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Artists pour their soul into water art for auction

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

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rtists from around the United States have come together to promote the importance of water.

They are selling water-related art as part of the “Today’s Water, Tomorrow’s Future” fine art online auction, which runs through 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 28. Artists will receive 70% of the proceeds, the Project WET Foundation gets 25% and the online auction site will collect 5%.

April is Water Awareness Month. “Today’s Water, Tomorrow’s Future” is in partnership with the Project WET Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing

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Henry Bosak takes a realistic approach to his paintings. He is participating in the “Today’s Water, Tomorrow’s Future” fine art online auction, which runs through Wednesday, April 28. (Photo by Pablo Robles)

Cave Creek Museum president D’Aliesio resigns

BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Contributing Writer

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ince D’Aliesio has resigned from his role as the Cave Creek Museum president so he can focus more on town council initiatives.

“I pride myself on community service as a life-long endeavor,” D’Aliesio said. “I must now shift back to projects in Care-

free, putting my ‘council member hat’ on and devoting more time to initiatives that require more attention and offer benefits to both communities.”

D’Aliesio wants to home in on economic development, creating programs for the arts, bettering the Cave Creek Unified School District, monitoring fire and public safety and getting young people involved in the community.

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For young people, D’Aliesio hosts a Saturday morning radio show, “Varsity: Empowering Education and Enabling Dreams,” and has worked with Cox to create an internship program. The radio show is for students interested in learning about the media.

D’Aliesio has a goal for himself, too.

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water education to understand global challenges and inspire local solutions.

Funds raised will support the foundation’s work in developing curriculum, organizing events, designing digital resources and building and maintaining its worldwide network of water educators.

The programs help the public understand water-related issues such as climate change, sanitation, conservation and water quality.

“Water plays a role in everything we do: drinking, eating, cleaning, and even most products we use,” said Kyla Tengdin, Project WET Foundation’s sales and marketing manager.

“We couldn’t survive a single day without using water. Throughout history, artists have honored the beauty and importance of water by creating work inspired by this essential resource.

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The art includes oil paintings, glass, gourds, 3D sculpture, jewelry and photography.

Marjorie Risk, who has been in the water industry since 1987, is a metal and mixed-media artist as well. She helped organize the event.

“We thought, ‘How unique to have an auction tied to water resources and to promote stewardship of the resources we have here in Arizona,’” Risk said. “As the drought goes on, there’s been a shortage on the Colorado River for years. We wanted to make a linkage between water education and water-related art.

“We also wanted to help artists through the pandemic and Project WET and further their efforts for virtual learnings.”

The participants include gourd artist Jan Downey of Anthem, Beverly Bradshaw and Judith Rothenstein-Putzer of Cave Creek/Carefree and Henry Bosak of Gilbert. Bosak has been painting since he was a child. The graphic designer became serious about fine art seven years ago.

“I’m trying to make this my fulltime gig,” he said. “I’ve been progressively getting more and more of a realistic approach to my paintings.

They’re almost photorealistic. Norman Rockwell, that’s my style. I’m trying to get my work out there so people can see it and appreciate it and enjoy it.”

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“Is there a possibility that, one day, I could be the mayor of Carefree?

Yes, it’s something I think about, but I need to be a better councilmember first,” D’Aliesio said.

“There are others who have served as good role models who are more qualified and should have that opportunity before me. Working under Mayor Les Peterson, I’ve learned a lot from him and Vice Mayor John Crane, who would make a great mayor also.”

D’Aliesio is in his fourth term as councilmember and took on the additional role of museum president early last year. He said the two roles complemented each other.

“By having both of these roles, it allowed me to get things done on behalf of the museum, such as the proclamations I fostered in our community to rename the Sundial Plaza to the Gerry Jones Sundial Plaza,” he said. “So, there were things like that I was able to navigate a bit better, but I tried not to co-mingle the two roles in serving

our residents here in Carefree.”

D’Aliesio became president at the start of the pandemic, and said it nearly brought the museum “to its knees.”

“A museum is interaction,” he said. “When I say interactive, I mean in-person interactive, and very few museums can operate without being [in person]. It was potentially devastating and caused us to have to close our doors for a few months.”

However, closed doors didn’t stop museum staff from working. D’Aliesio said they had to get creative but focused on outreach with nonprofits and volunteer organizations. They also secured a grant from the Kiwanis Club of Carefree to develop the museum’s outdoor exhibits, such as the stamp mill, mine project and a new gold panning station.

As D’Aliesio resigns, museum staff members will step up to take leadership. D’Aliesio said the museum’s future lives in the next generation. New volunteers and board members are also expected to join to keep the muse-

um relevant and “preserve the history of the area,” according to D’Aliesio.

Cave Creek Museum Interim Executive Director Suzanne D. Johnson is one who will miss D’Aliesio.

“Let me tell you about Vince,” she said. “Vince is progressive and forward-thinking. First and foremost, he is community minded, building bridges and carrying himself with integrity and complete transparency. His first thought, at all times, is the museum as a shared regional and cultural institution.

He is always thinking of ways to bring people together, to make things better for both Cave Creek and Carefree.

“If you read Vince’s annual report as board president, which concludes in his resignation, you’ll see the Cave Creek Museum’s impressive accomplishments under his leadership, despite the constraints and challenges caused by the pandemic. He puts the museum, the staff, volunteers, independent contractors, all of the museum team members, first. He doesn’t micromanage, he encourages. I can see why he’s a coach in his ‘real-life’

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profession. He’s great, and from day one on the job, what he has done for the museum is phenomenal.”

D’Aliesio said he is grateful for the work he did at the museum, the friends he made along the way and the contribution he could make to the museum.

“It’s been an experience that I’ll cherish forever,” D’Aliesio said. “I still live 2 minutes from the museum, so I’m still visible around town, I’m just having to shift focus to do some other things that are going to benefit all of the Desert Foothills.”

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Cave Creek USD names directors

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

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he Cave Creek Unified School District has named the directors of academic, secondary student and exceptional services for the 2021-2022 school year.

The district’s governing board approved the director positions during the April 12 business meeting.

Staci Wiese was named academic services director. The principal of Desert Willow Elementary School, Wiese has more than 18 years as a classroom teacher in elementary and middle schools.

She has also worked as a Title 1 reading teacher, an instructional coach, assessment coordinator, as well as a school administrator in Washington state. She earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in

educational leadership, with specialized endorsements in reading and English language learners.

She is a certified trauma-informed educator. Wiese moved to Arizona with her husband, daughter and two dogs in 2019.

Secondary Student Services Director Bill Dolezal has been the principal of Sonoran Trails Middle School for 12 years. He was the athletic director at Cactus Shadows High School and the assistant principal at Dysart Elementary for two years prior to assuming the principal position.

Prior to administration, he taught math, science and social studies in Arizona and Connecticut. Dolezal lives in Phoenix with his music teacher wife of 25 years. His two daughters graduated from Cactus Shadows High School. They will finish their degrees in the next year in nursing and sports medicine.

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Secondary Student Services Director Bill Dolezal has been the principal of Sonoran Trails Middle School for 12 years. (Photo courtesy of the Cave Creek Unified School District) Michael Karpinski, the exceptional services director, earned his Bachelor of Arts degrees in special education and elementary education from ASU. He also earned a Master of Arts from Michigan State University with concentrations in special education and sport leadership and coaching.

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dents with disabilities across multiple eligibility categories and age ranges from kindergarten through young adults in Arizona and Michigan. For the past two school years, he served as the principal for a special education program with Mesa Public Schools. His wife, who is also a special educator, and he have been married for 17 years.

Originally from Michigan, they have lived in Scottsdale for almost 10 years. They have two daughters and two rescue dogs.

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Quarter horse show is free to the public

BY AYANNA MUHAMMAD Foothills Focus Staff Writer

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ven through a pandemic, horse riders continue to show their passion with the Arizona Quarter Horse Association.

The organization, which has seen an uptick in attendance, is hosting its No Bling Show from Friday, April 23, to Sunday, April 25, at Horse Lovers Park, 19224 N. Tatum Boulevard, Phoenix. The free show is open to the public.

“It’s a very welcome, inviting atmosphere that’s very cost-effective,” said Doug Huls, the association’s CEO. “We try to produce the best possible show. We have a lot of all breed classes where exhibitors can show any breed of horse and can come over and have an enjoyable day.”

There are generally three or four

No-Bling Circuits throughout the year, and they don’t require participants to wear show clothes like in other events.

No-Bling shows are double judged, which means participants receive two sets of points and two opinions on how they did compared to the competition. Most shows start around 8 a.m. and end by 7 p.m.

The increase in attendance was seen during the Sun Circuit, one of the association’s biggest events of the year, Huls said.

“The show consistently rents over 2,000 stalls and has over 30,000 total entries each year. It is one of the largest shows in the world.” Huls wrote in an email.

This year, the show had almost 40,000 people enter as participants in the various special events, which was an increase over the 2020 class totals.

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Huls accredits the nice Scottsdale weather and the increase in indoor facilities as reasons why the Sun Circuit continues to draw in more viewers each year.

The organization will host a trail challenge and clinic on Saturday, May 22, and Sunday, May 23, which test the skills of the horse and rider as a team.

“They go out and ride obstacles.

They’re scored by a different judge at each of those obstacles, but it’s out in an open field usually or an open area. How well they can negotiate those obstacles with their horses is how they’re scored.” Huls said.

Members of the organization who compete in shows can earn points that can add up to the year-end award, or awards for regular competitions. Those who place first in competitions of nine people or more can earn nine points to go toward the year-end award, which is usually a silver buckle, according to Huls.

The organization has novice amateur and youth level classes for entry level exhibitors. Those in this level must earn below a specified number of points in their class to compete, according to Huls. Those in novice classes can also enter regular amateur and youth classes for another opportunity to show their horse.

To learn more about the different events the organization hosts, visit azqha.org/events, or call their office at 623-869-8037.

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Shred-a-Thon to benefit Foothills Food Bank

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

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shred-a-thon from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 1, will benefit the Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center.

It will be held near the food bank’s

building, 6038 E. Hidden Valley Drive, Cave Creek, in the parking lot. Donations of cash, food and $20 grocery gift cards will benefit the food bank.

The Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center provides emergency food, financial assistance and other life necessities and resources to individuals and fam-

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Visit Foothills Food Bank & Resource Center at foothillsfoodbank.com or send an email to foothillsfoodbank@gmail. com or call 480-488-1145.

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Don’t discount the effect of music

BY JUDY BLUHM Foothills Focus Columnist

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usic. It is a huge part of our lives.

Every day we listen to something. Our life is often enhanced by the music we listen to, the melodies we love and the symphonies we cherish.

And once again, we can go to concerts!

Did you know students who take music classes also excel at math, science and English? There is a verified (scientific) connection between people who succeed in science and music. If one studies the music of Bach and Beethoven, the mathematical

and symmetrical nature of music is evident. For young people, the correlation between music and success is undeniable. A recently published research article in the Journal of Psychology found that students who studied music, played instruments and engaged in music programs at school did better in math and science exams.

Take heart, parents, your kids might not listen to the music you like, but music is an essential ingredient in growth and development. Maybe the kids today do not appreciate Beethoven, but let’s not diminish the impact of Billie Eilish, who at age 18, wrote music in her home with

her brother for many years and is now a major pop star. Her devotion to singing and writing is epic. And it inspires many people of all ages.

The positive intellectual effects of studying music seem to be centered around the enhancement of broad competencies, such as memory, time commitment and self-regulation, which are similar skills required to conquer math problems. Learning to play an instrument is not a quick process.

It takes time, practice and devotion.

The very qualities we need to succeed in life! To make kids “smarter” maybe music

is the way to go. Sitting at a piano, learning to read music, blowing a horn, singing a song . . .these are things that create the backbone of mastery.

I recall as a child, a new piano (our first), being delivered to our home in Ohio. You would have thought Sputnik landed in our living room. It was one of the most joyful family events that I can remember and my Grandmother Helga, an accomplished pianist, was there at the “unveiling.” She was the first to “touch the keys from God” and make music, followed by my father who was also a superb player. We were very middle class but felt “rich” that day to have acquired something so amazing.

No matter what life holds, we are thrilled, comforted, inspired and transformed by music. Like anything special, we want to share our music with others.

We want to experience a concert with someone we love! And now we can. The beat goes on and the music is playing.

Anthem is holding Music in May every Friday evening at the Anthem Community Park. From 7 to 9 p.m., this is a family-friendly event series, so bring a blanket, picnic dinner and enjoy diverse sounds underneath the Anthem sky.

Open to the public, free admission and parking. Kids dance, neighbors meet and the park rocks!

See you there!

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

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My faith and hopes are restored by Suns

BY DAVID LEIBOWITZ Foothills Focus Columnist

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uick to hold a grudge, yet molasses-slow to forgive an enemy. That will be my epitaph. It also explains why I’m having a difficult time with the Phoenix Suns these days.

The Suns were a big reason I moved west in 1995. They had Charles Barkley, upon whom I had spent much of my grad school stipend buying cheap seats in Philly’s old Spectrum arena. If Phoenix was good enough for Chuck, hey, who was I to argue?

Two years after Suns fans had their hearts broken in the 1993 NBA Finals by Michael Jordan’s Bulls, I moved to Phoenix armed with all manner of purple hats and regalia. Over the next 15 years, I watched, listened or attended the next thousand Suns games in a row.

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for games three and four of that franchise-changing playoff series against the loathsome Spurs. I was in the stands when Robert Horry hip-checked Nash into the scorer’s table. The ensuing mayhem caused Amar’e Stoudemire and Boris Diaw to leave the bench — earning each a one-game suspension — and required me to be physically restrained from punching a Spurs fan in the postgame taxi line.

Not my finest moment as a human. And the Suns losing to the Spurs remains my biggest heartbreak as a sports fanatic.

The Purple Gang never really recovered from that debacle. They won 55 games the next season, but again lost to the Spurs in the playoffs. Coach Mike D’Antoni left; front-office bumbling began.

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By 2012, I couldn’t have picked most Suns’ players out of a police lineup, a useful attribute when the team’s roster featured Marcus and Markieff Morris.

Then, a couple years ago, a strange thing happened: This franchise somehow found its way. Sarver slipped into the background, perhaps having realized that being a quiet disliked rich guy who owns a winning team is more profitable than being a loud disliked rich guy who owns a loser.

They drafted Devin Booker, who scores at will, inked world-class human Monty Williams as coach and landed Deandre Ayton, a 6-foot-11 mountain with Shaq-esque potential.

This iteration of the Suns grabbed the NBA’s attention by going 8-0 in last year’s COVID-19 “bubble,” then traded for point guard Chris Paul, a sure Hall of Famer.

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Will Sarver bust out his old foam finger?

Will Manu Ginobili, age 133 and fully bald, come out of retirement to join the Lakers, then flop the entire Suns team into foul trouble at a critical moment?

Or will the Suns end up in the finals against the Brooklyn Nets, who appear to have signed every All-Star in NBA history and are coached by — wait for it — Steve Nash?

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omen are getting together to invest and are having fun while doing so.

Created three years ago by Anthem Country Club’s Doreen Drew, The Power of Women Investment Group recruited 10 people to join when the group was started. The number has been maintained since. The members come from various backgrounds, including lawyers, Realtors and TV news personnel.

The women chip in $100 per month and meet from 4 to 6 p.m. the fourth

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“We learn something each time on our investment. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but we learn and that’s the whole object of this,” said Connie Henry, the president of the group and an Anthem resident.

The member search groups for the chosen industry to decide which one they will invest in. For example, they’re looking at investing in the infrastructure market. The women

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professor stood before his class with items on the table in front of him.

When the class began, he picked up a large and empty mayonnaise jar and filled it with rocks, about 2 inches in diameter. He then asked the students if the jar was full.

They agreed that it was.

Then the professor picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. Of course, the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. The sand filled up everything else. He then asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous “Yes.” “Now,” said the professor, “I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life.

The rocks are the important things — your family, your partner, your health and your children — things that if you lost everything else and only they remained, your life would still be whole. The pebbles are the other things that matter – like your job, your house, your car.

The sand is everything else — the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks.

The same applies to your life.

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the essential things. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.

Play with your children. Take your partner dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, have a dinner party, or fix the disposal. Take care of the rocks first — the things that matter. Set your priorities.

After all, the rest is just sand.”

Consider this. All it takes is one shaping event, one bad medical report, one significant failure, or one person you love just died to discover what matters in life. Don’t let the small stuff take up your time, energy, and resources. An unknown author of this

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Voyager faithfully recalls Journey

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor

April 22, at Copper Blues Live at Desert Ridge Marommy Dears contends everyone ketplace in North loves the rock band Journey and Phoenix; 6 p.m. its songs like “Faithfully,” “Don’t Tuesday, April 27, Stop Believin’” and “Separate Ways.” at Chilleen’s on 17 The longtime Ahwatukee musician said in Black Canyon it was an easy decision to start a Journey City; and 5 p.m. tribute act that the band named Voyager. Saturday, May 1, “Journey is one of the greatest bands,” at Harold’s Cave said Dears, a drummer. “For musicians, Creek Corral.

Journey is a challenging band to pay tribJourney or Voyute to. At the same time, it’s rewarding. ager fans can ex“They’re an iconic, Hall of Fame band pect to hear the that is well respected among, not only legendary band’s Journey tribute band, Voyager, will play three upcoming shows at Copper Blues Live, Chilleen’s and Harold’s Cave Creek Corral. (Photo courtesy of the masses, but musicians. We love their greatest hits Voyager) music and we’re all really into it.” at each perforVoyager — which also includes vocal- mance. Dears deist Darwin Santos of Gilbert, guitarist scribed the show as being a rollercoaster Andy Martin of Gilbert, bassist Billy Fry of emotions and tempos, as Journey’s set EXPLORING from page 17 of Glendale, and keyboardist/guitar- is filled with ballads and upbeat rockers. ist Kevin Sage of Mesa — has three lo“It’s a trip down memory lane,” Dears current COVID-19 times have revealed that cal shows coming up: 8 p.m. Thursday, said. “We’re going back with all the songs most people are obsessed with their physical health, but not their spiritual health. They will do anything to preserve their physical lives and do next to nothing about preserving their spiritual lives. We, humans, are a spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a body.

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“You have to have endings for songs. We do pick from Journey’s live shows, so you can hear endings based on that. For the most part, though, the songs sound the way you remember them on the record.”

Dears explained Voyager is constantly learnsing new songs, because it’s a meticulous undertaking to be in a tribute band that plays around the United States.

“Each show has 22 Journey songs,”

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that. Let’s make our inner space at least as necessary as our outer space.

Here’s some wisdom about spiritual and physical health. “Beloved, I pray that in all respects, you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.” Do you see that? God wants you to be healthy in your soul and body. We need peace with God to have the peace of God. What good is it if we have health in our body, but not in our soul and spirit?

God doesn’t want something from us. God wants something for us. Maybe it’s time for us to remove the mask off our spiritual face by believing in God, Jesus and eternal life. St. Augustine once said: Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.

And that’s how you conquer inner space.

That rocks!

Ed Delph is a native of Phoenix who lives in the North Valley. Since 1980, he has pastored three churches in the Valley. He is a noted author of 10 books, weekly columnist in several local and worldwide newspapers, teacher, business owner and speaker. Delph has been to or ministered in over 100 countries. He is president of a worldwide ministry, NationStrategy.

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Lynx Creek Ruins in Prescott TOLD BY KUMA & WRITTEN BY LORRAINE BOSSÉ-SMITH Foothills Focus Contributing Writer

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’m usually bummed when Monday comes along because it means daddy goes back to work, but he was home.

As mom made sandwiches and packed up our hiking gear, I knew an adventure was coming. Oh boy! Where would we go this time? Mom said some place new as we needed material for my blog. I was down with that.

We headed north on I-17, and when we took the Prescott exit (Highway 69), I wondered if we were going to Lynx Lake.

Mom said we haven’t been to this new hike. Hmmm. I was curious, especially when we turned left on Walker Road and followed the signs to Lynx Lake. Were they just pulling my leg?

Nope. Just before the day-use area is a

sign for “Lynx Creek Ruins,” which I had never noticed before. We turned there and followed it to the dirt parking lot.

You still must pay $5 into the box and correct change is a must as there is no change maker. It’s a much smaller parking lot than Lynx Lake picnic area, but it does have a human restroom. There is no water, so bring plenty of your own.

The trail is near the pay box and is trail No. 301. This is a short trail that leads to ancient ruins from about 700 years ago from the Pueblo Indians. The trail is easy with great views. We could see all the way to Flagstaff with the snow-capped San Francisco Peaks, and if we squinted just right, we could see all the way to Williams. It was a super clear day! We also got to see the towns of Prescott and Prescott Valley.

The weather was wonderful: cool but not cold with nice warm sun and no

wind. This trail seems to be a local favorite and leads to a wooden overlook. It didn’t take us very long to go .75 miles, and we climbed up the stairs to take a look. The views steal the show as the ruins are really just a bunch of rocks covered in grass. I guess many moons ago, there was more to see, but time and Mother Nature have worn everything down. Still, it was interesting to see the possible shape of the building. Some signs offer up explanations of how the structure would have been used.

We turned around and hiked back to the car.

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Kuma on the Lynx Creek Ruin trail.

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There are two picnic tables, and we took the one with the view over toward Mingus Mountain and the lake. We had a lovely lunch enjoying the fresh air. While we were there, we drove around to check out different parts of town. I nestled in and took a nap. Was it worth the drive up? Probably not, but any time spent in the mountains is fine by me. This might be one you add to another hike since it is so short and easy. You could at least say you’ve been there. Check.

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Dears said. “We know 39. We recently rehearsed to refresh ourselves on some of the songs we haven’t played in a while, so we don’t lose them. We’re having the time of our lives. It’s so much fun to play music that people love.”

The most challenging song for Voyager to learn was “Mother, Father,” which Dears described as Perry’s favorite Journey song.

“It was the one he thought was the most fulfilling song he ever wrote and sang,” he said. “It’s a rare cut, not that many people know it. You have to play that song when we have a diehard Journey crowd. It’s for people who know all their stuff. That song has a lot of different parts and is vocally very challenging because of the intricate parts.”

Another similarity between Voyager and Journey is both of the bands’ singers are from the Philippines.

“That’s a cool little connection that we have there,” Dears said. “That’s a neat thing.”

Lorraine and Kuma enjoy great views in Prescott. (Photo by Lorraine Bossé-Smith)

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John West: Imagination is everything

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lbert Einstein observed that “imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”

In the case of Scottsdale artist John West, he received glimpses of his future, in creativity, years before he arrived to that future.

Growing up in Santa Monica, West experienced a fascination with “all-things creative,” due to his insatiable curiosity and willingness to try new things.

His teachers introduced various art projects into the curriculum and each one was an adventure for West.

“The big break was taking a chainsaw carving class when I was an adult,” West said. “From there, I took classes in carving, twig furniture making and welding.”

However, West focused on teaching science to junior high and high schoolers in Beaverton, Oregon, for 33 years as he raised a family.

When he considered retirement, he decided to have a winter home in Scottsdale to escape the long, dreary, wet winters in Oregon. It was an easy decision, as his wife, Valerie, had children and grandchildren in Arizona. The couple’s Pacific Northwest home occupies 2 1/2

“Blue Dog” by John West. (Photo courtesy of John West)

John West has authored two books, “Marshallville” and “Marshallville Revenge.” (Photo courtesy of John West)

acres and it includes a studio/woodshop, perfect for West’s outdoor chain saw carving projects.

In Scottsdale, he sculpts with clay and fiber as the mediums of choice to accommodate a smaller working area. He and Valerie, who is a painter, inspire each other.

West’s imagination is on full display in his subjects, whether it’s horses, birds or other wildlife. Colors pop, legs elongated and torsos exaggerated with a variety of expressions that gaze back at their admirers. West is a member of the Sonoran Art League in Cave Creek and exhibits with the group during the arts season.

He is also a member of the Cowboy Fast Draw Association and does sculptures of some of the other members. To date West is actively looking for an exhibit venue on Bainbridge Island, near their summer home.

West is an author as well, having written the fiction novels “Marshallville” and “Marshallville Revenge,” both of which are available on Amazon.

West is a renaissance man of sorts, recording CDs of his cowboy poetry.

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“The Three Graces” by John West. (Photo courtesy of John West)

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Great Hearts expands to Buckeye, Anthem

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rizona-based Great Hearts Academies is expanding its network of nonprofit public charter schools.

Roosevelt Preparatory Academy is slated to open Fall of 2022 in Buckeye, and the doors of an upsized and newly built permanent home for Anthem Preparatory Academy will open for the 2022-23 school year.

In addition to the two new builds, Great Hearts is also expanding its current Trivium Preparatory Academy to increase capacity.

The first is the expansion of the Archway Trivium and Trivium Preparatory Academy. The demand in the West Valley has increased, and to accommodate this growth,

Great Hearts will add two sections per grade at Archway Trivium to serve more students, adding classrooms for Trivium Prep, building an additional multipurpose room, and readjusting the football field on the current plot of land that Trivium occupies.

“With over 8,000 waitlisted students across the Valley, Great Hearts is honored to have the opportunity to serve more families,” said Great Hearts Arizona President Erik Twist.

“A new K-12 academy in Buckeye will bring over 1,000 new seats into the West Valley. We are also pleased that our Anthem students will soon be walking through the doors of a new campus, providing them an exceptional setting for world class academics, athletic and after-school activities.”

Anthem Preparatory Academy’s new

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The Roosevelt Campus is named after Quentin Roosevelt, the youngest son of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, and First Lady Edith Roosevelt. The new school’s mascot will be the Aces, a nod to Quentin’s career as a pur-

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Roosevelt will be the 24th school and 13th campus in Arizona for Great Hearts. The 25-acre campus is the largest of any of the schools and will be built from the ground up.

Roosevelt Prep will be the first Great Hearts school with a new architectural design that lends to a more classical look with large roman columns throughout.

The school will serve approximately 800 K-8 students when it opens and will expand each grade level until it becomes a fully enrolled K-12 campus. At full capacity, Roosevelt will accommodate about 1,100 students. Roosevelt Preparatory Academy will be located at Jackrabbit Trail and Van Buren.

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