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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Bikers ride for a purpose BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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ikers Against Child Abuse riders may look gruff on the outside with their tattoos and leather jackets, but the caring bikers help empower abused children. They use road names for safety and are there for the kids 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “We’re there so that an abused child who is afraid can live the life that a normal kid should have. And we do that just by showing up,” said Woodstock, BACA member and treasurer of the Maricopa County chapter. “It’s amazing how much showing up for a child who’s been abused and been disappointed by adults their whole lives — it’s amazing how much showing up really does empower
a child.” The process starts when an abused child’s guardian calls the BACA Arizona Helpline. A child liaison returns the call to discuss the child’s situation. Woodstock said the trained child liaison knows the specifics about the child’s situation, while the other members only know that he or she needs their help. From there, if BACA board members deem this is a child they can help, the organization does a level one interaction, which is its first visit to invite the child to be part of the organization. Turtle, who lives near Bell Road and is vice president of the Black Canyon BACA chapter, said it’s a great moment and a spectacle to see.
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Patch on the vest of member Turtle, of Bikers Against Child Abuse. (Photo by David Minton)
End of Trail is Renaissance Fest for cowboys
BY ALLISON BROWN Foothills Focus Staff Writer
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rizona has some of the last bits of the wild west, which is why hundreds are flocking here for the Single Action Shooting Society’s world championship of cowboy action and wild bunch shooting. The 41st annual End of Trail event runs from Monday, Feb. 28, to Saturday, March 5,
at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility. This is much more than a point-and-shoot event, though. It’s a full immersion into the Old West. Participants adopt a shooting persona of a character from the late 19th century and dress accordingly — with chaps, vests, spurs, hats, boots and holsters. They also use guns typical of the Old West and are required to have firearms with a pre-1900 design.
“It’s kind of like a Renaissance Festival for cowboys,” said Dean Friedt, president of the Arizona Territorial Company of Rough Riders, the event’s organizer. This world championship will have more than 750 competitors from around the United States, as well as Canada, Germany, Poland and Australia. Competitors range in age
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