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NEWS ................. 7 ‘Queen of Speed’ to present at Cave Creek Museum

FEATURES ........ 16 Copperstate 1000 returns to Arizona Sunday, April 3

FEATURES ........ 18 Pastor Ed Delph: Real-life transformational encounters

OPINION ......................9 FEATURES ................ 13 CLASSIFIEDS ............ 22 Zone 2

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Wheels and Wings show inspires aviation

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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he Carefree Classic Wheels and Wings show returns to the SkyRanch Airport Saturday, April 2, to give visitors the opportunity to see dozens of aircraft and cars from private collections.

“We simply do this event to inspire aviation,” said Jeff Overby, event emcee, Carefree resident and longtime pilot. “We are very fortunate to have owners that donate their time to bring these amazing aircrafts and collector cars out for the public to view. … There are some amazing aircraft as well as cars that are kept in several hangars on the facility. It’s kind of a special time

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The Carefree Classic Wheels and Wings show will have 26 vintage aircraft and 120 cars on display that visitors can walk right up to. (Submitted photo)

Cave Creek Town Council looks to �ill vacancy

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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he Cave Creek Town Council is looking to �ill a vacant position after councilmember Paul Diefenderfer stepped down from the position to focus on his health.

“I have kidney cancer, prostate cancer and a few other health issues, so I decided I needed to really focus on my health and well-being,” Diefenderfer said about his decision to leave the council. “I’ve cut a lot of things out and, unfortunately, that was one of them.”

He resigned privately in mid-February and the last regular town council meeting he attended was on Feb. 7. Mayor Ernie Bunch announced the council was of�icially looking for a new member at the March 21 meeting.

“If you notice, there is a vacant seat up here, and there will be a procedure for �illing the vacancy for the remainder of this term, which will be through the end of November of this year,” Bunch said. “We will be posting online the criteria that you should try to follow and the information that we need.”

Interested residents must submit a state-

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that a lot of these folks that have some amazing collections will open their hangars up to the public for this one day a year.”

The event is a combination of a car show and static display of airplanes. There will be 26 vintage aircraft and 120 cars on display at the free Wheels and Wings event. Overby said planes will range from the World War II era to those built in as early as the ’20s, to brand new corporate jets. There will also be a wide range of cars at the show, which Overby said are best described as a collection of classic, vintage and historical automobiles.

In addition to the show on the ground, radio-controlled airplanes will be �lying. According to Overby, some of these have wingspans as large as four feet, are jet powered and can reach speeds up to 250 miles per hour — a little more impressive than a traditional, small-scale radio-controlled aircraft.

He added that this part of the event is geared toward kids, hoping it might spark a love of aviation. It could also be a bit nostalgic for older adults who �irst became fascinated with aviation from watching something similar when they were kids.

“They have the radio-controlled portion of it because so many of these pilots started out as kids going to an event like this,” Overby said. “So, it’s kind of about inspiration and bringing the family out. A child at �ive or six years old can come by a very basic radio control airplane, get their start and someday aspire to become an actual pilot.”

The event is held at the SkyRanch Airport, a private world-class premier �ly-in community. In addition to hosting Wings and Wheels, the airport will be celebrating its 60th anniversary with an open house, offering even more aircraft and cars to view.

According to Overby, visitors will be able

to get up close and personal, too.

“You’ll literally be able to walk right up,” he said.

“Generally, we don’t want to have children climbing on airplanes or in and out of cars, but these are all going to be staged right on the ramp. You’ll be able to A pristine 1957 Bel Air that was in a previous Wheels and Wings show. (Submitted photo) walk right up and talk to the owners. They won’t be roped off or barricaded.” vendors at the event.

Information will be available about the There is no public parking inside the airaircraft and automobiles as well. As the em- port, so visitors will need to park in the free, cee, Overby said he will be giving speci�ic de- coned-off lanes on Cave Creek Road between tails about the planes and cars as well as pro- Mule Train Road and Pima Road. The entry/ viding some information about the owners. exit gate is located at Airport Drive on the Overby reiterated that these are people’s north side of Cave Creek Road. For those private collections and the owners are vol- who have to park farther away, a free shuttle unteering their time to open it up to the pub- service will be available. lic. He said some people purposely moved For those who can’t attend in person, a live their collections here because the hot, dry stream will also be available on the Wheels climate is actually better for preserving and Wings website the day of the show. these aircraft and cars worth hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars.

“A little bit of the mission is designed to showcase these things that have been painstakingly restored for years and years and years and that you just do not get to see in everyday events. It’s also for them to share their story,” Overby said. “It’s just a special opportunity designed to bring the family out and give them this one-time opportunity to see things that are pretty special.”

He said that with good weather, they are expecting 3,000 to 4,000 people to attend Wheels and Wings.

The show runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Overby said if visitors hang around until the very end, they might get to see some of the planes departing.

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Jeff Overby, a Carefree resident, an aerobatic pilot and aviation expert, is set to emcee the Carefree Classic Wheels and Wings event.

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Carefree aerobatic pilot is making history

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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arefree resident Jeff Boerboon was once just a kid enjoying an airshow, but now he’s accomplished what he thought was impossible as one of the country’s top aerobatic pilots.

“I was �lying and building model airplanes as a young kid and going to airshows, so when I was about seven years old is where I got my �irst real look at full-size airplanes doing aerobatics at their show and watching airshow greats,” Boerboon said. “That �irst engagement with airshows kind of left me with the impression that that’s what I want to do for my life.”

Boerboon is a two-time Advanced National Aerobatic Champion, a former member of the U.S. Advanced and Unlimited aerobatic teams and was named the 2010 U.S. Unlimited aerobatic Champion. He earned all of those accolades while working full time as a captain of the Airbus 230 for Delta Airlines.

He grew up in Minnesota and went to the

University of North Dakota for their aviation program, where he was �irst given the opportunity to �ly aerobatics. After graduating, he taught a few courses and then got his �irst pilot job doing Grand Canyon aviation tours. Eventually he was hired to work for a major airline.

While piloting is his day job, it’s also his hobby — but what he does on the side is a completely different kind of �lying.

“We do crazy stuff with airplanes,” Boerboon said. “What’s cool about it is you see airplanes �ly over all the time, but when you see an air show, usually you have some smoke coming out, it’s �lying low to the ground, doing loops and vertical lines and all kinds of rolling maneuvers. It’s basically just entertainment.”

Boerboon said he �lew for the �irst time in January 1988. Now, he logs hundreds of �light hours per year, sometimes doing three or four short �lights in a single day.

In that time, he has continued to learn, compete and perform aerobatics and made it to the highest class of aerobatic pilots. Aerobatic pilots start out as primary or basic,

then move up to sportsmen, intermediate, advanced and unlimited. Boerboon said going from primary to unlimited takes 5 to 10 years minimum.

“It’s been a great journey and I love it. I’m just so fortunate to get to �ly so many cool airplanes and get to meet so many great people along the way that either helped support me or who were there as teammates,” Boerboon said. “The air show family is such a great group of people, we come from a lot of different walks of life and when you get to an airshow, everyone’s one big family and it’s pretty cool.”

One of those “cool airplanes” Boerboon mentioned is what he currently �lies, the Yak110. It is the �irst and only one of its kind, constructed by joining two Yak-55 fuselages with a jet engine mounted in between. Boerboon said when he does shows in the Yak110, people are blown away.

“I’m �lying an airplane that has never been done before in the history of aviation, with three engines, one of them a jet engine, and I’m just sitting there hovering at 1500 feet,” he said. “Then I put all the power on and climb straight up from a hover like a helicopter, and it’s just mind blowing. People say, ‘Wait a minute, airplanes aren’t supposed to do this.’”

Boerboon recalled thinking the same thing when he was a kid. He said he thought

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at 6 p.m. Monday, April 18. Applicants should attend the meeting for the opportunity to speak directly to the current town councilmembers.

The council will vote to select an applicant at the April 18 meeting and he or she will then be sworn in. This position is only �illing the role for the remainder of the term, which expires Monday, Dec. 5, 2022.

As for Diefenderfer, he said the other members of the council said they hated to see him go, but were of course understanding of his position. Diefenderfer served on the council for three years, during which time some big things were accomplished for Cave Creek. He added that he hopes whoever �ills the seat next will take care of some of the smaller

it was impossible. Now, he’s inspiring other kids to follow in his footsteps. According to Boerboon, fans have come up to him and told him they went to a previous show of his that inspired them to pursue aerobatics themselves, which he said is gratifying, knowing he has an effect on people.

“If you would have told me when I was young or even when I �irst started �lying aerobatics that someday I’d be �lying on one-ofa-kind airplanes at the biggest air shows in the country, I would have said, ‘You’re crazy,’” Boerboon said. “I didn’t think that anything like that was possible for a young boy, like how would that come to fruition? But looking back now, it’s possible for anybody.”

While not everyone may have the resources to �ly something like the Yak-110, he said there are plenty of smaller planes that are more affordable that can do spins and maneuvers. Or, if they’re not ready to take the plunge completely, Boerboon said anyone can go to the local airport and ask for a discovery �light. He said it’s a lot closer to reach than people realize.

While he won’t be able to bring the Yak110, Boerboon said he will be at the Carefree Classic Wheels and Wings event Saturday, April 2 with his single seater plane. People will be able to come up to the plane and talk with Boerboon at the event.

Paul Diefenderfer stepped down from his position on the Cave Creek Town Council to focus on his health battling cancer among other health issues. (Town of Cave Creek/Submitted) things that don’t always get brought to attention.

For further information on the vacant council position, visit cavecreek.org.

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‘Queen of Speed’ to present at Cave Creek Museum

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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alerie Thompson is the world’s fastest female motorcycle racer, reaching 328 miles per hour, and she got her start on Scottsdale Road.

“I moved to Arizona in 2004 and started racing down Scottsdale Road with my friends,” Thompson said. “Some people said it was a tad bit out of control and that I should take it to the racetrack, because the road was not really a good place for us to all be joyriding. We did go to the racetrack, and I just never left.

I continued to push the boundaries of my motorcycle and myself.”

She pushed those boundaries all the way to the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Thompson was the first woman to ever reach 300 miles per hour on a motorcycle, topping

out at 328 miles per hour, and is a 10-time land speed record holder.

She is consistently ranked in the top 10 world’s fastest motorcycle racers and has received many other awards.

Thompson, a Scottsdale resident, will be speaking at the Cave Creek Museum’s “Fast and Fabulous” program Saturday, April 2. She said she is excited to share her journey. Museum Administrator Joann Stuckey said the timing for Thompson to come speak actually coincided perfectly with local events.

“We wanted to get her to do a program for the museum during Bike Week,” Stuckey said. “We try to coordinate or have something here at the museum for certain functions Cave Creek and Carefree are doing just to show participation in the community.”

Thompson said she’ll introduce

Scottsdale resident Valerie Thompson will be speaking at the “Fast and Fabulous” program at Cave Creek Museum. (Submitted)

herself, talk about how she got to where she is now and educate people on the sport. To help people better conceptualize what racing at 350 mile per hour is like, Thompson said she will also have plenty of photos, because it’s hard to put into words.

“When you’re racing, it’s loud, it’s bumpy, there’s a calmness, it feels slow and there’s pure concentration,” she explained. “Adrenaline kicks in with all these emotions, the bike is so close to the ground. It’s pretty mind boggling, I guess you could say.”

She also wants to encourage people to go to the Bonneville Salt Flats, where she said people catch the “salt fever” and fall in love with racing. In addition, Thompson will be giving a little preview of a doc-

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American Legion Post 34 to celebrate Medal of Honor, Purple Heart recipients

BY FOOTHILLS FOCUS STAFF

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n Sunday, April 3, the American Legion Post 34 will honor several Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipients at the Post’s headquarters The event, located at 6272 E. Cave Creek Road, will take place at 4 p.m. and is part of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation-AZ Chapter (MCLEF). The entrance fee is $15, which includes a meal ticket. There will be a raffle, a silent auction, a live auction and live music, which will begin at 5 p.m. All fundraising will go directly toward MCLEF, which promotes the annual Gathering of the Heroes.

American Legion Post 34 riders will first kick off the Medal of Honor ceremony by escorting the Medal of Honor recipients, who earned the nation’s highest medal during different wars, to the Post in the presence of their peers and friends. According

to a press release, there are only 67 living Medal of Honor recipients in the country.

A Color Guard will also be on hand to present the colors.

At 3 p.m., the Color Guard will play Taps, followed by a prayer and a presentation honoring the Medal of Honor and Purple Heart recipients.

In addition, following the Gathering of Heroes event at Legion Post 34, Keith Burns, founding member of the Grammy-nominated ACM and AMA award-winning platinum selling group Trick Pony, will sing and play for veterans and guests.

Burns has had three Top 10 songs for Trick Pony and Joe Diffie and has written several Top 40 songs with artists including Hootie and The Blowfish, Sammy Kershaw, Burns and Poe and Mo Bandy. Burns was nominated in 2018 for the NIMA Best Country Male Solo Artist and Best Country Entertainer of the Year.

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Harter will follow Burns. West, a country star and patriot, is an ambassador for the Folds of Honor Foundation and The Veterans Golfers Association. He will sing the song “Drink ‘Em Quiet,” an ode to a friend who lost his battle with PTSD. Harter, an American country artist who signed with Bow Records in 2002, released his debut album, “Unexpected Change.” He also produced a single, “Hard to Make,” on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks.

The American Legion, formed in 1919, supports and advocates on behalf of veterans, active military and their families. It is a nonsecular and nonpolitical organization, according

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umentary she is in called “Rockets and Titans.” The documentary tells the story of the competition for the world land speed of 376 miles per hour.

“The fastest motorcycle record in the world is 367 miles per hour and that’s what we were going for,” Thompson said about trying to reach the record in 2018 when racing in Australia. “Unfortunately, I had a crash at 363 miles per hour, so I was kind of cut short. It (going that fast) wasn’t on my bucket list, but once I did it, I added it and then quickly scratched it off.”

Before becoming “America’s Queen of Speed,” a title she has been given by fans, Thompson was a banker for 13 years. She said she got laid off and was left unsure of what to do with herself. That’s when she got into biking. In fact, she never even learned how to ride a motorcycle until she was 39.

Now 54, she’s embarking on two new journeys — racing cars and pickleball. Thompson started racing in a car three years ago and picked up pickleball in February. She has already excelled in both.

Pickleball started as a fitness regime that Thompson did with her

to a release.

The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation-AZ Chapter, which establishes a $35,000 educational scholarship for every child who loses a parent serving in the United States Marine Corps or any federal law enforcement agency, will also host a golf tournament fund-raiser at Wildfire Golf Club on Monday, April 4.

With a 7:30 a.m. shotgun start, the event will take place at the golf club, located at 5350 E. Marriott Drive in Phoenix.

Golf sponsorship information and registration can be found at mclefaz. org. friends, but she got so into it that she started competing.

“In the past six months, I’ve got 13 medals on my wall now,” she said.

“I’m just pickleballing it out.”

Coming up later this year, Thompson said she has a test session in July and then a race in August at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. She said she’s got work to do and always wants to go a little farther.

“My goals are now bigger and faster. I want to retire at 450 miles per hour so I can play pickleball full time,” Thompson said. “My bottom line is, with starting over in a new career, it doesn’t matter how old you are. You know? You have to go for it. You have to be you, stay humble, and enjoy every moment but be safe.”

The Fast and Fabulous program is free to the public. Stuckey said reservations are needed, as the venue has limited seating, and added that the museum welcomes donations.

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WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2 WHERE: Cave Creek Museum Historic Church 6140 E. Skyline Drive Cave Creek COST: Free INFO: cavecreekmuseum.org

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Creep calm and carry on

BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist

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saw a spider. I went to the bathroom at 2 in the morning and there, sitting on a wall, was a big brown spider. She had eyes like the devil, glaring at me. It so unnerved me that I ran into the bedroom and told my husband, Doug, to please get up. “A spider is in the bathroom,” I yelled. He rolled over and put a pillow over his head. I turned on a light and said that this is a “really big spider” and I need help! Doug muttered, “OK. In the morning.”

What about right now? What if that spider crawls out of the bathroom across the bedroom and climbs up into our bed? How can I sleep with a huge arachnid close by who was staring at me with evil eyes? Doug, wake up! But no, I am left to deal with this pest all by myself. He did roll over and mutter, “Just close the bathroom door.” Thanks, Doug.

Well, spiders will not be stopped by a door! In fact, their very supple bodies can creep under doors, through the cracks of screens or windows, down through vents. Oh, Lordy, help me. Spiders can go wherever they please! I decided the only safe thing to do was go into the guest bedroom, close the door and try to forget about the eight-legged intruder. Oh, and although I know my friend, Diane, welcomes a tarantula every year into her home (whom she calls Manuel), this spider did not seem friendly like Manuel!

When I told my friends and family my predicament about that night, I received lots of (unhelpful) advice. My grandson said I should have put on a pair of shoes, swatted the spider off the wall with a magazine and then stomped on

it. OK, but what if it fell on me? Or ran away? My neighbor said I should have had a stiff drink and put the empty glass over the spider and then slipped a piece of paper on top of the glass and let the beast loose outside. Really? Who wants to be fooling around with a glass, paper and live spider in the middle of the night? My girlfriend said I should have just kept nudging Doug to get up, because that is what the marriage vow entails “for better or worse, till spider do us part.”

Actually, I am not alone with my fear of spiders. Psychologists claim that 1 in 3 people on the planet are pretty scared of arachnids. And another third of the population find spiders “disgusting.”

Oh, but I digress. So where is my little eight-legged intruder? After a good night’s sleep, Doug handed me a cup of coffee and winked at me, saying that the “house is secure” and “spider free.” I have never been more suspicious in my life. Somewhere in my house, I think a brown spider might be lurking. All I can do is creep calm and carry on.

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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ESPN devolving as it skews toward leftist rants

BY J.D. HAYWORTH Foothills Focus Columnist

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SPN is headed for a reckoning.

Sadly, that once pioneering enterprise has engaged in self-sabotage, alienating a large portion of its once faithful audience by its recurring insistence on advocating a leftist political agenda.

The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network premiered Sept.

7,1979.

Those early years featured programming that was more novelty than nirvana. Australian rules football, slow pitch softball and tractor pulls supplied much of the show inventory.

Yet ESPN’s signature program, SportsCenter, has been a mainstay from day one. It was the catalyst for the incredible increase in audience ratings, the understandable rise in advertising dollars, and the inevitable attraction for

corporate acquisition.

In 1984, ABC purchased ESPN. ABC, in turn, was acquired by Capital Cities Communications the following year.

Then, in 1996, Capital Cities/ABC was bought by The Walt Disney Co. By that time, there was nothing “Mickey Mouse” about the sports channel.

The Mouse House execs gained great appreciation — and a whole lot of money — from the way the cable channel-accrued revenue. In 1997, ESPN earned 65 cents of every dollar from cable subscription fees and the remaining 35 cents from advertising.

ABC Sports, once “recognized around the world as the leader in sports television,” morphed into a memory. By September 2006, sports events airing on that network were rebranded “ESPN on ABC.” Major American institutions started rethinking how they might take advantage of “opportunities” with ESPN — especially the White House. In 1998, Presi-

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dent Bill Clinton was trying to move past the Monica Lewinsky scandal. He directed his staff to offer the sports channel a chance to televise a special with him as host and moderator of a panel discussion on race relations.

Of course, the White House predicated the offer on the condition that Clinton would not be asked about his intimate relations with Miss Lewinsky. ESPN readily agreed.

With that “presidential precedent” established, another chief executive made effective use of his “political Jackie Robinson” status to enjoy an even closer relationship with ESPN. Barack Obama used his interest in basketball to establish a yearly ESPN event.

The one-time “community organizer” would spend quite a bit of time organizing his brackets for “March Madness.”

There certainly was a method to the madness as ESPN gained recurring access to the Oval Office and Obama gained a new image as a “regular guy.”

The regularity of ESPN’s rapport with Democrat administrations went to a record extreme last spring. Joe Biden used an interview appearance on opening day of the MLB season to open a line of attack on Georgia’s election reform legislation. “Jim Crow 2.0,” Biden called it. The cable channel led the “Amen Chorus,” essentially aiding Biden in the successful effort to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta.

The political madness returned with a vengeance to ESPN this March.

Basketball took a backseat to more onair advocacy with a strain more political — and less factual —than ever before.

During round one coverage of the

Women’s NCAA Tournament, studio anchor Elle Duncan tried to dunk on Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” legislation, which prohibits “classroom instruction by school personnel or third parties on sexual orientation or gender identity” to students in kindergarten through the third grade.

“We understand the gravity of this legislation,” Duncan intoned, proving that she understands nothing about it at all.

Not to be outdone, the play-by-play team covering the opening game sermonized before going silent for the opening two minutes of the third quarter. Announcer Courtney Lyle said colleagues “are hurting right now.” Analyst Carolyn Peck added “a threat to any human rights is a threat to all human rights,” conveniently omitting parental rights.

Look for more alienated viewers to exercise their rights and change the channel, as ESPN now stands for “Expect Sports Politicized Nonstop.”

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AJ lawmaker wins prize for dumbest legislation

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist

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s we head toward April and the Arizona legislative session winds down, the fierce competition for the dumbest idea yet appears to be over.

This year’s honors go to Apache Junction Rep. John Fillmore for his tireless efforts to destroy the state’s voting system with his masterpiece, now known as House Bill 2289.

Fillmore’s mantra, as quoted from a hearing on election matters: “We need to get back to 1958-style voting.”

How would that work, you ask? Fillmore’s bill would require all state, county, city and town elections to be conducted using only paper ballots. And for all results to be counted by hand.

Because, you know, machines are bad.

The bill would also ban voting by mail — which has existed in Arizona since 1991 — and instead require virtually all Arizona voters to go to the polls in person

to cast paper ballots. Because, as we all know, waiting in line was America’s favorite hobby circa 1958.

Fillmore’s bill also mandates that all voting and hand-counting of ballots must be completed “within 24 hours of the polls closing.” Because human beings in the state’s 15 counties should be able to accurately and efficiently count to 3,420,565 — the number of votes cast in Arizona’s still-contested 2020 election — in a day.

1958, of course, being the peak of human efficiency as we know it.

Fillmore’s bill was killed early in the session by House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Mesa Republican who assigned the bill to a dozen committees for hearings — a move Fillmore called a “12-committee lynching.” The measure resurfaced March 21 in the Senate government committee, where it passed on 4-3 party line vote.

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See, I had pictured Fillmore living more of a 1958 lifestyle — or, hell, maybe more like 1858. He and the wife gathered around the kitchen table most nights, reading the Constitution by candlelight, or enjoying a sweltering Arizona evening minus air conditioning. Wouldn’t you know it, though, Fillmore’s business sells fancy gas and electric fireplaces and state-ofthe-art home cooling systems!

What kind of guy trusts machines to govern the temperature of his home when a nice pile of logs or some natural Arizona sunshine will do just fine?

That’s an Arizona legislator for you: living in comfort while doing his or her best to drag the state back into the 20th century. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, our 90 elected representatives have dropped 147 different bills remodeling elections laws so far in 2022, touching on everything from which forms of identification will be allowed at the polls to how and when election recounts will be mandatory.

At the root of most of these bills rests

two things: a certainty that the 2020 election was fraudulent and stolen from Donald Trump — an accusation that has never been proven, even after multiple audits — and a supreme mistrust of technology.

As a guy who deposits checks by accessing the bank online, makes daily purchases on the web, files his taxes on IRS.gov and who even believes his digital bathroom scale — much to my chagrin — I don’t want to go back to 1958, especially on Election Day. Counting is one of the rare things the government does pretty well. I say leave the election process alone, instead of acting like Rep. Fillmore and creating solutions in search of a problem.

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Paws to Celebrate Gala raises money for animal rescue

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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oin the Foothills Animal Rescue in one of its annual fundraising events that doubles as a celebration of its accomplishments over the past year at the Paws to Celebrate Gala Saturday, April 2.

“We’re doing a silent auction. We’ll have food, wine, beer, cocktails, just to really kind of come together and celebrate the accomplishments that we’ve had over this past year,” said Lana Shapiro, director of development and marketing at the Foothills Animal Rescue. “We’re excited because it’s the first Paws to Celebrate back from COVID and the pandemic. So,

we’re super excited to have everybody come back to the shelter.”

Some of those accomplishments include progress with the behavior program and medical program, as well as the number of adoptions. The Foothills Animal Rescue found over 700 animals’ homes in the past year with 249 dog adoptions and 482 cat adoptions.

Shapiro said they will also highlight some of the special stories that stood out to them this year. One of those stories was about Doug, an older dog that came to the shelter. Doug had a broken leg that needed to get amputated. Shap-

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The Foothills Animal Rescue’s Brynne Smith Memorial Campus is opening up to the public to fundraise and celebrate its accomplishments over the past year. (Foothills Animal Rescue/Submitted)

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Veteran finds joy in bonding with volunteer

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right and early, every weekday morning before she heads to work, Meredith Bartlett shows up at her friend Larry Lambert’s house. The Navy veteran is always waiting with a smile and a hug. Together, they take his dog for a walk around his Phoenix neighborhood.

That little stroll is just a slice of Meredith’s day, but it’s everything to Larry.

After a serious fall a few months ago and increasing memory decline, the 75-yearold didn’t feel safe venturing out alone anymore. Meredith helps him stay active and his wife, Connie, knows he’s safe.

And it’s all thanks to Legacy Corps, an AmeriCorps program. Through a partnership with ASU and Hospice of the Valley, volunteers like Meredith are trained to support military veterans living with dementia.

“It’s the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done,” Meredith said with absolute sincerity, “helping someone who appreciates it so much. I look forward to see-

ing him every day. I’m his friend, but he’s my friend, too.”

She takes Larry to doctor’s appointments, the grocery store, post office or bank. The two often plan “adventures” to places like the Heard Museum, Desert Botanical Garden and the Penske Racing Museum. A few times they’ve made pasta, rolling the dough, pressing and cutting the noodles. The goal is to enjoy the day, whether it’s a good or a difficult one.

“I don’t know what I’d do without her,” Larry confessed. “She’s my guardian. She holds my hand. She puts up with an old guy who can’t always think of the right words.” A tear slips from his eyes as he continues. “It’s magnificent and beautiful and very emotional for me. If she can’t come, I really feel a day of loss.”

Meredith’s background is in speech pathology, “so I love the challenge of helping someone who may have difficulty communicating, as dementia patients often do,” she said. “Larry is interesting

and funny and entertaining. I wasn’t expecting to be so full of joy doing this, but it’s really wonderful.”

Without these outings, Larry is pretty sure he’d be sitting in front of the television all day watching reruns.

“I look forward to the doorbell ringing and her coming in the door,” he said.

“She’s a very positive person. Life is sad sometimes, but learning how to laugh at it makes the sadness disappear. She understands me, and it just makes my day.”

These visits also improve quality of life for Connie, who is exhausted working two jobs and being Larry’s caregiver.

“Knowing he’s happy and going places to have fun alleviates a lot of guilt and stress,” she reflected. “It’s such a godsend.

Dementia is a family disease. Even though Larry’s kids help us, too, they work and have families of their own, so it takes a village. Meredith is part of our village.”

As a single mom who works full time, Meredith admitted it’s not easy finding time to volunteer. “But it’s so worth it,” she says. “When you realize how much your visits mean to someone who depends on you, and is so grateful for your time, it will change what you think is important and what you should make time for.”

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Navy veteran Larry Lambert enjoys the daily walks and friendship provided by Legacy Corps volunteer Meredith Bartlett, holding his dog, Molly. (Hospice of the Valley/Submitted) sionate support. This program provides the volunteer with a monthly allowance and a college tuition award after a year of service, which may be passed on to a child or grandchild.

Interested in making a difference in the lives of military families? Call 480844-5486, email legacycorps@hov.org or visit hov.org/volunteer/legacy-corps.

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Connie Lambert feels less caregiver stress knowing her husband has a friend who provides fun and safe activities. (Hospice of the Valley/Submitted)

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imals happy, though. Shapiro said the cats have a community room, the dogs get outdoor time and staff work on training to help the animals get adopted more easily.

“What’s really unique to Foothills Animal Rescue is that we do place a lot of investment in our enrichment programs and making sure that the animals are very adoptable. We try to make sure they get all of the exercise and the socialization that they need,” she explained.

“There’s a pretty robust training pro-

iro said it was an old injury that needed to be repaired because Doug had not gotten the medical care he needed. They did the surgery and helped rehabilitate him. Doug was eventually adopted by the surgeon who removed his leg.

“It’s organizations like ours that really do step up and are able to provide that extra care and the extra resources that maybe a municipal shelter may not have.

And that’s what makes Foothills Animal Rescue really special,” Shapiro said. “Doug was a really, really sweet dog, but definitely needed those medical resources that we were able to provide.

And it’s through fundraisers like this and general donations that we can make that possible.”

The gala will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Foothills Animal Rescue’s Brynne Smith Memorial Campus. Benedict’s Catering will provide food, beverages and dessert for guests, with a wide variety of options. There will be One of the success stories of the past year was Doug, an a photo wall and live music as older dog who required major medical treatment and was well as a silent and live auction. able to recover and be adopted. (Foothills Animal Rescue/ Shapiro said some of the auction Submitted) items include getaway packages, sports memorabilia, spa pampering gram here, so any behavior modification and more. The key items as well as other that a dog needs, they work on it almost details will be listed on their website the on a daily basis. … We do invest a lot of night before. time into making sure that our animals Since it is located at the shelter, guests are safe, happy and comfortable while will have the opportunity to meet some they’re here, but also trying to make of the furry friends they are helping raise sure that we’re setting them up for sucmoney for. According to Shapiro, the cats cess when they do,” she continued. will be on display for all to see in their Shapiro said they are excited to welcommunity room. The dogs, however, come the community into the shelter to may not make an appearance. She clar- celebrate how far they have come and to ified that the crowd can be intimidating thank donors for their support. for the dogs and they want to keep the Tickets for the gala are $175 and can animals and guests safe. be purchased online.

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Copperstate 1000 rally returns to Arizona

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

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he 32nd annual running of the Bell Lexus North Scottsdale Copperstate 1000 returns to Arizona on Sunday, April 3.

One of North America’s premier

vintage car road rallies, Copperstate 1000 celebrates the automotive cultural legacy by featuring some of the finest working examples of vintage, sports, racing, classic and grand touring automobiles manufactured before the 1974 model year.

“The Men’s Arts Council created

Cars are tucked away at the Boulders Resort the day before departing for the Copperstate 1000 in 2021. (Tom Leigh/Submitted)

this event back in 1990 as a fundraiser for Phoenix Art Museum, and the event continues to set the benchmark for excellence,” said Joel Coen, incoming Men’s Arts Council president.

“Our members, event participants and even the public are ecstatic to have this iconic event return post-pandemic.”

Each year, a new route covers 1,000 miles of beautiful desert terrain, verdant river valley and alpine

landscape throughout Arizona and beyond. Approximately 90 qualifying vintage automobiles participate with drivers and co-drivers from all over the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe. The relationships that are made during these rallies often develop into lifelong friendships, and many participants return.

“The collector car hobby continues

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Rally cars are lined up to be viewed on the baseball field located at Tempe Diablo Stadium.

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to thrive into a lifestyle as more collectors are driving and enjoying their vintage automobiles,” said Keith McLaine, Copperstate 1000 chairman.

“The Copperstate 1000 is the epitome of such a lifestyle event and allows participants to enjoy four fully catered days of glorious driving with fellow enthusiasts while having only the sheer exhilaration of the open road to contend with, as all the details have been handled by our more than capable staff — from luxury accommodations to fully catered meals, parking lot hospitality parties and a U-Haul-sponsored luggage truck, the MAC crew thinks of everything.”

Bell Lexus North Scottsdale has supported the Copperstate 1000 as the title sponsor for more than 20 years and loans five new vehicles in case a rally car cannot finish.

Copperstate 1000’s Roadrunner event runs from 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Tempe Diablo Stadium, where cars are lined up on the outside of the field like a track and are announced as they start departing at 10 a.m.

“Local car owners are also more than welcome to display their automobiles in the west parking lot,” Coen said. “There’s truly nothing like it. Whether you’re a diehard fan or if you’re just looking for something to do with the family, you won’t want to miss the Roadrunner.”

Notable cars will participate in the

Copperstate 1000 this year, including a 1952 Cunningham C2 Lemans race car. The Cunningham C2, later referred to as the C2r, was Briggs Cunningham’s first serious assault on an outright win in the Le Mans 24-hour race.

Sporting aluminum bodywork in the latest style coupled with the new overhead valve Chrysler 331 c.i. Hemi engine with LaSalle 3 speed gear change, the C2 had power to burn.

It had a tubular ladder frame, conventional front drums from Cadillac, riding on double wishbone independent front suspension, joined to a DeDion rear axle with trick inboard drums. Success was mixed.

Of the three cars entered, only one finished in 1951. The car ran as high as second for much of the race, being clocked at 154 mph on the Mulsanne, yet it finished a disappointing 18th after being slowed by mechanical issues late in the race.

Another must see is the 1953 Studebaker Commander. It was the brainchild of noted automotive designer Raymond Loewy. The iconic low-slung design has an aerodynamic profile, which has made it a favorite of road racers for 70 years. This Starlight Coupe underwent a frame-off conversion from a stock model in 2012 and subsequently was campaigned five times in Mexico on the La Carrera Panamericana and the Chihuahua Express. During the conversion the chassis and suspension

Vintage cars will be on display on the west side of Tempe Diablo Stadium for the Roadrunner event, on Sunday, April 3, starting at 10 a.m. before departing for the Copperstate 1000. (Tom Leigh/ Submitted)

Two vintage cars make their way across an Arizona highway along the Copperstate 1000.

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Real-life transformational encounters CHURCH COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Pastor Ed Delph Foothills Focus Columnist

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ast week, we started a two-part series on the difference between a transaction and a transformation. Author Laurie Beth, in her book “Teach Your Team to Fish,” says the following about this subject.

“Transactions are lateral exchanges between people — be it goods or services. I give you this in exchange for that. Transactions are obvious and lateral, commonplace and easy to spot.

In contrast, transformations are invisible, uplifting, transcendent experiences that involve a fundamental shift or change. Transactions are necessary but not necessarily transformational.”

My definition of a transformation is a transaction that, when completed, one of the parties walks away four stories higher than when they entered the

transaction.

Allow me to share two real-life examples of transformational encounters. The first example is from a pastor friend of mine here in Phoenix, Mark Buckley. He recently wrote about this transformational experience which happened years ago.

“I was privileged to host radio programs for 30 years and TV programs for 10 years in California and Arizona.

I hosted guests that included pastors, authors, athletes, business leaders and politicians. Many of them were well known and had engaging personalities.

However, as I think back on those interviews, one of them stands out more than the others.

“Gary Bender was a sports broadcaster who did radio and TV play-byplay for baseball, football and basketball on Fox, CBS, ABC and TNT. I had never heard of Gary when he arrived at our radio studio for our program. As

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we faced each other across the studio desk, Gary began to ask me questions about my background and our church.

He was interested in me and our ministry. He continued to ask me questions when we were on the air. In 30 years of interviews, nobody else ever showed interest in me that way.

“Gary was used to being on nationwide television. Our program was on KXEG, a Christian radio station in Phoenix. Gary didn’t need the exposure. He wasn’t promoting anything, but he treated our time together like it was genuinely important. He didn’t make an impression on me because of his insights, eloquence or stature. Our encounter was significant because he understood the impact caring could have on another person.

“The best way to have other people care about you is for you to care about them. We can make a powerful impression on others when they realize we are genuinely interested in them. The secret sauce of building strong relationships is contained in the command of Jesus, ‘Love one another, as I have loved you.’ (John 15:12). As he draws us, he drew them into a relationship he initiated with his love.”

Here is transformational analysis about this example. All humans have questions about their humanity. “Am I valued?” “Am I loved?” “Do I matter?”

“Do you like me?” “Can you help me?”

“Will you add value to my life?” “Can I trust you?” Gary Bender met a felt need in Pastor Mark and that same need is in all of us.

When I read Mark’s account of Gary Bender, it didn’t surprise me. I met Gary a few months ago at a unity meeting, and he engaged me the same way he did with Mark. So evidentially, everybody is somebody to Gary. Trust me, valuing others will be uphill all the way, but well worth it.

Next, let’s explore a perfect example of a company that promises transformation but delivers a transaction.

Sound familiar? Laurie Beth Jones explains.

“I sat recently with one of the vice presidents of a multimillion-dollar resort hotel. We discussed the challenges facing this entity, which had come to a foreign country and hired 5,000 people on the island before they had opened the doors. Despite spending nearly $1 billion on developing the resort, the owners were now facing multiple complaints from hostile and influential customers who had come to what was billed as a five-star resort and were experiencing one-star service instead.

I read the mission statement, which was vague and uninspiring. However, I felt there was hope because one of their core intentions was to “blow the customer away.” As we continued to talk, the frustrated vice president sighed and said, “We want everyone to have a five-star experience. I guess we must clearly define what that experience looks like.”

As we finished our lunch, we ordered espresso for dessert. The waitress returned after a few moments and said, “I’m sorry, but there is no espresso available today. Our machine is broken.”

Having just walked past a functioning espresso machine in the coffee bar upstairs, I smiled and asked, “Could you maybe get some from upstairs?” She said, “I hadn’t thought of that.” Within

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minutes, she returned with two perfect cups of espresso, delivered from fewer than 20 yards away.

“The vice president sighed as she stirred her coffee. ‘See what I mean?’ she said. ‘We have a long way to go in training our staff.’”

This espresso crisis was a perfect example of the difference between training someone in dealing with transactions versus transformation. This waitress clearly felt her job was to deliver items ordered from the menu. If the items were unavailable, the transaction was still complete. The customers either got what they wanted, or they didn’t. She had still done her job.

“If, however, the waitress had understood that her job was to ‘blow the customer away’ with unparalleled service, she would have taken the initiative to know all the resources at her disposal.

Then she would have moved heaven and earth to deliver not merely a cup of coffee, but a transformed customer.”

Aha!

I would say the extra mile is a vast unpopulated wasteland, wouldn’t you?

So, my transformational analysis for us about this example is we need to be intentional in valuing people. Ask yourself, “How will what I do right now add value to others?”

The truth is God values me. God values you. God values people you don’t know. God values people you don’t like.

So don’t be like the person who says, “There are 7 billion people on earth, and I like six of you.”

Ed Delph is a noted author of 10 books, as well as a pastor, teacher, former business owner and speaker. He has traveled extensively, having been to more than 100 countries. He is president of NationStrategy, a nonprofit organization involved in uplifting and transforming communities worldwide. For more information, see nationstrategy.com.

Ed may be contacted at nationstrategy@cs.com.

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Submissions must reach our office by 4 p.m. Wednesday to be considered for the following Wednesday publication. Submissions must be in writing and may be emailed to Christina Fuoco-Karasinski, christina@ timespublications.com.

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Yoga Fusion THURSDAYS Join Elizabeth Boisson in an intermediate-level course of Yoga Fusion at the Desert Foothills Library from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays. The class will start with breathing exercising and then go through different types of stretching movements and then into Vinyasa or the Flow yoga.

Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, noon to 1 p.m., $10 cash per class, dfla.org

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Bike Week at The Hideaway Grill APRIL 1 TO APRIL 10 Rally up the gang and head out to The Hideaway Grill for Bike Week in April. From Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 10, listen to live music, play games and check out vendors.

The Hideaway, 6746 Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., free, hideaway-usa.com

Rock the District APRIL 2 Help raise funds for Cave Creek Unified School District during the Rock the District event this April. Special guests include Izzy Mahoubi, Promise to Myself and The Bellwethers.

Harold’s Cave Creek Corral, 6895 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 6 to 10 p.m., tickets start at $20, haroldscorral.com

Carefree Classic Wheels and Wings Show APRIL 2 At the second Carefree Classic Wheels and Wings Show, guests can admire vintage, antique and historical cars and planes. Registration is required online.

Sky Ranch Airport, 8302 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free, carefree-wheels-wings.com

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APRIL 4 Every Monday, members of the community ages 55 and over are invited to join a community food sharing program, which includes items from the farmers market, healthy boxes and frozen meals.

Foothills Food Bank, 6038 E. Hidden Valley, Cave Creek, 10 a.m. to noon, free, carefreecavecreek.org

Carefree Desert Garden Seminar – Flora and Fauna of Namibia: My Journey APRIL 9 Discover ways to improve outdoor landscape with lower maintenance with guest speakers Noelle Johnson, Linda Larson faculty emeritus of Mesa Community College, and Scott McMahon, manager of Cactus Collection at Desert Botanical Garden 2006 to 2020.

Town Council Chambers, 33 Easy Street, Carefree, 9:30 a.m. to noon, $5, carefreecavecreek.org

The AZ Gold Mining Experience APRIL 9 Relive the lives of industrial working miners every month at the Cave Creek Museum. This outdoor nature walk includes learning about the stamp mill, tramway and the blacksmith shop.

Cave Creek Museum, 6140 E. Skyline Drive, Cave Creek, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., $7, cavecreekmuseum.org

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Desert Foothills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Road, Cave Creek, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., free, dfla.org

Miranda Love APRIL 17 Miranda Love headlines The Grotto Cafe.

The Grotto Café, 6501 E. Cave Creek Road, Cave Creek, 2 p.m., free admission, thegrottocafe.com

Carefree Third Thursday Art Night APRIL 21 Join Carefree every third Thursday of the month to celebrate local artists, shop and dine in Downtown Carefree.

This is a self-guided event.

Downtown Carefree, 100 Easy Street, Carefree, 4 to 7 p.m., free, visitcarefree.com

Library Book Club APRIL 26 The Desert Foothills Library focuses on a new book each month. It’s a great way to make friends and discover a new fave.

Desert Foothills Library, 38443 School House Road, Cave Creek, 10 a.m. to noon, free, carefreecavecreek.org

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