along Pinnacle Peak Road.

The project also is adding one lane in each direction along I-17 in the area between the Pinnacle Peak and Happy Valley interchanges.

The I-17 interchange reconstruction project at Happy Valley and Pinnacle Peak roads is part of the Maricopa Association of Governments’ Regional Transportation Plan for the Maricopa County region. A primary source of funding is a half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements approved by county voters in 2004.

With state highways essential to delivering goods and services, ADOT, its employees and its contractor partners are dedicated to delivering transportation improvement projects during the current public health situation. To learn more, visit azdot.gov/covid-19-resource-center.

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Cactus Shadows names valedictorian and salutatorian

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

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actus Shadows High School named its valedictorian and salutatorian as Billy Mullenmeister and Elizabet Cave, respectively, for the Class of 2020.

Attending Cave Creek Unified School District since kindergarten, Mullenmeister went to Desert Willow Elementary and Sonoran Trails Middle schools.

He’ll go on to ASU’s Barrett, the Honors College to study biochemistry with the hopes of perhaps being an optometrist.

“I don’t know what my career choice is, but one potential career option for me is an eye doctor or an optometrist,” he said. “In my first four years I have to take general science classes, and I wanted a strong foundation in biology and chemistry.”

The key to becoming the valedictorian was putting forth a consistent effort throughout high school.

“A big part of it, too, was not putting too much stress on myself,” said Mullenmeister, who ran track and cross country in school.

“You’re not perfect. My freshman and sophomore year, I think I was too intense. I needed to scale it back, then school went more smoothly. You just have to remember you’re a student.

You’re not perfect. Mistakes happen.”

Cave has been attending CCUSD since the fifth grade, having gone to Black Mountain Elementary and Sonoran Trails Middle schools.

Billy Mullenmeister is headed to ASU’s Barrett, the Honors College after graduating as the valedictorian at Cactus Shadows High School. (Photo courtesy Billy Mullenmeister)

Rounding out the top 2% of the Class of 2020 are Taylor Rotenberg, Ryan Hildebrand, Colin McConnon, Olivia Cordes, Megan Mathews, Lauren Jankowski and Jacob LaRue. The top 3% of the Class of 2020 are Kendall Fender, Bryce Brown, Emma Petronella and Michelle Uddin.

The top 5% of the Class of 2020 are Hailey Steenhoek, Abigail Nosan, Ve-

Elizabet Cave is Cactus Shadows High School’s salutatorian. (Photo courtesy Elizabet Cave)

ronica Boyle, Drew Seiser, Trenton Dianovich, Georgina Kartsonis, John Stevens and Suman Zahir.

The top 10% of the Class of 2020 are Holly Beck, Tyler Fair, Russell Liberman, Annalysse Bacon, Serena Sabbara, Brittany Whalen, Antonio Cartin Ferradino, Megan Schreiber, Alison Tobin, Sydney Perry, Lucas Sample, Romi Takamura, Hannah Dicksion, Karrine

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“Congratulations to all of these student exemplars of Falcon excellence,” Superintendent Dr. Debbi Burdick said.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency sees the East Desert Fire as a potential “major disaster.” (Photos by Ross Mason)

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AROUND THE BLUHMIN’ TOWN

Life always finds a way

BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Guest Columnist

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eeds. Everywhere. Gazing out my windows, all I see is a thick carpet of green grasses, dandelions and other pesky, growing-at-the-speedof-light, invasive species. Around trees, spilling out from under rocks, sprouting up against fences and taking over flower beds. We might be annoyed by weeds but respect their tenacity. They seem to spring out of obscure places, even punching their way through cracks in cement sidewalks with alarming strength and determination.

I have a “volunteer” tree growing in my yard that has risen to become a 30foot beauty. For all the effort and money spent on planting trees, this big, healthy

giant just showed up one spring and never stopped growing.

Did you know that the most famous weed of all, the dandelion, is the only “flower” that represents the sun, moon and stars? The yellow flower resembles the sun, the puff ball resembles the moon and the dispersing seeds replicate the stars. One hundred years ago, people would pull grass out of their lawns to make room for dandelions! Oh, how times have changed.

Every year, Americans spend millions on pesticides to kill dandelions and other weeds to have uniform lawns of non-native grasses. In doing so, we use about 30% of the country’s water supply to keep the grass green! OK, so the dandelions “grow like weeds,” and their seeds can be carried as far as 5 miles from their place of origin. Yes, the complaint that the neighbor’s weeds are causing your yard to be filled with them

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Nothing grows as fast as a weed. I had one in the backyard that looked like something out of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” Is it a bush, a tree, a vine? No, my gardener took a photo of it and said it is simply a “monster weed.” Oh yeah, ’tis the season of the weedwacker. Or goats.

My neighbor has a small herd of goats for hire. They love to eat weeds and grasses (flowers, bushes and any living plant). I tried the goats, but they seemed to spook the horses. It’s pretty funny to watch my ponies running for the barn to hide when a little posse of goats comes through the gate.

In the beautiful Sonoran Desert, the globe chamomile is becoming a huge problem. You will see these yellow “flowers,” often called “stinknet,” taking over parks, recreational areas and the sides of the freeways. They crowd out native plants and are a pungent, smelly weed

that is highly allergenic to many people.

The invasive species is from South Africa.

It is an invader that fills in empty lots and open desert spaces. The yellow plants dry out by mid-summer and enhance the spread of wildfire by creating fuel. Sometimes “pretty” can be dangerous.

I was planting some petunias when I noticed a thick, green stalk of a dandelion sticking up out of two bricks around my flower bed. The beautiful yellow “flower” was all alone, just sprouting up about 2 inches. One tough little weed that never gets water yet proudly stands tall. Beautiful. It made me ponder that life finds a way.

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

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Who was that masked man? Probably our columnist

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist

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spent a chunk of Wednesday at the dermatologist’s office, sitting in the waiting room.

Twenty minutes cooling my heels typically isn’t fun, but this time there was entertainment, pandemic style: a guy in his 50s who bristled at the receptionist offering him a disposable face mask.

“We’re requiring masks for everyone’s safety,” she explained.

“Yeah, I’m sure this’ll fix everything,” said Mr. Tucked-In Tommy Bahama Shirt. “You know these are dangerous, right?”

He took a few steps toward the door, to leave in protest, then apparently changed his mind. Our hero settled for sighing and eye-rolling his way to a chair beneath the lobby flat screen, where, mask on, he commenced barking into his iPhone.

“If I sound muffled, it’s because they’ve

got me wearing this stupid %$@^ing mask,” he told the poor soul on the other end of the phone.

It seems covering one’s face in public has become the latest flashpoint in our ongoing COVID-19 wars.

Costco discovered this a couple weeks ago, immediately after announcing a new policy requiring members and guests to wear a face covering when entering its warehouses.

This 21st century pandemic update of the old “no shirt, no shoes, no service” sign sent some Costco members into a frothing rage, complete with #BoycottCostco trending on social media and a wave of canceled memberships.

Soon after came the predictable backlash: Costco received a wave of support for not buckling to the threats and for keeping its mask requirement in place.

Expect many more such arguments to occur over the next few weeks as our economy lurches back into motion, businesses begin reopening and hordes on both sides of this argument turn a sim-

ple act—wearing a cheap mask or piece of cloth over your nose and mouth—into a referendum on patriotism, freedom, manhood, civility, intelligence, common courtesy and anything else they can dream up and turn into a meme.

You know what wearing a mask really means? It means you’re wearing a mask.

And pretty much nothing else.

You know what not wearing a mask means? It means you’re not wearing a mask. And pretty much nothing else.

Anymore, as we split ourselves into warring tribes, we seek to invest with massive meaning all sorts of small acts that we hold out as proof we belong to this or that club.

Mask wearers hold themselves out to be more evolved than those who refuse to wear a mask. Members of Team Breathe Free or Die think of themselves as outlaw badasses, freedom fighters willing to sacrifice buying raw almonds and toilet paper in bulk at Costco in service to their cause.

The truth? It’s just a mask, people. Get

over yourselves.

Medical science in large part has come down on the side of wearing a mask while in public and in close proximity to others as a way of slowing the spread of COVID-19.

For me, that’s reason enough to cover my face if I’m going to the grocery store, the doctor’s office, the post office, Costco or any potentially crowded spot.

By contrast, I haven’t been wearing a mask when I’m walking the dog, going on a hike or playing golf while keeping a reasonable distance from my playing partners.

In either case, it’s a decision predicated mostly on common sense and a little bit on comfort—and not at all on “what’s the message I’m sending?”

As for the masked avenger in my dermatologist’s office, he may still be sitting there grousing about being forced to wear a mask.

To me, it should’ve been the least of his worries. After all, as everyone knows, only idiots tuck in Hawaiian shirts.

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Genie Plumbing flushes problems away

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

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hris Roberts has been in the plumbing business for more than 15 years. Still, every day is a new challenge for Roberts, the co-owner of Genie Plumbing based in Anthem.

“I’ve worked on everything from high-end process piping with deadly gasses to fixing toilets,” Roberts said.

“It’s been a really fulfilling career.”

Genie Plumbing is the service division of Water Artist Plumbing, which handles new construction and who introduced him to the trade.

“It fits what I do,” he added about his occupation. “I’m a physical type worker, but I also enjoy sales and marketing.

A lot of what we do with the plumbing service side is having to deal with customers. I’m having to sell jobs to them by explaining how plumbing works.

“It’s not like a salesman selling a mattress. I have to use my knowledge of the Eugene Ries and Chris Roberts co-own Genie Plumbing. (Photos by Pablo Robles)

Eugene Ries, left, and Chris Roberts inspect a water heater at a customer’s home.

erything I enjoy doing wrapped up into one.”

Roberts, who coowns the company with Eugene Ries, endured a five-year Chris Roberts inspects a sink at a customer’s home. apprenticeship in the plumbing trade to let them Valley with Plumber and Pipefitters UA know what the issue is so Local 469. Often, he hires students out they can see what needs to of the union’s apprenticeship program be done to fix this. It’s ev- to help him on jobs.

“If we get absolutely slammed and need additional work, we can hire from the union,” Roberts said.

“There are guys sitting out there waiting to get a job. Their job just finished up, and before they get another job, they’re on the bench, ready whenever contractor needs them.”

Genie Plumbing does it all—from repipes and installing tankless water heaters to pulling hair out of a drain.

The staff also installs water filtration systems.

“A water filtration is something that we do like to offer our customers because our water is so bad here in the Valley,” Roberts said. “It’s some of the hardest in the country.”

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Trevor Swanson: Never alone or weary

BY SHEA STANFIELD Foothills Focus Contributing Writer

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uthor, biologist and conservationist Rachel Carlson wrote, “Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the Earth are never alone or weary of life.”

Moon Valley artist Trevor Swanson has spent a lifetime discovering the complexities of the natural world for images to transfer into his spellbinding oil paintings.

Born in California, Swanson and his family relocated to Prescott shortly after his birth. As the son of Gary Swanson and nephew of Ray Swanson—two highly regarded and collected painters in their own right—Swanson grew up surrounded with fine art and drawing inspiration from the natural world. His foundation for constructing an art career came in his early childhood.

Before settling into a full-time art career, Swanson tried his hand as a SCUBA instructor, thinking, at the time, he might pursue a teaching degree in case things didn’t work out in art.

During this time, he was also participating in an art show in the area. To his surprise, he sold several paintings and received an invitation to become part of a local gallery. Swanson was on his destined path of becoming one of the nation’s most respected and well-known nature and wildlife artists.

Today, he and his wife have two children. Swanson creates from his detached home studio when he is not traveling, collecting images of his subject matter with a camera and sketch pad.

He specializes in nature, wildlife and landscape in the traditional style of the Dutch masters.

Swanson describes the style as “a meticulous and methodical approach to apply detail and light, layer upon layer, until the image takes form as close to its

Locally, Trevor Swanson exhibits during the Celebration of Fine Art and the Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale.

(Photo courtesy Trevor Swanson)

match in the field as possible.”

A few years ago, during Swanson’s continuing efforts to learn new techniques for painting, he stumbled upon a very unique way to incorporate patinaed, acid-treated metals that form an illustrious surface on which to paint.

This opened a whole new world of expression, which still fits into his world of nature and the warm earthy colors.

“It blurs that line between contem-

porary and traditional work while still true to my training in the style that I love,” he said.

Incorporating the new process into his work has opened many doors and opportunities for shows and gallery invitations while expanding on his foundational style.

Swanson has maintained his avid

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“White Eared Beauties,” with oil and patina on copper.

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outdoorsman style during his 30 years as a professional wildlife painter. He never goes far without a camera and sketchpad.

“I don’t think I’ll ever run out of subject matter, for my paintings, in the piles of pictures and sketchbooks I have accumulated over the years,” he said.

In his quest for subject matter, he has traveled extensively throughout North America, Europe and Africa. His intense desire to capture rare and beautiful moments has taken him into the extremes of geography. Sometimes, he’s been too “up close and personal” with nature’s inhabitants and they let him know about it. He has been charged by hippos, chased by crocodiles and tossed into the air by a cape buffalo. In the end, he memorialized the most magnificent creatures and landscapes in the world on his canvases.

Swanson exhibits locally during the Celebration of Fine Art in Scottsdale each January through March and the Safari Club International Convention, the first weekend of February each year.

Swanson’s work can be seen locally at Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, legacygallery.com, and Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, settlerswest.com. For a complete list of galleries in other states or to see Swanson’s work, visit trevorswanson.com.

Contact arts columnist Shea Stanfield at flowingquill@yahoo.com.

“Gentle One,” oil on canvas. (Photo courtesy Trevor Swanson)

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ow that the school year is finished, there are many people to thank who helped make the Deer Valley Unified School District “home learning” so successful.

There is no crystal ball to tell us if the next school year will start normal, entirely virtual or as a hybrid. If the COVID-19 numbers continue to improve, testing increases and the economy goes back to normal, there is a possibility DVUSD will open school in August as planned. We do not know where the winding path is leading next, but rest assured we are prepared.

There are three groups to be thankful for the wildly successful transition from brick-and-mortar to fully online—the DVUSD community pre-COVID, the current DVUSD staff and community, and the future learners.

After talking to many superintendents and leaders throughout the state, DVUSD was one of the most success-

ful districts in bringing services to our community. From lunches to learning, DVUSD teams properly followed CDC guidelines and performed excellent services and quality virtual instruction.

There are several reasons why past decisions supported our path of success. First, a decade-long commitment to technology integration began with the community supporting our bonds and overrides. Because of this commitment, DVUSD had the right number of servers, routers and connectivity points for staff and students.

Second, solid student management and instructional systems in place turned out to be priceless. Teachers and district staff before—and directly following—the closure participated in hundreds of hours of training, leading to exceptional instruction in a tough environment.

Third, the commitment to providing a one-to-one computer secondary learning environment allowed more than 10,000 computers to be in the hands of students before COVID-19 and another 4,000 easily disseminated after the closure.

Lastly, the culture, organization, structure and commitment to personal

learning communities were instrumental in binding the DVUSD staff together socially and emotionally. This threemonth adventure reminded us that human connectivity is just as important as learning, and the very reason public schools even exist.

The DVUSD staff responded beautifully to the crisis as it unfolded each day on national news. The district office designed the learning structure and rolled out a simple, but calculated, learning plan for effective instruction and connectivity. The governing board, administration and staff executed the plan with extreme grace, patience and creativity.

Parents, students and the community worked with each DVUSD staff member to meet the needs of every student.

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services, human resources, support staff and multiple virtual committees continued to adjust to each turn in the path.

Because we do not know exactly where this path leads, it will be imperative to continue to rely on each other.

Collaboration helped us be successful before—and during—COVID-19, so let us keep on this path for starting the next school year. The governor, legislators, community leaders and DVUSD staff working together will be the only way to proceed for the betterment of students. As John Maxwell says, “Teamwork makes the dream work!”

Dr. Curtis Finch is the superintendent of Deer Valley Unified School District and can be reached at superintendent@ dvusd.org

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he following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University. The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 178,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997.

Angela Lewis of Cave Creek earned an MBA, health care management degree.

Angelique Morgan of Cave Creek earned a Bachelor of Science, accounting degree.

Eric Brinkman of North Phoenix earned a Bachelor of Science, cybersecurity and information assurance degree.

Kevin Lawler of North Phoenix earned a Bachelor of Science, accounting degree.

Valerie Nies of Scottsdale earned a Bachelor of Science, nursing degree.

Nechelle Wimmer of Scottsdale earned a Bachelor of Science, nursing degree.

Since January 2, WGU has awarded 6,313 undergraduate and 4,975 graduate degrees. Graduates’ areas of study include business, K-12 education, information technology and health professions, including nursing. The average time to graduation for those earning a bachelor’s degree was two years, three months, while the average time for graduate programs was one year, six months.

The average age of those who graduated is 38 years old.

Seth Allen of Anthem graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska.

Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year, regionally accredited college in the western half of Nebraska. As a public

institution with its roots in teacher education, Chadron State takes pride in its accessibility and affordability. Nearly 3,000 undergraduate, graduate and online students attend Chadron State, and its curriculum has grown to offer programs and courses in more than 50 majors and endorsements and eight master’s degree programs.

Charles Sharpe of Phoenix was inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Sharpe was initiated at University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Sharpe is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10% of the number of

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Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann, who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. The society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States and the Philippines.

Jacob Esparza of Cave Creek made the dean’s list at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for the fall semester. He is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in nursing. Esparza will graduate from the Manchester, New Hampshire, campus in 2020. The dean’s list recognizes those students with a fulltime course load who have achieved outstanding scholarship with a 3.5 GPA or higher for the academic term.

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he Summer Olympics have been postponed for a year. The “Happiest Place on Earth,” Disneyland, has been closed since March 14.

Recently, the New York Times reported Disney, and its 14 theme parks with an annual attendance of 157 million, does not know when or how it is going to reopen. Disney’s eight studios, which last year controlled 40% of the domestic box office, are also dark and at a standstill.

Many primetime television series had to end their season several episodes early.

Professional sports have no clear plan to begin playing, and when they do resume playing games again, will it be in empty stadiums? For the first time over a 2,000-year period, churches were closed for Easter, forced to go to online-only services.

Kids—well, really parents—were forced to make an abrupt switch to homeschool.

School graduations, birthday parties and even weddings were forced to be canceled or rescheduled. So, when life does get back to “normal,” what will “normal” look like?

Families will have to continue to adjust.

Before anyone had even heard the term coronavirus, statistics were projecting a future increase in multigenerational families, largely due to the high cost of living in major metropolitan areas. With many parks and playgrounds closed, families have been forced to learn how to play around or close to home. Despite facing uncertain circumstances, I have found it encouraging that many adults are expressing how grateful they are to have this family time together. Families are watching movies together and

parents are working from home—and working a little less. Board games are being dusted off and family connections are being renewed and strengthened.

The hardest aspect of our new “normal” has been for those who are ill, especially those who had to be hospitalized, because visitors are no longer allowed to sit and add comfort to one’s bedside.

In these cases, I have seen friends and neighbors step up and bring meals to concerned family members. I have heard people expressing how they are praying for one another. In this time of isolation, people seem to be coming together. With our lifestyles being forced to slow down, some positive, good things have come out of this shelter-at-home experience.

As restaurants and stores begin to reopen and as people begin to go back to a regular work schedule, and in the fall when kids go back to school, what will our future look like? Will we go back to the fast-paced, too-much-on-ourplates way of life or will we carry some of the habits and routines we have been forced to adopt into our normal day to day? I hope we do. Are we more isolated when we are free to do as we please or when we are forced to stay at home? I would argue that we are far more isolated from neighbors and family when we have a “normal” setting.

If this virus has done anything for our culture, I think it has made people more optimistic. I am hearing far more people make comments like “we’ll get through this” and “everything is going to be OK.” This is a welcome change from the common pessimistic, complaining attitude and behavior that snuck into our hearts and life. Maybe we should schedule a time each year to shelter at home and enjoy quality time with our loved ones.

Just a thought. Stay safe!

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