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Cleaning the desert PAGE 7
Enchantment in art PAGE 9
Serving the communities of Anthem, Black Canyon City, Carefree, Cave Creek, Desert Hills, New River, North Phoenix, Tramonto and Peoria
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ACC’s new CEO leads by example BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
NEWS............................. 3 Summit Aesthetics names its scholarship winners
ENTERTAINMENT..... 10 Trixter’s Mark Gus Scott goes ‘power country’ with legacy hit
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
J
ohn Bowman has been excited about relocating to Arizona for some time. When he saw a job posting for the Anthem Community Council’s community executive officer, he knew he had to apply. “The last time I changed positions and came to Lake of the Pines (Nevada County, California), I had also interviewed at DC Ranch,” Bowman said. “My friend from San Jose ended up getting that position. I had my eye on it. I had visited Anthem during annual conferences and workshops that the industry has for manager of large communities. When I saw that posting came up, I thought, ‘I need to put my name up for that.’”
John Bowman (Photo by Pablo Robles)
Bowman started his job as CEO on May 26 and will work alongside CEO Neal Searer until he retires on June 30. Bowman comes to Anthem with 30 years of comprehensive and diverse experience in general management of large-scale community associations in Northern California. Most recently, Bowman has served as the general manager of Lake of the Pines, a 2,000-home, private community that provides extensive amenities including: a 230acre private lake and marina; an 18-hole golf course; two full-service restaurants and bars; seven neighborhood parks; a swimming pool; tennis and pickleball courts; bocce ball; 20 miles of private roads; and a year‑round recreation program.
T-shirts raise more than $10K for Ocotillo Fire victims BY KAMALA KIRK Foothills Focus Contributing Writer
FEATURES..................12
Nothing simple about Norterra’s new Italian eatery, Osteria Mia
OPINION.................................5 BUSINESS...............................7 ARTS........................................ 9 ENTERTAINMENT.......... 10 FEATURES...........................12 CLASSIFIEDS..................... 14
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W
hile driving through Canyon Creek on the Saturday of the Ocotillo Fire, Carefree resident Jane Spicer noticed horse trailers lined up on the road. She was immediately overcome with emotion. “I’d been sad about our country and the way that people had been treating each other,” Spicer said. “But on this day, I saw people coming together to help each other. It brought tears
Jane Spicer, above, and her staff at Daphne’s Headcovers created a design for T-shirts to support the Cave Creek community. (Photo by Pablo Robles)
to my eyes.” Two days later, she read on Facebook that Black Mountain Feed Store in Cave Creek had burned down. Spicer, who founded Daphne’s Headcovers when she was 16, knew she had to help those who had been affected by the fires. She began thinking about ways she could pitch in. “I just knew I wouldn’t be at peace with myself until I had done something to help,” she said. “I can’t put out fires, but I know how to make and
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