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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Cave Creek �ire service agreement OK’d BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
NEWS ................. 8 Food Bank seeks adopt-afamily sponsors
FEATURES ........ 20 Cave Creek Fine Art Market this weekend
YOUTH ............. 25 Student named to Biola University dean’s list
OPINION ......................9 BUSINESS ................. 17 FEATURES ................ 19 YOUTH ...................... 25 CLASSIFIEDS ............ 26 Zone
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he town of Cave Creek and Daisy Mountain Fire District took another major step toward the goal of improving local and regional all-hazard emergency services for the community at a special Town Council meeting recently. The council voted in favor of a memorandum of understanding with Daisy Mountain Fire District that included implementation of the first phase for the district to onboard experienced firefighters to assist with the development of the newly formed Cave Creek Fire Department. The initial contract allows for the hiring and training of 15 firefighters. This agreement will allow for the hiring
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The first phase for the district is to onboard experienced firefighters to the newly formed Cave Creek Fire Department, hiring and training 15 firefighters to be ready to provide services to Cave Creek starting Jan. 3. (Submitted photo)
Winning streak renews Cactus Shadows’ con�idence BY KEATON MALLORY Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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actus Shadows High School football started the season 0-3 but has since won its last four games, defeating its opponents by an average of 33.5 points. About two-thirds of the way through the season, there isn’t much time to waste, but head coach Mike Hudnutt wants to play it
slow and just take it one game at a time. Cactus Shadows hopes to use the momentum from their four-game winning streak to pave the way to the playoffs. Led by senior linebacker Jacob Stewart, Cactus Shadows’ defense, has allowed only a combined 38 points during that four-game stretch. Senior quarterback Corbyn Vasily commended Steward and the defense and said
the defense allows them to play how they want to on offense. “They allow us to play more aggressively,” Vasily said. “We’re able to take a lot more shots on offense since we have confidence that the defense will get us the ball back.” Steward has accounted for almost a third of the team’s total tackles with 137, along
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