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Bus driver shortage affects school schedules
FEATURES ........ 25 Hidden in the Hills artist studio tours returns
YOUTH ............. 37 New River Kiwanis Club hosts Trunk or Treat
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Honor service members’ sacri�ices at parade BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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he Daisy Mountain Veterans Parade returns to the streets Saturday, Nov. 6, for its 17th year of celebrating and honoring veterans, active duty military and their families. “We’re just happy that people are getting back to it and wanting to be a part of this again,” said Reagan Briggs, secretary for Daisy Mountain Veterans. “Having a year off of anything can be really dev-
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The 17th annual Daisy Mountain Veterans Parade returns Saturday, Nov. 6 to celebrate and honor veterans, active duty military and their families. (Submitted photo)
Christmas tree arriving Nov. 4 at outlets BY CHRISTINA FUOCO-KARASINSKI Foothills Focus Executive Editor
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anta Claus will help Outlets at Anthem usher in the holiday season when Arizona’s tallest fresh-cut Christmas tree arrives on a 40-foot �latbed truck at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 4. If winds are calm, the tree will then be lifted into place at 7:45 a.m. via an industrial crane. “I think people tend not to realize the tree arrival is really exciting and interesting,” said Christina Henning, the Outlets at Anthem’s senior marketing manager.
“We don’t get a lot of families who come out for the tree arrival. It’s early in the morning on a school day. We do have a handful who come every year.” This year — the 20th consecutive event — the selected white �ir will be transported from the California/Oregon border. It is 70 feet tall and 20 feet wide. “For 20 years, Outlets at Anthem has dependably provided this festive and cheery holiday attraction,” said JoAnn Truax, director of real estate and marketing, Outlets at Anthem.
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Arizona’s tallest fresh-cut Christmas tree arrives to Outlets at Athem Thursday Nov. 4. (File photo)
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